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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
Stand Pipe to be Discontinued
Shortly for Several Months
New Pumps Being Installed by the
Water Company-The Brick
Test Was Finished.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PADUCAH

Within a few days the Paducah
Water Co. will discontinue the use of
its standpipe for several months, if not
longer. The new pumps just received
are being temporarily installed on
First street and when ready for use,
which will be in about ten days, the
water will be pumped directly into
the mains, and the standpipe and pres
ent plant will be discontinued until
the filtration plant is sufficiently CON-
pleted TO enable the company to use
them again.
This is necessary in placing in the
filtration plant. The present stand
pipe will probably be used again in a
few months until the new one is built,
but after that will not be used again.
The new standpipe is to be about twice
as large as the present one, but only
thirty-five feet high.
Work on the filtration plant is pro-
crossing as rapidly as could be expect
ed. 1t is to cost great deal Of monsy
and will be one of the most complete
and best possible to buy, and consider
sble time will be req uired to put it
in. The work of temporarily INSTALL
ing the new pumps is being pushed
with large force of men.
The question of what kind Of brick
to use in constructing the paved
streets just contracted for will prob
ably be settled this afternoon. Yester.
day afternoon ct the Jackson foundry
the brick test was held. The sampl 81
OF various kinds of brick were placed
in a "rattler" and shaken up stated
length of time separately. City En-
gineer Washing ton conducted the test,
weighing each brick before and after
the test, and has the result in figures,
which will be presented to the street
iOk ito AhS
test showed the brick, in quality, in
the following order: Galesburg, Ill. +,
brick, first; Bannon bri ok, Louisville,
second; Portsmouth, ILL.,, brick, third ;
Robins, Tenn, brick, fourth; Evans
vile, Ind, brick, fifth.
There were other kinds that did not
stand as good test as the Evansville
brick, but some of the city officials do
not seem to think that il will be adj
visable to adopt the latter, which is
the kind Contractor Terrell bid on, II
they want any other kind, however,
they will have to pay the difference
IN price. When Broadway was paved
Chattanooga brick was useu.
The street committee this afternoon
decided on Galesburg brick, and will
recommend this to the boards. -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

Contractor W. II. Bailey, who has
the addition to the government build
ing in charge, returned this morning
from Henderson. The broken stone
to be used for concrete in the founda-
ton of the building has been approved
and an order made for it. As soon as
it arrives the building will be pushed
rapidly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
CHANCES BETTER.
MRS. BINFORD BELIEVED TO
BE IMPROVED.

.MS. Binford of Fulton, who was
accidentally shot by her husband more
than week ago, is better today. To-
morrow is the ninth day and if she
passes through it successfully she will
probably recover.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

err Dowie, general overseer Of the
Christian Catholic church, was made
a citizen of the United States upon
ron0uncing in the superior court his
allegiance to the sovereign of Great
Britain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
DEATH AT HOPKINSvILLE.

Hopkinsville, Aug. 6--Mrs. Ada
Layne, wife of DR.. A. O. Layne, died
last midnight of paralysis. She was
40 years old, member Of the Chris
tian church and had been engaged in
the millinery business here for twelve
wears.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
SHOT BY NEGRO.

Kirkmansville, Ky, Aug. Clown
Marshal Berry was badly shot in a
street fight with negro, Tom Hig.
ginbotham. The negro escaped into
Muhlenberg county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

MEETS FRIDAY-Ths Ladies'
Mite society Of the First Baptist
church will meet Friday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock with Mrs. Brownell, cor
ner of Fourth and Adams streets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

STORM ABOUT OwENSBORO.
Greensboro, KY, August 1.-TWO
heavy rains accompanied by wind did
great damage to the crops yesterday
afternoon. George Burk's store was
blown down at Yelvington. Small
streams are OVERLOOKING.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
MADISONvILLE GETS LIGHT.

jacksonville, Aug. 6-The street
lights for the city Of Madisonville
have been turned ON and the city,
since the construction OF the new cleo
trio light system. has one of the finest
lighting plants in this section of the
state.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
PROMINENT INDIANAN DEAD.

