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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
Narrowing Discovery Made
When East Bound D. & w.
Car Had Gained the Top of
The High Bridge.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
AMONG PASSENGERS
It Is Thought That a Half
Hours Delay Would Have
Resulted in Destruction of
The Structure.

What might have been a serious ca.
tastrophe to east bound Dayton and
Western traction car No. 2S3. Sunday
afternoon was narrowly averted a
few miles east of the city. The car
was due to leave Richmond for Day.
ton at 1 o'clock but was several min
utes late. On arriving at the first
trestle enrOute to Dayton. Just beyond
Highland park and when the car was
half way across the high structure.
flames arising from between the ties
impeded further progress. Considera-
BILE excitement was created among the
passengers, when the fact was made
known that the bridge was burning.
and their fears were quieted with diff
ficulty. The fire was easily ex.in-
guished by the motorman and conduct
or with the aid of several Of the pas
sengers before any damage of conse-
quence was done.
Spark From Engine.
It is believed that a spark from the
engine on the railroad underneath the
trestle alighted on the dry wood and
started the fire. Had it not been dis
covered just at that time and had it
been allowed to burn until the next
interurban passed, it is practically
certain the flames would have gained
such headway as to be beyond con-
troll, and the entire bridge might have
been destroyed. 1t is also very i'm
probable that the motorman of the
next car from the east, would have
discovered the fire before running his
car on the bridge as the trestle is an
exceptionally long one and has a pc
culiar arch effect which makes it I'M
possible to see beyond the center Of
the structure. At the fire was a lit
tie west of the center, the motorman
on the car from the east would not
have noticed it until his car had
gained the middle of the bridge.
BY the time the fire was discovered
it would have burned to such an ex-
tent as to render the trestle unsafe
and the heavy interurban would have
through the weakened frame
work to the ground below. . distance
OF perhaps sixty feet. causing great
loss of life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
Assistant State GeoIogist
Taylor Will Make an lnves-
tigation Which Will Benefit
The Farmers.
WILL PREPARE MAP
OF VARIOUS SOILS
Information Gathered Will Be
Printed in Booklet Form and
Will Be Given Free to Any
Citizen.

Information of general nature,
such as will be beneficial to farmers
in the purchase Of farms is being gath
cred by A. e. Taylor assistant state
geologist, with headquarters at India
napolis. Mr.. Taylor is now investigat-
ing the conditions of Wayne county
land and has established his temper
ary headquarters with county assessor
J. c. Fulghum, court house. Mr.. Tay-
lor will be in the county for about a
month during which time, he expects
to make an exhaustive study of the
soils of the county.
Samples of soil from different To-
calities of the county will be secured
by him and forwarded to the state
geological department at Indianapolis
and the bureau of agriculture at Wash
ington. d. c., for chemical analysis.
His report as Well as the chemical
analysis of the different soils will be
published in pamphlet form and on
completion con be secured by anyone.
who writes to the state headquarters.
To Make Soil Map.
Mr.. Taylor said that one object of
his visit was to make a soil map of the
county and. by reference to which,
farmers can easily tell the soil fertil-
ity In order to accomplish this, in
formation will be secured by Mr.. Tay-
lor personally from reputable farmers
IN different communities as to the
high or low soil fertility in their
neighborhood.
While working out Of Liberty and
Connersville, which places were his
headquarters last week. he touched on
the southern parts of Boston, Abing
ton and Washington townships. He
paid the farmers of these townships a
high compliment by stating that they
were excellent farmers. He character
lied the soil fertility Of these town
ships as good.
His report will show just what COM
mercial fertilizers. and the proportion
ate amount, should be used to bring
the soil up to average fertility. The
geological departments sole aim is to
improve the farming conditions of the
state and bring them up to that high
state of cultivation which they were
when the soils were comparatively
new, as far as cultivation is concern
ed.
Has Big Territory.
Mr.. TAYLOR has for his work this
year. the investigation of soils of the
following counties: Wayne, Union,
Franklin. Randolph. Fayette. Henry
and Rush. All of these countries are
located in the east central part of In
diana
1t has been four years since the geo
logical department has sent repre-
sentative to this county to investigate
the soils. Following that investigation
1t was shown that Wayne county soils
were of average productivity. although
the county did not stand among the
first five In this respect.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
STATES THE SCHOOL
Is A GOOD EXAMPLE
DR.. Forbush Tells the Educat-
ors How the Child Does His
Thinking-Events at the
Chautauqua.
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM.

