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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-23

Twenty-four members Of the So
called theatrical trust of New York
city will have to stand trial on a
charge of conspiracy. This decision is
the result of long pending complaint
of Jas. s. Metcalfe. the dramatic critic.
against the theatrical managers asso-
citation which passed a resolution Jan.
IL last by which it was agreed to bar
him from their theatres. City Magis-
trate Pool, who rendered the decision.
held that a person cannot be denied
admission to a theatre solely on the
ground that he has written criticisms
rejecting on one or more members Of
the Theatre Managers association.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
EDITOR OF MOON
DIES IN POOR HOUSE
Bill Watkins a Victim of Con-
sumption in Graves County.
Was Unique Character aud Edited
the Moon For several Years
NJ Different Places.
LIVED IN PADUCAH MANY YEARS

Bill Watkins, one of the best
known characters in Southwest Ken
tucky, and a man with many friends
in Paducah, is dead
Yesterdays Mayfeld Messenger
thus tells of his demise:
"Will Watkins, who for several
years has been the editor and pub
Usher of the Moon, died Saturday
afternoon at the county poor farm
near the city. He had been III for
some time at the home of his broth
er Thomas Watkins, ten miles north
of the city on the Metropolis road
and was brought here Saturday af-
ternoon and sent to the poor house
and died in one hour and twenty
minutes after being sent there. He
leaves a brother Jake Watkins liv-
ing north of the city and two half
brothers. Josh and Bird Watkins in
Indian Territory.
"Bill Watkins was a very unique
character and writer, and was known
to most every newspaper man IN the
various states. lie had a mania for
travelling over the country He was
an all-round printer and an expert
machinist. and had been employed on
some of the largest newspapers in
;he country.
"He was about 40 years old and
contracted consumption from expos
ure last winter.
For the past year or more he had
been employed on the Gospel News,
published by ED. j. NJ. Perkins, near
the city For many years he was EN-
ployed on the old Paducah Standard
and while there he began the publ.
,a,icn of the Moon. which made
him Slowl as a unique and comical
character N all West Kentucky
'Ec was buried a short time after
he died at the county poor farm. He
VAS brought to me city during the
day when the sun was at its hottest
ard thereby hastened his death, IL IL
thought"
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
LEE LINE BOATS MAY
SOON HAVE TO STOP
The Ohio River is Getting Too
Low for Them.
The Recs aud Peters Lee Have Been
Running In the Trade Since
Last Fall.
THEY WILL NOW RE RErAIRED.

The big Cincinnati and Memphis
excursion boats. Peters and Rees
Lee will probably make few more
trips in this trade on account of low
water. One of the boats passed up
Sunday. and the Rees Lee passed
down today.
The boats have been running much
longer this summer than usual, but
il becomes more and more obvious
every day that the Ohio will soon be
very low. Hence the management OF
the Lee Line is making arrangements
to abandon the Cincinnati trade until
fall. The company has been running
the Peters Lee and Rees Lee to Gin
clnnati since last fall. but the water
is getting so low that It is not beliey-
ed that the boats can make many
more trips this summer The com
pany has been figuring on abandon
ing the trade August I but IL is pos
sible that the schedule may be dis
continued sooner. The waters of the
Ohio run down very fast and become
very treacherous at this season of
the year to boats the size OF those In
use by the Lee Line. The Peters
Lee and Rees Lee alternate ont Of
Memphis every Friday. The Peters
Lee went out last Friday, and this
will perhaps be her last trip this
summer. Certainly she will not 20
up more than once more.
Assistant General Manager Peters
Lee stated yesterday that he expect
ed the bottom to drop out of the Ohio
river at any time and force the com
pany to abandon the Cincinnati
packets, says the Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal. He stated that when
the Peters Lee and Rees Lee were
taken Qua of the Cincinnati trada
they would be put on the ways. So
far as known the boats do not need
repairs, but it is a custom of the com
pany to have its boats pulled out
every year. and given an inspection
and overhauling In the event that
the trade 90 Cincinnati is abandoned
! one of the packets will be added "a
the ST. Louis trade. giving three
boats a week instead of two to that
] Int s~F.r u.haIt.N. MAaIatH
Wednesday and Friday. The Geor.
ga Lee, which is now al the bank
will soon be put into the Cairo trade
and one of the larger boats will take
the place of the little Sadie Lee
which is now the packet to AshBort
AS the trade picks up this fall the
Lee Line will put It's largest boats In
the heaviest business
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
POLICE COURT
MAYOR OF DOGTOWN WAS ONE
OF THE MAIN OFFENDERS
TODAY.
Attempted to Force Dusky Ac-
quaintance to Stop Talking
Other Cases.

