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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
Strenuous Service.

The parson had just delivered a
fiery sermon on the evils of rum. One
of the members was seen to be wrig-
Cling uneasily in his pew. Behold"
cried the. excited parson. zone Of
my shafts has struck the right man.
See how uneasy our Maynard brother
is" Yes" retorted the accused man;
you'd be uneasy, too. If you had a
June bug down your back"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
ANOTHER LIBEL ON THE sen.

ANOTHER LIBEL ON THE sen.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, "do
you suppose your mother would like
to go with us to the concert tomorrow
night ?"
81 am sure she would.
"You might call her mp by telephone
and ask her Now, Ruggles, he
said to the friend that had called in,
well have a smoke. 1t takes two wo-
men half an hour to finish talk over
q telephone.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

talk to the Democrats, who are trying
to create disccrd in the Republican
~ks. Senator Hanna says;
.I ba,-e cent out 1000 personal let
.ors derv;np ihat am a candidate for
tne presidency, and do not want to
ho considered as suHb. l consider all
suoh talk a closed incident
1.-THE alleged opposition to the NOM
nation Of President Roosevelt has
been oyerestimated and magnitied
GREATLY nv Democratic papers and otf
e,s with Democratic p7oolivities. "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
Today Another One of Heavy
Voting and Great Inter, EST
Tho Total Of Votes is Now
Running Into rhous
ands
SPECULATION AS TO ,orAI

A glance az the total votes in each
Of the contests today will give an ink
ling as to the great interest being
taken in them. IL takes most the
time of one clerk each day to count
the votes the way they are rolling in,
and the contests are only just getting
under way rightly.
The friends of the contestants in
each contest are we'll organized and
the indications are for the most excit-
ing and interesting contests ever pull
cd off anywhere, so IL you would have
some excitement just watch these con
tests, vote your votes and have your
friends do the same.
A free trip to the Worlds Fair is
nice thing and five people in Paducah
shall have one at The Suns expense
ami The Suns readers shall decide
who they are. Study the contests,
select whom you are for and send in
your coupons
Hereafter the date OF the coupons
will be changed on Mondays of each
week thus giving the contestants
ample time to collect them for the
week before.
Inquiries have been made asking
who Mr.. Lawrence. the school teacher
who Is making such fine race, ~
Mr.. Lawrence lie a teacher in the
county and a very popular young man.
His friends on the rural routes have
interested themselves in his race and
from the way votes are coming in for
him he is certainly TO be n factor
Mr.. Lawrence said TO The sun today /:
81 wish you would tell your city
subscribers who | am, a. some one has
stated the report that am darkey. "
Mr. Lawrence and his ne:ghbors
have a combination in the races, as
the contestants in the city have, and
are in the race TO win.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
SONG HITS SCARCE JUST NOW.
From the New Work SIM

From the New York sun.
There is scarce ~ a real song hit
On the market jU st now" said a must
." P""iis"ei' "This is rather unusu-
,",, ,eason in the past has pro
'"'e' AT east three or four very popu- !
ar son
"a. a.
t.Bedelia' is the most striking ex-
psion 10 the rule. Ii was really
dig hit The theme of the song, while
not novel. was distinct departure
from the usual run Of songs and struck
the puhHc fancy Then II had a
catchy melody aud infectious chorus.
There have been many limitations OF
this song. but none of them has been
to sny extent successful.
"So-called Indian songs, such rs
'Hiawatha' and 'Anona,' had long
vogue during the summer and autumn
months, but they are not whistled on
the streets any more. Tho craze for
waltz songs has also died, and it will
be many yeaIs before they will becoml
lpopulsr again, 1 think.
"Strango TO say, the public just
now does not take to story songs OF
ballads. And yet there are a lot OF
good ones on the market, At one time
a publisher had to have these songs in
his catalogue.
"High class love songs, with a sim
pie but sweet melody and good title
are having a vogue, hut none Of them
has reached the degree OF popularity
Of The Sweetest Story Ever Told, OF
Say An Rovoir But Not Good By
These songs always sell, but it takes
some time for them TO become popu-
lar One song on this order is just
becoming popular, although it was
originally published nearly seven
years ago
There is a slight demand for rural
or bucolic songs. Juvenile songs ore
popular and excellent sellers.
"Since the Iroquois theater fire
there have been at least dozen songs
written with the horror a. the theme.
TIE subject is too grewsone, in my
opinion, to be used asa song and
havo turned down at least five such
manuscripts during the past week.
One of them has been published by
, the composer himself. I'm afraid that
he will not make much money out OF
, it. In former days such song would
, have made hit, but not now Al
, least that is my way of figuring.
Songs of topical nature on the
; order of I'm on the Water Wagon
, Now are in favor. But il is not
, worth while publishing them anles'
, you are securing some well known
, comedian or singer 70 introduce them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
PLATTs' WILD TUR.
KEY.
From the New York World

