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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
By Charles Cristodora

~ALIFORNIA has given for years
the greatest OF irrigation examples
Ito the world, but there are yet in
store examples OF dry land agriculture.
high lands far above the influence OF
the irrigating ditch. that are TO prove
far more interesting and even aston
fishing.
Turn a ditch OF water into a bit of
parched and seemingly worthless Cali
fornia land and under the warm.
forcing, ripening, sweetening sun the
fruits of the earth fairly burst forth.
And. strange to relate, the more for
bidding the land the richer 1T is.
Sagebrush land, broiling under a hot
sun. and, in plainsman's parlance. unfit
even to bury dead Indian" is the
richest in nitrogen of all the lands
three and a half times richer than
humid lands And in the great south
west there are, more or less. 200. 100000
acres Of such land far above the irri-
eating dam and ditch and yet needing
but a little water TO make it burst
out into luxuriant verdure.
Inc AlOldlS DA ibl 4h1Chltb many
hundreds of years ago unlocked the
secret of how to wrest corn from the
parched soil with but the clouds to
depend upon for moisture. What the
Indians did for centuries to keep
starvation from their doors is today
exploited as scientific dry farming, -
. and this scientific dry farming" which
in reality is an automatic irrigating
and fertilizing of the soil is to prove
OF more worth TO the southwest than
all the plans for impounding the waters
by dams and connecting irrigating
ways costing millions of dollars. The
lands that are above the ditch" too
high up for the impounded waters TO
reach. are to prove more valuable than
the lands below the water levels, for
they are far more extensive and, in
the matter Of wheat growing, the
scientifically farmed dry lands produce
8 quality of bread wheat that the irri-
gated lands can not equal Gluten is
the basis of value in wheat. When
France buys her wheat she buys it on
the gluten content, just as a smelter
buys a carload of ore depending upon
the amount of gold the assay or analy-
sis shows. So with wheat. The gold
in the wheat is the gluten, and no land
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
By Jack Argyle

- OUNDS like the sort of question one
might get huffy over, don't it? But
- be assured; you may be one and yet
be eminently respectable. Moreover, you
will be among the select few, with some
famous ones for company
Adam and Eve were palindromists,
they say, and so was the third party in
the trio that enacted that little tragedy
in the garden of Eden, when Eve chose
enlightenment at the price Of exile.
The devil? Yes indeed!. Not to men
tion Napoleon and some lesser lurnina-
ries OF recent times.
Now palindromist is simply one
who makes pa1indromes. Do you get it2
No? You surprise me! And right here
in little old California is a famous one.
Ever hear of the Yreka bakery? Well,
there you are. A word or sentence that
reads the same backwards or forwards.
Why. Ewes very name was a palm
drome, and when Adam introduced HIM
self to her at their first meeting he
said, Madam, I'm Adam" and so gave
us the first palindromic sentence on
record. Come to think of 1T. it is a little
surprising that Adam spoke in English.
isn't 1T? Perhaps he did It just to show
how smart he was, for the English Ian
guage does not lend itself readily to
palindromes.
Now, the devil, as might be expected,
expressed himself in Latin, but his
palindrome is of later date, after the
Roman church was fully established. To
its followers he said, sigma te sigma.
temere me tangis ct angis." (Cross thy
self, cross thyself, you touch and tor
ment me in vain)
AS for Napoleon. foregoing his native
tongue. he went Adam one better and
gave an admirable paIindrome of
some length. also in good Anglo Saxon.
During his exile when asked If he could
have invaded England he is credited
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
ezs 1.s"s1:"A ss ~
CURED Azlss

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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
DEAFNESS CURED
BY NEW DISCOVERY

invisible nature forces for the cure of Deafness
and Head Noises has at last been discovered by
the famous Physician Scientist, DIR. Guy Clifford
Powell Deafness and Head Noises disappear as
If by magic under the use Of this new and won
derful discovery. He will send all who suffer
from Deafness and Head Noises full information
how they be cured. absolutely free, no mat
ter how long they have been deaf what
caused their deafness This marvellous treat
ment Is simple, natural and certain that you
will wonder why il not discovered before.
Inyestiga tors are astonished and cured patients
themselves marvel at the quick results. Any
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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
More Light on the Origin Of Playing Cards

