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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08
AUGUST.

AUGUST.
The air is filled with soft, sweet ca.
denceh sound
That trails and winds through ev.
cry shrub and tree,
And kisses with clinging touch
the leaf,
As it were hymning praises to the
ground.
For its full Offering of fruits new
found;
The farm boys halloo echoes far and
free
10 Across the wood his hearts wild
melody;
The lark's high song. entuned to all
around.
Keys the grand orchestra Of bird and
bee
And flowers and streams, the brcezes
thin and rare,
Sway into rythm, joining the minstrel.
50
OF earth and sky: the very silence
there
Awakos, aud throbs divinest harmony,
And all the world Is music every
where
--Eugenia Parhsm, Mayheld, Ky,
in Louisville Times.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Luke Russell is visiting in
Nashville.
Miss Polly Ferriman has gone for
visit to Olney, Ill.
Mrs. ID. II. Hughes and children are
visiting in Morgantield.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hills and fam
lily left this week for Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Frank Smith and little son
weaks have gone to Dixon Springs.
Mr.. b. L. Mathis will leave next
Saturday for Nebraska to visit his par
ents.
Mrs. W. <. Covington and Miss
Elizabeth Atkins are visiting in Adair-
vile, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. SHELTON have
returned from their wedding trip to
st. Louis.
Mrs. W. L. Paxton, Mrs. Peter Pur-
year and Miss Sadie Paxton will leave
tomorrow for Petoskey, Mich.
Prof. and Mrs. ]. ID. Smith of
Smiths Business college have gone to
Monteagle for months vacation.
Mrs. Elbr,dge Palmer and little son
Elbridge have gone to New York to
visit Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. Leffert
Lefferts Buck.
Miss Ida Fahey of st. Louis is the
guest Of Mrs. Charles Kiger Miss
Fahey has frequently visited in Padu-
cab and is very popular here.
Miss Bessie Daniels of Sturgis, Mrs.
Sallie Minter and Miss May Minter Of
Louisville are guests of the family of
Capt. and Mrs. j. 4. Williamson
Mrs. Charles Kiger and Miss Gerald
Sanders will leave tomorrow for a
visit to Davenport, Ia, st. Paul,
Mimi. and other points in the North
west.
Miss Aline Baker of St. Louis went
to Dixon Springs yesterday after a
visit to Miss Lillian Gregory. She
was joined at Dixon by her mother,
Mrs. Richard Baker.
Mrs. Frank L.. Scott and daughter,
Miss Msrgery Scott, will leave August
II for Old Point Comfort. Miss Scott
will go from Old Point to Roanoke,
Va, where she will attend school next
winter.
The following Paducahans went to
Dawson the past week: Mrs. John
Roberts, Mrs, Oscar Starks, Miss Ida
Hart, Mrs. William Johnson, Miss
Flora Mckee, Mr.. Glenn Smith and
Mr.. Sam Dreyfuss.
Mrs. g. H. warneken is the guest
Of Mrs. Cook Husbands at the Cabbage
Patch in Gregory Place. Mrs. War
neken will return to Clarksville next
week and will leave in . short while
for Europe, accompanied by her hus'
band ana sister, Mrs. Anna Bergman.
Among Paducabans at Cerulesn are
Mrs. Mildred Davis, Miss Martha Da-
Wis, Misses Myrtle and Helen Decker,
DIR. Vernon Blythe, Messrs. Calhoun
Rieke, Will Minnich and Pat McEl'
rath and Robert Wallace. DR.. Blythe,
who had been i'll at Dawson, went to
Oerulean last week. He is improving,
his friends will be glad to know.
| Miss Hettie Willett has returned
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ANNOUNCEME

Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Bouysou, for
merly of this city will celebrate the
tenth anniversary of their wedding at
their home in Chicago next Saturday.
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served. The guests were: Misses
Eloise Boyer, Lottie Briggs, Ethel Sea
mon, Margie Mammen, Neoma Har.
melting, Elizabeth Williamson, Irene
I Peter. Florence Msmmen, Mary
sloan, Memphis; Maggie Frederick,
Rosalee Peter, Ruth Pickering. Of
Princeton Flossie Craig, Irene Curd,
Eileen Rehkopf, Mary Linn. sudie
Cabell, Elinor Cabell; Masters Will
liam wilhelm. Leslie Warren, william
Baine, Harry List. Felix st. John.
Henri Harmeling, Ike Hale, Brooks
Holiday, George Boyer, Sam Win.
stead, Freddie VAIL, Jim Shelton,
frankie VAIL, George Shelton, Cullen
Tate, Oscar Starks
Mr. Horace +. English gave q hay
ride Thursday evening. The party
went to Rowlandtown and when they
returned were served with refresh.
Those who went were; Misses Mary
Night Arlie Dublin, Jessie Ryle, Mate
Pearson, Ruby Gleason, Maud Wade,
Lillian Kettler, Flora Reeder. Ada
Ross, Willie Belle wilkerson, Minnie
Ysucey. Messrs. Horace English, owen
Grubbs, Gland English. John Wade,
Leslie Arnold, Tim Mobley, Louis
Brooks, Horace Arnold and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Brsime.
The Merrymakers' club was enter
tanned at cards Wednesday evening by
Miss Gertrude Griffin at her home on
West Broadway. The gentleman
prize was won by Mr.. will Lydcn and
the lady's prize by Miss Clara Belan-
ger. The guests were: Messrs Oscar
Greif, Dennis Halpin, Will Lydon,
Joe Roth, Joe Bergdoll, Charles Oar
ney, Misses Eda Bergdoll. Emma
Bergdoll, CLARA Belanger, Marie Roth,
Maggie Lydon, Gertrude Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ii. Leech rendered
their daughter. Miss Lillian, a party
on Wednesday evening in honor Of her
guests. Misses Roberts of Maytield,
and winstead of Paducah; and Messrs.
Holifield and Roberts OF Mayfeld.
The evening was pleasantly spent and
was greatly enjoyed. -Wingo Outlook.
The Columbia club WAS entertained
Tuesday evening by Miss Katie
Schmidt at her no me on the Mayfeld
road with a lawn party. The lawn
was prettily decorated in Japanese
lanterns and bunting, red. white and
blue being effectively used. A large
number of guests were present.
Mr.. s. A. Fowler entertained with
IN informal dance at "Edgewood" his
country home ON the Broadway road
Thursday evening. Watermelon and
lemonade were served as refreshments,
and it was a delightful warm weather
entertainment. About 10 guests were
IN attendance.
Mrs. Cook Husbands entertained
the lady managers Of the Home of the
Friendless Tuesday afternoon at her
country home the Cabbage Patch"
in Arcadia. Delightful refreshments
were served, and the entertainment
proved pleasing one.
Miss Lena Vaudeville entertained
with lawn party Thursday evening vt
her home on Bockmon street in honor
of Miss Lizzie Brenton, of Brookport,
Ill.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Cumberland Presby te ian church gave
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08

Mr.. Philip Mosby will give dance
at his home on North 18th street Fri
day evening.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08

Miss Hettie Willett has returned
from Sebree, KY, where she had been
OH weeks visit.
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ENTERTAIN MENTS.

Miss Lillian Gregory entertained
with q dance Monday evening at her
home Rustic Hall IN Gregory Place,
In honor of Miss Aline Baker OF St.
Louis and Mr. Gregory Hicks OF Ma.
con, Ga. Dainty light refreshments
were served and the entertainment
was one OF the most pleasant OF the
summers diversions. The guests
were: Misses Aiine Baker, Lillian
Hobson, Katherine Quigley, Henri AL
colt, Eloiss Bradshaw, Frances Wal
lace, Georgia Wire, Mayfield; Marga-
ret Waller, Carrie Trueheart, Louis
Vile; Rosebud Hobson. Katherine
Powell, Messrs James Langstaff,
Vaughan Dabney, Ell Hawkins, CLAY
Kidd, Sam Hughes, Willie Rudy, Yer
non Smith. Lorenzo Emery, George
Thompson, Robert Wallace, John
Orme, Jsmes Wheeler, Charlie True
heart, Louisville ;Philo Alcott, George
Poage, Zack HAYES, Gregory Hicks,
Macon, Ga; Mrs. W. II Bradshaw
and DIR. and Mrs. Victor Voris.
Misses Carrie, Lorena and Lillian
Boyer entertained some Of their Young
friends Thursday evening at the home
OF their grandfather, Mr.. George
Rock, Monroe and Fifth streets. The
evening was spent in various games
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North seventh street Tuesday evening

North seventh street Tuesday evening
The children of st. Francis de Sales
Catholic church Sunday school, with
their teachers, parents and friends,
The primary department Of the
Broadway Methodist Sunday school
had picnic at Wallace park Thursday
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The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Cumberland Presbyte ian church gave
an ice cream supper at "The Inn on
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08

