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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

Secretary Root was credited in the
dispatches with predicting war be-
tween the United States and some for
eign country soon. This is about as
near right as some of the yellow jour
nal correspondents ever get anything
or ever want to get any thing. Sec
rotary Root, merely to emphasize the
corporation of the army and navy,
said: "When the time comes, as we
know it will come some time, we do
not know when and we do not know
whence, but we know it will come
some time, when you, referring to
both the army and navy are called
upon to defend your country, you will
do it with mutual helpfulness and
comradeship. Some enterprising
journalist inserted the word "soon, "
and changed the aspect of the address
completely. Remarkable how much
difference one word can sometimes
make.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

"To refuse to nominate President
Roosevelt would be an acknowledge
msnt that his administration has been
. failure" said former Governor viii
liam o. Bradley, Of Kentucky, at Gin
cinnati, "and the Republican party
cannot afford to do it, even il it were
true, wnich by no means admit. "
Governor Bradley is right. but the Re-
publicans, so far as can be learned. IN.
tend to nominate President Roosevelt,
and he will get Republican majority
of the old time brand at the election
next wear
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
ROBBER CAUGHT.
ROBBED A. W. WILLIAMS SA.
LOON AT CHICAGO.

Leo Kelley, bartender in the saloon
of A. W. Williams, in Chicago, wa.
held up and robbed of over $40 by q
strange man who boarded car pui
was followed by the bartender, and ar.
rested, giving the name of Ben Owen.
Ii Is believed a professional robbel
has been caught. Mr.. Williams form
erly lived in Paducah, and is a broth
er-in-law of Mr.. Joseph L. Friedman,
of Paducah. The temperature was
below zero when the robbery occurred
but the bartender followed the thief
with no hat and with no coat except
his white linen jacket.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
OPENS DOORS
so SAYS ATTORNEY FOLK OF
DECISION OF MISSOURI
SUPREME COURT.

st. Louis, Mo-. Dec. 15--Notifics-
ton Of decision OF the Missouri SUI
preme court which brings into cues
ton the legality of hundreds Of arrests
and convictions recently made on in
formations in st. Louis, and which,
according to Circuit Attorney Folk,
opens the doors of the penitentisry
through writs of hsbeas corpus, 70
many others, was received here todsy
by that official.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
FOUR BELOW AT CHICAGO
COMFORTABLE, THIS, THOUGH
WHEN YOU THINK OF TWEEN.
TY BELOW AT pIsMARK.

Chicago, Dec. 15.--The cold wave
which is spreading over the Northern
and Central states, has proven the
most severe experienced during the
fret half Of December for twenty five
years. The low record here was -four
below, but there is no further snowfall
and comparatively no wind. The
indications are for slowly moderatins
emperatures. Transportation was
still seriously hampered,. suburban
service particularly. The coolest
weather is at Bismark. N. D., twenty
below zero.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
RUSSIAS' REPLY TO JAPAN.

London, Dec. lb.-Tho terms OF
Russia's reply to Japan have been
communicated to the Japanese Minis
ter here, Baron Hsyashi, by the Gov
ernment at Toxic. The Minister
subseq uently said the negotiations
were still incomplete, but he signifi-
eantly added that he saw no reason TO
change his previously expressed opin-
ion that q peaceful issue would result
tnerefrom.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
BULLET THROUGH HEART.
SUICIDE OF BANK CASHIER
HARRY MAINE. OF LINN
GROVE, IA.

Sioux City, Ia. Dec. hilary
Maine, cashier of the Merchants and
Farmers bank, Of Linn Grove. Ia,
shot himself through the heart today.
Il 10 understood that Maine lost heav-
lily on the board Of trade. The bank
10 private institution and claims .
deposit Of 100000. It 10 controlled
by the First National bank, Of Storm
Lake, who ordered its doors closed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
ten KILLED.
BAD SMASHES ON B. & o. BUR
LINGrON & ST. PAUL LINES.

