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The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
The Maiestie-"The Gates of Justice"

The Gates of Justice" a comedy
drama Of Western life. is the bill OF the
Kathryn Purnell Stock Company at the
Majestic Theater this week The theme
of the play centers around the efforts
of Rex Alden 70 bring the murderer Of
her father TO justice and to claim the land
which her father owned. The murderer
OF her father Is the leader Of a band Of
Illicit distillers. and he and his gang use
every means TO thwart her purpose. \
charming love story runs throughout the
play between Rex and a young civil en-
gincer who champions her cause The
play was given in a very creditable man
ner. and elected rounds of applause.
Miss Purnell, as Rex Alden. as usual
gave an excellent portrayal Of the role
Franklin Munnen was Walter Warren,
the young engineer. His work throughout
the entire play was Of a very high order.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
WILL WED GIRL He SAVED.
Youth Falls over Precipicc, but Aids
HeiTcss Despite Injuries.

Wilmington, Del. Sept 23.-Aliss Fran
ces Mather Jackson. daughter of Mrs.
Job Jackson, and Frederick Hamilton
Hill viii be married on October Z, and
back OF the affair is a romance
Mr.. Hill was with Miss Jackson when
both fell over a precipice at Binghamton.
n Y. d year ago. and but for the ef-
forts of Mr.. Hill it is likely that Mss
Jackson would have met her death Al
though injured himself he carried the
girl TO a place of safety.
The friendship between the two follow
ing the recovery Of Miss Jackson ripened
into love Miss Jackson is an heiress, and
member Of Wilmington's exclusive set.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
THAW'S SISTER UNHAPPY.
Countess of Yarmouth Shuns Gay
cites Of Americans in Paris.

Paris, Sept 23-Along the corridor
promenade and in the garden OF the Hotel
Ritz, where rich Americans gather and
social gayety Is az It's height there has
been seen the last week a pale-faced
young woman with sad eyes and almost
sOmber gowns, passing unnoticed in the
lively thTOngs.
II was Lady Yarmouth. sister Of Harry
Thaw. She looks ten years older than
last summer Not only does she grieve
over the condition of her brother, but
there are other troubles, The Yarmouth
family has not tried 10 help matters,
but has been disagreeably inclined on ac-
count of the notoriety brought upon
them by the murder and the sensational
trial
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
TheaterS Filled Last Night.

part that constantly Jars on the sensi-
billties of the audience. and which he
Is artist enough not 20 slur az all. The
minor parts We're all IN capable ,hands,
and the Major Of Mr.. Joseph L. Whit
ing was especially deserving Of COM
mendation.
On the whole. The Boys OF Company
b. furnishes a delightful. clean-cut even
ing's entertainment. It's Ideal Is not very
high. perhaps. II is built TO amuse and
ii does this admirably. and It's comedy
Is legitimate. Last nights audience was
not nearly so large as the merits of this
comedy deserved.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
NINE YEARS FOR ROBBERY.
Man Said to Have stolen
to Benefit His Health.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Charleston. w. Va. Sept. &c. E
Adams was to-day given nine years for
the robbery OF Kayford. a Chesapeake
and Ohio station. He was caught by
Sheriff Melton, OF Kanawha County, in
New Mexico.
q Adams Is said 70 have robbed the office,
I'm which he was agent. 10 get funds with
which TO go 70 another climate for the
benefit of his health. After the Kayford
office was presumably robbed 1t was
burned
Adams was captured and brought 10
jail here but later succeeded In escaping.
Sheriff Melton, knowing of the fugitive S
physical condition, looked for him in the
West.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
MILK MEN MEET TODAY.
Retail Dealers Expected TO Raise
the Price.

the Price.
That the milk dealers VIII tonight
agree upon a raise of cents d quart in
the price OF the commodity IS practically
assured.
The question of an advance in the re-
tail price, following the recent action Of
the Mix Producers Association in rails
ing the wholesale price cents a gal
lon, will be discussed at a meeting OF the
retailers at 81 Ninth street tonight II
is the general expectation that this will
result in an advance to the consumer.
According 10 the dealers, there is moth
Ing inconsistent in the increase of ?
cents per quart. They contend that they
are justified in an increase. as. notwitb-
standing the increase in labor. feed. and
other accessories, the price OF milk has
remained al 8 cents for the last twenty
years. in addition to this. they say the
cost OF glass bottles must be considered
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
The BeIasco-opcnIne Postponed.

