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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 2S.-What is
believed to be the only instance of a
family of six generations. all living. is
reported from Wyalusing. Grant coun-
ty. Wis, where the head of the famil-
les resides, but with progeny scattered
all over Iowa and ILLINOIS,.
The woman who stands at the head
of these generations and has estab-
lished this unparalleled record is Ly-
dia Thomas Ault Shrake, who has at
tanned the age of ninety-five years. yet
is remarkably well preserved, and fon-
dies the child of her sixth generation
as if it were her own.
One other remarkable thing is that
every one of the six generations is a
female.
One would think that the time of
six generations would extend over at
least two hundred years. figuring Oh
the allotment of mankind of thirty
three years. But it is not SO in the
Shrake family. All the girls were mar
ried early in life. as the record will
show, and all gave borth to children.
and this fact has narrowed the time
limit down TO ninety five years.
Grandma" Shrake now numbers 167
direct descendants and the world is
challenged TO produce its equal.
Baby Gulley, recently born. is the
youngster is blessed with more grand
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
VaudevilIe-New Phillips.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Thanksgiving theatrical bill in Rich
mond was of unusual brilliancy, the
program for the following week at the
New Phillips is equally as good. In
fact as whole the bill is far better
than that astounded the patrons Of
that popular theater last week The
program includes many artists.
Including in the bill for the coming
week is the marvellous DeCoe, better
known as The Man with the Tables
and the Chairs" His is turn of I'M
usual brilliancy in that it contains
sensation after sensation.
A black art stunt is rf-her unique
but when it is modernized such as is
the case with Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin,
it is both instructive and entertaining.
Hawley and Leslie, a musical team.
has been headlined in some of the
best theaters of this country. Yet in
the Phillips program thew are not fea-
tured. 1t is not because they are not
good but because they were booked
late. The usual moving pictures and
the illustrated songs will be given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
DANGEROUS RIDE ON
RUNAWAY MINE CAGE
Workman Saved From Death
BY Quick Wit.

Altoona, Pa, Nov. 2S.-Alter-
nately hoisted and lowered at full
speed up the Lance colliery shafts
some thirty or forty times, Charles Ed
wards. mine worker. had thrilling
experience. and was saved from death
only by the GOODNESS and quick action
of Charles Young.
The throttle of hosting engine
which Young was running became
clogged and he found he could not
stop it.
There was but fraction of second
to act when he made the discovery. but
it was enough. Young reversed the
engine and kept reversing it ever time
the cage was close to the top or bot
tom until other employees arrived and
shut off the steam,
Edwards was in a state of collapse
when taken from the cage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
An Accident Starter for Cupid
Young Hotel Clerk Won Hand of Young Widow Who IS
Heiress to ST. OOO 900 After Big Machine Breaks Down.

would stop over the week end at Hunt
ington.
They were only three days together,
but the young man made the most of
them. Hebegan a rapid courtship.
and the widow became infatuated with
the young man, who seemed more like
the host than the clerk
Her friends say that Jones resem-
bled Mrs. EFbacher's S-year-old son.
whom she lost year ago in an auto
mobile accident at Monmouth beach.
He was her only child and heir. 1t
was this catastrophe that plunged Mrs.
Erbacher into a gloom which only her
fiance has succeeded in dispelling.
Friends of the Jones family said yes
terday that the pair had obtained a
marriage license two weeks ago and
had been married the following Tues
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
Six Generations of One Family
Eldest Of Family Almost Ceuterarian, Has I67 Decend
ants--BeHeped No Other Family Has Such Record

parents than any living child. With
naturally arises. What wall pretty lit
tie Baby Gulley be? This is con-
densed record of these six genera
tions:
First generation-Mrs. Lydia Thorn
as Ault Shrake. born in Connellscville,
Pa, in 1914. Married at eighteen to
William Ault. To this union were
born five children.
Mr.. AuIt died in 1899 and two years
later Mrs. Ault was married to Jacob
Shrake and to this union were born
five children. Grandma Shrake sent
five sons to the civil war. and her last
husband was a veteran of the war of
1872
Second Observation-Disclosures Ault-
Elder. born in 1888, married at fifteen.
and is the mother of ten children. sew
en- of whom are living.
Third generation-Rachel Elder
Gon. born in 1851, married at seven
teen. She is the mother of twelve
children. seven of whom are living.
Fourth generation-Melissa Golf
Spaulding, born in 1873. married at
fifteen. mother of three children. all
living.
Fifth seneration-Cora Spaulding-
Gulley. born in 1891, married at fif-
teen: mother of one child.
Sixth generation-Agnes Elder Goff
Spaulding Gulley. born August :, 1905.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

