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r __ RAILROAD t ry ‘TABLES. Nashville, “Chattanooga & St, Toul Railroad. PADUCAM AND MB 18 Dr dan Jackson ar qecteongde spn Ly, faxington .sopm Hahow foc 5 ma opm 915 pan ac Arkansas, yor terthor information call of ; Memphis, Toon W. 4 Nashville, Tenn A., Pslmer House Hurnhain, depot ticket SCISVILLE AND MEM No je Nowe BouND New. Orleans >: & tm oem # run datly EVERY "si IFORNIA VIA YEW ORLEANS PER Mem thea wroather CITY OF M x1co She aa Pact Ri es as Low as by aay Route FAssoun’ Paciric Rauway / Wm THE RW FAST TRAIN iis AND NEBRASKA LIMITES. {go Mouwrarn Route. aren ARKANS AS AND TEXAS, WEST AND SOUTHWEST Trains, All 4 Chatrs Free Hechning “ie pas ak 1 Wor ates, fr 7 ss teforma’ ation y “ age or write we ' ; win yor. G. MATT ee SEND,G > ©, TOWNSE ig! Mo Ss ee) Jot 0 ~ Fault iy allt ‘aching Co. sanutabefrers dad Dealers 1 Steam Eagines, “Boilers, House Fronts, | ‘MiMachinery | Vobacco § wd Tron Witioge of all kinds Papooant ATTOR 120 8, Fotirth, Roo tn of the. oommamaat tn all sho qoute of whe} pm 8 | Ten m Ev "0 pm | #2) pm | Str 5 16 pm. #15 pm #20 pm Pada 500 ain 618 am 718 am 045 am Ha | L, {425 1 ee, KY. R eel of Homes, . Front Picture Mou Prices Reason: | Evansville, “Paducah and Cairo Packet Line. Owned and Operated by the nessec ation Co PORATED. aed aville and Padyieals Pa JOF FOWLER and YOUN S. HOPKINS Le clock a.m Packet Line sunday eamer DICK FOWLER Leaves Paducah at #0 JH. FOWLER Memphis, New Orleans & Cincina Packet Company, In all the th of In the City. | vo you seen the laf A YARD OF/FACES, uble for ie BALTHASA sway er Parmer E Rank aud Obio River Transpor- ts (Dally excep Datly exept first to show lates ! They're im now] ) ..;, Idings Touse|!'smt 7) FURNACES, ASSETS. up Stock up Stock up Stock Laid-up Stock ‘paid-up Stock sthilment Sto Mortgages L catate by Purchase ate for Debt In Trust Common Stock from Paid-up Stock From Dues $60.00 A B (o) D. ck 60e LIABILITIES. iment Stock E 41.00 $14,220,00 25,100.00 50,850.00 8,875.00 18,900.00 81,796.25 2,006.50 Cash on Hand Installment Stock F 50c 866.31 Billg Rayable—Real Estate 8,000.00 Mortakes Repaid 23,905.50 Stogk Doans Repaid 11,587.27 Un id Loans 8,580.45 Firgt to Seventh Dividends 20.670. 17 Eighth Dilyidend 7,910.22 Acqumulated Interest on Paid-up Stock, not egllected 807.39 0,075.36 $279.0 : oe peers - + + 1 A semi-annual dividend of se and eight-tenths per cent. Has this day been declared on the amount paid on k f the net earnings for the past six months, ending DecemMter 31st, 1996. The total dividend for the year 1896 fifteen and six-tenths per cent R. G. CADQWELY, Vice Pres. and General Manager. R.G. ¢ ident and General Manager of the Padueta.Bailding Trust any, being duly sworn, ¢ books December » 1896, and General M anager P, McCracken County. a stockholder es that the above i condition of said Company as shown by th R. G, CALDWELL, Vice Pre worn to and subscribed before me by R. G. Caldwell this the rst day of February, 1897. COOK HUSBANDS, N My commission expires March 7th, 1900 sand 1 fy that th ¢ statement of the « T he busines: cembe 5! », to be correct. I am ne r i the compatty J. PERCIVAL SMITH ry goth, 1897 adition of the Paducah Building and am in no Accountant, St. Louis, Mo. This fellow looked hke something to amuse him, He sat in a Broadway saloon with a small glass of cracked and another glass about the same size but empty te him. 1 