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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-09
ROSE 10 THE OCCASION
Il Was the chanes Of Lifetime. ard
She Made the Most 81 4.

Il Was the chanee Of . Lifetime. ard
She Made the Most Of Il
The burglar hesitated. Back Of him
was sheer drop OF twenty-five feet
to the ground. In front OF him was q
aetermined woman. Srasping In her
hand u huge revolver She covered
him steadily.
Il won't shoot" she said. IL ron
will remain still.
She advanced upon him and. poking
the muxxie OF the gun IN his face.
reached into his pocket aud pulled out
his revolver.
Come In"
The burglar obedientiy stepped IN
side the room. AL his courage was
gone.
.Sit down." said the woman.
He sat down.
She got \ huge ball OF heavy cora
from her bureau aud spent the next
twenty minutes In tying him up
Then she pointed OUT OF the window.
lis that your wagon out there behind
the baruT
Yes. ma'am."
Thought you would carry away my
silver In it,
Yes. ma'am."
The woman called her husband. who
| had been hiding behind the baby's
crib Ia the next room.
Here. Iohn." she said. take some
Of this furniture out"
John came In and got to work. The
burglar watched With curious eyes.
| Suddenly bis face bianched. He looked
out OF the window aud saw In the
light OF the moon what John Was car
| rytng.
what are you doing to mer' be
asked.
The woman began cutting bis corda.
I'm going to load you up with all
| Of the old eyesnres that We have had
| In the house for these many years"
she said merriiy-"all the furniture
presented TO US at Christmas BY kind
hearted relatives. all the prizes Ne
have taken at card parties. all the fam.
| ny portraits-everything that We have
| been simply dying to set rid o.
| Life.
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MILTON, md.

Milton. July 0.-Charles Davis was
At Richmond yesterday.
Miss Edna Wallace has returned
from . visit with Connersville friends.
Carl Mueller who visited his father
and sister. returned to Brookville yes
terday.
Messrs. and Mesdames Oran Bragg
and Oscar Kirlin and Mrs. Carrie
johnson formed an auto party to Chas.
Terguson's near Bentonville Thurs
day night. s...
Mrs. Frank Wallace visited Mrs.
Louise Cummings at Richmond yes
terday. ..
Miss Carrie Walker and her class
Of young girls Of the NJ. E. Sunday
school picnicked at Glen Miller park
yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Kniese of Cambridge
City entertained this afternoon In hon.
or of Mrs. Fred Lauts of Pendleton.
Miss Hazel Murley has returned
from . visit with her uncle and family
ct Kendallville.
Miss Hattie Heist has returned from
q visit with Mr.. Franks family.
Mrs. Martha Slower was hostess for
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety yesterday afternoon. A'nice pro
gram was observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. volney Moore OF Ind.
annapolis, visited his father. Marcus
Moore and family. They returned
homo yesterday.
Floyd Hendrix and Miss Ruby KEEL
lam were entertained with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Lowery last evening.
Park Lauts has accepted position
"a instructor In history In the Elkhart
high school,
The Christian Endeavor business
meeting and social met with the Rev.
and Mrs. f. K Van Wrinkle.
Mrs. Alice Gresh entertained Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Lautz and family and
Mrs. Fred Lautx and daughter Of Pen
dleton at six o'clock dinner yesterday.
The Woman's Cemetery association
will meet with Mrs. Sells Monday eve
ming. ......
The Priscilla club will meet with
Mrs. L. A. Bragg Monday afternoon.
Lewis Strong Of Connersville visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs Passmore., Mr.. Pass
more has been much indisposed. He
was overcome with heat.
Mesdames d. H. Warren and r. w.
Warren were hostesses at a six o'clock
dinner last evening at the home OF
Mrs. d. H. Warren In honor Of Mrs.
Fred Lautz. The guests were Mes
danes Lautx Of Pendleton, Chas.
Kniese Of Cambridge City. John Thur.
man Of Richmond. e. p. Jones. Oran
Bragg. Carrie Johnson, Morton War.
rem. Ed Wilson. l. H. Warren. Olin
Boyd Of St Louis. Stanley Murphy,
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LETTER LIST.

