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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
STRUCK ON THE HEAD
MAY Die FROM THE INJURY
Ellis Parrish A Fireman for the Pan
Handle is Still Unconscious at Reid
Hospital From Injury He Received
Saturday Night.

Ellis Parrish, the Pennsylvania 10
comotive fireman who was struck
while at his post in an engine cab
Saturday night, is still unconscious.
The train on which he was working
was enroute from Cincinnati to Rich
mond and near Eaton. Parrish was
leaning out of the cab window, when
he was suddenly struck by something
and hurled to the floor.
The injured man was brought to
this city and taken TO the Reid Me-
mortal Hospital. His condition is Sc
rious and there is little hope that he
will survive.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
Circus Excursions.

Now that the circus season has
started once more, railroads are busy
handling the special trains and adver-
tising the shows. The Ringing
shows will be in Indianapolis. Cincin-
natl, Dayton and Columbus about the
middle of May, and special excursions
are arranged for all those cities.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
Gets Check for $4,000.

A check for nearly SIS, 1000 was re-
ceived yesterday morning by County
Treasurer Myrick from the Pennsylva
mia Railroad company, it being the
spring installment, of state aud county
taxes, for. the year, 1905. The road will
pay nearly this much more nextifall.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
JOHN LOCKE'S LETTER
Its Publication In the Palladium
Seemed to Arouse New Interest
in Prisoner.

John Locke's letter published in the
Palladium yesterday proved most
interesting document. 1t was well
written and to the point and undoubt-
edly has done great deal toward
creating sentiment in favor of the
young man. Locke is determined to
make a strong fight for his .freedom
when his case.is called for trial.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
Big Bridge at Dayton.

Plans are being drawn by the Penn
sylvania Lines for new double or
triple track bridge across the Miami
River at Dayton. The bridge is to be
built of concrete, and will be used by
the Pennsylvania, Big Four and c., H.
& D. lines.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
Were Well Patronized.

The c., C. & L. excursions TO Cincin-
natl and to Peru Sunday, were well
patronized for so early in the season,
there having been about fifty tickets
sold here in each direction. The train
to Cincinnati was well filled, and
there were about ten cars carried into
the Queen City.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
NO SUNDAY VIOLATION.
The "Pike" Saloon did not Sell Liquor
to George WestIake Sunday
as he Claimed.

The statement published in the
Palladium yesterday to the effect that
the police had a case of Sunday vio-
lation against Christman saloon, "The
Pike" on North Seventh street was
premature. Yesterday morning 1t de-
veloped that Westlake did not pur-
chase liquor on Sunday from the place
but had procured it-Saturday evening.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
To Organize Brotherhood.

a meeting of all the men of the
Grace NJ. E. church will be held this
evening at 1880 o'clock in the church
for the purpose of organizing a
Brotherhood of st. Paul. Dr. T. NJ.
Guild, the new Presiding Elder. will
be present and address the meeting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
Funeral on Tuesday.
IPalIadiun Special.1

Centerville, Ind, April 23.-The fu-
neral of Mrs Martha Matthews, wife
of William Matthews, who died on
Sunday evening from the effects of
burns, will be held at the Christian
church Tuesday at two o'clock. The
Rev. L. A. Winn will oficiate. The in
terment will be at Crown Hill cem-
etery.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
White Residents Refuse to Sell
Property to the Foreigners
and 1t Will Be Necessary
for the United States Gov
ernment to Provide District
for Them.
MANY LOOTERS ARE SHOT

ONE TEAMsTER WAS KILLED BE.
CAUSE HE DEMANDED $50 FOR
REMOVING A TRUNK WHILE AN.
OTHER CAME NEAR BEING
LYNcHED BECAUSE HE ASKED
$3.50 FOR SUCH sERvIcE-As
SOON AS WATER CAN BE Sc
CURED THE CLIFF HOUSE WILL
BE THROWN OPEN TO HOME
LESS AND DESTITUTE.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-27
starving to Deash. I.