tly three of friends entered aud up chairs to the little round table. They talked a few momenta and then the man who looked like be wanted to be amused took out a five-dollar jand fingered it abstractedly for a few moments, It would have been de- scribed by @ reporter with imore or view of bringing his young wife to the city to live after they were married. He sold his farm, cattle, sheep and all, and immediately after the young Indy w apprised of it, “She handed over the belated ¢ re—gave lim the mitten and he tells his friends confiden- tia'ly that he had no idea that it was his worldly goods she sought, rather than the conounial Lea he has so often read about. Put he’s highly gratified that he joan it out in time he wanted ice bill ess conventionality asa “new, crisp] ‘Sometimes there's lots of good, five dollar note.” However, he cou-|sound philosophy hidden away in tinued to finger the aote until one of] these old-time darkies, remarked iends asked to see it, The man] Prof. Joho 1 to the crowd in ore yesterday. Lang's drug de working myself to death on that|a-comin’ up an’ a-mulpiplyin’ an’ interfeit money and always be half | good people is bein’ crowded out an’ lead from fear of detection. dyin’ off one by one ebery d: 1 Where do yeu reckon it was|don’t see what de good Lawd wants wade?" mused one. to epa’ de bad fo’ks an’ tek de good There's no telling. But its] ones off, no mo’n why he wants de suauge that no matter how perfect) thistles to crowd out de good grass (hose counterfeits are, we can tell/in yo" yard, but its de truf, sho.”’ them,’” observed another. ‘That struck me as being pretty good | eit Yes, it does seem strange, ac-|doctrine,’’ concluded the professor. Pa quiesced the last, of j a And thus they dwelt on the supe-| ‘‘I have heard a great many rail- ua. R, workmanship of the bill, the time] road men tell about Tailroading under DAVIS {must have been required to pro-| difficulties,"’ remarked an old rail- order that in some it in two in And elled to cut tt may pass itself. bad work r seen, f an expert, George Detzel over and with the bill and undoubtedly | p he called Ashland Jennie H. W. lee « hea spent an complet the « the way Phe Ci DRIFTWOOD GATHERED } ARRIVALS. | H.W. Battorft... ON THE LEVEE. DEPARTURES i Olty...... Gilchrist. Buttorff NOTES. ‘ontinies to a ber retaro nd trafic on ely ity 8 this | All perso) ito the fh fond Jobin e Sc warned luce it, and the probable artist who] road man yesterday, ‘‘but the woret a made it, lever knew was away up in Penn-|0)°° |" During all this time the man who|sylvauia, ‘They have great many | \°" wanted to be amused said nothing! bad curves to contend with there,and | 1"! but looked like he was amused, Fie/in one place on the Pennsylvania Pa nally, afer all bad decided that it) Central the road is so bad that when na was the most artistic counterfeit bill] they have a long train they are com-! + places itis no trouble for the con-) to call av street, aif es costs, rof Reg ers & Mra Et Hung € restored by the ming week without a doubt. of Padueah was run but not sol," The Ashland City left for Danville this morning at 10 o'clock. ‘The Jennie Gilchrist today after some empties. | The H. W. Buttorff arrived ou {the Cumberland river this. morning | and left o went to Cairo to Nashville who wanted to be amused Landed it 10 a. m Htover and said nothing. “Not long since,” he resumed by! Tye Jennie Gilchrist leave