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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Imperfect Immunity.

An instance of diplomatic immunity
nipped in the bud Is cited i'm the Wash
ington correspondence of the Chicago
Tribune. A Washington policeman was
swinging his club in Dupont circle
when he noticed a nine-year-old break
ing branches from a small bush.
..Stop that" he said to the youngster,
touching him on the shoulder. Il may
have to arrest you for that"
The child looked at him unafraid.
You can't do that" he observed
gravely. II am entitled to diplomatic
immunity
The officers mouth opened in amaze
ment. then he said: Young man, l am
an officer of the law IL is unlawful
to break shrubbery. Anybody doing
so must be arrested"
But you don't know who I am"
came back in a childish treble Il am
the son of an envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary. Diplomats
and their families cannot be punished
for breaking the laws. II you don't be-
lieve 1t, you may go and ask my papa"
"Pll tell you what / viii do, young
man." the officer said grimIy. 'I will
take you to your father and see IL you
have any immunity from his punish
ment"
The youngster walled, and II was
some satisfaction to the officer to know
that he walled still louder after the
tale had been told at the legation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Il Was q Dream.

When a certain divine was a young
er man and chaplain at the University
Of Pennsylvania, like other ministers
who filled that position, he was much
troubled over the apparent lack Of at
tention from the students during the
morning exercises in the chapel. The
exercises hardly ever continued for
more than fifteen minutes. Some of
the students were in the habit of TAX
ing their books into the chapel and
studying there during the services to
make up for their hardness of the
night before in not preparing their les
sons The young chaplain was DESTROYS
of breaking up the habit, so one morn
ing preceding his customary five min
utes' address he spoke as follows:
Young gentlemen. last night
dreamed l was here In the chapel adj
dressing you. And as l spoke l saw
every eye fixed upon me, every man
attentive, while in all the chapel there
was not book opened, and then
knew 1t was dream"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
The Powerful Motive That Moved the
Commercial Traveller.

NO, I'm not whistiing and singing
because business is good" replied the
hardware drummer. What ails me
is because | have a clear conscience
for the first time in three years"
Have you confessed to murder?"
was asked.
Gentlemen, don't try to be funny.
This is sacred thing. l was in Bos-
ton three years ago, and l picked up
IA package on the street. On opening
it l found seventy-five $1,000 bills.
The name of the loser was there, but
took that money and got out of town
by the first train. My conscience told
me that | was as bad as a thief, but
tried to stifie it,
"A drummer with a conscience"
sneered three of the listeners in cho-
rus.
Il went 10 Chicago with the money"
continued the drummer, land invested
it in real estate. l knew it was wrong
but did it, Six months ago l found
myself worth 100000. Conscience
would not down. 1t got SO bad that L
couldn't look even a confidence man in
the face. At length started for Bos-
ton and hunted up the loser of the
wealth. / found him in his Office and
told my story. When it was finished
laid my all before him and asked his
forgiveness"
And what did he dog'
Il will tell you what he did. and /
shall never forget it. He looked at me
and saw how l was suffering, and he
took me by the hand and said in u IA
therly way:
my friend, suffer no more. 1 was
going to a poker game when lost that
money, and it would have gone any
| how"
But what in thunder are you doing
on the road if you are worth $500, 000?"
shouted a voice.
Conscience again, gentlemen-con.
science. 1t won't let me retire and
leave you fellows to do all the lyingv'
| Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
TIME IN TURKEY.
The Hours Are Always Changing and
Holidays Are Numerous.


