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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

After printing 134 issues the Full
ton Evening Record has suspended
publication. This again leaves the
Daily Leader with a clear field.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

A Seattle girl has travelled 5000
miles TO marry a preacher. He ought
to be good when she gets. him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
You DON'THAvE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feelbetter. Lax-Pos
keeps your whole insides night sold on the
money. back plan everywhere. Price 30 cents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Daily Thought.

To be of use in the world is the
only way to be happy.-Hans Ander-
son.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

The faster a man lives the easier
1t seems to be for trouble to catch up
with him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Ball for Friday Night.

The entertainment committee of
the Horse Show association has an
nounced a ball for Friday night.
September %, of the meet week, and
Invitations will be extended to the
public in general to attend. Mr.. John
W. Keller is chairman OF the COM
mlttee and applications for invita-
tions should be made to him.
The committee has decided to APP
point sponsors from all of the neigh
boring towns, as was done on the
occasion OF the other two shows. The
invitations have been ordered and
will be ready in few days, and the
committee suggest that any one who
has friends in the surrounding towns
to whom they would like to send one
of the invitations. that il they will
send the names in to Mr.. Keller a
sponsors invitation will be mailed
them.
The ball will be an elaborate af-
fair. II will be given at the park pa
wilton, which will be handsomely
decorated in the horse show colors
and will be one of the events Of the
meet.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

The sale of boxes for the Horse
Show will be held at the Palmer on
the evening of the nth. Already the
secretary has had demands for two
thirds of the boxes, but as has been
the custom heretofore. all boxes will
be offered first at auction and the
remaining ones sold at private sale.
The boxes will seat four and six PEG
pie and as they are well located they
lare very desirable.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
Pies Pulled up Poplar.

San Francisco Star: "Speak-
ing of exaggerations," said a
traveller, "reminds me of the pie
bird story of the Breton farmer.
There was a farmer in Brittany,
who wished to tell a visitor how
his farm had been overrun with
pies. Pies, you know, are large
birds, black and white, with long
tails-a kind of crow. The far
mer said the pies devastated his
fields horribly. If he put up
scarecrows, the birds tore them
down. One day his young son
ran into the granite farm house
and shouted
Oh, father, hundreds of birds!
The wheAt is being all eaten up!
The farmer loaded his gun.
But where were thesshot? None
could be found. He put in few
ha ndfuls of tacks instead. Then
he ran out. The wheat field
was black and white, like a
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Even Kentucky is Heading
for Prohibition, Too.

Indianapolis News: In look
ing. over Kentucky one is sur
prised by the vast extent of dry
territory in the State. Of the
119 counties 81 are "dry. >
Whiskey cannot be sold legally
in their limits, nor any other in
toxicating drink. OF the remain
ing twenty eight counties only
four are predominated by the
"wets," the remainder having
only one or two precincts IN
which liquor may be sold. Less
than month ago Harrison coun-
ty and Cynthiana were carried
by the "drys" by overwhelming
msjorities.
1t is estimated that 81 per cent
of the territory of the State is
dry. In this dwells "A per cent
of the population. There is only
one wet spot in the entire 1lth
Congressional district, the far
famed mountain region of moon
shine and feud. That is the town
of Middlesboro. The same is true
of the Jackson Purchase, compri-
sing nearly all the western part
of the State. the city Of Paducah
being the only wet spot there.
One may ride from Louisville
to Nashville, across the State
from north to south on the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad, |,
without passing saloon. All
the southeastern part of the
State, comprising $4,000 square
miles, and one-third of the State,
is dry with the exception Of the
town of MiddlesbOro.
The Anti-Saloon League, which
has been most active in promo
ing temperance measures in Ken
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lucky, says its aim has been, not
to inject politics into temperance
affairs, but to inject temperance
into politics. The success Of
this strategic move is shown by
the way in which the Republican
aud Democratic parties in Ken
tucky find themselves brought
face to face with the issue com
PEELED to deal with it straight
out.
There are many predictions
that Kentucky will in few years
present the sounding spectacle
of going wholly "dry" How.
ever, there are 253 distilleries IN
the State, and these are working
night and day to appease the
thirsty Of all lands.
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Pleasant Hill Items.

