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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
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POWER OF A SONG.
Won Thirty of the Singers Fellow
Prisoners Another Chance.

Won Thirty of the Singers Fellow
Prisoners Another Chance.
In a newspaper note Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, the famous American wom-
an who spent many years in an English
prison, is reported to have resumed
her maiden name Of Chandler Day and
to be living quietly In New York in
straitened circumstances. To thou
sands Of your readers the fact that
Mrs. Maybrick was the sister-in-law of
Stephen Adams, the composer Of THE
Holy City" and that hers was the first
female voice that sang the hymn will
come as a revelation. Stephen Adams
true name was Michael Maybrick,
youngest brother Of her husband, and
the song was sung for the first time on
board his yacht. A most touching in
cident In connection with the hymn &C.
Cured In San Francisco several years
ago. 1t was Monday, in police court
busy day. A long line Of DRINKS"
as many as could be accommodated,
stood ranged before the bar. A former
member Of a noted opera company,
who had fallen on evil days, was one Of
those taken in the dragnet, though not
In line. After the noise and hustle at
tendant on getting the first batch Of
prisoners into order a strong. clear,
powerful voice rolled up from the cells.
singing:
Last night lay a-sleeping
There came a dream so fair"
The words, sung in such an unusual
place, produced a visible shock among
the sodden wretches. Men dropped on
their knees and wept In silent prayer.
The mingled music and sobbing inter
rupted the courts proceedings. The
Judge, making no order to stop the
song, 1t moved to climax:
Jerusalem! jerusalem. Sing for thu
night IL DER!
Hosanna in tho highest! Hosanna for
evermore!'
Seeing the visible effects of contri.
| ton on the faces Of the men. the Judge,
impelled by his feelings, remarked to
| the officer that there must be some
| good left in them; they must have an
other chance. And SO 1t came to pass
that the singing Of 1.-THE Holy City"
gave thirty Of the singers fellow pris-
oners another chance.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
THE FIRST SPECTACLES.
They Were Made In Italy In tho
Thirteenth Century.

They Were Made In Italy In tho
Thirteenth Century.
Spectacles were invented late in the
thirteenth century. The use Of glass
to aid the sight Of defective eyes is,
however, much older. Nero looked
through a concave glass in watching
the gladiatorial games, and many other
historical men Of his day were depend
ent on similar devices for frightening
their sight.
Till the latter part of the thirteenth
century only the single glass was in
use. In 1890 the double glass was in
vented, and in the fourteenth century
spectacles were used quite frequently
by the very wealthy and high born, al
though they were still so scarce that
they were bequeathed In will with al
the elaborate care that marked the dis
position Of a feudal estate. The first
spcctaces were made in Italy.
Somewhat later the manufacture OF
cheaper glasses sprang up IN Holland
and it spread late in the fourteenth
century to Germany, Nuremberg and
Rathenow acquired fame for theil
glasses between 1890 and 1900.
For many years glasses were used
only as means Of aiding bad eyes, I'm
til the fashion Of wearing merely fol
the sake Of wearing them sprang up II
Spain. It spread rapidly to the rest Of
the continent and brought about tn.
transformation of the old thirteenth
century spectacles into eyeglasses ant
eventually into the monocle.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
THE FIRST GOLF MATCH
EXPECT A GOOD CONTEST
Teams captaned by s. S. Strattan,
Jr., and Prof. J. r. Thompson viii
Play at the Country Club Decora-
ton Day Afternoon.

The first golf match Of the season
which has been arranged to take
place at two o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon at the, Country Club, prom
Uses. to- be spirited contest. as the
players are evenly matched. Eighteen
players are entered but the captains
will allow other. Ell .ries if there are
applicants.
The captains are S. S. Strattan. Jr.,
and j. F. Thompson, and they will
play each other. The remaining Hay
ers are matched against each other
as follows:
D. N. Elmer VS.. Frank l.. Braffett.
]. Y. Poundstone VS.. Wilbur Hib-
berd.
Ed. Hill VS.. Dr. Bond.
Robert Stimson VS.. Will Dill.
Ed. Swayne VS.. Walter Hutton.
George Seidel VS.. Wickam Corwin.
Roscoe Cook VS.. Orville Conner.
Robert Ferriday VS.. Ray Shiveley.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
weddings In Wales.

