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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
THOUGHT OF DEATH uNNc.-s.
Peculiar State of Mind of Mar lMno
Makes People Laugh,

Frank Daniels, the well-known com.
edian, Is said to have a most cx;raor-
dinary fear of death.
II he can possibly back out from
attending funeral he invariably does
SO. In fact, 1t is said that he never
went to one in his life until KiriSe La
Shelle, his old-time friend and man.
ager. died, short time ago.
Then it was absolutely necessary for
Daniels to go to the funeral He did.
But he arrived back at %hiss Aenle il
Rye, N. Y, in state Of great aci;a-
tton, and promptly took to his bed
But as nothing seemed to be- The
matter with him, he gradually plucxed
up courage and decided to arise. 81
usual, the next day. -. -.- ...
His valet asked him whether he dc
sired to put on the clothes which hs
had worn the day before
"What?" exclaimed Daniels. horri-
fed. Wear those things 1 had on at
the funeral! Never! Throw thcrn
aWay-burn them up! l never want
to see them again!"
And his previous agitation retur3ed
to such an extent that he almost d.
cided not to get up that day at all
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
Mummies from Mexican Ruins.

"Mummified remains of beings who
existed hundreds Of years ago have
been dug up during the work Of cy
cavating that has been going on in the
old catacombs Of Guanajuato, Mexico
said DR.. 8. Burg Of Baltimore. The
people whose bodies were discovered
must have lived long before the set
tlement of the republic, and the nnd.,
have occasioned much interest among
scientific men. Some of the bodies
were decked with beads and ivory
trinkets that were in vogue before
the coming Of the Spaniards, SO that
these people must have lived In that
part Of the country centuries ago. The
mummies were discovered under an
old cemetery while the excavations
were being made by some prospectian
miners
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
The Circus

acrobat finds 1t necessary at all 1inns:
to keep his muscles and joints supple.
That Is the reason that hundreds al
them keep a bottle of Ballnr,l'ss
Snow Liniment always on hand 4
sure cure for rheumatism, cuts,
sprains, sore throat, lame back, CON
trncted muscles, corns, bunions and
all aches and pains. trice 25c, :Cc
and 81 90. Sold by Elko Drug 90.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
Up Before the Bar

n. II. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts
field, VT, writes: 1--WE have used DR..
Kings New Life Pills for years and
find them such u good family Inedi.
cine we wouldn't he without them" {"
For chills, constipation, biliousness
or sick headache they work wonders.
25c at Elko DrngCO .''.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
The Usual Reconciliation.

do you think the dispute between
those statesmen will ever end in
reconciliation?"
It'll have to-" answered the old
campaigner. "They may never be
friends, but the public will have to be-
come reconciled to one or the other Of
them" -.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14

Washington No Light Weight.
George Washington was six fee:
two inches in height He weighed
about 200 pounds.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
His AiIment,

My husband, poor man." said Mrs.
Lapsling, didn't get wink of sleep
last night: He was suffering dread
fully from the embargo in the small
of his back" ..... .n,... ,,yu. .u.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
HOLD INDOOR MEET.
7. m. c. A. Lads This After.
noon INDUCING in Track
And Field Sports.
A LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES

Members of the Y. NJ c. \. interme-
date and junior gymnasium classes
held an indoor track and field meet in
the association gymnasium this after
noon. The list of entries was large
especially among the juniors. and some
exceptionally good work was done.
The boys had been practicing their
events for the past week.
The intermediate entries follow:
Spring board high jump-Robert
Stauber, P. Hiatt, Ben Johnson, H
Steinkamp.
Quarter mile-P. Hiatt. Jesse Barnes
Ernest Moore, Paul Miller. Wallace
Clifford
Neal, Paul Miller.
Shot put-P. Hiatt, Jesse Barnes
Paul Miller
Bar vault-P. Hiatt, Jesse Barnes, P
Miller, Horace Neal
The junior entries follow:
Spring board high jump-Samuel
Smith. Rush Butler, Glen Black
Clarkson Hubbard. Frank Duning
Forest King. Marc Shofer, Ralph Neal
Karl Haner. Paul Shera Ralph Shave.
ly. Daniel Thompson.
Quarter mile-Brandon Griffis, Sam
uel Smith. Phillip Gates, Russell Mann
Frank Duning. Eugene Bowman, For
est King, Lloyd Dye, Paul Shera, Glen
Ferguson. Herbert Bradley.
Broad jump-Russell McMahan, ST.
las Horn. Lloyd Dye
Shot put-Ralph Snavely, Brandon
Griffis.
Bar vault-Marc Shofer. RALPH
Snavely, Clarkson Hubbard, Frank
Duning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
TO PROTECT ROADS
County Commissioners Want
Understanding Before the
Franchise Is Granted.

