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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
Is Disease a Crime !

Not very long ago. popular magazine
published an editorial article in which
the writer asserted, in substance. that all
disease should be regarded as criminal.
Certain 10 Is, that much Of the sickness
and suffering of mankind Is due to the
violation of certain of Natures laws.
But to say that all sickness should be
regarded as criminal, must appeal to
every reasonable Individual as radically
wrong.
1t would be harsh. unsympathetic,
cruel, yes criminal, to condemn the poor,
weak, over worked housewife who sinks
under the heavy load Of household cares
and burdens, and suffers from weak
nesses, various displacements OF pelvic
organs and other arrangements peculiar
TO her sex.
Frequent bearing OF children. with its exy
acting demands upon the system. couplsu
nesses derangenents and debility whifh are
nS n. sar ps and shs ahes
The mother Is called upon TO peTE5rm1 Ut
edy for woman's peculiar wesk hesses and
flls-Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescfiption-says
9 sbs cas- e ,e 81 p The tire
needed rest from her many eou.ehold cares res
use OF his ~Prsscription aYfuli benefits Il
Is matter OF frequent e1lerience. he says.
BY reason OF the patients inability to abstain
With those suffering from proIspsus. ante
version and retroversion of the uterus OF
other displacement OF the womanly organs.
1T Is very necessary that, in addition to TAX
ing his -Fayorite Prescription they abstain
from being very much. or for long periods. on
their feet. All heavy lifting or straining Of
any kind should also be avoided As much
outdoor air as possible. with moderate. Light
exercise is also very important Let the
patient observe these rules and the Favor
lite Prescription will do the rest.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense OF
mailing O7ilU Send to DIR. r. V. Pierce.
Buffalo. ". Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
per-covered. or 81 stamps for cloth-bound
II sick consult the Doctor. free of charge
by letter. All such communications arc
held sacredly confidential.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets inyigorate
land regulate stomach. liver and bowels
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
cENTERvILLE.

Centerville, Dec. 10-(spi.)-The
Women's Cemetery Association will
meet next Friday afternoon at the
rooms OF the Centerville Civic Club.
A full attendance is requested, AZ the
annual election OF officers will take
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Horne en-
tertained on Sunday and Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Horne, Henry Horne
and Russell White. all OF Arba.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Meyers and
family, east OF Centerville, and Mrs.
weatherly. Of Virginia, were the
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Tay-
lor McConaha.
A number of people from here at
tended the performances of "Bi Ri"
given at Richmond.
Miss Gertrude McWhinney. OF Rich
mond. is spending the week with MIR.
and Mrs. Lincoln Jones and family.
north OF Centerviile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Grove. OF 10.
Gust Hill. spent Sunday with her
father, Mr. Joshua Eliason.
Miss Geneve Horne was the guest
on Saturday Of Miss Ethel Dictuch at
Richmond.
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DUrbin

