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The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
sparkling Atmosphere of Pekin.

A German diplomat is responsible for the epigram: You approach Pekin in tears, but you leave it weeping" The reason for this appears to be the pure atmosphere. The quality of the air Is described as one continual eXhilara- ton; "in winter, dry and sparkling. the very champagne of atmospheric vint- ages; in spring and autumn, a delicious blending of frost and sun" The keen air braces the nerves like tonic They admit, however. that summer Is hot in Pekin. but residents enjoy health and physical comfort in the crisp Pekin air
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

holds out the helping hand to you, and will advise you without money and without price. Mrs. Pinkham's labora- tory is at Lynn, Mass. Write letter there telling all your symptoms and get the benefit of the greatest expert ence in treating female ills.
 ''I was suffering to such an extent from ovarian trouble that my physi- clan thought an operation would be necessary.
 ~Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound having been recommended to me, decided to try it. After using several bottles I found that I was cured. My entire system was toned up, and I suffered no more with my ovaries. "-MRs. ANNA ASTON, Troy. Mo.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
RUSS HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO,

J. s. Young & Sons, has lately been extensively altered and reconstructed in every department, at a cost of $S5, 900, neither pains nor money being spared in making it a first-class, up to-date, home-like hotel.
 The House is fire-proof, and thor oughly equipped throughout with all the modern conveniences in vogue at the present time in hotels. This es- tablished House is finely located Tn the very heart-center of business and hotel portion of the city. They are noted for the excellence of the table they set. Their dining-room has now one of the finest interiors of any hu- tel dining-room in the State. Their service throughout is first-class.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
A Ure For inc urnnen

A teacher had just gwen lesson o1 the hyphen. and thinking that his class understood it now. he wrote the word ''birds-nest" on the blackboard Now. boys, why do we have a hyphen be- tween birds and nest? asked the teacher.
 Several hands went up. and the teacher pointed to a small boy who seemed very anxious to answer. "For the birds to roost on." was the reply London Tit-Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
Longevity of Irish Peasants.

It is curious to notice the great num- Der of centenarians whose deaths are recorded in the official returns of Irish rural districts. As an instance of the longevity of the Irish peasant it may be pointed out that the death of per sons upward of sixty years of age reg istered in COnnaught last year amount ed to over 50 per cent of the entire deaths of the province.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
First DoubIe-Decked English Ship

The first double-decked ship built in England was the Great Harry, con- structed in 1909 by order of Henry VII. It was 1000 tons burden. and cost f14,- GOO. a sum worth more in those days than E120.000 now. At that time 90 to 100 tons was the usual burden of mer- chant ships. The Great Harry was burned by accident.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
AN OVERWORKED PHRASE.
The Expression 'IIe Took His Life Tn
 His Hands,"


 His Hands,"
 "The expression he took his life in his hands always struck me as being very foolish" said a bright young gen tleman, 'and 1 have often wondered why so many persons persist in using It when they want to speak of extraor- dinary dangers. Now, extraordinary danger is one thing and the simple, commonplace thing of taking ones own life in ones hands is an entirely differ ent thing.
 q work in big building. There are a steam engine and mammoth boiler in displacement. Whenever I enter that Building, if they are running the engine in the basement, I take my life in my hands. I get on the elevator on the fifth floor; I take my life in my hands. I go out of town; the car may tumble over trestle somewhere. I walk along the street; sign may fall on me. 1 make my way across the thOroughfare; who knows but what street car or a vehicle of some sort may not run me down? I cross the riv- CT; may I not suddenly find myself i'll the swirling stream and sinking for the last time? If I walk along the street, may not a brick or a loosened cornice come crashing down upon me? There are a row and shot or two on the corner; may not stray bullet wing me? And so on.
 "Pessimism? No. Logic. That's aI It just shows the difference between taking ones own life in ones hand and the matter of confronting eXtraOr- dinary danger. These risks are ordi- nary, plain, old, everyday risks. The fireman who dashes into a burning building to rescue a child, the fellow who grabs the bridle of a runaway horse, the hero who will plunge into the river to save some person who is about to drown-these are the persons who confront what I would call ex- traordiHary dangers, and the worn platitude of saying of one of these he took his life in his hands would not fit the case because there would be in tue act an element of heroism which would place it much above the com monplace. ."--New Orleans Times-Dem- ocrat.
 Wee Drop.
 Sandy-And will ye talk drap O whisky afore ye gang hame. Tammasf Tammas-Ah. weel, just wee drap- pie.
 Sandy-Then say when, laddie.
 Tammas-Nay. mon: the glass will say when.-L London King.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
TO KILL THE DANDRUFF GERM.
Is the Only Possible Way of Having {
 Permanent Cure. '-

