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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
Poor To Becoming Civilized.

PhlIadeIphIa Record.
 The Indian is assuredly acquiring civ ilizatton. Forty years ago the SIOUX were the scourge oe the Northwest. The other day the greater part of the tribe assembled to honor Missionary BlsnoP Hare on the occasion of his retirement And that terrible old Apache, Geronimo; Is a communicant in the Reformed Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

courtesy. nothing but a growl or a shove comes from the merest unmean- ing interference. Were Thackeray, some business morning, to ride down the subway he would be driven to re- wise his gracious description of our manners. Whatever they were in his day. they have now become cholerio and rancorous. We need still another breakfast food-one that will take away matutinal grouch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
The Health of New YOrk's School
 Children.

Harper's Weekly.
 Following the investigation of an assertion made last spring that se- riously large proportion of the school children of New York went to school without their breakfasts, the health authorities here determined to inves- tigate the general health of the New York school children. As the result of examining l3,941 children, they re- port that 6,294 have defective vision. that 1928 show nasal breathing, that 2,6O4 have swelling in the anterior glands and 706 in the posterior glands, that 1902 show bad nutrition and S23 had mentality, and that about 2,000 more have other specified defects. Whether the result of the examination was surprising to the authorities we that more than half the chtldrep had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
ExamIpations at UnIver.ity school.

Beginning Wednesday, Sept 6, appn- cants for admission to the University School will be examined between y anu II o'clock every morning. at the schooi house, s04 Dexter Ave. ,-- adV--O'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

sity Tn the years it was actively at work was reached in 1871, when the to'ai enrollment>amounted only to H. The figures for the past eleven years show a steady growth. They are as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
NEW SHIPMENT
 OF INFANTS WEAR.

Consisting of every imagina- ble kind and price in embroider- ed, hemstitched or plain sacques, kimonas, in either short or long, hooded sacques, squares, dainty little hand made caps, silk caps and in fact every thing pertaining to baby's looks and comfort and priced so very reasonably.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
FALL SUITS CLEANED.
Everything Needed Done Best Ky HOlt's
 Dye WOFAxm

We steam-clean. press. repair and alter heavy clothes and do everything needed to put them into hrst-class wearing order Telephone 432 and we will send for yours adv-2t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
THE NEW MFR
 CERIZED PETTICOATS.

Are the best values we've ever owned, and the styles are such a relief from the old ones, so much fuller, and with very deep ruffles and founces calcu- lated to better hold in position your skirt; especially new are the Jersey tops with elastic bands adjustable to fit all size waists. Prices $1.25 to $2.0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
SHELVES ARE FILLED
 WITH DAINTY WAISTS.

In the best offerings of the new Season. Prices are won derfully little-but there is more than low prices to stir women's interest in this section. Charming handworked lingerie and linen are strong competi- tors of the hundreds of new things we have to show you in the dressier silk garments. Light unlined batiste and mohair waists also await your approval. All prices from $2.0O to $20.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
The Weathei

The city has another problem
with which to wrestle. The seven big
arc lights in the market house are
part of the citys system, which is
already overworked. II these lights
are turned out at the same time the
other city lights are turned out, 1t
will result in darkness on the mar
ket every morning as well as on Sat
urday evenings and at other times.
If the lights are turned on when they
should be at the market house. the
light plant will often have to be OPP
Grated exclusively for the purpose
Of keeping seven lights running, and
in summertime bugs will be at
tracted in countless numbers to the
market, as they are to. the street
lights. 1t seems only proper that
some other kinds of light be provid-
ed and that these seven lights be put
out somewhere in city. where they
are needed badly enough.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO
MEXICO

Over nineteen hours saved from
st. Louis to City OF Mexico via the
shortest and quickest line, the Iron
Mountain Route and connecting
lines, through Little Rock. Texar-
kama, Longview. San Antonio and
Laredo. Through Pullman sleepers
from st. Louis 2:2l p. m. and s:2O
p. m. daily. Elegant dining car SER
vice. Now is the season to visit en-
chanting Mexico. Low rates. liberal
stop over privileges. For informa-
ton. rates, descriptive literature, see
nearest ticket agent or address II. T..
q. Matthews, T. p. A., Iron Noun
tain Route, sol Norton Building
Louisville, Ky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
FALSE RETURNS.
How Fourth Glass Postmasters De-
fraud the Government.

The third assistant postmaster
general in his report says:
at is astonishing how many post
masters at offices of the fourth class
will resort to padding their accounts
for the purpose of increasing their
commissions. About $500 is re-
fraudulent returns of business.
THE compensation of this class Is
based principally upon the amount
of postage stamps cancelled on mat
ter actually mailed at their post
Offices. In order to increase their
compensation, some of them will
purchase stamps in large quantities
and use the same in renting pay
ment for merchandise. or will cause
that to be done by others. The post
masters will then claim commissions
on the cancellation OF correspond
ing amount OF stamps, although mat
ter justifying such claims was not
mailed. They seem to reason that
the department will not detect fraud
ulent claims of cancellations report
ed approximately or slightly less
than the reported amount of sales,
In some cases of this character the
fraud is simply that of claiming can
eellations on matter not mailed, with
no pretext OF sales to Justify the
claim.
Then there are cases OF diversion
of matter from postoffices of the
presidential class where II should be
mailed in due course, and where
compensation OF the postmaster is
based upon the gross receipts of his
ONCE, to postoffiees of the fourth
class. where the compensation is
based principally upon the amount of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

The public Improvement commit
tee of the general council was unin-
tentionally done an injustice yes
terday when the statement was made
that the new market house had been
made smaller by the committee. The
committee made no changes except
TO have the ends of the building
open, and heightened. adding eight
more benches than the board of
works had provided for, so the COM
mittee really enlarged instead of re-
duced,the building. The interior Of
the new building has about four
stalls less than the old market
house, but this is the fault of the
board of works, as few changes were
made by the public Improvement
committee in the main building. The
new market house, however, is too
small, as many want benches who
have been unable to get them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

The cancellations. The purchasing
of stamps at a presidential office and
the mailing of the matter upon which
the stamps are placed at an Office OF
the fourth class results in loss to the
government at both Offices, but espe-
cially at the latter office.
There is also loss in cases where
matter is diverted from one postoffice
to another of the fourth class, be-
cause OF the difference in the amount
of commissions in favor of the post
master at the Office to which the mat
ter is diverted as against the lesser
amount which is due the postmaster
at the Office from which the matter
is diverted.
THE practice of diverting mail
matter from one postoffice to another
has lately been brought sharply to
attention, and radical corrective ac-
ton TO protect the revenues has been
taken. In addition to this, postmas-
ters of the fourth class have been
instructed by published circular that
commissions on cancellations will
not be allowed on matter diverted
from other postofiices to their post
Offices for mailing and that they
must not claim for commissions on
such matter.
Frauds OF this nature have in
creased to such an extent that | con
slider 1t advisable that the method OF
postmasters at Offices
of the fourth class be revised and put
upon a basis which will better pro-
tect the government from loss. for 1t
is entirely probable that there are
many such cases as | have described
which escape notice. | am not now
to propose a remedy for
this condition OF things, but hope to
be able to do so in the near future"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
IN A VAUL?
THE REMAINS OF LIN SING
PLACED AT MEMPHIS.
Last Rites of His Friends As the
Body Was Sealed In.

The body of Lin Sing. the China
man who died at Paducah. KY, and
who was brought to Memphis for
shipment TO China. lies safely en-
sconced in vault in one of the To-
cal cemeteries, says today's CONNER
cial-Appeal.
Lin's body will rest in peace be-
meath the shadows OF the vault until
Sam Sing, his brother, receives a re-
ply to his letter to Washington, ask
ing permission to accompany the re-
mains to the Orient and return safe
ly without violating the Chinese ex-
clusion law.
Sam had his photo attached to his
letters OF Identification to the OH
cials at Washington. The document
was also sworn and subscribed to
before a notary public As soon as
the missive Is received from the
capital city. Sam will leave the land
Of the Mclean man and begin his
long journey across the seas to his
home where he will turn over the
remains of his brother Lin to the
dust of his fathers.
Funeral services were held at Pa
ducah three weeks ago. The body of
the dead Chinaman was then for
warded to Memphis and embalmed
by local undertaken and placed in
vault Sunday afternoon the pecu-
liar burial ceremony was performed.
At the undertaking establishment
two of his countrymen. Sam Sing
and friend both of Memphis. sang
and talked and underwent their
weird incantations. Then the body
was carried to the cemetery. Small
cards with many holes punched in
them were thrown from the hearse
as II rolled to the cemetery. II Is
said the devil has to find each OF
these cards and crawl through every
hole before he can get possession Of
the Chinaman's soul.
When the body was laid in the
vault. Sam and his friend brought
forth the basket of delicacies to
place on the casket In the basket
was a flask of whiskey, several
chicken sandwiches and a quantity
OF delicious edibles. Sam was forbid
den to place these delioaeies in the
vault. so he eontented himself with
leaving them near the door. This. of
course. was blessing to the grave
digger. or the ghoul, or the grave
robber after the departure of the
funeral train.
Lin Sing is one of the largest Chi
namen ever seen in the city. His
body is in an excellent state of pres
ervation, and 1t is believed II will
reach the Orient without the slight
est sign of decomposition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

Cork, the Russian novelist, will
not be hanged. when he gets out OF
Jail he should come to the United
States, where a man can abuse the
government to his hearts content
The trouble with men like Cork is
that no kind of government would
satisfy them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
IN 1HE COURTS
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
Judge w. NJ. Reed this morning
called the equity docket and set cases
in circuit court.
Nothing of importance was done,
the morning being consumed in dis
missing cases, setting them and hear
ing minor motions, and setting time
for hearing motions.
In the case of w. F. Bradshaw
against Ed. Vaughan a motion with
reasons for a new trial was filed by
the defendant.
Judgments for divorces were filed
in the case of Laura Ray against VIII
Ray and Mary Ray against Dave Ray.
They are colored.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
Licensed to Marry.

l.. o. Stone, city. age 2s, to Lille
B. Page, city, age 81. First marriage
of both.
A. l.. Hite, city, age "a. of the
city, to Ora l.. Carneal, county, age
22. First marriage of groom and
second of bride.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

4
b-e-e-s--e-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-e-s
EX-U. y. Senator VI. G. Butler from
IL South Carolina, was Senator from
that state for two terms. In a recent
letter from Washington, ID. c., he says,
~ can recommend Peruns for dys.
oepsia and stomach trouble. \ have
been using your medicine for shor
period and feel very much relieved.
II Is Indeed q wonderful medicine be.
sides q good tonic. ".-M. c. Butler.
Peruna is not simply remedy for
dyspepsia. Pcruna is catarrh remedy,
Peruna cures dyspepsia because IL is
generally dependent upon catarrh of the
,tomach.
II you do not derive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write At once TO DR.. Eaf.man, giving q
'ull statement Of youc case and be will
'e pleased 10 give YOU his valuable adj
ice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
ne Hartman Sanitarium. Colum bus. q
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

have had thirteen wives. with others
yet to hear from. has been arrested
in New York, and claims he Is a
"much-abused man." When he has
to face what few wives in the bunch
he hasn't killed, he will doubtless feel
like a still worse abused one.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
County Court.

l.. F. Menser to o. ID. Hays, for ST.
900, property in the county.
The liquor license of X. b. Craig
has been transferred to Barney
Padgett.
The liquor license of j. w. Dicke
has been transferred to Hardin & Co.
The liquor license of A. w. House
man has been transferred to w. Z.
Hamm.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

Mr.. Piles. who won out In the
Washington senatorial race, may be.
as his name indicates. a plutocrat,
but owes his success to the twin facts
that he is native of Kentucky and a
republican, says the Louisville Her
aid.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

Gov. Francis. OF st. Louis, seems
destined for trouble. He no more
than gets the worlds fair of his
hands, when they talk Of nominating
him as dark horse" in the Mis-
souri, United States senatorial race.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
bankruptcy Petition.

Junior Z. X. Green, Of Fulton. KY,
this morning filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, giving liabilities to the
amount of $1S5, with no assets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

A fellow doesn't like to be told
the man who is out for the dough
may take the cake.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Rvery dose makes u feel be ter Lax-Ros
keeps your whole insides right, sold on the
money back plan everywhere Price so cents
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
Daily Thought.

The sense of mastery of victory in
what we undertake, is a perpetual
uplift to life.-Success.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01
SICK PEOPLE.

Miss Ella Sanders Is out today af-
ter a brief illness.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

Our plans that come to naught are
not always naughty.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-01

Hoch. the Chicago man alleged to
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
you BOUGHT A ToKAY DIAMOND
WORTH WORLD A DOZEN TIMES OVER"

business just at present, and I am
nearly as keen about that as you were
about the five hundred dollar lot of
land twenty-six years ago; for it
probably means little fortune if
am successful"
"a little fortune? Well, guess"
"Oh, yes-the thing itself is worth
something enormous, of course kings
ransom, Jews eye, mint of money-just
whatever phrase you like to use. The
only difficulty. would be to find Gus
TONER for such thing. But it's stolen
property, you know"
Stolen property? Well. yes, 1 guess
that's about the size of it. But then
it's bit above likely that it's been
stolen property any time these thou
sand years-stolen one way or an
other. That's the way with those In
dian diamonds, guess 2,
you are right, no doubt, but no
matter how long it may have been
stolen property, think I'd rather not
be one of the thieves. No; if 1 find
this, 1t goes back to the rajah of Goona
-on terms, of course. That's where I
expect to find my little fortune-just
the pursuit of my trade. you see, Mr..
Gerrickl / ind something here cheap
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

other day, when may have seen him
or not, but didn't know. To be cut an
killed like that, after all, in his own
chair, an me as near as was, an not
near enough to stop it! Mr.. Crook,
lists" the words came rather like
sobs-.it's pretty tough, 1ow!'
And then-then they arrested you,
Mr.. Crook" Daisy asked.
"Yes-and very natural thing for
them to do. There was /, stranger,
in the house, the housemaid out, and
the master and the housekeeper both
murdered. But it didn't last long, Of
course. They brought me back here
before midnight, and now they're out
all over the country after Pritchard-
the man who really is guilty, without
much doubt, should say" And Crook
went on to tell what he had heard of
the history Of the fugitive.
"Poor old friend!" unused Merriclx,
once again, sitting now with his hands
on his knees. Helping a man over a
snag again, too-just like him! Help
ing somebody again, and this is what
he got for it! Cut his throat for $500
in the safe! Come!" he added, more
briskly, jumping to his feet, this amt
no sort of a way for a live man to hoe
this row! Sittin' and Erieyin " no
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

row chances that mock mans wishes
score of times in life.
The rest of the day went in the
sights of London, and the day after
that. There was no answer to the ad-
vertisement.
Just before dinner on this second
day in London, Merrick telephoned to
an advertising agency to have the no.
tice repeated in every London paper
on the following morning. And If, as
Daisy Merrick sat at dinner in the
Langham hotel, she gave a thought to
Harvey Crook (Which she did,, not her
widest dream could have pictured him
as and where he was. For this was
the evening of his visit to Downs
lodge.
At breakfast in the morning Merrick
examined the newspapers with some
interest, for he had felt some doubt as
to whether his order for the advertise
ment had not been given too late in
the day.. He was reassured to per-
ceiye that his message duly had it's
place in each paper, and turned the
news pages of the last he had exam :
ined One thing and another he pass
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
WHAT THE GUBIT OF
THE. BIBLE REALLY WAS

the tower of Solomon's magnificent
temple would be dwarfeN into insig-
nificance by many buildings in Chicago,
erected even before the days Of the
skyscraper.
Solomon's temple in point Of fact
must have been an insignificant struc-
ture compared even with temples of
biblical days. The Jews in Solomon's
time were much behind the Canaanites
and the Philistines in the constructive
arts, and the biblical accounts show
that Solomon was compelled to secure
his architect, his designers, and his
artif1cers from Troy.
The adytum, or outer chamber Of
Solomon'S temple, was a parallelogram,
20 cubits wide, 40 cubits long, and 80
cubits high. According to CaIdecott's
theory that cubit was 1-5 feet, this
outer chamber of Solomon's temple was
"a feet wide, 4S feet long and SO feet
high - not an imposing room, by any
means, for kings temple. The temple
itself was As cubits wide and 80 cubits
long-or 49x10S feet.
That Solomon's temple had towers
cannot be proved, for the height of the
porch is not given in Kings, and the
120 cubits referred to in Chronicles is
believed to be excessive; but even ac-
cepting the figures given in Chronicles,
the tower, according to Caldecott's
theory, could not have been more than
144 feet.
Much of DIR. Caldecotts book is given
over to the history and structure of the
tabernacle. The conventional taber-
nacle is well known, and the tabernacle
as reconstructed by Ferguson is also
familiar to theological and architectural
students.
Applying the cubit to the specifca-
tions given in the biblical account, Mr..
Caldecott gives a tabernacle of smaller
size and Of slightly different structure.
One fascination about Mr.. Caldecott's
book is the intensely human light in
which he shows some of the great char
acters of biblical history. David, the
Psalmist, is great and well known
figure, but following closely on the
architectural thought, rather than the
poetical, the author shows David as the
architect preparing plans for buildings
and giving as much attention to levels,
drainage and ventilation as would a
modern builder. When he had COM
pleted the plans for the temple he gave
them over to Solomon with great ponp
and ceremony. The description of Sol
omon's temple and the method of its
building are familiar to most biblical
students.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

me that we are all in strange adven-
ture together. Sit down. We must
compare notes."
Mr.. Merrick told his side of the tale
sufficiently clearly in dozen hurried
sentences, and was urgent to know
what Harvey Crook had to tell.
My tale will take a trif1e longer to
explain" Crook began. you and I
and poor old Mr.. Clifton are a little
more tangled up together than you
think. Now listen. When I sold you
that dozen magnums Of old Tokay on
board the Rajapur, you paid two hun
dred pounds and thought it a. high
price. So did To-
"It was an almighty high price,
guess"
NO, it wasn't 1t may not have
been quite SO cheap as your hundred
pounds worth of land in Pennsylvania
twenty-six years ago, but it was the
next best bargain Of your life. In that
case, Mr.. Merrick. you bought for two
hundred pounds a few gallons of old
Tokay worth-well, that's difficult to
guess, and doesn't matter; you bought
a few gallons Of old Tokay and dia-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

mysef, in fact. Mr.. Merrick sold some
bottles of Tokay by auction when he
arrived in England" Crook explained
to the chief constable, "and Mr.. Clifton
bought one, without knowing who the
seller was"
The chief constable nodded pleas
antly, as though the matter were
very interesting one for the parties
concerned, but of no particular mo-
ment to him; and Mr. Merrick lifted
the empty magnum, tilted it and shook
it. But Harvey Crook had already told
him that this magnum had been drawn
blank, and he acted in mere curiosity.
Crook led the way along the corri-
dor and down the stairs, repeating as
he went the story of his questing and
calling for his host in the dark still
ness of last night. The kitchen door
stood wide open now, but the floor was
still wet from the recent scrubbing
that had been so necessary.
'He must have stepped over the
woman's body here" exclaimed the
chief constable, leach time he came
down stairs for plates or what not for
the dinner he gave you, Mr.. Crook