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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
Are W. u ChrI-tInn Nntionf

A writer in Ilarpcr's Weekly makes
some interesting comments upon re
cent dispute between Rabbi Silverman
ANA Justice Brewer over the question
us America christian nation Dr.
Siycrman cuutcudc,l that ii * not, tile
majority of Americans. according to
him. not being Christians. He holds
that there are over iU,Wo.ou1 people in
this country who belong to tile various
mont Christian religions or to no re
ligion ut all Dr. Silverman Is quoted
as having affirmed that our govern
Lncnt owes nothing 10 the Christian
religion rs far as its elements are con
cerncd and that. IN fact. our govern
memt is founded ON the laws OF Moses.
The lIarper's Weekly writer argues
that the Christian religion itself Is II
development Of the Jewish and that II
might bc true that our government was
founded on the laws of Moses and still
be true that il was based on Christian
ity. An enormous majority of our
people. he says. think In the terms OF
the Christian religion What religion
Il man belongs 10 ia large sense is
not to he determined by his conduct or.
often. by his professions, but 10y his
history. You can tell what Il mans re-
llgion is 10y the way he swears as well
as by the way lie prays. An over
whclmine majority Of our population
Is Christian by hercdity and instinct,
and il is an entirely iusiilinble use OF
language Ia call the United States Il
Christian nation
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24

In What Is Religion hy Henry ),
Pritchett. president Of the Massa.
chusetts Institute OF Technology. is
found this answer 10 the question
And what is religion rs the mau of
science apprehcnds ~ stripped Of all
forms Of conventional language, laying
aside the Imagery and The traditions
which cling about the very word itself,
religion presents Itself to the man
trained ia science rs nothing other
than the divine HE in the human soul,
a NE which maniiests itself, rs all life
mauIfcsts itself. 10y the growth which
IL brings forth the diyn" flowers Of
the human heart uusrlhshnrss love.
fcarlessness, serenity patience. serv-
Ice I"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
The Farmers paper.

THE SUN $ market reports and commercial col
umns ~. couplctc;tud reliable. and put ia" farm
en- the merchant and the broker ia touch with the
market 81 Baltimore. Norfolk. Chafc ton. New
York Chicago Philadelphia aud all other impur
ant points ~ the United Stat"a and other cnun-
trl..- All 81 which THO rnlnlcr rot lnr ono cnnl
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
STEPPING Orr CARS.


