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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23

1T Ia most unaccountable,' sighed the
Rev. DR.. Crozier.
1T must be accounted for, all the same
fumed Ezra Stacey.
Judge Marcellus shrugged his shoulders
In mock despair.
Look at this array he said, pointing to
the piled up briefs, cases and files on his
desk. They have been marshalling them
selves against me during my vacation,
and are now eager for action. And yet you
ask me to INTEREST," myself in the trumpery
loss of a hundred dollar bill II you weren't
such old and valued friends
"Not trumpery to mel began the clergy
man, ruefully.
you seem to forget that this young
Dalton fellow is engaged to my daughter
Agnes, by her will, rather thar with my
consent" Numbered the merchant.
well, we'll" the Judge submitted, the
shortest way is the best. You say Capt.
Dalton puts up at the Travellers Club3
Likely he's there now for luncheon. III
iust telephone him to step over"
with a promptitude that attested his
military training Edgar Dalton presently
entered the private office, greeting the
Judge and then turning with like cordial
itv to the others. Something in DR.. Crozier's
drawn lips and Mr.. Stacey's heavy frown,
however, caused him to bring his extended
arm smartly to his side and to stand at
attention.
.since it is a matter OF business" he said
to the Judge. kindly state it without de-
lay"
Here's the situation" returned the Judge
just as tersely. These two gentlemen
drove home together from the Cadet place
after the wedding. Mr.. Stacey rather
joked with the Doctor over the smallness
Of his son Georges fee, and the Doctor, in
airport of his contention that it was a
aoodly one, took a sealed envelope from
his pocket and opened It. II was empty.
He had received that envelope from you
a. George Stacey's best man.
my Godl' muttered the Captain, very
YES, and I saw my son George put a new
hundred dollar bill in that identical en-
velope and seal Il Just before he went down
stairs TO drive you to the Cadets, " inter-
rupted Mr.. Stacey. DO you deny that''
Il lave nothing to say, replied the Cap
tain, erect and stern.
tut, tut, young man. the Judge re-
monstrated good naturedly. To stand
mute is the worst possible course in law oil
morals. l know you young fellows were
having high jinks up in the smoking room
after tho ceremony. Why not admit at once
that you were not yourself and reimburse
our good Doctor here for your careless
ness?"
Il am sure, said DR.. Crozier hesitatingly
1T is furthest from my wish or thought tC
be censorious. / am apt to be absent
minded myself. Let bygones be bygones
I say"
MOI shouted Mr.. Stacey with a mighty
bang on tho desk. Not by q ittle bit
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Philadelphia, who owns two camps on the
st. Regis chain Of lakes, n on Spitfre and
the other on Upper st. Regis, has just COM
pleted a boathouse built entirely Of stone
in a style resembling that Of old baronial
castles of England. The structure Is built
entirely Of round stones about a foot in
diameter. These were selected with great
care and Mr.. Earle had men hunting for
months before enough we're found to COM
plete the structure. They are laid in black
cement and from the lake the building
presents a striking appearance.
Mr.. Earle, who is something OF an archi-
tect, drew the plans for this building as
we'll as for the other buildings Of his camps.
One of the features Of the interior con-
struction Of this boathouse Is a great fire.
place rising from the centre Of the floor
above the water and open on both sides.
Its arch being almost high enough to permit
a man to walk through erect.
A squash court constructed by Simeon j.
Drake is another instance OF the movement
which will some time do away with log
cabin construction in the Adirondack.
Like Mr.. Earle's ~boathouse, it V built of
smooth round stones gathered in the noun
famous country round o at great
trouble and expense. The style Of the
building is that Of the Swiss chalet.
Mr.. Drake a evidence Of his love OF
the rustic in camp construction, however,
when early this summer he replaced one OF
the shore buildings OF his camp with one
Of the prettiest bits Of rustic architecture
TO be found anywhere in the A~dirondacks.
This is a little summer house so constructed
over the waters edge on big curved log
supports as to resemble a pulpit, and as
brakes pulpit" it has oome TO be Known
among the campers up and down the St.
Regis chain.
But wen here evidence il given Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
A DEAL IN CABBAGES.
Lesson In Business Given by q PedIer to Q
Woman Seeking q Bargain.

