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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17
GIVEN DIVORCE

Thomas B. Houck was divorced
from ]. Lillian Houck and given Gus
tody of their minor child in the Wayne
circuit court on Monday. The liti-
giants are Henry county residents the
case coming here on change of venue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17
BENEFIT POLO GAME
For Geo. Cunningham Who
Was Seriously Hurt.

\ benefit polo game for George
Cunningham. the popular little player
who was struck over the eye in the
recent game between Richmond and
Elwood receiving such an injury that
IL was found necessary to remove the
optic, will be given at the Coliseum in
the near future. Mr.. (. 4. Gaar, man
ager of the Coliseum. requests that
amateur and professional players meet
at the rink tomorrow evening at $
o'clock to complete arrangements for
the game.
Cunningham, who is confined at a
Cincinnati hospital, is reported as get
ting along nicely from the effects OF
the operation, and he will be femoV-
ed to this city within few days.
Virtue ia like a rich jewel-best piain
eat -BacOu.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17

The organ around which all the other ORGANS
revolve. and upon which they are largely de-
pendent for their welfare, is the stomach.
When the functions Of TIE stomach become i'm
paired. the bowels and liver also become de-
ranged To cure . disease of the stomach. liver
or bowels get Q 50 cent or 81 bottle of DR.. Cald
wells Syrup Pepsin at your druggists. 1t is
the promptest relief for constipation and dys
oeosiA ever com7ounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17
Cholera.

Cholera.
Cholera was first recognized by the
Portuguese In India as far back as the
middle Of the sixteenth century. 1t
has tho popularity OF following n well
defined route. with progress just about
equal to that Of an average journey. on
foot. ). .....=... .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17
AWAITS AMBULANCE;
BABY BOY WAS BORN
CAmerican News ServiCc)

PuffalC, April 17.-MrS. Anna YOS-
kiewieZ. aged "a, was taken i'll in the
street this morning and gave birth to
a baby boy before the ambulance ar
rived.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17

II you are troubled with sick neaoacne, cor
stipation. indigestion. offensive breath or an
disease arising from stomach trouble, get 50,
or II bottle of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsiu. 1
Is positively guaranteed to crre you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17

Virtue Ia like rich jewel-best pam
tet-Bacon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17

The coronation exhibition at the
White City at Shepherds Bush. which
is TO open about six weeks from now
promises to surpass any of its prede-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17

The port of London and afterwards
several other English ports are to
have their Ellis Islands in order to
sift the ever increasing tide of immi-
grants arriving in England, including
even those who are passing through
here on the way TO America. Every
man. woman and child arriving here
will have to declare that he is no an
archist, socialist or admirer of Ber-
nard Shaw. that he is not fugitive
from criminal justice and that he
owns the necessary amount of money
that is considered guarantee that
he will not become public charge.
and only after passing through this
purgatory will he be aurned over to
the tender mercies of the Jews of the
East End.
The first English immigration sta
ton is to be built at Tilbury at the
mouth of the Thames where large
shed has already been offered to the
government, but it will be followed by
others at Dover. Grimsby, Harwich,
Folkestone and New Haven, but the
work to be done annually at all these
places will not amount to more than
half as much as what is often done
on Ellis Island in New York in one
single day.
The coronation exhibition at the
White City at Shepherds Bush. which
is TO open about six weeks from now
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
IDLE CAR ! SURPLUS INCREASE.

H L. e = j 4 T.
The, fortnlghtly bulletin Of the
American Railway association states
that January z the net !. surplus of
Idle cars on the roads in the United
States and Canada stood at 1O6. 1924,
COMPARED with 5l,41s two weeks be-;
fore. The difference Is n about los
per cent. The number Of idle cars,
orSthe gross surplus. was 1l0,432,
compared with ellis, two weeks be.
fore, which. the shortage: decreased
from 1o,7o5fto S,6OS. s..
This is the smallest shortage in
months mont The rcpqrt, which practi,
ca'ly covers The last two weeks OF
1910 shows an almost precipitate
leap to high attitudes In the number
OF idle freight carriers.
Every section. OF the country felt
The lessened activity.in5 freight ship
maeRnts, with the resulting Increase in
tdleEcars, unfavorable weather con.
ditions IRE said to be responsible for
the increase. Z Al "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