demanded that the article be found :?
Not Mr.. Jeffrey. who seems to lay little
or no stress upon 1t. but the old man
they call Uncle David. He. who to all
appearance possessed no interest in
his niece's personal property, was on
hand the moment these things were
carried into her husbands house with
the express intention, it seems. of in
quiring for this gold ball, which he de-
ciared TO be family heirloom. AS such
1T belonged to him as the present holder
of the property. and to him only. At
tention being thus called to it. 1T was
found to be missing, and as no one but
the police seemed to be to blame for it's
loss the matter was hushed up and
would have been regarded as too insig-
nificant for comment, the trink ct being
intrinsically worthless. il Mr.. Moore
had not continued to make such fuss
about It, This ball, he declared. was
worth as much to a Moore as all the
rest of his property-which was bosh,
you know-and the folly OF these asser-
tions and the depth of the passions he
displayed whenever the subject was
mentioned have made some OF us ques-
ton il he is the innocent inheritor he
has tried to make himself out. At all
events, l know for a certainty that the
district attorney holds his name in re-
serve. if the grand jury fails to bring
in an Indictment against Miss Tuttle."
THE district attorney is WISE re-
marked. and fell athinking.
Had this latent suspicion against Mr..
Moore any solid foundation? Was he
the guilty man? The memorandum l
had come across in the book which
had been lately pulled down from the
library shelves showed that, notwith-
standing his testimony to the contrary.
he had been in that house close upon
that fatal night IL not on the very
night itself. 1t also showed his ex
IRENE interest in the traditions of the
family. But did ii show anything
more? Had he interrupted his writing
to finish his query in blood. and had
one Of his motives for this crime been
the acquisition of this filigree ball? II
SO, why had he left 1t on the table up
stairs? A candle had been lit in that
room. Could it have been by him in
his search for this object? 1t would be
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Before leaving the southwest cham
ber?"
Yes
'Then it is still in that roonl?"
Find it." was his Iaconic reply.
That night | went back TO the Moore
house and sought first on the open
floor and then in every possible Granny
for the missing trinket. But l failed to
find it and was about to acknowledge
myself defeated when my eye fell on
the long brocaded curtains which / had
drawn across the several windows TO
hide every CLEAN of light from the
street. They were almost free from
folds, but l shook them well. especially
the one nearest the table. and naturally
with no effect.
Folly" / muttered, yet did not quite
desist. For the great tassels still hung
at the sides and Well, you may call
it an impossible find or say that if the
bauble was there it should have been
discovered in the first search for it.
/ will not say no. 1 can only tell you
what happened. When 1 took one of
those tassels in my hand l thought, as
it twirled under my touch, that l saw
something CLEAN in its faded old
threads that did not belong there.
Startled, and yet not thoroughly realiZ-
ing that had come upon the object of
my search, l picked at this thing and
found it to be morsel of gold chain
that had become entangled In it. When
1 had pulled 1T out it showed a small
golden ball at one end, filigreed over
and astonishingly heavy for it's size
and apparent delicacy
The talisman Of this old family was
found. / had but to discover what it
held concealed TO understand what had
baftied Mr.. Moore and made the mys-
terry he had endeavored to penetrate
SO insolvable. And what did | find
inside? Something so different from
what 1 expected. something SO trivial
and seemingly harmless. that it was
not until recalled the final words Of
Uncle David's memorandum that
realized ITS full import and the posi-
bilities it suggested. In itself it was
nothing but a minute magnifying
glass: but when used in connection
witl-what? All. that was just what
Uncle David failed to say, possibly to
know. No: guessing would not answer.
1 must trust 10 tue INSPIRATION OF tue
moment, which suggested with almost
irresistible convictions:
The picture! That inane and seemingly
worthless drdioin0 orer the fireplace in
The CoIoners Oun, achosc presence in so
rich room has nltcays been q mystery!
Why this object should have suggest |
ed itself to me and with such instant
l cannot readily say !
Whether, from my position near the !
bed, the sight of this old drawing re-
called the restless nights of all who
had lain in face of its sickly smile, or
whether some recollection of that |
secret law of the Moores which for
babe the removal Of any of their pic /
lures from the time worn walls, or a
of the curiosity which !
this picture excited in every one who /
looked at it-Francis Jeffrey among I
the NUMBER no sooner asked myself
what object in this house might pos
sibly yield counsel or suggest aid when
subjected to the influence of magni- !
flying glass than the answer, which
have already given, sprang instantly
into my mind-the picture.
Greatly excited. 1 sprang upon a
chair, took down the drawing from the
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

Il don't know what your interest is
in the small gold charm you were talk
ing about. but you have done some
good work in this case. and I don't
mind telling you what know about it.
That little gold ball has caused the po-
lice much trouble. 1t is on the list OF
effects found in the room where the
candle was seen burning; but when all
these petty belongings of Mrs. Jeffrey
were gathered up and carried back to
her husband. this special one was not
to be found among them. 1t was lost
in transit, nor has 1t ever been seen
since And who 10 you think it was
who called attention to this loss and
Durbin
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
cENTERvILLE POST G. A. R.
HELD ANNUAL ELECTION.

Centerville, Ind, Dec. 10.--(SpL)-
At a regular meeting OF Frank Belt
yell Post, G. A. r.. the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year.
Observation-Disclosures K.tterman.
Senior Vice Communications
Voss.
Junior Vice Commander-Nimrod
Parrot.
Surgeon-Henry Seymour.
Chaplain-A- d. Yehrung
Quartermaster-John F. Dynes.
Patriotic Instructor-William De.
VI S.
Officer OF the Day-Marcellus Belt
yell.
Officer Guard-Jacob Tibbetts
Adjutant-WiIIiam Matthews
Sergeant Major-James Dearth
artermaster Sergeant-Moses
Mitchell
The post will meet on the first
Thursday Of each month AT O'Clock
p. m.
fsigned) WILLIAM MATHEWS
Adjutant
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
LIMB WASTED
WITH ECZEMA
Obliged to Lie With Limbs Higher
Than Head - Suffered Untold
Agonies and Could Not Walk
Doctor Said 1t Was the Worst
Case he Ever Saw.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTICURA>

