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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-03
Admits Some Advantage.

Secretary CorteIyou agrees that il
would be a great advantage TO the
Government to purchase electric cur
rent al the rate fixed In the bin Of 6
cents Tor the first LCl900C lilowatt
hours. and ~ cents for each succeeding
million, where the Government cannot
generate It's own current cheaper than
that rate.
Secretary CorJelyou says that under
the rate proposed In the bill. s cents
for the first million kilowatt hours and
~ cents for each succeeding million
per annum, it is possible that slight
saving might be made I'm some Of che
Government plants. but that. in the
larger plants, such as the State. War
and Navy Departments, Government
Printing Office. Navy Yard and Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. current is
generated by the Government for ap-
prOximately one half % the proposed
rate.
Representative Cary. who introduced
the fight against section 9. which. he
declares would put the company in the
grasp Of the Iectric light interests.
has developed much new data showing
the cheapness Of current generated in
Government pIaurS
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that the chance Of that very calamity
happening is getting better.
Naturally. they are studying their own
situation anew, with reference to this
new aspect of the Democratic contest.
Suppose johnson should be nominated &?
What then?
II would all depend on how he was
nominated. If the Bryan following
jumped to the conclusion that he was
Wall Streets Trojan horse, he would
be knitted as Parker was: and Taft. or
Fairbanks, or Hughes, or almost any
body else at the head of the RepubIi-
can ticket would win.
Suppose He Holds Bryanires.
But if ne were nominated in such
fashion as TO hold Bryan and the
Bryanites in line. and to add to that
his own peculiar and especial strength
then what?
Well, for ore thing-this is the line
Of discourse heard nowadays among a
great number of Republicans-in that
event. the Republicans would need to
nominate the very strongest man they
could find. OF course. that means
Roosevelt With Roosevelt out of it.
who is the next strongest man? Is
Taft?
That is what they are asking: and
that is the reasoning process vfiic.. Is
bringing the War Secretary's record to
the crucible Of the political analysis
for consideration
The Hughes followers are hone
ful that this process of ANALYSIS will
cause safe-and-sane majority Of Re-
publican delegates at last TO decide that
ought to be named. The Roosevelt
third-termers believe it will bring the
stampede on which they count to nom
mate their man and assure the cleo
tons results.
But just now the campaign is in the
stage of contemplation, dissection
analysis. It is six weeks till Chicago
which is a long time. Many things may
happen
Claims of "AlIies."
The press bureau OF the allied oppo-
sition came forward last evening with
a right good punch. considering that
It has been supposed to be groggy. It
did not claim" il "announced." an
nounced that the opposition to Taft
will control at Chicago by over JOG
votes. Its announcement follows:
1T is now certain that the opposition
TO Secretary Taft will control the ma
tional convention by a Majority of more
than a hundred votes.
The last week was the fourth in
which Secretary Taft has lost ground in
the proportion Of delegates committed
to mis- cause. Secretary Taft. April 1.
had more than half the delegates then
elected in his instructed column May
l less than one-third were so classified
During the last week the report has
been widely circulated In behalf of sac
rotary Tafts candidacy that the oppo-
sition 20 his nomination was disinte-
grating, and several opposing candi-
dates have been mentioned as about to
withdrew from the race. II may be
stated auth0Tltatively that these state
ments. in line with many others issued
for the purpose OF creating the belief
that the nomination Of Secretary Taft
Is assured. have no basis in fact.
During the past week 146 delegates
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TAFT WILL WIN
GROWING CONVICTION
AMONG POLITICIANS
Secretary'S Strength Be-
ing Carefully Studied
by Friend and Foe.
Sentiment for johnson
Growing Among the
Democrats.

Increasing conviction that Secretary
Taft is going to have tie votes neces-
sary 10 nominate at Chicago has marked
the development Of political opinion on
the Republican side the past week.
simultaneously, decreasing certainty
shout the nomination of Mr.. bryan at
Denver has characterized the drift Of
Democratic comment.
The anti-Taft alliance makes no con-
cession Of defeat ana rhc b gan Demo-
Gratis pooh-pOoh the idea that Mr.. Bryan
is In any possible danger OF losing.
But while the press agents continue
their b0mbardment II defeaseIcss
public with unqualified assurances from
all sides, the public itself is beginning
to figure things out 1t is figuring.
That Secretary TAFT is likely 20 be
nominated at Chicago: y,
Johnson May Tie Up Convention.
That Governor JchnsO,. Is developing
a mighty good chance OF tielng up the
Denver convention for a secs Of bal
lots, and finally either winning or at
least defeating Bryan az opening the
way for another:
That the increasing possibility Of
Johnson's nomination may yet have an
unfortunate effect on the Taft move
ment, because Republicans are dis
posed, as they realize the imminent
possibility Of meeting a very strong
Democratic candidate, to question
whether Secretary Taft is the best man
the Republicans could pit against so
strong a man as Johnson.
The very strength OF Secretary Taft.
az this state of the fight, is in a
fashion accounted a weakness to him.
He is the center Of the stage. The HIGHT
is on him - g. ~
SubjeC 90 -"-r.. ..a 80
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Roses, viOIets, Carnations, and All Cut

