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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
GRACEFUL HANDS.
Ways In Which 4 Woman Can Make
Than Show to Advantage.

Ways In Which q Woman Can Make
Than Show to Advantages.
With judicious care and management
Of the fingers, etc. hands that are not
pretty may sometimes be made to ap-
pear so, for this effect is usually given
by long and t"pering fingers and gen
eral grace. livery woman knows it.
though few are born with it.
Close observation Of the proper way
to use the hands will show that the
most grace is gained by bending from
the knuckles instead Of the finger
joints when necessary to use the fin
gers. This is easily illustrated by
picking up book. person who has
broad. square hand and short fingers
naturally takes the volume between
the tips. bending at the middle joint
to make the contact. II the bend
comes from the knuckles it necessi
tates taking the object between the
cushions Of the finger ends instead Of
the tips. SO a straight finger line, CIV
ing an effect Of length, is secured.
You hear much Of "daintily taking
an object with the finger tips" In
point Of fact it is net with the tips
but with the ends that any article
should be lifted and by the ends Is
meant that soft section between the
top joint and the tip. It Is an odd
fact that long fingered persons, who
could afford to bend their fingers, do
not, invariably using the ends. 1t is
this attitude which emphasizes the
natural grace Of the hands.
Anectations with the fingers are alb.
surd and at no time can be called
lovely. Curving the little one some
times verges on the grotesque when
1t Il done to extremes. A woman
should always try to use her hands
easily and without stiffness. Beyond
that she must let the movement I've
spontaneous.
When the hands are being loosely
held In the lap the fingers take on a
pose of their own which is not always
pretty. They curve as the muscles
relax, but the bend is too apt to come
from the middle joint instead Of from
the knuekles, the two forefingers be-
ing left straight and the others held
against the palms. A hand In repose
In this fashion appears attractive.
1t IS not well to grasp an ordinary
object with al four fingers and thumb
for again awkwardness win result
Unless the article to be raised is real.
" heavy 1t should be taken BY the
thumb and fore and middle fingers.
The last two are allowed to bend IN
der slightly. - they viii OF their own
accord. This gives q far narrower eff.
feet and Is much more attractive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
TWAS a GLORIOUS VICTORY.

There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn.
A mans life has been saved. and now
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the talk
Of the town for curing G. v. PEPPER OF
deadly lung hemorrhages. Il could
not work nor get about he writes,
End the doctors did me no good, but,
after using DR.. Kings New Discovery
three weeks I feel like a new man,
and can do good work again." For
weak. sore or diseased lungs. Coughs
and Colds, Hemorrhagcs, Hay Fever,
LaGrippe, Asthma or any Bronchial
affection 1t stands unrivaled. Price
SOC and $1.00. Trial Bottle free. Sold
bnd guaranteed by A. G. Luken &
Company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01

Three layers of chiffon about her
waist.
Pink tights five inches long.
A lot of gauze.
That is enough continued Attor-
ney McTntyre. who was indignant dur.
ing Miss Hoffman's arraignment in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01

mixed Hammerstein audience.
Mn. NcMahon d IN austere indtvP
dual and no foolishness about art Tor
arts sake viii confuse her notions q
propriety.
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Defects In glass insulators due to
Imperfect annealing are searched for
~ revolving the insulators IN Z beam
Il polarixed light.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
Twelve Dollars Per Week Not
Much, But Few Able
To Win It.
ONLY BEAUTIES DESIRED
TESTS FOR CHORUS POSITIONS
ARE BOTH LuDicRoUs AND, IN
MANY INSTANCES, SAD IN BUR-
LEsQUE HOUSES.

