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WHY HE WAS WORRIED.
Fly In the Ointment That Was HandsA
to Good Man.

why" asked the good mans wife.
are you SO thoughtful? You look as II
something disagreeable had happened
Perhaps" he replied. Il am fool
ish to feel as | do about 1t. My con.
gresation has raised a purse for the
purpose Of sending me to Europe"
And are you sorry 1t isn't large
enough to enable you to take me
with you? Don't let that cause you
to feel depressed. II will be very
lonely here without you. but / know
you need tho rest. and I shall be very
sensible. / can spend the summer at
some quiet, inexpensive place. cheered
by the thought that you will return
refreshed in mind and body"
1T Is very good OF you to look at It
In that way. my dear. I appreciate
your feeling. But the gentleman who
made the presentation speech said he
was sorry the amount that had been
raised was not larger SO that ! might
be able to remain away longer. and
somehow 1t seemed to me that ap-
plause was more hearty at that point
than anywhere else In the course of
his remarks."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
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The Cold Mornina Bath.

The cold morning bath Is recon-
nended for those who can stand the
cold bath. though countless many
cannot. To prepare for II one should
hrst sponge the body with cold water
and step into a few inches OF water
drawn from a warm water pipe. 1t
will not be warm or cold early in the
morning. Splash the water over the
body and wash hastily. letting the
tub fill gradually. II the salt bath is
used. do not throw the salt towel in
the laundry. Let It collect the salt.
In beauty lighthouses each individual
has salt towel that is used countless
times. because II gets thoroughly sat
urated and is more beneficial. A cold
bath should not last longer than Eve
minutes.
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07
One Of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day is q vast
fund OF information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well Informed Of tho World; not Of indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Fig.
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To got its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, and for sale by al leading druggists.
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07
IT SEEMED INcURAele
Body Raw with Eezema-Diseharssd
from Hospitals az HopeIess-cuti
eura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old. my son OWENS life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite OF treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part Of his body was quite raw.
He. used to tear himself dreadfully In
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him In hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
OF the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in.
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy. but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure. Six months
ago we purchased set OF Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he Is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge. Camblewen Green,
England. Jan. II. 1907"
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07
Nav Curtain Material.

A new drapery material that Is
quite inexpensive-1s cents yards
extremely pretty and cool-looking' IL
is not unlike a fine scrim or cotton
voile as to background, and Is printed
in all the prettiest colorings, horai'
conventional and stripes.
It is called Arabian cloth. and viii
be charming fashioned into window
curtains and other draperies required
for summer use.
In this material a dull ecru ground
In a design Of tulips is beautiful, and
not less 80, though more subdued, are
the conventional effects In pastel
tones.
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07

Is many chain-stitches as
the work to its original
WORKING long rows as at
'hches. or more II for a
the same number OF
the armholes as before,
mort rows and work a sec
match the first, each
I last row to be worked of
IKE double crochet; fasten
fronts over, and sew or
shoulder pieces together.
w or double crochet round
:, taking up the back top
'he thread which lies i'm
.low 1t; this will counter.
uehcy to curl which the
generally has.
work q double crochet
vi last row, pass one, q
81 :, five chain. back into
treble in same place as
rom twice more. pass
crochet in next, and re-
iast row all round the
the double crochet row
. II required.
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Wonderful Wright AeropIane.

Paris.-One Of the few aeronautic
personalities in France who has been
permitted to see the Wright aeroplane
in Leon Bolles' workshop at LIE Mans.
and who from intimate knowledge OF
the Farman, De Ia Grange and other
French aeroplanes is capable of form
ing an accurate comparison, says the
Wright aeroplane is destined to be the
marvel of Europe. without divulging
the secrets, the Wrights' superiority"
he says, "is in the transmission, which
ia by chain, the wonderful articulation
of the apparatus and the methods for
governing the same. and especially the
nrODellerS"
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Thrift In the Family.

