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fuil speed. We saw no guardss on the
cars and consequently did not fire our
carbines or pistols.
Some nervous ranger fired his revolver
when the train reached his post. and
there was return fire from the cars, but
no one was killed. When the engine
struck the distractions 1t tumbled over
onto the other track. The train was not
oadiy wrecked. and besides q general
1oiting the passengers were not seriously
injured
Hatcher and myself rushed down the
embankment and were soon in the rear
coach There were ten coaches in the
train. We rushed in pistols i'm hand,
expecting to be confronted by some SOL
hiers. But to cur surprise we found the
train almost filled with the gentler sex,
there being but few men on the cars.
When the ladies discovered that we were
and gave vent to screams the like of
which | had never heard before
we begged them to be seated. ex-
planning that we would not injure them,
but that only added fuel to the flames
They had no doubt read such exaggerated
stories about us in the northern news
papers that they believed us to be horned
desperadoes.
Paymasters and Funds Captured.
The conductor was ordered to gather
his passengers in the field beside the
were few private soldiers and several
Officers on the train. including Maj Moore
and Maj. Riggles. paymasters of the
Union army. Moore had SIS, 600 Of gov
eminent money with him, while Riggles
had 100000. making in all S16S.O0O Char
ley Dear got Maj. Riggles and West
Aldrige got Maj. Moore. Those two
troopers, with that gallant 1rishman.
Lieut.. Grogan. and one of our best
guides. were dispatched at once for home
We were left behind to finish up the
job. The front coach was filled with
emigrants going west. The foreigners
could not understand our commands to
vacate the coach, but chung to their eff
fects and set up great jabbering,
gesticulating wildly.
Colonel one of our men said we
can't get these foreigners off the train
Then burn them.' was Mosbys reply.
"A bundle of newspapers was taken
from a newsboy and a match applied to
them. These were flung into the car
among the emigrants. They understood
the language of the fire and rushed pell
NELL from the car. like bees out of a
gum. The troopers seized the lamps
from their brackets in the cars and scat
tered the burning oil about. In few
minutes the entire train was ablaze.
las the roofs of the cars began to fall
in we gave a rebel yell and made for
our horses. leaving the passengers all in
huddle and the conductor trying to
pacify them. The engineer, fireman and
another man were killed by the loco
motive. which was total wreck. We
had number of MISREPRESENTATION
soldiers who were on furlough and going
to their homes. These we took on our
horses behind us. We crossed the Shen-
andoah. and when we reached Bloomfield
the money we had flched from Uncle
Sans treasury as the spoils of war was
divided among the troopers, amounting
to about $1,000 for each of the men in
the raiding party. For a time green
backs were plentiful in that part of Vir-
ginia''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
Rats in Her Hair Saved Her Life.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 3.-Mrs.
Andrew Cooper owes her life to the fact
that she had rats in her hair.
She and her husband had quarreled
for several days and Saturday he left
home without providing anything for Sun
day. Later he returned, but Mrs. Cooper
refused to have any communication with
him. Cooper became enraged and struck
his wife on the head with a heavy ham
mer. but 1t did not bring her to the floor
as he. expected and he fed from the house
in disgust. The hammer. 1t appears came
came down on the rats and beyond
slight abrasion of the scalp she suf-
fered no injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
WARNED FROM BIG GUNS.
Advised Of Naval Tar
get Practice Plans.

With view to insuring safety to ship
ping during the coming target practice of
the Atlantic fleet off Chesapeake bay.
the attention of shipmasters on the At
lantic and gulf seaboards is being called
to the arrangements TO be made by Adj.
miral Schroeder for that work. From
August to probably September 20 tar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
Showcase Fell on Her Couture.

URBANA. Ohio. July 31.-Prevailing
styles in hair dressing undoubtedly saved
the life of Miss Frances Thurman of Ur-
bana. for when glass show case ten
feet square and weighing 100 pounds fell
Jared and frightened. The young woman
was busting the case in photograph
gallery when the glass fell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
TWO GET LIFE TERMS.
Members of Prominent Families
Isl Recommended to Mercy.

BARNWELL. S. c.. July .3I.-Two white
men. Chester Kennedy and Ad Boyleston
members Of rather prominent families
were sentenced to life Imprisonment BY
Judge Sease In the circuit court here to-
day, both having been convicted of muir
der with recommendation to the mercy
OF the court.
Kennedy. who was convicted yesterday
of completely in the assassination OF
Perry Ussery. secured stay OF sentence
pending appeal.
Boyleston was convicted today OF as
sassinating Cleveland Tanning, his broth
erin law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

An electric power plant. to cost about
100000. will shortly be erected along the
Sandy run. In Preston county. W. Va. by
the Preston Power Company. which was
recently Incorporated in Charleston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

Members OF Old Glory Council. No. -. Jr.
o. L. A. NJ. will assemble AT the above
residence OF our deceased brother. A. w.
Monday. August .. at 1880 sharp, to
take part In his funeral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
MARRIED

BECkER-DEAkINS. At Rock Creek Chapel
on Saturday. July 81. 1905 Mr. CONRAD
BECKER and Miss y. NJ. pEAkINS. No
cards.
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The Train Wrecked.

Lieut. Grogan was directed to form
the rest of the troopers on the bank OPP
posite the distractions on the track.
went with Hatcher down the track. We
had Just taken our positions when we saw
the headlight Of the locomotive. Then
the train came laundering past us. This
was between and 3 o'clock in the MORN
ing. October IA. 1864.
1T was a fast westbound train going at
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
,ANCLESEA

Real Estate Agent Robert Bright re.
ports a brisk demand for residence
sites and states the outlook forrenewed
activity in the building line is assured.
The following sales to prospective
builders were contaminated this week;
8 lots, Central avenue, H. H. Voorhees,
to David McKibben, $2,100; l lot, Sec
ond ave., H. II, Voorhees to w. HI. Cas-
Ter, $500; l lot, Chestnut ave-, II. P. Nc
Kean to James r. Headly, $3.50; 2 lots,
Pennsylvania avenue, Viola Carrow to
A. B. Anderson, $1,000.
Miss Brooxxie Hewitt is visiting hei
sister, Mrs. Wilmer Burns, at Glouces-
ter.
Fishing continues pretty good and
though no boats went outside on Sun.
day a good crowd came down and q
number of boats went up inside where
good catches were made.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24

Foreman Charles E. Rakestraw, Jr.,
has called for a drill of the Wildwood
Junior Fire Co. for next Monday night
at six O'Clock. An important meeting
will also be held on Monday night at
7.3O at which q full attendance is look
ed for.
Miss Emily Olsen is visiting relatives
in Camden and Riverside for two
weeks.
]. X. Tresher has rented the Hotel
Fenwick again and this week moved
from the Etna and will keep the house
open all winter.
Lester McAllister, who worked on
the Journal the past summer, has join
ed the u. S. navy and went on board
yesterday at Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. Franklin Moore and children
are spending sometime with relatives in
Wilmington, Del. Mr.. Moore expects
to join his family there tomorrw.
Miss Anna Page spent over Sunday
with relatives in Bridgeton and Mill
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Dubois came
down from Elmer yesterday to spend
the winter here.
Mrs. Howard Coombs is visiting rel
atives in Salem county and Mr..
Coombs will go up to spend Sunday.
Charley Mead, a valued employee of
the Coombs Lumber Company, was
married by Rev. r. 8. Carlisle on
Wednesday, September s, 1909, to
Miss Anna Davis, of Pottsville, Pa,
who spent the summer here. The cou-
pie have since been on a visit to
Mr.. Mead's mother and sisters nea
Elmer. The couple will take up their
residence in Wildwood.
Elmer E. Hansell and family closed
their Wildwood g cottage this
week and returned to their Philadel-
phia home.
Mrs. LYDIA M. Reeve and family will
leave shortly for Philadelphia, having
rented her cottage on Maple avenue,
Mrs. A. M. Albright has closed her
Poplar avenue cottage and returned to
her city home.
I'll. l.. Stiles, of Philadelphia, has
been a guest at Willard Hall the past
week.
The September bathing has been fine
tand she- wafm-wearher this week
brought out quite a number 10 enjoy
the exhilarating surf bath.
T. w. Kearns has just closed a sue
cessful season in the Casino Novelty
shop on the boardwalk and will return
to the same place for next season. Mr..
Kearns is aided by his wife and
daughter in the business who are now
visiting her parents in Chicago. Mr..
Kearns will join them there shortly
and the family will then go to Florida
for the winters business, which has
been their custom for years.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
BIG ORDER FOR CARS Is
PLACED BY ROCK ISLAND

