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Middletown transcript., 1903-06-06
If YOUR EYES ARE
TROUBLING YOU

any way, or ii you suffer any headache
that you cannot account for, consult the
well-known and reliable Optical Specialist
E. l. ALPER. l have the very best faci
lities for the purpose of determining eye
refraction. l have followed this profess
sion all my life time; mf vast experience
is at your service. will gladly exam
inc your eyes by the latest improved
methods absolutely free of all charges
Special attention given to school children.
l recommend glasses only when needed.
Middletown transcript., 1903-06-06

As this is my last notice to the taxable
residents of St. Georgrs Hundred, all
persons liable to pay taxes in said Hun
dred, are hereby notified that the Taxes
for the year 1902 are due, and will sit
AT LLoYD's HOTEL, IN ODESSA,
On WEDNESDAY MAY 9th, and
WEDNESDAY, JUNE oath, 1908,
From 10 A. NJ. to 4.P. NJ.
AT STIDHAM's HOTEL, IN PoRT PENN,
OK THURSDAY, NAY 2Sth, and
THURSDAY, JUNE 25th, 1902
From | to P. NJ.
AT MY OFFICE IN MIDDLETowN,
Adams Express Building. every day and
evening except the above dates.
Please read the following Extract Of the Law
"That on all taxes paid before the
first day Of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum on all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
ber there shall be an abatement of three
per centum on all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever and ON all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January next
ensuing five per centum thereof shall be
added thereto"
ALSO, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
As my time as Collector will expire on
July 1st, 1908, and as am compelled to
make settlement with the Levy Court,
all persons who have not paid their taxes
for the year 1902. will be proceeded
against by law as provided by the Court,
as cannot wait any longer.
T. e. HURN,
Collector Of Taxes for ST. Georges Hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1903-06-06

/; Barls S 5oeeA, !;
MrnDT ET0MN nEI
THIS WEEKS
ODD AND END SALE !!
MIDDLETOWN, DEL

There are no dull days when you
know how to make them busy. At the
cut price Store it's one continuous hus-
tie from morning till night-from Mon
day to Saturday. We study the peo-
ple's wants and use every effort to
supply them in a beneficial manner.
There are rare values in this weeks
collection of bargains. Read them
through carefully. There is sure to be
something you want.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
A LITTLE TOO LATE.

The Democratic administration in
Paduoah cannot fool the people by
looking the stable door after the horse
he's been stolen. The arrest Of one
rambler and one concern that 10 alleged
70 have permitted gambling does not
bear the stamp Of sincerity, because
il oame ct such late time, and after
divers gambling resorts had been al
lowed to run unmolested for year or
more. The gamblers have begun to
leave Paducah, because they see that
they are up against it. They did not
leave before because they were secure
in the protection being afforded them
By the administration, and felt that
they could do as they pleased.
They see now that the inevitable re-
suit Of misjudging public sentiment
has been their undoing. They got &C
bold that they would stand around Oh
CORNERS and tell how much money
they won the week before. The ad
ministration did not want to arres
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1t is very probable that the joint
street committee OF the general coun-
oil will allow Contractor Terrell to
substitute soft limestone for hard lime
stone for curbing in paving the streets
The committee was authorized by the
council last hight to act, and it is pre-
sumed that il it permits the use of the
soft steue it will provide for the prop.
or deductions from the price paid Con.
tractor Terrell. The paved streets
have to be paid for by the people, and
in order to protect the people the Sun
desires to state that the difference in
quality between the hard limestone
the contract calls for. which Oontrac.
tor Terrell ia said to be unable to get.
and the soft limestone, which it 10
suggested he be allowed to get, 10 con-
siderable aud the difference In cost
will ron about $3.50 to the block. II
the committee does not make the pro.
per deductions the people who have 70
paw for the streets will thus be
charged about $3.50 block for some.
thing they do not get, or nearly ti,.
600 on the whole job. 1t Is probably
the intention of the committee to
make the proper deduction. Ii II
hoped 80, at least. The city has al
ready given Mr.. Terrell the job ai
shout $500 more than he contracted
the frs, time TO DO it for. and after
wards presented him with check fol-
$500. 1his is enough to give any con
tractor, no matter how solid he 10 with
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
ALLEGED FALSE SWEARING
NEGRO WAS ARRESTED on
THIS CHARGE TODAY. d.,

