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A QUEER WOOING.
Whistler's Offhand Wedding and the
Brides Scant Trousseau.

Whistler's Offhand Wedding and the
Brides Scant Trousseau.
Labouchere's claim that he brought
about the marriage-of Whistler is thus
recorded in the Life Of Whistler"
l believe l am responsible for Whis-
tiers marriage to the widow of Mr..
Goodwin, the architect. She was a re-
markably pretty woman and very
agreeable, and both she and he were
thorough bohemians. was dining
with them and some others one even
ing at EarFs Court. They were OBJ
viOusly greatly attracted to each 9th
er, and in a vague sort of way they
thought of marrying. So l took the
matter in hand to bring things to
practical point.
Jimmy" l said, Twill you marry
Mrs. Godwin?"
Certainly he replied.
Mrs. Goodwin" l said will you
marry Jimmy?"
Certainly" she replied.
"When:" l asked.
"Oh, some day" said Whistler
THAT won't do" l said. I'VE must
have a date"
So they both agreed that l should
choose the day, what church to come
to fer the ceremony, provide the cler
gyman and give the bride away
fixed an early date and got the then
chaplain of the house Of commons,
the Rev. Mr.. Byng. to perform the
ceremony.
1t took place a few days later
After the ceremony was over we ad-
journed to Whistler's studio, where
we had prepared a banquet. The ban
quet was on the table, but there were
no chairs. So we sat on packing cases.
The happy pair when | left had not
quite decided whether they would go
that evening TO Paris or remain in the
studio.
How impractical they were was
shown when | happened to meet the
bride the day before the marriage in
the street
Don't forget tomorrow" | said
No" she-rcplied; Il am jusr going
to get my rousseau"
~ little late for that. is it nOt?" !
asked
NO" she answered. for | am only
going to buy a new toothbrush and a
new sponge, as one ought to have new
ones when one marripS"
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RISE OF DIALECT.
Source of the Expressions "Stig Tm!"
and "Sick Emil"

Source of the Expressions "Stig Im!"
and "Sick Emil"
When boy in some parts of New
England has occasion to set his dog
upon any one or anything he exclaims.
as rule: "Stig i'm! Stig i'm" The
New York boy or the boy of the west
generally says: Sick 'em! Sick EN-"
To the western boy the command "Stie
im!' sounds absurd; it provokes his
laughter. But his own command is
equally amusing to the New England
boy.
This little difference illustrates tht.
beginning of local dialect. Probably
neither boy thinks of the exact mean
ing of what he says. He is merely
repeating words lie has heard others
use. which he is sure. from their frc-
Quent repetition. that the dog will un-
derStand.
The boy who says "Sick emf is re
peating a corruption only one degree
removed of the words Seek him"
which are a very old command
"Stig 'imr' is a corruption one degree
further removed from it's original than
'Sick 'em!" 1t began with Take
him." which was varied by the use Of
so before it-"So take him" From
this to "S' take him." was an easy
step. and the more easily pronounced
"Stig 'im!" was the next corruption
Boston Transcript.
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OF Interest TO Women,

TO such women as are not seriously out
Of healthA but VINO have exacting duties
tol perform, either in the way of house,
hdld cares \or in social duties and func-
tidps. Yhish\ h\seriously tax their strength,
as wen aS % nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PTescription has proved most
valuable supRArting tonic and inyigorat-
ing nerYine. BY its timely use, much
serious sickness and suffering NAV be
avoided. The operating table and the
surgeons knife, would. It is heIIeYed,
seldom have TO be employed il tnis most
valuable Moman,S remedy were -reS0r1ed
to in good time. The Favorite Prescrip-
tIon"has proven u great boon to eXpectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DIR. Pierce's
FavOrite Prescription is not a secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
rIoN, full list of all it's ingredients being
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wrapper. An examination of this list of
ingredients will disclose the fact chat it is
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic-
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the place of the commonly used alcohol,
in its makeup. In this connection it
may not be out of place to state that the
NFaVOrite Prescription" of DR.. Pierce Is
the only medicine put VI. for the cure of
woman's peculiar weaknesses and all
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the ingredients of which have the un-
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medical writer's and teachers of all the
several schools of practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
"Favorite Prescription" is recommended:
A little book of these endorsements will
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absolutely free if you request same by
postal card, or letter, of DIR. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipatiOn. Constipation is the cause of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take as candy.
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Chinese and Europeans.