Evansville, Ind, Aug. 6-J. Gilbert
Shankti, formerly editor OF the Cour-
Ter here. died this morning. He was
once secretary of state.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

City Engineer Washington states in
regard to the protest made by property
owners on Second street in regard to
the city's taking the same grade for
the new concrete sidewalks as that
furnished for Hotel Lagomarsino, that
the council has the settlement of the
matter. IL was announced that the
city was to adopt a grade, according
to the city authorities. and property
owners were invited to be present and
talk it over, but they did not come
and the city selected the grade. Now
the property owners are preparing to
protest.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

Mrs. Robert Orme of Memphis IL in
the city on visit among relatives.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06

Miss Cora Richardson has returned
from visit to Paris, Tenn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

legislature authorized an issue of $780,
900 in bonds and required that work
on the building commence not later
than 1885. Horace r. BigeloW, David
Day, William Dawson, C. d. Gilfillan
and w. C. Hendriekson were named
as the commission to superintend the
erection of the building. As the mayor
of st. Paul, Robert A. Smith was the
chairman, and NJ. F. Kahn, then county
auditor was the secretary.
In 1883 the issue was increased to
$500, 900, and with this as a starter.
plans submitted by E. p. Bassford were
accepted and a contract placed with
Matthias Breen for the excavation and
first story. He commenced work in
1884. In 1885 the legislature authorized
another 100000 in bonds and in 1887
supplemented it with another act au-
thorizing 100000 more in bonds, or
$1,000,000 in all.
Completed in 1880.
The building was completed in 1890,
though some of the court rooms were
occupied the year previous.
In the construction and equipping Of
the building nearly 100 different con-
We're SI1lctCCO3 every OilO " "itAOiA
had to be approved by a two-thirds
majority of the council and county
commissioners acting jointly. Finally
this red tape became so burdensome
that the legislature authorized SUI
perintendent OF grounds and buildings
and David Day was appointed.
1t was originally intended to have
the main entrance of the building OH
Wabasha street, but the presence Of
the old Jail would not permit it, I'm
der Mr.. Bassfords plans the building
is so arranged that if any enlargement
is ever proposed the Fourth street en-
trance can be duplicated on Fifth
street.
In its structure the city hall and
court house is thoroughly fireproof. The
building is 263 feet in length and $50
feet in width; its general height to
the cornice go feet and to the comb of
the roof 128 feet. The tower, from
foundation to weather vane, is 24S
feet The clock face is 10 feet in diam
eter and stands 172 feet above the
ground. The building has floor space
of 119,070 square feet.
The, building entire cost $1,014 ,592.0S.
The commission had as building fund
$1,029,133.24 and when the structure
was completed turned over to the city
treasurer an uneXpended balance Of
$14.541.16. The biggest amount paid
out under any contract was to Matthias
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

