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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
Thu New Books.

In regard the change OF the music
text books, supervisor of music, WIN
Earhart stated that It was done be-
cause the books were more modern
and better arranged. The board on
his advice contracted for the Flea
nor Smith Music Course Books"
These books will take the place OF
THE Modern" which has been used
in the schools for number of years.
Old school books may be exchanged
for the new ones. the publishers re-
deeming the old books. as follows:
For coruse one. Is cents: for course
two, is cents and for course three ~
cents. The price Of the new books il
as follows: Course one, IS cents;
course two, 80 cents and covrse three.
40 cents. 1.-THE Lyric Song Btl,k" by
H. w. Loomis OF New York or was
also contracted for. It will be used
in the Garfield school. The list price
is IS cents. Pupils in this school
who have old books will continue to
use them, only the new pupils, pur-
chasing the new book. The board
bought . number OF copies OF The
Laurel Music Reader" composed by
w. L. Tomlins for supplementary
work ut Garfield school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
.BEALLv|EW OUTFIT
WON The CONTEST
Found the Freight Office
Squad Easy Money.

Murphy, pitcher for the freight Of
flee OF the Pennsylvania railroad, was
found opportunity yesterday in the
game at Beallview with the latter ag-
gregation, and the freight once team
was defeated by the score of 10 to 5.
Advantage was also taken of the los
er's five errors. Score:
r IT E
Beallview.. .... -. :. 10 10 3
Pennsylvania. ). 5 5
X Y Z's Are Winners.
In the eleven inning contest at Ath-
letic park yesterday afternoon between
the x. 7. Us and the Nationals, the
former team won 8 to 2
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.
Chicago LIS: Cincinnati 81.
st. Louis 8--1; Pittsburg ST..
American League.
Chicago O--5: Detroit 1-3.
St Louis 6-3: Cleveland Gil
American Association.
Milwaukee !: Indianapolis Z.
st. Paul 2: Columbus / (12 inn.)
Minneapolis o: Toledo 1.
Kansas City 2: Louisville 1.
Chicago, June 28.-Cincinnati won
both games Sunday by pounding Chi.
Cages pitchers all over the field. The
locals did but little with Casper and
Fromme. making only ten hits in the
two games, against twenty-five for the
visitors. Six hits were punched off
Pfeister In the fifth inning of the sec
ond game. Six double plays were
made by Cincinnati. coming at times
when chances looked good for Chi
cago. Scores:
First Game.
R. II. e.
Chicago 5000 90 o OIL 1 /
Cincinnati o o o o o / % o. II
Overall, Brown and Moran and Ar
cher: Casper and Mclean.
Runs-Evers. Bescher. Egan. Two
base hits -Rescher. Evers. Mclean.
Sheckard. Hits-Off Overall. 10 in s
innings: off Brown in inning. Sac
rifice hits Sheckard 2. Mowrey. Sac
rifice f1y-Hofman. Stolen bases
Eean. Bescher. Downey. Double plays
-Egan to Hoblitzel; Tinker (unassist-
ed): Downey to Hoblitxel. Left on
bAses-ChicAgo 4; Cincinnati s. Bases
on Oalls-Off Overall 2; off Casper :.
First base on errors Chicago 1; Gin
cinnati l. Hit BY pitcher BY Overall
Descher. Struck out-By Overall s;
by Casper l. Time-s:OO. Umpires
Emslis and O'DAy.
Second Game,
Chicaoe 20 03O10O o O--S 8 4
faSsA4an<f4 n a n n n a. a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
Board of Education This Morn
ing Decides to Change
The Course.
BOOKS ARE MORE MODERN
BoARp ALSO CONSIDERED THE
ApvlsAeiLirY OF INCREASING
PAY OF SOME TEAcHERs-No
ACTION TAKEN.

