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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29
Onions Peeled by Lightning.

The greatest freak of the lightning
in the storm of Sunday, July 7, in
Hancock County, is reported from
West Brooksyille, where onions which
were In a bag were neatly peeled.
Such accommodating lightning as
this would be more welcome than the
usual variety. The incident sug-
gests, says the Ellsworth American,
the possibilities of that future day
when man has succeeded in tanning
lightning to his own uses. Then we
may expect to find each well-appoint-
ed home equipped with its own light
ming apparatus, which would not only
furnish light and heat, but would
peel the onions and potatoes, sweep
the floors, make the beds, wash the
dishes, hunt buffalo bugs, kill the
flies; in fact, do all the drudgery of
housework, including the semi-an-
nual housecleaning. And the servant
girl problem would at last be solved ="
-Kennebec Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29

Lord Of mercy, most loving, at
whose coming men live, at whose
goodness gods and men rejoicel Sow
ereign of life, health, and strength!
The heart of man is no secret to Him
that made 1t. He is present with
thee, though thou be one.--From
Egyptian Records.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29
rhe Farmer,s rrIvnte weed pntclr


A great many farmers while wag-
Ing ceaseless warfare, no quarter
given, with weeds in the field, man
age to maintain private weed patch
well stocked with all the weeds that
the country will grow. It is sure to
contain dog fennel, a comparatively
harmless weed, the loud smelling
Jimson, cockleburs, and dozen other
varieties that are less harmless
Usually the farmer selects his feed
yard or his garden or his orchard for
his private weed patch, to keep In
stock plenty OF weeds that Will give
him trouble for years to come.
We suggest that 1t is time to drop
this private weed patch business and
wage the same kind OF warfare
against weeds in the orchard and the
hog lot and around buildings as he
does in the fields. II he would sim
ply NOW these down before they
seed-a job for some day when he
can do nothing else---hc will add very
much to the looks of the farm and
save himself very much trouble and
loss In the years TO come.
A little timely effort even when
work is pressing will put stop to
this weed nursery business, On many
farms there are now growing enough
weed seeds, especially around hay
stacks, to stock ton-acro field. Now
them of PIow the ground. II the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29

Agent-"This Is the motor car you
want. You never have to crawl uu-
der It to put It right"
Customer---"You don't"
mo. II the slightest thing goes
wrong with the mechanism the car
instantly turns upside down. Tit.
Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29
HARD ON THE BOY.

"Darlintb" he said. what would
you do II should die? Tell me-"
Please don't suggest such a
thing" said his wife. Il cant bear
the thought OF stepfather for our
little boy. y."--Frooklyn Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29

yard is infested with these weeds,
NOV them down and thus mulch tho
trees against dry weather You can
not afford to grow these weeds
Wallace's Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29
CANARY BIRDS IN CHURCH.

Children's Day was celebrated sam
day by the largest Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday-school in Pennsylvania.
that of Sloan Church, Eass Susoues
hanna avenue. The school has 214S
pupils, and all but a few of them at
tended the special services The girls
were all dressed In white, and the
solid rows OF them, together with the
ilower decorations. made a pretty
spectacle for the church members ani
tho visitors who crowded the gallery.
A dozen cages, each containing a
canary bird, were suspended FROM
different parts OF the high ceiling. and
the little featherd songsters Joined
In the singing with the children. The
idea OF having songblrds In church
service is new, and every one present
agreed that the Innovation was q
clever one, - Philadelphia North
American.
The highest elevator sorylco In the
world is that at Burgenstcck
mountain near tho Lake OF Aacsfne.
where tourists are raised 500 feet 10
tho top Of vertical rock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
BOLD BURGLARS
ROB DRUG STORE
In PLAIN SIGHT
McPherson's Cash Register
Opened and Money Extracted
Where They Can Be Seen
From Broadway-Ideal Meat
Market Visited.
SAME MANNER OF ENTRANCE