with whirlwind tour of Boston by ora
tors representing both Republican and
Democratic parties. The Democrats are
especially confident, holding that their
candidate for governor. Col. William A
Goston, will overcome the plurality usual
ly given in the state to the Republican
candidates and be elected by small mar
gin. The Republicans refuse to considnr
seriously such forecast, and dec q ;
that Gov. John L. Bates will be elet I'd
by a safe plurality. Last year. with a
total vote of 1876, 600 Bates won by 81. 900
this year viii be from $4,000 to 81 900. The
Democrats name the same plurality for
CASTOR. The Democrats concede that the
legislature will be Republican.
Where Iowa Interest centers.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 31-Interest
In the Iowa campaign which closed to-
night has chiefly conferred in number
OF close contests in representative and
senatorial districts. fractional contests
have led the Democrats to expect to in
crease their vote in the legislature
Apathy as to the state campaign causes
light vote to be generally predicted
with an attendant reduction in the Re-
publican plurality.
Increased interest in the state cam
paign has been shown the past ten days
due largely to the efforts of Gov. Cum
minis and J. B. Sullivan, Republican and
Democratic candidates, respectively. for
large audiences. Mr.. Sullivan has dis
cussed the tariff almost exclusively and
Gov. CumminS has kept close to the same
question. Chairman Spence, of the Re-
publican, state committee, predicts a plur-
atty for Gov. Cummins of not less than
cratic committee, says Cummins' plural
ity will not exceed 80, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
sun IS A DISTURBER
This, and Not Aurora BoreaIis.
Affected Telegraph Wires.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 31.-"The au-
rora boreaiis is not the cause of the
electric disturbances that affected the
telegraph and cable lines today" said
Prof. C. G. Conlst took, director of Wash
burn observatory, tonight. Probably
the real cause is the severe disturb
ance on the face Of the sun producing
heavy electrical currents, which affect
the earth and create the brilliant au-
rora borealis. AT least this is the belief
of the scientists"
Prof. Comstock said that a series of
eruptions or disturbances occur on the
surface of the sun in cycles of eleven
years each, beginning at or near the
45th degree of, latitude and gradually
working toward the equator. These
disturbances are much like thunder
storms on earth, beginning with a
minimum of intensity and gradually in
creasing to the maximum when they
cease at or near the equator.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Serious cleo
trical disturbances, said to be due to
the aurora borealis lights, caused great
inconvenience to telegraph and tele-
phone companies today. The telegraph
wires in all directions from Chicago
felt the effect, in some LOCALITIES IL
causing a total cessation Of business.
One report stated that huge waves OF
electrical fire passed through the earth
paralyzing the strength of the currents
in the wires. The disturbance lasted
eight hours. At it's climax there were
675 volts of acknowledgements to XIII
a MANN the wires without the bat
teries attached.
at was the worst electrical disturb
ance in thirty five years." said Chlet
Operator ]. E. Petit, Of the Postal
Telegraph company.
The disturbances extend to Europe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
SMART SET FLAYEO
Mrs. Bob" Burdette Talks on
Women Butterflies

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-"The Smart set
Is nothing but an excrescence on real
society,"" said Mrs. Robert J. Burdette
of Los Angeles, Cal, vice president of
the National Federation of Women's
Clubs, in scathing arraignment of
the -Four Hundred" class yesterday
Mrs. Burdette made an address before
the Archie club at Grand Boulevard
hall.
She declared that no such aggrega-
tion could ever be other than an insig-
nifcant factor in the life of a great
nation.
When asked to consider the society
woman" said Mrs. Burdette, "a large
proportion of the not over thoughtful
will Immediately hang on the eye line
of their mental picture gallery the por-
trait of a creature, fair by nature made
radiant as a butterfly by all the arts
of milliner and modiste, the possessor
of a complexion warranted neither to
blanch with fear nor blush with shame
a figure as fearless as art can contrive
it, and a waist line that changes with
the seasons Whim; hand white and
delicate, utterly unknown to useful
service for self, let .alone others who
need the warm pressure of hand with
heart blood in it.
They gaze upon a chameleon like
creature that battles recognition as she
reflects the horse show. the bah room.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
CURES WEAK MEN FREE.

Insures Love and Happy Home for All.
How any man may quickly cure himself
after years of suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality, night losses, varicocele,
etc., and enlarge small, weak organs to
full size and vigor. Simply send your name
and address to DR.. Knapp Medical Co.,
2137 Hull Building, Detroit, Mich, and
they will gladly send free receipt with
full directions SO that any man may cas-
lily cure himself at home. This is GER
tainly most generous offer. and the fol-
lowing extracts taken from their daily
mail show what men think of their gen.
erosity:
Dear Sirs-Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours Of recent date. have
given your treatment thorough test and
the benefit has been extraordinary. 1t has
completely braced me up. l am just as
vigorous as when boy. and you cannot
realize how happy am. ;"
Dear SirS-Your method worked beau
tifully. Results were exactly what I
needed. Strength and -.vigor have COM
pletely returned and enlargement is en-
tirely satisfactory"
Dear SirS-Yours was received and /
had no trouble in making use of the re-
ceipt as directed, and can truthfully say
it is a boon to weak men. l am greatly
! improved in size, strength and vigor.'
tial mailed in plain, sealed envelope. The
receipt is free for the asking and they
,lant every man to have it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

