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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
Cof-- to Congress.

\ poor man had better keep out OF
congress. Campaign expenses are
heavy and they come every two years.
No man can go to congress without
ncglecting his law practice or his bust
ness. If he is a poor man he Will
probab bly, lose his clients or his custom
ers; small business or practice will
not support partners or managers.
After a few years in congress nine
men out of ten are beaten for renomi-
nation, and then, If they have not a
fortune or an established business to
fall back on. they will try to get some
small salariei place under the govern
ment and may rot be successful
Philadelphia Record
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DOWN IN TIE FIRE ROOM.
Raking the Ashes From the Furnace of
an Ocean Liner.

Nv watches" four hours long, be-
gan at in the morning and at in
the afternoon. The rest of the time
was mine excepting when it was my
turn to carry water and help clean up
the mess room.
The first descent into the fire room
of an ocean liner is unforgettable.
Going down that series of ladders into
the bowels of the old Elbe, the heat
seemed to jump 10 degrees ladder.
At last the final ladder was reached,
and we were at the bottom-the bottom
Of everything was the thought in more
minds than one that afternoon. The
head fireman of our watch Immediate
" called my attention to poker, east
ly an inch and a half thick and twenty
to thirty feet long Yours he scream
ed. "Yoursr' And he threw open one
of the ash doors of a furnace, panto-
mining what 1 was to do with the
poker. / dived for it madly, just barely
raised it from the floor and got 1T start
ed into the ashes and then dropped
none too neatly on top of it, Hurry
up, you sow-pig!' the fireman yelled,
and / struggled again with the terrible
poker, finally managing to rake out the
ashes.-Josiah Flynt in Success Maya
zine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

The sopcrific powers of warm milk
are well known. but care should be
taken that the milk does not quite boil.
A Swedish method Of producing sleer
IS to wiring out handkerchief in icy
cold water and lay IL across the eyes
when 1t is said to act like magic.
To many constitutions warm bath
taken Immediately before going to bed
Is very soothing and produces drowsi-
ness. while an apple eaten as the last
thing Is equally effective.
The honey boiled onion is another
sovereign remedy, or an onion may be
sliced and eaten raw. the disa greeable
taste being removed by taking a little
sugar or pinch Of tea afterward.
A Hinioo practice to induce sleep =
to take deep iIhalations, expelling the
air alternately through each nostril.
keeping tie other closed with the fir
ger This has a wonderfully quietina
ect
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
We All Love the Dollar
Spend Ii at Home

over llIlal ..A@ -. s--4s ram Oa
solid rock or ice he gets along much
better. and often herd will spread
several rods back from the waters
edge.
The females and younger wairuses
have far less Development OF neck to
incumber them and therefore enjoy
more freedom OF motion than the old
males, who actually seem a great bur
den to themselves. These creatures are
strictly social in their habits and nj
ways 20 I'm herds, whether travelling.
feeding. fighting or resting ashore. In
the days before the slaughter OF all
living creatures became ruling pas
sion in the breast of man the Pacific
species inhabited the whole OF Boring
sea and strait in herds which often
contained thousands and even tens or
thousands Of individuals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
THE VATICAN PALACE.
sts Existence Is Mainly Due to the
Builder Pope, Nicholas v.

