The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, August 11, 1898, Page 3

ITIES NORTH: NORTH-EAST éxo NORTH-WEST K. Wholesale Agt. CURIOUS ENGLISH IDIOMS. Gome Queer Answers Given by the Hin- doos at Examinations. SWIMMING IN THE PACIFIC. Accomplishments That Come Natural te Doctors’ Prescriptions Are given prompt and careful at- tention by experienced graduate When stating his qualifications for the dosired billet the young Hindooin pyg ogy, employment frequently | makes use of the following phrae in pharmacy when entrusted to our] was a candidate for matriculation at South sea mother has very lit- se to worry when her baby has ian or crawling reached the rept are particularly careful in the laun the venturesome infant If he crawls to the edge of the house he can crawl out of doors with- out harm, for there is no break in the the Bombay universit that as sort of guaranty of his pro- ficiency in English. such a way that even dyes which are not waranted fast will not Our Immense Stock It does not fol- Negligee shirts, starched and plain, shirt waists. ties, socks, etc., cleansed ironed and finished by the Star Steam Laundry in a manner which cannot STAR STEAM LAUNDRY, J. W. YOUNG & SON, Proprietors. 120 North 4th Bt. Enables us to give you “just what} low that our young friend has at- tained much knowledge, for of the many candidates the number pass the examination rarely exceeds It has been my lot to act as an examiner at many matricu- the doctor orders.” Prompt Delivery We deliver medicines or prescri 8 promptly to any part of th- a ploration of the path there are no ani Inals or wheels to bring bruises and jumps and even worse ha {ndeed, is the hardy crawler when he covers the narrow distance from his home to the beach, for there is a bank and to play in. next stage is to craw! from the soft warmth of the supportin ing warmth of the still wa- ture intended the form to float, and, knowing no better, the wee Kanaka lets nature have her way. The same motions which propel the crawling baby on shore turn him into the swimming baby in the aga. From swimming baby toswimming man or woman there is no alteration le. There is no overhead stroke, no breast stroke, mothing but the crawling motion with which every four-limbed animal swims. It is noth- paddle,whiah civilized le, but, laughed at as the stroke may be, it serves the turn of the strongest and longest swimmers in the world. No one, no matter how good his stroke may be in theory and in swimming school practice, no one but a South sea islander would start out hopefully on a swim over 20 miles of ocean between two islands. Scores of instances are known in which the Kanaka has covered that distance, starting with a cocoanut slung about his neck as a national combination of haversack and canteen, food and drink in the same parcel. y such confident swimmers who may venture on the thrilling sport of surf riding. The Samoans ide the surfin canoes. Itoan be done only in a lagoon which has a wide reef to the sea, and is possible only y sea on the ocean is set- into the mouth of the pass. When that happens old and young the canoes and He just under until a, monster wave is seen cre is a hurry to get position on the forward slope of the wave, and the paddles dig like mad lace until the breaking nds the canoe on the beach. LLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Time Tadie tn oToot COUISVILLE AND MEMPHIS DIVISION Noara Bourp— No W8 No 4 and I can vouch y of the following examples dates’ replies to some ques- ed in the English examina- WHY BURN Old Sooey Wood When you can get dry hickory stove wood ready for stove at same prices by telephoning No. 198? Note change from No.29. E.E.BELL FIRE-FIGHTING IN EUROPE. Methods Employed in Holland, Germany DEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER ten To the question: “Give ashortlife exander the Great?” a youth “The fame of Alexander has reached ¢o prominently before us, he played his part on such a lofty stage, that the é¢ye of the whole world was upon him, marking the strong and weak points in his character, like to lare of sunlight that efecta on our body which the night conceals.” Of Diogenes one youth gave the following informatio: F a large tub;” while another said that ¥ “an earthen tub was his ineeparable Col. Smith Says it May Yet Go} companion.” The Cynics were de- scribed aa “a kind of ornament worn Another referred to Themistocles as being “an Athenian statement,” which reminds me of a young Hindoo clerk who described Niagara as “a large American con- New Orleans 72 pro 900 am ine.12 47 an 18 pra J'kxon Tenn, 10 % am 10% pa DRUGGISTS Fifth and Broadway. THE THIRD KENTUCKY. N 216 pm 1 20am 745 am pm 24am 9am pm $90 am 10 45 am ing but thedog swimmers deri to Yorto Rieo—The Boys Greatly Disappointed Over the Delay. in the court.” 