Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 313, 25 December 1907 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. Palladium Printing Co., Publisher. Office North 9th and A Streets. RICHMOND, INDIANA.

PRICE Per Copy, Dally.,., J2c Per Couy, Sunday 3c i-er weex, uauy ana Sunday iuc IN ADVANCE One Year $5.00 Entered at Richmond. Ind.. Postcfflct As Second Clasa Mail MatUx Hungry As a Bear and Can't Eat iff, When Mealtime Comes, You Suffer From a Yes-Not Kind of Hunger, You're a Dyspeptic. How to Cure All Stomach Troubles a good many people got mad when (you tell them they've got dyspepsia. hnt way down deep In their stomachs they Know they've got it "I'd Jove to fat it. but I can't." is erne kind of dyspepsia. "I hate to think of it." is another Mnd. There are thousands of people today who hate-their meals and love them at the same time. They haven't that fine empty-hungry eat-everything-tn-sight kind of feeling which goes with every good .trolis healthy stoniiich. That's because, they have dyspepsia. And then there, are others whose mouths ..'don't . water at meal time or at any other t.me. They sit it the table and . go through .the motions, only because it's, time to,, eat. These people, too, are dyspeptics.. Every possible kkid : of . .stomach trouble can In. cured Vy aking something which will just talie riht hold of all the food in your stomach ami i digest it. alone without ino help of the stomach, and let the ..tomach take a rest. i Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do' this "very thing. They are comiosed of the "best digestive known- to scienc-e. and ere absolutely safe, One . ingredient ! nlone of one of ihese tablets will digest :;.hk grains of food I These tabJets do exactly the work that a good etroug healthy stomach does. Studart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure all rases of dyspepsia; indigestion, burning or irritation, loss of appetite, bloat, brash, belching, aversion to food, feranentation and gas on the stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will make you feel "good"' before and after each meal, and -make your stomach strong and healthy again. They will snake you happy. Send us your name and address today and we will at once send you by mail a sample package, free. Address I A. Stuart Co.. I no Stuart Bldg., Marshall. Mich. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold Bit every drug store for Tak- a box. TAKEN FROM AFFINITY UNO BADLY FLOGGED Residents of Quiet Neighborhood Make Objections. DID NOT LIKE THE THEORY. New York. Dec. Uo. Whipped by a masked vigilance committee composed; of leading citizens till he fell exhausted and then dragged two miles to the ttonie of his wife, whom he- is said to tiave deserted for another woman, John F. Hurd, a wealthy architect, formerly of this city, is today under the are of a physician at Huntington, L. J J., near where the flogging was administered. Hurd Is about 50 years old and married a sister of the late Henry C. Piatt, who was for a long time United States district attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is said to have Inherited $:0.ooo less than a year ago. Last spring he appeared at Fair Ground, near Huntington, with a handtome woman and two children. He rented a house and there established what the townspeople at first thought was his family. He spent money freely nd was rapidly becoming a "popular cltlien," when rumors began to go around that he had deserted his re-il wife In Huntfngton 'and that his companion at Fair Ground wa3 an "affinity." The attitude of the neighbors quickly changed. Different men .and women volunteered as Investigators and reported the rumors true. The