Because her stomach was so weak
ened by useless drugging that she could
not eat, Mrs. Mary III. Walters, Of st.
+ Clair street, Columbus, Ohio, was liter
ally. starving to death. She writes:
My stomach was so weak from useless
drugs that I could not eat, and my
nerves so wrecked that could not
sleep; and not before was given up to
die was Induced to try Electric Bitters;
with the wonderful result that improve.
ment began at once, and complete
cure followed" Best health tonic on
earth. SOC. Guaranteed by M. j. Schu-
bert, druggist.
Nv 1 AN NE ED: by Chicago wholesale and
mail order house, assistant manager
imam or woman, for this county and
adjoining territory. Salary: $40 and
expenses paid weekly; expense. money
advanced. Work pleasant: position
permanent No investment or exper.
ience required Spare time valuable.
Write atsonce for full particulars and
enclose SELF addressed envelope.
SUPERINTENDENT, 4,
1872 Lake ST, Chicago, Ill.
~
# s.To Cure ! Felon,,
!, says Sam Kendall, Of Phillipsburg, KAN,
"just cover it over with Bucklen,s Arni.
ca salye and the Salye will do the rest
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-27
Free Homes

Are practically things Of the past, but
good homesteads may be had BY buy
ing some homesteader's rights and inn
provements. Homes can be secured in
this way within ten or twenty miles Of
railroad at prices ranging from sIOOto
$500. Z.
Decided lands are from &7 to S15 per
acre. Farm lands $i5 to 1926 per acre.
r For further information call on, or
write TO the
HAPPY HON B REAL ESTATE
AGENCY, Pierre, =. %.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-27

4 have decided to- dispose of my en-.
tire herd Of registered Hereford cattle,
consisting Of COWS, heifers and nnlis,
from one to two years old and calves
and three fine high bred herd bulls.
This is certainly an opportunity for
any one desiring % buy high bred cattle
for what they are worth N y herd Il
kept on my farm, ono md one hall
miles from this city. Cail on Of "a.
dress @. H. SMITH.
Dell Rapids, South Dakota.
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Another Use for Borax.

Having received several good suggest
ions from your Chats Around the Coun>
ell Table / have come 20 YOU for help
have several teaspoons, not of the best
iuice. and now. whenever used in any,
Thing hot. they taste of onion. IF you
can give me any suggestion as to what
can be done to Temove this taste from
them. / will greatly appreciate your
kindness
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

Total. Sll-
Our family consists of my wife.
three children-ages. twelve ten. and
four-and myself-five 0f us. Our food
ccsts us 81 per week each. In other
words, cents per meal each. Dear
readers. just imagine what a bount-
full repast YOU could purchase for .
cents, / ought to be ashamed because
my wife's allowance for food is only D
cents per meal. ] am great, big,
strong man. fully as tail as John. The
fact is-can you believe it'll have
rather prided myself upon the ability
TO earn $l4 per week in manufaetur-
ing town where the average wages are
SI2. l have rather prided myself upon
the fact that in a Eation of 10000
people l am so abundantly able TO hold
my own.
If the man who gets s2e per week
and hesitates about throwing up his job
J for something he hasn't got is a
"chump." what is the man who gets 81
per week and has no intention OF
| ''chumpS and a ''chump" is a dub" can
some one suggest a name for the 40.-
4 0OO. 900 people in the United States who
are living on 81 per week or less pei
head. and on the 10.00O.0O0 people u
/ this great nation OF ours who are suf-
| fering from chronic starvation?
| w w c. (Silver Springs. n. y
So says a housefather from, the En-
pire State of the Easi- Hearken we
! now to housemother from the grea'
| Middle West
| The estimate that IL F. D." gave OF
her table expenses for two weeks wa:
| most amusing. but not feasible. why
| cannot women write sensibly and hon
estly on a subject of such vital interesi
to the floating siX-tenths2 i live in Z
! neighboring State. where prices rang
| the same as In Minneapolis, and am II
| a position 10 say that L. F. DIS
prices are not to be met with. Pot
roasts are 3 and 10 cents pound 70
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Recipe for Washing Powder.

"A NJ b. asks for a recipe for wash
ing powder ! have recipe for an ex-
cellent washing fluid that does its work
well and without injury to the goods |
use H. myself and know of several care
ful housewives who have used il for
years,
One can Of unconcentrated I've. cents
worth of salts of tartar. cents worth of
household ammonia. Put all into one
gallon of water, and when dissolved il
IS ready for use. / use one teacupful 10
two pals of water, and put my clothes
to soak after adding the fluid In warn,
water. / let them soak an HON or two.
and they will wash easily l use the
same amount for boiling the clothes. al
though a little more Will do no harm.
not harm the clothing 10 soak over
night BE sure 10 keep tie fluid out OF
the reach of children, Pus tlle fluid ia
in bottles or glass fruit cans, and Sc;
F. J.. T. erie county Pal.
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

