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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-05

Those heavenly twins, the Chicago
Chronicle and Chicago Tribune, the
first gold democrat and the other a
republican daily, have joined forces
in an attack on Hull House, the great
College Settlement institution, be-
cause the managers of Hull House
tolerate free speech. 1t is congenial
work for those plutocratic publica-
lions and they are getting great deal
OF enjoyment out of it.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-05

The dallies are running their an
iuni indian war scare. ID IA just N
certain TO come as tho antumnal
equinox. This time Ii h the Grow
Indians that are ON the war path out
~ Wyoming. The ChlcaRo dallica say:
THE feeling at Newcastle Ia at fever
teat. and II II probable that In the
event the E0vernor fails Ia call out
troops a small regiment of men will
set out from there tomorrow morn
lnE." The truth about the matter viii
turn oAt 70 BE- that game warden ont
there has arrested some Indiana for
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-05

Fourteen men in Tennessee who NJ
long ago lynched negro have bee
indicted by the courts, and warrant
have been issued for 13 more.
Delaware the grand jury has refuse
to indict any one for the burning I;
the stake of George White.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
AS Steady as Clock
Work.
DIR. Mile $ Nervine
Made Them So
After Years of Heart
and Nerve Trouble.

Weak and hungry spells indicate nervous
affection of the heart The nerves are not
getting the nourshment they need, and unless
treatments speedily begun, disastrous results
are sure to follow. When strengthened, in
vigurated and restored to their normal state
the nervous system abounds in energy, vitality
and nofve-force, and successfully resists the
attack OF disease and decay. DIR. Miles
Nervine is the true nervx onic, furnishing. az
II does, the exact element OF nourishment and
strength which the shattered nervous system
requires, So that good results, noticeably pro-
nounced, follow the giving OF the first few
doses. II is a wonderful nerve specific.
"For many years / was a sufferer from
heart and nervous troubles. l would have
spells when would be uncommonly hungry
even after eating; headache, sour stomach.
gripping pains, weak, trembling spells, me
sometimes quite severe. The doctor gave
only temporary relief from pain and de-
cided to try DIR. Miles Remedies. l began
with one bottle Of the Heart Cure and one Of
the Restorative Nervine, and they helped
me so much that got some more. When |
had taken six bottles my nerves were as
steady as clock-work. j could eat anything
l wanted and as much as | wanted without
Il hurting me. | thank DR.. Miles for the
good II has done me."-JoHN b. ADAMS,
Glenn, Ca
All duggisu and guarantee first bottle
DR.. Miles RefHe les. Send for free book
on Nervous aid Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
HISTORIC ELM, PLANTED
BY LINCOLN, DESTROYED
BY LIGHTNING

Springfield, ILL.,, May 2b-During a
heavy thunderstorm that frightened
the people of this city lightning
struck and practically destroyed the
historic elm tree which Abraham Lin
coin planted with his own hands in
front of his home on South Eighth
street in this city. One monster
branch Of this tree shaded the house,
dropping down over the roof. The
lightning tore this heavy branch off
and sent it crashing down upon the
roof. Some little damage was done
to the home.
This was the only tree left about
the place that was planted by Lincoln
himself, and planted while the family
of the msrtyred president resided at
the Springfield Lincoln home. The
tree has been pointed out to visitors
for years. AS soon as it was known
that the tree had fallen Mrs. s. A. Ed
wards, wife of the custodian, notified
Secretary Of State Rose.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
ROMANCE OF A PICTURE.
CONSIDERED ALMOST VALUE
LESS. AN EXPERT PAYS
$4,000 FOR 1T.

.(London cable to New York Herald. }
A curious romance Of famous pic
ture has Just come to light For many
years = picture entitled "Tho Holy
Family" hung on the walls Of the
Bristol Young Mems Association.
The owner lent it for long time and
ultimately proposed that tine sssocis-
tion BUY il for what he termed reas
enable sum-s5o. But the association
thought 1t had more important de-
mands for its money and declined TO
buy 1t. Lately the owner died and the
executors took charge of the picture
and sent it TO London to 10 sold.
Judge of their surprise when they got
$50. 900 for ii from an expert, who
Identified it as a famous picture from
the brush Of Pietro Da Cortona, a
greet Italian painter Of the seven
teenth century. The expert considered
it cheap mt the price.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
DAUGHTER In IGNORANCE
OF HER MOTHERS DEATH IN
THE AUDIENCE AT COM.
MENOEMENT.