100 sat 12 88, Tn Amsterdam the firemen are all unmarried men and live at the fire sta- The street alarms for callin out the fire brigade are distributed over the city, so that no house is more than 300 yards from one of them re two method: rom burning houses 210 pm 3 48 am 11 0045 40pm ” Thave heard Elisha described The Alleged I1-Feeling Between | as “a nymph,” “the servant of Eliza,” “a colony in the Portuguese,’ Arabian province in the Persian gulf.” Tn an essay on the subject, “Adver- sity Tries Friends,” duced the story of the prodigal eon, whom he described as driven by hunger to feed on the tusks of his own pigs 2” s« 1” “auioke yeaa First and Third Is Alla Myth—'1 he Legion Gets Off. Deaths in the Third, 3.80 pm 8 03 am 7 00 p one youth intro- tes are in a very danger ne line is shot up to them They catch the line, at the end find a This they fasten inside nd slide down it nping-sheets are Newport News, Va., Aug. 11.—I still believe the Third Kentuc' iment will go to Porto Rico,’’ said] ¢,} Col. T. J. Smith recently. * he continued, ‘‘we are much disappointed with the brig-| », 19) adier general’s order in which F designated the Fifth regiment to accompany but our business is to obey orders and that is what we propose to do. We expect to leave within a week on transports which have already been ordered to Newport News."’ ge and wonder- Here are a few stran, definitions of wor culled from the examination pape! Custom and Hab i e Pies © “Bia heas hati Tiinous ao the Be 8 to wet things.” “He hasa habit erson thus causes th without bringing the arers to their knees, says Household means very completely is that which is not entire me ry New Orleans, carrying Pullman buf Mi run golid between Padu nity. —“A cock struts ‘ide on account of the vanity “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 got six bottles, CHARGES PREPAID to any part U8. or Canada, rw VAN VLEET-MANSFIELD DRUG CO, ie Proprietors, MEMPHIS, TENN. J. G. GILBERT, Retail Agt. ine House, for several days, left yes- sis are WELL UF THAT DON'T BEAT THE BAND Miss Lelia Bradley, of Cairo, vis ited Miss Bessie McKinney a few days, while en route to Greenville to visit her mother. Miss Azalea C. Dumas, of Cairo, is in the city, the guest of her cousin, Mr. Robert Savage. Mesdames Grig and Hatchet, of Henderson, were the guests of Mrs. Henry Kivel, on North Eighth street, this week. Miss Mary Peyton, of Murray, is spending the week with Mrs. Lewis Mr. Thomas McKinney and fam- ‘ aes ily spent. Wednesday st the rurel| op Uncle Sam says. wht you will say 3 St Real. 6 *,;when you see our extremely 1 i Male of Mt Ba Reda, of Maxon’s| Furniture and house furnishings for five mantle Mr. Thomas Lee ie visiting bis sis (Of August. We are offering special bargains ter, Mrs. James Spriggs. in furniture, iron beds, stoves, carpets, mat- Flem Steele, atter a visit’ of sev- bine fr mke, sto.; 205 the pale ps Ai ust, ~ I weeks to bis old , Cheatans ur fall stock. Now is ville,” pomrhad preg Brottet pawl oF the time to buy cheap. also visited in Nashville, We are also manufacturers Of all kinds of ye ee mattresses and awnings. The: leading uphol- is inthe city eislog hinmeter ¢;|Sterers and repairers of furniture in e city, South Ninth street. Your credit is good, There will be a barbecue next Sat- urday evening st the residence of G RDNER BR \ 1 J. W. Clark, 726 North Tenth street. A OS. & ( . Rey. Burton, of the Cairo district, | Telephone 396. 2038-205 South Third. was in the city today. Rey. Burton has been on the above named dis- = rict for a number of years. . KEEP OUT OF. REACH OF THE SPANISH GUNS! «TAKE THE... C,H. & D, MICHIGAN THREE TRAINS DAILY FINEST TRAINS IN OHIO FASTEST TRA.NS IN OHIO LABORERS WILL CELEBRATE THE 51H OF SEPTEMBER, The Hod Carriers Union, No. 2, will celebrate labor day on Sept. 5, by a big demonstration. They will also parade the streets headed by a cornet band. The day will be more generally observed tha: ever before in this city. It will be a big day for all laborers. J. W. Crark, Pres. Several young men are arranging to give a swell bop pretty soon, Michigan and the Great Lakes constantly growing in popularity, Everybody will be there this summer. For inform- POINTERS FROM POINTS. ation inquire of your nearest ticket agent. More men have been self-undone than have been self-made. Some men are so exceedingly mod- est that they will shun the naked truth, nicTig nnn that attends scielly £91 STABLISHED 1864,——o job. In Germany call boxes are very nu- merous, and the extent as w of his hinder part.” Only and Alone.—‘“He came —i. ¢., without bringing his wife Authentic and Genuine.