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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
HUMOROUS.

-She-"How do you account for the
enormous increase of the English spar
row in American" He-"They're too
ugly to go on women's hats."-Chicago
Record.
Mrs Brown-"I hear that the man
Miss Gray is to marry is quite wealthy"
Mrs. White-"Yes, understand that he
is in immoderate circumstances Dos
ton Transcript.
-'What kind of language was that
you were talking to baby, just now,
mammal" said little Ethel. That's
baby talk, my DEAR" replied the mother.
"And did L once understand that,
mamma? "-Yonkers Statesman.
-Precarious Marriage.-'Here's the
account of a, couple who were married
on bicycles. What on earth could have
possessed them?" "Oh, fancy they
were trying to outdo the idiots who
marry on four dollars a week."-De-
troit Journal.
Philadelphia Maxwell, you can
make all the fun you want to of our
slowness, but I know one country chap
who came here and made 100000 in
three months" New Yorker-'Is that
so? How did he make it?" Philadel-
phian-"Gota job in the mint" -Cincin-
natl CommercialTribune.
Scene: Aldershot Maneuvers.-Sol
der supposed to have been wounded is
brought to surgeons tent by bearers.
Bearer (reporting) = Severe scalp
wound, sir, accompanied with insen-
sibeelity." Surgeon-''Well, what have
you done?" Bearer -" Dressed the
wound, sir, and gave him little whus-
key and water" Surgeon-"Whiskey
and water! How did you expect an in
sensible man to swallow that?" Bear.
er-"He aXed fort, sirl"-Tit-Bits
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
EARLY DAYS IN WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Adams Made a Drying-Rcom for
Her Clothes of the East Room.

Mrs. Adams Made n Drying-Rcom for
Her Clothes of the East Room.
Congress first assembled in the new
capitol on November II, 1900; and John
Adams, then president, took his abode
in the executive mansion. Neither the
capitol nor the executive mansion was
fully completed. The proportions OF
the house seemed to Mrs. Adams as
grand and superb" The plan was
taken from the palace of the duke of
Leinster in Dublin. IF they will put me
up some bells and let me have wood
enough to keep fires" wrote Mrs. Ad-
ans, Il design to be pleased" But,
though literally in the woods, no one
could be found to cut and cart firewood.
The few cords of wood that had been
provided had been expended to dry the
cured through a treasury clerk, deliv-
cred cord and a half Of wood, (which
is wrote Mrs. Adams, "au we have
for this house, where II fires are con-
stantly required, and we are told the
roads will soon be so bad that it cannot
be drawn"
The society ladies were impatient
for a drawing-room" in the executive
mansion, and this when Mrs. Adams
had mo looking glasses but dwarfs, 81
and mot a twentieth part lamps
enough to light the house" There was
no inclosure, and she made a drying
room for her clothes of the great east
room. The original cost of the white
house is said to have been a little more
than 100000, and something more than
that amount was expended in restoring
it (after its destruction by fire in 1910.
and in the building of the north and
south porticos. -EX-President Harrison,
in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
Barred from the Polls.

Italian Catholics are still barred from
taking part in parliamentary elections
by papal command-which, according
to an official notice just published in the
Osservatore Romano, the recognized or
gan of the vatican, remain in full force.
To what extent these ecclesiastical Or
ders are obeyed may be judged from the
fact that not over 40 per cent. of the
registered voters went to the polls al
the last general election. 1t remains
with the pontiff to remove this prohi-
bition when he sees fit, and to send the
Catholic electors to the urns, either in
behalf of the monarchy or else of the re-
public. This condition of affairs must
therefore for a considerable time to
come influence in no small degree the
policy of the Italian government toward
the church.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25

