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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

A curious custom Is still in force at
Norwich, England. in virtue of which
on three days in the year any one can
claim a substantial meal for nothing.
The only qualification is that the ap-
plicants shall repeat aloud in st. Giles
church a prayer for the sovereign's
health. Afterward they partake of a
meal of broth, beef and bread, finished
off with a liberal allowance of beer.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

A meteorologist has undertaken the
iaborious task Of measuring the dimen
sions Of raindrops. He finds that the
largest are about one-sixth of an incl
and the smallest one seven-hundreth OF
an inch in diameter. They are larger
In summer than in winter and larger In
hot than in cold climates. The size Of
the drop when it reaches the earth de
Ponds on the height from which it has
fallen. A '------,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
DUBLIN.

Dublin, Ind, June %. (Spl)-
Thomas Henby's fine wheat crop will
]. w. Caldwell lectured on Emer-
son at the Universalist church Satur,
day night and preached Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mrs. Charley King with her three
children are on visit among friends
at Ridge Farm, Ill. They may be gone
several weeks.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
A Flea Tran.

A flea infested house was once RENE
died in the following manner: The man
Of the house took fresh, sticky fly paper,
wrapped sheets of 1t around each leg
from ankle to knee, with the sticky
eide out, and slowly walked around the
rooms, which were all darkened a lit
tie. The f1eas invariably jump on any
thing white, and the fly paper caught
them in great numbers.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Chess and Latin.

Rousseau. the famous author of
Emile" was exceedingly fond of chess
and in one of his books intimates that
he considered it Of more educational
value than Latin. but as he knew little
Latin and much chess he would natu-
rally be disposed to exaggerate the val
ne Of the amusement.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Cows nnd Har.es.

The answer to the question, why
does horse get up fore part first and
a COW hind part first? is: The strength
for the second movement of rising Is
posterior in the horse and anterior in
the cow
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Metals.

Silver and lead are generally found
together. and some scientists think
that lead disintegrates into silver. Gold
and copper are also often found to-
gether. In New South Wales the great
Cobar mine furnishes copper contain
ing four ounces of gold to the ton.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Olive Trees In Tuscany.

The olive tree forms one of the chief
agricultural resources of Tuscany. 1t
IL estimated that about 10000 acres
are devoted to Its cultivation and that
an average crop OF olives yields about
100000 gallons of oil.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
vrpoTeon's Irnnds.

Napoleon had beautiful hands and
was very proud of them. often contem-
plating them with a self satisfied air.
He never, however, save when mill
tary etiquette required it, wore gloves.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
HUNTING A PINK ORCHID;
MUST BE INA WILD STATE

Mddletown, % (Sp)-Arthur Osborne of Spice
this week looking pink orchid
Osborne is student
time and cultivation of
sunken garden. filed it
which he cutivaes native wild flow
the to the rarest by the
fertilization produced specimens
a weed white and pink sDderwart and
cultiya-
different varieties with
n striving for the 800
raising orchids the
hopes to by ert
varieties he is growing.
devoted the entire the
Osborne bachelor,
with
but simply pasime and pleasure.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

The oldest clock factory in the coun-
try Is at Greystone. Conn. 1t was built
In 1896 and still stands on pictur-
esque site by the falls Of Hancock
brook. ELI Terry, who established the
factory, was the first one to make
American clocks in large quantities.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
what To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swarnp-RoOt
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-ceut and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and a
book that tells all EsE
aboutit both sent free sss--s
by mail. Address DR.. s;is ~;
kilnier s. Co., Bing- zzs a@. -
hainton, n. y. When Homo Of swanp-Roos
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DR.. kiln~'s Swamp-Root, and
tie address, Binghaulton, n. Y.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

Oysters cannot live in the Baltic sea,
the reason being that it is not salt
enough. They can only live in water
that contains at least 81 parts of salt to
every 1000 parts of water.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

One Of the most peculiar customs still
retained by Australian aborigines is
the mutilation of teeth. The boy who
wants to be thought a man will often
break one of his front teeth.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Iron In the BODY.

There are about 100 grains of iron In
the average human body, and yet SO
important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attended
with very serious results.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
spectacies.

When spectacles were first invented
and came into use in Italy women
were forbidden to wear them on the
ground that, being very striking orna-
ments, they would contribute to female
vanity,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
GA STo7
Bears the ,Iha Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of A/AgzMx

Ancients Wore False Teeth.
The Talmud allowed Jewish women
ito go abroad ON the Sabbath with
their false golden or silver teeth"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
windmill. and I.ishtn,nx.

Out of 10000 windmills and church
spires, 5000 of each. tifty-two of the
windmills will be struck by lightning
to only thirty-nine Of the church tow
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
The Day.

