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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

Miss Elizabeth Burchenal a former
Richmond girl is teaching dancing in
the public schools of New York. A
clipping from the indianapolis Star
concerning Miss Burchenal is as fol-
lows:
Miss Burchenal and her sister, Miss
Ruth, are in Europe this summer.
They are cousins of William Dean
Howells and are now visiting Mrs.
Burchenars brother, julius Howells,
former Richmond man. in England.
Mr.. Howells has Just returned TO Eng
land from Japan, where he has finish
ed an important piece Of water works
engineering. He is a prominent civil
engineer with water works his spec
ialty.
Mr.. John Geiger is doing" New
York in the right way. according TO
my thinking. Through his acquain-
tances made abroad Mr.. Geiger has
learned the really foreign boarding
places in New York, places where you
do not hear one word of English He
lives at French pension and eats at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

see. Still the poor deluded mortais
who occupy such places refuse to go
out into the suburbs where the sun
shines and where abundance Of fresh
air may be had for nothing. The hos
pitfalls are populated from these little
sunless fats. but the people who hlber.
nate In such places have grown accus-
toned to their disagreeable surround.
ings and you know you can learn to
tolerate almost any kind Of an exist
ence.
Here is a little four-room cottage
house that may be easily and cheaply
furnished, and heated all winter with
four or five tons Of coal The same
furniture that is necessary to furnish
a fat viii fit In this house The only
extra is coal range for cooking. un-
less the house is built within piping
distance Of a gas main. Unless the
heat from the cooking range is neces.
sary to warm the house, probably gas
is as cheap as coal for cooking pur-
poses: much depends on management.
would certainly advise a young
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
Repr0duees the ownerIa shape.

herself as the model to stand for an
hour or two while this tedious process
was submitted to.
Later she arrived at a more discrim-
mating period, when she had to sup
ply herself with dummy ON which
to drape her clothes while in the
course of construction. These things,
made in different sizes, which were
kept in stock, for awhile answered
all purposes, for woman could al
ways get one near enough to her own
lines to satisfactorily take her own
place. Now, however, she has grown
more particular, and she must have
them reproducing her own lines ac-
curately. Under ordinary circum-
stances the services of a sculptor
would be required to secure these
ends, but St Paul (Minn.) man has
recently patented a machine by which
such a dress may be made directly
from the model herself. This is done
by supporting a framework around the
ladys form and filling the same with
plastic material, which soon sets.
The operation is much the same as
that of making death mask, except
that different portions of the body
are operated upon When the mate
rial has hardened it is broken away
and used for a mold in which the dress
form Is shaped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
DANGEROUS SIDE OF HuMoR.
Writer Brings serlO-cOmic Charge
Against American Newspapers.

American newspapers are given to
form Of mild humor. whose basic prin-
ciple Is exaggeraton. 1t Is so far
fetched that it is offered quite as much
as an example Of the fanelful capabil-
tiles of the human mind as for its
comic qualities. A few weeks ago
the Leader printed q story Of whale
which swallowed a patent log. The
dispatch described the screams and
means Of the distressed animal as 1t
trailed along after the steamer to
which the log belonged. There we're
such seemingly manifest impossibilities
about the tale that it was never
thought anyone might believe it. But
one of the London weeklies has taken
it In all seriousness. This periodical
interjects some comment into the
story, expressing the greatest pity for
the agony Of the whale. and regrettng
the inhumanity of the sailors in con
tinuing at high speed. to the great
pain Of a harmless denizen OF the
sea.
Turning over the leaves Of the Eng
lish paper one discovers other Amer
ican stories. One is about a lake into
which percolates natural gas. In win
ter time the ice becomes impregnated
with bubbles of the gas, and when
the skater grows cold he has merely
to jab a hole In the Ice, apply a
match, and instantly he is able to
warm his hands at a hot, warm fame.
Another is about a business man, who,
wearying Of losing fountain pens. has
let the nail Of his foreinger grow. and
this he employs for his writing. To
the English all things are true, or else
malicious lies. If they carry the label
American. Some day when we may
want to set ourselves right abroad we
shall have to undertake campaign OF
disillusion It will be labor for us.
sore disappointment to our cousins
across the water. Cleveland Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

thetic al 4, where it is caused at b.
where 1t is transmitted; or at G,
where It is felt; and so we can make
the practical subdivision into local
anaesthesia" when the break is A or
B, and general anaesthesia' when the
interruption is at c.
In the first place, we find that an
aesthetics as class do not act on the
whole body equally. some parts are
more readily affected than others. The
first to be anaesthetized are the cells
In the brain which are directly con-
nected with sensation and voluntary
movement Next come the cells in the
spinal cord and elsewhere which
govern "refex" movements, Of which
the corneaI reflex already referred to
may be taken as an example. In chloro-
form anaesthesia, as has been ex.
planned some of these refexes are
usually bolished-namely, those from
the limbs-some usually retained, such
as the "corneal reflex
Next come the cells in the medulla,
that part Of the brain which joins on
to the spinal cord. These cells
govern the automatic acts of breath
ing and regulate the action of the
heart; and. as might be supposed, no
one gives ehloroform until these are
affected-that Is If he can help it; for
when this occurs the breathing stops,
and n nothing were done life would
very shortly become extinct.
Last Of all the other organs Of the
body-heart. kidneys. etc.-are at
tackled, but usually the respiration
fails before any symptoms arise from
this cause-fortunately so, as If the
heart is not beating other organs mat
ter little.
In the diagram an illustration is
given Of the order OF anaesthesia. II
runs: l, brain cells; 2, spinal cord
aud other refexes; 3, medulla
(respiration); 4, heart itself
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

various stamp-yending machines re-
Gently patented for the purpose of Sc
lecting the most perfect for the use
Of the department. This step on the
part of the postal authorities has been
contemplated ever since a number of
the patents were issued. It now re-
mains with the committee to examine
the 20 or more machines offered and
make a selection.
The new devices are not only con-
sidered as labor and time-sayers, but
with their substitution in the place
of clerks it will be possible to place
them in the corridors OF large office
buildings and on every street corner,
where they will be in constant service.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
SoiE1l5#1$s l#1s $H2sf.g5.
wAeiNe WAR UPON PAIN.
Some New Light on Anaesthsties in
Their Action on Body.

There is an advantage in making an
incursion into the fairyland Of science
which is not possessed by those who
travel into realms Of imagination In
the latter, many wonderful events are
reported to have taken place In the
former, still more wonderful things
actually happen; and few Of the Sc
orets that are being gradually un-
raveled as to the processes occurring
in our own bodies are more curious
and interesting than those comprised
under the heading Of anaethesia
Anaesthesia, II we were to keep strict
ly to the meaning Of the term, should be
absence of feeling;" but the idea usu-
ally added is not that there is no feel
ing, but that there is an absence Of
the feeling OF pain which would occur
under ordinary circumstances. In
other words, the path along which the
pain would travel has been broken
across at some point; and how this
is possible can be realized by a very
simple analogy
Comparing the body with the tele-
phone, the place where the pain is
caused is like the mouthpiece A, the
connecting nerve like the wire B, and
the brain cell the pain arrives at the
receiver c, to which the person places
his ear Just as telssione message
could not be heard If either A, B. or c
were out of gear. so the sensation OF
pain can be interrupted by an anaes-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
Jn4R7 WALKING GOWNS

fasten invisibly, while their adjust
ment is so contriyed that they can
be frightened or Ioosened at the will
or necessity Of the wearer, and they
hook securely down to the front of
the corset.
And now ! have forgotten in my list
Of the blouses desirable the very
latest model It is made of stripes Of
embroidered pique, joined with fine
tucks Of lawn, and 1t looks exceed
ingly well under the regulation tailor,
made coat and skirt, which continues
to hold some measure Of our fancy.
although, in truth, not so much as
they usually obtain at this time of
year.
We are, SO to speak, set upon the
directoire style. Our skirts are long
and very narrow, and they bear in the
center of the front three little pleats,
which look as If they had dropped
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
Just Like Real indians.

Blood-and-thunder stories, alleged to
represent the American Indian in
heroic parts, have cost another life
among schoolboys, according to a dis.
patch from Hamburg, Germany A
number Of boys enticed comrade to
a lonely spot, bound him to a stake,
and then tortured him "as the bad
books tell" They stuck pins into
him, Scared his chest with sharp
knives, bored nails through his nose
and ears and otherwise tortured the
gagged boy. After 20 minutes the
child hung limp at the stake. while
blood oozed from his mouth and
many wounds. Then the torturers
got frightened and called a policeman.
The latter found only a corpse. since
the bindings had cut deep into the
flesh. stopping the circulation Of the
blood
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
a sLEEvELgss PALEroT.
Trimmed with Embroidery or Braid
and Revers Of velvet-The Coat
ls ornamented with Tassels.

there accidentally, but have really
been planned with Infinite trouble to
assume a carelessness their arrange.
ment did not permit The skirt be-
ing cut high above the waist. is
fastened with a band either Of ribbon,
silk, or petersham. or gallon, and the
long coat hangs straightly to the
sides, with deep-pointed revers, but.
toned usually with large buttons Of
enamel OF metal, on either side Of a
double-breasted waistcoat, which ter
inmates above the waist.
Spring walking costumes are the
two heroines of our large Illustration,
No is Of cloth. with the bodice
draped with a suggestion Of kimono
and the fchu, the waistcoat and the
sleeves being braided, While the re-
vers are of gnipure, and tasaels dangla
on either side Of the buttons down
the front.
The other shows a coat and skirt Of
dark blue, trimmed with strappinga
and small gold buttons, and a line of
white braid beyond the purple velvet
Collar and cpfs. the latter being
frilled daintily witb soft muslin aad
lace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
EDITOR

ideas down to something within their
husbands reach, then take hold with
him and beautify the house and the
grounds until the little cottage is the
most attractive spot on earth to them
selves, and children If they have any
It costs an effort to go back and forth
morning and night, but every town
and city is provided with street car
transportation and the cost Of fare is
a small item when weighed up against
the saving in living expenses, and es-
pecially In rent. but there Is another
consideration that weighs more than
money. It is the home feeling, the
loving sentiment that grows up around
the property which you have bought
and paid for by degrees, that is Of
more value than money.
It would be difficult to build any
kind Of house cheaper than this little
bungalow affair; still, the appearance
is pleasing The large parlor window
with the two side lights and the large
dining-room bay with such a neat lit
tie side porch tucked away in the
corner, just add the little finishing
touches that are so suggestive of re-
finement and good taste. Looks ac-
count for a good deal in house, and
more in a cottage. The pleasing ap-
pearance Of most country cottages
where a good garden is kept comes
more from the care bestowed on the
grounds than from the style Of build
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

OF the natural product, and now at
tention is turned to the problem Of
cultivating camphor on the shores Of
the Mediterranean. Camphor-trees al
ready exist there, says the Youths
Companion, but are not productive Of
the precious gum. It is question Of
cultiyating and improving them by
gratis and otherwise DR.. Trabut has
assured the French National Society
of Agriculture that the cultivation Of
Mediterranean camphortrees would be
remunerative at the present price Of
camphor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
WM.A.RADFORD

Mr.. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject or building for the readers OF this
paper On account OF his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries TO William A. Radford, No.
lsi Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
How much better to build a house
like this for $1,000 or 81 200 than to
KEEP on paying out good money for
rent receipts. Sometimes you don't
even keep the receipts. The reason
why clerks and Office men keep on
paying rent year after year, ranging
from $40 to $40 per month in the
smaller cities, up to $40 or even $50
in the larger ones, is simply on ac
count Of pride-stinking pride. They
can't afford large luxurious house
and they are ashamed to live in a
small one.
There are many four-room fats in
the city Of Chicago, containing less
space than this little bungalow, which
rent for $50 and some as high as sac
per month. One side Of such fiat is
sure to be dark, generally the only
light comes from the street in from
and the alley in the rear. AT the righf
and at the left are selid, smoky, dingy
brick walls and the inmates are
obliged 10 burn gas in the middle
rooms in the day time If they want tC
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

man who has a good position and not
much money to build house like this
and not go too deeply in debt. Later
II he wants TO put a cellar under It It
may be easily done, and while making
alterations It is easy to put a small
furnace in the cellar. add a bath room
or any other improvement desired.
The point wish to make is that a
man is very foolish to keep on living
in rented quarters instead of making
a start on a home Of his own. 1t is
not a question Of finances. ANY man
in possession Of good health and a
determination to own little house
like this may do SO, but he will never
do It by waiting until he has money
enough to build the kind of a house
that his most expensive friends oc-
cupy. AT least, not one man in hum
dred thousand ever succeeds very well
on that plan.
am perfectly aware of the fact that
the women folks have as much or
more to say about the house. and they
are often to blame because they do
not have a home. but how much better
it would be if they could get their
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

The printing Of what is called con
tinuous blue prints has become almost
an art. Recently in Washington the
government printers ran off blue
print which contains the details Of the
extension under way at the United
States capitol. The blue print re-
eembling canvas blockade as It was
stretched across one Of the avenues in
the grounds, is 81 inches wide and 40
feet long. 1t is a single piece con
tanning $40 square feet Of paper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

a point where the
question Of a sub.
stitute econ Q s
important. The ef.
forts of German
chemists have not
SUN eed to give Q
supply Of artificial
camphor in place
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
DuPLIcATED IN a DuMMY
Woman's shape Reproduced ln 4
Dressmakers Dummy.

In the old days when a woman was
making a dress for herself the opera
tion of fitting was always performed
by calling in some obliging person
with an understanding Of the art OF
fitting, who would shape the cloth
over the form Of the person for whom
It was designed. Or. sometimes 1t was
necessary for the amateur to pick out
from her friends some woman of the
same general shape who would offer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01

The first complete railroad guide
for India and Burma, containing the
same class OF information as the
American and English guides. is now
being printed in the Urdu" language.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
STAMPS BY SLOT MACHINE.
Another Type Of Mechanical Posta
Clerk.

A committee has been appointed
by the postmaster general to test the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-01
Detail Of Order Of chloroform Action.

First, on brain cells; and, reflex
cells in spinal cord third and fourth.
cells in medulla; and fifth, the heart
itself.
N. H ALCoCK, NJ. D.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

Judging from the continual
discussion by members of both
branches of Congress. of the
merits and dement's of VIM. ]
Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt
the members of that body have
losf some Of the old time virilit
and II is about time oinject some
nev life INTO political parties. II
is The battle of special interests
azniIst the spirit ofreform that is
entkusiag the great masses of IL
American voters. fla remarkab' Z
change does not take place at tn.
next presidential election.then ths
signs of the times are misleaj
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

Rush orders are out for securing
saw mill laborers as a number oil
these plants are resuming opera
tons. The resumption of this
industry will furnish employment,
to a large number of idle men and
give a fresh impetus to all the
arteries of business. 1t is an indi-
cation that confidence has been
restored in the financial situation.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

James Stevens. young man
committed suicide at Arcadia or
Sunday. Feb. IS. without apparent
cause. His body was shipped to
Mansfield for interment. A path
etc incident connected with this
self-murder was the sight of his
wife. a young woman in her teens,
carrying little baby and follow
ing the body of her. dead husband
TO its destination.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

century ago, of the American
iaag:
Fog of the free hearts hope and lone!
BY angel hands 10 valo- giyenl
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet,
Where breathes the foe bat falls befsre US,
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner streaming Ger us:''
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

The might Riders" of Ken
lucky have turned their attention
to regulating the officers of the
law. On Sunday. Feb. IS, they
visited EddyviIle, and severely
whipped Police Judge c. w
Rucker. City Marshal Lester
Woods. Deputy Press Frelick and
. saloon porter named Grace
Robertson. There was no con
nection between these officers and
the tobacco war in that State
About ago Might Riders" entered
the town and over 1000 shots
were fred by them.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.

What will the Republican part,
urge in the coming presidential
election in defense of their nation
al policies? With the 6nancies OF
the country almost hopelessly
entangled; with deficiency in the
appropriations to meet legitimate
expenses constantly increasing
with an unparalleled 6nancia
stringency in the midst of abund-
arce and prosperlty;with hundreds
of thousands of laborers in vain
seeking employment; with the
prices of life's commodities far in
excess of wages to meet &c plain
e. &C ssitles for Subsistence
WITH the lAws improperly admins
tered or openly de6ed or cor.
demned; with the increasing clash
of arrogant asd dictate ial wealth
and The forces of labor; with the
sif1 fnnrest 80 - prevail
suF nghou' - - 4; Nish a
CIV ts,tf corr
stantly robs the masses to enrich
tue Golfers of protected industries;
with the army of the unemployed
csn>t nifty inc ia5 ,o aiaTnlin.
proportions; with the spirit of ul.-
rest and discomfort continually
widening. then if the American
masses endorse the met DDS oft, c
party in power and approve tile
semi-despotism and slavery under
which they now exist, they may
expec. it 10 result IN a cenirai,z u
empire backed by the mailed hand
OF military power. The remedy
IS in the hands OF. the individual
voters, and the t;ms has come fos
them to exercise their fIeemen
wills BY . ballot revolution agair>'
ne party that is .es.,prsihls /. :
( tx tie condition ii fairs II
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-28

Plans are being perfected and
win eventually be carried into
operation to furnish Shreveport a
new water supply that will be
sufficient for a CITY of Ioo. COO peo-
pie This plaa embraces an arti-
ficial lake OF several acres anu Il {
baGn will have concrete bottom
and sides and be equipped with a
filtering plant. Into this basin
she water viii be drained from
Red river and allowed to sett {
before il IS pumped into the drains.
Under the plans being considered.
Il = claimed this water will be the
~ II peeest - ,he Southwest.
- ~ o1apc1y one q he best 10