900 a. m.-Religious Extension
Hour-"The Evangelism of In
dividlal Effort" conducted by s.
A. Ackley.
10:00 a. m.-Ladies' Physical Cul-
ture Glass, direction of Miss
Lambkin.
1000 a. m.-Dr. Forbush, "How He
Does His Thinking
HOO a. m.-Dr. Kinnaman, "Pre-
vention."
1880 p. m.-Dr. Forbush, "The
Gang"
800 D. m-"Mascot." the educated
horse.
4:sO p. m.-Miss O'Reilley, Irish
Wit and Humor."
700 p. m.-Miss Rose Nusbaum, of
Chicago (Vocalist.)
1880 p. m-Miss O'Reilley.
500 p. M Mascot" the educated
horse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
WILL MOVE STATION.

Cambridge City. Ind, Aug. A-The
interurban station will be moved from
the present location at the corner OF
Main and Foote street into . room in
the c. T. Wright building recently oc-
lcupied by the Scott shoe store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
HAD POSTAL STRIKE
fAmerican News Service)

London. Aug. 24.-London had a
miniature strike today when 80 en-
ployes quit work for several hours
The men evidently thought they would
form the nucleus for a general strike
movement but they were disappointed
The leaders later made a favorable
agreement with the authorities and
they returned to work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
''Why in n H-ShouId I No.
tice Fowler? He's a ID
Joke" Demands the lrate
Speaker of House.
FR0THS At THE MOUTH
WHEN he READ LETTER
Declares the Charges Made
Against Him by New Jersey
Man Are Beneath the No.
tice of Contempt.


Mackinac Island, Mich. Aug. e.
Speaker Cannon, hurt. angry and
cor. s.,s -
sentative Fowler and the Fowler l.,.
ter which are unf,, for rnh,,c.,,on
and which he snecifica,iv u..r.s
down AZ not for nros.,,.,,. -. -
III. peS@''o" 70 sn0
..whv IN .,.,,.
,er,.. asEod ~. .... 49,"
tones. when the renor,er h.ra.d h,r,
proof sheets NJ the Eor,.- ....,....
tiop
However tho sna.l.- ,.s, c,..
man McKinley Of u,inoi. forr..
Senator Hemenway Of Indiana ana A..
win +. Hurt. whose house rue.t no =.
on Mackinac Island In read .t ,orv,h
what Uncle Joe said xo. ..-~,s
TTrc,. -. - :. :" eeieu
IL Tho c,vor ,a,d~,.,,r
rest under Mr.. Hnrt,s big I.nn rhs
speaker looked IT over carefuIIv rr,,r,.
ing to himself from time tn time v,,h
one homespun clad Las cocros 80.
the other until he had finished
Reads Letter withous On. Dan.
Not a single, solitary damn v..
emitted until the speaker had wound
sp .ne ,oo oi reading the Fowler in
o'e.meht.
yet your pencil, Quoth the speak.
er. And thus answers the Danville
congressman to the Fowler attack.
formally and In words as follows-to-
wit:
Il -
Fowler,s letter. To those who have
tne patience to read this letter. II any
such tnere De. 1t will appear that
wnen' In the exercise OF the duties
nlo"h upon me as speaker OF the
mouse OF representatives. I failed to
make nim chairman OF the committee
ON banking and currency. to his mind
became tnoroughly selfish and gen.
eIahy bao citizen and representa-
i've.
fowier and myself both are
members OF the national house OF rep
iesentauves. and l am perfectly will
ing tnaa my action In not appointing
nm chairman OF the committee on
oanAihs ana currency shaii be indors-
81. .onaenneo oy our coueasues
ims is All l desire 10 say touch
ing MS leuer.
w" you SPEAK spechcaiiy OF any
ne items IN tne Fowler arratSn.
"en cncie Joe was asked.
"a tne snouid answer
= sn,. osnnon. ne
ho .. 80. A''0"
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spS0
90 sos ne s''esea PACK
.s 80. ,r,., =, ne c"In"it'ee ON
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
A GREAT VICTORY
FOR SCIENCE WON
Successful Bloodless Surgery
Experiment Was Per-
formed.
CURE PARALYZED WOMAN
MENTAL SUGGESTIONS AND
cHLOROFORM GIVEN THE PA
TENT AND THE MUSCLES
WE'RE RUBBED DAILY,
(American News Servicel