In addition 10 lazinesS in Turkey
there is inaccuraey. The Turkish Of
ficial is naturally Inaccurate, and habit
and conceit make him more so. This
perhaps is due TO the way in which
Turkey measures time. Twelve o'clock
that is 10 say. whatever hour the sun
sets, it must always be Il. Conse-
quently the hours change always, get
ting later the first half of the year and
earlier in the last, which compels ey-
erybody to put his watch TO daily tor
ture. So no one in Turkey can fiatter
himself that he has the exact time.
The most strict of Englishmen soon
loses his national punctuality, so when
two Turks make an appointment II Is
within the limit OF half an hour or an
hour. and even then they don't gem
orally arrive till after the time agreed
on, each one calculating on the utmost
possibleslelay on the part of the other.
Consequently the state employees are
| not bound down by very severe dis
cipline No one expects them to arrive
III tAnct
especially as the majority OF them so
hardly at all. AS for the most indus
| trious. they appear for two or three
hours in the afternoon only, and rather
late In the morning state offices are
usually closed. Besides this workdays
are rather scarce for the race OF OFF,
Gals. Friday is the Sabbath of the
Mohammedans. Saturday Is the day
after feast day. and one does not do
much then. Sunday the Greeks and
I, Armenians remain, like good Chris.
| tians, at home. and the Mohammedans
generally initiate so good an example.
Monday is again the morrow of a feast
day. Wednesday there is a meeting of
the council OF ministers, and few en-
ployees go then to the ministry. With
religious festivals added i'm. il is easy to
understand that out of the 365 days of
the year there are not many left to con.
secrate TO the interests of the Otto
man empire-Nicholas c. Adossides In
American Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
EDWIN FORREST.
The Great Tragedian's Acting Was
Saturated With Realism.

Edwin Forrest, says William Winter
in "Other Days" was an uncommonly
massive and puissant animal, and all
of his representations were more phys
zeal than intellectual, while no one Of
them possessed any spiritual element
whatever.
From the first and until the last his
acting was saturated with realism"
and that was one reason Of his extern
sive popularity. He could at all times
be seen, heard and understood. He
struck with a sledge hammer. Not even
nerves of gutta percha could remain
mistaken by his blow. In the mani
festation of terror he lolled out his
tongue, contorted his yisage, made his
frame CULVER and used the trick sword
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
DON'T FIGHT THE WEATHER.
Try the Plan of Being on Friendly
Terms With II.

What great misfortune this Is, the
habit of considering the weather-of
thinking that we must consider the
weather.! 1t is largely due. is 1t not. to
clothes? No mention Is made OF rain
in the garden of Eden, but we must
not therefore contend that rain was
disagreeabie and omitted. We must
recollect that Adam and Eve did not
need to consider rain. Furthermore.
in blessed ignorance they did not know
that it was anything to be considered.
To mind the rain no more than the
May sunshine, but to plunge into IL
and let the drops pelt as they will, to
accept snow without n thought Of dis
comfort, but, rather, to enjoy the
thronging presence of It; to pursue
ones daily stint regardless Of whether
the sky be dun or blue-this Is state
which we, especially of the cities, long.
long have lost.
We regain it, some Of us. I'm the will
derness camp, where we hunt or fish
If the day be dark or IL the day be
bright, and where we find that the
dash of the soft rain on ones face is
uol uedtH, diteE All, tuut WcthcsS uuo
dryness are merely relative terms.
All the centuries of fussing and FUN
ing with the weather have not affected
the weather one particle. 1t still rains
and SHOWS and sheets and blows, just
as dictated by circumstances. There
fore, what's the use? Are your puny
diatribes or mine of any greater po-
tency than those of others gone be-
fore? Evidently not Accordingly try
the plan of being friendly with the
weather, of agreeing with 1t instead OF
fighting 1t, and, pom my word. pres
emily it will be agreeing with you
E. L. Sabin in Lippincott's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
THE CABIN BOY.
He Has Become Practically q Thing
of the Past.

He Has Become Practically q Thing
of the Past.
An old sea captain who brought his
ship into port recently after a long
voyage from the east was talking about
the changed conditions in the merchant
marine since lie entered it fifty years
ago.
Il was thinking particularly" he
said, "of how the cabin boy has COM
pletely disappeared, or at least how ex-
tremely rare he is now. l went to sea
when / was twelve years old and got
my full share of the many duties and
few pleasures that belonged to the job
l took / waited on the officers. or
the passengers If we had any, helped
the steward in the pantry and even
had to assist cookie despite the chron-
ic kicking / put up over that imposi-
ton. Besides all those things. of
course, the crew made me run errands
for them, and everybody i'm general
seemed to regard the boy as the
scapegoat for anything that went
wrong. All new cabin boys were I'M
mercifully laughed at il they were
either homesick or seasick. and there
were various practical jokes which had
to be tried on them by the seamen. I
remember well how l was told the first
day I came aboard never to throw any
thing to windward except hot water
and ashes and how I was green enough
to follow these orders implicitly. The
sight of my red and streaming eyes set
the crew into roars Of laughter.
'Those times are gone. There's no
place at sea for any one but an able
bodied man now. Even the mess boys
so called on the liners and in the navy.
are all men. The modern changes in
the build of vessels have left no work
fit for a boy, and I don't believe you
could find one now unless on some very
small t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
A GRIM CEREMONY.
An Emperor's Death fastened by Re-
hearsing His Own Funeral.