Long before they reached the public
square the firing had ceased. Overtah-
ing his little command, which the se:-
geant had wisely halted 'for orders"
as soon as the shots were heard, Lam
bert led them a. double time.
''Put a stop to anything they're at.
I'll be after you with the whole COM
pany," Close had shouted after him.
The deputy marshal had disappeared.
Mr.. Parmelee somewhere ahead?"
painted the lieutenant to the sergeant
trotting by his side.
Somewhere behind, sir. He'll come
gallopin' in after we get there-per
haps."
The road led into town from the
northeast. Lambert could see the rail
way embankment and the old wooden
bridge before they rounded the turn
from which they came in sight of the
belfry and the roofs. Somebody had
begun to ring the bell, and there came
the sound of shouting with an OCCASION
al shrill yell. Then mora shots, a
short suffering fusillade, and more
shouts, suggestively deriSive and farther
away.
whats going on, do you suppose"
asked Lambert of his bulky secoad in
steadying the absurd long sword then
worn by our sergeants, and the other
clanping his rife at the right shoulder.
puffingly answered.:
''Havin' some fun with The sheriff
He had niger posse guardin' the jail
Folks wouldn't stand it,
Another minute of running brought
them to the outskirts of the struggling
town. Women and children could be
| seen peering eXcitedly towards the
square. Two very small boys, hearing
the heavy tramp, tramp of the infantry,
turned and scuttled away for the shell
ter of an open door. Three hundred
yards ahead man in his shirt sleeves
popped around a corner, looked keenly
at the coming squad and popped back
again. When Lambert, leading his men
| by dozen PAGES, came dancing around
| that same corner and found himself at
| the northeast angle of the plaza, this
| same citizen was seated on the nearest
| porch, placidly smoking corn-cob pipe
and reading Il newspaper, his boots
braced against wooden pillar and his
chair tilted back against the wall.
! In similar attitudes of exaggerated
| calm, farther along in the direction Of
| the post office. were one or two other
| gentlemen of Tugaloo. Only around
| Cohen S mercantile emporium was there
faintest sign of excitement. There one
or two trembling, pallid clerks were
busting about and putting up the
shutters. The gang of negroes ordina-
rily loating around the plaza had totally
vanished Lambert, expecting to finl
himself in the presence of surging
mob, came to a sudden halt in sheer
surprise. The squad slowed down" at
| a sign from their sergeant, and then,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
"MUSf GIT BACK -

We peen IN town month or two
Come here expectin' might stay
Bout all my Gays with little Sue
An even yit. perhaps, may.
ur she hangs round my neck so tight
mat, though / know L orter pack.
can't raise the spunk to saw to-nipb+.
must git back"
They make it pleasant fur me here
Sue an her husband I must own
An sence mas gone, it would appear
I'm better off than I'd be home
But dunno; to settle down
some way can't jist git the knack.
An now, fore winter gifts aroun
must git back.
1t seems ungrateful like, I know:
Fur when 1 come-the very night
The things she'd brought from Cedar row
Was the first things to meet my sight.
See, dad" she cried, it's just the same
Your slippers, pipe, and chair and sack"
Why. sir, the thought that minute came:
Il must git back
Why, bless your soul, this amt no place
Fur an old chap as rough as me;
There amt enough of air or space
Or elbow-room-fur'S I can See
Why, have watched the sky through all
This Injun summer through a crack
Between two buildin's, an this fall
I'm goin' back.
It's lonesome on the farm, know,
Now that I'll have to stay alone;
But mad be sure to feel jest so
An long, as do, fer her own.
1 b'lieve when hev piled the wood
Upon the hearth, blazin stack
If there was jest a way she could,
That she'd come back
Mebbe she can; / amt so wise
That can say such things that can't be;
There may be things hid from my eyes
That's meant to be a help to me.
So I'll go home an sort O. wait
An if there's any path or track
Why, mother'll find it, soon or late
An come right back.
-Chica go Journal.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
The First Railroad In .mer,c.

Gridley Bryant, n civil engineer, in
1896, projected the first railroad in the
United States. 1t was built for the pur-
pose of carrying granite from the quar-
ries of Quincy, Mass, to the nearest
tidewater. It's length was four miles,
including branches, and its first cost
$4,000. The sleepers were of stone and
were laid across the track eight feet
apart. Upon rails OF wood, six inches
thick, wrought-iroD plates, three inches
wide and a quarter of an inch thick,
were spiked. At the crossings stone
rails were used, and as the wooden
rails became unserviceable they were
replaced by others of stone.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
A Wonderful Flower.

