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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
THE CIRCUIT RIDERS

The hest account of these noble and
courageous men l have found in Eg-
gleston's story of The Circuit Rider"
1t depicts in glowing language their
zeal, self-denial and perseverance,
The danger and hardship they endured
to stem the tide of lawlessness. On
the frontier was class af men who
were murderers, horse thieves ana
gamblers; having no permanent
homes but raiding the whole country;
to the terror of the honest settlers.
The first circuit formed in Indiana
was in 1907 and was called the White
water circuit. Rev Joseph Williams
was the preacher in charge. The cir
cult embraced all of Indiana. In 1908
he reported that there were but 1oo
members of the first Methodist church
within his circuit. In one year these
circuit riders would cover 5000 miles,
filling from 500 to 600 appointments
and having the care of numberless
scattered churches in the wilderness
These preachres endured many hard
ships There were no roads except
"blazed" bride paths, through much
of the country. The streams were
unbridged and they Travelled with
their guns on their shoulders to de-
fend themselves from man and beast.
In the very early times there were no
church buildings to accommodate the
congregation, and it was literally true
that THE Groves were Gods first tenn
pies" In one of these groves the first
Methodist camp meeting was held In
Wayne county in the fall of 1910.
They would generally last week and
would be attended by hundreds many
of whom rode from fifteen to twenty
miles on horseback These preach
ers seldom received any salary conse-
quently they dressed in the plainest
homespun that was contributed by
some of their Pensioners. Some
even travelling barefoot withoue hat
or change of clothing.
1t was said of Russell Biglow that
his clothes were ill-fitting blue drilling
He was unshaven and his .ong hair
reached his shoulders. Yet in spite
of his appearance his denunciation of
sin has such an effect on his congrega-
ton that many were seized with that
curious nervous affection called the
Jerks" and were not able to walk or
keep their hats on. Methodism was in
troduced into Richmond in 1922. He
preached in a small log school house
and organized a class of seven mem
bers, with George Smith as leader
These preachers referred everything
to God in prayer. and the belief in
divine direction was often carried to
a ludricrous extent. Various de-
vices were invented for obtaining di-
vine direction. Lorenzo Dow, an &c
centric minister used to suffer his
horse to take his own course when he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

down cellar THAT answers the de.
scription pretty, | guess. If it up or
down it must be down, and if it is per
pendicular it must be straight down
If could only get over being perpen
dicular l would go down cellar and
see" And then Mary found that she
could bend and she went to the eel
lar door and started down stairs.
Mary looked all around to see il
there was anything upstairs, and in a
minute she decided that the cupboard
over in the corner was what the pic.
kle meant. and she went over and
opened the door and there was the pic.
kle jar and through the glass she
could see the last pickle in the house
and then she knew what it meant
when it said
Il know the verses did not ryhme,
did not mean them to:
I'm very near to where you are,
In something you can see me
through"
well, l have certainly been a lot
of trouble" said Mary; but l don't
know as ] ought to eat pickle that
can talk. If it says anything when |
go to bite it why, ! will put it back"
But the pickle did not say a word; it
only looked sour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
THIN FOLKS WHO
WOULD BE FAT
Increase in Weight Ten Pounds or
More

More.
I'D certainly give most anything to
be able to fat up few pounds and
slap that way" declares every exces-
sively thin man or woman. Such re-
suit is not impossible, despite past fail
ures. Most thin people are victims of
mail-nutrition. condition which pre-
vents the fatty elements of food from
being taken up by the blood as they
are, when the powers o. nutrition are
normal. Instead of getting into the
blood, much of the fat and flesh pro-
ducing elements stay in the intestines
until they pass from the body as waste.
To correct this condition and to pro-
duce healthy normal, amount of fat,
the nutritive processes must be arti-
ficially supplied with the power which
nature has denied them. This can
probably best e accomplished by eat
ing a Sargol tablet with every meal.
Sargol is a careful combination of six
splendid assimiliative ag,-ts. Taken
with meals they mix with the food to
turn the sugars and starches of what
you have eaten into rich. ripe nourish-
ment for the tissues ard .ood and IT'S
rapid effects has been in many cases
reported remarkable. Reported gains of
from ten to twenty-five pounds in a
single month are by no means infre-
quent. Yet its action is perfectly nat
ural and absolutely harmless. Sargol
is sold by Glen Thistlethwaite and
other druggists everywhere and every
package contains guarantee Of
weight increase or money back
NOTE-Sargol is recommended only
as flesh builder and while excellent
results in cases of nervous indigestion.
etc, have been reported. care should
be taken about using it unless a gain
of weight is desired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure
THE POLITICAL PICKLE

