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Evening journal., 1903-08-12
BY THEIR WORKS.

Durbin. a governor. Hum, another;
Yates, a third.
Hum:
Sir / am told that recently some
troops
OF yours fired bullets into certain
groups
OF sovereign citizens That's mighty
queer.
Durbin:
'Tis most unwise to credit all you
hear.
Hum:
Is Il not true that citizens We're shot? ?
Durbin:
Why, you said sovereign ones, and
these were not.
The only sovereign citizen that's
known
In Indiana is myself alone
If anybody thinks that he is bigger.
Just let him undertake TO lynch mig
ger.
Hum:
In Delaware
Yates:
In Illinois
Durbin:
But Indana's different. I guess.
Some States have governors that gov
ern others
Have persons that address mob as
brothers"
Plead with II TO obey the law. and let
IL terrorize the courts and If IL get
Before the rifles, why, the hring's high
And Justice is the only thing TO die.
Hum:
Oh, no, our firing is not always wild
Durbin:
That's true; your valiant soldiers killed
n child.
Hunn
Sir, l weep
Even TO think of bloodshed.
Durbin:
That is right
A weeping governors a noble sight.
Yates
Hard-hearted mani /, too. from blood
shed shrink
Durbin:
But shed without remorse sea Of ink.
Fountain of Tears and Spring of Ink.
III try
To wear my rubbers tin you both run
dry.
Meantime. II the droll Anarchy that
made you
Presume to cross your paths-that is,
to wade you
III head It off upon the other side
And everlastingly lambaste its hide.
(Curtain)
AMBROSE BIERCE.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
when water wa. Avoided,

Until comparatively recent times
there was a medical prejudice against
drinking water. Sir William Vaughan
in his Natural and Artificial Direc-
tons For Health" declared .thatlwater
Ought seldom to be drunk" Another
doctor admitted that it might be
healthful for children, brit not for men
Except seme odd, abstemious one
among a thousand perchance; degen-
crate and of a doggish nature, for dogs
Of nature do abhor wine" Indeed, the
recommendation Of water as a bever-
age was supposed to be the sign of the
quack. Even Wesley in his primitive
Physic" wrote Of il with caution;
"Drink only water If it agrees with
your stomach; IL not, good, clear small
beer"
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
A PART OF THE PLAY.
Kissing That Brought sone RHsuian

Kissing That Brought Sone Russian
Actors TO n Prison Cell.
The course of true art does not al
ways run smooth in Russia, as, for ex-
ample, in the theater of Yellzavetgrad.
In the fourth act of certain play there
is a theater within a theater, as In
Shakespeare's Hamlet" only that
some of the dramatis persona have to
mix with the public in the galleries
and to hiss the chief actress, who duly
faints. AS soon as the gentlemen had
taken their places among the gods and
begun to hiss and whistle the police
man on duty came down upon them
like a wolf on the fold, and before they
could utter a word Of explanation he
and his colleagues "nabbed' two, re-
moved them by force and took them to
the next police station, where they
were charged with disorderly conduct
at a public place. They protested that
they had only done their duty, but the
police laughed their explanations to
scorn. The public left the theater en-
masse to see what was happening to the
dCNOio' Dul the lhlleI huu dlIchuy Deen
consigned TO the cells. The crowd in
the street before the station house grew
rapidly in numbers, and Its noisy
protests threatened to eliminate in Sc
rious disorders. Fortunately, the man.
ager Of the theater appeared before the
superintendent and by the light of a
lamp declalmed, with manuscript in
hand, the whole fourth act, in order to
show that kissing was an essential part
Of the performance. Only then did the
representatives Of the law release the
innocent actors.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

A few weeks ago we received a let
ter IRON Japan selecting the Evening
Journal as a medium in which TO ad-
vertise certain Oriental goods. The New
York Herald printed the same adver-
tisement. and in an editorial expressed
Some pride in that fact. Yesterday We
received a letter from a gentleman in
Moscow, Russia, expressing the opinion
that the Evening Journal would be a
crediS to any city. and now We are wait
ing to hear from Manchuria and Siam.
1t is terribly difncult to be modest un-
der such recognition.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
THE della WARE GovERNORsHIP

