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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
By Catherine Allman.)

Il have a missive here; hesitate to
call it billet-doux," confided a bust
ness man to me, that sounds a bit
compromising. Would you advise me
to show it to my wife when she re-
turns home, or would you follow the
suggestion Of the writer?'
The epistle, written on paper tinted
a delicate pink and ruled with lines
of lavender hue, ran as follows:
"Mr. Smith, respeckted sir: got
hear all rite but my cozzen wa sick.
she has electrick fits an had to hire a
karridge which was two dollers. My
mother died last weak. Please send
me too dollers to pay my fare back.
my little boy has skarlet fever and l
want to haste back to cook for you all
again. Respectfully yours, Mary
Jones. P. S. Burn this letter."
In these days of race suicide a large
family is looked upon with awe, not
to say dread, and matters don't seem
to be growing any better in that re-
spect, despite the frenzied articles
written by sociologists and the re-
Dukes handed out by serious minded
men who love to remind the weaker
and inferior sex of it's duty to human
! ity.
This reminds me of a tale told me
by doctor not long ago. He attend
ed case where triplets were ushered
into the world. When the father
Loo Of he Of
/ dence he broke into no acelamations
of joy. On the contrary, his count
enance assumed a somber hue. Later,
when he was taken in to survey his
three squirming offsprings, he poked a
finger at the boy in the middle, and
turning to the doctor said:
| We'll, doctor. they look pretty much
alike to me; but guess Well keep this
one"
Editors of magazines, especially
of magazines for women, receive vol
luminous letters from their subscribers
| in criticism or commentator of the
contents Of their periodicals. Almost
every one knows that the worth of a
/ iAdSdLIue , lToH udSc HoAetdl ,
standpoint, is determined by the guam
tity and quality of its advertising mat
ter. Note the unconscious humor. then
contained in letter to the editorial
heads of a certain woman's magazine,
advising them not to take out the ads
lest they lose the esteem of their coun-
try subscribers. The editors print the
letter and hasten to assure their fair
correspondent that they will never
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

The silly season seems to have come
to tarry with many of the publications
gotten up for the feminine world. Be-
cause one woman's publication estab-
lished heart to heart column,
where feminine mourners could pour
out their griefs and tales of woe, all
lothers must needs follow. Pages that
might be put to better but more ex-
pensive use ere devoted to letters from
misunderstood wives, disgruntled
spinsters, and unhappy mothers. 1t
fiatters the vanity of these poor souls
to see their communications in print,
but what of the subscriber who has
troubles enough of her 1--WE and suf-
ficient pride and sense of humor to
keep them to herself It may be a
fact, heartrending, but true, that the
husbands, children and sweethearts of
these writer's Of weepful letters are not
all they should be, but can it be true
that such mawkish stuff appeals to the
general magazine purchaser? AS one
woman expressed herself with vehem-
emit indignation: why should / pay
| 10 cents tit used to be 1O) to hear of
a whole mess of family jars, when 1
could go home this very minute and
start one up for nothing?"
| Still another source of irritation to
the average feminine reader in search
! of a magazine that appeals to her in
| terests lies in the methods of saving
Or making money set forth in such
glowing accounts in so many period
icals. Some thrifty party has said
there are a thousand ways to spend
money, but just one way to save it.
Most women, especially those who rear
! families, have ample opportunity to
! test that axiom and learn its sound
| ness. Any woman who would attempt
to follow some of the ridiculous mag
azine plans for making and saving
money ought to have. a committee OF
the person appointed to look after fin
ancial affairs.
yes, my dear, I'm going to move
from my present apartment as soon as
my lease is up" heard a little blonde
inform her portly friend. "One never
| knows" she went on, what class of
people one is going to know when one
rents an apartment No, one never
knows. I thought Mrs. Brown such a
charming woman when we first moved
| in. We were so friendly. / never
thought anything of borrowing a
! pound of butter or a locf of bread
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

PAUL L. ROSS, Pres.
MRS. NJ. F. JOHNSTON. Sec'y.
C. B. HUNT. Treas.
MRS. ESTHER S. WALLACE
FRANK NJ. CLARK
TIMOTHY NICHOLSON
WILLIAM E. RUSSELL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

Furnishings everything complete
et Better quality tor less what guarantee We want you
with the needs and spending capacity folks appreciation
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31

ing rallroads OIL pennsylvania il they
did not obey the Hepburn interstate
commerce law in regard to the own
crShip of products they transport. |
think this statement is phenomenal"
declared Mr.. Tillman.
Senator G%allingcr suggested that
the law does not become operative
until May 1, and he regarded the
statement as so incredible that he
did not believe 1t.
at is time the senate should do a
little business said Mr.. Tiliman. on
its own accord. We have got 4 doctor
In command of a ship and all sorts
of things are going on. / do not
know what is going to happen next.
1t may be a declaration OF war.
The senate devoted over two hours
to considering the bill revising the
criminal laws of the United States
and then at 4:l5 adjourned.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
REFUSED AID TO HIS SISTER
And So He Shot Down and Murder
ed M. SviridoH.