Mrs. S, Z. Adams returned
home Wednesday from visit TO
her relatives in Rock Hill.
Mrs. L. j. Perry and daughter,
Miss Mama, OF Lancaster, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. NJ. l.. Beck
ham.
Miss Mary Mobley, of Jones'
vile, S. c., is visiting her re-
latives and friends at Pleasa.t
Hill.
Mr.. l.. F. Robertson, the
prominent farmer of this section,
has commenced on his gin house.
He has most Of the frame up.
He wants to get ready for this
years crop.
Rev. Q. s. Young, of Kentuc-
ky and Mr.. Hucks of Gills Greek
section, spent Monday night with
Mr.. S. Beckham, Sr.
Mr.. r. l.. Lyles spent Wednes.
day eve in Lancaster.
Mr.. j. X. Beckham has sold
between $35 and $40 worth OF
watermelons off of one half acre,
and has few more to sell.
Coroner j. M. Caskey is the
only man that / know of that has
peaches this year in this section
He has some trees full of peach.
es.
News Reader.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10

checker board, with pies. The
farmer gave a loud yell, and the
birds all flew up into tall pop
lar. He fired, and, 10, every
bird was nailed fast to the tree.
Their Tapping wings filed the
air with a loud whir. The far
mer, amazed, stood watching
them. Then a strange thing
happened. The birds with one
grand united effort pulled up Inc
huge tree and flew away with
it'
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
Notice of Election of Cotton
WeigherS.

An election is hereby ordered to be
held in the towns of Lancaster. Heath
Springs, and Kershaw in Lancaster county.
on the second Tuesday. the 18th day Of
August 1907. for the purpose of electing n
pubic cotton weigher for each of said
towns. respectively.
The following are appointed as managers
of said election:
Lancaster-J. n. Crockett. s. f. Massey,
!. r. Amos. Heath SpringS-Alonzo
Hughes. Herbert Williams. o. w. Mackey.
Kershaw~ james Copeland. ID. j. Gardn er,
w. l.. Blackmon
The polls will opon at a. IN. and close
at D. m, at each OF said towns.
L. j. Perry,
County supervisor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
We Feed the People.

If you perish, it is not our fault The
eatables are here for you, and we sell the
best goods for the least money. If you buy
elsewhere and 60 broke, don't blame U.s. All
who trade with us live we'll and are happy.
If you are not one of them, hurry and Join
the host Of Good Liyers We are prepared
to serve the public with all kinds of Eata-
bles at the best possible prices, quality con-
sdered We are not new to the trade and
know what you want
Call or phone No. 50 for your Heavy and
Fancy Groceries.
Yours for business
GEO. f. FERGUSON.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
"eVerybody Should Know"

says @. q. Hays. a prominent business
man of Bluff No, that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is the quickest aud surest healing
salve ever applied TO a sore, burn or wound,
or to a case of piles I've used it and know
what I'm talking about" Guaranteed by
+ Mackey and Funderburk Pharmacy
Druggists 25c.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
Mr. vanIandlngham Declines.

"Many Friends" having announced
me az candidate for cotton weigher
desire to state that while greatly sp-
precIate the compliment thus paid me,
can not consent to enter the race.
with thanks to my friends, | remain
most truly,
w. Il. Vanlandingham.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
Business Notices.

ESAll Notices inserted under
tins head at the rate OF ON + CENT
A WORD for each insertion No
notice to be counted less than 25
words
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10

LUMBER, Iumber, Lumber, We have
for sale several Thousand feet of good
seasoned lumber also u big lot of dry
rough edge cheap This lumber is
stored in our Gin lot, will make special
price on large lots Lancaster Mercantile
Company.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
ANNOUNCEM EN- rs.
For Cotton WeiDher.

am a candidate for cotton weigher
at Lancaster j. ID. Nisbet.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
Due West, S. @.
Bridge to Let.

