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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
THE IVORY HUNTER.
Troubles Begin When He Has to Get
Ivory Out of the Jungle.

Troubles Begin When He Has to Get
Ivory Out of the Jungle.
First catch your ivory, then get 1t
home-tf you can A mans troubles
have barely begun when the tusks of
the fallen monsters are chopped out.
wrapped in sacking and taken back to
camp. Each weighs 80 or even 100
pounds. l have seen specimens that
are on record as tipping the scales at
$50 pounds. Suppose / have got to-
gether 100000 worth of fine ivory. 1
am perhaps a thousand miles from
anywhere with this load of $4,000 or
10000 pounds. There are no railroads,
no wheeled vehicles, even no draft ami
mails. The stuff must be carried across
the wilds of Africa on the backs of ma
tive porters, who think nothing Of drop
ping their loads and deserving IL the
fancy happens to seize them. The
worst of the hunting is nothing to
what such a homeward march may
mean. / have had my men shot down
by hostile tribes from ambush with
poisoned arrows. l have seen them die
in agony from the bites of noxious In
sects. I have been attacked by bands
Of Dinkas, who knew the value of
ivory as well as did and who tried to
help themselves to mine.-Everybo dy's
Magazine
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returned after a two weeks outing at
James Lake.
Mrs. Opa Shuts attended the home
coming at Centerville, Friday.
Judge Hanna and wife, of Indiana
polls, were the guests OF Warren
Markle and sister, Miss Gertie, last
week Mrs. Hanna is the daughter OF
G. Coots, former resident of Cam
bridge City. but now chief of the In
dianapolis fire department.
Valentine Gohring of Hagerstown
and daughter. Mrs. Margaret Simons
of indianapolis and Mrs. Daisy Wen
cke and children were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Harter over Sab
bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wheeler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Boden have re-
turned from trip to Niagara Falls.
They report a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ogborn of Cam
bridge City, Mrs. DR.. Druly and Mas
ter Stanley of Bentonville and Mrs.
Annie c. Wilson of Dublin will attend
the Showalter reunion at Middletown
Ind, August 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Frazer at
tended the Old Settlers picnic at Cen
terville, Saturday.
Mrs. Boyd Mundell and children left
Saturday for Washington City to join
Mr.. Mundell, who is in the employ
of the government.
Miss Jennie McGrew will spend the
week in Indianapolis.
Fifty-three tickets were sold from
this place to Michigan City Saturday
night, ten to Sandusky and twenty to
FIT Wayne and Muncie.
Miss Lenora Schaffer returned from
Chicago Friday evening
Mrs. Ollie Woods of Richmond, is
the guest Of Mrs. Charles Marson.
c. T. Wright went to Winona Sat
urday night to join his family, who
are spending some time there.
Ed Mccartney and daughter, Miss
Alice and Mrs. James McCaffrey re
turned Saturday night from a three
weeks trip in Canada.
Mrs. Nora Wright spent Saturday
In Indianapolis.
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ECONOMY, IND.

Economy, Ind, Aug. 17.-Mr and
Mrs. John Taylor and daughter. Bes-
sic and Miss Ruby Jones attended the
old settlers day at Centerville.
Miss Olive Gail Hayes of Illinois,
arrived here Saturday to be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haxton and
family for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Swayne have
returned to Richmond after a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Swain.
Those that took in Richmond and
old settlers Saturday were John Macy,
]. o. Ballenger, Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss
Edwards and son. Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Massey, J. o. Edwards, Lewis
Chamness, Ben Edwards, Walter
Thornburg and Lon Edwards.
Elvin Swain was made very Ill by
eating too many plums.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Franklin and sons,
and Hartin Cranor were at Centerville
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hiatt and Ru-
fus Williams attended the Friends
quarterly meeting at west River Sat
urday.
Mrs. Ella Porter who has been visit
ing at Greensboro arrived home Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brooks of
| Greensboro, spent Saturday here with
| relatives.
Charles Edwards the young cartoon
list left for weeks sojourn in Mum
Gle, Saturday
'Blistering hot days. is the way
farmers express the weather condi-
lions these dog days.
A. T. Edwards and E. C. Routh have
| bought of A. Cullot two five weeks
I old Llewellyn pups paying $50 for
them.
Thomas Stewart was in Richmond
on business Saturday
| Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rakestraw OF
Losantsville, were the guests of Mrs.
Maud Lamb Saturday
A Mrs. Coins of Richmond is here
for few days.
Miss Gusta Scott arrived from Earl
ham Saturday.
John Replogle and SON Charles were
q HAoeEatown Saturday.
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THEY WENT TO CHURCH.
A Bit of Strategy That Won For the
Minister.

