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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
POMPEH A TOY CITY,
1t Was Given Over to Imitation ant
Luxury, EmulatinE Rome.

It Was Given Over TO Imitation and
Luxury. EmuiatinE Rome.
Pompeii, as can be seen on every
hand, was what Bulwer-Lytton de-
scribes it-a toy city, given over to
imitation and luxury. Rome set both
the example and the pace.
The excavations which have proceed
ed for more than a century and a half
may be said now to be fairly COM
pleted. Nothing more is needed to
enable the archaeologist to reconstruct
the life of the ancient Roman colony
nothing else to startle the modern seek
er after truth.
The temples. the villas, the theaters.
the baths. the gardens, disentombed at
last, lie gaping to- the skies in heaps
Of variegated marble and granite, whis-
pering their story mayhap to the moon,
yet telling 1t plainly enough to the
passerby under the common light of
day-a story of Incidence and frivolity
mistaken by the semibarbaric mind
for pleasure, of gorgeous displays in
public places, mysterious orgies in pri-
vate, feasts incalculable, vinous liba-
ton to the gods, gladiatorial combats,
chariot racing, human beings fed to
hons-aH in mimicry of Rome, of Rome
already beginning its downward course
toward the fall
Art they had to decorate the scene
within and without the peristyle, pic.
lures and statues, arches and colon
nades In bronze and alabaster, porphy.
ry and Carrara, made luminous by Ty.
rian dyes and local red we have not
been able to repeat, though much of il
Is quite restored.-Louisville Courier.
Iourpal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Brittle Lizards,

Some kinds of lizards break In two
when suddenly startled. In the bush
In Australia the traveller often comes
across number of these little silvery
reptiles basking on log or piece of
old bark. AS soon as they perceive
the Invader there is great commotion.
They dart hither and thither so quick
II that the eve can scarcely follow
their movements. The effects Of the
shock are evident from the quantity OF
wriggling tails lying about which have
been cast off in the hurry, while the
mutilated owners may be seen scurry.
ing away to safety still waggfng the
stumps that remain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
MINERS WORK
|. AGAINST SALOONS
Unusual Condition in Warwick
County.

Boonville, Ind, July 81 The re-
monstrators of Ohio Township, War
wick County, won a decided victory
before the County Commissioners, and
for two years this township will be
dry.
The township has 753 voters and it
took $50 signers to carry out the
Moore remonstrance law of Indiana.
Four hundred and eighty names were
secured, but the saloon keepers sued
to test the legality of the remon.
STRANGE.
Several hundred of the signers are
coal miners, and the politicians in this
section claim that it is test Of the
feeling of this class Of laborers, who
have heretofore favored the licensing
of saloons.
This county had so saloons two
years ago. Now it has 20.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Twin EarthQuakes,

Earthquakes which consist Of two
shocks separated by a brief interval of
quiet or Of two maxima Of intensity
are known as twin earthquakes. In
Great Britain one in about every TWEEN
ty earthquakes is a twin, and the stron-
gest shocks experienced in that coun-
try belong to this variety. 1t is be-
lieved that twin earthquakes are due
to impulses arising from. two deached
foei. separated in different cases from
four to more than twenty miles, but
lying along the same fault in the
earth's crust
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

ment, stItcneI' together anG roEed up
tight into a cylinder. Another set of
rooms is set aside for the records of
the kings bench and common pleas.
the latter extending from the reign of
Richard L. to the present time. Each
roll is formed Of q number Of long
parchment skins fastened together at
the head and inclosed in stout vellum
covers. Each roll weighs from 100 to
200 pounds and contains from 500 to
1000 skins of parchment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
LonG Lived earn.

