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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16
FRONTIER JUSTICE.
a Texan Judge Whose influence Is
Widespread.

Texas IS a big state and has a large
population, including many men of
great prominence. But there is no man
in that whole sovereignty with a mere
refulgent glory than Judge Roy Bean,
of Langtry, who declares that he is the
LAW west of the Pecos" And he
is. West of the Pecos river in
Texas there are 10 Limitations
to Judge Beams jurisdiction, and he
does not, it has been limited, let mere
statutes, las in such cases made and
provided influence him to any great
extent in his desire to make the punish
ment fit The crime. There is an anec-
dOte told of him when ne sat as coroner
and held an inquest on the body of a
man who had met q violent death by
falling from the great railway bridge
that spans the Pecos river. An exam
nation showed that the man had re-
yolver and $40 in cash in his pockets
when he was killed. After swearing in
a jury and looking over the effects of
the dead man, Judge Bean said: "Gen-
tlemen of the jury, there amt no doubt
how this man came to his death; that's
all plain; but what would like to know
is why in the name of thunder he car
ried that gun. Now, gentlemen. it's
agin the law to carry a concealed and
loaded gun in the state of Texas, and list
| because this gentleman took IL into his
| mead to get killed 1 don't mean to let
him offend the peace and dignity OF
Texas | fine him $40" This is an ex--
annie of Tu6ue
~tration. Some day his decisions viii
| be published, and then we viii have for
/ the first time clear understanding OF
| the law of the frontier. - Leslie's
Weekly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16

eff there be any here who know OF
any impediment why this man and
woman may not lawfully be joined to-
gether in wedlock, let them now speak,
or hereafter hold their peace"
There were none who spoke.
"Who giveth this woman to be mar
ried to this man?'
Herbert Lathrop looked both pale and
nervous as he placed Fannies hand in
that of Clarence, and in moment more
Clarence led his blushing bride one side.
and Herbert Lathrop and Clara Hill
stood before the altar.
Clara appeared as lovely as ever, but
the expression on her face was not
one to denote happiness.
But short distance behind Lathrop.
and leaning against one Of the pillars
of the chapel, was Aunt Mag.
Her quadroon face was nearly as pale
as Herbert's, and she had been glancing
nervously toward the door ever since she
had entered the chapel. Now the time
! had come, and he who was to attend
| to the balance was not there.
''Da fails me! Da fails me!" thought
! Mag, ''but ole 1narster, l done swar
the man what murdered you shall never
marry Clara Hill. n nigger's oath
don't count. marster, but dis do" and
she clutched tightly the handle of the
knife that her dress skirt concealed.
eff there be any present who know of
! any impeachment why this man and this
woman may not lawfully be joined to-
gether in wedlock, let them now speak,
or hereafter hold their peace"
81 knows, marster!" and the tall
| quadroon stood erect.
Every eye in tie chapel was turned
towards her with establishment.
She knew that to pause would be
fatal to her purpose, as she would be
elected from the chapel as insane, and
before the onloollers could recover from
their establishment, she FASTENED on.
Herbert Lathrop murdered his uncle
I saw him strike the blow. 1t was not
Angus Bruce
At that moment steps were heard on
the piazza of the chapel.
''He struck the blow from behind the
back of Angus, and 'cused him of the
crime. [ was the only witness, an a
nigger's oath don't go; but Herbert La
thrOp killed ole marster.'
Ali seemed paralyzed. Herbert's
white face was whittier yet, and his hand
dropped towards his hip pocket.
Clara had turned towards her father
and was Historically calculating:
Home. father; take me home!''
Fannie was leaning on the arm OF
| Clarence. speechless.
''She is crazy" suddenly exclaimed
Herbert; always was crazyr"
Certainly" said the squire; ''yor
were foolish TO bring her here. This
is very unpleasant. All know whC
killed John Lloyd. He fed as q result
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16
THE DEAR Old WORLD.

Ny dear old world, love you so!
Your rain and frost, and dew and snow.
And rock and river, lake and sea,
Are like familiar friends to me.
! love your mountains, tall and grand,
Your lonesome caves and wastes of sand.
Inc MOVERS and ferns that deck the sod
Are all the generous gifts of God.
The other worlds are faint and far,
Each one point, a Speck, a star;
i know them not, their thronging hosts
Are strange and dim, like dreams or ghosts.
But you, my world of light and shade,
L know you we'll your beams are laid
Plain in my sight; beneath your dome
live, and love, and feel al home.
Here was my cradle rocked, and here
My mortal frame shall disappear.
Some blessed hour, in slumber deep,
Back to your heart your child will creep.
Ellen NJ. II. Gates. IN n. Y. Examiner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16
Sounded Like 1t.