Philadelphia, July 31.-One hun
bred and fifty women who wanted to
be actresses assembled before the
Gayety theater, in Eighth street. to
undergo the ordeal of "tryout." The
Gayety advertised competition OF
burlesque girls for places in the regu-
lar show. and in the line of applicants
stood girls who were just girls, girls
who were older than just girls, and
others. 1t was sad sight. that line,
but In some respects SO comical that
the kirds who stood around thought 1t
was q joke.
The theater manager was asked
what the line represented, where the
women came from who wanted to be
recruited into the ranks of burlesque
dancers and wear tights and dance in
the glitter.
Many Of Them Clerks.
Some of them live in Germantown
he said. Almost all of them are
clerks who have grown tired of stand.
ing behind counters. Some of them,
of course, have been simply home
girls who have found their surround
ings uncongenial."
Several of the girls We're trifle
over 40. and the manager whispered
confidentially that these would be
turned down flat.
When they get that old they're
scrawny," he said.
When the fat and the scrawny were
weeded out the other applicants had
an opportunity upon the boards. Some
sang, some danced, and some simply
lodged behind the scenes when they
found the curtain up and themselves
without the usual flounces and attired
only In horrid pink things. These
pink things were in some cases be-
coming and in some cases otherwise.
AS they were furnished by the the
ater, the fit was not guaranteed, but
the majority of the applicants were so
desperately in earnest that they went
right ahead and took the desperate
plunge like q swimmer who has made
up his mind to reach the other bank
whether or not. They furnished a
show, grotesQue and sad, with the
same sort of veins of laughter and
ears in it that give the great actors
reversed sense.
Try to Sing and Dance.
Some tried to sing with voices that
sounded like last years Photographs.
Others tried to dance. The majority
of them could glide. but they couldn't
kick, and slippers flew recklessly into
the orchestra chairs when they tried.
Finally speaking part was reach
ed. One man was to be doll baby,
which was to be bought by lady"
The. doll was rolled on by the mer-
chant and the fair purchaser ap-
preached.
Said the merchant, do you want to
buy doll?'
An interminable pause,
during which the lady" swallowed,
coughed. wiped her mouth
Yes, want to buy DOLL" she
said.
Hey! cut that" shouted Stage
Manager Fulton from the back Of the
house. take 'em off Jim, and try
TO get more speed behind EN-"
And so it went Burlesque actresses
are hard to secure, Mr.. Fulton says,
In spite OF the great number of wom-
EN- who apply for positions. They
must be pretty, of build neither fat
nor lean, and they must have good
voices and be able to dance.
For women who can do all of these
things It may be interesting to know
that the price is an even $12 a week.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
PATHETIC INCIDENTS.

A pathetic feature of the accident
was the killing of father and
mother, leaving two small children,
the eldest being A years old and the
youngest 2. The elder boy told a
nurse at the sanitarium that his
father called him Bennie, and this is
all he will say Both children were
badly hurt. 1t is supposed Mr.. and
Mrs. Kettle, whose names appear
among the dead, were the parents of
the little ones. The family was en-
route to Grand Junction to visit rel
atives.
Another heartbreaking scene was
enacted in the wreck zone when kind
hands gently lifted a pretty 4-year-
old girl from the death clasp of her
mothers arms Near by laid the
body of her dead father, decapitated
and on every side were lifeless
bodies.
The body of a woman was found
lying a dozen yards from the wreck.
age, close to the banks of the Grand
river, both arms missing and other.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
STOCK MARKET
MORE cheerful
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The pass
ing of the Wisconsin Central railroad
into the Canadian Pacific group
through control by the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Saulte Ste Marie rail
way, was an incentive to lively specu-
lation and demand today for wide
variety of stocks in minor railroads
which are considered eligible for
Incorporation into the larger sys-
TENS. This prospect; although vague
and underlined, caught the specula-
tive imagination today and its sym
pathetic effect permeated the whole
list to some extent. Bonds we're
strong.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17

wise horribly mangled. A train load
of thirty wounded and bloody men
and women who barely escaped with
their lives arrived at Glenwood
Springs early this morning. The
wounded were Immediately taken to
the county hospital and to sani-
tarium, and when the cots and wards
were filled rooms were secured in
hotels for the MANNED. One woman
died from her. injuries on the relief
train. 1t is expected at least dozen
or more who were brought here will
die from their wounds.
Train No. was made up of en-
gine, tender, baggage, smoking and
chair car and tourist sleeper and
full compliment of Pullman sleepers
and dining car The smoking car
was only partially derailed, while the
chair car Immediately following was
completely telescoped by the tourist
sleeper None of the Pullman sleep
ers left the track and no one was
killed or injured in these cars, most
of the dead or injured being removed
from the ruins of the chair car,
which was split completely in twain.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
Trains Collide on ID. & R.-G. Road
Engineer Read Watch Wrong and Caused
Catastrophe Near Glenwood, Colo.
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS (Colo), Jan. 16.Tweny-one
injured the mseriousy head
passenger No.
freight railroad
Spruce miles here
night.
While nothing official is given to O
misunderstanding of
Engineer Olson the
his instructions
he misread his watch thus encroachng the
freight which which being To-
the which charge of his brother Sig
Olson.
the arrival of the relief body after
time appeared
heartrendeng would be completed AS
the ruins they laid side by side
the bier amid the agonzng shrieks of husband wife, child
the their loved
many mangled beyond recognition 1I
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
Bank WreCker
Must Serve Is
Years in Jail
(Associatated Press. }

