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5 ALL THE CiTIES i NORTH NORTH-EAST 4xe NORTH-WEST t T REACHED a PING & BUFFET CARS FROM FPLJEFFRIESGP.A On TILLMAN, 6.5.8 EVANSVILLE, INO. NASMVILLE. TEN, ——$—$—— ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Time Table In effect Jaty 3, 1898, LOUISVILLE AND MEMPHIS DIVISION Nowra BouxD— No %2 No 24 2am 108 pm Cairo, 1... 104 am Futon 12.35 pm 1201 am Arrive, 206 pm 1 isam 90am No tt No toon 8M Fetes: Padncad .....215 pm 12% am 7 vi Princeton". 365 pm fWam 93am 60 pm Kvansville....6 00 pm 650 am Popkinsville 16pm 720 pm Nortonville....¢ 45 pm § am 10 4am Central City. 5% pm ¢ Want} # an rates cauek 6 bs pun OL ain 1 or pra Owensdoro..*10 00 pm *¥ 0) am 3.4 pra sam Thao au 12 Sat ‘ Evansville kK isam 999 pm Princeton 126 pin J ams WaT pm brrive Padnend 210 pm a8 Leave Paducad arrive Mompnir arrive Natcher, Mew Orieans ST, LOULS DIVISION, Fonte BOURD nite cab m Dm, 8:1 wu Tapm 716 Pr Laas in hm, fap tears Balas opm, hoke reior Fun aay except Uhone, marks tar wick do 8 von foc farey Pullman pratuy gt and 24) run solid between Padu cab and Hopkt ae eet Formation, tickets or reservations anson, P. A. Chicago, I Pedic 4 GP. A. Louisville. Ky © cn Mevarty, b Mi. Louls, of 3,7 Donovan, ©, A. ‘Pade ar Exposition Omaha, Nebraska JUNE 1 TO NOVEMBER 1 ——1898 —— Beet reached from the south, cast and | west by the MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY’: In elegant equipment, consist ing of reclining chair cars (seats free of extra charge Pullman buffet sleeping care end comfortable highback seat coaches REDUCED RATES FROM ALL POINTS DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE Boe agent for tickets, time tables and other information. R.T, G. MATTHEWS, T. P. A LOUISVILLE, KY. ST, JAMES HOTEL SAINT LOUIS EUROPEAN PLAN Kate. 75c and $1 per Day Restaurant, Popular Prices SPECIAL 250 DINNER SPECIAL BREAKFAST de AND SUPPER No.1 . No.2 No.8 No. @ femand cofies, Wea emt? No.8 Oatmeal and crea boi wo" * and coffee, No.6 Two eges, butter, to oat rivat ntrece cae divest to hotel Fee Maret Pian, Cheapest and. best bat you Ket only vay FOF THOS. P. MILLER Hresident PENSIONS! WAR CLAIMS! JAMES A, WOODWARD Danes States War Claim Agent and Not ry VOUCHERS a spectalty (ex Cnt gpp court house, Paducah, MoCracken co, Ky Matil.Effinger & Co Undertakers and embaimers BTN Ne = 1808 J, W. Moore, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods of All Kinds, Free delivery to all parts of the city Cor. Th ena Adame A han in in Maivopolie 81 TATE HOTEL. atterns are of the Of our wall paper | Therefore our designs oo background for pictures and complete the beauty of the re Not a paper that will spoil their ef- Let us show you our patterns MADE 10 ORD) wee Ly BALTH4SAR, BROADWAY, Capital and Surplus $305,000.00 American-German National Bank PADUCAH, KY. Interest Paid on Time Deposits Offices in second and third floors AL ron Architect and Superintendent “LET US HAVE PEACE” Jas s turkey gobbler which can hold hath her victories no less re- nowoed than war “Yo the victors belong the spoils To our customers belong the profits | We have met the} enemy and—we've got ’em. WRITTEN AT RANDOM. A party of Paducah people who went up the Tennessee river last Week as guests of a popular steam- boat captain, bad an amusing as wel as exciting experience, About seven miles from Danville the steamer's yawl, was Jowered, and the second |mate and engineer were detailed to| row it to Danville with the ladies, While on their way there a siorm came up, and the crowd was soon re- duced to a very damp pleasure party. As the boat neared the town some- body on shore started the report that the steamer on which they were mak- ing the trip had sunk, and soon the river bank was lined with people aWaiting the arrival of the life-boat containing the survivors. One man was on the eve of telegraphing the news to Paducah when the rain- | soaked crowd arrived and explained their predicament, and that instead of the boat having sunk they were (for a time: oa Pa There is a distressin; amount of travel now, on 8 the yellow fever scare, About there is 1s from the south, or in ia north, most of the people in the south who can or desire to leave hav- ing gone long ‘This is the time of the year when all the drummers are busy as a rule, but this year few of them are on the road, especially in this part of the country, They can ‘ xd in the south, so