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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
Man Who Reduced Td1Ps Weight
By IS Pounds TO Take Platform

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 11.-Dr. Cook
and Commander Peary have nothing
on c. A. Barker of Madison. Wis. In
fact, the doctor has beat them to the
lecture platform. DR.. Barker did not
discover the north pole; he hasn't ev-
en- claimed to have found it. He has
not sent any wireless. epigramatic, la
comic messages. but he has taken
thirty-five pounds off of the person Of
the president Of the United States, re-
ducing his weight to-but that is a
secret for the present.
Mr.. Barker has not signed a con-
tract to write book. but he will lee
Iture in the Baptist church on Health
and How to Retain It." and all Beverly
will be there. Beverly is so healthy
that only the cemetery indicates that
it is mortal, and 1t is not going to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

The sky looks down In bleak dismay-
The cottage cut-up's gone away.
NO more the comic song sounds out
In well meant though familiar glee;
No more the old guitar SO stout
Twangs Justify. but off the key.
On, shed q few considerate tears!
The cottage cut-up disappears.
Gone is the quip. likewise the quirk;
Gone is the frail, yet time-tried Joke.
The butterfly has gone to work,
The same as ordinary folk.
In office. counting room or store
The cottage cut-up is no more.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
THE PRESS HUMORlST.

President Taft took occasion the
Other day to send greetings to the
press humorists in convention assem-
bled assuring them that they were do
ing the world an important service in
making the world laugh. It is what
we should expect of jovial president
WIN smiled his way into office.
Even Maeterlinck. tho mysterious
no Of stnken gardens and hidden cav.
erns wherein the phantoms move back
and forth, seems almost ready to
grant that there is lot in the matter
Of 10y and happiness. though he does
take q rather gloomy view Of 1t.
II all who count themselves happy
were to tell. very simply. what It was
that brought happiness to them, the
others would see that between sorrow
and joy the difference is but as be-
tween q gladstone enlightened accept.
ance OF life and hostile, gloomy sub
mission; between a large and har-
monious conception Of life. and one
that is stubborn and narrow"
But unwittingly he has quite stated
the whole press humorist creed and
fact. The only way that many of
these slaves Of the shears and the
typewriter may lift themselves out OF
the sordid lives which often form
their back ground is by the philosophy
which Ia quite the oldest in the world
tho clowns.
Those in this town who know and
love Strick Gillian know also the mar.
row razor edge by which he has sep
arated Joy and sorrow. How on Joy
Square he pounded out his lyrics and
made his pun after the days work
was over and all others were in bed,
and how that house rent in JOY
Square was paid for by the throbbinxs
Of IN aching heart and the gay good
hunaor in the council meetings.
Behind the nonchalance which il SO
carefully cultivated by these miners
there 10 somewhere the gnawing sad.
ness without which no man can really
enjoy . laugh.
But were the press humorist to stop
the serious work Of callousing his fin
gers In pounding out the quips for tho
use Of after dinner speakers-it would
be sadder and more foolish world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

ing any new preventives or cures.
Beverly has the idea that 1t will learn
something of what has been going on
behind the garage doors at the sum-
mer white house every morning. The
garage has been made into a gym
nasium and there are vague reports
to fierce battles with the gloves. des-
perate wrestling matches and the
Lord only knows what.
So the doctor Is assured a full house
and II he makes good 1t is predicted
that he will be q headliner on the ly-
ceum circuit this winter, north pole or
no north pole.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

proofs as a man who has been to the
pole with instruments of precision
should be able to cite. The whole
world will await with Impotence
Cooks detailed story of his journey,
his log and map, his account of ice,
weather conditions and possible
islands, his astronomical observations.
II he does not prove his case, his place
In history will still be secure as one
Of the most audacious and memorable
imposters in the annals of science. II
he does prove it. many apologies be-
sides Peary's will be his due, and he
will have won the most splendid prize
In the domain of modern discovery
and adventure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
Items Gathered in
From Far and Ne1,
The Polar Row.