Two little boys in knickerbocllera
were gazing through the gate of North
River ferryboat at an ocean liner as s0c
forged majestically up stream.
whats the name on her stern?" said
one little boy.
Il don't know, Johnnie" said the
other. 81 can't read it."
The name is Cevic," volunteered q
fatherly-looking man with gold-bowed
spectacles.
Both little boys looked puzzled.
What name did you say it wasp
asked Johnnie.
'Seasic, though he said" replied the
other little boy. That's funny, amt
it?-N. Y. Sun.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16
SHE TURNED UP AGAIN.
Raft Proved to Ise a Poor Conveyance for
an ElODement.

1IaiG tFOEeN 70 1Se u kOOr conveyance Tor
ElOpement.
Il rode up to cabin in Knox county,
KY" said John Williams, q travelling
man, to q Star reporter, ''and as 1 APP
preached the man of the house, in
CURED:
stranger, did 20 see a red-headed
gal with q waller sunbonnet comm from
toWn?'
Ono
ST reckon she'll be hyer termorrer.'
Expecting company?'
"'No; jess my darter. She's been
down ter Frankfort. She TUX in her
head ter git married an run off with Is
ne-count feiler, Tim Hadley They
stole raft O. mine an foated down the
Kaintuch ter Frankfort
Ibid you stop theme
"'No; mail gifts ter Frankfort quick
er'n a raft, so ! writ ter Jim Wakefield
down thar ter buy tn logs, put Tim IN
Jail fer stealin' tn raft, an send IN
money back hyer with Sal. reckon she
missed the stage
cat that moment q girl turned the
c0cner of the road, and the old man
SAID:
WAL, Sal. yo' got back?'
"'Yaas, dad
Tin in jail?'
"'Yaas, dad
Bring back tn money fer the logs?'
"'Yaas, dad
WAL, go in an cook supper, an mex
time yo' git married, run off with n
man who has more gumptiOn than ter
try ter git away on a raft
'Yaas. dad and the girl went 20
the kitchen as though she had never
left it. Washington Star.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16

Cattle from the United States sold
higher in England last year than those
from, South America and Canada. The
English, it seems. prefer to buy Amer
lean cattle, but the Germans do their
best 10 keep them out.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16

"A generous swain in Chicago after
paying one dollar for marriage license,
manfully said as he threw down sec
end dollar: There. give me another
license. I,Nant one for the girl, too"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16
Had Earned 1t.

Togg- Who gave you that black eye |?
Miletew-N Nobody; I earned it. 1
called a man LIAR Tit Bits.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16

"IN NY CASE, THE SEA GAVE UP ITS
DEAD"
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

as she came nearer he saw her face
plainly.
so, Marjor'
For he saw that she had remembered.
He read it instantly in her face, in her
sad, quiet eyes There was no restless
ness in them at all. She came up quite
close before she spoke. The hand that
held the lamp did not tremble. 1t was
quite firm when she set the light down
beside him.
Il went down to look at the tree.
dear boy" she said steadily, "and all
at. once l remembered. The children
are dead. They are not coming home
to Christmas. Dear boy, dear boy!'
With a sudden cry she threw herself
beside him on the floor, with her face
IN his arms, and cried the terrible, beau
tltul, llie-saying tears he had longed
for. An hOur-two hours-they never
knew how long they lasted. 1t may
have been but a short time 1t seemed
a long time to the little man.
The first faint light of morning was
creeping in to them when Marjorie lift
ed her face. 1t was swollen and stained
with the blessed tears, but it smiled at
him bravely.
Dear boy-poOr boy, I am glad / re-
membered for your sake she said gen
tly. "And-and we have each other,
dear boy"
Christmas morning ushered in the
most wonderful, the most glorious day
in all the short lives of the little Cooper
children. Their widest hopes were real
lied, and though Nip said, Il told you
So in gleeful triumph, for once Tuck
failed to echo her
You never!' She cried in scorn, you
never told me so, Mp Cooper. You
couldn't ave told it all if you'd been
tellin' me so ever since!'
In the early evening just at early
Christmas tree candle lght-for Mar
jorie would have it so-all the little
Coopers formed in awed procession and
crunched through the new snow to the
Queer Lady's. And the Queer Lady
met them at the door and led them into
Enchanted Land. She wos snrili z dowI
mt them.
Afterward Nip contided to Tuck that
That smile looked just as if she was
crying.
But she didn't look queer bit
not even kind Of So" said Ann Sophy
softly.
The news & observer., 1897-12-19
When MarjOri0
Remembered
A Story of Christmastide.
By ANNIE HAMILT TON D0NNElL.
Copyright, 1897, by thes S McO.urs Coz

