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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Jonas Mercer Will Soon Know
His Fate at Hands of Fay
cite County Jury.
WIFE A STRONG WITNESS,
HER TESTIMONY WAS COUNTED
HELPFUL TO THE DEFENSE
LETTER WRITTEN BY HER is IN
QUESTION.

ConnerSville, Ind, March 29.-In the
case of Jonas Mercer, the young far
mer residing on the Wayne and Fay
cite line, who is charged with arson,
it is expected that the defense will rest
its side late today or tomorrow morn
ing. when the case will go to the jury.
It is charged that Mercer, to revenge
himself on his father-in-law, burned
his barn, live stock and machinery,
last January.
Mrs. Kate Mercer, on the stand III
her husbands defense, proved strong
witness for him, although she was SUBJ
mitted to a scathing cross-examina-
ton. She went into the details of
the family history, stating that she
was the second wife of the defendant
had married him about fifteen years
ago, and was the mother of six chill
dren. Mrs. Mercer is a tall, slender
woman who looks to be about 40 years
of age. She stated that she had left
home to get married and of the I'M
friendly feeling on the part of her faith
er for her husband. She corroborated
the testimony. of John harrington in
reference to her father visiting Far
rington's home and threatening to
shoot Mercer should he find him, she
having been at Farrington's at the
time.
Letter Is In Question.
Mrs. Mercer testified that her hus-
band returned to his home the night
the May barn was destroyed. a few
minutes after nine o'clock and that 4
neighbor called to him while he was
unhitching his horse. In regard to a
part of letter introduced by the pros
ecution, witness testified that it was
written by her at the instance of her
husband and that she signed his name
to same. On this point she was sub
jected to a severe cross-examination by
Attorney Conner of states counsel.
The reply to the letter. which was ad
dressed to her sister, Nellie, was also
produced in court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
PHILLIPS
Vaudeville at the Phillips

i Vaudeville at the Phillips.
| This column has no hesitancy in
Recommending the vaudeville now run
ming at the New Phillips to all those
who would like to enjoy some hearty
laughs. The program offered is a live
one and is designed to entertain from
/! the comedy side almost entirely. OF
course, there. are some portions that
are not funny, but the element of fun
predominates. The Four Andersons
featuring the very clever Anderson
children, are well worth seeing, while
the comedy sketch put on by Beaure.
guarde e Co, will be found refresh.
ing. The Japanese wire artist and
juggler is among the best of the kind
and the other numbers are in keep
ing.
Repertoire at the Phillips.
OF the company to appear at the
New Phillips next week, an exchange
says:
1t has been some time since as
strong a dramatic attraction as the
Ethel Desmond company has played
here.
Last nights play why Women Sim
was a strong English melo-drama,
Miss Desmond appearing in an excep-
tionally strong emotional part of Bes-
sic Barton. 1t was a heavy emotional
role and she gave it an artistic fin
ish.
Tonight, Young Buffalo Bill will
be presented. The play is a Western
drama, but devoid to a certain extent,
of the more sensational or cheap feat
ures. 1t is a high class production,
full of much good comedy. The title
role will be played by Miss Dottie
Greene. the popular soubrette of the
company. who has made such decid-
ed hit here, and as farewell to the
many friends she has made, Miss
Greene will present new songs and
dances.
Prof. Henry Marcus, at the request
of several who witnessed it Thursday,
will repeat his wonderful illusion
Gone, trick which is puzzle to all
who see it.
Repertoire at the Gennett.
One of the largest and most COM
plete repertoire organizations in ex-
istence is North Bros, comedians, who
will play return engagement at the
Gennett theatre next week. The COM
pany is composed of the best talent
each and every member an
artist In his or her line. The company
is headed by two of the best leading
people in the country. Harry Chaplin
North and Miss Virginia Goodwin, and
supported by company of real actors
and actresses. Miss Goodwin is
young and beautiful, and is claimed by
critics Of all tho Iarpor citioc to he. tho
cleverest emotional actress in roper
toire today. The opening bill is "A
Daughter of the South" a drama full of
rich comedy and brilliant climaxes.
High class specialties between acts
will be given by the Two Dragons, di-
rect from Keith's circuit, New York
The lady orchestra carried by this
company is composed of graduates
from the Boston Conservatory of
Music.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

