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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-30
THE JOKE NOT FUNNY
Young People of This State
Played Prank.
They BACKED Up and Married As
Darkies Under Assumed
Names. 4 n
THEY MAY BE MARRIED

A practical joke that was quite ro-
mantle at the time promises not to
prove so funny as expected, according
to the Hopkinsville New Era.
TIE star players in this romantic &C.
currence are two prominent society
people, one a well known young physi-
clan of Adams, and the other young
lady of Pembroke. KY, says the New
Era.
On q pleasant summer evening q
short time since, DR. l.. E. Sorry and
Miss Lizzie Payne, with marriage IL
Genes issued under assumed names
from the state of Tennessee by the
county court clerk of this county, and
accompanied by Miss Annie Winters
and George Fort, jourDeyed in bug
gies to the home Of Charles II. and
Sterling Fort.
Squire Fort had gone to spend the
night with his brother, Hon. Joel
Fort, only a short distance away.
This the party we'll knew before arriv-
ing, and after DR.. Sorry and Miss
Payne had administered charcoal nm.
til o Thoroughbred African effect was
realized and practicing little negro
dialect. they took the oolored cook
and hired man with them to Joel
Forts.
The two colored people went in and
told Squire Fort that some of their
colored friends were at the gate very
DESTROYS Of getting married. Not the
least doubling the sincerity of his in
formers he went out to where the sup
posed colored friends were seated in q
buggy, took the license from them and
in all solemnity pronounced them man
and wife. by authority vested in him
by the state Of Tennessee, and wished
them . long and happy life and that
they would stand by each other until
death should separate.
Shortly after the ceremony the per.
petrators of the joke rushed in, and
esquire Fort declared himself to be
the victim of one Of the best Of the
season, ana ono better than he had
ever experienced before.
But after reflection the situation
took more serious aspect. The mar
riage license was issued by. the county
clerk, the proper officer to issue them,
and Squire Fort was clothed with all
the power and authority necessary to
execute the license, being justice of
the peace, duly elected, qualified and
sworn. The pahes were fictitious,
but people have married before under
assumed names. There was no more
mirth and merriment that night, and
some Of the best legal talent consulted
declare the marriage legal.
Squire Fort, while making no pre-
tensions as a joker, is the hero of the
hour. and as to how DR.. Sorry, of Ad-
ans, and Miss Payne, of Pembroke, are
enjoying the sensation is not known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-30

Manager A. L. Joynes, of the Cum
berland Telephone Co., went to Ben
ton this morning ON business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-30

nmusTk is 10 start "A direct steam
. ~ TO American gulf ports.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Terrtfyiuy Pies.

Not the least quaint and interesting
way of celebrating the coronation Of
Edward VII. is that which will prob.
ably be carried out ut DENLY Dale.
near Barnsley. For over 100 years
the inhabitants have baked large pies
In commemorat,on Of remarkable
events. As far back rs the recovery
vf George Ill. the practice prevailed.
und another occasion was the conclu.
sion Of peace between England and
France In 1915. when the pie contained
half a sheep. twenty fowls and half q
peck OF -four. To celebrate her late
majesty's jubilee. tue pie was baked
In 4 dish weighing fifteen cwt. 1t waa
eight feet In diameter. two In depth.
and the total weight was over two
tons. The cost was 1850. and 1t was
drawn by ten horses. Unfortunately.
the pic. when cut. vas found to lie
uneatab!e. and another was made IN
the following September. when uIo:e
than ZOO persons partook Of it.-Lon'
dLu Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

One may give out OF the abundance Of
ones riches. but the charity most needed
is an abundance OF tender fee'ln: and
warmest sympathy, taking thought Tor 9th
ers, the putting OF oneself Ia another 8
place. 1t is
THE little name.css. aforementioned acts
OF kindness and OF love-
that throw the brightest rays of sunshine
into comiort!ess ard sorrowful lives. IL
VIC from day to day can live to impart n
little comfort To an aching heart, or alic-
vi,.e the troubles OF the lives about u. so
l,r "a lies in our power, we shall have done
something. and it will be well with us. il
on lhrt great day we hear i; said Of each
of US: she hath done what she could"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

There are 100 establishments In this
city In which conversation Is carried
on In ems. That Is to say. there arc
In New York 100 printing Offices. rep.
resentirg a working capital Of u good
many million dollars and q working
force Of thousands Of men and boys.
women and girls. On the lower east
side alone. between Fourteenth street
and BurlinS slip. there are SD print.
ing Offices where disciples Of william
Caxton manage to make n fair living.
II seems Incredible. dors 1t MOI? Many
OF these establishments are in at:icS.
others in cellars. with little rem 10 pay.
The class Of work turned out compares
unfavorahiy with that Of the lsoycroft-
ers. but it Is prInting.-victor Smith.
in the New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
The Ifornins's Avaksnipr.

