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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-16
CHAPTER TX.

Hendricks sat smoking beside Welsh
all the way down town. He seemed so
deeply thoughtful that Welsh was
afraid to disturb him. Presently, how
ever, Hendricks sighed, looked into the
captains eXpectant face, and said:
MY New York case is pulling me.
l can't make head or tail of it. 1t is GER
tainly most complicated matter. You
may have read Of the Sixth avenue jew
eler who was found dead"
MY God, Mr.. Hendricks. pardon
me-" broke in Welsh, with fash of
the eyes, but this is really going too
far. Surely you don't realize my po-
sition. l have taken it on myself to
employ you with the city's money, I'D
-and-surely this is no time to be talk
ing of other cases."
Hendricks stared in surprise, bIushed.
and threw away his cigar. The cab was
slowing up at Welsh's office. Hen
bricks said nothing until they were m
side and he had closed the door; then
he coolly lighted another cigar and
went on:
You must pardon me, really, cap
tain, but | have always worked with
men who understood my awkward
ways. They usually let me alones and
forgot that you don't know my meth
DDS. | am great economist of time
when am in thinking trim, and, as
had already arrived at the only conclu-
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ITO BE Continued
ExACTING DISCIPLINE.
The Cruel Severity of an Unmerciful
Father.

The Cruel Severity of an Unmerciful
Father.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton was, during
his childhood, the victim of a severe
and cruel discipline. His father was a
man of ungovernable temper and in
regular life, who had no sympathy with
childish foibles, and whose only idea
of educating a boy was to make man
of him.
His method of teaching lad to ride
was to accompany him on vicious
black horse, and when little Philip
erred in any of the observances of good
riders, to punish him with his heavy
hunting whip. The whip had a steel
hammer at the end of a long handle;
and if at any time the owner fancied
that the child was turning out his toes,
he would not say anything, but with
cruel dexterity heal him a blow on the
foot, sharp enough to make him writhe
with pain.
Yet this Spartan severity had it's val
liable side. The elder Hamerton I'M
derstood the Importance of concentra-
ton, and if he saw the boy occupied
with several books, would say:
Take one of those books and read
it steadily. Don't potter and play with
half Dozen"
What he hated most was lie or the
shadow of lie, and so bitter was this
aversion that Philip was sometimes pun
ished unjustly. He was expected to
practice with dumb-bells Is minutes
every morning. This exercise was
taken in the garden, but before begin
ring he always looked at the clock in
the sitting-room. One day the father
met him and asked:
Have you done your Is minutes?'
eyes, papa"
THAT is not true" said his aunt, from
the next room. HE has only practiced
for ten minutes; look at the clock"
The hand stood at ten minutes past
II; and though the boy protested that
he had begun at ten minutes before the
hour, the additional lie" put his father
in fury, and he was ordered to prac-
tice continually for two hours. And
though the child was ready to drop with
fatigue long before the 120 minutes were
over, not one of them was remitted.-
! Youths CompaniOn.
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THE BOURBON NEWS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1e. 1897

