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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14
The Rear 81 chlna's Ducks.

The Rear 81 chlna's Ducks.
Tourists In China are always sur
prised BY the uumber Of ducks they
zee. There are more ducks In China
than In all tho rest Of the world.
Their voices are q familiar sound In
every town and country spot Of the
oeacoast and the interior Of the vast
empire. Even In the large cities ducks
abound. They dodge between the cool
les legs. They ait squawking out Of
the way OF the horses. Their indig-
nane Quack will not unseldom drown
the roar Of urban commerce. Children
herd ducks on every road, on every
pond. ON every farm. on every lake. on
every river. There II no back yard
without Ms duck house. There II no
boat. little or great. without its duck
quarters. All over the land there are
great duck Matching establishments.
many Of them Of q capacity huge
enough to produce $4,000 young ducks
every year. Duck among the Chinese
b Q staple delicacy. 1t IL sailed and
smoked Ike ham or beef.-New York
World.
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and the daily ten cent matinees. The
bills to be presented on Tuesday will
be 1.-THE Vampire" and paid a Debt"
There will be also several excellent
vaudeville acts between the regular
scenes of the plays.
1.-THE Climax"

Joe Weber, long known as one OF
the biggest laughmakers on the
American stage, caused quite furry
OF excitement in New York when he
announced that he would go in for the
serious drama, not as an actor, but as
a producing Manager. His first effort
was 1.-THE Climax" play in three
acts by Edward Locke, with incident
al music by Joseph Carl Breil. This
splendid offering which made such an
emphatic hit here the past season will
play return engagement at the Cen
nett tonight. 1.-THE Climax" is by long
odds the most exquisite and remarka.
BILE play that has been seen in this
city for many years. and its return en-.
gagement is looked forward to with
great deal of pleasure by the local
lovers of good drama. Mr.. Weber is
pleased to call this play melody.
drama, and was the first in the field
who succeeded in reviving the former
type Of French melo-drama. The mod
ern meaning Of the word melodrama
Is far away from the original interpre-
tation OF the word. A song with &C.
ton, or in reality lyric drama was
developed into what the French called
a melodrama. In which the scenes and
situations were enhanced in value and
intensity by music; and this after
wards degenerated into the modern
popular-priced melodrama, the only
(relic of the original being the use OF
the music in the 'hurries" when q
burglar crosses bridge or a young
man confesses that he is a million
aire. The French melodrama was in.
deed popular in its day, SO when Mr.
Weber in The Climax" recalled this
charming blending Of music and story
he carried the gratitude of the added
theatregoers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14
MASONIC CALENDAR

Tuesday. Nov. Is. Richmond lodge.
No. 196, F. & A. M. Called meeting.
Work in Fellow Craft degree.
Wednesday. Nov. Is, Webb lodge,
No. -, F. & A. NJ. Stated meeting.
Friday. Nov. 8, King Solomon's
chapter, No. 4, r. A. NJ. Special meet
ing. Work in Most Excellent Master
degree.
Saturday, Nov. 19. Loyal chapter,
No. 40. o. E. s. Stated meeting and
floral work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14
BARNARD DID NOT
BUY OUT OF TOWN
Congressman Declares to the
Flower City Merchants
Report Was False.
"JOSHED" BY FRIENDS
Who Became Suspicious Be-
cause He Absent-Mind-
edly Wore Sons Hat.

