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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-19

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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-19

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MISS GENEVA BRroos
2ie SO. 7th b., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-19

THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
RADICAL CHANGES MADE
IN TROTTING RACE RULES

New York, Feb. 19.-Radical changes
in the plan for conducting trotting
races have been made by the Empire
City Trotting club, New York. AL
though increasing the value of its
stakes, making them $4,000 in all,
the Empire club announces that all
races shall be the best two in three
heats, the horses that do not stand
for money after two heats to be ruled
out. In the past stake the races have
been the best three in five. In accord
ance with a general understanding at
the stewards meeting in Boston, hop
pied PAGERS without standard records
will not be permitted to start.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
MAY MANY
MARRIAGES
BE NULL ?

Are hundreds, perhaps thousands, OF
marriages Of recent occurrence in Wis
consin null? The question arises as a
consequence Of the presence in the
legislature of a bill which really
makes it rather pertinent. The pres
ent marriage license law fails to grant
specific authority to police justices
and municipal judges to solemnize
marriages, yet thousands of knots
nevertheless have been tied by just
those officials during the past two
years. The judiciary committee yes
terday favorably reported a bill which
cOrrects the obvious omission; but
the query is repeated, Are the many
marriages legal that police justices
and municipal judges have been per
forming? When, some of these days
divorce proceedings or bigamy suits
are pending the issue may be raised
and adjudicated. Possibly, the fact
that "police magistrates" are author
lied to unite anxious affinities might
be interpreted to include police
justices and municipal judges.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
MISS ROOSEVELT'S BRILLIANT
DEBUT AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Feb. 18.-Miss Alice
RoOsevelt's debut in New Orleans So
ciety was made especially brilliant.
Last night the Atlanteans gave their
ball at the French opera house and
Miss Roosevelt occupied specially
decorated box. AS soon as the corona
ton was over a special escort conduct
ed her to seat beside the throne and
the king presented her with a hand
som souvenir and she was Incorporate
ed in the royal party, special honors
being paid her by all the grandees of
the mimic court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING
DAUGHTER OF ITALIAN PRINCE

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Charles Bar
tholemei, confectioner, was robbed
of $7,378 by confidence men who led
him to believe he was arranging for
the adoption of a daughter OF an
italian prince, and which would
eventually net him $4,000. Half an
hour after the pseudo agents left Bar
tholemei discovered that they had
exchanged bag containing the above
amount for one filled with paper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
TO Be PAID
WILL RECEIVE TAX PAID UNDER
INHERITANCE LAW.
FAVORABLE SENATE REPORT
Committee on Assessment and CoIIec-
ton of Taxes Accords With Recon-
mendations of Governor and Tax
Commission to Give Back Money
Collected by Unconstitutional Act.
Madison, Feb. 10.


At the mornings session of the SEN
ate the committee on assessment and
collection Of taxes introduced a bill
drawn by the tax commission, refund
ing the Inheritance tax illegally col
lected. The bill was referred to the
committee on claims. The bill CON
tains an itemized statement of all
claims, which aggregate $4,000. This
bill will unquestionably be passed.
The same committee recommended
the passage of bill 92s, relating to eX-
emption of property, after it had been
amended by changing the title and
striking out the word Wisconsin where
it occurs in the bill.
The following bills were referred to
various committees on recommended
ton Of the committee on claims: Re-
lating to duties and salaries of state
superintendent; making an apprOpri-
alton to aid the cranberry industry; re-
Iating to worlds fair appropriation;
making appropriation to the Butter
makers association; relating to Shi-
lob appropriation; relating to depend
ent children.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended passage of one of the bills re-
lating to punishment
Bill SIS, relating to fees for register
of deeds, providing that such officials
receive s cents per folio for comput-
ing duplicate copies of real estate
sales, to be filed with the secretary Of
state, was referred to the committee
on state affairs.
Mr. Whitehead and Mr.. O'Neil each
presented a petition asking for the
passage of the barber bill.
The joint committee on assessment
and collection of taxes recommended
that the evidence Of the railroad con-
ference last Wednesday be printed in
the senate journal.
The senate refused by vote of 10
to Is to hold session in the evening
and adjourned to 10 a. m. today
Estates to be Refunded.
Dane county estates will receive
1,647.39 from payments made under
the unconstitutional inheritance law,
of which the state will get $1,36790
and the county's share is $241.35. The
money paid under this law by Wiscon-
sin estates is as follows, classified by
counties:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
MERCHANTS
TO PAY WAR
INDEMNITY

Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 19.-The
minister of foreign affairs has decreed
a 80 per cent. increase of duties on
all imports as war measure. Inc
action is a keen stroke of political
finesse, for practically it amounts to
placing the indemnity which Venezue-
la is to pay the powers wholly upon
the shoulders of the foreign merchants
who conduct all Venezuela's import
trade.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
WANT STATE COMMISSION
TO MANAGE SPORTS

Albany, N. Y, Feb. ia bill to be
introduced in the legislature today
provides for a state athletic commits
sion which shall pass upon the issuing
of licenses to associations desiring to
conduct boxing or sparring matches,
and may revoke such licenses for
cause. 1t forbids the sale of liquor
and betting and provides a tax of 5
per cent. on the gross receipts of Ii
censed organizations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23

The Illinois supreme court has
nodded it's former opinion in the ap-
peal of Christ church of Joliet. Some
time ago the court held that Sunday
school property was not a place OF
worship. The opinion now says that
property used for Sunday school pur-
poses, if under the same roof as the
auditorium, may be exempt from tax
alton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
Court Cuts Down 'Phone Rates.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 18.-The SUI
preme court yesterday rendered a de-
cision which in effect fixes the tele-
phone rates I'M Detroit at $40 for bus
mess hours and $25 for residences, the
rate before the Detroit company was
absorbed by the Michigan company,
the latter after the consolidation ad-
vancing prices to $54 and $36.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
JUDGE Shiras Resiqns.

Washington, Feb 19.-Justice Shi-
ras of the United States supreme
court yesterday presented to the pres
ident his resignation. Former Secre-
tary of State William R. Day of Ohio
has been selected as his successor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23

lease Nebraska government lands at l
cent to cents an acre for a given
number of years for pasturage pur-
poses, it is stated the law providing
for the removal of fences from all
such domain will be Immediately en-
forced. On one case over $4,000 acres
were fenced in by private interests.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
kilograms In Brief

At Chicago deaths are reported
from the effects of cold.
President Palma has signed the ma
val coaling station agreement.
At Cape Town Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain and party arrived.
At meeting of the IrisL parliament
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
ParochiaI School Burned.

Marquette, Mich, Feb. 18-The
Catholic parochial school building here
is burned. Loss $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

When the owners OF a notorious
gambling den in the Hotel Rainier at
Seattle fed to escape arrest, which
they knew was certain, as a result of
a police investigation, they left behind
them a book purporting to contain an
account Of their receipts. In the long
list Of victims appears the following
entries: Maxine Elliott Goodwin,
$4,000, Marie Wainwright, $2,5OO
Blanche Bates, $1,000.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
was recently plunging along through
driving rainstOrm without an umbrella
or any other protection from the wet
When he had almost reached his home
a negro cOachman, muffied up in rub
Der coat and rubber robe, shouted to
him from his seat on a carriage: "Say,
boss, will you ring the bell of that
house? I don't want to get down be-
cause I'll get all wet?" With the water
running in small rivulets off his hat
Senator Tillman said few things. He
did not ring the bell.
President Roosevelt had more fun
than a schoolboy at the wedding of
Senator Cockrell's daughter-jOked
with the girls, shook hands with the
matrOns and exchanged "jOllying" re-
marks with the young and old men. At
the wedding breakfast he made short
speech in which he astonished every
body by saying that although Missouri
is splendid state he could not think
of living there. mo" he said, with a
twinkle in his eye, 81 wouldn't live
there if I could because I think so
much of Senator COckrelI and admire
him so greatly that | don't see how
could keep from voting for him, and
as he is a democrat you know that
would never, never do
Washingtons private secretary was
Tobias Lear, who subsequently was
appointed minister to Algiers. He con-
Quoted the negotiations which with
the aid of Decatur's ships finally end
ed the Algerine depredatiOnS on our
commerce, and brought to a close a
very disgraceful chapter in our his
tory. Jefferson's private secretary
was Merrewether Lewis, who in COM
pany with General William Clark, con-
Quoted the famous Oregon expedition.
Jackson's private secretary was Major
William B. Lewis, whose adrOit manip-
ulatiOn Of the press made "Old Hjck-
Dry" president of the United States.
The present distinguished New York
lawyer, Sidney Webster, was the pri-
vate secretary of Franklin Pierce, and
it is only because of his lack of ambi-
ton that Mr.. Webster has not filled
some of the highest political stations
in our government John Hay, who
today holds the foremost position in
President Roosevelt's cabinet, and
stands among the leading diplomats
and statesmen of the world, began his
political career as one of the secreta-
ries Of President Lincoln. Then there
was Daniel Lamont, the secretary of
President Cleveland and subsequently
his secretary of war, and now Secre-
tary COrtelyOu enters RoOseVelts cab
met.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
SUMMON FOUR
MORE COAL MEN
LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION
NOT YET COMPLETED.
TAXATION OF BANK STOCK

Favored by Senate Committee as
Drawn by Commissioners-Rai
road Bill to Require Reports of Ac-
cidents Receives Approval of AS
sembIy Committee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23

WlnneDagO I0,ozo.II 1,I54.'o Io''0''40
Total, $50, 1914 $1O,518.79 71,520.84
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
D1GITAL PROFANITY.

