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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

any, why such fine should not be en-
tered up against him; and such fine,
when collected, shall be for the ben
eft of the state. In every case where
lands are redeemed from the state at
any time within a period Of two years
allowed for redemption, the county
attorney shall have as his commits
sion, when he attends 10 his duties,
twenty per cent. of the amount of
money paid to redeem such land
hut ~ he shall fail To attend Go such
duties he shall receive no commits
sion. and the whole of the redemp-
tion money shall belong to the state.
II shall be the duty Of the purchaser
other than the state, within ffty days
after the sale. TO give notice in writ1
ing TO the owner of the land pur-
chased by him, of such purchase, and
II such land be not redeemed within
six months after such notice. he may
institute proceedings for the recovery
of the possession of such land. .
An effort was made today to find
some attorney who had time to read
the statute and give his opinion on
IL, who could give any reason for the
county attorneys claiming any part
of the above taxes. and not one could
be found. Several of Paducah's prom
inent lawyers, however. said une-
quivocally that nothing could be
more ridiculous than to claim that
the county attorney was entitled to
a cent under the statute.
The statute requires the county at
torney II "the land so purchased be
not redeemed within thirty days
from such notification, he shall insti-
tute proceedings"
II is claimed that never has the
county attorney brought a single one
of these suits as required by law, al
though in some cases months and
even years passed by; that there has
never been a single suit Of this char
acter filed by the county attorney
since the late Johnson Houser went
out of Office. II these suits should
have been brought, and were not
brought, the county attorney was not
only entitled to nothing for not bring
ing them, but was even liable to in
Vulnerable fines of $40 a day for his
failure to comply with the law. Yet
fiscal court allowed him nearly s2,-
600.
1t is said that this same twenty
per cent. graft was tried recently in
the case of state taxes with the state
inspector, and that he laughed at
the audacity of those who suggest
ed 1t. The state inspector, 1t is
said, refused to allow the county at
torney a cent, and required the coun-
ty clerk to pay over every cent to the
state.
The tax payers will fail to under
stand, If the facts are as reported
above. how fiscal court could have
permitted such an imposition on the
county. The law is plain enough.
No suits were ever brought. If they
should have been, 1t is up to the mem
bers of fiscal court to explain. to the
people of McCracken county why
they allowed this $4,000 of the peo-
pies money without any excuse or
justification other than a SIS legal
opinion.
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theatrical Notes

Lewis Morrison himself. as Meph-
isto in Faust" will present this IA
nous character tonight. While the
world endures, Goethe's tragic story
of Faust and Marguerite will contin-
ne to live. Mr.. Lewis Morrison as
'sumes the role of Mephisto and
makes him a jolly. joyial devil. well
calculated to tempt the souls of men
with the glamour of forbidden pleas
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

The powers are taking a lively in
terest' in peace, now that 1t is re-
ported Japan is sorely feeling the eff
fects OF the war from a financial
standpoint. Why not let 'em fight II
out? Japan is doing the job of lick
Ing her big adversary so admirably
she ought to be allowed to complete
II, even II the enthusiastic powers
have to foot the bills.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

The louisville = CourIer-Journai
says of the Four 'Cohan's Running
for Office here soon:
Running for ONCE" is a go. and
ought to make things lively around
the box-office at the Masonic Theatre
this week. IL is full of hilarity and
dancing girls from start to finish. and
a decided Improvement over the 9th.
err shows of the kind which have late
ly preceded 1t.
Here is the argument: A widow
with an almost grown daughter mar
ries a widow with an almost grown
son. Each has neglected to inform
the other of the incumbrance. Each
parent has likewise failed to notify
the children of the wedding. The
children are in love with each other
Result. all kinds of complications. a
sure cure for dyspepsia and indiges-
ton.
1t was originally written for the
four Cohans by George NJ. Conan.
None of the Cohans is in the cast
Their places have been filled by
Thomas j. Grady, Bobby Harring-
ton, Florence Little and Hazel Low
ny.
George M. Cohan found his "I'd
BE Satisfied for Life" so successful
that for a topical song he wrote an
other along the same lines entitled
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
JUDGE HARGIS
Took the Stand and Denied Much Of
States Evidence.

