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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Traction Park Dead Issue.

New Castle, Ind, March S-The pro-
ject to install a baseball park south
of this city, along the indianapolis d
Eastern traction line, which seemed
so close to becoming reality. is now
apparently a dead issue. The project
was to have been financed by the
traction company and the park was to
be located three miles south of the
city.
A. II. Ward and Jot Goar were to
have the management of the team,
and had gone SO far as to sign players.
Estimates were secured for the lease
of land, building of fence, amphithea-
ter, etc. which footed up about 81 200
and this was submitted TO the trac-
ton company. From what can be
learned there were difficulties in Sc
curing the tract of land desired.
People in the locality where the
ball park was to have been installed
are pleased with the outcome. as
there was considerable opposition to
it. However, the park at Harvey's,
west OF the city, has been leased by
Bert Merel and first-class team will
soon be organized for the season. The
diamond will be inclosed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
News Of the Railroads
Local and General
BY
q. OWEN KUHN

neeTs- Trainmen" he continued.
are required 10 make their schedule.
regardless of the rules which sur
round them. The engineer who does
not make his schedule will hold his
Job about as long as a minute The
rnles of the railroads, are only yalua-
bic TO the corporation when a wreck
occurs and then the railroad corpora
tions can say that the employees vio-
lated the rules and fix the blame on
the employees themselves. instead of
the higher officials, where the direct
blame should be put, owing TO their
lessening the running schedules. The
public would naturally suppose that
when the volume OF business of
road increased, double tracking would
begin and facilities would be provided
that would promote safety TO the ut
most, but instead more stock is issued
to conceal greater dividends. Men be
come rich, other men see the profits
in the railroad business and another
line is built, connecting the same
points. Instead OF one first-class line.
the public has two inferior roads
struggling for dividends. Roads null
tiply, until We have roads upon roads,
and but few able to cope with the de-
mands. Who is TO blame for this
state of affairs? For years employees
have been discharged; they have been
manned and killed Ask any dis
patcher trainmaster or general man
ager and he would tell you that the
road should be double tracked, but
they are afraid to suggest such a
thing for fear of meeting with the dis
approval of their subordinates.
Il believe it would be a credit to
the legislators who represent the SOW
ereign viii of a great, free people, if
they would rise up as one man and in
their might say: We will no longer
place the blame for this sacrifice and
slaughter upon our already over
worked and faithful railroad men;
that we will not place the blame up
on our overworked and conscientious
officials. but we realize that
the commerce of our country has out
grown the facilities for handling the
same with safety. We will protect
we will protect the lives Of
the public, and our railroad men, and
in the future our railroads, instead
Of being a reproach, shall be an hon /
Or to a great, progressive, intelligent
people"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

b. H. Harris who was formerly con
nected with the c. G. & l.. Offices in
this city, acting as chief clerk in the
freight department and later as gen
eral freight agent for the road. has
been elected to the position of vice
president of the Illinois, Iowa and
Minneapolis railroad. He is at pre-
sent traffic manager and will continue
in this capacity.
Mr. Marine, a telegraph operator
from kokomo has been transferred
from that place to the local dispatch
ers office to take the place of Fred
Foley an operator who is now confined
to his home on South Twelfth street
on account OF the scarlet fever
c. III. Lands, general agent Tor the
Wisconsin Central was in the city yes
terday looking after the shipping in
terests of the road. While here he
called on local Pennsylvania freight
officials. 1t is said that it will not be
many moons until the Wisconsin Gem
trail agents will not be required to
visit Richmond as both the Wiscon-
sin Central and the c. G. & L. rail
roads will be combined.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis great sanitary problem
be achieved SO
distant when
municipalities adopted comprehen-
almost Grim
affairs and nxcus
ably blind their economic interests
phthiais uber
with which
Within science has shown
has clearly demonstrated its cause how
disappears The time has
whe authorities
sumo more aggressive attitude
In to part OF
precautions munich
pal as well individual in relation to tuberculosis some " o
generally regarding the nature of this
areto n
tissue
the tafect
oneevent all
the deaths occurring IN the human race ana emitting the deaths
deadly period
when the life of an individual is most useful The death ron from tu
exceeded In the United States
called the tu
cause cause,
multiply there; if cond
tons are favorable Tor their growth they produce ne" CROWNS " no
the oened
tubec containing the living thrown off from the body
discharges
proved
of wenyfour hours millions tuberce bc
, -. 60, a., 1T, 90 49, 900 - foroa fo ,nha hoe ton
oan human f me icons t th l ., ' Tins ens d oarl a
dangerous practice splitting
vehicles
to
be
the breath of tubuous patients
of
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
LOCAL CONDUCTORS WELL PAID.