—“A gen- uine book is one in which tal written, whether true or false; an sixty-six sick soldiers of the Third Kentucky have been sent to Fortress Monroe since the regiment reached Most of them have typhoid or malarial fever, mumps, or crest of the wave passes oses the thrilling rush shore- If he makes a slip in steering the canoe is upset and there is a Newport News. dium or great. Most German fire- . ’ Instead of goivg to hell when they die, some people ought to be born ' r] again and become editors. The man who gets as large a salary as he thinks he deserves, is usually chance that the outrigger will break inderth Exposition Omaha, Nebraska * UNE 1 TO NOVEMBER | —— 1898 —— Best reached from {he south, east and | PACIFIC RAILWAY nt equipment, consist- reclining chair cars measles, and will be unable to at= company the regiment south. regimental surgeons are at account for the large amount of sick- ness in the regiment. quence of 1t beyond a doubt, was the decision of Brigadier to push the Fifth Llinois to the front of the Third though it arrived last. curious to note, are tele- authentic book is one in which many A great feature of of the words are not written by the riding is an art. "Those who make th ride are entitled to the wild cries o: delight with which they signalize the One youth explaine “Ho was such a metly he used to check his accounts daily.” Hoe wes a man of tho Methodist glen, who spent nothing at all day by day.” eat. The great Hawailan beaches sel- dom are protected by a barrier reof, General Grant therefore the surf ridin done there in canoes. Each swimmer has a stout board, longer than himself by about two or three feet and about With this he swims seaward, diving under the incoming waves until he reach: the rollers begin to form. watches the sea, man firemen pay. par to this point and The most absurd mistakes, however, occurred in dictation. “Hannte of nymphs in the days of Hesiod, and fairs of days of Byron” was re of Imps in the days of Esau, and layers of parrots in the days of By Since the regiment was mustered have been three deaths, a small number compared to two feet broad. (seats free of extra charge), Pullman buffet’ sleeping cars and comfortable high-back seat coaches. REDUCED RATES FROM ALL POINTS DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE See agent for tickets, timo tables and ‘other information. R.T. G, MATTHE jsion requires it the place where and trousers are made of a double layer of canvas, and by meang of a tap attached to the he One of the three due directly to the move made from Chickamauga to Newport News. Be- ginning with yesterday sil yisitors and soldiers from other regiments are forbidden to enter the lines, because prevalence of mumps and ing flat upon his board. When the largest roller begins © swell into shepe he endeavors to paddle his board backward with his hands into the face of the forming If he times it just right the wave picks him up and shoots him like In one of the higher examinations the subject was Shakespeare's play of “Richard IIT.” asked for a short sketch of the char- acter of this monarch “Richard IIT. was a patron of tho painter beautifully musician, and if space between the t temgmmodiately If too much water A candidate was thrdugh a valve and pours down over the wearer like a fountain, thus doubly protecting him from t The smoke heime jermans, as, indeed, by all continent 6 an air cham- an arrow to the beach, where board, expertly hand! even with the last bubbles at the edge of the dry sands, Surf riding after the Hawaiian fashion is extremely simple when performed with pen and uk, but the swimmer who ¢ W allel when there is guy sort of s25 ‘Tmbting in from the south is cither verwhelmed in the roller or parts company with his board to learn the adamantine solid when @ would-be rider essays to plow {t up with any portion of his anatomy. cessarily the art cannot be learned in still water, therefore the learner must take chances on comin, under severe conditions. knack of it lies in a double distribu- tion of the weight of the body on the eurf board. It is essential to keep the ard truly at right anBles with the ig face of the wave. The latter artly by the ex- women ‘There 1s little foundation for the stories that have been circulated of late concerning hard feeling said to exist between the soldiers of the First and Third regiments. was started when a number of men of the First Kentucky were arrested by the provost guard of the Third regi- ment, because they were not provided There is no serious ill feeling between the two regiments, and the men of the First are sorry that the Third is not to go at once to Fine arts, aud he and was a ekilled he had been spared would doubtless have become one of the most enlight- that ever graced the English throne.” clerk once wrote to me If You Want Your Laundry ch the fireman means the lungs are supplied air and the head kept cool, while Have it done by THE CHINESE Broad Clothes called for SAM HOP SING & CO. the escaping air cle and enables the ng grounds: “She and has two is a widow, poor cha e fireman is able little post-mortem