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The National tribune., 1906-12-20
The 18th Wis. l.. A.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
kindly publish a brief history Of the
18th Wis. l.. A-?-Henry l. Bristol.
Detroit, Mich.
The 18th Wis. l.. y. was organized at
Milwaukee Dec. %. 1863. and mus
tered out July 20. 1865, with Col. Rich
ard II. Griffith i'll command 1t belonged
to the Nineteenth Corps. and lost u
from disease.-Editor National Tribune.
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Bich. in The National Tribune-Leon-
ard Fox. Mayville. Mich.
The 23d Mich. was organized at East
Saginaw from Sept. II, 1862. and mus
tered out June 2s. 1865. Oliver L.
Spaulding was Colonel. 1t belonged TO
Ruger's Division, Twenty-thirG Corps,
and lost 73 killed and 261 died from
disease-Editor National Tribune.
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seven carriers of my own town, ana
they show an average expense of
$254.69 per year.
'It must be borne in mind that the
carrier goes every day except Sunday.
1t must also be borne In mind that one
horse cannot do the work; such daily
grind will soon use up a very fair horse.
If the cost of maintaining is correct. as
given me by my own carriers, they are
receiving but trifle over $3.50 per day,
and in addition their stock in trade is
daily wearing out. Under the present
law there is no provision for increased
pay after one or two years. In other
words. length of service wears out his
team and wagon, with nothing to conf
pensate him or enable him to replace
them. l am constrained to say Con-
gress deals unjustly and unfairly with
the rural carrier. 1t Is a service in
which we can afford to exercise a de-
cent liberality in expending the public
The rural carrier is faithful
and efficient public servant. He serves
the farming community. made up of
industrious, loyal and intelligent citi-
Zens The farmer Is the beneficiary of
the service for which 1 am asking fair
and decent pay. He is patient and for
bearing. He asks but little at the hands
of the Government"
The Department at last shows an in
clination to do something for the rural
carrier Postmaster-General CortelyOu,
In his annual report, submitted a few
weeks ago, pleads eloquently for higher
salaries and better recognition.
That the personnel of the rural SER
vice merits full consideration is uni
versally conceded. The Department is
proud of the character and efficiency of
the great army of carriers employed in
the rural delivery, who, it contends, are
the true, typical citizens of the Amer
lean Republic, the backbone of the Ma
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Capturing Locomotive
True History the Most Thrilling and Romantic Secret Service Of
the Late War; illustrated.
By REV WILLIAM PITTENGER,

BY
the In
Gospel
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the
Everyone n it
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snow and Summers scorchinS
heat, are performed with that
faithfulness that commands uni
versal admiration.
while l would not take one
cent from the pay of city car
riers, l wish again in simple JUS
tice to call attention to the in.
equality between their pay and
that of rural carriers. City car
riers receive $500 and some ST.
600 per annum, and in many in
stances electric car fare paid. a
horse and mail wagon furnished,
or the equivalent in money, MAX
ing some of the salaries about
$1,000.
THE rural carrier receives
s720 at the most. must furnish
his horse and buggy and feed his
horse, which requires an annual
outlay of not less than $3.50. 1t
has been thoroly demonstrated
that a good horse cannot stand
constant driving for more than
two years and that a buggy will
wear out in that time with con-
stant use needs no demo--stra-
ton. Placing, then, the annual
necessary expense to the carrier
at not less than $3.50. he is ex-
pected to ride 25 miles per day,
300 days in the year. for less than
$3.50"
Representative Smyzer intimat-
ed a desire to add to the present
pay. an allowance for horse hire
of at least 5000 year. and offer
ed an amendment fOr that pur-
pose. He said: "The compen-
sation of rural carriers per year
is, maximum, s720: minimum,
s432. The rural carrier must fur
nish his own equipment-horse
and wagon. This entails on him
an expense of at least $500 per
year. 1 have the statements of
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The 23d Mich.

The 23d Mich.
Editor National Tribune: I should
like to see a short sketch of the 23d
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year. 81 90
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wishes Ea'h subscriber entitled to these books
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Capturing Locomotive Other.
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TRIBUNE, Washington. DC.
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THE HUMORS AND USES OF RURAL DELIVERY.
Innuneabe Phases Influences and Effects the Extension OF the
System.
By A. Auditor for the Post Office Department
HENRY A. CASTLE Post Office Department
The Rural Carriers Troubles.

graft" is unquestionably due to rural
delivery.
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Washington During War Times.

in
Nations These photographs sketches
just as in
f on q ST.
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Dewy Fragrance.