At called meeting OF the school
board, this noon. change was made
in the music books. now In use In the
Garfield and common schools. Other
matters were also considered. includ-
ing the increase in the salaries Of q
few of the common school teachers,
but NO final action was taken. A few
minor changes in the original plans
Of the high school building have been
ordered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28

tcupyr.gns. ma. BY q. p. Putuaxn's 0o1a.
Prtname oooa. New York ana Ios6oa.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
seeona Game,

Chicaeo 20 $4,000 D-S s a
clncinnas1 Q06050t1 O-s s. a
Pfsister, Higgtnbotham, Rasan,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29

& course. when the once "a. 49,.
pe-ous there would be 4 chsr.a 80
my career. too. Won't vor ~ ~
Acart marry Miss Lorna-and
give me aschance?"
Inc old lady sat infexih,a - -
cnair. There was no SIGN in bar -
1entlng IL the cold, gray eyes ana
bonDy tried again -.... -
Suppose that you had ! Mttis
S, ne began. Suppose that YOU
oled when he was a Kid and he had
20 take up to the newsboys' lodginr-
nouse n the best he could. SIN
pose that little boy Was ANXIOUS -
get ahead and no n won,d taro
niM because he was Just a newsie.
q suppose a chap came alone
n said, Robert. you look good to
me. You travel the straight ana No.
row path and I'll give you a dollar !
week and a chance for q career. ;
What would YOU think II / was vonr
boy?" ou1
BonDy spoke with a simple earnest
ness that carried conviction. He did
not know that far back in the ear,v
Gays when Stanley was making the
money that had left him a million
alre there had been a little boy who
mad sought a career. He had been
compelled to work along with the rest
and the mines had killed him.
In the cleaning eyes a tear now
glistened and Bobby talked on un-
checked. He told of the trouble he
and Cathcart had when the funds
were low. Of how Cathcart had gone
without money himself because he
would not take the cases he knew to
be dishonest, and in the end his boy
ish talk did more than all the plead.
ings OF Lorna and Cathcart together,
The old lady planted a kiss on the
freckled cheek.
run along now" she said in a
voice that trembled. II will see that
you have your career-and Mr.. Cath.
cart, too"
Bobby returned the kiss with a hus
for interest and sped from the room
He knew a spot in the park where
Cathcart and Lorna were apt to be
and he made for this tryst with al
speed. He met the lovers on theil
way home and halted them to give
salutation.
Boss" he said gayly, don't bea'
It at the corner. Take Miss Lorns
all the way home. Mrs. Stanle,
wants to talk to you about gettins
married apd-about my career
Helen in Naw Or1oanc pic
ayune.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
a Born Financier.
BY A. B. LEWIS.

Sonny" began the book agent,
"oul9 this be a good time to see
the bl.s?"
Got yer life insured?" quleried the
once-boy.
Nov. look here, old man." con.
tinted the fellow, in CONFIDENTIAL
tones. you and I must fix this little
matter up. Your business is to keen
us fellows out Of the Office, isn't it?"
Oats right"
AT the same time, you need a lit
Tie extra coin for balls and parties
and Delmonico dinners?"
ITO say nuttin' Of grand opera"
OF course. Now, old pal, I'll tell
you what we'll do. You get an inter
view for me with the head OF the
firm, and I'll hand you half a dollar
before l leave. Why, I've got a book
proposition here that he'll Jump at
Muffin doin'," replied the boy,
after a few moments thought.
But why .not?"
Becus a guy as smooth as. you
would sell III easy boss SO many
books he'd be broke for months, an
I'd lose a dollar a week in tips be
hands me. It's your move, Alger.
non."
And the book agent sighed and
moved on.-From Judge.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE LILY OF THE VALLEY.

Once upon a time, a long while ago,
there lived in a tiny house near a
large garden a fairy mother with ever
and ever so many fairy children.
All the children were dressed alike,
in green slippers and stockings, white
suits, and white pointed caps with q
dewdrop shining on top.
One evening the fairy mother said:
sYou may take your small ivory buck
cts and fill them with dew from the
flowers in the garden, but be SUR to
come home before the sun rises"
Off they started, running and
swinging the buckets in their hands;
but, when they reached the garden.
instead of working, they began to
teeter on the grass blades, and play
hide-and-seek among the flowers.
And, do you know, they played and
played all that night, and forgot all
| about the dew and the ivory buckets,
| til. the great red Jul could be seen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29

