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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

An efficacious remedy for the de-
struction of reaches is thirty-seven
parts of borax, nine parts of starch,
and four parts of cocoa mixed and
sprinkled about the infected places.
It has been thought that alcohol
must be made from grain or wood, or
at least from vegetable matter. But
a Philadelphia chemist has patented
process for making it from natural gas.
He produces from 1000 feet of natural
gas gallons of alcohol and 8 gallons
Of gasoline. So, little by little, nature
is made to give up her secrets.
When Mrs. Bonita Swartzenberg
publicly horsewhipped Rev. C. H. Wor-
ten recently in the street at Alexan-
der, Iowa, the minister folded his arms
and submitted to the flashing, forbidding
bystanders to interfere.
Farming has ceased to be an occu-
patton which any man can pick up anG
do well at. With modern competitive
conditions of life, education counts
more every day. No farmer need lack
education along the lines of his calling
if he will only avail himself of the op-
portunities that the government places
at his disposal through the medium oi
the Agricultural Department. Fred
ericksburg Journal.
john Polockson, of Port Richmond
l.. l.. aged years, was lying on the
ground watching game Of base ball
Suddenly great eagle swooped down
seized him by the neck and apparently
was aiming at carrying him off. The
boy yelled and the bystanders attempted
to capture the bird, which was no cas-,
matter. but finally the boy was released
and the eagle captured. 1t measured
six feet from tip to tip of his wings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
IN YANKEE LAND.

IA reply by d., C. McBryde. in Times-Dis
pstcn 10 the parody on In Old Virginia writ
South.l ~' " '"'
They have blowgun nasal twang-
In Yankee Land;
A motley slush of jaw and slang
In Yankee Land.
No manners there are all the 90:
The only sin is to be slow
In Yankee Land.
The swell hotel is run for style
In Yankee Land.
For brown baked beans you sink pile
In Yankee Land.
The walters wait well for a tip.
Enough to pay an ocean trip
In Yankee Land.
The autos are so very swift
In Yankee Land,
You scarcely see the dust they lift
In Yankee Land.
But you can trace their bloody trail.
Can hear the mourner's useless vail
In Yankee Land.
There is not time to treat you kind
In Yankee Land.
But they can work you deaf and blind
In Yankee Land.
The poor they grind, the rich own life.
And each man takes his neighbor's
wife
In Yankee Land.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
PASSING SUMMER.
The summer zephyrs, passing,

The summer zephyrs, passing,
Are bidding us good-by,
The red rose now is dropping
Has come her time to die
And waning light is bringing
A paleness to the sky.
The apple trees are sighing
As autumn winds go by.
So fades our dream of beauty,
A dream of summer time,
When gurgling of the brooklets
Would lightly trip to rhyme,
And with the voice of Nature
The summer bells would chime
How fades our dream of beauty,
Ofsummer in her primel
The birds are flying southwark
To 'scape the chilling blast;
These migratory songsters
Tell US summers past.
Of al her royalglories
We now have seen the last,
A canopy of sadness
Ger sll the world is cast.
Farewell to thee, o Summer,
Thou canst not longer bide;
Wen miss thee in the city
And at the countryside;
Our hearts are full to signing,
But summer sweet has died
FRANK MONROE BEVERLY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
TEMPERANCE NOTES.

An ordinance is about to be adopted
by the city council of Birmingham, Ala,
fixing a license of $500 on all soft
drinks. Near beer is the cause of this.
NO STATE TAX ON 'NEAR BEER" BUT
UNCLE SAM LEvIES 1T.
When the tidal wave of temperance
swept over Virginia and the South
leaving in its wake a ''boozeless'
desert with occasional oases, which
though in most cases badly crippled
were lucky or unlucky enough to wealth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
ScOtt'S
Emulsion

of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites should always be
kept in the house for the
following reasons:
FirSf-Because, If any member
of the family has a hard cold,
it will cure it.
Ond-Because, if the chill
dren are delicate and sickly, it
will make them strong andwelI.
Third-Because, if the father
or mother is losing flesh and
becoming thin and emaciated,
it will build them up and give
them flesh and strength.
Fourth-Because it is the
standard remedy in all throat
and lung affections.
No household should be with
out it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

Send this advertisement. together with name
of paper in which Il appears your address and
four cents to cover postage. and We win send
you Complete Handy Atlas Of the World"
SCOTT 6 BOVINE. 40s Pearl St. New York
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29