The present existence of the Vatican
palace is principally due 10 Nichoids
", the builder pope, whose gigantic
scheme would startle modern archl-
tect. His plan was to build the church
of st. Peters as a starting point anu
then to construct one vast central nab
itat for the papal administration, Gov
erinc the whole of what is called the
Rorpo. from the castle Of SAINT Angelo
70 the cathedral In ancient times
portico. or covered way supported On
columns. led from the bridge to the
church. and it was probably from this
real structure that Nicholas began his
imaginary one, only small part OF
which was ever completed. That small
portion alone comprises the basilica
and the Vatican palace. which together
form by far the greatest continuous
mass of buildings in the world. The
Coliseum is 1875 yards long by 1o6
broad, including the thickness OF the
walls. St Peters church alone is 700
wards long and 156 broad, so that the
whole Coliseum would easily stand
upon the ground plan of the church,
while the Vatican palace is more than
half as large again.
Nicholas V. died in 1876, and the old
est parts of the present Vatican palace
are not older than his reign. Ihey are
generally known as the Tore BorSla,
from having been Inhabited by Alex
ander vi. who died of poison IN the
third of the rooms now occupied by
the library, counting from the library
side. The windows of these rooms
look upon the large square court of the
Belvedere, and that part of the palace
is not visible from without.
Portions of the substructure of the
earlier building were no doubt utilized
by Nicholas, and the secret gallery
which connects the Vatican with the
nausoleum of Hadrian is generally at
tributed to Pope John KILL, VINO
died in 1417. but on the whole it may
be said that the Vatican palace is orig
inally a building of the period OF the
renaissance, to which all successive
popes have made additions.
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Humpe's school shoes wear.
LONG HAIRED MEN.
Tho Way Massachusetts Protested
Against Them In 1919.


The following protest signed by 10
Endicott. governor; Thos. Dudley, dep
uty governor; Richard Bellingham
Richard Saltonstall, Increase Novel;
William Hibbins, Thos. Flint, Rob
Bridges and Simon Bradstreet wa
published in Massachusetts in 1919:
Protest, against wearing long hair
of the governor, etc, of Massachu
sets
'.Forasmuch as the wearing of long
hair after the manner of Russians anC
barbarous Indians, has begun to in
wade New England, contrary to the
1lle of Gods word, which says it is q
shame for man to wear long hair. as
also the commendable custom gener-
ally of all the cody of all our nation.
until within these few years:
Eve. tie magistrates, who have sign
Il this paper. for the showing of oul
own innocaney in this behalf, do de
e.are and manifest our dislike and de
CESSATION against the wearing of such
.onS hair. as against a thing unciyil
aud unmanly. whereby men doe de
forme themselves and offend sober and
LlDQtSl men t-oN tCAA1 RA $50 A1AtAAA
ners. We doe therefore earnestly In
treat all the elders of this Jurisdiction
IS often as they shall see cause. to
manifest their zeal against it in Their
public administrations. and TO take
are that the members of their respec-
i've churches be not defiled herewith
hat so. such rs prove obstinate, and
will not reforne themselves. may have
Cod and rcn II witness against them.
TIE third - f'aT. 1873
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
AN INDIAN THEORY.
The Cause of Earthquakes, Tidal
Waves and Volcanoes.

'When l lived among the Dakotas,
said an old army officer, Il found men
who. like Buddha, gave seven years Of
their lives to prayer and fasting, that
they might become pure in the sight OF
God. or the Great Spirit, as they call
that being. After they have proved
themselves before their people by per-
forming so called miracles, such as
holding their hands and arms in boil
ing water and not being burned, shot
with poisoned arrows and not harmed,
bitten by rattlesnakes and not poi
soned and many other tests that have
witnessed, they are accepted as holy
or wise men. The Indians believe that
they can get the word direct from God.
or the Great Spirit, the same as the
wise men and seers of old used to do.
1 have asked these intelligences to tell
me about the cause of earthquakes and
tidal waves, and they explain 1T like
this:
"They say volcanoes are the safety
valves of the earth that the rim of the
earth is gradually cooling. AS 1T cools
it contracts, making the pressure on
the hot lava in the interior greater. At
last something must give way, this
rim must crack open. or the volcanoes
must burst forth and emit this COM
pressed lava.
Sometimes it is relieved in one way,
sometimes in another. Should the
earth crack in midocean, where the
crust is usually thinner, then the wa
tiers of the ocean fill in, and there is
great explosion as the water strikes
this great bed of hot lava, large masses
of the rim are thrown up, and islands
appear Sometimes they stay on the
surface of the ocean, sometimes they
fall back and are again covered with
water, but that upheaval so lifts the
water that a great wave is started for
the shore that carries death and de-
struction in it's way.
MANY of the old safety valves In
the earth are now closing up; only
few remain. The crust is becoming so
thick that the cooling process is more
slow"-Seattle Times.
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On the occasion of a visit by the
king of Italy to Vesuvius an Italian
newspaper announced that 1.-The erup-
ton had the honor of being witnessed
by his majesty" 1t was a German pa
per which once stated that a certain
royal prince was graciously pleased
to be born yesterday Equally cour-
tier-like was an army officer in attend
ance on the king of Spain. The king
asked him what was the time. The
courtier fumbled for his watch. but
could not find it, then respectfully re-
piled, Whatever time your majesty
pleaSeS"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
SUSPICIOUS BIRDS.
Easy to Make Sparrows Show Their
Fesr of Trap.

