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Ollice, 714 South Third street, Three Beautiful Women | OFFER RELIEF 9 ' TO THEIR LESS FORTUNATE SISTERS 3 A SURE ROAD ve, BEAUTY | THE MISSES BELL'S Complexion Tonle has almost imme ing and brightening the skin, Itdoee not cover up the | and pastes doy but ts a « when applivd to the » 1 t oft as ancl fc i ek is $0 simple tons and get th ONE BOTTLE COSTS yous NOTHING | | Fd | | cto rennet "heh Bo rs kin | 1 Ibe 00, sit ‘iehin ov ach ented by ah Whe Aieses Hell on a re i mut An Toner duapnley wil be cut upon 2 ‘of st and send at THE BELL ‘TOLLE r co. No, 78 Fifth Avenue, New ¥ CALIFORNIA! The Southern Route The tron Mounta Rou , Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways TAKE THE FAMOUS SUNSET » pel A train withont an equal, Leaves SIXTY HOURS TO LOS ANGELES MATTHEWS, heru Teket Not the P RIGHT WAY Ours is different ‘articles st better Of course, some washing and iron. n others, but we en ass Chroug process unimpaired, Good soap, pure water and skillful hands insu resulta received, lar STAR STEAM LAUMI 'aducab by W. Dua opbdehiie REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE LOANS) OFFICE 328 jau Second Hand Goods) SON re Miss R. B. Hay Stenographer | ED H. PURYEAR Attorney at Law And Notary Public, Real tstate and] Life Insurance Agent, and et Abstractor of Titles te mmissioner_ of | it court will) courts of this and] a Special attenti estates} nds for n surety companies 7 South Fourth street | { Padueah, Ky PROFESSIONAL DR. W. ¢, EUBANKS, A Is Now a W in the pile. over the removal of the postoftice, disruption w prevent it. ve: re other inspector got up until 10 a Berets cea BALLARD’S Little Cuba Cigars Clear Havana Five Cents Straight /OEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER DRUGGISTS Fifth‘and Broadway. MAVFIELD P. 0. ne Citizens Want It Moved, Others Not. y Between Politicians x to Reports—A Hot In Expected. ant Do Ae a Ti Mayfield is about the warmest rag ‘The latest excitement is When Postmaster Mason took jarge of the office he announced his Phone 200. 120 North Fourth St.| intention to. move the office into an- nee: other building, and made prepara tions accordingly. But he did not WwW. M. JANES anticipate the disappointment and 1 was to follow. It seems there are some of May- field's politicians who do not want to thing the opposition desires to , do, and when the postmaster decided BROADWAY /to move the office, a move was in- the other fellows to It was a postoifice fight aged with ali vhe vim of the igurated by other one. The government got communica- lions from both sides, and fiually seat maa down to make a personal io~ stigation, and it is understood he commended the removal, Then the figit was renewed with doubled vigor and last week an- was sent down to in- st , and he made a house to use Canvass, or Very near one, One side bad him from the time he m, explaining its ysition, and then the other side took jarge of the government minion and kept him until his train left in the af- rHoon. What he will report to Washington a matter of conjecture, but there is great deal of interest mavifested in the outeome. ms the advantages of the re- are entirely lost sight of, as he wishes of the people and the rity of the postmaster, in the ramble of the respective political tions to come out on top. ANOLD Well Known Gardener Owned rs Old, One Seventeen Ye: HOM(GOPA'THIST, Mr, Albert Dumaine, the well & known gardeuer, had a ben uatil @ a sol hetes Teieepnaoe lay or two ago which he was coa- If . * fident was the oldest chicken in this ES section of the country. She died at 4. S. DABNEY, |: ® b ha 406 BROADWAY, hs HENRY BURNETT fea Attorney - at -Law |" {in th Will practice in all the courts. 18 South Fourth St ~ OR. J. D, SHITH'S mr: When pra silewly ta, rather thao | W Yiice on Ninth, between Hroadway and Jet. | OU he E. MOSS te THOS. 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StRAWBERRIES SCARCE, lis everything rge any in Ages ; ‘The crop of strawberries in about and by the last of the eek there will be no more, Mul- Special rates by the! berries are now ripe, however, and it ill be only a short time until dew- erries and raspberries will be on the Gardeners say the latter crop promises to be large this year, GOOD ROADS, The road to Wooaville has been completed, making alout twenty-five miles of roads repaired in the county 1 three weeks. ressing rapidly. ‘The grading is pro- Na, it Will Give a LaBelle Tonight, Performance at) ‘The new troupe that is to play an opening engagement at LaBelle park tonight arrived last evening, and will doubtless be greeted by a large crowd tonight. The company is one of the best