enemies Evening
criticism Of public abuse wo
that violated and that
possessing proud
Gloves responsive to
real purpose of public journal must be frank and call things by their
right
o fight journals
all which looked Della
nowledged structures msnfomed
peuded writes journalism
is highly significant then following editorial which
published yesterday
announcement threat by the Senator
Alice that the Addcs faction will
is plain declaration should be
every respectable element the State When HUM first nomi
Addcksm
elevation to that faction He regarded rather coOes kind
Of citizen deal better
os Aadeks
proht The impression time
deserve well Of his
ion of honorable Three
Delaware that he is the Executive the
faction he outraged the sentiment
good citizens ana
he define sharply decisive
the system His
on the Board OF Election Commissioners Wilmington throwing the
control Of the election machinery
of the things
MS refusal to approve the law repeating the Voters Assistant act
which device for the announcement of bribery and corruption
elections
Ministers
and representatives of the elements
sge Governor
grading piece OF legislation The Governor refused the statute
stands and viii stand as long Addcksm a the
Corruption made
to
hordes of
of votet the
Addcks the OF
That is the men gim
OF patriotism.
which destnes
the sedulousiy
vated by the Addcks leaders When
dicks henmen the trial
place the often with
Negro colonization system cmI
nails feel that n organization.
1t has said ques
uon s all citizens
side and the
the white
system
gent responsibility
The notion that the Regular Republicans
is peposeous; $ ham
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
A RornI Romnnce.

Carmen sylvia, the royal authoress,
met her husband. the king of Rouma-
MIA, I'm quite a romantic way. AS a
girl Of seventeen she was running down
the staircase Of the palace at Berlin
when her foot slipped on the marble.
and she would have fallen to the floor
below, but at the moment Prince
Charles of Hohenzollern stepped from
an anteroom and caught her in his
arms. She did not accept him, although
he made her the offer at once. In joke
for it was then most unlikely-she
said she preferred to remain queen Of
herself, but If she became queen Of any
country at all she would prefer Rou-
mania. Eight years afterward the
Beautiful Carmen was married to
Prince Charles, who had been proclaim
ed king of Roumania, and thus she re-
allied her ambition.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
A oueer Dor.

Dagonet in the Referee tells a story
Of two little girls who were trying to
explain what sort Of a dog it was they
had seen. Said one little girl, 1T was
one Of those funny ones; you know, the
ones that are dog and a half long and
half dog high" Said the other: you
must know the sort. It's a dog that
only has four legs. but looks as IL It
ought to have six" 1t may interest
DagOnet TO hear Of n fairly apt deini-
tion that a Public Opinion man once
heard applied to the dachshund-"the
dog with the Louis XIV. legs"
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
The Annette OF 1Kittr.

The number of wild animals sold as
pets to private families in this country
is said TO be beyond belief, but the
families generally return the beasts
before long to the dealer A writer on
this wild beast traffic in Leslie's
Monthly says that one animal dealer
who recently sold a lion cub TO a lady
received only two months afterward a
letter from her saying: ''Please come
and take Kitty away. She has eaten
our Newfoundland dog"
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
CAUGHT TATRANDOM

G. c. Clemens of Topeka, KAN
smart lawyer, secured the acquittal Of
a jointst last week. although the evil
dence against him was conclusive. Mr.
Clemens ignored the testimony, and i'm
his speech to the jury related how his
client did heroic work during the food.
risking his life 100 times 20 rescue
drowning women and children IN North
Topeka. When he finished the jurors
were in tears and agreed quickly that
such n noble soul could never have sold
liquor contrary to the statutes made
and provided in Kansas.
Here's a story" said Mrs. HenpecS,
about man marrying a girl who ran
over him with her automobile"
What's the matter?' humbly asked
Mr. Henpeck. Did she have him so
badly crippled that he couldn't get
away?"
Ignorance is not bliss when you don't
know where you are at.
When n man has bad chill, he al
ways shakes the friend who tries to
help him.
Polly-'1 wonder how those mosqui-
toes down at the seashore know when
II is the best time to bne?"
Kaiharne-"They can tell by the
clockworE stockings"
Sailing vessels for general transpor-
tation are now obsolete on the Great
Lakes. OF several hundred such yes
sells hailing from Chicago, not more
l, Ia. {.
wiggles-"Does your friend Jones
smoke?"
waggles-"No; he isn't dead yet"
II Is said that boys will be boys; but
il doesn'4 follow that you can be a
boy and bald-headed at the same time.
George Brandes has joined Bjorn-
son i'm his efforts to bring about bet
ter understanding between Norway and
Sweden. The reasons urged for this
are that Russia's deprivlng Finland of
her constitutional rights is only the
first step in the march OF the Empire
west to the Atlantic and that only a
united Norway and Sweden win be
able TO resist the march of the bear.
John ID. Rockefeller's taste for
finance does not stop at his Office door,
fhe favorite games which enliven the
home evenings of which he is so fond
are Of sort requiring mathematical
skill and quick thinking. AS both Mr.
and Mrs Rockefeller are strongly OPP
/ posed to money stakes. the oil magnate
often offers little prizes instead
such players as are clever enough tC
excel in these financial sports.
A gentlemanly lady doth
Amuse US,
But when it comes to ladylike ole
. males,
Excuse u.s.
r Newlywed-Do you think you car
help me to econopize?
Mrs. Newlywed.Oh, John. I neve
told you before. I can do my owl
man.curing.
An Extremlst.-"H'm, Here's a mai
a who attacks the Golden Rule"
That's going too far Why isn't h
. satisfied. like other people, with dis
= regarding it in practice?"
e The firefiies are so large and of sue
e Unusual candle power this summer tina
. it is dangerous 10 squeeze hands ou
d OF doors.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

