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Evening journal., 1907-10-09
THEATRICAL

"Mr. Bluebeard" and tho Mysterious
Girl in Red" were scheduled to appear
at the Opera House last night. but much
70 the disgust Of a number who had pur-
chased tickets for the performance. and a
number Of others who were willing TO
purchase neither "Bluobeard" nor the
girl" put IN an appearance.
The show appeared In Plalnsneld. N. j.,
on Monday night and was billed at the
local playhouse last night but Donna
soymore, owner OF the company. left the
OUTFIT In New Jersey after the Monday
nights performance and It is said. has
not been seen since.
All the effects Of the company includ-
ing scenery and baggage arrived here
yesterday morning over the b. and o
railroad and the first ntimatlon that
Resident Manager Leonard johnson, Of
the Opera House, had that the show
would not appear was when James Hagan
and Hugh Wynne, leading members OF
the company arrived I'm Wilmington and
made an effort to get their personal bag-
gage. Learning that tho "Nir. Bluebeard's
had stranded Mr. johnson entered a claim
against the car which contained the seem
cry and baggage OF the company for 5000
for alleged breach OF contract and the b.
and o. officials filed claim for $50 for
transportation charges. Tho claims were
entered before Magistrate Broman and
Constable Buckley attached the car and
It's contents Messrs. Hagan and Wayne.
having letter from Chief of Police Key
ley, OF Plainsheld, were permitted to re-
move their baggage from the car. but
there still remains about 30 trunks con-
taining the wardrobos Of 80 performers.
Unless the difficulty is adjusted to-day
the effects OF the company will be sold to
cover the claims.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09
NEW FREIGHT YARD
NOW N SERVICE.

Freight Agent Casperson of tire p,
B. and W. Railroad has announced the
opening Of the new freight yard at
Front and Justison streets. Freight
will not be received or delivered except
In car load lots from the new yard.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09
CITY Beautiful.

Now that the fall housecleaning sea-
son is on, the women folk are busy.
We can't resist telling you that to make
the "City Beautiful" you viii have
10 use James NJ. Brayns paint on your
beautiful homes. Magnificent idea, is
IL not?s
Evening journal., 1907-10-09
Nut Pieksrs Are Out.

Nut pickers are now out in force
daily. The pleasant weather draws
many people 10 the country, and few
can resist the temptation to gather
a few nuts. The nut crop this year
seems to be a fair one, the supply Of
walnuts being larger than for some
years past.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

Miss Edna Broughten, Of Whitins-
Vile. Mass. and Miss Hazel Harris Of
Camden. n. j.. are visiting Misses
Mary and Margaret Wright
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

Edwin Keough and Company in "a BIT
OF iBlarney" have one Of the most pre-
tentious acts that has come TO the Car
rick this season, ana az the same time one
Of the best. Mr.. Keoughs chnracterizl-
ton OF the Irish lover is excellent. a. e
act Is beautifully staged and is not lack
ing On a single respect That IL s being
appreciated at It's true worth is plain to
many VINO nave seen IL during the early
part OF the engagement. When Mr..
keough appeared at the Garrlck a year
ago in the same act il scored a hit.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09
st.oo to Baltimore and Return

Sunday. October 13, via Pennsylvania
Railroad. Special train leaves Will
mington 9.45 a. m; returning, leaves
Baltimore, Union Station, 6.3S Pms
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

A new musical farce win be offered at
the Grand Opera House next Saturday
afternoon and evening when "The skat-
ing Rink Girl will put In an appearance,
with Thomas Coffin Cooke surrounded by
a collection Of funny comedians and
pretty singing girls. While the offering
IS called musical farce we are told that
"The Skating Rink Girl" has an inter-
esting and novel plot The scenery, cos
TUNES and electrical effects are said 70 be
effective An this production. Seats win be
placed on sale Thursday morning at Q
o'clock All local skaters are invited to
compete for two cash prizes which are
offered for the skating contest in the
second act.
At the Lyceum Theatre this afternoon
and evening "The Little Organ Grinder
viii be given.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

on Thursday next, at the Lyceum for
three days will be seen the latest A. H.
Woods attraction. remarkably stirring
scenic melodrama entitled Convict 500. q"
which is said to have made one of the
seasons sensational hits. and whose
many novel situations commend IL to the
most blase Of auditors as proof that
there IS sim comethlng new under the
sun. The author Of Convict 900" Is said
to have struck theme which clunot IA /
to interest all classes OF people The series
Of happenings which surround the cenual
figure OF the story might befan any per-
son.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

boy who Is trying to seek revenge for the
murder OF his father, who was killed by
gang Of Bowery thugs. In the last act
he discovers who the real murdorers are
and everything ends happily.
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

