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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
Sacrifices Skin TO Save Brother S
Lie.

At Cincinnati Hospital Wednesday
Dominic Behold. a Kentucky lad of 10
years, sacrificed forty inches of skin
from his arms, legs and body to save
the life of his brother, Joseph Bezold,
who several weeks ago was injured IN
a gasoline explosion in Cincinnati, the
entire front of his body, from the
shoulders to the knees, being terribly
burned. His life was despaired of but
he rallied. Then came the period
when fresh skin must be transplanted
in order TO heal his terrible wounds,
and his younger brother eagerly made
the sacrifice, great strips heing taken
from his arms and legs. The doctors
say. both will be able to leave the
hospital in week.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
State Banks Slow,

Many state banks and trust compa-
MES in this state have not made their
report of officers elected to the Secre-
tary OF State as is required by law.
and DR.. Bruner is sending out letters
to all the delinquents calling attention
to the failure to report. The law re-
qiIres that the directors of each bank
STALL file with the Secretary of State
the names of ell the stockholders aud
the officers Of the bank. The Law re-
q tires that the report be made in
January Of each year.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
Burr's Successful Fiattcry.

A contemporary of Burr, explaining
how fascinating he was to young
minds. says: In his manner of lis
tening he seemed to give your
thoughts so much value by his man
ner of receiving and to find so much
more meaning in your words than you
had intended; no fiattery was more
subtle"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
Distance Of the Horizon.

OfSSdUSC CT SfEC fNOiFEON.
At an elevation OF ten feet above Tho
sea the apparent horizon is slightly
more than ten miles away.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28
81 am all right now,
thanks toDr. Miles
Heart Remedy"

The same relief is ready for you
Are you sure you do not need it
If DR.. Miles Heart Remedy helped
Charles Holmes, why won't it helE
you?
81 wastroubled with heart disease,
and after reading about DR.. Miles
Heart Remedy, 1 got bottle. Be-
fore l got the Heart Remedy had
to sit up most of the night, and felt
very bad at my stomach. Whatever
Iwould eat made me feel worse, and
my heart beat very fast. But thanks
to DR.. Miles Heart Remedy, am
all right now. l eat good, sleep
good, and feel like new man, al
though l am almost IS years old. I
have been a soldier in the late war
Of the rebellion, and was badly
wounded" CHARLES HOLMES,
Private Co. B, 54th N. Y. Infantry
Volunteers, Walton, Delaware Co.,
NY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-28

Dr.. Miles Heart Remedy
is kept in thousands of homes as a
friend always to be relied upon in
time of need.
Sold BY MI Druggists II The first
bottle fails 70 benefit, your money
= Fetumed. Ask any Druggist.
MsLEs MEDICAL CO.. elkhart. Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

which forecast his birth at Bethlehem Of
Judea There are in the United States alone
2544 Adventist churches, with an aggregate OF
100 900 communicates.
The Jews expect Messiah yet to come.
The Behaists, or "Truth-Knowers," whose
cult a modern offshoot of Mohammedanism,
has made remarkable Roadway in Europe and
America during the past decade or two, be-
lieve that the re-incarnation of the Master has
already taken place in our time. Their priests
and propagandists declare 1t their mission to
make known to the world the glad tidings
that Beha Ullah, the head of their faith. who
dwells in the flesh at Acre in Syria, Is none
other than Jesus Christ re-incarnated and
come again to earth in fulfillment of the an
cient prophecies.
The Theosophists, whose Universal Broth
erhood" was founded by Nine. Blavatsky in
1875, with headquarters at Adyar, Madras, In
dia, believe the incarnate appearance OF Christ
in this world to be imminent at the present
moment. They believe that the Jesus of our
faith, even now incarnate but not manifested
to man, will take a new body, manifest himself
visibly and lead mankind in the evolution Of a
higher civilization, an epoch Of Christian so
cialism in which wisdom and compassion will
make true brotherhood of man at a time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
Zoo Keeper Gored by Enraged Buffalo

