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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
THE TRAGEDY OF THE TONGUE

A news dispatch from Dawson
Springs, KY, to thes daily papers
says: wv. B. Handy, a street
preacher named Jordan, and Jordan S
son, were taken out and whipped by
a mob at midnight for talking too
much and retailing scandal about
weel-known women"
Too much tongue is a bad thing.
When we recall that some OF the
best and noblest that have ever liv'
ed have been reviled and traduced,
indicted and executed by so-called
good men,"-certainly men who
were sincere-how can we open our
hearts to tales of discredit?
The entire witchcraft cases In
Salem. Massachusetts, were nothing
but cases of scandal. Much Of mar.
tyrdom and bloodshed of the past can
be traced to the same cause. Nations
hvae gone to war because some
some prince charged that a king
stuck his tongue in his cheek and bit
his lips when another king was men
toned.
One popularity of scandal is that
when it passes along from one per
son to another it assumes the char
acteristics of ptomaine poisoning
The original remark, uttered in a
certain circle, may have been utter
ed devoid of poisonous intent, but
when the repetition comes, in diff
ferent atmosphere, to different hear
ers, told by different man or woman,
the with that once disinfected the
thing is gone, and we have only
dead, stale, tanned, Improbable stuff
And so you see how person who
repeats an unkind remark is probably
doing a much greater mischief than
the one who first voiced it. The man
who first repeats the story, and thus
retails the poison, fails to supply the
antidOte. Let his name forever be
silenced in oblivion. He is the pro-
motor, the muckraker, the filth
digger.
A tragic feature of tongue" is
that those who deal in it almost al
ways are full of grievances and
walls, because, as they allege, they
are being talked about by other
people. This has happened in nu-
merous instances in Paris, (Ky.) In
deed, this is their excuse for the con-
slant use of the "hammer'-that
someone is knocking on them .
they mistake the sound of their own
hammers" for that of others. Any
man who plots another mans undo
ing is digging his own grave.
All those plotters of the French
Revolution who worked the guillOtine
in double shifts were themselves
dragged to the scaffold and punished
under the knife.
The hate that we SOW finds lodg-
ment in our hearts, wraps our finer
feelings, creates unreasOning pref
udice and lasting injustice in almost
every instance.
Paris has recently passed through
such a maelstorm of gossip and
scandal as was never before known,
whether it was based upon facts or
not, and the time has come now Tor
dead stop in the matter before
some man or woman takes it upon
himself or herself to avenge his or
her own wrongs.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
WILL PROHIBITION BE BEN
EFlClAL TO BOURBON
ADVERTISEMENT

Granting that every man who casts
q vote in the September elections
will have considered the question
calmly and carefully Though there
will be some who have not and will
mott what reason will a man have
for voting against the licensed sa-
loon?
The one great question is will it
really benefit Paris and Bourbon
County?
Let us first consider it from a finan-
cial standpoint. At the present time
there are sixteen saloons in Paris,
contributing to the city and county
about twenty thousand dollars in
revenue, with which to sustain our
city and county governments, and
public utilities. In what possible
manner will it benefit us to be de-
prived of this revenue? If local op-
ton prevails in September the sa-
looms must be closed according to the
law, within sixty days thereafter.
The money they have paid to the city
and county for liceLse, amounting to
q considerable sum, will have to be
refunded from the city and county
treasurer. The present tax rate is
already excessive. The prohibition
lists claim that the tax rate is as
high as the law will permit, but do
not tell that the valuation of your
property can be raised to make up
for the loss of the revenue derived
from the saloons, as is being done
elsewhere.
Our prohibition friends say that
the saloon keeper when forced to
give up his business, can go into
other business, such as groceries, dry
goods, etc. Ask any Paris merchant
to-day the condition of business and
he will tell you it is at a low ebb.
Many of them complain they are not
making expenses. How will they
appreciate the opening of sixteen
other branches of business? Will
this further division of the trade be
of benefit to them?
From a moral standpoint, we
would suffer as much, if not more,
than from the financial side. Under
the present condition, a reasonable
number of protests, or any protest at
all against the opening of saloon
is given a respectful hearing by the
officials. Isn't it better from a moral
standpoint that the sale of qiquor
should be governed and controlled
by the officials than that it should be
peddled by the bootlegger, probably
in a house next door to your own?
You say that there is a law against
h. &c fIyiu in
tend to them. Have they done so
elsewhere? You certainly know how
the bootlegger is thriving in or
neighboring. dry towns of Cynthiana
and Carlisle, and the authorities in
both places candidly admit their ina
bility to stop it. Are you bold
enough to say that Paris is any diff
ferent from other towns in this re-
spect?
From a financial point attempted
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
COLONIAL GETS TRISH.v

