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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
Lord Kelvin Suffers Relapse
BY Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 15,-Lord Kelvin, the
noted scientist, who mas been i'll for some
time past, has had a serious relapse.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
Roosevelt on Way

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs Rooso-
velt and a distinguished company Of
guests, sailed on the naval yacht May
flower from the Washington navay yard
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
strange Christmas superstition.

In north Germany a person must
not spin during the twelve nights of
Christmas lest he or she should walk
after death, nor after sunset on Sat
urday, for then mice will eat the
work. If 1t is desired to have money
and luck all the year round, one must
mot fail TO eat herrings on New Years
day, nor il you wish to be lucky must
YOU rock an empty cradle or spill
salt wantonly or cross knives or point
at the stars. If dirty cloth is left
on the table over Christmas night it
will make the angels weep, IL you
point upwards to the rainbow il will
make the angels feet bleed. and If
you talk of cabbages while looking at
the moon you will hurt the feelings
of the man in it.-Tit-Bits.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
AN XMAS MISTAKE.
tBy Frank II. sweet.)

tBy Frank II. Sweet)
St Nicholas was resting
From his Christmas work at last.
The gifts had all been given. = Il
The holidays were past, 4
And. doing in his armchair.
With his cat upon his knees,
The good saint smoked his honest
pipe, ~ -,
And took his honest ease.
But something reused him quickly. &
He started from his seat,
A soldier bold, maiden fair,
Were kneeling at his feet.
"st. Nicholas" the maiden cried,
Behold my fearful plight
These wounds have been inflicted
Since chat dreadful. dreadful night
When you left me in the stocking >.
OF a being. l. dare not lame"
She paused. The soldier raised his
voice
And said: II blush with shame
To stand before your saintship
In the dress you now behold,
But the way I have been treated
Makes my very blood run cold.
I've been nursed and kissed and cod
died;
I've been rocked and sung to sleep
Oh. were | not soldier ctill
I'd almost like to weep"
"Ah." unused the good st. Nicholas,
81 think | understand"
And he smiled very ilt;le smile
And eoughed behind his hand.
"Twas on that busy Christmas eve,
When all was in a whirl,
This doll was given to boy,
This soldier TO girl
And then aloud he gravely said:
81 grieve to see your pain,
Buff you'll stay with me a year
All shall be we'll again.
Next Christmas eve. my children,
When you are well and strong,
j will put you in the stockings
Where you really do belong"
II wonder where my soldier Isl"
Cried gentle little Mol:
And Baby, gazing round him, sobbed
where is my baby doll?"
But, though they hunted high and low
And searched both far and near,
The maiden and the soldier bold
Were seen no more that year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
WHERE'S THERE'S NO XMAS.
A spot In the Middle Pacific Where
Dec. % Exists Not.

The Christmas hater may be made
happy. He can have his wish and 'go
somewhere" He will not have to die
10 do 1t either. but he will have TO be
a good sailor in order 10 fully enjoy
his paradise, which is not on earth.
II is on water. Let him start on his
search from Vancouver. b. c., on
Dec. is in the direction of the ORR
|ent. AS the days pass and he comes
nearer and nearer the 25th OF the
month he may begin to feel uneasy
and think himself the victim of a
joke. Even as late as bedtime on
Dee. "a he may feel resentful over
what he fears is a wild goose sail.
He may. fah asleep thinking OF the
disagreeable things he will do next
day just because 1t will be Christmas.
but he will te disappointed, for when
he wakes in the morning he will find
III the Goth OF December. The 25th
is not and has not been. 1t seems
TO have passed in the night. II IL
gone completely-but where? An
experienced navigator explains the
lapse thus:
"In just about the made OF the
Pacific ocean Is the one hundred and
eightieth degree OF longitude. and
when that imaginary line Is reached
the westward traveller drops one day
out OF his calendar for the year. That
line crosses the antipodes. or point
on the earth's surface which Is pre-
cisely opposite TO Greenwich. Eng
land. the place at which by common
consent Of all nations the counting of
time begins. At MONDAY, when the
sun Is directly overhead az Greenwich
at other points to the westward the
time Will be earlier by one hour for
each Is degrees OF longitude. so that
when 1870 degrees is reached Il will
be midnight.
Twelve hours have thus been
gained, and the other twelve would be
added If the journey around the globe
were completed. SO by universal
agreement the 25th of December
would be dropped by all navigators
reaching the fatal line on the previ.
Gus day. and travellers would be
cheated out of their Christmas at the
only place on the earth's surface
where such a thing could happen
Montreal Star
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
Yen must not neglect discharges of
HAVSEATING YELLOW MATTER from
H. Ear. NOse aud Throat.

