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The new era., 1910-01-06
"Ob, You Kid!" Ditty Breaks Up Church

pastor had preached a stirring little
sermon and 10 to 12 of the laymen
had given their testimony From the
sober looks of several young men and
women on the back benches 1t looked
as if converts were soon to be gath
cred in. when the spell and spirit of
the meeting were broken by the
words of the frivolous song.
The pastor had closed his exordium
and had announced the SOLO The
young woman lifted her voice in song.
She put SO much fervor into the music
itself that she followed the words
blindly and sang the anthem exactly
as 1t had been revised with pencil by
a practical Joker.
81 love my God" sang the soprano
in swelling note.
81 love my God" the singer repeat
ed. putting on the crescendo for a
climax. Il love my God, but, oh, you
kid"
The choir and congregation went
into Mysteries, the prospective con-
verts gasped and then guffawed. and
before order could be restored the
shocked and scandalized pastor dis.
missed the meeting without waiting
for the benediction.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Telephone Girl Scores Her Own Sex

Give me the manager this instant!
I'll see if / am going to be treated
this way
"Of course / gave her the manager,
and she told him long story about
how she was being imposed upon by
the exchange girls. Fortunately.
though, she is on the list of terrors-
we call them terrors when we want to
be real polite and terriers when we
don't have to be polite-and so the
manager after asking me about the
case let it go.
THE most nonsensical accusation
that women are forever making
against exchange girls is that the
girls are eavesdropping on their phone
conversations. Such thing of course
is perfectly impossible, for the very
simple reason that girl working at
a board hasn't one instant of time to
do anything like that.
"'Give me the manager woman
said to me over the phone while ago,
before she had asked for the number.
"'Do you wish to make a com
plaint?" asked her.
81 WISH she replied in a severe
tone, to have a very private con-
versation with my lawyer. and l want
to talk with the manager first to as
certain II he will assure me that my
conversation will not be listened to.
The new era., 1910-01-06

inches. A space from 13 to Is feet
might be left in front of the terrace
between the ends of the hedges for
the path and little grass on each
side of it and to hide the uncut grass
further down the ornamental shrubs
might be planted on each side and
would eventually form screen.
Flower beds would look well across
the angles formed by the junction Of
the proposed hedges. If desired,
shrubs might be planted west of the
rows of evergreens down to the high.
way. The trees could be transplanted
successfully this spring. The earlier
they are planted after the ground is
dry enough the better the results will
be. In the diagram the places where
the evergreens are now have been
rubbed out and the suggested changes
made.
The new era., 1910-01-06

Evergreens as trees should be kept
ASom 25 to 40 feet away from places
is desired to keep as free as pos
;ible from snow. 1t is well to keep
the mass as close to the fence as
practicable. They could either be
put in straight or irregular line, but
should be kept well back from the
walk 1t should be planned to have
the evergreens, If they are spruce, at
least 20 feet apart eventually. as they
lose their beauty if crowded. Ten feet
apart would do now, but they should
be planted with the idea of thinning
them later on. If desired, part of the
evergreens might be used to form a
hedge as marked in the diagram. If
the trees are spruce they could be
olanted about three feet apart for
hedge purposes. and if cedar about IS
The new era., 1910-01-06

NEW YORK.-Since President Taft
~ visited the Bowery and addressed
300 of "the boys" more energy has
been shown by the hoboes who haunt
the resorts Of the notorious thorough
fares than ever before In his history.
There Is not man, woman, or child
along the thoroughfare who will ad-
NIT he or she was not at the presi-
dents side. Nearly 1000 white collars
sent by Brooklyn laundry the next
day aided the men of the Bowery to
show they appreciated the visit.
After the free distribution of laun-
dry at the mission the men gazed at
one another and waited for the next
miracle.
1.-THE men are just dazed, and that
is the only term that expresses it,"
said j. T. Hunt, who has charge of the
labor bureau of the mission. They
cannot realize the president of this
country really came down here to talk
with them
AS he was speaking a mild man
nered six foot two of humanity, with
two days stubble beard, came up to
the desk and made an attempt at q
bow.
The new era., 1910-01-06

1t should be made in silk and lined
with soft silk, and can be cut out in
one piece and folded over and sewn
together at the edges SO that it forms
two kinds of pockets on either side,
into which the binding of the note
book may be slipped. A glance at the
lower sketch, in which the book is
shown open, will explain this. In the
two pockets thus formed, visiting
cards or pieces of paper with ad-
dresses upon them may find place.
until a convenient time may occur for
them to be entered into the book it.
self. Across the front of the cover
the word Addresses" is worked in
colored silks and the remaining space
is filled up with simple floral design
that may be easily embroidered from
our sketch.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Keeping Farm Accounts.

