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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
A Republican View.

THE following is reprint in part of
an editorial in the Paris Reporter Re
publican) under the caption "By-Laws:"
1.-The discussion of the Bank tax ques-
ton led US to investigate the qualifica-
tions of members of the City Council
AID incidentally to look up some of
the history of couple of that body.
Page of the Bylaws and Ordinances
ct tie City of Paris defines the quail
fications of members of that honorable
body. 1t reads thus: Members of
the Council shall be qualified voters in
the city, residents of the ward for
which they stand for at least six
months prior to the election, shall hold
no other civil offic :, nor be directly OF
Indirectly interested in any contract
with said city-the absence of any of
these qualifications shall render a per-
son Ineligible as a member of such
board, and it shall be the duty of the
Council to so declare ana to proceed to
ill such vacancy-shOuld any officer of
said city be directly or indirectly in
terested as agent or principal in any
contract with said city he shall thereby
vacate his office and the contract en-
tered into before said officer vacates
his office shall be null and void -
eve have called attention to these
very rigid utterances to discuss the at
tltude of Messrs. Remington and Ash
brook.
Last spring the city undertook to re-
wise and adopt a set of ordinances. A
wholly useless and unnecessary un
dertaking. MIR. Ashbrook was paid the
sum of $500 for compiling said ordi-
nances, thereby vacating his office, for
urder the ordinances he could not re-
cieve pay as Councilman, nor as at
torney. Furthermore the city has in
it's employ as attorneys the firm of
Rogers & Moore who certainly ought
to have performed tits service. Mr..
Remington was paid about $I75 to
print, publish, etc.. these rehashed
Cynthiana ordinances He was d.
rectly interested in the printing con-
tract and thereby, if words mean any,
thing, forfeited his office.
III these two members have shy the
act vacated there offices the ordi-
nances and other acts performed by
them would necessary be void.
Now there may have been the usual
lodging and winking and tend-like by
which these gentlemen did not .'con-
tract" but court ought to be asked
to pass upon these things, unless our
view is altogether at fault. Mr.. Ash
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Failed tn Tempt Her

Clerk-Talk about closefsted men
Why, that woman just going out at the
door could give any man | ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh, it's woman's ma
ture to haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't haggle. She
selected her things and paid for them
without word, but during the 19 min
utes kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at thing in the store.
'Fraid she'd see something she wanted,
1 suppose. News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

ed il and not involved the citizens OF
Paris in long and expensive litigation
in which the city must stand IN the at
titude of irving to force what every fair
man must believe to be inequitable al
unjust.
The City of Paris does not want blood
money. 1t does not want to Cypress any
class of its citizens, whatever may be the
opinion of the Council. 1t desires that all
men, even including the nen In the
banks, and the banks themselves
snail stand on an equal tootlng
in the matter of tax-paying, and 1t de-
sires to live at peace with the institutions
through which its citizens transact their
business.
The people of Paris desire that their
banks remain strong and safe, as well
that their interests which are largely In
the keeping of the banks may be secure
as also that the accommodations which
are necessary for carrying on their bus
mess may be the more easily obtained
and because with the wise providence OF
business men who know that the city
will need revenues in the future as well
as today, they desire that the capital or
the banks may be held intact for the fu-
ture needs of the city. In word, ousl-
ness men understand that this is not the
only year Paris will need to collect tax
es AMI that for the sake of few hum
dred dollars more this year it is not the
part of wisdom to force the withdrawal
of bank capital from future taxation.
Four hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars have already been withdrawn, and
the hostile and incorporating attitude
of the Council in demanding the last
drop of blood and appealing to the
courts to give it to them, can scarcely fail
to enforce further Withdrawals of cap
ital as the only means by which the
banks can protect themselves from the
rapacity of the tax-gatherer.
Is there wisdom in forcing such an
alternative? Is this sensible and capa-
BILE administration of the peoples inter
ests? To say nothing of the banks, has
the taxpayer no rights in this matter
that deserve consideration? Has he not
the right to expect that the Council will
not injure him and increase his tax for
the future by insisting upon a policy
which, besides being unfair and unjust
must inevitably decrease materially the
aggregate of assets from which the flu
ture revenues of the city must be deriv-
ed?
THE NEWS feels no personal interest
in this controversy other than that
which every taxpayer and every citizen
who has the future as we'll as the pres
ent interest of the city at heart, should
feel. 1t desires to see this matter settled
fairly and justly because it believes it to
be in the interest of every citizen of
Paris that it should be so settled.
The banks are a necessity. The bust
ness of the city could not be transacted
without them. They are perfectly will
ing to bear their just share of all nec-
essarY burdens and no more than that
should be expected or required of them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Do Not Give Up in De-
spair-There is Hopel