This morning Officers Senser and
Potter arrested Charles Gilbert, . ne.
gro, on the charge that he swore false.
ly in registering on the last registra.
tion day, by swearing that he had been
living here for one year and lived .,
the residence Of another darkey named
Hale at $40 South Ninth street.
The warrant continues that this hal
since been proven false and the war.
rant resulted. Gilbert's trial has
been set for tomorrow morning before
Judge Sanders. Gilbert registered at
the Kirkpatrick precinct.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
ELECTION OF 1899: ". 8. TAY-
LOR, 1874 VIM. GOEBEL, 1871, 1881
JOHN YOUNG BROWN, 12,14o.

THE WEATHER.
Fair and warmer tonight and tomor-
row.
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sion that affects the whole people, and

tion that Affects the whole people, and
is matter in which the people deserve
to be protected. Il 10 therefore urged
that as there has been some suspicion
of desire on the part Of some of the
other gamblers to swear the accused In
this case out Of the difficulty, the au-
thorities act at once and Jail every
man who swears to . lie, if any should
attempt such thing. None may in
tend to do so, but it will be we'll to
give them all to understand right
now that nothing like that goes.
Public sentiment demands that
every cold. blooded murder be avenged
and murderers be placed where they
can no longer menace society. As
long as desperate is loose on the CON-
munity with pistol in his pocket. no
citizens life is safe. IL is not contend
ed that this wss a murder; it may
have been self defense, and every man
is presumed to DO innocent until he is
proven guilty. The public will not
tolerate, however, any effort on the
part of tin horn gamblers to help q
murderer cheat justice, and will not
stand for any officials permitting such
characters to perjure themselves. A
hint to the wise 10 sufficient.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
PREVENT PERJURY.

Alleged perjurers are sent to the
penitentiary every time there 10 term
of circuit court in McCraoken county,
most Of them for swearing falsely in
some case in police court which
amounts to practically nothing, and in
which the general public has no inter-
st,-for instance whether or not this or
that person had q brick, or whether
Jim johnson or Bob Williams or some
body else slapped this or that person.
These kind of cases have little or no
interest to, or effect on, society, yet
some of the offenders are sent to the
penitentiary. And il is q good thing,
for every perjurer, no matter who be
10 or what case he was in, ought to &c
to the penitentiary.
In the approaching trial of a gam
bier who Is alleged to have murdered q
gambler, the authorities should see
that any attempt to "swear him out"
Of it be promptly punished by the
arrest of the guilty for perjury, al
they have been in the hspit Of doing
in less significant trials. A muroel
case is one of Importance. anC
whether or not q murderer shall be
turned loose to murder again is a Ques
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m because it might lose . few

them because it might lose . few
votes.
But corruption in Paducah has been
crushed by its own weight. Its fate
exemplifies the aging that il you give
a calf enough rope it will hang itself.
The tin-horn gamblers are fleeing.
There are dozen or more who have
committed felony by running games
There are dozen or more saloons
that have laid themselves liable by
suffering gaming to 60 on in rooms
over or near them. The guilty are
known to many people. Most of them
stand around the corners and live q
life Of ease, and il city officials did
their duty would have long ago been
in the penitentairy for running games.
They would not dare stay here il the
laws were enforced against them.
They have stayed here because they
were given protection. With twelve
or fifteen games running nearly every
day and night for weeks and months,
and although every man who runs .
game commits . penitentiary offense.
NO effort was made to stop them. II
10 foolish for the city officials to now
arrest one man for gaming and one
nrm for suffering il. Il 10 discrimina.
tion, and fair-minded people do not
approve Of discrimination. If Q few Of
these arrests had been made months
ago, ut least cne foul crime would
have been obviated, although Mr.. Yei-
ser might have lost few votes. 1t is
fortunate the people found out in
time. They have had their eyes
opened. Mayor Yeiser 10 quoted In q
local Democratic organ Is piously say.
ing he was outraged that this crime
should have occurred in q game Of
chance" Yes, and he will be worse
than that when he sees what
will occur on election day. The peo-
pie are not TO be deceived by such
No sane man in Paducah
believes that il Mayor Yeiser had
wanted to put down gambling OF Sab
bath violation he couldn't or wouSdn't
have done it. No intelligent man in
Paduoah believes that If the police
had received instructions to break up
gambling they wouldn't have done il,
with half . dozed or more dens with
IN O block and q half of the city hall,
md men going in and out every day
md night. Even if they couldn't
have testified to any gam
bling, they could at least have had
he suspicious characters summoned
,efore court to answer questions and
compelled them to tell what they |
new about gambling. or swear lie.
II is too late, Mr.. Mayor, to profess
ignorance of what has been going on,
n what you might have learned was
,oing on il you had wanted to know.
T you have directly or by implication
made the promises to certain elements
hat are credited to YOU, you and such
dement's might as we'll realize now
hat you will be unable to deliver the
,oods. No more connivance at law
essness for political purposes goes in
'aducah.
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VOTING ONES PRINCIPLES.

