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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-14

Out of the debris OF the campaign
come some good thoughts. We are
in receipt of letter from Daniel
Brooks prosperous farmer of Fow-
Ter. Colo. who. after speaking his
opinion of colored men who voted the
Democratic ticket, in the face of the
bad record of that party respecting
us in the South. gives the following
splendid advice:
Il say that if the Republican party
b not done anything for the Negro
the Democrats will not do anything
Tic Negro will have to do for him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
Pile Torture
Stopped
BY Pyramid Pile Cure, Without DAN
ger, Discomfort or Pain.
Trial Package BY Mail, Free.

There is no physical torture equal
to that of piles. 1t leaves a special
mark of pain in the faces of men and
women. 1t attacks the nerves, mus
cles, bowels, stomach and. in fact, the
whole machinery of man, either direct.
ly or indirectly.
Pyramid Pile Cure has proven Its
value, and has been the largest selling
Pile Cure in America and Canada for
years. Every druggist carries It,
price fifty cents. He knows its mer.
it's and can tell you of cures in his
community.
Do you think it would grow to such
mammoth sale without merit? 1t
will do it's duty. as our daily testimon
ial mail clearly proves. One or two
applications prove its peculiar and
beneficial value.
Don't be skeptical but do yourself
the justice OF giving a trial to a cure
which has really cured thousands.
If you are timid and do not like to
buy of your druggist send us fifty
cents and we will send you a full sized
box by mail in plain wrapper.
What ii has done for others ii can
do for You, and to prove it send us
your name and address and we will
send you a trial package by mail free
Address Pyramid Drug Co, 157 Pyra
mid Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
THIS YEARS DROUGHT
NEVER EQUALED
Dry Period of 1908 of Unus-
uaI Length.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 12.-With-
out a parallel in the history of the
Weather Bureau is the recent drought
in Indiana, according to the report for
the month of October just issued by
w. T. Blythe, section director. There
probably was never another drought
period" states the report, "of equal
length, intesity and extent experience
ed in this state; certainly none dur
ing the period covered by the records
of the Weather Bureau, which extend
back to 1871. The nearest approach
es to it were in 1893, 1897 and 1901.
Period of the Drought.
The period of the drought this year
was from Aug. IA to Sept. 81. inclu-
sive, a period of forty-five days. June
was deficient in precipitation.
Through July the precipitation was
about normal; also the first part of
August. From Sept. %, on which
date" says the report, ''the long sum
mer drought was relieved by general
rains, up to and including Oct. 81
there were only two stations in the
state at which precipitation in excess
of one inch occurred. One of these
stations was Anderson. with a total
rainfall of 1.09 inches and the other
Hammond, with a total of LAG inches
during the thirty-four days. Up to this
date, Nov. 9, the drought continues.
Although the month was intensely
dry, October, 1908, as a whole was
pleasant, with nearly the normal mean
temperature, about the average wind
movement and a moderate excess OF
sunshine. The average rainfall, "a
inch, was the least since and including
1887. Other dry months were October
1892, with an average of .S7 inch
1895, with an average of .73 inch, and
1897, with an average of 8 inch. AS
a rule the general precipitation for
October exceeds two inches and dur
ing the past twenty-one years it has
exceeded three inches six times and
has been greater than four inches
twice, in 1898 and 1906"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
WOODRUFF N FIGHT
Will Be Chief Opponent of Root
For New York Sen
atorship.
is AN IMPORTANT FIGURE.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Former Lieu
tenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff
of New York, saw the President We'd
nesday. Later in the afternoon he was
closeted with James S. Sherman, vice
president-elect, and William L. Ward,
National Committeeman from New
York.
Mr. Woodruff is the one factor in
New York Republican politics who
must be reckoned with in order to
clarity the senatorial situation and
make sure the election of Secretary
Root as the successor of Thomas Col
Iier Plat
Mr.. Woodruff returned to New York
in anything but good humor and leav-
ing an unsatisfactory impression be-
hind him. Some of the people who
talked with him said he was sore and
could not conceal that fact.
There is no doubt that it lies with
in the power of Mr.. Woodruff to create
very embarrassing situation if he
| chooses to do so. He alone can make
it possible to elect a Senator without
| conflict that may be more or less
protracted. II he withdraws, others
who have like ambition, it is said,
may easily be induced to do the same.
| II Woodruff remains "huffy' and in.
sists upon fighting for the place which
he has had his eyes set for many
years, there probably will be general
| scramble for the office. But no such
contingency is anticipated by the wise
| ones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
MONEY ASKED FOR
AERIAL MACHINES
Part of Estimate of War De-
partment Expenses.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Secretary
Wright has forwarded to the secre-
tary of the treasury the detailed esti-
mates for the war department for the
next fiscal year.
The total amount was withheld, but
it is known to be slightly smaller than
the estimates for the present year,
though considerably in excess of the
appropriation for this year
For the purchase of aerial machines
either dirigible balloons or aeropianes
100000 is asked. This appropriation.
IL made, ii Is expected, will prove a
strong incentive 10 inventors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post
office as second class mail matter.
CONCERNING GENTLEMEN.

