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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
MAJOR GMLEAs.

The withdrawal of Major M. Gil.
leas and family from Memphis to Cal
Norma is our loss and California;
gain. says the Commercial-Appeal.
When he was Il years old, he began
his railroad career in an humble po-
sition with the Illinois Central, and
for As years he has been with that
corporation. 1868 he went to Iowa,
representing the company. and in
1892 he came to Memphis.
Major Gilleas fell in love with this
town some fourteen years ago, and
he had expected to spend the re-
mainder of his life here. But i'll
health sent several members Of his
family to California. where the eli
mate proved so attractive that they
contracted the western fever from
which few recover.
Major Gilleas has severed his con-
nection with the great system with
which he has been associated for
nearly haif century, and it is only
proper to say that he has retired
with the good will of an those with
whom he has been associated for so
many years. A letter from President
Harahan on his Offering his resigna-
ton shows the high esteem in which
he has been held by that gentleman.
1t is only proper to say that he has
for years been the friend OF Mr. Fish,
Mr.. Harahan and Mr. Hartman, and
that there is not the least friction be-
tween him and any Of his superiors.
He retires with the good viii Of all,
after having been the servant, faith
fun and true, of the Illinois Central,
for AS years.
During his residence in this city,
Major Gi,.eas and his family have
made many friends. He has been
one of the Invaluable factors in the
development Of Memphis territory
He has never acquired the art OF
making enemies; but he has made a
world of friends not only for himself
but for the great system that he ha:
represented. OF course the remainder
of his life will be spent usefully and
without worry; but Memphis win re
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
River Stages.

1T gives us great pleasure" as
the teacher used TO say in the "spec.
ial merits given for good. behavior,
to announre that the Peters Lee will
re-enter the Cincinnati-Memphis trade
January s. The Peters Lee for sew
eral months has been running in the
|st. Louis-Memphis trade. The sched-
ule will call for a boat leaving Men,
phis every Tuesday for Cincinnati,
passing here Thursday, and one leav-
ing Cincinnati every Wednesday for
Memphis. passing here Saturday.
The Georgia Lee will pass up this
afternoon or tonight from Memphis
for Cincinnati.
The Lula E. Warren. which has
been laid up for two years. will start
to towing Immediately for the West
Kentucky Coal company The Egan,
rehabilitation of the old Jacob
Heatherington. has been purchased by
the West Kentucky Coal company
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
CuIture in Court.

Tammany Hall is responsible for
many queer officials. some of whom
are more widely noted for their abil-
ity to "get out the vote" than for
their erudition. One of the unschool-
ed celebrities OF New York IS a po-
lice magistrate.
A prisoner was brought before him
one day and the magistrate looked
around and discovered that his clerk
was absent. Here officer" he said.
"mhats this man charged with?"
"Bigotry, your honor" replied the
policeman. Hes got three wives"
The magistrate looked at the Off
Ger astounded at such Ignorance
''Why, officer. he said. chats not
bigotry-- that's trigonometry." -
Harper's Weekly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03

motor car, failed last month, and
while his affairs were being settled
up the car disappeared. As soon as
everything had been adjusted though
the car reappeared in the Altoona
Iman's garage again.
This angered one OF the creditors
and the first time he saw the bank
.rupt he took him bitterly to task.
A nice bankrupt he said. How
does it happen, if you're a bankrupt,
that you s,ill have that automoblle?'
Well you see, said the other,
smiling, 4 went through the bank
'ruptcy court, but the automobile
went round. Minneapolis Jour-
nal
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03

The Ohio from Evansville to Cairo
will continue rising during the next
several days.
The Tennessee at Florence Will
continue rising during the next II
to "a hours. At Riyerton and John
sonviHe will continue rising during
the next two days. The present rise
in the Tennessee river will probably
approach the food stage at Johnson
Vile.
The Wabash at Mt. Carmel will
continue rising during the next "a
hours
The Mississippi from Chester to
Cairo will continue rising.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
NO CHALLENGES
But FITZ WILL FIGHT ANY OF
THEM, SAYS FITz.
Former Champion Given Two Wild
Cats, Which He Will Add to
Collection.

