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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
HAD THE MISTAKE REPEATED


"A very pompous OLD fellow attract
ed my attention one evening Ia q res.
taurant," the late Stuart Robson, on
his last visit to Washington, said to q
newspaper man. "This old chap had
the stiff dignity of an emperor, and it
suddenly occurred to me that it would
be amusing to give him some sort of 3
shock. On the spur of the moment /
walked up behind him, slapped him
on the back and exclaimed;
Hello, George, my dear fellow,
how are your
"He turned so suddenly that he up
set his plate. He was wild with rage.
p "'w Why, l don't know you, sir.
How dare you take such liberties with
p he suffered.
II spologized, saying that l had
mistaken him for someone else, but he
could not be Modified. As withdrew
he glared scornful.y after me, all red
and tTemulous with anger.
"Crane and l were playing together
at tie time, and in a little while
Crane, with whom l had an appoint
ment to dine, arrived. Ipointed out
the pompous old chap to him.
'wouidn't il be funny said, to
shatter that old fellows dignity by
slapping him on the back and saying,
Hello, George. Why, it must be
years since I've seen your
"Crane looked at him and gave a
loud laugh. BY Jove, I'll do it, he
said.
4" oh, no, don't, said /. He might
make scene
"But when Crane gets an idea in his
head nothing can drive it out. He
now walked up behind the old man,
slapped him heartily between the
shoulders and cried:
Hello, George, my dear fellow.
What a long time 1t has been since I've
seen you
81 saw the old man, purple with
rage, jump up from his seat hastily,
and withdrew. For perceived that
a scene or something worse was i'm
minent, and l have always been an
enemy to scenes"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
Why SUCCESS DOES NOT COME.

Many Men Allow Their Opportunities
to Escape.
A great many men have been left
behind because Of their listlessness.
their easy-going ways. They were too
slow. Opportunities would not wait
Tor them. Thoy would have taken ad-
vantage of them. would have succeed
I'd, IL the chance had not hurried by 30
FAST. II the opportunities had tarried q
while. had given them a chance to
look them over and consult their
friends, or II they had only come back,
these gentle people would now be on
the heights instead of looking visit
fully up from the foot of the noun
tain. But alasl opportunities never
return, and he who is not ready to
seize them as they fit onward VIII
lave only regrets FOR his portion
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09

Ages pass, but each returning Eas-
ter brings again Its lessons of sacri.
fee. OF unselfshness and OF great
love for humanity. Great snowy banks
of lilies, emblems of purity, are Of
fered in remembrance Of the greatest
self-abnegation In the history Of the
world. In vast cathedral and modest
chapel vibrates the majestic music
of praise for that most wonderful res
direction, upon which is based the
faith Of the mightiest peoples Of the
aarth
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
INVESTIGATION is ON
Continued from Second page.

only person from whom recommen-
dation would do any good, and the
people in Hopkinsville didn't know
him, anyhow. He was superinten-
dent, he declared, but mere figure
head. He said he had changed consid-
erably since he wrote the letter. When
asked what he meant by compliment
ing Superintendent HATFIELD on "what
he had accomplished, and what Su-
perintendent Hatfield had accomplish
ed, he said that "he had succeeded in
having his salary raised from $1,000
to $500, winch was accomplishing
something"
Adjournment was here taken until
s O'Clock tonight. Only three witnesses
out of the forty or more summoned
were examined, leaving a large number
yet to be heard if it is decided 20 hear
them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD EXCUR-
SION BULLETIN

SION BULLETIN
The Illinois Central Railroad %,
announces reduced rates as follows;
Boston, Mass, July 2 TO one fan,
plus 81 for the round trip, good re.
turning until July IL, with privilege
Of extension until September by &c.
post of ticket and payment Of 81
cents, account of National Education.
al association.
st. Louis. No, June IS, 10 and II,
oae fare for the round trip, good re-
turning until June 95, account OF
SangeIfest.
San Francisco and Los Angeles,
CAL. July l to 10 inclusive, s5s. 9o
for round trip, good returning until
August 81, account of Christian En-
deavor convention at Denver.
Knoxville, Tenn. June 81, 90, 90,
2s and 80 and July 10 and 20, one fare
plus 25 cents for round trip, good re-
turning for is days, account of sum
mer school
Asheville. N. o., June II to 10, one
fare plus 25 cents for round trip, GOOD
returning until June "a, account Of
Southern Students conference.
J. T. DONOVAN, Agent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
EPwORTH LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
DETROIT. MICH

Half rates from all points July is
and 16. Return limit August is, by
deposit. Falls Cities Epworth League
have arranged with d. and o. $. W.
for special train to leave Louisville
$50 a. M. Wednesday, July 10, arriv.
ing Detroit about p. m. The above
rate is good on all regular trains July
10 and I6. If you desire to JOIN the
Falls City special write me and I'll
send you itinerary of their trip giving
detailed information.
r. s. BROWN,
ID. p. A. B. & o. y. W.,
Louisville, Ky.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
THE IRREPRESsiBLE CONFLICT.

