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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
Former Paducahan Preparing
to Leave Old kentucky,
Captain W. II. Sandusky Will Go to
California and Probably Locate
There.
HAS HAD MANY ADVENTURES

Yesterdays Louisville Times says
of Capt. W. II. Sandusky. formerly of
Paducah, and who for years kept the
Sandusky house at Eleventh and
Broadway:
Capt. w. II. Sandusky, proprietor
of the Sandusky house at Central
CITY, Ky, where he has been continu-
ously in business for twenty eight
years up to June II last. expects to
leave early in August on hotel pros
pecting trip through California. Capt.
Sandusky has number OF attractive
offers under consideration, but prefers
TO go and see for himself before he de-
cides upon change of location.
The Western country is not new ter
ritory to the captain. In 1850 he
drove an OK team across the plains and
mountains from Bonneville, Mo-,
wintering at Salt Lake City, and in
1854 ne returned to the East as the
pilot of a mule team from Salmon
Falls, Ore, to Kansas City. In 81,
'52 and 'o3 Capt. Sandusky rode the
pony mail between Salmon Falls and
Portland, Ore. The California con-
gresham, Hon. Marion Cannon, is
Capt. Ssndusky's kinsman, and is
especially anxious that he transfer his
activities from Kentucky to the land
of flow ers and sunshine.
The captains life story is varied
and interesting His ancestors were
Kentuckians and bis grandfather, ia
cob Ssndusky, carried the chain with
Gen. George Rogers Clark when the
survey was made marking the boun-
Diary line between Kentucky and Ten
nessee. Capt. Sandusky began his
steamboating career in 1876 on the
Monongahela river and continued IL
until ls49, plying between Pittsburg
and Louisville. After returning from
the West in 1854 ne became pilot
between st. Louis and New Orleans.
IN which capacity he continued until
the breaking out of the Civil war,
when he was engaged in steamboatipg
on White river. AS proprietor of the
Sandusky house at Central City the
captain is landmark, and there isn't
q traveller up and down the Illinois
Central railway or on the Greensboro
and Nashville railway to whom ne
isn't pleasantly known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
CERTIFICATES ISSUED
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND EXAMINATIONS.

Messrs. Robert Acker ana Harold
Amoss successfully passed examina-
tions for scholarships to the State col.
lege Saturday afternoon before Coun.
ty Superintendent Ragsdale, making
fine percentages. They are High
school graduates and will get free
scholarships at the Lexington institu.
tion because of their splendid scholar.
ship.
Messrs. ]. p. Mcqueen. Massac !;
James W. Hughes, Paducah, and At
las Knott, woodville. TOOK exsmina-
lions Tor county school certificates,
the first two securing first grade GER
tificstes and the other third grade,
Mr.. Hughes, who was formerly coun-
ty superintendent, will probably teach
school this fall.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
NAPOLEON AT THE HEAD.
Conceded to Have Been the Most Fa-
nous Man That Ever Lived.

Conceded to Have Been the Most Fa.
nous Man That Ever Lived.
Napoleon is the most famous man
who has ever lived, says Prof. j. Nc
Keen Catsell of Columbia university,
in the Popular Science Monthly.
Prof. Cattell has taken the six prin-
cipal encyclopedias in the world
American. English. French and Ger
man, and made out list Of the 1000
famous men aud women who are
given the most space.
AS a result Of his long labors. he
has found that Napoleon heads the
list, Shakespeare comes second. Ma
homet third and Voltaire fourth.
George Washington, the first
American in the list, is number nine
teen. The other Americans on the
roll Of fame are mentioned In the fol
lowing order:
Penn, Lincoln. Franklin. Jefferson
Grant. Longfellow. Prescott, Chan
ming. Sherman. Emerson, Madison
J. @. Adams, Cooper. Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry, Fulton. Sumner and
Monroe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
NE US on
THE RIVERS.

The Dick Fowler left on time this
morning for Cairo with good trip.
She ran an excursion yesterday to
Cairo which was we'll patronized.
The Joe Fowler left at 10 o'clock
for Evansville with \ good trip.
The Clyde is dae tonight from Ten
nessee river.
The Buttorff is due from Nashville
and will leave on arrival for Clarks-
vile.
The Savannah passed out Of the
Tennessee river en- route to st. Louis
yesterday morning at o O'Clock.
The Memphis passed into Tennessee
river from st. Louis yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock.
The Avalon is due to Memphis from
Cincinnati Wednesday.
The Henry Harley ran a colored ex-
cursion to Eddyville yesterday.
The Penguin went into Tennessee
river this morning.
The Victor went into Tennessee
river yesterday morning.
The stage of the river here today is
Q. 8, a rise Of 6 IN last "a hours.
The Russell Lord and Pavonia are
laying up here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
HOPES BLASTED
MR.. ED HANNAH DECLINES TO
RUN FOR MAYORALTY
NOMINATION.

