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The Washington times., 1908-02-02

In spite Of the fact It has been work
ing along in a ieisurely sort OF way
since the session opened and has been
criticised for showing a disposition to
do nothing, the Senate has accomplished
a great deal since the first Monday in
December. It has made much more prog
ress on legislation than the House and
its committee business is farther ad-
vanced.
To some extent this may be duo to
the fact the Senate is a continuing
body and when the session opened its
committees were prepared to SO ahead
with the business before them. As a
matter Of fact. however. the most Of
the Senate committees waited for ex-
listing vacancies to be filed before they
took Up important matters and because
Of so waiting were held back about as
long as the delay in the House neces-
sary for the Speaker TO select the
committees of that body.
Aldrich Bill.
The most important accomplishment
on the Senate side Of the Capitol is the
favorable report by 1he Senate Finance
Committee of the Aldrich currency bill.
This bill has gone TO the calender and
viii be called up by Senator Aldrich
February 10. The decks are thus cleared
for the consideration and passage of
currency measure by the Senate. Demo
Gratis and Republicans are so far agreed
as to THIS bill that there viii be TAO un-
duly protracted discussion OF II and the
debate in the Senate viii last only about
ten DAYS. This insures passage OF the
currency bill by the Senate at an early
date.
A considerable III mber of important
bills nave been passed by the Senate.
They include the following:
The bill to extent the street railway
tracks TO the Unioa Station.
The Senate joint resolution providing
for a commission to iuvestigats mining
disasters.
The Daniel bill for a memorial bridge
across the Potomac az Washington.
The Senate bill appropriating s. O00o0o
for the purchase Of a site OF one or more
buildings for the Departments OF state.
Justice. and Commerce and Labor.
The Warren bin TO reorganize the
medical corps Of the army and increase
its efficiency. This is one OF the most
important pieces OF military legislation
before Congress this scss'JN.
Replace Seed.
The House bill appropr'ahag 5000
to replace seeds destroyed in the Agri-
cultural Department fire.
The joint resolution refunjing Chinese
indemnity.
The Gallinger bill providing for regis
tration OF tuberculosis persons in the
District.
The Senate has ratified the work Of
the convention OF August Is, 1906. signed
by the delegates representing the gov
ernments represented at the last Pan
American conference, establishing the
status Of naturalized citizens who again
take I'D their residence IN the country
OF their origin. II has ratified also the
treaty of extraditlon between the United
States and Spain. The international
wireless telegraph convention has been
made public by the Senate but has not
yet been ratified.
The Committee on Interoceanic Canals
has made much progress in the con-
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
STREETRAILwAY SUES RAILROAD

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company instituted suit against the
Pennsylvania railroad yesterday. TO re-
cover S2Ol92S. This amount, the plain
tiff alleges, was expended IN repairing
tracks and the surface on First street,
which had been damaged BY the Penn
CylVania tunnel.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
60c NavY Blue SERGE, &c Yard

40 pieces Atwood Navy Blue Serge; full
SO inches wide, and a very scarce article. Our
regular 69c quality. Special, per I0rI
ward ~
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
SI.OO Navy French Wolfe, 70C
6Oc English MOhair, 4Sc

In navy blue only; reversible, duStproof
imported goods; high silk luSter; color j;
guaranteed fast, Reduced to, per lQr
yard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. FOS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
The Democracy Of Death.

In the democracy of the dead all men
at last are equal. There is neither
rank nor station nor prerogative in the
republic OK the grave. At this fatal
threshold the philosopher ceases to be
wise and the song of the poet is silent.
Dives relinQuishes his millions, LaZa-
rus his rags. The poor man is as rich
as the richest, and the rich man is as
poor as the pauper. The creditor loses
his usury, and the debtor is acquitted
of his obligation. There the proud
man surrenders his dignities, the poll
tician his honors, the wording his
pleasures; the invalid needs no physi-
clan. and the laborer rests from unre.
Quilted toll.
Here at last is natures final decree
In equity. The wrongs of time are re-
dressed. injustice is expiated. the irony
of fate is refuted, the unequal distribu-
ton Of wealth. honor. capacity, pleas
ure and opportunity. which make life
so cruel and inexplicable, ceases in the
realm of death The strongest there
has no supremacy, and the weakest
needs no defense. The mightiest cap
tain succumbs to that invincible ad-
versary. who disarms alike victor and
the vanquished.-John ]. Ingalls,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
MATCHING SHADES.
Not to Purchase and Use the &C ods,
but to Dodge Them.


