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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31

Rochester, n Y, Dec. 31.-The re-
port of the executive committee of the
student volunteer movement of for
eign missions, at present in session
in this city, sets forth that the pri-
mary and permanent function of the
movement is that of recruiting ag-
ency seeking to enroll a sufficient
number of well-qualified volunteers
to meet the requirements of the mis-
sion boards of North America. The
best evidence of the efficiency and
power of the student volunteer move
ment is the number of sailed volun-
teers. At the Toronto convention in
1902 it was reported that 7SO volun-
teers had sailed during the preceding
four years. In the Quadrennium fol-
lowing the Toronto convention and
ending with the Nashville convention
in 1906, one thousand volunteers sail
ed. During the four years which
have since elapsed. ending with the
Rochester convention. 1888 volun-
teers have sailed, or nearly three hun
dred more than for the quadrennium
ending with the Nashville convention.
The total number of volunteers who
have sailed since the beginning of the
movement in 1886 is 4,346.
Shows the Rising Tide.
Another test of the rising tide OF
practical missionary interest among
students is the increase in their mis-
sionary giving At Nashville it was
reported that the students of North
America were contributing $4,000 q
year to missionary objects. They are
now giving $4,000 a year towarc
such objects, or an increase in foul
years of nearly 60 percent. There
are literally scores of colleges ant
schools each supporting entirely or il
large part its own representative or
the foreign field The students O
Yale head the list at present will
their contribution last year of full,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
Most of Cases Investigated by
Coroner in 1909 From
That Cause.
WERE FOUR MURDER CASES
THERE WERE FIVE RAILROAD
AND ONE AUTOMOBILE FATALI-
TIES AND THREE NET DEATH
By DROWNING.

Organic heart trouble was the chief
cause of deaths which required an
investigation by Coroner A. l.. Bran
kamp. during the year 1909. accord
ing to the verdicts filed with county
clerk Harry E. Penny, by the former
official. The report shows that Cor
oner Bramkamp was called to investi-
gate forty-six deaths and that eigh-
teen of this number were due to heart
disease
One of the most interesting parts
of the report is that pertaining to
deaths from violence. There were
four murders during the year. Jere-
miah and Raymond Meek being killed
by Joel Railsback, after he, his par.
ents and brothers had been fired up
on by the Meeks.
Two Austrans Slain.
The double tragedy took place about
three miles west of the city on May Il
The other two murders were those OF
Austrians, who attempted to rob ar
Austrian camp. near Hiser's station
early in November.
There were five killed in railroad &C
cidents. one in an automobile acct
dent, three by drowning. one from
| hemorrhage resulting from cuts sus
| tanned by falling on a pitcher, two wht
committed suicide by gun shot. on
| died from suffocation while sufferin.
an attack of epilepsy Two died a!
| the result of burns. There were tw'
accidental deaths. one from a fall ant
the other from escaping gas.
| The report also shows that Corone
| Bramkamp was called to investigat
deaths from the following causes: Tn
| determined. but natural causes, l
premature birth, !: cerebral embolisnl
l: epilepsy. 1: acute enteritis, !; over
lying, /: and consumption. ..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
WILL SUBMIT BIDS

The contract for the mail messen-
ger service at the post office will be
let January ), at the pos, office, by a
special agent from the department at
Washington. There are number of
bids submitted already. These have
been sent to Second Assistant Post
master General Joseph Stewart of
Washington. by Postmaster ]. A. Spek-
enhier. James Brumley, who found
that the job did not pay at the salary
Of $1.04o a year, is agxin bioder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
A SCIENCE MAR1x
Government Food Inspector
Leaves This Statement
Before Shielding.
APoLoGIzEO TO CORONER