The present situstion in Paducah Il
now we'll known to everybody. Scores
Of Democrats since the tragedy tina
occurred in q gambling den Sunda,
night with an open saloon underneath
have openly declared that they viii
vote against the present Democrat,
ticket. They will vote the Repu bli
can ticket, for in this way only car
they count on certain victory owe,
the present crowd. They cannot de
feat them BY voting for the independ
emit ticket. They should make il Ger
tain and vote for the Republican
ticket, whose platform 10 for . decent
economical and progressive admins
tration. neither Of which has been evi
dent in the present Democratic admin
istration.
In regard to the duty Of those oiti
zens who have for months been clam.
oring for relief from the official In
difference shown in Paducah. Rev.
George Gowen, of the pastor Of the
Broadway Christian church. in Louis
Vile, Sunday last scored not only REQ
reant, corrupt officials. but every man
who votes to put incapable or corrupt
officials in office as we'll. He said in
part:
1.-The piety that votes for bad candi.
dates is worthless. Long-faced church
officers pray for the Fastening OF
Christ's kingdom on Sunday and theu
go and vote for the coming Of the
DEVILS kingdom. We hold up oui
hands in holy horror at the atrocities
permitted by the Sultan Of Turkey,
the tyranny Of the Gear OF Russin and
the murderous doings OF the anarch-
lists, but we ourselves are sovereign
and are responsible for the condition
of anarchy in this city which tramples
law in the dust, snaps its fingers ut
and laughs nc justice.
"It is the duty Of Christian citizens
to put out Of office the men who allow
open gambling houses ant Sunday sa-
looms, who are allied with houses Of
evil character and who paralyze the
of the Commonwealth BY
their failure to enforce the law"
The same thing applies in Paducaks
The people should rise and bury the
blind, Brazen crowd OF city officials
who are alleged to have made . deal
with the lawless and vicious to get
back into office, under a food OF
ballots from which they VIII never
dare emerge again.
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the administration.
All good citizens who are sincere

All good citizens who are sincere in
their desire to give Paducah better
and more progressive government
should remember that they can't do IL
by dividing the opposition vote be-
tween the independent and Republican
tickets. The sure way is to vote the
Republican ticket. Even if the bet
ter class of Democrats do not like the
Republican ticket nothing could be
worse than the present administra-
ton, and to defeat IL should be the
chief aim of every good citizen.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

THINGS TO REMEMBER.
Tax rate for the first year of
Mayor Yeiser's present
term, 4 1875
Tax rate for the second year
Of Mayor Yeiser's present
term, 1876
Amount of taxes raised the
first year on an assessed
valuation Of 5000, $50, 9,791.35
Amount raised the second
year, on assessed valua-
tion Of $s,sl1,49o. 147,oss. SO
Total amount Of taxes rails
ed in the two years, 296, $50. %
Revenue from licenses,
etc., (estimated) $4,000. 90
Total money at disposal Of
administration during
the two years, 346.SSo. 90
What have the people Of Paducah to
show for the expenditure Of this
amount of money during the past two
years?
Do the people of Paducah want the
same thing to occur during the next
two, or four years9
II they do not, let them vote the
Republican ticket in November.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20