From the New York World.--Native
credibility will generally be called
high by arctic explorers. The Smith
Sound Esquimos have for many years
been familiar with arctic explorers
and arctic ambitions. They know the
conditions Of the problem and its diff
culties. They can appreciate It's ire
mendous importance to men who have
put into the quest the best years OF
their lives. In the later stages OF the
controversy native testimony win not
weigh heavily against such scientific
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
MUST CHAM DOGS
Or Go to Post Office for Mail
Is Government Order.

Washington, d. c.. Sept. l1.-Mail
carriers are not required to deliver
mail at residences where vicious dogs
are permitted to run at large.
AS protection to mail carriers. the
following regulation has been adopted
by the postoffice department.
Carriers are not required to deliver
mail at residences where vicious dogs
are permitted to run at large. Per-
sons keeping such dogs must call a:
the postoffice for their mail"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
Law for the Aviator.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
Bench and Bar in its last number goes
into some interesting speculation upon
the relation of the flying machine and
the dirigible balloon to the law. COM
mon. statute and international. It's
editor has twinkle in his eye at
times. to be sure, but the subject is
far from being all jest. Time flies fast
In these twentieth century days, and
1t will not be long before the law will
have to be adapted to the situations
made possible by the aviator and the
balloonist
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
TWINKLES
(By Philander Johnson)
A Close Distinction

A Close Distinction.
Il suppose you expect those stocks
you have taken to increase In value
very soon," said the close friend
Il don't care much about the value -
answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. "An want
is for them to increase in price"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

stamp showing polar bear sitting on
a piazza which has a southern expo
sure in every direction, as a suitable
emblem of the achievement Of our dis
tinguished fellow-townsman?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
A Terrible Picture,

A Terrible Picture.
Why" said the social agitator. do
We see SO many neglected children
and so many women In rears?"
Il don't know" answered Mr.. Sir
ius Barker, unless it's because so
many ladies get completely wrapped
up in matinees."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

Few enterprises Of great labor or
hazard would be undertaken IL We had
not the power Of magnifying the ad-
vantages We expect from them.-John-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
Persistent.

The grafter's a persistent elf:
Whene'er you block his little game
He straightway finds new roads t.
pelf
And keeps on grating just the same
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
A Hard Winter?

A Hard Winter?
From the Baltimore Sun.-Next
thing we'll be consulting the goose.
bone again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
Gaining Experiences.

01uV1SS0 GNpStJSUSSe
you say you know nothing at all
about our railway" said the official
Nothing whatever. answered the
applicant for employment
Well, you come highly recommend
ed suppose wen have to put you
in the bureau OF Information and let
the travelling public educate you"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

Sometimes a man dat is easy an
good natured.' said Uncle Eben,
'spoils de dispositions OF several 9TH
er people dat has to fight his battles
fur him."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12
RoiA Sxa~a

From the Brooklyn Eagle.-Isn't it
ume to get out one-cent postage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-12

The Deserted Summer Resort.
A sadness fingers everywhere.
No more doth laughter echo light,
Where he came tripping debonnaire
Some biithe coaundrum to recite.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
Morals and Eternal Life.

If a mere dream. life is very much
poorer and pettier thing; men are be
ings of much less importance; trouble
danger and physical pain are much
greater evils. and the prejudice OF
virtue is much more questionable than
has hitherto been supposed 10 be the
case. If men follow the advice SC
often pressed upon them, to cease tc
think of these subjects otherwise thar
as insoluble riddles, all the existing
conceptions of morality will have to
be changed. all social tendencies will
be weakened Merely personal incli
nations will be greatly strengthened
Men who say "to-morrow we die" will
add '1et us eat, drink and be merry
-Fitzjames Stephens, in Liberty
Equality and Fraternity"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