Bob Fitzsimmons has not left the
the ring, does not intend to, and is
open at any time to consider matches
with any one, barring not even Big
Jeffries, He is in fairly good train
ing at present, due to the exhibitions
he daily gives in his show. and talked
freely last night when seated in his
dressing room changing, for the
third act.
"No sir have not left the ring,
and have never said that / had or IN
tended to- he declared q am not
in real lighting trim. but the work
do with the bag and the other exercise
| daily take Keeps me in fairly good
condition. There IS no use in train
ing for a fight when you have none
in sight"
Fitzsimmons weighs today 10s
pounds and is ten pounds heavier
than his fighting weight.
Il have fought s67 battles and
lost three is the declaration he
makes the heroine Of the play. and It
is fact. The three fights he has
lost he alleges were taken when he
was at disadvantage.
Il Will meet any one, preferring
Philadelphia Jack OBrien. but under
stand am not issuing any challenges.
Eyes. have lost three fights. but
two of these were clean fouls In the
Jeifries fight l was doped and do not
remember Of seeing my antagonists
face after the second round.
''When whipped by OBrien | was
counted OUT after had been in my
seat seconds. had a minute in
that seat by rights. and the referee
began to count when l lost my head
after seated and fen forward
Two Wild cats were presented BY
the manager Of the local branch o.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
The nanllunt,s AntomobIle.

Senator Finn, the Republican lea
der of Pittsburg smiingly denied
the other day that he was a victim
of automobile heart, the new disease.
Here, though, is an automobile
story just as good for YOU" said SEN
ator Finn to the reporter who was
questioning him.
"a man in Altoona, the owner of
very fine 40-horse power Limousine
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03

Gov-elect Woodruff continues to
do unusual things, the latest being a
dinner to all the Connecticut eX-gov-
ernors-six in number--given in
Hartford Yesterday
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
A Taft Club.

Bellefontaine, Ohio. Jan. a. A
Taft club is being organized in Belle
fontaine under the leadership Of w.
L. Morse, a former Foraker leader
and postmaster.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03

the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co., to
Fitzsimmons, who win send the cats
to his farm where he has other pets
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
hls departure NOS slncerely.

/ he old philosopher said that the
ia S, change, and we change with
the, This contains an element Of
trutl; but at the same, time we ought
not to change towards our friends
Major Gilleas has lived here so long
that we had all grown to look upon
him as an Institution. He has been
a potent developer Of our territory to
the south. We cannot but regret that
we should have to part with him, but
certainly we wish him and his, all
the good fortune in the world; and
in language Of Rip Van Wrinkle, may
they live long and prosper.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-03
THE OPENING DAYS OF our SEMI=ANNUAL SALE

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Wisconsin Matters OF General
Public interest Reported
by Telegraph.
TO WAR UPON LABOR UNIONS
Manufacturers Complete STEPS to Form
an Association.
KenOsha, Wis.,, Employers Out for the
Open Shop and Big Strike
May Result - Other
State News.

KenOsha, Wis. Oct 21.---At a meet
ing of representatives OF every in
dustrial plant in the city steps were
completed for the formation of man
ufacturerS' association. The princi-
pies of the association as made pub
lie practically declare for an open
shop in every plant in kenoslia. The
new order will affect $500 men, and
the plants which have signed the
agreement have an annual pay roll CT
more than S5,OOO.OOO
The announcement Of the formation
Of the association came as a surprise
to labor leaders. who declared that
within a few weeks there would be
5000 men striking in the city. The
new associate has arranged to open
q central labor bureau with paid men
in charge to attend to the work of get,
ting men to man the machines in the
factories.
Thomas Il. Jeffrey, long noted as a
fighter against union labor, was
elected president of the new associa-
tiOn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25

