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ut B. W.PRATT COAL COMP’Y usessors to Eades & Lehohard | Cer, Ninth and Harrison Streets WILL HANDLE THE CELEBRA LED abillsice and Oakland Kentucky Coal LUMP 7 CENTS~NUT 6 CENTS A share of the trade is solicited E. W. PRATT, Manager Delivers’, fer epot cash only. J. E. LANE Telephone 190 | OPERA [worron’s vous FLETCHER TERRELL, MANAGEE —_—™ 29000000099000000000000q, PERSONALS. } : geacececcceececceeeenKe ONE NIGHT ONLY Mr. Frank Effinger has gone t MONDAY, OCTOBER 3]*+ Lous Mr. O. L. Gregory has returner from St. Louis. Supt. W. J. Harahan,of the L. C.. was in the city today. Mrs. E. Bachman, of Memphis, ir isiting Mrs. J. C. Pieper. Mr. H»l Corbett bas gone t doston on business. Master Albert Gilbert has gone t st. Louis on a visit to his father. Miss Laura Hand, one of the pub- 1c echool teachers, is improving. Mrs. Gus ‘Tate and son, Cullen, snd Miss Puagh left today for St Lo Miss Francis Clark has gone to New York to take a post-graduate course in college, T. J. Stabl and Enoch Madisonville this Special return engagement, with all of last season’ vorites, the successful com- edy-drama, Tennessee’s Pardner ted by Bret Harte’s exquisite Presented by Arthur ston’s powerful com pany, including Harry Mainhall, Estha Williams, Percy Plunkett, Jane Corcoran, The Golden Nugget Quartet and Ten Other Favorites great play! A great company! A GUARANTEED ATTRACTION Messrs. Linn went up to norning. Messrs. Polk Ritter and Cook El- jer left’ this forenoon for St. Louis ma brief visit. Mr. James Clements, who has een ill for sometime, is improving, but 1s not yet able to get out. Mr, LE. Girardey returned last aight from Augusta, where he went w bury the remains of bis father. Mrs. L. Harris, of North Fourth street, was ill yesterday from a con- zestive chill, but today is better. Mrs. P. B. Daviess, of Earling- on, returned home this morning, fier s vi} ‘0 Mrs, Allen Jorgenson. Mr. A from Lilinois, Fern We weeks, Hon Seats on sale ning al VanCulin’s book store, SHORT LOCALS. MASONIC sOTIGE. Paducah Commandery No 11 wil me:t in special concla at 7:50 tovight for work in’ the Templar de- gree. Visiting Sir Knights cordially invited. By order of the Eminer' Commander. | W. H. Coreman, Recorder STRAYED Thompson has returned where he drove May From our lot Wednesday night, on: bas been away three red cow and one yellow heifer, marked with letter B on right bip, Rain has likely washed B off. If found in form Durrett market, Seventh 9nd Trimble streets, and get reward 3083 K. OF P. NOLICE, Henry Burnett and wife re- turned yesterday from Alton, LL, where they » cot to take their daught- ers, who have entered school there. Mrs. Julia Chick and daughter, Julia Mae, of Puleski, Tenn., and Mr. Isadore Braodsteller, of Smith- and, ure vistung Mrs. G. W. Lee. Miss Myrtle Pryor, after a several months’ - visit to Mr. Horace Mankfn and family, left today for Pryorsbury vn a visit to relatives before return- ing to her home in Memphis. Messrs. Zack Bryant and Joe Sin- nott will return tomorrow from Washe ngton, which place they left yester- lay for home. They have been ex- vected home for several days. Within the next few months, if re- ports wre true, a weil known and pop- ular young dry goods merchant of Palacah Lodge No. 26, K. of P. will meet tonight 10 their castle hall in Campbell building at 7:30 o'clock sharp. A full attendance is desived. Visitieg knights welvome, H. H. Evans, J. Fb. Ueblona HOME FROM BE c. Cc. K. RS, TON, Judge L. D. Husbands and Com- monwealth’s Attorney W. F. Brad- shaw returned Saturday night from Benton, where circuit court is in ses- sion, to spend Sunday, and retarned] Broadway, will be married to a charm- today. Nothing of interest trans-Jigy young blonde of Trimble street, pired at last week's session of court. yho is now visiting in another city, COCHRAN & OWEN Sell the best kh winter shoe in the] (0 CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA, city for ladies or gents. Call and Jet us show them te Vo Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to Koow What Appetite and Good Digestion Mean, Make a Test ot Stuart's Dys- pepsia Taplets. 