On dates rs follows | will award
contracts TO repair or build anew the
following bridges: Rum Greek bridge
near Erwin place, Monday. Aug 5th
at 10, a. IN. Cane Creek bridge. Hood
place, Tuesday, l3 INST at IL, a, m. Os--
ceGia bridge, Thursday 18th inst at
IL a, m The right to reject any or
ali bids is reserved. l.. j. Perry
County Supervisor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-10

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for cotton weigher at Lancas-
ter. a j Bailey.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16

to solve 1t with any degree of salts
faction, noticed a slight commo-
ton in the water between me and the
shore, such as might have been made
by beaver or a muskrat.
In another moment a mans head
appeared above the surface and then,
with wild look at me and my boat,
not 20 yards distant, he gave a con-
vulsive sputter and disappeared again
with a plunge like that Of porpoise
playing under the bow of ship.
The water was bitterly cold, for 1t
was now near the end of October, and
there was a chill in the air which
foretold the coming of snow, yet, al
though l patrolled the spot for near
ly half an hour and had clear view
of the river and shore for fully a mile
in every direction, the figure did not
reappear.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
VARDAMAN DEFEATED.
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee Declares john Sharp Williams
the Nominee for Senator.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 9.-The DEM
ocratic state executive committee
Thursday declared John Sharp Will
liams the nominee for United States
senator. The canvass of the returns
showed a majority of GAS Yates for
Williams, the totals being as follows
Williams. 59,49G; Vardaman, 5S,S4S.
There will be no contest over the re-
ST. After a short caucus between
the two factions it was finally agreed
to abide by semiofficial returns as
furnished to Secretary of State Pow
er from the various counties and
which show that Mr.. Williams has a
plurality of 648 Yates. A motion to
declare Mr.. Williams the nominee was
seconded by the friends of Governor
Vardaman. The committee then for
mally declared Mr.. Williams nomi-
mated as United States senator. This
is considered the final settlement of
the contest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16

sistance as | could render lest he
should collapse before my eyes, when
discovered that he, himself, had
+ ade provision for this contingency.
From under a growth of underbrush
he hurriedly extracted heavy ulster
or storm coat, and taking flask from
one of the pockets, he raised it to his
lips and drank long and greedily. This
done, he drew the coat nervously
about his shaking limbs, and, with a
hunted sort of a look in every direc-
ton but mine, so that / did not get
view of his face, he ran at top speed
along the shore and finally disap-
peared in the trees at the turn Of
the river.
1t would have been futile to have
followed him, and | once more be-
gan to look about me before calling
for aid and having the cavern, or
whatever it was, unroofed. The lawn
at this part of the grounds was kept
in especially good condition, as it lay
almost directly in front of the house,
and scattered about it were numerous
flower beds and clumps of shrub
berry.
In going over this area carefully and
Systematically as l did. | was not long
in finding in the center of a mass of
thickly leaved evergreen bushes,
patch of earth that had evidently
been disturbed within a few hours.
On brushing away the leaves and dirt,
which seemed to have been replaced
hurriedly, in an awkward attempt to
conceal the spot, | came upon an iron
grating like the covering TO the man.
hole of a sewer, but with openings
which, if they had been clear. would
have permitted a certain limited
amount of ventilation. This lid was
hinged at one side but was not fas-
tened down and had no great diff
Guilty in lifting it up so that I could
peer into the blackness below.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
Depends on the Dogs.