When in session this afternoon, tho
board OF county commissioners con-
sidered the request of the Tide Water
Pipe company for q franchise In this
county. The company wants the privi-
lege Of extending its pipe line across
any highway in the county. The CON-
missioners are seeking to have the
franchise to state that If there be any
damage to the roads as the result OF
the excavation. or of any heavy haul
ing that may be done when the pipes
are being put down, the company shall
be held liable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
ANDERSON A WINNER
Defeated Fast Local League
Polo Team Last Night
BY Score of 5 to 3.
HOUGHTON NOT IN GAME

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 6.--With ''Ikey'
Houghton out of the game for Rich
mond, the locals defeated Richmond
last evening by the score Of ) to 3.
The game was fast and we'll played
and had the regular lineup of the Wis
itors been used. a different story. no
doubt, would have resulted Sharp
substituted for Houghton at second
rush and played the star game for the
visitors. Haworth. first rush for An
derson, put up a star game for the To-
Gals. Richmond had two in and out
goals. Lineup and summary:
Anderson Richmond
Haworth. .. .. .Bulla
First Rush
Second Rush
U. ADle.. ..fetZger
Center
Half Back
Hickey 80. -. Lancaster
Goals. Haworth 4, H. Able, Sharp
., Costing. Fouls, Haworth, Sharp.
Stops, Hickey 33. Lancaster 81. Rushes
Haworth g. Sharp 4. Referee Fisher.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06

VAGARiES OF WEIGHT.

How Can a Pound Of Food Make One
Three Pounds Heavier?
Here are two personal experiences
Of my own that are equally striking.
After having put on rather too much
weight, probably through excess and
other mistakes Of food and drink, l
played a severe tennis match and lost
seven pounds in weight. Then l took
q glass of wine and at once by this
put on two pounds. Then l took q
meal slightly larger than usual and
put on another two and a. half pounds,
though the meal itself weighed only
one pound.
On another occasion when l had
tasted for a day or two and had natu-
rally lost two or three pounds a day
/ ate a meal weighing about one pound
and went up in weight not one pound.
but three pounds.
How can only one pound in food
add three pounds in weight?
How, in the case Of other people,
can three pounds-a days food and
drink-add nothing at all?
In my own case one principle ap-
pears, and this is that my nature is
at any rate rapid In getting toward the
normal but comparatively slow In get
ting far below or far above the nor
NAL.
A not uncommon but very striking
phenomenon is that of~the shampooer
in a Turkish bath in London He finds
that after his days work, which in
wolves copious sweating and hard
physical exercise and scarcely any
thing to eat or drink, he goes up in
weight some two or three pounds mere
ly by resting.-EustAce Miles In Metro
politan Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
Denied for Diplomatic Reasons
But Is Confirmed by a
Government Official.
FLEET LEAVES GIBRALTAR
THE ACTION OF CAllFORNiANS
MAY MEAN THINGS ARE NAP
PENiNG BEHIND THE SCENES
QUAlTROUGh INTOXICATED.

Washington Feb. 6.-The published
report from Vallejo that a part OF
Spcrry's fleet will be sent 10 the Pa
cific coast rs soon as possible was
denied by one navy department Off
cial but confirmed by another. who
said that a half dozen vessels will be
sent. The denial is probably made tor
diplomatic reasons.
Fleet Leaves Gibraltar.
Gibraltar. Feb. with the boom
ing farewell of guns on the foreign
vessels the American fleet started for
home this morning. The next stop
will be Hampton Roads about Febru-
AIRY -.
QuAltrouQh Guilty.
Washington. Feb. 6.-The navy de-
partment this morning received a Ca
blegram from Rear Admiral Sperry
announcing the finding Of the court
martial in the case of Captain Quail
trough of the battleship Georgia He
was charged with intoxication and
found guilty, the sentence will he six
months suspension and loss six num-
bers. Sperry approved the finding.
Qualtrough will return on the Georgia
as passenger. Secretary Nevberry
may mitigate the sentence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
Wayne County's Representa-
tive Will Be Appealed to by
Temperance Advocates to
Guard His Vote.
ACROBATIC STUNTS MAY
BE DUPLICATED AGAIN
Has Reputation for FIipf|ops
And CartWheeIs Second to
None - Helped Celebrate
Wet Victory.