Emperor Charles V. of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the Last two years of his
life, after resigning the scepter of
Spain and the Netherlands TO his son
Philip in 1856. Charles retired to the
monastery of Yuste. in Estremadura,
and there lived a cloister life in close
intercourse with the monks, devoting
much time to religious exercises Dur
ing this period, prompted, it may be, by
the example of Cardinal de la Marck
who for several years before his death.
in 1923, had annually rehearsed his
own obsequies. the emperor, in the
summer of 1868, formed the resolution
to celebrate his own funeral before he
died
Accordingly, on Aug. 30 of that year,
the grim farce was carried out with
the most ella borate ceremonial. The i'm
perial domestics marched with black
tapes in their hands, and the emperor.
clad in sable weeds, himself followed,
wearing his shroud. While the solemn
mass for the dead was sung before the
high altar in the cathedral Charles
gave up his taper to the priest. typify-
ing thereby his resignation Of life, and
was solemnly laid his coffin. The cere-
mony closed with sprinkling holy wa
ter on his body: then, all the attend
ants retiring, the doors were shut, and
Charles rose from his narrow bed and
withdrew to his private apartment.
The damping of the graveclothes in
duced a. chill, which, aided no doubt by
the mental depression caused by the
grewsome ceremony. induced fever
which ended in his death three weeks
later, on the 21st of September, 1868.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Keeping II Secret.

Village Postmistress-Andw what are
those dashes? Hodge-Oh. he'll un-
derstand them right enough. Postmis-
tress-Yes, but we can't send them BY
telegraph. Hodge-WeIl, they're the
price o. the pigs. He'll understand.
Postmistress-Yes. but you must put it
in words or figures. else we can't send
it. Hodge-Must 1: Well, I'll whis-
per II to e, then.-Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Some sati.faet;on In rh.t

Mrs. Hewligus-You say that IL a
burglar wants to get into the house
he'll get in in spite of everything you
can do to keep him out. Then what is
the use of your taking SO much pains
to fasten all the doors and windows?
Mr.. Hewligus-f want to give him all
the trouble ! possibly can. blame him,
Chicago Tribune
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Art In the Scum.

The artists wife leaned over and
looked at her husbands soup after she
had handed it TO him.
'.Oh.'' she cried, ''look at the scroll
the fat has made in your soup. Isn't
it artistic? Don't eat ii. 1t Is SO beau
tifuI"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Missed the Accessories.

II hear you. are receiving attentions
from an actor"
Yes. and think he would propose
If could rig up spot light in the
parior and sort of arrange the pianola
for little slow music."-kansas City
Journal ..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
The Philippines.

Real progress toward self govern,
ment is being made in the Philippine
Islands. The gathering of Philippine
legislative body and Philippine assem-
bly, marks process absolutely new in
Asia, not only as regards Asiatic colo
MES Of European powers, but as re-
CARDS Asiatic possessions of other ASH
attic powers. and indeed, always ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
The Army.

