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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
ROYAL MECHANICS.

The fact that Queen Maud OF Norway
is called Henry" in her own family
has gone the round of the press, and
some writers have gone so far as to
express surprise at royalty sanction
ing the use of nicknames, which these
publicists seem to think undignified.
Is it too much to expect royalty
never to unbend and become human
The very limited choice of names
that appear for use at the christen-
ing of a baby prince or princess is
really a veay good reason why royal
families should have pet names
among themselves.
Almost without exception English
princesses are named either Victoria,
Alexandra, Louise, Mary or Maud.
Among princes Albert has been most
popular, while Alfred, Edward,
George and Frederick practically ex-
haust the list.
among the herman emperor S
family Wilhelm and Frederick for
the sons, Victoria, Alexandria and
Margaret for the daughters are as
usual as Olga, Alexandra, Nicholas,
Michael and Alexander in the imperi-
al family of Russia.
The adoption of nicknames in our
own royal family was only a part of
the simple humanizing methods of
education and upbringing Instituted
by Queen Victoria and the prince
consort. The queen herself had never
known the true joys of family nur-
sery life in its best sense, and she was
always anxious that the young days
of her children should be as happy
and unsophisticated as those of any
among her subjects.
Since his accession the nursery
name of "Tum-Tum" has been allow
ed to lapse but to this day King
is known to his royal con-
sort and his nearer relatives as
BERTHE " while many young cousins
and distant connections speak of him
as Uncle" this following a habit
that is prevalent in almost all fami-
lies, who speak of their parents init
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
NOT THEFT. SAY OFFICERS,
BUT CLERICAL ERROR.

Chicago. Feb. a. The govern
ment officials who are working on the
disappearance of $17S,O'0O from the
sub-treasury In this city, today de-
clared that they were unable to trace
the theft to any ono person. and they
have formed the strong opinion that
the disappearance is not the result of
a theft, but of clerical error.
Capt Porter, of the secret service,
who has charge of the case, said to-
day that he believed the matter
would be Strengthened out before
might He would not say that he had
abandoned the theory of a theft, but
other officials connected with the sub
treasury declared that the idea of an
error was receiving far more consider
alton than that of a possible robbery.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
A. d. Morris.

A. B. Morris, 67 years Old, died at
his residence, S34 Jarrett street, this
morning between G and Z O'Clock of
pneumonia after a lingering Illness.
He was born in Virginia but came to
this state in his early youth and set
tied in Marshall county taking up the
life of a farmer. He was six feet six
inches tall and known as the giant OF
Marshall county. He had been I'M
conscience prior to death six days
He leaves the following children:
Messrs. N. NJ. Morris, 1907 South
Eleventh street; j. B. Morris, Gren-
ada, Miss; Crit Morris, 334 Jarrett
street, and Miss Ellen Morris, Grena-
da, Miss. One brother, Mr.. d. II.
Morris, of near Hardin, Marshall
county, survives him. The body Win
be taken to Calvert City tomorrow
morning for burial. He was the
father of young Gus Morris who was
killed Sunday by S. ]. Ferguson.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR MCRACKEN
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Lectures and Papers to BE Prepared
by Doctors During Next Two *
Months.