Norway is more properly Norea, meaning North Isle." It is common, ly called by the natives the North Kingdom"
 Friend Whats the matter, old boyf You look disappointed. Alsy-I thought had appendicitis, but the doctor said tt was only indigestion,
 Teacher-Now. Harold, can you tell me what wisdom is2
 Small Harold-Yes, ma'am, It's in. formation of the brain.
 Cook-Dinks suffers from hay fever, doesn't he? Hook-I should say he does. He can't even pass a grass widow without sneezing.
 "Nagg Is very fond of entertaining, isn't heY'
 "Yes. His wife has to be pleasant when there's company."-Exchange.
 "Does the razor hurt, sir2" inquired the barber anxiously.
 Cant say" replied the victim test fly, "but my face dOes."-Harpers.
 Manager-We must put a good deal of realism in this wood scene. Can you get some one to growl so as to re- semble a bear?
 Asslstant-I think so, There are six or seven actors who haven't received their wages for ten weeks. I'll call them.-Pick-Me-Up.
 'rm ready" shouted the speaker, ito meet calmly any emergency that may arise" At that moment the plat form collapsed and the speaker exhib- ited great perturbation.
 How about that one?" they asked him later.
 "That one did not arise"
 What is the trouble, Maggie? You look worried"
 'The trouble Is with the twins, mum. One of them Is cryin' because he swal- lowed hls rattle. an the other is howl in out of sympathy, an betwixt the two. of them I can't tell which one swallowed the rattle"
 Miss J.-Your bedroom must be a very healthy place, dear.
 Miss P..-What makes you think SO?
 Because notice that when you are downstairs sometimes you are pale, but if you go up into your bedroom for a short time you come down with a beautiful color"
 Mamma (at dinner) - You mustn't stare at Mir. Smith so, Ethel,
 Little Ethel-Im waiting to see him take a drink, mamma.
 Mamma==Why. dear?
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29

Little Ethel-'Cause papa says he drinks Ike a fish, and never saw a fish drink.
 Mrs. Brldey--You don't love me as much as you used to.
 MT. Bridsy-Think not?
 Mrs. Bridey--No You used to say was worth my weight in gold, but
 MT. Bridey--But now you're not as stout as you were, you. know,-Phila- delphia Press
 Here's letter from the boss" said the machine leaders henchman "He said you'd give me a job"
 "But," protested the merchant q have absolutely nothing for you to do here."
 "Tbat's all right. won't mind that solong's git me pay reg'lor."
 In Malta bread Is largely made of bran and unbolted wheat flour mixed: Bran sellers, therefore, go from house to house. like other tradespeople who sell food or fuel, They carry the bran In an enormous sack balanced on the head, while the measure is carried ia the hand.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
"WELL, WHATEVER YOU THINK IS RGHT'

"why do you call your boat the Hen How Is she anything Ike a hsn2
 Because she lays to-" = Baltimer, American.
 In China the detection of false eoini Is a skilled, prosperous professiCn known as 'shroflnS," and Is taught fl special schools,
 You jned de church, en you got tel leave of yo liquor now"
 "I know 1t, but llvln' m hopes dat a rattlesnake'n bite me"
 Landlady-Youn fud the chicken Out of sight.
 Boarder-l wish there was a little more of It In sight,
 In the third crusade single stone rom an English engine killed twelve Turks. and after the truce was shown 10 Saladm as curiosity.
 "He'u never make great artist"
 "Why not?"
 Every conclusion he draws Is bad" Milwaukee Sentinel
 My girls father Is an undertaken. He has invented an automobile hearSe. Folks are just dying to ride in it."- Exchange,
 The native women of Ecuador are so used to strong heat and light that they even do their spinning out of doors In the blazing sun.
 Monkey - What makes that gIra6e hold hIs head so high?
 Owl-He'S baldheOded and doesn't want anybody to dnd 1t out,
 The first settlement in the state of New Jersey was by the Dutch. at Der gen. in 1917. Newark received it's first charter in 171S.
 An Irlshman was asked if his horse was timid. Not at all" said he, Tho frequently spends the night by him self in a dark stable"
 The French carpenter going to work protects hls street suit by a work mans blue blouse, but he does not wear overalls.
 'I will pay your debts today, but 1t Is positively for the last time"
 "Oh. dear uncle, then walt at least until tomorrow. ."-Fliegend Blatter. A cables length is one-tenth of nautical mile (6.0SO feet. The longest mile Is the Norwegian, which is with In a fraction of seven times ours.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
A REINcARNATED SOUL.
Burmese Baby ApPoars to Have Been
 a British Officer.