The dewy fragrance of real country
life is in the partial itinerary which one
of the rural carriers I'm Georgia fur
nishes to sympathetic newspaper:
"Out we go. thru the suburbs of town,
past pretty vine-covered cottages, with
patches of corn and potatoes. Listen!
The girls are playing on the piano, but
we haven't time to tarry. Now We are
going by fields of fine corn and Sea
Island cotton, Isn't 1t pretty? II is
waist high and full of beautiful buff
blooms. Here and there are patches
of peanuts, velvet beans, rice and wa
termeions, which are making the poor
old carriers heart glad now.
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The servic, Paying Better.

1t cannot be claimed that rural de-
livery is as yet self-Sustaining. But the
revenues are rapidly gaining. 1t is
stated on good authority that the mail
received by the patrons on these routes
has been Increased several hundred per
cent since the establishment of the
rural service. Is it not reasonable, then.
to suppose that the large increase In
mail received is due to the establish
ment of the rural delivery system? And
IL due to this system. should it not be
considered a part of the earning ca
pacity of that system?
But has it been the policy of the Gov
ernment to measure the utility of a
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That this tremendous movement has
resulted in quickening of the popular
intelligence in regions where it would
be most beneficial Is unquestionab!e.
That it has been accompanied by dis
appointments, heart-burningS and Wig
orous complaints is equally true.
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A Happy Carrier.

Per contra, another carrier. who
seems to care little whether there is
any pay attached or not, dwells lovingly
on the incidental perquisites: my route
is 26 miles long, with the usual quota
of bad roads and Indifferent road over
seers. ! like the work very well, as
there are q lot of pretty girls and beau
tiful widows. ] am a widower. Oh,
say, what fine times l have during the
Summer picking blackberries. Oh, how
/ wish they would dehorn the briars
before the berries get ripe! Say. boys,
there is a watermelon patch of 20 acres
right alongside of the road, with big
watermelons smiling on the vine. When
1 get home every evening there is a big
watermelon in the back part of my
buggy"
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Address THE MA
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
Origin of TtalicH.

Italc letters were first used about the
year 1860 by Aldns Manutius, q Vene.
tan printer. He observed the many
ihconveniences resulting from the vast
number of abbreviatfons which were
then SO frequent amsng the printers
that n book was difficult to understand
A treatise was actually written on the
art Of reading a printed book and thus
addressed to the learned. BY fntroduc-
Ing the italfc letter he! eontrived an ex-
nedient by which these, ,abbreviat tons
might be entirely got rid OF and yet
.books suffer, little increase in bulk. He
dedicated his invention to the italian
states; hence the name It has, also
been distinguished by the name OF the
inventor and called the Aldine. The
frst book printed In italics was an edi-
ttonr offr Virgil printed at Venice by
Aldus fA915Q1srs acf ,@s..s.; g., ." st.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
} az. - WI rs slE3JG 81 -. -
a SExnlN IHANQWRlTING-
An Interest1ng Little Experfx,nAuf d
Prove q Theory. --

An Interest1ng Little Experfs,nAuf -.
Prove u Theory.
It Is a curious fact that one. Of the
only things which, even an expert
graphologist does not guarantee, to, dis
cover in handwriting is the sex OF the
writer. We are accustomed to- think
that the feminine Or. masculine, tenn
permanent will readily betray itself in
the written word, but in. the majority
Of cases such. is not the case.
Writing bold black and firm. most
masculine appearing in every way, will
frequently be found to emanate from
the pen Of a. woman, while, delicate
tracery, with the regularity suggestive
Of prerisfens and method or the dash
and spontaneity which Indicate aeliye-
ly,s fancy almost Enthusiastically femi-
nine, one says, On examination. Is djscov-
cred to belong to 2 writer, Of the oppo,
site sex. - >'''S 'a0
!! An Interesting little experiment. prov
ing CHS theory can be made In this
way: sTake ttwelve or twenty enyel-
bpesl written III chirographies you are
supe Of and, number each scrap clear
IT,, Pass them around ami see how
many Of yeur, friends win correctly
guess the. sex Of the different writer's,
which may be written down and num-
bered like the envelopes. It wifi sell
dom prove that more than one-third Of
the guesses at most are correct.-Ex-
change 3 -~
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
IGooD WORK OF ''FERRETs"
Said to Have Unearthed $4,000, 900 of
sequestered Property in Wabash
S.s't'- ~ - @1 vs. -.5 III & IL
.,.as..s County-Legal Battles. s.,,,....,

