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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
SOCIAL OCCASIONS.

The German clubs first dance OF
the season was given on Monday
evening at the Woman's club house
in honor of Miss Lille May Win
stead and her bridal party. II was
a pretty affair. The german was
led by Mr.. Charles Rieke. Among
the out-of-town guests presents
were: Miss Eunice De Bard. OF Me-
.yinnyil,e. Tenn; Miss Eva Louise
)n, aOr. Of Jackson, Tenn; Miss
Or En- louise Roberts of Jackson.
IN err ofiss Audrey Barry, Reading
er ,I,,oba,,tr. and Mrs. George Tink-
Ed Thom orleans; Mrs. Fondren
Swift Nonte9masville, Ga; Mrs.
ville. T,wt,, alton; Messrs. John
he Vile; Walter Han, 7 % rhomaas
IN vile. vi rnoln"
be Mrs. Pau. Province.
d Sixth street. entertained th,.,
lie Nous club at cards on Monday' 49,
b. noon in honor of Miss Lille :
10 Winstead and of Mrs. Ed Thoms
h of Fulton, the guest of Mrs. Pro
re ince. The club prize was won
T Miss Ethel Brooks. The guest
4 prize went to Miss Halle Hisey. A
e. tractive souvenirs were presente
S. the guests of honor. A delightfi
course luncheon was served after Ii
s, game.
Mrs. Hubbard S. Wells Tea O
Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mr.
/ Nellie Barry and Miss Audrey Bai
s. ny Of. Reading. England, was
II charming affair. The rooms wer
9 prettily decorated with flowers. IN
# pink and white coor-motif bein
s carried out A large number G
d guests called during the afternoon
? Mr. and MIS-. Samuel Huston Win
stead. G29 Washington street, CAV
a Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesda
: at noon in honor of the out-of-tow-
guests for the observation-disclosures
= wedding. Il was a. delightful! an
= elaborate occasion.
Mrs w. b. Mills entertained in
1 formally at cards on Tuesday after
b noon in compliment to Miss Lilli
= May Winstead and her bridal party
/, The game prize was won by Mis-
! Eva TAYLOR. of Jackson. Tenn. Mis-
= Winstead was presented with CUES
? of honor prize.
| NIice blanche Hilts rave a nraft,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
You will Find Them in Chill.
dren's Coats.

In Bear Skins, for ages TO c, at
s1.95 to $500.
In Plush and Velvet, for ages to
g., at S2.25 to $3.50.
In Bear Skin, for ages 6 to IA, at
$4.95 to $685..
In Plush, for ages 20 IA, at
1896 to s4.95.
In Cloth, for ages to IA, at $l.75
to 1915.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28

The Glicklueh club GAGE its first
dance of the season Monday night
at the Three Links" building
About 25 couple were in attendance.
ana an enjoyable evening was spent
The next dance will be given Decem~
Der II.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
You Will Find Them in Shoes
For all the Family.

1t is sale of Mems, Boys. Wo-
mems, Misses and Children's Shoes
that suIpasses in vaiue-giving any
shoe sac we have ever attempted.
There is a clean cut saving OF 25c a
pair to $l.00 a pair on thousands of
shoes and slippers to be sold here
during December.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28

The C. w. B. NJ. Auxiliary OF the
FfirstN Christian church celebrated
P1oueer Days" with a camp fire
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
You will Find Them in Won.
ems Long Coats

You Will find the newest styles at
1915. $500, $3.50, $3.50, $1,000.
$12 80, $500, $3.50, $4,000 and
up that are usually sold for third
more.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28

Miss Blanche HIS gave a pretty
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
You Will Find Them in Won.
ems Skirts

Fashions most approved styles at
3.95, $4.95, $500. $3.50, $3.50,
$3.50. $3.50, $1,000. $11.OO and
s12.50 worth up to $4,000
You Will Find Them in Fur
Coats, Neck Pieces and Muffs
A great sale of dependable small
furs and fur garments on a price
basis that Broadway stores cant
AFFORD. You'll know it when YOU see
them at soc to $500 instead of
s1.OO to $4,000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
Grocery Department
You will Find Them in Hosiery
Underwear. Knit Shawls
and Fascinators

In Hosiery you'l fini qualities at
&C to 80 l-Sc a pair not usually sold
that way. In Knit Underwear you'll
find garments for Men. Boys, Women
and Children above the average quail
ity, yet below the average price of
other stores.
Knit Shawls and Fascinators Youth
find here in excellent assortment at
lse; Zoe, CSC, zoe, Zoe. s7e and
$3.50.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28

