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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-10
Clerk Bailey Still Sick.

Capt Henry Bailey, city clerk. is
still i'll of a bad cold, but is pegging
away at his Office work. Last night
he was so hoarse that reading the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-10

minutes of the aldermanic meetings
was a torture. His words were so
thick and husky that 1t was near
impossible to understand what he
was saying.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-10
Theatrical Notes

An entertainment replete with
originality and headed by comedians
who are well and favorably known
as creators and originators is what
local farce comedy lovers are prom
Used next Tuesday evening. when
Wesley and Mack, the popular Irish
farceurs and the dainty comedienne
y axle Trumbull will appear at the
Kentucky theater with their compa-
ny in their recent success, THE
Irish Pawnbrokers," which is prom
Used funnier than anything they have
as yet presented. That Is a bold as
sertion. but their success the present
season justifes the claim. THE
Irish Pawnbrokers," while a farce
comedy, cannot be classed with the
average entertainment that is tray
cling under that guise. as 1t has a
well defined plot, and there is rhyme
and reason for all the funny mis-
haps and incidents, which, being UNI
derstool by the audience, makes the
fun more enjoyable. OF course, the
three acts are lightened and bright
ened by an abundance of music and
concerted and individual specialties,
but they are introduced with view
of fitting the surroundings, and not
dragged in pell-mell Just to MI up
time as Is very often the case, There
Is also a contingent of scenic ana
mechanical effects which add much
to the general completeness of the
performance. The company Is larger
and stronger than ever and numbers
among it's roster many artists OF
known repute. Seats on sale Monday.
One of the merriest combinations
OF pretty music, pretty costumes
pretty women, beautiful scenery and
other essentials of comic opera at lis
best is promised in the presentation
of 'sThe Princess Chic at The Ken
tueky for a matinee and night per
Torrance tomorrow.
The Kirke La Shelle Opera com
pany engaged for "The Princess Chic
organization includes the talented
and beautiful Sophie Brandt, lat'
prima donna of the Prince OF Pilser
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

In "Recollections and Letters or Gen.
eral Robert +. Lee" Captain K. l.. Lee
describes his fathers return TO private
life after the surrender of Appomst
tox. He says;
a day or two after the surrender
General Lee started for Richmond. rid
ing Traveller. who had carried hlnl SO
well all through the war. lie was ac-
companied by some of his stan. On
the way he stopped at the house Oh
his eldest brother, Charles Carter Lee,
who lived on the upper James, in POW
hatan county. lie spent the evening III
talking with his brother, but wheh
bedtime came, though begged by DIS
host to take the room AMI ped pre-
nared for him. lie insisted on going TO
his old tent. pitched by the roadside,
and passed the night I'm the quarters
that he was accustomed to. ON April
* he arrived i'm Richmond. The peo-
ple there soon recognized him. Men.
women and children crowded around
him. cheering and waving hats ana
bandkerchiefs. 1t was more ike tue
welcome to a conqueror than tc de-
feated prisoner OH parole. He raised
his hat In response to their greenns
and rode quietly to his home on Frank
lin street, where my mother and SIS
ters were anxiously awaiting him.
Thus he returned to that private fami-
r2x<
| " life for which he had always ioneeo
and became what he always desired to
be-a peaceful citizen In peacefu'
I land
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

There's no telling what moment
mans fortune may turn or what may
decide the turning" remarked the vis-
itor. who had been listening to the
interchange Of stories.
That's So" agreed one of the by
standers. THE only question Is wheth-
er the mans got the wit to see the
chance and the grit TO make use OF
it."
"Wcll. even that isn't always neces-
sarv. | was out OH the frontier some
years back when young fellow
knew TO be white head was pro-
NOTED i'm his regiment and Photographed
in all the eastern papers for his cour-
age and cOolncSs. He had been sent
ont 70 meet an attacking party or lii
dians. He didn't want to go bit. lie
actually trembled when he confessed
TO me il was his first call TO dangerous
duty and he'd give anything on earth
TO be out Of the affair. In less than
twcnty-four hours the station was ring
ing with the way he had held his
ground. even when his men had beat
q retreat. 1t was a miracle he wasn't
captured or killed, staying there single
handed TO face and fire on the advanc-
Ing foe
"Just one of those instances OF q
man finding his native courage In the
presence of real danger?
Not a bit Of 1t. He was riding Il
mule. and just at the critical moment
the animal planted his feet and re-
fused TO bulge" Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