Every mornings miracle 10 surely . pro.
phecy. II laid me down and slept; I
awaked; for Jehovah sustained me-" Jesus
30 declared it to US when He said Of the
dead virgin, Behold, she sleepeth." We
remember the epitaph written IN the
tombstone OF an honored American:
THE pilgrim they laid in . large upper
chamber,
Whose window opened towards the sun.
rising;
The name OF the chamber was peace,
There he sept till break OF day, and then
He awoke and sang"
Oh. that we might learn perfectly this
Christian confidence which, living or dy.
ing, speaks of one another and to one an
other as those who say. I'VE shall meet
again in the Observation-Disclosures
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Tha SleepIpe SIcknots."

The mysterious Sleeping sickness Of
OF late scientific investigation. proves to be
a form OF meningitis. differing from cere-
bro.spinal meningitis in it's chronic and al.
nost invariably fatal character. 1t is
classcd with h~ydrophobia as one OF the
most deadly diseases known. II is commu.
nicated from person to person in some I'M
known y beginning with Sigh. listlc-
ness. which passes into coma and then into
death. its duration being from one to six
months. Thus far it has been known only
among negroes. 1t has ~depopuiated large
through the opening Of African trade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
uunper.s n.ss An lnyenter.

Andrew ;gohan. sunne.'s mate on thI
hand device for turning tho turrets Of bat
tlcships. This apparatus has been in use
on the Kearsarge for several months, and
has also been placed on the Maine. and
will be installed on other vessels. The IN.
ventor says: "Onc hundred things might
happen to q vessel TO throw the electric
turret turning apparatus out Of order. and
with this device es an auxiliary the turry
would ncvIr be put out Of use, for four 4
six men could turn , G00-ton turrct vi!
this Land machine"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
The Great Highway.

II We would rcassure our restless hearts
that our future is in the hands OF God We
have but to scan our past. Can any man
that is not altogether blind look over the
way he has travcrsed without surprise and
awe as he sees it marked everywhere by
mysterious footprints other than his W
even the footprints Of the living God!
We thought We were going a way OF our
own and all the time we have been on the
Kings hishway.J. Z. McFadden.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
By Prot. WIN. Henry Peck,

AutAor Of the ~ Stone-C Cutter
q Lsbon," Etc.

mot at all"
"-Then why are you here?" cried
Hammond.
81 came to see q man whom once l
knew" said Marks, speaking very
slowly. His name was Luke Ham
mond-the name You bear now. He
was once very kind to me. when I bore
another name. I was In distress. and
! knew Luke Hammond-pot you
was as generous as the sun. You look
very much like him"
Course you! II I had imagined you
could be deceived In my identity"
said Hammond. "But I bear that
name. John Marks, and let all beware
who shall seek to. rob me Of it."
Bah! Don't scowl." said Marks.
Continue Luke Hammond all your
life, so you will aid me q little. But
suppose the true Luke Hammond
should turn up"
"He is dead these twenty-five years"
said Hammond.
THE better for you-for u.s." Ne
marked Marks. II became acquainted
In Europe with q young man named
Charles Hammond-your son. 10 he
nct?"
He il. I married his mother as
Luke Hammond"
Eyes. Your son told me his mother
died when he was quite young. ! told
him ! was formerly q friend Of his
father's-I did not know you were his
father. He gave me Luke Hammond's
address-and here I am, much aston.
ished to lind"
Luke Hammond! That II my
namew said Hammond.
$50 be II. 1t Ii q good paying name"
said Marks, securing the bank notes
for Eve hundred dollars, as Hammond
counted them from his wallet.
BE true TO me. John Marks, and
you shall find NO fault with It," said
Hammond. "Now 80. hasten Harriet
Foss's departure from New York.
When shall I see you again?"
AT the end Of three days." said
Marks.
"very well. I shall need you then"
For what?" asked Marks.
II need q man like you always near
me-" replied Hammond.
"You are right. We need each other
said Marks, as he departed.
And now to visit the crimson cham.
ber," said Hammond. Trouble. dan
ger-all in q storm! I must be care.
full, or ! am lost. II Charles were here
now.
The bell rang furiously.
Hammond opened q closet, then IN
locked a door ut its back. and entered
the hall that traversed the eastern
wing Of the mansion, taking q small
lamp with him.
Let rs 60 with him to the crimson
chamber.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem: Live In h sunsh:ne-The Snare
Of ssif-rity Robs Life Of All Its Hero.
isms.self-Denial II the Opposite and
Noblor Trait.
Live in the sunshine, don't live in the
gloom, -,
Carry some gladness the world to illume.
Live in the brightness, and take this to
heart,
The word will be gayer, if you'll do your
part.
Live on the houstop, not down in the cell;
Open-air Christians live nobly and well.
Live where the Joys are, and, scorning de-
feat,
have a good morrow for all whom yoS
meet.
Live as the victor, and triumphing 90,
Through this queer world, beating down
every foe.
Live in the sunshine. God meant it for
Live rs the robins, and sing the day
through.
Margaret E. Sansster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Our Thoughts.