Although the Pennsylvania railroad
has granted their strainmen east OF
Pittsburg decided increase in their
salaries, the question between the
western trainmen and the railroad is
still hanging fire.
In speaking of the differences be-
tween the trainmen and the railroad, a
local Pennsylvania conductor said yes
terday that he supposed the trainmen,
east had room to kick but as he was
working on the Richmond division OF
the Pennsylvania he had no kicks, as
the Richmond division trainmen We're
the best paid of any in the service.
And this is true too, for local divis
ion conductors earn in the neiehbor
hood of S165 per month. One OF the
conductors of the division said he re-
membered when conductors and train
men both on the local division and
the G. r. & I made only sos per
month.
The wage question now pending be
tween western Pennsylvania railroad
officials and the trainmen is being
awaited with interest and although
the majority of the trainmen on the
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Why St. Patrick's Day is
Observed on March II
Tradition Says that
the Pope Decided 1t.

With the advent of st. Patrick's day
in the near future the old argument
is being revived concerning the rea-
son for making March II the day to
be celebrated in commentator of the
Sainted Patricks birth, there being
no authentic information on the pages
of history to substantiate the claims
for this date. Many explanations nave
been given and as unique as any is the
one given by some or the older ma
tives of the Emerald Isle. They as
Sert that in olden times North and
South ireland We're always quarre.ing
with each other on different pretexts
and that much luminosity existed be-
subjects for strife was the date of the
birth of st. Patrick. The inhabitants
of the northern par. claimed ii was
March s while those of the southern
asserted that it was March 9. The ar
gument became so intense and the
feeling so bitter that it was decided
to go TO the Pope for settlement He,
in his paternal way explained that
they were both right That TO get
the affair properly Strengthened out
they should simply add the dates.
Since that time March IT has been
observed as the correct date.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Water. water. everywhere,
And ne'er a drop to drink.
---COIeridge.

A subscriber submits the following
satifcal article on modern health
fads:
Our fathers drank milk,
And they always ate meat
For health and strength
They were hard to beat.
Dur cattle have tuberculosis;
Our poultry have consumption;
Please tell us what to do
During all this confusion.
We daresn't drink milk,
And we daresn't eat meat;
Pray tell us, poor people,
What then we can eat.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
REACH AN EMIT.

The Pennsylvania railroad and the
trainmen east of Pittsburg have come
to an agreement in regard to the sal
airy question according to the state
ments of officials at the local station
yesterday. Night conductors Will re-
ceive So cents per hour, day conduc-
tors 81 cents, while day brakemen will
receive 80 cents per hour. The in
crease in wages will mean the add1-
tional paying out in wages each year
of S1,S30,000 The settleme Nas
made after four months agitation.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
INCREASE OF s15.coo,o oc.

The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has
since last October granted increases
in wages to its employees which will
reach the SIS ,000.0 900 figure each year.
In October $3S6,7 increase was
granted to the telegraphers In Deem
Der a ten per cent. increase was
granted to all employees on lines both
east and west of Pittsburg, earning
less than 5000 per month, which
means an additional SS,434, 424 each
year, while last month the increase to
the station agents, porters, etc, on
lines east of Pittsburg will mean an
additional 100000 each year.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Gaines Wants Attorney.

Robert Samuels Gaines, who still in
sists that his name is not Gaines, was
arTaigned in police court Friday morn
ing but his preliminary hearing was
postponed until Saturday. Gaines
asked for the services of an attorney,
but he has no money and the city
court has no jurisdiction to appoint an
attorney to represent him.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
YARD CREWS ARE BUSY.

To say that the yard crews u the
Richmond Pennsylvania yards are
busy ar the present time is putting
the statement mildly. They are rush
ed and in order TO prevent the least
sign of freight blockade locally four
switch engines are kept busy both day
and night. to move the freight from
the local factories and keep up with
the moving freight which passes
through Richmond. but which requires
switching. The switching crews in
the east end yards are particularly
busy while the up town yard men are
required to vertically sail" during
their entire ten hours working SEIZED
ule.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
REAL CAUSE OF WRECKS.

