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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02

man intelligence as the typical circus
-ad writer would express it. The other
day a party consisting of two men and
several women went out boating. One
of the men insisted in rocking the
boat to frighten the women and did it
so successfully that the boat shipped
quite a lot of water and the women
became almost systerical. The other
man demonstrated. but without sue
cess. He said no more, but, when the
party was safely on shore, he gave
the rocker" a punch in the jaw, that
sent him into the water. He had to be
fished out with a boathook The be-
draggled rocker" had his assailant
arrested, but when the case was ex-
planned to the magistrate the latter
dismissed the case and expressed his
regret that he did not have the power
to send the complainant to joil.
Elsie Olive, girl of seventeen
years. and pretty tough for her age,
appeared in the Adams Street police
court, Brooklyn, the other day, char
ged with having thrown brick
through the window of a saloon. For
some reason the trend of the proceed
ings in court did not please the girl,
She became excited and suddenly,
without warning, she snatched her
back hair off and threw it at the mag
istrate Her aim was bad, however and
the bunch of hair hit one of the clerks
in the mouth. He spat out few hairs
and then, politely grinning, returned
the bunch of "crowning glory" to the
defendant. The girl was so excited
that the hearing of the case had to be
adjourned
There is painted named Evan
Sherman in this city. who holds the
record for falling from heights with
out hurting himself The other day he
fell from the top of an eight-story
building, landing upon the sidewalk on
his feet without sustaining any injury
excepting a tear in his trousers. The
man, who is now about fifty years of
age, has a record of more than one
hundred falls, many of them from con-
siderable heights. He has become SO
skillful that he manages to land on
his feet nearly every time and never
has he sustained any injury beyond a
slight sprain or a few scratches. His
friends call him the Human Cat"
A real estate broker in this city eau.
sed considerable excitement among the
physicians at the Seney hospital the
other day, when he made the positive
assertion that he had two hearts, one
on each side of his thorax. He said
that the two hearts did not work in
unison, but alternated and so positive
| was he in his assertions. that care
full examination was made. 1t was
| found, however, that the man did not
have two hearts at all, but only one
and that in a decidedly bad condition
The physician, ascertained by an X
ray examination that the man was suf
fering from a well developed aneurism
| of the heart, which accounts for the
peculiar sensations complained of by
the patient and which made him be
lieve he had two instead of but a sin
gle heart. The outcome of the case is
awaited by the doctors with consider
able interest, as ancurisms of that
character are comparatively rare.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02

1t Is not proposed to go to this ex-
treme in the cases of Nicaragua and
Honduras.
In 1905, the total imports OF the Do
minican Republic were valued at 81
1852, of which 53 per cent came
from the United States. In 1910, seven
years after the treaty was put into
effect, the imports were $6,257 ,691.
60 percent of which came from this
country. The exports have increas-
ed in that period from four millions to
crease of the United States share
in this trade.
Are Badly in Debt.
Results just as satisfactory can be
affected in Central America, American
diplomats believe. Nicaragua and Hon
duras, are almost as badly in debt as
was the Dominican Republic when the
United States took hold. Their debts
are largely foreign most of the credi-
tors being Europeans. 1t is hoped
that the proposed arrangements will
eliminate from Central American gov
ernments European influences, as the
bankers of Europe are not as consid-
crate of the Central American nations
as the United States finds it to it's own
interest to be.
1t is painted out that with the Gre
alton of stable business conditions in
Central America, and the maintenance
Of law and order, American business
firms will greatly increase their trade
with the southern republics. 1t is
believed the ports of the Gulf coast,
especially New Orleans, will derive
great benefits from the expansion of
commerce between the United States
and the Central Amrican republics. It
is the hope of the State Department
to replace the trouble-making filibus.
tering ships now clearing from New
Orleans with many times their number
of ships laden with American-made
goods, to be sold in Central America
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
A SHARP CLIENT.
Fooled His Counsel. but His Nerve
Won Him Freedom.