Fafla
ciSilisyyar.s He said that no had sres
tired from the river because steam.
boating had become too uncertain
that is, that only aboutla third OF the
year could steamboats, be run owing
to the low stage OF waterSin the Ohio
and that this would be the case until
the government put locks and dams
between Plttsburg and Cairo, i ILL.,.
making n nine.foots stage the year
around. Captain Huntington further
said that as he had been on theSriyer
for two score and ten years, spending
almost his entire life on the waters;
that there often; comes over him a de-
sire to return to the river and that,
when he is riding on a train and
hears the whistle ola steamboat that
he feels like getting off the train and
ahoarding the boat, carrying out the
old saying, "once a steamboat man, al.
ways a steamboat man.. There are:
few of the old boat CAPTAINS living
now who were in command Of vessels
along in the early sixties but among
these few Captain Huntington sur.
wives with good health. He said that
the steamboat business even when
the, boats can run, is not like 1T used
to. be, the boats now carry more
freight than anything else, where It
used to be that every packet was load
cd to the guards not only with freight
but By. live stock being shipped down
the Ohio river, and that instead OF
.havinga score Of passengers on board,
there We're hundreds everybody IN
those days Travelled principally by
boat as the railroads int:this section
were Just getting in running order
Those days said Captain Hunting.
ton,E"haye passed away like a dream.
and they wlllsneyer return, tile happy
steamboat days Of the years gone
by. 3S55
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
EsRlcg,a.o geas:s
sytl tltt ~ ~
More Fresh Eggs Are Now Being OF.
feredSin Restaurants.

E One stands q better chance Sof get.
ting strictly fresh eggs these days
than one did a week ago. This is
especially true in The restaurants
W there may be some doubt as
to the time the egg was laid. 3isl
y "A local restaurant that Shas been
serving storage eggs-but which were
passing fair-zhas made the announce:
me- ment! that real fresh eggs are now I 10 %
chad. 81 s q I. .l. HI 4
These are two causes which make
eggs cheaper at this time Of the year,
for the price Is now beginning to 80
down. 1t might be stated that there
really are three, for a third has been
having some effect. !, II
Last year the storage egg supply
was unusually large and toward warm.
er weather when the fresh eggs be.
8 TO come in, the supplies in the
storage houses were found excessive.
ly large. at this time the supply is
being increased from the original,
source and this Is tending 10 lower.
the price Of eggs. The storage dealers
seeing this are stated i TO be letting
their heir supply go with a stu further
drop In the price. Then, TOO, the
seizure sci Of storage eggs that have been.
made In various parts Of the country
having induced some dealers to let.
their eggs go on the market. III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
THIS ! SOME cow.

Aiquart Of whiskey was mixed with
feed and given to a COW in New
York town, and half an hour later the
animal was believing, I'VE won't 90
home TIL morning" or something that
way, and treated several persons to
a, couple Of horns" and acted in a
very reprehensible manner generally
When she sobered up she jumped
down n bank and broke her neck. This
shows the superior intelligence and
good sense OF the COW over the aver.
age bibulous person: When the latter
gets drunk and make things howl, In.
stead of Jumping down a bank and
breaking his neck when he gets sober.
he Immediately begins to lay the foun.
dation for another roaring drunk. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
y F7s-T' ~ n
SPGRSO1AI.Sz
- PEOPLE III
as. THEY CONE AND COZ

- }i'l - ~. u TI----T ~ rs ~ ts
Mrs. Isaac Kelleysof clarksburg, is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. An.
t thony Bowen. on Maple avenue.
Miss Nellie o'Brien, Of Wheeling,
Is the guest OF Miss Elizabeth Par.
ker.
MRS. John Fisher is i'll OF grippe at
her home on Quincy and Main street.
Her grandson, Master John Fisher,
who has been very ILL, is improving
slowly. II,
MIR. John Hough is recovering from
"a slight attack Of typhoid fever.
Mastern Joseph conley, the little
son Of Attorney Rollo Conley, who,
with his mother, is spending the win.
ter IN California, is very Ill of scar.
let fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. N, D.. Libger have
moved from Eighth street to their new
home recently erected on RidgIey ave.
nue.. z.
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. C..
B. koon. on Rhea Terrace. a son.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Miller and son,
Owen, have returned from Broadway.
Va. where they were called by the
illness and death Of the formers
mother. p
DR.. LID. Howard went to Smith
field, Pa, this afternoon, in response
to a!message stating the serious i'll.
ness OF his mother, Mrs. A. Howard,
Mrs. Howard is quite seriously i'll. n
Born. on Thursday, TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Hamilton, daughter.
Master John Race, who had been
III OF typhoid fever, has recovered and
is able to be out. BIZ
Miss Nina Canning, who has been
the guest OF friends in the city, has
returned to her home at Valley Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Drennen re-
turned last night from Charleston
where they had been tho guests Of.
the latter's parents, Judge and Mrs.
W. N. Miller, for the past two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Tusca Morris and son.
Robert, returned last night from
Charleston where they had spent the
week with relatives:
Mr.. c. Z. aianley returned last.
night from Charleston. ;,
Mayor A. G. Martin returned last
night from a weeks visit in Charles
ton.
]. Walter Barnes returned last night.
from weeks soiourn at the State:
Capital. Si;.4
ia. Clark and 3. +. Robertson re-.
turned last night from Charleston;
where they had spent a week.
Thos. Dcveny returned last night
from weeks visitin Charleston.
Miss Ida lngman went to Clarks.
burg this morning to spend few
days with friends.
H a " | . q . IT, - # vi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
The Engaged Man.

