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Jacky Burton's Team.
RY A. HARRISON.

Oakvale was thriving little town that
had grown up in valley where there was
q fine water-power and fertile fields which
every year yielded abundant crops. The
town was built chiefly along one street.
which bent and turned just the way the
little river bent; for in the early days 1t
was the cowpath through the meadows.
and everybody knows how crooked cow
path is.
But IL Oakvale was not very wide 1t was
rather long, and that turned out to be a
good thing for John Winthrop Burton. At
the time this story begins hardly anybody
in Oakvale could have told you where John
Winthrop Burton lived. Indeed he was
only a small fellow of nine, who lived in
the farthest house of the town, and who
went by the name Of Jacky. Not that any
one liked the name, least of all the boy to
whom il was fastened. Jack would have
done very WELL but Jacky! Pooh! 1t was
what they called him when he was baby.
1t seemed now he had to keep telling people
that his name was ]. w. Burton, not
Jacky.
j. VS. favorite playmate was Harry
Landon. who lived five houses away.
Harry's father ran store and had saw
mill, and was well able to buy Harry all
kinds of playthings. The two boys were
such good friends that what one had the
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other shared and enjoyed. But to tell the
truth. j. WIS parents were rather poor
One day early in the spring Harry's
father brought home for him young
goat. The boys soon broke Billy to har-
ness, and together had no end of fun. Still
1T was the first time that j. W. had been
fairly disconnected He wanted goat OF
his own, and would have endured anything.
he thought, to possess one. So determined,
indeed was he that he set to work
seriously to earn billy goat ~. --.,-
He invited first his father, then his grand
mother then his Uncle George, to help him.
Instead, they all discouraged him by say
ing that a goat worth having would cost
at least $40.
1t was a hard blow He had only forty
five cents in the world, and the remaining
S9.55 was vast sum. Before long boy
who wanted to go to ball game oHered
Jacky three white rabbits Tor MS forty
five cents.
Now, Jacky was one boy who never cared
much for rabbits, but he knew that when
they were young ones he could sell then'
and that II he could be patient his forty
five cents would become dollar, or per-
haps more. So he began at once taking
care OF them, and waited for them to grow.
But that wasn't all. He had found
very good pocket-knife which nobody
claimed, though he had posted up a notice
in the post Office saying the owner could
have It.
really had his heart set upon a wagon
such as a boy named Johnnie Myers had.
For Johnnie had been an enterprising little
fellow who did errands for many OF the
neighbors living at distance from the
store.
When j. W. met Johnnie he asked him
how much such a wagon cost. and how
much money he was earning. 1t soon APP
peared that Johnnie had lost his ambition,
and his business. and no longer cared for
his wagon.
"Ill trade you my knife for your wagon"
said J. W, in a business-like way.
Johnnie was sure the wagon was worth
more than the knife: but he at once be-
came very fond of the knife, while he was
really tired OF the wagon. To make the
bargain sure, ]. w. promised that Johnnie
should have one of the small rabbits be-
sides So the bargain was made.
]. w took the wagon home proudly, and
at once began necessary repairs. Within
a week every loose and rafting part was
frightened up, a broken spoke was replaced
by a new one, and the whole was given a
fresh coat of dark blue paint. A few red
stripes were added, and across the back
was printed Jacky's name-John Winthrop
Burton.
Then he was ready for business. He went
TO see all the housekeepers in Oakvale. He
took contracts to keep their wood boxes
filled, he did errands of all sorts from
one end of town to the other; he carried
letters both to and from the post Office;
he delivered groceries and other packages.
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the front of the stage were wings for en-
: trance and exit, formed by nemlock boughs
nailed thickly along the front Of the plat
form for about three feet on each side.
IF the fair ladies will kindly watch the
stage" said Robin Hood. grandly, they
may see something" he added rather
weakly, and all the flair ladies'" smiled in
pleasant anticipation. All the merry men
and maids In white vanished behind the
stage and pretty soon the audience heard
a whispered. "All right, go ahead" and
they knew that something was going to
happen.
From the left wing they first saw the
nose of toy horse appear, slowly the neck
came in view, then the whole of the Ruth
ven baby's newest toy horse on wheels ap-
peared. On his back. sitting gracefully
sideways. was Ethel Ruthven's doll Aurelia.
The toy horse kept advancing and was fol-
lowed by two more wooden horses belong
ing to neighborfng babies. and on the back
of each horse was stylish doll Two more
horses followed these, each with fair doll
burden on his back; the five horses were
attached to Evelyn Ruthven's doll go-cart
in which reposed the two newest Paris
dolls belonging to Ethel and Evelyn. All
the dolls and horses wore wreaths Of flow
ers When the whole gorgeous team was
in full view on the stage the spirited
horses, on wooden wheels. halted with their
dainty load. Then from behind the curtain
came several merry Maying songs.
- The audience applauded heartily and
threw bouquets at the dolls who were sup
posed to be doing the singing.
Then the team vanished behind the right
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How the Ruthven Children
Entertained.
BY RUTH HINT.

