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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

big tow of empties. She returns
south with big tow OF coal
Mr.. Andrew Greusllng, who died
in this city Monday. was in the ante
bellum days Of steamboating one OF
the best known and best stewards on
the river. He was on the big fine side
wheel Louisville and New Orleans
boats for many years and was In
business in Madison. Ind. for many
years.--Courier Journal.
Capt Jesse Irwin has resumed COM
mand Of the Peters Lee.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: The
flagship of the Pittsburg coal feet ar
rived today. II was the towboat Jas.
Moren, which was closely followed
by the Iron Age. Harvester, Tom Dods
worth No. 2 and Exporter. II Is like
ly that the Exporter will be sent 10
the mouth OF the Mississippi to ton
coal up that river as In former years
The latest coalboats 10 arrive were
the Cleaner. which passed down from
Pittsburg for Louisville. and the Ro-
bert p. Gillian, which came down
from the Kanawha and went on to
Louisville.
II the warm weather holds out a
few days longer, new record for
the closing OF the Mississippi river
by ice may be made here. says the La
Cross Leader Press. The latest for
the freezing over OF the river at La
Cross is Dec 81, made in 1894. and
the earliest date. Nov. 20, 1886. Only
three dates have been later than this
and II is thought not improbable that
new record may be made this year
A day or two of cold weather would,
however, freeze the river solidly from
bank to bank.
The Irvington. o., correspondent
Of the st. LOUIS Waterways Journal
says: Shippingsport Is one of the
Oldest landmarks on the Ohio river.
being a steamboat landing over a cen
fury ago. II Is located now at the
lower end OF Louisville. Ky, and was
a thriving port before the United
States government, built the first ca
nal at the Falls City. In those early
days before the existence OF the Gu
nal steamboats, transferred their
!, freight and passengers by drays and
bus to the upper end of Louisville
; where they again took passage on
boats for points on the upper ONO
on account Of the falls being In the
river at that point.
Capt. II. n. Crane, Clerk $. @. Ba-
ker and other members OF the crew
of the steamer City OF Saltillo have
returned from Padueah...The Grey
Eagle departed lcst evening for Pa
ducah, Ky, where she Will spend the
remainder OF the winter. Her depart
ure closes the river business here for
this season.-Globe Democrat.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Cost 1000 Lives, 81 Millions Money.

London, Dec. 2S.-Statistic on
the Hottentot uprising in German
Southwest Africa show that the re-
volt has cost the German empire
1897 lives, including 10 officers,
and $4,000. 900. while the appro-
priation made for the coming year
for the few thousand men still kept
In South Africa is at the rate
of $6,0O0.000 per capita.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
PLENTY OF WORK
For i. @. Freight Men, Although Rush
Is Over.

Business In the freight department
of the I. C. is comparatively light at
present. due to the falling of OF
Christmas trade.
All crews are being worked on the
road, however, as the road got behind
in handling freight In the rush and
has to clean IL all up. This viii re-
quire some time and by the time II Is
all moved, the spring rush will sci
in. The busiest part of the year Is
in August when the farmers begin
laying in supplies necessary to har-
vest crops.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

a garden party at one of the finest
homes of old New York overlooking
the Hudson river. InI the role of this
dashing gallant. Mr.. Gilmore is max
ing the greatest success of his ca
reer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
No Bar Association Meeting.

The Bar Association did not meet
last night but the meeting will be
held tonight. A full attendance could
not be had last night. and postpone
ment was decided on.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
RIVER NE VS.
River stages.

Calro-27.0, 0.i rise.
Chattanooga--7.S fall.
Cincinnati-26.L 0.i fall.
Notwithstanding.
Florence-Missins.
Johnsonville-14.S, OF fall.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Mt. Carmel-S.S. 0.6 fall.
Nashville-21.3, 20 fall.
Pittsburg-5.2. 10 fall.
Davis Island Dam--7.i, 0.6 fall.
ST. Louis-5.4 stand.
Mt. vernon-Missing.
Paducah-23.2 stand.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
Me4tricGl Nstss
Paul Gilmore Saturday.

captain Debonnaire," Paul Gil
more's now famous romantic comedy.
which will reintroduce this favorite
young star at The kentucky on Sat
urday, matinee and night, presents
several uncommonly picturesque
scenes. One of the most interesting IL
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28
n NIff7f y n y ~ ,
ASYLUM REPORT.
For Lakeland Has Been Prepared for
Legislature.

The thirty-thlrd annual report of
the Central Insane Asylum at Lake
land has just been issued. The report
shows the clean administration Of
Supt. NJ. II. Yeaman.
The report shows that there were
present October l 1905, 1903 pa
tents, of which CTS were white
males, 46S white females, 80 colored
males and &c colored females.
The percentage of recoveries on ad-
mission is shown to be 4S, while the
death rate of the total number treat
ed has been decreased to 8 per cent.
Supt. Yeaman recommends i'm
provements in several laws governing
the institution, especially laws relat-
ing to the commitment of patients.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

WANTED-5O coIored women 10
pick peanuts. Apply at factory, First
and Washington, at = q. ~.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

Beauty Is the birthright of q de-
utante--her mamma Is the one who
needs the brains.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-28

The Sun has some pretty New
Year cards for sale at cents each.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
ORIENTAL WOMEN.

They Spend nm Ast0nishing Amount
Of Time Over Their Toilets.
An eastern lady of high degree
spends an amount of time over her
toilet that would quite astonish the
most fashionable society lady. First
she has her hair dressed by her maid,
who, after amounting the long, silky
black locks with a little oil made from
aloe wood or cocoanut, arranges it
simply in a long, smooth plait, low on
the nape of the neck, and decorated Ell
Their with gold or jeweled ornaments.
Next the bath is prepared as hot as
it can be, and in this the lady may
stay as long as two or three hours.
Soaps are not used, but instead there
are multifarious unguents. secret prep
arations Of the bathing women, which
render the skin soft as velvet and deli
cately perfumed Oftentimes the face
is washed over with milk into which
has been squeezed lemon juice.
The hair of the oriental woman 1s
usually beautifully long, soft and
glossy, and the way they arrange it is
invariably becoming to their soft type
Of beauty. Perfumes are much 1ndulg-
ed in. These are introduced in the
bath and permeate the garments, but
are rarely used on a handkerchief
Philadelphia North American.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
SERVANTS IN ENGLAND.

There Are Fixed Forms of Etiquette
Governing Their Treatment.
While mistresses and housemaids in
this country are struggling to solve the
vexed servant problem" they do not
appear to take into consideration the
fixed forms of etiquette governing the
treatment Of servants in England,
which probably do much toward pro-
noting mutual understanding between
the servants and the served over there.
A housekeeper, lady's maid and a
head nurse belong to the hierarchy OF
a household. A lady's maid wears no
cap and when in attendance on her
lady is expected to be well but quietly
dressed in black or some sober coloring.
Her wages are from $3.50 to 500 a
year, with the reversion Of her employ
ers wardrobe. An English maid is al
ways called by surname, Smith" or
Jones' but a foreign maids first
name is used, Marie" or "Frsncoise."
A lady speaking of.her maid to other
upper servants, such as the butler or
the housekeeper, would style her
Smith or "MA.ie," but when men
tioning her to housemaids or footlnen
she would be careful to allude to her
as Miss Smith or Mile. Marie.
New York American.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
MUSIC AS A LURE.

1Ae Way the Deadly Cobra IL CaD.
tured In India.
The death dealing cobra is passion.
ately fond of music, and it is through
this means that it's capture is often &C.
cOmplished. The men in India who
can effect the capture of this deadly
reptile must be possessed of remark
able skill or their lives are the forfeit.
When cobra takes up its abode in the
neighborhood Of dwelling house it lie
customary to send for the professional
snake charmers. One Of them strikes
up a tune near the place where the
snake is supposed to be located. No
matter what the creature may be do
ing, it is at once attracted by the sound
Of music. 1t emerges slowly from its
hiding place and strikes an attitude In
front of the performer. There it Is
kept engaged with the music while the
other man creeps up behind with q
handful of dust. At a convenient mo-
ment, when the cobra is standing mo-
tionless, this man suddenly throws the
dust over the head and eyes of the
snake. Immediately the cobra falls its
length upon the ground and remains
there for one short second, but the Sec
ond is enough. With a movement like
lightning the man seizes the body Of
the PROSTATE serpent just below the
head In great anger the cobra winds
itself round and round the arm Of its
captor, but to no purpose, for it cannot
turn it's head and bite. If the fangs are
to be extracted at once the captor
presses his thumb on the throat of the
cobra and thus compels it to open its
mouth. The fangs are then drawn
with pair of pinchers. If, however, he
wishes to keep the snake intact for the
present the musician comes to help
him and forcibly unwinds the coils and
places the body in a basket. all but the
head, which is firmly held by the other
man. He presses down the lid to pre-
vent the cobra from escaping, and sud-
denly the captor thrusts the head in
and bangs the lid.
A very expert performer can capture
the snake single handed, though it Is
highly dangerous. While playing with
one hand he throws the dust sideways
with the other and captures the snake
with the same hand. The whole action
must be like fash of lightning, for a
half seconds delay or the merest bun
Cling In throwing the dust or catching
the snake would prove fatal to the
operator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
THE GOOD ROADS TRAIN

Secretary Wilson of the department agriculture
promised to be of the party to make Chi
cago to Portland Ore the good roads train Therein is
illustration of the unparalleled growth recently
taken for the benefit of the agriculturst
provement Of conditions in the country
Last there the good trains carried
the gospel of good to the such
splendid results Then came the in other
and winter wheat states the Iowa being
been the good seeds trains carrying lecturers
and aiming at Improvement conditions spring
Four of these trains through the
North and South Dakota. and did work inestimabe
value spreading everywhere Of
seed fundamental to success, accompanying this
with directions for selection seed
affected by disease.
Wisconsin is being traversed by good crops train
giving attention to general improvement of farm and
taking variety of for consideration is
that state where dversifcaton greater,
Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Today good attracting prin
cpa1 attention The methods followed Stops
made at the important points, farmers in by
arrangement lectures good lit
erature distributed
This whole movement running special
in the interest of of improvement that
will work for the is forceful illustration
the of the each
of another train is scarcely warranted 1t
is already long time since bishop
localities of the northwest and with the special
travelling physicians, dentists showmen IA
miar The railroads and the grain trade associations and
societies for the promotion of the good roads
really only putting into practice large scale what pri-
vate enterprise mad already started time before
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
AN EXPERT ON ADVERTISING

When expert testimony is based upon experience and
great weight in the of the subject hand
knowledge of advertising business obtained
satisfactorily than through actual experience One
who has been obliged to the various theories of
publicity and demonstrate their relative value by the
penditure of cold hard cash. is likely to
generalize taken safe guide by those
would avoid mistakes.
Charles S. Young, the advertising of the Chi
cago Milwaukee ST Paul railway, recently delivered
university extension lecture discussing the relative values
different kinds advertising. probably
feels obliged publications Of their
Printed matter giving special information in detail
required by the public and cannot we'll be provided in
special publications the railroad
and according to Mr. Youngs experience and testimony
all these publications but incidental and
the employment of he regards the
most valuable medium of publicity the daily
The gst of Mr. Youngs testimony is that the newspaper
organized the best equipped medium for the
dissemination of information only political social and
commercial, but about business chances and about
every which the advertiser to make public.
Doubtless certain of publicity be obtained
by terng dooryards of residence sections
with handbs for the winds to play WITH by the
sion of those sections by offensive bboard but the adver
tiser such methods takes large chances
creating prejudice against himself and his trade than
knowledge his existence conveyed in That will
ever be able to overcome
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

with the passing of the old type of
German professor the butt
Of the comic papers, he Of the shabby
clothes and absent air-has gone much
of the old student life Of Munich"
writes N. Hudson Moore. "The mod
ern professor is dressed in the mode
He commands large salary which,
with his fees for lectures, often ex-
ceeds that Of the German secretary OF
state. He enjoys his advantages, good
clothes. good food, the opera, athletics.
and, according to a critic of his own MT
tionality, his aspirations are often dis
tinctly commercial Many German
professors earn from $4,000 to 100000
marks a marks to the dollar year,
so the period of a pipe and garnet Is
quite past"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Tonight Walla Wala Commercial Club holds us
annual meeting the election of officers Every member
should be present to the best men
available as officers Commercial Club is
power good this community and for the prestige OF
Walla Wala During the last two years the club
has deal of work and it has some spen-
did achievements credit Factionaism has been cast
aside persuasions and beliefs have STOOD
shoulder in the effort TO promote the sro"
and prosperity of the town.
the persistent efforts OF the commercial
Club more than any influence that the business
district has cean paved streets instead OF rivers Oh
mud slime. The club first agated the question OF
paving and urged city authorities take action The
recommendations the best OF paw
ing improving the streets have been followed
and the result gives general satisfaction is exag
geraton state that the paving of the business district
UNNECESSARILY to Wala Walla's prestige as nve
awake progressive community. So manifest are the
that the remainder of the bus
ness paved well some streets IN
the residence is safe to that within
all the principal thoroughfares of Walla Waa
will be paved Commercial Club must be given the
pulling the city out of the mud that once
enveoped placing its the solid foundation OF
good, clean pavement.
The Commercial did it's best to aid the city in
reaching sensible solution of the water problem 1t ap-
pointed of five of the most capable business
gave Of their valuable time in investigating
the Thomas ranch and elsewhere The
recommendations OF the best of
developing supply for gravity system worthy OF
adoption by the city council
Commercial Club has made persistent and in
telgent railroads better rates
shippers this city and county 1t is believed
this line will yet bear fruit
The Commercial Club aided in securing for Walla
walla the location Home which in the
to will reflect honor upon the pnianthropc
spirit of the community.
The Commercial Club did much to advertise Wala
Walla the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at ST. Louis
influence in persuadng the county commits
liberal appropriation for exhibit of
products the Lewis and Clark Exposition
many ways Commercial Club labored
the upbuidng this community and the welfare of it's
people certainly earned the respect and confidence
people should have the active
support and encouragement of every loyal citizen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Years ago Henry Grady great orator an
editor, being shown the sights of city where had
to lecture His guide drove him around the place.
pointing out the public buildings and the other places
interest Passing the court house the handsome
Jail pointed out, Mr.. Gradys host diated
the beauty of the architecture security of
in the retention of prisoners Mr. Grady listened respect
fully and then said mpressively Vest that is fine JAIL
but could get along with much smaller if you
had in this good Young Mems Christian Association
building"
Mr.. Grady would have been the last have had
anyone believe that thought young
wise enough know that the character
is today will be the institutions of few
hence He meant to give expression to the fact that out
of the ranks of the young the for whom
jas and pententiaries have to be bui He also knew
we'll anybody that out of the ranks of the
of today those whose shoulders will rest the
burdens of that their character today
will depend character of business of
1t is not much to out of Jail that the
Young Mems Christian Association organized to give
them high ideals they will get into JAIL
they able fully themselves, Others
handsome monument to Henry Grady stands in one
of the of Atlanta reared there by his fellow citizens
who loved and admired MIN. But greater monument
stands of the prominent of the city
magnificent building the Atlanta Young Mems Chris
tan Association made possible personal efforts
of Henry Grady than by those of any other
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Mr. F,nneran,s PHILOSOPHY"

Wanst they wuZ man manned Dor
gan-or was ut Clancy?-lived clost he
q fri'nd av moine an had a FURNACE
thot wudden't git fairly shtarted inny
da-ay until along toords nOight jusht
whin ut wuz tonne t. bank ut up fer
the noight Since thin Olive seen lot
O. people thot remoinded me av thot
FURNACE. They shpint most av their
loves dom nawthin' kept to dimon-
sthrate how big fool a mon cud be.
An about the tonne they seemed to
have Harmed enough to live they doied.
be ADMINISTRATIONS American.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Deserted Their Towns.