God does not wan, and does not expect
that our thoughts shall always be OF Him.
That ecre impossible. though many try to
have i 70. It is absurd to attempt it and
hypocri.ical to say it can be done. Still
you can have the consciousness or God al.
ways in your heart and life, so that you
viii find it difficult to act ont OF harmony
with Him and His laws.-The Rev. DIR.
Brady.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Lake Erie IN Motion.

Lake Erie affords a good opportuni
for studying the effects OF the wind on
inc.osed bod; of wa;er. It's trough, 2
miles in extent. lies about in the directiI
Of the west to southwest winds that pl
vail there, and a great blow from III
quarter sends the hody Of wafer eastwal
$? that n rise cf eight feet or more tai
pace at Buffalo IN the course Of a 4
hours. When the force OF the ea,c u
passed, the wafer swings back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Ts,srhon,nr By Ocean Cables.

A project IL on foot in Berlin to mai
use of Professor Pupin's invention I'd
turning. an ocean cable into . telcphorl
line. The cost Of the application and sonI
technical difficulties have prevented On
trial OF the invention on the Atlantic cabi{
but IT., i is i thought 70 u Sa,, BY these lhes,1 Berlin ,I prajess q
tween points on the Mediterranean, th,
Baltic and the North seas. They expec
to establish direct telephone connection
between Berlin and London, and Berlin
Copenhagen and Stockholm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Happy Homes.

Some Of the happicst and most ideal
homes, where peace. contentmcnt and har.
nony dwell. have been the abodes Of poor
people. No rich carpets covered the
floors, no costly paintings were on the
walls. and there were no pianos, no works
of art. but there were contented minds and
unsr,fish and devoted lives. Each member
be to the happiness of all, e%ndeavoring to
compensate BY kindness and intelligence
for the poverty Of their surroundings
Success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
SslE-sy,npathy 10 ParsIysinE.

