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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02

In letters to President Charles w.
Needham of George Washington Uni
versity. this week. President Roosevelt
and Secretary of the Treasury Cortel-
you gave their hearty endorsement to
the movement under way that seeks to
make of the University the typical
national educational institution. Sec
rotary Cortelyou. who is an falumnus
of the University, having been gradu-
ated in law in 1896, is It's enthusiastic
supporter. The institution is rapidly
raising fund of 100000 among the
citizens of Washington for the pur-
chase of site on which to establish
itself, its present quarters being alto
gether inadequate for the number of
students that have f1ocked here. AS
soon as the site fund is completed, the
institution intends to appeal to country
at large for money with which to found
a substantial endowment fund. AL
though it is more than a hundred years
since George Waghington, in mis- last
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
A Sensible Old Gentleman.

Admiral Schley does not want the
democratic nomination for Vice Presi-
dent, for which some of the papers
nave mentioned him as possibility,
and says, in an interview Il am no;
IN politics. | would not accet the nomi-
nation ii 1t was offered to me, and |
would not serve if elected. The only
ambition | cherish at the present time
IS to live in the affection of my people.
Whatever place | may hold in the
he5rts OF the American people | would
be forced to sacrifice to some extent if
L were to interfere in politics. That
shows what a sensible old gentleman
the Admiral really is. Schley always
did do the right thing at the most OPP
perfume time.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
Unique Marriage Ceremony.

A unique marriage ceremony was
performed at the residence of the
bride, In Montgomery county Wednes-
day, it being the only Instance in the
history of that county where the mother
and daughter were married in the same
ceremony. The happy couples were
Mrs. Matte Willoughby. forty-seven
years old, and Dudley Barker, and Miss
Co: a Wiiioughby, seventeen years old,
and Joseph Gilpln This was the
fourth matrimonial venture OF the ell
Ger bride who is still an unusually Rand
some woman. Both grooms are pros
porous farmers of Montgomery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
No More White Sugar.

Pure white sugar has been in use for
such long time that few persons of
the present generation remembered
when it was otherwise. Soon, how
ever. it will be otherwise for the pure
food law DEGREES that it will have to
be changed. Yellow sugar without
adulteration or whitening process will
take the place of the delicious, beauti-
fully colored pure white sugar.
The prospect is that the people
of this country will soon be using gran
ulated and other sugars of distinctly
brown or yellow hue, tie prue food
commissioners having decreed that no
mineral ''bluing" substance be used in
bleaching it 50 nice ard white for the
table and the appetite.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
Our Coal Wealth.

Kentucky has wealth of coal the
magnitude of which can only be com
pretended by a comparison with other
regions. Kentucky has about so pei
cent. larger coal area than Great
Britain, now mining about 250 million
tons of coal year, and which has
about TO- G0 square miles of coal terri
tory, while Kentucky as about Is, coz
square miles. The wealth, the finan
cial power. the domination of The
worlds shipping interests of Great
Britain are all largely staked on coal,
and yet Kentucky even Eastern Ken
lucky alone has greater power thar
all Great Britain.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
Two Farmers Die Suddenly.

While out walking over his farm
Tuesday, Marion Hill, a weli-to-do and
prominent farmer of Kingston, Madi-
son county, dropped dead Of heart dis
ease. He was siXty-eight years of age
; nd leaves a widow.
While feeding horses in the barn of
Alvin Myers, near Spencer, Montgom-
cry county. Benjamin Becraft, dropped
dead from heart disease. He was forty
eight years old and leaves widow and
three children. He was apparently in
good health.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
The Number Benefited.

The total number of postal clerks.
carriers andnrural route agents in Ken
lucky benefited under the new law is
269 divided as follows: Thirty-two
increased from $500 to 500; 112 from
$780, to 5000; two from $3.50 sto 5000 !;
two from $500 to 81, 900; 12l from ST.
900 to 81, 100.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02
Are At Work.

Very few farmers are seen on our
streets just now and most of them are
at work Much blowing is beng done
and sod blowing especially is exceed
ingly tough. On account of rnuchIrain
and few freezes the ground is not in
good condition and if rain does not fall
at frequent intervals, the soil will soon
get hard ana cloddv.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-02

will and testament. urged the creation
and maintenance of a great university
at the national capital, the movement
now under way to carry out the ambi
ton OF the Father of His Country
seems destined to be crowned with
success.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Paints Between shaves.

