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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25
EssayS IN slang.

In people You Know Or. H. RusselD
Mr.. George AIDE provides US with . series
Of short essays written in what he Gala the
colloquial American language. The fact
that they contain large amount Of slane
will not deter many readers, for slang a.
employed by this writer Ii always effective
and frequently picturesque. The book. -
the author says In his preface. 10 made up
OF plain observations concerning people
who live just around the corner. The
reader Il requested TO bear In mind the fact
that only the people who live around ths
corner arc disc,iessd-as Mr.. ADJ nasurally
has no desire to rub the wrong way any
one Who proves his true friendship BY pur-
chadng . copy.
The nrst Of The dwellers round the corner
here observed 10 the Periodical Souss. By
the courtesy OF the illustrator. We arc en-
abled TO look upon this gentleman - he
presents himsslf in two widely differing
aspects. In the frst picture We 80
thoughtful-aooking person. with N intel
lsctual brow and carefully brushed hair.
sitting bolt upright in . straight-backed
chair. With . book In bis banda This b
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

Conklin and Joe Ranji Smile. the las. OF
whom once called himself Hindoo Prince
and who Is really a cook. II il charged
that they violated the Contract Labor Law
in bringing fifteen Hindoos here to work
for them in a restaurant at S2S Fifth avenue.
The Government seeks TO recover penalty
OF 81 900 in each case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25
UNCLE SAN SUES 4 COOK.
He imported Hindses for HIS Restaurant.
IT'S Aueged-PeuaIty o. eco Each.

An action was begun in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday by the Govern
ment against Roland X. Conklin, Stanley
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

He writes gentle and lovely things. but he
also makes the heart quake Nor must
We forget to thank him for the handsome
spscimens OF dialect. Were We called
upon to choose between dinner and tho
Scotch dialect we should give up dinner.
We trust that Mr.. Crockett will not think
us fulsome when We say that We love him
better than the cook. Having turned
page All OF 'F1ower-o'-the-Corn. and
found that there Ia no page AZ. we iay
the book down sorrowfully. ScAeides Att
Wen. It hurts to gang ava. But plainly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

The creator Of Lady Roses
Daughter has given her a personality
which tempts and tantalizes.
-Beooklpn Eagle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

Cortinred on Niah Pooc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

tDAcu tTO<o S9AnkA Wo8As1 All
Mary Louise Hendss (AoOurs, Phillips
&Co). Thew ars many captions, and some
Of tho essayS are very brief indeed. Un-
der tho head Of SILENCE for instance,
We read: Put thy finger On thy lip. suffer
and Be- slant. Who art thou to speak
before His dissd and holy Majesty
l an He child
There b . wise and consoling counsellor
cailed The Frisnd.' Hrs b one Of the
things he says: do not condemn yourself
20 bitter reoollections. Why. % honor
ths offence - to write Il on the tablets Of
your memory Ii your heart % large
that you can afford to give % much place to
rssentmentf What . pity that the little
man saves from the wreck Of forgetfulness
skou d consist hrst Of al In the wrongs which
hive been done himi There are deeds that
sreunpardonable: people who merit neither
excuse. nor good will. MOI forbearance. In
this sufficient reason for remembering
them forevcr' Let the injury fall to the
ground and do not stoop to recover IL. Stoop
rather 20 pick the flower. however humble.
that smiles UP at you here In this valley
There IL word about the critics. which
Includes encouragement for the aspirant.
We Rad: The critic asks; BY what
right do you do thisr How shall I answer
hims' To this The Friend replies; DO
net distress yourself on his account. Per-
haps ths.S mus b critics also. Re asss
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
Noted Confederate Soldier Dies
at Belle Meade.
Had Served in Both the Indian and
the Civil
Wars.
CHEAPER PAPER is PROMISED
DEATH OF VETERAN.

