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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
SYDNEY MAYORALTY FIGHT.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening

Sydney, N. S. W., March S.-One of
the most exciting political campaigns
in the history of Sydney ends with to-
days municipal election. The contest
for the mayoralty, with three candi-
dates in the running, has attracted UNI
usual interest. One of the issues that
has complicated the campaign and at
tracted much attention is the question
of civic assistance to convent schools.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
JUSTICE HOLINESS BIRTHDAY.
Associated Press to The Byenine Timea.

Washington, D. c., March S.-Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United
States supreme court was sixty-six
years old today and was the recipient
of many congratulations from his COL
leagues on the bench and his many
friends in Washington, Boston and
elsewhere. Though he will be eligible
to retirement on full pay four years
hence, Justice Holmes is one of the
youngest appearing members of the
supreme tribunal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
s. D. DIVORCE BILL.

Making Residence of One Year Neces.
sary Has Passed.
Pierre, 8. D., March THE house
has passed the senate divorce bill, re-
quiring a residence of one year in the
state and three months in the county
before beginning a divorce suit, with
all hearings in open court. This law
kills the divorce industry of the state,
which has become distasteful to the
people of South Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

ner Of the contest will have the honor
of representing Kansas in the inter-
state contest to take place in May.
The three judges on delivery who
will attend tonight are Chancellor
Frank Strong Of Kansas university,
Rev. George Picard of Wichita and
Judge Smart of Ottawa. The judges
on thought and composition, who will
form their opinions from the manu-
scripts, are President Edwin Hughes
of DePauw university, John Scott Clark
of Northwestern university and Prof.
Richard T. Ely of the University of
Wisconsin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

en-.
Several of the suffragists announced
their purpose of forcing the authorl-
ties to keep them in prison until suf-
frage legislation is enacted.
Since the British law is no respecter
of persons these women Of refinement
have shared the prison life of the COM
mon criminals of their sex, anad the
regime of English prisons is remark
ably severe. Woman suffrage will come
before the house of commons today,
and preparations are being made for
another demonstration.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH TO SPEAK.
Associated Press to The EVENING Ttnes.

Traverse City, March S.-The Grand
Traverse Lincoln club of this city has
made preparations on an elaborate
scale for its annual banquet tonight.
Covers will be laid for several hundred
and invitations have been sent to lead
ing Republicans throughout Michigan.
State Senator Fred C. Wetmore will
act as toastmaster and the principal
speaker Of the evening will be United
States Senator William Alden Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
sAUERKRAUT SOCIETY.

Toledo, Ohio, March S.-Representa-
tives from sauerkraut manufactures
of Illinois, New York, Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin and Indiana met here and
anected a permanent organization.
Committees were appointed to draw up
constitution and bylaws.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
BIG TIMBER DEAL.

Associated Press 70 The Rve.ins.Tine..
Portland. Ore, March S.LW. C. Nc
Clure of Saginaw, Mich, has bought
for 100000, twenty-eight thousand
acres OF timber land in Lincoln and
Polk countless adjoining the Siletz
reservation. NJ. B. Starrett, also a
Michigan timber man, has bought
$4,000 acres of timber along the Sius-
law river in Lane county for from SO
to $25 per acre.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
COLORADO CONTEST.
Associated Press to The Hve,s,- q

Fort Collins, Colo, March S.-The
state oratorical contest, in which Colo
rado college, Denver university and the
Colorado Agricultural college are in
terested, takes place here this evening.
The teams of the three colleges have
been training faithfully and the outlook
is for one of the best contests in the
history of the league.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
BIG COLLEGES IN DEBATE.
associated Press to The Evenins Time.

New York, March S.-Final prepara-
tions have been concluded for simulta-
neous debates to be held tonight in
this city, Philadelphia and Ithaca,
among teams representing Columbia,
Cornell and Pennsylvania universities.
The question to be debated in each
contest is, Resolved, that immigration
should be further restricted by an edu-
catiOnal test"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
SENATOR BEVERIDGE TALKS
ON THE ''RIGHTS OF STATES''
NATIONAL LIFE AND OUR VERY
GREATEST SAFEGUARD.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, March S.-Senator Albert
]. Beveridge, at the dinner of the In.
diana association of New York said
in part:
"As the states, acting separately,
could not end slavery, in 1861, so the
states acting separately, cannot end
the piracy of capitol in 1907 The
states could not end the poisoning Of
people by adulterated food, so the ma
tion is ending 1t; the states could not
preserve the country's forests, so the
nation is preserving them; the states
cannot end the murderous infamy of
child labor, so the nation is going to
end 1t, and this for the saving of the
/, KANSAS ORATORICAL CONTEsT.
Associated Press to The Evening Tines.
Emporia, Kan, March 8.-The ar
rival of many students and other visit
ors in Emporia is evidence of the wide
spread interest taken in the Kansas
intercollegiate oratorical contest which
takes place in the Whitley opera house
tonight. The institutions which have
sent their chosen orators to contend
for supremacy are Fairmount college,
Ottowa university, Friends university,
Kansas Wesleyan university, Baker
university, Washburn college. South
west Kansas college, Midland college
and the College OF Emporia. The win
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08


