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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
NEGRO WOUNDED
BY SALOON MAN
MAY SUCCUMB
Reuben Henderson Shot in
Back Has Slight Chance
For Recovery
OFFENSE CHARGED
TCtJ. J. CURTIS
Arrested and Placed Under
Bond For Appearance in
Court

Reuben Henderson, a negro, was
shot and probably fatally wounded
Friday shortly before midnight
Jas. ]. Curtis, proprietor of a saloon
near the Louisville &c Nashville depot,
is charged with the shooting, and is
under bond awaiting developments in
the case of Henderson, who is at the
st. Joseph Hospital, in Lexington.
The shooting, it is said, occurred in
Curtis saloon on Tenth street, and
was the result of a trivial difference.
Henderson was emp.oyed as porter at
the place. There were several wit
nesses to the affair
Henderson, it is said, had gone to
the saloon with message from Cur
It's wife, which he delivered, and this
incurred the anger or the proprietor,
who secured a weapon from a drawer
in the counter, and fired at the man as
he was going out one of the doors
leading from the saloon.
1t was not thought the bullet had
struck the negro, who continued to
run, and it was not known that he had
been injured until some time after,
when Henderson was found in the
Louisville & Nashville yards short
distance from the sa:oon. He was in
semi-conscious condition, and was
suffering considerably from exposure.
Upon examination it was found that
the bullet had entered the back few
inches above the hip and had passed
entirely through his body.
At two o'clock Saturday morning
he was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital
in an automobile, where an operation
was performed in the hope of saving
his life. His condition is very critic.
al and little hope is entertained for his
recovery.
A warrant was ssued Saturday for
the arrest of Curtis, and he was taken
into custody by Pat-olman King. He
was later released on bond.
County Attorney George Batterton
went to Lexington yesterday after
noon for the purpose of taking an an
te-mortem statement from the negro
A message received from Lexington
| last night stated that Henderson's con
dition was very grave and he was mo-
expected to survive the night.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
TRA|NMEN INJURED
WHEN ENGINE HITS
REAR OF FREIGHT
Conductor and Flagman Hurt
In Rear End Collision in
South Yards
CABOOSE REDUCED
TO MASS OF DEBRIS
Track Blocked By Wreckage
and Traffic Delayed Sew
eral Hours

Two trainmen were injured, one of
them seriously, in a rear-end collision
between a light engine and a freight
train in the south yards of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad, in this city,
yesterday morning.
AS a result of the wreck Harry
Mitchell, conductor III charge of the
freight train, is confined to his home
on Henderson street, suffering from a
number of cuts about the head and
body, and conclusion of the brain.
Holt Henry, a flagmal on the
same train is suffering from a badly
wrenched back and is considerably
bruised.
The wreck occurred yesterday morn
ing about $50 o'c-ock a short dis
lance beyond the yard limits and near
the junction of TIL Lexington and
Knoxville divisions.
A light engine in charge of P. H.
Marquis was going down the steep
grade and crashed into the freight
which was on the main line. The
freight was in charge of Conductor
Mitchell and Engineer Frank Burton.
They were using the main line in
switching several freight cars. Con-
ductor Mitchell and Henry were in
the caboose, which r1as standing on
the main line, all preparations hav-
ing been made to move the train, Hen
ID IL
tagging station.
Whether Engineer Marquis, running
the light engine, was running at an
excessive speed, or whether he lost
control of the locomotive on the steep
grade, has not been determined. Be
fore the occupants of the caboose had
time to realize the1c danger, the en-
CINE had dashed into the rear end OF
the freight train.
The caboose was reduced to mass
of wreckage by the force of the i'm
pact and the occupants hurled from
their positions and partly covered by
the debris. The engine was derailed
but the crew escaped without injury
Assistance was rendered the men
in the wrecked cabooSe and they were
removed within a Snort time. Mitch
ell was bleeding from his numerous
wounds and medical aid was given
him at once. He was removed to his
home by the attending physicians
Henry was taken to his home or
South Main street.
The Paris wrecking crew was rush
ed to the scene and tae track cleared
of the wreckage and the engine AGAR
placed on the track. Traffic was de
layed about three hours as result
all of the South bound trains being
held in this city until the wreckagt
could be cleared
At a late hour last night Mitchell
was resting as comfortable as coult
be expected although throughout thu
day he suffered considerably from hi
injuries.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
SUBURBAN LAND TRACT
is SOLD FOR $11 ,343

