Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-09


 FEEING THE WAITER weight, and it then goes to the factories and consumers of the old world. Quite a i quantity of it comes back in the shape of mixtures. We buy it because it is Eng | fish, and many of our fastidious young men like it to smoke in their brier pipes They enjoy it much more because it has the London brand on it, though it is not really so good in my own estimation as it is right from Kentucky and before it has been favored with various drugs, paints, oils and yarnishes.
 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 I 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 busi- 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 soft soap and wiping their features dry on a con- munistic towel The odor of fried pork dwelt most of the time amid the rafters of the roof, and the man who asked for finger bowl got shot.
 This hotel was erected in 1881 regard less of cost, the ground alone on which it stood costing over SIP. 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 a beautiful hotel run by Colonel Reed is one of the ornaments of Pa ducah. Colonel Reed is leading spirit in the city's onward march, having been mayor several times, with his portrait in an annual write up'' of the city. He not only made us happy, but introduced
 
 This shows that the old spirit of chiv- airy is not dead in Kentucky. even though Colonel Breckinridge has retired after being betrayed, having left the honor of Kentucky in other hands.
 Any young woman who sought the overthrow of Colonel Reed would find him ever standing up for the right. Rather than go down forever with the silver tongued orator to life of shame he would get out of the carriage and walk home through the mud.
 Paducah has good schools, good news papers, good streets and a good car serv- ice. Occasionally one sees few Berk- shire hogs strolling down the street, but they do not bite unless provoked, and human life is as safe in Paducah today as it is in the hands of the New Y York police.
 Coming out of Paducah we passed through a small town where we threw off mailsack and caught another one without stopping. It was small town. consisting of a set of scales and Mug wump hog. There was also little store containing two clay pipes and stick of candy. Over this was the sign Ward Bros. 6 Son.
 I have been trying for five weeks to figure out who this son is. Is he son of the firm, or where does he come in? Mir. Smith. too, has worked at it of even- ings, but he is still at loss to know. Will the reader figure this out and write me care of No. 45 Park place, New York; The first one giving a correct answer will receive prOmissory note that was taken from a good man last fall and liable to be paid most any time.
 We stopped at very nice hotel yes terday called the Rudd House. On the bottom of the menu were these words: Do not fee the waiter. We pay them enough to insure good service, and guests will confer a favor by giving them nothing more, as it interferes with the service"
 It would be fine thing if all hotels would indorse this. In many places now a decent attendance is only obtained by tipping the waiter, and it is thorough ly un-American in every respect. May we not hope that some day every man who runs hotel or other business will make such arrangements with his help that we need not while travelling here be all the time feeling for quarter to give an underpaid employee?
 Of course in this matter poor MT. Pullman is not considered. He would pay his porters if able to de so, but with only little over $2,O0O,O00 a year net coming in he is worried to death to pay off his household help. to say nothing of porters on the cars.
 MT. Pullman for years has been strug- gling along. buying new pillowcases and nickel cuspidors for his cars, and though he has often hoped to be able to pay his poor employees enough so that the pub lie in buying bed would not have to bay big buck chambermaid also he has lever yet been able to do it. George, give us a service that is paid for, please. and then you can stand up and sing in church without shame.
 A week ago stood at the corner of the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, scruti- nizing the Board of Trade building, which is, according to the architects, peeling off fin pIacoa and falling ou a rardonad an.