Nashville, Tenn, March 3i-Gen-
eral VILLAIN II. Jackson, a noted Con-
federate cavalry leader drring the civ
II war, when he bore the soubriquet
OF RED" jackson, died at his home,
Belle Meade, near here, in his 6Sth
year. AZ the close Of TIE OWL war
General Jackson was in command Of
Forests old division, with the Texas
brigade added. Since the war he has
devoted himself to agriculture and the
breeding Of thoroughbred running
horses. Two children, william H.
Jackson Jr., and Mrs. Selene Elliston,
survive him. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been made.
General jackson was born at Paris,
Tenn, in ls35,and acquired prepar-
atory education in the schools at Jack
son. he entered West Point as a cadet
in 1859 and graduated in 1856. In
the following year General jackson
went to New Mexico as an officer in a
regiment of mounted rifles and active
ly participated in the principal Indian
fights with such adventurous scouts as
Kit Carson. He resigned his commits
sion in the United States army upon
the outbreak Of the civil war, and
offered his sword to his native state
ard was appointed a captain Of artil.
lery by Governor Harris.
General Jackson married the daugh'
ter OF General W. @. Harding in 1868,
and became associated with his father
in law 10 the conduct Of Belle Meade
stock farm.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
$1,000 DAMAGES.
THIS Is ASKED BY II. W. ROTT-
GERING.

II. W. Rottgering has filed q suit in
circuit court here against the Chi
cago, st. Louis s. New Orleans rail-
road and Attorneys Charles X. Wheel
ez and d. II. Hughes, asking for ST.
900 damages on bond.
Rottgering is land owner on the
Cairo road and had property con-
demaed by the railroad to use as a
right of way to reach Cairo with its
branch road. An injunction was TAX
en- out to prevent the property owners
from interfering aud Judge White dis
solved the injunction, and Rottgering
asks for $1,000 in damages for sttor-
neys' fees and other cost in litigation.
The attorneys are made defendants be-
cause of the fact that they were sure
ties ON the bond for the railroad COM
psny when the injunction was taken
out.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
is KEEPING A LIST
Judge Sanders Getting Names
of Wash Ladies"
He Says They All Claim to "Take in
Washing"

Judge Sanders has decided that he
will break up the washer woman"
gag and punish some Of the women
who invariably give this as their
means of livelihood when applying
for warrants.
Nearly every unmarried negro wo-
man who comes to my office to procure
q warrant" Judge Sanders stated this
morning. sis washer women, and
earus her living in this manner to hear
her tell it. have seen so much Of it
that | have decided to investigate ev-
cry case and have secured a list on
which enter the nam,s Of all persons
desiring to secure warrants and who
have no visible means of support other
"tnan taking in wsshing." Nearly
every dsy, some negro comes to my
office to procure a warrant against
some Of her sex who has done her an
injury, and in nearly every case the
assault is absolutely unprovoked. I
have investigated several of these cases
and found that the women had not
done any washing in months and were
living of men Of their acquaintance
over whom the trouble originated.
These women have fuses about their
men friends and generally ending in
fight followed by court airing. and
nine cases out Of ten turn out this
way. l always ask the woman swear
ing out the warrant her vocation, and
when she says washing, take down
her name and there will be general
shaking mp hereafter as I do not intend
to stand it any longer.
The list is large and growing every
day, and it will doubtless be a great
surprise to end out now many washer
women there are in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
PROMINENT MAN KILLED.

Paris, Ky, March 3l--J. b. Clay,
one Of the larges, land owners of this
county. was accidentally shot and
killed by his wife while they were at
target practice at their home near
here. The shooting was done with a
shotgun. The charge severed the jug.
ular vein and then entered the left
lung.
He was a son Of Hon. Csssius NJ.
Clay, Jr.. president of the late consti-
tutional convention.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
MYSTERIOUS CASE
OOLORED RAIL ROAD MAN GAN.
NOT TELL OF ACCIDENT.

A colored man was brought to the
railroad hospital this morning from
st. Charles on the early morning train
from the east and is in an unconscious
condition and nothing can be learned
from him. He is an employe of the
l. O., it is thought, as he was ordered
to the hospital, but no details @; the
accident were sent with the order.
The mans head is cut and he has been
in an unconscious condition all the
day. No papers about his person tell
his naue or residence.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
TO INSTALL Big FAN
Illinois Central Preparing for
Fuel Saver.
the Shops at Memphis Turned Over TO
Illinois Central Officers.

