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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
TIE INDISPENSABLE MAN.
An Event That Moved Him to Take a
Trip to Europe.

Trip to Europe.
He was one of those men who believe
that if they let up for moment the
whole world will go to smash. Espe-
cially was this so about his own bust
ness. When his wife wanted him to
go to Europe for rest he said:
impossible to get away from the
Office. Why, if l We're to stay away
six weeks there's no telling what
would happen. No, must be there all
the time
So they didn't go to Europe. In
stead he got sick. good and sick, too,
the kind of sick that kept him on his
back for nearly Il month and didn't let
him get back to his desk for still an
other week.
The day came for his return to har-
ness, and he plunged for the office
All the way downtown his mind dane
ed with the visions of the wreck Of
business that would greet him. He
expected to find the staff demoraliZed,
the business gone to pieces, the cob
webs thick on the order books and an
nir of gloom hanging over all which
could be dispelled only by his trium-
phal entrance. He fancied himself
picking the business out of the mire
and putting it OH its feet again.
But did he? Not quite.
He entered the Office. The boy was
there and looked up at him as though
wondering II the boss were not a lit
tie bit late. The cat rubbed against
him as she always did. His desk was
opened as usual, and on it was no pile
of mail. the accumulation of all these
weeks. The clerks were at their places
us usual. In fact. nothing was appar-
ent of the awful disaster that he had
expected; hardly any one seemed to
know that he had been away
He stopped for moment, breathless.
and then managed to call one of his
men to him and ask about something.
The man began to tell him what had
been going on. They had been trans
acting business just as though he
had been there-answering mail, fill
ing orders, taking reports from travel
ing men and sending them out again
In short, the little particular world of
his business had gone on just as
though he had been there all the time.
He heaved a sigh--a sigh of humil-
ity. In fifteen minutes he had tele-
phoned his wife to make plans for a
European trip, and that he would ac-
company her. Thus do matters make
us see how small we are.-New York
World.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
NEWLY WEEDS ARE
SEPARATED BY FRIENDS
Wife on Returning Home Didn't
Fall Into Hubby'S Arms.

Marion, Ind, Aug. 13.--Ernest Steele,
business man, and Viola Robbins,
prominent socially, daughter of Cyrus
Robbins were secretly married in
Louisville, KY, week ago.
Steele returned to Marion, while his
bride stopped at Bedford for a visit.
Learning that the bride was to re-
turn home yesterday friends boarded
the train mile from Marion and took
her in a cab to the home of relatives
The husband was surprised when his
time trying to locate her. He was
apprised of the joke today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
AWAIT ARRIVAL
OF JOHN KERN
Arrangements for His Notifi-
cation Delayed.

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 13.-Myron
D. King. chairman of the general COM
mittee on arrangements for the meet
ing to notify John w. Kern of his
selection as the democratic nominee
for vice-president of the United States
will make no definite arrangements
regarding the program of exercises on
August % until the arrival of Mr..
Kern from Lincoln.
1t is expected that Mr.. Kern will
reach Indianapolis Saturday after
noon. Mr.. King will at once COM
municate with him regarding the
notification exercises and it is expect.
ed that the program will be completed
the early part of the coming week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
10 Kick Him.

The English Winston Churchill on
one occasion made a neat little joke at
the expense Of a self Opinionated army
officer. The incident occurred during
a dinner IN South Africa, and Mr..
Churchill and dhe officer were seated
side by side. Throughout the meal. the
latter was airing his views until at
last Churchih could stand 1t no longer.
do you know" he said quietly. II
met a man today who would gladly
forfeit $50 for the pleasure of be-
ing able to kick your ITO kick me.
sir" exclaimed the astonished soldier.
II must ask you to tell me his name
at oncev' oh" replied Winston, I'm
not quite sure that ought to do that"
But / insist on knowing" demanded
the other angrily. We'll. then, I sup
pose l must tell you. 1t was a poor
young fellow in the hospital who has
lost both his legs by the bursting of
a she'll"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
FURNISHED by County Recorder
Mosbaugh.)

