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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-07
A Finland Boys Bath.

When the boys of Finland want TO
take bath this is the way they do il.
In the first place, it is very. very cold
in Finland-and the bathroom is not in
the house at all. but is a building quite
separate. 1t is a round building, about
the size of an ordinary room There
are no windows, so light and air can
only come In when the door is open.
Inside benches are built all along me
wall, and in the center is a great pile
of loose stones. Early on Saturday
morning word is brought in and grea.
vessel standing near the stones is filled
with water
Then someone cuts ever so many birch
switches. and these are placed on he
floor of the bathhouse. Next, the fire &c
made under the stones, and 1T burns All
morning. In the afternoon. when he
stones are very hot. the fire Is put oui,
the place Is swept clean and all is ready.
The boys undress in their homes aud
run TO the bathhouse As 1t is generally
thirty below zero, you may be sure they
do it in double quick time.
AS soon as they are in the bathhouse
they shut the door tight and begin TO
throw water on the hot stones. This. Of
course. makes the steam rise. More wa
ter is thrown on, and there Is more
steam, until the place is quite full OF II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-07

R is a girl from Ragmuffin Row;
She has torn her dress and STUDDED her
toe.
You can see she is sorry by the look on
her face,
For she feels a torn dress Is an awful
disgrace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-07

G is a girl from Good Girl Town
With brand new hat and a silken
gown;
She never gets cross but always is
sweet,
And says kind word whenever we meet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-07

Needles and pins, needles, and pins,
When a child's naughty It's trouble be-
gins!
Don't you throw away needles and pins.
But fling away. sling away. naughty
young sins!
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
vESUVIUS IN ACTION
SIGHT IS DECLARED TO BE TER.
RIBtY BEAUTIFUL.
Mountain Of Smoke Arising from tho
Crater Spreads Itself Like Huge
Pine Tree-spouts Of Lava Resem'
BILE Rays Of Fire.

Fortunately for Naples and the sur
rounding country, the recent violent
spasms of Mount Vesuvlus fell short
of expectations and the threatened
eruption resulted only in the distribu-
ton for short distance OF light
showers OF ashes and the dissemlna-
ton OF considerable sulphurous smoke.
a letter writer who visited the scene
pictures It wildly. lie had climbed
20 what is known as the smoke plat
form" beyond which hts guides would
not venture.
We were here surrounded no
says. by innumerahle columns OF
dense smoke and steam, which shot up
from cracks in the earth and rose in
long spirals to lose themselves IN tho
clouds above
The explosions from the volcano
became moro rapid. following each
other. indeed, so rapidly as 10 re-
semblo continual muskctry FIRE. From
tho crater above us perfect noun
tain OF smoke arose from time TO time.
spreading itself out like pine tree
and falling back fanwise toward Pom
peli With this there came a dense
shower OF FIRE balls. stones and scoria.
shot up straight into the air and then
rolling down the mountain sides In
thousands Of flaming fragments. At
ten minutes 10 an unusually loud
rumbling announced now outburst.
An enormous pine tree OF smoke
was sent 200 feet up into the air and
fell back on the mountain top in mil
lions OF little curls OF smoke one
OF my companions told me that the
density Of this explosion could only be
accounted for by landslip Of a small
part OF the crater"
The correspondent then describes
how n fortnight before his ascent We
suvius had begun 90 rumble and throw
out showers OF ashes. Four days later
the explosions became like great thun-
derclaps and the ashes changed TO in
candoscent lava which was thrown
up to a great height and then fell into
the crater the upper parts Of which
II has now completely filled.
These spouts Of lava we're terribly
beautiful TO see and the top Of tho
mountain looked as II Il were crowned
with long rays Of FIRE. Between tho
lava came showers OF ssonos and tho
rumbling and explosions became so
violent that IL was feared thE. new
and serious phase OF The eruption was
beginning But gradually the noise
and the showers diminished. TN they
suddenly increased again with great
violence last week The guides who
are accustomed 20 the volcano say
taat nothing IS "a be feared from tho
present eruption comparable with
what happened IN 1900. whom the roof
OF one of the electric railway stations
was broken by o large stone from tho
crater. No foreigners or unauthorized
persons however. are allowed further
up than the lower zone Of tho famous
volcano.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
CHINESE CASES
They Come up Before Commits
sioner Gardner Friday.
U. s. Marsh al James Receives Many
Letters From Those Who Want
TO Go to China.