Ladies' List-Mrs. Lena Burnett
Mrs. H. Dickerson, Nancy Jennings,
Mrs. Media McKissick, Opal Rich
Mrs. Isabel Stuck, Mrs. Blanch Saette,
Mrs. c. E. Snyder, Mrs. Mary Belle
Talley, Mrs. Annie Williams.
Gentlemen's List-R L. Brown, VIM
Cammack, Harry Gibson, Robert Hos.
ack, Chas. Johnson, Loui Liebert, w
B. Leftwick. Earl Maple, Jacob Pfar.
rer, Jacob Reiber, Frank Rotherd, o.
Snyder, VIM. Taylor, o. Elton Thomas
James York, Claude c. Yoke.
Drops-Alice Closson. Grover De
Camp. Pete Kaufman, Mrs. E. s. Lud.
lum, Miss Clara Sanders, o. E. Thorn.
as, Arthur Whitman.
E. NJ. Haas, p NJ
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There IL only one way to cure deaf
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when It is entirely closed. Deafness II
the result. and unless the inflammA-
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viii be destroyed forever: nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh
which 10 nothing but Al tnf1amed con-
dition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred DOL
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NOTICE TO s,pDERs.

Proposals for supplies for the use
of the Eastern Indiana Hospital FOR
the Insane for the month of August,
will be received by the Board OF Trus
tees at the hospital before P. NJ.
Monday. July II, 1910. Specification,
may be seen at the Second National
Bank, or at the hospital.
BY order OF the Board.
s. E. SMITH, Med. Supt
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Easily Said.

"Some OF these tongue twisters arr
really very hard To enunciate-for Ia
stance. the sea ceaseth and It sui
nceth u.s.
THAT tn eathily thaid." lithpingi.
thmiied NTH Elithabeth. you thin
ply thay 1t tho: The thea theathetf
and II thufiitheth nth! Life.
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e Smith, 31.726 acres in Jefferson
township. $3.115.
Israel Brown to Mary Diehl. lot in
Morning Sun. 1915.
Harry and Charles O'Hara to John
w. O'Hara, New Hope lots 81 and IS.
- .2CO.
Mary Diehl to Clarence Anderson,
Morning Sun lot Z. $215.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

come from Paris and some Of us have vc~y
handsome evening gowns which we a. not
use here at ell. not needing 50 many
changes as we have in some other cities.
One OF the equestrienues has an outfl; mat
cost several hundred dolla-S eve-l bins
made TO order by one Of the most expensive
Paris costumers, and the trappinEs cf her
horse are changed each day TO match the
color OF rhe gowns she selests. The even
ing clothes Of the men are made 10y = good
London tailor who turns out toys for roy
atty and ne takes Just as ;nuc7 pains with
these as With anything elsa he turns out
In viennese family about twenty-four
years ago" says the wife o. tbs stage man
ager The appearance Of a -iny baby girl
Of Liliputian proportions, AlfhouEl tha
father snd mother and the rest Of the fam
lily were Of normal size and strength, Gre
ated considerable disturolnce As you
may imagine this state OF mind did not d.
crease as time went on and tho question OF
the little girls -u.ure became paramount
What future could a child have surrounded
/ by those who either pluad hcr were hunil-
/ lated by her preaenUe or forgetful OF the
/ truth that she had feelings like others. In
! spite Of the fact that they were weIi-to-do
/ and had a good position the child was sx-
posed to the Jeers ana Jokes CT her pay
fellows Finally she vas put into q con-
vent, and the family divided between the
/ natural sentiments OF affestion, -esnous'-
! buity and a certain rssen sment at whar no
/ one could sanely consider sught but q ter
/ rfbe sffliction has for thu time being
respite from n alr troubles. But convent
/ life could not last forever: there came a
moment when the rul's future wEs again
70 the fore. Her nv1 desi-e was % return
! to the convent and become lmmured there
and while the question was under consider
alton my husband travelling about the
world IN search Of Lilioutlans, heard OF lrT
and approached the parents diplomatcallv
on the subject Of taking care of her and
engaging her to appear in the company.
Like any other girl OF like position, she
recoiled at the idea Of being one Of the cir
Gus folk, but in spite Of their prejudice
the parents were wise enough 20 see in this
/ offer an opportunity for the little TO
have a life Of her own. Just as full Of
personal Joys and sorrows, possibilities and
perhapses as anybody Of full size could
have. After a while we persuaded her to
come and try It for herself on probation
for six months, at the end Of that time to
return II she were dissatisfied. She has
been with US now ten years and never
speaks Of returning. We are really a big
family, with all the troubles, the bad and
good times that every family has, but
the circus certainly gives opportunity not
only 10 the managers and the show people
to make money but an opportunity as well
to have their own existence"
You are introduced TO the convent bred
one, Gretchen She is folding up In a
neat packet all the paraphernalia that she
uses in the dressing room to take TO the
boarding house. The midgets are all ex-
tremely neat and careful about their
clothes, spending their spare moments
mending and making over, trimming extra
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