- ECENT discoveries In connection
with the uses and origin of mai
X bis. from which playing cards are
supposed to have been derived,
have shed a little more light on the
much discussed question Of the origin
of cards. according to the New York
Sun.
There are two ways of ascertaining
historical dates in connection with mat
ters Of this kind. One and probably
the more satisfactory is by the ex-
4mination OF books and other records
with a view TO discovering the earliest
mention of the MATTER under discus
sion. Thus the list of games given by
Rabeiais cas- played by Gargantua is
particularly valuable and has settled
many disputes as TO the age of certain
games. This celebrated history was fin
ished in l545, although portions Of il
appeared earlier.
Another method OF determining the
age Of such things as playing cards is
by the discovery OF the cards them
selves IN connection with other things
OF a known date The earlier cards
were made in sheets Of four, each sheet
having the same denomination upon it
but OF different suits. The material
upon which the cards were stencileo
was excellent for making up the board
covers for books and many specimens
of cards have been round in the backs
Of old books.
But the fact that cards are found in
the back of a book printed in the IF
teenth century does not prove that the
cards are Of that date unless it can be
shown that the binding is no more re-
cent than the printed page. Many peo-
pie have been led into error by over
looking the fact that old books can be
repaired or entirely rebound.
In the printroom or the British mu-
scum may be seen one of these sheets
Of cards from binding 1t shows -four
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

prevented evaporation to any appre-
cifble extent
The eref now PLANTED fairly sprang
into tifs. and Il kept growing and
CROWNS in tho ratio to the intensity
b. dropgitt. There was moisture
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

What difference could it maker ne
kept repeating. What difference could
1T maker"
Difference said l. You have de-
stroyed your friends last chance for
life; you betrayed your trust; you dis
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

suppose no young man ever took a
worse scoring than 1 gave him.
His excuse was that he knew his
friend hadn't long to live, and he
couldn't bear to see the poor fellow
die hungry
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
The Evening Suns Daily Markets.

method will be followed the next
year.
The loose leaf floor. however, fills
a want, as the buyers are enabled
there to pick up specialties and get
tobacco quickly to supply an urgent
demand, and the sales will be Just
as lively as they were this year; when
buyers frequently came from Louis
vile to attend the sales.
While there have been serious
losses in the lowlands of Daviess and
Mclean counties by floods, it is be-
lieved the crop over this district has
not been seriously damaged as yet.
Prices are expected TO maintain APP
proximately the present level next
year.
Prices on the Paducah market the
last week we're: Common Tugs 3 to
3k; low leaf. 8 to So; common
grade leaf, X to 6; medium, 6 TO
"a; good, ~ to 8. In hogsheads
Tugs ranged from to s; low leaf 6,
and good leaf IL.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.

The river stage at o'clock this
morning reported 3O.I. with a slight
fell OF OIL since yesterday.
The Dick Fowler left this morning
at s o'clock for her usual trip to
Cairo with a good load.
The Joe Fowler left this morning
at IL o'clock for her trip to Evans
vile, carrying a large passenger list.
The ]. Z. Richardson arrived from
Nashville and left at noon today for
GAINESVILLE.
The Clyde arrived from the Ten
nessee river last night and went to
Joppa to unload. She leaves here
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
The Royal arrived on time this
morning from Golconda and left at 2
O'Clock on her return trip.
The George Cowllng made her two
regular trips from Metropolis today
at II o'clock and 4:30.
The Peters Lee passed here today
at noon on her trip from Cincinnati
to Memphis.
The Chattanooga arrived from Chat
tanooga last night and left this morn
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Polishing "A Diamond.

