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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11
Her Choice.

They were sisteTs,in-law and reason
ably well disposed toward each other.
One was the mother of George. aged
six months. and the other was the
mother OF Marian. aged six months
and four days. 1t was impossible that
a slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed.
Marian does not seem to grow very
fast" said the mother Of George. with
a suggestion Of comniseration in her
tones. George is much taller
(height being measured in inches.
Perhaps he is. replied the mother
Of Marian celdly, but Marian weighs
more"
'Oh, WELL" responded the sister-in-
law, with smile Of high bred SUI
perioriry. "of course should not wish
George to be ss."-,Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

Despite the advance of steam there
still are nearly sixty-six THOUSAND
sailing vessels in use in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

The love Of work. which was o0o q
the characteristics Of the historian
Eroude, IN well illustrated In q story
told of BIZ last illness. The cancerous
affection Of which he aftefward died
WAS slowly destroying his healthy and
TO be much better. and when the physk
clan came to see him he noted the i'm.
provement and told his patient Of 1t.
FrouAe aeked whether 1t was likely
that he would b. able to 90 back to his
work again. On hearing that this was
impossible be said. III that u the case.
] do not wish to live"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

A wise man thinks before he speaks.
but a fool speaks and then thinks Of
what he has been saying.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

But" protested the young house
keeper. the milk is sour"
"Yes'm," replied the honest milk
man; Its shameful how lazy them
farmers is gittin'. Ye see. ma'am,
they've been oversleepin' themselves
lately. and before they git their cows
MIXED the stuff urns."-London Fun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

The theory has been advanced that
the consptcuOus cOlors developed In
various species Of snakes. insects and
animals are. natures method Of solver.
Using the fact that such are poisonous.
either In the bite or sting which they
inflict. o. hat the flesh 10 uapalatable
tf used for food. Thesbelievers In this
theory cite the wonderful display Of
coloFs In the ecDasa wasp. the coral
snake, the heeEsdinD Ssh and the ella
mnmafae
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

The Bible chapters number 1.la0. a
which SD are the Old Testament and
go Of the New.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

In the temporary absence OF de
beauty editor this question was hand
ed BY mistake to the sporting editor:
How should one get rid Of super0u-
ous hairs o. tho upper upf
That's easy" he wrote In reply.
''Just push the young man away
Liverpool Mercury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11
CONCERTS CONTINUE
Richmond City Band Will Play
At 9th and N. e. Tonight
And at Glen Sunday.
GOOD PROGRAMS PREPARED

The programs for the concerts to be
given by the Richmond City band. to-
night at the corner of North Eighth
and E streets and for tomorrow az
ternoon at Glen Miller park, are as
follows:
Eighth and North z Streets.
March, THE Tournament. :. -. Lincoln
Overture, "Superba". .Dalbey
Song, Daisies Won't Tell. Owen
Selection from Honeymoon Trail.
................ HoWaro
|Intermezzo, "Bluefeather" Morse
March, The Colosses Of Columbia.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Alexander
Medley, The Ruler" ......... .O'Hare
Two-step, MY Kickapoo Queen" Reed
Waltzes, The Wedding of the Winds"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hall
Finale, Baldwin Commander"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lincoln
Sunday at the Glen.
March. wedding Feast" ...... Taylor
Overture, la F1andre" Arr. by c. G.
Carr.
Song, IF I Only Had Sweetheart"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Johnson
Selection from Nam selle Napoleon"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Luders
Intermezzo, "On the Wings of the
Wind" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Fillmore
March, "Megaphone Bellies" Blakey
Potpourri, --latest Popular Songs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lampe
Idyle, "Glow-Worm" ........ .Lincke
waltzes Daughters of Love-. Bennett
Finale, Rifle Range" Lincoln
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

Teacher (og class of soe1oGy1-What
= The proof that Q sponge - . tivino
Animal7 yoang Man With the 0oA
HHe-A man = q living animal. Many
men are sponges. Therefore q sDoaOe
q Q living aniDal.-Chicaeo TSibuno.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11
A Frank Eatimate,


