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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
NIWS or
TEE RITEA&

Col. Will 8. Hays, who began his
newspaper career fifty-two years ago
and IL now connected with the Louis
willie Courier. journal, arrived in the
city yesterday. accompanied by his
wife. Col. Hays 10 also we'll known
as poet and song writer. and many
years ago varied his newspaper work
with . term of years on the river, in
which service he was promoted to cap
tain. He was . visitor .; the Lee
line Office and the Office Of tho pilots
society. He and Mrs, Hays viii leave
for New orleans today on the steamer
Oorwin II. Spencer. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Tennessee is out on the ways
getting meet sssry repairs.
The excursion steamer ~. S." Il
looking fine after extensive repairs
on the marine ways. She will gC
s,uth ss SO, n as tho work on her II
c ,mplete.
The Lulu Warren left last evenin,
for the Tennessee river With . good
trip. The Henry Harley 10 now du,
and will enter the upper Tennessee
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03

within FIVE minutes had the blaze
extinguisned tefore it spread.
The fire originated from a spark
from the smoke stack, fire being
kept in the furnaces over night, and
bad the blaze remained undiscovered
few moments longer, might have
spread to the main portion of the
mill snd destroyed one of the biggest
and most valuable plants in, the
state
The separator 10 sysetm of pipes
which run from the machines in the
mill 10 the furnace. carrying shay
ings TO feed the fires, and one set Of
pipes are ron up through the roof
carrying all dust The dust settles
about and burns like powder when
afre.
The departments in making the
run deserve great credit for their
work, arriving on the scene within
four or five minutes after the alarm
was sent in. 41
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03

OWensboro aud Evansville has hereto
fore been one Of the most Troublesome
parts Of the river in low water. boats
being unable TO run there when they
could run easily in other parts of the
river
All the conditions are reversed now.
though At French island, for many
years past regarded by pilots as the
wrist place between Cincinnati and
Cairo thor is now thirty inches of wa
ter, enough to float any of the lighter
class of steamboats, that play the Ohio,
in former seasons of low water the first
bar which boats were unable TO cross
appeared at French island. and when
the stage was extremely low, at that
point it barely rippled over the sands.
This discovery was only recently
made. The Eclipse. with three barges
made the distance from Evansville TO
Owensboro without mishap and she
draws as much water as many of the
lighter boats. II the John w. Thomas
were at Owcnshcro she could make her
regular trips to Evansville. but she Is
anchored up the river with no possible
way Of getting here.
just how this change in the river bed
has come about is somewhat of mys.
terry. II is well known fact that
high water at certain seasons of the
year deepcns the channel for considera.
BILE distances. but il is rare that so
lsng stretch OF river is thus improved
This is the only cause, however, that
can be assigned
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03

trade, taxing the place of the Shiloh.
Her place in the Padueah and Tennes'
see river trade will be taken by thu
Bob Duddley, Just off the ways and
as good as q new boat. f
Gauge today, two.tenths aud still
standing. Cloudy and warmer.
The City of Charleston is due tc.
morrow and leaves at once for Col
conda again.
The Royal left on time today for
Smithland.
Capt. ]. B. Lord and Capt W. II.
Holcomb. the tie kings from Chicago
are in the city on business. The tie
business has been suspended for sew
srsl weeks on account Of low water.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
A Big BLAZE
Was Narrowly Averted Early
This Morning.
Dangerous Blaze at Coop.rage Plant
Quickly Extinguished.

A serious fire was narrowly averted
this morning at the mammoth plant
of the Paduosh Cooperage Company
in fredericksburg, by the timely work
of the Nos. ? nnc tre dep,r,msn ts.
About $3.50 O'Clock this morning an
alarm was sent in to the departments
over special alarm service In the West
ern Union telegraph office, and by
phone, besides the sounding of many
whistles at the different manufacture
ing concerns, and within few min
utes tine two departments from the
south side had arrived on the scene.
The frame work about the dust
separator had caught ahre and a
portion OF the roof was sblaze. The
fremen ran a hose to the place and
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
MAYFIELD ouRIosITIEs.

The May field Messenger gives an &C
count of some freaks brought to that
Office. The first Is hen egg two
inches long in the shape Of gourd or
squash. The second is aourd vine
SO feet long with 40 tourds on it. The
third is bunch of June apples taken
the other DAY from tree in Mrs.
Anna sturtson's yard. There is also
q bunch of June apple blossoms of the
third crop. The fourth freak is corn
stalk OF the seven ear variety and now
has eleven ears Of corn on the stalk.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
Y.M.C C. A. SHOWS WONDERFUL GROWTH

Kentucky, made a report Of the increase
Of the work in this state. In lssg there
were fifteen associations. with a mem
bcrship Of l.4Ta. and the value Of real
estate was $4,000. Today the total
number of associations in the state j.
seventy whine. the membership is 1900
and the present value Of association
property * $4,000 The current ex-
pcnscs have grown from s9.65l in 1889
to $4,000 in 1903. Fifteen years ago
there were but two gymnasiumsi ther,
are now ten. There was then but one
railroad association, while there are nov
seven.
Religious work has more than KEEP
ace with material growth. The 2,
iollmcnt in the Bible classes has "
rcascd from twenty -fiye in 1889 10 l,3+
h. 1904.
The state committe employed one
man at headquarters in 1894; today sis
are there employed. and the budget 70,
that office has increased from SlOls e
sl25Oo
Reports were read on the work o
each department by men Of nationa
prominence in their own lines Of work
The meeting was declared by all pres
cnt to have been the most profitable of
any ever held in Louisville.
4 dinner was given the committee
men az $3.50 o'clock by John l.. Wheat.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
CURED CONSUMPTION.

Mrs. w. d. Evans, Clearwater, Kan.
writes; "My husband lay sick for three
months. The doctors said that he had
quick consumption. We procured bot
TIC of Billiards. liorehound Syrup, and il
cured him. That was six years ago
Since then we have always kept bottl'
in the house. We cannot do withou. Il
For coughs and colds it has no equal.
Csc, soc, Sl.0o Sold by Dubois, kolb &
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
SHIFTING SANDS
Give a Better Channel Near
Greensboro.
Steamboat Men Make an Interesting
and Important Discovery.

River men have found nine days
wonder in the fact that there Is COM
paraiively plenty Of water between
Owensboro and Evansville. says the
greensboro Messenger The general
stage Of the river i very low lower thar
/, has been before with few exceptions.
And the section Of the river between
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-03
MARSHAL SAUNDERS BACK.

Deputy U, S. Marshal George saun
ders has returned from Sedslis. Graves
county. after attending the funeral of
his father-in-lsw, Mr.. George W.
Cosby. The funeral was held ct
Burns Chapel yesterday afternoon ct
2 O'Clock.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
THE CARNEGIE DIALECT.
When He Resorts to the "Brogue's
Andrew Can Get the Best Of
Them Balled Up. n

Though Andrew Carnegies English u
singularly elegant and pure, he has at
his command q weird Scotch dialect, says
the Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr.. Carnegie is a student of Scotch
words and idioms. He likes to point out
the oddities and freaks of his native
tongue: Recently, at dinner party IN
New York, he said to young woman:
80 you think you can understand Scots.
Ell? Well, then, what do we mean in
Scotland when we say person 10 JUST
fish,"
az don't know. What do we mean?''
the young woman asked.
I'VE mean he is bit Of weed harum-
scarum," said Mr.. Carnegie.
"A weed harum-scarum! What b
that?"
1T is the same as wowf." 4
"But what is wowf?"
".WQwf is nook or sal. That Is to say.
d bit by the east. Havers, lassie, haze 70
no Scots at all?"
Then Mr.. Carnegie laughed and en-
planned that weed harumscarum, and
fifish. and wowf, and nook, and sal, and
by the east all signiied one thing, CRAZY"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
BISHOP TURNER PESSIMISTIC.
Negro Methodist Unwilling to Sing amer
leu" Until It Ii In Fact the
Land OF Liberty"

Chicago, May Tt am unwilling to
sing America until this country is
what is claimed to be Sweet Land Of
Liberty" declared Bishop H. NJ. Tur-
ner, Of Atlanta, Ga, at last nights ses-
sion of the African Methodist Episco-
pal conference. "The Negro in
Science" was the subject of the ad-
dress delivered by Bishop Turner.
which caused him to take up every
phase Of the negro question in this
country and led him to say that this
was not the negro's home, but, on the
contrary, that God had allowed the
negro to come to this country to be
enslaved in order that he could be
trained and go back to his native land
and make 1t what 1t should be. In
concluding Bishop Turner said:
1.-THE supreme court Of the United
States Is against us. We have good
friends in this country, but they are
comparatively few, and the only thing
left for US to do is to leave. Let us
be men, let lis go where we can be
men. The negro is here. some declare
that he is here to stay, but l doubt it
very much unless he is to stay under
the ground"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
THE NEPHEW CAUGHT ON.
Showed His Mercenary Uncle He
Could Be as Saving as
Anyone.

"A naval officer, recently returned from
the isthmus of Panama, according to the
New York Tribune, tells the following
story concerning the wealthiest man on
the isthmus:
"Senor M il known all over the 18th
mus as the stingiest man who ever lived
He will have no lights in his house excepl
candles, and the lone candle in his sit
ting-room is not burned at night when hs
is talking to visitors and is not compelled
to have a light.
"The old man has nephew who makes
the money fly. A short time ago he called
on his uncle at night. While they were
talking the old man blew out his candle.
"'W hat did you do that for? the young
stc- asked.
"'Why, we don't need the light whils
we are talking the uncle replied.
while the uncle was talking earnestly
the boy began to shuttle about in the dark.
Much annoyed by the interruption, the
old man said: What are you doing!'
"'Only just taking of my trousers tho
boy replied. i don't need them in the
dark and want to keep from wearing them
out L
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Lodges Can Change Assessment

Topeka, Kan, May 9.-In reversing
Its decision Saturday in the case Of
the Knights and Ladies Of Security
against John NJ. Miller, the supreme
court gave an opinion that is of i'm
portance to Kansas fraternal orders
and their members. The court holds
that the Kansas lodges are empowered
to change the rate of assessment from
the fiat" to the graduated" Any
lodge that finds that 1t Is unable to
meet its obligations under the fiat"
rate of assessing members may change
the method to the graduated form, ac-
cording to the age of members, and the
latter have no recourse at law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Frank D. overbaugh, cattle-buyer and
farmer, Catskill, N. Y, says: doctors
told me ten years ago that I had
Brights Disease, and said they could do
nothing to save me. My back ached 20
I could not stand 1t to even drive about,
and passages Of the kidney secretions
were so frequent as to annoy me greatly.
l was growing worse all the time but
Doans Kidney Pills cured me, and 7
have been we'll ever SINCE"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. 0verbaugh
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers; price so cents
per box.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
EXCITING BUFFALO HUNT.
Ten Thousand People witnessed the Chase
Made by the Indians at Ranch 1O1
ut Bllss, Ok.

Bliss, Ok, May 9.-Ten thousand per-
sons witnessed the buffalo hunt at
ranch 101 yesterday, when Horse Chief,
the new chief Of the Ponca tribe, chose
his council Of advisers. Standing Elk
and his companions were declared the
most successful hunters and became
Horse Chiefs councillors. The Ponca
hunters were daubed with paint and
wore elaborate Indian costumes. Most
of them rode horseback and each car
ried a spear. No cruelty was practiced
in the chase. The largest Of the three
buffalos was killed with Winchester
and the carcass was divided among
the Indians. Shortly before the hunt
q heavy rain came from the northwest
and drenched the spectators, including
hundreds of women.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
DROWNED IN A CREEK.
Three Men Tried to Cross ut Potts Fork In
Wagon and One Man Lost
His Life.

Paola, Kan, May 9.-George Rich
ardson was drowned in Wea creek at
what is known as Potts Fork yester-
day afternoon. He had been staying
with a neighbor, LON Petrie, and in
company with two others tried to cross
the creek in a lumber wagon drawn by
two horses. The high water carried
away the wagon bed in which were
Richardson, Oliver Ready and Cass
Ready. Oliver Ready and Cass Ready
were swept down stream. oliver was
rescued by his brother. but Richardson
sank. The body has not yet been
found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
IN AN OLD TRUNK.
Baby Finds a Bottle Of CarboHc Acid
and Drinks It.

While the mother was unpacking an
old trunk q little Is months old baby
got hold Of bottle OF carbolic acid
while playing on the floor and his stom-
ach was so badly burned 1t was feared
he would not live for he could not eas
ordinary foods. The mother says IN
telling Of the case:
1T was all two doctors could do %
save him as 1t burnt his throat ana
stomach so bad that for two months
after he took the poison nothing would
lay on his stomach. Finally ! took him
into the country and tried new milk
and that was no better for him. Hin
Grandma finally suggested Grape-NutA
and / am thankful / adopted the food
for he commenced to get better right
away and would not eat anything Ella.
He commenced to get fieshy and hiB
cheeks like red roses and now he Is en-
tirely well.
II took him to Matamoras on q vizfe
and every place we went to stay to cot
he called for Grape-Nuts and woul6
have to explain how he came 70 call Tor
It as 1t was his main food.
'The names Of the physicians who 81
tended the baby are DR.. Eddy Of thu
town and DR.. Geo. Gale Of Newport. o,
and anyone can write to me or TO then
and learn what Grape-Nuts food win -
for children and grown-ups too" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek
Mich.
Look IN each pkg. for the famous ~
tie book. ''The Road to Wellviilar
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
RoBBERIES AT WORLDS FAIR.
Whole Sections of Government Food Ex-
hibits stolen-Ivory In Chinese building
Surreptitiously Removed.

st. Louis. May 7.-Complaints that
whole sections of government food ex.
hibits in the agricultural building at
the worlds fair have been stolen
caused Superintendent Bruner yester-
day to issue warning that the food
should not be eaten as a majority Of
the things so appetizingly prepared
have been poisoned for preservation
At the Chinese building ivory inlaid
in q wall was removed and the depres.
sion filled with plaster Of paris.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Two Street Cars Collide.

Kansas City, NO.. May 9.-Through
the carelessness of q motorman two
Independence electric cars collided
head-on In Sheffield at six o'clock last
evening, injuring 20 or more persons
and bruising and shaking up all Of the
nearly 100 passengers who were on
both cars. The vestibules Of both cars
were wrecked.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Repor. Ara,ns. Change Of Name.

Boston. May S.-The committee Of
Is appointed by the national triennial
convention Of the Episcopal church at
San Francisco in 1901 to consider the
advisability of changing the legal name
Of the denomination has secured an
extended report in which the opinion
is expressed that any change at this
time is inexpedient.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
stop-Oyer mt Kansas CITY,

Kansas City, NO., May THE rail.
roads-every one that does through
business via Kansas City-have unani-
mously decided to grant ten day stop
over rights on all through worlds fair
excursions tickets sold to st. Louis
from beyond this city from the west,
southwest, northwest and south. These
will become effective at once.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Kansas City's Water supply Affected.

Kansas City, Mo-, May THE
freshet that made a river Of Turkey
creek last night cut off the greater
portion Of the citys water supply. It
took out the bridge that carried the
30-inch water main supplying most Of
the uptown districts, cut off one-half
the flow line and crippled two 20-inch
mains. Water was turned on the bust
ness district Friday afternoon and It
is hoped to get the residence districts
supplied inside of "a hours.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
VIII Keep on the Stage.

Emmett Dalton, one Of the Dalton
brothers, bandits, has applied to the
board of directors Of the Kansas peni-
'tentiary for parole. Dalton is serving
a life sentence for his part in the Cof-
feyville bank robbery, when several
citizens were killed. Almost all the
members Of the Dalton gang were
killed and the organization was broken
up. Emmett Dalton's face has deep
scar, the result of a wound received
in that fight. He says he wants a
chance to show that he has reformed.
His plans are to help his mother run
the farm. Above all, Dalton promises
not to take to the stage or show bust
ness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
State Cares for all Insnne.

For the first time in its history the
state is now caring for all the insane
patients at its own hospitals. For
years the state insane asylumns have
been inadequate to care for the insane,
and the state made arrangements with
the various counties to care for the
surplus, at so cents each a day. This
piled up big expense. With q COM
pletion Of part Of the Parsons asy-
1um, the state board called in all the
patients.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
PORTRAITS OF NOTED WOMEN.
To Bs Hung In woman's Duiidine-Recsp-
tion for Alice Rooseveit-A Model Post
Once to Accommodate $4,000.

once to Accommodate oO,OOO.
st. Louis, May IA light rain fell
Friday which was gladly welcomed at
the worlds fair as ali the newly-laid
sod must be frequently watered and the
different floral beds require frequent at
tention. The rain was just Of sufficient
duration and quantity to lay the dust
and be Of great benefit to the sod and
flowers. 1t was the first daytime
shower since the opening Of the expo
sition.
The board of lady managers has de-
cided unanimously that the pictures
Of prominent women OF the United
States shall be hung On the walls of
the woman's building. This decision
was reached with the provisions that
the pictures collected are really those
of prominent women and that there
Is room for the portraits after they
have passed discriminating inspection
to be made by specially-appointed
committee, the personnel of which Is
hOl " VIC IcNcdicu. AuOut fVV piSbuiSo
have been collected, all of which had
received the approval Of the former
president of the board, Mrs. James L.
Blair. 1t is understood that the secret
board Of inspection will take its time
in the inspection. The board adopted
q resolution to tender a reception in
honor Of Miss Alice Roosevelt during
her intended visit to st. Louis. A res
olution introduced by Miss Helen M.
Gould was adopted to tender recep-
ton in the woman's building during
the latter part of May to the officers of
the army and navy, who are affiliated
with the exposition.
The post office department has
opened model post Office in the gov
eminent building. Nominally 1t Is a
sub-station Of the st. Louis post Office.
Postal clerks estimate that the model
Office. which just meets the require
ments Of the visitors and employees OF
the exposition, is sufficient in size and
appointments for city Of $4,000 peo-
pie.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
MISHAp AT A CELEBRATION.
twenty-five People Killed and Forty In
jured In Toxic In a Demonstration In
Honor Of Japanese Victories.

Toxic, May 9.-During the popular
demonstration last night in honor Of
the victories achieved by the Japanese
forces 81 people were killed and 40 in
jured. The killed and injured are
mostly boys who were caught against
a closed gate at an angle in the old
palace walls by the throng and crushed
or drowned in an old moat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS LINE.
The South McAlester. Red River & Gulf
Railroad Chartered, the Line to Cost
e1,OOO,OOO.

Guthrie Ok, May 9.-The South Nc
Alester, Red River & Gulf Railroad
company with headquarters here and
in South McAlester, l. T., has been
chartered to build line southwark to
q place on Red river known as Rocky.
ford, then southerly across Texas to
some place hereafter to be described.
The estimated length Of the line to
Rockyford is 80 miles and thence
southwark 400 miles. Its estimated
cost Is 100000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
For an oklnhomn PenitentIarr.

Guthrie, Ok, May S.-Gov. Fergu-
son, in his message to the legislature
next winter. will recommend the enact
ment of a law providing for the cree
tion and maintenance Of territorial
penitentiary. Oklahoma's convicts are
kept at great expense in the Kansas
penitentiary at Lansing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
A Doctor Commits su,cId..

Kansas City, Mo-, May 9.-Dr. ]. C.
Lee, physician Of Lees Summit, COM
mitted suicide at his home in that town
last night by shooting himself through
the head with a revolver. He was AZ
years old and wealthy. He was physi-
clan at the county farm near Lees
Summit and had just returned from a
visit to that institution. The cause
was said to be bad health.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Kansas Orntor Wins.

Robert E. Coughlin, Of Emporia, won
first place in the oratorical contest be-
tween the state normals of Kansas,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois held at
Cedar Falls, Ia, May 6. His subject
was 1.-THE Heroine of History, Joan of
Arc"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Lard Nearly so Years ola.

Omaha. Neb., May Charles Noyes,
while rafting in a bunch Of logs UP
near an old Indian mission, uncovered,
ON sandbar, two ancient cases o; lard.
They had been shipped from st. Louis
10 Fort Shaw. Mont, in 1868, the steam
er having sunk near where the lard
was found. 1t is in good condition and
Is being used.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Lively Convention In Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn.,, May Tt was not
until the reports Of all the caucuses
in the democratic state convention had
been made up that 1t was definitely
known that Parker delegates had won
II of the IL caucuses. All the coun-
ty caucuses were lively affairs and in
one, that of Hartford, blows were
struck and a few drops of blood spilled.