1 Broadway. MOVED TO THE CITY. Col. Bud Dale this morning moved his family from the country to the cuy, and they have rooms at the New Richmond. Iuteresting Experience of an In- dianapolis Gentleman, TP DOG, Mr. A. A. Balsley lost a pet water] No spaniel, a perfect brown in color, | more 3 months old. Any ove returning | dyspepsia, People having it think the same will 5 receive 25 cents that their nerves are to blame, are supe surprised that they are not cured by FORK SALE—A DAIRY. nerve medicines and spring remedies , pore the real seat of mischief is lost sigh ivJot; the stomach is the origin to be looked after. Le trouble is more common or misunderstood than nervous First-class and Mound City, Ill. Pop. 3600. ‘Sup. plies the town. Shows a clear profi Nervous dyspeptics often do noi of $100 2 mouth, Does a strictly }uave any pain whatever in the stom cash business, Will sell for $800}ach, nor perbaps any of the asus) cash, Address symptoms of stomach weakaet H, O. Harvey, Nervous dyspepsia shows itself not Mound City, UL the stomach so much as io nearly “Try met} every other organ; in some cases the MULU FELL Is, fea palpitates and is irregular rthers, the kidneys are affected ; i: One of Langstaff’s mules was hall others the bowels are evnstipated buried in ove of the house connec: | with beadaches: still others ar tiou ditches on North Sixth street, {troubled with luss of flesh and appe near Mr, T. J. Atkin’s residence, | tite, with the accumulation of gas, this morning just before noon. At | sour risings and heartburn, effort bad been made to drive the Mr. A. W. Sharper, of No. 61 team into a yard nearby, and the {Prospect St., Indianapolis, Lodiana mule saok in until it was almos'|writes as follows: ‘A motive of covered, The animal was pot much pure gratitude prompts me to write hurt. these few lines regarding the new and Don’t experiment, but get the old] “uable medicine, Stuart's Dyspep reliable Plantation Ctl! Cure. sia Tablets. I have been a sufferer from nervous dyspepsia for the las four years; have used various paten medicines and other remedies withou any favorable result. ‘Chey some times gave temporary relief until the effects of the medicine w re off, J attributed this to my sedentary bab its, being a boot Keeper wich Jitthe : bul Lam glad t state that the tablets have overcome This morning a large force of mev fall these obstacles, for L have gained was at work on Broadway scraping | in flesh, sleep better, and am better in th» gravel off the streets and replac-Jevery way. The above is written ing it with clean gravel. It is thas} vot for notoriety, but is based on hoped to greatly improve the street | sctual facts."’ oie Respectfully yours, A. W. Suanver, 61°Prospect St., Indianapolis, Ind. It is safe to say that Stuart’s Dys. pepgia Tablets will cure any stom: — weakness or disease except cancer of Arthar Dupo aod Will Love, oi] the stomach, They care soar stom company K, Tbird vr srrived | acb, loss of flesh and appetite, Jast night’ on furlougls aad will be sleeplessness, palpitation, heartburn, constipation and headaches, Send for valuable Jiitle bouk on stomach diseases by addressing S uart Co., Marshal, Mich, All druggists sell full sized pack- only dairy WANTED. Address Paducah No inter A male stenographer, Friedmann, Keiler & Co., Ky., in own hauderivu views. STRENT IMPROVEMENTS, 50c may save your life—Plantation Chili Cure bas saved thousands, MOKE SOCHLEKS HERE. WHERE PRIDE CROPS OUT. Working Women Who Have Little Re spect for Other Working Women. The average working woman has lit tle respect for other working women ‘This doesn’t mean that she is without for herself, of a certain self sort, but it does mean that that self-respect is not broad enow to include de nee for fellow w earners, and it must logically follow that it is