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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

There is probably not a citizen in
Paducah who will not be pleased to-
day to learn that man who has faith
fully served the city in the capacity
Of a police officer for 80 years and
over, has at last been rewarded with
something better. Before many Of the
rising generation saw the light OF day,
this faithful officer patrolled the
streets Of village Paducah, and worked
to protect home and city from the law
breaker Just as he was doing up to to-
day, and never has he asked for any
thing but to pursue in his intelligent,
Kindly way, the work that has con-
sumed the best part of his life. 9th
or men might have fretted and fumed
and complained that the people were
ungrateful, but Officer Frank Harlan,
who was last night without soliciting
the position made lieutenant of police,
has never murmured. He has done
his work we'll, and that he is entitled
to something better now especially as
he is getting old, will ba admitted fby
every man in Paducah, irrespective of
politics. His unblemished record of
thirty -one years stand tsa monument
to his ability, his integrity and his
popularity. Some of these days when
Paducah is larger and more important.
and q shrewd. active and thoroughly
experienced man is more than ever
wanted to manage the police depart
men, we expect to find Officer Harlan
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

The police oommissi oners did we'll
last night TO take up the matter Of al
lowing loafers to flourish in Paducsh
and order them arrested. AS there is
plenty of law against vagranoy IL is
rather unoomplimentary to know that
the commissioners had to take any sn-
ton ct all; but now that they have
done IL the idle, dissolute characters
who infest the city, both white and
oolored, should be promptly made to
betake themselves to some honest call.
ing or leave town. II is due the peo-
pie, and the feelings Of the of enders
are not to be considered at all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
Nervousness and Its Train Of
Terrible Evils Permanently
Banished by
Paine'S Celery
Compound
Mrs. Clark Tells Of Her Happy
Rescue from Suffering after Fail
ures Of Physicians.

Nervous disorders and diseases are
on the increase, and women are the
chief sufferers. Digestion gives out,
there are pains in the head, the tongue
is coated, the muscles ache, there Is
constipation, heart pslpitation, gloomy
fears Cypress continually, and sleep is
broken and disturbed.
The only reliable remedy that med
icsl science has given to humanity for
the cure of nervousness is Paine's Gel
cry Compound, prescribed by eminent
physicians with the happiest results.
In critical cases, Paine's Celery Com
pound has saved life ana restored
health when all other medicines fail.
cd. Mrs Y. A. CLARK. Of Moscow,
Idaho, writes As follows about her sue
cess with Paine's Celery Compound;
while suffering terribly from ner-
vousness and nervous prostration, I
was attended by several physicians,
but their efforts brought no assuring
results finally get so bad that II
was impossible to sleep at night. Ny
husband again wanted me TO have .
doctor, but told him it was no use.
He then went to our druggist who
recommended Paine's Celery Com
pound. The first night used the
Compound. slept well and oontin-
ned to improve from day TO day. I
used in all eight bottles OF Painc's
Celery Compound and An perfectly
cured cannot say enough In lite IA.
vor. I"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
right there.

The new insurance rates just re-
ceived in Paducsh are so compiled
that it is not easy to determine whe-
Their they increase or decrease the for
mer rates. A prominent insurance
man, however, stated that he had
noted number of increases, and that
in nearly every case the incre ases are
not . result Of any new rate, but are
simply based on the risk, and many
of them should have been made from
q year to three years ago, but were not
because the city was not re-rated. For
instance a coal house may have been
built on piece of property three years
ago and never charged against the
owner in fixing his insurance rates,
although 1t should have been done
then. The receipt in re-rating has re-
suited in this now being charged, and
the owner Of such property had been
receiving the benefit OF the failure to
charge for it all this time. This is
the explanation for many of the IN
oreases in the rates. IL Is thought
that when Paducah gets another fire
department on the North Side. rates
will be reduced.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
CIRCUIT COURT
Yesterday the Owner Of a Building
Was Held For Damage.
Today In Similar Case the Jury
Holds the Roofer Liable.