Kokomo, Ind, May 25-At the grad
uating exercises of New London high
school, held at the Quaker church, a
large class was turned out. The hand
Of death was laid ON proud mother
as her daughter delivered her orntion.
The mother, Mrs. Jacob Hanson, sat
in the audience, filled with pride and
JOY at her daughters, Miss Lucy Han
son, success as she began her address.
Suddenly Mrs Hanson sank to the
floor unconscious, and died Immediate
ly. The death scene was not noticed
by the daughter, and she finished her
Grafton in ignorance of the fact that
her mother had died OF joy over her
triumph on the platform. Mrs. Han
son was 5s years old
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
WEATHER BULLETIN.

Washington, d. O., May 25-Lsst
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross continent May "a to 2s, warm
wave 23 to 81, cool wave 26 to 80.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about May 2s, cross west of
Rockies by close of 80, great central
valleys 80 to June 1, Eastern states
June y.
Warm wave will cross west of
Rockies about May 2s, great central
valleys 80, Eastern states June 1.
Cool wave will cross west of Rockies
about May 81, great central valleys
June 2, Eastern states 4.
This disturbance will belong to q
high temperature period; it will be
followed by ten days low tempera-
ture period, will bring general but not
heavy showers, and altogether will be
favorable to growing crops.
About date of this bulletin we will
be in long decline Of temperature
that will reach its low point on merid-
ian 30 not far from 2S and by that
time general showers will have fallen.
Temperature OF the week ending
June 1 will average below, rainfall
about normal; too cool for corn, but
more favorable corn weather will fol.
| low.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
Winners of Yesterdays
Prizes In Puzzle Contest.
yos,.,d.v,s puzzls winners; Olga Arnold.
STORM SUMMARY.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
FROM WESTERN STORM.
Can you lind itY

The damage from Saturdays storms
in the west is summarized as follows
At Carmen, Okls-Two hundred
homes ruined and three people killed.
Near wafonge, okla-rwo farm
residences destroyed crops submerged.
Near Dodge City. Kan. One person
killed and one fatally hurt scores of
cattle killed.
At Bala. Kap.-Two persons killed
and twelve injured.
At Eureka, Kan-Twenty residences
wrecked and six persons seriously iu-
jured.
At Coteyville, Kan-Railroad
tracks washed out and brick plant
damaged $4,000.
At Eldorsdo, Kan-Several houses
and barns demolished; fruit trees de-
stroyed; one person injured.
Near Abilene, Kan--Fifteen FAINT
lies left homeless; damage estimated
at $4,000.
At Arkansas City, Kan-one life
lost.
In Northern Nebraska-Several
frame residences and outbuildings de-
stroyed.
At st. Charles, Minn-Rsoe track
buildings destroyed; six race horses
killed.
The loss on crops IN Kansas will be
very heavy, though distributed over
a wide area.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL PROGRESS
THE ROAD HAS MORE BUSINESS
THAN IT DAN HANDLE.

According TO President Fish the IL
linois Central has more business actu-
ally In sight than can be handled.
The object of the management at pres
ent Is. therefore, to equip the road so
that the greater part of the traffic can
be moved and handled at profit. AS
the number OF locomotives owned by
the company IL entirely inadequate to
the demands. 10 was found necessary
to borrow additional equipment. Lo-
comotiyes acquired in this manner
will be kept all summer. IL was also
said that some as new locomotives
would be received on standing orders
and distributed along the different sec
tions between now and January 1,
1901. IL IL not known at the present
time how many miles OF new double
track will DO added 20 the system for
the fiscal year 1908. As much Of the
work is in various stages Of oonstruc-
tion. however. It Is certain that tine
large number OF miles already com
pleted will. TO great extent, relieve
the congestion OF freight along the
oompany's lines from New Orleans to
Chicago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
To GET CERTIFICATES.
SEVERAL APPLICANTS PASS
COUNTY EXAMINATIONS.

