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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16
THE OPERA.

lt Appears 10 Have Originated In italy
In the Year 1900.
The way Streatfeld. author OF 1.-The
OPERA" traces the development OF op
ere through the centuries Is most clear
and concise and leaves you with the
ippfcssion that upon the matter Of
history, ct any rate. be Is master Of
bis subject Opera. II is shown, was
the result Of an attempt made by
some Florentine amateurs TO revive
the lost Glories Of Greek tragedy. They
failed 70 get back to the conditions OF
Athenian drama, but In failing they
unconsciOusly laid the foundations OF
q new art form which soon worked
itself into the affections Of the poo
pie. The beginnings OF opera might
Be said 20 date from the year 1000.
wheH a public performance was given
81 Florence Of Peri's "Euridlce" In
honor Of the marriage OF Maria de-
Medici-and Henry ~ Of France. Thls
work consists almost entirely Of &C
eompanled recitatlvo, which was the
lnve6tion Of these FlOreutine reform.
srs, and the voices were accompanied
By a ''violin, chItarOne "a large GUITAR,
Ira grande, Into crosse and gravlcem
balo or harpslchOrd, which hlled IN
the harmOniea indicated by the figured
bass II Is interesting 10 know that
IN thls very primitive work the com
poser tried TO follow as closely as pos
aible IN his music the ordinary lnhec-
lions Of the speaking voice. Monte
verde. who was a contemporary OF
Peri, but whose frst opera wEs pro
euced some seven years after "Eurid-
ice.'' made a similar effort 90 recon-
Gle music with speech. and many
yeari after Chuck and still later Wag.
ner tried 10 do 90, and Il e. amusing
when one knows how far IN other dl.
ractions music as 40 arr and opera ~
4 convention hare progressed since
100 20 think that old Peri vas prob
ably closer % the Dcbussys and Rey-
naldo Hahns 81 our day than eli the
great mm who have come between.-
New Age 81 Londoo.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16
RIGHT 20 the Point.

''The following letter." said travel
ing mOA. "was received by a friend OF
mine who was drumming up trade In
New England for a New York uocktle
house:
owe have received your letter with
expense account What we want Is or
ders We have big families 20 make
expenses for us We ind IN your ex-
pense account 80 cents FOR billiards
Please don't buy any m1rs billiards;
also we sec $22j for horse ana buggy
Where r. the horse. and wha: did you
do with the buMy7 The rest OF yOur
expense account IL aofhing but bed
why h n You don't ride more IN the
highttlmei
"'John says you should stop In BOs-
ton, where his cousin George Moore
lives. John says you should cell Moore
a good bill. Give good priccs-he Is
Johns cousin. Sell him mostly for
cash; also John says you can leave
BOston at 11:45 10 the nlaht and get 70
Concord at ass IN the morning. DO
mis- and yOu won't need any bed. And,
remember. what we want II orders"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16

The Hnrdse-smith Co., Of this city.
have, with characteristic enterprise.
demonstrated their ability % keep well
akreast Of the times BY connecting
thsmsalyea with the largest druggist
cooperation "a America. The men con
rested with this enterprise do . yearly
business aggregating over so, OO0, wv
which well emphasizes It's sOundness
and magnitude.
Nearly two thousand retail druggists
throughout the United States have or
lani5ed themselves as a co operative
company for the purpose Of producing 3
line Of medicinal preparations which
they recommend, absolutely guarantee
and hack I'D with their own names and
personal reputions. The formulas Of
these remedies are thoroughly known
70 every one Of these druggists and the
ingredients Of each will be truthfully
described 10 the public end the remedies
sold with the distinct understanding
that their purchase price wall be In
Btantly refunded without question or
bubble II they fail to benefit the user
Over two thousand different formulas
Ve turned over 20 the company. Each
formula being selected because Of its
NUaIe0 anu pHVNeA NNA11 AlAa NoNeoAtoAe.
reputation, gained through confined and
successful use by prominent physicians.
"A research committee Of expert
chemists and physicians made a most
thorough and exhaustive test Of each
one Of these two thousand prescriptions
until they had selected about three
hundred Is being the very best and
most dependable known TO medical
science, each for the treatment and
cure Of particular ailment.
These three hundred remedies are
nov manufactured by the company,
which IL known 90 the United Drug Co.,
Boston, Mass, In one Of the largest,
most modern, and best equipped phar.
naceutical laboratories n tn United
States.
g s tremendous output Of this COM
Dsry enables Il to purchase drugs,
herbs and other necessary material IN
very large quantities. The cO-opera-
ton and professional advice Of 1000
leading druggists guarantees that only
formulas Of only extraordinary merit
are used In the manufacturing OF their
products.
She preparations Of the company are
bped direct 20 the retail druggists
Who are connected with the enterprise.
Thus their absolute freshness is assured,
Il Is impossible for their quality de-
teriete. there are no middlemen's o. Job
bers profits % be added TO their cost,
and the public can obtain these products
&C actual cost Of manufacture, plus
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16

