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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
THE PopE'S WILL
Nearest Relative of the Late
POntiff to Contest.
Says He Is in Poor Circumstances and
Needs the Money.

Rome, Aug. 12-Something Of SEN
sation has been caused by the attitude
Of the late pores nearest -elative-the
son of his elder b.other-who declares
his intention TO contest the dead pom.
tiff's will He calls himself simply NJ.
Pecci. disregarding his title Of count,
and declaring that titles are only fit
for vain people. He is in poor cir
cumstsnces and earns his living by
selling Goals and doing little peach
ing.
1t seems that the nephew attempted
to see his uncle before he died, but
was forcibly elected from the Vatican.
He now AYERS that he intends, togeth-
er with his lawyer, to make a fight
for mis- right. He is not going, he
says, to die of hunger, and, against
the express wish of the late pope, will
conte st the will, because he maintains
that the money Of the deceased be-
longs not to the church. but TO the
pope's own family.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
Mother
Lost Reason After
LaGrippe.
Daughter Had Free
quent Spasms.
DR.. Miles 5 Nervine Cured
Them Both.

Or. Miles Nervine is specific for nervous
disorders. II removes the cause and effects
. speedy and permanent cure.
IL feel it is my duty to let you know that
your medicines have cured my little girl OF
nine, of spasms. She commenced having them
at the age OF three. Our family doctor SAID
she would outgrow them but she did not
We took her to another physician who SAID
her trouble was epileptic fits in mild form.
He did her no good either. She was SO
nervous she could hardly walk. As ! ha9
already used DIR. Miles Neryine and found
Il q good remedy for myself commenced
giving il to my child. gave her IN all zen
bottles Of the Nervine and one OF the biood
Purifier. That was over two years ago ana
she has not had an attack since we com.
menced the treatment. She is no longer
troubled with nervousness and we consieer
her permanently cured. l enclose her PIC,
ture. My mo,hsr-ia-la lost her reason ana
was insane for three months from the enees
of LaGrippe. Six bottles Of DIR. Miles Nei.
vine cured her. My sister has also taken y
for sick headache with good results. we an
thank you very much tor your good medl'
cines and kind advice. l don't think there
Il any other medicine half so good. SEM
~ daughters photograph SO that you may
see what sweet little girl lives out N
Arkansas."-MRs. HANNAH BARKtlI'
Springdale, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
DIR. Miles Remedies. Send for Tree DOCK
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
WARNED AGAINST FLIRTING.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. le-Trsin-
men on the Terre Haute division of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois were
much surprised to find bulletins posted
at stations in which some of the men
are accused Of flirting. The bulletin
is as follows:
Complaint has been made that
some Of our trainmen, especially those
employed on the Terre Haute division
locals, are in the habit of flirting with
ladies residing near our tracks at
West Montezuma and Hillsdale. The
offenders are liable to get themselves
into serious trouble IL the practice is
continued. A word to the wise is
sufficient. (Signed) S. HUFFMAN,
Trainmaster.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
INTERESTING CASE.
FULTON INSURANCE MEN EN-
JOIN COMPETITORS TO PUT
THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.

Attorneys Wheeler and Hughes Of
the city yesterday at Wiokliffe filed
with Judge Bugg for Foster & Fall
of Fulton, insurance agents, petition
for an injunction to prevent Messrs.
Nolen and Rice, also insurance agents
at Fulton, from writing insurance in
Fulton or vicinity. Judge Bugg, af-
ter hearing the petition, granted q
temporary injunction restraining the
defendants from continuing in the in
suranoe business in Fulton or vicini-
ty. The matter will be settled in the
circuit court next month.
In Novemb Der, 1901, Foster & Fall
bought ont Rice & Nolens interest in
an insurance company, then composed
Of Foster, Nolen & Rice. Mr.. Foster
says he and Fall took their written
obligation to not enter into the fire
insurance business at Fulton for q Pc
Rod Of five years and in March Nolen
& Rice opened up an agency.
Wheeler & Hughes of Paducah rep
resented Foster & Fall and Robbins q
Thomas of Mayfield and Ed Thomas
of Fulton represented Nolen and Rice.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
A WORM KILLER.

