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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
WOMAN LIFTED CURSE
GIVEN LONG AGO
Man Sought Legal Retraction
And Got 1t.

Philadelphia, Pa, March = A
strange legal document by which an
aged woman lifts curse she pro-
nounced thirty-two years ago, has
come to light in this city.
In 1876, Dennis COmey, a laborer,
aged IS years, who was out of work,
quit his boarding house owing the
boarding mistress, Mrs. Mary Costel-
10, $50
Mrs. Costello who was then 62 years
of age, fell upon her knees and called
down the curses of heaven upon him
and his. Nothing more was thought
of the curses, but neither Mrs. Cos
tello nor Comey forgot the board bill
Some time ago COmey fell heir to
money, and Mrs. Costello, who now
lives in Atlantic City, tempted to col
lect her bill through attorneys. Com
ey informed the lawyers that he re
membered the bill, but would not pay
it until Mrs. Costello removed the
curses.
AS he was not satisfied with a yer
bal retraction, but wanted legal evi
dence, Mrs CoStello's representatives
for time were in d Quandary. Fin
ally they agreed upon the following
retraction and had it signed by Mrs
Costello and attested by witnesses
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
All Aboard Kiss" the Latest
On the Osculatory Market
This Little Brand Is Original With Richmond and Local
Railroad Men Are RESPONSIBLE for the Move! Name:

Richmond, the railroad center, is al
SO the headquarters of the ''all-aboard
kiss"
This type of advanced OSCILLATION
flourishes in the train sheds of the
Pennsylvania depot. For strenuosity
and duration the "all aboard kiss" can
hold its own against any of those fren-
zied types of OSCILLATION which just
now are the fad in New York theatric-
ais
The 'all-aboard kiss" has become 50
ordinary here, however that train an.
nouncers, conductors, Pullman porters
trunk wreckers and other railway EN-
ployes observe it in operation calmly.
Here are detailed the workings of the
'all-aboard kiss:
Mrs. Jones, newly married, is going
to see her mother who lives in-say
Bonneville. Mr.. Jones accompanies
her to the train. possibly rejoicing
that it Is not mother who is coming
here. He arranges all the details OF
his wifes transportation and baggage
and then escorts her to the sleeping
car. wherein a section awaits her. Hav'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

Miss Georgia Lewis, singing and talk
ing comedienne; illustrated song,
Miss Thompson, In Dear Old Colo
RADIO Where the Hills Caress the Sky,
the Great Dubois, with his latest IL
fusion, "Noah's Ark; Harry Newman,
English character comedian and the
cameragraph showing Electric Fluid
Apparently the bill is no ordinary one.
The makeup of the Hamilton company
includes Charita, street beggar, Ann
Hamilton; Don Martinez, a wealthy
Mexican, Percy Herbert; PHILIPPE
Charita's father, James S. Hughes;
Alphonso, a street musician, Joseph
Brandon.
The plan of having a single night
performance, except on Saturday. has
proven popular thus far and will be
continued. Wednesday there will be
souvenir matinee and on Saturday
a special matinee for the children
The usual invitation for the appear
ance of amateurs Friday night is ex
tended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
BELIEVED PARENT DEAD.
Ohio Man Finds His Mother After
Forty Years.

Cleveland. March 7.-Learning after
forty years, during which time he had
understood her to be dead, that his
mother is living in Brooklyn, \. Y. as
Mrs. Joanna Simons. William P. Hurl-
burt of this city. conductor on the
Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad. has
left for New York city to join her.
The son. born in Norwalk, O.. forty
seven years ago. made his home in the
Kent. tO4 residence of his fathers sis
ter until he was ten years old When
he was seven the aunt told him. in re-
Spouse TO questions. that his father. a
civil war brigadier general. and his
mother were dead. 4 letter from Mrs.
Simons. written when nor son wrote TO
her on cleaning information of her
whereabouts from William Morse. a
cousin. whom he met here. declares the
boys aunt had let the mother think for
forty years that the son died as a
child
Your words are like voice from
the grave" Mrs, Sinlons wrote Come
TO me-" %,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