Good day, Graham" was all the doc
tor said, but the little mans heart was
lighter in proportion to the tingling of
his hand, and he went away home with
footsteps that rang less heavily on the
stone pavementS.
Marjorie Graham, his pale, sweet wife,
met him at the door. She was holding
out both hands in welcome.
20, Marshall, have you come at last?
she cried; ''and here I've been waiting
and waiting. You bad boy, to stay so
longr' She drew him into the hall and
blew the flecks of snow from hi; shoul-
ders, and patted his face gently. He
saw at once the look of delightful Sc
crecy on her face, and steeled himself
for what he knew must be coming.
Marjorie Graham was tall-half a
head above him-and deEcately frall.
The rings of soft hair lying ON her brow
were almost white, but she was very far
from old Her whole aspect was happily
expectant. A stranger looking at her
sweet, pleased face would have told
himself she must be expecting some
beautiful happening-and the stranger
would have been right. Marjorie Gra-
ham was expecting her four Lite dead
children to come home in a few days
She was getting ready for them. Only
the restless. wistful eyes betrayed any
mental disorder. and even in them it
was hardly apparent TO ordinary notice.
''Ive got a secret to tell you-amd
something l want You 20 do the sweet
voice cried gayly in his ear.
"You didn't know-you funny. absent
minded boy not to,-that next Satur-
days Christmas! Christmas. do you
hear. Marshall Graham? To think
had TO tell you, Ard the children com
ing lust in time! Those peor'e-~'her'
thev are. Won know"-tihe puzzled look
in her eves-''must have planned Just
RIGHT They must have remembered
CHRISTMAS. il you didn't. forgetful boy
Tn, so thankful-why. Marshall Gra-
n,m. what kind OF Christmas would
~ tA without the children? And that
,,,~tps me think of tte r"v~' Of it. That's
tho secret, and now v''"t | want you
to ~ is-can't you gress?''
Sho tilted her bod and looked at him
arch1v. He made brave attempt at
snei'inr and shook his head.
"Can't do it. ma'am. I'm not as good
g"oseer as ] am a forgotten"
s'WeH. then. take vour wife out in the
sleioh to choose Christmas dreew she
cred "TNhat's what. You took mo last
year and the year beforehand before
and before q. most back to fine flood!
I'D Won think You were going to get
off this year? Not bit of it, sir. Wen
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

My dear sir"
DIR. Sperry fitted his finger tips to-
sgether with careful precision before he
continued.
"NIy dear sir, it is one of the strange
cases, but it does not stand alone in
the records. / have known of others, a
few, quite parallel. There is only the
,one treatment"
''And that?' interrupted the little man
opposite, haggard with anxiety.
The little man, Marshall Graham, got
on to his feet and began to pace the
floor with nervous little runs. He
plunged his hands in his pockets to hide
their trembling.
eve must humor 1Ter still, doctor?' he
asked. "You mean that?"
1--WE must humor her still mean
that | meant just that. Humor her
humor her Believe what She believes
If you can. If you can't make believe.
L tell you"
The fitted finger tips parted and the
1shapely white hands came down re-
;soundingly on the learned doctors knee
''I tell Won. Graham, you've got to do
st if you'd save her. It's the only way
In case like hers, and. good Lord,
man haven't / been studying these
y
One long forefnger timed the words on
the other palm. The doctors face was
solemn.
-muSt-be-hnmored! Any rude
=shock-,any forced awakening-will be
her denth-or something worse. She
must awaken herself. She must come
out of her deluson by herself of her
self--na turally and quietly"
"B-b-u-t-" the little mans lips stam-
.7mered helrlessy. The result of his ques-
ton would not ask itself, but the docto.
read it in his anxious face. He got up
and forced the little man into char
gently. 1Llen he stood over him with
his big square bulk and gave him COM
fort
Man alive" he said, ''are you going
daft, too? viii she come out of it?--
shafts what you want to ask, eh? Well,
then. listen-I believe she will. be
1ieve-she-will / believe there will be
quiet, natural waking UP. of her own
aecord-when the time comes. But
you've got to wait for it. You've got to
watch over her constantly and see to it
that no lubbering idiot breaks the spell
of her dream for her. l told you what
that would mean. You've got to wait
and the Lord give you patience"
1T is terrible-the waiting" Marshall
Graham said slowly.
1T is terrible to see her so happy,
DOCTOR
"Good Lord, man, wouldn't it be worse
TO see her miserable"
SIN one way-in one way" groaned
the stricken little man.
The doctor settled hack into his pivot
chair and adjusted his finger tips once
more precisely.
Its an unusual case-an unusual
case. my dear SIR" he said in his stilted
professional tone. The shock was so
severe-it is seldom one loses four chill
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