Farmers who visited the Ohio State
university were interested in the sys-
While the land is not titled for the
same experimental purposes as the
fields at the agricultural experiment
station at Wooster. certain amount
of experimentation has to be done in
order to determine the most profitable
methods Of handling the land. These
experiments are the same in kind as
should be conducted by farmers gen.
orally. The accounts are kept in such
form as to show the results Of the diff
ferent methods employed on the diff
ferent fields.
The new era., 1910-01-06

HHICAGO-"Oh,y you kid" the stale
y ditty of the five-cent theaters and
the vaudeville houses, was hashed into
a sacred anthem in Geneva several
nights ago with disastrous results to
a prayer meeting at one Of the
churches
Since then the pastor and the dea-
cons have been searching for the ir-
reverent member of the choir who an
nexed the phrase to the hymn with
lead pencil. With much Indignation
they asserted that he is a flt subject
for conversion-of muscular kind.
The quotation made its fatal en-
trance into the prayer meeting during
q solo that was rendered by a So
prano during the hush which followed
solemn sxhortation by the preacher.
The servioss had been fervsnt. The
The new era., 1910-01-06
Affinity Trust at Missouri College

an affinity and has told his name to
the other girls. The rules of the or
ganization requires that she shall
have had only the most distant speak
ing acquaintance with the Fortunate
One-or the Victim. depending on the
point Of view. The choice is final the
rules prohibit changing afinities. Hav-
ing made her choice. the young wom-
an strives to Obtain some marked
recognition from her affinity. The
penalty for failure is Tubing"
The open season for the af1nities
closed at Christmas. If before that
time any member of the club did not
succeed in having her affinity pay her
some special attention" she was to
take Tubing" in the presence of
the members who have made good"
And the water wasn't to be warm,
either.
Marked attention" as defined by
the club. means an invitation to dance
or to go to the theater or a request
to call. A stroll on the campus
wouldn't do.
One young woman appealed to the
sister of the young man she had
chosen. The sister told the affinity
what fine girl "So-and-So" was. and
urged him to call on her. The broth
er remained obdurate.
The new era., 1910-01-06
DAMAGE TO TREES
BY GIRDLING
Often Necessary to Resort to
Grating to Repair Injury
Done by Rabbits, Mice
and Other Rodents.

1t is often necessary to resort to
grating to save tree that has been
girdled by mice or rabbits. This is
done by forming what is called a
bridge graft The wound should first
be dressed by cutting away the rag
ged edges and painting the exposed
surface with lead paint. Slender
scions are used and are cut thinly,
wedge-shaped at both ends and from
~ to two inches longer than the
y16und is wide. Slip the knife blade
between the bark and wood on one
side OF the wound. Start one end of
the scion under the bark and push
down firmly. then spring out the scion
and start the other end under the
bark on the other side in the same
way. The scion should now extend
three-fourths to one inch under the
bark on each side. The bark is tied
tightly over the scions and the
whole. scions and all, covered with
The new era., 1910-01-06

NEW YORK.-"Yes, know they say
IN that women have more patience
than men, but that's just another Of
those they says" remarked tele-
phone girl on day duty at one Of the
uptown exchanges in an expansive
half hour. "If women are more pa
tient than men they certainty don't
show it when they use the telephone.
when some women give the num-
ber they want they expect to get their
party instanter, or quicker, and If
they don't they Immediately become
catty about 1t.
What is the matter, anyhow? a
woman asked me over her wire just
about eight seconds after she'd given
me the number she wanted. Why
don't you give me my party?'
Il was doing the best l could to
get her the number she asked for but
the party didn't reply. l told her so.
"T don't believe anything of the
sort!' she shouted into her phone.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Ne~>
Draped Waist Line.