The Reverend Ebert Russell OF
Earlham college is quoted as saying
before the students of that institution
that
mo man who is a gentleman Will
smoke in the presence of Others" and
that mo woman of ordinary self re-
spect will welcome the company OF
those who use tobacco"
what a depreciation in gentility and
sslf-respect in our community!
Mr.. Russell might have confined
himself to saying that tobacco smoke
Is obnoxious to some people and that
he liz one of them. He might have
added that good manners and good
breeding do display themselves in the
use OF tobacco. 1t has long been re-
cognized that gentlemen do not smoke
in the presence Of those who object to
Il.
II anyone doubts 1t he has only to
read the signs hung in many waiting
rooms at railway stations. Men are
requested not to smoke; gentlemen
will notr'
Why this talk of gentility of smok-
ers and Ordinary self respect" Of
women who allow smoking in their
vicinage? 1t strikes the ordinary per-
son as being trifie cheap.
AS to the use of tobacco, that fray
ed and ragged subject has been torn
to pieces only to be dug up again when
there is nothing else to talk about.
The question of gentility is not de-
pendent upon it. As well drag in the
tea and coffee users. It is true that
gentlemen are not in the habit of
throwing the dregs Of their cups into
the faces of the other diners. But
what has that to do with coffee?
Those of the description known as
"unco' guid'' often overdo themselves
In their abuse of their fellows.
Mr.. Russell acted within his prov
ince in giving the youths under his
vicarage lessons in common every day
manners, but he rather exceeded him
self in calling into question the gen.
tility of those who smoke and the or
binary decency of women who do not
mind smoke.
In looking over Herndon's Life of
Lincoln the other day, the writer
came across one of the favorite stories
Of Lincoln. A Kentucky Colonel OF
the gentlest and bluest blood had sue
cessively offered a young man in a
stage coach a chew of tobacco, a good
Havana, and little French brandy
to while away the long, cold and ia.
tiguing journey. The young man re-
fused all. At the conclusion of the
trip the colonel alighted and said
Young man, am charmed to have
met you; may never meet you again
| hope I will not offend you in any
way, for I intend no criticism, sub
But In my long and varied experience
| must confess that the men I have
known with no vices had few virtues
sub"
That is an exaggeration, however
but so are Mr.. Russelrs assertions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
HORTICULTURAL MEETING.
q. r. Wissler Reads a Paper on
Saturday.

The Wayne County horticultural
meeting will be held at the court
house Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
B. f. Wissler Of Cambridge City. viii
read 4 paper. All the members and
heir friends are urged to attend.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
A GRIM CEREMONY.
An Emperor's Death fastened by Re-
hearsing His Own Funeral.

An Emperor's Death Hastened by Re-
hearsing His Own Funeral.
Emperor Charles v. of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the last two years Of his
life. after resigning the scepter Of
Spain and the netherlands 10 his son
Philip in 1866. Charles retired to the
monastery OF Yuste, in Estrcmadtra,
and there lived n cloister life in close.
intercourse with the monks. devotiny
much time to religious exercises. Dur
ing this period, prompted, it may be. by
the example OF Cardinal de la Marck
who for several years before his death,
in 1923. had annually rehcnrsed his
own obsequies, the emperor. in the
summer of 1858, formed the resolution
to celebrate his own funeral before lie
died.
Accordingly, on Aug. 30 of that year.
the grim farce was carried out with
the most elaborate ceremonial. The inn
perial domestics marched with black
tapes in their hands, and the emperor
clad in sable weeds, himself followed.
wearing his shroud. While the solemn
mass for the dead was sung before the
high altar in the cathedral Charles
gave up his taper to the priest, typify-
ing thereby his resignation of life, and
was solemnly laid his coffin. The cere
mony closed with sprinllins holy wa
ter on his body: then, all the attend
ants retiring, the doors We're shut, and
Charles rose from his narrow bed and
Withdrew to his private apartment:
The damping OF the graveclothes In
duccd chill, which, aided no doubt by
the mental depression caused by the
grewsome ceremony, induced a fever
which ended in his death three weeks
later, on the Dist of September, 1868.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
1t Was a Dream.

