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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
PARIS. KENTUCKY, TUESDAY JANUARY 26 1909
Judge DundOn's Juvenile Court.

The ten young colored boys who
were arrested for robbing Lawn &
Connell's grocery were before Judge
Dundon for trial Saturday morning.
the youthfulness of the prisoners at
tracing quite crowd TO the trial.
Judge Dundon disposed OF the cases as
follows:
Dallas Wilson. five years in the Re
form School Denis Leer, five years
James Ross. 8 years; Noah Frakes,
years, and Sam Biddle,1 year, the lat
the sentence being suspended pending
good behavior. The ages of these
boys ranged from IL to IS years.
Frank Johnson and Stewart Lawson,
two other youthful negro boys under
arrest for stealing milk were ordered
taken to jail. and, after being severely
chastised by their parents in the pres
ence of the iailer, were permitted to
go.
Frank Bats, negro under arrest
for carrying concealed weapons, was
given fine of SIC and 80 days in jail.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
News Of Twenty Years Age.

The following news notes are taken
from the Bourbon News Of Jan. q,
1889:
DR.. Chas. N. Fithian and Frank P.
Lowry have leased the Grand Opera
House.
Wheat has dropped to 80 cents in the
local market
J.W. Ferguson received a letter from
Hon. VIM. Lindsay. President of Ken
lucky Midland r. K. stating that he
would have party engineers in Bour-
con this week.
incompetence with recent Legislative
act, the following county physicians
have registered at the County Clerk S
Office.
Jos. Fithian, aged 81; born in Phila-
delphia; Jefferson Medical College.
Phil, diploma March 18th, 1854.
A. G. Stitt, aged 70; born IN Nicho-
las county, University of louisville
diploma March 5, 1852.
G. B. Smith, aged 25 ;born in Millers-
burg University Of Louisville ;diploma
March 2, 1886.
John Bowen. aged 81 born in MaUry
county, Tenn; Hospital Medical Col
lege, N. Y; diploma, March /, 1873.
w. G. Wlikerson, aged 35; born in
Madison county; University of Louis
Vile; diploma February rs. 1881.
R. T. Wood, aged 35; born at Mt.
Olivet; Ohio Medical College; diploma,
FEBRUARY %, 1878.
j. B. Smith, aged 81; born in Della
ware county. N. Y, University of
Louisville, Diploma March 3, 1857.
VIM. Kenney, aged II, born at Mill
ersburg Louisville Medical Institute
diploma March 1845.
The following pharmaceatists passed
examinations and registered:
Chas. j. Clark, w. I. Brooks, j. A.
Wilson, J. A. Stewart and j. A. Lyle.
Thos. Costello, of indianapolis, was
here yesterday visiting his millinery
customers.
John Schwartz won diamond ring
ratified by Doug Armstrong by throw
ing az with the dice.
Peter S. Anderson, of North Middle
town, bought of Evans & Anderson,
$4,000 pounds of tobacco at eight
cents.
Squire John 7. Mcclure, one of our
Oldest and most highly respected ciJi-
zens, died yesterday morning, aged 75
years. The Squire hadn't an enemy
in the world.
Milton Young, of Lexington, refused
S., 900 for his two-year-old, Heller
Shelter by Pell Nell,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
Board Of Supervisors Adjourned

The Board of Supervisors adjourned
Friday afternoon after two weeks
session of equalizing the assessed valu-
alton of property in Bourbon. The
members of the Board, consisting of
Warren Rogers, chairman, and Newton
Mitchell, j Oe Ewalt, NJ. j. Murphy,
w. G. McCiintock, E. b. Sparks and W.
q. Talbot, were entertained at dinner
by County Clerk Pearce Patton. Other
guests were: Deputy County Clerk
Thomas Savage, County Assessor Hen
ry S. Caywood, Deputy Assessor Lyt-
Teton Purneli, Judge Denis Dundon
and Deputy Sheriff A. S. Thompson.
The Board fixed the assessment Of
the ten banks of Bourbon county and
all their individual holders of notes and
other securities at 80 per cent of their
face value, the banks being assessed
upon there capital stock and surplus
funds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
MATRIMONIAL.

The following invitation has been
received: ''Mr. and Mrs Louis Hooge
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Katherine Lee, to Mr.. James Col
son Tally, on Wednesday January the
twentieth nineteen hundred and nine,
New Albany, Indiana. At home after
January twenty-seventh, PoplarviIle,
Mississippi.
"A wedding which took place on
Friday, Jan. Il, in the parIors of the
Windsor Hotel, and which was to have
been kept a secret owing to parental
objection, has been given out for pub
iication. The bride was Miss Lula
RuHyan, of Maysville, and the bride
groom. MIR. Miller F. Powell, of Lex
ington. They were married by the
Rev. M. I. Chandler, of the Methodist
church.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
Beach's Latest Roundup.

