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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
DRESSMAkIN6 AND MILLINERY

NINE Hide. late with Ward ladies'.
tailor. gowns. exclusive styles perfect Al :.
own materials accepted $3.50 Broadway
prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
School Agencies.

AMERICAN AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY.
Teachers Tutors GoveTnesses. etc.
a. 'Coi;aef schools and Families Apply 10
Nrs NJ J. HOUNG-FULTCN- - Union Squais
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
WEST BROADWAY

That portion Of the premises described
as Parcel II which Is designated by the
letter Ca) Is shown upon the following dia-
gram:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
Ocean Trips

80 health and recreation 20 N7Cs'lk. 50
ve,1aE Peruuda Cuba. New c-ieans
porto Rico. Jamaica. West indies. s. ~
1f7es at most reasonable rares- Selc sor
particulars MarsJers Tours 81 W 5ota t.
New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
FURRIERs AND LADIES' TAILOR,

LoST--oANkBooKs.
LOST handbook No. a55. 500. Rank for
Savings. $50 4th ave New York PAY
ment stopped Please return book 70 hank
LOST Handbook No. $50 ass Bank FOR
savings. 80 +th ave. New York Pav-
ment stopped Please return book to bsnk
LOST handbook No e42 1875. Bank To-
savings I'D 4th ave. New York PAY
ncnt stopped- Please return book 70 bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26

| MASSECR and PHYSICAL CCLTTRIST.
expert, wishes to attend Few more gentle
men al their residences: highest references.
& K. Tribune Uptown once. 1864 Broad
way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
WORK WANTED.

Male.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26

WAITRESS Strictly FIRST class neat
ohliEine young woman hest 81 refer
ences: city or country r C. Mrs col
Hers Agency 100 West 29d 81
YOUNG Girl. colored str0nE not afraid
~ work In private family willing TO
learn. Cal Mrs Davis 24i West Goth st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
WORK WANTED.

CARPENTER BY swede. first class ell
around man steady work or JohbirS
many years experience. best references
BENT zs2 1G-h ave-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26

WAITRESS HAMRERMAID. Very neat
willing girl. good chamhermaid and
waitress: SIS 10 $40. references CITY, or
country Fllhertvs Bureau. ass Columbus
ave. Tel I'll River
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
FAVORABLE ACTION
Oakland Place Will Not Have
To Be Vacated, Say
Commissioners.


The board of county commissioners
acted favorably this morning on the pc
titiOn to vacate Oakland Place in the
BeallView addition, which shows on the
map as transverse to l. and NJ streets.
The petition was presented by attorney
Ray ShiVeley. 1t was signed by the
owners of all lots that abut that pOr-
ton which it is desired TO yacate. The
plot includes about two acres and Gov
ers that portion in which is located
the Y of the c. c. x L. railroad.
When the c.. c. x l.. placed the Y on
the location. it did 50 under the priv
leges of a lease. The lease has ex-
pired and the railroad company wished
to purchase the narrow strip of ground
running in three directions. which is
, covered by its tracks. The south side
Improvement association would not
agree to permit this and demanded
that the railroad purchase the entire
block of ground, before the association
consent to an agreement TO Vacate the
streets necessary to be closed to &C
commOdate the tracks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
JESSUP GOES TO
SIGN PLAYERS
Leaves for New England to
Arrange for Appearance
Of Polo Stars.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE
MONSTER DING BATTUS" AT
THE COLISEUM.