Fesr of Trap.
One winter day / made an expert
ment with sparrows to see exactly how
far their natural suspicion would hold
out against hunger. / had often no
ticed that il one put a little bit of
string, a large button or any strange
object among breadcrumbs the spar
rows would not touch the bread. They
feared a trap. Starlings are less sus-
picious in this way. If they care
about the bread at all, they are more
trustful and do not make any fuss
about some small foreign object. But
/ thought hard weather might make all
the difference even to sparrows.
So l put a long piece of apple peel
among the bread. 1t looked quite good
TO eat, but might be taken by a very
suspicious bird for something of the
nature of string or tape, which spar
rows seem to regard with particular
distrust Can they regard ii as an
emblem of captivity! Directly the
bread was thrown on the ground about
fifty sparrows perched in tree above
It, They looked at it very glumly, and
not one ventured to come down Gen
orally they would be devouring the
bread within a few seconds. For lit
tie over three hours a crowd of spar
rows watched the bread with the ter
rible piece of apple peel lying among
ii. but it remained untouched. Then
one sparrow made up his mind TO take
the risk He was soon followed by ali
the others. In twenty minutes the
bread was gone. But they had wasted
over three hours.-St. James Gazette.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
A 4u1rn OLD GUN.
The Way the Ancient Matchbox Was
Loaded and Fired.


Among the arms now obsolete which
formed a large part of the infantry
equipment in the days when the army
was started way the pike. which was
in the form Of spear, with nat and
pointed head. mounted on a stan from
thirteen to eighteen feet long. The fire.
arm in general use at the .tino was the
matchbox.
What would n sergeant major Of the
present day, with his men armed with
the msga zine rife, think OF such
weapon as this: Attached to the lock
OF this musket was a pan; also cock.
the hammer of which was somewhat In
the form OF birds. serpent's or dogs
head. This head was split, and a screw
compressed on eased the Sits. Tho
piece being loaded first with powder
and then with ball, some powder was
poured into the pan. The pan was then
shut to keep this printing from drop
ping out and to keep it dry. When the
soldier wished to fire, he fastened his
burning match into the slit OF the cock.
opened the pan. looked to his printing.
presented and pulled the trigger. The
match, falling into the powder In the
pan, fired il.
Between the pan and breech Of the
barrel communication was established
by means Of a small hole. When the
piece was being loaded the grains Of
powder were naturally rammed and
shaken down close TO this hole, aud
when printing the soldier took care to
perfect the communication of the pow
der in the pan with that in the barrel.
Thus the explosion in the pan caused
the ignition OF the charge. "-London
Graphic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
Chemical Changes.

BY taking some limewater and blow
ing ones breath into it fine white
powder will be formed in the water.
BY adding some common salt to a
solution of nitrate of silver a thick
white powder is produced which, if
placed in the sunlight, will turn brown.
Pour the juice of a red cabbage into
test tube or thin glass bottle. drop
In very gradually n solution of wash
Ing soda. shaking the bottle every time
you put the washing soda in, and you
will see the red solution gradually
turning blue. Go on adding the soda
solution, and the blue color will give
way to green.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
RAIL ROADS MUST
SURRENDER LANDS
Garfield Says Government Is
About to Start Campaign
Against Railroads.
NOBODY WILL BE SPARED.
ALL TIMBER AND COAL PROPER
TY NOT ACCORDING TO LAW
MUST BE TURNED BACK, HE DE-
CLARES.