Burmeee Baby ApPoars to Have Been
 a British Officer.
 Reincarnation, which is a fundamen tai doctrine of Buddhism, recently hsi presented two cases which are 90 ez traordinary as to invite the interest oi ail foreigners.
 A reincarnation of human identity ir human form, although changed in out ward appearance, is called "minza" and is usually an ordinary looking child. The "minzas" in the present cases are the children of humble Bur mese parents The souls they are said to possess are those of two British of ncers who died at the time the "min, gas" were born.
 The story of one "mlnza" is related in the Rangoon Times. It furnishes e curious and Interesting glimpse of a phase of Burmese belief. The story runs:
 There Is a little blue eyed, light haired boy here between three and four years old, the son of hardwork' Ing and matter of fact Burmese par, ents belonging to the laboring classes who until recently prattled like any other child of that age.
 "The other day he astonished his mother by insisting that he was the late Major D. J. Welsh, border regi' ment, come to life again. He went on to describe the house where he had previously lived, the number of ponies he had and other personal matters.
 His mother was frightened and called in the neighbors, to whom the albIno repeated his story, describing how he and two others, woman and a man, were drowned in Meiktiila lake in a boating accident during storm at night in March, 1904, when the three and only occupants of the boat perished.
 "That is the year in which Mrs. Meade, Lieutenant A. W. Quinlan and Major Welsh, the latter two of the border regiment, did lose their lives in this manner as a consequence of emitting to put down the centerbOard of their sailing boat. Large crowds assemble daily to hear the little child man speak.
 "Of course skeptics will say that 1t
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
One Too Many.

A street car In charge of newly aD- pointed Irish conductor had just left the ear barn for the downtown run. Before 1t had proceeded many blocks It was boarded by an inspector. This official, after q glance at the register and tue occupants of the car, asked in surprise: Why oFlaherty, how's this? You nave seven passengers, and the register shows but six fares runs upw
 "Begorra, is that so?" puzzled the green conductor Then instantly a happy solution of the difficulty struck him. "Git out O here, wan O yez" he shouted. There's wan too many O yez on this car!"-Harper's Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
THE ACTORS CHRISTMAS.
Life on the Boards Is Not All a Happy
 Holiday.

Life on the Boards ls Not All Happy
 Holiday.
 "T like Christmas" said an actor. ''No two are ever alike in my busi- ness. Last year, for instance, the com. pauy l was with was four weeks be- hind in salaries, and we were simply hanging on with the hope of the big houses Christmas day pulling us out a little. We were playing one night stands and left some little town r New York state for Wheeling, w. Va, right after the performance. It was a trip that called for three changes of cars, and there were no sleepers in any of them.
 "Every car on every train was loaded with holiday eXcurslonists, and every male excursionist was loaded with rye and birthstone. There were fights fresh every half hour. and constables met us with open arms and clubs at every station. No eating stations were houorel by us, and We arrived at Wheeling too late to give matinee performance, our manager had two black eyes and a broken wrist, and our star had lost a new set of teeth, without which he refused to play at night
 ''Thc report had It that we were all n lai. and there would have been no louse 'n-wGy. We had to get up
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29

Is put up job The answer to this is that Burmese coolies are not given to romancing to such an extent. Sev- eral methods have been applied to test the genuineness of the child's utter ances, Investigators are satisfied that be has notsbeep tutored.
 'The parents, indeed, would have to be wide iaEake sharpers to succeed in f0isting such a story upon the public through the ihstrumentality of mere infant There is no evidence that they are not what they appear to be-sim- pie minded folk"
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
Lynohed For steaiino a Dollar.

4 negro named John Wilkes was re- gently lynched at Byron, Ga. The ne- gro robbed two small boys of S1. When Marshal Tnomas Johnson made an ef- fort to arrest him the negro attempted to shoot the officer Quick work pre- vented this, however, and general mixup followed, with the result that the negro was arrested and locked up. At late hour unknown persons forced an entrance, dragged the negro from his cell, and after carrying him short distance the body was riddled with bullets. It was then burned upon a log fire prepared for the occasion. The charred remains were taken up Sun day and were viewed by large crowd.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
Exor nur,t From His Socket.