Beach Hargis ended his latest round
up by shooting himself in the foot.
After subjugaCing several residents on
Frozen Greek Friday. he proceed ed 10
return to Jackson, shooting at all ami
mate Objects on his way. He acciden-
tally wounded himself. His wound
was dressed at the home Of a negro
and ne was taken to his mothers house
in Jackson, where he Is being attended
by his brother-in-law. DR.. Hogg.
Amputati0n may be necessary.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
Larue County Votes Dry.

In an election Saturday, Larue.
Abraham Lincoln's native county, vot-
ed dry by a majority OF 108, the vote
being over four to one against license.
Church bells were rung at intervals
during the day, children marched and
the brass band furnished music. Pray
er meetings were also held, and hot
coffee was provided by the ladies at
the voting places.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
Blind Tiger Indictments.

Thirty-fve indictments were returned
in the Boyle county Circuit Court
against parties running blind ii GERS
This DOES pretly well for the model
little city of Danvil;e
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-26
BIRTHS.

Born, on Monday, jan 18, TO the
wife of Charles Owens, a son.
Born, on tuesday, Jan. 19, to the
wife of David B0az, on Nineteenth
street, a son.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

Oh tHe SuDJocG.
On gently suggesting that the soup
was somewhat burned, the cook read
lily sympathized:
''Yas IN, it am a shame! You see,
/ got kinder overhe't an I sot out on
de porch mint to dry off, an I see
dat dog chewin' up one O Billy's
socks an begunst to chase it an ="
Minerva, you must not call Mr..
Ramsdale Billy; it is not respect
full. -
Gov course not. I'll call m Colo
mel eff it'll please you, Miss Patsy;
and so she did, variating it according
to circumstance to "Gen raj, !" "Com-
modo +" and even "Gov NOR"
Billy, being at an age susceptible
to f1attery, became Minerva sworn
ally and defender whenever his aunt
desperately threatened discharge.
One morning Miss Bratton, between
sneezes, interrupted her maid s song
full bed-making by declaring:
'You see what dreadful cold you
have caused me, Minerva, by failing
to tuck the bedclothes properly at the
foot Of the bed, in spite Of the fact
that | have shown you half dozen
times how to do it. Now I will give
you one more lesson, and if it hap
pens again and my feet are exposed
to draughts, you will have to go, Mi
nerva.'
"Yas, Miss, Use list min Il
Glare, Miss Patsy, you sech a pritty
lady [ don't see huccome you never
marry"
"Minerva, I want no foolishness
whatever now; pay attention. You
see [ tuck the sheet under the first
mattress this way and"
Miss Patsy, when you gifts thru
wild dat dress you got on, Civ it to
me, pleas No.
Miss Bratton passed out Of the room
with hopeless sigh, to find another
cause for grievance outside. Billy had
just gotten up and was clamoring for
breakfast. He had been out rather
later than his aunt suspected the night
before, and had found it expedient to
use his own window for entrance in
stead Of the noisy front door.
Miss Bratton relieved herself at
length on the subject of Billy's hab-
its and Minerva's worthlessness, be-
fore entering the pantry to plan out
the days meals.
She shortly heard Minerva's pref
acing giggle and Subsequent common
tary:
"We don min Miss Patsy's FUSS
ness, does we, Admiral?
This was the last straw. Minerva
was told she could take her hat and
go. She left smilingly, but when she
calmly turned up the next morning,
remarking carelessly, 81 know'd you
couldn't git long widout me, when
you's sick, so heah [ is, an heah Use
gwine stay tell you gifts WE'LL" Miss
Bratton had to confess she was glad.
When Minerva had been in her SER
vice for two months. Miss PATSY found
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
PAGE TWO
The Wa17iagemony Of Ninerba White

