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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-06

garet Buchanan IS, VIM Lisle IS. Mi-
nerva Rice SO, George Rassenfoss SO,
Katherine Rassenfoss 90, Earl Gal
braith 81, Helen Desha 90
Eli Friedman and Maude Taylor lead
the school. each with a grade of IS per
cent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-06

Cottingham go, Edna Keller go, Ruth
Chambers, 81, Jake Saloshin 81, Sarah
Meglone 90.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-06

If a woman has whiskers, you are
no gentleman if you see them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-06
SOPHOMORE.

Clarence Harvey 81, Duke Brown 81.
Elsie Heller 81. Clara Chambers 95.
Earl Dickerson IS, G. C. Thompson IS.
SENIOR.
Frieda Heller 81, John Price 81, Mar
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

The talkativeness of BARRIERS long
has been the subject for puns and
jokes" a barber said. II had always
fancied the matter one of recent
origin until the other day. You know
in my profession we have a great deal
of spare time. Well, the other day
was sitting on the bench waiting for
the shaves and hair cuts to come In,
and to while away the time was CLAN.
cling through copy Of Plutarch's
,'Archelaus. Imagine my consterna-
ton when l happened on a line read
ing:
"A prating barber asked Archelaus
how he would be trimmed. He an
awered: I'm silence
well. that got me. never knew
they even had BARRIERS that long ago.
always supposed the ancients let
their whiskers grow and that they
wore curly locks as hong as their
togas, but 1t seems that the barber
ia an ancient relic. and that his
talking proclivities are matter OF
history. I'll have to give 1t to the
humorists there.
But say" he whispered. that
manicure girl over there has got III
beat to a FRAGILE wonder If there's
anything in Plutarch about herr
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
a W4z75 4zzSSSSMI@ -
4 &5m ! ]! : ES9
WAS A REAL stop WATCH"

He was a newly appointed constable
In the rural districts and he had come
all the way to town to md the watch
maker who had sold him a faulty
timepiece.
But what's the matter with the
watch?" asked the matchmaker In all
innocence.
Natter" drawled the old man. by
Heck. this watch stops every few min
utes."
The matchmaker came from behind
the counter and patted his dissatisfied
customer on the shoulder.
MY dear man. he whispered. you
have Just been made 4 constable.
haven't your"
That's what ! be-" was the proud
response.
And you expect to arrest motorists
for speeding?"
you bet l do"
We'll. how can you time automo'
biles without stop watchf Go home
and thank your stars you own one"
And the old man was so puzzled he
walked out Of the watchmakers and
forgot the address.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
How the Letters of
Corporations Are Stolen

HOVER has seen hunt
VAH era discarded match as
" 1t kindles the first feeble
blaze on the dry floor of
WNT@| a forest will understand
HfEStI this story.
He already knows how
the fired leaf clutches and curls about
the flame. and how the strong wind
takes the blaze from leaf to twig and
from twig to tree until the mountain
side is first roaring furnace and
then a silent desert Of hot ashes.
In the simple tale that is to follow
the corporation employee who sells
his firms letters ia the feebly blazing
match. And the strong wind that car
ries him far afield when he had meant
to stray only foot is the dishonest
newspaper or politician bent upon
buying what he has to sell, writes A..
L. Benson In the New York Herald.
A young man. we will say. IL en-
ployed in a clerical capacity in the
Offices OF corporation that 10 much
in the public eye because Of It's ex-
ceeding interest In ahairs govern
mental His salary is $12 a week.
He isn't married yet, but he has
picked out a girl he intends to marry.
Some evening the conversation
around the cigar store turns upon the
furious onslaught that has been made
by a politician upon the corporation
by which he is employed. He hasn't
read the attack, but he quickly learns
upon what the heated conversation In
the cigar store is based. A high ON
cial Of his firm is accused Of bludgeon-
ing railroad to obtain rebates in VIC
lation Of the law. or of giving its NOR
al support to one candidate for office
and Its immoral support to another
He doesn't say much, but the thought
comes to him like a snowslide from
a roof
by George! that's all true The
old man has written four letters with
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

