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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
BROKERS IN INVENTIONS,
Disappearance of the Unscrupuious Spec
ulator-Odd Ideas.

DApPeArAnce or the Unscrupulous Spec
uiator-Odd Ideas.
Inventors, as every one knows. are
deficient in business sense. Left to
themselves, they seldom realize great
profit from their work. They offer a
golden opportunity to business men,
who are not slow to take advantage
OF it. Two types of men make their
living out of the inventor One is the
Spectator, the other the legitimate
broker of inventions. There are not
so many spectators as there used to
be twenty years ago. Many made for
tunes out of the simple-minded in
ventors. The most notable case was
that of one who bought ten patents
from poor fellow in Washington for
$4,000, and in the next ten years
cleared nearly s1,0O0,O 900 on them in
this country and in Europe. Brokers
have progressed steadily and are now
members of recognized calling
Many of them are thorough mechanics
and good, practical scientists. Such
as these are bound to be successful.
Others are merely clever statesmen.
who at times make money and at other
NA4'So nave lltAl ldDOT tnelr pains,
Their calling is full of odd and inter-
esting features. They meet inventors
Of every type, from those who have
genius to those who are cranks and
dreamers. 1t is among the latter that
they find queer inventions, some of
which, though ingenious, are not pat
entable. One of these was a police
mans club, which at the end was per-
forated so as to form red pepper box.
A small spring in the handle opened
the box and enabled the wielder of
the club to blind his enemy as well as
to beat him. A second spring threw
out as radii from the club a number of
small knife blades, which would cut
to pieces the hand of any one who tried
to snatch the club away. 1t was re-
fused patent by the examiners on
the ground "of its cruelty and inhu-
manity" Another non-patentable in
Vention was lady's fan, in the stick
Of which was concealed poisoned dag
ger.-New York Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
Strange Railway Wreck.

Frank Fisher awakened from sweet
dreams a few days ago to find himself
perched high on the top of a wrecked
locomotive. amid the ruins of far
worse wrecked caboose. The sudden
change from scenes of pastures green
and babbling brooks to winter land
scape, full of twisted iron, splinters
and kissing steam was so unpleasant
that Fisher lost no time in climbing
down from his high seat but not be-
fore he had been painfully scalded.
This remarkable incident occurred dur
ing the wreck on the Schuylkill bridge,
on the Perkiomen railroad. Fishers
escape was miraculous. He had charge
of a car of eleven horses, and was doz-
ing in the gig top of the caboose when
the locomotive plunged into the rear
end of the train. The horses were all
killed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16

The career Of Jonathan Prentiss Dol
liver, the mountain boy who became
senator, is entertainingly described by
Cyrus Patterson Jones in Success for
March. The senator's love of humor
is thus described:
His wit is one of the most at
tractive of his gifts. He can tell a
story with wonderful effect. His keen
sense of humor would have made him
a comedian If nature had not cast his
other faculties in a more serious mold.
Therefore his fun only crops out at
tines
when | asked him when and where
he first began to consider himself IA
nous he said:
My first term in congress gave
me my first sense of exaltation. The
people up in the Iowa hills had little
lake. and they named it after me. Then
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
Freckles Indicate Consumption.

Is freckled face indicative of con-
sumption? 1t has been suspected, re-
marks medical journal, that a re-
markable proneness to freckle is often
coincident with tendency to scrofula
OF tuberculosis. 1t is most certain
that such proneness is associated with
the temperament of the individual as
shown by color of eyes and hair Freck-
les are, as a rule, conspicuous only in
the clear skins of children and young
persons. In adults they either are
not often present or are comparatively
inconspicuous. An observation of some
interest has. however, recently been
made that they are liable to return In
senile periods and to assume infectiye
characters.
Rubber, spun glass, steel and ivory
are the most elastic substances.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
LOCOMOTIVES. AND CHARACTER,

A well-known critic of art in France,
M. Arsene Alexandra, studied the ex-
hibit of railway locomotives at Paris
last summer from a new point of view.
and drew some interesting conclusions.
One of his most surprising differences
was that the genuine art of to-day was
exhibited not in the museum of paint
ings, but among the locomotives. The
latter showed beauty of line and pro-
portion and true originality of treat
ment. National character was clearly
marked in them. The American loco
motive combined elegance, practically
convenience and power, betokening a
race which takes its ease in working
The English locomotive was more trim,
snug and smaller, but without loss of
power. The French was lighter and
finer in line, but less powerful and
effective. The other nations showed
similar distinctions in their work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
:" WHERE'S THE MAN?' ASKED
THE OLD CHAP"

from the city. He is all right at home,
but was feeling his oats that day. and
opended up on the old landlord by say
ing: Hello, granddad, get your frame
into circulation. Don't set around here
like bump on a log. / want accom-
mediation for man and beast
Where's the NAM asked the old
chap. in a flash"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
COULDN'T FIND THE MAN
G..o..y..Y.o...(.6.I..Y.oo0occo

One OF those drummers who does
good deal of driving about the country
delights in telling about an old-time
within a days drive OF Detroit, says
the Detroit Free Press.
sharp as tack" declared the
drummer. Always as smooth as oil
until some one tries to make a run on
him. and then he can get back harder,
faster and in fewer words than any
man l ever heard talk.
Il saw 4 man come in there one day
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA TO urA-

Many persons have erroneous no.
tions as to the ease with which bac-
terra are destroyed by heat. In fact,
the thermal deathpoint' for bacterial
organisms varies widely. Some forms
of water bacteria are killed by simpl4
blood-heat, while pathogenic bacteria
develop best at that temperature. Dur
ing their multiplying and negotiating
phase of life bacteria are more easily
destroyed by heat than they are after
passing to the resting or spore stage.
Some spores derived from the soil re-
quire boiling for sixteen hours to en-
sure their death. Moist heat in the
form of steam is the most effectual
disinfectant. No spore, however re-
sistant, remains alive after one min
ute's exposure to steam at 140 degrees
centigrade. But no degree of cold has
been found sufficient to destroy bac-
terial life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGs.
Attack on the South Pole.

The present year will see the start
ing of at least three expeditions, rep
resenting three different nations in an
attmpt to solve some of the mysteries
of the south polar regions. One will
sail from Germany, another from En-
gland, and a third from Sweden. The
Swedish expedition is the latest to be
organized, but it has been undertaken
with enthusiasm, and King Oscar will
personally give it financial aid
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
Conrressman's Trouble About Shave.

Soht'oss" ''"u"'" 1A"o"' ohso'
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming
had an engagement with a theatri-
cal party in Washington the other eve
ming and at the last moment dashed
out to get shaved He found the bar
ber shops closed and, having no ra-
zor of his own, borrowed one from
friend. He almost sliced his left ear
off and now swears that at the next
session of congress he will introduce
a bill compelling barber shops to keep
open all night.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
CAKE-BEATING MACHINl

operate the apparatus is to attach the
beater to the end of the shaft. insert
it in the basin of liquid and run the
treadle with the feet. The accompany
ing cabinet of drawers should also
prove itself a great convenience to the
housekeeper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
eeorr. II. Adams Build. Hotel.

George II. Adams, for many years a
Milwaukeean, who went to Colorado
thirty years ago. is erecting hotel at
Denver at a cost of 1925, 900. The hotel
will have a roof-garden 125 feet
square.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16

limitations of American products are
being sold in Sweden in large quanti-
ties. One wholesale hardware dealer
has disposed of a big lot of forks,
which are represented as American
manufacture, and which are sold at
very low price.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
AV KsSCzENGE AND
FsIP PRoGRESs

can be maintained without sighting
the work. When the spone has become
coated with the dust the cover of the
sweeper is lifted and the sponge taken
out for cleansing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16

Mother Provincial Mary Amandeus of
Helena. Mont, she had gone to see
Pope Leo.
Kolinzuten is an inmate of the con-
vent of the Ursuline nuns at Helena,
Mont, an institution where nearly 500
Indian children are being educated.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
Something New.

A new graphophone for SIS, which uses
both large and small cylinders is the lat
est development in the talking machine
field. This new instrument has been pro-
vided to supply a demand which has
manifested itself ever since the large CYL
inder appeared. Its possessor, while
having only one instrument, costing con-
siderably less than any previous machine
capable of using the large cylinder, may
now enjoy large variety of selections at
the nominal cost of small records, and is
also enabled to avail himself of the great
volume and superior reproduction of the
Grand record, whenever desired, at no
additional cost other than that of the rec
ords themselves. Besides its other adj
vantages this instrument is provided with
an entirely new feature which has never
before appeared on any graphophone
This is a dial speed indicator which, by
the position of pointer, enables the oper-
ator to tell at glance, the speed at which
the machine is running and to adjust the
speed by merely moving the pointer.
The Columbia Photograph Co., No.
10 East Baltimore street, Baltimore, Nd,
headquarters for graphophones and talk
ing machine supplies of every kind will
send you catalogues on application.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
Matrimonial.

The NEWS is in receipt of the fol-
lowing invitation: "Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Butler invite you to be pres.
ent at the marriage of their daughter,
Carrie, to Mr. Charles Alfred Duncan,
Tuesday afternoon, November the
twenty nineteen hundred and
one, at four o'clock. Fifteen Second
street, Paris, KY.
The wedding will be quiet one, only
the immediate friends and relatives
being present.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Grant, daughter
Of Squire W. B. Grant, of MaysviIle,
and Mr.. Percy Hanover, of Cincinnati,
were married Sunday at the home of
her aunt, Mrs DR.. Locke, of Newport
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
AnuSen1entS.
OTIS SKINNER


One of the grandest audiences ever
assembled within the walls of the
Grand Opera House, will undoubtedly
welcome Mr.. Otis Skinner to Paris next
Thursday night. Manager Porter has
received notification of delegations
from Cynthiana, Millersburg, Carlisle,
North Middletown, and Georgetown,
besides the various county precincts.
The sale of seats will open at the opera
house this morning at s o'clock. Mr..
SINNERS reputation as an artist, to-
gether with tbs excellence of his superb
company, will certainly serve to pack
the Grand from parquette to gallery.
At Lexington, on Nov. 18th, will be
given a special production of Hall
Gaines great play, "The Christian, A"
with a star cast, including Edward J..
Morgan, the original and famous John
Storm, assisted by Elsie Leslie, as Gloria
Quale, and compouy of fifty people.
This will be the best presentation of the
play ever given in that city.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
Stock and Crop.

Messrs. Bally and Lamma, of b.
logna, Italy, purchased the 8-year-old
bay mare, Lita W., 1884, for $1,000.
W A. Gaines, of Georgetown, sold
on Saturday to G. T. Lyle, of Winches-
ter, $50 acres of land, advertised in the
Bourbon News, lying on the Gano Hill
turnpike, at $50 an acre.
"Cottie" Maggie, formerly of this city,
returned from the Atlanta Horse Show,
having won IS blue ribbons and mum
Der Of second and third prizes.
Horace Miller on yesterday delivered
to M. Joseph II head of cattle averaging
1475 lbs. The purchase price was SIC
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

Tie District Meeting of the Woman
Foreign Missionary Society, Lexington
District, Kentucky Conference, will be
held in this city at the Methodist church
beginning Thursday evening at 1880
O'Clock and continuing through Friday
and Friday evening Miss Matte
Watts, who for many years has labored
in Brazil, will be present, and other in
teresting speakers from our conference.
The public is most cordially invited to
attend these meetings, and especially
the Missionary Societies of the various
churches.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet with Mrs R. B. Hutchcfaft,
on November 21st.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
THE MOVING THRONG.
Notes About Our Guests, Arrivals and
Departures---SOciety' DOings.

Miss Lizzie Grimes left Monday for
visit to Frankfort.
Mr.. Geo. M. Brooks returned from
Washington City on Saturday
Mrs. w. L. Yerkes and son, left yes
terday, for weekss stay in Cincinnati
Miss Grace Giltner, of this county,
is the guest of friends in Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Shipp, of Morn
ing View. came up yesterday for short
visit
Mrs. Lieutenant John Winn, of
Cubs, is the guest of Mrs. James Nc
Clure.
Mr.. - Sellers, of Lexington,
was the guest of Charles R. James, over
Sunday.
Misses Lizzie and Pattie VIM, of
Winchester, are visiting Mrs James
Mcclure.
Miss Willie Boardman, of Carlisle,
visited friends at the Bourbon College,
Saturday
Charles R. James, James Ferguson
and Thos. Crawford left Sunday for a
hunt in Ohio.
Mrs. Lirtleton Purnell and Mrs.
Duncan Taylor are visiting friends at
Lancaster, Ky.
Miss Fannie Johnson will return
home to-day from a visit to Mrs John
Howell, in Carlisle.
Miss Grace Hambrick has returned
to her home in Lexington, after visit
to friends in this city.
The progressive Culture Club will
meet witnSallie 10 Hedges, on Friday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. VIM. Hukill, Jr., of Licking
ton, arrived Sunday, to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Newton Current.
Mrs. Amos Turney and Miss May
Colville visited Mrs S. W. Willis, Jr.,
in Clark county, last week.
Misses Julia and Tot Mckee, of
Cynthiana, were the guests of Miss
Lucy Colville, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Willis. Jr.,
and daughter, Margaret, are visiting
friends and relatives in this county.
r. P Barnett. R. o. Turner, Hart
To1h0k ToroaO Hrl,;l1 or5 nj VxY.zle-1
attended Lexington court, yesterday.
Howard Edwards went to Licking
ton yesterday to see "The Belle of New
York, " which played there last night.
Mr.. George Gregory, formerly Of
this city, came down from Lexington,
yesterday afternoon, to visit his mother.
Mrs. John D. Harris, of Madison
county, arrived yesterday afternoon, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. c. NJ. Clay, Jr.
MIR. R. L. Slade. of Cynthiana, was
in the city, on Friday, the guest of his
brother, Mr.. J. W. Slade, on Vine
street.
Miss Sadie Hart has accepted a
position with the college at North Mid.
dletown. She left for that place on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Webb leaves this morn
ing for Carlisle, to attend the reception
given by Mr. and Mrs. Horace Taylor
to Mr.. Frank Taylor and bride.
Mrs Clifton R. Breckenridge am
son, after pleasant visit to DIR. anC
Mrs. E. H. Rutherford, left YESTERDAY
for visit to Versailles. They wer,
accompanied as far as Lexington BY
Mrs. Rutherford.
Wood Grinnan and Louis Grosche
Of this city, who left several weeks ago
for Liverpool and London, with con-
signment of export cattle, upon reach
ing New York, and getting a glimps,
of the briny deep, concluded that thes,
United States were good enough, anC
decided to abandon their trip abroad
Grosche has located at Niagara Falls
and Grinnan has returned to his Oh
Kentucky Home.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
Lodge of Sorrow.

The first annual memorial service, or
Lodge of Sorrow, Of Paris Lodge, No.
373, Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, will be held at the Second Presby-
terrain church, in this city, on Sunday
evening. December 1st, at 1880 o'clock.
The committee in charge of this SER
vice have arranged with Dean Baker P.
Lee, of Lexington, to deliver the memo
rial address, and a short address will
also be delivered by Hon. Emmett Dick
son, who is member of the local lodge.
Dean Lee, of Christ cathedral, Lexing-
ton, is one of our most noted divines,
and is a forcible speaker. He is a
member of Lexington Lodge of Elks.
The departed brothers, in memory of
which this meeting will be held, are the
late Walter Champ and Andrew M .
Gutzeit, who departed this life during
the last winter months.
A musical programme will be ar
ranged that will be participated in by
the very best available talent in the city,
and it is unnecessary to say that it will
be an entertaining one.
The services, which are very beauti-
full, are held annually on the first Sun
day in December by every lodge Of Elks
in the country in memory of their de-
parted brothers.
The programme of the services in this
city have not yet been completed, but as
soon as arranged, will be published in
the Bourbon News.
LOOK out for the shower OF shooting
stars. They are due Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday night. The last shower
occurred thirty years ago.
In the Circuit Court, Emily E. Collins
has brought suit for divorce against her
husband, VIM. Albert Collins, both OF
this county. They are an aged couple
and have thirteen children.
IN Judge Smiths court, yesterday
Peter Hancock and Andrew Bryan, both
of the colored persuasion, were fined SIC
and trimmings, for engaging in a fight
in front of the NEWS office, on Broadway
on Sunday last
Mr.. WIN. o. HINTON and wife, cele
brated the fifteenth anniversary of Their
marriage on Sunday, as the guests Of
Mrs. Hinton's parents. Rev. and Mrs
J. G. Freeman. at their home, near Lex
ington. Sunday was also the forfeit
anniversary Of the marriage Of Mr.. and
Mrs Freeman. All the children and
grandchildren were present
|
Mr.. BEDFORD HEDGES, Of this city
who is TRAVELLING through the far West
with theatrical company, in writing tc
friend here. from Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming, says: 1--WE are on our way tC
California, through the grand and glori
GUS West. Travelled all day yesterday
and saw nothing but the plains, cow
boys and Indians. We played NORTH
Platte and called tofsee Buffalo Bill. al
his rancho Enjoy looking from the Cal
windows at the snow-capped Rocky
mountains. Everything Is very high
priced out here The people living here
as rule, are very rough. will tax,
my Thanksgiving dinner in San Fran.
CISCO"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

PERSONS wishing type-writing done
can be accommodated by applying to
this Office. Work done promptly and in
the best manner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
COUNTY TAXES.

The Sheriff will receive
4oves at Geo. Alexander &
~, &C Bank. Taxes must be
[Said by December 1st, to
saw GEO. w. BOWEN,
S. B. c.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
GRASS WANTED.

Grass for $50 sheep, for two or three
months, by the month or by the acre.
DRAkE THOMPSON,
Paris, KY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

IOsT.-lOO reward for return Of poin
ter dog with liver spots to
T. PORTER SMITH.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

THE physicians report that there are
great many patients in Paris, suffering
with the humps. The malady is mostly
hopfned to children.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

THE NEWS is DESTROYS to secure a good
oorresnondent at North Middletown, in
tb;s countv. Write for particulars.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

DR Bowen the optician will be A; j.
Winters & Co.'S on Thursday. Exami-
nation free. IL
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
RESIDENCE FOR RENT.

Situated on High street, between Ninth
and Tenth. First-class repair. Immedi-
ate possession.
novS-tf N. H. BAYLESS, Trustee.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

IHERE are some people in Paris that
''e endowed with a great deal of curl
Oaily' and want to know all about
'.uer peoples affairs. Certain indi-
'iuuals spend a great deal of their time
listening to the conversations of others
over the telephone, and then go about
anu tell what they know. This is dead
wrong and if the parties are appre-
lFAded, should be taken into court and
.nsd' Simply because a person pays
Ior the use of a phone in their house,
ooes not give them the privilege to
listen to private conversations.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

mr. davs are warm, the nights are fine,
IN The weather it's hummer,
~ foal inclined to make rhyme,
"" On this beautiful Indian Summer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

CORN WANTED. = Highest market
E. F. SPEARS g Sons.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

WHAT has become of the Paris Com
mercial Club that was recently organ
zed IN this city? They started out
WIN good intentions and we hope that
II will not be lost sight of entirely. Our
little city is undergoing some improve
iHents' but in order to keep up the
progress we must have some of our rep
teSentatlve men to push things along.
inducements were to have been made
" manufacturers to locate here. Have
any such inducements been made?
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

Mr.. CHAs. BUTLER is remodeling the
school-house on the lot adjoining the
Thornton property, and will add three
rooms. When completed it will be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Speed Hibler.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
Francesca
da RiTmini."

Company of thirty players will in
clude Aubery Boucicault, VIM. Norris
and Marcia Van Dresser.
Box and seat sale begins on Tuesday,
November 18th.
PRICES: 80, 81 90, ~75c, soc. 25c.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

WE have heard of men being so mean
That they would steala copper cent from
a dead mans eye. and such is no doubt
TACT. Some one was mean enough to
steal the silver baptismal bowl from the
second Presbyterian Church, a few
uayS ago. Any. man who would
commit theft in a church is mean
enough to do anything.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12
OTIS SKINNER

Will offer his matchless produc-
ton of George II. Booker's
Poetic Love Tragedy,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

The home for aged and infirm Masons
purchased at cost of $4,000, near
Shelbyville, will be opened December
hs Mr.. H. B Shaffer, of Shelby
county has been chosen superintendent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

A CARLOAD of live poultry from Nep-
ton, KY, consigned to the New York
market, passed through Paris over the
L. & N, Saturday night. The ship
ment was made in a patented special car
with open sides protected by wire net
ting. The car will reach New York this
morning
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

DID you ever realize the Christmas
holidays are rapidly approaching. The
largest and best selected stock of Toys,
Fancy Goods, Bric-a-Brac. Chinaware,
etc.. at most reasonable prices.
TuTu FATD
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-12

THE blasting in the sewer work on
Main street yesterday was the cause of
one of the large show windows in the
shoe store of George McWilliams, be-
ing broken. Many cisterns will most
likely be injured by the blasting.