AZ Krasno-Ufimsk, Russia, Sylri-
doff. president OF the local Zemst-
yO, was shot to death by a brother
of Mile. Ragozinnikova. the murder
eSS Of General MaXimoTsky, director
OF the department Of prisons of the
ministry Of the interior, on October
rs last. 1t is supposed that tho muir
der was committed in revenge for
the refusal Of M. Sylridon to make
any move In behalf of Milo. Rago-
zinnikova during her trial.
Mile. Rigozinnikoya was a daugh-
ter Of a teacher in the imperial
conservatory of Music of PORN pro
vince. She presented herself at the
weekly reception Of General Maxi
moifsky in st. Petersburg, and when
admitted to his presence, drew a re-
yolver and fired seven shots at the
general, six bullets taking effect. On
oct. 3 Mile. Itagozinnikoya was
hanged.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31

mentary character Of such memories
which hasten to escape us even as W,
are trying to rcall them.
One thing fairly certain Is that the
ghosts of the dead have no power to
communicate with US, unless it be In
dreams. If they possessed such pow
or the would undoubtedly exercise
IT. YET Quitting aside all the phcnom-
eha OF so-caled "spiritualism" as
hopelessly d~iscredited) they give us
ITO opportunity of the kind, though
we would so eagerly grasp it.
Deep down in the human mind
mere exists a belief that the dead,
generally speaking, are hostile and
dangerous to the living. Hence the
nread which will withhold not only q
chlid, but almost any grown person
Oh either sex from passing alone
.hough Il graveyard at night. Indeed.
II Is safe to say that nothing in the
world, or out Of 1t. is regarded with
S"ch universal fear as Il ghost-thiS
700, notwithstanding the fact that no
authenticated instance is on record
III which a specrc or apparition of
any Klhd aid harm to a living crea-
lure. The superstitution in question
is doubtless an inheritance from our
most remote ancestors, who believed
~, No", WIZ ii'o'o 10
viI.. 49,. wv y ih''ishah' de-
Wis, but 1t seems strange that mod
doro eno"'o not nave
49,, '"' VIII 'o hoiiSeiiSlca a no
O,,,
o"'5"' "o"o'cr' "hch III
80 a. ', NC encounter me ghosts
In an ,n' "o "o ""'e!liilcu' 10
ana m.t,' "ppo"'' l"'.e ha'ur"l
e,,oh oI.,,,, = Io"'' ~ u'ioer
oh,nua ~ po"' y We" Is
tnm. ~, 'io,,'' "i' pha''
$500 Inv" 10y NdNNoIuluS W lTOIcS-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
TRAGIC ENDING.
Merrymakcrs Are Driven Into Their
Homes and Burnt Up.

says news has reached here OF a ter
rible tragedy which occurred at the
village OF Dragosh, nca Monastir,
a town in Macedonia, several days
ago. While ii festival was in pro-
Sress and the villagers were dane
ing upon the lawns in the public
parks, n large band Of Greeks sud
after driving them into their houses,
set fire to the buildings and burned
them to death. The victims includ-
ed women and children. and num-
bcred, it is said, between twenty-five
and forty-fve.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
DREAMS AND GHOSTS.
Meeting and Talking with Spirits
of Living and Dead.
Prof. Racr, Of Berlin University,
Says During Sleep Our Spirits
Wander About Heaven and Earth.

