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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
Arranging FOR the Defcnse.

The ethics OF the difference be-
tween the professional opinion OF a
paid advocate and the honest con-
viction OF learned man were set
forth by a weIl-known English bar
rister. who died recently. 1t was a
case OF murder, and the client and
counsef were closeted together.
Smith, said the, barrister. "of
course | know you didn't murder the
man, but, as a matter OF fact, did
you do Il with the butt end OF a re-
voiver or with stick?" sir" said
Smith. II swear am innocent." 81
know that perfectly well. but you
must tell me. For II you did II with
a revolver. ] shall say to the prosecu-
tion. produce the stlck' and II you
did 1t with a stick, shall say. pro
duce the revolyer!' The client
paused and scratched his head medi-
tatively. ''It was the butt end OF
a revolver SIR That's right"
said the counsel; II think can get
you % now. The Argonaut.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
.BAcK TO THE FARM.

In connectih Win picture of the
rude frontier hbinsiH which J. sterl'
ing Morton and his wife commenced
their life struggle. Golfers Weekly
produces an editorial, which is so true
and simple that We quote II in fun;
THE above picture is OF the house
that J. Sterling Morton built with his
own hands when he began life on a
Nebraska homestead. He was coli
lege graduate and the son and grand
son of men with Intellectual occupa-
tions. The young wife who did the
cooking In this house had similar
cultivation and ancestry. In his
home Morton had the career which
ended in a cabinet once. and raised a
son who was also cabinet member.
what young couple is SO poor today
that such a home Is beyond them.
granted the willingness 10 work with
their hands. and granted that educa-
tion and city life have not made them
elFemlnate? Granted the same en-
do~ment of character and mind. a
career of equal dignity and fulfilment
Is as possible today. Much so-called
social reform Is governed by spirit
which puts the mark Of intolerable
bur1eps upon those conditions which
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
ON PLAIN BUSINESS BASIS.
seeking For Best Bargain len Select.
ing a Wife.

Pitts is a sharp fellow. a man oil
business tact. says the Philadelphia
Inquirer; and when Pitts, goes into
a shop he always gets the lowest cash
price. and says:
"wen, I'll look about, and II |
don't md anything that suits me bet
ter, I'll call and take this"
Pitts. like all sharp men. Ia par
tial to women. and young ones in
particular. Now, quite lately, Pitts
said to himself:
sr'Tml getting rather along in years
and think I'll get married.
HIS business qualities would not
let him wait. so on he travels. and
calls on a lady friend. opening the
conversation, remarking that he
would like to know what she thought
about his getting married.
"oh. Mr.. Pitts. that is an AFFAIR IN
which I am not 80 very greatly inter
ested. and / prefer to leave II with
yourself"
But" says Pitts. you are inter
ested. and. my dear girl, will you
marry me?"
The young lady blushed very red
hesitated. and. finally. as Pitts was
very well-to-do In the world and
morally, financially. and politically
of good standing in society. she 40
cepted him. whereupon the natter
of-fact Pitts said:
We'll well, I'll look about. and
if don't find anybody that suits me
better than you, I'll come back"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
g. MINUTE SKETCHES
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
b. RoBERrvS love.
b. RoBEarvs love.

MERSON was pure intellect
- Though be lived In America
during the uineteentb century
Tor nearly eighty years be was
not materially influenced by the sur
roundings aud The events OF bis time
aud country Tie dweit IN hts own
world or mental contemplation From
-. 10 tune duriug his long life he
IN the world The fruits OF tbose
...lllatious 10 lectures. essays aud
ppeuis, But so FAR ~ externals go aoy
OF bis essays or poemIs might bav'
been written Ia any other aga or ~
any other country He was not nsre
" American; be was universal .iG
Perhaps no writer ever lived the
SUN OF whose literary work Is 50 de-
void Of yulgarity An OF the Emer.
souian output Is simply thought re.
fDed 10 the uttermost, There Is 10
hutncr save in the way OF sarcasm
aud The sarcasm is lofty aud benev o.
lent
Emerson was a supreme idealist He
never climbed toward deals NOT, crop.
ed IN the dark after ideals. for he was
the exponent OF ideas already attain.
ed The great commercial world rag.
ed around bin. but he held aioof, con.
tent TO live simply and frugaly. rich
10 bis own wisdom
The great lesson OF Emerson's life
aud teachings lies In bis conception Of
the Inherent nobility OF the human
soul He repudiated utterly and with
calm scorn the age worn conception Of
man as a sinful and tfi.tby maggot
crawling about the earth asking aims
OF superior divinity The goodness
residing in humanity the Inherent pos
sibilities Of the human. the incvita BILE
evolution OF the soul OF man from low.
er 10 higher. the divine dignity Of lie
Ipon earth-these things Emerson be-
.ieved and felt aud taught for more
han fifty years.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

