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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
CHILD WIFE OF INDIA AND HER HUSBAND.

The marriages no longer have re-
ligious significance A hundred super
stitions hold the people in thrall and
cause frightened mothers to give up
their babies to the most revolving
practices of Righteousness under the
guise of marriage.
Millions of little girls, forced to be-
come wives and mothers before they
have passed their childhood, dumbly
dcspairing and sometimes ending their
own lives to escape their 40 or 90
year-old husbands, have touched the
hearts of American women, who have
organized to save the children.
The Restoration league had its or
igin in visit made to India nine years
ago by Miss J. NJ. Holmes, Miss Carrie
A. Tenant and Mrs. Wallace. all OF
Los Angeles. In India they saw the
most hopeless womanhood in the
world. They investigated the revolt
ing practices to which little girls are
given over, and the terrible custom OF
child widowhood, which means that
the baby whose husband chances to
die is widowed Outcast for life.
The three women organized the
league and since then Mrs. Wallace
and Miss Tenant have been almost
constantly in India. The action OF the
Calcutta mass meeting against child
marriages was the first Of the kind
ever taken by leading Hindus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

The $4,000 American women organ
lied to fight child marriages in India
have won a first victory.
Prominent Hindu citizens of Cal
cutta. awakened by the dangers OF
system that is depicting the vitality
of the race, have held a mass meeting
and declared against the marriage OF
girls under 16 and men under % years
of age.
If the campaign begun is successful,
25S,7SO betrothed baby girls under 4
years of age. 2,201, 404 baby wives be-
tween ) and years old. S,105,159
wives whose ages range between 10
and IA years-in all 1O.307,163 wives
under ii years of age-win have
American women to thank for their
salvation.
The fight of American women
against the Hindu practice was
brought to the attention of the public
last year when Mrs Caroline P. Wal
lace of Calcutta toured the country
lecturing and enlisting women under
the banner of the Indo-American
Woman's Restoration league.
The league aims to restore Hindu
| women to the safe and honored posi-
ton they occupied before the invasion
of the Mohammedans in the sixth cen
tury A. D. That invasion brought in
to the country the practice of child
betrothals and marriages.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
A REAL FOURTH.

of country
be killing
Ii nwereo stop you
proper locked
improbable
should
themselves:
fireworks already have their the road And
Fourth of July is coming
Some people to the noise
Such people haven
the morning and punk
stuffed with glorious sound making waking the
They know the joy of sending tin into
a cracker
add
police
life the lockaw pistol
begin
guilty contributory
We should not say word about the noise
0 SQUARE DEAL"
ENTITLED THE
THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE IOCKJAW.
SUPPLIES
GERoUs THINGS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF NOISE.
hit
ball
We haven't much faith ordinances
of fire works should get into the hands good
Ordinances are for dealers
square affair." is
ought to be done
making
help
think long Fourth July speech
the thing that worried the signers.
Blu eintere in the chill
something pleasure in
a
LOCKJAW
a bit VALUABLE TINE.
fight the Lockjaw
1houtc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

During the first fifty years OF the
old American navy. l.9s-lSiS. the NOR
,ality of naval officers resulting from
naval wars. In the eighty-two duels
listed by a recent writer. thirty-siN
men were killed. all naval officers eN-
cept three civilians. The per cent. OF
mortality was - or five times the
mortality OF the federal army in the
civil war One-half of those not killed
in these duels were wounded. The
large number of casualties was I'M
doubtedly due to the short distance
between the combatants. which Gus
tomarily was only ten PAGES. or thirty
feet. In a few duels the distance was
even less. In the Barron Decatur duel
it was twenty-four feet, and only
twelve in the Bainbridge-Coc duel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
A LITTLE PLEASANTLY.
He Tried II on the Duchess According
to the Rules.

Hs Tried Il on the Duchess According
to the Rules.
If seated next to a lady at dinner
and if at loss for a topic. touch
lightly on the weather. Then turn to
dress. 1t that fails. try little pleas
antry."
With these words from etiquette
For the Populace" stamped upon his
memory. Mr.. Quickrich, who had made
ed a sudden entry into society. escort
ed the Duchess Of Dash into the din
ing room. The multiplicity OF forks
and knives and spoons staggered him.
The soup nearly made him faint But
he took his courage and an olive in
both hands and launched forth pluck
lily.
"Bloomin' dull day. Ouch. amt it?"
he began. recalling topic No. l.
"Ahem" he coushed as be remem-
bered the next topic. dress. "Er-do
you wear flannel next the skin!'
A marble shoulder nearly knocked
him in the eye-a very cold and frigid
shoulder.
Hum" muttered Quickrich. "Rath.
er ard to get along with. Let's see
I'll try a pleasantly"
The Duchess of Dash's back was
turned to him. He protruded a fore
finger and jabbed her in the ribs.
''Clickv' he cried playfully.
And that absolutely did it. and him
self with it.-London Answers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
American manufacturer of hair goods
to cut off foreign competition.