The polishing Of diamond Is a
very slow process, because OF the
great hardness OF the material, be
.sides this. the work must be fire.
quently interrupted 10 allow the disk
to cool out after II has become over
heated by friction. Each time a new
facet Is 10 be cut the diamond must
be removed from the dop and reset
at another angle. and the diamond
cutter trusts 10 hts eye alone 10 guide
him In this delicate adjustment. al
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
ABROPLANB Is
A TOTAL WRECK
FRIGHTENED AMATEUR AT
TEMPTED TO MAKE FLIGHT.
Rendered Unconscious From Terri
BILE Fall. But Injuries VIII
Not Prove Fatal.
CURTIS JUST MADE ASCENT

New York. July ia frighten-
ed amateur assembled at dawn sun
day in Glen. II. Curtis aeroplane,
which lowered for a moment in the
air and then crashed to the earth.
The beautiful craft wherein Curtis
made his remarkable flight yester-
day was badly wresked and the anna
teur aviator Alexander Williams,
was lifted unconscious from the
twisted frame, his left arm broken.
his left thumb dislocated, his body
bruised and his brain Keeling. His
injuries, however, are not serious.
The accident occurred az Hem
stead Plain, Long Island, where
Curtis had been giving demonstra-
lions for the New York Aeronautic
society to which he recently sold the
aeroplane for $1,000.
Williams seemed to lose control OF
himself as the aeroplaine arose
When it had risen thirty feet, the
craft careened sharply, swoped down
ward, struck on end and turned
completely over on its back. Will
liams was delirious and muttered
that some one collided with him.
Williams fiasco was followed by a
successful flight by Edward Foster
Willard. Curtis had also made a
beautiful flight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Local Conditions

Local sales naturally have dropped
of almost to the vanishing point; be-
cause practically all the independent
tobacco has been delivered under con-
tract. and the association tobacco has
been sold as fast as graded. Loose
leaf GALES are expected to increase
greatly this year. though no competi-
ton is anticipated for the Campbell
auction house. Buyers for the Euro
pean markets are accustomed to rid
ing through country and buying
from the planters direct; and this
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
ROUSTER BROWNS
FALLS FROM THE DUNBAR AT
CAIRO SUNDAY.
Clayton Ridley Slips Overheard Just
As Excursion Starts Back for
Paducah.

The Sunday excursion steamer
Dunbar lost one of its faithful
"rousters" by the name of Clayborn
Ridley, when she pulled out of Cairo
yesterday afternoon. AS to Just how
this negro met his death IL was diifl-
cult to ascertain. All the rousters
say that he Just fell over. AS he at
tempted to take in the line at the
capstan. he slipped and fell over
board. The boat was Immediately
stopped and a diligeDt effort was
made to find his body but to no
avail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Fourteen Innings TO Tie.

Rain stopped the game between
the Independents and the Benton
team at Benton yesterday afternoon
after the ball players played fourteen
innings to a ties to 8. The game
was one of the best played at Benton
in a long time. ana a chance to score
and win the game was cut off by a
brilliant play. Up to the seventh in
ming the Paducah boys had the game
to 1, but several boobies allowed
Benton to score three men and tied
the score. In the eighth inning Good
man was scored, but Benton scored
too, and the game was dogfall. Five
extra innings of play and each tear
failed TO score. The features of the
game was the pitching of Sanders for
the Independents. while Black for
Benton had some curves in stock
Sanders assisted in preventing defeat
by knocking home run. McChesney
played a splendid game in left gar
den, while Elliott in right pulled off
some brilliant catches. Goodman on
short did good work and Williams in
center spot pulled down the flies. Mer-
Ger on third sack was star. He pull
ed of a one-handed catch of a line
drive that was a peach and lined out
four safe ones out OF five times at
bat
The Independents lined up: Jones,
c; Sanders, p; Henneberger, 1b;
Fisher, 2b; Mercer. 30; Goodman, IS;
MeChesney. If; Williams, CT, and Ell
lott and McGinnis. IF.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

though In the case OF very small dia-
monds magnifying glass Is ncccs-
sary. The skill shown On placing the
stone In the heated metal. sometimes
with the bare hand. Is surprising The
regular brilliant has nfty-six facets.
besides the table and the collet.
thirty-two above the girdle and TWEEN
ty-four below: but as eight facets are
first formed. both above and below
each OF these being recut into three
or four smaller ones. there are con
slderably more than iifty-slx separate
surfaces 10 be cut.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Tobacco Conditions.