A barber who Yields the paint brush
in moments when the tonsorial bust.
ness is slack. lives in Springfield,
Mass, and has made considerable rep
utation for himself as an artist. He
keeps all his painting utensils In his
barber shop. and oils, water-colors,
pencils and canvases hobnob with
ra2ors and shaving cups.
This barber, Patrick Cronin, is not
a mere dabbler In paints, but Is a
genuine lover OF art, and says: "If l
only had a private fortune | would de.
vote my entire life to painting. But
| have my own living to make and
cannot follow anything so precarious
as art" Most OF his paintings are
studies, and he makes no claim that
they are finished pieces. Some OF
them have been placed in the homes
of several Springfield people. His
best landscape is in the possession OF
a prominent attorney, Henry G. Whit,
man, and Mrs. Walter II. Wesson and
former Mayor Ralph w. Ellis have
some OF his studies.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Gold Stealing In Australia,

There have recently been unpleas-
ant revelations as to the extent to
which the stealing Of gold by the min
ers is carried on in Australia. Some
authorities estimate that as much as
S., 000, 900 worth of gold Is lost every
year by the Australian mining com.
panies in this way. Most OF the min
ing centers are haunted by a shady
class of nominal gold buyers" who
are really the accomplices of the dis
honest miners, the fences" In Grim
inal slang. Representatives OF the
mining companies In Bendigo, where
a record number OF cases Of gold
stealing have recently occurred. have
met In conference to consider the best
mean of dealing with the evil. AS
one way of checking the evil 1t was
decided to establish a register Of all
the miners employed In the Bendigo
district, 80 that the movements and
migrations of dismissed or reasonably
suspected men might be traced and
observed. In this way It Is hoped to
prevent tine thieves getting employ
ment In other mines.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Young Mrs. Jorkins is a very hard
woman to pump, She always gets out
of giving you any information when
you ask her anything"
Il heard she was very close,
mouthed."
you know, 1t was reported that she
and her husband did not get on very
well together, so when | asked her
quite casually what her husband gave
her the other day for a birthday pres,
ent Ito see II they were on good
terms), I couldn't tell from her answer
whether he had given her a handsome
piece Of b%ric.a-brac or whether they
had quarreled."
What did she say?"
"She Just said. He gave me a Jar"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Z have never been to the sswen,'

y have never been to tho Aswen,'
the man persisted.
Then the staircase Is corccaledf"
asked sharply, irritated at his by
pocrisy.
Il have seen the tapestry lear the
gallery move very strangely he
blurted out.
Captain Forbes, then, was impris
oned in n Of the towers. The stair.
case leading thithar was concealed be.
hind a secret door hidden by a tapes
try. This door was near the gallery.
SO far 80 well. But | remembered
that there was one central tower,
Ranked by three smaller overs. In
which OF them was Captain Forbes
held a prisoner? l came to the point
directly. To fence with the fellow was
wasting time.
The rooms IN the towers them.
selves must be interesting. In me.
dleval times they were no doubt used
as dungeons. II there can be dungeons
in the air. In which OF these towers
does DR.. Starva usually lodge his
friends?"
l asked the question not without
trepidation. | was tolerably sure OF
my man. but for the moment | feared
that | had overshot the mark. lie
poised a tray on his palm and shuhlcd
hastily to the door. as II he were
frightened at the information he had
already given.
you have forgotten something"
said carelessly, and tapped the notes
on the table. He hesitated; then, re
turning, snatched at them.
when n has assembled the secret
stairway" he said in a low voice, zone
finds oneself in a bare room. That is
the central tower. II is a triangle In
shape. At the corners of the triangle
there are three doors opening on three
smaller rooms, the dungeons, as mon
sieur calls them. One Of these rooms
is the oratory of madam. Monsieur
knows that madam Is very religious
| When madam is not to be seen she Is
at her prayers"
Again he seized his tray, but l had
still another question to ask.
(which Of these rooms is the ora
tory? And in which does DR.. Starya
lodge his friends?"
But, monsieur. I do not know" he
stammered, and again seized his tray
you know very well, II you think,
I commanded.
He rubbed his nose, a gesture curl
ously reflective and agitated. He
turned himself about like a top as hi
tried, or pretended to try, to remem
Der toward which points of the com
pass the various rooms faced.
Monsieur knows that the chateau
itself does not face either south, north
east, or west. The oratory is to the
south. No; It points to the west. The
locked room, DIR. S~tarva's, that is &c
the east. But no-truly, your Excel
lency, 1t is impossible for me to re
member"
He fed from the room, the diehes
on his tray rafting in his perturba
ton.
But he had told me much. | knew
that IL I could find the secret staircase
to the towers. II | could force open
the door behind the tapestry, | might
bag both my birds with one shot.
Captain Forbes in his prison, OF
Madame de WARMER at her prayers
1t was all one to me.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
CHAPTER XIII.
A Terrifying Apparltion.

| did not hesitate. There was no
time like the present. This servant
had been false to Madame de WARMER,
false to DIR. Starva. He would betray
me with as little conjunction II II
were made worth his while.
| walked slowly up the grand stair
way leading from the hall. | gained
the gallery that ran about the hall,
meeting no one. l pretended to be in
terested In examining the designs of
the tapestry. l tapped the wall as
moved deliberately along, 1t seemed
to me quite solid in every direction.
began to think that Jacques had been
playing with me.
AS | stood there hesitating, Alphonse.
the confidential servant of Madame de
Varnier, appeared suddenly before me
Either his tread had been catlike or
the secret staircase was very near.
| thought l read CONSERVATION OF
his face. | leaned over the carved
railing OF the gallery, gazing down
into the hall.
Am | not to see Madame do Var
nier before long?"
Il shall tell madam that your Excel,
lency Is waiting"
IF you please
! walked carelessly down the long
corridor that led to my room / closed
the door, but | was careful to hold the
handle In my hand, and in IN instant
my eye was at the keyhole.
He had nausea ir%resolutely, looking
down the corridor toward my room,
Evidently he was dismayed at having
been surprised by me. He was hest.
tating whether he should return to
warn Madame de Vanier. Luckily he
did not hesitate long.
He vanished round the corner of
the corridor. In an instant l had fol.
lowed him, AS he lifted the tapestry
he touched a spring. A door opened
noiselessly.
zone moment, Alphonse." l cried
tTo BE CoNTlNUED)
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
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Long Hours in the Sahara

was the hours of the c%aravaneers.
Them poor fellers worked 81 hours
a day. One stop Of three hours WAS
all they took. and part Of that time
had to be spent In feedin' and grocmin'
the camels.
"Camels can get along, 1t seems, with
three hours rest a day, but men!
Them caravaneers Of ourn had little
donks. the size Of a Newfoundland
dog, to ride on, and they'd lie on their
stomachs acrost a donk's back, head
hangin' down on n side. feet on the
other, and in that position they could
sleep hour after hour whilst the donks
trudged on IN the sunshine through
the white sand"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
o. INTEREST TO eEEkEEPERs.
English Legal Ruling Makes Indus.
trious Insects Wild Beasts.

The Law Journal Of London prints
two interesting cases concerning tho
rights of beekeepers and their neigh.
bors. In one case the question OF
property in bees was the issue; in the
other, II was a question OF nuisance.
"A beekeepers swarm flies into q
neighbours garden and settles on an
apple tree" a y the Law Journal.
First question: Has the b%eekeeper
still the property In the swarm, or has
II become his neighbours and annexed
to the ownership Of the tree?
Answer: The swarm is still the
property Of the beekeeper, but he can
not go and It, II the neigh
Dor objects. without committing a tres.
pass And this is what the neighbor
In Quantril VS.. Sprague did.
"He not only objected to the bee
keeper coming after his property. but
he shook down the swarm from the
apple tree. with the result that the
bees were lost. Now, in this he was
wrong. The shaking down of the
swarm was not only an unneighborly
act, Dut tortlous In law.
1T was analogous to the case where
n man drives t~respasslng cattle on his
land to a great distance, or hunts them
OF with a fierce dog, in which case
he is liable for the injury, II any,
done to the property in the cattle.
Here, then, was the contest OF de.
merits trespass on one side, tort on
the other, a conflict best met. the
learned Judge thought, by making each
party pay his w costs.
In the other case-of nuisance
the beekeeper had ten hives with half
a million bees at work. and he might
fairly congratulate himself on the
la~w.abiding instincts Of his swarms,
for they had only stung five persons
In two years. II seems a very moder-
ate allowance; still, 1t was too much
for the stung plaintiff, who was not
satisfied with n boarding which the
beekeeper has ~providently set up, but
claimed an interim injunction to re-
strain the keeping Of bees altogether,
SO lear his property.
I'm the course of the argument the
theory was preached on behalf OF the
beekeeper that a bee Is entitled to his
first sting; but this is %roneo A
bee Is ferae naturae, not m~ansuetae
n%aturae, like a dog, and must be kept
as a tiger-at the keepers peril"
That 10 to say, that a bee is Of the ma
ture of a wild beast, not a tame one.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
"Untll Twelve Tonight" She Said.