81 wish had a cracker and pickle.
Mary had been waited upon so much
3 that she didn't know very we'll how
: 10 gea anything for herself. She hunt
I. ed around, however. and finally she
9 found the cracker jar and took out a
good handful of the little biscuits she
\ liked best and then began to search
Z for a pickle
q Just as she closed the door to the
Y cupboard she heard a faint voice that
sounded as ii IL was either away off
or was shut up very tightly in some
thing, and the voice said:
you man hunt high and low,
you may hunt near and far.
But you'll find En- the
q Pickle in the house.
We'll. isn't that the queerest thins."
\ thought Mary II didn't know pickles
could talk" and then she said aloud :
Z IF YOU think that was poetry you are
: very much mistaken. for house does
not rhyme with far"
3 She had scarcely said this when
she heard the same faint voice again,
and this time il said:
81 know the verses did not rhyme,
/. did not mean them to-.
:. I'm very near to where you are.
I In something YOU can see me through"
\ That's better than the other verse. :
y said Mary, as if she were talking to the
\ pickle, but don't see anything very
\ near me that | can see through that
J you would likely be in
!. III you don't hunt you sure won't
: find
You're in front of the thing that am
behind"
what am | in front of" Mary ask
,,, herself. and then she looked all
s around herself Il am right In front OF
the cupboard. but | have just looked
Z into that. and surely mother don't
q keep pickles behind the stove or back
s.of the chair or out of the window.
Hdon't see where that is.
"From where / am to where you are
n Is not SO very far.
THE shortest line from me to to you
Is perpendicular.
I. She took another look through the
ecupboard but it was as bare OF any
pickles as it had been before. wen
whatever perpendicular means, SAID
!. Mary, II wish was II" ana all at
--orce she Strengthened up just as
.zstraight as she could be, and when
..she tried to bend over she couldn't
sand when she tried to lock down to
ssee what had happened she couldn't
because she couldn't move from
.Shrfectly upright position. ~.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
Early City History
Contributions on the Early Days of Richmond Will Appear
in This Column Daily.

reached the forks in a road. feeling
sure there was work for him in that
direction.
Others would open the Bible at ran
dom and the first text that arrested
their attention was in indication Of
divine leading. These texts frequent
ly formed the subject of their dis
course. They played upon the fears of
their audience by such remarkes as
the following: you are hair-hung
and breeze-shaken over hell"
you don't say" remarked scoffer
on the edge of the crowd Again he
demonstrated: you'll go to hell and
when you get there your ribs will be
nothing but gridiron to roast your
soul in
''Hurrah for the gridiron," cried the
unappalled scoffer.
MRS. SARAH A. WRIGLEY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
WILLIS TO ADDRESS
G. 0. P. LOVE FEAST

EATON, O., Feb. 1O.-All details
have been arranged for Preble
county's annual observance of Lincoln
day and the banquet and love feast to
be held Friday evening at the armory
no doubt will be recorded the most
successful ever arranged. Governor
Willis and Congressman FesS will be
present and deliver addresses. Attor-
ney Harry L. Risinger will preside as
master of ceremonies and will intro
duce the POSTMASTER. Prof. Clayton r.
Coblentz. of Campbellstown, following
invocation by Rev. J. Elmer Yingling
of First United Brethren church. More
than 500 tickets have been sold
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
CURED HIS RUPTURE

