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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10
TALES OF THE
CHRISTMAS GREENS

"And they round written In the law
Go forth into the mount and
fetch olive branches. and pine
branches. and myrtle branches. and
palm branches. and. branches Of thick
trees to make booths"
In the days of Joshua the custom OF
using greens for midwinter festivaIS
was popular among the Hebrews-ts
fact. It was obligatory. And the ur-
OF mist!etoe by the old Druids and @
holly by the Romans were customs o.
ready centuries old when Christiahst.
adopted them. The use OF Christmas
greens began before Christmas.
Now you are preparing. doubtless.
to decorate your home. to twine Ivy
about the paintings in the drawing
room or parlor. to hang on walls and
in windows holly ~-ca;hs and suspend
mistletce from chandeliers and door
frames. But do you know the legends
Of these greens, Of the significance OF
the ivy. the holly and the mistletoe?
Holly was used by the Romans In
dedicated. II was an emblem OF peace
and good will. When the early Chris.
tians began to celebrate the birth O.
Chrisbt. holly became the symbol Of
resurrection. Even the Persians re-
garded this plant as sacred and be.
lieved that the sun never shadowed
the holy tree" They would drench
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10
SoRTING FAIL !
AT US. DEAD LETTER OFFICE

jewelry. Indeed, 1t is from the wreckage o.
the holiday postal rush that the dead letter
sale OF the following year is chiefly recruited
At the holidays many persons who are not IA.
miliar with the preparation of parcels for the
mails make use Of this service with the to-
be-expected sequel OF improperly wrapped par
GELS. missing addresses. etc. Thus, too. 1t Is
during the Christmas holidays when the vo-
ume Of mail is heaviest that the greatest pro-
portion OF wrappers are accidentally torn from
parcels in transit, thus creating waits Of the
mails. Finally there Is less tracing of packages
lost at Christmas than at other seasons for the
reason that many prospective recipient OF a
Christmas gift. unless independently advised.
has no means Of knowing that parcel has
been mailed to his address. whereas the giver,
unless an Acknowledgement is requested, has
no means Of knowing that the gift failed to
reach its destination. Doubtless many a heart.
burn has been caused by the failure to deliver
the articles that have place in Uncle Sans
huge auction stock.
The annual auction sale Of postal odds and
ends having been SO largely derived from
Christmas postal derelicts 1t is peculiarly ap
propriate that the articles should be sold at
the holiday season when these selfsame ar
ticles can be made to a second time do sery.
ice as gifts. There is no doubt that this is the
disposition to which many of the purchases are
put. Then too, 1t Is a genuine bargain sale.
Uncle Sam has no reserve price" and he new.
bids in" an article. The articles are sold
in regular order. numerically, as they are list
ed in the catalogue. and each lot in turn is
knocked down to the highest bidder without
reserve. and without regard to how Inadequate
the price may be as compared with the real
value of the article.
Although the annual postal sale is conduct
ed under the direction and supervision of the
officials of the Dead Letter Office. the actual
barter is in the hands of private auctioneer-
this task being bestowed by contract upon the
lowest bidder-that is. the auctioneer who is
willing to sell the postal stock on the lowest
percentage Of commission. The terms are
strictly cash. Uncle Sam usually derives gross
receipts in excess Of $4,000 from this sale.
deducting for the cost of catalogues and other
expenses. means at least $4,000 net profit. This
is turned over to the United States treasury.
However. II at any time. within three years q
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10

and make room for the
years accumulation OF
unclaimed parcels.
However. there are
several circumstances
which make the holi-
day season an especial
ly appropriate time for
this governmental bar
gain sale. In the first
place a surprising pro-
portion OF the articles
contained in the sale
are such as the aver
age person prefers to
give as Christmas gifts
- gloves. Christmas
cards. handkerchiefs,
dolls. toys. books and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10
HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
Case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersiyned., have known +. j. cheley
for the last years. and believe him perfectly
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his flrB.
WALpING kISNAS d MAryIS.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. ..
Halls Cntarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tho
system. Testimonials sent free Price IS cents pes
bottle. Sold by all Drugrists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10
Not Even Sandy,

