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ORTH-EAST ao NORTH-WEST THROUGH ‘VESTIBULED ‘TRAINSDAILY NASHVILLE } CHICAGO FP JEFFRIE « EVANSVILLE, CARS FROM f we SOPAa OL AUILLMAN, S.A 0. NASHVILLE.TENN. ~ Iinois Central R. R. PAC ALEORNIA VIA NEW ORLEANS Ja connection with the Southern Pact Through Weekly urist ety an Car ¢ Cinetnatt W Ratirond fas EVERY THURSDAY Bet Paducah every Friday morning, for Loe Aggeies and San fhe Limited also cx 4 ' the Paci "san wadays and Saturdays (after Janu 0) with the J ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Time ‘Tadie tu effoot Apri 3, 1808 LOUISVILLE AND MEMPHIS Nour Housp—~ No 2 No 24 Leave. DIVISION isa Mempuits... 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Vouchers for quarterly payment of pensions carefully attended to, Oftice, 714 South Third street. {Three Beauiful Women TO BEAUTY s Leth, of No. 78 Fifth Avenue, New personal (reatpent, THE MISSES BELL'S Complexion Tonie + in clearing and nota cosmetic, as Hes ts powders Hiquid th has almost immediate ing the skin, It nt cover up the bl p do, but ds a col’ ied to the » ss the pores of the ® y id viissolves entirely je whieh mie to clear the ordlnary skit ONE BOTTLE COSTS YOU NOTHING if the effget is not exactly as claimed, so that you take ho risk in sending for ‘The price, $1.00, places it wit y plextom_and beautify a. 00 tras offer should be accepted by Misses Hcib on all inthe ‘confidence, and satisfactory en promptly without charge. A: phlet will be sent upon Fe ‘communteations and send all om to The Mlases Bell, ot THE Ss Bale. Tol TeILET ¢ co. in Paducah by W, B.MePhervon =CALIFORNIA The Southern: Route The Iron Mousta Row , Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways TAKE THE FAMOUS + SUNSET - uate A train without St. Louis 10:20 p, i Saturdays, Only SIXTY HOURS TO LOS ANGELES Through the Sunny South to sunny Calite for wlars Sed doscripuve ‘Herat HC TOWNSEND, (17. G. MarrHinws Southern TH ket eke Louleville, Ky 2} Not the RIGHT WAY Ours is different. Of course, some articles stand the washing and iron- deavor to have all process unimpaired, Good soap, pure water and skillful hands insure y t results. Give us an oppo prove it. Small packages thank received, larger ones in proportion, STAR STEAM LAUMDRY, to 120 North Fourth St. Phone 200. Miss R. B. Hay ED H. PURYEAR Shetersehes Attorney at Law And Notary Public, Real estate and Life Insurance Agent, and Abstractor of Titles er commissioner of the Mcvracken circuit court. Will practice in all the courts of this and adjoining counties given to the collection of the renting of r litigation. Will act as receiver of insolvent estates, administrator of decedents’’ estates | and as guardian of infants. Bonds for security given in surety companies Office 127 South Fourth street Legal Row), Paducah, Ky. We used to hear a great deal about things which fit “like the wall,” but how frequent it is that the paper doesn’t fit on the wail, Just because it is pasted oard is no sign that it fits. The pattern may not be right, the color may not suit the room the most suitable paper by coming to us. Our specialties are Wall Paper, Pictures end Frames And our Ftock is la right, and designs varied inspec L. P. BALTHASAR W. M. JANES REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE LORKS See me to buy, sell or mortgage realty, OFFICE 828, BROADWAY Second Hand Goods Highest cash prices paid by WILLIAM BOUGENO & SON We also carry 4 of Call and get ¢ We aly ge, our prices are Call and burt street ves, ranges, buying elsewhere w goods for old. 208 Co Established 1855, Johnson .» Foundry and Machine, Company Incorporated 1883, Steam Engines, Boilers House Fronts, Mill Machinery And Tobaceo Screws, Brass and Iro Cast PADUCAH, KY. Fittings, 8 of all kinds When in Metropolis stop at the STATE HOTEL. $1.50 a day, Special rates by the D. A. Baruey, Propr. Between 4th and 5th on Ferry st Matil.Effinger & Co Undertakers and embalme 180 § Third BALLARD'S Little Cuba Cigars ear Havana Five Cents Straight DRUGGISTS Fifth and Broadway. WRITTEN AT RANDOM. Some lady, 1a a contemporary, de- plores the dog-catching industry ou the principle that it makes rogues out of the small boys who do the catch: ‘The writer has seen a gre: ny of the youngsters who eng in the depletion of the canine popula- tion, and is frank to conf that " of them are already rogues. (d few of