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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE
New Catalogue Issued Shows
Increase.

Purdue univcrsity's new catalogue
has been received in Richmond. The
usual amount of space is devoted TO
tn" description Of equipment and
courses with the new features brought
out. The requirements for admission
show constant raising of the stand
ard Of the scholarship and the list of
students is longer than ever before.
The summary shows the following stu
dents enrolled: Graduates. -: fresh
men, 81: sOphomores. 44S; juniors.
3D.: seniors. 2li4; special. -: school of
pharmacy. SS: and winter course in az
ricultHre. 1n2, making a total Of ,gnI
exclusive Of the college OF medicine at
Indianapolis. recently ceded to Indiana
university. There are fifty-One states
and four foreign countries represented
in the student enrolment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
RIDES A YOUNG OK
Greensboro Lad Has a Fast
Friend in the Animal Which
Is Well Broken.
CAUSES WONDER M EMIT.

Greensboro, Ind. April p! Visitors
to this PLACE behold a spectacle, which
10 them is not only amusing but as
tonishing. The residents of the viii
lage have become 50 accustomed that
they think little of it. The cause Of
the wonderement on the part of visit
ors is the sight of the eleven-y ear-Old
son Of J. J. Smith. riding about the
streets and country road on a tWO-year-
old OK The lad has trained his bur
den bearer to work in double harness
with one Of his fathers farm horses
to work in shafts to 1t small wagon
and the animal is well gated for sad
die purposes.
II is seldom that an OK is used for
saddle purposes and it ha. been suE-
gested locally that the boy ride it
through to WashinStom ID. c., on a va
ger. There is some doubt if the lads
father will permit the undertaking
because of the boys age, The young
ster and his faithful beast appear to be
firm friends The lads weight is as
nothing on the broad back of the OK.
and the creature moves about rapidly
instead of in the customary slow, am
bling gait of its kind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
WHITEWATER, IND.

Whitewater, Ind. April - Miss
Lizzie Rorhermel OF Pennvill" and
Miss F,rma Curtis We're the guests of
Mrs. Sue Jordan.
Moody Lamb and family of Rich
mond ard James Robeaon Of this
place visited with Theo Fisher.
Dr. Griffis OF Fountain City, attend
ed the services at the NJ. T.. church
Sunday
Rev Sharritt was the guest of Will
liam G.. White and family.
Miss Lizzie Rotlermcl came from
Pennvlle 10 attend the commence
ment and is spending a few days with
her friend. Miss Emma Curtis.
Members from both churches nave
organized a bible class and have Sc
lected Rev. J. W. lube as teacher.
The first meeting will be next Friday
night at the Christian church. All
persons Interested in critical study
of the bible are invited to Join this
class. There are about twenty char
ter members. Raymond Richards Is
secretary.
Nathan Graves who has been cutie
sick Tor Il week is reported little
better.
\ Miss Eubank will give d series OF
readings at Laurel hall next Saturday
evening.
Otis Shaffer of Earlham college Wis
tied at home recently.
NJ c. Pyle and family were the
guests of O. c.. Hunt and family.
Miss Eva Hiatt visited Lewis Welsh
and family.
Myrtle and Frank Nicholson were
The guests of Wayne and GaynelIe
Smock.
Nh and Mrs. Samuel Nicholson Wis
tied Sunday with Mr.. NichOlson's par
ents near Webster.
The Misses Erma Curtis. Lizzie
Rothermel and Mrs. Lola May visited
recently with Joe c. Burge SIS and fam
lily.
y. S. Hunt is again able to be out.
Mr. Hunt has been in poor health for
several weeks.
Robert Skinner and family We're the
guests of VIM. Skinner and family.
There is call meeting for the r. &
\. NJ lodge for Saturday night.
Chas. White is making extensive
improvements on his residence and
store room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
ECONOMY, IND.

