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The Richmond Palladium and Snn-Teleerara Published and owned by tho PALLADIUM PRINTING CO. Issued 7 days each week, evenings -aad Sunday morning. Office Comer North th and A etreets. Home Phone 1121. RICHMOND, JNDIAKA. nadoipU U. Lecl JIuaas;!iiK Editor. Charles 31, 9IortfanBustcesB .Manager. O, Owei Kuhn Sen-it Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In Richmond $5 00 per. year (in advlnce) or 10c per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year, in cdv.-ince Six months, in advance One month. In advance RURAL ROUTES. One year. In advance . . . . .IS.O'J toi-x months, in advance 1.55 Otio mouth, in advance 25 Address changed cs often an desired; both new and oid addresses must be given. Subscribers will plr.ane remit with order, which should t given for a specified term: nemo a 111 r.ot De entered until payment is received. Entered at Richmond, Indiana, postoffice as second class mail matter.

MERCHANT MARINE FOR THIS COUNTRY. The Merchant Marine Association of - America is an organization which is composed of business men all over the country has started a movement for the transference of goods In American, bottoms. The numbers of vessels which fly the American flag is ridiculously small and the ensigns of other nations are common on the high seas while ours is a rarity. The guarantee of the sincerity of this association is the character of the men who are behind it, of whom S. S. Strattan Jr., of thi3 city, is one, a3 a member of the state advisory committee. Itt a communication to the Palladium the association says in part: "This country is spending millions of American dollars in digging a Canal at Panama which will be, in times of peace at all events, under the presv ent conditions, solely for the benefit of the merchant marine of our Ger man, British, Norwegian, French and Japanese friends; and cannot be con sidered in any way money well spent for the benefit of American Com merce, American business interests or the American flag for the reason that we have practically no American ships and the American flag does not wave from the masthead of anything in the way of an -American Marine. On the Isthmus there are only American engineers, foremen and skilled mechanics. There are employed exclusively, though at higher wages than those for which foreigners could be procured. The dredges, engines, boilers, loco motives, rails, tools, equipment and supplies of every character are pur

' chased in this country, although the cost is usually more than that at

which these same things could be pur chased In Europe. Practically every thing is being purchased under the Joint Resolution of June 25, 1906 which provides that the purchase of such things shall be restricted to arti cles of domestic production and manu facture from the lowest possible bidder unless the President shall in any case, deem the bids or tenders therefor to be extortionate or unreasonable," thus carrying out the policy of protection to American labor and American enterprise, which is probably the only right' one in view of the fact that American money is "paying the freight." Everything that has been undertaken and everything that has been done down there, with one significant exception,- is thoroughly American in every way, and that exception is that all the goods are being transported in foreign vessels, under foreign flags by foreign seamen and the profit therefrom all goes to foreign shipping corporations. As a result of this, in the harbor of Colon and in adjacent waters, no ship will be found flying the flag of the United States unless one of the four vessels of the government transport service or a warship, should happen to be there. . The 200,000 or 300,000 tons of coal now being used annually on the Isthmus, the lumber, the machinery and

supplies of all descriptions, not conveyed by the few steamers of the gov- .' ernment line are being carried entirely by foreigners. If any American manufacturer asks fifty or one hundred dollars for a givSen piece of machinery, and It can be purchased in Europe for ten or twenty dollars less, the American is given the contract. But, if a foreign ship bjds a thousand dollars for carrying " that machinery from New York or any other American port to the canal, and an American ship bids eleven or twelve hundred dollars for carrying it.

on account of the higher wage scale in this country, the foreigner gets the business, every time. That is to say, protection rules one transaction and free trade the other, with the result that the construction of the Panama Canal, instead of serving American maritime interests. Is actually killing off and destroying what little is left of our American merchant marine in tfcesa waters; for in addition to the reasons already given ; these foreign ships, having outward cargoes to Colon, guaranteed, are thereby enabled

