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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
JUNE "a TO 80 TO BE NEW CLASS
IFTCATION WEEK.

June "a to 80 will be "class one
week" with local exemption boards,
at which time they will revise CLASH
ncatlons under instructions from Ma
Jor Henry F. Rhodes, selective service
officer for Kentucky.
In circular letter to the boards
he said, 1.-THE status of the number of
men in class one is lower than the
average" and special attention is in
vited to the dependency clause.
The Redistribution includes those
enormously granted deferred classifi-
cation by district boards, and he
said: always bear in mind that war
Will create some sacrifice and hard
ship. No person has right to re-
fuse to sacrifice luxuries. On the
other hand it is not the intention of
the law to deprive dependents of a
reasonably adequate support. Reason
ably adequate support can not be de-
termined by rule of thumb, but must
be determined with common sense
and sympathy in the facts of each in
dividual case. What would be ade-
quate support in one locality may net
be in another. The question Of ade-
quate support must be determined
with the thought always in mind that
the present classification scheme is
designed to raise our armies with a
minimum of hardship and suffering
to those who are left at home"
Complete inspection of all ques-
tionaires, where deferred classical
ton has been granted is ordered,
with directions to re-examine under
the new standard of physical exam
ination, now being issued. They may
bring in for limited service many
men heretofore totally rejected.
While the order practically ap-
plies only to Glass 2, A and B; Glass
3, A, B and C; and Class 4, the
boards are not limited to these.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
KENTUCKY HORSE ENROUTE TO
FRANCE FOR GEN. BELL.

Somewhere on the high seas on
board an army transport is a Bour-
bon county saddle horse, bound for
France, where he may soon be bur-
den bearer for Kentucky-raised mil
itary man, Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, OF
the U. s. army.
The animal, beautiful bay, six
teen hands high, was presented to
Gen. Bell, by Mr.. Edward +. Simms,
of the Xalapa Farm and Houston.
Texas, oil magnate. The horse. Mer-
quito, is seven-years old, was sired by
Marvel King, and was purchased by
Mr.. Simms representatives from e.
X. and c. M. Thomas, at their dis
persal sale held some months ago.
He has been shown In numerous
show rings throughout the State.
and has carried on number Of first
prizes. He is said to be one of the
finest specimens of saddle horses the
bluegrass country has produced.
General Bell should have great pleas
ure in riding this charger. for be-
sides being "bred in old Kentucky"
he is a remarkably game and high
spirited horse, to which the true
Kentucky instinct for battle will no
doubt prove second nature.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
DEEP MYSTERY ENSHROUDS THIS
AUTOMOBILE COLLISION.

The finding of an abandoned and
badly wrecked automobile near the
Tarr home on the Maysville pike,
about three miles from Millersburg,
Wednesday morning, lends a touch of
mystery to an affair which has not
yet been unraveled.
Early passers-by on the road came
upon the machine, which had evil
IDENTIFY been in collision with another,
turned turtle and resting at the bot
tom of ditch. The ground around
gave evidence of collision, and part
of a busted tire from the other ma
chine was found a little further
away.
Bloodstains on the sides of the de-
molished car and on the upholstering
led to the belief that one of the occu-
pants had been severely injured. The
place where the collision occurred is
somewhat remote from house, and
no one has been found who heard the
machines crash. The license tag on
the wrecked machine had either been
lost or removed.
1t was stated yesterday that one
of the occupants of the machine was
a dentist in a neighboring town, who,
according to rumor, sustained a bro
ken leg. The rumors could not be
verified, however. Nothing was ap-
parently known at Millersburg of the
happening, nor could anyone be
found who could identify the car.
The damaged machine was towed to
Paris and sent to local garage for
repairs, awaiting the call of the
owner
Efforts from the Paris end of the
story to get at the truth of the mat
ter have been battling and the whole
affair awaits the coming of some
Sherlock Holmes with ingenuity
enough to solve the mystery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
TO FARMERS AND THRESHERS.