and low. narrow benches on which to stand
when thsy make up. Little mirrors are
tackled here and there on the walls and be-
fore them, hopping Up and down, from
bench TO floor, the midgets, like tiny birds,
preen themselves, change the gay plumage
Of the stage work for the more sober garb
Of everyday wear. The only life-siEe ar
ticles you see IN the many rooms
visited are the powder puffs, which the
midgets love TO use, and In one room you
happen in Just at the critical moment when
q row Of them standing erect on the mar
row bench. before q line Of mirrors, have
their faces buried in the punches Of down.
1t is here that Hansi Andree let's down
her hair and stands, a miniature Lady
Godiva, enwrRpped In its folds that fan 10
the floor about her. 1t is a soft golden
brown and Hansi says that she has never
used anything on 1t to make It grow eK-
cept salad oil from the boarding house
tsble which is cheap and effective.
Before they settled down TO play Hsnsl
went 10 the theater once or twice and in
tended TO go TO hear-she corrects herself
and says see" Miss Mary Garden as
Mellsande. She was especially curious for
this, because she had heard that Miss Car
den's wig was fully as wonderful as her
own hair and she would like to compare
them herself but as there was no produc-
ton until after the Hippodrome speciality
had commenced she did not have a chance.
Hansi and q friend. q gentleman friend
no not Turkish Tom-Tom just because she
went to see some moving pictures with him
there is no reason why that rumor should
be about-it was another whose name she
would like to protect from publicity. Well
they went TO The Chocolate Soldier" "
which she considered in its way a rather
fine production. of course, I didn't say
this to my gentleman friend" murmured
Hansi; when a man takes you out 10 the
theater you must be polite and say you like
1t anyway but for my choice give me
the evening spent at the Comedy-that was
a piece that appealed to me. The Mans
World" that is the name and the lady in
| il played so beautiful He played nice, 200,
and oh. how she did love himi''
Hansi brushes her long hair vigorously,
as If the weight Of her past oppressed her.
/ Women do love that way, sometimes.
Foolish? Yes, but It is wise to be foolish.
think-foolish now and then" TOm-Tom,
she says, spropos OF nothing In sight, is
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

She is not conscious, ! suppose?'
mo; she may be. tomorrow-or in q
week"
He looked at the Thermometer, muir
INJURED something about liquid diet, avoid
ing my eye-Mrs. Klopton was broiling a
chop az the time-and took his departure
humming cheerfully as he went downstairs.
Mcknight looked after him wistfuny
"Jove, wish I had his constitution, -
he exclaimed Neither nerves nor heart!
What a chauffeur he would mskew
But ! was serious.
Il have an idea" ! said grimly, that
this small matter Of the murder is going
TO come up again, and that your uncle
will be in the deuce Of a fix IL it does.
II that woman is going to die somebody
ought TO be around to take her deposition.
She knows a lot II she didn't do It her
self ] wish you would go down to the
telephone and get the hospital Find out
her name, and II she is conscious"
Mcknight went under protest. Il haven't
much time" he said, looking at his watch
I'm TO meet Mrs. West and Alison at |
want you TO know them, Lollie. You
would like the mother"
Why not the daughter 1 inquired.
touched the little gold bag under the Pill.
| low.
We'll" he said judiciaIy, you've al
! ways declared against the immaturity and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

late yesterday afternoon. Under the
tongue, please" He stuck a Thermometer
in my mouth.
I had sudden terrible vision OF the anna
teur detective coming 10 light note book,
cheerful impertnence and incriminatinR
data. "A small man?" / demanded, gray
hair"
Keep your mouth closed" the doctor
said peremptorly. No. A woman, with a
fractured skull Beautiful case. Van Kirk
VAS up to his eyes and sent for me.
Hemorrhage, right-sided paralysis, irregu-
lar pupils-all the trimmings. Worked for
two hours"
Did she recover9" Mcknight put in. He
was examining the doctor with a new awe.
She lifted her right arm before I left,
the doctor finished cheerily, 80 the opera
ton was q success, even II she should
die"
Good heavens" Mcknight broke in,
ard I thought you were just an ordinary
mortal like the rest Of US! Let me touch
you for luck. Was she pretty?"
Yes, and young Had a wealth Of
bronze-colored hair. Upon my soul, hated
70 cut It,"
Mcknight and I exchanged glances.
do you know her name, doctor?" !
asked.
mo. The nurses said her clothes cam,
from a Pittsburg tailor"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