the street. the banquet hail. the bou-
doir, the automobile, as creature that
is all things to all men and nothing to
any man. The picture is of a creature
heartless, shallow, flippant; with a
mind that is only the echo of the
fashionable slang of the day. the jests
of the Ightest drama. The ambition
of this mental creature is not to please,
but to amuse, so she dances at charity
balls and despises the object of charity
for which it is given.
"She is a creature whose favorite
companions Of what is called the stern
er sex are insipid and brainless crea-
lures, who are called men only because
they are not women. She is woman
whose whole life is one of questionable
gaiety, who smokes. at dinners with
men, and who drinks rather too much
at times. The announcement of her en-
gagement brings a smile with the up
lifted eyebrow, and her divorce suit
is accepted as a matter of course
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

attempt was made to secure public
approval for new building. and this
time it was successful. An act of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
HOW WILL TUESDAYS
VOTING RESULT?
Continued Feom First Page.

almost wholly ingfhe poorer districts
in the east and west sides of the city.
in which men can easily rent rooms
for short time without exciting sus-
picion. In nearly all instances the wit
nesSes testified that the persons sus-
pected did not live in the houses from
which they were Registered. Arrests
will follow the attempt to vote of any
of the persons accused
The Brooklyn Daily Eagles canvass
of the probable vote in Greater New
York, based upon returns received
from about 25.00o voters, indicates that
Mcclellan will carry the city by about
$4,000 plurality In Manhattan and
the Bronx and in Queens his pluralities
are forecasted as 1868 and 1892, re-
spectiyely, while Low, it is indicated,
will carry Brooklyn by a plurality of
1,349 and Richmond by 667. Devery's
vote, according to the Eagles figures,
will be 1920. of which nearly all will
come from Manhattan.
The Herald, which has been taking
a secret ballot forecasts the reelection
of Mayor Low by margin of 13.143
over George B. Mcclellan. The Herald
figures give Low a plurality of 20,329
in Brooklyn and 1882 In Richmond.
SMcGtelland is conceded S,218 in Man
haitian and the Bronx and 1900 1esti-
mated in Queens:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

South Dakota, Kentucky, Illinois and
Iowa. 1t is directed against M. l..
Mower, administrator of the Pagan es-
tate, and forty seven others, heirs and
holders Of land transferred to them by
Mr.. Pagan with his signature alone aft
er his alleged divorce in South Dakota.
Mrs. Pagan says the transfers were
illegal for want of her signature as his
wife.
The defendants claim that Dec. IA,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
NORTHWESTERN BOYS
ACCUSED OF HAZING
Wisconsin and Iowa Naval Cadets Are
Placed on Prison Ship.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. S1-First-
class Cadet w. E. Chaffee. Of Wis
consin; J. H. Leland, of Iowa, and J.
D. Little, of Ohio, were placed on the
prison ship Santee at the naval acad-
envy wharf today, charged with haz-
ing certain fourth class men. 1t was
learned that the hazing consisted OF
personal indignities. The charges will
be thoroughly investigated by naval
academy officials.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

1896, Mr.. Pagan, in the circuit court OF
Brown county. South Dakota, secured
a decree of divorce which deprived
Mrs. Pagan of her dover right and that
her statutory interests were barred,
released and discharged. The woman
claims that if any such decree was
granted it was obtained by fraud and
on false testimony, without notice to
her and without jurisdiction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
SOUTH DAKOTA
DIVORCE ATTACKED
Widow in Des Moines Gales Decree
Her Husband Secured Illegal.

CHICAGO, Oct 31.-The legality Of
the severing in South Dakota of mar
riage ties formed in Auburn Park, Chi
cago, Aug. %. 1894, is to be attacked
in Des Moines Iowa, court next week,
when Lille B. Pagan, widow of Joseph
B. Pagan, tries to establish her dover
rights to $4,000 worth of real estate in
Des Moines. 4
The case will attract witnesses from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
ARBITRATION FALLS
THROUGH AT BUTTE
Board Adjourns, Being Unable to Settle
the Mining Difficulty.

BUTTE. Mont, Oct. 31.-The arbitra-
ton board adjourned this afternoon.
The board could arrive at no decision
acceptable to both parties. The only
hope now lies in a special session of
the legislature. Even in this event 1t
1t is stated 1t would take weeks, per-
haps months to solve, and 1t would ap-
pear that the shutdown will continue
Indefinitely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
CONDUCTORS ARE
FORCED TO MARRY
Street Car Company Takes This Meth.
cd to Put Stop to. Flirting.