Many and curious were the old Gus
toms In Wales relating to marriage.
The following is an account Of the bid
ding ceremony, an old custom which IL
said to be celebrated even to this day
in rural parts of Wales: The bidder
goes from house to house with long
pole and ribbons flying at the end Of 1t.
and standing in the middle floor In each
house he repeats long lesson with
great formality. He mentions the day
of the wedding, the place. the prepare
tons made, etc. The following Is
specimen: ",rhe intention of the bidder
is this: With kindness and amity, WITH
decency and liberality for - and -.
he invites you to come with your good
will on the plate. Bring current mopi
ey--a shilling or two or three or fossf
or five--with cheese and butter. We
invite the husband and wife, children
and menservants. from the greatest to
the least Come there early. You
shall have victuals freely and drink
cheap, stools to sit on and fish II we
can catch them. but II not hold us ex.
cusable, and they will attend on you
when you call upon them in return.
They set out from such place and
such place." $40
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
TERRY NJ GOVERN
IN HIS OLD FORM
Brooklyn Boy Furnishes Genu-
inc Surprise in His Fight
With Jim Britt.
CALIFORNIAN SHOWN UP
BOTH FIGHTERS ARE ARRESTED
AFTER THE CONTEST FOR PUR
POSE OF MAKING TEST CASE
OF THE HORTON LAW.
Publishers Press1

Madison Square Garden, n. Y, May
2S.-Either Jimmie Britt held Terry
McGovern too cheaply in their bout
here tonight or he is rapidly going
back, as in fight that was decidedly
the best seen in this city since the re
peal of the Horton law, McGovern
outpointed the Californian and at the
bell in the tenth round, the limit of
the bout, had him bleeding freely from
the mouth, nose and ears and putting
hard This, too, despite the fact
McGovern went into the ring with con
siderable fat showing about his waist.
Terry Forces Matters.
McGovern forced matters from the
start and looked more like the Ter
rible Teddy" of old than he did in the
fight in Philadelphia with Battling Mel
son. Britt's face at the end showed
plainly the marks Of Terrys right and
left swings, and hooks, but the only
mark observable on Terry" was a
small mouse under his right eye
That McGovern felt confident that he
could withstand anything that his
younger opponent had to hand out
was shown by the fact that he made
little effort to block Britt's let's but
sma shed back with telling effect every
time.
Britt showed up the better only in
the first round and in the second Ter
ry started the claret and again in the
third brought it out in profusion Sc
that by the end of the eighth Britt
looked as though he had been cut
with butchers cleaver.
While no decision was possible UNI
der the law it was the general consen
sus of opinion that had one been pos
sible it must have been given to the
Brooklyn boy. McGovern will now be
matched to meet Nelson in a twenty
round fight here.
Pues are Punched.
New York, May 2S.-Both McGov
ern and Britt, their seconds and man
ayers, and Harry Pollok, the manager
of the carnival, were arrested and helG
in bail.
1t was simply a case of testing the
law, as this was the first fight for ter
rounds held in this city since the dan
of the Horton law. They will be ar
gued in court Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

81 know a western Kansas town
where the rules Of etiquette are purely
upon a logical basis" said man from
the short grass country the other day.
'The daughter of the hotel keeper at
whose hostelry was living was to be
married. l received On invitation. AT
about II o'clock in the evening the
wedding supper was spread. An old
lady came down the table side, passing
the viands to the guests. When she
reached my plate she skipped me and
began again with the next man. The
old lady had seen me eating my sup
per as usual at 6 o'clock.
you've ct she said as she gave
me the go by. Things began to look
dubious for me. Then an old man
came along with more food. He also
had seen me eating at the usual even
ing hour. He SHE'D around me with a
look of surprise that should be at the
feed rack again and said, why, you've
et.'
Everybody had been Saving up for
the occasion so that they might eat like
heroes at that wedding feast. The fac.
that I had not been missing any meals
nearly ostracized me in that happy
gathering."-Kansas City Times.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
The Fate of Cities.

