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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18

Eddie, the four year old son of
Mr.. Lum Turner, fell against the cor.
ner of a dresser this morning and cut
a large cash over his right eye. DR..
Coyle was called and dressed the in
jury.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18
This Amount Wanted For Improve
ments on tennessee River.
Telegram Encouraging People 10 Work
For the Army Post IN
Paducah.
GOOD REPORT ON wHtELsR's BILL
FAVORABLE FOR
IMPROVEMENTS.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. IS The
prospects are bright for favorable re-
port Of Congressman wheeler's bill for
enlarging the government building in
Paducah, in the interest Of which
Congressman Wheeler and Postmaster
Fisher appeared before the committee
on. Public Buildings yesterday.
The measure carries with it an ap.
preparation for 800, 900, and will
give Pai- All one Of the largest gov
ernrsent buildings in the state. IL is
lstrongly Endorsed, and is fully ex-
peotedth at IL will be favorably re-
ported shortly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18
KILLED BY A TRAIN.

jacksonville, Ky, Jan. Is.-Owen
Price, the son Of Rev J, l.. Price Of
Providence, and a we'll known livery.
man, was killed by a train at tho
crossing here last night.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18
TENNESSEE RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS.

Chattanooga Tenn, Jan. 1s.-A
committee from the Tennessee River
Improvement association has gone to
Washington 20 ask for a million and a
half dollar appropriation FOR the Ten.
nosseo river and its tri buinrics.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18
DIED OF PNEUMONIA

Bessie Holly, aged 0 years, died this
morning at her home in Mechanics.
burg from pneumonia, after q several
weeks illness. The remains were
buried at Altoona buryiug ground.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18

Marsha! Crow has placed half a
dozen new chairs in his office. The
officers have been using common cane
bottom chairs and are proud Of their
new seats.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18

The Bar Association will hold a
meeting Monday night and all menu
bers are revuested to be present.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-18
THE WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight and Sun.
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

entire gamut Of expressions in seeking for
titles for these contests. when the amount
of money spent in speculation in such ven
lures is increasing at a rapid rate each
season, when In other departments, the
chase, for example, the time and money
spent on horses Is on the swell instead OF
on the wane-all these things seem to point
to the never-ending status Of the horse
as IL is instead OF to a dearth OF interest In
affairs equine.
Riding for Pleasure Revived.
Just recently. too, there seems to have
been a little revival of riding for pleas
ure. This has been marked In Omaha.
For years a few devoted ones have kept
their well-bred mounts and paced them
along the boulevards and country roads.
but just recently these landmarks. have
found themselves Joined by a host Of others,
so that there is now a really handsome
bunch OF riding horses in Omaha. The men
who have them are enamored OF the game,
too, and say they want nothing better.
When it's all said and done. and clever
minds have done their best with electricity.
with steam, with gasoline and other things
dangerous to handle, a horse Is still a
horse, and till these same inventive minds
cen add to their terrific speed the sensa =
lions of a ~champing jaw, Of heavlng sides
beneath you, OF rolling muscles and Of a
pair OF lines straining from a foam-fecked
mouth, till they can convey a sense of the
animate being, of the unquenchable spirit
Of a horse, they need lay no plans for SUI
persedlng this animal. The story of the
wild rides OF Paul Revere and of Genera
Phil Sheridan will ever remain far more
thrilling to the boys OF America than tales
Of record breaking runs by a steam ma
chine weighing a ton and a half.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Pleasures of Equestrian Exercise