Cleveland, Sept. Thames r. Gar
field, secretary of the Interior, now
at his summer home near here, in an
interview outlined the departments
policy in regard to the land frauds
now under investigation in the west.
I'VE are making no accusations at
..but we are going back into the title
of every piece of land owned by the
railroads, coal companies or landhol-
ders in the west which We think is
suspicious in any way. We are going
TO see just how much is held con-
trary to law. 1t will mean an enor-
nous sum to the Government. After
this no one is to get rich off the gov
eminent by acquiring public lands.
THE fight we will take up this fall
is to be a fight for fair play. Where
a railroad holds lands illegally we
expect to see that they are restored
TO the Government. 1t makes no diff
ference what the impression of the
roads was when the land was pur-
chased.
Neither can the railroads hold land
which has been virtually stolen from
the government and | do not think
that the roads will attempt to hold it,
either. Under the present policy of
the government, it would hardly be
wise, I should say.
I'VE expect to call the Union Pacf-
fic. the Northern Pacific and the At
Gibson. Topeka G. Santa Fe roads in
first. These roads are the first and
largest in operation over the territory
in question. We expect to call in
large coal companies. also"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

Conger cells hunt for the octopus and.
when found. proceed to browse on its
limbs The octopus tries to hug the
slippery, Shiny conger tight, but in
vain. and. finding its limbs growing
less, discharges its ink in the face of
the foe and, under cover of the turbid
water, beats hasty retreat. 1t is to
escape the too pressing attention of its
foes that the octopus possesses the
power of changing its color to CORE
spond with that of its surroundings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
The SPHINX. :
Nothing by Which We Can Accurately
Tel. Its AGE.

en- It's age.
The great sphinx Of Gizeh bears no
inscription by which we can tell It's
date. In 1916 Caviglia, who in mod
ern times was the first to clear away
the sand, found between its paws n
stella of the reign of Thothmes ~.
and therefore it was believed that the
sphinx was carved by that monarch
But in 1858 the excavations of Mari
cite uncovered stella bearing the
name of Cheops, on which is a refer
ence to the sphinx. The inscription is
evidently of late period, but Is sup
posed TO be an exact copy of an an
cient carving, and the translation seem
ed to place the sphinx earlier than the
pyramids and consequently to prove 1t
the most ancient piece of work in the
world. Still there remained four lines
carved on the base which could not
be read, but NJ. Daressy deciphered
them, and it appears that the inscrip-
ton is in two parts. In the earlier
lines there is no mention of the sphinx
but the lines which date from the Per
sian occupation mention the repair OF
the sphinx. There is, therefore. moth
ing by which we can tell the date OF
the monument and the only evidence
we have is the headdress of the Colos-
sus. Its hood is ornamented behind
with three bands, large one between
two smaller bands. Now, this Is a.
fashion which only existed toward the
end of the twelfth dynasty in the
reigns of Usurtesen III. and Amenem-
bet III. As this family showed much
1aat Cor fI,a cod Harrnaklin whose DOR
trait the sphinx is, it is probable that
the monument is the work Of Amenem-
het III-London Globe.
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The Teeth.

The accumulation of tartar on the
teeth makes them unsightly and is Of
ten the cause of a bad breath. If the
teeth are properly brushed each day
tartar will not have the chance to ac-
cumulate, but if it has already been
allowed to do so it can be removed by
very simple treatment. Moisten the
toothbrush in warm water and dip it
into magnesia. Rub on the teeth, and
after three applications the tartar will
have entirely disappeared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

A vivid bit of descriptive writing by
a Lake City correspondent: The hea-
vens turned loose Friday night with
her artillery and bombarded Sharon
and community with her electric force.
striking Mr. Fuckers house and Kill
ing the old gentle COW. set straw
stack on fire belonging TO one OF the
Dunkin boys and put number OF teie-
phones out of commission. Kansas
City Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
HENRY H. ROGERS is
A VERY SICK MAN
Will Not Be Able to Talk Bust
ness Soon.
PATENT CASE DELAYED.