articles. We follow the well-known
newspaper rule thar writer's must send
their names as an evidence OF good
faith. The name, however. need not
appear In print unless the writer de-
sires. We welcome communications on
subjects Of interest and the writer's
views need not be in harmony with our
own, but we must know the name Of
the man whose letter we print
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

mans work His genius for driving spikes
was manifest. He never missed a blow.
He never needed more than three blows
TO send the spike home, with its head
buried In the planking. He always gave
three. There was a rhythmic harmony inI
his task that appealed TO all. In his par
ticular line he excelled. That Is the genius
of labor.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
RELIEF NJ Int.

Man With Petition-rd like to have
your name on this, Ruggles. 1t is a
mere formality, you know, but
Business Man-rd like to oblige you,
Raekstraw, but a fellow came around
last week with a pledge binding the
signer not to put his name on a petition
Of any kind for a year-and signed 1t.
Chicago Tribune.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
The Genius of Labor.
2 New York Press

T IITU ITIE NV IVTN IIT001
Two hundred persons, waiting for a
train. intently watched an old man driv-
ing siN-inch spikes with an iron maui.
Now. there is nothing unusual or ex-
ira ordinary about driving spikes with a
maui, even though the head OF a spike
is only three-eighths OF an inch square
and that OF the maui only three-Quarters.
But there was fascination in this old
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
ELEVATED work PROGRESSING
Inside Of Retaining Wall at Fourteenth
and Railroad Completed.

The inside Of the retaining wall for the
elevated railroad at Fourteenth and Rail-
road avenue has been completed and also
a portion of the trussle work The latter
is a bridge arrangement with one side
resting on lthe wall and the other side
built up from the grade.
The second section OF the wall will be
built after trains are running over the
road
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
Brother pieksx,s Philosophy.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
De Good Book say dat de meek shill in
herlt de airth en- dey may Inherit Il, but
de Lawd knows, dey don't git e..
Seif-denlal is a good thing fer de yuther
feller 10 practice. Adam wuz too fond er
apples to be a success in de fruit busi-
ness.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

Thomas Curry of Sussex is being dis
cussed by Union Republicans OF that
county as a candidate for Governor.
Kent. 1t is expected. win rally behind
John Hum. while New Castle is yet
TO be heard from. What is the mVt-
ter with Judge Francis Bradley?
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

delayed by the wet and cloudy weather
The outlook is generally good inNthe
large fields grown for canning. and
several canning houses win begin work
on the local crop during the coming
week.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

BOOKER.-In this city. on August Il.
1908, Charlotte A. Booker. in her 18th
year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
from the residence Of her daughter, Mrs.
Isabel shewbrooks. No. Si2 East Seventh
street. on Thursday afternoon, August
49, at o'clock. Interment at Riverview
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
EDITORIAL OPINION
Real Basis For Circulation.

Real Basis For Circulation.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
Economists have a century-old habit Of
calculating the circulating medium of a
country on a per capita basis. Would Il
not be more sensible TO calculate IL on a
basis OF the volume of business trans
acted? The enterprislng American busi-
ness man has need OF considerably
greater volume Of currency than the Rus
sian peasant or the Sioux Indian.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

lxany Methodists stin protest that
the eampmeeting as an institution is
not failure, although they lament the
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
Exeursion TO Cane Max.