New York. Nov. 2S.-The breaking
down of an automobile owned by Mrs.
Anna L. Erbacher. heiress to $4,000
600 and widow of Victor Erbacher.
was responsible for her romantic mar
riage with Emlyn Price Jones, an i'm
pecunious but courteous young room
clerk, formerly of the Chateau des
Beaux Arts, at Huntington. L. l.
An accident to the automobile COM
PEELED Mrs. Erbacher to seek refuge at
the Chateau des Beaux Arts. The
first meeting of the pair occurred
while Emlyn Jones was choosing the
daintiest suite for the widow. She
was attracted to the courteous young
man at once. No sooner was she set
tied than she changed her mind about
continuing the tour. and declared she
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
The Earth's Motion.

The great Newton declared that the
motions Of all bodies in space are suf-
fering retardation and that their We
locity is steadily becoming less and
will eventually cease, and all the as
certained facts Of present day astron-
omers are decidedly in favor of Sir
Isaac's idea. The earth. with its mass
Of 5000 trillions of tons, travelling
through space at the speed Of some
thing like 1000 miles a minute. is show
ly but surely coming to a standstiil
through the friction Of the tides and
other causes. 1t has been calculated
by eminent astronomers that the earth
loses about an hour In 10000 years
and rs therefore gradually coming to a
rest-Eew York American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
CLEAN MONEY KEPT
IN HOTELS FOR CHANGE
Pleasure of Travellers Consid-
cred and New Bills Given.

Giving out fresh. clean currency in
change is not a new custom in the no.
tells here" but it is a pleasing one to
Travellers" said a well known Rich
mond hotel man yesterday.
"A well bred woman never feels
more hurt than when soiled bank notes
are given to her in exchange for a
draft This is perhaps necessary in
the stores. but every first class hotel
keeps new money on hand for it's Gus
toners, and sends the old to the bank
for deposit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
Won BUELOW
IS SINCERE
Secret of Bond Between the
Chancellor and Kaiser
Wilhelm.
BRITISH OPINION OF BOTH.
CRISIS IS NOT YET OVER AC-
CORDING TO LONDON DIS
PATcHES-GLIMPS AT GREAT
GERMAN STATESMAN.

London. Nov. 2s.-The chancellor
crisis" is not yet over in Germany, and
it may yet we'll be that Prince Won
Buelow may be made to walk the
plank" for the kaiher's indiscretion.
If this should be the case it will be
a great misfortune for every one con-
cerned-for the kaiser, for Germany,
and one may add, for this country.
The chancellor Is man of great ur-
banity of temperament, and despite a
fondness for oratorical invocations OF
Bismark's authority he has none of the
turbulence which disfigured both the
diplomacy and oratory of the iron
chancellor. He is a man of great cul-
ture, with fluent command of English.
and there is reason to believe that he
possesses that quality as rare as it is
estimable in the counselors of kings
ter. who has the highest esteem and
affection for the minister.
It must be remembered of course,
that Prince Won Buelow has already
weathered storms of this kind, though
not of this magnitude. The notable in
stances are the Bremerhaven Tor no
quarter" speech of the kaiser and the
Swinemunde telegram. In t hese and
other cases the imperial chancellor.
whose Hat fiphis' cmfwypshrdlushrd
whose dialectic is always ingenious,
developed a constitutional doctrine of
capacities" according 10 which the
kaiser spoke at one time as a soldier.
at another as a man eve Germans
want a man, not a legal fiction" was
his way of putting it,, while in all
cases when the kaiser merely spoke by
the mouth instead of by record. as a
Prince Won Buelow claimed that he
(the chancellor) was only responsible
morally" not legally-a moral respon-
sibility which he was always careful
to add he fully accepted. although re-
than the forum of conscience he did
not explain With the suave irony
which Is one of his chief characteris-
tics he pleaded on a famous occasion
that the kaiser must enjoy the lati-
tude allowed to an original character.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
''DON'T SPEAK TO
WIFE FOR TWO WEEK."
This Unusual Sentence Given
Chicago Man.