McPherson's drug store. at Fourth
street and Broadway, was entered
some time between midnight Satur-
day night and opening time Sunday
morning. and about $40 in chang.
was stolen from the three cash regis
tiers.
The thief entered through a back
door opening into an alley. The bur-
glary is one OF the boldest committed
recently, as two of the registers wen
I'm plain view of the street.
The burglar, who entered the Ideal
meat market, 512 Broadway, early
last week, is supposed to have played
a return engagement at that place
Saturday night, as the same route
was chosen by the thief who entered
Saturday night. but failed to get any
money from the register. Several
packages of canned goods and some
meats, which were hanging on the
side of the refrigerator, were stolen.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
BACHELORS CLUB
ADVERTISED FOR
WIVES FROM EAST

Temple, Okla, Dec. 16.-Unlaw-
ful use of the mails is the charge to
be preferred by federal authorities
against the Randlctt Bachelors club
of Randlett, okla, members of
which. by writing letters to eastern
girls under fictitious names are ac-
cused of having caused dozens of
young women to go to the town In
quest OF husbands and fortunes.
Not being able to find the men
with whom they corresponded with a
view of marriage. the girls are now
left stranded. Several are being
cared for by persons in this town.
The case of Lois Bamberger, IL
years old, of Chicago, who arrived
here last Sunday, is typical. She
spent four days in quest of the man
whom she expected to marry, but
could not find him. Money was raised
here to send her back to her parents
and she started today. The girl
said the man sent his photograph
and wrote "the sweetest of letters,
so that she could not help falling in
love with him."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
NEW ANAESTHESIA
JUST EPSON SALTS,
LACKING DANGERS

New York, Dec. 6.-Announce-
ment of the discovery of new anaes-
thetic-safer, cheaper and simpler
than any hitherto known-is about
to be made by the Rockefeller Instl-
tute for Medical Research. Plans art
under way for the spreading of the
important tidings to the medical and
surgical world.
The new anaesthetic is nothing
else than plain, common EPSON salts,
or, to give it its scientific name. sui
plate of magnesia. It was discovered
by DR.. Samuel ]. Meltzer, one of the
Rockefeller experimeuters. Its great
est value is that It permits any sort
of operations without danger to the
heart of the patient. Either local or
general anaesthesia, it is said, may
be produced by the injection OF 20
per cent solution of the familiar drug
into the nerved tract governing the
sensations of the part to be operated
upon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
SHANTY BOAT FIGHT
RESULTS SERIOUSLY
One Is Killed, One Fatally
Wounded.

Louisville, KY, Dec. b6.-One
man was killed, another fatally
wounded. a third dangerously wound
ed and a woman and little girl re-
ceived less serious gunshot wounds
in a battle between two shanty boat
men and a posse from Kentucky at
Bethlehem, Ind, village thirty
miles above Louisville, Sunday morn
ing The victims are:
The dead: Arthur KEELING, shanty
boat man. Fatally wounded: Clar-
ence Scott, Houston Landing. Den
gerously wounded; Iva Scott, Hous-
ton Landing. Ky. Mrs. Arthur
Keeling, shot in the arm. Agnes
Keeling, little girl, shot in hand.
On Saturday night the home of the
Scott brothers at Houston Landing
was robbed of a small amount oil
produce. Securing the assistance OF
three officers and two neighbors. the
robbed parties crossed to the Indi'
ana side of the river and approache ed
Arthur KILLINGS shanty boat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
NIGHT RIDERS ARE WELL ORGANIZED
AND HAVE SPIES IN HOPKlNSYILLE

something more than a rumor that
caused the citizens to organize and
put $50 men on guard all night.
"Citizess guard the town nightly
now, and night riders are in the
town watching them. A man can't
make a move in Hopkinsville with
out being watched. In little while
person begins to realize that he is
sh adowed. A member OF the vigil
ance committee told me he called up
the governor by telephone. and turn
ing, saw two men, who had been al
most on him. vanish.
might riders enter town in,twos
and threes. generally you will grow
suspicious of the number OF trios
you see They scatter to all parts
of the town in groups. Hopkinsville
people are worried; but they are
meeting the situation bravely and
have confidence that the governor
will put a stop to conditions"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Corps of Surveyors Start Work on
Route of Southern Electric Line
From Paducah to Mayfeld Today
Arrived Last Night and Begin
at Twenty-fifth and Ten
nessee Streets and Will Pro
coed Toward Mayfield.