Methods 1 sed by some of the Noted
Railroad Men.
Millions Of dollars are paid IN dam
ages annually To- fools who have never
praciiccd the art of alighting from II
moving ear II the railroad managers
had the courage of their convictions or
the foresight Of John H. Rockefeller
they would establish schools in all
parts Of the world To educate patrons
in this important matter.
Watch for instance. some Of the not
cd railroad men Let us take big jol
~. serious. hopeful, restless President
Underwood of the Erie. lie is strap
ping big lnan. as strong as President
RoUscyclt's bull moose aud came up
from cross ties No one in the entire
railroad world is his superior ia hard
and practical experience Does presi.
dent Underwood wait on the platform
until the train is under way before he
decides to get On? Never. No fancy
work with him, When the engineer
pulls open the throttle you can bet all
you own Oh earth and part Of your sal
walton that f. d. Underwood is com
fOrtably ensconced in his section Of the
Pullman or ia his corner of the presl-
dents private car.
Underwood is said to be the strong
est Of all railroad presidents. He is
Sandow without being muscle bound
In early youth he was II scrapper from
way back. could lick thrice his weight
in wildcats aud looks as II he could do
1t now Tom Lee is II bigger man.
Tom is six feet -four inches Ibid any.
body ever see him run for Il train or
jump oil when his car WAS in notiont
No. lie leaves Those feats Tor fool
passengers did George II Daniels,
dean emeritus of passenger agents,
ever try to catch II train: Never, Or
leap oil before dead stop Not ON
your life " hat OF Charlie LAMBERT
\ train would have 10 get on the track
to pass over him. yet lie is ever care
ful.
Let us learn of these practical men.
President BHcr of the Reading system
lIits up his voice 10 heaven before Ell
tering a train aud is sure to he Ia his
seat ere the bell rope is pulled. His
able and accomplished vice president
and general manager. ". G. Palmer.
Is Il handsome. stoclN man about five
feet eight inches in height and has the
shoulders OF Ajax Beslcr could lie OH
tie track and let one of his 100000
pound engines run over lin without
fear OF evil, hut who ever saw him
jump of II moving train or try 10 catch
one: President CaS'att the most in
tcrcsting Of an railroad presidents. has
not tried to jump of Il train In mo
ton since he ran level In the con
struction department of the Pennsylva-
MIA system Victor Smith in New York
l'rcss
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
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many OF the cunNicts out of the cells,
and they dashed prllmcl about the
corridors, shrrking IN alright aud i'm
ploring the keepers not to keep them
cooprd NJ to burn like rats
In the womcns department the panic
was almost iudcscribahle Many of the
prisoners went into Mysteries aud seN
eral tainted Through the terrible or
deal the warden and Keepers behaved
with the utmost couiursS. gllaying the
fears OF the terrified inmates rs best
they could and applying themselves
with desperate energy TO the work of
cNtinguiShug the flames. The blaze
proved too much for them. aud it was
not until the city lircmru arrived that
II was brought under control Fully
q hundred prisoners were In need Of
medical attention when the danger was
over.
The victim OF the fire was Michael
Mcbcrmott. forty years old, who was
sent 10 The Jail for ten days from the
first criminal court of Newark as
drunken yaglhund lie Developed de-
lirium trciucns aud hccamc Il raving
mauiac.
lie was placed IN the padded cell.
where he continued his rawlings almost
without inlcrmissiom day aud night.
II is thr inNariablc rule that whenever
II prisoner is placed in a cell he is
searched thoroughly Tor matches as
well as for weapons and other possible
Instruments OF harm McDcrmoit. as
Il maniac. was searched with special
care The keepers we're certain lie had
nothing on his person except the rag
gcd clothes On his back.
About 10 o'clock Keepers Lawrence
Reilly and John Cox SAW smoke com
ing around the west end OF the north
corridor on the first floor They made
Il hurried investigation and found that
the smoke was issuing from the mar
row opening above the door OF III" pad
dcd cell With n key Cox had at his
belt tile door was unlocked As the
Keepers threw il open II sheet of flame
burst out. forcing them back RcaliZ-
Ing that the inmate OF the cell was
burning 10 death, they made desperate
attempts t. rescue him, but were
forced To drsiSt by The ilanrs Cox
rang the lire gong summouing all the
attendants ia ia" jail.
\ moment uftvrward Dr William
Diamond the warden, was on the
scene. He issued hurried orders to
send In an alarm to the city lire de
partncut and to unlock the doors OF
all cells in the north corridor. where
about sixty men convictS were con
fined
Although the warden and his assist
ants used every effort Ia calm the prls
oucrS. panic rrigncd The clang of the
gong rrSoundrd through every cell aud
corridor ia the Jail Ia the women's
department. which is In a part uf the
building remote from the north corridor,
suspense added to the grow ing terror,
for the Inmates were unable 10 know
how great The peril WAS which threat
enrd them aud feared the wor~t Even
when ussured that there was nu dan
ger They continued 20 siri"h and tn
plurc to h. released
When the fr.mrn arrived they turn
ed u hose on the burning cell. which
was glow lug aud srpthng like a fur
mace ANA quickly suhdurd the flames.
In the rear at the Cell lay Mrprrmott's
churred body Whether he Was suifo
Gated or whether the flames caused his
death viii never Ice known.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
Burned
To Death
Prisoner In Jail |ef
HimSeD on
Fire.
He Was InSane From Drink, and
His Body tIaS Cbarrcd 10
Crisp EeIbcn round.
FrigbTened InnIafeT.

Confined IN padded cell IN the rs
sex county Is. Jail. prisoner in the
ihrors of dclrium burned himself TO
da tn. causing fire which threw the
whole institution into a state Of wild
excitement II was necessary 10 let
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24

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il almost all the civilized coun.
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Ii the cod fish became extinct
il would he II worldwide calam-
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
The Woman S Paper.

