Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 148, 20 June 1907 — Page 4

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RIOEIOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. Palladium Printing Cc, Publisher. Office North 9th and A Streets. RICHMOND, INDIANA. PRICE Per Copy, Daily 2c Per Copy, Sunday 3c Per Wselc. Daily and Sunday 7c IN ADVANCE One Year $3-5 On Rural Routes (one yezr) $2.00 Entered at Richmond, Ind., Postxffice As Second Class Mail Matter. BALLOON ASCENSION OUT OF 00DINA0Y Hagerstown is Stirred by the Announcement Made by , Charley Barnard. HAS A DARING PROJECT THERE IS SOME TALK THAT BARNARD HAS DETERMINED UPON A DESPERATE ENDING AS RESULT OF TROUBLE. Hagerstown, Ind., June 20. Hagerstown is to have a balloon ascension out of the ordinary. Charley Barnard, a well known character about town, has sold his household furniture and invested the proceeds in a balloon with which he will give an exhibition Saturday afternoon. He will use a parachute and declares he will rise higher than any man who ever made an ascent at this place. As this was the home of John Baldwin, who was famed the country over for his daring ascents, Barnard's promise to outdo all previous records is received with more than a grain of salt. As this will be Barnard's initial ascent, and as he Is entirely without training as a gymnast, his announcement that he will make the rise with nothing to support him but the straight bar has all but horrified the community. Undoubtedly a tremendous crowd will watch his foolhardy venture. Some weeks ago, while Barnard was working in a rolling mill at New Castle, his family, consisting of a wife and two children, remained at their home in Hagerstown. Upon one of his weekly visits to his home some trouble developed between his wife and himself and they agreed to separate. Barnard advertised his furniture for sale, quit his job and now says he will never work again, but expects to become an aeronaut and devote all his time to that business. There are stories in circulation to the effect that Mr. Barnard, who is deeply grieved over his domestic trouble, will seek to end all his earthly troubles as John Baldwin ended his by blowing himself and balloon to atoms while in mid air. Whether this is an advertising dodge or the actual truth, ft serves to create a great deal of talk and excitement. The local business men have raised a good sized sum to defray expenses and remunerate the young man. There is talk of injunction proceedings, and still other talk that he will not have the nerve to make the ascent. Baby won't suffer five minutes with croup if you will apply Dr. Thomas' Electric oil at once. It acts like magic. T COMMENCEMENT PUNS Harry L Risinger Will Be in Charge at Eaton. Eaton, O., June 20. The township Txarti of education has selected Harry 1. Risinger as superintendent of the arrangements for the commencement exercises of the annual commencement of the Washington township schools, which will be held at the Eaton opera house on Friday evening. June 2Sth. The following pupils will frive declamations, recitations and music: Marie Goldsmith, Harley Johnson, Elsie Clark, Raymond Sherer, Mary Ludy, Gilbert Johnson, Helen Barnes. Iroy Stover. Mary Dalrymple, Elmer Rutan, Hazel Rautsaw, Stanley Ott, Cathryn Armstrong, Geo. McClellan. Rev. W. B. Shirey will deliver the address and the Eaton orchestra will furnish the music. CLASS HOLDS A REUN Pleasani Gathering Takes Place at Webster. Wf-bster, Ind., Juno 20. Mr and Mrs. John Shrower of East Germantown, and Mrs. Joseph Moore of Cambridge City, attended the annual reunion of the class of 2 of tha Cambridge City high school at Webster yesterday. The class graduated under Prof. Baldwin, whose present res-lie-is Webste-

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JOSEPH LEITER. ncturesque may be the proper word to describe Joseph Letter's career. H Is still more than two years under forty, though for a decade his name has figured largely in public prints. In 1887 he began buying wheat on the Chicago board of trade, and early the next year he was the largest Individual holder of wheat In the history of speculation. Mr. Letter's "corner" failed, and he lost millions of dollars. A few years ago he opened coal mines in southern Illinois and jullt a new town, which was intended to be a model miners' town. Almost immediately serious labor troubles arose.

