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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

II you have large reserves Of reli-
gion you will not be without the small
change of kindness.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

In favorable wind n fox can
scent 4 man ono-quarter OF a mile
aVNnV
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

seen at The Kentucky Saturday NATL
nee and evening January 20.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

Australia is &c times larger than
the British Isles,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

The human eyes are rarely of equal
power in the same person.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23

Miss Ladybug-Why was your fight
arrested?
Mr. Lightning Bug-The fly cop said
was exceeding the speed limit and
wasn't displaying my light in 'front.'
Kansas City Times.
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Ose Sum Want Ads.-Best resulta
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23
Linen Lawn

SO in pure Linen lawn, our regular 75c quality,
very much wanted at this season of the 60n
wear; Friday. per yard .... ...-..-- -.....-- OVU
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-23
Linen Finish Lawn

40 in. Linen finish Lawn. a very new and
wanted material, just the thing for waists 4 En-
and suits; special, per yard. -.....- -....- W
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
MULE TRADE IS
vERYEULL MONDAY
J. w. HOWARD is LARGEST BUY
Err AND SEVERAL CAR LOADS
ARE OBTAINED.

Trading in mules Monday was dull.
The supply of mules on hand particu-
larly of good, big, fat mules, was
small and there were no southern
buyers, indicating falling off of the
southern demand. J. W. Howard &
Co we're the largest buyers and
picked up several car loads of good
mules, paying top prices for all that
came up to the demand for the best.
There were a number of mule colts
on hand and while there We're no large
buyers, quite number of farmers
picked up them in pairs and half
dozens. A few good horses changed
hands, going to individuals.
Dodson & Loftin sold a car load of
mares and colts at auc-
ton on the square, realizing fair
prices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
AFTER PROVIDING FOR BOND ISSUE AT FOUR
PER CENT. INTEREST MATTER is DE-
FERRED UNTIL JANUARY
RED FOLLOWS JUDGE eoRDoNs STATEMENT THAT
SALOON ABOLITION COST THE COUNTY LARGE
REvENUE-sEvERAL JUSTICES DENY CHARGE
FIGURES CITED.

At Tuesday afternoon session
of Quarterly Court, the action
taken at the morning session
providing for the issuance of
bonds and funding the indebted
ness of the county, was reconsidered
and the matter was deferred until the
January term. This conclusion was
not reached without some rather con-
fusing discussion and at times three
or four of the members of the court
had the floor at one time.
During the discussion Judge Gordon
stated that he had called the atten-
ton of the court a year ago to the
decrease in the revenue of the county
and that the cause of this decrease
was due largely to the abolition of
the saloons.
This statement brought Esq. Church
to his feet and he demanded that the
Judge give his figures. Judge Gordon
produced his books showing a decree Sc
in the amount received from mer.
chants licenses from 1907 to 1908, the
amount in the two months which he
compared being a falling off of three
or four hundred dollars. Esq. Erwin
said nothing could be decided from
these figures. That the merchants in
all lines of business on account of
their nearness to the markets were
carrying smaller stocks and were
therefore paying smaller license fees
each year.
Esq. Church said money received
from saloons was blood money any,
way and that the county never de-
rived one cent of profit from money
received from the whiskey traffic
That for every dollar derived in that
way two dollars and more than two
dollars was paid out in the murder
.rials brought about by the sale of
The widows and orphans of
he county were paying with bitter
ears, he said, for the money the coun-
y had received from the legalized
raffic in strong drink.
w. B. Turner, chairman of the Rev
nue. commissioners, appeared before
he court and after reading his report
made some timely suggestions, which
followed cut would doubtless result
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
SAY SLAUGHTER
HOUSE NUISANCE
coLVERT BROS, PRoPRIEToRs,
ARE ARRESTED ON COMPLAINT
OF II. FoRscYTHE.
CITf MAY BUILD AN ABATTOIR
Action Looking to Erection of One
May Follow Allegations in
This Case.

