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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-30
CHAPTER x.

CHATTER N.
60" HIS is the boy. sir" said the
policeman.
"Oh, is that him I" observed
Il the inspector, sticking his
thumbs into his belt and gazing at Phil
ip with professional severity.
Philip met their scrutiny without
finching. He leaned against the wall
with his hands in his pockets, one fist
clinched over the pouchful Of gold, the
the Koh-i-Noor. .......-
II am sorry have only one chair.
gentlemen he said alphabetically.
That's all right lad" said the in
spector 1.-THE constable here tells me
that you very pluckily helped him to
capture notorious burglar. The man
was hiding in this news. and It seems
you first saw him looking In through
your window. What were you doing at
the time D
packing my portmanteau."
"Oh. packing your portmanteau."
Eyes. That Is it."
He stopped and nonchalantly threw
It open His clothes and boots and
some of the other contents were ex-
posed to view. The inspector laughed.
Not many diamonds there, Brad
ley
mo. sir. told you Mason was talk
ing rubbish"
did he say any more about me be-
ing the boy who found the meteor?"
asked Philip. with a first rate attempt
at grin.
Wouldn't talk of anything else" vol
unteered p. G. Bradley.
Judging by the way he dropped
whsn hit him, expect he saw stars, !"
said Philip.
Are you leaving here" asked the
inspector.
Eyes, I must. The company which
owns these premises intends to pull
them down on the first of next month"
What is your nameP
"Anson."
"Ah, / think I remember hearing
something about your mothers death.
Very nice woman. was told. A lady
too
Yes. all that and more"
"Of course. That accounts for your
manners and appearance. Have you
found some friends?"
The inspectors glance roved from
the serviceable portmanteau to Philips
tidy garments, and it was his business
to make rapid deductions
"Yes, most fortunately"
anybody connected with Sharpe &
Smith, the constable put in.
..Sharpe g. SMITH Who are thayr
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lie was cola and SIN. The weather
was chilly, and there was no ardent
meteor in the back yard to keep the
temperature Of the house at a grateful
point during the night
But his active young frame quickly
dissipated the effects of deep sleep
on a drafty floor. He washed his face
and hands at the sink in the scullery,
and his next thought was for break
fast a proof, IL proof were needed,
that he arose refreshed in mind and
body.
In the Mile End road there are plen-
ty Of early morning restaurants. At
one Of them he made a substantial
meal. and, on his return to the news,
he lost not moment in carrying out q
systematic search through all parts of
the house and yard for any traces Of
the meteor which might have escaped
his ken in the darkness.
Amid the earth and broken stones of
the excavation there were q few frag-
ments Of ore and some atomic speci-
mems Of the diamantiferous material
not sufficient, all told, to ill the palm
Of his hand, but he gathered them for
obvious reasons and then devoted five
vigorous minutes with o Brien's spade
to the task Of filing up the deep hole
itself.
By lowering the fagstones and
breaking the earth beneath he coon
gave the small yard an appearance of
chaos which might certainly puzzle
people, but which would afford no pos
sible clew to the nature OF the disturb
ing element.
At best they might imagine that tbs
dread evidence Of some weird crime
lay in the broken area. If so, they
could dig until tney were tired. But,
indeed, he was now guarding against a
most unlikely hypothesis. The prob
ability was that Johnson's News would
soon cease to exist and become al
most as fabulous as the island Of At
lantis.
Moreover, he had a project dimly
outlined in his mind which might be-
come definite If all went well with
him that day. Then the ownership of
No. 8, Johnson's News. would cease
to trouble him, for Philip was quite
sure the whole power Of the law would
be invoked to prevent him from deal
ing with his meteor II once the exact
place where it fell became publicly
known.
O'Brien's shop was scarcely open be-
fore Philip was there with his remain
ing portmanteau.
"Arrah, Phil me bhoy! Where in the
name of goodness are ye gatherin' the
beautiful leather TRUNKS from?" ask
ed the pensioner.
This is the last one," laughed the
boy At am off now to find a cab. and
you won't see me again until Monday"
"Faix. he's a wonderful lad entirely!'
commented the old man. What sort
of plundher has he in the bags, at all
ut aIl?"
In idle curiosity he lifted the last
addition to the pile. 1t was normal
even light in weight. Then he nodded
knowingly.
"a lot of ould buds belongin' to Mrs
Arson, I'll be bcun'. All, well. the
Lord rest her sowl, tits she was the
fine woman. / wish had some one as
oliver as her to write for me to that
thafe of the worruld who thried'-
As there are no signs in the art OF
literature similar 30 those which serve
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take heart With the Job" removed
from politics we may look for better
things.
It does not affect the guilt of Coy
ernor Hanly if he is not cleared, mol
does it give him moral support for his
reputed action. But is it not peril
nent to ask whether there was or wa:
not attempted bribery, or bribery In
connection with this legislature and
the Brewery Trust. 1t is to be hopee
that the Marion County Grand jury
will do little probing.
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Woman'S Sorrow.