To many persons who are not actors
the stage seems a delightful and fas-
cinating place. In book called 1.-The
Actress Louise Closer Hale. herself
an actress, tells some of her expert.
ences with girls who envy her her pro-
fession. One day one Of them from
behind counter in shop said. ~
should have went on the stage"
''She evidently wanted to talk. and
strove TO be interested" says Miss
Hale.
But see how tired / am" said to
her. II have to work very hard as /,
is. and had to work much harder to
gain what little recognition I have
had"
"Oh, yes," she responded, compla
Gently gazing at herself in q mirror
But. you see. I have talent"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

~HaventSHenpeck and his wife st
tied their Al6erences 'about their visit
ing cartIs?"
''Oh. yes: they've compromised %
Mr.. and Mrs. Marie Henpeek'
adslphia Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

Aee does not make - childish. .
some say: Il aDds - 0uo ehildroAe
CoDthe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-11

Several German steeImakers are ex-
perimenting commercially with pro-
ducing the metal in the electric fur
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
THE RETURN or
THE MARY DENTON
BIZ EvELYN wETWoRrH.

copyright, 1909. BY American Press Assoc
ciation.l
The Mary Denton was a whaler that
made voyages from New Bedford
about the middle of the nineteenth
century. The only testimony that /
have to personally bear in the matter
Of her last return is that / was one Of
those who saw her the morning she
was observed to be making into port
with all her sails set. I'm not going to
try to explain anything either psychic
logically or scientifically. That / shall
leave the reader to de after reading
the story.
The Mary Denton was named for the
niece OF the owner. There were a
number Of Dentons in New Bedford at
that time, mostly sailor folks. Mary
was about twenty She was in love
with young fellow named Kendell--
Edward Kendell--a fine young fellow,
but a landsman. Kendell was as much
IN love with Mary as she was with
him. but he was at the beginIsng Of
life and was not yet prepared to sup.
port a wife. Mary had love for the
sea. inherited from generations OF sail
or ancestors. Whether It was this that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
a curloua RscaInt.

Hanover's registrar discovered a
very curious document some time ago
MS he was looking through a bundle Of
papers that date back to the eight
eenth century. The document is a re-
eeipt probably The only one Of it's
kind In existence-which was given to
d Hanoverian captain BY a canon Of
Duisburg during the Seven Years war
II. the undersigned, 1t reads, here
by acknowledge that / have received
City blows Of a stick. which were in
fiicted upon me by lieutenant Of Cap
tain BIS regiment as punishment for
the stupid and frivolous calumnies
which / have uttered In regard TO the
regiment or chassears For my Inn
prudent words now admit that / am
profoundly sorry. l received my pun
ishment lying on heap Of straw and
held by two men, and bear testimony
TO the fact that the officer struck me
as vigorously as he could with stick
that WIS as thick as my finger.
IN proper form and with due graft.
tude | sign this receipt and avow that
all therein is true"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14

induced her father to ask Captain
Denton to take her on a whaling voy-
age or whether he wanted to get her
away from Denton with view to
breaking of the match or to pass
some Of the time that must elapse be-
fore their marriage | don't know. I
never heard that the Dentons had any
objection to Kendell provided he could
take care Of Mary. At any rate, Mary
went with her uncle on a voyage that
was TO last three years.
Edward Kandeil seemed heartbroken
when be heard that he was 10 be sep
arated from bis love for this long pc
rlod. Mary would have been delighted
to 60 had 1t not been for leaving lover
behind. AS it was, she was equally
cast down She cheered her lover with
the hope that by the time Of her re-
turn be would be doing well in bush
ness and they could be married.
Whoever conceived this plan Of sep.
arating them seems to me to have act
ed with as much foresight as human
beings are given. The lover knew that
he was in no especial danger Of losing
his love while shut up on a vessel with
only her old uncle and crew Of I'M
refined men, and cruise would like
" build up her physique, which was
delicate For s little while after she
had gone he seemed stupeded, then
suddenly went to work with 4 will
that was bound to produce results.
New Bedford. being then the center for
the whaling industry, was lively
place, and Kendell was employed with
a mercantile house trading ia the oil.
Every year ne was advanced both as to
position and salary. When the time
for the return Of the vessel had come
he had become one Of the first young
business men Of the place.
Captain Denton had told Kendell
that he would bring his girl back to
him on the third anniversary Of her
departure, and some said that If be
were ahead Of time on nearing port he
would slow down and IL behind would
hurry. But as he was dependent on
the winds this was doubtless said to
encourage the downhearted young fell
low. Naturally we wondered Il the
ship would come IN on the appointed
day. Kendell seemed to think It
would. But noticed one thing about
hlm-after certain date he became
very respondent He said ia explana-
ton that he had bad a dream or a sen
sation, or something Of the Sort that
the ship WAS IA trouble.
shall never forget the third ami
versary Of the sailing OF the Mary /
psaton. It had. rained durlag che !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
M'CARREN, HE'S
THE RACY MAN
Thinks Dead Heat Smile Fits Neat
~ in criticiang Direct Phi.
maries.