teau, and the door locked, l gained
my room, and rang the bell for the
servant. Jacques, the lackey who had
shown me to my room the night be-
fore, answered the call.
1T Is half past one" l cried impa'
tiently. rs Madame de WARMER not
ready for luncheon"
The man looked his surprise.
Luncheon has been waiting for
your E~xcellency, l came to your room
some time ago. but there was no an
swer when | knocked"
IL had been wandering about the
chateau" l replied carelessly. 80
luncheon is ready. l hope | have not
kept Madame de WARMER waiting too
long?"
Madam begs to be excused. Lunch.
con is served for DR., Starva and your
self"
l followed the man to the room
where we had dined, not at all pleased
at the seclusion that she affected.
was impatient for action. Nearly IL
hours were to elapse before midnight,
but there was much to be done before
then. And II she persisted in not see,
ing me. I wondered how I was tc
force my presence on Der. In the
meanwhile / must attempt to learn
something of Captain Forbes's deten.
ton.
/ lunched alone, and well. The alb.
sence Of DR.. Starya was only to be ex.
pected. Even SO brazen a villain as
he would hesitate to meet me with un,
concern, During the struggle in the
porter's lodge no word had been
spoken by either Of US, but certainly
he could not have been ignorant of
my identity any more than was l OF
his. When we again met, therefore, It
would be as avowed enemies.
Frankly, l did not look forward to
that meeting with pleasure. The fate
of Captain Forbes pointed too obvious
a moral. l had put myself deliberately
in Starva's power by my return to the
chateau. II were unmolested II would
be because my services were indis'
p~ensable.
l had lighted my cigarette. Jacques
was noiselessly gathering up the
things. had determined to take him
into my confidence. l believed 1t was
he who had brought me the note.
suspected that he was not ignorant OF
my leaving the chateau. He had &C
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

cepted my excuse too readily. ct any
rate, I believed the fellow could be
bribed. l demanded carelessly:
And DR.. Starva7 Is he, too, con.
fined to his ROOM"
The man She igged his shoulders.
Evidently he held DIR. Starva in no
great consideration.
"One knows nothing OF him. He is
mysterious, this DR.. Starva."
| looked at the man keenly. The
adjective was significant.
Everything about this chateau is
mysterious, 1t seems to me-" I re.
marked cheerfully. Last night, for
instance, | could have sworn I heard
the shout Of one in distress"
rs 1t possible, monsieur"
And when | retired | found a note
on my pillow. | would give n hundred
| francs to the man who placed 1t there
II | could find him"
There is nothing too difficult to be
discovered with diligence, your Excel.
lency," he said softly, his crafty eyes
cast down.
so you we're the faithful messen
ger" took out my pocket-book.
"A little letter is a simple thing, and
! since 1t was not sealed, / knew that
madam would not object" He smiled
greedily on the notes that | had laid
on the table.
"Ah, you are loyal to Madame dc
Varnier?"
very loyal, monsieur" he returned
with perfect seriousness.
l intended to test this admirable
loyalty. was forgetting Captain
Forbes. l proceeded cautiously.
Am l the only guest of the cha
teau?" | demanded, toying with the
notes.
There is DR.. Starva, as your Excel
lency knows"
And he is a man OF mystery. you
tell me. suppose it not impossible
that he has his friends"
"Friends?" he asked, and he gave to
the word a strange note OF uncer.
tainty.
did not one call on him last night,
Just before l retired?"
Il have understood So"
"And he has come to the chateau as
DIR. Starva's own guest?"
Certainly, DR.. Starva's friends have
visited him here occasionally"
1.-THE chateau Is so immense that
one would find 1t difficult to be sure
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
GooD-BY, OLD YEAR.
BY Clifford Kane Stout.