A grocery store In Nelson. Lanca-
shire, was managed by a Golfers wife
One night the good woman was com.
PEELED 10 leave the shop Zoe q short
time In charge o; her husband. giving
him fun instructions how 90 act and
especially cautionlng him that IN the
event OF q customer presenting JaF
or pot md asking for treacle. jam OF
pickles he "must be sure and weigh
tn pot"
Full Of confidence. the collier install.
cd himself behind the counter. IN q
short time a lad ran into the shop and
plped out:
II want two pound O pickles fur mi
fayihuF. and here's IN pot"
The good man carefully weighed the
pot and exclaimed:
NAY. lad. To- pot weighs enough
bOwt pickles. but IN ST ihi one OF tive
anyway."-uverpoOl Mercury.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16

Anxiety never Jet successfully bridg'
"a over any sm.--Ru1ani
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Senatorial Debate

Calvert City. Ky, April 90. CSpe-
cial. To a large audience John
Moore. of Ballard county, Judge r.
Barry and J. u. Wyatt, of Marshall
county. spoke this afternoon. II was
the last appointment Of the speak
ers during the campaign for the
senate. and they mixed il up lively.
w. v. Eaton. the fourth candidate.
was not present. From now until
Saturday the candidates will scatter
over the district each working on
uncertain precincts. Yesterday the
three candidates addressed a large
crowd at wickliffe. The fact that it
was court day. and that bank rob-
berry case will be up for trial. drew
many voters.
Mr.. Eaton was engaged at federal
court.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
TWO ARB DEAD AT
LITTLE CYPRESS;
AGE AND INFANCY

Little Cypress, Ky, April 2S.-w.
n. Smith. sc years old. a retired mer-
chant, died this morning at O'Clock
after q long illness of liver trouble.
Mr.. Smith had been confined to his
bed six months. while his Illness for a
year had been serious For many
years he kept a general store. but re
tired several years ago. He leaves
six sons and one daughter, Mrs. b.
Hays. of Chicago, but formerly OF
Paducah. He was a member of the
Christian church. The funeral VIII
take place tomorrow afternoon with
burial In the Baptist cemetery. The
Rev. J. NJ. Pace will conduct the serv-
Ice.
The eight-morths-old son OF Ed
Barrett dfed last night after an NJ
.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
shouId They Fight in street.

London, April 2'0.-"Should fight
ing occur in the streets, CONSTANT
nople the loss OF life among civilians
would be enormous" is the opinion Of
an army officer who witnessed the
revolutionary outbreak at the Turk
in capital last Tuesday
CAS- an instance" the officer con-
tinued. there was a clash Tuesday
night between two small sections OF
soldiers. Three soldiers were killed
and seven wounded, whereas the cas-
aaities. among civilians amounted to
sixty. This Is accounted for by the
fact that the populace. apparently
without fear, mingled freely with the
troops and received a large number
of bullets intended for the rebels"
This officer estimated that at least
I .001 900 rounds OF ball cartridges
were fred Tuesday night 10 celebrate
the success OF the revolt and he be-
lleves that many OF the women and
children must have been killed or
wounded in their homes. as the walls
of the houses have no more resisting
power than 20 much paper.
The foreign official opinion In Tur-
key l. strongly favorable TO the
young Turks contention that the re-
volt OF Tuesday was engineered by
reaotlonaries, but II Is not believed
that the sultan had any knowledge
OF their intentions. The reaetionaries
hoped to abolish the constitution and
restore the old regime. Their NOM
entary success might have been avert
ed had the government taken a firm
stand.
Continuing the Officer said that the
foreigners moved about the streets
OF Constantlnople without the slight
est Interference by the soldiers or
populace. and that the members of
the American embassy were conspic-
uous. going among the people to as
certain the reason Of the uprising.
Nazim Pasha. former minister OF
justice. who was shot by mistake for
the minister of marine. was on his
way to parliament from Berea, where
he had been calling on American
friends, when he was killed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
JOHNSON'S PLAN
Is NOT ADOPTED
BY FISCAL COURT