Boston, July i4.- The announcement
that former Mayor John Fl. Fitzgerald
OF this city and former Representative
Robert Luce, known as the Father"
of the Massachusetts law governing
election primaries, were likely to ap.
pear, failed 10 attract 4 large attend-
ance yesterday at the hearing before
the New York legislative committee.
which il visiting this state for the pur.
pose of investigating the system Of al.
rect nominations. The committee Is sit
ting a. the State House. Not more than
q score of persons besides those directly
interested were present
Former State Representative Gearson
in addressing the New Workers express
ed some doubt Of the success Of the joint
primary system in small cities and
towns Tie said Ia his own ward four.
teen votes were cast at an expense Of
$50, which gave rise to the opinion
that while the law may be very good
thing in compact districts where it Is
possible for candidates to reach every
voter in d short time he did not think
that Massachusetts had experimental
with the system sufficiently to warrant
its adoption for the entire state.
@As ] understand it, the direct nomi-
nations system is predieated upon two
assumptions said Senator NicCarren.
"a larger number Of voters participate
in the primary and you get better
class Of candidates
THE direct nomination system does
induce more voters TO participate" said
Mr.. Garcelon, "but don't believe II i'm.
proves the characters of the candidates.
He added that from what Massachu-
setts representatives had told him, the
plan worked well III some cases and
badly in Others,
I'm other. words" iHteriected Senator
MeCarren, sits a dead heat
IT'S a dead heat; that's just it." an
swered Mr. Garcelon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
MaIinr Government Good.

Why Is it that man working for q
private employer can accomplish more
than eleven times as much in day as
a man doing precisely similar work for
the city And why should work done
for the city cost fifteen times as much
as the same quantity Of the same kind
done for private employeri
Why should the city pay clock re-
pairer S1163 per hour for tinkering az
its clocks? Why not save money by
throwing away clock as soon as il got
out Of order and buying o new onef
Why is it that the city is obliged to
pay sixty cents each for common ward
robe hooks and FIVE cents each for two
screws to put up each hook making q
total cost OF each hook seventy cents,
when the plain citizen can 60 into any
hardware store Ia the land and buy
the same kind Of hook with the screws
thrown in for six centsg And why does
it cost the city an additional S1.5l to
put up each hook, making the grand to.
tai cost 1921 per hookY
WHY does a given quantity Of rubber
hose that costs other purchasers 1896
cost the city $500
Why do gas NANTES retailed every
where at twenty-five cents each cost
the city forty cents when purchased in
quantities
Why do brackets retailed az forty
Eve cents cost the city three dollars
Why did ground with an assessed
valuation Of $4,000 cost the city $247,-
O53 when bought for park purposes
Why does il cost the city 1925 a
load to haul dirt when a private citi-
zen can ret IL hauled the same distance
under identical conditions for s1.47 a
loadi
These are sample couumdrums from
rather long list propounded at the
first budget exhibit OF the Bureau Of
Municipal Research, which was held re-
Gently. In reality they we're aimed at
q specific city, the metropolis Of well
known speaking nation Of North
America but az fate would have 1t the
conditions outlined IN the conumdrum
depicted with startling fidelity the
situation IN about every community in
the land big enough to be afflicted with
a municipal government. Finding the
shoe fitted cities everywhere proceeded
Ia wear it.--From Making Government
Goods. in the August Technical World
Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
Startling Tale Of Convict john
son
HE wOOED TEN WOMEN
Says He Made His Living by Swindling
Women--Adnits Marrying Mary
Drown Of Spring
field.