Some ancient cities have disappear
ed. The archaeologist digs through the
sands of the desert, the accumulations
Of vegetable mold and the debris Of
human habitation in q search for the
palaces of great kings, the markets Of
wealthy traders and the homes Of a
once numerous people. The massacres
of ancient warfare may explain some
Of these dead and buried cities. The
inability Of people in early history to
deal with the sanitary problems Of a
congested population may have been a
contributing cause to their destruction.
Cities may have died because their
people could not live. But in most
cases a change in the routes of COM
merce will be found to have diverted
the stream of nourisfment from a city
and left it to die Of starvation. Yet
the Eternal City and Athens, Byzan-
tium, Jerusalem, Antioch and Damas-
Gus illustrate the tenacity Of munich
pal vitality, even though long sue
cession Of centuries brings great
changes in the methods and subjects
and courses Of traf1c.-Philadelph
Record
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
VIM. M'GREEW IN CITY
Former Richmond Man is Now City
Passenger Agent For Rock Is
land at Cleveland.

William McGreevy. formerly a we'll
known resident of this city, and now
City Passenger Agent of the Rock Is,
land System in Cleveland, Ohio. is
spending week in Richmond visit
ing relatives and renewing old &C.
quaintances. Mr.. McGreevy, few
years ago, was a brakeman on the
Richmond Division of the Pennsylva.
MIA Lines, running between this city
and Logansport. Since his connection
with the Rock Island, he has made
rapid strides and now occupies an
excellent position with that road.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
OPEN PUBLICITY THE BEST
Nm REX n e HEIDI

-
When the maker of a medicine. sold
through druggists for family use, takes
his patients fully into his confidence by
frankly and fearlessly publishing broad
cast as well as on its bottle wrappers,
q full list of all its ingredients in plain
Engtsh, this action on his part is the
best possible evidence that he is not
afraid to have the search light of inyes-
ugation turned full upon his formula
and that 1t will bear the fullest scrutiny
ana the most thorough investigation.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure of the weaknesses, periodical pains
and functional arrangements Of the or
gans distinctly feminine. is the only medi-
cine put up for sale through druggists for
woman's special use. the maker OF which
Is not afraid to take his patients into
his full confidence By such open and
honest publicity.
, a glance at the published ingredients
or each bottle wrapper, will show that IL
is made wholly from native. American,
medicinal roots. that il contains no pol
sonous or habit-forming drugs. no mar
cotics and no alcohol-pnre. triple-retined
glycerine, of proper strength being used
instead OF the commonly employed alec.
hol. both for extracting and preserving
the roots OF the American forest plants
employed. 1t is the only medicine for
women's peculiar diseases. sold by drug
5ists, that does not contain q large per
ceHtdBe Oh alcohoi, whfch Is IN the long
run SO harmful to woman's delicate, nerv-
ous system. Now. glycerine is perfectly
harmless, and serves valuable purpose
by possessing intrinsic value all It's own,
and besides it enhances the curative
enect OF the other ingredients entering
into the "Favoritc Prescription"
Some of the ablest medical writers and
teachers endorse these views and praise
all the several ingredients of which "Fa-
vo.ite Prescription" is composed - rec
ommending them for the cure of tho
very same diseases for which this world
famed medicine Is advised. No other
medicine for women has any such pro-
fesstendl endorsement-worth more than
any number of ordinary testimonials. If
interested, send name and address to DR..
Z. Y. Pierce. Buffalo, n. Y, for his little
book of extracts from the works of
eminent medical writers and teachers
endorsing the several ingredients and
telling just what DR.. Pierce's medicines
are made of. It's free for the asking.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

A successful schoolteacher married q
wealthy widower. The man had lived
alone with his servants since the death
of his first wife. On the morning aft.
er the brides arrival in her new home
the cook appeared for orders. Now.
the little woman was far more familiar
with the classics than with roasts and
stews, and she was not little dismay.
ed when Mary innocently put the ques.
ton:
"An' how will We have the beef cook.
ed, mum?"
For the merest instant she fesitated.
Not for fortune would she have the
old servant suspect her absolute ig.
norance Of cookery. But her years in
the schoolroom had not been in vain.
Calmly and sweetly she answered:
"You may cook 1t your way today.
Mary, and then another time you can
try my way"
And the cook went downstairs with
a high opinion OF her new mistress
New York Press. ....xss.t...
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