The ordinary carp, if not interfered
with, will, it Is said, live 500 years.
There are now living In the Royal
aquarium in Russia several carp that
are known to be over 600 years old,
and It has been ascertained in a num-
Der Of cases that whales live to be over
200 years old. A gentleman in London
has had an ordinary goldfish for ffty-
three years, and his father informed
him that he had purchased 1t over forty
years before 1t came to the present
owners possession.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Weak
Heart Action

There are certain nerves
that control the action
Of the heart. When they
become weak, the heart
action is impaired. Short
breath, pain around heart,
choking sensation, palpi-
tation, f1uttering, feeble
or rapid pulse, and other
distressing symptoms fol-
low. DR.. Miles Heart Cure
is a medicine especially
adapted to the needs of
these nerves and the mus
cular structure Of the
heart itself. It is a
strengthening tonic that
brings speedy relief.
Try it.
For years I.sufrered with what
thought was stomach trouble. when
the doctors told me had heart
trouble. bad tried many remedies.
into my bands. and / Concluded to
try DR.. Miles Heart Cure. i have
taken three bottles. and now 1 am
not suffering at all. / am cured and
this medicine did t. / write this in
the hope that II win attract the at
tention Of others who suffer as / did,
MRS. d. BARRON.
So4 Main ST.. Covington. Ky.
Your dru1plst seIIs Or. MiIes' Heart
Cure. and we authorize him to return
price Of first bottle (onIy) If IL faIis
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Ills weMfrht Have.

A famous writer said: Man in gen
eral, or, as it is expressed, on the aver
age, does not live above two and TWEEN
ty years, and during these two and
twenty years he is liable to two and
twenty thousand evils, many of which
are incurable. Yet even in this dread
full state men will strut and figure on
the stage Of life. They make love al
the hazard of destruction and intrigue
carry on war and form projects just
as If they were to live in luxury and
delight for a thousand ages"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
- - ----~-@ - -
HENRI MURGER'S COATS.
1t IL Hard to Say In Which He Wa
the More Miserable.

1t IL Hard to ,say In which He Was
the More Miserable.
A pleasant incident Of the penurious
famous "V$e de Boheme," is related
by a French writer. Murger when in
the extreme of poverty was one day
invited to party at the house Of a
publisher at which 1t was Of great i'm
portance that be should be present.
Unfortunately he possessed only one
suit Of clothes, which was in the last
stage of shabbiness. He therefore APP
pealed to a friend who gloried in the
possession Of two black coats-one old,
the other new-to lend him one. The
friend, not overwiIlingly. lent him the
old one. It was too small for him and
very shiny at the seams, but by lib
eraI use Of ink he managed to make 1t
pass muster and attended the party.
Unfortunately the friend was there,
too, and in great anxiety over his coat
followed Munger about the room with
such remarks as Don't stand so up
right. You will split my coat" or For
heavens sake, mind what you are do
ing with that coffee. You are splash
ing it all down the front of my coat"
Shortly afterward similar occasion
arrived. Murger determined that moth
ing should make him apply for the
same coat Accordingly he went to an
other friend and related the whole cir
cumstanee. This friend willingly lent
him a new black coat which fitted ed
mirably. But matters were not i'm.
proved after all, for the lender was at
the party and followed Murger every.
where, exclaiming in tones of audible
good nature: do just what you like
with my coat. old man. Tear it right
up the back or cover it with grease
just as you like. 1 shall never say a
word. Only too delighted to lend it ia
VOL"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
The .Kins.. English. ).

The following appeared as London
coster tailor's advertisement:
"A slap up toys and kicksies builder.
with upper Benjamins shipped on a
downy plan. with moleskins of hanky-
panky design. with a double fakement
down the sides and artfui buttons at
bottom, with kicksies cut peg top. half
tight or to drop loose over the trotters,
with fancy vests made to fash the
diakax ar 10 at tight round tho scra9."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
A Need In Schoolmaa

We should like to see a regulation
that every schoolmaster before the age
Of thirty should for one full year at
least be banished from the school world
and from the academic life even IL for
that year he had to work as a NAVY, a
sailor or a commercial traveller. The
man who, being educated, only knows
what life is will never take too mar
row a view Of the school course.-Lon-
don Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
It's Different When IT.. Your Own.