Colvert Bros, who run the slaugh
ter house at White Springs, were serv
ed with warrant Monday, charginl
them with maintaining a nuisance
The warrant was sworn out by Hugh
Forscythe, who lives near the slaugh
ter house. The case was called be
fore Esq, Hayes this morning, but the
defendants waived examination. pre-.
ferring to leave the matter to the
higher court.
Colvert Bros. claim that the slaugh-
ter house is in better condition and is
less offensive now than at any time
during the last six months. They say
that until about a month ago the
neighbors' hogs had had access to the
refuse and the owners were thus
saved feed bills. That about month
since the property was so fenced in
that no hogs except those belonging
to Colvert Bros. could feed upon the
refuse, and that they are satisfied that
this is the cause of the complaint and
the warrant. They admit that there
is some offensive odor from the es-
adjustment, but say that this can not
be we'll avoided unless the slaughter
house was operated in a larger and
more expensive manner.
The city has had the matter of pur-
chasing the establishment and oper-
ating it in consideration for some
time, and at the meeting of the Board
Thursday night it is probable that
some action will be taken. City
Health officer, Dr. Dake Biddle is
heartily in favor of the movement.
He wants the establishment operated
as public abbatoir and so arranged
that the refuse can be burned At the
same time he wants law passed re-
curing that all meats sold to the con
sumers in Columbia shall be killed |
and dressed at the establishment and |
that the cattle, sheep and hogs shall
not only be inspected by a competent
official before slaughter, but that the
meat shall be carefully inspected and
jagged after slaughter, thus protecting
he public against impure meats. A
small fee would be charged for the
slaughter and inspection of each ami
nal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
APPLYING TAR TO
WEST SEVENTH
WORK PROCEEDS SLOWLY BE.
CAUSE OF LACK OF RIGHT MA
TERlAL ON STREET.

The work of applying the tarviating
process to a part of West Seventh
street near the Columbia Institute, is
in progress, and while the work is
making slow progress, tits hoped that
a sufficient part of the street will be
properly treated to give the plan d
thorough test. The Nashville Roof
ing Company sent a man out to take
charge of the work, and also loaned
the city a heating kettle suitable for
the work. The city failed, however,
to secure the best equipment for
spreading the tar and for this reason
the progress is not as satisfactory as
1t might be. The work is also de-
layed on account of lack of crushed
stone and screenings. This rock had
been prepared but was devoted to
other purposes and when the crusher
was again started it was broken and
has not yet been repaired.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
TAXES OF
CURRENT YEAR
BOOK FOR 1908 is FORMALLY
TURNED OVER TO TRUSTEE
FLEM THOMAS.
AGGREGATE LESS THAN LAST YEAR
Total Amount Charged To Trustee is
s126,ooo.-J. r. Vestal First
To Settle.

! The tax book for 1908 was Mon
day turned over to Trustee Elem
Thomas by the Clerk of the County
Court and the collection OF taxes fol-
the current year began at once. ]. r
Vestal, of the Second district, was the
first person to settle with the State
and county for 1908 obligations.
Shortly after the book was formally
turned over to the Trustee Mr.. Vestal
called and paid s1O.93 in full for his
taxes for 1908.
The tax book this year calls for a
smaller sum by about $1,000 than did
that of last year. This is due to the
decrease in the valuation of property,
nearly all of the decrease being in the
Ninth or Columbia district. A glance
over the books will surprise one who
is not familiar with the rule of assess
ments in this county. Property is not
assessed at anything like its actual
value, on the contrary there are sew
eral desirable pieces OF property in
Columbia which are now on the market
which are assessed at only half of
what the owners think they are worth.
The total tax aggregate, including
the poll taxes, is $126,117.63 as COM
pared with $127,14725, the assessment
for last year. The aggregate is d.
vided among the several funds as
follows: State, $35,S7535; County
proper, $20,5OO; school, S27,675.27;
$12,325.64; bridge, $7,175.O7;
fund ,$1O,25O; poll taxes,
$12,316. More than 5000 persons are
assessed with poll taxes, but not over
half of them will pay. Last year only
5 900 persons in the county paid this
tax.
While taxes are due after the first
Monday in October very few taxpayers
will settle until after Jan. l. The |
penalty does not accrue until March l, |
and the people generally postpone
The settlement of their obligations |
1ue the State and county until the |
asst month or two before the penalty |
becomes effective. The collections |
Turing the coming three months will
lot be anything like sufficient to meet
he expenses of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09