cries and fine precepts; no one could
have been more astonished than she
when she found herself willing to abet
and shield Saphira by removing the
refrigerator to another and unap-
proachable part of the house, replac-
ing it with an old cupboard in which
she blushingly placed daily contribu-
tons that she knew Saphira would en-
Joy abstracting as soon as her back
was turned.
But, alas for this kindly conspiracy!
Minerva s watchful eye peered forth
one day to rest upon the purplish
heels Of her offspring just as they
were twinkling noiselessly away from
the vicinity of the treasure-chest.
Poor Saphira! Miss Bratton, with
tears making canals Of her wrinkles,
pleaded in vain for the young GRIM
inal. The inexorable mother yanked
the delinquent home, and tied her up
in standing position for twelve hid
eous hours.
Minerva appeared at work next
morning with a smile of rare content
ment.
"I'se got rid ov 'er, Miss Patsy.
De new preacher ain got NARY chill
luns, an de congregations mekin
dere donations to m now. / 'splain-
ed as how [ didn't have nothin |
could give i'm less he'd like a chile.
His wife was jes tickled to deaf. So
S'phira' got home near de Lord
now, an hopes de devil N 'er II
tex to his heels.
One day, after Minerva had been in
the Bratton service for almost two
years, the mistress discovered her
asleep in the best parlor chair when
she was supposed to be sweeping. The
minute Miss Bratton spoke Minerva
started up shouting:
"Creepin Moses! Miss, dat's wha'
I gifts fer dancin' mos o. de night.
1t wuz jes muh foots dat wuz a-snor-
in muh haid were wide wake all de
time.'
In earlier days Miss Bratton would
have taken this excuse literally, but
gradual understanding Of Minerals
character caused her to rivet her maid
for a more exact account Of herself.
Minerva broke down for the first
time. With strangely tragic sobs she
confessed:
miss Patsy, you been SO good to
me [ jes ain gwine lie to you no mo-.
amt been a-dancin' tall. Lord,
honey, desc POI foots o. mine hasn't
felt no pleasure fer SO long dey's fer
got dat dey's made fer anything but
to kerry dis blac' body o. mine roun
to wuk. l amt never 'bused Hamp-
ton to nobody, not chen his Meker,
but [ gittin' worn out s'portin' dat
nigger-yas m, dat's wha' I is. Some
times Glare I clean fergits dat I
want born married! Eff I ebber
gifts de chance to be a ole maid ag' in
Cord knows I'll grab it quicker dan
chick'n grab corn. Nom, I ain
been a-dancin Use been a-wukin'
IL -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
5be Jefferson,an
BY Hanna Rion.

assortment Of dilapidated shanties
back of the railroad shops, inquiring
along the way for Minerva White S
house. A little implanted cabin was
finally pointed out. In reply to her
knock small voice cried out:
"Who dar?"
Miss Bratton declared herself.
"Wull, ma s gone off ter baptiz-
in an Use lock N de house.
"Who is your mother?" Miss Brat
ton inquired.
" 'Nerva s muh mar, ma am
Miss Bratton could scarcely believe
her ears; her surprise remained una
bated until her maid s arrival the next
morning, when an explanation was re-
quested.
Lord, Miss, I thought eberybody
knows Use married. Vas IN, Use had
three chilluns, but | CIV Abs 'lum
(dat's de oldesO to muh ma fer
Christmas present two years ago, an
I Civ Magd len to muh sister fer
weddin' present, so jes got S'phira
left on muh han s now; but [ hopes
to fin home fer her, kase I amt
got no time to look arter chilluns, an
muh husban's too nervous to be wor-
rit wild m. !"
"What does your husband do?'-
Miss Bratton passed over the shock
ing responsibility Of Minerals mo-
therhood.
"He don do nothin' much, his
health bein poly, but when he's feel
in kinder peart he BARRIERS some-den
he has G'l' luck at craps"
".What does Saphira-I believe you
said that is her name-what does your
little girl do all day while you are
here at work 2"
"'I feeds FER an Ter daddy fo' I
comes to wuk N de mornin', den
Hampton (dat's muh many he gin
rully goes downtown fer de day, he
sayin' how de doctor clare he need
all de 'citement he kin git fer his
health, an I locks S'phira N de house
tell I gifts home at night"
Miss Bratton was Mortified to think
Of the possibilities Of the child being
burned, as so many Of the negro chill
dren are under like conditions, so she
insisted that Saphira should be
brought each day.
The four-year-old pickaninny had
the run of the rear yard and the back
veranda, and was indeed but little in
the way. The kind old spinster felt
we'll content with her solution Of Mi
nerva's problems, until she one day
noticed, through the blinds Of the din
ing-room, the barefooted Saphira tip
toeing stealthily away from the re-
frigerator with mouth and both hands
crammed full Of food.
The immediate thought Of the
child's evident hunger obliterated in
dignation, SO the tender-hearted Miss
Bratton for some days provided Sa-
phira with frequent lunches of bread,
butter, and sugar. The stuff in the
refrigerator, however. continued to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
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~ Bratton s dining-room,
where she and her nephew were seat
ed at their dignifed two-o 'clock dim
ner.
The unexpected intruder's physical
equilibrium restored, she postponed
all inquiries from the astounded Miss
Bratton by going off into spasms of
mirth, holding her sides and display
ing her perfect back teeth as she in
hailed rather than exuded such excla-
nations as "Cracky Pc Lord hav'
mussy !"-''Dat dog!"
After subsiding into mere quivering
giggles, she seemed suddenly to re-
member the object of her call, explain
ing exuberantly:
81 come to ak eff you s needin' a
cook. Hope you didn't burn yuhse'f
wild dat coffee | mex you spill
thought that dog wuz gwine eat me
hat an shoes. "
The thing above all else on earth
Miss Bratton had been desiring for
ovre a week was a domestic, but this
cyclonic piece Of black organism was
not the exact embodiment of what she
had hoped for
Still, the time Of the year was very
trying, and Miss Bratton was desper-
ate.
care you an experienced cook?
Can you do homework ?"
ooh, yas m! I kin do mos any
thing N dis worruld 'cep'n' keepin'
still. [ kin fry chick so it fairly
meks muh mouf dribble to think ov
it, an | cooks sparrow-grass dat ten
der it melt when you look at it, an
de gumbo I cooks-Lordy, Miss, I'd
hate to waste tellin' bout dat gumbo
when you's already full o. dinner"
"You have worked out before?"
miss Bratton was almost won.)
"Oh, vas m. Use worked at mos
eberything 'cep'n' breakin' rocks wild
de chaingang"
AS to her name, the applicant
proudly stated it to be "Minerva
White" Never was there a greater
misnomer Minerva was squat, fat,
and as black as a freshly polished
stove.
When Miss Bratton decided, with
an unaccustomed impulsiveness, to
give the girl trial, she little realized
she was entering into a partnership
that was to extend over an unlimited
period of years.
"Inconsequential," "irrepressi-
BILE, " Irresponsible" were all terms
Miss Bratton found herself using in
speaking of her new maid, but they
were invariably smoothed off by an
acknowledgment Of Minerva's imper-
ishable good humOr.
That such bllthe creature was SIM
gle and care-free was natural con-
clusion, verified by an extremely
youthful appearance. The first day
the little spinster and her nephew,
Mr.. William Ramsdale, age nineteen,
sat down to sample Minerva's famous
10000 olzyo ond RICE oumbO she sad
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

