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The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
HAPPY WOMEN.
Plenty OF Them In Paducah and
Good Reason for II.

Plenty OF Them In Paducah and
Good Reason for II.
wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years of backache suffering.
Days of misery. nights of unrest,
The distress OF urinary troubles,
She finds relief and cure?
No reason why any Paducah read
er
Should suffer in the face OF evil
dence like this
Mrs, Martha Hamilton. of 61O
Tennessee street, says: "If' con
tracted cold which settled in INV
Kidneys, 1t brought on severe at
tack of Inflammation of the kidneys
and ever afterwards | was subject to
pain across my back, although | used
every precautlon to prevent It. When
the attacks were at their height |
was Frustrated and had to remain In
bed sometime. One day noticed
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised for
just such conditions as mine. 1t &C.
Cured to me that they might do me
some good, so | procured a box at
Alvey & Lists drug store. They
helped me from the start. The dull
aching across the small of the back
finally disappeared, the pain In my
muscles and legs disappeared and
dizziness which accompanied it left,
and since have been only too pleas
ed to tell friends and acquaintance
about the result | obtained from us
lug Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the Unit.
ed States.
Remember the name Doan's =
and take no other.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
SIGNS PLEDGE.
Tom Clark VIII Abstain for One
Whole Year.

Tom Clark. the cigarmaker. who
probably has been before the court
more times than any other Paiucah
man for plain drunkenness, this
morning signed an agreement writ
ten and attested to before Police
Judge Z. II. Puryear not to drink
again for one year. He was arrested
this morning for drunkenness and
fined 81 and costs. He was excused
by the late Judge d. l.. Sanders, and
Police Judge Puryear wanted to help
him out of his difficulty.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
BAD WALKS
Interfere With Travel OF Railroad
Men and Children.

Railroad men three hundred
strong will petition the general
council, board of public works and
mayor and all other officials and
boards having anything to do with
the matter. to do something to i'm
prove the walks on the Thirteenth
street I'll leading off Jackson street
to Plunkett.s Hill.
school children have to use tni.
means to get home and to school OF
go dozen blocks out of the way
Railroad men have the same thing
to do. II is not long MI.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
Official Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville, will con
tinue rising during the next IL to "a
hours then probably commence to fall
At Mt. Vernon. will continue rising
during the next "a hours. At Padu-
cab and Cairo. will continue rising
during the next several days.
The Tennessee at Florence will con
tinue rising. At Johnsonvllle. will
commence rising again within the
next "a to SO hours. Flood stages are
indicated for the lower Tennessee In
coming rise.
The Mississippi from Chester to
Cairo. will continue rising.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03

The gauge registered rise of 1
for the last "a hours. The stage Is
1873. Rainfall 30 inches
The Buttorff arrived from Clarks.
vile last night with handbllls offer.
ing $50 each for the recovery of the
bodies of Engineer Frank Porter and
Expressman Will Wood, who. were
killed In the wreck at the Cumber.
land river bridge at Clarksville last
Saturday The l.. & ~ railroad Is
offering the rewards. The. Buttorn
left atnoon today for Nashville.
There We're high times at the wharf
last night. A refractory young bull
made things lively for a half dozen
men and the night wharfmaster. This
bull was brought down on the Ev.
ansville packet two weeks ago and
escaped here. He was found yester-
day after a hard Search and i.s,
night they undertook to lead him on
the wharfboat. He protested with
all his vigorous young strength, and
as he had no horns to hold him with,
1t was life and death struggle The
bull resumed his journey to Mlssousi
on the Dick Fowler today.
The Tennessee river is not the only
river spouting pumpkins. The clerk
on tho npffnrH ssofa tho. A.. IL -. l.
river near Nashville was jammed
with pumpkins when the Buttorff
passed yesterday and that it was es-
timated that there were a hundred
car loads there. The rising rivers
have covered the corn fields, where
the pumpkins grow, and washed
away hundreds of acres of them.
Considerable damage is expected
from the rains In the upper Tonnes
see river country. The river there is
rising above the banks aud damaging
the crops In the bottoms. The Clyde
will leave this evening for the Ten
nessee river at O'Clock.
The Henrietta had up steam this
morning to go over to the island from
the wharf here. The Henrietta will
start out after a runaway barge.
which was caught at Metropolis land
ing. The barge was turned loose by
thieves stealing the lines with which
II was tied to the island. There
seems to be no cessation in the opera
lions of rope thieves.
In few days the Henrietta will go
mp some of the rivers after ties.
The Jim T. Duffy arrived out of the
Tennessee river with ties this morn
ing.
The Dyda had up steam to go to
the Tennessee river after ties today.
The Henry Harley was the Evans
Vile packet today.
At the ways the Speed probably
will get OFF this week. but the Har-
vester will! not be finished till next
week.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03