Mrs. Arthur Cole returned from Wa
ter Valley this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08

had picnic Wednesday at Wallace
park.
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Miss Halle Reesor Of Ingleside,
Ballard county, and Mr.. Ned L. Wyatt
of near Woodville, Ballard county,
will be married Sunday, August 16,
at the brides home. Both young
people are well known. Mr.. Wyatt is
brother of Mrs. John W. Shelton Of
this city
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Miss Lena Vaudeville entertained
with lawn party Thursday evening vt
her home on Bockmon street in honor
of Miss Lizzie Brenton, of Brookport,
Ill.
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Mrs. Cook Husbands entertained
the lady managers Of the Home of the
Friendless Tuesday afternoon at her
country home the Cabbage Patch"
in Arcadia. Delightful refreshments
were served, and the entertainment
proyed a plensing one.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-08

The marriage Of Miss BeuIah Young
and Mr. John Williams took place at
the brides home in the West End last
Wednesday evening. Rev. T. b. Rouse
performed the ceremony. The groom
is well known grocer of Rowland
town. The bride is popular young
lady
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WEDDINGS.
day evenii

Miss Annie Shreve and Mr.. John W..
Wright of Illinois, were married Wed
nestay evening at the home Of the
bride ON Willie street. Rev. Albert
Shreve, the brides father. performed
the ceremony. a supper followed the
wedding, which was attended by a
number of friends of the young couple
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-02
The oldest Cannon.

Several hundred years before the sci
ence of explosives reached western civ
ilization at all it was thoroughly under
stood among the Chinese. 1t is said
that cannon were in general use by the
armies of the Celestial Kingdom over
5000 years ago. The great wall, be-
gun under the Emperor Tobias about
$50 B. c., and finished nearly 100 years
later, shut China away from commune
cation with the world and hid its won
derful progress from the rest of man
kind.
OF course the cannon used III China
at that time We're very different from
those now in use either there or in Eu-
rope The general principles were the
same. The idea was not original with
Europeans, as they supposed it was
when cannon first appeared among
them. There has recently been found
in China cannon which, according TO
most authentic records, is more than
1000 years old Before it was brought
TO this country il was mounted on the
solid masonry of the Chinese wall and
has probably been in use during all the
years Of the Christian era. This curious
old piece of artillery has lately been
purchased by the city of Philadelphia
and is now on exhibition in Fairmount
park in that city.
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said to one another at the same time:
IF you wish, we will never get mar
ried now"
They went; to live at Vincemnes so
that Lille might have plenty OF good
air and take walks, in the wood They
were very proud of their adopted
daughter. When people stopped to look
at them and asked in casual way
which was her father, they replied,
Both of u.s."
Lille seemed to like one as well as
the other and called them Uncle John
and Uncle James.
When she grew little older they put
her to school-to young ladies' school
be it taking her there
every morning and calling for her in
the evening so Lille grew up be-
tween these two affections without
ever feeling the want of father or
mother.
She cost the brothers great deal
of money. did the little one, but bah,
they went no longer to the cafe and
worked little more than formerly.
These supplementary hours were de-
voted to the pleasure and toilet of ma
demoiselle.
When she was Is, years of age, she
was the first to suggest that she should
stay at home for the future, at which,
of course, the brothers were enchant-
ed What a charming little house
keeper they had then, and with what
joyful tenderness she greeted their re.
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A very cIever Terrier.

Captain was Il big Cog and capital
ward, but we always liked him to be
muzzled at night, lest he should do
any harm. SO before letting him
loose in the evening | always fastened
on his muzzle myself, and Fax the
terrier, generally came with me and
seemed much Interested in the per-
formance, Several mornings Captain
was found with his muzzle off and
only hanging round his neck by a
strap,
One night after had let the big dog
loose happened to so out on the
lawn 1t was bright moonlight, and
there / saw Fax working away at
Captains muzzle. In a very short
time he had loosened the straps, and
the two We're scampering about in de
light Fax had studied the method
of putting on a muzzle so successfully
that he Lad learned how to take one
off.
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| + gave Her UP, TO you. 1t Is your turn
now to, give LilTTe up to me. You are
three years Older than l."
(which nevertheless does not make
| you very young"
| A song was heard ascending from
below stairs. Lille was coming back
from her daily shopping.
Listen said John rapidly. "The
! child who has made our happiness up
! to this must not be 4 cause of disunion
between, us. Let her choose which
one she likes BEST
'sAll right" said the other. '"That is
| quite fair"
Lille entered, took the two men by
the neck, kissed them and, drawing
chair between them. said:
81 wish to- speak to you seriously"
The face of the young girl looked
quite joyous.
Il wishito get married"
John and were just speaking about
J it,"
"But you have not found me hus-
band"
LAS a. matter of fact we have. You
| love US. very much. say!"
Like father and mother at once"
THAT is why we wish to propose to
you to.choose between u.s."
Why choose%
(which of us you will marry"
The young girl burst into fit of
laughter so joyous, so prolonged, that
the two brothers remained quite dunn
| founded. Then, brushing the tears
from her eyelashes:
mo nonsense, my uncles. said
wanted to speak to you seriously. You
mustn't joke l have sweetheart"
Neither replied
Nov, you must not be angry. am
I so fond of him, and he is coming to-
morrow tosee you.'
Like that! An at once! And us, Lii
Ie?"
You will always be my two ia
theirs. "-Translated From the French
! For Detroit News.
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HOW THE INDIANS GOT FIRE
One Method Was to Rub Stick
Upon a Piece of SamdstOne.


