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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
HOPE FOR THE DISCOURAGED.

Oh. why will men sit round and moan
About their cruel fate,
In spite make faces at their luck
Or for an opening wait,
When they from chances all around
With ease success might yank?
II they have nothing else to do,
Why don't they start a bank.
There are, If men would only see,
Before them lying thick
A lot of openings where they might
Take hold and get rich quick.
II banking isn't to their taste,
The railroad field is wide.
And let the people ride
And there are many other ways
And means the trick to turn
Make automobiles for the trade.
And thus have cash to burn.
And there are many other schemes
To gather in the spoil
For instance, organize a trust
AS large as Standard Oil.
Then do not sit and warm a chair
And say your chance is small,
But, rather. formulate a scheme
To warm the city hall.
If there's no other way to get
A fortune ready made,
You surely can make millions at
The life insurance trade.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
The Trials of an Editor.

Sergei Nicolaievitch Mendelson, Z
Russian journalist and political pris
oner, lost both his arms and legs in at
accident at Odessa. With rare deter
mination he learned to write by hold
ing the fenholder between his teeth
Removing to st. Petersburg he started
an advanced radical newspaper. A
few months ago the paper was sup.
pressed and the armless and leglcss
editor imprisoned. His utterly help.
less condition left him absolutely at
the mercy of the brutal prison ward
ems. His punishment has now been
COMMITTED to close arrest in his own
house
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
)" she may mean


An ingenious trap for catching tigers
and large black panthers is used by the
natives of an isolated part of Indo-
China. A short length of tree log is
followed out, and around each end Of
it are driven long sharp spikes so as to
project inward. leaving an opening of
about six inches. Through small
trapdoor pariah dog or pig is placed
in the log for bait and the trap left for
future developments. The tiger or
panther easily pushes in his paw to Sc
cure the bait, but when he tries to
withdraw it it is impaled on the sharp
spikes, and he is trapped.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Matrimonial LuII In Korea

Thousands of the most beautiful
ma:dens of Korea are languishing IN
spinste,hood owing to an edict of the
government. A year ago the crown
prince became widower, and he has
now decided to remarry. Government
officials throughout the country have
been instructed to forward to Seou!
the names and full descriptions of the
most eligible maidens. Meanwhile in
structions have been issued that no
young woman of the better class SHAH
be married until the crown prince has
announced his choice
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
a CHINESE CRITIC.
His Comments on Our People and Our
Modern Inventions.

You have in America population o1
81 100000, more or less. According Il
your claims, niIre-tenths Of these would
be above the average. What are the
facts!
Out of this enormous body you have
but 1900 or 1900 men and women
who have achieved enough intellectual
prominence TO lift them above the aver
age Of all these, but a twelfth or four
teenth are women, SO out of 81 ,0O0, 00G
of souls you have but 1,400 women
who have shown brains sufficient to
place them on a plane above the com
mon herd who live or die without be-
ing heard of OF this small group OF
pseudo intelligent people about a
fourth live in New York, and New Eng
land produces the most.
In China we have 100000, 600 souls
according to some estimates, and 40O,-
100000 according to others, and the
percentage of ultra intelligent men is
fifty times as large as in America. Our
principle is education. True, it IS not
like your own, and some of your illit-
crate politicians appear very strangely
educated to me, as in our country we
nave IdI W IlGL - CIV II SeTF1cR
for ages and every officeholder keeps
his position by virtue of his having
passed very severe classical examina-
ton. '-1" s-t' - ID = 90 ~ 40 s'+s
My ancestor of particular note In
what would be LOO years ago was an
astronomer of distinguished parts, and
we have had many of your arts and
sciences for ages.
Cinnamon visited America 1000 year,
before Columbus was heard of. You
native American Indians could trace
their ancestry back to far Cathay
thousands of years ago had they pre-
served their annals, and so | might go
on and speak all night, telling you of
the inventions which fill your patent
office which were stolen from China.
The Yankee is famous for his cute
ness, but it does not stand investiga-
ton. When the first Yankee sea cap.
tain entered China he made a list OF
all our inventions and appliances, and
when he returned to America he began
to invent things and get them patent.
ed. l have seen scores of patented ar
ticles that have been known in China
for 1000 years.-Metropol Maya
zine
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
a BLOOD RED LAKE.
Popularity Manifested by a SheHs OF
Water In Switzerland.