Wilford was sitting on his fathers
knee watching his mother arranging
her hair.
Papa hasn't any Marcel waves like
hat" said her father. laughingly.
Wilford, looking up at his fathers
oald pate, replied: Nope. no waves;
it's all beach."-Columbia Jester.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10

This year the sale opened on Mon.
day. December II. and continued all
week. 1t is an auction sale and Just
about the iveliest sort OF an auction
sale that could possibly be imagined.
Each day the proffering and bidding
begins at ten o'clock in the morning
and continues with very brief inter.
ruptions until dark. Then at seven
O'Clock in the evening the auctIoneer
resumes his oratorical efforts. and the
sale progresses until. say IL o'clock.
when an adjournment Is taken until
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
1000 PEOPLE
COMING ON EXCURSION TOMOR-
MORROW FROM ILLINOIS
POINTS.

Paducah will be the mecca for
1000 excursionists from Illinois and
other points tomorrow. The big river
excursion from Joppa. it is thought,
win bring in over 1000 people while
many will be here from other points.
The Dick Fowler. Bette Owen and
George Cowling will bring the crowds
from Joppa here, arriving between
10 a. m. and noon and returning late
in the afternoon. Reduced rates have
been made and Sunday merchants
should have no reasons to complain.
The c. & K. l. railroad will run an
excursion into Joppa from Salem and
other points. Thursday over 1000
tickets had been reported sold there
and the crowd will not be slim one
by any means.
Amusements at the park. street
car rides and ball games will be at
fractions for the visitors, and tomor-
row should rival today in numbers on
the streets.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28

and then waited for the canine to put
In its regular visit
He did not have long to wait. As
soon as he heard the dog in his back
yard INDUCING in its usual nightly
howl, he proceeded through the
house to the rear porch, and spying
the dog, took a bead on II and fired
The shot missed the dog and struck
the sidewalk which is constructed of
slate, and bouncing. bored through a
hole in the fence forty feet away and
hit the horse OF Fred Mooney. a neigh
Dor, killing II almost instantly.
81 do not know how that shot
took such a course" said Mr.. Gentry
in telling of It today, "and would not
have thought such thing possible II
II had happened to any one else. A
half second after the bullet went
astray | heard a horse neigh. and so
did Mr.. Mooney, and when We went
to investigate we found II dead"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
The Rusiness situation.

Bank clearings this week were
s467.32s. Aud business with the
hank has been quiet. This is prob
ably the dullest season of the year
with banking institutions, but 1t is
short of duration.
The retailers are doing some fall
business already ana the summer
business is holding up very we'll.
Wholesalers give out very good re-
ports of conditions and say their
business the past Few weeks gives
every indication OF a substantial i'm
provement in the conditions in Padu-
cab territory.
PaducahI manufacturers are book
ing some very good orders. The
knitting mills Is in operation again
after a short time shut down AID
most all of the other local plants are
now running with full forces.
The real estate market is brighten
ing up considerably. 81 do not know
to what to attribute It," said an
agent today. "but when you price q
bit of property now you will find the
owners asking great deal more than
they were a few months since. Rail-
road talk is undoubtedly one of the
causes. The other may be a general
improvement in conditions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
HARTMAN
MUST BE OPERATED UPON PLY.
SICIANS CONCLUDE TODAY.

Turner'S, N. T., Aug. 2S.-While
every effort was made not to tire
Hartman he said greatly he is IA
tigued at the close of the physical
examination. II was determined, al
though an operation is necessary, he
is now too weak to withstand the
shock, and it must delay a few days.
He underwent a rigid physical ex-
animation to determine the advisa-
bility of an immediate operation and
noted surgeons have an operating
table and oxygen tanks ready to be-
gin when the operation is impera-
tive. Three noted physicians be-
sides Lyle participated in the ex-
animation. The latest arrival is DR..
George Willer Grille, of Cleveland,
and abdominal specialist. The latest
denial of the alleged oxygen tanks
is that they contain ammonia gas for
a private refrigerating plant.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
0ne.fourth Crop is Cut and
Prospects Are For q Fair
Crop...Competltioh Will Re.
suit in Good Prices.