In the present municipal campaign
the taxpaying citizens of Omaha are
confronted by the allied corporations
who have for years evaded their just
share of the burdens of taxation and
are banded together now in opposition
to the great mass Of taxpayers. The
franchised corporations have pooled is
sues In order to block municipal owner
ship and levy tribute upon their patrons
through a mayor Of their own choosing
and a subservient council Of their own
buying.
The railroad corporations are banded
together with them to prevent an
equitable assessment Of their properties
and evade their just share Of the bur
dens Of municipal taxation. When
Mayor Moores appointed a board of re-
view last fall that was not to be
swerved from It's duty by corporate
unsafe man by the corporations and in
CURED their everlasting enmity. When
the tax commissioner and Board of Re-
view appraised the railroad properties,
which the State Board of Equalization
had returned for less than 1 per cent
of their true value, at their full value
the railroads made formal protest and
followed up their remonstrance with q
temporary injunction from the federal
district court. Manifestly 1t is of the
utmost Importance to the citizens Of
Omaha that the next mayor and coun-
ell shall appeal from the district court
to the appellate court and eventually
to the supreme court In case the rail-
roads win out in the lower courts.
This is the true inwardness of the OPP
position Of the community Of interest
railroads and franchised corporations
to the candidacy of Frank e. Moores.
They know that Howell is "a safe
man" and they know that the contest
is squarely between Moores and
Howell. The intrusion Of Benson into
the campaign has had it's inspiration in
the inner councils of the allied corpora
tons, because they know that every re-
publican vote given to Benson Is half q
vote for Howell and Howell is their
man.
The pounding of the hewgags and the
banging Of tom-toms by the Benson
boomers is simply an attempt to dis.
tract the people from the irrepressible
conflict between the tax-shirking cor
porations and the taxpaying citizens
Nine-tenths of the shouters for Benson
will cast their votes for Howell on cleo
ton day and after election they may
be depended on to claim that they voted
for Benson and charge the blame for hi.
inevitable %humiliating defeat to thos,
other fellows.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
WHO WILL BE rag LEADER,

The question Of a democratic leader
in 1904 is receiving consideration and
while a dozen or more men of greater
or less prominence are mentioned as
possible presidential candidates, there
is not one of them as to whose avail
ability there is anything like general
agreement among democrats. In a re-
cent article the Brooklyn Eagle dis
cusses some of these men. 1t begins
with the assertion that Mr.. Bryan is
not among the presidential possibilities,
This unalterable convictions on this
subject to the contrary potwithstand-
ing" and also declares that there is
little room for D. B. Hill on the list,
although he Of course wants and will
seek the nomination. Richard Olney
is considered out of the question for
various reasons and Edward M. Shep-
ard OF New York, although he is keep
ing himself in evidence, and may pro-
woke enthusiasm in the next conven-
ton Of his party, is not regarded by the
Eagle as a promising possibility. Cor
man, it is pointed out, Is not likely to
be the leader in next years campaign
for the reason that the candidate will
not he taken from the south, (which
section is already sufficiently solid for
democratic party purposes" Grover
Cleveland, 1t is assumed, has no idea
of making a fourth canvas for the
presidency and in conclusion the Eagle
merely mentions Judge Parker, whom
it is known TO favor.
The New York Times also discusses
the availability OF a number OF men,
some Of whom are entirely unknown
to the masses OF the democratic party,
1t speaks well of Judge Parker, of
olney and Of Hill, but shows the
strongest liking for Mr.. Cleveland, of
whom it says that It is a remarkable
fact that his name is heard now more
frequently than that of any other
among the possibilities. The Times re.
marks that 1T is often said that Mr.
Cleveland split his party; the reply now
everywhere heard Is that he split the
republican party FIRST and would split
1t again II nominated" This was writ
ten before Mr.. Bryan's speech at Kan
sas City, in which he declared that tn,
democratic party was weaker after tn,
second Cleveland administration than 1
had ever been before. The Times con
eludes; 1T has usually been the cas-
that when the outlook for the demo
cratic party was gloomy and its chance
of victory slight there have been few
asphants for the honor OF the nom
nation. In this year 1903 possible can
didates are numerous and many of then
not reluctant The circumstance is sig
nlhcant."
Among all these aspirants. hOweve,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
ONE STRONG YOUNG MAN.
Rare and FOrcefuI AntaE.
OniEes Legislative Grafters.
Philadelph,a North American.