Flowers. Reasonable Prices. shaner.
18th & LADY.
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LIGHT CONTRACTS
HIT BY GORTELYOU
Believes Larger Govern
ment Pants Generate
Power More Cheaply.

Secretary OF the Treasury CorteIyou
has protested against the enactment
into law Of section 9 OF the sUndry civil
appropriations bill. which. as reported
by the Appropriations Committee or the
House. authorizes him 20 enter into a
contract for the furnishing Of all cleo
trio current in any and all buildings
in and near the District OF Columbia.
occupied by The Federal ard municipal
governments.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

deed. This may strike some
otherwise good men who have
heretofore sinned, but stillit must
be said, and no good Democratic
paper can conscientlouslY shirk the
duty. 1t remains for the reliable
supporters of the ticket, newspa-
pers and individuals, to stand by
the party in peace or war. 1t re-
mains for the faithful to see that it
weathers the gale, and every Dem
ocrat who is a man is urged to lay
down his passions and vote for the
nominee. AS far as the candidates
are concerned one is not a saint
and the other sinner, however
large the parade of campaign re-
ports. They are both able men.
Either will make a good Governor.
In the heat of campaign things
have been said which will cause re-
gret, but the man who has the
principles of Democracy imbedded
in his soul cannot and will not turn
his back upon the ticket.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

brought forward was Mr.. Eliot
word that another gentleman nam
ed Crowninshield then deceased
had mentioned having once en-
countered q copy in the library Of
an American antiquarian society al
Worcester, Mass, which, how
ever, subsequent search failed to
discover.
Mother Goose's grave was also
pointed out in the Old Granary
burying ground, and is still visited
by an occasional deluded pilgrim.
But the grave is marked with the
name of "Mary Goose, wife to
Isaac Goose" who decd October
ye 10Th, $780," thus dividing the
honors of Goosehood; for Mary,
wife to Isaac, is clearly not Eliza
beth, mother-in- law to Fleet, whose
fictitious singing of nursery jim
giles in Padding lane dates twen-
ty-fve years after Mary's inter-
ment.
Mr.. Andrew Lang has discoy-
cred in Loret's ''La Muse Histori-
que" published in France in 1850,
some verses, the second and third
lines of which are ''like Mother
Goose story, made up and false"
Clearly, then, Mother Goose was
known to the French more than
$50 years ago as the typical teller
of wonderful and fanciful tales.
The earliest day at which Moth
er Goose appears as the author of
stories is in 1897, when
Charles Perrault, a distinguished
French literary man, published in
Paris little book of tales which
be had during that and the sue
oeeding years contributed to
The book has a from
-ispiece in which an old woman is
pictured telling stories to family
group by the tireside, and in the
background are the words. in
French, Tales Of My Mother
Goose"
The earliest mention of an
english version of these tales
GEMS to be an advertisement in a
london paper in 1929.
1t is thus clear that Mother
loose was of French extraction, !
nd of at least respectable antiq- :
ity.-Youth's Companion. 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

Trains No. I34 and LOG are Recommendations.
Tickets and particulars as to specific ratas
limits and train time of your home ticket aeent
-O. Il. Collins, Paducah Junction,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

There will be Democratic pri-
mary election tomorrow. We
presume it is not necessary to re-
mind the voters of the fact. There
has been so much talk about IT
that the circulation of an ordinary
weekly seems like small matter.
Anyway Democratic candidate
for Governor, Supreme Court
Judge and Railroad Commissioner
are to be chosen. You have had
a season of good weather and it
will not take long to 90 to the
polls. So it is safe to say that
every good Democrat will be on
hand tomorrow at the precinct to
vote and that large vote will be
polled.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

Obion is to have Fourth Of
July celebration next week with
seasonable oratory, athletic con-
tests, fireworks, any other warm
weather festivities. A very press
ing invitation is extended to all the
neighboring towns and cities, and it
is probable that the attendance
Will be large. Union city will have
no celebration, and this being true
it is fair exchange to return the
visit Obion has paid us in the past.
Be with the Obionites and help
them celebrate if you can.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
STATE SENATOR.
DR.. F. NJ. M'REE.