cred on It.
e R. S. he read aloud Then he
looked at me with a queer expression
beginning to fosm in his eyes.
Edward Ramsay Sayler. if it's a
boy" said /. "Edwina Ramsay Sayler.
II it's girl
He snatched the bit of linen from
me and buried his face in il.
The baby was boy-fortunately,
for 1 don't admire the name Edwina,
and / shouldn't have liked to handicap
a child with it. Carlotta and Ed were
delighted. but felt momentAry keen
disappointment. l had wanted a girl
pletely, as boys do Also / should
rather have looked forward to my
chald's having q sheltered life. one In
which the 1ne and beautiful ideals do
not have to be nodded into the gross.
ugly forms of the practical l may
say, In passing, that l deplore the en-
trance of women into the world of
struggle Women are the natural and
only custodians of the ideals. We
men are compelled to wander, often to
wander far, from the ideal. Unless
our women remain aloof from action.
how are the ideals to be preserved?
Man for action; woman to purify man.
when he returns stained with the
blood and sin of battle.
But-with the birth of the first
child I began to appreciate how pro-
foundly right my mother had been
about marriage and its source Of hap
piness. There are other flowers than
the rose-other flowers, and beautiful,
the most beautiful for it's absence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Akstraetiy.

He preached we should be satisfied
With little hero below.
That wealth we should not strive to gain,
Twas all an empty shev.
He said, tho man of poverty
Had best cause 70 be glad,
'Twas usosious to Be poef, (Hie
Two million dollars hadO
Most earnestly he lactured on
The plain ana simple life,
The toy there was In doing rfgiat
And keeping out OF strife.
He safd the love Of fellow man
Was ali that was worth while;
All else was naught! (But daily he
Kept adding to his piieO
He taught In lanGuaEe eioouent
Tho SIN there vas IN greed,
Tho folly OF possessing more
Than what would meet our need;
To Be content with what you have
Twas grand, to hear him preach
And MOTTO seek for more. but he
ora06ed ekeTythinG IN YeachD
Henry Wl1aorf Francis In wemaE's
Home Coxl1panion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Eastern Indiana
and Western Ohio
LOSING Mental CAPACITY.

Eaton.-Mrs. Selma Yost, aged So
years, the venerable mother of Mrs.
S. J. Gibbins, who has been very ill
for the past few weeks, is now in a
very pre- carious mental condition, and
it is feared that the aged lady is los
ing all of her mental powers. She is
attended day and night by her rela-
tiveS and nurses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
A Voice from
The Stomach
= eloodless Fight Between T.ele
and a Habit-The Tablet Wins.

= eloodless Fight Between a T.ele
and a Habit-The Tablet Wins.
At the age of %, Clarence had goot
digestion. He had gastric juice tha'
could dissolve doughnuts and turn ap
-ple-skins into good blood corpuscles
At the age of "a he began to be pro
fuse about the waist and lean back
wards He also began to cultivate
several chins. In his new-found pride
he began to think it his duty to gorge
himself on everything, the good and
the bad, for appetite feeds on appe
tite-and every good thing is abused
His pictures showed that he took
on weight after he put his collar on.
At the age of 26 Clarence married
and went to boarding. On top of al.
this, he attended oyster suppers and
wine dinners, which reduced the size
of his collar from 1914 to Is. With
still abiding faith in the strength Of
his stomach he gulped his meals, and
chewed them afterwards.
At the age of % Clarence began to
hear an inward voice-a warning from
the stomach. After each meal, he
would feel bloated-and belchinE be
came habit.
He began to be a light eater-and
heavy thinker. He tried to think eul
a cure, for now 10 would sit down ii
his meals absolutely disguised ut ths
thought or sight of anything to eat
He would sit down at his meals
without the trace of an appetite. JUS
because 1t was time to eat.
HesWQhd often feel gnawing. IN
satisfied "stilLhungry' feeling In hb
stomach, even after he was through
eating, whether his meal was wei
cookedAor not
And. he-safEezed a good many othei
things wifh&his stomach thetshe could
not exuaain, but that made hin
groucty. miserable. out-o.sorts ant
generailyfsour on everybody and ev
erything.
FinaaN;he read an account. some
thing .1fket<this, shout the truly won
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Dyspepsia Tablets, In all cases q
stomach trouble. dyepoDsis, and SO on
He bought SOC sbo1sat the drug store
and took the whole box. When ht
started. he had little faith-and less
appetite When xhe finished hahad ali
solute <faitiraud moro appetite. and
more good e1eG. Things began t.
taste different and better to- him.
Now he hass no moro dyspepsia. NJ
more indigestion. no more loss OF ap
petite, hraah. irritation, burning sensa
ton, heartburn, nausea, eructations.
bad memory. or loss OF vim and vigor
Remember, one ingredient OF Stu
arts Dyspepsia. Tablets will digest .foi
you 1000 grains of food. just rs it die
for Clarence.
This relieves your stomach OF the
work of digesting until your stomaci
can get strong and healthy agar I
Your stomach has been overworkef
and abused. It's tagged out. 1t need, !
d rest.
Let Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do
The work OF your stomach. You viii
be surprised how fine you'll feel afte1
eating, and how lusciously good ~
erything will taste to you.
Heed the call of the stomach nowt
There's a. world Of good cheer in one
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Roy Francis Transferred.