New York, Aug. i6.-The Rock
Island system is about to place or
ders for 5000 forty-ton freight cars
and fifty locomotives. Two thousand
old freight cars. which are now In
use on the system. will be sent to
the scrap heap when the new cars
are delivered.
Recent railroad equipment orders
are 5000 steel hopper ears BY the
Chesapeake and Ohio. this In addl-
tion to the 1900 already ordered
this year seventy passengers cars by
the Baltimore and Ohio twenty-five
passenger locomotives by the Great
Northern ninety cars by the Atchi-
son. consisting OF diners, smoking
aud buffet. postal. combination chair
and smoker. chair. observation and
day coaches; four baggage and three
chair cars by the Chicago and Alton.
and fifty ears by tiG Detroit United
Railways.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

baron not acquired such an eminent
position as a diplomatist he would
have become famous as guide.
An interesting episode of Mrs.
Roosevelt's sojourn in Italy was the
wonderful pronouncement of a sooth-
sayer who uttered her a prophecy
not only without knowing who Mrs
Roosevelt was, but without seeing
her.
Andromache la Strega, the witch
lis renowned throughout the Swiss
Alps. the mountaineers swearing she
never made a mistake in guessing the
future.
when news was lacking about the
duke of the Abruzzi in his different
Expeditions Andromache consulted
the stars and evoked the spirits from
below and was able at the time of
the Alaska climb to guess the exact
day on which Mount st. Elias was
reached, and in his polar attempt the
moment the duke reached the most
northern point.
She happened to descend from her
Alpine cavern while Mrs. Roosevelt
was resting in the inn, outside OF
which was the automobile that had
brought her there.
Andromache was asked to tell the
fortune of the woman who had jus'
arrived. She approached the auto.
mobile, took in her hands one of the
rugs Mrs. Roosevelt had used, ther
rolling her eyes in fine frenzy and
speaking like a medium in trance
seemed to address Mrs. Roosevelt
herself. saying:
"The man thou lowest Is destined
to great things. That man will
prove 10 be the strongest and will
overcome his enemies. He will rule
great country and strong men. His
feats will so down to other genera
tons.
Ills success will not come through
violence and brutality, but through
honest labor for the good of his fell
lows / cannot describe what he will
do exactly, but l see his work will
reach beyond the borders of his own
country. uplifting men of many
races"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
NO POLITICS IN
THE CENSUS WORLD
TAFT ISSUES ORDERS IN LETTER
TO SECRETARY NAGEL.
He Does Not Want the Census
Organization Made n Political
Machine.
SUCCESS DEPENDS ON 1T
SUCCESS DEPENDS ON II

Beverly, Aug. 16.--In a letter adj
dressed Sunday to Secretary Nagel of
the department of commerce and
labor, President Taft served notice
that any man engaged in taking the
census who engages in politics would
Ibe dismissed.
The president has told the repre-
Isentatives and senators who urged
men for the census places that he
will insist that no active partisan be
named and no attempt Will be made
to build a political machine through
the distribution of census patronage.
The presidents letter follows:
I"Dear Mr.. Secretary:
THE taking of the census involves
the appointments of three hundred
supervisors, who. in turn, will APP
point as many as this number of
enumerators. The supervisors are
given complete discretion in the Sc
lection of enumerators under them.
The success of the census will de-
pend upon the efficiency and strict
attention OF the supervisors and up
on the intelligence and faithful APP
plIcation of the enumerators. Cen
orally there is a supervisor for each
congressional district. 1t has been
found the quickest and best means of
selecting suitable supervisors TO
consult the congressman and SEN
ators as to competent candidates.
This sysem can easily be per-
verted to political purposes IL the
supervisors are not forbidden TO use
II as an instrument for influencing
elections to the interest OF the party
candidates or parties. II IL not an
unreasonable requirement that any
one who accepts an appointment as
supervisor or enumerator shall. dur
; ing the term of his service. avoid
active participation in politics.
Il therefore order that in the pre-
paration of the regulations for TAX
.ing the census, you and the director
of the census embody therein a pro-
vision that any supervisor or emu
merator who uses influence with his
subordinates or colleagues TO assist
any party or any candidate In pri-
mary or general elections. or who
takes any part ether than merely
casting his vote. in politics. national,
state or local. either by service upon
la political committee, by addresses.
/. by the solicitation of votes, or other
wise. shall also be dismissed.
II wish TO make this regulation
as broad as possible. and wish il en-
forced without exception IL Is OF
the highest importance that the cen
sus be taken by men having only a
single purpose. reaching a Just and
right result, and that the large
amount OF money expended in the
employment OF so vast a machine as
the census may not be made to serve
the political purposes of any one"
Sincerely yours,
civilian HOWARD TAFT"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
Diamond Dust.

