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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-16

The "Hans Hansen" company,
which plays here Saturday, is credited
with having one of the best orchestras
on the road. II has been in the South,
where foods are driving many theatre
cal companies out OF their routes.
The Rice's "Show Girl" gave a
pleasing performance both afternoon
and night at The Kentucky Saturday
TO fair business. Owing TO illness
five members of the company left the
show before it reached here, hence It
was somewhat at a disadvantage, but
it nevertheless. with good singing,
high class comedy and good special.
ties, gave satisfaction. Three Of the
men were in the Wilbur Opera com
pany last season when IL was here.
II il not improbable that the Wilbur
Open company will be secured by
Manager James e. English for the
early summer season at the Casino in
Wallace park. He is now negotiating,
aud should he secure the company Pa.
ducah theater- goers will be assured a
treat. After seeing many of the beat
Companies travelling the people Of Pa
ducah are convinced that no orgsnizs.
tion that ever came to Paducsh gave
as much for the. money as the Wilbur
Opera company, and as a summer st.
traction IL ought TO be . winner.
"Florodora" makes its second bow
N The Kentucky tomorrow evening.
1t comes with all its msgnificonce, its
gorgeous scenery, its bewildoring and
expensive gowns and costumes. its
vivid and idealic scenery. its tuneful
and invigorating music. with its in.
spring marches, dreamy waltzes,
charming ballads and the worlds
praise and idyl. the famous double
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-16

OF the many theatrical enterprises
exploited here during the present
season one Of the most interesting and
thoroughly good productions will be
Chas. II. Yale and Sidney II. Ellis
presentation next Wednesday of Al Z.
Wilson, the celebrated German dialect
comedian and golden voiced singer, in
the new romantic play, "a Prince Of
Tatters, tale of old New YORK,
from the prolific pen Of the brilliant
writer Mr.. Sidney Il. Ellis. Mr..
Wilson has proved most emphstioslly
his claim to prominent place in the
front ranks OF the leading singing
comedians Of the present time. His
voice is described as rich, sympa-
thetic baritone Of exceptional sweet
ness and purity of tone, while his act
ing is claimed TO he magnetic and fall
of delightful, quaint comedy, for which
he excels.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-16

sextet, TELL Me Pretty Maiden" All
this in conjunction With the COM
pany's own orchestra, its beautiful
girls and incompatible cast, which
will include the Misses Anna Boyd,
Louise Moore, Sadie Raymond, Kath-
crime wheaton and Lillian Spencer and
Messrs. ]. A. wsllerstadt, Karl Stall,
Budd Ross. NJ. J. Smith and Geo. W.
jackson. Seats for the production so
ON sale tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
Personal.

Though the memory of Henry Ward
Brooklyn citizens generally. they are
making strong objection against chang
ing tine name of Clinton street to
Beecher avenue.
"A movement is on foot in st. Louis
to erect u handsome monument in Oak
Ridge Cemetery to the memory of B.
Gratz Brown, d former Governor of
Missouri and a candidate for vice pres
dent on the Greeley ticket in 1872.
An American woman in London
writes: Il have said that 1 am at
loss to know whether the lack of heat
in English homes and business build
ings is caused by hardness or stingi-
ness. l used to think it the latter till
I found numerous delightful English
friends objected to my own heated
home. Actually some of them cut me
every winter so far as calling on me is
concerned because they say my rooms
are too 'stuffy and hot"
Joseph Market, citizen of Marion,
Ind, aged so and said to be worth
100000, married Miss May Davis, aged
%. Market was a widower and has
four children. He did not wish 10
marry a woman who wanted him only
for his estate and to insure himself
good treatment made a contract with
the young woman setting forth that she
is not to get any of his estate at death,
but is to receive $4,000 a year as long
as she takes good care of him and
keeps him alive.
Some Southern Congressman were
in the Democratic cloakroom telling
war stories when one began to say
something about Ben" Butler and
the historic spoons. Congressman
Mayer of New Orleans snorted his con-
tempt at that yarn, saying: Talk
about stealing spoons. Why, a squad
of Buffers men came to our house
when my mother was cooking dinner
and what do you suppose they did p"
stole the dinner" one of his auditors
suggested. Worse than that" said
Mayer. They threw the dinner on the
floor and stole the cook-stove."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
BRIGHT BITS.

