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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
The Frenchman Won.

Paris, Oct. S.--A large crowd wit
messed the mIch-talked-ot match on
Sunday on the cycling track at the
Pare DIES Princes between the French,
Dutch and American cycling cham
pions, Jacquelin, Meyers and Tom
Cooper. The contest, which was in
three heats, was won by Jacquelin.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
Later GALVESTON Census.

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 6.-The CEN
sus Of the First ward, taken under
direction of the relief committee,
shows the population. to be 2,S35.
The United States census returns
published the day before the storm,
gaze the population of that ward
3,O59. Returns from other wards will
follow shortly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
Fire Cbiefs in Session.

Washington, Oct. ga convention
of the chiefs of fire departments of
the United States win be held at
Charleston, S. c., this week. About
100 fire chiefs were in the city Sun
day and left here Sunday night.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
EneIand's Policy Condemned.

Cape Town, Oct. 6.-The presbytery
of the Dutch Reformed church, by a
vote of % against I, Friday adopted
a resolution strongly cOndemning the
policy of Great Britain in South Afri-
ca. The chairman, Rev. Mr.. Steyt-
Ter, in the course of a vigorous speech
declared that he was only loyal I'M
der compulsion, and did not care who
knew it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09

Washington, Oct. 6.-Gen. Greeley
has received a dispatch from Alaska
saying that the signal officers had
recovered and landed the cable which
was lost OFF the cable ship some time
ago. They are now laying the cable
from St. Michael to Nome City.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
Murdered for NIoner.

Winnipeg, Man. Oct S.-The badly
decomposed bodies of Charles Daw
and Jacob Smith, two well to do
farmers, were found buried in an old
well on one of the farms Sunday. Daw
and Smith had been missing since
July last. They had been robbed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09

London, st. S.-Lord Roberts, the
Daily News announces, viii leave
South Africa during the last week
Of October. The authorities have de-
cided to limit the number of colo.
NAL troops who are to be the queens
guests TO five in London.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
sxdney Nine soId.

Halifax, n. s., Oct. 5.-The Nova
Scotia steelworks has acquired the old
Sydney mines, at Sidney, c. B., which
for years have been the property of
the General Mining association, of
London, Eng. The price is said to
have been S1.5OO.OOO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
RroI,e TricxcIe record.

BroCl0ton, Mass, Oct. 6.-Harry
Fixes broke every tricycle. record
from two miles to the hour, with or
binary pace. The hour record is 80
miles. 1,045 yards; previous record
by Chase at Paris, SO miles, 464
Yards.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
cornerstone LayIng in JerusaIem

Jerusalem, Oct. Sunday the
bishop of Jerusalem, in the name of
the pope and in the presence OF the
German consul and 500 German pill
grims, laid the cornerstone of the
church which is TO be erected on Mt.
Zion on the site Abdul tamil pre-
scented to Emperor William on the
occasion of the latter's visit TO the
HOLY Land.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09
Dnr IIin Own Grnve.

battle-ground, Ind, Oct. 6.-Hugh
Dewitt, who is an inmate of the state
soldiers home, has selected a lot in
the cemetery here, dug a grave in it,
where he VIII be buried when Ae
DIES.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-09

New York, Oct. Cuisines fail.
nres for the week in the United
States numbered TT as against 1863
last week; 145 in this week year
ago; J6s in 1898; 2So inA 1897 and 2O1
a. 1895.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
The Ladies' BAZAAR.

Each year the ladies of st. John &
Episcopal church hold bazaar in the
opera house aud offer to the people ar
ticles suitable for holiday gifts. Indee d
it bas become such fixed custom that
many of the town people wait each year
for this occasion before selecting their
presents. Yesterday at the time of our
going to press, the thirteenth annual
bazaar conducted by the ladies was in
full progress. The booths were very
handsomely arranged to represent the
four seasons of the year and loaded with
wares, both useful and decorative. One
feature which attracted considerable at
tention was representation of "mer-
ry -go-round." 1t the evening the ladies
served supper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
| AKA TON
SlS.47 PER THOUSAND
Increase in Real Estate Assessed 81 8
Per Cent-lncrease in Personal
Property ll.9 Per Cent.

The state tax commissioner has at last
determined the average of all the rates
of taxation in Michigan For the year
1900 it is $40 Il for every 81 600 of assess
ed valuation. The total assessment in
the state for this year are $l,3l14jO, ,92S
The total amount of taxes levied In
Michigan for the year 1900 was $50,
81 243
The increase in real estate assessed
over 1899 is $50 80, BOP, or 2l.S per
cent. Roughly estimated, about $70,-
600, 600 Of this sum was put on mining
property of the upper peninsula. The
increase in personal property over 1899
is $lG9 46S Poi, or ll.9 per cent. OF
this increase in personal, S9l, 139, 10
comes from the IS cities of the state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
ALMA MICH, FRIDAY DECEMBER a. 1900
BETTER THAN EVER.
The Music Loving People Of Alma
given a Rare Treat.

A large crowd greeted Prof Herbert
Milliken's excellent orchestra in the
concert at the opera house Tuesday
night The program given was one OF
the finest musical treats Alma has heard
in long time The orchestra brought
forth rounds of applause after every
number and the performances OF Mrs
Sharp and Prof Milliken were enthus-
isstically encored Miss Wagner and
Velma Sharp played excellent accom-
paniments.
The first number was the Wedding
march from Mendelsson s" Midsummer
Nights Dream" A unique and pleas
ing overture on the national airs OF
merica was next given. Mrs. Sharp
very sweetly sang, Ave Maria, from
the "Interme no" After rendition by
the string orchestra, Prof Milliken ap-
peared in double number and respond
ed 10 an encore. Mrs. Snarp sang
the Invitation TO the Dance = after an
enthusiastic encore she returned aud
out-did herself with Last Rose of Sum
mer," and the program closed with an
orchestral selection from Sousa.
Messrs. Gardner, Parsall and Faber,
Milliken's Flint pupils played well, al.
though they had had but one practice
with the orchestra Too much cannot
be said in praise of Mr. Mlliken as a
conductor, and his playing charms the
hearer.
Misses Howard and Ackerman Messrs
Woodward and Davis, and Masters Dud.
ley Tinker and Lester Sharp were vio-
linists; Messrs, Gardner, Parsall and
Faber, the cello, bass viol and clarinet
Messrs. Ward and Bennett, c0rnets :;
Mr.. Jacobs, trombone, and Miss Nelma
Sharp pianist, were the other members
of the orchestra.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
WRIGHT HOUSE IMPROVEMENT
The Elegant Hostelry TO be Given
Complete 0Verhauling.

Since the recent change of manage
ment, the ever popular Wright House
has been enjoying much increased pat
ronage Now the proprietors, j. Ii.
Lancashire q Co., propose to give the
house a complete overhauliDg from top
to bottom, making such additions and
improvements that will make the place
second to none in beauty and conven.
ience. The improvements in the base
ment are already nearing completion.
The sample-rooms have been renovated
and recalcirnined, and two new ones
added. This makes four as convenient
and well lighted rooms as can be found.
New fixtures Will be added to the bll.
lard room, and new tubs will be placed
in the bathrooms.
On the first floor the Office and rotunda
will be redecorated and frescoed and new
electric light fixtures will be added,
The corridors will be revarnished and
refinished.
In the rooms new furniture, new linen
and new china will be added, and all
will be cleaned and made entirely up.to
date.
These improvements, together with
what has already been done TO augment
the excellent service Of the house, will
make it more popular than ever.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
The P0SIQ| Service.
Something Concerning Free Rural
Delivery.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESIDENT s
MESSAGE.

In commenting on the growth of the
postal service as an index to the increase
ing business activity of the country
which has been developed so fast dur
ing the last year, President Mckinley
makes some very interesting staten ents
concerning the free rural d,livery. The
farmers of the country should note the
fact that the president has the subject
of their rights and needs and opportun-
tiles for helping make their life more
enjoyable, as much in mind Immediately
after the national election as he has
ever had.
The democratic party did not care
enough about the farmer to even try
the experiment when congress had made
an appropriation for the same. Under
the reput lican administration which
the people of this country have wisely
voted TO continue, the free rural de-
livery Of mail will go on until an as.
sured success is reached. The language
of the president is as follows:
THE continued growth of the postal
service is a sure index Of the great and
increasing activity Of the country. It's
most striking new development is the
extension Of rural free delivery. This
has come almost wholly within the last
year. At the beginning Of the fl seal year
1899 1900 the number of routes IN opera
tion was only 39l, and most of these
had been running less than twelve
months. On the 10Th OF November
1900, the number had increased g. 2,6l4,
reaching into forty four states and
territories, and serving a population Of
l,S0l ,524 The number of applications
now pending and awaiting action near
IL equal all of those granted up 70 the
present time, and by the close of the
current fiscal year about 1000 routes
will have been established. providing
for the daily delivery Of mails at the
scattered homes Of about three and a
half millions of rural population. This
service ameliorates the isolation of farm
life, conduces TO good roads, and quick
ems and extends the disseminations Of
general information. Experience thus
far has tended to allay the apprehension
that il would be so expensive as TO for
bid its general adoption or to make 1t
a serious burden. Its actual application
has shown that it increases postal re-
ceipts, and can be accompanied by
reductions in the other branches of
service, SO that the augmented revenues
and the accomplished savings together
materially reduce the net cost. The
evidence which point to these conclusions
are presented in detail in the annual
report of the Postmaster General, which
with its recommendation is recon-
mended to the consideration of the con-
gress. The full development of this
special service, however, requires such
a large outlay Of money that it should
be undertaken only after a careful study
and thorough understanding of all that
il involves
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14
Sunday School Officers.

At the annual meeting Of the Sunday
school board of the NJ + church, held
Thursday evening. Dec. 6, the follow.
ing officers were elected
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-14

Rich, warm, healthy blood is given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus coughs,
colds, and pneumonia are prevented.
Take it now.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Crushing OF Jack Larkins.

More cruel trea tment was neverlac.
corded 10 anybody than that metetltout
by Miss .Iennie,Smithklns to Jack BARK
ms Mr. Larkins is the stenoglnpher
and cornerstone of wholesale gro
Gerry house and Miss Smithkinsiis TAX
ing course in oratory ut the .uniyer-
sity. Both of them live on 5Irh street.
Miss Smithkins has blondejhair and
innocent blue eyes. Lessons in eloeu-
ton and Deisarte have taught ,her to
talk with her. eyes and smile with her
reddish hair. Larklns was captivated
as he passed the Smtthkns home ON
his way 10 the Illinois Central station.
They had never spoken except with
their eyes. and Larklns not being rs
well up in Delsartc as Miss Smithkins.
may noa have said all that he thought
he did. When he judged the acqualnt-
ance WAS well established he wrote
Miss Smfthkins a note. He received no
answer. Another note met the same
fate The third was found pinned to n
lamp post next day just in front of
Larlins' clearinghouse. Seventeen
people in the house had read it before
Larkins suspected what the fun was
about There, on violei-blue note pa
per. with Miss Smithkins name cut
out, was Larkins' touching epistle. in
which he compared his authenticated
lady to "a. star" declared that She '.had
broken his heart" and wanted To know
when. If ever. she intended to answer
his note and fly with him from stern
parental objections.
Il get a salary of SIS and work for
-. Your Jack Larkins," was the WY
the letter concluded.
Larklns has changed his boarding
place. Miss Smithkins is still practic-
ing Observation-Disclosures Inter Ocean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
A Man Who Knew a Lot.

t1e can tell you what the time Is Of the
Sunday Islands when
The clock Is striking 8 at Liverpool;
lie can give you all the facts concerning
COrtcz aud his men.
lie was always taking medals when at
school.
But
His clothes are old and torn,
Aud his manner is forlorn.
He says that life's failure at the best;
Once the brightest boy in town.
lie is ragged now and down.
And d hopeless heart is beating in his
breast.
H. can quote you scenes from Timon, he
is full of ancient lore:
He can name the consultations in the
sky;
He can tell you just how fur 1t is from
here to Singapore,
How all the wars were waged and
when and why.
But
In spite OF ali he knows
He Is full of wants and woes
He finds the world cold and cruel place,
And he drags along the street
As IL weights We're on his feet.
And something more than Time has
married his face.
He can talk ON any subject with a glib
ness that is fine;
Ask for dates and he will tell them
right away,
His memory is marvellous, Ia fact, Il is
"a mine
or useful information" SO they say,
But
His clothes are old and torn,
His manner is forlorn-
There's blossom brightly blooming on
his beaki
Once the brightest boy in town.
He is ragged now and down,
With dirty growth of stubbles on his
cheek.
Chicago Times-lIerald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

DR. J. b. Thomas during his connec-
tlon with the Brooklyn City hospital
had an experience which was unprece-
dented in medical history. There was
in his ward woman who had n very
defective heart. DR.. Thomas found
her much improved one morning and
stopped at her bedside to congratulate
her upon her condition. The woman
said that her condition was so much
better that she thought she could get
up and leave the institution. Having
his stethoscope with him. the doctor
bent over the patient To hear the pulsa-
lions of the heart. They were exceed
ingly irregular. and for some seconds
he counted them.
Suddenly there was a pause, and he
waited for the recurring beat. Maybe
three seconds elapsed, and still there
was no sound
lie looked up at her face In time to
see the expression of death settling
over the features. The pupils of the
eyes dilated and swelled as he watched
them, and the skin assumed peculiar
notified appearance.
She whispered: MY Cod What
does this mean?' For second the
automatic action of the respiratory or
gans continued, and there were CON
vulsive twltchngs of the facial mus
Giles, but death came when the last
beat of the heart had died away.-De-
troit Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

A gentleman who knew Lincoln well
told the following story about "oid
Abe"
About two years before Mr. Lincoln
ran against Mr.. Douglas for the Unit
ed States senatorship | was a witness
In Judge David Davis court in the Me
Lean county circuit During the prog
ress of the case Mr.. Lincoln, who had
come up from Springfield the night be-
fore, entered the courtroom and stood
before the big stove In one corner of
the room to warm himself Several
lawyers and acquaintance Mt once
gathered around Mr.. Lincoln. and he
began telling stories in n low voice.
Judge Davis finally arose, stretched
himself and in n drawing voice said:
- See here, now, Lincoln, either you
will have to quit telling stories. or ]
will have to adjourn court
"'All right, judge replied Mr.. Lin
coin. I've got business down the
street, so I'll 60
Mr.. Lincoln was the most magnetic,
entertaining man | ever knew. People
have said he was homely, but when he
was speaking I've seen his face light
up with such brilliant expression
that he looked positively Handsome
Chicago Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

The best butter is that which has
The least done Tor it,
Warm bedding makes the cows COM
Portable and saves bedding.
The profitable COW is the one that
grows better as dairy animal.
Good keeping butter must be thor
ougbly free from buttermilk.
Once spoiled, the grain in butter can
never be restored.
A COW that gives good flow OF milk
all winter is worth twice as much as
the summer COW.
If the cream is too warm the butter
will come too soon and there will be a
waste of flavor.
The quietly kept and we'll fed dairy
COW puts all OF her vital energy into
milk production.
There is only one way to find out il
extra feeding pays. and that is from
an increase OF butter fats.
While it is an item to feed COWS
literally care should be taken never to
over feed.
A poor appetite in any farm animal
10 against il doing its best whether in
the dairy or before the pillow.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

7 lady of wealth and imperiousness
Wont 70 sbop for shirt-waist with seri-
BUSINESS.
"AIine." said she, do not hit satisfaetor'
ny,
And the collars behave most refractorliy'
And. besides. | anu anxious particularly
That the trimming shall run pefpeho'cu-
larly." -
As her wishes she stated 80 gfaphlchl.l'
The dappcr young clerk smiled serapiA-
cally,
And remarked with a manner compass
sionable:
My dear madam, that kind is nnfashion
able.
Here are shirt waists of wondrous com
mendahleness.
Absolutely unrivaled for yendibleness;
They are made of material seasonable,
At prices exceedingly reasonable.
Their finish aud style is inimitable,
Aud the number of patterns illlmitable
The clerk prattled on, argumentatively.
Holding up this or that representalivciy.
The lady looked over them fayoringy.
And her glance rested here and there
wavcringly;
SIt lbNStu tutii dbthl otthA " mt SN"ANN'
ngly,
While the smiling young clerk remarked,
nattcringly:
Il note your exquisite fastidiousness
Here he held up marvel of hideousness'
Tint was trimmed with insertion fantas-
tieally
With stripes running round il bombasti-
callyi,
"Allow me TO tell you, emphaiieally.'
He said, while he gestuIed dramatically,
This garment your grace will ethereal
ize.
Your chic, subtle charm twill material
ize;
Note the tints of harmonious matehable
ness
Aud the collars convenient detachable
ness
The clerk talked to the lady so worry
ingly,
And she made her decision 50 hurrying-
ly-
She had cause to regret much nnfortu-
natcncss,
The result Of that salesman's importu-
natcness.
Puck.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
OyEER. sTRbbE

An act of Congress. in 1872, abolish
ed logging IN the navy
II viii take a snail fourteen days ana
i've hours to travel a mile.
II kept continually running, watch
will tick 1863, l44.oo0 times year.
The American soft felt hat Is all the
rage In the leading Australian colonies.
II is computed that when marching
soldiers take seyenty-hye steps per
minute. In quick marching los and IN
charging lG0 steps.
Louisville woman labofed so ener-
,etleally at comblng her hair as 10
break her collar bone. Another woman
In Ohio nearly burned an eye cut with
A curing iron. aud n third this time IN
Kansas. had all her hair burned OF be-
cause her curling papers caught IRE ne
cldentaily. Necessary evils. say the
women.
The Napoleonlc campaigns lasted ten
years. the war Of 1872 more than three
yenrs. the Crimean war two years, the
Italian war more than one year, the
EVIL war more than four years. the
Franco. prusslan and Russo.Tnrkish
wars each about one year What IL
known as the Seven Weeks war. be-
tween Prussia and Austria, lasted, In
fact seven months. The spanlsh-Amer-
lean war will be recorded rs the short
est war OF the century.
Denmark has about one million cows.
| The director OF the agricultural school
Mt Dallnn, J. Peterson, has issued a
| brochure in which he calls attention to
the fact that cows give considerably
more milk II they are kindly spoken to
and patted on the back than when
/ roughly handled. He also calls atten-
tlon to the fact that In milking COW It
takes 172 pounds OF the first streams
of milk TO make a pound of butter, and
only twelve Of the last stream.
II Is said TINT Indian fishermen have
an ingenious way of training the otter.
They catch the small cub aud put col
lar round the throat The little crea-
ture. finding Itself unable for days to-
gether to swallow anything II catches,
| gives up trying to do so, and firmly be-
| lleves for the rest OF It's life that an
otter can only swallow such food as It
receives direct from Its masters hand.
and, accordingly, It faithfully brings to
the bank all the fish IT may capture.
There are pumpkins aud pumpkins,
but 1t Is not often that the growers OF
the vegetable that contributes SO much
10 the generous enjoyment of the true
| Yankee holiday, Thanksgiving, have
the luck that attended NJ. w. Scott, OF
North Springfield. MIR. Scott had nine
vines growing from one pumpkin seed,
and their total length was Tl6la feet.
The weight of the pumpkin was six
hundred and forty pounds and twelve
ounces. and their number 200. The cir
conference OF the pumpkins was fifty
seven feet nine inches. and they were
raised In field which had one other
CROP
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

upon myself tie entire blame for the
silly performance. Respectfully yours. :"
1t was signed "A. Spoonamore."
The bewildered woman had hardly
perused this note and laid It on the par
lor table with the others. when a fourth
came. 1t was to this effect:
Permit me, my dear Mrs. Ferguson,
t. atone for an act of thoughtlessness
committed yesterday. Yielding to a
lhasty impulse, wrote letter to your
husband purportng to come from some
feminine admirer This l placed In one
of the pockets of his coat, unknown to
him. As it may possibly have fallen
into your hands, | take the liberty of
assuring you that alone am to blame
for the stupid joke and to express my
hearty contrition."
The signature to this was wesley
Higintop."
About two hours later Mr.. Ferguson
came home. He was whlstllng, with
apparent Inconsistencies of any do
nestle trouble, past, present, or TO
come.
George" exclaimed Mrs Ferguson.
in hlgh-pitched voice. as she met him
at the door, where are those other let
rs?"-Chlcago Tribune.