~ ORED by bull buffalo, James e.
II Dean, a keeper at the Geological
Park, is In a critical condition at the
emergency hospital with a compound
fracture of the skull. Dean, who Is
one OF the oldest employees of the zoo
In point of service, was attacked after
he had given the animal its dinner
and while he was cleaning its pen.
Prompt and brave assistance of ]. J..
Rreaner, Waterman at the park,
given at risk of serious injury to him
self, probably saved Dean from being
killed by the enraged brute.
The bull buffalo is confined in a
small pen in the western part Of the
park. It is Deans duty to feed the
animal and keep the pen clean. Dean
placed the feed for the bull in one
corner of the pen.
Engrossed in his work, Dean grad
ually became careless in his move
ments about the pen and forgot to
keep a weather eye out. He turned
his back on the bull, intent on his
work, when the beast made a sudden
rush at him. Dean was unprepared
for the attack, and the animal was
upon him almost before he could move
out of his tracks The buffalo vicious
ly rushed at him with his head close
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
Great Work Done on Canal in a Year

II HE great mechanical problems con.
j neeted with the construction OF
the Panama canal, which is to be
opened in January, 1915, pass in re-
view in the annual report of the 18TH
milan canal commission. The record
Of the years achievements includes:
Completion of almost three-quarters
of the Culebra cut. Total excavations
from Culebra during year. 1921 ,672
cubic yards at average cost of 5S.S
cents yard. Big plans laid for ter
minals, including storage OF fuel,
fresh water and other supplies, repair
facilities, etc. Pacific terminal to have
dry dock, storehouse and coaling sta
ticns. Practical completion of plans
Of all locks. Elaborate scheme for
lighting. Safeguarding against land
slides.
The locks have been a great prob
lem. Designs for the approach walls
at all locks except one have been pre-
pared. Contracts in force at the be-
ginning Of the fiscal year were prac-
tically completed and new contracts
entered into for a vast amount OF
frames, valves, gates and other para
phernalia needed to put the canal into
operation.
More than 954 tons of castings
were made on the isthmus. Building
of the great lock gates-each leaf OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Shal Uncle Sam
w follow the example set by France,
Germany, Holland and other Euro
pean nations and make it possible for
the temporarily embarrassed to OBJ
tain money on personal belongings
without paying from SO to 100 per
cent. interest on loans?
This question is called up for con-
sideration through the publication by
the department of commerce and Ia
Dor of a series of consular reports on
pawnbroking in foreign countries.
Needy citizens can obtain small sums
Of money on short notice, avoiding
the exorbitant rates of interest
charged by the private pawnbroking
concern, and keeping free from the
greedy clutch of the professional mon
ey lender
Where the plan has been tried long
est its success has been most marked.
The citizen Is furnished with what
money he needs up to reasonable
amount, on personal collateral. The
average rate of interest charged is
less than IL per cent. per annum.
Moreover, with the possible exception
Of France, where the government ex-
ercises a complete monopoly Of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