San Francisco, July i4-Christian c.
johnson, alias John Madison, alias John
Anderson, sentenced yesterday at San
Jose to seven years in state prison for
bigumy, has made full confession. His
story indicates that he is the arch
polygamist Of his time, the greatest
Bluebeard Of them all.
On the eve Of his sentence into San
Quentin, to which place he was taken
yesterday, he told the whole story Of
his career from the day Of his birth in
1916 at Flensburg, Germany, until he
pleaded guilty Of the crime for which he
was arrested in this city. johnson began
in the most matter-of fact tone and
without the slightest trace Of emotion,
the recital Of tale Of deception and
hearthness that is regarded as unsur-
passed in recent criminal annals.
According to Johnsons story his
career as a Blnebeard really began In
san Francisco, he having committed
bigauy here on Dec. rs. 1906, when lie
married Mrs. Sylvia Pollard DeBonnett
Of this city. At the time he had a wife
living in Massachusetts,, whom he had
led to the altar ia November, 1905. A
few weeks after his marriage to Mrs.
DeBonnett, who he declares was the
best and the best beloved by him Of all
the women whose path he crossed, he
deserted her and from that day on he
made his livelihood BY making love 10
women and separating them from their
money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14

night before, and the morning was
balmy, but with fog. / was sitting at
my desk on the second floor by a vim
dow facing the harbor when the sun
came out / heard q cry from the
street, There she is. true enoughly
Looking, saw the fog rolling away
and ship with Gil her canvas see
coming in under very light breeze.
] ran downstairs and into the street.
to find several people looking at the
coming ship. We all agreed she was
the Mary Denton. While we looked
another bank Of fog enveIoped her.
We waited to see it roll away, but
there was no break a It till sunset,
when It suddenly vam&hed.
But where was the Mary Denton9
We ali had expected to see her riding
at anchor. There was not a sign Of
her She could not have sailed away,
for there had been ne wind She could
not have sunk in the harbor.
/ was standing beside Edward Ken.
dell when the fog lifted. The moment
! saw the ship was not there looked
at him. An ashen gray slowly spread
itself over his face, ais IL be had been
touched by spectsr With a moan he
turned away and disappeared.
There were Eve OF us who saw the
ship, all, as have said, agreeing that
she was the Mary Denton. Most Of
MS believed that she had for some rea-
son and tn some unexplained way
stopped in the fog and probably drift
ed out to sea. But why she should not
have cast anchor in plain view Of her
port none Of us could understand
There was no more fog that day,
and we who had seen the SHIPPER the
vision--looked for the Mary Denton to
come back. But she did not come thar
day nor any day. She Is on the list
Of missing ships. The port she sailed
from is no more the busy place Of that
period The piers are deserted. Whal-
ing voyages are q thing OF the past.
Edward Kenael left the place the day
we all came eventually to think bis
sweetheart appeared in the guise Of
the ship that was named for her, and
he was never seen there again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
~ nidnlt az.

"A man In my county said Kan
sas congressman, was always anxious
TO bet on bis game Of checkers One
time he was about to play game for
$40 with fellow called Three Fin
gered Jack Suddenly one Of his
friends exclaimed
Don't bet, Charlie Don't you
know that fellow wore or two fingers
playing checkers? That's why he's
called Three Fingered Jack
That settled il. The bet was nevei
made A man who had worn Off two
fingers by brushing them up and down
the checkerboard was too much fol
my friend Kansas City Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
The War Scare Of 1893.

A letter from Ambassador Bayare
which is quoted By George f. Parker in
his article on Cleveland in the jury
McClure's, shows the state Of feeling
ia England in 1895, after the President
had sent his famous Venezuela message
to Congress Mr. Parker was at that
time consul at Birmingham. Ambas-
sador Bayard's letter follows.
Embassy Of the United States London
December 81, 1895
Dear Mr.. Parkers / was out Of town
when your letter Of November q ar
rived Very soon thereafter condition
Of affairs came on which rendered it
difficult for me TO give you the direct
and positive reply to which you we're
entitled. April 20 was long way of,
and what might occur from day 70 day
Il was impossible TO forteil And as
matters stand today feel that an plans
Of enjoyment and pleasant hospitality
may be upset and replaced by very diff.
fsrent occupations; therefore ! accept
y0ur suggestion that no harm can come
from postponing until the February
meeting Of your club the formation of
plans for my visit 60 you in april next
By the time February arises the sky
may have cleared and present clouds
dispersed and with more cheerful hearts
we may meet and greet our British kin
bred.
/ win be most glad to come to Birm-
iR9ham TO view its beautiful and varied
industries and 70 look in the faces or
its citizens, and this / fully expect to
do: at the same time, you can compre-
bend how much there is to make me feel
anxious. for there is too much at stake
even ia the remote risk Of collision BE-
tween the nations who are the main
guardians under God Of the worlds civ
ilization.
Sincerely yours,
q z Barard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
An Invitation to women.