County School Superintendent Rags
dale has finished grading the papers
Of the white applicants for county
school certificates, examined two
weeks ago, and the following will be
awarded certificates:
Ina Jones of Melber, third grade
certificate; okey e. Peters of Little
@. Wright Of Lone Oak, first grade
certificate; Vida Morton of Graham
Vile, third grade certificate; W. t.
Yarbrough of Florence Station, first
grade certificate; Maud Fields OF
Sharpe, first grade certificate; Willie
Rust Of Melber, second grade certif.
cate; Della Rudolph Of Ozan, second
grade certificate; Ada Armstrong OF
Brookport, ILL.,, second grade certih.
cate; Virgie Hudson Of Melber, second
grade certificate; Chss. O. Morris OF
Lone Oak, first grade certificate Lille
Rouse Of Lone Oak, second grade GER
tincate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25

In the course of a talk the other
day President Eliot gave Harvard
freshmen this advice: There is one
rule TO bear in mind whether In com
pany or alone-don't think about your
self Many a fellow popular in col
lege turns out 10 be a man whose en-
ergies are concentrated wholly on self
advancement. Give up these thoughts
OF self. You no longer belong to your
self; you belong to a society and must
live up to its traditions"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
TIMBER SALE
PADUCAH FIRM BUYS A LARGE
TRACT.

Among the recent sales of timber in
Dyer county, Tennessee, are lot of
1000 acres Of timber only to Ferguson
q Palmer of Paducah, KY, for $780,
600 cash, and sale to the same firm
for 1000, says an exchange. These
timbers are east of Dyersburg, and in
the Forked Deer river bottom. A
tramroad will be built to enable tim
her cutters to haul the timber to Dy-
ersburg. from which point it will be
shipped to Pnducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the
columns Of your paper, II there Is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure Of indigestion,
dyspepsia and liver troubles that has
not been cured-and we also mean
their results, such as sour stomach,
fermentation of food, habitual costive-
ness, nervous dyspepsia. headaches,
respondent feelings, sleeplessness-in
fact, any trouble connected with the
stomach or liverY This medicine has
been sold for many years In all civil
LIKED countries, and we wish to CORES
pond with you and send you one of our
books free Of cost. If you never tried
August Flower, try q 25 cent bottle
first. We have never known OF its
failing. II so, something more serious
is the matter with you. The 26 cent
size has just been introduced this
year. Regular size rs cents. At all
druggists.
G. G. Green, Woodbury., N. J.
Dubois, Kolb & Co.
Mr. John Adkins went to Prince ton
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25

Mr.. John Adkins went to Prince ton
this morning on business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25

FauuOhu ldultb-mtbuhuitb W. al.
Hills, Mckee, Coleman, Pinkerton
ChAmblin, whitesides, b. Hills, Fred
Aoker, Dean, Swanson, Loving, l. o.
Walker.
The old Southern Harmony Singing
at Benton drew its usual crowd.
There were thousands of people from
surrounding districts, and train load,
consisting OF seven coaches left, Padu-
cab in the forenoon. and another good
crowd in the afternoon. Colonel J.
X. Lemon, who for years has been the
inspiration Of these singings, was on
hand as usual as leader. and the affair
did not vary from those held for many
years past A basket dinner was
served at noon, and enjoyed by sever
al thousand people.
Yesterday was ideal for the several
excursions, singings, concerts and 9TH
er forms Of Sunday diversion, the
weather being sll that could have been
desired, except that it was little
warm. Many strangers were in the
city, crowds coming from several sur
rounding cities. The Dick Fowler
left at 0 O'Clock In the morning for
CAIRO with small crowd. less than
100 going from here. The total taken
to Cairo was about ITO people.
The concert OF Prof. Deals band at
La Belle park yesterday afternoon was
attended by a large crowd, indicating
that these concerts will become very
popular before the summer arrives in
full force. In addition to the regular
concerts every Sunday there are con.
certs every afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
which will be found very pleasant for
those who desire to escape the heat of
the city and enjoy good music.
An excursion was run into this city
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock from
st. Louis by the Sportsman League
and was well pstronized. The pas
sengers were all tired out and a ajor-
ity went to Wallace park to spend the
day. The train was taken away at 6
Last ninhf nirinn Tho ,-inito.n A.roI..o
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25

The Woodmen of the World held
memorial services at Oak Grove yes
terday afternoon aud the attendance
was large. The regular lodge band
was taken out aud speeches were made
by Attorneys Jesse Gilbert and Wheel
er Campbell.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-25

Yesterday there was big Primitive
Baptist foot washing ON the Mayfield
road near Mt. Pleasant church and full.
ly 1900 were in attendance. About
200 had their feet washed aud the SER
vice was one of the biggest ever held
in this section.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
WORSE LYNCHING
THAN DELAWARE
Little Girls Negro Assailant
Tortured and Literally
Hacked to Pieces