A large fan will be put mp in the l.
U. woodworking shops to carry of the
shavings from the many machines
there and the shops will then present
a much clenn,r appearance.
The fan will be a large one and
pipes from all machines will lead into
the engine room and the shavinRs
drawn into this place, where they
will be used as fuel. All shavings
from the many MACHINES are being
burned in the furnace and at present
have to be carted away. This unne-
cessary labor will be done away with
when the fan is working, and II will
also add to the convenience Of the Ia
borers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
NEW TICKET AGENT,
INDIANA MAN ARRIVES TO
TAKE THE DAY JOB.

Mr.. ]. M. Dsubensteck of Indiana is
here today to be checked in as day
ticket agent ana operator at the ILL
pois Central depot, succeeding Mr..
Shepherd, who resigned several weeks
ago and was transferred to Central
City.
Since Mr.. shepherd left, the night
agent, Mr.. Msnion, has been filing
both positions and it was not until to.
day that he got reIiet.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
A DIsTILLERY BURNS.

Louisville, KY, March 3i-The J.
@. Ma.tingiy distillery at Fortieth
and High streets, this city, was do.
stroyed by FIRE late this afternoon,
causing loss of s5c. 900. The distil.
lery was one of the largest in the city,
and was owned by the Kentucky Dis.
tilleries and Warehouse company. For
a time the large warehouses in the vi
entity of the distillery seemed in dan.
ger, but they were finally saved with
practically no damage. The loss Is
covered by insurance. The origin of
the Ere is not known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
CHEAPER PAPER PROMISED

Memphis, Tenn March S1-Those
who use paper extensively like the
daily newspapers aud the publishing
houses have cause to rejoce over the
success that has attended the making
of paper from pine shavinrs at Orange,
Tex in the vast piney woods of the
Lone Star state. Paper must be cheap
er. The supply of pine is practically
inexhaustible and while the new pro-
cess is In its infancy and must be ulti.
mstely benefited by improvements, the
price OF ton of material out of which
pine paper is made is only % pr ton,
while by the old wood pulp method 1T
is s1a. so per ton. The trust may gath
er in the first Of these enterprises but
the paper consumers can make their
own paper by organizing. There il
pine everywhere and access to it can
be had.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
DEATH AT HOT SPRINGS
MR.. o. B. LANE SUCCUMBS TO
LONG ILLNESS.

Views Of the death of Mr.. o. b.
Lane at Hot Springs, Ark, was re.
ceived here today. The deceased was
father of Mr. Walter Lane, we'll
known stone cutter who resided here
fol- several years. Mr.. Lane, Jr /,
went to Hot Springs several months
ago to be with his father, who has
been suffering from dropsy for some
time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
KILLED HIS CHILD.

Denver, COL. March Si-H. Patter-
son, . divorced ranohman, visited bis
former wife, at Bayfield,, COL, and
while his six year old daughter was in
his lap, shot and killed the child, and
committed suioice.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
ALL FOR NOTHING.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 3i-Judge
Murphy in his findings, declared that
the identity of the murderer of Bur.
dick had not been proved. -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
NO COAL STRIKE NOW
Miners and Operators Finally
Reach an Agreement.
Heavy Loss From the Breaking Of a
Levee Near New
Orleans.
MUCH NEWS BY WIRE
AGREEMENT REACHED.

Louisville, March Sl-The miners
AMI operators have reached an agree.
ment which will mean practically 9
10 per cent increase, ana there will
be no strike In Western Kentucky.
The "details OF the agreement are not
given out.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
ANOTHER LEvEE BREAKS.

New Orleans, March sl--A big levee
at Angola, on the east side of the riv-
err, broke this morning. fiooding =
vast section including the state con.
vict camp levee, owned by the state.
The loss is enormous.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
Town Marshal of Bardwell Mys-
teriously Disappears.
There Are Suspicious Of Foul Play
Was After Bank
Robbers.
NO TRACE OF HIM FOUND