The suburban farm located on Cy-
press street, just. outside the city linn
its, and belonging 20 ]. H. Mulliken,
was sold at auction saturday. The
house, which is a handsome two-story
brick residence of eleven rooms, and
thirty-three acres OF and was sold to
David Allen for $7,745; and DR.. d. S.
Henry bought the remaining twenty
five acres for s3,59S, making the farm
bring a total of $11,349. Cows were
sold at 500 each; horses at $3.50
each; hogs $7.75 apiece; cattle. $780,
rs head; chickens, rs each; corn,
S4.10 a barrel Farming implemnts
and household goods sold for fair
prices. A small crowd was in attend
ance. L. ID. Harris, of the real estate
firm, bought a fancy Jersey COW for
500.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TEAM TO
MEET BROADWAY ATHLETICS

The basket ball team of the Paris
Christian Church will meet the team
from the Broadway Christian Church,
Lexington, at the High School Gym
nasium' Thursday evening, Feb. 10.
This will be the first game of the local
boys, who recently organized the
team, the members of which are grad
yates of the Paris High School and
all of whom formerly played on the
basket ball team representing that
school The lineup for the Paris
team will be Chisholm, Beheler, Tenn
pin, forwards; Arnsparger, center;
Horton and Stuart guards. The Paris
team has had considerable practice
during the past week and a lively
contest is expected.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
SMALL POX SCARE is OVER;
NO DANGER OF SPREAD

The small pox scare, which alarmed
the citizens of this city and county
several weeks ago, causing a general
order for vaccination to be issued by
the health authorities, has about sub
sided and no danger of a further
spread of the disease is anticipated.
City Health Officer Or. A H. Keller
stated yesterday that there were nc
cases of the diesase in this city, all OF
the patients now being confined in
the pest house and they are rapidly
recovering.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
RURAL ROUTE CARRIER HURT
WHEN VEHICLE OVERTURNS

Robert Kenney, a rural route carri-
err, suffered badly spraihed back yes
terady morning when his buggy was
overturned in front of the home of
Mr.. Frank Clay, on the Winchester
pike. Mr.Kenney was thrown from
the vehicle with great force when he
attempted to drive through snow
drift. His injury was such as to ne
cessitate his returning to this city
and a substitute was sent out to serve
the patrons on the route.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
ENGINE SPLIT SWITCH
AND JUMPED TRACK

Engine No. 155 drawing northbound
train No. "a split switch at the Win
chester street crossing yesterday
morning and jumped the track. The
train was running at a low rate of
speed and little damage resulted.
Another engine was procured here and
the train proceeded to Cincinnati a
few minutes late.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
LINK AND MASTERSON TO
BE TRIED WEDNESDAY

The trials of Robert Link and John
Masterson, who last week engaged in
a difficulty, resulting in Link being
badly hurt, from the effects of which
he has since been confined to the
Massie Memorial Hospital, will be
held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
before Judge E. B. january.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
FIRE IN STABLE DOES
LITTLE DAMAGE.

A small fire was discovered in the
stable in the rear of the residence
owned by Mr.. r. e. Lusk, on Stoner
avenue, Saturday night The fire de-
partment was called out and eXtin-
guished it with little loss
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
Fire, wind and lightning insur-
anCe. Thomas & WOOdfOrd.
A REAL FAN.

julius Tanner, WHO was at Keith's
theatre, Cincinnati last week. is one
of Luke's faithful disciples. For two
years he has read this column faith
fully, and from San Francisco to
Montreal he digs to the nearest news
stand every morning. and grabs an
Enquirer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
PEOPLES LOAN ASSOCIATION
ELECT TWO NEW OFFICERS

At a meeting of the Directors of the
Peoples Building and Loan Associa-
ton held last week F. w. Galloway
was elected Secretary and P. A.
Thompson was chosen as the attorney
for the association. The association
which will open for business March 2,
now has $4,000 subscribed in stock.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-17
ATTEND SALE.

