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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
WANTED TO KISS A SPIRIT.
Detectives Offer to Embrace and
Fondle His Mother Puts End
to Thrilling Seance.

III the spiritualist medium hadn t
possessed such great regard for his
wife that he objected vigorously to a
policeman kissing her. seance in the
home of 1.-THE Rev." Clarence C. How
land, at Philadelphia, Pa. wouldn't
have ended with decidedly unspirit-
ual combat with fists. The detective
sfdnt really mean to kiss Mrs. How
land; simply, in his own terse lam
guage, he made that BLUR to make
Rowland come from under cover"
He succeeded.
Hoagland, the sleuth who scorned
the spirits, told his story to Magistrate
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
Easy to Make Money.

Politician-Where did you get all
those shovels?
Contractor-Bought 'em of the city,
for ten cents apiece They were sold for
want of use, you know.
Il see. What are you going to do with
them?"
wait few weeks until they are
peeded again, and then rent them to
the city for ten cents day."-N. Y.
Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
R. W. Iyey. p. q.

Mr.. John Scheer. expert jeweler,
and optician, has moved from East
Nam street to his handsome new store,
North Ninth, opposite News Leader,
where he will be glad to meet his many
friends and patrons. Everything in
jewelry, etc. Expert repairing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
HOUSE HAUNTED BY GOOSE.
Mystery Of a Philadelphia Suburb
Solved by Veteran Who Was
Not Afraid of Ghosts.

The mystery of Gsrmantown's
haunted" house has been solved.
For several days weird noises, ema-
mating from the house, an unoccupied
one on Chew street. filled the neighbors
with alarm. Strange shadows we're seen
to fit across the closed blinds. and the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23

Many remar' aU.e small animals
abound in Cape Colony. Among them is
a gecko, called by the Dutch farmers
"gejte," whose large tail comes off with
a single touch. ard remains jumping
about on the ground, attracting theatten-
ton of an enemy, while the animal it
self meantime sinks away. and event.
ually grows a new tail
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
Easily Kent Up.

Churchill is impossible to keep an
umbrella up in high wind.
Gotham-Oh, / don't know. I saw
one go up in a high wind, the other
day, and / guess it hasn't come down
yet!-Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
Willing Victim.

She-When 1 set my face against
anything l mean it.
He-Would you-er-mind setting
Jour face against nine?-Chicago
Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23
= new Fer.

Wonderfully on earth did you al
low your daughter to marry that fell
low Bounder?
Old Crosscut-Because 1 hated him
so.-Ally Sloper.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23

Court of the City of Richmond, July
9TH, 1904.
Hattie Johnson, 800. Plaintiff
Against
Willie Johnson, Defendant
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce avinculo matrimonii by the
plaintiff from the defendant. An Aft
davit having been made and filed that
the defendant is nonresident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered that he
appear here within 10 days after due
publication of this order and do what
ever is necessary TO protect his interest
herein.
A Copy Test:
=. Z. WINSTON, Clerk.
STo Willie Johnson:
You are hereby notified that 1 shall
ON August 18th, 1904, at the law Office
of Phil. b. Shield, Chamber Commerce
Building in Richmond, Va, between
the hours of A. NJ. and p. NJ. pro-
coed 70 take the dispositions of John
Thompson and others to be read as evil
dence in my behalf in the above styled
suit
HATTIE JOHNSON.
BY Counsel.
R. W. Ivey. p. q.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
IN POVERTY
ST. LOUIS COUPLE WHO HAD
SEEN BETTER DAYS ENDED
THEIR LIVES.

st. Louis, March 30-The dead bod
les of John Altman. aged 6s, and his
wife, Julisnna, aged AZ, were found
in their homes both having been as
phyxiated by gas, according to their
own presrrsngment.
Burdened by debts, advancing years
and the recollection of fortune van
ished are supposed TO have led them to
commit suicide. Thy left note say
ing they had taken their own lives.
In the cellar was found the dead
body of their pet cat, which has been
chloroformed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
ANOTHER sINECURE.

