The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, December 13, 1897, Page 4

WRITTEN “Is this W. C. T. U, puch ?’” ine quired one prim matron ns she walked up to the charming young creature in charge of the punch bowl ata fashionable reception the other day, suiffed the air aud looked inquiris ly at the young lady, “TE don’t knew,” want reply, ‘but Detzel's.”’ w it 8 the signifi. was made at It is quite unusual for a prospe ive bridegroom to forget the name of his intended bride, yet a case of this mory was witnessed in County Clerk Grabam’ last . Ayoung man entered and called for a marriage license, Clerk Grabam produced the record book and proceeded to fill the bianks which give the name, birthplace residence, occupation, number of times married, and other things ines dent to the precious life of the con tracting parties. Clerk Graham finally reached the point where information relative to the young lady was necessary. “What is her name he asked. “What is her name “Yes sir.” ‘Lemme see. his li in turbulent }row and studied, “Ti declare 1 don't know!"" he finally exclaimed as he paused, amid the smiles of the clerk aud deputy, to feel in his pockets for something to fornish the very essenti a nally he fished out an found the missing name, plied. “Where was s next question. “Where was she born?'’ peated. Really, 1 didn’t It wasn’t any of my business This had to be left blank, When Clerk Graham finished the license he placed it in an eavelope and ded it to the young man with the remark, ‘Two dollars, please,"’ Two dollars ?"’ iterated the youth in surprise, ‘‘ain’t that pretty ste, The clerk dida't Geigo a reply as he raked in the pair of cart ve office and he scratched perplexity, ruilled his he born?’ wheels, ‘The controversy over the christen ing of tho battleship “Kentucky” bas developed into a naional comedy, all the papers in the Ian have taken it up as ter ridiculous and uncalled fc “Towa Tr th & most cr Bourbon aud big me week contains atire called ‘Belle tleslip’’ af fair, and when the principals in the muddle read it the effect wiil likely be anything but exciting to the risi bilities. While Miss Bradley, wh h epted the honor, bad nothi to a the di eful dispute will never be very uppleas to her, one would naturally think be out the day of the christening as ady who whieh the en- on the ay pointe on the young big squabble" if not disg caused that has amused isted tire nation. PY course church affairs were not mafé to be exploited in the papers buf a little episode that grew out of © isunderstar of}wors! n seems the p the ad retired to an a ing the had been officer said he wou half the ld salary of vom du proceeding $ subser hureh wo be re ally paid 1 to brook wrath to remark that ie bis debts, and dido’t inten such insults There were words, and said, the ife past 1 come forth trom} nd placate the two members of his flock, Now one of them is regularly attead- ing 9 ! wor words and finally is ather church said a young lady yester he tripped dc treet was overheard by “1 guess I'm a pumber day, with a friend ! the writer, “Why prise. ‘Because I was miliated the other ply. “Iwent toa ternoon reception Indies chaperoned me 11 the sad to say, that I was strictly t . date and dead the push, But alas! We poke a word or two to the hostess and her and partook of a little refi stl | we'd better one of my chaperones startled me by saying, after we had been there sbout fifteen minutes, I was very anxious to go, because there were several of my friends there whom I wanted to talk to, but of couldn't rebel, so 1 reluctantly b: to get ready. as wn the asked her friend in sur- pumbly hu- was the re most b «lay fashiouab Iwo mart ot now guess o pot course I gan “We'd better go our adieux now,’ I ret ‘Oh no,’ corrected my ho with ineffable svorn, ‘you koow it isn’t proper to do that any more.” “1 felt very much chagrined over it, and, really, I think its the silliest thing 1 ever heard of. I can readily understand why such arule should be in vogue in receptions whe there is a great crush, but in these little make-believe functions we | here, I can’t find apy excuse what ever for thus aping aristocracy.’” * say stess ‘Tenderheart is such a fond remarked one lady to an- y met yesterday, inquiringly replied the oMr mother, other as th “She i other. “Yes, she thinks more of her chil- dren than any ove I ever heard of, You know her little boy Jimmie hit his little sister in the head witha beer bottle not long ago and cuta terrible gash in it, The doctor had to sew it up, and they say she almost went crazy from fear and grief.’” “Pshaw,” disdainfully rejoined Ube other, “beer bottles aren’t in it with my little boy ‘They chop each other's heals open every few days, and generally use the hatchet, "though they so*netimes 9 "t find anything better than a tale knife They've bad holes sewed up all over their heads, but they never caused me ny inconvenience or alarm, except once when I wanted to go away on a visit and had to wait two or three days for the doctor to take the stiteh- es out of little Johnnie's head,” . 