Mr.. Ed Hannah Of the council, who
was called ON to run for the Demo-
cratic mayoralty nomination, has for
mally declined to make the race, and
at present no one else is talked of to
get into the game. 1t is reported that
persons interested in the nominatio n
of COL Joe Potter, who are alleged to
have been the prime movers in the
effort to get somebody else to run with
a hope of weakening Mayor Yeiser's
support, one day last week offered q
certain city official $500 for expenses
If he would run, but he declined.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
THE ELKS' SPECIAL
Left Louisville Yesterday for
Baltimore Reunion.
A Large Delegation to Do Honor to
Their Native State.

The Elks' special bearing the Ken
lucky delegation to the Baltimore re-
union left Louisville over the b. and
o. Yesterday afternoon, and it was
one of the largest parties that ever left
Kentucky. The train was decorated
with appropriate banners, and con-
tains all the ingredient" necessary
to make the trip pleasant one.
The delegation will make great
showing in the reunion city, their
quarters being the Union league club,
where the old log cabin will stand and
where a princely hospitality will be
dispensed at all times. The cabin Is
up and the decorations are IN place.
The Kentuckians will be quarteIed
at the Hotel Altamort, where every
arrangement has been made for their
comfort and plessufe. The Lexington
Drum corps, composed Of twenty hand
some mem bers Of the Lexington lodge
will head the delegation in the march
from the station to the hotel, and also
in the parade, which will be feature
Wednesday. The Lexington brothers
will have a special car. On the spe-
cial were nearly all the grand lodge
represeptattyes in this state
The party on the special. included
the following:
II. W. Brown and wife, Pink Var
BILE and wife, J. j. Fitzgerald and
wife, Henry Vile and wife. John ".
Smith and wife, DR.. l.. A. Boering
and wife. Henry Roehler and wife, Il.
B. Miller, wife and two sisters, T.. G.
Clark and wife, Paducah; Il. :.
Brown and wife, Fred o. Nuetzel
and wife, Mrs. Dreisman and dough
ter, Henry p Frisz and wife. Padu-
cah b. Jett and wife. j. II. Melon
ell, q. W. German, Samuel Morning
star, Phil Dahl, Abe Baer, J. l..
Green baum, Hon. Jouett Henry,
Charles jarrett, L. II. ellison, Padu-
cab; L. ID. Baer, John \. Head,
James Jarboe, Allan g. owen, Nick
Birx, John Lyddsue. James II. Tay-
dor, +. W. Winstead, Oils. 4. Town
send, A. Greenspann, Roland Hines,
John q. Ellis. Thomas S. Gaines, O.
II. stetzel, W. II. Patterson, Colonel
Jim Cragg, Simon N. Jones, Dave
FL, W. Allen Kinney, Henry
Bakrow, MAX Bloom. A. p. Barnard,
W. p. Parsons. John Baxter. Charles
J. Cruise, W. A. Ruby, q. A.
Scheer, James Bottorff, j. g. Thick
stun, George Nanz, Abe Hassan,
James Marc, Henry Miller, Louis
Saunders, Jacksonville; RI. David,
S. l.. Adams, l.. l.. Pearson, G.. ID.
Beard, Samuel Finn, Edmund Was
tel, Ed George. Martin LaRue, George
O. Dupree, s. t. Friend, II. j. Koon,
Fred N. Nelson, George II. Temple.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
COMES WITH The sun.
MR.. JOHN U. ROBINSON 40.
CEPTS A NEW POSITION.

Mr.. John U. Robinson, who has
been for some time engaged in the job
printing business, has taken position
with The Sun in the advertising de.
partment. Mr.. Robinson's efficiency
in the mechanical work Of newspaper
Offices has gained him an excellent
reputation in this line, and The Sun is
pleased to add such q capable man to
its force.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20

not only builds up weak constitutions.
but searches out and destroys germs
and poisons Of every description and
cleanses the system of all impurities,
thus laying the foun Id ation for a
healthy, steady increase in weight
and future good health.
Food may be bountiful and the
appetite good, but still the system
weakens and we remain poor in flesh
unless what we cat is properly digested
and turned into rich, pure bio cd.
S. S. S. re-inforces the Stomach and
aids the digestion and assimilation of
food, and there is rapid up-building
Of health and strength. 5. S. S. acts
promptly and benehcially upon the ner'
1t up, end relieves the strain by produ
can find no tonic so invigorating as S. S
OF roots and herbs Its use is attended '
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
THE BOSS WORM MEDICINE.