"I received your letter askins/for
hfo1nation about using the Cuicura
Remedies. used them for Sfzema.
fhe doctor said \was the wSfst case
|e ever saw. 1t Was on bgth limbs,
fom the knees td the ankles. We
Fied everything tho doctors knew of,
but the Cuticura Hemedies did the
host good. l was o4ligsd to lie with
by limbs higher thanhnf head, for the
ain was so terrible II Gould not walk.
suffered untold agdHies. One limb
|asted away . great deal smaller than
be other, there was so much discharge
|om it. ! found the Cuticura REM
hies very soothing, and still keep them
the house. l am very thankful to
~ that / am cured, and you can pub
b this statement if you wish. Ifound
De Cuticura Remedies all that you say
hey are. hope that you may be
dared many years to make the Cuticura
|emedics for the benefit of persons suf-
BRING from the torture of skin diseases,
bch as l had. 1 remain, yours re-
Pectfully, Mrs. Golding, Box s, Ayr,
knada, June 8, 1905"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
GREENSBORO.

Greensboro. Dec. 10. (Spl)-Dr.
Men and family have just returned
from a trip to GAINESVILLE. o.. and vi
cinity. The DIR. had not been there
for about thirty years
Services at the Christian church
will close Monday evening The SER
vices have been well attended and
much interest was shown
Y. J. Murdoc went to Camden. o.,
last Tuesday and returned wednes-
day noon.
d. d. Doyle OF Camden. O., was
home over Sunday
John wickersham OF Olive Hill is
on the sick list.
Mrs. Martha Wisehart and Mrs. r.
s. Martin We're in Richmond Satur-
day.
ID. W. Harris e Co. received car
load of Western cattle Saturday
morning
Lewis Peacock came home from
Michigan Saturday evening to spend
the b6lidays.
T6os. Tarkleson was called TO Gin
cSknati Saturday to see his sister wh0f
Is seriously i'll.
DR.. Neff was in Richmond Sfur-
day.
Services at Friends chupM next
The N. E. church is undergoing re-
pairs
10-tk -
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

ences emnnating from an accomplished
crime. cannot be content icith haring
pressed that spring once. mania is
upon me which. after thirty years of
useless resistance and superhuman
struggle. still draws me from bed and
sleep to rehearse in CHASTITY fashion
that deed of my early manhood
cannot resist it. To tear out the dead
y mechanism. unhinge weight and
drum and rid the house Of every evil
dence of crime would but drive me
to shrek my guilt aloud and act in
open pantomime what / now go
through in fearsome silence and secre-
CT. When the hour comes. as come it
must that cannot rise and enter that
fatal closet, / shall still enact the deed
in dreams and shrek aloud in my
sleep and wish myself dead and yet
fear to die lest my hell be to go
through all eternity Staying over and
over my man In ever growing horror
and repulsion.
do you wish to share my fate? Try
to effect through blood release from
the difficulties menacing you"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
BENTON CAMP ELECTS.
Officers Chosen for Coming Year by
Sons Of veterans-F. e. Pion-
eer Commander.

The William P. Benton Camp, No
%, Sons of Veterans. at its meeting
last night elected the following ofYi
GERS:
Commanders. E. Pioneer.
Sr. Vice Coma. r. Ranks.
Jr. Vice. Como. F.. Coryeil
Sec'y.-C. r. Tingle.
Treas.-Oliver Van Zant.
Camp Council-CIaude Kittermaii,
A c. Thomas, Alex Martin.
Delegates to Encampment at Bluff
toni. M. Ranks, J. c. Pyle.
Alternate Delegates-J. E. Taylor
c. M. Parks.
In addition to the business meeting
o. F. Coryell read an interesting paper
on OLIVER p Morton.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
NEW PARIS.

New Paris, o., Dec. 10.-(Spl) -
Willie Kinsey, of Nichmond. spent
Saturday and Sunday with Claud Dow
err.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kuth and son
Spent Sunday with Miss Jennie Kuth.
bf Progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Mckee. of Farm.
and, Mrs. Clatterbuck, of Dayton, and
Mrs. DAWSON, of Illinois, brother and
lister of our aged townsman. Josiah
Mckee, spent the latter part Of last
week here visiting him and othea
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Kessler and
BON Harry, spent Sunday with his
brother, Mr. George Kessler.
Mrs. John Cunningham. of Dayton
pent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Martha White, of Smyrna
pent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Eva Mckee.
have returned from their hunt in
sIaine
Ray Richie, of Camden, visited rela.
Ives here Sunday.
A. F. Scott has gone to Toledo to
'isit his mother.
Lawrence Melody will return to lis
FORK in Columbus Wednesday.
George .Arlold has now engaged in
he real estate business.
Mrs. James Kuth and son, Byron
bent Saturday in Campbellstown.
Miss Mabel Pence visited \
harie Smelser on Saturday and
hndod the teachers Meeting ut Jack
bn township, Saturday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