About 1900 persons went to Cape May
today on st. Paurs r. c. Church excur-
sion. It was one of the largest excursions
Of the season
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

On our desk are two interesting COM
mun.cations from persons who forgot
to give their names when sending their
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
Pears Are Scarce.

Early apples have been plentiful and
of good quality and the prospect con-
tinues excellent for the autumn and
winter varieties, although i'm some To-
calities the trees have only moder-
ate supply of fruit on the limbs There
has been comparatively small loss by
dropping and that as a rule has been
occasioned by high winds. Pears are
scarce i'm all districts. Limited reg
ions are making fair shipments of
peaches, but for the section in general
the yields win be very light. and loss
by rotting will further reduce the out
put.
Gardens have yielded fairly we'll dur
ing the week. considering the prevail
ing lack of warmth and sunshine. The
first yields of early potatoes were very
good, and the returns are still fair to
good, but some blight has appeared i'm
many fields during the past two weeks.
and rotting is more or less general in
the upper and western counties. The
planting of the late potato crop is
about finished in most districts. Sweet
potato vines show a rank growth IN
the south and east. Watermelons and
lcantaloupes have not prospered this
season, and very poor to ordinary
yields are reported. Grapes are abund-
ant but are beginning to rot: many per-
feet bunches are found. however. and
are beginning TO turn color in the
southern counties. Cabbage is doing
well in all localities, and some late
patches are being set out. Turnips are
being sown i'm the south. where the
first sowing is now above ground.
Onions have suffered from blight in
parts Of Howard county during the
past two weeks, the tops being affected
badly just before maturity. Sugar corn
is beginning to ripen slowly; the out
look for satisfactory yields is not at all
encouraging at present Blackberries
are ripening in Garrett county. where
large crop Is expected. Huckleber-
ries are about over i'm Southern Della
ware, after having given light returns.
The late tomatoes have generally fruit
ed well, although some blooms were
lost during the frequent showers. The
fields are generally grassy, but the
crop as rule is in good condition,
with a heavy and healthy vine. The
ripening tomatoes are suffering some
lloss by rot and blight, and maturity is
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

If some people would spend the time
in looking for money they waste in en-
vying the wealthy, they would have less
trouble in getting by.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

Advertise in the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

First Farmer-"Si Jones must be
stuck on them summer boarders of his;
1 see he takes 'em out fer a straw ride
every night"
Second Farmer-"Ye can't lose old 81;
that's jist foxey way he has Of git
tin his wheat thrashed out without go
in to the expense Of hirin' thrasher-
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

Caller-"So your papa and mamma
are going TO take you to Europe with
them?"
Willie-Yes'm."
Caller-"Aren't you afraid to go on
the ocean,"
willie-"No'm, l amt afraid O. moth
in. I'm been vaccinated."
Evening journal., 1903-08-12

The poet says: "Of tongue or pen
The saddest words are might have
been "
More sad the editors. we think,
Who sticks his paste-brush in the ink.
Evening journal., 1903-08-12
DIED.

Read the Evening Journal.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
THE STATE BONDS
Efforts Now Being Made to Lo-
cate Owners.
The State Not willing to Pay Exorbi
tant Price.

Frankfort, March 1.-The first step
to be taken by Gov. Beckhsm and
Auditor Coulter, who were delegated
by the state sinking fund commission
to ascertain what the outstanding
bonds Of the commonwealth can be
purchased for, will be TO locate the
holders. The coupons are, with a
single exception. sent in for semi-sn-
nual payment of interest from New
York, most Of them through the Unit
ed States Trust Co. This exception is
n Louisville woman who holds two Of
the bonds Of the 1897 issue for $1,000
each.
Already several hundred thousand
dollars worth of the bonds, including
both issues, have been offered through
Eastern brokers to the sinking fund
commission, having been turned over
to the brokers by the individual hold
ers. IL will be several weeks bt1ore
the governor and auditor will be able
to make report to the commission.
In the meantime what information
they secure will be withheld. as it is
the purpose of the commission not 10
pay an exorbitant price for the bonds
They will after securing all neoesssr,
information report 10 the commission
as to the advisability Of the purchase.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
NOT ALARMED.
LOUISVILLE BANKER WILL BE
BACK BY APRIL 1.