A prominent citizen of Paducah said
today: 81 am not for the Republican
ticket but I'm going to vote IL straight
this time because it 10 the sure way to
beat the present rotten administration
both in Kentucky and Paducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20

II you get out and ask the gamblers
why they were allowed to run almost
so you could see them, they will tell
you. because we are for Yeiser. ~
All good citizens should remember
this when they go to vote two weel 9
from today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
CIRCULATION STATEMENT,

DAILY AVERAGE. aI97.
Personally appeared before me this
day e. ]. Paxton, general manager Of
The Sun. who afirms that the above
statement Of the circulation of The
Sun for the month Of Sept, 1903. Is true
20 the best Of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURyEAR,
Notary Public McCracken County.
Oct. I. 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20

The police officers seemed to be un-
usually busy today-getting out votes
for the gang. The administration 10
frantic over its impending defeat.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20

LICENSED TO wED-R. +. Debbe,
city. age 20 and Miss Mabel Neal, age
90, of Marion, KY, were today lioens-
ed to marry. 1t will be the nrst mar
rage of both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20

The gambling allowed BY the Demo
cratic administration in paducah il
not even first class gambling.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-20
DAILY THOUGHT.

Sincerity of purpose endeavors to
see things as they are, and rejoioes to
find them better than suspicion feared
or calumny denounced. Drummond.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-21
Marshan.

Marshall will build a new school
building
A. w. Heeby and wife we're over
Sunday visitors at the capitol. re
turning home Monday They we're on
business also looking over the pro
.gress OF tlat city since it was their
home about FIVE years ago.
Mrs. Castor and her niece, Miss
Bessie, were guests of friends while
sight seeing in Guthrie Thursday and
Fr'day of last week
Mrs. wyckoff has commenced the
building Of residence on her lots
near MINIS home.
The Farmers State bank will erect
a new building.
Several new residences are being
built in Msrshall.
w. L. Helton has beoB elected a
member of the second board.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-21
ouR aFLoURlsHlNe" FINANCES.

The treasury report covering the
fiscal year just closed is described as
indicating a "fourishing state of the
nations finances" It is hailed with
enthusiasm by the disciples of the
school of finance whose prophet, Col.
Fred Gran. remarked that "a surplus
Is much easier to handle than a de-
ficit"
The surplus revenue collected dur
ing the year was s53,O0OOOO, or $40
900 900 above the secretary's estimate.
At least $50 .000,O 900 Of this was the
product Of Unnecessary and therefore
unjust taxation And by an instructive
coincidence it appears that this excess
just about represents the increase in
fhe worse than war tariff which the
party in power refuses to disturb.
Is It not just and fair to describe
tax which is needed for neither reve-
nuc nor protection as tariff for
monopoly only?
Despite the cutting of of the re-
mainder Of the internal revenue taxes
imposed to meet the cost of the war
with Spaio the total sum collected
was only g 100000 less than in 1902,
while the total expenditures were
nearly s36.oG0,0OO greater
Though the war in the Philippines
has been officially certified for the
hundredth time to be oyer, the ez-
lpenses Of tie war department for the
year were sl1S.55O.O .OO0---an increase Of
more than $6.0OOOOO over 1902 and
Just double the cost in the year be-
fore the Spanish war The increase in
the expenditures for the navy was
1915. 100000. The cost of our "aggres-
sive foreign policy" is thus constantly
expanding.
The available cash balance in the
treasury IS the largest ever known
1924 100000 including 100000 900 Of
gold free from any outstanding obliga-
ton This Is another gratifying fea-
ture from the point of view Of the
pusher OF appropriations. But If the
voters of the country could exrtess
their opinion directly upon this owes
tion II would without doubt be found
that they hold to the old fashioned
notion thas the best place for every
dollar not needed for an economical
administration OF the government is in
the pocket of the man who earned 1t.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-21

