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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
BY Opie Read

If l don't go myself I won't know
which ones of them to lecture for
goin'."
"Ah," said Squire Brizintine, that
is another view of the matter. I'll go
with you"
While they were arming the war
riors with glistening steel, Sam Niles
cried out that he would put his money
on the little red.
Which one would you bet on, Uncle
Limp inquired Pud Buck.
"Pud, you know l never bet"
But if you did bet which one?"
There amt no possibility of such a
thing"
Well, then, in your jedgment-and
| know it's good-which one do you
think will whup?"
"The black one" said Linn, and on
that chicken Pud put his money.
"Limuel" remarked Squire Brizin-
tine, "nothin' could induce us to bet
on such wicked contrivances, but
think your Judgment is at fault The
little red will be the master"
Well" Linn replied, money shouts
louder and can be hearn furder than
words-but then, we don't bet"
"Limuel, that is a truth well ut
tered. But l tell you what I'll do: II
that black chicken whups the red one
Ill come over and work a day in your
corn field. That is, if you agree to
work for
TN agree to that, Squire, but
want it understood that we amt a
bettin'."
"Of course not. Why, if Brother
Haney, the preacher, should think
we'd bet-but we wouldn't However.
we don't mind workin for each other"
"Bein's as we are neighbors and
have been for nigh on to so year,"
said Linn.
Exactly, Limuel I may safely say
exactly"
The ROSTERS were put into the
pit" Glossy embodiments of des-
perate valor, their eyes burned like
Goals. ABOUT their necks their feath-
ers curled in a fringe. And then they
struck From Little Red a feather
lew, catching a ray of sunlight, a
brilliant fancy from an angered mind;
md they struck again and Black went
Town, bleeding from the head. zone,
wo, three, four" but up he came
With defiant crow Cit him down,
I'D boy" shouted Linn. 'Undercut
here and finish him. Love me, love
ne, Black. Keep me out of the hot
I'M. Don't let 'em say my judgment
vas bad. Look out for them sort OF
wipes. Steady there. Hike, look out.
iold on, hold on. He's dead"
Victorious Red tapped his wings
Limuel," said Squire Brizintine,
come over day after tomorrow and
ee me. You'll find me in the creek
ottom field"
Old Linn wiped his brow. Gen
emen," said he, 81 took that chicken
imply because Sam Niles backed
Ither one. Many a wise man mas
one a fool thing simply because a
,ol got to the smart thing hrst-
'quire, I'll see you day after to-mor-
wv"
Copyright, by opie Read)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
Q @ Q

e was a coward
No man save him.
self knew it for
he had been for.
tunate enough to
keep the knowl.
edge Of it from
others. But he
knew that he was
a coward.
He admired bra
very in other men.
He read tales of
heroes With keen
pleasure and he
wished that the
gods had given
him the quality of
courage. But he
was nevertheless
a coward.
When the Span
ish war broke out
he saw his friends
go TO the ,frnnt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

or may not be. her heart will every
day incline her to ladylike actions
and people will say when she dies:
"She was a true woman if ever there
was one"
And to be a true woman is to be
the best possible kind of lady.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

The love of scandal It appears that so
far no one has ventured to rob woman of
her laurels in this regard Her passion for
this thing amounts to genius. There seem
to be no limits to her capacity for imbibing
it, no bounds to her daring in acquiring it.
Nor does her taste, it seems, need to be Gull
tl7ated for spicy and salacious morsel.
She's born with relish for it-a relish that
grows only by what it is fed on.
The world never had so fine an illustra-
ton OF feminine love of scandal as during
the progress of the Thaw trials.
"Glory bep cried the old policeman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

A noted Berlin character has passed
away in the person of Herr Hippolyte
Mehles, whose boast it was that he
had been instrumental in preventing
more suicides than any other person
the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

and he envied them. They will do
brave deeds and be admired of men,
he thought, but l who am a coward
must stay at home with the women.
And he loved a girl and was loved
in return by her And she did not
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

They are talking abou. union and
non-union milk. Have the COWS been
organized? While others are trying to
get all they can the cows might like
a chance to kick. m staphorically
speaking, for more bran mixed into
the water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

IS Great and Must
Be Met by People
of United States
By CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Chief of National Bureau of Forestry.