Washington, March THAT the
United States Senate is not the club
of multimillionaires it is advertised to
be is asserted on the authority Of
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, one of the
infected His schedule of wealth has
been placed at $25 100000. He says it
will not inventory over $4,000, 900.
Senator Elkins holds that the same
rule of shrinkage is applicable to the
estimated fortunes of other members.
His sample list, and he declares the
ratio of reduction is applicable to prac-
ideally every other member rated by
the many-million scale, runs in this
wise:
Simon Guggenheim, rated at $780,
100000: invoiced at s6,0OO,O0O.
Isaac Stephenson, Wisconsin, rated
at $4,000, 900; invoiced at $3,000,000
Stephen B. Elkins, West Virginia
rated at $25,O00,000; invoiced at
s2,5O0,O0O.
Nelson w. Aldrich, rated at 10000
900: invoiced at S2,000,000.
John Kean, New Jersey, rated at
$10,000,O00; invoiced at $1,000,000.
This system of elimination indi-
Gates that the usual method of ap
praising the fortune of the Senators
is by the addition OF a cipher to the
figures giving their real possessions.
In other words, adding nothing to mil
lions and making multi-millions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
TARANTULA RATHER
THAN NAGG|NG WIFE
Waterbury Doctor Tells Wom-
en- Few Things in Address.

Waterbury, Conn, March It'd
rather live in a soap box with a tar
antula than with a nagging wife. "
said Dr. Charles A. Ward in an ad-
dress before the Martha Washington
society. He added: You are not the
whole outfit. Your husband is at
least a footman on the rear seat. Do
not crush his spirit. You may need
hOd of coal or a human back to
warm your feet. Do not nag. I'd
rather have three mad dogs than q
woman angered because her bonnet
was out of season. There are some
things in this world besides gaudy
clothes and CAB. and no amount of
style on the exterior will dispel the
meaning of an unlaundered interior
in the land where soap is king. Re
member. | do not know it ALL and
don't think you do, that's all. l
hope god will bless you, but l doubt
it. l think He is above blessing some
Of you
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
AGENTS DISCOURAGED
People Who Offer Affinities at
SIS Per. Meet With OBJ
structiOnS.
A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.

Chicago, ILL.,, March matrimonial
agents who offer to find 'affinities'
at So per, are discouraged at the edict
of United States District Attorney
Sims and Postoffice Inspector James
E. Stuart The establishment of the
guilt of one matrimonial agent. has
been followed by grand jury investiga-
lions of a number of others, and there
have been letters, application blank3
photographs and affinity literature
submitted to the scrutiny of a grand
jury. Some of the questions asked
in the application were: What is the
value of your property" What
amount do you expect to inhorit?"
What is your disposition" Dress
stylish or plain:" One picture sub
mitted was of a well-known actress
who says she had made no application.
Other instances of fraudulent uses of
pictures have been submitted to the
grand jurors. In each case the per-
son whose picture mad been sent to
the applicant denied any correspon
dence with the bureau. Some of the
agencies have advertised extensively
in the magazines and papers under
such headings as, Are you unhappy
DO you want to be married?' ''Affini
ties secured" and the like. That the
matrimonial agency business is a lu-
crative one is shown by the costly
clothing and jewelry worn by the 'af
finity' finders, who have been brought
before the United States officers. One
recently found guilty maintained a
large staff of stenographers, had her
motor car, and was sought after SOC
tally.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
MAN LIVES LONGER
BEHIND PRISON BARS
Startling Conclusion Is Pro-
pounded in Chicago.

Chicago, H., March People in
prison live longer than they would if
at liberty, is the startling conclusion
TO which Health Commissioner Evans
has come, after investigating the vital
statistics of the Joliet and Michigan
City penitentiaries. To illustrate:
The death rate at Joliet for persons
between the ages of 90 and 60 was on
ly 7.73 per cent as compared with
11.22 per cent for people between the
same ages residing in the city. "A
study of the figures brings me to the
60 years of age living in Chicago, will
improve his chances of living 34.6 per
cent-11 % compared with 1.73-by go
ing to prison at Joliet, he stated re-
Gently. Control. food. temperance,
habits sanitation and plumbing with
in prison walls. all operate to bring
about longer life. and yet no one in
Chicago is trying to break in to try
It, The prison discipline makes it
impossible for the man to dissipate,
the work is so arranged that he will
not over exert himself, and regular
hours are compulsory-the times of
retiring and arising always being the
same. Irregularity. DR.. Evans con
cludes, kills men much faster than
nlonotony. The only persons who are
ed by prison life are consumptives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