they re- main in the norih and west. — It will likely be some jittle time before the holiday rush begins with (he trav men only unt of aking of fowls with unamiable | dispositions, a colored woman named Jane Stanley, whose domicile is at {the extremity of North Tenth street, his own with any watch dog in town. The bbler is large and vicious, and resents any intrusion on the prewises with » yigor that is truly ¢e- kable, Naturally a person would ate to enter the yard with g more formidable looking in ght than a turkey gobbler, but it is not hes: rH |! prices with the weather stuff, cri] ble frien a though others make the prices to suit u have spent a few datar you get! a tine picture to boot he handsomest DRESS ay all home made LADIES WEAK pleases the fairest, and looks lovely fair women declare the men folks never needing NICE SHIRTS and FINE cheapest on top of the earth low—and every last as (ho rocks in the You may fancy this quite out of rea-| ts of Morro son, FORTY CENTS buys a LOW- QUARTER SHOE In GALTERS and BUTTONS and u re we can wear Dorian’ 5 don g you see?" | 1 are pleased with the} beauty of our LINENS, LACE CUR RUGS, and pther folks thik it a Only to follow the increasing and ,| healthy—our prices creating we hold fast the trade of the: wealthy. and ‘the poor we bave always with PICTURES—the IMMORTALS —0 come to some of them free. All will admit the “more truth than poetry. Everybody come to this winding- up sale of the season, JOHN J. DORIAN, 0, 205 BIO\IWAY, NS IN STRINGLOWN abov e contajus | PADUCAH, KY, | inp, of Unionville, Ml, and today bad several} loads of brick od from the city to Unionville to construct the found It will be a modern structure and the largest of its kind io the neighborhood. WATER NOTICE, {their sb Patrons of the Water Co. are reminded that their water rents for this quarter were due and payable at the company’s oftice Those who desire to renew should do so before it is over- looked, as all premises not paid for on or before Oct. discontinued. not long until he discoyers he has le 9 mistake The fowl ruities hie feathers, spreads aloft bis tail aod makes a bee line for the LOWEST, |the intruder. If the later does not tout of the way, he is apt to get red and pecked. Everybody looks alike to this particular gobbler are his foes, #0 far as te $ conc ed A collector went to the house the ut! Jott her day and was promptly pursued joors by the pugnacions gobbler The rapacious fowl] then bad the au- dacity to linger about the door and wait"for him to reappear, but it was one on the gobble-, for the collector | was too slick other door by the mistress of the house, She cannot in what made the turkey so b rant, but he has been a very disagreeable ad- nd was smuggled out lig are |junct fo the place ever since he grew ‘And| his tail femtuers, but is far better }than ® watch dog, for he doesn't e much noise Ce “Cyrano De Bergevac,” now being played jyy Richard Mansfield, in New York, and jn Philadelphia uoder us spices of Mr. Augustin Daly, id to be the greatest play of ibe century, Itis a romantic comedy, a hy Edmond Rostand, young playwright of Paris, usknowo and uphonoved, yntil ke wrote *Cy- rano,”’ which was made famous by the French actor, M. Coquelin. It is all the rage in this country, and the hig dailies are filled with accounts of its productions. It is claimed by the most capable and reputable dra- matic crities, however, that both of the English versioas alluded to above are disappointing, and that the Amer- ican productions are nothing to com- to the French version, The play ran for $00 nights in Paris, and ha as made a rich man out of its author, who is only 380 years old, i as, A corresponde who has been visiting the various army posts throughout the country for Town Topics, New York, bas the following to say of Col. Bryan's regiment: “A regiment th is the Third Nebraska—Col, Wil- liam Jenpings Bryan's ment, It knows not disciplive, Yesterday, down town and having a good time, were the officer of the guard and the officer of the day, The regiment was evidently taking carp of itself When the roll 1s called to ihe differ- ent Companies men are reported pre- sent that are aw ud haven't been was wri ‘heard of for hours. They are taket sick, and have djed without receiving medical treatment in places around town, and ‘unknown’? can easily mark their graves. Th boast of ty to run the guard, and look upon discipline as correction