dren at a single blow. And then hel
terrible illness that followed-it sapped
her constitution and put tremendous
hindrance on natures method of cure.
1t ID only what you would expect, that
the cure is delayed immensely-lm-
mensely. By the way, Graham, are the
servants all trustworthy, ehY'
He wheeled about and put the ques-
ton abruptly. Mrashall Graham awOke
from his deep preOccupation.
'Perfectly-every one of 'em, DOCTOR =
he said briskly. 81 can trust them down
to the last iota. They are all devotedly
attached to Marjorie-to Mrs. Graham"
"Good! That's of the utmost import
snce. Humor her, do they? FAN In
with all her vagaries about the chill
drenY
"All. Poor things, it's terrible for
them, too. They were all so fond OF the
--the-little ones."
SIS the children's nurse still wit
your =.
"Roxy? Oh, yes-Mrs. Graham win
not think of letting her go. She is wait
ing for them to come home"
The little mans voice broke pitifully.
He caught up his hat and hurried tow
frd the door.
"Good morning, DOCTOR" he said over
his shoulder. He shut the door behind
him, and heavy steps sounded down
the long hall. But DR.. Surry was at the
outer door a second later and called him
back. The big white right hand was held
out to him, and when 1t got the little
nervous tense one In his own hand, how
It gripped!
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

attention to the choice Of Christmas
tree after that, and nothing more was
said about the children's coming home
the little children that never would
come.
The tree was found at last that suited
Marjorie-that had straight enough,
symmetrical enough, low enough
branches, and was just big and just
little enough. She was very hard to
suit-"for," she insisted, gently. 1T
must be "a perfect one this year-Just a
perfect one, dear boy"
1t was marked plainly and the locality
distinctly noted, so ON the morrow the
man could go after it, and then, in the
early, crisp Winter twilight, they rode
home.
The next afternoon Marjorie sat by
her window, absently watching the little
COopers next door build deformed
snow man. There were four of them,
all sizes, and they all wore little stout
red mittens. Everything else they wore
was old and worn and shabby, like the
little Cooper house itself, but all the
little mittens were dazzling and new.
Mrs. Graham's eyes followed them in un-
conscious fascination. She had never
noticed the little Coopers much before
-ther own little children had never
played with them. If she Thought of
them and their small, shabby house at
ALL it had always been with gentle veX-
alton because they were there at all,
behind her own pretentiOus, handsome
home. They were the only blot on her
pretty view"
To-day she was not thinking of them
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

90 right after lunch-way out In the
country, you know. Pm going 10 be
very particular to get fine one this
time.o
She chartered on too busily to notice
the look Of pain on the little mans face.
When she glanced it, it was smiling
again bravely.
They went right after lunch. The sun
was shining and smart little wind sent
a furry Of light snow into their faces,
and Marjorie laughed at it. The cutter
sped along out of the city, into lovely
snow-chrisitened country roads.
I'm so happy, dear boy" Marjorie
said. "There's so much to be happy
over! The children coming home-isn't
that enough to make mother feel hap
py? 0, but you don't know--you can't
think, dear, how I've been missing them!
How could you know when you're moth
ing but man, poor boy? It's different
with mothers-there, you needn't look so
grieved, dear! Or course, you've missed
them, too"
eyes, I've missed them, too," the little
man said steadily.
'Elsie and the grille twins are bad
enough" ran ON the sweet voice in his
ear, "but, o, the baby! You can't think
how l do miss that little peck o. mis-
chief, Marshall! 1t makes me ache.
keep all his horses and things lying
round to keep me patient till he comes.
l don't see| can't understand"
"Isn't that good tree? Look, Mar
jop' Marshall Grammar interrupted
quickly, pointing with his whip, and the
little crisis was past. They bent their
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

If these symptoms are not
The news & observer., 1897-12-19
NloA WOMEN.
Those WLo Heed t.ao First Symo.
toms cf LTarvo,.3 D1ranGement.