Wander About Heaven and Earth.
The mind has n back door.
The brain has often been called
the house of the mind. Oncshouldn not
be surprised to learn that it has a
back door, like other houses.
1t is through this exit hat the
soul escapes in the silent hours-in
tho hour when we are in the strange
death-like condition which we call
sleep. At such times it roams abroad
in search Of adventures, and ire
qucntly IL finds very curious and even
astonishing ones.
In sleep we pass out Of the body
into a wonderful region, with which
IN our waking moments we are not at
all acquainted. What and where Is
this region, and who are tho people
who inhabit IT.. Such questions are
most interesting, and now for the
first time omc forward a wise man
who ventures to answer them.
II wise mans name is Professor
Moritz Bacr, who occupies the chair
of phycho-physics in the University
OF Berlin. He says that the mys-
tcrious country which We visit in our
dreams is the Hereafter, and that the
people We meet there are in reality
ghosts. Some day, after we arc dead,
we may come to know them better.
Each day Of your cXiStcncc on
earth, says Professor Bacr, may be
regarded as a life in miniature.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31

This" he continued, "may civ;
some light as showing why the sec.
rotary finds 1t so difficult to answer
inquiries we have propounded. This
Is the letter giving reasons why he
refused to recognize bidders for
bonds"
In reply Mr.. T1llman read from Ed
wards letter: You are advised that
under the reservation made by the
department allotment was first made
to individ uals and institutions for
amounts not exceeding $4,000. The
remainder was allotted to the highest
national bank
This course was followed" the
letter continued, because 1t was not
deemcd wise in the currency strin-
gency making allotmentS to individ-
uals which resulted in leaving 90
per cent. purchase price in tho
banks and allowed them to take out
circulation on the Panama bonds.
This circular made no reservation
of bids declared Mr.. Tillman.
This Is purely an executive function
and when the facts arc brought out
| think they will show. that the sec
rotary OF the treasury has utterly
disregardcd tho law in his anxiety,
laudable as it may have been, to
supply currency to New York against
other parts Of tho country"
Mr.. Tillman then turned to Mr..
Aldrich and INDUCED in some per-
sohal references to him. He decla"-
ed that nothing could have consider
alton In the senate while the chair
man of the finance committee was
out Of tho chamber.
eve have to sit here" he said,
until his great parsonage zones
through the door"
Mr., Tillman declared that the Re
publican side had to await the nod OF
the chairman OF the committee on
finance. "Thc SENATOR added Mr..
looking at Mr.. Aldrich,
knows the great power and infu-
which he dcscrvcdly holds with
the senate and with the country,
and it is not worth while for him to
affect mock modcsty. He is too great
a man to have any ~affcctation OF any
Mr.. Aldrich said he had great
in the secretary of the
treasury and did not wish to discuss
question until he had before him
the statement and suggestions Of the
secretary. He vas satisfied that in
a short time they would be laid be
fore the senate and he thought the
secretary should be given time to
reply in the best possible
He was sure the secretary had done
what he thought was best.
Mr.. Tillman ~diSavowcd II intcn-
ton Of saying Mr. Cortclyou had not
what he thought the best. "Un-
he added, lin this coun-
try we find ourselves subjected TO
what appeals to some of us as usur-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
OFFICER KILLED.
SEot BY a Convict Who Escaped
Two Months Ago.
w. A. Clyde, Of Sumter,
Shot to Death While Trying to Ar
rest u Negro Convict.

Policeman Clyde, Of Sumter, was
shot and killed about twelve O'Clock
Monday night by Toney Moses, col
orod, an escaped convict, near Bos-
sards, Sumter county. Moses es-
capped about two months ago from
the Sumter changing. He was To-
Gated Monday night at IL house near
B~ossards. Omcer Clyde and Consta-
Die Nunnamaker went out to can
ture him, as a reward had been Of
Scrcd for his capture. The officers
vent to the house and demanded adj
%nittance. Mr.. Clyde went to one
ioor and Mr.. Nunnamakcr to another
Ioor. MIR. Clyde forced his way into
Me house with his characteristic
bravery and found Moses under a
bed.
lie called upon Moses to come out
and surrender, but Moses reply was
n shot from n shotgun, which took
effect in Mr.. Clyde's abdomen. The
popular and efficient officer succumb-
cd to the terrible wound within a few
hours, exhibiting rare fortitude and
torbearance. Mr.. Nunnamaker went
to the assistance of his injured
brother officer and medical assistance
was secured as soon as possible.
Mr.. Clyde meanwhile being taken
TO the house OF Mr.. Marion Dorm,
where he died about two O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The affair has
created CONSERVATION in Sumter and
Is regretted beyond expression. Mr..
CIyde'S brother officers IF the Sum
ter police force are using every
to locate his murderer.
The city of Sumter has offered n
reward of 500 for the arrest OF
Moses, While public sentiment is
very bitter against Moses still it can
not be said that excitement runs
high.
Less than a month ago this gen
ial and kind hearted officers little
child was burned to death.
The coroncr's jury returned a YER
dict in accordance with the facts.
and implicated Daphne McDanicls,
one of the women in the house at
the time of the shooting, who was
placed in Jail.
The murdered officer has many
friends iii Orangcburg, having lived
h""" 'Hn" ""r'. who~ ric eni'or ~ I
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
SHE HIM.
q FraiI Little Woman Held Burglar
Until Police Game.

At Waterbury. Conn, Mrs. Lizzie
Wolff, n frail woman, wife OF Ad-
rian IF. Wolfe, superintendent of tho
tool room in the Scoville company's
works, held up a fiat thief in their
home on Ridge street Friday night,
made him disgorge, and then with a
revolver, held him cowed in a cor
ner until the police arrived, eighteen
minutes later.
lie Is Arthur R%osenthal, q Boston
crook, sentenced for burglary in Con-
cord, March %, 1906 and having q
long criminal record.
Mrs. Wolf was at supper when,
hearing q noise, she grabbed a re-
%volver. swung the electric switch
lighting the apartment, and found
! him r%ansacking her chamber. I
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31

.,uu., ,n", me dream ire is III Il
certain sense Il real life, and not
merely 4 magic lantern show" in
which imagination uncontrolled, in
fantastic colors, paints n multitude
of slides" may be put. as he offers
them tentatively, i'll the form of
questions:
TO begin With, what is this strange
realm which we visit in our dreams?
Professor Bacr believes that it is
actual. and by no means purely in
aginary. 1t is not even an "undis-
covered country" for we spend there
no small part of our time limit. But
where are we to suppose that it is
located? Is IL lea or far away? Or
are we to suppose hat 1t IS simply an
invisible world, through which we
unconsciously wander in our waking
moments, thourgh unable to discern
the people (viewless under waking
conditions) who inhabit it?
Again, shall re, after we die, as
Stunning in permanent fashion the
ehostly state, ourselves become in
.habitants OF this mysterious country?
And. If so, what will be our condi-
ton therein? Shall we be happy. or
otherwise? In classical literature
one finds again and again the idea,
which the scientists seem to have
persiStCntly entertained that the
souls Of the departed suffer from a
chronic melancholy. Thus the heroes
of the Trojan war, as Ulysses found
. Io,, ,,Jn, IL, ,t,nYnr.nJ into Ia1nc
continually lamcnting their lot, wish
ing that they were alive again But
has such q notion IN proper basis?
Professor Bacr's belief is quite OPP
positc. At all events. he dccms 1T a
mistake to believe that the ghosts
we meet in our wandcrlngS through
the domain in the Beyond are pur-
suing, like the phantoms Of Hector
and Achilles which Odyssens met. an
altogether aimlcSS and ~vcgctative cX-
~istcnCc. He thinks we may rather
suppose that they have occupations
OF one sort or another. useful in
ways we know not OF.
If the wandcrings Of the ghost, in
sleep are under any sort Of control,
it would be interesting TO KNOW bE
what they are directed. Nothing,
seemingly, could be moro haphaHard,
Scenes and incidents follow one an
other In no orderly sequence, ap-
parcntly, and people come and sc
without any obvious rhyme or rca.
son. Many dreams, of course, arc
very plcaSurablc, while others are
far from agreeable and sometimes
even terrifying, But, as Professol
Baer suggests, there Is no reason TO
supposing that in the region of the
Hcrcaftor-if his theory, identifying
it with the country W. visit in on
slumbcrs, be accepted Is a place dc
void OF unplCaSantncSses.
Tho ghost that walks In dreams
according to his idea, is none othc
than tho suhcOnscious, or secondary
self-thc strange double" which IN
habits every one OF us. doing niue
OF thinking for US, yet only !
rare instances revealing Itself In sue
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
THE LAW.
Woman Acquitted for Killing Man
Who Wrongcd Her.

