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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07
EVERY MAN OUR:BROTHER

duu OPOheu All
Another seven-day net OF
providences has been reeled upon
the invisible, and Its wondrous
catch of good deeds and bad pass
in review before the Power OF
powers, the Great Father of all.
A few more Saturday nights for us
perhaps no more for many who
will read this article perhaps no
more for the weary, laden, and
tired brain but for which THIS Lit
tie summing up would not be made
as the week bids us good-bE
1t is good to rest, and we are
glad to have one night of the week
for reviewing the work::done mean
time. One night in whichsto look
back at the hollowness of life
one little season in which we can
look at the beautiful of it; for there
is beauty in it, tho the terrible to-
morrow which promises more than
it brings, sadly hides the perfec-
ton of days, life, and events, if we
count upon it for too much.
Since last we sat by the desk to
write thus outside of politics or
business, there have been many
changes. Many a heart has been
widowed. Many dear little child
orphaned. Many new pillow in
the final earthly home, marks where
sleep the missed ones. DO you
know there is something very much
misunderstood by many about this
life and death? We do not see
why people so desire to live. From
the cradle to the grave the way is
one of labor, sorrow, disappoint-
ment and vexation. Were il not
that we look for tomorrow to bring
us happiness, or next year to
bring comfort, there would be but
dark clouds over all of us. The
days, the years, are but seconds
and moments of God! That of
time we prize so highly is OF no
special moment to Him, and yet
how we hang on the great pendu-
lum with it's fifty-two figures there
on, each like this of which we
write, the closing night of the
week.
Death is not dreadful. 1t is but
the sleeping of the body while the
spirit wakens there. 1t is but
sinking to rest in our office, when
wearied with the labors of the
day, and waking at home, where
about us will stand in the sun
shine of Gods wondrous love the
dear ones gone before to prepare
the looms of the future and the
parlor of Eternity for our use and
resting, forever! And who would
fear to thus sleep-to lay by the
pen; to shove back from the desk
and say Goodbye, wearying Ia
bors, we part forever" to recline
the head on back of cushioned
chair, to smile as our eyes see the
loved ones waiting, and know that
instead of walking we are waited
silently and on wings of love lest
we waken before the glad SURPRISED!
That we are to 60 where work does
not weary-where life is lasting.
Working man and brother, we
care not what your language, or
how much you differ with us in
opinion, to you we would talk to-
night. Opinions are but opinions.
We may be wrong. You may be
wrong. Each of us may be wrong,
for none but God is right. You
have right to your ideas. We
have right 10 ours, for they are
all bora of higher power, to be
operated on by acts, events and
agencies. But we would add to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07

Arrogance is the obstruction o
wisdom. -Bion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07
Illogical Conclusions.

lllV6lOuA VVuuluOiVAN.
Some of the philosophers about
this institution seem to have
studied deeply and perhaps not
altogether in vain; but like many
of their predecessors their conclu-
sions are often drawn. from illogical
premises. They assert, flor in
stance, that we are operating along
the same level of ahought as did
those who lived in far remote
times. That we are making rapid
and long strides in progress they
do not deny; maintaining this con-
dition to be the natural outgrowth
of circumstances and environment,
no way connected with or depend
emit upon a higher order of intelli-
gence.
If they will reflect only for a
moment, that mind, matter and all
things whatsoever with which man
has to do are brought into higher
and better state by evolution, and
this evolving depending more or
less upon age and experience, ever
conforming to the law of supply
and demand, they cannot fail to
see the great superiority OF the
mind that constructs a modern up
to.date ocean liner over the. intel
ligence which fashioned the rude
dugout at the dawn of civilization.
Each successive stage of advance
ment thru which we pass reines
and adds excellence to the intellect.
After all what is this material
progress of which we speak? 1t
is absolutely nothing other than
outward expressions or manifesto
tions Of intellect mind, and there
fore is minds offspring at first weak,
infantile, to be nourished and pro-
tected by it's Legitimate progenitor
until it blooms forth graceful
fower-the product of highly in
A.ll;~o-A o:x,;l;,o+;or
No unusual depth of insight is
required to form the reasonable
conclusion that superiority in the
creator invariably does, and of
necessity must, express itself in
it's creation.