Miss Ida Sleic1ler, who keeps a board
had most unique grievance which She
erred in the police court of her town Tho
good woman, who can neither hear nor
talk, does business only with deaf-m,te
,tcarders. and she likes for tia morals
O.: her patrons to be Of the besE. But
f-ail nortals, have their weaknesses. \
few days ago Cornelius Claus (no relation
Of the late Santa CLAUSE, Anthony Ly ons
and John Leonardo engaged in a quarrel
and thereby greatly disturbed the peace
CT the Sleicher- hosiery. The altercatioa
became SO fierce and the feeling so in
tense that the three mutes made "obnox-
ious and disgracefu1 remarks in the
lady's presence. To be plain, they
"cussed' one another on their fingers.
Now digital profanity of the kind coming
to Miss Sleicher's notice is equally as
shocking to one in her unfortunate cond-
ton as is the worst Billingsgate to normal
ears. And so she had the trio arrested.
The justice whose duty it was to adju-
dictate the case. after compelling the pris-
oners to repeat their remarks, admitted
that he didn't altogether like the way
they wiggled their fingers. But to temper
Justice with mercy he discharged the ac-
cused. Ho was Influenced to do this by
the belief that if the language was really
SO offensive to the lady as she alleged,
she could at least have turned her back
and avoided hearing-or rather compre-
hending it.
1t has been held by some Of our con-
temporaries that the decision did a gross
injustice to the plaintiff as it overlooked
a striking feminine characteristic-cur-
osity. But why should the law be expect.
ed to show any consideration whatsoever
for the weaker vessels'' as long as it
cruelty conlpels-or tries to compel-every
woman witness to state truthfully her
age? Certainly if the law is to be re-
formed, the reformation should begin
with the abrogation Of this custom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
country that thss senatorial Vest feels
that it IS worn nu --ss

81 In a. bill before Congress the plural
number is dropped for the United States
and for the pronoun they is substituted
the singular pronoun 81 I, The trainers
of the Constitution knew something about
the English language and the character
of this government In saying: Treason
against the United States shall consist
only in 1evying war against them. or in
sadhering to their enemies. In another
clause OF the Constitution it IS written:
The United States or any of them
What the new lawmakers would say
is treason against good language and
common sense-Philadelphia Record.
And a trayesty upon the Constitution
Remarks a Quaker City contemporary:
IT. is the men who hold aloof from their
civic duties who are chiefly responsible
for the Infamous municipal n1isdoings In
Philadelphia.
The same applies to all other cities
where there is municipal corruption.
No one seriously imagines,' says the
Chicago Tribune tRepublicanl, that
three fourths Of tho States will consent
to the incorporation in the Constitution
of such an amendment as is to be sub
mftted to the voters of New Hampshire.
Whatever the general government can do
to curb trusts must be done under the
powers it already has. Hence the desir-
ability of ascertainins without unneces-
sarY delay what are the limits of its
powers
Whatever can be done to curb the
trusts will be done under the powers the
masses have to strike down the robber
tariff which protects the trusts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02

rity spoke ne has bowed 20 the verdict
with unfaltering loyalty and has taken
Its place In line.
The Dispatch hopes, purposes, and ex-
poets to continue this policy. We cannot
say what the future will be. for It would
be foolish Tor any man or newspaper
to give an una1terable pledge for here
after unknown and impossible to forecast.
The Times. as we have seen, prociaims
/. itself an independent" newspaper-inde-
pendent Of the Democratic party. as we
understand, free to change its party allie
glance at any moment and for any
reasons or under any influences which
may suggest themselves. The Richmond
Dispatch is not that kind OF independ-
enf newspaper. It believes In the Demo
cratic party and IN Democratic principles
and expects to adhere to and to maintain
and defend both
AS to the editorial columns OF the flcn-
mond Dispatch the men who direct them
have been its editorial writer's Tor many
years They control absolutely its edt-
torial policy and utterances, and arc res
ponsible for every line of editorial that
appears in the paper.
The editors of the Dispatch have the
pleasure and the honor Of being fully
trusted and of being left untranmelleds
and independent and undirected in their
expression OF opinions on all subjects.
Nobody dictates or suggests what they
shall say or do; they arc not required to
consult anybody or to defer to anybody.
SO far as editorial conduct is concerned.
the Dispatch has no new management"
and is not governed or influenced by
the News: nor is the News govern
ed or Influenced by the Dispatch, as the
Times more than insinuates.
One thing more; the Times asks would
we be willing to have it become the organ
of the Democratic party in Virginia?
We answer no. most emphatically. We
Woe, woe the day for any party when
the advancement OF its cause, and the
exposition Of its principles depends upon
such an inconsistent and self-sufticient
newspaper as our neighbor around the
corner.
People who are assured OF their own
position in life and standing in society or
politics sometimes can afford to be more
liberal than .nose who are conscious
that they are justly under suspicion. The
Dispatch knows that it has the absolute,
nnwavering confidence and respect of the
Democrats of Virginia For that reason
possibly, among others we have given, tho
n; IN to inf Nr
Wise's letter The Times afflrms that it
would not have permitted that document
in it's columns. Vcrbunl sap.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02

atelv sent flying 10 fifteen points north
south. east. and west. In addition Il
the repeater, all of the qlladsand du
piexes fTere connected with the observs
tory
At five minutes before IL everything
was IN readiness and in the Western
Linton office the ticks ot the big clock N
the observatory could be plainly heard
Every half minute the ticks ceased for
second aad at the end OF every n!uu1
q. stop OF two seconds was made ant
could be noticed. AS the bands OF tm
clock pointed 70 mtdRight the staff
operators ceased work fer an instant.
Colonel Young. OF the telegraph com
pany. was in charge and directed th.
work Exactly on the second the bal
fei. ct the observatory. and by the con
nect;ous already made the spark OF eisc
scieity gent its impulse to San Francisco
Seattle. Portland. Denver. and all IN,
smaller places. ut one stroke
The signals sent out last rishS Ner
similar to those sent out from the OBJ
seryatory daily at noon
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
The Death OF the Year.

Rebecca Ruter Springer.)
The snow fell fast,
And the fierce north blast
From shrielzs, fell to sobbing and signing:
Like souls unconfest
It moaned in unrest.
While thes old year lay a-dying.
More lone than before
Was the desolate moor:
Dark shadows seemed everywhere lying;
While far in the dell
The toll Of bell
Proclaimed that the old year was dying.
Of all the bright train.
Who welcomed his reign,
Not one bent above him in sorrow;
With pleasure elated
Impatient they waited
TO crown the New Year on the morrow.
His short course was run;
His labor was done;
Whether evil or good. it was ended;
Old, wretched and poor,
Alone on the moor,
He lay unbeloved, unattended.
And when from the dell
The stroke of the bell
Proclaimed that the midnight was
waning
With one struggling sigh.
One half-stifed cry.
He ceased all his earthly complaining.
lie lay not in state
Like g king who doth wait
TO be borne to his tomb in his glory!
BY the desolate way,
Like . beggar he lay.
With the frost on bis locks thin and
loary.
His shroud was the snow;
The wind sohbinG low
Was his dirge, at the lone, midnight
hour.
Proud mortas attend:
This-this is tho end
of ali human greatness and power.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
LEARNING DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

1t has been discovered that in some sec
ton of the country, at least, the long an
thracite coal strike and the increased cost
Of living have not been without decided
benefits. They have taught the people
practical domestic economy. AS to the
beneficial result of the coal strike, for
instance it is stated that llouseholders
keep the temperature of the whole house
at something like so degrees. find that
they can be comfortable by warming two
or three rooms by means of gas oil, and
coal stove. The impossibility Of getting
coal enough at any price to maintain the
customary temperature has conduced to
great saving III the cost of fuel, without
causing actual suffering, though with
some there have been Inconvenience and
trouble. Even those who have coal to
run the furnace. do not maintain a high
temperature and are more careful about
the waste of good coal in the ashes. III
this connection, q, Milwa ulsee paper makes
the statement that in that city of less
that 100000 population, fully 10000 homes
arc heated this winter by gas and Oil and
soft coal stoves, and at less than the
usual cost entailed by using anthracite at.
the old prices. The people have, it
says, learned how to economic in the use
OF fuel, and are not to be lured back into
the more costly system.
Touching the benefits developing out of
the increased cost of living, we arc told
that many families which considered meat
necessary at least twice i'll the day, have
found substitutes which are much cheaper
and not less wholesome and nutritious.
After months OF experience they arc well
satisfied with meat twice a week. They
have studied the entire subject of economy
of eating, and are even better physically
for the self-denials made necessary by the
high price of meats.
If the lesson shall abide after the price
of anthracite comes down, and the cost
of living has been reduced, present hard
ships will have yielded the fruit of per-
manent blessing in the direction of curb
ing unnecessary extravaganza. That
would mean that the heads of many fami-
lies who have not heretofore been able to
save anything. would find it possible to
put by something for a rainy day