Young DIR. Keelhyme always i'm
judging by the cool way he performs
the most serious operations" remark
ed his friend. but yesterday when I
met him in consultation he was the
most excited and ratified man 1 have
seen in a long while"
"It must have been a most unusual
and extraordinary case"
mo; one of the doctors own children
had mild attack of measles."-Nsw
York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

Walter Scott and Aorratt were once
in Galgate, Bernard castle. where wa
situated the Inn the Burns Head
which had a portraat Of the bard as q
sign. Morritt showed this to Scott and
asked H It was like the poet
How long has it been therer asked
Scott.
Two or three years." was the an.
swer.
Then it's not like Robbie" said
Scott. Robbie would never have
stayed so long outside a public house
Dundee Advertiser
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
TO NOTIFY SHERMAN AUG. 10.
Vice Presidential Nominee Will Hear
Glad News From Burrows.

Utica, N. Y, July 31.-Representa-
tive James s. Sherman has received
word from Senator J. c. Burrows,
chairman of the committee to notify
him of his nomination for vice presi-
dent, that it will be agreeable to the
committee to come to Utica Aug. 18.
Senator Burrows will make the ad-
dress on behalf of the committee and
Mr.. Sherman will respond, formally
accepting the nomination. The COM
mittee will be entertained by the city.
Mayor Wheeler is making plans for a
big demonstration
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Each Day. s..r.n. H~~,s.

Every days work should be . SUI
preme event In every life. We should
come to it as carefully prepared las the
prima donna who Ii trying to hold
the worlds supremacy IN song comes
before her audience. Then our work
would breathe out the vigor andvftal-
fly and freshness which we put into II.
Then life would be glorined. and the
work of the world illuminated, trans
formed~-O g. Afarden in Success
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
PUNISHED FOR HIS
REFUSAL To PROVIDE
Indianapolis Man Gets linus
uai Sentence.

Indianapolis. Ind, July 31.-For fall
few months old, Noah Russell. aged
43. was fined $500 today and sentenced
to the workhouse for six months He
win have to spend nearly two years in
the workhouse unless the fine is paid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

England's state records are kept in
a great building known as the record
Office in London. Here are $50 strong
rooms, and in these rooms the rolls
and records for over eight centuries
are kept. There is the chancery roll
room, containing over 10000 rolls of
the chancery court. each roll consist
tnS ct thirty e. forty skins Of -parch-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Enjoy what You Have.

Don't worry about your health.
Keep in good condition and get as
much fresh air as you can. People
who are always puttering over them
selves are like misers-they don't en-
joy what they have.-Boston Traveller.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Ivory Congratulations.

A very famous American dentist met
the English husband of an American
friend of mine with the genial congrat.
ulatfon: "My dear sir, wish you joy.
You have married first rate set OF
teeth. "-Fortnightly Review.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Businesslike.

Here lies Jane White. wife Of Thorn
as White, stonemason. This monu-
ment was put up out of respect for her
memory and as specimen of his work
manship. Tombs in the same style,
s50.-London Tit-Bits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
A Hard Worker.

Slimson - Willie. they tell me you
have the reputation Of being the worst
boy In school. Willie-Yes, father. and
I can tell you didn't get it without a
struggle.-Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

A professor of natural history Who
was delivering q ieofpre to hts class
on the rh1nopefos. not1rsd that the, at
tentipn Of the stldsnfH was waDdesfnE
Gentlemen he. said stsrnly. - yos
expect to realize the remarkably hide.
Gus nature Of fhisibeast you mUtfkeep
your eyes fixed on me."-Harper's
Weeklv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

a this conre--. -ou. read care.uuy. DIT
caidwoli's Syrup Pepsin Is rosidsc1y suaran-
eel TO cure indigo stion, constipation, SIC head
ache offensive breeth. malaria and Al Diseases
rising from stomach trouble
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

Thin people should battle as often a.
possible in warm water. Warm water
Is absorbed By the skin more readily
than cold
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

Her Friend-The count -is beeoming
quite attentive. The HeiRess-oh, yes.
He seems to think that he and papa's
money were made for each other
New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
s1.75 EXCURSION TO COLUMBUS

Pennsylvania Lines, August 3 Ly.
Richmond, a. N.
nly20-a1 sns1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

eigner takes the nationality Of her hus-
hand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
S0pKY0NrA

SoPNAoNrA:
Your grocer has Gold Medal -Four.
GENEVA.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
In the Ghost LAYING Business.