Louisville, March 11-Regsrding
the report in Cincinnati paper that
J. M. Mcknight. the convicted bank
er, who was released On bond several
weeks ago, might not return, and that
his bondsmen, Nick Mcdowell, ST.,
and Nick Mcdowell, Jr., had become
alarmed by his prolonged absence,
Mr.. A. @. Ronald, attorney for Mr..
Mcknight, said: II heard from Mr..
Mcknight about ten days ago. At
that time he was in Chicago, and he
said he would be in Louisville within
a short time to prepare to return to
Jail April 1. know nothing about
any intention to evade the court, and
do not believe this is true
MIR. Walter Blackburn, deputy Unit
ed States marshal, said tina no effort
bad been made to locate Mcknight, as
bis bond does not expire until April 1.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
KILLED BY THIEVES.
A MISSISSIPPI MAN MURDERED
IN HIS HOME.

Port Gibson, Miss, March LA
murder was apparently committed BY
burglars near the business portion Of
the town yesterday afternoon. John
Mason, . young business man, was
found dead at his home by two negro
boys during q heavy rain and thunder
storm. Il was said that he had largu
amount Of money concealed In the
house, with which he intended to buy
g stock OF goods. Everything was IN
. topsy .turvey condition. wearing sp-
parel and trunks having been ranssck.
cd. 1t is supposed that Mason sur
prised the thieves and In tine fight that
followed was killed. Two chambers
OF his pistol were empty. Mason was
20 years old, had been married but .
year and leaves wife, child and Juno
Their. ...-. d..
A coroner's jury was impaneled and
after close examination adjourned un.
til morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
UGLY CHARGE
Negro Arrested for Assaulting
a Girl.
She Was Only Slightly Bruised by the
Encounter.

Clara Kendrick, n IS year old coll
ored girl, this morning appeared be.
fore Judge ID. L. Sanders and swore
out warrant against John Griiiiu,
colored, charging him with OBTAINING
her against her will.
The plaintiff states that Griffin,
who is about six feet tall and weighs
about 200 pounds. assaulted her Mon
day afternoon in q house at Eleventh
and Brooks streets, in the northern
portion Of the city, but was prevented
from doing her any greater harm than
bruisiDg her by the timely assistance
OF two colored women, one Of whom
struck Griffin with fork, while the
other used broomstiok.
Griffin was arrested this morning
by Officers Hurley and Owen and will
b. given u trial tomorrow morning be.
fore Judge Sanders. He is about as
years Of age and has nothing TO say
about the case.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11

Several Christian women Of Hop
kinsville the other day visited ques-
tionable resorts to sing and pray with
the inmates. The Hopkiusville papers,
in noting the occurrence, say that the
ladies "were courteously received, and
all the unfortunates became penitent
and begged Co be taken away and Civ
en- respectable homes, expressing their
willingness to do any Kind OF work,
no matter how hard, so that 1t was
honorable" The account in the paper
Winds up with these words: 1.-THE
ladies did all in their power for the
spiritual welfare of the women" 1t
does not say that any effort was made
to get homes for the women or pro-
vide them with honest work. After
telling them what to do, there is moth
ing to show that the way to do it was
pointed out to them. They were CIV
en- spiritual" assistance, but there is
nothing to indicate that they were
given any other kind. There is a
whole sermon in the question whether
it were charitable to point out to
these penitent unfotunates the right
way and then leave them, miserable
in their own helplessness, to resume a
life of shame and abandonment. What
we need is more Of the practical good
and less of the theoretical kind. Many
people in this world would be better
of, and the world would likewise, II
instead of holding aloof and telling
them in empty words how they SHOULD
live, we would extend helping hand
to them and show them how to do 1t.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
NEW COMPANY
SOUTHERN. PEANUT COMPANY
HAS BEEN ORG FAMED HERE.

Articles of incorporation of the
Southern Peanut company have been
filed with the following stockholders
and the number of shares each holds
]. W. Scott. 1877 shares; W. f. Brad
shaw, Jr., 10 shares and Cook Hus.
bands 8 shares.
The capital stock of the company is
fixed at $780, divided into 200
shares of 81, 900 each. The object of
the company is to acquire the BUSINESS
of ]. +. Perrine who has been opsrat-
ing such q factory here. The new
corporation will deal in peanuts in ev-
cry form, eggs, butter aud other such
products and will begin business i'm
mediately upon filing the articles of
Incorporation.