davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
INTEREST IN THE EAGLES.

Attorney Jesse Moss, who is tab ing
. vacation at woodville, will return
to the city in day or two and con
tinue his work of organizing the
Eagles lodge. Mr.. Moss has been feel
ing bad for some time and recently
took trip to the country to rest up.
de interested in several cases in cir
cult court and will return to represent
his clients. Not quite enough funds
nave been collected by Mr.. Moss to
organize the Eagles lodge.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
Thomas Harte Declares He Has Lived
1877 Years, But He Has No Proof
of His Statemtnt.

Leeds, Sept. 6.-Thomas Harte, an
Irishman in Leeds workhouse. fancie'
he is not merely the Oldest subject OF
King Edward, but also the oldest mar
in the world.
He was born, according TO the. beliei
he cherishes. in the year 1867; he is
even sufficiently precise about 1t TO
know the month and the date. of the
month--it was June IL, 1851. On this
basis he would certainly be in his
l3sth year,
II used to be said, quite recently,
that one Bruno Cotrino of Rio Janeiro
was the man who had seen most sum
mers, and that he had lived through
$50 years. The Leeds pauper cannot
be aware of Bruno Cotrini's existence;
if he were, his own 1877 years would
not be- paraded now.
Since the death last year of Mrs. Mar
garet Neve. whom most people agreed
to accept as the Oldest British subject
at Ill years. II may be that Thomas
Harte of Leeds workhouse, without
lack of gallantry, is entitled to state
his claims and show that he is older
than she was and older than the Brigh,
ton veteran, Charles Green, who last
year. declared his age as 100.
Harte yesterday, in proof of his age,
and other assertions, produced to the
master of the workhouse IA well worn
letter, which he has preserved for many
years, written at Aughsmore, in the
west of Ireland But when examined
this proof" did not certify the things
which Harte supposed; it merely de-
clared that if all he had asserted con
corning himself were true he must be
a very interesting man, and perhaps
the oldest in the world.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
NO CABBAGE SNAKE
Recent Fake lAbOut VenOmOus
Reptile Exposed.
The So-Called Snake Is Entirely Harm
less and Very Rare.

For the benefit of the nervous ant
dyspeptic the statement is made on th,
best authority that the so-called cab
bage snake" is no snake at all. but a
harmless little worm that may be eat
en- raw or cooked without danger. They
are as harmless as apple worms and
not near as plentiful. The following ar
ticle by Gerald Mccarthy biologist
published in the Bulletin of the North
Carolina State Board of Agriculture is
conclusive:
nown seems to have been forced out of
business this year by a land serpent
which has located in the western part
of North Carolina, where it has taken
to frightening the owners of cabbage
patches. Many stories have been pub
lished concerning the deadly venom of
this creature. usually referred to as the
cabbage snake" Several of these
'serpents" have been caught and sent
to the North Carolina department of
Agriculture for identification. In every
case these have proved to be the com
non and harmless water-worm. OF
hair snakeF-Gorlius variabilis.
Snakes and serpents belong to the
backboned series of animals. This Great
ure is nematode worm belonging far
sta Ia. l.. 81 t..l H. IL
has a soft. homeless body. with only
documentary organs. Ii does not bite
OF chew, but absorbs its food in liquid
form through any and every part OF
the body. II is normally an internal
parasite of grasshoppers and other in
seets. Its presence in cabbage heads i
rare and accidental. due TO the previ
Gus abundance of insects upon the
plants. The Gordms worms are never
found parasitic upon humans or verte
brate animals. The stories concerning
the deaths supposed to have been caus-
ed by these worls are untrue and ri
diculousl
There IL no venom in them. They
may be eaten raw or cooked without
any danger TO the eater.
The serious part OF these stories l.
that such publications may cause con
siderable loss by preventing people
from eating the cabbage they have
raised or purchased. Such fears are
wholly groundless. The worms are not
common, and when they do occur upon
cabbage, they win do no harm TO any
one eating the vegetable. They are at
worst no more hurtful than the worms
so plentiful in apples and peaches some
seasons.
The so-called cabbage worm, or Cor
iius variablis. is slender, white-bodied
worm, from four to twelve inches long.
and about as thick As an ordinary knit
ting needle.
ut is hoped that those newspapers
which have published the misleading
stories concerning this worm, will re-
publish this REPUTATION, and thus help
to prevent needless loss Of good food.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
CHINESE CASE
st. LOuis Federal Judge.De
Chinaman's Status.
His Decision In Line With Hon H.
W. Bagby's opinion in che Pa
ducah Chinese Cases.

