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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09

ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Anderson County Medical So
eiety Meets In This City Friday.

The Anderson County Medical So
ciety meets in this city Friday for
its annual session, and a good pro-
gram has been arranged. as follows:
a. m.-Call to order by President.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Paper, Multiple Furunculosis in
Children DR. J. c. Silliman.
Paper, Lobar Pneumonia''-Dr. H.
M. Wilson.
2 p, .m.-Paper, Treatment of Ty-
phoid Fever'-Dr. ]. H. Evans.
Paper, Report Three Cases of He
patio ToXemia from Chloroform
Anaesthesia r. N. Dunn.
Clinical Cases.
Election of officers.
( Adjournment.
The sessions of the society will be
held in the city hall, morning and
afternoon.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
Minstrel Comedy COMPANY,

The Minstrel Comedy company, I'M
der the direction Of fanny Galloway
and Chas. Hodges. will give two per-
formances at the Lyric Friday eve
ming, and they promise a good show
TO all who attend. The company will
be composed of Jack LaBarge, Bert
Mingus, John Cohen, Geo. r. Cooke.
Tom WEIGH, VIII Stinnett, Charles
Russ, Charles Hodges and fanny Gal
loway, together with an augmented
orchestra.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
THE SCHOOL BOARD MET
Some Additional Furniture Is Ordered.
Routine Business Transacted
BY the Trustees.

The city school board met in reg.
ular monthly session last night
Present: F. c. Eason. vice president
presiding; Secretary C. A. Sterne,
Leo. Davidson, w. J. Nance, W. NJ.
Hamilton, and Prof. King.
The report of the superintendent
showed enrolment for the third scho-
lastic month as follows:
Central school, 1872; Second Ward
school, 361; Third Ward school, 200;
Fourth Ward school, So; total whites,
III. Lincoln school, 301; Douglas
school, 152; Washington school, so;
total colored,. 533. Grand total, 1904.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
sTIRs NATIVE PATRIOTISM.
"The CIansman" Has Made the South
Conscious of It's Own Greatness.
An advance notice says:


The author of "The Clansman" may
well adapt Fletcher of Saltoun's IA
nous motto and say that he would
rather make nations drama than its
laws. One effect of this celebrated
play, which will be presented at the
New Temple Theatre next Saturday
matinee and night, has been to make
the south conscious of it's own great
ness. In the mirror of the stage men
and women of southern descent view
the deeds of their fathers during the
reconstruction period, and they are
proud of the record. The heritage is
a precious one-how precious many
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09

Total amount of buttons collected
for the month, s114S5.
The superintendent also made a
special report on the city teachers
institute, as required by state law.
Bills were approved and ordered
paid.
1t was ordered that some needed
desks be purchased.
Adjourned
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
Ellen Beach YaW Conina.

Ellen Beach Yaw and Concert COM
pany, under auspices of B Sharp Mu-
steal Club, will appear at Temple
Theatre Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th.
Tickets may be had from any mem
Der Of the B Sharp Musical Club
Tickets reserved at W. E. Swift's on
Tuesday morning, Dec. Is. 9-6t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09

interviewer the two pretty little love
romances with dizziness that is at
once winning. He has also intro
duced several characters not in the
book which have added materially to
the strength of the heavier scenes.
The management have been most
lavish in the mounting of the play
and have engaged a superior cast.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
Uniform Rank, X. of p.

Palestine Company No 1, Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, will hold
its annual meeting for the election of
officers for the ensuing year tonight,
Wednesday, December 9th, 1908, at
K of P ball.
Captain Harry Kitchen,
Commanding Palestine Company No.
], U. R., K. of P.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09

Get the Hablt-cook With Gas.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
Stop That Cold

To check early colds or Grippe with ''Preventics'
means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop . cold
Obliged to cure it afterwards. To be sure. Prs
ventics will cure even deeply seated cold. but
taken early-nt the sneeze stags-they break, or
head of these early colds. That's surely better.
That's why they are called Preventics.
Preventics are little Candy Cold Cures. No Quin-
Inc. no physlc. nothing sickening. Nice for the
children-and thoroughly safe too. Ii you feel
chilly, II you sneeze. you ache all over think OF
Preventics. Promptness may also save half your
usual sickness. And don't forget your child. If
there is feverishness, nightor dag. Herein prob
&c boxes for the pocket. also in Csc boxes OF %
Preventics. Insis. on your druggists giving you
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
Brakeman Jenkins Hurt

Brakeman J. j. Jenkins, who fell
from a car and injured his right knee,
is better, but is not able to resume
his duties yet.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09
the noted Ku .Klux Khan cavalry of
trained horses and expert riders.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Published BY Authority Of the Score.
tary of Agriculture.