Economy. Ind, April 22-Ew0od
Clark and his daughter, Mrs. Louie
Doan, who spent the winter in Will
mineton, Del, have arrived here to
spend the spring and summer.
DR. Herbert Clark has returned to
Philadelphia after a visit with his
mother, Ida CLARK
Miss Edith ,ScantIand is here from
Spiceland.
The Economy gun club held their
semi-monthly shoot. There We're many
members present and some remarka
BILE scores were made. Guy Menden-
hall won the gold medal.
The little Canaday boy who was
bitten last week bY-a dog is getting
along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cain and
daughter Ella, were gwests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Cain. recently
Mrs. Elvin Swain arrd Tom Mum
bower were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Swain, recently.
Mrs. Will Segrist is very poorly
with lung trouble.
Roy PIERCE who has consumption is
very near deaths door.
There were twenty men of Dalton
township that met at the home of
Trustee Chamness to discuss the feas-
Utility of dredging West river. There
was a majority in favor of having it
done, The ditch will be sixteen feet
wide and six feet deep at cost of
81 800 per mile.
The NJ. f. Aid society fair. market
nj n a l.
tendance and financially.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hillen's infant
child died Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osborn returned
to Muncie Monday evening.
Mrs Eliza Huffman died Monday af-
ternoOn after weeks of suffering with
cancers.
Albert Chamness, Frank Waltz. Wal
lace Cheesman and George Thornburg
were the West River crowd that were
in Richmond Monday.
Raymond Daugherty left for Rich
mond Monday afternoon.
Deck HaXton was at Cottage Grove
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hunnicutt had
as their guests recently. Mr.. and Mrs
Sumner Beard and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whittier Beard and children.
Mrs Ann Scantland of williamsburg
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hunnicutt and
baby of BloomingspOrt.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Wooters NOV
ed back TO Muncie Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip ReplOgle have
moved in town.
Mrs Ella Lamb is sewing for Mrs.
Alice FRASER this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edo Cain are the hap
ny parents of a new girl baby.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City. Ind. April 229.-MrS.
J. B. Routh and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Galloway
spent Tuesday with friends in Rich
mOnd.
The Dorcas Society will meet with
Mrs. Sarah Stevens. this week.
Mrs. Will Waear made a business
trip to Straughns today.
l.. G. RidenOur was in Hagerstown
on business Monday.
Mr.. Thaddeus Frazer entertained
his Sunday school class of twenty-five
evening. at his home A general good
time was enjoyed by all. Games CO.
nundrums and short stories afforded
the entertainment of the evening.
The Good Time Circle will meet with
Miss Alice Bradbury, Thursday after
noon.
The Rev. + NJ. Guild, presiding ell
der of this district, met with the Off
cial board of the NJ. f. church at Cam
bridge City, Monday evening in the
first quarterly conference of the year
Routine business was transacted. The
special feature of the meeting was the
increase Of a hundred dollars in the
pastors salary. All things indicate
a good year.
The Mark Tully property in the
south part of town, was sold by Jacob
B. GOssett, trustee for the creditors, in
the above esstate. on Saturday.
The Modern WOOdmen have pros
poets of organizing camp a this
place in the very near future
The kOthe property recently pur-
chased by !. A. Boyd, was sold through
the VIM. Doney agency. COnsidera-
ton S4.:tn'.
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BROWNSVILLE, IND.

Brownsville. Ind, April % Mrs.
Ben Thomas entertained Misses Eliz-
abeth Casey of Liberty and Mary
Smith of New Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Maze and son
were Liberty visitors.
The Brownsville school closed last
week. The teachers were Prof F. f.
StinsOn. Edna Showalter and Maggie
Henebry.
Nora Wright and Coda PIanken-
horn attended the temperance meeting
at Lyons Station.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred kautner of Salem
visited with the formers parents.
Ben Thomas and VIM. Plankenhorn
were COnnerSville visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spivey of Ham
iltOn visited with Mr.. and Mrs. D. V.
Spivey.
There will be d party al Dunlaps-
vile next Saturday night. Everybody
is cordially invited
RumOrs of a wedding soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
NAVY |SSECOHD BEST
Famous EngIishman Gives
British Vessels SUPERIOR
ity Over American.
CRITICISMS UNFOUN ED

Boston, Mass, April In an in
terview Sir William Henry White who
for nearly twenty years was the respon-
sible designer Of all British warships,
comments on recent criticisms OF the
American navy After declaring that
the criticisms are unfounded on fact
and supplementing this declaration by
d long and technical explanation, Sir
Williams says:
There is one thing more that |
would like to say and | think it is vi
tai. | have known the American ma
w from the start, In my opinion you
have d fleet that. ship for ship, is
equal to anything the world contains.
And. next to the British navy, | think
your navy is the best in the WOrld.'
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Headache?