Clarence Jessup leaves tonight for
New England where he will sign the
players on the two polo teams which
will be brought here by the local lodge
of Elks to play for purse of $500.
The contracts Mr. Jessup will present
to these players provide that after the
series of games have been played here
during the week of April 20, no other
games shall be played in the west by
these two teams except under the aus
pieces of the Richmond lodge of Elks
The Elks lodge has appointed the
following committees who will have
charge of the big event:
EXecutive-Elmer Eggemeyer, Clar-
ence Jessup and Frank Braffett.
Local Advertising-De Coe, Ar
thur Burr, Lewis e. Tiff
Newspaper Advertising-C. S. Nc
Coole, Rudolph Leeds, Ramsey Pound
stone.
Out of Town Adver tising-Ed Will
son, Howard Kamp, Myron Malsby,
Walter Craighead.
Special vertising-( Theatres, the
atoriums, etc.)-Mont Terrence, Ed
Spencer, Frank Kibbey, Omar Muir
ray.
Committee on Transportation-Ed
gar Norris, Cash Beall.
Committee on Hotel Accommoda-
| tions-Guy Gottschall, Elmer McCon.
| aha.
Committee on Music-Dr. Cheno
weth, Lew c. King.
! Raiser-Dr Anderson. Milo Terrell
| Omar Murray.
Committee on Ushers-Roy Norris
| Orville Conner.
Committee on Referee-John Bayer
Jake Lichtenfels.
Committee on Time keeper-Phil
Twigg, Harry Thornburg.
Committee on Score keepers-Car
Pierson, Ellis Palmer Frank Engle
! bert.
Committee on Presentation of Purse
John Thompson Martin Yenser
Ticket Sellers at Coliseum-Chas
Blair, Harry Simmons, Leon Norris.
Ticket takers-Harry Downing, Lev
Emmons, Frank Crump, DR.. Parks.
Official Treasurers and Finance
Tenders-Frank Chambers, Ernes
Calvert.
Committee on Advance Sale Plat
Ed Morell, Walter Eggemeyer, Franl
Meyer.
! Advance Ticket Distributors-Al
bert MorelI, Will Seeker.
Committee on Parade-Frank Par
sons, Frank Meyer, DR.. Schillinger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
CONFERENCE BEFORE
ACTION IS TAKEN
Property Owners on North E
Street Are to Be Consulted
By Board and Council.
DEUKER HAS SYSTEM
SAYS AS LONG AS PRESENT LAW
EXISTS REGULATING STREET
IMPROVEMENT, THERE WILL BE
ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE.

At the council meeting this evening
the North E street paving question
will not come up for consideration.
Members of the city council and the
board of public works, after thoroughly
rehashing the muCh-talked-up matter,
decided that before council took final
action on the question it would be best
to hold a conference with the affected
property owners. 1t was decided to
hold this conference next Monday aft
ernoon. AT this meeting all the prop
erty owners will be asked to make
statements presenting their side of the
question. The result of this confer
ence will decide whether or not coun-
Gil will support the action of the
board in confirming the resolution for
the North E street improvements.
Councilman Deuker states that as
long as the present system for i'm
proving the streets is in existence,
there will always be a similar squabble
to that resulting from the proposed i'm
provement of North Z street. Mr..
Deuker insists that all the citizens are
benefited by street improvements, as
much as the abutting property owners
and that it is not just that these abut-
ting property owners should be COM
PEELED to bear the burden of the ex-
pense.
Mr.. Deuker states that a special
street improvement tax should be pro-
vided for. and that all street improve
ments should be paid for out of the
fund created by the establishment OF
such tax.
In making this statement, Mr.. Deu,
ker probably expressed the sentiments
of nearly all the property owners in
the city. In all enterprising cities the
size of Richmond, there are street i'm
provement funds. 1t is because such
funds have been created in Muncie. An
derson, Marion and other towns, that
their principal business streets are
paved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
The First liFebeat.

About the year 1854 L. Iudkin, a
London coach builder. oesigned what
he called an "unjmmeEgihle boat" IL
was. however. a yswl which he CON
verified by adding projecting gunwales
OF cork, with waterright compartments.
1t was unwieldy, aud no practical use
was made of it. Five years later Hen
~ Greathead. a boat builder, designed
lifeboat. which was built by public
subscription. and it seems to have
been constructed on proper lines. for
we find that during the following four
teen years he built no fewer than
thirty-one and. moreover. received a
government award OF 1900. The Ma
tional Lifeboat institution was found
cd In 1898 under the patronage ~
George 1V.-London Saturday. Review.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
BULLIOT'S BET.
A Bankers Wager st. Swithin's
Day Rain Legend.