Hans Doring writes Of singular ex-
perience in an earthquake while trav-
cling in the desert of Cobb: Il had just
dropped off to sleep when 1 woke up
with a feeling of great anxiety, which
l could not explain other than that I
had presentiment that some great
danger was impending. 1t was ex-
planned soon enough. All Of sudden
while I was still wondering whence
my sudden fear came l heard loud
noise beneath the ground which sound
ed as if a subterranean express was
approaching. Nearer and nearer it
came, and before 1 could get off the
bed on which l had been sleeping the
compound and the whole hamlet were
shaken by an earthquake. l thought
that my last hour had come and eX-
pected to see the walls collapse. The
rafters Of the roof ratified on the
beams, and the whole house shook If
the house had been higher it would
have collapsed, but the walls, not
quite ten feet high, are built of mud,
with an elastic framework Of wood to
carry the roof. 1t appears that these
houses are built to resist earthquakes,
their simplicity and elasticity saving
them from destruction"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Specialization,

Once upon a time not many years
hence perhaps man being seized
with a sudden and violent pain has
tens to a doctor for relief
"Where is the pain?" asks the doctor.
Fright here" groans the man and
lays his hand on the afflicted part.
The doctor opens his case of instru-
ments and takes therefrom several del
icate compasses and number of fine
ly graduated tapes. With these he
proceeds to make precise and elaborate
measurements, stopping sat frequent in
tervals to set down great many fig
ures on a sheet of paper.
"What are you doing?" cries the man
at last, for his pain is all the time in
creasing.
''Of course I shall. make very sure,
first of all, that the location Of the diff
ficulty brings it within my speciality.
Do you take me for a quack? You de-
serve to have been born thousand
years agol"-Pucb
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
What BARRIERS Must Know.
he barber spoke Indignantly.

The barber spoke Indignantly.
"A doctor, lawyer or divine" he
said, "learns his business In three or
four years, and afterward he is Won
derfully looked up to. 1t takes us
BARRIERS many. many more years to
learn our business, but who is there
that looks up to US? On the contrary,
we are rather looked down on.
yet think of all good barber must
know today.
HE must not only shave and cut
hair and trim boards beautifully. He
must understand facial massage, sing
ing, hairdressing, undulating, dyeing,
wigmaking and switchmaking, and he
must also be able to compound pleas.
ant washes and shampoo lotions, mas
sage creams, skin foods, eradicators
and regenerators and depilatories
you know what they are-tonics, oils,
brilliantine and shaving creams.
with all this knowledge why
shouldn't the modern barber hold his
head as high as any doctor or lawyer
or preacher in the landT'-New Or,
leans Times-Democra
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
The Herrincs, Heads.

Miracles are not only Of religion.
Perhaps readers may have forgotten
the strange adventure of the great
Johann Sebastian Bach The story
was told by Bach himself and is there
fore, we may be assured, substantial
ly true. Bach was very young man
at the time. His chief object then was
to hear great organist of. Hamburg
named Reinken. He was very poor,
and on one of these journeys, return
ing bone, he found himself destitute
and yet far from Luneburg So he sat
down on bench outside an inn and
tried to dine on the smell of the cook
ing. Suddenly window was thrown
open above and couple of behring's
heads fell at his feet. He picked them
up and discovered in each piece of
money! He could not find out who
his benefactor had been. But he made
good use OF the gift, for he immedi-
ately tramped back to Luneburg to
hear Reinken once more. However II
happened, it was a miracle. But Bach
was dwelling In the regions of the
miracle.-London Academy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Nothing Cool in Her Welcome at
vicksburg to the Ma.
tons President.
RECEIVED WITH BIG ACCLAIM
Whole Section Turns Out to Greet the
Mighty Hunter.
John Sharp wilkins Makes Grace
full and Eloquent Introduce
ton - Bryan Talks to
New York People.