Survey of the route for the South
ern Electric railroad between Padu-
cab and Mayfield commenced this
morning. A corps. of engineers un-
der Mr.. A. c. Harrington, of India
napolis, arrived last night and
started to work at Twenty-fifth and
Tennessee streets, going toward
Mayfield.' The party includes B. c.
Hays and ]. w. Williams. OF May
field. and w. l.. Eckhause, w b. Gil
bert. T. o. Mullins and j. A. Har-
rington. of indianapolis.
As soon as the survey is complet-
ed. which will depend much on the
weather, the work of getting out the
prospectus will be undertaken and
then an effort will be made to float
bonds in the east. This latter pro-
Jet will depend on the condition OF
the money market in the spring.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
DR.. BOILING SAYS
HE PAID PENALTY
OF FREE THOUGHT
Glad He is Going to Paris
Tenn. and Sees God of Man,
mon Causing Lawlessness in
Kentucky and Cashiers
Checks and Other Things
COMMERCIAL APPEAL LETTER

In his regular letter TO the Sunday
Commercial Appeal, the Rev. w. L.
Boiling, formerly pastor Of the Broad
way Methodist church. says:
For the first time in ministerial
life Of forty years, save one, l am
moved at the end Of one year, and
punished because | am too good an
old reb to forget the war and the six
years of the hell of reconstruction
which followed, and the removal was
brought about by protested ex-Con-
federates, who doubtless never. smels
gunpowder or even heard the scream
|of a shell. l am content, even at this
late date. to suffer for the dear old
cause, though l am not to suffer
much, since my lot falls with the
splendid people of Paris, among
whom are many OF the boys who wore
the gray and followed the Stars and
Bars with loyalty unsurpassed. So
am like Brer Rabbit when thrown
in the briar patch, and feel under
obligations to my enemies, whose en-
nifty to me consider an honor paid
my loyalty to the right.
"Well, one must pay penalty for
daring to do what he conceives to be
right, and I have become used to 1t In
these times. when the love of the al
mighty dollar seems TO be supreme,
and hence I am. not kicking, but SIM
lply take the incident to draw a moral
and adorn general reflection on
paying the penalty for being indie
pendent in these days of general
Mammonism and cashiers checks,
when the country is really prosperous,
with plenty to sell, and the banks full
of money, but with all the people
made to pay the penalty OF prosperity
to the money brokers OF New York.
who. so long as they can loan money
at usurious interest, will not be in
favor OF changing the present finan-
cial conditions.
"The fields down south are white
with unpicked cotton, though negroes
by the thousand are loafing and liv-
ling from hand to mouth. The night
riders in Kentucky are burning to-
bacco barns and killing people who
dare to attempt to protect their prop
erty, and general disorder seems to
prevail under the reign of prosperity.
and 1t would seem that a little period
of adversely would not be any great
calamity il It would change this de-
plorable condition and bring us back
to the basis of common honesty and
reasonable civilization founded upon
mans humanity rather than "man's
inhumanity to man causing countless
thousands to mourn" as We have 1t at
Ipresent."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
TAKE AUTHORITY
FROM INSPECTOR
GIVE IT TO MAYOR

No changes of Importance, except
in two particulars, are likely to be
made in the license ordinance for
1908, which is now completed and
will be introduced in the lower
board of the general council tonight.
One of these changes provides for
a closer fitting Sunday lid, and
makes saloon licenses forfeitable for
the sale of liquor in the bar room
or any other room after hours.
Another important reform will be
considered, and that is, making the
mayor final authority on all ques-
tions arising in regard to licenses.
At present the license inspector is
the judge of the scope of licenses,
the extent to which they are applica-
BILE in particular cases, and the
classification of businesses.
Some members of the general
council fear this is giving one official
too liberal authority, and ap amend
ment may be suggested, referring
such. questions to the mayor or city
solicitor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Visitor There Reports That
Attack on Town Was Plann-
ed and Only Vigilance Pre-
vented Second Raid.