(Associatated Press) .
PITTSBURG Jan 16 B. F. Rinehart former cashier and =
president the Farmers National bank of
Waynesbug Pennsylvania which institution failed two
years ago
ing Immediately
in penentary United States Judge s. .
Rinehart guilty of all the eleven charg
ing false the of the
the nineteen charging him with
with abstraction transactions
ed with the Greene county political campaign of 1905
present
a few minutes later. .
Judge Young
calling Rneha before him
the cheeks of the dazed
the United
death like silence &
with the United
torny concerning alleged attempt bribe their
ber.
years and given indictment
He will pnientiary this
afternoon reported that will
appeal the case
. . . 80 . ~l~ .
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(By Associated Press. J


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16.-Anti-
Japanese. railroad rate, election,
anti-racetrack, anti-gambling and Ia
Dor legislation will be paramount is
sues in the California legislature the
coming week.
So far no vote clearly defining the
Line up" OF any two factions for or
against the measures of general pub
lie interest have been taken, although
the assembly roll call on the adoption
of rules early in the week is claimed
as a victory against the "old organi-
zation" by friends of the anti-race-
track bill. and the later also claim
twenty-three or forty votes In the
senate. Among the measures en-
dorsed by both branches were the
Hetch-Hetchy water resolution;
memorial to congress for better
roads In Yosemite park; a bill max
ing February -, the centennial OF
Lincoln's birthday. a legal holiday.
and several emergency appropriation
measures to pay expenses Of legisla-
tlon during the thlrty-eighth session.
More characteristic OF California,
however, Is the legislation proposed
! by Assemblyman Johnson OF saeFa-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
FLOODS CAUSE
CHANGES IN
TRAIN ROUTES

OGDEN, Jan. 1S.--For the hrst
time in the history OF the Southern
Pacific. through passenger trains are
not running west from Ogden but
are being diverted at this point and
sent south aud west over the Oregon
short Line aud San Pedro lines to
Mojaye. southern California, aud
thence north 10 San Franeiseo, The
waahouta west OF here have caused
the southern Pacific % issue orders
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17

that trains arriving this afternoon
shall be sent out by the circutous
route via Salt Lake and the first
trains to be affected are NOS. and
/. the westbound fast mail and the
Overland limited.
Only local trains will be operated
out of here for a period of four days.
according TO local officials who know
of the extent OF the food damages.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
TWO LOS ANGELES MEN
SUFFER- IN BLIZZARD
(By Associated Press. !

RENO. Jan. 16.-George Campbell
and William Parnell. who were res
cued from death by Sheriff Farrell
and his deputies in the deep snow
thirty miles north of here. are in the
city hospital and probably will have
TO have their legs amputated.
Campbell and Pernell are said to
be from Los Angeles They had
been working for the Utah Construc-
tIon company At Redrock and sprine
Garden tunnels and were discharged
Ave days ago. They started to walk
to Reno. but became lost In the bliz.
Sard which has ragged for several
days In the mountains.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17

LEGISLATION

mento and Drew of Fresno, who have
revived the movement against the
Japanese that gained impetus during
the school segregation agitation in
San Francisco two years ago.
The governor used his influence
with the legislature to smother these
measures last session at the urgent
request of President Roosevelt, but
while he Is investigating the four
measures proposed: segregation of
schiol children, segregation of all
aliens, denying aliens a right to be
directors of corporations. and deny
ing them the right to own land. he
has received SO far 90 overtures from
Washington to stop them. and is nom
committal on their merits.
A thousand bills were introduced
in the legislature during the past
week calling for appropriations ag-
gregatlng s4.OOO.O0O.
REDDING, Jan. 16.-The washout
at Coram Is repaired and the first
train went over at o'clock. The
Sacramento valley and eastern rail-
road Is still blocked by a washout
near Copper City. The first mail IN
three days reached shasta county
points today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
(By Associated Press. J

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16.-At 9:3O
tonight the water of Sacramento
river here had reached the 1913 mark
on the government gauge, eight
tenths of a foot higher than ever be-
fore. At 9 the levee at the CHECKER
ing and Snyder ranch on the Yolo
side, three and half miles below
Sacramento, went out leaving a gap
200 yards wide. This city is safe,
though in one place the levee is only
six inches above the water line.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
THE FEATHER pRoPpING.