For ages it has been thought
that Cancer is incurable, and
those so unfortunate as to have
this dreadful affection have con-
sldered themselves beyond hope Of
recovery The doctors are alb
'olutely unable to afford any re-
lief, and the poor sufferer might
we'll consider himself on the way
20 an early grave
1t is now easy to see why the
doctors have failed to cure Cancer.
Eheir theories have been all wrong,
and hence their treatment mis-
directed. They have made the
mistake of thinking that by cut
ing out the sore or ulcer, known
~ Cancer, the disease would be
gotten rid of, and the patient re-
stored to health. But the cruel
znife accomplishes nothing, for
,:e Cancer promptly returns, land is
Always more virulent than before.
II mas DeeH uelIlouStrdCcu, DoyOHu
'.oubt, that Cancer is a blood disease.
Ard can not he cured by the surgeons
inife because tie blood can not be cut
'lUGY.
Several years ago my wife had on
llccT on her tongue, which, though an
'Oying. was not regarded seriously at
:,rst. 1t refused to heal and began t.
low, giving her much pain. The doc
rs treated it for quite a while but
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Superstition.

Customer thought l told you to
paint me sitting On the piazza of my
house You've painted the piazza all
right, but there's nobody on it.
Artist-Of course not. The painting
represents an afternoon view. The sun
would then be on the front of the house,
and of course you wouldn't be sitting
in the sun. The picture is true to art
and to nature. You are supposed to be
sitting ON the back stoop. Boston
Transcript.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
ADVERTLSING RATES.

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Fractions of lines count as full lines when
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Obitu8-' os, cards of thanks, calls on cand1-
dates, resolutions of respect and matter OF
IKE nature, ten cents per line.
Special rates given for large advertise
ments and yearly cards
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Dissolution Notice.
PARIS KY, Nov. 3, 1898.

PARIS KY, Nov. 3, 1898.
By mutual consent, the firms doing
business under the name and style of
Spears & Stuart and J. 81. Hibler &
Co., have this day dissolved and sc. F.
Spears & Sons" are their successors. Ali
persons indebted to the above firms may
settle the same with either E. F. Spears
or Jno. Stuart, one or both of whom
will be found at the down town house
formerly occupied by Spears & Stuart
Spears & Stuart are responsible for all
debts contracted by the firms of Spears
q Stuart and J. II. Hibler & Co.
SPEARS 81 STUART,
j. I'll. HIBLER 81 co.
(4nOv-4t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
0ccasfon For Hnste.

81 am the wrong man." protested the
wretched creature they were getting
ready to hang.
The chairman of the vigilantes was
clearly assailed with misgivings.
"Hurryl" he exclaimed, addressing
those who were coming with the rope.
at may prove that the fellow speaks
truly after all. Detroit Journal.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

One step won't take you very far
You've got to keep on walking;
One word won't tell folks what you are
You've got to keep on talking;
One inch won't make you very tall
You've got to keep on growing:
One little sad" won't do it all
You've got to keep 'em going
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Deadly Cancer
Cured at Last!

were unable to do her any good, and
firally pronounced it Cancer of a most
malignant type. We were greatly
alarmed and gave her every remedy
of a friend she began to take S. s. s.,
and after few bottles had been used
n decided improvement was noticed,
and continuing the remedy she was
cured completely and the permanence
of the cure has been proved, as no sign
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

CRAWFORD BROS. have lately improv-
ed their barber shop, making it decided
ly the most attractive shop in Paris,
They offer prompt, expert and polite
service. and their shop is as cool as any
in the city. Hot or cold baths at any
hour. Cf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

"The $500 retainer has already be n
paid Mr. AshbroUk for the services he
is to render i'm the Bank Tax cases
There seems to have been undue and
suspicious hustle in c llecting this re-
tainer. Mr.. AshbrOOk was, perhaps,
afraid that the Council might change
it's mind, so he nailed it down
1T is rumOred that there sill be no
one elected from the first wa d to fill
the vacancy made by the resignation
of Mr. AshbrOok. Now. unless the
members want to appear perfectly
reckless and Indifferent to outward an
pearances, they should act otherwise.
The tampering with such matters is
not of good reputa. An honest bust
ness mar should be elected"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25
Purely Vegetable

and contains not particle of potash,
mercury, arsenic or other minerals
Valuable books on Cancer and Blood
Diseases will be mailed free to any ad-
dress by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

brook, however, has by lesigning 10
accept service and fees in The Bank
cases admitted that his position in he
ordinan, az matter was wrong. There
* no exception made as to whether
YOU act as agent or attorney. We be-
lieye that street cleaning. furnishing
stores, printing. or furnishing gray
mater" with legal polish is all under
the ban. We call attention tn these
matters as they are of public interest
and full and free discussion of them
is within the province Of legitimate
Journalism.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