Dr. l.. Lyme Smith. secretary of the
McCracken County Medical society.
has arranged the following program
for the weekly meetings of the so
ciety during March and April:
March 5.-Anatomy and Physiol-
ogy of the Heart. Lecture by Drs. ].
B. AGREE and l.. e.. Young. Paper.
"Anesthesia, by DR.. w. j. Bass.
March Indifferent Diagnosis and
Treatment of Endocarditis. Pericar-
ditis and Myocarditis. Lecture by
DR.. c. NJ. Sears.
March 19-Lesion of the Heart
Valves. Lecture by DR.. H. T. Rivers.
March 26-Diseases of the Heart
in reiation to Kidney Diseases. Lect-
ure by DR.. j. T. iReddick.
April 2-Surgery of the Intestines.
Paper by DIR. p. H. Stewart.
April 9--Fatty and Fibroid Degen-
GRAFTON and Irritable and Nervous
Palpitation of the Heart Lecture by
DR.. L. Lyme Smith.
April 16--Anatomy and Physiol-
ogy of the Kidneys. Lecture by Drs.
c. M. Sears and L. e. Young.
April 23-Acute and Chronic Par
enchynatous Nephritis. Lecture by
DIR. B. B. Griffith.
April 80 = Chronic intestinal
Nephritis. Lecture by DR.. S. 2. Hol-
land. Diphtheretic Anti-toxin and Its
Use in Public Health Work. Paper
by DR.. e. r. Earle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
GAINESVILLE GOES DRY.
Women and Children Paraded the
Streets.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 27.-The
election held here today to decide
whether or not the saloon shall be
abolished, resulted in a victory for
the anti-saloon people by a majority
of 254 votes. The vote was heavy
and such an election was never before
seen in the city. Early in the morn
ing 1000 men, women and children
paraded the streets waving banners
and singing inspiring songs. Prayer
meetings were held in rooms near the
polling places, The church bells rang
and the most intense interest was
manifested. The most prominent
citizens in the city took part in the
fight against the saloons. The total
vote was: "Drys," S11; "Wets," 557.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
FARMERS. WAKE UP.

Each farmer in Graves county will
travel an average of eight niles to
deliver his products to the market.
The crops our farmers raise are
made up of corn, wheat, oats. tobac-
co, hay, potatoes, ETC., and the cost
of delivering these products to the
markets over our common dirt roads,
Is much more than they have ever
dreamed they were.
Do our farmers know the differ
ence in the cost of the delivery of
their tobacco over good gravel roads
and over our dirt roads
This is question every farmer
should begin to study.
Take a farmer who has raised five
acres of wheat for sale and It will
cost him at least $500 to deliver it
to market over our dirt roads, where
as If we had gravel roads It would
not cost him mire than $3.50, not
that much In fact, but to say the
least of 1t he could save $3.50 in the
delivery of this one item. The same
saving would follow in the delivery Of
all other crops. There would be a
saving each year in the marketing
of the farm products OF even small
farmer who cultivates from 60 to rs
acres Of land in the diversified CROPS
common in this county of from $50
to $65. The farmer is the s,owest
man on earth to catch on 30 his dis
advantages and demand the things he
should have.
He pays his taxes, travels in mud
and never complains. Why don't he
wake up and demand his rights?
He never would have had free mail
delivery had not the government run
him into his home and forced him to
accept his mail.
He would have never had a tele-
phone in his house II his wife and
children had not made him put 81
there. Still he pays his taxes, and
they get higher and higher and he
pulls through the mud, and Is afraid
10 demand good roads. Farmers for
Gods sake and for the sake OF your
selves and those TO come after you
wake up to your duty as progressive
and demand better roads for
he money You are paying -Mayfield
Messenger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Every year at West Point the two star
members of the graduating class are
assigned to the engineering corps.
They are the flower of the army as
far as brains are concerned, and If
military honor is what it ought to be,
the government might do worse than
leave the work in their hands. 1t
would have been a great feat for
Stevens to have stuck to his task and
built that canal. II would have
earned him and his descendants more
than the difference few thousand
dollars a year makes. But, perhaps,
we do not understand all the facts
that have contributed to the frequent
changes In the canal commission
Some day the history of 1t all win be
written and then we win understand
the situation. Just now we are will
ing to let our curiosity go unsatis-
fed, If only progress is made with
the work. We believe the canal is
one of the presidents most cherished
projects and It is in good hands. He
has acquainted himself with the sit
uation by personal observation. When
the Board of Trade junket returns
from the canal we shall learn some
more about the Panama ditch from
an entirely new point of view, that Of
the American business man. 1t is a
gigantic task, and it is no wonder
complications have beset every step
of the preparations. We are prone to
make haste on this side of the At
lantic. and the fact that there has
been no more scandal about the canal
than we have heard indicates that af-
fairs are better than could have been
expected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
NOBILITY NOT ALWAYS NOBLE
Many Counts and Barons Not Recog-
nized at Home.