The present destructive system of cutting over
the forests will result in the total loss of our resources
within the next 70 years unless some very rigid laws
are passed for forest protection and conservation 1t
is Tor the purpose of talking over every detail of
vast plan with the governors of the several states that
the president called the congress of governors which
will meet in May
SO far as l know this is the first time in history
that nation has undertaken to make the best nos
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

The title of well-educated man is an.
piled rather because of the graces and capa-
blltles OF the mind than because of any
manual or even artistic skill. Among the
famous men that the world remembers
forever were some who, according to mod
ern use, could not be described as well-edu-
Gated. For example, Herbert Spencer was
not, nor Shakespeare, nor Mozart, nor Abb
raham Lincoln; but Pres. Eliot is, and so
Is many business man, many an essayist
and many an unknown scholar.
The qualities because of which we un-
consciously make tbis olaor d;s+;,,,4;
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
The
Truly
Educated
Man
By GEORGE W. EVANS,
lisadmnief, cAarIsStU~n txsSs.) iIghschoOI.

not very easy to catalogue and they qualities that are
10 oeow great benefits upon the world make genius
weeduaed man may be of comparatively little use in the nroo
rss OF human WISDOM and poorly educated may lead his fellows
great deeds The definition that give must be understood 70 b
merely the expression of my own individual opinion
Weeduad man. them is of judgment and wide
about some OF the topics that attention in his own
nelghborhoOd and who addition enough of the speech and
OF other lands and times be able by
means Of that knowledge to confirm his - "a
own judgment in the affairs of to-day 7QG12O Q0dgE@%
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
PATRICK KIERAN
Is CHARGED WITH
CRIMINAL ACTION

New York. Dec. 9.-The New
York police we're asked to arrest
Patrick Kieran. former president o.
the Fidelity Funding company. now
In the hands of receiver upon the
complaint of C.. A. O'Brien, attorney
for the Home of the Good Shepard In
Pittsburgh.
over the long distance telephone
Mr.. O'Brien made the following state
ment:
"In behalf of the Home OF tn,
Good Shepard, a Catholic church cor
poration in this city, | have been
tracing Kieran for months. We lost
all trace Of him until this morning
when we learned that he had been
located at the New Willard hotel In
Washington.
Three warrants had been issued
for his arrest and we at once com
municated with the Washington au.
thorities. He had left the New Will
lard. Detectives traced him 10 Bait!.
more. where he was Joined by his
wife. but left again late in the after
noon for New York city. Then we
called upon the New York police to
arrest him. We tried TO have him
intercepted at Philadelphia. but the
police there failed to get him.
"The charges are: 'Fraudu.ently
obtaining signatures to a written in
strument; larceny, and larceny as
bailee.' We charge that by discount
ing spurious notes he obtained ST.
500. Another law firm in this city
now has claims aggregating $780,
900 sent In to them for action by
Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania
small towns"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
THREE TRUSTEES
WILL NOT SERVR
ON SCHOOL BOARD

Three of the school trustees elect
ed at the last general election will
not qualify and even attempts to in
iuce them to qualify and resign after
the organization of the new board
have failed. III. C.. Rhodes, Mote
Price and George C. Jacobs, all elect
ed on the Democratic ticket, have an
Inounced their intention not to serve
on the board.
Mr.. Rhodes was elected from the
Third ward, but his business would
prevent him from attending the meet
ings regularly and he has decided 1t
would be best for the schools to lea
the president appoint a member who
can attend to the duties regularly.
Efforts to have Mr.. Jacobs, who was
elected to the short term from the
Fifth ward, take his seat in the board
until after reorganization have failed
Mr.. Price has gone south on a sew
|eral months business trip AMI he
will not be in the city.
II is thought that all OF the other
members, who were elected, will
serve, as a majority have already
qualified.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09

II is expected that 10000 tobacco
growers, members OF the Planters
Protective association, will met In Pa
ducah. Thursday. December II, when
Felix G. Ewing and others prominent
in the organization will speak here
Announcement has been made tina;
all questions regarding the collection
aud disbursement OF funds and the
management OF the organization VIII
be answered and that fact in view
OF the recent suit for a receiver will
make the meeting one of the most
Interesting ever held in western Ken
lucky.
Secretary McKeage. OF the county
executive committee. OF the organiza-
ton who is arranging for the meet
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
To Spend Winter In paducah.