The English servants. whether they
prove better when engaged, are certain
IL franker than American servants III
declaring their weaknesses In adver-
tising for employment The columns
of London paper disclose their amia-
BILE candidness. In the first advertise
ment the applicant cOnfeSses to drink
a temptation. but not an inebriate; the
next pleads aS her recommendation
that she Is faithful, but plain OF
speech" third requires place where
manual work is light but does no'
say Of wlat intellectual work she is
capable. while fourth IS described as
"dishne-t grl Of seventeen Should
the mistress lie too hypcrcritical 10 en-
gage any Of the above attractive serv'
ants she has still another opportunity
perhaps she will be willing to traic
for domestic service a rough coSter
girl desirous of rcdeeming character.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
Cnrncutsr's strokes to Drive n Mil,

How many hammer strokes does Il
carpenter use in driving nail?
Perhaps not one carpenter in Il thou
sand or one layman in ten times that
number can tell or ever think of It.
The truth of the matter - this: The
carpenter takes seven Str0Ges in driv-
ing a nail into ordinary wood and
twelve regular strokes ana two finish
ing taps in driving nails into hard
wood.
These figures are furnished by man
who works Mt night and s,ceps-or tries
10 slccp-by day and whose bedroom
window openS out upon p building
IN course of erection He figured the
average number Of hammer strokes for
nine mornings and. having learned
them. moved to hotel until the new
building is completed.
He discovered that the carpenter
drives an average of three nails min
NE in soft wood and fraction under
three in hard wood. At this rate he
world drive 1.440 nails a day In soft
wood if be keeps up the gait steadily
md 1.oS2 in hard wood. lie would give
1OGSO hammer strokes in soft wood
and 20. 100 I'm hard wo1l.-ChicaSo Irib'
,,pn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
A Bottomless Pit.

There IS q bOttOmleSs pit In the noun
tains of IIualalai, back of Kailua. II
the Hawaiian Islands. It IS about four
feet In diameter. The pit IS peculiar
from the fact that il sucks In the air
with remarkable force. Pieces OF pa
per placed over the mouth do not float
gently down. but are suddenly drawn
In and disappear with startling rapidi-
~ The air rushing into the pit can be
distinctly felt by people standing on
the edge. Strange sounds are heard
also. Every night the inhabitants OF
the locality distinctly hear noise SIM
liar TO the blowing Of deep steamship
whistle. The noise is heard for about
five seconds and then subsidies for Il
space Of about ten minutes ana theh
resumes for another five seconds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
;Lainn Innlnn In 1II0.

The question of the lighting of Lon
don was settled in simple fashion IN
1I15. The common council repealed
annulled and made void all the former
acts concerning the lighting OF Lon
don" as a preliminary measure ana
tben nroceeded TO enact that "all house
keepers whose house, door or gateway
fronts or lies next TO any street. lane
or public passage On place OF the sais
city shall In every dark nlght-that iS'
every night between the second hlgh'
after each full moon and the seVehlh
night after each full moon-set or hahg
out one or more lights with sufficient
cotton wicks that shall continue to burn
from g o'clock at night till II O'Clock
Of the same night OH penalty or a
shilling"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
pnnuInr Nnntcs AbrOnd.

Numerous rs are the members or me
Smith family. they DO not occupy as
prominent Il place in European direc-
tories as they do in those OF England
or at home. though they take up much
room in the Berlin directory. 1000
Schmidts being registered. They have
to give room. however, to the SchultzeS
and Mullcrs. In Brussels the Jansen
family Is the most numer0uSly repre-
scnted. while the greater space Ill tho
Paris directory IS given over to the
Martincts.
Moreui and Vitelli are the names
most numerous in Naples. ana here the
Smiths sink into significance: but. Ike
the word hello" the name Of smith
is heard around the world and IS repre-
sen.ed in practically every directory
published. more than may be SAID OF
any other surname, whatever It's ma
tiOnalitV
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

