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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
COSTLY OFFICIAL CARELESS
NESS.

There is no plausible excuse Tor the
gross negligence and criminal indiffer.
ence of PAducah city officials, which
result in lawsuits that are invariably
decided against the city. Every law
suit lost by the city has to be paid for
by the taxpayers, and the long sue
cession of mistakes that can be
charged to official carelessness in Pa
ducah has cost q large amount Of
money, and several thousand dollars
yet remain to be paid.
A few years ago the action of q
Democratic city council in repudiat-
ing city bonds resulted in lawsuit
which impaired the city's credit, hu-
initiated hundreds Of good citizens
who believed that honesty was the
best policy. and cost perhaps several
thousand dollars. When the courts
finally decided what the people had
all along believed would be decided
the city was found W ithout funds with
which to pay the $4,000 or more
accrued interest, and the interest on
the unpaid interest. Money had to be
borrowed. Costs had piled up,and in
addition another damage suit growing
out of the action in the bond case was
still pending The matter could have
been settled at one time for s575, but
the city officials refused. When ro-
GENTLY they found that the $40, 900
damage suit was likely to also go
against the CITY, they compromised
for $500. paid the costs, and a spe-
cial attorneys fee of $500. Aud that
was only one of the many mistakes.
There was no excuse for the crimi-
nal cafelessness which caused a ver-
dot for $4,000 to be rendered against
the city few days ago. Tho fence
that would have prevented the acct.
dent and possibly saved the city 81,
600 was put up after the harm had
been done, thus making a bad matter
worse. And that was only another of
the many costly mistakes.
The newspapers constantly, in the
interest of the people Ewho seemingly
have no one else to espouse their cause
and remonstrate against bad municipal
call attention to things
which in the interest of good govern
nent. economy and comfort, should
70 looked after, but officials 60 bliss
ally on, upmindful of either oriti-
ism, censuAe or public necessity. As
ons as this pDtinues we may expect
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
GOOD SPIRITS.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source IL the
liver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass state could
not remedy a bad liver or the hundred
and one ill effects 1T produces. You
can't have good spirits and bad liver
at the same time. Your liver must
be In fine condition if you would feel
buoyant, happy and hopeful, bright
Of eye, light OF step, vigorous and sue
oessful in your pursuits. You can
put your liver in fine condition by u.s.
ing Green's August Flower-the great
est Of all medicines for the liver and
stomach and a certain cure for dyspep-
STA or indigestion. 1t has been IA
vorite household remedy for over 35
years. August Flower will make
your liver healthy and active and thus
insure you a hbera supply of "gooo
spirits" Trial size, GOO; regular bot
ties, 75o. For sale by Dubois, Kolb
& Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
KIM GA 70.
WHERE WHITE ANTS ARE USE
Full.

WHERE WHITE ANTS ARE USE
Full.
A white ants nest is about the last
thing in the world one would expect
to be of practical service to mankind,
yet in Western Australia white ants
and their nests are put to variety Of
economical uses.
In the first place the aborigines
some times eat the ants, and there
are even q few white residents who
hive tasted them. for the sake of ex-
pertinent. and say they are not bad.
But it is not habit with the aborigi-
mes to eat the insects; they prefer to
devour the mold out of which the ants
built their nest.
Capital ovens are frequently i'm
provised by the Australian prospector
out of these. white ant mounds. They
make solid floor, almost like cement,
for the settlers huts, and in the town
ship Of Derby, in Western Australia.
they have been turned to profitable
use by being rolled in as a top layer
on the public roads.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

to have lawsuits continually menscinl
the public treasury, and judging from
past experience as long as we have
lawsuits we may expect to lose then
and have the judgments to pay.
Everything is like the fence-put of
until il is too late.
The streets and sidewalks in many
places are today filled with dangerous
distractions. They are not removed
because no one takes the trouble to
have them moved or because, il he
did, IL might hurt some ones feel
ings. Great piles of brick are allowed
to take up the greater part Of the
pavements in places, for weeks and
even months before the brick are to
be used. The disaster of this will
doubtless be seen after some one has
been killed or injured by brick pile
falling over on him, or being thrown
against one in an accident.
The same disregard of public safety
is shown in the matter of public
health. For weeks, with the cutters
filled with stsgnant water, and the
alleys, streets and many yards reek-
ing with disease-breeding filth, the
city was allowed to go without sani-
tary inspectors. Then when the neces-
sary authority was obtained to appoint
them, il required week for the off,
cial machinery to get in motion and
the appointments be made. Although
there is sanitary sewerage in the most
thickly populated section of town,
people have for six or seven years been
permitted to run slops and other foul
and communicating things into the
cutters, and are still allowed to do
il.
Within O stones throw of the city
hall, where hundreds OF people have
to pass every day, gutter has for
weeks been overlooking with filthy
water, while cess-pools have in
some parts of the city been suffered
to stand for months despite the in
dignant protests of citizens who
value their health above any thing
else, and only demand what by rights
should be theirs.
Those who are responsible for such
outrages, or are IN sympathy with
those who are, usually reply to
these things by asserting that the
newspapers in exposing them are
hurting the town, but the news
papers are trying only to benefit the
town, and it is the others who are
really doing the injury. We want
all the people we can get to CONS
and live among us, but cur first
duty is to those who are already
here, and ii is these whose battles " Q
expect to fight. The city should wake
up. Four thousand dollar judgments
do not pay, but they are likely to
occur as long as we have officials
whose motto is "Do nothing today
that Won osn nut off until touovvouy -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

Paducah has today been without
mayor or an acting mayor, and yet we
have managed to get along quite well,
thank you. In fact. no one has noticed
the difference.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

Carrier, Okla.-S. F. Jones. living
near here, shos his wife, accidentally,
instantly killing her. She was IL
years old snc they ad been married
but seven months.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
ATE POWDERED GLASS

Munfordville, Ky, May l3-Oscar
Gardner who was sentenced to hang
July 80 for the murder of Squire Os-
born and son, attempted suicide to-
day by eating powdered glass. He has
some chance of recovery and says he is
sorry he made the attempt.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

Judge McCann. of Louisville, Sc
verely arraigned those boarding house
keepers who "fieece the unwary
stranger" as he expressed it. He
ought to be in st. Louis where he
could do the subject full justice.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

The revival At the East Baptist
church conducted by Rev. l.. b. Dun
can is growing in interest There
were several conversions last night.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

Folk has apparently beaten the
boodlers in getting the Democratic
nomination in Missouri, but the hood
lers get another whack at Mr.. Folk
later ON.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

The Owingsville lady who sent to
Louisville for q professional house
only to have him drop and
break So, 900 worth of cut glass, will
probably hereafter prefer patronizipg
home industry.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
MAYsvILLE CUSTOM HOUSE.

Washington, May 10. The super
vising architect has completed the
plans for the proposed $500, 900 public
building at Maysville. KY. The work
will be placed ON the market about
June 10.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
1876 FUTILE BALLOTS.

Lexington, Ky, May l3-The Sew
enth district Democratic congress
sional convention adjourned this
morning until go. This afternoon
after taking 235 ballots there was
still no choice. South Trimble, in
cumbent, is leading.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

CHIEF JUSTICE LOSES MOTHER.
Frankfort, May f3-Mrs. Sarah
Rollins Burnham, mother of Chief
Justice Burnbam. of the Kentucky
court of appeals, died today at Rich
mond. The court of appeals adjourned
this afternoon out of respect TO her
memory.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
REVIVAL NOTES.

Rev. J. q. Castlcbcrry, OF Paris,
Tenn. who is conducting revival AZ
the Tenth Street Christian church.
preached la1t night on thu Wages of
Sin Is Death" A large audience
heard him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Lsdies:-our new line Of stock tics
are the SWEETEST novelties of the sea
son. Come and see them. b WEILLE
& SON.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

ID. Smotherington, colored, was
arrested this morning byConstable
A. q. Shelton for gaming and will
be tried tomorrow by Justice Young.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Personally appeared before me this
day E. j. Paxton, general manager Of
The Sun, who sfirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month Of April, 1904, is tue
70 the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PuRYEAR,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Jan. az, 1908.
May 3. r9o4.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13
JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Japan has probably the shortest of
all national anthems. 1t is called
"Kimi Gsyo," from it's first three
words, and consists of only 32 sylla-
bles, which count in poetry as about
81. The exceeding brevity is due to
the national fondness for conciseness
of phrase and economy OF expression,
which is a prominent feature in ali
forms Of its art. The japanese call
tine patriotic song "tanks," or a
verse of five lines, the first aud third
being OF five and the others of seven
syllables. The anthem is given below
in japanese. with an English transla.
ton:
KIM GA 70.
Kimi ga 20 wa,
Chiyo nj yachlyo nj,
Sazare ishni no,
Iwawo to narite
Koke no musu made.
TRANSL ALTON.
May our Lords dominion last
Till thousand years have past
Twice four thousand times o'ertold,
Firm as changeless rock, earth rooted,
Moss of ages uncomputed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-13

GROVES rAsTELCss CALL TONIC
Has strod the test Twenty FIVE ,eatE The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Lord Peterborough, the great English
Judge, was once about to go on circuit
when Lady Peterborough said that she
should like to accompany him. He re-
piled that he had no objection, provided
she did not incumber the carriage with
bandboxes, which were his utter alb
horrence. During the first days jour-
ney Lord marlborough. happening to
stretch his legs. put his foot through
something below the seat He discov-
cred that it was a bandbox. Up went
the window and out went the band
box. The coachman stopped, and the
footman, thinking that the bandbox
had tumbled out of the window by
some extraordinary chance, was going
to pick it up when Lord Peterborough
furiously called out, "Drive onw The
bandbox accordingly was left by the
ditch side. Having reached the coun-
try town where he was to officiate as
Judge, Lord Peterborough proceeded to
array himself for his appearance in the
courthouse. "Now," said he, where's
my wig-where is my wig?" my
lord" replied the attendant lit was
thrown out Of the carriage window"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
GETTING IN THE WALNUTs
An Industry That Closes California
Country Schools.

An Industry That Closes California
Country Schools.
The first English walnut orchard in
California was planted with seed from
the Los Angeles mission gardens, where
the padres had started few trees with
nuts brought with them from Spain.
The undertaking was success from
the first, and the acreage Of walnuts
has steadily increased. The walnut
trees early age of bearing. its long life
and the steady demand for its product
tend to make the enterprise deservedly
popular.
The walnut tree begins to bear when
six or seven years old, and nothing is
known definitely of its age limit OF
bearing. Fabulous stories are told of
trees in Spain one or two centuries old
bearing enormous crops. The oldest
trees in California are still bearing, but
deductions from the short history al
ready made show that the tree Is in its
prime from its twenty fifth to its thir-
tieth year. Fifteen hundred pounds of
nuts to the acre is good average yield,
making seventy-fiye pounds the average
weight from one tree.
The harvest time begins about the
middle of September and lasts nearly
six weeks. The nuts begin to fall with
the leaves, and the perfect cultivation
under the trees leaves no chance for
them to lose themselves among clods
or weeds. The brown dead leaves
alone hide the nuts. Under normal con-
ditions they drop free from the outer
husk, or hull, through its irregular
bursting, and getting the nuts picked
up is simple matter. Sometimes the
trees are well irrigated just before har-
vest time to insure the clean dropping
of the nuts.
Boys and girls, men and women, jap
anese and Chinese, are all pressed into
service, and on hands and knees the
great orchards are gone over, not once,
but several times, on account Of the IT.
regular ripening Of the nuts. The trees
are occasionally shaken during the sea-
son to loosen the nuts, and before the
last cleaning they are 'poled" to start
the very tardy ones. This is done by
long, coarse bamboo poles, whose light
weight makes them easily handled.
In certain rural districts the public
schools close regularly fora walnut
vacation" The help Of the children. ia
needed, and the children are nothing
loath to replenish their diminished
purses. Pals, cans and gunnysacks are
scattered among the pickers, and when
the bags are full they are carried to
the drying grounds, where they are
spread out on slat trays to dry.-Re-
view of Reviews.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
THE EvERGREENs.

White Pine.-Five needles in bum
die; scales of cone thickened at the top.
Scotch Pine.-Two blush green, short
needles in bundle.
Fir.-Erect cone; fiat, spreading nee
dies scattered singly.
Austrian Pine.-Two long, dark green
needles in a bundle.
Norway Spruce. = Large hanging
cones; scattered needles point all ways.
Hemlock.-Small hanging cones; fat
spray.
Larch.-Many needles in cluster;
fall off each year; erect cones.
Red Cedar-Bluish berries; sharp
prickly spray.
Arbor Vit@.-Flat branches; cones
few scaled. and only two seeds under
each.
White Cedar.-Cones roundish, with
four to eight seeds under each.
Pitch Pine.-Dark stir needles ar
ranged in threes.-Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
pi.content with worlr.

That there is much discomfort with
work among the so called middle
classes in America is due in large part
to the pampering Of children, to the
supplying of their natural and artificial
wants and to the sentimental idea that
their day of toll will come soon
enough" In general, work is not! i.
curse, but a blessing--a positive means
Of grace. One can hardly begin too
early to impress upon children lessons
Of self help by tasks appropriate to
their age and forces and to beget In
them scorn of idleness and Of depend
ence on others. To do this is to make
them happy through the self respect
that comes with the realization Of pow
er and thus to approximate Tennyson's
goal of man, Self reverence. sell
knowledge, self control"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
Property Transfers.

l.. Marshall Haines and W. T
Warburton, Trustees, to Eber FL
Howett, Johnson farm of Sc acres
in Ninth district, $4,000.
H. H. Haines and wife to Chas
r. Biles and Jesse T. Cameron
shoe factory property at Rising
Sun, $4,000.
Elizabeth s. Craig, Thomas J
Bayard and Franklin p. Conrey
l64 acre farm in Second district
Deed made in 1850
Franklin P. Conrey, of Philadel
phia, to Margaret Nick. McCurdy
of the same city, farm of 164 acre.
in Second district, $4,000.
Robert Watt and wife, of Will
mington, Del, to Charles G. Bay
ard, property at North East, $1700
Idella Jackson, Racine and Others
to William H. Fowler, 2 acres il
Upper Elk Neck, $50.
Alfred Ford and wife, of Wash
ington, to john G. Potts, tract
known as "Geoffarin" in Fifth dis
trict, $500.
Henry Clay Johnson to Thomp
son r. Reed, 60 acre property or
Big North East Creek, 1919.
Henry Clay johnson and Others
to Thompson r. Reed, interest il
81 acre property, $535.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

The following sentiment has been
variously attributed to Stephen Grel-
let, Sir Rowland Hill, Edward Courte-
nay and the Earl of Devon, and
is said to have been inscribed upon the
tombstone Of the latter: II expect to
pass through this world but once. If,
therefore, there be any kindness I can
show or any good thing can do to any
fellow being, let me do 1t now. Let me
not defer it nor neglect 1t. for shall
not pass this way again."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
uo.er to whom Honor II Due.

And now. gentlemen" says the chair
man Of tile committee on awards at the
millinery exhibition, "the question be-
fore US 10 to whom shall the chief prize
90. OF the many pattern bonnets sub
mitted, that Of Miss Meekieigh is far
and away the most artistic"
But" protests more experienced
member, "the bonnet exhibited by Nine.
Sokkettuum is far and away the most
expensive"
A few minutes later the medal was
pinned on Nine. Sokettuum.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured.

William Shaffer. brakeman of Den
nison. Ohio, was'confned to his bed for
several weeks with .infiammatory rheu-
matism. 81 used many remedies" he
says. FINALLY sent to McCaw's drug
store for bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. at which time was unable to use
hand or foot. and in one weeks time was
able to 60 to work as happy as a clam"
For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
Qusered Himself Forever.

why is it?" he asked. that beauti-
full women are always the most stupid?"
"Sir." she replied. "am to understand
that you desire to cast reflections upon
my mental cepacity?"
"Oh, no." he hurridly returned; II
have always said that you were one of
the cleverest girls ever"
But he didn't finish. Before he could
do so he realized that he had said the
wrong thing. and could never make II
right.-Tit-B Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Tommy FiggJam-Pa, what is false
pride?
Pa Figgjam-It is the spirit that makes
whole family eat round steaks for
dinner for three months at stretch In
order to send cut-glass wedding pres
ents to some one whom they would keep
in ignorance Of their real financial stat
us.-Baltimore American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Softun-n I-aw-was.t to stand on me
head, I-aw-suppose the blood would
rush to me head. wouldn't 1t?
Miss Caustique-Sure thing.
Softun-Then why doesn't it-aw-
rush to my feet when I--aw-stand on
them?
Miss Caustique-Oh. suppose it's
because your feet are not empty.-Cin-
cinnau Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
Must Co Abroad.

what makes you think they are rich
AmericansT
Because they know so much more
about other countries than their own"
Town Topics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Wealthy American Father-in-law-
Look here, count! I'm getting tired Of
paying your debts. Count Boyion de
Bakkovisnek-So soon? Sare, you hat
not paid re half of re debts yetl-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Employer-You don't seem to be able
to do anything. New Clerk--Well. I al
ways had political job until struck
this one.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

If troubled with weak digestion, belch
ing or sour stomach, use Chamberlain:
Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will
get quick relief. For sale by Eli T
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04
Almost.

"Peduncle, are you engaged to Miss
Quickstep?"
"Yes-constructively."
81 don't understand"
she knows she can have me when
ever she will say the word. Chicago
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

"verena, aren't you going to wash
your hands bafore you mix the doughf"
II done washed EN- hours ago. mem"
Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Fond Mother-Why are you so late,
Babbage? I've been quite anxious about
you.
Babbage-No necessity for alarm,
mother. My professor detained me for
short period because he fancied was
slightly imperfect In my logarithms.--
Puck
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Frsddis-what's a bachelor girl.
dad? IN .
Dad-Oh, she's an old maid who won't
own Uptown Topics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

Jumping ut . Conclusion.
Ethel-What foolish things young
man will do when he is in love!
Edith (breathlessly) -Oh, Ethel! Has
he proposed ?-Tit-Bita.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-04

There have undoubtedly been bad
great men. but inasmuch as they were
bad they were not great.-Hunt.