It was past time for going hom9
and too late to gather dew.
What would the fairy mother sayH.
We'll hang ivory buckets on
these stems, and tonight come and
fill them" they said.
Then they went home, and they
felt very sorry when they saw how
sad their fairy mother looked.
As soon as the Jul went down they
hurried to the garden. First one
little fairy. then another and another,
tried to pick his bucket from the
stem where he had left 1t, but It was
of no use. All the buckets were
tightly fastened to the stems and
turned upside down.
They have been fastened that way
ever since. and perhaps, if you look
in your garden, you viii find some OF
the fairies ivory buckets.-Home
Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE ETHER HABIT SPREADING
A New Contagion THAT is Causing Terrible
RaVageS in Paris.
RavageS in

volatile ether fall on a bandage,
which they place before their mouths
and violently inhale; and n of the
most refined" methods Of enjoying
ether is to mix it with wild straw
berries, when, according to it's devo-
tees, it makes a dish fit for the gods.
But the ether fend Is not e good sight
the next day. He has had a bad night,
his will and his strength are gone
and his pale face is drawn and bag
gard, while his eyes are dilated be-
yond measure, One night, when a
number of habitual "etheromanes"
were about to adjourn to an apart
ment where they would be free to IN
dulge their ~favorite passion, a friend
who knew the risks they were run
ming attempted vainly to dissuade
them from their plan. But they
would not listen to him-they seemed
to be fatally drawn toward the ether
chamber by a mysterious and invinci-
BILE force, and his arguments were in
vain. Next day he learned that the
ether seance had almost had q tragic
termination. One Of the etheromanes
under the influence of the exciting
| element had tried to kill one of his
| comrades, and the. others, suddenly
sobered, had had all they could dc
! to restrain his hand. Montmartre Is
! the quarter Of Paris most addicted
to the ether habit. and the majority
: of the victims are women. Whole
'litres'' Of the subtle fluid. are drums
with reckless abandon. and unit
complete intoxication has overtake1
the ether maniac there is nc though
Of putting away the diabolical excit
ant.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE LAUGHING E A

Wouldn't you be surprised If you |
went into the garden some warm
summer day and the cabbages or po-
tato vines or berry bushes commenced
to laugh? You don't think such a
thing would yer happen outside of
Fairyland? Well, perhaps not just
that, but there are plants that do
things just as wonderful-plants that
eat insects, some that eat animals,
others that tumble about wherever
they want to go, and now a. traveller
tells us of running across n that
gets influenza and coughs just like
a boy or girl who has a very bad
cold.
II heard a cough and looked be-
hind me nervously; for I was stalk
ing gazelles in that ~lion-colored
waste, the Sahara Desert; and, hav-
ing gotten rather too far south, I ex-
pected at any moment to become a
pincushion for the poisoned darts Of
the dread Houaregs," says the trav-
eler.
but no. n was there. The fat
! desert quivered in the sunshine, and
here and there a dusty plant stood
YEARLY. But, though I commanded
the landscape for a radius Of fifty
miles, not a living creature was in
sight. Another cough. I swung
round quickly. The same plant. vel.
low with dust, dropped in the dry
heat. That was all.
"'Hack! Hack!' It was at my left
this time. I turned again. A like
plant met my eye. The thing was
growing rather CHASTITY. AS I re
garded this last plant, a cough came
from it.. It shook all over, and then
tightening up as a man does when b.
is about to sneeze, it gave a violen
cough, and a little cloud Of dus
arose
II learned afterward that the plan
Is the coughing bean, which is com
mon in many tropical countries. L
the long, dry heats, this wier,
i. growth's pores become choked wit
9 dust, and 1t would die Of s%uffocatio,
were it not that a powerful gas &C
cumulates inside it, which, when
g gains sufficient pressure, explode
9 with a sound precisely like the huma
cough. The explosion shakes tn
plants pores free of their dust, an
the coughing bean is in health again.
a Home Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29

According to the fashionable doc
tors of Paris, a new contagion is at
present causing terrible ravages In
the capital. Attempts have from time
to time been made to prescribe CPL
UNI, morphia, hashish and other poi
sons. Some have even suggested the
prohibition of absinthe, but at the
moment it is none of these that Is
causing anxiety-it is ether. The
ether passion has spread with such
rapidity in Paris that the number of
"etheromanes" is almost incredible,
and every day new recruits are added
to the ranks Of those who have been
enslaved by the insidious fluid. Opium
| and hashish only appealed to certain
| categories Of people, but ether finds
| its victims among all classes. AS a
means of intoxication it is within
reach of all purses, and although Its
effects are less deadly than those OF
certain other drugs, its consequences
cannot be regarded with a compla.
cent eye. To take only example
at Rochefort-sur-Mer there Is a mari
time hospital frequented by tudent
who later will qualify for naval sur
geons or colonial doctors, and among
these young men, when the grind
becomes too irksome or the discipline
too severe, ether has been a freQuen'
remedy. The consequence Is that II:
rayages have been considerable, ant
last year several suicides were trace
to overindulgence in the fatal passion
An attempt was made by the author
tiles to keep the fact from leakln'
out, but it gradually became known
1t is not in the provinces alone, no"
ever, that the ether habit has man
, tested itself. "Etneromanes ar
frequently met with in Paris, an
: when reproved for their addiction I
: the drug, they defend their weaknes
:, by exaggerated descriptions OF tn
10y and delightful int~oxication the
: find in the absorption OF the huld.
: Some of them are accustomed I
, drink ether in the form OF a syrul
: much as they would take Any othe
!, alcohol; others let a few drops
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
Novel Kite Game.

