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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
FARMING VERSUS ClEREING.

A. farmer who is able to do a good
days work every day can rent ten acres
OF ground and put it in Irish potatoes
at a cost Of $45 for seed and $500 cost
for fertilizer, and reserve $55 for extra
labor out of $500 and raise $50 barrels
OF potatoes at a cash valuation of 81.
making q total of 81, 500 out of which
expenses for rent, seed, etc., is pro-
badly $780, making clear profit to him
|of 81 400. or 500 . month wages. Be.
side this he has q corn crop, vegetable
garden, chickens and all the necessary
wants of life except staple groceries
and clothes, which he buys with out
side Prpdpcts raised on the farm. II
he does half way we'll each year he has
,a>cash balance in bank Of $1,000.
Aclerk. book-keeper or salaried man
gets s60 q month and winds up the year
In debt if he undertakes to spend any
OF his weekly earnings, except to the
landlord for rent and the groceryman
for something to exist on. Which had
yourather be, farmer on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, or wage Garner
for some one else to make the profit
of your hire? An independent or a
serf, News. .eaE
But don't imagine anybody can
farm" No business requires more
practical knowledge and steady grit. !
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
FORTUNES IN POTATOES.

While a good many people haye, been
shouting hard times and. scarcity; of
money Of late. the wise old farmer who
planted a good crop of Irish potatoes
has been .respingia harvest. assa!ia, e
ot'Yes sir, u said Q Jolly .tiller of the
soil to a reporter,E Easyou newspaper, folks
have been asleep for. two weeks and
unless you! wake up. soon and. tell the
folks something no lene.s will know of
cur good fortune. y!O.. aoH .yaEa
.s.i.'I tell you we made more good
money oil potatoes than,we have made
in: many a assessor. a. Glory be, man; at
-one time weawere getting $3.50 per bar
;reifor potatoes and couldn't get. way
last enoaghsGs s.des.-v ygay smog
Il iDarn my kittens il ever seeo &c
many. folks sitter potatoes. as. there
were two weeks ago. This. city and
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
THE STlNGY WHOLESALER.

- = The. country publisher
makes application to the wholesaler for
his advertisement, and with a few ex-
eeptions the answer is that country
Advertising is of no service to them.
Many times they treat the newspaper
man with contempt. almost driving him
out Of their places OF business. They
are not, satisfied with depriying the
country paper of their advertisement,
hut sent out as q side line all kinds of
job work to supply the. country mer-
chant free in order to advertise certain
brands; of goods, thereby elrtailing the
country papers trade IN that line. This
leaves the pablisher to fall back on his
local retail merchantsfor support. Just
here We may say that the city dailies
depend largely upon the retail dmer.
chants for their trade in advertising.
Then, under these conditions the success
or failure of the local newspaper
depends upon the local support it gets
from the community in which it il
published The blame cannot always
be laid to the publisher for its non-ex.
istence or poor service. Westmorelanc
Inquirer0,Si .asa-ac.i
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

& That's another thing peculiar to the
South. OPhe women control the cleo
tons down there. 1t comes about
through sentimentality. Your Southern
man wants you to think. that he respects
the opinion Of the women whether he
does or not. We believe. however, that
he is sincere but whether he is or, not
be win fight AS quickly as iflhe were.
''The wimmin-feiks," !" he will tell you,
'are raising. an awful rumpus about
liquor, and while / like my dram,
burned if Idon't vote the way the vim
min-folksl want me to-" That is a
classic speech one can hear in the rural
districts Of the South. No one who
has travelled both North and South can
fail to see that on the whole the South
accordsa mach higher position to woman
than the North. Dayton (Ohio) News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
yROBBlNG THE PEOPLE.