Chicago. H.. .ov. 2S.-''Don't speak
10 your wife for two weeks"
This is the sentence imposed by Mu-
aicipal Judge Newcomer on Patrick
Cromwell. 6744 Justine street.
The court also imposed fine of
800 and costs. Cromwell was ar
raigned as a wife beaten but declared
in court that he was the best man in
Chicago" The evidence showed that
he had a habit of choking and beating
his wife. who supports herself and two
children by working at the Englewood
High School lunch counter.
Everything my wife says is I'M
true" declared the defendant. THE
trouble is she is cruel toward me. She
kicked me out of bed not long ago"
Il don't believe it, replied the judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
Negro of the South Remains the Same
and Must be Uplifed, Says Balm

Washington, D. c.. Nov. 2S.-"l ad-
mire Booker T. Washington for work
he is doing" Col. George w. Balm of
Lexington, Ky. said during a discus
sion of the race problem before a
large audience in the lecture room of
the Pro Cathedral Church of the AS
cension. He is aiding in the work
for the uplift of his people.
AT the end of the twentieth century
we will have sixty million negroes in
the southland The negro is in much
the same condition as when he was
liberated. He is still blowing the
fields and stunning away at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
aye Colonial Stock"

The last five days of this week at
the Gennett will be given over to
repertoire, Ye Colonial Stock company
being the attraction. Chas. w Ben
ner, the manager of this noted COM
pany is one of the most progre ssive
theatrical men in the country. He be-
lieves that success depends entirely
on the high standard of an attraction
and that it must please the public
With the progressive policy comes a
wide experience and he has endeav-
ored, with the very best results, to
make Ye Colonial a representative at
traction in every sense of the word
Since its last visit to this city the
company has been greatly strengthen
ed and in the cast of each play will
be found artists who have become
It is not an easy task to bring togeth-
er a company of players which shall
meet the approval of popular fancy;
an evenly balanced cast, rather than
single individual high in ability is
always desirable and this Manager
Benner has always in view. The COM
pany will be found excellent through
out and evenly balanced. And then
the play-'the plays the thing"-and
in this respect the patrons of the Gen
nett will find much TO commend. Dur.
ing the week Utah" a historical play
dealing with Mormonism: When the
Bell Tolls" thrilling story taken
from the envirous of the Monestary of
st. Bernard: "A Doctors Crime" a
most interesting piece of stage fic-
ton; "Deadwood Dick" not a blood
and thunder piece, but beautiful
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
WOMEN TIRED OF
WAITING ON MEN
Use Picks and ShoveIs in Re-
pairing Roads.

Chicago, H., Nov. 2S.-Thirty WON
en-. including members of the Whatso
ever Club and several farmers wives
and daughters. tired of waiting for
the Elgin Township commissioners to
repair a road on the Cook County line
near Elgin, did the necessary work
themselves.
They met in the morning with SHOW.
els and wheelbarrows and when they
finished this afternoon. the pike"
which had been washed out last
spring was in good order. The WON
en- had two teams and several loads OF
gINyel were dumped where they were
needed. The horses were driven by
women of the party.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