multiplying its capitalization by four
But Wall Street saw immediate profit
in the business. and it knows where
10 find its victims
Some of these waterlogged con-
Germs have had to be hauled out and
worked over; some Of them are still
awaiting their turn IN the dry dock.
Fortunately the work of making them
seaworthy has gone on slowly and
without serious interference with the
legitimate business OF sound and old
established concerns. But the invest
ing public has had its scare. For a
while at least It will be slow about
embarking in any more fimsy. new
tangled ventures. Il will not be i'm
consolidate II II ultimately turns out
that somc Of the reckless promoters
who beguiled II with specious prom
ises have been caught with their own
bait The great corporations, whose
resources are sound, will go on in the
old way earning their normal profits,
though To- the time being the nominal
value Of their securities may be de
pressed because Of the unsettled state
OF the market. It is their earnings,
after ALL which alone determine the
value Of their bonds and stocks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-21
IMITATION ANp ITs REsuLrs

"A rich mans panic" is the way
existing conditions in Wall Street
have been aptIy described Certainly
nothing has occurred to cause any
general feeling of alarm in CONNER
cial or Industrial circles. There has
beea no decline In the prosperity OF
the conntrs Business is good; heavy
crops are reported; the railroads are
handling their full summer traffic;
there are no strikes, no impending
elections or legislation to set the
stock mari ct in a furry The aver
age man whose work in the shop,
mine, factory or farm keeps him oc.
cupied Is unaware OF any financial dis
turbances. He Is too busy 20 bother
his head about such matters II Wall
Street wants 10 operate a gambling
game aud run quotations up and down
for purposes OF speculation it Is no
concern oe hts.
But The surprising thing Is that wise
Old hnancieI and captains Of Industry.
whose chic study Il is to keep ad-
ylaed Of the course OF events. profess
to be unable 10 discover a cause for
the sharp do9nward turn Of the mar
ket These solid men Of wealth are
panied and perplexed TO see the fabric
OF printed paper which they have been
franticaiiy constructing for several
years collapse before their eyes.
Hardly one OF them has the moral
courage 20 come ont openly and de
nounce the reckless imitation Of trust
and merger values OF the last Jew
years. for the get-rich-quick idea
caught even them in It's spell and
temporarily at least, contributed to
the amass'ng OF vast fortunes In
many cases II seemed so simple a
trick to take two plants. add them
together and call them equal to -four
or eight ia value And Wall Street
and It's patrons were anxious to be
grlled, So why not work the game for
an It was worth?
The sirgular part oi the affair is
thof plain. simple minded people, who
never knev what Il was 70 buy a
share Of etoek have seen all along
that the process OF tnfation was
Round TO end badly. Il required no
special expert training 70 realize that
the dlyldend.earning capacity Of a
property could not be onadrupled BY
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COUNTY
CORRESPONDENCE.
. Q 0 Q 0 0 Q 0 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 Q Q


FGFklnhs
Mics Mabel and Jane Rinehart OF
Guthrie are visiting at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Benson in this city this
week.
Rev j. W Caldwell OF Guthrie,
preached al the Baptist ch.~ch sun
Gay morning and evening.
Miss Estella Kieth Of saltwater is
visiting friends in Perkins
The annual school meeting for Per
hns met Tuesday afternoon and elect
ed II. L. Diffenbaugh as member of
the board of education and voted a
school levy of 20 mills and seven
months scDoo
Mrs Marion James died at her
home in this city Saturday afternoon
and was ipterred in the Perkins Gem
etery sumo ay, The funeral, services
We're held at the Baptist church by
the Rev. J w. Caldwell OF Guthrie.
Mrs. James was a consecrGted ca. y.
tian lady and good wo ser in the
Baptist church where she was rccag-
nized as leader OF the Christian
work.
Miss Ada Williams at the recent
county examination held In Chandler
received certificate to teach in Lin
coin county.
Frank Harding is the new depot
agent at this place
Miss Mystle Rotchford Of saltwater
Is visiting friends In Perkins this
week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not DO cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
II. ). Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, have known
IF. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made
by their frm.
WEST & TRUAX. Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo. o.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo 90.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.