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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-16
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Author of The Prisoner Of zsnda.-
Copyright 1896. Anthony Hope
Hawkins.

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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-13
THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED


- s eW lok Heraid Washington correspondent
q oeloDe m gives an interesting President Roosevelt
eies 70 oeha OF Taft in New York and Indiana The pres
Gent reported as much that the odds
AGAINST Governor Hughes reelection betting now being ~
IN favor Of Chaner Of Indiana the correspondent hs tbs
say: ~ 80 W :
ne president devoted considerable attention today to ooue
to INDIANA Senator enenWay the newspner r.
porfers around the White House that Indiana was safe for r.
at least $4,000 There believe that Senator Henena,
ealy mas not much confidence his prediction There IS great
aeal q trouble Tor the Republicans indiana yielding yerv
slowly to treatment s -
Many persons think the Republican is already eaf
en- e uprising against Republican of congress and e.
pecay against those who have heretofore friendly with sne
ef lannon q very serious character Speaker Cannon has only
spoken ~ the state against the protest managers
was reported today that labor still bad far te
party Worngmen who generally have with the Repub
can party are stu ndsposed support either Mr. Taft Mr. Wat
son. the Republican candidate for governor Indiana It IS under
STOOD that the president and his immediate advisers giving
very close attention to the labor situation liable to affect t
voting IN the states of Indiana and Ohio
Ohio is than Indiana the comment made bv one
White House caller. -
President Roosevelt said to have told Senator Hemenwav TO-
DAY that nc dd not consider necessary him make speeches
IN support Of Mr. Taft The president said he had received nm
eos requests to go on the stump but he had not to accee
to them. = S
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE

observed. HE must be down near the
ground, / guess. He isn't on any of the trees,
SO far as / can discover"
We crept around behind trees, bushes and
hillocks, hoping by careful management to
get within gunshot of the place. But sud-
denly there was a prodigious uproar in the
winged camp. All the crows appeared to be
in motion at once, every one squalllng at the
top of his voice.
What could the matter be? Was it possible
that they had seen us! They were not at
lacking the owl, for he was still sitting a
calm spectator of the scene.
Changing our position a little, we got a
full view of what was going on.
Hundreds of crows were wheeling about IN
the air, close over our pgeon-blind, and div
ing almost down to it.
Some white object was futtering just above
the fiat roof of rails, but it disappeared In a
few moments, as if pulled under by some one
beneath.
Then all at once the flock, cawing in ter
same time the big owl, launching himself
upon the air, also scared away, but this time
unpursued.
jaunty hat appeared from under the blind.
'.Cecia-Ceclia Olcott," called Ed, there
we are Wait!"
Running to the spot where she stood, we
were astonished to see her holding in her
arms struggling. fnttering, pure white crow!
1--WE got hmi'' she said. "When | saw
that great flock coming, | lodged under the
blind and the white one, with dozen 9th
ers, lighted on the top, Of it. | caught him by
it was a good while before. | could get him
down between the rails Oh, what nice
pet he will make! Poor thing, how fright
And SO pretty, light-hearted Cecilia had
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

shooting up among the tops. A dazed wood
pecker futtered through the limbs hot Gin
ders filed the air; young trees, bowed and
fell. The great, glowing wall of fire swept
on further. Eugene covered his face to shut
out the sitting smoke.
"Oh, I'm so thankful ] thought of this
clearing" he said. "I'm safe nowp
And even as he said it there came mighty
sound. great tree on the edge of the clear
ing, burnt through the base by the fire, fell
crashing, sweeping everything before it.
1t fell into the clearing. Some of the
branches struck the boy and threw him to
fainted-at first; he did not know, but when
he came to himself there was over him
mass Of leaves and branches. He could not
sit up. Some heavy weight of, he thought,
held him firmly down. He struggled, but
with no release.
ooh" he painted, ''this trees on fire"
He could see the flames that rose and fell
down toward the trees base.
"Ill be burned alve" he shrieked. It'll
hold me here! Lesteri Lester! Lester!
Help! help!
He pushed the branches away from his
face and screamed till he was hoarse.
The roar of the flames was passing away in
the distance. The trunk that held him alter
nately smoked and shot up flame.
Eugene struggled with all his might. He
cried for help at the top Of his voice. But
he could not move from his position The
trees weight held him pinned in place, It
did not hurt much-at least, ne thought it
did not; he was not quite sure.
He closed his eyes In a sort of dull despair.
Nothing mattered very much, after ALL only
he hoped Lester was safely out of this great
burning forest. How the smoke did choke
one
Then the horror of it all came back upon
him with fresh force. He shouted, he strug-
pled. he cried. Where were all those men
from the mills--the men who sometimes went
ten or fifteen miles to fight fire? Would
they come as far as thisg What would
mother say, and poor little libby, and Cousin
Nina? They would all care. Couldn't he
get out of this fix?
Time went by in sort of dreadful dream.
The fire was about two-thirds up the trunk
now, he thought, as nearly as he could cal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
THE