In reviewing little Doilie Dimples."
Montgomery Phister. Clncinnatis famous
dramatic critic, says: Dole Dimples.
two-act musical comedy. has met with
so friendly a reception that Il may be
characterized as one OF the hits Of the
season. Tho book and music Of this high
~ diverting comedy are by c. Herbert
Kerr whose Beauty Doctor and other
plays have given HIM enviable motor ETY.
and generous royalties within the past
few years. Dainty Grace Cameron Is the
star Of Little Dollie Dimples." and II IS
said she is doing the best work Of her
career IN this very successful musical en-
tertainment. She is assisted by WE'LL
known artists. This attraction appears at
the Grand Opera House this evening.
At the Lyceum October IA. Is and 16 the
dramatic sensation "A Midnight Escape"
viii have its first presentation. The plot
an brief tells the story Of a yount Hebrew
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

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nal, Fourth and Shipley streets
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Evening journal., 1907-10-09

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Evening journal., 1907-10-09

Isn't it really pity deprive the ladies of of their
supreme delghts-shoppng seeing things inspecting be-
fore takngl
Evening journal., 1907-10-09

Now, Mr.. Merchant of Our Town. be good to
the ladies. Give them some interesting reading
matter Print some Of your bargains nyour home
paper. Put the prices there in black and white.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
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PASSENGER BUSINESS.

Passenger officials without exception
speak of their business as being heavy
beyorG parallel. More people are
travelling in every direction, and wher-
ever the 2-oert-rate laws are in effect
they are being utilized in making up
through tickets. Excursion business,
except as to Sunday excursions, is at
low ebb, very few being run; in fact,
mono at reduced rates unless to fill
some old contracts that have not yet
expired. but this line of service is very
limited. Passenger men are all very
busy and the officials spend much of
their time in arranging for the special
trains to accommodate the business. A
time seems to have been reached when
people will travel without stopping to
count the cost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Hagerstown, Ind, July 15.-Nelson
Thornburg and wife had as their guests
Sunday at dinner, Ed. Porter and wife
Thad McCown and wife. Porter Thorn
burg and wife and Miss India Keyes
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Bavender and
children, came over from Greensfork
Saturday evening and were guests OF
his parents on E. Main street, over
Sunday.
Eddie Donnelly of Cincinnati spent
Sunday with VIM. Mathews and fam
| lily.
VIM. Roller went to Cambridge City
Sunday morning and took the interur-
ban to Dayton, at which place Mrs.
Roller and daughter are visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Backenstoe were
guests of friends at New Castle Sat
urday night and Sunday.
James Canaday ana wife entertained
at their home on North Perry street,
Sunday at dinner, the show troupe
NlICll IASitldSd NIL anu Mis-. AItuy
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Barton, Mr.. Lipe-
trio and Doctor Dawson.
Mrs. A. c. Walker, Mrs Cora Glen
denim, Mrs. Pleas Davis, Mrs. Clifford
Fouts and Miss Blanche Hindman
spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs
Sallie Hoover, southwest of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Worl and daughter
Helen. of Millville, spent Sunday after
noon here.
Benz. Paul has returned after a sew
eral weeks absence and will remain
until after the fair, when with his fam
lily. he will locate in the West.
Mrs. Rachel Petty had as her guests
Sunday at dinner, James Thornburg of
Beatrice, Nebraska. George Gephart
and daughter, Pearl Hatfield, wife and
baby.
Commissioner Elwood Clark of
Economy. made business trip to this
place Saturday.
Harry Davis spent Sunday with his
sister. Mrs. Florence Nicholson and
family.
Mrs. Jacob Herchberger was the
guest of her daughters, Mrs Arch
Campbell and Mrs. Faulk, at Rich
mond, over Sunday.
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The Water IiIy.