from the NOW ! ORR WOiII
Somebody sent Senator Plat wild
turkey for Christmas present. The
senator is not much of huntsman.
and so had to inquire the significance
of the gift Everybody told him a
wild turkey was hard TO kill. aud per
haps the expert who sent the bird
meant to pay the old senator a delicate
compliment. This pleased the senator
nightly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
The Cspe-to-Calro Railroad

work on the Cape-to-Cairo railway
moves apace. twenty-five hundred
men have just begun work on the sec
ton between Wankie and the Fam
besi at Victoria Falls. The branch
line between Buluwayo and Cwanda
has been built one-third OF the total
distance of 104 miles.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
Ohio Has Now Been Closed for
Six Weeks.
Well Known Kentucky Bookkeop6r
Dies-Versailles Boy
Is Killed.

Louisville. XIV, Jan. 1S.-Dis-
patches from Ohio river points indi-
cate new ice forming while the Porges
between Evansville and Louisville
were already firm and also those BE-.
tween Madison and Cincinnati. Tho
same conditions exist for seventy
miles above Cincinnati where the
gorges are almost continuous and at
some places ioebergs thirty and forty
feet high exist Navigation ON tho
Ohio and tributaries has been suspend
ed for almost six weeks aud many
river towns without railroads that de-
pend ON the boats for mail, groceries,
fuel and almost everything are suffer
ing great Inconvenience. There is
o ily a supply of coal available at Gin
oinnati for two weeks and colder
westher prevails. While there have
been colder winters, the Ohio river
was never frozen over for so long a
period before. This is due TO the low
stage of water.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE.
From the Chicago News.

Never, . said the third termer to
the newly elected member of the legis-
lature, accept . pass from a railway
corporation.
"Why not" asked the embryo
statesman.
Because it's beneath the dignity of
lswmaker," explained the other.
"If mans services are not worth
cash recognition they are not worth
anything"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
AN OMISSION.

From New York Mail and Epxress. }
An Indian tribe has bean discovered
in Mexico which is ruled entirely by
its women. The discoveries fail to
state whether here is anything strange
about this tribe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
, ;ortorspt Governor Tho

Lieutenant Governor Tho 49,. :. .
genial, Jolly old soul. but .os,vv nm.
ft inteliee'u"i'S che Office he
holds. He has acte' l,ks a e., opt of
water ever since ne qualiee ii, and it
keeps getting SOrss. His first declar-
Stion--ths'. he had not wade the sena,
trial committee assignments he
thoug ~ best because OF his ante
election promises, WIS e,iorgh to dis
g'Ist sny man with two grains of com
moR sense. Governor Beck ham
should never go cut of the state dur
ing his term Ct Office He has nc
right to leave the people at the mercy
of such a laundering numskuN.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
A BAD STOCK

From Kansas City Journal
Don't critioise Mr.. German too
severely for his choice Of issues. Look
at the stock he was compelled to
choose from.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
DAILY THOUGHT.