American manufacturer of hair goods
to cut off foreign competition.
A typical illustration of the lies pro
gress comes from Chicago. Continual
ly Health Commissioner Evans of Chi
cago is called TO the telephone TO hear
some mysterious individual inform
him of case of leprosy contracted
from Chinese false hair. Several
times he has investigated. TO find a
situation something like this:
The inspector went out TO talk with
the telephone informant. That lady
didn't know where the leper lived. but
Mrs. Blank did. The inspector went
TO Mrs. Blank. All she knew was what
referred the inspector TO Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Smith passed him along 10 Mrs.
Jones. Finally he reached Mrs. White.
All she knew was a telegraphed story
she had read in a newspaper.
Detroit was center for leprosy
stories Boston and Baltimore both
got undesirable publicity in this re-
spect. Cleveland had rumors for
| months The story spread 10 the Pa
cific coast.
DIR. l.. Duncan Buckley. an author
ity on leprosy and who now has a
| leprosy case at the New York Skin
and Cancer hospital. said the hair
story is ridiculous.
| 1t would be impossible 10 contract
leprosy from hair. even though the
hair came from the head of leper,
he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
He HAD TWO WIVES
And One of Them Is Said to Be
an Inmate at EaSthaven
Hospital.
NO. TWO ASKING DIVORCE

Marion. Ind, March Mrs. Eliza
beth Ridgley filed a petition in the cir
cult court for the annulment of her
marriage to Daniel Ridgley. She
charges that the defendant was al
ready the husband of Catherine Ridg-
ley when he married her on Novem-
Der /, 1905. She supposed Ridgley's
first wife was dead, this representa-
ton having been made to her, but
after living with Ridgley for two
years she discovered that wife No.
was living and was an inmate of the
asylum for the insane at Richmond.
Upon discovering that her husband
was bigamist she left him on Sep.
temper %, 1907. Ridgley is now serv-
ing a term in the state prison for
criminal assault.
The complaint was tiled by Attor-
ney B. Bobhs Shively, being the first
document that he has entered in the
circuit court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
DISAPPEARS SUDDENLY
Poslam Makes Quick Work Of Skin
Disagreement.

BY taking a small part of the skin
which is affected with some blemish.
such as pimples. rash. blo,ches. etc. or
which is unduly infiamed, itching or
chatting, and applying thereto small
quantity of poslam sufficient only To
cover the selected surface. an immedi-
ate demonstration may be had Of the
remarkable properties OF this new dis
covery and enough poslam for the pur-
pose will be mailed free Of charge 10
any one. upon request, by the Emer-
gengy Laboratories, :. West 18th
street. New York. The spot 81 treat
ed will be cleared and healed in twen-
tyfour hours.
Posiam puts stop To itching as soon
as applied and its readiness in healing
these small surfaces and minor tron-
bleeS Is but an Indication OF its rapid
action in curing eczema. letter. scahieS-
etc. on hands. limbs. scalp or any part
OF the body. AS the quantity necessary
10 use varies with the nature Of the
trouble poslam is put up in two sizes.
one for ~ cents flor minor Usesl and
the regular jar az s.. Both are al
ways m sale al w. II. Sudhoff-s and
other drug stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed YOU have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed. Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restor-
ed to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out or ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcaused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F.. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 7ac
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
A little Diapepsin will prompt
Iy regulate any bad
Stomach.

Why not get some now-this mo-
ment, and forever rid yourself of
Stomach trouble and Indigestion? A
dieted stomach gets the blues and
grumbles. Give it a good eat, then
take Pape's Diapepsin to start the di-
gestive juices working. There will be
no dyspepsia or belching of Gas or
eructations OF undigested food; no
feeling like a lump of lead in the
stomach or HEARTBURN, sick headache
and Dizziness. and your food will not
ferment and poison your breath with
nauseous odors.
Papes Diapepsin costs only 80 cents
for large case at any drug store
here. and will relieve the most obsti-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