a very low grade of persona regard. The we oman wage-earner whom one most n meets has but the one standard of gentleship—un limited leisure. According to her, the worker, no matter how creditable or remunerative her labor may be, it something just a little to be ashamec yet beyond the pale of all those sit with folded hands, no matter much more content, not to say those hands might be i! honest employment Tt is but another pl iase of the false anc one time all-prevalent squeamishnes: as to confessing financial straits; ¢ modern development of that spirit te ago led an impoverishec leclare that they only “took for company.” A success ful woman teacher, who did really love her work, used to say that she was the only member of her family she ever met who taught because she had to— ull the rest di it “fust from pure love of it.” A girl whose family have,re cent st everything ¢ some embroidery at th . When an intimate friend con d her upon he aye luck at respec! woman’s . , Lhave me on my hands now mbroidery does entertain The new phas ight the other day te 1 exclusive ry prosperous oD ix nographer in place of the amanuen ad heretofo: after another pre n and with each one 1¢ principal found some cherished notion as to the goc nse and stabili ty of the modern business woman laid low, If it wasn’t one thing, it was an other, but she at last realized that they were all imbued with the I’m-a good-as-you-are idea, The principal young girl who wat than the others and e spotted veil was not quite so ob trusive. At the end of one week the girl resigned her place. “Why, I pay you three dollars a week more thar you were getting in your downtowt office, ” said the teacher, “Yes,” said the girl, “but I like it better in the of fice. It’s more fun for one thing, ané then—” She paused, but the teacher begged her to continue. “Well, it’ this way,” the girl finally blurted out “you see, it’s sort of more honorable for me. It isn’t because I don’t like to be employed by a lady, but you're # lady who works. Why, none of my dy friends ‘do anything’ except one r wor and they're employed by gen lemen in offices; I don’t know any typelady who is employed by a woman who works, and, to tell the truth, we think it a little beneath us. I’m sor. with a commiserating g glance at the teacher, “but the three dollars a week extra couldn't make up for it, youknow.” The teacher steadied her voice for one question. “Don’t your men employers in the offices work?” she asked. “Oh, yes, indeed,” was the answer, “but then they're men. “It’s different with women.” It may be of interest to add that this teacher sub. sequently secured aman stenographer, he having no objections, he said, “to being employed by a wamon who worked.”—Philadelphia Times, Water ‘Under Pressure. he notice of the had. 3 one themselves, Water under high pressure, as an agent for the transmission of power, writes G. W. Dickie in Cassier's Maga- zine, has latent possibilities yet to be developed, that will bring it into a more extended application as these possibilities become better under vod. Though not possessing the vapacity to produce the brilliant ef- fects that are so readily obtained by means of electric power transmission, yet, as a steady and completely trust- worthy source, it may be said fairly to outrank any of the newer agents for the transmission of power; this, of ourse, when applied to'any of the various purposes that favor the con- litions under which water must al- ways be used, and thus the field of en- gineering covering the application of hydraulic power must become wider ind more productive as its possibil- ities are bette: rom preh nde d BISMARCK AS AN ORATOR. He Made No Pretensions, But He Cowld Hold an Audience for Hours. Yet it seems as if but yesterday when last I saw him in the heyday of his glory, as Germany’s idol, holding @ parliament spellbound and the na- tion fairly hanging on his lips. In the old stag building on Leip- tiger strasse I have often listened to kis harangues, for