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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-31
A PRESSING QUESTION.

If reports which are being circulated
in different sections Of the corn belt
are to be credited the cold snap Of
Oct. II and Is. which damaged the
apple crop from Colorado eastward
and as far south as central Missouri
and ruined hundreds Of thousands Of
bushels Of potatoes in the Dakotas. in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. very seri-
ously impaired the vitality OF much Of
the corr still in the field at the time.
In some c',unues in the corn belt it Is
stated hy those in a position to know
that it Is doubtful il there was q
bushel Of sound seed corn left after
the freeze. IL this is the case here and
there it is quite likely that like dam
age has been done over a considerable
area Of the corn belt in which the
freeze referred to was heavy. 1t goes
without saying. too, that IL such da N
age has been done the best time to de-
termine lis extent is now and not
three or iour months hence. 1t II
dead sure that seed corn which Is
worthless now is not going to i'm
prove any as the winter advances. The
advantage Of early testing will be that
II there are a few fields in which the
corn was sufficiently dried out to cs-
cape damage the owner can gather Mt
once from these seed for himself aud
his neightcrs who may be unfortn-
nate. 1t is quite likely that there will
be foreign orders to fill il a fellows
corn tests o. X. Seed OF good ty.,e
and strong vitality will be a prime
essentia, in the growing Of next years
crop. and the securing Of a supply o:
it is a matter that should be looked
into at once
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WAS POOR AFFINITY
A Canadian Cad SWearS Away
the Good Name of So
Ciety Leader.
HER CONTEMPT is SHOWN
palladium Specially

Los Angeles, Jan. 31.-As she gazed
with astonished eyes upon A. Leonard
Phillips, who had travelled thousands
OF miles to make an alleged confession
of his amour with her. Mrs. Laura
Frances Chapman. who is being sued
for divorce by her husband, Harry c.
Chapman. turned from the witness
with an expression Of horror and dis
gust and half Historically whispered:
Shooting is too good for such a
man; otherwise | would shoot him"
Mrs. Chapman was formerly soci-
ETY. woman Of Winnipeg. Canada. Her
husband was a substantial merchant
there, but some time ago moved to Los
Angeles and brought suit for divorce
Naming Phillips. who is also a Canad-
ian. Mrs. Chapman came here to fight
the case, claiming that she was inno-
cent of wrong doing. Phillips follow
ed from Winnipeg and appeared as
the chief witness in support of the hus-
bands petition for decree.
On the witness stand he admitted
that he had previously sworn that his
acquaintance with Mrs. Chapman was
Of an innocent character. But, he said
he had sworn to a falsehood. The
truth, he added, was that he had been
frequent visitor 10 the Chapman
house in Winnipeg. and had been in
the habit of leaving through the back
door when the husband entered the
house.
He gave detailed statement of his
alleged relations with the woman. in
which he made no attempt to shield
her.
Phillips explained that he had been
assured that if he lost his position as
travelling salesman for Winnipeg bus
mess house because of his coming to
Los Angeles to testify against woman
he would be given employment by the
Standard Oil company in Winnipeg.
Attorneys for Mrs. Chapman have
intimated they may accuse Phillips of
perjury in that his testimony does not
coincide with his affidavit
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EATON. OHIO.

