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II a hoax, who was the hoaXer?"

IF a hoax, who was the hoaXer?
well, sir, just as L come IN from the
side door to the lobby where that there
luggage of this here gents is stoWed-lt
was past two o'clock in the morning then
I heard a smothered laugh like, as if some
one was abiding behind the boxes and en-
joying of the fun all to themselves. didn't
see nobody; / was too tired to look, l can
tell you; but take my word for it it was a
hoax"
1 reside with my mother in a villa at
Kensington, and have studio built out
into the garden, very convenient for the
entrance of frame makers and models and
for the egress of my pictures, as 1t is door
opening on to the road quite private. At
this door l was set down. my lay figure
having come in it's box on the top of the
cab. How l longed to show it off to my
brother artists
Whatever have you got in that great
packing case, George asked my mother
But l would not satisfy her, as l wished to
give her surprise.
What with relating Partisan news to her
and in return hearing the events that had
happened in my absence, it was dark when
we left the dining room.
And now. George, 1 want to see your
purchase said my mother.
told Jane to bring a hammer and chisel
then entering my studio, 1 turned up the
gas. After some little labor l got the lid
off the case and lifted out the lay figure
Whatever is it?" exclaimed my mother
aghast.
"Ah-ah-a-!' screamed Jane.
Don't be foolr' 1 cried. What are
you~screaming at?''
Ah! ah-wha! screamed Jane again.
hacking up to the wall and standing with
Mortified, distended eye balls fixed on the
figure It's woman. and she's alive!
Look at her eyes'
You great silly!'' said angrily. Don't
you see it's a lay figure, like my old one
In the corner there? You were never
frightened at that"
on. the old one is an innocent thing to
what this is. sir. I'm sure she's alive
1t got glass eyes, like doll, mother"
l said, seeing that even she was looking
at 1t askance. Very unnecessary to put
them but 1t is French freak, 1 suppose
Isn't 1t a beauty?" and to show off my
purchase I screwed the head round on the
neck
"Ah-ah-a-p' screamed Jane again "Shes
a-frowning- awful at you, sir!''
Jane" said l sternly. leave the room
this instant.
What foolish young women she is, to
be sure!' / observed as she scudded away.
well. to say the truth, George" replied
my mother, putting on her glasses and
peering into my lay figures cream colored
face. Il do not like the look of it myself.
It's too beautifully made, too natural and
like a real woman; unnecessarily so, 1
should say. Let us go away and leave 1t.
figure there in the corner.
81 hope they won't fight / said in a
joke as we left the room. and locked the
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Funeral of DR.. Parker.

A dispatch from London yesterday says:
Thousands of persons of all classes marched
in procession past the bier Of DR.. Parker,
the late pastor of the City Temple, in that
edifice today, while long lines of people, I'M
deferred by the miserable weather prevail
ing, awaited their turn outside. According to
the wishes of the dead clergyman. no
mourning was worn, but there was great
display of floral tributes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04
Estimate of the Cotton Crop.

The statistician of the Department Of Ag-
riculture estimates the actual growth of
cotton in the United States In the year
1902-03 as 10 417,OOO bales of an average
net weight of 1907 pounds. The area
picked, or to be picked. is estimated at
q IA lob acres, a reduction of 1874 227
acres, or 2.74 per cent from the acreage
planted. The total production of lint cotton
is estimated at 5,11l, SCOOPS pounds, an
average Of 1883 pounds per acre.
Fire in the factory building at 442 Broad
way, New York, caused 500, 900 damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04
Consul Rublse in Frisco.

Consul General Rublee, who succeeded the
late Rounseville Wildman at Hong Kong,
has arrived at Frisco on his way to Ha-
vana to relieve Consul General Bragg. He
will go to his old home in Milwaukee and
there await specific orders from Washing
ton as to his subsequent movements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04
MI and Mrs. Carnegie Start Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie left Lon
don yesterday morning to embark on the
steamer Oceanic, which sails today for New
York Mr.. Carnegie. who showed traces of
his recent illness, was accompanied by a
physician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04
New Trial for Caleb Powers.