a heavy box of good size serves as
bed when a thin mattress is placed
over the springs. Such couch COW
cred with corduroy or velour and SUP
piled with generous number of pret-
ty cushions adds considerably to the
furnishing OF any room, as well as
supplying a dust-proof closet for sell
dom-worn clothing. Two shirtwaist
boxes with cushions galore form IN
attractive cozy corner in girls room,
and If one has tray fitted In, made
with tiny bamboo rods laced together
with broad ribbons, resting on brass
screw-eyes i'm each corner, ribbon,
stocks, collars and belts can be kept
with the waists. A shirtwaist. box VIII
be found invaluable for keeping the
wash dresses of the small daughter.
and should be mounted on casters so
II can be easily moved for the weekly
sweeping. A large packing box having
the cover hinged for lid that will
fit closely provides a desirable chest
for winter clothing. II carefully lined
with tar paper throughout. Sacks
made of several thicknesses of news
paper pasted together are moth proof
for clothing, provided the garment,
are thoroughly brushed and shaken 81
no moth eggs are lodged in them.
These sacks should be pasted togeth.
er, not tied.
With the extraordinary cheapness
of material, the lack of a folding
screen in ones bedroom is inexcusa-
BILE, especially II the morning bath
needs to be taken in ones room.
Where two are occupying the same
room. 1t insures a degree of privacy,
and in sickness is invaluable for soft
ening the light and shutting off
draughts. II you can not afford to buy
one of three leaves, manufacture one
yourself. Any one with two-inch
strips of soft wood. four hinges, brass
headed tacks. the necessary cloth and
degree of 'gumption" can secure
something seryiceable If not beautiful.
But with good common sense, time
and model to guide, whether In the
store window or a magazine adver-
tlsement, something artistic as we'll as
useful can be made at slight expense: |:
and the comfort will be so great there
will speedily be screen In every bed
room in the house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

broken pair of oxen will do their work
quickly and with all the intelligence OF
a good pair of well-broken work
horses, and be pleasure to their driver
and owner
do not think IL possible for anyone
to lay down rules for breaking an OK
team. Some are born drivers and love
their team, just as much as good
horseman does. and when such
driver is given an intelligent pair OF
young oxen It will be a pleasure to see
them work, and the amount OF work
they can do is governed only by the
length of the day. Such a team will
be alert, the same as the driver; 1t
will obey his commands quickly and
swing along with show of strength
and with willingness that cannot be
excelled by any working team. Again.
an OK team Is entitled to good care
and some grooming. To do their best
work they want grain and regular
feeding as well as horses; they will
also appreciate grooming the same.
Many a yoke draws plow all day
without grain feed or even water at
noon, and at night is unyoked and
turned out in the yard with only a
poor feed of hay or grass. This is not
fair to the oxen. They cannot under
such conditions do their best, and
then 1t is said that cattle are no good
for farm work. are too slow and can
not begin to do the work of horses.
Here in Vermont on our hill farms we
can hardly do all kinds of farm work
without oxen. When getting up wood
and logs in the winter they can be
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
GARDENERS BEST
FRIEND IS TOAD
Large Portion OF Its Customary
Ration Consists of Injurious
Insects.

The toad is a very valuable friend.
especially to the gardener. Toads live
for several years and by preference re-
main on the same feeding grounds
from year to year. About 9S per cent.
of the toad's food consists of animal
matter. Among the forms regularly
eaten are angle worms. snails, SOW
bugs, thousand-legged worms. spiders.
ants, grasshoppers. crickets. cutworms.
beetles and various caterplllars. From
so to so per cent. of injurious insects
and a small per cent, OF beneficial in
sects go in with its customary ration.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

