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Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04

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By HON. GEORGE w. PECK. : :=
lEx-Governor Of Wisconsin, Formerly Ed
itor OF '"Peck's SUM-" Author Of
Il " .=@ 'Peck's Bad Boy" Etc.)
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph b. Bowles)
New York City.-Dear Old Pardner In
Crime: | have more trouble trying to-
do the right thing than any boy you ever
saw. When lie to keep dad from be-
Ing pulled by the police Of q foreign
country, seem to be all right, and then
dad will tell me to always be truthful;
and when tell the truth, and dad gets
in trouble by my doing SO, then he wants
to kick me. Every boy ought to have q
conscience that will prevent him from
doing wrong, not one of these vaccil-
lating consciences that have to have an
alarm clock to tell it when to work prop
erly. but conscience that is like de-
tecttve, which never sleeps, or like pills,
that work while you sleep, and regulate
your conscience so twill keep time
whether it is wound up or, not. r
%9E On the way over from Havana, dad
had several talks with me about turning
over new leaves, and he said now that
we are about to land in our own country,
let us be honest, and tell the truth.
said would try it, but maybe 1t would
kill me, and then dad concealed about
bis person all the things he intended to
smuggle without paying duty, and then
he put on a pious look, just like minis
ter who is on his return from vacation,
and we stood on deck as we came up
from Sandy Hook, looked at the statue
Of Liberty and swelled up; looked at the
Stars and Stripes flying, and wept, and
acted like fools. Dad was pussier than
ever, with over 40 yards Of lace wound
around his stummick, under his shirt
and lot Of kid gloves tied under his
arms, and more things than you could
count, and when the revenue officers
boarded the ship dad broke out in per-
spiration, which was SO noticeable that
the inspectors piped him of at once,
and when he saw that they suspected
Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04

Was sure Lney were stolen 1rOm draw
er in my room. How did you get them ?''
They, were mailed to me by your
roommate, Mr.. Aylette," she answered,
steadily. Il notice that in the first one
my name was at the top, above the line.
thought it strange at the time: 49,
"Aylette send my letters to you?'
asked the ast0nished Phillips. why
should he do that?"
He wanted to make me love him. He
nearly succeeded. Oh, Mr. Phillips.
am so ashamed and so glad. You have
saved me from the wretch
please DON'T" he urged. tenderly.
as she started to cry. please don't. T.
am SO sorry that have helped cause this
trouble. = <
'1'm not;s I'm glad" said Molly, stop.
ping her tears and flashing into anger.
'.Ill tell that man" Then she broke
of suddenly, and turned upon the young
man. ''Ferman Phillipps,'''~. she de-
manded.@ Ito whom did you write those
t. love letters?'' ..
"Why-why-" he stammered.
Now. you. tell me right away" she
Dictated "Tell me, tell you. You've
saved me from that man. and now I'll
help you. You are in love with girl
and afraid to tell her so?''
Please don't, please DON'T pleaded
the agonized Phillips.
Il will, too, she said. Here. I've told
you everything and trusted you. and
now you've got to trust me. Who is
she?" ..-. 49,.
Really, Miss Entrekin, l can't tell
you. | scarcely know her, and it would
be presumptuous for me even to sneak
to her" - --. - ,
DO you love her?" -
"Yes-you must know do from the
letters" : :.
DO you love her as much as those let
ters show?" y. - -.
More" ~ - x..~. l.
Il wouldn't give cent for man who
wouldn't tell a girl when he loves her.
Who is she?" @ - = =. ~s>.~4.zs~s~. J>5 =
Your friend, Miss Baker, -.
what! Martha Baker? Oh. this is
TOO good. It's almost as good as If it had
been me. and I'm half sorry it wasn't.
You come right over to Martha's house
right now and tell her you love her. II
you don't come with me now I'll send for
her to come here. You've got to propose
to her right away, and I'm going to stand
by and see you do. And let me congrat-
ulate you now---for5 she has read those
letters " ~=s 4. h. -.
Phillips finally begged of. but PROM.
ised to call that night on Miss Baker
and he pledged his word to Molly En-.
trekin that he would propose before the
END OF the month. And Molly. as soon
as she had refused to see Aylette when
ne called, rushed off to tell Martha. and
they talked all afternoon and cried . lit
tie bit, as girls do. 3. ~.,sz s=>
Phillips really proposed inside Of
Two weeks and was accepted. And Molly.
showed the letters to every girl:in their.
crowd, as she told the story, and one OF
them copied two OF them-so the secret
OF the plagiarized letters became knowv,
to ell Baltimore. .... 2..s s.. s.s
II IS said that Aylette is now working
IN New York or Philadelphia and
Mlolly's engagement to Nick is expected
any. day, much to the delight. 81 bob
Die, Who appreciates candy. .@s.
Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04
Winter ForaRe..