Another department of the Food
Administration, the threshing ma
chine department, has been created.
1t is known that not grain of wheat
should be lost that might be saved.
Mr.. Joshua Bohannon, care Food Ad-
ministration, 315 Guthrie Street,
Louisville, KY, is Chairman of this
department for the State of Ken
lucky, and through his organization
every threshing machine will be put
and kept in perfect condition and the
elimination of waste regarded from
saany angles.
! The Food Administration chair
men are asked to help Mr.. Bohannon
by reporting to him any negligence
along these lines: LIST. See that a
tarpaulin is stretched under the
thresher so that all the grain may
be saved I'd. See that the grain is
thoroughly cleaned up after the
thresher so that none of it will be
lost. Sd. Sc that the wagons car
rying the grain from the thresher
have tight bottoms so that the grain
will not spill.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
ANTI-VAGRANCY AND ANTI-SHIP.
PING LAWS NOW IN EFFECT

Yesterday witnessed the putting
INTO effect of the two new laws re-
Gently passed, having an "anti" TAG
10 them. The anti-shipping LIQUOR
Dill, which makes the State. or MANY
parts of it, bone-dry, went into eff
feet at one minute after midnight
and was in full force and effect on
yesterday morning.
There was much speculation
among the thirsty ones whether
they would be permitted to make
their usual trips to and from Licking
ton, the closest source of supply, on
Wednesday. A rumor had been in
circulation that the Louisville &
Nashville and the Traction officials
has issued an order prohibiting per-
sons from getting on their cars with
liquor in their possession, but this
proved to be canard and the BOYS
with a dry throat. came back on the
different cars with a supply of the
wet goods in their possession, so it is
alleged. From now on only water,
and soft drinks will be the rule, and
rumor says the water has been prov.
en- slightly contaminated, so what is
w POOi AOliOW 6OiuS W UO.
The authorities were strictly on
the job in enforcing the anti-va-
grancy law and made many rounds
of the city looking up men and wo-
men who possibly had not complied
with the provisions of the measure.
Pool rooms and other places where
the gentlemen of leisure congregate
wore deserted look, and there was a
noticeable absence of loafers on the
streets. Several negro men and wo-
men who were found on the streets,
apparently without work, and who
could not give a satisfactory expla-
nation, were given vigorous admo-
milton to get work of some kind i'm
mediately. The law is a good one,
and will be enforced here, the au-
thorities say, without fear or favor.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
BOURBON COUNTY INTERESTED
IN THE BABY WEIGHING

More than two million babies-in
town, and country, rich and poor,
well and sickly-are tipping the
scales and standing up under the
yeardsticks, unless they are too little
to stand up, in answer to the request
of the Children's Bureau of the
and the Woman's Committee Of the
National Council of Defense that
parents enter their children in the
nationwide test, which began on
April sixth, as the first step in the
Children's Year campaign to save
100000 babies.
In this city the work began at the
Bourbon county court house last
Tuesday. Over fifty babies were
weighed and measured, according to
the instructions prescribed by the
Child Welfare Bureau. The work
was conducted under the supervision
of Mrs. Thomas Allen, the County
Chairman, assisted by Mrs. Harriet
Minaker, Visiting Nurse for the
Bourbon County Health and Welfare
League, and local physicians and
nurses. On the first day the work
was in charge of Mrs. Minaker. Mrs.
M. H. Daley, DR.. ]. A. Orr, Mrs.
Feyette Ardery, Mrs. Oscar T. Hin
ton and Miss Elizabeth Brown
The room will be open each after
noon this week at $3.50 o'clock. All
mothers of children under six years
of age are urged to bring them there
for the test and receive score card
bearing the exact figures indicating
the weight and measurements of their
little ones.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
RED CROSS CANARIES TO BE
GIVEN AWAY.

The Red Cross canaries. General
Pershing" and Jack Pershing,"
which were donated to the local
Chapter by Mrs. frankie Patton, will
be given away at eleven o'clock next
Wednesday morning at the office of
the Edwards Realty Co., adjoining
Nicholas Kriener's harness store.
The birds were raised by Mrs.
Patton, and are remarkably fine spec
linens of these songsters. They were
donated for patriotic purposes and
have been the means of adding
about 500 to the Chapters funds.
Everybody is invited to come to
the rooms on next Wednesday morn
ing and attend the reception to be
given by the canaries.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
MAYOR JANUARY ISSUES w. S. s
DAY PROCLAMATION.
To the Citizens of Paris, KY:

To the Citizens of Paris, KY:
Friday, June %, 1918, is officially
designated National War Savings Day
by the President of the United States
and the Secretary of the Treasury.
All loyal citizens of this community
will accordingly devote the after
noon of said day, beginning at two
o'clock, to attending the public meet
ing of your neighborhood and to sub
scribing for a specified amount of
War Savings Stamps, to be purchas-
ed during the remaining months of
the year.
All who are able should pledge
themselves to save and invest to the
limit allowed by law, and should pro-
mote the sale of this valuable Gov
eminent security in large amounts
during Pledge Week in Kentucky,
June "a to June % next.
E. B. JANUARY, Mayor.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21