admired, the prey Of a popularity which Il
requires a strong nature 20 combat and
which so often leads 20 lnhapDlnsss in tire
home? Not that she has anything 10 ray
against Ludwig as a man In fact, size is
one OF his warmest admirers. Never wss
there a being who was bey-sy gIoomed tnsn
he, and the fact mat he is ne possesHor Of
a title that the Almanach de Gotha sIludes
20 IS not without tts weight She considers
Ia, Ludwigs flancee, q fortunate wo-
-.--a. and did you notice how wonderfully
well Ludwigs evening dress Euiss his par
tcular style and the swinging fob and the
natty boots7 Ludwig certainly does give
an air Of distinction 10 the troupe. but
marry him. stand in Paula's fhoes' Not
she! She hopes you will DO all you can 70
contradict the rumor before II goes any
further. You promise
Anita becomes very discoursive, the ice
once broken and while she tells you bits
Of gossip Rnent the company, shows you
how the entire arrangements OF the dress
ing rooms have been altered for their pecu-
liar needs Tiny chairs have been put in
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

naturally as / could
Yes. Going to stay a week OF two"
Oh, had little hen and she had
And nearly every morning she used to lay
an egg"
win you stop that racket. Rich It's
the real thing this time. I suppose7"
She's the best little chicken that we have
on the farm,
And another little drink won't do us any
harm"
he finished, twisting out the corkscrew.
Then he came over and sat down on the
bed.
We'll" he said iudiciAlly, since you
drag II from me, l think perhaps it is
You-youre such a confirmed woman hater
that I hardly knew how you would take
it."
Nothing Of the sort" denied testify
Because a man reaches the age of 80
without making maudlin love 70 every"
I've taken TO long country rides" he
went on reflectively, without listening 10
me, "And yesterday ! ran over q sheep;
nearly went into the ditch. But there's a
Providence that watches over fools and
lovers, and just now I know darned well
that I'm one, and have a sneakinE idea
I'm both"
"You are both" said with disgust IF
you can be rational for one moment,
wish you would tel me why that man
Sullivan called me over the telephone yes
terday morning"
Probably hadn't yet discovered the
Bronson notes-proyiding you hold 10 your
n cory that the theft was incidental 10 the
murder. May have wanted his own clothes
again, or 10 thank you for yours. search
me: / can't think Of anything else" The
doctor came IN just then.
As l said before, think a lot Of my
dootor-when am nl. He Is q young man.
with an air Of breezy sslf-oonfidence. and
good humor He looked directly past the
bottle which Is a very valuable accomplish
msnt and shook hands with Mcknight
until ] could put the cigarettes under the
bed clothes. He had intsrdicted tobacco.
Then he sat down beside the bed and felt
around the bandages with hands az gentle
as a babys.
Petty good shape" he said. How aid
you SLEEPY
oh. occasionally" I replied. I would
like 10 sit up. doctor
'Nonsenss. Take a rest while you have
an excuse for a. ] wish 70 thunder
could stay IN bed for a cay or 50. / was
up an night"
Have a drink" McKnisht sid. pushing
over the bottle
'sIwins.' the doctor grinned
Have two drinks"
But the medical man refused
Il wouldn't even wear a ohampagns col
ored neekus during business hours" he
explained. by the Way. I had anothsr
case from youT aoeiasnt NF. niakslsy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
OFF STAGE WITH THE NIDCETS
Interesting Lot Of Little Folks at the
Hippodroms.
yasDE LIFE OF THE SHOW PEOPLE
Engaged Couples and Married Couples
Among Them-CheerfuI Lot,
hut They Don't Like to
he PatroniHed.