The manner in which kites can be
manipulated is we'll illustrated by the
game Of Vakata. This game is best
played with squads of ten or less a
side equipped with ordinary Indian
kites of tissue paper and reels like
dumbbells.
The game is to fly your kite so that
1t cuts the string of an opponents
kite by saving it, rescues being eff.
fected by Red Cross kites 80 manipu'
lated that they get underneath and
pick up the falling kite.-The Cap
tain.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
He Needed Buttons.

The surgeons were a trife startled
upon finding that they had incidental
ly sewed up a sponge in the patient.
They hurriedly reopened him and ex-
tracted it. When all was neatly
sewed up once more they came upon
the discovery that they had forgotten
a knife. They opened him up again
and found the knife, sewed him up
and missed a large wad of cotton.
When they had again reopened him,
found the cotton and closed him
again, the patient opened his eyes in
a weary way.
Doctors" said he. hadn't you
better. put buttons on me?"-Nev
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
WISE

The truth often gives a Jolt t.
pride
A tax on bachelors would tickle
most married men to death.
Love is a tonic that intoxicates
some men and sobers others up.
Even honesty is apt to become tarn-
ished unless it is in constant use.
The man who is on the level fire.
quently finds it hard work to get
along.
Some rich men are as crooked as
the dollar mark that denotes their
wealth.
Some people even take pride in
their humility.
Our best intentions are easily on
taminated.
1t isn't always the high flyer who
gets to the top.
Those who trust to luck don't al
| ways have the best credit.
Treading on other peoples toes
won't get you very far up in the
world.
The dead are soon forgotten, and
some people don't have to wait thai
long.
An optimist is merely a person
| who saves a little sunshine for {
rainy day.
Always be prepared for an emery
ency, and you win generally find tina
it doesn't turn up.
The girl who wants to make
name for herself as a rule cant eve1
make a loaf Of bread.
The happiest people in the worl'
are those who are satisfied to le
others do their worrying for them.
Even the man who is thankful TO
what he gets sometimes forgets to b
thankful for what he doesn't get.
When a fellow is always maxim
new friends it may merely be a sig
that his old friends are on to him.
Occasionally a man finds that it a
hard to live up to his reputation as
woman does. to live up to her photo
graphs.
To love our neighbor as we loy
ourselves would simply transform tt
| world into a mutual admiration 81
: ciety.-From Musings of a Cynic,
in the New York Times.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE.

A variation Of the old guessing
game, whats My Thought Like?"
may be arranged for a change. To
play it the leader begins by saying.
II am thinking Of a proverb which
illustrates for example, "the ten
dency Of inferior character to take
advantage of any absence of authori-
ty." The other players are allowed
to ask questions concerning 1t thus:
Allow many words does this pro.
verb contain?
Answer-Nine.
BIS it a familiar saying?
Answer-Among the most familiar.
Glow many times does the word
| the occur in it?
Answer-Twice.
D-Does it begin with the word
| "when?"
Answer-Yes.
E-And end with the word "play?"
Answer-It does.
F-Is there a mention of certain
animals in It?
Answer-There IS.
els it, when the cats away the
mice will play?"
Answer-That is it.-Home Her
aid.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
.fHE A OF LIE-A-BED.