/ was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope of cure was an opera
ton. Trusses did me no good Final
ly got hold of something that quickly
and completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never re-
turned, although l am doing hard work
as a carpenter. There was no opera
ton. no lost time, no trouble. l have
nothing to sell, but will give full in
formation about how you may find a
complete cure without operation, il
you write to me. Eugene NJ. Pullen,
Carpenter, n B Marcellus Avenue,
Manasquan. N. ]. Better cut out this
notice and show 1t to any others who
are ruptured-you may save a life or
at least stop the misery of rupture and
the worry and danger Of an operation
Nv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

The rumor concerning the prospect
i've marriage of Ex-Governor David 1.
Walsh, and Mrs. Mabel Hunt Slater,
has been revived by the publication of
the following in ex-Mayor John Fitz-
gerald's paper, The Republic:
I'VE wish Governor Walsh pleas
ant vacation. He worked very hard
while governor and earned rest.
The fact that he is going to the
Orient, and, in all probability, will
visit members of the Slater family,
has led to many reports of his mar
riage with Mrs. Slater. which both
deny. 1t is stated that members of
the governors family are of the opin-
ion that Mrs. Slater will become Mrs.
David L. Walsh"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
MERCHANT is FLEECED.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 1O.-Mead
Shumay was fleeced out of SIS by cash
ing check a negro forged on him by
the use of the telephone. Shumway
had telephone call, understood to be
from another local business man, ask
ing if he could cash a small check as
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
SHOOTS SIX cooNs.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 10,-Henry
Boodey shot six coons in hollow
limb of an old elm tree near Storey
vile in Brown county. The wonderful
part of it is that he accomplished the
feat with one shot John Verwald,
local fur dealer. vouches for the story
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
THIRD SON NAMED.

JEFFERSONVILLE Ind, Feb. 10
William T. Ingram has two sons in
the navy, both of whom went through
Annapolis Now the youngest son,
William, has been mentioned by Sen
ator Shively, as one of the two prin.
cipals from Indiana for the examina-
ton at Annapolis April IS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

<zEhl2/ 9CSSODES
Henri Bessodes's favorite way Of
killing the enemy is to grab him by
the throat and choke him to death.
He claims to have slain twenty-five in
that way since his career in a French
regiment began. He came in on the
storm-tossed and delayed liner Chi
cago. While he was in France fight
ing his wife died in Montreal. He is
on his way back to Canada to get his
two children and take them to France
When he arrived he was still wearing
his service uniform of invisible grey
ard his stell helmet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
Do You Find Fault With Everybody?

An irritable, fault-finding disposi-
ton is often due to !, disordered stom-
ach. A man with good digestion is
nearly always good natured. A great
many have been permanently bene-
fitted by Chamberlain Tablets after
years of suffering. These tablets
strengthen the stomach and enable It
to perform its functions naturally. OBJ
tainable everywhere-Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

little Northern heroine is of Northern
birth, just as Miss Cooper is a South
erner, her native State being Ohio. For
a time in her early girlhood she and
her sister Dorothy, also famous in the
| moving picture world, lived in Mis-
souri, with their mother.
Miss Gish, when a mere child, won
fame on the stage as a dancer and be-
| came a member Of the ballet in one Of
Sarah Bernhardts productions. She
was introduced to D. W. Griffith. pro-
Queer of 1.-The Birth Of Nation by
Mary Pickford. Mr. Griffith instantly
recognized her talent and rapidly pro-
noted her in pic+''re after picture. I'M
til he finally cast her in her present role
of the Northern heroine in ''The Birth
Of Nation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

the banks had closed. He agreed and
the negro brought it in. Investigation
proved IT forgery and, of course, the
negro disappeared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10
ks21 IA9FPz55&A11 2 Eg]y2(!
40 my0Hld37

Newspaper Syndicate, New York.
IF this is being perpendicular"
said Mary 1T is very uncomfortable"
for can't bend out of straight up
and-down position,
ITS up or down | surely am
And up it cannot be.
To reach the place where | am hid
You'll have to bend your knee
Then all at once Mary thought OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

