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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
THE SHREW MOUSE.
Some Queer Superstttions About {
Harmless Little Animal.

some Queer superstttions About .
Harmless Little Animal.
The shrew, or shrew mouse, as Ii Is
commonly called is found in nearly all
parts of the world. 1t Is distinguished
by an elongated, pointed muzzle. small
eyes, plantigrade. six foed feet and
glands that secrete a musky fluid. Al
together it closely resembles a mouse.
but il is really not related to the mouse
family.
When at home it is either under n
pile Of rubbish >r in hole which 1t
has burrowed in the earth. 1t is
nocturnal in it's habits, but perfectly
harmless. yet at one time it was much
disliked and prosecuted because 1t was
thought to be dangerous, mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite of a shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that If a
shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyzed: hence if a horse. a
cow or a goat became little stiff in its
limbs the foolish people at once declar-
ed it "shrew struck" and the poor
shrews had to suffer in consequence.
OF course the "shrew struck" animal
had to have something to cure ii, SO
an ash tree was selected. and a deep
hole was bored into it's trunk. Then n
shrew was captured, put alive into the
hole, the hole was securely plugged,
and the innocent little animal was left
to die of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after such
an act the ash tree had p aver to cure
"shrew struck animals. ard whenever
an animal became inactive or a little
numb in its limbs its owner hurried to
the "shre,v ASH" cut a switch from II
and switched the "shrew struck" beast.
The smarting caused by the switching
naturally made the helpless animal
move about as much as it possibly
could, and in short time it was pro.
nounced cured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
What This Great British Institution
Represents.


Represents.
At first sight there is not much like
ness between the comfortable country
gentlemen, retired lawyers, blase men
of fashion and liberal subscribers to
party funds, who now drop into rath-
er than frequent their magnificent hall,
and 1.-The mail covered barons, who
proudly to battle led their vassals from
Europe to Palestine's plain in the
days of the Henrys and Edwards, but
in one point the house has always
maintained it's character through cen
turies-it is an aristocracy of birth. but
it is still more emphatically one of
wealth The law of entail and primo
geniture has kept the landed estates to-
gether as far as the law can. Many
have passed by heiresses to new names
or been sold by spendthrift lords. many
holders of ancient titles have lost the
wealth that gilded their ancestors cor
onets, but new peers are almost al
ways rich, and a title Is still an at
traction to an heiress. We sometimes
hear that the house of lords represents
nothing. This is false. 1t represents
property. Tennyson's new Lincolnshire
farmer, whose horses hoofs trotted
''proputty, proputty, proputty," Is the
type of q vast number of Englishmen.
Such men are not only content, but
proud, to be represented by the house
of lords. They know that as long as
the lords have their say ''proputty"
will have a stanch body of organized
champions. = William Everett In At
lantic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
WERE HELD
At W|FE'S REQUEST
John Post and Mrs. Lola BeeI-
er Arrested by a Cam
bridge City Officer.
WIFE PLAYS A DETECTIVE.
MRS. BEELER ENTERS A DENIAL
TO THE CHARGE THAT SHE
WENT TO CAMBRIDGE IN CON-
PANY WITH POST.