The appellate court of Kentucky sitting
at Frankfort yesterday awarded new trial
to Caleb Powers, who was convicted in the
Goebel murder conspiracy and sentenced to
life Imprisonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04

VIII purchase more goods in one year than
a Thousand Cinnamon or Japanese. and.
therefore, the trade is more to be encour-
aged than the trade in the orient. We have
no representation. vet we are taxed on
everything and the mona is carried away
Into the United States treasury. There is
license tax on all kinds of business. We
have altogether counting the islanos, 1000
miles OF SeacoaSt, yet have only one
lighthouse. 1t is proposed to erect $4,000
lighthouses, if any. We do not need them,
but we do need small 81 400 lighthouses,
far north northern Norway. and it is
richer than Sweden, Norway. Denmark and
Finland combined. kadiak. on the coast, is
In the same latitude a s Aberdeen, Scotland.
and the lowest temperature ever recorded
there was ) degrees above zero. The aver
age winter temperature is higher than Il Is
here in Washington. Dutch Harbor is in
the latitude of Liverpool and the lowest
temperature ever recorded there WAS de-
orr al
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Ignorance Regarding Alaska.

THE American people wonderfully
ignorant of Alaska and the actual character
of that territory. The country has been
neglected and misunderstood The time has
come when the facts should be known and
justice done. All we ask is proper home
stead laws and we will startle the world
with the sudden and great development.
We will ask Congress for law such as
Oregon had in the matter of donations to
settlers, and there can be objection to
such measure. If such law does not
develop the country no harm can possibly
result from it, while If the country is de-
veloped, as we know it will be, it will add
untold wealth to the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04

Harvard md Wesleyan Instructors prepare 40
boys for business college. Gymnasium: athletic
field No tobacco. JOSEPH SHORTLIDGE, Prin.
Oc2O-T2ts4
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Trade With Alaska.

Trade With Alaska.
"Our trade with the United States has av-
eraged eighteen millions year in the last
two years." continued MIR. Hoggett Sta
tistics show that every person in Alaska
buys from the United States $1,000 worth of
goods and merchandise each year. A miner
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
[Sh0[R Talks on Advertising
ByCE,arEesA usfin Bales.
No. So.

It isn't 50 much what say where say It, Put eache
on Gese island will not have much erect II nc
in the I'll it talking 800 intelligent people, his words Will have
WEIGHT do good
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Enjoined Agaiast Selling Stock.

D. E. Sweet, W. M. Taylor aad
G. l.. P;lrdee, com missiouers IN
liz uid alton of the Jennings Bank
ing and Trust Co have procured
an injunction restraining. Sner'tf
Perkins from selling 40 shares OF
Jennings b eclric Ugh & Power
Co. stock at puotic sac 10 lay
The petitioners =. p:'eseatet 1ha,e
| the stock was SEIZED upon suit III
John T. Glaze of Houston. TeXts,
and that said stock had been
practically sold to S. A. Spencer,
but the transaction had not been
completed when the seizure Was
mad, .-Saturu Americdn.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

Hot Springs, ARKANSAS, has Il
law forbidding anyone to move
faster than walk on th" streets
Nervous invalid DIS throDg the city
having come thnle for treatment
and the beneficial waters and
the ordlnanc" is in their interest,
il being ge. orally supp 'Sed thRt
one whulun, is law brs al1er ur
L Iunatic.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
WORCESTERSHIRE NEGLECTED.

Bu rs. cuts and oChti' wounds OFTEN
fail 20 heal properly ii neglected ana
become troublesome sores. de w lit :
Wi Oh HuZei .oaIVe prevents such
consequences Even where delay has
agra valcd t ,eing urE DeNN it, > W Itch
tia.zel "a W, ,iI"c!s q cure. - haG a
running sore u't nay ieg!hlrrN ye#rs,
SAWS Il 6 iis.rLiN. IHnHeetoWn, Ind.
al CT using many remedies. | tried
Dew lIt's, Vic. Hazel Saive. few
boxes healed The sore. Cares all
skin disease. pii,s- vie d to it at oi'ce
Beware co 4utei.le Is Dr. Terry :
, Drur tore.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Notice of Stockholders M letting

The annual meeting OF The
stockholders of the Parir!e
Mtmou Oh and Mineral Com pany
limited, provided for by Article
w of the Charter, to elect five
Is, Directors for the Year ending
June 10, 1908, and for the pur
pose OF transacting such other
business as may properly come
before the said meeting, will b.
held at the McFarltin House, in
the town of Jennings. La. on
ne tenth day of June, 1902, al
Zen O 'cll,cn II. IN.
BY order of tho President,
Jennings, La May 9, 1902.
i12:tf d E SWEET, Secretary.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