Upon a Piece of Sandstone.
The Indian boy was never whipped
for playing with matches. The reason
was simply that the Indians never
used matches. If they had, it would be
safe to say that young Indians would
have been into them.
Tt was something of task for an In
dian to kindle fire. After he had been
out hunting and had been wet through
hfs blankets by the rain, he wasn't
able to come home and touch Il match
to the gas logs or shake the furnace
down. If there were a few sparks
smoldcring on his hearth of crude
stones in the center of his wigwam, he
could blow it into Il blaze easily
enough, but if the embers had gone out
he had task before him.
When workmen were making the ex-
cavation for the capitol building at Al
bany, N Y, one of them unearthed a
queer looking stone which shows one
way how the poor Indian got his fire.
1t is of sandstone, about two inches
wide and two and Il half inches in
length, with hole through ut one end
and bowl shaped hollow ut the other.
Through the hole the Indian used to
put thong to hang it around his neck
so that he would have his matchbox"
with him whenever he needed it.
Should he then come home wet and
find that his squaw had let the fire go
out he would give her good beating,
and when warmed with his exercise
he would take his frestone from his
neck and place it between his knees.
He would then take stick between his
palms, press one end of it into the hol-
low bowl of the stone and then begin
sliding his hands back and forth. The
friction of the wood on the sandstone
soon caused enough heat to make the
stick glow and after a few strong
puffs from the Indians mouth the glow
would blaze into Il flame. Any boy can
find out if this was Il simple thing to
do by trying it himself.
The stone which was dug up at Alba
ny shows how many centuries the In
dams used to prowl through our for
ests before Columbus came, in 1892.
1t is believed that it was used in the
stone age, or 100000 or more years ago.
New York Tribune.
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turn every evening! To say the spoil
would be saying too much, but at least
she seized every available opportunity
of pleasing them.
Two years passed over so quickly for
all of them that on the day the two
men brought a. cake and bouquet to
celebrate Lilies birthday they ex-
claimed:
Seventeen years old! Is. it poBai-
ble?"
But yes, it 3as- possible. And James
and John thought so much about it
that it made them anxious and I'M
happy.
1t was the younger who said one
evening to the other:
do you know that Lille is getting
more beautiful every day|
"Eh. Yes, know it WE'LL And 9TH
ers know it too. There must be a
good many admirers providing around
here after her"
And it is certain one of them will
take her away from us before very
long"
Poor little thingw
Eyes, if she were to get bad hus-
bandw
"Oh, should kill any man who
would treat her badlyr'
"There is only one way Of escaping
that"
"Ahw said the elder brother, with
out making any addition to the ex-
clamation.
"And then" continued the other,
"think how sad it would be for us to
part from Lille = never again to see
her trotting about the house, never to
hear her merry voice singing after we
return from work of an evening"
81 have been thinking of all that for
a long time, my dear john"
1T must be put an end to-"
"And your plano?
at is very simple if it pleases you.
shall marry her before she gets fond
of any one else.'
"Zounds!'
The elder brother stood up, almost
threatening.
81 also have thought of that plan. I
was often going to speak about it, but
always held back
"WhyY'
Because Il wanted to- marry Lille
myself"
The two brothers looked at one am
other far from amiably. Then the
younger said:
This the same as with the mother
formerly. Do YOU remember. 'lam@sl
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--@-
THE AFRICANS SKIN.
1t Is Black Because of the Hot sun
In His Native Country.