Cambridge City-Roy Francis, who
has been firing on the P, c.. C. &
st. l.. r. r. between Indianapolis and
Bradford, Ind, has been transferred
with his crew to the company's gravel
pit at East Germantown. This change
will allow him to spend his leisure
time here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Francis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Charge of Barber Shop.

Cambridge City-Curtis Chase, who
has been visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Chase in
East Germantown for the past few
weeks, left for Brooklyn, Ind, today,
where he will take charge of the bar
Der shop owned by Harvey Cummins
at that place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Died While Rakina Yard.

Eaton-The funeral services over
the remains of Mrs. Joseph Stewart
were held from her late home in Col
lege Corner. this county, Thursday
The deceased came to her death while
raking the yard at her home, Monday
Heart failure is supposed to have been
the cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
At the Theaters
Theatrical Calendar.
CENNET1.

April 11-"The time, the Place and
the Girl
Week Of April f-Repertoire.
PHILLIPS.
Entire Week-Hioh class vaudeville.
Week Of April 1-Repertoire.
THE THEATORlUM.
Entire Week-Motion pictures and
Songs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Frank Sanders Injured.

Centerville-Frank Sanders fell
from wagon, loaded with boxes, on
Wednesday morning at the Center
vile Creamery and sustained some
painful injuries, but was not seriously
hurt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Is YOUR
Blood Bad?

Try Smiths Potassium Compound"
Trial package of this great blood pur-
ifier free by addressing John A.
Smith Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Money
refunded if first soc bottle fails to
satisfy you.
At Druggists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

Railway servants in England are
supposed to receive 81, 100000 year
In tips.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

Use artificial gas FOR light ana heak
lott
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

Sweden's canals are frozen up on
average of loo days in each year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Farmers Name Officers.

Cambridge City-At meeting of
the executive committee of the Farm
ers' institute association. in the civic
center rooms last Saturday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Howard
Whitley. president: Alfred Lang
ston, vice president: Oliver Stewart,
secretary. and Thomas Henby, secre-
tary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Have Changed Custom.

Cambridge City-The teachers of
the public schools in this place will
attend the Southern Teachers Asso-
citation at Indianapolis, Friday and
Saturday instead of visiting the
schools in surrounding towns as is
the usual custom
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
Joint Closing Exercises.

Boston = Pupils at the Boston
school, and at District No. 1 have pre-
pared literary program and will have
their closing exercises at the Boston
school house, Friday afternoon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29
First Meeting of Year.

Boston-The Ladies' Cemetery asso-
citation will have its first meeting of
the season next Tuesday afternoon.
Plans for the work of the summer
will then be made
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-29

Move to Greulich Property.
Elkhorn Mills-Chat Lancaster and
family have moved into the Greulich
property.
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Ito Be Cntinued.)
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-10
CASH FOR CATSl

No signature, no address, nothing tC
indicate who wanted the felines moi
where they were to be delivered anc
the cash collected. Simply the tanta
lizing and indefinite announcement
above quoted
lie public curiosity was aroused a
once, and for several days thereafter the
weather, politics, society gossip, tho
| SchleySampson controversy, our duty
in the Philippines, the question as tc
the identity of the party who struck the
late William p terson, all were rele-
gated to the background by something
of far more vital and immediate i'm
portance-the burning question as to
who was responsible for the cat adver-
tlsenlent, and whether it would turn out
to be bona fide business proposition
or only the work of some practical and
irresponsible joker OF the vicinity.
If the advertisement was a Joke. it
was certainly an expensive one, and the
point of the intended witticism was so
effectually concealed that no one, except
perhaps the joker himself, was able to
guess what it was
But then the question arose, if the
advertiser meant business and was really
anxious to acquire stock of cats in ex-
change for cash, why had he neglected
to give his name and the location of
his Office?
Inquiries made at the Offices of the
various journals in which the announce
ment had been printed failed to elicit
any information regarding the person
or persons who had procured its in
sertion.
The advertisement in question had
been received, paid for and published in
the regular order of business, said the
newspaper managers curtly, but the
name of the advertiser concerned him
self chiefly at present. If he wished his
name and whereabouts to become public
property, he would doubtless use his own
methods and choose his own time for
making them known.
The parties who had printed and dis
tributed the posters were equally nom
communicative. And so, right on the
threshold of the investigation, the curl
ositv mongers were foiled. For one
whole week they fumed and fretted,
wearing out their stock of gray matter
in vain surmisings regarding the att
thorship and hidden meaning of the
anonymous advertisements. Then, Just
as the public curiosity began to show
signs of tagging, fresh fuel was added
to the flames by the following announce
ment, which appeared just as mysteri-
ousfy as its predecessor, one morning,
III the newspaper advertising columns
and scattered far and wide on billboards
and blank walls throughout the city and
suburbs.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-10
Heaven and Vesuvius.