but to the horse has always been given
due precedence.
Many things lead to this love Of men for
horses. The element of heroism, so po-
tent a factor with humans, Is in this con-
nection one of the strongest influences,
for here it gets full play. Heroism on
horseback is so apparently fundamental
that the simplest mind can appreciate It,
while in man. other forms and circum.
stances this subjective attribute is to be
conceived only by minds Of education and
ideals.
But a galloping horse, with grand, lr-
resistible stride, sides fecked with foam,
roaring hoofs and flying name and tail,
surmounted by a manly figure with every
muscle and nerve strained in sympathy
with the steed's efforts, is a sight to in
spire any heart of a lout or a lord. and
the same affair is likely to be just as In
spring to the rider.
How many heroes have not been repre-
scented on their horses? In statuary or
painting the grouping of a great warrior,
CT even OF a statesman, with his ~favorite
mount is a common sight in any place
where such tributes to public men are
found. The coupling Of these two is an
idea that has ages ago become innate in
men, and it would seem that this thought
is in itself a force in preventing the aban-
donment Of equestrianism for more novel
modes Of transportation and locomotion.
Has It's Effect on Mankind.
1t would seem that this art must have
had a great effect on mankind, and still
will have on those who practices II. Ply
sically, its advantages are unquestioned
1t is keen exercise and demands the out
door air, such a great factor in all athletic
ventures. But on the personality Of men,
too, the influence must be great IL subtle.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

his information at Hatfield, young Lord
Robert Cecil was a member Of a party that
pegged out a claim on the Mount Alexan-
der gold field, which was twenty-three
miles on the Melbourne side Of Bendigo,
and is now the own of Castlemaine. Mr..
How cites the statement of a still living
miner, who remembers seeing Lord Robert
Cecil working on the claim, and the kind
ness of the future prime minister to a sick
digger in a neighboring tent is also men
toned, But Lord Robert was not among
the lucky ones at Mount Alexander, where
fabulous fortunes we're made by a few, and
he afterward proceeded to Bendigo, where
his interest in auriferous operations was
more scientific than personal. There is a
speech Of Lord Salisbury, in which he made
incidental and humorous reference to a
time when circumstances constrained him
to become his W cook and laundress."
%
Winston Churchill is following his liter
airy confrere, Booth Harrington, into poll
tics. Both will run for election to the leg
islatures of their respective states-New
Hampshire and Indiana-in the November
election. The Indiana novelist is sailing
over a smoother political sea than the New
England writer. Mr.. Harrington is backed
by the republican machine of Indianapolis,
and that backing virtually means election,
while the town bosses of Cornish, N. H.,
are quoted as saying that not a vote will
be cast for Mr.. Churchill. The novelist has
apparently learned the first lesson in poll
tics by not being upset by such want of
sympathy in his political plans, as It is
limited that he aspires to congress.
While the great mass of his subjects are
still comfortably asleep in bed, King Ed
ward. when in health, has risen and Is
seated at his desk, deep in the considera-
tion Of state documents, for, though his
majesty does not lie down with the lamb,
he gets up with the milkman.
1t is always after midnight before the
king is in bed, but by Z o'clock he is astir.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

his wonderful horse had not Jupiter seen
him coming and sent a gadfy out as a
reception committee. This insect stung
Pegasus on the neck, the horse SHE'D sud
denly, and the next minute Bellerophon
was falling horseless toward the earth.
But Jupe didn't wish to kill him, so caused
him to light on his feet, and thus the fall
merely Jared him blind.
All CT which goes to prove that men are
not to be trusted with flying horses, and
that the gods will not allow mere mortals
to have any such, but it does not seem to
be the cause of any great sorrow on the
part of mankind, for the men of all the
worlds of which we have any knowledge
at all have ridden their earth ami
mails with lasting satisfaction and much
pleasure.
Pleasures of Horseback Riding.
Undoubtedly the riding Of horses is a
great factor in the virile life of the world.
It is the pastime of kings, the labor Of
warriors, the delight of everyone. There
may be something else as good, but you
cannot prove to any rider that this is
true. There is a citizen Of Omaha who tells
an exciting story of how he once rode a
bull buffalo some 200 miles across a Utah
desert, but he insists that after the first
novelty Of the encounter had worn away
there was not half the pleasure in the
actual riding that can be found astride a
horses withers.
The supremacy Of the horse over all
other animals in the minds of men has al
ways been a conclusion. Next has stood
the dog, as faithful, perhaps, maybe more
sagacious, but with capabilities limited by
size, so not as valuable. A horse and a
hound have been from time NEUROLOGICAL
the proper accomplishments Of men great
in birth or in feats of strength and skill,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