BY RUTH Hunt.
Gregory" said the governess. you may
60 to the map and point out Kentucky,
bound 1t and tell me all you remember
about It. =
Gregg started out bravely, but before
long his memory seemed to fail him ut
terly.
evelyn" said Miss Meredith suddenly.
what are the most important industries IN
Kentucky?"
Evelyn started as II she had been shot.
"Maypolesr' she said suddenly, then all
the children laughed and the goyerness
looked very grave.
"What is the trouble?" she asked. was
the geography lesson too long?"
NO" said Evelyn blushing. ''but you
see it's the twelfth of May. and that used
to be May in England and were going
to celebrate this afternoon. and We have
been planning 1t for days and days You
ought to like it for you put 1t Into our
heads"
II am glad I have put something into
your heads" said Miss Meredith. half smil-
ing. Now If you can just forget about
this afternoon long enough for me to tell
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A Pebble Race.

Zine day for the race" remarked Harry
at the breakfast table.
What racer asked sweet little Polly,
who always let Harry spring ali his old
jokes on her.
Hush, Polly" said Big Sister Helen, in a
superior way. You must not pay any at
tention to Harry's remark. He is going to
say the human race which Is a joke as
old as the geologic ages"
For once you are mistaken, my ancient
long rememberer Of a sister. If you could
look ahead as far as you can look back
you would know all there is to be KNOWN"
said Harry. 81 was not going to get off
that foolish and aged joke I was referring
to a new and entirely original race, or
rather set Of races that will take place in
our back yard after breakfast. You. little
Poll, are cordially invited to be present"
I'VE. too?" asked the ten-year-od twins,
Bob and Buster.
.'Yes, you and all the youngsters you can
get together. It is to be very important
occasion"
After breakfast score Of children gath
cred in the big back yard to see the races.
Harry was master OF ceremonies
These races are especially designed for
warm weather." said he. AN who wish to
enter the pebble race must provide himself
with two pebbles and toe the chalk line"
About ten boys entered the pebble race
The girls cautiously waited to see II they
could properly run such race.
Now" said Harry, put the pebbles on
the toe of each shoe-way up by the tnstep
80 Now the point Is to run without losing
the pebbles of your shoes"
The signal was given and the boys started
1t was very funny to see those active
boys who were used to racing with horses
and trolley cars now amble along as II they
were walking on eggs. They kept their eyes
fixed on the pebbles. Not one Of them sue
eeeded in running the twenty-five yards,
which was the length OF the race course.
After the first trial every one wanted to en-
ter. They had great fun over 1t.
Before they had tired Of the pebble race
Harry suggested chip race, and they ali
tried to run with q chip on each shoulder.
Then they put chips on their heads and
ran.
All the morning long was spent In these
funny races, and the children all went to
dinner with very good appetites.
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you something very interesting about Ken
lucky, may succeed in putting something
more into your heads.
That afternoon Miss Meredith sat on the
front piazza with Mrs. Ruthven. Aunt Alice
and three or four grown-up cousins who
had all been invited to the May-day sur
prise.
The Invitations. which had been made Of
green paper, cut into leaf shape by placing
a real leaf on the green paper and tracing
the outline OF 1t with red ink. and then
cutting out just outside Of the linked line
were written In red ink. and read as fol-
lows: -s,-.z. s4-s fi,-
robin Hood will send three of his merry
men to the front piazza at o'clock on ye
18th Of May to escort ye to We green wood
for ye May day festival" - 49, r
Promptly at 8 o'clock three little boys
playmates of Gregory. came pfancing up
the steps. They wore green suits of tissue
paper pinned over their everyday suits
On their heads they wore cooked hats Of
green. and they carried tin horns which
they blew with flourish as they came
up the steps.
They glanced at the ladies rather shyiy
for such very merry little men. and said.
rather sheepishiy: 'Our brave captain.
Robin Hood, doth bid you follow u.s." Then
they turned their backs rather abruptly and
trotted down the steps. blowing their horns
very vigorously.
The ladies followed smiling. IT feel 50
excited" said Mrs. Ruthven. 1.-THE chill
dren have gotten this up.sall themselves.
and no one knows the least thing about 1t.
What do you suppose is going to happen to
us II we follow these merry men?"
The merry men giggled q little when they
heard this, and scampered on down the
roadway. across the green lawn to road
thickly bordered on each side with trees,
and which led to an evergreen grove.
They were met at the edge Of the green
wood by Gregory, who was Robin Hood.
He was also dressed In green, with a bow
and arrow across his shoulder, and wood
en- sword sheathed at his side.. Other boys
In green. and as many pretty little girls in
white, all stood round bowling and smiling
as the ladies' entered. The merry men es-
corted the ladies to settees which were pro-
vided with pillows and draped with flowers
Then the ladies saw that-they were sitting
in front of stage. 1t was SO trimmed
with flowers and evergreen that no one
suspected for q minute that 1t was made
of soap boxes. At the back OF the stage
were high screens made Of brown paper
and draped with flowers. On either side OF
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Feeding School Children.
From the London Chronicle