Flews of the Lroca.1 and WATCH RAILS AND ROADBED IMPORTANT DUTY OF THE RAILROAD MEN AT ALL TIMES. Summer Months Have Not Witnessed a Reduction of Business as was f Anticipated Locally. One of the most important things which railroad men now have to deal with is the condition of the rails and road-beds. Local Pennsylvania officials state that business has increased in such volume for nearly a year past thatthey have been required to work much harder to keep up with the new conditions. Extra precaution has been taken to see that roadbeds are in excellent condition as well as the rails, owing to the large number of trains passing over the different local divisions each day. It was thought that the summer months would witness a reduction in traffic on local lines, but conditions point to everything else. The business is extremely heavy and is expected to continue so during the remainder of the year. WHY THEY PAY MORE. Richmond people traveling interstate, where the two cent passenger laws are in effect, are slow to understand why they are required to pay more than two cents per mile. It is true that the majority of interstate passenger tickets are sold at a rate between two and two and one-half cents per mile. In some instances the rate approaches nearer three cents than any other. The railroads, however, abide by the state law where tickets are sold in one state, but as there is no interstate two cent law, they can charge whatever amount they wish at the present time. Many people buy the tickVs t interstate points LIKE OPIUM EATERS Coffee Drinkers Become Slaves. "The experience, suffering and slavery of some coffee drinkers would be almost as interesting as the famous 'Confessions of an Opium Eater," says a Boston man: "For twenty years I used coffee at the breakfast table and incidentally, through the day, I craved it as a whiskey drinker longs for his morning bracer. I knew perfectly well that it was slowly killing me, but I could not relinquish it. "The effect on the nervous system was finally alarming and my general health greatly impaired. I had dyspepsia, serious heart difficulty, and insomnia. When I would lie down, I would almost suffocate. My doctor assured me it was due to the action of caffeine (which is the active principle of coffee) on the heart. "I persisted in its use, however, and suffered along just as drunkards do. One day when I was feeling unusuually depressed, a friend whom I met, looked me over and said: 'Now, look here, old man, I believe I know exactly what's the matter with you. You are a coffee fiend and its killing you. I drank coffee and it ruined my nerves, affected mv heart, and made me a sallow bilious old man, but through a friend who had been similarly afflicted I found a blessed relief and want to'tell you about it. Try Postum sxateful. delicious bevthat will erage, full of nourishment, e ffoA anil f 1 1 satisfy your taste lor - your nervous system buck to health, lather than tear it down as cofiee has been dohi. . "I took mv friend's advice, and wtnin week from that time, my digestion seemed perfect, I slept a sweet, refreshing sleep all night, and my heart quit its quivering and jumping. I have been steadily gaining in health and vitality risat along. "There s a reason-

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thinking they are getting a big reduction owing to the two cent laws. They are. But they are not getting a flat two-cent rate. Many people never pay any attention till after they buy their tickets and they then go to figuring. In many cases passengers traveling under the old law before there was a two cent measure in this state are aware of these discrepancies and buy their tickets to a town nearest the state line and then buy again, or pay their fare on trains. In this manner they get the two-cent rate. THE DIVISION BEAUTIFUL. The Richmond division of the Pennsylvania is being made the division "beautiful." Gardeners are at work planting pot flowers in the station lawns. The section men are cutting the long grass along the road bed and in fact everything is being done to make it one of the prettiest stretches of track along the entire Pennsylvania lines west. NO HIT AND MISS. To the ordinary observer it would never occur that all class freight trains are run on schedule time, but this is the case. This is a business which has been reduced to a science by the Pennsylvania, Freight business is handled just the same as passenger business. All freights have their schedules to make just the same as passenger trains. Missed connections are, avoided as zealously as missed connections on the passenger end of the business. AVERAGE 6 PER CENT. It is understood that the general advance in freight rates to be made in Central Freight association territory and to become effective August 1, will average 6 per cent. It was originally planned to have the new rates take ef fect June 15. but at the recent con ference it was decided to hold them over for a month and a half, as it would be impossible to file all the tar iffs with the interstate commission previous to this latter date. WILL CANCEL CONTRACT, The Terre Haute board of public works has asked council to return the contract the board signed with the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company, and will re scind its action. It has been discov ered that an innocent-appearing clause grants the company a freight-carrying franchise within the city, and pro tests have been many and vigorous After the board has reconsidered its action, additional concessions, with the freight traffic grant eliminated, will be demanded. prizes to supervisors. It is stated by an official of the Pennsvlvania line that thousands of dollars in prizes will be awarded by thp prmsvlvania this vear to track supervisors having the best tracks on the lines, both east and west of Pittsburg. Competition for these prizes n ni hn vprv kepn. Last year the Pennsylvania lines east o-oo- j Rnn t, nrwp to the simpr- , "L-j ' visors auu a &iiuiiir auiuuui v aa uw tributed among the supervisors west of Pittsburg. Executive officials of the various lines rrir,r fnr their annual inspection ALL ARE RENUMBERED. After two years the Pennsylvania hncs nricticallv comnleted the work of s . .... . , i renumbering ah freigat cars on the, system. Heretofore mistakes which it was almost impossible to avoid on account of the duplicate numbers were made and resulted in freight cars being sent in the wrong direction, causing delays in shipments. Freight cars on the lines east of Tittsburg and