Connersville, Ind, Sept. 24.-John
Post and Mrs Lola Beeler were arrest
ed by a Cambridge City officer, on re-
quest, by wire, sent by Mrs. Post, and
spent the night in Jail. Mrs. Post
went to Cambridge City by train but
declined to appear against her husband
and the woman SO they were given
their liberty. No formal charge was
preferred against them.
Mrs. Post says that she has suspect
ed her husband was visiting Mrs. Bee
Ter. but he earnestly denied the charge.
Learning that they had gone together
to Cambridge City she caused their ar
rest that she might confront him and
convince him that she could no longer
be deceived Mrs. Post stated that
there was no truth in the statement
current that she would no longer live
with her husband.
1t is said that Mrs. Post did some de-
tective work in getting trace of her
husband and the Beeler woman, that
was quite creditable.
The names of John Post and Mrs.
Beeler have long been associated and It
seems that they have an affinitive at
traction for each other that bids defi-
ance to marriage vows and legal re-
quirements.
Mrs. Beeler states that she did not go
20 Cambridge City in company with
John Post and had no arrangements
for meeting him there; that she was in
company with another person and Post
was accompanied by woman who has
not been named in connection with the
affair: that Posts wife, learning that
he had hired a livery rig and set out
for Cambridge, jumped to the conclu-
sion that he had gone with her; that
calling Mrs. Beeler's residence by
phone and receiving no answer, she
felt corroborated in this opinion and
Immediately telephoned to the authori-
ties at Cambridge City to arrest Post
and Mrs Beeler.
The officers did this, Mrs. Beeler
says. first arresting Post and his COM
pany, and then, finding that the woman
did not answer the description of she
whom they had been advised to detain,
they released her and after time
found Mrs. Beeler, who was with an
other man, and arrested her. The two
were not placed in Jail, she says, but
spent the night in the Council cham
Der. In the morning Mrs. Post arriv-
ed. secured the services of an attorney
and then finding that she could place no
charge against either of the parties, the
matter was dropped. Mrs. Beeler fur
Their AYERS that the matter was no more
than an outburst of jealous wrath,
which she had done nothing TO excite.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
A Gallant HiUhwayman,

A highwayman recently held up a
gasoline runabout on the outskirts Of
Rome. The hiGhwayman stopped the
bout with shot in the air. Then
he ran forth from the tomb that had
concealed him-the holdup happened on
the Appian Way-and found to his sur
prise only woman in the little car.
"Where. madam, is your husband? z"
he demanded sternly and suspiciously.
Hes under the seat" she answered.
flushing.
''Then." said the highwayman, II
will take nothing. ITS bad enough to
have husband like that without being
robbed into the bargain"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
when Vivian Burnett entered Ha,

When Vivian Burnett entered Har-
ward his hazing consisted of an en-
forced impersonation of Little Lord
Fauntleroy.' the book hero, for which
he had served as a model to his mother
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Attired in
a suit of velvet knickerbockers. with
a broadruffled collar and wearing a
wig of long golden curls. he was COM
PEELED TO roam about the campus, TO
the great delight of his fellow students.
There is little trace of the Lord Faun-
leroy in the serious-faced man of to-
day. He lives in a handsomely ap-
pointed studio in New York
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

No royal castle has cost Great
Britain more in lard cash than that
of Windsor, says the London Chron-
icle. When George ". announced his
intention of making it family resi-
dence parliament granted him $500, 900
toward its reconstruction. For four
years the work went merrily on under
fresh grants, and the king then took
possession of the private apartments.
That did not end the expenditure how
ever. By the time William Nv. had
satisfied himself that there was moth
ing more to be done the castle had
swallowed up close to a million
pounds
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
POpe.s Skull.

The skull of Alexander Pope, the poet
and satirist. is in the private collection
Of a phrenologist. During some alter
ations in the churchyard where Pope
was buried it was necessary to move
his coffin. which was opened at the
time to ascertain the state of his re-
mains. BY bribing the sexton Of the
church possession Of the poets skull
was obtained for the night. and in the
morning q different skull was returned
instead. The cost of the skull, includ-
ing the bribe, was ESQ.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
WEBSTER WON FROM
FOUNTAIN CITY TEAM
Contest Was More Interesting
Than Score Indicates.


Webster, Ind, Sept. 24.-Webster
won Sundays game from Fountain
City in a contest Of much more In
terest than the score indicates. Web
ster took the lead at the jump and
was never headed. Next Sunday
Wooster will cross bats with the fast
Williamsburg bunch. Although the
burg has a much faster team than
Webster, the Webster lads are going
with a determination to hold the
burg to a low score. Score on Sun
day:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL SPORTS
Challenge From Dublin.

Dublin, Ind, Sept. 24-To any
croquet players in Wayne or adj
joining counties:
/ will give $500 to any team that
can beat the Dublin team in ser
les of seven games. | expect the
same donation should the Dublin
team be the victors.
Yours truly,
C.. A. C. HOWREN.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
His stubbornness.