Asa Goddard, of the American Auto
mobile association, was recounting in
Worcester some of his touring adyen-
lures.
"One summer morning." he said,
"the approach of great flock of sheep
obliged me to pull off the narrow coun-
try road. l halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage of the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd.
Il had short talk with the shep-
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
LOOK here said, what do you do,
driving sheep like this on narrow
road, when you meet another flock
coming in the opposite direction
"'Well, said the shepherd. we just
drive straight on, both of ye. and the
one that has the best dogs gets the
most sheep"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
CHAPTER XXI.
An Unexpected Swim.

For a time it seemed to me that the
fellows life must have been lost and
that his body had foated down the
stream with the current, which in
creased steadily in force as it neared
the falls, some two miles below.
Whence he had come did not
know, for l could not conceive that
a man would be swimming in the river
at this time of year, and, Just as was
about to row ashore and report the
affair to those who could institute
a proper search for the body, an idea
flashed into my head and served to
explain the matter in short order.
The ghosts, or at least the men
who impersonated them, had always
disappeared from sight at this point
on the river bank. and, doubtless, they
had dived into the water and found
shelter somewhere under the shore.
If this were the case, a man might
easily enough have ventured out from
his hiding place, and, upon seeing me,
returned and waited until the coast
was clear again.
/ pulled in close to the shore, and,
padding slowly along under the over
hanging bank. soon discovered a
bread flight Of stone steps lying en-
drely beneath the surface Of the wa
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ter, and leading apparently to some

ter, and leading apparently to some
sort of a tunnel or cave.
AS I made this discovery | had no
doubt that the mysterious figure | had
seen had emerged from this sunken
tunnel, and, upon encounterinS me,
had returned to it with all possible
haste. l certainly had no desire to fol-
low him through the submerged en-
trance to his place of concealment,
but l determined to GUST him with
out delay, and leaving my skiff at the
boathouse, I returned for a final re-
connoiter before summoning a gang
of men to dig down from above and
lay bare the subterranean vault to
which the submerged stairway doubt
less led.
Clambering up on the knoll that
overlooked this part of the river, l
cast my eye in every direction up and
down the stream, keeping as close
watch as possible on the entire land
scape and, even sooner than 1 had
expected, I was rewarded by seeing
the fellows head again emerge from
the water about 20 feet off shore.
AS he shook the drops from his face
and glanced about him apprehensive-
ly l crouched low down on the ground,
back of brush, and watched him at
tentively from this point of vantage.
His countenance was so distorted
with the cold and the water in his
eyes that I could not have recognized
him even If l had seen him before,
and he seemed to swim with great diff
ficulty, doubtless because of the icy
chill of the water; but he went brave
ly about it and struck out manfully
for the shore, which he reached in
few sturdy strokes.
AS he got into shallow water and
made his way to the land, could see
that he was fully dressed, even to his
shoes, and that he was shivering vio-
lently from the effect of his eXertion
and the exposure to which he had
been subjected.
l was almost on the point of calling
out to him and offering him such as
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
IN THE NAME or CHARITY.
Jack London's Story Carries Sting Of
Truth and Pathos.

Jack Londons famous definition OF
misunderstanding a bone with a dog
when you're as hungry as the dog
recalls a story about charity" said
magazine editor, that heard Mr.. Lon
don tell at farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
"Mr. London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
"The host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you, stupid said the
host. Didn't 1 tell you 1 wanted the
Scotch? Take this back, and bring
what asked for, you old fool
"'Come, come said the guest, after
the old woman had hurried away in
great fright. Come, come, my friend.
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old servant
"'Oh, said the other. she's not a
servant. She's only a poor relation
I'm keeping out of charity
1.-THE guest looked relieved.
"'That alters the case, of course, he
said. Washington Times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
OFFER TO JUDGE lands.
The Jurist Refuses to Accept New
York Proposition at Salary
of $25,o0o.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Before leaving
for Indianapolis, where he will. hold
court for Judge Anderson Tuesday
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands Monday
night received a telegram from the
Peoples Security company of New
York offering him $4,000 a year to
become chief counsel for the corpora.
ton He Will not consider it.
Il am receiving kilograms and let.
ters by tho hundred he said, com
plimenting me on my decision in the
Standard Oil cases. OF course, they
are pleasing. But | have been inter
ested only in trying to do justice,
Did / do right? My conscience, my
legal sense, my own heart tells me
that should have nothing else than
that which was done"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16