or punishment instead of an officer's de- sire to protect bis men from the dan gers they themselves rua into, The officer who is the strictest volunteer and the regular 1s very dis- tinct, Jt would take about eighteen months to make first class soldiers— soldiers who respect discipline from lunteer Army, 50: —The calendar for the present Office moved to 107 8, 4th St. ear ia reproduces that of 1887, h year commenced on a Saturday, i racket and tennis balls. to his caree the floor of t ti trotting back and forth on the piazza small happened to your hai her he ran to the goi andconelusive, Ser goat went to complishing the t into the wate disabled one, He captured it, and at once struck ¢ soon as he reached us he went t ural wonders I ever saw, tleman from the Pure ov why it was eyer dug near any farmhouse or village, But disciplinario is the best friend of the soldier. This line between the the standpoint of its being for their good—of a goodly share of our yo- may save your life. Planta. tion Chill Cure has saved thousands. MILLY’S GOAT. Wound Up His Carcer by Making » Meal of Her Hair. Milly Williams had a goat which she raised on the bottle. He would! ike a well-trained heel, would s and go of a Vrenel of the family did not "a love for her pet ed him from the he eneake d into the dining-room the celery from the table er hated him after the goat eaten up his razor strop. Milly’ tle sister hated him when he ate ug Jolls, and her big brother sated him because he ate his tennis two of he put the fini of reckl The hing touches uttony the ther day. Tt was warm, epringlike weather, and the western stn shone rightly on the back porch. Milly eat 1 al Her curly ‘about on a level witiy e porch, for she was sit eps down. The goat wa vat there head was ju za few vor sunning himself, and now anc then rubbing his nose against bir mistress’ curly poll in a spo and innocent caress, @ aneout he thought When she became drowsy and nodded she was still conscious that the goat r. Ten minutes later it into the house, h a shriek of ores caressing y her moth “Great beavetal ohild, what hai She ran to the mirror, One side of d was as bald as “before tak: {t's that goat!” sobbed her mother ‘To make i eure she From between his ked a dozen or more gold The evidence was complete ence was prompt the appeals st proceedings. ‘I butcher ight the promiseé fhim.—Cin RETRIEVED BOTH DUCKS. A Black Setter Figures Out a Difficul’ Problem. A friend of n in an aj owner of “Don.” living on New triever I ever were hu rrounds mpanion at once red ir one and wounding anothe could not fly. The ¢ mewhat rapid yards below all island formed, Don, who, by seemed to revel in water, wa t ont into the etream to t when rreatly perplexed. He vuld not mouth both the ducks a time, for the wounded bi n every time he at p the otlier one. Heevide ld not do toc » left the wounded one it we escape before he cov uk and then return for e brought the wound first {he current would soon carry dead duck beyond reeovery. II al ineffectual effor to solve the problem how to save both birds before he succeeded in a it we sev the water had flos to the island was Don's opportunity, and he d the situation at once. S e dead duck, wam rap) the upper p and and | Town on th ng nd, tain In pursi \ s00n over the bank where we were standin t, who received the game from Justandy, when this was dor unged into the stream ag: e island, took up the d ain r ved us with }js 1 Hespatch air reaching t duck and trophy.-—-Rich A CAPRICIOUS WELL, Flows When Everything Blso Is Dry and Vice Versa. “One of the mos remarks able nat+ , fig an old ynused well on the nnessee river, down in our coun g the well as it is Nobody knows who d its freak summer the unusual thi ss. For instance, ish during the drov limestone aqua pura I ever drank. But every fall and winter the well goes dry, and there is seemingly no stream from which the well can of water. An old draw its supply man who lives n {ast surnmer was the only time hi ar by told me that tn the well *‘Why,’ said the old river man, in speaking of the mysterious well, ral er out of it at one time, white sulphur at another. The r groes say the well is haunted becaus steam rises from it in the winter tin when there is not a drop of water in it. The blacks shun it as they would | Saturday morning. the boss denizen of the infernal re- | train Friday evening gions, swearing the water is poisoned and that a draught