There are a lot Of things we'd rather
know"
and which I shall be glad to ex-
plain n you and a dozen OF your Inn
mediate subordInates win come aboard
as my guests" .t,..,
The invitation was Immediately &C
cepted; but II was trying Interview
for the Britons. The machine on
which they were received was the
Roberts. which was the latest pro
duction OF the plant on the key. II
was larger than tie predecessors. and
had been made the most pretentious.
II was elegantly appointed. Amid
ships Il contained a drawing room on
which the most careful workmanship
had been lavished. The guests gath
cred round a huge mahogany table.
whose polished top reflected the light
from the colored ports OF the dome.
and were served with refreshments be-
fore Bevins required 10 the object OF
his visit. He drew from his pocket
an oficial packet and laid II open be-
for him.
Gentlemen" he began. 'of course
you are interested In all that you have
seen, and in the attitude OF the United
States. What ! shall read to you are
my orders have come out here to
meet you for the purpose. first Of all.
that you may hear them"
The Roberts had assembled TO an al
titude above the others OF the Ameri-
can feet. and was resting In mid air.
II was very still. the light hum OF a
small dynamo from behind the parti-
tons being the only disturber OF ST.
lence. He opened the document and
read:
you are instructed 10 intercept the
British feet and assure its officers OF
the good win OF the United States to-
ward his majesty. King Edward VII,
and all his subjects. You are to ex-
plain TO them that the United States Is
compelled. In pursuance OF Its adopted
policy formulated at the commence
ment OF the war with Japan. to main
tain the secret OF its power until such
time as II is deemed expedient to an
rounce II to the world. You will then
endeavor TO induce the British feet
TO surrender Itself into your hands as
guests OF this country. assuring those
in command that all damages accru-
ing will be repaired by the United
States. You are TO use all due caution
TO avoid injury to life. property. or
pride. and 10 transport the entire feet
to the waters OF Chesapeake bay. after
which for a brief period the officers
and men OF Great Britain will be en-
tertained by the United States"
ITO be contip-ed In next issue.)
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
HANDLE CROWDS
PLANS BEING MADE BY ILLINOIS
CENTRAL FOR AUG. y.
Crowds Of Colored Excursionists viii
Re UnIoasied at Eleventh and
broadway.

Extensive arrangements are being
made by local officials of the Illinois
Central railroad TO handle the throngs
of colored excursionists that will come
to the city August s. Every avail.
able passenger coach will be brought
into service. The crowds will be load
ed and unloaded at Eleventh street
and Broadway, and the. cars 'stbfed
on the tracks of the north yards dur
ing the day. The road has been sue
cessful In handling the crowds thai
come to Paducah on this occasion dur,
ing previous years and the same good
success Is anticipated this year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

The new Mary Michael was launch
ed Saturday In the Tennessee river at
Langstaff & Orm's. She is just a little
smaller in dimensions than the old
boat Mary Michael. but will be much
faster apd more powerful. Most OF
the machinery OF of the old boat will
be put on the new one. The new boat
when completed will be one OF the
best towboats that strike the Padu-
cab harbor,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