There were few frenzied financlers in
England at the beginning of the eight
zenith century if the banker Bulliot, of
whom the following story is told, can
be taken as an example: The feast OF
St Swithin, July Is, 1925, was a par
ticularly wet and stormy day.
Trusting implicitly in the old super
stition, which says that if it rains on
st. Swithin's day it will rain for forty
days thereafter, Bulliot opened a pool
for every one who was willing to bet
against him. The affair attained SO
much notoriety that the wager was re
duced to writing.
IF dating from ST. Swithin's day,
reads the memorandum, 1T rains more
or little during forty days successfully
Bulliot will be considered to have
gained. but IL it cease to rain for only
one day during that time Bulliot has
lost"
For two weeks it contained to show
er every day, and so confident did the
banker become that he accepted as
stakes not only money. but gold head
ed canes, Jewels. snuffboxes and ever
clothes. When his cash gave out he
offered notes and bills of exchange
Another week passed, and Bulliot's
star was still in the ascendant.
But when the twenty second day
sank into the west bright and cloud
less the unfortunate banker was ruined
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
THE TELEGRAPH.


The Morse telegraph invention lin
starving inventor because capitalists
We're Indifferent or incapable of ap-
preciating its merits.
1t was several years before congress
voted an appropriation to allow its In
ventor to make a practical test of it,,
and burlesque bills were offered to pro-
vide means for communicating with
the man in the moon.
Hes very good, but shiftless
painter. if he would only stick to his
job" some one said of Morse. The
idea of telling by a little streak OF
lightning what body is saying at the
other end of a wire"'
His instrument, it was said, was all
very we'll as a mantel ornament or for
a mistress to call her maid. but the
wires couldn't cross rivers, oceans and
deserts.
Even after the line was up between
Washington and Baltimore and Silas
Wright sent <spatch to the Demo
cratic convention at Baltimore declin-
ing its nomination of him to the vice
presidency, it was not accepted as true
until a committee went to Washington
and returned with the confirmation OF
the report.
There was similar though less objec-
ton offered to the overland telegraph
Senator Benton declared that it would
be impossible to operate it, because
the Digger Indians would cut the wires
to make hooks for digging up the roots
and beetles on which they lived.-Sun
day Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
Saved by IL Cipher.

The story is told of how a neatl,
constructed cipher saved Sir John Ire
vanion's life. This cavalier was takcl
prisoner and locked UP in Colchestel
castle to await his execution. On ths
second day of his confinement the jaley
brought him letter, which. as far as
the warder of the castle could discover,
was merely a note of coincidence from
a friend. But the letter had been con
cocted on a cipher to which Sir John
had clew. Every third letter after q
punctuation mark Of any kind was to
tell. What he made out was this:
Panel at east end of chapel slides. -
On the following evening the prisoner
begged permission to pass a quiet hour
in prayer in the chapel. The request
was granted, and before the hour had
passed the panel had done its work
and the bird had flown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
OLD RUSHV|LLE
SHOCKED BY MELEE
Big Fight Followed Reception
To Political Candidates
Last Saturday Night.
POLICEMAN WAS INJURED.
SHARP INSTRUMENT WITH
TELLING EFFECT AND ANOTH-
Err FIRED HIS REVOLVER.

Rushrille, Ind, April 6.-Many Of the
citizens of this place do not want an
other joint reception to political can
didates. The try anything once"
spirit of the town, has had this sort Of
an experiment demonstrated conclus-
siveIy. 1t was great reception, thou
sands Of visitors were in the city, ev-
erybody was happy and all that, but
well, we don't care for any more. When
the crowd were turned upon the streets
following the indoor meetings, a great
many of the visitors became quarrel
some and over anxious to find trouble.
A crowd from Connersville was espec-
tally anxious to find trouble. 1t SEEM
ed imbued with the spirit to put the
old town in the canal, and were pro-
ceeding in the right direction when
the two local policemen arrived.
The orders of the coppers were disre-
garded and a warm time enSued imme-
diately. The police grew urgent in
their requests to the noisemakers, who
were largely under the influence of
antoxicants, to desist, but this was as
q match to an oil can. The officers
were attacked. Their clubs were ia
ken from them and they were badly
beaten. Several shots were fired in
the melee and Officer Peas face was
cut badly. The police proved power
less and the demonstration was stop
ped only when the visitors grew tired
of the sport.
Friends of Joe Brookbank, who fired
the shot, assert he did 1t in self de-
tense. An officer attempted to arrest
another member Of the party and
Brookbank informed him he had the
wrong man. Thereupon, the officer
turned upon Brookban and struck
him with a mace. Brook bank is a
prominent young man and the republi-
can nominee for trustee of his town
ship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
1.-THE ARABIAN NIGHTS"
Sir Richard Burton's Translation OF
the Tales.