Boston. Aug. 24-Rev. DR.. w. J.
Stewart, a Baptist clergyman who
three months ago gave up his pulpit
at Whitman to bend all his energy In
the direction of mental healing and
DIR. William B. Hidden of Boston. a
physician and surgeon, have success
fully performed a scientific expert
ment which. it is declared. constitutes
the greatest step yet taken toward
bloodless surgery. The doctor and the
minister restored Mrs. Mary Zief of
Chelsea the use of her limbs which,
since the Chelsea fire have been doub-
led up and practically paralyzed
Many surgeons had decided nothing
could be done.
A Peaceful Siumber.
Mrs. Zief was sent into a peaceful
slumber by the use of chloroform, but
before this she was given a strong
series of suggestions as to what would
occur while she was unconscious
She was told that when she opened
her eyes the use OF her limbs would
be restored to her and as the sugges-
tions had been methodically given
each day for considerable time, Mrs.
Zief believed she would wake up with
her limbs restored. Then began a
of the muscles that grad
ually drew down the limbs. The ex-
perimenters claim that in response to
and an evident command
from the sublimina consciousness of
the sleeping patient the limbs were
brought to the position intended by
nature. In another day she will be
allowed to walk.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
UTMP u \ DELTA CROP?

4 correspondent at Memphis.
tennessee. inquiries II hemp can he
g-own IA the Mississippi Delta. The
,ronirv Va referred TO Prof. W. {.
welborn. af the Texas Agricultural
Fxperiment Station, whose ohseTva-
,,on and experience well fit him to
sneak autho~ta:.vely on the subject.
and his reply follows
Hemp is one 81 the mos, Coz
nopolltau crops on earth. In india
II Is found growing from the North
temperate SIS middle OF the Torria
rnues. I, r~ows in China and Japan.
The United states Department; OF Az
-iculture says K will grow from
Canada 20 the Calf AMI from The At
xnssc 10 the Pacific have no doubt
he oniy difacs.ty in 'he way Of the
Delta people making success Of
hemp Is tae Ordinary one Of learning
a asw business in ae~ territory.
4 hare eeeo as ane jute grown in
the Delts as india ever grew. but the
labor nocessa~v 70 Set he aber ready
.0r maTke' would probably entirely
consume .ts value iu our country Of
hixh-pAld labor have seen better
rxrnse growu % Louisiana than I ever
szw made - china or Japan. and X
is perhaps fhe anest vegctALl - spin
ming aber in tAe World. Every nos
and then a. bear ~ a successful ma.
chine 70 uaaip alate shia abcr. but
so-ehow there machines have not so
far worked If ever the righs ma
chine does come fhe worid wtsi cease
10 nead ~ murh cotton. bat can soon
BE- clothed mtth vastly superior fab
rsrs made from the ramsr plant
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

Mesavx- Editors: During December
! beard that a pea shr~*hsr. FOR
iArexAing peas from rao~n vtn~e. had
sesr purchased by enc Of cur nwsgh-
bora and that Il saa perfect success.
A ssa days ago Mr. Scarburo. The
owrer said 20 me. Il SAINT you to see
tbs machine az work. IL ls perfect
sarress CAa't you come 20 Mr.. Thorn
a. narhams Monday and sec Tn
;Aresh bis hay" wcnt. bat iuat
did gef here ia tim. 10 ace The iaat
o. Is stacks of bar 20 into tho mouth
Of the machine. X wan manufactured
b. the Roger Pea and Bean Thresh~r
Co. Of Norvsmtown. Tenn. and sold
for $500. 20 b II gs an large aa
small a.eat threahnr Il cuts The
lay and cleans The peas perfectly
sasAoat breaking them. Tho hay
saa hauled from he field shore ~
lid been stacked since the fall
A s-horne- poser International gas
ol!ne eng;ae. wlth ease. was furnish
s1g the power Mr. scarburo said
as had ,hyeahed between four and
Eve hundred bushels Of peas II will
hrsah a bali baahel per minute from
GOOD haY.
He bales tAe hay as II In threshea.
The bay be- a much better condition
ALTER Il le .hrcAhed II IL cut ane.
Jet not SO Gee bat that IL can be
handled @4sA only tao wires on each
Bale. Two aires would not be
snongh II fAe hay is to be shipped.
aust say. ] dout think that more
nan tao wires ALL br necessary
III thlk cor flgaliy for sometime yet
r l.. sHEAROS
Wake c. X c.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
10 PLOWHANDLE TALKS. To

into general farming" instead of
cotton raising" IL behooves the
farmers OF Mississippi and Alabama
10 set their houses in order so as
10 be prepared 10 meet the weavil
Tor he Is coming as sure as fate. The
best way 10 meet the invasion of the
~et III Is Nth FUN corn crib. fun
smoAe"honse. and. % course. sugar
cane. potatoes. peas. etc II the farm
ers will heed your advice. and that
81 men in the demonstration work.
there should be no panic or pessin-
ism when the weevil invasion comes
MASON SNOwDEN.
Shreveport. Ia.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
Ne Tsuy What th~ North~ru Farmer
seii~--I~ u Any w"nd~r We arr
Iss~pr-