The Flor del Espiritu Santo, or Holy
Ghost flower, found in the region Of
the Isthmus of Panama. has within ita
petals the perfect image of Il dove. The
leaves are very pale green in color, as
though in harmony with the delicate
purity of the blossom, which is of ala.
baster whiteness. In the center of thu
blossom, nesting in its very heart, is
the perfect image of a dove. Right ID.
the cup of the blossom, with the snow"
white canopy about it. rests this wcn'
drous image, it's delicately nodded wings
dropping, half-eXtended at its side. IT.
gold-tinted head bent slightly forward.
and its tiny, crimson-tipped bill almost
touching it's snowy breast.-Cincinnats
ENQUIRER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
TeIeyrapber 30 the Queen.

There are few appointments at court
in England entailing greater degrees
of labor and discretion than that OF
chief telegrapher TO the queen. an OF
flee which has just been conferred upon
Malcolm Riley. Her majesty's teie'
graphic correspondence. not only with
her relatives. ministers and officials in
the United Kingdom. but also with her
llinsfolk abroad. is something enor-
nous, and 1T will scarcely be credited
that she writes nearly every message
in her own hand. not on blanks. but o.
ordinary sheets of note paper. adorned
with the royal cipher and the name d
the palace where she may haprea to be
residing at the Chicago Views.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25

closing up their rank, marched silently
ahead in quick time.
'Where's the jail ?'' asked Lambert of
his subordinate.
Round there behind the next corner,
SIR, where the bell isl
Three or four prominent citizens
came strolling out of the saloon near
the post office, their hands in their
pockets and guilds of exaggerated size
in their cheeks. The bet, under the
impulse of unseen hands, was still vio-
Iently ringing; otherwise an almost
Sabbath stiffness pervadcd the town of
Tugaloo. At the corner lay gaunt
uuadruped, blood trickling from its nos
trils and from a shot-ho;e in the side
sole Indication of recent battle. The
rail door stood obliquely open to the de-
clining sun. The barred windows were
tightly closed.
''Put a stop to anything they're at "
repeated Lambert to himself. "But
what are they at? How on earth can I
find out?'
Like those of the jail behind it the
windows of the little meeting house
were closed, and apparently boarded up
from within. The doutle doors IN
front were tightly shut and decorated
in one or two places with bullet holes.
The bell kept up it's furious din. Ham
mer the door with the butt Of your
rife" said the lieutenant, annoyed to
see that such of the populace as began
to appear were looking on in unmistak-
able amusement.
Guess they're all down in the cellar,
lieutenant,' said tall civilian. Want
any of 'em? Reckon they'll come up f
you'll tell Squire Parmelee to shout.
Don't seem to see him, though And
the grinning countryman was present
ly Joined by one or two of his friends.
Lambert simply did not know what to
make of the situation. Sergt. Nc
Bride was going around hammering at
| one shutter after another and mutter-
| ing about ''darned fools inside" A cor
poral with two men had explored the
| two rooms of the primitive building
| used as jail, and now came out to say
! there was nobody there. which seemed
| to tickle the fancy of the rallying pop
| ing clanlor and Lambert was waxing
both nervous and indignant. The alb
sence of the civil officers of the law
| the deputy marshal or sheri1f-ren-
dered him practically powerless to act.
He could not pitch into the people for
| standing around with their hands in
their pockets and looking amused.
There was nothing hostile or threaten
ing in their manner. They were even
disposed 10 be friendly-is when they
| saw Lambert take rifle with evident
intention of battering in the door, they
shouted TO him in genuine concern:
Don't do that, lieutenant. Those fell
| lows will be shootin' up through the
floor neNf. The squire'll he along pres
entity. let him do it"
Presently the squire did come, still
"white about the gills," as a sergeant
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
CROSS AGAINST CRESCENT.
The Cause of Greece the Cause of Ali
ChristendOm.