in considerable saving to the county
R. S. Hopkins was allowed $500 to
pay for use of building for holding
the August election at Gravel Hill.
On recommendation of Mr.. Hopkins
the voting place at Gravel Hill in the
Second district, was moved to Theta,
but this change does not 60 into effect
at the November election, but the reg
istration will be held at Theta.
Members of the County Health
Board present declared that the cattle
inspector would not be employed after
November LIST, but would be again
employed April LIST.
Esq. Ross read report from the
committee appointed to try and i'm
lrove the acoustics of the Circuit
Court room The committee advised
that the floor where the Judge, attor-
neys and jury sit be lowered and that
the seats for the general public be
gradually raised toward the rear.
They said this plan would give the
spectators a better view of the pro-
ceedings and they would not stand on
the benches and the acoustics might
be improved. Esq. Ross estimated
the cost at $4,000.
Judge Erwin stated that this ar
rangement would mar the beauty of
the room.
Mr.. ] C. VOORHEES, stated that the
matter could be remedied by hanging
paper draperies in the top of the
house. That he had seen it tried and
it worked perfectly.
Judge Gordon thought the matter
might be remedied by hanging wires
in the back of the house.
Judge Gordon stated to the Court
that pike in Williamson county lead |
ing into the Carriers Creek pike had
been abandoned and the owners of
the Carter's Creek pike wished to
change their charter so as to termi- |
nate at Theta, thus giving the COM
pany two additional miles of road, al
lowing for the two gates. Esq.
Church opposed giving any private
any road built by the coun-
" hands Some members Of the court
suggested that the pike give the coun-
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
FIRST PREMIUM ON
SWEET POTATOES
GOV. NICHOLS RAISES ONE THAT
WEIGHS EIGHT POUNDS.--17
INCHES LONG.

1t has been generally assumed and
believed that Gov. Nichols, the popu-
lar Circuit Court Clerk, was an agri-
eulturalist and not a farmer, that is
nv he was one of the species who
ME- his money in town and spent
it ~ the country as distinguished
trgm the great wealth producers OF
7 $nation, who make their money In
lie country and spend it in the cities,
the farmer In popular estimation
as farmer he has answered Car
mack's description of the political
farmer who hoes with his lips and
plows with his tongue.
But these estimates have done the
genial clerk grave injustice. They
have not been deserved. He is a gen.
uine farmer and as raiser of sweet
potatoes he is entitled to take the first
premium even in this year that is
destined to go into history, not as
the year in which every public man
who didn't kow tow to the President
Of the United States was denounced
as a liar, but as the year of big sweet
potatoes. This morning Mr. Nichols
brought to The Herald Office sweet
n0tato that weighs eight pounds, is
seventeen inches from end to end and |
seventeen inches in circumference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
NO OPPOSITION
FOR GRAHAM
NO ONE APPEARS BEFORE COM.
MiTTEE TO TAKE EXAMINA-
TON FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

No meeting of the Committee APP
pointed by County Judge Gordon to
examine applicants for County Super
intendent was held this morning and
the papers containing the questions
prepared by the State Department Of
Public Instructions are still in the
hands of the County Court Clerk, no
one having called for them. 1t is
believed that there will be no meeting
since there are no candidates for the
place and there would be no one to
examine
This will leave County Superin-
tendent Graham, the incumbent, with
out opposition at the January term
when the official will be elected. Mr..
Graham has a life certificate, having
made an excellent grade on his for
mer examination and he will not again
be required to take the examination
50 long as he continues in active
school work. Mr. Graham has made
/ most excellent official and the
schools of the county have prospered
IS never before under his supervision
md his numerous friends will be re.
DICED TO know that he is to have no
opposition in his contest for a second
ERIN. SS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
DRAGGED OFF HORSE
WANTS DAMAGES
Al. TWOMEY ENTERS SUIT FOR
$4,000 AGAINST CUMBERLAND
TELEPHONE COMPANY.

