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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

AS to who will be named for Vice-President.
no one can yet say with any degree of certainty.
The New York Outlook, of the 18th inst, sums up
the situation in this fashion: cat this writing
the nomination of Vice-President is still very I'M
certain. The only names prominently mentioned
are those of Speaker Cannon, of Illinois, who has
many supporters, despite his daily threat to de-
cline; Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, who has
occupied an attitude of not caring for the honor,
but has really been regarded as a receptive can
didate;' and Representative Hit, of Illinois, who
has frankly said from the first mention of his
be glad to accept. Many think Mr.. Cannon will
be forced to take the nominations, just as Mr..
Roosevelt was in Philadelphia, and he is wanted
because of his peculiar qualities. of popularity
which have made him liked everywhere, and espe-
cially in the West. The Republican Senators are
in favor of Mr.. Fairbanks, almost to a man."
This Senator Fairbanks, it is said, wouldn't at
all object to being named for Vice-President this
year if Roosevelt would signify an intention not
to run for the Presidency in 1908. But Fairbanks
would himself like to have first place then, while
it is now generally believed that the President
has an ambition to make a new record in>Ameri-
can history by serving as Chief Magistrate eleven
years. This, his friends point out, would not vio-
late the Washingtonian precedent against a third
term, inasmuch as the promotion by McKinley's
death doesn't count as a term at all. To the un-
biased observer, however, all this looks like trou-
BILE for nothing, for while the chances favor Mr..
Roosevelts election this year, it is almost certain
that the tide will turn in favor of an opposition
party before the next Presidential election.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
The Confederate Reunion and Some War Statistics.

The Confederate Reunion and Some War Statistics.
The Confederate Veterans Reunion in Nash
vile, Tenn, last week was a great success, but
there was an unusually pathetic note in most of
the utterances reported in the press dispatches,
due perhaps not only to the usual thinning of the
ranks year after year, but to the recent death of
the beloved leader, Gen. John E. Gordon. Cor
don's successor is General Stephen D.. Lee, of
Alabama, who has been acting commander since
the Georgian's death. Louisville, KY, was chosen
as the next place of meeting.
1t is interesting to note that just as the Reunion
was meeting, Mr.. Cassanove O.. Lee, a recognized
Northern authority ON Civil War statistics, gave
out through the press the result of his investiga-
tions as to the great disparity in the strength
of the two opposing armies and as to the COM
position of the Northern forces. He shows that
the total enlistments in the Northern army were
2,778,3O4 as against 100000 in the Confederate
army. The foreigners and negroes in the North
ern army aggregated 680,917, or 80,917 more than
the total strength of the Confederate army. There
were also 316,424 men of Southern birth in the
Northern army. Mr.. Lees figures in full are as
follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF THINGS AS
WE SEE IT.
WE SEE IT.

The reader viii observe that we are now en-
deavoring to present in this department OF The
Progressive Farm er a connected, orderly and com
prehensive view OF the weeks events, and that we
have abandoned the old plan of attempting to give
the news in miscellaneous scraps from newspapers
and press dispatches. Under the old system it was
impossible to give each item it's proper setting-to
portray events in their proper relation one to
another; there was confusion and disorder. Here
after therefore we shall abandon the plan of print
ing a full page of scraps of General News and
another page of scraps of State News; in this de-
partment we shall endeavor to give a general sur
vey of the field, with only a column or two each of
State and General News on another page to re-
inforce this editorial review.
CoIorado's Contempt for Human Rights.
Press and people last week gave more attention
to the labor troubles in Colorado than to anything
else. And the people have now come to see the
gross inaccuracy of the earlier reports, which
practically threw all the blame on the union la
borers. The present trouble is only the culmina-
ton of a long contest waged, on one hand, by
INSCRIPTIONS capitalists determined to prevent the
enforcement of just labor laws and, on the other
hand, the enraged laborers resolved to obtain and
hold the privileges won by their ballots. Nowher,
IN Sucn small space mas a better review or the at
fair been given than in the condensed McClure's
Magazine article printed on page II.
And now Governor Peabody, General Bell.
and the "Citizens' Alliance" with a for
human rights such as would bring shame even to
a Russian car, are banishing all labor union SYM
from the State-1Re1 guilty of nothing
more serious thap~a belief in the right of labor to
ofsganize and~defend itself are taken from the
Tey5 have builded and summarily dumped
Kansas, away from friends or means of sup
port. Nor are these men ignorant Italians or
Mr.. Roy Stannard Baker is a man who
speaks with authority. and he writes that they are
largely men Of American birth, voters, taxpayers
and owners of homes. The guilty should be pun
ished at all hazards, but this wholesale and indis-
persecution of union miners is nothing
more nor less than a disgrace to our American
civilization.
The Confederate Reunion and Some War Statistics.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

party. The committee will ecommen that the
Spooner faction be recognized.
AS to the platform, that is expected to be about
as tame as that recently adopted by the New York
Democrats. "Stand pat' is the Republican watch
word this year, and the platform makers will prob
ably point with pride" to the present prosperity,
follow with the usual charge that the success of
the other party would send the country to the
demnition bow-wows, and top off with the requisite
quantity of ponderous but harmless platitudes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

Federal prisoners in Confederate prisons. 10000
Confederate prisoners in Federal prisons. 100000
Confederates died in Federal prisons. -. 26,436
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
The National Democratic Convention.

We think we had our Presidential figures right
in last weeks Progressive Farmer-2O2 votes in
structed for Judge Parker and 143 for Hearst.
Since these were printed Mr.. Hearst has climbed
up 81 votes (having won the entire delegation
from Illinois,, while Judge Parker obtained In
structed delegations from Mississippi and Arkan-
sas with a total of 80 votes. Now therefore the
two leading candidates stand as follows: Parker
$40, Hearst 1917. This does not accurately indi-
cate their relative strength, however, for Parker
is favored by a very much larger proportion of
the uninstructed delegation than is Mr.. Hearst.
How far either one is from a nomination may be
judged from the fact that the Convention is COM
posed of 1000 delegates and a two-thirds vote
(667) is necessary to nominate-unless the Con-
vention should see fit to abandon this sixty-year-
old regulation and adopt the Republican plan re
curing only a majority vote to nominate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
North Carolina Politics.

We reviewed the North Carolina political situa-
ton in this department last week, and there has
been practically no change since that review was
written. A full Democratic State Convention
would be composed of 1913 delegates, 622 votes
being necessary to nominate a Governor. The
Glenn managers and Stedman managers each de-
clare their candidate in the lead, the Glenn men
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

ARMIES AT THE WARS END.
Aggregate Federal army May 1, 1865....1 4,
Aggregate Confederate army May l.,
1866
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
A SAD LOSS
SON OF Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES
UTrERBACK DIES.

James the three year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs j. @. Utterback, died at
o'clock this morning at the family
residence, s26 Jefferson street of mea-
sizes and other complications. 1t was
not generally known that the child
was seriously i'll, and his death came
as a surprise AMI shock.
He was bright, sweet, attractive
little fellow, and his less is a sad
blow to his parents. Mr.. ami Mrs.
Utter back lost little girl thieo years
ago.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence at 10 O'Clock, to-
morrow morning The services will
be conducted by Rev. W. II. P.uker-
ton OF the First Christian church, and
the burial will be at Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
SCAVENGER MAN
HAS A LIVELY TINE PUTTING
OUT A FIRE.

Mr.. Leander Rives, who drives q
scavengcr wagon, came near burning
up this morning before he discovered
that he was ahre, and but for the
timely assistance of bystanders would
probably have bsen badly burned.
He was seated in his wagon W hen he
suddenly jumped up and began to shed
his coat. 1t was mass of flames in
the rear.
Rives fully satisfied with his mar.
row escape was standing in his wagon
calmly and satisfactorily viewing the
smoldering rag to which the coat had
in few minutes been reduced when
he let out one frantic yell aud began
to beat the air with his hands. His
trousers were a6re.
Rives after making sure he was
blazing no more, got up in his wagon
which he had abandoned in his hurry
to pat out the flames. aud drove home
to don another suit The affair hap
pened on South Seventh street in front
of the court house gate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
DECIDE YOURSELF
THE OPPORTUNITY Is HERE
BACKED BY PADUCAu
TESTIMONY.

Don't take our word for il.
Don't depend on a strangers state
ment.
Read Paducah endorsement.
Read the statements of Paducsh
citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it,
W. 5. Smith, residing at 1874 South
Fourth street, says: my back has
troubled me for some years past. IL
would ache so much above the hips
that / would have to go and lie down
and then l couldn't get mp without
help. My daughter would apply plas-
tiers and mustard and everything else
to see if could not get relief. They
would help me temporarily, but it
would return soon as severe as ever.
one day we noticed Dosn's Kidney
Pills gadtertised at Dubois & Cos
drug store and sent and got box. i
took them as directed and in about =
week was able to go about my work
as usual, the lsmeness in my back and
shoulders ceased and the kidneys he
gan TO perform their work in the regu-
lar and natural way. l found out il
WAS kidney trouble that caused mo TO
ache so much, and / am positive IL
was Doan's Kidney Pills that relieved
me of all the trouble. 1 can cheerfully
endorse them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the pame-Dcan's-a
take no substitute.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
ENCOURAGING SIGNS.

The board of public works is get
ting down to business and it appears
will give. Paducah something that has
long been needed. 1t is to be hoped
that the present indications will not
end in disappointment. and that the
board will fplhli the hopes based on
the way 1t is now going ont after ex-
travagance inc municipal improve
ments. The people. judging from
expressions, IKE to see things done
right, especially where they are pay
ing the bills. If the board of public
works does what it indicates it is
going to do, it will be the best iusti-
tuition Paducsh ever had.
The negligence displayed by city
officials in Paducah, especially during
the past few years, is almost out
rageous. There have not yet been
taken in Paducah this year, although
spring is upon us, any steps to clean
up the city and secure better santa
ticn. Livestock is allowed to run at
large, and property owners have never
been made to connect their holdings
with the sanitary sewerage. Citizens
are allowed to run filthy water and
slops into the CUTTERS, to pile up
trash, garbage and most anything else
in the alleys and streets, and in many
places the streets are DISTRACTED with
any and everything and the pavements
blocked in the same way. If the city
maid as much atten ton to the taxpay-
ers as it does to the dogs, the people
would be better off. Men are sent over
the city to get the names of dog own
ers who have failed to pay the license,
a big hurrah is raised. and all because
perhaps it brings into the treasury a
few paltry dollars. The health and
comfort of the people are given little
or no attention because the city off,
oials, apparently at least, do not care
a rap. 1t is regretted that the board of
public works cannot take charge Of
public sanitation and such things, as
we'll as of public improvements. 1t is
to be hoped that other public officials
will watch the work of this new board
and profit BY it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

The brave men who lost their lives
on the Missouri did not die in vain.
They gave up their existence in the
cause of their country, although there
is no war, for as said in the memorial
address at meeting at Newport, r
l., by Chaplain Cassard, "They gave
their lives in the cause of perfect
Workmanship, and this is most
vital consideration in the develop
ment of a powerful suu efficient navy
a navy that commands the respect
OF the world"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
ALMOST OFF
THE SAND DIGGER EXPECTED
To BE IN THE RIVER By
NIGHT.

The sand digger is not yet of the
Illinois shore, opposite the city but is
now expected TO be IN the water be-
fore night.
A towboat has been constantly
working with il since yesterday and
every possible effort is being made to
free it from its position. After it has
been pulled of the shore the Paducah
Dry docks will take it out of the water
for repairs. This afternoon il APP
peared to have been moved consider
able distance, the first perceptible
progress made since the lsborers start
cd in to launch it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
GETS THIRTY DAYS
HUGH MULHOLLAND GETS OFF
LIGHT IN BROOKLYN, N. Y.

The press dispatches from Brooklyn,
N. Y, state that Hugh Mulholland,
the former Psducah postmaster
charged with stealing $50 worth Of
trading stamps, was sentenced to 80
days in Jail. Judge Crane was lenient
with him on account of the story
Mulholland told.
In sentencing Mulholland Judge
Crane, of Brooklyn, said: ~ have
investigated your case and find that
your sole trouble is drink. You seem
a bright and intelligent man, but for
some reason I can't understand why
you spend all your money in saloons.
4 warn you to keep away from the sa-
looms and to stop drinking and | will
let you off with light sentence. You
will 60 to Jail for twenty nine days. "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
GRAND SALE OF LOTS.

The Northview Realty and Improve
ment company has about 10 lots on
18th and 18th streets, in Paducah,
Ky, which it will offer for PUBLIC
SALE most reasonable terms, in
JUNE NEXT. unless sold before that
time. These lots are situated in Pa
ducah, KY, and lie between Rottger.
ing's farm and the city.
!, The Streets have been lately gravel.
ed. The lots have beautiful shade
trees on them, aud lie high above rhe
streets.
An ordinance has been adopted to
extend 18th street on beyond this
property to Rowlandtown, and the
street car company will extend its
line from Trimble street on down l2th
street by this property to Rowland
town.
This property is certainly most at
tractive and desirable, and will soon
be built up. There are no lots in
the suburbs Of Paducah more desira-
BILE for homes. The adjacent property
is being rapidly improved, many
houses having been erected recently.
For particulars apply to W. d. Greer,
General Manager, Paducah, KY,
March 10, 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
FOUR POLICE ONLY
CHIEF COLLINS WILL HAVE
PAID OFFICIALS AT THE
CARNIVAL.

Chief of Police James Collins said
today that he would adopt different
plan for providing police officers for
the carnival this year. Heretofore
various members of'the Elks have been
appointed special police, end from
twenty to forty have been on duty
during the week. This year Chief
Collins says that there will be Int
four officers on duty at the carnival
grounds and these will be regularly
appointed officers who will give the
work the strictest attention and be
paid by the city. They will be
named later by the police board.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
WORTH RECOGNIZED.
MIR. F. j. -MPyHEE '"GETs AN
NrERNATIONAL Y. II.
O. A. POSITION.

Announcement is made in the Y.
". O. A. International news service,
that Mr.. Il. J. Michel of Louisville,
field ecretiry of the Kentucky Y. NJ.
q. A., and well known here from
visist to the local association. has peen
selected to represent the International
Y. II. U. a. committee, in. railroad
Y. NJ. O. A. WORK in India. Re will
likely leave for Iudis to assume his
new duties next fall.
Mr.. Michel is an aggressive, bright,
energetic young man, thoroughly
qualified for the work for which he
has been selected and worthy Of the
compliment given him. His Paducah
friends will wish him much success.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

The city of Paducsh has snide
council. The people ought TO be
heartily ashamed of a bunch that
after the congressman of this district
had made q special request of the
secretary of war for permission to stop
a war vessel at Psducsh, and 1t had
been granted, refused last night to OFF,
cialiy recognize in any way the visit
of tie boat, or TO make any arrange
ment for its reception. Psducah can
never expect to get things that other
cities have and are proud of, as long
as such men hold office.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
INDUSTRIAL PLANT
/. @. CONCENTRATES ESrAB-
LISTING ONE AT MOUNDS.

Current rumor says that the &c.
road will shortly build big indus
trial plant at Mounds, ILL.,, which
will employ in the n6ighborhood Of
100 men. The plans for the building
have been completed and everything
is in readiness for building, yet no
definite information has been given
out about il.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

Judge Parker seems to have cinched
the empty honor, although he is
Grover Cleveland and Dave Hills
candidate. Probably the Democrats
have decided that as they are sure to
get beat, any old thing will do to put
up as q sacrifice.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
DEMOCRATS HAVE NO ISSUE.

Senator Newlands, of Nevada, does
not see a very bright outlook for
Democracy. he says the Democratic
marty must seek new issues and new
man.
The tariff. he said, would not again
be an issue. The radical and uncom-
promising views of Mr.. Cleveland did
i.oolouIa,1l Dhnrm both y the country
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

There will be no ticket sellers at the
worlds fair gates, but it will take so
cents to get in just the same. You
simply drop your half dollar In the
slot and the turnstile uDlocks. If you
haven't the right change you'll have
to go out and get it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
A ThougE7tIess Druggist.

ONLY toughess druggist would offer preparation without the signature
of Chas Fletcher when COra called % the delicate ln' anu
Pickering light" that joins aby life it's devoted parents being TOO '
o the elfrespectng druggist, to be tihed with
thirty years Fletcher has given, and still gives his personal
attention preparation of Casto has the confidence OneS
and physicians everywhere harmed the t babe This cannot Sa
of limitations, Counterfits and the "Justas-goOd' rot
The thouges druggist only offers the counterfeit because OF few pennies
more profit Any preparation but experiment. and they are expert
guess irrespective of what their say for them
Experience of thirty against wild and ucOuS Experiment
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

Civil Service Commissioner Foulke
in letter just made public, shows
that President Roosevelt is the great
est of all presidents for civil service
reform. He has made only 33 suspen-
sions of the rule, while those OF some
presidents have run far into the thou
sands.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

and to the Democratic party. Free
trade was a myth and the tariff would
always exist, and. whatever might
be its rates, it would serve as pro-
lection to domestic industries as
against foreign importations.
The question was one of percent.
ages, not of principle. The Demo.
cratic party, If in full power, could
not avoid framing tariff act which
would afford fair protection to both
American labor and to American capi.
tai, for the imposition of any tax upon
foreign importstions restrains, to that
extent, foreign competition and
American labor could not receive
fair wages unless American capital
could be made profitable.
Continuing, Mr.. Newlands said tina It
the last campaign had demonstrated
that the masses of the people attached
little importance TO the question Of
imperialism. In fact, the senator is
frank to admit that the Democratic
party is without an issue and he is not
prepared to suggest one. He might go
a step farther and confess that the
party is practically hopeless. The PEG.
pie have time and again sustained the
Republican party and been so well
satisfied with 1t that they have repeat
eddy returned it to power. And they
will do it again this year. The New
York state conventions pitiable plat
form shows to what straits Democracy
is reduced for an issue.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

A lot of those citizens who are kick
ing about the city taxes. the license
taxes, the dog taxes, and other kinds
of taxes should remember how they
voted last November. If they helped
elect the ticket they have no kick
coming.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Personally appeared before me this
day E. ]. Paxtdn, general manager of
The Sun, who afir1ns that the above
statement OF the circulation of The
Sun for the nonffof March, 1904, istiue
20 the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. "a, 1905.
March 81. 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
DAILY THOUGHT.

"Animals are such agreeable friends;
they ask no questions, they pass no
criticisms. "-George Eliot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
FAN NOTICE.

THE FAN SEASON COMMENCES
MAY 1ST. PARTIES DESIRING
TO USE FANS ARE REQUESTED
TO GALL AT OFFICE AND SIGN
CONTRACTS.
PADUCAH CITY RAILWAY.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
THE WEATHER.

Fair and Golfer tonight. Wednesday
fair and warmer in the western por-
tiop.