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NORTH-EAST 4nd NORTH-WEST E BEST A - THE [vans TeretaueRR REACHED CARS FROM Route HTN F.D.JEFFRIESG..A* O.NILLMANGS.A @ EVANSVILLE, IND. NASMVILLE. TENN. Hinois Central . R. (CALIFORNIA VIA NEW ORLEANS In connection with the Southern Pact Through Weekly Tourist orf © ar EVERY THURSDAY and Paducs A Sunset Limited Annex| Division t Ine re r A.M. Han : . Wk. Kellam, A ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Tine Vable tf effect A LOULSVILE Nowrn tte Ne so gat Fatton 26 pm ven 80) pa Cinctonatt Siamese Loulss ile wan vp s 210 pm 2 44 am 110085 0pm No 181 Paducah £90 pm 2.83 am 4 00 Arrive Fulton 250 pm 8 am 7 0 j Cairo pm Jackson, Tenw.....605 pur ‘ariive Memphis. $20 pm 6 18 am arrive Jackson, Miss....... 218 am 165 pra Greenvilie Mise 320 pm Vicksburg #00 am 6 45 un Natohex 2 ain New Orleans sso am 745 pm ST, LOUIS DIVISION. HORTA BOUND Leave Paducah Arrive 81, Louis All trains run aaily ¢x: ‘MB and 84 carry Palitman bu /ED H. PURYEAR "Sena TIES |e The Southern Route The Iron Mounta Rou , Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways TAKE THE FAMOUS » SUNSET « LIMITED withe al. Leaves i 10:20 ways and v8. Only. SIXTY HOURS TO LOS ANGELES ‘Through the Sunny South to sunny Calffornta ¢ for particulars and deweriptive Hverature (Ry Not the RIGHT WAY Ours iad Of course, aome articles ata nd iron betier than others, but we en T pass thi t opportunity to] + thankiully er ones in proportion lary STAR STEAM LAUMDRY, — | one 200 120 North Fourth St. | | ough. the | ¢ BALLARD’S Little Cuba Cigars Cleat Havana Five Cents Straight OEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER ORUGGISTS Fifth and Broadwi WRITTEN AT RANDOM. nost indispensable evil, if you choose | to call itan evil. canteen" is} Jilesigued principally to protect the} liets from rapacious merchants or} men, and to insure them the best re- | It is a place | an be purebased, but it} turns for their money where liquor we where other oa p many Attorney at Law | And Notary Public, Real estate and Life Insurance Agent, and al attention Legal Row), Paducah, Ky. Ww. M. JANES REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE LOANS me to buy. sell or ortgage realty. OFFICE 328); BROADWAY Second Hand Goods ces paid by Highest WILLIAM BOUGENO & SON We also carry a tine of new te. Call_and get our where. We also ex with a star, which do not r N J. S. GANSTER : Notarv Public AND SOLICITOR OF * PENSION: CLAIMS » Prompt and thorough attention given to all cases. * Vouchers Sfor quarterly payment of pensions carefully attended to. Ottice, 714 South Third street * ! Fi E wr i i) ae 3} ; — % : SISTERS IRTUNATE Ome BOTTLE costs y ous uo THIRG ued, 60 that nin the reach iy clear a jan con IM heautity a food one. This gen pexicn at frag offer shoul Le peceys We used to hear a great deal about things which fit “like the paper on the wall,’ bat how fr nt it is that the paper doesn’t fit on the wall. Just because it is pasted uard is no sign that it fits. The pattern may not be we may not suit the room e most suitable paper r Our specialties are Wall Paper, Pictures end Frames our sried right, the col You will get by coming to | | | | prices are Call and And our ete right, and inspect L. P. BALTHASAR, Whon in Metropolis stop ab the STATE HOTEL. $1.00 a day wook D, Retweon 4th 4 Matil. Effinger & Go Undertakers and embalmers, ne 138 Special rates by the A. BarLey, Propr. d Sth on Ferry st SANDY CATHARTIC ‘et inte rail bo aout yon te ay 1 et enmnteton and send all onions 10 The Misses Hell, oF THE BELL TOILET CO. a, 78 Fitth Avemue, New York, 3 . a eee ett ener em npr Hem 4 mem fcr} mH OF tm em ‘3 = 2 EES. | ! | IME WISSES BELL'S |]. fexi ion Tonic Es lent, (Taste, Good po n. OF Gripe, We CURE CONSTIPATION, Company, Cheats I, New York, 316 O-BAG saute vo ssi® Palatanie, Wei in Pi Abstractor of Titles \. ull the ¢ r of this and thin rs can be bought It is kept t and there phy an] the boys t rolite to be nselves are | robbled 4 utsicer It is admitted oldier to drink any Other mtoxieant, but | ulation against it oflice e1 are many | t would be whis- | old army There regiment who drink w they sre and tobacco y were, suid ey or roing tot if there is whiskey within ten miles | t To have no ‘canteen’ does not} ont estates: revent them getting either but only | edents’ estates! resulis in their having to pay an ex-| Bonds for] orhitant price for them, — Hence it is * surety companies, | aa hastah Go dk ae at Oitice No. 127 South Fourth