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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
FREAK JUDICIAL DECISIONS
From the New York Times.


Another queer decision in the inter.
est of topers bias just been made by a
Boston police justice. 1t seems that
one James Mcdonald, while in q state
OF alcoholic EXPLANATION, gave vent to
his emotions by breaking a large pane
Of glass in the window Of a Chelsea
saloon. He was arrested, brought
before Special Justice Cutler and
charged with malicious mischief-of
which it appeared to be . clear case
1t wasn't, for the Justice, possibly to
justify the special part of his title,
discharged Mr.. Mcdonald without so
much as q reprimand. In explanation
of this course the justice first read
what the court dictionary had to say
as to the meaning OF the word e NAL
icious, and then he said that while
a drunken man is for some crimes as
responsible as sober man, there are
certain specific charges that may not
be proved against him. II. he added,
a drunken man breaks = pane of glass
when he is in such a condition that
he does not know what he is doing,
and can therefore harbor no malice,
he then becomes civilly responsible
for the damage, but cannot be pun
ished criminally for the offense. As
we said when another Boston justice
declared that intention to get drunk
must be proved before a man can be
punished for drunkenness, this de-
cision opens wide vistas.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
THREE SCALOED
Boys Attempted to Raise Steam in
aCan.
An Explosion Followed and One May
be Fatally Scalded.

Clayborn Irwin, age ~, is danger
ously and perhaps fatally scalded and
his companions, two youths of about
the same age named Moss and Pierson,
all Of Merchandising, are also badly
scalded, the result OF an explosion Il
a miniature boiler made out Of a coal
oil can. The boys had built a small
tunnel and followed out place in
which the can fitted nicely. They
next procured water and filed the can
nearly full, allowing a little space fol
the steam they expected to raise. Al
ter the boiler was filed they fired the
can from the bottom and soon had the
water boiling hot. The steam wAs
raised too fast for the small opening,
the spout, to discharge, and as a result
the can bursted and threw the boiling
water over the youngsters. DIR. Trout
man was called and dressed the in
juries. The Moss and Pierson boys are
not so badly scalded but are neverthe.
less painfully burned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
THE OLDEST GRAVE.
LONELY TENANT OF THE FIRST
BURIAL IN FULTON
COUNTY.

Under a tall, spreading cedar OF
no certain age, about two hundred
yards from the state line road in the
field of Mr.. George Browder. three
miles west Of Fulton, lies the remains
OF Mr.. Isham Browder, Sr., who
was buried February 10, 1880, says
the Fulton Leader.
Mr.. Browder was the father OF Dave
and Austin Browder, aud settled with
his two sons in Fulton county at the
above mentioned place when this sec
tion was a rolling, vast Wilderness.
The nearest neighbors were at Mills
Point, on the Mississippi, and wingo,
Graves county. At the time OF his
death he was 81 years old. His coffin
was cut out of large tree, which
was split in two, each half dug out
like q primitive row boat, fashioned
as near as possible like a coffin and
after the remains were placed in fss-
tened by long bolts. A few years
ago the grave caved in and the rude
coffin was plainly seen in a good state
OF preservation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
COOLER WEATHER
Will be Awaited for the Opening Of
Y. N, C. A. Glasses,
The New Physical Director Expected
Tonight--Improvements Started.

Secretary Hanna, Of the Y. NJ. O.
A., this morning received letter from
Mr.. b. L. Mathis, the physical di-
rector, saying that he will arrive in
the city tonight or tomorrow morning
and will Immediately begin work on
the gymnasium and preparing for the
organization of classes.
The classes will not open until tho
weather is cooler and in the meantime
the gymnasium will be placed in bet
ter condition and additions made in
the way OF apparatus which has al
ready been ordered. The plumbing
work began today and as soon as the
interior Of the reading rooms are re-
paired the books and library will be
re-Arranged. The following list Of
magazines have been ordered and will
hereafter be found on file at the as
socistion. weekliOs-Puok. Judge
Scientific American, Harper's Weekly.
Golfers Weekly. Saturday Evening
Post, Literary Digest. New York
Christian Herald, Youths Compan-
ion.
Monthly American Boy, MunseY,
McClure's, Harper's, Everybody's.
Cosmopolitan, Men Of Tomorrow. st.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

Judging from the rookus the in.
surance re -raters have raised in other
Kentucky cities, we had better try to
stave off the local re.rating as long as
possible. Enraged because of the ad-
vance from 100 to 400 per cent in
rates, Lexington merchants have or
ganized company with a capital
stock Of 500, 900 in which to do their
own insuring ON the cooperative plan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
WANTED A LICENSE.
BUT 1T WAS THE KIND THE IN.
sPECToR COULDN'T ISSUE.


License Inspector James NJ. Ezell
says the most amusing experience he
has had since he went into office was
last night, when as he was leisurely
vending his way homeward he was
overtAken by an excited and somewhat
timid dsrkey, who snatched of his hat
when he saw the inspector was look.
ing, and said:
sis you Mistah Ezell, de licumse in
spectah?"
Mr. Ezell replied that he was.
"well sah,' he hesitatingly said,
81 wants licumse. Now, how much
yo' gwine TO chawge me?"
well, that depends " responded
the officer. what kind OF a license
do you WANT"
Marriage licumse, sab, OBJ co'se, "
he quickly explained. II wants to git
married tonight, right away, eff it
doan cost too much"
The inspector lsughingly assured
the darkey that he would gladly give
him a license IL he issued that kind,
but it happened that they were out of
his jurisdiction.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
SENATOR FRYE CAUGHT A DUCK
Ba, the Distinguished ststesmAa Was
FIy-FishinE at the Time.

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-, ,,, ~ se5s' ~, ~ 'iie .ons.es
Ina .r,, 's.''ls e'so IN .l' oos' lou',is
$500, ~ ~ w. ~ he'' 's 49,, 'ens1o'
la 49,. ~, ,"' ~ nv ,,nio o'.a'o' rIyo
,, al,n' .nS useA :, was nus Nay'
80, - .'''''y = ~ .''s'''. anu oa'',ns
a.. ~ a.. ~, .',Y''ne eauo. VIZ, "n, Jay
$500 Nv 49, W. W nanl1s w 100,
'no'eu uhueT the ice OF a projecting
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20


for its success, the hospital project
ought to go through without any
trouble.
1t is gratifying TO see the council
take the only sensible view of the JEFF
ferson street matesr. jefferson street
is one Of the prettiest and most im-
portsnt In the city, and should be i'm
proved to the city limits. The i'm
lprovements suggested by the property
owners would be preferable, but as
shown by the engineers report, it
would cost about $4,000. II they
don't want to spend that much the
city should order the regulation i'm.
provement, as provided in the ordin-
ance presented the other night
The steam heating project seems to
be a good one, and if made what is
claimed would contribute a great deal
to the health and convenience of the
people, especially by doing away
with fuel and smoke. 1t is hoped
that it will be acceptable as passed by
the council
The automatic gates at railr DAD
crossings would be an improvement,
but there is some question as TO their
necessity in city the size of Paducah.
The suggestion Of an overhead bridge
or elevated tracks at Tennessee street,
however, is regarded as foolish. Only
one bad accident has occurred at the
crossing in score or more Of years,
and trains pass there dozens of times
day. In time something Of the kind
may be necessary, but il is no more
necessary now that elevated tracks are
at every cross roads.
The filtration plant proposed is
something that everyone is in favor
of, and there seems to be but one way
to look at the question, and that is to
accept whatever proposition the water
company offers if it is along the lines
reported.
Psducah needs more wharf facil-
titles, or in time will, but there is
some doubt whether she can &C.
oomplish anything towards securing
them just now. The cost of the prop
erty would be somewhere in the
neighborhood of s95, 900, If a cent,
and considering the financial condition
of the city and the other costly i'm
provements desired, it will be almost
impossible to do anything with the
wharf question now.
In reviewing the proposed improve
ments, the best phase OF the matter is
that they will cost the city very lit
tie. The street improvements can be
made by bond issue, the filtration
plant placed in by the water company
at its own expense if il is so arranged
that it can secure the money, and the
hospital is about all that will demand
any money at present.
II is regretted that nothing was said
about a new market house, viii CHI is
badly needed. Perhaps that will come
later
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

Is il part of the duty Of mayor to
attend all the meetings Of the two leg
islative boards and make speeches on
the floor in behalf Of any project he
favors, OF against any he disapproves
Would il not be more consistent with
the dignity of the office, distinctly an
executive one under the second class
charter, to leave the legislative depart
ment alone and not attempt to use his
influence with the members, and when
arguments or speeches are to be made
before those bodies to leave it to the
members? IL seems that the mayor
when he has anything to say should
it in writing as the
governor of a state does to the leg
the mayor Of second class
cities standing in the same position
that the governor Of the state does.
he has a right to make suggestions,
but the dignity Of the office is lower
ed when the occupant goes to every
and makes speeches. II has
been suggested that the mayor has no
right to take any part in these board
meetings. but whether this is true or
not, it would look better If he were
less conspicuous
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

A Missouri editor is responsible for
the assertion that at a recent church
entertainment in his town the master
OF ceremonies made the announcement
that Miss Bates will sing. 'ol That |
Had an Angels Wings That Might
Rise and Fly" accompanied by the
minister "-Chlcngn Chronicle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

Australia has become an important
exporter OF butter and other dairy
products. The province OF Victoria
alone exported to Great Britain in
lss9-i9O0 1900 tons Of butter. repre-
senting a value of Ss.OOO.O0O The but
ter export OF Victoria was 1863 tons In
1889 and 1853 tons in 1890. For the
last ten years the export has been not
less than 10000 tons.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
DIPLOMATIC" RECEPTION ROOM
Interesting scenes Have Taken Place In
the Apartment.


the Apartment
Some very interesting scenes have
taken place in the diplomatic recep-
ton room. says the Washington
Times. II is a long apartment. mar
row in proportion to It's length: taste
fully but not lavishly furnished. and
is decorated with portraits in oil OF
former secretaries OF state. A. one
end OF the room Is table on which
treaties are signed. There are com
Portable sofas In the room. and on one
OF these the secretary Of state and the
diplomatic visitor usually ait while
discussing foreign relations. Secrc-
tary Hay conyerses with most OF the
diplomats In French. because that Is
the diplomatic language Whenever
some important verbal communication
is made, or there IL a discussion OF a
delicate international matter. Mr.. Hay.
as soon as his visitor has gone. hur.
ries 10 his office. summons his private
secretary and dictates what Is known
as a note verbal-a memorandum OF
the communication or conversation.
Experience has shown this TO be
necessary precautlon. Diplomats
sometimes forget what they have said.
and sometimes they show a remark
able memory for what other people
have said.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
TROUBLES OF THE HISTORIAN
(From the Baltimore Aaerican.)

From the Baltimore AIaerican.)
your husband must be very busy
these days" said the neighbors to the
wife of the historical novelist. 81
haven't seen him in the yard for a
week.
'Oh, the poor man is almost dis
tracted," said the wife. His pub
fishers have ordered a story for imme-
diate publication introducing the
characters Of Maye Yohe, Pat Grove,
Outlaw Tray and Peter Power, and
he doesn't know whether to have Pat
Grove kidnap Peter Power or have
him marry Mary Maovane in the last
chapter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
BACK TAXES.
NOTICES BEING SENT OUT BY
JUSTICE r. J. BARBER.

Justice r. J. Barber, who is wind
ing up the business OF the late Sheriff
lobe Rogers, is sending out many
notices to delinquent taxpayers, and
states that unless the taxes are paid
by the LIST he is going to begin bring
ing suits.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

The Democrats ought to know better
by this time than to try to bluff Chair.
man Emery. He is too strongly en-.
trenched behind the Frankfort crowd
to be deposed. All the law of the
anti Emerys amounts to nothing when
construed by the other crowd. Emery
is still the Democratic county COM
mittee.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

The various councilmanic commit
tees-perhaps-shouid be given charge
of the respective departments under
them, all except the fire hose commit
tee. II ought to be retired ON a PEN
sion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20

Miss Clara Park, of Mayfeld, srriv-
ed in the city at noon today to visit
Miss Lula Reed, the daughter of Hon.
william Reed, the well known attor-
ney.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-20
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1909.

DAILY THOUGHT.
Let me but live my life from year to
year,
With forward face and unreluctant
soul,
Not Fastening to, nor turning from
the goal
Van Dyke.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14
coTToN oINNERs ArTEMTIc

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been wanting The Oklahoma
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business II Is plain, easy 20
and is ind spensable to every 81
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paid to your address for si.So.
Address the Leader Company
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14
Harrison and Division SITS.
(Flrst published in Daily Leader
Feb. s. 1902D

CFirst published in Daily Leader
Feb. 6, 19O2)
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
In the District Court of Logan coun-
ty. Oklahoma territory.
J. b. Beadles & Son, a partnership
composed of ]. b. Beadles and Z. N.
Beadles, plaintiffs,
VS..
w. II. Preston and +. B. Preston,
Defendants.
No 3464.
To the defendants above named,
w. II. Preston and f B. Preston, and
all persons claiming under or through
them or either of them any interest
in any of the real property herein
after described. You will take notice
that you have been sued in the Dis
trict court Of Logan county, Oklaho
ma territory, by J. B. Beadles Son,
plaintiffs above named in an action
upon a promissory note and mort
gage for the sum of $i896 and for
the further sum of $500 attorneys
fee, and to foreclose all OF your right,
title, interest and right Of redemption
to lots Nos. one. Two, three, four, five,
and six, in block No. sixty-one. in that
subdivision of the city of Guthrie,
Logan county, Oklahoma territory.
known as West Guthrie, under the
mortgage executed by you to plain
tin in this action, and you are fur
ther notified that unless you appear
and answer or otherwise plead to the
petition of the plaintiffs now on file
in said court in this action on or be
fore the 22d day of March, A. D., 1902,
said petition will be taken as true
and confessed and a judgment viii be
rendered in said cause by said court
as for a default in accordance with
the prayer of said petition, to-wit
Rendering a judgment against you
and eacn Of you for the sum Of seven
ty-three dollars and ninety six cents
($73,96) and costs of suit and a de
cree ordering the mortgage herein
foreclosed and the property herein
described sold to satisfy said judg
ment and forever barring you Of any
right. title or interest in and to said
property, and for such further reliei
as the court may deem proper.
]. b. BEADLES & SON.
Plaintiffs.
BY Buckner & Son, their attorneys
Attest:
T. A. NEAL.
ERIK District Court Of Logan County
oklahoma.
BY C. H. Griswold, Deputy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14

The hours OF the public library
have changed and are as follows on
an days except Monday and legal
holidays:
1890 o'clock to 600 clock D. m.
TOO o'clock to $500 o'clock p. m.
Sundays, 1880 o'clock to $50 o'clock
D. m.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14

(First published in the Daily Leader
Feb. 8. 1902
Application for Liquor License.
Territory Of Oklahoma County Of
Logan, IS.
Motto is hereby given that
H. 7. Cress
has this day filed in the office Of the
County Clerk, in and tor said County,
his petition asking that a license be
granted him to sell at retail, malt,
spirituous and vinous liquors on
Lot /, block so, Third ward Of Guthrie
in said county and territory.
II no protest be filed on or before
February 10, 1902.
his petition viii be granted and
license issued.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said county hereto AFFIXED this
4th day Of Feb, 1902
J. 3. Dobson, County Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14

All subscribers 10 the Daily Leader
not receiving the paper regularly viii
confer a favor by notifying the office
az once either IN person or by phone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court of Logan coun-
ty. Oklahoma territory.
]. B. Beadles & Son a partnership
composed of ]. b. Beadles and Z. n.
Beadles, Plaintiffs,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14

W. II. Preston and f. B. Preston,
Defendants
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Jones & Herod,
Att0rneys ~ Contestant.

Register.
Fred &. Mckinley,
Receiver.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
CITY BREvITIES.