VIM. A. Creitz, Trust, to Trust.
Cambridge City, PIT. N. E., 27-16-12,
Cambridge City. s1,275.
Josiah Bogue to Mary E, White, PIT.
1-17-14. New Garden Twp, $1.00.
Sarah E. Thomas to Mary E. White,
lot I, Fountain City. 81.
Austin j. Mullen to Frank NJ. Price.
lot II, H. l. Fisher; lots 3:.95, Nathan
Hawkins End add. to Richmond;
$4,000.
Frank NJ. Price to Marcus A. Will
son, lot II. H. I. Fisher; lots 1895,
Nathan Hawkins End add. to Rich
mond. $4,000.
South Side Imp Assoc'n to John L.
Dixon. lot IS Beallview add. to city,
$50.
Marcus A. Wilson to Frank NJ. Price
10. Sc, Christian Fettas add. to city,
$4,000
Alice B. Luring to Lewis NJ Starr
pit. IS & SS-1s-1, Boston Twp, s7,140.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Art Gems Free.

Beautiful pictures add SO much at
Effectiveness to the home that Rich
mond ladies will be glad to learn how
they may secure fine art specimens
absolutely free. Send twenty-five
Easy Task soap wrappers with a &c
stamp to the manufacturers. and they
will send you a handsome picture by
return mail absolutely free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Gettinc Acquainted.

The Bride (who had advertised in the
Marriage Maker)--Oh, Henry, my dear,
wish you wouldn't eat pie with your
fingers! The Groom (who had answer
ed her ADVERTISEMENT - But, Mary,
sweet, what am l to do? Don't you
want your boy to eat pit at all? 1t
was only yesterday you made me prom
Use no: to eat pie with my knife.-Har.
per's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13

Spongem-ln case l should die sud
denly will you make sure that I am
really dead before they bury me?
Knox-Yes. You may depend on me.
I'll ask you to have a drink. and II
you dent sit up and take notice I'll
tell the undertaken to go ahead and
plant you.-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
A BOON TO ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people have some kid
ney or bladder disorder that is both
painful and dangerous. Foley's Kid
ney Remedy has proven boon to
many elderly people as it stimulates
the urinary organs, corrects irregular
tiles and tones up the whole system.
Commence taking Foley's Kidney REM
edy at once and be vigorous. A. G.
Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
ATTENTION coEuR DE LION NO. 8

There will be stag picnic at
Hiser's Station Hotel De Bum" next
Sunday, Aug. 10th. All members in
vited Committee.
kwed-thur-sat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
ATTENTION ASTHMA SUFFERERS,

Foley's Honey and Tar will give i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers and
has cured many cases that had refused
to yield to other treatment. Foley's
Honey and Tar is the best remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
trouble. Contains no harmful drugs.
A. G.. Luken e. Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13

what makes you think that young
man dislikes musicY
The manner in which he whistles .
tune."-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13

Sunday is that day in the week
when a man 6nds out In what spot his
wife intends to sweep next and sits
there.-Atehison Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13

What part of the chicken will you
have, Mr.. Hallroomw
Some of the meat, if you please
Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13

TARITHA:
Raised biscuits from Gold Medal F1ou
are excellent. SAMANTHA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Eight-Lnch Patent Tension
Spring Shears

The Shears being distributed by the
Palladium and Sun-Telegram are man.
ufactured Of the very highest grade
steel, perfectly tempered and heavily
nickel plated on highly polished
surface, The patent tension spring
takes up all the wear on the rivet so
that the cutting edges will never wear
dull. A simple turn of the little
thumb screw will adjust the blades to
cut anything from the thinnest and
most delicate fabric to the heaviest
material. Every woman who has had
the exasperating and trying exper-
fence of attempting to cut with a dull
pair of shears, will appreciate the val
ue of this new invention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18

carried by the Waco ticket, but they
are anxious to roll up a good major
ity, and, as this a blanket primary
every little bit will help in the final
result
The visit of Mr.. Eskridge upon
this mission and the fact that he is
actively opposing the Bailey ticket,
added to the comment here about
the division of families upon the is
sue of Baileyism. Mr. Eskridge is a
son-in-law of Hon. John G. Willacy,
who is one of Senator Bailey's war
NEST and most prominent support
ers. In CorsiCana there is a counter
part for this division S. A. Pace,
one of the leading citizens of this
place, is strong opponent of the
Bailey ticket, whereas, his son-in-
law, Hon. Richard Mays, a promin-
ent attorney, is actively working for
Bailey,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
SLAIN WITH HOE.
Cedar Hill Man Killed in Fight with
White Man.

