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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
LEND me a PENCIL

LEND me a pencil
She wrote a sentence on the fan dt
rectly beneath the three words he had
scrubbed the night before at the ball.
There" she sighed. handing it &c
him: keep that as reminder
He held the fan up 10 the light and
read
m-s-dutiful-wife,"
Remember that always" she ad-
jured.
Natalie" he cried passiona:ely.
lit is true-I am dutiful wife. IL
/ have been foolish enough TO listen 10
your lovemaking. at least l have never
encouraged II. | have always rebuffed
you for conscience's sake. l am duti.
full
why remind me of the hopelessness
of my love-" murmured DE Jolidon.
You may refuse TO reciprocate il. but
you cannot prevent my telling you
But l can. After this evening we
must not meet again. My husband
trusts me. This must be our farewell
interview. Don't try TO alter my pur.
/ pose | have made up nv mind. Aft.
er this evening shall never
Il do. This is the last talk we two
Shall ever have together"
! Then" Implored De Jolidon. IF II Is
! really to be our farewell interview.
why must we talk here in the garden.
where at any moment others may come
to claim your attention? Grant me a
final half hour of your society all To
myself. Let the talk be uninterrupted.
Let us sit in the little summer house
over there. Sect is empty
They entered the little inclosed ar
Dor 1t was lighted by string OF
Japanese lanterns. and two rustic
chairs were at opposite sides of its
round center table There was a door
at each end of the tiny room-an ideal
spot for tete-a-tete chat now that the
moonlight had wooed most of the
guests out of doors.
The light wicker door swung shut be-
hind the couple Natalie quite en-
joyed the prospect of listening 10 her
| edorer's melodramatic words of fare
well and OF posing herocially as a sell
sacrificing. dutiful wife. In half an
hour at most she would rejoin her hus
band with the righteous consciousness
in her heart OF having dismissed for
ever the one man besides Popoff who
had ever made love TO her.
So interested was Natalie in De Joli
don's parting speech that she did moi
hear the ambassador, just outside, de
clare excitedly:
''Nish. I'm sure / saw that summe.
house door close behind a lady's skirt
Let's see who is in there!"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
WESTWARD, HO!"

Thasenterprise of the business men
Of West Main street in forming a club
to. promote interest and general pros
perity in their section of the city is
commendable and should be Endorsed
and appreciated by the Richmond pub
lie. The city, has grown too large to
stand as unit in business way and
when the center of the retail trade
moved eastward the merchants of the
old business district were left as a
community, to themselves. They now
plan to win back their former pres
tige and the energetic steps that are
being taken promise to accomplish
much.
From Third to Sixth street, old Main
is the historical part OF Richmond. In
the days of long ago, when emigrant
wagons with their ox-teams dragged
YEARLY westward along the National
Road, the old inns and stores of that
section of the city just before the long
hill to the river was reached, were the
stopping places of all travellers. To
the east, the road ran through dense
woods and beyond the old covered
bridge, the limestone cliffs afforded
nothing but long steady highway,
trailing ever toward the setting sun.
Richmond itself was peopled with pio-
neers and the Quaker villagers betook
themselves to the crude stores of West
Main for their Injuries and necessi-
ties.
Increased population, together with
the railroads, gradually shifted the
business center few blocks, where
ii has remained. But the old district,
now rebuilt with modern structures
and closely adjoining the court house,
offers to the public an Involvement that
ought to make history repeat itself
The cry, Westward, ho.' should be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

the slogan and make the way for the
pioneers of the new business club to
receive the patronage that is their due.
Every effort is now being made to
make the west end of Main street at
have been changed and painted, the
new electric lighting installed and the
free band concerts commenced, the re-
tail trade there should be doubled or
trebled. The action of the West End
merchants might well be followed by
the business men in other sections of
the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
JackaIs and Crocodile Eggs.