| Ia * iI'Sa EHSa9eu wan. E3tg ~
J Etiquette, to be observed by a man
as soon as he is, engaged to be mar.
ried, Is as strictly defined as 1t is for
the girl, though the former is not as
often understood.
Immediately the engagement exists,
and before It sisannonnced; the man
should notify his nearest relatives.
! II they live, in the same town with
him he should tell them by word OF
mouth 3Jnaiting seal specially for
such purpose. Z II they are in another
| city he should write to them at once.
TO let them know the news.
II either his father or mother Is iiy.
ing he should go to them, rather than
write, that they may know his plans.
Anothersreason for an Immediate visi,
from him issthat they, should be able
to receive their sons future wife in
the way that will be lappiest, for
them all, and this they can better ac-
compiish il they make plans with the
son.
Society frequently takes its cue as
TO conduct to the girl from the pa.
rents of the man WHO has become en-.
gagged. This Is true IL the man hap
pens to have a better social position
| =. : = . a :
than that Of the girl. or is more eiigi.
bic than she. If his family appears
to welcome her the path OF her en-
sa5ementi viii be pleasanter, for 9th.
ers will follow the example set by his
parents. Il I,
When the mans nearest relatives
live in another city, and only cousins
in the place where his Anncec resides,
he should ask them 10 so see her. IL
they are not already acquainted with.
her. His parents must write her i'm.
mediately, and II they do precisely
what Is required OF them by etiquette
they will invite the girl to visit them,
though the stay need not necessali.,
beFa long one. II she, Is invited, how
ever, ant. accepts, as she should, 1t is
evidence OF her. iiance's family sane,
ton OF the engagement, and many
small difficulties that might be made
by; others will never appear.
Announcing his engagement TO his
family;Sand relatives should be done
by the man before the world is taken
into his confidence. If this procedure
Is followed the girl is spared any en-.
barrassment when she Is asked by
friends II she l;nowss her fance's fam.
lily. II she, can answer yes" without,
hesitation, or need OF explanations,
she will find herself moro firmly es..
tablished socially than II she were
Obliged to say no" or to qualify her
answer. ]
s5i tits expected that some member Of.
a3man's family viii give a tea for his
iiance 70 introduce her to tile family's
friends. If. for any reason, this func.
ton is delayed dnringthe engagement
y should be done as soon after the
marriage as is convenient.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
MRS. CRAIG DEAD.
Former Resident Of This City Died at
Charleston. 5t.5.

a message has been received hero
by friends announcing the death Of
Mrs, Craig, a former resident of this.
city, which occurred several days ago
at her home in Charleston. Deceased
vas va! the mother Of Mrs. S. Il selg and
Miss Ella Craig and the family re,
!s'ldedahere'a few years ago. Miss Craig
was a member Of the public school
faculty asill and the family was well known
here, Mrs. Craig was n women z Of
marked marked personality and her deatkEwIll
pc DC learned with regret by many Fair.
mont people. "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
A Nav, Creme.

IN Several new materials are being
used for dresses and blouses this win.
Ter, writes our correspondent. i al.
4$$nlired the ingenuity Of a blouse worn
sbySa very smart woman. the other day,
which consisted Of the corner Of n
printed t5S cotton Indian curtain Or table
seoyef, the point coming up to the lit.
lie circular yoke Of white lawns
~ The sleeves were OF the same print.
cotton, and so was the back. Tho
scolors were soft shellpink, amber and
faint touches OF blue, on white
,#isssrroand, s'of8whlch plenty showed; and
sthe slr.est of the blouse consisted Of
3shelEpink linen. lightly herring-boned
55s@Sithwhite here and there. The new
sllrinted crepes are very lovely, an OK
Sqnisite evening gown is made Of dull
White printed with small, convention.
sall little golden trees at intervals. An
SSSo y ~ 81 saffron.yellow with golden
bees mpressed on It's and a 4 pale
lsreers one liis silver lilies on ii. These
screpes are pract ically sbrocades; car.
ried out IN 4 lighter tefial: 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
HAsKETaAlI.
Saletn 0lrls Lost

The salem Athletic ciiiha rirls. IA 1.
ket ball team lost q fase. ran,e a tha
Normal schoolgirls, team, al; tha No,sS
NAL gym last 1 evening M, Elargss Sc
crowd ey &; ont "a u a An IL NH sitvl
Witnessed tie col, iltesst M yisitara
we're s;e,. ;outclassed and q Md gpo ssSsnss!
4 OWN. ( Miss lawson; q M sNornal5
was the star OF tie game score ! = 4
Salem eli eede N y "A II M
bingham, ~ Fe II n, n 1,ambetts II.
Normal 81 NeelvI \ *. Z I w. e z {
III: shaffer, q Elliott ~. glnsgs s h
Field goals. Lawson 4 cS NJ I;,' I!
8 y Han, 3: Ferrells az 4
Foul goals, lawson, q 4 Ma eeIvI 4.
! Reede j g. d 1,
Il Referee, casseday um nj & Hs,l
timers. Lawson apS sS Nh NJ. !, ; ~,
halves, Is minutes n u Z
:. ~. Y. d &, s, &
,5i NJ 3, ~ !, !,
~ y, ~ T. o,lese pask hall team
Wh! 'a1 was sen duled 70 play the Nor.
s,. y: Ele q orHai aast
!, ! =, san I, a.liye anas arrange
M Y, Wste nastlly conpleted bs
n ~ y a'sol1 sasf ~ team
!, II, D ~, :; aeses Y meet the NOE,
q =, /, ! =. n; q s@en tAe game
n, ~ e oAe = s5he sDest ever seen
h !. !, - XXI lWo pelp I1s ~ h Il
: - = a, W. sp9ns evenly mat y
san,a r 4, ssa,. any ,nen the soti,er
nls,.aaS y " y n, ' Z Y " se0Ee
siSna,s I Ia. I, z, s.sn, y MSran, e II
& = q 10 ~ u foMei!, .,
!, !. g : s,ai.ey. w lseils
Il Nennsay y y, ~ snoders
i (, ms ~, Il, I, e !,
Z, ~ shouefs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
GOSSIP AND ADVICE TO THE
w oRLD or WOMEN. 5

One Of the fads of the moment with
which the French milliners especially
nave associated themselves, is the
gatlornlnent Of turbans and caps with
Stassels. The singular fancy arose out
sot the adaptations of tie caps Of stu.
~ the needs Of girlhood. and ii
has been SO much expanded that now
there Is quite fnrore for tasseled
smillineryts n
Z Ss Eur and velvet 4caps, with lightly
EdtrapedS crowns, which rather resemble
Y silver Spne, or a mingling OF black and
sSgold or black and silver. The sombre
I note y the prominent one in the head
gear OF the winter and the gold and
silyersfare rendered devoid Of undue
sssbrlghtness by being orSthe antique or
furnished kind. 4;
Another form Of cap has more tas.
sells than one. The velvet or fur OF
which the cap is made is SO construct
d e q that the head Is covered closely
sby9 tilt hides the hair on the nape Of
3stheS neck completely, and 50 snugly.
grips the forehead that only hint is
satforded Of the abundant couture be-
meath.
q. "A trouieatl or q band OF fur trims the
$3lle'Sap, perehance, and there is no other
a rs'aolr m le upon it, save a twist Of
cord n above the edglng Of fur tas.
,ssseis that 5dangIe over the ears.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
5Reaiu.lxt and Hash.

he girl members Of the domestic
science class Of the Atlantic City
High School are pouting over the an.
sltouncefneut that they will be forced,
Sa an other things, TO learn how to
make hash. eSf
SS The first lessonlis scheduled for
next week, and the girls fear that
public announcement OF their prof.
cheney in Hash making may scare OF
apossiblc suitors among young men
\ Who are forced to indulge In that
sboarding house staple too often dur.
ing their bachelorhood.
i,SSt The scare started when the best
Young man Of one of the girls in:
formed her that lie and his fellow
slhoarders had formed an anti.hash SO.
sciety, with the following motto:
sRemember8this motto when spending
your cash 81
y 70 one day OF turkey there's six days
of hash. y
WI Instructors OF the new class declare
SstthfeylSwlll force the young women to
learn the mysteries OF hash despite
the protest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