A great number Of people who went to
the Belasco last night to the opening
Of this theater's season and 10 see Joe
Weber's new musical show. were disap-
pointed. The scenery. through some mis-
take. did not arrive in time. and it was
Impossible to give the performance. The
opening will be tonight.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
OceRn Stenmnhina

New York. Sept. 22-Auiyed: Steamships Ia Bre-
tague. from Havre. Minneapolis from London.
Arrived out-steamshiIs iceland al Antwerp; La
Gascogne, az Havrci kTOuI4incessin CeciIie. al
Bremen
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24

Marie DRESSER. FRITZ ScheT. and George
COhan; Marion and Pearl filed out the
space usually allotted to walking gentle
men. and the Vitagraph closed the per
Torrance with series entitled Hippo
p0tamus Hunting"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
'Phone Mnin a3OO W-hen Ynn Retnrn

Subscribers returning from their sum
mer home who desire to have their paper
sent 70 their city address viii please
phone Main goo.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
"sIIver Glrlr Wen RECEIVED.

Special to Tie Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. Sept 23-'The Silver
Girl" by Edward Peple. author Of the
Prince Chap gave its premier per-
Torrance at the Academy Of Music to-
night 10 a crowded house. The play made
decided hit George Fawcett. the star,
and Edward Peple the author, received
several curtain calls and responded with
speeches. The play IS full Of bright dia-
logue and human interest, the situations
being very original. The east IS splendid,
and many individual hits were made.
THE Silver Girl will be at the Kew
National Theater next week
October $. 1907. Remember the data.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24

October $. 1907. Remember the date.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
ah.an.ninded Gators.

An old colored man who IS devoutly
religious returned 10 Brooklyn recent
ly from a trip to Florida. his birth
place. and told his employer about 2
narrow escape he had had from an
alligator. knowing Of the religious
zeal Of the darky. the employer sought
to test his faith.
what were you afraid of an aliiGa
tor for?s he asked him. Don't you
know that the Lord viii take care Of
you? OF course you know the story
Of Jonah and the whale. The whale
swallowed Jonah. but Jonah came oui
al safe enough
The darby shook his head dubious
". Yes. boss, 1 knows about Jonah,
he said, hut. then, you see. whales
got a mem'ry. 4 alligatah amt got
no mem'ry. If 'Gatah swallows you
he won't think no mo- about you
New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
WHEN t4aPuLEUN WALKED.
An Incident of the Tragic Retreat
From Moscow.

An Incident of the Tragic Retreat
From Moscow.
II was on Nov. %. at about O'Clock
in the morning. when We saw the
head Of the column. The first we saw
were generals, a few of whom were
on horseback. but the majority OK
foot. The latter painfully dragged
themselves along. almost all having
their feet frozen and bound up in rag
and pieces of sheepsl1in and dying o.
hunger We then saw what was left
of the cavalry Of the guard. The en-
peror came next on foot, with a stick
in his hand. He was mufed up III
a large capote lined with fur and wore
on his head an amaranthine viewer
cap edged with black foxskin. On
his right marched, also on foot. King
Murat; on his left, Prince Eugene.
viceroy of Italy; then Berthier, prince
of Neufchatel; Ney, Mortier, Lefebvre
and other marshals and generals
whose corps had been partly de-
stroyed.
They were followed by 700 to 500 Of
ficers and subofficerS, marching in or
der and bearing in the greatest silence
the eagles of the regiments to which
they had belonged and that had SC
often led them TO victory. They We're
the remn-nt of over 10000 men. MY
moor picart. who had not seen the
army for a month, gaZed on silently
but his conyulsive movements showed
only too we'll what he felt. | saw big
tears roll down the cheeks and fal
on his mustache. from which icicles
were hanging. Then, turning to me
Really, compatriot, / do not know
whether l am asleep or awake; / weeI
because / have seen our emperor
marching on foot, a stick in his hand
he that was so great and who has
made us so roudI'-.Memoires of Ser
geant Bourgogne."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
BELIEVE IN DREAMS?
IF Yes, What Would You Do In Case
Similar to This?