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Day on Which Christ Was Born And Even the Year of His Birth Are Lost in Dim Antiquity Causing Speculation. TRADITION WITH NO VERIFICATION HOLDS 98 A. D. With More Authenticity the Institution of Christmas Is Attributed to Telesphorus During Reign of Antonius Pius. The average Richmond child knows that Christmas is observed at Christ's birthday and that it is a day of happiness, when gifts are given and received, but beyond that the greatest festival of the year is a mystery. It matters not to the happy youth whether December L'.'th was really the birthday of the Savior. It is enough if sentiment of the day hnds its way to his heart. When he is grown up he can puzzle over the controversy as to the exact date of the nativity. Men of science and religious leaders have declared that December '." can not be the nativity of the Savior, for they say that, date is at the height of the rainy season in Judoa. and shepherds could hardly have been watching their flocks by night on t fie plains. It is a fact that some of the early churches held the festival in the month of May or April, and the others in January. The exact date of the first celebration of Christmas is not known. An old tradition.' for which there is practically no verification, assigns the first Christmas observance to the year US A. D. With more authenticity the institution of Christmas is attributed to TelesphoruS, who flourished ' in the reign of Antonius Pius (A. D. 138-101). The day and month of these early celebrations is unknown. It was not until about o4o A. I)., tnat St. Cyril made a care.ul investigation to determine the exact day of the birth of Christ, and he fixed it as December 'jn. This was accepted as correct by Pope Julius, who ordered that the festival be celebrated on that day. This was not until several years after St. Cyril's investigations, however. Before the end oi the fourth century all Christians were observing December as CI: istmas. The reason the early church did not! commence the observance of Christ's birthday until sixty or seventy years after his -death is explained by the fact that the thought to celebrate birthdays a heathenish custom, from which belief they could not depart even for the Son of God. Its first, observance was probably done for expediency. The exact year is unknown that Joseph and Mary went up from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be taxed according to the decree of Caesar Augustus, and there in the inn became the parents of a son whose "name was called Jesus." It is thought however, that it was 4 .15. C. Dionysius Exignus. a" Scythian, fixed the Christian era. but that he must have been mistaken at least four years is shown by the death o Herod. St. Matthew says. "And when thoy were departed behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child and destroy him." Joseph's stay in Egypt, was not long because rtwhen Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead, which sought the young child's life." Herod died in the year 4 B. C. so Christ was certainly born at least a short while before that time. Surprised the Guest. A. former Duke of Norfolk was ouce trangely embarrassed at the breakfast table. A large bouse party had gathered together at Arundel ca6tle, and the duke was entertaining, as he could so well do. The butler entered the breakfast room rather hurriedly and evidently very excited. "Your grace may it please your grace," he said, trying to attract the attention of his ducal master. "What is It?" "May it please your grace. Lord Thurlow has laid an egg." "You don't say sol" "Yes, your grace." An explanation was due bis startled guests, and the duke told how, some time before, the daughter of Lord Thurlow, in looking at the valuable collection of owls which the duke possessed, stopped before one of the cages and, looking at the blinking bird, said, "Why, he's just like papa." The bird was ever after called "Lord Thurlow." "In Lighter Vein." The Earliest Known Trousers. The head of the ancient Babylonian was carefully protected from the sun by various wrappings. It waa sufficient for the rest of the body to wear a thin wooleu or linen garment bound at the hips with a girdle or shawl, over which sometimes another garment was picturesquely draped. In Babylonia and Assyria also head and foot coverings were subject to fashion, but the long, close fitting garment fortunately never went out of style. Trousers, the unaesthetical invention of the Medes, are first found on the Parthian style of about the first century B. C, which was excavated in Assyria. Professor Friedrich Petitzscb in Harper's Maga-r.iue.

POSTMASTERS SEE

Uncle Sam's Affairs Are Conducted Seriously, But People Afford a Study in the Comical.

