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The Paducah evening sun., 1908-05-05

The nervous strain through which
dressmakers have to pass at certain
seasons of the year seems almost be-
yond endurance, and frequently
brings on nervous prostration, falnt-
ing spells, dizziness, sleeplessness
and a general breaking down OF the
feminine system, until life seems
altogether miserable.
For all overworked women there
Is one tried and true remedy.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-05-05
April-100s.
1O6,646

Average for April, 1903. 80 4lOZ
Average for April, 1907......3Sil
Personally appeared before me, TINS
MAY 2, 1908, r. d. MacMillen, busi-
ness manager of The Sun, who afhrms
that the above statement of the circu-
lation of The Sun for the month OF
April 1908, is true to the best OF his
knowledge and belief.
Ny commission expires January
10, 1912.
PETER PURYBAR.
Notary Public.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-05-05

ITO be continued in ncx: issue. }
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-05-05
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

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Why don't you try it?
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She has guided Thousands 70
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The Paducah evening sun., 1908-05-05
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The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14

the state con legal to pledge
one s flesh. nay. ,.9i1e'S life, for loan
of money; as soon as we grant this
to be the normal state of society, we
have no right to judge the actions OF
the characters by the standard of
morality of our time. In the Venice
of Shapespeare, Shylock is indeed hui
man.
Different. however. is the case of
Barabas For his actions we can find
no excuse. There is nothing in his
surroundings to palliate his crimes.
Unlike Shylock. he does not allow
grudge of his to grow ''ancient."
Though deprived of but small part
of his fortune. he seeks for immediate
revenge. His cunning knows no
bounds. His whole life is one long
chain of treachcrous schemes. All
who come in contact with him are
made his dupes. Even his best friends
are victims of deceit. His brethren
in faith. his partner in crimes. nay.
even his own child-all alike pay the
penalty for having once enjoyed his
confidence. His brethren are misled
by him. his daughter is poisoned
through him and his slave would
have been killed by him. even if he
had remained faithful.
Barabas' flattery outflatters Sat
ans. and his art of ingratiating him
self into the good wishes of everybody.
not excepting his enemies. is remarka-
BILE. Though he uses every one that
comes in his way as an instrument of
his pleasure. he plays the part of ben
efactor. He asks his daughter to re-
gain his hidden treasures. not for his
sake. but for her own He entreats
lthamore to carry out his murdcrous
schemes against his daughter. not be-
cause he fears discovery. as is really
the case. but because he is anxious
to make lthamore his sole heir. now
that his daughter has turned Chris
tian. He can fawn like IA spaniel
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14

another. Shylock hates only partlc-
ular class of people, and his hatred IS
tempered with reason and human feel
ing. Barabas breathes hatred against
the whole world. and his hatred IS
wild and savage in its cruelty. Shy
lock dislikes Bassanio. because his
"thrifty' mind cannot tolerate one
that sqllanders his "borrowed purse.
And he hates Antonio for reasons that
are even less Objectionable. Antonio
has stained him with shame and i'll
iured him in a thousand different
WAYS. thwarted his bargains, and
scorned his nation. and all for the use
of that which is his own. Barabas,
on the other hand. though harmed by
no one. cared not if the enemy con-
quer. and kill all his fellow citizens
if only he. his daughter, and his
wealth be spared.
Shylock. if he cannot forget. can
nevertheless endure an injury. He has
an infinite amount of patience. After
all the harm that Antonio has done
him, he only bears grudge against
himself He suffers insults with Il
''paticnt shrug' and soothes his veXed
spirit with the hope that, if he can
catch him once on the hip, he will
feed fat the ancient grudge.' But
he does not resort to wicked or unlaw-
full means. lie does not plot mischief.
And it is an illusion. under which
even artists like Sir Henry Irving, la
Dor. to suppose that Shylock had plan
ned his revenge on Antonio from the
moment that he asked him to 90 to
the notary and sign for him his single
bond. Shylock first of all. is too sim
pie nature for that. He is cautious,
prudent. at times even skeptlcal. but
he is not cunning. But apart from
these characteristics. we can hardly
understand how Shylock could count
on revenge at that far-off date. Was
it not by mere accident that every
thing turned against Antonio! How.
then. could Shylock count on revenge.
when everything depended on chance.
1t is difficult to say with any de-
gree OF certainty what Shylock s in
tention was at first. If the writer
might offer his humble opinion. he
would say Shylock might. perhaps,
have desired to put Antonio under a
greater obligation. so as not to be mo-
Tested by him i'm the future. But It
Is very clear that later on Shylock
wanted to rid the Venetian market of
Antonio. He wanted to frighten him
and drive him out of Venice "For
were ne out of Venice" says Shylock
to his friend, 81 can make what mer.
chandise | will" Only at the last
moment, when he fails in this. and
Antonio remains in Venice in spite of
his dreadful threats, hoping that Shy.
lock would relent in the end and yield
to the intercessions of the Duke ana
the magnifcoes, only when it appears
to him that Antonio and his friends
were trying to make a "soft and dull
eyed fool of him, only then does his
sense of revenge grow keen and fierce
and inhuman.
But we are, perhaps, wrong in de
signaling Shylock' s course as lnhu
man. since Antonio himself calls ii
only "rigorous, and Portia, in the
capacity of lawyer. considers it to b'
of strange nature yet II
such rule that the Venetian law can
not impugn him for it. We must mo-
expect Shylock to be ahead of his time
We cannot demand that he be more
b,,,,o, +bop bic fa11oxy eff izonS a.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14