Jackals and hyenas are very fond OF
crocodile eggs. The former is the more
successful poacher of the two Ma
tives of central Africa say that the
jackal has sixteen eyes, with one of
which he watches the eggs and with
the fifteen others he looks out for the
crocodile. The hyena, on the other
hand, being very greedy, has all his
eyes on the eggs and so often falls a
victim to the watchful crocodile in mo-
tionless hiding. The natives say. too.
that the crocodile sometimes knocks
It's prey off the bank or off the canoe
with its tail and then seizes it with its
wide open jaws.
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that will give you more surprise than
pleasure"
Dusk was falling. Above the myriad
colored lights that dotted the garden
the moon was rising. Along one of
the hedged paths leading to the sum
mer house a man and a woman were
strolling-Mme. Natalie Popoff and NJ
de Jolidon.
And so your worthy husband sci
you the task of finding out whom !
am in love with?' De Jolidon was
saying.
Yes" the ambassadors young wife
answered. He is afraid you viii
marry the widow"
why shouldn't r. queried De Joli
don jokingly. You told me to-"
"But-but you won't. will you:" she
pleaded. Why don't you look at me
What are you looking at?"
De Jolidon's eye had fallen on the
fan where it lay forgotten on the table
The fan you lost and that YOU
husband pocketed," he said, handing
1t to her.
Thank goodness Natalie exclaim
ed seiziu- q: tie:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

Race Suicide" costs Wayne county
an annual tribute of over $4,000
Other sections of the state take that
amount away because Wayne hasn't
enough school children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
According to the Book,

Miles-By the way, old man, do you
believe in dreams? Giles-You bet I
do. One night about a month ago I
dreamed that an angel appeared at my
bedside and said, Prepare for the
worst then disappeared. Miles -
Well? Giles-The very next day our
cook left. and my wife has been doing
the cooking ever since.-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
CASES APPEALED TO
WAYNE CIRCUIT COURT
Walter KeIIar and Matte Ora
ham Object to Police
Court Verdict.

Walter kellar and Matte Graham,
who were convicted in city court yes
terday of associating and keeping a
house of i'll fame have appealed their
cases to the Wayne circuit court. The
two have been released on bond Jas
per Barrett and Alice Nunemaker, the
other two members of the group ar
rested Tuesday night have begun
serving out their sentences.
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Carrie Nation declares she will use
her Ratchet on the first of those saucy
"directoire" gowns that she sees. Car
RE never tackled a woman before and
the world is interested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
A SANE MILK INSPECTION.

The departure of State Milk Inspec-
tor Owens gives the city opportunity
to consider the sensational outcome
of the investigation that has been I'M
During that time. six diaries supply
ing milk to Richmond patrons were
tain improvements before resuming
business. Besides this. the underpaid
city milk inspector, drawing a salary
of ten dollars per month, has been
criticized for being lax in the perfOr-
prosecutor has openly objected to the
methods employed in bringing about
the investigation.
It is muddled affair that suggests,
on the one hand, lack of official SUI
pervision prior to the present inspec-
ton, and on the other hand. it seems
to be nothing more than the enforce
ment of an extremists views. Rich
mond wants neither of these. Calm
reason would dictate a happy medium
between the two, namely, sane in
spection that does not attempt to
completely revolutionize the milk bus
mess in day.
There has been little change in the
methods of retailing milk since the
world began. 1t took some three
thousand years before people learned
to have milk peddled from house to
house in a wagon instead of taking a
bucket and going out to where the
COW stood in the pasture. That is as
far as modern civilization has taken
us and while the instructions of the
state inspector are scientific in their
import, it is unreasonable to suppose
that the dairymen can comply imme-
diately. Besides, the commercial basis
is in vogue in the dairying business as
we'll as elsewhere, and there is small
profit for individual milk dealers in
Richmond. Many cannot afford to
erect new barns. build cement floors,
put in more windows and the like
There is no question but that the
dairymen should be licensed and their
product inspected. There should be
continuous cooperation between the
authorities and the milkmen and the
public would be served satisfactorily
All business depends upon one idea
common honesty between man and
man. Without this. civilization would
return to the times when each man
| hunted and fished and plowed for his
own food. If the proper sort Of milk
inspection agency were established
here, the dairymen would be forced
to assert this honesty, if they do not
now, and those who did not. would be
driven out of the field by the other
dealers.
Something is radically wrong in the
present inspection. The laws must be
enforced, of course, and the Palladium
upholds all just means of accomplish
ing this end and protecting the public
health. But neither the public nor the
Palladium countenance unreasonable
and unnecessary demands upon the
dairymen and an inspection that viii
bring satisfaction to consumers ant
I dealers alike would be Welcomed
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Continued Tomorrow.)
DEFlED THE JUDGE.
A Fine For Voting That Susan 3. A.
thony Never Paid.

