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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-09
WEDDING AT WATER VALLEY.

Water Valley. Ky, August 9-Mr.
Allan Thurman and Miss Stella
Farmer were united in marriage Sun
iay evening at the home OF the bride
10 Water Valley. Mrs. Thurman IL the
pretty and talented daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Il. Y. Farmer, formerly Of
Fulton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-09

Love is too busy encouraging to
have any time to criticise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
You Can Lead Horse to Water But
 You Can't Make Him Drink.

THE Mayor of New York addressing the newspaper publishers of America, suggested curtaiment of newspaper liberty in criticising public in any other way. "A free press is nations safe. guard" and said he the American people to be fit for the liberty they enjoy-and they are fit know how to take newspaper writings; some seriously, hu morously, some heedlessly.
 The public has dscernment. It is shown in the returns that different stores get from the use of the same newspaper
 shoddy or careless or fakey store wastes nearly all the money spent for advertising in high class newspaper; while probably no store ever got richer returns than the SteeeSmth from the use ot newspaper space.
 So it depends on the store. Readers know how to take the news from each.
 There's no more good can come from telling in the newspaper that and is alwool unless 1t 1s than 1t does for salesman to customer at the coun ter who can tell at touch part cotton"
 Or to tell in an ad that article is underprced when it's not.
 Subterfuges that may bring people into the store but that will not sell them give them confidence in the store
 Smith believes in exactness even to the let ter of the word.
 ",Tell all but not bit too much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
EIats still Supreme.

When the subway was commenced 1t was believed that the extension of rapid transit would encourage the construc- tion of private dwellings in tho outlaying regions of Manhattan and the Bronx, but the result has been far different and from the present building outlook the apart ment house and fat building will con- tinue to predomirate in the newly opened districts. 1t was expected that the new territory would provide homes for the middle and poorer classes, but the result has been the construction of build ings that demand high prices and rents out of the reach of the laboring man. In the meantime the destruction of old ten- ement houses and the modification of the laws governing this class of property have practically rendered useless many of the neighborhoods in which the poorer classes were accustomed to live, The new tenement house law has been chief ly responsible for the great rise in the rents which has taken place in Manhat- tan in the last two years. The rise on the East side has amounted to at least 25 per cent and perhaps 30 per cent. in Harlem, and there is now an urgent need for iow-priced apartments renting from $15 to $25 a month. The opening of the sub way provides much land on which apartments are economically practicable, but present appearances do not indicate that 1t will be used for that class or buildings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06

Louis. and arc attended by men only.
 Sunday being an of day at the fair. these
 men, some eight or ten in number be-
 gin to drop into the athletic club between and 10 o'clock. After reading the morn ing papers end conversing for a while. all repair to the dressing rooms for plunge in the pool. In the meantime breakfast has been ordered to be served in the waiting room adjoining the Turk ish bathrooms and also adjoining the natatorium When the gentlemen are tired of swimming they dry themselves and lounge around until breakfast is ready. Then they sit down to the table as na- tnre intended them to be- with the ex- ception of a bathing trunk, or sheet. If they feel chilly. The meal that follows is a regular course breakfast and Is served by walters in dress suits with all the pomp and dignity of a modern club. The meal is a good one, but to carry out the Igorrote idea to a greater extent the participants are compelled to eat with chop sticks. Some are quite adept at this game but those who are not so skillful usually go back to the primitive method ard eat with their fingers. Every new arrival is taken through the mysteries of the Igorrote breakfast i-i the same man. ner, for they are held every Sunday morn ing. The breakfasts occupy about two hours time, and. of course, the men smoke and tell stories They have been mighty popular during the summer months. but I guess they will stop when the winter comes on. unless the building is kept warm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
BABES WORTH MILLIONS.
Ten Richest Tots In the World Live In
 One Hotel.