Philadelphia North American.
Over in New York the politicians are
watching with uneasiness the movements
Of a certain young member of the legisla-
ture. He IL only 26 years old, and this is
his first term in Albany, yet his career, If
anything so brief may be so called, already
furnishes material for a short political
tract.
This young man, George B. Clark, repre-
sents the Twenty-ninth district in New
York City. He is rich enough to be above
temptation from Legislative bribery, though
experience has shown that wealth alone
will not keep straight q mar who lacks
honesty and independence. Clark has both,
and he is demonstrating the fact in a man
ner highly disconcerting to some Of his fell
low members.
When he frat appeared in Albany young
Mr.. Clark listened to ali that wag said to
him. smiled cheerfully at threats, politely
declined all propositions, and voted like an
honest man on every bill.
He did more. He went out Of his way
to gather evidence Of bribery, and It is as
serted that he now has af1davits which
would forever blast the regulations of some
distinguished members.
The lessons In this are obvious. The
POORAO Ohd Why ~ 10 Una
open and shameless bribery is carried on in
legislatures. They wonder why 1t is thai
no man dares to assert his manhood. not
only by refusing to be a party to the
crimes, but by fighting those who are. Most
frequently the reason is timidity, fear Of
ludicrous failure or political revenge. Mr.
Clark says he is quite Indifferent to the
| consequences, and that ne will fight against
corruption Just SO far as his ability will
carry him.
His carelessness about the future, Of
course, is an advantage that all men do moi
possess. But his courage and his simple
honesty may surely be emulated. And
wherever a man arises who will display
these qualities in as great degree, he viii
hnd himself amazed at the ease with which
he can cause CONSERVATION among TIT
forces Of corruption. A few such mel
could break up any combination Of briberl
and pIunderers that ever existed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
MIssOURrs GREAT sHAMR
Political Depravity Revealed by Two
Grand JurIea.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
One lobbyist, the chief OF police at the
state capital, and -four or five state SEN
ators, indicted; one boodler a fugitive from
Justice, the lieutenant governor hidden
from the arm Of the law and like a pitla-
BILE refugee from HIS own conscience wan
dering distractedly about the country; and
sixteen more legislators, a prominent poll
tician and a big railroad lawyer implicated
in bribery charges-this is the result SO
far Of the dragnet Investigation of the Cole
count grand jury.
Until the present time there has been no
particular effort nor necessarily to conceal
the bribery which existed at Jefferson City.
The practice was looked upon as one Of the
ordinary methods Of procuring or prevent
ing legislation. Apparently 1t excited the
humor more than the wrath Of the people,
and the scandal Of 1t was not thoroughly
realized until the exposure was brought
about in a dramatic way. A preacher who
was defeated for the ehaplaincy Of the
house, early in the session made q scath-
ing arraignment from his pulpit OF certain
conditions which he claimed existed at the
capitol. He was followed by Speaker White
cotton, who in addressing a crowd gath
cred to celebrate the wiping out Of the
state debt denounced the conduct OF GER
tain OF his fellow statesmen as so out
rageous as to call for the use Of hemp. He
repeated his charges in the house, and as
result that body appointed a committee o.
investigation. Positive evidence was dis.
covered that money was used to prevent the
passage OF the textbook commission bill
and TO keep the alum clause In the pur'
foods law. Thereupon Judge HAZEL, o
Cole county, summoned p grand jury ant
the legislators finished their business will
dispatch and beat a hasty retreat to thei
homes and summer resorts, where man!
now lie hid. safe from subpoenas and requi
sitions. The evidence by disclosing the fac
that some Of the Doodle changed hands a
81. Louis ave Attorney Folk a chance I
put his famous grand jury in commission
again, and so IL has happened that the big
gest scandal the state has ever had is beinI
probed by the best man who could hAy
been selsS1-A for the purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
JEFTnRsOS,s VERSATILITY.
His Impress on American Laws, Poll
CITES and Institutions.

