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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30

Most civilized countries take a very
reliable census of the number Of build
ings within their dominions. Thus we
find that Russia heads the list in re-
spect to the number of houses in any
country. She has 11.436, 600, or as
many as the United Kingdom and Ita-
ly combined, for we have but 100000
and make a poor second to France,
with its 9.OS0O00. Germany has about
100000 houses and Holland 1900.
But in point of value we are a long
way ahead of any European power.
Houses in the United Kingdom are
worth f2.424, 100000. while Russia
are only valued at f7O1 ,O0o, 600
Frances building property is worth
Fl. 7O4. 600. COO. being about $500, OOO,O0C
more than Germany. The United States
is very rich in property, the value of
her 11.4O0OOO houses being set down
as e, $50, OOO. OOO.-Answers.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
HOW 1T WORKED.
yVfhe's scheme TO Cure Her Husband
of Excessive Smoking

of Excessive Smoking.
She read about 1t in the back of a
magazine. The advertisement said that
1t was tasteless, that it could be ad-
ministered in the breakfast coffee and
that il would cure the most confirmed
smoker of the tobacco habit without
his knowledge.
To be sure Elmer smoked only three
or four cigars a day. Still, why should
he smoke at all? She didn't.
So she wrote for the cure. and in due
time it arrived il a plain sealed pack
age with full instructions inside.
Unfortunately it arrived before she
was up. Elmer opened it, smiled to
himself, sealed it up again and said
nothing.
The next morning she gave him his
first dose.
This coffee has bitter taste, hasn't
it, lie asked
Your stomach must be out of or
der" che answered. 1T tastes all right
to me-"
Strange"
That night be brought home a large
new box Of cigars. Usually after din
smoked all the evening. TIE atmos-
pherc was thick.
The second morning he complained
again about the cofee's bitterness.
well, no wonder your taste is out of
order she said reproachfully, ''consid-
ering how you smoked last night"
i've had the most reInarkab le' cray
ing for tobacco lately" he muttered.
And at dusk he brought home q cost
" mcerschaum pipe and pound Of
Cavendish and, shutting himself up in
the library, smoked like a forest fire
until bedtime.
Hadn't we better change the coffee?
Surely you must have noticed its odd
taste" he said on the third morning.
NO, l haven't noticed It," she an
swered family.
He brought home from the city in the
evening a huge tin box CT Egyptian
cigarettes. q hookah and jar of Turk
ish tobacco.
81 never enjoyed smoking as I've
done lately" he explained. Il can't
keep a cigar out of my mouth
And that night he smoked cigars and
cigarettes, meerschaum and hookah till
he saw her rise and hurry. with vim
dictive lock. to the kitchen.
Following Oh tiptoe, he saw her IN
lock Il drawer, take out bottle that he
knew and pour its contents into the
sink. He chuckled.
And thereafter he complained no
more about RE coffee and his tobacco
annette SHRINK hack to its normal
proportions-Ohlc Record Herald.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Admiral Trains Cablegrams.

Washington, July 2S-The navy de.
partment received cablegrams from
Rear Admiral Train, dated Chefoo,
July %, announcing the wounding and
death Of Lieutenant Clarence Eng
land, as follows: Lieutenant Clar-
ence England seriously wounded while
on the bridge of the Chattanooga, leav-
ing harbor for target range, by bullet
from French man-ofwar engaged On
small arms practice" A subsequent
cablegram said: Lieutenant England
died Saturday, at n. m, eight hours
after being wounded" The navy de-
partment has cabled the commanding
officer to have the body of Lieutenant
England sent home.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
How He Helped In Cleaning House

The Bulows and the German roya
family are on very friendly terms. In
the course of a conversation at Pots
dam the chancelIors wife remarked tG
the kaiser that her mansion badly
needed cleaning. The kaiser was
amused. May l help you to clean itr'
he asked. and. taking the remark as &
joke, she assented. The next day sew
eral large crates were delivered at the
princess house and an autograph let
ter from the kaiser saying that he w.s
doing his share in the cleaning BY
ounce was duly delivered.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
NAVAL OFFICER
MET HIS DEATH
Stray Bullet Fired from French
Ship Responsible for
Accident.
REGRET AT WASHINGTON
LIEUT.. CLARENCE ENGLAND, NAV
eating OFFICER OF THE CRUl-
SER CHATTANOOGA, THE VIC
TING TARGET PRACTICE.
Publishers Press1