A Fine For Voting That Susan 3. A.
thony Never Paid.
1T has been so many years ago that
most people have forgotten that the
late Susan B. Anthony was fined 500
or a years Imprisonment for having
dared to vote for General Grant for
president" said a Chicago judge.
Miss Anthony was as brave as she
was intellectual and asked to be al
lowed to speak a word in her own be-
half. Permission being given. she told
the court Of the struggle she had In
keeping a little newspaper going from
which she made her living. Your hon
or she said. holding up her right hand.
L am due my creditors not less than
$1,000. This money ! expect to live to
pay. but | am willing this arm shall
wither from my body before pay the
500 you have so unjustly assessed
against me-
The court realized the deep serious
ness OF Miss Anthony's declaration.
and though she could have been or
dered TO Jail for nonpayment OF the
fine his honor did not have the nerve
to enforce the extreme penalty. Miss
Anthony lived for many years after
its imposition, but the fine was never
paid"-Baltimore American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
Tomorrow, All Day Market,
South 9th street.

who is that uneasy looking man
over theref"
That's Professor T., the writer of a
new song"
What seems to be the matter with
himf"
I'm to sing the song in a few min
utes."-London Tit-Bits,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

A returning delegation from the
Club Women's convention says many
who were at Boston had heard of Rich
mond as an art center. Wonder if
they ever saw the southeast corner of
Tenth and Main.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

There seems to be lot of these can
didates who insist absolutely and
with finality" that they will not &C
cept the presidential nomination.
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REV. !. w. WILLIAMS TESTiFiES

Rev. I. w. Williams, Huntington,
W. Va. testifies as follows: This is
TO certify that l used Foley's Kidney
Remedy for nervous exhaustion and
kidney trouble, and am free to say
that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do
all that you claim for it, 4. G. Luken
& Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

Harry Orchard gets Communication
of his death sentence and the papers
publish six lines about it. How short
is fame, after all.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

Those who are FIVE minutes late do
more to upset the order of the world
than all the anarchists. - Saturday
Evening Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

Men are so constituted that every
body undertakes what he sees another
successful In. whether he has aptitude
for II or nct.-Goetha
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
A Boys View.

Mamma" asked the little boy,
what does this story mean by talking
about a great-grandmother? Amt all
grandmothers great o.
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Tomorrow, All Day Market,
South 9th street.

HTLDEGARDF:
Gold Medal Flour pleases the cook.
FREDERICA-
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SUSANNA:
Flour. SALoNE.
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STATE.
-Governor-
JAMES E. WATSON.

tToFCI1lol
JAMES E. WATSON.
Lieutenant Governor
FREMONT c. GOODWINE.
Secretary Of State
FRED A. SIMS.
Auditor of State
JOHN c. BILLHEIMER.
-Treasurer of State
OSCAR HADLEY.
ATTORNEY General
JAMES BINGHAM.
State Superintendent
LAWRENCE McTURNAN.
state Statistician-
J. L. PEETZ.
-Judge of Supreme Court
QUINCY A. MYERS.
nudge, OF Appellate Court
DAVID MYERS.
Reporter of Supreme Court
GEORGE w. SELF.
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DISTRICT.
Congress-
WILLIAM .. BARNARD.
COUNTY,.

-Joint Representative
AI,ONZO M. GARDNER
Representative
WALTER s. RATLIFF.
Circuit Judge
HENRY C. FOX.
prosecuting Attorney
CHAS L. LADD.
-Treasurer-
ALBERT ALBERTSON.
Sheriff
LINUS P. MEREDITH.
Coroner
DR.. A. L. BRAMKAMP.
Surveyor
ROBERT A. HOWARD.
Recorder
WILL ]. ROBBINS
Commissioner Eastern Dist
HOMER FARLOW.
Commissioners Middle Dist
BARNEY H. LINDERMAN.
Commissioners Western Dist
ROBERT n. BEESON.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL TICKET.