ChflsIehuOm.
Crete is little island, Greece is lit
tie kingdom The cause of Greece and
of Crete is now the cause of christen-
dom, as, ages ago, the cause of all the
world was the cause of Greece and
Crete. What is Marathon? A Grecian
plain. What is Sa.amis? n bay in the
Aegean sea. Yet on Marathon and
Saiamis once depended the political
destinies of the world. If Persian
power had prevailed all over Greece, it
world have prevailed all over Europe,
and centuries after it would have
crossed the Atlantic ocean.
How many people consider the polit-
icai meaning of the eastern victories of
Alexander the Great? The Macedonian
conqueror, no doubt, acted from per-
sonal ambition; yet, without knowing
it, he was fighting for the salvation of
Europe. Here IN America we feel to-
day the influence of the victories of AL
eXander the Great; for they were the
invincible barrier against Asiatis pa
ganism. Greece was, indeed, pagan at
that time; but Grecian paganism had
been touched by the Hebrew faith and
law and prophets; and more than one
Greek philosopher was in sympathy,
without knowing the cause, with the
existing and the coming revelation of
celestial grace in the Holy Land.
Where Xerxes failed, Mohammed
succeeded. He flooded southeastern
Europe with the desolating cause OF
Islam. But the Christian powers OF
Europe then saw their danger, and re-
sisted the Arabian food; but since that
time they have not done their duty
The Crusaders should have continued
their work until the crescent was driven
out of Europe and western Astia.
On little Crete it may depend, by he1
own acts, and the sympathy of brother.
hood which she excites throughout the
Christian world, to annihilate the
victory which Turkey won in 1856 over
all Christian Europe, even over her de-
Tenders, England and France. The
terrible mutiny in British India was g
direct consequence of the victory of Tur
| key in the Crimean war and in the
| treaty of Paris, for the Mohammedar
ambition of the east was excited by the
Mohammedan victory in Europe. Eng
| land aidedto win that awful victory, aRC
she suffered the awful consequences
Let England take warning. When the
Ottoman empire shall be broken dowI
forever, there will be no danger from
Mohammedan ambition in India
Even Mohammedan fatalism will aid il
keeping the peace throughout India
Rosary Magazine.
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Parmelee looked helpless and de.
spondent. .'Somethin's got to be DONE"
he said, s'or these rebels'll ride right
over you. Why, every man you sees
had hand in this Jail delivery. w. had
great trouble 'restin' those three
scoundrels: the marshal's been after
'em a month, and he ought to have met
US here, IS l telegraphed him. We
fetched 'em here at four o'clock this
anything about it, an the soldiers ought
to have stood by us until the marshal
came. Stead of that, they went on to
camp and left us all alone. and just as
soon as these people found out who
were jailed an saw we had no soldiers
to guard 'em, why, 1 couldn't do nothin'
They just took my horse and-they'd
have hung me, s'pose, if I'd been fool
enough to stay. just escaped with ny
life. You've just got here, lieutenant.
You don't begin to know what hell
hole this is. These people are the worst
kind o rebs. Capt'n Close-evep he
wouldn't b'lieve it, but reckon he does
now, after the tongue-lashin' them fel
lers gave him"
But Mr.. Parmelee's description of the
Situation was interrupted by the com.
ing of Capt. Close himself. Dressed
precisely as when Lambert had last
seen him at camp, with no more sem
blance of rank or authority than was
to be found in weather-beaten pair Ct
shoClder-straps on his cheap flannel
blouse, without sash or sword, but with
huge army ''Colt" strapped about his
waist, the commander of the company
came strolling around the corner of the
Jail, looking curiously about it's door and
windows as though in search of signs
of the recent ARRAY.
Thought you told me they'd shot
the door into tooth-picks," said he. 81
don't see no signs of bullets"
Come round here an youil see 'em
wasn't goin' to let my men be shot like
cattle in pen. I got 'em out O. there
soon s we saw the crowd a-comin'"
Then you didn't even show fight
didn't even attempt to hold your prison
nrS ?" exclaimed Close. in high duGgeon
| ''Why, great Peter! man, your birds just
walked ont without anyone's helpin
'em. You and your cowardly gang
walked off and let 'em go; an they've
| taken our mule. That's the worst of il
taken our mule to replace that dam
carcass there, that Belonged to the
father of one of the boys you brought
| in this mornin'. He told the truth bout
it then, when he rode into camp an said
Your posse had shot his mule an threat
cned to shoot him. What sort of sand
heap were you raised on, anyhow
Why, f baby in the town L como from
had shown as little grit as you and you
folks have, its own mother would hav
| drowned it in the mill-race."
fro BE CONTINUED
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
THROUGH SIX CENTURIES.