Judge John s. Rogers, Of the fed
ersl court, st. Louis, has rendered an
important decision in a Chinese de-
portation case which sustains the posi-
ton of Hon. 4. W. Bsgbv, Of Padu'
cab, who was . year or two ago EN-
ployed to defend several Cinnamon in
Paducah alleged TO be residing In the
United States contrary to law because
they could not produce the proper
registration papers.
The 81. Louis case furnishes the
FIRST legal opinion on the status OF
Chinamsn who changes his occupa
ton in this country.
Leo Won Tong. IL n Chinaman
against whom q deportation case had
been pending for several weeks in the
United States courts.
The Chinese exclusion act grants
merchants the privilege OF coming
into the United States. IL excludes
laborers. Leo Won Tong entered the
country as q merchant, holding that
occupation for several years. Then
he became q lsborer and the United
States immigration department. sought
to deport him, holding that ss .
laborer he had no right to enter this
country. therefore no right to remain.
The Chiraman contended that he came
into the country legally. and once
here the government had not the
power TO deport him.
Judge Bsgby in Paducah, also held
that n . Chinaman obtained legal
residence in this country. sutsequent,
legislation could not be retracted.
The st. Louis judges opinion is
in line with Judge BaRby's, and the
press is giving him the credit for be-
ing the frat TO take such q position.
while the fact is It was Judge Bsgby.
so far IS is known. who frst raised
the point.
The question will probably 90 10 the
supreme court of the United States
for a final decision.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
MILLION A DAY.

Abou. 1000, 600 messages are sent
over the worlds telegraph lines every
twenty -four hours. According to
some returns recently issued the nun.
Der Of kilograms dispatched in eli
countries In 1908 Reached the euor
nous total Of S6i.s4s,l7l. Grsa,
Britain heads the list with 90, 40, 100
dispatches. The United States IL sec.
ond with 1881, 200. and France
comes third. Germany, Russia Aus.
tria' Belgium and Italy follow in the
order named. Is sixty years since
the first telegraphio message WAS sent
by the Morse system from Baltimore
to Washington.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
ASSESSING ONES PROPERTY.

Lexington papers are urging citizens
to comply with the notice of the city as
SCISSOR and take in their property lists
promptly this month. In commenting
on this important duty, the Lexington
Herald says few things which will ap-
ply equally as forcibly in Paducah
which is one of the four second-class
cities that have expenses out of proper
tion to their annual incomes from taxes
Says the Herald;
The writer knows there is need for
such notice and believes the Mayor is
correct in his position that when an err
ror is made through fault or neglect of
the taxpayer, he himself should stand
the consequence. He knows one is apt
20 neglect TO give list in, for he did
so last wear, AS il happened, he had a
little personal property, which was tax
able, on September Is, 1902, and gave
it in. Before September Is, 1908, he
had disposed of it and neglected to give
~ any hSt ~ Ahc piNNiouo iHt was
copied and he assessed for taxes on the
property he had owned, but had sold.
When the time TO pay taxes came he
took the same ground as to himself the
Mayor takes, that inasmuch as the err
ror occurred by his own negligence, he
had no right TO ask that it be corrected
and so pay thostUes assessed on prop
ertyF he.did not own, and then went out
and kicked himself, because there was
no one else he could kick. 1t was not
much, but still it would have been
worth going TO the assessors Office sew
eral times to keep from paying. This
year he'll be dead sure to do so.
IF the Mayor, city officials and gen
eral council will follow out the sug-
gestion made by the Mayor this morn
ing and make no corrections where the
error is due to the carelessness of the
taxpayer. they will be careless only.
once. I'VE hope there will be first
class assessment this year; that it will
be both accurate and complete, and we
believe it will be if the taxpayers do
their duty as well as the officials. IL
is the duty of the taxpayer TO give in
the list Of his property and pay taxes on
Il, as much as-it is the duty of the as
SCISSOR to assess it or the treasurer TO
,ollect it, No man ought to be required
10 pay on dollar he does not own, but
10 man ought TO be exempt from pay
ng on dollar he does own which is
axable under the law. 1t is the duty
# the assessor to. accept the list the
axpayer gives in and If any property is
united that is taxable, the duty of the
ack1 tax collector--how many maledic-
ions have been hurled at him by good
itizens who were annoyed by his per-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
TAX PAYERS notice.