When Herbert Spencer went on a
long railway journey it was his prac-
tice to have reserved for him a first
class compartment. Across the car.
rage he used to have a hammock
swung, in which he travelled to avoid
the vibration and conclusion. There
was something funny in the spectacle
of the staid philosopher travelling in
this fashion, and SO 1t appeared to the
people who witnessed the preparations
for his departure. The tnquisitives
were soon disappointed, for as soon as
Spencer recognized that he was being
made the object Of unsolicited atten.
ton he would shout out in stentorian
tones to the porters-he used to have
four to look after him-"Draw down
those bHnds"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

Sometimes the rigors of patent office
procedure are not without their humor-
Gus side. A New York attorney filed
an application for improvements in a
centrifugal pump. The patent Office
declared the invention imperative and
demanded a working model The pat
emit Office was requested to send an ex-
aminer to Trenton to inspect the ma
chine in actual. operation. This the
patent Office refused to do. The at
torney. therefore, politely sent a seven
ton pump to the. patent ofice-sent it,
moreover, from Trenton to satisfy q
skeptical examiner. Twenty-one men
were required to get 1t into the exam
:ner's office.-Scientifc American.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Headquarters Are Moved.
Publishers PreSs1

Boise, Idaho, May 2S.-Clarence s.
Darrow, E. F. Richardson, Fred Mil
Ter and John F. Nugent, attorneys
for President Meyer, Secretary Hay
wood and George Pettibone Of the
Western Federation of Miners, who
are under indictment for the assassi
nation of former Governor Steunen
burg, removed their headquarters
from Boise to Caldwell today, al
which place they will have their of
fees until the case of the trial which
begins Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

Farmers "stick to the moon In re-
gard to planting corn and other crops.
Some OF them will not under any cir
cumstances plant corn on moonlight
nights, claiming that corn planted then
will produce q tall stalk with a short
ear. Others just as successfully plant
when they are ready, when nights are
dark or moonlight, as the case may be.
Other notions are INDUCED In, such as
throwing the cobs In running water to
keep corn from firing. Some farmers
would under no consideration burn
pinder bulls, the seed of which Is to be
used for planting. They must be scat
tered along path or highway, to be
trodden upon in order to secure good
crop. Green butter bean bulls must be
thrown In a road after being shelled
for table use from day to day to insure
a good crop the following season.
Charleston News and Courier.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Origin of Or Tail Soup.

During the reign Of terror in Paris
in 1893 many Of the nobility were re.
duced to starvation and beggary. The
abattoirs sent their hides fresh to the
tanoeries without removing the tails
and IN cleaning them the tails were
thrown away. One Of the noble beg
gars asked for a tail, and It was will.
inSly given to him. He took 1t to bis
lodging and made (what Is now ia.
NOUS the first dish Of OK tail soup
He told others of his good luck, and
they annoyed the tanners SO much tina,
q price was put upon them.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

Observation-Disclosures and Sullivan
Thomas and Yeager.
Thomas and Yeager. Umpire-Egal
and Kane.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
COLTS FIRST AGAIN.

Chicago, May 2S.-The Chicago Ma.
tionals won the game from Boston to-
day by hitting the ball hard in the
eighth inning. The Colts, by winning
again, took first place. Score: ~a&E
r. n. e.
Boston % O00O 90 % IS 2
Chicago Il 0 / 90 90 2 x--4 o Q
Observation-Disclosures and Need.
ham; Browne and Moran. Umpire
Johnstone. .r-... .r- go. -
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

A certain liquor dealer, hard head
ed old Scot, grew rich in the trade
After he had grown rich the old man
built himself fine house, a limestone
mansion on the hill, with a park
around it, with Conservatives, stables
and outbuildings-in a word, palace
One day the old Scot rode in the onni
bus past his fine house. A temperance
man pointed up at the grand edifice
and said, with a sneer, at was the
whisky built that, wasn't it?' INA, ma
man; the water" the Scot answered
London Mail.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
NOW UP TO PRESIDENT
House Adopts Senate's Amendments
to Denaturized Alcohol Bill
Without Opposition.
Publishers Press1

Washington, D. c.. May 2S.-The
House.. without opposition or discus
sion adopted the Senate amendments
to the denaturized alcohol bill. the
Presidents signature now being the
only thing lacking to make the meas
ure law. The Senate amendments to
the pure sweet wine bill, drawn in
the interest of the California wine
producers were also accepted by the
House.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Michael Davitt SINKING.