Long Feud Between Two Families
Brought to Close Amid Mirth.
It is seldom in this workaday age
that one encounters a genuine family
feud, inherited from sire to son through
ne less than six centuries. Such feud
actually existed in the dominions of
Queen Victoria until a short time ago,
and it's final settlement was brought
about by the righteousness of boy OF
nine.
The two leading Anglo-Irish families
in Ireland have long been the FitZ-Ger-
aids and the Buffers. From being COM
rades in arms of the invading strong
bow they became by degrees rival
haronS and fierce contestants for the
vice sovereignty of their adopted coun-
try. In the wars of the roses the But
lers sided with the white rose of Lam
caster, the Fitz-Geralds with the red
rose of York. Factions gathered around
in the two great houses, and the bitter
feud brought forth death and bloodshed
from as early as 1850 down to the viii
liamite wars. The Buffers, whose CHIEF
had obtained the dignity of earl of
Ormonde, succeeded in crushing the
power of the elder branch of the Fitz-
Geralds, earls of Desmond. 1t is told of
warlike Desmond that while being
borne prisoner on the locked shields of
his feudal foes clansmen the Buffers
tainted him with the bitter words:
where is now the proud Fitz-Ger-
ald?"
To which the indomitable earl AN
swered:
"Fitz-Gerald is where he ought to be
on the necks of the Buffers"
This proud reply will give an idea o.
the intensity of the strife.
Now, it happened that her majesty's
Irish viceroy gave garden party at the
viceregal lodge at Dublin, and thither
were hidden by accident the marquis of
Ormonde, head of the Butler family
familiar to the Americans through his
yachting interests), and the little duke
of Leinster, boyish chieftain of thd
house of Fitz-GeraId. With the duke,
who was not quite eight years of age,
came his widowed mother, one of the
beautiful Duncombe sisters. !
The duchess of Leinster lost sight OF
her son for a space, and, in going to
look for the lad, found him engaged in
earnest conversation with tall, elderly
gentleman, in whom she was surprised
to recognize the marquis of Ormonde.
What was her horror when, on APP
preaching nearer, she distinctly heard
the youthful Geraldine remark in some
what slangy phrase:
"Well, [ suppose I ought to punch
your head on account of the feud; but
I say, you know, you're too jolly decent
a chap for that. Can't we shake hands
and call it square?''
With the utmost gravity Lord Or
monde grasped the small hand of his
hereditary foe, and when the. amused
mother came to congratulate them on
the happy settlement of 600 years of
bitterness she found the young hopeful
perched, like his famous ancestor. on
the neck of the Butler.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-25
MADE 1T A MILK STEW.
The Cannibal Chief Gratified the Last
Wish OF His Fair Victim.

The Cannibal Chief Gratified the Last
Wish OF His Fair Victim.
She was fair to look upon. Waves of
face like breakers over glistening sands
under a summer sun. Her bejeweled
fingers were clasped in supplication and
her brown eyes were filed with tears.
The cannibal chief gazed down upon
her. The gloating Of thirst for human
gore sent the warm blood rioting
through his evil face. He drew his
knotted war club and sent it swinging
in concentric circles around his fuzzy,
wool-tossed head.
Monsieur will not spare me?" asked
the fair music hall singer, once the
beautiful idol of Paris.
She had charmed men by her magic
sway and as she spoke the rugged fea-
lures of the swart chieftain relaxed.
A kindly light came into his albumenous
eyes.
''Ah, you pitee," sighed the maiden.
"Spare me life, monsieur"
Amoslalsidecus, leader of the canni-
pals, battered.
A rattle of stewpans filled his ears and
fork and knife rang against delftware
plates with portentous sound. His fol-
lowers clamored for human stew and
would not be gainsaid.
Impossible" he said, and swung the
great war club high in the air.
''Then, monsieur" sighed the maiden.
81 make but uR Iast-vhat you call
heem Pun request before die
Woman" made answer the lord OF
the cannibals. name the boon you
crave and it shall be yours"
The fair singer toyed with a wisp OF
her chestnutty hair and her young soul
welled up from the limpid depths of her
tear-filled eyes.
Set ees. monsieur" she said, ''Zat
eef you must eat me, Eat | be boiled ia
meelk."-N. \. Herald.