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Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

and to the great events Of the day
had been added the coming Of Jocko.
Jocko's mother wore a look of real
monkey pride when her associates
came in from the street show, and it
was not long before Jocko became the
pride of the entire monkey family.
His whims were INDUCED with a for
bearance that proved beyond doubt
the love of his guardians. They never
scolded, never molested. 1t was only
when some one of their number, out
of sorts, perhaps, gave him a stronger
reprimand than the ordinary monkey
rebuke. They fought his battles,
crooned over him in his mishaps,
romped with him and stood up for
him like one great parent.
Jocko was not like other monkey
children, and soon grew to know his
power. He wrapped his little self
around their hearts, and when he
grew big enough to go out in the
street parade the pride Of the monkey
family knew no bounds.
First he Travelled in a cage with his
older associates. His little red coat,
brighter in hue than any of the others
and embroidered most elaborately in
gilt-for Jocko had his friends among
the circus peoDle-made him a con-
spicuous figure in the group.
Jocko was the real monkey in the
crowd He initiated the others. made
them play "understander" for him
while he practiced all kinds of aero
batic feats. and he soon became an
expert performer. The joy of his
guardians, therefore, was complete
when they saw him riding about the
. big arena perched on a pony's back
They squeaked in true monkey de-
light at their protege's fine "horse-
manship," for Jocko became the finest
monkey bareback rider in the mena
gerie. Day after day he rode his pony
to victory. Day after day the monkey
family waited excitedly for his turn
They were there to squeak approva
when he came bounding into the Gags
+ and to fill his little monkey soul witt
joy and adulation.
One day the circus showed in a bi,
city, and great preparations wer
made for an unusually fine display
After great street parade the com
pany came marching into the grounds
The noon meal over, Jocko coul
hardly wait for his "turn," and wen
romping about the cage teasing frs
one and then another In turn for th
little pinches and pokes h. gave th
others, he received only a loving Ia
on his tiny head and a sly little di
now and then. 1t was the happies
family under the big canvas.
The show was on and one after th
other went in to perform. 'Tadie
and gentlemen" sang the crier afte
awhile, I'VE will now introduce |
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
Weight of a Dollar.

"Can any one tell how many 81
bills it takes to weigh as much as a
$40 gold piece?" was asked of a mum.
Der Of clerks in a large mercantile
house.
The answers showed a remarkable
range of opinions. One member of
the party, whose business it was to
handle money in large sums, suggest
ed the number would be from 1000
to 1,200. Others guessed down to 500
but none lower.
The number is from thirty to thirty.
one, according to the condition and
cleanliness of the bills.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
FOUR CENTURIES TO BUILD.
st. Peters Cathedral One of the
Worlds Wonders.

st. Peters at Rome is the largest
temple of worship in the world. 1t
stands on ground which was formerly
the site of Nero's circus in the north
west part of the city, and is built in
the form of Latin cross. The height
OF the dome from the pavement to the
top of the cross is 44S feet, considera-
bly, higher than the Capitol at Wash
ington. The great bell alone, without
the hammer and clapper, weighs over
nine and one-quarter tons. The foun-
dation was laid in 1850 A. D. During
the time that work was in progress,
forty-three Popes lived and died.
While it was dedicated in the year
1926, it was not entirely finished until
1880 The cost was $70,OOO,OOO.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
JOCKO-A True Story.
BY ISABELLE JOYCE.

The great circus was out On parade
when Jocko came. Everything was
confusion about the grounds in prepa-
ration for the afternoon performance,
and no one thought to take a peep
into the monkey cage where another
little member had been added to the
family.
Hundreds of street urchins stood
about gazing at the wonderful side
show pictures, patronizing the red
lemonade and peanut men and striv-
ing to pass the time before the hour
set for the show to begin. The smell
OF sawdust permeated the air and
brought real joy AMI fond memories
to the hearts of the few old timers
in the crowd who shifted and recalled
their first circus.
Criers were drumming up patron
age. Mounted on high boxes, they
enumerated the endless chain of mar
Velous features to be seen in the
three great rings" And then "a
grand concert will follow the main
show and will enlist the services of
some of the greatest artists in the
world. All this can be heard for the
small sum of ten cents-only a dime"
From one corner of the grounds
came the boom of a drum and the sub
sequent announcement that "now
could be seen the most wonderful
side show ever exhibited" while a
few feet away the family differences
of "Punch and Judy" offered amuse-
ment to as many as could crowd
about the little improvised theatre.
The atmosphere was full of circus,
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
The Blessings of SLeep.