Counterfeit’? remarked the one! way of explanation, ‘Lf began work] ¢y-Tennessee river after had asked to see the bill. Scru-{in my yard, and sowed a lot of seed | heading umber. nizing it more closely he added|in it. I noticed a few days after-| Tt a : a4 i the best Lever saw. ‘Take | wards numerous thistles springing up)... M6500 SN Sas mole sok at it boys, Brand new.’ all around, and calling the old col- | Tennessee river to bring out a tow of | -Phat’s an admirable counterfeit” |ored man who had been working |" P | e first to inspect it. | there, I said, ‘See here, Uncle Char- The towboat R, A, Speed arrived} You're right,’ answered the |lie, I didn't sow any thistles around out of the Tennessee river last nig) q closely examined | lere, and yet they are coming up ith a big tow of cross ties ' g | around to crowd out the gri Phe towboat Wash Honshell ar- how perfectly those silk | How do you think they got there rived from New Orleans late yester- thie re drawn through it, just as ** ‘Lawdy, boss,’ he replied slow-/day afternoon and leften route op if it were real, sure enough money!’ {ly and thoughtfully, ‘An’ sho’ I] the Tennessee after a trip of ties, | Jejaculated the third caint tell yo". Tt looks lak dats haps! ‘The upper Ohio and tributaries | | ‘If 1 could do that sort of work,'’|penin’ ebery wha, nowadays. YO" Jare reported to be on a treshet. emarked the first, “I wouldn't be} look aroun’ an’ de common fo'ks is |The jee rges im all the small] streams have been broken and th ice} is on its way down, but will soon be the river will be first of let « after ing mselves ii togers & King vn are hereby { same at 7 uth save to be forced same, 1 John agett Nashville |" | Republicans TEwe ao iY COLORED DEPARTMENT. cHURG tChureh,—Sunday W. Dupee, pastor Seventh stree n Sunday Hama: 49) in Sunday seh 7.80 p.m, Rev, J Stanford, pasvor. St. James A. M. E. church, 10h ai Trimble St school, #:30 4 m and COLORED LOUG! MASONIC, Masonic Hall 4 Proadway, th ah Court Li fourth Monday in each tno! juare Lod y in each b—Meets every se y frat lored vening tn wach Pa tGrand } every fousth ¥ 3 ‘ e th ea nal Temp)s—Meets seo nd 1 4 AL 1ST Meoady K. oT. 777 »W 1 monrh, wndrmy of the f i Tuesday night vil over Martin s public meets in each barber shop. To j.cure insertiva, , matter intend- ed for this column must be delivered at this office not later than 10 o'clock a.m. HOW IT Is VIE WED By 4 Prominent Republican of the True Blue Stripe Paducah, Feb Capt. FM. Fisher:— cept my profound cong upon your ny suimous election as our Will appreciate your patronaney Ftpsyles 097 in the REPAI” “ORT: fee CTION GUARANTEED. “Dry Goods aa Gu0o a city printer, sad hope that you will be ‘vetoed,’ and when you may enter and take charge, as no doubt jyoau will, and as many, very many hope that you will, of the vottoflice, we will renew our con- t. Williamson, Lam not you, for you have long d when to muke 1 tions, God bless your big old soul Very reepectfully, G. W Duress owi- | Croup, whooping cough and colds | | wrapped avound bis tinger ordered|ductor to hand the engineer a chew) (,, wife of Li I top Chacg, anit 4 the drinks of tobacco ora ham saadwich from | ),,, of muillionatres: & writer sas nd George took the bill, gave ita cur-| the rear end. — But of all the curves y, Li ton vary beautiful, api sory perusal aud into the cash drawer | the worst I ever saw was where the her fellow-country: 0 Repal? it