Vicksburg, Miss, Oct. %. - After q
fortnight spent in the canebrakes, and
looking EronZed and vigorous, Presi-
dent Roosevelt paid a flying visit to
Nicksbnrg. The president arrived at
Delta, just across the river, at ! p.
m. He was met by the steamboat
Relle OF the Bends with reception
committee Of 100 representative citi-
Zens OH board. The president immedi-
ately embarked, and followed 10y
steamers. yachts and other river craft
made his entry into the city. The bluffs
overlooking the river We're lined with
people, who gave the chief executive
a hearty and noisy welcome.
Please with His Cordial Reception
President Roosevelt entered the lor
ward carriage, and W it'll Mayor Il. W.
Griffith aud General Stephen ID. Lee,
headed the parade, which passed
through the principal streets to the nj
tional cemetery. The president WAS
received With enthusiastic aCclamatiOn
The streets were donSely packed with
people, who cheered the visitor. at eN-
cry opportunity. The president re-
marked to Mayor Griffith that the re-
ception was one of the most cordia.
lie had ever received, and expressed
his appreciation of the spontaneous
manifestation of good will on the part
OF the people Of the Mississippi delta.
Meets Vets of Both Sides.
At the corner of Cherry and Clay
streets the procession was halted and
General Lee, communicative chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans, told
the president that several hundred Tn
ion and Confederate veterans stood
before shin, and he desired that the
chief executive should meet the Old
warriors. The president arose in his
carriage and cordially shook hands
with the old soldiers. Arriving at the
national cemetery the party drove
SLOWLY through, the president evincing
81 lively interest in the historic place.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
THAW TRANSFERS
SOME REAL ESTATE
Wealthy Slayer of Stanford White Re.
ceives Money Consideration
of 100000.

Pittsburg, Oct. 22.-Harry X. Thaw,
in the New York Tombs for the killing
Of Stanford White, and his wife,
Evelyn Nesbit Tbaw, through their at
torneys, at present unknown, filed four
deeds in the office of the Allegheny
county recorder here, transferring
to members of his family.
The transfer is made to his mother,
Mrs. William Thaw; his two sisters,
the countess of Yarmouth, and Mrs.
George Lauder Carnegie, and his
brother. Josiah Copley Thaw. The
money consideration in each case is
$4,000, making total of $4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
BRYAN AT THE METROPOLIS
He Addresses Democracy. High School
Boys and Striking Telegraph ers.

He Addresses Democracy. High School
Boys and Striking Telegrapfers.
New York, Oct. 22.-William ]. Bry-
an delivered three address in New
York, the final one being before Il
large audience at Cooper Union at
night. The subject of the evening adj
dress was the democracy of Today"
Bryan was enthusiastically received by
his auditors and his remarks were
frequently interrupted by applause.
During the day he addressed the stu
dents of the Dewitt Clinton high
school. ard the striking telegraphers.
Bryan spoke to the boys Of the Dewitt
Clinton school on the creative AdvaI
tages OF American citizenship"
To the striking telegraphers Bryan
spoke of the destruction OF. monopoly
ard also of arbitration us a means Tor
the settlement of disputes between Ii.
hor and capital. File said it would not
be proper for him to discuss the points
Of difference between the companies
and the tele@:aphtrs which brought Oh
the present strike, or to sit in juFg
ment on the Justice Of the clailns of
either eide. He was not in favor Of
compulsory arbitration or any dispute.
but Gid believe in the establishment
of some tribunal where the truth OF
such disputes might be brought out.
Rryar's principal speech was made
to the Prog assive Democratic League
in Cooner Union Many thousands were
turned away, and Bryan was. given an
ovation when he appeared OIL the
stand. He said the common people"
Of this country were the greatest in
the country. Among the common peo-
pie he classed the farmers, who he said
had enough to keep them out of the
poor house and not enough money to
tempt brOken-dOWn nOblemen to come
over and disgrace their families by
marrying into them. Turning to the
subject of newspaper men and news
papers. he said that some-''not alp
are for sale to the highest bidder. But
among these he did not class those
which belonged to the common people,
the Weelsles and the smaller papers in
the cOrntrv
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
WIDOW OF DEVLIN
GETS LARGE SUM
Estate of Dead Millionaire Coal OPP
orator Is Settled in LaSalle
County, Illinois.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct. pa suit
of interest in Illinois, Missouri, and
Kansas has just been settled in La
Sale county court. Mary A. J. Devlin,
widow of G. J. Devlin, the millionaire
coal operator, has settled her legal diff
ficulties with her western creditors.
She paid the trustees $4,000 Of the
$50O,O0O life insurance she collected
and the trustees in return dismissed
their suit contesting her contention
for dover interest in the estate She
also dismisses all of her suits for a
dover interest in the estate. By so
doing Mrs. Devlin receives $45O,OOO.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25

cause to attack us, but we should be
prepared to resist unjust attack.
President at Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 22.-Never be-
fore in it's history had Nashville been
SO deliberately decorated as it was to
give welcome to President Roosevelt.
The special train bearing the president
and his party reached the Union sta
ton at 8 O'Clock in the morning amid
the booming of cannon, ringing Of
bells, blowing Of whistles and the
cheering of the thousands who had
gathered to do honor to him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Indemnity from Morocco.

