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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Religious Organization viii
Fight for Election of
New Speaker.
SHIPMENT BILL THE CAUSE
DOCUMENT TOUCHING ON SHIP
MENT OF LIQUOR FROM ONE
STATE TO ANOTHER FOUGHT
BY PRESENT RULER OF HOUSE.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 13.-The Meth
odist Episcopal church has begun an
active crusade for the election of a
speaker who will allow congress to
vote on the interstate liquor shipment
BILL"
The church which has over 100000
communicates, has created the Tenn
perance society OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, with authority to repre-
sent the denomination in all temper
ahce matters. This society is man
aged by board composed of a bishop
and fifteen members, named by the
bishop and elected by thegeneral con-
ference. The board of managers has
organized and directed its chairman
to take steps to begin an active cam
paign. An official address has been is
sued to all members of the denomina-
tion asking their cooperation.
pment Bill" the Cause.
3ment BILL" which has been
be congress for at least five
years, does not seek to impose pro-
hibition on any locality, but provides
that liquor shipped from one state to
another shall Immediately upon cross
ing the boundary become subject to
the laws of the state into which it is
consigned.
The speaker of the mouse of repre-
sentatives," says the address, ''abso-
lutely controls its proceedings. He is
opposed to this legislation. He has
used the power of his Office to hold 1t
in the judiciary committee appointed
by him on the alleged ground that it is
unconstitutional.
Urge Work at Elections.
general conference. insists that con.
gressional doubt as the constitution.
ality of such legislation be resolved in
the interests of the people and public
morals and that the general confer
ence unanimously adopt the report OF
Governor Hanly's special committee
appointed to wait upon Speaker Can
non, which closes with the following
words We submit to our people and
to all good citizens the wisdom OF
electing men as members of congress
who believe nits validity and who
are willing to enact it.
"At least one member of the house
Judiciary committe has been defeated
for denomination on his record on this
question. and we believe the time has
ocme when our people who want tc
help secure this legislation must sup
port for congress candidates who will
not only vote for this measure if they
get a chance, but will themselves sup
port for speaker a. man who will al
low it to be voted upon, and that its
passage is improbable until Christian
viters recognize this situation anc
cast their ballots accordingly"
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WHY WE SLEEP.
Darkness and Our Eyes the Answer,
Says q Scientist.

Says Scientist.
II it were always daylight we should
never sleep. So says scientist
There is no particular reason why we
or any other animals should rest on
an average eight or nine hours day.
The period of rest has been deter
mined by the fact that eight hours is
the average time when there is lack
Of sufficient light to enable us to move
about in comfort.
This most fundamental distinction
between day and night is wholly rela-
tive to the sense of sight 1t only af-
fects those types Of life which have
developed eyes.
Plants. being dependent for their
growth upon the action Of rays Of
sunlight which fall upon their leaves.
have wide distinction between day
and night functions. They eat and
digest in the light and grow during
the hours of darkness.
The lowest forms OF animal life
thes sightless denizens of ocean depths
do not rest at regular intervals. They
prowl around necessarily, seeking
prey by the sense of touch alone.
When they rest 1t is at irregular pc
RODS. In other words. they have no
distinct periodicity of their own.
But as soon as eyes are developed,
and in proportion OF this development,
animals begin to divide their time into
two main portions-a waking and a
sleeping time. While there is light
they perform all motive functions.
When darkness comes they retire to
nest or lair to rest.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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ROYAL Gamblers.