Europe knew next to nOtting Of
China or its people rricr to the con
quests Of the famous GPngEis Khan
Tho cOmmotion raised by that i9cnster
made Europeans somewhat Acquainted
with Far Cathay." as China WA
then called 1t was about the year
1900. 'Or possibly a tri6e earlier that
the first Chinese made their appear
ance in Europe The first commercial
intercourse between Europe aud China
dates from about the year 132O.-New
York American.
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"Chance,"

When you talk Of chance you art
only cOnfesSinC ignorance. The very
spin of the coin is governed by the
nerve. muscle or manipulation of the
thumb and brain that spin it. The
only chance about it is your ignorance
of the forces that lift, twist and catch
the coin. If you could calculate the
physical and mental forces between the
halfpennys leap and return you might
buy the world But you can't Ana
it's just that bit of blindness that we
have to call chance. Chronicle
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The nnn Lived Pear.

The pear is really more hardy than
the apple and needs less cosseting.
There are trees still standing near Mon
roe. in the state of Michigan. which
were planted by the French settlers be-
fore Penn founded Philadelphia. Pear
trees can be kept in good bearing
condition for 300 years and apples
for at least 100 years. have an apple
tree 115 years old and its annual
fruitage is as perfect as it was sixty
years ago.-E. P. Powell in Outing
Magazine.
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HIS LIFE FOR A HAND.
An English Legend of the Time Of the
Crusaders.

OruSaoers.
In a little town or village in Glouces-
tershire there is a. church which
contains the mortal remains of one of
the old crusaders. In moldering eff
by his side in cold eloquence is imaged
the form of his wife, 1t will be noticed
by even the casual observer that the
female image is bereft of one of the
hands. and the story runs that the
crusader while fighting in the east
was made a prisoner of war and
brought before Saladin, who, before
executing judgment upon him, asked
him if there was any reason why he
should not be put to death. To this
the knight replied that he was but
young and would leave a newly wed.
ded wife. who would bitterly mourn
his loss.
1.-The love of woman is as a fleeting
BREATH" retOrted the sultan. Your
wife will forget that you have ever
lived; she will love again and marry
another" To this the sad knight
could only reply that on her fidelity
he could rest his soul well. then"
replied Saladin. 81 will promise on my
oath as a soldier that if this mans
wife will cut off one of her hands and
send it to me will set him free to
go to her" BY tedious and slow jour,
neyings the message came, and she. iu
all piteousness for him who was her
lover and her lord. caused her hand to
be cut off and sent it to the sultan.
who kept his word and set the cru
sader free.-LondOn Notes and Que
rieS
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Mrs. mcRaneys rxpeiIeuce

Mrs. M. McRaney, Prentiss, Miss.
writes :''I was confined to my bed for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was treated by two
physicians but failed to get relief.
No human tongue en- tell how /
suffered. and had given up hope of
ever getting we'll mt began TAX.
ing Foley's Kidney P nedy. After
takiny two bottles like a new
person and feel il luty t. tel
suffering women VIE hey's Kidney
remeAv did for me old by "
r Kegs q 70 an; and 1876
drugyi ts Sryr
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The Comparison.

Towne-Yes. my wife is able to dress
on comparatively little money. Browne
oh. come now! Comparatively little?
Towne-I mean a little compared with
what she thinks she ought to have
Exchange.
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Politically S-cakin1.

shall l see your f'th"r?"
"Oh. no." said the politicians daugh-
ter. Necessary to cE ie. one"
''Then am the groom ole. TO-
"You are. And. Harod"-
Eyes, dear"
81 shall expect you to keep some of
these prediction promises you've been
making. kansas City Journal
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safe.

