The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-07-13
WRITTEN At RANDOM.

WRITTEN At RANDOM.
Col. Chas. Reed, Of the Palmer,
in speaking Of the execution Of two
boys from Marshall county at Black
land, Miss, for deserting during the
war, said yesterday:
"Tll never forget that execution.
The men, or rather boys. for they
we're mere boys, were screaming and
crying while the preliminaries we're
being arranged, and I'll tell you II
was hard lenough TO have to watch
such q scene. would have been on
the detail that fired the shots that
ended their lives had 1t not been for
DIR. Brooks. He was orderly-sar-
gent Of our company, and when or
dercd to furnish detachment OF men
he always took them from the COM
pany alphabetically. On this occas-
ion would have been detailed, but
he skipped my name, and that is why
I was not one to serve as military
|executioner.
North Sixth street is one Of the
most frequented in the city. All the
hacks, wagons and other vehicles
usually pass over it en- route to and
ffem the depot, and just now Its
condition Is such that the street roll
Ter could do good work on it. In
fact IL could be used nowhere to bet
ter advantage.
The ice man, who was all smiles
last week, is now distrsught with dis
pleasure. The cold wave has bad
unmistaka able effect on his business,
and fifty pounds Of ice, left on the
door step, will not resolve itself be-
fore the cook OF porter arrives, into
a mere damp spot during this sort Of
weather. The soda water man, too,
is not bubbling over with satisfaction
and happiness as he was few days
ago, for with the fall Of the mercury
there has been very perceptible fall
in bis trade. But then, as one sOlilli-
quized yesterday, "its all in a sum-
mer-time."
Col. John Van Culin Ii just back
from New York, Washington and
several eastern watering places. where
he has been "living high" In
Washington he experienced the nov
city Of rubbing up against greatness,
having met most Of the great men at
the Capital. The great men were
courteous to HIM, and he reports
that they all chew Tactic Pepsin. He
attended the funeral Of the late Sen
ator Harris, and wept at the thought
Of the Senator's loss in no longer
being able TO mssticate Tactic Pep
sin, which has not yet been intro
duced into Paradise.
In New York Col. Van Culin WAS
presented with . fine South Amerl-
can Cactus cane, which is said to be
the only one Of It's kind in the United
States.
An interesting case is now before
Justice Winchester. A prominep,
young married lady Of the west end
WAS warranted few days ago fol
poisoning her neighbours chickens
1t appears, however, that the prose.
cution is based merely on misunder'
standing Of the facts. The lady'i
husband claims that he put out the
poison for rats, and notified the
neighbors OF what he had done, In
order that they fright keep theiI
chickens at home. II this be true,
the warrant will likely be dismissed
rs there was no malice in the case.
Some people, however, claim that
the gentleman even had q right to e
so far ss to put out poison on hi:
own premises for the sole purpose Of
killing the chickens should they en-.
croach on his property. Chicken,
occasion almost as much unfriendli'
ness among neighbors as the towr
COW.
Il
Quite q number Of Psducab people
are branching out as song writer's.
The latest melody is one composed
by Mr.. Irwin S. Cobb, of the
News" and Prof. Willie Gilbert
the south-side musician, entitled
Fly High, You Buzzards !" 1t II
quite catchy, and may be sung al
one Of the park theaters before the
season closes.
~ don't know why it is" remark
ed motorman yesterday, 'but Their
is nothing that makes a man madde
than TO ask him to pay his fare, es'
pecially II he has already done It
and the ticket stuck in the fare boz
so il could not be seen"
The knight Of the brake aud Ike,