The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16


shoe tops. After few such exper-
fences those who had gone through
the ropes" stood across the street to
watch the fun. After dozens had in
dulged a candidate came along. He
never stopped. thinking the slush
was ice, but tried to walk over. He
suddenly found himself in water
which poured in on his feet until his
socks we're soaked. lie stood there
looking first one way and then the
other and the crowd began laughing
at him.
Some one suggested that the trea,
was on him. and tried to make him
"set em up" but he turned the ia
bles.
"The joke Is on me. boys" he
laughlngly replied. but will have
to let the treat go by and buy socks
with the money"
A youngsters inventive turn Of
mind caused some damage TO his
mothers Brussels carpet, and hard
spanking
lie noticed several policemen wear
ing ice creepers and asked his moth
err for a quarter to buy a pair. She
didn't think he needed them and de-
clined. thinking possibly that he
wanted to buy candy. The young
ster. however, really wanted the
creepers and, being deprived of the
means. set about to make a set He
thought the matter over and finally
decided on a plan.
lie made his way to a nearby car
penter shop and taking of his shoes.
borrowed hammer and nails. lie
sat down on the hoor and hammered
several long nails through his shoes.
badly bruising his hands in doing the
work, but he was accomplishing his
purpose and didn't care for the Incl
dental injuries. He drove at least
half dozen long nails in the heels
of both shoes. but used smaller ones
in the soles. He replaced his shoes
and went out - now the other boys
how easy wal I'M was.
When Johnny mach told him
1t was supper time, he made for home
and, forgetting all about his "ice
creepers," ran through the hall,-but
not very far. He stumbled and fell
and the nails tore several large holes
in the hall carpet. lie tried walking
again, but succeeded in gaining only
few steps. and. finally pulling of
his shoes, entered the dining room in
his stocking feet.
His mother, after the discovery
found him up stairs trying to pull
the nails out. and what he got will be
long remembered.
Young men with a desire to see
the world do not necessarily have 20
have the cash. unless they want to
travel in style. but need only a good
supply of energy and little nerve.
This is the motto lived up to by Run
ner X. A. Hines, who has charge Of
the day cabs of the Palmer Transfer
Co. here.
Hines is young man, only about
2S. but he has seen the greatest part
of the world and will start out again
shortly to see more, ne says:
when | started out from home
didn't have more than $50 and by
the time | got a few hundred miles
east, this was gone" he explained. 81
lived out in the country a few miles
from Paducah and when I got the
travel fever struck out to get cured
would run out of money In a city
but this didn't matter. could al
ways get something to do. and when
got a stake. would hit II out again
until my money ran low, and this
meant another siege of work. OF
course II you don't want to work your
way, you will have to remain at home,
but taking It all In all, you can have
good time. see everything there IL
to see just for what you are willing
to work, and II you have the nerve,
you can do It,"
Hines was In China and Japan dur
ing the sleet storm OF three years ago
and tells some curious tales OF the
far east. He says the people there
are very simple, but have made more
progress in the last so years than one