The Kings Daughters will meet this
afternoon at o'clock in the Sunday
school room of the Independent Pres
byterian Church.
Alonzo r. Hicks was sent to Chat
ham county Jail yesterday by the Unit
ed States authorities for breaking into
the postoffice at Norristown, Ga, on
July Is.
Curtis Bell, colored, who was sent to
Jail on a warrant taken out in Justice
Naughtin's court Monday, for a row
with a colored woman, was released on
bail yesterday.
A telegram was received by the po-
lice department yesterday asking that
the body of Joe Washington, who drop
ped dead while at work Monday, be
sent to his old home, at Beaufort.
The name of Mr.. w. H. Tarver has
recently been added to the Southern
staff of representatives of the Com
mercial Correspondence Schools Of
Rochester, N. Y. His headquarters will
be at Savannah.
There will be an interesting meeting
tonight in the Christian Church COR
ner Howard and Bolton streets, in
memory of Miss Frances Willard. The
superintendent of the w. C. T. U,
building, Mr.. ]. r. Mcconnell, will
speak on Rescue Work" All are cor
daily invited at $3.50 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
ION THE OUIETv

An interesting event to theatergoers
is the announcement of the engage
ment of Augustus Thomas master
comedy, ION the Quiet" which ran for
more than 200 nights at the Madison
Square Garden Theater in New York
city.
1t will be presented at the theater
next Tuesday, matinee and night, with
the same attention to detail and stage
equipment which marked a notable en-
gagement in the metropolis. Thomas
w. Ross, the light comedian who has
been selected as William Golfers sue
cessor. will essay the character of Rob-
ert Ridgeway. In this role this clever
young actor displays fine discretion
and shows gratifying evidence of the
genuineness of his artistic capabilities
Mr.. Thomas, the author of this scin-
tillating comedy, is accredited with
having written more successful plays
than any other American author.
among which are Soldiers of For
tune" Arizona" Alabama" 'In
Mizzoura," etc. James Shesgreen and
John b. Reynolds, in exploiting ION
the Quiet" have made 1t point to en-
gage a company of SURPRISING merit.
The principal members being Charles
B. Poor, F. Newton-Lindo, Charles G.
Stevens, James Manley, Thaddeus
Shine, Joseph WOODBURY., Lloyd Pat
terson, Lucille Num-, Baggo Conklin,
Gertrude Dalton, Bessie Stephenson,
Grace LIE May and the Japanese ac-
tor Sachiro Oida.
The sale of seats Will open Satur-
day morning. Matinee prices will be:
Adults, 50 cents: children, admission
to the balcony, 25 cents. Regular
prices will be effective at night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
VALD0STE NEWS.
Poultry Farm and street Railway
Form Merger-Death of Old CitI-

Poultry Farm and street Railway
Form Merger-Deafh of Old CitI-
zen.
Valdosta, Ga, Sept. 2S,-It was an
nounced to-day that the interests of
the Valdosta Poultry Company
amounting to about, $1,000. had been
merged into the valdosta Street Rail-
way Company. IT is. understood that
the railway company issues stock in
the road for the property of the poul-
try company. The poultry yard is
stocked with something over a thou
sand fine chickens with handsome
houses and pens, brooders, etc. The
farm adjoins the fair, ground. which is
also the property of the railway COM
pany, and the fair grounds will be ex-
tended to take in the poultry yards. 1t
is understood that. In connection with
the poultry yards. fthea railroad people
are going to enlafgea the Pine Park
ZOO and pay more attention to breed
ing native wild animals. They expect
to make their property of much value,
besides making 1t one Of the most in
teresting places in this section of the
country.
News reaches here of the death of
Mr. John Lord of the Naylor district.
His death occurred after a short ill
ness, due to a general breakdown in
health He was one of the oldest citi-
zens of the county and was an expert
machinist, having praeticed his trade
throughout this section for many years.
He leaves a wife and two sons ana
a daughter. His sons are Messrs.
Henry and Charles Lord, and his
daughter Is Mrs. Fred Bamberg. Mr..
Lord and his wife came to this county
from Maine nearly fifty years ago.
The biggest snake of the season is
reported from Kinder Lou. six miles
west of here. Mr.. Young McRee killed
ten rattle snakes at one shot with his
double-harrel gun yesterday, the larg-
est of the snakes was seven feet in
length and as large around as a stove
pipe The old snake was accompanied
by nine smaller ones and they were all
huddled up in gopher hole. A negro
discovered them and got off his mule
to kill them, but when he found rat
tiers all around him he mounted his
mule again and called Mr.. McRae.
The Elks had a social session last
night in honor of several new members
from Triton and bonneville, who were
initiated into the lodge here. The work
of initiating continued until midnight
when a fine supper was served by the
manager of the Valdes Hotel The oc-
casion was a delightful one for all. n