-Cholly-Was poor Gussie pwepar-
ed to die?
Algy-Oh, not at ALL His valet was
away on his vacation, We know
Judge.
-Dolly-"Gracious, did Mrs De
Styles refuse to belong to the 400 ?"
Polly-"Yes; she wanted to belong to
the '399'-it would seem more like a
bargain that ay."-Baltimore Herald.
-She-The cook let me take her
picture with my camera to-day.
He--For gracious sakes, dear! Please
don't let her see them! I had hard
enough work getting her!-Yonkers
Statesman.
But you really are getting seedy,
persisted Mrs. Naggit. Just look at
your hair. How long is it since you've
had it cut?" II don't know" he
snapped. II haven't measured it,
Philadelphia Press.
DO you take this internally?''
asked the customer as he put the
bottle in his pocket and handed over
the change. "Me?" said the druggist
new assistant. Great Scott, no!
sell it.'-Cnicago Tribune.
IF you kiss me again, sir, I shall
call my mother,' What's the use of
that?" said Chollie Freshe; you know
I'd prefer to kiss you, and, besides
your father might object to my kiss
ing the old lady.'-Baltimore Herald.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

The bulldog that is bred for show
purposes seems to have lost much of
the pugnacious nature of his sturdy
ancestors, and he isn't nearly so fe-
rocious as he looks" says the Phila-
delphia Record. In fact, he is often
not only craven at heart, but lacks
the physical ability to put up a fight,
even if the spirit was in him. An il
lustration of this occurred on Eleventh
street near Walnut. yesterday morn
ing. A fashionably attired young wom-
an was walking along. accompanied
by a Boston bull, whose points, in the
matter of fine breeding, were superb.
Around the corner came a littS. yellow
mongrel cur. and the pampered pet
aroused all the bitterness in the canine
nature of the outcast With a growl
of hatred he sprang at the bull, who
uttered one yelp of astonshiment and
lay down on his back. To- yellow dog
stood over his PROSTATE foe for a mo-
ment, as though debating what course
to pursue; and then with much dig
nifty walked slowly away The own
er of the bull, who had been greatly
f1ustered, picked up her pet, carefully
brushed him off with her handker-
chief, and held him in her arms until
the yellow dog was out of sight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
Not just the Same.

The late Thomas Bracket Reed,
says the New York Times, was fond
of telling the following story regard
ing the bright little office boy whom he
kept in his employ in Washington,
and for whom he prophesied a bril-
liant financial career:
A gentleman calling on Mr.. Reed one
day. while waiting in the reception
room, was attracted by the manner of
the small attendant and started a
random conversation.
And how much do you earn a week,
my boy?" he inquired.
Fifty dollars" said the youngster
with avidity.
Being shown into the Senator's pri-
waite office just then the visitors sur
prise found vent in words.
Mighty bright boy you have there,
Mr.. Reed, to be getting $50 week."
he remarked.
Fifty nothing" said Mr.. Reed; "he
gets $3.50
But he told me just now you We're
giving him $50 week." persisted the
gentleman.
Nonsense, said Mr.. Reed, and
touched the bell Billy" he said,
did you tell this gentleman I was
paying you $50 week."
'No, sir"
You didn't? Well, what did you
say?"
II said 1 earned it," was the prompt
and stout rejoinder.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Baltimore American Rep.) says:
with the North praising Robert E.
Lee and the South eulogizing Abraham
Lincoln, it begins to look as though
old wounds were closing for good, and
ton are at last ready to clasp hands
in lasting friendliness."
The New Orleans Picayune Dem
says: I'm New Zealand, where COM
pulsory adjudication of strikes is car
ried on by law, all trades unions must
he incorporated upon such basis that
they are responsible for contracts
made by their members under the sup
ervision of the unions. and no laborer.
who is not a member of some union,
has any standing in court or can get
employment"
The New York Evening Post Qnd.
says: "Quigg will probably escape the
clutches OF the law, for nobody can
now believe anything that Doblin
says, whether for or against him. Pub
lie opinion will probably reach the con-
clusion, however. that there was no
apparent motive for either LESSER or
Doblin to make an accusation against
Quigg. in the first instance. if it had
not been true"
The Charleston Post Dem) says:
Walking through Broad street the
other day a gentleman of this city
overheard part of the conversation Of
two old negroes Just ahead of him.
They were talking about the Crum
case and the political craze of the ne
gro, according to the lights of their
philosophy and in their peculiar dia-
lect. This fragment of their talk is
worth preserving and referring: L tell
you, Brudder Washington, wen a mig
ger go into politix, he wash e han In
duty water. An OATS de Gawd's
trut. Brudder Jackson We would
suggest to President Roosevelt that IL
he must have advice on politics from
the negro, he seek it from Brothers
Washington and Jackson instead Of
from Bill Pledger and Bishop Walters
and the other shining lights OF the
Afro-AmeTiean Council"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
They Had Agreed.

