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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
HE GOT THE TICKET.
A Simple Little Errand That Made .
OF Of Connrnotion

LOT OF Somfnotton.
One Of the most amusing accidents
imaginable happened to an old gentle
man in one Of our large eastern cities.
He was asked to buy a ticket to fire.
mans ball and good naturally COM
piled. The next question was what to
either O. whom would be glad to use
it, but he did not wish to show favor
itism.
Then it occurred to him that he might
buy another ticket and give both his
servants a pleasure. Not knowing
where the tickets were sold. he in
quired of a policeman. and the officer
suggested that he go to the engine
house. So the old gentleman went to
the engine house that evening, but
there was no one in sight. He had new
er been in such place before and
stood for a moment or so uncertain
how to make his presence known.
Presently he saw an electric button
on the side Of the room, and he put his
thumb on It,
The effectwas electrical in every sense
of the word. Through the ceiling.
down the stairs and from every other
direction firemen came running and
falling, the horses rushed out of their
stalls. and, in short, all the machinery
of a modern engine house was instant
ly in motion.
Amid all this uproar stood the inno-
cent old gentleman, who did not sus-
pect that he had touched the fire alarm
until the men clamored around him for
information as to the locality of the
fire.
Then he said mildly, 81 should like to
buy another ticket for the ball, if you
please"
The situation was so ludicrous that
there was a general shout of laughter,
and the old gentleman bought his
ticket, and the engine house resumed
its former state of quiet-Exchange.
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4 SURPRISED SNOnUSmAN-
5udss Goffe's Play With a Dragging
Fencing Master.

A fencing master appeared in Boston
one winter in the seventeenth century
and had erected a stage on which he
strutted up and down at certain hours,
defying any aud all to engage in sword
play with him.
After this had gone on for several
days and the mans boasts had be-
come insuferable Judge William COTE
and Edward Whalley, the famous Eng
fish political refugees, disguised them
selves In rustic costume and appeared
before the alleged master. COTE held
in one hand a cheese wrapped in a
napkin, which he used for a shield,
and carried a mop which be had soak
ed in muddy water as he passed a pud-
die.
Thus equipped, the judge mounted
the stage. The fencer rallied at him
for his impudence, asked him what
business he had there and ordered him
to Eegone- The judge stood his ground.
Then the gladiator made pass at him
with his sword to drive him off. The
judge received the sword in his cheese
and held it there till he had drawn
the mop over the professors face and
smeared him with mud. Another
plunge by the enraged maitre darmes
resulted similarly. this time the judge
poking the mop into his eyes. This
operation was repeated third time.
Then the maddened fencing master
dropped his ordinary sword and grab
bed up huge broadsword. Thereupon
the judge said:
stop, sir! Hitherto, you see, have
only played with you and not attempt
ed to do you harm, but If you come at
me now with the broadsword know
that will certainly take your life"
The master was impressed by the
firmness with which the judge spoke,
for he dropped the point Of his weapon
and exclaimed: "Who can you be? You
must be either COTE, Whalley or the
devil, for there was no other man in
England that could beat me"-Boston
Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR
MAY Be TREASURER
Haskell to Be Made Member OF
Democratic Committee.

Guthrie, Okla, July 24-Tne treas
urership of the national democratic
committee has been rendered to Gov.
C. N. Haskell of Oklahoma and formal
announcement carrying his acceptance
it was stated here will be made in
Chicago when the committee meets
for organization there Saturday. Prior
to the Denver convention the Bryan
forces urged Governor Haskell to take
active management of the campaign as
committe chairman. This was turned
down by Haskell because it would take
him away from Oklahoma for SO long
a time, whereas the treasury ship is
different. This is said to have been
largely responsible for Haskell's de-
cision.
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Sareey's Fearfully Bad Luck With
Custodians CT His Books.

Sarcey's Fearfully Bad Luck With
Custodians CT His Books.
FrancisQue Sarcey had a splendid Ii.
brary; of which he was very proud
and there are many stories told in
Paris about the singular fates, comic
and tragic, that overlook the Librarians
who successfully looked after the late
critics books.
The first was a released convict, who
pleaded that to be much among good
books would reform him. Sarcey. pug.
nacious in print, was the kindliest OF
men in practice. He yielded to the
plea. Unfortunately his protege car
ried the ethical cure too far, for one
day he decamped, taking with him the
best Of NJ. Sarcey's good books.
The second was a distinctly minor
dramatist, Debrit by name and debris
by nature. He had wcrn himself into
an incurable melancholy by persistent
addiction to the humorist vaudeville
habit. Sarcey saw that abstinence
from further composition could only be
secured If the man had some light oc.
cupation with living wage. He es,
tablished him in the vacancy left by
the convict. A few days later as the
critic, returning from the theater, drew
his carriage up before his door he
heard a smash of shivered glass above
him, followed a minute later by what
he no longer dared to call a dull thud
on the pavement below. The woe be-
gone librarian, wearied of life, had
thrown himself out of the window.
With his last breath he cursed Sarcey
as his murderer.
Third in order was one Bernard, a
gladstone youth, whose blithe tempera.
ment promised relief from the gloom
cast by his predecessor. In the height
Of his glee he pulled out all the books
so as to rearrange them in more log.
ical order on the shelves. He stacked
them in craggy pyramids all over the
floor. But it happened to be the spe-
cial day of the week whereon Sarcey
was wont to have a few Of his the,
atrical friends, male and female, to
lunch with him. After lunch a dance
followed as a matter of course. Moth.
ing could dismay the librarian. He
whisked the pyramids to four walls
and joined in the dance. Next day he
asked permission to go home and see
his mother. He never returned. The
pyramids had to be sorted out by Sar,
cey's manservant and put pellmen on
the shelves again.
The last librarian was Mile. Blouska,
an elderly Polish maiden, who proved
an invaluable assistant until she per-
ished miserably in the fire at the char
ity ball in Paris.
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Terre Haute, indianapolis &
Eastern Traction Co.
Eastern Division

(Time Table Effective Oct. q. 1909
Trains leave Richmond for Indian.
apolis and intermediate stations at
600 a. M. "7:25. 500. 1925, 10: 90,
HOO. 1900, 100. 1925 500. 400.
1925. 600. 1880, "S:40, 900, 1000,
11:10.
Limited trains.
Last car to Indianapolis, $40 p. m.
Last car to New Castle. To-: 90 p. m.
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette, Frankfort, Charlottesville,
Terre Haute, Clinton, Sullivan, Paris
Ulls.) Tickets sold through.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
MORE LIGHT ON BROWNSVILLE.

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell is the
best known of the women of the color
ed people. Her experience with Taft
on the Brownsville affair will there
fore deserve and command a wide cir
culation.
Mrs. Terrell went to See the secre-
tary of war in regard to the discharg-
ed soldiers-it was a busy time for
he was just starting on a long jour.
ney.
What do you want me to do?" ask
ed Taft.
"All l want you to do Mr.. Secreta
is to withhold the execution of the or.
der to dismiss the soldiers without
honor until they can have trial." re.
piled Mrs. Terrell
"All you want me to do, is to with
hold the execution of that order. Is
that all YOU want me to do?" inquired
Mr.. Taft, with such emphasis on the
word all. that l realized for the first
time what tremendous request I had
preferred and how difficult it would
be to change the status of the soldiers
cause. When had finished Mr.. Taft
replied with an intensity I shall not
soon forget" | do not wonder thai
YOU are proud of the record of your
soldiers. They have served their coun
try we'll. Less than half an hour af
ter I had left Secretary Taft. he had
cabled the president who was on his
way to Panama, that he would hold
execution on the order. / shall neve,
cease to be grateful to Mr.. Taft fol
the effort he made in the colored sol
diers behalf. / know that when hi
withheld the execution of the presi
dents order for thirty-six hours. hi
did what no other cabinet officer ha:
done since the Declaration of Indepen
dence was signed. So far as I have
been able to ascertain no other cabine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
Coral Islands,

A coral island is sometimes torn to
pieces by great storm, showing that
islands disappear in more ways than
one. This happened to an atoll In the
Marshall group in 1905. when it hap
pened to be in the path of a terrible
hurricane. Waves about forty feet
high swept over the hapless speck Of
land, carrying every particle Of YER
dure and every form of life into the
sea, and not human being was saved.
The upper part of the coral was bro
ken OF and swept away, and a few
days later nothing but the placid wa
tiers of the ocean was seen where the
atol had stood
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
Smells In Great Cities.

The man with a nose always recog-
nizes the small Of the place. and he has
only to land at Calais to smell garlic.
London's smell-when the Londoner
returns-is just SCOT and fried fish.
Paris always smells of chocolate and
wood smoke. Florence is violets and
sewage. But SO soon as you get to
Russia the smell is quite different.
Moscow, the city of fruit that comes
from the Crimea, has a special smell
Of the cranberry (Which has various
names) in late summer. And you can
not land in st. Petersburg without no.
ticing instantly the smell of the place.
London Chronicle
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Music AZ Ad,xerfisAd

Come Where My Love Lies Dream
ing" with illustrated cover
Trust Her Not" for 90 cents.
II Would Not Live Always" with
out accompaniment.
See. the Conquering Hero Comes"
with full orchestra.
There Was a Little Fisher Maiden"
in three parts.
The Tale OF q Swordfsh." with
many scales
Home. Sweet Home" In A fat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
Pyramids.

The largest Of the Mexican pyramids,
that of Cholula. has a base measure.
ment of LASS feet and height of 17S
feet. The Great pyramid Of Egypt,
sometimes called the pyramid of Che
ops, stands on a base each side Of
which was originally 764 feet long; but,
owing to the removal of the coating, it
is now only 146 fet Its height, &C
cording to Wilkinson. was originally
$50 feet riches, it's present height be-
ing 46o feet.-New York American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
ONLY MEXICAN WAR
SURVIVOR IS DEAD
Not Another Soldier of Con-
fIict Living in Henry County.

New Castle, Ind, July 24.-George
Burton, 81, the only Mexican war vet
eran in Henry county, died at his
home in this city yesterday after
long illness. In the Mexican war Mr.
Burton was a member of Company H
of Indiana and saw fifteen months of
service. In the civil war he saw
twelve months service as a member
of Company A, Thirtieth Indiana regi-
ment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
Cold beer drawn from the
wood and swell lunch Satur-
day night. The Old SchIitz,
West Main. Geo. BruCker.
The Six Graces.

The three summer graces are the
Anne Arundel strawberry, the Eastern
Shore peach and the Maryland water
melon. all from the land. The three
winter graces are the oyster, the terra
pin and the canvasback. all from the
water.-Baltimore American.
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COUNTY,.


Joint Representative
ALONZO M. GARDNER.
Repre- sentative
WALTER S. RATLIFF.
Circuit Judge
HENRY C. FOX.
Prosecuting Attorney
CHAS. L. LADD.
Treasurer
ALBERT ALBERTSON.
Sheriff
LINUS P. MEREDITH.
Coroner
DIR. A. l.. BRAMKAMP.
Surveyor
ROBERT A. HOWARD.
Recorder
WILL J. ROBBINS.
commissioner Eastern Dist
HOMER FARLOW.
Commissioners Middle Dist
BARNEY Fl. LINDERMAN.
Commissioners Western Dist
ROBERT n. BEESON.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP,
Trustee
JAMES H. HOWARTH,
ASSESSOR
CHARLES E. POTTER.
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DISTRICT.
Congress

WILLIAM o. BARNARD.
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Entered at Richmond, Indiana, post
office second class mail matter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
GAR WALKS BEHIND
GRAND DUKES COFFIN
Ruler of Russians Follows HearSe Through Principal
Streets While Police Line the ThoroughfareS to
Guard Him From Danger.