II. p. Kumpe, druggist, Leighton,
Ala, writes: lone Of my customers
had a child which was sick and threw
up all food; could retain nothing on
its stomach. He bought one bottle Of
Whites Cream vermifuge and 1t
brought up ll9 worms from the child.
It's the boss worm medicine in the
world" Whites Cream Vermifuge
is also the children's tonic. 1t i'm
proves their digestion and assimilation
Of food. strengthens their nervous sys-
tenn and restores them to the health,
vigor and elasticity OF spirits natural
to childhood, 25c at Dubois, Kolb &
Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
in GRAVES.
A FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN
TIOGA, TEXAS

DR.. j. W. Thomas, formerly OF May
field, KY, died day or two ago in
Tioga. Tex, from stomach trouble.
He left Mayfeld about eight years
ago, and leaves two children there,
Mrs. Walter Wright and Miss Lillian
Thomas.
Mr.. Robert stamper, aged ga we'll
known citizen Of May field. died there
Saturday from congestion, leaving a
wife and nine children. He was Ill
only q few hours.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
lNHERITS FORTUNE
YOUNG LADY OF FULTON GO
ING TO VIRGINIA TO
CLAIM 1T.

Miss Cora Benedict. of Fulton, KY,
has fallen heir to part of an estate
at Richmond, Va. ,and has been called
there to establish her identity. She
will get several thousand dollars as
her share.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
SPIDER BITE PARALYZED.

Leitchteld, KY, July 20-Aron
Luyman, a farmer living two and ONE
half miles from this place, was bitten
by small spider on the calf of his
left leg and was partially paralyzed in
his lower limbs. A physician was
summoned, but the man is still in a
precarious condition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20

becoming too poor to properly nGush the body and must Dc pun
ordinary tonic feeble constitution for unless the poons
and that are the blood destroyed they Will further I'M
the continue lose weight
S purifying properties combined
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
=

II SO then your system is out Of balance. and
there is a flaw somewhere in your constitution,
and possibility that you are losing health, too.
The falling off in weight may be slight, but tmakes
wonderful change in ones looks and feelings and
unless the building up process is begun in time.
vitality and strength soon gone and health
quickly follows. If you are losing weight there is
a cause for it, Your blood is deteriorating and
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
HISTORIC HOTEL BURNED.

New York. July 20-After standing
as hostelry about lao years, the Lodi
hotel, at Kearney, n. j., has been de-
stroyed by fire. Generals Washington
and Lafayette are counted among the
historical personages who put up at
the old tavern. They passed o night
there shortly before the battle of Mon
mouth.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20
WONDERFUL GAIN IN WEIGHT.

Huntsville, Ala, Jan. 10, 1908.
Some years ago my general health
gave way; my nervous system was
shattered, and I could get nothing 70
do mo any good till 1 began TO use
3, 8. 3. I commenced to improve 40
once. My appetite became splondid
and from 1875 pounds I increased 70
$50. I became we'll again by taking
3. 8. 3. and would tako no amount for
the good IL did me. MY health u
now perfect, and I believe IL every.
body would take n bottle Of 8. 8. g.
occasionally, they would enjoy liz
rs I am doing. w. l.. WINSTON.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20

how we are looking at it. These fig.
ures only represent the shortest posi-
BILE tail"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

Americans swarmed over the sides OF
crawled through the port holes, many
Of them jumped overheard. some were
drowned, and those who remained Of
fered feeble resistance. The work ha4
been carefully planned, and each on
Ger set about his task at once. In ten
minutes after BIidshipman Morris
reached the deck a rocket was sent up
70 notify the Siren that the Philadel-
phia had been captured
COmbustibles were passed up from
the ketch, and each boats crew set
fire 10 the part OF the ship assigned &c
IT. The ship was ablaze from stem 70
stern when Decatur ordered a return
TO the 1asticO. and the little vessel
had swung on clear. when he jumped
into her shrouds. being the last man 20
leave the Philadelphia The MasticO
got away from the burning frigate in
safety. but she still had 20 pass the
batteries along shore and the TripOli-
tan gunbOats. The men took 10 the
sweeps and r0wed for life in an effort
TO get out Of range. The MasticO was
a fair mark in the illuminated harbor,
but the Turks were too much excited
10 do any damage One shot passed
through her topgallant sail, but that
was the only hurt she received
The Philadelphia was a mass OF
flames. Illuminating the harbOr and the
white walled city beyond; from time
20 time her guns we're discharged. and
At last the flames having reached her
magazine. there was a terrific explo-
sion, and the Philadelphia disappeared
forever.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
Stephen Decatur.

and recovered the guns and anchors
that had been thrown overheard. the
Bashaw soon had the Philadelphia. a
thirty-six gun frigate, added TO his
navy. while her officers and men were
confined in filthy dungeons
Mr.. y. c. Nissen, the Danish consul
at TripOli, befriended the American
prisoners and through his aid Capt
cambridge was able 70 communicate
with the American feet and suggested
the destruction of the Philadelphia as
she lay at anchor in the harbOr.
Stephen Decatur, Jr-, then in command
Of the Enterprise, proposed TO Capt
Edward Preble that he should under
take the task. He had a rival in Lieut.
Charles Stewart, but Decatur was
chosen and began preparations for the
dangerous task He had captured a
TripOlitan ketch called the Mastico,
and il was determined that he should
enter the harbor in this vessel, which
would excite less suspicion than an
American rugged schooner
A picked crew Of siXty-twO men was
put on board, together with a dozen
young officers, including Decatur. who
was then "A years old, and Midship-
men Thomas McDOnough. 20 years old,
and James Lawrence. lad Of 10
On the 18th Of February, the wind
being favorable, the Mastico was head
ed for the harbor, with the Siren in at
tendance outside to help rescue the
crew in case OF need. The night was
clear and starlit. and as the MasticO
entered the harbor the Philadelphia "
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
Lady Shin Doctor.

Mile Sarah BrOidO, a young LADY
doctor. has obtained a professional en-
gagement on board a steamer plying
between MarseiIles and Algiers- The
circumstances Is to be noted as Mile
BrOido is the first French -dOctOress"
who has been engaged on board ship.
Hitherto ships doctors had il all their
own way, but they have now 70 face
the competition Of the dOctOress- Al
ready Mile BrOidO's example is being
followed, and two others Of her sex
are applying for medical berths on
other steamers registered at the port
Of Marseilies-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

F-zslld have interfered with Decalur's
plans aid 81 the end cane near %
preventing HIS escape The Ameri-
cans. however, took the hzwser from
TIE Trip0Htsns under the pretense that
they would use i as desired In the
meantime the men lying down On the
deck were pulling with a win az the
hawser leading TO the f0rechains- White
they were stfll some yards from their
goal the enemy discovered that the
ketch had her anchors, and man was
sent % the forechains to cut the hsE-
ser, an instant later the men were
seen pulling at the hawser. and
the alarm was given. Amer
kanoi Amerikanos" There was no
time to be lost; the ships crew was in
confusion. ana before they could re
cover the Americans had bearded
The Turks fed in dismay as the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
A Giant Of the Deep.

The American Museum Of NatEra.
History in New York has just come
into possession Of what is believed TO
ne the largest whale ever exhibited on
land Il is a female inback, sixty-eight
and One-half feet in length Its body,
in life was thirty feet in circumfer-
ence- It is estimated that at least fifty
men could be enclosed within the inte-
riOr OF this gigantic animal The
full grown right whale, which is the
species usually hunted for its blubber
and whalebOne. averages from forty
i've 10 fifty feet only in length The
whale whose skeleton is 10 adOTn the
museum was washed ashore dead. near
FOrked river, New Jersey Scientific
theory AYERS that the ancestors OF the
whales were terrestrial or land nam
mails. which gradually became aquatic
in their way Of living
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
William Bainbridge.

ing at anchor under the guns Of the
Bashaw's castle could be dfmly seen IN
the distance Decatur's plan was 20
foul the Philadelphia at her bow, wnere
his vessel would not be exposed 10 her
guns. and 70 board her at once At 10
O'Clock the Mastico was challenged by
a sentinel on the frigate- Decatur
stood beside Salvatore Catalano. the
pilot. and directed his movements
The pilot said that the ketch had
Just arrived from Malta. and. having
lost her anchors in the recent gale. de-
sired permission TO make fast 10 the
frigzte's cables While the pilot kept
up the conversation the MasticO was
nearing the ships cables, but at
critical moment light puff Of air
from the south set her aback, and she
was soon exposed 70 the frigate's
brcadsi5e. II was q trying moment,
but Decatur. with great coOlness,
turned the Mastieo for the forechains.
and sent out a boat with haWser 20
make fast The Turks also had sent
out a haWser. intending % make the
Aetch fast to the frigate's stern. This
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
Bears Remembered Tormentor.