street | ¢xtemely foolish to do wi | cantee and articularly surd for the pe in Kentucky, of alls t sn oflicer to permit no ‘canteen Ifthe object] of the opposition oa ‘canteen’ were to be attained it would be different. | Of course the mean well, but] and in at they they do not u tempting to protect the soldier are harming bim.”’ ie ae Secretary A, Knox, of the Y. M C. A., walked in the association building a few days ago, and found a strange looking foreigner within, He greeted the visitor with his perennial cordiality and received in response a few disdainful grants. During this brief interval the man was assiduously crossing himself. The secretary noticed that the stranger carried a roll of music, “I see you are ® musician, there's the piano, just belp yourself." ‘The man crossed himself and snapp- ed, *‘Don’t play for accomodation."” “Well, we keep these rooms open for accomodation, with the piano, reading matter, and otber things You must play for money, theo was the uoruftled reply, The man nodded assent, aud cross. sometime, and everyti a} wan addition to the room, he would merely look cross | himself. He soon took depart ure, wilhout unrolling wey music, and no one ever leareed why he crossed | himself so often et A few nights ago two gallant young beaux wended their way down | North Sixth street, to the homes of} their two inamorata, who live near] the farextremety of that thorough fare. They went early and stayed late, and all well until they started home It appears they have went a couple of rivals, and these, armed with bricks, clubs, and other plebean weapons, sallied forth in the darkness to do them battle. When the lovers s ed forth on their return home, unseen enemy tossed a few stones acress their path, and they beat an snious retreat, never once looking They related a » when the city was reached, about having been held up by a enemy that was repulsed by their superior prow but of course the ot ta arrowing | laughing in their sleove, for they | know better, as a | Councilman Jim Ezell basa unique | pair of pantaloons, may yet | make a fortune for him, especially in times of drouth. They are of linen, and he pur- chased them Jast summer. Before they reached here, there was a sud- den tumble in the mercury, and he which » to New York in October to jom Jthe Gypsy Burlesquers, with whom ithey have an engagement of forty weeks, Their turn at the Temple Col. 'T. ¢ Be tae Dust see | the other evening was one of ita iment, has decided that no emwied neatest cleanest and most artistic hall be established for his regiment | taney dances and acrobatic turns ever ep pecer yt is probable | seen in this part of the country, and Wat Kentucky fogiments will be the audience enjoyed it immensely Dy Obes in eam without evidenced by loud and rey 1 0," Which is regarded as proceeded to | paper wi arrival, after that that every it rained and so seldom that » good as new, Saturday he ventured to put om the hoodooed pantaloons, and it wasn’t two hours until it began rain- ing. Sunday night he did likewise, and the farmers had reason to bless him before 10 o'clock. The subsequent career of those breeches will no doubt be interesting, if it could be traced out during the summer. after their It happened time he donned he got to wear this year they £3 9 Two popular entertainers who will be at LaBelle park soon are Louis+ ville girls, and the Times of Saturday contained half-tone pictures of them. It is said of them: The Goldsmith sisters—Carrie and Minnie—who so kindly volunteered their services to the charity entain- ment of the Louisville Ladies’ Min- strels last week, will leave thgapi shortly on their summer ‘or i have engagements of two weeks come home for stay applause. They are two very popular ville girls Saturday an Irishman ourt house to purchase a marri After stating as best he conld the abject’ of his visit, the clerk took down the record book and fill out the blank When be reached the line ‘name of bride,’ the Irishman felt for his vest and then exclaimed “Shure an’ Oi ve left my vest at bum, Oj hev! Ith had the and other essential data on a piece of went to the ppened that he ich was in bis vest pocket, Memphis, two weeks at Little Roc to Chicago and return, for two weeks at Chattanocga and two in person, a Sain. aller Shien thes (wil annual stockholders’ meet- a abort and then |@& ef the company, which will be | [llinois Central R. R, OF INTEREST TO STOCKHOLDERS Free Transportation to Attend the Annual Meeting at Chicago. Some Interesting