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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
A BUSY SESSION
OF SCHOOL BOARD
New School Ordered---Trustee
Overbey Resigns.
No Truant Ofioer Elecsed-Every
thing Reported In Readiness For
School Opening.
TWO NEW TEACHERS ELECTED

The school board met last night in
regular session with Trustees OVERLY
and Renfro absent.
The board transacted much important
business, establishing new school
house, ordering a site for another to be
bought and a temporary building erected
awarding the coal contract and acting
on other matters of Importance.
The finance report was read, showing
balance in the treasury amounting to
Sl2,544.06 after the payment of $6l5.63
in salaries and incidental expenses.
The report included the repair bills OF
$l,932.60. This included the purchase
price of school site in Mechanicsburg
A report from the supply committee
was read, showing the purchase of ls0
desks at 1918, while last year $50 desks
cost $500.
Henry Moore was appointed janitor
at the Garfield colored school to sue
coed Sam johnson. while Mary Joyner
was elected to succeed Janitor Webb at
the Lee building.
The reports of Fred Hoyer, superin-
tendent of buildings, was read, showing
expenditures amounting to Sl,O76.ls for
building repairs. This is several hun
dred dollars under the amount allowed
him and bespeaks much for his good
work. Repairs not TO exceed $50 were
ordered at the Garfield school in way of
ceiling work.
Miss Ann Stewart and Miss Blanche
Moore, of Lexington, were elected to
positions in the school. the former in
the High school and latter in the under
grades. Mrs. May Rieke was elected
substitute.
Georgia Jones and Matte Anderson
were elected colored substitutes. Pau
line Meyers was elected to fill Principal
Geo. Porter's place at the Garfield
school.
Miss Sue Kirk and Miss Mary Braz
elton, the former a regular teacher, and
the latter a substitute, did not take the
examinations in time and their places
were declared vacant. Miss Kirk is in
Louisville.
The resignation of Trustee Overbey
who moved out of his district, was ac-
cepted. This makes two vacancies in
the board, the places of Messrs. OVERLY
and McFadden.
Trustee Robertson, of the sanitary
committee, was authorized to close a
contract with a scavenger for the year
at not more than Sl25O per month.
The committee was instructed to buy
lot in Rowlandtown for new school
house and to erect at once for use this
season temporary building. The site
will cost $1,000 and is located on the
new ear line, the best location possible
to be found
The Parham-Lack Coal Co. secured
the contract for furnishing coal to the
schools this winter. The bid was 10
cents for lump and 2-5 for nut. The
other bids were from 10 to IA cents.
this being the hest
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

The matter of electing truant oil
Ger was brought up, but no action taken
IL seems TO be the inclination of the
board taken as whole, not to elect
truant officers, but with the city as il
is, such an officer should be elected.
thinks Supt. Leib.
The two new schools, one in Rowland
town and the other in Merchandising.
will vacate several rooms in schools in
the city and these rooms should be fill.
ed. The truant officer could Oil them
and the board will be further urged by
those interested in educational matters,
TO appoint such an officer of officers.
Supt Leib made verbal report of
the condition of the schools and the
outlook for the year. reporting il very
favorable. He stated that residents OF
Littleville wanted school house, their
children living so far from the High
school and other schools, and agreed to
furnish the building and fuel ii the city
would furnish a teacher. The board or
dcred the selection of teacher and will
accede to the proposition.
The board appropriated $500 for
equipping the scientific laboratory. The
teacher secured is Mr.. Howard Sullivan
graduate Of Central College at Dan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Three hundred gasmskers, mschin'
lists and brioklayers are out on IA gym.
pathetic strike at Indiana HArbor,
Indiana.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Continued Oh Page Four.)
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
A Tinker's Campaign,

=. From the Evening Mail.l
a.. .Ou Watson did not cover the whole
s., s wlen he said, Stealing the plat
s.sr I of the Peoples party in 1896.
h I,os ,oog that of the Republican party
r,r ~ now can Democratic leaders
rDoD pretend to lead a party based
s ,sou eonvlctions?" A fresh pro-
Bya. Of borrowing is announced by
|do.t.a da lie calls it "engrafting new
Vhao ines y On the party creed" Mean
son's 'ne party, as Wendell Phillips
IN ~ ou say is prepared to borrow from
sptb ttb1's.ers' high and low, north and
S5u triend and foe" 1t is not a
sD5 D..', sI all; it is a thing of shreds
d pr'Cnes. :. 1t will put on and take
sBs A., =. viii purloin without apology
Ds...l S discard without ceremony. IT is
nd ~ ~ 10 resurrect an issue today
noDlos 'er 1t tomorrow, funeral cere-
ID an. united. 1t wears nothing of
ys,sl,..e,l4 4 except the issues of "anti.im-
aey % a.. and "antimilitarism," and
as os,' ,e not garments at all. They are
en's Of sham phantOms,
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
TOM TAGGART OF GlLeAL
Phe Mystery Reminds One of Han.
quO's Ghost.