One-fourth OF the tobacco crop in
the Black Patch has been cut, and
the farmers are busy cutting the
weed. The crop this year will be
flight, and a good stiff price will
reign, is the opinion of the tobacco
buyers. In the spring the growers
we're handicapped by wet weather
and a scarcity of plants was felt over
the entire section of western Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The dry. hot
weather has injured the tobacco this
summer, and a tobacco buyer SAID
he expected the yield would be much
shorter than last year.
Despite the fact of an apparent
shortage Paducah will be a better to-
bacco market this fall than ever be-
fore in the history OF the city. Rep
resentatives of buyers from every i'm
portant tobacco consuming country
on the globe are located in Paducah
this fall, and Paducah will take a
high rank as a tobacco market. Pre-
yiously much of the dark tobacco of
this section has been shipped to Lou
isville, Mayfeld and GAINESVILLE,
Tenn. but this year a great quantity
of II will be sold through the buyers
stationed in Paducah. Never before
has Padueah boosted of such gath
ering of representative tobacco buy
ers as are here, and great prepare
lions are being made by them to take
care of the business.
Bids will be opened September IL
for the erection of the stemmery and
rehandling house Of John Hodge &
company, while A. Jarvis will open
his house on South Third street soon.
And in a few days announcements
will be made of other firms embark
ing in the trade here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
Big Prosperity Wave is Bounding
Toward Paducah Freighted With
Big Cargo of Good Things For Us

collect the tuition fees, and report
to the school board.
The principle OF the county High
school was authorized to purchase a
microscope for use In the school
The cost will be s55.
Division Board Meeting.
Mrs. Mary Houch, teacher OF the
Rowlandtown county school, was ex-
onerated on charges OF Partially last
night at a meeting of the board of
subdivision No. 8. in school division
No. 4. presided over by Trustee w.
II. Davis. The teacher was re-elect-
ed last year. and some OF the pat
rons of the school objected to her
teaching the school, and petitions
pro and con were circulated by the
patrons of the school. Nineteen
signed the petition asking that the
teacher be removed while 29 signed
the petition requesting the board not
to remove Mrs. Houch. The board
followed the wishes of the majority.
and exonerated her Of charges OF
partially among pupils.
At the division board meeting
Prof. w. A. Middleton, principal of
the consolidated school. offered his
resignation effective, II he secured
the appointment as county school
superintendent for four months. T..
u. Alexander. assistant principal of
the school was elected principal to
succeed Middleton, should his resig-
nation become effective. Miss Harri-
son and Miss Browning were placed
in nomination TO succeed Alexander.
but neither was elected as tie vote
was cast.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
DEMOCRATS
INSTRUCT FOR FINN FOR RAIL.
ROAD COMMISSIONER.

Sixteen Democrats met in a con-
vention this afternoon at the court
house and instructed delegates to
vote for Lawrence B. Finn at the
Democratic convention at Owensboro
next Wednesday to select nominee
for railroad commissioner from the
First district to succeed the late
Med. Ferguson. Little interest was
had in the convention as Finn was
the only candidate and the conven-
ton adjourned in two finutes. The
delegates were instructed to favor
the nomination of w. A. Berry as
temporary chairman.
w f. Bradshaw, Jr., county chair
man, called the convention to order,
and he was made permanent chair
man. while Police Judge Cross was
made secretary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
Men Who Know Predict Best
Boom in Towns History
And Tell About Some Of
the Things Promised.