At Fort Scott (Kan.) the other day
a jury in the District Court returned
a verdict finding a certain accused per-
son guilty of larceny. The verdict had
not been prepared in the technical
form desired and the judge sent the
jury back to make the necessary cor
rections. The jury was gone for half
an hour. and when it returned it
brought in verdict acquitting the
prisoner. But a verdict even more
amusing was perpetrated by a jury at
Pittsburg last Monday. The case was
a criminal one, and after a few min
utes' consultation the jury filed into the
box from its room. Have you agreed
upon verdict" asked the judge. I'VE
have" responded the foreman, passing
it over. 1.-The clerk will read" said the
judge. And the clerk read, I'VE, your
jury, agree to disagree"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
What would He Have Said.

Representative Rupert of New York,
had a man in his district who wanted a
job, says the New York World. He
tried hard to land him. but the man
didn't jibe with the civil service, and
Representative Rupert was finally
compelled to write to the aspirant and
tell him he couldn't get the place at
this time. He received this reply: Il
cannot close without again acknowl-
edging my thanks. No language is
rich enough to express my gratitude
No sentiment, however sublime, is lofty
enough to reveal the obligation l feel
Though / go down in defeat it's gloom
never can get so dark that to me your
friendship will not be a source of Joy
and pride and an inspiration to ever
higher thought and action. God grant,
and l cannot help but believe he will
spare me, that again some, day I may
help to crown YOU
Rupert showed the letter to Uncle
Joe" Cannon.
What did he want?" asked Cannon.
"A clerkship," Rupert replied.
Good God" said Cannon. What
would he have said If he had got the
job?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
A MOVEMENT TOWARD TYBEE.

In our dispatches yesterday it was
stated that the Press Association of
Tennessee would hold its next annual
session at Tybee, the meeting to take
place some time in June Recently it
was stated that an effort would be
made to have the Bar Association of
this state hold it's next annual meet
ing at Tybee If the right sort of an
effort is made there will be quite a
coming summer from all the sections
of country tributary to Savannah.
There are thousands of people in this
state, in Alabama and Tennessee who
would visit the seashore every season
If a little encouragement were given
them. Indeed, Tybee can be made the
seashore resort for all this section of
Association of Tennessee has decided
to visit Tybee in June shows that the
fame of the resort has spread far and
wide. {
The railroads are having a great
many more excursions to Tyee during
merly, and in other ways are encour-
aging travel to the island. With a
little more effort, however, the num-
Der of visitors during season would
be more than doubled. The merchants
of this city are particularly interested
in having people of this state visit the
island because, as a rule, Georgia Wis
itors stop in the city for time and
make purchases. Hundreds who come
on the excursions to Tybee take adj
vantage of the excursion rates to do
shopping in Savannah.
OF course we are not advising our
merchants, who are just now discuss
ing means for increasing trade. to go
into the excursion business, but it
would not be out of place for their
committees to urge the railroads to
pay as much attention as they posi-
bly, can to excursions to Tybee during
the coming summer
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