New York, Sept. 12.-Henry III.
Rogers. Standard Oil magnate is very
sick. DIR. Pratt told the court today
it would be three months before Rog-
ers could be approached on business.
The case was the fifteen million in
fringement patent suit against the
Standard by Cadwallader NJ. Raymond.
Rogers is seventy and suffering gen.
eral debility.
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PROPOSING NEAL AS
REPORTER OF COURT
Politicians Are Said to Favor
Nomination.
He is WELL KNOWN HERE.
indianapolis News.)

Republican politicians from all PARTS
VI the state seem to have taken an
interest in the plan to give to Z. f.
Zeal. of Nobiesville the nomination
or Reporter of the supreme court, at
he next nominating convention. and
looks now as if he would have no
opposition for that nomination. They
leem to think that some sweet is due
hr. Neal. along with the bitter that
lie has tasted.
1t is thought that George Self. the
resent reporter of the supreme court
will not ask for denomination for
he office. though his predecessor,
.harles Remy, held the office for two
erms. Mr.. Self has had bad health
Or almost two years and his friends
ny that he probably will not try for
he denomination.
This is Mr.. Meals opportunity, the
politicians say. Twice defeated for
he nomination for clerk of the sup
eme court. after clean, hard fights.
lis friends say that he should receive
his nomination.
Mr.. Neal is we'll known in Rich
iond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

The Atchison. Topeka * Santa Fe
railroad has gone into tree growing
in order TO provide for its future sup
ply of crossties. The Santa Fe has
adopted the eucalyptus as the most
suitable species for tie making, be-
cause of its rapid growth. great den
sity and durability. and is now plant
ing 700 acres in ranch of 1900 acres
in southern California to eucalyptus
seedlings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
Three Of n Kind and n Pair.

Hewitt-Our actor friend claimed
that he played to Il full house last
night. and it turned out there were
only five people in the audience. jew
ett-Well. it was the regulation full
house. There were three men in the
gallery and a man and his wife down
staia-New York Press.
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Well Meant PRAYERS,

Sydney Smith declared that the chill
dren of Bishop Phillpotts used to end
their usual prayers by praying for Earl
Grey, explaining that papa tells US it
is our duty to pray for our greatest
enemies''-London Spectator.
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THE WALRUS ON LAND.
IL Is Just About as Helpless a. .
Canslboat Would Be.

OdnaIbCdt vFC~sd t1es
As might be expected, walrus is
about as helpless on land as canal
boat It is with no little difficulty and
much hitching and fioundering that he
drags his huge bulk upon sandy shore
even with the boosting he gets from be-
lind by the breakers as they roll il
md dash against him. His hind flip
,ers are Of little use on land. and on
aud or pebbles. where his front Zip
sers do not hold well. the labor OF
laundering forward is so great that he
ever stirs beyond the edge Of the wa
er and usually lies with bis body hal
tzyasl,x With the salt spray dashing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

The Catskill extension of the New
York water supply which was recent
ly begun. will cost S16o.0oo,o00, and
will give the city an additional supply
of JoO.O0o.oo0 gallons a day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

New York city's customs department
shows an average increase of Is per
cent over the appraised value of goods
imported one year ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12
Where Life Is Dull.

1.-THE terrors of a great city are
something dreadful"
Maybe so. but they don't begin to
compare with the horrors of small
ham!et--Washingto Herald.
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Wanted to Keep Them.

"You seem to like his attentions.
Why don't you marry him."
Because l like his attentions. -
Town and Country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

Glass can be cut with pair of ordi-
nary shears if glass and shears and
hands are ali kept under cold water.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

There is $4,000 invested every day
in New York city apartment houses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

School shoes at Humpe's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-12

Mr.. Neal is well known in Rich
iond.