somewhat. He hurried toward it again and
ran back.
Z But the flames were before him. "A tree
had fallen across the track There was
binding smoke beyond, with an occasional
glimpse of flashing flames. Trees were going
down now and then. He could hear the
crackle and snap Of the burning underbrush
and dry branches and treetops Of other sea-
sons Which way should he run?
Over on the other side he saw flames. How
long had this fire been travelling, that it had
gained such strenEths
The whole forest seemed ablaze. 1t was
no wonder All the hills were dry as finder
these hot summer months. The small space
of sky he could see was black with drifting
smoke.
"Oh, must get out some way or other!"
cried the boy. What fool | was to leave
the ridgel Maybe the fire wouldn't have
climbed there"
But all before him, in the direction in
which he believed the ridge lay, was smoke
and fame.
He ran this way and that Which way
should he go? The fire was drawing, nearer,
closing him in. Had it closed around Lester
before this?
"It's an awful fret" Eugene gasped. 81
don't believe there's been as big a one for
years"
Swift behind him came the. flames, as,
through briers and over PROSTATE branches;
he was scratched and bruised. He had
dropped his ak. He could not be burdened
wait anything like that now. 1t seemed to
him he had lost the points of the compass:
There was little clearing somewhere, If he
only knew which way to go? There! Was
not that it through the treesg
The flames came on swiftly behind him,
beside him; they were almost scorching him.
There was a fash of fire before his eyes. He
fought his way, stumbling, gasping.
Painting, he staggered into the clearing at
last 1t was very small one. A few trees
was some brush. 1t caught fire, and Eugene
trampled it down and fought it with his
coat.
The little rubbish that there was in the
clearing rapidly burned out, and the boy
stood there. watchin the sheets of fire that
swept around the circle, shifting the trees,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
BRIGHT BITS ABOUT BOYS

ley, who seemed to dread the ordeal even
more than the younger offender, kept in the
background persistently. Come here, you
bad boy" said his mother, severely. What
ahead Of your" well, mamma said bud
ley, engagingly, ladies first. you know"
Young folks are quick to pattern after their
elders, bad habits as well as good. A little
Rochester boy was sent on an errand by his
mother to the grocery store, and when he
came back he was contentedly eating ba-
mana; Where did you get your banana?"
asked his mother. Bought it, he replied,
quietly. But l gave you no money to buy
one" she objected. "Oh, we'll" he said,
nonchalantly, Il told Mr.. Brown to let me
have two, and / would drop in and pay for
them next week." That was beginning the
credit system at an early age.
AT an evening school in Providence, r. L.,
there was class of newsboys and bootblacks
on the front seat, restless little fellows each
one trying to see how much he could annoy
the teacher, without being expelled. Finally
the teacher put the class through the cate
chism of United States history, the first
question being. who discovered American"
lost his patience and exclaimed, ''Well, when
one of you boys gets to the point when he
needs TO have some one vote for him as gov
ernor or mayor, he will be ashamed to think
he didn't know who discovered America
grimy paw, and said, 'Teacher!" well,
Ben. what is it?" Il know who discovered
Amesrica--it was Christopher Columbus"
''Why didn't you tell, them" asked the
TEACHER sharply Bfcan ss sad to Bs1
all / know" The teacher managed to keep
his face straight while he dismissed that
class, but there were symptoms of a smile nj
the rest of the evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
CONTINUED FROM PAGE roUR

So busy was he working and laying out his
plans that he did notice anything differ
ent in his surroundings for two or three
hours.
Then. looking up among the trees, he saw
that the sky was overcast.
why, it's getting cloudy" he observed,
Strengthening up to rest his shoulders mo
ment. 1T won't rain much this time of the
year. though Maybe it's fog"
He worked ON a while, busily.
Seems to me Testers gone long time, y
he said, at last. why. how dark the sky
isl"
He gazed up inS establishment an instant.
Then faint Whit of familiar odor came
through the trees.
ITS fire. Why, that's smoke" he
cried.
He caught up his ak and stood moment
What should he do. Maybe he ought to
find the fire and try to fight it. Which way
was it? Did it amount to anything!
A strange Whit OF smoke came through
the forest. Eugene, listening, thought that
in the distance he could even hear faint
cracklings.
Hank! Was not that sound the distant
crash of tree falling somewhere?
He grasped his ak and hurried down the
steep trail Part way down he stopped. He
was sure he could hear now the cracking
the roar of flames that had been too yictorl-
GUS so far to be stopped by anything he
could do.
Was that what had kept Lester? Where
was the boy?
1t seemed to Eugene that the trail led di-
rectly toward the FIRE. lie ran in that direc-
ton for a time.
Lester! Lesterl" he cried, at the top
of his voice. "Lesterl'
A volume of smoke rolled through the
woods. Eugene began to be alarmed for
himself, as well as his cousin. -,
'It's bigger FIRE than / thought, he
owned, to himself. maybe I'd better have
stayed on that ridge. Which ways that
trail?"
In his eagerness to find out about the fire
and his cousin he had run from the trail
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
CUTTERS