regiment, which was in Manila at the
time under Anderson's command.
.
The following anecdote illustrates strlk-
ingly Lord %Salisbury's inveterate conserv-
atlsm and suspicion Of all movements for
general social reform: A temperance adj
vocate was arguing the case of public house
reform. Pressing the matter home, he
concluded: cat least, my lord, you VIII
admit that a great increase In the number
of drinking places in q given locality Is an
additional temptation to overindulgence.'
Not at ALL" retorted Salisbury. 'Tf !
visit in a home with forty bedrooms / feel
no greater inclination to Sleep"
-
Judge P~ennypacker, republican candidate
for governor of Pennsylvania, was seated
on the bench one day when his brother
Harry entered the court, walked up to his
honor and In a whisper requested the loan
Of IS. The Judge looked over his specta-
cles and said in clear tones: Put your
application in writing, Mr.. Pennypacker,
and present It in proper form" Think
ing the Judge insisted on this form out OF
regard for judicial dignity, Harry did as
he was bid and handed up the slip Of pa
per by way Of the clerk. His honor read
it with great gravity and said In a voice
that could be heard all over the court:
Application for a loan of IS to this court
is received-and refused"
-
p. ]. Francis, a public-spirited resident
of Bozeman, Mont, proposes to erect a
monument over the grave Of Henry T. p.
Comstock, the man who discovered and To-
Gated the famous Comstock lode at Vir-
ginia City, Nevada, from which the late
John W. Mackay and James G. Fair took
many millions. Discouraged, i'll and with
out a dollar, Comstock. in September. 1870,
shot himself through the head. His body
was buried by the county in the cemetery
Just east Of Bozeman, where II has re-
maine up to the present time in IN un-
marked grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Honest exhilaration is always a benefit
and this may be found in essence on the
back of a good horse. Then there is the
element of risk very prominently in exist
ence. and any real rider will not lack dar-
ing or initiative.
What better school, too, could there be
found for the dashing ways which made
memorable the horseman knights OF
chivalry and are still admired as the char
acteristics Of real men, full OF life and
blood and vigor? hat riding tends to
make men big-hearted and generous is
seen by referring to types of classes OF
men who ride today. Take the cowboy.
He may be brutal, coarse, a fighting
d%runkard, but he is seldom mean or small,
and he is never a coward. This Is not say
ing that association with a horse has &C
tually removed from him all these charac-
teristics IL he has them, although II ought
to go a good way in that direction. Maybe,
however, the fact is that a man cannot be
a coward and ever become a real rider;
in that event he could certainly never be a
cowboy.
At the time that bicycles came so
strongly into public favor, a decade since,
the finish of the horse was often Seen
by prognosticators. When this craze had
passed the four-footed friend was still on
earth. The more recent run to automo-
biles has caused more predictions of the
sort. 1t seems safe to prophesy that they
will be equally mistaken. 1t is extremely
unlikely that any description Of inanimate
conveyance, even though II attain the speed
of a comet, can ever fill the place of O
horse in a horseman's breast. The grow
ing strength of the animal in the turf
world each year indicates this. When rae
ing men are confronted by so many new
"Derbys'' that they have almost run theiI
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

~ 1VER since Bellerophon Of old Cor
NTH Mount the bloodborn~
@ winged horse Pegasus and from
hHdn6@ his back met and conquered in
midalr the dire Chimera, mil
lions Of men have in fancy fights wished
fer a similar steed. But flying horses
seemed to become somewhat obsolete as
far as humans are concerned after this in
cident, and the desire of the race for a
little aerial equestrianism has so far re-
manned unqualified. In fact, mortals never
were, not even in mythology, permitted
winged mounts, the instance Of Beller-
ophon being the sole exception. Apollo
had his four equine flyers to draw his sun
chariot across the sky, but he was a god,
and sad was the fate Of Phaeton, the NOR
tai youth, when he attempted the feat.
After first driving too close to the earth
and burning up all the vegetation on half
of It, this ambitious human drove too far
ava the remainder a the journey, freez-
ing up the other half, so that old Jupiter
himself awoke from a slumber and hurled
at the ~presumptuous youth his most ter
rible thunderbolt, preclpitating his black
ened corpse far below into the waters of
the Eridanus.
Bellerophon's end, too, was a sad one,
even though he was riding a flying horse
by full sanction Of the gods. AS long as
he contented himself with conquering
Pegasus by the aid of the enchanted bride
which Minerva gave him, and with Staying
fne Chimera and flying modestly about in
his own sphere, he was all right, but
B~ellerophon, like most mortals, could not
stand prosperity, and decided that he
would be a god himself. So he babe Pc
gasus to. carry him to the very realms of
the forbidden Mount Olympus, and he
would have reached there on the back of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