There exists In America fallaciou
belief in the great position of all
titled people at royal courts. OF all
the thousands of titled men in Eu-
rope there are no more who have the
entree to court society than there are
American colonies who go to diplo-
matte dinners and dine with the
President The European nobleman
runs the whole gamut of the social
scale. In other words, titles vary in
value In much the same ratio as ap-
pies; when they have been sent
abroad, 1t is wise to examine before
buying. Bounder barons and roue
counts rank with tobacco-spitting
colonels.-George Barr Baker in
Dollars VS.. Pedigress." in the Feb
ruary Everybody's.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
THREE KILLED.
I'm Revival of Hall-NIartin Feud in
Kentucky.

Sargent, KY, Feb. according
to a messengers report received to-
day from Beaver creek, the Hall-Mar-
tin factions FLASHED again. One hun
dred shots were fired and three men
were killed and two wounded. The
dead men are Henderson Hall, leader
er of the Hall faction. and Silas Mar
tin and Andrew Martin, of the Martin
faction. Fields Hall and Wyatt Mar
tin. Jr.. we're wounded. the latter
fatally. A feud has existed between
the parties for six months and fur
Their trouble is expected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
ANoTHER,s. nXlnnREn

Since the frank announcement that
there is deficit Of $25 900 in the
county road fund. we have been walt
ing expectantly for the Democratic
press, which so vigorously assailed
the Republican general council for
mourning Obligations beyond the es-
timated income for the year, to make
a similar attack on the Democratic
fiscal court. We can understand
what explanation the fiscal court will
make-that the obligations were in
CURED in permanently improving the
county roads, and If every cent of it
went for that purpose and a dollars
worth can be shown for every dollar
of obligation incurred, we are not of
the sort TO cast a breath of asperslon
against so worthy a project; but the
general council, better than the fiscal
court, can show that every dollar
spent would have to be spent within
a year, anyway, and so the taxpayers
were saved $4,000 in one year,
while enjoying the benefits of things
they would have had to purchase in
the future. That is why we call the
big county deficit to the attention of
the Democrats press. Here's a fiscal
court ineurring obligations beyond
the estimated income for the year to
accomplish a purpose not an absolute
immediate necessity What a lovely
chance to tease the watchdogs OF the
treasury into a barking fit, and yet
they are silent as the grave. AS for
us, we are for better roads; but we
believe there should be a bond issue
and the money spent, as Supervisor
johnson suggested, by a commission.
Then there would be nothing vague
on illusory about the expenditure.
The rural mail carriers are engaging
in a campaign for the permanent i'm
provement Of county highways. and
If al people interested in the scheme
viii work together, we can get that
bond issue next fall.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor.

The Sun is authorized to announce
Charles Reed as candidate for
mayor, subject to any action of the
Democratic party.
The Sun Is authorized to announce
Thomas B. Harrison as a candidate
for mayor subject to the action of the
Democratic primary May 2, 1907.
For City Assessor.
The Sun is authorized to announce
the candidacy Of Stewart Dick for the
Office of city assessor, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

If Stoner Ferguson was drunk Sun
day night when he killed Augustus
Morris, he must have got his liquor
in Mayfield. If he had purchased
liquor in Paducah Saturday night he
would have drank it up and become
sober again by night. Consequently,
he must have got his liquor some
where on Sunday, and we are assured
by the fact no arrests are made by
the augmented police force, that no
liquor is sold in Paducah on Sunday.
That is why, We repeat, Ferguson
must have got his whisky in Mayfield
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
Society Elects Officers.