ing placed her satchel under the seat
and hung her effects on various hooks
he gives her a bunch of travelling ad-
vice. bestows upon her three tattoo
kisses and then leaves the car
In few moments Mr.. Jones is
standing under the window of his
spouse's section. He smiles at her and
she beams back. They wave hands,
Mrs. Jones tries to say something
through the pane. Mr.. Jones pretends
he understands. It's a sweet parting.
Suddenly Mr.. Jones perceives that
his wife has left her seat at the win
dow. He wanders where she can be.
He becomes a wee bit nervous.
Here I am. Charlie" he hears of a
sudden. 1t is shrieked in the shrillest
sort of soprano, and Mr.. Jones, on
wheeling about, finds that Mrs. Jones
has opened the vestibule door and is
reckoning to him wildly. He obeys.
oh, Charlie. | want to kiss you
goodbye just once more" she pleads.
The colored porter looks nervously al
his watch.
Certainly. dearest" cries Mr.. Jones
and he reaches his hand up to hers.
We're ready TO start, Ma'am,
warns the conductor. Then a series
of sibilant explosions sound above the
changing locomotive bell.
"A-awl abo-ord." calls the conductor
vaulting to the platform.
Two smacks follow on the heels Of
this utterance. The bell clangs, steam
Kisses. smoke belches, and then the
wheels begin to turn. Now will they
break away?
Not yet Mr.. Jones runs lightly
along with the train. Smack. Smack
Narrowly lodging a trunk he projects
his face once more ;alas, the pace is
too much for him. and he releases hi:
grip. Mrs Jones. who has almost
been dragged off the train, bestows {
parting smile on her tagged husband
then slams the vestibule door.
It's all over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

larity. 1t is a timely play full of dra-
matte incidents with plenty of comedy
and telling a story of human interest.
Dealing with one of the most burning
topics of the day. The grating of
the political machine" in many OF
the great cities of this country is the
central theme of the story, the partic-
ular delineation being the passage OF
bill through the city council giving
a perpetual franchise to a street rail-
way. The company presenting the
play here is one of the strongest ever
assembled for the production OF an
American play. 1t includes such well
known actors as Orrin Johnson, Rob
ert A Fischer, Harold Russell, George
G. Stanley, Thomas Meighan, William
Deming, Samuel G. Hunt, Bennett
Southland, Samuel Forrest, Frank Rus
sell, Basil West, Edward Culver and
the Misses Frances Ring, Louise Ev'
erts and Kate Lester. 1t is presented
under the management Of VIM. A
Brady and Joseph R. Grismer, whose
production of Way Down East" will
be pleasantly remembered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
Repertoire at the Gennett.

The Crescent Comedy Co, which
opens a weeks engagement at the
Genns tt next Monday evening, is GER
tainiy receiving the best of press no.
tees wherever the company appears.
The company is large and said to
be thoroughly organized one and not
little band of transformers With
out doubt it will prove one of the
strongest repertoire companies seen
here SO far this season. Monday night
the company will present the great
New York comedy drama The Turn
of the Dice" This is a new play and
has never been seen here by any other
company. The play abounds in path.
os, comedy and scenes of excitement
so cleverly combined that an audi
ence scarcely recognizes the boundry
line between tears. laughter and
thrills. Ladies will be admitted free
Monday night under the usual condi
tions. Matinees every day except
Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
PIE BAD AS WHISKY.
Mince Variety Causes Homicidal Brain
Storms.


New York, March Theodore Sut'
70. president of the New York branch
of the National German American al
most as much crime committed from
eating mince pie and mixing ice water
with it as through the use OF whisky
why. then" he asks, should We
not punish the man who sells mince
pies. of which one man may eat mod
erately and healthfully, while another
may eat of them immoderately, so that
in the pangs of dyspepsia he losses
self control and commits acts of VIC
lence: The American people drink
reservoirs of ice water. The habit is
q dangerous one.
1T is impossible to interdict traffic
in mince pies and ice water and hun
dred other things Il person may com
nit an exces about. 1t is not only
in the krinking of alcoholic liquors
that they commit excuses; many ithe1
things that cannit possibly be restrain
ed are abused"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
CHILD WITH TWO TONGUES.

