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(CALIFORNIA: VIA NEW ORLEANS ‘YRAL RAILROAD f, Notarv Public a PENSION. CLAIMS a attenti ¢ Prompt and thoroug! to all cases, AND SOLICITOR OF given Vouchers for quarterly payment of Tie b6241itul < has almost imm brightening the shin it does ty Semper ordbniy's fs sullicler ONE BOTTLE costs YOu NOTHING Jajmed, to that i wtihin the reach utify. good «ne Mt bs gecepted by #8 The of thet nie Xion ond by gh ress nil communteations and se Misses Bell, or orders to The i I treatments “THE MISSES BELL'S opel Yonie ng an pensions carefully attended to, Office, 714 South Third street, it Women i mer 0 THEIR LESS FORTUNATE SISTERS a sure ROAD TOWEAUTY at” Misses Hell on all THE Rit. Tot TOILET ¥ So. ‘No. 78 titth =a = | ne | 4 len for the front with the First He a rae nGALIFOPNIA! The Southern Route |The tron Meusta Row , Texas and Pacific and Southern Pecific Railways ras _ um LMITED . =: (Little Cuba Cigars SixIY nouns 10 LOS ANGELES BALLARD’S Clear Havana Five Cents, Straight QEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER 1: A i: DRUGGISTS je Fifth and Broadway. f. bs ne WRITTEN AT RANDOM. Mojor Josiah Harris has in his pos- Not the RIGHT WAY session a paper named the “Ulster Be ae a He ty a somo| County Gazette,” published at Kings- . l the washing and iron.|ton, New York, It is dated Jao. 4, than others, but we en-] 100 The paper was edited by deavor to have 88 through the | }Sam Freer and account of the des on, and contains an hot George Wash- resulta, ( ington. tis a very interesting pa- prove it, Small pa # thank! ully | per read whea one remembers that received, larger ones ia proportion. 1). came off the press 98 years ago. STAR \M LAUMDRY, t 3 Hiff Hall, Chicago correspondent of the New York Dramatic Mirror, says in this week’s issue : Dallam, of is off artillery is the e Har West End Phone 200 120 North Fourth St. of Miss man who discovered that yuri Volunteers. rison’’ was a rabbi in a yeue, that ‘a modera Barney was rusning a ‘fence’ in St. Louis, aod, later, that ynie Lrish’’ had fallen down an shaft 19 aconvent and broken ee | The star boarder sat the table jand devoured his food with true Ii arding-house relish. He did not | Jtalk much, but listened intently and | | whenever avy thing didn’t agree with bran elit ike the paper ont iis views, he prowptly maintained pee ‘ but how frequent it that |the 5 ni wall. J his reputation by sitting down on the be tis 5 edoard is no that it fits. T may see you were out late last ay uit the room Will get the most suitable paper > us. Our specialties are * observed the man across the | ffender | No, I the other borders was the reply n to yuess not,’” Wall Paper, Pictures Jas look | end Frames terested | ‘But L know better,’’ insisted the And our et lar ices are! other path, se ried. Call and) attow do you know 1 was. out see you are a little ‘Dewey!’ the young man button on the The latter and the other has been a comedians, ED H. PURYEAR Mis 8.8. Hoy| ini uede ve war with Spain And Notary Public, Real estate and | in the springing of now and Uitwely Abstractor of Titles poor Spain are very very L.P. BAL THASAR, wt og be | pointed to the Dew Stenographer | betters giggled. on to vaudeville | remarks on the question of the hour, and others are so good that they im Paducah Oy W Wi Tate bereon | Roig Zelaunae im, | the Former M J cout of the star boarder | j Y 7 Attornev at Law o have tried to outdo exch other Life Insurance Agent, and = some ot the jokes made at the ex- bad acts from a well deserved rack are afew of the hundreds heard recently in our theaters: “Can you tell me the quickest way yet to the nearest hospital?” stand out there on the corner sr and shout ‘Three cheers for Spain.’ } Did you know the Seventh regi- ment had been called out by the gov- surety companie: South Fourta street ae Row), Paducah, By Jeruor to do war duty?’ “No; {where have they been sent to Down to the aquarium at the bat- tery to watch the W. M. JANES authorities are afraid thi REAL ESTATE AND MORTGNGE LORNS)sc:x‘sut ti ae be cae | the star 328 Spanish mackeral, y will ) this sum- OFFICE BROADWAY | Wer.” ken Ma nila, where the m ive cream comes from,” (N. B.—This geg is told in Duteh dialect, and ted by Webber and Fields.) has taken ne is mud at Keith’s by Second Hand Goods|*""* Your name is Spain place of “your since it was introdu Highest eash s paid by ILIMAM BOUGENO & son | the n Vout] Grace George in Charles Dickson’ ~ { sketch, Jealousy. —renwnnneene | ‘1 have just received a dispatch trom MeKivley saying that Havana ill be bombarded, and that they will send seven war vessels to Morro today."’ (This is one of George Evans’ litle jokes, ) “rT am a ‘at patriot, and now that the president has called for vol- unteets 1 will be among the first to Established 1855. Johnson . Foundry and Machine,, Incorporated 1883, march to the dock—to see the boys Company off” (Originated by John W, Rane - 45 sone, aud used by five hundred - 1 others.) Steam Engines, Boilers “sL. hope they won't throw aay » New York ; we have bums tl an we can care oof.” (Press Eldridge. ) “1 don’t approve of the publiea- tion of the plans of our war ships, KY It gives the enemy an unfair advant- uge. The plans of our submarine boat Holland were publisheb show- ing how she can get under water and remain there, and what is the conse quen ‘The Spaniards now thirteen warships at the bottom of Manila Ba; (George W. Day.) ‘The Sixty: nioth regim zat (known ore take bombs io House Fronis, Mill Machinery And Tobacco Screws, Brass and Iron Fittings, Castings of all kinds FANUC AH, When in Metropolis stop at the STATE HOTEL. $1.50 a day, Special rates by the woek. D. A. BAILEY, Propr. Between 4th and 5th on Ferry st asthe Irish regiment) have refused go to Cu to ‘Is that so?’ . “¥er—they are afraid of catching a | e ng the yellow fever, which would make them all orangemen, Undertakers and embaimers Hancreds of other gags might be 180 8 Third { quoted, including those that are got ° BY |ten off at La Belle park, but these will show the method of treating the war question adopted by the vaude- ville stage. Dewey's natne has been twisted into a thousand shapes to fit the re marks made hy various comic men, and the gags nearly always make hits. The crsze will soon die out, how ever, us it is being overworked, and the audiences are becoming tired of hearing the changes rung on the war Lopi It would not be so bad if every comedian had individual gags, but the same jokes are heard over and over again, until they become wearisome. ae The senators and representatives from Kentucky are receiving letters from young ladies whose fiances have gone to war and asking for their dis- charge from the army, but no such discharges will be made. This is doubtless true in other states, and shows that some of the girls are not as patriotic as they would Lave people believe. HAWAIIAN BILL. Washington, June $.—Senator Lodge bas decided to not formally offer his Hawaiian sonexation prop- osition as an amendment to the war revenue bill, but be thinks that the {inal adjournment of congress can be delayed in, order “to allow the Ha- waiian question to be disposed of this session. Senator Morgan said that it was his purpose to press his measure, providing a form of government for territory acquired in the present war, Asan amendment to the war revenue bill. He also expressed the opinion that the Lodge amendment for the annexation of Hawaii should be made a part of this bill It is just as asthe subjugation fleet in Santiago Bay,’’ | uch a war measure of the Spanish il. CURLS KIDNEY AND BLADEDR TROUBLES, Thousands of such cases have been cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Jf you doubt it, call or send to the Company whose vertisement appears in this paper, and they will for a one cent{stamp, send you » book of wonderful’ cures, not only of the above diseases, but of all manner of ailments arising from impure blood. It is the stand- ard remedy of the age for the cure of all blood and skin diseases. $1.00: per large bottle. CURED WITH TWO BOTTLES. J. A. Maddox, Atlanta Ga., write “LT had great trouble in passing urine, which Was filled with My back and loins gave me much pain, and I lost my appe- tite, strength, and flesh. nervous and unable to. sh bottles of Botanic Blood B B.) gave me entire relief.”” S. M. Ellis, Atlan a., writes: “Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) cured me of most stubborn eczema. I had doctored it without success for twelve years.’* For sale by druggists, sediments. iinos Central R, R OF INTEREST TO STOCKHOLDERS Free Transportation to Attend the Annual Mecting at Chicago. Some It Facts, esting In order that the stockholders of the Ilinois Central Railroad company may more readily attend in person poual meetings, there bas been posted in each station of the compa- ny a notice to the effcet that, ia ac- cordance with a resolve of the board of directors, there may be issued to eich holder of one or more shares of the capital stock of the Ilinois Cen- tral Railroad company, as registered in on the books of the company, a ticket enabling him or her to travel over the company’s lines from the tion of the Llinois Centrrl Rail- road nearest to bis or her registered address, to Chicago and return, for the parpose of attending, in person, the next annual stockholders’ meet- ing of the company, which will be held at its gevers! office in Chicago on Wednesday, September 28, 1898, at noon, Details as to the necessary procedure to obtain such ticket, the date of its issue and its limit, are fully set forth on the posted