Singleton Walton, who was employ ed at the Carnegie steel plant In Co lumbus. O., fell fifty feet from the cu- pola of the furnace He landed on his feet with such terrific force that his neck was broken and his eyes were driven from their sockets. Walton was handling iron In the cupola when an elevator broke. and he shot like an arrow to the floor of the building. Wit nesses say bis descent was as straight as if he had slid down q rope.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29
ALL ALASKA
IN A LINE OR TWO


 Mis-. Iuga Anderson sold her mining claim at Dawson aud went all the way to LlucOlu, Neo., to plead with the governor for the pardon Of her sweet heart, John B. Martin, who IS in the Nebraska Denitentiary for Ave years for working tbe padlo k game,
 sS"S
 The statement that the Milwaukee & sr. Paul has practically acquired cOn- srol of the Alaska Central seems au- thentic and receives added strength from the reason g,ven-tha, the Mill waukee has little coal along it's entire line between Chicago and Puget sound and must come to Alaska for an ade- quate supply.-Douglas Island NswS.
 
 Considerable disappointment Is felt over sh 3 small copper production of the Ketchikau drs rict during the past y ar. At the time of the suspension of operations the maj ,rity ot the cOmpa- D. had developed sufficiently large O. bodies to warrant the belief that the earlier predictions as to the output of the year would be realized. The suspension Of operation is attributable mainly Co the slurap in metal prices S7d to the anancial Stringency.-DOuG. las Island News.
 
 Eigh, to 70 cents to the pan has ben tound on Haggert creek, in the Stewart river district. The bes; pay i, on No. { below discovery, where Abbott Brothers have down two shafts, 50 feet apart, and a, dep of l2 feet to bed rock have Iound 8 fue run of gold. Tasre Is th,ee feet of gravel carrying pay. In the gravel the pay ruaS 10 cen sud on the surface of the be Irock it is 40 cents.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-29

three benefit performances before we could get money enough to buy tickets to New York, but we got there. How ever, as I said before, Christmas days are not all ."-BuRalo News.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
BALLARD BANK CASE

Nothing sensational has developed
~ the robbery of the Ballard County
hank according TO the police, and It
Is believed there will not be any ar
rests until after the grand jury, which
II in session at Wickliffe. returns
some indictments. More witnesses
were before the jury today. Chief
Collins says that the Paducah detec-
tives have completed their work, and
the field Is left to the Pinkerton de-
tectives. This afternoon Chief Collins
had little 10 say about the robbery,
hut said there might be men arrested
for the robbery. who have never been
connected with 1t in the public mind.
Others who have been connected with
the robbery by common talk, the chief
says are innocent.
John Bulger and Ernest Elmendorf,
charged with being common gamblers,
were held TO answer in police court
this morning by Judge Cross Many
witnesses were introduced by the
commonwealth, and there were several
bad memories. The bond of each
was fixed at $3.50.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
TRAINMEN ARE FOUND

Butte. May Passenger train
men, with the exception Of Engineer
Busse, on the east-bound Burlington
flyer OF the Northern Pacific, which
was blown up near here during the
night, have been accounted for II is
Buses body is under the
debris. The explosion is believed to
be the work of train robbers, but
there is no clew. The explosion threw
the first engine to the side of the
track. The second engine followed,
but the coaches remained on the
rails.
Carl Mango, riding the blind bag
gage, was seriously hurt and buried
under the wreckage. He was not
found until he was dug out. George
Ehle, fireman of the second engine,
was scalded. The mail car was hurled
on It's side. A cold storage fish car
was demolished. The train was going
forty miles an hour when the explo-
sion lifted the engine from the track.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
All Kinds OF Exchanges Eff Ct
ed Among Paducah Business
Houses by Energetic Fixer.

