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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
Big FLOW OF OIL
A Company Near Henderson
Strikes it Rich.
Nothing Like it Ever Seen Outside of
Pennsylvania

Henderson, KY, May is-President
Fred Frayser, of the White Lick Oil
company. is greatly elated over news
conveyed to him from the seat Of ope-
rstions. 1s miles out from the city on
the line Of Henderson and Webster
counties, relative to a remarkable flow
of oil that has developed.
Mr.. Frayser was told that the well
on which they were working had sud
denly shown such flow of oil that il
could not be controlled by the force
then on the ground, and Mr. Frayser
was urged to bring an additional force
of men.
Mr., Hauck stated that in all Of his
experience in boring for oil he had
never seen flow outside OF Pennsyl-
vania equal to the flow then on at
White Lick. This well is the fourth
one put down by the company and is
quite a distance away from the others.
II is claimed to be . gusner, and, on
account Of the poor arrangements in
hand for controlling the flow and the
limited help ON the ground, there is
danger of losing a great quantity Of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

get ahead Of such tyrsn nicaL defiant
and thoroughly unscrupulous officers
is to force them through the courts to
keep their places. II Supt. Wallace
had any spunk he would have done
this long ago. II they want to get rid
of him they know how to do it. Pre-
fer charges. sustain them, and the
boards will have to dispense with him.
Until then they have no more to do
with keeping him from disoharging
the duties he was elected to perform
than the Brookport aldermen have.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

Grover Clevelnnd's candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for presi-
dent may be summed up in few
words. "Barkus is willing" Mr..
Cleveland is TOO smooth a politician to
run the risk Of getting turned down
by his party. He does not seek the
nomination, but he would accept it If
it were offered him. - II he does not
get it, he loses nothing. If he does,
he is that much ahead.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
JOHN J. DORIAN.
3I4 Broadway.
SANITATION NEEDED
CITY is GETTING IN BAD CoNDI.
TON.

There have been no sanitary inspec-
lions in Psducah this year, which ID
unusual considering the fact that an
nually the sanitary officers heretofore
went to work April 1. Six weeks have
passed with no effort towards starting
them out in Psducah, and according
to reports the city is getting into q
very filthy condition, and many nuts
ances exist in various parts Of town.
The health authorities can do nothing
as the legislative boards have control
Of the sanitation and the appointment
OF sanitary officers II is uncertain
whether or not anything will be done
this summer. "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
TO BOOST RATES
TELEPHONE COMPANIES FUNK
IN MISSISSIPPI,

jackson. Miss, May ia number
of domestic telephone companies ope-
rating in this state have recently
awakened to the fact that the prices
which they have been charging for
their service are not enough to pay OPP
Grating expenses, Q small dividend and
provide q small sinking fund for keep
ing the plant lin repair, and they are
asking the railroad commission, which
has supervision of telephone rates, for
permission to increase their charges.
Many Of these companies were formed
in opposition to larger systems, and as
. result the price of service was put al
a very low figure. Things went on
swimmiugly until, after . few year.
of operation, it dawned on the invest
ors that the plants were running
down. The commission will doubtless
grant the requests.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
There are no charges against Super.

There are no charges against Super
intendent Wallace of the city electric
light plant and he ought to insist on
his right to return to work. The
light committee OF the legislative
boards has no more right to keep him
from working than it would have to
prevent Captain Henry Bailey from
discharging his duties as head Of the
police force. They did not elect Supt.
Wallace, and have no right to keep
him from working. The only way to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

In Germany electricity. among other
curious results. has rehabilitated the
discarded windmill. At Neresheim q
windmill supplies power for thirty-six
incandescent lamps, that light a large
paint factory. Another In schleswig
Holstein keeps up a steady current Of
thirty volts. SAT Dusseldorf a wind.
nill,winds up;a heavy weight. of which
shet.scent works a'powerful dynamo.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