New Castle. Ind. Nov. 14.-Con-
gresham Barnard came up town from
his home In North 10th street Satur-
day morning. and perched upon his
head was q strange and decidedly cute
looking piece of head gear. Hav-
Ing read the stories published In the
Indianapolis papers that the congress-
man was In the Capitol City Thursday
and purchased q new suit and a hat
md was feeling pretty good. friends
OF the congressman began 'joshing"
him about the new hat purchased out
OF the city Just as soon as he struck
the edges of the business center.
Congressman Barnard denies siren
uously that he made any purchase
out Of the city. while in Indianapolis
Thursday. Friends jokingly asked
him II the piece that adorned his
Uranium was the purchase he made In
indianapolis. and expressions Of
where did you get that hat" etc..
were made.
sons Hat BY Mistake.
And then the Congressman explain
I'd. He stated that when leaving his
homo to come up town he took hat
from the rack and placing 1t ON his
head. left. the house. Later he noticed
there was something decidedly wrong
above him and an investigation re-
vealed the fact that the hat he wore
was that Of his son. Ralph. who Is his
father's private secretary. Congress-
man Barnard, when he made the dis
covery. was then too far from home
To retrace his steps, and came on up
town with the much too small and un-
becoming hat upon his head.
The explanation Of the congressman
was not 20 general ~ to give all the
true facts. and there were. Of course.
many on the street who believed. and
still believe. that the dinky headpiece
the CONGRESSMAN wore was the one
that he was alleged to have purchased
In Indianapolis. The story that the
CONGRESSMAN had gone away from his
home city to purchase goods was
commented ON. but the Judge declares
Il was only story framed up by tho
newspaper reporters in lieu Of some
thing else to say to account for his
presence In indianapolis.
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At Local Theaters
The Travelling Salesman

Henry B. Harris's production Of
James Forbes's comedy. "The Travel
ing Salesman" 10 underlined at the
Gennett. where 1t will doubtless be
greeted by even larger audiences this
season than last.
After its long run in New York.
Chicago and Boston. this piece was
greeted throughout the country as the
comedy success Of the past decade
and not even The Chorus Lady,"
which Is by the same author, seemed
% popular.
The cast this year has been changed
but slightly from last season. and is
better in some respects than the orig
inal.
Mark Smith will assume the part Of
Breezy Blake: Dallas Tyler will play
Beth Elliott. Diana Huneker will
again be the Mrs. Rabbit. while Ted
Watts will fall to Dean Borup. EN-
NETT Shackleford and George Devere
will also be in the cast.
The engagement is for Monday, No
vember 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14
At the Murray.

Richmond's most beautiful play
house. the Murray, offers a bill this
week that should prove as attractive
and entertaining as the bill for the
past week. Every act is worthy of
being feature act on any bill. Ly-
ons. Jennings and beware present
THE Fortune Teller" which gives
them an opportunity to render a num-
Der OF pleasing instrumental selec-
tons. McHale is swinging wire art
list that Is ranked among the very best.
Brennan and Wright, novel entertain
ers. sing and dance. Tom Grimes and
company present the musical comedy
absurdity. "The Village Cut-Up". This
serves as vehicle to introduce the
latest songs. comedy creations and
new electrical and scenic effects. The
bill this week also includes the latest
motion pictures.
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kpprovaiS.

! NPPT0Vd1S. !
Pretty Woman Speaker-Now. as for
the men. l and every other woman
present like men who are frank.
Score Of Male Voices From the Audi
ence-You're 1t: My names Frank
Judge.
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trical steel works, mainly for the pro-
duction Of armor plate and projectiles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14

Petroleum and iron have been found
In Syria In sufficient quantities to
warrant their exploitation by . native
company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14

For quickest relief from acute indi-
gestion try English Marhue, 25 cents,
at Leo H. Fines. Mailed by Rheuma
Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14
Lanhan Players.

Starting tomorrow afternoon the
Lanham Lyric players viii play Ave
days engagement at the Gennett
theater In series Of plays which win
prove both new and interesting to the
local theater goers. Two popular fea-
lures viii be given a. usual. both the
ladies' free Offering Tuesday night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-14

Loving kindness = greater than
laws. ana the charities at life arr mare
than ali ceremonicS.-Talm
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

MYTH smoke curling from their vari-
w favored cigars, heart specialists
from throughout the country who re-
Gently attended the congress of Amer
lean physicians and surgeons gath
cred in Washington to discuss wheth-
er the prolonged and excessive use
of tobacco meant sudden death" AT
the close Of a lengthy debate they
were far from reaching an agreement
as to what was the real effect of the
use of tobacco on the heart.
DIR. H. L. Elsner Of Syracuse, n. Y,
introduced the subject by discussing
the influence of tobacco on hyperion
sion in the circulatory system. Smo-
king in moderate amount by grown
persons might not be injurious, he
said, but he expressed a belief that
smoking was injurious to those who
had hereditary heart affections.
DR.. Judson Daland of Philadelphia
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