A. L. Twomey has filed suit in the
Circuit Court against the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co. for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000. j. C. voor-
HES, Esq, is attorney for the plain
tiff.
The suit is for personal injuries and
1t Is claimed that a wire of the de-
PENDANT company hung down so low
across road that the plaintiff was
dragged from his horse and was con.
injured personally and his
horse was so badly frightened that It
IAN away with further damage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
C. 0. P. TO MAKE
QUIET CAMP AIGN
LEADERS IN THIS COUNTY DE-
eide TO CUT OUT oRAToRY
AND HURRAH.
FOLLOW XAMPLE OF TILLMAN
"Will Not Arouse Partisan Pre- ludIce
And Passion" Nor Abuse The
Democrats.

G. o. P. leaders in this county are
going to make a still hunt. They are
going to follow the example of their
candidate for Governor and are not
going to arouse partisan prejudice
and passion that is If they can help
It, They are going to follow the tao.
tics that characterized the campaign
of H. c. Evans two years ago and will
speak softly and with honnied phrases
of their Democratic brethren, particu-
larly of that class of the latter of
whom it is suspected that they are not
overly enamored of the party's choice
for Governor.
There will be no whooping 'em up
boys; none of the good old rallies OF
the other and better" days; no bitter
denunciation of Democratic 'rebels'
and traitors" no waving of the
bloody shirt; no talk about a partner.
ship between Providence and the G..
0. P. and no tales of the misery and
poverty that characterized the Cleve-
land administration There will be
no parades and no red lights and no
brass bands; no barbecues and no
hurrahs, but all will be quiet along
the classic Duck during this year Of
grace any way. If the campaign gets
lively in this county, if Gen. Apathy
is forced to follow the example Of
Haskell and DUPONT and the other
notables and tender his resignation,
the Democrats will force it.
This decision was in effect reached
by the Republican leaders here Mon.
day Afternoon. 1t has been advertised
that when the Taft Club met on Mon.
day there would be oratory in album.
dance and brass band would play
the glories of four years more of Ted.
dy by Proxy, but the orators didn't
crate, the band didn't play and the
cheers didn't resound. Instead the
leaders quietly convened and decided
that there would not be any fuss and
feathers about this campaign and that
no speakers would come to Maury
unless it is Mr. Tillman to tell the
people of the glories of the G. o. P.
and of the infamies of the Democrats.
The meeting of the Taft Club. while
we'll attended, was a very tame affair.
There was harmony in abundance,
'ut there was no oratory, Just few
alks. Conditions were reported sat
sfactory and the work OF organiza-
ion was directed to proceed. There
eems to be a sort of truce between
he warning factions of the G. o. P.
which is expected to last until after
he election and the Taft Club, rep
esenting both factions, will have the
management of the campaign largely
this county. Every effort is going
0 be made to avoid a conflict in
uthority between the rival organiza-
ions of the party which exist in this
ounty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO GET OUT
INDEPENDENTS FOR THE HOUSE
DISCOUNTED STATE MACHINE CIRCULATE PETIT.
TONS AGAINST REGULAR NOMINEES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Although the mass convention of
Pattersonites who convened here on
Sept. 10 endorsed the nomination of
Lipscomb and Galloway for the House
as being regularly made 1t appears
that some of the overly enthusiastic
rartisans of the State machine are
not pleased with the attitude of those
nominees upon the temperance issue
and an effort is being made to secure
the consent of two of several we'll
known gentlemen to make the race
against them. Petitions have been
circulated in certain sections of the
county by disgruntled partisans of the
machine and devotees of the State
Platform asking candidates to make
the race for the legislature.
1t is understood that these petitions
have been circulated in the interest
Of W. o. Witherspoon and John Hill |
ireth, but so far as can be learned |
leither of those gentlemen have en-
them, or in any way lndlca-
ed that they would care to make an
race for the Legislature.
{ is generally though that the move
nent will amount to but little, as
here would be no earthly chance to
iefeat the regular nominees
That there is good deal of opposi
ion in the ranks of the extreme Pat
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
MR.. PADGETT BACK
FROM OVER WATERS
WILL REST FOR AWHILE AND
THEN MAKE SPEECHES DUR
ING CAMPAIGN.