have suddenly achieved a commercial
value; he knows that he can lay his
hand upon them any minute. and he
straightway writes to the politician
who made the charge against his en-
ployer the following anonymous let
teri
Dear sir:--l have read what you
have said about the Blankety-Blank
Blank company. Now. know this is
all true, and ! can prove 1t Is true,
no matter what Mr. -. says about
It, What would you give for letters
written by him that would prove ev-
erything you say? If you mean bust
ness meet ile tomorrow night at
| designating the place.. I will have
a toothpick stuck under the front of
my hatband. Come up to me and
say, Good evening" will say,
Kalamazoo" You'll know by that
that / am the man. Trusting that
you will will be interested In this
opportunity to prove what you have
said, l am
Yours very truly. LETTERS.
The politician is indeed interested
He is not exactly consumed with a
burning desire to meet. even by proxy
the anonymous letter writer. So he
calls into his ONCE a man who knows
how to keep still when he ought moi
to talk, who has a mind like a gimlet
and who Is. above all else. good
Judge of men. The anonymous letter
is laid before him. and the possibility
Of It's truth is briefly discussed. The
man Is also given $500 for "expenses.
all in one dollar bills. He has a rea
son for this. This is not the frs'
time that he has gone to call on an
onymous letter writer's who hat
stolen correspondence to sell. He
knows that such persons are particu
lar about what kind Of money they
take. Checks they will not touch. mol
large notes, nor much silver. They
want something light and small
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

something that can be carried without
tracing attention.
At the designated spot the mes.
senger sees a man with a toothpick
stuck in the front of his hatband.
The letter writer begins cautiously,
II not ambiguously. He FIRST takes
pains to find out in detail about the
emissary. how long he has been with
the politician by whom he is now en-
ployed and II he has any documents
on his person to prove that be is what
he claims to be. He exhibits letters
and papers.
to unbosom a little. The emissary
flies at him. Where are the letters
To whom were they written? What
statements do they contain And a
| lot more.
| But the wise disposer OF corpora.
ton correspondence does not give up
so easily. He wants to see little
| money before he says a word.
I've got to trust you and you've
| got to trust me- he says. You may
rs well begin now. want 500 be
fore l tell you thing"
The messenger expected this. and
hands out one of the four packages
into which he divided the $500.
Nov. to whom we're those letters
written and what do they say?" hi
shrieks above the thunder of the trair
overhead.
They are to and - anf
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

IL two weeks on this very subject.
and l have seen them all"
However, such reflections do not
get him anything" to use his own
expression. and he soon dismisses the
subject from his mind. Nor does he
think Of 1t again until the next morn
ing The occasion for his thinking
Of 1t then is another article in a news
paper This attracts his immediate
attention. because IT was written and
signed by the head of the firm for
which he works. And the substance
of 1t is that there is not one particle
Of truth" in the charge made against
him.
This time The face Of the $12 clerk
breaks into a broad grin.
The old mans got his nerve" he
thinks to himself, as he recalls tho
four letters. And again he dismisser
the subject from his mind.
But by this time he has become
enough interested In the matter to fol
low 1t up in the newspapers And he
notes the next day that the politician
who originally made the charge comes
back rather weakly, as one must dc
who has said something that he may
believe to be true but cannot prove.
What a monkey they would make
of the old man." he thinks to him
self. "if they had the letters I've
| Scent"
There goes the lighted match int6
Re dry leaves!
t. clerk realizes that the missive,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
WAS OFF IN HIS DIAGNOSIS
After All, Il 10 Possible Physician DID
Not Know ~ Much As He Thought
He Old.

They tell a good one on . Washing
ton doctor, who has q habit of inter
rupting his patients during their re-
cital Of their troubles by his more or
less Querulous comment.
One day 4 stra ger consulted the
physician. to wi he conflded the in
formation that he did not exactly
know what allied him. Being pretty
well worn out, however, he felt sure
be needed treatment Of some sort.
Same old trouble" exclaimed the
medico. mo man can live cooped up
in an once all day. Now | myself
could soon manage to get myself into
the debilitated state did pursue the
same tactics. What a man needs is
exercise. tell you. OF course, II you
want to lay over q desk or counter all
day and get no ozone into your sys-
tenn, then what need to seek relief
It'll get you in no time, can assure
you OF that"
Z" began the patient.
You must have fresh air. mani" 70
ciferated the doctor. Take long
walks! Get plenty of good. wholesome
..::r In Jar iunGRL could easily con
trivc to dose you with all manner Of
drugs and retain you as q permanent
patient incidentally convincing you
that I was q skilful physician. But
won't do It! All have to say Is. gel
out and walk. walk, walk"
But. Doctor" the man tried to In
terrupt.
Listen to mel" returned the doctor
Don't try to argue the question! It'll
no use! What you need Is at leas
one long walk day-several woult
be better-to get your blood into cir
culation. Don't let your system rust
that's the trouble with you fellows
I've had many such cases"
But my calling"
Your calling! There 1t is! ex
pected that! MY business'-they al
say 1t! Arrange your affairs SO tina
you may walk more. Start away Iii
tie before the usual time in the morn
ing and fx 1t so that you leave a littl
earlier In the afternoon. BY the way
what II your business?"
Il am q suburban postman. Litter
AIRY Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Native Soil.

Eyes. larger boxes of Strawberries
are coming from Florida this year."
said the marketman. Those Florida
shippers are more liberal than they
used to be-"
II should say So" remarked the
shrewd housewife. as she sifted a pint
Of sand from the bottom Of q straw.
berry box. why. they are even send
ing US some Of their real estate"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Dian, Plat Has No Root.

u.ve vuu ever seen the little plant
called the common bladderwortf
/, grows IN deep water, and In
brisht yellow love. ss-something like
the garden calceolaria-stick out
ahove the surface Of tho water. Now.
there is something rather queer about
this quaint little plant. 1t has no
roots 1t an, only floating rootlike
branches hinged with soft spiky leaves
acme like needles. Among these
ieaves are numberless tiny bladders
each open at the end These form .
tran for tiny water insects. which gel
into them and cannot get out again
says Home Chat The juices from the
,nsects help to nourish the plant
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Positively Brutal.

They do say" remarked Smithkins.
as he pushed his chair from tho dinner
table. that a woman's work Is never
done!"
And they are right when they say
It," rejoined Mrs. Smithkins. But
what made you think OF 1t at this
timer"
That pie." replied Smithkins. as he
lodged through the door just in time
to escape a plate that was coming his
way.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Adjustable Sentiments.

When citizens acclaim you as their
choice for high position what do you
do?"
Il abide in a patriotic spirit BY the
wisdom Of the common people" an
swered Senator Sorghum.
And when they arise in resentment
Of something you have said or doner
Il maintain a superior Indifference
to the clamor Of the thoughtless multi
tude."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

indian Deserts Pony for Motor Car.
Chief White Eagle Of the Standing
Rock reservation IN North Dakota has
deserted his pony for an automobile
In February White Eagle sold two
large silver treaty medals presented to
his forefathers by Gen. Jackson. He
had an idea that an automobile would
Just about suit him. SO he invested his
money in a car.
According to reports from the res
ervation White Eagle Is having all
kinds OF fun dashing across the prai-
RE with the tonneau filled with COM
panions who constantly indulge In the
warwhoop. There is NO trafhc to both
n the chief. and the absence Of speed
laws in his vicinity makes racing speed
possible.-Los Angeles Examiner.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
His Last Effort.

Say" queried the party with the
conundrum habit. what Is the differ
ence between an overcoat and q
baby?"
4 pass" responded the old gentle
man. What's the answer"
THE one you wear. the other you
were," replied the conundrum hend.
And the coroner's jury voted to give
the old gentleman his freedom on the
grounds OF Unsuitable homicide"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
More Anproprlate.

$50 the minister has pet parrot.
should think 1t would be more accord.
ing to the fitness OF things for him to
have a vulture."
"A vulture! Great Scott! Why
should he have such bird for a pet7"
We'll. one would suppose a minister
would want a bird of pray"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
A REASONABLE KICK.