Chefoo, China, July 2S.-Lieutenant
Clarence England, navigating officer Of
the United States cruiser Chattanooga,
was wounded by a rifle bullet fired by
member of the crew of the French
armored cruiser Dupetit Thouars, and
died six hours afterward.
The Chattanooga, with Lieutenant
England on the bridge, was proceed
ing from the harbor to the target
range, just outside, and was passing
the French squadron, which was an
chored near the American squadron,
and was engaged in small arms prac-
tice. The Chattanooga, after several
bullets had struck the side Of the ship,
signalled to the Frenchmen to cease
firing, but before this was accomplish
ed Lieutenant England was struck in
the back, at the base of the spine.
The crew of the Dupetit Thouars lat
er continued their practice from the
deck of the cruiser. Their fire was di-
rected at targets in the water, differ
ing from the American practice OF
landing men on barren island at the
entrance of the harbor
The French squadron here, consists
of nine ships, and the American OF
seven.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30

From the middle of the sixteenth
century until 1924 the Dutch regulat-
ed or sought TO regulate the Glove
trade and the price by annually de-
stroying a portion of the crop in order
to enhance the price of the remainder.
The burning of cloves took place an
nually, from quarter to a half of the
crop being thus destroyed. The last
Glove burning was in 1924
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Manson on Sailors.

Dr. Nansen is fond of sailors. "a
says there is brotherhood of the sea
which stamps sailors and singles them
out from all other callings. He has
found more thoughtful earnestness
among sailors and a better spirit than
among members Of any other profess
sion. Sailors, he believes, bear all theIr
hardships and sufferings with calmness
and fortitude.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Peculiar St. Louis,

The city of st. Louis is not in any
county. Under the Missouri constitu-
ton of 1875 the city was separated
from the county. In 1876 it was ere
ated separate municipality, II
seems to be the only city in the coun
try that Is not within the limits Of 81
county.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Pepper Berries.


The first fire bricks made in this
country were manufactured in Balti-
more in 1927. They were manufac-
tured for the backs of the old fash
toned f1replaces, the limestone proving
too fra BILE
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Dew In the British Isles.

1t is estimated that the total annual
deposit of dew on the British isles
amounts to something like five inches,
or about one-seventh of the total
amount received from the atmosphere
This means %, 161 1897, 1856 tons Of dew
year.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30

In the first chapter of Dickens
"Bleak House." which was published
in 1852, the phrase Is to be found, and
is inclosed in quotation marks, too, as
follows: Every chancellor was in it.
for somebody or other when he was
counsel at the bar
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Our First Chemical Factory.

The first chemical factory opened in
this country was in Salem, Mass, in
1911. At first great objection was made
to the establishment Of the factory, the
persons living near claiming that the
fumes of the chemicals poisoned the
air and made life irt0lnrah le
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Encouraging Him.

"You say Miss Jeerington likes to
hear you read poetry"
YES" answered the self approving
youth. "She says that no matter how
serious q poem Is 1t sounds funny when
I read t."-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
THE LARGEST IN YEARS
Randolph County is Rejoicing In one
of the Greatest Yields Of Wheat
in its History.

Winchester. Ind, July 20. (Spl)-
The wheat crop in Randolph county
is the largest it has been for years,
although the average is much smaller
1t has ranged from twenty-one BUSH
els to forty-six bushels to the acre
and weighing out about sixtkfour
pounds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Not CAUGHT.

Miss Romancie-Oh, just adore mu.
sic
Old Baldie-You play, believe?
Miss Romancie-Play and sing both.
What sort of man ought woman who
loves music to marry:
Old Baldie-Well-er-re / can't
say-a deaf one, 1 suppose.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Circus Time.

"Oh, see, Tommy" said mamma.
"your little baby brother can stand all
alone Aren't you glad?'
"Yeh," replied Tommy. Now 1 cal,
get him to stand up against the fence
while throw knives around him, can't
IT'-Philadelphia Press.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30

THAT girl" said the country post
mistress, sis carryin' on secret CORE
spondence with some young Teller"
How do you know"
"She never uses postal cards no
more New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
Regret At Washington.