- Sik w SN oASSy thoN NvStt WV
Minister.
when Bishop Wilmer was rector of
the little Protestant Episcopal church
at Upperville, Va" said a Virginia
minister, The was much worried by the
nonattendance at service on Sundays
Of the majority Of the young men Of
the community. On inquiry he found
that instead of going to church they
were in the habit of playing marbles
for stakes. Marbles in those days. it
must be remembered, was a much
more serious game than it is now. oc-
cupying much the same position In the
realm of sports as do billiards and pool
In these days.
Bishop Wilmer. then a 'parson' not
well known, determined to break up
this practice. He himself had been an
expert marble player in his boyhood.
Accordingly one Saturday he came
across a number of the young men en-
gagged in game. The good bishop
asked several questions and finally
challenged the lot to play him for
keeps They readily consented.
Much to their establishment, the
young minister won steadily, and soon
they had to go to the stores to replen.
tsh their stock. Toward the close OF
the afternoon Mr.. Wilmer had won
every marble in the town of Upper
vile. Putting his winnings In a bag,
he remarked as he walked away, Now
gentlemen, since you can't play mar.
bles tomorrow 1 hope to see you all
at church. And he did."-New York
Tribune.
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GRANTING PATENTS.
Invention as Distinguished From,
Mere Mechanical Skill.

Invention as Distinguished From
Mere Mechanical Skill.
A patent cannot properly be granted
protecting the product of mere me-
chanical skill as distinguished from in
vention. Difficulty is frequently ex-
perienced in distinguishing between
the two, and the supreme test for de-
termining whether particular device
is the result Of mechanical skill Is not
whether an ordinary mechanic could
make the device if it were suggested
to him, but whether he would make
it without suggestions save those
which are prompted by his skill and
knowledge of his art
For example, if a man constructs out
of iron a machine which had previous
ly been made out of wood he does not
thereby become an inventor in a legal
sense, because everybody knows that
any constructor can build a machine
out of iron instead of wood. But
suppose that gunpowder had just re,
Gently been discovered and that the
man who invented it had applied for
and obtained patent upon it.
He might have claimed, II combine
saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal in a
certain way and produce a startling
result" and 1t would be no answer, il
an, action for infringement were
brought, for the infringer to say that
every chemist could make the powder
after he had been shown how, for,
If every chemist did not have the
knowledge as we'll as the skill, the
originating of the powder constituted
ventton.-Exchange
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MILTON. IND.

Milton. Ind, Aug. 17.-Mr. Lee
Gates of Los Angeles, Cal, Mrs. John
Harding and daughter Lillian Fair
and wife were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Beeson, Thursday.
Miss Daisy Turner of Cambridge
City spent Thursday with David Nu-
gents.
Lutte Lantz, Jr., was in Dayton Fri
day.
DR.. c. A. Roark spent Sunday at
Winchester.
G. A. Borders, agent of the L. E. &
w. railroad is spending few days at
Laporte. Ind.
Oliver Ferguson and wife accom-.
panied by Pearl Thornburg and Hazel
Ferguson have gone to Michigan on a
pleasure trip.
L. F. Lantz and wife attended the
home coming at Centerville Friday.
Misses Tina Moore and Lillian Fair.
child were among the old settlers Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linley Hussey. VIM
Ferris and wife, Chas. Ferris and fam.
lily. Misses Ruby, Blanche and Goldie
Moore were at Indianapolis Saturday
for the Whitley reunion, held at Riv,
erside park.
Rob Beeson is glad it is a boy.
Rev. Scott announces good crowds
much interest and a few accessions in
the meeting he is holding in the Chris
tian church of Bentonville. Ralph
Hoswell of Illinois is conducting the
singing.
C. W. B. M. held an open meeting
Friday night at Mrs. Frank Doty's
The men were allowed to be present
and partake of the refreshments and
give their mite. An interesting pro
gram was rendered.
Ed Manlove is suffering with a sore
throat
Verne Bragg spent Sunday at home
Prof. Sig Garlic Mora has joined his
wife and baby at home of his mother
in-law, Mrs. Jennie Summers. Signol
Mora was the piano soloist with the
Gilmore band on its European tour.
Hiram Crook and family and Miss
May Stills attended Old Settlers meet
ing Saturday.
Mrs. Paxson and daughter Pearl are
visiting relatives in Argos and Chi
cago.
Frank Doty was home for Sunday.
| Miss Mary E. vandemark of Colum
bus. o.. is visiting Miss Dora Wal
lace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
PECULIAR TREES.
They Yield Bread, Butter and Milk.
Soap and Candles.