afraid that unless the blood
of a royal prince was shed for absorption by
their weakening god the world would pass
into darkness and all would die
AS the sun rose higher in the heavens the
multitude of worshippers exchanged gifts, and
on the crags and high places of the Mount OF
Ghoom, which is above Darjiling. in the Hima-
layas, goats were sacrificed to the sun god,
who was hailed by the multitude as new
born babe, refreshed and renewed with the
blood of their princeling offering.
For thousands of years before the birth OF
Jesus Of Nazareth this drama was enacted In
the mountains of India and the tradition was
carried by the merchants into Persia. Egypt
and China to become later part of the Pagan
saturnalia of the Romans and the Druids.
For two centuries of the Christian era there
is no indisputable evidence or any celebration
of Christ's birth. The primitive Christians.
like sensible opportunists, made it the festival
of the Light of All Nations" borrowing from
the east, the birthplace of all religions, the
birthday of the sun god which was held by
the Romans Con the day when light got the
better of darkness, and the days began to
get longer) as a great festival, in celebration
of "the birthday of the unconquered sun"
The first historical account of the celebra-
ton Of Christmas day is connected with the
prosecutor, Dioclietian, who, when holding
court at Nicomedia, about 800 A. D., on learn
Ing that multitude or CHRISTIANS were as
sembled in the city to celebrate the birthday
of Jesus, ordered the church doors to be clos
ed and the building to be set ablaze, so that
all the worshippers persisted in the flames.
Diocletian was possessed Of the most terrible
of all heresies, that moral forces can be put
down by physical ones, Christianity by fire
and sword, but his successor, Julian in the
next generation, when Diocletian had done his
worst, and done it thoroughly, had to admit
that all was in vain. He may not, in fact,
have said, Thou hast conquered, Oh, Cali
lean!" though Julian proved 1t.
Early in the thirteenth century the Chris
tan church sanctioned feasting on Christmas
day by removing the obligation of observing
abstinence whenever that festival should fall
on a Friday. By abstinence is meant that
flesh meat shall not be INDUCED in. and as
every Friday throughout the year was day
specially marked for such modification, Christ
mas must indeed, have been somewhat cheer
less when the feast was in reality more than
fast by reason of its occurrence on Friday
That, however, is quite forgotten by present
day observers; and for close on TOO years
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
Uncle Sam is Using Weather Balloons

oxygen. The oxygen has to be taken
out and only the pure hydrogen left.
This Is done by means o: electricity,
the machine for the purpose having
been imported from Switzerland. The
hydrogen is stored In little round
cylinders, each about AS thick and
long as the leg of the average man.
The cylinders are seal.d so that they
are absolutely tight, and ere shipped
by freight to the various weather sta
lions.
Returning to the balloons, many or
those which are nt5w being sent up
are equipped with parachutes which
extend above theEl. AS the balloon
rises into the upper air 1t finally
reaches an altitude at which it bursts.
1t carries with IL one of these boxes
containing the fine instruments. This
is attached to the parachute, and for
this reason it falls so gently that the
machinery is rot injured. Attached
to the box are pieces of wri.ing, which
state that a reward will be given to
any one who will send the box to the
nearest weather station. For this rea-
son the farmers watch for the bal
looms and carefully take them to the
scientists when they fall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
A Christmas TabIeau.

Many years ago, says an old legend, there
lived in mysterious region band of Chris
tian monks whose life duty 1t was to plant
seeds and grow crops of toys for Santa Claus
to distribute These monks dressed in white
gowns and wore Christmas wreaths about their
heads.
From this tradition Christmas pantomme
could be devised. clever person can make
many additions. Arrange stage as beautiful
garden, and place small Christmas trees here
and there On these trees dolls and other toys
appear to be growing. While music is played
softly the curtain rises, disclosing the monks
working in the garden. In the distance is
heard the muffled sound of sleigh bells. Santa
Claus enters. bows reverently to the monks,
shows his empty pack. which they slowly fill
from the laden trees.
The music continues. the curtain falls, then
rises, disclosing Santa Claus only, who distrib-
utes the gifts to the children Of the Sunday
school.
The monks can be personated by older boys
or girls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

IT NCLE SAM now has a system OF
u balloon recording for help in fore
casting the weather. He makes bal
looms of different kinds and sends
them up at the various stations over
the United States to bring down rec
ords of the upper air. These are sent
up from day to day and the results
are telegraphed all over the country.
It is partially from them that our
weather forecasts come. These bal
looms are filled with hydrogen of a
quality which is difficult to obtain.
Indeed, there are only one or two
places in the country where it can be
had. The result is that the govern
taent makes its own hydrogen and it
has a great machine for the purpose
at Mount Weather in Virginia.
Hydrogen ~ one of the two gases
which form vater. The other gas is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
National Pawnshop is Now Proposed

pawnbrok1ng business. the national
and municipal institutions have sue
cessfully combated strong competi-
ton from private concerns that have
been permitted to charge much higher
rates of interest.
The pawnshop of Amsterdam, the
oldest and probably the most lenient
van Leening. 1t has been under the
control of the municipality since 1914,
and now has fifteen branches through
out the city. The average rate OF
interest is less than 10 per cent
year. Still the bank is able to main
tain working balance of more than
$1,000,000. In France the pawnbrok-
ing business is strictly a government
monopoly, which the Mont de Piete,
the nations pawnbroking concern, has
enjoyed for more than fifty years.
The policy of advancing only a
small percentage of the actual worth
of the collateral offered is followed in
most European public pawnshops, the
fact that they receive only small
part of what the collateral was really
worth furnishing the owners with fur
Their incentive to redeem the pledges.
Much the same policy as outlined
in the Dutch and French institutions
is followed in municipal and govern
mental pawnshops in Germany, Rou-
mania, Italy and Russia. The aver
age interest charge is about IL per
cent, the patrons are protected as
fully as possible and every incentive
is offered to redeem pledges
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
XN& As s8
YJLETIDE In THE RfPON5 HALL

Christmas day has been observed by even the
most piously inclined as the occasion for in
dulging in good cheer.
In Merry England" the festival Is made a
thoroughly enjoyable one though the days
have changed somewhat since Dickens rode
through the streets of London and told of the
scenes of Christmas joy he witnessed in the
lamplit streets. Nowadays electricity has TAX
en- the place of gas and lamplight, and in
stead of the slow, wheezy horse vehicles of
Dickens day the streets Of Merry England
are traversed by electric and oil motor car
riages But the good, od-fashioned dinner pre-
walls, and from king to commoner all go to
the place each calls home to eat well-made
soup, goose or turkey, potatoes, sprouts. mince
pies and Christmas pudding.
"Stille Nache, heilige nacht." has been sung
in Germany for many untold Christmases be-
meath the illuminated pine tree, and it's popu-
lation of sixty-fve millions will enjoy their
gingerbread and honey cakes.
In Denmark Christmas is most important
and beautiful festival. Despite all other
changes, 1t preserves its old character and is
universally celebrated among rich and poor.
In Russia the spirit of st. Nicholas is ram
pant, and the streets of ST. Petersburg, Mos
COW, Riga and other centers are alive with
silvery-belled drochas all bearing happy mus
coyites exchanging calls and bearing each 9TH
er presents, which are opened at sweetladen
tables shrouded in vapor from the steamng
samovers.
In New York City there will be millions of
conspiracies to surprise the children, for with
our polyglot peoples no nation realizes to the
extent the United States does the inner mean
ing for the world Of the festivals of the, Christ
child. Here, more than anywhere else in the
world, the spirit Of Christmas invites our own
happiness In seeking that of others, and in
the accomplishment of good will toward men
we know we yearly replant the rose that
blossomed in the snow of the first Christmas
night
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

which is fifty-four feet eight inches
high-was expedited. At each lock
entrance strong fender chains at
tached to powerful springs will be in
stalled to prevent ships from batter
ing down the locks.
A floating caisson gate is being in
stalled for use in closing lock so
as to enable workmen to repair the
permanent locks and the bottom
sluices. Canal illumination will be
provided by range lights for establish
ing the direction of vessels on the
longer tangents and by side lights
mile apart marking each side of the
channel. Buoys and lighted beacons
built of reinforced concrete Will
abound. @
Culebra cut is ten miles long and
deep enough to receive the ULited
States capitol. From this cut, despite
the enormous excavation dudnS the
year, on July last there reraained
23,929, 140 cubic yards to be removed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
1RRN,1L OF THE SHEPHERDS

HE idea OF a new coming of
Christ today is an influence. II
not an obsession with count
less millions of people in all
parts of the world.
With all Christians 1t is q
thrilling thought, or a devout
wish. With some it is a faith
and a prophecy. The Advent
lists, under their various de-
nominations-Evangelical, Ad-
vent Christians, Seventh Day.
Life and Advent Union and
others-look for Christ's re-
turn at a nearly date within
the present age, according to
fhe same Hebrew DrODhocieS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

to the ground and its nose almost
scraping the earth. With wild bel
low it struck the keeper and hurled
him several yards against the side Of
the pen. The short but sharp horns
struck Dean on the head, one OF them
partly penetrating the skull
Calling for help, Dean endeavosed
to protect himself from the animal.
He lay on the ground. Waterman
Kreamer was but short distance
away at the time. He heard the cries
for help and ran to the pen. Kream-
er, at the risk of his own life, climbed
over the fence of the pen, without
obtaining a weapon to defend him.
self. He yelled at the animal to at
tract its attention from Dean. The
buffalo turned toward the watchman,
and as he did SO Dean, who was un-
able to rise to his feet. crawled to
the gate of the pen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
The MistIetoe.