Wabash, Ind, March 5.-Work-
man &. Higgs, tax ferrets, have COM
pleted their work on Wabash county
records Under, their contract with
the county commissioners for every
$1OO sequestered taxes collected
through their report, they are'to RET
ceive $35. The record.sof omitted
property, cash, mortgages and like
credits found in the twenty years
covered by the investigation is $4,-
100000. The books were turned
over ito County Assessor Pawling,
and he is expected to send out MOTTO
es to all concerned.a Higgsss says a
large proportion of the amount found
to be due will be obtained by the
county, but local attorneys take q
different view of the case and within
week it is expected in one or more
cases to have the contract between
Workman & Higgs and the county
commissioners set aside. Local Off
cials are of the opinion that much of
the stuff turned up is either dupli-
Gated credit or does not represent
bona fide taxable property.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
ExPEND s500,o00;;
!. nNPROVETOWN
sHARfFoRD CITY HAS: sTREEFs,i
/, SEWERS ANB SIDEWALKS
TO SHOW ron IT.
-
.OPERA1ESj "A WATER PLANT
Ten Mile of Pipe and Over Eighteen
of Sewers Some Of the Exl
penditures.
OPERATESj "A WATER PLANT

Hartford City, March s5.!-Sinee
the year 1885 the taxpayerssof Hart
ford City have: expended ovdr halfaa,
million dollars in. making improve
ments to the town, which is now. one
Of the most beautiful in the state.
This is exclusive of public buildings.
The. city has 1S.5 miles of sewers,
21.26 miles Of eurbstones, 116.071
square yards Of brick pavement, 80
miles of brick and cement sidewalks,
seven miles Of gravel and one-fourth
mile Of cedar block pavement. 4o.
The difference between the highest
and lowest point in the city is 4S feet
and s inches. There are ten miles
of water pipe in this city in connec-
tion with the water works plant,
which is owned and operated by the
city, and which cost $77,5s7.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
SAYS SHE SAW
!, =. DANIEL PETR0
!. ss:'i ssEE:Hi1;
MRS. QU1NToN CANNON WRITES
;: THAT THEY HAVE SEEN
MISSING CLERK.
He WAS IN Los ANGELES Cal
Photograph Has Been Received al
Cambridge Showing Petro In
Conductors Uniform.
he WAS IN Los ANGELES; CAL

A resident of Cambridge City, who
was in Richmond yesterday, stated
that Mrs. Valentine Sells, of . that
city, had recently received a.. letter
from Mrs. Quintop Cannon, who, with
her husband, is. spending the winter
at Los Angeles, Cal, stating that she
has seen Dan Petro, the absconding
town clerk Of Cambridge City, and
Mrs. Petro in Los Angeles. X:
A warm personal friends of Pc
tro s at Cambridge, month or 80 ago
received a photograph showing Petro
in a street car conductors uniform.
The picture was taken and mailed
from New Orleans. Petro has now
been gone for almost a year, and up
to the present time the town board of
Cambridge City has taken practic-
ally no steps to learn of his where
abouts, so that he can be apprehend-
ed and brought to justice. '@s@s
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
ALBION d DEBATE FRIDAY
EARLHAM COLLEGE, rs TO
MEET. A WORTHY FOE.
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Capt. Lear of the Quakers is Suffer
I. ing With an Abcess on His
~. ~;
Face.

The debate between Earlham and
Albion College on the question, Gre
solved, That the United States
should adopt a policy of more rap
id development Of the navy" gives
promise to be the hardest fought de-
bate in the history Of intercollegiate
debating at Earlham.
Albion comes with a team which is
said to be the strongest that has ev-
er represented the institution, and
this means much as the school has
won fourteen out of sixteen inter
collegiate debates. Earlhams' record
is as good, she having won nine out
Of ten. .'..~
The Earlham team is somewhat
crippled, owing to the fact that Capt
Lear is suffering from an abcess on
his face, but his physician states
that this will not interfere with his
speaking on Friday night.
The debate will be held in the Au-
ditorium in Lindley Hall. The plat
will open at Earlham and Ross drug
store Wednesday morning at 1880 a
m. -g
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
r CAPTAIN KIDD.
The Career and the Ending o. the
: ,-,.--.-... Famous Pirate.