For President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Of Ohio.
For Vice-President-
JAMES S. SHERMAN p
of New York.
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A NEW YEARS TRAGEDY

From a bed OF hay In a farmers barn.
A tramp he awoke on the glad New
Year;
He hadn't a cent, and was hungry and
cold,
And existence to MIN was sad and
drear.
He didn't expect, as his way he pur-
sued,
Tho bells were a.ringing the glad
New Year,
To meet a soft snap and have an in
To come along in and partake of a
beer.
The year that was dead was nothing
to him
The year that had dawned was
nothing more;
He'd continue to tramp and freeze and
thaw,
And SILVER and shake and sleep and
snore.
! But Farmer Jones, with a merciful
heart,
A heart with a feeling for others
woe,
Caught sight Of the tramp as he
hoofed along
In storm and sleet and a foot of
snow.
And he called him IN with cheerful
call,
And he gave him TO drink of cider
new;
And he sat him down to a festive
board,
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and our last horse dropped down ex.
hausted. What were we to do? | don't
know where | got the strength, but l
shouldered the pack myself and we
both plunged on. l would not give
in--the thought that they might be
starving at home forced me on, | don't
know how far we walked; | hardly
knew in what direction we were 60
ing; my one thought was to keep NOV
ing. The poor fellow near me was
completely gone, and lay down to
sleep. l begged him to get up, to try
to move I beat him; | dragged him
along; but he only begged TO be left
alone. l grabbed him by the collar
and just pulled him along, stopping to
rest every few minutes. l couldn't
see; / couldn't feel; l myself longed
to lie down in the soft snow and go
to sleep. Then thought Of the dear
ones at home; | would never see them
again. This gave me renewed energy,
and, dragging my half lifeless COM
rade, stumbling under the weight OF
the pack, l plunged on. Finally l was
completely done; | couldn't go another
step; I felt that death couldn't be far
off. Oh, the utter misery of despair
of that moment! l sank down and
cried in utter helplessness. | don't
know what made me, but | struggled
to my feet once more and called again
and again, but the storm only Knocked
me, and | sank down once more. |
was so sleepy and tired, and it was so
nice and soft lying in the snow. The
next thing | remember l was feeling
some whisky being poured down my
throat, and then that | was being
dragged through the snow and that
| was home and safe. Well, boys, do
o know who did it? Why. it was
that little woman sitting so quiet by
the fire, there. 1t appears that she
somehow had a pra3entiment that
was out in the storm and she kept
going to the mouth of the tunnel every
little while, as she had been doing
nearly every night. When | gave up
to die l was nearer home than |
thought, and she heard my call. She
got some whisky. and, making the
man hold a torch so that she could
find her way back, she plowed through
all that snow and storm until she
found me, and then by main force she
dragged me back to the house. Not
only that, but she went back again
and brought in the other poor fell
low. What do you think Of that for
pluck? 1t was weeks before | got over
the effects of that night; but | tell
you what, boys, that was the happiest
New Year l ever had. It's nearly
twelve o'clock; 30 fill up, all, and
make ready to drink the New Year
in when the clock strikes, and one
toast hat l know you'll all join with
me in drinking will be: The Heroine
Of New Years Evenly Little Wife"
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Offered to Help Out Friend.

Charlie Hamilton, who came to
Washington with Admiral Cockburn
back in 1912, and, with that foresight
which has been his distinguishing
characteristic ever since, saw such a
wonderful future in store for Washing
ton that he remained and grew up
with the capital, stopped me on the
Row the other afternoon.
Hist" he said, or words to that
effect, taking me by the arm. l histed
and he led me around corners, up and
down streets, back and forth, and
around about, until, finally, we
brought up in the shadow Of the mon
ument. He paused. So did /.
you write rotten poetry" said
Charles.
Thanks" said I.
go" he continued, II sat down the
other evening and dashed off a little
Christmas poem. It's a blamed fine
poem. I'll let you have it for publ.
cation the Saturday before Christmas.
You can sign your name to It,"
Whereupon We beat it back to the
Row.-Irving G. Norwood, in Washing.
ton Star.
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FOND OF THE rLgsnpors.
Washington Man Close to the Tor
When Il Comes to Feeding.