Did you ever notice those small
holes in your beautiful table cloths or
underwea ar? Those holes grow larger
and larger. There is a remedy. stop
your laundress from using strong
rosin laundry soap at once. Get a
couple of cakes of Easy Task soap,
the standard laundry soap of America.
All good grocers sell it.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.


For President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
of Ohio.
For president
JAMES S. SHERMAN
Of New York.
STATE.
Governor
JAMES e. WATSON.
Lieutenant Governor
FREMONT C. GOODWINE.
Secretary OF State
FRED A. SIMS.
Auditor of State
JOHN G. BILLHEIMER.
Treasurer Of State
OSCAR HADLEY.
Attorney General
JAMES BINGHAM.
State Superintendent
LAWRENCE McTURNArJ.
State Statistician--
J. L. pEETZ.
Judge of Supreme Court
QUINCY A. MYERS.
Judge OF Appellate Court
DAVID MYERS.
Reporter Of Supreme Court
GEORGE w. SELF
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Miss AIaysne Ton vacatloal = Oh.
auntie. lis luxury 10 have nothing
TO do but just Toll in a hammock with
my precious Shelley or even the Vicar
OF Wakefield" Elderly Relative-Child
IL l hear of any more such scandalous
doings l shall write to your mother.-
Chicago Tribune.
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Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post
office as second class mail matter.
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(Continued.)
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Assuredly he was in an awkward
predicament. OF course there was 4
chance that the policeman would con
tinue to laugh at the convict's folly
II he did not, there would certainly be
complication. Could he avoid them BY
any means? Where was there safe
hiding place for his diamonds until
next day? Would mother inspire him
again as she had not failed to do dur,
ing SO many strange events: Would
her spirit guide his footsteps across
this new quicksand on whose verge
he hesitated?
A few doors to the left was O'Brien's
shop The old man crept into sight.
staggering under the weight of a shut
ter. Good gracious! Why had he not
thought of this ally sooner? Some
precious minutes were wasted already.
"Arrah, Phil. phwat in the worruld'-
wait Just the least bit, Mr.. O'Brien.
I have some portmanteaus that ! want
to store for the night. Do let me put
them at the back of your shop. My
place is not very safe, you know"
"Sure, boy, that's shmall thing to
AK. Bring 'em, an welcome"
With the speed of deer Philip divee
into the news. He carried the two
lesser bags without extraordinary diff
fculty and deposited them behind
O'Briens counter. The third was al
most too much for him, as the weight
was all in one hand, but he got it there.
GREATNESS with the exertion.
He had to open the fourth and tear
out the stuffing Of paper. When filled
with the packages taken from the
fifth. 1t was beyond his power to lift
It, so hs dragged it bodily along the
news and into the shop.
A passerby offered to help him.
mo, thanks" he managed to say,
though the effort to speak calmly took
away his remaining breath. Il am
only taking it to the shop there"
The man glanced at the shop-it was
q marine store dealer's-a place where
lead and iron and brass found ready
sale. He passed on.
"Be the forchun wv war, Phil, where
did We get the iligant leather TRUNKS
an phwat's in them ?" inquired the as
tonished pensioner.
The boy bravely called a smile to his
aid. II have a big story to tell you
one of these days, Mr.. O'Brien, but
have no time tonight. These things
will not be in your way until the morn.
ing?"
1.-THE divil bit. If things go on as
they are, there'll soon be room enough
in the poor ould shop. To think afther
all these years that a murtherin' thief
In the war office
Philip was safe. He rapidly helped
his friend to put up the shutters and
rushed back to No. 8. Even yet he
was not quite prepared for eventuali
ties. He ran upstairs and gathered a
few articles belonging to his mother
articles he never endeavored to sell
even when pinched by hunger.
The last dress she wore, her boots, q
hat, an album with photographs, some
toilet accessories from the tiny dress
Ing table. the coverlet of the bed on
which she died-these and kindred me-
mentos made very credible bulk IN
the denuded portmanteau.
He gave one glance at the hole In
the back yard as he went to the Goa
house for fresh supply Of coal. THAI
must remain. 1t probably would not
be seen. In any case it remained in
applicable. -....
He was stirring tho flre when a tar
sounded on the door, and the police
man entered, followed by an inspector
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The Women's Foreign Mission As
ISOLATION of Indiana Yearly Meeting of
Friends will meet at E. Main Street
church, Richmond, Ind, Oct LIST, 1908
at one o'clock p. m. for the annual
election of Trustees. Phariba W.
Stephens, Pres. 2S-3t
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Driven to II ~ stern necessity. the
old sailor had taken the job of running
an elevator.
vast there, my heartyr' he said to
the fat man who was stepping toward
the side of the car '.I'u have to ask
ye to stand amidships. This craft has
a heavy list to port
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EXAMPLES