Paducah men who are in a posi-
ton to know are more optimistic
about the city future than they have
ever been before in its history.
Whether II is the news of the new
railroads coming to Paducah or not,
there is something responsible for a
boom, which is now undercurrent,
that will be the biggest that has ever
struck the town.
All kinds OF Improvements are be-
ing planned by local concerns. to be
made soon. The brewery has already
announced 1t will expend $4,000 on
it's plant.
The First National bank is only
waiting TO decide on the character
of building 1t will erect to award the
contract.
Next week there will be a repre-
sentative here of a big machine and
foundry plant. seeking a location.
Next week, too, contracts will be
awarded for the new building to be
erected by John Hodge for tobacco
rehandling.
The city has already awarded con-
tracts for the city hall improve
ments, and will let the contract for
the new fire station Monday.
Plans for the erection of a long
promised sky scraper are to be gone
over and the site inspected here next
week, for building to cost over
100000.
The ", c. & st. l.. will, in all
probability build a new depot, and
enlarge its round house here into a
fair decent size railroad shop.
Options have been given the past
few weeks on the river for a big.
new manufacturing plant. to employ
500.
A representative will be here next
week TO investigate the city for the
location of factory ON the North
side Of town to employ $50.
And still another. this time a gen.
tleman from Indiana will be here to
seek a location for a manufacturing
plant. which will merely supplement
one he has been operating night and
day for six years.
All Of this information is In The
Sun office. but as usual under such
circumstances. none of 1t can be
used until the plans for each are
consummated. And. publication OF
the items now is merely made to give
testimony to The Suns recent state
ments that a boom is headed Padu-
cabs way.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
.CURIISS, THE
AMERICAN, WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Romps Away From All Com.
petitors in international
Airship Races.
BleriOt. French Star. Second
in Events.
LATHAM DID NOT START TO-DAY

Rheims, Aug. 2s.-Curtiss won the
international cup this afternoon, max
ing an average speed of AZ miles an
hour. Bleriot second, five seconds
slower than Curtiss. Latham did not
start, thejudge officially declaring
Curtiss a winner. Bleriot was des-
perate after failing with four.
bladed propeller and on the advice
of Santos Dumont he substituted a
two-bladed one, which was still
slower.
II is expected Curtiss' record win
win not only the Coupe International
worth $4,000, with cash of 5000
but also TIE Prix De vitesse, for
speed, of $4,000 and the Tour De
Piste, for the fastest single lap. OF
300.
Curtiss, in the Coupe International
covered the twenty kilometers, l2.42
miles. in fifteen minutes. so 3-5 sec
onds this morning, which is the fast
est yet. Bleriot made the trip sew
eral seconds slower. Curtiss made
the fastest single circuit, 1853 LIS
Blerlots best was 1853 is.
The Lefebvre flight was a disap-
pointment. He took nearly ten min
utes for one circuit and did the sec
ond circuit In more than ten. 1t IL
believed 1t was due to nervousness as
the Wright machine is considered the
fastest Weather today is ideal,
with no wind.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
BGAN STREET
PROPOSED NAME OF PROBABLE
STREET THRU HUNTING
TON ROW.

Prospects look good for the Illinois
Central Railroad company opening M
street west of the shops along Hunt
ington row. Yesterday afternoon A
II. Egan. superintendent of the Lou.
isville division, inspected the site, and
II is thought that he will recommend
the deciding of the property to the
city. By opening the street much
travel on Tennessee street can be
averted, and the possibility of erect
ing a yiaduct on Tennessee street
could be averted for a few years
which would be big saving to the
railroad.
At present the marketers and the
farmers on the Mayfield road mus
cross the two sets OF tracks. and II Is
recognized as a dangerous place. BY
opening up the street, and not be
obliged to traverse the tracks. Al
ready the friends OF Mr.. Egan have
announced they will name the street
"Egan Avenue" in honor of the SUI
perintendent.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
WATER RIGHTS PEOPLES.
Says the Conservation Congress Res
olutions Which Arc Adopted
Today at Seattle Meeting.

Seattle. Aug. 2S.-At the conser-
walton congress today the Ballinger-
Pinchot fight was reopened by Char
les Hanford. the federal district
judge. announcing he would intro
duce minority report of resolutions
committee opposing Pinchot's poll
tics regarding water power sites.
Ballinger will arrive this afternoon
to address the session.
The resolutions committee report
adopted says: 1--WE urge the states TO
enactment laws Incorporating the
principle that the waters belong to
the people and deny the right of the
government to grant francise for
water power purposes without just
compensation"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
LaFoIIette on Cannon.

