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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
A FEW SIDE LIGHTS.

A great many people may wonder
where all the congregation of men at
the Sam Jones meeting last evening
csno from, but no one knows. They
were there, and there were more Of
them than there lie male population in
the city of Paduoah. Hundreds Of
them doubtless came in ON the trains
and boats, and many from the coun-
try in wagons. The corners are filed
with strangers all day, except during
the services, which indicates that there
are many strangers here. Some Of
them haven't been to town in years,
according to the boarding house keep
ers, missing oircuses. Buffalo Bill and
even the oarnivals.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
czAR's TWO LUCKY RINGS.
Russian Rulers superstItlous Regard
for a Talisman.


Many royalties possess rings which
they seem to regard with an almost
superstitious reverence. Two such does
the ear of Russia own. One contains
a small piece of the Cross and has the
power. so tradition asserts, OF shield
ing its wearer from all physical harm.
without II Russia's ruler VIII never
set foot outside OF the palace, bearing
perchance in memory the fate OF Alex
ander H., who ON the day OF his assas-
sination had left this tallsman behind
him.
The other ring, which is of gothic
design, was given to the Princess
Charlotte OF Prussia. daughter OF Fred
erick William Ill, by her goyerness.
Many years later the future Car
Nicholas. great grandfather Of the
present ruler, CHANGED to meet at din
ner the young princess, fell forthwith
in love with her. and asked her for
the ring as a memento Of their first
meeting.
She consented. and until the day OF
his death Nicholas wore the gift first
on his finger and then, when It be
came too small. suspended round his
neck
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

When ice flows the river is usually
hish, and the current would carry 1t
past Paducah before a single cake
would have time to drift across. Ice
flows in only in the Ohio, and never
comes on this side of the river.
Paducah's ice harbor is far above
here, and out of the reach of the Ohio
river, yet it is made to appear that
the ice harboI is in danger. As to the
effect of this silly and idle talk,
river editors of other papers write
about Psducah's danger and because
they have been misled unintentionslly
do the city irreparsble damage.
Steamboatmen at a distance who de-
sire to bring their boats here for the
winter may be led to abandon the idea
by the erroneous impressions given
out Every year there is over half a
million dollars worth of floating stock
brought here for the winter, and
thousands of dollars are spent for re-
pairs and stores. Paduoah wants this
to continue and to secure more of it,,
which. will be impossible if such stu
pid stories as that about the harbor be-
ing threatened, are not stopped.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Man will be paper clad In the fu-
.ture. Paper teeth would appear quite
impractieable. yet actual use has
proved them equal TO those made OF
porcelain. Another interesting use
modern Ingenuity has found for paper
is TO manufacture footgear from H.
So skillfully can II be prepared that
In appearance II Is almost Identical
with that OF patent leather II IL.
however. considefaoiy lighter. and so
thin that II apparently reduces the
wearerlsl fest couple OF sizes or
more. f....ft.. .r.r
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
A oeoaraphloal Note.

Jackson is village OF 200 inaabi.
tants. situated near the court house
in eastern Kentucky. It has stimu-
lating climate. tending 20 irriiaaility.
Its principal industry Is cororer's In
quests. employing a large number Of
hands. The remainder of the popu-
lation in Jackson Is busily happy In
the industry OF shooting Jim Cockrill.
The output during the last six months
has been thirty-six murders. The eli
mate is healthy, save for an excess Of
powder smoke in the atmosphere.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
Mean Old Thing. Anyhow.

The Rev +. J. Hardy, the Irish
army chaplain who became famous
through his book. How TO BE Happy
Though Married" insists that he IL
stu alive, despite the report that he
had been murdered in China lie ala
have, a narrow escape. though; the
steamer on which he was travelling
having been fred upon and two men
standing beside him wounded The
Chinese government blandly ex-
planned that the vessel had got In be-
tween Chinese soldiers and pirates
who we're having a battle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

He said the best antidote for trou-
BILE is work. He'd tried it for thir-
ty-tve years and found it so.
He closed his sermon with the prop
osition that all who could say, BRO
thor Jones, I'm pulling straight pray
for me, to come and shake his hands,
and large number came forward.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
Al the Court OF japan.

There is no barbaric spIendor about
the court OF Japan. nor does the EN-.
peror insist on fantastic forms Of ho-
mage. He is just a plain individual.
His guests he receives standing. and
he enters freely into conversation with
all. There Is scarcely subject that
does not interest him or one on which
he is not well informed A delightful
host, 1t IL his custom 20 surround him
self with clever men-men who are
the shining lights Of their professions.
Engineers. artists, musicians. writer's,
soldiers. scientists-eyery class Of per.
son who has won distinction is wei
come at the royal table. for II is one
OF the characteristics Of his majesty
that In the distribution Of his favors
he is thoroughly impartial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
New Works Nickname.

II has repeatedly occurred that q
name applied In derision TO persons
has eventually been adopted and con-
Eidered with pride. Gotham. New
York's alias. was originally given In
derislon, because. doubtless. Of some
foolish whims OF New Workers. The
name was taken from the Merry Tales
of the Madmen OF Gotham. sRtirical
stories written by Adam Borde, a Car
thaginian monk. who died in tho
tower OF London. The name has been
accepted by New Workers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
vanarIes Of the WeII.to-do.

The story is told Of a fnancier Of
high standing In Boston who frequent
~ spends several hours at a time dis
oussing personal or social matters in
the midst OF business turmoil, notwith'
standing the fact that there may be
from half a dozen TO a score OF peo-
pie waiting to see him. Several prom
inent business men take a few min
utes OF the different parts OF a busy
day to sleep. and one very wealthy
and very much occupied man In Chi
oago makes It q habit to sleep between
2 and each afternoon.-New York
Post. a
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

A visitor TO Shakespeare's birth
place, stratford-on-Avon. whose heart
was in better condition than her head,
walked about the town quite thrilled
with rapture and awe.
When she reached the railway sta
ton. where her train had not yet ar
rived, her enthusiasm was not abated.
and she looked about her with brim-
ming eyes.
An she said, u think this place
affects me more than all Here he
must have come to take the train to
go up 10 London"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

The coal strike Is still on, and it is
claimed il it were settled today the
coal famine cannot be relieved this
winter, as weeks will be required to
pump out the mines. accumulate q
supply and get it out for the con.
sumner. The Waldorf Astoria hotel
is paying 81, 900 a day for the coal ii
uses, and has hard time getting il
at any price. Much coal is being i'm
ported from Europe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Census returns In England show
that one in every six women, and In
what are called the upper classes one
half, are destined to spinsterhood,
and one writer, noting this fact, inti-
mates that the lot OF all women may
be immensely improved by this com
pact band Of single women. II would
be difficult TO overrate the Industrial
effect OF a number Of well-lnstructed.
healthy-minded, v.sosors. permanent
spinsters.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
GREAT CROWD OUT


row and trouble and every one traca-
BILE 70 the liquor traffic. The first
cloud mentioned was that Of anarchy.
"In the last twelve years." he said
"heads of five governments have been
struck down by anarchists, among
them being our beloved MIR. McRin-
ley, whose assassin, impedIatly before
the murder, took refuge with saloon
keeper. The anarchist and the saloon
keeper are insepsrable.. Abolish the
saloon, and the anarchist will of ne
cessity go" He called attention to
the fact that while many people were
prohibition at heart, they never voted
that way for fear of losing political
influence. The ballot settles every
question but the saloon question.
Shut up licensed saloons and they
run blind tigers. Prohibition does not
prohibit. Why? Because the au-
thorities of the town belong to the sa-
loon keepers, as the negroes ala to
the whites" (this from Sam Jopes).
The mob spirit, the election frauds and
the divorce courts were clouds men
toned in turn and each dealt with
in forcible manner.
The appreciation Of the vast congre-
cation was demonstrated when, at the
close of the service, he asked every
one who wished to see the liquor
traffic abolished "for God and home
and native land" TO wave their hand
kerohief. Every handkerchief in the
audience fiuttered in the air and .
mighty cheer went up that came
Strsight from the hearts Of the peo-
ola
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
Good for Insect bites.

Common yellow soap, moistened
slightly and spread over a fresh mos
quito bite. Will. II is said. quickly re-
heve the singing pain. The same ap-
plication is good for hltes Of other
insecta.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Instead of trying to stop the coal
strike a lot of people want to ami
hilate the mine owners because they
didn't give in to the strikers. They
should remember that neither did
the strikers give in to the mine
owners.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Jack whitesdies, sometimes called
"Three fingered Jack" is one OF Sam
Jones converts. For nearly = year
whitesides has tried to get saloon Ii
cense, and the last time WAS week
ago, when the council granted il, but
the board of aldermen SHE'D at IL. The
police department fought the grant
ing of license to him because they
thought he would not run an orderly
place. whitesides now declares that he
would not have q saloon license II
one were presented to him. and ia out
Of the whiskey business for good. He
went up and told Rev. Jones as much
yesterday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

kerohief. Every handkerchief in the
audience fiuttered in the air and .
mighty cheer went up that came
Strsight from the hearts Of the peo-
pie.
SUNDAY EVENING.
At 1880 Mr.. Stewart again preach
ed to vast crowd of women at the
Broadway Methodist church. and told
them many truths from Prov. 3 i-10,
"who can find q virtuous woman for
her price is far above rubies." His
talk was plain and TO the point and as
usual greatly enjoyed by his hearers.
REV. JONES SUNDAY NIGHT.
There were fully 5000 men in the
building when Mr.. Jones stepped on
the platform and they paid him ear
nest attention.
After the song service Mr.. Seagle
sang Ninety and Nine" and the song
seemed to 60 to the hearts Of AL his
hearers. ..- r+--r.rta en-.
In beginning his address Mr.. Jones
said men say he is a fraud and is only
out for the money. To these people
he would say he can contract with the
Southern Lyceum bureau for $3.50 q
night any time he cares to. II he
could do that why would he spend his
time here If he was out for 1.-THE mon
ey."
He took for his text 10 verse 22
chapter Genesis; Escape for thy
life. " "Sin, he said, doesnv go about
seeking whom it may devour. / Judge
no man, but srraign him before his
conscience. When man breaches to
me / ash him DO you know what you
are talking about? Do you live what
you preach?' The man who lives in a
glass house can't throw as many rocks
as Sam Jones. DO you mean kindly
toward me in what you say l mean
kindly toward every one but IL you
don't think you can stand what say,
Bud, you had better gather your car
osss and go. I'm goin' to rub 1t in
thick. You needn't whine, it's COM
ing, so you better go home il your
skin IS tender.
He then spoke of the sin of swear
ing. lyon black mouth, dirty cussing
rascals ought to be run out Of town.
A man who will cuss will steal. II
you break one Of Gods command
ments you'll break all A 'cusser'
knows whom to cuss. He knows IL he
cusses some fellows they'll give him
jolt that'll keep a dentist busy for q
month. A cusser is only fit 10 be
butted by biilygoat, and I'd hate to
be the goat. Paduoah has more pro-
family to the square yard than any
town on earth. What do you cuss
for? Want to know how it sounds (;
Just get your wife to whack off few.
Go home some day and find dinner
late and say to your wife what ell
matter dinner and let her say the
damned cooks gone and the = = fire
won't burn. That will cure you.
Quit cussing. There amt no money
In IT.
Another sin is the Sabbath desc
Grafton. Two thirds of the Paducah
people keep the Sabbath. No more
than the billygoats in Arizona Why,
things are running wide open here on
Sundays. Haven't you Il sheriff at
all? How long you've been without
one? All the officials of this county
ought TO be spanked It'll they can't
stand up. 1 wonder II the sheriff is
here? I'D like to see him.
Some of these officials are saying If
Sam Jones don't qulN talking like he
does I'm goin' to smas b his MOUTH
Well, say Bud, when u decide to do
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
DAILY THOUGHT.

knowledge comes sometimes by
wandering; wisdom ripens IN quiet
ness and repose. Outlook.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

An Evansville travelling man claims
he eau drink forty or fifty glasses of
liquor and still be sober. Probably
most all other travelling men can, too.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

HON. p. h. DARBY, Of Caldwell,
for Court of Appeals. g. 81 b.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

The courts have put quietus on
the small fry" stockholders IN big
corporations. Some of those who
owned stock in the steel trust didn't
like 1t because J. Plerpont Morgan was
paid ten million dollars for his work
in organizing the gigantic corpora
ton. The court decides that individ-
uaI stockholders cannot in judicial
proceedings question the corporate
acts Of the directors. That the direc-
tors are elected for the purpose Of
managing the affairs of corporation,
and their way of doing it, If lawful,
not against good morals and in good
fifth. cannot be questioned by the lit
tie fellows. Their lots are final, and
if they had deemed it advisable to pay
J. P. Morgan a hundred million in
stead of ten, their economy could not
have been questioned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

II is amusing to think OF the ourios.
ity that the average person possesses.
Last night after the Sam Jones serv oe
the only question heard on the streets
was, what policeman has on badge
32Y" About half a hundred went
around TO DIR. John Bouds' drug store
and asked him. They came in droves,
IN pairs and alone, aud DR.. Bonds, who
is one of the police commissioners, A.
nally had to make himself scarce. II
was almost as bad at the city hall. and
every policeman who bodied up his
head was either stopped or closely
scrutinized TO learn the number of his
badge.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Former Mayor James NJ. Lang, who
thought he hsd left trouble behind
when he went out Of office, has
learned that there are whole lot cf
people In Paducah who don't know to-
day who is mayor. He was very much
chAgrined to learn at the revival last
night that a lot of fellows think he Is
still mayor, and those within reach
would dig him in the ribs when Sam
Jones would hit the officials unusual
ly hard and tell him they wouldn't
stand it II they were mayor. He
laughingly says ne wishes they all
knew that he is out OF office, and
what was said didn't apply to him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

People with young 'uns" ought TO
leave them at home. The little ones
can't understand anything that's SAID
and neither can anyone around them
very often.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

Congress ~ 1se z
FOR AI.DERMENs,
E. E. BELL III Il
WILLIAM ERAUsE
O. H. cHAMBIIN.
J. R. SMITH. ~
HENRY KAMLEITER.
FRANK KIRGHoFF. "--' a@-
J VICTOR voRls.
J. s. TRoUTMAN.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

FOR TREASURER.
OSCAR HANK. .pf.-.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

FOR CITY JAILER.
ADoLPH JAMES. : IHI-2'a' ~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

The streets cars are doing a big bus
iness, but hundreds and hundreds of
people don't have time to wait for
car. They start about supper time in
order to get a place,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13

HON. O. H. LINN. Of Lyon, for.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
Citizen wants to Know

To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION:
Is it possible that the citizens Of the
town are compelled to put up with hav-
ing the whole town turned over into the
hands of such hoodlum mob as occupied
the main streets of the town last night ?
Have we no policemen and if we have
what are they for if not to keep at least
a semblance Of order in the town? Are
decent people not to be allowed a
chance to sleep simply because it
plesses a lot of toughs to make the night
hideous with their noise2 Are the au-
thorities afraid to keep the toughs in or
der? This is the first town that ever
heard of in which such doings would be
allowed for a moment.
And it is not only on an election night
but almost every night that from three
to dozen toughs make sleep an impos-
sibility to any one living on Main ST.
between Peasants and Bumbo.
/ should like to know whether there
is any remedy for such disgraceful
state of affairs.
CITIZEN
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
The Ladies aid Society Has A Pleasant
Meeting

The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
e. Church met Thursday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Ami Martin in South
Park. Eighteen members were pres
emit, 1t was decided TO hold straw
berry Social some time during the
month Of May. A committee of five
ladies', consisting of Mrs. Leech, Mrs.
Guseman, Miss Coombs, Mrs, Stewart
and Mrs. Wood, were appointed to
look after many details pertaining to
the building Of the new parsonage.
The Society has held many delight
full, we'll attended and business like
meetings at the homes of different
members throughout the winter, ii
was decided to hold no more meetings
at present. Business being over a
most pleasant social hour was spent
with their hostess Mrs. Martin. Dainty
refreshments were served, after which
the society adjourned.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
VISIT OF INSPECTION.
River Engineers Visit Locks and Dams.
other Notes along the River.

Captain w L. Sibert together with
Division Engineer Col Lydecker has
been here on a visit of inspection to
the locks and dams between this place
and Fairmont. They returned home
this morning. They found every
thing very satisfactory for the season
of the year.
1t is not expected that the work on
the locks and dams will be under full
Roadway before the first of next
month. BY that time all the men
who can be worked will be on the job.
The crew Of the Siackwater is work
ing on lock nine making some repairs
at that point. This boat is the o. S.
repair boat which works between
Pittsburg and Morgantown
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
PAYING FOR COAL LANDS.
Farmers Cony ert Their Underground
Treasure Of Black Diamonds into
Cash-Elkins BUYS.

WESTON, April 4-Colonel George
Gilmore who recently sold to the FL
kins people one OF the large coal fields
he had optioned in Freeman's Creek
district, is taking 1t up, and lots of
money is being put. into circulation.
There is SO much coal lying untouch-
ed much nearer the great centers of
trade that the fields hereabout will
not likely be developed during the life
of those who are now living,
A gentlemen from the territory un-
der option by Colonel Gilmore express
es some doubt as to whether or not
the higher priced Goals included in a
second field had been sold to the FL
kins people.
The gambling fraternity has been
dealt a severe blow here, and 1t seems
all the gambling places have been
closed 1t is said to be one of the
most complete close downs that has
been seen here for several years.
There were eight gamuling resorts.
here, and now the town is clear OF
them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
Was Founded by franklin.

Philadelphia, April 4.--The first
general meeting Of the American
Philosophical society since its foun-
dation by BENJAMIN Franklin, in 1743,
began here yesterday and will con.
tinue in session until Saturday. An.
nual meetings of the organization
have been regularly held here, but
never before have so many members
from such widely separated sections
attended the annual gathering The
society yesterday began the eelebra-
ton of its 159th birthday. and prac-
tically every state In the Union is
represented at the convention. Mem
bers from South America and Italy
will participate In the proceedings.
Among the delegates are Prof. John
B. Hatcher. Pittsburg, and Prof. II.
Merriman. Bethlehem, Pa.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-04
Attorney General Elkin's Opin-
ion on the Assignment of
Claims for Debt.
PENALTY FOR THE ASSIcNORS.
Debtors Against Whom Claims Ara
Pressed for Payment May Then Re
cover From Their Original credi.
tors--Warnino TO Merch ants.

Harrisburg, April 4.--Attorney Gen
eral Elkin gave as his legal opinion
that under the act of 1887, relating
to the assignment of claims, II the
West Virginia claim agency presses
the writs of attachment of wages
against railroaders and compels the
railroad companies to pay the debt,
the merchants or other creditors
making assignment of their claims,
and, under the law, recover from
them as penalty the full amount of
debt. interest and costs so collected.
Some time ago b. Frank Snaveiy,
G. A. Johnson and other employees of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
wishing to ascertain what legal right
the West Virginia collection agency
had to hold up the wages of railroad
employees in this city, Altoona and
other points along the Pennsylvania
line, for debt, sent letter to Attor-
ney General Ellsln. stating the case
and asking his opinion on the sub
ject Mr.. Elkin concludes his opinion
as follows:
This whole system of making col
lections Is vicious, savors of sharp
practice. and should not be encour
aged. 1t seems 10 me that when our
merchants and other creditors fully
understand the true character of the
suits instituted. and the penalty
which they must pay in case such
are pressed against them, they viii
refrain from making assignments OF
claims for this purpose"