thWarteO or his ITlcIluS Cooi''' ~
loves his daughter even after she de-
ceived him. And although in the
first few moments of excitement ana
anger he wishes his daughte, were
dead at his feet. and the jewels in her
ears hearsed at his feet and the dti-
eats in her coffin still, after his WRATH
his subsidized. he sorrows for her, ana
mites her lot as Christian S wife.
Even La,lncelot. his servant, who be-
lieves every Jew damned. says that II
he were to be ruled by his conscience.
he would stay by the Jew, his master
His statement to Bassanio that the
Jew has done him wrong is 'lpso
facto." IA lie. invented on the spur OF
the moment to excuse himself FOR leav-
ing the service of Shylock. Launce-
lot s real reason for entering the ser
vice of BassaniO was to get rare new
liveries.' And Bassanio himself.
though he dislikes Shylock. doubts.
nevertheless. if there is any prefer
ment in leaving Shylock's service for
his own.
Barabas is a miser. ''whO smiles to
see how full his bags are crammed.
He loves gold even for its glitter. The
mere idea of possession fills his heart
with delight and eXultation. lie
sings over his money bags as the
lark does over her young. Gliding
about the place where his treasures arr
hidden. he eXclaims:
"For whilst I live. here lives my
soul s sole hope.
And when die here shall my spirit
walk
His ways of living, as described by
Ithamore, are typical of the miser.
"IIe lives upon picked grasshoppers
and mushrooms. He never put on
clean shirt since he was circumcised.
"The hat he wears. Judas left under
the elder when he hanged himself. -
And as to his treasured wealth, "he
hides and buries it up, as partridgcs
do their eggs. under the earth. This
description. it is true. is somewhat
exaggerated. and in one instance posi-
lively false. An egotist like Barabas
would scarcely forego his personal
comforts. and we do in fact find that
Ithamore rather relished the food he
got in the house of Barabas. We also
find that the house of Barabas was as
great and fair as the governors We
might. therefore. believe Barabas
when he says that the governor does
not feed so well as he, yet there is no
doubt that he was miser. His own
tongue betrays him. He must have Il
servant, he says, "that is sickly and
but for sparing victuals.' And this
servant he cheats of clothes, nay. robs
him of his wages. His whole life is
ruled by the single desire of keeping
up infinite riches. The accumulation
of wealth is his only happiness in life.
1t is true that in pleading with the au-
thorities of Malta he speaks of his
wealth as the comfort of his age and
the hope of his children. In reality.
however, he regards his riches more
as a means of frightening his enemies
than as means of comfort. And if
he does not grieve over small losses it
is because things past recovery are
hardly cured with eXclamations. In
short, he is, as he himself says, ga
cOvetous wretch, that would for Iu-
cre's sake have sold his soul
Shylock cannot be charged with mig
gardliness. He is frugal, thrifty, but
not miSerly. He does not fret over
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14