If you see woman or a man with luXuriant glossy hair, you may be sure neither has dandruff to amount to any thing. In nearly every case where women and men have thin brittle hair, they owe it to dadruff. There are hun dreds of preparations that "claim" to cure dandruff, but not one but New bros Herpicide tells you that dandruff is the result of germ burrowing into the scalp, and that permanent cure of dandruff and it's consequent falling and badness, can only be had my kill ing the germ; and there is no other preparation that will destroy that germ but Newbro's Herpicide. "De- stroy the cause, you remove the effect. D
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
A Wee Drop.
4 ThnrouChhred.

She-Is it true that when you pro- posed to me you didn't know whether I was worth penny?
 He-Absolutelg. But I always was willing to take chances Detroit Free
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
Persia,s Royal Standard.

An apron is the royal standard of Persia. Cos. a Persian. who was 8 blacksmith by trade, raised a revolt which proved successful, and his lcath- CT apron. covered with jewels, is still borne in the van of Persian armies
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Mrs. Tattler-Td have you know l weigh my words.
 MT. Tattler-It must keep you aw- fully busy.-Yonkers Statesman.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

'I want to ask you a serious ques- tion. mamma" said little Fred.
 Well, dear. what is it?"
 ''If I eat a lot of dates will become a calendar?"
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Many good physicians and nurses use Wizard Oil for obstinate neural gia and rheumatism. It's the right thing to do
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
Hrecocious Youngster.

Tommy-Mamma, the teacher says It's wrong to wound anything.
 His Mother-Yes, dear.
 Tommy-Well. papa wound the clock last night.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
What is
 OWaE.fEES 2

A dull, throbbing pain, accompanied by a sense of tenderness and heat low down in the side, with an occasional shooting pain, indicates inflammation.
 On examination it will be found that the region of pain shows some swell ing. This is the first stage of ovaritis, inflammation of the ovary. If the roof of your house leaks, my sister, you have 1t fixed at once; why not pay the same respect to your own body
 You need not, you ought not to let yourself go, when one of your own sex
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
A SURE THING FOR YOU.

Everybody's constipated now and then, and the only sure, pure harmless is Cas- carets Candy Cathartic. Buy and try! All druggists. 1Oc., 25c.. soc.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Mothers will find Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

To keep boys off the street corners furnish them with room to their lik- ing and make their boy friends well come to It.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Mrs. Smithers-I can't get Willie to carry in the coal or do anything any more. I wonder where he is?
 Mir. Smithers-He's over to Jimsen's helping their boy carry in their coal.- Indianapolis Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consump- tion saved my life three years ago. Mrs. THOS. ROBBINS, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. r. 1900.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Tn Holland no landlord has the power of raising the rent or of evicting ten. ant.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

Don't you despise people who talk behind your back?"
 'eI should say so. Especially at a concert or during an interesting play" Philadelphia Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

The first invitation a girl receives fTem a boy, starts the longing to have a private writing desk of her own
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
ECZ9n2U

How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes, dries and scales!
 Some people. call it letter, milk crust or salt rheum. The suffering from it is sometimes in- tense; local applications are resorted to- they mitigate, but cannot cure. It proceeds from humors inherited or ac- quired and persists until these have been removed. Hoods Jdrsdpdriiia positively removes them, has radically and permanently cured the worst cases, and is without an equal for all cutaneous eruptions.
 HOODS PILLS are the best cathartc. Price cents
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22

ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness THO after first day of Dr. Klne's Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE s. co trial bottle and treat
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-22
CURE SICK HEADACHE.

Say trigger, there's price on your head"
 Whats that? A price on-?"
 "Yes, and there will be till you take the tag off of that new hat. ."-Phila- delphia Bulletin.
Evening star., 1902-03-24
The Old Resident Set.