Not to Purchase and Use the Goods,
but to Dodge Them.
Before trying to match the sample of
silk the clerk asked:
us this a piece Of something you
want or something you don't want?"
Something l want, of course" re-
piled the customer, with asperity. You
don't suppose, do you, that l would go
to all this trouble for a thing 1 can't
use?"
Some folk do" said the clerk. i've
met number Of them. The first wom-
an ever saw with that kind of bee in
her beN>t had a square inch of blue
silk that she wanted me to match. The
scrap Of silk was so small that it was
hard to make comparisons, but after
hauling down half the blue bolts on the
shelves and running to the door several
times to test the color in broad day
light 1 found the exact shade.
"'How many yards do you want.
madam I asked.
"'Oh,' said the woman, 4 don't want
any. Almost any other piece will do.
That particular shade is very unbecom-
ing. l just wanted to make sure that
don't get it, that's ALL"
The customer laughed. What did
you say?" she asked
I'D rather not tell said the clerk
Anyhow. since then l have been eau
tious. Before matching sample now l
inquire as politely as possible into a
customers intentions. If it's a case of
don't want l don't hurt myself match
ing the shade. New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
THE ROLL CALL.

Corporal GreenT' the orderly cried.
Here" was the answer. loud and clear.
From the lips OF a soldier who stood
near,
And Here was the word the next ~
piled
Cyrus Drew Then a silence fell.
This time no answer followed the call
Only his rear man had seen him fall
Killed or wounded, he could not tell.
There they stood in the falling light.
These men OF battle. with grave. dark
looks.
As plain TO be read as open books.
While slowly gathered the shades OF night.
Twas a victory-yes, but IL cost us dear.
For the company's roll. when called at
night.
OF n hundred men that went into the
fight
Numbered but twenty that answered
''HereE"
Nathaniel G. Shepherd.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
A Predicament Reversed.

n FreCiCamenr reversed.
1.-The late Bishop Fowler" said a
Buffalo Methodist. was n broad mind
ed man. Bigotry he abhorred. Greed.
be claimed, should never hedge one
good Christian from another. Sincere
creeds, no matter how diverse, should.
on the contrary. bind Christians to-
gether
Bishop Fowler used 10 tell about a
young Detroit couple. John Smith and
Hannah Jones
John Smith was Presbyterian.
Hannah Jones. was a Baptist. They
hesitated about marrying because they
feared that IN later life when the lit
tie ones came. religious disputes might
arise. Thus the years passed. Neither
would renounce his or her church. John
Smith grew bald, and Hannah Jones
developed lines about her mouth and
eyes. 1t was a complete deadlock, the
world said.
Then John was sent abroad for a
year by bis firm to buy fancy goods.
He and Hannah correspondent regular
~. Toward the years end by a re-
markable coincidence each received
from the other a letter. the two let
tiers crossing in the mail. They said:
Friend John-The obstacles that stood
In the way of our marriage have at last
been removed. This day 1 was received
in fun membership in the Presbyterian
church. HANNAH.
Dearest Tannah-We have no longer
any ground for delaying our union fur
Their 1 united myself this day with the
Baptist church. JOHN"
WASHINGTON Star
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
CHILDREN PLAYED
WITH DEADLY BOMBS
Were the Property of Mexican
RevoIutionists.

Ell Paso, Tex, August deputy
United States Marshall Hillebrand 10
Gated 60 bombs three miles northwest
of Ell Paso. where it is believed Mexi
can revolutionists had hidden them. A
secret service officer from San An
tonic traced the bombs from Ysleta
below here.
Some of the bombs had been uncov
cred by Mexican children, who were
playing with them. They were con
structed of old vegetable cans
filled with sticks of dynamite and iron
slugs, with percussion caps and fuses
for exploding them.
When the officers got close to the
revolutionary rendezvous at Ysleta, il
is said, the bombs were removed al
night and hidden in an arroyo bank
covered with dirt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
Napoleon and Mothers.