charge of his servant. He does NOT
waste his money on "rare new liver
les" for his servants. but he does not
lead them in rags, either. His habits.
it is true. are of sober kind, and his
domestic life is rather mOnOtonOus,
but this is not due to parsimOny. 1t
springs from religious scruplcs. He
regards his wealth not only as a means
whereby to live. but also as Il sign of
his thriftiness. and it is as such that
he holds it dear. He is not engrossed
in merely accumulating wealth. His
religion plays an important part III
his life as well. The synagogue is his
second home.
Shylock is man that abides by the
law. and is conscious of his integrity.
"What Judgment shall | dread. y he
exclaimed, "dOing no wrong9" Ire
does not seem to think that it is
wicked to crave for vengeance. If it
is. ne reasons. then the whole world is
stepped in crime Shall a Christian
take revenge of Jew who wrongs
him. and shall Jew not be allowed
to deal with the Christian in the same
manner? In his whole career. he
thinks there is nothing for which he
might be blamed. If he thrived on
interest. it was not his fault. Just as
it was right for Jacob. when Laban
withheld from him any other COM
pensatiOn. to cOntrive that sheep
should "fall part-colored lambs" so
might he also be justified in thriving
on interest when his Christian neigh
bors have shut all other avenues or
commerce before him.
Among all his enemies. not one
knows to tell anything of him which
might prejudice us against his up
rightness. not one can throw the leas.
suspicion on his character. Antonio.
his bitterest enemy. charges him with
"envy." fury tyranny and
rage but not with violating the
law. Bassanio calls him "unfeelinc
man. GratianO. ''harsh Jew. of wolf
ish blood. starved and ravenous de-
sires Salerio describes him as
''keen and greedy to confound
man." 1t is only in his absence that
the Duke of Venice speaks of him as
''stony adversary. and inhuman
wretch. incapable of pity and void
and empty of any dram of mercy
but in his presence he declares that
the world thinks. and he himself be-
lives that Shylock ''but leads the fash
ion of malice Among all these bit
ter enemies. no one impugns his hon
esty. no one doubts his integrity, no
one disputes his rights to his acquired
wealth.
Barabas. on the other hand. is IL
confirmed criminal and is himself
aware of the extent and awfulness of
his villainy. Nay, he even prides
himself on it. and boasts of his mur,
ders as of some great achievements.
No sooner has he learned the name of
his newl v bought slave than he reveals
to him his own past life; in all its
Nervousness. In calm tone, as if tell
ing of charitable deeds, he relates to
him the most atrOcious crimes of his
life. He "kills sick people groaning
under walls,' he says; sometimes he
poisons wells. In his youth he used
medical skill to enrich the priests
with burials. After that, in the capac-
ity of an engineer, he "slew friend
and enemy with his stratagems.
Then he became a usurer. and filled
the Jail with bankrupts, and made
some one mad every moon, and occa
SiOnally caused some one to hang him
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factories machine ana rallroaa SHOPS 's,
steam ana water iniils, iouliari's Z. a'u
i ma Oh various hiiius' 10y
plllt sclools ana u'''eeisis'es, il,ees.tis
houses ana ZEN pres anu, s's AZ iiuse' 3
non OF their pA.rlotic spirit ~ osin "
stated mat me ies' 1sia.'is VIZ s'p.iS-
priatea S%o'Vu9 LOT s'citooi pun p''ssS'' 80
wv 70 the y .. u'stsiot cout - ti'i -
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year io'o, uto iiot app = - VIZ
iaf 10y tiieii'se1s CO. ny ~ y =
~ t'teii eot'sSt'uei'es "'st'oue !. o'''o''e'
alloii.
y otaH iinu eoi''it'ueu " - tess 80
II aia before .he aass. " s'iti- .sioii''o'i
d . wen utei p !. 'Nouiu iiase peeti o''o -
the most lopuious states 5lil INC e'i'iHe
w est. say i'iNe Wy Mou W. Hase oeesi
iiiuciU iatser t'Ah ~ Is touus.
hof this reason, we clain' mat enc
ohiS SANE poicS W tpliuN ~ " eiiiiii7
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DEsEREr EVENING. NEWS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER s 1908