with deep concern. "what makes ydu
treat your poor little Bunny that
way?"
Well" replied Willie, greatly dis
appoined. teacher told us in school
today that rabbits multiplied very
fast. but this dummy can't even
add. Under the Spreading Chest
nut Tree" in Everybody's Magazine
for October.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
That Wa Something.

Wife-Bah' Tell me any great or
heroic action YOU ever performed in
your lifel
Husband prevented you from
dying an old maid. didn't I? Isn't
that enough?-Translated for Tales
from lie Rire."
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
Rabbit Couldn't Add.

One day Wlllie's mother found
her young hopeful holding his pet
rabbit by the ears. From time to
time he would give Bunny violent
shake and demand sharply. Two
plus two? Two plus two?" or Three
plus three? Three plus three?"
"Why, Willie" asked his mother
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
TWO NEW NURSES
Coming From Louisville TO River
side.

DR.. Frank Boyd returned from
Louisville last night where he had
gone to secure nurses for Riverside
hospital. Two will arrive toni ght
from that city. The hospital is filled
in the private wards now
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
On Charge of Relations With
Sister-in-Law.
Attorney Says Defendant viii Go
Free, Although Child Is Said
10 Have Confessed.
WIFE Is SEEKING A DIVORCE

William Mahundro. charged with
clipping with DOVE Bradford, Is
years old, was presented this morn
ing In police court. He waived exam
ination, and was held over. Later he
gave bond and was released. The
girl, wife, and others connected with
the case were recognized to appear
before the grand jury.
Attorney ID. A. Cross declared. at
is nothing but the result OF an In
sane woman's work. As long as Ma
hundro lived with his wife there
was no warrant, and would not be
now had he remained with her. She
scolded and found fault constantly
and he picked up and left. She can
not testify against him. but we will
have witnesses TO prove that the
charges against my client are false. "
The fact that the girl made a con-
fession will be the greatest obstacle
TO overcome.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
State Development Meeting al
Winchester.
Many Men Of Prominence viii Speak
During Sessions October 10, II
aud ~.
OF INTEREST TO KENTUCKY.