If it does, you should
try DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills. Why not do so.
They will relieve the
pain in just a few min
utcs. Ask your druggist
There are 5000 druggists
in the {. S. Ask any Of
them. A package of %
doses costs - cents. One
tablet usually stops a
headache. They relieve
pain without leaving any
disagreeable after-effects
isn't that what you
want?
My son Frank Snyder has used
DR. Miles Anti Pain Pills for a long
time. lie never had anything to
help him 50 much for headache. A
year ago he came home. and l was
down sick with such a dreadful nerv-
Gus headache. He gave me one of
the Anti-Pain Ptils, and after while
l took another and was entirely re-
lioVed. ! aIways keep them in the
house now. and gave many away to
others suffering with headache
MRS. LOUISE LEWELLYN.
Powell, South Dakota.
Your druggist sells Dr.. Miles Anti
Pain Pills, and we authorize him to
return the price of first package (oniy)
If II fails to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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No Use For 1t.

Uncle Zebulon was on a visit to his
Hephew in the big city, and the two
had gone to Il restaurant for dinner.
They had given their order and were
waiting for it to be filled when the
Younger man, WHO had been CHANGING
ut paper that lay on the table, said
by the way, uncle, did You ever
have cerebro-spinal meningitis:'
NO" replied Uncle Zebulon after a
few moments mental struggle with the
question: land | don't want any. III
ruther have fried liver and bacon any
iay"
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CHANGE IN THE
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Both Revs. Huntington and
Russell Will Speak at
CenterviIe.

Centerville. Ind, April .!2-Tho Rev.
D. c. Huntington, rector Of St, Paul's
Episcopal church Of Richmond. will
deliver the haccaIaureatc sermon to the
graduates of the. Centerville high
school on Sunday evening, May : at
the Methodist Church.
Professor Ebert Russell of Earlham
College, who was announced to have
delivered the baccalaureatc sermon
will give the graduating address at the
commencement exercises at the town
hall on Tuesday evening. May ).
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
Help Your Help.

Give your maids the right sort of
tools for their work. and there will be
no "Servant Problem" Don't use
coarse rosin soaps, but take away
wash days terrors by using Easy Task
soap. 1t can be used without boiling
if YOU wish, and does its work so we'll
that hard rubbing is not needed. Only
five cents a cake and lasts longest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
DUBLIN. IND.

Dublin Ind. April 22.~Mrs. Chas.
Rassett of Connersville, spent Monday
with friends here
Mrs. Willis of Connersville has been
spending few days here.
Mrs Frank Watson of Lewisville
spent Monday with relatives here.
Mrs. and Rev Selig and son Harold
Of AndersOnville came Tuesday 10
spend few days with relatives here
Their son Floyd has been here for
about a week.
Tom Moore is very low. Many Of
his relatives have been called to the
bedside,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
A Bio Screw Driver.

81 saw a screw driver the other day
that weighed 1000 pounds
Nonsense"
but did. though
"WhCre was it,"
".In the engine room OF an ocean
iiner"-London Tit-Bits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-22
Buy Lace Curtains and Cur
tain Material now. while the
Annual Sale is on at KnoIIen-
berg's Store.
Its Strono Point,

But that umbrella looks so awfully
cheap and common" said the custom
er. THE price you ask for it is pre-
posterous,"
MY dear SIR replied the dealer,
that's the beauty of that umbrella.
It's really the very best quality, but
it's made to appear cheap and common
so no one will steal it"-Phuadelphia
Press.
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The Hustler,

30 you believe that all things come
TO him who waitsf'
They may start for him, but usu-
ally some man who hustles overtakes
them before they get TO the man Use
EaitS."-HouStOn Post
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CHESTER, IND.

Chester Ind. April 22.-Ladies' Aid
Society IS meeting this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Smith of Hamil
ton. O.. have been the guest of o. D.
Acton and family.
Ebert Jefferis has moved to Ches-
ter.
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NOTICE..

| have located and opened law Off
Ces in the WestcOtt Block, second
floor. over Nusbaum' store. and will
be glad to see my clients and friends
there. w. c. CONVERSE.
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JACKSONBURG. IND.