When a certain divine was young
err man and chaplain at the University
of Pennsylvania, like other ministers
who filled that position, he was much
troubled over the apparent lack Of at
5tention from the students during the
morning exercises in the chapel. The
exercises hardly ever. continued for
more than fifteen minutes. Some Of
the students were in the habit Of tax
ing their books into the chapel and
studying there during the services to
make up, for tlleir tardiness OF the.
night before in not preparing their les
sons. The young chaplain w;s DESTROYS
of breaking up the habit, so one morn
ing preceding his customary five min
,utes' address he spoke as follows.
Young gentlemen, last night /
dreamed was here in the chapel adj
dressing you. And as l spoke j saw
every eye fixed upon me-. every man
attentive, while IN all the chapel there
was not a book opened, and then
knew it WAS Il dream
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
Imperfect Immunity.

An instance Of diplomatic immunity
nipped in the bud is cited in the Wash.
incton correspondence Of the Chicago,
Tribune. a Washington policeman was,
swinging his elm il D,rnont circI..
when he noticed II ninc-year.old break
ing branches from Il small bush,
"Stop that. he said to the syounyster,g
touching him on the shoulder II may
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
Thought Only Of the Dynamite.

Some grim stories are told Of Lord
Kitchener. says the United States Ga
.zet'e,. and we have read one which.
we cannot vouch for the truth
of il. has Il decided Kitchener t,lvor
about It.. ! young subaItcrn who Was
u charge of some works chat were i'll
course ofaconstruction in the Pnnjub
had the misfortune 10 lose some ~.
fife Worklnen through All nccidcmt
witt, dynamite. Fearful of II reprl-
maud from headquarters. he telegraph
Ell to The commander in chief, '.tegref
70 report ktlliiiG Of Twelve alabor,rs by
dynamite accident, Back is said 10.
liaNe come the llconic message. DO
You want any more dynamite?'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
TIME IN TURKEY.
The Hours Are Always cI,ansina and

The Hours Are Always Changing and
Holidays Are Numerous.
In addition to laziness In Turkey
there is inacculacy. The Turkish Of.
fetal is naturally inaccurate, and habit
and conccit make him more so. This
fperhnns is due to the way in which
Turkey measures time. ,rwelveo'clock
in the day corresponds With sunset
thlt is to say, whatever hour the sun
sets, 1t must always be r. Consc.
quently the hours change always, get,
ting later the first half Of the year and
earlier in the last, which jconpels ey-
crybody to put his watch to daily; tor
turc. SO no one in Turkey can iatter
himself that he has the exact time.
The most strict OF Englishmen soon
Hoses his national nunctlality, so when
1.-Two Turks make an appointment it is
within thc$lilnit Of hnlf IN hour or an
hour, and even then they don't gen
orally arrive till after the time agreed
on, each one calculating on tlle9utmost
possible delay on The part Of the other
Consequently the state employees are
not bound down by very severe dis
cipline. No one expects hem to arrive
ut their office at any particular time
especially MS the majority of them 20
hardly III all. As for the most indus
Irlous. they appear for two or three
hours in The. afternoon only, and rather
late. In the morning state Offices are
usually closed. Besides this worldays
are rather scarce for the race Of oili-
Gals. Friday is the Sabbath of the
AIohammedans. saturday is the day
after d feast day. and one does not do
much then. Sunday the Greeks aud
Arnlcnians remain, like good Chris.
tians. at home, and the Afohammedans
generally initiate 50 good an example
Monday is again the morrow of a feast
day. "Wednesday there is Il meeting Of
the council of minister's and few EN-.
Ipoyees go then to the ministry Will
religious festivals added in, il. is easy lo
understand that out of the 800 days Of
the year there are not many left to con-
secrute to the interests. of the Otto
man empire. G. Adossides in
American Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08