HANTED-NEAT. ACCURATE YOUNG WOMAN
StenoxrsPher. Must have had at ieess year of ex-
perteuce. Good position N peasa once. Advance
ment 10 the right person Good salary 20 begin.
Address In own handwriting. L. So this ockcs-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-22
WIZ sanulD RAILROADS ZINE CoALf

There be particularly good reason for pass
ing Ekns resolution relieve the railroads. from the pen
allies soeallcd COMMODITY clause II the rate law
Mhy should they he relieved?
The econnto,ltl clause directed - the very good
pupse preventing railroad from being at the same time
The CARVING Of coal and the selling aud mining
when all done hy and the corporation
bound he much conducive 10 monopoly IL was too
easy a supply and keep np pr,ses while keeping down
waEes this monopoly which led the oppression OF
she pur the anthracite coal fields nj Pennsylvania
oppression marked by such epses the Lstmsr
saere
The "conmNty clause declared that carrying companies
ssd disorse themselves from mining end selling and oher
Industrial pursuits Iu oret work hardship the
paAies pe o years granted before the law should
effect During this period the road could takr steps 10
eesspiy With the act
BUT Nhat has haprrned2 Not step taken Nos a
made BY these roads comply With the Law And
now within few days OF the date when the law Is u,o
effect the roads through their recognized and accredited agent
in the senate Steve Eins the front with resolution
asking that the penalties OF the be suspended Tor several
additional years Meantime they have foot pro
.ceedings by which they hope knock the Law,
lust why should the law be thus repealed Why is II
any less today divorce the coal roads from the coal
than 1902 H. the railroad lawyers claim
commodity clause OF the law Is unconstitutional then the
officers afford disobey and the verdict OF the
supreme aside the penalties which they
For there penalties Tor disobeyng aw which IS
law.
Meantime it is ediiying the real OF our friend Steve
Ekns reporting this resolution for the relief OF Mr. Baer
and the officials OF the Pennsylvania railroad The LaFoec
valuation bill still sleeps Stoves committee though went
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to that committee long before this resolution The Smith Culs
heon supply bill has slept there tor 10 these many weeks
and months aud shows signs ol coming Employer
liability bills and all OF railroad supervision have
been Mr. Ens desk since the session opened Aud WI
M Ens has not had time have them considered or 10
make reports any Of them
but this resolution for the relief from prison penalties for
officials o lawdeiyng rarnads-or this Steve is up and
doing busy Watering under ineapdcscent light d
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They have "a new game f1f church
an0.an All the umbrellas brought
bY The participants are lumblrd up
iu barrel aud each person la &C..
uulred to 20 bhndf1lded and take
one ont Whoever draws an um
bfella belonging to him 10 entitled
ffaYe YOU bicycles repaired 81
Piper 4 Tafta. za0 spdng g. 80
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STAR DUST
BY JOSH