Peculiarly Manifested by a Shens of
Water In Switzerland.
Lake Morat, in Switzerland, has o
queer habit of turning red about two
or three times every ten years. 1t is q
pretty lake, like most Of the sheets CT
water in that picturesque country, and
fits peculiar freak is attributed to dis
position to celebrate the slaughter OF
the Burgundians under Charles the
Bold on June p, 1916, but the French
say that it bushes for the conduct of
the Swiss, who in that battle gave the
Burgundians no quarter.
This phenomenon. of course, has it's
legend. The old fishermen of the lake.
who catch enormous fish called silures
that weigh between twenty-five and
forty Kilograms. say when they see the
waters of the lake reddening that it is
the blood Of the Burgundians. AS a
matter of fact, some of the bodies of
the Burgundians killed in the battle
Were thrown into the lake, while others
We're tossed into II grave filled with
quicklime This historical recollection
angered the Burgundian soldiers of the
victorious armies of the republic in
1913 so much that they destroyed the
monument raised in honor of their
comhatriots who fell heroically in that
battle, and Henri Martin very justly
reproached them for that piece Of van
dalism.
1T would hardly do to attribute the
reddening of the waters of the lake. to
the blood of the soldiers of Charles the
bold, The coloring is due simply to
the presence in large quantities of little
aquatic plants called by naturalists Os-
cillatoria rubescens. The curious thing
about it is that Lake Morat is the only
lake in which this curious growth Is
developed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
At THE THEATERS
VAUDEVILLE AT THE PHILLIPS.

There was an avalanche of dimes
at the New Phillips last night. the
icrowd being so large at the vaude
vile that all seats up stairs and down
were sold and many were standing
The bill this week is quite pleasing
including the Gladstone Sisters, lit
tie tots that do some clever acrobatio
singing and dancing; Laurel and
Southern, who put on a blackface
plantation sketch: Lottie West Sy
monds, who has Irish songs and mo-
nologue that takes well; Larcy and
Morse, trunk mystery: Laura Da
venport, cornet soloist; illustrated
songs and motion pictures. Miss Da-
venport was delayed and did not
appear on the program until this af-
ternoon.
The illustrated songs this week
are Pal of Mine" and Because You
Are an Old Sweetheart of Nine"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
1.-THE HALL ROOM BoYs"eennett

Tom Whiffen and William Clifton
as Ferdie and Percy ballroom with
As other fun-makers in Chas. n. Hol
ly's big musical comedy-"The Hall
Room BOYS" will appear at the Gen
nett next Monday night.
This is one of the largest organ
izations on the road. The scenery
electrical effects and costumes are
works of art. and must be seen to be
appreciated. The cast is composed
of all stars. the chorus of so beautiful
girls and the dancing ponies. :.
Alexander Spencer has written the
music; it is all new, beautiful and
original, and the many song hits to
be heard at the Gennett for the first
time will be whistled on the streets
long after the close of THE Hall
Room Boys" engagement.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
TIE ROYAL EO<.

The queen OF Siam las the smallest
foot of any titled person in the world.
She wears ~ in boots.
1t was sorrow at the death of her
daughter that made the queen of Rou-
mania. Carmen sylvia. take to writing.
The sultan of Turkey incases himself
In chain shit of gold and silver.
while his hands arc covered with rings,
which. he believes. bring him good for
tune.
Henry VIII. the most gorgeous and
masterfU! of the ancient English kings.
cid not come of exclusively royal stock
His great grandfather. Owen Tudor,
was the SOFA CT q steward or butler ID,
the bishop 1flfs uro-.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
SNUFF For the Commons.