years ago Miss Irwin. the funniest wo-
man on the stage, retired to her coun-
try home in northern New York, and
babe good bye to her stage career. to
the great regret of the theater-g going
public Not long ago she received a
telegram from Charles F'rohman ask
ing her if she would return to the
stage and accept the star parts in two
exceptionally clever plays. After con-
siderable correspondence Miss Irwin
accepted. and she has every reason to
be delighted for The Mollusc' and
Mrs. Peckhams Carouse." afford her
the best opportunities for her mint
able style of fun making that she has
ever had. 1t would perhaps be
enough to say that THE Mollusc.'
which has just completed a long run
at the Garrick theater in New York.
is from the pen of Hubert Henry Da-
vies. who wrote that charming and
witty comedy. Cousin Kate" in which
Miss Ethel Barrymore has delighted
thousands. THE Mollusc" has had
several seasons of triumph in London
and it is one of the most enjoyable
and talked of comedies of the day.
There are two hours of laughter in
the play. but behind each laugh there
is an idea and back of it all there is a
moral.
Mrs. Peckham's Carouse.' the other
portion of the big double bill in which
Miss Irwin appears, is the best farce
that George AIDE has ever written. Pa
renthetically. it may be added, that
he wrote it expressly for Miss Irwin
and in it she has achieved one of her
greatest hits. 1t is in a reality a
philosophic comment upon the prohi-
bition movement in one act. Charles
Frohman has produced both plays in
a characteristic tasteful manner and
has surrounded Miss Irwin with a COM
, pany of especial merit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

banjo before his little cabin door as
the pickaninnies play about him. He
is problemizing the century.
of course, We of the Southland had
a little row with our northern neigh
bors. and we wanted a divorce but the
application was not granted, and We
are all again under the grand old flag.
Before the conflict started there
was not a negro infidel in the south
land. Now there are many. I say to
you, we must lift them up or they will
pull us down If we do not lift them
they will gangrene the whole body
polite
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

Tourist (after long discussion with
station master on the subject of catch
ing a steamer>-So you would advise
me to come back by the Sunday night
train in order to catch the boat on
Monday morning?
Station Master severely A wud
advise nae mon tae profane the Saw
bath, but All jist repeat-if We wait
till the Monday yen nae get the con-
nection.-Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years l have watched
the working of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve; and 1t has never failed to cure
any sore, boil ulcer or burn to which
it was applied 1t has saved us many
doctor bill" says A. F. Hardy. of
East Wilton, Maine Csc at A. G.. Luz
ken & Co drug store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

day, also singing Chinese songs, play
ing Chinese instruments and wearing
correct Chinese costumes. This will
be decided novelty and treat to the
play loving public, as this is positive
ly the first appearance of Miss Berry
in any of the smaller towns of the
United States. Gennett theater Nov
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

American men and women. The &C
ton of the play is rapid, the situations
full of interest and the climaxes ex-
ceptionally worked up. From every
point of view The Matchmaker" may
be considered the browning triumph
of Mr. Sully's life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-29

Patient Ito young doctor)-But have
you ever amputated a leg?
Young Doctor-N-no. sir, but I'm
willing to try.
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on Ankles
--oplates Alone Brought Sleep
--Eexema Yielded TO Cutieurs.

II had eczema for over two years.
I had two physicians. but they only
gave me relief for n short time and !
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions used to no purpose. My ank.
les were one mass of sores. The itch.
Ing and burning were so intense that
could not sleep. could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus.
band said had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times ] had the best nights rest In
months unless ! took an opiate.
used one set OF Cuticura Soap. Olnt.
ment. and Pills. and my ankles healed
In a short time. II Is now n year since
I used Cuticura. and there has been no
return OF the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown. Locke. Ark. May is and July
10. 1907"
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
Mothers Accomplishment.

In the bohemian set OF New York
two OF the popular members are a we'll
known writer and his wife. who also
has written several books. They have
daughter about four years old. Re.
Gently the little girl was visiting at
the home OF a friend and her small
playmate asked her: Can your
mamma sew"
The daughter OF the literary pair
evidently was n bit chagrined. She
could not remember that she had ever
seen her mamma sew. She is a truth.
ful child and would not claim any ad'
vantages she was not sure of. yet she
felt that mammals honor was at stake,
Il don't know II mamma can sew"
che replied. dublously. but she can
smoke a cigarette"
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
ALMOST A SHADOW.
Gained 20 lbs. on Grape-Nuts.