Went. ‘The man who bad said | fireman went to throw a shovelful of xceedingly learned | 7 | nott gave the others a pitying| coal into the firebox and threw itinto | Me ore—possibly a great ¢ Work Guar | {disdain as he pocketed the , the headlight of his owa engine.” | me b 38 me taoke i | cand dryly remarked: The} ‘Then you talk about fast time, mye ne fete Gb tne sees overnment ought to employ you fel-| resumed the narrator, afler filling his | 5 not withows beets HE 7 FP Ws as experts on vounterfeit mone] pipe again, “Away down io Texas] account aeoiealinn }the Missouri, Kansas & pe rail- | P, n great sple esnitiemaibaiaai ‘Sandy’? is the common, every |foad. They have a train they . birds | lay name of the’ colored porter at|the ‘Katie Flyer,’ and that train | s and botanical | { | ] Ip [ h Dick Davis’ tin shop. Sandy is| beats the world for fast time, One and atte feat | i eS va ae ' el no at pjend r beck and cal | when there is any grave oH work to| Was just fifty. eight amin utes late, and | ofa ese LE COMPANY door any roofs to be’ put on the/ She had to meet a Sauta Ke train at) go fury hy iy orgy sy oulivous abode of some ‘student| Payton. She had to make up) eins, iT» feet been com ays BROADWAY loctor,"” ‘Sandy is at home sick in that Mfty-eight minutes, and you} pressed u te ine Meient Nia PP se bet she ran? Every passenger | for t! and the mar ¥ wed. Yester however, he was you ; Up-yedatd people patronize wT jute a trap that was entirely un-| 00 the train was go frightened that he] chioness to walk more than Quick“and relihudewyrvice guarantee ashton sa cop ‘boing | coulda t sit atill and a negro on the] * fow ateps 1 Twice a di os Gu the bella ar Third and | au that bad never been on one be- | pathes i e and cia rt streets, formerly occupied by| fre, a8 Ue telegraph poles looked) je in a akas. Ab sles Messen hed to carry Bn Netto Up. io the | like somebody was throwing sticks | drdesea hep > port pes ae eens Hrcels to BAY! rors was an old cheap collin, cov-| the windows, yelled when a tuuuel! miraculous more perfect exam: the cit ered with the dust of many a by-gone | W4 reached t he truck blind. | ple of the i t than the one EDWIN W. OVERSTR day. The workmen discovered it up| fy at the front end of the couch| that goes hefore.—Detsnit Bree Press, TEL, 1 there aud decided to have some fun| et Go bis holt, and the train was run- eas outof the darkey, One of them] 2!Bg 8° fast, that the it braiu : Rirge Proserved tn ¢ oe ren oncenled himself bebiud it, and| Were dashed out against the backend | 1) | 08 eee rita those on the roof peered down the, the car, = Two gentlemen were | P° for the am 5 hatch, which shed a dim lustre ou the | *iting together when one raised the ul A lines Goma rewsome looking box;atmost hidded window aud pointed out to show bis Mt the winirara Gray below, wut called the darkey |{fiend something, ‘The wind cut bis Sh bs which TA ntocped up ; “ |foger off at the first joing Thea sjourn in New York, are not saad LE ” MUSIG From the bottom of the ladder he |e brakeman fell off th fey all, Here Wt Ge of ten dOuld see no sign of the coffin, but) eat on thatran, The train passed by) ang apni Mel “ry flien he got almost to the top of the|him before he hit ground, but the} pill™, inlay ee ey ladder he glanced down and perceiv-| section pioked him up and carried cooka, and 1 AND OPE alin the uncertain light the harrow. | im until the conductor went