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dia ports away from such American vessels as might already have had that trade. If American manufacturers, me chanics, farmers, miners, lumberman, etc. are entitled to preference from their government in this great National work of building the Isthmian Canal why are not American shipowners. sailors and shin builders also given some measure of support instead of ! the building of the Canal with American money being used as a weapon, as already stated, to ruin wl.at little we have left of the American mer-! Chant marine?" .'I J FORUM OFT HE PEOPLE To the Editor of the Palladium: It is seen from the fitrures published i that the entire taxable value of pereonal property of the saloons in ' Wayne county is a little more than ! SI 7,000. It also is to be seen that the! county spent last year for boarding at the county jail persons convicted of public intoxication 05:1.00. The tax paid by the saloon men on their business is less than 50O. With the county spending almost $2,000 to board prisoners sent to jail for imbibing too freely in the products of a business which pays less than one fourth of that sum, where is there any profit to the county from saloons'.' And then there is another difference. The sale value of saloon property, which includes the barroom fixtures and stock on hand is placed by the saloonists at $180,000. The saloon proprietors return this same for taxation at $17,000. So it is to be seen that the value on which tax is collected is about one-eleventh that, which would be asked if a sale were contemplated. County authorities on taxation say it is customary for property owners to return property for taxation at a value representing from ."! to 75 per cent, of the true value. Is this -done by the saloonists?. Yours, COUNTY LOCAL OPTION COMMITTEE. MRS. ERB NOW SUES FOR DOWER RIGHTS Widow of Murdered Man Alleges He Owned $18,000 Interest in "Red Gables," and Wants Share. Philadelphia, Jan. '2'-',. -Asserting that J. Clayton Erb owned ,1S.nk interest in the country home "Red Gables." where he was killed last October, Mrs. Florence M. Erb, who recently was ecquitted of his murder, has begun suit in Media to compel George I. Horwitz of this city, personal counsel for Erb to acknowledge her dower rights. Judge Johnson filed a decree ordering Horwitz to make answer to the bill in fifteen days. The purport of the bill which was filed in equity, was that on April 27, 1000. John B. Rhodes and wife conveyed to Joseph Schultzback of this city a "straw man" the property for the purpose of having him create a mortgage of ?40O on it. The follow ing day subject to the mortgage it was conveyed to C. Edwin Hunter, who held the premises in trust for 81. On January 12. 10O0 the property was conveyed to Horwitz subject to the mortgage, for $5. In the petition the court is asked to decree that Horwitz holds one-half the property in trust for Mrs.,Erb, and also one-half the rentals and income from it. The records and conveyances have been made and recorded according to law. YOUR HEART TREATED FREE The Celebrated Specialist, Franklin Miles, M. D., LL. B., Will Give $2.50 Worth of His Treatment Fre. Many Cases Pronounced "Hopeless" by Three to Twenty Physicians Have Been Cured. Afflicted readers will never have a better opportunity to test such highly successful treatments for Heart Disease, Stomach Troubles, and Dropsy, especially when complicated with Headache, Dizziness, Neuralgia, Weak Stomach, Nervousness, Sleeplessness. Prostration, Rheumatism, etc., which weaken the heart. Dr. Miles certainly has the largest practice in treating these diseases of any physician in tha United States. He has an able corps of associate physicians and investigators who assist him in his immense practice. His patients are in every State in the Union. His Dispensary has treated over 200,000 patients in the last eight years. He cordially invites the afflicted to write him. Describe your disease. Mrs. S. K. Chapman, New Albany, Ind., cured after 3 physicians failed. Jas. Adams, C16 Winona St., Chicago, says: "Special , Treatment cured me of heart disease of 15 years' standing after several reputable physicians of this city failed." Mrs. Edward Aikey, Forest Hill, Pa., writes: "Be fore taking your treatment thought Ij must die. It has done wonders for me." Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Snow, Mayfield, Ky both cured in one month. Mr. A. G. Miller, Deadwood, S. D.. could not lie down. Cured by Special Treatment. Gained 25 pounds. Many wonderful cures from your state sent upon request, s Dr. Miles' seven different Heart Treatments are the result of twentyeight years cf laborious investigation and extensive experence. . They are eminently scientific and three times as successful as the usual treatment. Do not fail to write for his free Heart Book, Examination Chart and $2.50 Free Treatment, specially prescribed for your case. Address, Dr. Franklin Miles. Dept. A SOS to 91S Main Street, Elkhart. Indiana. A young woman entered a crowded street car with a pair of skates on her arm. An elderly gentleman at once arose and offered her a seat. "Thank you very much," she said sweetly, "but I don't car about sitting down; I've been skating all the afternoon."

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This Little Serious Incident Led Complications to For Richmond Negro. NOW IN DAYTON LOCKUP xow if Wiley Oakey had only er.ught the ric-ht car for Richmond-hut he didn't hence this story. Thp riavtnn Xews savs Wilpv who lis a i been metr colored resident of this city, had : spending the day in the westerns opous or Ohio ana Laving a good time. Among other things purchased ! was a liberal supply of O hio booze. Oakey believed it time to be starting j for Richmond. In the distance he j saw an mteruman tnat He believed was , homeward bound. After a sprint that! exhausted the Etniop. and a prodigious ; jump he landed on the lower step of I the car. But the conductor shook his j head and informed Oakey he was not j destined for Richmond if he remained j on that car. I Wiley was nonplussed and hunted j up a policeman. He inquired for aj car to Richmond, but that particular J bluecoat had not had much to do that j day and he needed a record. Oakey j was not told how to get to Richmond, but instead was escorted to the lockup and charged with drunk. He was fined $0. TARIFF LEAGUERS " PRAISE CONGRESS Establishment of Permanent Commission Is Opposed ati Annual ' Meeting. New York Jan. 2.'5. Establishment of a permanent tariff commission was condemned and congress complimented on proposed action to render it impossible for the executive department to negotiate tariff agreements without full congressional consent and approval at the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the American Protective Tariff league here. The action was unanimous. Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia, was elected a vice president and member of the board of managers. These other officers were chosen: Charles A. Moore, president: William F. Draper, vice president: Wilbur F. Wakeman treasurer and general secretary: William Barbour A. D. Julliard, David L. Einstein, Lyman B. Goff, John H. Eastwood, members of executive committee: William Whitman, John Hopewell. Homer Laughlin, Geo. R. Meyercord, managers. Exploiting tho Antique. A gang of swindlers arrested by the Toulouse police had for stock in trade a beautiful antique cabinet and a considerable stock of audacity. With these they took, for a short lease, a historic chateau near Toulouse, installing a venerable old lady to play the part of owner. Then they found a collector of antiques, persuaded him to visit the chateau and sold him the really valuable cabinet at a good round price. After the bargain was concluded they invited the victim to lunch, and while he was eating the meal the real cabinet was replaced by a perfect imitation, which the victim carried off with him. The swindlers, before their arrest, succeeded in selling their cabinet thirty-three times, at prices varying from 500 to 3,000. When Animcls Are III. Said a prominent veterinarian: "Animals when sick are the most helpless and appreciative of all creatures, and the way of administering relief and medicine in many instances is as novel as It is effective. The most savage and revengeful animals during spells of severe pain are, as a rule, as docile aril tractable as a child. Relief must come from a human being, and come quickly, and they seem to know it. The most vicious horse when groaning with pain would allow a mere child to administer relief, and many of the wild animals when in sickness seem to forget their savage instincts." The Greyhour.d. Various explanations have been given of the origin cf the term greyhound, some authors claiming that the preflx grey is taken from Graius, moaning Greek, others that it signifies great, while still others say that it has reference to the color of the animal. In no other breed of hounds is the blue or gray color so prevalent, and consequently the last mentioned derivation seems the most plausible. London Notes and Queries. Thought He Knew. I Mrs. Gewjum John, V you know what you said in your sleep last night? j Mr. Gewjum Oh, yes; I suppose I j said, "Maria, for heaven's sake, let me j get in a word edgewise'." Chicago ! Tribune. i Sir.mc-elv enoncrh. It's when a man comes right to the point that he is considered blunt. Philadelphia Record. Professor Ferrero. in an interview published in t.e current number of the Federation Review, takes occasion' to deny the report which was recently , circulated as to his religious belief. He says: "I myself am not a Jew, j but my wife Gina, the youngest! daughter cf Lombroso, the criminolo gist, 2s a Jewess, ana among my uesi friends I number that zealous Zionist and philosophical essayist, Max Nordau." TRY IT YOURSELF Get your hands just as dirty and greasy as it's possible to make them. Don't care if you use Axle Grease, Printers' Ink or Paint "Whiz" will take it off in a jiffy. If there anything that Whin won't remove from the hands, nothing on earth can touch, it. Get "Whiz" at your gro cer s. jJixne tor targe

