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democratic party has always favored our
access 10 the markets of the world The
republican tariff helps 10 shut those mar
kets against US. What has been said OF cot
ton growing ard cotton manufacturing Is
relatively true OF southern coal and pig
iron. both Of which have outgrown home
consump tlon The 'oll gushers' OF Texas
certainly need no protection"
The SIMPLE truth is that the manu-
featuring industries of the south are
almost wholly of the classes that suf-
fer from "overproduction" and for
which the world markets are being
sought by intelligent manufacturers
They are out.of the reach of compe-
fition. The manufactures of the
north cannot compete with them or
they would not have been estab-
lishet.. and the manufactures of for
eign countries cannot compete with
the anufactories of the north or
we should not he exporting manufac-
tured goods as we do. What the
south needs is markets.
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Hew the stea nshi ~ on ps sies wssl6
Mslet the Government ThresSh
the Subsidy scheme.

In his report on the ship subsidy bill,
Mr.. Frye lays great stress uponthe gen.
crosby Of steamship companies In con-
tracing with the government for car
rying the mails. He says:
..Ir fact, wherever the act OF ISL has
worked successfully. the steamship COM
pauies have offered and the postmaster gen
eral has obtained more favorable terms
for the government than those liked as Inc
maximum under the Law. Thus on the re-
newal OF the five-year contract with the
New York and Cuba Mail. the company OF
fereG for the service at the one-collar rate
several steamers which comply with the
require ments OF the two-dollar class. The
Admiral line Is furnishing under its ten
year contract l5-knot steel steamers at the
pay fixed for 12-knot wooden steamers
The Oceanic contract is performed BY
steamers a knot In speed and loo tons n
size above the requirements
This makes the steamship companies
appear as philanthropic institutions.
On further examination we find that
the government Is paying the New
York and Cuba Mail S20i.07s for carry
ing 1895 pounds Of letters and 30,s64
pounds Of printed matter, or at an av-
erage rate of s6.12 per pound. The
same service. if performed at nom
contract rates by American vessels
would have cost SLIGO per pound for
letters and eight cents per pound for
othe r matter. at a total cost of S5.661-12.
If performed by foreign vessels the
rates would have been A. cents for let
tiers and Az cents for printed matter.
making total cost of s.. 266.6s. As the
steamship company is getting $685.
s1a.s2 for performing no service at
! all. their offer does not appear quite so
magranimous. The Admiral line re-
ceived last year si1.,49o for perform
ing service worth s..9i1.s3 at com
| petitive rates. The Oceanic company
will get in future s2s3.2s3 for service
worth ss.432.7s. From these figures ii
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pARAGRApHIc POINTERS.

Poor Pittsburg. When it's not
Duayism. it's foods.-Detroit Free
Press.
David Il. Hills speech at the Man
haitian seems to have stirred old-fash-
ined democracy all over the country
--Elmira Gazette.
The hide-bound republican ed
itor indorses President Rooseyelt's
finding in the Schicy case. but he finds
IL impossible to obey the Injunction TO
quit talking about it.-Washington
Post.
Scratch n man that talks for
reciprocity" but against tariff reduc-
ton. and you will find man that
wants tho tariff reduced on the goods
rroduced by the other fellow.-Indi-
annapolis News Und).
ADMIRAL Sampson was not at the
battle IF Santiago. But what Of that!
The president says substantially that
nobody was in command anyhow; that
the captains were just sloshing about
on their own hook. The presidents
decision has been set down as rather
shrewdiy constructed document. II
also invites analysis ms humorous
production. II will not lie taken into
serious consideration by the ultimate
historian ~ the war with spain.-Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
The United States government
should certainly not he ashamed 4
make open announcement Of its Phil
ippine policy. II. knowing that we ar
determined to deal with the people o
the philippines on basis Of utter dis
regard Of their rights. we yet deiud'
them with vague and misleading prom
Uses ~ ultimate national indcpe ndenc'
We shall he guilty Of peculiarly cor
,.mpsil,lc sort 81 cowardice--thc COW
ar,l;ce ~ the strong robbing the veal
N the ruis~ Of a bcnefactor.--St. Loui
nernblic
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will be seen that the steamship COM
panies can afford to he generous.
When they are making profits rang
ing from 500 to 10000 per cent upon
their mail carrying business II would
seem almost grasping for them to ask
for the full legal rates. 1t would be
more seemly and more in keeping
with their generosity to get a law
passed whereby they can make 10000
per cent. on the government business
and still not exact the full legal rate.
Undoubtedly the law Of 1901 needs re-
vision. but the revision planned by Mr..
Frye. whereby the existing steamship
companies will he able to mulct the
government still more for theif
meager services will not meet with an
enthusiastic reception by the people
ROYAL. MEEKER.
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Clerk McDowerrs start.