A charming story is told of Napoleon
which illustrates well his reverence for
mothers. whom he rightly regarded as
the makers of men" When his army
lay at Boulogne an English sailor who
had been taken prisoner tried to escape
on rude sort of skiff which he had
contrived with bits of wood and the
bark of trees. Hearing of the poor fell
lows unsuccessful attempt. Napoleon
had him brought into his presence, and
he then inquired whether the man had
really intended to try to cross the chan
mel in such frail little boat The sail.
or replied that he had meant TO try il.
order to see his mother, who was old
and infirm. You shall see her" said
Napoleon. land take her this money
from me, for she must be good moth
AZ tn have such an afectionate SON"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
He Saw With His Mouth.

a wealthy and indoIent countryman
of NINE" said a Frenchman, spent
several years in America. On his re-
turn TO Paris learned society invited
him TO dine.
Tell Us your impressions of that
great and rich country where you re-
mained so long they said to him at
the dinner.
Ind he pondered a long while.
Then he said:
1.-The American redhead duck is de-
lightful.'
But the learned men about him
pushed aside that statement He had
been in America eleven years. Surely,
they said, he must have observed other
things.
And the guest, after a very great
while OF thought. said:
THE American canvasback duck Is
also delightful
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
HONEYMOON LASTED
TWO SHORT MINUTES
Taylor Arrested for Forging
Checks.

Lima, Ohio, Aug. 1.-Two minutes
was the length of the honeymoon of
Lloyd Taylor and bride, who came to
this city from Spencerville this morn
ing to be married.
Immediately following the ceremony
the police arrested Taylor for alleged
forgery Of checks.
The checks were crudely written.
one being on a customers draft of
the Commercial Bank. 1t was ascer-
tanned last night that Taylor has mon
ey in a Warsaw UndD bank, but that
1t is in the hands of his guardian. The
checks were drawn on Lima bank
and signed with the name of the guard
ian.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
HARRIS IS INVITED
Ohio Governor May Attend
Good Roads Meeting
In Richmond.
AUTCISTS ENTHUSIASTIC.

Governor Andrew Harris of Ohio
has been invited to attend the Good
Roads meeting. which will be held in
this city next Saturday. Governor
Harris home is near Eaton and as the
road officials of Preble county are in
vited, the local committee extended
the governor a special invitation.
To promote further interest in the
event and add to its success it has
been agreed by the local owners of a
number of automobiles to place
streamers advertising the meeting on
their machines when making trips
about the country. Everything will be
done to attract attention to the inn
portance of the affair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
THE. DIAMOND TREE.
A Plant whereon 1t Is Alleged the
Precious Stones Grow.

A Plant Wherein 1t L. Alleged the
Precious stones Grow.
II haven't a diamond tree" said the
jeweler. smith, over the way there,
has one, though. At least, so I've been
told
What is a diamond tree!'
1T is a tree where diamonds grow
of course"
mo; seriously. What is it?''
The jeweler smiled.
WELL" he said, "a diamond tree is
a swindle. a very profitable swindle,
and one that can be carried on forever
with mighty little risk of detection
I'll explain it to you.
II am a jeweler and you bring me a
diamond ring for repairs. l take the
diamond out of your ring and put back
in it's place n similar diamond that is
a little, a very little, smaller You
naturally don't discover the trick that
has been played on you.
The same day brooch is brought
to me, and since the central stone OF
the brooch is little larger than your
diamond, | get rid of yours and keep
the bigger gem. In this way, four or
five times in one day, l make diamond
exchanges, keeping always a better
stone than l part with.
ION good diamond trees diamonds
as small as pin heads have been known
to grow to the size of peas in two
days. A good tree. too, won't have
only one DIAMOND growing ON it at a
time. \ dozen stones or more will be
simultaneously increasing in size and
value as the days pass."-Chicago
Chronicle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01

THOUGH ALL WERE FABLEs
Though all great deeds were proved but
fables hne.
Though earth's old story could be told
anew:
Though the sweet fashions loved OF them
that sue
,Fere empty as the ruined Delphian
shrine;
Though God did never man in words be-
nign
With sense of his great fatherhood en-
due:
Though life immortal were dream un-
true.
And he that promised ii were not divine:
Though soul. though spirit. were not and
all hope
Reaching beyond the bourn melted away.
Though virtue had no goal and good no
scope,
But both were doomed to end with this
Our clay:
Though all these were not to the un-
graced heir
Would this remain--to live though they
were.
Jean Ingelow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
These Married Men.