~
The huckster's wagon came slowly down
the street, the setting sun sending it's long
beams ahead OF the horse as he moved
YEARLY along. On the seat sat the seller
of vegetables, happy, despite his fatigue,
in the thought hat only a head Of cabbage
remained Of the heap of produce with
which he had started in. He was an en-
ergetic, keen witted hu cksteT.
The huckster's last head OF cabbage
was a good head, and it's owner was keenly
alive to the nance of selling il, although
the hour was late. As he glanced from side
to side of the street, seeking a purchaser;
he was hailed rom a doorway by a house.
wife's cry:
What are you selling?"
whoa, Bill, said the vender 10 his horse,
and to the prospective customer he called;
only n cabbage left, missus."
She went to the curb and asked:
SIS II a good cabbage?"
Sure; a. good as any ever came from
Jersey"
How much do you want for it?'
ITS worth a dime, lady, but | want 10
sell out, 30 you can have il for a nickel"
After peeling of one Of the outer leaves
to make sure the head was sound the woman
accepted the cabbage and handed the
huckster a nickel. The ooin was transferred
to his pocket, already we'll filed, and the
cabbage was placed in the w6man's arms.
As she turned to 60 another woman who
had come up during the chattering said 10
the vegetable merchant:
Got any Cabbage?"
yes, ma'am; got one head left was tbs
reply.
How much is it?'
Ten cents
is it a good head?"
Finest Kind Of Long Island cabbage
The woman who had bought the vendors
last head Of cabbage was astonished by
his calm assertion that he had one left
when she knew that the bottom Of his cart
was bare. She waited to see how he would
satisfy the second woman.
When the latter said I'll take it, the
huckster turned calmly TO the owner Of the
cabbage, took il from her arms and handel
It to the new customer. At the same time
he took her dime from her fingers
As the first woman stood with mouth
open, too ~astonished 70 protest, the second
priyed Of her cabbage found yoice TO say
That was my cabbage. How
The huckster interrupted her with:
Yes. ma'am, I know Il. Here's the dim"
l got you for IL. You're in a nickel
But | didn't want to sell It."
Didn't want TO sell III" he exclaimed IN
a sorrowful tone. Sure you did, when you
could make a profit like that. Never mis-
a chance to make money, lady. That's the
way to get rich. Here's your dime AMI
as, stll dazed, abe took the dime, he SAID
lsGet up, BILL
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The Two Annie Cadets
Mystery of a 500 BH1-ons of Detective Cronkitss Cases.

There is no room in my family for q thief.
a drunkard or an idiot. Let him explain
satisfactorily. Or
But the Captain, choosing the better
form Of action for expressing the alterna-
tive, picked up his hat inc marched out Of
the office. So hurried was his coming and
so abstracted his going that at neither
time did he notice as be passed through
the outer rooms that a somewhat stolid
looking man sitting at one side scanned
him at first sharply and then sympathet-
ically.
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But the detectives declaration was cut
short by the bursting into the Office OF
Ezra Stacey.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
qt,,e Choir ue yYantcd.

John zFiske, the American historian.
was an ardent lover of music and him
self no mean musician. Furthermore.
he was extremely corpulent and felt
the hot weather painfully. He was
once delivering course of lectures at
a summer school III a small city of the
middle west The heat was terrific,
and adjoining the house where the lee
turer stayed was q church where an
I'll matched but jealous quartet prac-
ticed and performed during all hours
of the torrid afternoons and evenings.
One evening. seeing the famous man
sit for time unoccupied and apparent
Iy oppressed by this combined Attic
ton, the young daughter of his hostess
attempted to divert him by Offering
him new novel. then just becoming
popular Il think The Choir Invisible
is perfectly splendid, Mr.. Fiske," said
she. "Wouldn't you like to read it?'
The historian put the book aside. my
dear young lady said he, 'the only
choir in the world in which I could
feel any interest at this moment would
be the choir inaudible."
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
JOHr! ERENNAN'S LIE.
1t Travelled Round the World and
Caused Lots of Anxiety.