In all chronology the day is recog-
nized as the most obvious division Of
time. next to 1t being the interval be-
tween one new moon and its successor.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Artificial Limbs.

Artificial legs and arms were in use
in Egypt as early as TOO b. G. They
were made by the priests, who were
the physicians of that early time.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

a sedimentor set
Ting indicatesan
unhealthy con-
iition of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble /; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Sinnn.

Siam was cotton producing country
$500 years ago.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Year.

The exact len III of our year Is 365
days. 0 hours, ID minutes and 4S.6 Sec
Dnds
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-26
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
A Royal Interpreter

TT was in his own palace in Bangkok that /
L appeared before the King of siam, his family,
and ms principal courtiers. The King alone
OF all the audience. visible or screened, under
stood English, and had rather a trying time,
because King Chula insisted upon acting as
interpreter and did il faithfully. not hesitating
u interrupt my Jokes. first with a laugh and
then with an explanation of what he Was
Laughing at
Before visiting Siam had been summoned
TO entertain the inmates OF the Sultan's harem
IN Stamboul. My dragonan who did the inter
prering told me made = big hit with the veiled
and cloistere1 danes, who thought the faces
! made even funnier than a monkeys"
Speaking Of faces reminds me OF a Scotch
woman who entertained me in Western State.
/ came home from the hall tired and cold. to
be met IL the door by my hostess. who said
BARN, waSra able 10 60 the nicht. Wadna We
max few faces for tn lad: III hold him
over III baniStcrs Won"
did my best TO scare the BARN into hvster-
les and remember gladly how he howled 10 be
taken away.
Nobody was ever a whit more disconcert-
ing 10 my good opinion OF myself than a
certain woman who lives IN New York, and
was by way of making the most out of the
money recently acquired by her spouse She
sent for me and asked If | could give an enter
tainIneIt III her house, and how much charged.
! sad | had some evenings open and my
price was so and SO.
" Did Mrs. a. give You that" she ques-
toned, mentioning the name OF a well known
and wealthy New ork society leader at whose
house ! had been few nights before. Being
assured that the sum named had been paid
my would-be engager shifted and COM
mented:
We'll. If she can give that, can give a
hundred more, | guess. What do YOU Civ.
them TO eat ond drink :"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

and il need not be without the obvious quality
either To set them OF INTO roarS. Mercyi
how they laughed and applauded, and how
] smiled To myself when, the NOISE subsiding.
] found that a majority OF my auditors ac-
oepted as true my statement that the whole
affair was prcarranged, the animal being a
stock cat and amenable TO instructions and
rehearsal
Of another appearance in London have a
vivid remembrance. and Tor one of the same
reasons that make wedding memorable To a
woman. Il resulted in = change OF name
One night IN the latter part of the last CEN
tury Il DO not intend TO give any clue To my
age Il can help It) George GroSsnith Corlev
Gram. and myself. each appearing in mono-
logue. gave the closing performance in the
famous Polytechnic Institute. The closing Of
the Polly - il was Familiarity known pretty
much over the United Kingdom, Was an event,
and the succeeding evening my fellow enter
talners and myself were made much II II an
ilnpromptu gathering II the Savage Club.
Among those present Was George augustus
S4la. ! had been chTi>tened Gustavus |. Hop
kIns
Your name VIII never do. my boy" said
Sala. liter few compliments.
And why not, pray:
lou helped To close place OF favorite re-
sort and YOUR name j sure 10 be associated
thereHith. Ii YOU stick To Your present
patronvrniC i VIII not lie = week before every
CoCkneY VIII he calling YOU Polly 'opkIrs, and
the sWe~ VIII follow suit in the nickname
Sounds likely" l confessed; but what
am ! 10 DO about IL l can't, or won't. be
illled as the nameless wonder. Maybe you'll
give me q name
That's only lair" unused Sala. Aitcr he
had thought ior awhile hc said SoleInnlV, All
right ! dub thee Frank Lincoln; the ,irst
name a. characteristic of yourself and the last
IN compliment 10 your country.
laccepted the name, and have had no reason
. -,-p-t.- y
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
Some Rural Comments

TWAS entertaining in Lawrence, Kansas, one
i night and noticed an old and critically m
olined couple who did not appear 10 be IN
ordinatelv amused or particularly conpre-
hending. As left the han. found myself IN
the immediate rear of the palr, and could not
bu ovcrhesr their comments on the perform
.lrlCe
Not much OF q hrnorist, seems 10 me-, said
the old man.
Not much. / guess" replied his spouse;
hut he had purity good teeth
" Yes an CUES he comes 10y his name quite
proper: he u.ld so many OF Abe's old Jokes" !"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