The lawyer happened to be &C.
quainted with a Juror a petty civil
case, and he met him during a recess
of the court The lawyer was Just
Fighting up" and under ordinary
circumstances he would have offered
the other a cigar unhesitatingly. But
1t occurred TO him that It might not
look right Il suppose" he said
guardedly. that a cigar would not in
fuence your verdict" The juror was
equally cautious. A,good one would
not" he replied, ''but poor one might
prejudice me-" He got a good cigar
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

If the boards cannot give the city
any sanitation they should get out
and let some one in who can. Disease
has had six weeks the start Of Us this
year, and we have only the slothfulr
ness of city officials 70 thank for it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

We must have incurred the displeas-
ure of the weather clerk for some rea-
son. A few days of bright, spring
weather, however, win make the peo-
pie swarm out to the carnival attrsc-
lions more than ever bsfore.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

Some Of the Democrats profess to b
greatly surprised to hear Of the flag
rant steals of the party in Louisville,
There is no reason they should be- as
tonished. Everyone familiar with the
methods of the Democratic party in
Kentucky knew, all along that it
would steal-from its own members
as well as from the Republicans.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

If the people in the business part Of
town who own valuable property are
not able to pay for first class, substan.
tial pavemsnts when the streets are
paved. they should sell out to some
one who is.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

The following appraisers for the es-
tate of Eva Peter have been sppoint-
ed. Caesar Berger, L. J. Potter and
Fritz Metzger. ~.T
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE @
MORTGAGE d IT
LOANS 6600661
FOR SALE.

All classes of property in every part
the city Of which a few samples are here
given.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

There is plenty Of fun this year. but
not as much confetti as usual, which
is something to be thankful forN 3
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13

The Charleston went into Tennessee
river this morning. lsis o..
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
THE WEATHER.

Cloduy tonight with rain in west
portion. Thursday fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
ly happened See. read Mr.. weston's let

ly happened. See. read Mr.. Weston's let
ter
Hes probably seen some young man by
the name of Bell; you know there are lots
of Bells in the country, and he slightly re-
sembles you. That is all.
Read the letter, anyway" was the only
answer.
Mr. Bell seated himself in a chair. and
with outward carelessness proceeded TO
read the letter. But as the last page fut-
tered to the table he bowed his head on his
hands and sobbed, sobbed only as man
can sob. and Beth. with tears in her own
eyes, kept silence out of respect for the
emotion of her father.
How busy Beth was all that week. The
whole house must be swept IN preparation
for the coming of the long-lost brother:
his rooms must be especially cleaned and
put in order; sweets of every kind must be
made, for Beth remembered her brothers
sweet tooth. and just hundreds or othef
things to be done. How fast the three
days seemed to fly to happy Beth and al
most before she realized it, Friday had
dawned bright, clear day, with just
enough breeze to cool the heat of the SUM-
AS she bowled along with her father on
their way to the station in the carriage
she seemed to see everything with new
eyes. The grass looked softer and greener,
the apple blossoms prettier, the birds twlt-
tered happier than ever before. the bees
hummed louder, the daisies and buttercups
nodded before the wind with more gayety
and all nature seemed to Beth to say. "He
is coming home today. he is coming home
today"
When they reached the station and had
tied the horse they walked to the platform.
where they We're greeted by the whole
Weston family. Such q merry time as
they had waiting for the train! But when
it did appear silence fell upon the group as
with beating hearts they scanned the win
dows as the train rumbled in. But no
familiar face did they see, and anxiously
they watched the few passengers dis
mount.
With a cry of delight Beth suddenly
sprang from her father and threw herself
into the arms of tall. well-built man
just stepping from the car. For a moment
he held her in close embrace, and then
gently unclasping her arms, lifted her face
to his and kissed her. The father was close
behind. and Beth, knowing that he was
waiting to greet his son, stepped aside, and
father and son stood face to face after two
long years of separation. Silently they
clasped hands; words could not express
their feelings. but each understood the
other. and both were satisfied.
Joyfuly they turned and greeted the
other brother and to present their own to
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston, Alice and Harry.
What short, happy ride that was home,
Never such a happy evening did Beth
spend, and when bedtime came she was
heartily sorry, but she was assured that
this was but a beginning of the good times
10 come. for her brother had come home to
stay and relieve his father in the work on
the farm, having repented of his folly in
running away and wasting his time in the
diSSiratiOn of the CITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
Simple Toys the Best.
From Good Housekeeping.