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No matter how you cause these gases, whether by bad food, alcohol or abuse of the stomach Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges will stop gas making and sweeten the breath. They are perfectly harmless and the eating of a box would cause you no inconvenience whatever. Charcoal is hard to prepare for the stomach because it must be strong and pure and most people will not take it unless made palatable. Stuart's inimitable process presents charcoal to the taste and system in all the nicety desired. Choice virgin willow is burnt into desirable charcoal; this Is mixed with pure honey and the combination is compressed under tremendous power into a lozenge of great pleasantness and efficiency. Don't let your bad breath make people cross the street to avoid you: go to the nearest drug store and buy a box of Stuart's Charcoal lozenges today and eat what you will. Two or three after the meal will sweeten your breath at once. If you want proof of this fact send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package by mail free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.. 200 Stuart Bldg., Marshall, Mich. CHINA'S GRAND CANAL. Sometimes It Holds Vater Enough to Float the Boats. Of some of the crude and outgrown methods used on China's Grand canal a writer in the North China Dally News remarks: "The junction of the real canal with the Wei river was not by means of a lock, but simply a high and steeply sloping mud bank, over which the grain vessels had to be dragged by the force of perhaps many hundreds of men. It should be borne in mind that In China the lock of a canal is not much more like our idea of what that name connotes than it is like a padlock. Amid constant and often serious changes of level, with an uncertain and not infrequently a scanty supply of water, and with a grain fleet which traveled in blocks of some eighty vessels under one officer, it was necessary to devise some way for keeping them together and for transferring them as a consolidated unit with this in view. "For this reason a Chinese lock on the Grand canal is nothing but a stone gateway into which large boards may bo lowered through a groove in the stones, restraining most of tho water from its flow, until there is a depth strmcicnt to float .ill the craft, when the boards are pulled up and the entire fleet passes through. "After this the boards are again lowered for another division of the grain boats. In case the water gives out a by no means unlikely occurrence there is nothing to do but tc wait until more comes from somewhere." THREE EMPIRES. j Governments That Practically Sprang Into Being Overnight. Prior to Jan. IS. 1S71. the German empire, as we know it tcday, had no existence. Instead it was a jumble of kingdoms, states, duchies, grand duchies and principalities, all joined together by a like language and common political aspirations, it is true, but otherwise quite separate and distinct. Then came the historic- ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Paris had just been captured by King William of Prussia, and it was held to be a fitting time and place to proclaim him the first German emperor. Never since the dawn of history was an empire born more dramatically. By a strange irony of fate, too, its birth took place amid the ruins of the French empire, itself the creation of a dry, or, rather, to be rrlctly accurate, of n night. France "-tit to bed on the evening of Dec. 1. iS51, a republic. When it awoke ne-..t morning It was an empire. During the hours of darkness Paris bed been occupied by troops, and the prince-president had become Napoleon III. Equally sudden and almost as sensational Sn its way was the birth cf the modern Greek empire. After the yoke of the Tr.rks had been thrown off in ! the war cf independence the country became a republic. But the people soon tired of that democratic form of j cvernmerit and promptly proceeded f to nssasinate their first and only president. Then they met together, elected a king and settled themselves down to be ruled by him In a quite orderly and contented fashion. San Francisco Chronicle. There is a story of Carlyle in his old age having taken the following farewell, in his broadest Scotch, of a young friend who had had him in charge for walks, and who, while almost always adapting himself to Carlyle's mood, had on a single occasion vestured to disagree with him: "I would have you to know, young man. that you have the capacity of being

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Heart to Heart Talks. J3y EDWIN A. NYE. Copy.igkt, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye ABUSE O? THE HORSE. Do not shout into your horse's ears. An able scientist is authority for thf statement that a horse's ears are extremely sensitive. lie says shouting at a horse is unnecessary. And if persisted ia it will fpoil the animal for intelligent direction. The more one speaks loudly and harshly to the horse the more does the animal expect such outbursts and will make an extra effort only when the driver makes an extra use of his Toice. The low word spoken positively, but in kindness, is all sufficient. One may make an intelligent, faithful companion of his horse or he may make his horse a driven slave, a nervous, sullen brute. The writer was pleased the other day to witness the tact and kindness of a coal teamster. The team was a good one, and the wagon was heavily loaded. Tausing for awhile at the bottom of a long hill, the driver spoke to his horses in a low, encouraging tone. The team responded to Its utmost. At intervals the driver "chucked" the wheels, giving the animals a breathing spell and a friendly pat. That teamster and his team were chums and coworkers. They understood each other. The horses were intelligent, and so was the driver. lie had only to suggest to the animals what he wanted done, and they gave every fiber of their strength to his purpose. A Kentucky gentleman who owns a "big string" of thoroughbreds and has won many races permits no unkind

word to be spoken to his horses either j December 5 at the home of my daughat bis ranch or on the race course. ter, Mrs. John Schaefer. here in Pitts-

