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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-20

fore the timber for the Mayhower or the Anne was
planted. It had its origin in antiquity when the
Romans and Greeks held . fast day in October
which they dedicated to the goddess Of agriculture
and royal frolicking. day on which the chase and
all sorts Of rustic sports held sway.
Going even further back into the remote ages Of
not our country, alas-but Of the world, We ind
the early Egyptians setting aside day for general
Thanksgiving and burning Of incense and offering
sacrifices to their divinity Of the crops the Goddess
Isis
For seven or eight days the Jewish Feast Of
Tabernacles" was. centuries ago. held during the
seventh month, which IL November and after the
completion Of Solomon's temple the people that
year held 1l-day festival which was . time Of
thanksgiving, and during which time they gave
thanks for the abundance Of their land. Living in
booths they decorated their entire homes with
branches Of tho palm and Of citron trees and then
showed that 1t was for the yield Of the season as
well - for the completion o; the temple that they
were giving thanks.
. Coming forward q century two find Thanks
giving day being held in England under the name
Of Harvest Home" This day usually early in
November and it opened by a church service. which
was followed by a day of gayety and feasting
Thanks were given in the churches for the BENEFITS
Of the season and then the masses aocked to the
grounds Of the classes" to which they were all
invited. Here squire and gentry entertained the
peasantry with free and easy dances in the barns
wrestling matches and feats Of archery, for which
prizes were given.
In the evening harvest songs were sung by the
light Of the moon, over the beer and ale, which
flowed freely. dinner, such only the early Eng
Nsh knew how to prepare. served to these great
crowds Of thanksgivers, and the Harvest Home day
ended in rspletion both Of appetite and merrymak
ting.
Before the Reformation a special day was set
apart in England for giving thanks, and after the
reformation the custom was continued with added
fervor but after ALL It 10 not from English an
osstsrs ~ We might suppose. that We received the
inspiration for our nrst Thanksgiving day.
Neither did the idea originate with the Pilgrims
themselves. They merely continued = custom with
wtich they lad become familiar and Of which their
natures approved, when they were living with their
EUtch cousins
To digress Just q little: 1t has been claimed by
some Investigators who stopped Just a little short
Of the beginning in tracing backward that the rst
real Thanksgiving day Of true American meaning
was held by the Popham colonists Of Monhegan.
but ~ they were Episcopaans and gave thanks
every week in their regular church ritual this must
b blAckbaled and cast out Of our calculation.
ARd now to return to the Pilgrims and the Gus
toms they absorbed while protected In Holland. The
3pious Dutch, before the Pilgrims hocked to their
peaceful land, had set apart October which to
give thanks for their harvest but more especially
for their deliverance from Spanish authority. The
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-20

out break IN Plymouth and Massachuselts Bay
colony from its inception until 1853, with the ex-
ception of the year when King Philips war inter-
rupted there records to show. In this colony
the church and government alternated in arrang-
ing the date of celebration
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-20
when Ne ShineR,

Tom-The biggest nuisance on earth
10 q kicker.
Tess-Unless the dear boy happens
10 be on the football team.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-20

Whiskey straight makes man
crooked.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-20

claim to the honor OF having the only
original" Thanksgiving day on the
globe Then along comes . long-haired
historian with his array Of facts and
our pride receives 4 shock.
There IL hardly q country in the
world which does not give thanks for
one reason or another. Some have bet
ter reasons than others. but they all
claim to have suhicient excuse for being
grateful to set aside one day each year.
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NeAzLkore55

E elevate our chins, e1-
pand our chests and don
our came over on the
Maynower" expressi Q . 10 n
when some one mentions
the origin of Thanksgiv.
ing. UnhesitatinRIy va lay
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
TIE FOnAnrR CLrR

