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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
IDEALS AND REWARDS.

After commenting at length on the
fact that modern song and popular
fiction writer's receive great rewards
for mediocre productions, while the
great writers and composers of an
other century starved. as they turned
out the worlds masterpieces, the
Nashville Banner concludes:
The cheap and garish, as
rule, have more immediate sue
cess now, both in music and in
literature. than productions of
solid worth, but there is no rea-
son for true merit to be discour
aged in this day and generation.
There are liberal rewards for
both good books and good songs.
There you go. Brother, full of the
commercial spirit of the age. Men,
who produce masterpieces, don
write and paint and carve and dream
for money. It's the purpose that
makes the masterpiece. The man,
who, tolls patiently and ardently for
perfection, with his mind fixed on an
ideal, will accomplish the best that
is in him: but the man who strives
to do his best. with his mind grasp
ing the soiled hope of the Banner
that "there are liberal rewards" will
never produce a masterpiece.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
THE RUSLNESS-LIKE WAY.

II Is gratifying to observe that the
present general council is beginning
to take notice this early in its career
OF the woeful waste in our method Of
making public improvements. The
Sun for years has been DINING into
the ears of the city authorities that
the plan of compelling public contrac-
tors to collect from each property
owner his allotted portion of the ex-
Lense, adds fully 25 per cent to the
cost on the property owner. and pro-
hibits contractors of moderate means
bidding on the work. This enables
other contractors to fix the price about
where they want It. and reap extra
ordinary profits from the work.
Contractors now have to wait
months before they receive a cent for
their work. and unless they have
money of their own with which to pay
their laborers every week and to buy
material, they cannot compete for the
work To remunerate him for the
delay and expense of collecting from
each property holder, the contractor,
who bids. adds about % per cent to
his estimate on the work, and that
comes directly off the property own
ers and the city.
Two years ago the state legislature
enacted a law, enabling cities of the
second class to issue bonds for the
payment of public work and then col
lect the assessment from the property
owners In ten annual installments.
Such a plan heaps no burden on the
city, as the assessment becomes a lien
on the property assessed. and 1t does
cut down the expense one-fourth to
the property owner and gives him ten
years in which to pay It. At the same
time II provides for the payment OF
the contractor in such manner as may
re agreed upon, and reliable contrac-
tors with small means may enter the
competition. So in the bidding the
city Is assured of an advantage she
does not now hold.
II Is a plan that is followed else.
where. Everybody knows that pub
iN lnhpi oiouhu property ~
a city enhance the property 'ssvalue
and no property owner will object t.
such improvements. II they do not be
come an excessive burden on him. BY
cutting down the expense one-fourtf
and giving him ten years in which tC
pay. the city is making 1t to the in
terest of the property owner to in
dorse plans for public improvements.
Business-like methods in public
work are demanded as the city grow
and expenditures for improvement
become imperative.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
1T WAS A FAKE.

The Kentucky State Journal re-
grets having published the fake story
of the Carlisle county night riders and
in a dissertation on giving the state
a bad name" 1t says:
Take. for example, the story which
the state journal in company with
many others accepted as true. con-
corning a band of night riders that
|opened their proceedings with prayer
and then touched a torch to tobacco
barn in Ballard county singing relig-
lous hymns while the flames reached
|skyward. There was not the slightest
ground for the story. Nothing OF the
sort ever happened, and we feel that
an apology is due for not making
more accurate Investigations. The
story originated elsewhere, and It was
la pure and simple fake"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