1t was on his royal yacht the Hohenzollern
that Emperor William gave me a hearing. He
had as guests a number OF Englishmen, some
OF whom knew me, and they insisted that
should give a recitation IN imitation German.
The talk is lot OF gibberish, unspellable for
type, and resembles German only as the mist
resembles the RAIN. The English guests laughed
a lot, and the Kaiser sTuiled but looked a bit
puzzled. Finally he asked ME If | spoke or
understood German, and when | answered, Not
a word. Your Majesty" countered with, Well
sir, Your language seems better than the orig
inal." | have never cared much for that COM
pliment.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

The ru-allst i pretty much
alike al over the world. One
of the genus came 10 me alter
my monologue IN -n interior
town II Texas and sad
.ngrily
Saw, mister, you didn't
show i IS YOU advertised" /"
D:dnt show WHAT" ]
r4tUrallv queried.
Why, that there lnono-
logue
What on earth are you
talking about"
You know well enough.
! amt had my moneys
wu'th. sayIn' nothin' ii the
fac that ! come thirty mile
u = wagon 10 see i. Forty
years ago ! come 10 this town
10 sce one, an ] seen il III
night. Il Was in - cage an
had ~tripcs on i. A,orc We
could See il perform II broke
loose with q awful roar, an
the manager Nc.lei . us u
get out y we'd IL lie killed.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

" What"
What food do You provide
with Your show"
Madam, | cater to the
risihilities, not to the storn-
ach"" this with all possible
hauteur and outraged dig
nifty.
Dear met Why, ! surely
thought You furnished wet
uals when You got such a big
price" "
That particular honorariuin
Is still an unearned increment,
as far as | am concerned.
In lourneying two and a
half times round the world
and traversing many parallels
as well as all the mcridians,
! have avoided the upper
and the neither regions, fear
ing frost IN both interprcta-
tions Of the word, but really,
have found that fun has
III seasons, climes, environ
ments, and conditions for
Its own.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

recognized, as every
entertainer must. the
necessity for getting the
audience INTO a friendly =
mood II the first possible ]
moment. Your rnonolo- 4.
gIst more than anv other
must catch on instanter
and without seInblance of
effort Ii he has not won a
laugh IN the first five min
sites, his chances are slim.
\ case IN point. One even
ing IN London. Weedon Gros-
smith WAS TO appear IN The
Duiier al Terrv's Theater.
instead OF the Comedy. where
the play made It's initial hit,
and ! was engaged TO open
the performance. As luck
tgood luck for mel would
have il. before | had time to
say = word a little black cat
solemnly entered from the
wings and, sitting down near
me, eyed me with IN express
son ot prim expectancy I'M
possible 10 describe. Of course
the audience giggled. and Of
course ! SAM what they were
giggling IL ! turned, and IS
solemnly As ! could, cried 10
GrossnlIth in the wings:
" Mr. GroSsnith, / was en-
gaged for a nlonologue, not \
catalogue"
English patrons OF the bet
Ter cI.SS laarlN lnNe : nun
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
WITH FUN
By Frank Lincoln

OF memory IN the TWO score
years, and if it was not a
gyaScutus he came to see.
With much shamefacedness
and with many uncouth
apologies. he confessed that
II was. then added with a
groan:
| hope to gosh tn neigh
borS won't hear OF this, or
they'll come pretty near
gyascutusin me 10 DEATH
Another farmer once insis-
ted that | take his son as a
partner, giving as a reason
that he had tired him in every
way possible on the farm, but
monkey shines is the only
blame thing he is good for"
In South Africa a man offered
himself as a companion per
former. He said he was a
brother professional" and
when | asked him in what
line he entertained. he began
to divest himself OF his
clothes, to give me ocular
proof that he was the tat
tooedest biped that ever
mounted a platform.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
GIRDLING THE EARTH

| run with the rest, but
I've arays wanted to
GIT a good look at the
Critter."
He puzzled Ile a lot
for a time, but a sug-
geStion came to my aid
At last and / asked him
II he hadn't had a lanSe
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-02
Stanley, North Dakota, Girl
Kills Self With Loaded Shot
Gun-Blew the Side of Her
Head off-Brooding Over
Death of Mother and Lover.
LIZZIE ERICKSON NAME
OF THE DEAD GIRL
Had Resided on Claim With a
Brother-Latter Was In
the Barn.
BY H. &. Mitchell.