Alexander Mcdowell. the clerk Of
the house. had curious start in lifes
As he tells. the story. he was setting
type one day in a printing Office In
Oil City, Pa. when he saw steam
boat stop at a wharf near by
II have set my last type" he said
TO the man next to him.
"Why?- asked his companion.
because" said he, II am going 70
Pittsburg."
Mcdowell. true to his word, was =
passenger on the boat. When he land
ed at Pittsbnrg he saw n man ON the
wharf selling cheap jewelry. He
bought the mans stock for . very
small sum and went back to Oil City.
The oil boom was then at its height
and Mcdowell had no trouble in SELL
ing his gold-plated rings and hiz
gaudy brooches at price far b.
yond the few dollars they had coo<
him. When he had sold out he wna
over $500 ahead Of the game. He h.
vested the money judiciously and
made more. Now he is q banker and
well Off in this worlds goods.
Mcdowell wears jewelry nowaday.
but IL Is not the kind he pcddlet
around the streets during the hunl
times.--Washington Post.
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WANTED THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS
Tender Hut Tantnlixing Farewell 81
Cornell undergraduate -
the Faculty.

Cornell university has its fair quota
of harum-scarum youths, who, after
pyrotechnic careers. suddenly disap-
pear from the university's ken. A
wasteful genius was recently hailed
before the faculty to answer charges
of such violent fractures of discipline
that even in his most optimistic mo-
ments he had not hoped to explain
or disprove them satisfactorily. says
the New York Tribune. However, he
faced the music and even stood with
considerable degree of composure
while proof after proof il misconduct
was presented. Finally when the evil
dence was all in and the hush fell
on the assembly that precedes SEN
tence, the prodigal raised his down.
cast eyes. and, in voice full of emo
ton, said:
Il have only one last request TO
make"
and what is that?" asked the pre-
siding officer.
That you will give me your pro-
tographs TO remember you by"
With this parting shot he lodged
out of the door, which he had taken
pains TO stand near. The professors
lay back in their chairs and laughed
long and loud. Then they took the
vote that severed the official connec-
ton between themselves and their
tender young friend
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Regina, Assineboia, Canada. January
ioth.--At the Agricultural Statistics
Branch Of the Department of Agricul'
ture for the Territories, reports are
now being received from grain thresh'
ers throughout the Territories for
statistical purposes. The reports are
somewhat delayed this year, owing -
the extensive crop and the delay n
getting il threshed. The Department
of Agriculture is leading the way IN
new departure. with regard to the
collection Of crop statistics. In the
older provinces, crop estimates are
based entirely on the opinion OF per
sons interested in the grain business
who ought TO be. and no doubt are,
well posted upon the probable yields.
Still the reports are simply matter
of opinion. in which mistake may
easily be made. The Territorial De.
partment, however. has adopted the
system of returns of crops actually
threshed, upon which to base their
reports. The accuracy Of the reports
cannot. therefore, be gainsaid, TOT
they represent n compilation OF actual
threshing results. T.. this connections
II might be mentioned that the De-
partment is organizing system OF
growing crop returns. which will be IN
operation next summer The infor-
nation thus obtained. with estimated
acreage. will be available for business
men, banks. railway companies, ana
other interests which have TO discount
the future in making provision for the
conduct of their business.
The crop reports already to hand
show some remarkable cases OF abb
normal development. In the Regina
district. many returns are given OF
crops of wheat running from 40 to -
bushels 10 the acre.
J. A. Smell. of Yorkton, threshd
2s 600 bushels of oats from $50 acres.
an average OF GO bushels per acre fora
large acreage.
". r. Motherweli. OF Abernethy,
threshed 1880 bushels of wheat from
n 80 acre field. an average of 50 bush.
els per acre
In the Edmonton district. 4. u.
Hutchings threshed 72s bushels OF
wheat from a ten-acre plot. an average
Of nearly % bushels per acre.
8. Norman threshed 6.950 bushels OF
oats from co acres of land. an average
of l16 bushels per acre.
The publication Of the actual yields
Of grain threshed will likely open the
ewes of the people to the great capable
tiles of the western Canadian prairies'
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Cotton GrowinE ana manufacturing
Are Antagonistte la uepsb-
lis&n high Tatin.