Regulators, who drove the coloreC
people out of that county after muir
dering an old man and baby, than Il
las for the brute. who rides in the
night with an hundred other brute'
and whips defenseless citizen anC
shoots into his home, where womer
and children are sleeping.
The Courier-Jo1rnal has the follow.
ing to say anent the probability OF
civil suits being brought in the fed
eral court by the negro refugees:
Every Kentuckian who has the
slightest love of justice and respect
for law will be glad to see the negroes
exiled from Marshall county by the
night riders present their petitions for
relief In the federal courts There was
no sort of excuse or provocation foi
the attack of white rowdes upon the
negro citizens of the village of Birm-
ingham. That raid-resultlng in the
murder of two negroes and the wound
ing of others-was not part of the
so-called tobacco war" and was in
defensible even in the eyes of persons
who have sympathized with the at
tacks of night riders upon hill billy
planters. 1t was an outrage perpet-
rated causelessly by whites upon
blacks. The character Of the raid
and the caliber of the raiders was
proven by the fact that men. women
and children in the homes of negroes
were fired upon, and the affair con-
stltuted the blacklist disgrace that
has come to Kentucky through the
activities of night riders, not except
ing the assassination Of Hiram Hedges
of Nicholas county, as yet unavenged
and as yet practically uninvestigated.
"If there is no punish ment for man
ton murder in the state courts in such
cases as that at Birmingham II is for
tunate that there is a means by which
the survivors of the attack may secure
Justice in a civil actor, and every re-
spectacle white citizen of Marshall
county should, and will, be pleased to
see judgment for con pensatory dam
ages returned in favor of the eXiled
negroes in the event that il proves
possible for them to introduce sufti-
Client evidence TO fix the responsibility
fer the crime"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

Uncle Erastus had been polishing
his musket for half an hour; at last
he gave it final love-pat and
turned to his grandson. Chile
he said, does you see dat bottle
about thirty yards over dere?"
"Shore / does" Rufus agreed.
The old man threw up the muske
land balanced il rather shakily
|"Whang" 1t beloved. Now doe
ycd Sc dat bottle?" the old man de
manded.
Eyes, ] does, grandad"
"I's powerful glad to hear dat
Rufe." the old man said calmly. "I'
been afeard from de way you sorted
taters dat your eyesight was falling
But hit amt. You's good TO sew
leral yeahs yit, Rufus"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

This is cleanup day" and owners
of property all over the city are en-
gagged in making their premises look
attractive. before the State Federation
of Woman's clubs convenes here June
2. We have only one misgiying. We
feel sure property owners will clean
ND their yards, but what If the visiting
women are greeted on every hand by
the fearful stencil that emanated from
stagnant water in the gueters on
Broadway last night?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

ton enforced complete isolation upon
itself, Withdrawing within Its shell
as does a turtle when assailed. Hith.
erto 1t had been the ccstom of peo
pie attacked to maintain an outward
seeming OF uninterrupted commerce
and unimpeded communication. No
modern government had yet had tho
temerity to shut its ports TO friendly
nations, scorn intercourse with them.
support and maintenance. Protests
from friendly powers were UNDECIDED
or unavsiling. because after few
days there was no possibility OF con
veying such rsmonstrsnce TO the Of
ficials at Washington.
In the capital itself representatives
Of foreign nations. hearing Of this EN-
barge on the ports. stood upon their
rights and demanded either their dis
missal or the free and uninterrupted
passage Of their communications.
Some Of the more importunate ones
were politely told that they might
take their departure At any time they
deemed Mt; but were given warnins
that il must be within IS hours or
they would not be permitted TO pass
the border line. These discounted
diplomats either FASTENED 10 the near
est harbor. emharking upon the last
steamer leaving. or chose 70 remain
within the country.
The maritime nations 81 Europe,
aghsst at what they termed the inso-
lence OF the United States. discussed
means Of bringing her To book and
compelling her to open her road
steads: but found a lack Of unanimity
as TO method. Great Britain. Jealous
Of Germany, but fearlns swift on
slaught from the kaisers realm. hest
tated to take the initiative and thus
leave her own coasts exposed 20 at
tack. France. with the memory Of an
earlier war. remained passive. Russia
smsrting under the recollection Of her
own defeat. refused 10 take any steps
which directly or Indirectly mlght
aid Japan. And the smaller nations
awaited leader.
England was placed IN the most re
culisr and trying position O, all The
hast official uttfTance q the United
States 10 a foreign power had been 10
her. In the positive assertion that
come what might. she OF all nations
need have no fear OF being emhroiled.
and that under no circumstances need
she spprehend war with America.
The English ambassador. who was
one OF the last 70 take timely I'D
vantage OF his opportunity and seek
Q temporary residence in Montreal.
eaoled his country . frank admission
that the policy Of the United States
vas completely beyond his cc-PTe-
hension. and that whatever % the stu
alton might be known from personal
observation would be explained BY his
secretary. Guy Hitler. due a. any mo-
ment in London. The ears OF Europe
were therefore open for such couuu-
nicstious as might be impaired oy this
young man. who for the moment De-
came OF paramount importance
ITO be continued in next issue.l
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
WALTER HUNTS FATHER
SPENDS NIGHT IN CITY