NTASHINGTON.- gray-beard-
w ed members of the United States
senate committee on commerce list
ened recently with respectful atten-
ton to the arguments of 13-year-old
boy in knickerbockers whose head
barely topped the table which sepa-
rated him and his dignified auditors.
The youthful orator was William E.
D. Stokes, Jr., of New York, and his
theme was wireless telegraphy and
telephony. He is president of the
Junior Wireless Club Of America, Ltd,
and he is opposed to certain features
of the Depew bill, which provides for
government regulation of wireless tel
egraphy.
Master Stokes said the members of
his organization were amateur wire
less telegraphers, all of tender years.
He told the committee that the boys
favored a nominal license fee for
wireless operators, the license to be
revOcable for malpractice"
The boy lobbyists voice was youth
full, but his words were those of a
grown man and a scientist and his
hearers smiled broadly at hearing him
roll fluently from his tongue the
polysyllabic technical terms of his
craft. However, they paid respectful
attention to his arguments and ap-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

7 INSECTS play large part as me-
4 chanical carriers of disease and
none is worse than the common house
fly, yet it is allowed to infest meat eX-
posed for sale, bread and sweetmeats,
berries, the edge of the milk pail and
the food on the kitchen table.
The keynote of cleanliness is espe-
ciaIly sounded with respect to keeping
pet animals in the kitchen. The fur
of the cleanest of them must come in
contact with many things which We
would not care to have touch our food.
This information is impaired in a
bulletin issued by the department Of
agriculture, prepared under the super
vision of the Office of experiment sta
tons It is entitled, Care Of Food in
the Home" and is for free distribu-
ton. It's author, Mrs. Mary Human
Abel, has advanced many new ideas
and called attention to many simple
house methods that make for cleanli-
ness and wholesomeness Of foods in
the home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
NOT INTERESTED IN T0ADS
But Exssperated Suburbanite Was
Forced to Listen to Statistics
Until Patience Gave Way.

"Toads-" began the man who is
always looking up queer statistics.
"Blast the toads!" snapped the sub
burbanite with the ham, the bag of
flour and the lawn mower. II am not
interested in toads."
But you should be, sir. The toad
lays $1,000 eggs annually"
Very extraordinary, but"
''The female toad also lives to be a
thousand years old. Now, if a hen
could live to be a thousand years old
and lay $1,000 eggs annually it would
take a cold-storage warehouse as big
as Maine, California and Texas, to
hold them"
Wonderful, but my train"
"Stood on end the eggs would reach
from here to the moon and back and
leave enough to fill the Pacific ocean. "
Let go of my buttonhole, sir. I
want to make that train"
useless job. The train is already
made. Listen to sense. After those
eggs filled the Pacific ocean it would
cause a tidal wave that would
sweep"
But just then the exasperated sub
urbanite brought his bag of -four down
on the garrulous stranger. Then he
escaped to his train.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
Animals In Kitchen Peril to Health

One of the most important sugges-
tions is that in regard to ptomaine
poisoning. On this subject the author
says:
Food may become dangerous even
before it shows outward signs Of de-
composition and the danger hardly
be recognized without laboratory ap-
paratus. 1t is no uncommon thing
to hear that a large number of per-
sons attending a banquet were taken
violently i'll within few hours. These
cases of wholesale poisoning general
ly occur in summer after a heated
term. 1t is safe rule to eat spar
ingly of foods liable to changes in
hot weather and where the serving
Of a large number at one time brings
strain on the culinary forces, when
material is certain to be served which
has been prepared a considerable time
in advance"
Mrs. Abel thinks ordinary kitchen
methods fall short of today's require
ments, especially with respect to SAM
tary science. The old fashioned ha-
tired for dirt is not enough. This ap'
plies especially with respect to the
cleaning of kitchen utensils. For in
stance, boiling has long been known
to kill whatever was the cause OF
spelling" food. However, most house
keepers did not boil OUT the milk
cans, etc, but simply scalded them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
Taft In Ouandary; His Cook Has Quit