The uncertainty of litigation was
exemplfied today in circuit court
when jury returned verdict against
Mr.. @. r. Davis, the tin and metal
contractor, for $50 in favor of Mr..
George Robertson. The suit was
brought primarily in magistrates
court and then taken to the quarterly
court, and finally brought in circuit
court.
The facts seem to be that Mr.. Rob.
ertson's room was across from the ice
factory. on First street in the second
story of building owned by Loeb &
Bloom. While the building was being
repaired. and the roof was on, a show
er came up and the water damaged
Mr.. Robertson's property.
He sued the owner Of the building,
Loeb & Bloom, the contractor. b. 7.
Davis, and the firm that was putting
ON the roof IT, ~ Davis " DID, III
order to get whenever one was re-
sponSoie Tor 'ne io''' ihe piain'i"
himself said ON the witness stand yes
terdsy' II Is alleged 'hat ne u'u nov
blame the TIN contractor MI w. N
Davis and yet today IN" Jury brought
IN verdict against MIN Tor sOo' INC
total sum asked'
This verdict seems 10 DC In uirec'
contrast with one rendered yesterday
In case almost exsctiy similar Inc
removal OF a roof "nioh caused 'ne
rain to DO damage 70 properly IN the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

Twenty eight states, among them
Kentucky, have petitioned congress
for the adoption Of constitutional
amendment changing the manner Of
electing United States senators. II is
desired to do away with the present
method Of choosing them in the legis.
latures, and have them elected In
stead by popular vote.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
WARRANTS ARRESTED.
WORK OF ROUNDING IN THE
BUNS BEGUN.

The first Migrants to be arrested
since Chief Collins issued new orders
to the police force were taken in this
afternoon, and, gave the names Of Joe
Leonard and John Smith. Both are
white ana were arrested near Row.
landtown by Officer whitehurst. They
will be given hearing tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
ASSESSING CORPORATIONS.

The most encouraging feature OF
Judge Cantrill's recent decision rela-
tive to assessing corporations in the
state for franchise tax is that as Judge
Cantrill is usually reversed, he will
probably be reversed in this case. No
matter whether il is . civil or Grim
inal case, Judge Osntrill can always
be counted on to be reversed when the
case is taken to the higher court.
The cases in question were those
against life insurance companies, In
which the court held that they oould
be assessed for franchise taxes in this
state. One of the commemorative at
torneys stated that IL upheld the case
would be of far reaching Importance.
A Louisville attorney who has spent
considerable study on the 'c,se agrees
that this is true, and in order 10 show
the people of Kentucky what irrepara-
BILE injury such men as Judge Csntrill
are trying to do the state, he explains
Judge Cantrill held in the tobacco
warehouses case that all corporations
must pay franchise tax. He held the
same thing recently in the life insur-
ance company cases. This truly will
be of far-reaohing consequence, and
Of very disastrous consequence to the
city of Louisville. 1t will reach, with
a heavy hand, both stock yard compa-
mics, all four newspaper corporations,
at least three principal hotels compa-
mics. all the distillery companies, and
all the brewery companies. In fact,it
is hard to conceive Of a corporation
that is not liable to such taxes. II all
corporations are liable to franchise
tax the fire insurance companies are
liable If the life insurance companies
are.
. "All these franchise taxes are an nd
ditional burden. Somebody must
carry It. The customer Of these cor
porations will have to carry it. A
raise of rates may be looked for at
onoe. Ths coal dealers who are moor
porated will also come in for their
franchise tax, so that every necessity
Of life, and many of the luxuries will
have to be paid for with franchise
tax added. What is true of Louisville
is true Of the remainder of the state,
in q minor degree The corporations
boring for oil will come in for their
share. The lumber corporations will
have to pay their share, and where
tins thing will end nobody can tell.
The court of appeals decided in the to-
bacoo warehouse case, reversing Judge
Csntrill, that mere private trading
corporations were not liable to fran
chise taxes, but Judge Csntrill dis
putes the correctness of this ruling and
goes back to his original position
Truly it may be said that If the court
of appeals sustains this last ruling it
will be Of fsr-reaching consequences. {"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