Baltimore American.
The celebration Of Thomas Jefferson's
birthday was made more prominent than
usual by the occurrence Of the centennial
anniversary OF the Louisiana purchase, to
be commemorate In a few weeks. Jefer-
son will continue to be both a picturesque
and great figure in American history. Il
is singular that all parties and all fac
lions Of parties find in him their ideal.
On Monday distinguished statesmen Of op-
posite party Affiliations We'd in eloquent
expression of the greatness Of the author
OF the Declaration Of Independence.
One reason for his may be found in his
close connection with the government in
some form from its birth through a series
Of many years. He appeared in so many
revelations Of a striking character as to
naturally attract greater attention than
others, and to make his life and acts more
interesting. While this may be to some
extent correct, Thomas Jefferson was un-
questionably one Of the greatest Of Amer
lean statesmen, and very few have so
strongly impressed themselves upon the
laws. policies and institutions Of the state.
One reason why every political party is
able to appeal to him will be found in his
versatility and his ability to change his
convictions when antagonized by facts. In
this instance OF the Louisiana purchase
he had expressed the view that It was un-
constitutional to acquire foreign territory.
This was a generalization reached by logic.
The one was q theory OF academic impor-
lance, while the situation in the southwest
was a condition imperatively demanding
action. and Jefferson acted without hesi-
tation. There IL nothing more common
among statesmen than the generaliz.ng
process, and nothing more uncommon than
for them to ave the nerve to repudiate
their congratulations when such a course
is for the benefit OF the state. Lincoln,
Gladstone, Bismarck and Sir Robert Peel
never hesitated to do this when It was
apparent that specific policies were re-
CURED.
The habit Of logical e~xactness in the
maintenance of a political generalization.
and the refusal to regard the logic of
events caused fifty years ago woes thai
can scarcely be enumerated. The greatest
statesman is he who can see that he is
wrong, or hat he has been put in the
wrong by the march OF progress. Jefferson
was q man OF this kind. He did not hest
tate to abandon his Impressions when he
perceived that they were erroneous or out
Of date, and 1t is largely because Of this
that his influence and his acts have made
SO great an impression upon the country's
career.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
THE VESTS GRnnTING.


]. w. Foley. jr.. in Bismarck Tribune
He's comm back as President-th' man we
AZ tes' plain Teddy Roosevelt, nigh twenty
He's comm back as President; it don't
But It's writ thar in tn streamers o. tn
old red, white and blue;
He's comm back as President; q friend Z
An tn head O eighty million o. tn freest
souls thet's free:
He's back in his OIL stampin' g~round-th'
land tibet loves him best,
In tn ~fairest. %squarest country In this land
o. ourn-the Westl
Why, her p~rairies Earned him freedom, an
her sunshine gave him tan;
Her climate gave him stren'th an health.
A-ciimbin' Of her hills showed him tn way
When he called her rugged sinews into play
to lead her Drawn:
Who's armed a better right. today, to greet
Who'll stand a wall behind him ef she has
to stand alone?
tn West-th. nations giant West; an up
Is a pledge o faith an honesty that never
rang untrue.
Dye wonder tibet them streamers is a
fioatin' middlin' high7
D'ye wonder why them flags is p'intin' up
Dye almost Rlos t h.an . sSnn sny. bOomin'' y can
In a voice like rumblin' thunder: ''Teddy's
comm hyar t'dayl"
An the West. his foster-mother STAINS
with tears In her glad eyes
With sunshine in her swellin' heart. like
sunlight In her skies,
Her arms outstretched L welcome him: her
voice appraised T. call:
Hes comm back as President; God bless
him. an that's all.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
PERSONAL NOTES.