The unofficial section of society forms a
very large contingent, but probably not
so formidabl in numbers as the official
section. What Is. known as the old resi-
dent set includes many of education of re-
finement and Of means. These know who
their grandfathers were. and most of them
can even go back farther than that. They
are of old Maryland and Virginia stock
and preserve the best characteristics Of
those splendid men and women of Mary
land and Virginia who lived 100 years ago
In some instances they are rather inclined
to keep to themselves, but they mix very
considerably with the other sets. They are
not especially anxious about what they do
being communicated to the public, and
therefore. there Is no outside mention of
many Of their most notable functions 1t
was some years after the civil war before
the Washington papers took to regular So
while to get society accustomed to it. I
remember at a cabinet reception In the '7O's
society reporter asked me for the names
Of some Of the ladies present. / mentioned
several, including young matron of the
resident set. The next day, happening to
saw your name in the paper today as being
at Secretary So-and-SO's last night" She
replied. In evident distress and alarm: az
don't believe you" The paper was lying on
the table.
l picked it up and pointed to her ma me-
She looked at 1t. while her face and neck
became crimson. and turned away without
word. Ttnea change and we change wieh
them. 1t was not long before she got
bravely over this. and could read her name
In print without stremer. In Georgetown
there IL a resident SET. the descendants Of
old Maryland families. who spend a deiirht-
ful winter season. mainly among them
selves. and except upon extra occasions do
Evening star., 1902-03-24

IF convenient. one never has any hesitation
in accepting such invitations. Yet it does
look nueer to see a man come in to dinner
or whatnot and ask for the host and hostess
to be pointed out to him. One evening this
Writer a gentleman entered a house just as
the guests were getting ready to go out to
dinner No one knew him and he knew NO
one. but t.e Immediately made himself COM
Portable. After awhile the host politely re-
auested him to step out to the hail. and
then said: Have you not made mistake
as to the house?" The stranger said: Wefl.
/ don't know. l was invited by Mr.. So and
So to dine with him. l do not know him.
but his house is in this neighborhood, and
as saw people coming tn here 1 concluded
this was the place." The Mr.. SO and So
resided next door. and the stranger was In
formed to that effect. You would have I'm
agined he would have withdrawn with as
little display al possible. Not 30, for. as
asceFtained afterward. he was Q member OF
Congress- from the Tar west. the Wild and
Woolly west, Indeed. He came back and
stood In the entrance to the drawing room
and made a regular speech to the assem-
cied company. telling th.m In. Vas NOS
strry for hia mistake. a. It had enabled
Evening star., 1902-03-24
a Peculiar Custom

There Is another custom which. imagine,
IL rather peculiar to Washington Persons
OF note are always receiving Invitations
rot only from those they do not know, but
ftcm those Of whom they have never heard
Evening star., 1902-03-24
Society Men in Demand.

There is considerable class of men Of
leisure and purely clubmen in Washington.
Professional men and department officials
are all through with the serious work Of the
day by o'clock. as are also many of the
higher grades of business men. This af-
fords exceptional opportunities for men to
make afternoon calls. yet only very small
fraction OF those in position to do SO avail
the mselves Of the occasion. The men gen
serAlly do not aeem to care for this kind of
tElng The few who do SO profit by this
fer the women are 50 glad to see a man
make his appearance I'm the afternoon that
they almost eat him UP. Very often the
same man at night, when he b not soii-
teire, cannot extract a passing glance from
them. Even at most evening affairs. except
dinners. the attendance Of the old hahttues
steadily diminishes. and II it was not foT
tina heavy coutiA9ent Of new recruits COM
Ing iE every season the dtsproDortton be-
Evening star., 1902-03-24
The Sport Of Porto Ricans.

Judging from an order just issued BY
Commander G. w. Mentz. U. s. N. IN
charge Of the Porto Rico lighthouse service.
at San Juan. persons crossing the ferry
from San Juan to Catan0 have been anus
ing Themselves by using the buoys in the
harbor al targets. Commander Mentz. in
his order. has discouraged this sport BY
quoting the United States law. which Ii to
the eject that the Jail awaits any one Who
interferes In Any way with the, established
marks or aids to navigation. This calls 10
mind the manner in Which the Indians Of
the west IN b5-soHe days pass<d their tdic
time In firing their guns at the insuiAtoEe
on the telegraph poles on the prairies.
Evening star., 1902-03-24

tween the sexes would be something awful.
L is a common sight at evening receptions.
more especially those at the White House.
to see one poor man with from two to six
women In tow. Pity his sufferfngs You
may always get q man for dinner or
theater party. but you can never be sure or
him for anything else.
Evening star., 1902-03-24

hin, to look in upon two dinner companies
instead of one. and he hoped they would
al have a good tine. Then he bowed and
Evening star., 1902-03-24
The Only |! Guaranteed
Blood Remedy.
You Get Your Money Back
IF SMITHS GREEN MOUNTAIN RENOvA
TOR DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE
PRoNIPTEST BENEFIT.