Facts. In order that the stockholders of the Illinois Central Railroad company may more readily attend in person the annual meetings, there has been posted in each station of the compa- by 4 notice to the effcet that, ia ac- cordance with a resolve of the board of directors, there may be issued to each holder of one or more shares of the capital stock of the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad company, as registered inon the books of the company, a ticket enabling him or her to travel er the company’s lines from the tion of the Illinois Centrrl Rail- nearest to his or her registered held at its gene office in Chicago on Wednesday, September 28, 1498, at noon. Details as to the neces: procedure to obtain such ticket, the date of its issue and its limit, are fully set forth on the posted notices referred to, Io this coanection, it will he interesting to note that since, in 1862, the capital stock of the com- pany bec full paid, © cash divi- ame “LA CREOLE” HAIR RESTORER A Perfect Hair Dressing and Restorer. If your Merchant doesn’t handle, send $1.00 to us and get one bottle, or $5.00 and get six bottles, CHARGES PREPAID to any part U. 8. or Canada. VAN VLEET-MANSFIELD DRUG CO. MEMPHIS, TENN. Admiral Sampson Must Meet the Spanish Fleet J, W. Moore, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries, | Canned Goods of All Kinds, Free delivery to all parts of the city, Cor. 7th and Adams, » - — Also Gardner Bros. & Co, will meet ali competition WOOD ¢ YARD! ay arden Mr. George W. Grubbs is in the| wood business at the corner of Tenth | and Trimble streets. He is well known | by all, and will give satisfaction. All orders promptly filled. COLORED DEPARTMENT. |Furniture, Carpets, Mattings and Stoves, In fact, everything that is needed in furnishing your house from start to finish, See our iron beds before you buy. We have lower prices than ever dof on iron beds, We are the leading upholsterers of the city, We anufacture and make over ali kinds of mattresses and awnings. Your credit is good Miss Enie Landram, of Smithland, | Ky., is visiting Miss Katie Sales of North Eleventh stree Mr. W. H. Mansfield, upon whom | 8 surgical operation was recently performed, is getting along nicely. GARDNER BROS. & CO. 208-205 South Third. | Telephone 396. A good crowd went to Metropolis yesterday to attend the rally, The commencement comes *tomor- row eveving at Morton's opers house. | I 17x I FE I N ‘The ladies of the Willing Workers | VWlO club will serve refreshments tonight den, ranging from 4 per cent. to 10 percent. per annum, has been paid semi-annun to every holder of stock, and that it is now twent years since the Vv, in any year, paid less than 5 per cent., the present reve # Aistribution, RHEUMATISM CURED, compa After eminent physicians and all other known remedies fail, Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ) will quickly ‘housands of testimonials at- fact. No case of Rheuma- tism can stand before its magic heal- ing power, Send stamp for book of cure and he bad forgotten to wear bis vest He sent the el as surety that very im finally it came a intended bride's a remarkable feature of 1 fellow did who had come to man home for arment, and found out his Tt wa the incident not know his man and best portant i he name, also that the ol own age me of the el democrat newspapers ofthe district beeomin greatly exercised over the fact that the Sex ! heen'giving the public the only rclia-| information it has been getting | to the First district sional race. A little sheet known as the Mirror, pablished in a pl called Mayfiela, had the following say in its last issue Phe Paducah Sux seems a disturbed because there is only democratic candidate for congress in this district,and it is casting about in search of other candidates. It hs heard that the respective friends of Judge Robbins, of this place, and Col Tom Corbett, of Paducah, are making strenuous efforts to get thew on the track, The Suv is a republi- can paper and should busy itself | little in getting out a republican car didate, As yel there is not a single one of that hye in the field.’’ f N might suggest that it has | elative congtes little one only given the news which the dem ocratic papers seem to be afraid to give. They,are as close clan on the congressional race. It dl not require any solicitude on the| part of the Mirror relative to ed himself. republican candidate being brought| “You are a foreigner, I suppose ?”” | out These things us querred the other attended to in time. ‘The effort “Yes, a Welehman.’ rood many democrats now seems to| “What did you come to this coun-| be to keep the candidates from gé iry for? out, instead of getting them « To make a living lemocratic papers did not even] ‘We ww have you succeeded "| suggest that the congress! com-| Haven't succeeded at all. Peo- {mittee meet and declare the prin ple all too mean off when the requisite time elapse “Maybe if you'd be a litth more }other candida lo come in, ur | pleasant yourself you'd do er.’? {after the Sux mentioned the matter. | The man grunted again an Aud displessing as it may be to} jmore indulged in his favorite Jeertain factions in the democratic) sterous p rossing hi |party, it is a well known that a] remain ve building |strenuous effort is being made by| men in that party to iaduce somebody | to run against the only candidate! now announced | Admiral Chas, K. Wheeler no forced to withdraw STATE OF ONLO, Chey OF TOLEDO, 4 LUCAS COUNTY i FRANK J. CuReRY m (the tirm of B, math that he | vior partner Co, doing business lu the Clty of Tole’ DIY and state aforesaid, and that said tir Tpay tlesum of ONE HUNDRED pol every case of CaTARKH 1 by the us Haut ARS for each and thateannot be cur CATARRE Cone PRANK J, CHENEY and subscribed tnt December, A.D. . Sworn US before m be - A. W, GLEASON sear Notary ¥ tly onthe t mt mncou ( PJ. C ABNEY & CO. J by Denget Vall’ Bamlly PUL EXGURSION LO DAWSON, Special train leaves Padu ten o'clock a, m, arriving 9 at noc nd returning leaves Dawson at 7p. m., fare for round trip $1, td J.T. Donovan, Agt could not wear them for some time For nice dry sawdust tel. 29. u Padaes esorts, bt feels safe, as he is bottle \8 in Washington harbor, The enemy ceuldn’t get to him, and he | lidu’t want to get to the enemy so the latter's flying udron, under] Rear Admiral Ollie ames we particulars, It contains evidence {hat will cenvince you that B. B. B. is the cure for all Blood and Skin Diseases ever discovered. Be- ware of substitutes said to be ‘just as gool."* $1.00 per large bottle, Th JOURNALIST CURED AND TE best ANC TIPIES. 1 was sftlicted for three years with rheumatism of the ankle and joints to sich an extent that locoiotion difficult, and L suffered great indaced to try a bottle ul before I had com. ond bottle 1 experi- of, and four bottles effected cure. Six months have since the swelling and pain and 1 will state that effectgd a permanent cure, for which Iam Very grateful. W. G. Wuipsy, Atlonta, Ga, For sale by Druggists. NEW YARDMA Re Mr. Pason Smith Mr Mei ‘ook Charge To- pon the Koad. day Mr. ville vround by ¥ whom he suc Pason Smith, tate of Louis. rived Saturday and was shown ‘dmaster Bob McCann, as yardmaster at and Mr, ardinaster, after He assumes! charg MeCann, te went up the road to inst run. today, retiring look his XCURSION VIA_ ANOIS CENTRAL Summer rates are Dawson, ¢ enden and now in effect to pA Crit- and health 90 days. Oa homescekers June 21, ex ursion tickets will besold to various — points in ‘Tennessee, fississippi, Louisiana, Arizona, Ar- kansas, Texas, Indian Territory, and {other states at one fare for the round rip. Good for 21 days to return, limtf J.T. Doxovan, agent. Dr. Chrost Specialis MC ELREE’S Inesfa has demonstrated ten thousand is almost infulliblo FOR WOMAN'S: PECULIAR WEAKNESSES, {regularities and derangements It remedy nal menstruation, weotat Late if ih the be wale Ht Ie beneficial WINE GF CARBUI in the basement of the Washington street church. The season of commencements is here, when the sweet girl graduates will march down to the footlights, make her most polite bow and say her piece, and the boys will all stand aside with raised hats and button pictures and exclaim: ‘She's a warm Wall Paper, per roll Fifty-cent Window Shades for Sea veies ..80¢ Hand-made shades in any size. Picture frames made to order. Fine ** Tomorrow evening the} paper hanging done in any part of the county by lairp of her genius will burn, when she receives her diploma and her flowers and the smiles and the wel- come approbation of a waiting public on this grand oceasion in their lives. She will blossom out at the com- mencement like 4 fairy and she will ive the endorsement of a fond public, The occasion rarely comes more than once in a life time, so make it a thing of beauty and a joy forever. NortH OU RTH STREET us ( ). ( ). LEE, OURTH STREET Look for the Big Sign when you get on Fourth street. Wall Decorating Is our business, our pastime, our de light. We should like the job of dec- orating