Hicks-You were dreadfully indis-
Greet ito mention that important denl
of ours to your wife 1vi~le-Ni
all ri@ht' I didn't
crpt Position Tran
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Nothing is farther from earth tlan
heaven; nothing is nearer than heave0
TO earth.--Hare.
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On a Rin Liner.

Lets go forward to the main deck. "
''All right. Steward, call us a taxi
cab."-Washington Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
Gave Him All the Lot,

$50 that is your final word?' said the
rejected one. Very well, then, Ara
bella. In your presence l will end tht
life you have blighted.'
He drew forth Il small bottle la
beled Poison" drank off the content;
and fell senseless at her feet. Did she
sink beside him sobbng with remorse:
No. She hastily left the room and IL
two minutes had returned and was
kneeling beside him. Then she forced
between his lips the following: Half &
cup of turpentine, one pint of milk, 8
cup Of warm soapsuds, a tablespoonful
of aromatic ammonia, cup of black
coffee, a glass of mustard and water.
a gill of vinegar, the juice of lemon,
the beaten whites of six eggs and one
cup of -four and water.
"Algernon,'' she observed coldly as
he slowly opened his eyes. sit is eyi-
dent you had forgotten that I am Il
graduate of a correspondence course
in first aid My one regret is that, as
/ could not on the instant ascertain
whether you had taken an acid or an
al1an. 1 was compelled to administer
all the antiGotes l had learned"
don Scraps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
BY TORT.


That Rose Poly victory over Wabash
does not listen right, we are inclined
to think Wabash must have sent her
second team into the game.
Ownie Bush was to have played with
Detroit in the exhibition game with the
Cubs last Sunday, but when he was
told he would have to make speech at
a banquet in Detroit, Saturday evening,
the little fellow fed to indianapolis.
Ownie won't make a stump speech or
wear any kind of top piece except a
cap.
The mamma of the st. Louis univer-
sity football captain threatened to
spank him unless he quit the game. and
the press dispatches announce the fact
Of his retirement Wise lad.
Why does not some college looking
for a good football song, adopt that
plaintive little ditty, popular some
time ago, which starts out, More work
for the undertaken, mother little job
for the casketmaker.'
On the sporting page OF one OF the
large morning dailies there appeared
this morning, amid column after col
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
Winning a Juryman.

It is related of Lachaud, the most
famous of French criminal lawyers in
the last century, that in pleading a GER
tain case he perceived that one Of the
jurors seemed to be hostile to him and
his argument.
In the faces of all the other men in
the box he saw with his practiced eyes
that his oratory or his shrewdness was
having its effect. but this man, in spite
of all Lachaud could do. remained
frowning, suspicious, obdurate.
Lachaud continued with his work,
however, and presently saw that his
opportunity had come 1t was a hot
day, and ray of sunlight had pene-
trated a crevice on the curtain and was
shining on top of the head of this jury
man, who was quite bald. The lawyer
paused in his argument and addressed
himself directly to the court
If your honor would please" he
said, ito order that the curtain in
yonder window be lowered trif1e I
am sure that the sixth juryman would
appreciate it,
This sign Of watchful attention won
the obstinate juryman's heart and
Lachaud's case.-New York Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
A Shrewd Doctor,

This incident" said a doctor, "hap-
pened In France two or three centu-
ries ago. in the days when public
criers were always In evidence There
was physician of Montpelier who
used to go from place to place to prac-
tice the healing art. He employed a
very ingenious trick to help him on
his way. When he came to a town
where he was not known he pretended
to have lost his dog, which he de-
clared was very valuable animal,
and ordered the public crier to roam
about, beat loud on his drum and offer
a reward of % louis to whoever should
bring the dog to him. AT the same
time the crier was directed to mention
all the titles and academic honors of
the doctor rs well as his place of resi-
dence. OF course 1t happened that the
doctor was not long in becoming al
most the sole topic of talk in the town.
The people made up their minds that
he must be famous physician as
well as very rich one, as he could Of
fer 25 louis for finding his dog. You
might reasonably judge that the dog
was never found, but plenty of pa
Aients were.'.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
A Picture Sorance,