Charged with obtaining money by
false pretenses, w. S. Walter was ar,
rested late yesterday afternoon by
Patrolman William Johnson and Da
tective Emile Gourieux. II is alleged
that Walter went to business houses,
and made contracts to repair and
clean buzz fans. He took them from
the owners and the police, II Is
claimed, have discovered where he
has sold several fans, alleging they
were his property. Walter was ar
rested yesterday afternoon while try
ing to secure third fan. II Is said,
from Harbour's department store.
This morning his case was continued
until Monday morning.
Two weeks ago the police received
complaints about missing fans and
have been on the watchout for the
thief. Some one secured fan from
A. d. Buchanans restaurant, 219
Kentucky avenue, and II was sold to
NJ. Marks. a clothier on South Second
street. The man took two fans from
I
Harbour's department store and sold
one to Clarence Miller, agent for the
Henderson Brewing company, and
sold the other one to Bartender Wad-
| lington, of the Palmer House. He
agreed to clean and repair a fan for
Mr.. Miller. but the buzzer has not
been found. A fan was taken from
ID. Z. Wilson, and 1t has not been
traced to where IL was sold.
Bartender Craig, of C. w. Rodfus'
saloon. agreed to have Walter repair
his fan. and instead of returning 1t,
Walters is said to have sold 1t to j.
p. Fowler, Second street and Ken
lucky avenue. John Rehkopf pur-
lohased fan from Walters and David
IDesberger also bought a fan from the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
NIGHT RIDERS IN
GALLOWAY MAY Be
OFF GUARD A DAY

Sheriff James A. Edwards, Deputy
Sheriff John G. Holland, John Downs
and Bud Waterfield, all might rider
fighters" of Galloway county, are in
the city this afternoon ostensibly to
see the airship, but Sheriff Edwards
.intimated that they probably will
combine business with pleasure. He
refused to divulge the nature of the
business. Mr.. Holland is the deputy
for Liberty magisterial district, which
has been the center of the night rider
trouble, and it is conceded that his
work has been largely responsible in
bringing the offenders to time He is
a unique character and although he is
growing old he insists that he is yet
Zone of the boys"
Mr.. Downs Is a farmer and received
two visits from night riders, but was
not whipped. He has sold his fine
farm and says as soon as the accused
are convicted he will leave the county.
At present, however, he is living in
the same neighborhood where he has
always lived, having rented house
near his old home place and will not
be run away until he is ready to go.
Sheriff Edwards stated while here
that of the SO different men indicted
for night riding he has arrested 50,
the other three having left the coun-
try before indictments were returned.
He said there are about 80 soldiers
in Galloway now under Major Bassett.
On the same train with the sheriff
and his party was Judge Thomas p.
Cook who is on his way to Lyon
county, where he convenes circuit
court Monday. Twenty-Five soldiers
under Major Albrecht preceded him
there and II is understood to give
protection to witnesses who are ready
to testify against night riders. Judge
Cook will deliver the same strong
charge TO the Lyon county jury that
he did in Galloway.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
HORSE RUNS AWAY
KILLING DRIVER
NEAR BROOKPORI

Brookport, H.. May 2.-Young
Bertrand. accompanied by his son
Ralph and Lee Johnson. started TO
drive in a buggy from Brokport to
the home of William DuSouchet to
assist Mr. DuSouchet in shearing
sheep. Three miles from Brookport
the horse became frightened at a
gypsy camp on the roadside and ran
away. Mr. Bertrand either fell or
jumped from the buggy, striking his
head The shock was such as to
cause conclusion of the brain. This
with other internal injuries. resulted
in his death. Dr. Adkins, of Brook
port. and Jacobs, of Metropolis, were
called to attend Mr.. Bertrand. but he
was beyond the reach of human as
sistance when they arrived. Mr.. Ber-
trand had but recently sold his farm
and his personal property and re-
moved 70 Brookport, where he had
bought home and settled his family
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-02
Amended to Permit His Name
to be Added to List AL
ready Included.
Robert HOllOwell's Case to be
Tried This Month.
WHERE JURY WILL COME FROM

An amended petition was filed in
the federal court this morning by
Mrs. Mary l.. Hollowell against John
T. Hollowell and others, In which she
names William Sims. of Caldwell
county. defendant in the action, which
she brought TO recover $50 600 dam
ages as a result of an alleged night
rider raid. Ii is stated that at the
time OF the raid she failed 10 recog-
nlze Sims as one OF the mob. but since
she has discovered evidence that
causes her to have reasonable grounds
To believe he was there. Mrs. Hol-
lowell also alleges that the motive of
the mob In driving her out of the
state was to prevent her testlfying as
a witness against the defendants.
The Robert Hollowell suit is not
amended as this case stands for trial
o; the special term of federal court
called by Judge Evans for May IL.
Much speculation is INDUCED In as
10 where the jury will come from.
Judge Evans stated at the close of the
first trial that the panel would come
from places not affected or influenced
II is believed the entire venire will
come from Jefferson and probably one
other county and that the most prom
lnent business men in the state Will
be selected.