Paris. Oct. 22.-France and Spain
have sent an identical note to the
powers which signed the Algeciras
convention, proposing the appointment
OF an international commission to de-
termine the amounts OF the indemni
ties to be demanded Of Morocco in
connection with the Casahlanca mas
Sacro.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Illinois Newspaper Association.

Joliet. H., Oct. 22.-The annual
meeting of the Illinois Daily Newspa-
Per association began here. Among
those scheduled to respond to toasts
are Governor Deneen, Congressman
Snapp of Joliet and Congressman
Rainey of Carrollton. The governor is
assigned to the topic THE State and
the Fourth Estate"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Episc,pal Conference Ends.

Richmond. Va, Oct. 21.-The til
ennial general conference of the
Protestant Episcopal church closed at
3 O'Clock in the afternoon. The hour
of adjournment was marked by a
service identical with that which was
held at the opening of the nota BILE
gathering fortnight ago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS TALKS
Pays the President a Great Compli-
mention for the North.

mention for the North.
From the cemetery the party drove
to the court house square, where an
immense crowd had gathered to hear
the speech-malzing. President Roose
welt was introduced by John Sharp
Williams. The representative elected
tremendous applause when he said
you cannot in the history Of any
country, ancient Or modern, find a sue
cessiOn Of twenty-five kings, emperOrs,
or even prime ministers. the equals IA
intelligence. culture, courage or char
acter of the twenty-five presidents Of
this great republication Washington
to Roosevelt both inclusive. OF thesA
southern Bourbon DemOcrat--havu
an American pride and pleasure in
saying that the last, is by no means
least"
Williams continued: cit is an honor
for you and me, fellow MissisSippans.
to meet and entertain with an Old
tune, full hearted, southern hOsDitali-
ty the Hon. Theodore RoOseV elt-;,n
dignity and from his many excellent
traits Of private character. He is our
chief Observation-Disclosures chief mag
istrate of reunited Dixie land ami
Yankee land-never so firmly cemented
in blood. opinion and sentiment as
they are today.
When the president arose to reply
tie big crowd gave him a noisy dem-
OnStratiOn that lasted several minutes.
Immediately after closing his address
President Roosevelt and party were
rapidly driven to the Yazoo and Missis
sippi Valley railway station, where a
s,Iecial train stood in waiting. At the
station an enthusiastic AIississippian
yelled "GcoG-bye, Teddy; you can get
anything Mississippi has got" and it
seemed to please the president greatly
The presidents speech began with
felicitatiors over the rapid healing Of
tce wounds caused by the civil war.
fore in any nation in such short time.
He then declared himself for the i'm.
provement of the great rivers OF the
country and the building of stable le
wees by the national government AMI
intinlated that he would construe the
constitutions "brnadly' to get the neces
sary power. He also favored extend
ing national help for irrigation in any
section of the country needing that
help. Ho added that he would depart
from his rule and state now that in his
next message to congress he would
earnestly urge such river improvement.
He closed with an earnest appeal for
the uplifting of the character of the
people.
The president said he agreed hearth
" that the constitution of the United
States represents fixed series of rrin-
ciples Yet he held that in the inter
est OF the people it must be interpreted
not as a straight jacket, not as laying
of the hand of death upon all develop
ment, but as an instrument designed
for the life and health and growth of
the nation He spoke his inevitable
good word for big navy. 4 He was
sure we would never do any WRONG
that would give another nation just
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
Farmers Want More Phones.

Hayton. Wis, Oct. 19.--Farmers in
this vicinity have united in support
ing a movement for the installation Of
rural telephone line. The Eastern
Wisconsin company is back of the en-
terprise, which is destined to cover
Calumet county with network of
wires. Several lines are now in use.
and another from the village east to
the Manitowoc county line is under
consideration.