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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

The bills of Bethlehem are full of
caves, natural and artificial, and
many Of them have historic signifi-
canoe. There Is the milk grotto, in
which Joseph and Mary are said to
have concealed themselves before their
fight into Egypt to escape the evil de-
signs of Herod. The snowy wilderness
of the soft chalk out of which it Is
hewn is ascribed to the splitting of u
few drops Of the Virgins milk when she
nursed the infant Jesus. Another grot-
to is pointed out as that in which ST.
Jerome for more than, thirty years led
the life of hermit when bitter fac
tional dissensions had forced him TO
leave Rome. On q western hill a rock
strewn plateau, around which stately
terebinths stand guard, marks a place
where the ancient Hebrews brought
their sacrifices unto the Lord. 1t is a
solemn place, well fitted to excite de-
vout thoughtS-a place where a man
might well keep communion with his
Maker. In its broader features Bethle-
hem is almost unchanged since the days
of David.-Four Track News.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Old Statues.

Herodotus makes Scion tell Croesus
Of several men happier than he. Two
brothers, Cleebis and Biton of Argos,
he said, when oxen were lacking to
draw their mother, the priestess Of
Hera, to the temple several miles dis
tant, harnessed themselves to the cart.
When the mother, proud Of her sons
and moved by the plaudits Of the
crowd, had prayed to Hera that her
sons might receive the best gifts the
gods had to bestow, they lay down in
the shade Of the temple and never
walked. Herodotus says that their
statues were sent to Delphi. Homolle
found at Delphi two statues practically
identical, Of finest archaic work, made
early in the sixth century B. G. Since
one Of them bore the signature Of an
Argive sculptor, Polymedes, in archaic
letters, we may believe that the story
of Herodotus is based on fact and that
we have before us today the identical
statues.-Chautauqua
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Hnnk White Gaze tha Tin.

Hank White, the minstrel, lived in
Reading, VT, for many years. He was
very fond of horse races, and rarely
missed any Of the meetings in Windsor
or Rutland county. Once he attended
a breeders meeting at Rutland. The
breeders meetings were famous and
attracted people from New York, Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire and all
over Vermont. On this particular day
Hank was seated in the grand stand,
one of 5000 people.
"Hod" Fish Ira, a well known char
acter, was driving his horse Belvidere,
a very large bay horse, with not too
much speed, but the owner had an idea
that he was wonder. 1t was in the
free for all race All the horses except
Belvidere had passed the grand stand
almost neck and neck on the first half
1t was a beautiful race. Trailing be-
hind about twenty rods came Belvi-
dere, the driver urging him on to bet
ter efforts, and when he was in front
of the grand stand Hank stood up and
yelled at the top Of his voice: Take the
first turn to the left, Hod; all the 9TH
ers have gone that way" Hod drove
Belvidere to the barn.-Boston Herald.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Vegetable Rennets,

Those who would like to make cheese
on very small scale are often trou-
bled to get proper rennet to produce
coagulation of the milk. A scientist
says that if the leaves of the common
butterwort are placed in strainer and
the milk fresh from the COW is poured
over it the milk will soon become thick
and has a most delicious favor. The
yellow bedstraw also possesses the
properties of curdling milk, and the
natives of Cheshire prefer it as q rem
net to all other sorts. The leaves and
flowers are put in the strainer, and the
milk is slowly poured over them. The
flower heads of the garden artichoke
also possess the property of coagulat-
ing milk. In view of the carelessness
sometimes noted in people who prepare
rennet in the ordinary fashion this
vegetable rennet is worthy Of atten-
ton. The leaves, properly cleaned and
prepared, would be very much safer
and more hygienic than animal sub
stances which may go through chem
ical changes that unfit them for food.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Bulldogs q Menace to Health.