Petitions are in circulation through
out the county which will be present
ed to Walter S. Ratliff Wayne coun-
tvs representative, asking him to
vote against the repeal of the local
option law. The petitions are being cir
culated by the temperance element and
have been signed freely in the western
part of the county.
Ratliff has gaind more notoriety in
connection with the question of tenn
perance legislation than any other
member of the Indiana house. He has
been praised and rebuked repeatedly
by both the temperance advocates and
the liquor element. His somersault
attitude on the high license measure
before the legislature two years ago
first brought him into prominence.
His constant f1ipflopping brought to
wait upon him delegations from the
ministerial associations and the brew
cries. Our Walter" only smiled aad
waited for the next bunch to put in
its appearance.
Been Popular With Both.
When Ratliff was a candidate for
nomination last year, he was opposed
by the liquor forces. But a jealous
friend of his opponent carded the
newspapers in favor of Lee Reynolds
and called upon the temperance people
to vote for him. That put the saloon
men to thinking. Previously to that
time they had looked upon Reynolds
with favor. but when they found him
being boosted by the temperance
forces, they looked upon him as dan
gerous and threw their support to Rat
lift and obtained his nomination.
1t was but a short time afterward
that the brewers association took /,
fall out of Ratliff. Under the guise of
civic league large number of cir
culars was sent out and it was made to
appear that Ratliff had acted as an
agent for certain influences while at
indianapolis. A purported facsimile OF
a business card of Ratliff's was repro
duced and upon it was written, do
ouSiACoo Will oWdlH ~ WdS uOpou
that in this way a reflection might be
cast upon Wayne County's representa-.
tive that would not to be to his bene-
fit.
Real Thing at FIipfiops.
But Ratliff was reelected and since
the legislature was convened he has
resumed his acrobatic performances.
His vote has been sought in the at.
tempt to repeal the local option law
and he has been holding off. He has
said he wanted to see what the people
of Wayne county believed on this ques-
ton. Ratliff was home to vote early
yesterday morning and it was declared
he voted no" He returned to Indian.
apolis, but was back home last night
and on the street jollifying after the
victory of the VETS was assured.
1t was claimed about the city today
that Ratliff will vote for the repeal OF
the local option law as the result OF
yesterdays election. He was one OF
the merriest in the crowd celebrating
the victory last night. Today he said
The boys felt like it was a we'll earn
ed victory" When asked if he didn't
feel the same way, he answered, Yes.
l guess I did"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
COL0RED BOY THIEF
Robbed Cash Drawer at Wher-
ley's Store During Alb
Sence of the Owner.
He HAS LEFT THE CITY

The police are looking for a young
colored boy named Doty, who resided
with his parents on Sheridan stree.
The youngster is believed to have left
the city. He is accused of the theft
OF $3.50 from the John WHEREBY store
on Fort Wayne avenue. The boy ad-
mitted the theft and his father made
good the loss.
When WHEREBY left his store yester-
day afternoon to go to the election
polls he left the doors locked When
he returned he found the rear door
unlocked and the key gone. A search
revealed $3.50 was missing from the
cash drawer The senior Doty heard
of the robbery and when talking to
the boy the latter admitted his guilt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06

members would be called upon to vote
themselves out of Office. and did any
one ever hear of legislators doing such
4 thing They are not likely to until
human nature changes in quite a num-
Der of respects.
The most that can be hoped for is
that the membership will not be in
creased on the next apportionment
After each deeennial census there is
a reapportionment of representation in
the house. Only once has this reappor-
tionment failed to increase the size 81
the house. After the census of 1910
it was reduced from "A. to -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
TWO WOMEN FIGHT
One Wet Sympathizer Gives
Battle to Dry Advocate
At Local Poll.
PUNCHES OF HAIR PULLED