The argument may. be employed,
that, to the notwithstanding
man it was no greater mental feat
to CONCEIVE of and apply methods
to perfect the construction of the
palatial ocean liner than it was for
the first man to devise and utilize
the dugout. This kind of "phil-
osophy" would necessarily be based
on slippery ground, which could
not Withstand true analysis nor
the light of reason, i. e.. that ma
terial progress is furthered only
by observation--doing something
which had already been done in a
bungllng manner), and improve
ments made by mere repetitions,
nothing more.
This kind of argument would
retrograde man to his primitive
conditions; to the level of his OAR
winian ancestors with whom imita-
ton pure and simple is the zenith
of their achievements.
knowledge judiciously applied
to ignorance reduces or annihilates
it, yet in no way does it effect
principle, understanding, intellis
gence and all mental states are
subject to disintegration and
change as are all so-called material
objects; and this changing process
ever tends upward thereby prov
ing conclusively that the plape of
thought of today is infinitely
higher than 1t was at the beginning
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07

Don't stop to pick up the kind
words you drop. Chicago News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07
te1Bircb Bark Series Of Essays.
~~~~~~

Mark M Brick Pmeroy
who was well
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07

Misery brings men together
Aristotle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
BRYAN
SAME As NOMINATED SAYS
PRESS CORRESPONDENT.
756 Of 1908 Delegates Pledged
Ollie James one of Vice Prsi-
dental Possibilities.

Denver, June 25.-Jacob Wal
deck, staff correspondent of the
United Press in reviewing the Demo-
cratic outlook, says Bryan's nomina-
tion is good as made and there was
never surer thing in politics.
Bryan's friends are certain of at
least $50 of the 1908 delegates, with
only 657 necessary TO nominate.
Friends of Gov. Johnson and Judge
Gray are still fighting. however.
Johnson has headquarters open but
may be looking toward the 1912
Former Governor Doug
lass, of Massachusetts,: c. A. Towne,
and Cornelius Pulley, of New York (;
Frank Katzenbach, Of New Jersey
John w. Kern. of Indiana; Congress
man, James of Kentucky, Judson
Harmon, of Ohio: and Gov. Folk
of Missouri, are Vice Presidential
possibilities.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
SOLDIERS LEAVE
FOR FRANKFORT

Captain j. NJ. DeWeese of COM
pany II. OF the third infantry, Ser
geant r. w. Tinsley, and Privates
Van .Crabtree and owen Ambrose ar
rived in the city last night from Ben
ton and Murray and left for Frank
fort where they will repreeent their
company in the state shoot. Company
ii is divided into three squads, one
at Benton, another at Murray, and
the third at Eddyville. Private Clev,
Bailey met the party in Eddyville.
The company has been in service for
three weeks in the night rider district,
and although the prlvates have had
little active work, daily practice has
benn held, and the men were In high
glee. They intend to- win the shoe,
and represent the state guard at the
national shoot in Ohio. The men
We're selected because of the good
record with the rifle. After the shoot
Captain DeWeese will return TO Muir
ray.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
RBV. OWEN
LECTURES ON SIN At BROAD.
WAY METHODIST CHURCH.
Interesting Discourse illustrated With
Chemicals--Will Repeat Lecture
for Benefit of Children.

Sin, its origin, effects on the hui
man heart, and its cure, chemically
illustrated. was the subject of lee
ture at Broadway Methodist church
last evening by the Rev. T. J. Owen.
Mr.. owen illustrated man in his per-
feet state before the fall, by vial
OF clear water. Satan was Illus
trated by a vial OF black liquid. ana
the entrance of this black liquid into
the pure water. typifying the entrance
OF sin into the human heart, caused
1t to turn black itself The cure for
the fallen state of man, Mr.. Owen
declared to be the application to his
heart, of the original pure element of
deity; and this he Illustrated by pour
ing into the vial of man, previously
turned black. another chemical, which
turned Il back 10 clear pure color.
The lecture was appreciated by a
good audience and Mr. owen will re-
peat II in the near future for the ben
eft of the children.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
RED MEN
ELECT OFFICERS AT MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Will Also Arrange for Great Cclebra-
ton July 3 and 4--<sreat
Sachem VIII Not Attend.