The Chinese cases set for day after
tomorrow here before U. S. Commits
sioner Gardner seem to have been at.
tracing more than passing notice
throughout the state, and judging
from the Louisville papers U. 5. Mar
shall James has received many letters
from persons who want to take the
Pigtails back to the Flowery King.
dom. The Herald quotes him as say.
ing:
~ am still getting applications for
a trip to China" said United States
Marshal James yesterday. 81 never
knew that so many men desired to see
the Orient until it was published that
| might take several Cinnamon who
may be deported from Paducah to
their native country. The trial of
these Cinnamon will come up at Pa
ducah next Friday, and I wish you
would state that there will be no trips
to China for any outsiders. If it is
decided to deport the Orientals some
one from this Office will accompany
them part OF the journey.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
WILL TRY TO REBUILD A MAN.
OMAHA TO EQUIP \ VICTIM OF
WHISKEY WITH ARTIFICIAL
FINGERS.

Omaha Telegram to Inter Ocean }
The county commissioners are going
to try the experiment of rebuilding a
man in the hope of Kidding themselves
of county charge.
John wiese of Willard came before
them yesterday minus eight fingers,
but well equipped with arguments
why the county should provide him a
new set of digits.
"rm no good as am, he pro.es t.
ed, holding up two stumps of hand:
for inspection, but if the board will
fit me out with artificial fingers can
make a good living"
wiese explained that with celluloid
fingers he can milk COWS, pick fruit,
handle a pitchfork or a spade, or even
sew tides if necessary.
1.-THE fingers will cost $780," he said,
"but if you don't buy them you'll
have to keep me at the poor farm and
board and lodging will be more ex.
pensive."
1.-THE idea makes hit with me, "
acknowledged Commissioner Hsrte,
"because there will be at least one of
the people out at the poor farm who
can't plead inability to work on &C
count of blistered fingers. Let's
srend the 500"
Wiese used to live at Millard. One
freezing night last winter be fell by
the wayside returning home and was
badly frostbitten. All his fingers
were lost.
Wiese has pending in the district
court a SEQ, 900 suit against four saloon
men at Willard for selling him the
liquor that resulted IN his being
frozen.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
AFRAID OF TROUBLE
EVEN CONSULTS WITH ADJT
MURRAY REGARDING HIS
TRIP TO JACKSON.

Lexington, KY, July l5-B. j. Ew-
en-, whose home was burned by Jack
SON feudists because he testified
against Jett and White for the murder
of J. b. Msrcum, this morning con-
suited Adjutant General d. r. Murray
regarding the safest plan to be en-
ployed by him in going to Jackson
next week when the special term CT
court meets to investigate the burning
of his home and the attempt to bribC
him.
Even fears if he goes to the soldiers
camp, which is located on the Hsrgii
land, be would add fuel to the flame
already against him, because they
would not want him on their proper
ty. Ee will ask for a guard OF sol
diers.
General Murray said, after looking
over the ground, he would advise Cap
tain Even what to do. The adjutan
general passed through here this morn
ing, going to Jackson, where be VII
assume personal command of the mi
litia.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
LIEUT.. M'CUE DECLARED INSANE
GEN. CORBIN APPROVES AND
OFFICER WILL GO TO
ASYLUM.

Washington. July l5-Gen. Corbin
has approved the recommendation of
Gen. Bates in the case of Lieut.. Vim.
J. MoCue, First Infantry, and the
officer is now on his way to St. Eliza
beth's hospital for the insane in this
city. The papers in the case have
been received at the war department
and show that surgeons who examined
McCae pronounce him insane. Among
the papers is one rendering his resig-
nation as an officer while IN the Phil
ippines, and another written about
the same time, saying that he was
insane. This letter describes his life
in the interior Of Samar and says that
existence there makes men insane.
McCue is the officer who was married
in San Francisco, although having a
wife in Cincinnati.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow.