there recently. Well. was trying to
account, since there has not been any
rain lately, for that naturally dry spot
of clay being soft enough to have re-
ceived such distinct footprints. On
close examination, detected the faint
semicircular mark of vessel in the
edge of the grass. and, at exactly the
right distance from it, spot where a
little water had trickled down from the
spout on the clay
sab, the watering pot!" cried Welsh
wonderful! wonderful! Now know
what all that rigmarole to the garden
er meant"
''Yes, and l found little water in it.
too, and learned that it had last night
been left on the floor when Robert de-
clared that he usually hung it up, and on
the bottom of it the stupid rainmaker
had left trace of the very clay in
which we found the footprints But !
am too fast; foryou remember, as stood
at the big tracks, 1 sighted along over
the fence at my umbrella on the lawn. -
81 remember" said Welsh. with "a
laugh. "And L own 1 thought you
were making blooming ass of your
| self, and simply pretending to make
Investigations when you knew you
were wholly at sea. But what were you
doing it for?"
when 1 got my bearings in that
way, calculated that the handle of
my umbrella was just about where her
sleeve must have been when she was
bending over. AS I sighted along at
| it, [ saw that if bullet were fired from
where I stood and passed through her
| sleeve it must-as it would naturally
| GO in a straight line-strike a certain
portion of the wall of the conservatory
beyond her, 1 found, on examining the
wall, that it had not"
$50 you knew no shot had been fired -
calculated the captain.
'No, mot that" returned Hendricks
''for there were the specks on the gown
you know. l was, you see, convinced
that the specks were made by revolver
at short range, and a woman of nerve
made them, captain, for the ball passed
very near the arm
81 begin to see what you suspect,
said Welsh, "but I am so much aston
ished that I am unable to grasp it all
Surely she could not be-
SWAT till I have finished" the detect
i've interrupted. Don't jump to con
illusions. don't think you were watch
ing my work in the mayors study, fol
you seemed on pins and needles to gel
away"
"You don't mean that you did moi
really want to write that note?"
''No; for 1 wanted her to do il" sale
| the detective, with a smile, taking from
his pocket the threatening letter ad
dressed to the mayor, and the note
Lillian Walters had written at his die
tation.
| ITO RE CyONJTTNTrEn I
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THE IRONY OF FATE.

He had fought in many a battle and es-
capped without a wound;
He had met Stampeded cattle and had
bravely held his ground;
He had hunted in Montana and been snow
bound on the plain.
And he'd sojourned in Havana when the
plague was raising Cain.
He had crossed the stormy ocean many
times without miShap;
He'd recovered from a potion fixed up by
jealous Jap.
he had been a reckless rover from the
moment of his birth,
Ard had travelled almost over every por-
ton of the earth.
He encountered every danger that you've
ever read about;
HE had been Texas ranger and a reck-
less army scout
But the moral, if there's any, in this
humble little tale,
is that he died from stepping on an ancient
rusty nail.
Cleveland Leader.
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The Fortune TeIIer,s TIP.

She-I went to a fortune teller to-
day, just for d lark, and she told me a
lot of things.
He-Yes, some of them hit it pretty
closely, but 1 hope you don't think
there is anything supernatural about
their powers. They use just shrewd
Judgment, that is all.
THAT may be true, dear; she told me
l was married to a man who fell fan
short of what 1 deserved. Indiana
oils Journal.
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Never There.

Shineby-Why is it, Bob, people never
laugh when 1 say a witty thing?
Bosom Friend-My dear boy, L don't
know, I'm sure! Never remember be-
ing present on such an OCCASION
Brooklyn Life.
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Her Own Cake. To.

Mrs. Newlywed - I'm going To
sprinkle a little poison on this piece OF
angel cake and put it where the mics
will get it; think it will kill them.
Mr.. Newlywed-Why, of course it
will! But why do you put the poison
on it?-Puck.
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His status.

City Man tamong the Allegash hil.sl
Your neighbor. Deacon Shenbark, is
pretty -ah--"close, isn't he?
Abner APp'edry-Close?z He's too
blamed stingy to entertait his own
opinions. IN Y. journal.
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Efectual Remedy.

Briggs is always complaining about
his lonesomeness. In his case it's a
disease, and he ought to take some
thing for it,
Great Scott! Haven't you heard?
He's going to take wife."-Chicago
Tribune.
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More Than Even,

did you ever get even with that glra
that took your job in the Officer"
you may judge for yourself. mar
rIed her, she holds the job, and there il
only one of us that ever does a stroke
Of work" .Detroit Free Press.
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Be n BOOkkeeper.

Student-How would you advise me
to go about collecting library?
Professor-Well, I'll tell you how l
managed it. When L was young L
bought books and lent them. Now l
borrow books and keep them.-Easton
Democrat.
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An Another.

Beggar-I hev poor sick wife at
home dat has no appetite. Could yer
spare me quarter ter git suthin' ter
give her an appetite?
Lady-Why, yes; but what are you
going to get her?
Beggar-Tm goin' ter advertise an
git her job. Dere is nuthin' like work
ter give woman an appetite.-Judge.
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What She Haa.a

Mrs. Jagsby tat the head of stairs.
five a. M -What is that noise? Is that
you, Mr.. Jagsby, falling upstairs?
Mr.. Jagsby (thiekly)-N- m'tiear.
The noise you (hic) hear, thash Just
the (hic) break o day!-N. Y. Journal.
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reason DethroneI.

