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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
The Size of the Sun.

The sun, provided we measure only
the disk seen with the smoked glass, is
$4,000 miles in diameter. e., 1OS
earths could be comfortably ranged
side by side across the disk. To cover
the surface would require many thou
sands. To fill the interior we should
need 100000. On Il smaller scale we
might represent the sun by. a ball two
feet in diameter and the earth by a
good sized grain of shot. Let the sun
be followed out, then place the earth
at it's center and let the moon revolve
about it at it's real distance of 240, 900
miles. There would yetsremain nearly
100000 miles Of space between the
moons orbit and the inclosing shell Of
the sun. Indeed to journey from one
side of the sun to the other, through
the center, would take one of our swift
express trains nearly two and a half
years. So vast a globe must be heavy.
Since it's density is only one-quarter
that of the earth it only weighs as
much as $50, 900 earths. or two octil-
lions of tons. The attraction of gravity
on it's surface would cause a man
whose weight was $50 pounds to weigh
two tons.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
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 1t 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.
1esrng Of children hi with cd Its ss
with the care worry and labor of rearing a
large family. is often 5he cnuse q weak Ee
ana sheshSrd! and DE- ne " work which
P PIE othsT e%
.cdy for Eomdr's peculiar weaknesses ana
OF this class OF nnaladies is the fact that the
poor overrworked housewife can not get tho
needed rest from her many household cares
use of hisr Prescription " its full benefits. 1t
Is s tsese ne ssy to
mtct With those. in which, his treatment falls
bS reason OF the patients inability to abstain
from hard work long enough to be cured.
With those suffering from prolapsus. ante
version and retroversion Of the uterus or
nther displacement OF the womanly organs,
IL Is very necessary that. I'm addition to taxi
ihg his "Favorite Prescription" they abstain
from being very much. or for long periods. on
their feet All heavy lifting or srraining OF
any kind should also be avoided As much
outdoor air as possible. with moderate. light
exercise is also very important Let the
patient observesthese rules and the flavor
itc Prescription will do the rest.
DR. Pierce's Medical Adviser Is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing orlg. Send to DIR. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
percovered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
Ifsick consult the Doctor, free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach. liver and bowels.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
A Photographic Warning.

The following story of young lady
living in the country who came to
London to be photographed is told by
NJ. A. P. and vouched for by a we'll
known London photographer. After
some days the lady, Miss B., was
Informed the photograph was not a
success, and another sitting was sug-
gested. This she agreed to, but again
was informed that the photograph was
a failure. There was a third sitting.
In two days time she received an
urgent letter from the photographer
asking her to come up to his studio
and to bring a friend with her. Miss
B. went, accompanied by her mother.
and was shown the amazing results of
the three sittings. The pictures of the
girl herself were quite good, but in
each plate there was to be seen stand
ing behind her the figure Of a man
holding a dagger in his uplifted hand.
The features, though faint, were clear
ly discernible, and Miss B. recognized
them as those of her fiancee, an officer
In the Indian army. The effect of this
experience was so great that after a
few days she wrote out to India, break
ing off the engagement.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13

Etiquette Among Forest Rangers.
While in the forest reserve In which
we hunted I met several of the forest
rangers. all of them intelligent men.
some with college education, men via
seemed peculiarly adapted to their
calling, who knew the mountains thor
oughly, handy with an ak and gun and
full of resources. A degree of ethics
obtained among the sportsmen. guides,
trappers and forest rangers that was
Interesting. When any one goes to a
deserted cabin. in most of which would
be found food. bedding, a stove, etc, II
is proper form for him to stay all
night, eat all he can put away under
his belt, if in dire need divide any sup
ply of tobacco and matches he may
find, but he must take away nothing
else, since to carry off an article of lit
tie value, such as hammer, hatchet,
pinchers, snow glasses, screw driver,
fish hook, pipe or other similar article
might inconvenience the owner greatly
when he happened along and wanted
them and was forty miles or more from
source of supply. If a belated wan
derer fails to wash the dishes and leave
a supply Of dry wood sufficient to build
fire and cook meal he is at once
tabooed and his companionship is not
sought after. - Northwestern Sports
man
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
At THE THEATERS
Vaudeville at the Phillips.

