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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
The Weather.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
A TRUANT OFFICER.

The Lexington, KY, schools are
much larger than the Paducah
schools. although there are colleges
and universities in Lexington that
ought, to some extent reduce the at
tendance in the public schools. The
city of Lexington has to pay the
schools $4,000 this year where the
general council in Paducah is asked
to pay the schools here only $4,000.
1t seems strange that the assessment
of our own property cannot be made
such as to get something like the
proper amount of money for the
schools. The children in many in
stances, now have to walk long dis
tances to school, and some of the
rooms are crowded. New schools are
needed on both the north and the
south sides, and they can't be built
because the maximum per cent OF
taxes allowed under the charter does
not bring money enough.
The Lexington Herald takes a
sensible view of school questions and
what It says of Lexington is equally
true in some instances in Paducah.
II declared yesterday:
at was announced in yesterdays
paper that the school board asks the
city of Lexington to produce 100000
of the school fund for the coming
year IL is further announced that
in estimating the expenses for 1905,
the salary of truant officer was not
counted among them. We have no
information beyond this statement;
we believe the public has none. We
tender the use of The Herald columns
to the president of the school board,
the superintendent of schools, or any
member of the school board to furth-
er inform the public on the subject
If any one of them considers the pub
lie worthy of this information.
AT the last session of the legisla-
ture a compulsory education law was
passed, one section OF which reads;
"'ln the first week of July each
year the board of education in each
city of the first, second, third and
fourth classes, shall appoint one per
son for each three thousand pupils,
or fraction thereof. to serve as truant
offieer, etc.
"The law is mandatory; Il leaves
no discretion with the school boards,
unless they wish to be law-breakers.
II is directory as to time; these ON
GERS should be appointed in the first
week OF July; II a school board fail
10 comply with the law at that time
however, Il does not inyalidate the
law requiring the appointment of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
TAX CASES CAME UP
In COUNTY COURT
No Definite Action Taken in
Any of Them.
A Number Of Defendants VIII Fight
the Cases--Isargc Police
Court Docket.
OTHER LOCAL COURT NEWS

Revenue Agent Tillman Albritton
and his counsel. Attorney Spalding.
have been busy with the suits
brought against wholesale merchants
and manufacturing concerns for
back taxes on personal property, but
nothing has been done In the way OF
legal compromise In any of the
cases as far as the county records
show.
In the cases against Loeb execu-
tors. Geo. o. Hart 4 Sons Co.. M.
Bloom, Loeb, Bloom A. Co. and the
Psducah Cooperage Co. motion was
filed by the agent moving the court
not to require him to verify the petit
tons, which was overruled in the
case against Geo. o. Hart a Sons Co.
and continued as to the others, but
this virtually means the overrullng
of the motions In the other cases.
In the case OF the Paducah Coop
erage Co. In which two suits were
filed. one for $4,000 and the other
for 100000. the former was dis
missed and the agent elected to sue
in the latter.
A judgment was fled in the case
against the city of Paducah where
the city is sued for an assessment on
property. Judge Lightfoot holding
that no property mentioned in the
suit was subject to taxation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Police Court.

Police Judge ID, l.. Sanders held
court in a nicely decorated court
room this morning, the decorations
for the Robt. Il. Lee celebration last
night not yet having been removed,
Mary Jeffries. eolored, who is al
legged to have stolen si5 from Geo.
TO have stolen II from a young man
Shaw, was arraigned. part OF the evil
dence heard and the case left open
until tomorrow morning.
A. Cornelison, white, charged with
going to a blacksmith and having
work done and charged to anothei
person, was granted continuance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
THROUGH CONNECTION AND
BEST TINE.

Is now made to Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York, east
ern cities, Richmond, Norfolk, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina points, by
Illinois Central train No. 102, con-
uecting in Louisville with Chesa-
peake and Ohio Ry., leaving Louis
VILE at 600 p. m. A strictly modern
train, solid vestibuled. electric light.
steam heat, dining cars, Pullman
sleepers. See that your tickets read
over the Picturesque Chesapeake and
Chic Ry.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

The democrats need not felicitate
so soon over the provision of the
charter that enabled the mayor to
put in a democrat last night when
one of the aldermen resigned. A
president of the board has not yet
been elected, and the republicans can
afford to wait as long as any of the
others.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
bankruptcy Cases.

Tomorrow several bankrupt cases
Will come up, for hearing of motions
and such preliminary work. before
Referee Bagby.
They are the cases of Dryfus a.
Brother; John b. Hobson and NJ. r..
Pate. Nothing of importance Is at
tached to the hearing of the cases.
The Pate case Is a first meeting of
creditors.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
County Court.

Emory Voight has filed suit In
county court against @. y Jones and
others for s225 claimed TO be due
him for watching barges and other
floating property of the defendant up
Tennessee river. Attachments were
taken out against the barges.
The Globe Bank and Trust Co. was
appointed administrator of the estate
of Byrd Sands.
Nicy Davis has qualified as admin
istratrix of the estate of Ella Davis.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Motion To BE Heard.

Attorney Hal Corbett leaves Sun
day for st. Louis to defend Col. Zach
Mulhall. and from there goes to
Uniontown. Pa, TO argue the motion
for a new trial in the case OF James
Ezell. the young Mayheld man con
victed OF numbering a railroad Off
cial who had discharged him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Marriage Licenses.

c. w. Howard, Tyler, Ky, aged
25. to Georgia Poe, Marshall county,
aged 23. First marriage of both.
l.. NJ. Samuels. city. aged 20 to
Cortie Robertson, colored, aged 81.
First marriage of both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

In rural Finland a bride wears to
church curious combination of
wedding veil and wedding bonnet II
is a great cap with ribbon streamers
behind and in front fall of lace
which shadows the face. over her
dark cashmere dress she ties a hand
somely embroidered white apron.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Taking Dispositions.

Attorney John X. Hendrick has
gone to Smithland to take dispositions
in the suit of Mann against Lagen-
bach over possession OF valuable min
ing lands in his district. Col. Hen
drick does not expect to return until
tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

That's pretty noisy passenger
you've got in there" remarked the
man who was smoking on the front
platform. els he crazy or only
drunk?" Neither one" said the
motorman. Hes just got fiat
wheel in his head. Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

officers; the people do not lose their
right under the law TO have these
officers appointed. by that negligence
of the board"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
for disorderly conduct,

The board OF public works will this
afternoon at 3;3O O'Clock inspect
Broadway from Fifth to Ninth TO
prepare its report on the bitulithic
work.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

Johnny.-What makes you look so
gloomy every time tell you how
much love you?
Actress-Oh, I'm cast for a role
where I've got to keep straight
face during an awfully funny situa-
ton, and am practieing the part
Detroit Free Press.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

March, My KickapOO .... Harry Won Tilzer
Published for piano by theVonTilEer
Music Co, New York City
Overture Masaniello Auber
Idyl Hearts and Flowers -...-............. Tobani
Selections from II Troyatore .--........... Verdi
Schubert's Serenade .....................-,....
Waltz Land OF the Midnight sun. st Clair
Published for piano by H. n. White,
Cleveland, Ohio,
Intermezzo Zenith ... ........ Harry Lincoln
Published for plano by Vandersloot
Music Co., Williamsport, PA.
Excerpts from The Strollers .... Highlander
A spanish Fancy ...........,..- L. q, Gerardey
The sun March Deal
The above program TO be interpo-
lated with selections from the fol-
lowing list
March, Roger Bros, in Paris Max Hoffman
Three Step Moon Winks ........-. O., stevens
March, Chocolate Creams. ..... win J, Burke
March, Egypt -..-.-......... Clara RUNNER
March, The Maid OF Timbuotoo -...-..... ...-..
March, zenObie ..... ........... Robert A. King
March, Matinee Opera Girls ......-
............ .............. Salvatore Ayitabile
Excerpts from Babes In Toyland; | Cant
DO the sum, He " ont be Happy Tin He
Gets It, Jane, Floretta Victor Herbert
March The Chaser .--..-.--...-.... burte g. Ruby
Intermezzo Karama ---..........- Vivian Grey
La zurita. Intermezzo ...-.... Flo. McPherran
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Births.

Born to the wife of Mr.. William
Romaine, of All Jackson street,
fine boy baby.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

Oranges. either seedless or
Floridas, at IS cents per dozen, and
bananas at 10 cents per dozen, and
good Irish potatoes at Is cents per
peck, at Biederman's Stores.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Among the Sick.

Mr.. John Clark, of the master me-
chanics Office here.is off duty suffer-
ing from bone felon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Daily Thought.

The most arduous task a reformer
has to execute is to make people
think.-Noah Webster.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20

Fancy Standard tomatoes 3 for
25 cents tomorrow at Englert & Bry-
ants.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-20
Subscribe for The sun.
Our Saturday hight
Concerts
DsaI'S Orchestral.
RUDY, PHILIPS a CO.

Saturday, Jan. 81, 1905. till o pm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
To Utilize the Rabbit.

Mail from Australia last month
brought accounts of an influentially
attended meeting held in Adelaide to
form a company for the purpose cf
turning the rabbit pest into a new
source of food supply. Mr.. J. Lewis,
leading pastoralist, was made president
and said that "a certains AREA Of about
one million square miles Of country in
Australia carried about so. 600, 600
sheep and 10000 miles of it had been
denuded of pasture, grass and edible
brush by the rabbits. If the rabbits
could be got together they would weigh
more than the fifty million sheep"
There is no mistake about the truth or
this, for whilst the traveller through
out the interior of South Australia
rarely sees sheep (tbe ruEs are fully
stocked with about 4 sheep to the
square miie), hordes of rabbits are
seen everywhere. Samples of meat ex-
trsc5 prepared from rabbits have been
submitted to medical men. matrons of
hospitals, and chemists, and it is said
that they have unanimously testified
to its value as delicious, delicate
and strengthening food for invalids.
One thing is certain-namely, the sup
ply of the raw materal for the extract
is unlimitd Farm News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
Edible Cactus.

There are millions of acres of arid
land upon the globe, much Of it. even
with the most persistent irrigation.
yielding but scantily. and enormous
reaches Of it devoid of all growth but
the cactus, foe to man and heast: but
Mr.. Burbank resolved that he would
reclaim it, not by irrigation, though
welcoming its aid, but by means of the
desert itself-the desert and it's cactus.
it's heat and its sun. So for period
of over ten years be has worked with
the utmost persistence and skill until
at last be has developed a cactus plant
which will convert the desert into 3
garden. He has made the cactus
thornless, taking from its leaves the
bard. woody substance, the spicules,
so dangerous to animal life. More
than tbs, he has made 1t adaptable 70
any climate. He has bred this dread
ed scourge of the desert, this pariah
among plants. until it bas become the
producer of delightful, nutritious
food for man and beasr-until. in his
estimate, considering the unused
acres OF the world where it will thrive.
it will sfford food for twice the people
DOW upon the earth.-'Century Maya
zine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
Very Appropriate to the Season.

There never were better people than
the people of South Carolina. They
have had bitter enemies and they have
been occasionally much malieDed, but
when it comes to the highest grace OF
all, the grace of loving kindness. they
cannot be beaten this side Of heaven.
! Pardon my partiality for | really
think so.
Now all this sweet talk has a pur-
pose-its S prelude to q suggestion to
the people of this generous state to set
! their hearts to task before the sum
mer vacation begins. And it is about
to begin just now.
Have you thought of your little
orphan brothers aud sisters? There are
| two hundred of them in the Baptist Or
! phanage at Greenwood, Connie Max
well), there are enarly that may at the
Methodist Orphanage (Epwortb) at
Columbia.
I know something Of the condition
! of these denominations Homes, for
have standing welcome at all OF
them, and who ought 10 know them
better than I. I know that at this
seasons of the year they are always
sorely pressed for the necessities of
life, and this little love letter to nv
brethren of the different denomina-
ticns is to suggest that zach one OF you
send at once, your check or barrel
of -four, or -icA or molasses or even q
sack of erits to the Orphanage you
love best. June and July are the best
times to send just now. Everybody
with heart ought TO feel it privi-
lege to do it. At any of these homes,
a nickle will give a child good meal
and five dollars will board child for
a month. There are six hundred OF
tn, Sc children in your Church Orpb-
anages. And that does not count tie
Episcopal an9 Catholic homes in
Charleston or the Charleston orph an
House supported by the city or the col
ored Industrial Orphanages in Char
letson and Columbia run by those two
good coloyed men jenkins and Carroll
who deserve the help and sympathy of
the white people of this state. And I
do hope they will not be forgotten.
Now, sit down quickly, dear friend,
before you take your vacation, aud
before you forget it. and do some
thing for the institution that you love
best This is the season when nearly
erybody is fixing for good time.
Your dear little trotbers and sisters at
the Orphanages ought to have good
time, too.
Your friend and fellow citizen.
". P. Jacobs,
Clinton, S. G.
Thcrnwell Ornbanage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
COTTON FREIGHT RATES.
warehouse Y, Committee Has Salts
fac,c,, snterv:eH With n. c. Z.
Officials.

Messrs. G. G. Rowland. r. F.
| IIayusworth and W 4. Bowman, who
west TO Wilmington on "Wednesday TO
confer With the Atlantic Coast Lire
officials in reference ta freightrates on
c,tton that may be shipped into Sum-
ter for compression or storage IN stanc-
ard wal chooses. retucned to the city
Thursday night. These gentlemen re-
1resen ted those who have under consid
GRAFTON be organization of a warehouse
company and tie erection of standard
warehouses with storage capacity for
five to tn thousand bales. Before
committed themselves to the under
taking th.v wished TO know what
rates the rairloads would make on cot
ton ~birped in for compression. or
Storage, IN transit They DID not ask
or expect to receive anv special con
cessiops bnt wanted to know that this
point would receive the same rates
aud the same treatment in all respects
that competitive points will have.
Traffic Manager Emerson and Gener-
al Friehgt Agent Brand assured them
that Sumter would always receive as
favorable rates as any ether point on
the system and that any enterprise that
might be started here would be foster
ed by the Atlantic Coast Line to the
extent of it's ability. Mr.. Emerson
stated that the traffic. d. partment was
at work on tie cotton rate and that be
would be able to announcre the rate
within the next few days.
The interview was both pleasant and
satisfactory and the committee is con-
ident that with the same freight rates
as other towns receive Sumter can be
made a cotton warehouse centre and
the cotton business largely increased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
THE BoWEN-LooM1s CASE.
President Roosevelt, as Well as Sec
retary Taft, Take Sides With
Loomis.

Washington. June 2o.-Tbe dismis-
sal of Herbert W. Bowen, for soras
years United States minister to Ven
ezuela, aad the exoneration of Assls-
tant Secretary of State Francis B.
Ioomis. of the alterations brought
against him by Mr. Bowen. are the
outcome of the Loomis-Bowen contro
verisy VI hich has attracted vide az
tentinn fer many months past. This
disposition of the case is made by Pres
ident Roosevelt in a letter addressed
TO Secretary Taft. made public to-
night. approving Mr. Taft's report ou
his findings and conclusions In the
case. The President scathlngly ar
raiens Minister Bowen, declaring toat
his conduct sis especially repreheusi-
BIZ - that Mr.. Bowen asked one of
his witnesses to enter the employ OF a
certain company for the purpose, In
plain words, of stealiug'' documents
which, he hoped, might incriminate
Mr.. Loomis, and that Mr.. Bowen has
evidently for many months. indeed,
for tbe last two years, devoted him
SELF to bunting up scandal and gossip
until it became, monoman!a and
caused him to show complete disloyaI-
ty'' to the country he represented.
The President says be had hoped to
promote Mr.. Bowen. as during much
of his service he had one good work,
but that his usefulness in the diplomat
ic service is now at an end. The Pres
idsnt adds that he would direct that Mr.
Bowen's resignation be requested, but
for his statement that be would con-
slider resignation an admission OF
misconduct. and MS dismissal is
therefore ordered. The President
states that it appears that l5r. Bow
en-. while minister promised the pub
lication of attacks on Mr.. LOOMS and
furnished to the press documents pend
ing before the State department. for
approval. and that his explanation is
inexcusable, and shows his entire un-
fitness'' for the service. Even if Mr..
Loomis had been guilty, says the
President. Mr.. Bowen's conduct would
be objectionable. The latter quotes
certain correspondence and testimony.
The report of Secretary Taft on the
case. on which, the Presidents action
is based, IS a volnminous document
reviewing the charges and the evidence
taken.
In his report Secretary Taft says
that there was nothing dishonorable
in the transactions in which Mr..
LOOMS figured, but thas he was not
discreet The report says that Mr.
LOOMS was not justified in becoming
personally interested in any of the
schemes. either with mere nominal
interest or substantial interest. He
holds, however, that Mr.. Loomis has
been ssmost cruelty slandered, !" COM
mends hlm for the self restraint with
which he has met the charges, and
points cut that Mr.. Locmis's bitter
experience in this case makes it nn-
necessary to point out the moral that
a minister cannot afford ia the country
to which he is accredited to make per-
sonal investments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
MUCH PROGRESS IN SUMTER.
Two Citizens Talk Cheerfully OF the
Future of the City.

/ Washington, D. c., June 20 Mr.. r.
Z. Manning, Of Sumter, vice president
OF the Sumter Telephone Manufacture
ing Company, is in the city on busl-
ness. Mr. Manning, wSo is an inter
esting talkar, spoke today to Record
representative quite Interestingly of
his company and Sumter's outlook.
Said Mr.. Manning: 81 have just ar
rived in Washington for the purpose
of probably selling thousand or n ere
of phones to the government. They
are largely u ed by the signal service.
have never known the company
to do a better buisress than We are
doirg at this time Without telling
the aggregate amount of cur annual
sales, | will say that we are receiving
50 many orders for our phones that w.
have nov recalled every agent from
toe road. in other words we have nc
need to drum trade--enough comes
: witbout.it
I Continuing ME-. Manning said :
e Yes, Snmter and South Carolira are
all right. We are hoping to build a
new railroad soon from McBee, on the
Seaboar5 Air Lire, to Charleston, via
Sumter. Some of our best local men
are behind the movement and [ have
no doubt that it will. he built soon.
AT this time the Atlantic Coast Line
lis our principal railroad.'
Mr.. G. T. Mason, also of Sumter.
and president Of the Sumter Tele-
phone company, is with Mr. Manning
at the Raleigh. In speaking to a
Record rep -esentative Mr.. Mason said :
81 am Justly proud of Sumter and the
record she is making in the indusrrisl
world The railroads, it is true, have
done great deal for Us in recent years,
but all of the people in my town are
Industrious and thrift and have done a
great DEAL towards helping themselves.
About eight years ago We began
manufacturing telephones and can
truthfully say that our business has
increased so steadily that at this tine
we are running on full time to supply
orders recei, "a from all over the world.
We now have something like three OR
four acres Of floor space in our main
factory and we EMPLOY about three
hundred men in the work. While Mr..
Manning is vice president of the COM
L
department. and we are here now in
answer to inquiries sent out by the
government tor phone manufacturers
to submit bids for supplying several
thousand phones.''
Mr.. Yates Snowden. who was few
days ago elected TO the chair of history
and political economy in the South
Carolina college will leave the city for
New York tomorrow to continue bis
studies He will after remaining N
New York for month, return. in all
probability, to Columbia, and take
part in the summer school work.
Speaking of bis election to the chair
in the college, Mr. Snowden said to-
day: cit is entirely unnecessary for
me to express the way feel at having
been elected to such a place. While I
realize that perhaps none can ill the
chair of Prof. Means Davis with such
splendid success as be did, I consider
it an honor which never dreamed Of
receiving TO hold chair in such an
historic institution ss the South Caro-
ius college l vii remove to Colum-
bia by the openiny Of the next session
in Septem Der. W. W. Price, in Co.
lumbla Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-28
Cuban Diarrhhoea.

g. s. soldiers w,o served in Cuba dur
in tn. Spanish war know what this disease
is. and that ordinary remedies have little
more effect than so much water. Cuban
diarrhoea is almost as severe and danger
ous a. a mild attack of cholera. There is
oae remedy, however, that eau always be
depended upon, as will De seen by the fol-
lowing certificate from Mrs. Minnie ia
cobs Of Houston, Tex: II hereby certify
that Chamoerlaia's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhces Remedy cured my husband OF
severe attack of Cuban diarrboea, which
he brought home from Cuba. we had
several doctors, but they did him no good.
One bottle of this remedy cured him, as
our neighbors will testify. thank God
for 80 valuable medicine" For sale by
all draggists.