Washington, July 2S-Great regret
was expressed at the navy department
upon the receipt of the news of the
shooting of Lieutenant England, navi-
eating officer of the Chattanooga, at
Chefoo He had a number of friends
among the officers here, and brother
Captain Lloyd England, of the artillery
corps, United States Army. His faith
er, ]. E. England. is next Of kin, and
lives in Little Rock, Ark. Lieutenan>
England was appointed from Arkan-
sas in 1890 to the naval academy, and
became lieutenant in 1902. He had
been on the Chattanooga since 1904.
Naval officials here believe the shoot
ing was entirely accidental, and it is
expected the French officials will make
ample apologies.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-30
COST DEFENSE FORTS.
A scheme That VIII Make New York
Practically Ir2preEnable.

Every new and modern are the al
most automatic forts" writes c. NJ.
Sullivan in Technical World Magazine,
$50 modern, indeed, that the installa-
ton of comparatively few of them has
been completed. But so complete is
the confidence of all the experts in
their inviolability that SJO,000.OGO is TO
be spent at once by the United States
alone in the perfection of its coast de-
Tense. OF this amount at least 81 co.,
600 will he expended at Forts Hamil-
ton and Schuyler, guarding the harbor
of New York
In coast defense work the first ne
cessity is to be always prepared for
attack, never to be caught mapping.
With this idea in view small ships Of a
new type and great speed are being
built for scouting purposes. Telephone
systems. supplementing the telegraph.
are being built along the whole coast
line. each station connected with the
nearest fortress. Coast guards and
lookouts are being furnished with
portable searchlightS, and each observ-
er will carry with him a portable tele-
phone. the receiver clamped to his ear
so that he may be in constant touch
with the officer in command of the fire
control station. More remarkable still
Is the flying 'periscope, a scientific
combination of telescope and camera.
which will automatically take snap
shots showing the details of everything
visible on land and water within a dis
lance of ten or even twenty miles.
I'm practice it has been found posi-
bic to locate a target five or six miles
away, make the necessary calculations,
aim and fire a gun and drop shot cx-
actly on the specified spot, all within
three or four minutes"
Pepper Berries.
When the berries on spike of the
pepper plant begin to turn red the
spike is cut off and the berries gath
cred. If left too long, until perfect
ripeness is attained. there Is a great
loss occasioned by the berries falling
off, and the quality Of the product is
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
DIED.

GAYLOR-At the residence Of his parents. Is
Quincy place northeast FRANK HUNT,
only and beloved child of J. Howard and
Funeral from residence Friday. August
81. lseo. AT p H. Friends and relatives
invited Il
JOHNSON-On Tuesday. August Is. 1906, al
ts5 .. n. at his residence. 1918 North
capitol street. JOSHUA. beloved husband
% Veronica Johnson.
Particulars VIII be found elsewhere in The
Funeral will be held at the above address
Friday. August 81, at - a. IA. Relatives
and friends invited % attend. Intsmeng at
MI Olivet- 4
AT o'clock az her residence Randle place
Congress Heights. MARY. beloved wife OF
Edward T. Langley IN the twenty third
year of her age.
Past all sorrow. past ali pain.
Cease 20 weep. for tears are vain.
BY Eer Husband.
She was the wife q Edward T Langley,
20 whom che was married about a year ago.
She was a Miss Hodges. and was born IN
Missouri coming % the District about If
teen years ago.
Funeral from her residence, thence 70 St
Teresa Church AnaCostia Friday at 2-3J
o'clock Relatives and friends respectfully
invited 20 attend Il
McGRATH-On wednesday. august %. 1so5.
at 2.25 p. M, IN New York city, WILLIAM
J. McGRATH, beloved son Of William and
the late Mary McGrath.
HODSTROM-On Thursday August o, 1906
Miss ELIZABETH HODSTROM. native OF
sweden. in the employment Of Mrs. r. r.
HIT.
WASSEM-On Wednesday. August % 1905,
at her home, 2l07 Pennsylvania avenue Mrs
HARRIET LONG WASSEM
She was q native Of GTeeucastle. Pa. but
had made her home in Washington FOR the
past twenty years She was noted Tor her
charitable works. and had gained a wide
circle u friends.
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ROUGH RIDER SHOT;
TRAGEDY MYSTERY
lContlnued from - ~