Phe Mystery Reminds One of BaD-
quO's Ghost.
One of The most amusing "fnds" NJ
the campaign is the reproduction Of
Secretary Hays pike County Ballad "
published III 1871, entitled "Tbe NTvs.
terry of Gilgal," with its reference 10
"Taggart balr' and Tom Taggart
standing behind his bar. 1t is certain
" a curious coincidepce that Pike
county should have had a barkeeping
Tom Taggart back in the early seven
ties.
Here is the poem in full:
TOM TAGGARr OF PIKE COUNTY; OR. THE
MYSTERY OF GILGAL
The darkest. strangest mystery
I ever read or heern or see
Is long of drink at Taggart's hall
Tom Taggart's of Gugal.
I've heern the tale thousand ways.
But never could git through the maze
That hangs around that queer days
dOin's,
But III tell the yarn to youans.
Tom Taggart stood behind his bar;
The time was fall, the skies were far;
The neighbors round the counter drawed
And ca mly drinked and jawed.
At last come Colonel Blood of Pike
And old Jedge Phinn. permscus-like,
And each. as he meandered in.
Remarked, "A whisky skin"
Tom mixed the beverage full and far
And slammed it, smoking. on the bar.
Some says three fingers. some says two
I'll leave the choice to you.
Phinn to the drink pat forth his hand;
Blood drawed his knife, with accent
bland:
81 ak yer parding, Mister Phinn-
Jest drap that whisky skin!'
No man high toneder could be found
Than old Jedse Phinn the country round
Says he, Young man. the tribe of Phinns
Knows their own whisky skins!'
He went for his 'leven inch bowie knife
Il tries TO foller a Christian life,
But III drap slice of liver or two,
My bloomin' shrub, with you!"
They carved in a way that all admired
Tell Blood drawed iron at last and fired.
1t took Seth Bludso 'twiXt the eyes,
Which caused him great surprise.
Then coats went off. and all went in;
Shots and bad language swelled the din;
The short, sharp bark of derringers,
Like bull pups, cheered the furse.
They piled the stiffs outside the door;
They made. l reckon. a cord or more:
Girls went that winter as a rule
Alone to spellin' school.
I've searched in vain, from Dan to Beer
Sheeba. to make this mystery clear,
But l end with hit as l did begin
''WhO got the whisky skim"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
..shnea. shirt. nnd seIf Government.,,


TFrom the New York Sun.l
The Hon. George F. Parker, chief Of
literary department, is issuing the
Democratic campaign text book on the
installment plan. The installment re
leased" today contains various matter
about the Philippines. For example:
"The wants of the average native
are few. He consumes no malt or dis
titled liquors. eats but little meat, his
diet consisting chiefly Of rice and fish.
His clothing, while sufficient for decen-
CIV. is scant. consisting Of pantalOOns,
an undershirt and a combination Of
shirt and coat worn outside of the pan
taloons and a hat made of native
grass. The ordinary Filipino goes bare
footed"
There must be some "battle cry" here,
but we can't hear it. Is it Beer and
independence for the Philippines! or
"Shoes. shirts and self government for
the Philippines?" Is "a combination
of shirt and coat forbidden by the
Sherman antitrust law?
Some mysterious campaign mate
riaI' lies in the apparently harmless as
sertion that since 1641 there has been
an average of at least one destructive
earthquake every twenty years" Mr..
Parker ought to prove that imperial
ism has increased the number of earth
quakes.
Page 212 teaches us that "as the
American army was withdrawn the
sale of malt liquors decreased" Is this
an attack on the army or the FilipinOs
or beer?
Mr.. Parker might have released"
this instaIlment earlier. It is not vio-
lent.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
BIG DEMOCRAT BOLTS
Robert Treat Paine, Jr., of Boston,
Twice His Party's Nominee
For Governor.
viii Vote For President Roosevelt Be.
cause of His Consistency
and Fairness.

