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Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
He Wa. Absentminded.

The absentminded man Is at it again.
He had been reading the egg story and
decided to try the trick. The first thing
to do was to boil the egg. How many
minutes? he asked himself, and. going
to the stove with the egg in one hand
and his watch in the other, he dropped
the latter In the hot water. Then,
placing the egg on the table, Le sat
down to read until the time was up.
At the end Of Ave or six minutes be
was surprised to find the egg lying
there before him. but, supposing that
he had himself taken 1t from the kettle
and cooled 1t, he proceeded to crack
and peel 1t. The consequence may be
imagined. Finally he missed his watch.
The house was searched high and low,
and 1t was not till the following morn
ing that the cook found it in the kettle,
where it had been boiling for hours
Exchange. ' s"!
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
The Bald Head,

A bald head is less familiar (and
nowadays less true) representative Of
the unchangeable than the Ethiopian's 8
skin or the leopard's spots, but it was
cited in this character with impressive
pathos by Hipparchus. one Of the sew
en- martyrs of Samosata. After they
had been subjected to severe tortures
they were at last confronted with sew
en- crosses, and the Emperor Maximian
offered them a last chance to recant.
But the aged Hipparchus put his hand
on his bald head and cried. "As this,
according to the order Of nature. can
not again be covered with hair. SO
never will change or conform to your
wish" Maximian ordered goats
skin to be nailed to Hipparchus' head
and then jeeringly claimed that the
condition was fulfilled. But Hippar-
chus remained obdurate and speedily
died on the cross.-London Chronicle.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
A Problem I'm wisariry.

We want 20 k,low vi. pefsoa5 VITO
believe il wizards. Or. II Ill cs-ea:F..
consult WIZARDS. nearly always pie.-f
to believe IL men or women who are
of race inferior TO their own or in
circums tances which prove thar their
occult powers are of no use to them
selves. The rule is not inyariable, for
there have been great wizards like
Paracelsus. Roger Bacon. Michael Scott
and Cag.iostFo. who were acknOwl-
edged hy those who consulted or fear
ed them 10 he in all ways their su-
periors. hut it is seldom broken. In all
the letters on country superstitioas
which we have published the wise"
man or woman has always gypsy blood
or some rec,.liarity of appearance
marking out him or her unfayorably
from their kind. The wizard of India
is usually naked savage, while those
who resort to him are civilized beings
clothed carefully in muslin. The rever-
ence OF the whites for the black obeah
man or woman in the West Indies is
the subject Of countless narratives. espe-
cially IL the French islands London
Spectator.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness, and that is BY constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tubes. When
this tube is inflamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. ,..'-..~ ~
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
Solid Emery WneCls.

In the production of solid emery
wheels the best cement that can be
employed is one that binds the emery
together with that degree of strength
which will resist the centrifugal! strait
due to the high speed at which emery
wheels cut best-about 5000 feet speed
per minute. 1t must not soften by
frictional heat or glaze or burst or be-
come brittle and break with cold, nor
must 1t hold the cutting grains until
they are too dull to cut nor release
them so readily as to waste away the
" Aeel too fast. 1t must be capable Of
being thoroughly mixed evenly with
the grain emery, so that the wheel may
not have either hard or soft spots and
be out Of balance, and must also be
capable of being tempered to suit diff
ferent kinds of metal Or work. Great
care and skill are required in the mat
ter of selecting only pure and strong
chemicals for these cements.-Cassiers
Magazine,
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
GREENSBORO
stiplation.
palladium Correspondence

palladium Correspondence
Greensboro, March 15.-Mrs. j.
Staffer and daughter, Helen, of Rich
mond, were guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Floyd, Saturday
and Sunday.
E. M. Snyder of Richmond, spent
Sunday with his family here.
Mrs. Lutte Hatfield and daughter,
Hazel were guests of friends in Rich
mond Saturday.
o. C. Cook and family spent Sun
day with Prof Wood and wife.
Willis Cain is able to be out again
after several days. illness.
Hugh Pagan of Jacksonburg, spent
Saturday and Sunday with William
Pagan.
Mrs. Amanda Waltz and Miss Ma
bel Kepler, have been the guests of
Prof Outland and wife of Milton
for few days.
The masquerade ball was well at
tended Saturday night. Chas Cum
Minis won first prize, Mrs. Nan Ben
bow and Mrs. Laura Rhoer, of Ha-
gerstown, second prize and Harry
Hatfield, third prize.
Rev. Harry Boyd of Dublin visited
his parents here Tuesday.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
DISPLAYS OF MILLINERY
WOMEN PREPARE FOR SPRING
IN SPITE OF COLD.
Milan Hats Trimmed with Quilts Are
To Be Very Popular Revival
of the Leghorn.