every standpoint has ever occurred
than the cruise of the battle feet
around the world. The Improvement;
of the ships in every wa y has been en-
Itraordinary, and they have gained far
more experience in battle tactics than,
They would have gained if they had
stayed in the Atlantic waters. The
American people have cause for pro-
found qualification both in view of the
excellent condition OF the feet as
shown by this cruise and in view of
1.-THE Improvement the cruise has work
ed in this already high condition. LIDO
not believe that there is any other
service in the world in which the
average Of character and efficiency in
the enlisted men is as high as is now
the case in our own. / believe that,tle
same statement can be made as to our
officers, taken as a whole, but there.
must be q reservation made in regard
to those in the highest ranks ms TO
regard to those who have just entered
the service, because we do not now
get full benefit from our excellent
naval school at Annapolis.
It's absurd not to graduate the mid
shipmen as ensigns. TO keep them for
two years in such an anomalous posi-
ton Us at present the law requires is
detrimental to them aud to the service.
In the academy itself every first class
man should be required in turn to-
serve as petty officer and officer His
ability to discharge his duties as such
should be Il prerequisite to his going
into the line, and his success in com
mnnding should largely determine his
standing ut graduation. The board Of
visitors should be appointed in Jann-
airy, and each member should be re-
CURED to give Mt least six days serv-
ice, only from one to three days to be
performed during June week. which
is the least desirable time for the
board to be at Annapolis SO far as
benefiting the navy by their obserya-
lions is concerned.
! THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The White House, Tuesday, Dec S,
1905.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
A CASE OF CoNsCIENcE .
The Powerful Motive That Moved the
u Cor, o1ercial Traveller. go

The Powerful Motive That Moved the
Commercial Traveller.
.No. I'm not, whlstling and singing
because business is good replied the
hardware drummer. ..lNhat ails me
is because / have a clear conscience
for tile first time i'll three years.
"Have you confessed to murder!''
was asked. #
aGentlcmen, don't try to be funny.
This is sacred thing. was i'll Bos-
ton three years ago, and picked up
a packagcson the street. On opening
Sit found seventy-tiye $1,000 bills
The name of the loser was there, but
i took that money and got out OF town
by the first train. My conscience told
rue thar | was as bad as a thief. but
i tried to stiile it.
q drummer with 4 conscience.
snecrcd three Of the listeners in5cho-
rus.
II went to Chicago with the money
continued the drummer, "and invested
1t i'll real estate. | knewit was wrong,
but did it. Six months ago FOUND
myself worth 100000. Conscience
would not down. 1t got so bad that |
couldn't look even Il confidence man III
tic face. At length ] started for Bos-
ton and hunted up the loser Of the
wealth. / found him i'll his office and
told my story. When it was finished
/ laid my all before him and asked his
forgiveness"
".And what did lie do?,
81 will tell you what he did, and |
shall never forget it, Hc looked ut me
and saw how l was suffering, and he
took me by the hand and said in a ia
therly way:
My friend. suffer no more. ! was
going TO Il poker game when lost that
money, and it would have gone any,
how
But what III thunder are YOU doing
on the road If you are worth S200,000?"
shouted a voice.
Conscience again, gcntlemen-con-
science. 1t won't let me retire and
leave you fellows to do all the lying!
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
THE CABIN BOY.

He Has Become Practically a Thing
Of the Past.
An old sea captain who brought his
ship into port recently after long
voyage from the east was talking about
the changed conditions in the merchant
marine since he entered it fifty years
ago.
II was thinking particularly" he
said. "of how the cabin boy has COM
pletely disappeared, or mt least how ex-
tremely rare he is now. | went to sea
when / was twelve years old and got
my full share of the many duties and
few pleasures that belonged to the job
L took. i waited Oh the officers, or.
the passengers if we had any, helped
the steward in the pantry and even
had TO assist cookie despite the chron-
ic kicking | put up over that impose
ton. Besides all those things, Of
course, the crew made me run errands
for them. and everybody. in general
seemed to regard .the boy as the
scapegoat for anything that went
wrong. All new cabin boys We're un-I
mercifully laughed at if they We're
either homeSicll OF seasick, and there
were various practical jokes which had
to be tried on them by tile seamen,
remember well how I was told the first
day came aboard never TO throw any
thing TO windward except hot water
and ashes and how was green enough
to follow these orders implicitly. The.
Sight of my red and streaming eyes set
the crew into roars of laughter.
's'rhose times are gone. There's no
place at sen for any one but nm able
bodied man now, Even the mess boys
so called Oh the liners and i'll the navy.
are all men. The modern changes i'll
the build Of vessels have left no work
fit for a boy, and 4 don't believe you
could find one now unless on sometrcry
small craft. Philadelphia Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
EDWIN FORREST.