Eaton, O.. January 31.-David Dafler
60, resident of West Alexandria. five
miles east of Eaton .suicided BY hang
ing himself in the hay loft in the barn
at his home. No cause is assigned
for the deed.
In note left the dead man gave to
his wife explicit instructions in firing
an anthracite coal stove. He is sur
vived by several children.
The republican committee in charge
of the Lincoln day celebration met here
today and completed arrangements for
the county meet.
Charles Sherer, an orphan. who re
Gently came to Eaton from Louisville,
Ky, lost two fingers in a cutting ma
chine Friday at the local glove factory.
The members lost were the first two
on his right hand.
The case of Thomas Pierce and 9th
ers against w. X. Swan and others has
been decided in the common pleas
court in favor of the defendants. The
case is the outgrowth of the efforts of
Swan to have a county road established
in Semer's township. The petition for
the Improvement was SldHleu ny Ihe
county commissioners, and the land
affected belonging to Pierce was allow
ed for, but the price seemed unsatisfac-
tory. Pierce appealed the case from
the commissioners court to the pro-
bate court and later to the common
pleas, and both times the decision OF
the commissioners was affirmed. Swan
represents Preble county in the state
legislature.
Isaiah Dearth died a few days ago at
near the century mark. but not known
exactly Dearth was an eccentric
whose chief business was swapping
anything Once he traded horse
for a peck of potatoes and got the bet
ter of the bargain.
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in which the free list was enlarged. the /,
proportion entering free of duty was
ASST per cent. ranging slowly upward
to 33.ll per cent in 1880 and %i!c5 per
cent in 1882 Under the operation OF
the law which went into effect October
!. 1880. under which sugar was admit
ted free of duty. the share OF the i'm
ports recorded as free of duty was. il
the fiscal year 1892, 80 per cent; IN
lSfs, IL 9;i per cent. and in lSi. Ia,ll
per cent. In 1886 the proportion en-
tering free of duty was t>,'r' per cent.
in 1877. $50 per cent. in i>'>. fh's'
per cent. falling in l>sE 10 49, per
cont and ranging from /. per cent to
IA, per cent. from that time until the
end OF the fiscal year las. and incrcaS-
ing as already noted. under the tariff
act Of August =. 1913. to 49, per cent
in August. 49, per cent in Septem-
Der. :s,6l per cent in October. :i.ll per
cent i'll November, aud ::'.H' PER cent
IN December, lsr'.
The total value of all merchandise
entering free of duty. which never
reached as much as ltn million dollars
prior To 1877. passed the 2S million
Vine in lS>,', the :a1 million line in
1921 the i,n million line in l>1,. the
:sn million line in laE,. the 'ae million
line in i.s.1. and i'll the calendar year
Ust ended Was practically ,'E million
dollars. tie exact figures being $6aa.
1m.1l The principal articles form
ing this large total of non-dutiable
imports in the calendar year In? were:
! hides and skins. 1'l million dollars;
india rubber. Z? millions: pig tin. III.
millions: raw silk. - millions: fibre.
-, - million: cotton - million: cop
per IL million: coffee. Si' million: tea
! l.iI.. million: Cacao. L. l.; million:
chemicals. ~. million; art works. III !:
million: and undressed furs, l:', mil
! lion
! The figures above quoted. showing
! the percentage of the merchandise i'm
ported free of duty at various periods
are published annually by the bureau
of statistics and can be obtained on
! application to that office.
! 1t is proper to add that the figures
! for each fiscal year from 1871 TO 1902
I relate to imports for consumption.
while thase for the five months ending
| with December last relate to general
! imports and while the latter are not
absolutely comparable with the annual
figures referred to. they indicate at
of the imports under the new tariff
| entering the country free of duty in
comparison with earlier conditions.
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This matter must not be reprinted with
out special permission.l
MAN AND TWENTY ACRES.

A bulletin lately put out by the de-
partment at Washington tells OF a
farmer of Pawnee county, Neb., who
has made an unusual success in the
farming Of a very unpromising twen-
ty acre tract The owner came from
Switzerland ten years ago. worked out
until he saved $275. when he bought
the tract in question for $3.50 an
acre, and it was conceded to be the
poorest land in the neighborhood. Gov
cred with brush and small trees He
cleaned it up and developed 1t along
intensive lines until today be has it
all paid for. a neat house on it, with
stone basement barn and other out
buildings, and has been offered $500
for it. He has lately made three
pleasure trips to Colorado and spent
land. His annual net revenue from
this small tract averages $1,000. The
methods which the owner follows are
Of especial interest. The land is kept
busy from spring until fall. At the
last cultivation Of potatoes corn is
planted between the rows. In this
way a full crop Of potatoes is secured
and fair crop Of corn. As high as
700 bushels Of potatoes and seventy
five bushels of corn to the acre have
been grown in this way. The corn
usually has to be hoed once. but the
potato vines so nearly cover the ground
that not much working of the corn is
required. By the time tue corn needs
the ground the potatoes are ripe. while
the corn is in the shock before it is
time to dig the potatoes. Sometimes
part OF the potato patches are sown
with miilet or sorghum before the last
cultivation. this making good crop
Of feed and not hurting the potatoes.
The onion patches also grow corn and
melons. In the orchard. which COM
prises eight acres. small fruits. pota-
toes and truck are raised. The farm
is situated seven miles from a town Of
$500 people. and the reader will see
at a glance that this must mean low
prices and heavy expense in hauling.
What he might do with the same tract
or one of ten acres located within two
miles Of city Of $4,000 it would not
be difficult to forecast. In speaking
Of his work the owner says: II think
/ have found a remedy for hard times.
Any man can pick up ten or twenty
acres ON ten acres he can make
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ECONOMY. IND.