Lace is an;important millinery nc.
cessory and one OF great beauty. Not
alone is # employed as a trimming,
but with all.the large and picturesque
hats can be worn beneath the hat.
Feathers flourish more abundantly
than eyersupon8the new headgear.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

Furnished room hunters can narrow
the search down to three or four;
Notwithstanding places-all sadver.
,tised! H. n j
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

Yes sometimes a placard IN win:
dow helps the ad,answerers to find the
house that's advertised. But rs does
::lnl,o,tsiisnally help much more than that,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
FRESH COUNTRY BUTTER AND
EtGGsEALWAYs :5AT.J.5T.. BRENNEN,s.
GROCERY, 4so MAIN STREET. K

Properly !, owners y whom the spec,
Ter 81 vacant sapartmentsi is disturb;
5 Ing 81 should qualify quickly as persiss
tent want advertisers. 4 q ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

Special Sale Of Rugs and Rockers
at j.. II. snider's to-day. Xxx
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20
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MUCH LITTLE ]
EsenssEef i...erestsl as EaIfmaht I.
and Vicinity Totd Fin I.
. Farasraphas =

IT wopld;be we'll and to their own
interest y every one entering the
Fairmont postof office would take a look
Into The glass cabinet on The left Of
the room next to the Information Sbus
lr r for there may be ia letter, pos
70 Tor; package In the case belonging
% g you which cannot be sent forward
Until VI a better address is Written on
same. These letters or cards are held
for thirty days and IL not called for.
they are sent to the dead letter
morgue. There are about q dozen posi-
cards and several letters and one
package, bearing eight cents postage,
in The cabinet. These we're mailed,by
persons who failed to either address
them properly or did not put any. id
dress atsall on them. Your letter or
card may be among them. Have a
look, It doesn't cost anything. The
package In. the case4 has been there
for the past week and judging from
the size and weight OF IT It appears,
to be a; book. ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

see salder,s "a IA IP:.aael y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-20

- father, Of several school chill.
dren was talking last evening about
pupils attending school regularly. and
said in the course Of the conversation
that he never permitted any Of his
boys or girls to miss a day at school
unless really III, and they knew that.
they could not pretend that they were
III and '.play of" on him to keep out
OF school for this had been shown
that they could not fool him for none
OF his children had missed a day at
school for! the past several years with
the exception Of a few days each
when they were really III and We're
treated by a physician. The gentle.
man in question said that he was OF
the opinion that every boy and girl
In this country needed all the euuca-
ton they could possibly secure with
which 10 fight the battle of life and
as the years go by that each genera
ton needs little more than the 9th.
er for the world was becoming weak.
er and wiser" He further said that
the parents OF school children should
not be, SO lenient in giving excuses to
their children for. absence from School
and that he had been told ,hatEthese.
excuses have become avery common
thing in this community, and a great
many OF them are obtained by the 3pu-
pills from their parents for the pur-
pose Of running errands and enjoy
ing the, various winter sports: The
speaker said that this practice was a
very bad one and parents should not
be so tolerant'with their children only
III cases where II is absolutely neces.
sary. and he had noticed that those
who stand at the head of7their classes
spend six hours a day in school five
days a week and those who are alb.
sent the most usually; stand at the
other end OF their classes. Quoting.
DR.. Grape Nuts-"There,s Reason"
There were probably more mems
and women's shoes sold in Fairmont
yesterday than for many months and
likely for many years Not that ev.
cry noneeded shoes at the same time,
but from the fact that several of the
shoe and department stores had spe.
cial sales on yesterday and which
Will be continued until the old stock
is disposed Of. Many bargain &as
had yesterday. One store was selling
five, six and oven seven dollar stand
ard max! OF shoes for the sum OF two
cents4less than a two.case note, trans.
lated, meaning $1,9S for a pair Of
kicks" Main street dealer said
that one OF the most prominent-prob-
ably the most prominent city Official
purchased three pair Of shoes yester-
day morning for s5,94 Il and he could
not have even bought one pair Of
these shoes at that5price II they were
IN rauu1o p e. In Tho roo pnp Il ho a.