Yen must not neglect discharges of
AANSEATING YELLOW MATTER from
tlse Ear. Nose and Throat.
fCATARRH is NOT ONLY DANGER
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lions, death and decay of bones, kills
and reaches TO general debility. idiocy
and insanity. IL needs attention at
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making a perfect. lasting cure of ca
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when we say that B. b. r. cures we
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
Her Little Prayer.

Former Comptroller Edward NJ.
Grout of New York city tells a pretty
little Christmas story.
He sad that little girl relative of
his was visiting her grandmother on
day Already the child
had begun to speculate on what Santa
Claus was to bring her at Christmas
time, and. as children. especially
girls-will do when they are at the
home of an indulgent friend. she be-
gan to rummage through closets and
drawers.
In the course of her Investigation
she came upon brand new white
mum. It was the very thing she had
wanted, and she knew that Santa
Claus chief purchasing agent
grandma-had obtained e for her.
Taxed with 1t, grandma admitted
the truth.
But" she said, you must forget
all about IT until Christmas day"
That night as she was being put to
bed the child astonished her mother
by adding this TO her evening prayer:
please, God. make me forget all
about the little white nun Santa
Claus is to bring. New York Times.
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
INDIANS OWN GEM CLAIMS.
CaIuiIIa. Cal, Natives Discover Bcryl
Onyx, Turquoise Mines and Make
Money Out of Them.

'Jaelnto, Cal.-C. L. Swain, In
dian superintendent and teacher at
Cahuilla, has successfully promoted a
number of valuable gem claims near
Cahuilla and has made several thous-
and dollars for the Indian owners.
These mines are rich in beryl onyx.
turquoise. and other rare gems.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
Vacations as christmas Presents.

In a letter TO the employees OF the
Bourne mills OF Fall River. Mass, an
nouhcing the regular profit sharing
dividend on Dec. "a last, Treasurer
George A. Chase said The board
OF directors has unanimously author
Iced me to announce to you the expo
riment OF a vacation week in August.
1907. The mills viii close Aug "a,
and reopen Sept. 3. thus allowing YOU
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
Here's Good Advice.

o. S. Woolever. one OF the best
known merchants of LeRaysville, n.
Y, says: "If YOU are ever. troubled
with piles, apply Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. 1t cured me OF them for good
20 years ago" Guaranteed for sores,
wounds, burns or abrasiors. csc at
all druggists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23

"Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the house.
Not a creature was stirring, not even
mouse;
The stockings we're hung oy the chin
ney with care,
In the hope that Saint Nicholas soon
would be there"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
The Ring of the Christmas Dimes.

Give us the joys we've been wantin'
long
Not the Joy o. the Christmas chimes
But something more OF a jingling
song
The ring of the Christmas dimes.
That is the song that we like to sing
The song OF the stirrin times.
The song with a ring an sweep an
swing
The ring o. the Christmas dimes.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23

ten days OF rest and recreation. In
lieu OF regular pay you will get an
extra dividend on your wages, paya-
Bile Just before the vacation, To the
amount OF so per cent OF the average
weekly wages This promise was
faithfully kept.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
BADLY Mixed I'm.