My good friend, Alfred Angus Early,
who has been doing the-I mean doing
things for the national committee dur.
ing the campaign-is getting fat,
writes Irving c. Norwood in the Wash.
ington Star. The scales register
something like $50 pounds now, with
a tendency to trip at a slightly higher
figure with each succeeding week. Re-
Gently Mr.. Early got worried. He
sought his family doctor and laid his
troubles before him.
I'm not much of an eater, Doc"
said he. 81 have my breakfast at
eight in the morning and l never get
hungry much before ten. Even then
| don't indulge myself. Usually IL l
find myself uncomfortably empty l
drop into a Dutch restaurant and have
a tub of suds, with some sauerkraut
and frankfurters, and that carries me
over till noon, when l have my lunch,
II I'll admit 1t is usually a pretty
square meal. During the afternoon |
seldom eat more than a couple Of
times, with an occasional drink to
wash 1t down, and | have my dinner
rather early, so that l sometimes get
hungry a couple Of times during the
evening"
The learned physician kept a
straight face. Il can say only one
thing" he remarked. gravely; you
must not eat so much. You positively
must not. You simply must promise
me that you will limit yourself to
three meals a day. If you do not |
can answer for the consequences
fatty degeneration and all that sort
of thing, you know"
Mr.. Early sighed and sighed again
and tried to appear resigned.
All right, Doc" said he, IF / must,
l must! But it's hard, it's blamed
hard, indeed! However, I promise.
But, Doc, on the level, amt eating the
king Of indoor sports?"
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UNDER THE SNOW
TRUE STORY OF NEW YEARS EVE

1t was New Years eve on Jack Rails
tons ranch, and the family and guests
were all gathered about the huge open
fireplace in the living-room, drinking
their coffee after a late dinner. The
lights were not lit and the party sat
In the pickering light Of a big fire of
cracking pine logs. which threw out
This party was the usual one that
yearly gathered at Jack Ralston's to
spend the Christmas holidays with
him and his family. AS they sat in
the cheerful warmth and glow Of the
Ore they listened to the fearful storm
that roared outside. A blizzard had
been raging for the past three days;
the wind howled and shrieked through
the mountain peaks, driving the fast
falling 10y before 1t and piling it
up in immense drifts against every
obstruction. 1t was a bitter, biting.
cold wind, too, as it tore through the
valley like a demon seeking whom it
might destroy, doing its utmost to
completely bury the house from view
in the snow; but, sheltered as it was
by two giant rocks, one IN each side.
with the mountain-side at its back.
the house was safe, in its snug little
spot, even from the storms greatest
fury. The inclement weather had
kept the men indoors, and they were
grumbling over their enforced idle
ness, and Dragged about the amount of
game they would have bagged had
they only seen able to get out.
Say, Jack, it's some time yet be-
fore midnight. Can't you spin US a
yarn?" finally said Bobby Caruthers,
after a long pause in the conversation.
well. / was just thinking" said
Jack, " of just such a night as this,
fifteen years ago, when, if it had not
been for the pluck of that little wom-
an yonder, l would not be here tonight
to see the new year come in" and
he gazed fondly at his wife, who still
looked like a young as she
sat in the Pickering light, although on
one side sat her son, a fair young
giant, and on the other her daughter,
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THE USUAL THING

No more we'll swear, nc more we'll
drink,
No more our money %squander;
No more we'll lick their mother;
OF church we'll be much fonder.
No more we'll cuff the children's
No more we'll lick thei rmother;
No more we'll kick our dog about
Or borrow from our brother.
VOL steal no more, though oppor-
Well tap no tills this season;
And highway robbery give up
For most sufficient reason.
Wen van to murder, but we won't
Well want to play at arson;
Well want to steal the pews from
church,
And rob the good old parson.
Well thirst to kill a cop or two
Well itch to make abductions;
Well wan to burn the poorhouse
down
And make some big reductions.
But its the Day when all resolve
The Day OF resolutions;
The Day when all awake to feel
The need of evolutions.
So put it down in black and white,
And say it altogether;
WEI angels be the coming year,
No matter what the weather."
JOE KERR.