Blesse 4 is he who has found bis
WORK let him ask no other 5lessedness
He has a work, lie purpose; he hes
found it,. and will follow il.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
ANOTHER DENIAL.

Senator M. A. Hanna is out in an
other statement regarding his talkel
of candidacy for the presidential nom
ination, denying that he is or will be
o candidate, and attributipg all the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

The attorney general Of New York
is wit. \ Michigan crank on CAPT
tai punishment recently wrote to him
and asked if deterioration is effect
i've punishment for the crime of muir
der" The attorney general replied
chat so far as he was aware no man
who ever had the punishment inflicted
on him ever again committed murder
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
BOOKMAKER DEAD.

Louisville, Jan. lS.-Pete Boro,
~ years old, we'll known bookmaker
died this morning after an illness OF
two months. He was sick in Cincin-
natl for six weeks and was brought
to his brothers. home here two weeks
AGO
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

If the De mocrsos were as well salts
fed over Senator Hsnna's repeated
declarations of his intention not to be
q candidate for the presidency as they
apparently are over Mr.. Bryan's, the
senator would be spared much annoy
ance
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
AMOS CUMMINGS FIRST ASSIGN
MENT.

AMOS CUMMINGS FIRST ASSIGN
MENT.
From the New York Times
The late Amos Cummings, Of New
York, used to tell this story OF his
first assignment as 9 newspaper repor-
ter. He was sent out TO write up an
accident where an Irish hod carrier
was injured in fall from n building.
He arrived just as two officers were
assisting the injured man into the
ambulance.
What's his name :" asked Cum
mines OF one Of the officers, at the
same time pulling out his pad and
pencil.
The Irishman heard him and mistak
ing him for the timekeeper on the job,
exclaimed. with look Of disgust,
covering his face:
"Isn't 1t trouble enough to fail three
5 stories without being docked for the
few moments / loses goin' TO tn hos
pitsL"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
GREAT
REVIVAL
Fifty Conversions Yesterday at
First Baptist Church.
Evangelist NJ +. Lam Drawing Large
Crowds and : gRkouing I'm
usual H. thu.iasn
NEWS OF orHEE CHURCHES

Perhaps no religious revival IN Pa
ducah was ever attended with such
results in a single day IS that at the
First Baptist church yesterday con-
Quoted by Rev. n. + Ham Of ii2wl'
ing Green There were 30 conversions,
making the total number up TO this
time, from weeks series % meet
ings 20.
Mr.. Ham preached two strong ser
mons morning and evening in The
main auditorium Of the church. and
the pastor Rev. @. W. Perryman
y,eaohed to overflow meetings in the
lecture room. Chairs were placed IN
the aislcs, many stood during the en-
tire service and others were turned
away. on account Of heirg unable te'
get in.
Not since the union tcvivals con
Quoted in this city by the Rev. Sam.
uol Jones has so much religious enthu.
siasm been created In Psdcuah, which
is a great tribute 10 Mr.. Ham zeal
aud earnestness.
The evangelist addressed large
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. O. A.
building yesterday afternoon At $3.50
O'Clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
WHAT JAPAN WANTS
TO GO UP AGAINST

Russia.
xree,. SQUARE miles $500, 395
Formulation 1870. 900. 900
Formulation per square
mile IS
Stf,pding army l.O76,45s
ARMY. war footing 5,IsO,95S
\ INVESTIGATING sbips 2s4
Transports and auxiliaries 9G
Guns G,2I5
Debt s3.I67, $50. 600
Debt per capits s24. 80
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

Mr. q. E. Finney, of Dyersburg, is
in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
TIE WEATHER.

Fair tonight, Tuesday snow or rain.
with W armer weather.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
BRIDE DROPS DEAD.