Though these wintry days are not
calculated to inspire the Richmond
women, young and old, with thoughts
of new spring headgear, it is evident
that the inspiration will soon come
for the Richmond millinery shops are
filling up with spring fancies and
openings are only few weeks off.
A feature of the millinery dis
plays this year will be the shirt
waist hats, which have assumed new
charms of shape and design. Some
of the prettiest are the white Milan
hats trimmed with jaunty quills.
These hats are turned up in every
conceivable shape but they will be
found not unbecoming.
A revival of old-fashioned leghorn
hats is predicted for this year. They
will be worn by grown-ups as well as
children and are twisted in the most
fantastic shapes. There are tri-
cornered ones, old-time pokes and
lacy picture arrangements. After
the leghorn the most popular hat will
be the Milan. This brand comes in
big round, shapeless styles that are
to be bent up to suit the face Of the
wearer. In fact, practically all of
the shapes are designed for reshap
ing. More white and light colored
hats will be used this spring than
for many years. =....
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16

Whales, though they are mammals.
are fitted to live like fishes in water.
The true whales are of two kinds of
families-the spermaceti whale, which
has teeth In the lower jaw, and the
whalebone whale. which has none. OF
the first named there are two species,
the cachalot and the sperm, which
when full grown measures from seven
ty to eighty feet. The capture Of this
animal is attended with greater dan
ger than that Of the whalebone or
Greenland whale on account Of its for
midable teeth. .--.e---s. --,s
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
POWERS CASE
is PATHETIC;
CHARLES FINLEY, THE KEN
TUcKY FUGITIVE, TALKS
FOR HIS FRIEND.
SUPREME COURTS ACTION
Did Not Pass Upon Guilt or Inno-
cence of the Imprisoned Man
Wonderful Fight.
SUPREME COURTS ACTION

Indianapolis, March (Special)
Great is the disappointment of
Charles Finley, formerly secretary of
State of Kentucky, at the outcome of
the Caleb Powers case before the
United States Supreme Court. Fin
ley has been a resident of Indianap-
oils since the assassination of Goe-
bel.
Mr.. Finley, wit Former Governor
w. S. Taylor, of Kentucky, was in
dicted for completely in the assassi-
nation, but because of the evident
bias of the Kentucky courts, has re-
fused to return to his native state.
When aasked yesterday for an ex-
preston on the Supreme Court de-
cision, he said
81 have not read the full text of
the opinion yet, but there are some
things / would like to say to prevent
possible confusion and misapprehen-
sion.
Naturally, / have followed the
case more closely, and am more fa-
miliar with its present aspect than
others who have not had the same
cause for profound interest in it and
him that have.
fIn the first place the Supreme
Court did not pass on the question of
Powers's guilt or innocence at all.
That question was not and could not
be before that tribunal.
"In the second place it did not
pass on the question of whether Pow
ers had or had not a fair trial in the
Kentucky courts in the past or
would be given one in the future.
"The question before the court
was whether or not the Federal Dis
, trict Court had jurisdiction Of the
case.
"That is the only question the
court could have passed on, as it was
the only one before it.
cit is one Of the most pathetic
cases Of this generation. Six years
ago the 10th Of this month this man
then but recently elected secretary
of state of Kentucky and up to that
time unaccused of any crime-was
arrested and thrown into Jail charg-
ed with having conspired with others
some of whom he did not know
and had never seen--to assassinate
Senator Goebel. The time from
then till now he has spent in a cell,
asserting his innocence at all times
"And, although without dollar
in the world, he could call his own,
yet battling like Spartan hero to
save his liberty and life and to vim
dicate his good name, he has been
given three so-called trils by those
who thirsted for his blood
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
HAS GONE TO TEXAS