Jacksonhurg. Ind. April 22-AIr. P.
Null has purchased rhe Breese proper
ty.
Miss Rachel Coffman .of Richmond.
visited friends here.
Mr.. Thomas Smith and family of
Pennville will soon be residents OF this
place.
Mr.. Richard Scott and family of Cam
bridge City. also Joseph Boroughs and
daughter. visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Scott
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B0B:
Medal Flour BETTY.
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Gold Medal Flour for me.
LLBBIE,
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ANOTHER LINE IS PROJECTED
Syndicate Reported to Have Purchas-
ed Beaumont and Great Northern.

Beaumont. Texas, Dec. 30.-R. c.
Dun, personal representative of B.
F. Yoakum in this part of Texas, has
purchased the Beaumont and Great
Northern and 10000 acres of tim
Der land in Polk county from the
Carlisle-Pennell Lumber company
of Atchison, Kas. The deal involves
about $5,000,000 and it Is believed
that Mr.. Duff is acting for a syndi-
cate, of which Mr.. Yoakum is the
head
The syndicate proposes building
a cutoff between Beaumont and
Dallas or Fort Worth and will utilize
the Beaumont and Great Northern
and possibly several other railroad
, properties in the vicinity of Beau
mont. tt timber lands will be sold.
| The projected line from the Beau
mont and Great Northern at Trinity
to Dallas or Fort Worth will extend
through productive territory, with
out adequate abroad facilities at the
present time, and the completion of
, this project will give the Frisco
Rock Island companies short line
between North Texas and New Or
! leans via Beaumont, obviating the
entire use of the Trinity and Brazos
Valley via Houston.
Tle&extenSye timber lands and
sawniiIis in Polk county, formerly
owned by the Carlisle-Pennell COM
'pany, will probably be turned over
by the Yoakum syndicate to compe-
tent sawmill manufacturers.
! 1t is reported that the Texas au-
thorities view this project with fav-
or. as4i ii will afford better transpor-
tation facilities to an important pa RI
OF eastern and central Texas
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S0L0NS DISCUSS
SAVINGS BANKS
Measure Was Vigorously De-
bated in the Senate Before
Holiday Recess.
new MINORITY LEADER
Clark Shows Disposition to Consult
His Colleagues on Matters Of I'M
portance-Not So AFRO
giant as Williams.
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec Is
Just bg We the holiday recess the
~ xtS took up anx debated with
much vigor, for = dAy or two, the
u1asure proposing the establishment
or postal savings banks 1t provides
that the government receive deposits
at the postoffices. pay two per cent
interest thereon and recoup itself by
lending the money to national banks
at a greater rate OF interest. The
measure is in charge OF Carter of
Montana, a virile and capable lead
er. The great banking interests are
fighting the measure, but, as it is
part of the national republican plat
form, that party Is in position to
pass it, If it feels disposed. The bill
is actively supported by Senator De-
pew of New York, from ! whose
speech / make the following extract,
because it describes conditions ex-
listing in many communities and
traits of human nature common in
every cline:
Il recall an instance in my own
experience which illustrates the sit
uation. In the village where l was
born, and which had many prosper
Gus Industries, there had never been
a savings bank. The artisans in the
foundries earned good wages, but
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PILES OF DEAD CUMBER RUINS
Cities Of Messina and Catania Prac-
dcally Blotted OH the Map.