Bill" South. white. mayor OF
Dogtown." and Arthur Gregory. col
ored. we're fined $40 and costs each
in police court this morning for en-
gaging in a fight at the New Rich
mond hotel last Saturday night.
South had too much whiskey. Greg
ory claims, and commanded him to
shut up talking. The negro refused
aud South started after him.
South claims that he had stopped
to await the coming of his wife and
that Gregory was talking loud and
interfering with some street preach
ers who were holding services near
by. He told the darkey not to talk
so loud and it ended in a fight.
Judge Sanders heard the evidence
yesterday, but left the case open un-
Ill this morning in order to hear one
or two more witnesses.
Martin and L. B. Buttrey, white
were arraigned on the charge of re-
fusing to pay their car fare. The
case was continued.
other cases were: Unknown white
man, drunk. 81 and costs; Enoch
Brown, white, harboring a vicious
dog. left open; VIM. Chambers, col
bred. breach of the peace, $40 and
costs.
The case against VIII Digs and
VIII Kirk. colored, who are charged
with selling beer on street car dur
ing a trolley ride given by colored
people, will not be finished until
Monday on account of the prosecu-
tion desiring TO learn whether or not
the beverage Is intoxicating
Prosecuting Attorney Tom Harri-
son will have the liquid analyzed
and it will take that long TO make
the analysis He will not attempt
to show that the beverage is pale ale
or beer. but will see II it is intoxi-
eating.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
MILITIA ENCAMPMENTs.

This is the season of militia en-
campments in most of the states. The
encampments are good for the mill
tiamen, says the Chicago Tribune.
A majority of them are from the
towns and cities, and they need the
outdoor air and vigorous exercise
they get while soldering" The diet
is not exactly what they are used to
or would take If they had a compre-
hensive bill of fare to choose from,
but it is nourishing and healthy
Most militiamen return from the an
nual camp" brown and strong. Their
outing equips them well for their
years work as civilians.
The encampments, however, are
primarily for the good of the public
Our English ancestors. fearful that
standing armies would be employed
by the king to destroy their liberties,
conceived, long ago, an inveterate
dislike of them. There is no king
in America, but the people have al
ways been as much opposed to a
large standing army as II there we're
The federal constitution says "A well
regulated militia" is necessary to
the security of free state" A milf
tia cannot be "well regulated" whose
members do not have occasional ex-
perience of actual war or mimic
war made as near like it as possible
Frequent drills in armories are help.
full and indispensable, but the best
place 10 make soldiers is in tents,
about camp fires, and in open fields.
A main trouble with the militia out
ings is that they are too short But
weeks camping each year is about
all that can be had.
Previous TO the Spanish war the
militia organizations in many states,
from inadequate legislative support
and lack of public interest, had
shamefully dwindled and deteriorat.
ed. The war showed with painful
clearness dangers of the policy OF mig
gardliness and neglect, and legisla-
tion by congress and revived popular
interest have since put the militia
generally on an improved footing.
But in most states II is far from what
1t ought to be. Nobody can foretell
urA
courageous body of militia must be
the states chief reliance in putting
down serious riots and Instructions.
The navy would be the nations right
arm, but the militia would have to
be its left arm in case IL were plung-
ed Unexpectedly into great war
The people should not neglect the
militia.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
ANOTHER FREEZE-OUT.
Postoflice at Epperson. Ky. Discon-
tinued Next Month.

Notice from Washington was today
received here that the postofiice at
Epperson, Ky, five miles from Padu-
cab on the Benton road, will be dis
continued August 18th. The reason
is that Rural Route No. 4 now well
covers that territory, and there is no
necessity for maintaining the office
longer.
In the course of time most of the
small postofIices will De discontinued
where rural delivery covers the ter
ritory.
Mr.. j. w. Troutman. the postmas-
ter at Epperson. has been keeping a
grocery in Paduoah for some little
time, leaving the Office in charge of
a deputy, the business was so light.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
THAT PRIMARY
May BE Held, Although No Candi-
dates Have shown Up.

The Democratic city committee Is
holding on to the forlorn hope of
having a city primary August 21, al
though there is not as yet single
candidate for any of the Offices, with
one or two exceptions.
The committee held a meeting
last night at the city hall, and It
was expected by some that the pri-
mary would be called of. 1t was de-
cded instead to hold another meet
ing tonight and decide on the
amounts to be charged as entrance
fees TO enter the various races
II was decided that all candidates
must send in their names with the
respective amount due as entrance
fee, by August 1, and sub-commit-
tee composed of the following was
named 10 prepare for the primary;
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
INVITED TO PANAMA.
I. {. Storekeeper offered Lucra-
tive Position There.

Mr. A. j. Hollenbec. who resigned
with the |. c. here as storekeeper
and has accepted position as store
keeper at Louisville for the l.. and
n. road, yesterday afternoon re-
ceived telegram offering him a po-
sition in the Panama canal service
as storekeeper with a salary of $2,-
500 a year with his home furnished
free.
Mr.. Hollenbec is considering the
offer, which holds for some time II
he cares to consider It, The only
drawback to the position, Mr.. Hol-
lenbec thinks, is the climate. He Is
afraid of the fever, but will not de-
eide what to do for several days.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

A new depot is to be built at VIC
la, Graves county. The citizens have
subscribed $50, the amount asked by
the railroad company A switch will
be placed there, making Viola reg
ular station Viola is fast growing
and iseone of the best little stations
along the road in Graves county.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
NOT SO WARN.
Yesterday the Highest Temperature
Was DS.

The weather man was a little con
siderate yesterday and did not push
the mercury up so high as he showed
IT Sunday. Sunday 1O2 was register
ed for the maximum and yesterday
the highest was 9S. four degrees
cooler. Although Monday was not so
hot as Sunday the residents COM
planned of the heat almost as much
and thought the temperature would
go even higher. The lowest yesterday
morning was "A.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
BOARD OF WORKS
May Not Hold Its Regular Meeting
Tomorrow.

There will probably be no meeting
of the board OF public wroks tomor-
row afternoon on account of the alb
sence of Secretary Saunders A. Fowl
er, who IL in Frankfort
There is little routine business
and the signing of the contracts for
street work. The board will proba-
bly, not meet again until the next
regular meeting time unless some
thing important comes up needing
immediate action.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

If you are not member OF the
Commercial club you ought TO be.
Every man in town is interested In
the work the club is doing. Every
man in the city is being benefited
by this work--are you willing that
your neighbor should do the work
and you share the benefits without
sharing the responsibilities. II is
hardly a fair way to do, is IL?
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

We have carefully investigated the
work being done by the Commercial
club and unhesitatingly endorse IT,.
Every man in Paducah should be-
come an active member of this as
sociation, and assist in the work they
are doing. Help the club and you
help your town. Help the town and
you help yourself. Join the CONNER
cial club.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

A news telegram says that the
money contributed to the Caleb Pow
ers' fund has reached $4,000. The
people who realize what Powers has
suffered have been very generous In
aiding him, but it is likely the SS7,-
900 story is fiction pure and simple.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

The councils effort to relieve the
public from the ice wagon nuisance
was very prompt. and last night an
ordinance was ordered to prevent
the ringing of the gong in certain
places and at certain times. II is now
well along into summer. but there is
time yet for such a measure to be of
vast benefit
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

The Commercial club is doing
great good for Paducah. More ad-
vertislng matter has been sent our
lately than ever before. The results
are seen in inquiries about locations
and business in every mail.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

of good citizens of Paducah into un-
pleasant notoriety will be fully. in
vestigated, and. in a way not to show
fear or favor. This much is assured
and this much is desired. The guilty
should be exposed and punished,
and the innocent exonerated, and
from indications this is just what is
going to be done.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

Chairman w A. Berry. Secretary
Johnston Bass. 4. h. Harrison. Mann
w Clark and George Bondurant
The Offices to be filled in Novem-
Der are police Judge, council, alder
men and school trustee
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
YOU HAD AS WELL GET OFF

YOU HAD AS WE'LL GET OFF
THE EARTH as to Live in a town
whose citizens take no interest in
Public affairs. No man with a very
high appreciation of the fitness of
things will let his neighbor continu-
ally carry his burden. You fellows
IN the brush must come out and take
up your share of the burden of work
in the interest of the public. help ad-
vertise the town. carry your part OF
the load, do your duty and II will
make the load light for all and you
will feel better.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18
Daily Thought.

"A second is longer than you think
It is, and quite a number of things
can be done in minute, if you keep
moving"
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

Many a girls usefulness has been
spoiled by some fool friend who told
her she was pretty.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

It is dead easy to find trouble and
TO make excuses.
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

The alleged fraudulent concern
that has recently brought a number
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
Every dose makes u feel better. Lar-Pos
keeps your whole insides right. Sold on the
money back plan everywhere. Price Sc ~-uts
The Paducah sun., 1905-07-18

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

A father is reported to have
given up in sheer disgust and lee
tured his son as follows: eff you
do not care as much for your rep
utation as I do, 60 ahead and ruin
it. I will regret it if you 60 to
the devil, but I cannot afford to
worry myself to death about you.
I am compelled to look after my
own affairs. If you are so lost to
decency that you cannot take an
interest in your own affairs, I pro-
pose to swim out and let you take
care of yourself; I cannot struggle
with you half of the time to pre-
vent you drowning yourself. I'm
tired of coaxing a fool. Preston
MINI Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

q cure. l no this that them straps
had cayenne pepper on them, cause
when I think of it, I can still feel
the heat. By the great chained
Eighteenth if them straps weren't
the hardest piece of leather I ever
saw then l was drunk at the time,
that's all. I wasn't a very old
cuss in them days, but I made up
my mind for once and all that tax
in the cider cure once was often
enuff for me. I didn't say, Mr..
Scribe, that I woodn't take good
drink of cider at huskin' bee,
but I'll never buy a full passage.
No sur, I won't.
Lovingly Yourns,
I. B. A. RUDE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
The SpielerS Dream.

After the usual concert, the
spieler locked the bandroom for
the night, went to his couch and
soon found himself secure to toll
no more until the morrow. Visions
of mystery soon surrounded him;
the sandman did his duty, and
he dreamed the dream of the just.
Before him appeared the charac-
ters of his daily companions. The
sheet music in daily use became
living beings, and performed be-
fore him in a comedy of reality
lasting all through the night.
At "a Signal from Mars" 'The
Steel King" took "Polly Prim" by
the hand, while "Whistling John"
followed with Hannah from Ala
bama." Radetzky, accompanied
by Ramona softly whistled a
"Melody of Love-" it caused the
jealousy of "The Queen of the
Surf" "The jolly Boys in Gray"
and "The Westmount Cadets"
took the "Merry Maidens" for
partners and everybody followed
"The Presidents Flag" to "Cupid's
Garden" "Old Black Joe" had
charge of "Romany Rye" which
he planted "Under the Wa
termelon Vine" "W. M. B."
found it and soon began to sing.
."The Watch on the Rhine"
"Love's Sentinel was stationed
near the "Washington Posi-"
where "Adjutant Trippe" pro-
posed to "Lill and Lou" IL. I.
B. A." an unknown "Vienna Swal-
low" with "The Voice of the Vio-
let" sang 'sBlue Bell" It being
"The Masterstroke" of the night
he was asked to ''Sing Again that
Sweet Refrain"
"Noreen Mavourneen," from
"Old Limerick Town." and Mari
tana," 1.-TWO Sweethearts of Mine, !"
sang "St. Patrick's Day IN the
Morning" while the reporter of
"The Washington Times told all
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
FRAGM z IN U.s..
By Ban Nye, Jr.

John D. Rockefeller the proud new wg them
every little helps to up the past.
midget exhibition in Chicago salary of $500
per week. Rather steep for such small things.
suffering from stroke of apopexv and
has hed himself Mexico recuperate bg m is
just healthy
The sultan of Turkey strenaousy objects darkness
domicle eplete with light all hours of the night Per-
haps his diet is also light as we'll as his step.
Pttsburg against problem commit
tee has been formed devise eliminate
has SO long been eye-sore to that city Smoke up!
year 76S933 cigars manufactured in this
country The output however presented to
hubby by his better half Christmas birthday tokens
The industry brisk
and the shortage quite noticeable market
there certain variety muttonheads which increasing
alarming rate
An editor in New York ops otoe the engraving used on
the $50 gold certificates We very much
whether he had the pleasure gaze bill of large
nation generally commissions
The infant the imperial Russian learning
talk Thank heaven of range would
additional years than responsibility properly develop
ing the knowledge bump of the young
young Minneapolis recently which was
snuggy planted $780, fortunate enough shortly
afterward This is the latest in the hustle ne and the young
lady evidently looked forward the rainy lump
be real nice thing to fall back
recently paroled inmates formerly MIRROR
force affected by the printers strike which
Cities and worrying account of the position in which
placed consequence Cheer oome latch string
in the old place.
Our local street commissioner probably of the
that there law to the effect that all automobiles required be
numbered conspicuous
Of he has also grossly dsegaded the speed regulations
His attention should be called to the matter at
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

or, one of the farmers wood get to
lazy to husk corn and then he'd
have huskin' bee. Say was you
ever at huskin' bee? [ bin to
many of them and I tell you rite
here that for basket full of fun a
huskin' bee takes the cake. Every
body, exceptin' the dogs and cats,
60, and occasionally they 90 too
jest to have scrape or two. Well
as I sed before everybody goes, the
womin folks look after the supper
and the men folks after the corn,
and the old cider pail. Of course
they don't as a rule pass the cider
round in pals, but when ones
tongue gets stiff he was supposed
to go round to the pail. [ don't
spose it makes a great deal of diff
ference whether one goes round to
the pail or the pail goes round, 90
long as the cider was there.
It was astonishin' how much
that pail held and how often every
ones tongue got stiff. Mine use
to get stiff pretty often. Of course
I didn't drink any of the cider.
I jest went round to see the other
fellers drink, bat I had the gull
darndest time you ever heard of,
tryin' to tell Dad that I didn't,
and I guess he thinks l did yet.
That cider didn't seem to agree
with my digustin' machine. No
it didn't. I don't no yet which
was the worst, the disagreement
between my digustin' apparatus
and the cider, or whether it was
the massive treatment intend for
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

A San Francisco Chinaman,
with the sententiousness of his
kind, after some experience of
American law, once remarked:
"Chinese law first-class; man killee
man in China, head of; no ketchee
him, somebody head off. English
law second-class; him ketchee man,
mebbe alice same head off. Nell
can law no good, too muchee
supreme court. " The Argonaut.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
Rube on the Farm.
Mr.. Edutor:

~AAAs AN~oO@s
Deer Sur:-You no, Mr.. Scribe,
that these cold mites minds me of
my childhood days, they're so diff
ferent. Yes they are. I have
told you couple of times, and for
feer that your mind is short, I'm
goin' to tell you agin. [ was
grazed on a great big latter farm
down East. We use to raize a
lot of things besides taters on that
farm. There was the pancake field.
That was the greatest stuff for the
scratches I ever herd tell of. Dad
sed one time that if he crowd two
seoh fields of pancake wheat as
that one was, he'd have to import
q lot of scratchin' posts to put up
all over the hull bloomin' place.
It made a Teller feel as tho he was
stoppin' in a lumber camp. You
NO few crumbs won't hurt any,
body, but when they get too thick
they hain't healthy that's all.
Now I hain't goin' to tell you
bout everythin' we raized on that
farm, or else you'd no as much
bout it as I do myself, and that
hain't politics. However, there
was one thin that was raized down
there that use to lay very near my
heart, and that was corn. / don't
mean green corn, jest plain every
day corn, the same as the hogs eat.
Well you no jest bout this time
Of the year, or msybee q little lat