M~ssrn Editor: The farmers Of
nc South earn lcNm and apmna more
accuralagiy than any IN the English.
speaking world. We rank below our
Sorthern brothers ln agriculture no
far that II should make ia biamA TO
hluk ahunt g. when KNOW. without
. doubt. shas / work harder than any
Northern assghbor ani set about
hall rs much for ms labor al hr does
Il looks like X would be- an induce
ueut tuf ~. to ''gace-about" and
make bis and much needed change
Change Hos why Just so TO
reAalng Edstc. nutlnr's articles in
his paper ON $500 More = Year. .
and study for yourself You aud I
can not study our farms too much.
q. &. LEWIS.
Taagipahoa Parish. La.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

Messrs Editors: have Just An
ished running through ny cotton
nIddles one time 10 the row Attn the
Junior cultivator we'll expanded
think II IS beneficial 20 plow cot
'on late provided that plowing il very
shallow. This keeps the land tn a
clean condition ready for putting In
'he ~" early In September. SOW
from onc-haif TO one baRhel OF ryr
per acre. pat this rye In with
Jgaior eultivator wtth sweepa on
9nre 70 tho ron. rows three
aaG one-half tces widc. This
furnishes considerable grazing dur.
Ing fail and winter. and In also very
aene acial 20 nc land in the way ~
vegetable orEanir matter turned Ia
y the spring. Don't wAtf to pick the
0utiua " there ~ not more than two
ov three hundred pounds per acre
open. There wgu be very little cot
t0r destroyed. almost nothing. con-
pared aith the value Of the rye
Place your order for The ms-~ss RE
%~&& A@f% - RN@&8 AA k&A VI @# @AAA&
In S~utr Hber as seasons aud eirrnn-
atanrwa w&ll admit We should en-
t~avpr Ia keep something growing on
oar land during fair ana wtnsar and
FOR sandy land. have fouai nothing
hat equals rye, latend Ia caltl-
sats tew vuwn every grn days an,ll
~vaay 20 pat IN the rye
III NJ JOHNSON.
Johnson Co. y. G
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

Select your seed corn from the Geld
thlm fall and next year send your boy
10 the Agricultural College on tn.
profit secured from the Increased
Weld from an 100 acres in corn
c 70. Williams
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

as Ideally situated un . heAatffui rtds~ over.
ls~0ksrs the surtiy Msssiamsprl Tho AraAcxuy
uErss yuung gfyts . fhrrnush cdurAsfur. .
haupS hUsne gIse4 and Affords ssslcudtA ops-os~
tunfsiss Boz phrssnAl arNolopsrenG 10 will be
Ia g0ssf edvAntAScA 30Ar aArrnsaO .n ssszd inr
usks pTnSxxp~s2A T1wfna Auw. AAdruM
S~w1 M~~~s le~A~..v. 0~ssas. lrk-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

Acihodts. ~ Munfrnse. Jasr~r Co. Msma
prrtAs~s sor enssnncn To any college - hoys
an6 xirss aass s~nsion- acAdrsntc. High school
husinr~n And Piano coursrM. Ia hmagthful
htElcoarssy. Esiixsons caltnre esu pa Aai r~a
NtsS pstta. kttsd but firm N~w fwoxsnry
essrs building. mo modern single ar~ka
Aoari wfth Furnished ruoru and fuel n q "a a
srDk- Tuition Gn0 hall In AdwAnra 0sh~.
fecs susAI o6n1 RoUks 81 cost Session sr~.s
>~vs ars1 -. .. 4 mn n q - q E.. hu
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

cam cAlIa 30 vua4n iatgsss 49, Ftfty-xixth
- uaston opens sept school with the
prestige Of age combined with modern equip
rn~nt-~uch "a new buildings elegantly turn
Iah~d. heated ov steam. mrhird By electricity.
naA6 ~sHsall. EHuntAA outdoor games No srrt-
tlinAun tor THIRTY yUArx faculty OF spe~
ctaIlssa Preparatory and college courses lead
tng so daGrrrM usic. Art. eAocniiur- physical
rultur~ and domestic science. An ACCREDITED
school Tor Wellesley College, For illustrates
announcement sd6rr~&
p~nsG REV. j. NJ. SrwsCEn. PreA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04
THE EVIL IN CONDIMENTS