NAmeFlSan news SeTNlCe1
FL Paso. Tex. Dec. 3l.-Declaring
in a letter he left that he was ending
his life to benefit medical science.
Gus A. Schell, government pure food
inspector. shot and killed himself. He
apologized to the coroner for the
he was causing and declared
he had ten diseases. 1t is believed
he became mentally deranged on the
subject of disease when he found
had tuberculosis.
His letter said:
Mr. Coroner. Dear Sir:-Excuse
me for the trouble I may cause. This
is a clear case of suicide with the
best intention of assisting medical
science. l herewith will my body to
any good institution for the furthef:nE
of the profession. have got 1T
least ten diseases. including tubert :
losis. Brights disease. stomach rnn..
many others"
Schell was appointed inspector In
Kansas City. Mo-. where his divorced
packinghouse until he got tubercu.os's
and asked for a transfer. He was 81
to the Ell Paso Lard Refinery. a.
He talked always OF the diseases
thought were consuming him.
failed to report at the factory.
his landlord. investigating. found
in his room i'll.
While the landlord was telepho
for doctor. Schell shot himself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
WILL VISIT DAYTON

Members of Whitewater lodge. l. 0.
0. F.. are planning to attend the meet
ing of the Dayton lodge, January s,
at that place. The Dayton lodge has
issued invitations to lodges in Western
Ohio and Eastern Indiana. in order
that the first degree work of the Day
ton team may be displayed AS White
water lodge members believe they have
the best team to put on this work in
the country. the Dayton meeting is at
tracing much attention among the
members.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
During Past Year There Were
337 Cases of Civil Ac-
ton Disposed Of.
BANNER TERM WAS APRIL
WERE MORE CASES ACTED UPON
THAN FILED BECAUSE MANY
CAME OVER FROM POCKETS OF
OF AND '0S.

Since yesterday when it was an
nounced that there were 2el cases fill
ed in the circuit court during 1909 OF
which number So were for divorce, the
report has been completed by Miss
Addison Peele deputy county clerk.
1t shows that during the year there
were 337 cases of civil action dis
posed of in the local court and of this
number IS were divorce suits.
In respect TO divorce cases. the re-
port throws additional light on the
problem. Abandonment seemed TO
have been greatly overworked. for
there were As divorces granted by
Judge Fox on that grounds. Drunk
enness. which is commonly averred
in divorce actions. but which charge
is seldom presented when the case
comes up for trial. was responsible for
three divorces being granted. Other
charges on which such cases were
successfully prosecuted include: Non
support. 5: adultery. S: cruel and in
human treatment. IS: criminal l.
The reason why more cases were
disposed of during the year than were
filed is due to the fact that at the
opening of the January term of court
of the present year there were large
number of cases which had hung over
| from 1905 and 1907. The April term
of court was the busiest OF the yeal
as during that period 1859 cases were
disposed of. In the January term. s;
cases were stricken from the docke
as against So for the October or pres
ent term OF court, which ended to
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
Deaths and Funerals.

OeatnS ana Funerals.
SIECk-The funeral of William
Sleek will take place Saturday after
noon at l o'clock from the home 127
South Sixth street. Further services
will be conducted from the ST. Johns
Lutheran church at O'Clock, the Rev
Feeger officiating. The burial will be
in Lutherania. Friends may call any
time.
FISH-Thomas .. Fish. aged IL
years, died last evening at his home.
- North Eleventh street. Death was
due to a complication of diseases al
though the deceased had been afflict-
ed with tuberculosis for some time.
Only for the past week. however. had
he been seriously i'll. The funeral
will take place Saturday afternoon a,
O'Clock from the home. The Rev.
Nelson will officiate. The burial will
be in Earlham cemetery. Friends
may call this evening.
MENDENHALL-The remains OF
William Mendenhall. who died early
Christmas morning at Medford, Ore
gon, arrived this morning and were
taken to the home of relatives on
North West Seventh street, where the
funeral will be held Sunday afternoon
At go o'clock. The burial will be in
Earlham cemetery. Friends may call
aksany timA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
DECREASE IN BEER
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Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 31.-In the
last four months there has been fall
ing off of nearly 10000 barrels in the
output of Milwaukee beer. as shown
by the tax receipt records. In the
fiscal year ending July 1. 1909. there
is shown a reduction Of 321,255 bar
rels from the amount sold in the prev
ious year.
Internal revenue collector Henry
Fink attributes the decrease in bust
ness done by Milwaukee brewers to
the effects of the prohibition wave
which has swept over the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
No Time Will Be Wasted in
Pomp and Ceremony at the
City Building by the New
Administration.
PRESENT OFFICIALS j..
NOT TO BE PRESENT
Council Will Meet Monday
Evening and the New Off,
GERS Will Find P|enety of
Work Awaiting Them.