Fooled His Counsel. but His Nerve
Won Him Freedom.
The Paris bar is laughing at the ruse
OF a youthful advocate who had to de
fend a man whose reputation was no,
of the best.
After much thought the counsel con
cluded that if he could produce docu
mentary evidence of his clients hon
esty all would be we'll and to obtain
an acquittal would mean much, as fas
as future practice was concerned. Lik.
most suspects, the client was penni
less. so to produce the necessary evi
dence it was needful to provide the
means.
The advocate gave his client a five
franc piece-about Stand suggested
that he should take.it to the police and
say he found it in the street and thus
obtain a receipt. The client acqui-
esced. went to the police office and re-
turned with a receipt. The advocate
gave a cursory glance at the docu.
ment and tied it up with his brief. lit.
tie thinking Of the sequel.
On the day of the trial the young ad,
vocate relied entirely on the police re.
ceipt and thus terminated his appeal
to the jury.
Il have a, document which shows
that during the past week my client
found a five franc piece in the street,
and without delay he took it to the
police. Is that the act OF a thief?''
Then he triumphantly handed the
document to the president of the court.
The judge examined it closely and
asked:
WAS it 5 francs that he found?'
Yes, Mr.. President" was the reply.
'I am quite sure as to that"
But" said the president. 1.-The re-
ceipt is for a franc only"
The court was convulsed. and the
jury. appreciating either the ingenui.
ty Of counsel or the sharpness of his
client. acquitted the honest" knave.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
WHAT CAUSES DANDRuFF.
Greatest ESropean Authority on Skin
Disesscs, Says It's a Germ.

The old idea that dandruff is scales
Of skin thrown Off. through a feverish
condition Of the scalp is exploded
Prof Unna. Hamburg. Germany, Euro.
pean authority on skin diseases, says
dandruff is germ disease. The germ
burrows under the scalp, throwing UP
little scales of cuticle, and sapping
the vitality of the hair at the root. The
only hair preparation that kills dand
ruff germs is Newbro's Herpicide.
Destroy the cause. you remove the
effect" Not only cures dandruff, but
stops falling hair and permits lux.
uriant growth. Delightful hair dress
ing. Sold by leading druggists. Send
10c. in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co, Detroit, Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed. A.
G. Luken and company Special agents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
ltx For AZ.

The lady Of the house was q hand
some woman Of IL mature order o,
beauty. and when she had COMPLETED
her toilet she gazed foudly at herself
In the glass and remarked to the new
maid. You'd give good deal to be as
handsome as l am, wouldn't you,
now?"
"Yes'm." was the maids answer. al.
most as much as you'd give to he my
age"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02

In this picture Of the BiIliken are
seven faces. Can you find five Of
them? Outline each face with = PEN
ell on this or separate sheet Of pa
per and number them 1, 2, 3, etc. To
the 20 nearest correct answers will be
given absolutely free the 20 prizes in
the order named above. To all others
answering this ad we will give free .
set Of Post Cards. Remember that
neatness besides correctness 10 taken
into consideration in making the
awards. Winners will be notified by
mail. All answers must be in our
hands not lated than July 5th, 1911.
Together with the free postal cards
each one will receive special credit
order for $500, good toward the pur-
chase Of any new piano in our sales
rooms. All answers must be received
by July 5th.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Palladium Want Ads Pay.
ACCIDENT

Keep BRAZILIAN BALM on hand
for 4th of July and all other accidents.
A 10c or csc bottle may save doc
tors bill-a limb or even life. 1t pre-
vents lockjaw and blood poison or
CURES same over night, which moth
ing else on earth can do. Heals like
magic. Takes the fire out of burns
quick, leaving no scar. All druggists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Not idIa Curiosity.

Mrs. Wanserknowe-I should like to
know. Mr.. W.. why you are so cross
when I ask questions. Surely you
don't think have idle curiosity:
Great Scott. no. Yours is the most
perniciously active. wide awake. sleep
less, energetic curiosity it was ever my
fate to encounter"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Dampenino His Ardor,

O1mPenInU TITS E<TUOTs
Desperate Suitor-Sir. have reached
that stage where can no longer live
without your daughter.
Heartless Parent-Well. don't con-
slider suicide a crime, young man. but
you mustn't hang around here.-Chi-
cagO News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Another Version,

lines. "Oh. wad some power" etc. Is
given in a London evening paper thus:
"Oh. wad some power the giftie gle us
to see some folk before they see u.s."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
SPOILED THE PLOT.
A Display of Juvenile Affection That
Saved the Monorel