Prof Mattucci, Superintendent of the
Vesuvius observatory, was dining witt
some Americans at the Royal hotel IL
Naples. The dining-room ironted the
sea. The waves crashed against the
massive embankment of stone and show-
ers of white spray rose high in the sun
lit air.
This is heavenly But what is It like
in your observatory when Vesuvius is
active?" some one asked
1T is not lille heaven said Prof
Matteucci. "It reminds me Of story
about Neapolitan widow whose hus-
band had been dead some years. One
night she was persuaded to 90 to =
spiritualists' seance, and there the spirit
of her dead husband appeared and spoke
with her.
"My dear Agostino.' said the widow
to the shade, are you happy now"
81 am very happy Agostino an
swered
Happier than you were on earth
with me?' asked the widow.
"'Yes,' replied the shade. 4 am far,
far happier now than | was on earth
with you
The widow was silent moment; then
she said:
"'Tell me, Agostino, what is it like
IN heaven?'
Heaven? said Agostino. 4 never
said that | am in heaven
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-10
Telephone, 4l09 Cortlandt.

as | capture one of 'em. Cats at fifty
cents apiece beats sellin' papers or black
in boots all holer."
From that time on Stumpy devoted his
waking moments chiefly to the cat in
dustry, deriving quite a revenue there
from, as did many other future business
men and capitalists of Boomopils. In
less than a fortnight every vagrant fe-
line within the city limits had been
rounded up and turned into cash at the
receiving department of the Oriental
Cat Company, in the sprawling edihce
which formerly did duty as a skating
rink
And the cats that came in were not
all vagrants, either. Many a servant
girl was not above adding a casual dol
lar or so to her income by disposing
Of the family pets, or pests, as she con-
sidered them, which were continually
shopping into things or lying around
under her feet. Householders, too, in
many instances brought in their own cats
or the neighbours, just as it chanccd to
happen, and furtively exchanged them
for current coin of the realm. Men
drove in from the suburbs and nearby
NllliSCS Will WIlOIC wagon lDdIlS VI CdlS
Grated up and ready for delivery at fifty
cents a head
In fact, for two weeks it simply rained
cats around that old-time skating rink,
now the headquarters of the Oriental
Cat Company (Limited). All they had
to do was to hand in their four-legged,
fur-clad voucher and the money was
promptly forthcoming. And the cashier
Of the Oriental Cat Company Uimited)
was not at all particular, either Any
thing in the shape of cat would do.
Nj he insisted on was that the cat must
be alive He drew the line at dead ones.
When questioned as to what they were
going to do with so many cats, the af-
fable president and the equally obliging
secretary and treasurer of the company
replied that they expected to find a mar
ket for them in China. hence the title Or
iental Cat Company In certain sections of
the Flowery Kingdom felines were very
scarce and would command high prices
especially if they were good mousers
and rat catchers An active. able-bodied
cat would almost bring its weight in
silver in some parts of China, and as
millions of people there required the cats
the market was practically unlimited
The Oriental Cat Company GimitedD
had organized for the purpose of supply
ing that market and they proposed do
ing so
Three weeks rolled by-three busy,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-10
Vast Store of Wealth.

Belts vast wealth came from mines
diamonds, gold and coppcr--lille the i'm
mense fortune Of Senator William A.
Clark Of Montana like the S2s.ooo,ooo
or more accumulated by Cecil Rhodes.
The earth was also the source of the
wealth OF both John D Rockefeller and
his brother William he same thing is
true OF CarneGie's great store Of wealth.
1t was really dug from iron inines-iron
and coal.
Krupp piled up the largest estate in
Germany in like manner. He made his
money ly manufacturing the product of
iron mines.
The earth is a magnificent storehouse
Of wealth. 1t has proved more fruitful
Of immense fortunes than the vast trans
portation business which made the for
tunes of the Wand bits and the Goulds,
Hill, Hartman and the rest of the rail
road kings. 1t has beaten the mere own
crship and use Of the surface Of the
ground Astor fashion
And the great center of the earth's
storehouse is the South Think Of its
SOdI dIcr, ltdIly lllIeC u1IlGS as great
rs the combined coal fields of Great
britain, Germany and Pennsylvania; of
It's iron ore, far surprising in quantity
that which made the fortunes of Car
negie and Krupp; of its oil, promising to
exceed in yield all that went to make
the Rockefeller fortunes Of its sulphur,
which dominates tie worlds sulphur
trade; of its phosphate, which holds the
same unique position in the worlds fer
tilizer industry; of its vast stores Of ce-
ment making materials, the industry
which promises to rival iron and steel;
Of its copper and other higher forms of
minerals, and then let your imagination
attempt to forecast the vastness Of the
wealth which this mineral storehouse of
the world is to turn loose in the South.