Times.
Yokohama, March S.-By March II,
1t will be decided whether the wrecked
steamer Dakota will be salved by its
owners, the Great Northern Steam.
ship company, or be handed over to
the underwriters. No official inquiry
into the occurrence has yet been held
at the United States consulate, but
passengers are making affidavits' on
their personal claims. The Japanese
expert opinion on the question of sal
wage is pessimistic.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
OHIO ORATORICAL CONTEST.

OHIO ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Associated Press to The Hvening TineA
Yellow Springs, Ohio, March s.
Many visitors have gathered here for
the state intercollegiate oratorical con.
test tonight. Five colleges are to con-
test for honors. namely, Otteerbein,
Miami, Wilmington, Heidelberg and
Antioch.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

/: Yokohama, March s.-The posi-. {:
/: tfon Of the wreck of the Great /:
!: Northern steamer, Dakota, which /:
I: ran aground March 8, Is reported :
1: unchanged. The crew was paid !:
/: of Thursday and the vessel will (:
1: doubtless be q wreck. /:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
MAINE RAILROAD TO BE SOLD.

Rockland, Me-, March 8.-This is the
date fixed by the court for the sale
at public auction of the Rockland,
South Thomaston & Owls Head rail-
way. The road was promoted by Bos-
ton parties and has been in the hands
of receivers for some time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
IS BUT LITTLE HOPE
Not Believed Wreck of Steam
er Dakota Can Be Salved
Grew Paid Off.

A:sociated Press Cable to The nve.i.s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
UGLY WOMEN.
A Disgrace to Themselves.

We make this statement because in
this wonderful Goth century care and
attention to the toilet places com
parative beauty within reach of every
intelligent woman.
What makes women appear ugly
not the features surely-no, for a
woman with very ordinary features
can still be beautiful If her skin is
good and her hair luxuriant and we'll
groomed.
How can you have beautiful skin
and hair? The valuable little book
fully illustrated, How to Be Beauti.
full" answers the question and this
book will be given you free If you will
call at the Toilet Goods Department
Of l.. H. Fihe.
This book is published by E. Burn
ham. the leading manufacturer of hair
and toilet goods in the United States
whose famous establishment in Chi
cago. is one of the places of note in
that city.
Booklet How TO be Beautiful
mailed free by addressing, +. Burn
ham, Chicago, Ill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
The Mood In Old Nioiina.

The woods most favored by the old
masters for violin construction were
pine. pear. lemon. ash. maple and
sycamore. and by some of the later
men apple was used. Boxwood was
universally employed for bridges.
Haweis says, "a perfectly barmoniou.
marriage Is as rare between violins
and their bridges as 1t Ia between men
and women" He depIores the heart.
less substitution Of new bridges for
old ones ard insists that a new bridge
will never mate perfectly with an old
violin. and rather than resort to sub
stitution he advises patching and re-
pairing the old one as long as 1t can be
made to last.-Circle Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
When Chloroform Was New.

Here Is a curious little story about
Sir James Simpson, the man who In
troduced the use Of chloroform into
surgery, and a peril which he escaped.
as recorded by Lyon Playfair. Simp-
son when busy with his researches in
to the subject of anaesthetics called
one day on Playfair and asked If he
had anything new likely to produce
anaesthesia. Playfair had just pre-
pared liquid which seemed worthy
of trial. Simpson. who knew no fear.
prepared instantly to test 1t on him
self. This Playfair refused to allow
until 1t had first been tried on rabbits.
Two were procured and placed under
the effects of the anaesthetic. Next
day Simpson proposed to try it on him
self. I'VE might as we'll see how the
rabbits have fared." said Playfair.
They found both the animals dead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
PRESBYTERIAN MEN TO
MEET At CINCINNATI
Richmond Churches viii Send
Representatives.
FELLOWSHIP GATHERING.