Mr.. W. II. Hunt, OF Galloway
county, was in the city last night.
He is the father of Walter Hunt, who
under Indictment at Clarksville,
Tenn, for the murder of Vaughan
Bennett, who was killed while II Is
alleged he was returning from a
night rider raid.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
Notice.

All persons holding claims against
w. ID. Greer, deceased. or his estate,
will please present same legally
proven, to the undersigned executors.
Persons indebted to said w. ID. Greer
ire requested to pay such debts to
the undersigned executors at once.
The executors have a law library
md Office furniture for sale.
ELMONIA GREER,
VIRGIE GREER.
Executors of w. ID. Greer, Deceased.
May %, 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
A LOVE OF JUSTICE.

The Courier-Journal just doesn'
like night riding In any of its mani
festations. and il hasn't any more
sympathy with the Marshall county
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
WITH THE FUNNY MAN.

When the bill collector comes in al
the door love hides in the garnet.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
ADril-1908,
1o6,s46

Average for April. 1903. $50. .41O2
Average for April, 1907. 1871
Increase .131
Personally appeared before me, this
May 2, 1908, h. ID. MacMillen, bust
ness manager OF The Sun, who affirms
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.
nv commission expires January
10, 1912.
PETER PURYBAR,
Notary Public.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

Seaside firtations are enough to
make the wild waves say things.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

YOU DON'T HAVE To WAIT
every dose -skes yos e.ISsiter. Lsr-re
seeps your whole tusides right Sold or th'
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
Daily Thought.

"A high aim may fall short but it
never fails"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
Riley RuTr
POSITIVELY GUARANTEES
SUCCESS WHEN ALL
OTHERS FAIL CONCERN
ING BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

Gives neyer-fnllng infor-
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business. law suits. claims.
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
Riley HuIr

Gives truthful revelations
IN all love affairs, troubles.
marriages. family difficulties
and divorce. Settles lovers
quarrels, gives name OF the
one you will marry and date
OF marriage. how 10 win the
man or woman you love, etc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

The Evening sun-IOc a Week.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22
Riley RUIr

Tells you how to control and
fascinate anyone you love and
admire,
No matter what your lie
has been | will start you right
again. will tell you how to
control friends and enemies.
Thousands have become happy
by taking my advice. With
out your asking one question
! will tell you exactly what
you called for, whom and
when you will marry. Call
and will send you away hap
pier, wiser and holder than
before; the sad and broken
hearted go away cheerful and
happy.
Readings reduced for the
next seven days only.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-22

Tells your past, your present
lfe and entire future, and
everything can be told by con-
sulting this world eminent
ciairyoyant and Spirit Medium
who Is the greatest master OF
occult science and psychic
forces the world has ever
known. His predictions are
always correct. and never fail
20 come true. as thousands OF
people will testify.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23

A wise man is one who thinks as
you do and a fool is one who
doesn't.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23

escape his own conscience and the
chances are he cannot escape the
authorities. His money does him
no good. for, like his honor, it is
gone. lie is captured, brought
home wreck in body and mind,
and goes to prison for term of
years. Does it pay? OF course not.
Honesty is the best policy and
no man can afford to go through
life on any other pl itiorm. i oledo
Blade.
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The Same Old StOru.