Almost everybody has observed the
strange characteristic of the water lily
bud opening its petals at sunrise and
closing them again AT sunset. II was
for this reason mainly that the an
clients held the water lily sacred to the
sun. Pliny says: 1T Is reported that
in the Euphrates the flower OF the To-
tus plunges into the water at night. re
naming there till midnight and TO snch
a depth that II cannot be reached with
the hand. After midnight IL begins
gradually TO rise, and a. the sun rises
above the horizon the flower also rises
above the water, expands and raises
itself some distance above the element
in which it grows" 1t was also
through this popularity that HANGAR.
vile proved that the Egyptians CON
sldered the lily an emblem OF thu
world as it rose from the waters OF the
deep.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
THE BA1 HORSE.
An Old Arab Legend That Tells of His
Unmatched Speed.

The bay cofered horse is said TO h
the swiftest of all the horses. A stors
to illustrate this is told OF certain
Arab sheik who, having been engaged
in fight with another tribe. was TAX
ing his flight with bis little son.
They were both mounted on a mag
uificent white mare which belonged to
the sheik and which had always been
highly valued on account of the great
speed at which it could go. After hav-
ing ridden some little distance the
sheik asked his soH TO look around and
see if they were being followed. The
boy replied that there was some one
riding after them on a black horse.
The sheik seemed satisfied on hearing
this report. but presently repeated his
question. The boy answered that they
were still being pursued, but that this
time the horse was white. Never
mind" said the father; mine is
faster"
IN a few minutes he asked for q
further report, and the reply was the
same. with the difference that the horse
was a chestnut. The shiek, however,
put his question q fourth time, but
upon being told by his son that the
pursuer was mounted Oh bay he
cried out, Then we are lost, for there
is no horse which it cannot overtake' .
His words proved to be true, for in q
short time they were caught up with
and captured.
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A veqctahIe Freak.

California has one tree which is the
pefsonifcation of mystery. Found no
where else IN the world, 1t had a mys-
terious origin and thrives In a region
of mystery. The Mojava yucca is
vegetable freak which has developed
into a species. 1t has the Characters
ticz of several plants, to which no re
lationship can be traced. 1t is an en-
dogen, yet it's bark shows concentric
rings suchV as characterize the exogen-
GUS stems. 1t lives. and thrives in
great numbers in region nearly de
void Of vegetation.-P. E. Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
JULY BUSINESS is HEAVY.
FIRST TWO WEEKS HAVE SHOWN
ABIG FREIGHT BUSINESS.
If Remainder of Month Continues as
Heavy 1t Will Be a Rec
ord Breaker.

Local freight agents declare that
July has started out with two of the
heaviest weeks ever known for that
usually quiet month and that if bust
ness keeps up it will be a record
breaker.
| Cars are now being loaded to their
fullest capacity and so large num-
Der gre cars of the largest capacity
that the total movement does not
show up to as good an advantage as
in former years. But very little grain
is now moving, while in other lines
of freight handled in July by the iron
industries, the car works, the hominy
mills and other classes of freight usu-
ally moved in the summer season are
up to their full tonnage of former
years. The heavily loaded cars are
Going much to increase gross earnings
over former years. The cars are earn
| ing fully thirty per cent. more than
| a few years ago. and in some cases
| fifty Ter cent more. A great deal of
| southern lumber is now coming north
and fruits and vegetables make up the
northbound movement while provis-
| ions. product of the hominy mills, etc.,
are so.ng to the south and southeast in
| a large tonnage. In west bound
business the movement is unusually
heavy for July, but by no means as
heavy as it will be later in the year.
However. this is off set by movements
OF freight of a local character more
extensively than at any time during
| the past two years. Aud summing all
lup. conditions are very favorable and
satisfactory to the freight officials of
| the various lines. On some lines there
| is still! some trouble to furnish cars,
but majority of the roads fill orders
quite promptly and the situation is
much improved of late
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
kcvho,d Tsnurc In London.