Anxious Mother want an order to
send my daughter to an insane asylum
for treatment. She is going to marry
man 80 years older than herself.
Judge-Why, madam, girls marry old
men every day, and are not considered
insane.
Anxious Mother-Yes, but the old
man my daughter wants to marry is
poor.-N. Y. Weekly.
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UnjustIy Accused.

Don't borrow trouble, Jack. What's
the use?"
Borrow trouble? Who said l was
borrowing trouble? I've got trouble to
lend!"-Chicago Record.
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Back to the Old Proposition.

Miss Perkinson-My ancestors canII
over in the Mayfower.
Miss Westlake-Indeed! l suppose
you were too young, though, to remem-
her much about it, weren't you?-Chi
cago News.
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The Doctors Mission

SherWho's sick at your house?
He-No one.
why, L thought saw the doctors
carriage at your door, this morning?,
You did. He was there trying to col
lect a bill. "-YOnkers Statesman
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sion possible in your case. at least at this
stage, 1 was working on the other mat
ter L mentioned"
Conclusion What conclusion?"
cried Welsh.
''Why, thought you were following
me step by step, up at the mayors;
though now do recall that you made
one or two proposals that rather seemed
to indicate lack of proper caution"
"'Why, saw absolutely nothing" re-
piled Welsh. ITO be frank, thought
you were helplessly stumped, and were
simply trying to Kill time and make a
favorable impression on the ladies'"
81 was trying TO be agreeable, Welsh,
confess it. That's my style. 1t makes
an unpleasant job pleasanter to all
concerned. If You ever have to hand
cuff woman, tell her she has pretty
wrists, and she won't mind it half so
much"
81 am at sea-" said Welsh, ''and COM
pietely overheard"
Hendricks leaned back, threw his feet
on desk and chewed the end of his
cigar. 81 did not expect to find what 1
discovered up there" he said, musingly,
''but when once got started the whole
chain of circumstances began to unroll,
and was so easy to follow that l felt
as if were playing with a toy. could
have kicked myself for having to APP
pear to take it all so seriously. was
tempted to make joke of it. When
| hol I n6 10
down my hand and say: Look here, |
hold so and so, and I'll bet my reputa-
ton you haven't thing!'"
I'm still in deep water" said Welsh.
81 saw the bullet hole, her tracks, the
| fellows tracks, and that was all. The
nervousness of the ladies and the may
Or's anxiety absorbed me-"
Il did not go there to sympathize
with anyone" answered the detective.
81 was looking for facts. But follow me
now, and draw your own conclusions
as we go. Well, what was the first in
congruous thing that happened after
we arrived? Why, if you remember,
Mrs. Walters said she was sure she
heard the report before she felt the ball
pass through her sleeve. The distance
was about 100 yards, and if the differ
ence were noticeable at all it would
have been, scientifically, you know, ex-
actly the reverse"
''But surely" protested Welsh, you'd
hardly expect an excited woman to be
correct about such a minor detail as
that"
Mrs. Walters was not excited,
Hendricks answered. 'You must have
noticed that. If she had been, should
not have made point there. However
that was only little thing to start
from, but it was sufficient, as found
out later. The next thing did was tc
examine the hole in her sleeve. What
did 1 do that for? To find out if it were
made by bullet. It was rather toe
dark in the house to see well, but out
in the sunlight I, got another look.
saw that it really was a.bullet hole.
noticed a few black specl1s on the cloth
| but without being openly imDertinent
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The Safest Way.

Borax (refectively)-I wish 1 knew
how to tell woman's age.
Samjones-The best way to tell it is
in soft and gentle whisper.-N. Y
Truth.
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Related Some Way,

The store was kept by Meredith.
Within that country town,
Where I wrote verse that didn't sell
And run my credit down.
Yet one thing kept my spirits up.
1t was the pleasant myth.
That, though no kin to Lytton,
Was OWN Meredith.
Louisville Courier Journal.
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The Greatest of These.

81 suppose your wife belongs to the
usual charitable societies in the
church?''
81 don't know. She belongs to soma
uncharitable societies in the church"
Detroit Journal.
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The Proner Thing.

Clerk wouldn't like to cut this
piece of lace just for one yard, madam;
and, besides, that isn't enough to trim
anything.
Shopper-Oh! 1 didn't want it for
trimming; but it's so nice to have a
piece of lace around the house as an
heirloom, you know?-Puck.
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The Same Thing.

Lord De Broke-Er-er-will you
marry me, Miss Ten Stryke?
Miss Ten Stryke-No, l won't, but
might negotiate lean for you with
father.--N. Y. Truth.
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Pride Goeth Before n Fall.

u
Oh, why should the spirit of scorcher be
proud?
Like fast-fiitting meteor, a fast-fying
cloud,
He striketh a stone where the coasting is
steep,
And straightway it knocketh him all in a
heap.
L. A W. Bulletin.
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Off the Team.

THAT was shabby trick they played
On Hafbak to force him off the football
team"
81 hadn't heard of it. What did they
do?"
"Chloroformed him one night and
cut his hair."-Chicago Post.
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Quite Likely.

Il think we have met before"
Quite likely; ! used TO be bill col.
lector.
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atural.

THAT man Davis is clearly not fit TO
be father"
''Why?"
''His child is a week and a half old
and he hasn't expressed the belief that
it recognizes m."-Chicago News
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One Other Exclamation.

THAT joke" he said, lis no good"
whats the matter with it?"
"Why, 1 never saw the point of it
at all until it was explained to me,
and when a diagram has to be sent
along with the joke it is evident that
something is wrong with the joke"
"Or with the reader.''-Chicago Post
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Too Many Amendments

TOO Many Amen I'M enTs.
HE is now physical wreck"
He used to have strong constitu-
ton"
Il know. But the doctors have
amended it several times u n. y.
World.
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The British embassy in W,

The British embassy in Washing
ton costs the people of England about
$4,000 a year, or two-thirds as much as
the expense of our whole state depart
ment. The German embassy costs about
100000; the French about $4,000 AID
the Italian about GO, 600.
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LITERAL OBEDIENCE.

Doctor-What, taking bathI Why,
you will kill yourself, man.
Patient-But, doctor, you told me to-
take the pills in water-Punchinello
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Too Much of n DOwry.

YES" he said thoughtfuIIy, 1T is
true that am welded to my art, but"
He paused and shook his head regret
fully.
C. I must admit that / have been
greatly disappointed in the matter of
her dowry. Chicago Post.
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Not What 1t Ought to BE.

Not What 1t Ought to Be.
Patron-Did you see this steak
broiled?
Waiter-No, sab.
Patron-I wish you would investi-
gate. 1 have suspicion that it was
tanned.-Detroit Free Press.
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What beastly cold you've got, Sam!
Where did you get it?"
cts not a cold; it's hay fever. 1 got
it dancing with that grass widow the
other night. Punch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-29

ment assay office to make test or ms method Of producing gold from baser metal, and he continues to as- sert his success In such opera tons. The government assayer could secure no results and so stated. MT. Brice claims to have pro- duced gold and silver to the value of $l,S91 from a ton of pure antimony. He describes all of his process except the use of m certain secret ingredient. Other great alchemists have been very frank up to certain point and then they have been as close as a clam. If MT. Brice can make gold as he says he can he doesn't need to tell anybody, and if he keeps quiet a few years and attends strictly to business he will be all right But if he exhibits a willing ness to let some dear friends take stock in his enterprise and thus assist him in it's development the dear friends will do well to be wary. The earth shaking Keely motor hasn't noted" yet, and there was time when it
 seemed likely to ''revolutionize the worlds industries" right off.
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MORE TROUBLE.