them can be demoralized Many of them are of a class that do aut chool, and whose parents if they have any, have no ptrol of them, and don’t eareto. It is ad- mitted that they all ought to be the nursery one to station him- self at the city ball and of people who cateh de that 4 rufti made of thew will st his does not apply to all of them, vat to a majority of them It is of affairs, but there are of affairs everywhere, go to see the cla . the idea s are being ightway vanish ves and ttt “This is the first place I ever saw where the p aod some of the rs abuse the street roiler,”’ a drom yesterd have been im he of ettie n most of those of ne a street roller. ‘This is especially true in the | In Paducah, however, seem to have gotten the idea that a roller 1s of no value to anybody, aod that it* was a wanton waste of money to buy it. don't see how (hey ever conceived the | idea, Anyone with common gence kt Compactness is what is desired in a street, thing to make it solid knows that a roller bas this effec has this effect at least more than noth ing but buggy wheels and If a roller is of vo account, it ub the street some of the big found it out, ly, Paduc visited wher in theie heads that less in the impro' intell- ws better, Some- uch things seems ts bave t some of experts in cities would s the first town | <9 many people roller is pment of streets, ever | The Evansville Tribune tells the following story about a boat well known to many of the older residents of Paducah, “Lt says: Phe talk of the probable impress meat of Ohio river steamboats the service of the United States calls the service rendered by the old Tarascon, one of the Louisville aud Evansville wail line boats, in the civil war, She was impressed by the government to go to New Orleans and transport troops and supplies that city to Mobile, She was in the government service about — four months, and her bill against Uncle Sam at the regalar price pa for that’ kind of service just $65,000 a month. the low water season is fast approach- ing, there are many boats now on the Obio which would’ like very much to be in Uncle Sam's service, especially during this season, and no aversion to being impressed for the whole 4 nod of the war. When the old Tarascon returned from New Orleans sbe resumed regular trade, in which she continued for several years, when she was built and named the James Guthrie When she was in rebuilt, several years later, she was christened the City of New Albany. Several years ‘0 she was sold to a St. Louis com- pany and her name changed to the New Idlewild. The mail line com- pany retained the whistle When the boat was sold to the St. Louis com- pany, and it 1s vow on the Tell City, one of the mail line boats making two round trips a week between Louisville and Kvansville. The whistle which now signals the arrival of the Tell City two times a week at Evansville is the same which heralded the coming of the old ‘Tarascon before the war, d its sound is familiar yet to mavy an old citiz sels was $260,000, her yme ot the arive agons idea that they are the only in the “alley."” ‘They are not. Perhaps the thoughts of a monopoly were responsible for this state of feeling, but they are destined to a hasty disenchastment. They will soon have to stop their bullying, One instance 1s related by a prom- tyrannical ‘“gints’’ wh have the er- roneous “tincans’’ ive finent lady of North Eighth street nd's check corld be writ. figures, and it is doubtful if there isa bank in Paducah that would not cash it, The other day the lady was sick in bed when the ice man arrived, He placed the ice in the refrigerator, as usial, and it happened that the lady did not have a nickle in the house that day, When Her husb: ten in five OEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER, j (of the sewer ditches, f Anyone] Bat speaking truthful: | * had it} worth: | into} | id to ves- | {section would like re- | from} Whether Mr | has | Ther she told him this, he deliberately ree|ferryboat, The animal had taken turned to the refrigerator, removed | the Wrong road when the forks were | the ice, and carried it back to the} reached, Colonel Corbett was wagon, Such acts as these are svid| alarmed, to be of frequent oecurrenc He applied the spurs and by dint One driver imbibes so freely in! of hard riding, reached Blandville making bis rounds, 1 is said by some | just as the procession, with the