NEW YORK. April Anita sits on q
wooden bench. sewing an orfce in a pink
stocking through which a rose-tinted nail
pFotrudes, occasionally leaning over 10 bite
of the thread. absolutely indifferent 10 the
thze honored superstition that just 50
many stitches IS you put into the garment
you happen 10 be wearing Al the moment
Just 80 many mlsfortunes will you have
! during the ensuing year
Anita is one OF the fifty midgets who un-
deT the loftly sounding appelation Of Ger
EUn's Greatest Lnuputisn show on Earth, ="
NE-e at present appearing at the Hippo
drome. You are introduced 70 her in her
dressing room where her look shows
plainly that she considers you have in
truded. even n you are backed up BY the
presence Of the press agent and the wife
Of the manager OF the troupe.
After q long while and much diplomacy
Anita explains that it Is not you personally
whom she Abhors, but the race OF curiosity
seekers the overgrown monuments Of hu-
manity who pinch her TO see n she is real
pat her on her much becombed and rhine
stoned coiffure and talk 20 her generally
as II she were a sick kitten or a being Of
quite another sphere
Then Anita winds the thread around the
gathereS periphery OF the darn. leans over
and bites anew. looks AZ the completed
work with satisfaction. slips her feet into
some shoes held out by the prOperty wo-
man, and drawing her flowered matinee
over her snowy shoulders admits that the
rumor that she Is engaged TO be MARI ID
TO Ludwig, the Hungarian count, Is base
lees. Why should she exchange the calm
and serene existence OF one who has onlv
her own stockings to darn for the question
able life of one whose husband T. too openly
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

OF sorely stricken souls among the com
pauy OF fifty would not be stretching the
truth overmuch. Naturally. all being stars
capable and willing 10 shine 81 the Hippo
drome armament not too averss TO stAndnm
in the rays Of the searchiight. Il has bean
more or less a disappointment 70 discover
that only very limited number can be
accommodated on the daily program and
tHst the management has had to cut with
ruthless hand Juggling and wrestling,
equestrian and trapeze speeialties, Its all
very we'll TO put on your gay clothes and
march around the big ring At the opening
and closing Of the bill. but II you have tho
divine spark. just that touch of genius that
dlfferentlStes. why you don't want 10 get
caught in The net Of the commonplace.
Then another thing that worries them Is
the absolute igrNrance Of the public in
regard TO their ages When you have
traN eled all over the known giobe. from
khartum 10 Csthay, when you have ap-
ptared In all the great oeiters OF vaudo-
VILE when you IN a word become WGihis-
ticated and experienced. % Is eXAEperatinE
10 have biographical data, written and
spoken, placing you in the teens or even
less Take Marcelino. jr., for instance. who
goes about hand In hand with the popular
clown dressed exactly like him TO tho
miuutest particular. you wouldn't think
perhaps that he was bs while MarcolinS
himself is in the sunny thirties but that is
the truth. Nobody has taken the trouble
TO distinguish either between the ages Of
Mr. Moreno. who is ls, and Mr.. GetachN.
/ who is 90.
The home" the midgets speak OF 50
frequently is a tho Of boarding houses
within walking distance. a promenade they
would enjoy II It were not for the process
sion which invariably follows them 70 and
fro All Of the troupe are housed in these
places except Prince SmRun Sing Hpod
OF British Burma who having littla
darker complexion than the rest. lives In
solitary state at a house on Union square.
II is said that the prince r. very well on
has inherited several fortunes from
wealthy relatives, and It is certain that he
is a great swell promenading nonehalantly
on Fifth avenue at the fashionable hour
and having twice been to the opera
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Copyright 1910. by Bobbs-Msrrm Coz
CHATTER XI--COnttnued-

search me" Mcknight retorted flip
PANTY. -TunEumatiOu Of the Imagination
on your part
Then there Is ths piece Of telegram II
said lower ten car seven It's extremely
likely that she had il That teAegram was
about me. Esichey."
I'm getting q hsadachs,T he said put
ting out his cigarette against the sole Of
his shoe An I'm certain of fust nsW "a
that Il there hadn't been a wreck by this
time you'd been sitting In an eight by ten
cell and feeling like 3 rhyme TOR Il"
But listen 70 thiA" I cohteuded, as be
picked UP his hat, This fellow Sullivan is
. fugitive, and he's q lot more likely 70
make advHnoes to Bronaon than 70 US
We could have the case continued. release
Bronson on hal and set watch ON hia- y
Not my watch Mcknight protested
TITS family hetriO0ra"
You'd better 90 home" said firmly.
Go home and 50 . bed You're sleepy.
You can have 6uIhvan's red neclCtis 70
dream over II yOn think II will help any.
Mrs Klopton's vuioe came droWsily from
the next room. pUDctuated by a yswn-
"Oh. forgot to tell you" she called. with
the suspicious lisp which charaetsrtEes heT
al night "somebOdy called Up about noon,
Mr. Lawrence II was long distance and
he said he would call again The nAms
WAs"-she Sullivan"