Captain Kidd, the famous pirate.
started his career with the intention Of
suppressing piracy. In February. 1907,
he left the Hudson in the Adventure
Galley with a crew of 80 men with
this intention. This expedition had been
equipped chiefly at the expense Of the
WEig ministers, and it's commander
carried with him, "besides the ordinary
letters Of marque, commission under
the great seal empowering him to seize
pirates and 10 take them to some place
where they might be dealt with ac-
cording to law" la.
The kings right to the goods found
In possession of these malefactors was
granted by letters patent to the sup
porters~ OF the expedition, his majesty
securing only one-tenth Of the spoil
Kidd however, soon finding that little
was to be gained by the adventure,
threw off all disguise and hoisted the
jolly Roger. s
His rapacity and cruelty were un-
bounded, and in less than two years he
amassed the sum Of 100000. With
this he thought to make his peace with
the authorities and end his days in lux
ury, but he was arrested at New ynrl,
and brought to England, where he was
tried and hanged at Execution dock in
1701.-London Saturday Review.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
ROOSEVELT, REMNANT OF REP.
REsENTATIvE GOVERNMENT.

The fate of the railroad rate bill
is hanging in the balance. Every
conceivable pressure has been
brought to bear upon President
Roosevelt, in order to gain his con-
sent to the insertion of an amend
ment providing for retrial OF every
case in the courts. All efforts, how
ever, have proved fruitless, as the
president is convinced that such a
clause would defeat the purpose OF
the bill, by enabling the railroads
either through the corruptness of the
courts or through the cleverness of
their lawyers, to indefinitely postpone
any action of the law which would
seriously interfere with their illegal
practises of discriminating rates, re-
hates. etc. The methods employed by
the railroad Senators to bring the
president to their way Of thinking
are nothing short of disgusting, and
resemble in all respects the vile meth
ods of professional lobbyists. Presl'
dent Roosevelt has been informed
H.. e = w;ll consent to the inser'
ton Of a court review provision
drawn up by the railroad Senators
two of his pet measures, the Philip
pine tariff bill and the Santo Domln
go treaty, will be resurrected ant
passed to his liking. In other words
the Senate has offered bribe to th'
president, if he will consent to tn
prolonging Of the present tyranny o
the railroads over this country. Pres
ident Roosevelt, however, replies t
the temptations offered by the Sen
ate, by saying that he believes tn
people Of the United States are look
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
THE REV. LOVE IS HERE

The Rev. r. Buell. Love of Wooster,
O., agent for4the Western Seamen s
Friends f.s.sty for Indiana and
Ohio. spoke Sunday in the interests
Of the society at the st. Paul's Lu-
theran,ssthe First English Lutheran
the United Presbyterian, the First
Presbyterian and the Second Presby-
sterian churches. He will remain in
this city several days. ..,.---.-
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
no Is 3, him 10 Sscafe b lfsetivs b rate

/. ~ - 1& ~ f. ~ g ~
ing to him to secure an Effective rate
law, and he feels that he would be
betraying their interests if he should
make terms with the railroad Sena-
tors. In other words he tells these
railroad Senators that he is too hon
est a man to stoop to their level;
that he will not be an accessory to
their betrayal of the interests of
their fellow citizens.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
TBE. HoRNBlLL.
A Bird That Imprisons His Mate Dur.
- tnE.t%s sHrOodtnS Season..

e
A.remskykls A. mode of Incarceration
Is VEactk&A bys the hornbills. birds
with immense bills and horny crests,
which inhabit southern Asia, the Ma
layan islands and central and southern
Africa. In most IL not all species the
brooding female is walled up In hol.
low tree and fed by her mate.
She remains confined in her prison
until the eggs are hatched. and In some
species until the youn; birds are able to
dy. Meanwhile the mother has become
temporarily incapable of flight, as she
has molted, Or at least shed all her wing
feathers, during her captivity. But the
male is indefatigabIe in providing for
his family and is said - work SO hard
that he is reduced almost to skeleton
at the end of the brood.ng season.
According 30 the theory Of many ma
tiHes, the female is imprisoned to pre-
vent her neglecting her duty of brood
ing, and IL she has been Unfaithful or
negligent her mate closes the little
window Of her cell and abandons her
to a painful death by suffocation. The
true story, perhaps. is this: The female
walls herself In SO that she cannot fall
from the nest after losing her feathers
and also to protect herself from enc
mics. The building material Is her own
excrement.e This version is less poet.
ical than the other but it is prohabl
nearer. the truth. It is supported by
the statement that the female. IIberates
herself as soon as the young birds are
well grown. so that her prison is less
formidable than II uppears-Scientific
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Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
HAS COMPLETE RECORD
Secretary Taggart Has Compiled
Names Of Officers in Fifty.Three
.... Cities of States>s;..s'ss - s