UI.. =. NJ N hIlt.'
Y We are authorized to announce DR..
r. NJ. McRee candidate for State
Senator, to represent w oakley, Obion
and Lake Counties, subject to the'ac-
ton Of the Democratic party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
E. N. MOORE.

We are authorized to announce E..
n. Moore as a candidate to represent
Obion County at the next session Of
the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, subject to the action Of
the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
FLOATER.
q R. M,pApE.

We are authorized to announce G..
r McDade as a candidate for Floater
to represent Dyer. Lake ana Obion
Counties at the next session of the
Tennessee General Assembly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
WHO WAS MOTHER GoosE?"
Perhaps She Was of French Extrac
ton.

The venerable "Mother Goose, y
who has stirred the imagination of
generations of children, is consign-
ed to the realms of myth by Mr..
Walter Taylor Field in his recent
book, 'Fingerposts to Children's
Reading" In spite of ingenious
S6tempts to establish her identity
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

F. W. HARLOW, d. P. A., Louisville.
Al. McDoUGALL, D. P. A., New orlean
H. HANSON A., JNo. A. SCOTT,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26

Democratic primary election to-
morrow. If you are a Democrat
90 to'the polls and express your
choice.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
DAILY COURIER-J0URNAL $l.25
DAILY LOUISVILLE TIMES I.25
WEEKLY COURIER-JOURNAL .35
FROM NOW UNTIL DEC. /, 1908.

This gives you live metropolitan
paper through the campaign and the
election. Order to-day, as subscrip-
tion willstart with issue Of day order
is received. No back numbers can be
sent. Or you can have The Union
City Commercial for six months and
either of the above dailies until De-
cember / for only $l.5O.
This special campaign offer is in
effect only during June. July and Aug
ust, and no subscriptions will be re-
ceived at the reduced rate after Aug
nst 81 under any circumstances.
Send your subscription order to this
paper-NOT to the COURIER-JOUR-
NAL or TIMES.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
WHAT KIND OF A DEMooRAr

There are questions far more
important to the people of Ten.
nessee than the success or defeat
of either Gubernatorial candidate.
The campaign issues are Snore OF
less important, it is true, but there
are things which appeal to the
patriotism of Democrat which
positively and completely over
shadow any issue between the can
didates for Governor in Tennes-
see. This is Presidential year and
the fortune of the entire ticket is
at stake. There are many of us
who do not know what this means.
Ii Taft should reach the chair of
the Executive Democracy will be
without hope in the future save in
the throes of az ungodly revolu-
luton. IsftA lfresident and the
laSkhh "a stDcracy or even
IS with Roose-
CHE Wall street can
1s all-powerful syndi-
trust. The reading is
ift's election means the
es tmaiat of a larger bureauc-
rad his n in alton of Southern
vat itralization and ultimate
" dnN certain as there is God
in heayet it means imperialism.
Democrats-you who are moved
by the spirit of Jefferson-tlt
campaign means more than
occurred in the philosophy.
dreams. 1t means theaSs
ton Of the eternal u
individual soversig5
ious freedom 9
} : '
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
Illinois Central
RAILROAD.
soUTHBoUND.
NoRTHBoUND.

Trains No: 105 and 1873 are accommodations
sna stop at Paducah junction to receive or dis
charge passengers = -S
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-06-26
THE CAMPAIGN IS ON
Who Will Be President /?

TO form your opinions and keep in
touch with the progress Of the cam
paign, you will need irst.class news
papers. We have made special ar
rangement whereby you can get tho
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19
CLEW To GUILTY IN
WOMANS EYE.
Photograph of Retina Shows
Outline of an Alleged
Murder.

Belief in the theory that the last
object seen by a murdered person may
be fixed as a Photographic negative
in murdered persons eye, led Coront
Streeper, of Alton, ILL.,, to have a
photograph taken of one eye of a wo-
man found in the Mississippi river
The coroner states that the develop
ed photograph shows the outline of a
man with hooked nose, bearded cheeks
and glabrous scalp. The photograph
will be used in an attempt to appre-
bend the murderer.
The body of the woman had evident.
ly been in the water for several weeks
but there was no sign of water on the
lungs and the neck was found to be
broken. This gave rise to the belief
that the woman had been murdered
The photograph in way sustains the
theory.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19
Clear Track for DR.. James