Sympathy is a very beautiful thing when
kept where it belongs. We cannot have
too much sympathy with those who need
it. But there is one person whose need OF
it is more than doubtful, and that person
is ones individual self. Pity 10 akin TO
love, and self-pity 10 so close q relative OF
s~elf-iove that we are wise If We definitely
refuse to let it enter the doors Of our souls.
Yet at some time in every life 1t seeks
s%elf.pity. ri am poor" II am di;eour.
aged."sI nm misunderstood." IL am slight:
al am overworked," there is no end
to the whispers that self-pity makes in
our ears. II we yield to these suggestions,
however, We soon begin to feel that the sit
uation gets worse every day. We find our
courage waning, our dependency. growing
and all possibility Of cheer and victory re.
ceding in the distance. Sympathy for self
is q paralyzing and fatal sympathy. Un.
like the sympathy Of . wise friend, it
brings no new point o. view and suggests
A man who sympathiIes with himself 81.
ways has an over.production Of grievances.
II he undertook to explain some Of his mi
nor miseries to even his best friend they
might seem small, but self treats them re-
spectfully and sympathizes unfailingly.
Let the habit Of ~self.pity be once estab-
iished and happiness is gone forever and Q
day. The tiniest trouble becomes o thing
to brood upon. Fealth Of soul is gone and
soreness Of spirit las taken its place, until
at last the self.sympathizer becomes one
of those miserable persons who proelaims:
Nobody has such q hard time as ! have"
When we set to saying that we are down
IN the pit OF folly and selfishness indeed.
No soul that makes that wall IL brave or
noble or deserving OF much sympathy.
When we once truly look about US and see
or guess the crushing burdens other souls
are bearing with patience and without
complaint, we shall be ashamed OF such
cowardly whining.
Whatever lot we may have in life we do
not know. what is possibilities really are
until We have cheerfully and c~ourageouslly
yer lining Of the cloud, to the discipline
brought by burden.bearing. Blessed is he
that overcometh." Shall we sigh because
we have a chance to win q blessing? Shall
we be caught in the snare of self.pity and
never get free? II il q snare that tang'es
many young feet, and the sooner We learn
10 avoid it the better.
The brave life never sits down to brood.
It pushes ahead. sharing its crust with an.
others need, shifting its burden as well a.
it ca so az to lend a hand to Q comr >de's
load, trudging ~steadfastly forward through
rain and shine. and sure to get to the Yoal
in the end. It takes self-denial, not Sf.
pity, as q guide, and for him who makes
that choice thr-e is no such word as failure
though all fate seems against him.-Youns
People.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
rhinsa to Take With %.

C,eah. good furniture for a new house.
Beautiful living for q new year. OF course,
some old things arc good. We must never
give IN our duties. We must keep on
praying and reading on. Bible. and loving
each other, and doing deeds of thoughtful
kindness. All the right things we did last
year we must continue to do this year.
We are to speak the truth. We are to
work diligently ut our common calling:
We are to use words that will help and
cheer Others. We are to be kind to one
another. tender hearted. forgiving any who
may wrong us, as God forgivcs Us.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Radium sooo.ooo . Pound.

In connection with an article on radif
and the price Of that extraordinary mel,
q correspondent writes to one Of the ID
don newspapers: II am selling pure radiq
bromide at eight shillings per milligra|
which il equal to fI00.0 900 per ki!o." III
is about 100000 per pound. Scientists I
the only purchasers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
CHAPTER ".
TIE CRIMSON

Luke Hammond, having entered the
hall, passed swiftly along until he
reached q flight Of stairs. There he
paused for a moment to pull sharply
at q bell-rope hanging from the wall;
and then descended the stairs with
long strides. which soon carried him
to the floor below. There he paced
another hall. till he reached the door
he sought He passed through the
room into which 1t opened. and en-
tered another and larger apartment.
The walls Of this room were covered
with gold and crimson paper. and the
latter color gave 1t Its name. The
room was large. but had no opening
save one strong door. q small CRATE
and a sky-light. the last In the centre
Of the lofty ceiling. When Hammond
entered. the room was lighted with a
single Jet Of gas, flaming from the
wall. This room had been used by
Kate Elgin's father rs a studio. for
the late Henry Elgin. had cultivated a
taste for the fine arts: but nov It con.
tuihSu " bluklC pSu, llOu1htSo Oh IOliGlSs
and a few chairs, a small table. etc.
As Luke Hammond entered. lie stared
for a moment. In surprise and per-
plexity. at the scene before him.
A tall and fearfully emaciated man.
clad In a single long white robe. reach.
ing to his knees. was standing In one
corner. with q Ratchet In his hand. and
glaring deadly nac upon the two
persons In the room. These persons
were Mrs. Harker and the servant
Daniel. Each grasped a chair rs q
weapon Of defense. and seemed to
shrink from the pale and ~mad.looking
man. as his deep-set. hollow eyes rolled
fiercely from m to the other.
When Hamomnd opened the door.
the prisoner. for such he was. seemed
to forget the presence Of Mrs. Harker
and Daniel. and to concentrate all the
%ierceness Of his eyes upon Hammond.
"Where did you get that hatchet:"
demanded Hammond. pausing at the
| door.
1T was In the room when l rolled
| the bed in" said Mrs. Harker. whose
sharp ard sallOw face was as liyid
with fear as that Of a corpse.
How came 1t here? Who brought
1t here?" cried Hammond.
Must have been left here a long
time" replied Mrs. Harker. confusedly.
II had not time 10 sweep the room
before I moved the bed and he on It,"
Fool! Careless fool" said Ham.
uond.
Now fool to you. Luke Hammond
retorted Nancy Harker. "Who would
have thought that he would be able
to rise from the bed. where he has
been grooming Il Whole year,"
Il know you. Luke Hammond" said
the invalid In II deep and hollow voice.
HAS he spoken to you. Nancy:' dc.
mauded Hammond.
Those are the first words I have
heard him speak for six monthsr" ex.
claimed Mra. Harkcr. with strength
he has regained his speech"
This is sudden and strange" said
Hammond.
"Have six months elapsed since my
tongue uttered speech" asked the In
valid. and lowering his Ratchet. Have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