SERIES of dog banks,
human yelps, clatter Of
rushing footsteps, and a
whirling form spun into
the room, tripped on a
rug and plunged against
the table, SCATTERING the
decorum Of Miss Patricia
Bratton' s dining-room,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04

cadets the flag was stretched across
the front Of a three-story brick hniltl-
ing and 1t covered the structure: 70
the middle of the windows on the top
flsor, while at the bottom It fur
nished background for a full corps
lined up In military order. II is
likely the flag will be exhibited In
Spokane during the sessions Of, the
Seventeenth National Irrigation con-
gress the second week in August, af-
ter which is may be sent to the
Observation-Disclosures exposition 70
remain until the close of the faiE on
October Is. An escort of the cadets
will accompany the flag to Spokane
and Seattle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04
ANSWERED CUES
TONS ON FRUIT
PROFESSOR THORNBER OF STATE
COLLEGE ANSWERED TWO
QUERIES PROPOUNDED BY
CHELAN COUNTY CITIZENS.

Wenatchee: How many rows of
a single variety of fruit may I plant
without injury to the process of pol
Ilenization?' A. C. D."
do not plant more than eight rows
of one kind in solid block. This is
not entirely necessary in all cases.
but polarization will be assisted If
the varieties are mixed more. Fruits
produced by cross polarization resist
the cold better, grow larger. color up
more readily, and in all cases are
much better than when they are pol
lenated by their own pollen. At the
mending the band system; that is
two, four, six or eight rows of kind,
and then two, four, six or eight rows
of another kind The only condition
we want to avoid is the planting of
solid blocks AMI the planting of al
ternate rows, or alternate trees in a
way that make picking, spraying, ETC.,
more difficult
Entiat: 81 would like an opinion
concerning the varieties of apples
which are suitable for this section of
the state. T. H. A
You will find the Stayman Wine
sap to be very fine apple, but it will
not produce as good color, and is
nowhere nearly as good a shipping
apple as the common Winesap. 1t
is frequently over size,' and occa-
sionally water cores. The Rome
Beauty will be another fair quality,
first-class variety, good shipper
and a heavy yielder, and is one of
our best commercial apples. The De-
licious is an excellent apple for your
section Of the country, but is not we'll
known in commerce. However, we
do not believe you would make a
miestake by planting it. The Arkan-
sas Black is a low quality, but we'll
colored apple. You will probably find
the common Winesap to be the best
red apple for commercial purposes.
The King is another fine but new
apple, which you would get good re-
suits from AS much may be said of
the King David. The Spitzenburg
is a high color apple, but does not
come into bearing as soon as some
of the others. In the order of their
use for you, would name common
Winesap, Jonathans, Rome Beauty,
Spitzenburg, Delicious and, if you de-
sire a green apple, the Yellow New
town"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04
LARGEST FLAG IN
EXISTENCE