'In spite of reassuring words
from Hopkinsvllle, the people OF
that city do not feel secure, and the
presence of the military there with
the state guard practically under or
ders, gives evidence of the fact that
the state administration s thorough
ly advised Of the situation" said a
gentleman, who returned today
from visit In Hopkinsville.
"The state fire marshal is finding
that he is up against an organiza-
ton. almost perfect In detail, the
members OF which are bound to-
gether by a blood oath and self-in-
'terest now. The night riders OF
Trigg and adjoining counties will be
hard to convict; because they have
spies watching every movement OF
the authorities and they will intimi-
date witnesses If they can, and do
worse II necessary, Is my belief.
"The night they were reported as
planning an attack on Hopkinsville
people of that town tell me the night
riders were actually with mile and
half of the town; when they
learned that citizens were on guard
and soldiers hurying to Hopkins
Vile. The show of force prevented
the raid, People may become
alarmed ovep rumors. but II was
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
French Opinion.

Paris, Dec. 16.-The departure of
the American feet is an occasion for
a few fresh comments here on the
Acknowledgements relations.
A well known foreign publicist
said to. the Associated Press today:
"It is now almost an open secret
in diplomatic circles that the Ameri-
can feet is going to the Pacific to
enable the United States to answer
Japan upon an equal footing. 1t is
an elementary measure of prudence
until Japan shows her hand. II she
entertains no Interior motive. the i'm
migration question will soon be set
tied"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
NO RECEIVER ASKED

Attorneys J. s. Ross and Hal Cor
bett have returned from Louisville,
where they went to argue the ques-
ton of appointing receiver for the
property of Thompson, Wilson & COM
pany, pending proceedings in bank
rnptcy.. Satisfactory arrangements
were made for the preservation of the
property and no receiver was asked
for. Answer will be made to the pc
tition of the creditors December "a.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
MRS. JOYNES SUES
FOR INDlGNITIES

Mrs Annie Joynes. wife OF A. l..
Joynes. manager of the Paducah
Office OF the Cumberland Telephone
company, filed suit in circuit court
this morning against the Baltimore &
ohio and Illinois Central Railroad
companies and the Pullman Sleeping
Car company for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Joynes alleges that after she had
paid for transportation In lower
berth Of Pullman sleepers from Pa
ducah to Boston. she was forced to
take one upper berth. and that when
she demonstrated with e. T. Engel.
the conductor, he talked to her in an
insulting manner and threatened to
have her elected from the train.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
POWERS ON STAND

Georgetown. Dec. 16.--Caleb Pow
ers was a witness today in his own
behalf In his trial on the charge Of
the murder of William Goebel nearly
eight years ago. He was dressed In
blue serge and spoke in even, steady
tones. He recited his early life, to
which the prosecution objected. He
denied the statement of Robert Noaks
relative to Bringing lawiess men to
Frankfort to intimidate election COM
missioners.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Third Street McthodIst church.

There was a good attendance and
deep interest. Several new pupils
were added to the Sunday school and
DR.. r. F. Fisher was appointed a
teacher. Miss Bessie Smedley met
her class OF girls in the afternoon to
practice for the Christmas entertain
ment. Rev. II. B. Terry preached
both morning and evening to very
attentive audiences. Seven members
were received by certificate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
English Comment.

London, Dec. 16.-The daily news
papers are publishing long accounts
from New York correspondents on
the propositions for the cruise OF
Rear Admiral Evans feet. In naval
columns experts discuss the advisi-
bility of testing the resisting power
of the ships to the wear and tear of
the long voyage. Naval officials
agree that this. although expensive,
is desirable, and also that the cruise
of the American battleships will at
ford good training for the officers
and men.
The Sunday Observer says:
"The plain fact is, that the cruise
is a political reconnaissance of force
in view of the rise of Japan. The
fleet bears the American flag to the
Pacific as a symbol of power and an
expression of national will that II
will defend and develop the Ameri-
can interests. Its despatch looks
singufarly like a bluff and an indis-
erection. We fear that the Americans
have made a profound mistake II
they presume too much on the Jap
anese patience. 1t is undeniable
that there is an element of potential
peril in the voyage"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
STORES REMAIN OPEN

notwithstanding the cold, dis
agreeable rain. which was falling.
there was a large crowd downtown
Saturday night and the merchants
enjoyed a splendid trade. The stores
beginning tonight, will Keep open
evenings until Christmas. Many OF
them will have music for the enter
tainment OF the shoppers who are out
In the evening.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
What Russia Thinks.