Runyan struckout IT batters yes
terday az the Benton lads could not
see the balls that Pat served over
the rubber. Taylor on first sack had
only six putouts which is quite a
record. He caught three flies and
had the other players assisted with
the big first baseman.
Goodman knocked a finger out Of
joint, but continued in the game.
With his bad diget he fumbled two
grounders and Benton scored its
only run that way.
Benton has won many games on
its own green pasture, but the play
ing yesterday on Paducah's diamond
did not reveal any classy players.
SulIey was scheduled TO pitch, but
Black was substituted, while Lemon
was imported to catch for the Benton
squad.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
PADUCAH BRAVES
SCALP BENTON
THE INDIANS RUN UP A FREE
SILVER SCORE SUNDAY.
Rnnyan is In Fine Form and Holds
the Marshallites ut His Mercy.
RESULTS OF ALL THE GAMES

The heavens rejoiced yesterday
when the Indians .downed the much
touted baseball team from Benton
by a score of 16 to /. Before the
game the fans were puzzled whether
the shower was sympathy or tears OF
joy, but soon after the start of the
game the Marshall county lads were
doomed to a big defeat. Before the
last inning a man with an adding
machine would have been necessary
to keep tab on the runs, hits and
errors that fell like flakes In a snow
storm.
Runyan was on the slab for the
Indians and his whip was working
fine. In fact he deserved a shutout,
but about the last of the game the
Indians loosened up a triie and two
hobbies resulted in Benton scoring
one man. All of the Indians played
a good game, while the Benton lads
exerted themselves until the last in
ming, but IL was useless. Black was
used instead OF Stilley for Benton,
,and the way he whipped 'em across
1.-The home pan at the start was a
caution, bst the Indians soon waded
into the slants and Strengthened them
out. Big Zeke Taylor swatted the
4 ball every time he faced the pitcher
The first man up for Benton hit
safely, but then Runyan frightened
down, and not another hit was made
'Only one ball was hit to the outfield
by Benton and that was a high liner
to right garden. McChesney made a
pretty backward running catch, and
made double out Of it.
The Indians made the first scores
' in the third inning when five mer
scored. -Four more were added In
the sixth and Benton scored one, too
In the eighth the Indians tried hit
ting the ball and seven men crossed
the scoring mark before the represen-
tatives OF Marshall county stopped
: the batting feast.
The teams lined up: Benton
Lemon, c; Black, p; Wand, ID; Du-
ofren. 2b; Speight, 3b; d. Fond, IS;
Miller. II; Eden, CT; Copeland. RI
Indians-Block, c; Runyan, p; Tay-
Tor, Id; Goodman, 2b; Cooper Sb;
Robertson, SIS; Mercer, II; Williams
CT; McChesney, IF.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
The Secret of Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes it worth living. 1t purifies,
enriches and vitalizes the blood. re-
builds wasted nerve cells. imparts
life and tone to the entire system.
It's a godsend to weak, sick and de-
bilitated people. Kidney trouble
had blighted my life for months, "
writes w. NJ. Sherman, of Cushing,
Me-, but Electric Bitters cured me
entirely" Only soc at all druggists.
Let him who has bestowed bene-
ft he silent Seneca
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
Fast IN Raec.