Stanford, Ky, Jan. 1s.-While pre-
pairing breakfast Mrs. John Haltzclaw,
Of Breachersville, this county, dropped
desd. She was . bride of . few
IN onths.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

Versailles, KY, Jan. 1s.-Richard
Ship, aged IA, of prominent family,
accidentally shot and killed himself at
his home near Versailles this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

Yesterday az the First Cumberland
Presbyterian church the Sunday
school had larger attendance than
on any day during the past year The
service At II O'Clock was unusually
impressive, the pastor Rev. 600 o.
Bachmsn, preached asormcn ca The
Eldership" showing It's Jewish origin.
ami It's new testament sigma alton,
using ns his text The Steward Of
God. " Titus ~. After tho -,rmon
tac ordination Of four ol,fs took
place They were: Mossrs FE. Jack.
O. II. Sheriff.. H. $ Tnizt5n and J.
G. Prowitt The evening cun1rgea-
tion was unsuually largo and o., ser
mon on "rares Among thu Wheat"
was an excellent effort
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

No especial business was trarsactod
at thc meeting Of the Ministerial asso-
citation this morning m tho pastors
study at the First Baptist church. An
address TO have been delivered bv Rev.
George o. Bachman on 1.-THE Pastors
Management Of His Church" was
postponed until next Monday morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-18

The Paducah Sunday School Associ-
alton met yesterday afternoon az the
Second Baptist church at Nmth and
Ohio. Rev George O. Bachmsn. OF
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church, was on tho program for an ad-
dress on Sunday school management,
but only TO the fact that tho attend
ance was not more general. the ad.
dress was postponed until a subsequent
meeting. Mr. Bachmsn made an
effective talk 90 ohiltren instead. The
next meeting OF the association will be
the third Sunday in February at the
Broadway Methodist church.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07
Virginia SwaIIowwort.

Honey bees and insects and bugs of
less degree find pitfalls and often death
in the beautiful blossoms of the milk
weed, otherwise known as the Virginia
swaIlowwort. If these flowers are ex-
amined any sunny day, one will be
pretty sure to find them decorated with
miscellaneous assortment of strug-
Cling or dead insects with their legs
fast in the slits of the peculiar bios
SONS. The pollen of this common plant,
instead of being powder, as in the
case of most plants, consists of sticky,
waxen masses hidden within the bios
som. When visiting insect thrusts
a proboscis or leg into the opening of
such flower, some of these masses
stick to it, and the natural course is for
the insect to fly off to another flower
and fertilize this with the adhering pol
len. All insects, however, are not strong
enough to extricate their legs from the
sticky places, and then ensues the slow
torture of hanging there until death or
helping hand releases.them from mis-
cry. Besides being beautiful, it could
be quite useful plant if we cared to
develop its virtues. Thus its milky
juice contains caoutchouc. Brown sug-
gar has been made from the flowers.
The silky hairs of the seeds are service
able in the manufacture of textile fab
RIGS, as cotton is, and fiber of good
quality for ropemaking may be ex-
tracted from the stalk k.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07

He's wise boy to stick to a civil SER
vice job, for it's practically life job.
He makes it pay about five times the
salary, besides incidental expenses.
which count up in the course of a
year."
AT this point John came up and was
soon closeted with the candidate.
What the result of their conference
was never learned. As we journeyed
toward my friends home, I asked if
he had no fear of dab5ling actively in
politics.
"Not the least fear," was the reply.
"When I assumed my position in the
service l understood that was not to
actively participate in politics-in fact
l was to be strictly non-partisan. In
return was to be protected in my po-
sition and removed only for cause. I
get the protection, so far as keeping
my position is concerned, from the civil
service board and when I mix in poll
tics 1 ap protected by those who are
higher than the board. Yes, play
fast and loose with both ends all right.
but | am merely the tool of others and
intend to provide in a financial way
against any contingency.
"When the men who are regarded as
the stable men of this city support
such a game, can you blame me?
There" he continued, pointing to an
immense structure that looked like a
public building, "there is an institute
which bears the name of the most
prominent packer in the world. This
name is synonymous for all that is
good, great, uplifting and noble. Its
owner has reputation for honesty
and integrity that is unquestioned.
Yet, while new at the work I once was
about to file complaint against this
man, charging that this very institute
was nuisance on account of the guam
tity of smoke arising from its stacks.
On my presenting this complaint to
the superintendent, he shook his head
ana SAID ne must refer IL TO the preSl-
dent before any action could be taken.
Later was called into the presidents
private Office and asked as a personal
favor to withdraw the complaint. Of
course did so. I asked the super
intendent for reasons. 'Jehn,' he said,
all I am at liberty to say is that it
to push it, But interposed. No.
came the retort, anticipating what I
was about to say, "a dismissal for
cause would be the result. There
would be no use contesting it?'"
That night reflected long and earn
estly over what l had learned regard
ing civil service and the men employed
under it. r. w. X.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07