If there vas ever medicine that was rightly
named, this is the ,one
Smiths Green Mountain Renovator does just
what its name indicates. 1t renovates the entire
system, and renovation Is just what everybody
needs once in a while and what some people need
all the time.
You know wha. happens to the delicate mech
anlsm Of watch when a little dirt OF some for
etgn substance gets into IT. that is just what hap
pens to you when something clogs your delicate
organs. Just the moment the stomach. liver or
kidneys fail to do their work in way Nature in-
tended. the blood will become impure, and con-
sequenty. your entire system becomes clogged up
with all sorts Of poisonous refuse matter. 1t seems
strsnge that you feel WELL 1t seems more strange
that you are able to crawl around at all.
Here is where Smiths Green Mountain Renova-
tor comes in 1t is purely vegetable remedy.
made Of roots and herbs from Old Vermont, and
anybody from that state will tell You that far
back rs he can remember the people Of that stat !.
have been made well and kept well by Smith 8
Green Mountain Renovator Vermonters NO
longer to have monopoly of it. For the first time
In the many Of its successful history 1t is to
be placed before the general public through relia
BILE agents.
Don't fail to bear in mind that this Is the med
1cine we fully guarantee by the promise to refund
your money if it doesn't benefit You.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
A WORM KILLER,

]. A. J. Montgomery, Puxico,
Wayne county, Mo-, writes: 81 have
little twin girls who have been both
cred with worms all their lives. l
tried everything to relieve them
which failed until 1 used Whites
Cream vermifuge; the nrst two doses
brought four worms from one of
them, the next two doses, twelve, one
of them measuring twelve inches; the
other child was relieved of four
worms. It is most excellent medi-
cine" Whites Cream vermifuge is
good for children. 1t not only destroys
worms, it helps the child to perfect
growth, wards off sickness. goo at
Dubois, Kolb and Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
WEDDING WAS SECRET
"Redg" DuvaI Wanted to Surprise
His Relatives.
He Was Once Before Hurt in Wreck
Near the Same Place.

"Redg" Duval, the popular young
engineer killed in the Southern wreck
near Georgetown, Ind, Sunday, was
injured about year ago in exactly
the same place. His death in Louis
VILE, as well as in Paducah, is greatly
deplored.
Yesterdays Post says of his mar
riage a week ago;
"Duval celebrated his 27th birthday
a week ago today. On the day fol-
lowing he led to the altar Miss Flora
Chamberlain, whose honeymoon was
ended by the crash on the Georgetown
trestle before it had rounded out
week.
1.-THE dead engineer came to Louis
vile from Paducah several months
ago, and went to board with Mrs.
Chamberlain at 1887 Bank street.
Mrs. Chamberlain has several daugh-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
LIMBS MASHED.
GEO. PIPPINS WILL LOSE ONE
AND THE OTHER Is
BROKEN.

George Pippins, aged 23, a wood.
chopper Of near Ragland, was injured
in q horrible manner yesterday after.
noon about . O'Clock while Telling a
tree.
He cuts down trees for the sawmill
and in chopping one down yesterday
got caught between the body OF the
tree and the stump and one leg was
crushed so that amputation is neces-
sary and the other was broken in
two Just above the knee.
This morning Pippius was alive,
but suffering greatly, but it is
athought that he will recover. He
had been employed in this vocation
for some time and it was his first &C.
oldent
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
TO WEAR GRAY
Preparations to Organize a Y. M.
C. A. Football Team.
Secretary Hanna to Make Feature of
the Educational Work.