"Encouraged by the result of the
suits against the Hollowells in the
federal court, negroes and others who
were driven out of the state by night
riders, are fling suits against their
t0rmentors in large sums. II is rather
serious business to run up against
the federal court" says an exchange.
II Is quite a serious thing to run
~ against the state court in this cir
cult.
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call out initiative and hard work. Al
We limited the other day, most OF the
city jewellers. whom the reformer'
seek to mark as objects of pity and
governmental solicitude, could cure
many of their own Ills by thirty.
mile walk into the country. A whole
sale exodus OF the kind would dc
much to restore the economic balance
solve the question Of the unemployed
and mend most Of the troubles about
which Socialists and philsnthropists
lie awake. II would insure genera
lions of clean bodies and sound minds,
just as surely as keeping them in the
city. coddling them there, and putting
premiums on the absence rather than
the presence of initiative and self-re-
lance, will breed poor race. Says
Debs. the Socialist candidate for pres
ident: Had Lincoln been born in a
sweatshop, he would never have been
heard Of Had Lincoln's ancestors,
or Lincoln himself. been Of the lax
fibre which sticks to the sweatshop
because of the light, the crowds, and
the steamboat, probably they never
would have been heard of. But they
had the self-reliance and self-sufiic-
iency which makes the more solitary
life Of the farm endurable. Any
sweatshop worker can give his chill
dren much more than Lincoln's start
by two days walk in the country
and a self-abegation sufficient to deny
himself Coney Island and the corner
saloon"
The foregoing Is In timely connec-
tion with the Back to the Farm"
In New England, tits said.
farms are abandoned and standing
idle. In New York farmers. unable
to get help, are selling out
on the best terms they can and leav-
ing. The middle west. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. are fast becoming states
with large cities and tenant farmers.
The west is crying for harvest hands,
and the increasing population Is fore
ing the price of beef and food stuffs
to an alarming figure.
In the great cities. while this con-
dition existed In the country, work
men were idle and suffering. The
laborer in the city lives in crowded.
tenements. where ne can
enjoy none of the advantages OF a
city, and can only be continually r-
ritated by the sight OF blessing enjoy
ed by others, but denied to him. In the
country he could live in good home,
with plenty Of room for the children,
plenty of the most wholesome food
and water. and no one to haunt
greater prosperity in his face.
n Moreover. as Americans learn how
TO farm, these abandoned homesteads
will be valuable. Men now own more
land than they can properly. care for.
Instead of seeing how many acres
they can till. men will see how much
they can produce on one acre. Then
farming in the vicinity Of great cities
will become profitable.
The removal of tenement dwelleis
from the cities to the country. viii
be a patriotic work. IL will lessen
the suffering, and Increase the pro-
duction besides improving ths
breed OF men. Some of these city
dwellers do not know what the coup-
try is like. There Is work here of
national scope and significance for
someone that knows how. Eventually
the problem will solve itself. as usual
leaving in the wake of its slow pro-
gress thousands of corpses and broken
lives. The modern method should be
to stimulate the movement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

William Jennings Bryan has offered
half the executive mansion to Mr.
Kern. in case they are elected; but. of
course. Mr.. Kern will understand that
proposition is subject to Mrs. Bryan's
veto. AS
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
SLIGHTLY HUMOROUS.

What is the name of your new
novel;"
The Dungeon Good, gloomy
title, eh?"
Eyes. That name alone ought to
get the book among the six best eel
lars. kansas City Journal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

Miss Bunkerhill,-Have you read
SCOTS novels?
Miss Laker-All but his "Emul-
sion" have seen IL advertised a
great many times in Chicago. but I've
never been able to get copy. -
Judge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

The postofice department clerk,
who refused to contest her millionaire
fathers will because she hated motor
iety, got the notoriety, II that is what
she was after.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

That's base argument against re-
form. that you will have to do It all
over again some time. The same arg
ument can be presented against
sweeping a house.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

That New York married man, whose
beautiful stenographer was killed
Sunday night by the overturning of
his auto. is a sad wight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

Peary had better bring the pole
back with him this time; or Roosevelt
probably will go up and get 1t when
he completes his African trip.
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Daily Thought.

Happiness is a means rather than
IN end. II creates energy. promotes
growth and nutrition and prolongs
life"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.
county CONT Clerk.