Abraham Brown. of Winterton. n.
Y. had very remarkable experience.
lie says: Doctors got badly mixed
up oyer me; one said heart disease;
two called II kidney trouble; the
fourth. blood poison and the nth
stomach and liver trouble; but none
OF them helped me: 80 my wife adj
vised trying Electric Bittcrs, which
are restoring me 70 perfect health.
One bottle did me more good than
ali the five doctors prescribed. ="
guaranteed for blood poison. weak
ness and all stomach. liver and kid
ney complaints, by all druggists. soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23

Give mother a set of Silver Plate
Knives and Forks. or n set of Tea
or Tablespoons. Nothing nicer
Hank Bros.
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Free
Catarrfl
Cure

Resl Breath, K'Hawking, Ringing
~ the Ears, Deafness, Hacking
Vough and Splitting Quickly Cured.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23

In Norman and Saxon times an OK
was always roasted whole over the
Yule log al Christmas.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23

Six OF the largest colleges In Switz
erland have 2,i9s female students.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
Doors Of the Harem Are Closed
and Sealed.
HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD.
Had Seldom Been Seen by Peo-
pie Whom He Ruled.
1t Was His Custom to Appear
Publicly Once a Year.

Teheran, Persia, Jan. 9-Muz-Affer.
ed-Din, shah of Persia. died last night
At sunset the doors of the harem were
closed and sealed, 4 sign that the
king of kings was dead.
At O'Clock last evening the heir ap-
parent was summoned to the death bee
with the cabinet ministers. There was
no public announcement of the death
and none will be made until today, al
tnougn all the foreign embassies learn
ed the news last night.
Muzaffer-ed-din was the fifth shah
or the kajar dynasty. He was "a wears
old, and from the usually imperturba-
bic expression on his face defied the
efforts Of readers of character. The
Kajar dynasty came into power in
1894 after civil war lasting fifteen
years. The present shah was the sec
ond son of Nasr-ed-din. who was as
sassinated in 1896.
According to the Persian law of sue
cession, the monarch is at liberty to
name his successor. and while he usual
ly names his oldest son by a Kajar
Princess to succeed him on the throne,
the rule is not always followed.
Muzaffar-ed-din was named. yet he was
a second son, and he in turn broke the
rule by selecting for his successor to
the crown his eldest son, Mohammed
Ali Mira, whose mother is not a Kaiar
princess, to follow him.
The Persian royal family is natural
ly very large. The shah had six sons
and twelve daughters. There are
some hundreds of princes and prin-
cesses, but official lists only mention
the names of six soTis. two uncles, two
aunts, and about one hundred great
uncles and cousins of the shah.
Seldom has the shah shown himself
to the populace. On the Persian New
Year he would show himself in a
throne in the courtyard of his palace
Then there would be a procession of
troops before him.. a distribution of
money to his soldiers. a saIaam by the
be seen for another year, unless he
had a tour in view.
The shah had six palaces. The prin-
cipal palace occupies the citadel. In
this is the famous s4all of mirrors and
the equally fameuS peacock throne
The throne is said to have been con-
structed for the Shah Faith Ali at a
cost of IL million dollars There Is
another peacock throne in the mu-
have seen assert would be ignored by
a thief in search OF plumber.
GerTnany's Attitude.
Berlin, Jan. 9.-The death of the
shah seemingly does not affect the
German attitude of simple observa-
tion in Persia. with the intention to
maintain equal trade opportunities for
all countries. 1t is commonly remark
ed at the foreign office that any at
tempt on the part of Germany to OBJ
tain political or commercial ascend
tributed to her, instead of being a
wedge to drive Russia and Great Brit
ain apart would unite them in their
Persian policies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
TO DISSOLVE MERGER.
Same Ownership of Two Compel.
ing Railroads Is Charged.
Wabash, Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Companies.
Same Interest to Be Forced to
Divorce Industrial Properties.