enough extent to demand protection
under the contract labor law?
Foolish question No. 667,766! No,
not at all, but the chances are it will
be a mighty serious question with the
honorable the attorney general of the
United States and the honorable the
solicitor general, ditto, ditto, to say
nothing of the president of the same
place, who needs the cook.
Just how serious are the intentions
Of the president toward his former
cooks relative in Sweden time alone
will divulge, but labor union officials
are not so reserved. They, through
Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor, cannot
understand how the president can
even consider the importation of a
cook from Sweden.
Mr.. Morrison said he could not go
into the details of the affair, because
he did not know them, but he said the
president ought to know all about the
law and ought not to think of doing
such thing. The contract labor law
is plain and its provisions are not to
be eVaded.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
TRUE TO HIS REPUTATION
Accommodating Landlord Rather Went
Too Far in His Desire
to Please.

Col. Marion Boykin, who keeps the
only hotel at Palmett Cross Roads,
S. c., is paragon of real old south
ern hospitality, and what the place
may lack in modern convenience is
made up by the sympathetic, paternal
way in which the colonel treats his
friends. For years he has made it a
rule to give always little more than
they asked for. This has established
his reputation among travelling men,
and New Yorker who had heard 1t
was stopping at the place for the first
time
why do you always give extra
measured" he asked
In the relations that obtain be-
tween gentlemen, suh," answered the
colonel, sit is always proper to be ex-
ira accommodating.
will you join me-" asked the New
Yorker. nodding toward the bar.
Charmed, subj"
The northerner ordered pony
glass of brandy, but the barkeeper at
sign from the colonel said there
were no glasses so small in the place.
and put out an ordinary whisky glass
with the comment: "That'H hold
more"
After the northerner had eaten a
very satisfying dinner and enjoyed a
smoke, he left a call for six in the
morning, so as to catch an early train,
iocularly remarking to the colonel:
Now don't forget to still be extra ac-
commodating.'
Il promise you 1 won't, suh," replied
the colonel
So the New Yorker went to sleep
with the serene assurance that he
would be aroused at the proper hour.
Il seemed hardly to have fallen into
sound slumber," said he in telling
of the instance recently, when 1
heard a terrific pounding at my door,
| sprang up. wide awake.
Whats the matter?' l called out"
-Four o'clock! four oclock!' came
the landlords voice from the other
side of the door. TWO more hours to
| sleep!"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
Smoke as They Discuss Tobacco's Harm

told of a family of four whose parents
had died of causes other than angina
pectoris. Three of the brothers, cigar
manufacturers, who were compelled
to smoke more than 20 cigars a day,
developed angina pectoris, while a
sister at the age Of SO never had suf-
fered from the disease.
So far the anti-tobacco men had had
the floor. Dr. r. G. Curtin of Phila-
delphia rose to stem the tide. He told
of so cases of angina pectoris, in
which seven of them were in female
subjects.
women commonly do not use to-
bacco," said he, although I hear re-
Gently they are taking it up"
He pointed to Japan, where boys
begin to smoke at nine and girls at
ten, and where angina pectoris is not
common" to prove that tobacco did
not cause the disease. He said il
might aggravate the disease but not
cause it. So might the mind, for that
matter he said. He told of an Epis
copal bishop who always had an at
tack of angina pectoris when he drove
up hill and of another patient who
was accustomed to have an attack OF
this disease when he ran for q street
car
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
Old Men in Responsibility,

The American business system
which gives mere boys responsible pc
sitions before they have acquired prac
tical experience, is to an Englishman
quite unaccountable. He wonders
whether it does not cause reckless
trading and wild speculation. In other
countries they prefer to keep elderly
men in responsible positions because
they can be depended upon. Messrs
Dyke & Sons. Somerset, England, EN-
ploy 66 men More than half have com
pleted 30 years service, 20 have beer
there 40 years, nine over SO years and
one 20 years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
They Surely Would.