New York, March 1.-Somewhere on
this continent lie started. 1t had to
do with false hair and leprosy. and it
grew and grew, until today there is
not city of any size in the United
States that isn't filled with this lie
made local.
You've heard it. Everybody has. 1t
runs this way when it is told to you:
Say. did you hear? There's a girl
on the South-side Cor the East-side.
or across the river, never in your own
locality, who has leprosy. Why, her
skin is taking off snow white, her
teeth are loosening and they say she
is CHASTITY sight. Why, it's right
here at home, and-do you know
she took it from wearing a SWITCH
Or else:
"She worked in Blanks department
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

any real fighting. but it has had sever
al scaIes. Its people for long time
cherished the delusion that the Rus
sions lad designs upon their city.
Twice Russian admirals dropped in
there casually, took soundings. and
landed observation parties. Once the
citizens were aroused from their beds
in the small hours of the morning by
cannons booming and rocket firing
down the bay. The Russians at
last" was the general cry. But il
was only a too-joyous British captain
who had made a record passage from
London
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
THE TRAVELS OF A LIE

store. in the hair goods department,
and she got the leprosy from handling
Chinese hair-all the black switches
come from China, you know. And
they say some of the other girls In
Blanks hair department are sick at
home. and they have strong symptoms
of leprosy.'
Now, this is lie. for no one ever
got leprosy from handling or wearing
hair switches, nor has medicine a
record of a single bona fide case of
any skin disease contracted from
handling or wearing false hair.
But the lie has cut such inroads in
to the false hair trade that it has be-
come very serious thing in New
York. the center of the hair goods in
dustry.
The New York investigation has
shown practically beyond dispute that
the lie was deliberately started by an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
ONE DOSE ENDS INDIGESTION,
HEARTBURN OR GAS ON STOMACH.

nate case OF Indigestion and Upset
Stomach in five minutes.
There is nothing else better to
take Gas from Stomach and cleanse
the stomach and intestines, and, be-
sides, one single dose will digest and
prepare for assimilation into the
blood all your food the same as a
sound, healthy stomach would do it.
When Diapepsin works, your stom-
ach rests-gets itself in order, cleans
up-and then you feel like eating
when you come to the table, and what
you eat will do you good.
Absolute relief from all Stomach
Misery is waiting for you as soon as
You decide to take little Diapepsin.
Tell your druggist that you want
Papes Diapepsin, because you want
to become thoroughly cured this time.
Remember, if your stomach feels
out-of-order and uncomfortable now
you can get relief in five minutes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
George Washington University.


From the Springfield Union.
We believe that the senate commit
tee on agriculture and forestry has act
ed wisely in making favorable report
on the bill to extend the benefits of the
Morrill, act, and the several amend
ments to it, to the District of Colum-
bia, and specifically to George Wash
fngton University, located in the Dis
trict. AS the committee says, no
good reason suggests itself for debar-
ring the District Of Columbia from
benefits enjoyed by the states and ter
ritOries as a result of the measure
which has proved of such great value
in developing and extending the advan-
tages of scientific and technical educa-
ton. The committee finds no founda-
ton for the assertion that George
Washington University is sectarian
institution. 1t is not a public insti-
tuition in the sense that the state col
1eges are. but the committee points out
that in no less than six instances pre-
viously institutions resting on private
foundations have been designated to
receive the benefits Of the Morrill, act
Among these were Yale, Brown, Cor
nell and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The committee finds it
was not the intention of the act to
force each state to establish a state
college or university in order to be
qualified to administer the fund pro-
vided. BY it's present charter George
Washington University is subject to
the visitorial and supervisory power of
congress, and by the proposed bill
four federal officials would be made
ev-officlo trustees of the university and
an annual report on its work would be
made to Congress.
1t is found that the university is al
ready complying with the terms of the
Morrill, act, and that of it's 1. $40 stu
dents last year. JAG were pursuing sub
jects called for by this instrument. 1t
has established a college of engineer
in gand the mechanic arts. schools of
architecture and pharmacy, college
of veterinary medicine. courses in bot
any. zoology and chemistry, and mist
of the subjects commonly embraced
by the term mechanic arts 1t is
prepared to comply fully with the pro-
visions of the Morrill, act. including
among other things, the advancement
of agricultural science. The univer
sity seems to be doing an excellent
work and there is no good reason why
it should not have the same support
as is extended to institutions in the
states and territories. Though resi-
dens of the District of Columbia can
not vote. they need not be discrimi
mated against in the education of their
children, nor should young people
from the surrounding states be dis
couraged from attending an institution
that has evinced such worthy spirit
of enterprise and self-help.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
A Spring Sarcasm.