OF all housewives in Europe probably
the German is the hardest worked, and
of all European mothers the German
practices most completely the art of
swathing and padding her baby and or
putting il on the shelf. The German
baby is swaddled IN long. narrow
pillow. which is made TO meet com
pletcly round him, being tucked up
over his feet and turned under his sol
emu chin. Three bands of gay blue
ribbons are then passed round the
whole bundle and tied in large. tiorld
bows about where his chest, his waist
and his ankles may be supposed 10 be.
In this guiSe he can he deposited as
an ornament either on the sumptuous
best bed CT on the kitchen dresser or
ON the drawing room table. How FOND
the Germans are of this presentment OF
baby may be guessed from the fact
that II figures largely In their picture
books. among their dolls and even in
the bakers shops at Easter time, made
Of dough and covered with sugar to he
devoured by greedily live babies
Strand Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
'The Old Time PnrlOr.

The days of the parlOr are fast going.
There was once Il time when every
family. no matter how pOOr, had It's
parlor. And generally the parlor was
n most useless place. but 1t was the
prlde Of the housewife. The Observant
Citizen remembers some time ago when
the lady of the house insisted that he
should see her parlor." Her husband
smiled good naturedly, and they both
led the way to a big front room Which
was locked. The door was unlocked,
and the parlor got its first fresh air In
months. The little family had expend-
ed much money on the parlor. Every
thing was new but the stuffed birds
under glass cases. The design of the
CARPET was wonderful In that 1t consist
cd of bright red roses. One felt like
steppIng into bed of flames. y horse
shoe sofa. very erect, was the principal
article of furniture, while at the win
dows were the stiffest lace curtains you
ever saw. The room had musty
smell due to hong confined air. 1t was
luxury imprisoned on a small scale
and the finest example of the Old time
useless parlor. Manchester Union.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

"My first day in India" said the tour
ist. 81 was surprised when | awoke In
the morning to feel how smooth my
face was.
by Jovc,' said. how slowly my
beard grew yesterday! | hardly need
to shave today
ut Is, however. a matter OF relig on
vcith INC to shave every morning. @Ad
so | babe the native servant, man
provided by my host, to fetch my
shaving things. The native smiled.
But you are already shaved, sir,
he said
Already shavedY said |.
"'Yes. sir he answered. I shaved
you while you slept. That Is the Gus
tom here
II found that be was right. | found
that In India these wonderful native
servants shave their masters III bed
every morning without waking them.
"All through my stay in India | was
shaved like that. 1t was almost enough
TO keen me In that hot and tOrrid coun-
try forever. ."-Loulsville Courler-Jour-
nal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
Iouu Winded OratOry.

1t is no new thing for the house OF
commons tosuffer from long winded ora
tory. As long ago as the sixteenth cen
tury Queen Bess soundly rated her law
makers for not working more and talk
ing less. and some years later Speaker
Long actually succumbed to a success
sion Of lengthy speeches. The house
is empty, and SO be our stomachs,
one impatient member declared. L
pray you. therefore, adjourn the de-
bate for an hour" But the speaker de-
clined to bulge from the post of duty.
with the result that he was taken III
and died shortly after Brougham once
spoke for six hours on end on law re-
form. Sheridan and Gladstone both
have records Of FIVE hour speeches, MT.
Blggar tied their record, and Paimer,
ston once held forth for four hours ana
a half on Don PaCifico.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
A Peculiar Animal.

Regarding some Of the peculiar char-
octeristics of that strange link between
birds and beasts, the duck billed platy-
pus of Australia. Il writer says: III
makes its home like an otter III bank,
tunneling up from the ENTRANCE under
water some thirty or forty feet,
which its powerful forearm muscles
make nothing of, to Il place where II
can find a dry and well drained bur
row. Its food consists chiefly OF in
sects. crayfsh or yabbess,' which 1t
bolts. hard shell and all. 1t will stay
from ten 10 fourteen minutes at q
time under water. searching the mud
and stones for these delicacies with It's
ducklike bill 1t makes most fas-
cinating little pet, becoming very tame
and squeaking with delight when fed.
Its antics are constant source or
.leasurc. though II care Is not taken
Il will overeat itself, seeming to have
in captivity difficulty in digestlng the
hard crayli>h shells. Its coat Is. ike
the mole'S. of an unusually silken ana
glossy texture"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
The uncomfortable Collar.