Thomas McIlhenney, better known
perhaps as "Irish," scenic artist.
and all-round good fellow, who has
been making Paris his home for the
past two years, has accepted a tempt
ing offer from the Colonial Theatre.
in Lexington, and with Mrs. McIlhen-
ney, will remove to that place to re-
side. Mr.. McIlhenney's ability as
scenic artist is well-known and he
will make a valuable addition to the
Colonial force.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
Wednesday, September Is, 1914,


beginning at o'clock p. m, my res
idence, building lot and planning mill,
located on Houston Avenue, in Paris,
KY.
The residence contains 6 rooms.
hall, pantry, bath room, porch.
cellar under entire house; electric
lights; city water; lot 5Ox15O feet,
with good stable, shade trees, con-
crete walks, etc.
This property is very desirable,
being convenient to schools and the
business part of town, and is in a
good neighbOrhool.
The building lot is 40x8O feet, and
has two-story frame storage room
20x40 feet thereon.
One planning mill outfit consisting
of a 15-horse power motor; / planer;
1 Universal woodworker and rip saw
combined; 1 swing cut off saw; line
shaft; pulleys and belts; carpenter
tools; wagon; buggy; two sets of
harness and all of my household and
kitchen furniture.
Positive Sale.
TERMS Made known on day Of
sale.
F. L. WALKER,
Geo. D. Speakes, Auct.
16sept-3t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
He ar Clinton ~.
Howard, ssThe Little
GIANT at the Court
House Sunday at =
p. f11.
SALAD SUPPER.

The Junior Aid Society of Clinton
vile Christian Church will give a
salad supper at the schOOlhouse to-
day. The menue will consist of chick
en- salad, croquettes, beaten biscuit
sandwiches, pickle and coffee.
Admission Is cents.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
Words to the Wise.

Here is letter received by dry Lexington
weeks which this time they have failed to print
which all the people Paris
Bourbon County interested that feel impeed to
them ourselves.
HENRY LLOYD, Secretary,
Fayette Local Option League.
Lexington,
acknowledge receipt of
operation prohibition Kentucky Answering your
questions numerically, believe 1 truthfuly
That enmity, strife and bitterness ARE engendered
attempted enfocement of of prohibition laws
That prohibition does prohibit but places the unlic
irresponsible negroes,
whites, little
when the caught, which is infrequent
g. In the Bowling Green, example
licensed saloons has materially hurt
fanatic politician
any in crime pauperism or
insanity the
Bowling of
about the number of brought the
during the period OF license county judge
himself ardent prohibtions, out with
dagnet raking alleged Migrants l notice in
the columns of to-day dozen
arragned in court and the same two ner
to-day adjudged insane
Mind attribute prohibition or
the lack of it. Such conditions be brought from
other is also probably same hard
times could have been brought about with without
Certain that saloons months ago.
there been improvement
community.
probably you wanted but YOU
asked to tell and have told u.s. set
aught n malice"
II is possible that in community was
sentiment against the sale liquors. could be
done and should be done The law rural
community a n of the CITY or
cities within the county is unemocratic unjust believe
unconstitutional Until
such matters for itself there will be the
aaegeu prohibition the oues-
ton from its alleged religious phase you always
have the enmty strife your first
paragraph
the honor to be- nv dear sir
sincerely,
(Signed) EDW. LEIGH
Editor Bowling Messenger
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
FARMER CHOOSES A
HORRI8LE DEATH.