Bismarck never was an orator like Conkling or Blaine. But though he made no pretensions (o being a speaker, he was such in real- ity, as is shown by the fact that on im- portant occasions he held the floor for several hours at a time. 1 recall that on one occasion, some years ago, he } Id the floor for 1} hours. marek ina Bieat tpeeches than to listen to him. His words were far stronger and made tntich more of an impression in cold type than when they fell from his lips. This shows their inherent force and weight. Ilis delivery was elow; he always used the exact word, and his facts were marshaled in clear and | lucid order, When he first rose to | epeak a great silence used to fall upon | the reichsta t even a Whisper was beard, anc puties of all shades of political opinio as possible around him, they might lose a s what he said, Bisn no rhetori¢al action were not graceful, his v and unmusieal, and tences were as lor own Evarts. When at keen opponent he shifted in his seat, b tween his finge very often his hand would go 1 gly to his swordhilt, for Bisma rek, while he was the first civil officer in the empire, was at the same time a general of cav- alry, and used to undress uniform in the re n aroused his ebulitions of pas- were frequently terrible. His t quivered with emotion, ay-blue eyes flashed fire as d the benches of his di 1 to know demand thissed him. Scenes of lable of 2 little or His motions oice was husky me of his sen s those of our grew. nervous, pen shook be se r his an tow adversaries and who it was racter, however, » in later years. were of rare He was merc sons, their per- to the em- da caustic humor, used with great effect, A ve, his coarseness of often defeated his own no matter thei tonal services to hims pire. Ie aster of in speceh very object Prince Bisn advanta D formal receptions life. He was am sonal appearance rck was seen to the his celebrated in- iin his home of str per- I He is six feet two inches it ht. and of splendid personal proportions in every respecs. Lishead is verylerge, of great bre edth and well shaped and rests on a gr neck, which rises firm! above his giant frame ad is large and bold, the lower half seamed and furrowed, » upper. portion bald and sh The eyes are full, steel blue in color, and protrude far out from the brows, which are covered with great bunches of } Thenose is large and aristocratic looking, the mouth firm and covered by a heavy grizzly mustache: the peared to have the solidity of iron, are now c¢ ‘onsiderabl nly caved in, and | converge in a finely cut chin. The expression of the face is solemn, ear- nest, inexorable, implacable. No charity, no leniency, nothing but the iron will. | In the studio of Prof. Schaper I| saw the busts of Bismarck, Moltke and Richard Wagner. To my in-} uiry Prof. Schaper said: “Of the three heads Wagner has much the largest; Molt able for its beautiful evmmetry and perfect poise, while Bismarck’s is remarkable for its rugged bulk and for its abnormal b which, according to would mbat any rate hatter t theresult tions, that of Mecklenburger: th heads, but tha@no Mee wears so large a hat as the Friedrichsruhe.” — Yale Weekly. Extremely, Pretentious. “Don Carl er, isn’t he? busband “Yes, but he is only preten pretend,” replied Mr. 81 A GREEN COOK. Wanted to Know on Which Side to Fry the Eggs. A young West ed couple have just returned from their wedding trip and, after a little stay with the lady's parents, went to housekeeping. The wife has had considerable trouble with servants in her short do- mestic experience. She complained that they all seemed to know toomuch and would not be taug ght her ways of doing things. She decided to rhsolutely green girl, whom she an eth into an ideal servant. Her hus band was inclined to discourage the PEs), knowing well that she would ave to have interminable patience But the little woman persisted and a est i heig phire ver logists, At as indicate a Berlir of his Is me broadest lenburger landlord of Alumni led s callec