A man out In
Los Angeles
Felt something hard
Entangie his
Back molars. and
Ceased masticating
His wieners. and
Began berating
The waiter when
A careful viewing
Showed twas q dog
Tag he'd been chewing.
We don't think that
The man was fussy
Because he felt
Outraged and cussy:
He was not old
And of the moss age
They should not put
Tho tags In sausage.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
ErIQld.

6tubb-I was much interested In DR..
Cooks account Of his supper at the
north pole.
Penn-Oh, that doesn't interest me.
Ny wife attended her club yesterday
afternoon end l had . north pole sup.
per.
Stubb-North pole supper! How was
It?
Penn--Cold.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Had Reached The LImIt.

father says you can't come to see
Edna any MORE" remarked the small
boy to his big sisters admirer.
"W-why not?" stammered the young
man in surprise.
Because" explained the youngster,
he says you come every night In the
week now, and 1t would be impossible
to come any more. Seer"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Methuseiah celebrated his nve hun
dredth birthday.
"The once boys have attended my
funeral whenever the team played,
he said
Thus we learn the secret OF iongev'
fly
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Harker-Doesnt Cuttem. the tailor,
remind you Of a doctor?
Parker should say not He re-
minds me of that little bill | owe him
every time we meet
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

With Halley's comet billed to come
Along sometime in June.
And Roosevelt due that month also
We fear we're q gone coon.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
His Fault.

Young Weakleigh is always CON-
planning that he can't nnd an open
Ing"
That's odd. considering that he
generally gets into q hole"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Natural Result.

Why did you get out OF that vacuum
company"
There was nothing In IT,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Tn. Fashionable Way.

.T wonder how the De Swelles man.
are TO keep up such style. He is such
a failure business.
"Yes; 1t she is such success *
bridge"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Il tell you. the young playwright
Of today hasn't any show.
No; not even a try-out"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
sure Of One Thlnq.

rs the legislature spending the
present session to advantage"
! Well. it seems to be spending.
all right"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Better Occupatlon.

We do not care where tho two puEs
Meet and each others shoots abuse.
We worried over 1t awhile
But now we're reading baseball newA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Sam--Look heah. Lie. youse going
70 tread on q worm 1t will turn1
Lize-Dats all right. but II yo' cher
gifts dem feet OBJ yourn on one 1t won't
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
SkepticAI.

Have you heard about Reggie?"
mo; what's the matter with Reg
yief'
He has brain feverf" -,
Il don't believe It," NA
WHY?
For the same reason that . rag
toll can't have appendicitis"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
HiilY-What tnade him quit!

Jimmy-Why. de last man he
tackled wSh q dentist and instead Of
giving him q penny he pulled Dc tooth
out
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Orville Toper--4o you think Berue
resembles me. Ell? Nov. In what ~
spect, my dear?
Mrs. Fondmar-Well. uncle. the 1T
tie fellow Is always 20 full OF spirits.
don't you know!
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Very hEQh Up.

How ia this? understood that
Gladys had married a man in high
ife."
80 abe has. Her husband 10 an avi-
stor."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Jimmy--Petey went around telling
everybody he met. dat he had dc
loothAche and dey would give him .
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

Knicker-Why do you believe that
13 Is an unlucky number?
Bocker-Well, amt everybody that
lived In the thirteenth century deadi
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
Hate.

Hate.
This world would be 4 better place
And more. forsooth, like heaven.
II there were not 70 many wights.
Who're bent on getting even"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22
just One Kind.