The bulldog is a menace to health.
We have this on the authority of a
noted French physician, who says that
because of his large mouth the bull
dog is a great purveyor of disease, es-
pecially of consumption, Giphtheria
and the like, as the dribbling from the
heavy, loose jaws Is incessant Those
who fondle bulldogs do so at a great
risk. He traces many cases of in
fictitious disease, especially among
young children, to households In which
bulldogs are kept as pets. When we
add to this the invariable ferocity of
the beast. the danger to which children
and other innocent and defenseless
people are exposed whenever he roams
the streets or highways, we have an
argument in favor of his disposal that
cannot be gainsaid. Away with bull
dogs.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

Changes From q Fish to q Bird.
The story of the early life, transfer
nation and final death of the Chinese
quail is the most remarkable that in
found in the pathological literature Of
the world. The narrative in all its I'M
reasonableness is found in the story OF
ON chung, which is the name the Chi
in the Flowery Kingdom. Celestial au-
thorities on bird lore declare that no
specimen of ON chung was ever known
to live year; that they do not lay
eggs, as ali other known species OF
birds do, and, finally, that their pro-
genitor is Shiny, four jointed worm,
which has a red head and a sting on
the end of its tail. This queer seacoast
worm, according to the curious legend
of ON chung, lays 100 eggs annually.
Fifty Of these become fish and the eth
er fifty are worms of the same species
as the parent. The fish that has come
into existence in this curious manner
also lays 100 eggs year. Fifty of
these become water denizens after the
image of their parent, and the others
become birds Of the famed ON chung
family. These ON chungs, or Chinese
Quails, never breed, and are only
brought into existence as above related.
We give the above not as q literal fact,
but as a specimen of the Chinese idea
of evolution.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
SlRES AND SONS.

George A. Hearn of New York Els
BET aside 100000 as permanent fund
for the purchase of works by Ameri-
can artists.
Ben Pitman, whose system Of short
hand is used more than any other in
the United States, Is still living in
Cincinnati. He is eighty-three years
old.
Sir Ralph Payne-Galwey, a baronet
Of Yorkshire, England, Is believed to
be the best archer in Europe. He has
frequently shot an arrow a quarter Of
q mile and struck the center Of the
target.
The largest individual maker Of
clothespins in the world is Lewis Mann
Of Bryants Pond, Me. He started with
q capital of only $500 and bought an
old disused mill. He has amassed a
comfortable fortune in the business.
Sir William Crookes, the British sci
enlist, was one Of the earliest amateur
photographers, eagerly experimenting
with the camera as long ago as 1855.
In those early days he was always say
ing to his wife, "Sit." And she used
to reply, "It sounds like q hep.''
Walter Wellman, who is to make an
attempt to reach the pole in an airship,
will start In August. The gas bag of
the ship will be 164 feet long and 521a
feet in diameter. The ship will weigh
1880 pounds and the motors and fix
ings 1900 pounds. 1t will carry crew
Of five men.
Attorney General Hadley Of Missouri
is still extremely youthful in appear
ance. Some time ago a veteran Mis-
sourian came in and inquired of the
prosecutor for Attorney Hadley. II
am Hadley," he was informed. Say,
sonny" flared the caller, you may be
Hadley, but l guess my business is
with your pa"
Robert A. Smith, who has been re-
elected mayor Of st. Paul, Mimi, has
served six or seven terms in that Office,
five Of them consecutively. Mayor
Smith is seventy-eight years old, not a
youngster as mayors go, and as, be-
sides his various terms as mayor, he
has filled other offices. a good part of
his life has been officeholding
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

Optimism Is a fine quality. "Never
say die" is the motto of San Francisco,
and her people will live up to it.-San
Francisco Chronicle
Speaker Cannon prefers his present
job to being president. Doubtless he
feels that he has a better control Of
congress where he is. 49, Philadelphia
Press.
The fire chief of st. Louis says ho
could save that city in case of eartu-
quake and fire. Now let US hear from
the other fire chiefs.--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A good many modern novels would
be of more lasting value If their au-
thors only devoted more time to think
ing what to- say instead of how to say
it-Boston Globe.
The latest recorded figures Of John
Bulls national debt look sufficiently
formidable. At 1904, 95o,OOO 1t is
more than four times as large as Un-
Gle Sam's.-Boston Herald.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
A TloH md m TeIephoue