Dallas, Texas, April 1S.-Infor-
matioa was received at the Office of
the county attorney late yesterday
afternoon to the effect that l.. J.
Hale of Cedar Hill had been struck
over the head with a grubbing hoe
and killed during an alteration at
that place. The word came by teIe-
phone from Constable Dave Meyer
OF Cedar Hill. No details of the mat
ter were given, except that an arrest
had been made, but the county at
tofney was asked to come down and
be present at the inquest. Judge j.
w. Pierson, chief assistant to the
county attorney, left for Cedar Hill
on the 7:45 O'Clock train last night
after advising Constabl Meyer to
have the witnesses present, in order
that the examining trial might be
held Immediately after the inquest
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
NIGHT RIDER CONFEssEs.
Judge Promises to Issue Warrants
if Grand Jury Fails to Indict.

Murray, KY, April 1S.-Macon
Champion, a member of the night
riders, has confessed to witnessing
the whipping of AL Perry, a member
of the gang who was punished by his
own organization, and has implicat-
ed ID men. Champion tells of join
ing the band and of taking an oath
not to reveal the secrets of the or
ganization or the names of its mem
bers on penalty of death He took
the oath, he swearS, in field at
night, while kneeling on his right
knee and elevating his right hand.
He declares that before the riders
started for Perry's place it was de-
cided that if Perry fired on them all
should open fire on him, and that if
left of the band should be attacked
by posses the right wing should fire.
Champion also tells of being assign
ed to gather up hats that had been
lost by the night riders and hide
them. He says he put them in a
creek, Judge Wells, before whom the
confession was made, has announced
that he will not act until after the
grand jury has had time to consider
the cases, but that if indictments are
not voted he will issue warrants and
ask for another grand Jury
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
TRAIN WRECKED NEAR VENUS.
Slide Due to Heavy Rains Delays
Traffic on l. 4 G. \. Ten Hours

Venus, Texas, April 18.-Passen-
ger train No. Is on the International
and Great Northern, due here at
1850 a. m, in charge of Conductor
King, was wrecked yesterday near
the water tank five miles north of
town.
The wreck was caused by a slide
which was unknown until the engine
was over the vacancy. The tender
became detached and jammed
against the engine. Engineer Dun
can and Fireman Minis consider
they had close call, as all avenues
of escape We're cut Off, and they
thought the engine would turn over
The baggageman sustained few
bruises and a negro woman a sprain-
ed ankle. All passengers were con
siderably shaken, but none badly in
| jured. Traffic was delayed about ten
+! hours. The wrecked engine side
/ tracked at this station.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
YOUTH FORGOT MOTHER.
Boy Rescued From Gypsies Cannot
Remember Appearance of His
Parent


Fall River, Mass, April 1S-Cap-
tivity of a year in gypsy camps af-
ter he had been kidnapped almost
wrecked the mind of Leonard Allen,
now 16 years old When rescued in
this city he didn't know his own
name. He had begun to forget his
home and parents, and although he
is recovering, he cannot yet remem-
Der what his own mother looks like.
The boy was found in the camp
of Joseph Stanley, a gypsy. He had
recovered sufficiently to give a par
tial account of his trials. He says
that when the fair at Middletown. n
Y, was in progress in 1907 he and
his younger brother went one af-
ternoon to see balloon ascension
On one side of the grounds there was
a camp of gypses. The ponies that
roamed near the camp caught Leon
ards eye and he left his brother and
Hent to see them.
Entering one of the gypsy tents,
the boy says he was seized and put
into a closed wagon In the night the
gypsies started on their Journey.
Two days afterward he was put to
work in the stable tent
The gypsies were then in a wilder
ness, and not knowing what way to
go If he ran away and afraid of be-
ing punished if he made a break
the boy decided to stay in the camp
to await a more favorable opportun-
itys
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
MRS. WEBB Dl kE'S EFFECTS IN
UICATE INTEREST IN LARGE
TRANSACTIONS.
WAS FRIEND OF WHITE
Men of Note VIII Leap Into Promin-
ence When Trial Comes Up
Sold Bales of Stock
Certificates.

Chicago, April 1S.-Mrs Alice
Webb Duke, eX-wife of Brodie l..
Duke, millionaire member of the to-
bacco trust, who was arrested on
Saturday, charged with defrauding
the Great Northern hotel by the is
suance of worthless checks, still oc-
cupies a cell in the woman s ward
of the county Jail The woman, who
short time ago had millions at her
command, who was wined and dined
by business men of New York, Chi
cago and other large cities, all anx-
ious to be in on her financial
schemes, has been unable to furnish
the $4,000 bail necessary to effect
her release.
That Mrs. Duke has had business
consultations with Stanford White.
the New York architect who was
killed in Madison Square garden by
Harry Thaw short time before
he met his death, and that she
expected to meet White in Europe
later in the summer, was brought to
light today A letter written by Mrs.
Duke in which she tells of a dinner
at which a banker and Stanford
White were two of the guests, was
lOuuu Ill ueI 1OOlllS.
Search of the rooms occupied by
Mrs. Duke just before her arrest al
so discloses the reason why many
of these Chicago business men with
whom she had dealings before and
after she became Mrs. Duke remain
silent and are unwilling to furnish
the bail demanded. In Mrs. Duke 6
rooms were found records of stocks
and bonds running into the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars which
she sold to astute Chicago men oi
finance.
There were found also records o
checks received from these sam,
Chicago men of note. There wert
found Cancelled checks written on va
rious banks by Mrs. Duke which re
veal the magnitude of the deals
which the woman had with these
Chicago men. These names embrace
those most widely known in the fin
ancial world of New York and Chi
cago. Bankers, heads of trust com
panies, board of trade operators
high railroad officials, manufactur-
i,ers, all are shown by letters and bus
/ mess records to have had dealings
and the men who engaged in them
with Mrs. Duke will create a com
motion when they are made public
in the court proceedings.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
ELEMENTS AND WILD BEASTS
THROW PEOPLE INTO
= A PANIC.
STORM WRECKS CIRCUS
Lions Escape and Women and Chill
dren Pass Sleepless Night
Storm Does Heavy Dam
age at Cleburne.

Cleburne, Texas, April 1S.-A
storm combining some of the ele-
ments of a tornado and cyclone and
all the elements of flood broke over
Cleburne at $50 o'clock last night
and at midnight the town was divid-
ed into three sections, each isolated
from the other by raging torrents
of water as effectually as though
oceans rolled between them.
Just what damage has been done
it is impossible to ascertain but it is
safe to say that the property loss
will run into the thousands of dol
lars. 1t is not believed that any lives
We're sacrificed. but reports of tum-
bling houses from many sections of
the city raise fears that some peo-
pie have been injured in the ruins of
their homes. The rain fell in verita-
BILE sheets and within half an hour
West and East Buffalo bayous were
out of their banks, while the streets
of the city were turned into veritable
torrents. being covered by from three
to six feet of water.
Added to the terror caused by the
raging elements, people of the wes-
tern section of the city were thrown
into the widest sort of panic when
it became known that Parker Bros.
circus tents had been blown down
and that in the confusion two big
lions had escaped. The kings of
beasts We're at large for an hour or
more, being recaptured through the
courage of Miss Ernestiae la Rose
of the circus, who led a force of cir
Gus men in pursuit through the
darkness and storm. The report that
the lions had escaped spread rapidly
and as is always the case in such af-
fairs, were magnifed the result be-
ing that the women and children of
the city spent sleepless night
while a majority of the men folk
were in almost equally as bad a fix
the news that the animals had been
recaptured not being generally
known. When the main tent of the
circus collapsed Joshua Sanchez, a
canvas man, was caught in the
wreckage and both his legs We're
broken. The circus people estimate
their losses at not less than $12, 900
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18

trict were assisted in escaping from
their homes by mounted policemen,
who rode their horses deep into the
water officer McGlothlin rescued %
woman by inducing her to climb
through a window of her partly sub
merged dwelling to the back of his
horse and thus conveyed her. to
place of safety. Many similar thrill
ing escapes occurred when the water
first began to rise rapidly.
1t is estimated that 200 families
residing in a wide area of the flood
ed lowlands have been compelled to
abandon their homes.
An unknown negro who was at
tempting to rope driftwood coming
down the river about mile above
the Main street crossing fell into the
stream and was drownedy Several
spectators. witnessing the affair at
considerable distance, state that the
man made desperate attempt to
battle with the current, but soon dis
appeared beneath the water.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
INVITED TO WAXAHACHIE.
Delegation Of Citizens Invite john
son to Speak in Ellis County.