Monday noon. the officials of the
new administration. including those
who were elected TO office last No
yember and those appointed by mayor
elect Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, will be
given the oath of office and sworn into
duty by A. NJ Gardner, who will act
in the capacity of a notary public.
The event will not be attended by
the members of the present admins
traton. They will simply surrender
their offices as though it was an every
day occurrence. However. the friends
of the new administration will cele-
brate the event in an appropriate man
ner.
The inaugural will be short and
sweet All the law requires is that
the officials be sworn in office by a
notary public and that they file their
bonds. However. it is probable that
some of the officials will make short
responses in which they will announce
their plans. The program of DR.. w.
w. Zimmerman is well known and
those of the other officials will be in
accord with the chief executives ideas.
It is Surprise.
It perhaps will be a surprise to
some that the inaugural is not held
tomorrow. However. the law clearly
states that city officers shall not be
sworn into office until the Monday af-
ter January /.
After all the officers have been
sworn in, DR.. W. w. Zimmerman will
take his position at the mayors table
and order the new council to meet at
the council chambers that evening.
Important business will be under
taken by the new administration right
from the start The franchise desired
by the Richmond Natural Gas com
pany, permitting it to enter the arti-
fetal field, will be up for consider
alton. Other matters of almost equal
Importance are expected to be pre-
scented.
No little confusion has been en-
countered by members of the present
administration in the rendering of
their designations. Some have sent
them to DR.. w. W. Zimmerman. be
lieving him to be the proper official
to receive them, while others have
rendered them to Mayor Schillnger
However, no matter who receives the
designations, they will be accepted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
HUNT FOR AE|RESS
American News SerVice)

tanner Ican news SERVICE
New York. Dec. :,1.-Search was
made in New York today for Miss Ro-
berta b. Dejanon, the pretty sixteen
year-old daughter of Ferdinand De-
janon. of New Jersey, and grand
daughter and sole heriess of Robert
Buist "a millionaire seed merchant of
Philadelphia. who has been missing
since Wednesday from the Bellevue
Stratford hotel in Philadelphia. where
she made her home with her grand
father.
Whether she eloped with Frederick
Cohen, a waiter at the hotel. who had
been serving meals in the apartment Of
the Buists, or committed suicide, as
she said she would do in notes found
after she disappeared, is in doubt. but
a charge of abduction has been made
against Cohen and he is said to have
been seen with the girl at the Broad
street railway station.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
VETERANS ARE MAD
american News Service,

tAmerican News Service>
Chicago. Dec. 31-A movement to
be started at the G. A. RS New Years
day campfire in memorial hall to have
the Illinois department. join others
in protesting against the unwilling of
the statue of Gen. Robt. E. Lee in the
Hall OF Fame at Washington. Joseph
F. Darling, past commander of Colum-
bus Post. will speak on the subject.
Others who will make addresses are
Gen. Philip Hayes. department COM
mander of Illinois G. A. r.: Maj. Gen.
Frederick D. Grant. Martin B. Mad
den. William Busse. Thomas H
Gaul, and John F. Scanlon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
GRANTS A PETITION

William T. Gentry. at one time a
resident of this county, died at Fort
Smelling, South Dakota. June Is, 1855.
and this morning Judge Fox approved
of a petition Of Mrs. Alice Blanche
Couk, a relative. to be given letters
of administration. She claims that
the deceased left an estate in this
county. valued at $1,000. for which
there were never any letters of ad-
ministration issued. Mrs. Couk lives
At Indianapolis>
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
A POSTAL VACATION

New Years will be observed, as are
all lesal holidays by the post office.
The city carriers will make one bust
ness and one residence delivery OF
mail and then be excused for the rest
of the day. The stamp and general
delivery windows will be closed at 10
O'Clock The rural carriers will not
make their regular trips unless they
decide to do so of their own accord.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
NAMED COMMANDER
tAnerican News SerSice)

Boston. Dec. 31.-Capt. John c. Fle-
mont. U. s. n. recently in command
Of the battleship Mississippi. and son
of The Pathfinder Of the Rockies
took command of the Charlestown ma
Wy yard today. filling the post made va
cant by Rear Admiral William Swift,
who goes to Washington as aid on the
staff Of Secretary Meyer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
Anyway, He Wasn't.