Don't fail to, attenc the sale of the
J. d. Butler home placeon Mt. Airy
on February II, at Il o'clock. A mod
ern home with plenty of ground. A
good investment. Read the advertise
ment in another column. 17-2t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
Famous Loves of Famous Americans

brother and sister, but of man and
woman.
on September p, 1884. they took
out marriage license. Virginia was
only twelve years and one month old
They might have welded then but for
the protest Of a relative Mrs GLENN
was willing Less than two years
later-on May 16. 1S36-anOther Ii
cense was procured and soon after
that they were married.
BY all accepted standards. there
could be little happiness in a union
of first cousins and of such ages. He
was twenty seven: she less than four
teen but never were they known TO
want they knew almost constantly.
but never squalOr Her faith In him
and his love for her never failed. She
developed into a girl Of matchless
beauty and loneliness, but it was a
beauty that was unearthly for she
had the pallor that spells death She
had the eyes = IN hOuri, a face to
defy the geniuE of a CanOva to imi-
tate, temper and disposition of sur
passing sweetness Chlld as she was
she was as tender, devoted and watch
full of him and his every interest IS
a young mother is of her first born
He had the stamp of genius. In
"The Fall of the House of Usher" in
the part Of Rodetick, he pictured
himself
1.-THE character of his face had been
at all times remarkable. A cadaver-
BUSINESS of complexion: an eye large
LIQUID and luminous beyond comparf-
son: lips somewhat thin and very
pallid, but Of a surprisingly beauti-
ful curve: a nose of delicate Hebrew
model. but with a breadth OF nostril
unequal in similar formations; a finely
nodded chin, speaking in its want Of
prominence Of a want Of moral ener-
gy: hair Of a more than web like
sOftness and tenUity; these features,
with an inOTdinate expansion Of the
temple. made up altogether a COun-
tenanCe not easily to be forgotten"
Dreaming dreams no mortal ever
dared dream before, writing stories Of
matChless b-illiaucy, fashioning poems
of n technical perfection and a depth
beyond that Of any man of his time,
he shaved and got in return less money
than was earned by digger in
the ditch.
Poe and Wife Move to New York.
IN Baltimore, when a literary pub
LEGATION had offered one hundred doll
lars as prize for the best short story
submitted in a competition, he had
worked feverishly and written a
dozen in the series known as THE
Tales of the Folio Club" The one en-
titled MS. Found in a Bottle won
the prize. So far as is known, that
one hundred dollars was the largest
sum ever paid to him for poem or
story. To the wretchedly poor young
man that one hundred dollars seemed
like q fortune. The winning of the
prize was not all the profit that came
to him through that competition. He
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

CC@ Cd gave me a spark Of genius
and 'Quenced it in misery"
said Poe A spark? No; it
was a flame, the glow of which grows
brighter each decade. Misery yes
misery intensified beyond measure by
the abnormal sseusibiLiUes of its sub
ject, but glorified by a love such as
few mortals have known.
Poets have an unusual charm Tor
women. No master singer had more
charm for them than Poe, and few
mems lives have been more influenced
by women than was his,
Women are the imprisoned defen-
ders of his name; women were the
idols and the guardians Of his house
hold: women are the themes of his
most exquisite poems; women have
erected the nOblest monument to his
have been proud 10 think and to pro-
claim that he loved them, but he never
loved but two. Strangest OF all IN
man whose life was so irregular, there
is no record that he ever penned or
uttered a sensuOus thought He loved
beauty, but it was the beauty Of the
pure.
1t was in one of the dark periods
Of POe's career that his fathers sis
ter, Maria GLENN, found him penni-
less, half starved and despers tely i'll
in Baltimore. She nursed him pack to
health No sacrifice was too great
for this devoted woman. She took in
bOarders, taught small children,
sewed far into the nignt-did any
thing to make ends meet From the
day they met Poe never again was
homeless. She was to have a son; he
was to have q mother.
The maternal love Of this good
woman went out to this child of
genius without stint She made al
lowance for everything he did, for
she knew how queerly he had been
handled by fate. 1t was pathetic to
her that ne had not known childhood
as other children know ii. Offspring
Of two strOlling players, he had been
left an orphan when two years old.
If, occasionally, he drank, might it not
be due to the gin with which a negro
nurse stupefied him to keep him from
crying when he was a babe.
Girl of Matchless Beauty.
In his hours Of convaIescence, Poe
found employment in teaching Mrs.
Clemm's daughter, his little cousin
Virginia. She became very fond OF
the handsome young man. He was
twenty three; she was little more than
ten. He was Buddy she was Sissy
and Mrs. GLENN, Muddy" Big
Brother and Little Sister they were
to each other for two years or more
while he struggled to add to the
family income with his pen. She car
ried love letters he wrote to other
girls. was his confidant and compan-
ion, shared his few joys and his many
sorrows, and then, somehow, this man
Of genius and this immature child
discovered that their love was not Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