S''S'e NoHC okout.
Good-by. Old Year, your mission ends
With midnight chime and all Ia done;
The records writ with Joy or less,
The deeds fulfilled and guerdOns won
Are hung as trophies round thy rime,
And thou are named with olden time.
Forevermore oh. fateful past,
That saw so much no law can change:
Beginning and the end of things
h were to be. the nsw and strange,
The old and worn and bloom and blight,
Passed to the dark or born to light.
And. oh. for some happy year;
Sweet wedding bells rang Joyously:
Old friends clasped hands and strangers
met,
And sunshine fell so glad and free
On buoyant youth, and smiles were fair.
And laughter bantered pain and care.
Some tears must fall in every year;
Your portion came when grief had set
A badge OF mourning on the hearts
or some whose love could not forget,
And hopefully, without dismsy,
They covered friends OF yesterday.
Good-by. Old Year; we regret the New.
When we recall your gifts and cost
May then u double portion show
Thy favors won DER which was lost.
Good-by! A hand at parting; then
A banediction and amen.
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

that n knew the whereabouts of all
its rooms"
IF l might take the liberty, | should
say that your Excellency would be in
terested in making an inspection OF
the chateau. The view from the tow.
ers is superb"
And these towers are readily &C.
cessible?"
Jacques shook his head. Monsieur
has said that the chateau is immense.
One might find 1t difficult without a
guide"
And you will be that guide" l said
with assurance.
He shook his head still more vigor.
ously. impossible! Madam would
object. Besides, there is Alphonse."
"Alphonse? Who is he?"
HE is madam's confidential serv.
ant"
AT least you can tell me the way
to the towers"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

but there are no exchanges OF that sort
or we should all be noble sinners.
The petty faults are the thorns that
cluster round some of the finest roses
In life's big garden, crowdlng, jarrtng,
overlapping n another in their eager
ness to get to the light.
Maybe the old year has been n good
friend in some special instances that
you can recall.
Perhaps It brought you back with
a short, sharp shock from a too AFRO
giant happiness or an overconndent sue.
cess.
Be glad Of that jar. even though It
kept o stirred up for awhile.
Perhaps the past ~ months have
healed some breach or brought some
ship home, the white sails OF which
you have been watching ~wistfully for
months or years far out at sea.
Be glad Of that.
Perhaps some milestone has fallen
from you and you stand free at last on
the great highway with long. manacled
arms reached out to the sky.
BE glad!
Or peace has settled on a troubled
ocean and you can greet the sunrise
with a smile and a prayer of thankful.
ness for another day.
Maybe there is a cradle In one cor.
ner of your home this New Years eve
with a most important guest cuddled
In down blankets and rose-leaf palms
upturned for your kisses.
No need to tell you to be glad.
Or success has come to crown some
effort at which you have toiled rather
YEARLY, hardly daring to hope.
Or II 1t has been withheld, be glad
that you have nevertheless tyled. 1t
will all come to you some day.
The old year has taught us lessons.
Let us profit by them and enter into
the new armed with experience rather
than plunge into 1t as though It we're
a rose garden.
II Is quite as full of danger and con.
fict and clouds as the old friend that
Is going.
Let is wish It will have even as
hiuNh SuIlNnlHt hnu bluuutSb anu JOY.
We a meet 1t with splendid hope
and lively faith-for those two quail.
ties are what make our dreams come
true.
Let us cherish a few good hopes that
It may bring US the things we stand
In need of-health, happiness, good
friends success, Joy and the clear
vision that will teach US to discern the
false from the true.
May It leave us our beliefs and our
ideals.
Teach us to love more and to hate
not at all.
To be content with the blessings that
we have.
To cultivate sweetness and good ma.
ture rather than exc~lusiveness.
To meet the world with a smile.
To stiie criticism Of things and PEG.
pie.
Never to make little OF our own.