Some of the names by which this plant war
called are "misselden" or more commonly.
missed"
This plant was venerated by the pagans Of
Greece and Rome There is reference to the
mistletoe In the works of Virgil, In the Edda
and in Celtic legends.
Druids collected it with great solemnity
The Prince of Druids cut it with a golden
sickle.
Ancient Britons reverenced only that mistle.
toe which grew up on the oak trees.
The white berries which bring blush to the
fortunate maiden's cheek. give the quick ad.
mirer the right to kiss any person caught under
the mistletoe bough. It's charm is against the
evils of lonely single life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
of the giver and is dreadfully bad

Of the giver and is dreadfully bad
manners.
Don't bring the spirit Of barter into
Christmas receiving. To say or even
thing. rs that all she has given me-?
wish I'd saved my PENNIES on her."
is what is bringing pretty custom
into disrepute.
Don't get grouchy if you get a gift
that does not come up to your expec-
tations. All tastes are not alike and
you have not a corner on good taste.
Don't, as you value your reputation
for good breeding, make fun of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
XMAS RECEIVING poN'Ts.

The world has been flooded Of late
with don'ts for the Christmas giver.
Enough advice has been offered to
lift the standard of our holiday giving
to the ideal point.
Now is the hour Of the Christmas
receiver Truly doth she need a
course of don'ts; yet few there are to
meet those needs.
There are mere wrong ways of ac-
cepting a gift that folks do wot of /"
The maker of Christmas presents who
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

has not swiftly learned to be an In
dian giver when those gifts arc re-
eiced is very lucky in appreciative
friends or very thick-headed.
Receiving should be in the true
Christmas spirit. butt frequently
isn't
What If you are disappointed?
Make stagger at concealing it. It
is one of the times when deception is
imperative.
Don't feel it necessary to gush: to
be gracious in receiving the simplest
gift. Indifference spoils the pleasure
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22

Equalize your trans2orts-at least.
6hfle the giver is present Don't. in
showing your presents. gush over rich
Peggy's generosity in sending you a
gold vanity box and dismiss with a
careless toss the pretty dolly that
Helen at your elbow has sat up nights
to embroider
Don't make your notes insincere
Silly gush initiates. A few words OF
cordial appreciation never give the
sender the notion that her gift was q
failure or yorr .hanks wov,t ttas
true
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
present you have received or count

present you have received or count
its probable cost.
Take an unexpected gift graciously.
without apologizing that you have
nothing to return. Don't be rude
enough to send off gift as payment
Your gift may have been given for
some past kindness and all joy in 1t
Is lost If not taken in the spirit In
which it was sent.
Don't be so critical that your
friends hate to send you presents.
nor SO condescending IN your accept
snss that you enrage tho give-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
Evil IN Excess. Of diversion.

Evil IN Excess Of Diversion.
It is found by an Italian doctor that
the excess of diversion in the lives OF
New York women Is bound to bring
upon them the miseries of neurasthe-
MIA. This disease has. according to
the doctor. different ways of affecting
limp with exhaustion. the pure Sax
ons are dull and torpid and the Ameri
can is merely overstimulated and tries
to 60 taste ND faster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-12-22
Not for Her.

The verger of large church. see
ing an old woman in one of the seats
reserved for some important persons.
beckoned her to come out. But just
at that moment the organ started play
ing The old woman. never having
been in church containing an organ.
startled him and the congregation by
calling: "Ha. man. get somebody
younger: my dancing days are pMaAs