Officers will be nominated for next
year by Otego tribe OF Red Men in
The regular meeting Friday evening.
The annual election always brings out
a large attendance and in addition to
the nomination OF officers, large
class will be initiated. Committees
will be appointed for the ensuing
year and other business will be trans
acted. Harry George is the present
Sachem of the lodge.
Judge ID. A. Cross has received a
letter from X. l.. Page of Louisville.
a great Sachem of the Red Men, In
which Mr.. Page says he will not be
able to attend the interstate meeting
here July 4. and deliver the speech
marked down for him on the pro-
gram. with this exception the plans
for the interstate meeting are in a
satisfactory shape. and all COM
mittees will report Friday night.
David Muscovitz, state organizer
for the Red Men telephoned Judge
Cross from Mayfeld this morning, to
say that he is organizing in tribe in
that town.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
NO one CLAIMS THIS BARREL OF WHISKY
FOUND BY ROADSIDE DRY TERRITORY, TOO

After the unknown person had
rolled the booze from the NOV
ing train, it could be seen easily where
he rolled it to patch of weeds and
there carefully piled grass and weeds
upon it. But his work was not per-
feet, for as a freight train passed the
place Tuesday, Engineer Sheppard
was gazing out the window, and
somehow his eye spied the barrel OF
firewater. He signaled to the con-
ductor, and the two could not under
stand II. The agent was notified at
Boaz. and several section hands went
down the track with handcar and
brought up the barrel. when it was
discovered to be whisky.
Every effort has been made to find
from which train the barrel was stol-
en-, but so far to no avail. The rail-
road is awaiting TO hear a kick from
some old colonel in the dry district
about not receiving his "0ld Ken
tucky'' and it will be rushed to him
1t is thought the thief hid the bar
rel, and intended coming after 1t tina.
night when the railroad men inter
fered with his expected pleasure.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
ARGUMENTS
BEGIN IN TRIAL OF DIR. CHAMP
ION At BENTON.
Testimony Adduced Same As Former
Trial-Defense of Alibi Also
Adhered tn.

Benton, Ky. June 25. Especially
Arguments were begun this after
noon in the trial of DR.. T.. Champion,
of Lyon county, for the alleged par
ticipation he took in the Birming-
ham raid. All of the evidence was
finished shortly after court resumed
the afternoon session. The common
wealth introduced the testimony of
the negroes, and the confession of
Otis Blick, the confessed night rider.
DR.. Champion testified that he was
thrown from his horse the day be-
fore the raid while making a call on
horseback. He said he was barely
able TO be about, but on the night
OF the raid he was at the home OF
Tom Duncan until after midnight
with sick child. The attorneys for
the defense introduced other minor
witnesses to substantiate the alibi OF
Dr. Champion.
In order to complete the trial a
night session will be held tonight. and
the arguments finished. Another
case will be taken up tomorrow
morning, but it is undecided which
one will be called
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
Entire Family of W. H. Coleman in
Serious Condition Several Hours
'!--Caused by Ptomaine Poisoning
Supposed to Have Been Ca use
by Drinking Milk that Stood
Over Night In Tin Can.

From drinking sweet milk for
long. Mr.. W. II. Coleman. the we'll
known dairyman, his wife and two
children, Tom and Florence were
I'm serious condition for several
hours at their home on the BlandviRe
road about four miles from Paducah,
but this morning they have recover
ed and are out of danger. His
daughter. Mrs. Frank Melber. who
lives a short distance from the fam
lily home, sent for milk. and she was
served out of the same can. she
also was seriously i'll for some time
from the ptomaine poisoning.
Soon after dinner Mrs Coleman re-
ceived a telephone message from her
sister that she was in, and to come at
once. Mrs. Coleman started at once
for her daughters home but her son.
Tom had became suddenly i'll and she
stayed with him. Mrs. Coleman be-
came IN too, and in a short while her
daughter Florence. had TO go TO bed
with a violent Illness While trying
to get medical attention Mr.. Cole
man became Ill., and he was forced
to quit
A telephone message was received
az the home OF Deputy Sheriff Hume
Ogilyie OF the condition of the fam
i!y, and Or. f. b. Wlllingham was
notified at once. After four hours of
constant work the entire family was
pulled around although weak and
faint from the ptomaine poisoning.
