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ie | Geo. Bernhard Is the exclusive and only authorized agent for vi ld@ John Foster Ladies Shoe... THE NiCEST FITTING THE MOST STYLISH THE BEST SHOE — SS On the market for the money. TRADE MARK Big Bargains in Furniture Now is the time to go to Gardner Bros. & Co.’s, buy $25 worth of goods and get a nice bronze orna- ment clock free... ABSOLUTELY FREE! We handle a full line of Furniture, Stoves, Car- pets, Mattings, Shades, Lace Curtains, Rugs, etc., at prices below the lowest. Gardner Bros. & Co. Your Credit is Good... 203-206 SOUTH THIRD STRET Big Cut on Bicycles! 100 Halladay Cut to 75 etna : HQ 26 in-sWheats 40 © 94 in, Whaals 4 $60 40 30 25 FULLY GUARANTEED.} (~®s EASY TERMS. Jas. WRITTEN AT RANDOM, |practive of spending their tine around houses of illepuie. Asa enema copseqcence of the inevitable cor- Capt. Eph Baiowe says that there |iup! on and dege aeracy of sach ns. are some uncommonly green people | seciavions, he had befe.e bim a you up Duck river, a small tributary of | not near out of bis "wens, who hod the Tennessee. jfor a yeo. past been vie pet of a A few years azo the captain took | Woman at ove of (he pa’ a cmall steamer vp to the headwaters) quity, and at last bed fallen a victim of the litle river during bigh water, | to ber victousness She bed cu Lim He went up as far as the stream, |! a sudden fit of aver, acd while swollen to greater proportions than | unde: ibe influence of | quoy,iurough had ever t known before, was|.he arm, aod peroups it was due navigable, ant blew his whistle at ocipally to chance isiher than to some litte vilave thet probably was | chowe that the wound not worse pot near (be rive , but ap foland town | As it was, however, the young man} wwaler, Tbe natives were) *a. diagged publicly before — the uncivilized, aod when they| courts aad invoived in ihe disgrace heard the sveamboat whistle their] ful imbrogtio, while the evidence de consternation knew no bounds, and] veloped the fact that he hud kept uf they ran to and fro in the greatest] vis associations wiih the woman for a yeac—and he hardly out of bis bibs we of them had sen a steam-|as the court took occasion to say, It t before, but a majority of them] was no fault of lus parents, they nd whea t at length, | ted exerted every means, even ¢ nesuraace of tue former, | Wa.ning the proprie‘ress of the house hey vencured dowa, | uot to adit him, to fkeep hiw away. s, to che strange loc $ at this age are too big io whip, ing thing wil smoking chimneys and|—t least whipping has gove oat of a wheel bebind ii, and curousty ine] s'yle,—they ave too young to run at apecied i, The captaia was tealed ge fwithout some rest sini, and : oyully that be remained in port} can’t be kept in jail, The question 1 not, through thr days. is, what is to be done w.th them? On the third day, however, a man boarded the boat im exciiement ano] An elderly gentleman hung su- a svt of bomespan, and called for] pinely over the iron fence in fiont of the captara ihe handsome Langstaff residence on I'm the captain,’ replied Capt | Broadway the other morn'ng. Baliowe “Dve found oat’ something I'll ‘Wail, wy wife’s down thar and/bet no other man in the world ever wan to see ye,’? the mao informed | found out before,’’ the old mea ob- xerved to another geatleman who was responded the | passing. The latter turned and saw the old bao “send her up hospitably. sid the husband tain in the center of the yard, In ‘The accommodating captain went} (he middle of the fountain is a minia- down aud found an angular looking !ture water mill, the two wheels of femele, appeaeatly in. great distress. | which are turned by the watee slowly sive implored him in her sunple ver-| ,ercolating through two small tube Hacuiar to “mvtuy thet thar thing] ” Whatis it you've done?” asked down th’ cock.’ Her boys disay-} the pedestrian, with some tittle peared from home three days before, terest, Sue went on to explain, and she had} +4 -ye found out how many drop just found tem, while bunting for} of waier it takes to tura that wheel heu’s nests, one in a hollow stamp” ground once,’ be replied, 1 t {the otuer in a hollow log — They]; count three times i do it, hut dowa <har,’” W. Gleaves & Son. Supt. Dagan, of tie Postal, recently suspended an operator at Princeton, Ky., for saying to the chief dis- paicher here that he “bad tod—d jmuch — business,"” He was given sve won't come; ye'll haf ter go] fellow gazing intently ivto the fouv-|! hisiy days, and if he had pretixed | is Maker's name to the impcecat‘on sof in's|he would doubtless goi a life sen- tence, Col, Bud Dale, of MeCracken coaniy, Who was at one time a Popu- Jot leader, seems now tobe one of the leading farmers, He is the tivst maa in bis county, and perhaps the first in the I we to tinish sowing wheai. Itis sufe to says be tinds it wore paying to lead the farmers than the Populisis. —[ May eld Mirror, Col. Dale is not oply a prosperovs farmer, bot a peiseveiing poliician well, 1a addition he comes to the y day, clerks in one of the stablishiments here, and drives eight miles home every nighi, iain oF siine, With Annie nsey in the peni- tentivry and Alice Duncan married, Psuueah bas been shorn of two of r most degeaerate females, be police can now heave a sigh of ef, ‘Lheir faces wl be missed in police circles, avd “Tin Can alley” wili know (hem po more, But speaking of marsiages, the one performed in Juscce Winchester oitice yesterday was a ‘yecch.”” The Donean woo was biide, while some young buck, 1 all probabilics vom, ‘The baicie lly ducteg the reading of the ce.emooy, #hile the yioom indiffereny puffed at gureile, “Do you take (h's woman to be your Wedded wife?’ asked the Jus. lice, & scrapger, was snickered coniinw pad gt yeors old, but bad never} i've found out that it takes 728) seen sicamboat, and when they | j¢ops of water.’” heard that boat whistle three days} ‘The old fell: oubtless rielt, before b ran apd concealed them-| ag ic is po sili! person pose selves for security where they were}ing patience to count the falling fouwl, awit > outly refused to emerge] ivoys, Bui he had coun.ed (ures bon had goue, The cap-}times—over 2000 d ops of water. unui the twin lett win bis boat to placate the pugs moter, Bod Bas never ben) rn0r6 ig ore tii back sit ecause the river hasn't}. ior does noi eoan'e er hoon high enough, be says. ia: ia ‘ioaets pe ie As'de from the mora! tof eu 1 5 ders ’ r ‘ ‘roast’? to that class of | much yaluable time. awe! om sising young “sporis’’ who make « | sterday delvere fing’ byelec lery, it takes ap too It is wold in celegraph circles tha } No response. ‘Auswer!’? prompted the Jus tice. *Whut mus’ say sul!’ hegrianed, Then it came ihe by'de’s (me tol saewer, Which she dd beeen giz ott Phe couple went awsy, but in vol of (ue city ball ibe beldal pariy oped, and the police rushed oui © gel a leet look at the bride. “Ah wish yo’ much joy,” shouted voc female, as she switched off, aad \ ag nteful giggle Alice svd ber rshand saluted the police aed Jas a train ¢'s-|cae op one side of the pavement end | ve otber on the opposice, fo!lowed by the ‘best map,’ who bed pore hased a pew tin bucket, to be used a‘gvowler in the ensuing fesiryi- tie who have long been numbered among the bride’s acquaintances, that ‘the growler will always be full to over- flowing. This would insure the ever- lasting happivess of the couple. DRIFTWOOD Saved From the Waters, Cor ralled on the Levee. “ Items of Special Interest to River People, Y on the levee this morning. The Phillips was out for Cairo on time this morning. The Cumberland river packets are due here today. The river still continues to fall here being a fall of one-tenth in the last twelve hours, making the gauge read .2 this morning. Owing tg low