Miss Mary Elliott senior in Wellesley College who
annuity of $3.50 during her life under the will of
William Storey of South Boston, which being contested by
four cousins Court staunc the de-
tense of her benefaor who lived at her fathers hotel Ply
mouth N. H. for eight years.
Testiyng the stand she said that Mr. Storey had treated
her like grandfather and said that he kindly acionate
and interesting She said Mr. Storey paid her tuition and
her for incidental college, She introduced him
her friends college, She did saying that
refused to invite him to because he did properly
On April Is 1914 she received telephone that he
Boston He invited her luncheon told that
made his will and had remembered her brother that
gave $4,000 to the Floating Hospital
day. He did not take drink luncheon she said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

she plays with kitten with such grace
and caressing meaning that the audi
ence invariably experiences delight
full thrill of sympathy.
Miss Gish is sharply contrasted in
1.-THE Birth of Nation with the beau
tiful brunette, Miss Miriam Cooper
who plays the Southern heroine. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

other through the agency Of the an
cient symbol of Venus. goddess of ro-
nance, the dove. Not daring. at this
point in. their courtship to kiss each
other. they lavish their affections al
ternately on the nesting bird. Another
scene in which Miss Gish displays her
exquisite charm i the ono il which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-10

~ UGH of the tenderly poetic ap-
W peal of The Birth of Ma
NA ton is due to the subtle act
ing of Miss Lillian Gish in
the part Of Elsie Stoneman, the North
ern heroine. Miss Gish is little crea-
turn Of the golden aureole" blond
type, which makes for Photographic
beauty" She is smGularly graceful.
and her features never lose their
piquancy. Her eyes before the camera
are singularly expressive. and her act
ing conveys sincerity as well as true
feminine charm.
Perhaps the most poetical scene of
the entire drama is the one in which
she and Henry Walthall. as her South
ern lover, pour out their hearts to each
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-10
Great Puzzle Contest.

THE most successful contest we
have ever run, if interests the indi-
cation of results" said Mr. J V Wal
lace, of the Charleston Piano Com
pany. "Our Great Mysterious Clock
Puzzle is attracting the attention of
thousands of Charlestonians and
ne;ghboring Carolinians. We have
received more answers already than
we have IN any of our former con-
tests and yet there are eleven more
days before the contest closes on
February i9, during which time con-
testants can enter the contest. "
Every contestant will be well re-
warded, even if they do not win one
of the sixteen grand prizes. It's
we'll worth anybody's while just for
a few minutes time and little ef-
fort. The high plane and fair man.
ner which the Charleston Piano Com
pany have used heretofore in similar
contests makes it we'll worth the
public's interest in entering this
contest Read ad on page g.
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MISS SWAMI IN NEW ROLE.
kingstree Lady as Art COntrfbu-
tor TO a North Carolina Journal.

The Raleigh On G. Times of Feb
ruary 5 contains the following:
The Raleigh Times takes pleasure
in announcing the addition to its
staff of special writer's of Miss Mary
Lee Swami, who will contribute an
article once week under the gen.
eral subject of "Adorning the Home. V
The series will treat on interior dec
Grating and beautifying the home
along modern conservative lines. 1t
will be a feature which will appeal
to every lover of simplicity Of art in
the home.
Miss Swami is peculiarly fitted to
do this work. being an instructor in
the Barnard School of Household
Arts at Columbia university. She is
we'll known to a number of people N
Raleigh, having resided here for
about two years. She left this city a
little more than two years ago and
entered Columbia and advanced rap
idly in her chosen work.
Miss Swann's series of articles on
Adjoining the Home" beginning in
this issue of The Times. will take up
eachspart of the home and discuss
the subjects one by one. The feature
will be one that should appeal to
every lover of the home into whose
hands it comes"
Miss Swami is daughter Of Mrs
M F Swami and sister of Mesdames
J D Britton and ] P Hutson. Of this
town. She is a young lady of unus-
ual talent. and we are glad that it
has received this we'll merited recog-
milton.
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ENJOYABLE Social Affair.