terri- on his route, that at many of the | fled arkey mounted on his own cof- sin which he carries 7 they | fla, started for the scaffold. have to open all the doors and wins] There was an immense crowd there dows after he leaves, to keep from] to witness the execution, and when getting drank. A great many things| Colonel Corbett flaunted the pardon are told on some of them, and doubt- | and the ninment was declared less some of the reports are exagyer- | off, there was so much disappointment ated or misrepresented, but there is | and indignation among the yeomanry bo doubt as tothe trath of some of | that they seriously considered the them advisability of hanging the colonel In justice to the head men of the instea| concern, it 18 said that they do not} Colonel koow how some of the men they have | story « ewployed on their ice w time he conducting themselves, and making ation bere in Paducah, empha- enemies for the company, If they the fact that thatdram of were aware of it, they could do noth- as whiskey came near costing ing but di » them. It isa mate ro his life. One old parson ter for investigation on their part, | arose in the meeting and asked: however, j ng from some of the “I rises fo tow ax, how "bout dat complaints that are daily heard from | bottle de brudder hab on de night he various parts of the city, Some of} rid in de wrong direcshun?” the men lack aceommod are in: | tT y 7 and give you to understand! — +pye wife ofa well known gentle that you have to have ice and they | man of North Eighth street recently are the only ones who have it, YOu! reeeived from some of her husband's eto submit to their treatent OF! relatives a letter of condolence dver do without, If they do not treat you! pig death, y man » Teport them at headquarters |),9 the same name died some time be- ise the ice company has a won| fore, and ihe relative bad confused on it should allow its] the two and insult re-! phe wite replied in if they | «ram very sorry,’’ she said, “to re- They | ply to your kind letter of sympathy, season. | that my husband is not deal. time to} ive enterta used to tell- the a temperance lesson, One related it toa colored con- Corbett ns a opoly is no re employes to bulldoze spectable people, no matter are dependent on them for ive ave begun it early in the and now is a pretty good few words The other di on- looker to of the sewer ditches of the sons of Erin, who was located in the ditch, on tue head. He climbed up until bis bead stuck above the gro and shaking his grimy fist at the crowd ted, “OL kin whip die man, male or female, whut throwed dot mud uy me hid!” EXCURSION VIA ILLINOIS CE y some praokish clod of dirt into ove It struck one Ee There are various ways of showi one’s patriotism these days. Some of the girls do it by the kind of lingerie they wear, others by brass butions with the American some with the red, white and blue streamers flying from their throats, | and others in various ways. ‘Then there are Dewey buttons, HI flags, hose 1 of the American colors and many other ways The latest novelty, however, isin wall 4 The newest thing wall paper with an artistic design of small flags. There are sa it down town now, and it is very pretty despite the fact that it may be out of season in few weeks. Jt costly than the age who cares for in when you want to show your patriot- ism at any expense? sho’ on top AL out now in effect to Cerulean, Crit and health Summer rates are Dawson tenden and other summer resorts, good for 90 days, Ou May 17, and and 21 homeseckers excursion tickets will be sold to various points io Tennesse Mississippi, Louisiana, Arizona, Ar- kansas, Texas, Indian Territory, aud t other states at one fare for the round trip. ood for 21 days to return, Limit J.T. Donovan, agent. Grayson, somewhat more June 7 avers paper cost these times | Mayor Lay was being ‘sassed” by conductor. ‘The other a bicyclist come near g 3 latest experience street car ght he saw ing into one m which the Excursion te Creal Springs. On sccount of the opening ball at had been taken way by the|Ozark Hotel, Creal Springs, the that the car) Illinois Central Railroad com{ | will sell tickets from Paducah to Creal Springs and return on June 10 & Tickets good returning on mayor said Jany 11 ‘+18 that so?"’ was the sarcastic re-| it J.T. Doxovan, That's what you said.’ Yes, and that's what I meap, |! If you don't fix it back like] » it, PM stop you from passing | warnie | aforesaid | might pa |have to put that conductor, you Il the young thing man, back, Agent. t rests with you whether mM A You said]? n't you know | He was defiant. appalled and I don't know If you d | what you've told | The mayor was few ventured to say anything |maae remark, to which the sassy replied, “Aw, gc tell your tronbles to the police ’ ae Ue: you would, stood it he} else He some seconds before Illinois Central R. R, OF INTEREST TO STOCKHOLDERS It ackerjack |Free Bra Marshall vounty | VY} Anmtin paper, and is a model of grammatical | construction, Itsays: | some Interesting *W. B. Hamilton with a young calf; new Ww some conductor Here's clipped - portation to Attend the 1 Meeting at Chicago. Facts. a cow} ne on aA wants ake wer is success ful or not in his quest, he certainly the facilities for taking would be something truly novel ch ® new Wagon, mower, — People in this} ee the ope der that the stockholders of ivois Central Railroad company more realy attend in nual meetings, there Lin each statieu of the compa- to the effeet that, ia.ac- of the board issued to f will | buggy or m amit x00 person has been one otive ave with a resolve ctors, there may be volder of ove or pital stock of the Lilinois Cen- Railroad company, as registered : the t ihe company, a Corbett tells an tuter- enabling him or her to travel e story of how be] 4.<- the company’s lines from the poms Haar getting 1of the Hlinois Centrrl Rail- at Bland- nearest. to bis or her r ad s, to Chicago and return, for irpose of attending, in person, xt annual stockholders’ meet- the company, which will | tits general office in Chic nesday, September 28. on, Details as to the necessary ure to obtain such ticket, the fils issue and its limil, are et forth on the posted notices dito. Ta it » interesting to note that sin the capital stock of the com- full paid, a cash divi- from 4 per to 10 it. per annum, bas been paid unually to every holder of and that it is now twenty years the in any year, $8 than 5 per cent., the present f distribution. taking y in one bu or to more es of tion, Hon, Tom mee esting snd laug and his uncle once ¢ an innocent negro hauged fville, Ballard county It was inthe year 1850, when | th, tnere were no railroads. There was |; |then living on what is now known as |, urner farm a man named Swear: |), who owned a many slaves. Christmas he called then ‘round the festal board, and gave them alla dram, It was aday of|!) good cheer, he was one of} ful |those men who believe that there is]... nothing so conducive to good cheer| 1) arge, robust “dram,” he gave the darkeys enough at one time to last all day. [ae i ov, in the exuberance of his good fellow-ship, one of the da took a poker and used it’ with aie| effect on the cranium of his Master, The blow had no serions consequen- but feeling was so str ong, that the culprit’ was tied before ‘Trimble, he was convicted of and sentenced to be hanged oes were worth something those days, however, and old Swear- | enger was loth to have one of bis| hanged for murder, especially when) he hado’t committed it, Hence he| A gave Col, Corbett $500 to to] CxS Frankfort and get a pardon, ped jthe I | enger, good 1898, and as this coanection 18 be apging pany me cent, company, ces, when Judge wurder, N This 1 th for tho past three years The| latter came to Paducah on bis mule, | # and took a boat for Louisville and Frankfort, lo due time he obtained the pardon | and returned to Paducah the night] before the banging. Getting astride | the mule, he deposited a quart bottle} of whiskey in bis saddlebags, and started for Blandville, with the par-) don in his inside pocket. Hg fell) asleep, and the next morning when be | awoke, found his beast standing at} Metropolis landing, complacently | contemplating the departure of th ara, RE tous «| ments will be served s Tare stopping on Sout JW. Mi re, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Srocarias, Canned Goods of / | Kinds, Free delivery to all part of the city Cor. 7th and Ac as, WOOD ¢ YARD! Mr. George W. (irubbs is in the wood fusiness at the corner of Tenth and Trimble streets. He is well known by all, and will give satisfaction. All orders promptly filled. COLORED DEPARTMENT. Prof. E. H. Province the sick list. Mrs. Emma Twelfth street, The Cairo ball t and have battled h boys by now ticed yesterday afternoon Baumer’s dairy ison Mitchell, of North is on the sick list arrived last with the Va- Our boys pr out a team As a result of the excursion here from Cairo Sunday Misses Ida Hill, Dora Reed and Dr. Bullet attended divine services in the city last even- Their short however, was ile ple and Minnie vin Logan fe Jobn Nichols. They ave popular society people of the lit tle city in the bend Rev. J. W. Hawkins, of the Wash- ington street Baptist cbureh, baptized thirteen candidates Sunday afternoon in the pool of bis church; at which time he preached a doctrinal sermon on the “Scriptural Mode of Baptism.’ It was lendid sermon, It was remarkable in one gespect at least. He did not, like so many of our colored preac'ers, try to defend his aith by abuse and villification of others. His key note was, that everyoue had a perfect right to worship God according to the dic- tates of his own conscience, He simply told what bis church believed and why it believed it. It was his first doctrinal sermon since ing the charge here, fore was remarkab) sence of abuse. Rev, liberal. and is the right right place. nd as for Hawkins man in the it is ALENANDER-O'NEAL NUPTIALS Miss Willetta Alexander and Mr. les E, O'Neal, of St. Louis, will atried this evening o'clock sharp, at the Wasbit Street Baptist church. Rev. V Baker, of the Seventh Street Baptist chureh, will tie the knot. Immediately after the ceremony, the friends holding in- vitations will repsir to of the bride’s parents where refresh- on S the residence Mrs. Almos Will n Smithland Satur Mr. and turned fr REE ICE « Mrs. Blanche Bennett will have en ive cream parlor ope dence 812 North ever Cr All inv MOTHER BOOLTER in ver resi+ et this rye free. ing vn will Was Laid (o Rest This Mrs. Najple Boofter, familiarly know Mother’’ Boofter, an oll and highly respected citizen of the city, who died Sunday morning, was well known throughout Paducah, She had lived bere 34 all of which time bad been a faithful and devoted member of the Washington-street Baptist chureb, She lived at street at the time of her was 67 years old The funeral was preached this af ternoon at the above named church by Rev. J. W. Hawkins, who told in feeling words of the life-long work of this faithful old servant io the cause of the Master, The casket which to Oak Grove cemetery, by a host of knew ber best in ing place. Afternoon, years, 821 North Seventh death, and the remains was followec friends who sorrowing life, to its last rest of Mrs, Clara Davis, . Was preached The fune who died last Saturday Sunday afternoon Seventh street Baptist church by Rev. W. &: Baker. The funeral was largely at- tended. The ret were interred in Oak Grove. BARBECUE the 13 There will be a opening and barbecue this eve the residence of Mrs. Vina Everylody invited. The ladies of the Willing Workers will serve refreshments in the basement of the Washington street chureh this evenir All, members| and friends are expected to be pres ent Mrs day, Mrs sins, club Alex Drewry returned yester- ter a visit to her daughter Glass, of St. Louis, WAX NOTIC My| June will drug Taxes are due for 1898 oflice duriog the month of be at S. HL. Winstead’s corner Seventh and Washington streets, Lf one-half the amount of your taxes are not paid by July 1a penalty of 5 per cent will be added to the entire amount due stor i F. Lyon 3j10 City Tax Collector Season AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK. We will refund to him. Price 50 cts. VAN VLEET-MANSFIELD DRUG CO., BD) Sole Proprictors, MEMPHIS, TENN. miral Sampson Must Meet the Spanish Fleet ‘AC —Also Gardner Bros, & Co. wi!l meet ali competition in prices cn Furniture, Carpets, Mattings and Stoves, thing that is veeded in furnishing jour house from start to iron beds before you buy. We bave lower prices then ever beds, We are the lesding upholsterers of the city, We and make over all kinds of tattresses avd awnings. Your ROS. & CO. GARDNER BR Telephone 896. pres South Third. J, WILL FISHER Master Commissioner Agent for Fire, Life McCracken Circuit Court NoTARY PUBLIC and Tornado Insurance Will take acknowledgements of deeds, ete., anywhere in the city or county. ABSTRACTOR OF TITLES Manager of the only complete abstract to titles in McCracken county and the city of Paducah, The abstract was made while clerk of the county court for a term of eight years. 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