Lorain. O. March A child with
two tongues, which has attained the
age OF seven years. will be operated
upon for the removal Of the surplus
member at St. Joseph's hospital. The
child is the son of Fred Myers. OF
South Lolain
While for the time no inconvenience
was suffered. recently it was discov-
cred THAT the child had difficulty in
breathing as wen as swallowing This
is the first case known in the world
and the first in the United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
RABBITS FOOT LUCKY.
Bridgeport Physician Has Never Had
Accident.

New York, March IF l hadn't
had this | would have been killed,
said DR.. Henry Austinger, aged 60, of
Bridgeport, Conn, proudly displaying
a rabbits foot today at Fifteenth
street and Seventh avenue
The physician had been visiting
friends. AS he started for car at
the corner he slipped and fell and was
badly cut over the left eye. When
a policeman helped him up the ply
sician pulled the rabbits foot from
his pocket.
I've carried this for five years and
have never met with a serious acct
dent or had any hard luck" he said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
TELLS OF ELOPEMENT.
Iowa Miss Sorry Because She Married
Hired Hand.

Tama. Ia, March Pretty Flossie
Durham, a school teacher of Tama
County, 90 years old, daughter Of Jonas
Durham. a wealthy farmer near Mon
tour, eloped with her fathers hired
man, Fred COrrick, 30 years old. The
marriage took place at OskOloosa on
December n, but confession has just
been made to the girls parents.
Corrick lives at Bloomfield. and has
two grown daughters as old as the
bride.
The girl now regrets her folly and
is with her parents. She was a former
student at the State Normal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
The Huh OF The body.

The organ around which all the other ORGANS
revolve. and upon which they are largely de,
pendent for their welfare. is the stomach
When the functions of the stomach become i'm
paired, the bowels and liver also become de-
ranged To cure 4 disease of the stomach, liver
or bowels get 50 cent or 81 bottle of DIR. { aid
wells Syrup Pepsin at your druggists. IL is
the promptest relief for constipation and dys
pepsia ever compounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08


Ann Hamilton and Co. in The Beg
CARS" a Mexican study, with four in
the cast, will be the headliners at the
New Phillips this week. This act
comes with some of the besF press no
tees of any that has been at the New
Phillips in long time. One of these,
from The Press, Grand Rapids, Mich,
says: "A notable novelty on the bill
is the sketch 'Beggars," which instead
of the comedy variety common TO vau-
deville, is melodrama, real thriller
in miniature. Ann Hamilton, who
plays the role of Charita in the Mex[
can study, is an excellent actress.
Other than this the bill calls Tor an
overture by Runge's orchestra, which
has been made a permanent feature;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
Says the Senate Is Not a Club
Of MiIIionaires As Is
Generally Thought.
JUST A FEW HOWEVER.
GIVES THE SCALE IN WHICH HE
TRIES TO SHOW THAT ACTUAL
FORTUNES ARE NOT sWELLED
TO BURSTING.

Thirteen United States Senators
have little more than their saIar-
les, $500 a year.
Thirteen have fortunes of from
$4,000 to $4,000 and their saIar-
les.
Thirteen may estimate their in
dividuaI possessions at from $780,
600 to 100000.
The remaining fourth, or less,
can give assets at from $1,000, 900
to 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
HETTY IN $40 FLAT.
Richest Woman in America Lives
Poorly.