A Display of Juvenile Affection That
Saved the Monsrel. Ma-.
About three weeks ago there stro,ied
into IL Ridley Park house Il dirty. dis
reputable looking dog. He was of 10
particular breed. but general mix
lure of all there are. Out of the kind
ness of her heart the cook gave him a
on. try as they would, the family could
not get rid of the canine. The small
children took n great fancy to the dog
and named him Biuic. Their father
and mother grew tired of seeing BLUE
around and secretly plotted to get him
out of the way. They feared to kidnap
him openly by day, for there would
surely follow much protest and distress
on the part of the children. According
ly plans We're made for losing BLUE
some place far from Ridley Park by
night The evening that the plot was to
be carried out, Just after supper, father,
mother and a five-ycar-old boy were
In the parlor The little fellow was
fondlng the dog as IL he We're his best
friend in the world. Finally he seized
the dog firmly under the shoulders and,
looking straight into his eyes. lisped
out, "Bwooie, do you wove me?" and
Then after Il moment with joy in his
voice, "Bwooie woves me and the
world is mine" After that touching
display neither father nor mother had
the heart to deprive the little fellow
of "Rwooic's' company, and the little
mongrel dog seems sure of a comforta-
BILE home for life Philadelphia Rec
..c.j
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
sALvE FOR HIS WOUND.
A Strenuous Scene That Was Not on
the Bill of the Play.

the Bill of the Play.
unusual dramatic energy, was playing
in Florence in one of his fiercest parts,
where he had to stab his enemy with
Il dagger. Suddenly. in the heat of
his passion, Grasso let the weapon slip
out Of his hand. 1t alighted i'll the pit
on mans head. cutting it slightly.
An indignant member of the audi
ence flung the knife back to the stage,
where it was dcXterously caught by
Grasso. Raising it aloft in his hand
and as If it were accursed, Grasso
smashed it in two and then stamped
upon it.
Then, With swift bound, Grasso
was in the pit beside the injured man.
The next minute he had climbed back
to the boards, with the victim in his
arms
After settling him in chair Grasso
threw himself on his knees and began
u long entreaty for forgiveness. This
was rapidly granted by the much en-
barrasscd playgoer, who on his side
begged TO be allowed to return to his
seat
But this was not to be until Grasso
weeping copiously, had bestowed no
fewer than fifty resounding kisses on
the mans b.uslling cheeks.
The action was greeted with loud
cheers. and after Grasso had grace.
fully bowed his thanks the play was
resumed and successfully concluded
London Express.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
NIGHT Pilot Balloons.

1t is usual before the ascent OF
manned balloon to send up one or
more pilot balloons-i. e., small free
balloons with no basket attached-the
course of which Is followed with
thcodolite or otherwise in order to d
termine the force and the direction III
the air currents likely to be encoun
tered by the aeronaut. In order I,
make this process possible by night as
we'll as by day luminous pilot bal
loon has been introduced by s. Paul
of Aix-la-C hapclle. An electric lamp
is Installed inside the balloon, bein.
fed by n small battery suspended be-
meath. The transparent envelope is
red. an arrangement that makes it
easy to distinguish the balloon from
the stars when it reaches great al
titude. To facilitate the recovery Of
the balloon an automatic valve Is pro-
videl, which opens at predetermined
altitude and allows the apparatus to
fan to the ground. Scientific Amer
lean
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
COUNTING BY TENS.
And a Suggestion as TO Why We Buy
Thinqs by the Dozen.

Things by the Dozen.
Did it ever occur to you as strange
that while we count by tens we buy
so many articles by the dozen? IL we
ask the price of apples, oranges. oys-
ters. eggs. collars, haudkerchiefs and
many other things we will be told 81.
many cents or dollars dozen, or If
large quantities are wanted SO much
IL gross. which means IL dozen dozen.
How do you suppose this has come
about? 1t was this way: Nearly all
savage people count by their fingers
that is. il they want to tell you they
have ZEN two wild beasts they viii
hold ! = two fingers. and if ten they
will 1 . up both hands. and il twenty
both IDS twice, and so on. Babies
also n to count by their fingers
and -. and to many people it seems
as ii ;..:it We're he only possible way.
1t is. however, rather Il clumsy way,
us you find out when YOU try to divide
ten. Say. for example. you have ten
apples. You can only make an equal
division among two or five persons,
while if YOU have twelve you can give
an equal number to two, three, four
ar six We find the same inconven
fence il dividing dollar and often
have TO pay 13 cents for what should
properly cost 1919 cents.
If we had been born with two, four
six or eight fingers or toes, like some
animals. it is possible that we should
have counted differently, but it does
not now seem lHSely there will ever he
any change in tie ten or decimal sys-
TEN, as it is ca'ed, especially since
the Arabic nun'.r is now used nearly
everywhere ara based on this system.
Brooklyn T. gle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
RAILWAY FLlERs. :
Record Runs by Fast Trains Ia This
Country and In Europe,