To the newspaper publishers who ask
that they be relieved Of the exactions
of the Paper Trust by removal of
the import duties on print paper
and wood pulp the stand-pat leaders
Of the Republican majority in Con-
gress openly and brazenly reply
If the burden is too heavy at the prices
you are now charging for papers, in
crease the prices. That Is the Repub-
lican highly protective tariff system IN
in q nutshell. When it comes to cur
falling the special privileges of the
favored few or Increasing the burdens
of the many, the latter course is the
one adopted. The small percentage of
protected producers must be protected
IN their privileges to plumber and pile
up unearned profits. The eighty mil.
lions Of consumers who furnish the
Plunder that goes to make up the
profits are given no consideration
Still, it is the consumers fault that it
IS So They can reverse this order of
things If they will -yirginian- Pilot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Some people are naturally foolish;
others fall in love. Puck. $3.50
The Republicans will find some way
to lay to the Democrats that $50, 600, 600
deficit.
The Washington man who was treed
by a dead bear understands the feeling
OF the man who took off his shoes to
slip up the stairs quietly, and then dis
covered that his wife wasn't home
from her suffrage club. Cleveland
Leader. .....
"It cost Joseph M. Brown SOS, 600 to
be elected Governor of Georgia, - says
the Atlanta Journal. Will our esteem
ed contemporary kindly inform a Gu
rious world how much it cost the Hon.
Hoke Smith to get licked. Ports
month Star.
Don't light matches on your gasoline
boat. A gasoline boat engine exploded
in Baltimore harbor one night recently.
Some one lighted match near the
tank. and the rest tells itself-ail in
the water. several badly burned, but nc
lives lost. uIa r.,tsrlt .
Visions of Judge Mann disturb the
sleep of numerous politicians, notwith-
standing the gubernatorial race is yet a
year off. 1t viii not be the fault of
these enterprising politicians if Judge
Mann is not fully advised as to the ma.
ture of the warfare that will be made
upon him and is not fully prepared to
meet the attack at every point. Fore
warned is forearmed. -Index-Appeal.
A letter of Mr.. Cleveland, who was
not considered much of church man
written only short while before hi.
death, seems to combat the prevailing
impression. and is highly creditable t.
him in his latter days: 81 very mpcl
hope that in sending out this book yor
will do something to invite more atten
tion among the masses of our people t
the study of the New Testament and tn,
Bible as whole. 1t seems to me that
in these days there is an unhappy fall
ing off in our appreciation of the i'm
portance of this study. ] do not be
lieve. as people. that we can ALLOW
our interest in and veneration for tn,
Bible to abate. look upon it as tn,
source from which those who study i
in spirit and truth win derive strength
of character. q realization of the dut
of citizenship, and a true apprehension
! of the power, wisdom and mercy o
God" - '.''" 4
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
A LTTTLfsH HAND.

know. as all men, know who bear
The burden of life's daily care,
That we can seldom have our way
With all of sunshine, all of play;
That sometimes DER the path we tread
The sky grows dark, the blooms lie dead;
That, somehow, toiling through theyears
We must expect our share of tears,
Our shattered hopes, the faded CLEANS
That vanish in the midst of dreamsl
have great pity for all men 1-,.iy 5
Who rise and fall and rise agsin
And struggle on anddo their best
With lifelong heartache in the breast
For I have felt and known my share, =
And @ept nay tears, and nursed my care,
And hoped and dreamed and trusted on
Through nights of yearning till the dawn,
And faced the fate and gone my way
Round The same treadmill day by day!
! know the storm must follow calm,
The bitter mingle with the balm,
That life must be q giving o'er
OF things we yean for more and more
Apittle failure, some success, 49,
The worlds delight TO vs. no less -
Because of sacrifice and pain.
Tying tbs, rayeied thread again
And with more constant faith and dstrust
Fighting our battles IN the dustl
] know these things and deeply feel
The force Of al. their truth made rsall
And yet, weak, human as am,
Oft in the. days sweet evening calm
Of rest and dream and softened light
i sit with worrying Ger my plight
Until the strain Of. nervous years 49,,
Brings the unconscious food of tears,
Through whose dim mist of salty rain
Bloom on my cheeks the dew of paint
10, s.so - .out.c,.S - .ssi ! n, sa1~v \
All, comrade: with the eyes of spring, J,
Who c6meth when weep, to cling oF
Trusting and yearning to be strong - 2
Foregoing forth to right my wrong. :
Better thy sweet, unuttered cheer ''' !
Than the loud triumph ringing cieari {
Better thy little face to mine, ''.A.i q
Than all the victories that shinei So :
And, oh, how good to understand .. .
That iove-toueh of his little handi 20 /!
Baltimore Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
Why DON'T YOU DO IT NOWY

Some timeyou mean to mend your ways,
Why don't you do it now7 ,. tai
You hope TO win the whole world praise,
Why dom t you do it now? ; +"
You've always read in prose or rhyme
''The PRESENT. is the golden time" p
If you are ever going to climb,
Why don't you do it now? e
In short, no matter what you've planned,
Why don't you do it now9 ,i.''''l 9
If you have work right at your hand,
/ Why don't you do itnow? .''oi-' %
Successful men are never late; '7''
You'll fail if you procrastinate, sl
If you have vowed to conquer fate,
Why don't you do it now? 7''' ri
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
VINO HAS OUR S3s,

e The amctint Of money IN circulation
per capita in the United States is q
little over $35. a.sr.y f.,Q
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
BOAT MADE OF Newspapers.