JEFFERSON City, Mo-, Jan. 9-Suits to
dissolve the alleged merger of the Wa
pash, Missouri Pacific and Iron Noun
tain railway companies and the Pacific
Express company and to revoke the
hcenses and charters of the Pacific Ex-
press company. American Refrigerator
Transit, Western Coal and Mining COM
pany, Rich Hill Coal Mining company
and the Kansas Missouri Elevator
company were filed in the supreme
court by Attorney General Hadley to-
day.
The petition alleges the stock of the
companies named are owned by the
same interests, the Goulds, in violation
or the provisions of the constitution
and laws of Missouri
concerning the nature of the suits,
Attorney General Hadley said:
These suits are brought for the pur-
pose of forcing discontinuance of the
ownership of the stock of the Wabash.
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
companies, and the control of these
two of which are paraIleling and COM
peting lines, by the same interests and
to force a discontinuance of the owner
ship of the stock by these companies
IN the Pacific Express company. Amer
lean Refrigerator Transit company
Rich Hill Coal Mining company, West
ern Coal and Mining company, and the
Kansas, Missouri Elevator company
BY this stock ownership these roads
have, in fact, been engaged in business
not authorized by their charters and
prohibited by the constitution and laws
OF the state. The forfeiture of the
charters of the coal mining companies
and of the Kansas-Missouri Elevator
company is prayed for, the license of
the Pacific Express company and the
American Refrigerator Transit com
pany to do business in the state is ask
ed but the forfeiture of the charters
4 rlf< fg g.
only in case they should fail to discon-
tinue. within a definite time, these
usurpations, should the courts so order
Illegal practices. exist to a greater
or less extent in the case of a number
of other Missouri roads and other suits
VIII be brought as soon as the work
can and Office force will permit. These
cases have been under consideration
nearly year ever since the disclos-
ures incident to the Gould Ramsey con-
test for control of the Wabash. Their
institution has, however, been delayed
by press of work incident to the
Standard Oil and maximum freight
rate litigation, and sickness which
took me from my office for nearly six
months"
New York. Jan. 9.-E. T. Jeffery OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
who is also chairman of the Wabash
railroad and an officer of various other
properties known as the Gould system.
stated today that the Associated Press
bulletin was the first intimation he
had received of Attorney General Had
ley's suit to dissolve the alleged mer-
ger of the companies named as de-
PENDANTS in the action Under the cir
cumstances, Mr.. Jeffery said no state
ment. could be given out at this time.
General counsel for the Gould lines
here will at once consult with special
counsel in st. Louis regarding the de-
Tending of the suits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
SMITHS RATE BILL is IN.
One Proposed by Kinsley Senator Sees
the Light.

Senator Fred Dumont Smiths maxi
mum freight rate bill for the transpor-
tation of wheat and corn, forbids re-
bates and provides penalties for viola
tions. He introduced it at this morn
ing's session. It fixes the maximum sim
gle line rate that railroads can charge
for each 100 pounds of wheat at 20 cents
when the distance is less than six miles
and this is gradually increased accord
ing to the distance of the haul until 1t
reaches the ESQ mile mark, the rate for
this being fixed at 10 cents. Over $50
miles the railroads can charge cents
extra the first 100 miles and SO on up to
Il cents extra for 300 additional miles
ana 6 cents extra for over 300 additional
miles.
Double line rates under the provision
of the bill for wheat start in cents Tor
six miles or less and Is increased grad
mallv to 1O.5 for $50 mile haul and the
extra rates allowed for exceeding dis
tances are the same as provided FOR
the single line rate. The single line rate
FOR corn. per hundred pounds starts in
AZ tx cents for less than a six mile
heul and is increased gradually up to
a for a $50 mile haul Extra charges
can be made for hauls over 250 miles
At from / to cents, according to the
distance. The double line rates on corn
start in at cents for less than a six
mile haul and is increased up to 9.5
cents for ESQ mile haul and the same
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HER ANCHORS DRAG.
The Paul Jones Is Buffeted by
Southeaster.

Santa Barbara. Cal, Jan. 9.-The
torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones. for
over "a hours. has been fighting a
southeaster that is raging in Santa
Barbara channel, and several times
the vessel has been in great danger.
Her anchors have been dragging and
it has been necessary to put to sea to
avoid the beach.
Three men have been hurt and the
great seas that have been breaking
over her decks have swept them clear
of everything movable. Two of the
Paul Jones' boats have been stove in.
one of the injured men lost all the
fingers of one hand and another had
his ribs badly crushed. Last night the
Paul Jones was lying well off shore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
A BUNCH OF JOBS.
Uncle Sam Has Number of New
= Places to Fill.