water, the ferryboat Bettie Owens has discontinued her city, until there isa rise. She had considerable trouble in making ber trips yesterd Capt. Hollingsworth paid the river front a visit yesterday afternoon and says that the harbor here presents a duller appearance than any be has seen yet, Even the little towboat Mary which is usually doing some- thing in the harbor could not be seen at that time, Capt. Langdon, who has charge of the Innovator, came up from Brook- lyn with the boat yesterday after- noon with the expectation of tearing the old water works crib out, Dut upon sounding the water found there was not sufficient water for them 'o to be blasted out. Work is rapidly progressing on Cayt. Jacob’s new boat. Several of the old river men when expressing their views of the present low water, yesterday afternoon, said they had seen the river at a consider- able lower stage, but never before had they experienced such quiet times although they all seem to think that when the river coms up river business will be in abundance, The Maggie Belle was pulled out on the docks this morning for some slight repairs, The Ashland City was let off the docks yesterday afternoon and left for Danville on time at 10 this morn- ing. The Broeckeler and Buttorff which were due bere early this mo not put in their appearance at hour, Capt. Alex Woolfolk, pilot on the ferry boat, after being off for several days, owing to sickness, again weit to work this morning. ne boat is now making four trips to Brooklyn daily. Yellow Jack Killed. Cascarets, Candy Catbartic kills Yellow Jack wherever they find him. No one who takes Cascarets regulai- ly and systematically is in danger from the dreadful disease. C ets kill Yellow fever germs iv the bowels and prevent pew oves fiom breeding 10c, 25c, 50¢, all drugg.sts, nimwi POSTMASTER WES? Paid His Shortage Unde —lhinks His Accou Are Cornet. Inspector Vickery was bere last Monday in the regular course of bus- iness aad looked over ihe busivess of the oflive, Says ihe Mayfield ‘Mire in speaking of the postoitice affairs. If he discovered any discrepancy ia Mr, West's account at that time he said nothing; but went away aud returned again last Saturday, when he claimed to have discovered (he accounts in the business here wee out of balance. He claims to have discovered errors of avout $600 i: che last quarter's business whiel ended July 1; aud other eriors dui ing (his quarier making ihe entire amount about $400, District Atior bey Smith was bere also represent (ue government, aad they deci Sunday to depose Mi, West und no: vied his bondsmen of the conclusion about noon Sunday Lhe sureties, who are W. 8. Cook J W. Giithih, R. E. G..ftith, D. G Pak and B. FB. Hobson, met aud se lected O. B. Happy to tase charge of the postoilice uutil a new man is appointed by the government. The alleged shortage has been settled i. tull, but was paid under protest by Mr, West and bis sureties, as the) Uniok the accounts are correct, al least up lo the end of last quarter Joly 1, when he received a quietus ; and they will make further investig ion of the mater, Mr, Happy was selected by the sureties to take charge because be was familiar with the duties of the vilive, and he was the most avails man. Mr, West's term expired in April, and be has been merely hold ing over to await the settiement 0: the squabble between O. B. Mapp) aod L. W. Key, who are both ap plicants for the place, the Nine babies of ‘izes were brought out from Kansa City one day lately and turned over to he Shalam colony near Las Cruces, N M. ‘This is the fourth consignment of nfants that has reached the colony his year,and at present about 20 parent- ess little waifs are being cared for here under the direction of a peculiar eligious sect, who term themselves ‘Faithists.” ‘The colony was estab ished about 15 years ago by the once voted Dr. Tanner, He is still the mov ng spirit in the undertaking, and is as- isted by John B, Newbrough and A M, Howland, of Boston, All property s held in common by the colonists, and heir diet consists of vegetable mat er only, Howland is the chief sptritual idviser, and is the author of the col my's Bible, which the New Mexican jupreme court has declared, in decid ng a sult, to be a most remarkable, i} ogical and incongruous publication. The house of worship is called “the femple of Tae," and the principal kya sorted colors and At fs the earnest wish of the police ‘, s sung to the air of “Dixie,”"—St, Louis Ulobe-Democyat. . \ COLORED DEPARTMENT. LODG Jway, Third Ploor. each month INDEPES DENT ORDER i8—Meets first and ach month at Colored Very little bnsiness was Being done RS OF PRIE trips to Owen’s landing, opposite the] ' f a the frst Fursday ineach month at Ceremonial Temple ar of Paducah Ten nth, work. It is thought that it will have] ’ Levi Pippen, of Smithland, is Allen Johnson, 3 seriously ill at the nother in Paris. vad gone on a visit eft yesterday to be s Jer many friends hope for her speedy | nee Dunlap, home of ler] | Her husband | her bedside All members of Clab are hereby tified South Ninth , between Broadway and Court iness of im- | to, So or- lered by the pr this morning 2 he will ¢ logical University of a host of fr A SPECIALTY. Primary, Secondary or Tertiary BLOOD POISON permanently ae IN 15 TO 85 DAY IF ‘You HAVE taken mercury, lodide potash, and ill part Tait or’ Eyebrows failing out, it is WE GUARANTEE TO CURE. A saat L. WILLEA, Casoline Stov WORKS Absolute proots * ‘Address COOK ai at an re book sentiree. -EMEDY co Residence (2s 4 40. ory first h ous every first s every Meets every se- Sanitary, DD FELLOWS th & Adams. Meets every frst ‘Colored Phon.2 201 Railroad. HANN AN oem Ly Padueah.. ae Does All iXinds of Water, Gas and PLUMBING)| bi Steam and Hot Water Heating, Sewerage, * j 132 South Fourth Stree | (LLINO s CENTRAL RAILROAD 4 329 Court Street second ‘Thurs: y ie 3 STL ——— PROPRIETOR. I AG CE. EBRATED Saturday nights. Telephone 101. 10th and Madison Streets Elegant Carriiiges and Turnouts —AT JAS, A. .\tLAUBER’S a Cor, Third and w. sshingtoa. Preaching 3} TELEPHONE 148 ehureh—Sur . = Na rae ‘SCIENTIFTC: SAND: (FIR ST-CLASS ‘« voses| BLACKS MITHING ieee “1 REPAIRING ‘be All work guaranreed. where sh —IS HEADQUARTERS FOR—— Holiday Groceries, - Fruit Cake Materials, Apples and Oranges, Trilby Social to meet it | HOME-MADE LARD A SPECIALTY | Zelepnone 118. brother to] » Wall Paper , L. railr good wi ~ Window ‘5h ee IN THE LATEST PATTERNS. PROMPT Rose & Paxton Giveyou All inds of FIRE LIFE and TORNADO BicycleSundries. Agent for the highest grades of Bicyoles made. We are prepared to offer 1896 Stearns for $68.50 Don’t fail to see our $45.00 Overlands and Rugbys—best on the market, prettiest wheel made. Don’t fail to see our line of wheels before buying. We are the only exclusive Bicycle house in the city. Complete repair shop. Free riding school to those buy- ing wheels from us. Don’t fail to call—remember the place, 126 and 128 North Fifth street, near Palmer Hou. ST, JAMES HOTEL « ST. LOUIS, — LO Rates, $2.00 Per a Room and Breakfast, $1.00. European Plan, $1.00 Per Day. Goop Room Goop Mra.s, Goon SeRvicR. ven y St, Louls stop at ST. JAMES HOTEL BROADWAY AND WALNU to Hotel day, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER, | GMAINING ICALSOMINENG, ALAZING AND HARDWOOD FINISHER ‘Telephone 177, 128 Broadway, ld PApuoaa, KY, Cuai i Paducah - Bottling - Co., Pal DUCAB, KY, KY. FINE DRIVERS AND SADDLE HORSES, |Livery, Feed and .Boarding Stable HORSES HOEING A. W. GREIF, 2djand 3 a ——: P. F, LALLY Fresh Canned Goods, &e. Cor. Sth and Trim is St VENTIONGIVED( TO ALL ORDER: MW, S. GREIF, Telephone No. Lron’t Forget It: yy ins On sale at redu this line and. ¢ return Be Office over Citizen’s Saving Bank. ns | patancee High-Grade Bicycles