DR.. Wm. Meredith, our efficient
veterinary surgeon left Tuesday for
Waco, Texas, where he will attend
some veterinary lectures for about
eight weeks to add to proficiency in
his work as veterinary. Mr.. Mer-
edith has large practice and is
well known over Randolph and
Wayne counties, where his calls to
alleviate the sufferings Of dumb ami
mails is often in demand Lynn Her.
aid.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
"To Cure a Felon''

says Sam Kendall Of Phillipsburg,
Kan, "just cover it over with Buck
lens Arnica Salve and the Salve will
do the rest.' Quickest cure for
Burns, Boils, Sores, Scalds, Wounds,
Piles, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Chapped
Hands, Sore Feet and Sore Eyes.
Only 25e at A. G.. Luken & Co., drug
store. Guaranteed.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
Only a little cold in the head may

Only a little cold in the head may
be the beginning of an obstinate case
of Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the
invader with Ely's Cream Balm ap-
piled straight to the infamed, stuff
ed up air-passages. Price soc. IT
you prefer to use an atomizer, ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. Tt has all
the good qualities of the remedy in
solid form and will rid you of ca.
tarrh or hay fever. No cocaine to
breed a dreadful habit. No mercu-
ry to dry out the secretion. Price 75c,
with spraying tube. All druggists,
or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren
street, New York.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16

Holding up pair of antique candle
sticks. an auctioneer said:
"Give me start"
"a diner came a voice from the
crowd. -. ...... az.
"Whatv' exclaimed the Mortified auc-
tioneer.
"Ah," said the bidder, 'I thought
that would give him a startv'
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
Reckless.

Doctor Ito wife Of patient)-Be brave,
madam. 1t is my painful duty to In
form you that in twenty-four hours
your husband will be no more.
The Wife overwhelmed with grief,
but at the same time having regard to
expense) Good gracious! And you
have prescribed. medicine for ave days
at least.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16


great mental depression. ! was unable to at
tend tony house work, and life became bur-
den to me- Twas confined for days to my bed,
lost my appetite, my courage and all hope.
:" could not bear to think of an operation,
and in my distress tried every remedy which
/ thought would be of any use to me. and
reading of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to sick women decided
to give it trial felt so discouraged that
had little hope of recovery, and when began
to feel better, after the second week, thought
it only meant temporary relief; but to my
great surprise found that kept gaining,
while the tumor lessened in size.
"The Compound continued to build up my
absorbed, until, in seven months, the tumor
was entirely gone and a well woman. / am
SO thankful for my recovery that ask you
to publish my letter in newspapers, SO other
powers of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular or painful periods, weakness. dis
placement or liberation of the female
organs, that bearing-down feeling, in
fammation, backache, fatulence, gen.
eral debility, indigestion or nervous
prostration, they should remember
there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such troubles,
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
ills. -..~z-. ..<=. ...-as.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She is daughter
in-law OF Lydia e. Pinkham and for
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease has been
advising sick women free of charge.
She has guided thousands to health.
Address, Lynn, Mass.
Remember that it is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that is cur
ingwomen, and don't allow any druggist
to sell you anything else in its place.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
HAS RETURNED HOME

Reuben Yost, the postal clerk, who
for the past several weeks has been
confined to the hospital at Richmond
with an attack of rheumatism, has
resumed his run and is in the city
today.--Logansport Reporter.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
His Preparation.

Btll Nye once told story about a
man who, after eight hours work on
country daily. was fred for incom-
potency and then went on a lecture
tour of the country on the subject of
Journalism
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16

For a mild, easy action of the bow
els, single dose of Doan's regulsts
is enough. Treatment cures habit
ual constipation. 25 cents box.
Ask your druggist for them.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
nj. Only Chance.