Robert Treat Paine. Jr., who has
twice been the Democratic nominee for
governor of Massachusetts, has an
nounced his intention to bolt the Dem
ocratic party. The only ground which
he announces for his bolt at present
is the negro question. although he says
that he may have something further
to say later on. In a signed statement
Mr.. Paine says:
Il am going to vote for Roosevelt.
am democrat enough still to feel that |
want the president of this country TO
be democrat enough to meet any man
whose character deserves it at any
function. l have myself dined with
Booker Washington and would con-
slider it a privilege again to do so.
Does not this dilemma face Mr..
Parker: If elected president, and if
there were in Washington a gathering
of the most eminent educators in this
country, among whom Booker Wash
ingtOn would be inevitably classed, and
the president wished naturally enough
to show due recognition and honor to
this gathering and invited them to the
White House, would he bar Booker
Washington? Would he discriminate
against him because of race or color?
Would he have a Jim Crow pantry
behind the house to which Booker
Washington might be shunted off?
"On the other hand. if Parker as
president should ask Booker Washing
ton to the White House would not the
whole south again raise the cry that
they had been bunkoed in their can
didate? This is only one of my rea-
sons for desiring to vote for President
Roosevelt; but coming of abolition
stock and being born and bred Repub-
lican. this aspect Of the case does have
much weight with me, confess"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
@'s ssSAS;sS4 ,xSllA. X,
PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES.
American Policy Is Not Commercial
Exploitation.

American Policy Is Not Commercial
Exploitation.
The welfare of the FilipinOs. with
commercial profit as an incident, is the
American policy. Commercial exploit
alton for the benefit of the United
Kingdom. with the incidental welfare
of her subject alien races, is the Brit
ish policy. With such fundamental diff
ferences in dealing with the white
mans burden" it is not surprising
that A. r. ColquhOun in his recent
book on Greater America" should
have been blind TO what has actually
been done by the United States and
disparagingly critical of its efforts to
govern the Philippines in harmony
with its own ideals. Their acquisition
was not u sequel to the enterprise Of
trading companies, the avarice of adj
venturers or the necessity of an outlet
for surplus population, so often the
case in the growth of the British en-
pire and in the colonial experiments of
other nations 1t was, on the contrary.
a responsibility inherited through war.
accepted with reluctance and misgiv-
ing. and duty to civilization under
taken with a full realization of its diff
ficulties and of the Sacrifices it entailed.
If as a result the American republic
profits commercially and is strength
ened as a nation, so much the better
But the notion should be dismissed
that lust for territory or commercial
ambition was the controlling motive in
Judging what has been done and in un-
derstanding what is planned. 1t was
imperative that nation founded on
the idea of freedom and liberty, whose
government is of the people, if true to
itself should have regard for its own
ideals and should endeavOr to incul- I
cate them in the minds of its wards.
perhaps, an autocratic
rule. with an i'll concealed contempt
for the FilipinOs. would have been
more successful. but the United States
is not an empire. and William Mckin- !
lev. who formulated the American
Philippine policy, had no desire to vio- 3
late our traditions, but he hoped 10
elevate the islanders in the solution OF
this problem of government.
ALBERT HALSTEAD.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

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AWARE
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
THE PROMOTER OF PEACE.
President Entitled to Thanks of All
Europe.


Europe.
[From the South Bend Qnd) Tribune.l
Here is a gentleman who knows
what he is talking about, and he is
outspoken and emphatic in his lauda-
tion of Presid mt Roosevelt as a pro-
moter of international peace Baron
d'Estournelles Of France was foremost
in the movement which led 10 the An
glo-French treaty, thus assuring a
permanent good understanding between
two powers that had been for genera
tions more or less at odds. The baron
expected to attend the international
peace congress in Boston next month,
but now finds himself unable to do so,
owing to the approaching elections in
France. In writing to explain his in
ability to be present and expressing re-
gret at his detention the baron says:
Il had hoped at Boston to recognize
publicly the grand and decisive serY-
ices rendered to the cause of nterna-
tional arbitration by the United States,
and particularly by President Roose-
yelt. Better than any one l know that
the court of The Hague stood deserted.
abandoned and ridiculed until the day
when he had the courage, generosity
and foresight to save it. This act alone
has entitled him to the thanks for his
pacific ana liberal spirit of all Europe"
This statement is rather confusing to
the Democrats, who are picturing the
- fnr Al rs
and slaughter and inviting trouble in
every direction. And, what is more it
is the truth, while the Democratic at
tacks are mere partisan misrepresenta-
fiOn
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
LABOR MEN FOR ROOSEVELT
Lender of the Car Mechanics Says the
Vyorkfngmen Favor Republicans.