What's IN Namsf
The eyenlHa aky With aeA.,
atuvsd
NeAdHm streiied from his lob
The wild chauffeur 81
Win sailed eve p
AeAdamised che oonatfy raaa
Vale hecofI
a saeiable FslIs~.
hph oreea. Al desires 10 pu,
rhaee ali raEzef.
ttsrh Safety
Eph ufeoo No, sab dis am 70
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10 It. The fascination ~ this game
iH In tho strong chance Y0u have
of losing the umbrella you brought
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THAT engaged Gid thinks shc D.
very practical
Yes. answered Miss Cayenne
iiut she isn't She thinks that alt
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"Yoa. said the typhoid germ.
aItn mnay thing about me
What's hat asked the Ehp
micfphr
Why. / do my best fighting when
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Rheumatism 10 greatly relieved
BY 3oup Lake salts. All druggists
sss
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MAJ b. necessary 10 mas.
''ss Washington sis, NIB
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u s. Navy Yard Route Steamer
Monticello lssvss Flyer dock 80
and Q 80 =. M. I 80 and = y. m. 80
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I'm down cathoiessiandard al
Times
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LOndOn'S Shoe Store

Women'a Canvas Oxfnrda. white or
tan covered or plain leather heel.
plain or cap toe. All Sizes sre-
flhi .s.s+tH rft.s.ts .#...s ti,tH
Nninen'H Patent Leather button OK
ferds. hand turn sole military heel.
plain toe. all Sizes aud widths. ape.
ctnl .as.s.4 as.s..- ..s..... sets
snfa Heavy Calf cap toe. extension
sole. Sizes 10 taM regular 81 90.
special ...4.. ..#....5..... aNe
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Mems Patent colt Orfurda biuchrf
style. haht extension sole. veryi
drcaaN shoe ana wear Insured spe-
stHt fftsfs sssstt ss.sssss-, 81 ~
Mons Wet Kid Shoes. cap too. h.n.
cher style. vide last very com
Portable dress shoe. special as
Infants soft Sole shoes patent
Nah.p pink, blue or plain black
sizes 60 Z special .......z. Ise
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s,s a5s !. %hg do yaa slpay. r.,
ward ihmDaoa men lIsb
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TOT. 10 see sArrLesnips
J ate boats ~ Pier IT,
.lp. dally boe rouns trip. '', ~
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InaIdr lnfofntatIon.

social usuro -lisrpsra Weekly.
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Mos, diatresstnE cas~a Of rotsmA
relieved b soap Lake Salvo go
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-23
$50 Ladies' Suits
Strictly Man Tailored
s11.7S

BY Suits that sold this San Fran
The styles pretty anything have
We taken quantity these and simply crossed
out the $1,000 penced $1175. This
quite therefore will be compelled make
a slight for alterations when they
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-23
The Reason for This Extraordinary S


entire retail
edot
segared This exceptional glance these items
the this instance, at it's very beginning
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-13
TAKES up TOBACCO.
Ways and Means Committee Attacks
Schedule f Today.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Tobacco and
articles manufactured from tobacco,
coming under schedule r of the Ding
ley tariff law, were considered today
at the public hearing before the house
committee on ways and means, which
has in hand the work of preparing a
readjustment of the tariff law for pre-
sentation to the special session of con-
gress to be called next March. The
total importations of manufactured
tobacco for the year 1907 was valued
at $29,260,1S3, yielding the govern
ment revenue of $26, ,037, which
indicates the Importance of this article
in considering any readjustment OF
the tariff. The exports amounted to
$33,377,39S.
There are over 1900 establish-
ments in this country engaged in the
manufacture of tobacco which includes
the making of smoking tobacco and
chewing tobaccos of all kinds, cigar
cites and snuff representing an invest
ment of nearly $400,000,000. Employ
ment is given to about 100000 wage
earners and over 10000 salaried en-
ployes.
There are several decisions of the
board of general appraisers which VIII
be brought up for consideration, but
otherwise 1t is believed that on the
articles coming under this schedule Is
now levied a duty which gives general
satisfaction. There are few speakers
scheduled to appear before the COM
nittee today
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mediately after the death on account
of the commotion which would fol-
low the death of the emperor.
Confirmation of the demise. he
continued, would probably be made by
the American minister at Pekin.
Through nearly all of the "a years
that the emperor was on the throne
he was in poor health, the minister
explained, and added that the en-
peror's death at this time would not
interfere with the policy of reform
which had been adopted and par
TALLY put into practice by the Chinese
government. Mr.. WI explained that
as the emperor had no direct descend
ants the infant son of brother of
the emperor would probably be called
to the throne.
Official word of the emperor's
death had not reached the state de-
partment up to an early hour this af-
ternOon and no recent adviceS had
been received there regarding the
unfavorable trend of his illness.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-13
Holland Firm Largest Stock
holder in Santa Fe.
Hold Nearly Ten Million Dollars
Worth of Stock.
FRICK HEAVY HOLDER
Pittsburg Magnate Credited
With $S,5OO,OCO.
Large Sums Spent Last Year in
Improving Property.