PADUCAH, SEPTEMBER |. 1904.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
THAT ALL PERSONS OWNING OR
HAVING IN THEIR POSSESSION OR
UNDER THEIR CONTROL AS AGENT.
GUARDIAN, COMMITTEE, EXECU.
TOR, ADMINISTRATOR, CURATOR,
TRUSTEE. RECEIVER, COMMISSION.
Err OR OTHERWISE, REALTY, TAN
GIBLE OR INTANGIBLE PERSONAL
PROPERTY, ON THE 18TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, AND ARE REQUIRED
ON OR BEFORE THE IST DAY OF
OCTOBER TO GIVE THE ASSESSOR
\ TRUE AND COMPLETE LIST OF
SAME. WITH TRUE CASH VALUE
THEREOF AS OF THE 18TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, UNDER OATH, UPON
FORMS TO BE FURNISHED on AP.
PLICATION BY SAID ASSESSOR AT
HIS OFFICE, AND THAT ALL MER.
CHANTS OF THE CITY DOING BUSI.
NESS FOR THEMSELVES OR 9TH.
Frs SHALL IN LIKE MANNER AND
IN ADDITION THERETO, STATE
THE HIGHEST AMOUNT IN VALUE
OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHAN-
Disc OWNED OR KEPT on HAND
FOR SALE BY SAID MERCHANTS
DURING THE THREE MONTHS
NEXT PROCEEDING SUCH 18TH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER. PROMPT
ATTENTION TO THIS WILL SAVE
PROPERTY OWNERS ADDITIONAL
COST. I
STEWART DICK, Assessor.
Office, City Hall. !
Approved, ID. A. YEIsER, Mayor. /
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
TROUBLE BREWING
BETWEEN BOARDS
Continued from Page One }

want il and should have il. The gen
eral council has always been afraid ia
compel people to connect with the sew
erage for fear of offending those who dc
not want sanitary sewerage, and II Is
now trying TO curry favor with that
class that does want sewerage. The
consensus of opinion seems TO he that
everybody ought TO he required to con
meet with the sewerage we now have be
fore building any more to lay in the
ground and rot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

DIR. c. g. Warner, local milk and meat
Inspector, claims that he did ,alify
within thirty days, as prescribed. lie
'laims he qualified within tre DAYS
rte' election. Tie boards are divided
'v'r the meat AID milk rs9cctorship,
nd Dr. CARRIER was recently defeated
~ DIR. Warner. II seems DIR Carriers
'riends have not yet given up the fight.
ut are still trying to elect their man.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

The Mayfeld Monitor. one of the old
est weekly papers in Southwest Ken
lucky, Monday made its appearance as
a daily, and is neat and newsy. Editor
W. X. Wall has infused new life iuto
the journal, and has the good wishes Of
the fraternity in ms enterprise.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Former Senator Pettigrew says he
will not discuss any but dead democrats
in this campaign. Real democratic elo-
quence is most frequently heard at the
graveside of dead issues.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

No American fears a "big stick" pol
lev which protects the American citizen
in his life and property at any point in
the world to which his enterprise and
energy lead him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

sistence-to discover it. II all the prop
erty in Lexington were given in for as
sessment, the tax rate would be nearer
one dollar than dollar seventy
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Judge Parker's chances might be i'm
proved if the American people did not
insist upon judging a man by the com
pany he keeps.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Judge Parker probably accepted the
nomination. when notified by Champ
Clark. for fear that il he refused Clark
would "cut his throat from ear to ear"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

In a few months now Judge Parker
will be in a position to agree with Mr.
Bryan that Il is better to have run and
lost than not to have run at all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Everything is now about over for
this year except the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
HAMILTON CAUGHT.