.'The mad desire for more ana
larger dividends on the part OF stock
holders of the railroad corporations is,
in the mean, responsible for many
railroad wrecks and the hundreds of
lives that are sacrificed annually in
those catastrophes, says Cyrus f.
Gallatin, legislative representative of
the Brotherhood of Railway Engi-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Dissolution Predicted.

st. Petersburg. March S.--An early
dissolution of the Douma is fore
Swallowed by the actions of the radical
members and the tone of the minis
terial press in commenting on the atti-
tude of the reformers. The consfitn-
tional Democrats are called masked
revolutionists'' and the more radical
parties are tainted with being their
dupes.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
BETTER IMAM SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children or bed
wetting. There is a constitutional cause
for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Boz
w, Noire Dame, Ind, viii send f.ee 20 an
mother her successful home treatment, with
full instructions Send no money, but
write her today if your children trouble you
il. this way. Don't blame the child. the
chances are it cant help it. This treatment
also cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties by day cr night.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
MAY FILL OUT TERMS
Begins to Look at Present as if Ell
wood and Anderson Postmas-
tiers Would Remain in Office

Washington, March S.-The two In
diana senators conferred again today
on the postoffice situation in the
Eighth district. 1t was announced
after the conference that they were
making Roadway, but were not ready
to announce any results. 1t seemed
likely, today, the incumbent post
masters at Anderson and Elwood
would be permitted to serve out their
terms. The fitness of the various
candidates for the Muncie office is
under consideration.
George o. Driscoll, whom Senator
Beyeridge's agents recommended, is
not likely to get the place.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

Phone girls have many ills,
For which they take some nasty pills
If a healthy and happy girl you'd be,
Ring up for Rocky Mountain Tea
A. G.. Lul1en & Co
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

II suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulets relieved
and strengthened the bowels, so that
they have been regular ever since
A. f. Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs,
Tex.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

Free advice given on the germ dis
eases of domestic animals. Write
h,e National Medical Co, Sheldon, Ia.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

local division are satisfied with their
present wages, 90 increase would be
accepted according TO the statement
of the trainmen yesterday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
C. c. e L. ARE STILL OUT.

Z. e &. L. AXE SILL OUT.
The differences between tie c. {. &
l.. railroad and its mechanics in s..e
shops at Peru. Ind. have not as yet
been adjusted although the striking
men have now been out nine day
The railroad officials from all appec
ances are resting on their oars n
letting things glids. viii the hop
that the men will soon get tired Of
striking business and sill return
work at the present 1ale, Already
several of the strikers have left Peru
and gone to other railroad towns
where employment is always TO he
had The sympathy locally IS all wit,l
the strikers, as it is said that none
of the c. c. & L. employees are over
burdened when the pay train comes
each month, with the .'wherewithall-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

If in need of hog, sheep or cattle
dipping tank. write before buying to
the National Medical Co, Sheldon, Ia.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

Use artificial gas for light and heat
lott
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
WITH 1ng slNsws or wAa
And In oiiski, overaiIs, Mr.. Sweeney
Went Forth Rejoicing.

II came upon Mr.. Anthony Sweeney
ironworker. standing at Tooth stree,
ana Second avenue. yesterday after
noon that IL he would maintain the al
coholic status of the celebration some
thing must be done at once In the
financial line, says the New Yort
Herald.
Swaying slightly. he ran over in his
mind his friends and the barkeepers
he knew. with view TO monetary
negotiations. The outlook was posi-
lively unpromising. He had not one
penny anywhere His watch. q pin
and several other trinkets had gone
long ago
over across the street was pawn
broking establishment he was wont te
patronize on OCCASION. A great idea
came TO him. He stiffened up, thought
moment and then headed for the
place.
There was the usual late Saturday
afternoon crowd In the establishment
Mr.. Sweeney steered delicate course
through the patrons into little cubby
hole marked private box" Several
minutes later he thrust forward a
pawnable article and demanded:-
Two dollars On 'em."
What, two dollars--two dollars Or
those, couldn't do it--look, it's cot
ton, it's old--one dollar and fifty
cents. and ther I'm giving away
money"
Mr.. Sweeney took the money. A.
he went out into the store there wac
gasp Making toward tho door was
Mr.. Sweeney, clad as usual as to his
coat, vest. hat and shoes, but the in.
tervcning space showed a scarcity OF
clothing
Come back, You can't go out that
way" asserted the pawnbroker
Here take back your pants and give
me back my dollar and a half"
81 will not" answered Mr.. Sweeney
calmly.
There was great excitement as MIR
Sweeney hid himself behind n show
case for further diplomatic conference
Nually pair of uilsSin oycralls were
handed Our. and Mr. Sweeney put
them on and walked out into the
world.
81 hope they freeze you!" was the
pawnbrokors parting shot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
CROSS SECTION OF A

benches, etc, as well as in specially
CONSTRUCTED mushroom houses. II is
desirable, however, to have q tolerably
dry foundation for mushroom bed
The conditions of cellar can be made
suitable for mushroom growing, espe.
eially for amateurs who wish to go
Into the business on small scale. BY
martitioning off portion Of the cellar
and closing up the windows, most con-
Stant and uniform conditions can be
obtained. Space under greenhouse
benches can be made especially suited
TO mushroom culture, and many grow.
Iers take advantage Of this space for
their propagation.
The most suitable soil conditions
For mushroom culture consists in sup.
plying the beds with plenty OF good
horse manure, mixed with loan or de.
leonpOsed sod. mixing about one.fourth
I0r One.fifth loan or decomposed sod
with manure. Either fresh or partially
rotted manure can be used, and this
should repeatedly be well worked over,
EOmposted and watered frequently,
taking care that 1t does not burn. Al.
ter It has been well worked over and
)compOsited various times, and the
heat Is not likely to rise above 1870 de-
grees F., it should be thoroughly in.
lcorporated with one.fourth to one.flfth
decomposed loan or sod. It can re-
main in this condition until ready for
1se. The beds are usually made up
hen to IA inches deep, and In these are
placed the soil and manure for grow.
hing them. The bottom of the bed
should be supplied with six inches of
fresh manure, we'll tamped down. 1t
should be covered with the prepared
manure and loan mentioned above.
adding about two inches at time,
and compacting tho same. If 1t shows
q tendency to heat too much, incor.
porate q little loan with 1t. One or
two layers two inches deep of the
prepared loan and manure can be put
on each day until the required depth
IS obtained. Straw or some mulch
ing material is then put over the top
of the bed until ready to spawn. This
answers the purpose Of catching the
condensed steam and keeping the sur.
face from getting too wet. After the
temperature OF the beds has reached
about 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, the
straw should be removed and the bed
spawned. although some growers pre-
fer temperature of about so degrees
Fahrenheit. Care should be taken
that the temperature of the bed does
not exceed so degrees Fahrenheit,
after covering. as in that case one is
likely to lose the crop.
Before the mushrooms have made
their appearance through the loan, a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Birds and Consumption.

Wilson, the keeper of the birds. IL
left for Colorado. One lung gone. He
amt the first"
The zoo attendant relighted the
stump of his cigar and sighed.
Birds give men consumption" he
said. i've seen IL proved There
was jenkins in Frisco, Black in New
York, and now there's Wilson here
Why. wouldn't keep that there bird
house for twenty q week.
ITS a bad thing to have birds at
your home, too. Parrots is bad; ca.
naries IL worse. AS for big aviaries OF
15 or 20 birds. why, you might as well
come here and take George Wilson q
job.
'Dr. Tucker Wise, our superinten,
dent told me, traced 80 cases OF con,
sumption to canaries, and a large
avairy was in his opinion the cause
Of tho death of an entire German fam
ily of II pcreons." Chicago Chronicle
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Wav.RtIl Told Truth.

A scientific gentleman in Washing
ton recently returned from South
America, bringing with him, not as the
fruits OF his labors, but merely for the
purpose of science, a collection OF Pat
agonian skulls.
At New York the customs oficer,
opened the chest containing the skulls,
duly inspected them and informed the
scientist that the consignment must
be classed as animal bones, and as
dutlable at SO much per pound
Whereupon the scientific gentleman
evinced great Indignation. After some
parley the customs people agreed tc
submit the matter to the treasury de
partment if the way.bill was revised
in way they suggested. The result
was that the way-blll was altered tc
read as follows:
"Chest of native skulls. Persona
effects, already worn"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Animal Born Only to Ole.

The Instances Of natural death in
the animal world are conspicuous, In
comparison with those in the vege-
table world, for their greater variety
and compleXity There seerls no
doubt that this manner of death es.
tablished itself independent in the diff.
ferent grorps of animals.
Fifty years. ago an American natu.
ralist, D21a, discovered on the surface
of the sea little animal of SO singu.
Lar character that he named It mon.
strilla. II is small CFastaceau,
akin to the cyclops 80 common in
ponds. But while the latter ARE fur
nlshed with all 'hat is necessary to
capture and digest their food, the
monstrilla has neither apparatus for
seizlng prey, nor digestive tube. 1t is
richly provided with muscles, nervous
system, organs of sense, and sexual or.
gans; il only lacks what is necessary
to prolong life by alimontation. The
monstrlla is doomed therefore to nat.
ural death --iIawgr's Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

are very likely to rot out quickly, and
II is expensive to renew them. Cellar
benches can be constructed singly or
in series, one or more above the
ground bed. A single bed is shown in
the illustration. The construction OF
cellar beds would depend materially
upon the space and the conditions
available.
1t is necessary. with crop like
mushrooms, as 1t is with many others.
to go over the beds each day and
gather the mature specimens. These
are gathered in trays, care being
taken not to have them become soilsd
In handling,
Mushrooms, like other crops, are
usually assorted into grades which
bring different prices. The price of
mushrooms usually varies from ono
season to another. and also during the
same season. A No. l product will
bring 81 per pound during certain sea-
sons, while ut other seasons they will
sell from 25 cents to so cents rcr
pound,