~ don't know what is the matter
with these collars" said Smartboy to
the salesman. They seemed all right
when | bought them yesterday. But !
had to use button hook to connect
them with my collar button this morn
ing. They fit as though they were in
tended for my little brother"
There are two ways 10 put on a col
lar" replied the salesman, land you
seem To have chosen the wrong way
nC,ic.l It when YOU were here yester
day. hut it was not up to me to tel
YOU. I've been jumped on for volun
teerlnC that information more than
once. Most men think il does not make
any difference whether You button me
right side or the left Of collar first
1t makes all the difference in th'
world in the comfort and set Of th'
color. no matter what shape 1t iS
Undo that collar you are wearing, but
ton the right side first. and you'll b'
glad you're alive. New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
Dtdn,, Have to Pay Rent.

This is said to be how William Wal
dorf Astor gave the order for the me
offices built for the Pail Mall Gazette:
Mr. Astor was signing checks one
morning and was informed that one oI
them was for office rent. lie lall
down his pen and remarked: We'll
must pay taxes and other expenses
but | need not pay rent. II II pays al
otber man 70 erect Il building and rent
il to me, then it will pay me. Now
turning 10 his right hand man, make
arrangements for new Offices. doh
want TO hear anything more about II
for year" And so the Offices wore
huIt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

The addresses in Persian upon lei
ters which go through the po'toilce IL
Calcutta are often quaint and pulling
An Indian paper recently translated
one rs follows IF the AlmlGhf
pleases-Let this envelope, having a.
rived at the city OF Calcutta, IN th'
nelghborhood of Caloo,ollh' ut tn
counting house OF Sirajodcen and ian
dad. merchants. be offered TO and read
by the happy light of my eyes, OF VIZ
tuous manners and believer Of the heart
-Meean Shaikh Inayut Ally. may his
life be long Written on the tenth OF
the blessed Rumzan. Saturday, In the
year 1866 of the Hegira of our Frophe''
and dispatched at bearing"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
The Longest Day.

June 21 is the longest day OF the
wear. the day when the sun reaches Its
northern limit, the trOpic of Cancer.
AT points on the line of the arctic cir
Gle there is the wonder of the midnight
sun. and many tourists go long dis
tances to witness the sight. 1t Is singu-
lar how accurately the semibarbarous
nations were able to observe ana reck-
on. ON Salisbury plain, In England
NAV he seen cromlech erected by the
druids. II il circle of huge stones
which once formed a temple, but the
most interesting part of the structure
IS the sacr,ficial stone. which is broad,
fat slab SO placed that the rays OF the
rising sun strike full upon 1t only Oh
the DIST of June. The old guide who
shows the place to visitors tells the
story that a young girl once said -
him. Il suppose you have seen 1t hun
dreds of times. haven't YOU"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26

The following passage explains Inc
various methods of cheating ut dice III
tbe Tlizabethan era so we'll that |
transcribc it in full for the beneht ol
commentators on old plays, etc. says
a correspondent of London Notes ana
Queries. What false disc Use theF
as disc stopped up with quicksilver
md heares. disc of vantage. hattes'
gourdes to chop and chaunse whan they
lyste to lette the trew disc fall under
the table. and so take up the false anu
IL they be true disc what shytte VIII
thcv make to set We one Of them win
slyding, with cogging' win Io!s'l,is'
with coytinge, rs they call h'"-AS-
cham's "Toxophilus, 1913.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
cood Hnrse. Good Rider.

Judging from the following story
which Arthur J. Smythe tells in his
biography of William Terriss. it IS cvi-
dent that the practice Of betting on
horse races was among the great dis
likes of the popular actor.
When any one asked him what morse
no was going 10 back he would say:
I'm going to back little hliy I've
often backed before. I've never Won
anything on It; yet, strange to say I've
never lost penny.
"Ob. whatever horse is thatT might
have been the inquiry.
"a little Glly called Common sense
ridden by Tommy Let 1t Alone was
the invariable answer.-London Ieie-
graph
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
The POstmark.