Beware OF the men who resort tc
srbterfuges. That Foraker club or.
ganized among colored Republicans
is an adjunct to the Fairbanks ma
chine. 1t is anti-Taft, in other words
Foraker has no show of being nOmin-
ated. He was utterly repudiated BY
the people, white and black, of his
own state. The only appeal of the
Foraker club is to race prejudice. the
very thing the colored man has been
complaining of, and the thing he has
most TO fear. His allegiance to the
Republican party has been his politi-
cal salvation. If he himself draws the
race line between white and black Re
publicans, where will he be? Those
are not friends of the colored men,
who are aligning him against the ma
tional Republican administration. and
the apparently overwhelming majority
of the Republican party. Those men
are using the black voters for their
own sinister purposes.
Colored voters should not follow
bCodling leaders, who are organizing
Fairbanks force under the Foraker
banner. Let them ask Capt. Ed Far
ley or Major Ashcraft or Captain VII
Eamson--old soldiers--whether the
Twenty-ifth infantry was treated any
more harshly on account of the
Townsville affair than white regi-
ments have been. Those soldiers con-
spired TO conceal the identity of men
who shot into homes of defenseless
women and children and dsgraced
their uniform. White or black they
were not fit for soldiers; and white
regiments have been treated WORST
tnan receiving mere dishonorable dis
charges.
Roosevelt has been the consistent
friend of the colored man; but he
showed his courage by refusing to
condone heinous crime just because
the perpetrators were co'ored
Nothing but III can follow move
ment to make Of the Brownsville af-
fair a race issue. No one but a de-
signing politician, regardless of the
disastrous consequences to race
just struggling to full responsibility
OF citizenship, would stir their preiu-
does TO committing an act of rash
ness, that viii undo all that their true
leaders, such as Booker T. Washing
ton, have accomplished.
Colored men should not permit
themselves to be made tools Of.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
TAFT'S STRENGTH.

Minnesota will take Taft for hers
please.
Critics have said that the national
administration is wholly responsible
for the Taft candidacy and that his
chief strength will lie in the solidly
Democratic south, where all the Re-
publican politicians are federal office
holders. The idea intended, or course
was that in the Republican states OF
the north and west federal officehold-
ors cannot dominate the situation, be-
cause there are other politicians
equally as able, who are beholden tc
the people direct for tenure of office
and must give heed to popular senti-
ment. At least, followers of Fair
banks in Indiana, of Cannon in Hi
nois, of Hughes in New York and
Knox in Pennsylvania say so. Con-
sequently We presume It Is the people
speaking in Ohio, Michigan, Massa-
chusetts, Vermont. Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa and
Kansas when they declare for Taft
As a matter OF fact but one or TWO
southern states have chosen delegates
and most of them are contested, while
Taft has fully two-thirds of all the
delegates chosen in the Republican
states of the north and west, and his
opponents have difficulty in keeping
their own home states in line on the
first ballot instructions, with no hope
a. all of preventing a stampede to
Taft after that. 1t was a sorry day
for the Observation-Disclosures when
they threw that boomerang at Sccre-
tary Taft. He is winning in the Re
publican states. while the opposition
by appealing to race prejudice and
spending money has placed its last
hope in splitting the south's delega'
ton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

when the members began talking OF
burning and killing He stated that
Jacob Merke,s and David Kaufman,
of lava. ). d.. were the heads of the
order. Morkcls was the sun and
Kaufman the moon. At the Sunday
meeting. dreams were tod by menu
hers and lntorspersed by Merkels.
The dreamer had to carry out the
purpose OF his dream as instructed.
John IAhr's name had come up at
meetings. and Il was agreed 10 burn
him out. The "Dreamers' believed
lin killing everyone who did not be-
.licve with them. The witness testified
he had received letters threatening TO
Kin him because he had renowned
the faith. The witness said he knew
the prisoners had burned George
Meyers barn. John Lehr testified
that his .1G-year-old son awakened
him az midnight when the house was
found 70 be full OF smoke. Lehr said
he had TO turn his attention 10 res
cuing the family. consisting Of A.s
wife and six children. none OF whom
was able TO save their clothing. The
fire progressed so rapidly that the
witness thought gasoline NJ coal oil
had been used
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
THIN PEOPLE.