nm k Ae 1 ught I know. Th ing sight. ‘Then the man over iu|the reat end and seizing him hy the Vhen's eee ‘of keep» (RMS KBASONABLE, he dark gave yeut to. a blood-curd- {hand hauled him aboard, hea is ver nd simple Tel, 160 Ep. Overny\. Jing groan and Sandy dropped rath : Yes an Sond luded Me ore hart a thew Res. 406 N, 12th St ManageXf ungracefully but quite enthusiastic ogtitut a Chow of tobacco fk rete from the ladder to the floor about| bis pipe, “lightning tried to strike & spre _ = ={rols feet below. Jtis not known that same train twicg during that ran . 11. Maret whether he struck on bis bead or gu] Pat fell short tfenty feet both dle HARRIS at his feet. Atany rate he was not} We nee, cling te injured, opened Attorneys t 7 3 | 25 S. Fourth biifst A young man. of near’ Florence | a 125 8. Fourth Supistats Station, who expected in @ short] 6 1 saa ( while to lead to the gitar a blushing | ly y int all thelr pride, has lost confidence tu @ukle are ne Wanted to Borrow wounn. He is quite well to do and Stapie rary ancy yeorey bree at d $2,000 on apprlved security Ad-Jat the tine of his betrothal owned a) {. which Kare oat thea dress K cup St N jis 3] ine farm, well stocked and culti- 4 are. ay split i vated, rved 1 in the ehell, and heap, d.[ But afew days ago he decided to] #8ee delivery to v, F assarg yok hird. j25 Lw- sell off, and did so, probably with a deliclous”—8t. Loyle Rept are quicly allayed averted By DR. BELL’S PINE-TAR- HONE ‘This famous remedy will cure an attack of croup in the Sime tt takes to find « doctor. Every home should haveNt rea for the t of need, It is an infal- lible remedy for all bronchial aud } | Jung affections, | Oe. ahd $1 per Of price by Patueab, By. DABNEY, ‘> ® DENTIST. 406 BROADWAY, Y \HOUSE, way CAR. pular bh Welch 4,0, RUSS, Baggage and-Moviig Wagons Office at’ Willetts Live Stable, Telephone 353, —_— -< Ta ER % & » i $ AT SMAL te ith Will be Ost protected sich DORIAN, als and Fine oes go atrann FB ite (yet! pbdat’ yto anit ol oodowd mal awning .. Big Shoes and Little SHOES sg 1A Fing by \ Overs Shoes| ‘arid tae Shoes Heavy, Fire and Warm. Prices Cut in Two. | \ are got JNO. J. DOR AN 205 Broadway, Opposite Lang Bros, Drvg Store, Store —( a lurry—they y fasti—— The... Expert BiackSwita AnD Honse_Suoer, APPRECIATE TRADE, WILL YOUR “E lec tric ‘Co; INCORPORATED. Paduca h M. ripe: ~Roy ann, Treas, F. M. Fisuxr, See, v7 » an¥otiqne-—whenever you need them. We lon’t use trolley wire currents ¢ per Mt per math N. SECOND ST, You can turn your lig give continuous service day for lighting. It’s dan Over 10 lights tc lights Over 25 lights to 50 light pe lit per month These low retes for 24 | service apply when bill \is paid betore Sth of succeeding month, A. 0, EINS1 Vice Prest s.A.Glaube ~ Livery, Feed and Boarding Stables, Ja - LEGANT CARRIAGES~\_ IRST-CLASS DRIVERS, ~_ DEST AYTEUTIONLG BOARDERS Siable---Gorner Thc aid Washington steals Dy Wal Pome. aud Window oh adog IHL \TEST RATTERNS. -— PROMPT W. S. GREIF, No 371. ATTENTLONS GIVEN ephone J, BERGDQLIL xtscevsee - VROPRIETOR— seems to Paducah - Bottling Nay a Bott gow ape iat Bere AGENT CELEDRAT O'BERTS BEER, ‘Of St. Louis. A bottles, 8) LOUIS O | Also vai mipersn Séta Pop, Seltzer Water, Orange Teleph filled until LL o'clovk abinigit Qari yeek and 12jo'clock Yelephone 101, ‘ Oth and Mad 1 ’ PADUCAH, RY. CSTABLISHED ISG64, ag ss, Maiy\B. E, Greif & Co. GENER, \ ANSURANCE AGENT telephone ijd.