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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30
Notice To Contractors.

Bids will be received by the Boarl
of Public Works at their office. IN
the City Hall, on Tuesday, Octobe :
9Th. 1909, at $3.50 p. m, for the
grading and graveling Of an alley
from Myers Street 20 Farley Place,
according to plans and specifications
of the City Engineer, and under the
ordinance authorizing same.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
BY l.. F. Kolb. Secretary,
l.. A. Washington, City Engineer
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

Why not rope in that strip of dis
puted ground. where Taft and Diaz
will meet, and make them fight it
out, Marquis of Queensbury rules?
Give President Taft another taste Of
bear meat and let Diaz eat couple
of alligators and the presidents of
the sister republics ought to put 40
pretty little scrap.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30
Daily Thought.

The man who is generous today
will find it easier to be generous to-
morrow. An act repeated often
enough becomes a habit. and the
fruit of habit is Selected
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

Since Peary and Cook got back
and the Fulton-Hudson celebration
has opened a number of grewsome
murders have been relegated to the
inside pages.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30
ENGLAND RACING
WITH GERMANY
(continued from Page onI,l

OF your Pacific slope the japanese
depleted as they are by great war
Infinitely inferior AZ they are TO you
IN population, situated an immense
distance from YOU. with no ooallng
station on your shores. are looked
upon a. a dangerous opponent
Even II II we're possible for them
to cross the Pacific to attack you
more than ridiculour assumption
having in view a hundred and one
contingencies. including the Anglo
japanese alliance-what damage
;ould they do?
Now. assuming that the Japanese
are eleven hours distant, have a pop
ulation one-third larger than your
own. ard are constructing a navy as
rapidly as YOU. would, not be wise
to give some careful consideration to
your position?
Warnings Ignored In England.
see Il suggested In the American
papers that there Is some kind OF a
scare IN England / wish there were
Our public has been warned by the
prime minister. by the minister Of
foreign affairs. by many Of our lead
ing public men. such as Mr. Freder-
lex Harrison and Lord Roberts, by
prominent journalists. including Mr.
Stead. ard by others. but they have
not yet. as YOU say. begun 10 sit up
and take notice.
Leaders on that side OF politics toI
which / belong. including, I hope
Lord Rosebery. Mr.. Balfour and Mr.
Chamberlaip. have also directed at
tention to the need for national pre-
caution, but without avail
We have today a superb navy. We
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30
ECONOMY THE KEYNOTE
In the Management of PostOni,,
Coming Year.

Kansas City, Sept. 30.--Joseph
Stewart. second assistant postmastc''
general. in talk today before the
school for Postmasters. being CON
Quoted in connection with the con
vention of the postal workers, de-
clared that the keynote of postoffice
management for the coming year
will be economy lie believed that
with proper cooperation the running
expenses could be reduced several
millions.
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton declaring for parcels post sys-
TEN between local postoffices and
rural free delivery routes of which
they are the center.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

We do hope Jim Jeffries will be
careful while he is in Paris. Some
how. that never struck us as a good
place to train for a prize fight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

In reading of the man who was
brought here crazy from Stiles,
please observe the spelling of the
word.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

1t certainly is disgraceful the way
the those night riders carry on over
in the Blue Grass.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30
LINE ZIP WITH TAFT.

Mr.. Taft puts the conservation
question up to the country. He says
that congress. rejecting the senti-
ment OF the country for fifty years,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