absolutely nothing Is known as to how
he sustained his wounds That he had
been shot was freely admitted Ii was
also stated that he was in a serious con-
dition. But beyond this nothing would
be told
There We're two reports IN circulation
during the morning as 20 the manner in
which Murphy had been attacked. One
was that the Rough Rider had offended
a woman living In the Weber establish
ment and that she had fired upon him.
Another was that he was "a victim of
some mysterious foe who. 10 was said,
had made two previous attacks upon
him.
Murphy. who has the reputation of
being a man who would sooner fight
tnau eat. is a member o. the law firm
OF Powderly x Murphy In the ST. James
building His partner is Terence Y. Pow
migration. and one time general master
workman Of The Knights of Labor
When the Rough Riders were mustered
ont at 4ion tdtg Point. Murphy was Sc
lected TO make the presentation speech
at the ceremonies that accomplished the
giving of the Bronco Buster statue 70
Colonel Roosevelt
Murphy bclS1es TO an excellent family
iu Canton, miss. Before the Spanish
American war he was a judge IN the
Indian Territory and during that time
Dee presided az the trial OF the Dalton
brothers, the outlaws, who were sem
tenced 10 life Imprisonment He Is
thiFty-hve years old.
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which is so often manifested that a
team should win at any cost He said
that the English rule with regard 70
games was that "a team should ACCEPT
any decision from an umpire. however
unfair. without complaint. II the IN
fairness were extreme they might with
draw from the game, but that they
avoid wrangling and complaint He
urged the teachers 10 refrain from any
remarks with reference 10 any decision
which might lead the children 10 com
plain or say that IL was unfair and
especially 10 avoid the questioning OF
decisions themselves.
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
PLAYGROUND TOURNAMENT
RULES AND PLANS MADE
Names and Ages of All Contestants in Big Event Must
Be Registered With the Directors Before
Saturday Afternoon.

All names and ages for contestants in
the final children's playground tourna-
ment must be handed in 10 the office
of the directors. at 500 G street north
west, by Saturday morning, and the
teachers must make sure OF the ages Of
the children by examining birth certlh-
Gates getting a written statement of the
parents or investigating the school rec
ords Of the child. The birth certificates
are 10 be preferred where they can be
seen.
An interesting event in the tourna-
ment this year promises 10 be contest
in the games for the small children OF
the different schools. At the tournament
for white children there will be eleven
Fairgrounds represented. each OF them
playing a series Of games and devoting
three minutes TO each game. a banner
will be given to the playground which
does hest.
Preliminaries on Labor Day.
In order that ali the preliminaries
may be run on before the day Of the
final tournament. further contests We're
arranged between the colored play
grounds; and prellminaries for the
white Fairgrounds viii be finished up
at Marshall Han on Labor Day. The
Knights OF Labor have furnished 10 the
Fairgrounds 400 tickets. so that the
children may be taken there without ex-
pense. They will also put up all OF the
necessary apparatus. so that II is eK-
pected an interesting meet viii be held
there. NO-child. however. who has won
two irsts IN the previous preliminary
contests. or has won one first and two
seconds. viii need TO coynpete at Mar
shall Hall, but any others who wish 10
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
No Medicine So Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

lying awake nights makes II hard to
keep awake and 90 things IN day time.
To take "touics and stimulants'' under
such circumstances is like setting the
house on fire 20 see If you can put It
out.
The right kind OF food promotes re
freshing sleep at night and a wide awake
individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way Of
eating, 70 Grape-Nuts. and says:
For about three years I had been a
great sufferer from indigestion. After
trying several kinds of medicine, the
doctor would ask me TO drop on pota-
toes. then meat, and so On. but in a few
days that craving, gnawing feeling would
start up. and 1 would vOmit every
thing ! ate and drank.
''Wher ! started on Grape-Nuts
vomiting stopped. and the bloatng feel
ing which was so distressing disappeared
entirely.
MY mother was very much bothered
with diarrhea before commencing the
Grape Nuts. because her stomach was so
weak she could not digest her food
Since using Grape-Nuts she is well. and
says she don't think she could live with
out IL.
1T is a great brain restorer ami nerve
builder for 1 can sleep as sound and
undisturbed after q supper of Grape
Nuts as IN the old days when / could
not realize what they meant by a bad
stomach" There is no medicine SO bene-
fetal to nerves and brain as a good
NIGHTS sleep, such as YOU can enjoy
after eating Grape-Nuts.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich
There's q reason.
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
Muslin Underwear.