1t Is said that one of the most beau
uful ladies in French society today
was first revealed to her husband on
the walls of the salon. 1t was while
visiting the salon in 1873 that the
youthful Marquis de c. was struck by
the childish beauty Of young girl.
one Of the prominent figures in a pic
ture Of village fete. Her tumbled
golden locks. her dancing blue eyes
and the freshness and graceful aban-
don Of her figure so fascinated him
that he sought out the artist and learn
ed from him that the little witch
was the daughter of a poor peasant
near Avranches. where the picture was
painted. To seek out the peasant and
to make the acquaintance of his fas-
cinating daughter, child of nine sum-
mers. was soon accomplished. and the
marquis lost his heart even more COM
pletely to the real than to the pictured
maid. With the fathers approval he
had the girl educated at one of the
best schools in Paris. and nine years
later. on her eighteenth birthday, the
maid of the village fete blossomed
into the still more lovely MarQuise
de c..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
The Power Of Habit.

after having been a faithful devotee
of the automobile two years or more
Mr.. Bragdon suddenly was seized with
q violent fancy for motor boats. "a
beautiful river runs by this town." he
said. why not have some enjoyment
out Of It? In a motor boat you don't
have to dodge policemen and rural con-
stables"
So he bought one, took a days in
struction In the art of managing it and
keeping the machinery in running or
der and started out on his first trip
with it one bright morning in July.
It was late in the afternoon when he
returned home. He came in by the
back way. His clothes were water
soaked. and he had a generally limp
and bedraggled appearance.
For PHYS sake. Alfred" exclaimed
his wife. what has happened to you?
Did the boat upset?"
mo, Lucy" he answered. Don't
say anything about it and I'll tell you.
The boats all right. but when I had
been out on the water an hour or two
something went wrong with the mo-
tor"
"weH?"
''Well, before I-er-knew what I
was doing was over the side of the
boat and trying to get under it to fix
the thing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
Affairs Of the Sporting World

umn of football dope, a modest little
news item with the caption, Hurt
Playing Baseball
The first annual horse show at Rush
vile, the heart of Indianas great horse
country opened today. Over 800 horses
are entered and more than $1,000 in
prizes is offered. The show closes to-
morrow evening.
Johnny Reuter-, the professional at
the Richmond County club, will winter
in North Dakota. He expects to return
here next spring.
The action of the national commits
sion in suspending the Washington and
Minneapolis teams because they played
Jimmy Callahan's independent team in
Chicago after the close of the league
seasons does not meet with the APP
prevail of baseball fans. The commits
sion's act is regarded everywhere as
extremely high handed.
Ball players state that after their
league has closed its season, they have
a right to play with any team they so
desire, and the baseball autocrats have
no right to dictate to them what they
shall or shall not do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
Feared That Unless Rain Falls
Serious ConfIagration
Will Result.
WOLFE HOUSE DESTROYED.
GREATER LOSS PREVENTED BY
WORK OF VOLUNTEER FIRE.
MEN RUSHED TO SCENE WEST
OF RICHMOND.

About fifty men, many of whom were
employees of the street railway COM
pany, were rushed to a point one-half
pital for the Insane and put to work as
fire fighters yesterday. Sparks from a
railroad locomotive set fire to a mea-
dow which burned, transmitting the
flames to the tenant house on the farm
owned by Amos Wolfe. The house was
not occupied and was practically en-
tirely destroyed: 1t was used for stor-
age purposes and contained a quantity
of material. The flames spread across
the field in the direction of a large
barn.
The fire fighters exerted every effort
and finally subdued the flames when
they were only four feet from the barn.
The barn was filled with hay and other
valuable products.
Fire has been burning in marsh
land on the farm OF s. L. Kempton
about two and one-half miles west of
the city for several days. The lowland
has been dried thoroughly by the sun
and the underbrush and grass were
ignited by sparks from the railroad.
The bog has burned to depth of four
feet In some places and continues to
burn.
The woods Of Caleb King in Center
township have been ravaged by flames
and the loss will be heavy. Fire also
threatened the home of Thomas King
in Center township. The grass is
burned back for 500 feet from the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad at
places in Jackson township. and the
residents have to fight to protect their
property.
Unless rain comes soon it is feared a
serious conflagration will break out in
some sections of the county near the
railroads. Almost all rights of way
have been burned over and thousands
| of fence posts have been burned of at
the ground. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
FOUR MEN ARE
ARRh|GHED TO-DAY
Walters, kroma, Whiteman
And Via Appear Before
Circuit Court.
FACE SERIOUS CHARGES.
THREE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO
KILL AND VIA WITH CRIME
AGAINST STEpDAuGHTER.

In answer TO grand jury indictments
William Walters. Charles kroma,
Clement Whiteman and James Via
we've arraigned in circuit court this
morning The three first named were
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill and Via is charged with
incest. An indictment has been re-
turned against Walter Williams charg.
ing him with obtaining money by
means of fraud.
William Walters and Charles Kro-
ma are charged with an attempt upon
the life of John Hart. The fight in
which the three and Fred kroma.
who is a fugitive, partook was held at
the Red saloon. Hart was beaten
about the head and body and severe
ly cut with knife.
whiteman is accused of shooting at
his wife, Elizabeth, in the attempt
to kill her The trouble grew out of
a domestic tragedy. Whiteman has
retained an attorney and will make
defense. There are said to be two
sides to the case.
1t had not been known the jury was
investigating the case of Via. who re-
sided before his arrest on Fort Wayne
avenue. He is accused of committing
the crime against his step daughter
Grace Lamb. Via denies the allega-
ton in all its details.
Walter Williams Is accused OF pass
ing a fraudulent check on the Jones
Hardware company for $45. The
crime was committed August s, ac-
cording to the indictment.
The grand jury was In session to-
day and the prosecutor said ne could
not tell when the final report would be
made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-20
GLOUCESTER.
Tho Greatest Fishing Center In the
United States.

The Greatest Fishing Center In the
United States.
Everything smells of fish in Glouces-
ter. 1t is not an odor to which any Of
the natives object. Nor do visitorx
find in 1t anything of which to COM
plain, for it is the pungent ozone of the
sea. the smell of fish freshly caught.
Gloucester has really never known any
thing else, for since its beginning. ap-
preaching three centuries ago. it has
always had fishing for its chief indus
try, and today it is the greatest fish
ing center of the United States and,
according to the belief of many, of the
world.
When two masted schooner, laden
to the gunwales with it's cargo OF fish,
comes into the wharfs the fish are car
ried in great tubs. Over these stand
a company of experts, men who have
cleaned hundreds of thousands of fish
and who can make the quick cuts and
do the scraping with incredible speed.
Running to each tub is hose, and aft
er the waste has been removed an In
slant under the high pressure of wa
tcT iioul the uose ciedAs Out Tue usH
completely and makes it sweet and
ready for the next step in the opera
ton. Goldfish is dried and sailed be.
fore being sent to the market. and the
work is also done on the wharfs
Here are ranged hundreds Of tables
exposed to the bright sunlight. The
cleansed fish are piled up in such a
manner that the warm rays get most
admirable chance at them.
From the open air drying tables the
fish are shifted to the boxing and pack
Ing establishments, which are also 10
Gated along the water front, and then
they are made ready to be shipped to
all parts Of tina world - Springfield
Union