IL Is Black Because OF the Hot Sun
In His Native Country.
1t is not an accident that the skin of
the African is black, but Il provision
of nature to fit him for the surround
ings, for Il black skin can withstand
; the suns rays better than white
one. 1t might be thought perhaps that
as black absorbs the rays and white
reflects them it would have been bet
ter for nature to give him a white skin,
that he would have been more com
Portable So But he would not.
The reason is this: A white skin
but black skin does not, for it alb
serbs the rays and carries the heat be-
meath. So far us bodily comfort is
concerned there is all the difference
in the world between scorched skin
and one that is not scorched, and
therefore the black man is better fitted
to Withstand the equatorial heat
If you will bear this in mind until
next summer, you may make simple
test of the matter. Put il white glove
on one hand and black glove ON the
other and expose them both to the sun.
You will find that the hand with the
black glove on feels hotter than the
one with the white glove on, but it
will not scorch and burn like the lat
ter
In fact, you may test the matter in
winter too Lay piece of black cloth
on the snow and a piece of the same
size and texture, but white, by the side
of it. Make your experiment ON Il day
when the sun is hot enough to make Il
thaw, and you will find after awhile
that the snow under the black cloth
has melted more than that under the
white cloth, which shows that the heat
is absorbed by the black cloth and car
ried beneath it,
You have often heard it said that
the planters of the south must have
negroes to work in their cotton fields
because they can stand the heat better
than white men can, and now you I'LL
derstand. Atlanta Constitution
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listened to all that the clergyman said,
And tried not 20 fidget or wriggle my
head.
Little girls should be good when they
wear pretty clothes
And carry basket with streamers and
bows
And after the wedding came drawing
room tea.
with ices and jelly and bonbons for me.
So l said. when the cab came TO take me
away,
evry day."
Mabel A. Clinton in Little Folks.
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Tompy-Lil Greenup, you told ma
last week you liked me better'n Won
ala any other boy, an now you're let.
tin Dlck. Trottcr shine up to you.
Lll--I d'd Ike You hest last wee,.
put iye changed my mind. Does your
papa Keep csndy stera!
TonliAy ~.
la Y.ell. lljol. n s1sss 4 III ,lsr,,.a n..
s.p W. ~
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THE TWO
FATHERS

The mother was widow. an indus
trious woman, who worked late and
early in order to support her child,
little girl between A and years old,
pretty us a fairy. full of fun, affection
ate and coaxing as any happy child
could be-
On the opposite side of the landing
of the fifth floor on which Nine. Ell
enne and her daughter Lille lived was
the door of the apartments inhabited
by two brothers. cabinet makers by
trade and bachelors either by choice
or by chance. no one knew.
One of those days when the intense
heat neceSstates the door being left
open in order to get current of air.
the prettiness of Lille attracted the
attention of the two brothers, who
were already past their first youth
and adored children in their quality of
approaching old bachelorhood. From
that SORT of intimacy sprung up be
tween the widow and her neighhors..
Little reciprocal services passed be-
tween them They sometimes made
party of pleasure on the Sunday. So
well did they get on indeed that one
day the eldest of the two brothers said
to the other:
THAT child would want father
badly"
THAT is my opinion ALSO"
would you have any objection to
my asking the mother to marry meg
"Why should Z? In fact ! was think
ing of doing the same myself. But
since you have spoken first follow the
notion up, but on the condition that you
will let me see Lille as often as
like love that child as much as If
she were my own"
"Forsooth! You win live with u.s..
The question agreed upon, the two
brothers. dressed in their best, went
to call on Nine. Etienne, whom, how
ever. they found confined to bed. The
evening before she had run In order
to take some work back to the shop
in time; on returning she had caught
chill, passed a feverlsh night and
was not able 10 rise in the morning
She begged her neghbors to go for a
doctor 1t was no time to speak OF
marriage.
Inflammation OF the lungs carried
away tile poor woman In ten days
Thanks 10 the two brothers, she had
not to 20 to the hospital, and until the
last she was able 10 see her little Lii
lie. whom she earnestly recommended
to them Ehey swore never to abandon
the child
The Funeral over they took charge
Nt--s-~~ hH~ Th~~
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The Little bridesmaid.

My pretty Aunt Gertie was married today
At the church in the square; it looked
ever so gay.
Red carpet was laid on the pavement out
side
And the people all crowded to look at the
bride.
A girl by the ratings. with dusty. bare
feet
Cried: Look at the biby. oh. isn't she
sweet?'
1 didn't quite know who the "biby" could
be,
But the girl By the ratings was staring
at me.