rOm lne LONDON chronicle.
There was no doubt in Queen Elizabeth's
reign as to who was responsible for the
proper feeding Of school children. The
school Of ST. Saviour's. Southwark, which.
excepting for an entrance fee Of two-and-
sixpence and significant payment of
"twopence per quarter toward brooms and
rods" was free school for a hundred poor
boys. framed very interesting set of rules
for It's inmates In 1862. The boys parents
were exhorted to provide him with whole
some and handsome clothing beseeming his
estate, and to take care of his body; and
lest 1t should cause the undoing of the child,
the parents are reminded that the care of
him at dinner time, supper time, ETC., rests
with them" Another recommendation to
the parents is that they should manage
with great discretion and severity at home,
which will make him love bis school," and
the concluding phrase might be written up
in every home of today: For the master
may do much, but good and discreet gov
eminent at home makes all sure, and doth
the greatest good"
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wing and there was a moment Of brief ex-
pectancy. Then Evelyns Paris doll was in
some mysterious way made to walk grace
fully on the stage. She made bow in
which she nearly lost her equilibrium. and
then she recited Tin voice so like her
mother Evelyn's that 1t brought tears to
the eyes of the listeners) Tennyson's May
Queen. This was also wildly applauded.
and the Paris doll was Showered with bou
quets. Then a half dozen dolls appeared
from above and began to dance in a pc
culiar up-anddown motion all over the
stage. The secret of their marvellous ap-'
pearance from the sky was afterward found
to be due to certain of Robin Hoods men
secreted In the branches just above the
stage, who let the dolls down on strings
and jerked them up and down to make
them dance The effect was very startling.
After that a target was set up and the
merry men and maids practiced archery
for the benefit of the spectators Then they
served lemonade of their own making and
lady fingers, bought with their own money.
and the charming May day surprise was
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PRIMAL AcRoSTIC.
The primal letters Of the words defined below
spell the name of a famous American poet.
1. To loan. 2. To mind. 8. Part OF the finger.
4. To grant. g. idiot. @. Calm. Z. Not early. q.
A body of water surrounded by land. o. A boys
name. To- To cry.
HIDDEN PIECES OF FURNITURE.
Robert? 2 have spent the whole day. Greta,
bleaching linen. 8. Yes" said DIR. Wilbur, 'eau
de cologne IL refreshing.
EASY ENIGMA.
People leave me around on the floor. but when
get dirty they whip me; IL they cut In two
they may use half of me to ride in and the other
half to play with. 'H
TRANSPOSTTIONS. -.
Transpose: I. An animal and leave q flower. 2.
tool and make a statute. 3. Not clear and make
poetical word for middle.
CROSSWORD ENIGMA.
My first is in ceiling. but never in floor;
Ny seconds In sill, but never in door; q
My third is in willow, but never in bay;
My fourth is In evening, but never in day;
My fifth Is in eager but never in swift;
My sixth Is in donor, but never in gift;
Ny whole 10 In flower that grows in the field. -
Its leaves and its blossoms much pleasure doth
yield. .-t
WORD SQUARE.
/. A fruit. 2. A repetition of sound. 3. An cx-
clamation. 4. The name of a citys i'-.
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Jacob friend of ours-Jacob jacket gay;
hours and hours the
On the rocky heights alone Jacob sits day in, day
Never any Jacob think about
perhaps goats thinks ships that sea;
and cherry tree-tnks perhaps, and
Thinks all he do when he grows be a man;
things he knew-nks he'll them when he
Hopes before his head is gray he may big hotel
Where Americans pay, the land Of Appenzel
Thinking Whistng all the day. hears speaks word
While the other children Jacob tends his milk white herd
Snowappd aroundere and white cloud floats
Casts shadow the ground Jacob and his goats
home, puts them under she'd
and boys and bed
distinctly in his sleep such beautiful hotel
Which he day keep in the land of AppenzeH
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The Runaway Brook.
BY ALICE HUNT.