The fascination which games OF
chance have exercised over gentle and
simple is well illustrated in the de-
scription by Stow of the entertainment
given by Henry Picard, mayor of Lon
don, in 1857, when the kings of France
and Scotland, being prisoners in Eng
land, and the king Of Cyprus on a visit
to Edward Ill, the mayor kept his
hall against all corners that were will.
ing to play at dice and hazard. The
Lady Margaret. his wife, did keepe her
chamber to the same intent" The
mayor. having won 80 marks from the
king of Cyprus, returned him the mon
ey, saying, MY lord and king, be not
aggrieved, for 1 covet not your gold
but your play."-Chambers' Journal.
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Affairs Of the Sporting World

ing right and it is seldom he goes bad
1t may be the Cubs have begun going
their true gait and if such is the case
nothing can keep them from the top.
They are on foreign soil too.
Clarke of Pittsburg, says it takes
"old heads" to win pennants and he
has dropped some of his younger phe-
mons for the old standbys. Look at
the help Shannon and Thomas are
giving.
McGraw threatens to go to court in
the effort to make Cincinnati give up
Spade, as Weimer claims he will not
play with the Giants. Muggsy has
substitute for every regular player on
his team.
The Reds will make an invasion Of
| Cuba following the close of the ma
| tional season. The scarlet legs will
| have a great time and will show the
! islanders about how the game is
played.
Grand Rapids will not release first
baseman Gill until the end of the sea-
son. Pittsburg wants him bad and to
secure him Immediately offers a big
bonus and another player to replace
him.
There is a possibility the Gans-Nel-
son fight will be called off as the re-
suit of Cans inability to get into con-
| dition.
Edward. carrying 122 pounds, v-"n
the Grand Union hotel purse at S =
toga yesterday. Madden's animal ue-
feated a gooo bunch of fast young
sters. Helmet, the Keene crack, was
left at the post.
Guhl, who has been pitching sensa
tiona1 ball for La Porto, is reported
as having signed with indianapolis. He
is believed to be a coming youngsteI
and Carr may have use for him.
Owing to the death Of the wife OF
first baseman Gill, Grand Rapids and
Terre Haute did not play yesterday
Mrs. Gill was seized with paralysis
Tuesday afternoon while swimming a
Reeds lake and died at the hospital
In the races at Paramount yesterday
three horses went down in 4 heap
splitting their jockeys, but none was in
jured seriously.
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THE WINDOW CURTAIN.
Originally 1t Was For Use and No
For Ornament.

Originally 1t Was For Use and Not
For Ornament.
The real purpose Of the window cur
tain is to regulate the amount of light
admitted to the room and a curtain SO
arranged that it cannot be drawn back
ward and forward at will is but
meaningless accessory. 1t was not
until the beginning of the century that
curtains were used without regard to
their practical purpose.
The window hangings of the middle
ages and of the renaissance simply
were straight pieces Of cloth or tapes
try hung across the window without
any attempt at drapery and regarded
not as part Of the decorating Of the
room, but as a necessary protection
against drafts.
1t probably is for this reason that In
old prints and pictures representing the
rooms of wealthy people curtains are
10 seldom seen. The better the house
the less need there was for curtains.
In the engravings Of Abraham Bosse.
which so faithfully represent the in
terror decoration of every class Of
French house during the reign of Louis
Kill, it will be noticed that in the
richest apartments there are no win
dow curtains. In all the finest rooms
of the seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles the inside shutters and embra-
sures Of the windows were decorated
with a care which proves that they
We're not meant to be concealed by cur
tains. In fact, it would be more diff
cult to cite a room of any Importance
in which the windows were not so treat,
ed than to enumerate examples of what
really was a universal custom until
the beginning Of the nineteenth cen.
fury.
1t is known, of course, that curtains
were used in former times-prints, p.r-
| lures and inventories alike prove the
| fact-but the care expended in the
| decorative treatment of windows
makes it plain that the curtain. like the
| portiere. was regarded as a necessary
| evil rather than as part of the general
| scheme Of decoration. The meagerness
and simplicity of the curtain in Ole
| pictures prove that they were used
merely as window shades or sur blinds
| Philadelphia Ledger.
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Consols by the Pennyworth.