from it means death to him who lows the potion. hand carry iv | blue grass state representation in every This indepd gives it prestige and influence; snd through these isenabled to have most of big gatherings held in that end of the state. We must come to the full realization of this fact before we ygnition we deserve. We must take every opportunity to send ® representative to those gatherings, in whatever part of the state they may be held, in which we are entitled to representation, and thus gain recognition for our city and this ead of the state, Until we do this we must remain for the most part un- heard of, ‘‘unhonored, ynwept and prive bearings, the get the re this was held yester: South F and has attended think from the delivered, wele t, when water was at a premium, I went to the well, while fishing in the neighborhood, and found it over half full of the had ever known limestone water to rise awn tho very best of iron mins and COLORED DEPARTMENT. : A NEED OF WEST KENTUCKY, The state meeting of Afro-Ameri- can Leagues will convene at Paris, Ky., Friday morning. Padacah ould be represented by a delegate ll unions, ‘Taere is no question about the good the league has done and may yet do, but whatever good that may come to the colored people of this state by the work and ence of any organization, our city ahould have a share in the credit. The people of this end of our state have often complained that the con- ventions, in whatever part of the id ntrolled by the delegates from the This is for the most part true, but for the reason that these conventions are hardly if ever lacking for delegates from that section of the It always has its full share of public enter- e they may be held, are run unsung." Some of our public-spirited citi- ould twako @ call for a big)! meeting in which to select a delegate to the Paris convention. It would be a very essy matter, but it would be necessary to act immedist vening Friday, NeW CHURCH TQ BE kREcTED, ‘The corner stone of the First-ward Baptist church, on Harrison street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, will be laid next Sunday. A new edifice is to be erected that will be a credit to the untiring labors of Elder W. E The New Era Institute, a Baptist anization, will couvene in the Seventh-street Baptist church, in ity, Wednesday morning. Its work will be confined to the discus 1 of Various questions effecting denomination and religion 19 neral, Jt will be in session three Il pastors and members iays have been juyited. Mrs. Harrie’ Mr. Ezekiel Spriggs, of een for some time, The Charit THE FOURTH TERM, The B. M. C. meeting at St. Louis last week was perhaps more by delegates from all over the country than any that has been held for seyera\ years gations were wore quiet and every- convening on Tues- morning to the adjournment at 3p. m. Saturday, was well con- ducted, The Biennial Movable Committee is un organization of the G. U. O of G. F., and ig the hig! of the order. department of the order, this meeting that all the national grand oflicers are elected. ‘The meeting at St. Louis was ex ally free from wrangles and contests One of the ‘finest addresses ever bg avy delegation to a gity, was that of Mayor Zeigen- heim to the delegates at St. Louis. The delegates alse li splendid address by Hon. John C, giened to Daney, of North Carolina ‘The most mmportant basiness to the outside world of the meeting was the election of officers for the next two years, which was as follows: Grand H. Morris, Chivago, 1!) ; grand secretary, C. H. Brooks, Pa- ducah, Ky ; grand treasurer, J. E grand direc St. Louis, n, Ga: B, Indianapolis, Ind,, and master, Reed, Colutabus, tors, George K Mo.; L. L Lee, hort L, Jackson, Montgemery, Ala. Ohic WwW. This is the fourth term of our dis- tinguished townsman, Chales H Brooks, as grand secre my for the entifying to aro of his re r, and itis highly st of friends & election, and that by The committee on clamation. ody representative of Kentucky TO TEACHERS to the if we all go in a body Yours for Education, E, W. Benton, ——— ‘ tween Obio and |continue to grow in interest. Hayes is a Free Will | with him next week. invited to attend these meetings, OL _FILMS. New Method of 1 M. Charles Henry, influ. Everyone knows th brilliant, particu fixed at the san’ 18 of certain kit 1 turpentine and drop of the sol turpentine evap original liquid by reason of the conyentjon con- ents ‘lover, as well as to