The driver who yells at hi3 horse as if the animal were deaf Is a poor horseman. The driver who loudly curses his team ia a tyrant. The driver who jerks the reins or beats his horse is brutal. Ele that abuses one of God's best gifts is not worthy to be master, much less owner, of a horse. One sometimes could wish the doctrine of the transmigration of souls might be true and that the brutal driver might be changed into a horse, compelled to wear an iron bit in his tender mouth, his delicate ears assailed by a torrent of abuse, and feel upon his back the sting of the cruel lash. That would be the irony cf fate. Exceeding firmness combined with exceeding kindness will conquer aud control any intelligent horse. A piece of stone is used as a barometer in timana. it is wnite during clear weather, -but darkens with approaching storm. Tlae

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For sale cfuifveiyby A. Harsh Coal ex BRIDE TELLS OF A DOUBLE MURDER Husband and Cousin Killed for Rob bery Assassins III Treat Her. Cleveland. O.. Jan. 2.'i. The marriage of Mrs. O. C. Lawrence well known in Cleveland club circles to William J. Hammond silver m'ne owner of Pittsburg six weeks ago has just become public. ' The bride is nearly 70. The bridegroom is 75. Both have grand children. Mrs. Hammond was the widow of O. C. Lawrence oil man ard brother of Washington Lawrence, late president of the National Carbon company. It was on a visit to her daughter. Mrs. John Schaefer. of Pittsburg that she met Hammond. Hammond ii a friend of Andrew Carnegie, and his home is near the mansion Carnegie built before he moved to Scotland. "Mr. Hammond and I were married burg," said Mrs. Hammond today NOTICE. During the invoicing of the stock cf the Kumpe Shoe Store, customers of A. J. Ford, repairman will please bring work to rear entrance. South Eighth street. Si-it At one time there were two members of the British House of Commons named Montague Matthew and Matthew Montague; the former a tall, handsome man. and the latter a little man. During a session of Parliament the Speaker, having addressed the latter as the former, Montague Matthew observed that it was strange that he should make such n mistake, as t iere was as great a difference botween them as between a horse chestnut and a chestnut horse. American year. railroad shops employ The Old

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Saloon. 5 PHONE 1637 & Supply Co. Pbone 21M BRIDE OF 70 KEEPS HER SECRET FOR SIX WEEKS Cleveland Woman Marrl. 75-Yea Old Pittsburg Mine Owner. Middletown, X. Y.. Jan. 23. The murder of Finizio Gaetano and ScanIon Carminia and the abduction of Mrs. Faetano, a bride of two weeks, has been partly cleared up by tho statements of Mrs. Gaetano, who was found in a box car along the Erie Railroad, four miles from this city. 1 1 if motive Kir i ne oonn e mnrurr was robbery. According to the story of Mrs. Gaetano. she, her husband and cousin arrived from Italy on Monday. Tuesday night, when they arrived In Middletown. three of their fellow-countrymen met them and were very friendly. Instead of taking them to a hotel, however, the "guides' took them about two miles out of the city and shot down Gaetano and Carmlnlo. -Carmlnio was Instantly killed, but Gaetano managed to drag himself to a farm house and died this morning. The assassins ill-treated the woman, made her walk five miles and kept ner prisoner m tne box car. iney tore off her wedding and engagement rings and a gold chain she wore and left her. She was found later by a railroad man. One of the latest Indications of tn progress of Japan in Occidental ideas is the prefect now on foot to illuminate the summit of the celebrated mountain Fujiyama, which figures In ?lmcst all Japanese pictures, and which is one of the loftiest and most beautiful volcanic peaks in the world, with a gigantic electric light. Already the pilgrim stations on the way up the peak axe heated and lighted with electricity. Since the Japanese are an artistic people, one wonders whether some of them may not oppose th!s starting innovation, as the people of Venice recently exprersed their disapprobation of the scheme to light the Venetian canals with electric lamps. Overland Trail

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