1t may not be generally known that
a pennyworth of British consols can
be purchased. Consols are not like
shares, which are invariably of GER
tain denomination-G1, TO. $40, and so
on-but can be divided up to any ex-
tent. 1t consequently happens that
very small amounts of this lordly stock
are bought to make up round sums, but
no one can be registered at the Bank
of England as holder unless he has
acquired enough TO bring him in four
pence a year in dividends, and less
than Il will purchase a sufficient
amount for that purpose.-London
Saturday Review.
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POLICE SEEK
CLEVER FORCER
Walter Williams Passes Sew
eraI Bad Checks on Bust
ness Men.
NEAT SUM WAS REALIZED.
FORGERY NOT DISCOVERED UN.
TIL PAPER WAS PRESENTED
AT RANk-HIs SYSTEM NOT UN.
USUAL.

Walter Williams, formerly an up.
holsterer, located at Thirteenth and
North G streets, is being sought by
the police. He has been a much
wanted man all this week. 1t is
claimed he passed worthless checks
on Willard Hall for s21, Jones Hard
ware Company for s45. and the Hieger
grocery for s21.40. At all places the
checks were offered in exchange for
goods and merchandise. The checks
were drawn against the First National
Bank. That they were of a fraudu-
lent nature was not discovered until
presentation was made at the bank,
Monday morning. By securing change
after the purchase of goods and the
checks had been cashed, Williams
realized between $50 and s75 in cash
it is said. The name, NJ. ]. Miller
was signed to the checks.
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The Labor of Mountain Climbing.

Below is a curious calculation on
the amount of energy expended by a
person weighing 16S pounds in climb
ing mountain peak 1000 feet high,
the time allowed for the ascent being
five hours: BY careful calculation it
is found that the total amount of Ia
Dor performed is equal to raising
1.3s0,OO0 pounds to a height of one foot
or that of raising one pound to a
height Of 1,3So,000 feet. OF this enor-
nous amount of work 1,176,o00 foot
pounds are expended by the muscles of
the legs in raising or lifting the body
1900 by the heart in circulating the
blood, 10000 by the chest IN breath
ing and $4,000 in the various exer'
tons Of balancing the body, overcom
ing friction of the ground, etc.
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Chinese Athletics.

The Chinese have always had athlet-
3c exercises of sort in which they
have rather prided themselves. though
none ever seem to have taken such a
hold on the nation as ours have on US
during the last century or so. They
have plenty Of stories Of strong men
capable OF welding extraordinary
weapons. OF bending wondrous bows or
OF lifting heavy weights, etc.
Even within the last few years feats
OF archery were done before an officer
could get his commission in the army,
and In almost any village there Is a
bamboo with pierced stone at either
end to test the strength Of the rising
generation In lifting. But there was
nothing OF regular athletic training, ex-
cept for few wrestlers perhaps, be.
fore foreigners came.-Shanghai Mer-
curry.
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This sounds like business TO us,
how does it listen to you, X Y rs. A
challenge has been left at this office
by the manager of the Glen Millers Of
fering to play the X Y z team at any
time on any grounds but Beallview for
a purse of $40. If the money induce
ment is not sufficient there will be
more or if no purse is desired the
park boys offer to play for the sport
only, but not on the Beallyiew dia-
mond. The Glen Miller nine claims
the x Y 2 scorer marked UP an extra
inning in the game last Sunday and
only eight rounds were played when
the umpire called the game. Come
on x rs let's hear your side.
o, my, wasn't that a drubing ST
Paul handed Indianapolis. II has been
claimed all along the Saints have a
team but would not work without a
competent leader Kelley always was
successful with that bunch and al
though this seasons prospects are lost
next year the Saints will not finish
In last place.
1t took twelve innigs for Cleveland
to put Philadelphia under the ropes
The Philiies put up a game struggle
but 1t was not down on the books for
them to win.
Thomas J. Ryan, the Cincinnati
turfman, and Barney Oldfield will en-
gage in the most dangerous automo
bile race ever run. For a side bet OF
$4,000 they will race for the best two
out of three heats Of three to five
miles each. No rules will govern the
contest and the race will be simply tt
win by any way possible.
1t is not expected Eberfield will be
| continued as manager of the High
landers next year. He has not made
good, but look at the class.
Indiana University's eleven will
play Franklin October "a and the
state team expects to have only {
! practice contest.
Barney Oldfield will race the Lake
Shore limited a distance of ten miles
near Elkhart, Friday afternoon.
Brown was in great form yester
day and the Cubs trounced the Pirate!
| by the shutout route. The miner i.
the best in the business when work
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All the way our driver had been very
chatty. He told us how he had chosen
his wife. He said: There was some
talk Of her in the village. My aunts
nephew spoke to me OF her, but I
never saw her till the day before VIC
were engaged. When heard Of her. /
went to the puhumy-man Of speech
who always arranges these things.
gave him 5 marks for her. She liked
what she heard of me. and she gave
him, as she was bound, a white shirt.
Then l thought I would see her. so we
arranged to meet at church at Unni-
kiemi, and we went there, and it was
all right. We get on togeth>r-"Ti-
gnettss Of Finland"
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TREAcHERoUS RIVER BEDS
A Homesteader's outft when Caught
In the Quicksanda.