"A charming actress sat beside me
one night at dinner" said a Phila-
delphia playwright, land with the fish
some one began to talk about wifely
extravaganza.
THE actress listened to tale after
tale of the ruinous extravaganza of
wives, and finally she said:
Wives extravagance-oh,.y yes. You
men are all alike. You are all like the
broker who at midnight at his club
hiccoughed. wiped his eyes and said
brokenly:
"'"This is the sixth bottle of cham.
payne I've drunk today. all through
my wife making me lose my temper.
1t is terrible what lot of money that
woman costs me."'"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01

The trees OF Paris will delight you"
said the travelled man who was seeing
off his friend. Every boulevard and
avenue has it; two lines of trees. Shell
tered from the hot sun. you walk IN
der them in cool green dusk That
hot and dusty city doesn't easily keep
its trees vigorous and fresh. 1t must
have tree hospitals - great nurseries
where. with all sorts of liquid parasite
killers and all sorts of stimulating fer
tilizers, the rundown urban trees are
built up again. Continually in Paris
you see faded trees being taken up and
fresh trees being put down, and fresh
and faded trees alike, in those ambu-
lances which we call transplanters,
drive continually up and down the
sunny streets"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
The Missing Frog.

The pupils of a distinguished pro-
fessor of zoology. man well known
for his eccentricities, noted one day
two tidy parcels lying on their in
structor's desk as they passed out at
the noon hour. On their return to the
laboratory for the afternoon lecture
they saw but one. This the professor
took carefully up in his hand as he
opened his lecture. I'm the study or
vertebrate we have taken the frog as
a type. Let US now examine the gas
trocnemius muscles of this dissected
specimen" So saying, the professor
united the string OF his neat parcel
and disclosed to view a ham sandwich
and a boiled egg. But l have eaten
my lunch.' said the learned man be-
whereby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
Natural Enough.

suffering man was once arraigned
before a magistrate.
What is your name?" asked the
magistrate.
"S-s-s-s-sis-s-s-s," began the prisoner.
whats thatf"
"S-s-s-s- sis-s-s-s,- Kissed the sufferer.
His names Sisson," interrupted the
policeman who had made the arrest.
He shutters"
$50 1T seems. What's he charged
within"
II don't know. your honor" said the
policeman. ct seems to be soda wa
ter"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01

Pittsburg, Pa, August Miss Clara
Konler, aged IS years, the beautiful
daughter of NJ. J. Konler, was kid
naped in daylight from near her faith
er's home last Monday, and forty
eight hours later she was returned
raving mad.
The young woman has not yet re-
covered her senses and the physicians
say that she will die They say that
she has been drugged.
The detectives of Allegheny county
and the police of Pittsburg have join
ed in the search for her abductors.
Miss Konler is the leader of young
society at Glenwillard, and Mr.. Kon-
Ter, who is connected with big steel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
WHY JAMES LEE GOT WELL.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, o., knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, Of rural route s. She
writes: My husband. James Lee.
firmly believes he owes his life to the
use of DR.. Kings New Discovery. His
lungs were so severely affected that
consumption seemed inevitable. when
a friend recommended New Discovery.
We tried IL. and its use has restored
him to perfect health" DIR. Kings
New Discovery Is the King of throat
and lung remedies. For coughs and
colds ii has no equal The first dose
gives relief. Try IL, Sold under
guarantee at A G. Luken & Co.'S drug
store. SOC and 800. Trial bottle
free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
LETTER LIST.