THE SUN is the best type Of newspaper.
morally and intellectually In addition to the nrH
Of the ,lay Il publishes the lR't feature that can
be- presented, such as fashion articles and insect
Ianeous writings from men and women of note and
prominence II is an educator Of the highest
character constantly stimulating Ia Noble ideals
in iudiy idual and ational life,
THE SUN is published on SUNDAY well a.
every other day Of the week.
by Mail the Daily sun. %3 u
wear: including the SUNDAY sun,
~ The sunday sun alone, X
- year.
Addfess
4 =. AIsEIL COMPANY.
Puhshors and rruprctori.
lsALTI MORE. MD
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-24
THE SUN AT | CENT
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per in The United States.

TnE SuHg special correspondent thr"ughnut
the United States well a. IN Europe China
Japan the Philippines. Port" Rico Cuba and ~
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It, Washington and New York bureaus az"
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THE SUN : r,sidcrs th.. earliest informant ION upon
= Important events IT. the i,Igisatiy" and financial
CENTER Of The country.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
Theatrical Notes
KENTUCKY THEATER.
TONIGHT -. County Chairman
The Sweetest Singer.

II was with the best play and best
company he ever brought 10 Padu-
cab that the popular favorite. Al II.
Wilson. made his annual visit to Pa
ducah last night. Tears and laugh
ter were the tributes accorded Metz
in the Alps" at The Kentucky thea
ter. The star sang as he always
sings, straight into the hearts of the
listeners. and the greedy audience
could not get enough Call after call
brought the patient singer to the
footlights for another song. The
whole company was excellent. and the
piece was strengthened by the pres
ence in the cast of Julia Batchelder,
a Paducah favorite, who appeared
here as leadind woman with Harry
Beresford in the professors Love
story"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

While Americans take great pride
and pleasure in being called "a
strenuous people" It is perhaps not
generally appreciated that a great
many injure themselves physically
wreck nervous systems. invite pre-
mature wrinkles, gray hairs and In
firmities by the hurry. worry way In
which they live, neglectlng in many
instances proper care OF the body and
letting the real pleasures of life es-
cape as forfeit. Unrestralned
strenuousness means heurasthenla
ultimately.
Neurasthenia is nerve-exhaustion
and that means inefficiency OF the
body to carry on vital functioning.
Nerve centers lag; debility ensues;
listlessness and fatigue reign. Pain
may be felt in the back; fullness or
pressure at the top of the head; sleep
is broken and without refreshment;
digestion notably is weak and loss OF
appetite. constipation and distress
after eating are the rule. The head
ache of neurasthenia is like band
around the head; ordinarily Is worse
in the morning and better towards
the end OF day. and is probably the
most common of all headaches which
come for treatment.
Now, drugs do not help neuras-
thenia; that is admitted; and ply
siclans have long been accustomed
to send their neurasthenlcs away
from the cities to the mountains, sea-
shore, abroad or anywhere to ind
new scenes and enjoy tranquil resor
alton. But that Is expensive and
there Is surer. quicker and better
as well as less costly way-Osteo-
patty.
Osteopathy cures neurasthenia,-
which Is but another name for nerv-
BUSINESS. by stimulation to the nerves
and the circulation.
j can snow you TO your satisfac-
tion in very few minutes why este
opathy is the sane rational cure for
ALL diseases of the nerves.
Come TO see me at any time be.
tween. the hours of and IL in the
forenoon and and 5 In the after
noon. DR.. G. b. Froage, SIG Broad
gar Phone 1907.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
County Chairman Tonight.

Laughter is in vogue wherever
Maclyn Arbuckle in THE County
Chairman" is presented and George
AIDE has caught and pictured with a
facle pen the foibles of a country
community and shed the gentle light
OF his nature upon them. II is in his
types" that AIDE is seen to advan-
tage and THE County Chairman
which will be presented at the Ken
lucky tonight abounds with the char
acters from every life and those who
know from association are wildly
drawn with just enough caricature
to make them stand out boldly from
the canvas. Here we have the bluff
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
NEAR-SIGHYED
WAS FARMER WHO BROUGHT
SWINDLING CHARGE.
Henry Hennecamp Discharged on
Hearing In Police Court This
Morning.