Soap and Candles.
The breadfruit tree of CeyIon is very
remarkable. Its fruit is baked and
eaten as We eat bread and Is equally
good and nutritious. In Barbutu, South
America, is tree which, by piercing
the trunk, produces milk, with which
the inhabitants feed their children
In the interior of Africa is a tree
which produces excellent butter. 1t
resembles the American oak, and its
fruit. from which the butter is pre-
pared, is not unlike the olive. Park,
the great traveller, declared that the
butter surpassed any made in Eng
land from cows milk. At Sierra
Leone Is the cream fruit tree, the
fruit of which is quite agreeable in
taste
At Table Bay. near the Cape of Good
Hope, is small tree the berries of
which make excellent candles. 1t is
also found in the Azores. The vege-
table tallow tree also grows In Suma-
ira, in Algeria and in China. In the
island Of Chusan large quantities of oil
and tallow are extracted from it's fruit,
which is gathered in November or
December. when the tree has lost all
Its leaves. The bark Of a tree in China
produces beautiful soap. Trees of
the sapindus or soap berry order also
grow in the north of Africa. They are
amazingly prolific. and their fruit con-
tains about IS per cent Of caponin.
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Spinach Qmeiet.

Make a PURGE Of spinach in the usual
way-that is TO say. after having boiled
it till tender chop it very fine and rub
it through a coarse wire sieve, season
with salt and pepper, stir over the fire
sand add two ounces of butter and a
little cream Take two tablespoonfuls
of the spinach and stir it into four
eggs which have been previously beat
en-, yokes and whites separately. Add
little piece of shallot which has beer
rubbed through the sieve, and salt and
pepper to taste. When thoroughly
mixed put the whole into an omelet
pan with two ounces of butter and fry
a pale brown Serve very hot--By-
standeI. --------
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
A Bachelor and a Widow,

Bachelors" said the widow, "are
the most sensitive people on earth. At
any rate. the bachelors l know are
| dined with one not long ago. Dur
ing the first part of the meal he seem
ed uneasy.
If any of my friends see me- he
said, they will think am dining
with some other mans wife,
WhyT l asked.
He pointed to my wedding ring.
Shall take it of? asked.
Would you mind? said he.
Not at all. l said and slipped Off
the ring.
Since then when going anywhere
with that bachelor or any other bache-
icr l save him from embarrassment
Sy taking OF my wedding ring before
|c start. I find they appreciate my
consideration for their feelings. Now,
IL that isn't sensitiveness raised to the
ninth power I'd like to know what Ii
in-"-New York Press.
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The Too Fat,

Fat hens, being wretched layers, are
always sold off by farmers.
The early Romans banished all use
less persons, including the fat in this
category.
Ovid. in his art of Love-" says.
Keep ever slender and supple. for the
fat have no success with women"
The Gentoo tribe enter their houses
by hole in the roof of a certain pre-
scribed size. and they who grow too
bulky to enter by this hole are slain as
useless and lazy.
In England 1t was once the law to
put the fat to death-"All dronkittis,
fatt gluttonis and consumers of vitallis
more nor was necessary to the susten-
tation of men. were tame, and first COM
mandit to sweliy their fouth of guhat
drink they pleatit, and incontinent
tairafter was drounit in ane fresche
rever."-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
Sleep