OF Cn0 disease mas
returned, though ten
years have elapsed,
H. L. MIDDLEBROOKs.
Sparta, Ga. f"
The cures made by
S. S. S. are perma-
nent. 1t is the only
blood remedy which
can cure obstinate,
deep-seated blood
diseases, because it
is the only one,
which acts on the
o0r.root nriDoiDIo Of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-25

forcing out the poison and Kidding the
system of it forever.
S. S. S. never fails to cure the worst
cases of Cancer, Scrofula, Catarrh.
Eczema Contagious BlOOdPoisOn ,Rheu-
matism. old sores, ulcers, ETC., it mat
ters not what other remedies have been
used in vain 1t is the only blood
remedy Guaranteed
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
Americans are Angels.

From Chicago Paper.
 Havan, March 23-- The work ot American cherity in Cuba is beyond praise. Letters and dispatches re. ceived during the last three days by Mir. Klopsch from the American con- suls and consular agents confirm the intensity of the suffering of the desti- tute all over the island. Even Mir. Me Carr, consul at Clenfuegos who, until recently. did not believe the reports about the situation, says that in his district at least 15,00o persons are dying of hunger.
 In 402 towns of the island, in differ ent provinces, 205,0o reconcentrados are dying. It is estimated that 300 tons of four and fifty tons of provis- ions are necessary to accomplish their relief Mir. Klopsch says that the re- concentrates look upon America as the home of angels, and they say that in the Americans is their only hope of salvation.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
A Good Rule to Oo By.

''In selecting wife," said man whose success in such selection had been conspicuous. "always go by the mother Of the girl. It is good rule and have never yet known it to fail. There is good long stretch of future before most people who make up their minds to get married. and for con siderable portion of that stretch the girl will be much more like her moth CT than like herself. Its easy enough to choose wife so far as the present is concerned, but if you want to know something of your wife for the future
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

you should take the mother into ac- count. When you see truly charm- ing mother you may be pretty sure that her daughter is to be depended upon when she reaches the same age Long before l was more than aware of the existence of my wife thought her mother was one of the loveliest woman in the world. I was only a little chap and she, brilliant young matron, was, of course, unaware of my devotion, but my alle- glance never lost it's hold, and when l grew up promptly fell in love with the daughter of the woman whom l had so long admired. I have great faith in the doctrine that calls mothers 'warnings.'
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
Should Be Ours.

''Outside of Havana" said New York man, who has just returned from there. the other day. there is no yellow fever in Cuba With good drainage and the enforcement of strict sanitary regulations the disease could be as easily eradicated on the island as it has been in Jamaica, which the English put in proper condition from the outset banishing the fever for all time. My idea, based on repeated wis its to Cuba, is that the United States ought to possess it. It is not ouly a beautiful country, but one of the most prolific spots on the globe. Four crops year are raised; sugar cane needs replanting but once in ten or fifteen years, and the peasants can dig potatoes each of the 365 days"
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
Not Without Reward.

Sir Henry Bessener it is reported, received considerably more than million dollars as royalties under his patents for making steele As this process was only one of his many sue cessfnl inventions, his services to the world cannot be said to have gone unrewarded. Bessemer had his de feats as well as his triumphs, how ever, and some of the ideas in which he had most confidence turned out to be most impractical. Back in 1875, for instance, he spent lot of money on steamer with a swinging cabin, which was to put an end to seasick- ness. The boat was an utter failure, and of all it's many complex devices, hardly one met the great machani. clan's expectations.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
A Naval Classic.

Naval officers in Washington, who nurse vengeance in their hearts for the murder of the Maine's crew, have adopted as a classic the famous remark of Lighting Bob Evans, the com. mander of the Iowa--"I would like to make Spanish the prevailing language in hell for the next six months" The remark was made by Fighting Bob' Evans to Secretary of the Navy Her. bert when the latter asked bout the Cuban situation. The sentiment is echoed by the officers of the navy, and it will be coupled with Bob Evans name as long as his name is men, toned.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
Novel and Ancient Claim.

From the Leavenworth Times.
 The Interior department at Wash ington is in receipt of an eighty page letter from a woman on the Pacific coast She says that thirty-five years ago a Kansas senator by the name of James H. Lane made love to her and afterwards deserted her. So she puts in claim of sl50. 900 against the gov ernment to pay her for her broken heart and general run-down- at-the- heel condition of her affection machin- cry.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
Of Air Castles Beware.