close attention to their patient,
coupied with the frequent and anx-
ious visits of the village physician,
served as sufficient excuse for the
hurried departure Of all of Miss Car
neys guests except myself, who re-
manned from a sense of duty as well
as a desire to be near at hand and
in a position to set myself right with
nv hostess on the first occasion that
offered.
did not go far from the house, but
rowed up and down the stream with
no particular objective point in mind
and only thinking of what l might do
in regard to Mrs. Bruce, and, most of
ALL how l could hope to again gain
Miss Carney's good will, if nothing
more, and explain, in the slightest de-
gree, my outrageous behavior.
1t is needless to say that l was in no
happy frame of mind and, as l allowed
the boat to drift slowly down stream
with the current, l leaned over the
side and peered into the depths of the
limpid water on which l was float
ing.
AS drifted carelessly along in this
lazy fashion l finally came to a point
opposite that portion of the bank
where the ghosts had disappeared so
suddenly and mysteriously in the
bright moonlight. Up to this time
my mind had been free from any
thought of this feature Of the Carney
Croft puzzle, for the events of the
past few days, together with my anx-
iety to see Miss Carney and right
myself in her eyes, were more than
enough to occupy my entire attention
for the moment.
The realization Of my position off
the shore, however, served to recall
wildly the spectral scene of the sum-
mer, and l again began to speculate
as to the manner in which the ghost
like figures had managed to disappear
from view in such an effectively SUI
pernatural way.
While l was bordering over this
problem and wondering if was ever
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
Lower Wheat Rates to Pacific.

Washington, Aug. San order was
made by the Interstate commerce
commission in decision handed
down by Commissioner Harlan We'd
nesday directing that beginning on
September Is next, the through rate
on wheat from points in Nebraska to
Pacific coast terminals should be not
more than 65 cents per 100 pounds.
The rate now in force on the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy railway is rs
cents per 100 pounds. The commits
sion holds that any rate over the
route. in question in excess of 65
cents per 100 pounds is unreasonable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
A Prison Brick Plant.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. S.-Major
r. w. McClaughry, warden of the
federal ponitentiary, received author
ity Tuesday to establish a large pris-
on brick plan. The American Clay
Works company of Bucyrus, o., is to
install the machinery for $13,653.44.
The plant will have a capacity to
make as high as $4,000 brick a day.
both building and vitrified paving
brick will be manufactured. The clay
will be taken from the hill west Of
the prison and conveyed over in cars.
The brick plant will be within the
main walls. 1t is intended to use the
plant largely to make paving bricH
to pave roads in and around the peni-
Tertiary and on the Fort roads.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
Kansas Heirs Sue For $4,000.

Topeka AHH IA suit to set
aside tn vii. nc Catherin A. Giles of
this city was jad in the United
States circu court here Monday 1t
is brought Pa. inst all the Episcopal
church organizations of the city, in
Guiding Grace cathedral, the College
of the Sisters of bethany, the Christ
hospital, the Topeka home for or
phans and the st. Johns military
academy of Salina Mrs. Giles left
the bulk of her property to the Or
CARNATIONS and some of the heirs,
who received little, are trying to
break the will.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16

Ft. Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. o.
The first squadron of the Thirteenth
cavalry, U. S. A., made up of 25O men,
departed from here late Wednesday
on its march to FIT. Sheridan. Ill. The
squadron will pass through Iowa and
Illinois, stopping awhile at the Rock
Island arsenal where, 1t is stated, Ker-
nit Roosevelt, son of President
Roosevelt, may join the soldiers
Among those who Joined the squad
ron here are Capt. Fitzhugh Lee
and Lieut.. Philip Sheridan.