German tariff reformers de-
bundled that the Standard @ !
monopoly in Germany be driven
rom the country, but the ar
runent WIS put forward that a
German trust wnuId take IT.
place. charge hi gher prices, and
that, i he g0vnrnmn wnuld it'-"
the important revenues that the
Standard company low pays.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

y convent representing the
Ii .unr interests OF the country
will meet at Pitts burg, :! une 9th,
to organize a polir,c.DI party or
.novement to contract the work
hat is being done by the tenn
oerance people. This speaks
\ ell for temperan' &c reform.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Put a PREACHER on a aes>rf island"

after the selected
ad best
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Z" Yos are skinlmine sAs ersam.'

of best people in your community every day
Charles Assir Bates. Neso York
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kA1..aoars TrMw TABLE.

The meat trust threw bnomer
ny which has returned. RpIai
.;.les have fallen off so that til,
market is dull ard profits sinai
q spite nf the high prices.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

What you say IN an ADVERTISE
ment, and how you say it, doesn't
matter nearly SO much as where it
is said.
You might have the most at
tractive advertisement that was ever
designed, Offering the biggest bar
gains that ever were offered, and If
you put it down cellar under the coal
it would never sell cents worth OF
goods.
a poorly written advertisement,
poorly displayed, in good news
paper will do sorac good. OF course,
a better advertisement would do
more good, but the style of the adj
vertisement must be thought OF
ed.
ne best newspaper in your community
e AZ Ifxr
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
WANTS OTHERS TokNoW.

II have used Dewitt s Little Early
Risers for constipation and torpid
liver aud they are all right. am
glad 10 inuOr-e them Tor think Wheh
we Ii. d ID good thing we ought 10 let
oLilr,s X ow j.. writes Alfred Helnze
Quincy, Ill. they neve" grippe or dls-
tress. ~u,e, safe pills. Dr. Terry :
Drug :7tOre.
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QUEEN & CRESCENT
- r . u T E. -

The Best Line to New York. Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, Gin
cinnati, Chattanooga, Birmingham and
all points in the East.
Through Sleeper, New Orleans to
New York via Chattanooga, Bristol.
Lynchburg. Washington and PennSyE
vania Railroad.
Pullman Sleeper, New Orleans to
Cincinnati.
Dining Car Service on both Nov
York and Cincinnati Lines, serving al
meals.
Coolest. Clennest.
Full detailed information furnished
on application
leo. H. Smith,
G. r. A.
R i. Anderson,
A. G. P. A.
KSv OrleAnA, La
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You are skimm;ng the cream. 1t
is safe to say that nobody whose
trade is worth much will fail to be
a subscriber to a daily newspaper.
Generally speaking, the best news
paper will attract the best people
the intelligent people-the people
who have moneyin their pockets to
buy what they want and need.
Do not preach on a desert
island. If you should climb into
the pulpit of your best newspaper
YOU could address congregation
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

.Jeon a.ES -uui,s.r Go. Ltd. Is
rr,.ulN!i.1 4u.l ,,.'' * .i'N day ara
will son have a nee 50, TX ~.
naitu II
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~ VdUer r'SL.:. as. 'i t1nN~
cor Wagons or reservoirs, see
=, ,\iliinrar. jennings. iii.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
Willy SULTAN.
INVITES u. s. MINISTER TO RE
sUME HIS VISITS, PRoMIs-
ING TO SETTLE ALL
CLAIMS.

Coustantinople, August 23-Through
the medium Of Izzel Bey, one OF his
secretaries, the sultan today sent a
friendly message to the United States
minister, John O. A. Leishman, assur-
ing him that all the pending claims Of
the United States would be complied
with, and begging the minister to re-
sumo his visits to the porte. In con-
sequence OF these fresh assurances Mr..
Leishman today visited the grand
vizier, Said Pasha, ana the minister Of
foreign affairs, Twehk Pssha. Mr..
Leishmkn and Robert s. Mccormick,
the United States ambassador to Aus
tro- Hungary, will attend the salamal
Tx tomorrow and probably will have
an audience with the sultan.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
MURDER MYSTERY.
FOUR PROMINENT CITIZENS OF
SUMNER COUNTY AR
RESTED.

Nashville, Tenn, August 23-A
sensation that will spread like wild
fire over Tennessee has developed at
Gsllatin, where four Of the most
prominent citizens Of Sumner county
and one of this city have been placed
under arrest for alleged completely in
the assassination Of DIR. A. II. Williams,
who was shot down almost at his own
threshold on the night Of April 10,
1896. IL is said that nine men alto
gether are charged with being impi-
Gated, but those who are arrested are
rs follows: Edgar Mann, farmer and
stock raiser. Hendersonville; X. N.
Pierce, farmer and stock raiser, Hen
dersonville; Rufus Bell, farmer, Hen
dersonville; Haiden Dodd, real estate
agent, Mas hville; Harry wherry, post
master, Hendersonville.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
FIRED AT THEM
But the Boys Gave the officers the
Slip Again.
Search Warrants We're Issued This
Morning to Recover Lost Goods

Mrs. Emma Thompson, of West JEFF
ferson street, went before Judge
Sanders today and took out search
warrant to recover stolen goods taken
from her home Thursday morning.
She, with the remainder Of the fam
lily, have been to Round Knob, Ill, on
visit and returned Thursday after
noon. They found that the house had
been ransaoked and that two colored
boys did it Thursday morning. Cecil
Smith and Harry Sanders, alias Frog
Eye" are alleged to be the offenders.
Besides pistol. razor and ohild's
bank, q quantity Of clothing was Sc
cured.
One Of the boys left his dirty shirt
and wore of one Of Mrs Thompson's
shirt waists,
Officer Rogers got after the boys
yesterday afternoon late, and one OF
them dropped the stolen pistol The
officer shot to frighten the boys, but II
1t did it only caused them to go the
faster, and they escaped.
Today much more clothing has
been missed and Mrs. Thompson went
before Judge Sanders and swore out
the search warrant. The boys accused
are among the worst in the city, and
have been arrested number Of times
for house breaking. and always releas-
ed ON account Of their being so young
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

Mother Jones, the miners friend,
saws the women will organize a
Coxey's army ard march to Washing
to to demand tnat Congress settle the
coal miners strike il the strike is not
settled by the time congress meets.
It seems that the easiest way the
women could accomplish anything
would be to get a good stout club and
make their husbands go to work, in
stead OF trying to get congress to in
terfere in someth ing that doesn't con-
Germ IL.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

The insurance situation in Paducsh,
attention to which was called several
days ago in this paper, has been some
what aggravated by the recent com
munication to the city council asking
for a reduction in the license tax. As
to insurance, its details and expense,
there is no use in wasting time and
paper in fruitless explanations or OBJ
servations. The companies, Tor reasons
doubtless satisfactory to themselves,
have combined to regulate rates, and
if people do not like the rates they do
not have to insure. 1t makes no diff
erence whether these rates are exorbi-
tant or not. nor what may be the cause
Of their increase, as long as they are
maintained the people will have to
pay them. The communication OF the
insurance companies to the council
seems to be misunderstood. With
rates already sky high, the $50 license
charged them in Paducsh does not
tend to lower them here. This the
insurance men know, and simply as q
recommendation suggested that low
er license might reduce the rates, at
least to some extent. The agents who
submitted the communication do not
make the rates, and can neither in
crease nor lower them, hence their
suggest ion cannot be regarded as de-
mand. AS to the justice of their pro-
test against the Incense, the people
may Judge for themselves. Paducah
charges more for doing insurance brsi-
ness than any other city in the state
except Louisville. The premiums
paid here do not seem to Justify ii.
Furthermore, it is not consistent with
the license charged other companies
for doing business. The companies
here do from $500 to s5, 900 business.
Few, II any, reach the latter. They
are charged $50 for the privilege of
doing business. Some of the whole
sale houses do half a million dollars
worth of business year, and are
charged only s25. If every company
had to pay $50 year in every city in
Kentucky to do business they would
have to withdraw from 9 great
many cities. All the local agents
have asked Of the general council Of
Psduoah is that decrease in license
be considered, as it may have ten
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
ROUTE AGENT ABBOTT
He Has Been Working up the Case
Against Would be COuspirators.
Boetner Is Known by the Memphis
Police-Good Case viii be Made.