A most enjoyable affair was that
of seven o'clock dinner given by
Misses Katie and Alice Stackley last
Thursday night.
The guests were met at the door
by Miss Alice Stackley and ushered
in the parlor, where games were be-
ing INDUCED in, the old favorite
set back" being the order of the
day.
At seven-thirty the guests were
invited in to supper, where bounti-
full spread awaited them. The
tables We're decorated with pale
blue violets and green cedar.
Music was furnished on the piano
by Miss Olive Montgomery.
At eleven o'clock the guests de-
parted, declaring that they had nev-
er had a more enjoyable time in
their lives than that given them by
their hostesses.
The following were present: Misses
Marie Nelson, Emma Gordon, Olive
Montgomery, Miriam Fluitt, Yer.
melle Plowden, Louise Wheeler. limo
Fulton; Wallace Mcintosh, S M Car
ter, James Wall, j E Reeves, William
Epps, Carlisle Myrick. Dicky Frier-
son, Jim Epps, Ernest Parham and
Clarence Alsbrook.
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Jury List.

The following named gentlemen
were drawn by the jury commits.
sioners Monday for the spring term
Of the court of General sessions
which convenes here Monday, Febru'
ary 21, with Judge j W DeVore
presiding:
SP Harper, Kingstree,
J H Phillips,
&C Gist, Trio,
jim 'risdale, Kingstree.
&c McClary,
A C Boyd. Trio,
oh Hanna, Kingstree,
CIV Stuckey, Fowler,
HIT McClary, Salters.
W W Fillmore. Cades,
j Baxley, Hemingway.
W. Goodwin, Andrews,
In Altman, Vox,
IA Thompson, Hemingway.
R B Fitch, Lake City, K + u,
WI Altman. Suttons,
CM Cook, Lake City, R F D,
JIM Wingate, New Zion,
DC Brown, Kingstree,
HA Altman, Morrisville,
SP Cooper, Suttons,
JIM Oliver. Greelyville,
JP Blakely. Andrews,
EP Mcknight, Lake City. R Ed,
RIB Matthews, Kingstree,
EO Rodgers. Lanes.
RP Hinnant, Suttons,
SV Taylor, Greelyville.
JE MGFadden, Cades,
L Ferrell, Greelyville,
VIZ Joye, Hemingway,
T Tisdale, Kingstree, R F D,
WB Waldron, Rheims,
RG Waldron. :"
JR Barrow, New Zion,
WR Cooper, Nesmith.
GRAND JURORS FOR 1916.
WD Bryan, Bryan,
w H Touchberry, Greelyville,
TB Patrick, Fowler,
M H Baker, Cades,
HIS B johnson, Cades.
P B Feagin, Trio,
VIC Burrows, Hemingway,
H HE Tisdale, Kingstree. P F D,
WN Clarkson, Heinemann,
Barlow Smith, Cades,
T E Baggett, Kingstree.
Jas L Barrow, New Zion,
VT Clark, Cades,
WK Mcintosh. Kingstree,
j P Gamble, Heinemann.
WI Tisdale. Kingstree, R F D,
] F Rodgers,
WP Mcknight. New Zion.
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KIND WORDS.
Young Lady at College Express.
es Appreciation Of The Record.

es Appreciation of The Record.
My Dear Mr. Tolley:
have just been reading the dear
old County Record, which is indeed
a treat to a poor homesick school
girl. 1t is something to which |
always look forward with pleasure
from week to week; for there are
but few things that | really enjoy
more than reading my own home
paper, through and through and in
and out. l enjoy every bit of it,
and never slight even the advertise
ments.
Now, since this dear paper means
80 much to me, feel that | would
like, in small measure. to show my
appreciation by writing a short
news letter about the college and
our work here, to The Record once
or twice a month; that is, if you
think my letters are worth printing
and can allow me the space in your
paper.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
| remain,
Very sincerely yours.
JENNIE LEE EPPS.
Columbia College. February d.
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The Best Recommendation.

The strongest recommendation
any article may receive is favor
able word from the user. 1t is the
recommendation of those who have
used it that makes Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy so popular. Mrs
Amanda Gierhart, Waynesfeld. Ohio,
writes, "Chamberiain's Cough Rene
dy has been used in my family off
and on for twenty years and it has
never failed to cure cough or cold. y
Obtainable everywhere.
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Gard OF Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to
the people of Andrews. Trio and sur
rounding communities for the many
deeds of kindness shown us during
our recent bereavement in the death
Of our little son.
Mr. AND MRS ] S TARTT.
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