A little girl was playing with a girl
friend OF her own age on the porch OF
her home in West Philadelphia.
An elderly gentleman. her mothers
father. and an elderly lady. her IA.
Tiers mother. were sitting on the
porch talking pleasantly with each
other. The little girl had often wished
her grandparents were OF the same
name, like other children's grand
parents.
Presently the little guest remarked:
What nice grandmother and grand.
father yon have"
"Oh. yes" she said. with sigh. but
they don't match"
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07
rIoht.FIttIno Pettlcoats.

New petticoats are sold for the latest
sheath dresses and they are made on
the circular plan. SO that there Will
be no fullness either at hips or knees
OF course, those who wear the sheath
dress most correctly wear NO petit
coats whatsoever, but with thin
dresses such 40 women Of America
wear. At least one petticoat IL neces-
s4ty. and when II IL made in the tight
atting style It does not much inter-
fsre With the set Of the graceful gown
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Bill to Save the Birds.

London.-A bill to check the wanton
slaughter of beautiful plumage birds
WAS introduced in the house of lords
Nav 18th by Lord Avebury (Sir John
Imbbock) and passed its second read
inc one week later. 1t was then re.
ferred to a select committee for rec.
nmmendation as to the best method OF
CARRYING out the desired object. This
committee reported in favor OF the bill
and expressed the belief that 1t would
he not only Of general advantage. but
lander more effective the legislation
adopted In the United States, India and
Australia to the same end.
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How Il Was Done,

Three.year.old May had a penchant
for cutting everything in sight, when
she could get pair OF scissors. One
day. being left alone with her curly
headed baby brother. she promptly cut
every curl from the back Of his head.
When the nurse discovered the dam
age. she said:
"Oh! May, how dare you cut baby's
curls of1?"
He cut them hisself."
How did he reach the back OF his
head?"
He stood on the STOOL"
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WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "coffee."

Many pale. sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer SO.
and eventually discover that the drug
-caffeine-in coffee is the main cause
of the trouble.
Il was always very fond Of coffee
and drank 1t every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why
I was always so pale. thin and weak.
about five years ago my health
completely broke down and l was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was
in such condition that l could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think could do with
out It.
AFTER awhile 1 came to the con-
clusion that coffee was hurting me.
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. didn't like the taste Of it
at first, but when 1t was made right
boiled until dark and rich-I soon
became very fond Of 1t.
''In one week began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months I looked and felt
like a new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
"My health continued to improve
and today am well and strong, weigh
148 lbs. attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities Of Postum" !"
"There's . Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. "The Road to Well
ville." IN pkgs.
Ever rsad the above lsttsrf A new
one appears from time 70 time. They
are genuine, true, and sIil es human
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bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help. and I was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages. I
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti.
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ordway new era., 1908-08-07