The Sun is authorized to announce
Hiram Smedley candidate for re-
election to the office of Clerk of the
McCracken County Court subject to
the action Of the Democratic party.
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Miss Ethel to Make Debut.

Washington, July l4.-Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. who is nov at Oyster Bay
with her parents. will celebrate her
19th birthday next month by small
house, party of girl friends.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
have decided to present her to society
at an unusually youthful age for a
debuntante, In order hat she may be
white house bud. It is expected she
will make her bow TO society at ball
In the east room. Ike her elder sister,
Mrs, Longworth. who was also pre-
sented al an early age
Fist Kid--Huh. ven got neF
hair cutlre ~ -.N.
Second Kid---Aw, gvan; sit's de old
one trimmed over.--cprnefl Widow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-14

Personally appeared before me.
ehis July 2. 1908. r.. d. MacMillen.
business manager of The Sun. who
aNarms that the above statement Of
ehe circulation Of The Sun for the
month of June, 1908, is true to the
beat Of his knowledge and belief.
Ny commission expires January
~. 1912. PETER PuRYEARnil
Notary Public
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The E-~.ing sas-i0c . w~ek-
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
JUNEAU TO SEAGRAY AND BACK AGAIR

Yesterday the Alaskan printed an editorial from the Juneau Record in which skAgway was lauded for her enterprise, saying: 'The people Oi skagway, apparently, are not only talk Ing and planning, but are up and doing, and already progress ia beIuE made in the work outlined. The town i' certainly to be congratulated The residents have faith in the iusure of their city; are willing to go down into their pockets and cheerfully pay the the cost of improvements in cOntem' platIon. skagwsy is on the right path. Good luck to her."
 In its astOnished reprining of this the Alaskan remarked upon It's unusual nature, coming from Juneau, and It ia with more composure that we 6ud the old town behaving naturally again. The very day following the above the Record offers this neighbOrly little gem.
 The skaEway AlnBkaR iS working strsnuoasly to obtain lorgo Oeme' eory for SkaEwAy. If che AlAHkau would take au outaidoF's RdViOo, i' vouId suEEoSt baiIdinE a EonOS arOund che town and letting it 60 al that.
 h Sksgway, SOD. the dead are buried.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
COURTS JOIN SKATERS IN X GORSPI
 RBGY AGRINST CIVILIZATION"

The decision of the appellate court in the Schmitz case, wherein the work of grand jury and prosecution for months past Is all uudoue, has provoked the OreRonIan to the following:
 "Flye decisions have been made by our higher courts within the last few days which outrage the common sense of mankind. Two of them came from the Supreme Court Of the United States; of these two, one holds virtually that the law does pot forbid fraud upon the Government; the other, that employers in dangerous trades can compel work men Co bear all the risks. Two of the decisions came from the Supreme Court of Oregon. Of these one snnulS the sentence of a confessed murderer on a minute technicaity of law; the other declares that 8 leather strap is neither whip nor anything Ike a whip. The fifth decision made by the Calilornis Court of Appeals, holds that it is lawful for the Mayor of city to eztorL money from restaurant keepers by threats, and sets free the notorious graiter Schmitz.
 ''Is not this a beautiful reeord9 Does is tend To iortiiy our confidence in the courts? Does it assure us that they are busy doing justice or that they are dOiug something elseY Touching the Schmitz decision, Judge Dunne, who Is not rash man either in speech or act, accuses the Court of Appeals Of ,ome- thing very much like corruption. The members, he says, have friends and relatives among the gang of grafters to
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
PHILOSOPHERS FROH POPE

What and how great the virtue and the
 art, To live on little with a cheerful heart. Between excess and famine lies a mean, Plain, but not sordld, though not Oplen'
 did, clean. It's proper power to nurt each creature
 feels; Bulls aim their hOrns, and asDeO kick
 their heels. Long Is to him who wOrks for debt, the
 day. True, conscious honor Isto feel no SIn; Ho's armed without thAPS innocent
 within. Do good by stealth, and blush to and II
 fame, All nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction which thou cRnsl
 not see. Manners with fortunes, humorS turr
 with climes, TenetS with books, and principles with
 times. Who ahsll decide when doctors dis,
 agree? AS Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar
 more sour.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
HOWS THIS