J. A. J. Montgomery, Puxico,
Wayne county, Mo. writes; II have
little twin girls, who have been both
cred with worms all their lives.
tried everything to relieve them.
which failed until used Whites
Cream vermifuge; the first two doses
brought four worms from one Of
then{; the next two doses, twelve, one
OF them measuring twelve inches the
other child was only relieved of four
worms. II is most excellent medi-
cine" Whites Cream Vermifuge is
good for children. 1t not only de-
stroys worms, il helps the child to
perfect growth, wards off sickness.
$50 AT Dubois, Kolb & Co
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
TOO MANY LITTLE ROBBINS.
GLORY BUT NOT SALARY FOR
LARGE FAMILIES.

First Assistant Postmaster General
wynne recently decided that the re-
.ceipts Of the postoiiice at Rocky Noun
tain, n. @, had increased sufficiently
to warrant its advance into the pr esi-
Dental class. Consequently the post
master, George Washington Robin,
was notified that he would be contin-
ued in the service at 2,l00 a year,
and was asked to sen1 into the depart
ment the names Of four persons 60 be
appointed to the newly created subor.
dinste places under him, says a Wash
ington dispatch to the New York
Sun. When his letter Of recommen.
dation was received it read in part rs
follows:
IL. George Washington Robin,
postmaster at Rocky Mountain, N. O.
recommend the following persons for
appointment under me; As assistant
postmaster. Stella Lincoln Robin
stamper Alexander Achilles Robin I;
AS assistant stamper, George Washing
ton Robin, Jr., and as clerk, John A.
Logan Robin"
When Superintendent Waters Of the
salary and allowance division had re-
covered from his astonishment over
the suggestions with regard to the fu-
ture OF the Robin family he wrote
across the face of the letter:
when the Robbins nest again.
Birds OF hogs 2" and sent the papers in
the case to Fist Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne.
The first assistant read the letter
from George Washington Robin, with
Its cheerful remarks concerning the
Robin family, looked out of the win
dow for awhile, and then wrote the
following below Mr.. Waters indorse-
ment:
We will call halt on Robin, Of
this place in old n. O.,
As we have already elsewhere in
the festive p. q. ID.
This Robbins has the right no doubt
to fix his family,
But to fix them all in the same old
nest is too much II. o. G..
N. B.-See Section 8. civil service
regulations. II. J. WYNNE.
The papers in the case were then
filed away for reference and George
Washington Robin, the head Of the
family, was notified that only two Of
his children could scratch for the gov
eminent in the same place at the same
time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
OIIRED PARALYSIS.

W. s. Baily, p. o. True, Texas,
writes: my wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when ! was persuaded to use Ballsrd' 8
Snow Liniment, which cured her all
right. have also used it for old
sores, fro'' bites and skin eruptions.
IL does tie work" csc. 500 and 81
bottles at .dBois. Kolb g. Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
CLOSE CALL.
SHOTS FIRED INTO CONDUC.
TORS CABOOSE.

Conductor Maxwell of the freight
service of the Illinois Central, and
we'll known in Paducah, had a close
call near Greenfield, Tenn, yesterday.
He was on his train en- route to Full.
ton and when he reached Greenfield
someone fred three times into his ca.
boose and the bullets narrowly missed
his head. Conductor Maxwell has had
some trouble along the line recently
by putting Off negroes and hoboes
stealing rides, and he thinks someone
tried to kill him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
BLEW In A Pig.
MR.. BOSWELL FINDS AN UNU.
SUAL GUEST AFTER
THE RAIN.

Mr.. l.. W. Boswell of North Fifth
street was surprised this morning
when he went into his front yard to
find wandering about a lonely little
pig, apparently about two weeks old.
He has no idea where the infant por-
ker came from, unless it was blown in
by the wind q short time before dur.
ing the thunderstorm. He was we'll
aware that there are as a usual thing
plenty Of stray cows and horses in his
neighborhood, but it is the first pig he
has seen in some time. How the
small animal was separated from its
family is something wholly unox-
planned. 1t was found soon after day
light, Mr.. Boswell being an early
riser, and was turned out on the cold
world, because Mr.. Boswell prefers
raising flowers to pigs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
UNUSUAL OPERATION

PERFORMED.
Vienna, Aug. l2-In the hospital of
Koslow, in Central Russia, q curious
operation has been performed on wo-
man only % years of age. As con.
sequence Of vow she had worn for
The flesh had grown PIP around and
through the links of these chains, and
it was found necessary to remove
them. The operation proved to be .
very difficult one, for the chains were
entirely hidden from view by the
flesh, and each link had to be cut out
separately.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGISTS.

Ford & Sturgeon. q prominent drug
firm at Rocky Hill Station, Ky,
writes; 1--WE were requested by DIR. G..
b. Snigley to send for Herbine for the
benefit Of our customers. We ordered
three dozen in Decent Der, and we are
glad to say Herbine has given such
great satisfaction that we have dupli.
Gated this order three times, and to.
day we gave your salesman another
order. We beg to say DIR. q. b. Snig
ley takes pleasure i'll recommending
Herbine." SOC bottle at Dubois,
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12

MARSHAL JAMES WELL AGAIN.
DR.. A. ID. James, United States
Marshal, returned to his Office today
after . vacation spent at Diamond
Springs.
He Is looking in better health than
ever before and was greatly benefited
by his rest. -Louisville Times.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
GETTING READY
Engineers Becoming Acquaint-
ed With the Cairo Extension
Two Trains Daily, Beginning Sunday,
Will be Run Over the Road.

The opening Of the new branch of
the l. O. TO Cairo Sunday is looked
upon with much interest by local rail.
road employees. MIR. william Burks,
a Louisville division engineer, went
to Cairo this morning to look over the
Cairo terminal and acquaint himself
with the road thoroughly before begin.
ming his regular runs over it, Engi-
neer W. J. Feeny, who will also have
run over the new branch, will leave
tomorrow or Friday to inspect the
terminal also.
Engineer E. II. Kelley and Conduc-
tor John Flint will have charge Of
the first passenger train to run
through on regular schedule time.
There will be two passenger and two
freight runs daily over the Cairo ex-
tension, and according TO THE new
schedule lay.over of several, hours
will be had at Cairo, the run from Pa
duoah to St. Louis being made in
twelve hours. IL is understood that
the sleeper service between Car bon
dale the Paducah on the st. Louis di.
vision will then be discontinued.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
TO INSPECT ALL ASYLUMS.

Washington, Aug. l2-An examina.
ton Of all prisons, asylums and chart
table institutions in the United States
has been begun under the direction Of
the commissioner general of immigra.
tion, the object being to determine the
number Of aliens who have become
criminals or public charges. The idea
is to assist congress in its work for
the improvement of the immigration
laws. Commissioner General Sargent
10 of the opinion that many inmates
Of the prisons ana asylums of the
country became such wards OF the
public soon after their arrival in the
United States.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
PIONEER ARCOBAT DEAD.

New York, Aug. l2-Eaton Stone.
well known in his time rs circus per-
former, Is dead ct his home in Nutley,
N. j., at the ago of SO. Stone is said
to have been the first man to turn .
somersault ON galloping horse. He
retired from the ring about thirty
years ago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12

MIR. Joseph Buker, assistant super
intendent of machinery of the l. o.,
and General Storekeeper J. NJ. Taylor
are in the city today looking over the
machine shops and storerooms.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
NO PICNIC
THE LOCAL CIGAR DEALER
THINKS HE WAS DUPED.

The police are looking for negro
who gave his name rs Anderson and
claimed to be member of a commit.
tee appointed to look after the adver.
Using Of . colored excursion. Mr.. M.
enlatt, the cigar manufacturer,
gave 81 about week ago to have an
advertisement inserted in the program
the negro claimed to be getting mp,
and that is the last he has heard Of
the negro, excursion, or cut he gave
him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
OCEAN LINERS GREW 600.

Six hundred men are regularly en-
ployed on the new steamship Kaiser
wilhelm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15

able playhouse would be n failure, Mr.
Wells thought otherwise. however, and
in the face of all predictions that his ef-
forts would not meet with success, he
remained firm in his determination TO
open The house to the public.
Among theatrical people throughout the
country the house was considered Jo-
nah. and the majority OF those IN the bus-
mess would have bet their money that
the venture would be failure, II for no
other reason than that 1t was down on
the records as a ''hoodoo" house, for
your theatrical man Is a superstltious
person Mr.. Mckee came down from
Isttsburg TO look the ground over and
.'gc In" with Mr.. Wells but as he him
self expresses 1t, "he got weak IN the
giIls" when he saw the situation, and told
air, Wells not to deal him hand. He
would just as soon stay out OF the game.
He returned to Pittsburg. II was not long
( however, before he was again In Rich
mond, and this time he thought better
of tho outlook, and he went In on the
deal.
The times were awfully shaky during
the first few weeks Of the career OF the
Eiiou. In tho very first month Of It's
existence the great blizzard came. and
most OF the acts booked for the next
week were unable to put in AN appearance
until tine latter part Of the week. The
house was practically dark the entire
week. for there was not a corporaps
y cuard present at the few performances
FIAT were given There was an animal
al on the bill that week, and among
the dumb creatures were q LOT of mon
keys. They came very near freezing tc
death. and had not Mr.. Mckee gone al
oyer town hunting for coal. small sup
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
t:as TREE ~
Blossoms-aSurpriseI
BY ELLA II. MosBY, ~
BY ELLA II. MosBY.

0,r Tree ncighbors. the rich, red ma
plcs that light our streets IN the autumn,
tho soft line OF green which the willows
mako In the early spring along tho river
sldc-seem to us so familiar SO Intimate
in their companonship! But do you re-
member a maple blossom? Gould you
describe one clearly? Are you really
conscious that the trees blossom at all'
asked country boy once who RECALLED
himself on persimmons with delight afteF
Tho frost had sweetencd them, about the
color of the persmmon's BLOSSOM ilo
looked at me with wondering eyes
"why, tho persimmots never has any
flowers" he replied and should not DO
astonished by any one, not a polamlsl,
who had never suspected the red or the
yelow-grecn fu2z on the maple tWlga
Of being flowers. For one mas TO soc
them through n microscope to perceiN
their true beauty. Ills unaded VISION
niil not suffice,
Shall tell you how the red maple BIOS
sons which come long before the leaves
really appear? Some OF tho blossoms
have both pstil and stamenS md are per-
4 feet, but other naples have flowers WITH
out plsti, and Others stin bear flowers
without stamens. The twigs the leaves
in full, tho calyx as we'll as the blossom
all arc rich crimson. The calyx Is
usually a five-parted cup, each part looK'
| Ing very like shell. Inside the red
cmn and fastened to the rim Of It are
the petals, tubular In shape, SO thai
| through tho microscope eaeh petal look'
~ "a q tiny crimson lily With yellow STAN
nns at least they seem very yellow whe,r
t ths nnthers or little boxes az the ends 1i
ripe golden powder Or sesa ,t us pow aes
hos Sometimes, for the number is fson
the red petals and give the flower ,sf !, sef'
fringe-lke appearance. Ihe p's1 ~ y 1go y
wv 49, crows out a wing, SO that Whel
t the seed iced 4 is made and ripenea, i =
Winged win seed or key-fru!t E = one s.d
familiar with these l0ng,stemed' Fe0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15

rowest in the world, all Of seven feet.
The city was built In 1865. or nearly
fifty years before the English effected
permanent settlement at jamestown. "
Is on a peninsula between the Matanzas
and San Sebastian rivers and only twelve
feet above the level of the sea. It has
a sea-wall a mile In length, with the old
franciscan monastery at the southern
end. now used as a barrack for soldiers
Of Fort Marion.
Among the places and features Of in
terest In the city are Fort San Marco,
now Fort Marion; the Old Slave market,
the oldest house In the United States
built in 1885: the old guard house. date
of erection unknown; the spanish ce1he-
terry (there are three totnps1ohes' COM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
INITIAL PAYMENT WAS
MADE AS WAS AGREED
my Associated prcss. J