Lexington. KY, March 23.-Judge
Hargis is on the stand today In the
case brought to decide whether or
not the Hargises, charged with the
assassination of James Cockrill, will
be admitted to bail. lie denied much
of the testimony presented by the
state and said he never plotted 10
kill any one.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
SEVERAL CHANGES.
In the Cabinet Are Now Being Talk
ed az.

New York. March ga story Is
circulating among republicans here
that Truman II, Newberry. OF De
troit, will be appointed secretary of
the navy at an early date. IL Is
said the resignation of Secretary Hay
Is In the hands of the president; that
Taft will succeed him. and that Sec
rotary Morton, of the navy. will be
made secretary of war.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
Mr.. LEWIS MORRISON
As "Mephisto" In Faust" at The
Kentucky Tonight.

ures. The scenic effects are most
elaborate and serve to atcentuate
the dramatic situations in vivid
manner.
In the garden scene the flowers
burst into bloom by electricity. and
in the duel scene, when Mephisto
comes to the aid of Faust. the flash
ing steel produces a pale blue electric
flame. giving weird effect, which
reaches a climax in the scene of the
carnival on the Broken whore the
electric fluid plays an important part.
ending in a shower of electric fire.
and in the closing scene where the
angel Marguerite is bearing the form
of Faust heavenward. Mr.. Morri-
son is supported by an excellent com
pany of players.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

The meeting next Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Y. NJ. G. A.
will be conducted by Rev. Z. NJ.
Kendall of Indiana. The singing will
be an especial feature. besides Mr..
Kendall's address. A male quartet
consisting of Messrs. Bagby. Chas-
tame. Green and Mall will give selec-
tions.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

are respectfully referred TO about
two-thirds of the doctors in Padu-
cab. Twenty-four cases of smallpox
In the pest house also count some.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
Five Men Drowned.

Pittsburg, March 23.-Fiye men
were drowned in the Monongahela
near Charleroi today. Their skin was
lost In the fog The boat went over
the dam and capsized.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23

The Sun has no desire to quarrel
over the manner in which health
matters are looked after in Paducah.
Those who are interested in knowing
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
Daily Thought.

Opportunity becomes invisible to
those who are doing nothing, or look
ing somewhere else, for 1t. 1t is
the great worker, the man who Is
alert for chances that sees them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-23
The Weather.

ThreHenipg~ with SHOWERS to-
night, and probably Friday. Cooler
Friday.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average for the Month, ...3,47S
Personally appeared before me
this day e. J. Paxton. general mana
ger of The Sun, who affirms that the
above statement Of the circulation Of
The Sun for the month Of February,
1905, is true to the best Of his
knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. %,
1908.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
4 LEAR COMPLEXION.
A Simp pie Home Treatment for mnclr-
heada, Red, Rough and Oily
Skin and D~ishgurIng
Hnmurs,