Route Agent Charles j. Abbott Of
the American Express Co has returned
after a several days absence. He has
been investigating the case against
Boetner and Schlietzenbaum, the men
arrested at Fordsville on a charge G (
conspiracy to defraud the American
Express company of s2s, 900.
Mr.. Abbott thinks the company will
have clear case against the men. He
says that Boetner, he learns, is well
known to the Memphis police, and has
probably been confidence man, spend
ing much of his time about resorts
into which country men are lured and
robbed. The other man was seen with
Boetner often enough to Justify the
belief that they Matched the oonspir-
scy together.
Express companies never count
money entrusted TO their care for de-
livery, IL being the law that the send
er, in case it is lost, has to prove that
the package contained the money
claimed. No agent is allowed to
count money sent in that way, ex-
cept when it is delivered, and it ID
then counted by the one receiving IL
in the presence of representative
of the express company.
Mr.. Abbott states that no employe
Of the express company saw any money
in the package alleged to contain t2s,'
900. He found that Boetner came to
Paducah from Cairo, and went to Ey'
ansville from here.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

Mr.. Russell Sage, one Of the most
miserly and avaricious old skinfiints
in the world, says if something
doesn't stop the trusts the people
will rise in revolt. Mr.. Sage is a
multi millionaire, yet he lives and
boards his money like miser. II
is these kind Of men, who constantly
grow richer and never spend 9 cent,
who are menaces to our government
and against whom the people are
liable to rise in revolt II they ever
reach such an extreme stage of stu
pidity. The trust problem will solve
itself if let alone. Combinations Of
capital are inevitable just now, and
a satisfactory settlement Of the trust
question will be reached all the
sooner if people cease their efforts
to harass and delay them.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
dency to lower rates, already too
high, with a prospect OF being higher.
ON TRIAL
Railroad Injunctions Called Before
Judge Husbands.
Arguments We're on This Afternoon
Are Interesting Gases.

The injunctions taken out by the H.
linols Central against Mrs. Lizzie
Liebel and Mr.. II. W. Rottgering,
property owners on the Cairo exten.
sion, restraining them from further in
terfering with the work, went to trial
before Circuit Judge L. d. Husbands
this morning, and will be largely a
reading of authority and q hearing Of
argument.
The injunctions were taken out af-
ter the property owners had sworn out
several warrants against the railroad
contractors for alleged trespass. The
railroad company claims that it has q
right on the land, as il has been con-
demned. The property owners claim
that they ought to be paid before the
company enters the land, but County
Judge Lightfoot decided that the com
pany did not have to pay the property
owners until the cases now appealed,
are finally disposed of. The money
was paid into the county court, where
il now is.
This afternoon at press time the at
torneys were arguing the case.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

country towns are bowling because
s,me one occasionally gets killed by
a train, and are vociferously urging
laws that will compel train to slow
up in every village it passes through.
If they would spend more space i'm
pressing on the minds of the natives
the fact that train can't go around
them when they are walking or sleep
ing on the track, the evil would doubt
less be much more quickly eradicated.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
DIED ON THE MATTERHoRN

Grindiwald, Switzerland, Aug. 23-
The bodies of the Londoners. Rev. r.
II. aud II. q d. Fearon, and those Of
two guides who started August 10 to
ascend the Matterhorn have been
found by search party near the sum
init Of the mountain. Two Of the
party apparently were killed by hight
ming and two met their deaths by
falls.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

A short time ago some of the So
called Democrats objected to "bolt-
ers" trying to run the county COM
mittee in McCraoken. Now it looks
as If the "bolters" are trying to kick
the other fellows out.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

The Populist party has almost
played out. There we're only seven at
the national convention at Topeka
Thursday. Most of the populists are
now Democrats, the two parties being
virtually the same.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23
FELL FROM TREE.
SON OF WILL WADE BADLY
HURT THIS MORNING.

The little son of Will Wade Of North
Eleventh street, while in a tree gath
ering peaches, fell this morning and
dislocated a nip and q forearm. DR..
woelfle dressed the injury.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

A man in Indian Territory cut of
his wife's head because she Joined
secret order. He must have anticipat-
ed that her action might prove fore
runner of late hours. ..s.--...
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

There are two or more "goldbugs"
on the list sent in to the state election
board by the county committee. II
either one of them is appointed the
Republicans may have an easy thing
of it in this county,
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-23

According to reports a big Eastern
syndicate is buying up all the street
railway and electric franchises in
the South, and will consolidate them
all from Louisville to New Orleans.