II was announced this morning by
County Judge r. T. Lghtfoot that
biders on the Clark's river bridge
can furnish their own plans for the
bridge. The fiscal court last Satur-
day adopted the plans OF Bert John
son, bidder and formerly county
road supervisor, and ii was agreed
that all the bids were TO be for the
bridge proposed in Johnson's blue
print. Now. 1t appears that the
plans of each bidder viii be con-
sidered and that the members of the
court will select the best bridge in
consideration of the cost. The action
probably will result in more bids and
plans being placed for the construc-
ton of the bridge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
HEATH WILL GIT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
ACCORDING TO RECENT LEGAL OPINION

In about two weeks. S. j. Billing
ton. county school superintendent,
Will call a meeting OF the county
school board for the purpose OF
selecting a date for the beginning
of work on the new county high
school at Heath as we'll as arranging
for plans and specifications. Pro-
fessor Ellington has received word
from State superintendent Crabbe
that the locating OF the first county
high school at Heath was valid, as
he says an opinion has been handed
down that the school may be located
outside the county seat. provided
there is already high school located
In Il.
The citizens of Heath are jubilant
over the school, and about $4,000
has been subscribed as bonus to
assist in erecting the school while
six acres of land has been donated
as a site for the school.
At the next meeting OF the county
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
A Popular Preacher.


Dr. Briggs formerly was pastor OF
the Broadway Methodist church.
coming here from Owensboro. He
was pastor for three years. He was
one of the most brilliant preachers
in the south. Always a gentleman
in the demeanor, ne won hosts of
friends. who chung to him. even after
his weakness was discovered.
Probably no man in the whole
southern Methodist church had finer
prospects for a life Of distinguished
usefulness than DR.. Briggs. His ser
mons were examples OF original
thought clothed in beautiful rhetoric.
But when he left Paducah, he was
for a time on the lecture platform,
sent out by a Lyceum bureau in
Louisville. and later he was
given rescue mission work in Mem
phis. His appetite kept gaining the
and finally his friends,
who had followed his wanderings, al
ways with pity, and sometimes In
hope. lost sight OF him entirely. It
was generally believed that he had
reformed and returned to the work
in a field, where his past was not
known The news of his terrible
downfall will be received with sor-
row in this city.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
All Precautions Taken By Ad-
vancing Forces To Arrest
Battle in Streets of Turkish
Capital; Already at Outskirts

Constantinople. April 2O.-Grand
vizier Tewfik Pasha Is reported to
have resigned and Is now comforting
With the sultan regarding the city's
surrender. The abdication OF the sui
ton is momentarliy expected. Repre-
sentatves OF young Turks are said
to be at the palace waiting the sui
tain's decision.
The sultan Is trying to induce
Hllnh Pasha to resume grand vlzier-
ship as the token to Young Turks of
his willingness to make concessions
Hilmi. named by the Young Turks.
held Office until! the last weeks up
rising. lie announces he will not re
sumo the ONCE until the Young Turks
resume control OF the government.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Daniels statement.

Washington, April 20 Senator
Daniel, senior member OF the minori-
ty Of the finance committee. stated
the position OF the Democrats on the
tariff bills. His opening was a dec
laration to the effect that the Demo
cratic members of the committee had
been ignored in the considerations OF
the tariff bill. This he did not con
slider good or fair government and
again complained of the treatment ac-
corded the minority.
"In consideration of the BILL" he
said, 81 shall vote first OF all to raise
revenue. A deficit would require this
IN there were different dispositions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Big jim JEFFRIES
TO FIGHT WINNER
OF CHAMPIONSHIP

New York. April 2O.-Jeffries to-
night at the close Of the performance
at the American Music hall, broke
his long silence. He announced that
he viii meet the winner Of the Ret
chel-Johnson fight next October. He
was dashed 20 fury by assertions
that he was "buncoing the public
with no intention of fighting again."
Jeffries took the lid off this morning.
He says he will be able TO get in as
good shape as when he cleaned up
Jack Monroe.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Bandana Robbery Case.

