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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
THE EAGLES EYE.
A Screen That Protects It Against
Too Brilliant Cioht.

A Screen That Protects It Against .
Too Brilliant Light.
The eagle that stares proudly at the
sun has now been found to be no fig
ment OF tradition.
Nj. de Chardonnet. in a paper COM
municated to the French Physical So
ciety, has shown that the eagles eye
has special apparatus adapted to this
feat, though it seems probable that he
is not the only bird with this useful
possession.
The apparatus is not. however, the
"nictitating membrane" which all of
us have perceived in looking even at
the barnyard fowl. That is a mechan-
ism designed merely to wipe the eye
and to keep it clear of dust.
NJ. de Chardonnets discovery was
made while he was studying the trans.
parency Of the central part Of the eyes
Of animals. He had already noticed
that the eyes Of night birds, such as
owls. were more transparent than any
other for ultra violet rays. and he had
tried to push the experiments further
by ascertaining whether they would
DC dAOIlCo ny uitAd SiolCt LAY diohC.
These experiments failed because OF
the absence Of responsiveness ON the
part Of the birds, which did not ap
pear to manifest any sensation in pass.
ing from darkness to light. whether
this list was visible to human eyes or
not. NJ. de Chardonnet's failure led
him to inquire whether there was any
organ Of which he was ignorant in the
birds eye, such as would intervene in
such circumstances.
While dissecting q birds eye he was
struck to find an organ to which
French naturalists have given provi-
sionally the name Of the peigne or
comb. A better idea Of it's function
would be obtained by calling it para
sol.
This organ is formed Of very thin
membrane. black-opaque and situated
in the eye where the optic nerve pene-
trates it. The structure Of this mem
brane Is such that the retina is COM
pletely masked when the 'parasoI' is
open. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the parasol is therefore a screen to
protect the eye against a too brilliant
light, whether the light is visible in
the ordinary sense or whether it con.
siSts Of ultra violet rays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
GET SECRET ORDERS
(American News Service)

american News Service)
San Francisco, Nov. 29.-Secret
orders have been received at the army
Quartermaster's office in this city to
Immediately prepare the transports
Logan, Buford and Cook for service
This is believed to have to do with
the Nicaraguan tangle. The work OF
preparation was rushed today The
Logan, scheduled to sail for Manila
on Dec. 9Th, is held here, the sailing
order being cancelled. The gunboat
Princeton, at Puget Sound, has been
ordered here for ammunition and
stores. She will go 70 Corinto There
are 5000 available troops in San
Francisco.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29

to the individual, the state. and the
racial the races in the melting
pot of Americanism.
Changes Already Seen.
Any close observer of factory con-
ditions in any large American city
knows that betterment has taken
place steadily. Factory folks have I'M
proved; they have prospered and they
have learned to like their work; they
are healthier, they dress better.
In factory life now there is a great
err ratio of intelligence and consid-
erably larger percentage of young folk
from the higher school grades-the
kind qualified to understand the joy Of
occupation and who are competent to
rebuke cynics and croakers among the
superficial, frenzied and unframed
thinkers.
Trade building is as reputable as
building houses or writing books, and
Chicago or New York can as we'll be
outfitter and purveyor to the world as
they now are to the middle west and
east. but this means a louder call to
the factories and salesrooms for our
young men with education, ambition
and courage.
There is no altruism in trade build
ing, and mere optimism is not inn
mune, but scientific meliorism stands
the wear and tear, while a healthy in
dustrialism offers the safest and san
est means in the workshop, laboratory
and marts of trade of wearing away
the barriers between the races and be-
tween the classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
TO OPERATE ON HIM

DR.. S. r. Lyons, pastor of Reid
Memorial church. who several weeks
ago was thrown from his wheel on
North A street, near Tenth street, by
striking a rope stretched across the
street, and sustaining broken left
collar bone and other injuries, will
have to submit to an operation, be-
cause the collar bone has not healed
properly.
The operation will consist of wiring
the ends of the bones together and
will necessitate him remaining in one
position for about two weeks. The op-
Grafton, while delicate, is not consid-
cred a dangerous one.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29

blank white.
India ink was used for the pupil.
For the iris. a vegetable dye which
had been carefully experimental with
was employed. and the brown color
of the other and healthy iris In the
girls other eye was duplicated.
As DIR. Fox dropped his last needle
and turned to his class he was greet
ed with enthusiastic applause by the
students.
The operation. DIR. Fox told his class
can never become a common one. As 1t
is seldom that the eyeball of a blind
person is in condition to permit tot.
tooing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
EARNED GOOD MONEY
(American News Service)