John Taggart, secretary Of the In
diana Municipal League, has ,complet-
ed his work of compiling. the names
of all the municipal officials in fifty
three cities and towns Of the state,
and his work is one Of the most COM
plete records of its kind that has yet
been arranged. The work is limited
to towns of 1900 or mere inhabitants
and will be issued in book form.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06

The price of seats on the New
York stock exchange is rising stead
lily, and the honor Aof seat in the
Senate is as steadily declining. Must
be some connection.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
GAR WAS DISABLED

A city car became disabled Sun
day afternoon at 18th and E streets
and blocked traffic on that end of the
E street line for about "a hours. The
axle was broken and the car had to
be taken to pieces and repaired on
the spot by the work car.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
FIRE IN BARRACKS"

A defective fue caused a small fire
to break out in the building known
as the "barracks, on North 18th
street yesterday afternoon. The quick
work of the Hose Company, which
was called upon the scene, prevented
greater damage. The building is owr-
ed by Henry Deuker. -
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
GETS 90 YEAR LEASE

A ninety nine year lease was yes
terday secured by the Richmond
Cream Company on piece of ground
belonging to James B. Bdown, near
Webster. The Wabash Creamery is
located on the ground, and is owned
by the Richmond Cream Company.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06

The house yesterday passed the
Senate bill providing for a delegate
in congress from Alaska.
s. Indianapolis News.
1t is a good thing that he won t
have a vote in congress, for otLer-
wise the railroads, corporations, and
other Especial interests" would
have an active time bidding as to
which should own him.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
LOWE HERE YESTERDAY

W. E. Lowe, the Indianapolis tax
;ferrett, who worked over the tax
books of Wayne County, was here
yesterday. He still has several i'm
portant eases to look after and Set
tie.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06

Senator Tillman says he has often
had to eat crow at the distation of his
party. That is not surprising. Crow
has been a standard article of Demo
cratic diet for nearly forty years.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06

There is no trial by jury in the Ca
nal zone. Perhaps they hope to- catch
Poultney Bigelow down there again
some day.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
OVER $1,000 YESTERDAY

County Treasurer Myrick is buster
each day than he was the day pre-
ceding and yesterday, over $1,000
came into the Golfers Of the county.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FREIER-The funeral of Mrs.
Margaret FREEZER will take place this
afternoon at 2 o o'clock at the home,
burial being at the Lutheran ceme-
terry.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
THE REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

-.' sSsss4 ss4ssf
ror, Congress.
JAMES E. WATSON. y .ltf
Joint Senator. = =
RaSCOR E. ,KIRKMAN.. \, ~
REPRESENTATIVE, =.
WALTER s. RATLIFT.
Jc..A representative, a.. !
RICHARD N. ELLIOTT.
Prosscuting' Attorney, = ~
WILFRED JESSUP. -
Clerk Wayne Circuit Court, :
HARRY E. PENNY. IT.
Auditor, x..,. ,&
DEMAS S. COE. >. ~;
Treasurer,
BENJAMIN B. MYRICK, JR.
Sheriff, l4S s
LINUS p. MEREDITH.
,Coamisaiouer, Western District, ,i,,
THOMAS E. CLARK.
Commissioner. Eastern, District, - =.
CORNELIUS E. WHEY. - ~ y
Coroner, 4a g =. -s.:,...s..s.s.- a.:sns.
ALLAN /. BRAMKAMP. 1. lne
County Assessor. 4AI sst tJGt
NORMAN w. MARINE,
County surveyor, .''<H''
ROBERT A. HOWARD. n ~
County Councilmen-at-Large. -
HENRY E. ROBINSON. ''''
JAMES C. FULGHUN.
WALTER s. COMMONS.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-06
IN saGEIY VS. REALM
N5fLIAMS-ELMER Il WEDDING
ekS &c. Ys-a
NEXT IMPORTANTSEVEN
WEDDING

Will Take Place at the
Home of the Bride-Elect on East
Main Street April 4. Ladies Of the
Maccxbees viii Give a Dance.
Magazine Club. Dorcas Society,
Home Literary Society and Tick
nor Club Hold Good Meetings.