Piedmont, W. Va, Dec. 15-Fivt
were killed and several severely in
jured by the overturuing Of two en-
gines. attached to o heavy Baltimore
and Ohio freight train, ON the "Seven
teen Mile grade, near this city. Thu
dead:
ENGINEER ERNEST ID. ERWIN
ENGINEER EMERY ERWIN.
FIREMAN WALTER b. MINE.
FIREMAN J. V. GARTER.
BRAKEMAN JOHN HAYS.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
DAILY THOUGHT.

wonder why IL is that We are not
all kinder than We are. How much
the world needsiti How easily IL is
donei How instantaneously IL acts!
How infallibly it is remembered! How
superabundantly 1t pays itself back -
Southern Churchmau.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

DAILY AVERAGE, 7739.
October average a.or.
Personally appeared before me this
day E. J.. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who sf6rms that the above
statement of the circulation OF The
Sun for the month Of Nov, 1908, is true
20 the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PuRYEAR,
Notar, Public McCracken County
My commission expires at the end Of
the next session of the senate.
Dec. I, 1898. ~ r. =
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

The nineteen Doodle convictions rep
resent nothing in the penitentisry. 1t
is in the state supreme court that the
attempt to punish bribery has broken
down 90 far, says the Globe Democrat.
Why not investigate the supreme court
now2
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

Democratic presidential possibilities
soon look like Prof. Langley's flying
machine 40 it broke in two and plunged
into the Potomac river.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

General Reyes, who has been elected
president of Colombia since he came
to the United States to try to patch up
an affair that was brought about by
his country's own stupidity, had bet
ter hurry back home while there is
yet enough Of his country to preside
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
DEATH ON THE BURLINGTON.

Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 16--Three per
sons were killed and ten injured in q
wreck on the Burlington road three
miles west of Abba, la. The wreck
age took fire and several Of the victim,
were burned. The dead;
MRS. W. 4. MlCHEN, Abba, Ia
burned to death.
THOMAS BEATTY, killed in wreck
of smoking car.
MILDRED MICHEN.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED.

Des Moines. la, Dec. 1.-Two
trainmen were killed ana four injured
in q freight collision on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and 81. Paul road near
Abel, Iowa.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
CANDID.

From the Washington Star
"DId you ever lose yourself in any
of the great roles you assumed"
We'll" answered MIR. Stormington
Barnes, II wasn't exactly loss. But
have found it pretty hard to get
home"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

There is now new controversy in
the Democratic camp. Mr.. w. j.
Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland having elm
mated themselves IS presidential pos
sibilities, the lstess discussion Y
whether Mr.. NsdIf|lens nsyoreisd]
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
AMpHIBIoUs OHIT.CHAT.

70 From the Commercial Tribune.)
The Turtie-If had to hook every.
thing l ste, my conscience would
trouble me.
The Lobster-If had your snap.
I'd be too lazy to eat
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
PICTORIAL.

From the Washington Star.
The snow will fall The bubbling
brook
Will soon be frozen hard,
And this once rugged world will look
Like one vast Christmas card.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

COLOMBIA expects foreign aid. -
so il is said, but il will again be the
upe xpected that happens.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15
CLEvELANDS' DECLINATION

From the Chicago News.
Two negatives MAKE an affirmative
strong;
Then what is the answer, pray,
Or could by a chance the good guesser
go wrong
When Grover says mo- twice a
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

SENATOR SORGHUM'S SCHEME.
From the Washington STAR
"Why don't you do some thing to
impress yourself as one of the notable
men of your time?"
"That's a good idea," answered
Senator Sorghum. I'm write to some
manufacturer this afternoon and find
out what it will cost to have a brand
of cigars named after me-"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

DIR. John Dismukes, Jr. and wife. of
May field, are in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-15

Mr.. o. J. Wells and wife. Of Muir
ray, are ut the Palmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
Fattenlna Hogs In Montana.


Bulletin 81 Of the Montana station
says: Fattening hogs is most econom.
ically accomplished by finishing In
the pea lot or grain stubble. The
pigs should be turned on the peas az
soon as the pods are filed and the
peas begin to harden. II sufhcient
pigs are used, say ten per acre, not
! pea will be wasted and even a por.
ton of the vines consumed. One acre
Of peas, producing at the rate Of IS
bushels per acre, which is an average
FOR Montana, will provide fattening
.atlon for ten $50 to 200 pound hogs
FOR from 40 to As days. Climatic con
ditions permit the pea harvesting by
pigs even as late as December 1. This
is one Of the easiest fattening meth.
Ids now practiced in Montana. The
..rca over which peas can be grown
is very large and the time Of forag.
ing SO extended by favorable weather
that the product need not all be mar
keted at one time. In order, however,
to make the best use of forage condi.
tons, winter filters must be raised.
Pigs from spring filters do not reach
large consuming capacity soon
enough to take advantage Of the early
forage. Both late fall and early
spring litters should be raised in
order to get the most out of the foods
and the market conditions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
When Man stays at Home.

1t Is surprising how soon wife tires
OF the company of man who Is too
much at homie. Men are wise in get.
ting away from their roof-trees por.
ton of each day. Among their wives
will be found a very general opinion to
this effect. There will be found ev.
erywhere q disposition to pack men
of in the morning, and to bid them
keep out of the way till toward even.
ing, when 1t is presumed that they
will have q little news of the busy
world to bring home, and when baby
will be sure to have said something
exceptionally brilliant and precocious.
The general events of the day will at.
ford topics of conversation more in.
teresting by far than If the whole
morn till night. A very little inquiry,
too, will elicit the fact that men about
home all day are very apt to be fid.
getty and grumpy and interfering al.
together Objectionable. In short.-The
Gentlewoman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
Breeding Aae for Swine.

When size Is desired in the boar and
sow they should not be bred too early.
One year IS wobably young enough 70
permit them to be bred in that case.
If SOW is not bred till she is a year
old she will have obtained q good
growth, and will be of good size and
vigorous at the time she produces her
first litter, at sixteen months Of age.
Her weight at that time. II a Poland.
China or Berkshire, would be in OF.
cess Of 400 pounds, perhaps 500. A
sow will generally produce . better
litter the second time than the hrst,
II she is mature ut the first breeding
time. Many such sows have proved
to be good breeders up to ten years Of
age. The rule Of using only young
sows for breeding purposes Is followed
by many. but is not to be commended.
It gives early maturity. but seems to
decrease the stamina.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
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8 HIS WORD OF HONOR Z
~ Tale Of tie Rlue and tie Cray s al
NJ III WERNER r.
g. Copyright s'@ BY Robert Boaaer' SONS s

BYE WERNER.

wild ride into the enemy's country!
You don't even know whether Miss
Harrison wishes to see you-whether
she did not agree when her father dis
missed you 80 unceremoniously."
mo. MOI" William impetuously re-
torted. Florence has been deceived
forced; she has not received any of my
letters, as have not had single line
from her. Her father was always OPP
posed to our engagement; we fairly
extorted his consent. He gave 1t re-
luctantly, and promptly availed him
self of the excuse afforded by the war
to recall his promise"
John Maxwell shrugged his shbul-
ders.
well, you can hardly blame him!
He, secessionist and slave-baron, and
you with your humanistic ideas! You
harmonic like fire and water, and you
were always thorn in the flesh Of his
nephew, the charming Edward. You
stole from under his very eyes the
wife on whom he had set his heart.
He'll never forgive you. Conditions
were imposed at the outbreak of the
WARP"
"Yes-shameful ones! was to deny
my convictions, desert and betray the
cause serve and fight in the ranks of
the enemy against our army. I reject
ed the dishonorable demand as it de-
served"
with the most reckless bluntness to
the millionaire and future father-in-
law. The Harrisons really are not so
very much to blame. You would be
an extremely troublesome son-in-law.
I should have considered the matter a
little. Where a bride and a fortune
are at stake"
"You would have practiced treason?
John. don't make yourself worse than
you are. Even you would have been
incapable of it,
who talks Of treason! You merely
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
An Old soIdIer's Experience,

Dennard. Ark, Sept. 7th. Mr.. E.
Hicks. merchant Of this place, has
written for publication. an account OF
a personal experience, which is very
interesting. ~ IN
II am an old Federal : soldier"
writes Mr.. Hicks, "and shortly after
the close of the war was taken sick
] had aches and pains all over me,
fluttering Of the heart and stomach
trouble. I Just simply was never a
moment without pain. could not
sleep at night, and I was always tired
and tearfully weak.
II TOOK medicine all the time, but
for a long time was more dead than
alive. Altogether suffered for over
twenty years, and believe I would
have been suffering yet, or in my
grave, II had not read Of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. -E
II got an almanac which told me Of
this remedy. and / bought some of it.
l started with three pills day, but
increased the dose to six pills day.
had not used many till my pains BIZ
gan to disappear. kept on and now
I can sleep and eat as well as ever
could, and l feel like q new man, with
no pains or aches left.
Il will always recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills. for they are wonderful
remedy"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
Notation 4 Local Question.

Crop rotation Ii . subject that has
engaged the attention and study Of
the very best talent among agricul.
tural investigators and practical farm
ers tor great length Of time In Al
Of the older parts Of the world whore
agriculture has reached its highest
state Of development, says Professor
&. b. Chilcott, in . bulletin Of the
South Dakota Experiment Station. Il
we could appropriate the results OF
their Investigations and experience We
would find rich store-house Of facts
in the literature Of the subject, par.
ticularly the records OF the long line
of experiments carried on by Sir ]. b.
Lawes and Sir ]. H. Gilbert at
Rothemsted, England. It would be
almost impossible to overestimate the
value to the whole civilized world Of
the work of these investigators, nor
do we undervalue the work done BY
the army of agricultural Investigators
connected with the United States De.
partment of Agriculture and the va,
rious state Experiment Stations. But,
unfortunately, in the matter Of crop
rotation their results have q value to
us in only very broad and general
way. This is essentially q local prob.
lem and can be solved only under 10.
cal conditions. Nor is this matter of
locality confined to a comparison Of
this state as whole with other states
or countries. Each oftthe several sec.
lions of the state has its local condi.
lions, peculiar to itself, and in the ul.
innate analysis every farm will have
its peculiar conditions; and every
farmer his individual problems to
solve.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
What Is Curiosity?

There has been complaint from the
beginning Of history that women ar
curious" says Success. What is
curiosity? It is an uneasy appetite OF
an ill-fed mind. People fully educated
and fully employed are not curious.
mental growth Of man, and then has
had to confine that enlarged capacity
to precisely the same field of activity
which was sufficient for squaw.
Women have been accused for cen.
turtles Of tendency to gossip" WHAT
is gossip? It is small talk about PEG.
ple-the discussion OF personal at.
fairs which are not our own. The
tendency to this vice is a reaction
from the persistent presence of our
own affairs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
Money in Cattle.

The Farmers Review recently ad.
dressed to one of the leading cattle
breeders of Kansas the following in
Quiries:
Would you advise man who pur-
posed raising cattle for the beef mar.
ket to handle pure breds or grades.
Would the former fatten enough fast.
et or the beef be of enough better
quality to justify the expense or time
required to collect such herd? In
your opinion is it more profitable for
the farmers of the middle west to
breed and feed than to buy and feed
cattle for the market. OF course the
feed supply alters the problem from
year to year, but in the long run and
generally speaking, which would be
the more profitable? Also what, gen.
orally speaking. is the most profitable
age at which beef cattle can be mar
keted?
The following reply was received:
we are not breeding pure-bred cattle
exclusively and for breeding purposes.
Our advice to those contemplating the
production of beef would be to buy
hfgh-class of grade COWS, or IL the
palmer sorts of pure breds could be
had conveniently would prefer them,
then buy good registered bulls OF
pronounced beef type; of course we
would say Shorthorns. Crowd your
calves and mature them as quickly. as
possible; aim to put them on the mar.
ket at from eighteen months to two
years. but not later. Up to this age
they will make more pounds of beef
for food consumed than they ever
Will afterward. Calves grown in this
fashion will produce much better
quality Of beef and will command q
higher price than those that are al
lowed to run down after being weaned
and then to be fed up again. Some
men buy their feeders and make
money, but We believe that so Per
cent of the men who depend on buy
Ing their feeders go broke sooner or
later. while the men that breed and
feed their own cattle are almost With
out exception making money!. X.
Tomson & Son, Shawnee County.
Kansas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18
5r,.Sle i az oT;D !. lc,s,s aEroRr.