: An ocean trip of over 1000 miles in
8 shell constructed Of newspapers from
all parts Of the United States was COM
pleted Saturday. when. George w.
johnson, q veteran earsman, reached
New York from ST. Augustine. Fla.
Johnson started ON his daring journey
in the middle of April, but bad weather
retarded his progress atvarious points.
He win remain in town abouta month,
when he viii proceed back to Florids
by way Of the Hudson river and al
available inside routes to the, Illinois
river. when he will proceed down the
Mississippi river. '-'.''.',-,i .4
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

the country was swarming with potato
buyers from everywhere. They wouldn't t
even trust to the mails to carry their
orders, or the telegraph wires either.
They came themselves, and one man
wanted 500 barrels from me right off
the reel at $3.50 the barrel on the farm. I"
: III never had so much money since
Adam ate little apples" declared the
Jolly old farmer. Norfolk viryinian-
Pilot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF ToLEpo,
IUCAa County, %

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of the firmof F. ]. Cheney s. Coz. do
Ing business In the City of Toledo. County and
State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Hairs catarrh Cure.
- t~ So D.-t,til FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. ID 1885
1s1n A. W. GLEASON,
S-NNV = AK. NOTARY PUnLLC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. '-'i ~ F.J.CHENEY s. CO.,,
i7l - 1871 I.gij. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. s5c. l.4,s fitl.
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
TESTIMONY.

1t is pleasant to find real merit ap
whatever its particular wall
in life may be.
OF all words these a strongest
A mans worth to attest;
They that have known him longest
Are they that love him best.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
PRIOR PossRssIoN.

A Suffolk party went out to Lake
Drummond one day last week and
thought to spend a quiet day in tbe
vacant hotel there. A big black. bear
had spuremptal the house, and the ex-
left him in quiet possession.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12
Texas for Tart.

Chicago. June Ig.-The Repubi-
can national committee reached
Texas IN the alphabetical list OF states
while deciding contests for seats on
the temporary roll.
The work settled cases involving
two delegates at large and twenty
two district a total OF Atty delegates
OF these Taft Ii certain 20 have forty
nine and may possibly have all nfty.
The uncertain delegate halls from the
Eighth district OF Tennessee and Il is
not positively known how he will
vote
He belonged. however. to the OIL
yer faction In that state. the majority
of whom were Instructed for Taft
The contests decided came from
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
A number OF Pennsylvania dele
gates arrived during the day and an
nounced that Senator Knox was IN
the fight to a finish and the bigger
the fight the brighter they believed
his chance would be. X. n. Steven
son. of Ohio, who opened Foraker
headquarters. made similar state
ment in behalf OF the Ohio senator.
asserting that he would not. under
any circumstances. withdraw before
the end OF the voting
A statement was issued during the
day from Congressman William II.
Mckinley, manager OF the Cannon
campaign. who was moved to speech
by the results OF the contests now IL
fore International convention. -
He advocated a new reappolntment
OF delegates to the national conyen-
ton which In effect would be "a re-
striction of the Republicans from the
south.
Secretary Dover. OF the national
committee, sent a letter TO General
j. II. Baker, of Mankato. Mimi. IN
Wiling that gentleman to occupy n
seat on the platform throughout the
convention. Baker was a delegate
with Senator Allison. of Iowa. to the
Republican convention In 1856. from
the Ninth Ohio district. II was at
this convention that John c. Fremon,
was nominated for the presidency.
This courtesy has been extended In
Baker for the last eight years.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12
ARATE THE MENACE.