the report that the Indians could un-
derstand Turkish. the man was ac-
complained into the interior by several
students of the university Before the
place where his country man resided
was reached the party met b party of
Indians and the Turk talked to them
in the language of his country. The
Indians understood him and he under
stood their replies in the language of
their tribe.
"Ethnologlsts of this capital have
now decided to attempt to establish
the relation between the Indians of
Campeche and the. Turks. 1t looks to
be assdifticult a problem as that of ex-
planning the discovery, 1t the same
place in the state of Oaxaca, of Egyp-
tan and Chinese idols. The discovery
was made short time ago"
We know not what are the facts
underlying this discovery, but The stu
dent of American Antiquities must DO
prepared for surprises. The origin of
the Turks Is traced to Central Asia,
whence Some of them fled before the
advancing hosts Of the Mongolians, to
Armenia. Many Turkish dialects are
known to scholars. Modern Turkish
is greatly Influenced by Arabian and
Persian. That some words of Asiutic
origin should be found preserved in
indian dialects Is not incredible to
those who believe In the Book of Nor
mon. 1t is no more improbable than
that words clearly of Hebrew origin
should be found in some of the dialects
of Nhe Pacific islands, which IS said to
be 4 recognized fact.
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HEATHENIsM AND CIvILIzA-
4t TION.
Pueblo Chleftain.

Until very recently tho line was
strictly drawn between the heather ma
lions OF the world and the so-called
Christian nations, We say, so-called,
not from any purpose to dlsparage the.
teachings Of that particular religion or
& to question the benetlcence OF its effects
upon mankind, but merely to note III
passing that many of the acts and poll
cies OF what are called the Christian
nations have been at total variance
with the principles Of the religion they
professed to hold in reverence. Until
recently 1t was supposed that no ma
ton outside of Europe or America, and
no nation not OF the white race, could
assume world leadership under mod
ern conditions, and that there was In
the blood OF the white race and in the
religion to which q majority Of white
people are at least nominally adher-
ents some quality that gave them a
superiority over the rest OF the world.
The rise Of Japan to prominence as a
nation of the first rank, and the results
of the war between Japan and Russia
have given a severe blow to the theory
that has prevailed for centuries, and
from now on students OF world politics
will hesitate to group all nome Christian
nations into the list of inferior and
subordinate peoples. The revolution in
Turkey which recently accomplished
the overthrow OF the most corrupt au-
tocracy of modern times without dis
&turbing the fundamental political or
ganization Of the people of the Turkish
empire, is strong evidence Of the new
spirit that prevails in International at
fairs
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CRIME BEaETs CRIME.
New York Evening Post

Let us teach the criminal to be a
good c!tzen," is the cry in many a.
quarter. But how can this program be
carried out so long as Pittsburg luna
tics are allowed to convert our county
jails into country houses? The letter in
which Mr.. George Mclaughlin de-
scrlbes to the state commission of pris-
ons Thaw's quarters and liberties In
the Duchess county Jail reveals con-
dition which cannot fail to teach every
offender In the Poughkeepse institu-
ton the lesson which most of all cor
rupts American civic llfe-the superior
ity of wealth to law Thaw enjoys the
exclusive use of 10 rooms and a corri-
dor, TO provide which the sheriff has
s. to put two ordinary prisoners into a.
single cell, The hotel meals, the long
outings, the flowers sent by unincar-
cerated female lunatics, the office fur
aniture--what maxims do these suggest
to the young pickpocket as he peers
at them through his bars? Money
makes the judge wink" or Punish
mant always fits the purse?'' How,
many have greedily drunk In this gos-
pei since Thaw's public career began.
heaven only knows; murders 20 years
hence may be of his sowing.
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or AslATTC ORIGIN