The Great Tragedian's Acting Was
Saturated With Realism.
Edwin Forrest, says William Winter
in ''Other Days. was an uncominonly
massive and puissant animal, and all
Of his representations We're more phys
ical than intellectual, while no one OF
them possessed any spiritual element
whatever.
From the first and until the last lis
and that WAS one reason of his extern
sive popularity. lie could at all times
be seen, heard and understood He
struck with sledge hammer. Not even
nerves OF gutta percha could remain.
mistaken by his blow In the maui.
festation of terror lie lollcd out his
tongue, contorted his visagc, made his
frame culver :uld used the trick sword
with tile rattling hilt. In scenes Of
fury he painted. snortcd and sliarIed
like Il wild beast. In death scenes his
gnsps and glIrgles We're protructetl and
painfully literal The below thar he
sclnitted when. as Itichelieu. he threat
almost made the rheatcl' walls tremble.
The snarling yell of fcrocity thar burst
from him when as Jack Gade. he rec
oSliized aud sprang upon Lord Say In
the forest fairly frightened his hearers.
Ills nttcrance Of ears delirious pray
er TO nutlfc was like th,lndelstor,n.
Often he produced amazingly consola-
tory effects, niIording ample gratifc;,-
ton to the overstraiued feeling Of his
audience, desirous--:ls in stormy pas
sascs Of King Lear and '.Othello,n
the forum scene OF .sNirginills.' the
statue scene of Bruins and the scaf-
fold scene Of damon ana Pytllias,'-
that something tcmpestuous and fer
rifle should he said and done. There
IRE times when il is Il comfort TO geo
somebody WHO eau let himself 20. For
rest could. His style accordingly hud
It's positive ample. unticniable merits.
blt' neither he nor his apostles were 1
ever satisfied With acsnowled gmcut of
those merits 1T !neir actual worth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
DON'T FIGHT THE WEATHER.
Try the Plan of Being on Friendly
Terms With 1t.

Try the Plan of Being on Friendly
Terms With It.
What Il great misfortune this is tile
habit of considering the weather--of
thinking that we must consider the
weather! tits largely due, is it not, to
clothes? No mention Is made of rain
in the garden of Eden, but we must
not therefore contend that rain was
disagrecablr and omitted. We must
rccollect that Adam and Eve did not
need to consider rain. Furthermore,
IN blessed ignorance theyfdid not know
that 1t was anything to be considered
To mind the rain no more than the
May sunshine, but to plunge into it
and let tile drops pelt as they will, to
accept snow without a thought of dis
comfort. but, rather, to enjoy the
thrnllging presence Of 1t; to pursue
ones daily stint regardless Of whether
The sky be dun or bluc-tllis is Il state
which we, especially Of the cities, long,
long have lost.
We regain it, some Of us, in the viii
sderness camp, where we hunt or fish
il tho day be dark or il the day be
bright. and where we find that the
dash of the soft rain on ones face is
not death, nfter'all: that wetlcss and
.dryllcss are merely relative terms.
All the centuries of fussing and fun,
ing with the weather have not affected
the weather one particle. 1t still rains.
and SHOWS and sheets and blows, just
as dictated circumstances. There. 4
fore, what's the use? Arc your pnny 4
.diatribes or mine Of any greater pc. 4
.tency than those OF others gone be- IL
fore? Evidently NOT. Accordingly try
the plan of being friendly with the {.
weather. OF agreeing with it Instead of
fighting it, and, 'pon my word, pres
entity it will be agreeing With you.-gsf
II. T.. Sabin in Iippincott's. "