der of the Cincinnati, were ~they alive
today to see the effort made by our la
bor leaders to creatsa labor aristocra-
cy?
That the government can save moth
ing by the direct employment of labor
is shown by the navy yards. In many
cases it costs the government more to
repair vessel in these yards than was
expended in building the vessel in the
first place. This is no exaggeration.
Every piece of work done at the yards
costs the government about so per cent
more than the same work would cost
under private contract. Sometimes
the government is In a hurry for GER
tain work; under the existing law they
cannot work the forces at the navy
yards more than eight hours; conse-
quently the work is contracted for else
where, altho the navy employees ask
for and desire to work overtime. The
law will not permit of overtime. What
a hardship for an ambitious man or a
man with large family to support if
such law were made universal!
The United States is a large exporter
of manufactured goods and our for
eign trade is increasing; but under an
eight hour day it would be impossible
for us to compete with other countries.
l believe that the manufacturer of
this country has the welfare of
the American workman at heart
and would like to see an eight
hour day, but for the present such a
thing seems to be impossible. The
American workman should appreciate
the friendly attitude of the manufact.
urer. They can more fully trust their
interests to his carethan to the care of
handful of Irresponsible agitators,
working men" by "profession" whose
only output is strife, strikes and divers
other troubles.
If labor will heed the voice of CAPT.
tai and turn deaf ear to professional
LABOR leaders, 1t Will best preserve it's
own interests.
The time is not ripe for a reduction
in labor; there is too much unem.
ployed labor abroad. When conditions
are right the eight hour day will be
adopted without an act of Congress.
1t seems to me that law regulating
the hours of labor would be as impract-
ical as to provide by statute that all
should be paid $50 per day. Such mat.
ters are governed by the law of supply
and demand, and man-made laws can
not control the hours of labor any
more than the price of wheat.
w. E. C.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07
The Smoke Inspect
or's Story.

n ONE years ago was in an East
ern city with few days of idle
~ ness in prospect. Like the aver
age country pumpkin, at once
proceeded to look up my friends and &C.
quaintances whose addresses l had Sc
cured before my departure from home.
[ was informed that one former friend
was connected with the city govern
ment in some official capacity. found
him, and after the usual exchange of
greetings and messages he told me
that he was smoke inspector, that, he
was drawing very comfortable salary
and that his future was assured. 1
asked him for his story since our last
meeting.
"Well,' he said, "you know I was
railroading for several years. L was a
freight conductor when l lost my job
through troubles arising from a strike.
1 arrived in this city in a side door
sleeper, about broke. First I got job
running stationary engine. I mixed
little with the politicians of my ward
and by election time could control a
few votes. Thes> [ went into politics.
| soon saw that politics was unsafe; a
change in the powers would put me
out of the running tho I had the repu-
tation of carrying my ward in my
pocket. 1 made mp my mind to get a
civil service job as soon as something
good presented itself. After awhile
the smoke inspectors of the health de-
partment were put under the civil SER
vice, and at once applied for q job.