Great Britain, it is said. can' without
fear Of contradiction, claim the honor
Of having originated the postmark. Inc
first one. which was used in London as
long ago as 1850, was very simple ar
fair. consisting Of a small circle divid-
ed into two parts. In the top portion
were two letters indicating the month
while In the lower half the day OF the
month was shown. No endeayor was
made to denote the year. and II IS only
by the dates of the htters on which the
mark Is impressed that it Is possible 10
Ak the date Of its use.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
single and Double.

.-ThIs." said the man who was show
ing the stranger around the city, as ne
poInted to broad stretch of beach,
"belongs to old Bigspud. It's all made
land. That's his house back there on
the left"
as that on made land, tooY asked
the stranger
"No. That's on married land. he
not n with his wife. Chicago Trib-
une
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
NO.. 81.
PatcliOuly.

The introduction of the perfume call
ed patchouly vas caused by the desire
Of French sllwlmakers 10 deceive
their customers. Wien Shawls were
first brought from India they were per
fumed with patchOuly. an extract OF al
Indian plant. The French soon learned
to initiate the shawlS TO perfection, Dut
the patchouly bothered them, as they
could find no substitute for IT, ana THIS
fact was used az the surest means OF
distinguishing the genuine India shawls
from the French cOunterfeits. AT last
somebody discovered the secret and
brought a quantity of patchouly 10
France. For time the discoverers kept
the matter to themselves and reaped a
harvest. Then some one gave away
the secret. Tie perfume soon became
popular and has never since passed
completely out Of use, though several
times superseded temporarily by other
perfumes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
NrI;nnt Volunteers.

During one OF the frequent revolu-
tions in Haiti the commander Of the
government forces at Port au Prince
made rcquisition on the authorities
Mt Cape Uaiticn for men 10 aid in put
ting down the uprising.
After somewhat rough experience
OF two or three days the authorities got
together the required number Of men
and loaded them aboard ship. Then
the following message was sent:
Commander Government Forces. Port au
Prince:
SRI send you per steamer Saginaw to
dav l0o volunteers Please return the
ropos with which they are bound.
COMMANDER At PORT HAlTIEN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
Irrigntion Is Ancient.

The practice of irrigation is very an
cicnt water having been stored ana
distributed in this way i'll Egypt as
carly as 2OO0 b. G. Persia, India Cey-
ION. China. as well as Peru and Mexico
also had irrigation works ages ago.
Even in Arizona remains of ancient II
rir,tjon works can be found, which
suggest that that section of the desert
NAV have been compelled by men 10
blossom as the rose" many hundreds
of wears ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
uI,te Girl Knew.

One of the inhelders had made nm
error.
The rosy checked girl IN the grand
stand turned to the young man Ut her
side
George" she said.
George lnstinctively braced himself
to meet the question lie foresaw as TO
what had happened and what all the
fuss was about.
Well" he said.
why don't they put 4 wooden IN
dion cigar sign on third in place Of that
moon faced duffer with the split cipher
running gear and the glass armF Ihat
fellow couldn't stop toy balloon II II
was lobbed right into his flipperS.
Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
Dutch Cure For Lnzy People.

The Hollanders are not fond or lazy
people. and they have very good way
Of curing persons who can but won't
work. If pauper who is able to work
refuses to do so they put him in els
tern. TO which pump is attached, and
turn on a stream of water. The stream
flows into the cistern just slow enough
TO enable the lazy person by lively
numping to keep the water from get
ting up over his head.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-26
TIE Paris AIibi Office.

In PARIS there is IN institution which
calls itself an "alibi otlice." 1t under
takes to prove that when one IS really
hiding in Paris he is at B.arritz OF som,
place equally remote. The patron c
the "alibi Office" writes letters oSteh
slbly from any address and the alb
Office" has them act,ally posted there
81 that when they arrive in Paris tie!
bear tie right poStmlrkS. This agen !
moreover. offers is subscribers the e
vantage Of an address IN The mos
aristocratic quarter Of Paris to whlcl
their correspondence can be sent, Whicl
will be opened 10y the management
when the subscription is not forthcom
ing.