the pretend: 1 Mrs. Snaggs to her girl with the broadest brogue and the widest ignorance about American housekeeping was engaged. For a few days things went on tolerably well. There was breakage galore, and various other discomforts, but, flushed with enthusiasm in her laud able undertaking, the young wife per- sisted. One morning, when hushand and wife had risen rather late for break the servant was ordered to try her hand at the breakfast alone. She had learned by this time to make cof. fee, broil the steak and bake the bis enits. This morning, being in a hurry on account of the lateness of the hour, the wife ordered ham and eggs. Broil the ham just as you did the vteak,” said she, “and fry the eggs on one side.” “Which soide, the cook The that | fast, lase, mum?” asked » has again been a cha 1d.- househo Paupers of Jondon. Statistics show that in London one person in 45 is maintained hy public charity, while in New York the pro- portion is one in 200. sity of Toledo, Lucas County. PRANK J. CHENEY makes onth that he the senior partner of the frm of ;dotng business in the iy iy and stat pay the sum of ON ARS for eaeh and every case of Ustarrh tbe cured by the use of FAL CATANIA CORE PRANK J. CHENRY Sworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence, thts 6th day of December, A. D. i$. A.W. GLEASON, Notary Public, Cararrh Cure 1s taken invernaliy, oud pot cireetly on the hood and mean sur: Of the east. Send for en NEY 800, Dotedo, O- Uncle Sam.--“ You're Every man who chews a credit to the nation |” Battle Ax has the satis- faction of having helped the U. S. Government pay the expenses of the war with Spain. ttleAx PLUG pays four million dollars’ tax into the U. S. Treasury !!! More than all the money paid by any five other brands of chewing tobacco. Tt is QUALITY that does this— real excel- lence :-~ actual superiority. Frememmer the name when you buy again. A FIGHTING 3 ENGLISHMAN. Anecdote of Sir “Henry Havelock-Allas at Siege of Plevna Mr. Frederick Vil , the well- known war correspondent, tells a characteristic anecdote of Sir Henry Havelock-Allan. During the siege of Plevna he was riding with a colleague owards headquarters from a little ght which had taken place on t t Plevna, Both were tired. r horses were jaded with a work. But Sir Henry key trot, in te of the heavy Presently his comrade’s horse ed, rider to the eral drew rein at stumbled, throwing the ground nee, and s there, and mpanion had caught his horse His cc eae brought it te was reeling | fot quite was broke head league in murn Sir Henry rt, Lknow; | it before these hmen, and we s seu thatwe Ghetto Traffic im Cast-O# Clothing. Sew York's Manhattan’s so-called Ghetto com | Its Lud- ains nearly 100,000 Russian, and Roumanian Jews ive centers are Hester and. Bay- whic for dens- ettiresq ue abber of t be du- eworld ow, ards ty of qualor anc its denizens, pre plicated in any other city in [ts domain extends from Rutgers to Fourth street and from the Bow- ory te t river, It is from this cegion that the heavily-bearded gath- srers of cast-off clothing come forth daily and tramp through the fash ionable re ects dronir monotonous “Pay cash clo’, intervals, as they wisifully Joors and windows eager for the cov- ated “call.” These men are of Abrahamic origin, and their past persecution e become exceedingly shrewd and suspicious While in quest of information a re- porter came across “Reb” (an ab- breviation for rabbi) Shimshali, who in his Yiddish jargon said that he came with a numerous progeny from Wilna, Rus where he had been a popular “baldasher” (lecturer), but on his arrival he found Ludlow street and the “Beth Hammedrash” (House af Learning) chockful of “baldar- shers” of all sizes and ages, so, like Othe ion was gone. ‘To make ends meet, he resolved to join. the “old elo’ ” pilgrims, and hav- ing procured an old bag made of bed. icking of the regulation pattern, whieh he rolled upand carried under his arm, and with cents as a cash 1, he was fully equipped for