 From New York Cor, Ch.cago-Record
 Herald
 The richest assembly of babies in the United States, perhaps. in the world IS at present collected within the modest apartment house in New York-the War rington, at 16l Madison avanue. Ten scions of families of great wealth, head ed by little John Nicholas Brown, the richest baby in the world, and by the coming head of the house of Vanderbilt, the small son of Alfred Gwynne Wander bilt. now are "boarders' at this ''incuba- tor of millionaires."
 At five o'clock when this small party of curly heads assemble each day for dinner in inc little flower decked dining room, games and toys, and not stocks or frocks, are the weighty matters of discussion, Rabv Vanderbilt, sitting at a centre table with his bread and milk before him looks enviously at youthful Brown, who Is al- lowed to ait at corner table without the modification of maid in attendance, and who is old enough to have sugar cakes ,v,tb his cup of chocolate. But John Niobolas Brown, all unconscious of his s1o 600 GOO. merely gazes back at Baby Vanderbilt with his big round eyes of svnnatbv and shows his milk teeth in a friendly smile.
 Meanwhile at other tables are seated the two sons of Edward Ridgely, and 10 wears of age; the four year old daughter of Louis II Palouse; the two small daughters of Alvin Lewis. aged 10 and 12; the twelve-year old daughter of A. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
THE AMERICAN HUSBAND.
His Obedient Nature Excites the Won
 der of Foreign Observers.

From the IIouSekeeper.
 An extraordinary reason for separation from her husband was that given by a Colorado woman in applying to the courts. It was, that her husband by his unvarying obedience, made life too mon otonous for her While the statement Is doubtless subject to some discount on the score of the reporters imagination if recalls the familiar criticism of for eipners that the average American hus- band is ftoo good" to his wife. In Eng fish households St. Pauls sterling words
 on the subject are still quoted with ap-
 proval, and the elimination of obey from the marriage service has not even been suggested. There is saying abroad that to tell the nationality of couple
 one has only to observe them entering a hotel dining room. If the man precedes the woman they are English; if the worn-
 an precedes the man they are French; but if they walk side by side they are Ameri- can. The saying aptly illustrates the truth that nowhere is there greater equal itv of sexes than in this country. Ind ivfdual tyrants both masculine and femin- inc there may be, but on the whole men and women have come to an understand ing that each has particular work to do and is not subject, as sex, to the auth
 ority of the other.
 If. as a type, the American husband possesses one fault more conspicuous
 than another. 1t is his tendency to be- come absorbed in business to the ex- clusion of his domestic life. business man in one of George Ades fables says that he provides the cash while his wife provides "culture enough for two. It Is a tendency which should be combated. The Amartcan husband Is made Tor Det-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
CHECKS FOR CIGARS.
Strange Custom In New York Depart
 nent Store.

From the New York Press.
 Every one knows that you can check a trunk, even if 1t be to San Francisco. You also receive a check to your han som cab when you drive up to res taurant, or for your 10000 motor car at the country club. Even the good housewife when she goes to the up-to- date department store may check her baby while she makes her round of the counters. It is known to very few, however, that in certain wholesale dry goods house in this city you can and must check your lighted cigar be- fore entering the building.
 This dry goods house is the iarges. in this country, if not in the world. It covers an entire city block. few min utes' walk from Broadway, and every one, no matter whether he be a pig buyer with a carload order, or dimln' utive messenger boy with a telegram, must leave at the door his cigar cigar cite or pipe. It is the most stringent rule of this great firm that no one, from the s50,000 year salaried presi- dent down to the $S week office boy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
IeoRRoTEs BREAKFAST
ls Eaten in the Altogether, and Has
 Become Fad.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 "of all the queer and unique ideas that
 have sprung up since the coming of the Fllipinos," said a man who had just re- turned from the Worlds fair. T think the Igorrote breakfast Is just about the best of any of them. I had not been in St. Louis an hour before 1 was intro duced to one. At first I did not know whether l was going to eat an unfor- tuunate canine. or one of the actual for eign Americans. but all my doubts were allayed when I discovered what l was really up against This Igorrote break fast idea is a little scheme got up by a lumber of gas men who are at the fair, more or less all the time. The break lasts are always held Sunday morning in one of the popular athletic clubs of St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06

may smoke when inside the building
 At the entrance stands a neatly uni formed man, who is big enough tc make one think twice about argument As you enter he politely touches you on the arm and says: Pardon me, are you smoking?" and should that be the case, he will say, q must ask you to leave your cigar here"
 He will then hand you a check, and with gloved fingers carefully deposit the perfecto or pipe on small brass rack provided for the purpose and which bears the same number as the cneck you have received. When you leave the building you present your check and receive your cigar or pipe and a match to light it with and go on | yOur way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
FUNERAL OF LAFCADIO LEARN

Hearn did not altogether forget America and Americans. Mrs. Hearn said to me that her husband intended to start for the United States last autumn but was prevented by illnese. He wished to edn- cate his oldest boy in America. He was ever so grateful for America, as l am assured. However. he was not pleased to be interrupted by any foreign visitor. He did not wish to invite any foreign ele- ment in his Japanese household. He en- deavored to keep his Japanese spirit completely He was afraid to be touch ed by any occidental hand as if he were Japanese harp set on the tokonma-
 Truly he was a delicate, easily broken Japanese vase, old as the world, beauti- full as a cherry blossom. Alas. that won derful vase was broken. He is no more with us. Surely we could lose two or three battleships at Port Arthur than Lafcadio. MISS ARMIES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Blow at Reckless speedine..

A genuine blow has been struck at automobile speeding by the Automobile club of America in it's action in suspend ing MT. Harry s. Hardness, a well known owner and driver of fast automobiles. The specific charge against MT. Hardness was the establishment of a record be- tween Boston and New York, on which occasion he covered 245 miles in six hours and ffty-fve minutes. That Mir. Hardness is not the only offender is gen. erally understood but his case was the only noe n which the facts could be proven. as he took the precaution to have his run timed by creditable time- keepers at various points at the start and the finish. It Is understood that in taking this action the Automobile Club has shown it's good faith in its promise to the state legislature last winter that if fair treatment wa accorded in auto mobile legislation then pending that the club would do it's utmost to discoura ge driving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
zangwiII and His Bride.

Israel Zangwill, with his bride, is now a visitor in ew York City. The chief object of his visit in America is to in- terest representative Jews in America in the possibility of establishing a Jew ish colony in East Africa. The sight of the proposed colony is four hundred miles square at present in a wild state. and inhabited only by wild animals. MT. Zangwill declares that he is not here to advocate the establishment of a colony. but only to stir up interest In the pro- feet. as he believes that some coloniza- tion scheme is necessary to the Jews. He expresses the belief that England has got about all the Jews she wants, and America is rapidly approaching the same way Of thinking Representative Amer ican Jews he declares have said don't send any more Jews to America It is true that the Jews have done well here. but America has reached the point of saturation, and what are we going to do with the thousands who insist on com ing ?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Lad Cook Back.

Lady Cook formerly known as "Tennie" Claain, has arrived in New York and is making her residence at home in the Mount Morris park district, which she purchased several years ago. Thirty-tive years ago this remarkable woman at tracted public attention by opening 2. brokers office in Wall Street. Her part5 ner was her sister, Victoria Woodruff, and their financial ability was recognized by Commodore Vanderbilt, Jay Gould and many other prominent lights of the financial world in thise days. They re tired in few years with a fortune of s1, ,5O0 0O0 Later she went to England and was married to Lord Francis Cook, one of the wealthiest of English business nien and a Portuguese Vfscount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Merely a Welcome Visitor.

