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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19
EDITORIAL PIckuPs.

John L sullivan says he would not trade appetes with
Rockefeller One night Of Johns appetite would nnt Pot
teller IN a drunkards graye-Parjs Advocate
II IS hard for believe in the survival ~ ,b f,.
Thsn ne sees Iseen hen eat up $II garden and tbn @
aeuoeratey back through the hole She CAM, IN % ~
~ TIME 10 escape twopound brickbat4nna JeaJ 'S'
Il
DR. Sarah Haekett Stevens is telling CHIC. ,,,
nothing so bssiu ignorance and that Size iS 'na.
L;S Ma an ihalan blanket-n winter One blfehes =.
summer--Daiias IimesHcraid ~ IKE 20 wear in
&
Of nrdeyin Nser mas been acquitted of the CHARGE
~ ii llplnos at whose door is the Is
sized graveyard aa aIT IT., TESTIFIED himself thar made a
tues OF civilized warfare He claimed M, ~ 70 the
to 10 o%e smith That gentleman viii now have
GAAAs cAss .Lsgss0 , he say he had orders from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION,
Nos. ftof tto5, fio5 1907 and 1909 Franklin Avenue
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19
TAMPERING WITTY rn,,s' =
PANsfFs

&r, utlES
PANSIES. coceu
Tangled bunch o. nsn.;.
Each grotesn,. ts'
Iecn one sort o twisted
In strange grimae,
ooine look Jest as jolly
onin big an wide
Some look meancboi
some looks horrihedl
$50 oey seems ter shipper.
oorter seem ter saw
In a love-lorn wh;nna.
On, now you go iwav,s
An ones lookin' plorv,.,
An one hides her face
But she looks plum satisS.a
Leanin IRON tn vase
Purple ones, an shaded
10 monotone.
Ones a-lookin' ad.d
Hansn there alone
Sorter sickly WELLER
'Spression on her f,,
Like her only Teller
wasn't round tn place
Lies the same ter pans;.,
AS ter me an vou
Love makes some plumb han,v
Love makes some feel bIns.
Love don't touch another
Though they all are kin.
1t Jest sinks an smothers
In wde-faced grin.
4 Il Il
The sweetheart of New Jersey man h.
This is doubtless the New Jersey girls ids ass
way to get man stuck on her VI u. N
Mrs Cleveland has returned to her ham. a..
Grover will bring the fish stories with b;r iIOn Er
later. n ABOUT '
German anarchists are to hold a congress, i,
will discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of worldw;d. -. sas
they should discuss is the ACCESSIBILITY Of worIS s
and bath "o''u'Sids 1
Louisville woman sued man for huVvr, l.. !.
that she lost her appetite, and the jury awardss n
damages, This doubtless before the mest ny. a
prices. ' HuS a
Chicago girl, when told by professor tb,, q.
ment ring was relic Of barbarism, replied H., ~ u
tache was relic OF barberism $50 va Z
James r. Wild OF Rhode Island has Just married 4.
of Marthas Vineyard 1t is said that the ans,.s. ~
ister used during the ceremony made the bfd NH
Wild 'S' aO''s
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
SAYS MEN ARE EDWARDS.


"Menl" answered the woman dem
fist emphatically, when asked who
gave her the greatest trouble. TN
deed. they are the greatest towards
on earth. Let alone their inability
to endure much pain, they are as
scary as yearling colts. Besides many
OF them don't know I'm not a man
until I appear in the reception room,
and the shock simply paralyzes not q
few. Only once in a while is one
clever enough to back out gracefully
to pretend he only came to consult,
or that he had an almost forgotten
but nevertheless important date at the
club. The rest stammer and hesitate
until you'd think they we're up against
the fate of the Six Hundred-jaws OF
death and gates of hell, as you re-
member. I used to have a hard time
to keep a straight face One little man
half my size tremblingly asked: Have
you really the heart to pull a tooth.
madam? He only shook the more
when assured him had the strength.
Another-Ill never forget him-after
wriggling around for a while In min.
gled pain and terror. suddenly began
to nurse his foot. And, though his face
was swollen up frightfully, he at
length escaped by pretending he was
in search Of a chiropodist to treat q
troublesome corn. Havo | men pa
tents? oh. yes; once they are blind
folded and backed in the rrst time
they rather prefer a woman dentist"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

II is noticed in the various state as
sociations that meet, including q ood
roads conventions, worlds fair exhib-
it conferences and other things, Padu-
cab is seldom, II ever, represented.
This does not speak well for the city
and county. 1t betokens lack Of en-
terprise and interest on part Of our
citizens, and doubtless causes wonder
among other people of the state. Be-
cause Paducah is located IN an ex-
treme portion of the state is no reason
that her people should isolate them
selves and refuse to become interested
in the many things that are undertak-
en- for the benefit Of the state. Padu-
cab is next to Louisville, the largest
city in the state, in many things, and
the people should take more interest
in matters that effect the prosperity
and welfare of the state. Citizens are
appointed on committees Of various as
scciations, delegates are appointed to
attend meetings, and that is the last
ever heard Of it, When the meetings
come off Paducah usually Is not repre-
sented. 1t is too much trouble" OF
the scores of letters now being printed
in Louisville papers from ali parts Of
the state relative to the state exhibit
work, and offering to assist in it, only
one has been noticed from Paducah,
and that was from a prominent liquor
dealer. We need 10 wake up down
here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
ASSESSMENTS FOR TAXES.


The assessment of both the city
and county are about complete, SO far
as the assessors are concerned, and
the remainder of the responsibility
rests largely on the supervisors of the
tax books. Every taxpayer should be
interested in the result, for large as
sessmept means reduced tax rate, and
a reduced tax rate is what every tax
payer wants, especially in q place
where he gets no benefit from the
taxes year in and year out. ....
Attention has been called before to
the inadequate assessments, and this
year it is hoped that the supervisors,
if the assessors have not done their
work well, will see that the assess
ments are complete. An assessment
like the last one for the county indi-
Gates that few people are paying
taxes ON their property in the proper
amount. or else good many of them
escape. The assessor should get ev-
erything taxable and make the burden
just and proportionate. When the as
SCISSOR, by his report, comes before the
people and says that there are subject
to taxation only few hundred dol.
lars worth Of diamonds in McCracken
county, or only a few hundred dol
lars worth of jewelry, with many 9TH
or things in proportion, the people
know it is not true, and something
should be done to correct such abuses.
1t is suggested that McCracken
county should have a map made of
the territory within her borders.
There is not single complete map of
the county, and while one would doubt
less prove quite expensive. in few
years it would more than pay for it.
self. II would enable the assessor to
list a great deal OF property that
doubtless he now misses, and in nddi-
tion would prove beneficial in many
other ways. For instance il would
greatly aid in getting more rural free
delivery routes. When the last were
being surveyed there could not be
found a single map of the county by
which to go, and it is the same way
with all enterprises that seek a loca-
tion here. jefferson county has just
let contract for an elaborate map and
every county should have one. The
city recently had such map made,
and results are said to have been
more than satisfactory. s...
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
sTRIoT CENSORSHIP IN TURKEY
Formal Dlsapprovsl of A.cisnt Greek
DIANA Is Expressed

Formal DIsapprovsl of A.eisnt Greek
Drama Is Expressed.
The Turkish government through its
censor has now shown its disapproval
of ancient Greek drama, and has gone
so far as to prohibit a performance Of
Euripides' tragedy Of "Iphigenia in
Taurus" considering il subversive Of
public order. A first representation Of
this work was given recently at the
Union FrancaIse. in Constantinople,
which enjoys extra territorial priyi-
leges, and lis therefore beyond the
reach Of the censor and police. A sec
ond performance was to have been
given later, to which the public were
TO be invited, and the only means Of
stopping 1t was to threaten with i'm
prisonment those of the organizers
who are Turkish subjects. The reason
for the interdict is that there is ref
erence in the tragedy to regicide-the
murder Of Agamemnon by Clytemnes-
ira. Myth or legend. II is perfectly
immaterial TO the censor. and he has
had the performance stopped and all
translations Of the tragedy into mod
ern Greek bought up. to prevent the
public from reading it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
IT'S ALWAYS THIS WAY.
Topeka Capital Tells Of Tendency Of
Modern Citizen.

Modern Citizen.
Yesterday man called at the Capt.
tai office with a grievance which he
wanted the paper to take up. He
wished the Capital to go into the mat
ter and smash things generally. He
wasn't satisfied with a certain state
Of things In q certain neighborhood.
and he wanted the Capital to start
something. and start It good and hard.
But the funny part Of the matter
was that when he was asked to give
his name he baked He said he didn't
want his name used. and refused to
give his initials after he inadvertently
let his last name be known.
II was explained to him that what
he knew OF the matter. which is a
common offense-and has no relation
to the liquor trouble-would be Of
service in abating the nuisance; but
he said that he didn't wish to be
dragged into It," and that IL 1t was
such a common thing perhaps II
wouldn't be worth while to go to the
trouble Of stirring il up, after all.
That's always the. way. People are
always calling on newspapers to take
up abuses and push for their relief.
but they balk when asked to take an
open hand in the game themselves.
From past experience the Capital
feels sure that 1t would be impossible
to gain anything for the public by
taking the action suggested by the
gentleman who called yesterday.-To-
peka Capital
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
Knew What They Were.

Dr. Henry Van Dyke tells the fol
lowing story:
A well-known professor Of literature
at an American university was talking
with his wife one morning at the
breakfast table about the relative
merits of prose and verse as forms oi
expression. His two children, Walter
and Maud, aged seven and six. respec.
lively. were sitting quietly and ap
parently paying no attention to the
conversation. when all ut once the lit.
tie girl looked up inquiringly and
said
Papa. what are proes. anyway"
Before the father had time to an.
swer the boy spoke up, with a sups-
rior smile:
Prose? DONE you know what
prose are? Why, they're those little
animals that 20 around without feet"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
American Newspapers.

Writing in the Independent on the
subject Of the subserviency of the
German press to government infiu.
ence Poultney Bigelow expresses this
opinion of nerican newspapers: IT
is not for us Americans to brag about
our newspapers. and there are many
owners OF great dailies who would
look more ornamental on the gallows
than in the top of tall editorial tow.
err But whatever faults our papers
have from one standpoint Of good
taste or private morals. on the whole,
they get at the facts. and publish
them without much regard as to
whether 1t will please the government
or not"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
PROFESSOR ATE SPECIMEN.
Put the Triehinous Pork to an Unln
tended Use.

Put the Triehlnous Pork to an Unln-
tended Use.
Needing some measly pork for the
purpose OF demonstrating trichina to
his class in biology, the professor re-
quested his butcher to save a piece
Of measly pork the first time some
Of the diseased meat was found in the
store.
The butcher said that he occasion
ally came across trichinous pork. and
that he always threw II away. but
promised TO keep the next piece for
the professor.
Several weeks later no trichinous
meat having arrived at the laboratory
the professor became Impatient and
called at the butchers store to learn
the cause Of the delay.
The clerk at once said that such a
piece of meat had been found few
weeks ago.
Didn't ask you to keep II for me?"
engrily inquired the disappointed pro
fessor. What did you do with it?"
why. we saved it for you as we
promised" answered the puzzled
clerk.
well. where is it?'
I'VE sent 1t down to your house two
weeks ago with the other meat"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
NOT A PRECEDENT.

Speaking of the reversal Of the Ca
leb Powers case, the Lexington Her
aid. Democratic, says: ut was rather
a queer coincidence that about the
time of the reversal Of the judgment
in the Powers case, largely because the
trial judge refused to vacate the bench
when the affidavit of Powers was
filed, the prison commissioners should
parole DIR. Massie, who WIS convicted
In the Owen circuit court and the
Judgment was reversed because the
trial judge refused to vacate the
bench when DR.. Massie filed his aft
dayit. The legal profession know
well the very striking and vigorous
language employed by Judge Bennett
in his opinion reversing that judg-
meut because Of this refusal. IL was
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
THE BOYS LAUGHED LAST.
"Wise" Man Had Come to Regret
His Unjust Suspicious.

wise man hdd Tome 10 he9fel
His Unjust Suspicious.
at takes a little courage to tell a
joke on ones self" said the sales
man, especially If the cause is apt
to be accepted. as a degree of stu
pidity. But things with a touch OF
humor will happen in ones life that
will bear telling
Walking down Fulton street dur
ing the busy noon hour one day, the
thoroughfare thronged with folks go
ing to or coming from their luncheon,
espied two urchins. newsboys ap-
parently, crouching on the stoop
leading into the hallway of one of
the big Office buildings. My eyes at
the same moment fell on a greenish
looking piece of paper-apparently
made to represent greenback care
fully folded several tlmes-lying on
the sidewalk right in front of the
pair.
Perhaps It was that some of the
ancient April fool jokes flashed
through my mind, as | thought de-
tected a mischievous smile on the
boys faces. AT any rate. was not
going to be fooled. SO kicking the
innocent bit of paper with a superior
air toward them, exclaimed: why,
boys, there is money lying in the
streets here. why not pick 1t up?"
And the boys did so.
Unfolding IL quickly. they ran
around the corner for dear life. 1t
was a crisp, good ive-dollar BILL
New York Times.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

Simple honesty is one of therstrik
ing characteristics OF the people OF
Observation-Disclosures piety and homes
ty which accompany an austere re
ligion. Doors are not locked, prop
erty lies exposed everywhere, NO
watch is kept on the fish when they
lie drying on the fakes. No man
takes advantage Of his nelghbor. no
man quarrels with his brother. no
man appeals to the law. nobody is
arrested.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

well that by this parole the state had
its recollection refreshed and thus
could understand that the recent opin-
ion was in accordance with the
Kentucky precedents and with decis-
ions rendered when our court of ap-
peals was unanimously Democratic,
In the still more celebrated appeal OF
Squire Turner was the same decision
made. That was in many respects one
Of the most remarkable and celebrated
causes in our legal history"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

At christie's a portrait by Sir Henry
Racburn was bought by Messrs. Ag-
new for $500 guineas. 1t shows the
two sons OF David Monxo Binning in
plum-brovn dress. with white rufus
and stockings, seated in a landscape.
the canvas measuring 60 by 40 inches
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
Motner and Son oraduate.

Mrs. Helen Clarke Balmer. 1927
Hollywood avenue, Edgewater. Chi
cago, is probably the first woman who
was ever graduated from a university
in the same year with her son. Mrs.
Balmer has just completed a three
year coursein literature at the North
western university. while her eldest
sen, Edwin g. Balmer. took the full
course. conflicting in three years.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

Although 1875 years old watch
owned by a gentleman in Gloucester
shire. Eng, still keeps excellent time.
It was worn atlTrafalgaf. during the
Peninsular war, at Waterloo, through
the China war IN 1910. and finally in
the Indian mutiny.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

Marshal Grow and Prosecuting At
torney Gilbert have both rejected the
fsirest offers that the city's represen-
tatives could legally make them. Now
they can be ousted with Il clearer con-
science.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
TUESDAY. DEC, % 1909.
DAILY THOUGHT.

Though you be done to the death,
what then? y
II you battled the best you could,
II you played your part in the
world Of men, 'oi 90"
Why, The Critic will call it good.
Edmund Vance Cooke.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

II is difficult to understand how
the tobacco growers of Kentucky are
going to "bust" the trust by not rails
ing any tobacco for Ave years. 1t may
be that the trust will be busted" at
the expiration of that time, but the
probability is that the farmers would
be long before.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

GOOD OLD Summer Time" would
sound quite appropriate just now. Or
at least feel it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09

1t is whole hog or none" WITH
Marshal Grow
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight. Wednesday fair and
warm. "t
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-09
You Save
Money....

Being wholesalers we
save you 30 cents en- each
dollar. That's why we are
doing such a grand business.
You don't pay the middle
man a profit when you buy
here. r,re as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
THE CABLE IS OFF OAHU
It: Will Now Be splioed to the
Shore End and the Work
- Will Be Completed.

San Francisco, Dec. 28.-The following
telegram has been received from the
cableship silvertown, timed at a. M.
to-day:
About to buoy the cable Of the Island Of
Oahu In about $50 fathoms Of water. Up to
this time, 2,288 nautical miles of cable have
been paid out.
, The shore end of the cable, which is Of a
heavier type than the sea cable, will be
spliced to the sea, cable some miles off
Diamond Head, which is to be the landing
place of the San Francisco-Honolulu
cable. Until the splice Is completed, no
further word will be received from the
cableship.
It. may take q. day or two to complete
the week. The dispatch with which the
work is finished and Honolulu placed IN
cable communication with San francisco
and the rest of the world depends largely
upon the weather conditions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26

and Calgary. away up In Alberta prov
ince, was two degrees warmer, at AZ
above zero, than was New Orleans, and
four degrees warmer than Jacksonville,
Fla: - 80 -@.... +rs@.-
The coolest station was Huron In South
Dakota There potatoes burst from the
ground like rockets at a temperature OF
rs below zero. No blizzards, however,
were reported anywhere.
Yesterday was the coolest Christmas
since the local weather bureau first ad-
justed its windmill in 1890. . The mercury
burrowed down during the morning to IL
degrees below zero. The warmest hour
was only 10 degrees below-from to
o'clock p. m. Previous 25ths Of Decem-
Der in thirteen years, had ranged in tenn
perature from 2 to 90 degrees above-the
warmest Christmas coming last year, with
maximum Of 20 degrees above. But
that was seven degrees above the coolest
weather Of last season which had already
arrived on Dec "A, 1901.
Tomorrow will be warmer and snow
less. The mercury will probably Chamber
- >
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
DELUSSAN TO MARRY
And Twas the Fair Zeie Who Said
*. the Singer Should Never
~, Wed.
But She'll Be Consistent, for Her
Marriage Will Mark Her
Retirement.

=, Another marvel has come out Of Lin
/ coin, Mob. This topsy- turvy town, where
no one would accept any part of the $25,-
! 600 which a. visiting Coal-On Johnny was
lately trying to divide among all Corners:
where a physician discovered $1,50O in his
safety deposit vault and vainly advertised
for the owner Of the surplus cash; where
81 900 was recently stolen from another
safety deposit vault, to which no outsider
had access except an alderman and
member of the legislature-this unnatural
community reports to-day that Zelie de
Lussan Is going to marry.
But everybody knows that the pretty
opera singer Is welded already. At Min
neapolis the other day, just before she
sang with the Apollo club, Madenoiselle
the lovely brides Of that fascinating old
Turk. Monsieur Art To him Zelie Is de-
voted, she said, as she crossed her heart.
But a man. just a man, she insisted, was
beneath consideration. What could a. hus-
=, band do anyway He might clasp her
hand; gaze worshipfuly into her eyes; he
might VOW, and VOW out loud to love her,
and none save her. as long as Venezuela
owed Bolivar. But any ordinary tenor
half dozen fellows in the Grau COM
pany-could do the same delicious things
far more deliciously without requiring af-
fect1on in return. ITO marry" exclaimed
the impetuous Carmen. what is it? It Is
to hear, Ma chere, you must wrap UP
your throat adorable; Ma chere, you must
keep away from that pig of a draft; ma
chere,> this bifteck is too heating, that
wine is too dry!'' Heinz cried out the
maid eternal, elevating her most dimpled
shoulder. IA husband. for what good is
lit? To observe the fat note, perhaps, and
to cash the big check for himself"
/ Mademoiselle added that, despite her
youth. she had had 1.-THE experience" she
had seen husbands at close range, the
husbands of those Others and the most
ornate article In the window display could
not open the purse Of her sentiments.
ITO be loved-yes, that is WELL" she con-
coded, "that is very we'll. that Is the life
herself! To be adored forever, one would
wish that. certainly; but that Is not the
marriage, that Is not to accept hus-
band!' :
! Accordingly zeHe, the artist, would
never, never marry a man. She would
live "eterna1ly'' for art and beauty and
love and "the IDEALS. .. 80 . ..... ~.-.
Now, however, unless Lincoln, Neb, had
been startled into reporting an inaccur.
accy, Mile. De~Lussan, who has changed
many things since she sang In comic
opera chorus, No. R-front row"--rloW
she has changed her mind She is going
to marry Henrtco Robeldo. He Is; E
: Brazilian That Is his description
But doubtless he is as fascinating as the
poetic heroes Of similar name that appea,
upon the inside Of cigar-box covers. And
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
Attendants rescued the guest. and the

Attendants rescued the guest. and the
excited man then sprang at young wo-
man. He snatched fur boa from her
neck and then began to berate her In SINH
lar language. She screamed, but at that
moment the detectives rushed In and be-
gan the struggle to subdue him. No pa
pers or anything that would identify the
man were found in his pockets. All the
way to the hospital he raved Of the In
equalities brought about by wealth.
The prisoner Is said to be the same man
who during Cornelius Vanderbilt's illness
has frequented the neighborhood Of Mr..
Vanderbilt's home and has several times
attempted to obtain an Interview with
Mrs. Vanderbilt. He has also written to
Mrs. Vanderbilt complaining that her ser
wants would not admit him to the house.