A naughty, naughty little brook
Had a desire to roam,
And when his mamma seolded binl
For leaving his good home
He only lsughed and tinkled on,
And bubbled In his glee;
He wasn't going to tie unto
Der apron strings, not he.
But little ones Of every kind
should learn to mind their mothers,
To stay at home and be content
With sisters. aunts and brothers.
This little brook that ran away
Was even worse than bad;
lie stole--upon my word he did
q wish he never had.
He stole some fish from Mother Stream
And carried them away.
Poor little fshl They did not know,
They thought 1t only play;
And as the little brooklet ran
He fell Ger sticks and stones
Which might have hurt him very much
Had he been flesh and bones.
Perhaps he feared that he would DO
Arrested for his theft
And taken back to home once more,
or freedoms joy bereft. iae
At any rate. he ran so fast
He soon had lost his way,
And after running miles and miles
He Vtn into the bay!
And there he lost hts bubbling self
For ever. ever more.
And though he tried to End the way
He ne'er again reached shore.
Now, children, heed this moral tale,
Remember not to stray:
Fci some time You might tempted b
To run into the bag.
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No More Swinging.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Mother Monkey-"Whats the matter,
dear? Why are you cryingr
Little Monk-.The teacher told me I'd ev-
olute into a human being some day and III
have to lose my tails'
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
KENTUCKY CITIES
suffered Great Deal From Cold and
Snow.

Louisville. Ky, Feb. 2S.-The
heaviest snowfall in years was re-
ported yesterday from various sec
lions of Kentucky. The storm was
particularly severe at greensboro,
where the city was in darkness all
night on account of the destruction
OF electric light wires. communion
tion by telegraph and telephone was
interrupted and business interfered
with. Twelve inches OF snow Is re-
ported at Mount Sterling and Cat
letsburg. Many head of cattle per-
ished of exposure near Mount Ster-
ling. In Lexington and throughout
the Blue Grass region the fall
amounted to six inches. and in Louis
willie the official record of preciplta-
tion is FIVE and a half inches. The
storm. which began about $ p. m,
continued throughout the night and
was followed by clearing and some
what colder weather.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
Causes a Panic and Two are
Fatally Injured.
Young Lady Burns to Death Near
MckiDnon, Tenn.-iSoys' Hall
Catches Fire.
SEVERAL OTHER LATE FIRES.

st. Louis, Feb. 2S.-While labor
ing under intense mental excitement
or nervousness, p. T. Hughes, aged
26, from Lincoln, Neb., began throw
ing furniture around in his room on
the third floor of the Comfort Hotel.
finally oyerturning a lighted lamp
and starting a fire. Hughes and J.
A. Courtney, So years of age, SUI
perintendent of construction at the
Missouri Pacific Hospital, who also
occupied a third floor room, jumped
from windows to escape the flames
and were picked up with fractured
skulls and are in critical condition.
RIB. Dyckman, clerk of the hotel.
was seriously burned fighting the
flames.
r. B. Dobson. a deaf mute, and
Chas Reinz a cook, ran through
blazing hallway to escape and suf-
fered burns.
Hughes had been taken from his
burning room, when he broke away
from his rescuers and rushed back
into the flames and a moment later
jumped from a window.
There we're 1875 other guests in
the hotel, but none were injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
Attempt to Burn Boys Hall.