Haven't you and your friend got
through that argument yet?" asked a
parent of his youngest son.
1T isn't any argument" answered
the boy. Il am merely telling Jimmie
the facts in the case. and he is so
beastly stubborn that he won't under
stand."-Chums.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
To elderly persons London

To elderly persons London is no
longer a pleasant place of residence.
The streets have become labyrinth of
horror and difficulty, a region of hid
eous sounds and foul smells. With
motor buses topping over on the side
walk, and private motors knocking
down lampposts and inpinging on the
shelters, the unfortunate citizen knows
not whittier to wend his trembling
steps.-London Graphic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

Heavy, impure blood makes a mud
dy, pimply complexion. headaches,
nausea, Indigestion. Thin blood makes
you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood
Bitters makes the blood rich, red,
pure-restores perfect health.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
The Touch That Heals

Is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happicst combination
of Arnica flowers and healing balsams
ever compounded. No matter how old
the sore or ulcer is, this Salve will
cure it. For burns, scalds, cuts,
wounds or piles, it has no equal.
Guaranteed by a. G. Luken e Co.,
druggist. 25c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
KITCHEN SHOWER WAS GIVEN.

Centerville, Ind. Sept. 24-Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest c. Tremps were given a
kitchen shower on Saturday afternoon
at their home west of Centeryilie- Be-
sides the immediate relatives who were
present the other guests were the Rev.
and Mrs. Aaron Napier. Mesdames
Lindley Morgan. l.. c. Robbins. Eliza
beth Maudlin, Arthur Chairman, Mrs.
Ella Steele and daughter Essie and Es-
Their George.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
E.capine the orxan grinder.

Reside close to a dentists if you are
not fond of street music. Itinerant
organ men carefully avoid playing
anywhere near the house of a prac-
titioner who can effectually stop or
remove all troublesome grinders.-Lon-
don Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
krebs are Coming.
The New Pure Food and Druu Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs. and we recon-
mend 1T as a safe remedy for children
and adults. A. G. Lukcn G Co
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
A niggardly rich man does not own
his estate: his estate owns him.-Bicn-

The name of J. S. Sargent the artist
has been struck off the London munich
pal voting register on the ground that
he is an American and has meyer been
uatuTalized IN England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

the bitter end by the Quakers. that
when they meet Wabash a good &C
count of themselves can be given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

DIR. Thomas Electric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
ease-croup. Has been used with sue
cess In our family for eight years.
Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
BY IDLEMAN'S TEAM
Willing to Meet Hunt Aggre-
cation at Bowling.
LINEUP OF THE TEAMS.

Monday evening the Palladium pub
lished challenge issued by Ed Hunts
bowling team TO any other bowling
team in the city. p. l.. Idleman has
organized a team and he states that he
will accept the challenge of the Hunt
team. the match to be played off at the
City bowling alleys. North Ninth
street. Wednesday evening of this
week. 1t IS very probable that the
match will be pulled off. The two
teams are composed of crack bovlers
and the match should be an interest
ing one to watch The two teams will
probably line UP as follows:
Hunts. Idlemans
I'd Hunt. J. G. Martin.
Bert Martin. Morse White.
Harry Parry. w. Kinney.
Roy Carmen. Walter Runge
Freed Hoover. p. l.. Idleman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

Mondays Results.
No games played Monday on ac-
0aunt of rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

c., c. & L. ticket agent win sell yor
sleeping car tickets to Chicago for
their 11:15 p NJ train Call on
him. apr6-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
THE BASEBALL RESULTS

Mondays Results.
Pittsburg 2; New York /.
Chicago 4; Philadelphia 1.
Cincinnati IL; Boston 6.
st. Louis 8; Brooklyn 1.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24

Fountain City. % 0 o o 0 o 0 o. 2
Webster :. :. 0 0 o 3 0 3 x-12
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
Jessup is Away.
Want Sunday Date.

y Richmond fan VINO was in Cincin
lati Sunday met Frank Bancroft
business manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, and he states that Mr. Bancroft
told him to tell Manager Jessup
the Reds would like to get a Suu8-
date here after the close of the league
season. which is the middle of Octo
Der. The Reds will he accommodated
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
BRus1E BuYs GRACE MAUD.
Horse which Won 2s26 Trot at Woon
socket Yesterday.

socket Yesterday.
Especial to the Journal and Courler)
Woonsocket, r. l., Aug. S.-Grace
Maud who won the 2:26 trot at Woon-
Rocket to-day was bought by Harry
Brusie Of New Haven for $1,000, Grace
Maud's best time to-day was 2:22 IA.
Ehe was one Of the fourteen entered
N this event Brusie has had remark
Nile good luck in his dealings for
horses. His Plassman won one Of the
events here Tuesday.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
S. S. THOMPSON FUNERAL
PALLBEARERS CHOSEN
Knights Templar Will Do
Active Service With Eight
Honorary.

The honorary pallbearers who have
been selected to act at the funeral of
the late Police Commissioner Sherwood
s. Thompson which will be held from
Trinity church tomorrow afternoon at
2:SO o'clock were chosen yesterday and
will be David R. Alllng, DR.. Benjamin
Cheney, George futile and Edward c.
Beecher, representing the Trinity
church vestry; Louis M. Ullman ana
jeremiah J, Sullivan representing the
police commissioners and Henry Shell
ton and Serene Hopkins representing
Company A of the 9th c. V.
The active pallbearers will be mem
bers of the Knights Templar. The fu-
neral service will be read by the Rev.
Mr.. sterrett, curate at Trinity, and
the Rev. Mr. Parsons of Thomaston.
The service at the grave will Be con-
Quoted by the New Haven commandery,
No. 2, Knights Templar.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
SLAMS KING EXTRAVACANT
CHULALONGKORN THE |
He Has Spent Three Million
on Trinkets in
Berlin.

Berlin, Aug. SKIING Chulalonkorn
/. will leave Berlin tomorrow for
Cassel, where he will be the guest OF
the German emperor and empress.
Stories of the extravaganza of the
Siamese king continue to excite and
amuse Berlin. 1t is considered certain
that he has bought 100000 worth
Of diamonds and gold and silverware.
Two gold services among the selections
cost 100000 each.
The king is occupying nearly the
entire floor of one of the principal
hotels, several apartments of which
have been given up to an exhibition of
the jewels and precious metal work
which were brought here from Lon
don, Paris and elsewhere by dealers
expecting to sell most of the wares
and who were rewarded for their en-
terprise as the king took about half
of all that was offered to him.
His majesty has shown unusual in
terest in the dispatches IN the newspa-
pers referring to the delimitation of
the frontier of Siam and Cambodia and
received with extreme consideration
the newspaper representatives who
brought him intelligence on the sub
ject and who arranged for a news
service from the Siamese capital, dur
ing the kings sojourn in Germany.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
RUSSIAN navy POWERLESS
NEWSPAPERS ADVICE
Leading Journal Protests
Against Rebuilding Fleet
at Present.

st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-Minister of
Minance Kokoysoff denies that the
Russian government has any foreign
loan in contemplation and says he does
not intend to carry out any credit oper-
atoms before the expiration of the two
years period stipulated in contracting
the last loan at Paris in April, 1906
The Movoe Yremys to-day published
an editorial in which it protested
against rebuilding the Russian fleet
basing it's argument on the overwhelm-
ing superiority of the German and
British naval forces in the Baltic and
Of the Japanese in the Pacific.
Ten or fifteen years, according to the
paper mentioned, will not give Russia
time to create fleet capable Of sue
cessfully competing for the command
Of either ocean, hence the Russian war
ships would again be compelled to seek
the shelter afforded by the coast bat
teries. Under the circumstances, there
fore, the Novoe Vremya says the better
policy Is to build fortresses, torpedo
boats and submarine boats.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
FASTEST TIME OF season
AT PARKWAY RACES
Tohn McEwen PAGES Mile In
200 Ia; Muscoot Drops
Dead.