notices referred to. Ia this coanection, it will be interestiog to note that since, in 1862, the capital stock of the com- pany became full paid, a cash divi- den, ranging from 4 per cent. to 10 percent. per annum, bas been paid semi-annually to every holder of stock, and that it is now tweuty years: since the company, in any year, id less than 5 per cent., the present rate of distribution. GRAVEL NOTKC Sealed proposals will be t the council clerk's office uotil 12 o'clock, noon, Monday, mak 08, to furnish screened gravel for stt¢ repairs during the year 1808, N Bids may be submitted two ways) viz: Price per yard delivered at convenient point in the city, and price per yard delivered "where needed on the streets, All gravel must conform to the provisions of the ordinance governing same. city reserves the right to reject any The| | BREVITIes OF FUN. The faster a man lives the harder it is for svc to catch up with him, —L. A. W “Smal! to much, more Congequence “t seem to amount No, he’s of no han a thermome- ter on @ pleasant day.”—Puck ARapid Talker.—Hojack——“What a chatterbox Miss Frocks is.” 'Tom- dik—“Yes, her geared pretty high Press. Sappington—“I an ace of making $500 —“How so?” nversation is "—Detroit Free came within DeQuiney Sappington—“It was a game of poker; what I needed was the ace of diamonds.” —J udge “By George, L haven't been able to sleep Hights since this war talk be- gan” “Why? You're too old to be drafted, aren't you? . but the captain me #250.” our militia company owes Chicago Daily News An admiral of the Turkish fleet, reasick in a storm, was disturbed by a grating noise, He inquired whence it proceeded, and, on being told it was the rudder of the ship, he desired it taken off!— immediately 'Tit- Bits “What's the matter between Meck- ly and his wife?” “Ie enlisted with- threatening to overthrow the govern ment beca she can't gei ou of replevin and recover troit Free Press t those Americans are such 2? “It must be their prae- him.”- “Why tiee att na game,” « Gullon, “ve heard con about their putting the ball right over the plate.” — Philadelphia North American CATERPILLARS. 's Composition on This In- teresting Subject A Little G There one advantage a child's deseription has over an adi never r ndant A child limited ulary, and therefore tells its y in as few words as ible. As an example, here isa brief ry wterpillar: ©The catterpilar isa crawling thing and hair ver ack and Fannie found or wn her back and it made me eral everythin Is eat catterpilars and give them to their children n't see how they can eat t I could not eat them, they are such horrid things, they look so offly and feel i don’t know how. Catterpilars climb trees, the other | saw a big, big catterpilar and hi s so horrid that I took a stick and kild him with it and threw it away, Senteperiod catterpilars have 1,000 of more leg may not have so many, and he may fl ones have more t that but idon’t know, Catterpilars flies and insects, such as ants, mis- ‘ rd others like that. A all kinds and some flowers to, | thy eatterp! n tall of ‘ Catterpilars drink water, in khort everything they can get. Cat- er sy [ cannot say much more but one good ‘rool is never 1 catterpilar at a man or any- if rit gives them such a fright. T have told youall they eat, drink how » gs it hasand the rool, A cat- ter an climb, you cannot. Ma l e of you can, L cant, but most of the things that a catterpilar ean do we cannot, and most of the things that we can do they cannot. Days “—Golden DUELING WAS HIS PASTIME. Death of Senor Alfonso de Aldama Re- moves an Odd Personage. ll-known Paris ian figure has ured by the death of Senor Al Aldama, who, althongh a , had been identified with 1 movements for many \ldama was a type of ¢he §; deo—a good type. A j ant, with all the dignéty of , his pride was made tolerabl attractive simplicity. Lis fa 3 Don Jose Luiz Alfonso, Mar Donelo, and he first saw the t Havana. He was an officer Cuban army at the time of Isabella’s downfall, when he 1 and took up his abode in With the sentiments of a hich gave the world Don , Aldama constituted himself ght errant the deposed and an article of Rochefort’s e Intransigeant insulting to his wing appeared, the writer was challenged toa duel, ‘Two balls were ed with the usual non-effect \ldama then took up fencing with gre dor and hecame one of the fa- me wordsmen of Paris, Tle in ported into his personal relations such a readiness to avenge every in- sult and no insult by means of aduel that he might in fact have been a character of Pia itecpe cut of the seventcenth century, thre the nineicenth, The following story suf- fices to instance this: Orc evening t Bignon’s, supping with some com ra he perceived at asneighbor 1 solitary feeder who kept look ing at him pointedly, ‘This cor watching Aldama found annoying , could hardly provoke a quarre for so small a matter, » turnec his back. A few minutes later some one brushed past him rather rudely Tle turned around and found it was the staring individual. Exasperated, Aldama made remarks more forcible than polite. Marquis Tarente—for it was none other—replied: “In the presence of such language I withdraw the excuses which 1 otherwise should made.” Aldama gave him al s the face. , was’ terribly ear-sighted, and was rea! in another direction, and very bly his brushing against y be or all bids. Bond will be required of ato James M, Lano, Mayor, cago Tribune, — — chair was due to thesaine causes, But of course a duel was neces a Ghi- .