Madison. Wis. Aug. 2S.-The lead
lag editorial in LaFollette's weekly
today concerns the Cannon attack.
Discussing the "demotion of Fow-
ler," It says: "The relations OF
Fowler and Cannon were long time
strained, because OF an open breach
during the emergency currency legls-
lation' in the spring of 1909. The
system wanted more legislation in
the interest OF greater latitude and
privileges TO banks. Fowler did not
believe in ii. The Fowler currency
bill was in the direction OF needed
legislation, but Of course the system
was trying to put through the bill
as soon as possible because the next
house will possibly be Democratic"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
Shoots at a Dog
And Kills Horse

The story has often been told of
the man who shot at n rabbit and
killed a mule, but John NJ. Gentry
residing at SIG North Fifth street
had the misfortune. while shooting at
a dog that had been a nuisance in
his neighborhood for some time, TO
Kill a neighbours horse.
Mr.. Gentry had been worried for
some time with the incessant barking
at night OF a dog in the neighbor-
hood, and all efforts to get rid Of IL
had failed. Yesterday morning he
went TO Chief Collins and asked per
mission to shoot the dog IL last night
Il paid Its usual nocturnal visit. He
got the permit and secured revolver
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
Insurance Men Elect.

Colorado Springs. Colo. Aug. 2s.
The national insurance commits
sioners today elected J. A. Hartigan
of st. Paul, Mimi, president. and III.
r. Cunningham. of Helena. Mont.
secretary.
The convention passed a resolution
instructing the special fraternal in
surance committee to draw up uni
form bill for regulating fraternal So
cieties in every state.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
ARRESTED FOR NOT
CUTTING WEEDS TODAY

Warrants will be issued against
several property owners, according to
Health Officer ii. p. Sights. He has
the names of several people who
have failed to comply with the board
Of healths instructions to get busy
with the scythe. The city has cleared
mich territory of weeds and it APP
pears to the health department that
property owners should at least clear
their premises of the accumulation
of disease breeders.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
ROY FORMER LOSES THREE
FINGERS IN AN ACCIDENT

BY an accidental discharge of a
shotgun. Roy former, 20 years old,
had three fingers torn OF Of his
right hand. Former is section
had at Rockport for the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad company, and while ex-
aiming a gun dropped IL. The jar
snapped the trigger, and the shot
struck him in the hand. He was
brought to the Illinois Central rail-
road hospital, and 1t was necessary
to amputate three fingers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
Plans Are Being Made to Handle
The Biggest Quantity of Tobacco
This Season Ever Marketed Here
TO SELECT
Defeating ORATOR

Frankfort, KY, Aug. 2S.-Chair-
man James G. Breathitt, of the
joint join capitol dedication, has APP
pointed a committee to select a
speaker for the dedication ceremo-
MES, in accordance with the insrruc-
tons of the meeting held here Tues
day. The committee as named by
Judge Breathitt is composed of Gen.
ID. w. Lindsey, chairman; State
Treasurer Err. Farley, Mayor E. e.
Hume, Col. J. Swigert Taylor and
Judge Breathitt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
WILL IT RAIN?
WEATHER MAN SAYS so. ALSO
PROMISES COOLER.

The weather man promises Padu-
hca and vicinity a rain. The weather
man is one OF those promising
youths,-or old men. and sometimes
does not deliver. However, a rain
will be mighty acceptable, as every
form of vegetation is suffering for
lack OF moisture. And, there IS
suffering bit of humanity around here
that would welcome the rain as the
forerunner of probably cooler
spell. The weather man says:
Probably II will be cooler" fa,ss,
The highest temperature for today
reached 81 degrees in the shade
while the lowest was rs. The fore
cast for Paducah and vicinity is:
Showers tonight or Sunday; cooler
In west portion.
Illinois: Washington, Aug. 2S.-
Partly cloudy Saturday; cooler by
Saturday night; Sunday fair and
cooler; moderate southwest winds
shifting to northwest.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
East Submarine Boat.

Provincetown, Mass, Aug. as
The submarine torpedo boat Nor
whal today broke the worlds record
for speed for submarines. II is tie
largest in the navy. 1t averaged
12A knots an hour. Three hundred
miles in rs hours on the surface.
viii next make sea-diye two hun
bred feet deep when the test will be
concluded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
NEGRO FIEND.
Chased BY Mob For An Attack .on
White Girl at Meridian.

Meridian, Miss, Aug. 2s.-An
armed mob with bloodhounds is pur-
suing negro who attacked the six
teen-year-old daughter Of J. b. viii
llams, farmer near here. and then
fired her fathers house. The girl
was alone in the house when at
tackled, but broke away. jumped
through a window and ran TO farm
hands.