1T is not generally known, says tbs
London Express, that generous coun-
try supplies members of the house of
commons with gratuitous snuff For
merly," the Express says, snuff was
described in the estimates as such. but
to ward off the objection aroused by
improving habits the charge of f2OO a
year was mixed up or covered in the
estimates as lamp ou-''
Some people spend SO much time De
ing thankful that they are as they are
that they lose most of the fun.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Syr.spathetfc Ink.

i good sympathetic ink is made with
the chloride of copper. Writing or
drawing on paper with this ink is in
visible at ordinary temperatures. but
when the paper or parchment is heated
the writing or drawing at once ap-
pears Of Il beautiful yellowish color.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Falling From the sun to the Earth

Falling From the SUN to the Earth.
The philosophers have figured out
some queer problems since the time Of
Horatio. but none of them is more curl
Gus than that relating to the amount of
time it would take for an object to fall
from the sun or moon to our earth. 1t
has been decided, after an immense
amount of figuring, that if a bowlder
weighing a ton should fall from the
sun it would take it ninety nine years,
nine months and two hours to reach
the earth. The same bowIder could
make the trip from the moon to the
earth in four and one-half days.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

Cholly Nitwit-D'ye know, Miss Cut
ter, though I've only just met you,
there seems to be a-er-sort Of intel
lectual sympathy between US. You
know just how to appeal to my tastes.
you know. Are you a literary woman?
Dolly Cutter-No. I'm a kindergarten
teacher.-Cleveland Leader
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

on the $50 interur
ban to Cedar Springs Hotel, white
mother of pearl fan, valued as
gift. Finder return to Palladium
office and receive a reward Of $40.
Aft
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Emit skins.

The skins of fruit should never be
eaten, not because they are not palata-
bic or digestible or are unhealthful in
themselves, but on account Of the dan
ger arising from microbes, which may
have penetrated into the covering OF
the fruit
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Like the Stars.

She-You've been out every night
since I married you, and you swore
you would be as true as the stars
above. He-Well. amt the stars above
out every night too?-Judge.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
The Face.

If we could but read it every human
being carries his life in his face and is
good looking or the reverse as that life
has been good or evil. On our features
the fine chisels of thought and emotion
are eternally at work. - Alexander
Smith
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Two Of a Kind.

II like this cigar. 1t IS frea
smoker"
Must be like my husband" observed
the lady who had overheard. he ia
a great man to smoke when the cigars
are Free
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
The Offers Tail.

The tail Of the otter serves not only
as rudder, but also as q means Of
propulsion. its movements closely re
sembling those of a screw propeller.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

The man behind the shovel doesn';
get any credit, but he raises a lot OF
dust
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Minnesota ward.

HE is trying the Swedish movement
for his rheumatism.
Swedish movement? What's that:
On. it must be toward the northwest"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

A woman often finds it hard to pre-
serve her fruit and her temper at til;
same time.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

Men who are sufficient unto them
selves are eften found deficient unts
others.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

Inveterate, organic mistrust is always
the result of bad education or i2-
norance-Raymond-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
Politics For Eeeiouers.

willie. how many parties are Their
Ia this country
81 don't know. There are ten pas
ties on orr trfez,=. c.ie Itre"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04
II the c

freaky administration will come out all
tight.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

Warm weather is too relaxing for
warm friendships.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-04

OAsro7
Bsar. tbs 1Ihs Kind You Have aIhays Bought
Signature "a &W2zx
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
THE TRAIN,
GENEVA MAN PREVENTS Acct
pKNr 70 NUMBER TWO 0N
TIE IOWA CENTRAL.