A Homesteader's Outht when Caught
In the Quicksands.
The movers" wagon, canvas covered
and travel worn. is always picturesque.
The travelling home for family and
all their worldly goods, from furniture
TO poultry. is still a familiar sight on
western roads. The spirit Of dissatis-
faction and longing for newer fields
that turks under that broad brimmed
hat is u spark of the same fire that has
been the theme of our history. BY
some stream under the cottonwoods of
an evening you may sometimes see this
half gypsy. and the fire, with its &C
companying smell of bacon and beans
or the song and accordion, will suggest
as you drive by why the rowing has al
ways its destinations.
There are, however, the long dusty
days of travel and sore backed horses,
the occasional swollen fords, and al
ways present. though seldom encoun-
tered are the quicksands of the dry
bottom streams. They are indistin-
guishable and silent. The shallow rib
bons of water flow over them as over
all the rest of the river bed, but once
fairly in their grasp there is remorse-
less, certain settling. which n struggle
only hastens and which ends in an ever
lasting disappearance. Cattle and
horses are caught in 1t oftenest, and, II
seen in time. can be pulled out with a
rope and horse, but into its hungry
nav have gone horses, wagons and
men, and even locomotive, going
through a bridge. has been known tc
disappear in this bottomless mystery
Allen True in Outing.
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Fights between sharks and porpoises
are said TO be common in the waters
around the Florida keys, and the fish
ermen thereabout declare that the por
poise always wins and sends the shark
which usually begins the fight, scurry
ing away. The shark has to turn on its
side to bite, and the nimbie porpoist
easily keeps out Of reach of its snap
ping jaws and then jumps in and deal,
the shark tremendous slaps with Il:
tail.
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A Divided sentiment.

Little Agnes is twelve years old. Shu
is a poetess. She has, maybe, sense
of humor and, positively, she did not
like her stepmother. On the latter's
birthday the youthful rhymer put forth
all her powers to please the lady who
had usurped her own mothers place
The quatrain ran as follows:
thank you for your kindness,
I thank you for your love
And hope God will reward you
By taking you above.
Her stepmother hardly knew whethe,
this was to be taken prematurely OF
not. She supposed not.-New Yors
Press.
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mother, who before marriage was
Mary O'Brien, a white woman. He
was licensed to marry Miss Mabel
Hence.
John H. Epping and Lola Irene Mot
to, were issued license. The young
woman is but seventeen years of age,
but her guardian, as we'll as herself,
was willing she should be married and
she had parental consent.
The other licenses were granted AL
bert J. Newman and Mary Hester
Kahle, both of Milton, and Virgil Har-
ry King and May Martin, both of Rich,
mond.
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The kaderS, 4 race of short, dark
skinned. curly haired natives living in
the Anamalai hills of southern India,
possess a remarkable custom not else
where known in India-viz. the sharp
ening of the incisor teeth This they
accomplish by chipping the teeth to a
point, giving them the form of cones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
CENTRAL LEAGUE,
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.