FHhMER CHOOSES a
HORRIBLE DEATH.
A. J. Caldwell, a prominent farmer
residing two miles from Lancaster
committed suicide III most horrible
manner Wednesday morning
He laid down on the ground and
placing large stick of dynamite on
his chest, lighted the fuse. A terri.
fic explosion resulted, tearing his
body almost into shreds.
He was a graduate of State College
Lexington. Mr.. Caldwell had been in
poor health several years and this is
supposed to have been responsible
for his rash act.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
PROHIBITION A DEAD FAILURE
ADVERTISEMENT

Before entering into the employ
of the Anti-SalOon League ex-Gov
Patterson, of Tennessee, said
"Tennessee's prohibition law has re-
suited in more saloons, more boot
logging, more whisky sold and
drunk than at any time in the his
tory of the State, as we'll as increas
ed lawlessness and growing disre
spect for laws Prohibition, as far as
the law affects Tennessee, is a
fraud"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18

"The story is the same every
where. When the lawful saloon is
closed, the illicit sale of vile liquors
and injurious drugs increases. So
ciety loses more than it gains by
the change."-New York World.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
These Questions Are
For YOU

What the you?
done your family your relatives
friends?
If you spend dollar dollars saloons,
If the saloon keep Of
good, why windows and doors?
I the saloons is good why is a
good why do police first go there to find
criminals when a crime is committed?
If good why on Sunday and election
If the saloon is good why tax it $1,000 a year?
Why not advertise saloons in their town?
the saloons is good why keep from church DOORS
schools and rich mems homes?
Is it not fact that dry cities are better improved than saloon
Is in dry
better fed better clothed housed
than people in saloon cities?
onal liberty of landing shores and
right license the saloon, why right Ii
gambling houses and other evil institutions?
is that any reason why we should do away with such
laws?
liquor dealers defy in order der
If it more liquor in dry cities
in wet cities why do the liquor interests spend millions of dol
object to rearing dn'
Vote the Saloon OUT
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
Divorces For Drunkenness.

In percentage of divorces granted
to wives for drunkenness, 1SS7-1906,
Kansas ranks even with both Idaho
and South Dakota, license States,
each having rate of 81 per cent.
The Kansas rate is worse than that
of the following fifteen license
States: Wyoming 81, Mississippi
(then license) &c, Nevada 2.6, Loui-
siana &c, New Mexico 2.6,Montana
"a, Utah %, Tennessee (then lie
ense) %, Arkansas 1.8, Michigan 1.6,
Delaware IA, Colorado0.9, North Car
olian (then license) or, Texas GA.
The percentage of illiterate per.
sons ten years of age and over in
Kansas in 1910 was %. Four lie
ense States had a better record
These were: Washington per cent,
Oregon 10, Nebraska 10, Iowa IL
Idaho, another license State, tied the
Kansas record, its per centage also
being %.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18

City tax lists for the
year 1914 are now i'm
my hands for COIleC-
ton at my office at
the Deposit and PeO-
pies Bank.
c. X. THOMAS. e
If City Collector.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
ANNUAL DIVORCE RATE
ADVERTISEMENT

Kansas record in the divorce line
is worse than that of thirty-one
licensed States, according to the lat
est census figures available those
for the period of 1898-19O2, after 20
years of prohibition. Her average
annual divorce rate, per 100,0Iv, was
286. Licensed States which made a
better showing are as follows:
Rhode Island 281, Missouri 281, Utah
274, New Hampshire 272, South Da-
kota 270, Illinois 267, Tennessee 2r4,
Michigan 257, Iowa 246, Kentucky
237, Ohio 231, Nebraska 226, Florida
226, Mississippi 225, Alabama 20S,
New Mexico 1913, West Virginia (then
licensed) 1873, Wisconsin $50, Yer
mont III, Minnesota 161, Connecti-
cut 100, Louisiana 127, Massachu-
sets 124, Virginia III, Maryland ia,
Pennsylvania "a, Georgia (then lie
ense) 70, North Carolina (then lie
ense) rs, New York 60, New Jersey
60, Delaware 43.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18

"The wave of prohibition seems to
have spent itself. On the whole,
Statewide prohibition has hardly JUS
tilted tself."-Saturday Evening
POST
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
EVERY LOAD GUARANTEED.

We guarantee every load of coal
to give satisfaction. Phones 1886.
(15-tf) J. H. BATTERTON. y
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18
PUBLIC SALE
DESIRABLE CITY RESIDENCE, BUILD
ING LOT, planning MILL And
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Having accepted a position in Gin
cinnati, will sell at public auction,
on
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-18

ADVERTISEMENT
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Varieties of SAUSAGE.