Caused Lots of Anxiety
One of the silliest lies ever told was
the famous invention OF Sailor Man
John Brennan of Sligo. II was made
out of whole cloth. There wasn't the
shadow of foundation for it, but there
was so much that might have been
true about it that it was cabled round
the world wherever men 90 down to
the sea in ships, and for several hours
it kept hundreds OF people on the rack
of anxiety.
About 3 O'Clock on the afternoon of
Oct. II. 1891. a bulletin was posted
at the New York Maritime Exchange
that the City of Rome had foundered
off ST. Shots, off the coast OF New
foundland. About the same time the
newspaper Offices got a dispatch from
St. Johns, n. t., saying that Sailor
Man John Brennan of Sligo. Ireland,
had got into the little town of Ire
passy that morning from Peters river
and had declared that he was probably
the only survivor of the City of Rome,
which had struck on the rocks and
gone down. He was in such a condj-
ton of exhaustion that nothing more
cOuiu ne Sol Oul Vi uIIu until hc AtiA
had rest and nourishment.
That story was cabled and telegraph
ed everywhere and at once the news
papers began to strive for further de-
tails. The first effort was to get con-
firmation or denial. 1t was found
at once that the City of Rome had
sailed from New York 1T such a time
that she must have bce1 near st.
Shots when Brennan said she was
there. That looked like confirmation.
The evening papers got out extras,
with lists of the passengers and crew,
pictures of the ship and her history.
The offices of the Anchor Line agents
were crowded with persons eager for
news But there was no news. Friends
OF the passengers flOcked about the
place. The Maritime and Lloyd regis
ters were searched for reports of other
ships with names similar to that of the
City of Rome An italian Citta di
Roma was found, but when she was
tracked it was found she was all right.
Then the newspapers began to pre-
pare to send men to the scene of the
wreck Boston papers got men off for
Halifax, there to take ocean tugs for
st. Shots. All the time the telegraph
and cable We're worked for further
there came dispatch from the cable
station at Cape Race to the Anchor
Line agents here:
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
$1,000 COULD Be
SAVED ANNUALLY
Board of Works May Install
Automatic StokerS at
Light Plant.
MERRILL GOES TO DAYTON
MEADE AND COMPANY is SLOW
WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS AT
LIGHT PLANT AND He WANTS
TO KNOW THE REASON.

The Board of Public Works is SER
iously contemplating an improve
ment at the Municipal Light and
Power company. that it is estimated
will save the city at least $1,000 each
year.
The improvement is not new one
in the city but has never been used
at the light plant 1t is the intention
of the Board to have the present coal
sheds greatly enlarged, and after
covers have been placed upon them,
the Board will then have automatic
stokers installed. The entire handl-
ing of the coal at the plant will then
be done automatically and the servi-
ces of stokers and coal handlers at
the plant will be dispensed with
President c. w Merrill of the
Board went to Dayton yesterday to
consult with Meade & Company.
which has charge of the installation
of the new engine and other improve
ments in the local light plan
The Board of Public Works is not
satisfied with the delays that have
been encountered during the past few
weeks, and President Merrill went
to ascertain the exact reasons VIII
the work is not progressing more rap
idly
The huge turbin engine will be
ready for shipment in the course of
the next few weeks, and will then be
installed. However before the install
lation can be made a cement founda-
ton must be laid and as yet no work
towards this end has been done.
The Board of Works deems it advis-
able that this be placed in form be-
fore the engine arrives, SO that the
engine can be set up Immediately.
The plant will then be able TO meet
the greatly increasing business.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Head of the Democrat Party
in Sixth District Wants
Him for Governor.
WRITES TO STATE ORGAN
THINGS ABOUT THE PREACH
Err POLITICfAN-TH HE
WOULD MAKE IDEAL EXECU-
TIVE.

That the Democrats of fhe Sixth
District are in favor of the Rev. T.
II. Kuhn of this city, for the next
Democratic candidate for Governor
has been evidenced in the past by the
prompt response the Democratic
press has made to the suggestion. In
several cases the Republican papers
of the district have commented fav-
orably on Rev Kuhn's candidacy,
while state papers of both parties
have given the idea considerable at
tention.
Now District Chairman Meek,
comes to the front with a letter to
"The Hoosier," the Democratic organ
of the state and highly commends
the candidacy of DIR. Kuhn, and the
growing sentiment among the Demo
Gratis of the state. in favor of the
preacher politician, who made such
IAN excellent race for Congress
against James E. Watson, in the cam
fpaign just closed. Mr. Meek's letter
follows:
Editor The Hoosier,
indianapolis, Ind.
Dear Sir:
The sentiment coming to me from
all sections of the 9Th district seems
spontaneous and unanimous that Rev.
Tnos. H. Kuhn who made such a
clean, valiant and aggressive race in
this old burnt district against one of
the stand pat Representatives with
all the help that the President could
give the Hon. James e. Watson,
would be worthy of honor and would
make winning man for the head of
the Democratic ticket for Governor
in 1908
l heartily endorse the sentiment of
the people of this district and recon-
mend the Rev Thomas H. Kuhn to
the people of the State as one worthy
of our confidence.
We can find no more capable,
worthier man to head our
State ticket. He is an orator second
To none, an ideal campa1gner high
minded educated christian gentleman,
who makes friends with all classes.
as he is q man of the people; and
would make Governor of whom
Indiana would be proud.
SYLVESTER MEEK,
Chairman 9Th Congressional District.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
BOARD MAY APPOINT
MORE PATROLMEN