Geneva. a.. Feb. b. tleUfsc ruarae
~ this city saved The Iowa Central
passenger train No. from 4 had
wreck and possibly sisp loss III many
lives BY the timely discovery u a
broken rail- 10 waa returning on
foot from Hampton, walking along the
Iowa Central track When ons mile
north Of Geneva he discovered q brols
on rail, which was also out Of align.
nunti No.2 was due 10 pass the point
within short time, and having 40
other means Of tagging tho train he
placed his fur ovofeoat IN the center
OF tho track In such way as 70 attract
the attention OF the engineer. lie
then hurried on TO this place, where
he notified Section Foreman Holloway.
Tho latter hurried 10 the scene on his
nand car, arriving ia sight Just ~ tho
train was being brought 10 stand.
still q few feet from the break, the
engineer having sighted the fur coat
on the track, and, thinking it was a
man, slowed down to prevent running
over him. II Is probable tho 6iscoy'
cry OF the break BY pearse prevented
bad wreck.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
FIRE AT nEw ssAaoa
Engine House at Williams Brothers
Coal Bank DESTROYED.

New sharon, FEB. G<--Fire destTOyed
the engine house and q portion M me
machinery AZ Williams Brothers coal
bank. The flames were first dIscOy.
cred By young men returning from the
Woodmen initiation IN New Sharon az
about q a. m. The loss is aboat 1900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining uncaIIed for In the post
Office at oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
week ending FEBRUARY, ., 1906:
Gents List.
Baker, BP Chnchet, CE
Kasier, I'm Mann, CE
Powell, Thomas Parker, Howard
Shaw Robt
Ladies' List
Allison, Tom Mrs Hart, Lille
Summers, n Mrs Mc6lagson, y Mrs
Wheeler, Francis Williams maude
Parties calling for letters from this
list viii please can attention TO adver.
tised list OF this date. The above lot.
tiers will be held two weeks from dat,
and then sent 10 the dead letter Office,
CHAs. v. HOFFMAN,, r, M,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

Two Young Men Found Guilty o.
Stealing = Fols.

Elmer Smith and JcgGS ogEOrne
wero fined respectively gz5 and 80 b1
Justice prichett this morning after
being ccnyicte1 Of stealing robe bc.
longing 70 Clyde BrownelleF from the
Fahrney feed yard gaturday night,
The robe, according 70 t1s finding Of
the court was taken by Gmist,
ana osboFne was he'd accessory 70 ne
crime, a. the robe was found IN hts
DossessiOB, a Wild tale failed 70 er,
plain its presence 70 the Justices gat.
isfactIon The information against
the young man wag fled By A. n. Fshr.
ny proprietor Of the feed yard,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

Special Services are cslebratsd At
the Christian Church.
Sunday was an interesting day az
the Christian church, The morning
service was given over 70 Mrs. Laura
DeLAny Garst, OF DRAKE university o.
Deg Moincs, who addressed the con-
gTegatIon upon the theme, the True
Education"
Tho young people OF the church In
the evening observed the twentyyaftn
anniversary OF the organization 81 the
Christian Endeayor society with an IN.
teresting program. The eervics took
the place Of the regular evening
church meeting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

NO. NAME. RESIDENCE, A0K.
nan. { Edwin r. Beaver, Mahaska, ~
oooi GLADYS n. Brown, Beacon ,e,-1g
aoc. ( Clarence Warren, Peoria, ,...,..Ss
0''" Lois Hess, Peorfa, ,D.,,,,4~~n,,~z9
..ee John Sick Jr., SILLY, ,1.,,.u,.,,, n
oo"O Ella PIake, oskaloosa, ,,,,,>.,.,,,-2I
BARNES Born, Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock, FEB. s, 1906, 20 Bert
Barnes and wife, NO. 1901 High ave.
nue. west, tenpound boy, Mother
and son doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
nine PERISH IN FIRE
AWFUL RESULTS or THE DE
sTRucTIoN or HOME FOR
THE AGED IN, FRANCE.

Rennes, Feb. 5l---Aii the buildings 0f
the Home Of the Aged IN the Faubourg
de Paris kept BIZ the Little Sisters Of
the Poor, we're destroyed BY IRE Sun
day night. Nine bodies have bsen
found IN the ruins. Three women died
from fright. Chaplain gtsh0u, while
attempting 10 save the inmates Of the
home, fell and was seriously injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

Rsy. II. NJ. French delivered q lee,
turc upon gDi1tualism last evening
70 "a gathering In Hedraen hall ,fhe
lecture, which ~ said 70 have been
one Of the best ever delivered IN this
city upon this subject was followed
By some "tests work 81 a vgfy SAITH
factory nature.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
MONEY FoaNo IN WASH.
Laundry Girl Discovers s43s In skirt
Of Waterloo Woman.