pipe will occasion a severe paroxysm
OF strangling until il is dislodged.
Afterward he is exhausted, perhaps
fatally. That NJ OF strangling is thu
type OF all stimulation The resulting
activity aroused by the Itimulant is
merely the body's struggles to get
rio OF the irritating matter.
II you would get an idea what mus
tard or Worcestershire sauce does to
your stomach try holding a teaspoon
full OF IL in your mouth for a few min
utes. But don't blame me for the pain
full result Blame the poisonous Wor
Cestershire.
What | have said about condiments
applies with still more force to those
other stimulants tea coffee, wine
beer and spirits. All are ,rritants. al
sting the organs TO frantic efforts. un
til the poor body labors like a tirea
horse spurred up a steep hill. And
just as the horse gets to the top d
the hill exhausted, so the body suffers
from the reaction which r,ust newt
ably follow stimulation.
include tea and coffee with alcohol
because the first two are DO less dan
gercus than the last named. In fact
I am deliberately convinced that tea
and coffee do more harm tnan alcohol
because OF their wide usage and be
cause few people realize TO the full
their evil effect.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04
An GdlHorl91 %rWoman
M6mo1

tion-always.
She will serve her husband proudly.
love him Loyalty. honor him as long
as he is worthy OF honor. and little
beyond keep him In sickness and
health. but 10 OBEY-that Is the part
OF slave-not a free woman.
Perhaps IL is foolish to think OF
striking the word "obey" from the
marriage service. since il has lost all
meaning and is just so much dead
wood il can do no particular harm
where IL is
But II strikes n false note In an
otherwise beautiful and solemn ser.
vice.
However. no formula ever Invented
by church or state can make woman
a good wife unless she loves. and she
never obeys until her own heart com
peis obedience.
Love is none the less love because
the shackles are stricken from his
wrists and the bandage removed him
his eyes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04

quire." he asked. lis Miss Julia aware
of the plan
Bancroft shook his head. The fact
is that my daughter is unalterably OPP
posed TO a foreign match. Ii is for
that reason necessary TO use strategy.
You are clever--I leave Il to you
And with that Walter Tenney went
upon his mission There were two
reasons why the matter Was very DIFF
ficult for him, The first was that,
considering the beauty, wit,
graciousness and wealth Of Miss Julia
Bancroft. eligible suitors did not hang
about every ancient, capital of the con-
tinent: and the second reason was
that young Tenney liked the lady
overmuch on his own account.
After six months wandering. how
ever, he found the one noble OF Eur
ope who seemed TO him both eligible
and obtainable.
And when the count OF Megran-
Voldow beheld the radiant Miss Ban.
croft, his warm, Latin blood surged
and. unable TO contain himself, he
poured out his protestations of affec-
ton in chorpy accents hat the LADY
could never have understood. And
Tenney found il necessary TO trans
late. repeating the counts voluble
chatter, word for word. like a phono'
graph.
The count chartered. and Tenney.
signing and looking at Miss Bancroft,
said: Il have travelled over all Eur
ope, but have found none to compare
with you"
whereat Miss Bancroft blushed and
looked at the floor.
The count chartered again. and Ten
ney. signing once more. translated:
Il adore you"
This time Miss Bancroft looked up.
and smiling divineIy. murnured, "Oh,
WALTER"
Tenney wondered at the remark, but
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04

line drawn through the center of the
crown"
Pins. feathers or plumes shall not
extend more than six inches outside
-uf-ttIe -hnnndary=.r AeFe-fS-a- clause
prohibiting the use OF dead bodies
wings, birds or snakes or other animal
or reptile likely 10 breed filth and dis
ease germs" The penalty Is a fine
ranging from 500 TO 5000.
There is a real necessity for this
measure said Hilton. "A person can
not walk through a store or street
car now without mourning danger OF
having his eyes put out. These 20
inch hat pins must GO
An emergency clause is tackled on
the bill which gives it effect as soon
as passed
While the Strap Hangers Protec.
tive league and the bundle boys are
applauding the Hon. Representative
Hilton. he doesn't stand deuce high at
home
George will be defeated for re-elec-
lion IL this bill passes" Mrs. Hilton
says.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04
THE MARRIAGE FoRM-"oeEY?'

From time to time changes are made
In law and custom 10 conform TO the
change in mans thoughts and mode
of life
Business methods, social usage, our
manner of speech. even the form OF
government under which We live, all
alter in the course of the years, but
the marriage service remains unchang.
ed
Why several millions OF women ev-
cry year will solemnlS promise in the
presence OF witnesses to OBEY an
other person when they have not the
slightest intention OF doing so, is a
mystery that only Omnipotence can
know
No woman ever took that clause in
the marriage service seriously. When
the Easter bride. kneeiing beneath
the snowy annunciation lilies at the
altar sweetly murmurs. Il will" In re-
Spouse 10 the minister's love, honor
and obey" II is with mental reserva