Henry Hennecamp. the young in
surance agent charged by w. A.
Beathel. a near-sIghted farmer. with
robbing him of s., was acquitted in
police court this morning. The man
who brought the charges alleged that
Hennecamp offered to change a s.
bill for him in a saloon. He stated
that instead of returning him his
original bill, after saying he could
not change it, he gave him 81 bill
rolled up. Judge Puryear heard the
evidence yesterday afternoon ana
dismissed the case this morning.
Other cases: Enoch Harlan. color
ed. disorderly conduct, 80 days In
Jail; Will Mckinley, colored, house
breaking. continued; James II, Hall,
colored, disorderly conduct, contin-
ued, Goats Eggleston, using abusive
language towards Mrs. AL Redmon,
$40 and costs and 20 days in jail;
Pete Griffin. breach of peace. con-
tinued; Sidney Collier. colored,
sleeping in box car, So and costs.
The case of Bud cirod and Lyman
Wilson for throwing pepper into a
boys eyes. was left open.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

rugged personality of Jim Hacker,
the county chairman, admirably
played by Maclyn Arbuckle. as an
easy going, open hearted spender,
but one whose every energy is arous-
ed when upon a set purpose. The
sort of a man who would stay up all
night to defeat an enemy. Jim Hack
Ter, is a curious composite of easy
good heartedness, sentiment and
fierce hate. His frequent illusions to
what bill Says" (referring to the
immortal bard) are extremely
amusing. Mr.. AIDES characters are
works of close observation; the at
mosphere of the piece is refreshing
ly wholesome and the types are pre-
scented without gross exaggeration or
carlcaturing. Maciyn Arbuckle's
original cast and the same elaborate
production will be seen in It's entire
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

1t is by taking just such trips as
that taken to Metropolis last night
by the business men of Paducah.
that the Louisville Commercial club
has strengthened itself, cemented the
community of interest between bust
ness men and spread the name and
influence of Louisville throughout
the south. Those business men, who
spent an hour together on the Cowl-
ing going down to Metropolis on a
common mission, and another hour
together talking over the result on
the way back. got together" in the
right sense of that useful expression.
The visit did much to bring Paducah
and Metropolis together, but 1t did
even more for the Paducahans. The
men who went down had met on
Broadway in commercial transact
tions, in which some we're aligned on
one side of a bargain and some on
another They had met. perhaps,
socially when "shop talk" was for
hidden as a breach of etiquette; but
the most of them had never before
enjoyed the privilege of moving to-
gether on a common project for the
advancement OF Paducah and their
own material welfare. We expect to
hear OF these half hundred men do
ing other things for the city. There
is nothing like a beginning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

B. ogilvie & company; r. o. Gresham
Foreman Bros; w +. Cochran,
Cochran Shoe company; d. ]. Null
laney. ~. c. & st. L.; VIII Green
and II. A. Peter II. A. Peter boat
store; W. c. Gray. Gray's buffet; l..
w. Henneberger. l.. w. Henneberger
company; Il. p. Toof. Cohankus
Manufacturing company.
II. r. Hank. Hank Bros Hard
ware company.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

ever cause. have seriously injuri-
Gus effect on the prosperity Of
the town and its various forms
of growth. The question re-
mains, what is to be done about
1t?
Several methods of procedure
suggest themselves. One is to
press into service the vagrant
element
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

A Missouri writer has just COM
pleted companion piece" to Hia-
watha. Since Hiawatha has retired
permanently after a long run and
turbulent season before the public,
it no doubt needs companion. but
the aspiring author can expect to
reap little renown. Perhaps. Hia-
watha has retired into Missouri
somewhere.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

And now, Gentlemen of the board
of arbitration, we congratulate you.
We brjoiced that this unpleasant
wraifle Is ended Yours has been
a $hnkkss task You have made
sacrifices of your comfort to do
something in which you had no per
sonal interest greater than that of
any other citizen. You received no
compensation. 1t is the perform
ance of such duties that win our APP
probation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
STATE Is INTERESTED.