most inferior cuts; a neck roasting
piece of veal is l. cents per pound; :;
sausage meat. 12la cents As i never
use beef liver. / cannot give the price
of that, but calf's liver is 10 cents a
pound. when one can get 1t. The price
of vegetables she gives is too vague
to answer. as she does not tell the
amount she gets for the price she says
she pays. If onions are 80 cents a
bushel. as 1 have seen them, cents
worth might be served seven times. but
when they are a dollar a buShel. as
they often are (tEe price. of course, de-
pendS on the season., 5 cents worth
would not blind her eye" as Pat says.
Il. F. D." is very fortunate in the
number of meals she gets out of one
purchase Of food Six cents worth of
green corn, for instance Cat the most
not more than six ears), she gaily
serves at five meals, and at one of
those meals there were four 10 partake
cf it, and at another meal three persons
were regaled. Her pot-roast of four
pounds was served to four people the
first day. and appeared seven times
three times in soup chow did she man.
age?) and four times cold and in a
rechauffe. The --eal-roaSt was almost
as elastic, appearing six times (three
soups out of that, tOoD The prunes-
bow six times. and probably more, rs
Il F. ID" always has fruit for break
fast"
But 1 need go no further 81. F
D.'s' reckoning of prices and quantities
is. TO speak mildly. very impractical
ELIZABETH Davenport Iowa.
So much and such vigorous threshinc
must beat out some good grain, which
onlookers, seated safely upon the ex
change fence, may gather up. Person.
| ally. I should like nothing better thai
TO call for a show of hands upon wha
each of our threshers considers vita
question II would furnish lively read
4 ing for a couple of months at least
i Bat, two objects (subjects?) cannot oc
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Tulle for Wedding Bouquet

THE use Of tulle in 2 wedding bou-
uuet and caught among the hOW-
ers al a wedding breakfast x
little touch which carries the sentiment
Of the wedding veil with IL
For the bouquet, the tulle is usually
looped carelessly among the flowers. and
used, perhaps. instead of ribbon. to tie
the stems and 10 float on in long. grace
full ENDS.
For the table il may be used in the
same way among the flowers. or Ions
ends made 10 trail down the long cloth,
draped from some central. rather high.
point. But il must be carefully done. or
the result is anything but graceful; and.
above all, II must be arranged so that
no stray draught of air can watt il into
the candle flames
Only white flowers, with plenty OF
green foliage. should be used with
tulle.
Long scarfs OF tuIle, draped into arts
tic knots. with a couple Of flowers and
a bit of green were used by one bride TO
replace the more usual ribbon or cord
which is drawn down both sides OF the
aisle
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
The HOuSemOthers' Exchange

~ UGH of our limited space to-
Nu day Is taken up by two let
vi ters, which will engage ac-
lively the interest of readers
of both sexes The views of the writ
ers are so nearly diametrically oppo-
site that the comparison would be
amusing were the question involved
less serious Each is evidently in
earnest in the stand taken by the man
and by the woman. Not the least Of
my professional regrets is that the
press OF other matter so congresses
our exchange that we have not the
room in which TO discuss n subject
which is exciting the minds and awak-
ening the sympathies of our circle as
more didactic and impersonal themes
have never stirred our great body.
As a matter # courtesy 10 our big
brother. we give him the lead:
AS other men of late have had some
things TO say in your corner, perhaps
/ may be accorded the same privilege
The lady who furnishes her table for
81 per week is doing very nicely by
her tall John / am surprised that
any one doubts her ability TO do as
she says.
l assert that one-haIf the people OF
the United States are. from necessity
furnishing tlieir tables at one-half the
cost OF h-rs. My income is $50 pei
month. or about Sl4 per week Oui
weekly expenses are as follows:
Payments on home. 81.
Fuel and lights. 81
Clothing. including boots and shoes, 81
other little things family needs. 81
Food, 81
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

rabbits or chickens. or even of little
nests in which chocolate and straw
berry and vanilla eggs are placed.
The loveliest Of nly-favors are made
from more formal affairs-daintY bon
bon boxes made of an inverted lily, ice
cream nodded in the shape of Gala or
Easter lilies-eYery detail carried out in
the most lifelike form aginable.
Besides lilies, every one Of the spring
flowers is reproduced in ingenious ways
for the decoration of her who is giving
luncheon or dinner Blossom time
brings in its trail roses and lilies daffO-
dis and heavy nodding tulips, while GRO
cGses and hyacinths and the rest Of the
spring host pop up. too.
A dainty little maiden. dressed in pink
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