~ Ssttisds Finally = esstdlnu Com nand
aS5 irurbs : N sre Clerk
Shine! Anabodda want ! sinner"
The middieAged Italian bootblack
reiterated his question 20 often that
one Of the clerks IN the once grew,
angry. ri rs, d "a II R ~
Get out and stay out!" he shouted.
Don't come around here bothering
us any more" sss,4s
Now, why you say that I" yexclaim-
ed the bootblack. Why not I come In;
heref shina shoe. All RI. I bust
ness IN here. ! good as you. When it
rain stay home. l. work when l
please. You not come you lose your
job. So there
And the clerk hadn't word to say.
New York Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18

Good Reasons Tor Dshornine.
Il 10 TO DO observed with satisfac..
ton that . considerable portion Of the
cattle now brought from ireland are
dehorned in the country Of origin.
and the suherings OF the animals, both
on shipboard and during railway tran
sit are proportionately decreased. It
is matter Of profound regret, both
in the interests OF the owners and the
animals themselves, that the practice
Of early dehorning 10 not generally
adopted In Great Britain. The opera
ton, when performed at an early age,
is practically painless. It is clear
that such powerful means Of attack
and defense as are afforded by long
and sharp horns are not needed by
animals when in condition of domesti-
cation, while their misuse by the more
powerful animals causes cruel sui
fering to their weakly companions,
even in the stockyard. When cattle
are conveyed either by sea or by rail
way the evils attending the presence
of horns are enormously increased,
and the consequent amount Of mis-
chief done Is often Of . very serious
character, even from a merely fnan-
cial point Of view. AS was pointed out
in previous report, on all occasions
where horned cattle are travelling 1t
may be observed that a few Of the
animals in every pen or truck act as
the "bullies" Of the party. They ap.
pear to attribute their own discom.
forts to the animals near them, and
do the best to retaliate by goring their
neighbors. and the more space given
them the more injury they do. Even
when closely packed these pugnacious
aniEals succeed in keeping all their
companions constantly moving, and
make the general condition Of all more
miserable than it otherwise would be.
To those persons who have closely
watched them during their travels
there can be no doubt that consid-
cradle portion Of the surerinss Of
horned cattle is caused by the iii us
age they infiict on each other. De-
horned cattle seem, with the absence
of power, to lose also the inclination
to injure their companions. and there
can be no question that If the practice
OF early dehorning was generally
adopted throughout the country, more
would be done to diminish the suffer.
lngs Of cattle when travelling by land
or by sea than by any other means
Banffshire Journal, Scotland.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18

needed to have remained passive and
not fought at all, either for or against
the Union; that would have been the
wisest course
AND a cowardly, pitiful one into
the bargain! Am l alone to lag be-
hind, when every one springs to arms?
Let us drop the subject. Our views
on this point are very widely sun
dered',
They are on all points," said Max
we'll, dryly. 81 stick to it-this visit
to the plantation is as useless as II is
dangerous, but I don't f1atter nyself
IN the least with the hope of OBTAINING
you. You'll have your own way under
all circumstances.
of course, I shall. I'm going to he
colonel at once to ask for leave Of
absence. Will you accompany nle?"
The young surgeon sighed. He was
probably loath to resign his comfort
able resting place, yet he rose SLOWLY.
Il wish Colonel Burney would nut
you under arrest for three days, in
stead Of giving you leave of absence"
he said, emphatically. But unfortu-
nately. you are favorite, and besides.
it's an established fact that, II man
wants to commit folloy, everybody
hastens to help him. So let us go!"
The regiment to which the young
men belonged was stationed in the
next village. After severe battles and
arduous marches short respite had
been granted, but the men were to
move in few days. Constant hustle
pervaded the usually quiet hamlet and
was specially noticeable around the
colonel's quarters. When Roland aad
Maxwell entered. they found several
oMcers there. The commander him
sell, man advanced In years, with q
grave but kindly face, stood among 1
/ group Of his subordinates, apparently
discussing something with them.
u am clad you have come, doctor!.
ne said to the surgeon. Il wa sustg
going to send for you. d Iieutsnant
Davis has reported that two 81 his mon
are III. and the symptoms appear very
grave; he fears fever. and begs TO hava
medical assistance - soon Is possible
You will ride over TO the outposts 4,
IN 90 at once, I" replied Maxwell
1ss'I hope 4 win prove q false alarm. n
}Shas haDpened several times, bnt ws1l
soon ascertain 4. D