Here is the name of the biggest
stockholder in the Santa Fe railroad:
Maatschappijtot beheer vanhet ad-
ministratrick ant oor opgericht door
Huorecht Van Harcurspel & Van Wis
SER Amsterdam, Holland.
This man, or company, or combine,
or Whatever 1t may be, has 50, ,953, 500 in
vested in Santa Fe stock
kuhn, Loeb & Co. New York, hold
almost as much. They have SIS. .63s, 400
ferred
Henry C. Frick. of Pittsburg, the
steel magnate, has $3,530,000 of common
stock Barring Bros. in London hold
$1,961,6OO in common stock and s., pa
200 in preferred. Rothschild & Son.
London, hold 81, 1,377, 900 in common and
preferred: Leon Bros, London, hold
$a,oOO,OOO in common and preferred. and
Hugg1ns & Clark, London, hold s.. 500,-
600. Robert Fleming of Dundee, Scot
land, has $2,500, 900.
The holdings of Berwind, Cheney,
and other American capitalists who
were supposed to be the whole thing in
Santa Fe management in this country.
are not large enough to get into the
first ten" and the first ten are the
ones who get special mention in the
report of the Santa Fre, which was filed
today with the state board of railroad
commissioners of Kansas.
The report shows that the 103 millions
OF common stock and the ia millions
of preferred stock are held by 21,044
different owners. This stock paid in
dividends during the year $11 1,371, ,297.
During the year the road expended
in betterments and additions SIS, ,074, 1852,
of which $1,7S9,1S3 was spent in Kan
sas. or all this expenditure only $780,
600 was charged to income. All the
rest was paid by bond issues. Some of
the big items in the list of additions
and betterments on the system were
these: .-....-.......... . ..-
New freight cars, $s.Oo7,715; passen-
ger cars, $40, 0,48S; locomotives, $1.003.-
971; main track building. $2.03I. .SS7;
grade revising, $1,502,595. The company
spent $4,000 for tunnels during the
year; $401, 900 for new bridges and $685.
900 for new shops.
The gross income from operation was
$75,574,000, and the net was $13 67S 8S6.
The state of Kansas contributed tow
ard this gross, $15,347, ,S57 in freight
revenues and $7,S74,679 In passenger
revenues.
The number Of passengers carried by
the road was 4,21S, 1852; the average dis
tance which they were hauled was 70
senger per mile was Is cents The
number of tons of freight hauled was
$3.50, ,326.
On the entire system there are 1,492
locomotives and 1858 cars. They are
all equipped with automatic couplers
and safety brakes.
In Kansas the Santa Fe furnishes
employment to 1879 people, who were
paid in wages last year $9,071 ,027. This
is an average of 1929 per day.
OF the entire freight traffic of the
road, 27 per cent is agricultural prod
ucts, II per cent animal products, %
per cent mines products, 20 per cent
est products and per cent merchants
disc.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-13

DIR. Robert Forbes and Bishop L.
B. Wilson will deliver addresses at
tonight's session.
The business sessions held today were
the most important of the meeting as
the appropriations were made for the
years mission and church extension
work. The sum of $850,000 was appro-
priated this morning for this work, %
per cent of this amount to be used
for church extensions and the balance
for home missions. The sum of $41,-
900 was first deducted from the total
for debts and about 100000 for admin
istration expenses. The latter item
was cut nearly $4,000 from last year.
The total appropriation last year was
$S40,0OO an increase of $4,000 being
made this year.
Bishop w. N. Anderson of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, presided at the morning ses-
sion. He is a brother of E. H. Ander-
son of this city.
The high dignitaries of the Method
ist church are interesting in debate.
The first motion for a total appropri-
alton for this year was saddled with
20 amendments and finally when it
emerged from the storm of discussion
it had two amendments left to vote