Justice Brewer, of the supreme court
of the United States, says that every
person who takes part in lynching
or burning is q murderer, and that the
present discussion of the subject will
result in a wholesome sentiment
against lynching, and such an uprising
of popular feeling against it that some
effective remedy will soon be suggest
ed . After every feature of the dis
cussion has been exhausted however
the most potent cause of lynchings, in
the opinion of many, is to be found In
the dilatory practices of attorneys ana
the slowness of the courts, which not
only cheat justice, but cost the tax
payers much money as well. In this
age of sentiment, and 1t might be
said, humanity, there is always more
or less remonstrance against the iDflic-
tion of the death penalty. There are
trials, retrials, appeals and petitions
for combinations or pardons in many
cases where the evidence of an afro
cious crime is PLAIN, and too often the
courts and administrations are forced
to notice, and even comply with, them
in order to retain their prestige and
following. There must be reforms be-
fore lynching is stopped. but they
must be in practices as well as in peo-
nile
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

The governor of Kansas seems TO be
a pretty busy man. so busy, in fact,
that he is threatened, along with 9TH
er officials. Of that state, with prose-
cution for violation of the eight hour
law by the state labor commissioner.
The governors reply to the commits
sioner's warning is: 81 was not raised
on an eight hour schedule, and dom
intend TO adopt it now. Why, l
couldn't perform the duty Of my Office
as have sworn to do, without work
ing nights and often on Sunday, and i
don't think Mr.. johnson will be able
to find q court that will punish a man
for doing his duty" The outcome Of
this rather unusual case will be
watched with interest The question
of how long a governor may work is a
new one, and it is doubtless further
more the first case on record where
public officials were accused of work
ing overtime.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
Chance for Research.

Five-year-old George had been TAX
ing a lively interest in school studies.
especially in physiology and anatomy.
We were studying an unfortunate por'
cuplne, W lch had been caught In an
apple tree, and we had made good IL
Illustrations Of certain bones, when one
day the girls took an old lounge apart.
Having watched the operation for
some time, he came running to me, his
eyes on fire with excitement. his
cheeks flushed and his locks flying
behind him: Come. come" no cried
If you want TO study phiserolosy'
now's yoEr chance. Tho girls have
got the lounge all to'pieces. Little
Chronicle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
WOUND FATAL
COlOred Girl Dies This Morning
Early.
a Clear Case of Suicide, Says the
Coroner-Inquest Today.

Leila Williams, the colored girl OF
Tenth and Jones streets who shot her
self in the left side yesterday morning,
died about 1880 o'clock this morning
from the self inflicted wound
Coroner Peal was called to the home
of her parents soon afterwards and
will hold the inquest this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. He says from what ne
has learned already it seems to be a
clear case Of suicide, although the girl
said after shooting herself that it was
sn accident and her father seems 10
think il was.
She was about IS years old and
graduated. from the colored schools
about a year ago. Her health began
to fail, it is said from hard study, and
recently she had teen almost a living
skeleton, and her mind at times seem.
cd to be affected. IL is believed that
in desperation she decided to end her
misery, and adopting the ruse Of tell
ing her mother an aunt had sent for
her, fred the fatal shot.
The remains will be buried III Oak
Grove tomorrow evening.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
READY FOR THE FRAY
Continued From First Page }