Sir Richard Burton. Tran.Iatien Of
the Tales.
The Arabian Nights" was first in
troducsd to Europe by Frenchman
named Galland, and the first English
versions were simply translations Of
his. Then a DR.. Scott gave a very su-
perior edition, occasionally corrected
from the Arabic" In 1889. however,
appeared an English translation entire
~ from the Arabic, with copious notes
and illustrations. 1t was Edward Will
liam Lanes. gentleman whose long
residence in Egypt had fully qualified
him for his work. This translation
may be said to have held the field I'M
til the appearance of one by Sir Rich
ard Burton. Sir Richard WIS a daring
ind successful traveller. who had a re
markable facility in acquiring eastern
languages. He performed a pilgrim
age to Mecca disguised as a pilgrim, a
feat as difficult as it was daring. In
1872 he was appointed to the post of
British consul at Triest. Here he
applied his knowledge Of Arabic to
making faithful translation Of The
Arabian Nights Entertainments" sup
plementing his work with copious notes
and terminal essays which have been
called mine of curious and diverting
Information. It's publication caused Il
great sensation. Details were freely
given that had previously been sup
pressed. But the accuracy of the trans.
lation as a whole was candidly &C
knowledged, and Burton may be cred,
tied with having made into the Eng
fish language the finest translation OF
these wonderful Arabian tales.-Lon-
don Answsxx
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
WlNGLESS BIRDS.
Some Animal Oddities That Arc
Found In New Zealand.

An Official of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition was recently speaking OF some
of the winglesS birds of New Zealand.
Those wineless birds have always
been of especial interest to me-" he
said Nowhere else than in their
native land could they have survived.
for that is the only land in which no
destructive animals are to be found.
Being unable 10 fly, they could not
have escaped from swift hunting ami
mails, if any there had been. And in
this connection it is interesting to note
that in all probability the kakapo, or
great ground parrot, once had the use
of its wings, but, being grass seed
feeder and finding no enemies on the
ground. it in a process of evolution lost
its ability to fly, though able to run
very swiftly These birds are so gen
| tie and so unconscious of having any
enemies that If person sit down near
one it will presently tuck its head I'M
der it's wing and go to sleep. They
| only breed once in two years and the
mother bird carefully hides the nest
| from her mate, though why is not
| known.
The weka, or wood hen. is another
! specially interesting species of the
wingess birds These birds mate for
| life and take turn about in Matching
and watching the brood. One of the
| pair is never absent from the nest. the
one on duty being supplied with food
| by the other. There is something al
most human in the sight OF male
weka leading his family out for a
stroll on the beach when the tide is
| low.
Another is the roa. which is distin-
euished by remarkable beak. long,
slender and slightly curved. The roa,
like the kakapo. is night bird, and its
chief food is earthworms. Its sight is
very poor. and it may often be seen
standing in the moonlight with the tip
of its beak resting upon the ground
! apparently listening or feeling for the
! vibra tons OF worms movements
! The male OF the roa does all the hatch.
ing, and the young birds come from
the shell with all their feathers mini
atures Of their parents and with ap
parently all their intelligence, as they
at once start out to search for food
and seem to require no instruction as
TO the best places to find it."-New
York Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
Sir Frank lock~ood's Wit,

Sir Frank Lock wood once began
cross examining a lady with a few
irrelevant questions to put her off her
guard. This would have been very
well If, like most witnesses, she had
meekly submitted, but she upset every.
thing with Don't you think that is q
very silly question, Sir Frank"
Upon my word" he replied, 81
think it is
In a breach of promise case he once
rallied the jury with: You, gentlemen,
cannot seriously think that this charm
ing lady's matrim onial prospects arc
forever blighted. Surely not one of
you could be ungallant enough If sim
gle to be averse to the acquaintance OF
so attractive a lady. / myself am no
longer availa bic, but yours
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
THE FORGOTTEN DEAD.
There Are Few English Tombstones
Over Two Centuries old.