Bluofields, w. Va, July 13.-The full
details Of one of the blackest crimes
that has ever blotted the history of
the state have just reached this city.
The little town of Devon, Kings coun-
ty. was the scene of the assaulting of
a little 14-year-old girl by negro, fol-
lowed by his subsequent lynching by
an enraged mob numbering over 200
men. The little girl was caught a
short distance from her home by the
black fiend and carried to a neighbor-
ing woods, where her body was tied
to tree, bound and gagged. Her alb
sence was noticed by the neighbors,
who Immediately formed themselves
into a searching party She was found
In an almost dying condition, but was
able to tell to the horror-stricken
searchers the story. Wild were the
cries for vengeance when the little
girls story was heard, but after a
consultation 1t was decided to lay in
wait for the fiend. In a short time he
appeared, and was just renewing his
assault upon the helpless child when
the entire mob of concealed searchers
emerged and made for him. He would
have been torn limb from limb on the
spot, but the horrible crime of the
human devil demanded a more cruel
death, and cool heads kept the en-
ragged mob back and the negro was
dragged to the village common and
bound to n tree. Again the mob gave
vent to their wild desire for revenge,
and it was by the greatest efforts of
the leaders that they were kept back.
Tho clothing of the black wretch was
torn from his. body. and pins, tacks,
penknives and every conceivable
weapon of torture was stuck into the
skin Of the negro rs he struggled,
yainly pleading for his life
lie was allowed to suffer a hundred
deaths. with his body bleeding in a
thousand places The almost lifcloss
form of the little victim Yves then
placed before the glaring eyes of the
brute, while willing hands cut the
tongue from bis swollen moath. His
cries became iacohcrcni, and before
the onrased citizens could be checked,
the skin was literally cut from his
body and distributed among the villa
gers. lie died with his eyes On the
little girl whose lie he had ruined
His heart was thcn cut out with jack
knives his toes and fingers chopped
of end carried away as memontoos.
His bloody and mangled form was then
soaked with kcrosira and fired.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Some House, Like ovens.

TO the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
l live In a two-story brick house
without any air space or ventilation
between the ceiling OF our sleeping
rooms and the tin roof. These hot
spells OF weather make the upper
rooms unfit to sleep in. for they don't
commence to cool Off until after mid
night and we very often have failed
TO get more than three or four hours Of
good sleep. l have blamed this condi-
tion Of affairs on the contractor or
builder Of the ordinary house, for it
costs verv little more 10 have an air
chamber which can be opened up at
sunset and which would allow the roof
and upper rooms to cool off early. 1
think that the building laws should
oblige every house to have something
Of this kind, just as every house must
have a healthy plumbing system.
The health Of the workingman and
his young children can be looked after
by providing a law TO cover this I
would not allow "A two-story house TO
be built without provision for this.
have put OF my house a ventilator
which cost S12, and il draws out the
heated air and Is a great Improvement,
but IL does not come up to the air
space with windows to open. The lives
of many young children are sacrificed
every summer IN the two-story fat
tin -roofed house which gets like an
oven In the upper rooms and cannot
be cooled Off. Won't you say word
for us? A Renter.
Wilmington, Del. July II, 1908.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
Monday, July Is. 1908.
aMorHERe JONES, ARMY.

The army headed by Mother" Jones,
which is marching on New York City
and incidentally Offering amusement TO
the people along the line Of march, is
an example Of the fool ideas that are
exploited. Mother Jones may imagine
that she is bent ON a great mission,
but we know Of another great reformer
who was held in custody who used to
declare 70 his keeper that one side of
his head was a beehive and the other
side potato
The Coxies, the Carrie Nations and
the Mother Jones injure any cause
with which they are associated We
may even grant that they are sincere.
but that is what makes them particu-
larly dangerous. A leader with a fool
ish idea, unlimited enthusiasm and un-
firing energy is certain to breed mis-
chief. Labor difficulties are not settled
nowadays by hysterical women and
addle-pated agitators. In the ranks
of working men are thoughtful. brainy
leaders who have studied conditions
and. who are wont TO act with judg-
ment and caution. These men realize
that wild-cyed agitators do their
cause incalculabe harm. II is utterly
impossible for Mother Jones and her
army. composed Of many boys and
girls and a few shiftless adventurers.
to accomplish any good. More ana
more is the world governed by ideas,
and labor disputes are not settled by
perfergid, oratory but by the cool and
dispassionate presentation of facts and
figures by men who are too earnest to
be agitated.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
Hnrr a stntmc Gre,u-