A dull, aching pain at the lower part
of the back, and a sensation of little
rills of heat, or clills running down
the spine, are symptoms of general
womb arrangement.
Ii these SYMPTOMS are not accom-.
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

have tried everything in an effort
to secure relief, tut finally gave up
the idea Of being helped: Recent
ly / tried Munyon's Heart Cure
and it gave me almost instant relief.
carry bottle Of it in my pocket all the
time to be used III case of an emergency.
I have also been troubled with severe
distress in my stomach. accompanied by
pains and drawing up of the intestines.
At times 1 felt that I would die. 1 pur-
chased a bottle of Munyon's Dyspepsia
Cure and l am happy TO say that the
first dose cured me-
A. G. Austin. No. 7 Harpers Court,
South Bend, Ind, a veteran of the war,
who contracted rheumatism while in the
army, and is also suffering from the
effects of sunstroke, says: " / have been
using the Munyon Rheumatism Cure
since last Monday. ] have derived more
benefit and greater relief from the medi-
cine than any that | have ever used ttn-
deed, one feature is very remarkable;
my little finger, which has been perfectly
stiff as though it had no joint in it, and
always in my way, which l have not
been able to bend for many years, has
become supple and plant, and /. can now
close it into the palm of the hand in
natural way. | am delighted with Mum
yons medicine"
Munyon has a separate cure for eacn
disease. At all druggists, mostly 20 cents
a vial.
The news & observer., 1897-12-19
Veterans Stories.
Old Soldiers Tell About Mum
y0n's Great Victories.

Mr. D. Fl. Clark. member Of the Union
Veteran Legion, No. |, and residing at
Glenwood, W-nty-third Ward Pitts
burg. says: l suffered for twenty years
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

= - Aaa
of the heart.
During some
of the spells.
that l had it
amounted to-
almost heart
failure. These
spells were ac-
coupanied by
pains EXTEND
ing down the
left side and
arm. My case
was so severe
that the Cow
ernment in
paying me q
pension on ac-
count of it. I
The news & observer., 1897-12-19

MRS. GEORGE w. SHEPARD, Water
vliet, N. Y, says: ' l am glad tostate
that am cured from the worst form
of female weakness. Before using
Mrs. Pinkham's Remedies it seemed
that / had no strength at all. l was
in pain all over. Ibegan to feel better
after taking the first dose of Vege-
table Compound. | have used five bot
ties, and feel like new woman.
know if other suffering women would
only try it, it would help them"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-30
80 Years of Cures.
Men In n Hurry 10 Get Away After
Making Their Purchases

man entering State street book
store, made several small purchases,
threw down a dollar bill 10 pay for them,
and as soon as his package was handed
10 him turned 10 GO out. The clerk
called after him, says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
Hi, there. Don't you want your
change" and he handed the customer
the best part 90 his dollar.
That happen, every day" said the
clerk, land we give quite an amount
ct the end of the year 10 charitable or
CARNATIONS from the fund created by
change that has not been called for
1t seems as if customers have only
one idea, and that is TO get their goods
and go away"
do they ever come back for the
change?" a." ..-. g r ,.at-4: <
Very rarely, and then II is always
for change that was left somewhere
else. often wonder how such people
get through the world. And another
funny thing as, the customer never
seems TO expect the change when we
offer il TO them, that is after he has
forgotten il. You saw how that man
looked when we called him back
just as if was making him responsible
for some other mans mistake II takes
all kind Of people 10 make q world"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-30
CHIEF CAUSE.

Unhealthy ullne from unhealthy
kluurys Is the cnlet CAUSE OF bladder
troubles SO the womb, Ike the biad-
der, was created for one purpose, ana
II not dUctOIed too much Is not nab
10 Weakness OF disease, except Iii rarr
cases L. Is situated back or and very
close 10 The bladder, therefore any
pam, disease or inconvenience mau1
Tested III the kiC meas. back. bladder go.
urinary passage Is Otteh, ty mlstak-
attributed TO female WrhKntss OT womb
trouble of some sort. Tue error IS cas-
lily m DE and may De easily avoided.
To dhd out correctly. set your urine
aside for twenty toui houts; d sediment
or settling ina Gates kidney or bladder
trouble. The nv aud the eXtraordl
nary effect OF D. kilmeF's Swamt-
Root, the great kidney, and bladder
remedy is soon realized. II you need
q, medicine you should have the best.
VI druggists fifty cents aud one dollar
You may have Il sample bottle anu
pamphlet, both sent free by NAL!
H-ntlon Alma Record and send yOu
ddress To- DR. kl.m-l X Co., Bingham
Ton, y. Y. The proprietor OF this pa
per guarantee the genulneness OF this
otf-r.