that end of the city. Rev. P. H. Kennedy, gen- eral missionary for othey ministers, will be present and officiate. the state, with HEAVY DUTIES. Easy Way of Earning a Salary — Of cial Abuses in Brazil. The Deitsche Zeitung, Brazil, gives some interes 1 abuses in that The Li iterary Di gest traaiilates ant ernment railroad the fotheset of men who have made selves s0 obnoxious by their end in the service of reform, and here ar some of his expariences, first day he found in one of th of a railroad man who was ing the young fellow had come to sea “Do you wish any rs Henchy died Satur- day, aged 26 years. The funeral y at the family res- idence, and the remains were taken by Undertaker Watkins to a ceme- tery about four miles out on the Cairo road. hth street, is seriously ill, le Bible band will meet tomorrow evening at Young Men’s Pride ball, at 7:30 o'clock All members are urgently requested to be present. king acigaretie. argely you an employe?’ he asked The deliber- est tribunal It is the legislative and it is at ption- packet company of Liv to buy a pice of land. y-at-home sp as fe neigl one deseribed her. sold her land at a very low price, but insisted upon a clause beit in the agreement giving her at all times during her life, to travel with a companion in any of the com When the agreement sold her furnit ter’s address 18 composed of one person from each state and tertitory ia the union including the District of Columbia Mr. H. 1. Davis is the the packet company We expect to leave for Murray, 7 association Saturday morning, October 15, at 7 from the N., C. & St. L. depot. The fare for the round trip will be $1.65 So I trust every teacher in the city and county will be on hand at the depot ow time We cannot get first hoped. fered her more than t Her reply was: sheap, and I like sail to be satisfied.” Tennessee streets, Rey. Baptist and is preparatory week. sranderson will be All frienda are Surfaces od of decorating sur- en devised by h promises te I pment r, showing irides Jeextends and cause inter ym the " Rotiy MEO SG turpen t they disap: ration M. Henry’ at it retaine irit pellicle ys bitumen, 8, as tur , as the rates, a thin perma t film of resin is left, which ex t colors of the permanent film r Mer, to which if Ives a beautiful iridescence’ er may be employed, Either Whily wipe producing on of col »pmanv ‘ao Pao! No > count ‘Some time ago oa German was seni he northern states to b mianigeaser of wat He belonged them yon Tam employed here? What are your duties? “T have to fill the water jug offlee every day.’ i “Thegeneral wasa little aston Tn the next room he discover‘ other perfect! young ‘Are r antof the gentleman in the next room, 1 t wens future turn 2 of these ui “but rot some managed to ge baniap ne BAe aucited iy A SPINSTER’S SHARP BARGAIN Instance of Living Well op Nothing a Year. inserted he right, 380 we ought —A great many px ople don’ 't mind missing a party if only they ha been to If it fails to cure go to your merchant AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK. We will refund to him. Price 50 cts. VAN VLEET-MANSFIELD DRUG CO., Sole Proprietors, MEMPHIS, TENN = J. G. GILBERT, Local Agent. $e Everything New New Building, New Fixtures and an Entirely NEW STOCK GROCERIES OUR M“AT M* RKET Is stocked with all ki. 's of f anil sale ne ly to all putsoftheciy, Coun soods delivered prompt- ur new store, P. F. LALLY Tenth and Trimble. Telephone No. 118. ry over tificial e film, of er ways, x are lireetion—Amer. ver} room! in the wat already Winter is Coming If you wish to keep warm, pre- pare for it by employing us to put in a complete guaranteed 70° temperature steam or hot water system. Thi is your Minzesheimer jPlumbing Comp’y 104 North Fifth Street Under Palmer House Telephone 362. OBERTS BEER Is rapidly becoming the favorite with the people ofthis city, It leads ald others, for Uhe reason that it is ABSOLUTELY PURE HANDI FD 1% BOTTLES AsD GY THE KEG BY PADUCAH BOTTLING CO. F, J. Bergdoll, Proprietc: ‘Tenth and Madison streets Telephone 101, Orders filled until 11 p.m “~da Pop, Seltzer Wate: and a. «tocs of Temperance D* ~ KEEP OUT OF REACH OF THE SPANISH GUNS! «TAKE THE... C.H. & 0, » MICHIGAN THREE TRAINS DAILY FINEST TRAINS IN OHIO FASTEST TRA.NS IN OHIO higan and the Great Lakes constantly growing in popularity, most ‘| Telephone 174. : on iverybody will be there this summer. 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