L rom 6oOd Housekeeping.
little girl in the Horace Mann Kinder
garten in New York was asked by hor
mother what she would like for a birthday
present. She had so many things, beautiful
toys and all else child could wish, that
what to give her next became a problem.
After thinking minute she said: In
school we have some boxes with little
square blocks inside. Could / have one OF
these to play with all the tiIne?" She had
had fun building things with those cubes.
1t seemed greater bliss to have them at
home to play and invent with, unhndered,
than to possess any costly and perfect
''bcughten' toy, good for nothing but Just
to sit and look at.
Why is 1t that children prefer sticks and
ocrr cobs TO French dolls and take more
comfort In a house made out of a paste
board box than in electric lighted dolls
palace? Frederick Froebel discovered that
ch1ldrens minds are not empty vessels to
be filled up by a judicious pouring in but
that they possess a wonderful force ere
alive self-activity.' so he invented a series
OF playthings. the gifts of the kinder
sarten today. They absolutely simple,
hut they give the child something to do, to
Invent with, to exercise his own thought
and Seif-aCtivity UYon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.
The operetta to Be Given by Children
Next Month.

The operetta of Little Red Riding Hood,
which Aunt Dorothy has been writing
about will be given on Monday and Tues
day. December II and Is. at the Lafayette
OIera House. at 4:1j pm. each day. The
tickets will be twenty-five, fifty. seventy
five cents and one dollar each. Prizes will
ne given to all children selling twenty-five
OF more tickets. A prize of a five-dollar
silver watch. or five dollars in money. will
he given TO boy or girl selling the largest
number of tickets. All returns of money
or tickets must be made by 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. December Il. All tickets
and money must be returned by the 16 h of
december. Five tickets at time will be
gwen to sell TO any girl or boy not taking
Il part in the entertainment whose p4ren 5
will guarantee their safe return or ac-
counting. These may send their names and
addresses to Mrs. r. NJ. Glover COS + street
northwest and committee of ladies will
call upon the parents and bring them tickets.
\ ticket for the Operetta Will be given to
each child selling ten tickets The prizes
offered to the children will be given at the
Lafayette after the performance on Tues
day. December Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
The Questioner.

By Eleanor Myers tsge thirteen years.. 40 ".
123d street, New York city
Now Lucy small, but her questions not few
And often they called for much wisdom. tits true,
In answering. explaining ana setting at rest
The worries and puzzles that none would have
Her mother was patient and did what she could
? To answer so 70 be well understood;
But questions there were to which mother wouia
And say, There's no answer" or else BY and
You'n understand. deasy. run out to play.
But day Aunt Emma over the sea
From London town. near Lucy,s mother to be,
And she had theory that children should know
All about every question thai puzzled them so:
And mother and she had discussed with a vim
This subject, which mother called 'amtie's new
whn.'
TIL at last they decided that aunty sbouId try
To answer all questions that Lucy should ply.
So one day Aunt Emma took Lucy to walk
and told her that they'd have nice little taik.
Now ask all the questions you want to. my dear"
Said innocent aunty, vino knew naught OF fear
Or how her poor brain would be shocked and then
They had not gone far before Lucy had found
a Wild rose that nestled down close the ground.
She picked up the flower, and. gazing with giee
At the pink bliIshing petals so splendid vet wee
God made them" she said; my dear mother said
But what did lie make them or aunt. do yos
Well dearyr sal! aunty. Lucy. my love:
I'd think of IT'S beauty NOT what twas made Of
Wee Lucy WAS silent some minutes and then
She looked up at aunty and started again:
Aunt Emma said. promptly. " Twas chaos my
dear.''
The downy brow wrinkled; in vain Lucy tried
To think of the meaning Chaos then sighed
And looking up shyly as if half afraid.
She whispered. ''Please, aunty, when chaos
made:
Now aunty was angry: she said. II don't know"
And told wee Lucy TO stop both ring
why. aunty." said Lucy dear mother has said
That you'd answer questions that bothered my
head
Well chiIdy your mother and don't agree;
And for these questions. cannot quite
Why children aren't all taugnt that silence alone
Is the thing for such youngsters with brains like
your own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
Children's League Savings Banks.
important Notice.