Paducah and southern Kentucky
are striving to settle the labor and
land question, not only for them
--zel yes but for the Whole state, posi-
bly, for the south. Elsewhere they
have been talking immigration for
months. At the convention Thursday
and Friday an effort will be made to
do something. In central Kentucky
laborers for the farms cannot be
found, but our slow neighbors are
just beginning to talk about rem
edy. Perhaps, they will be interest
ed when Secretary. Coons, of the
Commercial club tells them about
the work of the Southern Kentucky
Immigration convention when he
addresses the state Development con-
yention at winchester next week.
The Lexington Leader is alive to
the situation as the following editor
ial shows
The question of labor in Ken
lucky, which for the last two or
three years, has been gradually
obtruding itself. has become ~
acute. This applies to both town
and country. Central Kentucky,
perhaps, is the region in the
state most seriously affected
On the one hand commercial de-
velopment. though making
strides, has inherent impetus
more or less retarded by dearth
OF both skilled and unskilled la
Dor. On the other hand the ag-
ricultural industry. in the midst
of some of the finest farm lands
in the world, is languishing in
unproductive idleness, or yield
ing but modicum Of the rich
harvests which their normal
capacity would allow, and this
because even seant farm labor
is difficult to procure.
Another remedy suggested is
the INTRODUCTION VI thIlNy AoI-
eigners, from the working peas
antry of Austria. Germany,
Switzerland, Sweden and other
countries, pay them good living
wages and develop by their well
known frugality and great labor
the resources of a region unpar-
aileled in natural prOductiveness
but which, in a large measure.
!, is dormant for want of proper
cultivation.
~ The problem that presents it.
self to the Industrious. up-to-
date central Kentucky farmer is
as serious one as it is to his
city brother, and We believe the
time is at hand when both must
act together for the purpose of
intelligent solution through the
farmers clubs and the cities
Chambers of Commerce.
AS applied to the farms, 1t is
almost superiluous 10 comment
on the damage to agricultural in
ferests of failure to develop the
crops in any OF their stages. But
II is worth while to point out
that crop failures, from what
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
Memphis has two candidates Z,

Memphis has two candidates for
police Judge. named. respectively
Moss and Cockloft, and the Memphis
Commercial Appeal with undisguised
assurance pronounces their names,
and says: "Memphians know which
they prefer" Our preference would
depend on the use to which We in
tended to put him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

Teddy Roosevelt, Jr.. has just got
into a scrape by mixing in an affair
on Boston commons. There were
three others in it. but we have never
heard their names. Some times OBJ
scure parentage is a blessing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
why She Was Sacrificed.

why She Was Sacrificed" comes
to the Kentucky theater October a.,
for one performance. To the lovers
Of exciting plays, to those who en-
JOY the sensational, will see. why
She Was Sacrificed" The company is
a good one and the press has spoken
most favorably Of the play in the
different cities where 1t has been
produced.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

Don't you ever get any vacation
pityingly asked the sleek thorough
bred. Vacation" exclaimed the
work horse. II can go out to the
stable yard and roll over. any day in
the week. and I'll bet that's more
than YOU ever get to do. Chicago
Tribune.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

At the Home for INDECENT News
paper Men in Colorado, 400 acres
have been planted in fruit Canned
fruit" would be quite significant
dish for the inmates.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

The season at Wallace park has
closed and the work of preparation
for next season not yet begun. Man
ager William Malone is taking adj
vantage of the interim to make a
short southern tour with his moving
picture machine. lie, is now in ST.
Louis securing papeE Max Kahn will
accompany him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

John Mayes. city, 25, and Addie
Chapman, city, 81, colored.
Peter Burt, AZ, aud Ella Baxter,
81, both of Illinois.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

A whole field of buckwheat bios
som is often blackened during the
passage of a thunderstorm
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

If Palma retires poor man. there
IS distinction enough in that alone.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

Personally appeared before me.
this October 1. 1906, f. J. Paxton,
general manager of The Sun. who af-
firms that the above statement of the
circulation of The Sun for the month
of September, 1906, rs true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR, Notary Public.
My commission expires January
%, 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

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