They say she got all kinds OF
money from her f1rst husband"
NO; only one kind OF money"
what was thatr
"Alimony"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-22

HOVER has seen a hunt
era discarded match as
It kindles the first feeble
blaze on the dry floor OF
a forest will understand
this story.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
.APP0lNTEE or GLEVELTND
For twenty-five Years He Pre-.
sided Over the United States
Sopreme Coort CreditabIy

Bar Harbor, Maine, July 4.-Chiel
Justice Melville w. Fuller, of the SUI
preme court, died of heart failure at his
summer home at Sorrento at O'Clock
this morning.
The death Of the chief justice was en-.
tirely unexpected, as he had been in
apparently good health lately and there
had been no premonitory symptoms Of
any kind of trouble. Yesterday he at.
tended church as usual, and when he
retired last night he was to all appear,
ances in his customary health.
Death came about 6 O'Clock this
morning. His daughter, Mrs. Nathan.
iel Francis, and the Rev. Jas. F. Free.
man, who was guest of Justice Fuller
at his Sorrento cottage, "Mainstay, y
were with the jurist when he died. The
funeral services will be held at Sorrento
and the interment will be at Chicago.
The date for the funeral has not YET
been fixed.
Chief Justice Fuller was in his sew.
enty-sixth year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
JULY 1870 AND APRIL 1871
Wage Scale Controversy IN SOuth-
eastern ;r;ito;y i; A nt:a}.f
Settled at Last We Hope.

Washington, July az. P.
Curtiss, vice president of the Or
der OF Railway Conductors, has
announced the basis of increase
Of pay to be given to conductors,
flagmen and travelling baggage
masters of railroads in southeast.
err territory involved in the
wage controversy just settled un-
der the Erdman act. The in.
creases will be allowed in two in
stallments. The first was dated
back to take effect from July !
and the other to go into effect
July /, 1911. The following is
the increased new scale on the
basis of 100 miles:
Conductors on passenger trains
from 50. 20 to $3.50 and on April
l, 1911, TO be raised to $2.75.
Travelling baggage masters
from $1.10 to S1.35 and later to
be raised to Sl,55.
Passenger fagmeu and brake
men from 81 to S1.32, later to be
raised to S1.50.
Conductors on through freights
from 3.18 to 2.35, later to be rails
ed to 3.75.
Brakemen and fagmen on
through freights from LIS to
2.35, later to be raised to $50.
Conductors on local freights
from $50 to AIS, later to be
raised to 4.25.
Brakemen and flagmen on To-
cal freights from $50 to 2.63, la
ter to be increased to 2.75.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
JEFF DISQUALIFIED, BUT
COUNT OUT PROBABLE.

Reno, New, July 6.-Tex Rickard,
asked by wire from several eastern cit
les today to state whether Jeff'ries was
knocked out or disqualified, said that
the decision should stand as disqualifi-
cation. He said also that Jeffries
would have been counted out but for
the disqualification.
Richard said the agitation against
the moving pictures wili-not amount
to anything except to advertise them
and that he expects the feeling to die
out soon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
ROOSEVELT IS LED AsTRAY
By People Who Claim to be His
Friends, if Report is Troe,Says
Secretary BaIIinger.

Washington, June 6.-Secre-
tary of the interior department
returned to Washington from
Beverly today. Referring to the
report from Oyster Bay that For
mer President Roosevelt had es-
poused the cause Of representa-
tive Poindexter as candidate
for the senate to succeed Senator
Piles Of Washington, the secre-
tary said:
IF the published report is true
Mr.. Roosevelt has been led astray
by the deception of people who
claim to be his friends"
Mr.. Ballinger added that he
had foken no active part in the
politics of Washington for a long
time ond denied that he headed
the party in that state or any
wing Of it.
81 do not consider Mr.. Poin-
dexter republican" he contin-
ued, "but a rank socialist, OF
rather, if he is not one, he will
be one soon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
STORY BEARING OUT ONE
OF DR.. COOKS CLAIMS.

Colorado Springs, Col, July g.
p. ]. Carrigan, an able seaman
and placed miner who arrived in
Colorado Springs few days ago
said that he had climbed Mount
Mckinley, and found there the
copper tube and records left by
DR.. Cook to establish the latter's
claim of having assembled the
mountain.
Carrigan's story is regarded by
John r. Bradley, DR.. Cooks for
mer hacker, as sufficiently plaus-
ible to warrant careful investi-
cation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
GO RIGHT AT 1T.
Friends and Neighbors in John
son City Will Show You How


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