Women-Miss Mabel Burger, Emma
Boyer, Mrs. A. Bellamy, Lucy Rudell,
Marie Sandon, Emma Tordor, Oracle
Ticknor. Mrs. Lew White, Mrs. John
q Wilkens.
c. H. Clifton, Worthy Dickie Excel
sior Lodge U. B. F., A. A. Grave,
Hunt Il Hall Contractors" Johnnie
Ireland, e. A. Jones, NJ. D. Kirk, Mas
ter Mechanic Erie Shop, Archie Nc
Donald, Ben Pierson, J. J. Smith
Pearl Trier. o. E. Thill, The Studio
China Kiln Co.
Drops-Lou E. Taylor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
CONCENTRATION

CONCENTRATION.
The man who seeks one thing in life. and
bur one.
May hope TO achieve Il before life is done
fut he who seeks al things wherever he
goes
Only reaps from the hopes which around
him he SONS
\ hA1Test OF barren regrets. and the worm
That Dreeps on in the dust to the definite
term
more
Than the path IL pursnes TN its creeping
Is DER
In it's limited vision is happier far
Than the half sage. whose course, fxec
by no friendly star.
IL by each star distracted In turn and
who knows
Each will still be as distant wherever he
-Owen Meredith.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
DEAR HANDS.


Roughened and worn with ceaseless toll
and care,
No perfumed grace, dainty skill had
these.
They earned for whittier hands a jeweled
ease
And kept the scars unlovely for their
share.
Patient and slow. they had the will to
bear
The whole worlds burdens. but no power
to seize
The flying joys of life. the gifts that
please.
The gold and gems that others find 80
fair
Dear hands where bridal jewel never
shone,
Whereon no lovers kiss was ever pressed,
Crossed in unwonted quiet on the breast
I see through tears your glory newly
won
The golden circlet of iife's work well
done,
Set with the shining pearl of perfect rest.
Susan MARI Spalding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
SEARCHING FOR ABDUCTORS
WHO DRUCCED PRETTY GIRL

firm in Pittsburg, has been in the hab-
it of going to his farm every night.
Monday Miss Konler left her home
for Glenwillard. some distance away
but did not return. The entire town
ship turned out that night to search
for her as Clara had never been known
to remain from home over night.
AS she wore diamonds and much
iewelry. there was fear that she had
been waylaid.
The search continued until Mrs.
Konler, who had been in the woods as
sisting the searchers, entered her
daughters bed room to find her lying
on the bed apparently dead.
Since then the girl has neither
moved nor spoken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
Her Redeenine Feature.

An only son had just told the family
that he was engaged and to whom.
Ma-What, that girl? Why. she
squints.
Sister-She has absolutely no style
Auntie-Red headed. isn't shef
Grandma-rm afraid she's fidgety.
Uncle-Sbe hasn't any money.
First Cousin-She doesn't look strong.
Second Cousin-She's stuck up.
Third Cousin-She's an extravagant
thing.
The Son thoug htfullyp-Weli. she's
cot one redeeming feature. anyhow
Chorus-What's that?
The son-She hasn't a relative on
earth
Pa-Grab her, my boy. grab her!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
The Other One.

Yes" he said, after explaining to
his wife that the lodge meeting had
been very important and a somewhat
protracted one, thus making 1T impos-
sible for him to get home a minute
earlier than he did, land there were
two fellows there who made the worst
fools of themselves you could imagine
You couldn't find two worse chumps In
a row of counties clear across this
state.''
II suppose not" che replied WHO
was the other one? I'd like to sym
pathize with his e."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
Is Your Kitchen Clean?

Greasy floors and oilcloths can only
be cleaned properly by the use of pure
soap. The cheap yellow kind which is
filled with rosin, only makes a scum
over the dirt. Easy Task is different,
because it is made from borax, cocoa
nut oil and tallow. 1t dissolves the
dirt and leaves everything sweet, and
it costs sc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
A Practical Suggestion.


1t was his first Sunday school, and
he sat in the infants department
eagerly watching the superintendent
illustrate the lesson on the board. The
superintendent drew the path to heay-
en-one straight line-and started the
figure of man on it Gradually the
man became larger and larger. and
finally when he arrived at the gate of
heaven he could not get in.
The superintendent turned to his
small audience and in a tragical and
sorrowful tone said, You see, he is so
pulled up with sin that he cannot en-
ter in"
TRY him sideways, mister; try him
sideways" came the small. shrill voice
from the infants Observation-Disclosures
delphia Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-01
Army Influences In Germany.

I am more than confirmed in the i'm
preston always get when visit Ger
many-the impression that the drill ser
geant pursues the German citizen from
the army to all departments of life
that the nation remains a we'll watch
ed, we'll drilled and very docile army
inside invisible barracks and submit
ting to iron discipline all the moments
of its ife.-T. P.'s Weekly.