The move of the Kentucky Exhibit
Association to secure a 5000 sppropri.
alton from every fiscal court in Ken
lucky for the purpose of having a suit
able representation of Kentucky at
the st. Louis exposition, will doubt
less bear good results. The last clod.
hopper legislature refused to make an
appropriation Of any kind for the ex.
hibit, and the result has been that .
number Of progressive men OF the state
have decided to lend their time and
efforts to the cause Of having our
state well represented. One way OF
securing the necessary funds is by hav-
ing fiscal courts make donations,
which will swell the fund being raised
by assessment on various industries.
IL will be a mighty narrow, antiausted
board that will refuse an sppropria-
tion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

GUNNERs INTEREsTED-The
Gun club men are interested in the
challenge from "Soxall, who has
offered to shoot at twenty-five live
birds for a purse OF t25 with the best
shot in Paduosh. Mr.. W. A. Davis,
1t is understood, will accept the ohsl.
lenge Of the unknown shooter, who is
supposed TO be Mr.. Henry Boyer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
PRIZE FIGHT GASES ADVANCED

Frankfort, Feb. l0-The appellate
court today advanced the Louisville
prize fight case, also cases of cities
against pool room operations. The
cases are set down for hearing early
during the April term Of cour'.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
DIAMOND DYES

WILL NOT FADE OUT, no matter how
often they ara washed or srposed to the sum
A package Of Diamond Dyss cost little and
plain directions Tor using accompany
Direction book and IS dyed samples tree
DIAMOND DYRs Darlington. VI
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
FREE PASSES FOR PUBLIC MEs

FREE PASSES FOR PUBLIC MEN
To pass or not pass is now a legis-
lature- troubling problem in many
statea in Utah the senate has passed
. bill by IS to prohibiting the pay
ment Of mileage to state officials and
Legislators who ride on free passes.
There were, those who favored making
pass using unlawful, but the conoen-
Gus Of opinion appeared to be that it
was better business to let the railways
furnish the transportation and make
the officials relinquish the double pei
quisite Of mileage. Judges and other
public officers defended the pass and
the mileage fee on the ground that 10
cents q mile was only about right for
travelling expenses, aside from trans
portation and propositions such as to
increase salaries and prohibit passes
or to make q limited allowance for
travelling expenses found little favor.
The senate hesitated over the problem
what to do supposing the official pass
holder had, to make part Of his travel
ing by other conveyance than the rail-
way, but settled it by an amendment
allowing mileage for portions OF dis
tances travelled, provided the official
n.;d fara Co. thosa vortiona
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.

Msyfeld, Feb. 10-Carrie Simms,
colored, aged 20, d'ei at Mayfeld
from smallpox. Ir d
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
THE WEATHER.

Rain and werner tonight. Wed.
nesdsy rain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
DAILY THOUGHT.

"Our days are spent in striking a
balance between the things we would
do and the things we must do"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

Mrs. Frank Hoover returned today
from a visit TO jackson, Miss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
LESS LAUGHTER NOWADAYS. ,
Boisterous Fun Belonged to the Youth
of the World.

A learned author has recently pub
hshed treatise on that mystery of all
the ages, human laughter, and We re
gret, says the London Globe, to find
it is his serious opinion that laughter
is dying out among civilized peoples,
Laughter, we are told, is caused by
things which illustrate something In
the nature of a defect, a failure TO
satisfy some standard requirement,
as that of law or custom, provided
that it is small enough to be viewed
as harmless plaything; or, as it is
said later on, something which fails
to comply with social requirement,
yet is so trihing that we do not feel
called upon to judge the shortcom-
ing severely. Starting with this axi-
ON, is it not possible that with the ad-
vance of civilization and the general
spreading of culture among all class
es the time must come when there
will be SO very little Harmless in
fringement of the normal that We
shall find ourselves with nothing
more to laugh at than the tedious an
ecdotes of our ancestors? Imagine a
world where everyone is just as per-
feet and normal as ones self, and one
is instantly convinced of a laughter
less millennium. But we.cannot con-
strain ourselves to agree with the
author that laughter is dying out in
this fashion. The vigor of laughter
was to the youth of the world; but
the chuckles of middle life and the
spreading smile of old age are as sin
eere expressions of merriment as the
most boisterous laughter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
Resolutions.

Headquarters Pap Thomas Post
No. 81, G. A. r. June 9th: 1908.
WHEREAS; Another Memorial and
Decoration Day has passed, although
conditions were not so favorable as
we could wish for, the members of
this Post are under obligations to
those who so generously assisted in
our services, therefore be it
REsoLvED:-1st: That We tender
our thanks to the Congregational
church and its Pastor, Rev. Suther-
land, for the kindly Offices in our
behalf
End: That our thanks are due to
the County Commissioners and
Sheriff, for the use and care of the
Court House on Decoration Day with
out charge.
3rd: That we appreciate the efforts
of Pap Thomas Circle in aiding US to
properly observe our services.
4th: That we desire to express our
hearty appreciation and satisfaction
of the effort of Rev. Jolly in the de-
livery of his address.
9Th: That we desire to express the
hope that those who assisted US in
these services will not forget our ap-
probation of their efforts, nor in aft
ter years suffer the holy observance
of each returning Memorial service
to be made light of, or in any way to
become anything but patriotic
lesson to the generations that are to
come after us.
9th: That copy of these resolu-
tons be presented to all who has as
sisted US, and that they be spread on
the Post records, and also be furnish
ed the City papers.
Geo. W.. Thatcher
Edwin Tyler Com.
G. N. Moses
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
ORIGIN OF MODERN CUSTOMS,
History OF Caps Widows wear-Usea
to Cover Bald Heads.

History OF Caps Widows Wear-Usea
to Cover Bald Heads.
1t is most surprising what num-
Der of little things We do without
knowing the reason. says the New
York News
Why, for instance, do widows wear
caps? Perhaps you may say because
they make them look pretty and IN:
teresting. But the real reason is that
when the Romans were in England
they shaved their heads as q Sign Of
mourning. Of course q widow
couldn't let herself be seen with
bald head, so she made herself pref
ty cap. And now, though the neces-
sity of wearing it has passed away, the
cap remains.
What is the meaning of the crosses
or Ks on barrel of beer? They sig
nifty degree of quality nowadays But
originally they were put ON by those
ancient monks as sort of trademark.
They were crosses in those days, and
meant sort of oath on the cross,
sworn by the manufacturer, that his
barrel contained good liquor
Why are bells toIled for the deadf
This has become so familiar a prae-
tice that funeral without it would
appear n-Christian. Yet the reason
is quite barbarous. Bells were tolled
long ago, when people were. being
buried, in order to frighten away the
evil spirits who ive6in the air
Why do fair ladies break bottle
of wine on the ship they are chris
tening? Merely another survival of
barbaric custom. In the days of sac
rifce to the gods it was customary. to
get some poor victim when boat was
being launched, and to cut his throat
over the prov, so that his blood bap-
tiled it.
Why are dignitaries deafened by 8
salute when they visit foreign port?
It seems a curious sort of welcome,
this firing off of guns, but it appears
the custom arose in very reasonable
way. Originally q. town or warship
fired off their guns on the approach of
important and friendly strangers to
show that they had such faith in the
visitors peaceful intentions they
didn't think it necessary to keep their
guns loaded.
Why do we sometimes throw a
shoe after bride? The reason is not
very complimentary. From of old it
has been the habit of mothers to chas-
tise their children with shoe. Hence
the custom arose of the father of a
bride making a present to the bride
groom of a shoe, as sign that it was
to be his right to keep her in order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
Imagination and Illness.

An interesting experiment was re-
Gently made by Dr. Durand, in re-
ference to the relative power of i'm
agination of the two sexes. He gave
to 100 of his hospital patients dose
of sweetened water, and shortly after
wards entered the room, apparently
greatly agitated, saying he had, by
mistake, administered a powerful
emetic. In few minutes four-fifths
Of the subjects were affected by the
supposed emetic These were main
" men, while all of those not affected
were women.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
4 Long Flight.