Buffalo are numbered from 10,001 tjtest late wjth the assurance that our 500,000 and those on the lines west j gh"jp was a bit the speedier and of Pittsburg are numbered from 0.-;tnou?rh she was a little more shaky be001 to 9r?.999. Copies of this table lQW than usual we felt our tug had are to be sent to agents all over the vindicated herself when in the morning

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Continuation of the Rev. Thomas J. Graham's Account of His Trip Abroad.

Then there are the fine long decks for walking and marching and places jfor games of quoits and shovel-board and the like. Even the large numiber of elderly folk who travel enjoys ... . . ames which give moderate exeicise. Visits to the ships Inner j workings are arranged for those who j care to go and can stand the odors; of oils and the heat of the power rooms. There is something for the well per son to do from the time of the plunge into the sea water bath in the morn-i ing, and which by the way comes one ftair to one nour earlier every mornins on the Eastern voyage, until one seeks his bunk at night. Americans almost exclusively held sway to Gibraltar, (the sailor says "Gib") from there to Naples there was a strong tngiisn contingent anu from Naples to Alexandria a large party of Germans made themselves felt. People, books and all I have mentioned are indeed attractive but I have left the most fascinating facts of sea going for the conclusion of this article. Let me hastily catalogue them. The close fellowship with the skies, with clouds and sun, with moon and stars, the kindly lights of the harbors and light houses; the passing steam and sailing vessels; the dangerous derelict the horror of the sea wave in darkness and fog; the unsolved tragedy of an empty open boat at sea, the schools of fat, glossy, dusky and white porpoise, playfully swimming a race with the 17 knot boat, jumping out of the water and then the contest over, disappearing as suddenly as they appeared; the strange sea weed which the poet makes to say: "Why call me weed? Call me flower of the Sea." the phosphorescence of the Atlantic, the large opalescent masses and the same of the Mediterranean with its diamond like effects; the stern cutting through the deep dark waters and plunging them into heaving cascades of whitest white upon which the sun shed its finest blues and pinks; sun-sets at sea of which poets foil in the telling as the setting sun makes resplendent the heavens before it drops a ball of fire into the deep and then leaves its after glow even more splendid with surrounding cloud masses In grays and greens and pinks and grays again. Listen to a brief statement of one of the wonderful nights of my life. In the afternoon to the far north after five days out Fair Flores of whose encircling waters Tennyson has sung in his "Revenge" was sighted by the men on the bridge arid by others with unnatural bumps of locating extraordinary sights with eye and glass. This was the first of the Azores and indication of our nearing landing. In the evening we sighted the revolving light of Fayal and with a companion I went forward until we had the Island in view. We stayed together till midnight. I would see Pico. I thought I spied its light in the disfanpo Mv fripnd deserted. The extremest point of the bow was mine in the deadly quiet of the early morn ing hours, the silence only broken by the splash of the waves and the ship's bells with the man in the Crow's Nest, the lookout on the mast above me, crying out in the wierd mournful mono tone "All's Well." Here I watcnea th annrnach through intermittent showers and rising wind with such stars so near, so companionable as I had never felt them before, the Sea man's friends and guides. It's worth while to stay up to see a mountain island nokine its snowy nose 7,000 feet above the surface as it rose grand 1 XT Allt OT t hA trnnical main. Pico with its light houses and its several dim harbor lights does this. My eyes opened wide with their becoming ac customed to night gazing. Fico. ere long seemed close enough for me to hit land with a biscuit. One could easily imagine some Portuguese or Spaniard sailing west and shouting "Pico! Pico and Columbus feasting his eyes on the mountainous island. To bed at 3 a. m. I had had a night worth while, alone but in the most fascinating companyMost men on a protracted voyage of calm weather ask for some relief with a bit of weather, not a terrific storm, but a touch of the high seas. We escene it on the Atlantic entirely. We had one taste of it northward bound from Algiers on the Mediterranean winii and the waves save us a of what they could do if urged a tnfie. It was just a bAit j We were driven from the forward deck and were protected behind canvas on the promenade, but we too, could climb j to the hurricane deck and watch the boat toss and roll as sne oauiea io cut 1 through the big waves ana nere v j enjoyed the great dashes of salty spray as they came furiously over the bow Und sides. One would get a wetting , j any day for such an experience It was fun for us with steady interiors but. alas, an are not ereuieu uu sea-eomg pian. I must not omit our race w ith another liner. The Republic wasn't an express boat, only about 17 knots an hour , oo! sometning was uoius, ia hoar nmisua! volumes of black, the boat began to vmrate ana quiver, and the crew of stewards and others crept out in the early evening to wath a sieamer Lansing well on to us some distance to the right. "The f captain hates to ie ueuien iue said. That night we watcnea me conw roe to find her rival, not out of