ever seen in Kentucky, and cannot fail to please the publi In it is Chas. Diamond, the famous harpist, and he will no doubt bring dowa the house, There are others, mentioned before, and the entire show will be one unsurpased by the high priced attractions presented at Morton's last season. Prof. Lotto, the high diver, made a splendid leap yesterday afternoon at Labell in the presence of an im: mense crowd, which went wild over the daring feat. HELD UP ON THE WAY. Why Young }immers Abandoned His European Inip. One Thursday morning went around among all his friends and bade them good-by. He had been saving money for a couple of years Jimmers with a view to doing Europe and now he was about to gratify nbition of his life. Mis departure created quite a flutter with tl tler sex, for they liked him because he was so ceptible a nerous whenever they the following week Jim- mers was back. He looked discour- aged, but tried to be cheerful, and was finally indueed to relieve his mind. Marry swith me, you eat private fair lwewent. The ntertain ght I features we ing. Ciypsy queens What seemed the decay beautiful women flirted with you and exacted forfeits when you mi tain mistakes. There were Japanc smoking da Midway Plaisance, 1 course, to meet the good tastes ose catered to. at which they seemed to 1 thing, were presided over by beautiful and fasein women W uld not refuse t hom you e¢ fulevening, patror Jimn “It turned out bought several truck loads psiv ff, and when I came e up T found that I didn’t ! 1 left to pay my me travel there work a couple of Ow ae then book m to Liver; —Detroit A WONDERFUL “MAN. Was io Why the Elevator Conductor Mourning for Him uctor in a certain 1 rilding appeared one sit of erape pinned to f il gloom ympathetically tly.” Who's he? Brother- ‘sed to have an office in this building. “That What was he in? Law? “Wholesale cement.” “Fast friend of yours, T suppose?” “No. Never spoke to him.” “No relation? Why, that’s funny! Blessed if I understand why you're ry for his death.” was one man ina million—in man in 2,200,000, other in Chicago like him, Maybe not i he world, but certainly not in this old town. “Why, I never heard of him. Did he write books in seeret, or was he great as an orator? Ordid he havean army record? Orwasheastatesman? Or—” The elevator conductor looked at his questioner weari Nothing like that,” he said. “Greater, Scarcer. Wonderfuller, Tle was the only man Tever knew who had sense enough to stop and wait for an elevator without rir all the electricity out of the bell."—Chicago Record. “WONDER IF DIAZ KNOWS?” Something About the Wonderful Per- sonality of Mexico's Ruler. “Wonder if Diaz knows?” is a com- mon remark in discussing any foreign or domestic grievance, and whenever the dictator accepts an invitation to a rural beast fight his carriage (he is getting too old to enjoy horseback rides) is followed by the acclaims of his rustic worshipers, some of whom do not hesitate to lay hold of him and his coat sleeve with kisses, A tan Indian even kisees his boots, because the padishah had freed hi tribe from—I forgot what burden— some sort of feudal socage duty. For the triple-headed dragon is chained and the Mexican St. Georg: is at leisure to turn his attention to minor evils, but, like Frederick the Great, affects to show himself ultra- liberal in matters not direetly affect ing the stability of hie pet institu tions, In an excess of that sort of tolerance he permits bull fights and various games of chance, and, I am sorry to add, the manufacture and sale of all sorts of intoxicating liquors —Felix L. Oswald, in Chautauquan, “TT fact, he was one There was never Good Reasons for Giving At a meeting of the Fifeshire a ciation, held in London, Dr. Wallace told a story of a pensioner who used to stand with a placard on his breast enumerating his claims to the coppers he begged. The list ran thus ba tles, 4: wounds, 5; children, 6; total, Ve © love o et, for Lam so thirsty w where I shall slevp | ndon Glebe | wha prayes | ir, give w | that T don’t kn tonight."—T The Honest Farmer Explains “Tt queer,” said the housewife, t the: potatoes you bring shou much higger on the lop of t et than they are at botton Well, mum,” said BURIED THE HATCHET. The Unique Performance of Two Whi om Rival Lovers. Louis James {ellsanamusin, the origin of which dates ba war, Mr, James’ father wa ate friend Abraham Lit n sequently young Jam the war, was ie ly imb: 1 triotisin, anc compar If it fails to cure go to your merchant AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK. We will refund to him. Price 50 cts. VAN VLEET-MANSFIELD DRUG CO., Sole Prepricters, MEMPHIS, TENN. DEALER 1 Staple and Fancy sroceries, Canned Goods of | Kinds, Free delivery to all par’. of the city, Cor: 7th and A ins, WOOD ¢ YARD!