At El Paso, Texas, having follow
ed Robert j. Schram to his room and
shot him down after he refused to
right her wrong by marrying her
Just two days after the verdict Of
not guilty in the Bradley case, in
Washington, Mary Adloff was found
not guilty Of murder and released,
both on the plea Of "unwritten law"
and temporarily insanity.
She admitted killing Schram, but
said after she nurscd his dying wife
at LaJOunta, Col, he made love to
her, promised to marry her, and then
betrayed her and left for El Paso,
whore, when she followed and asked
him to keep his promise and marry
her, he struck her.
Women Rugged her as she stepped
forth free and they squeezed the
hands Of the jury and said, God
bless you" t.
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trolled by mere physical limitations
such as rctard and impede the move
mcntS Of the body.
We often meet in our dreams pco-
pie who, as We well know, have long
been dead. Yet, somehow, we arc
not in the least surprised. We talk
to them, and hear them speak, as if
it were quite Il matter Of course. Why
should this be so. Professor Bacr
says it is simply because ghosts arc
the most natural kind Of persons to
encounter in the country Of non-liv-
ing.
II is in the realm of the Hereafter
these people dwell; Il realm in which
ESQ Professor Baer bclicves) we must
some day take up our own residence.
1t SENS to be a country of shadows.
But, unfortunately. the glimpses we
got OF it are too n~ecting to enable us
properly to judge. Or rather, 1t
might be said that, for some reason
not easy to explain, our waking mem
cries Of our experiences in that mys-
%tcrious region are so feeble and in
distinct, save in rare instances. that
'ity HcI't Only 10 DuEIlc ana confuse
our minds.
The dream folk, who dwell in the
land beyond the threshold IF waking
consciousness, appear to be cheerful
enough. If we can Judge Of the con
dition Of the dead from what We see
of them when we visit the strange
country they inhabit, it would not
Snn1n That hnu rn cihnru.;n loo fIn,
happy. On the contrary, they are
often merry; they talk pleasantly and
sometimes most amuSinGly.
1t may be said that most Of the
people we meet in dreams are living
individuals. Yes, undoubtedly, but
not the living persons themselves.
These likewise (Says Professor Baer)
are phantoms. For the living have
ghosts as well as the dead. What we
mean by IA ghost is the soul of a hui
man being dead or alive. made visi-
bic to the eye. Such phenomena are
rarely, il ever, ~obsbcrvcd, in waking
moments. but in the silent watches.
when the spiritual self escapes
through the back door Of the mind
and wandcrs abroad. they are SO
common as to be not even note
worthy.
And, where the ghosts Of the liv.
ing arc concerned, what more nat
ural than that your phantom, or
mine. when it slips out Of the body
and visits the region of the Beyond
should meet the spcctrcS Of other
sleeping persons, likewise ON tho
ramblc? Most Of the souls Gf such
we shall call them) that VIC encoun-
ter on these occasions are, as might
be expected those Of total strangers
but many arc friends of our waking
lives, ana sometimes they arc ncai
relations. Doubtless, profitable eX.
changes Of rccollcctions in regard tC
such meetings might be made after
wards, between yourself and YOU
noighbor Smith, for example, follow
ing a dream conversation in which
you two enBaged-woro 1t not 70
the excessively fleeting and frag
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31
a GENTLE ROAST
Given Secretary CorteIyou BY
Senator TilIman Because lie
FAILED TO RESPOND

To II Resolution Of tho Scnn.c IN
Reference to the Issue of Panama
HondS.-ScnatOr AIdrich Defends
Cortclyou and Make Excuses FOR
Him, Which Causes Senator Till
MAJ to Use Some Caustic mari
Just before the United States
Senate adjourned Tuesday Senate
Aldrich received a letter from Sec
retary Cortelyou explaining the de-
lay that has been experienced in his
reply to the resolution calling on
him for information concerning the
recent Panama canal bond issue and
the letter was promptly laid before
the senate. Earlier in the day Sena-
tor Tillman INDUCED In caustic com
ment upon what he characterized
as the secretary's apparent disc
bedience' to a senate resolution.
In his letter Mr.. Cortelyou said:
Il am sorry that there should
have been a misunderstanding as to
the time when my answer to the
senate resolution regarding the
treasury operations would be sent in.
Had | been advised OF your request
to know when it might be expected,
] would have replied that | required
Il little moro time to go over the
mass OF figures it involved. 1t is my
desire, of course, that all business
Of this kind shall be disposed of
promptly, but this matter is SO i'm
p%ortant that | have felt it desirable
that every feature Of tho report
should be clearly stated, both for the
information Of the senate and In
justice to the department. 1T Is my
desire and intention to submit a
complete response to the resolution
II | hope to have it ready in the
course OF the next few dayS--in all
probability about the beginning If
next week.
THE amount Of work involved in
the preparation of such voluminous
data may not be fully appreciated
by some, but it should be remember
ed hat the force in all the bureaus
here, which have to do intimately
with hnanciN! matters, have been