Al up to date dog is one that an
swers the telephone. The senior part
ner of an influential London firm has
taught his dog not only to guard the
office during his absence, but also to
report "All's well'' during the time the
premises are closed at week ends. One
of the old fashioned telephones. which
does not require that the receiver
should be taken off its holder, is fixed
up in the Office, and under this the
dog stands. His master rings up the
Office and then calls until the attention
of the dog is aroused, when the canine
caretaker barks loudly to show that all
Is well with him and with the Office.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Laura Coate has returned to
her home in Englewood, Ill.
Mrs. J. NJ Heron has returned tc
Connersville.
Miss Corine Lesh will sail for Eu
rope the last of the month to spend
the summer.
Miss Lucille Mayer, who has been
teaching in the Knightstown schools
has returned home to spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. Bronell of Portland, was in the
city Saturday.
Mrs. R. w. Brown of Marion, spent
Sunday with friends in the city.
Mrs. John Zeller has returned from
Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Woodland have
returned to Sabina. Ohio.
Miss Mabel Pitman, who has been
visiting in Cincinnati for several
weeks, has returned home
Miss Mary Thomas of Indianapolis
is the guest of local friends.
Fred Johnson of indianapolis, spent
Sunday with his parents, B. B. John
son and wife.
Miss Edna Johnson has returned
from Evansville.
Russell Alderman of RuShville
was in the city yesterday.
John Waugh left this morning fol
northern Michigan, be the guest OF
his daughter for several weeks.
Mark Thistlewaite was in the city
yesterday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Petriaed schoolhouse.

New England, N. D., possesses what
Is probably the most remarkable
schoolhouse in the country. The struc-
ture Is twenty-four feet square. one
story In height and built entirely of
petrifed wood except the roof, which
Is shingled. The wood Of the ancient
forests which covered the prairies OF
Hettinger county has become agatized,
and In the absence of other building
material the people of this place deter
mined to erect their primitive educa-
tional institution Of this beautiful pet
rifcation. Great care has been exer-
cised In the construction Of the school
house, so that the material shows of
to the best advantage, and when the
sun shines the building glistens like
crystal.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
California to be married will return
with his wife early next week.

x x X
Thursday evening Miss Edith Girl
mes was pleasantly surprised by a
number of her friends calling on her
at her home on South Seventh street
The evenings entertainment was music
games and humorous reading by Miss
Nellie Morrow.
Lunch was served and the evening
was one Of rare enjoyment.
X X x
Mrs. Lewis Stubs will entertain
with one o'clock luncheon today at
the Westcott in honor of the members
of the Keramic League and their out
of-town guests. Following the lunch
con there will be reception in the
parlors of the Starr Piano Company's
rooms.
x y X
Mrs. Albert Gayle will entertain at
one today with a small informal lunch
con at her home on North Twelfth
street.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

Get some spermaceti, roll wad large
enough to I'LL the ear orif1ces. put it in
a piece of fine cotton cloth tied with
thread and insert into ears on retiring.
pressing it quite firmly therein so that
the ball of spermaceti will closely ill
up all the air space in the ears. You
will find it quite effective for barring
noises. and hence inducing natures
sweet restorer. halmy Sleep" to get in
its good work. This ear plug is harm
less and cheap. 1t helped me out great
~ years ago amid the city's din. my
sense Of hearing being intensely keen
and temperament neurotic. 1t is worth
n trial. and have no patent on it.
New York Herald.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
WThe Queen of SiciIy.v

Syracuse calls itself the capital of the
south, but it has no cause to dispute
pride Of place with Palermo. The met
ropolitan city is superior in popula-
ton, wealth and much else, but it is de-
1cient in what its ancient and glorious
rival has in such abundance. For SYRIA
cuse has the supreme charm Of Greece
in way that no other city except Ath-
ems has. Not even in Corinth, nowhere
in Hellas from Messana or Sparta in
the south to Thebes in the north, is
there any Hellenic town to compare
with 1.-The queen Of Sicily" AS a sane
tuary, Delphi is far more impressive
than anything in Sicily, as a national
meeting place Olympia has no rival,
but nowhere except at Athens is a
Greek city to be seen today which has
the proud record Of the marvellous me-
tropolis Of the Sicilian Greeks, a city
as great in power and wealth and
beauty as Athena herself, and victor
at last in the long and fatal rivalry
which indirectly involved the passing
OF the Hellenistic dominion Of all the
lands washed by the Ionian and Med
1terranean seas.-Century.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
BASE HITS.