Economy, Ind, Jan. 31-Mrs. w. E.
Oler was given a surprise on her
fifty-first birthday anniversary which
occurred January twenty-seventh and
there were twenty-seven of the sur
prisers. The table was beautifully
decorated Three circles of wax can
dies, one on either end of the table
and one in the center containing fifty
one candles in all, representing the
number of years that Mrs. Ojer had
attained, and when the dining room
was darkened and the candles lighted
the room was transformed into d fairy
land No happier crowd ever enjoyed
themselves more than did the people
that partook of the big dinner.
Mrs. Emma Hiatt is very sick with
cold.
Mrs. Katie Foutz Of Greensboro is
visiting Mrs Oler this week.
w. f. Oler left for few days stay
in Chicago where he will likely buy
a bunch OF cattle to feed
Mrs. Stella CranOf spent FRIDAY III
Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs ]. i. Peterson are Wis
ting Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dawdy OF
Laurel, Ind, for a few days.
Word has been received from Ed
Ballinger that there is bat little hope
of his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Morrison were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Link
Morrison yesterday
Grace Hunt is still having sore
throat
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind. Jan. 31.-Mrs.
J. c. Harr, of Connersville, and a
former resident of Cambridge City,
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Miller and Mr..
and Mrs. Abiram Boyd spent Sunday
in Richmond. the guests of friends.
P. II. Cassidy and family moved to
Greenfield today.
Atty W. F.. Medsker spent Saturday
in Cincinnati
Mrs Nora Wright and daughter,
Lillian, spent Sunday with relatives
in Knightstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Harris of Rising
Sun, are spending few days with
their son, DR.. w. F. Harris and family.
Mrs Taylor Crook who has been
sick for several months, is in a criti-
cal condition.
Greenfield for several weeks visit
with her son, DR.. Robert Galloway and
family.
The young people composing the
Junior Class at the local High School
were entertained Friday evening at
the home of Miss Hazel Bertsch, in
honor of Arthur Keplar, a member Of
the class, who will move to Indianap-
oils, within a short time. where he
will enter the Manual Training School.
Mrs. G. E. Galloway has spent the
past few days in Richmond the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. r.
Hall.
Mrs. Forrest Hill, of Indianapolis,
came Friday to assist in the care of
her mother, Mrs. Mary Richie, and
daughter. Tennie
John Baily spent Saturday in Con-
nersville, with DR.. and Mrs. Harry
Zehring
A dozen farmers will leave from this
place Tuesday for Houston. Texas, on
prospecting tour. with the expecta-
ton of investing in land in that part
of the country
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Zehring of
Connersville. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. p. II. Zehring.
Mrs. Nora Spence, of Indianapolis.
is a visitor in the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Squire Cornthwaite
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News Of Surrounding Towns

her sister. Mrs. Chas. Null, at Bee
sons station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mueller enter
tanned a company of twenty-eight at
progressive pedro at their home west
of town, Friday evening. Miss Jen-
ME Hussey received first honors at
cards. A nice luncheon was served.
Miss Kate Mueller, from here was
among the guests.
Floyd Hendrix, of kennard, spent
yesterday, the guest of Miss Ruby kel.
lam.
Mrs. Elma Cook was called to Rich.
Levi Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs Clark Brattain spent
yesterday at Geo. Iohlers, near Har-
risburg.
Mesdames Lycurgus Beeson and c.
IT. Wood visited the St Guden's Memo
rial exhibition at Indianapolis, Satur-
day
The Rev G. II Pinnicks morning
subject at Doddridge's chapel yesterday
was Christ Among the Common
things of Life That of the evening
Wisdom from Above"
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bryant entertain
ed Messrs and Mesdames Jas. Napier
Arthur Hines, Oliver Smullen. Jerome
Vernon. John Newbold. Mrs. Hall and
family. Mr.. Napier entertained the
company with the graphophOne
Luncheon was served.
The Merry -Go-Round club will meet
with Nrc Oscar tSarliu topoorrou in
stead of with Mrs. DAVIS.
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MILTON, IND.