Hostess = OF course. you'll have a
piece Of cake. Johnny. Johnny-Yes'm,
an please gimme the biggest piece.
Hostess Why. Johnny. I'm surprised
Johnny-Well. ma told me not to ask
for a second piece.-Catholic Standard
and Times.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-16
INTERESTING LETTER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg Of Denver. Color
Bearer OF the Woman's Relief Corps,
Sends Thanks to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following
letter was written
by Mrs Kellogg,
of 1923 Lincoln
Ave-, d e n v er,
Col. to Mrs. Pink
ham,Lynn Mass:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
" For five years /
was troubled with a
tumor, which kept
growing, causing me
intense agony and
, 1906-05-09
TELL ME, ARE YOU MARRIED2"

necessity for In elaborate makeup. If
he needs a reader it's probably because
his eyes have given out-glasses, my
wig, an elderly manner, and there you
are! Nothing will give you away I'M
less it is your laugh, Jean. 1t sounds
so young. But you haven't laughed
much lately, I've noticed" Mary look
ed steadily into her friends soft brown
eyes. Come now" she said, "'fess
Tom than you imagined when you in
sisted Oh coming here to earn your
living-poor, little living. If you had
II to do over, wouldn't YOU
Never mind what I'd do, child"
Jean said quickly, the warm color
are about to do Is of more Importance
now. Behold your lay figure! Make
of me what you will"
A half hour later a trim elderly"
lady went forth to seek a position as
reader. Two hours later the lady re-
turned. She fairly flew into the room
and sank on the old couch, laughing
and crying In the same breath.
Mary laid down her work. Didn't
you get the placer" she asked. Aren't
you engaged?"
Jean laughed Historically. YES" she
said; yes, Pm engaged"
"Well, then, why are you crying2
Where Is your wig. and"-
Jean stopped her with a little ges-
, 1906-05-09
Wanted-
Reader
By HARRIET G. CANFIELD
Copurinht. 1906. bN +. c. Parcells
Copyright. 1906. bv E. c. PARCELS

Jean Draper waltzed into the shabby
little room with a copy of the norm
Ing paper in her hand. 'Therer.' she
cried exultantly. Read that-read it
aloud, childi'
The child was much older and
larger than the young woman who ad-
dressed her and far more sedate. She
had another name-Mary Brandon-but
1t had fallen into '%lnnocuous desue-
tude' since the advent of Jean, who
mothered every one, from the milk
mans boy to the minister.
"You read it," Mary said, my throat
is like a nutmeg crater this morning"
The animated look faded from jeans
face and the d%istracting little dimple
in her left cheek stopped work imme-
diately. oh she cried regretfully, 81
forgot YOU cold! You can't do it, after
all. Just listen to this: 'Wanted-An
educated elderly lady to read aloud to
young man. Apply PHI Dale avenue,
8 to 10 a. M"
Mary Brandon looked up from the
button holes she was making at SO
much-or so little-a dozen and laughed
hoarsely.
"Since when," said she, "has your
child become an elderly lady, Jean?'
"Oh, | know you wouldn't do as you
are, but you make up SO beautifully!
Remember when you were Barbara
Frietchie at the Whittier social? You
have that wig now, haven't you. child?
But you're hoarse, and So
And so you can apply Mary inter
rupted her.
81? You know what a miserable
reader am-galloping along one page
and baking at a long word or French
phrase on the next. If | could choose
my own book-'Easy Stories of One
and Two Syllables. For Beginners or
something like that-Td think 1t no sin
to deceive the unsuspecting youth. l
believe I'll do it. They really don't
need me now at the 'Chiropodist's Par
lor.' DR.. Gray intimated as much yes
terday."
Mary laughed derisively. TRY 1t if
you like" she said. There MAJ be no
, 1906-05-09
The Harp of Brian Boroihme.

In the museum of II lity college.
Dublin, there are hundreds of thou
sands Of relics, but the one in which
most people take the greatest interest
Is the harp which once belonged to
Brian Boroihme, or Brian Boru, as he
is most commonly called. Brian
Boroihme was the Irish monarch who
was killed In the great battle at Clon-
tart in the year 1914 A. ID. Brian left
his harp and his crown to his son
Donagh, who succeeded as king. Soon
after Donagh was deposed by a war
like nephew and was forced to retire
to Rome. He took his fathers crown
and harp with him. and they were
kept In the Vatican collection for sew
eral centuries, the crown. which Is of
massive hammered gold. being still
numbered among the pope's treasures.
The harp, however, was sent to Henry
VIII, and he presented 1t to the first
Earl of Clanricarde. 1t was deposited
In the museum mentioned in the open
ing in the year 1872. The harp Is
thirty-two inches high and of good
workmanship, the carving on the oak
frame being equal to anything that
could be done today. 1t Is well pre-
served and does not look to be an in
strument upward of 1000 years old.
, 1906-05-09