George Lachance will make a very
good man for Providence, r. I.
It is said that Henry Medicus, who
is deeply interested financially In the
Brooklyn ball club, is sorry that he
ever broke in.
It looks as If President Pulliam has
instructed his umpires to give every
close play at first against the base
runner, says a newspaper.
Pittsburg's young outfielder, Bob
Ganley, is beginning to look like the
brightest and best thing picked up by
National league club In many moons.
There ought to be lots Of ginger in
"Bleacher Bill' Clarke's Toledo club.
He certainly is.in game for all there
IL In it and keeps his team on the
move.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Bomb Was q Bull Pup.

George Schoenich, a police detective,
took to the bureau of combustibles
from the New York American Office
package which was supposed to con-
tain a bomb. 1t was about ten inches
long, one and a half inches in diameter
and cylindrical in shape. 1t was ad-
dressed to William Randolph Hearst,
New York American and Advertiser,
New York City" The outer cover was
of stiff cardboard. George Z. Murray,
superintendent, opened it. An inner
wrapper proved to be portion of one
Of Thomas W. Lawson's articles, and
when Mr.. Murray pulled out the inte-
rior of the cylinder with pair Of pinch.
ers he found it to be the body of a
small bull pup, white with black spots
on it.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

Leave children an accumulated for
tune Of memories and Inspirations and
examples and hopes, so that they are
rich In brain and heart and soul and
service. Then il you happen to leave
them fortune besides, If they have all
these, the fortune will be shorn of its
possibilities of evil and will become
an instrument Of higher and nobler
good.-M. J. Savage
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Chinese Detectives.

The Chinese detective force IL a ge-
cret body and the best organized In the
world. It's members keep an eye on
every man, woman or child, foreign or
native, throughout China and In add
tioE watch each other.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

BY imagination q man In a dungeon
is capable of entertaining himself with
scenes and landscapes more beautiful
than any that can be found in the
whole compass Of nature.-Addisou.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

The following invitations have been
issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sumner Huff
request your presence at the marriage
of their daughter,
Mabel Laselle
and
Mr.. Bernhard Clamor Bartel,
on Thursday e;rening June 2Sth,
K q Nineteen Hundred Six,
& at eight o'clock,
& Methodist Episcopal Chuch,
~ Martinsville, Indiana.
Reception eight thirty 80 East Har-
rison street.
Mr. Bartel is a we'll known young
business man of this city and Miss
Huff is a gfiraduate CT Earlham Col
lege and has a wide circle of friends
here.
The second of Mrs. Charles Kolp's
dances was given Saturday evening at
the Cedar Springs Hotel. There was
a liberal attendance from this city.
These dances have proven to be very
enjoyable affairs and it is safe to pre-
dict that this coming seasons social
events at the popular Cedar Springs
Hotel will eclipse that of former
years.
On the lawn at their ideal home in
Spring Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Haughton entertained the members
of the Whist Club Saturday evening.
An elegant lunch was served ''out of
DOORS" after which the evening was
devoted to croquet, tennis and vari'
Gus forms of amusement. The lawn
was illuminated with electric lights
producing an effect that was indie
scribably beautiful. Thos present
were Misses Magdalin Englebert. Ru
by Hunt, Nina Pennell, Edna Martin
Jessie Landwer, Jeanette Landwer
Esther Crockett, Dorothy Dilks
Messrs. Dr. Frank Harold, Orville Gro
mer, Henry Liebhart. Harry M. Jay
George McKone, Omer Whelan, Mr.
and Mrs. George r. Dilks, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Geo. H. Dilks, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.
r. e. Weller, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P
Haughton, Mrs. Sarah B C~nnket ant
Mrs. Hill.
/ X X X
There will be a meeting of the cho
rus guarantors and friends of the May
Musical Festival at Reid Memoria
church Tuesday evening, June 10, a
eight o'clock. A musical program
has been arranged for the evening anC
there will also be several other fea
lures to add to the enjoyment of the
evening. A decision will be made
in regard to Richmond having anothe
May Festival next year.
x ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Converse enter
tanned at a reunion party yesterday
Those present were: George NJ. Blai
and wife of San Pedro, CAL, DR.. ].
Blair of Lynn and William T. Blai
and wife of Williamsburg. Mr.. Georg,
Blair who recently came east from
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Protection.