1t is season of sashes. True. they
are attached to tho skirt. instead OF
being separated from them, but the
effect is the same.
The waist line is draped. 1t is done
In the high-waisted skirt as a means OF
finishing the sharp edge. 1t is done
with the tunic and also with the separ-
ate bodice One rarely sees the waist
line without folds around 1t. And there
Is always a buckle somewhere with
long sash ends that hang straight. or
cross the figure and tie on the oppo-
site side.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Taft's Visit Stirs Up Bowery Tramps

What is 1t, Jake?" asked Mr.. Hunt.
Say, boss, it's this way" replied
Jake. I'm Just going out to get
II the president comes down here to
talk to us buns and tells us we got
a chance, why, we're going to make
good. He ought to know, hadn't he?
Guess his word goes with me. II we
are good enough for him to talk to I'm
going to get busy!"
That's the way 1t has been going
all day." said Mr.. Hunt. II never saw
men so deeply stirred. The visit of
the president has put more ambition
into them than they have ever before
displayed. Just wait and l will show
you"
Stepping before SO or go men, all
resplendent in new white collars, Mr..
Hunt said to man whose collar
plainly was too tight and who was
proud of his distress:
Come here. Frank. Tell us just
what you think and what the men are
saying about the presidents visit"
I'VE don't know what to say" said
the man. ITS just knocked US clean
out. The boys are clean crazy over It,
Why, we never thought that the likes
of the president cared nothing about
us here.
Were all Democrats, but here Mis-
ter Taft comes around and calls US
boys and tells us we is as good as any
body. Say, the boys are going to go
some now. Wish could get one days
work and I'd get a necktie"
The new era., 1910-01-06
A Softening Lotion.

A nice lotion for softening water for
bathing purposes is formed of eight
tablespoonfuls of alcohol, one table
spoonful of ammonia and dram OF
lavender. The preparation can be bot
tied and used whenever the water
seems too hard
Do not get into the habit of using
such softeners every time you bathe
the face. If the water is hopelessly
hard try to use rainwater instead. In
cold weather melted snow-provided
1t is not gathered from dirty city
streets-is an excellent substitute for
hard water.
Vary the lavender lotion by the use
of almond meal, oatmeal or some
other softening preparation.
The new era., 1910-01-06
ADDRESSES ALWAYS AT HAND
Good Way In Which Small Notebook
Can Be Utilized for Homo
Directory.

1t is not difficult matter to trans
form any small MOTEL book of a convent
ent size into book for names and
addresses. by cutting down the edges
of the pages and lettering them in
the usual way. SO that any name may
be found at once.
In our sketch we show dainty
cover for book of this description,
which must, of course, be made to fit
the cover of the book it is intended for.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Washable Skirts.

Underskirts of silk, unless they may
be of the softest liberty satin or OF
chiffon taffeta, are absolutely tabooed.
The fastidious woman prefers to wear
underclothes that can be put in the
tub frequently. especially since the au-
tomobile has added its share of oil to
the accumulation of dust In the
streets, both OF which have SO dis
tressing an effect on skirts and petit
coats
The new era., 1910-01-06
Dirt In Potatoea.

The pure food inspector at Kansas
City recently found sack supposed
to contain 112 pounds of potatoes &C.
tually to have 9S pounds of real pota-
toes and IA pounds of dirt. Hereafter
the state board of health will prose
cute the man who sells dirt for tu-
bers.
The new era., 1910-01-06
c,,d Dollar Satin,

The tone of yellow that is attract
ing much attention to itself is the gold
dollar shade. 1t is the bright. rich
yellow of currency. 1t comes In satin,
in gauzes, and in chiffon cloths.
1t is rather superb in velvet. espe-
cially when the gown is embroidered
with gold lace and white tulle.
The new era., 1910-01-06

smoke gray, raisin, white and cream
these cloaks are to be seen with vel
vet military collars, touched with tin
sci braid. for sums that sometimes
run as low as $5.98. The more elabo-
rate Of these cloaks may be lined
with soft, twilled silk, which doubles
The new era., 1910-01-06

wax. These scions are to serve as a
bridge through which plant food may
pass and if growth starts on them 1t
should be rubbed off. They should
be set as close together as possible
around the stem.
The new era., 1910-01-06
LOOSE CAPE CLOAKS
ONE OF THE PRETTIEsT OF THE
SEASONS FANcIEs.
They Come In All the coiors That Are
Just Now So Popular-Mary
Deans Comment on the
styles.