of as IL should be sheds more bright
ness and dispenses more comfort than
the cost of taking care of dozen fire.
places.
One feature about this house that
should attract especial notice is the
placing of the bedrooms on one side
of the house and the living rooms on
the other side, with a hall between.
and the bathroom 10 so arranged that
1t is not necessary to go through the
living room to get to 1t. II is difficult
TO plan such a division of space when
the rooms are all on one floor, but 1t
Is very satisfactory arrangement in
this case. In this little bungalow
there are many cuphoards and con.
veniences to aid in easy housekeep-
ing.
The plan of putting sink IN the
pantry is a good one II the pantry is
large enough. In this case the dining
room and kitchen are one room. BY
getting rid of the sink there is moth
ing left in the kitchen that could be
considered Objectionable or out of
place in dining room, especially
when gas is used for cooking. The
dining room-kitchen is in such close
communication with the pantry that
the work may be done with the fewest
possible steps. which is another point
of value to credit up to this pretty
little cement bungalow.
This arrangement also works well
| L.. t.4
room and kitchen sink being so close
together, the pipes for both hot and
cold water may be short, and the
sewer connections are all close to
gether. 1t is a fact that the plumbing
I'm some houses costs twice as much
as the plumbing in other houses that
are no better served when the job is
| done.
There is a grade entrance door al
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
plunge Cures Deaf Mute.

Miss Bernice Pooler, a visitor at Lns
Angeles from Philadelphia, and a deaf
mute since childhood, regained her
speech and hearing the other day, fol
lowing an involuntary plunge in the
Pacific ocean at Balboa beach How.
ever, she lost pair of valuable gold
combs and diamond pin and ruined
her gown. She says II was worth It.
Miss Pooler lost her speech and hear.
ing by falling into lake in Pennsyl.
vania when she was an infant, 19 years
ago
1T was jolly good wetting," she
said. MY poor gown is wrecked, but
| am not complaining; l am the happi
est girl in the world am also the
most talkative, probably; but do you
blame me? Wouldn't you talk till your
tongue was tired II you were me?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
Floor Plan

ly built is 20 either superintend 1t
yourself or hire some man who not
only understands how to build it prop
erly, but is honest enough and pains
taking enough to do IL right. | dop't
know anything more comfortable than
a window seat like this properly pro-
tected from the cold and fitted with
a good thick cushion. upholstering at
the back and at the ends and filed
in with plenty of sofa pillows. Then
II you have a good book and a fire in
the crate you can enjoy life II you
have a clear conscience.
A living room like this will appeal
to every housewife who has ambition
TO make home really comfortable and
attractive. IL will appeal to any man
when he comes home at night from a
hard days work, and will keep him at
home II the wife is of the right sort,
But | have seen such rooms too nice
to use have known women who
would not have fire in the fireplace
because the ashes sometimes got out
onto the hearth and sometimes there
is q little dust that settles ON the
furniture / don't blame a woman for
preventing unnecessary work SO far
as possible. but cheerful fire in a
fireplace properly built and taken care
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

about four times in each "a hours.
Upon the basis OF stomach examina-
tions, 1t has been estimated that dur.
ing the 90day period extending over
May, June and July, grown toad will
consume 2,16O cutworms, 1900 myria-
pods or tsousand-legged worms, 2.l6O
sowbugs, 3,240 ants. $50 weevils, and
800 ground beetles, the last being
beneficial insects. The sum total,
therefore, for the 80 days, is $3.50 bene-
fetal insects and 9.72O Injurious ones
destroyed. Mr.. An. Kirkland, who
made the foregoing computations. OBJ
serves that children are often paid
one cent for each cutworm they kill
and that on this basis, after allowing
ten per cent deduction from the total
number consumed. TO Offset the prob
able number that would have been
killed by the devoured ground beetles
we still have 1914 cutworms to the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
MAKES A GOOD COMBINATION.
Street Suit of Ecru Pique with Wool
Is Decidedly Pretty and
Effective.