Nav York, Aug. S.A strong program
~ four races was on the card for the
third day Of the meeting at the PARK
way Driving club in Brooklyn IN the
81. class for PAGERS John McEWen
made in the second heat the sensation
al time Of 2.Os IA, the fastest mile
in A race over fast mile track this
season. After Muscoot had won the
first heat in the 2;27 trot and was
taken to his stable he dropped dead.
Summaries.
2.24 trot, purse $500, Robert L, Jr.
won; Society Baroness, second; Prince
Kohle, third. Best time, 2: 10 IL.
2.24 pace. purse $500; Black Patchen,
won; Celtic Pride, second Lady X,
third. Best time 2;17 Ia.
Eli pace, purse $500; John McEwen,
won the second, third and fourth heats
Icng John won the first heat. Best
time 200 ia, by John McEwen.
2.27 trot, purse s4OO, G. W. Smiley
won the second, third and fourth heats.
Muscoot took the first heat. Best time
2.2O Ia by Muscoot.
Den Cecilia, owned by Fred Shares
of Branford was entered in the 2:24
pace.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
GOLF Goes TO THIRD ROUND
STRONG MAN BEATEN
Wood Loses to Daniels in
Western Amateur Cham
pionship.

wheaton, Ill, Aug. S.-The second
round of match play, western amateur
golf championship to-day resulted in
the elimination of at least one man
who had been considered strong
possibility for premier honors when
Warren K. Wood of Homewood was
defeated by R. E. Daniels of Midloth-
ian 1 UP. Paul Hunter of Midlothian,
a six-year-old boy, displayed cham
pionship form in his game with his
club mate. Mason Phelps, whom he
defeated 8 up / to play with a medal
score of rs. Hunter and Chandler
Epan meet in the third round to-mor-
row morning. Egan to-day made a 10
in his match with George Clingman,
the best score of the tournament, Ned
SAWYER of Wheaton, the present title
holder. defeated R. 0. Ainslie of West
ward Ho rather easily. In the play
off of the tie for the gold medal for
the low qualifying score between Saw
yer, w. 1. Rowland and Kenneth Ed
wards. Rowland won with a rs, Saw
yer taking II and Edwards 81 strokes.
The pairings for the third round
tomorrow follow:
Paul Hunter, Midlothian, H. C.
Egan, Exmoor; W. I. Rowland, sko-
kie vs.. L. Eustis, New Orleans; D. E.
Sawyer, Wheaton VS., R. E. Daniels,
Midlothian; H F. Jones, Wheaton, VS.
]. D. Cady Rock Island.
| Paul Hunter, Midlothian, defeated
Mason Phelps Midlothian, up ! to
play.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-09
annual NATIONAL REGATTA
ON SCHUYLKILL RIVER
Preliminary Heats To Be
Rowed To-day and FL
nails Tomorrow.

Philadelphia, Aug. S.-AIl the clubs
which will take part In the thirty-fifth
annual regatta Of the National Assoc
citation Of Amateur oarsmen which
begins tomorrow over the national
course of the SchuyllSill river have ar
rived with the exception OF the New
York Athletic clubs octopede repre-
sentatives who will arrive tomorrow.
Nearly all Of the oarsmen who will
compete were out on the river day
The preliminary heats will be rowed
tomorrow and the finals on Saturday.
The list of entries Is the largest that
has ever competed at national regat-
ia here There are entries from every
rowing club of Importance in the
United States, and Canada and Ger
many are also represented. Waldamar
Sand, who will represent Germany,
win row in the intermediate single
souls.
What promises to be one Of the best
races of the program viii be the inter-
city octopede race between New York
and Philadelphia, while the race for
the SENIOR Fights promises to be ex-
citing.
The eight of the Argonaut Rowing
club Of Toronto will be pitted against
the New York A. c., the West Phila-
delpaia Boat club Of this city and
the Potomac Boat club or Washington.
In the senior singles Fred Shepard of
the Seawanhaka Boat club of Brook
Ign is the favorite. The program of
the races is as followss
intermediate single scufls, associa-
ton single SOULS (senior), interme
diate double scull shell, senior double
scull shells, intermediate pair Dared
shells. senior paired shells, senior in
termediate four Dared shells, interme-
diate eight-oared shells, senior inter-
mediate four cared shells, informed
late eight cared shells, senior eight
cared shells.