the great wall of China, but will be content if you will let us deco rate a few walls in your house. Do they need it? Oh, yes; you can’t get “7 out of that, and we always hate ion. Y THE TIE THAT BINDS( ?) ext Sunday, unless the trend of eyents change, the public will wit- ness the remarkable spectacle of a se- cret brganization having two annual sermons preached in the same city, at different places, on account of de- nominational differences. To this latte y civivilization of our much boasted intelligence, when we pride ourselves upon having laid aside the ignor: the prejudice and passions of the past, to see a se- cret organization—a body of men and women legally organized to do for humanity what the churches have failed to do—split asunder in de- nominational strife, bringing that into practice on the Lord’s is contrary to every line and st to be found between the lids ofthe ble ‘a. book upon which all secret organizations have based their origin, and puts a stick into the hands of the sinner or unbetic that he will not be slow in using against Christiavity and all ats fol- awallin need of artistic decoration. Bare walls denote a bare pocketbool or little consideration of the beautiful. But your pocketbook is all right and you know a good thing when you see it. W. 8. GREIF, Everything in Its Season IS THE RECORD WE MAKE. eo" stock of staple and fancy groceries is strife complete and up-to-date. Splendid line of canned goods. Our meat market is ». Mr. Smith is a lowers. unexcelled, having everything in the line of zentleman, and has been chief ‘J “Blessed be the tie that binds our fresh and salt meats, Junder M>. Harrahan at’ Loursville, |hearts in Christian love’? used to be Telephone 118. Cor. oth and ‘Trimble. believed and followed and snag with much Christian devotion, but now it eden tah P. F. LALLY. Scat OBERTS BEER those who shou'd be the is converment to Tt leads all in its cxempliication « aie doing whatever Is rapidly becoming the favorite with the people of this city, jobacare ita wheresbouts others, for the reason that it is O}! consistency thou art a j well These are the very things that have kept us so far behind in the march of the nations—envy, jealousy, preja- dice and ignorance, We never make the white race or any other race for that matter, believe that we want to be numbere pong the progress- ive, and at the sau apiit’ asun- der by internal dissen too often based upon frivolous differences of opinion. ‘There is no use to. think ABSOLUTELY PURE ean HANDLED IN BOTTLES AND BY THE KEQ BY PADUCAH BOTTLING CO. . Bergdoll, phone 101, time ms. Proprietor, Tenth and Madison streets that other races do not see these . 4 ti Orders filled uvtil 11 p.m things, for they do. Soda Pop, Seltzer Water and all kinds of Temperance Drinks, “In union there is strength,’ is 9 fundamental truth we recognize, but in many instances fall far short of following. We are too prone to pre- cepts without examples, We ean readily see how other races and other people have gone wrong, but if we could only get a look at home, Let us hope that in the days to come, intelligence will issue her emancipation proclamation and liber- ate us from the galling bonds of envy SNTIFIC AND FIRST-CLASS BLACKSMITHING “1 REPAIRING be HORSESHOEING All work guaranteed. and ignorance, of prejudice and de- expect more union, better citizens ’ . a and less strife; peace wha good will from all to all. Court Street bet, 2d and 3d. Rose & Paxton Give you All Kinds of FIRE «Insurance TORNADO Over Citizen’s Saving Bank. MENRY MAMMEN, Jr. BOOK BINDER A thoroughly equipped Book-making plant. You need send nothing out of town, Here 1s a word to those who seek redress for their own gricvances and those of. others, by appealing to the reporter to make himself a catspaw. It is contrary to honor and principle If you have any charges to make against another they should be made openly, in good faith and with bold- ness. It is notin accord with any idea of fairness to shift’ the responsi- bility which rightfully belongs to you upon anyone else, Bear your own burdens, and thus fulfiill the law of human nature, Be manly, honest and brave, and do not unto others that you would they should not do unto you, We have made great progress in the last thirty-three years, yet every day we see things, which if they did pot exist, we might have made etill greater progress. Miss Edwena F, Kennedy will ad- dress » union meeting at the Wash- ington street Baptist church tonight, Patent Flat-Opening Books