Mr.. b. +. Mathis, the physical di-
rector of the local Y. NJ. @. A., will
on Tuesday night call the members Of
the association together to organize or
perfect arrangements to organize a
football team for the coming season.
The association had football team
last year ard the games brought in
some little revenue to the association.
The uniform adopted by the associa-
tion is gray trousers with blue sleeve
less shirts, and as soon as the classes
are organized the uniforms will be or
dered. All members will be trained
in accordance to regular gymnas-
ium rules and no one will be permitted
on the floor without the regular uni
form and rubber sole shoes
Secretary Hanna is rigging up the
class rooms upstairs, and will have
within shors time all the rooms in
the best Of condition. He will make a
feature of the educational work and
will arrange for regular teachers, the
best the city affords, TO teach in all
branches of drawing, free hand, archi-
tectural and mechanical, and will
make 1t as good an opportunity for
the members to learn as can be secur-
ed anywhere.
Former Secretary Escott will arrive
in the city today and will complete
his financial affairs. He has nearly all
the money promised and few dollars
only remain TO be subscribed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26

ters, and Duval soon fell in love with
Miss Flora. He asked her to marry
him, and she consented.
Mrs Chamberlain, the girls moth
er, had suffered a paralytic stroke, and
her illness prevented home wedding.
The young people therefore decided
to be married by a minister in his
own home, and to keep the marriage a
secret until Duval could secure a vaca-
tion and take his bride to his Paducah
home with him. 1t was his within to
tell his mother nothing about the mat
ter until he should bring his wife to
her and surprise her. In accordance
with this idea the county clerk was
asked not to give the license out for
publication, and the request was
granted.
1.-THE young couple was married by
a preacher who lives uptown, and was
only by the necessary
witnesses. " n
The burial of Engineer Duval took
place at 8 o'clock this afternoon at
Gave Hill, Louisville.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
A SUMMER TRIP UN-
SURPASSED ON
THE CONTINENT.

Inn OON IN n ~ l.
The trip to Salt Lake City or to the
Pacific coast via that point over the
Denver and Rio Grande and the Rio
Grande Western is the most beautiful
in America. No European trip Of
equal length can compare with it in
grandeur Of scenery or wealth Of novel
interest. Then Salt Lake City itself
is a most quaint and picturesque place
and well worth the journey. Its Nor
mon temple, tabernacle, tithing office
and church institutions; its hot sui
phur springs within the city limits Its
delightful temperature, sunny climate
ana its great Salt Lake-deader and
denser than the Dead Sea in Pales-
tine-are but a few features of Salt
Lake City's countless attractions.
There are parks, drives, oanons and
beautiful outlying mountains and
lake resorts Imagine, IL you can,
bath in salt water a mile above sea
level and in water in which the hu-
man body cannot sink. Inquire of
your nearest ticket agent for low
tourist rates to Salt Lake City, or
write for information and copy of
"Salt Lake City, the City of the
to s. X. Hooper, general
passenger agent. Denver, Colo.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-26
STATE ASSEMBLY
kentucky Rebekahs to Meet in Pad
ucah Next Month.
q Committees Appointed BY Local
Lodges to Prepare for Meeting.

The grand assembly Of Kentucky
Rebekahs meets here September 25th
for two days session, and about 100
delegates are expected from all parts
of the state. The meetings will prob
ably be held in the Masonic hall, on
North Fourth street, and the local
lodge will see thst adequate entertain.
ment is provided. The committees
are as follows;
Arrangements-Fre Heilbron chair
man, y. Horton, o. T. Anderson.
Robert /. Arnold, Eli Hudson, A. NJ.
Dustin, Misses Maggie Williams, Ada
Shelton, Freddie oehlschlAeger, Katie
DiegeL
keception-Frank Efinger, William
Morgan, J. II. Maxwell, G W. Gates,
Mrs Lena Efinger, Miss Carrie
Schroeder, Mrs. Fannie Root, Mrs
Ella QuArles, Miss Katie Diegel, Miss
Ada Shelton and Miss Freddie De hi.
schlaeger.
Banquet-Fred Hebron. o. t. An
derson, J. II. Maxwell, A. NJ. Dustin,
Frank Diegel, william Morgan, A. o.
Elliott, Mrs. Carrie Schroeder, Mrs.
Mary l. Powley, Mrs. Rachael Ander-
son, Mrs. Lena Eninger, Mrs. May
Bennett, Mrs. Annie Bryant, Mrs
Daniel Gillian, Mrs. A. Dustin, Miss
Jennie DePew, Miss Ethel Maxwell,
Miss Blanche Tapscott
Hotel-Robert Arnold, Charles 4.
Horton, Miss Maggie williams, Miss
Freddie oehlschlaeger and Miss Katie
Diegel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4. Horton
and A. M. Dustin.