Look out for wlEter forage. The
winter is long way OF, but the man
who puts ON his thinking cap now and {
plans, will 60 through It Z great deal
better than the .man who waits and
perhaps starves his cattle OF Dsehaps
must sell part Of them because y has
not foraxe enough % carry 49,.
.through NJ wSatsc.
Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04

AxtOOXN0 f11S SlOMAo0.
him, pointed to the statue OF Liberty
and said:
My son, look at that female with the
torch. That torch says all are welcome
% come to this country who are honest
and willing to help bear the burdens of
our government, but to the dishonest
man that torch means that he is not
welcome. Be honest, my boy, if you
don't lay up cent. An honest man is
the noblest. work of Cod" and dad
rolled up his eyes like >Dowie, and said:
Peace be unto you," and then the in
spector asked me if dad had any goods
on him that he hadn't paid duty on, and
told him he cou1d search me, and that
all knew was that dad had used extra
precaution in making his toilet, and
that he: had to wind about 40 yards of
lace around his stomach, which had
been troubling him since he had touch
Df cholera at Havana: and dad looked
at me as though he would like to electro.
cute me for telling the truth.
The man told dad to peel OF his out
lace and began to unravel it from dad,
dad was more comfortable, cause his
clothes didn't ft SO quick. When they
had got the lace of, and the gloves, dad
looked hurt, and said: THE Lord
giveth and the Lord taketh away" and
the man said 1t would cost $40 dollars
fine, and dad paid it, and they kept the
lace. And when the inspectors left dad
and began to search. a fat woman, he
took me t. one side and said: 'You
show the poorest Judgment In telling the
truth Of any boy ever met. Don't you
remember the verse in the Bible which
says: The truth should not be spoken
at all times :" and then he was going to
give me q swift kick, when told him
to be careful or the diamond ring he
had in the toe of his shoe would cut
hole in the leather, and be lost. and he
let up on kicking me, and finally we
got OF the boat and went to hotel, and
dad lectured me on the subject Of com
mon sense. He said a boy that hadn't
common sense enough to prevent him
from talking when he ought to keep
still, and giving away family secrets,
would bring his fathers gray hairs in
sorrow to the grave. am going to try
to lead . different life from this cut.
Well, sir. you don realize the changes
that have taken place In our beloved
country since we left, almost q year ago.
We have been reading the back numbers
of the newspapers to =find out what has
Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04
Getting the Habit,

The Saunterer was amused the other
day by the action of q newsboy from
whom he bought several papers. After
the lad had secured his pay he still
gazed inquiringly at the saunterer,
who finally asked:
ss Well, sonny, what are you waiting
for ..
: = tip" said the urchin, as he ran
down the street, laughing, and evt.
IDENTITY thinking he had perpetratsd q
good Joke. Boston Budeet.
Willmar tribune., 1905-10-04
Trial to All Hut uer

Her marriage was great disap-
pointment to her friends I5l''2s 3 7'.s
Indeed q.
g ! yes! They III predicted il
would turn out unhap ppily.. . ana y. Il
didn't Stray Stories. '1='.'zzs.',II ..,I
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
PECULIAR CASES.
Country Merchant Gets Barrel OF Gas
oline-Many Explosions.

Owingsville, KY, Dec. 2S.-When
Naaman Saunders, the local merchant
at Oakla, this county. seven miles
from here, needed an extra barrel o.
coal oil for his Christmas trade the
other day he ordered the oil from his
regular jobbing house. The oil bar
rel finally rolled in, and Saunders
began selling II to his customers
But as soon as the "oil' was pour
ed into the lamps and an attemp,
made to light the lamps, the lamps
exploded. At the Andrew McLain
residence, where McLain was dying
OF an attack of pneumonia, three
lamps exploded while being lighted
after the peculiar oil had been pour
ed into them. At other residences
the. same program was repeated.
Finally so many complaints came
in to Saunders that he examined the
contents of the barrel, discovering
that a barrel Of gasoline had been
shipped to him instead of oil. The
oil company that made the error may
be sued for criminal carelessness.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Calls Caucus.

Frankfort, KY, Dec, 2s.--Lewis
McQuown, chairman Of the democrat
&c State Central and Executive com
mittee, has called the joint caucus of
the democratic members of both
houses OF the general assembly to
meet Tuesday, January 2, in the
house of representatives, at s o'clock
for the purpose of organizing by the
election of chairman and secre-
tary, A call was also issued by Mr..
McQuown for a caucus Monday night,
January /, of the house democrats
and the senate democrats, each TO
elect a chairman and a secretary.
The chairman of the state commit
tee has no power to call caucus for
the nomination of a senator, but IL is
claimed that he has the power to
call the caucus for the purpose of or
ganization. The plan, Il is said, is to
complete the organization and then,
the body having power to do any
thing after 1t has organized, may pro-
coed with the nomination of a sena-
torial candidate or Of prison commits
sioners, or both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Regarded As a "Marc's Nest"

Louisville KY, Dec 2s.-There
does not appear to be much excite
ment throughout the state over the
charges OF Senator Blackburn that
his mail has been tempered with. It
is generally regarded rs only a
scheme to make political capital,
There is no good reason anyone
should want to tamper with or get
possession OF Senator Blackburn's
mail, and no one would dare to do It
II he wanted to.
The whole affair Is regarded as a
tempest In a teapot resulting from
two or three Of Senator Blackburn's
letters being placed in the executive
box at Frankfort through mistake.
because ~ C. s. Blackburn" and
-. C. w. Beokham" are very often
very similar in appearance These
letters were always forwarded with
explanations. and the few times the
mistake was made. no effort was
made to conceal the fact.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

Bp tckburn. A postoffice inspector
came TO my Office about ten days ago
and explained that Senator Black
burn had made complaint that hls
mail had been opened by some one
In the executive Office.
II told him that something like a
year age IN batch OF mail there had
been a letter for J. {. S. Blackburn.
which was opened, and when Il was
seen that the letter was not for Gov.
Beckham II was forwarded to the
senator with an explanation. A few
weeks ago a similar mistake occurred
and the letter was forwarded with a
similar explanation.
"StIll later letter was dropped In
the executive box with Courier
Journal address on the outside. This
was discovered before II was opened
and | told the inspector that these
letters came by due course OF mail
and that there was every reason TO
believe that they were intended for
the executive office The Inspector
expressed himself as satisfied with
the explanation. aud said that the
senator caused him to be sent to
Kentucky on fools errand.
II thought no more about the mat
ter until shown the telegram. sup
pose that the similarity in appear
ance OF J. c. S. Blackburn and J. c
w. Beckham caused the local postal
clerks to drop the senator's mail in
our box. There was certainly no
permission or desire on our part that
he should so use the box rented for
our mail"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Girl Hangs Herself.

Scottsyille, KY, Dec. 2S.-Miss
Missile Spear. the 3O-year-old daugh-
ter of Joseph Spear. a prominent far
mer of the Halifax section OF this
county, committed suicide at he.
home by hanging herself to a rafter
on rear window. The cause Il un-
known, as there was no apparent rea-
son for II. The family was away from
home. Mr.. Spear went home about
IL o'clock and found his daughter
hanging. Coroner Wagner was noti-
fed and held an inquest. the jury re-
turning a verdict as per the above.
The family ID well respected. and the
unfortunate act caused quite sensa-
ton in the neiehborhood. ai4
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
OLD TIMER.
Capt. Billy Purcell Returns "a Texas
After n Visit Here,

Capt w. X. Purcell and wife left
this morning for their home In Gle
burn, Tex, after a visit to relatives
in Paducah, Golconda and Hopkins
vile. Capt. Purcell is one OF Padu-
cabs "old timers" although he has
not lived here for years. lie was rear
ed In paducah and knows It's early
history. lie found this time that
there are very few OF the older Padu-
cahans left. They are dying OF rapid
ly, and Paducah has undergone many
changes. Capt. Purcell remembers
when the race track used to be on
the river front somewhere below the
wharfboat.
Capt. Purcell remembers once he
came to town on his fathers mare
and Mr. Love Craig. who is still alive
and one of the countys best known
citizens. thought he could win race
with the animal. which was fast.and
was allowed TO make try Capt. Pur-
cell then being a boy. The horse won
and Capt. Purcell was given a $40 bill
for the use OF the horse. but II was
sometime before he ielt like spending
II after he got home and his father
heard OF the horse having been enter
ed in a race
Capt. Purcell Is now GS years old,
and ran out OF Paducah on passenger
trains over thirty years ago. He
looks as young now as he did then,
and he can easily pass for so. He Is
now one of the best known passenger
conductors on the Santa Fe, and says
Texas is a great state. but he will al
ways have q warm spot in his heart
for Paducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Blackburn's Charges.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Three or
four OF the most expert inspectors in
the postal service have been dispatch
ed Frankfort and other Kentucky
cities, with Instructions to complete
investigation on the charge that mail
addressed to Senator Blackburn has
found it's way to his opponents In the
senatorial race. They also are un-
der instructions 10 report to Postmas-
master General Cbrtelyou as soon as
possible.
The Washington Post says:
Every expedient known in Ken
lucky has been utilized to defeat
Senator Blackburn, and no surprise
was manifested by observers here
who have followed the fight in the
state when the announcement was
made that mail had been tempered
with and that the incident would in
tensify the fight and might result
seriously
The reports about alleged efforts
to tampor with Senator Blackburn's
mail have caused amazement not only
in the postofiice department. but the
department of justice. No one as
sumes that the charges are true until
they are proven to be true, but no
stone will be left unturned to discov-
er the facts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

Some of the Democrats are be-
coming frightened because they may
not be able to draw any salaries af-
ter January l in cases where they
secured Office through a skin game.
The Republicans are not worrying.
AS II now stands there Is no official
record that any election by the gen.
eral council has been held. After the
first of the year the election can be
held over and all six of the Offices ALL
ed, those on the Republican slate
having only to be reelected, while
the Democrats who obtained their So
called election by a ruse. may be
left out in the cold. A mandamus
against the members of the legisla-
tive boards would amount to moth
ing. as 1t would force the officials
trying to collect salaries for offices
to which they are not entitled. to
show by what right they were trying
to hold the Offices. AS there is moth
ing official to back them up. the min
utcs never having been approved,
they could show nothing that enti-
tied them to collect salary from the
city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

ply that school. and II should compel
the teacher to attend 1t and to re-
ceive the instruction in the teaching
course. to which its curriculum
should be restricted. IL is understood
that a petition is to be presented to
the legislature asking for the estab-
lishment of a normal school, This pc
tition should be signed by every
friend of education and should be
needed by the legislature"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Union City Marriages.

Fulton, KY, Dec. 2s.-J. F. Gid.
well and Miss Pearl Smith, both OF
Hickman. were married at Union
City.
Samuel Stitt and Miss Lena Bal
lard. of Union City, were also mar
ried.
Clayton Chester and Miss Edna
Kink, a youthful couple of near Ar
lington, KY, made Union City their
gretna green Dec. 25th, and were
married.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
COD LIVER OIL.

1t almost makes you
sick to think of it, but it
isn't nearly as bad as it
used to be. Theimproved
method of refining it
makes it much easier to
take, and when made into
SCOTS Emulsion almost
every one can take it.
Most children like it and
all children that are not
robust are benefited by it.
When the doctor says
take cod liver OIL" he
generally means SCOTS
Emulsion; ask him if he
doesn't. They know it is
more easily digested and
better than the plain oil.
SCOTT q BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street. New yost.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Safety in Theatres.

Louisville. Ky, Dec 2s.-The
board of public safety has ordered
that the police regulations regarding
the standing in aisles and blocking
of passages in theatres must be
strictly enforced after January l..
The city building inspector was in
structed to examine every piece or
scenery brought to Louisville by the
atrical companies and to see that IL
is properly fire-proofed before placed
on the stage.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Big Lumber Suit.

Winchester, Ky, Dec. 2S.-Suit
has been filed by the Swann-Day
Lumber company against Asher &
Hensley, also lumbermen. for $40.
Gee. The suit is enc of the most i'm
portant ever filed in this section and
sensational charges are made. The
plaintiffs ask big damages for alleg-
ed breach OF contracts, and accuse
the defendants of appropriating tim
Der belonging to the former, the
sums asked for reaching s110. 900
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

No question in recent years has
aroused more healthy interest
throughout the state than that of .es-
tablishing state normal schools.
There is good, intelligent sentiment
in favor OF the project, which teach
ers all over the state indorse, and
the reason for ii Is that the interests
Of the state demand it. Teaching is
a science or art, and 1t cannot be
learned from books. Some of the best
educated persons are often the poor
est teachers, while many of limited
education possess to remarkable
degree the faculty of imparting
knowledge to others. This is the art
of teaching, and it is most import
ant one. To learn the science of
teaching there must be places where
the science is taught. Cities and
towns and country districts cannot
afford-or should decline to afford
to pay teachers who are not worth
their salaries, and they are not al
ways worth their salaries simply be-
cause they passed an examination or
series of examinations.
The greensboro Inquirer says Of
these normal schools:
"The legislature should do many
things in its session that begins next
week, but there is nothing of more
pressing Importance than the estab-
lishment of state normal school for
the training of teachers 1t has been
said that Kentucky Is more generous
to strangers than any other state in
the union. This may be true. but she
shamefully neglects her children. The
state school fund is now fairly large,
in fact larger than 1t ought to be,
because there ought to be. system
of local taxation to bring the schools
nearer home to the people, but the
mere collection and paying out Of
money is not enough. There should
be some means of making 1t certain
that the money expended for educa-
ton brings commensurate returns.
That it does not do so now is known
Of every person who has given the
subject study. The principal reason
that ii does not is that there Is a
great lack of trained teachers. The
teacher now graduates or not from
the public school, as the case may be,
and without any preparation whatev-
err, or knowledge of what he Is to do,
applies for a certificate, and II sue
cessful, begins teaching school," A
waste is bound to result from this
process. The teacher-graduate may
have a knowledge OF the branches or
education TO be taught, but he Is ig-
norant OF the science of teaching. IL
is as II a man should read all that
has been written about blacksmith
ing and seek to apply his knowledge
without practice at the anvil under
the eye OF a master mechanic. He
would waste his time, his fuel and
his material. There is no way OF
training the teacher except In the
normal-school. The state should sup
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
GOES WITH I. G.
George n. Robinson Resigns From
H., II. and st. l.. Railroad.

George n. Robinson, for the last
three years chief clerk in the general
freight Offices of the L.. H.. and st.
l.. railroad, in Louisville, has resig-
ned, to accept the position of chief
clerk to ID. w. Longstreet, general
freight agent of the Illinois Central,
with Offices in Louisville. Mr.. Robin
son succeeds r. ID. Reeves, who re-
Gently was promoted to the position
Of travelling freight agent for the III
linois Central at Jackson, Miss.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Robbery at Central City.

Central City Dec. 2S.--The Office
of the Central Coal and Iron compa-
ny was broken into and the pay en-
velopes containing the salary of some
of the miners were removed from the
desk of the bookkeeper. As no eff
fort was made to enter the vault that
was in the same office, ii was believ-
ed that the act was committed by To-
cal burglars. Four colored men, Jno.
Alexander. Charles Webb, John and
Tom Crawford, were arrested as sus.
poets.