llnDOrldul NOlice
Arrangements have been made with Sc
iected national banks to furnish Children 8
League Circles or individuals with small
steel banks in which to keep emergency
CALI funds, which should be at least one
tenth of all funds used by circles locally.
The keys to these banks are in the hands
of the bank president and cashier, and the
express companies will carry the small
banks to and fro without expense to the
children They will be emptied by the
cashier when sent in filed. and credited to
the 'ChildrenS League emergency fund,
which is to be held for use in great emer-
gencies, like the Galveston food, when the
children in New York schools sent $50 600
on one call, or for relieving acute cases of
distress that come before your president,
only and where the confidence given must
not be disclosed publicly. The league
reaches ANY people who are in trouble.
but who cannot disclose their circumstances
to the regular organizations engaged in
charitable work. 1t is for this reason we
will try to help such people-thOSe who
cannot beg. who will not trade on the SYM
pathies of others, and yet need help. James
Reene, the well-known Wall street CAPT
talist, once said he would give a large part
of his fortune to such people if he could
find them. We will find them, we are
doing now. and the banks and our govern
ment will help us help them. So keep on in
your good work Write to Box 20J for par
ticulars about securing these banks. as We
are ready to send them. Remember that
from on any one can join our league
by sending in a request, with name, address
and stamped return envelope. We want old
folks as well as young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

ing the crusts and saving the soft part To
solidify this he made use or a certain kind
or salt, and when the various pieces be-
came dry they were perfectly hard and in
soluble in water
Another strange clock exhibited Gonna
years ago in London was constructed of
pins, buttons and all sorts of odds and
ends by pauper named Mercer The back
and front Of the clock were made of iron
bed laths. while the barrel was part of a
large brass ferrule. the ends being brass
buttons hammered out The barrel arbor
had been originally the blade of a shoe
makers anvil; the main and several other
wheels were nothing more nor less than
suspender buttGnsfrom his own trousers
while the cog teeth were portions of by
gone knitting needles. The teeth OF the
center wheels had once been rivets In the
dial there were hundred separate
pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

p-r Editor:
] enjoy reading the Chldrens page on
Saturday very much. So | think | will send
You this little story to go in the story col
uInns. My papa wrote to me ono when he
wts in Porto Rico and told me about it. He
VS. the captain Of Il naval vessel down
there. and this is what he told me-
our steward brought d little red chicken
On board the other day. which he was going
20 kill for our dinner in day or two. That
Was a couple Of weeks ago: well. that chick
en- is alive yet, and the pet of the ship, for
no ore on board would XII II. and even ca t
II II II was killed. and this Is how IL all hap
pened When the steward brought II on
board from market, he let It go loose about
the ship. 1t was very tame and would not
run away from the sailors when they came
near it, So at breakfast time one OF the
men was sitting on the rail eating and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Hold funds up to $50 before sending to Ma.
tfonal Metropolitan Bank.
2. Get a few active members and form a circle
3. Meet in two weeks.
4. Give your circle fitting name, as for In
stance, the Chldren's League the c. L. Helping
Hand Circle. Always the c. L. with the name
you decide uDon, In order to keep In close touch
with the central movement.
8. Elect president, secretary and a treasurer
and a librarian
8. Make your rules. in harmony with the
pledge you send your president.
Dorothy. with names, age and address of each
member written on the coupon on this page.
8. Keep on call in your treasury the amount you
promise ON your pledge to try to earn save, and
wnen an emergency arises your president VIII let
you know whcra to send this fund. Report monthly.
0. Keep separate fund for local work. We will
tell you from time to time, in TO your let
tiers, where and how you can find neighborhood op-
portunfties for pleasant local work.
TO- All members should join In contests and
win our gifts as this Is our means for trying to
make you happy In return for your Kind effort for
others, and through which We are helping you get
your own library and recreation centefs. You must
watch this page to learn how doing this
IL Admits may join our league II they Will work
with us. The league has thousands Of members.
adults and children. ali the world
L. Use part of your fund to buy book once a
month for your circle library and select your books
from the lists we publish.
u. = Address al letters to Aunt Dorothy. Box
cD5 Washington, d. C.
IL Individual workers. also may join.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
Points About PeouIe