Charles ". Stanglen of Baltimore,
supreme chief of the Car Inspectors
Car Builders and Railway Mechanics
of America and chairman of the con-
ference committee of the railway en-
pIoyees of Maryland, whose duties car
nv him from one end of the country to
the other says:
"From the standpoint Of the laboring
class there is no doubt Of the election
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks with the
maiorities that characterized the last
two campaigns. The working people
are almost unanimously for the Re
publican nominees. 1 have Travelled
considerably in West Virginia lately
and it is my honest belief that the Re
publican majority in the Panhandle
State will be larger than ever. Davis
will never be able to carry his own.
state"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Parker Was Wise.

[From the Gloversville Leader.l
The more Judge Parker writes and
speaks the more evident he makes 1t
that he was wise in keeping still be-
fore he got the nomination.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
A Good Enemy,

[From the New York NALL
If Bourke Cochran is busy cooking
I'D some more of the broth that he fed
to Yermonters, more power to his el-
bow!
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

The University of Pennsylvania on
Monday conferred the degree of doctor
Of laws ON James Whitcomb Riley,
the Hoosier Poet and Governor Penny
packer, also ON Baron Won Sternberg
and others. Among the peculiar
things which the Governor, who de
livered the address, said about George
Washington were the following:
Began his military career at site of
Uniontown, Fayette county; in COM
pany with a detachment named Jacob
van Braem.
On January 6, 1853, married Martha
Curtis, a widow with S1OO,0OO.
Wore false teeth made of hippopota-
mus tusks.
Passed the bottle about pretty freely
after dinner.
First called father of his country in
German almanac, published in Lam
caster, in 177s.
Attended the first balloon ascension
in America and gave the aeronaut a
pass, allowing him to come down
where most convenient.
Was a hard rider and foundered
five horses in one day.
Had a green parchment pocketbook
which he kept in a hair trunk.
Once he picked sugar plums from q
cake at one of his levees and sem
them to a friend.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
Eyes Examined Free

Prof. M. Garhnkel, the eyesight
specialist, who has fitted the leading
people Ia Port Jervls and this town
with glasses will be here again at the
Crissman House, Milford, Pa, for
days, Monday, Feb. 20 and Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 1, 2, 1904.
Remember the last time I was two
days there but was not able TO attend
TO all SO 1 win remain 3 days this
tune. Please come early as you can.
ANY one having glasses Of me can
have them changed at any time
within two years free Of charge II
not beneficial. Oaice, Fowler House,
Port Jervis, N. Y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

E. S. Wolfe and wife mourn the
death Of an infant.
Il. w. and win Armstrong Of New
York visited here over Washington's
birthday.
Prof Maxwell sommerville Of
Philadelphia win sail March "a for
France TO remain an indefinite period.
Harry Dewitt, formerly a compositor
in the PRESS Office, now with the
Times at sayre, Pa, is home for a
visit with his family.
T. V. Cole and wife OF Montague
participated at the supper and recep-
tion Monday evening in the Presby-
terrain church parlors,
Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, who
recently underwent an operation in
the Port Jervis hospital, is SO far
recovered as to be expected home this
week.
]. C. Grasmunk and wife Of New
York, who for several years formerly
were cottagers here during thesummer,
were guests at the Dimmick House
over last Sunday.
John Fuller went to New York this
week to work in the pastry department
Of Simpson, Crawford & Co. He has
considerable experience in the business
at the Bluff House.
Valentine Hipsman of ShohOla and
Joseph and Martin Krieter of Lacka-
waxen were in town last Saturday on
business pertaining to the estate Of
Wentall Kreiter of which the former
is executor.
Misses Blanche Cross, Bertha ano
Pamela Reed left Tuesday for New
York where they took a steamer fol
trip TO the continent Their firsl
stop will be at Naples. They vii
return via England some time il
June.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Mr. "a Haggins Of Melbourne,
Fla. writes. MY doctor told me
had consumption and nothing could
be done for noe. I was given up to
die. The oaer Of a frao trial bottle
Of DR.. King Now Discovery for
consumption. induced me 10 try it.
Results uero starting am now
on the road 10 recovery and owe All
TO Dr. Kings how Discovery. Il
surely saved my life This great
cure Is guaranteed for an throat and
lang diseases bynll druegisis Price
tQf and a. Trial BOTTLES free,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
Dumping Troubles