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sight, but far in the rear in this war of tugs, instead of tug of war. I must close my sea talk, not with an account of the interestiug calls the bhip made, which must come later. tut wun an indication oi tea views, a description of a church scene at sea. ...... . . ..- and the final hours aboard on this southern voyage. I have mentioned the Ozores, TtOO miles west of Portugal of which more later; then the straits of Gibraltar with sea-going craft or an Kinds in abundance, bounded on the north bj- Portugal and Spain ACi the south by Morocco. Here before seeing the grim old sentinel, tha badly shattered rock, Gib. one begins to feel the orient in architecture and in the sight of the camel train. The voyage to Algiers is in sight of Atlas mountains of northern Africa, snow covered in part during these February days. I pass the port calls at Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa and Naples to tell of thesight of Stromboll in tha long evening, blowing out its molten mass against the moon-lit sky and the fiery streams of lava running down the mountain sides. This was our one view of an active volcano. This night was rich in experience, as we were up till midnight awaiting the sailing through the classic straits of Messina. so narrow, yet so well protected by guiding lights as the ship twists carefully her waj- with the toe of Italy on one side and Sicily, with brillwntly lighted Messina in view on the other. Through the straits it was plain sail ing to Alexandria on quiet seas, with plenty of mental rest. The regular service of Sabbath day on the British boat was according to the prayerbook of the church of Eng land. Worship was conducted fh the dining saloon. The brass reading stand rested on the British flag. The orchestra played the voluntary. We sang familiar church hymns. "The purser and physician of the ship read the service. The offering was for Boston seamen. The service was impressive indeed. Other services were held by the Catholics aboard and an evening address was given by Chicago university professor, who was conducting twenty-five ancient and otherwise men and women in search of the wisdom of the East. You pay to get! on a ship. You pay to get off, for on j the morning of your final landing, you .3 l lin-vHtfl lonP fflOt TTrll are indebted to many stewards, somej of whom are as follows: Room, table,; library, smoking room, bath, boots, deck, and they skilfully make their presence felt that day. But they deserve all they get, those English servants, for they are attentive and thoiiehtful and nolite. indeed. When you embark may you have as goodj company, weather, sea, appetite and general time as I did during these 17 trip of three months, when I put out to sea. It is a long story. I hope I have j i .n.sv iAtn rf na e9 f VS o finest experiences a man can have. Go and do likewise. "Sunset and Evening star, And one clear call for me, A.nd may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam. When that which liom out the boundless deep, Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell. And after that the darkl And-may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark. For tho' from out our bourne of Time and place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face, When I have crost the bar." Tennyson. A case of mirror writing has been brought to light in Great Barrington public schools which is attracting considerable attention. Vera Coster, a five-year-old girl who attends the primary grade is the victim, and at first the teacher was unable to make out just what the child was doing. When any copy is given her to write she starts at the right hand side of the paper and when she finishes one would think that the work was a mere scrawl. Placing the writing before a mirror, it can be easily read and the copy Is surprisingly plain. Springfield Repub lican. A FACT PROVEN. Should Convince Even the Moat Skeptical of It Truth. If there is the slightest doubt In the minds of any that Dandruff perms do not exist, their belief is compelled by the fact that a rabbit innoculated with the germs became bald in six weeks' time. It must be apparent to any person therefore that the only prevention of baldness Is the destruction of the grerm which act is successfully accomplished tn one hundred per cent, of cases by the application of Kewbro's Herpicide. Dandruff is caused by the' same germ which causes baldness and can be prevented with the same remedy N'ewbro a Herpicide. Accept no substitute. "Destroy th cause you remove the effect." Sold bv leading- drugreists. Send 10c. In stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co, Detroit. Klch. Two sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Leo H. Fine. Special A rent. ATFEED STORE, Wholesale and rotafl. Phone 1679 39 S. 6th STREET.

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