Milton. Ind, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Judkins
and son Cloyd. of Delphos, Ohio. are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Judkins
east of town. Cloyd Judkins will re
main.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark of Rich
mond. spent yesterday with Mrs
Clark's mother, Mrs. Melinda Craw.
ford.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. F. church
will meet with Mrs. G. A. Border Wed
nesday afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs Coffin of the
Nj. E. Church at Cambridge City. call.
ed on the Rev. and Mrs. C.. H. Pinnick
Friday afternoon. They were here in
the interests of Evangelist Hobson' s
meetings, soon to begin at Cambridge
City.
Jas McCollem of Raleigh. is visiting
his sisters. Mesdames Galloway. Stills
and Borton.
Mesdames Oliver Ferguson and Will
Simmons and daughter attended the
matinee at Cambridge City yesterday
afternoon.
]. A. Armacost of New Lisbon, was
greeting friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Schlegel is visiting rela-
tives at Metamora.
Mr.. Degner west of Milton. is report
ed sick.
The masquerade dancing party given
by Mesdames Oran Bragg, Carrie John
son, Albert Newman Chas. Davis, Os-
car kirlin and Miss Lula Ferguson. at
Odd Fellows hall, Friday evening. was
attended by about twenty-five dancing
couples and fifty spectators. The mu-
sic was furnished by Hicks. Ward and
Wolfe and is highly complimented.
Luncheon was served by Mrs S. Tenn
plin. The hall decorations We're done
in coral and buff and gave a beautiful
EFT. The costumes were of quite q
variety. and showed the comic and fam
cy. The masks were removed at nine
o'clock
Ebert Mcdaniel spent yesterday
with Lc~an keelor at Richmond.
Miss Do"a Wallace "nent Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Er.met Grove at
Richmond
Misses Fern PaxsCn. ellie Castetter.
Rae Wagner and Sarah Hussey. spent
Saturday at Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Lowery enter
tanned Messrs. and Mesdames Jacob
Filby and Lawrence Wissler at dinner
yesterday.
Mrs. Allie Urine spent Saturday with
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A Star That Winks.

There is in the constellation Pegasus
a little variable star that may reason
ably be said to wink. Two or three
times in the course of single nigh,
this curious star can be seen to fade
and then TO brighten like a signal
light For about two and three-quar-
ter hours it becomes fainter and
fainter. Then comes a change. and at
the end Of two and three-quarter hour
more it IS as bright as at the begin
ming. Unfortunately it can be seen
only with a telescope. Yet it ranks
Is q sun.-Harper's Weekly.
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HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Hagerstown. Jan. 31.-Miss Harriet
LYONS of Greensboro, attended the
dance at the X. of P. hall Friday
night and was the guest of Miss Irene
Addington for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Seward Hardwick and
two children of near Economy, have
been visiting her mother. Mrs. Emma
Foyst, who is sick with the grip.
Mr.. Richard McShirley and Miss
Pearl Working went to Covington, KY.
Friday where they were married. The
bride is popular young lady and the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Werk-
ing. The groom is the junior partner
in the grocery firm of Niccum & Nc
Shirley. The couple will reside in
Hagerstown. They have the best
wishes of their many friends.
Ulysses Manning of near Economy
made a business trip to this place
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Frank Teetor and son, Mrs.
Fred Teetor. Mrs. Henry Keagv and
Mrs. Joe Teetor We're shopping at
New Castle on Friday afternoon.
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A Simple Prescription
for Nervous People