Not only is this weeks bill at the
New Phillips attractive, but Manager
Murray has arranged to make his
house comfortable no matter how
warm the weather may be. This he
has done by installing a number of
fans, putting in some ceiling fans in
addition to those already in use
Patrons are also supplied with cool
drinking water during the progress
of the performance. Favorable com.
ment from those who have seen this
weeks Offering has spread around and
the result promises to be a most sat
isfactory weeks business. Harry Bot.
ter and company, who put on a com
edy playlet, are far above the ordin.
airy and have a turn that is highly
mirth-provolIing, and which may be
said to be the feature of the program
although this is not to the discredit
of the other performers, as all do their
full share toward the entertainment
The Hirschhorns, Alpine entertainers
have been we'll received, pleasing mu
steal numbers, including limitations
being the feature of their work The
stage settings and costumes are in
harmony with the Alpine title. Others
on the bill are J. l.. Mack, Irish min
strel; Corrigan and Hays. blackface
singers and dances; and the usual il
Illustrated songs and motion pictures
It's guaranteed there's dimes
worth.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
some Slips of the Tongue.

Never use the word liable when
you mean. likely" Do not say, fol
instance, that "he is liable to come in
at any moment" Liable" implies mis-.
fortune and means exposed to-" Sub
ject to-" 'ln danger Of"
Why do most of us speak of 'un.
travelling a mystery?" Any good die
tionary shows that ''ravel' means ''to
unweave." You ''ravel" a mystery
therefore, when you solve it. In Ham
let Shakespeare says: Make you to
ravel all this matter out"
If you and your friend Smith know O
man called Jones, do not speak tC
Smith of "our mutual friend"-mean
ing Jones. Jones Is your common
friend. II you are friendly to Smith
and Smith Is friendly to you, you and
Smith are mutual friends" but that is
the only sense in which the term may
be rightly used.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Atomic Dyspepsia.

The ultimate cause Of atomic dys-
pepsia is constitutional depression. 1t
may be due to overwork, and especial
ly to prolonged worry. Sometimes the
dyspepsia is the first manifestation Of
tubercular poisoning. Again, there
seems to be an inherent failure of the
digestive organs. Once established,
dyspepsia is, in turn, the cause Of loss
of strength, of mental inertia and Wis
ceral weakness. Some degree of SIM
pie anaemia Is almost inevitable The
exciting cause may be an illness of any
kind, the excessive use of tea, coffee
or other beverages, the lack of proper
food, some error in habits of eating.
Often it is not discoverable.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
THE JAW AND THE TEETH.
What May Happen If We Continue
Using Soft Foods.


Using Soft Foods.
The teeth are really appendages of
the skin, and not of the skeleton, as
people generally believe. The jaw is
formed in accordance with the neces-
sity for providing hold for the teeth
that is, If there were no teeth to come,
the jaw would grow differently, and
would not have it's present shape. The
jaw is not an independent part, as 1t
would like to be; # has to form itself
to accommodate tenants with which,
strictly speaking, it has no ties of kin
dred.
The use Of soft foods decreases the
size of the teeth, and they will ulti-
mately disappear, unless we make
more use of them.
AS there does not seem to be any
likelihood Of a change in our habits,
we must expect to lose them in course
of time. Then the jaw will assume
probably another shape. Further, the
gums might disappear, for there can
be no use for them after the disappear
ance Of the teeth.
The loss of the teeth makes the lips
fall in, and brings us near to the Punch
form of face! We find 1t impossible to
pronounce sounds, such as t, d, sh, CHI.
The change Of face, SO to say, will Ger.
tainly lead to a moditica ton of the
tongue, and this in turn to the inability
to pronounce other sounds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
GODFREY'S TANKARD.
A Seventeenth Century Relic of the
Plague In London.