Lille Hamilton French contributes
to the March Dellneator an inspiring
paper in the "Joy Of Living" series.
1t is on Dumping Troubles, and con-
tains a wholesome, old-fashiOned
philosophy that is pleasant aud
profitable to read. Here is a para
graph from it:
I'VE would all be helped in this
dumping-trouble habit, if we would
but think more of what it meant to
make contribution Of ourselves to
our friends; Of what it meant to bring
a cheerful spirit into their lives,
pleasant face, a well-dressed person;
of what it meant to offer them q
welcoming fireside, pretty window,
an atmosphere Of joy. We are all
parts Of great whole, each one
giving aud taking. The unconscious
giving and taking goes on like that
which is conscious, and discontent-
ed face and detected manner in the
street are troubles dumped upon the
passer-by, thoughtlessly perhaps, but
as surely as though by intention. So
why not let our contributions to the
world about US be pleasant oues, our
offerings an inspiration? Why not,
indeed, 80 develop ourselves that
even our unconscious contributions
to life be those which add to the joy,
not the gloom, Of our friends?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
THE RAMBLER'S plCKlNoS
Lots Of slippery walks.

Lots Uf slippery walks.
The rains are light, and the ice
still stays.
We can expect some pretty tough
roads this spring
j. A. Watts and family have re-
turned from New York.
Did you attend the supper Of the
Hatchet Society last Monday even
ing? If not you missed one of the
best church suppers ever gotten up in
this town.
Frederick OFT is quite III at his
home near Conashaugh.
Tomorrow George Jaeger will
receive his sentence for the murder
Of Mrs. Victor Bevans. George,
since his conviction, has made some
startling confessions. If they are
true or not remains to be seen. If
true, others will find themselves in
trouble. The old saying, "murder
will out" is true one. 1 would not
be surprised If it should be discovered
who destroyed the orchard of George
Hursh at Layton a few years ago.
Dingmans will have lots Of butchers
this spring. II is rumored that
new Arm Holden and Morgan will
make things lively.
Lou Labar has lost one Of his
mules.
The war in the far east is not
progressing very fast. So far the
little Japs are having the best end of
it, having put portion of the
Russian navy out Of commission.
But when spring opens the bear will
pour his wild and uncIvilized hordes
toward the flowery Kingdom and no
one can tell what the outcome will
be. Japan has the sympathy Of the
people Of this country.
Our March term of court promises
to be interesting after all. The num-
Der Of boarders in the stone hotel
seeins to be on the increase.
There should be one more COM
mandment. 1t should read Thou
shalt not covet your neighbors ties OF
timber.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
Are students skeptiealp

One Of the popular preachers Of
Philadelphia has been preaching a
series Of sermons to students, and to
give them more effect has secured
answers to letters sent to University
presidents, asking whether the ten
dency among college students, to be
skepiical, is more marked than
among other young men Of the same
age. The answer of Provost Harri-
son Of the University Of Pennsylvania
was IS follows:
"There is probably such a tendency
for two causes; First, larger out
look may invalidate some Of the
unessential traditions which the stu
dent, Of whatever denomination he
be, has always kept in some pigeon
hole with faith in God and the Bible;
and he rashly assumes that II one il
invalidated, all are. Second, from
Psychological conditions through which
the student always passes and by
which he first arrives at the point Of
knowing everything, and if he have
brains enough then proceeds 20 learn,
1t is said that sophomore, or wise
fool, signifies the crisis Of the condi-
tion, and If so, there are, happily
junior and senior years in which
faith may be repaired"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
Real Rstate Transfers

John p. and James p. Van Etten
to Jane Funk, lot on Mott street,
Milford borough, $40.
Emile T. Riviere to Henry Flur,
100 acres, Thomas Ruston, Porter, 81.
Geo. Dauman, Jr., treasurer, to p.
Q. Deyo, 42s acres, Mordacai Roberts,
Dingman, taxes.
L. Hervey Myer TO Martha A Nc
Carly, lots 74s, 749, Eldreds addition,
Milford borough, $1,000
Conrad Graf TO w. NJ. Behrews,
SO acres, Blooming Grove, $1,000.
Edward B. Labar to William
Thomas, lot e2s, Matamoras, $500.