This advertisement appeared in LODI
don in 1777:
Haunted Houses Whereas there
are mansions and castles in England
and Wales which for many years have
been uninhabited and are now falling
into decay by their being haunted and
visited by evil spirits or the spirits OF
those who for unknown reasons are
rendered miserable even in the grave,
a gentleman who has made the tour OF
Europe, of particular turn Of mind
and deeply skilled in the abstruse and
sacred science of exorcism, hereby Of
fers his assistance to any owner OF
proprietor of such premises and under
takes to render the same free from
the visitation Of such spirits, be their
cause what it may, and render them
tenantable and useful to the proprie-
tors. Letters addressed to the Rev.
John Jones, 80 st. Martins lane, duly
answered and interview given If re-
auired. N. B.--Rooms rendered habit
able in six days"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
German syrup

We want to impress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is
positively the only preparation or
the market today that does relieve
and cure consumption. IT contains
the specitice, such ah pure tar, ex,
tracts OF gum, etc, ETC., which have
been so highly endorsed for the cure
of coughs, colds and consumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat Or lungs, must have
rest at night, aud be free from the
spasm of dry and racking cough in
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, neanng and soothing
tseatment, and the patient needs
fresh air, good food, etc, German
Syrup will give free and easy ex-
pectoration in the morning. with
speedy and permanent relief, Sma1
bottles 25 cents; regular size, con.
tanning nearly four times as much,
rs cents. At Frost & Spies
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
The Division of Time.

The division of time into hours was
practiced among the Babylonians from
remote antiquity, but it was Hippar-
chus, the philosopher, who introduced
the Babylonian hour into Europe. The
sexagesimal system Of notation was
chosen by that ancient people because
there is no number having so many di-
visions as sixty. The Babylonians di-
vided the daily journey of the sun, the
ruler of the day, into twenty-four para
sangs. Each parasang, or hour, was
subdivided into sixty minutes, and that
again into sixty seconds. They COM
pared the progress made by the sun
during one hour at the time Of the
equinox to the progress made by a
good walker in the same period Of
time, both covering one parasang, and
the course Of the sun during the full
equinoctial day was fixed at twenty
four parasangs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
Thc in.i,

A young nIan ~ 'O,l i,.i'n -. IL =:
completing the fini4ilili. : 80. i1r> i,
toilet Of which he felt j.$ll ;.rn,i.i
He was going to cell sIp,u Il. ri
widowed mother TO as.. for hpi ,;.;'.c'
ter's hand in marriage
AT last everything was ,Utnp q &
cept his cravat Before him nn t;.e
dressing table spread the two rravat'
between which his choice res ed. ont. il
peat black with u narrow white stripe
which he had bought himself: the 9th
er a cravat which the girl had given
him for present. tie such as only
women purchase.
"If | wear the black and white one
I'll look my best" be unused lon the
other band. if wear the one she gave
me III please her Immensely. but will
look like fright
Then he wbistled. walked around tht
S0om and carefully tied his cravat.
The mother said. Yes" although
there were tears In her eyes. and thu
girl thought he was the handsomest
and best dressed man in the world.
Which cravat did he wear?-Bohe
milan Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
kissinn the Hands.

The practice of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman rul.
ers as q mark of subsection as much as
one Of respect, and under the first Gaze
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for a time. These worthless conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalted station called for less ia
miliar modes Of obeisance, so the privi.
lege of kissing the emperor's hand was
reserved as a special mark of condo,
scension or distinction for officers OF
high rank. Roman fathers considered
the practice Of kissing OF so delicate a
nature that they never kissed their
wives in the presence of their daugh-
tprS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