Minot, N. D., Oct 2.-Grieving over
the loss OF her mother and her be-
throthed husband in a year. and be-
ing unable to crafty desire to re-
visit her old home in the east, Lizzie
Erickson, aged twenty-five years, liv-
ing on a claim three miles north of
Stanley with brother, committed
suicide by shooting herself in the head
with a shot gun. The brother with
whom she lived had gone to the barn,
leaving the girl in an apparently good
humor. Suddenly he heard shot
and rushing into the shack, he found
the girl lying by the bed with the side
of her head blown off.
A shot gun was used, the load pen
etrating the forehead. The suicides
mother died a year ago, and her be-
trothed within month. Friends re-
fused to allow her to visit the old
home, on account of these memories.
Brooding over her SORROWS was the
cause of the rash act.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-02

Of nearly every state of the union.
The Importance OF the meeting is in
dicated by the fact that the commits
sicners have decided to eliminate the
usual banquet and attendant festivi-
ties from the programme and devote
the time wholly to business.
The most important work of the
meeting is to be the consideration of
proposed uniform insurance law,
The initial step in securing the enact
ment of such measure was taken at
conference held in Chicago last
February at the instance of President
Roosevelt. A special committee of
this conference met in Minneapolis
last month in connection with the as
sembling of the American Bar associa-
ton. and the bill drafted by the COM
mittee is supposed to contain the best
thought of the lawyers and insurance
men OF the United States. The meas
ures will be acted upop by the pres
ent convention and later introduced
In congress. Little has vet been made
public in regard to the measures, but
1t Is in the form of general law for
the District of Columbia and the ter
ritories, and is intended to form a
model of legislation for enactment by
the several states.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-02
EMPEROR WILLIAM TO
VISIT UNITED STATES

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Oct. 2.-The Emperor
William of Germany is likely to pay
a visit to the United States at some
time in the near future was the news
brought yesterday by Herman Rid
der, proprietor of the New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung, who returned on the
Amerika of the Hamburg-American
line, from his first trip to Europe.
Mr.. Ridder, accompanied by Mrs.
Ridder and one of his sons, Victor,
had been in Europe four months.
While in Germany, Mr.. Ridder saw
the emperor twice. On one occasion
he was invited to breakfact with his
majesty at Wilhelmshohe, the en-
press and her daughter being pres
ent, and the emperor asked him to
come back the next day at II o'clock
and walk with him in the garden.
This Mr.. 'Ridder did ,and passed an
hour conversing with the emperor.
He is the most advanced monarch
in Europe" said Mr.. bidder, "and at
the same time the most democratic
man l ever met. He seems really a
man with his whole heart in his work.
His knowledge of American affairs is
tremendous.
"The emperor has a great desire to
come to the United States, and l be-
lieve IL his advisers do not overruie
him he will come. He is a great ad-
mirer of President Roosevelt and
would particularly like to meet him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-02
WARM CAMPAIGN BEING
WAGE0 IN PENNSY NAN/A
Associated Pres. to The Evening Time.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. Penn
sylvania's unique campaign is now on
in earnest and it is proving fully as
exciting as was fOrcasted earlier in
the summer. The managers of the
regular republican organization are
using every effort to inject as much
national politics into the contest as
possible. Stand by Roosevelt" and
Stand by the Tariff" are the rallying
cries. Outside speakers are being
hope that the contest may be nation
allied as much as possible. Speaker
Cannon and several other leaders of
national prominence have consented
to visit the state. but they will confine
their speech making to the close con-
gressional districts.
The Lincoln republicans and the
democrats. who have joined in fu-
sion ticket, declare that it is purely
state fight, and say that the effort
of the regular republicans to intro
duce national questions is for the pur-
pose of diverting the attention of the
voters from the real issue, which is,
shall the state organization formed
by Quay and passed down to Penrose
be permitted to control the politics
Of the state?"
Opinions differ as to what the out
come will be. The Lincoln republi-
cans and the democrats won a notable
victory in Philadelphia last fall and
they hope to duplicate that victory
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-02
SECOND CLASS MAIL
Commission to Decide Upon
Proposed Changes In Ses-
sion In New York.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York. Oct. 1.-The postal conf
mission appointed under the recent
act of congress to make inquiry re-
garding seconi-class mail matter as
sembled at the Holland house in this
city Monday for its first hearing. The
purpose Of the commission is to in
quire into and report to congress its
conclusions on the operation and ef-
feet of the existing law relative to
second-class mail matter, and what
changes. if any, should be made
The commission will direct its in
quiries especially along the following
lines:
l. Whether the revenue from the
second class OF mail matter should
not be made commensurate with the
actual cost OF the service rendered in
handling it. and whether its classi-
fication should not accordingly be
grounded upon practical rather than
ideal distinction:
.. In case second-class matter is
not put upon cost-paying basis, VIII 1T
limitations should be placed upon the
matter which may properly be en-
braced in that class:
8. BY what amendments of existing
law may the changes which appear to
be advisable be most effectually
brought about: