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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

WILL SOLVE TIE PEOSLEN.
Firmly believing it 20 be TIE moss
inportanr step in the solutioa OF the
cotton problem, the convention with
out a dis e1tins vote Wednesday de-
clared in favor Of q 25 per cent. re-
duction in acreage aud an equal re-
duction in commercial fertilizer and
backed that action up with the adop
ton Of a comprehensive plan TO secure
the support OF every farmer, Dig and
little, in the cotton belt. an over
whelmipg majority OF the delegates
we're present when the report was re-
ceiTed and acted upon.
at the opening OF the afternoon
session Former Senator McLsurin OF
South Carolina spoke along the lines
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Want Ransom.

W. G. GERARTy,
Young's Island, s. @.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
A FEW srDEnlcnrs


New York, Sept. 26.--It was for
tunate the men were excluded from
the corset demonstration at Masonic
Temple here. That is. for their own
good Not many skeletons were left
In the wardrobe of womanknd when
that performance was over. II 1t had
besn cold weather Nine. Wade would
really have suffered chill OF, two
standing. as she did, in the center
of the stage clad In a light blue cor
set fashioned with straps and strings
and only a garment or two more.
She took from the table something
which she recklessly cast about her
figure, permitting 1t, after several
trials, to rest on both hips well to
the rear. 49,
For those of you who need this
sort of thing" she said. "and lot Of
women are awfully hollow in the
back, you know that yourself. you
couldn't find better hustle than this
II you looked. Large, light. and
airy"
Steam heated" inserted somebody.
well ventilated" went on Nine.
Wade. 1T gives a perfect figure. /
wouldn't mind II had to pad.
THE men need padding too" They
get 1t too. from their tailors. They'd
be as humpshouldereds as ths women
II 1t wasn't for their pads. They
ought to wear corsets. too. these men.
Don't you know their gallusses must
hurt them across their shoulders?
Haven't you seen them going along
he street punching them up. like
.his?" She gave fairly clever imi-
.at'on of the "gallused" man which
brought forth laughter.
Then, returning to pads, she show
81 one for the lop-sided woman who
needed padding on one hip only
Then another for the other hip if she
needed.
At this point a girl came walking
solemnly out on the stage in a mask
and mighty little else.
Nine. Wade glued one pad to the
left shoulder. one to the girls right.
another to the small of her back, and
another between her shoulder blades,
threw a shirt waist over the top part
Of her. skirt over the other part,
irew the skirt in to pin 1t back. again
gasel upon the audience, and gav@
vent to another: ss 4l
There"
Saw. IL that girl had walked down
Broadway there isn't man on the
great white thoroughfar. who could
have told the difference.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
SOLD COAT
THAT BELONGED TO ANOTHER
MAN, HENCE HIS TROUBLES.
No Cases Of Importance In Judge ID.
l.. Sanders Police Court This
Morning.

e. Conkliu, white, charged with
selling a coat which did not belong
to him, waived preliminary examina-
ton in police court this morning
when arraigned on a charge OF OBJ
tanning money by false pretense, and
was held over. He Is alleged to have
stolen the overcoat of Ed. Loftln in
Mcchanicsburg, and sold 1t as his
own property.
Other cases were: Harris Eng
fish, white. breach OF the peace. con
tinued; William Morris. Geo. Ham
mond white. boys charged with
lighting. 81 and costs and judgment
suspended Roy Hobbs. colored.
breach of the peace, So and costs: w.
c. Futtrell and Matte Smallman,
white. immortality. continued; Lace
Edmonson, Frank Yeltema, white.
breach of the peace. SO and costs
against the former and dismissed as
to the latter: Edwin Allcock. white.
drunk. 81 and costs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Same old story--locking the sta
BILE door after the horse is stolen.
Weeks ago The Sun called attention
to the open sewer" that threaded
its way through the west end. Hun
dreds Of people knew of 1t. were
menaced by it, and suffered from It,.
But everybody was too busy or 100
Indifferent to do anything. The creek
bed teemed with filth and disease
germs and premises and closets were
daily drained into IL. But nothing
was done. Now, after many cases of
illness are thought to be traceable to
this abomlnation, and when cold
weather is approaching. the authori-
ties begin talking of abating the
nuisance. The people need relief and
want relief. but they'll never get 1t
as long as there is such lack of
harmony and energy among public
officials ------.--
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

ocrats were defeated. The Democrats
fear the same thing. will happen
again this year-and perhaps IL will
II certainly ought to. For that rea-
son they have dropped for the mo-
ment the sins and shortcomings Of
the Democratic boards that control
the city and mismanage everything.
and are trying to make the public
believe that state of affairs exists
at some of the schools that does not
exist and never existed. The object
just at this time OF at least some
of those who are raising the disturb
ance, is to create prejudice against
the board of education, which natu-
rally would be reflected at least to
some degree on the ticket the Re
publicans. will put out in few days
now. We think that the schools
should be put in and kept in the
best possible sanitary condition, and
they will be as they have been. to
the extent of the boards power. If
in the schools is not what
1t should be. however, and response
bility. is 10 be fixed. let 1t be placed
where II belongs-on former school
boards ....<
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
SMALL GAIN
shown Thus Far in Railroad Earn
ings For September.

Railroad earnings are scarcely up
to the average OF preceding months
this year Total gross earnings OF all
United States roads reporting for
September to date are si3,531,73i, a
gain of only 2.5 per cent. compared
with last year. The same roads in
August and In preceding months re-
ported a larger increase. They are
chiefly southern and southwestern
roads. and temporary conditions in
the section of the country traversed
by them have affected adversely the
revenue of some of these important
systems. notably the floods in the
southwest.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
TWO MARINE HOSPITALS.
On the Ohio River May BE Abolished
by the Government.

1t is understood that the govern
ment contemplates abolishing its ma
rine hospital at both Louisville and
Cincinnati in order to curtail expens-
es. II is said to be unnecessary to
MAINTAIN so many hospitals for the
service, as marine patients can be
kept in other hospitals as cheap, and
sometimes cheaper. 1t was thought
a few years ago that Paducah mi ght
get a marine hospital again, but 1t is
now regarded as an impossibility
as the government is abolishing hos
pitfalls instead OF establishing new
ones. Paducah has not had a ma
rine hospital since the war. Marine
patients from here are either sent to
one of the other hospitals or sent to
Riverside hospital and paid for by
the government.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Business on the !. c. road south
of Fulton. is reported excellent in
fact as good as the busiest season.
The officials attribute 1t to the yell
low fever scare which stopped freight
and traffic for several weeks and now
that the scare is subsidlng, the bust
ness comes on with a rush.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
NEW SWEEPER.
Has Arrived and Will BE Used On
the Streets Shortly.

The new hand street sweeper Is
here and will b. taken out OF the
crate Wednesday for inspection by
the board Of public works. and Will
be Immediately placed in service on
trial.
II is stated that the board of pub
lie works will place a man in charge
Of the new sweeper in uniform and
for the test work. His duty will be
similar to that of the street sweepers
in the larger cities. and IL the test
proves successful. these hand sweep
srs will replace the big horse power
sweeper.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

run them out of the city or MI the
lookup with them and keep them
there until they feel that their at
tachment for Paducah has abated.
This morning In police court H. J.
Kelley and J, Il. Davis. two white
cripples. each minus leg, were ar
raigned for being drunk and disor-
derby and general nuisance. They
showed little inclination to leave the
city and Judge Sanders fined them
So and costs each and sent them to
Jail until they feel that they can new
er their connection with the city and
take the first train out of town.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
A WoMAN,s CIVIC LEAGUE.

Why can't the ladies of Paducah
establish civic league and try to
do something in the way of beauti-
flying and improving the city? The
men vii, TT do il. They let the gut
tiers become foul, the streets filthy,
the sidewalks overgrown with grass,
and then turn loose the cows to
finish the job. We do not believe the
linen folks" could long withstand
an earnest. vigorous crusade on part
of the ladies. The men would soon
have to give in, and the entire city
would reap the good results of 1t.
Henderson has civic league of
which every citizen is proud, Ovens
boro is going to get one. for the
move is already on foot and the In
quirer says:
THE women of the city are re-
spending to the suggestion of the
Inquirer for the organization of
Womens Civic Improvement league.
The women of greensboro have
shown their power in other move
ments, and they can do so in this in
way that will not only result in
the Improvement of the sanitary con-
dition of the city and the beautify-
ing of homes. lawns and public
places. but in better government for
the city.
In other places where this work
has been undertaken by the women
the results have been marvellous. Cit
les have been cleaned and kept clean,
unsightly places have disappeared,
lawns and grassplots have become
beautiful, and everything has been
bettered under their magic touch.
1.-THE women of Owensboro have
taste and skill and public pride. 1t
needs only organized work to bring
to the benefit of the public the fruits
of this taste and skill and pride.
Elsewhere expressions from a few of
those who have been seen are print
ed. All breathe the same spirit of
enthusiasm and willingness TO do,
and II goes without saying that some
thing will be done. The organization
will be formed, and while the men
are pushing the material progress OF
the city, the women will care for
the aesthetic part, which is no less
necessary to development of the life
of the city as a whole"
The ladies of Paducah can do just
as much as those in other places.
They are no doubt disguised with the
officials who control the city, and not
without good cause. The only relief
in sight is for the ladies to start out
and show what can be done when
they try.
We sincerely hope they will try,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
FOUR MONTHS
Will BE the Average for Petty Lar
ceny, Says Judge Lightfoot.

Allan Knuckles, colored. whose
fingers had greedy desire TO grip
coin. not being particular whose
coin II was. was given four months
In the county jail yesterday after
noon by County Judge r. T. Light
fott for petty larceny.
Yesterday morning Knuckles went
into the saloon of l.. c. Perry at Sew
enth and Jackson streets and seeing
no one visible took charge OF the
cash drawer and extracted dollar
Mr.. Perry was In the saloon and saw
the entire transaction and as soon as
Knuckles started to leave. nabbed
him.
The negro saw II was useless TO
deny or resist and went with the
proprietor to secure a policeman. He
confessed to the theft.
Judge Lightfoot this morning sta
ted that he had decided to place four
months the average term for petty
larceny although in exceptional cas-
es he might impose a year. In the
case of women the term will not
be less than one month.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
Births.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Berry, -124z
South Seventh, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Baker. of 9th
and Boyd, are parents of 1O-pound
boy. Mr.. Baker is stone cutter
at j. e. Williamson's.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McGarri-
gal, girl.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Peoples. who reside at the
Mineral Wells. on South Fifth street.
this morning.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Greif. of
Adams street, between Fourth and
Fifth, boy yesterday morning. Mr..
Greif is a well known Illinois Cen
trail engineer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

II is reported that Influences are
at work to nullify the contract the
city made with the bitulithic COM
pany. 1t would perhaps not be diff
ficult to find those influences and
show the why's and wherefores. but
ii is probable that II Will take some
thing more than the opinion of an
embryo lawyer to make the con-
tract void. The city awarded the con-
tract, had 1t drawn up by its own at
torney and signed 1t. If the authori-
ties want long drawn-out lawsuit
with indefinite delay to much need
ed Improvement, and costs piling up
for the taxpayers to pay. they will
probably get 1t as they did when a
former city attorney told them GER
tain city bonds were invalid because
of a few small technicalities, if they
undertake to arbitrarily repudiate a
contract made in good faith and. sat-
isfactory to majority OF the prop
erty owners affected.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
HANGING AT UNION CITY.
VIII BurIey, COIorcd, Convicted and
Dies November 3.

VIII Burnley, colored. charged
with murder in the first degree. was
at Union City sentenced to death.
The accused killed a white man near
Dyersburg, in Dyer county. several
weeks ago and a change OF venue
was obtained because of the danger
of lynching. The hanging will oc-
cur on November 8, in the Jail yard
at Dyersburg.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

New school buildings are needed
in Paducah,. and costly improvements
are needed In some of those schools
We already. have. Former school
boards left nothing that the present
board can use for these additions
and improvements, however, and
the board can barely get enough ev-
cry year TO pay the current expenses.
The members of this board cannot get
out and pull money off trees, SO
what's to be done about Il?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
BARN BURNED
MIR. LON POLK HAS A LOSS OF
$500 WITH SMALL INSUR-
ANCE.
The fire is Supposed to Have
Originated From Sponta-
neous Combustion.

Mr.. Lon Polk. well known farm
er residing about 5 miles from the
city on the Mayfie,d road. lost mis-
stock barn Nhis morning from fire
the loss being $500 with about $500
insurance.
The fire broke out about 1920
and from some unknown cause. In
a few moments the fire had gained
such q Roadway that nothing could
bs. done to check 1t. The barn was
'ocated near the house and it re-
auired hard work to prevent tho
house from catching fire.
The barn was filled with 80 tons
of hay, and corn and all the farming
implements, bugges. harness, etc
were burned with the barn. The
stock was gotten out before the
flames had spread, but the fire was
too hot to permit the saving of any.
thing else.
Detectives Moo"s and Baker Y src
called 90 the scene to investigate the
cause Of the fire and found that =,
started in the loft. No strangers
had been seen about the barn, and
there was no evidence of any having
been about the barn. hence the de
tectives concluded the barn must
bava caught from cnontanaous cam
QUESTION.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
CHECKING UP BUSINESS.
Auditor for the Aycr-Lord Tie Com
pany Here.

Mr.. J. M. Choat, travelling auditor
for the Aver and Lord Tie company.
Is In the, city today checking up the
local Office. Mr., Choat makes his
headquarters In Metropolis. ILL.,, and
comes to Paducah often. He is for
mer banker of that city. From here
be will go up the Tennessee river on
business for the company. :
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
CONDUCTOR DAWES
Was Almost Hit by Flying
Bullet

Was Almost Hit by a Flying
Bullet.
One of the narrowesti escapes Bob
Dawes, a well-known Illinois Central
conductor, of Paducah, ever had was
yesterday as heu.was leaving Cairo
on his train. S9h
A negro with a pistol shot into
the train as it was pulling ont of the
edge of the city and the bullet missed
Conductor Dawes body about one
inch and came near striking anothes
man. , ,fs r-~
Conductor Dawes thinks the negro
was shooting at him, probably being
some character who had at some
time been put off his train. The me-
gro must have been a good marks
man to shoot so true and the tra,L
running at fast rate of speed.
The affair was reported to the Cal
no police, but the negro is not ex-
pectei TO be apprehended.
Subsequently the Fulton train was
fired on as 1t was leaving Cairo. The
Illinois Central officials were also
notified and will have the district
detective to investigate and run
down the guilty party If possible.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

The republican conventions should
be remembered by all good citizens.
Everybody is invited to attend and
participate, all being asked is that
they pledge themselves to support
the nominees. Democrats are invit-
ed to come and bring along their
friends, and assist in the laudable
work OF getting Paducah out of the
rut t. 1858 s
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

getting modern? A bomb was thrown
the other day at Pckin that would
have done credit to the worst Rus
sian in the cars domain. They seem
to be adopting western methods fast
err than we thought.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
To Let Street Contract.

The contract for grading and gra-
yelling Woodbridge street. from Mey-
ers street to Yeiser avenue. will be
let tomorrow afternoon at 4so'clock
by the board of public works. Sew
eral bids have already been receiv-
ed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

All republicans should remember
that registration day is Tuesday, Oc-
tober Ord. And every republican
should go to the polls and register.
II may be their only chance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
Notice.

All members of the Hold Carriers
union Local No. 2 are requested to
be at their hall tomorrow morning
at $3.50 to attend funeral at The
Tidworth.
J. w. CLARK, President.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Senator Plat denies that he's
sick. and says he is still in public
life. When the senate convenes the
Democrats will be given an object
lesson of how sick he is not.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
Open Bids Soon.

The Elks' building committee viii,
meet next Monday night for the pur,
pose of opening bids for the building
of the orders new home on Fifth
street, between Broadway and Jeffer-
son streets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

II that $4,000 that has caused
such a fuss had been used to buy
Democrats at 81 head, 1t wouldn't
have paid for one-tenth of the major
ity Pennsylvania alone gave the Re-
publican ticket.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
TOO MANY MOOCHERs.
The Authorities VIII Not Have Them
Two Sent TO Jail. .....

Since the carnival came, TO Padu
cab cripples of every type have made
their appearance ON the streets and
The authorities are determined "a
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

The alfalfa and corn special has
started, and the farmer can get in
struction on subjects he probably al
ready knows all about. He can at
least go up however. and have a
glimpse at high life free of charge.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

The yellow fever does not appear
to have interfered with the campaign
In Arkansas-more's the pity.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
Daily Thought.

When religion is only thing it is
worse than nothing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
you DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax.Fos
keeps your whole 'nsides right. sold on the
money BAG plank everywhere. Price DO cts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

She is a wise girl who Is known
b. the company she declines to keep.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Please look at Mrs. Austin's new
lress.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Who said the Chinese were not
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26

Al The last city election the Dem.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-11

ter, Mrs. Joe Davis, who has been sick
for several weeks and has not been
SO well of late.
Misses Pete Emanuel and Fay Nc
Neese visited Oskaloosa friends Sat
Irday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Swintek, OF
Oskaloosa, were Sunday guests of Ed
dyville relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Swim
TEX, who formerly lived here will soon
move to Des Moines.
Fred Miller has been repainting his
residence on North Fourth street.
John Foster, an old settler of Sand
Ridge, was In town Tuesday. For the
past month cataracts have been grow
ing on Mr.. Fosters eyes, and as a re-
suit he has almost entirely lost his
eyesight.
Miss Grace Parker has returned
from an extended stay at Abba.
John A. zerby, Of Chicago, arrived
here Monday.
The band played on the street Sat.
urday night, and will give concerts on
each Saturday night throughout the
summer.
! Mrs. c. r. Harper was an Oskaloosa
business caller Tuesday,
There were dances at Lost Creek and
| Lakonta Saturday night. The former
was given by the U. M. w. of A., and
| the latter by the /. O. r. M.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-11
HARRISBURG.

Blakesburg, May 10.--Arch Bigby
and wife of Ponca City, o. T., are here
called by the sickness and death of
Mrs. Bigby's father, John Lober.
Willie Rowe and John Terrence are
home on a vacation.
Dr. William Abegg of Kirkville was
down to see his brother, Walter Abegg,
the last of the week.
DIR. D. G. Brockman of Ottumwa was
here Friday.
Mrs. Udell, wife Of DIR. G. N. Udell,
formerly of this place, but now of
lola. Kas., is here visiting old friends.
Ferris Burtons entertained Roscoe
Bellies and family at dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. 8. Arnold spent