Sleep! "God bless the man who first
invented sleep" While am asleep
l have neither fear nor hope, neither
trouble nor glory, said Sancho Panza.
blessings on him who invented sleep,
the mantle that covers all human
thoughts; the food that appeases hun
ger; the drink that quenches thirst;
the fire that warns; the cold that mod
crates heat; and lastly, the general coin
that purchases all things: the balance
nd weight that makes the shepherd
equal to the king and the simple to
the wise.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

to the child she said coaxingly: "Neb-
Der mind honey, nanny an Uncle
Luke gwine car you home" and she
began to wrap her ragged shawl over
the little visitor, murmuring all the
while: "Jes erlike Miss Alice fur all de
wurl!-Got her berry blue eyes, an er
golden ha'r!"
A little later the two old darkeys
were on their way to the mansion,
bearing their precious burden. Along
the white road they trod, their bundled
feet making huge tracks in the newly
fallen snow, till on the hill among some
f1ne old iombardies, their lost home
blazed out in old-time splendor. Some
servants were searching the grounds
with lanterns, and just then a lady
with golden hair like the child's came
out of the front door, and when she
saw the old darkeys with their bundle
between them ran out crying:
"Oh, my darlingi my poor lost child
where have you been? We have been
searching everywhere for our baby!"
And taking the child in her arms, she
kissed it again and again, while every
body crowded around with questioning
glances.
Mamma, Use only p'ayed Use de
Christmas Chile like 'ou wead me
bout an see-I foun' dose poor old
colored people we passed yesterday,
an veal live nanny like 'ou use to
havei'
The child pointed to the two shiver-
ing darkeys, who stood bewildered in
the glare of the open door; then TAX
ing them by the hands she led them in
the hall, down into the dining-room
blazing with lights and decked in
Christmas greens-the old dining-room
that had been as much lost to them
as though they had at one time really
owned it. Then as the family gath
cred eagerly around, she seated the
strange couple by the bright warm
fire; till suddenly as the light from the
chandelier shone on their faces, the
lady with the golden hair ran to them
crying:
Uncle Luke! and dear old man.
my!" and falling on the old negress'
lap she threw her arms around her
still crying: Nanny, have found you
at last! don't you know me?"
Miss Alice! oh. my Gordi an cum
back to de manshun!" Both of the
old darkeys had now recognized the
young mistress of their far back days,
and held out their arms crying for
joy.
Nanny, dear old mammyi and Un-
Gle Luke our faithful old carriage driv-
er!" Miss Alice looked from one
ragged darkey to the other, laughing
and crying by turns, while their faces
shone with such radiance in the fire
light that everybody laughed and cried
too.
What happy Christmas it turned
out to be after all. Back at the old
mansion with their own white people!
could they be dreaming? The clock
IN the great hall struck twelve and the
lights were still blazing among the
evergreens, and the fire upon the
hearth sputtered and sparkled as cheer
lily as ever; while nestled among the
pines, far away under the hills. the
little cabin was dark and dreary. But
nanny" deep in the mysteries of ap-
ple-roasting for Uncle Luke's red-hot
poker, and the demijohn near by.
had no time to think of it's dreariness
now.
The little Christ Child tucked in her
tiny bed was not forgotten. MANY
tears and kisses fell on her baby lips
that night, as she slept and dreamed
OF the Christmas morn that was fast
breaking over the sleeping earth.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
A Four=Legged FurIough.

The children of a reading class
were asked the meaning of the word
"furlough." Mary answered that it
meant a mule. "Oh, no." said the
teacher. Mary insisted and said she
had a book home that said so. The
next day she appeared with it and in
triumph opened it to the page where
there was the picture of a soldier
standing beside a mule. Below the
picture were the words: "Going home
on his furlough."
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

In an old cathedral in the Neither
lands the monks exhibit a phial, which
appears empty, but is very dark.
They tell the visitor that it is one of
their most precious relics, for in it is
preserved some Of the darkness which
Moses spread over the land of Egypt
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

America owns the Declaration of In
dependence, containing 1900 letters,
written on a space not larger than the
head of a pin, which when viewed
through microscope, can be distinctly
read
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
Tit 6rTat.