Welsh yourself. Take Vinol a while
Weigh yourself again. The gain in
iesh, strength and appetite will be
better arguments for Vinol than all We
IAN say.
This is because Vinol contains in a
concentrated form all the medicinal
lements of cod liver oil taken from
fresh Gods livers, but It is a better
body builder and strength creator than
cod liver oil or emulsions because the
useless, indigestible and nauseatmg
)il has been eliminated and peptonate
of iron added.
Nirol creates an appetite. strength
ems every organ in the body, tones up
The digestive organs, makes rich, red
blood and firm, healthy flesh.
As a body builder and strength
creator for old people. and after sick
ness and for pulmonary troubles,
Vinol is recommended by over 5000
of the leading druggists of the United
States.
so sure are we of what Ninol will
10 that We refund money TO those who
try Vinol and are not benofited.-'
". b. Mcpherson, Druggist PadI-
cab, Ky.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

selves together and cooked coffee and
| salt horse. AS a significant fact, the
Niger left the dishes unwashed, and
no one cared.
Handy solomon finally shook him
self and arose.
"rm sick of this" said he. I'm go
In seal hunting"
They arose without n word. They
were sick Of 1t, too-sick TO death. We
We're silent, gloomy crew indeed rs
we thrust the surfboat aaoat clam
bered in and shipped the oars. No one
spoke a word; no one had a comment
to make, even when we saw the rock
still fifty yards from the beach. We
pulled back slowly along the coast.
Beyond the rock we made out the en-
trance TO the dry cave.
There's seal I'm there" cried Handy
Solomon. Lots of 'em!'
He thrust the rudder over, and we
headed for the cave. No one express
ed an opinion.
AS it was again high tide. we rowed
in TO the steep shore inside the caves
mouth and beached the boat. The
place was full of seals. We could
hear them believing
1.-TWO OF you stand here" shouted
Handy Solomon, "and take them as
they go out. Wen go in and scare
'em down to your
They'll run over u.s. screamed
PulZ
mo, they won't. You can dodge up
the sides when they go by"
This was indeed well possible. so
we gripped our, clubs and ventured in
10 the darkness.
ITO be continued i'm next issuc.)
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
WORSE THAN ALL
ORDERED iiOMt
DESTROYED. FAMILY SLAIN.
His Oncnsc Was That He Had II"
fused To Join Their Band Near
Medicine Hat.

Medicine Hat, Man, April 17.-At
the trial of the nine members Of the
sect known as "Dreamers," for burn
ing John Lehr's home, south Of here,
the testimony revealed that members
of the order had TO obey the instrua
tons of the leader, who, because
Lehr refused to join the congrega-
ton ordered his followers to destroy
Lehr's home and slay his family at
midnight, because he was a hereto.
Michael Brosts testimony was the
most sensational. He said he had
been a Dreamer" but severed his
connection with the organization
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

sion, as every one expected him TO be
and summoned a special grand jury
to investigate the night rider raids
Marshall county set the pace, which
has been taken up in no uncertain
way by the officials of Galloway, and
now the night riders of that county
are on the run"
Hon. E. r. Barry, the editor, let IL
be said to his credit, has never by a
word excused lawlessness, either in
the tobacco war or TO regulate local
social conditions. In the kindliest
manner he has fostered a sentiment
in Marshall county that has not given
the night rider spirit a chance to
propagate. Had newspapers every
where in the Black Patch maintained
this attitude from the start the pres
ent situation in Galloway county
never could have existed. Judge
Barry's wise course contradicts the
statement OF other members of the
country press that they were afraid
they would hurt the farmers organi-
cation by fighting night riders.
In this weeks issue of the Murray
Ledger an attempt is made to con-
fuse the efforts of the authorities to
suppress night riding with an attack
on the tobacco association. 1t is the
salvation of the association at this
time to free itself from many imputa-
tion of completely in the night riding
business. 1t is the last hope of the
night riders to make it appear that if
they are punished the association will
be destroyed.
The night riders will be punished.
Authorities, who are trying to sun
press night riding, are in sympathy
with the farmers organization. II is
not the friend of the association, VINO
lis endeavoring to confuse it in the
popular mind with the cowardly mid
night marauders. No one but the
night riders and their sympathizers,
the real enemies of every legitimate
enterprise, are trying to do that.
The Planters Protective associa-
ton has no worse enemy in the world
than the Murray Ledger and similar
publications. No man, who has con-
fidence in our free institutions, will
believe that the majority of the farm
ers in western Kentucky belong to an
organization that is founded on the
theory of arson. murder and the vio-
lation OF the sacred rights of citizen
ship. Efforts of the Murray Ledger
and of the men accused of night rid
ing to make us believe that are un-
availing. They will never stay the
strong arm of the law; and we advise
all true association men to uncom-
promislngly condemn the Ledger's at
titude. 1t is not in the interest of the
association; 1t is in the interest of the
night riders. Farmers, don't let the
pirates pull your craft under
by their drowning struggles.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