ISSUED at New Orleans.)
For Palestine and vicinity:
Tonight and Thursday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
Minimum temperature, Sc.
Maximum temperature, Sc.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-09

Get your Fruit, Nuts and Candy at
The Palace. 3.12t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
NEGROES IN BRAWL
All Started When Davidson
Passed in an Exciting
Crap Game.
FINES ARE BESTOWED

AS the result of big doings'' on
Rat Row yesterday afternoon, Elmer
Polk, John Henry White and Jerry
Davidson were in city court this morn
ing. Polk was fined 81 and costs for
assault and battery on Davidson.
White was fined S. and costs for
gaming and the charge of assault and
battery against him was dismissed.
Davidson was states witness and the
charge of gaming placed against him
was dismissed, as he furnished the ev-
idence Polk was charged with gam
ing, also. and entered a plea of not
guilty His case will be heard tomor-
row. All members of the trio are ne
groes.
The three met at the South Sixth
street pool room. They agreed to go
across the street and to the rear of
the blacksmith shop where a game of
craps was INDUCED in. Two other
negroes joined the game. The bones
were rolled on the ground, and Dav-
idson made his point so often he soon
collected all the money, which
amounted to about $3.50,
Then came the trouble. Polk told
Davidson if he passed he would hit
him. Davidson passed and bang went
Folks fist on Davidson's cheek. He
rolled to the ground and attempted to
regain his feet A scuffle ensued.
The others in the game grabbed the
money and skidooed. Davidson fled
through hole in the fence minus the
stakes of the game and smarting I'M
der Folks blows.
Polk was consistent in his defense.
He claimed he was not in the crap
game and did not hit Davidson. White
plead not guilty to the fight charge.
but admitted rolling the bones. He
said he lost 10 cents by the game.
This loss will be repaid by the fifteen
days he spends in the county jail
Officer Bundy stated today there is
a gang of negroes that loafs around
the Rat Row joints and waits for
chance to fleece some man, who
works. Bundy says the loafers never
have money, but wait to find a victim
and deprive him of his earnings. He
says it is a good thing to get an hon
est man like Davidson to tell on the
bunch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
COIN CURlOSiTlES.
A Great Variety of Materials Has
Been Used For Money.

A Great Variety of Materials Has
Been Used For Money.
Among the early Roman copper coins
was one that weighed nine and one
half ounces and must have proved in
convenient small change for the Ro-
man matron when she went shop
ping. China Of all countries, ancient
and modern, exhibits the greatest vari-
ETY. in the matter of coins. The earli-
est money on record, about 1000 B. c.,
consisted Of shells and cowries. The
cowry was used for small change,
while tortoise shell and purple cypraea
shells, the latter ranging in size from a
few inches to a foot and a half in
length. represented money Of a higher
value. A decrease in the supply of
shells and increasing prosperity called
for more handy medium of exchange,
and cash, the coin with a square hole
in the center, came into existence and
remains in use to this day.
Among the earlier Chinese coins was
one Of porcelain about three-quarters
of an inch In diameter and quarter
of an inch thick. bearing the legend
Eternal Prosperity" A very curious
knife money was at one time used in
the state Of Isl. 1t was Of copper
shaped like a bill hook. about seven
inches long and fitted at the end with
a ring. During periods of metal scar
city in China iron. lead, tin, baked
earth, grain, silk and shells have been
used as a circulating medium.
In Japan an iron coinage, begun
about 1886, has existed up to the pres
ent day. A curious coin made of a
mixture Of silver and copper was long
In use in Japan. It varied in size from
a small pea to a large bean. Lead
coins were also used there for f1Se GEN.
turtles. Glass was employed as a sub
stance for coin for many centuries in
Egypt, while wooden money Is men
toned In many Of the Buddhistic writ
ings
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

The teeth. says the Medical Fort
nightly, are said to have a higher Of
fee than that commonly assigned to
them-namely, that of merely crushing
or masticating the food. They are to
be regarded as, endowed with a tactile
sense, a Discriminating faculty CORE
spending to that possessed by the mus
cles and nerves of the eye and ear.
They have. ansextxezne deaicacy Of dis
cernment- both as to whether the OBJ
jects cornrninateds be suitable as food
or such as will iraitate the desscase Ain
ing Of the digestive passages. They
speedily detece the smsIlestsparticle Of
cinder that hiss feUnd its way into a
freshly baked biscuit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
NapGleOa's Bad Handwriting.

NJ. Houssaye attributes the muddle
over orders at Waterloo to Napoleon
execrable handwriting. This was the
opinion of the writing master of Alex
andre Dumas: THE emperor never lost
battle except by his bad writing. His
officers could never make out what he
meant Remember this, Alexandra,
and make your down strokes heavy
and your up strokes light" Grouchy
declares that during the battle Of Wa
terloo he could not make out whether
Napoleon wrote "bataille gagnee" or
"bataille engage" and he conjectural-
" read battle gained. ANDREW Lang
in London Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
THE HINDOO FOOT,
1t Is Quite Different From Ours In Its
FOrma ton.

1t Is Quite Different From Ours In Its
Formation.
In the native quarters Of the towns
Of India the strange spectacle may be
seen of butcher Selling a piece Of
meat in his hands and cutting it in
two with a stroke Of his knife held be-
tween the first and second toes of his
foot. The shoemaker uses no last, but
turns the unfinished shoe with his feet,
while his hands are busy in shaping it..
So the carpenter holds with his great
toe the board he Is cutting, and the
wood turner handles his tools as well
with his toes as with his fingers.
This use Of the feet to assist the
hands in their labor is not. however,
the mere result Of practice, but Is
principally due to the fact that the
Hindoo foot is quite different from
ours tn it's anatomical conformation.
The ankle of the Hindoo and the ar
ticulation of the back of the foot per-
the toes possess a surprising mobility.
The great toe can be moved freely in
all directions. and the first and second
toes are separated by a wide space,
sometimes as much as five-eighths of
an inch across at the base of the toes
and two inches at their extremities.
The articulation of the hip is also Pc
culiar, and this renders it easier to use
the toes in handling the objects by en-
abling the Hindoo to sit in a squatting
posture much more comfortably than
we can do. A similar formation of the
feet and toes Is found among the An
amese, but It Is not, as might be sup
posed. a common thing among barba-
rous and savage tribes.
One naturally thinks of the resem-
blance to a monkey which human be-
ing using both feet and hands in the
manner described above must present,
and yet the Hindoo foot is not at all
like the foot of an ape or monkey.
The great toe Is not opposed to the
other toes like a thumb, as occurs with
the monkey, and accordingly the pedal
dexterity of the Hindoos Is not to be
taken as an indication Of simian de-
scent.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

In Russia much rain is considered a
good omen. 1t is believed that the
downfall washes away the evil spirits,
who would otherwise be lowering IN
the air ready to work woe to the mon
arch about to place his crown on his
head, the bride on the point Of plight
ing her vows. the babe on its way to
the font or whatsoever might be, the
hero or heroine OF the moment Eur
Their, the superstitious moujik believes
that each stream Of water has its
Rusaika, or good spirit. a lovely maid.
en- with yellow hair floating down sher
back, who spreads plenty around, but
should the water faA, so that her hair
dries, she Will die, and famine or
other disaster ensue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
A SiLLYTOY.
The Way the Toothbrush WASN'T First
Regarded.

The Way the Toothbrush Wasn't First
Regarded.
Colonial diaries and letters make 1t
plain that our unfortunate" ancestors
suffered much from jumping tooth
aches, swelled faces and the.early loss
or forcibie extraction Of teeth which at
q later period might have been saved
to render their owners many years OF
further service. No wonder, since the
care of the teeth was little.understood.
and that little often but neghgently
practiced.
Toothpicks were known; the tooth
brush was not, although rough. substi-
tutes were employed, made Of 'flatten-
ed sticks, split and pounded at one end
to q stiff, fibrous fringe. Toothbrushes
when first introduced were regarded
as by no means important accessories
to the toilet, butArather as minor lux
uries and suitable for women only.
The diary Of, London merchant
trading to the colonies has this entry:
bought a Toothbrush for my wife.
which, used together with salte water,
very strong, and q wasshe of Herbs,
she is told will Keep her Teethe from
falling out Or getting hoiiowe. The
salte and Herbes may well prove
strengthening to her Gummes web.
are tender, butsfor the brush it scenes
but silly Toy, hardly like to ware
the worth of its-price and scarce clean
ley save when new. But she must
have it, being ANEW thing slate from
France"
In the famous collection Of the let
tiers of the verney family, as we'll, the
toothbrush is referred to as IAN ele-
CANT trifle., now used by the ladies Of
Paris
But when Sally Annis, a colonial
belle. wrote Of it tosher sister she had,
like the London merchants wife, good
hopes of its proving of more than
trifing value Her seafaring father
had just brought, her, one, along with
other gifts.
Besides these, and We smalle
combe, he brit. me new mouth brush
made of eyvory," she wrote, ''the back
parte inlayed' very pretty with silver:
and ye brissies long and stiffe and sett
very firme: web he is assured will help
me of my Tooth Axes: web. yon will
guess deer Judy 1. do prayiit may
Youths Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
DACHSHUNDS.
As Fighters of Badgers They Have No
Canine Equals.

As Fighters of Badgers They Have No
Canine Equals.
The good natrred, philosophic Ger
man dachshund has always been re-
garded as more or less of joke in
this country. Even in the fatherland
he is a staple for testing. His elongat-
ed body. his crooked legs. his animated
tail, his resemblance to a sausage
who could fail to make some sort Of
joke about dachshund?
But the dachshund has very seri-
Gus side and a work in life.
"Dachshund" means badger dog"
Now, the badger is an animal that,
generally speaking, needs neither game
laws nor sympathy, because he is able
to take care of himself and fight his
own battles. Naturalists place him as
a link between the bear family and
the weasels. He has about all the
strenuous characteristics of both. with
some of his own in addition.
Badger batting was formerly a bar
barous rustic sport that drew trade to
country inns and taverns. A badger
was placed in a barrel, and the man
whose dog could bring him out got a
prize. A single dog seldom did it.
full pack might-sometimes The
badger is a tremendous turnover, and
the jolly dachshund of the jokes has
been trained for centuries In Germany
to go into his burrows hike a ferret aft
er rats and drive the badger out or
fight him. In some German and Aus
trian cities there were formerly badger
batting Journeys in which crack dachs-
hunds entered a pit with an able
bodied badger and fought for points.
1t Is said that such contests are still
held in Vienna. For spirit, endurance
and agility the dachshund has no peer
in this work, and a bulldog pitted
against badger would probably find
himself cutting poor figure.
So, make the jokes about the dachs-
hund If you will, but give him credit
for his prowess and for that gentle
ness. characteristic also Of the best
bulldogs, that makes both an affec-
tionate companion to man and a loyal
playmate to children. Give the dachs-
hund credit, too, for intelligence. He
has tt in large degree. Few dogs are
keener.-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

Black Sarah was bssily employed
about our sms4l northern kitchen when
had occasion to go out there and BY
way Of being pleasant said, You are
from the south, are you not, SarahT'
Law, yes, miss was the answer.
Born in the south 90 / continued
Originally bawn In Richmond. miss, I"
was the astonishing reply-woman's
Home Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

Melted butter will not make a good
cake.
Veal shouldabe white. dry and close
grained.
The colder eggs aretthe quicker they
will froth.
To make good pastrysthe ingredients
must be ice cold.
Nutmegs should be grated at the
blossom end first.
A brush dipped in saltwater should
be used m cleaning Observation-Disclosures.
Good macaroni is Of a yellowish tint
does not break. readily in cooking and
swells to two or threes times its bulk.
A simple and very enctnt;distnfect-
ant to pour down a sink is a small
quantity Of charcoal mixed with wa
ter.
Warm bread and cake should be cut
with a knife the blade Of which has
been heated by standing ittin boiling
water.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

SHERIFF TAKES BOYS
To REFORM SCHOOL
Easy to Guess How They Got
Regulations.

Sheriff Meredith left this morning
for Plainfeld where he will place
Ralph Goodwin, Harry and Clifford
Hickman in the reform school. The
lads are from Cambridge City. During
the time they have been kept in the
juvenile department at the county Jail
the boys showed how they gained
their regulations. Nothing was too
much for them to attempt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
STATE BOARD Of
HEALTH MAKES RULE
No Galvanized Containers for
Lemonade affairs.

The State Board of"Health through
H. e. Barnard, head.of the pure food
department, has putt the ban on gal
vanized containers for lemonade at
fairs, circuses, lawnsfetess and similar
amusement events. Mr.. Barnard and
his laboratory force have just COM
pleted a series of experiments in
which it was discovered that lemon
ade, especially when it is made with
citric acid, as is permissible under
the pure food laws, eats.the'Zinc from
the container and forms solution
with the zinc salts that is dangerous
to health.
Even lemonade made of water,
lemons and sugar" said Mr.. Barnard
yesterday will eat the zincAfrom the
container.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
The Freaks of Fate,

Here is a unique memorial notice
from a Georgia exchange:
"Once he was nearly swallowed by
an earthquake and shortly afterward
was blown nearly a quarter Of mile
by. a hurricane, but he triumphed over
all these affections, only to be kicked
out of life by mule that had a mort
gage on 1t and was blind in one eya''-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
Best the world Affords.

"It gives me unbounded pleasure to
Bucklen's Arnica Salve,'
says J. w. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N.
C. Il am convinced it's the best salve
the world affords. 1t cured a felon on
my thumb. and it never fails to heal
every sore. burn or wound to which it
is applied. 25c. at A. G. Luken & Co.
drug store
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
Other Objections.

GLADLY would die for your
Her look Of hauteur was maintained
despite this plea.
you are in error" she replied coldiy.
"if you think the color of your hair
constitutes my chief objection to you"
The good night was brief and soon
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
No Romance,

He droppedhe hand with q sigh Of
defeat
Muteiy she hooked into his eyes, as
though seeking in his glance some mes.
sage that would convey the word she
sought.
With one slow look at, her hand as it
lay where: he bad let 1t, fall he shook
his head slowlysard said:
"Givefthem the trick. You haven't q
NNmp."-Ruck,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02

SoPHRoNIA:
Your grocer has Gold Medal Flour.
GENEvRA.