Congressman Lemuel P. Padgett re-
turned Saturday from Europe. Mr..
Padgett attended the interparliamen-
tary union in Berlin as one Of the
from this Nation. On
his way home he stop ed for day
or two in Washington and looked af-
ter some official business. Mr.. Pad
gett is looking we'll and appears to
have been benefited ," the triN. We
stated this morning that after short
rest Il was his in ntion to make a
number of speeches during the cam
paign.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09

I terson partisans to Lipscomb and Gal
loway will be admitted by any one
who is familiar with the situation.
Although the anti-Primary adherents
of the Governor loudly insist now that
1t is the duty of ever Democrat to
support the regular" nominee for
Governor they seem to draw the line
at the Legislative nominees. Among
those attending the convention here
on Sept. 10 there was a strong senti-
ment against Galloway and Lipscomb,
but wiser counsel prevailed and they
were endorsed This statement is
made on the authority of one of the
most prominent supporters of the
Governor in the county.
The opposition to the nominees has
been of such strong and insistent
that even Republicans have
been importuned to make the race for
the Legislature in order that the State
Democratic platform might be upheld
and sustained One of the most
prominent Republicans In the county
has been repeatedly asked by the dis
5Iun,od element to make the race
against Galloway or Lipscomb. But |
he aforesaid Republican was wise in
lis day and generation and turned a
leaf TO these entreaties It is not be-
ieved now that there will be any
opposition to the nominees. :
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-09
ABLE SERMON
kf DR.. LANDRITH
ELOQUENT DIVINE MAKES A
STRONG APPEAL FOR THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE.
SPEAKS ON MEMS WORK FOR men
Week of Special Prayer Services
Begins at First c. P.
&c. Church.

To an audience that entirely filed
the auditorium of the First Cumber-
land Presbyterian church on Sunday
night. DR.. Ira Landrith, of Nashville,
prpached an able sermon on the sub
iect Mems Work For Men" Sunday
Witnessed the Inauguration of a week
of PRAYER and service at this church,
the pastor, Rev. George H. Mack, hav-
ing preached at the morning hour to
a large congregation on "A Call to
Prayer
The sermon of DR.. Landrith was an
earnest and eloquent appeal for the
Christian life. He strongly deprecated
the fact that too much of the work of
the church is done by the women.
He declared that a man could not
have his religion by proxy nor go to
heaven on the apron strings of his
wife. DR.. Landrith called attention
to the fact that more and more the
world is coming to demand Christian
manhood in all of the walks of life
and in all the fields of human en-
deavor.
The worlds standards of men to do
its important work are the standards
Of the Christian. Whether or not
man has Christian experience he
must conform to Christian standards
of living if he is success. The
world wants men in business, in poll
tics and in its great industries who
live clean, moral, sober lives.
Living a Christian life is mans
job declared the speaker. 1t calls
for fortitude and courage of the high
est order. He spoke of the great |
amount of good that strong men, lead |
ers of men, could do for the church i
and for the advancement of Gods |
kingdom if they would only exert /
themselves and illustrated what he
said by the experience of others who
had made the effort.
The sermon held the undivided at
tention of the audience from its be-
ginning to the close, although the
speake" occupied nearly an hour. No
stronger appeal for the Christian life,
for az Hvity among the laymen in the
work ~ the church and for full re-
Spouse to the calls of the religion
which the people profess was ever
made in local pulpit and the truths
which the speaker eloquently uttered
found eternal Judgment
These meetings will continue
through the week. Today at $3.50
p'clock 'Woman's Work in the
church" will be the subject for pray
r and discussion and at 1880 o'clock /
onight the pastor will preach on the s
ubiect The Bible in the Christians i
ife." 1
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