That honesty is the best policy is
a truism verified by everyday ex-
perience in the business world.
A little more than year ago
William Walker, cashier of saw
ings bank In Connecticut, disappear
ed and an investigation showed a
deficit in his accounts of more than
half a million dollars. Walker,
seemingly, dropped off the face of
the earth. A fortune was spent by
the bank In trying to find him.
Recently he was apprehended in
Mexico, the thousands that he had
stolen are gone and all the money
he had in his possession was one
dollar. He was taken back to
Connecticut, a shadow of his for
mer self, and is now serving a long
term in the penitentiary.
You say there is nothing new in
this little story and that, excepting
as to details, it Is being told almost
every. day. Unfortunately this is
true. 1t is not unusual for a man
enjoying the confidence of firm
or corporation helping himself to
funds which are not his. in the vain
belief that he will not be found
out.
A young man has the get rich
quick fever. He wants more money
than he can earn by honest endeavor.
Perhaps he desires to live in the
style enjoyed 10y his employer. 1t
may be that he has an expensive
family. lie thinks he needs a
country home, or a more expensive
town house, an automobile, a
launch. lie is certain he must have
more money and there it is right
before him. 1t is not his but he
can take It, little at time, and
II will not be missed. He will help
himself TO a small amount and play
the market or the races and then re.
turn 1t and 1t will help him make
the pile he so much needs.
OF course be loses and he takes
more money. lie is not detected
and he becomes holder. Instead Of
hundreds he 6lches thousands,
\ perhaps tens of thousands. lie
means to replace il, but he does not
because be cannot. At last he
realizes he is in so deep he cannot
eXtricate himself. When too late
he thinks Of the honor Of his family
and the awful position he is i'm. lie
+ Will be detected. He knows 10 now.
He must do something Instead Of
being bold he turns coward. lie
will kilt himself and end all.
Suicide is confession and he will
confess.
Or else, coward that he is. he
fees. lie goes into another state
Tor another country. lie cannot
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23
CHAIRMAN GRANT TALKS.

Parkersburg, w. Va, September 10
mat the withdrawal to- day of Charles
W. owlsher, regular republican candi-
date Tor governor of West Virginia. will
De followed by the withdrawal also of
Arnold Z. Scherr, nominee of the Lin.
COIN republican party, was indicated
tonight when Chairman E. Nj. Grant.
OF the executive committee of the last
named party, in an interview stated
that II the Scherr people were met in q
spirit Oh FAIRNESS compromise could be
affected.
continuing he said: There should
be no trouble now in getting the party
back into shipshape condition We
snail certainly do our part. We shall
not be satisfied, however, with the mere
personal withdrawal of Mr.. Swisber
we shall ask for what we have been
hghting for ali along, that is conplete
reorganization of the party on a perna.
heht basis which Will insure that the
people III the future shall have the RIGHT
10 choose their own nominee In other
words, aradical elimination Of S,yisber
ism.
While this leaves the regulars with.
out acandidate. we still have one OF
course If we carry the point ON which
we have made this fight it will mean
the withdrawal also Of Mr.. Scbarr
mat can be readily arranged if they
meet as IN spirit of fairness. There
are plenty Of good, clean, honest men
among West Virginia republicans up,u
whom both side, should be able toaqre g.
without trouble. no one desires the
success OF the republican party more
than myself, aud IN saying that spaa },
the sentiments Of my associates
The withdrawal Of swisher and the
probability Of the withdrawal OF scberr
makes it apparent that dark bors. Will
yetbo selected by the republicans 90
head their state ticket I'm connection
with this the names OF Jude Hunter n.
Moss OF this city Judge John W. Mason
OF Fairmont, and several Others have
been mentioned
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All RiQht Now.

THE CEREDo ADVANCE reads the
Wheeling lntelIgcncer back into
The republican party. We are real
glad Of this, having missed the
sheet up the river very much in the
days it was shelvcd by some Swish
er organ or other with more brass
than brains. IT can now consider
itself read ia permanently.-Park-
ersburg State Journal.
j. T. bowler, editor Of the
Sandy Valley Courier, published
at LOUISA, Ky has been sued for
ten thousand dollars. The damage
suit was brought by Augustus
Snyder, Mayor of Louisa. The
action will prove a fine advertise
ment for the paper.
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R6fOrmerS Gaining.