Oh Lord! More trouble about as- phalt. A new feature of asphalt pave ment deterioration is under investiga- tion in Rochester. A hitherto unex- plained crumbling of the asphalt, even when laid on practically solid foun- dation, is now ascribed by some of the theorists to the>effect of escaping gas. Its effect on the pavement is said to be in the withdrawal of the oil from the asphalt, thus taking the life" or the cohesion, out of it. Investigation, in places where much difficulty has been found in keeping the pavement in re- pair showed the presence between the asphalt and the concrete foundation of a slimy, tar-like substance, accompa- nied by a strong odor of gas.
 Wonder how six inches of dirt on top of the asphalt would affect things Would it keep the oil in?
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SOME SOLEMN FIGURES.

At last there is serious discussion of the pension figures, and it may lead to some action that has long been needed. There are now 976,914 names on the pension rolls. One in seventy of the entire population of the country is drawing a pension from the United States treasury, and about one in twen- ty of the males over twenty-one years old.
 During the last fiscal year the pay ments for pensions, not including the cost of the service, were s141, ,990, ,936. .75. or very nearly $142, 900, OO0 This is equiv alent to $2 per year for every man, wo- man and child in the country and to $7 year for every male adult. In other words, every pensioner receives on the average each year $2 each from seventy men, women and children, or $7 each from twenty male adults.
 Commissioner Evans wants the pen- sion rolls published in detail It should be done. And then there should be thorough and systematic dealing with the frauds.
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SYMPHONY oRcH EsrRA CONCEPT

SYMPHONY ORCH ESTHfA CONCERTS.
 New Haven has Symphony orches- tra among it's blessings and "privi- leges." This orchestra has high aspira- tions and aims. It has made worthy achievement and is constantly pressing onward to still loftier conquests in it's art. Its work and worth are we'll ap- preciated by all who know what they mean. Those who do appreciate them will be pleased by the announcement that the orchestra is to give a series of concerts, if the subscription in ad- vance is large enough to warrant the undertaking, and they will hope that it will be large enough. It most certainly should be. New Haven should take a proper pride in such an organization as the Symphony Orchestra is, and should show it's pride in a practical way. As we have just seen, the football player is worthy of his fame and of sixteen thousand spectators when he prances and rolls in the arena. Surely the New Haven Symphony Orchestra is worthy Of the encouragement which would be given by thousand appreciators pres- ent at each one of the proposed concerts and uplifted by that art of which the poet truly says:
 'Of all the arts, great music is the art
 TO False the Soul above all earthly storms. J,
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BREEZY.

Tom-'There goes breezy, the artist" !" Jack-"What kind-tonsorial or concert hall ll?"-Chicago News.
 "Dodsworth, your wife seems to be 8 woman of commanding presence" :" Commanding presence! By love, sir, my wife can command when she's ab- sent. .''-Chicago Record.
 Hallroom-"Who's the star boarder at your placer" Mansard--"A doctor! Before each meal he tells about the dangers and disasters resulting from over-eating, you know."-New York Journal
 Little Johnny-'May I wake the baby, mamma?' Mamma-"Why do you want to wake the baby?" Little Johnny-"So's I can play on my drum.'' Answers.
 Spogs-"Was it not disgraceful, the way in which sniggs snored in church to-day?' Stuggs-'I should think it was. Why, he woke us all up."-Tit- Bits.
 Maude-"George. dear, I wish you wouldn't knock at the front door when you call" George-''Then how slal, I enter?" Maude-"With ring."-Chi- cdgO NeWS,
 Before the Scrap.-Hooley-"D veg hear about Casey quittin' wor-rk at noon yisterday?" Dooley-"Oi did not Phwot med 'im?" Hooley-"Shure. it wor tn twilve-o'clock whistle. Judge.
 T am afraid that actors sometimes deceive us about the salaries they get. " remarked the mild-mannered citizen, "No," replied the keen observer; they may think they do; but they don't''- Washington Star.
 Aunt Prudence-'1 see in the paper that they are going to build sky scraper in Pittsburg" Uncle Ebenezer well, they need one. It's so black now there that full moon is in danger of gittin' ost"-Puck. Landlady-"The price of this room is 90 marks. Will that suit you?" Stu nt-'Perfectly." Landlady-'HThen Lyou can't have it. A man who meekIR