Will Hamilton, wanted for the rob
berry Of Constable Shelpn week ago.
on the Sixth street bridge, is under ar
rest at Evansville, and has been shot
several times.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

The trouble with democratic para
mount issues is that they refuse to stay
paramount.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Mayor ID. A. Yeiser has issued a call
for joint meeting Of the council ana
board of aldermen tonight TO settle the
matter of whether or not the board OF
public works acted legally in awarding
the contract for the building of the mar
ket house to the Barwick Construction
%, Of St Louis.
Mr.. A. T. North, engineer OF the com
pany. is in the city and stated that the
ompany had received jobs in the south
4 great deal OF late and was thinking
# putting in branch office and had
elected Paducah as good location.
The company is now working on three
ontrarts AZ the Eddyville penitentiary
nd one at the asylum at lIopkinsyille
md intends to enlarge its business in
his state and further south
,lr. North stated that his company
would buy all the material possible
acre and get all the labor in Paducah,
paying the standard wages. lie stated
that il was foolish To claim that his
company intended to bring men and
material here from st. Louis to do the
work. Some of the brick called for in
he contract. the glazed brick. will
necessarily have TO be imported be
ause they are not made here. and no
natter who got the contract this brick
would have had to be imported. II
seems to be the general opinion that the
ontmct will stand a. awarded, a. IL
'aves the taxpayers about $500.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

The board of public works will hold
Is regular meeting this evening az the
ity hall. and will pass on number OF
matters of general interest The mem
ers have been hard at work ON various
matters for some time. and among 9th.
r things will this evening open bids
or keeping the brick streets sprinkled
md cleaned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Hiram Hatfield, prominent bust
ness man of Washington, Ind, drop
ped dead on the street.
Fire at woodside, l.. l.. caused .
loss of $50, 900, and for time threat
ened the town with destruction.
James II. Beal, of Scio, Ohio, was
elected president Of the American
Pharmace utical Association.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Contractor VIM, karnes has begun
work on the new city hospital building
m North Fourth STREET, aud ground is
icing broken. Many fine shade trees IN
that historic locality have been cut
lown to make way for the bsilding.
Many war relics are reported to have
leen found by the plowmen and others
ngaged in the foundation work.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Last night at the council meeting q
motion was msdeEto have the street cii
ompany put "muiflers" on its ears Il
,eep them from making so much noise
Mr.. Geo. c. Wallace. general mana
ger Of the company, this morning stated
hat the company would do all il could
n the affair, but that II was impossi.
Die to stop the big ears from making
30 much noise. "They can not be muf.
led any more than they are" Mr.. Wal.
lace explained, but if the council will
point out where we can improve. we will
make every possible effort 10 meet their
requirements"
Mr.. Wallace stated that the transfer
'ystem which one councilman found
fault with, was about as complete as
,ouh be arranged. An agent stands at
ach car and gives out transfer slips.
md no one is overlooked The system
S the same as used in many other citief
nut of course, is not so perfect as some
lther places because of more cars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
ABILtNA

AbilenA is natural water. II holds
in solution salts dissolved from nat
ural deposits in the earth. II Is Ma
lures csthsrtic compounds nstur-
al mineral water. Mineral waters
are recognized everywhere as the
most fficient, as well as the least in
furious, ca,hsrtics. AbilenA Is the
best mineral water on the American
market. II Is The American Natural
Cathartic. The discovery OF AbilenA
was simple revelation Of nature.
For long time ter the first well
gas dug, the water, being unfit for
domestic purposes, was not used at
all. Practice, tests aftei ward dis
closed its medicinal properties and
the report of its virtue was rapidly
disseminated. Finally sew. raj chem
lists snsl,z ed the water and the re-
suits manifested its great theraoeu.
tic value and PROMULGATED its future
renown. Sold only by
MCPherSOn'S
Drug Store.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Price of a Family skeleton.