Shreveport, La, Feb. 2S.-An I'M
successful attempt was made by in
cendiaries last night to burn the
boys hall of the Louisiana Industrial
school at Ruston. Piles Of excelsior
and shayings saturated with kero-
sene was fired under the building
but the timely discovery of the
blaze by one of the occupants of the
building prevented a conflagration
which probably would have cost
many lives. Eighty boys were asleep
in the building at the time the at.
tempt to burn the place was made.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
Former Paducah Banker Will
Get No Dismissal, it Seems.
His Friends Have Worked Hard, But
Federal Court il Strict
i'm Such Things.
CASE TO BE TRIED ON MERITS.

Louisville Ky, Feb 2S.-Rumors
to the effect that a compromise will
be effected in the case of the Unit
ed States against w B. Smith. for
merly president of the Western Ma
tional bank in this city. and who was
indicted last October for making
false entries and defaulting a nation
al banking institution. seem to be
without any foundation in fact.
Assistant United States District At
torney NJ. II. Thatcher says that Mr..
Smith. having been indicted for
crime. is either innocent or guilty.
and that the case will be tried out
at the March term of L. S. court on
its merits.
Mr.. Smith is said to have made
propositions to settle with his cred
itors in full. and II is believed that
they would accept the terms of the
offer If they carried with them any
immunity from punishment of smith.
As there seems to be no hope of
such a contamination. IL Is almost
certain that the case will be tried.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
Part of a Negro Settlement
Burned But No Lynching.
Mob Threatened for New Orleans
Negro-Man Kills Son-in-Law,
Woman Daughter-in-Law.
A CHAPTER OF LATE CRIMES

Springfield, O., Feb. 2S.-After
wild night, during which riot, arson
and mob violence held sway, Spring
field awoke quiet this morning and
only eight armed guards patrolled
the streets.
Havoc was wrought in the Jun
gles," a negro settlement, and indi-
cate what occurred for six hours last
night.
Last night mob violence was
threatened as a result of shooting
in the railroad yards, in which NJ. NJ.
Davis, a brakeman, was perhaps ia
tally shot by two negroes, Preston
Ladd and Edward Dean. Ladd was
taken to the hospital as a result of
the injuries received presumably in
connection with the shooting of
Davis.
Dean was taken 40 Dayton foI
safekeeping. A mob of one thousand
marched to the "jungles," locality
Inhabited by negroes, with the an
nounced purposeu of burning that
section. In the "jungles" the mob
battered one house to pieces with
stones and posts used as battering
rams. A general fire alarm was
sounded. The sounding of engine
gongs brought crowds into the
streets and the feeling was tense.
The mob entered Kempler's saloon
and looted 1t. Kempler and his wife
fed. leaving their three little chill
dren asleep in a room over the saloon
The building was riddled with bull
lets and stones and it was only by
the hardest efforts of the police and
firemen that the children were res
cued.
After plllaging the saloon drunk
enness was an added feature of the
riot. At IL o'clock the mob broke
through the Gordon of police and set
fire to and destroyed house in the
"Jungles.
At midnight six houses fired by
the mob burned.
Shortly after midnight the city au-
thorities succeeded in assembling 75
men of Companies b and f stationed
here. They pushed the mob back.
Just as the troops arrived one more
building was fired and no effort was
made to save it.
Both Ladd and Dean are now safe
in Jail in Dayton. Their removal
undoubtedly saved them from being
lynched. The scenes were similar TO
those which ended in the lynching OF
Richard Dixon, negro in this city
two years ago.
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TEMPORARY OFFICERS
VIII Remain i'm Charge of Cotton
Warehouse Company.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-A
meeting of the capitalists interested
in the Southern Warehouse and Stor-
age company which has been organ
ICED with a capital stock of s1O,-
coo. 900. to control the output of cot
ton in the United States. was held
at the Arlington Hotel yesterday at
which time 1t was decided to allow
the present temporary officers to con-
tlnue in Office until a more perma~
nent organization can be effected
The officials who were reelected are
as follows: l.. X. Taylor, of Padu-
cab. KY. temporary president;
Frank A. Lucas, of Paducah, KY,
temporary treasurer; l.. II. Coyle. of
Guthrie, Okla, temporary secretary.