The movement tor political re.
torn in West Virginia Is rapidly
gaining ground. A gentleman who
has lately been over several counties
contiguous to Parkersburg says he
only found half dozen Swisher
men IN all of chem. Only one of
these was pronounced. TINS bein o
the postmaster at Chenille. The
preponderance is probably not so
great all over the state, but the
State Journal believes the Scherr
ticket could win if vote we're
taken in West Virginia today by a
majority of three to one over the
one headed by Swisher.-State
journal.
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TAFT Certain Winner.

1t is In no sense wild guess to
say that Taft will carry West Vir-
GINA by from $4,000 to %, 600.
Every republican will support the
Taft electors whether on the Scherr
or Swisher ticket, and the demo
Gratis who will vote the national
republican ticket this fall are not a
few. Here and there we hear of one
who Is outspokeD but many an
ardent democrat will quietly put
his vote for Taft in the ballot box.
feeling that the best interests of the
country are safer in the hands of
the big secretary. 1t Is not with
them a question of politics so mu ch
as of securlty.-Mercer Tribune.
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WAYNE COUNTY TICKET

For House OF Delegates,
HENRY JU ,TICE,
ii. u. WILSON.
For Sheriff.
j. w. MITCHELL.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
J. II. MARCUM.
For Assessor,
NJ. V. BARTRAM
For Clerk County Court,
sToNEWALL JACKSON.
For Clerk Circuit Court,
SAMUEL HATTEN.
For Com missioner County Court.
MARION PLYMALE.
For County Surveyor,
j. b. ADKINS.
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Swisher Withdraws.

Charles w. Swisher, one of the re-
publican candidates for governor. ten.
dered his resignation last Saturday. He
VIII make formal statement of his
position later. This action of Mr..
Swisher may mean a new ticket thropob.
out although we cannot tell at this
writing.
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Republican Ticket.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
ARNOLD SCHERR,
Mineral County.
For Secretary of State,
4. r. MCDOUGAL.
Wayne County
For Auditor.
p. W. NORRIS,
Wood County.
For ATTORNEY General.
a. ROBERT STALLINGS.
Tucker County.
For Treasurer
q. n. SNODGRASS,
Braxtou County.
For ptrintendent Of school,,
y. =. BELL.
Ohio County.
For Judges of the Supreme Court.
IRA T.. ROBINSON,
Taylor County.
W. y. MILLER.
Wood County.
l.. J. WILLIAMS,
Greenbrier County.
For State Senator,
w w. WHYrE,
Mcdowell County.
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None Of the Bryan photograph rec.
ords has the speeches advocating free
silver and immediate government own
ership Of the railways. nor have they
the great commoner's" attacks on
Roger sullivan, Colonel Watterson ana
Guney These omissions tell an impor-
tant story.
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Notice to Lien Holders.

10 all persons holding liens by judg-
ments or otherwise on the real estate or
any part thereof, of Cyrus E Dillon:
In pursuance of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Wayne County, made in a
cause therein pending, to subject the
real estate of the said Cyrus +. Dillon.
to the satisfaction, of the liens thereon
you are hereby required to present ali
claims held by you and each of Won
against the said Cyrus E. Dillon, which
are liens on his real estate, or any part
of it. for adjudication, to me. at NV
office in the town of Wayne, WAYNE
County, West Virginia. on or before the
LIST day OF October. 1903
JNo. HoLT TIERNAN.
2sept 4w Commissioner
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23

WE have received from Attorney
General VIM. G.. Conley Vol. ? of
"Proceedings in the Equity Suit of
the Commonwealth of Virginia vs..
the State of West Virginia.
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~ am not bound to win, but /
am bound TO be true. 7 am not
bound TO succeed, but ! am bound
TO live up to what light have.
must stand with anybody that
stands right; stand with him while
he is right and part with him when
he goes wrong."-Abraham Lin
coin.
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Never since the food has wafer
reached such % high tide as at pres
emit says the dry candidate for prcsi
dent Looks rs 81 DE might be swept
away IN the frcshct
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Raltlinn the sLol.4on

Eugene w. ChaGn. the Prohibition
candidate. WAS born In Waukesba
Wisconsin, foremost watering place.
New York Mail