1 was up in Louisville the other day and putin two typewriters for one of the morning papers,’ ayerred ypewriter drummer yesterday. here is nothing remarkable in that, you may think,’’ be continued, ‘‘but T'll bet the keyboards to those two typewriters would be a puzzle to the average typewriter. I had to teke ull the 86 characters off snd arrange them like the keyboard of a lineotype or typesetting machine, It seems the most rapid operators of the ma- chive, when they bave written manu- script find it quicker and more satis- faciory work to first’ copy it en a typewriter and then set it up. prevent confusion the keyboards were made to conform,"’ Dr. “Waddie? Lang's weakness for dogs is a matter of considerable amusement to his many friends, and itis said every country man who goes into the drug store is never per- witted to leave without ing to bring the doctor in a dog the next time he comes lo town. In ad- dition to being a dog fancier, tloctor is an accurate judge of dog- flesh, and can tell a dog's pedigree by merely looking at it. The other day Mr. cer went to the drug store leading two five bird do; He had brought them up from ‘Tennessee to sell to Mayor Lang, who didn't happen to be in at the time. He explained his mission to Capt. Newt Roberts and several others around the store, and presently Dr, Waddie came in frown dinner, “My, what beautiful dogs!’’ be exclaimed as be spied the recumbent animals near the stove. “Yes, look if you ever saw thew before,’ Mr. Mercer.’’ replied They strayed into my yard the other day and I haven't been able to get ridof them, I came down to see what Dr, Jimmie thought of them.”’ H Why of course, of course,’ ex-! plained Dr. Lang, as he rubbed his hands gleefully together in ecstacy and conjured up visions of buncoing his friend out of the dog ‘Those John Hart’s dogs from out here a the county, Got lost several days le he was hunting. ‘They fol- a darkey off to a house to get ago wh lowe something and that’s the last he ever| Go saw of them, those dogs. other day telling ibed those two Lemme see, I can tell you their names ina minute if you'll let me hink ‘Ro’'—'Ro’—'Ram’—no_ I can’t think of those names now, But you're ins keep the dogs they’re found.”” By this time Mr. Mercer's face had sumed an expression of intense sur- prise, while the others who had heard him tell about buying them in Tenn- essee began to look inquiringly at each other for a solution. Well, Tank,’’ finally remarked Mercer, “I brought these dogs from Tennessee to sell to the or, but you've convinced me that they are John Hart's dogs, and 1 guess I'd better not sell them.’’ It was Dr. Waddie's turn to look surprised, and he finally ackuowl- edged that maybe they weren't John Hart's de after all. The others say that his nd sincere that even they them- selves began to be exceedingly subtful in regard to where Mr. Mercer got those dogs. Dr. Lang now laughingly owns up, however to the fact that Mr, Hart never ha a dog in his life. Why of course | know in here the yout them, and lesc there exactly. and let John know Mr ‘What kind of people are you, anyhow?” asked a New England drummer of a citizen Saturday short ly after a street encounter had taken place in which a pistol was the most conspicuous thing, “I’ve been here two days and L’ve seen two men draw pistols ‘on each other so far. I’ve been in other parts of the state, also, and flud that the average man thinks nothing of drawing a pistol or knife on somebody else, Up in our coun- try when a man draws a knife or pis- tol something usually happens, but I tice down here it's done more for a bluff than anything else, Kentucky s the hottest state I ever struck, I nit.” And having finished he save the citizen a chance to explain. must There is yet another week of sus- pense for the police oflicers, and for ix or seven more long days, uneasy will beat the heart beneath a bla coat, Next Monday Mayor Lang will appoint his list of officers for the ensuing year, Wiiat have you he; + What's the latest “Whose going to sta “Do you know anything?’ and kindred expressions are heard when one policeman meets another. Next Monday a great deal of sus- pense will be relieved, but there will no doubt be a great deal of disap pointment with it I'll roll about tive balls,’’ announced a gentleman yes- terday ashe entered a down town store and shoved a quarter across the show case, He meant that he want- ed to invest a quarter in cigars. fhe balls are all flat and wont roll,’’ replied the clerk as he s:niled and laid a handful of cigars on the glass, A reporter made the rounds just to see if the grand jury bad had this same effect on all other slot machines and found that you couldat find one in operation anywhete. Many of the dealers have out the machines entirely, ll the others have I waiting to see what intends to do in re- ard 2"? 1 believe Tola first promis-| the| P Ambrose Mer-| t at them good and see | ai | Oda Fellows hurry to go, I'll just}, ® statement was so reason-|7 gard to the contrivances. It may be said in behalf of the merchants, how- ever, that none of them intentionlally violated ai law, and all put the ma- chines in simply a8 an inducement to trade. In most instances the pur- chaser gets the est of it, and never can he get less than ke pays for, — COLORED DEPARTMENT. HENRY... WIDDIAM Johnson Brothers TAILORS 800 Washington Cleaning, Dyeing i street. and Repairing for Ladies and Gentlemen, All communications and mat- ters of news pertaining to this column should be addressed to C. W. Merriweather, 221 South Seventh street, Husband Street Church (Methodist)—Sun. Jay school at 9am. Preaching Il a.m and Tp. m. Rey. OC. M. Palmer, pastor. Burks Chapel, 7tb and Ohio (Yethodist) Sun. day schoo! 9 a. in. hing 1 a.m. and $ p. nine n Street Baptiat Church,—Sunday am. Preachlog 8D in. Wev. Geo, pastor. Street Baptist, Church.—Sunday Preaching, Il &, m. ad 8 p. m, r, pastor 1. E. church Sunday iam 7:90pm, We Dayee Seventh school? a. m school 9a Rev, J. G 10th & Trimble p. church, ol » Preaching 3 1) Chureh, (United Brethren rt y and others cordtally invited Church, South Fifth stevet, between Obio and Rev, Jas, A. Woodward, COLORED LODGES, Masony Mt, MoGregor Lodge, No. 2, F SAM. mects Ist Thursday even ing in cach month at 7:30 o'clock arp. ‘Tennessee streots pastor, x Mt Wediend iy Stone 8« ts 2nd Nowt, F&A. M.. meets ist ning “in eaekcmonth at re Lodge."§No. A. M y evening in each mont a b Chapt No. (La 2 4th Monsay evening in each month clock No. 4 Queen Eth chapter evening in each Ladies) meets 3 mouth at 7:30 o'¢ Masoute Hall, 3rd floor, over 24 Bre UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS Naoml’s Tabernacle, No. #7. meets th ird Thursday evening in each mouth 044 Fei Household third Priday Mond pws Hall, #@ corner 7th & Adams. { Ruth, No. 4#—Meets first and | ening in each montb@t Colored 1 Paducah Lodge No. 1si5—Meets evet and third Monday ineach month at Odd Fellows ay Sad Fellows Hall r's Council No 79,—Meets vening in each month at Hall Kentucky Lodg nd and fourth Tuesday even! hat Colored Odd Fellows’ Hall. ng Men's Pride Lodge No. 1783—Meets | md and fourth Wednesday evening er No, 28 Broadway UNITED BROTHERS OF FRIENDSHIP: St Paul Lod —Meets every second and fourth Monday evening in each toni at 1a Broadway. Sisters if the M: jeots the Ore! Me Pen, st No in'erch month at Jen Rule Temp day in each month, at 131 monial Temple No. 1—aleots first and nesday night in each month jen Rule Tabernacle, Ne, 45, meets first ird Wednesday nights Jn every mouth Queen Sarai tabernacle N. and fourth Monday nights in ach month, No 2—Meets first and jghts in each month. ‘tabernacle, No. 65, Mf h Thursday nights [n ea Meets second Madaline rat third Thursday Lily of the second and four month Pride of Paducah Tent, No. 5. Saturday afternoon in each month. h Meets first pm in ea: Lily of the West Tent, Meets third saturday Tmeets (h avium, Ne, ach month a Drill Corps h The infant child of Mr J.B, Parsley died last aged three days, Rey. J. W. Hawkins and family are residing at the handsome res dence of Mr. A. W. Watkins. Prof. L. W. Smith, of Kuttawa, and a pen artist of considerable rep- utation, wasin the city Saturday, He left this afternoon for his home. Rev. W. S. Baker and G. H. Burks, who have been down in Hick- man county for a few days, returned Saturday and both occupied