kcyhold Tenure In London.
The curious custom of keyhold ten
ure still prevails at Crowland, the ia
nous abbey town in the Lincolnshire
fens, where there are number of cot
tages which are neither copyhold, free
hold NOR leasehold. They were origi
naliy built on waste land, and in each
case the possesscr Of the key holds an
indisputed tenancy. Although some OF
the occupiers have replaced the mud
and matched dwellings, of antiquity
with brick and slated buildings, they
have no power to sell or will them
away. for they have no deeds. On
tenant dying the first person to cross
the threshold takes his place IL he 50
desires. Many devices have been re
sorted to to obtain the keys. The prop
critics carry, county vote. but the poor
law guardians always refuse to grant
relief to the tenants. -London Globe.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, July 15-Mrs.
Libby Flanders of indianapolis spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Crossley at their home in East
Cambridge.
Miss Ruth Schneider and Miss Kath-
crime Ogborn are the guests of friends
in Indianapolis this week.
Stanley Guyton and family of Rich
mond spent yesterday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Garrett in this
city.
NJ G. Kreusch of Chicago is here
spending a few days vacation with
his wife and family
Mr. and Mrs j. T. Reese and son
Karl, viii leave for Maple Rapids.
Mich, next Wednesday to spend a
fortnight with his sister. Mrs. F. p
Trotter and her husband. the Rev. F.
p. Trotter.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Helmsing and
family of Hagerstown. took Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wharton at their home in this city
Mrs. Edward Hogan and daughter.
Julia, will return to Hughes Springs,
Texas. Thursday after visit of sew
eral weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Fraunberg. Her son. David, will ac-
company them home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15

The expression scot free" which IS
in use every day, harks back to the
times OF Scottish romance and tragedy
so UNANIMOUSLY described by Sir Walter
Scott in The Anticra-y'' and Rob
Roy" In these stirring tales we are
told of one form of Scottish trials Civ
en- certain offenders of justice. He
who had broken the law was Invested
OF all OF his clothing and placed nj
a certain distance from archers who
had bows and arrows ready, waiting
the command. Fire. When the COM
mand was given, the man under indlct-
ment would begin running and the
archers firing, and IL in running this
gantlet none OF the arrows hit him he
was allowed to go scot free.-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
PROF. F|SKE AGAIN
RESIGNS HIS PLACE
Leaves Los Angeles High
School for College.
KETURNIMG TO RICHMOND.

Prof w. A. Fiske, who but recently
resigned his position in the Richmond
high school, to accept a position In
enc of the Los Angeles high schools.
has since his arrival in that city again
lresigned els position and accepted the
chair of science in Occidental college,
flcurishing Presbyterian school Il,
that city. P.of. Fiske is very niue
pleased with tire place and also the
city. Ifof. Fiske stated in his letter
to friends IN rLis city that he very
much regretted leaving Richmond, but
that he Hoped 10 enjoy himself on the
Pacific coast. Prof. Fiske is now on
his way from Los Angeles 10 this city.
Or his arrival ne will Immediately be-
gin preparations TO move his family 20
the coast.
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EARLY ARITHME
Struggles of the Pilgrim Children With
One OF the RS

struggles OF the Pilgrim Children WIFI
Ore of the RS"
Next to penmanship the colonial
school and schoolmaster took firm
stand on -eipher.ng" The Bible and
figgers is what l want my boys TO
know" said the old farmer. have
examined with care a Wingate's Arith-
metic which was used for over cen
fury In the winslow family in Massa-
chusetts. The first edition was printed
in 162o. 1t is certainly bewildering
to a modern reader "Pythagoras- His
Table is OF course our multiplication
table. Then come The Rule of
Three ''The Double Golden Rule, .
THE Rule Of Fellowship" The Rule
of False etc, ending with "a collec-
ton OF pleasant and polite questions
to exercise all the parts OF vulgar arith-
metick"
Wingate's Arithmetic and Holders
Arithmetic were succeeded by Pixies
Arithmetic. This had 363 rules to be
committed to memory, and not an ex-
PLANTATION was given of one of them.
1t is the most barren schoolbook
have ever read These printed arith-
metics were not in common use. Near
~ all teachers had manuscript sum
books from which the scholars copied
page after page OF sums" too often
without any explanation of the proc
ess. though there were also many and
long rules, which helped the penman-
ship If they did not the mathematics.
Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
STEEL AND WOODEN CARS.