| fatlons for the Filth state Develop
ment convention, which meets here
October 10, IL and ~, are progress
ing rapidly, and the prospect is that
the convention will be larger in at
tendance than was expected, and the
programme better than anticipated.
The programme is not finished by
any means, being subject to add
lions of several names on different
subjects, and is also subject to
| change in the arrangement of the
addresses.b a tentative programme
has been arranged for publication in
order that prospective delegates can
have an idea of what they may see
and hear at the convention.
The tentative programme is as
| follows:
/ Wednesday, October 10, = =. VI.
Convention called to order by the
Hon. w. j. Stone, chairman.
Address of Welcome-The Hon.
w. NJ. Beckner, Winchester.
Response-The Hon. j. A. Sulli-
van. Richmond.
The Hon. William Lindsay. Of
New York. introduced as chairman
Of the convention.
Appointment of committees.
Address-"The Live Stock Indus
try in Kentucky" Prof. J. j. Hoop
er, State college, Lexington.
Address - state immigration, ="
the Hon. ID. w. Coons, Paducah.
vice-president of Southern States
immigration commission.
Evening Session, 1870 O'Clock.
Address" Kentucky Oil Fields"
Capt. J. A. Geary, Lexington.
Thursday, October II. $50 A. VI.
Excursion train leaves Winchester
over l.. and f. for Beattyvllle to visit
coal mines and lumber mills; guests
OF Beattyvllle.
At attyyille-Address OF wei
come by the Hon. J. NJ. Beatty
Responsible Hon. J. NJ. Ben
ton, vice chairman, Winchester.
Address -" Coal Resources Of
Western Kentucky" the Hon. ]. B.
Atkinson. Darlington.
Train leaving Beattyville to return
about p. m.
Evening Session. 500 O'Clock.
Reports OF committees.
Address 49, Goal Resources OF
Eastern Kentucky" the Hon. Albert
Phenis. Manufacturers Record.
Address Educational Needs and
Possibilities in Kentucky" DR.. r. n.
Roark. president Normal School.
Richmond
Address - Equitable Tax Re
FORMS" the Hon. charles Carroll,
Louisville.
Friday. October IL, o A. VI.
Address-"Forestry Resources and
Public Welfare" DR.. Philip p. Wells,
Forestry Bureau, Washington.
Address-"Asphalt." Col. NJ. II.
Crump Bowling Green. I.
Address-"Agricultural Develop
ment in Kentucky" Prof C. w. Mat
thews. dean Agricultural Depart
ment. State college.
Afternoon Session, 2 O'Clock.
Address" Manufacturing Posi-
bilities in Kentucky" the Hon. ~ F.
Thompson. editor Tradesman, Chat
tanooga.
Address-"Indust Education"
w. C. Frost, president Berea col
lege.
Address and Pennsyl-
vania-A Comparison. a Prophesy
and a Suggestion" DR.. George II.
Ashley. United States Geological Sur
vey, Washington.
Evening Session, 1870 O'Clock.
Reports Of committees.
Address -"Taxation. the Right
Method F" the Hon. Lawson Purdy.
secretary New York Tax Reform
League. etc, New York City.
Roll call Of counties.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
Sessions to be held In Winchester
opera house,
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03

The master who looks for fruit
will not be satisfied with a life that
has nothing better to offer than an
innocence OF weds.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03

Women think their hair would be
a lot more culey II there was less
Of II.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-10-03
Wants Divorce.

Mrs. shelle Mahundro, wife of
William Mahundro. who is alleged TO
have run OF with his sister-ln-law
Dovie Bradford. IS years old, in cir
cult court yesterday afternoon filed
suit for divorce against her husband
alleging immortality. The petition
asks for divorce, $500 alimony aud
the restoration OF her maiden name.
Shellie Bradford. The sister has
confessed to the police.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16

his lawyer No gambler had an expression
that told less. He cross-examined person while
were putting in circumstantia evidence We made
star witness dramatic possible but not flush
to the face of the accused After the damning
dence the forgr took part with absolute nonchalanc
ame" Where you working?'
90 -" Nowhere {.
Where have you been living for the last six montbs7
- 'The answer true statement
" who paid the bills2'
"Agan the truth told.
= g Hired to against me- hey?'
Wih that he closed his case refusing to call any wit
and claiming that he wanted better defense than
had been offered by side =.@~-~ :.<.*..-. IT,
The railroad beaten out of its boots for the last
word from the carpetayer that he had seen the
forger before When the leading corporation lawyer
firm asked to institute perjury proceedings he came
within of apoplexy. .-.~f- - .:'-
I'VE have been made fools of, he shouted. THAT
crook skinned alive He that Witness must be
pal Drop the thing like hot potato instead Of trying to
advertise ourselves gudgeons.''' ~.
Then third lawyer let go of story that knew to be
true It was brought off down at Fort Wayne, Ind
The attorney for the plaintiff whooper for fair
third of the horses within two blocks away because of
his yelling To reduce temperature and give greater free
of action he off coat vest collar nece and cuffs
he worked to climax He boiled at every pore,
lamented that he did not have pores He had beaten
everything that Indiana had the line Of rhetorical
gymnastics and that much
Taking of the other side little red-headed
shman, with keen of humor and daring DISPOSE
ton He stood up with dignity becoming his profession
He addressed the court and jury with the profoundest re-
spect Then he tore off his outer clothing with the CELEBRITY
of lightning change artist did double handspring and
announced that his submitted. It the acme
of physical sarcasm the jury understood and won hands
down.-David M. Carey, in Detroit Journal. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16