Sleep is natures re-
building period, when the
energy used by the brain,
muscles and organs is re-
newed. If you lose sleep,
your system is robbed of
the strength sleep should
give. Continued loss of
sleep multiplies this loss
until you become a phys
ical wreck. DR.. Miles
Nervine quiets the irri-
tated nerves and brings
refreshing, invigorating
sleep. Nervine contains
no opiates, and therefor
leaves no bad after-effects.
For over two years suffered un--
told agonies; my friends thought I
was going crazy Graz IL. could ,sar. not sleep
tors. but failed to find relief. My
head would ache all the time; / was
like one drunk; could not concentrate
my mind, and was so restless and
question. After taking one bottle OF
Or. Miles Nervine I felt wonderfully
changed i am now on my third bot.
tle and am gaining. all the time I
cHn lie down and sieep like child.
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ma very nerce in the blacaness or that

and very nerce in the blacaness or Thar
storm.
I'VE were told TO lie down and sleep
So we lay down where we were. among
the dead and the wounded, among the
Italians and the Austrians.
And we slept. Yes: We were tired,
for we had fought hard for all that
long, long day. and on that hill that al
last we had gained we slept, and we
gave no heed TO the dead men or the
wounded.
THE wounded they made very great
cries, and there were men sent to go
among them with lights. Some were
surgeons, and some were men to carry
them to the field hospitals. But the
most of us we lay there and slept. and
we were very tired. and we knew that
with the morning there might be an
other fight"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
SpotIesS Table Linen.

To have snowy table cloths and nap
kins you must use only pure soap.
Yellow linen is inexcusable, and is
really more expensive in the end, as
poor, coarse soap makes qt1ick work of
fine cloth. Easy Task soap can be re-
lied upon. 1t is white and pure, cleans
without injury and costs but five
cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
The Hungry Author.

The following is an extract from the
notebook OF an author:
Rose at 8 and had a sonnet and
glass of cold water for breakfast.
Retired early In the evening. with
out supper. as feared the neighbors
would be annoyed by the rafting OF
the knives and forks."-St. Louis Re
public
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The Flow of Rivers.

The dow of rivers, as might be sup
posed. is the slowest at the bottom of
the water and highest at the top. The
average velocity of the entire stream
is found, as a rule. at about six-tenths
Of the depth. The friction of the bot
tom which retards the movement of
the deepest water is much greater, rel
auveiy to the whole volume of the
stream, in a shallow river than IN .
deep ooA
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City. Ind, Aug. 17.-Har-
ry Retts, of Richmond. was in the city
Friday.
John Judkins returned from a bust
ness trip on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Galloway have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
Terre Haute, Indianapolis &
Eastern Traction Co.
Eastern Division

(Time Table Effective Oct. q. 1909
Trains leave Richmond fur Indian
apolis and intermediate stations at
600 a. m, a7:25. 500. 1925. 1000.
11:00. 1900. 100. '2:25. 800. 400.
1926. 600. 1880. 'S:40. 300. 1000.
11:10.
Limited trains
Last car to Indianapolis. $40 p. m.
Last car to New Castle. 10: 90 p. m.
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette. Frankfort, Charlottesville.
Terre Haute. Clinton. Sullivan. Paris
Qlls) Tickets sold through.
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Failed to See.

Poor man." said the kind lady.
How did you go blind?"
We'll, num-" answered Tired Tread
well, de foist time dat ] noticed IL
was when I was out lookin' fer work"
Chicago RecordHerald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
NOTICE.

We wish to inform our old custom
ers as well as new ones that our
stock of wooIens for Fall Suitines
has arrived, and Is the largest we
have ever shown, $500 or $fs.oo
will get fine Fall suit, see the new
styles. EMMoNs' TAILORING CO.,
Cor. Ninth and Main streets.
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Put a little more In than you rxRs
out. and your purse win soon I'LL
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Mrs. Louise Allen Collier is the
wife of Willie Collier, the actor, and
now threatens to sue an Atlantic City
hotel keeper for damages for having
caused her arrest for the alleged non
payment of board bill. She was
promptly released of the charge when
arraigned before the magistrate.
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Moore & OgbOrn
Insurance, Bonds and Loans. Real Es
tate and Rentals.
Both phones.-Bell 53R. Home 1889.
Room Is !. o. o. =. Bldg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Drawings by p. v. E. Ivory