Chicago, Nov. 29.-Eight hundred
and fifty students of the University
Of Chicago who labored afternoons
and evenings last year to help pay
their expenses while in the university
earned an aggregate sum of $62 OF
This report is based on the statistics
of the employment bureau of the Bap
fist school.
Here are a few of the things done
by the seekers after knowledge: Wait
ed tables: tended furnaces; washed
dishes and scrubbed kitchen floors
wheeled baby carriages and invalid
chairs: served as ushers in theaters
acted as artificial applause artists in
theaters: peddled bills; worked as
statesmen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
Clearly Unparalleled.

The attorney for the prosecution was
examining the talesman with the
bushy whiskers.
mfr. Skiles," he said, you say you
have read about this case. Have you
formed or expressed any opinion con-
corning it,"
mo. SIR" responded the possible
juror. 81 never believe nothin' see
in the newspapers."-Chica Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
1t Sounded Hopeful

A young man who was not particu-
larry entertaining was monopolizing
the attention of a pretty debutante
ton.
Now. my brother" he remarked in
the course Of a dissertation on his
family, lis just the opposite of me in
every respect. Do you know my
brother?''
NO" the debutante replied demure-
~. but I should like to."-Lippin-
colts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
GR|EvEO TO DEATH
(American News Service)

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 29.-Griev-
ing because of the death of his father
in China, one of the Chinese students
who arrived in this city two weeks ago
was today adjudged insane and COM
mitted to the Northampton asylum.
The young student was one of party
Of 81 youths sent here by the Chinese
government to study in American
schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29

Some poor dweiler in the benighted
beyond Of Chicago asks what q real
New England pie is like. 1t probably
will not help him to be told, but II he
means apple it is like an essay by En-
erson liGuefied with the music Of Mas
sanet and spiced with the synicism OF
Shaw. II he means pumpkin it is like
some Of Gounod's music heard in n
landscape all sun and flowers. and il
he means mince pie. why, 1t IL like an
increase In salary and a present from
home arriving on the day when ones
conscience was behaving itself-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
A Good Substitute.

Sentimental Wife-I expected to find
an intellectual mate in you, but YOU
starved my mind. l asked for bread,
and you gave me a stone.
Practical Husband-But. good heav-
ems. woman, it was a $500 diamond
New York Journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
The Only Way.

''Is there any method that will en-
able a man to understand a woman"
Queried the innocent youth.
The only way to understand a wo-
man." replied the home grown philoso-
pher. lis not to try. Under these cir.
cumstances she viii reveal herself
sooner or ater."-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
No Chance Of rhst.

The begSar accepted gratefully q
nickel from the professional humorist.
Thank you. SIR" he said. his voice
vibrant with deep feeling. "Oh, thank
you, sir. and may you live to be as
old as your jokesr.& Washington Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
NOTICE r. O. z.

There will be an election of Three
Trustees and other officers on Wed.
nesday night, Dec. 1st. 1909.
FRANK HARTZLER. Sec'y.
Franklin Moore, Worthy President.
27-5t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29

Walters Buckwheat Flour made
from celebrated Pennsylvania Buck
wheat The kind your grocer likes to
SELL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29

For an early breakfast, take home
Mrs Austins pancake flour. Ready
in a minute.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
OF Course.

Reporter-Professor what language
do. You suppose the people nearest the
north pole speak? The Professor
What question. Polish. Of course
Chicago Tribune.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
OUR NERVES.
They May Be calmed BY Silence,
Solitude and Sleep, Says
One Writer.