Great crowds turned out to witness
the funeral parade, the Nevsky Pros
pekt being lined with people, DESTROYS
Of seeing the Emperor, who has ap-
peared in public but a few times ia
ten years. There were few demonstra-
tons OF any kind, and remarks Of an
incendiary nature were infreQuent.
When the funeral train pulled into
the station the Car and the grand
dukes entered: then emerged with the
coffin on their shoulders, A brief serv-
ice was held at the station, the coffin
was borne through the snow covered
streets which were sprinkled with green
twigs emblematic of the Resurrection
and when the cortege crossed the frozen
Neya, the cannon Of the fortress roared
out a salute.
At the end Of the services in the mau-
sOleUm, the whole assemblage Of diplO-
mats and mobiles sank for an instant to
the floor, each holding a flaming taper.
and each praying for the repOse of the
soul Of Alexis.
The Car and the imperial family
then advanced. kissed the white and
silent brow OF the grand duke and after
another brief service, the coffin was
Inferred In the mausoleum.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-THE
Emperor of all the Russias walked three
miles through the streets O. his capital
city today, following the coffin in which
lay the remains Of the late Grand Duke
Alexis, his uncle, VINO died recently in
Paris.
In spite OF the grave fears that had
been entertained for the safety Of the
Gar. he followed the coffin from the
railroad station to the new mausoleum
of the Romanoffs in the fortress Of St.
Peter and St. Paul, and there was no
untoward incident to mar the spectacle
A suite Of three grand dukes and 100
generals and admiraIs accompanied the
Gar, while the metropolitans of St
Petersburg and Moscow and many Of
the most prominent bishops of the
Orthodox Church were present during
the ceremonies. The two Expresses
and a number of grand duchesses met
the body OF Alexis at the station and
followed the pageant in carriages.
Any Nihillstic attempt was made al
most impossible by the precautions tax
en- by the police and military who Ined
the route Of the march and kept the
people more than twenty feet from it at
all points.
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and was arrested there fifteen minutes
later by Bicycle Policeman Russell.
Does Not Go In.
When Mrs. Brandenburg heard the
three shots she said she was talking
TO someone on the front porch
81 didn't hurry in" she said under
oath. Il went in after awhile When 1
was asked what the noise was, 1 said.
I think it's two men in the house.
think they're having trouble"
AS she entered she met Griffith as he
descended, and together they went into
the room where Gascoigne lay grooming.
and was there when he died some min
utes later.
Griffith submitted to arrest quietly,
and was present at the hearing before
the coroner's jury. When asked If he
wished 10 make a statement he said,
"Gascoigne came out OF the bath room
and came into my room. Tom, I'm
going to finish you,' he said.
II pushed him out Of the room. and
when he came back, I reached IN the
trunk, pointed the pistol at him and
pulled the trigger as long as the gun
fired. He was right IN front OF the
door when I shot him. and I kept firing
as he started down stairs
Couldn't you have closed the door
after YOU pushed him out?' Griffith
was asked.
I could have done that but I didn't, "
was the reply.
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Griffith, Who Shot Fellow
Boarder, Expresses No
Regret for Deed.
MAKES NO PLEA
OF SELF-DEFENSE
Declares That GasCOigne Came to
His Room and Threatened
His Life.

Thomas r. Griffith. nfty-nve. who
killed his fellow bOarder. George b.
Gasco.gne, at the house OF Mrs. Mary
]. BTandenburg. 517 Eleventh street
southwest, yesterday morning, arose
and made a calm confession of the
crime TO the coToneTs jury yesterday
afternoon at the mOrgue, and was held
for the action Of the grand jury.
Not even a plea of self-defense was
entered by Griffith. and Indifference
over the killing was expressed on the
witness stand by Mrs. BrandenbuTg,
- who had known the dead man for two
years.
Gascoigne. according to the testimony,
was shot four times by Griffith. who
admitted that he pulled the trigger OF
the .32-calibre revolver as long as the
shells lasted, still firing at his victim
as the wounded man stumbled down
stairs.
II-feeIing between the men for
months, eliminated in alleged threats
against Griffith made by Gascoigne,
Fearing that when Gascoigne entered
his room this morning with the alleged
statement d you. Tom, I'm going
TO finish you" he was going to start a
gun night, Griffith said he reached to
the bottom of his trunk in which he
was searching at the time, took his gun
and opened fire on Gascoigne.
First Shot Hits Ear.
The first shot was shown by the au-
topsy TO have nipped GascOigne's ear,
burning the left side of his face, and
proving that il was fired at a range OF
but a few inches. The second bullet
plowed through the thick part OF the
neck where il Joined the shoulder on
the right side. The third bullet smash
ed the small bone of the right forearm.
The fourth and fatal bullet entered be-
low the right arm, traversed both lungs
and the large heart valve, and dropped
into the shirt on the left side.
The wonder is that the man did not
drop dead instantly" was the closing
statement OF DIT /. w. Glazebrook. who
performed the autopsy.
Griffith followed his victim down
stairs after going into the room Of
Robert Monroe, who testified that he
didn't get out of bed to learn what the
shooting was about or to lend any aid
Griffith seated himself in the corner. OF
the room where GascOigne lay dying
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
RAILWAY WORKERS
READY TO STRIKE
N. Y, N. H. & H. Employees
Hope Trouble May Yet
Be AVerted.