There is much excitement in Bard
well, Carlisle county, SO miles from
Paducah, over the mysterious iissp-
pearance of Town Marshal Thomas
Warden, who vanished last Friday
and has not been seen or heard of
since. A telephone message this af-
ternoon from Bardwell stated that no
trace Of him has yet been discovered,
and his family and friends are very
much alarmed, and fear foul play.
Ever since the blowing of the vault
in the Deposit bank there ten days
ago the marshal has worked hard to
trace the thieves and recover the mon-
ey. He was in Memphis Sunday fol-
lowing the robbery, and left promis-
ing that he would return the follow
ing Wednesday, but he never did.
On Friday Warden left his home say
ing that he was going to Memphis, but
nothing has been heard of him since
that time either by his family or the
Ia. :, AGO..
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On Sunday morning he saw the pris.
oners, who gave the names of Tom
Murray and Fred Moore, at the police
station, and he recognized them as the
men who had been ioafing about Bard
well for severa, days previous to the
time of the robbery. After consul
tation with Chief Mason Warden left
saying that he would return later with
employees OF the bank to identify the
prisoners.
Warden reached home on Monday
and remained there until last Friday.
NJ .k..oa .h.t na ,ras ,,o;nr, 20 Ecl,o,,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
INJURED IN EXPLOSION.

Pittsburg, March Sl-Fourteen men
were seriously burned and three fatal
ly injured as a result of an explosion
at the blast furnace in the Edgar
Thompson works at Braddock, Pa.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31

The Illinois Central shops at Mem
phis have been finished and turned
over to the road. The machines are
all running and the company now has
invested in Memphis over 1000, 900,
ali put there in eight months.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
SUED FOR DIVORCE.

Lexington, March IA. ". Wheel.
er, a prominent merchant Of Lexing.
ton, has been sued for divorce.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
CUT swEETHEART's THROAT.

Cincinnati, March Sl-As the resi- II
of Sunday drunk, Forest McCord, a
barber of Bournville, o., cut the
throat of Miss Charity storts, his
sweetheart, from ear to ear and killed
himself in a similar manner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31

Nr. John Davis has resigned his po-
sition at Hank Bros. to go into part
pership with Mr.. b. ]. Billings, his
brother -in-lsw, who owns job print
lug office.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
HIS SWEETHEART GAME.

Cincinnati, March 31-William
Argo shot and badly wounded Miss
Ellen Barker at Ironton, o. She re-
turned the fire. wounding him in the
leg. They were formerly sweethearts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
TOOK POISON.

Evansville, Ind, March sl-Csrl
Plumer, Of Grab Orchard, KY. COM
mitted suicide at Evansville. by tax
ing poison.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
sPEouLAToR SUICIDES.

New York, March si-Mrs. Eliza
beth Robinson, widow, committed
suicide by shooting herself in the head.
Dependency over loss Of ESQ, 900 In
the stock market is the cause.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
oIGAKMAKERs STRIKE.

Denver, Col, March 3l-All the OF.
gar factories IN Denver have been
closed by sympathetic strike.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
MARRIED AT METROPOLIS.
MARSHALL COUNTY COUPLE
ELOPED THERE TODAY.

Metropolis, ILL.,, March 3i-Charles
f, Egner and Miss Sarah E. Harper
of Altoora, Mrrshau county, eloped
tolsy and were married here by JUS
tice Thomas Liggett.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
RATIFIoATIoNs EXCHANGED.

. Washington. March Sl-Ratifica-
tions of the Cuban reciprocity treaty
were exchanged by Secretary Hay and
Minister Qressda today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
FIRE AT HENDERSON.

Henderson, March 3i-The saloon
and restaurant of W. Il. Bvrns was
robbed by Burglars and set on fire and
badly damaged.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
DEATH IN LOGAN COUNTY.

Louisville. March SIR. W.
Bowles, one OF Logan oounty's wealth.
lest citizens, is dead.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
DEATH AT DANvILLE.

Danville, KY, March 8l-sydney
vanable Rowland, one of the most
prominent citizens OF Danville, is dead.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31

Miss Oda Hines has returned to her
home in Hampton, KY, after vis.e
10 the Misses Arnoll.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
BUYS VALUABLE PROPERTY.