wall and laid it face up on the bed.
Then placed the glass over one of the
large coils surrounding the insipid face,
and was startled enough, in spite of
all mental preparation, to perceive the
crinkly lines which formed it resolve
themselves into script and the script
fectly legible.
The drawing, simple as it looked.
was a communication in writing to
those who used a magnifying glass to
read 1t. I could hardly contain my
triumph. hardly find the self control
necessary to a careful study of its I'M
dulating and often conflicting lines and
to the slow picking out of the words
therein contained.
But when I had done this and had
copied the whole Of the wandering
scrawl on a page Of my notebook the
result was of value.
Read and judge for yourself:
Coward that / am, I am willing to
throw upon posterity the shadow of
crime whose consequences l dare not
incur in life. Confession I must make.
To die and leave no record Of my deed
~ impoSS1uic, CT now tell LuS StOIS 81
that only my own heirs may read and
they when at the crisis of their fate?
believe l have found the way by this
drawing and the Injunction I have left
to the holders of the filigree ball.
No man ever wished his enemy dead
more than l did. and no man ever
spent more cunning on the deed. Mas
ter in my own house, I contrived a de-
vice by which the man who held my
fate in his hands fell on my library
hearth. with no one near and no sign
by which TO associate me with the act.
Does this seem like the assertion Of q
mailman? Go to the old chamber
Familiarity called The Coloners Own
Enter its closet. pull out its two draw
ers and in the opening thus made seek
for the loophole at the back. through
which. il you stoop low enough. you
can catch a glimpse Of the library
hearth and its great settle. With these
in view. sin yonr finger along the wall
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
THE FILIcREE BALL

a great relief to believe so. What was
the reason. then, that my mind refused
so emphatically to grasp this POSSIBLE
ity and settle upon him as the murder
er Of Mrs. Jeffrey? cannot tell.
hated the man, and 1 likewise deeply
distrusted him. But could not, even
after this revelation of his duplicity,
connect him in my thoughts with alb
solute crime without a shock to my in
buttons. Happily my scruples were
not shared by my colleagues. They had
listed him. Here l felt my shoulder
touched. and a newspaper was thrust
into my hand by the man who had just
addressed me.
Look down the lost and found col
umn," said he THE third advertise
ment you will see there came from the
district attorneys ONCE. The next one
was inserted by Mr.. Moore himself"
I followed his pointing finger and
read two descriptions Of the filigree
ball The disproportion in the rewards
offered was apparent That promised
by Uncle David was calculated to
rouse any mans cupidity and should
have resulted in the bauble's imme-
date return.
'.He got ahead OF the police that
time" laughed. when did these
advertisements APPEAR"
During the days you were absent
from Washington"
And how sure are you that he did
not get this jewel backT
''Oh, we are sure. His continued
anxiety and still active interest prove
this. even If our surveillance had been
less perfect"
And the police have been equally
unsuccessfuI?"
Equally"
AFTER every efrort?"
Every"
Who was the man who collected
and carried out those things from the
southwest chamber"
He smiled.
You see him." said he.
1T was your
Myself"
And you are sure this small ball |
was among them:"
NO. l only know that l have seen !
1t somewhere. but that 1t wasn't among |
the articles I delivered to Mr.. Jeffrey"
How did you carry tbem:" 7
In hand bag which 1 locked N.Y. |
SELL, |
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

on your right. ana wnen II Ioucnes an
obstruction pass it If it is q handle
for that is only used to rewind the ap-
paratus and must be turned from you
until it can be turned no farther-but
If il is depression you encounter
press and press hard on the knob con-
cealed within it. But beware when
any one YOU love is seated in that cor
ner of the settle where the cushion in
vites rest lest it be your fate to mourn
and wall as il is mine TO curse the
hour when l sought to clear my way
by murder. for the doom of the man
of blood is upon me.
THE bindrance is gone out OF my life.
but horror has entered il beyond the
of any soul that has not
yielded itself TO the unimaginable infiu-
The drawins under the
masnifyias slass
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
Franchise For Pole Line.