LIE dAND OF =.
The lazy Land of Lie-a-Bed
Has two fat pillows at the head,
A downy comfort spread all neat
And restful from the head to feet;
a drowsy, dreamy place to stay
And yawn, ".I,n not get up to-day"
And many children like to go
To wonder-wander here, you know.
+ IS a pleasant land, and yet
Il I were you I would forget
The pathway there, and follow back ISL.
The shining Merry;,Morning track.
From honest work and happy play,
And you must heed what you have read
And shun the Land of Lie-a-Bed.
Alice Van Leer Carrick, in Youths Com
panion.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
In But Not Out.

pivot, placed over it. AS the rabbit
strikes the board it inclines and
pitches him into the pit, swinging
back into position again by the
weight at the other end. These
traps, which are large enough to
hold 100 rabbits, are In common use,
are made by the wholesale and sold
by hardware and implement dealers
generally.
Other death dealing devices for
discriminating the rabbits are the
poison carts, which sell for about
500 each, and eumigators, costing
$50, for pumping deadly gases into
the traps.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE sPUR

Of your strong faith ! kept tha
b~ track ,+ores NV e+rar,+h IL,
w WeD not meet your eyes if I turned
p&'A So on I went. s
= 80, would not yield belief in me
Because 1yeatening crags that rose, my way
.r TO inch by crumbling inch-tt
The goal afar.
,,a though l struggle toward it through
~ Amen arr or falter blindly, vet within,
" cam" unwavering my spirit hears:
'i0u And I shall win.
s,, Adds Dunbar, in The Century.
(.H'-A
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29

SUGGESTED BY THE CUB.
II object" said the city editor, ito
the use of the expression wave of
crime in connection with the murder
of the hairdresser."
Maybe it was a marcel wave,'
timidly suggested the cub reporter
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
Called His Bluff.

''I'm in a pretty fix, I can tell you"
said an Oxford undergraduate to hia
a toward the end of the last term.
IT wrote to my father the other day.
giving him a list of books / urgently
needed. and asking him to send me-
money to buy them"
"And didn't he?" asked the pal.
mo: he sent the books.
Bits.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
LUXURY

"Why did you sell your auto?"
"Cost too much for repairs"
Wasn't it a good machine?"
"First rate. Never got out of or
der. But I had to pay for repairing
the peoule it ran ever."-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
AN IDEA FOR THE BOYS.
They Use Many Devices to Trap Rab-
bits in Australia.

In Australia rabbits are so numer-
GUS that they are hunted as pests
and destroyed for the protection of
crops. Many devices and traps are
used to catch them, but none is more
simple or efficient than the one shown
in this illustration. A pit is dug in
the ground along a rabbit run and
two pieces of board, swinging on a
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE DOG IN THE Go-CART.

There is a dog in New York that
never goes on the street except in q
go-cart. He is a little spaniel, black
as jet, and as pretty to look at as
any dog Of his species. The reason
why he always rides in a cart is be-
cause he cannot navigate without
one, having lost the use of his hind
legs, which are entirely paralyzed.
The cart has been built especially for
him, and supports the real half Of his
body. He is fastened into it by q
~neat-ftting harness. and the two
wheels act in place Of His disabled
members.
The little chap appears to be per-
fectly happy as he patters along on
two feet with his body coming after
him on wheels in a most luxurious
manner, and his outings are marked
with quite as much display Of inter-
est in the outside world as is. evil
denced by dogs that enjoy normal
locomotion.
That this dog is a household pet
is plainly evident, and as he does
not suffer in the least, the go-cart
! fills every requirement of his ~necessi.
ties and permits him to enjoy life
| with all the advantages which by
| right are due him. He can be seen
| on upper Broadway almost any pleas
| ant day, and, strange to say, a sight
| of him brings a smile rather than q
sigh Of pity, for the very sensible
reason that he is SO unquestionably
we'll suited with his condition.-Phil>
adelphia Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
HOPELESS.

Mrs. Newrich never wears any.
thing that becomes her"
NO; she is simply a waste Of fine
clothes. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
A Frugal Mind.

Cleyerton (who has hired a taxi
cab to propose in)-"Say Yes darl-
ing!"
Miss Calumet-"Give me time to
think"
observation-disclosures! But not In
here! Consider the expense!"--Tit
Bits
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
THE MALICE OF OMA

Harry-"Are those curls Kate
wears, natural?"
Mame-"Natura1? I should say
so! I'd defy anybody to tell them
from her own hair. Baltimore
American.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
Still Hungry.

The Thin One-"Say, your dog bit
me. He's not mad, is he?"
The Fat One-"No; only disap-
pointed."-Brooklyn Life. - 4
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
"A GENTLE HINT.

When hubby telephones to say
= wont be home tonight
I'LL after twelve-Tve lots to dos
just say, Dear boy, all right;
In going out myself tonight,
And won't be in till late"
WI he come home on time? You bet
He'll also come home straight.
Harvard Lampoon.