to him on one occasion: "You are like a
policeman. Bannerman, you can always
sleep standing up" An equally curious
habit is that Of Lord Rothschild, who con-
fesses that he can sleep better In a theater
during the performance than he can at any
other time or place.
A correspondent sends the London Tele-
graph the following characteristic anecdote
of Lord Kitchener: THE governor Of
Natal wired to the commander-in- chief:
My ministers and myself consider we
should be vouchsafed further news The
Man Of Iron wired back: I do not agree
with either you or your minister's
Rev. Cyrus H.. Stinson, pastor of the
leading Congregational church In Stratford,
Conn, has a decorous fad for raising fancy
fowls. In the last month or so he lost
several of his pets, so he bought a small
rife and lay in wait for the enemy. The
other evening he saw a large cat prowllng
about his hennery. One bullet was enough,
as the reverend gentleman is an excellent
shot. The four-footed marauder proved to
be the pet cat Of his most influential par
ishioner, DR.. H. M. Knapp, a wealthy ply
stefan, who is said to have severed his
connection with Mr.. Stinson's church after
a stormy interview with the preacher.
General Thomas M. Anderson, who lately
went on the retired list, has a small opin-
ion Of Admiral Dewey, dating from a time
shortly after the battle of Manila. When
Anderson arrived there he was anxious to
do something, so he visited Dewey and
proposed to take the town. The admiral
dissented, suggesting mildly that thu
events of May l gave him some distinc-
ton as we'll as authority. General An
derson, who is given to plainness of
speech, r~eioined bluntly: "Helll All you
did was to smash a few pewter ships
Ever since then the two men have been
anything but friends. This story is re-
lated by an officer Of the Second Oregon
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

speech of Senator Pettus Of
Alabama, in which he paid his re-
-% spects to orators" in the person
IH4#SN1 of Senator Beverage Of Indiana,
" will be long remembered in the
senate. That portion of his speech was
plainly impromptu, but arriving at the
psychological moment it convulsed the en-
tire senate and the galleries. Senator De-
pew walked wildly about the hamber
swinging his arms over his head, while the
president pro tempore, Mr.. Frye, laid down
his gavel, threw himself back in his chair,
while the tears streamed down his cheeks.
Senator Pettus was warmly congratulated
by his colleagues OF both parties. When
one OF these, on the next day, shook his
hand and declared the speech "epochmak-
ing" Senator Pettus gravely replied:
well, l don't know about that; 1t de-
ponds en- the point Of view. When l got
Tome last night l found my wife reading
the afternoon paper. She glanced up and
said; I see you have been over there in
the senate making an old fool of yourself "
The famous German actress, Marie See
bach, used to be considered misery, but
she was saving her money for her son, and
when he died she bequeathed it to an insti-
tuition for the support of aged and INDECENT
actresses. Her life has recently been writ
ten by Otto Gensichen in a truly Teutonic
style. Whenever the author comes to speak
of her engagement in a new city-Kassel,
Munich, Hanover-he recapitulates the his
tory Of that city. political and otherwise, up
to the appearance there of this actress!
~
Lord Salisbury's retirement has once
more raised the interesting question
whether he did actually dig for gold when
he was in Australia in 1882" says the Lon
don Chronicle. "His latest biographer, F.
d. How, gives the most complete account of
Lord Salisbury's Australian experiences
~ has so far appeared in print. Accord
Ing to Mr.. How. who apparently gathered
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Very often he rises a couple of hours ear
lier in order to keep abreast with the
enormous quantity of work which presses
on him. At Windsor he usually attends
the early service at st. Georges church
and has accomplished the days work Of an
ordinary man before most of his subjects
have finished breakfast.
The German emperor breakfasts punctu-
ally every morning at Z o'clock. Very often
he has then been up for hours.
Not very long ago the colonel of the
First Dragons turned up twenty-five min
utes late at the 6 a. m. parade. To his hor-
ror he found the kaiser waiting with the
regiment. without a word the emperor
motioned the officer to his post, and
watched the drill in silence, but on that
evening the colonel received from his i'm
perial master a neat little alarm clock.
Soon after 8 a. m. the emperor is at the
Foreign ONCE, in consultation with Count
Won Buelow. His ally, the king of Italy,
is likewise an early riser and requires his
officers and servants to be the same.
Soon after his accession he made a round
of morning visits to the government offices.
AT each he arrived punctually at the stated
time of opening and smoked cigarettes
while waiting events. When the early
bird of the clerks arrived-an hour late
he found not the worm, but the king,
awaiting him. Very plainly were the heads
Of departments informed hat the king re-
quired strict punctuality and attendance to
business. One result of this action of Vic
tor Emmanuel's is that the Italian civil
service estimates have been considerably
reduced by dismissing clerks whom regu>
lar hours rendered superiuous.
The car of Russia is another Of the
7 O'Clock breakfast brigade, while the En-
peror Francis Joseph is astir even earlier.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has
been credited with being able to sleep as
easily in a standing position as he can
lying down. Said the duke OF Devonsh're
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Sir Henry Campbell annerman has
been credited with being able to sleep as
easily in a standing position as he can
lying down. Said the duke of Devonshire
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