A vigorous effort has been made to
make the people Of the south believe
.hai they are interested in a pro-
sectiye tariff because of the develop
nent Of new manufacturing indus
tries. The fallacy of the argument
becomes more apparent every day
because the manufactured products
Of the south are merely additions TO
surplus products that have TO be
exported, says the indianapolis Sen
tinel.
For years the south was almost
wholly agricultural. but in the past
few years il has turned 10 manufac-
turing its raw cotton and has already
gone beyond the capacity of the
home market. In 1900 our exports
of uncolored cotton goods, such as
are generally made in the south,
amounted TO Sl3,229. 443. OF the same
kind of cloth we imported only $751;
604. mere bagatelle-showin not
only that the mills need no protec-
ton in this line but that a tariff rate
on these manufactured cotfons would
not have any greater erect tnan 10
increase the profits which the man.
ufacturers extract from the Ameri-
can people.
The situation fully justifies the OBJ
servation made by Congressman
Fleming. of Georgia. in an article
published and circulated by the
American Free Trade league:
mo two Industries III the south are more
directly antagonistic 10 the republican hign
tariff than cotton growing and cotton man
ufactur.ng. In view Of this fact how
strange IL seems that this new movement
70 repubMcarize the south should apparent
/ ~ be fathertd- by the cotton mil residents
/ OF our neighboring states Of North anc
/ South Carolina, Perhaps the stockholders
will soon apply the proper corrective IL u
possible too. that the men behind the looms
may have something 10 say about Il. The
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Miles Scroagins was more than 50
years old, noted for his droll wit and
funny sayings, but had never attempt
ed to make . speech. All the mem.
bers of tho club believed he could
speak il he would try. and frequently
attempted TO have him make the Of.
fort.
II was finally determined to compel
him to speak. So, upon the assembling
Of the club. he was called upon and.
declining to comply. the boys grabbed
him and forcibly placed him upon .
table. amidst the cheers of the crowd.
To the establishment Of all he mani.
tested great embarrassment. The
crowd continued to yell. and final
" he broke forth as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: Oh. beg
YOUR pardon, there are no ladies pres
ent, and id few gentlemen, u
any"
After this sally the curiosity OF the
crowd was satisfied, and no further
effort was made to have Scroggina
make a speech.--BufRalo Courier.
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The itinerant vendors of fruits
flowers. suspenders and other arti-
Giles. who are especially numerous
around city hall park. show how
quickly immigrants pick up the ideas,
language and methods of doing BUSH
ness in the United States
They are forbidden to occupy one
place for any length of time, and the
approach of policeman means a
general moving among the vendors.
most Of whom are Italians ana
Greeks who have not been in this
country long.
When one OF the crowd sees a blue
coat moving toward him with mis-
chief in his eye. instead of warning
his comrades in his native tongue to
decamp, he calls out Cheese 'um."
This is as near as he can get to the
expression cheese it," which IL .
classic among street Arabs.
People who do business with newly
arrived immigrants notice how quick-
liz they come to be Americanized.
This causes no little Inconvenience ia
the cashiers of savings banks
A Hungarian. for instance. when he
opens his account. viii sign his name
"Josef.- In short time he finds
trouble in Withdrawing any money
because he has changed his name ia
Joseph" Heinrich. in the same way
becomes Henry" Pierre Peter
Dorothea DORA and so on The
paying teller gets no rest until hs
has the signature Americanized.-N
Y. Times.
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when things went wrong. Randfather-
he'd say:
"Wcll. the world rolls on to the Jedgmint
Day
An what should we sigh fer-an' why
should we care?
The reckonin's comm sometime-some-
where,
Rear with the winter. an dream o. the
May:
The world rolls on TO the Jedgmint Day!"
when things went wrong. an we knelt in
dust
To thank the Lord FER the poorest crust.
An IN. old-tme friends that we thought
we knowed
Had left Us friendless along life's road.
II was always nothin' but this TO say
1.-THE world rolls on to the Jedgraint
Day.''
So we stifed the sigh an tried fer the
song.
KNOWN God made the right, an would
reckon the wrong,
An trouble seemed lighter. an even the
night
Had stars never dreamed OF to make II
bright
We can bear. we can suffer along the
worlds way.
Fer 'The world rolls on to the Jedgmint
Day.
IF. l. stanton. In Atlanta Constitution.
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DIR. varnadoe. . noted professor OF
Greek. Is very fond Of flowers. and.
some days ago. on returning from his
college duties, he found in his front
ward pcstiferous calf belonging TO :
neighbor. The doctor gave shasc. and
the animal plunged toward The flower
nit, and in another instant crashed
through the glass cover and mixed .
random with the pots and plants BE-
low. When another professor passed
a few minutes later. ne said. gravslys
II do not understand, DIR. VarnadoA'
why you should object 80 seriously y
having a modest cowslip added to
your fins collection Of plants." The
doctors frowning fese relaxed. "Ah,
Sanborn," he retorted. you see, this
was only . worthless bulrush.-AE'
gsnaut
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Great Scott. Dave" he replied,
there IL Is as plain az . pilsestaff-a
and T. Can anything be palmer than
thatr
"And who lives at 54?" asked in
despair.
"Oh. that William Thompson: par-
ticular friend of mine: splendid fei-
low, too. and has a nice family. And.
by the way, l was telling them about
you this morning. They've read your
stories. and are anxious to meet you.
But why"
James," I said bitterly, II wish
you'd go to school and learn to write
plainly"
The next time entered the Thomp-
son house went in by the front door.
and James and Clara were with me.
/ had returned Mr.. Thompson's suit
in an anonymous package, and had .
vague hope that this was the end of
il. and perhaps the young lady would
not recognize me. as the light had
been dim in the room. had betrayed
no secrets TO James; far from it.
The lovely face of Miss Belle
Thompson gave no sign of recogni-
ton. This was better than l expected.
A warm glow went over me as I
thought of it. Perhaps they would
| never know, after all.
But when I asked Miss Belle to sing,
and followed her to the piano. my
eyes fell upon curious object hung
up in a little nook. 1t was half
burned lamp-shade.
She was looking at me. and her eyes
were brimming with laughter.
"That is a relic" she said. 1--WE
keep il to remind us of a terrible man
who invaded our house"
She was turning over the music,
and was between her and the group
at the other end of the room.
And you told the terrible man..
| retorted, ''to ask for anything in
the house he might want, If he hadn't
already taken il. Well. there is some
thing in the house the terrible man
wants. and some of these days he il
coming back to ask for it,"
"And> what can il be? How
hope il is Fido." replied Miss Belle
Thompson.
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III the naval battle on Santiago