If you are afflicted with pimples, black.
heads, red, rough or oily skin, or disfg-
mlng hunors, you Will find this simple
home treatment most agreeable, speedily
elective and economical. Gently smear
the face with the great emollrent skin
,urc, Cutlcura Ointment, but do not rub.
Wash off the ointment in five minutes
With Cuticura Soap and hot water, and
battle freely. Repeat this morning and
evening and you viii soon be rewarded
with a skin soft, white and clear. CUT.
mra Soap, the best toilet and complexion
soap IN the world, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, will preserve, purify and
b~eautIfy the complexion and keep the
skin in a healthy condition, prevent.
ing blackheads, pimples, eruption5 or the
return of eczema and other skin troubles.
Used as a shampoo it ]cleanses the scalp
Of crusts and scales, removing dandruif
ard promoting the growth Of the hair,
For red rough hands, itching palms and
painful finger ends, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment achieve marvellous results, often
N Il single night.
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cept occasionally q rich relative, The
best artists. with few exceptions, live
either by Illustrations for magazines or
newspapers, or by portrait painting
Even here they meet competition by
foreigners who come over for a few
months and carry off the best commits
sions. Madra2o, the famous S%paniard,
is coming in a few days for this purpose,
Sir Philip Burne Jones has left an anus
ing account of his experiences here In a
book so frank that it is evident he does
not mean TO return. When he left, a
sharp a]uctioueCr held a studio sale of
Jones effects. Only one or two articles
had Jones ever seen, but il was a great
success in society. He painted two or
three members Of the Roosevelt family.
There are no better portrait painters
in the world than Alexander. Fakina.
Sargent-Americans. The two former
are represented this year in work as fine
as is secTanywhRre. AleXander's study
Of a girls head shows genius, a quality
sufficiently rare to attract attention.
Eakin's portrait Of a slouchy looking
rumpled, mgainly professor evidently
every inch a man, carried off the years
honOrs in pOrtraiturc. here and in st.
Louis, 1t is a welcome change from the
sugary pictures Of fine ladies with lack
adaisaicaI hands and cruel, suDerciltous
faces, that alternate with Office pictures
of bank presidents in the long lists Of
portraits.
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IS near1y cone Tor in this ccuttE-unIes7
a gamblers district attorney can De
slected, which isn't 50 ridiculous Il suS-
gastion as it sounds. 1t has been cone
before now.
The funny part Of it is that MT.
Jerome himself comes Of an old New
York family Of men who didn't MIND a
quiet game now and then; and the pres
ent-day Jerome would not care much
whether or not gambling went on "on
the quiet" 1t is the police corruption
that it shielded which he cannot stand
for
Abram S. Hewitt once said that il
takes ten years to do anything in New
York; but it is much less time since
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, while he was
still a student in Yale, began the'anti-
gambling crusade by losing a large sum
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

address the eyes Of the old gentleman
are never taken of of him, and the
young man often turns and looks up
at the front pew Of the senatorial gall
lery TO meet the gaze Of the venerable
occupant, The eloquent young senator
is Johnathan P, Deliver. of Iowa, and
the old gentleman in the gallery is his
proud, venerable and yenerated father.
The elder Dolliver spends the win
tiers with his son in Washington and
seldom misses a day to look down upon
the latter from the senate galleries. He
is far advanced in years, having long
since passed the four score years limit.
His form, a few years ago as erect as
that of hls sturdy son, is becoming
snriveied by age and he is bowed with
the weight of years. He is a fine type
Of the sturdy frontier circuit rider of
more than half a century ago. The
Rev. Dolliver for nearly o0 years was
one OF the most eloquent diVines in the
Methodist church and rode over the
mountains of West Virginia, in which
state his son. Johnathan Prentiss Dol
liver, was born. The boy comes non
estiy by his talent for oratory, as his
distinguished father was noted for his
e~loquence and power as a preacher.
There is no Il in the big audience
that frequently gathers in the senate
chamber to listen to the junior senator
from Iowa, for whose approval young
Dolliyer cares so nue. Gs he does for
that of his aged fath,s,
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however, until the senate and mouse OF
representatives get together in JOINT
session on February s and count the
electoral votes and declare the election
of the candidates receiving ,he highest
number OF votes. When congress as
c~ertains from the official electoral bal
lots, filed with tie president pro TEN OF
the senate and with the secretary OF
state, who received the highest num-
Der of votes, they will enter the result
on the record OF the joint session and
the election Of president and vice pres
ident will have been completed.
The senate and house goes about this
business as solemnly as though their
count of the vote was to be the first
announcement to the country of the
names of the next president and vice
president, although 10000, 900 or &c.
000, 900 people knew on the morning of
November 8 last that Theoaore Roose-
welt and Charles w. Fairbanks would
fill the offices of president and vice
president for four years, beginning on
the 4th of next March. The votes
which will be counted on February 8
were cast on Monday, January 8, when
the successful electors met in each
state and cast their ballots in accord
anee with the instructions of the con-
ventions which nominated them. These
electoral votes have To- reached Wash
ington and the last impressive cere-
mony of electing the two highest Off
GERS in the government will take place
February s.
This ceremony is an interesting one,
as the senate m over to the house,
where seats are arranged for them, and
the presiding office Of the senate takes
the speakers chair and gavel and pre-
sides over the joint session. Tellers
are appointed, two each from the SEN
ate and house, and the state certificates
are read alphabetically by one of these
officers. When the record is completed
the tellers inform the presiding off
GER and he makes formal announce
ment of the vote and the candidates
elected and this announcement is made
the official record of the election.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
HER BLOOD TOO THIN
GENERAL DEBILITY RESULTS FROM
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD.