We offer One Hundred Boilers Re- ward for any case of Catarrh thet cannot abecured by Halps Casarrh Cure. E, LGhsney 1c Co Sof Toledo, O..
 We, the Undersigned, bave known F. J. Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe.him perfectly honorable in ell business transactions and financially able toscarry any obligations made by his firm.
 Bidding, Kinpan & Marvin,
 Wholesale druggists, Toledo, o Halls ca'arrh Cure is tpken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and muscOus surfaces of the system. Testi- monials sent free. Price, 75c. per bot tie. Sold by all druggists. Take Halls Family Pills for consd. Rtion. :S
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23

which schmitz belongs. If they were n6. ,st men would they have under taken to declds his appeal? The truth Ia that these judges were put In place by the same power chat created schmitE. They are creatures of tho Herrln-Ruei.Ualboun Syndicate. Their authority is part of a conspiracy against civilization ir California, They were put in office to OprOtect Ghlev- cry and they iulall their obligation by giving immunity to thieves"
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23

people Hooked to the banks to withdraw their savings. The crowds today are not there to withdraw money but to deposit It, says a dispatch from New York.
 "Thousanda Oithose who gave uotieo of withdrawal have since canOeled it, while other thousands are rushing to place their money la the lbanks that they may receive interest for the period which began January l."
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
II IS ALL OVER

''More people crowd the corridors of the savings banks Of New York these days than were to be found there duriug the height of the financial aurry, wheU thousands of frightened
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
THE WEATHER
INTERIOR AN0 LOCAL

Atlln-Cloudy, calm, zero
 Tagish-Clear, calm, l4 below, .Center-ClOudy, calm, below. Whitehorse-Cloudy, calm, IS below. HOotalinqua-Cloudy, calm, IS below Big salmon-Cloudy, calm, 26 below. Yukon Crossing-Cloudy, calm, IS below.
 selkirk,-Clear. calm, 2S below. Coffee Creek-cloudy, sOuthwindi 2o below.
 Stewart Cloudy, calm, 25 below. o ilvie-Cloudy, calm, 30 below, Dawson Clear, southwind, 32 below. The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Jan, 21, 1908, is as follows; Temperature time observat'n .27 above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours, 20 above Min e C e C 20 aboye Mean 20 above Barometer 29,66
 Cloudy, north wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
Hand Luck.

"It looks very much ,as though soma people are born to m luck" sighed the old lady.
 ''why do you think sO?" Queried the chance caller.
 "wen, take myself, for instance" said the old lady. 'I have collected nearly 10000 medical recipes and pasted them Into a book during the last 6tty years, and l have never been sick day in my life. ."-Chicago News.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23

WANTED-A 6rst class Gold or Gold and Copper Mining Proposition in Alas- ka. State full particulars when you write. Address. Lewis Lusk, P. O. box l072, Spokane, Washington. 2l9- lmo
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put in steam boiler and other machinery we are better pre- pared thun ever to do frst-class work on short notice.
 5.23.tf Skagway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
A Woudorful Inutrumsnt

You should drop, into the Mascot and hear the music. The electric piano has Mandolin attachment equal to whole octette of Mandolin attachments with string of rev airs.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
Holy Water stoups.

The holy water stoup in mediaeval churches took many strange forms. In the little village church of Annonay, in France, there are two very fine ones made from the two parts of the shell of giant oyster found in the Malay peninsula. whence they were brought l50 years ago by a son of the village who was an official in French India iu It's pamy days = London Scraps,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
Hear Those Mandolins Ringing

Eight of lem 10 one instrument, with Piano accompaniment. Hear them sE the Mascot. It is great, and fills tho place of a vaudeville entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
Phono City Transfer

For your coal, wood and general haul. ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar store. l0-4-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
HAVE YlU SEEN

our-.'F. Causoius Felenius, if not drop in at Daylight and look at lit Is tho prettiest now it ever was. Respecr fully yours Herman Grimm.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-23
Fresh Meat

The Rrye-Bruhn Go. keep all klnd of fresn meat constantly on hand.