Exquisite smart man-tailored suits,
superior quality for each price. The
newest styles and directoire models,
the pain and the deliberately trim
med in the favorite shades and black
will be found here during December
at the kind of low prices that work
wonders.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-28
A Great December Clearance
Sale OF Millinery

Every trimmed hat Will be marked
down for this sale. A few more pat
tern hats at actual cost. We will put
on sale Monday lot of new satin
hats In all colors and black at Zoe.
This price will last until the entire
lot is closed out. We find we have
too many plumes: II YOU care TO save
money and get good merchandise,
look at our plumes and note the re-
duction In price. All wings and
fancy feathers at less than wholesale
prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-05

"Shtand out of the way!" vociferated
Dutch 10, listening to the whistle.
81 shan't do any such a thing!" re-
torted Miss Lovilla occupying the mid
die of the trail and gathering up her
apron through force of habit
Dutch 10 drove the spurs deeper and
menaced the opposition with his quirt.
''Will you no shtand out of my way,
heinz" he urged, his face purpling with
anger.
mo, I won't" declared Miss Lovilla.
The approaching whistle rendered her
desperate. She advanced precipitately
into the pony's face, waving her apron
frantically. "Shoo!" she cried. go
back with you'll"
That settled the matter. Unceremon-
iously the broncho showed a pair of iron
shod heels to the up trail and departed
Meadowwards, with the bit in his
teeth, leaving Miss Lovilla call trem-
bly,"
"Salina always said I was a bigger
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was the most bewildering proposition
Unlucky had ever met with. HAS
anything-have you-hurt yourself2"
he asked. bending over and laying a
hesitating hand on the apron.
mo, I'm not hurt" Miss Lovilla was
glad she was not obliged to lie this
time.
Unluckys hand fell from the apron.
why" he began perplexedly, lit can't
be you are crying just toto pass away
the time
Then Miss Lovilla's tears gave way
suddenly to smiles. She removed the
apron and looked up at Unlucky stand
ing straight and tall and honest before
her 1t was good to see him there. I'm
so glad,'' she burst out between tears
and laughter. that you are alive"
1t was a strange speech. Dutch Jo
a. mile down the canyon would have un-
derstood it, but not Unlucky. To him
/, it meant something which filled him
with the joys of a courage he had
never expected would be his and be-
fore Miss Lovilla could protest-had
she been so inclined-he had taken her
comedy face between his hands and
kissed it.
The sun had set, and Alfred was
wondering what had become of his
aunt, when she appeared, followed by
Unlucky. There was an air about them
| both which arrested Alfreds attention
before Unlucky spoke.
"Alf," he began, I'm in luck. I've
| just staked the richest gold find in
wyoming, and no ones goin' to jump
| my claim either
Alfred glanced at Miss Lovilla's
smiling face, and pleased grin began
at his bearded lips and was lost in his
| dancing eyes. without a word he
crossed the living room, and with one
stroke of the red chalk drew the four
teenth and last line long and straight.
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ROYALTIES IN DOCTORS, GOWNS.