II is not the city's concern to look
after the interests of the STANDARD
oil company. The only thing the
citizens of Paducah are interested in
is getting those dangerous kerosene
and gasoline tanks outside the city,
where they can do no damage. The
only possible damage to the company
would be the expense of securing a
site that is not menacing to the city
and the longer haul for its wagons
We have nothing against the COM
pany and II its business was of such
a character as to properly permit OF
its storage tanks being in the heart
of the city. we should not complain
of its presence; but when It is such
a menace that the fire chief protests
IL is time for action in behalf Of the
property owners, residents and manu-
facturers of the city, regardless of in
convenience to the concern, causing
the nuisance. When engine sparks
set fire to this storage plant, 100 bar
rels of oil we're charred, when there
is city ordinance, specincally pro-
hibiting the storage of more than so
barrels of OIL in the city, with pro-
visions for. storing all over five bar
rels in a carefully lined underground
wareroom. Consideration should be
shown everybody in the matter OF
enforcing the law; but the citizens of
Paducah must be shown as much con-
sideration by the city authorities as
they show the Standard Oil company,
and more than the STANDARD Oil COM
pany has shown the city. Here is a
plain case Of menace to the property
and lives OF citizens. and there is only
one thing to be done-that is abate
the menace. The company Is per-
fectly able to find suitable location
and to pay for II.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Palmer-E A. Strauss, Cincinnati
J. p. Page, Barlow; j. NJ. MCGEE
La Center; George Tate, Evansville
w. F. Davis, Nashville; ]. C. Hagan
St. Louis; A. w. Pitner, Nashville
C. o. Briggs. Boston, G. NJ. Green
Nashville.
Belvedere = j. w. Caruthers
Whiteville. Tenn; r. L. Morrow
Danville, Tenn; Thomas Kelland, De
troit; c. Z. Walker. st. Louis; j. NJ
johnson, Nashville, Tenn; EloI
Cooper. st. Louis; w. c. Wincy
Chattanooga; Jacob Nessel. New
Hanover. III.
New ichmond-Frank Rushing
iCarrsville; c. ID. Frizzell. Birming
ham; j.. II. Douglas. Dexter. Mo-; j
T. Oakley, Hollstone, Tex; T. A. Con
nan. Smithland; j. J. Jones, Prince
ton; ID. l.. Grace, Murray; william
Parkinson. Golconda
st. Nicholas-Mrs. w. c. Wier
Willie and Dan. Brownfield: C. l.
Butts, Kuttawa; J. r. Bell. Owens
boro; Ira Lloyd, greensboro; Benia
min c. Fowler. Henderson: Roscoe
Walker. Vienna; G. Farris, Vienna
L., c. Marion, Batesville: l.. Wiles
Salem; o. brakes, Bandana; r. E
Dodd, MurraS
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12

one who reads this platform will be
able TO know exactly what II means
and no voter will be expected to
read into IL anything which is not
there.
This means that Il Is an indorse-
ment of the whole policy OF the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt
from beginning TO end. and without
making any concession regarding that
policy. At the same time the pat
form is conciliatory and conservative.
with one or two exceptions IL will not
be considered radical even by those
in the party who are OPPOSED to II.
Many people may expect precise de-
tails as to the future policy of the
party, but the trainers OF the platform
have had constantly in mind the mis-
take OF the people who drew the con-
stitution of Oklahoma recently, and.
instead of a constitution, formulated
an absurd collection OF what were
really statute laws. The suggested
platform. while clear in every partic-
ular. avoids this mistake most no.
ticeably.
Naturally. the platform may be di-
bided into TWO sections. dealing first
with the things which have been done,
and then with those which the party
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12
THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY Is DEAD
Says Ex-senator Hill-Bryan
Responsible.
at Makes Me smile when Hear
Him Say 4 Have Kept the
Faith" Says Hin.
JOHN JOHNSON IL THE MAN

New York, June 12.-Davidy b.
Hill, former United States senator and
for long time leader of the Demo-
cratic party in this state sailed for
Europe on the steamer Baltic. Dis
cussng his retirement from active
politics Hill said:
There is no Democratic party.
When | met the late Governor, Alt
geld In little room up back stairs
in small Chicago hotel shortly be-
fore the first so-called Bryan conyen-
ton, told him the policies which he
Bryan represented would drive the
Democratic party to hell Then when
he begged for another try four years
later, said
You are almost there; stop be-
fore you have absolutely ruined the
party but Bryan was Nominated and
saw the futility of minority report
with only ten votes TO back me.
They must draw from the masses
and what better man could stand
than John johnson, who spent his
boyhood days in a county poor house.
Think OF IL. Torchlight professions
with banners reading John johnson.
the poor house candidate
And from what ! have been able
to learn, johnson is more than a mere
.near-to-the-people candidate. lie Is a
well balanced man and an able man.
Every time Bryan says 1 kept the
faith II makes me smile. He has
kept the faith indeed. He kept 1t out
in Nebraska. his own state. which is
now Republican to its political core.
The Democratic party never want
ed Bryan. Bryan wanted the Demo
cratic party. lie forced himself on
the party in 1896 and again on what
was left OF the party in 1900. and
now in 1908 he calls himself the Dem
ocratic party. and says 4 have kept
the faith.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12
HORSE RACING AND GAMBLING