CHICAGO, Oct. s1.-Flirting has be-
come so common among conductors
and motormen on the Northwest side
street car lines that the Consolidated
Traction company has passed a rule
that it will hereafter employ no I'M
married men under twenty-five years
of age.
Get married CT get fred" is an al
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

tentative that every unmarried en-
ploye will have to face before the snow
flies. Company officials have been so
annoyed by complaints about conduc-
tors attentions to women on their cars
that they have decided to weed out
unmarried men now in their employ as
we'll as to refuse to employ such men
in the future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
Ramsey County Court House
and the Men Who Inf1abit It,

Breen, who received nearly 100000
for excavations and stone and iron
work. E. P. Bassford, as architect, re-
ceived $24,273.76.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
An Old Ladv,s Discovery.

Garnet, Ark, May 1s.-For IS years
Mrs. Mary Dunlop Of this place has
suffered with Kidney trouble, which
was SO bad at times that it made her
life a burden. She tried much medi-
cine and many treatments, but got no
better.
At last, however, Mrs. Dunlop
claims to have found a perfect remedy,
and She is so pleased at the wonderful
cure she herself has received, that she
is telling all her friends and praising
the medicine to everyone she meets.
The name Of this medicine is Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and it has done wonder
full work for Mrs. Dunlop.
Everybody is talking about 1t, and
some people are claiming to have been
cured OF Rheumatism by it.
"A Mrs. Garrett, who lives in Brazils,
this state, was at the point Of death
with some Cerebro-spinal trouble, and
was saved by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
It is certain that no other medicine
ever introduced here has done so much
good in such a short time.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
TRUE > s..: 81
Copyright 1909, by w. r. Hearst.)

Mile Grahame was in a high state Of
excitement. She had never seen the
boat race before, but now at last she
a got her wish, and her brother had
promised to take her.
Besides this, Ethel Fortescue, her
greatest friend, had persuaded her
brother to take her, and was going too.
Mile and Ethel had been friends
since childhood, but although Ethel
knew Miles brother Gus very well,
yet Mile had ave met Wilfred
Fortescue, and she felt very glad that
he was coming to make a fourth, for
she knew from experience that Gus
always m%onopolized Ethel.
She thought to herself If only those
two boys chum In well together I
shall have a chance Of q good old con-
fab with Ethel. I have UGH lots to tell
her and I want to hear what she thinks
Of my idea of having my new frock for
the dance tonight pale blue in honor Of
the victors, for Of course Cambridge
will win; that goes without saying"
At this point Mile shipped the ends
Of a pale blue rosette she had just COM
pleted, surveyed it with admir-
ing eyes.
Just then her brother. Gus entered
the room, and seeing her work, cried
out
"Hullo, you are going to wear hat
washed out old cabbage stalk, are you?
That's the right color for you, and he
pointed to a little swallow Of Oxford
blue In his buttonhole, and held out a
similar n to his sister.
Mile refused 1t with a great show
Of indignation.
You wretched boy" she said, with
whitening scorn.
"Oh, you dc rise SO beautifully"
leased her brother, diving into her work
basket. Where's my rosette? I sup
pose you've made me one like yours?"
7 have" replied the sister, somewhat
modified, for h was a stanch light
blue. One just like mine, and i've
made one for Ethel, too"
You can give me that" said Gus,
hastily. "I1l give it to her myself; and
now do go and get ready, and look
sharply, there's a good girl, or we will
never get that train, and the Fortes-
cues are going to wait for us on the
railway bridge"
The Fortescues were already waiting
for them IN the bridge when they ar
rived. Gus sprang up, ~schoolboy fash
Ion, four steps at q time. and Mile
followed him as quickly as might be.
Ethel Fertescue was only a year old
er than Mile, and they had both only
Just left school; but somehow during
these last few weeks of separation she
seemed 70 Mile to have grown out of
all recognition, and to have become
quite h woman.
Mile was not conscious that Ethel
was observing the same alteration in
aagself. and b turned from s%crutinIz-