With regard to the maximum speeds
attainable it may be of interest to men
ton the speed tests carried out In Ger
many between the years 100! to 1908
on the line between Marienfelde and
Zossen, n line worked electrically, the
distance experimental over being about
fourteen miles long and the line being
practically level and straight. Speed;
III, to niae,yseven mites per hour We,
reached. when the tests had to ~.
abandoned OH. III he failure of the
Eei'n.anen. MY. Ga the completion OF
The s.:'en:s.... s.,':l:s .: the tia, k !: speed
of 1903 miles per hour wa; record Il in
!le latte. end If 1903, This appca, to
h the l.'ii =: speed ever recorded on
any r.iiw;y.
On Sl'r l., occasions the rhila;ieii hia
all Reading. Halfway with its AT
:an.!r Tiers" has averaged the speed
Of LIZ iai,c.i Ter hour for Il distance OF
15 q niles. while the speed of 100 miles
Per hour has been reached for single
nl.;.S.
bi.ring Il trial run on the Munich
Augsburg line on the Bavari; 4 STATE
railways the locomotive hauled Il train
weighing 80 tons at mean speed of
sos miles per hour. During consid-
cradle time n speed of ninety-six miles
Per hour was attained. This is prob
ably the highest speed ever recorded
In Europe With IL steam locomotive.
Numerous examples could be given
Of trains which require to travel ut
sl,> DIS between seventy and eighty
miles per hour for portions Of the Jour-
ney in order to run to schedule.
Generally speaking, the speed stand
ard of the majority of railways has
risen almost insensibly, and one may
reasonably assume that this state Of
things will Casters Maya
zine
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
Tho Lips In Cold Weather.

The lips are sensitive in cold wealth
CT on account of the extremes Of tenn
peraturc to which they nre exposed,
the warm breath from within and the
frosty air without, rs we'll us on ac-
count of the thin membrane which
covers them.
\ healing lip salve Is made Of sweet
oil one ounce, white wax one ounce,
spermaceti one dram. Put in piece
Of allsanet root to color It while melt
ing. Strain and add few drops Of
perfume.
When the abrupt and annoying little
eruptions commonly called cold sores"
appear. If touched frequently at tho
very beginning with spirits Of cam
phor or powdered alum they will Of
ten dry up and disappear. Sometimes
a mixture consisting of one TEASPOON.
fiji Of glyccrin and five drops of car
bo,ic acid is etiieacicus. They usually
result from some digestive derange-
mcat.-Fanily Doctor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
How Japs Play Ken.

~ It's most widely practiced form tina
basis of the japanese game of ken is
that the fully outstretcleA hand sig.
Rifles paper, the fully closed hand a
stone, and two fingers alone extended,
the rest being closed, scissors. Each
of the players, counting one, two.
three throws out his hand at the mo-
nent of Ironouncing three. and the
one whose manual sy.nbol superior
to that of the others, accord. to the
theory of the game, wins trial.
Superiority is determined Oh lie n.y.
.,otlirsis that whereas scissors can.
not cut 81 stone they can cut paper and
whereas paper is cut by scissors it can
wrap up Il consequently sciS-
Sui:, are inferior to stone, but conquer
paper: stone is inferior to paper. but
conluers scissors, and paper is inferior
10 scissors. but conquers stone. There
IRE illllllnernale varieties OF the garac
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
SINGS ITS DEATH SONG.
A Peculiar Bird Found In the Jungle