When Glasgow university confers the
degree of doctor of laws on the Prince
of Wales next month his royal highness
will easily rank as the most bedoctored
man in the United Kingdom, possibly
in the world. He is already an LID.
of eight colonial universities and is en-
titled to wear as many gayly colored
gowns from the red silk lined with
white and edged with black for the
Cape university to the white lined scar
let gown of Melbourne and McGill and
the pink of the University of Toronto.
He is also a doctor of laws of Cam
bridge and London and an Oxford D.
c. L. King Edwards honorary degrees
are only seven in number. ranging from
the D. c. L. of Oxford to the LID. of
Calcutta. The Princess of Wales, who
is also to wear the gown of a Glasgow
doctor of laws, is not the only royal
lady similarly honored, for, as is well
known, Queen Alexandra is very proud
of the white silk robes lined and faced
with rose colored satin which she wears
as Mus. Doc. of the Royal University
of Ireland, a degree also conferred on
the Duchess of Connaught.
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overcumbered with gold, but he'll die
on the square, you bet!" and his aunt
had responded sympathetically, Hes
just making the best of things, amt
hep"
Across the pommel of his saddle he
bore an immense bouquet of gay noun
tain flowers which he intended for
Miss Lovilla, but which he did not Of
fer directly, for Unlucky numbered self
consciousness among his misfortunes.
He left his horses on the trail and
came to the doorstone, hat in hand.
Good morning, Miss Scanlon," he said,
raising his eyes in quick flash to hers
so quick that he did not see the I'M
usual flush in her cheeks.
Good morning, Mr.. Peters," she re-
turned, conscientiously depressing the
cordiality she felt.
Hesitatingly the man sat down and
nursed his bouquet on his knee. He
wanted to tell Miss Lovilla all about
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a moth the wings sticking out at both
sides of the mouth as Master Yellow
Throat disposed of it in anxious gulps.
In a couple of weeks the down, which
at first had been the only covering on
the little body. began to come out,
showing the tiny feathers underneath.
Master Yellow Throat now spent his
spare time massaging and exercising
his wings, and the parents began to
give him lessons in flying. Owing to
the string he could not f1utter far. Once
or twice Lily took him inside and, clos
ing the screens at the windows, coaxed
the bird to fly about the room. Soon
he would fly from her finger to a pic
ture frame and back again, cuddling
down on the warm hand in evident sat-
isfaction. AS the evenings were cool at
first, Lily always brought the box nest
into her room at shutdown. One night
she was awakened by mournful chirp-
ing and, getting up, she took the little
bird up on her hand. He cuddled down
and at once fell asleep. Lily went back
to bed and stretching her hand out on
the pillow allowed him to remain there
until morning. After that Yellow
Throat insisted on sleeping so every
night, and if he were not kept COM
fortably upright would peck at the
hand with his sharp little bill.
1t was late in June when it became
obvious that he must respond to the
lessons in flying or the parent birds
would give him up in despair, and so
one afternoon the ribbon was united.
Lily watched him for long time from
the curtained window. Finally in re-
Spouse to his parents urging he flew
over to the oak tree and from that to
the next tree and so on until he disap-
peared in the woods
Did he ever come back? Well, that is
hard to say. A little yellow throat
sometimes did perch on the oak tree
outside the window, but, as birds look
much alike, Aunt Emily could never be
so well convinced as Lily that this was
| her little feathered pet.
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THE LITTLE v1REo ON THE BOX