Why then worry? Those Of our peo
pie who think as | do are looking
ahead.
We have the Official figures OF the
German naval program up 10 1879
which are serious enough, but We
know that these figures are Just a.
Inaccurate as were the figures made
public by Germany prior 20 the
Franco-Prussian war OF 1871. We
know that the German press. unlike
that OF the United states and Great
Britain. Is prohibited from tickling
the truth about these mattcrs We
know that at The Hague peace con
ference. Germany declined to discuss
the limitation Of ornaments or the
use OF floating mines at sea
These are few OF the reasons
why many Of our younger men think
~ time that Great Britain should re-
spond effectively to the naval pro-
gram OF Germany.
As to the attitude Of the United
States, I have no doubt that Il will
be strictly impartial as was ours dur.
ing the spanish-American war We
do not expect assistance from any
outside source.
Already our colonies have shown
much greater alacrity IN preparation
than has the Old country. Little New
Zealand IS taxing itself 500 per head
per man, woman and child. Austria
la II raising an army OF 27O 600 men
and has offered handsome naval
contribution. Canada Is discussing a
navy which In no way could be an
tagonlstlc TO the United States. but
viii enable II to protect the St Law
renee on the one hand and on the
other British Columbia. whore we al,
ready have magnificent naval sta
ton atEsquimault
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

you DON'T HAVE TO WATT
Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Fos keeps your whole insides right.
Sold on the Money Back plan every
where. Price soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

Increase ..167S
Personally appeared before me
this September 10, 1909, e. J. Pax
ton, general manager of Tue Sun,
who affirms that the above state
ment OF the circulation OF The sun
for the month OF August, 1909, is
true to the best Of his knowledge and
belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public McCracken Co.
MY commission expires January 10,
1912.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

~ ITsS ONLY HEADACHE.
Why Corneiison's Headache Liver pilla
VIII cure that. 10 cents. Guaranteed
by all druggists
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

Miss Mary Pope, 16, of Franklin.
dies of typhoid. 'a'I
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-30

have in the line OF battle war vesselsl
such a. the lniomitable or the lnfex.
ible. now IN New York. which are al
efficient In their sphere a. our Maure'
tanias and Lusltauias are IN theirs
We are not wasting time on aero
planes and gas bags. but arr dovcOp-
inc gnhnereIhte. ard ufrf.iece
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
kissing the Bride.

In the little Rumanian town OF
Helmagen an annual fair is held on
the feast of st. Theodore. On this oc-
casion the place swa-ms with newly
married brides from ali the villages
in the district; widows who have
taken fresh husbands remain at home.
The young women, in festive attire
and generally attended by their
mothers-in-law, carry jugs Of wine,
enwreathed with flowers, in their
hands. They kiss every man they
meet and afterward present the jugs
to his lips for nip" AS he takes
it he bestows a small gift on the
bride. Not to take of the proffered
wine is regarded as an insult to her
and her family. She is, therefore,
reserved toward strangers and only
kisses those whom she thinks likely
to taste of her wine. The kissing Is
carried on everywhere-in the street,
in the taverns and in private houses.
Chicago Daily News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
The "Wife Catcher"

AS is customary with Indians the
world over, the Caribs are expert
basket weavers, and many strong and
handsome baskets are to be bought
in Roseau at reasonable prices If one
finds the right shops. A peculiar in
strument, made of basket straw and
woven closely together so as to form
a hollow tube, ending in a thong of
twisted ends. and commonly dubbed
"wife catcher" is also made and
sold by the Caribs, says Leslie's
Weekly. BY slipping the hollow end
over mans finger above the Joint
and pulling on the twisted end. the
catcher will tighten around the finger
and the captive will be unable to re-
lease his hand. 1t is claimed that the
Indians formerly employed this device
as handcuff for prisoners. using
several for each hand, and leading the
captives by the fingers. Few tourists
are permitted to leave Roseau with
out wife catcher, for which a six-
pence is willingly exchanged.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Alfalfa Will Grow Everywhere.

While experts have been declaring
that alfalfa would only grow in GER
tain soils and in certain climates it
has proved its adaptability to nearly
all climates and almost all soils. 1t
produces with rainfall as scant as
fourteen inches, and in the Gulf
States fourishes with sixty-five
inches. 1t gives crops at an eleva-
tion of 5000 feet above sea level, and
in Southern California it grows below
sea level to height of six feet or
over, with nine cuttings year, ag-
gregating ten to twelve tons. An au-
thenticated photograph in possession
Of the writer shows a wonderful alf-
alfa plant raised in the (irrigated)
desert of Southern California, sixty
feet below sea level, that measured
considerably more than ten feet in
height. Satisfactory crops are raised,
but on limited areas as yet, in Ver-
mont and Florida New York has
grown it for over 100 years in her
clay and gravel; Nebraska grows 1t
in her western sand hills without
plowing, as does Nevada on her sage
brush desert. The depleted cotton
soils of Alabama and rich corn lands
of Illinois and Missouri each respond
generously with profitable yields to
the enterprising farmer, while its ac-
cumulated nitrogen and the sub:soil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Crows Killing Chicks.