Indications are that within COM
paratively short time the Police
Commissioners will take steps toward
the appointment of the additional
number of patrolmen allowed Rich
mond under the law and also devise
means for more speedy assembling of
the men in cases of emergency. 1t
is also suggested that a special po-
Hceman should be kept about the
building TO be sent out when there is
call for an officer and none is within
notifying distance of the sergeant.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
The Next step.

The schoolmaster of small village
asked his pupils the following ques-
ton:
In a family there are five children,
and the mother has only four potatoes
between them. She wants TO give
every child an equal share. What is
she going 10 do?"
Silence reigned while everybody
thought hard till little boy stood up
and gave to the great surprise of the
master the following answer:
Mash the potatoes, sir."-Judge's
Library
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

.1our City of Rome passed here on
Tuesday All well, it said.''
That was all. For the next twenty
four hours tie truth hustled to over
take the lie. It succeeded, but it was
hard chase Brennan had absolutely
nothing on which to so in making up
his story He couldn't have known
even that the City of Rome was in
New York or had sailed. He just fred
in the air, and, as may happen once in
ten million times: he hit the mark.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
School Children Poisoned.
TPublishers' Press.

Mt Vernon, O., Nov. 24-Jesse,
Agnes and Alfred Welken We're taken
: II with ptomaine poisoning in school.
agnes and Alfred were allowed to go
home. but the teacher thought Jesse
WAS shamming and would not excuse
him. Shortly afterward the boy fell
| O the floor unconscious and it is
thought he cannot recover. The chill
fren drank buttermilk which stood in
b tin bucket all day.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
WIDOW GOT THE ESTATE
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Gets Husbands
Property and on Her Death 1t
Goes to Sons.

By the will of the late David Tay-
lor, one of the Oldest citizens of
Wayne county, which was probated in
the Wayne Circuit court yesterday,
his widow, Elizabeth A. Taylor, is be-
queathed ali of his property. She
was given the power to sell all proper
ty and invest in whatever venture she
sees fit. On the death of Mrs. Tay-
Tor, the property is to be divided equal
ly between the three sons, William H.
Taylor, James s. Taylor and Thomas
c. Taylor The estate is valued at
$4,000.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
HAD A BOOM SESSION
Knights of the Golden Eagle Enjoy
Evening of Social Pleasure
Grand Chief Present.

The Knights of the Golden Eagles
had boom session on last Thursday
night at their hall, corner 9th and
Main. Grand Chief Wickersham
was present and this lent enthusiasm
to the occasion. There was speech
making and a general social time Ar
engagements were made so as to have
special work and an entertainment
each Thursday evening
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Referred to Grand Jury.

Desiring to make complaint
against druggist who is employing
clerk not registered pharmacist
drunken man, said to belong at Cen
terville, appeared at police headquar-
tiers yesterday and insisted on await
ing the arrival of the prosecutor
When Mr.. Jessup arrived he referred
the indignant citizen to the grand
jury and he went away entirely salts
fed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Negro Shot His Wife.

Cincinnati, Nov. 24.-Just after she
left an Avondale car in front of her
home Mrs. Matte Benyers, colored.
was shot and almost instantly killed
by her husband. Granville Benvers,
who waited for her. After committing
he murder he jumped on an outbound
Ear and made his escape.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Louisiana Heard From.
fPuhlishers. Press-l

Publishers Press.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 24.-The Atlantic
wireless station in tbs city at $3.50
o'clock tonight heard the Battleship
Louisiana on which President Roose-
welt is returning to the United States
calling San Juan. 1t was the first
time that the Louisiana has been
heard here since she and her conveys
have commenced their homeward
voyage.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
To Teach at Terre Haute.