The Business Mems Association. fra
ternal societies and the churches Sat
urday raised money. food and clothing
for the distressed and found new
homes for the people washed out Fri.
day night.
Florence was thrown into n state Of
intense excitement Sa urday night by
report which emanatcd from one of the
towns up the valley that q wall Of
water sixteen feet deep and fifty feet
wide was rushing down the Arkansas
river and that II 1t reached here the
larger part OF the lower end OF the
city would be inundated.
On account of the report several
hundred people assembled on the
banks Of the river. carriages were
driven TO the residences in the lower
bottoms and preparations were made
to move the people out. but the report
terminated in "A myth and the excite.
ment was subdued.
The river rose only about six Inches.
Reports OF damage entailed by the
flood reached Florence in more detail
Saturday. The Chandler branch Of the
Rio Grandc was washed out and dam
aged It's full length and several bridges
were carried away. On account of this.
the Chandler coal mine and the Ere
mont mine will be idle for ten days.
The new double track OF the Denver
& Rio Grande between Florence and
Canon City was damaged extensively.
The roalbed being new and soft made
II easy for the flood waters TO wash II
out to depth OF eight and nine feet
in some places. causing the rails to
drop to the bottom OF the freshly made
pits.
This road will be abandoned for
about thirty days and meantime trains
will use the old track. maintaining the
former slow time schedule.
The Rockvale branch of the Santa Fe
railroad was washed out in one place
fer 200 feet and in other places from
100 to 500 feet All the bridges were
carried out. The Rockvale and lnde'
pcndence mines, depending upon this
railroad, will be idle for probably n
month. More than 1000 feet of track
OF the Florence & Cripple Creek rail-
road was washed off the roadbed by
the flood and carried against house
occupied by Swan Broberg. which
saved the building from being torn off
its foundation.
Two Santa Fe bridges In this city
were thrown out Of plumb. but were re.
paired.
It Is estimated that 1000 chickens
and 200 hogs were drowned in Flor
ence. S. p. Jones. Florence gardener.
has his crops covered with about two
feet of sand. making loss of 5000.
Louis Peterson lost $3.50 In cattle ana
damage to crops. Edwin Lohach.
" est Florence fruit grower. lost $1,000.
Many farms. ranches and garden tracts
east OF Florence are covered with sand
and debris from two inches to two feet
deep.
Water broke into the Baptist church,
filled the basement and the carpets
were ruined.
The oil which broke loose from the
United OIL Company tanks found Its
way into many residences and ruined
carpets and furniture.
No less than 200 cellars are filled
with water and fil'h. It is expected that
considerable sickness will result.
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bEFUL LITTLE WRAP.
Nv Style Easily Made Up
Crochet Work.

b little wrap is quite easy
BY kind OF wool and n suit
tricotcr) may be used. II
bnd n No. l2 hook, about
pf wool viii be required.
haln Of Is inches: on this
plain tricot for seven
zach stitch separately like
pct for eight inches. and
pr OF the row In tricot as
more short rows OF tricot
\: on completing the last
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illustration shows bodice OF lawn dress 1t
tucked muslin and insertion
shoulders and edged with embroidery
below the elbow with
Eve trimmed with insertion. Is
|een
bnd blue zephyr tucked
boxeat with work embroidery insertion The
With Insertion. edged with pleated lace.
Of Gouncng
being embroidery being laid over
fhe the deep pointed
Dn muslin. edged with fril OF lace
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disease started with
slight irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dam
gerous dropsy. ILe-
came weak and Ian
guild. and could do
no housework. My
back ached terribly.
! had bearing down
Daius and nv limbs
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FLOOD DAMAGE
NEAR FLORENCE
e'oHmS SET ARKANSAS RIVER
AND BRANCHES ON
RAMPAGE.
CLOSES COAL MINES
RAILWAYS. FACTORIES, ROADS
AND FARMS SUSTAIN
HEAVY LOSSES.

Dehver.-A Florence special to the
Republican Saturday night says: An
estimate OF the damage from the cloud
burst and flood places the losses at
ABOUT s25O.OOO, All the outside dis.
tricts affected have not been heard
from. The principal losses, estimated.
are.
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be Use Of er.,a

ose OF Braid.
wnlte broadcloth costumes
,aek' but these are rather
Uus to be favorites with
nave but few gowns. It 10
desirable y to braid . dark
light colorsd braid In
- braid may be removed
s .ime and the gown
sso!nh.r.a.tins coat.
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SAVED AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

Mrs. Herman Smith. 901 B.oad
Street, Athens, Ca, says: kidney
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
Methodist Minister in Illus
trated Lecture, Gives Tenn
perance Side of Anti-Liquor
Contest.
Determined WILL BE
FIGHT OF BOTH SIDES
Liquor Men Will Not Be Con-
tent to Look on Inactive
Figures Will Be Used as
Basis of Campaign.