wifes. He's a jealous old fool and
he's asked his wife what she did with
the cash. HOu see, it was the servant
wages-and he had handed it to her Ia
pay them with. One of the maids. OF
the butler, or some one, asked him for
some money yesterday-and then he
learned that this particular servant. All
least, had not been paid yet, and he
raised no end of a row.
His wife sent for me in all. kinds
of scare. She's promised her hus-
band that he shall have the cash TO-
morrow morning. She made him think
that she had lent it to her sister. Her
sisters going on from PHILADELPHIA
this afternoon to make her a visit.
SeeE And-Well, the moneys got to
be therei"
Il see" said Tom Morton slowly.
He was sure that there was something
more to learn.
You say he questioned, that Mrs.
Prices husband is jealous. Is he by
any chance jealous of you, Ralph?'
Ralph laughed embarrassedly. Wen.
yes, l guess he is" he Acknowledged
you see, he's away from home quite
a pit and he doesn't know me wen,
ana We been about with his wife a
good deal, and he's heard of it. and
he's peeVed, and if he thinks that she
lent me the money-why-Oh, we'll
you know how it will ber'
and IL you want me to lend you the
Why, yes-I would like it, Tom
Certainly the other cut him short
But how viii you get it to her on
time2 You see'-with a glance At
the clock-'it's after 4 now-and Won
say the money must be in her be1d-
tomorrow forenoon"
thought perhaps you could get
away Just now easier than I could .
the younger man hurried on to eXnIajI
You see, there's mother wanting me
He paused, and his cousin answered
quickly: es, yes, I see" he assenfe5
He had always loved Ralph. There
was IlItIe that he would not do for
him. From childhood the older coueir,
had stood between the younger one
and trouble. Ralph was a lovable fsI-
lew, he now unused. His father had
died when he was a mere child s1S
his mother had depended upon hin
for companionship and for much tho
the boy did not really possess in 't ~
way OF understanding sympathy. Rut
mothers eyes are blinded by affectio1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

chap-but a mere business machine
1t so happened that several nights
ago he tRalphl had been playing with
SCIne men IN Baltimore and had lost
a lot of money. 1t was not exactly
his by the way, but some with which
he was to meet interest on MORTGAGE
OF his mothers. In fact she had sent
him to Baltimore to pay it on q house
she owned there-a house that had
been her father's-and to see about
having some repairs done on the build
ing itself
He had not expected to lose at poker
night before last. But he had lost
His mother had written the man to
whom she owed this money that it
would be in his hands yesterday.
80 you see had to have it." Ralph
declared 1 went to the Prices and
TAXED Lne matter over with Mrs
Prlce- Her husband was not in. His
VIE salq she was glad he wasn't, for
ne was IN a very bad humor. Some
now lately she has managed to get in
WIoAg win him. She suggested that
let nep lend me the money. I simply
nag TO nave It, so 1 borrowed it. That's
He paused awkwardlv
-ano tnenF asked Tom Morton.
ny, paid the interest on the
L-oltsaSe on mothers property, Of
course, he said. From his manner
one would fancy that there was posi-
i've virtue in his having done this.
.. 6no then?' Tom said again.
eo.S ~; Oh It. Tom you make it in
Le4Hely hard for a fellow to tell you
a thing" Ralph exclaimed.
IL cont mean TO-" Tom protested,
, lily II l am to help you, as you have
facts"
on; I suppose So the other as
We'll, the long and short of it is that
s44eIy lllngs against me. In the first
pace mere at o'clock this morning
, Ssll!te special delivery letter from
llIo.IeIi asking me to come home at
olcs- She's not feeling so well, she
s p ana one Of the servants got into
q -. ~ uIiksn row and she's afraid to stay
- ~ al HomewoOd alone, and lot OF
IN liner lnlngs. SO unless I would have
I 5el suspect that something's wrong
fo 6ol 70 60 out there tonight Thats
WY came on to New York immedi-
aoely-lo go to her, but first to see
4ou tor-weI, Tom-Tve got to pay
uhat money back
II seems it was Prices. not his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
In the Web Of Life 4 Nesy e4ezz serial Story
By Virginia Terhune Van De Water Author Of -ra two Sisters, etc.

