The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-08
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Many ladies have a horror of a
barber shop" remarked a down town
merchant yesterday. but | saw one
few days ago enter a shop. take her
seat in a chair just vacated by a
man, and call for a shampoo. II was
given to her, and given with extra
care because she was none other than
Miss Viola Allen the actress. There
were not many customers in the
shop at the time, so she did not at
tract much undesired attention.
When the work was finished she
gave the barber a dollar and told
him to never mind about the change.
When ! expressed surprise the bar
Der told me ladies frequently came
in to have their hair washed"
Although railroads spend thous-
ands of dollars year keeping watch
es and clocks regulated, they do not
always succeed with the clocks. At
noon every day all the clocks, which
are regulated by telegraph. are au-
tomatically set. and many OF them
are not exactly correct. The reason
of this is that they are Jared by
passing trains. and a railroad man
who has taken an interest in the
matter declares that those nearest
the tracks over which many trains
pass are found to vary the most.
There is never enough variation,
however. TO be detected by the aver
age person, but railroads are very
particular even the fractions of a
second, and always watch such
things. -
Mr.. George Robertson. the we'll
known ice dealer and bear hunter,
has a peculiar power over dogs, and
he is somewhat proud of 1t, for he
considers dogs among the most INTEL
ligent and loyal friends of man. His
particular faculty is in being able to
make friends on short notice with
even the most vicious dog.
An incident occurred recently on
the market. A fierce, unkempt spec
linen of the genus canine was tied
under a farmers wagon and as Mr..
Robertson passed he spoke a word
OF two TO the animal.
1t eyed him suspiciously for a mo-
ment. and then seemed to regard him
with interest.
II guess that Teller won't make
friends with that critter," Mr.. Rob
ertson heard the farmer, presumably
the owner, say, to companion.
"Hain't no 'un 'cept the family ever
been able yit to tech that dorg," he
continued proudly.
Mr.. Robertson, who has owned as
many as 20 dogs at one time, con-
cluded he would show them a thing
or two. and advancing slowly. con-
tinued to talk to the dog, and IL
was not long until It crept eagerly
out from its retreat under the wag-
on and allowed him to pat 1t on the
head The farmer was very much as
tonished. and declared to Mr.. Rob
ertson that he was the first person
outside the family the dog had ever
allowed to touch il. When Mr. Rob-
ertson started to leave, the dog tried
to go with him. but the rope was
stronger than his impulse. and he
had to remain with his owner.
The person who lends a helping
hand is not always rewarded as he
expects, even to the extent of know
ing that he has done a good deed.
The other day a well known citizen
as he passed by an alley saw a stran-
ger trying to haul a heavy piece of
iron on a wheelbarrow. The iron fell
on, and the man with the barrow
could not lift It back. The citizen
volunteered to assist, and his SER
vices we're thankfully accepted. He
helped put II back, and twice again
it fell of and he assisted in re-
placing il each succeeding time.
AS the stranger started off again.
the owner of the iron happened to
come along. and demanded TO know
what the stranger was doing with It,
and the stranger didn't stop to ex-
plain. The good citizen did, and as
he was a friend of the owner, was
promptly exonerated when he told