Washington, Jan. Determinations
will be held throughout the country on
February 5. next for positions in the
agriculture department under the pure
food and drugs act. The examinations
will be for one chief food and drug in
spection chemist at $4,000 a year, sew
eral food and drug inspection chemists
at $4,000 a year; and a large number
of food and drug inspectors at $4,000
a year. In all about seventy-five ap-
pointments are to be made. The list
of eligibles will be certified to the de-
partment as soon as the papers of the
applicants can be looked over after
the examinations.
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BACK IN THE UNION.
Former Employe of Government Bind
cry Has Been Reinstated.

Washington. Jan. 9.-W. A. Miller,
former assistant foreman of the book
bindery Ia the government printing Of
fee who two years ago was reinstated
in the government printing office by
President Roosevelt after he had been
expelled from the bookhinders' union
and then discharged from the printery
on charges filed by the officials of the
bookbinders' local union here last
night.
Miller was dismissed from the gov
ernment printing office again last fall
by Public Printer Stillings, on the
charge of characterization and is now In
MINNEAPOLIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
CREMaTEO HIS CHILD.
Father Too Poor to Pay Funeral Ex-
pcnses Fined for Burning Corpse.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Charles Peterson, a
labo- r, was today fined s25 for having
cremated the corpse of his child. Peter
son was without sufficient funds to
give the child proper burial, and held
the body in the house five days, hop
ing to secure money for a funeral.
Neighbors complained to the police,
and when the officers visited Peterson
he informed them that, despairing of
being able to obtain enough money to
bury the child decently, he had carried
the corpse to the foundry where he was
employed and burned it in one of the
furnaces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
HEARST is CHAIRMAN.
State Committee of Independent
League Undoes Former Action

New York, Jan. e.-Wn. r. Hearst was
Yesterday elected chairman of the state
committee of the Independence league.
On Tuesday. January l. about thirty
members of the state committee met and
during the absence of the chairman, Max
F. Ihmsen, elected Thomas F. Long as
chairman. Today's meeting was called
by Mr.. Ihmsen, who claimed the earlier
meeting was illegal because held on
holiday. although the rules provide that
the committe shall meet on the first
Tuesday in January. The session today
was executive and admission was by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
James Reddick the Winner.

New Orleans, Jan. 9.-The Old
Hickory handicap, worth about 1900,
was won at City park by James Red
dick, with Goldic close second. 1t is
announced that President Winn of the
American association will come here
to confer with Louis A. Celia over the
proposed amalgamation of the West
ern Jockey club and the American
Turf association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
For am Eight club Ileagne

Bartlesville. 1. T.. Jan. 9.-r'red Nc
Daniel, of Bartlesvf1le, president of the
Kansas Baseball league, has called a
meeting of the directors to be held at
Coffeyville next Monday. The league
will be composed of Bartlesville C,of-
feyville, Independence, Cnanute, Cher
ryvale. Parsons, Pittsburg and Tulsa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
BIDS ALL OPEN.
Farming in the Big Pasture Can Begin
i'm the Spring.

Lawton. Ok, Jan. 9.--Judge J. w.
Witten, head of the legal department Of
tn general land office, and his assist
ants have opened the last of the 1921
bis on the Big Pasture 1t is csti-
mated that fully 80 per cent of the 2,531
claims will go at this sale. The Wash
ington force will rush the work there
so that the successful bidders may get
their farms early this spring.
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WILL BENEFIT WHEAT.
Severe SIeet storm Prevailing Over
Southern Kansas.

Arkansas City, Kan. Jan. 9-The most
severe sleet storm of the winter began
here early today and is general through
out this part of the state Wheat viii be
greatly benefited Wires are down south
of here and the stock is said to be suffer-
ing.