his new enterprise. Iunckily he had a all from a servant girl on the first iptown street he struck, and his eager yes were gladdened hy her display of four complete suits and other odds and ends, which her mistress had told her to get rid of. “Reb” Shtfishah d for the lot, while appealing rl’ssympathieswith fairytales of a dying wife and five sick, hungry children, Finally the girl accepted the three Jollars offered for the lot, and then “Reb” Shimshah selected the best suit and begged the girl to let him take it with him and leave the 75 cents as a deposit until his return for the rest. With his booty he rushed home, and with the aid of his fam- Uy proceeded to “klobber” cloag) and fz up the suit, after —— ee unmis y reason of lo, his oceupa | OW Fee $2.50. Then he "cured the remaind: which he said “vos a He said in Wi deal of money by ¢ with liquor “Tzaddick” ing the week its) with much f he left Russia bec police had offend hiefly in te The femal are more fortur as they advertise a ” upon resp. contain as a rule app say that for a cons by pe md of ol is taken to t a dressmaker remodel t talable Both the m ers of trinket they seek tc to be purc are enormous great industry, « the manual work clothes is eaid to t Y. Sun. Other Horrors. A railroad wreck isa horriblet but it is not always with incidents. near Montgome: on the fated train was tician who often v a cars we he ind carried hin away from the wr neck wer ! Iroppit man was ky went towa ook after near the s ood-looking was upbra had a bund irms “You have killed it,’ sh you have killed it; you Shame on you, y rtless er “Let me seg it, m, In sician, perhaps it is not too | “She clasped the bur breast and ¢ woman standing near her, “Perhaps 1 can do some good me see it.’ “What do you think she did? were t nan of per ier Vy r unrolled the bundle and handed me a She had five in a basket had er 1 on it and crushed Nashville American épotted pup! onthe rolled out on the woman had stepp it te death.” floor and the Dalton, The Tatar. Should Have Your Patronage, for Three Reasons... KILLED coe A WRECK. Tragic Death of a “Spotted Pup, and it amu A fearful wreck occurre: ed up fondly it screamer wretch ntinued to rage at train and one of them THEY DON'T COST MUCH TRY ONE Did you ever stop to think about the water you drink? If you have not, WHY NOT? Your health is endangered unless you filter the water youdrink. We have FILTERS that we svar. jantee to make the water as pure and sparkling as spring water. THEY DON'T COST MUCH. LILLE LLL IHCORPORATED I carry in stock the following brands of Shotguns: L. C. SMITH, NEW BAKER, JTHACA, WINCHESTER. ALSO LOADED SHELLS JONES Buried in the Mines of the... St. Bernard Goal Go. s those of Gol St. Bernard Lump, - - - Tc bushel st. Bernard Nut, - - - - - 6c bushel Pittsburgh and Anthracite at - bottom prices DELIVERED, FOR SPOT CASH ONLY ST. BERNARD COAL COMPANY INCORPORATED 427 BROADWAY TELBPHONE NO.8 » TrravewaTterR COAL For cash only till October 15th 2 Lump 7c, Nut 6s Bushel, Delivered PRICE AT ELEVATOR, twenty-6ve bushels and over: Choice Lump 6c, Nut bc Das@wl, PRICE TO STBAMBOATS, foot of JeTerson street: Nut, Pea and Slack 3',c bushel, Mine Run de, We will refund le bushel to all our friends hose coal houses we nave already filled for ext winter's Use, ,,faduean Coal and Mining to. > 7" hone Office at Elevator, | BARRY & HENNEBERGER Crabtree... COAL. Deanefield Lump per Bushel 7 cents; Nut per Bushel 6 cents; Anthracite, all sizes, per Ton $7 We will take care of our customers, so send us your orders, SPOT CASH, ..Telephone 70 Render Lump 7 cents Render Nut 6 cents Qld Lee Anthracite $7.00 per Ton ».|Central Goal and Iron Company JEFF J. READ, Manager TELEPHONE 370 Yard, tenth and Jefferson MRS, R. BURGAUER, Solicitor the FOURTH AND BROADWAY OVER M’PHERSON’S ORUG STORE FIRST..... OND | THIRD.... { He gutantees a perfect fit, He does all his work with home$iab or, He will sell you a suit of clothes m |<» order 4s cheap as you can buy a custom-made