Reports from Guthrie show that OF
the 10000 hogsheads graded, 3S,125
have been sold, and of this number
s,S44 were graded in Paducah, made
a grading point this year.
The report of Auditor John Scales
of. the Planters Protective associa-
ton, is:
Report of the sales in hogsheads
of the 1908 crop by the Planters Pro
tective association for the week end
ing July II, and for the season to
date.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Saturdays Results.

st. Louis, $40: Philadelphia. o.
'3. Batteries-Pelty and stephens;
Plank and Thomas. Second game:
st. Louis. 5-S-4: Philadelphia, 4-6-3.
Batteries-TCriss. Howell and Criger:
Dygert and Livingstone.
Washington. 4-l0-3; Chicago. 49,
2. Batteries-Altrock and Street
Burns, Smith and owens
Detroit, 9-12-O; New York, 2-i2-2;
Batteries-Mullin and Schmidt;
Brockett. CHESHIRE and Kleinow.
Boston. 6-1O.0; Cleveland. 4-12-1.
Batteries Steele, Wood
and Donohue; JOSS, Falkenberg and
Easterly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Saturdays Results.

st. Louis. 7-11-O; New York. III.
Batteries-Sallee and Bliss; Wiltse
and Schlei.
Pittsburgh, 7-9-1; Philadelphia, g.
1877. Batteries-Willis, Camnitz and
Gibson: Moore, Moren and Doom.
Boston, LOO; Cincinnati. 0-6-1
Batteries-white and Graham; Camp
bell and Mclean.
Brooklyn. 1-S-0: Chicago. 600,
Batteries-Bell and Marshall; Over
all. Brown and Archer. Second game:
Chicago. 4-13-0; Brooklyn. O-7-2.
Batteries and Archer; WI
helm and Bergen.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Night Riders Lost.

The Wallersteins won from the
Night Riders yesterday morning in a
closely contested game by a score OF
3 to 2. Players on both mines made
some good catches. r Mercer was
the star fielder for the Wallersteins,
while Harry Mercer lined out a drive
that missed being a homer only by a
few inches. Good and fast fielding
was done by both teams, jenkins
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Tigers Won.

The Tigers won from the Belve-
deres yesterday afternoon by score
of ~ to 5. Street and Shelton was
the battery for the victors, while Eng
land, Daggin and johnson worked for
the Belvederes. The feature of the
game was the batting of Willett, who
lined out three two sackers. The
Tigers have new suits, and used them
for the first time yesterday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Powerful headlights on locomo-
'tiyes have been made compulsory by
the legislature of South Dakota, but
before complying tire railroads will
take advantage of the law which
permits them to submit the matter
to a public vote at the next election.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Examiner What Is an abb?
Candidate for the Bar--An abb Is
committing a crime In one place
when YOU are ia another place. n
you can be In two other places. the
alibi Is al the stronger In Law. 80
Puck.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Ing for Joppa TO unload. She will re-
turn here tomorrow night and leave
"Wednesday at noon for Chattanooga.
The Dunbar carried a colored ex-
cursion to Cairo last night.
The Bette owen carried a large
negro excursion to Eddyville yester-
day.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

"Does Gladys look any different
since she and her husband sepa-
Yes. she wears her hair a la
divorcee."
''Heavensl How's that"
Parted. "-Pathfinder.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Observation-Disclosures 5.
Louisville 3.
At Columbus-Columbus Z, To-
,ledo 4.
At ST. Paul-St. Paul 3, Mime
apolis 2.
At Kansas City-Kansas City o.
Milwaukee Z.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