1t Is quite generally known that the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing.
ton, D. c., was founded by an Eng
lishman, but by comparatively few
that the British Museum was founded
by BENJAMIN Thompson, an American.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
Infant PeSSitniSn7.

Grandma-"Margery, I hear you
have little sister at your house. I
suppose she cries at times"
Little Margery-"Cries? Well
should say so! Why l never saw
anyone that appeared to look upon the
dark side of things as she does"
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

At some of our seashore resorts,
sea water is used as a medicinal bev-
erage, mostly to reduce obesity. 1t is
brought in by fishermen from far out,
to be safe from any pollution. Three
glasses daily is the usual dose.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19
Real Enjoyment.

"Did you enjoy yourself at the sea-
shore?"
Did I? I should say so," replied
the young man with the bright red hat
band. II had a headache every morn
ing for two weeks"
Amador ledger., 1906-01-19

One Of the Nuremberg toy makers
enclosed in a cherry stone a plan of
Sevastopol, a railway station and the
Messiah of Klopstock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
DEATHS OF A DAY
EpIhraim T.. Weaks.

Mr.. e. p. Weaks, one of the old
est and most highly respected citi-
Gems of Paducah, died last night at
1890 o'clock, at his home, 500
North Fourth street. of infirmties
incidental to old age. He had been
In failing health and death was not
unexpected He was born January
10. 1929. at Dover, Tenn, where he
spent his early youth. When he
grew up he went into the general
merchandise business in Tobacco
port, Tenn. Seventeen years ago he
removed to Paducah and establish
ed with his sons, John and William
Weaks. a wholesale grocery. After
the death of his sons. he disposed of
the business and became identified
with The Fooks-Acree Lumber COM
pany, and was president of the COM
pany at death. He was married Janu-
AIRY 81, 1853, to Miss Mary ]. AGREE,
who died February, 1904. The fol-
lowing relatives survive: Mrs. Frank
b. Smith and Miss Sarah A. Weaks,
OF Padueah. daughters; w. C. and
J. II. Weaks. Dover. Tenn. brothers.
Roy w. Mckinney, Miss Mabel
weaks and Earl weaks, of Paducah,
are grand children.
Mr. Weaks was an example of a
successful business man, and not a
more popular or respected citizen
could be found. RE was good
Ichurchman, a member OF the Broad
way Methodist Episcopal church. and
lived quiet life. He belonged to no
lodges, being a man OF constant ap-
plication TO his business which. was
second to none in western Kentucky.
The funeral services will be held
at the Broadway Methodist church
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. w. r. Boiling officiating. The
burial will be in Oak Grove ceme-
terry.
The honorary pall-bearers are: b.
II. Scott, l.. r. ogllvie. J. X. Bondu-
rant, J. w. Mcknight, e. w. Baker,
and w. F. Paxton, and the acting
pall-bearers J. S. Ross, J. p. Smith,
Abe Livingston, r. d. Clements,
George Rouse. Hood Bryant.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
USED WASTE
TO BUILD FIRE AND GOT SENT
TO JAIL.
Negro Might Have Caused Wreck on
Railroad by Thoughtlossncss
Other Cases.

A bucket full of waste taken from
the journal boxes of freight cars in
the local yards last night by Jim
Buford, colored, with which he built
fire to warm himself by, cost the
negro $50 and costs and 30 days in
Jail. II might have cost the Illinois
Central hundreds of dollars damage
and the loss OF life had not the ne
gro been caught by Special PATROL
man Patillo Kird.
Buford did not realize the serious
ness of his offense. Waste is saturat-
ed with oil and stuffed in the boxes
to keep the journals we'll oiled and
cool II removed IL will cause a
"hot box in few moments. and a
hot box on the road at the ordinary
rate Of speed maintained by freight
trains, would mean a wreck He was
presented in the police court andtried
this morning. "a.
Other cases: l.. Wooten breach of
peace, $40 and costs, suspended;
Fannie johnson. colored. and Her
mann Martin. drunkenness, 81 and
costs. each; John Jerffrles, beating
a board bill. dismissed: Hattie Ow-
ems colored, petty larceny. examina-
tion waived and held over; Alfred
Rogers, obtaining money by false
pretenses, held over; Walter Hale,
81 and costs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Relief for Rheumatism.