their re. spective pulpits yesterday. The Epworth League had a good attendance at their meeting yester- day afternoon, and is growing more and more in favor with the Christian young and old people. ‘They every Sunday afternoon and every- body is invited. ‘The afternoon Sunday the First Ward Church is increasing in attendance rapidly and Rev. Glover deserves great credit for the work he has done and is doing in the way of elevating and cbristianizing that people, ‘The St. James A. M. E, church which has recently begun at the cor- ner of Eleventh and Murnett streets, gives promise of success under the charge of Rev, Smith, Dr. C. A. Isabell and wife have gone to Lynchburg, Va., to attend the funeral of Mr. Gladman, Jr., the father of Mrs, Isabell. Mrs. Mattie Brooks is still very low, and also Mrs. James White. Rev, J. W. Hawkins occupied the pulpit of his church all day yesterday, The Gayolistic Dramatic Club will meet tomorrow evening with Miss Mattie Overstreet at the residence of Mr, A, W. Watkins on South Sev- enth street. Every member is es- pecially requested to be present and on time, Rev, Hodison, of the C, P. church, filled his pulpit all day yesterday. Mr, Wm, Low, of the rail, was in the city Saturday, There is on the market an acety- lene gas machine thxt . id to ex cel electricity or gas liane: devotion gt Presi and cheapness. The Kinley to his \mot E what it should dl Mrs, wursday school of meet | } is a model son and she had heen model mother. She has been proy of the distinc.ion won by her be, and in all his triumphs he has never forgotten the good old mother. It is a pity that more of our households of this country do not know more of that pure Jove that should grace every family. We don’t need any scandals in this column, It will do no one any good to read such stuff, Now, don’t sit down and wait for Congress to do something for you, because it is in session. The man who is always waiting for somethin to turn up, ins a long time to wait. We must always depend upon our own exertions for a living. Con- gress is not going to pass a law that will enable everybody to lite with ottt working. Mark it. Hon. C. H. J. Taylor, minister to Liberia under the Cleveland adminis- tration, is now teaching law at Mor- ris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga Mr. Paul Dunbar, the poe present engaged on @ novel about life in a small Ohio town, This isa departure from Mr, Dunbar’s usual line of work. But the fact that he was born and edueated in Ohio, to- gether with his successful lecture tour through Europe, the more quali- fles him to write, and at once creates a new Interest in his effort in a new Held of literature. One of the things most needful in our churches at this time of the year is a knowledge of proper ventilation, The tewperature rises and falls like the tides, from one extreme to the other- Now we are almost suffocat+ ing, throwing our cloaks and over- coats away and looking for a fan; "!now we haye thrown our fans away. fastened our cloaks and coats on us and coughing for life and death. The il Sal afil-Efinger & Co hore Telephone 124 jsidence Telephone 180 ©1180 S Thiru The Ardmore, Thirteenth street, between Pennsylvania avenue and F street Northwest, WASHINGTON, D. 0. European, $1.00 and up American,, $1.50 to,2,50 a hotel. No liquors Convenient to cars and places of inte- est. Most central location, and plea-, ant home for tourists and sight- er nthe city. T. M. HALL, Pr E- tablished 13°6, Johnson Foundry and Machine Co, Steam Engines, Boilers, House‘Fronts, Mill Machinery Aud Tobacco Screws, Brass aad Iron Fttings, Castings of all kinds, Incorpora Papucan, above may he said to represent the actions and feelings of the average congregation of ours, and is the cause of a great deal of pneumonia} and incipient consumption. It is se-| riously hoped that this condition will) not obtain long. M. Willis and Chas, ened up a new barber shop at Court street. All friends are! x, cordially invited. y, aged 13, died yes- ) West Monroe street, and will be buried tomorrow at Oak Grove cemetery. Re Hawkins and Burks preach- ed two most powerful sermons yes- | terday, the former in the evening and the latter in the morning. Their praises are heard on every side Heury Overt 1 night at 9 o’clo be buned Tuesday eveni o'clock, by Pride of Paducah No. funeral at the residence of his mother, Mrs. James Hale, on Mon- roe street, beyond Thirteenth. 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