Mrs. AIbee-Of course, you married
Mr. Bebee for love? Mrs. Bebee-
Well, yes. 1 suppose you would call ii
that i married him TO protect him
from r0 less than three widows In our
street If hadn't snapped him up one
of them would have bean sure to get
him
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Too Sweet.

Mrs. Beach-Here is a letter from
Charles. Mr.. Beach-Read it. Mrs
Beach (reading)-My dearest, darling
est mother, Mr. Beach-Great heav-
ems! The sceundrel needs more money.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Biographies as a stimulus.

We cannot help living in some degree
the lives Of heroes who are constantly
in our minds. Our characters are con-
stantly being modified, shaped and
nodded by the suggestions which are
thus held. The most helpful life sto.
rles for the average youth are not the
meteoric ones, the unaccountable ones,
the astonishing ones, like those Of Ma
poleon, Oliver Cromwell and julius
Caesar. The great stars of the race
dazzle most boys. They admire, but
they do not feel that they can initiate
them. They like to read their lives,
but they do not get the helpfulness and
the encouragement from them that
they do from reading the lives Of those
who have not startled the world so
much. 1t is the triumph of the or
binary ability which is most helpful as
an inspiration and encouragement.
The life of Lincoln has been an in
f1nitely greater inspiration to the world
than the life of Napoleon or that of
julius Caesar.-O. S. Marden in Sue
cess Magazine.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18

why don't you buy an automobile?"
Cant afford it."
.! believe they do require the dollar
eoxu in cash"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Fixed to Fin

Gle is too good for this world"
Eyes, or any other"
Still, if he were marred a triie he
might do for Mars
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Marshal SAKE.

SAKE was marechal-de-camp at
twenty-four, marshal of France at for
ty-four and at forty mine gained the
famous victory at Fontenoy.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
He Wns the Limit.

Gladys-Yes, she is going to take him
for better or worse. Don't you think
she Is foolish? Dolly-No: he couldn't
be worse,-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
NAILED TO THE CROSS.
The Two Thieves That Were Cruel
ned with the Saviour.

The Two Thieves That Were Cruel
ned with the saviour.
In nine out Of ten pictures of the cru
cifixion where Christ's two companions
in death are represented they are pic
tured as having been fastened to the
cross with thongs or cords. The ques-
ton naturally arises, Were the thieves
in reality bound to their different in
struments Of torture while the blessed
Saviour was nailed to his? And, IL SO,
which mode OF death was considered
the more neutrality-suspicious. or nail
ing? The remoteness of the event and
the fact that IN this case historical truth
may have been sacrificed to pictorial
effect make the above questions hard
ones to answer. The early writer's al
most Invariably refer to the thieves as
having been nailed to the cross. while
the early picture makers adhered to
the general rule Of representing them
as having been tied or bound to their
separate crosses.
II we are to give any credence to the
story Of the holy, Empress Helen and
her reputed discovery of the three
crosses in the year 1913 A. D., thettwo
thieves were naileds to their crosses In
a manner similar to that observedAin
the crucffxion OF the Saviour. This
conclusion has been settled upon for
this reason: When the three crosses
were disinterred from the mound In
which tradition said they had been
buried, that upon which Christ had
suffered was only distinguished from
the other two by the miracles 1t per-
formed. This would certainlys suffice
to prove that all three Of the instru-
ments Of torture bore similar nail
marks and that the tradition OF Christ
being the only one nailed was not
known at that hme.-St. Louis Repub-
Great Brftain's RainfalL
Rainfall is a condition which has
much to do with our health. A wet,dis-
trict with a good deal of subsoil water,
making houses damp, is a locality in
which rheumatism and consumption
are likely to prevail. Over England
and Wales the average yearly rainfall
Is about thirty-fo inches, in Scotland
1t reaches forty-six inches and In Ire
land about thirty-eight inches. Posi-
bly, the wettest parts of Britain are in
Cumberland, where the rainfall may
attain 80 inches per year. One inch of
rain on one acre of ground means q
hundred tons Of water.-London Graph
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
You Never Can Tell.

Ethel says she never will marry"
"Psbaw! How can she possibly
Know that some man won't propose to
herr
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Served Sornc Purpose.

Perhaps he thinks they have discov-
cred legitimate excuse for water"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-18
Sure.

Johnny-What's silence, Freddy?
Freddy-It's what you don't hear
<hep you Iisten-