1T is none of Nour business 10 be
hanging round the polls. you'd better
go home and tend 10 YOUR families"
No this was not bartender. i brew
cry agent nor a bar bum who said this
10 a worker OF the anti-saloon forces.
1t was said by one woman 70 another.
There was some repartee for a
while on the subject of the liquor
question.
You're nice person TO be hanging
around preaching about temperance.
l know you and your family for gener-
atoms back said one
Why don't YOU take care of Your
family? Why. know things that you
wouldn't like to have me say about
YOU" replied the other.
Then They ciinched.
Then the two women clinched and
INDUCED in hair pulling contes,
which made things lively in that
neighborhood This mind you was
right in front OF the polls.
The men interfered after a hand
full of hair had been pulled out of each
head. Men surrounding the polls
came TO the scene end separated the
fistic Amazonian warriors and there
was no need to call for the ambu'
lance.
The Palladium can not vouch fol-
the exact language of the repartee
above quoted as its representative had
to gather up the fragments after the
fight. But the fight did occur and the
conversation as curtain raiser was
if anything a little more highly sea
soned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
The Professors Prophecy Failed.


While student at Harvard univer
sity Phillips Brooks was walking in
the yard one day with a professor
who asked him what he intended max.
ing of himself.
Il am thinking Of the ministry" an.
swered the youth.
Then Danish such thoughts" said
the professor earnestly. Your man.
ner of speech would forever bar you
from being successful in that calling"
Many years later. when Phillips
Brooks was one of the worlds great
pulpit orators. the most expert stenog-
rapher in England cook down one Of
his sermons and said:
ANY stenographer who thinks be
has conquered fast takers should try
Phillips Brooks"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
Talk of This Action Being TAX.
en- in Jackson Township
In Near Future.
AFFECT SEVEN SALOONS
PEOPLE ENCOUR-
AGED TO TAKE THIS STEP BY
SMALL WET VOTE IN THE
TOWNSHIP, FRIDAY.

Cambridge City, Feb. 6.-Jackson
township may be the scene of the next
effort of the dry workers. This town
ship gave the "drys" majority Of 1872
and among some of the temperance
workers it is felt that a successful re-
monstrance fight against the saloons
could be waged. 1t is probable that
there will be meeting of the work
ers Of this township with the county
executive committee soon and some
agreemene reached The county ex.
ecutive committee would no doubt as
sist in the work although the majority
of it's members would not be directly
affected.
Remonstrance Is Hard.
On the other hand the majority Civ
en- the drys in the election yesterday
to wage a successful fight. 1t is admit
teddy harder to secure a man to take
action against the saloons by petition
than it is by the Australian ballot sys-
tenn.
Jackson township is the only one
wherein there are saloons except
Wayne township. 1t was regarded as
doubtful before the election. The eff
feet Of declaring this community dry
would eliminate, seven saloons in Cam.
bridge City and two in East German.
town.
Vote Was Peculiar.
The vote in this township was pc
culiar is several respects. The fourth
pre- cinct which is in the saloon dis
trict was expected to go $50 wet.
However instead it went wet" a bare
majority of two. The fifth precinct
gave the largest, and only other wet
majority. The vets" had a majority
of 81 in that precinct The total vote
for Jackson township was 633 for the
'drys' an All for the vets
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06

Thirteen Superstition In London.
The thirteen superstition appears to
be prevalent in all quarters Of London.
There is no No. Is in the Strand. in
Hoaborn- Threadneedle street, st.
James street. Wob1Fn square or West
bourne srove- In Park lane it il dis
guised as ia. and in Upper Brook
street. whose medical residents ought
to be proof against superstition, 1t
figures as 15A
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06

doned and the women gathered for a
consolation meeting.
Never did women work more val
iantly for their cause. The pinned
badges and white ribbons on all who
would wear them. They tried to en-.
courage the half hearted among the
dry voters and left nothing undone
that they thought might help their
cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
President RooseveIt's Order
Placing Them Under Protec-
ton of Civil Service May Be
Rescinded.
HEAVY PRESSURE NOW
BEING BROUGHT ON TAFT
Generally Believed That One
Of His First Orders Will Be
To Change Order Con-
gress Complaining.
BY Sheldon S. Cline.