An albatross has been known to
follow ship for two months With
out ever being seen to alight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

The high water has now reached
St. Louis. Already the whole lowiand
in the suburbs of that city are under
water, and during the last few days
20 to 80 deaths by drowning have ac-
cured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

The papers are talking about "dol-
lar wheat" What is worrying the Bar
ton county farmer is not so much
whether or not he gets dollar a
bushel, as how he is going to get
all his crop properly gathered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

An item for the chit chat col
umn. A certain young man has
invested in a pillow renovating
arrangement quite recently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

Young man, you will get into
peck of trouble if you tie your horse
to spring seat in the other mans
wagon, when you go to see your girl.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

N. Fl. Stidger, one OF the lead
ing attorneys Of Ness county,
was in town Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12
A Sudden Death.

About 1910 Sunday evening, June
7, 1903, Miss Frederick Carolina
Zutavern, youngest sister of Louis
and Fred Zutavern, died at the home
of her brother, Louis, of appoplexy.
She had been feeling reasonably well
during the day; had been out in the
country during the afternoon, and
when stricken was sitting in a lawn
swing with the family, conversing
pleasantly, when all at once she made
a sign as though her head hurt her,
and with one or two inarticulate
words, the life passed out.
Deceased was born on January %,
1853, at Gruenstadt, Rhine Bavaria,
Germany. She and her elder sister
accompanied their brother, Fred, to
this country about 16 months ago, to
make their home here. A few
month ago she suffered a slight
paralytic stroke, but was apparently
getting over it. She was of a gentle
/ and cheerful disposition, always ready
to assist others in trouble Her loss
will be the most deeply. felt by the
| O0ICdVCQ SlSlSI. 1S TWO nave DGGIl
inseperable companions for the past
80 or more years.
Funeral services were held at the
Zutavern residence Tuesday the 9th,
at $3.50 p. M, and the remains
inferred in the Great Bend cemetery
| Mable Brinkman was visiting at
Hoisington yesterday.
Mrs. DR.. Crumbine of Dodge City
is visiting friends in the city.
For SALE-Black, Jersey Cow
| fresh. L. c. Miller, South side O
square.
| W. L. Jordan and father were
witnesses in district court this
week.
| r. B. Herold and John Herter
were up from the east side yes.
terday,
| N. Fl. Stidger, one OF the lead
ing attorneys of Ness county,
was in town Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

r. B. Herold and John Hertel
were up from the east side yes
terday,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

w. L. Jordan and father were
witnesses in district court this
| week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-12

Mable Brinkman was visiting a
Hoisington yesterday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Feeding Separator Milk.

Somebody writes to complain of the
effect of separator milk on young calves,
causing seours or indigestion. The trou-
BILE was not with the milk but its con-
dition. Being heated at the creamery
and remaining warm for several hours it
quickly sours, and sour milk produces
trouble sooner or later, besides which,
the calf will not drink enough of the bad
tasting stuff to keep him growing at full
speed. The milk should be fed as soon
as it comes from the creamery and should
be fed warm. Big feeds of cold milk
ruin Calls digestion. If the milk is
put in cool place in pail that is wash
ed clean every day, it will usually keep
sweet till the second feeding. If only
slightly acid, its taste can be restored by
adding teaspoonful of cooking soda to
the gallon. Separator milk is as good as
any milk with the cream taken out, but
to fatten veal calves little flour or some
other starchy food must be added, and
the milk must be warm and sweet.
Owners of separators have an advantage
here, being able to feed the milk fresh
from the machine. Cultivator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
SfunidifN of Men.

A group of women were talking ABOUT
the stupidity of men at all times and
their enormous denseness when their
wives were trying to give them hint.
You know one day we had company
Unexpectedly, and we hardly had
enough to 20 around" said one woman.
81 tried to catch my husbands eye to
convey to him that he was serving the
meat too generously. But he would not
take the hint. When he had given out
the last bit. there were two plates still
untitled. What do you suppose that
shameless man did? He simply called
all the plates back again and scooped
enough off each one to fill the remain
ing two"
IL shall always take my husband
aside beforehand and tell him few
things" said IN engaged girl.
We'll. that won't work said an ex-
pericnced matron. Il did that one day,
and when asked my husband wheth-
er he would have pudding or pie for
dessert he biurtcd out, Good gracious,
Helen. I've forgotten which you told
me to take '''-Pittsburg Press.