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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-26
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-26
A CONFESSION. J

[ can't deny it any longer that
1 am committing the great crime
in Bourbon County-seat of Paris,
at the G. O. D. Store, in front of
the court House-the cutting of
prices on Dry Goods. Shoes, Hats,
Clothing, and everything in the
house for ten days. Just that way.
Bleached Muslin, 4 lie yd,
Brown Muslin, 4 lie yd,
Calicoes, 4 1-2c yd,
Apron bingham, 4 lie yd,
Lonsdale Bleached Muslin,
Z IL yd,
81-3c Shifting Cotton, 6 1-4c yd,
Lawns, &c yd,
Bed Ticking, sc yd,
1Oc and IL 1-2o Percales, at
s 1-3c yd,
New York Mills Camlets, 10c yd
ga Brown Sheeting, 15c yd,
4c Corsets, 25c pair,
8 1-3c Embroideries, SC,
IL lie Embroideries, 7 l-2c,
15c Embroideries, 10c,
II 1-2c Embroideries, IL lie,
observation-disclosures, 15c,
25c Embroideries, II lie;
3Oc Embroideries, zoe,
35c Embtoideries, 25c.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-26
His Humble Reginning.

81 began life without cent in my
pocket" remarked the self-made man.
Il didn't even have pocket when ]
was born" retorted the gilded youth,
Record.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-26

Good intentions are good Intentions
nothing more.-Chicago Daily News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
"a PERSONAL FAVOR"

The saloon-keepers are going tc
their old schoo1-mates and friends
in Raleigh, who are pronounced
temperance men, and begging theZ,
not to vote at all as "a personal
favor" They know they are de-
feated If the vote is full. The :
are begging men, with whom the
trade or who are their personal
friends, to shirk their civic duty
"as personal favor"
It is to be hoped that in thi1
contest no good man will shirk his
duty. No man has a right to ask
a juror to decide a case in his IA
vor as ga personal favor" and nc
good man will heed such an appeal
The same ought to be true of q
mans vote. He ought to vote as
his conscience dictates and to dis.
regard personal favors" as muck
in this election as he would if in
the Jury box.
Vote for Temperance, for Home
for Sobriety.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WILL HURT BUSINESS

They tell us that the shutting UP
OF the saloons in Raleigh will
hurt business" It is true. 1t
will hurt the business of making
drunkards and filling the county
home and the penitentiary and the
asylums. That business will be
hurt. It is to be hoped that it
will be destroyed.
But it will not hurt the grocery,
dry goods, shoe, hat, furniture,
jewe1ry, market, drug. or other
good business in Raleigh. It will
help them. Saloons cost Raleigh
$172,675 every year. The closing
of the saloons will save to Raleigh
$11S,3OO now spent for whiskey If
only one-haIf of the present COM
sumption is cut off. Every dollar
OF that $11S,3OO would be spent
in the stores and for better living
and more comforts for the people
1t is now sQuandered for drink
Every good business in Raleigh will
be helped by the closing of the
saloons. That has been the ex-
perience elsewhere. It will be
RaIeigh's experience.
Every business man in Raleigh
except saloon-keepers will be help
cd in trade by voting for the dis
pensary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
A DRUNKARD'S WILL.

The following is will by g
drunkard of Oswego, N. p:
Il leave to society a ruined char
acter and a wretched example.
leave to my parents as much sor-
row as they can in their feeble
state bear. leave to my brothers
and sisters as much shame and
modification as I could bring on
them. I leave to nay wife a broken
heart-a life Of shame. / leave to
each of my children poverty, ignor-
ance, low character, and a remcm-
brance that their father filled a
drunkard's grave"
You know some men in Raleigh,
if they were to write their true
wills, could writs> nothing more
than the poor wretch in Oswego.
The opportunity is presented to
every qualified voter tomorrow to
reduce the opportunity, more than
twenty-four times, of other men
young men now growing up-to
write such a will on their death
bed. Will you vote for twenty
four saloons tomorrow, or for one
disDensary?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
ONLY ONE VOTE.