In an article on Nerves. publish
ed in Harper's Bazaar the story is
told of one of our noted scientists
who went to Dresden to consult the
famous specialist for broken down
nerves. On hearing his symptoms the
great physician said indifferently:
ZACH so? 1t is probable that you
have-yes, all the gelehrten (learned)
have neurasthenia naturally" The
remedy suggested was PLAY golf and
go to Egypt. You can get Munich
beer in Cairo, though it is disgusting
ly expensive there
Silence, solitude and sleep are the
sovereign remedies suggested for jag
ged nerves. Slight daily doses of the
three '1S's," it is claimed, will pre-
vent a nervous breakdown and may
be obtained by even the most busy
people But "All the learned men
have neurasthenia" is at once warn
ing and a consolation to the brain
worker To drive the machine with
skill and care is the problem of the
successful American.
The writer of this article urges
that we ought to thank God that We
belong to the most nervous. restless,
all pervading race the world has seer
since the days of julius Caesar. 1t
is our nerves" that make us what
we are.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Bachelors.

Bachelors are cultivated IN al,
large cities They live in bachelor
apartments and bungalows. They can
be seen during the day in counting
houses and on the golf links, and in
the evening at dinner parties and
poker games.
Bachelors at one time were easily
caught with almost any kind of bait
and swallowed bait, hook, sinker and
all often at the first throw. Now.
however, a more foolish and overcon-
more wary and hide in the depths of
their bachelor apartments, or in the
deep poolrooms, from which they can
not be lured.
They are gregarious in their habits.
running in schools but they stand
by each other, and 1t is very unusual
to find a solitary one. Occasionally,
a more foolish and overcon
fident specimen will poke his nose
into summer resort, when he is
promptly landed.
Bachelors are. in reality, the bull
wark OF the nation By not getting
they do not raise families.
Families as we know, are constantly
consuming our natural resources.
Bachelors are, therefore, really pro-
viding more natural resources for the
few Their conduct. it will be seen.
is thus quite unselfish.-Life.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
NUT WATERS.

These little cakes are very delicate
Iy favored and are very crisp. Ii
preferred, they can be made in shapes
by pouring the batter into variously
designed pastry cutters that can be
placed in the pan and removed just
before the waters are baked. The
easiest way, however. is to drop the
waters into we'll buttered pan at
little distance from one another.
as they have to be taken out of the
pan very quickly, when hot, with
knife and placed on a platter to cool.
The ingredients are a half cup OF
butter, na.f cup of milk, one cup OF
sugar, some chopped nuts and one
and one-third cups of flour. Cream
the sugar and butter together, add
the milk drop by drop, then the
flour. Drop in the pan and on each
wafer sprinkle some of the chopped
ruts, which should be pecan, walnut
or almond. Bake in moderate oven
until a light brown, then remove
from the pan immediately.-New York
Tribune.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
ADVANTAGES OF ONE DEAF EAR.
MIR. GazzIeback Finds His Affiiction
Useful in the Photograph
D1rlnre


Il have discovered" said Mr.. Gaz
zleback, "a new use for my deaf ear;
you know / have one good ear and
one that is not so good
For entertainment l visit occasion
ally the penny in the slot phonograph
parlors, and there on some machines
/ find the brass band music shifting
my ears too blaringly for real enjoy
ment. But the other day by accident
dropping the ear-piece from my good
ear while was listening to one cte
those vigorous performances / was
at once greatly gratified by the soft
ened effect of the music as heard
through my deaf ear only.
you know the poet says: that
distance lends enchantment to the
view. Well, here we had in effect
distance lending enehantment to the
sound. With both ear-pieces up the
band had seemed at my elbow, with
all the horns turned square on me:
listening with my deaf ear only, the
sound was mellowed and it came to
me now softly and pleasantly as the
music of band heard playing some
where off in a park
so, now you know with which ear
I listen today when l drop a cent If
the slot of one Of the brass band
machines, and | am reminded for the
don't know how manyth times thai
seeming affections may often turn to
our advantage" New York Sun.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY

Hydrogen is the lightest of the ela.
hents and does not exist in the fres
state. With oxygen it forms water,
which is composed of two parts hv-
dregen and 0 for oxygen, from which
we get H2O formula for water Muri-
attic acid is composed of one part hv-
drogen and one part chlorine. CL is
the symbol for chlorine; hence the
formula for muriatic acid is HCL;
1t is also called hy1rochloric acid.
Hydrogen is one of the constituents
of all acids.
When muriatic acid is poured over
zinc the boiling resulting is due to
the hydrogen being given off, which is
a gas when In the free state. The
reason of the bubbling is that the n.y.
drogen of the hydrochloric acid is
liberated. The chlorine or the acid
has more attraction for the zinc than
for the hydrogen, and so lets go OF
it to combine with the zinc The ele-
ments behave coed deal like per-
sons. For instance, two persons to-
gether may meet a third person, and
one of the two likes the third person
better than the one he is with and so
goes off with the third person and
leaves the one he was with alone.
While hydrogen is necessary to al!
animal and plant life. but a little
attention need be paid to it, as it
is supplied in water and the plant can
use it best in that form: so that
when the plant Or animal has plenty
of water it will have plenty of hy-
drogen.-W. c. Palmer
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
STAKES FOR OLD TIME BOXERS.
Although the Purses Were Small the
Bets Were Large.

The old time champions of the
prize ring had to fight hard and under
go punishment before they earned the
money.
Just over sixty years ago William
Thompson of Nottingham, best known
to fame in the sporting world as Ben
digo, fought Ben Caunt, at Newport
Pagneu, in Buckinghamshire, for two
hours for G20O a side and the cham
pionship belt. 1t was for a similar
purse that Tom Sayers fought his
memorable fight with the Upton
Slasher fifty years ago, while Tom
Spring-one of the bravest, most hon
est and courteous men who ever STEP
ped into ring-in 1924 fought Jack
Langham. who ultimately died worth
100000 for 500 guineas side at Chi
chester. Tom Spring won and he and
Jack afterward became the best of
friends.
John Gully, who became M. P. for
Pontefract in the '3Os, might have
become champion, but he retired
from the ring after his fight with
Bob Gregson in 1903. The fight last
ed for thirty-six rounds and at the
finish neither man had strength
enough to hold up his hands either
to give blow or to guard. But Gully
managed to get in little tap on Greg
sons face, such as would knock a
fly off, and that gave him the vic
tory.
Gully then retired to carry on his
business as a publican and made so
much money by successful turf specu-
lation that he was able to become the
owner of racehorses which thrice won
the Derby for him.
From e200 to $500 a side seems
to have been the usual stakes in the |
days of Tom Spring, Savers and
Cribb. 1t was for the larger amount |
that Jem Ward fought Tom Cannon.
grand-uncle of bloomington Cannon, the
jockey, in 1925. The fight lasted for
ZEN rounds, and at the finish OF the
ninth both men leaned against each
'tler. too exhausted to move. Ward.
however, managed to pull himself to-
sether a little in the tenth round
md won.
Although the stakes were small in
ne old days Of prize fighting. the
'ets were large. The Duke of Cum
is said to have lost e1o.on0
Fhen Slack beat Jack Broughtoa in
$50, while when John Jackson
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02

known as Gentleman Jack-beat Btf-
rims in a fight for $50 guineas side
in 1889, he won 100000 for one CT
the hackers, Ballock by name, e1.0G0
for himself, as well as over $500 in
gate money.
The famous Capt Barclay. the faith
er of scientific training and hero Of
the great 1000 miles in 1000 hours
match, who trained Tom Crib when
he was matched to fight Molineaux,
the black, at the beginning of last cen
fury, stood to lose 10000 in the
case of Cribs defeat But Crib
won after twenty minutes fighting,
became a coal merchant
and publican, and died sixty years ago
at the age of 67.-From Tit-BitS.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
THE PINCH HITTER.
A Wonderful Part Of the UP to Date
Baseball Nine Is He.