Monzo. an Italian city Of 10000 In
habitants. has hat factories employ.
ing about 1000 hands
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

San Francisco is credited with having ono
saloon for every twenty-five adult male III
haDitants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04
Death Of Self.

The G&a,h OF self is the life OF the SOUL
Rams Horn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

the old nature, for that which Is born Of
the flesh is flesh, and never can be any
thing else. 1t may be educated flesh. GU
tured flesh, but after all it Is flesh, and Is
dispieasing to God. 1t does not come as
the result Of reformation. for while re.
formation may touch a mans present and
possibly his future, it has nothing to 10
with his past sins, which are like the
sands of the sea in number. Environment
has nothing to do with our passing from
Death unto life. l. environment cou.d
save the soul or keep it. Adam never would
have fal!tn. for he dwelt in paradise: Lot
would have been n model citizen. for lie
abode II. the fairest city Of the then known
world.
Regeneration is Gods breathing into man
His own life-it il literally being born
from above.
?. It is Gods will that we should be
sanctified. -, ,
Thes. iv: 3-"For this il the will oil
God, even your modification
Some people feel much prcjudiced against
the IDEA OF modification. but 1t Is IN God =
Word. and it would be well for us to study
it and ~rea.iz. it in our experience: To he
sanctiiicd is to be separated. and 1t Is Ger
tain,y the plan of God that His peop.e
shall be a separated pcop.c. While they
al: in the world, the are to be IN no
ma,dcd even no. to touch that which is
u~nc.can. and all the Old law respecting the
Nazarite is n law for the Christian. ex-
cep; that in the New Testament times that
law has been intensified by the touch OF
the living and risen Christ.
If your life is not sanctiiicd you will live
contrary to the will OF God.
:. It is Gods will that VIC should be NJ
timate,y giorificd. Peter v: lo-'But the
God of all grace. who hath called us unto
His eternal glory by Christ Jesus. after
that We have suffered awhile. make YOU
perfect. stablish. strengthen. settle yon."'
John xvii: 24-"Fathcr. | will that they
n.,o. whom Thou hast given Me. be with
Me where ] am: that they NAV behold My
glory. with Thou hast given Me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

Yahne Poray and Gallois. The scheme
was for each actress to acquire ali the
information she could from among her
racing friends.
The pool was Il great success. With
in year the operations of this blind
pool had made lucky deals in large
sums. The capital of each member.
which had been $50 at the outset,
amounted to $4,000, the whole capital
of 100000 being on deposit in Il Paris
bank. subject to the check of the six
members, all signing. Besides, each
member of the pool had drawn profits.
Nobody knows how much money was
actually divided. That may not even
come out at the trial. What is known
is that the sum on deposit amounts to
100000. At the beginning the money
was kept by Mile. Lucie Gerard. she
handing out the portions agreed on to
this or that member for the various
speculations. The money won was
handed over to Mile. Gerard.
~ When the fund grew large, however.
she objected to this arrangement and
asked to be relieved of the responsible
ity. The money was then placed in
bank, subject to the check of the six
members together.
This seems to have been the entering
wedge of the blind pools disintegra-
ton. Little by little it became more
difficult to secure the signatures of all
the six members. Operations became
rarer. Each accused the other of pig
headedness. and this one would refuse
TO sign today because the other had re-
fused yesterday. Now the pool is to be
aired in the courts, and fashionable
Paris is anXiously awaiting the trial.