Several lawyers were seated around
a table, on which were various bottles
and glasses, and the conversation, by
some reason or other, had drifted to
the subject of actresses, says the Phil
adelphia Record "A photograph of
Fanny Davenport once saved a case for
me-" said one of the lawyers. ut was
when Wayne MacVeagh was counsel
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. A client of mine, a widow, was
sueing the company for 81, 500 damages
for the death of her husband. She had
a clear case, and 1 thought it was a
cinch when, just a few days before the
case was to have come UP, she hap
pened into my Office and announced
that she had married again. l was
fiabbergasted. Good Lord, madam /
gasped, why couldn't you have waited
until your case came UP. It's next to
impossible for me to get damages for
you now She said she didn't care
very much, and went out, seeming very
happy. Well. it just happened that 1
had photograph of Fanny Davenport
on my desk. and when the next day
Wayne MacVeagh happened into my
Office to discuss quite anoth.-r matter,
he picked up the photo and admired it.
Who's your friend?' he asked. l had
a sudden inspiration. and 1 said Why,
that's the lady who is sueing your COM
pany for $500 The deuce you say
said he. Handsome woman, isn't she?'
She is, indeed I replied 'H-m!' he
exclaimed. looking at the picture close
ly. A deuced handsome woman, 1
should say. a deuced handsome wom-
an There was a slight pause. 'What'n
you take to settle this case?' he asked.
thought of my clients second mar
riage. and 1 fixed the figure at s., 900.
The deal was consummated, and the
case never came to court"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Alee Temple, A. A. o. w.
NJ. S.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, ]. F.
Minis & Co, Agents; There's Big
Money in Real Estate, H. H. Latti-
more; Ship Notice, Williamson & Rau-
ers.
Tailoring Department Spring Open
ing-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Boilers-Lombard Iron Works.
Housefurnishing Goods-Wm. & H.
II. baltimore.
All the Little Things-M. Wilensky.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Savannah Theater-Effie Ellsler in
"When Knighthood Was in Flower"
Tonight.
Legal Sales-City Marshars Sales.
Medical-Cutcura; Paracamph; vi
mol; Cascarets: Mulrs Grape Tonic.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost: Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
Is IT FAIRs

The publication in the Morning News
of Wednesday of the proceedings Of
the Retail Merchants Association and
the editorial based thereon called
forth considerable information relative
TO people who. making their living in
Savannah, buy their supplies in other
cities. 1t is stated by one who says
he knows the facts that a well-known
grocery house in New York does as
large a business with Savannah peo-
pie as any one grocery store in this
city. Another story is that a family
stated that they never bought any
thing, not even groceries, in savannah.
but sent to the city from which they
came-and doubtless in which they
couldn't make a living-for whatever
they wanted. Still another story rs that
parties in business here, and who buy
their clothing here, take off the sell
ers trademark and tell their friends
that their ready-made suits were made
by well-known New York tailors, and
also that they always have to get what
they need in New York, or some other
distant city. as they cannot find any,
thing to suit them at home. OF course
these parties do not send their money
away, but they injure their city by
decrying its merchants.
We have nothing to say against out
of-town buying where purchasers can
not find what they want in Savannah;
but 1t is the practice of sending away
from home for articles that might bet
ter than not be bought at home against
which we inveigh. There are, as
matter of fact, mighty few things used
by the citizens of Savannah that can
not be found in Savannah stores,
where the prices charged are as rea-
sonable as those paid in any other
place. Indeed, in all probability prices
are often lower here than in many
other cities. The practice of this sort
of buying away from home is an evil
that affects every interest. The man
or woman who lives on an income
from rents or investments dependent
on Savannahs prosperity, is a loser by
the practice indirectly, just as the
merchant is a loser directly. If the
business man doesn't sucCeed-and he
cannot unless those whom he supports
help to support him-the want of sue
cess will be felt all along the line.
There must be reciprocity between the
people and the merchants to insure
prosperity.
Let every Savannah man and woman
who has been sending away for things
they could as well buy at home study
this matter over carefully and see if
the conclusion does not point to in
jury to themselves, their fellow citi
zens and their city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

The United States imported last year
through the port of New York a
greater value of coffee than any other
commodity. The value of the coffee
brought into the country through that
port was s5S,S29, 401. The second largest
importation was of manufactured
cotton goods, the total being sss.144.O77
Thus the two largest items for the year
are a raw article not grown at all in
the United States. and manufactured
article of a raw material of which the
United States are the largest growers
in the world. Less than one-tenth Of
the total imports at New York during
the year was transported in ships ny
ing the American fiag.-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
PROGRESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