AS regards the army / call attention
to the fact that. while our junior Off
GERS and enlisted men stand very high.
the present system of promotion by
seniority results in bringing into the
higher grades many men of mediocre
capacity who have but a short time to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08

L approve the recommendations of
the general board for the increase Of
the navy. calling especial attention to
the need of additional destroyers and
golfers and, above ALL of the four bat.
tleships. 1t is desirable to complete
as soon as possible squadron Of eight
battleships of the best existing type.
The North Dakota. Delaware, Florida
and Utah will form the first division
of this squadron. The four vessels
proposed will form the second divi-
sion. 1t will be an improvement on
the first, the ships being of the heavy,
single caliber. all big gun type. All
the vessels should have the same tao
teal qualfties-that is, speed and turn
ing circle = and as near as possible
these tactical qualities should be the
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31
Notice of Transfer of Liquor License

To the PubliC:
Notice is hereby given that on the 18TH
day Of August, 19OS, the undersigned will
sell his rights and privileges in Liquor
License No. 35S. issued to Matt Nick by the
city council of the city of Virginia. Min
nesota, to Matt DevjiCh and that on Tues
day. the l1th day of August. l9OS. at Soclock
y. Ill.,. the city council of the city of Vir-
Gini;l. Minnesota will hear this notice read
and will either order or reject the tranferr-
ing of the above license to the party named
in this notice to some other reliable
party who will have filed with the CITY
clerk. or or before the above meeting. a
surety bond in the sum of 5000. running to
the state of Minnesota. according to the
laws of said state.
The license is now held by the under
signed at the following location: The front
room. on the ground floor of that One
story Brick -veneered building, on Lot No.
3. Block No. q. City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Dated at Virginia. Ninn.. this 18th day
of July, 1NN.
MATT NICK.
Witness:
Albert E. BiCkford.
Cora HelStrOn.
Received this 25th day of July, 1:ON.
ALBERT E. BICKFORD.
(SeaD City Clerk.
Virginia Enterprise. July 3l-Aug. Z.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31
Political Announcements,
N. E. PALMER,
Candidate for Register of Dees.

Candidate for Register Of Dees.
N. c. Palmer, the present registe,
OF deeds, has again filed for re.elec.
tion. Mr.. Palmer resides on the
range and is the only man from the
ranges holding a general county
Office. He has thorough and
practical knowledge of the lave
governing the registers office, and
will see that your titles to you,
lands are correct and your instru
ments are properly recorded. This
may save you litigation and ex
pense in the courts.
During Mr.. Palmer's incumbrance
of the Office of register of deeds the
office has been net profit for
the taxpayers of St. Louis county
of a little over $2sOOO,OO. Mr.
Palmer stands squarely upon the
record he has made in the office
and for further recommend refers
to all the lawyers, bankers, real
estate exchange and all other
patrons of the Office in St. Louis
county.
Do not let a Duluth man take
away the only county office the
range has.
Vote for NJ. c. Palmer, the range
candidate.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31
Notice of r1ortgage Sale.

Whereas. Default has been made in the
| conditions of a certain mortgage which
was duly executed and delivered by Fred
Anderson and Neeri Anderson, his wife
mortgagors. to William Rooney .,nortgagee
bearing date January 9Th. A. D. One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight (l9Os)
and which was duly recorded in the office
| of the Register of Deeds for St. Louis
County, Minnesota. on January sth. A. D.
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight
O9OS). at $3.50 o'clock p. III. in Book 234. OF
Mortgages, on page 422 such default con
sisting in the non n-paymcnt of the principal
sum thereby secured. and interest there
on;
And Whereas. There is therefore claimed
to be due and there is actually due upon
said mortgage debt at the date of this
notice, the sum of Seventy six &76OO> Dol
lars. principal and interest.
And Whereas. Said mortgage contains /,
power of sale in due form, which has be
come operative by reason of the defaults
above mentioned. and no action or pro-
ceeding at law or otherwise. has been in
stituted to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof.
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby given.
that by virtue of said power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage. and pursuant to
the statute in such case made, said
mortgage will be foreClosed by sale of the
premises described therein. situated in St.
Louis County. Minnesota. described Of fol-
lows. tO-wit:
A parcel of land Twenty-Five feet in
width by One Hundred and Twenty feet
deep facing Wyoming Avenue. Virginia..
according to the recorded plat thereof. said
parcel being described as follows: Com
mencing at point in the West line of
Wyoming Avenue. Fifty feet North of the
North line of Elm street. extending thence
West One Hundred and Twenty feet,
parallel with Elm street: extending thence
North Twenty-Five feet parallel with
Wyoming Avenue: extending thence East
One Hundred and Twenty feet parallel
with Elm street; extending thence South
along the West line of Wyoming Avenue
to point of beginning. Virginia, according
to the recorded plat thereof on file in the
Office of the Register of Deeds in and for
said County of St. Louis which premises
will be sold by the Sheriff of said County
of St. Louis. at the front door of the Court
House, in the City of Duluth, in said
County and State. on Monday. September
14tl, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eight (19OS). at Two 2) O'Clock p. nj. at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay said debt and interest. and
said taxes and interest thereon, and Twen-
ty-five ($5.O) Dollars attorneys fee,
stipulated for in said mortgage. in case of
foreclosure and the disbursements allowed
by law, subject to redemption at any time
within One ID year from the day of sale. as
provided by law.
Dated July 25th. 1905.
WILLIAM ROONEY,
MortQaQee.
OTTO A. POIRIER,
Attorney for MOrtgaRee.
virginia Enterprise. July 3l-Sept 1.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31
Notice of Transfer of Liquor License.