OROVILLE. Jan. 16-The Feather
river at this point dropped six feet
this afternoon and is continuing to
fall rapidly. The whole country
around Biggs is still under water
and no trains have been run in or
out of oroville in three days. The
damage by food waters around Oro.
vile is estimated at $125.00OO. In
cluding the loss of the dam at Phil
brook creek and gold dredger be-
longing to the Indiana Mining com.
pany.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
WRITERS
HAVE TO
EXPLAIN
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Slx
Washington correspondents for out
of-town papers, of local news bur-
eau, were subponeaed today to ap-
pear next week before a grand jury
to testify presumably in connection
with the statements appearing in
their publications bearing on the
Panama canal purchase. The hear
ing before the grand jury will be
held next Tuesday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
MONEY
FOR THE
HARbORS
(By Associated Press.]

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-The
house committee on rivers and har-
bors today voted against the general
appropriation bill for river and har-
Dor Improvements. The committee
will report for bill providing for
carrying on important work already
begun, for surveys for urgent pro
iects and for any emergencies which
may arise. This bill will probably
carry $1O,OO0,0O0.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
Still
Suffers From
Flood dndRdin

for the season. Every stream iil.the
country ID. overaowing. and. much
damage has been done. Dozens of
bridges were carried away.
Telegraphic communications with
the outside world was restored today
after several days suspension. The
deluge of waters which came down
from the mountains, flooded the cleo
trio power houses at Colgate and
other places, causing shutting down
or mines and temporarily throwing
500 miners out of work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
YUBA RECEDING.

MARYSVILLE, Jan. 16. - The
storm has cleared, and the water in
the Yuba river is receding rapidly.
Aside from damage sustained by rail-
roads. the loss by high water in this
vicinity is small.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
AT GRASS VALLEY.

GRASS VALLEY. Jan. 16.--The
worst storm In the history of this
section OF the state broke here this
afternoon. 1t has been raining al
most since New Years day. and the
rainfall for January reached the IN
precedented mark OF thirty inches,
making a total ~ sor.r-o~a isrSe-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
PREPARING PROTOCOL
ON VENEzUELA DISPUTE

WASHINGTON. Jai, l6.-vene-
zuela and the United States have
agreed to the basis OF settlement
Of the dispute between them, and a
protocol Is being deawn up. Pre-
sumRtively the eases will be referred
to The Hague for arbitration.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
DEATH LIST IN MINE
ACCIDENT NOW 65

BLUEFIELD wv. Va), Jan. 16.-
Besides the fifty-three miners already
taken from the Lick Branch colliery,
twelve bodies are still in the pit,
making the total loss of life sixty
five.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
SACRAMENTO RISING.

COLUSA, Jan. 16-Some excite
ment prevailed tonight is a result of
break in the levee on the east side
of the Sacramento river, half a mile
north of Colusa. All the levees on
the Colusa side of the river are still
intact. The river is slowly rising to-
night.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
COREY'S WIFE'S FATHER
is VERY LIABLE TO DIE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. &c. s.
Gilman, father of Mrs. Maybelle
Corey. wife of William E. Corey, the
steel magnate, suffered stroke of
apoplexy at his home in this city to-
night and is in critical condition.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
ROBBERS LOOT
BANK IN Oregon
(By Associated Press.) }

KLAMATH FALLS (Or.), Jan. 16.
The klamath Falls County bank at
this place was robbed of $4,000 by
two masked men who entered the
bank this afternoon with drawn re-
volvers and compelled the cashier to
pass over the counter all the money
in sight. Several citizens who were
inside the bank were held at bay,
while the robbers escaped.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-17
THE METAL MARKET.

. NEW YORK, Jan. 16-Lead, .
. dull, 4.15 @4.2O; copper, quiet, .
= 14.371s @14.5O; silver, So 5-S.
. . . q . . y . . = . , - . . = .
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The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-24
FIND BODY OF MISSING MAN.
Charles Merritt, Fisherman, Fell Out
 of Boat While Drunk.

Searcy. Oct. 2S-The floating body of Charles Merritt, who has been mls. sing for a week, was found in the White river near Nigger Hill today. Marritt and a brother fisherman, Joe Dennis were intoxicated in a boat in the river at the time of his disappear. ance. Dennis fell asleep and when he awoke Merritt was gone. Dennis supposed that his companion had row. ed to short and left him, and not much thought was given to the cir. cumstances until the floating body was found. Merritt's identity was re- vealed, not by his features. which are unrecognizable, but by papers on his person. Coroner Chandler held an in. quest. the jury returning a verdict of accidental drowning. Merritt has a daughter in Iowa and other relatives living in Oregon