Washington, Feb. 6-The $4,000
odd fourth-class postmasters in states
east of the Mississippi and north OF
the Ohio and Potomac rivers who were
made happy by President Roosevelt's
recent order blanketing them under
the protection of the civil service law
may find that their cause of rejoicing
is short lived. Tremendous pressure
is being brought to bear on President
elect Taft to rescind the order. which
he is as much at liberty to do as Presi.
dent Roosevelt was to issue ii. Mr..
Taft's sympathies are represented as
with those who find the situation oh.
jectionable, and he is said to have ex-
pressed the belief that either the or
der should be rescinded or made to
apply to the other $4,000 fourth class
offices.
Taft May Rescind It.
There is every likelihood that one OF
the first acts of Mr.. Taft as president
will be to rescind or extend the order
unless President Roosevelt anticipates
him by making it general between
now and March 4. Should Mr.. Roose,
Welt place all fourth-class offices un'
der the civil service Mr.. Taft would
hesitate a long time before disturbing
the order, for ever civil service re
former in the country and every friend
of a present postmaster would at once
raise the cry of spokesman and it
might prove exceedingly embarrass
ing.
Not Fair to Congress.
1t will have to be admitted that Mr.
Roosevelt's partial order isn't fair to
the members of congress from the
states affected by it. The fourth-class
pos tmasterships was about all the pat
ronage congressman had left and to
take this patronage away from some
of them while leaving it to others was
not calculated to engender the best oil
feeling. Not that Mr. Roosevelt is es
pecially solicitious for the feelings OF
congressman. If he had been he
wouldn't have vetoed the census bill
which had been carefully framed tc
give congressman the disposal of q
few Jobs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
LOCALS WIN EASILY
Richmond High School Last
Evening Defeated Liberty
Team, Score SO to 13.
THORNBURG PLAYED GOOD

Liberty, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Richmond
high school basket ball team won an
easy victory last evening from the To-
cal high school team. The final score
was 33 to 10. The visitors were in bet
ter form and completely outclassed the
locals. Thornburg was excellent on
throwing field goals. but the entire
Richmond team played in such form as
would have made it hard to defeat
Lineup and summary:
Richmond Liberty
Spangler. .. .. :. >. :. :. ..Breen
Left Forward
Thornburg.. =. 49,. Wright
Right Forward
brown Robertson
Center
Left Guard
dlatt. - % ..HOWe
Right Guard
Goals from field, Thornburg 10,
Wright ), Spangler ., Breen, Brown
Goals from foul, Breen II. Il Thorn
burg 4, Spangler ). Referee, Paul
Fisher Time of halves 90 minutes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
His Continued Confusion.

"Are you working today" asked a
visitor Of the poet. THAT Is, are you
going to work." for it was quite evil
dent that he was not working at that
moment.
The poet ran his fingers distractedly
through his hair.
I save so many IDEAS" he sighed.
$50 many, many ideas, but they are all
50 confused that really haven't work
ed for a year or two."-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
Piety.

Piety is not an end. but a means Of
attaining the highest degree Of culture
by perfect peace Of mind. Hence 1t Is
to be observed that those who make
piety an end and aim in itself for the
most part become hypocrites.-Goethe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
MRS. HARDIN DEAD.

Mrs. c. V. Hardin of Fortville. Ind.
well known in this city, died las,
evening at her home from heart trou-
BILE. Her daughter. Mrs. E. n Gay.
of this city. has been at her mothers
home for the past three weeks The
funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
The Bird In Hand,

Lonny-Say. let's promise to MARI!
each other when we grow up. Oracle
Oh, no. / might like somebody els,
better then. Lonny-Me too. Graci,
(hastilyl-Oh. yes: let's do promise
Kansas City Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
R|CHM0NOS WON
FROM CUB TEAM
Later, However, Played More
Consistently.

Although the Cubs played more coz
sistently than did the Richmonds, the
latter team was successful in winning
two games of the series of three from
the former last evening in the City
Bowling league. Lineup and SUMMARY: