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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-29
A Sprinkling Ordinance is Now Be-
ing Drawn by the City Attorney.
n INVOLVES A BIG OUTLAY or MONEY

The Sun is pleased to find that the
city officials are being aroused TO their
duty towards the public, and there is
now being drawn up by the city attor-
ney. for presentation at the next reg
ular meeting Of the counoilmanic
board. an ordinance providing for sys.
tematic street sprinkling in paducah.
Some OF the members Of the council
are convinced that to sprinkle the
streets at n regular assessment per foot
will enable the streets to he sprinkled
chcaer than IL can now be done by the
people themselves, will preserve the
streets, prevent dust, and conduce to
improved sanitary conditions.
II is proposed to sprinkle Third
street from Monroe TO the end, Jefrer;
son and Broadway from First street
10 Twelfth, Court street TO Ninth,
Washington 10 Sixth or Seventh, and
all the cross streets between Washing
ton and Monroe. 1t is not known
what the fate Of tho ordinance will be
in the council, but strong pull will
be made TO have II passed.
After 1t is passed bids will be asked
and the city will let the contract to
whoever bids the lowest, and then
assess property owners so much per
property foot front
Another public improvement matter
that is to be brought up In the coun-
Gil AMI agitated in the near future is
the issuance Of s25o, 900 or $500, 900
in bonds for needed city improve
ments. This question will have to be
submitted to vote Of the people. and
several Of the councilmen have ex-
pressed the belief that the people will
favor it as the only means Of ever get
ting the improvements that are needed
in Paducah. II is desired TO begin
work on it early. so as. TO have the
people pretty we'll worked mp over it
BY the November election.
The proposition, should the bonds
be issued, 10 to pave with brick or
asphalt about 80 blocks Of streets at o
cost not to exceed $4,000 or $4,000
q block. q total Of about $4,000
With the remainder, should the issue
be $500, 900 q new m arket house and
city hospital are to be built. The
present plan ia to improve Broadway
to tho railroad crossing. Jefferson
street to Ninth or Tenth, Third street
from Jefferson to the bridge, Fifth
street from yhe n, q. and st. L.
depot to Trimble, thence to Sixth
and the Illinois Central freight depot.
Court to. Seventh Washington to
Sixth. and . number of cross streets.
This is the plan advocated by at
least few OF the councilmen at
present. It is not known how the
council will take to the proposition,
but it is not believed any objection
can be raised to allowing the people
.-ota ~,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-29

Mr.. J. W. Higgins, the superin-
tendent of transportation of the ILL.
nois Central, will arrive in Paducah
at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the st. Louis division. The local
officials have received no instructions
for q move yet and it is not known
when he will leave.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-29
SPECIAL TRAIN.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
WALLACE COMING TO-
MORROW.

Mr.. J. F. Wallace, the assistant
general manager Of the Illinois Gen.
trail road, will arrive in the city from
Chicago via Fulton tomorrow and will
leave at AS a. m. on special train
en- route east to Louisville. 1t is not
known what his business here is but
he will not remain in Paducah long.
He will probably stop over on his re-
turn trip to inspect the Cairo branch
and see how the work is progressing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-29

Continued on Fourth Page.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
Suspicious of Carnegie,s Gift.

Andrew Carnegie lately told the New
York Times this story:
He said he found himself in a sleepy
little town in Georgia on a Sunday,
and he determined to visit the cOlOred
church. he arrived after the service
had begun, and took a seat in the last
pew.
When the plate was passed he
dropped a $50 bank note on it. The Did
man who passed the plate put it down
at once, examined the note carefully on
both sides. and then counted the
change in the plate.
This finished he picked up the plate
and marched solemnly to the front. IN
stead of placing it on the little table
in front Of the pine pulpit, however. he
carried it around TO the pulpit stairs
and handed it TO the minister He
whispered to the pastor eagerly, nod
ding first at the $50 note and then at
Mr.. Carnegie. The minister put the
plate on the pulpit, fingered the note,
blinked once or twice and said.
''Bre'ren, de LaWd hab ben mighty
good TO US dis day. De cOllec-shun
mounts TO one dOllah 'en twenty-fo
cents, zen eff de fifty dOllah bill wha
dat man wild de gray HAIR an beard,
who am sittin' in de back seat. put in
de plate, am good, we have fifty-One
dOllahs 'en twenty-fo' cents. Let Us
tank de Lawd en- pray dat it may be
a good bill"
Mr. Carnegie slipped out Of the
church just before the prayer was in
ished. and left the town before the
doubling minister discovered his iden-
fifr-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
A Pretty Fair Liar Himself.

NLhltd5O inter ocean,
They were seated around the stove in
the village store one cold evening. dis
cussing remarkable incidents The school
master had prOpounded this question: ''Tf
q man teilN a lie so often that he finally
comes to believe 1t himself can he no
said to lie if he continues to tell ito"
All we're silent for a few minutes. bur
finally the doctor said: I think not In
fact, l can furnish a case where a man
told a falsehOOd so often that if finally
developed into a truth
How was that?" asked the teacher
Well said the doctor "in the town
where 1 began practice there was a man
named John Higgins, who was known 10
be the greatest liar for miles around. One
of his stories was about his war expert
Cnce. Now, he had never been in the
army, as everyone knew, but he used to
tell stories of priVatOnS, hairbreadth es-
capes and hard-fought battles. He had
one particular story which caused much
amusement It was about being wounded
in the shoulder with a minnie bullet. and
when he had an attack OF rheumatism he
called it the pain from the old wound
saying always that the bullet had never
that he came 10 believe il firmly. and
went so far as to consult me as to the ad-
visibility of extracting the ball
TO humOr him / made an examination
of his shoulder. I found the scar. and
on feeling the flesh discovered the pres
enCe of some hard substance. To carry
on the Joke. I made an. incision, used a
probe, and brought out a bullet such as
he had described.
Did You say" said the storekeeper.
that he was the biggest liar in that
locality
yes" replied the doctor.
He would lose his reputation if you
lived there now" remarked The ner-
the schoolmaster. passed around the
cigars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
SENATE ON IRRIGATION.


THE PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS
L passage by the senate Of the New
lands Hansbrough irrigation bill Is an
event which calls for celebrations IN
Utah and the other arid and semi
arid states. Sentiment in favor OF
public aid in retaining the millions
OF acres which water will restore TO
the citizens OF the lana has been grow
ng slowly but surely, and the result
IL a vindicatiou Of the correctness or
It's promoters theories. The measure
adopted by the senate is Ions step
in the right direction, and if the house
can be persuaded 10 do its duty,
great work viii have been accom-
plished.
For the benefit Of those who may
not be familiar with the provisions of
the nds-Hansbrough act, it may
be well to state once more something
of its contents In its report recon-
mending the passage of the BILL the
senate committee on irrigation said;
The bill appropriates the proceeds
from the sales of public lands.
amounting on the average for the past
two years to nearly 100000 annually
and creates a reclamation fund, from
which fund the secretary Of the interior
IS authorized TO make payment for nee
essary Examinations and surveys and
10 construct irrigation works for the
reclamation Of the arid and semi-arid
lands i'm the states and territories
named i'm the bin. The cost Of such
works is 20 be assessed against the
lands benefited, and collections made in
ten annual insfallments, the moneys
thus paid going into the reclamation
fund BY this method the fund will
constantly be repleEished, making irrf-
CATION practically a self-sustaining en-
terprise. ans. according TO estimates
by the geological survey, ultimately
putting money into the treasury
The act further provides that the
cost Of operation and maintenance of
reservoirs and irrigation works shall
be paid from the irrigation fund When
payments are made or the major por-
tiOn of the lands irrigated under any
project, the management and opera
tioc of all works, except reservoirs and
the works necessary for their operation
and protection. shall pass to the owners
" the land. to be maintained, at their
expense. under rules prescribed by the
secretary Of the interior.
While most Of the residents of the
states which viii be benefited by The
act would rather see a direct appro-
ovation Cor the work. the majority will
feel wen satisfied with the progress
Indicated Direct appropriations would
have ghe effect OF hurrying the build
ing OF reservoirs and canals, but they
VIII come I'm time through the other
method, and it Is. perhaps, Just as well
that the undertakings should be car
ried on without undue haste.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03

IN these works are detailed accounts
Of capitulations by the insurgents that
should thrill the reader until he is
goose feshy'' from the crown Of mis-
head TO the soles of his feet. For in
stance. under The head Diary Of
Events III the department of northern
Luzon, We find. July 15-3Ianila,
headquarters Department of Northern
A''izon. General Wheaton % Adjutant
General Of the Division. Surrendered
July 9Th, to Twelfth Infantry, Tarlac.
one rife, and at Victoria, July 18th, one
rifle. Captured by same regiment near
Corona, July 10th. one rife, and near
san Juan de Guimba. July 18th, one
revolver"
Note the soldierly directness Of the
report Notwithstanding the pride that
must have buiged the blouse of the
writer. In fancy We can see the sullen
line Of insurgents surrendering that
flte at Tarlac. We can see the same
epoch-makiug scene at Victoria. And
then, oh, joy, oh, rapture, the blood
tinsIing charge on the rifle at Corona,
perhaps q cigarette gun long cherished
as a relic in some Filipino family. But
it is captured now, and, Just three days
later, near san Juan de Guimba. in
an engagement that must have been
desperate, we ind men Of the same
regiment capturing a revolver
These feats Of arms pale into insig-
nificance, however, when We turn to
the work OF the First infantry near
Laguan, Samar. Here two rifles and
ninety-twO rounds of ammunition were
surrendered, all at the same time.
through the prowess of our soldiery-
The pages of General Chaffee's admir-
able effort teen with reports Of this
character. In reading them one is i'm
PEELED TO blank amazement that every
mothers son of a Filipino and every
fiIearm aud round Of ammunition they
all possess, wasn't captured long ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
THE PUMPING PLANT.

To the Salt Lake Herald:
In your today'S issue under heading
ITO Have Pumping Plant referring
TO raising Of water from Utah lake by
means of electric pump" are some
things that are misleading in their na-
ture. You say;
'The estimate of the cost of in
stalling the pumping plant, so strongly
urged by Mr.. Gardner of the Iehi sugar
factory, has increased from $4,000, the
figures submitted last summer, to $685.,
600. This estimate, however, is intend
ed to cover the expense of electric
power for the first season, S4,500, and
not less than that sum each summer
thereafter.
The '$33, 000." as reported, is not of my
origin, nor did make any such prop
osition to the board of presidents.
did ,ay, however, that a plant of suf-
ficient capacity to handle the 400 sec
ond feet of water. as voted upon by
the board of presidents, could be in
stalled for a probable cost of $4,000
The last year estimate of $4,000 was
Tor temporary installment in order
that the farmers. of Salt Lake county
might save their crops from drouth
The difference of cost between the two
estimates Is caused by the increased
lift of water in the present PROPOSE
ton, and the building of proper head
gates. dams, etc, and not power, as
designated in the above article.
A safe basis for the stockholders Of
the various canal Companies to vote
upon is that the plant will cost about
$4,000 for installment, with an addi-
tional cost for power of about $500
for the first year (which viii include
winter pumping, if necessary, and
$3.50 probably for each year there
after
No definite estimate can be made,
however. until the canal companies
have decided upon a definite plan, and
how they wish the plant constructed,
etc Ny estimates of power have been
made from quotations by the Utah
Light & Power company, which has
sufficient power to supply this plant I
wish to state that l look upon this
matter as a present necessity. and the
solution of the question Of the present
drOuth and shortage of CROPS in SAT-
Lake county. This scheme originated
with my father. Archibald Gardner.
and it was the last effort of his long
and useful life to install this plant.
Hence my efforts and enthusiasm in its
promotion. J. H. GARDNER
Lehi, Utah, Feb. IS.
THE Herald's statement that the cost
OF the pumping plant was estimated
at $4,000. including the first years
operating expenses, was upon author
ity OF a member of the board of pres
idents, to whom the proposition was
submitted. This paper did not UNDER
take to quote Mir. Observation-Disclosures
Herald
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
GOVERNOR Hoee AND THE KING.

FORMER GOVERNOR HOGG Of
i Texas has -efused to kiss the hand
that held the hand Of Schwab. The
Texan had the opportunity, all right
enough, but he bUrsted his cinch and
came down stiG-lagged when he found
he had 20 wear dinky pair of knee
breeches and a short sword Hoo
raw for Hogs. Never" he said, ''wiH
wear knee pants and a sword; no,
not even to meet the king Of England.
There may be differences of opinion as
to the propriety of Mr.. Hogg's stand,
bur there can be nothing but admira-
tin for ais breezy independence.
lie. wasn't disposed to be unreason-
able about it. lie was willing to meet
Edward a little way down the pike
but he'd be Texasly darned if he'd go
the entire route. For instance. it is
prob3ble that Mr.. H0gg would have
discarded one revolver and perhaps one
bowie. lie might have worn only one
spur, and that one with o narrow
roweL But il was assuredly unreason-
able TO expect him to leave his SOM
brero hat at his hotel and his chaps"
i'm his trunk. There is reason in all
things.
TO the average American there is a
strong faint of funkeyism in a court
costume that requires knee breeches
and a sword which would be about as
useful as a knitting needle. It is true
a mas wears other garments. but they
are not important by comparison. He
might also wear other weapons. but
the bulge in the region Of his hin
pocket would be sure to expose hin. to
the scorn of other funkies. But. after
an. it is a custom that is as old as the
English nation. The people there see
nothing strange or unusual about it
because It is their custom. Those of
us VINO don't ike il are accorded the
privilege of staying away.
Now, suppose. mainly for the sake
4 ~ argument, that King Edward should
come. over to this country for 2 y.sfr
with Mr.. Hogg on his Texas ranch.
How many different kinds of the genus
ass would AIR. Hogs consider Edward
if be tried to ride a bucking broncbo
in an ermine robe?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
HALF-PAY FOR OFFICERS.

M AJOR- II. CLAICHE of Cheyenne
W is pushing a movement looking
toward the placing of every officer OF
the Union army and navy in the civil
war on the retired list at half-pay,
provided he served more than one
year. There is no good reason why the
measure should be adopted. On the
other hand, many reasons for its defeat
could be presented. The country has
dealt most generously with its soldiers
and sailors in that great conflict. It
would seem that the time when the
pension roll should begin to dwindle
has come.
Millions of dollars would be required
to carry out the purpose Of Major
GIafcke's bill. If the country has
money to spend on the old soldier, it
should be spent, not on the officers, but
on the pTivates. AS a rule the men
who were officers in the civil war were
Of such ability that they have been
able to earn their own living with ease.
In the years that have passed since
then they have had every opportunity
to amass fortunes sufficiently large to
enable them TO live in comfort in their
declining days.
If through adverse turns of the
wheel of fortune, they have not been
able to accomplish this happy result,
the homes tor the nations soldiers are
as open to them as TO the pTivates. It
is too late. now. to draw distinctions
between commissioned and enlisted
men. They are all equal now before
the law. and neither class should be
given special advantages. The passage
OF the bib would afford opportunities
to men who do not need the money, to
enrich themselves at the expense of
the government True only a very
small proportion of them would do
this. but the temptation should not be
presented to any.
The Herald does not yield to any cit
izen more respect for the soldier, officer
or private, than it entertains itself
They are good men, true men, brave
men. and they are entitled to recOg-
milton of a substantial character. To
Mace the officers on the retired list now
at half-pay would establish a precedent
which would in time almost bankrupt
the country. Major Glafeke need not
fear that he and his brother officers
will suffer the pangs of poverty. They
viii be taken care of, and well taken
care of, without putting them on half
pay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
An Idea OF Eternity.


''The best illustration Of what eternity
is with its endless flight of time said
q western member of congress the other
day. was one I heard given by a preach
ct who was conducting a revival at a
Colorado mining camp. The revival had
been well attended. but there was a poor
harvest of souls. and the rough old
preacher depicted the joys of heaven ana
the tOrtures of hell with discOuraging re-
suits. One evening he announced thar
the revival would close with that meet
ing unless the sinners showed a desire
TO repent. He then depicted the suffer-
ings OF the lost. and in telling them how
long Il would be before they would be
freed from their environment Of fire and
birthstone he said:
'' You win suffer for all eternity Do
you know what that means2 I'll tell you.
If q little sparrow was to dip his bill in
the Atlantic ocean and take one hon q
day and hop across the country and nt,t
that drop in the Pacific ocean and then
hop back 10 the Atlantic, one hop a day.
and ii he kept that thing up until the At
lantic was dry as a bone it wouldn't be
sun-up in hell
1T isn't necessary to add that mourn
ers came TO the bench that night and the
meetings continued Tor some time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
NEW TooTHACHE CURE.
Try It the Next Time You Are
Afflicted.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter ocean,
When the old clothes man dropped into
the kitchen OF a south side residence the
other day he saw the man of the house
hIgging the kitchen range with wooden
shawl tied over his head. After the deal
or had got through haggling with the
mistress of the house as 10 the price
70 be paid for certain cast-off articles OF
apparel. a proceeding punctUred with fire.
Quent grOans from the region of the
stove. he ierked his head toward that
quarter and inquired
What's the matter with him? Is he
cold?''
Hes got the toothache. and has been
suffering fortunes all night with 1t, an
Swered the wife of the sufferer.
rs that alp" said the old clothes man.
Il thought maybe he was cold
y only wish you had il, snarled the
sufferer If YOU had YOU would be glad
to be cold.
This sally made the old clothes man
laugh. a toothaehe amt nithin'. he
said. II can cure a toothache in a minute
if the tooth amt liberated"
Cure this one and I'll give you q suit
OF Clothes. answered the man.
The old clothes man asked for an old
iron spoon and some salt. These being
provided he filled the spoon with salt and
laid the spoon on the glowing Goals in
1t could get he poured it on a clean sheet
of paper, and with a brOad-Olaoed knife
DulveriZed it into a fine powder
Snuff some of this up your nose he
said. offering the paper to the sufferer.
When you want to spit your tOOthache
will be gone"
1t was only a moment until the sufferer
sneeZed and then expectOrated. BY
Joe, but it's gone he exclaimed. as he
tore the shawl from his head and then
danced a jig in his joy. That's the
greatest ever he said. How in the
world did YOU do it?'
Il dun know. Some folks say there is
a chemical action comes from the iron
spoon, hot salt and scOTched paper But
when il goes around your hopper and
hits the right nerve il stops the ache.
I've tried it on hundreds of people and
il never fails 'cept on an liberated tooth.
and il makes your head feel fine" And
then he laughed shall I take your
clothes now or wait until the next
time2'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03
IF GEORGE W. LIVED TODAY.

kansas City starr
IF George W. lived today
he wouldn't chop the cherry tree
With any little Ratchet. No,
He'd know the tricks Of forestry
And putting down the tiny tool
That brought a spanking from his paw
He'd couple up his batteries
And use his new electric saw.
He wouldn't leave the evidence
OF any Ratchet marks around
The stump. or any telitale chips
a lying on the garden ground.
Instead, he'd have pneumatic tubes
TC suck the saWdust up and blow
1t forty miles away, before
His daddy or the world should know.
And if, perchance, his pap should find
That he had chopped the cherry tree,
Why. he could have another grown
In some Conservatory.
Within a week. with gas and steam,
He'd have another tree in bloom,
And papa Wash would smile again,
And George would escape his doom.
If George ". lived today
He'd make a million piunks q gear
In chopping for the vitascOpe,
And chOpping in his stage career
He'd sell the echoes of his axe,
He'd sell the chips-a PUNK a pound
He'd sell the buds from OF the tree,
And sell the soil mile aTOundi