Ellsworth Ewers. one OF the wel
known teachers OF Wayne county
whose home Is in Milton, has been e.
ected to a teaching position in II
high school at Terre Haute. He vii
teach geography.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
A Splendid Market.

A splendid market was provided at
the South 9Th street market house
last night and it was literally patron
lied. There was everything suitable
to the Thanksgiving season
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Deaf and Dumb Benuar.

A man begging on the streets and
in the business houses, and who claim
ed to be deaf and dumb was arrest
ed yesterday and with some difficulty
convinced the authorities that he
really is deaf and dumb. He was fin
ally allowed to go.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
New Factory Here.

In the building formerly occupie
as blackboard factory, at Eleyent
and North E streets. Earl 3. Hind
of Laurel, o.. Il open a factory 70
the manufacture and finish Of bras
and aluminium castings. It will b.
in charge Of William Taggart
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Memphis, Tenn, NV 24-Michael
|Gilleas, third vice y sfdent of the
Illinois Central ra1Ir I'D, with head
quarters at Memphis I'll resign at an
|early date and renee with his fam
bly, to California, where he will re-
[side
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Panamn Jungle Animals.

Among the animals in the Panama
jungles and swamps are deer. wild
hogs. turkeys. pigeons. cartridges,
woodcoclz. rabbits, tapirs, monkeys, pu-
mas. leopards, as well as some tigers
and lions
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Gov. Taylor Coming.

December 9Th Governor Bob Taylo=
OF Tennessee, will deIive the secon1
number OF the Richmond lecture
course
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

! Charles Ciysson, recently injured
in Dayton, improving
Telesh&e the Richmond Steam
LaundrNto get your laundry tt
Rev. j. o. Campbell lectured at
Chester Friday night at a number OF
the lecture course.
There is a Mackinaw coat at police
headquarters awaiting its owner.
Monday night the young mems com
mittee engaged in the y. VI. c. \.
work will have an important nesting
at the Masonic Temples
Business mems Ncheon served IN
the Cafe of thsMescott Hotel every
day from 11tS0 to 400 O'Clock. Price
80 cents. 12-tf
Stephen Clinehens, Wayne county
boy, has been appointed a deputy pros
ecuting attorney Of Marion county.
Owing TO complaint on account of
bad language a game of football at
the South 10th street park was stopp-
ed
Richmond has an opportunity to Sc
cure branch of the Henbrook Man
ufacturing Company of knightstown,
n. Y.
4 handsome new catalogue for the
Starr Piano Company, is being pre-
pared BY the Nicholson Printing and
Manufacturing Company.
Two hundred thousand dollars is
the sum the State tuberculosis Com
mission will recommend FOR the er-
ection of a hospital in which to treat
consumption in Indiana.
Another issue of the Earlhamite was
distributed yesterday. 1t is devoted
largely to athletics and has much that
is of special interest to the college
fraternity.
The Knott-Von Braman Manufac-
turing Company, of Fort Wayne, has
placed an order with tho Nicholson
Printing & Manufacturing Company,
of this city, for tenthousand illustrat-
ed catalogues.
After the first of next June Indiana
Odd Fellows will pay their dues in
advance instead of st the. completion
of fine quarter, as at present. This
change has been ordered by the
Grand Lodge
Preparations will soon begin for en-
pertaining the general conference OF
American Friends, which will be he'll !
in Richmond next year. Timothy
Nicholson is chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Stephen Clinehens, a Wayne county
boy, has been appointed a deputy pros
ecuting attorney of Marion county.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
Won zEPPELIWs MAMMOTH ARsHP, WHICH CARRIES NINE
PERSONS.


o its II
Zeppelin
balloons
thirty miles
alghed the I
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Rev. j. o. Campbell lectured al
Chester Friday night at number OF
the lecture course.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Owing to complaint on account of
bad language a game of football at
the South 10th street park was stopp-
ed
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Richmond has an opportunity 10 Sc
cure branch of the Henbrook Man
ufacturing Company of knightstown,
N Y.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25

Preparations will soon begin for en-
PERTAINING the general conference of
American Friends, which will be he'll
in Richmond next year. Timothy
Nicholson is chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements.