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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27

and abuse, and she INDUCES herself in
all three. This is the way one maids
monthly allowance of S25 vanished in
a day, according to her own account:
Rode in an automobile for the first
time in my life, $3.50. Stopped at
D. to buy duck of white stitched
hat, SIS. Saw the Ioveliest ties in the
world with red heels and was crazy for
them. Bought them for 81. Never had
a kimona like other girls, but bound to
have one; $1.75 was all they asked for
the sweetest pink one / ever saw.
Thought needed two or three new ties
and found such darlings for $1.25
apiece and Etons for Is cents each.
Bought four, two of each kind. Saw
such lovely dear turquoise buckle. l
adore turquoises, always did, but never
owned one. Had to pay IS for it, but it
is worth it. Met Bessie B as l was
waiting for change and asked her to
come along. Went and had an ice
cream soda each, bought box of choco-
late caramels and was dumfounded to
find / had just five cents left to pay my
fare in the bus home. Butch, what
lot of things bought and what fun!
I'll surprise papa. He always said I
could shop as well as anyone if 1 had
the chance!"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
SALARIES OF PROFESSORS.
The Pay of Many In Scotland Is So
High as to Cause Sur
prise.

The lists have been formally opened
for candidates to the chair of physiol-
ogy in the University of Edinburgh left
vacant by the death of Prof. Ruther-
ford. A number of quite distinguished
names have already been presented.
The emoluments of the chair are Off
cially announced at $1,000 per annum,
says the Medical Record.
Not few of the Scotch chairs are
surprisingly well paid. The chair of
anatomy in Edinburgh, by dint of va
rious hereditary" grants and dues,
which have been accumulated, is re-
ported to be worth $4,000 per annum.
Several chairs in both Edinburgh and
Glasgow draw from $4,000 to $4,000,
and even in Aberdeen, far north as tits,
q number of the chairs, both scientific
and medical, run about $4,000.
In spite of our huge donations and
legacies to universities and colleges,
we are really falling behind in America
n the matter of salaries, for, much to
my surprise, l find that the class of
teachers who with us are getting $500
to $4,000 (and there are few enough of
any class at the latter figure) receive
in England from $4,000 to $4,000. Even
the German universities are becoming
more liberal, for when in Berlin this
summer several privat docents inquired
as to the supposed large salaries in
America, and were greatly disappoint-
ed when they learned their real figure.
The leading chairs in the University
of Berlin are worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year, chiefly from a share in
students fees
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
BANDS ON BATTLE FIELDS.
Music Has an Inspiring Eject ana
Aids In DispeIIinE Weari-
ness on the March.

The utility of music in matters per-
tanning to war is probably one of the
greatest forces. At the present day, in
all the armies of the world, musical war
signals are considered not only use
full, but absolutely indispensable. The
infantry drill regulations of many
countries give the music and signif-
canoe of more than 60 trumpet signals
calls of naming, of assembling, of
alarm, of service and SO on-besides q
dozen or more drum and fife signals,
all of which is definite language to
soldiers.
But it's use is not merely confined to
signaling, for music is used in other
ways for purposes of war. In the way
of dispelling WEAKNESS on the march
nothing is equal to the music of brass
band. Lord Wolseley, says Pearsons,
has remarked that troops that sing as
they march will not only reach their
destination more quickly and in better
fighting condition than those who
march in silence, but, inspired bs the
music and words of the national so1g,
will feel that self-confdence which is
the mother of victory"
Probably savages are the most sus-
ceptible to the warlike feeling inspired
by a certain class of musis. 1t arouses
their anger, incites their fanaticisn.
and by accompanying their war dances
in time of peace it arouses their lust
of war. For this reason it is among
warlike nations that early music was
most developed.
The German army includes more than
10000 military musicians. Other power
full nations on the continent employ
rather less numbers in military bands.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
500, 1000.
LIEUT.. BRUMBY IN ATLANTA.
He Was Given Public Reception, and
Presented With a sword From the PeO-
pie of Georgia by Gov. Gambler.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 26.-The arrival
Of Lieut.. Brumby, of the Olympia,
Wednesday night to receive his formal
welcome into the city and his native
state, was the signal for a noisy and
enthusiastic demonstration. A special
Train on the Western & Atlantic
brought him from his home at Mari
eta, Ga, 20 miles from Atlanta,
where he went Tuesday to spend
a short time with his mother and
relatives. Wednesday night he was
given a reception at the Capital City
club and Thursday the presentation of
the sword from the people of Georgia
took place. she ceremony occurred in
front of the state capitol and the
sword was presented by Gov. Gambler.
Brumby and the reception committee
then went to the reviewing stand on
2eachtree street, where the military
parade, made up of troops from all
parts of Georgia and many adjoining
states, was witnessed. The ieuten-
ants family are guests of the city dur
NO his stay here.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
MOTHER-IN-LAW DISSOLVED.
An ImpecuniOus Artist Who Went
Cleopatra, Serpent of the Nile,
One Better.

When the engagement was in its first
quarter Wagers painted the portrait of
his mother-in-law-elect, says the New
York World. He had never done any
thing better in an artistic sense, and
his friends gave him credit for uneX-
pected diplomacy. The course of true
love seemed strewn with roses, and the
picture had the place of honor in his
studio. Then, all at once the bride-tO-
be was whiSled off to Europe and Wa
gers found himself Tilted man.
For littlelwhile he was inconsolable.
Then he raNied his spirits and spread
a feast for The boys in the old den.
When the champagne sparkled in the
glasses the speeches began, but, with
rare delicacy, the subject of his recc- 4
masterpiece was not mentit
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
THE PERSONNEL BILL.
Chief Engineer of the Navy Fails to See
Any Benefit to the Department
Electricity Steam.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The three
of Adm. Melville, engineer-in-chief
of the navy, are the chapters devoted
to personnel, to the merits of electric
versus steam machinery, and to the
proposition to consolidate the naval
construction bureau. The general les
sons of the war, it is said, were in no
way indicative of any desirable change
in the machinery of our ships, with
the exception of increasing the evapor-
ating plants and the adoption, with all
practical and economical promptness,
of the water tube type of boilers.
Adm. Melville expresses his inability
to see indications of the benefit to the
navy which was expected to result
from the operations of the personnel
bill. He said that his hope was to see
vast addition to the number of Off
GERS who would give attention to en-
gineering matters, and he still hopes
that a comprehensive union OF the line
and engineering vOcations will result,
and that no department regulations
may be permitted to exist which will
prevent this contamination. Depart
mental regulations insisting upon
service of the line officers alternately
in the engine rooms as we'll as upon
deck are necessary, he says, to give
them practice.
An important chapter in the report
deals with the scope of the work now
executed by the bureau of steam en-
gineering, which is set out in order to
com bat the proposition 10 amalgamate
the constructive bureaus of the navy
department; a matter which the adj
miral regrets has even been speculated
on. He says that not only is the trend
! of modern mechanical work in all
branches towards increased specialized
| ton. but the wisdom of such a trend
is not questioned by the leading talent
in the outside world Of constructive
work.
! The steam engineering bureau has
! finally arrived at the conclusion that
it is d mistaken policy to carry so far
along the practice of driving the aux
Hilary machinery of ships by electrici-
ty, and the present report presents a
, strong line of reasoning to support it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Death From Lockiaw.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct. 26.-William
Henry Daniels, a farmer living below
-Lehigh, a member of a we'll known
pioneer Webster county family, died
Wednesday morning with lockjaw.
Last Friday his foot caught in the
loosened wire of an old broom and he
gave it an energetic kick. In some
way the wire penetrated his leg be-
tween the ankle and knee, inficting
a painful wound. The wound grew
worse, lockjaw resulting and death
following.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27

though everybody noticed that the
place it had occupied knew it no more.
Then Wagers rose, and his smile was
mellow as the moon.
Gentlemen he said, when Cleo
patra, lovely sorceress of the Nile, gave
a banquet to her fr'en's she dissolved a
pearl in wine. But 1, gentlemen, go tn
fair serpent one better. I've dissolved
my mother-in-law."
And so he had, by the aid of the pawn
broker around the corner, to raise funds
for the feast.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
ENGLISH PLUCK.
Not Overnice, But IL Won
the Victoria Cross.

Maybe it was at 1sandula, with Lord
Chelmsford's army, or it may have been
during the Zulu war, says Golfers
F"~Nlly, after an engagement in which
the British troops were defeated by
Cetewayo's black warriors, and were
compelled to fly for their lives, an Eng
lish cavalryman, whose scraggy little
pony limped from an assegai slash, de-
tached himself from the retreat and
galloped back upon the charging
Zulus. A glance over his shoulder had
shown him a dismounted comrade,
stumbling painfully along. trying to
jam some cartridges into his clogged re-
volver. When the troopers pony
trotted up the Zulus were almost upon
the two soldiers; fortunately they had
discarded their spears and were mis-
handling captured carbines. Now, in a
melOdrama or III realistic novel edify-
ing to schoolgirls, the language of these
two gallant soldiers, one to the other,
there amid the squcaling Zulu bull
let's. would have been noble, lofty, in
spring and grdlike. This is what they
really said:
Get out O. this, Bill, We bloomin'
iiit-the black beggars1l skewer you'll"
gaspcd the wounded man.
You climb up on this ''orse or I'll
punch your d-n head off" was the re-
ply from the trooper.
And it is delightful to be able 10 say
that he did climb UP, and Ahey both es-
o,,,od g ..---r - >, ,,,d
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Castle fer the Fiscal Year Ended
June 80, 1899, Made Public.

WAsHINGTON, Oct. 26.--The annual
report of Auditor Henry A. Castle, of
the post office department, for the fs-
cal year ended June 80, 1899, has been
transmitted to the secretary of the
treasury and postmaster general. This
bureau has the largest accounting Of
fee in the government, or perhaps in
the world. aimee it is the clearing
house of the entire postal service.
The report shows a volume of transac-
tons aggregating about 500, 900, 900
for the fiscal year. The revenues
Of the postal service were so, OH,
3S4; expenditures of the postal service
R1O1, 632 16I; volume of money order
transactions S442, 4S3, 354. There has
been an increase in both of these items
and in each one of the various sub
divisions thereof, showing, the auditor
says, that the postal service is incre2s-
ing in ali of its parts, even keeping in
advance of the development Of the
country in other respects.
The deficit IN postal revenues was
! S6, 61O, 776-the smallest since 1892, and
| only half that of 1897.
The number of post offices in the
United States on June so was "a, 3S4,
! and 27,62? of these were doing a money
order business. The money order serv-
ice of the government was conducted
last year at loss of considerably over
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Lakes OF KiIIarney.

The Irish land court will soon offer
the most admired portion of the Lakes
of Killarney for sale. The Muckrcss
estate has already been sold to the
tenants. and the mansion, deer park.
etc. will be offered with the lakes The
sum mentioned as likely to be asked is
100000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Number of students at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct ga tabu-
lation of the students in the Harvard
university shows that this year there
are 4O67 students attending the
branches of the university, an increase
Of 1877 over last year.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
No More Relief Supplies Needed

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Gen. Davis, at
Porto Rico, Wednesday cabled the war
department that no more relief sup
plies are needed there before the trans
port scheduled to leave for Porto Rico,
November g.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
CnnauI John x. Pollard Dead.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 24.-Hon John K.
Pollard, United States consul general
to Monterey, Mex, died at his home,
in Carthage, o., Sunday night. He
came north some months ago on ac-
count of i'll health.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Miss susan h. Anthony to Retire.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Oct. 24-Susan
b. Anthony. Sunday night corrooora-
ted the statement that she would re-
tire from the presidency of the Ma
tional Suffrage association at. the
Washington convention in February.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Chfld's Drawing Book.

trace the pictures beneath, thus affording
enjoyment, as well as instruction to the
hand and eye. These drawing books and
the box OF crayOnS go very well together.
There are six different kinds, and each
drawing book requires IiOn heads and a
2-cent stamp.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27

Mailed frse for 2 Iior heads cut from
Lion Coffee wrappers and Z=Cent stamp.
An unusually fine picture. from the brush
OF the noted German artist, Gabriel Max.
IT is founded on ChamiSSOs poem, 1.-THE
Lions Bride " The story is interesting,
and we send with each picture a hand
some folder. containing copy of the poem
and telling all abOutit Size, 15x26 inches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

An order has been issued by the war
department increasing the age limit for
enlistment from 80 TO 55 years. The
youngest age at which a man can be en-
listed is Is years The result so far for
the enlistment OF troops is very en-
couraging.
Arrangements are being perfected at
the treasury department to restore the
patrol OF Ber.ng sea by four ships Of the
revenue cutter service.
The quartermaster's department has
received telegram from Savannah say
inging the transport Michigan, from
Havana. with the First Maine artillery
on board, is off Sapelo. near that city.
1t is supposed that she has stopped to
have the baggage aboard fumigated.
The navy department is ready TO take
whatever steps may be necessary in
carrying out the provisions Of the naval
bill for the purchase OF smokeless pow
der. The government has plant at In
dian Head which. when completed. will
turn out maximum product of about
5000 pounds q day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15

director of the Royal Prussian Acad-
emy Of Sciences. made a report to King
Frederick William III. concerning the
extraction of sugar from beets inclos-
ing specimens. A few days later the
King ordered that beets should be
raised in large quantities in all pro-
yinces
Achard himself was the first manu-
facturer of beet sugar. Up 10 that time
sugar had always been very expensive.
The possession OF sugar in the middle
ages signifed a prncely fortune. IL is
said that the third wife of Charles "
at her death left four small sugar
cones. weighing each five pounds. Even
at the time of Achard 100 pounds OF
sugar cost from $50 to 5000. In spite
of this the annual consumption In Eu-
rope amounted 10 100000 600 pounds.
At present Europe produces about A.
10000 tons of beet sugar annually,
while the total annual cane-sugar pro-
duction amounts TO only 100000 tons
Achards invention was greatly to the
detriment of English importers. They
wanted him to publish work and say
that his enthusiasm for beet sugar had
deceived him: that his experiments on n
larger scale had shown him that beet
sugar could never replace cane sugar.
They are said to have offered him at
first $4,000 and later even 5000, 900. but
he stuck TO what he had said.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
TEN SiLAAIEhS MISSING.
Means Probable Loss OF Three Hundred
Lives and $1,000. 900 OF Capital

Means Probable Loss OF Three Hundred
Lives and s2,5O0.0o0 OF Capital.
New York, March 1.-THE Tribune to-
day says: 1t seems now almost GER
tain that 10 freight steamships have been
lost on the Atlantic in recent storms.
This involves the loss of more than 300
lives and $4,000 900 Of capital. OF course
there yet remains a slim chance that
some OF the crews may have been picked
up by slow going sailing vessels bound
Tor distant ports, or that one or two OF
the missing ships may still be drifting,
disabled. far away from the usual lanes
or ocean travel. but the probabilities are
heavily against that hope. 1t is said
that the rate Of reinsurance on the miss
Ing boats is 30 guineas. All perhaps
went down in the dreadful hurricane of
Feb. :. Here are the names:
Alleghany. American. Captain Nc
Gillivary, loaded with oil i'm bulk. from
Halifax, Jan. rs. for Dover
Arena, British. Captain J. p. Baxter.
timber laden, sailed from Portland. Me-,
Jan. q. for London.
City OF Wakefield, British. Captain
townsend, grain and general merchan-
-~f N'V''' -ND'iVihp Jan. -, LOT INOItcf-
dam.
Croft. British, Captain Land. grain and
general merchandise, from New York.
Jan. IS. for Leith.
Dora Foster. British, Captain ]. III.
Wooley. cotton. from Savannah. Jan.
%, for Liverpool
Laughton. British. Captain Hodgson.
grain and cotton, from Norfolk. Jan.
25. for Copenhagen.
Minister Mayoach, German. Captain
Predie. oil In bulk. from New York, Jan.
rs, for Hamburg.
oberon, British. Captain Lesly. grain.
from Baltimore, Jan. 25. for Antwerp.
Picton, British. Captain c. G. PAYNE
grain and cotton. from Norfolk. Jan.
20. for Sligo.
Fort Milburn, British. Captain Smith.
grain and general merchandise, from
New York for London.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15

the resources Of the ingenious dealer. is
for Violins. The rental ranges from
50 so a month TO $25 "A month, according
To the value Of the instrument For the
latter price one may, on furnishing sat
isfactory references, secure the use OF
an instrument worth $500 The dealer
explains that few players have $500
TO spare for the purchase of fine vio-
lin. but that most OF them are both able
and willing To pay S25 a month for the
privilege Of playing upon fine instru-
ment.
The cheaper instruments, are rented
by beginners who lack confidence in
their ability TO master the art OF play
ing. and who, therefore. prefer renting
10 expending "A lump sum for the pur-
chase of a violin. still another class OF
customers is found in players Of some
skill who wish to purchase "A good in
strument and are willing to pay for the
privilege of an extended trial before
buying.
So far the dealer has suffered no losses.
Except in certain cases, of which
he is the sole judge, only references are
required. The exceptions are required
To- make a deposit as an evidence OF
good faith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
THE sAUER CONCERT.


The lovers OF good plano music who
listened 10 Herr Emil Sauer I'm Infantry
hall last evening felt that they had en-
meal difficulties OF his chosen instru-
ment. Herr Sauer although stranger
TO this small section OF the musical
world, soon overcame the proyerbial in
difference of "A Providence audience,
and reused an enthusiasm such as Is
seldom seen here, and at the close OF
the recital scarcely a move was made
TO leave the hall until the demand for
still more music was satisfied by the
pianist returning 10 the PLATFORM
The following was the program: Son
alta, op. SO (Waldstein), Beethoven; Im-
promptu, op. 142. No 3. Schubert; (a)
Nachtstuck. op. 20, No. 4. (b) Traumes-
wirren, Schuman: (a) Ballade. op. AZ.
OBJ Nocturne, tc) Etude. Chopin; (a)
Bacarolle op. 80, No. J. Rubensten; CD
Couplet sans paroles, (cl Murmure du
Vent tStudy), Sauer; Erlking, Schu-
bert-Liszt.
Perhaps the section OF Beethoven's
Waldstein sonata, as AN introduction.
was a rather unfortunate one. the tech
nicalities of it's execution covering the
beauty of it's composition, and although
the audience realized the perfection OF
lis mecndnlcal ART, III met Win a weak
reception, and only the beautiful rem
dtion OF the ever welcome Impromptu
OF Schubert started the enthusiasm
which increased as the program adj
vanced. Chopin received the best of
treatment at the hands Of Herr Sauer.
and Schumann's lovely little Nacht-
stuck was feelingly and delicately
and delicately played.
The two original compositions of the
pianist were received with favor,
repitition of the Study Murmure du
Vent being demanded and gracefully
granted. Taken in It's entirety the pro-
gram was a highly satisfactory one and
return of this master OF technique
will be gladly welcomed, for Providence
has seldom the opportunity of hearing
such a versatile interpreter of the best
composers.
That the music lovers OF Providence
were given an opportunity TO hear this
great master Of the piano is due to the
enterprise OF Messrs. Mann & Eccles.
Had il not been for them II is doubtful
and even improbable that this city
would have been included in his timer
airy. II Is needless TO add. therefore.
that the large audience which listened
to Sauers magnificent performance
feels grateful to the firm through whose
insttumentality they were afforded
such unusual pleasure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
SENSIBLE CONCLUSIONS.

Havana, March 15.-General Gomez
says he recognizes oniy one power i'm the
island-the United States. All that the
Cubans can do. he declares. is by per-
mission of the American authorities. and.
therefore, the military assembly can
only talk. In his opinion the assembly
Is acting as II does because IL wants to
get more money out of the United States.
lie points out that the assembly first
proposed TO ask for $50, ,0o0, 600. AS for
himself, he AYERS that he is not beggar
The United States government offered
s5,000000. and he has never asked an
increase in the gift. Indeed. he says, TO
ask more would be undignihed and i'm
proper. To all callers General Gomez
speaks lightly OF the assembly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
UNDER EAGAN'S ORDERS.

Chicago. March 15.-Colonel O. NJ
Smith. purchasing agent OF the govern
ment at Chicago since 1895. testified yes
terday before the government court Of
inquiry that the stores Of canned roast
beef bought by him during the spanish
war were al upon The direct order Of
General Ea.gan. the Commissary general
lie also seated that some purchases of
canned beef were made without his
knowledge by the sommissary general.
Another OF the days important wit
nesses was GustaVus l.. Swift. head OF
the packing huusc Of Swift e Co. Good
progress was made by the court. but the
end OF the list of witnesses 10 he exam
ined I'm Chicago is not yet in sight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
RENTING OF NIOLiNS.

Inasmuch as one may rent in New
York anything from typewriter 90 n
furniture and utensils as pianos. dishes.
pictures and fancy costumes. Il might
be supposed that this particular field
Of enterprise was about exhausted. But
an enterprisine dealer IN violins in this
city recently discovered an commission
and PROMPTLY proceeded 90 supply " to
his own great pecuniary benefit, says
the New York Mail and Express.
This now departure is tho letting ~
violins violae. vfo'ouco'ios arf bass
viols. The chief demand. which taxes