II IS laughable to note the way
the Ashland papers report the
statement made by some harb Dor
master from Duluth, that the
only harbors on the lakes were
Erie, Pa, and Ashland, Wis.
Well, Well, Ashland certainly
can CLEAN little comfort from
that atement, that is really the
only thing they have got to crow
over and surely that is joke
when it is examined. During
the past % years there has been
spent 100000 dredging the
Ashland Harbor. building the
breakwater. etc. Bayfield, with
it's splendid harbor. it's extensive
shore line, has not received a
cent, Washburn with it's miles of
deep water front and it's excel
ent harbor has never received a
cent. o yes second rate en-
gineer may make the statement
as above, but then reasonable
men will take him for a fool. or
that he knew Ashland people
were easily fattered. The Ad-
vancement Association. or the
Boosters or some one of the
other of the numerous organiza-
tions they have over there prob
sbly served him a good dinner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
What She Inherited,

"Of course | can do manicuring just
as well with my left hand" said the
left handed manicurist-"better, if any
thing. You don't know the difference
If you've been born that way, If you
have inherited it.
didn't know 1t was matter OF in
heritance?' Why, certainly 1t is. No,
left handedness, not manicuring. My
father, grandfather and great-grand-
father were all left handed, and so
were ten cousins Of mine" -Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
County Board Proceedings.

Annual Session, November
10th, 1908.
The annual meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Bay
field County was held at the
Office of County Clerk Nov.
10th, 1908.
Meeting was called to or
der 1000 O'Clock A. M. by A.
Pearce Tomkins Chairman.
The following members were
found present:
John Lambert, George S.
Barnes, Mat Schweisthal, FL.
Marion Juel, Peter Soronen,
Jr., Sohn Ward, E. A. Good
win, Charles S. Hobbs, Jacob
Yderstad, Mike Hopkins,
George Vester, Erick John
son, L. f. Kinstler, L. Bates,
E. Bergman, George Mertz,
Ole Aune, A. /. Lien, Ole
Ramstad and A. Pearce Tom
kins.
Absent, L. d. Perry, L. P.
Anderson.
Regular credentials we're
presented by Andrew Rogan,
who was upon motion author
lied to represent the town Of
Cable in place of Supervisor
L. D. Perry.
Also by Allois Habelt who
was upon motion authorized
to represent the town of
Pratt, in place of Supervisor
L. ?. Anderson.
The minutes OF the last
meeting we're read and APP
proved.
The Chairman appointed
the following committee to
cancel county orders: FL.
Marion Juel, George Mertz,
e. A. Goodwin, L. Bates, L.
T. Kinstler.
The following report of
County orders was presented
by the county Clerk, and was
referred to the committee on
Cancellation of County Or
ders;
Washburn, Wis. Nov. 10, 1908.
To the Board of Supervis-
ors, ayfeld County, Wis.
Gentlemen:-
In compliance with section
68S, Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, I herewith present to
you a descriptive list, giving
the amount, date, number and
payee of all County orders
which have remained in my
Office over two years and un-
called for by payee.
ALI of which is respectf ully
submitted.
Nols M. Oscar,
County Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

need but little next and
$4,000 levy will put the
whole system in good shape.
[ would recommend the pur-
chasing of some road machin-
cry, as they are in sore need.
Often the towns are using
their tools where they are
needed on the county road
and many are unfit for good
wook. $500 will buy what
implements are needed and
they can be moved to any
town in one day, saving much
running around and borrow
ing from different towns
though only one town has
charged for the use of tools
SO far.
Work done and being done
this year will exceed the levy
nearly $4,000 and [ would
therefore, recommend d levy
of 500, 900 for next year, to do
Justice to the cause and towns
which got practically nothing
this year. this sum should be
levied. Bayfield, County's
future lies in getting settlers
and without good roads, we
cannot expect them to come
here.
Respectfully submitted,
Eben Olson,
County Commissioner of
Highways.
The following resolution
was presented and was upon
motion adopted:
Resolved by the Board of
Supervisors of Bayfield, Coun-
ty duly assembled this 10th
day of November, 1908, that
the County school tax be and
the same is hereby apportion-
ed in accordance with Section
554 and $50 Statutes of 1898.
That said amounts are calcu-
lated on the basis of 50. 293
for each person of school age
residing in the districts which
maintained a school as requir-