HORSE RACING AND GAMBLING
Governor Hughes. of New York
has won his fight against race tracl
gambling. It's pity the average
man can't enjoy horse race without
betting on me result; but the mer
who make their living at the race
track trimming suckers and pulling
races, say he can't, and those mer
ought to know.
The truth, is as a fair gambline
proposition the race course long age
fell into disrepute. The temptation
to pull favorite and let long shot
win has been so great that every pos
sible safeguard has been thrown
around the racing game to prevent
cheating, and still fast horses, carry.
ing the public's money. lose unac-
countably some times. Gambling
has produced everything that is per-
nicious about horse racing. Horses
VIII run just as fast. and be bred
just as clean limbed and sound OF
wind without the bookmakers' pres
ence at the track side. If man
loves horses and likes TO see them
run. the conditions under which they
run will be unchanged with the elm
ination of the gambling side line.
If man just naturally loves to
gamble and goes 10 the race track,
because he can bet on horses, he is
entitled to no consideration and his
plea that he Is lover OF horses is
false. Race track gambling has be-
come profession, aud there never
was a square professional gambling
institution; because one man makes
livelihood out Of il. and the other
takes a risk.
In substantiation of the fact that
Governor Hughes is not just a fanatic
but Is guided by sound judgment
merchants OF Louisville presented a
memorial to the state government
asking that the racing time in tina,
city be limited. Just running horses
around the track did not. hurt the
commercial interests of Louisville:
the time spent at the track did not
disturb the prosperity OF the com.
munity, and the nominal admission
fee did not drain the resources OF the
public. II was the gambling feature
of Churchill Downs that collected
into pool money that should have
gone for rent and food and clothing;
that caused confidential clerks to bs
defaulters and that ruined homes.
The merchants of Louisville are
not apti-gambling cranks. They did
not discriminate between the racing
and the betting; but they did recog.
nize the fact that too much racing al
Churchill Downs was bad for Louis.
vile under the conditions then OBJ
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-12

II Lexington, NY, June 12.-At tn,
various district meetings the follow
ling delegates and committeeman
were selected:
Delegates 10 Denver Convention.
First District - Gus Thomas
Graves; Conn Linn, Galloway.
Second District. T. Grifiths
Daviess; George Wilson, Union.
Third District. l.. Bryan, Bar
rem; ]. II. Durham. Simpson.
Fourth District-J. w. O'Connor
Hardin; II. p. Taylor. Ohio.
Fifth District = Walter Lincoli
and John vreeland.
Sixth District-R. B. Brown, Gal
latin: George C. Travers. Campbell
Seventh District-Fied Mcleod
Woodford; r. X. Mccartney, Bour
bon.
Eighth District &C. w. Cava
naugh. Anderson; Edward Holloway
Spencer.
Ninth District--C. E. Booze, Harri
son; J. NJ. Hennessy, Bracken.
Tenth District--J. c. c. Mayo
Johnson; T. C. Seward. Clark.
Eleventh District-virgil Smith
Pulaski; r. NJ. Jackson. Laurel.
Presidential Electors.
First. S. Ross. McCracken.
Second-Levega Clements, Davies
Third-Floyd Sanders, Edmonson
Fourth-Charles Williams, Larue
Fifth-Clem w. Higgins.
Sixth-Claude Terrill. Grimb,e..
Seventh-M. H. Bourne. Owen.
Eighth-R. II. Tomlinson, Gar.
rard
Nnth-George c. Wycoff. Nicho-
las.
Tenth--Robert Friend. Esti.l.
Eleventh-W. X. Graham, Knox
State Central Committee.
First-w. A. Berry. McCracken.
Second-N. P. Taylor. Henderson
Third-Iawrenee Finn. Simpson
Fourth-Thomas ]. Moore, Breck-
inridge.
Fifth-w. o. Head.
Sixth. A. Donaldson. Carroll.
Seventh-Thoma A. Combs, Fay.
cite.
Eighth. A. Sullivan, Madison.
Ninth-W. A. Adams, Harrison.
Tenth-Henry NJ Cox, Morgan.
Eleventh-Woodson May. Pulaski.
state Executive Committee.
First-Henry p. Lawrence, Trigg
county. ..
Second. A. Goodson, Webster.
Third-Harry Lazarus, Warren.
Fourth-Samuel Spalding, Marion.
Fifth-John w. Vreeland.
Sixth-A. b. Rouse. Boone.
Seventh-M. j. Meagher. Franklin.
Eighth. Norton Fitch. Jessa-
mine.
Ninth-W. A. Young. Rowan.
Tenth-F. A. Lyon, Lee.
Eleventh-G. r. Tuggle, Knox.