THE Men of America for the Man
of Gallilee' is the rallying cry of the
PRESBYTERIAN brotherhood, which
meets in Cincinnati in annual conven-
ton at Music Hall, November 12-14.
Two thousand delegates from the At
lantic to the Pacific will attend and
the privileges of the floor will be ac-
corded all representative Presbyterian
men. Both the First and Second
Presbyterian churches Of Richmond
will be represented by delegates. A
large number of local people not del
egates are expected to attend.
In place Of banquet, there Is TO De
d great fellowship gathering on the
second night and thousands will be
served at buffet luncheon in Agri'
cultural hall One of the events OF
closing night, will be an address by
Governor Coe Crawford, Of South Da'
kota, who finds time, like Justice
Brewer and Justic Harlan, to teach a
Sunday school class. Some OF the
most distinguished laymen OF the Pres
byterian church are on the program.
Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburg are
to send special trains. One incident
of note will be the attendance OF South
ern Presbyterian men, for the line OF
division which marks the Presbyterian
church, North and South, is wiped out
in the brotherhood.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
THE CITY IN BRIEF

Buttertck's patterns. Morris & Goa
DR.. I. F. sweeney, Of Milton. was in
Richmond Wednesday.
Miss Maud Elliott has accepted a po-
sition in Toronto, Can.
Mrs. Edward Harmeier is spending
several days at Chicago.
G.. r. Cause, florist. Greenhouses
National Ave. Both Phones. lott
Claud Lamb Of Economy. spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Richmond.
Charles Clawson Of Cambridge City
was the guest of friends in Richmond
Wednesday.
Edwin Wright Tatman, managing
editor Of the Evening News, Corners
VILE, Ind, was in Richmond a short
time on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Retts, Mrs. Sol
Bowman. Mrs. Hugh Allen and Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Brown of Hagerstown
were in Richmond today.
Commencing Thursday, Mrs. G. A
Brehm, 35 North Sth, will have 6
special ten days sale on every hat in
the store. Children's caps reduced tt
half price. 90
Doctors II. B. Boyd. J. r. Mauk ane
J. 5. Allen of Cambridge City. attended
the meeting of the Wayne count,
medical association at Easthaven Wed
nesday afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
TRADES THAT CURE ILLS.
If You Want to Drive Away Disease
Turn Shepherd.

If You Want to Drive Away Disease,
Turn Shepherd.
"Oil workers are never bald" said a
druggist. Visit our oil regions or
those of Russia Examine the work
mems hair. 1t is soft and thick and
glossy. for petroleum cures incipient
badness, and If your hair is thinning
rub some in. Never mind the smell
1t will do you good.
shepherds enjoy remarkable health
The odd odor of a sheep seems to drive
away disease. Sheep are especially
good for whooping cough. In the sheer
country when a child takes the whoop
ing cough 1t is the custom for the
mother to put 1t to play among the
sheep. and the next day it is well.
1.-THE men and women who work
among lavender gathering it or dis
filling it, never have neuralgia or nerv
Gus headache. Lavender, moreover, Is
as good rs a sea voyage for giving tone
to the system. Run down persons Of
ten work for nothing In lavender plants
in order to build themselves up.
"Salt miners can wear summer
clothes In blizzard weather withou
fear of catching cold. for colds are I'M
known among salt workers. Breweries
and tanneries and printing ink fac
tories bar out consumption. Turpen
tine works and ropewaiks bar out rheu
matism. Copper mines bar out ty
phoid."-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
NO FORMAL ACTION
BY MEDICAL SOCIETY
However, 1t viii Aid in Anti
Disease Crusade.
INTEREST BEING SHOWN.

Contrary to expectations, the
Wayne County Medical society, which
was to have given formal sanction of
the united movement planned against
disease in Richmond, did not do SO at
its meeting Wednesday. 1t was
thought Drs. Minnie Hervey and Mel
vile F. Johnston should carry forward
the work and act for the society. 1t
is generally conceded that the society
hould take a part in the campaign
and 1t is thought by most physicians
that it is generally understood that
such Is the case.
1t is probable that within the next
few days representatives of the Wayne
County Medical association and the
Tourist club will again meet in con-
sultation, and discuss ways and means
of inaugurating the general anti-dis-
ease campaign. Other clubs will be
asked to appoint delegates, to meet
together to organize the central rul-
ing body. which will decide on the
manner of the crusade Interest is be
ing manifested over the entire city.
DR.. Charles S. Bond, city health Off
Ger, says that he has mad numerous
inquiries as to the probable result OF
the present agitation, and the manner
in which the campaign is to be con
| Quoted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
Lightning Superstitior.