The Rhode Island Experiment Sta
tion has received number Of reports
where crows have caused serious
losses to poultrymen. In one case
twenty-five per cent. of the chickens
Matched were destroyed by crows, all
sizes being taken from the time they
were just hatched until they were a
pound in weight. Various efforts
were made to keep the crows away,
most of which were Intellectual. The
first was a scarecrow, next corn
soaked in strychnine solution was
scattered on field Of planted corn
at little distance from the chicken
yard; third, a steel trap was set on a
pole near the chicken yard, but with
out success. Finally "a white twine
was run on stakes around and across
the chicken yard. This kept the
crows from the yard, but the small
chicks would get out and fell prey to
the crows. This being Intellectual, a
crow was shot and hung on pole
near the chicken yard, after which
there was no further trouble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Athletics in, China.

The Chinese have always INDUCED
in athletic exercises Of sort, in which
they have rather prided themselves
though none ever seem to have taken
such a hold on the nation as ours
have on us during the last century or
so. There are many stories of strong
men capable of welding extraordt-
nary weapons, of bending wondrous
bows, or of lifting heavy weights, etc.
Even within the last few years
feats of archery were done before an
officer could get his commission in the
army, and in almost any village there
is a bamboo with a pierced stone at
either end to test the strength of the
rising generation in lifting. But
there was nothing of regular athletic
training, except for few wrestlers,
perhaps, before foreigners came
Woman's Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Poisonous Plant Investigation.

For several years the Forest Serv-
ice, in cooperation with the Bureau
Of Plant Industry, has been making
poisonous plant investigations on the
National Forest which have been Of
distinct value to stockmen. The an
nual loss from poisonous plants in
many localities is quite heavy, and
some ranges are becoming practically
useless on account of these plants, or
If used, the losses by death are so
heavy as to materially cut into the
profits of stock raising.
No general plan of ridding the
range of these plants has yet been
devised, but it has been possible by
close study to determine the particu-
lar species of plant responsible for
the trouble. It is believed that some
Of these poisonous plants can be
choked out by planting certain ag-
gressive grasses which in time will
take full possession. Other plants
like the wild parsnip, which is so ia
tai to cattle, grow to such height as
to be easily seen and are not SO nu-
merous but tat they can be COM
pletely eradicated by pulling them up
by the roots.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
CREW OF SCHOONER RELEASED

Had Been Held in Mexican Prison
Since September 4-Schooner Held
on Charge of Poaching.
Pensacola, Fla, Special.-After be-
ing held in Mexican prison at Pro
gresco since September 4 and for the
first seven days not allowed to even
communicate with the American con-
sulate, Capt. Joe Sclease and seven
men of the fishing schooner Caldwell
H. Colt of this port were released
Tuesday, according to telegram re-
ceived By the owners of the vessel
from the American consul. At the
same time letter reached here from
Progress from tn captain who states
that he is not allowed to communicate
with the American consul nor will
the officials tell him why he has been
arrested.
The lIexicans have refused to give
up the schooner, having lodged for
NAL complaint against her of poach-
ing. TIE master Of the schooner
claims that he was caught in the gulf
storm OF nearly three weeks ago and
so badly damaged that he went into
Progresc for repairs, but was seized
immediately.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
A Queer Old Sentence.