The Nelson News. British Column
bia, of December 8. says:
Mrs. II. H. Cleugh. who has been
summering at their ranch near Castle
gar, is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Anna
BILE Mrs. Cleugh leaves next week
to spend the winter in her old home
in Kentucky"
Ms. Cleugh will leave Nelson this
week to spend the winter with her
mother, Mrs s. II. Clark, 901 Clay
street, Paducahs but VIII stop In Dem
yer 10 visit her sister, Mrs. James
Arthur Young, for while. Mrs
Young's heath has compelled her to
sever her connection with the Nor
man Hackett company for the winter.
The New York physician sending her
to Denver.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Breach Of Ordinance.

A warrant was issued today against
Meas & company for breach of ordi-
mace, it being alleged that he has
used the pavement on North Fourth
street unlawfurly i'm displaying goods.
Meas Is fruit seller and has rented
a space on wall OF building at
Fourth street and Broadway, and
erected shelves upon which he places
fruit The city ordinances give a
merchant permission to display his
merchandise two feet over the side
walk. but II is claimed that 1t is lille
gal for a merchant to sell this per-
mission. II is promised that merry
battle in the courts may be had over
the warrant.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Lose Leaf Sales.

Satisfactory prices were again OBJ
tanned today by farmers who brought
their tobacco to the new loose lead
warehouse. About $4,000 pounds
were offered and sold at an average
of ~ cents, a fraction higher than
the first two days sales. The prices
ranged from 81 to cents
All the local buyers and brokers
were present and there was keen com
petition for some of the better
grades which brought &c to Sc. Sales
will be continued daily at 10 O'Clock,
and with the weather becoming warm
er there will be larger offerings.
A number of farmers who have to
bacco to sell were present at the sale
today and expressed themselves as
favordng the plan and declared their
intention of bringing in their crops
at the first opportunity.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Bond Issue For Improvement of
Riuers and Harbors Advocated by
Vice-President Fairbanks Today
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress Meets to Demand
That Government Outline
Program.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The fifth
annual convention of the nationa
rivers and harbors congress began to.
day. Its purpose is to demand that
congress outline a definite plant fol-
systematic waterways Improvement
President Joseph Randell, OF Louisi-
ana. scored congress for inaction, de-
spite the recommendation OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and urged that pres
sure be exerted to prevent further
delay. Mr.. Bryce, the British am
bassador, discussed the merits OF
waterways and declared canals really
help railroads and do not compete
with them. Vice President Fair
banks urged that the government
issue bonds to make improvements.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Members of General Council
Will Meet in Committee Of
Whole.
Want to Open Bucketshop in
Paducah Next Year.
LOAN OFFICES MAY COME In

Copies OF the proposed license or
dinance were mailed out to members
OF the general council today and it Is
probable that the two. boards will
meet IN committee of the whole Fri
day FOR general discussion of the
items. 1t is expected that various In
terests Will be represented at the
meeting. and an opportunity win be
given to all parties to be heard.
When the committee of the whole
has fixed the schedules to the salts
faction Of the members, the board OF
councilmen will be called to meet to
consider the ordinance and adopt IL
after which 1t Will go to the board
Of aldermen The ordinance must be
passed this month. II is probable
that a clause inserted providing
that no rebatT a be made in case
a licensed sess Is closed before
the end of tn period covered by the
license.
An effort will be made to get the
bucket shop license reduced from So
600 to $500. Somebody is anxious
to open a bucket shop here and is
willing to pay $500 a year. Tho
present license is prohibitive. pur-
posely made SO, to close the one
formerly In existence.
1t is said that the loan ONCE H.
cense WILL be reduced to about 5000.
When the present ordinance went in
10 effect loan men refused to pay 1t.
and by taking promissory notes got
around the law in the police court.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Haskell Is Defendant,

Mnskogee, Okla, Dec. Gov. C.
NJ Haskell arrived here as defend
ant in the suit brought by the gov
eminent in behalf of the Greek In
dams to recover for them 1y5OO
Muskogee lots valued at $1,000 900.
II Is claimed Haskell acquired many
of the lots fraudulently. The interior
department brought suit through
President Roosevelt. II Is believed
Haskell stands 10 lose stDo5O0O II he
loses his case.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Charles Ellis.

