The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-08

weight, and it then goes to the factories
and consumers of the old world. Quite a
quantity of it comes back in the shape of
mixtures. We buy it because it is Eng
lish, and many Of our fastidious young
men like it to smoke in their brier pipes.
They enjoy 1t much more because it has
the London brand on it, though it is not
really so good in my own estimation as
1t is right from Kentucky and before it
has been favored with various drugs,
paints, oils and varnishes.
The American cut plug tobacco, when
properly cured and before it has been
doctored, is the best and least injurious
tobacco for smoking Of which know.
Paducah has been conservative, as the
south generally has since the war, and
for that reason the panic of the past year
has had less chance to nip inflated bust
ness than would have been the case.
Very beautiful hard wood of all kinds
is grown in the vicinity of Paducah, and
every year here where these four big
rivers come together vast quantities of
useful and ornamental woods are pre-
pared for the market. Three and half
millions of spindles and bobbins for the
factories of England are turned out each
year.
The first hotel ever built in Paducah
was built of logs, and guests washed
their faces in the kitchen, using softso
and wipipg their features dry on COM
R4nisti3 tswsl. The odor Of fried pork
len nas4 n the tine amid sas rafters.
# the rssf, and the man who asked for
ksssr bswl got shst. s
Thu hstsl was erected in 1881 regard
lsas Of esst, the ground alene en- which
1t stood costing over $1e. AS it began to
put on more airs in 1882, the Indians
were not allowed to eat at the first table
unless they came from Virginia.
For breakfast, the menu was tea or
Eggs. Lunch consisted of bear meat and
rhubarb pie. Fresh rhubarb was sent
In each week by Louisville pharmacist
Now beautiful hotel run by Colonel
Reed is one of the ornaments of Pa
ducah. Colonel Reed is a leading spirit
In the city's onward march, having been
mayor several times, with his portrait in
an animal write up" of the city. He
not only made US happy, but introduced
as in Paducah society without hesitation.
This shows that the old spirit of chiv-
hlry is not dead in Kentucky, even
though Colonel Breckenridge has retired
after being betrayed, having left the
honor Of Kentucky in other hands.
Any young woman who sought the
hvart brayr of C'olapal Pad would GA
him ever standing up for the right.
Rather than go down forever with the |
oliver toagued orator to life of shame |
be would get out of the carriage and |
walk home through the mud.
Paducab iras good schools, good news
papers, tstreets and good car serv-
Toe. finally one sees a few Berk-
shire Lac n,srolling down the street, but
they dpsAps bite unless provoked, and |
human life is as safe in Paducah today as |
it Is in the hands of the New York police. |
Coming out of Paducah we passed |
through q small town where we threw |
% q msslsack and caught another one
without stepping. It Nas-s small town.
ccnsistins Of set Of scales and Mug
wunp hes. There was alss little store
containing two clay pipes and a stick of
Wndy. Over this was the sign Ward
Bros. & Son.
I have been trying for five weeks to
fgure out who this son is. Is he a son
If the firm, or where does he come in?
Mr.. Smith, too, has worked at it of even
ngs, but he is still at loss to know.
Viii the reader figure this out and write
ne care of No. As Park place, New York;
The first one giving correct answer
viii receive promissory note that was
AIKEN from a good man last fall and
liable to be paid most any time.
We stopped at very nice hotel yes
erday called the Rudd House. On the
'otton of the menu were these words:
DO not fee the waiter. We pay them
nough TO insure good service, and
-uests will confer a favor by giving
hem nothing more, as it interferes with
he service"
1t would be fine thing if all hotels
would indorse this. In many places now
decent attendance is only obtained by
ipping the waiter, and it is thorough
= un-Anerican in every respect. Nav