A little American boy with his IA
Their was visiting a market in a Mex
lean city. He saw little native girl
with a small basketful of red peppers,
of which she was eating one. His ia
Their was about to say: "She thinks
she is very smart" as the son called
his attention to it. The boy spoke up
quickly, knowing what was to be said:
PA, would those red peppers make
you smart if you eat all of them?" His
father replied: yes, SON.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

TO be the White House cook and pre-
4 pare the food for the president, his
family and guests is an honor, but to
be the bride of an Irish policeman de-
tailed for duty at the executive man.
sion has proved more attractive to
Martha Peterson, who has resigned
Now when Martha decided to be-
come the wife of Policeman Mulvey
she thought of her cousin in Sweden,
who she says is a better cook than
herself. So she recommended her
cousin to the president as the chef.
The president was considering the adj
visibility of having Mrs. Mulvey's
cousin to come over to Washington to
do the White House cooking when the
question arose: Is Swedish cooking
an American industry to great
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

There is a reason
Why Grape-Nuts does correct
A weak, physical, or a
Sluggish mental condition.
The food is highly nutritious
And is partially pre-digested,
So that it helps the. organs Of
the stomach
To digest other food.
It is also rich in the
Vital phosphates that go
Directly to make up
The delicate gray matter
Of brain and nerve centres.
Read ''T'he Road to Melville"
In pkgs. There's a Reason. -
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
DAISY FLY KILLER
Very FishY.

She was a fisherman's daughter, she
wore her hair in a net and she pre-
ferred love in piscatorial way.
MY love- he whispered, you hold
first place in my heart! Although
founder about in expressing myself
my sole wish is that you will save
me from becoming a grabbed old
bachelor I shall stick to you closer
than a limpet,' from you a 'wink'll
be the road to guide me. Together
we will skate over life's rocks and
when I look at your hand beside me
l shall say to myself: Fortune was
mine when l put herring there!"
And then the lady dropped her eyes
in sweet confusion, and murmured:
Pass the salt"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

Croker, daughter of Richard Croker,
to John P. Breen, son of Thomas J.
Breen and Mary McCraves."
Shortly after the sensational an
nouncement that the eX-Democratfc
boss and millionaire's daughter had
sailed for Europe to join her parents
at their home in Ireland. She said
she was not the Ethel Croker who had
been married, and declared she never
heard of Breen
When t he questions required by
the New Jersey law were asked Breen
said he was 35 years old, was born in
Ireland; that his father was Thomas
J. Breen and his mother Mary Nc
Graves. His residence he gave as
Meyers hotel, Hoboken, and his &C.
cupation as clerk That was his Sec
Ond marriage, he stated, but would
not reply when asked if he were a
widower or divorced.
John P. Breen, when questioned
later, said that the age and pedigree
given in Hoboken were his. Under
the New Jersey law it is necessary to
have a residence in that state to be
married there, and such residence
is given even when it is fictitious.
Breen said his stepmother lives in
Hoboken with his sister, but that he
seldom goes there, and has not been
there in many weeks.
The bride told Justice Engler that
she was 81 years old on April 81 last,
that she was born in New York city,
and that her father was Richard
Croker and her mother Eliza Frazer.
She gave No, East Seventy-fourth
street, New York, as her address.
In addition to the denials of Miss
Croker and Mr.. Breen, friends of Miss
Croker declared they were able to es-
tablish her presence in New York
with them, or some Of them, for every
afternoon of the week the marriage
is said to have taken place. Justice
Engler stated that he performed the
marriage between four and six
o'clock.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
is MISS CROKER MARRIED?
Ex-Tammany Boss Daughter Denies
She Was Married to a Groom
In Hoboken.

New York.-Is Miss Ethel J. Croker.
daughter of the former chief of Tam
many, the wife of John P. Breen, a
groom who cares for the horses of A.
G. Schwartz and his brother, n. L,
Schwartz. wealthy residents of this
city.
She says it is a mistake. So does
Breen, but on the marriage record
book of Samuel Engler, a justice of
the peace in Hoboken, is the record
of the marriage of Miss Ethel ].