---'- BY 1AsSOCIHttu FrCBB.J =, -
WAsHIN GTON, D. c., March l.-Ven-
ezuelas initial payment OH the $40 ,o0o
pledged to Germany in satisfaction OF
that country's claims of honor was not
paid to-day, as provided for In the peace
protocol. The German minister, Baron
Hadenhausen, will not reach Caracas un-
III Monday, and as the Berlin Government
at present has no accredited represent
alive there, Germany has allowed Pros
ident Castro two additional days Of grace.
In the event. however, that this pay
mcnt amounting to about $4,000, Is not
forthcoming as soon as Baron Hadenhau-
ser arrives. Belgium will be asked to
step in and aid President Castro IN the
administration of his customs receipts,
MS provided In the protocol.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15

WAS here this morning On the way fro on
Washington to Elizabeth city, liz called I,
on Secretary Lumsdon. Of the 3C :; e ta
OF Commerce, ahd discussed . Ct Il. some !
length the plans for the Inland water.
way project, lie expressed himself &c, as
pleased with tho progress made ana SAN
gtine Of tho suctess Of the movement: !.
REV, Dr. Maybee. Of Richmond arri :, 9 !
here to-day t. search for mothers OF OF
children which have been found mere ana
who nre row at tho Home Dr. MIn L =.
( in company with Police Sergeant 4. Free &c
man searched several houses IN wore Die
street. Js}Vs
Dr. Maybee has charge Of the Home for
Waits, and exhibited some pilot ographs Of
tots sent from Norfolk and portsmouth.
Thero is great Improvement II, the APP
pearance Of the children from the time
they we're picked UP uhtil the pictures res
w ere TAKEN
Tho Rev. g.. B. Hatcher, late pastor
OF the First Baptist Church, has re- re-,
turned from his homo III Flnvnt1na with
his family. lie will 60 to Baltimore to
begin his work next week as secretary OF
tho Baptist Missions of Maryland. Mr..
Hatcher will preach ut Grace Baptist
Church, Baltimore, next sunday. ~ Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15

to his fate. He sleeps well and has
ravenous appetite, does consdera BILE
reading and smokes all the tobacco that
he can secure. The death watch has not
been set. II the execution occurs It viii
be In tho jail yard, The yard has been
recently paved with u granOlllhlc cover
Ing, and Is about $50 feet from the cell
Waters occupies. r=
GIRL WITHOUT A HOME,
A Bohemian girl who can't speak Eng
llsh. applied TO Chief of Police Yellnes
for assistance this morning, The Chief
can't speak her language and sho cant
speak his, SO they We're not communlca-
tive, But he learned that she was brought
here to live on the farm Of man who
erlgratcd from Bohemia, with whom she
now refuses to live, because he does not
provide a separate place for her to sleep
away from the men on the farm. " tho
girl could speak American she might go
into court to compel the employer to
provide for her properly, or send her back
to Passac, N. j.. whence she came and
where she has brother living She IL
prepossessing girl and prefers to find
work here rather than return to her bro-
Their, who Is probably too poor 10 take
care of her. Chief Nelllnes Will provide
for the girl TIL he determines whether
TO send her home or not.
Pension certificates for the eighty Con-
frdcrate pensioners of this city amount
to nearly 5000. J,mlus Coleman, the dep
uty clerk OF the courts. has begun to
Issue the certificates TO the bcneticiari RIGS
The highest pensions paid to n Confed-
crate soldier here are for $50 There arc
but few Of them; the majority are for ~
"a year.
J Congressman Small, Of North Carolina,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
THE MOVEMENT
FOR THE COLLEGE II
Sketch About Or. J. 7. q. !
Curry is to Be Be Sent to
Men of Wealth.

Tho authorities Of Richmond College
ava Quietly working UP the movement
ror the archaeological School to be es-
,a,,,,,hed os q memorial to the late ], Il,
NJ. Curry, and to cost $500, 600.
So far as can be ascertained there arc
no definite resu!c:, yet to be reported
I III was rumored a few days ago that y
gift Of 100000 was in sight, but the re-;
port could not be verified. President
Boatwrlght Is not much disposed to dis.
cuss the movements other than to say
that he Is always ready TO record con-
trbutlons,
A sketch of Or, Curry's efforts 70 So
cure department of technology at the
college has been prepared and printed. 1t
will be sent around to men Of means,
North ana South with q view TO arous-
ing their interest In the movement,