DR.. Willngham said the Illness was
not critical, but was serious
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
Bluegrass Contingent After
II OnOrs-Want Represen-
tatiOn on Committees.
viii Support st. Louis Woman
For President.
ONE FIGHT UNSUCCESSFUL

Boston. June 25-Now after two
days of sightseeing literally dashed
with lobbying to the end that the
South and particularly Kentucky,
will be represented on various ma
tional committee and in the direc-
torshlp. the Kentucky delegates to the
Club Women's Convention here be
gan active participation In the official
boslnes OF the great gathering.
At . o'clock this afternoon. Mrs.
Letcher Riker, OF Harrodsburg. and
Mrs. Charles T. Weaver. OF Louis
vile. will meet the State presidents
and federation secretaries of the vari-
Gus states and territories for the pur-
pose OF discussing politics and plans
for the election 90 the general fed
Grafton Offices. Though uninstructed
the Kentuckians are answering In
their allegiance to Mrs. Phillips ~
More, Of st. Louis
Naturally" says Mrs. Luella Will
cox. OF 81. Clair. I'VE want to see o
Southern woman in the presidents
chair. but outside OF that natural de-
sire We are firm In the opinion that
Mrs. Moore Is the best fitted of all
the candidates mentioned and also
thar she Is Justly entitled TO thst
honor.
The Kentucky women are sur
prised that there should be so much
talk TO favor Mrs Ward, OF Boston,
for the presidency. personally do
not think Mrs. ward will contest II
would. in my opinion. be grave
breach of etiquette for her TO do so. q"
In the debate as TO whether a
full report OF the convention should
be printed to take back TO the club
women who could not attend the con-
yention Mrs. Wheeler OF Kentucky.
took a prominent part Mrs. Decker,
the president. pointed out that II
would cost 50 600 to print the re-
ports. and intimated that was a pretty
big expense.
Mrs Wheeler said she didn't be-
loye the women would read the re-
ports. arywey. unless they had at
tended the convention and become
Interested in the meeting. On motion
Of a Texas delegate. however. II was
voted TO get out the report
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
WAR SECRETARY
WAS IN PADUCAH FOR A FEW
MINUTES TODAY.
Gen. Wright Was En- Route From
Home In Memphis 10 Join Sec
rotary Taft and President.

Gen. Luke E. Wright, the newly
appointed Secretary of War to sue
coed William II. Taft, was in Padu-
cab today at noon, en- route from
Memphis to Washington to meet Mr..
Taft. Secretary of War Wright and
Mr.. Taft will go from Washington to
Oyster Bay, Saturday and remain
over Sunday as the guest of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and Monday they
will go to Washington.
General Wright got off the train at
Paducah to Stretch as he said and
was Immediately surrounded by a
number of Paducah citizens that hap
pened to be at the station. but owing
to the short time the train was at
the station, General Wright did moth
ing but shake hands with those who
crowded around him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
SIBERIAN GREATLY
IMPROVED AFTER
COMFORTABLE NIGHT
Physicians Say Vice Presiden-
tial Candidate Will Leave
Hospital Next Week.
Decided No Operation Will be
Required.
SENDS MESSAGE TO TAFT
SENDS MESSAGE TO TAFT

Cleveland, June 25.-Congressman
Sherman's condition Is greatly i'm
proved today. His temperature res
piration and pulse is much better. He
passed a comfortable night and 1t is
expected he will leave the hospital in
a week. Physicians have decided no
operation will be required now and
specialists who were summoned have
ben directed not to come.
The following telegram was die
lated by Mr.. Sherman to his Secre-
tary in answer to a message of sympa-
thy from the presidential nominee.
William II. Taft:
MY illness is not OF critical nat
ture and the doctors this afternoon
advised me that | can possibly go
home in three or four days. | think
you ever so much indeed for your
cordial telegram ! expect to see yoi,
IN Washington on Wednesday of next
week"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
Police Seek Owner of Whole
Barrel of O, be joyful Con-
versatiOn Waters. Engineers
Keen Instinct.