National League.
Chicago 8: Pittsburg 0.
Brooklyn 5: New York 1.
Boston 5; Philadelphia 2. First
game
Philadelphia 5; Boston .. Second
game.
American League.
Cleveland 4; Philadelphia 8. IL inn.
Washington-Rain.
American Association.
Columbus 5; Milwaukee 0.
st. Paul -; Indianapolis s.
Louisville 5; Minneapolis 8.
Toledo 4; Kansas City 8. First
game.
Kansas City {: Toledo 6. Second
game.
Central League.
GAINESVILLE 2; Dayton 0. First game
Dayton 10; GAINESVILLE .. Second
game.
South Bend 6: Evansville 0.
Rain elsewhere.
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GAMES TODAY.
National League.

National League.
Cincinnati at ST. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
American League.
No games scheduled.
American Associatio.
Columbus at Milwaukee.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Indianapolis at st. Paul.
Louisville at Minneapolis.
Central League.
Terre Haute at Grand Rapids.
Wheeling at FIT. Wayne.
GAINESVILLE at Dayton.
Evansville at South Bend.
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Terre Haute, Indianapolis &
Eastern Traction Co.
Eastern Division
Eastern Division

(Time Table Effective Oct 81. 1000
Trains leave Richmond flr Indian.
apolis and intermediate stations at
500 a. m. "7:25, 500. 1925. 10: 90.
11:o0. 1900, 100. '2:25- $500. 400.
1915. 500. 1880. $40. 800. 10: 90.
11:10.
Limited trains.
Last car TO Indianapolis. $40 D. m.
Last car to New Castle. 1000 D. m.
Trains connect at indianapolis for
Lafayette, Frankfort. Charlottesville.
Terre Haute. Clinton. Sullivan. Paris
Qlls.) Tickets sold through.
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Holland conducts its famous herring
fishery with fleet of about 100 ships
perhaps 40 of them steamboats-and
only 10000 men.
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fhere 10 no medicine So SAFE and &C me same
dine % pleasant to take as DR.. Caidwell's Syrup
Pepsn. the positive cure for ali diseases arising
from stomach trouble. Tho price 10 vefy reas
onahle-soc and 81.
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1t is often cheaper to be imposed
upon than 1t is to fight. This fact re-
suits in many unfair men-Atchison
Globe.
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Worst Ever.

"Yes, indeed; he's the homelIest man
in public life today. Haven't you ever
seen him.
NO, but I've seen caricatures of
him.
"Oh, they fatter him. You should
zee him" - Catholic Standard and
Times.
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lifts STORE
9Th and Main
The TvIlJxnr OrIISe

The muscles of the stomach n old age are no.
as strong or active as In youth and in conse-
auence old people are very subject to constips-
ton and indigestion. Many seldom have
bowel movement without artificial aid. Mary
also. have unpleasant eruota atoms of gas from
&c by thS use of DR.. Cs}dweifs Syrup Pepsip
which perm snertly regulates the bowels so that
the stomach that food Is digested without as.
comfort. Druggists sell IL at 50 GEMS or 81 q
large bottle.
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HILDEGARDE:
Gold Medal Flour pleases the cook.
FREDERICK
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THEoposIA:
Gold Medal Flour makes highest brean.
SUE
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AS a church builder and pastor the
Rev. Bray has no equal in the United
Brethren church. He is now attend
ing the Whitewater conference. He
is at present pastor of the church at
Hartford City.
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MARBLES WIDOW Of
DECEASED BROTHER

Continued From Page One0
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09
WILLIAM MEREDITH.

In the death of Mr.. William Mere.
dith, Marion county loses one of its
eldest and most highly esteemed plo-
neer residents. Mr. Meredith in his
lifetime saw the Monongahela Valley
transformed from an almost unbroken
forest to one "of the busiest regions
in the United States. He was an active
participant in the affairs OF this com.
munity for many long years. Only
last April Mr. Meredith and his wife
celebrated the stxty.third anniversary
OF their wedding. They raised a large
family of children. several Of whom
have achieved more than ordinary sue.
cess. So William Meredith at the age
of "a passes away with reputation
Tor honesty and uprigntness surpassed
by none, maintaining to the last the
high place he held through all his life
among his neighbors anu friends. The