Ancestral graves prove one Of the
most serious obstacles to railway max
Ing in China, and wherever possible the
engineers have avoided them. Some
times exorbitant prices are demanded
for the removal of an ancestors re-
mains, but through the influence of
Chinese interested in the railway some
thing Ike uniformity has been arrived
at. ana the average price now paid for
grave Is 1 taels about 10 shillings).
"Feng Shui' presents another obstacle.
The literal translation of the term Is
wind, water" but 1t Is best explained
rs system Of georlancy which rules
the daily action of the Chinese as a
race, from the setting of n date for a
marriage or n funeral to the location Of
city. The site Of every city, town or
village has been fixed by geomancers
after consulting the oracles. Each COM
munity has Its guardian dragon or some
such hypothetical monster, and woe
betide the individual who proposes to
cut 1t in two with tunnel or railway
Notwithstanding Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18

They have in London an inspector
general In companies nGu:da tion,"
whose report on stock company insol-
vency for 1902, just issued, is not with
out interest on this side Of the Atlantic
The total number of cases In which
winding up proceedings were COM
menced during the year was 1929, Of
which 1,501 were voluntary liquida-
tons, 16 voluntary liquidations subject
to supervision Of the court and 112 COM
pulsory liquldations by order Of the
court. The total number of new COM
panics registered In England and Wales
was 1896. The total number of liqui-
dating companies during the year was
In proportion to the new companies reg
istercd % per cent as against SO per
cent during the previous year. In ten
years the amount involved In liQuida-
tons was about 81, 800 100000, Of which
the total loss to the investors was ap-
proximately $1,000. 100000, a total re-
spectacle by comparison with Ameri-
can figures.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned against
~ shooting, or trespassing for the purpose
of shooting, on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rifle Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. b. S. RANDOLPH,
March Il Mining Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
Ode to the Medical Man.


The hapless modern wight Is
Sick with appendicitis,
But what TO him
Is wrong and grim
To the physician right Is.
When practice" growing slight Is.
The doctors sole delight Is
To sit up late
In solemn state
Inventing something tits"
He's made mosquito-bitis -"
And alcoholic tights
Until today
The sufflx gay
Unquestionably trite Is.
In fact, the sick mans plight Is
A state of constant frightis.
1t seems to me
There soon will be
An awful rumpusitis!
New Orleans Picayuna
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18

Susan asked her mother. what
was 1t your husband said this morning
when he slipped on that cake Of soap
and fell? l never heard a man use
such language before"
II can't remember, mamma" an
swered the bride of a month. And
tried so hard to think of 1t when hit
my thumb with the hammer while
hanging a picture. l must ask him to
say it all over again" Trib-
une.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
lomical Sayings by the
Little Men and Women

THE friends of Miss Belle Hngner,
social secretary to Mrs. Roose-
welt, tell with great glee story
Of her early childhood.
When she was four years old she
broke some rule of parental discipline
and was turned over to her father for
correction.
Belle" said her father, II am griev-
ed to say that l shall be obliged to
spank you"
Father" the future social secretary
replied, you would not strike II wO-
man, would you?"-New York World
Teacher-WhO helped you with this
essay, James?
Pupil-Nobody. sir.
Teacher-Now, tell the truth. Did
not your brother help you?
Pupil-No. sir; he did it all himself
New Orleans Picayune.
Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw. with her
daughters, Miss Erma and Miss Enid.
visited San Francisco last month. and
many social functions were given there
in honor Of the secretary of the treas
ury's family.
At tea one afternoon Mrs. Shaw,
smiling toward her daughters. said:
when Enid was four or five years
old she used to repeat ut night the lit.
tie prayer. Now lay me-
II suppose that millions Of children
have said Now lay me- millions Of
times, but doubt II the simple and
charming words Of the prayer ever
suggested a question so unusual as
they did to Enid.
"She one night repeated the prayer
reverently and then asked me, with a
puzzled frown:
Mother, II 1 should die before
wake, how would l know was
dead r"-New Orleans States.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
Labor Saving Device,

"Yes," said the boarding school
teacher, II think that Is model letter
for you to write your fiance. But of
course you will copy 1t, leaving out
those numerous spacesr
"Oh. dear, nor replied the girl.
Those are for dearest have 1t on
rubber stamp."-Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
Brief and to the Point.

mo" said Colonel Stillwell; these
interesting in theory, will never be Of
practical USE"
"Why not"
How is n man going to think Of
words like aerOdrome and tetrahedral
kite when he wants to get home from
the club after midnight. What CIV
ilization will continue to demand Is
something simple and incisive, like
cab. "-Washington Star.