W yE WERE talking OF the great
NM and growing number OF
v " women who are wage-earn-
ers in our large cities. lodg-
ing in rooms and doing what is
known as light Housekeeping"
Inviting dyspepsia and courting nerv-
Gus prostratiou by a steady diet OF
toast and tea exclaimed Mrs. Gray.
Who was the man who wrote an
essay 10 show how women neither dress
nor cook for themselves" asked Mrs.
White. Everybody quotes his asser-
tiOn that. where there are 10 men to
tea. and If a friend drops in 10 din
ner, kill ourselves co boil an egg as a
special treat"
He came dangerously near 10 the
truth, If he was a man confessed
Mrs. Green, who dearly loves an cpl
gram II IL Is a bit sarcastic, SO much
the better. Toast and tea" jingle as
naturally together as bread and but
ter"
The outlook would not be so dis
heartening if the toast were not, as
rule. sodden or scOrcked or smoked
sometimes all three said Mrs. Ster-
ling, seriously. and the tea made with
unboiled water or 'stewed Not ]
pstent. knows how 10 make tea. Per
haps 1 in Loco makes toast as it should
be made"
Some OF the half dozen housekeepers
present looked blank
What Perfect Toast Is.
Perfect toast" continued our hostess
should be dainty triangles of uniform
size. not so thin that they would cur
0-er upon themselves. nor so thicI
that they cannot be toasted through
and through-really. to the heart. !
thick slice OF toast is a gastronomi'
solecism- The object of the tOastins
process is to convert the bit of breaC
! into biscuit (twice cooked, and NOR
! digestible than when il is a scft
GRUMPY mass. Ii the heat forms a thil
outer crust. leaving the heart of tn
slice unchanged, except that ii is NOR
/ clammy than before-t is less eas.
/ of digestion than when cut from IN
loaf. for il is more like freshly baked
half-fermented bread
/ But" deml1 red the Southern matron
Il always supposed that toast was tn
| easiest thinf; in the world TO make
What should hinder each one of u
| from having Just such crisp. tender
dainty triangies, as YOU describe upol
our tables every day2
Toasting Reckoned Too Eeasy.
What. indeed?~ responded Mrs
Sterling. Except that our cooks don
make toast. We have scared bread
hard on the outside, soggy within. o
we have scorched bread that ha
| caught at the edges. while Bridge
Thekla was 'minding' the coffee, or ba
con. or Omelette- She scrapes off tn
thrifie of burn before the maltreate
morsel goes TO table. and sure. it's non
the worse for it She does not-becaus
] she cannot-get rid of the bitteris
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Wash Ribbons" of Linen

r OR the woman who wants sub
r. stitute for the perisha5le little
l. ribbons she runs through the
headings in her underclothes, and yet 10
whom the narrow linen tapes are en-
tireIy too utilitarian in their character
come attractive and inexpensive linen
ribbons OF delicate pink blue
They are made with cord on each
edgeand wear and wash until the piece
they are run in is worn out
OF course. there's nothing quite so
dainty as the little silk ribbons, but II
YOU can't keep them exquisitely fresh.
renewing them at the first signs o.
shabbiness, the pink linen ribbons are
the next best thing
For the busy women they save time -
a surprising extent. doing away Win
the necessity for taking the ribbons cut
and threading them in again each time
the things are washed
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

from her tiny lingerie hat 10 the hem OF
her very full skirts which spread out to
conceal a generously sized box of bon
bons. comes 20 be pumped into the
midst Of a bank OF green. or 70 surround
with blossoms the bright little face Just
peeping out at YOU until II Is time 10
carry her away with you.
Almost every flower can be reproduced
in ices-lilies perhaps better than any,
but even orchids furnishing suggestion
for things so exquisite that II seems a
pity TO put spoon or fork into
Br'er Rabbit has little place in these
favors for older parties. no matter how
popular he is with the children Bios
SONS in every form are the favorite form
of all.
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