~ seventeenth tine
Plague In London.
A curious historical relic of London
Is the large tankard of solid silver pre-
scented by Charles III. to Sir Edmund
Berry Godfrey for his valuable services
during the plague and the fire of Lon
don. for which he received the honor of
knighthood in 1906. The tankard.
which is of plain silver, has a hinged
cover and weighs nearly thirty-six
ounces Its front is engraved with the
royal arms and the crest of the recipi-
ent, together with Inscriptions In Latin
and engravings of scenes connected
with the fire, which are still in excel
lent preservation. The engraving OF
the pesthouse men carrying corpses to
the dismal plague pit and that Of the
crowded blocks of houses surmounted
by flames are very quaint and curious.
Sir Edmund, who was born in 1921 at
Sellinge, in Kent, was a timber mer-
chant, possessing wharfs at Dowgate
city and at Charing Cross. He prosper
ed, became justice of the peace for
Westminster and member of par!ia-
ment for Winchilsea. In history. as no
reader of Macaulay and Green will
need to be told, his name Is most ia
nous in connection with his mysterious
murder, which was popularity attribut-
ed to the zeal with which he had devot-
ed himself to unraveling the alleged
popish plot. His body was found In a
ditch near Primrose hill. face down
ward and penetrated by his own sword,
under circumstances which precluded
the idea of suicide or robbery.
The excitement caused by this still
mysterious event is indicated by the
fact that when the funeral procession
left the city, with great pomp and
pageant, for the burial ground Of ST.
Martin s-in-the- Fields, it was preceded
by 20 clergy and followed by upward
Cf 1000 persons of distinction.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
ConsoIatOry.

A correspondent Of an English paper
tells how some one visited wild beast
show and saw a countryman come in
bearing unmistakable signs Of having
had glass too much. A tiger scratch
ed the back of the hand with which the
man grasped a bar Of the cage. The
liberation was severe, and the pain
was. great. The sufferer danced about
and twirled his shillalah, crying: LET
him out! Let him out till I have me
will av him. A companion tried to
soothe the irate dancer. with this neat
impromptu: Never mind, Pat. Sure,
he only wanted to scrape acquaintance
wild ye."
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Ancient Roses.

Flinders Petrie, the archaeologist,
while excavating among some ancient
Egyptian tombs. found a wreath of
roses which had been bound into a
garland and buried with the dead thou
sands Of years ago. NJ. Crepin, the bot
anist and microscopic. made a care
full examination of this queer find and
prepared a paper on it which he read
before the Royal society of Belgium.
From this paper it appears that in
places where the flowers were matted
together they still retained their color
as well rs very faint odor. The
species TO which they belong is now ex-
tinct. but rose resembling them in
several particulars is still grown in
Egypt and Abyssinia.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
The Osprey.

Allusion Is often made. especially In
fashion journals, to Osprey" feathers.
Few words have been more loosely
banded about than this bird name.
The Roman author Pliny's "ossifraga"
Ozone breaker) has been identified with
the lammergeyer, a vulture that is re-
puted to break up bones too big for ii
to devour whole by dropping them
from a height upon rocks. But both
"ossifrage" and Osprey" a newer
form, came to be applied to quite an.
other bird. the fish hawk, which is
now the true Osprey" Yet the ''os.
prey" feathers - more properly egret
feathers, or aigrettes do not come
from this bird. but from the egret, or
lesser white heron.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
The Sea otter.

The sea otter combines the habits Of
a seal with the intelligence and anus
Ing character of the otter. When met
in herds far out at sea, which is but
seldom now, they are commonly seen
swimming on their backs. They even
eat their food lying in this position on
the water and nurse their young ones
on their chests between their paws, ex-
actly as south sea island mother
swims with her baby in the water.
When swimming in this attitude they
even shade their eyes with their paws
when the sun daZzles them.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13

In Belgian lunatic asylums there are
securely locked boxes In which any in
mate may deposit letters of complaint.
These letters are collected three times
weekly by outside officials, who inves-
tigate every case, and If a person as
serts that he is not insane prompt ex.
animation cnsues by medical experts.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
One of His Interiors.