An odd judicial sentence was
brought to light the other day from
a lot Of musty old records of Ashe
County, N. C. 1t was the formal
judgment of conviction Of one Carter
Wilmington on a charge of perjury,
and read: Fined ten pounds, and
the said Carter Whiting stand in the
pillory for one hour, at the expiration
of which time both his ears be cut
off and entirely severed from his
head, and that his ears so cut off be
nailed to the pillory and there to re-
main until the setting of the sun, and
that the sheriff Of this county carry
the judgment Immediately into exc
oution and that the said Carter Whit
tington be confined until the aDe and
Gees are paid"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Silo Construction.

A Canadian feeder Of large exper.
ience has this to say on silo construc-
tion in one Of our Canadian ex.
changes:
Do not on any consideration build
square or oblong silo. The walls
Of such a silo are not strong enough
20 stand the pressure caused oy the
great weight Of the silage, and the
amount of silage lost in the corners
will amount, in a few years, to a con-
siderable value. The best shape is
circular. A silo should be more than
twice as high as it is wide. Do not
build silo too large in diameter, as
the amount of silage spoiled from day,
to day will more than pay the inter-
est on the cost Of an extra smaller
one. The main qualities of silo are
that the walls shall be strong enough
to Withstand the pressure and it shall
be air tight. To get this the first
step is to build good, solid founda-
ton, commenced below the frost line.
Perhaps the simplest and easiest
style Of silo to be built is the stave
silo. It should be made from two
inch narrow plank properly beveled
and held together by strong iron.
bands. The slaves, after beveling SO
that when fitted together they will
form circle of the desired size, are
placed on end on solid foundation
and properly fitted. These are
strengthened aad held in place by
strong iron hoops, which are so made
that they may be frightened or loos-.
ened at will. Doors should be built
at intervals from the top to the bot
tom so that the silage may easily be
got out. 1t is not. necessary to put a
roof on this silo, but it is much to be
preferred. This style OF the silo
should be kept well painted, both in
side and out. If properly built and
taken care of stave silo is durable.
rigid and alright.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Potted. Berry Plants.

Potted plants are largely adver-
tised every fall and are very interest
ing to amateurs. Any one who has a
Efew small flower pots, two and a quar-
ter or two and half inches, at his
disposal, may grow these plants for
himself.
The pots are buried in the soil be-
side the fruiting rows in the latter
part of June or the first Of July. Each
pot is filled with soil, and young
strawberry plant, still attached to the
mother plant, is set into the buried
pot. Plants so treated should form
large, strong crowns by the last of
August. They may then be severed
from the mother plants and trans
planted. - Bulletin Massachusetts,
State Board Of Agriculture.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Walsh Must Serve Sentence.

Chicago, Special-John R. Walsh,
convicted of misapplication of the
funds of the Chicago National Bank,
must serve the sentence of S years,
imprisonment imposed upon him by
the trial jury save in the event that
the supreme court upsets the affirma-
tion of the verdict of guilty handed
down by the United States circuit
court Of appeals here Tuesday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Soldiers Worst Enemy.

"A soldier who takes part in mill
tary campaign expects to face danger
and perhaps to meet death. It Is
part of his profession. The bravery
Of men in peril is well known. The
worlds history is filled with stories
Of heroism. No greater shame can
come to soldier than to be proved
guilty of cowardice.
But disease is far more destructive
In warfare than the enemy's bullets.
The deaths resulting from 1t are al
ways more numerous than those
which come directly on the battlefield
AS matter of fact, the soldiers
killed in fighting are comparatively
few. 1t is always surprising to dis
cover the great mortality with which
disease is charged. In the Civil War,
for example, where there were many
hotly contested engagements, the loss
IN killed and in wounded dying in
hospitals was about 100000. The
loss from disease during the war or
Immediately following it was three
times as great.
Sanitation has made marked adj
vances since the Civil War. 1t has
gone far ahead since the Spanish
War. In case of another American
conflict many lives will be saved be-
cause of increased knowledge of dis
ease and the methods of fighting 1t.
The experiments with typhoid serum
have special interest because of this
considerations The soldiers who
submitted to the tests were in the
line of duty If! the study Of their
cases gives the medical staff Of the
army added ability to cope with ty-
phoid fever there will be great gain.
Taken with other Investigations in
the field of medical research, the Incl
dent is worthy Of general attention.
Epidemics of various kinds are fast
losing their terrors. = Chicago Tri-
bune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
MUNYON'S EMINENT DOCTORS AT
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not a Penny to Pay For the Fullest
Medical Examination.