There's wonderful difference be-
tween food which merely tastes good
and one which builds up strength and
good healthy flesh.
II makes no difference how much We
eat unless We can digest IL. IL is
not really food to the system until
Il is absorbed. A Yorkstate woman
says:
Il had been n sufferer for ten years
with stomach and liver trouble. and
had got so bad that the least bit OF
food such as | then knew. would give
me untold misery for hours after
eating.
Il lost flesh until was almost a
shadow OF my original self and my
friends were quite alarmed about me.
First | dropped coffee and used
Postum, then began TO use Grape-N Nuts
although | had little faith II would do
me any good.
"But continued TO use the food and
have gained twenty pounds In weight
and feel like another person in every
way. feel as II life had truly begun
anew for me.
IL can eat anything I like now In
moderation, suffer no III effects. be on
my feet from morning until night.
Whereas a year ago they had to send
me away from home for rest while
others cleaned house for me. this
spring have been able to do Il myself
all alone.
MY breakfast is simply Grape-Nuts
with cream and a cup Of Postum. with
sometimes an egg and apiece OF toast,
but generally only Grape-Nats and
Postum. And can work until noon
and not feel as tired as one hours
work would have made me a year ago."
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read. "The Road to Well,
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest,"
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20

@. W. Farlowe, East Florence. Ala.
writes: For nearly seven years
was afflicted with form OF skin dis
ease which caused an almost unbear-
able itching. could neither work.
rest or sleep in peace. Nothing gave
me permanent relief until tried Hunts
Cure. One application relieved me;
one box cured me. and though year
has passed. have stayed cured. ! am
grateful beyond expression"
Hunts Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all itching diseases of the skin.
Price 5Oc.
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
NET ON HIS OWN GROUND.
Dishonest Politician Gets Little Salts
faction from Promise.

Congressman Longworth, az din
ner during the Republican convention
in Chicago, talked about honest poll
tics.
Honest politics alone pays in the
end" said he. Your dishonest poll
tician comes out like Lurgan OF Gin
cinnati. Lurgan was canvassing for
votes. lie dropped In at a grocer's.
"'Good morning. he said. 4 may
count on your support. hopper
why, no, Mr. Lurgan, said the
grocer. I've promised my support to
your rival
"Lurgan laughed easily.
"'Ah, but, in politics. said he,
promising and performing are two
different matters
"Tn that case said the grocer,
heartily, I shall be most happy TO
give you my promise. Mr.. Lurgan.'
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
Strictly Fresh Euqs.

There are summer resorts. remote
from any agricultural communities.
where fresh farm products are even
harder TO obtain than in the city. II
was at such a place that the new
boarder. who had eaten four or Ave
breakfasts there. began to wonder
why the eggs were invariably served
fried.
See here7" he inquired one morn
ing OF the genial colored man who
waited upon him. why do you always
fry eggs here? Don't you ever boil
them?"
"oh-oh. yes. sah," responded the
waiter. pleasantly. "Of co'se. yo' kin
have 'em boiled. II yo' wants 'em. But
you know. sab. yo' takes de risk"
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
he Meant Huslneaa.

Two girls on the boardwalk talked
cf young man.
Don't take any stock in him" said
the FIRST. "He is flirt. lie is jilt."
But his presents"
"He gives all the girls presents
when he is making up to them. Why.
he gave me something every other
week"
But he gives me-" said the second
girl. such presents as convince me
that he means business this time"
What has he given your"
"He has given me a tea service. q
set OF table linen, a Morris chair, a
hall rug. and beautiful brass bed
stead. Exchange
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
He'd Pull Hard,

Senator Folker. who journeyed to
Albany at the risk Of his life TO cast
the vote that doomed racing in New
York. had collected a number OF In
stances OF race-track trickery." said
an Albany legislator.
Discussing. one day. the way Jock
eys so often sold races. he said that
there was a Gloucester jockey once,
the rider OF a favorlte. who was over
heard TO say in a saloon. the night
before the favorite ran:
81 shan't win unless the reins
break"
The Hickman courier., 1908-08-20
Few Horses Used In China.

The only places In China where
horses are used to any great extent
are Shanghai. Esing-Tau and Tien-
Tsin. Australian "walers." so called
because they originate in New South
Wales. are the most popular. These
horses are imported into Shanghai in
patches OF from 20 TO so. are well ia
ken care OF on the voyage. and, ar
riving in excellent condition. are put
into use within couple Of weeks aft
er arrival