children,”—To- When in Metropolis the STATE HOTEL. » By weer 8 pikes Between 4th and Sth on Ferry ** ST. JAMES HOTEL SAINT LOUIS EUROPEAN PLAN Ma'e. 75¢ and $1 per Day Restaurant, Popular Priccs SPECIAL 260 DINNER The Berlin fire» Iso carries a short ladder: ing St against the first floor he mounts it, geis on fo the window » the ladder, hooks it pp ow still above and 60 He then lets down no, draws up @ hose pipe and se: STORY OF PHILLIPS BROOKS. How He Cleverly Assisted a Woman to Quiet « Crazy Man. c] A woman was traveling from Prov- The departure of the boys was) idence to Boston with her weak-mind- marke by the greatest enthusiasm. | oq futher, Cheers rent the air ag the transport) pocame pushed off from the dock, and then the soldier boys broke into song,} in motion; that some absolute duty rendering various good-bye selections, | oa)Jed him. the last notes falling shore from the receding vessel bein those of ‘‘My Old Kentucky Home. Notwithstanding the early hour of the departure, quite a number were present to waye them a fond farewell, | ; In the gathering were some of the adoring and adorable Virginia girls who contributed so much to the pleas- ure of the boys while.in camp here. ‘The embarkation was made Tues- day night, the soldiers going aboard with Gen, Grant. al rates by the The transport Alamo, with the re- maining companies of the First Ken- y, sailed at daybreak yesterday for Porto Kicg. reaches the roof. A Of all the continental eapitals Vi- enna is probably the most perfootly equipped for outbreaks of fire, There are numerous street alarms, which are nost ingenious and useful. of the glass window y at the merey of a drunken or fow- iy person or the real discoverer of @ ire—which must be smashed before the alarm ean be given, there is a key ys for the calk boxes are frequentiy supplied to all ree citizens, who aré responsible On discovering « fire the man inlocks the door and gives the al When this has been done the key cannot be withdrawn until another door has been untoeked must get off the train while it wasstill | feat is accomplished i the ownerand partly by a own position on the boa’ The former or is effected by ¢ side of the board or the A few of the most expert Ha vaiian surf ridersare a His daughter endeayored to quiet ) him, but it was difficult to do it, and she was just giving up in despair when she noticed a very large man watch ing the proceedings intently over the of his newspaper yaught her eyes he rose and er quickly to he# “I beg your pardon,” he said; “you are in trouble. he explained the sitv What is your father’s name?” which is equal- Neotsieak, OF mUtton Chom, POLALOeS, GOL. REP DEPARTMENT, Then they wajted ‘There was not much sleep on the transport, the last night ie on the American shore being fraught with too much that was stirting tobe passed in siumbey Thus after a wee! the time they were separated from their regimental comrades who left last Thursday on the Hudson, the re- mainder of the legion boys sailed away hoppy in the service of their] ),, countyy. No more gallant soldiers} | have left these or other shores in the present war than these same Ken- tncky boys, whose ambition from the time of their enlistment has been get to the front and fight. ‘There will doubtless be no fighting for them to de now, hut garrison duty will likely keep them in Porto Bico for several monthe at least. LENDLER & LYDON Hag the best $2 shoe in the city. 8a She told him, and the large man, aning toward the troubled old man, had addressed him by name, shaker hands cordially and engaged him ir conyersation so verly arranged to kee oceupied that he forgot leave the train and did not think of it again until they were ir Here the strange sens, ¥ numbered key in the lock the name of the person giving the alarm can be found, as g register ry : only pay (OF id P. MILLER, Presid: Col, Chas. Hamilton, of Cairo, | is kept of all the to whom keys have beon sup- plied, with the numbet The Vienng fire briga more quickly than any other Earo- pean brigede. Tn driving to thescene of the fire one of the brigade sits b the driver and blows a trumpet, whic! can be heard a great distance away and is a summons for all vehicles to pull aside until the engine has p \ water cart follows the engine, and so an immediate eupply hend while the fire plug is bein "Thus many small fires whicl won}d soon extend are pi aiting from] (), guest ¢{ his pl and personal com Vrown, of Bouln & He will leave in a few Levis and other cities Second Hand Goods Highest cash prices paid by WILLIAM BOUGENO & SON street, We also carry J, W. Moora, Staple and Fancy Grocsries, Goods of All Kinds, 2 ger put the woman ar r charge into @ carriage, received ser assurance that she felt perfectl tafe, had cordially shaken her har and was gbout tg clos door when she remembered that had felt so safe in the keeping of this | attend