State Senator A. J. oliver, of AL
len county, has withdrawn from the
race for the Republican nomination
for Congress from the Third district,
which practically leaves the field clear
for Dr.. A. ID. James,. the present menu
Der of Congress. Senator Oliver was
in Louisville Sunday and authorized his
withdrawal. He said:
After having seen number of my
friends throughout the Third district,
and many of them believing that DR..
A. ID. James should beindorsed for Il
second term, and after having had a
conference with number of my Re-
publican friends in the district, and
believing the party TO be greater
than any man, and in view of the fact
that peace and harmony must prevail il
the nominee is elected. have concluded
10 withdraw from the race and shall
support DR.. James for the nomination.
-Muhlenburg Argus.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19
HOW'S ThiSf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19
ALMOST TOTAL WILL
Be The ECLIPSE
Of the Sun on Sunday, June 28--
Can be seen All Over
Kentucky.

Residents of Kentucky will be affor-
ded an opportunity on Sunday morning
June 2S, to witness almost toal
eclipse of the sun and should the
weather be clear on that date midday
will seem like the dusk of the evening
The eclipse will begin at Washington
ID. c. at 1927 o'clock in the morning
and will end at 12:41 o'clock making
the hours it will be visable in Ken
lucky and this section of the coun-
try from 1927 o'clock until 1:41
O'Clock Kentucky time being one hour
later than Washington time. The
path of the eclipse will be Mexico
City, Tampa, Fla. and the Beremuda
Islands on this continent and will eros
the Atlantic Ocean and terminant some
where in Western Africa. The eclipse
will be total in Southern Florida and
about 10 per cent total in the other
sections where it WILDE at all visable
on this continent.
Kentucky experienced partial
eclipse of the sun last January but at
that time only very small part of
the sun was obscured and then only
for few minutes, and as result it
was hardly noticeable except by as
tronomers, but the eclipse scheduled
for the later part of this month will be
visable with the naked eye, while most
of the sun eclipses of the past were
only visable through smoked glasses.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19
Electric Shoe Sinner.

At the corner of Both street and
Broadway, New York, there is a
shoe shining machine run by cleo
tricity. 1t is on the order of the
slot weighing machine.
On either side of the platform is a
brass rail for the patron to steady
himself while the shoe is being pol
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19

ished. The foot is thrust through
an opening in lhe platform until
is rests on a metal form. While
standing with one fol in the OPEN
ing the nickle is dropped in the slot
and the shining begins. One SET of
brushes comes up and cleans the
dusl and mud from The shoe. The
soles and heels as we'll as the upper
part are cleaned. While they are
doing this felt brush comes up
and cleans the front of the shoe
AS soon as this operation is COM
pleted the brushes slip into place
and new set is ready for business.
In the interval a liberal coating of
backing has been applied through
tubes SO that when the new brushes
are in place the real shining begins.
1t takes less than minute TO shine
one shoe.
The other foot is then inserted in
the opening, the electric button is
given second push and the pro-
gram is repeated. Although the
patron pushes the button twice he
has to drop in but onenickle as the
mechanism is provided with dou-
BILE release.
Machinery is now doing practical
ly everything that man can do.
The next thing in order is ma
chine. that will make the man.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-19

of the ngsihobrs. He is compelled 20
be cunning from Inc time he is old
enough 10 toddle out upon the lawn,
if he is fortunate enough 10 have a
lawn. If he is not,he is an outlaw as
soon as he ge.s upon another's lawn.
The sports Of the boy in the coun-
try are saner and more wholesome
than the sports of the boyof the city,
the surroundings Of the coun-
try boy more sanitary. 1t is not nee
essary for him 10 be bad" in order
for him to follow the dictates of his
boyish heart. He grows TO manhood
with higher regard for the property
rights of other than does the city boy.
To him society is not an enemy, but
a friend. He is not so skeptical, he
understands more of the advantages of
helping others when they need help
he views the world in more satisfied
way than does the fellow of the dem
sely populated sections.
1hen the love OF nature the appre-
citation of the beautiful, the knowledge
of the humber things-they all pay
dividend in good citizenship. The
country boy has absorbed them to a
greater extent than has been possible
with his city cousin. He has learned
the perfume of the flowers from smell
ling them. He has been a part of
nature and he has not had to depend up
on the picture books. The birds and
the bees and the insectss the horses
the cows and sheep have been his
friends and companions. He bursts
forth at maturity, a man full-rounded
law-abiding, sentimental, loving, hope
full, honest. That is why in the great
state of New York only one percent
of the criminals are farmre's sons and