The LYDIA E. PinlSham Medicine Com
panv of Lynn. Mass, cordially invite
any woman interested to call at their
laboratory at Lynn, Mass:., and see for
herself the care which is taken with
the vast correspondence received from
the women Of this country. No letter
or testimonial has ever been made pub
liz without the written wish or con-
sent Of the writer No confidence has
ever been violated, and never in their
history have they sold OF disposed Of
any Of their letters from women It IS
for these reasons that thousands Of
suffering American women every year
feel free to write Mrs. Pinkham for her
valuable advice, which is always given
free of charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14

Did you ever look at piece Of linen
under the magnifying glass;
Or any other kind of cloth'
You d see a multitude of small threads
woven together with tiny open spaces be-
tween.
When soiled clothes are boiled, the dirt
is just softened, not loosened.
When you rub them on the wash
board, the soft dirt is partly rubbed into
the tiny spaces between the threads and you
might rub till Doomsday without getting
it all out.
That's why clothes washed in the boil
ing, hard-rubbing way are SO often muddy
or dull-looking.
They're not wholly clean.
FeIs-Naptha cleanses clothes perfectly
because it attacks the dirt and dissolves it.
Breaks it up into particles which are
easily rinsed out of the cloth meshes.
Fels-Naptha Soap does this in cool or
lukewarm water.
No boiling; no hard-rubbing; takes
less than half the time of the old way.
Saves the clothes; saves fuel.
When you've once tried the
Fels-Naptha way of washing in the Winter
or Summer you'll never go back to the
wash-boiler and hard rubbing.
Try it next washday.
Follow the easy directions printed on
the red and green wrapper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
a Rltter nisannointment.

when / was in Paris, remarked
the collector of curios, Il discovered
IN a bookstall q volume which ! knew
at first glance TO be Of extraordinary
value could scarcely believe my
good luck Breathless, / inquired the
price Of the dealer. Just think Of i'll
could have had that treasure for a
song"
Wei. why didn't you get it2s
Never could sing note 10 my life, "
cried the collector bursting into tears.
New York Tlmes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
CHANGES IN BAY STATE.
Possible Results Of McHarg's Iuvesti.
cation.

Washington, July 14.--Tt Is said at
the department Of commerce and labor
that some changes fl the force Of the
Massachusetts lighthouse and innigra-
ton services are expected as result
Of the MeIiarg investigation Efficiency
reports from all the field force are not
in yet and no action viii be taken until
they are complete.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
Exposure 70 wet,

danpness and cold, results IN a sudden chm.
Take teaspo0nful Of Perry Davis Pam
killer, in half glass ufwarn water or milk.
The whole system viii be heated and the
danger Of cold avoided Two million Bottles
are SOLD every year and this after seventy
yesfs in use. THERE'S thenaw and acononi-
ical IS cent size and also the 80 cent size.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Hss been used for over SIXTY -FIyE YEARS By MIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHTNG, with PERFECT SUCCESS, j. SOOTHES
the CfIfLn, S0FTE1e the GUNS, ALLANa all PAINS
CURES WIND COLO, aud il the best remedy iof DtAH
RHEA. seld By Druggsts g eyafy pssi q she Tefa
n sufs and ask for " Mrs. Winsi6ws Soothing Syrup
snu taxa 10 other kind Twenty-Five cent? bottle uuae
aniaed unde Food and Drugs Act 5uAe aoh 1915 serial
Nnmnsr laa& AN OLD AND HE'LL TRIED HkAl1Ss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14

Il send you 10000 kisses" he wrote
sBahF' she exclaimed, tossing his
letter aside. 9Why doesn't he come
Ind look over bis terminal facilities in
person 9''-C Chicago Record Herald.