These damp days are hard on peo-
pie afflicted with rheumatism. and
relief is sought in all sorts Of rene
dies.
There is no doubt In the minds of
people who have suffered with the
dread disease and those who have
studied IT closely that probably more
relief can be secured from the Osteo-
pathic treatment than any other.
or course, some chronic cases
woa't yield to any treatment, but in
stances of cases of seven and eight
years standing yielding to three
months treatments can be cited. II
you are suffering of rheumatism,
should like to discuss your case with
you, examine you and tell you what
] can do for you With the dry hot
air treatment that | use with osteo-
pathy I am having very gratifying
success with people you know well.
DR.. G. B. Froage, SIG Broadway.
Phone 1907.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
IN THE COURTS
Suits Filed.

Lena vaughan, guardian for Maude.
Verna and Rubie Hazotte, in Cincin-
natl. o., against Henry Hazotte, guar
dian for the same charges in Nc
Cracker county, is the style of the
suit filed in circuit court by which
the plaintiff seeks to transfer funds
and property held by Hazotte for the
three Hazotte children. The chill
dren are by her deceased husband.
Ernest Hazotte.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
1.-THE mills of God grind slowly,

"The mills of God grind slowly.
But they grind exceeding fine"
Which lines are appreciated by
certain ''land barons" OF the north
west, who after years OF undisputed
possession of valuable timber and
mineral tracts. worth millions of dol
lars, must surrender their holdings
and. who knows. perhaps their lib
erty. Every dog has his day. This
Is the era of humanitarianism and
the small thief is getting off with an
indeterminate sentence in a house OF
correction, while the big thief is at
tracing undesired attention. Once
we saw a farce called 1.-The Police
Court" in which the judge is por-
frayed as weeping lugubrious tears
over the lawyers appeal for a "yegg''
who cracked a safe. and sending the
boy, who stole loaf of bread for his
starving. widowed mother, to the pen
$tentiary. That caricatured public
sentiment of another day, but rev.
ulsion has come over the national
conscience. The man who cracks a
safe. and even the desperate william
who holds one up at the point of a
revolver or breaks into your house In
the night time, braves certain dam
gers himself and matches his wits
against your wits. There is no de-
ception about his purpose. he merely
takes advantage of the hour and
place. The thief who connives with
public officials to take for himself
something that belongs to another
without apparent risk, commits a
sordid crime the principal element of
which is falsehood and treachery.
We can imagine first-class cracks
man taking pride in his skill; but
the land thief and his fellows have
no interest in their operations save
gain. The burglar enters on mis-
crime full knowing the risk he takes
end its consequences. Had the
land thieves owned the least inkling
Of what is now certain to come, they
would have hesitated. They are
cowardly as well as treacherous and
deceitful. and they may expect no
mercy from public sentiment.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Palmer. II. Beadles. Mayfield
j. p. Hitch. Louisville; J. J. Media.
vett, New York; j. A. Dodgers. Mem.
phis; w. Il. Pool. Cincinnati; W. w
MCLEAN, New York; w. r. Bliss, Ak.
ron, O.; j. B. Howell. st. Louis; Z
Stilinger. Columbus, Ind; A. G. Ru.
Der. Philadelphia; Ed Gotta. Roches.
ter. n. Y; w. B. Kelly. Chicago; II
e. Dyer. Nashville; j. NJ. Fry. New
York; j. E. Montague. st. Louis.
Belvedlere-Noah Caldwell, May
field; w. w. Humphrey, Louisville
j. H. Shelton. Clinton; w B. Maple
Kuttawa; II. c. Richards. Hopkins.
vile; AID klinkempsy. st. Louis. J
p. Chapman. Americas. Ga.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
FIFTY
Lives Were Lost in a Hurricane That
Destroyed the Town OF Tutupec.