Three tame bears, which we're given
pepper in s-summer garden al Wilkes
barre. Pa, four years ago by Edward
Carter, remembered their pain and
fright, and recently fought 10 get at
him He had not been IN the garden
since and his beard had been short
ened. but when he again came near
the bears cage the animals recognized
him. and growing furiOusly, they
stroTe 10 get at him, causing such ex-
element that he had 70 leave the gar
den II was some time before they
were Guieted-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

The breaking up OF the cruiser
Philadelphia because the cost Of re
pairing her would represent too great
a percentage OF her value. and her be
ing fixed up for a receiving ship. re-
calls three other vessels bearing the
name Of Philadelphia. which figured in
the history Of the country The first
the m fated thirty-sfx gun frigate
Philadelphia, which was wrecked By
running on a shOal on TripOli. while
chasing q cOrsair; the second, a gOn-
dOla. under command CT Capt Grant,
sunk with others Of ArnOld's feet in
Lake Champlain; the third. a steamer
taken into the service Of the navy, and
used in a resurvey Of the Potomac
river at a time when Washington was
almost cut on from communication
with the loyal north by land or water
The wreck Of the frigate Philadelphia
during the war with Tripoli opened
one Of the brightest pages in Ameri-
can naval history On Oct 81, 1903
the frigate, Capt cambridge, started
IN pursuit Of a cOrsair. trying 10 steal
into the port Of TripOli. The cOrsair
sought the shelter Of the reefs. with
whose openings her commander was
familiar, and Capt. cambridge pur-
sued, taking sOundings as the vessel
bOwled along. Suddenly the water be
gan to shOal, and the vessel was at
once turned toward The open sea. but
she was inside the reef and struck
upon il while going at the rate Of eight
knots an hour. Every effort was made
70 back her. while the enemy's gun
boats opened upon the stranded ship;
but the tide ebbed. the vessel keeled
over, and nothing more could be done
even for her defense The magazine
was flooded. the pumps disabled. holes
were bored in the ships bottom. and
then Capt cambridge and his crew, IN
all 315 men, surrendered Two days
later a strong wind from the north
piled up the waters, and the TripOii-
tans succeeded in getting the ship on
the reef, and, having patched her up
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

A novel sight in QuOddy. Ne. the
other afternoon was the large schools
Of pollock. so many in number that
they ushed the water in waves before
them in their efforts TO obtain the
paIatable scrimp. which. in trying TO
escape. piled themselves in helpless
masses on the shores. Hook and line
we're Of no use in the seething mass,
so the fishermen used the gar and
fork. filling their boats with the hnny
beauties in short order.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

A shark measuring 8 feet and s
Inches IN length and weighing more
than 900 pounds became tangled in
the nets Of George Kelley a short dis
lance south Of Eorthport campground.
IN Maine, last week A large hsh had
been seen in the vicinity several days
and fsh in the nets had been eaten.
but the intruder got tangled and was
unable to get away It is said to be
the first shark ever killed IN Penob-
scot waters
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
Submarine Boats

The Protector differs chiefly from
the Holland and other types OF sub
marine boats in being able to run
along on wheels upon the floor Of the
ocean Travelling on the bottom is
declared to be the most simple. safe
and reliable method known 10 under
water navigation There are two
wheels fitted 70 the keel-one in ad-
vance Of the other They are three
feet in diameter, with q nine-inch
face.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04

Farmer COrntOsseI as he stopped be
fore the stove in the village store.
Got his picture in the paper fur be
in cured o. rheumatic"
Yes" answered the stOTekeeper.
AN Silas is that mad he can't see.
He only got 81 fur givin' the testi-
mOnial, an since it was put in the
paper that he's we'll and hearty all
his family an his distant relatives is
after him wantin' to know why he
doesn't 90 TO work. Washington
Star.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
The Modem Way.

EdyJh--TEat hOrrid old mar
Blinks. wEO mas one foot in the grave
actually had the nerve to propose &c
me last night
Magnetic idea! OF course YOU
gave him the frosty dfgif2"
Edyth--Indeed ] didn't do anything
Of the kind Just TO punish him for
MS audacitr, I accepted him Hes
UCrtn at LEAST half q million.