A German sausage exhibition was
held in Berne few years ago, and
1885 varieties were exhibited. The
center of the production is in West
phalia, where 400 varieties are pro-
duced. 1t was there that a young
highly-trained chemist shut himself
in his laboratory and sought fame and
fortune, and he achieved both He
took unto himself pork, veal, olives,
pepper, fennel, old wine, ch eese, ap-
pies, cinnamon and behring's roes,
compounded them with the skill of
an artist and the scientific accuracy
Of chemist, and evolved a wonder
full and original sausage, the best
"-yurst' of it's kind.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
The Crop Situation,

Now that the hints on the husband
ing of food have been scattered
broadcast, one is reminded of those
old days when watchful care was
necessary to be exercised to make
it go the round of the harvests. In the
sixteenth century, for instance, a lean
year meant sacrifices for ALL A great
scarcity of victuals in the seasons
of 1862 and 1868 prompted a typical
move of the authorities of England.
Parliament then stepped in and or
dered all persons of whatever degree
to thresh their corn and dispose Of it
at once. Disobedience meant confisca-
ton. Any stack found standing in the
middle of July became the property of
the government. An act thus put in
force held good until succeeding harry
ests had balanced stocks. In addition,
the authorities looked to the welfare
of the coming crop. A miscreant who
MANNED beast, broke a pillow or de-
stroyed growing corn was liable to a
death punishment.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

ton, and not mer With attempts On
the part of some to spread misleading
statements. The Dominion Govern
paent has not takex steps to deny
many of the false statements circu-
lated by those who evidently are more
interested in injuriIy Canada than
oenefting those who would be bene-
fitted by taking up firms in Canada.
but in order to correct a highly er-
IS carried on in CausIia, that compul-
sorry military service La employed, and
that there is restraint as to the move
ment of those not Canadians, the ne
cessity is felt OF giving as much pub
licity as possible to a senial of these
statements.
An item to which special exception
is taken is one which says:
They are sending them away as
rapidly as possible; but the young
men are not permitted to leave Can
ada. All the citizens, and those who
have taken out homesteads are subject
to military duty"
In direct fefutation of this, we beg
to quote from a recent editorial id the
Rochester, N. Y, Herald:
There is no legal process by which
Great Britain can command single
Canadian soldier to enter the field in
her aid or even in her most needful
defense. Great Britain cannot legally
take dollar Of Canada's money for
this or any other war without Can
ada's consent. All must be given vol
UNFAIRLY, II it be given at all. Yet
men and dollars are given to the limit
of Canada's power to give, just as If
Great Britain had both physical and
legal power to exact them. Indeed.
it is possible that they are giving
more freely in this way, for what a
man gives because he wants to give
is likely TO be greater than what he
gives under force.
"All in all it is a noble picture of
devotion to her motherland which
Canada offers to the gaze of her adj
miring and envious neighbors."
Canada's invitation for immigration
extends to all who are willing to go
on to the farms
Superintendent of immigration,
Ottawa, Canada.
Advertisement.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

L|MPY STRUCK OIL
BY BELLE MATTIsoN LoWRIE.

Copyright. 1914, by W. G. Chapman)
Rather gruesome work, / shcxld
fancy" observed Mr.. Ronald Dare.
cannot see how you can ever
smile or speak above whisper with
such ominous surroundings" supple
mented Miss Eva Dare, sister of the
first speaker, with a pretty little
SILVER of dread.
She drew slightly closer to Brock
Wilton as she spoke, and he was
pleased with this appeal to his pro-
tection-thrilled, too, at the presence
OF that bright young face and the ten
der spirit that inspired it with truth
fulness and trust.
Dynamite is harmless as -four when
handled judiciously,'' explained Brock,
and went on to tell the visitors of the
plant, of its uses and power. When
they had departed he cast lingering
look after the graceful young woman
who seemed really concerned in his
unpleasant environment Then, sigh
ing deeply as though over the sepul-
ture of faded hope, he returned to
had been given charge.
The Vulcan company quarried a
form of tungsten and ground it in
their great mill for distribution to a
large clientele. Brock had studied
chemistry and had secured his pres
ent position about year ago. His
duty was to keep up the stock and
hand it out for use, and to make analy-
ses of the various mill runs.
The position did not pay very
princely salary, but Brock was glad
to accept it. He had come from the
city, where he was working his way
through medical school, to find his
father and mother in deplorable con-
dition. There had been traces of oil
discovered in the district, and his
father had caught the speculative
fever. Brock found that he had ex-
pended all his money and had run
deeply i'll debt to have a well dug on
the little barren farm tract. Half the
proposed boring work done, the old
mans funds had given out, oil finding
prospects generally had receded, and
Brock had to pitch in to save his IA
theirs credit and support the fam
lily.
Poorly paid, the plant on a tread
mill system with it's manager a tyro,
Brock felt that it would be hopeless
to continue the pleasant friendly ac-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

She lives in Cincinnati and there are
several thousand of her. The superin-
tendent of schools there declares that
no girl leaves his ide-preparatory
course without knowing how to do
plain cooking and laundry work, how
to find leak in the water pipe, mend
a broken door-knob, give first aid" in
a surgical or poisoning case, do mar
keting, darn stockings, set tables,
sweep and dust, and, most important
of all, how to conserve and make the
most of her husbands income, thus
preventing the frightful waste which
is said to be the curse of the Ameri-
can household. This surely sounds
good" The model housekeeper, long
looked for, may be found in Cincinnati
at last.-Leslie's.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Impossible for English.

Apropos of the English boycott upon
German music, relates the Washington
Star, DR.. Leopold Richter, the we'll
known conductor, said in Milwaukee:
1.-THE English, anyhow, don't care
very much for German music. The
English are too conventional Your
English musician, your English actor,
your English author, he must always
be a gentleman Well, gentlemen are
rather limited, rather narrow. There
are SO many things gentlemen can't
do.
when my friend, DR.. Richard
Strauss, was drilling the Covent gar
den orchestra in Electra he was very
much annoyed by the tameness of the
English playing. Finally, at a wild
and savage passage he raped sharply
with his baton and said:
"'You are all playing like gentle
men. Don't play like gentlemen-play
like wild beasts"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Limpy Ted Had "Struck OILY

quaintanceship of Miss Dare, the
daughter of comparatively wealthy
man. He sat musing over the situa
ton when there came messenger from
the main office of the plant.
Mr.. Boyd, the manager, wishes to
see you," the newcomer informed
Brock, who closed and locked the door
of the powder house and was soon in
the presence of his employer, whom
he found pacing the floor of his lux.
uriously furnished Office in rather a
distracted way.
Wilton" spoke the manager in his
accustomed sharp and mandatory
voice, do you recall reporting a miss.
ing package of dynamite last week.
Perfectly" assented Brock. Some
one sneaked into the powder house
while l was busy with the men, and ]
missed 50-pound package of the ex-
piosive an hour later
mo trace of the theft"
None. | cannot see why any one
should steal dynamite, certainly none
Of our men, for they have all they
need to use legitimately."
DO you think this connects with
the theft?" suddenly and rather anx.
iously inquired the manager.
AS he spoke he extended a soiled
creased fragment of paper to Brock
Across it's face in pencil was scrawled
the words:
81 got the dinimit. look out! i'm
going to get evin.''
II found that pushed under the
door of my Office, first thing this
morning." explained Boyd What do
you think of it?"
"A crank or a sensation monger, l
should say" replied Brock. Il would
pay no attention to it,
But I fear that the dynamite and
the threat connect said the man.
ager. You know some of the en-
ployees we have discharged from time
to time have been surly, menacing and
vicious
But nothing ever came of it," sub
mitted Brock. Il will keep this in
mind. though, and pursue an investi.
CATION"
That afternoon at quitting time, as
homeward-bound Brock was passing
a drinking resort, boots and the
sight of struggling figure attracted
his attention.
A ragged, wTetched looking man
was battling off swarm of rough tor
mentors. They had pinned a card to
his coat with Kick mel" scrawled
upon it, had thrown the cap of the
poor fellow into watering trough,
and had bundled him about until he
was half frantic, tearing his thin,
threadbare clothing and tripping him
over into the mud of the street.
In fash Brock recognized him
as limpy Ted, a half-witted fellow
whose father had been employed at