Rome, Dec 30.-One hundred
thousand dead; Messina in Sicily and
Reggie and score of other towns
in southern Italy overwhelmed, the
entire Calabrian district laid waste
This is the earthquakes record SO
far as at present known from the
reports that are coming slowly into
Rome on account of the almost COM
plete destruction of lines of com
munication to the stricken district
The death list in Messina ranges
from IL 900 to $4,000; that of Reg
gio, which with its adjacent villages
number $4,000 people, includes al
most the entire population. At Pal
mi 1000 are reported dead; at Cas-
nova 1000; at Cozenza 500, and
half of the population of Banganaria
about 1000.
The Monteleone region has been
devastated and Riposto. Seminaria
Sangiovanni, Scilla. Tazzon and
Canitello and all other communi-
ties and villages bordering on the
straits are in ruins. The king and
queen of Italy are now on their way
to Messina, having sailed last night
from Naples aboard the battleship
Vittorio Emmanuel
The pope has shown the greatest
distress at the calamity, and he him
self was the first TO contribute a sum
amounting to $500. 200 to the relief
of the afflicted.
French, British and Russian war
ships are steaming toward the south
and already several of the ships OF
Great Britain and Russia have reach
ed Sicily. Officers and men of these
ships have performed heroic service
in the work of rescue. rtz5-
1t is feared that many foreigners
have been killed. as number OF ho-
tells at Messina and doubtless other
places were crowded with tourists
Little is known of the fate of the
diplomatic representatives of foreign
eonntrtes stationed at these ports
hnHh tA< Itxa 1zosnfnrnAt 4
using every efferot to solve the anx-
iety felt on their account. Latest re
ports received here state that 4,0ot
soldiers in the various barracks al
Messina were buried under the ruins
The rock of Charybdis now blocks
the entrance to the strait of Messi-
ma
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the shops were shut down during
the winter, and also when there was
depression in trade. All of the
workmen lived up to their wages,
with the result that in these times
of depression there was the greatest
distress among them and their fam
lilies. Thrift is not natural gift.
but an acquired habit. Self-indu1-
gence is according to nature. An as
tonishing number of people must be
placed on their feet by agencies out
of themselves, and kept there and
kept moving by extraneous help.
That accounts for the wonderful
and increasing movement for pro-
hibition in the sale of liquor in the
various states. All temperance laws
are carried largely through the in
fluence of the women. In one of the
great conventions of the ladies of
Georgia, one of the. orators said:
The reason why we want and
must have this legislation is that
our men are temperamentally SO
constituted that they cannot resist
temptation
There settled among US in the
early years of my practice at the bar
a sayings-bank man from New York.
He called together the citizens and
organized an Institution. AS an ox-
ample and to start it, all who could
deposited a hundred dollars. The
hundred which l put in, and which
represented the extent of my capi-
tAl, I hare never touched to this
day, though nearly fifty years have
elapsed It's Influence as an anchor
age in all crises of a long life has
been incalculabie. 1t required eight
or ten years to cultivate among the
people the saving habit. but when
success was assured for the bank,
distress disappeared among the arti-
sans and workingmen of the town.
The money for the rainy day WAS in
the savings bank, and hard times
were tided over without suffering,
though greater gain was that in
these deposits were the beginnings
of the purchase of homes. Before
that time for an artisan or work
ingman to own his home was ex-
ceedingly rare. but afterwards 1t be-
came the rule. and not the excep-
tion. Good citizenship, keen in
terest In public affairs. the pros
perity of the church and the school.
were all incidentally promoted by
the independence and self-respect in
the ownership of homes"
Thus far. Champ Clark, the new
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THE DEATH LIST GROWS.
Estimated That More Than One
Hundred Thousand Persons
periShed

Palermo. Dec. 30, 1880 p, NJ
The governor of Palermo estimates
that one hundrs and twenty-five
thousand people sss dead in the re-
gions visited by II earthquake and
tidal wave Railroad service to Mes
sina has been restored and train
loads of survivors have arrived here
today from that stricken city. Hun
dreds of the refugees who have sue
ceeded in reaching here are either
wounded or demented. In Messina
the bodies of the victims of the dis
aster are being burned to avoid the
outbreak of nlague. 1t is feared that
in the interior of the country towns
have been completely buried by
landslides.
Another quake was felt today,
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Thus far, Champ Clark, the new
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OF to Austin.

Mr.. s. +, Newman, the Texas re
nowned politician, left today for
.Anssin to be on the grounds early.
TO look after his candidacy for the
sllbskafau of 6oxeeant ~ IN IT,
thirty-nrsf fexisiature which begin4
its 1909 session two weeks from te :
day. 1t Is understood that Mr.. New
man has no opposition, therefore.
with his shrewdness. it is hoped he
will land safely.-Ennis News.
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Mr.. Emmett Ramer will sing in
the meeting with Rev. G. E. Lind
sey at Boyce next week. The people'
will enjoy his service OF song.
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OIL TANK EXPLODES.
Four Cars Of Oil are Touched OF in
Town of Enid,

Enid, Okla, Dec. ga tank con-
tanning four cars of oil for the Enid
Electric and Gas plant exploded late
Monday, shaking houses for several
miles so terrific was the force. Ches-
ter Decker and Pearl Jones were
probably fatally burned. Decker low
cred a lantern into the tank and the
explosion followed.