The Porto Ricans are rapidly becoming
A~mericanized. The mayor Of one OF their
principal cities has been arrested for en-
bezzling 5000. 900,
DR.. E. Hanlin Of EmporIa, Kan, yawned
and dislocated his jaw. Things are dull
since the populists have been downed In
the Sunhower state.
The conviction Of a clergyman's sons Of
manslaughter in Minneapolis and the
striking Of a Chicago saloon by lightning
have given a number of people a hrmer
grip on cherished ideas.
Pekin. battered by the attention of the
United States government In taking trouble
to find out tina the name of the Chinese
capital should be spelled with the final let
ter. no doubt feels away up in G."
An cid negro appeared at Eagle Pass,
Texas, the other day and asked II II was
true that the emancipation proclamation
had made the negroes free. There seems
to be some doubt about that in the Texan
mind.
The Easter bonnet was not in the run
ming with the Easter hat passed in the
New York churches. The ornamen were
checks. greenbacks. gold eagles and pale
coin. One hat carried $4,000 and another
$S5, 1000.
DR.. D. X. Pearsons Of Chicago, the vet
eran friend OF small colleges, celebrated
his $50 birthday on April IA by making
anniversary gifts to two colleges. Winter
Park. Fla. $4,000, and Kingfsher college
okl., $25. 900.
The Board OF Public Service Of Cincinnati
has abolished all the golf inks in the publi'
parks and has forbidden the. game therein
on the ground that II would be dangerous
to women and children who frequent tn,
parks for outing and recreation.
Prof. H. L. Bolley, botanist OF the Nortl
Dakota agricultural college and expert
mental station, has been appointed specia
agent for the investigation Of the ia
crop and fax diseases in Europe. He vii
20 first to the Netherlands and then pro
coed to eastern Russia.
PierpOnt Morgan, who celebrated his 6
birthday last Friday. achieved his creates
business successes since he reached tn
three-score mark. He frst became prom
inent in the hnancial world about twent
years ago. when he went to Europe and sue
cessfully sold SOS. 900, 900 worth Of New Yor
Central stock. This made the old fnan
ciers gasp. By this piece OF work Mr.. MOI
gan won the lasting friendship OF the LAT
william II. Vanderbilt and incidental
cleared t1.OO0.0 900 for himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23

there Is not one who could unite and
harmonize the party and to find such
a man is the great difficulty that n
fronts the democracy. From all pres
ent appearances IL is an insuperable diff
iculty. II the next democratic nationa.
convention shall be controlled by the
eastern reorganizers, as appears not i'm
probable, it is very safe to say that the
presidential candidate win not be &C.
ceptable to a very large number Of
western democrats. obviously that very
much disorganized party is in a worse
dilemma than ever before and there is
no promise or prospect that Its un-
happy situation will improve.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
Folly and the Cure-An.
Collier'a Weekly.


In days Of old a robber went forth to rob.
Nowadays a robber Of the first class has
his open habitat precisely like the honest
citizen and remains in it and hangs out q
sign and has great dif1culty In attending
to the throngs that pour In to beg him
to relieve them Of their goods. He ia
usually keeping either a "get-rich- quick
concern or a "get-healthy-qui concern
At bottom the two Industries are the same.
They rest rock founded upon the universal
delusion that something can be got for
nothing. A nan who has obviously abused
his health for forty-six weeks OF the year
does well to devote the remaining six weeks
to intelligent repentance for his physical
sins. But he is not "as good as new
again. and II the "cure' has wrought any
benefit beyond what fresh air, sensible eat
ing and regularity will effect anywhere 81
has wrought 1t at the expense Of his vi
tality. Further, instead OF having SET
him in the way Of permanent good behavior
the ''cure" has encouraged him to think he
can do as he pleased and can always re-
turn to find the health Of youth again.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23
scrape on, the Moss.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.).

OIHvIHHau EluuITeF IueLH.J.
Colonel Bryan d~enounces those democrats
who did not act with the regular organiza-
tion of the party in 1895 and 1900. and those
democrats who remained dormant in those
campaigns, or voted, for Mckinley. denounce
the followers of Bryan and the free silver
platform; and some of them try to Justify
themselves as the only Simon-pure demo-
Gratis. 1t may be necessary for men OF both
factions who have the breadth of intel
lectual beam to push original principles to
the front. and mutually concede and yield
on points that are not now con%spicuously
in issue, to take charge of the affairs of
the party before 1t drifts to the rocks.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23

@. O. Wright says the reason he op-
posed the passage of the ordinance al
lowing the people to vote on the ques-
ton of granting a franchise to Andrew
Rosewater for furnishing cheap electric
power in Omaha was to prevent a viola.
ton of the law in granting a monopoly
franchise to a public official. Mr.. Wright
prefers that the Thomson-H Houston Elec
trio Light company should continue &c
exercise a monopoly without any fran.
chise. This is a spasm of virtue the
people win have dificulty to under
stand.