Special lot Of Muslin Underwear.
consisting Of extra length chemises,
corset covers. and cambric drawers.
The Chemises are made OF fine Per
sian lawn, three rows or Val inser-
tion. Val. edge beading, and ribbon
trimmed Corset Covers are made OF
naius0Ok, deliberately trimmed with
row after row or lace insertion and
edge beading and TibbOn-al French
effects The drawers are of cambrlc.
cut extra full deep umbrella rune,
8 rows OF Val. insertion and deep
edge. 10 match others with deep rut-
fies-all the garments IN this lot
worth 81. 90 and more. z. :. QOC
Z .-..---..-.-. ----. 90 ..----.-. - -
20 dozen Cambria Corset Covers;
some with four rows OF Val lace,
another style with three rows Of Val
lace. ribbon drawn all sizes J &C
worth sec. Rebuilding PRICE Z )
Ten dozen Cambria Underskirts,
made with deep ruttie or embroidery
with five tucksi they gener-
ally sell al Sl.5. REBUILDING 7 OC
PTlce Observation-Disclosures ----------'-- p
Thirty dozen fine quality Cambria
Underskirts. five styles Two with
deep embroidery and fine tuCks. other
three rows OF inserting; 0AC
worth S200 G. T. P..............1O y
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stroiied down to the Battery as early
as IL O'Clock. although they knew the
man they have come 50 far 70 give a
'send-off" would not land until
o'clock. This did not dull their en-
thusiasm one Jot, and they cheered Mr..
Bryan's name on every possible occa-
sion and were generally hilarious and
characterisucally joyful
Not a Minute TO Himself.
BIr. Bryan will not have a minute
TO himself from the time he sets foot
on the Battery sea wall at ( o'clock
this afternoon when he viii be rendered
the freedom OF the city, until he leaves
for New Haven tomorrow morning
The reception committee has gobbled
up every minute Of Bryan's time and
filled il up with parades. receptions and
as many dinners as lac can possibly eat
between clock this afternoon and to-
morrow morning.
The official reception will begin with
the landing at the Battery and the
parade up Broadway. II has been an
ticipated that there would be only seven
carriages in the parade, according
20 the official arrangements. but seven
lusty mayors from Nebraska say they
will be found In the procession. program
or no program.
Where the Trouble Begins.
The triumphaI march UP Broadway
viii be the least OF BryRn's troubles.
for at the Victoria hotel he viii have
to shake the hand Of every mothers
son composing the shouting part Of all
the State delegations. Mr.. Bryan will
get of lucky II he does not have TO
make several impromptu speeches at the
Victoria Hotel
Mr.. Bryan will then take dinner and
the hospitality committee Is having
lively time selecting those who shall
have the privilege Of dining with the
Nebraskan. If all were invited who in
dicated their desire 10 break bread with
Bryan the feast would resemble an
diversified barbecue.
Midnight Reception Planned.
The ceremonies at the Garden will
follow. and an overflow meeting VIII
be held outside Madison Square Garden.
Long after midnight Mr.. Bryan viii be
escorted by yelling thousands 10 his
hotel. where there Will be another Ina
promptu reception. A late supper. and
Bryan win go TO bed 70 rest for an
equally strenuous day tomorrow when
he goes to New Haven and Bridgeport.
Mr. Bryan's New England trip will
only take one day. He will leave to-
morrow morning on President Mellen's
private car for New Haven, at 10 o'clock,
but everyone will pay his fare There
will be n lunch and speechmaking at
the music hall and Bryan will then
leave for Bridgeport, where he will be
the guest Of Senator Mcneil
on Saturday he will leave for Newark
and that afternoon viii go 10 Jersey
City. This completes Mr.. Bryan's pro-
gram In the East. When he will return
West has not been determined.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Washington. d. c., aug q, 1906.
A special meeting Of the stockholders
of the National Benefit Association, Of
the District Of Columbia. called for the
purpose Of amending the bylaws per
tanning 10 the capital stock and making
provisions for dispOsing Of the remain
der OF the increased capital stock, will
be held at the Home Office, coo r street
northwest. Washington, j. c. Tuesday,
September .. 1903. az 1 o'clock p. IN
ROBERT W. BROWN,
SAMUEL w. RUTHERt ORD,
FANNIE +. TAYLOR,
ANDREW J. GWATHNEY,
SUSIE p ROBB,
IDA s. JOHNSON.
IL BOard Of Direcfnrs