A young English woman once peti- toned Bismark most pathetically fol his autograph, declaring that few lines of his handwriting would make her happy for life. So the chancellor wrote on the front page of the book "Beware, my child, of building castle. in the air. for they are buildings which we erect so easily, yet they are the most difficult to demolish."
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

A little boy asked for a bottle of "get up in the morning as fast as you can" The druggist recognized a household name for DeWitts Little Early Risers, and gave him bottle of those famous little pills for constipa- ton, sick headache, liver and stomach troubles. Plpkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

torpid liver robs you of your am bition and ruins your health. DeWitts Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, cures constipation and all stomach and liver troubles. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

M. L. Yocum, Cameron, Pa, says II was sufferer for ten years. trying most all kinds of pile remedies, but without success. DeWitt's Witch Ha- gel Salve was recommended to me. I used one box It has effected a per manent cure" As permanent cure for piles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has no equal. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

Thousands of sufferers from grippe have been restored to health by One Minute Cough Cure. It quickly cures coug hs. colds. bronchitis, pneumonia. grippe, asthma and all throat and lung diseases. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

Ire farmer, the mechanic and the bicycle rider are liable to unexpected cuts and bruises. DeWitt's Witch Ha- gel Salve is the best thing to keep on hand. It heals quickly, and is well known cure for piles. Pipkin & Hanes
The Mena star., 1898-04-13
A TOBACCO SONG.
nr nns. [. .. wAlrEns. NM. Ank.

ny MRS. L. c. WALIEHs= MEN A, hhhs Come old and young and hear me tell How strong tobacco smokers smell Who love to smoke their pipes so well That for tobacco they will sell
 Their right to social union Ana von can tell wien they are near Though not q word from them you hear; They love their pipes so very dear, Their breath grows stronger every year
 While in this smoking union. They clean their pipe-stems with wire, Then fill the bowl and put in fire And smoke until it does expire, And never do they seem to tire
 In this laborious union. sometimes from five to six. you see, Collected in one company And every person in full glee. They then must have smoking spree
 feited smoking union. sometimes within their neighbors' door They there will tell their pleasures o'er And spit upon the hearth or floor Until it spreads foot or more.
 And still they are liking union. When they are sad they chew much more Than they had eyer done before, And yet their troubles were not o'er- Tobacco made their tongues so sore
 They cannot sing good union. oft the cuds so large within The juice runs out and down their chin. And there we see the filth again. The mouth too small to hold it in
 And sing pretty union. At the church we sometimes view The amber run foot or two. For persons there will spit and chew Enough to make buzzard spew,
 And sing the heavenly union. Some ladies dip tobacco snuff While others have pipe and puff, And others chew the nasty stuff And all their mouths look bad enough
 To sing pretty union. If people had the money lent That for tobacco they have spent, So many would not need to rent But live at home with much content.
 And dwell in peace and union. They then might pay their preacher well And hear the truths that he might tell To sinners on their way to hell, Inviting them with God to dwell,
 And live with Christ in union. The preacher, too, might quit the weed, From such expense be always freed, And much less money then he'd need, And in much nicer things could lead
 And talk to ns of union. We'd not then see him in the stand Acting like a filthy man, Who spits upon the desk as grand AS though he owned all Canan's land
 Before he breaches union. His lady, too, might quit the stun, Lay down her pipe and all her snuff Their path would then not be so rough. And still their children have enough
 Without tobacco union. Come one and all and quit the trade And try to be of nicer grade, And read your bible in the shade; And then you'll find your better paid
 Than in this costly union.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

Children like it, it saves their lives. We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the infallible remedy for cough, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe. and all throat and lung troubles. Pipxln x Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

It is great leap from the old fash toned doses of blue-mass and nauseous physics to Little Early Risers. They cure constipation, sick headache and biliousness. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-13

Thirty-five years make generation That is how long Adolph Fisher, of Zanesville, O., suffered from piles. He was cured by using three boxes of De- Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
The evening times., 1898-07-02
RECEIVING THE NEWS.
General Skaters First Report of
Fridays Fighting.

The information that the American
army had been victorious after a days
hard fighting. in which 400 brave Ameri-
cans were killed or wounded. and was
now encamped within three-duar-ers of
a mile of the gates of Santiago. reached
the War Department after 1 O'Clock this
morning in a dispatch from Gen. Shafter
dated at Siboney. The dispatch. written
evidently after darkness had put an end
TO the fighting. was in the brief and for
NAL language of an official report.
Gen. Shafter tells how Gen. Lawton's
division and Gen. Bates brigade fought
all day in the effort to capture FL Caney.
and how the endeavor was crowned with
success at o'clock in the afternoon.
Gen Corbin personally gave the official
report of the battle to the waiting news
paper men. He expressed the most SYM
pathetic regret for the wounded soldiers.
many of whom he probably knows per-
sonally. He several times repeated the
sentence bearing the news of the casual
ties. He communicated the text of the
message to the President. who was wait
ing at the White House.
1t is believed at the War Department
that the main attack upon Santiago will
be made today and will be participated
in by the entire army.