The Woman's Home Mission soci-
ETY. of the Trimble Street Methodist
church, have elected the following
officers for the new conference year:
Mrs. B. T. Davis, president; Mrs. j.
J. Young. first vice president; Mrs.
o. NJ. Dodd, second vice president:
Mrs A. M. Chastaine, third vice
president; Mrs. J. NJ. Gentry, record
ing secretary; Mrs. c. P. Houseman,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. C.
Martin, treasurer; Mrs. T. L. Darnell,
agent for "Our Homes" Mrs. A. NJ.
Chastaine and Mrs. ]. M. Gentry
were made delegates to the approach-
ing annual meeting of the Home Mis-
sion Workers of the Memphis con-
ference which meets In Paducah
March 1929. Mrs. j. C. Martin and
Mrs. c. P. Houseman are the alter
mates. The annual meeting will be
held at the Trimble Street Methodist
church of which the Rev. G.. w.
Banks is the pastor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

mate friends as "Uncle So-and-So."
When the handsome young Prince
Frederick of Prussia came wooing
our 15-year-old princess royal the
queen at once reduced his long name
TO the more friendly Fritz" which
name he always bore with his wife,
and later with his people.
In the charming nurseries at Os-
borne, where Queen victoria's Off
spring spent so many happy years.
Princess Helena-who aftermard
married Prince Christian of Schles-
g-Holstein-was known by the
pretty diminutive of "Lenchen,
while Prince Alfred. who died duke
of SAKE Coburg-G otha. was called
"Afie"
When the sailor prince Joined the
navy he was still of most shy and
retiring disposition and begged that
on no account should he be either
treated or addressed as a prince.
After some cogitation among the
officers and considerable thought
among the men the hands who serv-
ed in the gun room hit on the de-
signation of "Mr. Alfred" and
throughout the navy the name of 'Mr
Alfred" stuck to the prince for a
score of years.
When Prince Eddy" and Prince
George % Wales went to sea as bits
of boys and shared all the joys and
tribulations of midshipman's quart
ers with half a dozen other young
sters. their nicknames were scarce
ly complimentary.
Prince Edward, who was always
tall and slender, was at once called
Herring" while the smaller Prince
George answered to the name of
"Sprat." 1t says much for their SEN
sible ideas of life that they wrote
nome with great glee and told their
parents of the nicknames their ship
mates had bestowed on them.
From time to time doubt is thrown
on the assertion that in his family
the late duke of Clarence was known
as Eddy"
But if many tender references to
him by that name in Queen Alex
andra's letters are not sufficiently
it may interest unbellev-
ers to know that one day. while the
kings family still lived at Marlbo-
hough house, the young prince went
into one of his sisters sitting rooms
and idly scratched his pet name
Eddy" on the window pane with a
diamond ring.
A few weeks later the present en-
peror of Russia, who was then the
,zarevitch, was visiting his English
cousins. He noticed one day the
luke Of Clarence's name on the win
low, and with his ring cut beneath
t his own pet name "Nicky."
For some years before his death
IN fact from the time he entered the
Tenth Hussars-the duke of Clar-
snce was nicknamed collars and
Cuffs" little joke at tne expense of
he extremely high collars he affect
ID, and one which he bore with the
good nature that was SO characters
&c Of Manchester Chronicle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
Similarity.

The fiamingo is mostly neck,
1t twists and turns hundred ways,
Reminding us how like we are
To fiamingoes on rainy days.
Buffalo Evening News.
The stork is mostlydegsS
And therefore wen agree, :
That this odd bird is Hike
A musical come-e-dee.
Kansas City Times.
The peacock's mostly made
OF feathers and of pride;
To many women these
Remarks may be applied. lsl
Exchange.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
What Osteopathy win Do.

There are but few people who have
not heard of Osteopathy. also Of
some of its achievements. But there
are far too many who have accredit-
ed 1t with being good for only those
conditions from which they have
been cured, or which have come un-
der their observation. Not infrequent-
ly there is mutual surprise when one
who was cured of rheumatism meets
another who has been cured OF asth-
ma or constipation. This is homely,
but very true illustration.
Personally. l have cured chronic
cases of constipation, rheumatism,
asthma. nervousness, neuralgia anu
headaches for people whom you
know well, and the value of the Os-
teopathic treatment is but coming
generally known in Paducah. as 1t
should be.
l should like to talk p;sh you at
any time about your particular case,
and know l can cite you TO some OF
your friends who will attest to what
the treatment has done for them ia
similar diseases. Come to my once,
SIG Broadway, or phone 1907 any
time from . to ~ or to p. m.
DR. G. B. FRoAGE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
To.Address students.