The Remedy That Makes New Blood
BanIshcs Weakness, Headaches, In
digestion and Nervous Troubles.
Hundreds Of women suffer from head.
aches, dizziness, restlessness, languor
and timidity. Few realize that their
misery all comes from the bad state Of
their blood. They take one thing for
their head, another for their stomach,
a third for their nerves, and yet all the
while it is simply their poor blood that
is the cause Of their discomfort.
II one sure remedy for making good,
rich blood were used every one of their
distressing ailments would disappear. az
they did in the case Of Mrs. Ella L.
Stone, who had been ailing for years and
was completely run down before she re-
allied the nature of her trouble.
For several years." said Mrs. Stone,
al suffered from general debility. 1t
began about 1896 with indigestion, ner-
yOusness and steady headaches. Up to
1900 [ hadn't been able to find any relief
from this condition. ] was then very
thin and bloodless. An enthusiastic
friend, who had used DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, urged me 20 give them a trial and
| finally bought q box.
81 did not notice any marked change
from the use Of the first box, but / de-
termined to give them a fair trial and ]
kept on. When I had finished the
second box / could see very decided signs
Of improvement in my condition. j be.
gan to feel better all over and to have
hopes of q complete cure.
II used in all eight or ten boxes, and
when / stopped / had got back my regu.
lar weight and a good healthy color and
the gain has lasted. / can eat what /
please without discomfort. My nervous
ness is entirely gone, and, while / had
constant headaches before, / very rarely
have one now. I cheerfully recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills to women who
suffer as l did"
Mrs. Stone was seer ut her pretty
home in Lakewood, r. l., where. as the
result Of her experience, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are very popular. These ia
nous pills are sold by all druggists. A
book that every woman needs is pub
lished by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y. 1t is en-
titled "Plain Talks to Women, "and will
be sent free on request.
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CORAL EASY TO INITIATE.
Even Celluloid May Be Shaped So as
to Appear a Good Rep
rcsentation.

IF you wish to buy coral beads 4" re-
marks the jewel enthusiast in the Phil
adelphia Record. you must 60 TO a
reliable dealer. Why, even celluloid
may be 50 shaped and tinted thai the
average person would not know the dif,
ference. There's one way to tell, how
ever. if the chain be cheap. In this case
the very perfection Of the beads will
convince the would-be purchaser of their
spuriousness.
"a string Of small beads at say 50 or
1910, will be full Of little imperfections If
they be real. The larger the bead OF real
coral the more expensive. The old carved
coral iewe,ry Of long ago went out be-
cause it was initiated in eelluloid till you
couldn't tell the difference between
pieces that cost So and $50. Just because
the pretty beads in delicate pink are 50
expensive most persons fancy the branch
coral chains, five feet in length, that sell
at 81 and less, are not real. But they
are, and they are cheap because they are
made of the tip ends Of the coral
branches, which are too small to be
carved into anything at all. All along
the italian coast these chains are SOLD
for a lire and a half go %cents), Sorrento
being the favored purchasing place"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

than nine hours a day. Both provisions
have been constantly ignored. The Eoy-
ernor has been enlisted in the fight
through the efforts Of the child labor
committee to Dust State Labor Commits
sioner McMackir, The state child la
Dor committee is in close a~filintion with
the national committee that is inVesti-
eating conditions in cotton mills Of the
south, in New Jersey glass factories and
in jute mills everywhere.
A great mill was working with child
labor in this city. The labor inspectors
had certified that it was doing as well
as It could to enforce the law. Neiehbors
complained that little tots Of ten were
made to work long hours. 1t proved to
be true, Children Of eight work farinto
the night in canning factories.
The children who are PIT to work SO
early by their parents are almost with
out exception Of foreign birth. In the
south similar cases are charged against
men and women Of pure American stock.
Public sentiment here is almost uBani-
nous for the law. The difficulty is with
the enforcement. Naturally, the labor
unions are strong in lis support, as they
have been in the support Of most reform
legislation for many years, The prob
lem will be solved, Meanwhile, New
York is abaslled.
OWEN LANGDON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

liver and bladder troubles The SWIM
toms of which are-obliged to mass Won,
water frequently night and day, smart
ing or irritation In passing brickdust
or sediment in the urine, headache
backachc, lame back, dizziness, poor
digestion, sleeplessness, nervousness.
heart disturbance due to bad kidney
trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood
neuralgia, rheumatism. diabetes, bloat
ing, irritability, wornout feeling, lack
Of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow com
p%IeEion, or Bright's disease.
II your water, when allowed 10 re.
main undlsturbed in a glass or bottle
for t~wenty.four hours, forms q sediment
or settling or has a cloudy appearance. Il
Is evident that your kidneys and blad.
der need immediate attention,
Swamp.RoOt Ia pleasant to take and
Is for sale at drug stores the world over
in bottles Of two sizes and two prices
fifty cents and one dollar, Remember
the name, SwampRoot, Dr. Kilmer'g
SwampeRoot. and the address, Bing.
hamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

clous in the testimony now being taken
as there was when Mormon men and
women were questioned regarding the
mysteries Of Mormonism and the do
mestic life of the polygamist. There
were some pretty "racy" episodes in
the early part of the session and the
committee room was always crowded
to its limit by a throng Of the curious.
There are still many women who at
tend the hearings, but for the most
part they are representatives of wom-
ems organizations who are doing their
utmost to secure the expulsion of Sem
atOr Smoot as a rebuke to the Nor
mons and as a vindication of the purity
of the home. When the testimony on
the part of the prosecut. on was being
taken, however, there were throngs Of
the fair sex that drifted to the com.
mittee room every day to hear what
WIS said. 1t was noticed that after a
day when the evidence had been UNI
usually sensational and tart" these
crowds increased, presumably in ex-
pectatiOn Of hearing more Of the same
kind Of testimony.
The examination of Witnesses for the
defense is now of a more quiet and
character. The witnesses
called are testifying for the most part
to the good character and good points
Of the MormOns. This does not seem
to interest a certain class of the NOR
bidly curious. The committee, how
ever, is just as keen to get the testi-
mony Of those who see the best side
of the Mormons, as it was to elicit all
possible information regarding the
evils of that strange religion. The mass
of testimony taken was such as to
make it improbable that the commit
tee can digest it all and prepare its
within the next month.
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enlistments in the navy and it Is de-
sired that there shall not be. For this
purpose 1t is intended that the most
favorable knowledge of the navy shall
be disseminated in those parts of the
country remote from the sea coast,
where the naval recruiting parties are
at work.
Hitherto much dependence has been
placed in bill posters and a considera-
BILE sum of money has been expended
each year in thus advertising the ad-
vantages of service in the navy. These
bill posters are familiar objects
throughout the country and represent
almost life size figures of sailors and
marines in natty uniforms, while the
text of the poster describes the charac-
ter of the service, wages paid and some
of the attractions of the life. 1t is
now proposed to reach young men
through the mediums of books and
newspapers. A handsome illustrated
pamphlet has been favorably consid-
cred, and Secretary Morton expects
that it will appeal to the intelligence
of husky young fellows who want to
sail the ocean blue and get on Uncle
Sans pay rolls.
1t is proposed to have this pamphlet
contain a full account of the duties
exacted OF an enlisted man on board a
ship Of war, together with the rates of
compensation and the chances of pro-
motion. The covers of the book will
bear half-tone designs; the front cover
to include that of the officers and crew
OF a battleship and the back cover to
have a picture Of a modern man of
war. 1t is proposed also to have pic
toral advertising in the newspapers
published in the localities where re-
cruiting parties are periodically work
ing.