The city has made arrangements to
maintain another sinecure. IL has
elected milk and meat inspector, "
who incidentally must loos after the
city's horses. He may make pretty
good horse doctor, but it is useless to
have milk and meat inspectors at all
under the present ordiAance. Even
if the horse doctor elected to fl it
can capablv inspect meat aud milk
he will be unable to do it under
the existing ordinance, because it is
an impossibility.
The object of the ordinance was
originally to protect the 10000 OF
more people of Paducah by insuring
them pure milk and meats. There
was no way for the general public
to ascertain whether its milk OF
meat was fit to eat or not, especially
with regard to disease, so in re-
spouse to persistent demand on the
part of the medical profession and
many others, the ordinance was passed
and tho office was created. 1t has
been q failure, because the men who
passed it did not make law that
would insure successful inspections.
Most of the milk and meat is not now,
cannot be, and will not be, inspected
under the present ordinance, no mat
ter who holds the Office, and conse.
queutly the public will have no more
protection than before, and the $50 a
month paid the inspector will be mere
ly waste of money. The city has
been paying $l5 month for attend
ing to its horses. The difference now
will be that it will pay $50 month.
The only kind of ordinance that
will give protection to the thousands
Of inhabitants in Paducah and insure
them pure meat and milk is one which
will require every person selling meat
and milk inside the city limits to first
have it inspected. The inspector
may then establish his office in the
most convenient place, and every per.
son selling meat or milk will have TO
have it first inspected, or be subject
to fine. This will make it hard ON
the few who sell meat and milk, but
It will protect the many who eat and
drink it, and this is the real object OF
the law. Those who object to such
law could quit the business and go
into something easier. AS it is now,
the city has merely taken steps to
waste lot more money, despite the
condition in which the treasury now
Is.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
"DO 1T TODAY. I"

The time worn injunction, Never
put off til tomorrow what you can do
today, is now generally presented in
this form: "Do it today" That is
the terse advice we want to give ,ou
about that hacking cough or demoral'
izing cold with which you have been
struggling for several days, perhaps
weeks. Take some reliable remedy
for il today-and let that remedy be
DR.. Boschee's German Syrup, which
has been in use for over thirty five
years. A few doses of 1t will un-
doubtedly relieve your cough or cold.
and its continued use for . few days
Will cure you completely. No matter
how deep seated your cough, even il
dread consumption has attacked your
lungs, German Syrup will surely effect
a cure-as it has done before IN thous-
snds of apparently hopeless cases of
lung trouble. New trial bottles. 25c;
regular size, 700. At all druggists.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

CAPT. ]. M. EZELL
. WILL MAKE FIGHT
To File an Injunction Suit
Against the City.
To Prevent New License Inspector
Dischareing the Duties or
Collecting Pay.
ELECTION WAS TOO LATE

The city is to have lively fight ON
its hands Us q result OF the meeting of
the general council last night. which
elected Mr. Ed Clark license inspector
to succeed Captain J. NJ. Ezell, who
has held the position for the past
two years.
Captain Ezell claims that he was
elected under city ordinance which
specifies that the license inspector
shall" be elected in December Of
each year. He declares that the prop
or time for the general council to hav"
elected license inspector was last
December, and that as none was
elected, none can lie elected now un-
Gil next December. and be is still
entitled to hold the office.
An effort was made between the
time for electipg the inspector and
the election last night, to abolish the
office, but the council refused to con-
cur in the board Of aldermen's action,
and there was nothing left to do ex.
cept elect an inspector. Captain
Ezell was not candidate under the
circumstances. preferring TO take his
chances on the law mentioned above.
Legal opinion differs as tc his
grounds for . contest. He has EN-.
ployed Attorney ]. O. Flournoy to
bring an injunction suit TO prevent
Mr.. Clark taking possession of the
office, and Attorney Flournoy will
tile il today or tomorrow. Captain
Ezell says that many OF the best at
torneys in the city have informed him
thai he has "A good case, and cen hold
mis- office.
II Captain Ezell wins his suit,
DIR. Duley can prevent the new milk
and meat inspector from holding that
office on the same grounds.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
THAT DELIGHTFUL DOG.

Is the dog nuisance or benefac-
tor? that is the question. In yester-
days Sun a party wrote very pathet-
ic appeal for the canine, intimating
that it was cruel. inhuman and barbs-
rious to dispense with their valuable
services both as a pet and a protector
He compared the dog with the canary
bird. the COW and the horse, stain
that all were indispensable aud that
the dog in many instances was pre-
ferable Now let us look at the mat
ter in the proper light. For instance
the COW is necessity while the dog
is not. You drink the milk from the
COW, eat the butter and after she has
served out her time of usefulness, you
fatten her and relish her as beef. How
about the dog? As to the canary
birds? Have you ever known one in
your life to sit back on its launches
ana bay at the moon keeping every
one awake for mile around? Have
you ever known the horse TO be al
lowe d to roam all night in flocks o (
forty to disturb the slumher Of those
who are sick? II so it is in violation
of the law ana the owners of the
horses are fined, which they should be
1t is said that the poor man needs u
dog to protect his household Why
should he, when he has nothing to
steal?
The rich man may need one and IL
he does he is certainly able to pay the
tax. There are more old mongrel.
worthless dogs in the city Of Paducah
than any place OF its size IN the
world, and what they consume could
be easily given to the many poor chill
dren in the city who are really deserv-
ing. A man will 60 to market and
buy ten cents wor tn Of meat for a
worthless cur that would refuse to
give . poor child on the street II pen.
nv. That Is his business, OF course.
and he has right to dispose OF his
money ss he sees fit. There are hun
dreds of dogs kept in the city by
people to hunt with one week in the
year. II he can afford to keep the
dog that long for one week S sport he
is certainly able to pay the tar.
You pay tax on your horse and COW.
Taxes are paid on horses and then
license of five dollars year to use
them. The mere idea of comparing
a dog with the COW OF horse is sim
ply nonsensical. IL you have an ad-
miration for your dog. pay taxes on
him or he must suffer the consequence.
es. Paducah is a metropolitan city,
and all persons owning dogs in cities
of its class pay taxes. So let the dog
do the bowling.
THE DESPEPTlC.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

If city officials should by chance be-
come imbued with the idea that the
"pink slip" will be removed in Psdr-
oah in thirty, sixty, or ninety days by
the underwriters, they should be told
better. The pink Slip il is general
ly understood among insurance men,
will be taken off in Paducah whenever
the recommendations OF the under
writers are complied with. If this
could be in thirty days, the pink slip
would come off in thirty days. If it
requires the city officials year, the
pink slip will remain ON year.
Hence the quicker things are done by
the city the quicker will be the relief
from the high rates.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
A SONG OF THE DAY.

THE PREVIOUS MoCKINGBIRD.
Watch ont, Mister Mockingbirdl
Iwsntin' you ter sing,
But blizzard breeze is fannin'
De gray fros' on yo' wing,
En- Winter hangin' roun' dc do
A-claimin' kin wild Spring
Watch out. Mister Mockinbird-
Don't let de music gol
De weather, lax a woman,
A sayin' yes" en- "No;"
De sunshine. in de valley
See footprints in de snow
Den watch out. Mister Mockingbird-
You'll ketch yo' death er col"
Before You feel de sunshine
A lightin up yo' soul;
Den swing dar, in de blossoms,
En- let de music roll
Fl. l.. Stanton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
MAY SHUT DOWN..
HIGH WATER sUSPENDS WORK
FOR A FEW DAYS.

The marine ways shut down today
at noon until the high water is over
and the ship carpenters and canlkers
are doing nothing at prescott.
The steamer Joseph Henry is on the
ways for repairs ana great deal OF
work remains to be done on her. Gap
tain williams stated today at noon
that the shut down would not be long
he thought, as the river would come
but little higher.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

II is settled that everything will
be lovely at Chicago for the national
Republican convention. and the local
committee has agreed to put mp IS, 600
for the immediate use of the National
Committee to pay convention bills.
1t will be great convention, for it
will outline the policy of the United
States fer the next four years.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
THE HIGH SCHOOL
New Desks Ordered for the Recitation
Rooms of School.

Lost night the equipment commit
tee Of the board of education met and
decided to buy one hundred new reel
tation chairs to be placed in the reel
tation rooms of the High school build
ing. There are a number OF desks al
the building not in use, and while the
order OF new chairs will not be sufii
cient to accommodate the entire high
school, with the addition OF the extrs
desks it will fill the want.
Attorney Sam Grassland, Of May
held, is In the city on business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

Henderson has lost the million dol.
lar car wheel works she counted on,
but our neighbor can have the salts
faction of know ing that it WASN'T the
fault of the town, but of the promot-
ers in Or icaRo who failed to make
good at their end of the line. Hender-
son is a hustler, and will probably soon
get something else Just as good, if not
better.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

officers that should have been elected
long ago. 1t is rather a reflection on
the people to elect horse doctor to
inspect the milk and meat to be used
as food by Paducah people, but it is
probably all that could be expected OF
the present crowd in office. and all the
people deserve, considering the fact
that they elected such boards to man
"a re their affairs. 1t is understood
that the milk and meat inspector has
been here only few months. not lone
enough to be eligible to begin with,
and that he knows nothing about
meat or milk. in addition. IL this is
the case the money paid him for sala-
ry will be wasted, but what do the
city officials care? The people who
elected them TO Office must stand the
consequences of their folly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

Senator Burton. of Kansas, has been
convicted of improperly using his
office. but his seat in Congress will
not be vacated until the case has
gone the rounds OF the court. and
then probably not until after a Sem
ate investigation, unless lie resigns.
Ii is said to be the first prosecution
on record under the statute.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

The Democrats Of Kentucky should
not bewail the fractional fights in their
party and the petty quarrels among
the state officials. The officials who
are in a continual wrangle were elect
ed by the Democrats, and majority
of the Democrats have gotten about as
good as they deserve.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

need a good remedy. "A tonic 10 Is cx-
cellcnt. In the short time have used
itit has done me a great deal OF good
Willis Brewer.
IL you do not derive prompt and saiis-
factory results from tho use OF poruna,
write at once 20 DIR. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case and no villa
be pleased TO give you his valuable sd-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
Tho Hartman SAnItarium. Columbus,
Ohio.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

TIME most common phases OF summer
Il catarrh are catarrh OF the stomach
and bowels. Peruns Is specific for
summer catarrh.
Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative
I'm Congress from Alabama, writes the
following letter TO DIR. Hartmann;
House of Representatives,
Washington, ID. @.
The Pcruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemcn-"I have used ono bottle
OF Peruna foe lassitudc, and take pleas
IRE in recommending IL 10 those who
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
DAILY THOUGHT.

"Give cheeifully. The way Of Civ
ing swells the gift and God will use it
grandly."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30


DDS. flooding. ieucorrhea. kidney, bladder and
liver troubles, makes childbirth easy and regu-
lates the change Of life. For the critical period
of transition from maidenhood to womanhood It
Is amatchless remedy. All women unite In pras-
Ing It and all who have used 1t rejoice In perfect
health.
Mrs. Paul Burns, Parshallyille, Mich, writes
81 want all my friends to know the great good
Zoa Phora has done for me. l suffered for
months with nervous prostration, sick headache
and kidney and bladder trouble. After holding
consultation, four doctors said could not live
without an operation. and was too weak to
have ono. punches formed IN my bowels and
became so sore that lost the use Of my limbs.
The doctor called the punches tumors. He said
that l also had floating kidney, and would
not be any better until had 1t sewed In place.
After using one bottle Of Zoa Phora, I could
stand on my feet, and after taking three bottles
could walk around the room, and after thefourth
bottle was able TO walk out-of-doors."
Write the Goa Phora Co.. Kalamazoo Mich.
for fro trial bottle and copy Of Illustrated
medical hook, "Dr. pengelys Advice 10 Wom-
en-" The doctor will gladly. give. free special
advice when needed. Zoa Phora Is for sale at
I.oo bottle by all druggists.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

W. Mcng, 81 Jefferson Ave, indianapolis Ind, State Representative
Of danapol College,
Puna Conanf
off stomach
20
Of decided
troubles
bottle Of Pnns IN y grp 81 inc
take few doses which keeps me nee"en 'ean
LnhuH neng.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
THE WEATHER.

Showers tonight with rising tenn.
perature.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
Hope and Health
for All Women.
Zos Phora Will Cure and Make You
Well Woman.
RIAL BOTTLE FREE TO ALL

Zoa Phora cures permanently and perfectly al
diseases, weaknesses and Irregularities Of the
sex. misplacements, suppressed and painful peri.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Personally appeared before me this
. day Z: J. Paxton, general manager OF
The Sun, who affirms that the above
. statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of Feb, 1904, is tue
20 the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Jan. az, 1908.
March I. 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

Sam Schumacher, of Fulton, arrived
in the city today to visit his father.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-30

The general council slipped up on
the public last night and elected few
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
PERSONALS.

Mr.. J. A. Turner is here from Louis
Mr.. j. NJ. Brewer is here from Wake
Forest.
Mr.. d. A White. of Mebane. is in
Mr.. j. S. Ellis, of Goldsboro, is in
Mr.. c. F. Young went to Clayton
MIR. Paul Faison left yesterday for
New York.
Mr.. Jno. r. Harden. of Graham, is
in the city.
Mr.. Henry A. Grady, of Clinton, is
in the city.
Mr.. ]. A. Saunders returned to the
city yesterday.
Mr.. j. W. jackson, of Carthage. was
here yesterday.
Mr. j. r. Gaskill, of Tarboro, was
here yesterday.
Mr.. c. II. Pate returned yesterday
from Goldsboro.
Mr.. A. r. Chisholm was here from
Sanford Sunday.
Mr.. L. r. Richardson. of Aberdeen
was here Sunday.
Mr.. W. J. THOMAS, of Charlotte
was here Sunday.
Mr.. l.. B. Rogers, of Charlotte, is
at the Marlborough.
Mr.. E. II. Clark, of Fremont, was
in Raleigh yesterday.
Mr. J. j. Hayes, of Norfolk, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mr.. Will Martin arrived in the city
yesterday from Hamlet.
Mr. NJ n. Rayner. of Fayetteville
is a visitor to Raleigh.
Mr. j. 3. Johnson, of Youngsville
was in the city yesterday
Mr. j. n. Holding went 10 Wak'
Forest yesterday morning.
Mr.. w. l.. Gilbert. of Statesvilie
was i'm Raleigh Yesterday.
Mr.. j. NJ Barbee went to HillsborC
Yesterday to visit relatives.
Mr.. Harry Pool left yesterday fol
Clayton to spend several days.
Mr.. Claud Taylor went to Spartan
burg. S. c.. yesterday on business.
Mr. Chas. Robertson went to Clay
ton Yesterday to visit his family.
Mr. Thomas Stevenson arrived yes
terdav from Hamlet to visit his fam
Messrs. IT. b. Markham and e. w
Warren, of Durham, were in Ralelgf
Mr.. Chas. Hardesty went to Clayton
Yesterday to visit his mother, WhC
is very i'll.
Mr.. B. B. Massenburg, Jr., OF Louis
burg. is in the city attending the sum
mer School.
Mr.. H. r. Acton, Of Baltimqre
snent Sunday In the city as the CUES
of Mr. Rufus Knott.
Mr.. C. H. Whiting returned yester'
day from White Chapel, where he de-
livered a lecture SUNDAY afternoon
Mr.. Withers Hervey. who has beer
visiting his brother, Mr. Charles Her
vey. left yesterday for his home II
New Bern.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The admission to the music festival
concerts is one dollar. not one dollar
and fifty cents as previously pub
lished.
New arrivals Yesterday increased
the attendance at the A. and M. Sum-
mer School. 1t is hoped that it will
reach a thousand.
Rev. J. S. Haywood left yesterday
morning to aid j. H. Hutchinson In a
meeting at Mt. Zion church about six
miles northwest OF Raleigh.
Prof Darius Eatman and MIR. HUI
bert Poteat left yesterday for Rich
mond, where they go to purchase a
pipe organ Tor the use OF the chapel
at Wake Forest.
Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor of The
News and Observer. left yesterday
morning for New York to attend the
meeting of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, being the mem
Der from North Carolina.
Mr. Edward Y. Enniss has accepted
a position with the Seaboard Air Line
shops of this city. Mr.. Enniss is a
young man of mechanical ability and
his many friends were yesterday con-
graduating him upon securing the
position.
DR.. A. o. Jones received a letter
Sunday from Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, stating that the condition
Of Mr.. Frank Weathers, of this city,
who was operated on there last Tues
day for appendicitis. was very favor
able.
The Seaboard's excursion to Norfolk
on August 3rd gives the Raleigh peo-
pie a good chance to see the Virginia
State Fair and Horse Show at Nor
folk. The excursion will be there the
big day, August 4th. The round triI
is only $3.50.
The announcement made elsewhere
in this paper today in regard to the
Seaboard's personally conducted tour
to the Worlds Fair and the Pacific
Coast is one of the most attractive
ever offered from North Carolina. The
round trip to San Francisco and with
stop over at st. Louis is only $65.25.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26

Prof. Darius Eatman and Mr.. HUI
bert Poteat left yesterday for Rich
mond, where they go to purchase a
pipe organ for the use of the chapel
at Wake Forest.