(By a Postmastc.t The average postmaster, in his own small way.endeavors to reflect the administration at Washington. His commission bears a signature that stands for something, and it should always be borne in mind that he is a servant of the public; subordinate to his superior officers, and ready at all times to remedy all reasonable grievances of the patrons of the office. At the postoffice. a personal contact is had with all classes, and the panorama 'that passes daily through its corridors is a study for the philosopher. Much of the work in the postal service cannot be discussed, because of its peculiar and private nature, but it is also conceded that it is a public office: belongs to the people and they should be informed of its ordinary workings and progress, if they so desire. To show the watchfulness of the department, it can be said that no reputable newspaper can publish an article reflecting on the service, that will not be brought to the attention of the proper official and an explanation demanded. A large black book in the local office is labeled "Our Best Friend" ami it is sadly worn from the handling it has received. It is the Postal Laws and Regulations. There are no heated arguments in the postoffice. Postmasters should always be alert to the fact that the department must not be embarrassed in any manner, and they can never pretend to represent its views. Passing over the tragedy pages, a little light is let in on the comedy chapters. A man whom we will call John Doe came to the home of the postmaster one Sunday, complained that he did not receive .i phial of pills and he had been sick a week. A trip was made to the office where it was located in the package box with no street or number on it. vhe directory gave seven John Does, and what was medicine for one might have proved murder for another, but the explanation would not suffice, as the office should have known which Doe was sick. A young lady complainant stated that she had sent a ring to a young man, but he had never acknowledged it. Official letters of inquiry were sent to the address with no results. A personal call resulted and after much questioning the party admitted that he had received it. and that he young lady "was a good girl after all." ami this ended a lovers' quarrel. An elderly ladv made complaint that i I her husband was hypnotized and placed under "hypnotic spelts" by mail

ings from the East and desired an investigation. This disclosed that books on hypnotism were being mailed and there were no violations of the postal laws. Another complainant was a man who bought a. hunting dog by correspondence. When "doggie" arrived it didn't measure up to mailed representations by a mile. The buyer now wished to know how long he can make the seller languish in a federal prison and how soon. Letters very often are written hastily in the lobbies, stamped, sealed and dropped in mailing slot without being addressed. They are sent to the Dead Letter office and for good company will have a million others in the same month. The "wretched postal service" will be blamed. A swarthy son of Italy occasionally comes in. glances around furtively, and then from his belt takes out his money and receives a money order. He does not understand American methods and trusts none but the government. The postmaster receives many requests for information regarding the whereabouts of old friends and relatives, aird inquiries concerning certain events that found its way to the press dispatch wires in its conception, but failed in the announcements of the conelusion. A- few lads apply at the poatoffice

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THE AMUSING III LIFE Many regarding the .army and navy enlistments. The environments of the applicants are ascertained and advice given accordingly. One -day during a heavy thunderstorm with the lightning having a frolic with the " slate shingles on the Masonic Temple opposite, a drenched eighteen-year-old lad made his way into the postmaster's private office, burst into tears, and inquired if there was an opportunity for him to join the navy, as his parents had abused him, etc. His story relegated "Ragged Dick" away back where the lights were not lit and was enough to make 'Oliver Optic turn over in' his grave. That dirty, streaked face appealed to the postmaster and papers were drawn up for a loan of $2.50 itemized as follows: One bath, two square meals and car fare to the recruiting office at Indianapolis. Several days later the hero of this paragraph was noticed leaning on an, abandoned lamp post in front of a saloon smoking a cigarette. The postmaster considered himseif stung. Recently a traveling man jnade com plaint of the loss of a check sent under ordinary cover by his firm. As two weeks had elapsed since the mailing, the matter was given immediate attention. It was suggested that the firm inadvertently had addressed it to a Richmond in another "state, but the complainant stated that it was impossible as this was the first loss in years. He was advised to stop payment on the check and a broadcast tracer was sent out, which located the letter in Richmond, Virginia, where it had been directed. The party in the