ST. Petersburg. Dec. 16.-The deA
parture of the American feet evokes
intense interest here.
The Novoe Bermya does homage
to what it terms a bold Roosevelt
tian stroke" to restore the balance
of power in the Pacific. which had
been disturbed by the recent war.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
FOUR NEW CARDINALS

Rome. Dec. 16.-Pope Plus toda,
created four new cardinals at a Sc
cret consistory. Mons. Kennedy, rec
tor of the American college. in Rome,
was named as titular archbishop of
Adrianopolis. and Mons. O'Connell.
rector of the Catholic University at
Washington, as titular archbishop of
Sebaste.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Who Would Like TO Play Santa =?


poo held ehaaby inclined
or
mves Santa
gratifying
permitting
practice. chnden belief
Claus getting his mail about
Krngle letters Claus box
city honest by the
Of
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
AT GOLDFIELD

Goldfeld, Dec 16.-Commission-
ers NELL, Murray and Smith today
began an Investigation of strike con-
ditions by summoning witnesses,
who include miners, owners and res.
idents generally.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Throws SNOWFALL; is Hurt.

Kankakee. ILL.,, Dec. l6.-Throwing
a SNOWFALL may prove fatal to Mrs
F. A, schugman. of this city. In
friend she lost her
balance, falling headlong from a
porch TO the ground, distance of 90
feet, receiving serious injuries.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Trivial Damage Done.

The roof of the residence Of Charles
Lenary, Twelfth street and Kentucky
avenue. caught fire from a flue early
Sunday morning and the firemen
from Central station were called. The
damage was slight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16

for sale there are no questions asked
as to whether IL is pooled or nom
pooled tobacco. They express them
selves as of the opinion that the situa-
ton is critical. and is sure to affect
the market and perhaps cause no end
Iof violence.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
FOR ENGINEERS

Washington, Dec. 16.-To save en-
cheering officers of the army, who
face retirement, owing TO their in
ability to meet the hol semanship
test, Congressman Richardson, of
Alabama, introduced in the house to-
day a bill, exempting officers en-
gagged in river and harbor improve
ments, from the test.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
German Comment.

Berlin. Dec. 16.-The German ad-
miralty has been observing for some
time with great interest the prepare
lions for the departure of the Ameri-
can feet which is regarded here as
the most unusual naval experience
of modern times.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

The regular day schedule of the
street cars will run until 10 O'Clock
I night, commencing tonight. for the
benefit of those who wish to dc
Christmas shopping. This service will
continue until after Christmas.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
Fire Marshal In Trigg.

CadiZ. KY, Dec. 16-tSpecial.) -
Major Johnston and Mott Ayres ar
lived here this morning to begin an
inquiry into conditions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-16
ATTEMPTED ARSON
CHARGE AGAINST
MURRAY YOUTH

Murray, Ky, Dec. 16. Especially
Detective Lee Marshall, of Mayfield,
who has been in Murray several days
looking into the attempted burning
of the tobacco warehouses two weeks
ago, caused the arrest of Ethan
Owen, a young white man about 22
years old. charging him with the
crime of attempted arson. Owen was
arrested twice, being released the
first time, the evidence not being
considered strong enough to warrant
him being held to the grand jury.
Later in the day, II is supposed that
more evidence was discovered, as he
was arrested and held over.
The examination of young Owens
was held privately and II is not
known what evidence was brought
out. He was sent to jail in default
OF $500 bail, but 1t is understood his
friends have arranged for his re-
lease today.
owen stoutly protests his inno-
cence and denies telling the detec-
tive that he attempted TO burn the
place. He claims he will be able to
prove an alibi.
Alleged Bootleggcrs.
While the detective was here
working on the warehouse case he
claims to have secured evidence
against several alleged bootleggers
and caused their arrest. Among the
number are l.. Robertson. bar
tender OF Paducah. who, It is alleged
brought out whisky in suit case
and sold to a few friends. Fonsy
Clark, a farmer. was arrested on the
same charge. The charges against
Robertson and Clark will be heard
this afternoon.