San Francisco. Nov 40 James
Donnell. coffee planter. who arriv.
ed here yesterday on the steamer
San Juan from Guatemala, tells OF
the destruction of the little town OF
Tutupec during a hurricane which
recently ravaged the neighboring
coast. Tutupec lies in an out-of-the-
way part of Pehuantepec and its
population amounts tn shout 5000,
When the hurricane was at its
height the town was inundated by a
rise in the river on which 1t is stu
ated. and all the buildings we're wash
ed away.
1t is known that fully so people
were drowned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Democratic newspapers 1

Democratic newspapers in Ken.
lucky are significantly alarmed over
the possibility of Justice Harlan be.
ing the Republican nominee for Cover
nor. and they are devoting columns
to the booming of other candidates.
II sounds odd to hear Democratic
editors singing the virtues of Repub-
lican leaders. but they might as well
be given to understand that every
other candidate is suggested on the
condition that Justice Harlan does
not accept. The greensboro Messen-
ger speaks or Justice Harlan as the
candidate OF the "Aristocrats of the
Republican party" II it is an aristoc-
cracy of brains and virtue to which
the Messenger alludes. Justice Har-
Ian Is the candidate of the aristoc-
racy of all parties.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Deeds Filed.

III. o. HOODS to c. NJ. Seaton and
wife. property on Bayou creek In the
county. $500.
G. T. Scott to d. W. Bel,any and
David Anderson, property in the
county, $500.
w. E. Cochran to Mrs. Georgia NJ
Holiday. property on Hampton ave
nue.. 500.
A. P. Hamburg to A. p. Kelly,
property in the Harahan additio 1,
S16S.
Matthew C. Lynch to Willie Kath-
lene Carr. property on Trimble street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
81, 800.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Marriage Licenses.

Hugh Bussey. 23. to Minnie II
CANNED, 81, both OF Marrise. H.
Ed Robinson. 2S, to Laura Travel
stead. 81, both of Marion. III.
Charlie WeutzeN, Golconda, "a, Il
Laura Matthews, city. SO.
William Mellis, SO, to Sallle Gary
IS, colored. both Of the county.
William Hughes, 80, to Mary Boyd
25, colored, of this city.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

Now, We will have II warmed over
and over. Then We wilieat another
one on Christmas and have It warmed
over for New Years. That last duty
being performed and the last carcass
duly fed to the family dog. We will
feel like celebrating another Thanks
giving--because We won't have 10
eat any more turkey for a whole
wear. Hst .a...f .s
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

Governor Beckham will not be lat
home" but there will be no harm
in the Rev. f. l.. Powell slipping his
card under the door. Just to show
that there is no Ill feeling.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

ployed. and a million more dollars
paid out by the Illinois Central Rail
road company, this city will continue
indefinitely to be the metropolis of
western Kentucky--the best town in
the state.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

E Commander Perry considers Well
mans aerial route to the north pole
impracticable. AS none of the plans
so far tried have succeeded. We be-
lieve Perry is right as far as he has
gone in his criticism.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Mrs. Jane Vance.

Mrs. Jane Vance, aged 81 years.
died at Maxon Mills last night. She
leaves many relatives in that locality
The funeral will be conducted this
afternoon at the Bayou church.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
BuIearians Burn Villages.

A telegram received at Belgrade
says that a band of Bulgarians burn
ed two Servian villages. Dovesenze
and Balyakomzer, killing II perons,
mostly women and children, and
woundlng many others.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

Personally appeared before me,
this Nov. 1, 1906, z. j. Paxton, gen.
eral manager of The Sun, who af-
nrms that the above statement of
the circulation of The Sun for the
month of Oct. 1906. is true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR, Notary Public.
My commission expires January
-. 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
-Four Convicts Escape.

New York. Nov. 80, -Four con
yicts In Queens county jail sawed
their way out early today and escap-
ed. "A reward of $1,000 is offered
for. their apprehension.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

z Paducah is somewhat larger thar
Owensboro, IT seems. With some
thing like twice the number of meI
employed in manufacturing plants
and twice the wages earned by them
not counting as many men again en-,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30

Mr.. Henry Voolfolk, Of Memphis
Is visiting in Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-30
Daily Thought.

From evil-speaklng to evil-doing
Is only a STEP"