Among the many pretty things dis
played in city store windows there are
some astoundingly cheap. and surely
the long. loose cape cloaks of unlined
cloth may be counted among these.
In every single one of the new colors
dim green. rich and pale blues.
The new era., 1910-01-06
Crystal Buales.

Evidently the crystal bugle, with its
half sister the gold bugle, is to supply
most of the trimming this season 1t is
from quarter to halfinch long. and
is pendent from tulle, net and chiffon
cloth.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03

shows am not a victim of that
dreaded ailment, neurasthenia. Now.
You couldn't for the life of you stand
up straight and whistle a merru tune.
III bet anything YOU cannot even get
an imitation OF a whistle from your
lips"
And she couldn't Both tried il
and found that only the whistler was
free from the symptoms of neuras-
thenia as given not long ago by a
noted physician who said women who
can stand erect, head held up aud
eyes closed and then whistle was per-
fectly normal so far as their nerves
are concerned.
And the whistling girl went on to
explain what an excellent physical
exercise the annoying habit is
you learn to breathe properly
when you whistle" she said. "and
you acquire a control of the breath
that nothing eise except singing Will
give You learn to breathe deeply,
filling the very lowest sections OF the
lungs. and you learn the trick of
nasal breathing. which Is something
American girls have not learned az
as they should.
There Is all the difference in the
world in the way you breathe. Watch
some time when you have
not been trying to follow a set of
rules. and If you are not a proper
breather you will notice that you are
not drawing in the breath beyond the
upper section of the lungs. Persons
who lose ther breath quickly when
running or climbing steps will over
come this defect If they will practice
whistling New York Herald.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
M'PHERSON'S DRUG
STORE MOVES TO
PALMER HOUSE

DR. W. u. Mcpherson. proprietor
OF the "Rexall" drug store. who for
the past thirteen years has conduct
I'd his drug businesa In the building
on the corner OF Fourth and Broad
way. has secured lease on the
Palmer house store room now occu-
pied by tailor shop. TO which place.
after February Is. he will move the
"Rexall Store"
DR.. McPherson's many friends
are congratulating him. and the
public will be glad to learn OF his
good fortune in securing so desirable
Ia location. situated as IT Is In the
very heart Of the shopping district.
only half a block from his present
store. which the rapid march OF Pa
ducah's progress forces him 10
vacate
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
REFoRM rHE ALMsHousE.

The new rules of the county sani-
torium are fine; but il the present
management has not enforced NOR
ality. prohibited swearing and abuse
of inmates. compelled cleanliness and
observed the behests of common hui
manity out there. what we need is
not SO much new rules as new man
agement. II he has been doing these
things. the new rules do him injus-
tice. We know that Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane praised the building
and condemned the administration
of the almshouse. We know that
recently, after considerable scandal
was evoked. an employe was dis
charged. who was openly engaging in
the most immoral practices out
there. Meeting and passing resolu-
tions and adopting rules, that a
competent administration would OBJ
serve as a matter of course. will not
effect reform at the institution.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR NATIONAL PACKING com.
PANY OF NEW JERSEY.
Controlled By English Investors and
Has Plants In Mexico.

New York. Feb. "a receiver
was appointed for the National Pack
ing company a New Jersey corpora
tlon, controlled By English investors.
operating a string OF slaughter hOuses
and packing houses IN Mexico, under
concessions from the Mexican govern
ment Liabilities. including stock
approximately $4,000. 900. Assets
not announced. but estimated to ex-
ceed the liabilities.
The failure vas not caused by any
condition of the live stock market.
but by tying up part OF the com
pany's funds ia the United States
Banking company. Of Mexico City
which suspended recently
Among the concessions held by the
company Is the exclusive right to
slaughter cattle in Mexico City until
1926.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03