London, Ky. April IA gentle
man who has lately returned from "a
business trip in Madison county is
responsible for the prediction that
there will be as much tobacco as usual
raised this year in that section.
A number of thy farmers are par
ties who recently were living in the
mountains and drifted to Madison af-
ter selling their mountain mineral
lands. A considerable number of the
tenants are native of the hills. These
are quite capable Of taking care OF
themselves If attacked. II was re-
ported that some large planters have
employed men known TO be handy
with a gun to guard their property A
quantity of arms and ammunition has
lately been sold at iRichmond and 9th
Ter points to farmers
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
NEWSPAPERS RESPONSIBILITY

1t is with pardonable pride the
Benton Tribune Democrat mentions
the fact that Marshall county blazed
the way in the fight on lawlessness.
This weeks issue says:
eve are certainly glad that II now
looks like the end of the night riders,
in our state, is in sight. II 1t ends
now it will take at least a quarter OF
a century for our state to recover
from the injury TO its good name
that has been done by these bands OF
lawbreakers. And we are doubly
glad and proud of the fact. that when
the first outbreak occurred in oul
county that our county judge. II. b
Holland, commonwealth's attorney
John G.. Lovett, and county attorney
w. NJ Reeder, had the courage and
fidelity to duty as officers of the law
to at once take vigorous action to is
vestigate and bring to light the Of
Tenders. Then our circuit Judge. w
n. Reed, was fully equal 70 the occa-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
Ebe
MYSTERY
BY Stewart Edward White
And Samuel Hopkins Adams
Copyright, 1907, by Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Continued from last Issuc.)
CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XIX.
- HE inevitable happened. One
noon Pull looked up from his
labor of pulling the whiskers
. from the evil smelling masks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

their tormentor We organized an ex-
petition to hunt him down. 1t was ri
diculous enough, six strong men prowl-
ing for the life of one poor little insect.
We did not find him, However, though
we succeeded in silencing him. But
no sooner were we back In our hunks
than he began it again. and such was
the turmoil Of our nerves that day
found us sitting wan about fire, hug
ging our knees.
We were so genuinely emptled, not
so much by the cricket as by the two
years of fermentation, that not one of
us stirred toward breakfast. In fact.
not one of us moved from the llstless
attitude in which day found him until
after 0 O'clock. Then we pulled our
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

There VIII be- mass meeting held
SUNDAY afternoon az 2:3O O'Clock at
the county court house. All laborlus
men and brothcrhoods especially In
vitad. The meeting will be held under
the anspLces Of ConLral labor Union.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

If anybody from McCrackin county,
who was at the preliminary hearing
of the night riders at Murray, is so
lacking In modesty as to consider him
self handsome, he knows Judge Wells
has been talking about him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

The Murray Ledger should para
phrase that poem it quotes in this
weeks editorial as The Man With
the Goose Neck Hoe"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17

They are never alone that are &C.
companied by noble ghts.-Sid-
ney.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average for March, 1908. .3943
Average for March. 1907. .3S44
Increase ..... ... SO
Personally appeared before me, this
April l, 1908, r. d. McMillen, bust
ness manager of The Sun, who affirms
that the above statement of the cir
culation of The Sun for the month of
March, 1908, is true to the best of his
knowledge and belief.
My commission expires January
10, 1912.
PTTER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-17
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you fstibestsr. Lsr-fo
Kesps your whole 'nsinss right sold o. tn
money back pisn everywhere Price 81 cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
CURIOUS FAMILY NAMES