Out upon the cold sea of popular ac-
cord was launched last evening, the
ship of state of the no liquor element
of Wayne county. The vessel was
christened by the Rev. R. J. Wade,
pastor of the First NJ E. church. in a
stereopticon lecture. OF course no
wine was spilled over the PROV of the
ship as it took the sea. This is to be
dry campaign and facts and figures
will be relied upon by the temperance
forces to win favor with the voting
public The progress of the local op-
tion election petition has gone so far
that the promoters say they have rea-
son to believe in the ultimate success
of the project.
Determined opposition will be en-
countered in the liquor dealers and the
fight in Wayne county promises to be
about the warmest imaginable. Both
sides are fortified in their position and
each claims to be invulnerable. That it
will be an argumentative campaign in
which figures and statistics will bear
q prominent part was made evident by
the lecture of the Rev. Mr.. Wade. The
liquor men claim that they, too, will
be able to enter into this phase of the
matter. The "drys' have taken up
the subject of taxation to show that
expenditure of more money in Wayne
county than they turn in as revenue
and taxation. The liquor men appear
to believe the fight being made on
their business is directed almost solely
by the ministers of this city. For this
reason they propose to show the
amount of tax paid by them. 1t is
planned to issue a pamphlet setting
forth their claims upon the subject.
The petition to the county commits
sioners, asking for a special election
will be presented one month from to-
day, or at the first regular meeting OF
the commissioners in January. There
is no doubt but that the petition will
contain the requisite number of names
and as consequence, the commission
ers can not but order the election held
1t is to be expected that the most
strenuous period of the battle between
vets and drys will be waged follow
ing the filing of the petition and the
call for the election.
1t has been announced that the fight
to make the county dry will not be
waged by the ministers as an organiza-
ton. They maintain they have enter
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
DR.. HARRY WE|ST
GOES TO NEW YORK
Well Known Local Physician
To Give Up Practice
IN This City.
PHYSICIAN TO D. G. REID
DR.. WEST is ONE OF THE BEST
KNOWN PHYSICIANS IN THIS
STATE AND MANY FRIENDS
WILL REGRET DEPARTURE.

Il intend to leave Richmond the
first of January and go to New York
City, where l intend to practice medi-
cine. I regret very much to leave this
city, which has always been my home,
but l think there are good opportunit-
les offered in New York so l have de-
cided to move there" stated DR.. Harry
Fl. Weist today when asked to con-
firm the report that he intended to
give up his practice in this city.
1t has been reported that DR..
Weist's decision to move to New York
was the result of an exceptionally
flattering offer he had received from
multi-millionaire Daniel G. Reid, a
former Richmond man. to act in the
capacity of his private physician.
DR.. Weist denied the authenticy of
this report Il will be Mr. Reid's ply
sician, but will not be his private
physician. l intend to engage in the
active practice of medicine" he stat
ed.
Last summer DR.. Weist made a trip
through Europe with Mr.. Reid and
LHoy are very warm lllGHuS.
DR.. Weist's decision to make his flu
ture home in New York City will be
deeply regret tied by his many Rich
mond friends. DR.. WeiSt has been en-
gagged in the active practice of medi-
cine in this city since 1900 and is
known throughout this section of the
state as a practitioner of exceptional
ability. He succeeded his father, on
the death of that noted physician and
surgeon and has always enjoyed one
of the largest practices in this city.
Dr. Weist studied me edicine at the Bel
levue college in New York. at John
Hopkins university, Baltimore and in
Vienna, Austria.
Mrs. Weist is a New York woman
and while she is pleased to return to
her native city TO make her home she
greatly regrets leaving the many
warm friends she has made in Rich
mond.
DIR. Weist has for several years
been the local physician of the P. c.
c. & ST. L. railroad.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
Second Romance of the Wire
Postal Telegraph Operator Located Here Weds No 2 Wear
ing Same Dress That She Wore First Wedding
DayLast Marriage Kept Secret