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letter followed until it reached him Without thought he went to a bank with the original check upon which he had stopped' payment. The cashier not only refused to cash the paper, but called in a husky policeman who refused to listen to what he termed "an old yarn." Four words comprise the motto of the local postoffice, "Something Doing Every Minute." Why He Looked Sour. Prince Wiihelm of Sweden when in New York told a reporter that Americans all worked hard and looked happy. "In my country," the prince went on, "we work hard, too, but we have not your happy look. Perhaps it is the climate. At any rate, we tell a story in Sweden that is typical, a. story that will give you some idea of our national expressions, though not, I'm sure, of ur national character. "A Frenchman visited a Swede iu Stockholm, aud one morning the two friends set out for a walk. Suddenly the Frenehmau exclaimed impatiently: " 'You look as sour as a pickle. Why don't you smile? Why don't you have a pleasant, good uatured air when you are out of doors? " 'What,' growled the Swede, 'and have everybody stopping me for a match or asking bow to get iomtwhere?' " The Hunrise Of Life. Infants and children are constantly needing: a laxative. It Is important to know what to sive them. Their stomach and bowels are not strongenouff h for salts, purgative waters or cathartic pills, powders or tablets. Ciive them a mild, pieasant. gentle, laxative tonic like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which sells at tho stnal' sum of SO cents or Si at drugr stores. It is tin ne great remedy for you to have Im the house tc ;lve children when they need it: Leaving Richmond 11:15 p. m. via C. C. & L. lands you in Chicago at 7:00 a. m. Through sleepers and coaches. You will like it. apr6-tf

Another milestone on the highway of our business career has been passed with the close of our seventh Xmas sale. We desire to express to the general' public our appreciation of its liberal attendance, and trust every one has been made richer by our liberal policy and advantages it has been our good fortune to be able to offer our patrons during the past year. We hope we may meet you frequently in the future. We extend to all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Hie E(Q)sneiF Stiwe

WOMAN DESCRIBES . SLAYING OF HUSBAND

Cuts His Head Open With Hatchet. THEN GAVE HERSELF UP. Louisville. Ky., Dec. 'J." The search of the police for the sla. er of Thomas Needy, who was found with his skin! split open by a hatchet at his home, on Twelfth street, and who was subsequently removed to the city hospital, where he died that night, ended yesterday morning when his wife Nancy Needy, walked into police headquarters accompanied by her son. confessed the deed and surrendered herself. The woman was haggard and weak, showing plainly the greai stress under which she labored, and after being slated at headquarters under the charge or mansiaugnier. sue was u once taken to the woman's hospital ward in the county jail, where she collapsed and has been in a highly nervous state ever since. METHODS OF LOVE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL New York Girls' School Inaugurates Course. SIGH LIKE A FURNACE. New York, Doc. 2.") How to sigh like a furnace, to gaze with melting; looks into eye that speak again and t swear eternal devotion has become part of the curriculum of one of the most exclusive girls' schools in NewYork City. The course is not included in the prospectus, nor is the hair of lovemaking a recognized professorship. Nevertheless, so well trained have been the young maidens of the NewYork collegiate school lor girls at '2U Lenox avenue that to any unbiased mind they would seem dead letter perfect in the art of ensnaring mere man and dangling him at the end of a string, with just the spice of coquetry that makes the petticoat cex adorable. CENTERVILLE. IND. Centerville, Ind., Dec. 2.". Joseph Dorcn has sold his restaurant and pool room to Jacob W. Myers. Mrs. Emma Kittermau and Mys. Maud Kitterman and children, near College Corner, Ind-, were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Edward fl-reen. Mrs. James W. Nichols was the guest of relatives at Cambridge City. FOUNTAIN PENS. The largest and best stock In the city. 25c to $3.00. Pons repaired while you wait Keep this in view. JENKINS & CO., Jewelers. 11

Here's Hoping that YOU will have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Richmond Trust Company A MERRY CHRISTMAS Cannot be without your house is heated with a high, grade of clean coal. Such as you will get when you order your coal from our yard. O. D. BULLERDICK 529 S. 5th St Phone 1235. SAMTOL $2.70 worth of Sanilol Toilet Luxuries for $1.00. Oiler closes Dec. 31. '07. Why not have one lor a Xmas pres. enl? Leo H. Fihe's PHARMACY. o CREAM TO WHIP NEW SWEET CIDER. RAISINS AND CURRANTS CITRON & LEMON PEEL. Phones: 292 & 2292. HADLEY BROS. Throw away pills and stronsr cathartics which sre violent in action, and always bav oa han t r. Caldwell's Syrup Pepr'n. the a-aaranteeii nre tor constipation and all diseases arism;; om stomach trouble.

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