Gown up, now. Who's the head Of |
your family"
My wife used to be-" admitted Mr. |
Enpeck. but since my daughters are
grown up we have commission form
of government" - Louisville Courier
Journal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
STEAMER IN DANGER

I4U-ErIVaE
New York, Dec. 31.-Advices re-
ceiyed today from Bufort, ~ c. by
wireless, state that the steamer Ex-
eelsior of the Southern Pacific line.
which sailed from this port last
Wednesday for New Orleans. is drift
ing in heavy seas about forty miles
north of the Diamonds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
City Statistics
Births.

Births.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Igelman
South Fourth street, boy; third child.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
CAR MEN RtWAROj

Boston. Dec. 31.-Seventy-fiv
sand dollars in gold was distr4biS
by the Boston Elevated today am i. 4
nearly $500 conductors and motor
men whose records for the past year
have been clean. The amount reached
the largest sum OF money ever paid
by the company to its car service
men in regard to satisfactory service.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-02-16

these meetings, value received? II
not, we had better discontinue our
I institutes. Many states now pay
their teachers the usual salary while
they attend the county normal.
This is right and just and the value
received is not al"ne pers onal gain,
but goes back to the county in in
creased efficiency for service.
The educational leaders are favor
ing bill for the appointment of an
Educational Commission and of
Juvenile Court Laws. You are
doubtless familiar with the proviS-
ions of these laws, if not get House
Bills Nos. l53 and l54, Senate BIZ
No. lO4 and Joint Resolution No. s,
find out about them and do all you
can for their passage. Take an ac-
tive part in these as well as local
affairs. l wish also to encourage you
in striving in this transitory time
TO keep the temporary buildings used
for school purposes In sanitary con-
dition and to provide everything In
your power to make education possi-
bic for the children of your individ-
ual districts. Co operate in every
way you can with the interested
parties for the educational interests
of the children. DO not permit ny
other interest but the best advantage
Of the children to influence you IN
locating school houses, or i'm other
decisions, in short in every way con-
slider the children as the vital force.
Enter into their needs, their feelings,
their desires to be successful. There
must be deep sympathy and under
standing of their natnre, not molly
coddIing, but understanding. When
think Of this problem Of under
standing children | always think of
stanza from one Of Eugene Fields
poems, where the child runs home
10 recount the wonderful stories he
has heard, but TO understand these
with the child-so the child says:
80 mother-my. love, if you'll give
Inc your hand,
And go where l want you to
wander,
l will lead you away to beautiful
land,-
or dreamland that's waiting out
yonder."
There lies the secret put in such
beautiful rythm, And 60 where
ask you TO wander Tasks are good
for child, but not drudgery. Let
us go where they ask us to wander
Let us plan helpful, strong, congo
nial work that will fit them for life
md livelihood.
Grace Aimes Reed,
County Supt. of Stanley Co.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-02-16
Advertised Letters

The following letters remain uncall
ed for at the postotiice at Philip, $.
d., for the week ending Feb. 15,
1909:
Nelson, Mr.. Henry B.
Cofoid, Mr.. Emil
Alberts, Mr.. Herman
England, Mr.. w. Fl.
Debenham, Mr.. Chas.
White, Mr. Chas ID.
Mortinson, Mr.. Martin
LockW ood, }. V.
Kearns, Mrs. J. p.
Johnston, Mr.. Daniel f.
When calling for any Of the above
please say advertised.
n. II. Wyckoff, postmaster.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-02-16
DeCapitated By Snow PlOv.