Somebody-just whom the railroad
police are trying to find out--rolled
a barrel of whisky out of a freight
car near Boaz this week, and hid it
in clump of weeds. Also the po-
lice are trying to locate the real owner
of the booze as they do not know what
train or what car the liquid joy was
stolen from, but there are plenty of
persons willing to adopt the barrel
as their own. However, the whole
barrel within a few miles of May
field, is still at Boaz untapped
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
LINNEUS ORME'S FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Mr.. Lin
neus orme. who died yesterday
morning in San Antonio, Tex, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from the residence of. his
brother, Mr.. II. NJ. Orme, 321 South
Fourth street. The body will arrive
tomorrow morning at 11:20 o'clock
accompanied by the family. The
Rev. w. Z. Cave, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will preach the
funeral. The burial will be held in
Oak Grove cemetery. The pail
bearers will be: George Langstaff.
Charles w. Thompson. Mayor James
p. Smith. Robert Reeves, DR.. w. l..
Hansbro, and Nolan Van Culin.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
DECORATOR
COMES NEXT WEEK TO PRE-
PARE FOR X. T. VI. MEETING.
Brings n Corps Of Artists and Ma
ierials To Decorate CITY for
Travelling Men.

August Schuermann. the st. Louis
decorator who has the contract for
decorating the streets for the Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Mississippi
Travelling Mems meeting here July
.9-iO-11, will arrive next week to be-
gin his work He will bring a corp
of artists with him. and his ma
terials. Any stores or residences
that will decorate, will contract with
Mr.. Schuermann after his arrival.
Secretary Fowler of the Commercial
Club daily receives acceptances of in
vitations to the meeting and all in
.dications point to a big time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
DECORATE LIBRARY

Trustees of the public library,
Ninth and Broadway, are consider
ing the idea of re-decorating the in
terror of the handsome building. The
fresco work inside has become slight
ly dimmed and could be retouched
without being repalnted, at cost
of from $3.50 to $500. However,
other expenses have cut so deep into
the library building appropriation
for this year, that the work may not
be undertaken. The lawn from
Broadway to Kentucky avenue. the
street improvements and the new al
ley, Nave cost several hundreds OF
dollars. And in addition the trus-
tees desire first OF all to build a good
collection of books before spending
a great deal of money in other ways
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
Play Ball Tomorrow.

Considerable rivalry has arisen be-
tween the teams of the Elks and the
Chess, Checker and Whist club in
the base ball game tomorrow after
noon at Wallace park. The proceeds
above the expenses will be donated to
the Confederate monument which
will be erected in Lang park. All OF
the players on both teams are good
ball tossers, and some exciting plays
may be pulled off. The umpire Will
call the players to action at o'clock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
MANY APPLY FOR
POSITIONS In SCHOOLS

Applications for positions in the
public school continue to come in and
in this mornings mail Superintendent
j. A. Carnagey had four applications,
which is just fair record All OF
the positions for the coming year with
few exceptions are filled, and the
schools will be unable to use any
surplus teachers. Several extra teach
ers have been elected and these will
be used to fin vacancies caused by
designations filed before the opening
of school.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
NEGROES CHARGED WITH
MALICIOUS SHOOTING

Dora Grant, colored, was arrested
yesterday Afternoon by Constable A.
C. Shelton on charge of malicious
shooting. Dora is accused of shoot
ing Morris Buckner. colored. She
asserts that Buckner cursed, abused
and threatened her. when she got a
shot gun, and punctured him with
bird shot. The trial will be held be-
fore Magistrate Saunders Brooks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
TOBACCO GROWERS
WANT TO MEET DUKE

Winchester. ny, June 25.-Re-
spouse to request from minor Off
clals Of the tobacco trust for a con-
ference regarding the sale of pooled
crop. hurley association officials de-
dded that no further negotiations
would be entered into unless Pres.
Duke himself appeared before the eA
ecutive board to consumate the deal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
BITTEN BY SNAKE

Grahamville, Ky, June 25. (Spe-
ciaD-While grading oats this morn
ing, George Spaton. a farmer, was
bitten on the right tooth by a large
snake that was concealed in the oats.
Dr.. S. q. Holland was called and
dressed the wound, and he thinks that
no serious results will come. The
foot was badly swollen, but the poison
of the snakes fangs was withdrawn
from the foot.