You know I'm sorry. I'll never forgive myself.
But this will do no good.
He is not dead He is calling to me all the time
hear it strongest as l waken from sleep | hear it
as have heard it all my life. He calls the
| called myself when little, before l knew my own
name l called myself Zenie. l would say Zenie
will do this, that. And ever since l can remem-
Der l have heard this voice calling to me. Zenie.
come back heard it in the fog that night on the
steamship. and went to him | could not help it.
He was the man lookout and seemed to know
him You came after Do you recall it? He
told me later that he had loved little girl named
Zenie, who died. l that girl l know it.
know it,
Great God, girl! What nonsense is this? Are
you crazy?
Il fear may be unless this stops, she answered
pausing in her restless pacing of the floor and look
ing at him with dilated eyes Il dreamed of him
this morning. He on land and it was raining
His clothing in tatters, he was BEARDED and his
hair was long and matted. He thin with starva
ton and suffering; but he called to SO be-
seemingly, Zenie. come back!
You had such rawlings when you delirous
Zaza. 1t is part of your fever nothing more
1t is morel 1t is truth! He is alive, or l should
not hear Were he dead l should not be alive for
he called me back from the unknown to meet him
and help him He needs me l going to
him..
The father stared in silence while the girl walked
the floor.
Il expect you to waive all legal transfer of the
property" she went Il expect you to recognize
me as owner of the ship. and to take her where l
direct If you will not, shall take such action as
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find necessary or possible and employ another
Captain. If am thwarted shall go myself. l am
a nav gator.
Lara, you are mad said the father solemnly.
DO not say that, or l shall go mad There
things in life past our comprehension analysis.
This of them All l know is what feel
that he is part of myself. or | part of him
You have fallen in love with him. and you think
these things.
DO not confound cause and effect
What land is he on: Do you pretend to know
that?
We shall find him. Something will guide us
God, if you like
then sighed. and said, Il suppose may we'll
humor you. for awhile at least. We shall take in
ballast she arrives, and go. But what
waste of time
so the big ship able to annual dividend
- of sixteen per cent of her cost left Melbourne
in ballast, practically in charge of crazed girl bent
finding drowned ten months before.
According to accepted standards no aienist
would have hestated in pronouncing her crazed
She slept little careless of her personal appear
ance and walked the deck aimlessly, occasionally
peering at the compass. and looking at the helmSman
in a way to make him steer better for time She
nagged her father when stress of wind compelled
the shortening of sail She took the sun at midday
with Bridges sextant, and took chronometer sights
to work out the longitude, sharply criticizing her
father for of few seconds in his calcula-
tons. She grudged the necessity of reaching south
to the forty parallel to avoid the strong head
winds the fortieth. Night and day she was up,
worrying her distracted father and the two mates
with questions, comments and specuations. She
poured over the chart which prcked off
the ships position when Bridge had gone overheard
and prcked off herself the daily position as the ship
beat her way westward
But it was not till the ship had arrived at the
fatal spot, and her father had prepared series of
logical deductions for her consideration that she
showed anything of dehniteness in her whims and
fancies She had insisted that they heave the ship
to that night as she did not to go farther in the
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udI k1icSS, dIlu ldu lain
down to pass the night as
she could,-not to sleep,
she told her father, but to
pray to God for light and
hope and method. And
in an hour she was up.
Father" she said, as
she wakened the old man
in his berth, 1--WE must
head south by west. half
west. l know the course.
What do you know"
grunted the wearied and
conscience stricken man
Go back to bed, and let
me sleep! Sleep yourself!
Let me alone, or I'll be as
mad as you are!"
She got out the chart
and spread it on the cabin
table. Then. with her eyes
cleaning with the concen-
trated stare of the insane.
she traced out the DRIFT
Of the ship since the last
plotting, and from the
point reached drew a line
south by west. half west.
1t struck a large, irregular
island. and she read it's
name, Desolation Island.
She went on deck, dishev-
eled and careless. her hair
flying in the wind, and
asked the officer of the
watch to heave the log
and give her the best of
his judgment as to the
ships drift through the
night. Then she went back
to her berth, and did
not appear until daylight,
when she came up and
again interviewed the Off
GER in charge.
Father" she said when
the old man had turned
out for breakfast. look at
this chart. - She spread it
out, clear of the dishes.
and drew a line from the
night time position of the
ship to the point indicated
by her drift, and from this
point drew a line south by
west. 1t intercepted the
other on the coast of Desc
lation Island.
Last night, father she
said, The was calling in
sistentlv. / saw him plain
ly, and he held a compass
in his hands, and pointed