Waterloo, Feb. E,--Miss Carrie WIN,
an employe at the Ideal Steam lam
dry, found a roll OF 1895 In tbe pocket
Of skirt she was ironing, and return
cd the sum intact 10 relatives Of me
owner Tho money belonged 70 Mrs.
Bridget Hartnett, who died several
months ago at S26 Saxon street, and
had been secrcted By her unbeknown
10 tho relatives. A reward Of 30
was given to Miss VIII for her prompt
return Of the money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

The osetopath win find and remove
the cause Of goiteT, tonsiIitis and al
diseases Of the threat. Mature intend,
Cd that We should have health, and
you may rest assured mat II there Is
disease, there is a cauge. DR.. Farmer
will find and remove mo cause and
Nature win restore you 70 health.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

ccodlng ueno Pratt, who has resigned
to take up other work. The young
man has had considerable experience
with his work and Is good man about
the place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08
BIRTHS, DEATHS MARRIAGEs
MAERrAag LICENSES.

Following is the list Of marriage II
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report:
no. NAME. RESIDENCE. A0E.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-08

The cost u heating IN many ofthe
homes Of the city has been naucn
lesg ibis season, than for many years
past and no matter how cold he
months 81 February and March NAY
be, the balance will be On me rikht
side when me spring reason coakes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-23

In feeding 1--we stock all animals
should have as much as they will eat
up clean and never enough to waste.
II when fed on concentrated food they
begin to show their dislike to It the
quantity should be diminished and
more bulky matter substituted, but ey-
erything depends upon the observation
of the farmer, and 1t Is easy for him to
know how to regulate his manner Of
feeding. An important matter IN meas
uring and Weighing Is the knowledge
the farmer always possesses Of what
he is doing, and a memorandum book
is necessary adjunct to the system,
which serves not only In stunning up
the amount of feeding material on
hand, but also assists IN the future
management as well as being a guide
hi the rotation and selection Of the
crops most necessary the succeeding
year Every farmer should know what
| he IS feeding to his stock, its value and
the benefit derived from IT. --Philadel'
| phla Record
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-23
HINTS FOR FARMERS
About the Stable.

The stable should have some means
by which the foul air can be taken
away, but not by letting the cold air
directly down upon the animals. In
the middle Of bright days a door or
window may be opened, the width de-
pending on the temperature outside.
Nothing gives the animals more com
fort OF is more economical than lib
eral supply Of bedding Sawdust and
machine shayings are clean, easily han
died. good absorbents, but possess lit
tie manurial value. Hay, straw or
leaves, however, add much Of value to
the compost pile when saturated more
or less with the moisture of the stable
and will be needed for the garden or
shrubs and lawn next spring. It Is
economy to blanket the horses. wheth-
er the stable be cold or not. In cold
stable thick blanket should be used,
while in warm one a thin one Of bur
lap or other like material will suffice
Aside from the warmth it gives, the
blanket keeps the coat smooth and
Cleans. 7. Maynard In Suburban
Life
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-23

A good many cases Of tuberculosis
in hogs, we fear. can be traced to the
creamery, due to the fact that the
skim milk has not been heated to a
sufficiently high temperature or kept
at that temperature long enough to de-
stroy the germs, says Kimball's Dairy
Farmer. Ordinarily it is assumed that
herds become infected through bring
ing other animals among them, but
the question of tuberculosis infection
through the skim milk from the cream
cry is becoming SO serious that 1t viii
eventually lead to compulsory pasteuri-
zation of skim milk Indeed, this Is
now required In some states, notably
Minnesota, but the trouble is that the
buttermakers do not heat the skim
milk hot enough or keep 1t at that tenn
perature long enough.