/ s or, “it comes about t t win’ fast now t W. Grubbs is in the Ig il dug the at the corner of Tenth prs gs or thon {824 Trimble streets. He is well known the det mot 0 | by all, and will give satisfaction. All orders promptly filled, COLORED DEPARTMENT. Miss Willie Morehead for St. Louis The sacred ordinance of baptis was administered Sunday by Rev, J. W. Hawkins of the Baptist church. gedian \ The ladies of the Willing Workers na Jelub will serve refreshments in the at fr z| basement of the Washingion-street all the | Baptist church this evenit All are dured welcome, J 4 ut they both met) ygrs, A, J, Williams with little a certain you ind, like Young | daughter, of Henderson, is visiting meny vey both fell) her husband, Mr. A. J. Williams in love with her, and, as they couldn't | who is making this city his headquar- both marry her, and were not in the ters as agent for the Columbia Broth- eae sigs tN 2 : 1 128 ethood of Honor Insurance company. iendship, they quarreled very bit- ’ terly.. ‘The young womar Lenn Hill, of the Maxon's Mill the case, rejected bot district, died’Saturday at the age of diers, 60 years, He was buried Sunday At the close of thewarJamesjoined | afternoon. ‘The funeral was conduct- MeCan « 1 Louis- [ed by Rev. H. Tolbert le, the lapse ist - He ae eae ae ieart|.. Refreshments will be serve of bi s sldiov date i "| Washington-street church F About 23 yeors had passed, and {evening by the ladies of the May Louis James hecamea well-known fig- | Blcssom club. ure in the theatrical world... Wher Ts DAY was in Denver the last time acard was] ‘oday is Decoration day, and the n in his dressing-room at handed hi the Tabor opera house with t “Judge Drake” neatly engraved name sun that will go down this will bring to a close the truest memo- rial ¢ in the history of the evening it. F The trains and steamers have The actor said he didn’t kn Y | thousands today to the last resting such person, although the jplace of those brave and devoted nt an nal an e that he}men who gave their lives in defense an old friend. Finally, howeve s recalled in the name the ng man with whom he had quar- reled, and requested him to come. ir They greeted each other warm between the acts of Julius Ca talked r old times. Drake had studied law afier the war, and now holds a prominent posi- tion or lo bench. The two over their r nally touche arce of their enmity | have a mission to perform,” said men shook Tuc Drake, which I des assistance,” exhibiting as he spoke a § hatchet t you to join me burying i They made gement for the 1 lay at dusk idge called fe actor, and, in th yrmer’s pri- arriage, the two reconciled vet er with the little silver hatchet place: eozily betweentthem, a quiet place just ¢ hole, and, with s s, they “buried th k hands over the am, ABOUT KITE-FLYING, Statement of H. H. Clayton on Its Mete- orological Value. One of the most ments of the present t science is kite flyin f asa me is hay arge increase. Its interest to our reader, however almost wholly To the quest ¢ use of all this practice with kites? Mr, Hl. 11. Clayton, superintendent of | Blue [Lill observ pry (in the s of Boston), once replied nearly a lov “We are living an atmos- |the man they bad long sought. Dur phere of which we pr lly know Jing his short stay the church has ac- very little. Our position is like that |complished much spiritually as also of crabs at the bottom of the sea, Itis | in fluancial iB ollected expected tl uch knowle will be | the neat sum of $831 42 for the last gained in these acrial explorations as {few months, The Standard takes enable the mete t to pre-]great pleasure in making this an- dict hot and cold waves and the |nouncement,—{standard, Various Kinds cf storms more #e-1 We bave heard many compliments|, eon dRaitisnitatons, corva, {assed on Dr, Hawkins’ brief sermon tions have already become servicea- | uting the convention. AOR oth- } < direction, while the know). {€#3. prominently — mentioned were Rize gathalthat modified’ SH rs..Wmn, H, Leavell, P. 1H. Ken- ' iiihe t oki” W. M. Foster, G. B, Ander- Truly there are. mountain tops {8% G- W. Waddell —The Mayor three, four, and nearly six miles high, | ‘The ordinance of baptism was ad- hut these are remote or inaccessible; | ministered at Burks’ Chapel Sunda, h s, the atmosphere enveloping thom is mainly the same stratum | ‘Three steamers left this Goreing | which rests upon the surface of the [for Mound City and Cairo. They | carth elsewhere, only a little rarefied, | Were the Dick Fowler, City of Chat- t and broken'in upon slightly |tamooga and City of Clarksville in s, when the stratum is shal- | Each carried a load of colored excur- low, by the more ratum next abov rapidly flowing so that usually what may be found on the mountain peaks is merely the erest 7 9 hillowof the lower atmosphere.