veloped into the saltiest of sailors,
and his happy-go-lucky disposition
has made him one of the best-liked
boys in the service. Fitz is now doing
temporary duty in special service in
the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Pen
nington is taking a special course OF
study with a view of securing a
higher rating in the service. .
Edward C. Doty, of the U. s. S. Ne
vada, who has been in Paris on a
furlough for five days, returned yes
terday to his ship. Mr.. Doty is a
member of the gun crew on the Ne
vada, which is said to be one of the
greatest fighting machines in the
world.
IN THE SERVICE. =. -. .. =.
Former Governor James B. Nc
Creary, who has just returned to
Richmond from Washington, is prac-
tically certain that Congress will
raise the draft age from 81 to As.
Gov. McCreary stated that from talks
he had with Government officials,
Congressman and Senators he was
sure this action would be taken.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
u i -

Should we not consider it a priv.
ilege to save to help our boys?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
AS THEY SHOP IN GUATEMALA
Visiting Is Principal Feature of Buy
ing Expeditions, Business Later
Consideration.

1"Our own way is always the best
way" said a philosopher who under
stood human nature, and why every
body else does not go our way Is a
cause Of constant surprise. For In
stance, In shopping.
How would you like to shop In
Guatemala? They are q very polite
people, and on coming into the store,
will pass some remark about the
weather, and ask how business is. Then
comes a string of questions about the
health Of the proprietor and all his re-
Iations and friends; and when all the
questions are asked, the proprietor
turns around and asks the same ques-
tons of you. Then the proprietor
gets down TO business, and takes down
all his stock, which is all examined and
priced, and then you say you will go
home and think about ii.
The next day, you return with the
whole family-men, women, children
and visitors-all the salutatfons are re-
peated, and all the stock displayed
again. After two or three hours of
this sort of thing, you buy perhaps a
yard Of muslin, and have 1t charged on
80 or go days time. This so delights
the proprietor, that he follows you to
the door, and asks all the questions of
your health all over again. It is need
less to say that Guatemalan merchants
were never known to get rich.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
WHAT THUMBS ARE WORTH
Digit Is Estimated to Represent Fully
one-Third of the Total Value
Of the Hand.

One has only to grasp a pen or a
tool of some sort to realize that the
different fingers are far from having
the same value In regard to their use
fulness in performing work. The most
important, states a writer, Is the
thumb, for without 1t seizing or hold
ing would be very imperfect. The
hand is no longer pincers, but merely
a claw. when deprived of the thumb.
1t may be estimated that the thumb
represents fully third of the total
value of the hand. The total loss of
the thumb Is estimated by competent
authorities as Is to 35 per cent for the
right and 10 to 15 per cent for the left
hand, except for workers in art, when
40 to so for the right and Is to 40
per cent for the left hand comes near
er the value.
The total loss of the index finger
causes an incapacity estimated at from
10 to % per cent for the right hand
and 10 to 10 per cent for the left.
The middle finger is less important
than the index. The ring finger is
least important, and the little finger
may be compared to its neighbor, en-
cept In the professions In which 1t
serves as a point of support for the
hand.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
Scaled Mount Ararat.

Mount Ararat in Armenia is now
generally believed to have been the
spot where Noah left the ark. Not
until 1922 did mountain climber sue
coed in scaling its steep assent. Doc
tor Parrot, an Englishman, achieved
that distinction. For centuries the
mountain had defied the efforts OF
mountain climbers, and the Christian
ecclesiactics OF Armenia asserted, az
an article of faith, that Jehovah had
made the peak his earthly home, and
that no human could possibly reach the
top and escape divine vengeance. When
Doctor Parrot declared that he had &C
complished the ascent the priests re.
fused to believe him and they cling to
this attitude of skepticism in spite of
the fact that dozens of explorers since
have stood on the top of the Greater
Ararat and gazed out over Armenia
from an altitude of 1900 feet.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
LOST HIS LIFE

Ocala people were. greatly shocked
late yesterday to learn to Mr.. j.
Lefferts Conard had come to a sudden
death in the waters of Silver Springs.
Mr.. Conard can't be said to have
drowned. His death seems to have
been the result of heart failure. He
and Mr.. j. w. Chamberlain went to
the springs about $3.50 and went in
bathing. Finding the water colder
than they expected, they started to
come out. Mr.. Chamberlain was lead
ing, and on reaching shallow water
he turned just in time to see Mr.. Con-
ard going under. At considerable risk
to himself, he went back and brought
his friend out. Mr.. Conard, however.
was unconscious and all attempts to
revive him failed.
Mr.. Conard was from Trenton, N.
j., and about As years of age. He
was president of the Florida Utilities
Company, which controls the Ocala
gas plant. He has been here a good
deal of the time for the past year and
made many friends in our city. He
leaves a wife but no children.
Mrs. Conard, who was at her win
ter home at West Palm Beach, was
wired of the sad event. By her in
structions, the remains will leave
here tonight for jacksonville where
she will meet them and take them to
Trenton for burial.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
Kiss Under the MIstIetoe.