ture.
"Child. child" she cried. you'll ney-
rr guess who advertised. l didn't, even
when | saw his sign, Whitney is not
an uncommon came, you know"
"Dr. Whitney, Mary gasped. TON
Whitney In this city? Oh, Jean, what
did you doG"
Went in, Of course. A maid ushered
me into Il dimly lighted where n
man sat In a reclining chair with n
bandage over his eyes. He was big
and broad s~houldcred. with a little wave
in his hair that reminded me of Tom.
When he turned to speak to me | saw
that ii was Tom, but so sad faced ard
subdued that | could have cried to sce
him.
Luckily lie didn't ask my name, and
fear of detection changed my voice SO
that my oYea mother wouldn't hass
recognized 1t. Please be seated he
said quietly, my eyes have been badly
used and are on Il strike at present.
I'm under orders to humor them for a
few weeks
Then he lifted Il book from the table
mt his elbow and asked me to read. 1t
was Il scientific work-somebody's hor-
rid medical essays. stumbled through
the first page, and when | looked up,
my face crimson with embarrassment,
he was fixing his bandage, and the sad
look had lott his face. I'm sure there
was a smile hiding at the corner of his
mouth!
"fou needn't read any more he
said. but YOU voice is so soothing that
l wish you'd talk
"'T-t-talk,' l stammered. About
what?'
"'Oh, the days of your youth or any
old thing he said with such a boyish
laugh that | knew he had recognized
me-. The bandage had been moved to
some purpose! He needed punishment
didn't he, child?-and l promptly ad-
ministered it,
"Oh, what did you doY Mary asked
anxiously.
II adjusted my spectacles with II
grandmotherly air and said, 4 will tell
you of something that happened long
ago. | wasn't married then, and
MY listener came suddenly to an
upright position and said sternly: Are
you now? Tell me, are you married
now
ono! l cried in a panic. No, in
deed! Please lie down, and Ill-TH re-
cite something
"'Yes,' he said, after a moments hes
%itation, and there was a laugh In his
voice, 'recite the prisoner of Chill
lon."
"You know 1t begins My hair is
white, but not with years?' Well, I'd
recited just that far when he reached
out and lifted wig, bonnet and all from
my head. No. he cried, 1T isn't white
with years. and then he-I mean u
Jean laughed, blushed and came to a
full stop.
"Yes?" Mary said encouragingly,
What did you do, dear?'
"1-well, you remember I told you
that | was 'engaged?'
, 1906-05-09
ALL RIGHT!
Firemans Fund Fire and Marine
Insurance Co. of San Francisco
Boston, April %, 1906.
To JOHN BRIGHT, Agent,
Wildwood, NJ.
The following despatch received from President Duttol
tells the story:

tells the Story:
SACRAMENTO, Call, April 81, 1906
CHAS w. KELLOGG, Manager Boston, Mass:
All hands safe ant well. Fire o ,exungushed:. unape 10
W NJ j. BUTTON, President.
Thirty-fve years ago at Chicago the Fremans Fund honored
every demand against it IN full, Notwithstanding it practically ex-
hausted its assets to do Sc one year later 1t va called upon to pay
SlS3 900 losses a a result of the Boston conhagratOn; next in turn
came Virginia City, followed by Seattle, Spo zane, Bakersfield,
LYNN and Boston, 1885, and Others too numerous to mention, III
GLIDING Baltimore two years ago; and last but not least, San Fran
cisco. Recognizing the responsibilities of their undertaking i'll the
business every obligation has been honoably and promptly met in
full, the Company growing stronger through its trials. The Com
pany has met heavy losses in the past without fmching. San
The past record of the old Company in paying all its obiga-
tons in full, and the above welcome assurances from San Francisco
should convince you that the institution is "conhagradon proof
and We ask your loyal cooperation in convincing the 1nsurnng pub
lie that the alag is still flying" and the Firemans Fund will come
through its present trials with its loss paying reputation unimpared.
Very truly yours,
&. w. KELLOGG,
Manager Eastern Department.
Insurance in all its Branches
JOHN BRIGHT, Agent
Wildwood Avenue Wildwood, N. j.