city last winter. l had never met
Colonel Belknap before. When | was
introduced to him and talked TO him
for awhile / suggested to him that he
become q candidate for the Republican
nomination. Colonel Belknsp says
that this was the first time he had
ever thought OF becoming csndi-
date. "
Judge Burnam is expected to put
Colonel Belknap in nomination.
Colonel Belknap, speaking Of his
own race. said: IAN doubt that l
would be the nominee of the conven-
tion was removed from my mind by
news from the Tenth district. Many
of the counties in this district are I'M
instructed, but poll shows that l
will receive l4e out of a possible $50
votes. feel certain of securing the
nomination ON the first ballot by be-
tween 1900 and 1900 votes.
Former Governor W. D. Bradley
said today that he thinks Mr.. Wilson's
chances to secure the nomination are
very good.
There are many counties which
failed to instruct owing to local
races" said Governor Bradley, "and
Mr.. Wilson can count on large num-
Der of these as being absolutely certain
to vote for him. Such counties AS
Knox and Harrison and many more
that l could name failed to instruct
their delegations for this reason, and
Mr.. Wilson will get the majority Of
them.
"Of course great. deal depends on
which delegation is seated from Jeffer-
son county. Unless the committee on
credentials contains too many store
keepers, gsugers and postmasters,
think Mr. Wilson's chance of seating
his delegates is good"
The Belknap forces controlled the
first district Deboe presided but
Wilson has the Pratt forces.
The First district committeeman
are:
On Resolutions-A, O.. Bell oald'
well.
Creden.ials-A. q. Moore, Critten-
den.
Rules-D. K. McGregor, Marshall.
J Permanent Organization-w b.
Linn, Livingston.
The Second district is controlled by
, Pratt. n. B. Chambers Is president
aA-(ssssi 49,.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
HIS GREAT MISTAKE
SMALL PIECE OF cARELEssNEss
BITTERLY REGRETTED.
Retired Burglar Tells Pathetic stony
OF Incident Which Put a Temporary
End to Promising Career-lt Taught
Him a Lesson.

You'd think nov. wouldn't you"
said the retired burglar that a man
in my business. If anybody. would test
his tools before bringing them into
use, md so take no chances with
then; You would. sure; but the best
men neglect this. sometimes, and !
did once. and came to grief.
The lip of my old Jimmy had got
Clipped. and rather than have II
drawn or and retempered had new
one mads had been doing pretty
well along about then and | felt that
| could afford 1t. to say nothing to the
common sense Of having Only the best
tools to work with.
That new Jimmy was a beauty TO
look at, and well balanced and good
under the hand. fine and perfect in
every way. apparently, and never
tested It. tried II on a safe | knew
of that seemed To be Just waiting for
somebody to come along and crack H..
This safe stood at the top land
Ing OF pair OF stairs that led up to
the second story OF two-story de-
tached building that was used for a
factory OF some sort. and that stood
on the same lot with the house OF the
owner in a small country town. sup
pose they put IL out there so they
could tumble Il downstairs handy in
case OF fire
1T didn't seem much Of a safe. II
was a loose jointed. sort Of ram
shackle-looking old safe compared
with what they build nowadays but IL
didn't turn out as easy as | thought II
was going TO.
1T stood with It's door toward the
Office room on that second focr. and
with the hinged edge OF the door back
from, and the opening edge toward the
top of the stairs; so had TO stand
with my heels right on tho edge Of the
top step OF the stairs to get at IL. |
wedged the door out little. to get n
started away from tho door frame. and
then got the new Jimmy In and began
prying.
But the old safe. as was saying.
turned out TO be tougher than I had
expected. and the hrst thing | knew
there was a crack and n break. not In
the safe door but In the handle OF my
new jimmy-a Jaw IN the stcel-and.
standing as was on that very top
step and leaning out over the stairs
at the moment away went. clean 10
the bottom.
1T was plumb daylight when came
to. and then was on a work bench
on the first floor Of this little factory.
with the doctor bending over me on
one side aud the owner % the factory
on the other. The owner had found
me senselsss a TIA bsttsn Of the
stairs. and ta1ss - l7!1 TIL he
picked me Up.
He did bis first duty 10 nc. by
sending for the doctor. and later he
did his duty TO the community. II
was easy 20 do that, vita the handle
Of my broken Jimmy beside me at the
foot OF the stairs. the part that
matched II sticking I'm the safe. asd
my old bullseye standing on the top
Of the strong box.
1T was some years after that before
I got chance 20 use another Jimmy
at all; but never repeated the mis-.
take made With -. ono
Mr. \. Denker, Jr, has returned
I e.. . 4.s.. a.. D..
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
WEDNESDAY, JULY, Is 1908.
DAILY THOUGHT.