Chief dairy maid to the king" is the Of
hclal title of Miss Mary Chids, a pretty
young woman who has just been installed
IN King Edwards home farm at Windsor
The position is by no means a sinecure for
the chief dairy maid must supervise the
butter and cheesemaking industry under
royaf patronage. Her principal duty is to
serve up for the royal table two pounds of
butter every morning and supplies of
cream cheese and thick cream as needed
Probably the oldest musician IN the world
is Manuel Garcia, aged ninety-eight
years. He has given up teaching and lives
in a villa in Northwest London. His mem
DRY is still excellent, his wit sparkling and
he is proud of having recently learned how
to play bridge His hundredth birthday
is due on March II, 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

chick came along. The man gave 1t small
piece of potato The man said. Now, chick,
if you want any more. you will have to
come up and eat out of the plate. Sure
stood In front of the man and looked at
him and clucked a couple of times. The
man said. Wade In. chick. and help your
self. The other men were watching ana
so was l. The chick walked up to the plate
and began to pick out of it. Then some or
the other men called 1t and it went to them.
1t stood all kinds of petting and 1t won't go
to sleep now unless he can lie on some or
the mems breasts. and 1t takes Its afternoon
nap in the same way. When it is raining
it goes into one of the Staterooms and
perches on one of the wash bowls and goes
TO sleep. This morning the steward brought
another chicken on board and the old
chicken got Jealous and drove the new chick
all about, and would not stop pecking at
the new until one of the men picked hin.
up, and when he saw that the Lew one did
not get any petting he let him alone and
just treats him with contempt.
L hope my little story gets in The Star.
because 1t will make more than me happy
1t will make those sailors happy to any
thing that they did put in paper. or even
happier maybe to see about their little pet.
If 1t Is put in the paper l will get papa to
send one copy to the officer on the boat so
the sailors can read it.
When they read 1t. they will feel repaid
for being kind to the dumb animal Thank
you for putting my picture in the paper Do
you know of any way I could get the prize
that was to be sent to me once for a draw
ing / sent and was to receive prize for?
Mamma don't allow me to go to the theater.
but maybe She will let me go to see Red
Riding Hood" Your little friend.
FRANCES Mel.
Aunt Dorothy hopes you may attend Red
Riding Hood" 1t will be at 4:l5 in the af-
ternoon. December IA and Is. and she knows
you viii enjoy it Your story is very pretty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
A Kings Discovery.

From Tolden Penny.
curious incident occurred at Weingarten.
on the shore of Lake Constance, recently,
An Infantry regiment was in garrison there
and one evening the bandmaster. find ng
time hang heavily on his hands, strolled
down to the lake in search of adventure
Inc hfst thing he saw was a bottle, and
picking 1T up. he placed in 1t a leaf which
he had torn from his pocketbook and on
which he had written a few words Then he
corked the bottle and threw it into the lake.
What he had written on the leaf was a re-
quest that any one who might find the bot
tie would send him postcard notifying
MIN OF the fact Some days later a post
card reached him, and on it were these
words in German: Il found the bottle and
gladiy comply with your request.-WiIliam
II, King of Wurten1burg"