BOSTON, Nov. 21.-Registered by a
secret ballot as Overwhelmingly in IA
VOr OF a strike If an ultimatum to be
presented TO the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad on Monday is
rejected, the thousands of employees OF
the road in Boston and vicinity are to-
night hoping that the threatened trouble
may be aVeTted.
Tie men cr.ticise strongly the laying
of Of hundreds Of their fellows on the
plea of bad times, while making others
work overtime to the point of exhaus-
ton
The officials of the railway brother
hoods have just concluded a three
weeks conference ia New Haven.
Grand Master James Murdoch, OF
Cleveland, for the trainmen, and Vice
President S. n. Berry. OF Cedar Rapids
FOR the conductors, are trying to aver
an open rupture.
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EXIT.

He lies beneath a shattered car
Alas, the same old story;
Another reckless millionaire
Who hon6ed his way TO glory.
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BIG HAY PURCHASE
FOR PHILIPPINES

Hay enough to supply the entire army
in the Philippines up to next Septem-
Der viii shortly be purchased by the
QuarJermasteT's Department and ship
ped from San Francisco or Seattle.
Bids were opened last week for the
staple. and 5000 tons will be bought
the largest quantity purchased at one
time for a number of years
The department has not yet decided
whether this feed viii be shipped 10y
commercial steamers or by transports,
but it is thought the shipments viii be
divided equally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
WAGON COLLIDES
WITH LAMP POST

Albert jameson. foTty-thTee years old.
of Il57 ] street northeast, employed as
a driver by the Fleischman Yeast Com
pany, had a narrow escape from serious
injury yesterday afternoon when his
horse became frightened by an automo-
bile and ran away at Sixth and s streets
northeast.
TIE horse cOllided with a lamp post,
smashing the buggy and throwing Jane
son to the pavement With the excep-
ton Of a few scratches. Jameson was
not hurt
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LINEMAN INJURED.

Failing from tree on the BIadens-
burg road yesterday afternoon. James
Diven, thirty-five years old. Of 2ggl4
Linwood place southwest, emplAed as
a lineman by the Chesapeake and po-
tomac Telephone Company, was serious
~ injured about the back and arms.
He was taken TO the Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
"BORROWS" AUTOMOBILE.

Another case of an automobile being
borrowed used and abandoned came 10
light this morning, when Mrs. John r,
wilkins reported 10 the police OF tho
Third precinct that her electric automc-
bile had been taken from IN front OF her
residence 1928 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, about o'clock last evening.
and later found I'm a badly damaged
condition in front Of 1lI4 Ninteeuth
street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
LAW CLASS OF 1910
IN ANNUAL SMOKE
Georgetown Students and Faculty
EXtol Alma Mater and In
dulge in College Fun.

Amid laughter and song and college
yells. the law class Of 1910 of George
town last night held tier second annual
smoker at Rauscher's. Students and fac
ulty sat down together 20 enjoy the
evening while eloquent speakers eNtOIled
the spirit Of their alma mater and
cracked jokes at the expense of pre-
ceptors and classmates.
OF the 156 members Of the class of 1910
about seventy-hve We're present. All the
members Of the faculty had been in-
vited and those who were absent had
acceptable excuses. The members OF
the faculty present were Judge IL. NJ
Clabaugh. dean Of the faculty; Judge
Ashley N. Gould, District Attorney j.
W Baker, c. r. Wilson. Charles "A.
Douglas. NJ ]. Colbert, Judge Daniel
Thew Wright, J. S Easily Smith,
Charles +. Roach, Jesse 4. Adkins, and
Richard J. Watkins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22

The 49c lot includes the
Gretchen" style, trimmed back,
embroidered flaps In the CSC lot
are all silk Faille Caps. en-
brOidery across front with silk
ruche. Worth $50. Very hand
some style.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22

A splendid assortment Of white.
curly Bearskin Coats with
quilted lining and lot all wool
Serge Coats, double breasted
collar, trimmed with small
pearl buttons; sizes / 10 years.
Worth to 800 aU S39S.
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Jersey FUGITIVE FOUND.

SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 2L-Elliot
Archer, known here as Archer Carter.
is under arrest on a charge Of being a
fugitive from justice. Archer is wanted
in Newark, y. J.. on a charge Of having
committed fOTgeries aggregating SioCO5.