a man in W orki n g
clothes called, asked for
a private conference
and told how he had
been laying carpet in a
room where the defend
ant had prepared the
entire voucher as it was
presented to the treas
urer and paid. He had
watched the tearing up
Of one paper after an
other and then took a
look at the one left on
the table when the
forger had gone into
the hall, to talk with a
caller. .1.....
"You may wager
we nailed that witness,
sending him out Of
town to- live at a hotel
and draw wages until
his testimony was to:be
taken in court. = When
the time came the forg-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16

brave attempt to- keep his face straight Last night he
came home in and sat in the library waiting for
him. told him sit down and then turned the electric
light 800
!" What's that for, dad 2 he inquired
. Just lesson in economy. You home in car
nage walked home: You apparently know nothing about
saving gave you object lesson by turning off the light
because talk just well in the dark
Whie delivering strong bit of parental advice he
kept up shufng and rustlng noise that annoyed until
asked what in creation he doing? E~s~.5~.
'Only taking off my Clothes dad. I hear just
we'll without them and it wear
"Yet the young blade came thru all right
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
Curios and Oddities
BETTER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
IT'S passLRx sfrAaEsi''

sTHURSDAY Saturday. is the day the school children
should have off, said member Of board Of educa
ton. Then the week of work would be broken up twice.
instead Of only once, now. - -.
|'In France last year, noticed all the children going to
school Saturday. .>.-.
'tFWhy, how this9' said. 4 thought Saturday
a school holiday all the world over *. r . .
|'fNo, they said Sunday is holiday with u.s. and
Thursday is Sunday and Thursdayhey the children
days off, They the best days for they break the
week twice. .4~sE.>:
e I'VE have Saturday and Sunday off in America
said T. ~. 49,. ~:~ =. ~
why how foolish! said the French. 1.-Two holidays
right together and then unbroken stretch Of hard work
for five days. School is hard work. you know The
school child works harder than the average man.
II home convinced that ought to make Satur-
day school day and Thursday day off, have been urg
ing this change for year But the people balk
It is like urging change of religion.' ..: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
What the Market Affords

TRCTLY fresh eggs, % cents dozen; dated eggs 80
~ cents Dozen
Creamery butter, 30 cents pound.
Flour; twenty pound sack, IS cents.
Beets, Is cents peck.
Maple syrup $1.75 gallon
Little pig sausage, Is cents pound
Bananas, 20, 25 and 80 cents Dozen
Eggs have dropped cents lower than they were last week.
but butter has up cent Other staples remain the
In price The maple syrup is the pure Vermont the
best in the Market and cheaper quality may be purchased
Many people prefer to buy the sugar cents pound and
boil it down to syrup themselves.
combination for breakfast dish will be found in
sausage with fried cereal and bananas Prick the required
number of freely with fork andset them covered
with cold water in saucepan the fire. Let simmer ten
minutes, then dra and set into the brown Heat
fat from previous cooking Of sausage, an iron
fryngpan and in cook thin slices of breakfast cereal
dredged with -four Let the cereal become brown on one
side then turn, and let brown the other side At the
time have ready bananas removed from the skin and
cut IN halves lenghwse and then crosswse Dredge these
both sides with Hour and let cook the hot fat until
brown sde then turn that the other side NAV be
Drowned. -.- >---
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
A railroad attorney took the next whirl:

'sWe had bright fellow arrested on the charge of
swindng company by the Of forged voucher He
put up the defense that had to him payment Of
debt and there Endorsement to give color his
claim We convinced that only his penmanship ap-
peared the document The Of the whom it
had been ostensiby issued spurious but
prove that the defendant innocent party to the
entire transaction There joy office one day when
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
VICTOR HUGO's MoDEsTY.

VICTOR HUGO liked to be praised Robert Marlborough
Sherard author of Twenty Years Paris - tells
when young from England America to gaze
upon the MASTER occasionally it permitted them
do the interpreter Of their simple praises did not bogge
matters the least The young ladies would say English
American, something like this: Oh, tell Mr. Hugo that
have read his works and liked them much and that
pleased to him. These seemly encomums
would be rendered thus "Iusrous MASTER these young
daughters of the young republic Tor of antique monarchy
the might be feel impossible to leave Paris with
out laying at the feet Of that genius which is the mpeshabe
glory Of France and the wonder and honor Of the universe
the laurel wreath Of their profoundest admiration and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
NOTICES ON CHINESE COINS.

s. Ill coins have notices. said numsmatis "Ours
n say pousy, In God we trust The most interesting
coin notices the Chinese. :....
"a coin of the WI Tsng reign has for motto Prefer
virtue. Another has: Prevailing prosperity, heavy
money ~ >~~+
'Hwangs coins all have odd notices. Some of them are
" use for good alone -
"tRemember the poor.
!" tThe wise hoard not. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16

Hghborn Siamese walk with the elbow joint turned in
ward. and the thumbs out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
A Bunch for the Lawyers

WAS my privilege to hear several enter
tanning lawyers exchanging experiences a
few evenings ago. One whose. hair is liber-
ally streaked with gray delivered himself
of this:
you all know the one of my clients who
is closer than the bark on gum tree He
had son that sowed wild bats as fast as
both hands would permit. The old gentle
man was greatly troubled and made me the
recipient Of his troubles One morning he
came in with dry chuckle which was his
nearest approach to a laugh.
That boy beats me- he began with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
APPROPRIATE.


ENATOR PLATT had finished testfying before the in
- investigating committee.
''You did we'll, - said spectator.
~ fear not, said the senator at is hard shine
witness. Whenever called to give testimony,
think with envy Of an old man Of Owego
This old in the witness box loss
thirty years he succeeded in greatly
asperating lawyer who cross-examining him.
'Fnally beside himself with rage the lawyer shouted at
the old
9 why do you make such foolish answers?'
THE old mu1mured alphabetically
. You ask such foolish questions SIR =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
ASSES Milk COMES HIGH.

SSES instead of COWS, occupied side Of the stable
n There twenty Of them, neat little beasts. /
We charge dollar and half quart for asses mk''
said the dairy manager You have to- for these ami
mails altho they MIXED four times day. only yield two
pints apiece altogether
'The milk is very thin It is swedish It has an odd
favor kind Of cocoanut flavor Physicians prescribe it fou
anemic babies and for consumptives = .~...: =
''Sometimes sell an to a customer. We charge
$780, Then the customer himself else his servant must dc
the milking and that hard disagreeabe even dangerous
job. In the long run, after month two the sold
back to at half price.
"Often we rent out to family that needs the
milk We charge SIS week rental The family by doing its
milking, thus saves $5.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
IN BUTTE.

HNlOW in Butte she said, Gus ladies always wear
gloves at dinner.
ssAh,'' said her companion, and SO it is to maintain
the average that the gentlemen take off their coas?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
With the Long BolD
-"Rys naurs's walks, shoot folly II flies :"

Exciting Incident of the EARLY Days Of
of Eighteenth Story Of the New Feproof
Hotel Eleventh and Hennepin by Old Mose the Sky
Pilot of Forty second Street. His Old Reliable Wright
Brothers --'-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-10-06

Mr.. JOHN V. L. FINDLAY, JR., the Republi-
can nominee for Congress in the Fourth Mary
land district, when formally notified of his
nomination by the committee appointed for
the purpose, made speech that did him much
credit. In part he said: Il desire to be cleo
ted to Congress solely for the honor of the posi-
ton, and here and now, absolutely and with
cut reserve, pledge myself that if your choice
should be confirmed by the will of the people,
1 shall not only go to Washington, but stay
there and live there during the session, devot-
ing my entire time to the interests of my con-
stituents. I shall not consider the high post
of honor and trust-representativ of probably
the most important district south of the Mason
and Dixon Line-in the nature of mere ad-
junct to the practice of the legal profession or
the pursuit of any business in Baltimore 1
am a member of the Republican party from
principle and have always been, but declare
that partisanship shall never prevent my vote
being cast in accordance with the dictates of
my conscience. favor the Federal control of
oppressive trusts and the severe punishment of
those who violate the statutes enacted to con-
troll them. favor Federal control of the in
ter-state railways and the just regulation of
rates, that all may share equally in the bene-
fts of our commerce."