The ancient Romans avoided places
STRUCK by lightning. The houses II
damaged were pulled down or fenced
In SO that no one could use the build
Ing on which the gods had set the mark
of their displeasure. This feeling was
probably deepened by the fact that Ger.
tain localities are visited by thunder.
storms more than others. the wrath Of
Jove descending In white fame time
AID again in the same spot. And II
was the same superstition. lingering
among Christians in n slightly different
form. which made 1t SO difficult for
Benjamin Franklin to introduce the
lightning rod. for the pious Americans
of that day declared that cit was as
impious to erect rods to ward off heav.
ems lightning as for child to ward of
the Christening rod of Its father"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
CHARLES RALSTON IS
VICTIM OF A ACCIDENT
Painfully Injured While Work.
ing on Church.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL

Charles Ralston, young colored
man, was painfully injured while at
work on the new Lutheran church now
being erected at South Seventh and e
streets
While Ralston was carrying a heavy
piece of flue lining along a chimney
scaffolding, he lost his balance and
fell, alighting on the roof twenty feet
below. The flue lining fell across his
left leg, breaking it.
Ralston suffered greatly from his in
jury and to get him to the ground it
was necessary for his fellow workmen
to construct a box in which he was
placed and lowered with ropes to the
ground Ralston was then taken to
Reid Memorial hospital
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
Tho Christian SUNDAY,

The keeping of Sunday, the first day
of the week. as a sacred day in mem
DRY of the resurrection and Of the de-
scent OF the Holy Ghost dates from
the beginning Of Christianity. 1t was
called the Lords day in all the church
es. but gradually acquired the name of
Sunday from the Romans. who called
the first day Of the week dies soils. or
day sacred to the sun. The first official
recognition of Sunday as a holy day is
in an edict of the Roman Emperor Con,
stantine in 321 ordering that all work
should cease In the cities ION the ven
cradle Sunday" but permitting neces-
sary farm work to be attended to.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
COFFIN WOOD MINES.
The Chin aman Digs For Wood Priced
For Burial Caskets.


There exists no object which the av-
erage Chlnaman exhibits more regard
for than the narrow box which Is des-
tined to contain all that is mortal OF
him. He is never happy until it is in
his possession. 1t occupies a conspicu-
GUS position in his house, and the rich
er he is the more he expends on its &C
QUESTION and adornment.
The collins most esteemed by the Ce
Iestials are manufactured from a Pc
culiar resinous wood, possessing quite
extraordinary preservative properties
and found only in one small district In
Tonquin, buried in the earth, no living
specimens. of the tree now being in ex-
istence.
The natives search for 1t quite as
eagerly as elsewhere gold and precious
stones are run after, and, indeed. the
deposits. for such they are, are to all
intents and purposes mines of wood
the origin of which has never been sat
isfactoriIy explained.
Local legends have it that in q far
distant past vast numbers of these
trees existed in the dense forests with
which the whole region was covered
and that as a result Of some tremen
dous cataclysm they were uprooted and
precipitated into the ravines. Wheth
err this account is true or not, the
buried trees are today Il source of quite
considerable wealth to the lucky per
son who finds them. For a coffin made
Of this special wood a Chinaman does
not consider ESQ or EGO at all too high
a price to pay.-Grand Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
A Homemade Weather Glass.

A very reliable weather glass can be
made out OF such simple materials as
an empty salad oil bottle and a quart
fruit jar. Having procured these artt
cles. pour sufficient water into the jar
SO that II covers the mouth of the bot.
tie when the latter is inserted into the
former. In fine weather 1t will be
found that the water will rise into the
bottle. but will fall back into the jan
when wet weather is due Though the
idea of this quaint homemade barome.
ter Is not new, 1t is quite reliable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
WILL OPEN SOON.

The McConaha Co, has almost com.
pleted its arrangements, for their
grand opening to take place within
the next few days. The public is
earnestly requested to look in the
newspapers for the exact date The
McConaha Co. has secured the large
room formerly occupied by the Hood
Mode Department store. The spac
ious room has been placed in shape
for the accommodation Of the piano
department. harness department and
vehicle department. The walls have
been newly papered. windows are
lowered and everything in readiness
for the big day. when the McConahs
Co, will open its doors and invite the
public TO the grand opening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-07
DEMONSTRATING TOILET RE
QUISlTES.

Miss Aurrie Phillips of Chicago is
now demonstrating E. Burnham's Toll
let Requisites at Leo. Fl. Fines drug
store. She is instructing the ladies
how to use these celebrated toilet re.
quisites in their own homes scientif1.
cally The fact is that she teaches
and shows the ladies their use so thor
oughly that the results are equally as
good as If they had visited the cele-
brated identifying par:ors of e. Burn
ham at 20 and 72 State street Chicago.
Miss Phillips will show you how to
remove crowsfeet. black heads, moth
patches, pimples, freckles. dark and
discolored skin, putting the face in a
healthy. normal youthful condition
This is something that has never been
done by any demonstration. who has
visited this city before. The secrets
that she teaches the ladies-how to
improve and care for their complex
ions-are of great value. and every
lady Is cordially invited to call and
see a free demonstration.