Wickliffe, KY, April 20.-(Spe-
cial) Both sides announced ready
this morning when the cases of John
Bulger. Ernest Elmendorf. Will Hus-
bands and Sam Evitts. charged with
robbing the Bank of Bandana. were
called. Separate trial was asked,
and the case of John Bulger was
elected for the first trial. Before
a jury could be selected the regular
panel was exhausted, and Judge R.
J. Bugg, passed the case until tomor-
row morning so that the sheriff may
summon another yenire. Large
crowds are present to attend the
trials.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Atdication..of Sultan is Expected
Momentarily, Because Young Turks
Haze Sufficient Force to Compel
CITIZENS MEETING.

There will be meeting of the
, citizens Of Paducah In the par I
, lors Of the Palmer Hotel COM I
pany tomorrow, Wednesday,
evening at y o'clock, to consider
the proposition Of the interInrban {
lines now centering in the city. Z
II Is expected that many Of our Z
people who are Interested in the Z
city's future will attend this .
meeting, as the matters 10 come .
up for consideration are of vital .
importance 60 PadUcah. BE sure .
and attend. .
EARL PALMER, Prcst. .
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

toll until the numbers are swelled to
such proportions as to be over
whelming and force the sultan to
see the futillty of opposition. Forty
thousand Young Turks soldiers are
now camped within a few hours
march OF the city. II is believed
there will be $4,000 within as
hours.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Tom Evitts Injured.

Thomas Evitts. SIT North Eighth
street, formerly city TALLER, was hit
over the head early last night by an
unknown person, and was knocked
for several hours. He
received an injury on the top OF his
head, but it is not considered serious
although the exact danger from the
wound can not be told. Mr.. Evitts
was returning from the stable in his
back yard after feeding his horse
when he received the blow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Reu. G. ". Briggs is Arrested in
New York While Trying to Pawn
Few Pennies Worth Stolen Property
Prominent Doctor of Divinity
and Lecturer Wanders into
East Side Rescue Home for
Drunkards.

New York, April 20. Especial. >
The Rev George Waverly Briggs, SIS
years old, was arrested on a charge
of being suspicious person while
trying to pawn for 80 cents a number
of articles sold in drug stores, and
spent the night in a cell. He said he
did not know where he got the
articles aud that he was trying to
pawn them because he was hungry.
The police found the store from
which they were taken but do not
know how he got them. The minis
ter's family insist a mistake has been
made.
A Mrs. Wilson. claiming to be his
slster-in-law, said he disappeared
from her home four days ago. Be
yond saying that he had been a well
known Methodist minister in the
south, his family would say nothing,
except that his mind had given way
from worry and he came to New
York fot his health.
He had a reputation, they said, as
a lecturer. The Rev. Mr.. Briggs said
he was born in Alabama and had late
ly been in a sanitarium, but he did
not remember where.
Some months ago a ragged wan
dener entered the McAuley Mission
Home for drunkards In the heart of
the east side dive section. He
proved TO be Briggs. He was fed
and cared for and made a confession.
saying he had been in the cutters for
months. He reformed and was given
doing mission work. His
family subsequently joined him and
now are living in a cottage in the
Bronx.
A Convert Saves Him.
Briggs was held in bonds of 500
in police court after proof was offer
ed 20 show that he stole three cheap
atomizers from a Bowery drug store
yesterday. The prisoner had no
money and was about to be locked
up, when Walter Mayer, chief postal
inspector of this district. arrived in
an auto and put up cash Daii and look
the pitiable wreck of once brilliant
away with him.
Mayer, who was converted by
Briggs twenty years ago. at Calves
ton. read about his arrest in the pa
pers and had been searching for hours
for him among the jails and police
courts. Mayer will raise funds and
send the family south. Mrs. Briggs
says she Is destitute. depending en-
tirely on the few dollars earned by
her son. Wood She thinks If her
husband is put in a sanitarium he
may recover. She thinks the injury
to his head caused by fall in Atlanta
four years ago. is responsible for his
condition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Memphian's Deed