Boston, Aug. Hugh McDcon.
middle distance n.tor paced cham
pion OF America easily defeated
Menus BedcH IN 20-mile motor
pscod race at Rfcrc Cycle Track
lat ight. McLco won By a mile
and thrco-qartcTs 30 minutes and
II 2-5 seconds
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
ROOSEYELT'S STAR
WITCH DESCRIBES COLONEL
AFTER TOUCHING RUG
Wife Uscd-FIas Never Seen Him
But Thinks Former Ruler WiII
Live in History.

Rome. Aug. 16.-M"s. Theodore
Roosevelt was delighted with her ex-
cursion in northern Italy and de
clared that Italian ambassador to
Washington and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, who took her and children
about automobiling, are the most per.
feet cicerones. Indeed, she is report
ed to have said joklngly that had the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

10 three doctors; was kept in bed for
Eve weeks. Blood poison from a
spiders bite caused large, deep sores
TO cover his leg. The doctors failed,
then "Bucklen's Arnica Salye" COM
pletely cured me-" writes John
OF Bosqueville, Tex.
For eczema. boils, burns and piles It's
supreme, 25c at all druggists
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
Malaria Makes PaIc Hood.

The Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC drives out ma
laria and builds up the system. For
grown people and children, soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
CoIored Team Won.

Hale pitched a no hit game yes
terday against the crack Madison
vile team, which lost TO the Padu-
cab cubs, colored. by a score of 2 to
Il. Walker and Walker, twins.
worked for jacksonville. and allow
ed only three hits. but they were
sufficient to win the game.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

The c., C. a. w. lined up: Rey-
barn, c; Sanders. p; w. Henneber-
ger, ID; Groves, 2b; Elliott. Sb;
Donovan, S.; Reed. II; Hughes, CT;
@. Groves, RI.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
WaIIersteins Victorious.

The Wallersteins were victorious
by a score of to yesterday over
the Night Riders in a close contest
game, which was played on the Illi-
nois Central shop diamond. Hoflich
was in good trim and let the night
RIDERS down with s hits. while Jen-
kins allowed 10 safeties. The feat
ures of the game were the fast field
ing of Eaker on short and the run
ming catch of Beck in left garden.
The batteries were:. Wallersteins-
Hoflich and Mercer; Night Riders
jenkins and Wagner. Next Sunday
the Wallersteins and Indians have
arranged a game.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

Batteries-Red Sox: Switzer and
Rayburn; Hooks: Hike. Council and
Berger.
The B. b. Hooks hold the grass at
home plate responsible also for the
four runs made by the opponents in
the fourth inning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

st. Louis, Aug. 16.-Brooklyn hit
the st. Louis pitchers hard in the
first game In the second the locals
won by punching FIVE hits for four
runs in the seventh inning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

afternoon by score of 8 to 8. The
game was hard fought and Brook
port tried hard to win from Paducah
checkers but the efforts failed.
Sanders pitched for the Chess,
Checkers and he was in rare form,
while Rush twirled good ball for
Brookport. Henneberger and Elliott
scored two runs each while Groves
scored one.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
BASEBALL NEWS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detrnlt Wins

Detroit. Aug. 16. - BY defeating
Chicago Detroit is again tied with
Philadelphia for the first place.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
c., C. a. w. Down Brookport

On Brookport's own lot the Chess,
Checker & Whist cluD won yesterday
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Crandau Was Easy.

Chicago, Aug. 10 Crandall was
easy for Chicago. Only one of the
visitors reached second base.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

Weak from a sun stroke of last
Sunday, Hike, twirler for the b. b.
Hook baseball team. lost the game
for his team yesterday morning at
League park when the club crossed
bats with the Red Sox team. Hike
held up pretty well until the fourth
inning when he allowed four runs to
be made, one having been made in
the first inning. He was taken out
of the box and replaced by Council
who finished out the game, not al
lowing another run by the red hos
iery lads. The score resulted to 4
in favor of the Red Sox.
Features of the game we're the
splendid work of Burton at second
bag for the Red Sox and the fast
work of Carroll, shortstop for the
Hooks. Burton secured four hits
out of five times up and saved fhe
game for his team by three catdNes
of Texas leaguers. The score by inn
ings:
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
Second Game.
Washington once Gave Up

BatterIes-Iush and Bliss; ScdhIOn
and Berger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
Cincinnati won Two.

Second Game.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-16
An Even Break

Roth; White and Shaw.