—George J Varney, in Popular Seience Monthly Bad Either Way Gladys—Don’t George! 1D. leave me! Don’t run the risk of losit your life and leaving me to mourn f yc | the rest of my days. How I endure the anxiety, knowin you are in di George worry, It'sall right the commissary cepartment. Gladys—Oh, George! That's even worse! How can Lover marry a cook? —Chieago Daily News One Gla Sufficient “Tow did you know you were going to be discharged the minute you saw the boss, when you came in solate this morning?’ you suppose I could tell? I in his eye."—Philadelphia ene arena em een te s}of what they believed to be just and right, With honest hearts, eyes be- dimmed with tea and voted bands, flowers have been strewn upon their graves, ‘Tbe nation’s ave been sung, and eloquent ‘ors have told in ig words of the deeds of our honored dead valor, devotion and sacrifice. red, the white and the blue have waved over the graves of all, flutter- ing to the nations of the world that the United States are one and insep- arable, now and forever. feel ir The} CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION DISTRICT SUNDAY seHool The sitting of the district confer- ence and Sunday school convention left’ Sunday | “OLD” GLORY FOREVER! In Humanity’s Cause Our Flag is Unfurled! “The conflict deepens, On! ye brave, Now rush to glory’’—Cuba save. Brave patriots, all ‘your banners wave And charge with all your chivalry.” O'er Atlantic's wave Send McKinley brave our noble seamen, undaunted, true, ve or find a grave, nt a new “red, white and blue.” r isle to What Lister aim can patriot know? What iny me and"? ‘Tian the soldier's tight for freedom’s right, Yo free a suffering land? The Spanish Dons ere long Our ‘Uncle Samuel’s’’ pills, And freedom’s bird shail proudly soar In the Pride of the Great Antilles, In war, as in peace, it will pay everybody to go to DORIAN’'S STORE AT 2035 BROADWAY shall taste HIGH-GRADE Agent for the highest grades made. We are prepared to offer 1898 Stearns for $50.00, Don’t fail to see our Phoenix, Overlands and Rugbys—best on the market, prettiest whee! made. Don’t fail to see our line of wheels before buying. We are the only ex- elusive Bicycle house in the city, A BICYCLES AND BICYCLE complete repair shop. 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E. church at the Hus- bands street church, this city, next , Thursday, will be the occasion for a Ks host of visitors to our eity. The most iutelligent_ men and women of Wall Paper, perroll.............eccee B20 the coanectiou in this district will be] Fifty-cent Window Shades for..... ..80¢ interesting session ix « spected i SG Ww. stoner, | Hand-made shades in any size. Picture frames made to order. Fine Cs invitation to) the paper hanging done in any part of the county by ind people of chy to atel the s expected ,| vont toverd ( ). ( ). | obo Es NORTH FOURTH the city by Wee uy evening, at STREET STR hich time there i rencbiog by: lala s ond of rene oe fain ants a BY! k for the u when you get on Fourth street. Rey. B. ‘Tyree, who. a few months | ————— ogo w transferred to Bowling » this cit to t chure Green from (Quinn ¢ has since received an or charge of St. John’s A. M.E hville, ‘Tenn, The people of Bowli are much hurt over the ¢ . Tyree was just sionists, and while hundreds went, the crowds were hardly as large as 10 some previous years, ‘Theglevee wharf were crowed with see them off, ‘The Chattanooga played several the delight of the’ stayers This boat carried a barge refreshments were served airs to as well as the goers. on which Mrs, Nannie Mims and children left this morning for Evansville Mrs, Mary Williams, of 553 Sout) Sixth, died Sunday and was buried this afternoon, There will be an Indian Bible wission mass meeting at the Wash ington street church tis evening by the Rev. 8. W. Beasly, of Topeka, | Kan, © All are invited, 40,900 and] hundreds to} band on the! :|Telepho ne 174. ' Everything in ts IS THE RECORD WE MAKE. e and fancy groceries is UR stock of st complete and uy to-date. Splendid line of canned goods. Our meat market is unexcelled, having everything in the line of ~ POE. LALLY. “SNTIFIC AND FIRST-CLASS BLACKSMITHING «| REPAIRING be HORSESHOEING | All work guaranteed. |. 7. W. GREIF, ad and 3d. Season Telephone 118 tor. oth and ‘Trimble. Court Street bet, — a HE NRY MAMMEN, Jr. IE OOKBINDER A thor ved Book-making plant. sah Chad PROADWAY ESTABLISHED 1864,———o ‘a a ne Mary. &, GENERAL IN AGHNES og PADUCAH, KEY