Il think / know how that leaked
out" smiled pretty Mrs. Russell Arm
strong, who presides over the tick
ers'' at tn local postal telegraph office.
when she was shown this morning a
dispatch from Marion. Ind. relating to
her marriage TO Mr.. Armstrong at
Covington, Ky. on last November 10.
When this ceremony was performed.
the Marion dispatch relates, it was the
first anniversary of her marriage to
her first husband, Russell Harden. who
was a chum of husband No. p
That part of the dispatch which
says that | was married to Mr. Arm
strong, wearing the same dress | wore
when | married Mr. Harden is true.
but that part which says / was married
in the same town in which I married
my first husband, and by the same
magistrate is not true. / married
Mr. Harden in Lebanon. Ind. and |
married Mr.. Armstrong in Covington,' -
stated Mrs Armstrong.
Il used to live in Marion, but |
didn't know that the people up there
fnewI bad been married . second
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07

time. | think / know. however, how
the news leaked out" continued Mrs.
Armstrong, as she biusningly read the
dispatch a second time to the tune of
the merry clicking telegraph keys. Il
used to go with Mr.. Armstrong before
| married Mr.. Harden. They were
both chums."
Mrs. Armstrong and both her pres
ent and former husband are telegraph
operators She married Harden at
Lebanon. Nov. 10. 1907. after court
ship over the wires Their marriage.
however, proved unhappy and the hon.
eymoon- ended with the bride filing ap-
plication for divorce After securing
this divorce the young woman came 10
this city and her former suitor. now
husband No. 2. again began 10 court
her. On last Nov. 10. she went TO
Covington and married him.
will you leave Richmond7" Mrs.
Armstrong was asked.
I'll either leave here to join my
husband or he will come here TO work.
! cant tell yet what we VIII do" she
4epHed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07

struggles that have taken place in the
a leader of the republican side of the
house, and his committee appoint
ments have been of the most import
ant character.
The fact is that there is no one in
sight at present to dispute with his
friends the claim that he is the man
for the place. Mr.. Elliott, it is conced-
ed, knows all the fine points of the
legislative game. He also knows all
the old members of the house and
Hmany of the new ones. and this will
give him a decided advantage when
it comes to handling the problems
that arise.
If Representative Honan is elected
speaker of the house the democrats
will have to look around for some 9TH
er man to serve as floor leader Ho-
nan had that job during the last ses-
sion He made a pretty good leader,
but there Were times when he fell
down woefully, in the estimation of
persons who watched the fight. This
seemed to be true in one case in par
ticular Some of the democratic mem
bers of the house have said that the
bill to repeal the metropolitan police
law would have been passed over the
veto of Governor Hanly if Honan had
been "on the job but his delay in
doing something allowed Speaker
Branch to adjourn the house too soon
for him
According to this story, after the
governors veto was announced and
the democrats decided to try to pass
the bill over the veto. Honan was I'M
der the impression that a two-thirds
vote was necessary for such action.
He believed it would not be possible
to get tWo-thirds. There the matter
stood until Senator l.. Ert Slack heard
of the matter. He hunted Honan up,
so it is said. and explained to him
that bill may be passed over a veto
by mere majority, just as it may be
passed originally. Slack showed Ho-
nan the rule under which this could
be done. Honan took the book and
disappeared for a while. Then he
came back into the house ready TO
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
CONSUL A SUICIDE.
Swedish Official Located at
st. Louis Takes Cyanide
Of Potassium.
HE WAS ONCE RECALLED.

ST Louis. Dee. I.-Charles A. Eek
stromer, Swedish consul in St. Louis,
Swallowed cyanide of potassium this
morning and died few minutes after.
His family found him lying on couch
in the library of his home Eckstro-
mer gained notoriety few years ago
through his controversy with Roose-
welt concerning the Square Deal"
Eckstromer was deposed at the request
of Roosevelt, but later was reappoint-
ed after having furnished sufficient
satisfactory explanations to the Swed-
ish government. He was also the To-
cal agent for the West Disinfecting
company of New York. He was aged
fifty-one years and leaves a widow
and two daughters. There is some
mystery as to the cause of the deed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
MEETS WEDNESDAY.

The county council will be in ses-
sion Wednesday afternoon for the last
session of the year. II is a special
session in response to the call of the
auditor. A number Of appropriations
is to be made.