and,; PULLMAN SLEEPING pia, N. CARS... folk: willbe ‘0 Ucket agents, or to ‘Ag R. i BRI) Paducah Cycle Works,|’ Galt Housel= = VILLE. KY, American Plan $3.00 to $5.00 per Roons only $1,00 and upwards, A. R. COOPER, | modeled and made good ag/ew, Papvoam, == RAILROAD TIME TABLES, —~ Sashville, Chattanooga & St, Louie Featons. BSSSSSB: 3 30 ; #10 or 40 Memphis.....) osam Arpackson 0.129 pm 15 6 7 6 8 fy Ar Padueat 605 pm All trains dally. ‘Through train and car service beyween Pax Jucah ahd Jackson, Memphis, Nasavilleand Chattanooga, Tenn. Close connection for Al Ga, Jacksonviile, Fim, Washin Philadelphia and New York, and 1) Arkansas, Texas and all points Soutuwest. Por further informa: thou call op or address, AJ. Welch, D. 4. Memphis, Tenn. W. La S"Burahain. depot ticke” agent, Paducah, iy LOUISVILLE AND NowtH BouND— No Gy New Orleans DIvUONS No No we 9 00am Ly Ly Cairo, Iil.. 197 am Ly Fulton 1210pm 60am ‘Ar Paducal pam 7% am UvPaducah. 1am 800 Ar Princeton 24am 937am Ar Evansville . 1040 am Ar Hopkinsville 11 80 at Ar Nortonville. 838am 10, Ar Central City 419m Ar Horse Branch , Silom 1.25 pm Ar Owensboro... 9 40 pm 510 pen St Louteviile. ....10M pm Hogjam 6 16 pea Oinetonatl..!, 640am 1155am wsswwes| LOUIS O'BERTS BEER, Of St. Louis.|,,2mz"" jim fm "= Tent, Meets third saturday , 8am 7pm tam In kegs and bottles, ty Onenanoro uate neewsisin | Also various temperance drinks—-Soda Pop, Selzer Water, Orange] Ar Paducah “ity Wie tie : Cider, Ginger Ale, ete Ar May yacia Tope 3am pire t N , be arFul 203 pm 9 15am i «tu each moutyjat | Tolephone orders filled until 11 o'clock at night during week and 12 o'clock | Ar cairo, 15am Ar Jackson, Teun, Ar Memphis... Ar Jackso: Ar New 01 ans... $am 700 pm Ar Gr'nville Miss 3.20pm Ar Vicksburg ..... 30am 645 pm Natenez "all enine fu Sally Nos and 24 carry Pullman buffet si cars and free reclining chair cars between ofa th and: New Or feans 1 and 202 run solid. between{Cincinnatt and New tleuns, carrying Paiieas babes é 8, Sleeper ‘Train 2 carries Paducah Louisville sleeper, opeu in Paducah union depot at Direct connections for ali points east, west, orth and sout Icket offices, Browdway \nder the Palmer, and at the union depot, ST. LOUi8 DIVISION. NORTH BOUND wz eave Paducah... <12:10 pm, 6:15 pm Arrive Metropolis. 1:00 pm, 7:40 pm Grantsburg 142 pm. #40 pm Parker City” ...... 2:15 pm, 10:5 pm Marion... + 2:45 pm, 11.04 pm Carbondale 3:25 pm, Pinckney vil 4pm, iam St. Louts. 7:16pm, 7:16am SOUTH BoUN: 301 308 Leave St Lou aw §:00am, 8:04pm Eas Sis m, 18pm “ Bimekusyvilles.c2.0710 28 8 at’ 1100p 8 Garbondale... ss cL48 & My osc... “Marion 72:24 pm, “2:40am ‘Parker Gity 12:55 pm, 3:45 a m * Grantsburg 1:20 pm, 60am "Metropolis... 2:06 pm, 4:58 4m Arrive Paducan 2:50pm, 7:30am mubtop for meni ‘Ali trains run @ally, is 18 the popular line to St, Louis’ and chleago and il points nore and west ‘rain leaving Paducah, dadly at6:15. p.m through Pullman Palace Sleeping and Patior Gar for St-Louls, ‘Double berth raven, 41.50; chair rates, 7 cents. For. further ' information, reservations, ilekets, ete , call on or address J.T. Donovan Qt. House, Paducah, or A. H. jeneral Passehaer Agent Chicago. danson. 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Information pertaiuing to TICKETS, ROUTES RATES ETC. heerfully furnisued upon application J. WELCE Division Passenger Agent Memphis, ‘Ten eee H. LATIN Southeastern Passenger Ga. ager ath, Agent, m 4 Railway Exchauge Bufiding. St DFE Northern Pass Room 8 Marquette Hullding, Calcact EDMONDSON, Southern Passenger Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn W. L. DANLEY, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, NASHVILLE, TENN, Agent, Incorporated 186 Johnson Foundry and Machine Co, Manufacturers and Dealers in Steam Engines, Boilers, Q) House-Fronts, Mill Machinery Aad Tobsscn Screws, Brass and Iron Fttii Casti of all kinds. pea 8