TO the Public:
Notice is hereby given that on the 5th
day OF Aug. 1@S. the undersigned will sell
his rights and privileges in Liquor License
No. 2l issued to Peter Norman by the city
council of the city of Virginia, Minnesota,
to Alex CattanaCll, and that ON Tues
day, the 4th day of August. 1905. at s
O'Clock D. m.. the city council of the city
OF Virginia, Minnesota. will hear this notice
read and will either order or reject the
transferring of the above license to the par
ty named in this notice. or to some other
reliable party who will have filed with
the city clerk, on or before the above meet
ing. Il surety bond in the sum of $1OOO 90,
running to the State of Minnesota. accord
ing to the laws of said state
The license is now held by the under
signed ut the following location: The front
room on the ground floor of that two story
brick Veneered building. on Lot No. IL
Block No. ~. city of Virginia, Minnesota.
Dated at Virginia. Minnesota. this 2Otl,
day of July. 1tN.
PETER NORMAN.
Deceased.
BY OTTO \. POIklER.
Attorney for Administrator
Witness:
FRANK TRAMPlSn.
Received this 2Oth day of July. 1tN.
ALBERT +. BICKFORD.
July A-3l. CITY Clerk
lSEAL.l
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31

d. O. TRUE, representing the Min
nesota Prohibition Party, has been
in the city during the week doing
some good work in behalf of his
principles. Mr.. True states that in
his opinion there is little question
of the passage of a county option
law at the coming session of the
state Legislature, and believes that
many counties in the state will be
on the "dry" list at the following
election. This is the first step
toward ultimate prohibition, con.
dition which is fast approaching
and which may be rightly and d.
rectly attributed to the attitude of
the saloon and liquor interests in
their efforts to control local, county
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31

Albert Abraham,
Plaintiff
mis-. Bridget Maginnis, the Shagawa
Iron Company. corporation. John
r. Michanl, George G.. Greenwood,
and all persons unknown claiming
any right title. estate, interest. or
lien in or on the real estate de-
scribed in the compla int herein.
Defendants.
The State of Minnesota to the above
named defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint Of the
plainliff in the above entitled action.
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of nhe
County Of st. Louis and State Of Min
nesota. and to serve a copy of you:
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in THE Burrows
Building, in the City Of Duluth. St.
Louis County, Minnesota, within twen-
ty days after the service Of this sum-
mons upon you, exclusive OF the day
OF such service; and il you fail to
answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated June 18th, 1908.
JOHN B. ARNOLD,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
315-316 Burrows Bldg,
Duluth, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-07-31

THE staff correspondent OF the
Duluth News Tribune says the citi-
zens of Virginia will probably be
given an opportunity of voting on
a 100000 bond issue shortly for
park and street improvements. The
idea of park Improvements will
doubtless meet with general favor
among the taxpayers of the city as
whole, but the idea of bonding
the city for permanent street i'm
provements to be paid out of the
general fund would be entitled to
the opposition of those Chestnut
street taxpayers who were Soaked"
for the improvements in front of
their respective properties. If the
residents of other streets in the city
desire paved thoroughfares they
should certainly be entitled to pay
for such improvements the same as
did the Chestnut street realty hold
ere