culate. II was large trunk, and it took a
good while to burn; but it was burning.
cts Notwithstanding
The words whirled themselves over and
over in Eugene's brain. =,
"It'n hold me here-it1l hold me herel"
he screamed
He lay half stupefed. How long would. It
be? How long had he lain there already!
What was that noise that went through hls
head, sounding like a. horn? How long had
he been hearing it? Did he hear 1t, or was
it merely imagination?
Confusedy, at last, the idea came to HIM
that the horn was real. There was louder
blast. There were sounds of men hallooing.
There was moments silence.
They're the millmen!" cried Eugene;
Here here-und de, this -, tr ,s Help' help'
His voice died away. A faintness seized
him. There was a crackling-a sound OF
steps. The boy called once more, feebly.
The next thing he knew there were men
the tree. Lester had hold of him., dragging
him out, and crying in shaky voice:
you aren't killed, are you, Eugene! Oh,
Gene, ] thought you werel We've hunted
everywhere
One of the millmen helped Lester take. his
cousin to a sheltered place, while the others
went on to fight the fire. It would never do
to let it reach the fumes.
It took all that night and the next day to
sion the progress of the flames. By that
time Lester and Eugene were at home, and
could look from the lighthouse toward Crook
ed Mountain.
/ "The smokes growing less" said Lester,
putting down his glass II think that fires
about the last one you'll ever want TO go
through with, Gene"
Eugene sat beside the door, looking pale
and exhausted. His hair was good deal
scorched and libby, who had been greatly
interested in his adventure, and who now
stood holding her three kittens and looking
at Eugene critically, opened her mouth to
express her opinion of his appearance.
"You aren't pretty" she said, candidly;
ssbut if me and my chopper AK had been there,
we'd have helped you, too, Gene. Wouldn't
we, Mina?"
But Nina only looked at her scorched cou-
sin and smiled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

A piece of solid steel will float on water i
it be small enough and slightly creased. A
common sewing-needle, especially if it be
new one, when placed gently on the surface
of water, floats.
Ganot explains this phenomenon by say
ing that the needle, being covered with the
oily layer, is not wetted.
There is capillary repulsion between the
oil and the water, and depression is pro
dueed in the water which keeps the needle
up in spite of its weight. II the needle be
well washed in solution of potash, and thor
oughly dried, it will not float.
The human eye does not see things, neither Ih
does what we call sight penetrate space. The
eve is simply like a telescope for receiving
rays of light. 1t is the brain only that sees
Ia this sense, the fingers do not feel, the ear
does not hear, the tongue does not taste, nor
does the nose smell.
Hence light does not exist outside the hui
man body, nor does sound nor touch, nor
feeling, nor taste, nor smell, but their causes
do In each and every case they are sensa-
tions existing in the brain only.
Snow is not white neither is it Opaque. 1t
is composed of small. six-rayed crystals,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
THE WHITE GROW

caught the albino crow for which Ed and
had hunted SO long in vain
It fought hard for freedom, and pecked her
soft hands so iercely that she was glad to let
her brother take it from her before starting
for the house.
In a few weeks, under her gentle treat
ment, it became perfectly tame, and was
afterward suffered to walk at pleasure about
the premises, with one of its wings clipped
to prevent escape.
When our own family removed from the
neighborhood, year or two later, the white
crow was still an interesting member of the
Olcott household.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
PECULIAR PARADOXES

which, when examined separately, are seen
to be as transparent as water. Snow is white
only in the sense that water, when falling
over a precipice, is white. In each case the
whiteness is due to inclosed air.
Light, which makes everything else visible,
is itself invisible. To roughly illustrate this,
make tube by rolling piece of stiff brown
paper about eight inches long, blackened on
the inside around a ruler.
Close one end of the tube Make two holes,
about one-third of an inch in diameter, two
inches from the closed end of the tube, ex-
aetly opposite each other, and third very
small hole directly underneath them.
Hold the tube near a gas flame or candle,
so that the light shines through the two
holes, and look down the tube. If the holes
arc accurately cut. all will be dark. Intro
duce the fine point of a small roll of white pa
per through the smaller hole, in the track of
the beam; it reflects the rays and becomes
visible.
If light itself were visible, the sky at
night beyond the shadow caused by the
earth would be one blaze of light, since
the suns rays are everywhere traversing
space.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