vote TO get it before the senate for
passage.
That is the end of the two county
unit bills in the senate, but a careful
perusal of Democratic state ex-
chances, disclose how seriously this
question is taken in some sections
At Frankfort former Governor J. C..
w. Beckham is editing paper open
ly hostile to the Louisville leaders,
who are in control of the legisla-
ture; at Cadiz General Lawrence Is
editing a Beckham paper; at Clinton
the Gazette is on the same side; at
Murray the same state Of feeling ex-
lists, and throughout central and
eastern Kentucky local Democratic
papers are taking the Beckham end
of the fight, disregarding state f.
nances. the public school question,
taxation and everything else, but the
single issue of the county unit.
Thus are the lines being drawn
for a fight for control of the next
Democratic state convention with
the county unit or prohibition the
issue between the factions. Beck
ham. and, ii may be, former Senator
will have the county unit
or the prohibition end OF the argu-
ment and the leaders of the legisla-
ture the other side
II makes little difference, perhaps.
which wins. If the present bitter
ness grows as it has been growing, a
breach will be formed that will be
hard to heal between the nomination
and the election. If the prohibi-
tionists carry the convention, it
hardly stands to reason that the lib
eral element of the party will Loyalty
support the organization at the
polls; and il the liberal element
wins by methods that do not appeal
10 the fair play of the prohibition
lists, loyalty will be at a low ebb in
he defeated camp.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
HITS CRIME VAVE
MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE
SHOOTING Is IDENTIFIED.
In "Mad Magician" Dennison New
York Police Believe They Have
Caught Person.

New York Feb. 3.-Herbert j.
DeRnison. a former inmate Of an
asylum, and styled by the police. the
mad magician" was positively iden-
tiled by John Fredericks, a young
pressman, as the bearded man who
shot him IN the Bronx on January s.
The shooting occurred within two
miles of the place where Robert Do-
mas and Arthur Shibley. 6-year-old
boys were fatally shot four lays
later. Dennison Is also held as a sus-
pect for these crimes, and his identi-
fication by Fredoricks is the first def
mite step toward the solution OF the
shootings.
Fredericks had been In a hospital
until Saturday. with bullet wounds
in his shoulder. right arm and left
leg. He visited the police prison,
where he picked Dennfson out OF
line of IS men IS his assailant.
The same calibre bullets that
wounded FredeTicks Killed the two
boys. and the police are making fur
ther Investigations, hoping to CON
meet the prisoner with all three
crimes.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
LornI Farmers, Union Mem

Our congressional delegates left
Paducah last week for Washington,
and will have made their return prob
ably before these lines reach you.
The good this will accomplish re-
mains to be seen and felt later. al
though We are proud we had such
men as Chairman Grady and Secre-
tary Tapp to send on such an i'm
portant mission as the one here re-
rerred to. In Chairman Grady we
have the noblest and most loyal per-
son or as loyal as any. to the cause
that can be found anywhere in the
state. He is a man of sound and
broad views, while Brother Tapp Is
a practical farmer and a man who
stands high in the estimation of the
best people OF Ballard, McCraeken
and Webster counties.-Liberty Of.
w. La Center.)
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
LADIES LEAGUE
--f -Tf.Fl
INSTALL OFFICERS At THE GEN.
TRIAL LABOR HALL.
Union Label VIII BE Demanded ON
All Kinds of Goods by the
League.
GFIWIl

Officers of the Ladies' Label
League were installed yesterday af-
ternOon at a successful meeting held
in the Central Labor hall. A large
attendance was present and the
league has every indication OF being
a success. The league will meet the
first Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock OF every month. and the
third Friday night OF each month
The charter has not arrived but IL
is expected this month. and then the
league will begin active work.
The officers installed yesterday
were: Mrs. George Watts, president:
Mrs. John McGarrigal. vice presl-
dent; Mrs. Nora Jordon. recording
secretary; Mrs. Bowland. financial
keeper of records; Mrs. Gilbert
Young, warden; Mrs. c. G. Hayman,
Mrs. Charles Root. Mrs.
Lena Hulin and Mrs. John McGar-
rigal, trustees.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-03
NOTICE.

Notices are hereby given that ]
wlh receive sealed bids up to and In
.cluding IL o'clock on Monday, Feb
ruay T. 1910, for delivering and
placing one thousand cubic yarde of
art at Clark's river bridge according
TO The Instructions OF the road super
visor and with each bid must be a
certified check for s35.
Bids viii also be received for RAIDS
Ing the south wall two feet high er
than at present time. and for extend
ing the north wing wallis according
TO the instructions OF the road ssrper-
VISOR For further information see
J. Il Thompson. road supervisor.
The county reserves the right to
reject ANY and all bids.