Author Of 'The Two sisters.7 etc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

terested in street railroads in Chicago
and became one of the largest real
estate Spectators in Brooklyn, especial
ly in the 23d and 25th wards, buying
property amounting TO millions Of dol
lars. He bought 1000 lots at Norris
Park. 1900 lots in Flatbush and New
Utrecht. known as the Martense farm
25G0 lots in Flushing and Corona 2000
lots on Staten Island; 5000 lots at Lin
den. n. j., and much other property, in
GLIDING improved realty on Liberty and
Cedar streets and on Fifth and Madison
avenues. New York city.
Property Holdings Productive.
These parcels OF real estate brought
Mr.. Ziegler immense returns He came
into great prominence in Brooklyn BY
his long and successful fight to prevent
the eXtravagant purchase of the Long
Island Water supply company by the
city. He saved the city S1,500,O00.
Mr.. Ziegler married Mrs. p. n Gam
bic, sister Of Mrs. W. Jennings Demar@
est Of New York City, but had no chill
dren.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

The editorship Of Graham's Magazine
the leading literary publication Of
America, brought added recognition,
but little else, to Poe There is
need of food. Poe loved splendor. He
never could attain it. He nungered
for money to Tighten the burdens of
MS delicate, fairy like wife whose
health was failing. Toll however hard
he did, little was his portion. He
longed for literary freedom journal
OF his own through which he might
pour out his soul.
With money he could have all these,
buL with possession of a brain Of in
calculable resources, Intellectual gifts
of extraordinary breadth, and a genius
for mathematics, he lacked the one
talent that brings worldly success
Never did he do nObler work than
in those few years in chiladrlphia.
ana rarely did that man OF sorrows
know greater sorrow. One of the
pleasures of his life was to hear Vir-
ginia sing. She had a voice of sin
gular purity and she sang with a deep
sense Of sentiment and expression. It
was while singing to him one eve
ming in 1912 that a blood vessel in
her throat burst. Only by the most
skillful Of treatment was she saved
from bleeding to death that night.
Thereafter her life hung by a thread.
To Poe and Mrs. GLENN every day and
every hour was weighted with fear.
Virginia was twenty years old at the
time. Gradually she grew weaker and
more. ethereal As she became more
and more fragile, the greater was the
love of Poe
The Child Wife's Last Days.
From Philadelphia the family re-
turned to New York, never living long
in one place. For a time they found
a haven in East Broadway, where now
the Educational Alliance has its home:
next they had few rooms at Sixth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

All these things passed through Tom
MortOn's mind as he paused before
uttering his next sentence.
Il win lenr you the money, Ralph. -
he said at last. But could you not
telegraph it on to Mrs. Price%'
Lord, nOH' exclaimed Ralph, Her
husband would, perhaps, learn of it
and there would be row. The only
thing would be for you to call and
give it to her in persOn-or at least
hand her your check, which she could
deposit and get the cash from the
bank You could do that, Tom, I'm
sure"
Yes" replied the other, thought
fully. 7 could arrange it, of course.
] must telephone out to HOmeWoOd
that I cannot be there tonight You
see"-he paused, flushing boyishly.
yes, 1 know" Ralph finished his
unspoken thought; "Edith's expecting
YOU to dinner, isn't she? I'm sorry to
see her, old chap, as soon as 1 get
there and trump up some sort of a
story to tell her"
He, too, flushed but his cousin
looked at him without suspicion.
Thanks" he said gravely: but I
will phone her that business calls me
out of town"
He would not let himself remember
that Edith had promised to talk to-
night with him about certain plans
dear to both of them. Surely she
would understand Yet only last even
ing she had reproached him with being
so much less enthusiastic than his
younger cousin, Ralph.
Ralph is always so intense and so
enthusiastic about everything" she
had said with a little laugh. 1T would
be a delight to have such a man as
that make love to one"
The words had been spoken in jest,
but they had made him vaguely I'M
comfortable.
He wished that Edith would not say
such things-yet did they not prove
what an innocent child she was? And
did he not love her better than all the
world beside? Could he blame her
if she resented his absence tonight!
And tomorrow evening her mother was
giving a dinner TO them both-an en-
gagement dinner she called il, a rather
elaborate affair in her pretty home in
the fashionable suburb where she and
the Mortons made their home At. that
dinner Edith Hale's and Tom Morton'S
betrothaI was to be announced
Il only thought" Ralph was say
ing and Tom reused himself with an
effort from his revery-"that if Edith
expected YOU tonight she might be a
little lonely if you did not come 30
after 1 have dined with mother ana
quieted her nervousness Will run
over and cheer Edith up a Dlt-l1 you
would care to have me do so.
Thanks" replied Tom mat VIII De
kind of you"
IF she has other callers. / can talk