There Are Few English Tom bstones
Over Two Centuries Old.
Some years ago there was a CORE
spondence in the papers. the main ar
gument being that there were very few
tombstones in the open-that is, out
side Of church-which could show
record of over 200 years. Doubtless
there are many tombstones of a far
greater age. but most of these are now
undecipherable from the perishing ma
terial used or have sunk deep into the
earth, in which case there can be small
doubt as to the inscriptions having be-
come obliterated.
The oldest record I have come across
was at Godsl1ill churchyard, near Vent
nor, where the visitor can see legibiy
inscribed, annie Garde, 1892" but
probably some of your readers may
know Of tombstones bearing an earlier
date. The most surprising number of
old tombstones clustered together are
possibly those grouped at Bonchurch,
Isle of Wight, these ranging from 1916
TO 1902. In all there are seven, having
these dates: 1916, 1910, 1920. 1927,
1646. 1857, 1902.
So far-that is, during three years
search-I have found tom bstones of the
seventeenth century at Godshill, Bon
church. Brading and ST. Lawrence
(Ventnor), In the Isle of Wight; at Wa
teringbury, in Kent, where there are
several in excellent order; at Tonbridge.
Bristol, Ipswich, Harwich, Southwold.
Colwyn Bay (old parish churchya ard,
and at Millbrook, near Southampton.
might note that in all have so far
found only thirty-6ve tombstones over
500 years of age.-London Standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
A Suggestive Admission.

Here you've been telling me all
along" said the bright faced young
wife, what a wonderful cook your
mother was. And now your Aunt Jane
has just told me that your father was
chronic dyspeptic."
well, you see," the young husband
murmured, with a deep sigh, mother
learned by practicing on father
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
4 Bird Performer.

Canaries and bther tame birds are
sometimes taught to perform tricks.
but it always has been regarded almost
an impossibility to train a wild bird.
Andrew Hume. the famous Scotch bird
lover. trained one of the widest of
Scotch birds to perform all sorts of
remarkable tricks-to jump and keep
time with the skipping rope, to per-
form on the slack and tight rope, climb
an upright rope. stand on top of a run
ming carriage, draw cards out Of a
box, mount a ladder and ring a bell.
go round wheeling stair step by
step and fly to its owners head when
called upon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
CHARITIES
TO ELECT OFFICERS
Meeting Will Be Held on Tues
day.

\ meeting of the Associated Chart
ties will be held tomorrow afternoon at
30 O'Clock at the office of the organi-
cation. The annual election of Off
GERS will be held and the reports of the
secretary and treasurer will be read.
A large audience is desired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
SENATOR MOORE IS
GUM SROE|NG
He Would Be the Next Con-
gresham.

State Senator E. E. Moore, of Con-
nersville, candidate for representative
from the Sixth district, was in the city
on still hunt today. The gum shoes
worn by Mr. Moore were about an inch
thick, and so quietly and stealthily did
he stride that his presence was known
only to few and these few only by his
selection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06

THAT young physician is working
hard"
Yes" answered the veteran practi-
toner. He is on the track of a dis
covery that will mean fame and for
tune. He is trying to invent new
name that will make some old aiiment
fashiona BILE '-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
Barely Remembered.

II suppose your late uncle didn't fail
to remember you in his will" said the
sympathetic friend.
You can hardly call it a remem-
brance." replied the poor relation. 1T
was more like a faint recollection
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06
THANKS TO PALLADIUM
READERS.

I wish to thank all my friends and
relatives who so kindly helped me win
the dolly Favorite range, and also the
Peter Johnson Company.
HELEN HAWKINS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06

Summons and complaints in a suit
for 100000 brought by Miss Florence
r. Schenck. against Charles II. VIII
son, manager OF Alfred G. Vanderbilt's
string of horses. have been filed in
this city. Miss Schenck charges that
Wilson lured her away from her nome
under promises of marriage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-06

Don't miss the Fancy Pana-
ma Cloth sale tomorrow at
KnoIlenberg's.