An interesting experiment has been
going on upon the Hartman lines for
several years to ascertain the average
cost of repairing steel and wooden
freight cars.
1t has been claimed by many persons
that the cost of repairing steel freight
cars was almost prohibitive, but the
experiments made upon the Hartman
lines does rot bear out the claim. It
shows. to the contrary, that while abe
average cost of repairing the steel car
is $2.T9 per month, the average cost of
repairing the wooden cars is S4.O4 per
month This experiment is for the
past two and one-half years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
BARRED WIRE.
A Lucky Device That Brought Millions
to Its inventor.

to Its inventor.
1.-THE luckiest invention in history
said a patent Official, was that OF
barbed wire. 1t came about by acct
dent
Isaac L. Ellwood was the inventor
of barbed wire. In his youth he lived
in De Kalb, H., and, having Il neighbor
whose pigs trespassed on his garden
he put up one day n wire fence of his
own make. This fence had barbs and
points on ii. 1t was queer and ugly.
but it kept out the pigs.
1T was a real barbed wire fence.
the first in the world, and there were
millions of money in it, but Young Ell
wood and his friends laughed at its
freak appearance.
''One day two strangers saw this
fence, perceived how well il kept out
the pigs, realized how cheap il was
realized, in n word, its value-and or
dered several tons of II from Ellwood
-f'-,'=71ar-, nra rsss., "9ntraeten III sos
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
REUNION OF FORMER
PENNWLLE STUDENTS
1t Will Be Held in Swallows
Grove in August.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

Cambridge City. Ind. July 10 The
annual reunion of former students of
the Pennville school and citizens will
be held at Swallows woods, the first
Saturday in August. At a meeting
which was held at the home of Jacob
Wickes recently, several committees
were appointed and the usual arrange
ments were made. 1t is hoped that ev-
cry citizen of that locality and all
present and past pupils and teachers
will feel 1t duty as we'll as pleasure
to be present and fittingly celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of one of the
best schools in the county. A free
hack will convey passengers to and
from the stop at Swallows.
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WANTS A HIGHER PRICE.

The Lackawanna Steel company has
made demands upon the Pennsylvania
railroad for a higher price than SIS
for the steel rails ordered for delivery
next year.
The situation in the steel trade pre-
cipitated by the Pennsylvania railroad
in demanding better rails and furnish
ing specifications therefor, the steel
companies admit cannot be built profit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15
Elephants.

People who really know nothing
about, 1t used to say that elephants
never@lie down to sleep. This is not
true at all, says one writer. They have
been known to stand for twelve
months without lying down to sleep.
This Is regarded as want of confidence
in their keepers and Of longing to re
gain their liberty, for when they are
perfectly at ease and reconciled to
their fate they viii lie down on their
sides and sleep peacefully.
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A Eiipoant Jsiib;rd.

This confinement" said the long
faced prison visitor. must distress you
greatly"
YES" replied the facetious convict
II find the~prison bars grating"
"Ah, life to you Is a failure
"Yes; it's nothing but cell"
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An editor was waited upon by q
climber Of Parnassus.
This, sir" said the visitor. produc-
Ing a manuscript, lis the only poem I
ever wrote"
well. cheer up" replied the editor.
I'm not going 10 deprive you of itv'--
kansas CITY i,,-- e,no.-ltcrt
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News of the Railroads
Local and General.
JACOB A. RiIS.

ably at S2S a ton, is by far the most
interesting one that has been created
since the steel controversy began. If
he other railroads follow the policy
of the Pennsylvania, it is now consid-
cred that there will be radical change
in rail prices.
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for tern of years Al, me parpeo wire
he could produce.
"Ellwood borrowed 81, 600 and set up
a little facto-. \ few years later on
he had paid back that loan and was
worth small matter of SIS 5000. 600
besides'-New York Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-15

Mrs. Joe Modlin. Miss Cary Modlin
and Herbert Smell of Richmond, Miss
es Flo Letter, Margaret Donnelly.
Elizabeth Christ and Roy Modlin of
Dayton, were guests of the Gibbfns
family, south of Eaton, O., Sunday.