"He says he always tries to be polite
to his interiors and Hey, where are
you goingF'
Going to find him and give him a
licking"
"What for?"
81 met him this morning, and he was
as polite as a dancing master."-Hous-
ton Post
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Waiting to he Called For.

Hanging to a rafter in a shop at
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, is leg
Of mutton fifty years old. 1t was
bought from the present occupier's
predecessor by a, gentleman who said
he would call; for it later on. He new
er did so. and there 1t hangs today. It
has SO withered that it resembles a
shillalah.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
A Costly Fad.

One of the most extravagant Of wo-
mans fads on record was that of a
Frenchwoman, the Marauise de la
Roche Fonteille, who, it is said, had her
bed decorated with orchids. These
were changed three times a week at a
weekly cost of nearly $1,000.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
His Part.

'Look here" remarked the thrift,
man to his extravagant wife, your,
carrying too much sail, my lady"
IT don't know why you should both
er about that" she retorted.
"No?' said he. Il think I should
since have to raise the wind."s
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
The Other Way.

The teacher had been talking about
hen sitting on eggs. says English
Country Life. and, with the incubator
in mind, asked if eggs could be hatch.
ed in any other way.
Yes, sir" said an experienced per.
son of nine. Put 'em under q ducks
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13

Tennessee is the Volunteer State,
IL, name being acquired during the
Seminole war. when a large number of
volunteers went forward from Tennes-
see to take part in the struggle.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Texas.

Texas has been aptly denominated
the Lone Star State from the appear
ance of single star in the arms of
that commonwealth.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
brought Down the Hou,e.

Crltic-I hear that the new mans act
ing brought down the house. Manager
Yes, it did. In one week it brought
down the house from 500 to 10 people
and the attendants.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Cats and Water.

The reason that cats dislike water Is
because there is nothing oily about
their fur. Consequently 1t is easily
wetted and does not dry quickly.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
Great Military Engineer.

Great Military Engineer.
Vauban. the great engineer, had con,
Quoted several sieges at twenty-fi
was marechal-de-camp at forty-three
and commissaire general Of fortifca-
tons of France at forV-fve.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13
HoYaEe.

Voyage was formerly any journey,
whether by sea or land it did not mat
ter.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13

A package or envelope sealed with
white of egg cannot be steamed open.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-13

Lumbago Is a most distressing and
painful malady. Intense pain, with in.
ability to stoop or bend the back, Is
experienced and severe pain in the re-
gion of what is known as the small
Of the back A strong iiniment Of
belladonna, chloroform and alcohol is
useful to relieve pain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31
The Right to Vote.

"I don't believe that man who
does not know how to fix his own
ticket should have the right to vote. u
That is a sentiment that is more OF
less common at every election; but II
usually comes from the side that is
getting the worst of 1t because of the
superior energy put forth by the 9TH
er side.
There would indeed be cause for
general congratulation IL every voter
could know just exactly how to fix his
own ticket along intelligent lines. and
could vote that ticket without advice
or assistance; but such situation has
never existed and 1t will be a lone
time before it does exist.
AS matters stand, there are hun
dreds of people who do not know how
to vote. They are ignorant and don't
care There are hundreds of other
people who know how to vote on
some matters; but are Indifferent to
other matters.
Under the circumstances it strikes
us as perfectly legitimate for man
who does care, to go after and per-
suade the man who don't care. II
one side don't the other will. and
there is no reason why anybody
should undertake to find fault with
such a proceeding.
In elections as elsewhere all the
prizes are for the people who will
work
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31