refraction brings an action below the line OF
vision into view, is made by placing coin m
an empty basin, moving the basin until the
coin is just out of sight, and, while in this
position, pouring water in the basin, when
the coin again comes into view.
Water can be frozen in a red-hot vessel.
If water, or any other volatile liquid, is
dropped upon red-hot metal, it assumes a
spheroidal form and rotates rapidly. The
giobule does not really touch the metal, but
rests on a cushion of its own vapor.
A popularity of this condition is that the
globule evaporates slowly and its tempera-
iture is always below its boiling point: II
teen degrees Fahrenheit, be placed in a red
hot vessel along with few drops of water,
both liquids assume the spheroidal state, and
the intense cold Of the sulphurous acid
(which, in this condition, is below fourteen
degrees Fahrenheit) Immediately turns the
water into ice.
By similar process, with a mixture Of
solid carbonic acid and ether. Faraday sud
ceeded in freezing mercury in a red-hot cru
chile. Mercury freezes at thirty-nine degrees
below zero, Fahrenheit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08


ago he handed him one which was
returned with the remark; THAT Is posi-
lively bad" The boy looked at him ques-
tionally. You win have TO change 1t before
it win pass" continued his father. But l
can't change it if it is bad" said the boy,
with twinkle in his eye; and the father sug-
gested that possibly his son knew more about
banking than he did about poetry.
The process of the youthful mind when 1t
gets to logical deduction is apt to be fearful
and wonderful. aud not always easily follow
ed by the adult intellect. At kindergarten
class the teacher asked her pupils to give an
example Of cylinder from some article
which they had at home. Asparagus one
small boy responded, very promptly; and the
teacher smiled approyingly. My mother
had rhubarb," another said briskly, thus
catching at half the cylinder idea, and yet
improving the opportunity to boast of some,
thing which his family enjoyed. The third
boy, overcome by the connection OF ideas on
the culinary side, lost sight Of the original
proposition altogether, and cried out with
the air of one who is not to be, beaten,
"Wel my mothers gong 10 make some
root beer, anyway"
Politeness always pays, and the young are
quick to learn the lesson. A New York physl-
clan has two pretty children-Dudley, aged
ten, and Rose, three years younger: The
mother has been at great pains to teach Dud-
lev to be always generous and chivalrous
toward little girls. She had occasion the
other day to punish both children for some
mutual unruliness, and the two culprits came
up for sentence with frightened looks. Dud-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
Underground

fri HERE are thousands of people who
have desired to see what the bot
- tom of an oil well looked like after
lNgMAMI hundred-quart glycerine torpedo
had been exploded in it.. But no
ordinary mortal could crawl down
six-inch hole to the depth of two thousand
feet if he wanted to, and no sane one would
want to if he could. So the curious oil
seeker has heretofore been compelled to guess
as to the effect of the torpedo shot.
An oil country photographer has furnished
the desireed picture. The successful expert
ment was made at Warren, Pennsylvania The
instrument was let down to the bottom of
seventeen hundred foot well, which had been
subjected to torpedo explosion.
When the camera touched bottom bright
flash lit up the cavity, impressing a perfect
picture on the negative. A cavity fourteen
feet broad and seven feet deep below the oil
sand was revealed. Into this cavity, enlarged
by the force of a glycerine, explosion, from
the ordinary six.inch drill hole the oil triekled
and accumulated, ready to be pumped 10 the
surface.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
Copyright by James Elyerson.

Copyright by James Elyerson.
IOTHING in fiction is so amazing as
~ the wonders that nature reveals to
the intelligent observer. Writers
I5KM have cudgeled their brains to invent
- astonishing marvels and at the
same time overlooked the miracles
daily enacted in everyday life. Nature IS
always consistent in her laws, and yet para
doxical in their execution.
A magnet does not attract iron as such. IL
has first TO convert the iron, by induction
into another magnet before it can attract IT.
Hence magnets can only attract magnets.
In the same way an electrified body will not
attract light substances. 1t has first to con
vert the substances into electrified bodies
with opposite polarities to itself before 1t can
attract them.
We can see the sun after he has sunk be-
low the horizon. This is due to atmospheric
refraction, which apparently raises the sun
thirty-four sixtieths of degree. His appa-
rant diameter is only thirty-one sixtieths OF
degree.
A well known experiment, showing how
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

Western author has
bright son of sixteen, who is IN
j bank and who also writes a verse
II occasionally which he submits to
y his father for criticism. Not long
4 I IL. Ii -aS