Corsicana, Texas, April 1S.-J. NJ.
Eskridge, r. S. Bynum and other ci-
tizens of Waxahachie were here yes
terday urging Hon. Cone Johnson to
make a speech in Waxahachie Mr..
Johnson told the gentlemen that he
would like very much to make one
speech in Ellis county, but his time
is booked full until the day of the
election, and besides the assignment
OF speakers is entirely in hands of
Judge Riddle, president of the Texas
Democratic Club. He said he did not
see how it would be possible for him
to speak in Ellis county unless his
date at Dallas should be Cancelled
The Waxahachie people will take
the matter up with Judge Riddle,
urging him tQ make the change, upon
the ground That Dallas county is ov-
erwhelmingly against Bailey, and
that Ellis county is better mis-
sionafy field" They say they are
confident that Ellis county will be
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
STREAMS IN NORTH AND CEN.
TRIAL PART OF STATE
HAVE OVERLOOKED.
Two MEN ARE DROWNED
Unidentified Men Lose Lives in the
Trinity River at Fort Worth.
Crops Are Badly
Damaged.

Fort Worth, Texas, April 18.--
Swollen by the heavy rains of the
past few days the Trinity river rose
rapidly early yesterday and flooded
the lowlands for miles, both above
and below the city. AS the water
overspread the bottoms east, west
and north of the city hundreds of
people were compelled to flee from
their homes to higher ground, and
between this city and North Fort
Worth early yesterday lake formed
fully half mile in width and traf-
fic between the two towns was prac-
tically suspended.
From the north foot of the big
bridge north of the court house,
Meeting the two municipalities, a
lake three feet in depth and nearly
a quarter of mile in width prevent
ed the running of street cars and the
few persons who crossed went over
in skiffs or in wagons. The Northern
Texas Traction company's cars which
cross the bridge were compelled to
stop on either side of the water and
the Citizens Company's cars which
cross west of the bridge on another
structure were similarly interfered
with by high water.
One man. whose identity has not
been ascertained, is reported to have
been drowned. Mrs. Ola Terry of sos
Samuels avenue is one of several
who heard the mans cries for help
and saw him struggling in the water
and clinging to the branches of a
tree. He finally disappeared, his body
being swept down stream by the
strong current.
Many residents of the flooded dis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18
REMINDER OF EARLY DAYS
A Now Deserted Town Once Scene of
Many Sensational IncidentS

Spokane, Wash, April 1S.-Like
the story of Goldsmith S poem, 1.-The
Deserted Village is that of Lees
burg, southeast of Spokane, at one
time the largest city in the state of
Idaho. The population in its palmy
days, during the summer of 1867,
reached 5000 and fortunes We're
panned out of the gravel by miners
who flocked into the district from
all parts of the country. The produc-
ton of gold dust in that year amoun-
ted to 0,000, 900. Today the place
has postmaster and a Chinese pros
pector and his slant-eyed spouse.
They are pioneers of the camp
where white men once sought and
found riches in the beds of anifer-
GUS gravel,
Leesburg was a political hot bed
in the winter of 1867, when men
fought to avenge real or fancied
wrongs. The federals and the con-
federates were about equally diAd-
ed, and the sheep We're separated
from the goats by a natural law. The
union sympathizers moved to one
end OF Main street and the confeder-
ates to the other. One side of Divis-
ion street was called Granville and
the other Leesburg. There were sa-
looms where the men sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" and conferedate
saloons where they sang and played
Dixie every night and cheered for
Jefferson Davis. Granville was the
first TO be abadoned. Not one of the
old houses OF that division OF the
city now stands. There has never
been patented lot or other piece of
real estate In the old townsite, which
Is now part of Salmon river forest
nusery.