The upper branch of the South Caro-
lima Legislature has voted for bien-
NAL sessions and there does not seem
to be any doubt that the biennial ses-
sions bill will be passed by the lower
branch. On previous occasions the
House has shown that it favored cut
ting down legislative expenses by
changing from annual to biennial ses-
sions.
With this reform effected in South
Carolina there will be only five of the
states having annual sessions of their
Legislatures. Is it not time for Geor-
gia to be thinking of getting into the
biennial list? Notwithstanding all that
has been said in favor of biennial ses-
sions during the last few years there
have been no arguments advanced in
favor of annual sessions. Those favor
ing annual sessions have contented
themselves with keeping quiet in re-
gard to the matter. being satisfied APP
parently that the politicians would see
to it that the annual sessions system
was retained, Notwithstanding the state
was finding difficulty in getting suffi-
cient money to pay it's school teachers
1t does not seem to make much diff
ferences to the politicians, however
whether the school teachers are paid
promptly or not.
Besides saving a very considerable
amount of money biennial sessions
would be beneficial in another way.
They would lessen the amount of leg
islation. In his inaugural address the
other day Gov. Pennypacker of Penn
sylvania said there was too much leg
islation. In his opinion it was better
to leave the law alone unless the ne
cessity for a change is plain. Stability
and certainty, he said, are more i'm
portant than absolute accuracy. He
further remarked that the modern ten
dency to invent new crimes ought to
be curbed. "Juries refuse to convict
where they believe the charge ought to
be sustained, even though the facts
come within the terms of the statute,
and thus men are taught to disregard
the law"
South CaToli1a has managed her pen
sion business more satisfactorily than
this state has managed it's pension
matters, and now she promises to lead
Georgia in the matter of biennial ses-
sions. Certainly the time has come for
the Georgia Legislature to introduce
the utmost economy in the administra-
ton of affairs. There must be econo-
my, higher rate of taxation or new
sources of revenue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

The modern Flying Dutchman" Is
Charles NJ. Schwab, who is keeping the
European newspaper men on the jump
while he is resting and recuperating
while any mental trouble is denied"
says a cable, lit is reported that he is
afflicted with partial paralysis of the
legs" And this is in the same dis
patch that says Mr.. Schwab was re-
ported in Palermo, Messina, Taor-
nina, Syracuse. Naples, Rome and
Paris all within twenty-four hours
and that at the end of that period no.
body knew where he was. If he is
so active with partial paralysis of the
legs, the reporters would go wild if
he were a we'll man.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

A bill has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature to prohibit
caricatures of persons sin the form or
likeness of any beast, bird, fish, in
sect or other unhuman animal" The
law is aimed at the newspaper cartoon
lists who have been caricaturing Sen
ator Quay as an owl and Gov. Penny
animals" eliminated, the newspaper
artists will have to fall back upon the
vegetable kingdom. They might make
Quay a daisy and Pennypacker a sun
flower,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30

Lafayette avenue in the immediate
neighborhood of Bedford avenue is
one of the most select and refined res
idence sections of Brooklyn. 1t is
filed with families of means and fash
ion. But there is now something like
CONSERVATION among these families.
1t grows out of the purchase of a
house right in the heart of the sec
ton for the uses of a Negro Young
Women's Christian Association. The
society women and the property own
ers are up In arms about the matter
and declare they will use every en-
deavor to prevent the Christian young
negro women from moving in. Infor-
NAL meetings have been held to devise
ways and means to keep them out. 1t
is declared if the association is estab-
lished, it will be the means of de-
creasing the value of all the neighbor-
ing property and of clearing the neigh
borhood of all of the better classes of
its residents 1t is to be hoped that
this condition of white sentiment in
the heart of the Northern city of
Brooklyn has been brought to the at
tention of President Roosevelt.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-30
DoubIe-Dyed wagner.

Again the Brixton sleuth-hound was
on business bent, and he knocked at
the door of the music academy with a
knock that would have awakened the
dead, says Answers.
Excuse me-" he said, as the pro-
fessor opened the door, but 1 hope
you'll give me what information you
have, and not make any fuss about the
matter"
What do you mean?" was the in
dignant inquiry.
why, that little affair. Come, now,
you know all about it,"
II don't know. 1 don't understand
what you're talking about"
Why, you see, We got tip from the
next door that somebody here was
numbering Wagner, and the chief sent
me down to work up the case