1t is decided innovation to have
ecru pique combined with wool for
a street suit, but the combination is
pretty and effective. The pique is
used for collars, cuffs, band around
the skirt and panels. The one gown
which has been seen so far in this
new fashion belonged to a girl who
gets the latest cry from Paris. and il
is pretty and effective enough to serve
as n model. 1t was made in the long
lines as to skirt and coat which pre-
vailed in the winter and of the three.
piece variety. The foundation was of
Henrietta cloth, dull brown. shading
almost into gray. The skirt barely
cleared the ground, and panel wise
down the front. back and sides were
tapering strips of pique, beginning
with mere inch at the top and widen.
ing out until they almost met when
the four pieces reached the hem. The
entire surface OF the qique. which was
of golden brown, was braided in metal.
lie effect, with abundant penwork in
sets edged in gold. The collar and
cuffs on the long coat were of pioue
and the same panel effect was noted
down the back and on the fronts of
the coats. The waist was of soft silk
with the same pique insets and eel.
lar of gold braid.-New York Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

Pretty over-curtains for service at
bedroom windows are made from Gre
tonne lined with cheese cloth in some
tone which appears in the cretonne
pattern. Used over rufled Swiss or
muslin curtains, these give the room
a very dressy appearance. For small
windows, where two sets of curtains
would look heavy, curtains made of
dainty sprigged dimity, such as used
for summer gowns, and costing from
eight to fifteen cents a yard, make
very desirable sunlight filters, writes
Bessie Blanchard in the Home Maya
zine. II choice delicate pattern of
dimity can be secured a bed spread
with valance and bolster roll, should
be made of the material. and one or
all leaves of the screen filed with
the same. The very cheap, loosely
woven crash, such as is used for dish
towels. makes very attractive curtains
and bed spread when set together
with cheap torchon insertion or fag-
oted together. If special color
scheme is to be carried out, this crash
and insertion combination is very eff
fective, since 1t can be successfully
dyed by the veriest amateur. White or
cream-colored bed spreads are gener-
ally more satisfactory than colored
ones, especially II there is much col
oring in wall paper and draperies
Utility boxes are now recognized as
being as necessary as bureau in the
house. The most expensive are COW
cred with leather and used in hall or
library. The woman who Is proficient
in the delightful art of woodcarving
has chest in her dining room for the
table linen. II she be a bride, she
will have one in her boudoir that will
be lined with white satin and be
called her dover box" holding the
lingerie of her trousseau. In miladi's
bedroom the box is covered with ere
tonne matching the other furnishings
and neatly lined with cambric, with a
sachet pad covering the bottom. In
this shirtwaists are kept free from
dust and wrinkles, and If the room is
large enough there will be a shirt box
TO hold the dainty thin gowns that are
apt TO look unkempt If kept in a
crowded clothes closet.
II furnished with springs in the lid
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08
OXEN TRAINED TO DRIVE
LIKE OTHER ANIMALS
As Much OF Science Driving Them as
Requires Much Patience and Se1f-Contro1
in Education.

Driving oxen Is as much of science
as driving horses, and in their educa-
tion much patience and selfcontrol
are required to make n success and
have what we in Vermont cali good
team" Their education fot work
should begin as soon at least as they
are six months DID, they should be
yoked and handled till they have per-
feet confidence in their driver. They
will learn the words of command as
quickly as team of colts will the bit
and words. says writer in the Breed
ers' Gazette. Always use the same
terms of command, and attract their
attention with a light whip or switch,
but never use whip, as the boys say,
to lick them" with. They do not need
1t. They are as ready and willing to
obey as well-handled team of horses,
and learn the words of command the
same as dog or any animal
Some have an idea that an OK team
is made to be whipped and yelled at
as loud as possible. but yoke OF cat.
tie can be trained to do their work
without noise or bluster. IL is all in
the driver and their early training.
Again in their education careful at
tention should be paid to their walk
AS this is the only gait they have IL Is
very important that they should be
taught to walk very fast. by inclina
tion they will not do this unless edu
Gated to it. A careless driver will soor
get an OK team in the way of loaiinl
along, or in plowing to go so slow as
to Offset all other advantages claimed
for them, so that a team educated tc