If you should dream that man
with whom you were acquainted killed
his wife, if you wildly saw him plunge
q dagger into her heart in your vision,
would you tell the wife of your premo-
milton of tragedy?
This question has been puzzling a
number of people in London. mar
ried couple were inspecting a house
which was for rent in Surrey some
time ago. While the husband inspect
ed the stables the wife remained in the
parlor.
Shortly after her husband left the
ROOM the wife said, man and woman
entered The woman was young and
pretty and in tears. The man was an
CRY. After gesticulating few minutes
he rushed to the girl, drew knife
from his coat and plunged it through
her heart
With a loud shrek the woman who
witnessed the tragedy arose and stag
gered to the door. She looked about
her and saw that the couple had van
ished. She realized she had either
been dreaming or had seen vision.
When her husband returned she told
him her experience. They did not rent
the house.
Some time afterward while attending
a reception the woman was introduced
to young lady and her fiance. She
recognized the characters of her vision.
Later the young couple to whom she
had been introduced were married. To
her dismay, the woman learned they
had leased the very house where she
had experienced the narrowing dream.
What was she to do? She asked her
friends They were at loss TO give
her advice. The woman was convinced
that she was given the premonition of
a tragedy At the same time she dread
ed provoking a disagreement in case
there should be nothing but halluci-
nation.
What would you do in such case
This would depend, of course, as to
whether or not you believe in dreams,
Do you?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
Buffalo Bill Making His First
Appearance Here in
Seven Years.
THE OUTFIT LOOKS GOOD.
OWING TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL
THE sHowMEN HAD A GREAT
DEAL OF TROUBLE WITH THEIR
WAGONS.
1t has arrived.

It has arrived.
For the first time in seven years
the tents of the Buffalo Bills Wild
West and Congress OF Rough Riders.
have been erected on Richmond show
grounds. The best ever IL was adver-
tised and the best ever. seems 10 be
the only fitting phrase by which TO
designate IT, The condition of the
grounds after the rain last night is as
good as could be expected, but this
did not seem 10 be a drawback to the
crowd which filled the grounds all
DAY.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced by the show men in hauling
their heavy wagons UP North street.
owing to the loose, wet graNei, ana
several times they went In TO the hub.
especially on the Hill between Seven
teenth and Nineteenth streets.
The animals owned by Buffalo Bill
seem above the average Tor circus
horses. as they are sleek and fat, ana
seem to need very little persuasion 10
do their work with viii. There were
about $50 work horses in use all
morning. while in the stables used Tor
the ring horses, some of the best look
ing animals ever seen in this city,
were in evidence.
A large number of Indians had their
tents pitched early and were busily
offering for sale some OF their bead
work. at fabulous prices.
The small boy was every where In
evidence and his admiring shouts or
"Oh. gee. look at that gun" and Look
at them Indians in their war-paint.
could be heard on every side. A num-
Der of them were also working hard.
helping put up the seats In order TO
get comps" for the big show.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
GRATING FISH TAILS.
An Interesting Art In Which the Jap
aneae Are Experts.

Among the many interesting arts in
which the Japanese excel is that OF the
making Of fish tails. Almost every one
has seen the bush tailed goldfish, with
its four. five and sometimes more long,
wavy tails. but 1t Is not generally
known that most Of them are not its
own.
When the little goldfish are very.
very young their flesh is as clear as
glass. so that one can see every bone in
their tiny bodies. At this time the few
that are burn with two OF more tails
are put by themselves, and then a
queer looking old Jap, with a great
magnifying glass fastened in front Of
his eye and wee sharp tools handy.
reaches down under the water and
cuts of the tails of the plain little fish,
and then three or four CT these tails
are Joined on to the backbone where
the one was cut off and fastened there
with tiny bandages until they grow
fast
The japanese, who are very skillful
in queer things Of this kind. grow the
finest goldfish in the world. and IL is c
very good business, for very fine fish
Of this kind often bring as much as
$500 to $500, and one sold not long ago
FOR 81 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

As matter of fact there are no very
big fish in small puddles.
You can usually find pin almost
anywhere but in the pincushion.
A fool is the greatest nuisance in this
world And there are quite few of
them.
1t is beyond some men to understand
the difference between pomposity and
dignity.
We have always wondered what wo-
men do with the 2 cents saved in pur-
chasing a two dollar article for S1.9S.
Have you ever stopped to admire the
self control of the man who can pick
up a lead pencil without marking on
something?
Every man would have pretty fair
reputation IL people looked for his good
qualities as carefully as they look for
the good qualities Of a dog.-Atchison
Globe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
NO BID RECEIVED
ON SEWER CONTRAC
Board of Works Has Same Old
Disappointment Handed
Out to 1t.
COST PLACED AT S1O5,OOO.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY
HAS LET A CONTRACT FOR I'M
PROVEMENT AT NORTHWEST
SECOND STREET.

Today the board of public works
again met to receive bids on the pro-
posed sewer system in West Richmond
south of Main street, and the proposed
sewer system on Northwest Second
street. AS usual not bid was receiv-
ed and the city officials are at their
wits end to know what to do. These
proposed improvements have been esti-
mated to cost 100000.
One out of town bidder has been fig
uring on taking both contracts, but at
the last moment he decided not to sub
nit a bid. He stated that the Indiana
law which does not permit estimates 10
be made for assessment purposes until
the completion of the work prevented
him from taking over the contract. lie
also objected to the method or paying
the contractor for his work at the COM
pletion of the job.
Mr.. Merrill of the board, stated that
the Pennsylvania railroad company
had let its contracts for the improve
ments at the Northwest Second street
crossing and that the city would do ev-
erything in it's power to let contract
for the sewer system, which, under the
agreement the city has with the rail-
road company, must build. Delay
in constructing this sewer means de-
lay in all the improvements. NO fur-
Tier effort to secure a bid for the sew
err system in the south side of west
Richmond will be made until late in
the fall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
BUSINESS COLLEGE is
OPENED SUCCESSFULLY
Attendance on the Fall Term
Quite Large.
TWO NEW INSTRUCTORS.

The Richmond Business college has
opened its 19o1-19oS school term with
a large attendance. \ large number
of old students who have not yet reg
istered, are expected next week. Many
of these are now attending the chautau-
qua.
Two new instructors faces appeared
in the faculty at the beginning or the
school term. Miss Carolyn Mankin-
son. now of Matthews, Ind, former
instructor in the indianapolis branch
of the schools now has the shorthand
department. Ancil Elliott of Rich
mond has been selected to take charge
of the commercial department The
acquisition of both instructors adds
much to the merit of the courses Of
fered in the two departments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
CRACK NUT SUNDAY.

Queer Msthod of Hearing Sermon
Sill In Uoe In England.
zone fine autumn Sunday l attended
a service in a north of England coun-
try church that would have driven
New York preacher clean crazy" said
the man who travels. THE congrega-
ton didn't do q thing but sit around
and crack nuts Fancy n New York
minister talking to crowd of that
kind. The modern preacher likes to
have things quiet when he talks 1t
disconcerts him to hear baby cry or
a woman cough or an old man snore
If he is put out by such tribes as these,
it is interesting to conjecture what he
would do if he were TO take hold of
congregation where every body brought
nuts to crack during the sermon.
"Worshipers. it seems, used to do
this in England and even in our own
states during colonial days. This dis
turbance was not a weekly occurrence
by any means. If it had been, the
poor preacher would have undoubted-
Iy left his flock to administer spiritual
consolation to suit themselves. But as
it happened only once a year he was
which was attended by such remarka-
BILE license came the Sunday before
Michaelmas day and was called crack
nut Sunday Nobody, 10 matter how
pious he might be, hesitated to avail
himself of the peculiar privilege grant
ed him. and men, women and children
came to church with their pockets
stuffed with nuts, which they compla-
Gently cracked and munched during
the sermon.
''It was that kind of sermon that
so impressed me with its oddly. 1t
can be easily imagined that when for
ty or fifty people get to cracking nuts
with all their might the noise is apt to
be something terrific, and many times
the minister was hard put to 1t to
hear himself think That custom,
from being regarded with high favor
for many years, finally came to be
looked upon as nuisance, and the
habit was suppressed, except in few
remote localities, although the act OF
suppression was attended with consid-
cradle difficulty, so firmly had the nut
cracking fever taken hold of the fancy
of the people New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
RELICS or THE DEAD.
Horrible Custom OF South American
Indian Tribe.

Horrible Custom, OF a South American
Indian Tribe.
The Ucayall Indians, numerous
south American tribe. with decided
cannibalistic tastes. who inhabit both
banks of one or the uppermoSt ana
Ion gest of the afIluents of the Amazon,
haze a system by which they preserve
the features OF their dead, so that
friends can always identify those that
have gone TO the happy hunting
ground" as surely as if gazing at Il
photograph.
To accomplish this they cut the head
from the body, but retain the long hair
The CHASTITY, bleeding trophies OF
days battle or a nights massacre OF
their enemies are suspended by the
long, straight black hair to the limb
of tree. Directly under this they
dig a hole, which they fill with water
in their primitive way causing it to
boil by placing hot stones in it, or, II
near camp or village. an earthen POT
of boiling water is used.
The ascending hot vapor and steam
which envelop the suspended head
outlined by the fire and shadows, like
ghosts IN the uGThEGsS Vi IL tLoDlIdi
night, in the deep solitude and under
the black shadows of the palm forests,
accompanied by the weird antics OF
the ugly human brutes and the shrek
of wild birds of the night or the howl
of tigers, make q scene that cannot be
fully described to the imagination.
This steaming process has the effect
of loosening the scalp from the skull
or in some way of softening it that all
the bones are removed. With the va
cant sack of skin drawn from the head
intact, they next fill it with hot pebbles
and sand These are replaced by 9th
ers when they are cool. The process
they use has the effect of drying and
shrinking the skin, but in some way:
not clearly known, 1t preserves the
original features of the victim. They
are thus distorted and CHASTITY looking
reminders of the departed. London
Spare Moments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-30
Fifty Thousand People Were
At Denver to Hear Ad-
dress by the Ohioan.
MAKES REPLY TO BRYAN.
SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW
MUCH ABOUT THE WALL
STREET SITUATIoN-STOR AL
WAYS BLOWS OVER.

Denver. Aug. 30-That Denver likes
Secretary Taft, was proved Thursday
by 5000 people gathering at the Union
station at $50 a. m, to welcome him,
and $4,000 massed around the state
capitol in the afternoon to hear him
speak, while other thousands lined
the streets in the business section,
through which he passed during the
day to get a glimpse of and cheer
him.
His first act, after getting to his
hotel, was to summon throat spec
ialist, his voice having given out in
Kansas so that he was quite hoarse
when he arrived He was in fair
voice when he spoke this afternoon.
His speech was much the same as
that with which he opened the cam
paign at Columbus.
He deviated somewhat TO reply to
the published statement of William J.
Bryan on trusts. He said Bryan want
ed to "exterminate the trusts" He
means by this, that he wants the
trusts dissolved into the constituent
parts" Mr.. Taft said:
I'VE don't agree with him. We
want the good one continued and the
bad ones abolished and all property
regulated
Bryan Has no Faith in Courts.
The secretary said that the differ
ence between Bryan and Roosevelt is
that Roosevelt has faith in the people.
He had faith that good men can be
secured to enforce the laws, whereas
Bryan does not trust the courts and
offers the initiative and referendum as
a cure-al1.
Previous to the speech, the secre-
tary was asked what he thought OF
the Wall street situation.
II don't know much about Wall
street. he said. Il cannot tell exact
~ what the effect will be. There
have been disturbances of the mark
cts all over the world and it is not sur
prising that the American stock mar
ket has been somewhat upset. Sew
eral times we have heard a great
howl about the president injuring the
financial system, but the storm always
seem to blow over without any mean
result"