Lily came into the kitchen from the
sitting room, where she had been doing
her Saturday morning mending.
"Oh, the dear little Bird Aunt En-
lily, where did you ever get it?" she
cried.
out on the lawn in the pansy bed.
Whatever am I to do with it? OF
course Nebby wouldn't hurt it," Aunt
Emily had great faith in the character
of Nebby. whom she had taken in when
cruel world abandoned him, a blind
and shivering kitten, on her hospitable
doorstep. But some of those half
starved tramp cats would certainly
make a meal of it if 1 left it outside"
Mercy mel" Lily exclaimed. Its
hungry, auntie. Can't you see how it
opens it's MOUTH"
81 don't doubt it. but what are we to
do? 1 know nothing about feeding
young birds"
"Pll tell you what we'n do 1 read
in one of those nature books that the
president is making such a fuss about
that some one fed baby bird like this
with bits of soft bread on the end of a
toQthpick.'s
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Alfred threw his head back and roar
ed. Dutch Jo!" Still laughing, he
entered the living room, raising his
voice as he continued. by Jovel He's
the thirteenth too. That's unlucky for
himself or someone else. His mark
can't be too crooked either, for if
there's a man this side of Meeteetse
without Conscience
The closing kitchen door shut out the
rest of the sentence.
Sniff1e was throwing a long shadow
eastward that afternoon before Miss
Lovilla sat again in the doorway with
her tatting and greeted the stray pros
pectors as they struck the trail across
Brown. 1t was Kilbraid of Meeteetse
that finally brought look of alarm to
her eyes and sent her gaze searchingly
down the canyon.
Dutch 10 come up behind me fight
in drunk" said Kilbraid, laughing
"Swearin' like a pirate and hittin out
with his quirt at every flower he pass
ed. It's a right good plan to be on JOS
best side such times as this
Miss Lovilla glanced behind her at
| the ominously crooked thirteenth line
and shivered when her informant had
ridden on. Then she laid her tatting
aside and watched for the appearance
of a brown hat on the canyon trail.
| simultaneously with it's appearance a
| figure emerged from the shack on the
| side of Spar and disappeared among
| the pines beneath the branches of
which the rail zigzagged down to Bear
Creek and met the canyon trail.
you'll be sorry some day you ever
| left us for Wyoming" Abigail had re-
marked with pious droop at the cor
| ners of her mouth as she bade the eld-
est sister goodby, and the memory of
that cheerful parting flashed into Miss
| Lovilla's mind now as she arose and
| called, alfred, Alfred" If any harm
should come to Unlucky through her
81 shall just have to make the best OF
it alone" she cried aloud, as the only
reply to her call was a dull boom of a
| blast in the tunnel above.
| Across the foot bridge and through
the willows she hurried, her breath
, coming faster and faster as she began
the ascent to Bear Creek. Farther up
the trail sounded Unlucky's whistle
while down among the willows echoed
the sharp click of horses hoofs.
eff only I'm in time to warn him!'
she whispered, but she was not Near
err and nearer came the sound of the
horses hoofs. Dutch 10. fghtin' drunk
was gaining on her. The next turn
in the trail would bring him into
view.
1--WE got to stop him." gasped Miss
| Lovilla, trembling, but resolute.
Now, whatever Dutch JOS original
expectations had been in coming up to
camp armed and whisky brave, he GER
tainly did not expect to be held up by
any such nonshootable object as a wo-
man. Neither did his horse, which
promptly snorted and backed, skirts
having greater terrorS for it than
] spurs.
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lamp, "but I'm sensitive, and it isn't
pleasant when you're quite bright to be
turned down once or twice every even
ing
"Sensitivei" sneered the mirror.
Think of the ugly faces often turned
on mel"
"And think Also" said the carpet,
''how the children jump on me. Still
I'm not worn out yet
You may all talk till you're tired,
yet you must admit that not one of
you is so sat upon as I am" finished
the chair, decisively.
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clear cut with kind, steady eyes and
strong white teeth which came together
evenly behind straight firm lips.
Presently he glanced up at the mouth
of a tunnel on the mountain behind
them. HAS ALT struck good ore yet?"
he asked.
HE tells me he's taking out pretty
fair stone, but good gracious!" Miss
Lovilla laid her shuttle in her lap and
spoke with pleasing briskness. 1.-THE
stuff in it that shines like gold amt
gold at all, just copper, he says, and 1
don't believe it's worth digging for;
but, then, he's making the best of it,
guess"
Unlucky looked at her with a smile to
which has face was almost a stranger.
Then it died away into an expression
of thoughtfulness. Sometimes, Miss
Scanlon, wonder if this sort of life is
best for any of US fellows. There's
your nephew The man hesitated
and gazed wistfully across the canyon
at his own little shack. He might bet
ter be trailin' good home somewhere
back east-and a wife, Unlucky
came to an abrupt stop and twisted the
stems of the flowers, but there was an
expression in his eyes that deepened
the pink in Miss Lovilla's cheeks and
caused her to glance beyond him.
Immediately her attention was ar
rested by mans head among the will
lows across the river. The head wore
a brown hat and was moving toward
the upper ford She frowned as she
recognized Dutch 10, who kept a sa-
loon on the Meadows. Unlucky' s
glance also followed the progress of the
brown hat. and when it's wearer had
forded the stream and turned toward
them, he arose, quietly laid the flowers
on the stone, and with a brief Good
day, Miss Scanlon," departed.
Miss Lovilla glued her eyes on her
work, apparently oblivious of the pres
ence of the horseman until he had dis
mounted some distance away-his
broncho refusing to approach so I'M
accustomed an object as a woman-and
greeted her with a Gut day, Mees
Scanlon."
Then she arose and laid her work in
her chair. "Good morning, Mr.. Sahler.
You want to see my nephew, I pre-
sumo" Her voice savored only of