Baseball Nine Is He.
Il have followed baseball for some
years." remarked the man, land the
more games l see the more l wonder
at the mental and nervous makeup OF
the man who is sent to the bat in
pinches
THE pinch hitter, to my mind, Is
the most wonderful player Of them
all. There are men who can go
through game after game, hitting fair
ly well all the time, but the chances
are that they will not make a hit
when it is most needed.
ION the. other hand there are play
ers who can sit on a bench all the
afternoon until the very last inning
and then when sent in at critical
juncture to bat for some weaker man
are able to land on the ball when
hit means a run.
Hitting is so difficult an art, with
all the present day restrictions IN
favor of the pitcher, that | admire
greatly the man who can hit at all.
But the fellow who is almost GER
tain to get hit when it is needed
in a pinch is marvellous to me, es-
pecially when you realize that he has
been sitting around idle all the af-
ternoon and the other fellows have
had a chance to size up the oppos-
ing pitcher by facing him several
times.
sAnd, c-lricusly enough, when a
pinch hitter gets regular place on
a team and plays the regulation
length of time day after day he isn't
likely to pan out at all as hitter.
He is very apt to fall away down be-
fore three weeks have passed.
New York Sun.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
SAND TARTS

A little cookie that will keep nicely
Is well to have on hand. and the fol-
lowing recipe is for just such an
article 1t can be made cut in vari-
GUS shapes and is even more delicious
with blanched almond at the middle
of each Take one teacupful of but
ter, one and one-half teacupfuls OF
sugar, two eggs. three teaspoonfuls
of water, one-half teaspoonful of sal
eratus and just enough flour to make
stiff dough that will roll out Tery
thin. Cream the sugar and butter to-
gether, add the eggs, which should be
well beaten, then the water. and last
ly the sffted flour, in which the sal
eratus is put. Brush white of egg
over the tops and sprinkle with CHINA
mon and sugar.-New York Tribune.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
HOusEWIFE's HINTS.

If the linoleum is first busted well
with cloth, or swept with a broom
having a cloth tied over it, you will
find the hopping will be much
easier task.
Try making the kitchen aprons
double, across the front and down as
far as the hard wear comes. Be sure
to have the right side of goods of the
extra piece against the wrong side OF
the apron. When they come to the
mend, the pieces will be there al!
ready to stitch to. and will look much
heater than if mended with new
goods; also it is quick way to mend.
Dampened baking soda, or mud
bound upon the bites and stings OF
insects, will give relief, so will am
monia.
Quite an amount of mending may
be done On the machine. and is as
neat looking as hand mending Lesides
being SO much speedier.
Sew up the back seam of the little
folks sleeved aprons. and let them
wear them with sleeveless skirts,
through the hot weather.
Use ammonia in the boil suds when
washing, a tablespoonful of abou:
nine gallons. It, with the aid of the
summer sun, will whiten the clothes
wonderfully.
Pare and slice potatoes. cook until
tender in sailed water, season with
sweet bacon drippings, or cream and
butter; very palatable and a change
from the old way of cooking them.
Measure the tea leaves into the
teapot and place where it will keep
quite warm for ten or fifteen minutes,
before pouring over the boiling water.
More strength will be extracted, and
a better favored tea.
An old whitewash brush is just
the thing to keep the SCOT and fine
ashes from the top of the oven. The
work is we'll done with the least
amount of dust.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Took Her Time.


A woman who was of the age
commonly called uncertain before
she married went not long ago to a
new laundress. The working woIrsn
surveyed the other critically and then
announced:
They say you've just been mar
ried"
yes" answered the visitor.
First timer went on the inquisi-
tor.
Yes" repeated the other meekly,
regretting she had not at least three
divorces to bring forward
WELL" wound ID the laundress. call
I can say is that you certainly did
take your time about it,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
RUSSIAN GINGERBREAD.

This deliciously crisp and delicate
cake requires rather hot oven and
a somewhat unusual cooling place, as
it is wound around broomstick to
harden. The broomstick should be
cut in eighteen in. lengths from new
broom, and, of course, be kept for
this especial purpose. The ingredi.
ents are half cup of butter, halt
cup of molasses, a half cup of flour,
one tablespoonful of brown sugar and
two teaspoonfuls of ginger Mix as
for ordinary gingerbread pour very
thinly into a long pan and bake until
browne then cut in narrow strips and
wind around the sticks to cool and
harden These are very crisp and
have an attractive appearance.-New
York Tribune.