The news OF the death OF Mr..
Charles Ellis. of Denver Col, was re-
cefved By DR.. NJ Steinfield. clerk of
Olive Camp W. o. w, last night. Mr..
Elis was formerly of this city and
was rs years old. His death was due
TO consumption. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Alice Ellis, and two
small children. Mr.. Ellis was a men,
Der of the W. o. w. of this city and
also a member of the BARRIERS Union.
lie was engaged In the barber bust
ness while In thds city, but was com
PEELED to so west for his health about
three months ago. The funeral and
burial will be held at Denver.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Tax Supervisors

There will be many new faces on
the county board of tax supervisors
when the new board meets In Janu-
airy; but G.. r. Davis, who has been
on the board several years was re
appointed. Those appointed by Judge
Lightfoot are G. r.. Davis, l.. A. Lag
omarslno, Alonzo Elliott, Jsmes Vi
Wtlcox. ID. Duckett, j. r. Leigh, Ales
Williams and Oscar Rawlinson.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Police Prevent Escape.
Were Known In Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Dec. a.
James Sharp. styling himself Elijah
H." at the head OF party OF Holy
Rollers" first appeared In Oklahoma
City In March OF 1905. Sharp. his
wife. a young man named Green and
a boy claimed to have been the son
OF Sharp, all nude. headed a process
sion OF their followers one cold day
in March OF 1905. and attempted to
parade the town. They were arrest
ed, but allowed to go free providing
they left the country. They camped
below the city and the summer fol-
lowing became so obnoxious to the
farmers that they were again arrest
ed. They then went to Colorado
where they got into similar trouble
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Big stiII Is DESTROYED.

Hodgenville, Dec. s.-Deputy Rev.
enue Agent Charles Reynolds Destroy
ed a still in the Hale's Mill neighbour
hood of this county, near the place
where Deputies Jeff Cundiff and
Sam PARROT were ambushed some
time ago. The stlll had a capacity Of
seventy-five gallons. The people OF
the ncighborhood are greatly pleased
with the work of Reynolds In aiding
in the breaking up OF the gang which
has infested that section for some
time. Many OF the men Implicated
IL the demonstrating operations have
left the state and II Is believed the
entire gang will soon be routed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Hollands Dutch Up

The Hague. Dec. 9.-Hosthities
are expected In Venezuela shortly.
Commander Durth, of the fleet on
Venezuela. fulfills his threat to fire
on the warshtps. Officials declare
the feet can easily silence the bat
teries and capture coast cities.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Attractive visitor WIN Marry.

Announcements have been received
in the city Of tae approaching mar
rage of Miss Lessie Savage, of Mar
tin, Tenn. and MIR. L. l.. Fonville. an
attorney Of Jackson, Tenn. The mar
riage Will take place in Martin on
Thursday, December IT. Miss Savage
rs sister of Mrs. NJ. b.. Dodd. and
this summer was the guest of her sis
ter. making many friends in Padu-
cah. Mrs. Dodd has gone 10 Martin
TO remain until the wedding. while
the Rev. M d Dodd will leave next
week to perform the ceremony
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Clyde Rush Hurt

Metropolis. ILL.,, Dec. 9.--(SpeciaD
While working in the factory OF
the Metropolis Bending mill yester-
day afternoon, Clyde Rush so man
gled his right hand in the machinery
that the thumb anG two fingers had
to be amputated. Rush is a popular
young fellow and last year was cap
tain OF the Metropolis High school
football team. He is a brother OF
Mrs. Ed Petit, of Twelfth and Trim.
BE streets, in Paducah, and ~
father is prominently identified with
the lumber business.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Court AT Benton.