St. Louis. March Si-The Wabash
railroad has paid $3.50. 900 for an en-
tire block in St. Louis on which It
will build q new freight depot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31

DR.. H. p. Sights has removed his
oifice temporarily to the small cottage
between the Palmer and the Kentucky
theater and will remsin there until
the new Masonic building has been
completed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-31
Men Working Day and Night on
Caldwell Street.
Cars Cannot Run Over It for Several
Dsys-Paducahan Goes to
Ohio.
NEWS IN BUSINESS CIRCLES

Work on the Caldwell street bridge
is not progressing rapidly, but after
the engine for the pile driver is set
the work will proceed with more ra-
pidity. As yet it cannot be told when
the work will be completed sufficient
" TO: cars and backs to pass over the
bridge.
The entire bridge will be torn away
and rebuilt with strong piling. The
N, O. & st. L. pile driver has been
secured by the city to be used in
driving the piling and the engine was
brought to the bridge this morning
and will be in working order by night.
Temporary lights have been put mp at
the bridge so the workmen can labor
81 night, and some little work was
done last night. Street Inspector
james Eaker has large force of ex-
perienced bridge men at the place and
will put up bridge that will last.
Messrs. z. O. Graham, Charles Ora
ham and r. G. Caldwell of Psducah
and Kevil of Princeton left today for
Kevil, Ballard county, the new town
on the Illinois Central, TO hold a
meeting OF the stockholders. The
town has been laid off aud one object
Of today's meeting is to decide on
what to bald first, and it will prob
ably be the hotel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
a FOOLISH OLD BACHELOR.

This man was an old bachelor, and
his kind do some mighty foolish things.
He was sixty years old, owned a quar-
ter section farm worth $4,000 and was
free from debt The recent land craze
struck him. He fell into the tolls Of a
smooth tongued land agent who gave
him free ride up to the jumping of
place in British Columbia, where he
was induced to buy $4,000 worth of
range land at So per acre. He gave
his note for the first payment of 81, 1000,
which his local bank discounted, and
loaded himself up with yearly inter
est charge of 5000, while he rented his
good farm for $500 per annum. AS
he paid as much for his Canada land
as it will probably be worth twenty
years from now, he has got himself
into a nice financial fix. Had he mar
ried some bright woman years ago, it
is not likely that he would have done
Sc foolish a thing. Don't be an old
bachelor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
Buried ON His Horse.

Lord Dacre, who died fighting for the
Lancastrians at Towton, England, in
1851, directed that if he We're killed in
the battle his favorite war horse should
be buried in the same grave with him.
According to his wishes, when his in
terment took place in Saxon church,
yard after the battle tremendous
grave was dug, and in it the warrior
was buried, seated upright on his
horse. For centuries reflections We're
cast upon the accuracy of this tradi-
ton, but a few years ago while exca-
yations were being made close by the
reputed burial place of Lord Dacre the
pick of digger struck into a great
bone, and upon further search being
made the skull of a big horse was
brought to the surface. AS this was
found almost at the very spot under
which the body of Lord Dacre was
said TO lie, it was accepted as confrma.
ton of the tradition, particularly as the
skull was found to be standing yerti
cally in the soil The skull was re.
placed carefully in its original position
and the excavation filled up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
Rain In Manila.

"When it rains in Manila" says a
man who has been there, you think
the first time you see the spectacle
that the end of the world has come.
Why, one day in September that was
there it rained thirteen inches. Think
of that, will you-more than foot of
water! You would think that would
weary the elements for some time, but
it didn't. The next day it rained half
a foot, the day after that seven inches.
That month we had fifty-seven inches
of rain
where does all the water go to-"
Fright back where it came from"
was the prompt reply. "After down
pour the sun will come out hotter than
ever, and you can fairly see everything
steam. And yet there are a great
many people that wouldn't live any
where else except in Manila"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

1t is possible now to send 100 pounds
of freight half way around the world
for the small sum of 40 cents. We used
to get that much for hauling the same
amount by team a distance of fifty
miles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Varieties of peaches which will stand
a temperature of 20 degrees below zero
are being successfully grown in many
parts of the country where heretofore
peach growing has been considered i'm
possible
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The twin evangelists of agriculture
always working and blessing the waste
places Of the country are blue grass
and white clover, ever creeping by way
side and highway, unlimited and al
WAYS welcome
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Old black walnut stumps are being
dug up all over the west for use in the
manufacture of gun stocks, the stumps
in some cases bringing more money
than the tree which grew upon them
did fifty years ago.