\ 10; Of money is wasted in hiEh-
priced nerve medicines and doctor
bills. simply secsuse people do not
know any good home remedies for
nervous troubles
Here l. Il homemade ncrNins
that produces prompt results I'm any
nervous disorder. II u splendid for
weak nerves, nervous headache.
slev TleSsaeSsS. etc. and has been
used Very successfully in cases ~
nervous pro>tratipu and acute
hNSteria. Its action proves that
optates and other dangerous drugs
are not at all necessary IN nervous
diseases.
Make strong tea nv stepping
i've cents worth Of Hops in a pint
Ht boiling water. and strain carr
FULLY. Put oz- OF TharScl Com
pound an a0 OK hottie tc>actly
halt ptun and FIN il M with the
Hop les. TN two teaspocRfuls
four times daily.
There are probably plenty OF rcc-
pie VIII" Won't Try this because IL ia
home mad, and doesn't cost much
about - cents. Rut. just Ih.,
same. there il II" better nerve medi-
cine At any price
Re sure to Ect the right in-
Sr"ttent> from Your dTuSSis;-
H"rs. a., TharS"l comp. oE Get
both OF these right-it'S important
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Richmond's Small Neighbor
Growing and Many Hous-
es Being Built.
A BIG DEMAND FOR HOMES
HAS PROVED A BIG SUCCESS
AND NEW GUsHER WELL GIVES
PLENTY OF CAS-
palladium Specially

HaSerStOWn, Ind, Jan. 31.-HagerS-
town is still experiencing a good-sized
boom in the improvement line. Con-
tractors of this place and nearby
towns are being beseiged by those
who want to make extensive improve
ments to their properties and others
who are anxious to have buildings
erected in the spring. 1t is said, by
parties who are in position to know.
that at least a dozen contracts for
houses, which have already been let,
will go up as soon as the weather per-
mits. There are few choice lots in
the town that can not be bought for
love or money" but outside of these
there will be no more room inside the
corporation. Several tracts of land
adjoining the town, if laid out into lots
would make nice homes and would
rent easily. 1t is not hard matter
to keep the houses rented now and
Il great many men with families could
get employment here but will not risk
1t until there are desirable residences
for them to occupy.
Farmers Are Affected.
The fever for improvement is
catching good hold on the farmers
in the vicinity. Mr.. d. D. Dilling, liv-
ing west of town will erect two mod
ern cottages which will make lovely
suburban homes. If these prove prof
table other land owners may try the
plan. Both of Mr.. billings houses
are already rented as are also the
eight new houses of the Hagerstown
not yet completed.
Electric lights are being installed in
all the new properties.
The electric light plant of the cor
1oratiOn, which was completed. a little
over year ago. is now a decided sue
cess. Abundant gas supply is being
furnished by the l.. I. c. company to
operate the plant. The machinery pur-
chased for the plant is modern and
OF the best. The town board was for
tunate in securing a competent SUI
perintendent who thoroughly under
stands how to master all sorts of cleo
trio facilities.
Get Gusher Well.
The detriment to the electric light
plant until now, was that there was
net enough gas, but the last we'll driv-
en- in tic vicinity proved "gusher'
or in other words the best that had
ever been shot ere. The plant is
taking on new consl:,,nrs every few
days. 1t is said the mex. move the
council will make. will be to chase
dynamo So that consumers -
have the lights of morning B,.
most of the citizens are hanry to get
them to burn until midnight The
minimum rate charged for the use Of
five lights for one month without a
meter is 81.
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a Frequent Source Of Resentment.
What makes that man dislike you
50 muchr'
haven't the faintest idea," an
swered the student of human nature.
Probably he has played me some un-
4And trick that don't know any
thing about. "-washington Star.
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my name IN your testlmonials."-Mr
II. w. MITCHELL. Box 3, Sabattus, Me.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VT was passing
through the Change of Life ndsuffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound restored my bealth.and
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women l am willing you
should publish my letter." - Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, vt.
Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer
ing from any of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight of the fact that for thirty years
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is made from roots and
herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills. In almost every COM
munity you will find women who
have been restored to health by Lydia
f. Fnkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Of Interest TO the Farmers

living; on twenty acres Ne can get
rich. can't understand why man
will live in a city and work for wages
that do not give him a fair living when
he can walk out a hundred miles or SO
and get a farm like mine and be indie
pendent"
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Easy to buy, easy to try. the best,
wholesome, appetizing breakfast is
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes.
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HER
PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Sabattus, Maine.-"You told me to
take Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable