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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
THEY WITHDRAW
CHALLENGE SENT TO THE PiDU-
Can RIFLE CLUB.
II. Johns Boys Did Not Desire 10
shootS Under the Regulations
Rules.

The proposed competitive rifle AID
revolver shoot between thg clubs OF
tails city and St. John, Ky. 10 the
cha mp,onship of West Kentucky, fell
through, the ST. Johns boys with
drawing the challenge issued to the
Paduoah Rife ana Revolver club:
The challenge was received las
week from the ST. John club and Mr..
Jack p. Probus, secretary of the local
dub. instructed to write an accept
ancs. stating the rules for the shoot
INK. The American Standard rules
were des.- ed by the local club, which
means that the shooting must be done
lree-hani from 100 to 500 yards.
bus the ST. Johns boys. 70 Is sad
wanted 10 shoot at 40 yards on rest.
The answer was received last night
The ST. John dub refusing to shoot
under the American rules, and with
drawing the challenge Thus ends
thu proposed championship match.
Beginning with tomorrow the regu-
lar fan Beef Shoot" will take place
in the g.. John nc ,ghborhood. The
marksmen Of that place every fall put
up be.f 10 shoot for Five men form
purse and buy the beef. The best
score gets the beef. This clEss of
sport has been popular in that ne 2'h-
Dorhood and attracts a great deal of
attention.
The Paducah competitive shoot will
begin the 20th of the month and con-
tinue throughout the remainder of
the year. The club makes up s'yer-
~ Pm ses for the best range score
and also three for the first, second
aa1 third best scores in the shooting
az al three ranges, 100, 200, and
800 yards. There are some excel
lent marksmen in the club and the
shooting will b. holly contested.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
UNDERWEAR

Not quite time for ihe very heavy Kind Of
underwear and the summer weights not
heavy enough. Half OF the men are wearing ILL
fitting underwear; some don't realiz. it, and the
others think it can't be Helped.
We guarantee yau distrct sensation the
e6rst frosty morning you step out in one Of our
made-to- fit union sui,s-made to fl YOU The
two-piece kind, too, for those who prefer them.
We can please and satisfy the underwear notions
aud needs OF every man who calls
And our. suits cost no more than the other
kind--sI 90 to 81 so a suit4 li.s
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

ley dressed the injury. Capt John
son has been i'll from malaria aud
yesterday was his first day out for
several days.
Louisville and Cincinnati are still
fighting over which shall have the
Kentucky river trade, and while the
latter city's merchants are negotiat-
ing 10 buy the steamer Falls City, a
committee of Louisville Commercial
club members are soliciting subscrp-
tens for the same end. It's getting
TO be like tug Of war. Kentucky
river trade is a big item to either city,
as the river is the only means of
communication with a rich and pcpl-
lOns section.
Memphis News-S cimitar: The ,'ity
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
STOVES IN SCHOOLS
WE'RE NOT READY IN SOME
ROOMS AND CAUSE TROUBLE.
This Afternoon n Principals Meeting
VIII BE Held nj the High
school.

The Franklin building on South
sixth ct was cold yesterday again
on account OF the stoves not being
up. but tody the stoves are being
set up and no more trouble viii be
experienced.
The janitOr took the stoves down
two v eks ago for cleaning the pip
ing. and inding all the piping burn
ed ont and unfit for service, did not
put the stoves mp again, but waited
until the board could allow money
for new piping. Then the unexpected
cold snap came.
At the GARFIELD coloryd schS u
there are no stoves. but the brildlng
Il furnished with CRATES and no
trouble from cold has 1een expert
enced. Supt. Lelb will SCI that all
stoves in buildings where there are
no furnaces are rearranged so that
the best of service can b. had. Some
of the buildings are very badly in
need OF this Improvement. the stoves
being placed in such a position as
but few pupils get the b neit OF the
heat
The plumbers are ready TO tap
in the gas for laboratory use In the
High school building but found that
the electrical and gas fixtures were
combination and that a special Linz
win have to be run to the laboratory
or the entire building fitted out with
gas burners. The expense of running
the special line 10 the laboratory Is
smalled than that of putting In bur
ncrs and rearraaging tho fixtures ana
was adopted by the authorities
This afternoon PRINCIPALS meet
ing VIII be held and reports from
each school heard. The attendance
has fallen of little this week on
account of ths weather but the en-
rollment has not decreased
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

'of Idaho. which WAS feassd by the
. Painters Packet company 10 enter
The Memphis-Randolph tradls, has
nat yet arrived at this port, and the
management 10 lacking definite in
formation concerning the movements
OF the packet. River telegams in
Cincinnati papers seate that the boat
mas been he'd up at Paducah by libel
proceedings. OF this the Planters
Packet company has no Information,
as any libel against the boat would
bring The Memphis company into the
actica. No schedule win be announc-
ed for HE City of Idaho until she ar
rivea a. Memphis
Capt. Frank Couer florida riv-
e. towboatman, is in the city looking
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

The gauge this morning. usad SO
feet, fall of OIL. Southwest wind,
al clear.
The Warrenn left at a. m. for
Cairo.
There was no Evansville packet
&c lay. The Henry Harley will ar
i,ve sGmo time tomorrow from Ev-
ansville and leave soon after she
gets In.
The Kentucky is due from the Ten
neszee liver and she will leave again
l,omcrrow evening.
The Bob Dudley is due from
Crarksv.lle. Tenn, and will leave
soon after her arrival for Nashville
The Cumberland river has been ris-
ing the past few days and there is
now a suiic!clt stage foa the Dudley
to get TO Nashville.
The City Of Salsillo is due Sunday
from th9 Tennessee river for St
Ecuis.
The gasoline boat Minnie Ogden
passed down from Dycusburg yes,er-
day afternoon with two barge loads
OF canned tomatoes for Mound City.
Ile Lizzie r. Archibald was put
on the DRY docks this morning for
repair.
The Royal arrived this morning
from Gclocnda and Iaft for that
p,aco az , p. m.
The Char!estCn will run an ex-
cursion Sunday to Lawton's Bluff and
Goose Pond, on the Tennessee river.
She leaves the wharf at S:30 a. M.
and viii also land at the foot of Elk
abeth str-er. The boat also lands
at Clark's river fiery ON both sides
of the river.
The sinking of the towboat Star.
which met with an accident I'm the
fan of 1863, is recalled by Pittsburg
rivermen due to the finding of the
bell belonging to the steamer by f..
Scott. of McMechan, w. Va.
The Kit Carson and Scotia are en-
route from Mississippi river to
Mound City, H.. for repairs.
Capt. c. NJ. Johnson. owner of the
Grace Reeder. which is on the MA
rlne ways for repairs. was painfully
Injured yesterday while at WORK on
his boat. He was chopping on q
plank with an axe when he missed
the plank and struck his foot. In
fiicting a painful wound. DR.. Pend
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

for four towboats TO takezback to the
peninsula state.... He came here r,om
Paducah. and expects to go TO other
big towing points ON the Ohio bsfore
he decides on his purchases.-Evans-
willie Journal-News.
The Bob Dudley arrived this
morning from Clarksville, Tenn, and
left at noon for Nashville. There is
now sufficient water in the Cumber-
land river for the Dudley to get to
Nashville. &
The Dick Fowler will be in readi-
ness for her trade Monday morning.
The repairs on her will be finished
Saturday but she will not go back
in her trade unless there is plenty of
water.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
Cheated Dcath.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally,
but by choosing the right medicine
Il. n. Vote, OF Bear Grove, Iowa
cheated death. lie says, Two years
ago | had Kidney Trouble. which
caused me great pain. suffering and
anxiety, but | took Electric Bltters.
which effected a complete cure.
have also found them OF great bene-
III in general debility aud nerve trou-
bic. and keep them constantly on
hand, since. as ! find they have no
equal" w, u. McPhecsou, druggist
guarantees them ~ soc,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
RIVER VIEWS
River Stages.

Ca,-c, 11:3-0.4 fall
Chattanooga. 3.2-0.S rise.
Cincinnati, 7.1-stand.
Evansville, 4.S-0.2 fall.
florence missing.
Jcln olvnle. 2.0-0.9 fail.
Lou,Gvi-e, 3.1-0.1 fall.
Nj. Cavmc', 2.9-0.1 fall.
Nashville. 9.0-O.2 fall.
p. tsbG- e. G.0-0.2 fall.
r,yis T. AL Dam. ALI rise
81. Louis, 9.4-0.4 faA
Nix. Vernon. 4.2--stand.
Paducah, 3.3-0.1 fall.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
Water Main Broke.

Fer several hours the New Rich
moud Hotel was without water last
night and tbs mo nfng. While there
was no suffering the hosiery was in
danger because the boiler attached
10 the tange In the kitchen might
have blown up. The main on Jeffer-
son street broke yesterday evening
ana the accident nscessttated the
wate- beng shut OFF in that district
for a VIII le. Fortunately Mr.. Dale
had about 100 gallons of water in
the boiler ana he'would not allow
any OF Il drawn of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

There was no frost hast night, as
the weather was too warm. Pleas
ant weather Is expected for several
day..
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-13

ASK y{ur grocer for Mrs Austin's
Pancakei hour. Fresh and delicious
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
STAGE

stars this year with the presentation
of play called "Zira." at the Princess
theater. New York. Mr.. Miller is said
to be part author Of the play.
Among the interesting announce
ments which Charles Frohman made
upon his return from Europe was that
the name Of the new George AIDE play
in which Joseph Wheelock. Jr.. will
star will be THE Varsity Man."
Edna Dorman. one of the three
daughters in THE Geezer Of Geek" Sc
cured her first engagement as a chorus
girl three years ago from Frank Tan,
nehill, the stage manager at the Ire
mont. Her progress has been rapid.
Miss Clara Bloodgood will have the
part Of Violet In the forthcoming pro-
uction Of George Bernard Shawl
Man and Superman." Fay Davis and
Robert Lorraine will have the chief
roles. Sept. is set for the opening
at the Hudson theater, New York.
Richard Mansfield. according to
eastern report. has harked back to the
past for his play of the season. He
has chosen Schillers Don Carlos"
l. The other comedy. THE Bad Sa-
marian" which is the property Of
II. w. Savage, Is being rehearsed in
New York now for September produc-
ton.
Two Chicago theatrical men have
purchased THE Paraders," one of the
best of the musical comedies. and are
sending it on the road. The book and
lyrics Of THE Paraders" were writ
ten by Raymond w. Peck, former
Chicago newspaper man. 1t has been
revised and rewritten since its initial
presentation. The music IL by Robert
Hood Bowers.
The two leading male roles in Clyde
Fitchs play, 1.-THE Comedy Mask, "
which Viola Allen will present Eext
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02

season, will be played by James Ca
rev and A. E. Arson, an Eng
fish actor. This will be Mr.
Arson was under engagement to Mr..
Tree. who kindly released him GU, Of
compliment to Miss Allen. Mr.. Ca
rev has been appearing in London as
Sam Coast with Miss Maxine Elliott
in Mr.. Fitch's Her Own Way"
Beerbohm Tree recently closed his
season at His Majestys theater in
London with the production of Comyns
Cars version of "Oliver Twist"
Tree made an impression as Fagin,
the Jew, and Constance Collier as
Nancy, and Lyn Harding as Bill
Sykes were prominent. So encourag-
ing was the reception of the play that
at the conclusion of the performance
Mr.. Tree announced that he would
commence his autumn season in Sep
TENDER with a reproduction OF the
drama.
THE Beauty and the Barge" Nat
c. Goodwin's new comedy, is the work
of w. W. Jacobs and Louis N. Park
err Mr.. Jacobs is new in the ranks
of dramatic authors. but his clever
character sketches from English cock
ney life have won him many American
admirers in the last three or four
years The collaboration OF the vet
eran but none too imaginative stage
craftsman, Louis N. Parker, probably
means that Mr.. Jacobs has furnished
the material and that Mr.. Parker has
done the building.
81 shall never forget" says Ethel
Barrymore, "the first time 1t flashed
on me that I was star | went early
to the theater to get ready for my
first appearance in Capt. Jinks. and
as I approached the theater the cleo
trio current was turned on for an i'm
mense sign over the entrance. I look
ed up, of course, and read, Ethel Bar
rymore Honestly. I came as near
fainting as | ever did in my life
had dreamed Of that sign for years,
and there 1t was with no mention of
the play, Just Ethel Barrymore"
Here is brand new wall. George
NJ. Conan says there are not enough
chorus girls in the market, and he
says it so well that he must be feeling
their lack 1.-The chorus girl" he pro-
claims. was never more in her glory
than she is this season. There never
was such a demand for good looking,
good singing girls as now. There
seems to be nothing but musical
shows in sight. and as each and every
one announces a chorus of fifty 1t
looks as IL recruiting stations would
soon be necessary throughout the
country. A dragnet put out in Kew
York just now coul1 not secure 10
desirable girls"
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02

can play in which the typewriter girl
Is taken up as a serious character.
Ordinarily she is played as SOU
brette.
Augustus Thomas new comedy,
with which John Drew will start his
season at the Empire theater. New
York on Sept 4, will be called DE
Lancey."
Thomas E. Shea's new play, Ma
poleon the Great" is by Claiming Pol
lock, whose dramatization of I'm the
Bishops Carriage" was staged in Hart
ford last week.
The Shuberts have purchased from
Agnes and Egerton Castle the drama
tic rights to their novel. THE Secret
Orchard" Claiming Pollock will make
the adaptation.
John Keefe. who plays the Rube
sheriff in 1.-The Geezer Of Geek" has
portrayed 81 different roles since he
went on the stage, and 81 of them
have been Rubes.
William Gillette will produce his
new play, "Clarice," at the Shake
speare theater, Liverpool, on Sept. 4.
The following week he will take it
to the Duke of York's theater, Lon
don.
Paula Edwardes is en- route to New
York after summer spent in Algiers.
She will begin rehearsals of her new
musical comedy early in September,
and is scheduled to open her season in
October
Frank Gilmore and Miss Helen Mac
Gregor have been engaged to create
the two leading roles in "As We Sow,
which william A. Brady and Joseph r.
Grismer will produce at McVicker's,
Chicago, Sept. 9.
Anne Blancke has been engaged to
play a dual role in the new scenic pro-
duction of Fighting Fate" which
comes to the Grand Opera House. She
will appear as Larry, stable boy. and
as Grace, his sister.
Rehearsals of THE Catch of the
Season." the musical play in which
Edna May will appear this season,
have begun at Days theater. New
York, where the piece will have its
American premiere.
Ezra Kendalls company this season
includes Ethel Brandon. Kathryn
Browne, Edith Taliafero, Reda ONeal,
Elizabeth King. Mary Stockwell, Thur
low Bergen. Harold Russell. Philip
Bishop and John D. Garrick.
Marion Draughn has been engaged
by George H. Brennan to create the
leading feminine role in Thomas Dix
on, Jr.'s, 1.-The Clansman,' which Is a
dramatization founded on his two nov
els, THE Clansman" and THE Leop-
ards Spots
Henry Miller and Margaret hnglir
lrr to inaugurate their tour as dual
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02

Nadia Snyder has been engaged for
THE White Cat"
Ada Rehan is to appear this season
IN Capt. Brassbounds Conversion"
Clara Bloodgood is to play Violet in
George Bernard Shaw's Man and Su-
perman"
Anna Boyd has been engaged for the
role Of the gratifying widow In "Piff.
Pan. Pouf."
Nellie Thorne has been engaged to
support Maxine Elliott In the new
Clyde Fitch play.
Thomas E. Shea has found his most
fsuccessful dramatized novel to be DIR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Charles Frohman's new London
theater will be called the Aldwych. 1t
viii! be ready in December.
Cecilia Lotus will be seen as a star
early in December in q new play &C
cepted by Charles Frohman.
Bijou Fernandez. Donald McLaren,
Claire Kulp and Percy Ames will sup
port Thomas w. Ross In "a Fair Ex-
change"
Margaret Ellington, Mrs. Daniel
Frohman, is announced to play La
Belle Marseillaise," a Paris success OF
last season.
A daughter has been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Antonio de Navarro at their
home in England. Mrs. De Navarro
was Miss Mary Anderson.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is the
maine Of Henrietta Crosman's new
comedy for this season. Boyd Put.
Fam will be her leading man.
E.. S. Willard will remain In Eng.
land for the rest of the summer. and
may cancel his American tour and ap.
pear in London next month in a new
play.
Faith Mather" is the first Ameri.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Hot Summer in New York.

The summer Of 1872 was n dreadful
one in New York. and It is related
that the principal thornughfares were
battlefelds in miniature: people were
struck down by the score. no fewer
than l5A cases of sunstroke occur.
ring on July 4. of whom nearly one.
half died, The following year in
France the thermometer rose to lis
degrees Fahrenheit
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Uses Of Lemon Water.

Not only is the drink of lemon wa
ter an excellent liver corrective. but II
taken In hot water instead of cold II
will prove very efficacious anti-fat
remedy. 1t is better than any drug OF
complexion powder for giving perma
nent clearness and beauty to the skin
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Not Hiding Under a BusheI.

MIR. Reid. the leader OF the Austral-
ian free traders and late prime minis.
Ter of the commonwealth. remarked in
the course of recent speech. Aus
tralian statesmen are very scarce. In
face, | doubt whether Australia has
yet produced one" Here voice in.
Quired. How about you?" Mr.. Reid
modestly replied. well, I think'l como
as near the real thing as ANYBODY"
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
EuIIY Endorsed.

clergyman who was out walkipr
one Sunday came across some boy
who were playing baseball in vacan
lot. Going up to one of them who.
had Just been struck out he said
young man, don't you know that
is wrong to play baseball on Sunday :?
What would your father say IL he
knew about it," You'd better ask
him. was the reply; hes playin'
shortstop. '-Harper's Weekly
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Sure Cure for Snake Bite.

There is surer cure for snake bite
than any brand Of whisky. 1t is
strychnia sulphate. nitro-glycerine and
potassium perrhanganate. which may
be carried in tablet form and must be
dissolved in water and injected hypo.
dermically.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
English Flowing Matches.

Flowing contests are quite common
in England. The man who was best
known as the champion plowman won
about $4,000 in prizes. This was Jim
Baker of Ipswich. Being thrifty
young man. he amassed comfortable
competency as a result of his success
in these competitions.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
li,in Whelp His Get.

4 French count, who is occupying q
''lla ir fashionable part of Carls-
bad. Germany, takes his daily consti-
tutional stroll accompanied by young
lion. The animal is mere whelp
about the size of large retriever and
appears to be greatly attached to its
master. 1t is playful as kitten and
purrs like one. 1t is not allowed on
the Carlsbad promenade. by edict of
the city fathers.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
First Church Bells.

The earliest mention OF bells as ap
piled for purposes of Christian worship
is by Polydore Vergil. who states thai
Paulinus. Bishop of Nola, city OF
Campania, in Italy. first adapted them
to his church, In the year 400.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Empjovere' Liability,

The Berlin courts recently denied
that an employer was liable to pay
compensation in the case of an EN-
ploye who died from heart stroke after
working hours. 1t was held that death
was caused ny the heat suffered whit
the man was at work.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Butterflies in South America.

Enormous swarms of butterflies
move along the Amazon and other
South American rivers. NJ. Goeldi OF
Para. Brazil finds that detached
masses make detours to visit trees in
bloom. but does not explain the gen
eral migration. One suggestion is
that the great flights are made up OF
females. seeking mimosas as q place
of egg-laying.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Children Should Roast.

What would you advise for deli
cate children?" mother asked an en-
inent French physician. Roast them"
was the reply. Roast them in the
sunshine" Golden advice 1t was, too.
which carried into practice would cure
thousands of delicate little boys and
girls. whose mothers are dosing them
with tonics and cod liver oil.-Good
Health.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Rivalry Of Fishermen.

A novel competition was started by
n Newfoundland fleet during fishing.
This was competition to see who
could eat the largest quantity of sailed
cod. The winner in this case was
seized with a terrible thirst: he drain.
ed off decanter and fell unconscious
to the ground. The contest proved ia.
tal Inflammation of the stomach be.
ing produced
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Prey Of Disease Germs.

In general it may be said that the
bacteria of disease lie in walt only for
the unfit and the predisposed. 1t is
the man foolishly Indifferent or fool.
ishly reckless of his health. the man
who allows himself to get run down"
"off color" "out of Sorts" and remains
scornful of natures warning. who has
most to fear from disease germs.-EI.
change.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Frozen Soil Of Siberia.

The soil of Siberia at the close oil
the summer Is found still frozen fol
Sc inches beneath the surface. and
the dead that have lain In their cot
fms for $50 years have been taken w
unchanged in the least.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Danger In Bites Of Animals.

There is about the same danger
from the bite of non-venomous snake
as from the bite Of dog or cat 1t
may or may not be serious; all de-
ponds upon whether poisonous germ
is transmitted and upon the condition
Of the blood of the person bitten.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02
Two Bull. In One Sentence.

A double bull in single sentence
was perpetrated by the late John Hol-
lingshead, an Englishman. He wrote:
When Lord Mohun was killed he was
living in Macclesfield house, Gerard
street, Soho. at the back of Leicester
house. site now occupied by the de-
funct Pelican club"
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02

Just ten years ago there died in
Auxer.e beggar in whose cellar
were 400 bottles of wine of rare and
costly vintage. more than a century
old, while a single trunk revealed
coins and securities amounting to
100000 francs.
The Meeker herald., 1905-12-02

near Warrington, Eng, is to be ex-
tinguished. The sign hangs on the
adjoining church, and the cellar runs
under the edifice.