Very warlike is the aspects Of a sin
gularieqnestrian statn in Belgium, yet
there is no cause forgalarmtsince it is
nothing but a tree. Somesten years
ago policeman refined from the force
and went TO live near CharlerOl. Being
an amateur hoficulhTlst, he busted
himself good deal With trees and
flowers, iand one dayfas helwas trim
ming VI hawthorn in lhis gardeniit oc-
curred.to him thatit'would be n novel
idea to,train it in such manner that
il would eventually. assume the figure
Of a cavalry officer. At once lhe went
to work, and after ten years Tabor he
succeeded in Transforming thetree into
a perfect picture of mounted, soldier.
The tree'is known I'm the eneighborhood
as "GenerI Hawthorn" and handy a
day passes that strangers do notlcome
from n considerable distance infoFder
to view this wonderful example of hor-
ticulturallart.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
TWO. STORY FURNACES.

A writer in another column has a
timely letter on a matter which has
long needed attention. He complains
Of that economy which induces build
ers Of our smaller houses to save a
few dollars at the expense of those
who have 10 live I'm them. A small
two-story house without an air space
between the roof and the living rooms
during the heat OF summer, is like a
purgatory. The tin roof gets as hot
as furnace and communicates it's
heat TO the rooms below. They do not
get down to a normal temperature tin
near morning
The best modern builders realize
their responsibility. and It is shown
that even the smallest house may
have the best plumbing and all the
conveniences with little additional cost.
Most modern two-story houses are
constructed so as to provide for am air
chamber between the second story and
the roof. This simply requires rum
ming the walls two or three feet higher
up than the ceiling Of the second
story. This air space neutralizes the
effect OF the sun to great extent,
and when opened up in the evening
allows the house to cool quickly.
There is no reason why the poorer
people should not have comfortable
homes. since they may be built chehply
and yet on scientific principles. It is
a matter Of concern, for general health
depends upon It. In certain instances
we are told that ceilings have been
made by plastering against the timbers
Of the roofs. This makes sweat box
IN which little children often are
crowded to spend sleepless nights. The
tenant would have "a remedy by mov-
ing. were there not such demand for
small houses with very few vacant
ones.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
Une' Moses Roekonin,s.


De Lawd mex black en- de Lawd mex
white:
lie mex de day en- He mex de night;
lie mex de wrong and lie mex de right
1 reckon lie knowed
reckon lie knowed chile.
Des whut He do,
He mex de teahs. but all de while
iie plannin' de laugh en- plannin dc smile
! reckon He knowed chile,
Des whut He do
DE Lawd mex joy, en- de Lawd mex woe.
lie mex de triles dat fret go So
En- lie mex de road dat yo gotter 60
! reckon He knowed
I reckon He knowed. chile.
Des wohut He do!
He mex de stones dat huN yo' feet,
But lie coaxln de roses. red en- sweet
! reckon He knowed. Chile.
De- whut He do
DE Lawd mex dark. but He mex de mohn
He mex de roses en- lie mex de tho'n;
He mex us all-des shos yo' bon
reckon lie knowed.
reckon He knowed, chile.
Des whut He do!
He know whut hes TO yo' and me.
En- reckon He see whut we cain't see
| reckon He knows. chile.
Des whut lie do
w ID. Nesbit.
Evening journal., 1903-07-13
jim CROW NEGROES MUST LEAVE
colored Business League In lndianap.
oils Takes Stems to Avert Race War.


oils Takes Steps to Avert Race War.
Indianapolis, July 13-Negro lead
ers in Indianapolis are taking steps
to avert a race war. The Evansville
riots and conflicts between the races
in other cities have made them appre-
hensivc of a similar outbreak here. An
organization that Is known as THE
Negro Business League" has just been
formed to rid the city OF what the bet
ter element Of the race calls the Jim
Grow" negro The prime movers Of
this league are J. II. Lott. DR.. B. ].
Morgan and A. e Manning. Gurley
Brewer, editor OF tho World the negro
organ. who is supporting the move
ment. said:
1T is very easy to determine who the
shiftless. worthless negroes arc.
Agents of the Negro Business League
will make inquiry concerning them.
and those who will not work will be
reported to the authorities. with a re-
quest that they be driven out of town.
This scheme Of ridding the city Of
worthless negroes is both practical
and sensible"