II you are in doubt as to the cause
of your disease mail US postal re-
ouesting amedieal examination blank,
which you will fill out and return to
us. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and If you can be
cured you will be told SO; If you can
not be cured you will be told 30. You
are not obligated to us in any way;
this advice is absolutely free; you are
at liberty to take our advice or. not as
you see At. Send to-day for a rsdi-
cal examination blank, fill out. and
return to US as promptly as possible
and our eminent doctors will diagnose
your case thoroughly absolutely free.
Munyon's, SD and Jefferson Sts.l
Philadelphia, Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
The Cows Coat.

1t is an easy matter to tell by the
condition of a cows coat in the win
ter time whether she is getting silage.
as its succulence has the same effect
on a cows system that pasture grass
has, and 1t keeps her thrifty and in
the best of condition for her every
day work. Silage is also more diges-
tible and nutritious than the same
amount of dry feed.
Another point in its favor is its
convenience. With silage ready for
feeding every day in the year much
less help is required to care for the
herd than will be needed where it Is
necessary to cut or shred fodder in
the winter time. Ten toFtwenty min
utes a day will be all the time re-
quired to get out the silage and feed
the herd.-Farmers' Home Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
London's Shortest Street.

There can hardly be a shorter
street in London than the one con-
Meeting Pail Mall with the south
eastern corner of St. James Square,
from which the name John street has
just been removed. 1t has only one
house, which is No. /; for though
there are two other doors In the
street, one is numbered as belonging
to Pail Mall, and the other is a side
entrance of public house. Pre-
sumably, therefore, the single house
is now to be absorbed into st. James
Square and the London directory is
to lose yet another of the slowly d.
minishing total of John Streets
Westminster Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o0o9ol
Z PLAY AND THE !
g ,,u BOY. )

why, we've dbne everything for
him." will be our first indignant an
swer, IL anybody asks what We have
done for the American Boy. 4Look
at our schools and our colleges!"
We have looked after the boy as an
individual possession, perhaps, but
until recently we have been indiffer-
ent to him as an American institution.
We have cared for the blind, the deaf,
the truant, the feeble minded and the
incorrigible. They have had gymna-
siums, amusements grounds and all
the luxuries civilization can devise,
because their needs have appealed to
our sympathies. Meanwhile, the boy
without a handicap, the ordinary, vig-
orous, every day boy, has been neg
lected. Schools have been provided
for him, but his other needs have
been ignored. Too often he has been
denied the inalienable right of child
hood-the right to play.
When 1t Is remembered that the
playground appeals to the boy in the
formative period from childhood to
manhood, the magnitude of our obli-
cation is apparent. 1t Is civic obli-
cation quite outside the domain Of
philanthropy, since 1t improves the
quality of the citizenship of the fu-
ture. The playground is as much a
civilized demand as the public school,
and it should be conducted as If it
were of equal Importance. Well-di-
rected play is Of just as much value
as well-directed study.
The acceptance Of the obligation
to help the boy in his play will hasten
the eradication Of child labor. When
all the factories have poured forth
their workers-girls as we'll as boys
into Fairgrounds. then, and not
until then, shall we be justified in
boasting of our American civilization.
The Delineator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
PLAYING Safe,

Doctor" said the caller. I'm a
victim of insomnia. Can you cure
me?"
II can," replied thephysician. But
before take the case want to ask
you one question. Are you in busi-
ness for yourself or do you work for
others.?"
''I'm employed as clerk in gro
cery," answered the patient.
Then you'll have to pay in adj
vance," said the doctor. I'm not
doubling your honesty, but after ]
get through with you the chances are
you will sleep so soundly you'll lose
your job. Then you can't pay me. -
Chicago News.