Man is not mechanical music box
wound up by the Creator and set to
play fixed number of prescribed
times. He is human harp, with in
finite possibilities OF unawakened mu-
sic.-George William Jordan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

Christian.
Credentials-R. J. Salmon, Hop
kins.
Permanent Organizstion-R. G.
Higdon, Hancock.
Rples-C. T. Pentioost, Webster.
From all the district il seems GER
tain that Belknsp will be nominated
on the first ballot. The nominations
will be made tomorrow
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.

John Smith. white boy about ii
years old. office boy for DIR. X. Il Win
ston, was arrested this afternoon. fer
forgery, obtaining money by false
pretenses and number OF other
things. It 10 alleged he has also stolen
a number of bicycles and done other
fhings the officers are trying to pump
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

A Louisville in ige has Just rendert d
an important decision in local option
cases. He holds that probably through
oversight there is no provision in the
election law passed in 1900 for the
contest of local option elections, and
that consequently such contests should
be tried out under the law which was
in force prior to the Goebel election
law, ana which prescribes that all To-
cal option conte ats shall be heard by
the county Judge and the two msgis-
trates residing nearest the court house
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
Patt,s Ensrmeus Earnings.

\ number Of figures are given Of
Mime. PATHS earnings. and il is be-
licycd that she must have made n
round million pounds with her won.
ter,ul voice During one single year
she rc;tcl $4,000. Day after day.
during one part Of her career. she
made within two or three hours $1,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
THE SHOT WENT WILD
SOuthside Man Shoots at His
Wife But Misses.
Albert McCord Held to Answer Today
in Police Court for the
Offense.

Albert McCord, an iron worker and
member of the firm of Walker & Nc
Cord, South Third street, was arrested
last night on charge of shooting at
his wife, who was formerly Miss Aug
ustus, daughter of former Assistant
Fire Chief VIM. Augustus, at their
home on South Fourth between Eliza
beth and George streets late yesterday
afternoon.
According to the wife's story he
came home partially under the influ-
ence of liquor and demanded some
money belonging to her father. and
when she refused him became very
angry. He seized pistol and shot
at her, but missed.
She ran and escaped. and the shoot.
ing created great excitement in the
neighborhood. Officers Beadles and
johnson captured him short time
afterwards while he was crossing Is
land creek bridge, and he was locked
up on a charge of malicious shooting
This morning in police court he waiv-
ed examination on the charge and was
held to answer in the sum Of 5000.
giving bond. He was fined IS and
costs for breach of the peace on mo-
tion of the prosecuting attorney.
Halle Dodd, colored. Of Caldwell
street, was fined $50 and costs for
abusing Lulu Biber, who drew a pis-
toll on her during the difficulty. The
latter was acquitted on charge of
presenting pistol, but fined S. and
costs for using insulting language.
Ed Martin and Annie Cope land,
white, were' each fined 81 and costs
for plain drunk
The breach of the peace case against
S. f. Groner was partially heard and
left open.
The case against Charles Graham,
for keeping his saloon open after 10 80
p. m, was continued.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15
CAUTION

This is not a gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not TO
purchase the only remedy universally
known and a remedy that has had the
largest sale OF any medicine in the
world since 1868 for the cure and
treatment of consumption and Throat
and lung troubles without losing Ats
great popularity all these years, you
will be thankful we called your atten-
tion to Boschee's German syrup.
There are so many ordinary cough
remedies made by druggists and 9th
ers that are cheap and good for light
colds perhaps, but for severe coughs,
bronchitis, croup-and especially for
consumption, where there is difficult
expectoration and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The 20 cents size
has just been introduced this year.
Regular size rs cents. At oil drug
gists. Dubois, Kolb q Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes of this
city, MIR. and 4 RS. Mike Oliver and
mr. and Mrs. Robert shemwel. CT
Benton left this afternoon on the
IrteHmer CLYDE Cor the round trip mp
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

Mr. \. Denker, Jr., has returned
from a trip to Resort. Ill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-15

Judge Hargis says that "if 10 per
cen, OF the good people of Breathitt
county would indicate such n desire, "
ne would resign his place OH the Dem
ocyerie state central committee, which
moves the Lexington Leader to won.
der why the judge expects tnEt many
gooa people anywhere to take that
=, n interest in him. III $50 might
4 if there are really sPt many
y in Bres>E-1-