Peter Hill, resident of Stanley
county since 1889, during which time
he has made his home on Bad river
near where Teton is now located,
was instantly killed by Thursday
nights east bound train. 1t appears
that Hill attempted to flag the train,
which was the one that left here al
midnight, at a point about a mile
west of Teton, as he wanted to 60 in
to Pierre. He was accompanied by a
boy who lives near him. As the
train approached, the boy suggested
that they had better get clear of the
track, but Hill told him that he
would take care of himself. He
stepped from the track, but seeming
~ was confused 10y the headlight,
and did not get far enough out to
clear the blade Of the pilot snow
p!ow carried by the engine, and this
struck his neck, completely severing
his head from his body, and throw.
/ ing 1t some fifty feet from the track
! The body was taken on the train tc
Fort Pierre and turned over to tht
coroner.
/ The deceased was about seventy
years Of age. He came to Blunt
from Sherburne, Mimi, in 1882, anc
moved to Stanley county, as previous
ly stated, in 1889. He leaves severa
children, among them Mrs Franz
Battray, of Pierre, Mrs. Thos. Phil
| lips, of FishdaIe, Mont and ha.
several sons that are residents O.
the eastern part of Stanley county.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-02-16

To the county papers Of Stan
ley county: BY the unanimous
request of the two hundred school
officers, teachers and patrons as
sembled at MidlandFebruary 9th,
you are requested to publish the
paper which embodies the talk
given by our county superinten-
dent, Grace A. Reed, at the Mid
land meeting.
NINA DURYEA, Secretary.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-13
THE PARASITE popoEe.

The worst enemy OF clover ana aifai-
In fields is dOdder. a parasitic plant
whose seed Is light gray, yellowlsh or
brown and about the size Of red clover
seed and very hard to distinguish
from II. Dodder seed terminates I'm the
ground, sending up slender. thread
Ike stem, yellow OF reddish I'm color
which Mt once attaches Itself to its
host plant, the one on which II sponges
Tor a living. Twinlng closely around
the stem or leaf, Il sends its sucking
organs Into the tissue and lives on its
juices, weakening or killing the plant.
The dOdder stem may be cut into any
number Of pieces. but II attached TO
clover OF alfalfa each section viii
thrive. The doddcr flowers and pro.
duces abundant seed, which drou To-
the ground FOR another season. Glover
that Is infested with dOdder not only
mats together and lodges. but IS cured
with difficulty and has been known TO
cause scOurs in cattle when fed as
hay. Once established I'm an alfalfa
field, dodder f. likely 10 ruin a. In
clover the damage IS not 80 great. for.
being a biennial. the clover IS used in
rotation, the dodder dying out when
v has no clover plants on which 70
aubsist
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-13
LlMBERlNG STIFF JOINTS.
How This Distress May Be Relieved by
Simple Remedies


That old remedy, beloved of our
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES grease-is still
considered an excellent cure for stIn
joints. Probably the friction and hard
rubbing have more to do with the cure
than the special variety OF grease. aud
II the goose product IL not at hand
hot yaseline. lard and turpentIne
mixed, and even hot olive oil. are excel.
lent lubricators.
III the stiff joints come from rheuma.
tism, internal remedies should be tax
en- as well. Lithia water will counter
act the first tendencies. but should the
pains continue II Is best to consult n
physician.
Should stiffness arise from over.
exercise, before rubbing with grease
take a bath as hot as one can bear IT.
few handouts of rock salt added will
heighten the good effects.
After the greaslng special exercise
for the joints affected help I'm the linn
bering process. II the shoulders are
stiff, for instance, try the circular head
and shoulder movements, first to the
right, later to the left. The lower part
OF the body can be quickly limbercd
by raising the hands over the head and
bending over them to the floor, thus
bringing into play all the waist mus
cles.
stiff knoe should be rubbed with
n circular movement. and the lower
part OF the leg should be slowly moved
backward and forward. Any OF these
exercises may seem somewhat painful
Mt first, but will give relief II perse-
vcrcd I'm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-13
How to Blow a Nose Scientifically

Medical experts are calling the atten-
ton of the public to the Importance OF
performing the nose blowing operation
In scientific and hyglenIc manner
First one nostrll and then the other
should be blown without undue VIC
lence. Doctors state that the two ma
sal passages should never be closed at
the same time. If they are obstructed,
ms In the case of n cold, the back of
the throat Is filed with compressed
air, and this. together with the dis
charge and the microbes which IT con-
tains. may be driven through the Gu
stachian tube into the middle ear and
lead to serious results. A great au.
thority on the subject used to forbid
his patients to blow their noses when
suffering from a cold. This course is
hardly one which will commend itself
to those I'm the habit OF catching colds.
The best advice would seem to be that
when 1t Is necessary to blow the nose
the blowing should be done gently.