Mr. L. II. Stoddard. of Stuttgart
Ark, calls our attention to the follow
ing item which appeared in Il special
dispatch to the be-Democrat, from
the City of Mexico. Mr.. Stoddard is a
student of American archaeology and
a lecturer, and he is said to be the
owner of Very valuable collection OF
antiquities;
An important chronological discov-
cry has been made by students of the
University of Campeche, the principal
educational institution in the city OF
Campeche, capital OF the Mexican state
OF the same name. II Is that the lang
uage of the Indians of Campeche and
the Turkish language are almost iden-
teal Turks coming directly from
their country 10 Mexico find no diff
iculty in making their wants known
TO the Indians of Capeche. and with
in few weeks they are able TO talk
the language OF the Indians fuently.
Recently there landed In Campeche
a Turk who vas entirely ignorant of
the Spanish language. He had the
address of some country man living
in the interior OF that state. For the
purpose OF investigating the truth Of
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

unalloyed enjoyment of the waters
refreshing GOODNESS is shown on the
face of the boy looking out from the
front cover of the August American
Boy, and the contents OF the maya
zine Just fits In with the vacation sea-
son. The fine serials of Houston,
5Tomlinson. and Optic, with Weir's,
story of his experiences under tho
Great White Canvas continue with In
creasing interest. OF the many short
stories In this issue, there are: IN tho
Hands of the Enemy" telling Of the
manly courage of a boy during tho
trying times of the Civil War; '"lhe
Traitor of Camp Bennett fine story
of boys camping out and how a traitor
was dealt with: "a Boy and Bear"
tells humorously of a boy who was
anxious to meet a bear and what he
did when Mr.. Bruin confronted him:
TN Quest of a Sea-Otter" is a vivid
account of the dangers encountered
Z by two boys In a boat while trying to
kill o. sea-otter; History Written in.
Bark" will appeal to the boys who
love toScarve their names on the bark
OF trees: "My Friends Stl shoulder
is stirring story of hunting tigers In
India; THE Runabout Trio at Chi
cago Convention" gives q most inter
esting account of what three boys
saw and heard while attending the Ma
tional Republican Convention at CHI
#cago.-The Sprague Publishing Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
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THE CONDITION OF RUSSIA.
Springfield Republican.

An emigration movement has begun
In Russia which. If long enough con-
tinued and sufficiently encouraged by
the government, promises to have i'm
portant results. Its direction is from
European Russia to western Siberia
Until as late as 1906, the annual num-
Der of Russians who crossed the Urals
to take up virgin land In Siberia did
not much exceed 100000 owing mainly
perhaps to the governments restric-
tions. stupidity imposed in the interests
of the large land owners, who found
that surplus population made labor
cheap. inadequate transportation was
n considerable factor, also, in checking
an eastward movement of the land
hungry peasantry. The Russian rrvo
luton Of I9o5-6 radically changed the
governments attitude. for the extreme
agrarian program of the majorities IN
the first and second doumas convinced
the cars advisers that if the land of
the empire was not to be appropriated
from Its present owners and rad!stri-
huted, and also If the principle of pri-
waite ownership instead OF the older
communal ownership was to be encour-
aged an emigration into Siberia must
be promoted
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NEW YORK AWAKENING.


Comptroller Metz, of Now York, adj
mits TO the Real Estate association
that the bond issues imposed upon
the City are an alarming burden. He
says / hat by far the greatest item in
the budget is that for interest and
redemption of he city debt" The New
York World points out that for fifty
years tho people of New York viii be
paying for the extravaganza and
waste of this administration. "a mum
icipal Interest," bearing debt as large
as that of the United States lays by
reason of IFS higher rate of interest
and the fewer people to pay it, n bur-
don forty-fold as great as the national
debt" New York has fallen into the
abyss -of debt because its administers
tons have regarded a few salaries more
or less few contracts more or less
a few millions wasted more or less
MS ''unimportant," But New York is
awakening. That is more than can
be said Of Salt Lake. The citizens
here still have to learn by bitter ex-
perience, the foolishness Of supplying
selfish politicians with funds, with
which to carry out the plans of graft
ers.
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CAUSE OF APPENDICITIS.
Now York American

The statement Of the Staten island
physician that In his opinion appendi-
Gifts in this country is caused BY the
present style of cooking utensils is not
altogether new In France there is
little appendicitis, and there the en-
ameled cooking utensil is practically
unknown. In many cases OF appen-
dicttis the examination of the appendix
after removal has shown a deposit that
bears n close resemblance to the In
gredient used in enameled ware. the
French have maintained for some time
that the cause OF appendicitis was 70