On seeing this sign over a modest shop
Adam Good, Shoemaker. it was suggested
that hyphen in his first name might make
his fortune Bruin brewed his own waySlde
tavern beer. Cutbush is a famous florist ;
Gull has truck farm; Black & Green are tea
men, so is Mixer; Stiff Is a starch maker,
Keen makes mustard. both IN London;
Stocken is a stOckbrOker, Bettingham & Gam
BILE were arrested for their names ottense;
Smalbones makes corsetS; Pocket Is a pawn
broker; and H. EllwOod Piano, late well
known musician. was church OrganiSt
Among musicians are Mr.. Flute. Mr. Tootle.
Mr. Pougher, Mr.. Bellows: but AdJutant Gen
era1 Drum. General Sword and General Plume
were not necessarily in the regimental band.
What's in a name? Fatalisms Luck:
Something Nothing2
Ask Train Conductor killnnan, whose train
killed several of his fellow worknen- Ask
Swindlehurst. who defrauded Artisans
Dwellings Co of which he was secretary:
or Prignore, bank clerk, who had reason to
remember that He what prigS what ISM
his n, when he's ketched must go to prison
Ask the first inspector under the British Baby
Farms Act, whose name was Bailey Sampson
Breaks invented a stone pulverizIng machine
Mr.. RaShleigh tackled a mad retriever dog IN
a room. There was long fight before gun was
brought but he came off with only few
scratches. Policeman ShankS won the high
Jump prize. Legge Is a successful pedestrian
Walter Keeping was keeper of a y Ork museum.
Mrs. Hug was entangled IN divorce case.
Mr. Cunning was manager of a great gun fac
tory. Lord Throwley was thrown from his
hunter and broke his collar bone Luke
Sharpe was official receiver for the Bank
ruptcy Court of Birmingham Francis Loose
was dismissed for loose account keeping IN
another bankruptcy court. When several
villages were suffering because of dearth of
water, they were helped by the people of
Helperthorpe, a few miles distant
Henry Tumulty killed IN a street
tumult \ Philadelphia sausage makers
sign bore the name Feline. a vice. OF wise.
makers name was Evil Mr.. Drinkbeer con-
sequently assaulted three policemen Wyo-
ming named Prop IS reported aS being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

sued for nOn-SuppOrt. John Wi
owner of lake, was drowned IN stsc,z
one boat into another Two wears
Widdowson had married the widuE
former owner of the lake, who was scss
drowned on the same spot. Dr.. D-n
of Edinburgh officially reported On
of maturing whisky Dr. Drown Of I'll
Chusetts Board of Health repOrtai
state of the water supply Ms Ran
Philadelphia endured an explosion q .
stove.
Miss Large was buried after endz
live reptile at Trenton On the sams =
Rebecca Comfort elected y four frs
felt still more comfort Two Of TIE .
IN a series of biCvCle races IN NeEz1
G.. ". Coffin and F W. Dampman a
they raced each other the Coffin Ganeas
the man. The local paper reported thsE
of Miss Wedlock % Mr. Marriage.
Mr.. Dippey, an expert diver. mads Z
dives to bring up a careless Young oa-y1i
and succeeded. but too late. ANN.
summoned for not sending ms ca--s
school was Mr. Judas Naccabeus AHn {
enough TO prove his InnOCencel In 6
village deaths Is the name OF Ellza1en !
legs. which carried her nearly eigaT
Two girls wrote 1nCl0S1ng their SuIsl1
TO a New York news paper fund Iher
lures were Vera Moses and Helen AeeA +
was rather confusing. as We have =
taught that Moses was Vera Meek %.
Helen was Vera Greek. But tins :
to some of the BRAN twISterS one geS /
70 fathOm the Mysticism OF nanles
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-23
LEADERS
MUST CO TO JAIL
Mitchell, Gompers and Morrison Must
Serve Time for Violating Injunction
Granted Buck Stove Range Company.
Bitter Fought Case on Part OF the
Federation.
Especial to the World.)

Especial to the World.)
Washington, D. c., December %
Judge Wright, of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, today
found President Gompers and Secre-
tary Morrison, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and John Mitchell
president of the United Mine Work
ers, guilty of having aagrantly violat-
ed the injunction granted the Buck
Stove Range company by Justice
Gould. Gompers was sentenced to
prison for one year, Mitchell nine
and Morrison six months.
The case was bitterly fought on the
part of both the government and the
labor leaders.
The labor people asserted that the
Buck Stove Range company was I'M
fair in the employment Of labor and
sought to establish q boycott against
the products of the company.