Mrs. H. E. Mitchell, wife of Cap
tain Mitchell, u. s. A., military in
structor at the Washington State
college at Pullman, has completed
for the cadets there what is believed
to be the largest American flag in
existence. 1t is 10 feet in width
and 80 feet deep, each of the Is al
ternate red and white stripes being
three feet wide, while the field of
blue with huge white stars is 12 feet
square. When presented to the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04

And, Of course, indigestion If neg
lected long enough. brings on seri-
Gus diseases in which Kodol cannot
benefit you. Some of these there
is no help for at all.
There are. in fact, very few all
ments which cannot be traced di-
rectly to impure blood. And i'm
pure blood is always due to dis
ordered stomach.
Use Kodol and prevent Nervous
Dyspepsia.
Kodol will effectually assist Ma
ture to secure a complete restora-
ton of good digestion. 1t does
this by at once digesting all food
in the stomach and keeping it d.
gested, until the stomach is rested
and can resume its own work. Ko-
dol removes the cause--and the
effect quickly removes itself.
When it is recalled that Apo
plexy. Heart Disease, Cancer-and
even Consumption-are due to
poor digestion and poisons thus
transmitted to the blood, and
throughout the systematic impor.
lance of maintaining good diges-
ton is at once realized.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04

borough has been seen wearing a silk
hat with a sack coat in Piccadilly,
than which there is no worse sar-
torial crime in England.
Lord James Of Hereford always
wears his trousers too short and
baggy at the knees.
Lord Morley always looks as If he
wore secondhand suits.
Lord Wolverhampton's clothes,
judged by their appearance. do not
cost more than $40 suit
The duke of Norfolk, the richest
peer in England, always wears shah
by clothes, trousers bagged at the
knees and the elbows of his coat
shiny.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04
WORST DRESSED
PEER IN ENGLAND
KINGS BROTHER-IN-LAWB BOASTS
HE is HORRIBLE EXAMPLE,
AT TAILORS' EXPOSITION
WEARS TROUSERS SHORT.

New York, May 4.-The duke of
Argyle, who is the kings brother-in-
law, boasts that he Is the worst
dressed" peer in England, says Lon
don dispatch to the American.
He made the statement yesterday
when opening the tailors' exposition,
and after uttering the above boast,
added: II am very much afraid /
have been invited here merely as a
horrible example"
The duke, however, is not the
worst dressed peer in England; there
are others. Even the duke of MARI
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-04
DAVIS PICTURE
BRINGS PROTEST
OHIO CONGRESSMAN STRENUOUS
LY OBJECTS TO LIKENESS OF
SOUTHERNER ON PLATE PRE-.
SCENTED no MISSISSIPPI.

Washington, May Am engraved
portrait of Jefferson Davis will not
embellish the centerpiece of the sill
yer dining service to be presented
by the state of Mississippi to the bat
tleship Mississippi, if Representative
Hollingsworth of Ohio can help it.
Mr.. Hollingsworth has prepared a
resolution to introduce in the house
demanding to know if the secretary
of the navy who had accepted the sill
yer service, with the Jefferson Davis
portrait so prominently displayed, on
the part of the government. He in
tended to present it today, but lost
out by premature adjournment.
Mr.. Hollingsworth would also like
to know If the officers of the battle
ship Mississippi approve of the de-
sign on the silver service.
Calls 1t Humiliating.
Il look up it," said Mr.. Holdings
worth, as humiliating to four-fifths
of the officers and men on board the
vessel 1t is the elimination of a
maudlin sentiment recently developed
and which seems to manifest itself
in sentimental efforts to win the south
by such acts as the restoration of the
name of Davis on the Cabin John
bridge at Washington and Senator
Moneys resolution to impeach the in
tegrity of the 14th amendment and
like suggestions, which a few years
ago would have met with a storm of
protests
This extreme tenderness toward
the ruling elements of the south may
be wise. but to one who remembers
the result of President Hayes gener-
GUS acts, extending the same olive
branch, doubts and misgivings must
be excused"