Benton. Ky. Dec 9.-(SpecialD-
The regular December term OF the
Marshall county circuit court will be-
gin Monday and the principal cases
on the docket are the night rider
prosecutions. However. ii is proba-
Bile that all will be continued on ao-
count OF the term OF court being
short and the Christmas holidays
being at hand would prevent spe-
clal term. The criminal term OF the
McCracken court begins the first
Monday in January.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Want Fugitive

The police department has re-
ceived long distance telephone
message from the Evansville police
asking that a lookout be kept for
Burco Durham, negro who shot and
killed Arthur Baisch. II is thought
that the murderer started for Padu-
cab. but the local police have learned
nothing of the fugitive. The negro
was supposed to be from Henderson
Baisch was talking to two young
women when the negro said, Hello,
honey" Baisch demonstrated and
was killed
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Circuit Court Will Convene at
Benton Monday But Night
Riders Cases May Not be
Tried.

Kuttawa, Dec ESPECIAL. in
dications are that there will be a
large attendance at the mass meeting
to be held by the ''insurgent" mem.
bers OF the tobacco growers associa-
ton here Saturday, which is called
for the purpose OF taking final action
as TO the disposition Of the crop OF
tobacco TO be grown next year. The
insurgents" have demanded the
privilege OF selling their tobacco
loose leaf fashion and Saturday is the
day set for final answer to be given
their demands from Felix Ewing,
general manager OF the association.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
ONE PLAINTIFF
In ASSOCIATION
CASE DRAWS OUT
Planter Declares He Does Not
Belong to Law and Order
League of County.
Ed WillettSays Name Was Not
Authorized.
NOT FIGHTING FARMERS POOL

In letter addressed to the editor
of The Sun today. Mr.. Ed willett
named as one of the plaintiffs in the
action to throw the Planters Pro-
tective association into the hands OF
receiver, declares that he never
gave his consent to the use of his
name. and that the statement that
he was consulted about this suit is
false.
Mr.. Willett says:
Paducah, KY, Dec. 8, 1908.
To the Editor of the Daily Sun, City.
Dear Sir: Through the columns
of the public prints of several days
ago my attention was called TO the
fact of a petition having been filed
in the Mccracken circuit court
against the Dark Tobacco Growers
Protective association OF Kentucky
Tennessee, etc. and certain individ-
uals, in which Il is made to appear
that ] am one of the Plaintiffs in said
suit, the apparent effort being TO
throw the association into the hands
of a receiver and ultimately to de
stroy the association entirely.
/ desire now to disclaim any con-
nection with such an effort and deny
any responsibility for or sympathy
with such a proceeding. My nam.
was used without my authority.
knowledge or consent and / have this
day instructed Mr.. Mike Oliver, the
attorney who. understand, fled the
suit, to strike my name from the
action as plaintiff or any other man.
ner to which it might appear was
connected.
Being a farmer myself. having
been born and reared on a farm, and
following that occupation all through
life, am the last person on earth to
do anything that would be inimica
TO their interests or throw a STUN.
bling block in the way of their lawful
progress. am now 43 years of age
and never was sued in my life OF
brought suit against any one and
wouL certainly not select an organi-
zation for the benefit of the farmers,
as conceive it, as my first victim.
/ have also written a note to Judge
Reed instructing him to strike my
name from the proceedings in any
manner in which II might appear
In so far as the petition asserts that
the plaintiffs. including myself, be-
longed to or we're members of a
'Iaw and Order League" and had
for some time. discussed the mode
OF filing suit against the association.
or any individual connected with it,
desire to say is absolutely untrue
and without any foundation in fact
In the first place. | am not a member
of any organization styled the LAW
and order League" other than that
OF any law-abidlng citizen, and i
such a proceeding was had at any
meeting of such a league l was moi
present and am in no wise RESPONSE
BILE for It. Yours respectfully,
ED WTLLETT.
Attorney Mike Oliver said that
while ne did mot consult Mr.. Willett
he did consult with nearly 80 planters
and when the petition was drawn Mr.
Willstt's name was one of thosf
given him. He said the withdrawn
does not i'm any way affect the suit
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
Mystery in Hirschberg's Death.

St. Louis, Dec. 9.---The mystery
surrounding Hirschberg's death is
still unsolved. Apparently efforts
are being made to suppress the story
Probably IL always will remain a
mystery. The ooroner's inquest Is
today, but the jury is expected to re-
turn an open verdict. The police
still say II is suicide. but relatives
deny II. They are not pushing the
murder theory, however.