| Spriggs was 1 LW, Mire, DEALER IN | Staple and Fancy ‘rocerias, | Canned Goods of | Kinds, Free delivery to all par’ vf the city, | Cor. 7th and A’. oe, | ! WOOD #¢ YARD!| Mr. George W. Grubbs is in the| wood husiness at the corner of Tenth | and Trimble streets. He is well known | by all, and will give eatisfaction, All orders promptly filled, COLORED DEPARTMENT. bs CONFERENC ‘The Ninth annual session of the district conference of the C. M. K eburch convened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the Husbands street chureh, In the absence of Prof. D. H eM EIN WN TERY Au derson, the president, of Fulton Ky., Rev, H. A. Steward was clected president pro tem, Miss Kuma| ade secretary of the conference, with Miss Mary Pursley assistant. The money end of the conference went to Mr. W. H. Wil son, of Hickman ‘The afternoon session r the most part taken up in discussions, Rev. J. A. Hatcher bs sion on “The aim and object was ta discus- of the} conference.’’ Rev, W. Stoner discoursed ably on destiny of the conferen The very inter- esting question “Is the pastor who fails to attend the Sunday school a shepherd or an hireling 7’ was opened by Rev. L. R, Bayless, Allsubjects were discussed by the conference The conference closed with last evening's session, at which time Rev, L. R. Bayless preached from the text, “Search the scriptures.’’—St. Jobn v: 39. A very large audience was io attendance. It was an able sermon. The Sunday convention began this morning. The bishop was expected in the city today Rev. J. W. Lucket, of Louisville, was expected in the city today. A remarkable thing abous the con- ference is that there has not been, s¢ far, any refe le about the Spanish- Ame war, Neither have they made the mistake of wasting their limited time, as so many as- semblies do, of discussing such sub- jects as the “Immortality of the | Soul,’’ «The lenie Life,’’ **The} Cosmie Egg,” etc. It is a splendid array of the intel- ligent men and women of that con- nection, Rev. G. H. Burks, of the city, introduced to the conference day and made a short t was yester- Mr. Solomon Cobb, of Metropolis, was in the cily yesterday, and paid the Sux mana call Iok CREAM, ‘There will be an ive cream opening at the residence «f 4 Blanche Bennett, 812 Nor Tenth street, next Monday ever ail 7. Cream served free every body inviied Remember the cate vop's HELD. Our papers are ridiculing the | Spaniards for praying that God may bless thew in their effort to maintaia the scvereiguty of their vation, idea of inve or expecting en's endorsement of barbarous and monstrous transactions such as chor- acterize their history in general anc Cuba in particular, appears to us asa ommirgling of the sublime with the ridiculous, as an unshapely cross be- +} team will cross bats with the boys of| tween the hybrid fanaticism and the hydra, Christian Recorder, In lieu of this Spanish Pharasee of ostentatious mien, the picture makers of the Ameri ue the hung: Cuban mother with sacralege, says the b press would substi- r bitten features of a her half-starved babe in her arms appealing to heaven for breal. To suppose that God hears the Spaniard and turns his back to the Cuban is tan triumphaut and the order of the moral universe reversed. Leaying Cuba out of the question for the sake of a i Spain humble herself er’s bench ia this season of her sorest trials? Whatis her guilt? Let the answer be given in her slavery record, | her bloody inquisition, ber bull tigtt- ing, her barbarous maltreat cruel warfare against helpless jects. The measure of her iniquity is full and nothing will satisfy divine justice short of a full measure of alonement, ‘I tonement must be | written io blood in ans ver to the seas | of blood she bas shed to suppose Sa- should ne the mourn moral, | | BASEBALL | B.T, | statement that the Paducali Dunlap is authority for the baseball | Jersey, Sunday afternoon, out at| Baumer's dairy | Advertise in the Danny Sex for} large crowds; it will pay you. | Rev. J. M. Luckett, of Louisville, | Ky., will preach at the Husbands- street C. M. EB. church tonight at & o'clock. 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