to. noble-looking man that Ilastily putting MASONIC NOTICE ‘The Stone Square 1 will have a call meeting All members are urged to be present as there is business of importance to milton, of Cairo, is even asked his name her hand against the door, she “Pardon me, but you have me such a service, may Tknow whom | ter tam thanking?” The big man smiled as he answered: ipe Brooks,” and turned away. ureh, the guest of Mr. nt visit to Mr » Luther Gardner, Dawson Springs Tuesday. se. H, H, Bradley, of Cairo, a heen 1 Pauls battleship which bears its bere on of water, which economy. Itstands pint of water at the pette sien gallon in Syamapem se GENERAL INSURANCE. The man who has a tendency to|” Tr RA “8B Coat make a liar of himself never Incks for A Ei very respect skill or mater EIN 153,78" Shallow men are generally despis- ed, but they don’t require as mach watching as deep ones. A man may be as honest as theday :s ne oa — is long, and still do a lot of mischief during’the night, s J Some men are dissatisfied with aa- ture because they are not so con- siructed that they can pat their own A man is alwayswanting something a he can't get, and in always gelling Cason < ISITTHE RECORD something he don’t want, Kuan Sap sdeh & retois iol WE MAKE. a failure; he may be a success as a backs. failure and a failure as a success. UR stock of staple and fancy groceries is Every man thinks everybody else complete and up-to-date. Splendid line knows him; that’s why he writes his of canned goods. Our meat market is name so you can’t read it, unexcelled, having everything in the line of It isan essy wattyr to get your _ fresh and salt, meats, fellowneu ia syrah wed of you; all] Telephone 118, you hays ty dei to lie down end/Cor, gth and Trimble. . . . die Whenever you rach the conclue sion ‘hat every wan who shakes your hand and siniles in your face is your friend, then sit «it sight down and send for the fool killer QNE TRIAL BOTTLE | 45, Extepnal Tonic, Applied, t2, the cont prateereeng OF GEN + Hyrren AS AN EDUCATOR This Offer Almost | THE DISCOVERY % AGE “Ln she fall of 1863," says the Surpasses Belief | 4 woman was the inventor, Boston Trauscript, “when the de vanes partinent authorized the formation of negro regiments in Eastern ‘Tennes- see, Shafter was commissioned colo- nel of one organized at Murfreesboro, although Gen. George H. Thomas declined to recognize the formation. a eget the prize captured neac Isle of Pines last week is now it miles off 8 sinking condition. Telephone 174. oo " BapUC ee Within four months Shafter had taught every negro under him how to read and write, and he drilled the organization until it become the show le, Tennessee.’?— St. Louis Globe-Democrat. THE M/3SES BELL, 78 Pitth Avenue, New York City, cake ter ne sus bets. hod § \ld in Paduesh by W. B. McPherson, Cor. 4th and Broadway. ducah, in which he throws flagrant |= flowers at the beautiful belles and gallant beaux of Hopkiosville.—-The Major. At the regalar annual meeting of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, or the International Order of Twelve, a fraternal and charitable organi- is a quality some ap : lost sight of in these zation, confined exclusively to the days of “yellow” m. They litte for truth colored race, held at Hopkinsville, and a great deal for te y sensation. Ky., the 26, 27 and 28th of last fifi ‘ith THE CHICAGO RECORL month, A. Q. ¢ of Mayfleld, It is not so with 8 CHICAGO RECORD, was elected to the highest oflive in The success of THE RECORD rests upon its reliability, *}the organization, by acclamation, i all the new: nd tel making bis fourtly term. —The Lndex ila thes, Up ws—alll the :neepe=dinet tem the Coa about it. Dewey is said to be a regular dude i iy iAasaaatinann adiasiecle aaa ia hima ase an and Miles hes to bathe 16 porcelain It is the on y Amencan newspaper out wle New York city and with rose water, but both that has its own exclusive dispatch boat service and its men have proven that they own staff correspondents and artists at the front in both know how to fight. Some of the hemispheres. bravest men in the battle of Santiago : q were those who at home parted their It is the best illustrated daily newspaper in the world, bair in the middle and d@gnot get up Its war news service is unapproachably th. of mornings until the sun was high up in the heavens,—The Hustler. Mr. A. W, Watking is in receipt} “We :cad the war news in tite oiier papers, tener eo ae nay Wee] then we turn to THE CHICAGO KECORD to singer, chairman of finance Commit tee of the state commission, kindly gee how much of it is true. Sold by newsieaters everywhere asking a donation towards paying for the handsome silver service which is by all postmaster, Address ING, CHtiGl Madison Street, Chicaeo, r sek to be the gift of the state to the great al at Says the Urbana (Ill.) Daily Courier: ons received: ORD, 88