New York. March Go away,
Stop ringing my bell or Ill scream
for the police" was the way Mrs,
Hetty Green, the richest woman III
America, welcomed a caller today. who
found her living under an assumed
name in S1o month flat one block
from the ferry in hoboken. Mrs.
Green moved TO her present home
about six weeks ago. Ii is on the
fourth floor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08
GEM TT
1.-THE Man of the Hour"

1.-THE Man Of the Hour"
That much talked Of play, The Man
of the Hour" will be seen here for the
first time at the Gennett, matinee and
night, March IA. 1t is safe to say that
no play on the American stage today
has attained such widespread pOpu-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

Patrick Kerwin. age III, died al
Johnstown. Pa. on January 4. For
Forty years he was a Newfoundland
fisherman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-08

NEW PHILLIPS.
Week Of March 9-VaudeviIle.
GENNETT.
March 14-(Matinee and Night)-
1.-THE Man of the Hour"
Week of March e-Crescent Comedy
Company.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-08
Three Score and Ten.

a dear, bereft woman of our
city, whose life has been checker
ed by much of sorrow and shadow,
but who, because of her worth,
has had friends always to COM
fort and sustain, passed the allot-
ted time of mortal man, OF
woman, last Monday; and when
the fact became known, in group
of her associates, she was SO cor
daily congratulated and so low
ingly greeted by those aware of
her long journey, that tears un-
hidden rose to her appreciatiVe
eyes through The light of new
Joy awakened in the depths of her
heart--a heart still sore from re.
cent bereayements in her home,
and trials perplexing and hard to
bear.
There is nothing like love to
light the darkened way and il
only in simplest word or deed we
show it, how great may be that
light to the lonely hearts about
US.
Ohi let's be loving; for we know,
There's such a little way to 90.
May the activity and strength
that is as her days are, still
remain through many more to
come.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-08
Mississippi National Guard.

Adiutant General Fridge re-
ports the receipt from the Bureau
|of Equipment of the War Depart
|ment OF a carload Of new uniforms
for the men Of the Mississippi
National Guard -some 200 alto
gether which he is preparing To
|distribute to The companies OF
the two regiments. They are the
|oliVe-drab material, and are of q
texture and make that appeals to
the fancy and preferences af all
/ the military men, rank and file,
who prefer them for service uni
form infinitely above The khaki,
which, while seryiceable and com
Portable, IS objectionable on ao-
count Of the facility with which it
becomes soiIed and stained under
exposure. The department is also
in receipt Of d shipment Of medi-
cal supplies, which will be taken
into camp at Columbus, and while
a necessary part Of the camp and
guard equipment, General Fridge
does not anticipate that the Iini-
ments, spIints and handages will
be extensively used or the medi-
|cines required to any general
extent. Marching orders will be
Issued in a few days for Che en-.
campmant, and it is expected that
|it will be one OF the most success
|tul Of the series, and the men
eager for the experience.
General Fridge has not yel
been advised as to the personality
LOT the Regular Army officer who
will be detailed to service with
Ethe Mississippi troops. and anti
| |cipates that the War Department
will have to scratch about conaid.
lerably, as all the available officers
are being drafted for the Genera
Encampment at G Chickamauga.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-08
Consolidation Of Schools.

Within radius Of something
like five miles from Red Star,
there are eight white schools.
They open and close with a small
attendance, and none of them ex-
cept the largest one, Beaver
Creek, do ideal school work. No
teacher can, in a real sense, teach
eight grades. It is also impossi-
BILE for him to offer the advanced
supplemental training that should
be taught in every community.
In view of these facts, it might
4 be asked what can be done in
behalf of larger and better schools /?
Consolidation is a partial answer.
With fewer schools and conse-
quent larger attendance, there
could be at least two teachers in
each school. This arrangement
would not impose as many grades
upon the teacher, but would allow
a longer time for each recitation.
It also makes possible some high
schoofstudy.
Those who are familiar with
school interests in other sections
of Lincoln county know that Dis.
trict 5 is suffering with numerical
abundance as opposed to size and
quality. The somewhat larger
negro population here is an item
of explanation, but it is not the
only one, and does not warrant
the present multiplicity Of
schools.
In closing, If more merit than
demerit is seen ID the proposition
Of consolidation, we should begin
at once to establish it. This mat.
ter has long been too low on the
fcalendar and should now be
/ brought forward for Immediate
action. There is a small per cent
of patrons who will oppose any
change, but their opposition may
be utilized as q warning against
going to the other extreme which
this program might suggest.
Consolidation is justifable upon
the principle Of the greatest good
to the largest number, while ex.
isting conditions are faulty be.
cause they afford a lesser benefit
to d smaller part Of the school
population.
Respectfully,
w. R. NORTON.