The County commissioners have
ranted to the Richmond City Water
Works Company franchise to estab-
|sh a pole line on the road just west
the driving park from the National
pad to the waterworks pumping sta
ION. This line is to convey an cleo
tic current of $50 volts to be used
pr operating machinery for the in
Tease of the water supply. The cur.
int will also be used for lighting
krposes.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
|URED OF CHAPPED HANDS

i have used the Cuticura Soap for
lapped hands, which I had been
Dubbed with for about three years.
|hered intense pain and itching.
I'D nearly two cakes of the Cuticura
Psp, and my hands were completely
Ircd and have never troubled me
bee. i also took the Cuticura Resol-
Int for the blood at the same time.
can recommend the Cuticura REM
lies to others suffering the same.
has. Young, Plattsville, Ontario, Cam
II, Sept. 20, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for every
|uor, from Prpies 70 serofuis from Infancy to Age
hsting % Cuficura Soap. Csc, Ointment soc Rcsoiv-
i On form of Chocolate Coated Pills. 49, per
D, may BE- bad Of AZ drusg.ts single ofssn eurss
AAHsd GEssA = How e Cur 1tsAlnE, Scaly AumoEa-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
Take New Position.

Charles Cox has resigned his po-
sition at the Wayne Works 10 take
one with the Davis Carriage Com
pany.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
Ripple Goes Free.

John Ripple. charged by Land1et
Wieland, of the Windsor hotel Fiji
beating a board bill, was reiea(kd b,
the police yesterday, the an(hnt be
ing paid by friend of the accused.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

AsTo IA.
Be.,.th. ,Tas kIsd You Have Atsays Delrt'
s'. 's ",&Azz&
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

Artificial gas. the 10th Century fuel
lou
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

(To Be Contianea-l
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11

New Paris. o., Dec. 1O.-(SpL)-
Willie Kinsey, of Nichmond. spent
Saturday and Sunday with Claud Dow
The Delta independent., 1906-10-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

II is none too early TO begin the agi
tation for n safe and sane Thanksgiv.
ing. particularly rs regards football on
that day.-Atlanta Constitution.
Any one in doubt as to whether pull,
power and boundlcss nerve can defy
public opinion should ask the dcpcsed
Insurance magnatcs. - Louisville Her
aid.
The duty OF n Juror Is so irksome
that most men make every possible
effort to escape II, and It is desirable
not to add to its terrors.-Philadclph
Record.
1t Is n dreadful thing that the second
city IN the United States is not able
to protect Its citizens after nightfall.
Chief Collins confession would be dis.
crcditablc to any mining town In the
wild dwcst.-Baltimorc Sun,
The fact that O0S2 suicides were re.
ported In the United States last year,
figure surprising the total OF any
previous twelvemouth, Is Il dark pic.
turc. but there's mildly bright side
to 1t. An expanding suicide rate is u
part of the price paid for advancing
civilization. Suicide follows civiliza.
tIon as regularly rs trade follows the
naE.-Hartford Times.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-05
PaOnia.
Special Correspondence.

SI"'ihl correspondence
Ground was broken the first of the
week for the new Christian churcn.
NJ. A. Davis arrived from Gunnison
with car of goods on Monday. His
family came in on the passenger the
same evening. They will reside here
permanently.
John Carman, of the State Sunday
school organization. gave an address
IN Some Modern Heroes" at a union
service of all the churches held in the
Methodist church on Monday evening.
The city has purchased the electric
light plant of Jesse Beezley for 81 500.
There is talk of new boiler and dynamo
and other extensive improvements. Mr..
Bezzley gave possession the first of the
month.
Hon. George Hetherington, county
Judge of Gunnison county, accompanied
oy Mrs. Hetherington, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday nights here. On We'd
nesday they visited Cedaredge. He
was here on business connected with
The George II. Adams estate. They re-
turned to Gunnison Thursday.
The public schools opened Monday of
this week. Following are the teachers
employed:
W. J. Jerome, superintendent.
CENTRAL BUILDING.
First grade. Mrs. Mildred Anderson; !;
second grade. Winifred Berg; third
grade. Clara Adams; fourth grade,
Katharine Norton; sixth grade, Mrs.
Lois Soper; seventh grade. Eva
Thompson; eighth grade, Miss Burgess.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Daisy Dixon, principal; B. S. Ault,
assistant.
OLD BUILDING.
Fifth grade. Jane Rumley and Ruth
Ralston.
BETHLEHEM SCHOOL.
First four grades. Miss Blades.
JAUNITA.
Lula klatt.