Memphis. April 20.-Howard S
Deeson. a prominent farmer, brother
of the county coroner, nine miles
east OF here, fired three bullets into
his wife's body at such close range
early this morning that her clothes
were burning when nelghbors found
the body. A Memphis police posse
is searching for the slayer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
James Estes ALI Right

In letter, which was mailed at
Cairo. ILL.,. James Estes. the missing
15-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Estes, 1888 Harrison street.
advised his parents not to worry
Estes wrote that he was running on
a train in Illinois, and that he was
doing we'll It is presumed that he
is a news-butcher. The receipt of
the letter put an end to the search
for the lad by the police.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

grsin elevator. and that tho plain
t'G Purchased grain. and had no
4 lace 20 store II when the elevator
was no, built. The railroad comparf
depny that any such contract wa
made.
The case of Florence Calvin, adj
ministrator of Mike Calvin, against
the Nashville. Chattanooga g. ST.
Louis railroad was called this after
noon Calvin was an engineer on
the railroad. and vcs killed In a
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Niagara Dangerous

Niagara Falls. April 2O.--With an
ice background at the mouth of the
Niagara and almost river wide foes
coming down constantly from Lake
Erie. destruction of shipping and rail
traffic between here and Lewiston
seems certain. Water is now forty
feet above normal
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
stone for Filipinos.

Washington, April 20.--Senator
Stone today in his speech opposed
the tariff proposition. limiting the
amount of sugar which may be
bought In the United States yearly
from the Philippines. He said the
national honor is pledged to a policy
eventually enabling Filipinos to es-
tablish for independent government.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Wants Assistance

Phillipopolis. April 2O.-The sui
tan Is asking Germany for assistance.
He Is pleading past fayors TO Ger
many and Il is believed he has Of
fered concessions " IL will come to
the rescue. He viii try TO stave off
surrender to the Young Turks until
he hears from Berlin.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

Captain B. B. Davis, formerly of
Paducah, designer of the High school
and the Fraternity building. has been
chosen architect OF the western Ken
lucky normal at Bowling Green. The
total contract will amount to about
100000. Captain Davis now lives
in Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Tillman Pays Respects

Washington, April. Ex-senator
nllman visited President Taft today
Tor fifteen minutes Il thought /
really had TO pay my respects" he
said. This Is my first visit to the
white house, thought would
wait until a gentleman got here"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Haskell Cases

Tulsa, Okla. April 2O.-Author-
lied by the United States attorney
general, District Attorney Gregg to-
day asked for a special grand Jury
OF sixteen men, made up from the
old western district of the Indian
Territory TO re-lnyestlgate the cases
against Haskell. and Others. ACCUSED
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

board the. school census reports will
be handed in. Only two reports have
been handed in, and each shows a
slight increase in the number of
children OF school age. 1t is be-
lleved that the county will show a
substantial increase in the number of
school children.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
WISCONSIN Wants 70 Know

Madison, Wis. April 2O.-The leg
stature took a sharp stab at James
A Patten this morning in passing a
joint resolution. calling on congress
to investigate the methods BY which
any set Of men are enabled to control
the bread supply of the country.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
Beach Hareis Case

Irvine, KY. Aprii (Special) -
Judge Adams this morning overruled
the motion for a continuance in
the Beach Hargis case. charged with
numbering HIS father. The case pro-
ceeded Immediately.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20

Washington. April 2O.--It Is stated
In a dispatch from Teheran received
at the state department today that
foreign consulates al Tabrlz are
threatened by a starving mob Con
sui Doty telegraphed the legation at
TchcssB tho American missionary az
Baskerville was killed In battle this
morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-20
0wensboro Fire

owensboro, KY, April 90 (spe-
CALL. NJ. Laughns' Independent
Tobacco factory burned here this
morning. Il was filled with tobacco.
The loss is between 100000 and
100000. II was incendiary.