So late as the end of the seventeenth
century the inhabitants Of Ceylon were
in the habit of deserving their towns.
Their customs are described in the mar
for nineteen years-from 1860 to 1879
was captive among them. He speaks
Of several towns as lying desolate ow-
ing to the fact that their Inhabitants
had forsaken them. This they did if
many Of them fell sick and two or
three died soon after one another,
thinking that it was a visitation of
the evil one Some Of them came back
when they thought the evil spirits had
departed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
OLD FASHIONED.

A real old fashioned woman always
calls prescription recipe.
What has become of the old fash
toned man who "got the mitten?''
What has become Of the old fashioned
mother who accused her daughter OF
having "false pride?'
"Along about 9 o'clock at night" said
an old fashioned man, II get the
stretches and go to bed"
The old fashioned man with his blue
overcoat, which he wore in the civil
war, seems to be no more.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who wore gray knit socks and sat
around in the evening without his shoes
on?
There used to be an old fashioned
man who inquired when you were in
troduced to him, what part Of the
footstool do you hail from ?"-Atchison
Globe
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
LEWISTON'S COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE

The enterprsng people of Lewiston evidently believe
that helps those help themselves" The Harr-
railroad system having for the forty-ninth time
projected lewiston Rpara branch and the
Lewiston branch having people
to believe the active operations of surveying
ties that the construction of these lines to be begun
Immediately the citizens Lewiston propose
the business of railroad building their account An
electric railway is built from Lewiston Grange
vile 100000 being pledged purpose. At
meeting held consider project 100000 was
subscribed and the confident the full
amount required will be forthcoming within few days
proposed the from Lewiston
Riparia.
The citizens of Lewiston certainly manifesting
commendabe spirit the kind eventually
to make their thriving town great city. Wala Waila
might well a leaf of Lewistons study
the lesson push and enterprise In this electricity
Walla Wala is the largest in the United WITH
out street line The Importance of the city
trading manifold great
would the building trolley system taking
all the suburban towns connecting with cheap
In Spokane, the Occur d'Alenes and the Paouse
country the people clamorng trolley
to Nave them through the employment of Spo
kane capital There is doubt build
from Spokane to Lake Occur dAene has proven good
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
A Russian Baby's Cradle.

In Russia a cradle is used, contrived
rudely as to both structure and motion.
It is an oblong box or wicker basket,
with a cord from each of its four cor
ners converging to the hook or the raft
er from which it is hung and with a
looped cord underneath it, in which the
mother puts her foot to swing her
baby. In winter, which in Russia is
long and severe, the cradles or some
times the hammocks in which the
youngest children sleep are slung
around the great stove, upon which the
parents and other adult members of
the family pass the night, wrapped in
their heepskins.-Strand Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
PRETTY GOOD PEOPLE

William Butter Yeates the Celtic poet has just
returned to England that he finds that America is
full of people who of ones tribe liberated souls
partakers of mysteries it WERE. Of such he
abundance the others had found
only noise. dirt hogs nnumerabe Education is here
national passion, he insists. And the keynote of the
American character finds benot greed for ganbut
wonderful relate intellectual curiosity" These Things
he does not find in sporadic instances, but the land is
teeing with it, So it that pretty good stuff
after all We breathe easier
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
ANOTHER SLICK BUNCO GAME

Some scoundres exchange, have been securing
the of old die and then send
letter and pair of specacles by mail to the address
person. The letter the spectaces
been forwarded order and the bill is ST. The
sentiment of the situation Immediately appears the rel
atives They look the pectacles momeno of the
dead something ordered and The package.
worth perhaps so cents is paid for and kept remem
brance The postoce department after the swinders
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Mother (who wants to be very nice
to bachelor uncle, understood to have
made his pile in Australia)-Now.
Charlie, you've never seen uncle be-
fore. Go and shake hands. Charlie
Oh, yes, mother, I have seen him be
fore, I'm sure-at last years panro
mime!Punch.