Il is pretty generally conceded that
except for the presence Of Mr.. Mccain
| in the race, the anti -dispensary ticket
would have been elected on the first
ballot.
The vote of last Tuesday was about
one thousand short Of the full strength
Of the county The light vote was
due in part to the heavy rains that
prevailed especially on the eastern
side, and to the lack Of interest.
Or. J. n. saye went to the legisla-
ture two years ago on platform like
this: 81 only want an opportunity to
cast vote against that corrupt state
dispensary machine" DR.. Saye's plat
form was the same this year and he
made one of the best stumping cam
paigns that has been made in this
county for years.
Superintendent of Education Jen-
kins publishes an important notice to
| teachers today. The regular examina-
ton will take place on September 81,
and after that date no teacher will be
permitted to draw public money for
services unless there is record Of his
or her certificate In the office Of super
intendent of education. The law pro-
vides for the keeping of a register OF
the certificates, but heretofore no such
registry has been kept.
The vote for Mr.. John McMahan was
rather less than we expected. We had
an idea that he would gather more or
less strength through the prestige he
acquired as superintendent Of educa-
ton. If he had stood for the abolition
of the state dispensary machine, we
believe he would have become the
leading anti-dispensary candidate. At
least he would have divided the
strength Of Mr.. AnseL However, Mr..
McMahan has not been eliminated as
political factor. He expressed a
number Of ideas during the campaign.
and the probability is that he will yet
lead a movement for the re-organiza-
ton of Clemson college.
| We are under obligations to the
management Of the Piedmont Tele-
phone company for courteous assist
ance last Tuesday night in gathering
the election returns. Mr.. Craig Nc
Corkle. the manager, did all he could
to facilitate the work and so did the
accommodating "centrals," Misses
Mamie Lee Grist and Ruth o'Farrel.
The only drawback was the weather
conditions. Rain fell almost contin-
uously. and at times 1t was impossible
to hear with ordinary satisfaction.
But in spite of all the difficulties, The
Enquirer was able to print a pretty
satisfactory report Wednesday morn
ing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31
Scratching TilIman.

That Senator Tiliman is past mas
ter in the art of politics no one OF
reasonable intelligence should attempt
to deny. He proved that fourteen or
fifteen years ago, and he has not lost
great deal in reputation since.
There is a story of FL Cid, an old
Spanish hero to the effect that after
defeating the Moors and almost driving
them from Spain, he died. The Moors
then took up the issue again and were
successful until the Spaniards took FL
Cid from his grave, put him on his old
war horse, and placed him once more
at the front of their forces. Then
again the Moors were defeated as be-
fore.
There is no doubt about the fact that
the people of South Carolina are thor
oughly tired and disgusted with this
state dispensary system and If left to
free, dispassionate expression of
their Judgment they would abolish 1t
at once.
There is lots in the character and
conduct of Senator Tillman that we
most heartily disapprove of. We don't
think that he represents South Caro-
lima properly. We do not think he
cares anything for the people except
in so far as they are to him a means
of position. power and authority.
But the only way to defeat Tillman
the only way he ought to be defeat
eds by putting up a better man.
One who can go before the people and
convince them of his ability to be a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31
THE BEST GUESS.

There were thirty-four entries to
the guessing contest instituted by The
Enquirer last week and most Of them
showed remarkably clear comprehen-
sion of the political situation in the
county.
So close indeed are some Of the
guesses that we find it a matter Of
difficulty to make the award; but have
decided that Mrs. r. Brandt Of Athens,
Ga, Is entitled to be considered the
winner of the years subscription Of
fered as a prize.
Mrs. Brandt names the entire tick
ct for the county as 1t would be elect
ed under the prevalence of a majority
rule, and in only one point has the ad-
vantage of Mr.. ]. D. Smith Of York
vile No. /. Both tickets are alike with
the exception of a difference as to
county commissioners, in which case
Mrs. Brandt names the two who re-
ceived the highest number Of votes
respectively and Mr.. Smith names the
first and fourth men. Also Mrs.
Brandt's guess came in earliest, being
the third received.
Mrs. Brandt's subscription has been
extended one year in accordance with
our proposition.