HE speech of Senator Pettus Of
Alabama, in which he paid his re-
spects to orators" in the person
of Senator Beverage Of Indiana,
will be long remembered in the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-06
Only $500 to California.

The Southern Pacific has again
opened the doors 20 cheap travel
from Texas points to California.
During the months Of SEPTEMBER aud
October, one way second class tick
cts will be on sale from all main line
points on the Houston and Texas
Central railroad and Southern Pa
ciflc, at n rate Of $500, except from
stations east OF Houston, from which
points rate Is made by adding local
fare 10 Houston rate, and from Gal
weston where the rate will be s26 q.
These tickets give stop.over ut
California points, and oiier a splen-
did means Of making trip TO Cali
fornia at lower rates than ever. Con.
suit your local ticket agent or write
for literature aud other information.
NJ. l.. Robbins, r. j. Anderson,
g.. Z. d r. A, A. g. =. A.
Houston. Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-06
FISH TANK AND PLEASURE RESORT
A Bryan Company Organized TO Develop
the |. & q. n. Railroad Com.
pany's Lake.

A number of the citizens Of Bry-
an have secured from Mr.. Leroy
Trice, general manager Of the |. IL
. &. n. railroad, lease of the rail.
road tank south of the city for a
period of fifteen years. They in-
tend stocking the tank with fine
fish, besides building suitable club
aud boat houses. They also in
tend to erect a neat pavilion aud
beautify the grounds with trees
and shrubbery, thereby making
the place inviting for day out in
fishing and boating.
A meeting was held yesterday
and organization effected. Mr..
Walter Wipprechl was selected as
chairman and II. \. Berger secre.
,ary. The following officers of The
club were elected for the first year:
II Parker, president; J. W. Dore-
mus, vice.president; II. \. Berger,
secretary and treasurer. After the
election Of officers, the following
we're elected a the board OF direc.
tors: NJ. Parker, w. Wlpprecht,
J. w. Doremus, II. \. Berger, ii.
G.. Rhodes, Robert Howell, Paul
Bradley.
The club will he limited to fifty
members and is composed largely
of the representatives men Of Bry-
an. Application has already been
made TO the government and also
= number of Fishing Cluls
throughout The state for supply
{ fish and no doubt the tank will
ne stocked witw fish at an early !
late. 1t is contemplated to make
his one Of the most attractive re
.orts of its kind in the state. a
meeting Of the stock holders will |
he held Thursday at 1 p. m. at the
office Of the Chatham Machinery |
20. To complete organization.