On Monday every citizen in Raj
eigh will be called upon to vote to
keep open twenty-three saloons
nineteen hours every day or to
shut them up. What will you
do? You have friend in the Ii
quor business who requests you to
vote for him "as a personal favor"
Can you consider such a request
It may be that YOUR vote will de-
termine the matter. Will you vote
to keep open the saloons to accom-
modate a friend, when by SO doine
You are failing to stand for tenn
,erance?
In the election at Benson, ono
vote determined the election.
YOUR vote may determine it IN
Raleigh. Do your duty to your
sons and your neighbor's sons, and
then help the saloon-keeper to get
into 8 better business. You will
show trucr friendship for him by
SO doing than by voting against
your conscience.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
THE BAR.

A bar to all that's true and brave
A door to every drunkard's grave.
A bar to joys that home imparts
A door to tears and aching hearts.
A bar to heaven a door to hell
Whoever named it named it well.
Is there a man in Raleigh who
will tomorrow cast his vote for a
"bar"? The picture is not over
drawn, and the man who votes to-
morrow for saloons must do so with
the knowledge OF the horrors,
crime and curse these places bring
upon the community. Can you af-
ford to vote for twenty-four bars
in Raleigh? Tomorrow you will
have the opportunity. What will
you do?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WILL YOU BOYCOTT?

Boycott?-boycott and be damn
ed, all of You! What, in Gods
name is the average bar-room
worth to a respectable newspaper.
anyway? What are they worth to
any other business enterprise of
this OF any other city? What are
they worth to the community as a
whole? Boycott the Chronicle, eh?
And while you are about it, why
not boycott every Try goods mer-
chant, every shoe merchant and
every clothing merchant who
agrees with the Chronicle? Boy
colt them? Why, there isn't one
that doesn't lose every year a hun
dred times more legitimate trade
through the failure of some poor
wretch to provide himself or his
family with proper clothing be-
cause all of his money goes to your
dives for drink, drink, drink, than
all of your dive-keepers and their
helpers and their friends spend
with these merchants in ten years.
Boycott! Do you dare stand UP
and draw such a weapon against
decent public opinion when you
are costing every legitimate bust
ness enterprise in this community
dollars where You are spending
dimes with them?-Augusta Chron-
ic1e.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WHISKEY COSTS $I2.33 PER
CAPITA.

The total cost of the whiskey bill
in Raleigh is $I72,675. There are
about $4,000 people in the city.
Divide the total cost of the liquor
traffic by the number of people and
you have a per capita cost of
1898 for every man, woman and
child in the city OF Raleigh. But
as the women and children do not
consume their per capita we find
there are $500 families in the city
of Raleigh. Total cost per family
is therefore $61.45.
IF the dispensary reduces the
consumption only one-ha1f Git will
do more than that the average
saving to every family in Raleigh
would he over thirty dollars.
But the saving of one young man
from yielding to temptation is
worth more than. all that.
Vote to save the young men!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

Th6rty-one per cent of the insan e
are produced by the drink habit
Large factories, railroads, banks
of the safer and better class, are
all declining to employ drinkers.
The Bible is clear and emphatic
for it declares so plainly that a
way-faring man though fool
shall not err therein as to the guilt
and condemnation of the drinkeT
of liquors and other things that
debauch and blast the victim. 1t
says emphatically-the Bible has it
written above it's gates into the
Holy City-NO DRUNKARD SHALL
ENTER HEREBY. T. B. Kings
bury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WANTED!
BOYS FOR THE SALOON.

At n meeting of the State Liquor
Dealers of Ohio, at Wirthein's
Hall, Columbus, o., one of the dele
gates, in the course of speech on
How to Build up the Saloon Bust
ness" gave the following sugges-
tions:
HE SAID:
1.-THE success of our business is
Deepen Cent largely upon the CRLA-
TON OF APPETITE FOR DRINK.
Men VINO drink liquor, like others,
will die, and if there is no new APP
petite created our counters will be
empty as well as our Golfers. Our
children will go hungry, or we
must change our business to that
Of some other more remunerative.
The open field for the creation of
appetite is AMONG THE BOYS.
After men have grown and their
habits are formed they rarely ever
change in lis regard. 1t will be
needful, therefore, that MISSION
AIRY WORK BE DONE AMONG
THE BOYS, and make the sug-
gestion, gentlemen, that nicke1s ex-
pended in treats to the boys NOW
will return in dollars to your til1s
after THE APPETITE HAS BEEN
FORMED. ABOVE ALL THINGS
CREATE APPETITE"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
Which Shall it Be :?
Sixteen Reasons Why You
Should Vote for the
Dispensary.

Under existing conditions we are
forced to choose between the dis
pensary and the open saloons. To
vote against q dispensary is neces-
Sarily to vote for the saloons. Be-
tween the two I am bound to vote
for the dispensary, because:
1. One dispensary ought to sell
less than twenty-four bars.
z. The bar-keeper's business re-
ouircs him to tempt men to drink
while the dfspensary man, being
paid a salary, is under no such
temptation.
8. The saloon is made inviting as
a social resort. The dispensary is
wholly unattractive.
4. Loa6ng in the saloon tempts
men to repeat their drinks. In the
dispcnsary loafing is forbidden by
law, and both 1oafer and dispen-
sary keeper are indictable for such
an oHense.
5. The life of a saloon depends on
social drinking and treating, which
is the parent of drunkenness. This
is impossible in the dispensary.
6. The bar-room does it's most
thriving business and is the scene
of most crimes after dark. The
dispensary must not open before
sunrise nor stay open after sunset.
4. The victim of the liquor habit,
who is seeking to reform, is tempt
ed by the many saloons in his path
to continue in his habits. The one
dispensary offers him far less temp
tation.
8. In all legalized liquor selling
the State is necessarily a partner.
1t is better that the State should
control the business in a dispensary
than to leave it in the hands of
bar-keepers, who are in the bust
ness for the dollars they can get
out OF it.
9. Many men drink in a saloon
who would not think of taking Ii
quor home and drinking in their
families. And there are scores of
them that would rejoice to have
the saloon taken out of their path.
10. Green blinds and darkness
tempt many TO drink in the saloon
who would shun the open door and
daylight of the dispensary.
IL. The bar-keeper shields our
boys while they secretly form the
uE4AAlAS uaG1C. Inc ulSpeuSdfJ
cannot sell to minors at all, and
every purchasers name must be
kept in an open register.
13. BY compact organization and
interruptions methods the saloons
own and control vote that is ut
terly subversive of good govern
ment. The dispensary overthrows
the saloon power, and can have no
such power OF its own.
Ia. The saloon is the natural
home Of gambling, rowdyism and
debauchery. None Of these are
possible in the dispensary.
Is. Self-interest requires the bar
keeper to violate the law. The
same self-interest compels the dis
pensary man to keep the law.
16. Money made in the saloon
goes to enlarge the bar-keeper's
business and to multiply the num-
Der Of his victims. Money made
in the dispensary tends to undo the
saloon mans work in the educa-
tion and uplifting of our children.
r.. T. VANN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
HOW To START 1T.

A gentleman IN Raleigh said yes
terday to Rev. DR.. Pittenger. rector
Of the Church of the Good Shep-
hegd, that he wished to see an or
ganization effected in Raleigh
among the boys to save them from
intemperance.
''Thc first step to take in that di-
rection is to vote for the dispensary
on Monday" was DR.. Pittenger's
wise admonition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

Twcnty-four saloons and half
dozen whiskey distil1eries in this
city is not a pleasant thing to con-
template, and yet this very thing
will come to pass unless you go
vote them out tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The proposition to be voted on
tomorrow is twenty-four saloons
and the privilege Of as many whis-
key stills as may choose to come
here, against one dispensary. It
should not take you a second to de-
eide which one YOU will vote for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The dispensary will lessen the
evils of liquor. It is wholly devoid
OF attractions and the liquor can
not be drunk on the premises
Rev. G.. T. Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The establishment of the dispcn.
sary will close twenty-four opeL
bar saloons which are a menace te
the life, liberty, peace and happi-
ness of every man, woman and
child in our city.-Rev. G. Z
Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The saloon forces will poll their
full strength Tomorrow. In Or
der for the dispensary advocates to
win n victory they must poll their
Full strength. Go to the polls
early, vote for dispensary. and then
go to work. Don't take it for
granted that others will look after
this important matter. 1t is your
work; see that it is done well.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

Vote for the dispensary to-mor-
row, and thereby close MP twenty
four saloons now open, and defeat
the proposition to allow "helI-ket-
ties" to be operated in this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WHAT is A SALOON WORTH

What, in Gods name, is the aver
age bar-room worth to, any bust
mess enterprise of this or any other
city! What are they worth to the
community as whole? There isn't
a dry goods merchant, a shoe mer--
chant, a clothing merchant that
doesn't lose every year a hun
dred times more legitimate trade
through the failure Of some poor
wretch to provide himself or his
family with proper clothing be-
cause all of his money goes to your
dives for drink, drink, drink, thar,
all of your dive-keepers and their
helpers and their friends spend
with these merchants in ten years.
Boycott! Do you dare stand up
and draw such a weapon against
decent public opinion when you
are costing every legitimate BUSH
ness enterprise in this community
dollars where you are spending
dimes with them?-Augusta Chrou-
ic1e.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The dispensary will largely re-
move the temptation to drink from,
the rising generation in which lies
our hope for the future.-Rev. G..
T. Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The dispensary will in large
measure destroy social drinkin e
which is one of it's best features
Rev. G.. T. Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

The dispensary will often deter
the purchase of liquor because of
the greater inconvenience-the
lessening the consumption.-Rev
G.. T. Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

Should the dispensary fail and
the saloons win, the vote to allow
whiskey distilleries within the cor
porate limits Of Raleigh will pro-
badly carry. To defeat the dis
pensary means a half dozen hell
kettles" in this city. See TO it that
your neighbor. as well as yourself,
votes on the question. The issues
are SO great and far-reaching in
effect that every voter should be
out at work tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
WHAT WHISKEY COSTS
RALEIGH.
(Hon. A. a. Thompson.)

The total cost of saloons in the
city of Raleigh aggregates $172.-
CTS. BY establishing a dispense
ny a saving to the community of
$118,3OO can be effected, even if
the consumption is reduced only
fifty per cent.
Some whishey will certainly be
sold. The thing to do, therefore,
is to control it's sale, absolutely, re-
duce the quantity to the minimum,
handle it at the smallest possible
cost, add the full profit of 80 per
cent allowed by the law, use this
profit for educating the rising gem
Grafton and lessening the rate az
taxation which just now is a sore
burden to our people.
Some of you may no doubt think
there is a better way, but all OF
you Will admit that from every
point of view the dispensary is n
vast Improvement over the saloon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
MONDAY, Oct. Violet

Mrs. Baker, the President OF
the Dress-Makers' Association
Of America, says:
"A word or two more about
the new colcrs and how to Sc
Iect the ones best suited to
your complexion
WHEN IN DOUBT WEAR
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

NA0oNO Va-on account of the Richmond
o
final limit October 18TH which
entities holder 0 show.
AN"lo1'
o a
forenoon of the oath, final limit Rate
fare plus SOC, which entities holder the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
High
|. Novelties
in
Dress
Goods.

Every day has added some
thing new to our collection of
Novelty Dress Goods. New
Ziheline Effects in plain col
ors and new Novelty Mixtures;
Fancy Mixed All Wool Suit
ings; Scotch and West of Eng
land Tweeds; Voiles, Eolicnes,
etc.
French Broad Cloths in the
very newest colors-VioIet,
Amethyst, Lilac, Fuchia,
Champagne, etc.
We show not only the new
est but the best, not only the
best, but the lowest priced-if
you consider quality.
We can certainly be of SER
vice TO you, SO far as materials
are concerned. You must see
them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

Moral to Raleigh voters: Vot:
out the saloons next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
HIGH-CLAss TRorrING.
Only a Small Crowd at the Breeders
Meeting.

Only corporars guard attended the light
harness races of the breeders meeting at
the Readville track yesterday afternoon.
The sport was of an excellent quality.
Shank drove Caspian two miles, each in
2.07k. In the zoo trot. which equals the
record made by Billy Buck and Mckinley
All the favorites got a toss Kinney Lou
was the choice in the 22O trot but after
winning ono heat he had to give way to
Jay McGregor the next three trips. In the
only pacing event on the card Centric was
thought to be the fastest, and she was a
favorite over the field by almost toll
She won the first heat mainly because
Knapp did not try with Claymore When
Knapp did cut loose there was nothing to it.
and Claymore's mark of 2.O7A in the second
heat gives him new record For not try
ing to win the first heat the judges imposed
fine of $50 on Knapp.
1t was The General that the talent
thought was good enough to be an even
fayortte over the field in the 2 10 trot. but
after making one start the banner was shut
down in his face. Alberto won the race.
having Miss Janette as the contender each
trip. In the 2.O9 Maxine made the going
to the stretch in the first heat then broke
and Caspian won the heat by a length
The second heat saw the field we'll bunch
ed, with Maxine leading again into the
stretch and Caspian second, while Haw-
thorne and the remainder of the field were
close up down the straight Caspian won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17

Murphy. backed do~t6 to threes. was the
real thing Higgins had no trouble In TAX
Ing him away from the bunch, and he won
in a big gallop by FIVE lengths in LOO.
Father Bill Days San Reno, 100 to 1
shot, who in previous races ran as If his
legs were tied, showed a wonderful form
reversal and finished second, two lengths in
front of Wistaria. II to l.
James Galway's Beverly. who was the
odd starter in the Africander- Picket
struggle at Sheepshead Bay. was up against
a lot of pfaters IN the last race at a mile
and seventy yards, and those who were
clever enough toosees the handwriting on
the wall backed him down from to 1 to
to 2. He was away back for half a mile.
then ran over his, field until in a heavy
drive he got to the wire first, a neck in
front OF Queen Elizabeth. to 1, who was
four lengths before Williamstead, to l.
The favorite. ]. E. Madden's Medal. was
nowhere. The time was Isl Only two
favorites won. but three second choices
made the talent pick up some loose change
here and there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
OLD GAME BETTER.
Jesse Burkett Says Rules Have Killed
Good Base Ball.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
They can talk about the improvement Of
the game, if they want to-" said Jesse Bur-
kett; ''but for me, give me the old days.
To tell the truth, they have improved the
game until it is not base ball any more;
and the American is just as bad as the Ma
tional League. In fact, neither can come
up to the old National League. Take that
team of ours in Cleveland. Put 1t together
again. and it would make these teams to-
day look cheap; and we had only three
hitters at that. We had good fielders and
pitchers, though. and. what counted more.
we had nine men in every game, and never
lost a contest until three men had been put
out In the ninth inning. That's what won
games for US. Nowadays you do not see
any such fighting for game. The team
that has the luck wins-and that's all there
is to it, People used to go to games ana
get so excited that they whooped her up
from start to finish Now the pitcher Is the
whole thing and most of the games are
like funerals. The other day we beat Bos-
ton to 1, and, so help me. you would have
thought you were in a graveyard. Neither
team made any noise, and the spectators
were like clans 1t is not the players who
are at fault, but 1t is the rules Give the
player a chance and he will open up. But
what's the use? The minute you try to
fight for a game, it's to the bench with