The season is approaching
Which we hail with dulcet song:
The eggs will not stand poaching
And the buffers rather strong.
For coughs and colds we're treated
In scientific terms,
And most of us have greeted
A variety of germs
The frolicsome bacillus
Floats by, SO light and gay.
He doesn't mean to kill us:
That's just his little way
Let no selfish moods confound us
Let us all rejoice to see
That the microbes all around us
Are as happy as can be.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
HAS BLOOD POISON

Isaac SpahiS, a student at Earlham
college. and son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Doddridge Spahis, of Milton. is con-
fined at his home with blood poison
ing. resulting from knocking off the
nail of one of his toes while playing
basket ball at the college recently. 1t
is not believed that his illness is ser.
ious
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
A Motto Disproved,

A Motto Disproved.
what broke up your theatrical
company"
"The playwright introduced a line
that was sure of big round of ap-
plause. The leading man, the leading
woman, the comedian, and in fact ev-
erybody, insisted on having the oppor-
tunity to speak it. The result was a
general quarrel"
and what was the line?"
There's glory enough to go
round"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
MASONIC CALENDAR,

Tuesday. March 1. Richmond Lodge,
No. 1876, F. and A. NJ. Stated meeting.
Thursday, March ), Wayne Council,
No. 10. r. and S. NJ. Stated meeting.
Friday. March 4. King Solomon's
Chapter. No. t, r. A. NJ. Called meet
ing. Work in the Past and Most Ex-
cellent NJ degree.
Saturday. March 5. Loyal Chapter,
No. 40, o. E. S. Stated meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
ExactneSS,

$50 your little girl objects to saying
Now lay me down to Sleep"
Yes. She is a truthful child, and
We have been living in room near an
elevated railway in New York where
nobody could Sleep
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Shocked at Bare Suggestion.

II don't think" said Mr. Rich to the
prospective son-in-law. that you can
dress my daughter in the style befit-
ting her birth"
Good graciousr' exclaimed the
startled young man. II wouldn't want
to!"-Dundee Advertiser.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

Notwithstanding the duty of 40 per
cent. barrel. large quantities of ap-
pies from Oregon, Washington and
other states are consumed in Western
Canada.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Is It Possible?

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
There are in the United States senate
several men whom We are almost sure
George Washington would disapprove
of If he were here now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Wrinkles
(By Philander Johnson)
PunQent Fiavors.

Punoent Ftavors.
Zone of these food experts says
that a cactus leaf is edible"
WELL said the man who is not an
epicure, "a cactus leaf is a little spiny.
But shouldn't think it would hurt any
worse than horseradish or chile con
carne''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Pursued,

Whah is pusson g'ineter go
To dodge dis mighty dread,
With groun'hogs waitin' down below
An comets overhead?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Sounds Like Irony.

From the Newark News.
And even now. every once in while.
somebody refers to Philadelphia as
1.-The City of Brotherly Love-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Mob City.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Civilization seems to find hard sled
ding in Cairo, III.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
Embarrassing.

Embarrassing.
I'll have to get another typewriter"
said the bustling man. This one is
constantly stopping my dictation to
ask how some word is spelled"
That's a great loss of time"
Il don't mind the time, but it inter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

The average yearly slaughter OF fox
es in Germany is about twenty thous-
and.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01
NOTICE z. O. e.

Business of great importance for
Wednesday night. March End. 1910.
After the business session a Dutch
Lunch will be served. All Eagles
please be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

eres with discipline for me to have to
Keep saying l don't know
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-01

Ed. J. Myers. W. p.
Frank Hartzler, Sec'y. eS-l-a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
box should be lined inside with plain

box should be lined inside with plain
colored silesia. and the cover may have
slight wadding of cotton batting. Inc
cretonne is folded under neatly and tackled
on with small, flat-headed brass nails,
and fancy brass hinges and handles may
be obtained at the hardware counter.
Three attractive work-basket devices
made of cretonne are illustrated, the deep
bag Arrangement, mounted on wooden
standards, being especially convenient Tor
piazza use. There is cretonne-covered
partition in the center of the bag, AND
darning essentials may be kept In one
pocket while fancy work is placed In
the other. An arc Of ribbon seWed 10
the central Partition holds scissors, poo
kins, thimbIe. etc. SO that these impie-
ments will not fall among the work ana
be hard to find in the bag.
The two smaller work cases are conVen-
| lent and pretty. One represents darn
| ing box, and there are pockets for diner
ent colored yarns. thimble, scissors and
| the wooden darning egg. "A needle book
attached inside the lid holds needles OF
various lengths and sizes.
The llapsible work basket is made OF
linen stitched on a pasteboard foundation,
and the sections are so arranged that the
baske when laid out fiat forms circle.
| By an arrangement of CORDS drawn
| through brass rings the sections are
drawn up into the form indicated In the
photograph. The pockets shirred on elas-
| tics. are made of figured cretonne in
color matching the linen.