Washington, Feb. az President
Roosevelt today tod DR.. ]. L. Sny-
der, president of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College, at Lansing, Mich,
that he would address the students
Of that institution on the afternoon
of May 81 the day after the unveil-
ing of the Lawton monument at In
dianapolis by the president.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Hartman wants the right for rail-
roads to enter into certain agreements
under federal supervision. Hartman
and Roosevelt are side by side on
some points. The president recon-
mended to congress an amendment
to the law, permitting railroads to
enter into agreements to fight the re-
bates demanded by the great combi-
nations of capital among shippers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

It's up to the army. Every time
the government secures a competent
man TO do its work, some big concern
offers him a princely salary. and he
leaves Unc,c Sam in the lurch. En-
gineer Stevens, who was to sacrifice
ell personal gain TO the ambition of
mis- life. the construction Of the Pam
anna canal. has doused his patriotism
and turned 10 private enterprise of
come sort. Now we are informed
the army engineers will look after
the work in the future. These army
engineers are no mean craftsmen.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Ell Paso. Tex. Feb. 27.-Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford. Of the Brit
ish navy, and Attorney o. D. HAM
mond, of New York. returned today
from Mexico City. where they pro
bated the wiz of the late Lord Della
VAN Beresford. They left imme-
diately Cor Beresford ranch In the
Of northern chihuahua.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Purchasing the Chicago & Alton
railroad for $4,000. 900 and selling
it for $3.50 100000 to another road,
which the seller controls, is not spec
ulation. 1t is a cinch. The term
speculation contemplates some risk.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Railroad agitation is causing
breaks in the Wall street stock mar
ket, but We fail to see how that eff
fects the business Of the lines. Peo-
pie only pay freight on things be-
cause they have to ship them anyway.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
DEATHS OF A DAY


The infant of Mrs. Mary Allis. 1902
South Eighth street, died last even
ing and was taken to Ballard county
today for burial.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

One of the best types of self-denial
is denying ourselves the pleasure of
saying harsh things of others.-Cni-
cago Tribune.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

Average for January, 1917, .. 1912
Average for January, 1sO6...l. .371s
Personally appeared before me,
this Feb. /, 1907, E. ]. Paxton, gen.
eral manager of The Sun, who af-
Arms that the above statement Of
the circulation Of The Sun for the
month of jan, 1907, is 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, 1907-02-27

The McCracken County institute
should have asked some Graves coun-
ty farmer to represent it at the state
institute at Shelbyvflle this week.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

It's a good deal easier to give
man money than to give MIN charity
when his name is at stake.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27

-Four hundred tons of beet root will
yield from twenty-five to thirty tons
of sugar.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAL,

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax-Fos
keeps your whole insides right Sold on the
money-back plan everywhere Price So tnts.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-27
Daily Thought.

Don't borrow trouble; you will
have enough given to you"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-23
IN ROOM OF LOVER.
French Girl Suicides In Apart.
A ments of Sweetheart.

A<w York. April 22.-Because she
was losing the man that meant more
than life TO her. Isabella Bouttelot. n
pretty French girl. killed herself, hay.
ing sought her lovers room as the
place TO die.
Louis Belleville. a member OF the or.
chestra NJ iiammcrstein's Opera
House. was the lover. and when nc
returned TO his boarding house early
Sunday morning he found the body OF
his sweetheart and letter which she
had written. telling him that life was
no longer worth living.
Early the previous evening the girl
passed through the restaurant on the
ground floor OF the boarding house
and. climbing on n fence In the back
yard. reached fire escape which LED
her TO her lovers room. Once In the
room she tore part OF her clotkAng &c
shreds and stopped all the crevices IN
the windows and door and turned or
two jas jets. Then she sat down In
a rocking chair to await death.