MT. John Morley is very welcome vis- itor from 1reat Britain now in this coun- try, and his American friends are vie- ing with each other in showing the dis tinguished publicist marked social at tention. M:. Morley as a cabinet offi- cer in Englard developed the best quality of statesmanship and no man in the Commons was so sure of respectful at tention. His "Lifeof Gladstone is prob ably the most valuable contribution yet made to the history of the Victorian period. It IS generally believed that MT. Morley's influence in the next Liberal cabinet will be used for the upbuilding and strengt1ing of the good relations between the United Kingdom and the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
ANDREW CARNEGIE
 GIVEN 4 MEDAL Iron Master Makes a Speech
 in New York LADY COOK HAS RETURNED She Had an EventfuI Career on Wall street-zanswIlI and His Bride in New York-Gotham
 Gossip.
LADY COOK HAS RETURNED

New York November 5.-(Speeial)- Andrew Carnegie acquired a new medal and had a good time at Sherry's last week, where he was the guest at the din- ner of the Iron and Steel Institute. The medal awraded was the Bessemer Gold Medal and the presentation was made by Sir James Kitson in recognition of MT. carnegie's service to the iron and steel trade of the world. MT. Carnegie made a speech and took the opportunity to classify the men in the world into three divisions, to the third of which he said he modestly belonged. They were:
 Those who go through life doing a great work and don't get the reward the deserve"
 Those who do a great work and are appreciated"
 Those who really do a great work and really feel and know that it has received more than ten times more recognition than it was entitled to.
 It was hands across the sea- meet Ing, being the second in America of the Iron and Stel Institute After addresses by MT. John Fritz, one of the American recipients of the Bessemer Gold Medal. and James Gayiey, President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Sir James Kitson on behalf Of the coun- ci of the institue presented the medal to Mr. Carnegie in a speech in which he re- ferred to the president of the institute as one drawing the nations closer togeth- CT in the harmony of industry. It was in his response that MT. Carnegie made his classification as to workers and rewards. Tn his humility he said that he strove for higher ideal and tried to be bet ter man and for this he welcomed such a medal as had been presented him. In conclusion he said: There are better titles than those of rank and wealth and l find them in these medals that art pat ents of true nobility 1 hope to hand them down to my decendants as of the purest gold and of great merit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06

Cornell, and the children of other fami- lies of equal importance.
 The Warrington has as It's guests Il multi-millionaires, with homes in Tuxedo. mansions in Fifth avenue and villas In Newport, who, tired of the lonliness of the big houses and weary of the servant question, have. at last solved the problem of living, without trouble or responsible lity, and have followed the rush for the apartment hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Bidding for More Pie.

From the Chicago Journal.
 The Lady-Are you the person to whom I gave a pie five minutes ago?
 The Hobo-No. madam; the moment took the first bite of that sweet morsel I became d new man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06

ter things. That he is good" to his wife we admit. But, in the higher sense, is he good" to himself?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
aistings

A handsome line of fancy 7Ko
 Mohairs, soc to. ....... tOO Satin Stripe Challes. ........3 .35c Embroidered Scotch Flannel .5oc Plain French Flannel, in R0o
 full line of colors. ....... OOS Imported French Flannels, printed
 in handsome Persian, Dresden and Polka Dot 75o
 patterns. :. s.. ...f....... sOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
petticoats

Petticoats, in mercerized sateen, made with double ruffles of knife plating, edged with two frills of the material. briar- 9 CR stitched together. .i...'. Petticoats in black meroerfzed sateen, with fiounce with three frills of the material and ruffle of knife plating and I R0 tiny tucks... -. .-..... Petticoats, in taffeta, with deep knife plaired ruffle with frill, dust ruffle of near-silk, R m
 brown, black or blue. :. .. O'VV Pettlcoats in black and brown taf- feta, with deep accordion plaited
 ruffle with deep frill, dust ' 60
 ruffle of silk with frill.... s'co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Fancy Silks

Fancy Silks for shirt waists and
 shirt waist suits. in changeable grounds with shot designs, man. suiting effects, Silk Louisine, new fancy Messalines and Plaids, Polka Dots, and so on. m Prices range from 5oo to. lsOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Silks

Taffeta Reine, an all silk wear re- sisting lining silk, in full color card, 19 inches S0o WioS
 Prima Donna Messaline, a new lin- ing fabric, with highly lustrous finish, very strong and durable. Wear like s100 ROo Hnlngs... ... ... ........ OOO Best 19-inch all silk Taffeta in the market; all pure silk without gum or glue. Same as other houses sell at s5c. TX
 Our prlce... ......... ~ Crepe de Chine. We think the equal of any $1.25 quality in the city. The new Panne finish. I 0O Price. ..... ........ l.OO Wear guaranteed washable Taffeta. 23 inches wide, in all ORo colors... ... =. ....s..sO OOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Black Taffeta

Black Taffetas. We handle the fa-
 nous Phoenix brand. Wear guar anteed goods. Pure silk. I m
 2I-inch... ... ... ....s.
 86-inch. ....$1.00, $f-25, $1.5o Boxbay Taffeta, 19-inch. ..... .5oc Splendid quality Black Taffeta. 2T- inch, wear guaranteed, QEo at.. ... OOC Black 36-inch Peau de Soie. .$1.oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Gloves

The woman who buys gloves carelessly often pays too much, even when she pays little.
 Steele-Smith Gloves never get anywhere near the danger line. Jouyin's Imported Gloves I R0
 in all colors. s............. AsoV Jouvin's Washable Kids. .... .$2.o0 The "sultana" In suede $t.o0 The Zettie, in kid. .S1.0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Blankets

You know our Blanket Rule know that there's never an old one In the stock.
 We were thinking of Blankets and Comforters last summer when you were thinking of cool waves, Getting them straight from the fac tory to us. sweet, clean and fresh. All wool Blankets, 12-4, with red, blue or yellow bordered o EO ends, full size;; pair. .... C'OO All wool Blankets, in 11-4 Y E0 slze... ...... .....s
 The Dixie Blankets, all wool. with
 pink, blue and red bor- 4 0A dered ends, full size, pair I'OV Comforters, with good quality mer- cerized sateen cover, figured one side, plain the other; filled with clean. soft cotton; 9 E0 full size. =. .OsOO Cotton Comforters, in all R m grades, from $1.00 to. ... .OsOV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Coats

Black, brown and tan, soft finished kersey Coat, Doolter gar
 ment, cut three-quarter length, semi-fltted, Dalman sleeves, silk braid trimmed, heavy OR OO satin lined.... .......~OsOO All wool kersey Coat, three-quar- ter length, in tan, brown or black, the new tourists style, trimmed with tailored braids, broad-shoul- dered effect, ornamented with small velvet medal Tx OO llons... -. ..... ..... IO'OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Kinonas

Kimonas in French Eiderdown. of
 red, pin, dark or light blue; satin
 facings and silk frog I Rn
 fastenings. ... ....... ..AsOO Dressing Sacques in eiderdown,
 gray, red and blue, E0a embroidered in black. lOOO Kimonas in French eiderdown, trimmed with Persian borders;
 sailor collars and new style broad cuffs; also trim 9 EA med with satin buttons. <SOO Dressing SacQues in French cider
 down, in castor or green, trim med with stitched bands of satin; made with gathe@ed z OA back; ribbon ile. ..j. O.OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Corsets

Corsets, in heavy drilling, cut with new style deep R0o
 hlp... ............ O"O 70. B." Corset in new deep hip;
 heavy drilling; 75c I m 70. B." Corset in heavy weight winter corset, lace trim ? m
 med top and bottom, at |'oO Other standard makes up to. $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-06
Underwear

Ladies' Vest and Pants in ribbed
 silk, high neck and long sleeves,
 embroidered neck and silkO m
 facings, $1.6o to......... Z.OO 'eVegasilk" ribbed silk Vests and Pants; vests silk faced and silk ribbon trimmed and silk I 16 crocheted trimmed. .,.. |. . Ladies Vests and Pants in silk and cotton broad ribbed tape O6 neck. ... ... ... ..s 1sO Ladies' soft wool Vests and I m Pants. ribbed .. l.UU Ladies' Yes. and Pants in mixed wool; embroidered neck 7So and facing. .... s-.........l cO