A Peculiar Bird Found In the Jungles
of South America.
There is a queer bird in the jungles
of northern South America which is
called the ''pauji" 10y the natives, but
Is known to science us the galeated
curasson. 1t Is chiefly remarkable be-
cause it sings Its own death song.
1t Goes not really sing. but makes a
deep humming noise which sounds
very much like the Spanish words lei
muerto esta aQui' Nhc corpse lies here.
cit is while utteriIg this lugubriolls
chant" said Il South American travel
er, that the paul. usually meets it's
death, for the hunter can then easily
track it to it's retreat, aud it falls II
victim, as the Indians say, to Its own
death song"
II the paul. gets suspicious it I'M
mediately ceases humming. and that Is
sure Indication to the hunter that
the bird has seen him or scents dam
ger. In such Il case the only thing for
the sportsman to Go is to remain per-
fectly still. The bird may become re-
assured after waiting awhile and again
begin to call, "The corpse lies here 1t
can then be cautiously approached and
killed
If it is only wounded the paul. usu-
ally escapes. though it cannot fly much
better. thar the ordinary domestic
fowl. 1t is very fleet of foot and will
outrun the hunter until it is lost in the
dense underground of the jungle.
In the mating season the male paul.
is the most pugnacious Of birds and
will fight its own kind whenever 1t
meets them. Often the fight ends in
the humiliation of both combatants.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
Queer Case of Using Mails in
An Attempt to Defraud

HAl ASlNlAlPI W DSlLQ uO
Whether or not a human
jawbone was found in a pack
age of coffee was question adj
Indicated in the federal court
Springfield, Mo-, last Tuesday.
The court decided the jaw bone
vas not found and fined DR.. T..
NJ. Callan Of Kirby, Mo-, $25
and costs for fraudulent use of
the mails. The complainant
was an eastern coffee company.
Callan wrote to the company
saying he had found a piece of
human jawbone and several
teeth in a package of coffee.
He asked $50 to keep quiet,
threatening to prosecute under
the pure food and drug act if
not quieted.
The company demanded
proof. Callan refused it. The
company then applied to the
postofice authorities.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
PoriIs of the Hair Cut.

ouch" cried the barber and some
thing besides. lie stuck lie end of
Ills thumb in his mouth and began
sucking 1t.
"cut yourself:' asked the man in
the chair.
No: it's an ingrowing hair" replied
the Dai''icr-"an ingrowing hair under
my thumb nail"
Tie NAN in the chair laughtd
Fact" said the barber. '...c isn't ~.
uncommon thing either. In giving L
customer Il l'.iii cut bit of hair ofteu
lodges under the finger nail nnd il IL
isn't renewed it is apt to tester and
got ne Sometimes we don't eveu
know lis there until it begins to get
In its line work 1t hurts like tho
dickens sometimes. If you don't be-
lieve me. ask amy barber and he'll
tell you the same thlng."-Ncw York
Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
a Gun Clubs Treasure.

Thirteen million cartridge shells. ths
result of eleven years of shooting By
Ike members of il gun club, have been
-sat'iered into huge pile by one of the
leading sporting organizations of Eng.
lad. Eleven years ago one of th,'
Enainbers conceived the idea of having
tie members save all their shells and
d ,i,oait them OH the pile. The shell
i,lnl, is now The clubs most priced
possession. Il a single man We're to
shoot one cartridge second day and
night it would take him about twenty
Tive years to discharge 13.O0O.O0O. The
club maintains visi!ant guard over
its precious shell pile.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
Crowded Win Children.

The census taken by tie department
of education of children of school age
in Manhattan shows that in the two
blocks bounded by Madison. Cherry.
Scanned and Jackson streets there are
enough hi:G-en to fill school. The
DEPARTMENT found there 2.424 children
of scleo ;ae.
In the BIO X bounded by Madison.
Monroe Jackson and Scanned were
1.226 children and in the block to the
cost l.lss. These two blocks are the
most consestel not only in the city.
LIT prob"' ). il the world New York
Sun
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-04-20
infant;le ParaIvsi..

lnfantile paralysis l.; now added to
tn lis; of contagious Juvenile diseases
i.&! is rani;c,l as among the most to-
u dreaded on account Of its high
average of fatality as we'll as Of it's
s. ;i.fA!s consequences to many who
survive So far but little is known OF
Its origin or History, although many Of
the ablest physicians are studying the
problem. Enough has been learned,
however. to make 1t advisable to keep
children away from school in any COM
munity in which more than one or two
cases have appeared.