If the naval battle on Santiago
was "a captains fight" tremendous
Injustice has been done 10 the captains
in the distribution Of the prize money.
for they got very little oft. except the
one whose ship was not in the battle
and did not fire shot nt the enemy. as
she was never in range while the fight
was on.-San Francisco Chronicle
(rep)
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as IL customary TO hang up O.
stockin' or de intiah pair, on Christ
mas eve?" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
''Only jcs' one" answered lisl
Miami Brown. IF you hangs on ~
de mate you ist' takin' so manI
chances on somebody's he'pin' hiseos|
to footwear. Std o. leavin' prcsento- 4
Washington Star.
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II wouldn't be 80 annoying 20 60
up the wrong man on the felephon(
II IL didn't take so long to fnd -
that we've rot him --BrooklYD -
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Will and James have behaved well,
all things considered; though when
either of them breaks into Homeric
laughter when there is nothing to
laugh at / know what he is thinking
of As for Miss Thompson. she knew
as well as she knows NOW that it was
not Fido l was going to ask for
London Answers.
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the bell. and then the young iauy
softly raised the window.
| sprang lightly to the ground. Her
hand was lying on the window-siil,
and leaned over and kissed IL.
The window closed with emphasis.
walked bag in hand, to the pave
ment. and then / started up the
street. At the further end OF II
plunged into the arms of man who
was coming out of a cottage.
"Hang il! What are you racing
about the streets like that for?" he
roared Then he flung himself at me-
and almost shook my arm of, shout
ing. with a grin Of delight: Dave,
YOU young rascal. where have you
been?"
l dropped my bag. and sat down
upon 1t. :,
flames" I said sternly, "where dc
you livc?" \,
.Why. here, at No. 34!" he said
cheerily. "Where have you been al
this time? We went to the station
10 meet Won, but were too late, and
SO we came back home. and have beer
waiting for you ever since, and A.
fully uneasy"
had been feeling in my pocke'
|, for his letter, and now ! spread II ou
before him, under the light OF tn
J hall lamp.
James" I said severely, VIVA
number IL that?" y.
.svyby, that Is No. ~" he said. viii
conviction. Cant you read writingI
..Do you call that az" ! demanded
; with spirit
The Paducah sun., 1902-10-03
THE TUG OF WAR
Foot Ball Game This Afternoon De-
spite the Weather,
Hopkinsville Team Arrived This Morn
ing and Is Ready for the Fray.