The teams lined up: Wallersteins-
II. Mercer, c; Hofllch, p; Runyan, 1b;
Eaker, 2b r. Mercer, Sd; Ford, IS;
Dixon, II; McGarrigal, CT; Anderson,
RI. Night Riders-McNabb. c; Jen-
kins, p; Wagner, lib; stewart, 2b;
Heath. Sb; Merritt, SIS; Dasil, II;
Jones, CT: Carroll, IF.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Mother Ceiling the history of our
first parents)--And Eve ate of the
fruit and she gave some TO Adam.
Dolly--oh. mummiel how kind of
heri-Punch.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
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, 1909-07-19
Safnrtiny,s Resnlfs

Milwaukee, 8; Kansas City, 1.
Minneapolis. 6; st. Paul, 1.
Columbus, 5; Toledo, 4.
Louisville, 2; indianapolis, 1.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

The teams lined up: Hook-Dean
and Kelly. IF; McGrew, CT; Parrady
1b; Carroll, S.; Berger, II; Monroe,
Sb; Mckee, c; Helwig, 2b; Hinkle,
p. Morgan, 3b; Beck. IF;
johnson, 2b; Eaker, SIS; NJ. Gallagher
c; Council, p; p. Gallagher, CT; John
SON, II.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
CHEAP WOOD.

Best and cheapest wood I'm the cit,
25 cents per load ut mill. Third ant
Elizabeth streets.
FERGUSON PALMER 90.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

Good intentions in sowing tares
will not make them come up as
wheat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

The more man you put into reli-
gion the more religion you will give
men.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Thirteen Innings.

Detroit. July 19.-Detrolt got the
winning run in the thirteenth inning.
Five hits off Willett gave New York
three runs in the seventh. tieing the
score.
C.... ID IL Il
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
Washington thanked.
RrnMns Win Another.

St Louis. July 19.--The locals won
in the eleventh inning when. with
the bases full Criss hit to the flag
pole in right center.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19
BASEBALL NEWS
A Ten-Inning Game.

In one OF the best games played on
the Paducah diamond this season the
b. b. Hook baseball team defeated
the Weilles by a score of to after
the game went ten innings. During
most of the game IT was three men up
and three down as both Council and
Hike we're in splendid shape. The
Weilles took the lead in the early in
nings and until the sixth inning had
the game by score of to 0. In the
sixth inning the Hooks had the sacks
full when Berger knocked three
Dagger and later scored himself. With
the score tie. and both teams fight
ing desperately the game went an
extra inning when the Hook team
batted in two runs and won the game.
HIKE pitched a star game for the
Hooks, striking out ten men, while
Council famed eight batters. Both
teams pulled of good and fast filding.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-19

twirled for the Night Riders and did
clever work, while Hofich for the
Wallersteins. was in good trim.
Score: r II Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-03
HOUSE WANTS LEMONADE.
Mast BE Free and Sparkling, Like
That Consumed by Senators.
ICON The Trihune Rureau. ]


Washington. Aug. 2-Now that the tariff bill
has passed from the hands of the House. leaving
all nerves except those destroyed by the heat,
completely shattered. many OF the members
have found new subject OF complaint.
1t is the lemonade, mixed with sparkling min
eraI water which the august Senators consumed
by the bucketful Ever since the hot weather
set in, and, indeed since early spring, the upper
body has RECALLED itself with the delightful
beverage, which is served gratis and paid for
out Of the contingent fund of the Senate. 1t
has been lavished on visitors. literally shared
with the press gallery and participated in by
committee clerks.
But the Representatives of the people at the
other end of the Capitol have had TO be content
with fee water drawn from the conventional
coolers. Or they could purchase lemonade at
; cents a glass from the colored messenger in
the cloakroom-lemonade made from the turgid
waters of the Potomac.
II was noised about to-day that many OF the
Representatives refuse to stand this discrimina-
ton any longer, and will endeavor 20 bring the
two bodies on an equal plane by refusing to
allow any appropriation to be expended for
lemonade This complaint is growing general
and serves to take their minds from the tariff
bill.
Uncle Joe" Cannon does not care for lemon
ade. so that the movement may be severely
handicapped. but an effort will he made when
the urgent deficiency bill brings 1.-The contingent
of the Senate" before the House to impose some
limitation which will curtaiI the Senatorial
lemonade