Dublin, May 2S.-A bulletin issued
by the physicians in attendance On
Michael Davitt, at 1880 Monday
night. stated that he was gradually
sinking and that his death was but
question of hours.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

There is an Indian legend that Brah-
ma, the creator, once committed a sin
that he might know the torments of
remorse and thus be able to sympa-
thize with mortals. But the moment
he had committed it he began repeat
ing the nantras, or prayers of purifi-
cation, and in his grief dropped on the
earth a tear, the hottest that ever fell
from an eye. and from 1t was formed
the first sapphire.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Decides for Appellants.
Publishers Press1

Washington, May 2S.-The case Of
Henry w. Peabody and Company and
Warner, Barnes & Co., versus the
United States. involving the applica-
ton of the Philippine tariff during the
Spanish war, were decided by the Su.
preme Court of the United States to-
day in favor of the appellants.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Earlham League Standing.

The game between the Seniors and
Junior-Sophomore teams in the Earl
ham base ball league was postponed
yesterday on account OF muddy
field. 1t is probable that the game
this afternoon between the Day Dod-
gers and Freshmen will be called off
owing to the fact that several players
! will usher at the May Festival.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Any one Can spelI shake.peare.

Any One Can Spell Shakespeare.
One is not in danger OF misspeiling
the word Shakespeare Some one has
discovered 1000 ways, of which the
following. as they actually appear In
old documents, are examples; Shak.
spere, Shaxpere. Shakspire. Schaxper,
Shakespeare, Shagpere. schakspeyr.
Shaxespere, Shaxpur, Sharper. Shak.
sper. Shakespeare, Saxpere, Shacke.
spire, shakespire. Shakespeare, shaka.
spear. shakspear, Shaxpeare, Shak-
speere. shaxpure, shackspeyr, Shak,
spear, Schakesper, etc. II the chirog-
raphy Of Shakespeare himself il any
authority twenty-five of these wSys
are correct.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
Publishers Pressl

Cincinnati, May 28.-Taking a COM
landing lead in the first three innings
tsday, the Cincinnati Nationals had no
trouble in defeating Philadelphia.
Score:
r. n. e.
Phila -. $1,000 o O 2 % 9 3
Gin. go. 3 0 0 90 o o ks 2
Observation-Disclosures, Richie and
Doom; Frazer and Livingston. I'm.
pires-Carpenter and Conway.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
MYSTERY UNEXPLAINED.
New Castle Mans Strange Disappear
ance is Still Topic of Much
Discussion.

New Castle, Ind, May 2S.-Nothing
has yet been heard from Z. J. Gilbert,
proprietor of the leading cigar stand
and pool room in this city, who dis
appeared two weeks ago. A widow
who lived near the Gilberts also left
about the same time. Mrs. Gilbert
has filed a suit for divorce and asks
$4,000 alimony Gilbert's affairs have
been placed in the hands of a recei-
YER
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
EIkinS Made Chairman.
Publishers Pressl

Washington, May 2s.-At the meet
ing of the Senate and House confreres
on the railroad rate bill this afternoon
Mr.. Elkins was made chairman of the
conference. 1t was decided to have
the first real business meeting tomor.
row morning at 10 O'clock and to keep
at the work with as little intermission
as possible.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
::::LoeaI Sporting News General:
Games Today.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburg.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville at Toledo.
Columbus at indianapolis.
Kansas City at Milwaukee.
st. Paul at Minneapolis.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of George Albright, will
take place at his home northeast of
the city at two o'clock this afternoon.
The Rev. j. o. Campbell will officiate.
The burial win be in Goshen cemetery.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Sohngen
and Miss Sohngen came up from
Hamilton in their touring car yester-
day to visit friends and attend the
May Festival.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29
QufcIksflver.

Quicksilver is found in veins of
rocks, like gold, silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globules of
the mercury appear in the interstices
Of the rock, but usually it is found in
the form Of cinnabar, a chemical COM
pound containing 1873 per cent Of sui
phur and S6.2 per cent mercury. When
pure and reduced to a powder it is a
bright red color.
The principal uses Of quicksilver are
for removing free gold and silver in
placer and quartz mining, for manu-
featuring vermillion paints and dyes
for backing mirrors, for making Their.
mometers and many other scientific in.
struments.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-29

Mrs. L. K. Price, of Marion. is visit
during the May Festval/