This afternoon the football game be-
tween Mr.. Henry Rudy's team Of the
city and the South Kentucky college
of Hopkinsville will be called ct
O'Clock, as advertised, notwithstsnd-
ing the weather. The teams are both
in excellent trim and will play the
game through from start to finish, al
lowing the rain and mud to interfere
with them in no way.
The Hopkinsville boys arrived here
this morning at 1850 and went to Ho-
tel Lagomarsino, where they will
make their headquarters during the
time here. The Hopkinsville lineup
is as follows: EvaDs, center; Hilly,
right guard; Lsffoon, right tackle !;
Fuqus, right end Mason, right half
back Anderson, full back; Young,
left half back; Lynn, right end; Noe,
quarter back; Phillip, right guard I;
Mcclure, right tackle, and Beasley,
Frank and Hancock, substitutes.
The Paducah boys are as follows in
lineup: Doris, center; Rieke, left
tackle Mathis, right tackle; Scott,
right guard; Head, left guard Judge,
full back; Brooks, left end; Tate,
right end; Wilcox, quarter back /;
Moore right half back, and Rudy, left
half back and captain of the team.
A great number of tickets have been
sold and the game will be well attend
ed. All the Hopkinsville boys are
large fellows with few exceptions.
The local boys have their codes and
science down to perfection and will
give the visitors run for their money.
The Paducah sun., 1902-10-03
FROM NEAR BY TOWNS
Brookport to Extend Its Limits and
Have a Bank.
Sheriff Of Trigg County Gets Sued -
Several Notes from Hop
kinsville.
NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST
NEWS FROM HoPKINsvILLE.

DIR. lndrew Sargent's residence
was entered by thieves and 800 in
money, q diamond pin and three
watches stolen. The aggregate of the
theft was about $500. The door by
which the intruders entered had been
left unlocked. DR.. J. B. Jsckson's g
house, near by, was also entered and
$50 taken.
The jury in the case Of Allan Cole
man against W. r. Harris, for SLAM
der, returned verdict in favor of
plaintiff for sI, 900 damages. Harris,
who is merchant at Herndon, &C.
used young Coleman of the theft Of
some money.
News OF the death Of Harry Bayn-
ham at CollidRe, Kan, has just been
received. He was 2S years old, a ne
phew of Judge o. II. Bush, and went
west about year ago to engage in the
cattle business.
The Paducah sun., 1902-10-03
PHYSICAL CULTURE
Il will be Again Used in the Paducah
Public Schools.
A Teachers Meeting Called for Mon
day to Give Instructions.

Superintendent Hatfield, of the To-
cal public schools, has issued a call
for general teachers meeting for
Mondey afternoon Immediately after
the afternoon session has closed, for
the purpose Of instructing the teach
ers in course Of phyJicsl culture
that has been placed in the schools.
The duties of the musical director,
or instructor, Miss Grigsby, include
the teaching Of physical culture and
she will instruct the teachers In this
art. All the teachers will be at the
High school building Monday after.
noon and after the course is explained
will teach the art in the schools.
This was formerly used in the schools
but has been dropped except in the
lower grades, and in this department
hos been seldom used Of late. All the
windows are thrown up all the fresh
air obtaiuable let into the rooms max
ing it as good a place for physical oul-
ture as the we'll equipped gymnasium.
The Paducah sun., 1902-10-03
THE REGISTRATION LAW

registering, may go before the county
clerk the week preceding the Novem-
Der election. make oath TO the fact and
the clerk will register his name ON the
proper book.
II any voter Is in the city on tho
regrlar registration day, the first Tres-
day in October, and is detained at
home by illness on the supplemental
registration day, he will not be en-
titled to register before the county
clerk
Yoaths who will be 81 on or before
the general election day are entitled
to register in October, If they pos
sess the other qualifications named.