business.
"Nein." Dutch 10 covered her with a
covetous, albeit respectful, eye and alb
stractedly fingered the handle of his
six shooter, which he could manage
with more dexterity than he could the
English language. "Say! Marry nit
me. heinz" he finally burst out.
Instinctively Miss Lovilla shrank
back and glanced at the flowers. "Oh,
no." she cried hurriedly. 81 couldn't
possibly
The man wasted no further speech,
but stepping deliberately on the bou-
quet, ground it beneath his heel,
mounted his horse and rode off. leaving
an indignant woman nursing the tram
pied blossoms. The clock striking IL
aroused her to a sense of her house
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Lo, when Gabriel comes down with his
trumpet, 1 expect to hear you tell him
that if there happens to be seat left
after Abigail and Salina have been
ushered to the front pew, why, you'll
take it. please, and make the best of it. >"
"Alf!" Miss Lovilla demonstrated.
Nevertheless she looked pleased.
Praise had not come her way back in
New England.
"And I'm lookin' to Gabe to say" AL
fred continued, that he's reserved a
box seat for the best and sweetest and
most unselfish little woman on earth.
Now Aunt Lo don't be shocked, but
tell me what poor unfortunate struck
the matrimonial trail today. You look
ed guilty when 1 came in. Whose
horse was it 1 saw at the door?"
"That-that Dutchman's from the
Meadows" returned Miss Lovilla in a
tone savoring of the snap of a whip.
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In the deep, deep wood sat Mother Bear
With the wild wood folk she'd summoned
there
To listen to her tale.
And they all agreed who harked to her
Twas enough to thin the thickest fur
Or turn ones feathers pale!
ooh the sun was shining clear and high,
And no hint of storm was in the sky
When that strange beast 1 spied.
Oh, it's fur was blue. and its head was
white,
And on two short legs it walked up
right
While one hung down each side! -
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MI log shack in Wood river
S4N\ canyon humming hap
49, &NE5 PLY as she made tat
N-.-----1nSO tim" abigail and
Salina make beautiful
E,attenberg work." she was wont to say
cheerily, ''but tattin' is the only fancy
work can do, and I'm going to make
the best of it'll"
This was Miss Lovilla's philosophy of
life-"to make the best of things"
despite the repressive atmosphere en-
veloping the two younger sisters with
whom she had stayed" during a large
portion of her life. She was born and
brought up-as far as forty years--in
New England, where birth statistics
prove that there are not enough men to
go around. This fact may have &C
counted for the Miss" which fingered
before her name. because with her sun
ny eyes and girIish mouth she was a
comely woman, as the men of Camp
Kirwin agreed, and as twelve sprawling
red lines on the logs opposite her place
at table indicated.
such a boy as that Alfred isl" she
thought, half amused and half vexed as
her nephew mischievously chalked in
line after line, more or less crooked, to
represent the characters of her numer-
Gus suitors. There's only one man in
camp that'lI get a straight mark" Al
fred remarked as he drew the twelfth,
land if L have to make one for him. -
significantly, 'T hope it'll be the last
He referred to the owner of a soli-
tary cabin on Spar just above timber
line. Miss Lovilla, pausing now in her
tattin' making, raised her eyes to it
speculatively. The cabin was evil
IDENTIFY deserted. The stovepipe, pro-
truding through the roof, had emitted
no smoke for several days. Miss Lovil-
la knew because she had glanced in its
direction far oftener than she cared to
admit 81 wonder where he is" she
thought. scanning the mountain slopes
behind her. Suddenly she turned and
crept into her cheeks.
On the trail across Brown rode a
man followed by a pack horse. 1t was
Peters the Unlucky, christened Robert
some forty odd years before and named
Unlucky for various legitimate rea-
sons; he had made more good finds
than any other man this side the Di-
vide, and held the fewest 1t was he
who discovered the rich leads of Dun
dee, only to have his claims jumped
by Dutch 10. He had sta,ked Sniffie,
but failed to work out his assessments,
owing to the fact there seemed to be
no one else to care for Shandy Long
when he was stabbed in the saloon on
the Meadows.
Alfred expounded the situation con-
corning Unlucky to his aunt in his
usual lucid manner shortly after her
arrival. "Unlucky probably won't die
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hold duties. and when her nephew en-
tered the lean-to kitchen she was her
busy, serene self again.
81 declare, Aunt Lo," he exclaimed
merrily. you are getting nicer every
day. 1 don't wonder the boys all want
to marry you"
half bashful smile touched his
aunt's lips. "Pshaw, ALI It's because
I'm the only woman here. Now, if Abb
gail and Salina weren't married and
were here, you'd see
Alfred removed the towel from his
face and interrupted solemnly. Aunt
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rolled bread. the little fellow improved
rapidly, and his harsh squawks brought
the parents out of the tree tops. The
strawberry box was placed on a win
dow sill overlooking the porch, and the
young bird would hop out of it and to
the edge of the porch, over which he re-
peatedly tumbled into the grass below.
Finally one end of piece of ribbon
was tied to one leg and the other to the
strawberry box, which was weighted at
the bottom with stones SO that it would
not be blown about. Over the stones a
layer of paper and soft rags was spread,
and the bird. put into this imDrovised
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MOTHER BEAR TELLS A STORY.
MAEH

cit fixed on me such fearful gaze
Till I thought 'twould surely end my
days;
My back was stiff with fright
Then from out its mouth there came .
cry,
And it wheeled around and seemed to
cry
Oh, such dreadful sight!
1.-THE thing l saw was a human child.
And I know when very strong and wild
The woods it loves to roam.
Where its den may be l never knew,
But the sight saw I've told to you
: So now all scamner hemevs -