" ROM the crudest of dyed eggs TO
- wonderful confections of spun
sugar. the time-honored symbols
of Eastertide are developed into
a thousand interesting favors to be used
at Easter parties. formal affairs and
simple Parties for children alike.
For children. eggs In every conceiv-
able material-so long as they can be
eaten-are the favorites with downy
chicks and alert bunnies close seconds.
Egg-hunts. where every child is given
q pretty little basket which he is to fill
with the eggs that are secreted in a
hundred unexpected places. are wonder
fully popular. The eggs and basket are
TO be taken home. and an appropriate
prize is given to the child who succeeds
in gathering together the greatest num-
Der of eggs. Dyed. sugar. and choco-
late eggs of every size and kind should
be used for the hunt. the variety adding
n zest to the search, for every child
will want every kind of egg in his bas-
ket.
In dyeing the eggs to get them ready
see that they ana piping hot before put
ting them into the dye, and have the
dye hot, too. Then when the egg shell
has absorbed just the amount of dye
to make II a brilliant shade Of the
color. take out and rub II for mo-
ment with a cloth dipped in melted but
ter
There are little bags OF gaily printed
chintz I'm which the eggs are intended
TO be sewed before they are boiled, the
colors coming off in a well-defined pat
tern during the process-a direct copy
of the old-fashioned methods of egg
dyeing brought up to date by the COM
pIeteness Of design and the choice q
Easter subjects.
A tiny brush, made of heavy zephyr
tasseled to the end of a match stick
used for applying the dye. gives a mot
tied effect which adds greatly to the
variety.
Some Of the pretty little favors made
of tissue paper may be used to put eggs
in-the t:niest of candy eggs. or per.
haps just one great chocolate or dyeC
egg with the ehilds name on. Writ
ing the name on the shell with the tiT
OF wax candle will leave the letters
white if the dye is put on with the
mottlinG bTush-putting the egg in Tn
hot dye will. of course, melt the littl,
coating Of wax.
Ice cream should be in the shape o
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Z0o5< uA-0Dgh Nz0 HhroDnh

AT the end Of another minute I pour
il into the cups. After five'or six min
6tes'. standing upon the leaves. the hot
water begins TO extract the tannic acid,
which is the hUrtful element of the
Celestial herb. Women whose nerves
20 to pieces because they drink tea.
and whose family doctors call the
cheering cup rank poison are usually
steWed-tea- -bibberS. As with many an
other good thing. IL Is the abuse. not
the use of IL, that changes II into an
evil
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
NO. VIII.

w yE WERE talking OF the great
NM and growing number OF
V v women who are wase-earn-
ers In o,,r laroa cities lOda-
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

favor that has gone clear through the
slice TOaSJing. like diSh-waShing and
tea-making. is reckoned by the average
cook and by the average housewife
among the things that are too easy to
require study Dogberry thought that
reading and writing came by nature.
He has a large following in our kitch-
ems. where the three useful arts ! have
known are concerned.
But surely ventured Mrs. Black.
slowly. "you must have toast-real toast
-crustiess. tender. crisp and twice
cooked. upon your own table. dear Mrs.
Sterling2'
.sY-e-s.' as slowly as the other had
spoken Now and then. For instance.
when an invalid is 10 be catered for. Or
when 7 am in a particularly fastidious
mood Then 1 make II with my own
hands"
A third but sounded from the pro-
teStant group:
"Wouldn't Il be better to spend a. little
OF your valuable time in teaching your
cook how 10 make toast properly than
TO do that part OF the work for her2''
Your principle is sound in the main.
my child. That i don't waste time and
temper in the attempt comes under the
head Of Necessary Winking-a trick the
housewife must acquire II she hopes TO
keep her senses-I had almost said, TO
save her soult Toast Is an adjunct 10
nv breakfasts Maybe. Good tea IS
one Of llfe's Must-haveS, So I wink
at kitchen-made toast. and brew my tea
at the table The O'Clock teakettle and
stand are in such general use that
Bridget Thekla'S sensibilities are not
exacerbated when the madam has a
fancy to take them into everyday use. -
What brand of tea do you prefer2'
Mrs. Green was slipping her second cup
with fine, analytical deliberatiOn. Il get
none like IL anywhere else"
The hostess smiled. That is not
| strange. since the Sterling blend is
not vet on the market L got the
| formula from an English woman who
| sold teas. cOffees. and chocolate in
| Geneva. Switzerland. forty years ago.
and made a little fortune by keeping
none but the best of each. I wrote
| il down from her dictatiou. and re-
| christened II when we returned TO
America Half pound of oolong. a
quarter pound of suchong. an eighth
/ of 4 pound each of orange pekoe and
OF the finest quality Of green tea. are
mixed thoroughly together. This mix
ing must be done most carefully 20
achieve genuine blend No hard
! shaking that would leave a sediment
of tsadust in the caddy- Nor must
you use a spoon. The clean. dry hand
| sifts and mingies without breaking.
Fer an hour afterward ones hands
| eXhale a delicious. subtle. oriental fra
| GRANGE no amount of soap and water
can disDel
To Make Delicious Tea.
"The Sterling blend is kept in my
own private eaddy"-touching it as she
spoke The top fits closely. as you
/ see: and il is never left open for mo-
ment longer than suffices to take out
tes enough for brew I scaId the
pot. drop in heaping teaspoonful of
tea. cover with boiling water from the
bubbling kettle at my elbow. put on the
lid of the teapot, clap my wadded
coy over it, and leave il thus for one
minute before filing the pot with boil
ing water-freshly boiled. mark you,