The mistletoe was held In great
reverence by the Druids. It was be
lieved to be particularly and divine
ly healing; In fact, 1t was given this
attribute for centuries. 1t had special
significance as the cause of the death
of Balder, the Norses Apollo, who was
killed by an arrow made from its
branches.
Subsequently Balder was restored to
life, the mistletoe tree was placed I'M
der the care of Frigga, and from that
time until 1t touched the earth was
never again to be an instrument of
evil.
The present custom of kissing un-
der the mistletoe Is the outcome OF an
old practice of the Druids. Persons of
opposite sexes passed under the sus-
pended vine and gave each other the
kiss OF love and peace, in full assur-
ance that, though 1t had caused Bal
der's death, it had lost all its power
Of doing harm since his restoration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
Churches In Queer Places.

People at Tunbridge Wells, England,
rarely say that it is impossible to be
in two places at one time, because If
they enter the beautiful old chapel Of
ease in their town they can stand in
two counties and three parishes. This
chapel stands partly In Kent and part
ly in Sussex. This is how the prob
lem Is worked out. When the clergy
man leaves the vestry he comes out
of the parish of Frant, in Sussex. IL
he is going to off1ciate at the altar he
walks into the parish of Tunbridge, in
Kent. If, on the other hand, he is GO
ing to preach the sermon, he walks
from the parish of Frant to the parish
of Speldhurst on the way to the pulpit.
In half a minute he can enter the two
counties and the three parishes named.
The members of the congregation,
however, have to content themselves
by sitting in one county and one par
ish like ordinary folk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
Khaki coIors Differ.

Considerable comment is being
aroused in official circles and else
where over the disparity of the khaki
uniforms worn by officers and privares.
Some of them are SO faded that they
look almost white, while others retain
original coioring. A few cases have
been noted, states the Pathfinder,
where the coat and breeches OF uni
forms have developed different hues.
One excuse offered is that the khaki
cloth is acquired from many manufac-
turers and the grades of 1t differ wide
~ sometimes. Thousands. Of young
men entering the officers training
camps purchase their own uniforms,
and this provides an opportunity for
a difference in the quality OF the
goods.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
OCALA MAN HAS
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

81 was told by our family physic-
ian that / could not live without an
operation, as my liver and gall sack
were in such a condition. | set the
day to go to the hospital. but then I
saw the advertisement of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy. Since taking it
| am feeling like a two-year-old.
am sure / never could have survived
an operation" It is a simple, harm
less preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
,ract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded. The Court
Pharmacy.-Ady. Is
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

FOR SALE-Farm and crop. One of
the best farm bargains in the county.
Located Az miles north of Ocala Oh
hard road, h-mile from loading sta
ton, postoffice and stores; rs acres
in place, highly improved; every acre
in growing crops. Also 40 acres of
rented land in crops; rent for year is
paid. Ample residence, farm build
ings, lots of work stock, hogs, cows
and poultry; plenty of feed to last
till new crop comes in. Growing crop
consists of corn, cotton, peanuts,
watermelons, cantaloupes, beans and
sweet potatoes. Farm cleared over
$4,000 last year with poor help. Ad-
dress "Farm," care Star Office, Ocala,
Fla. 4-8-6t*
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

The North Ocala Union Sunday
has had a change of superintendent
Mr.. Moffatt being the new leader.
This faithful band of workers are to
be congratulated for keeping in splen-
did working order the Sunday school,
composed of all denominations. Much
interest is being shown along all lines
of work, and under the leadership OF
the new superintendent, they hope
that still greater good will be accom-
plished.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

Mr.. Frederick Hooker has returned
from Jacksonville, where he made the
most determined efforts to break into
the army and navy. He tried the
army, the navy and the naval reserve.
They all said Fred's spirit was strong
but his muscle wasn't quite hefty
enough. All Fred's friends are glad he
was sent back. We have to keep few
young men at home so we won't for
get what they look like.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
WORTH OF MlDDLE-AGED MEN
Steadiness and Reliability, Out
class Younger Fellows.

In several Western cities '-young-old"
men have formed an organization that
may become nationwide in it's scope,
for the purpose of securing employ
ment for men who have passed, their
prime.
This is decidedly the day of young
men, and the man who has passed
middle life without having laid up a
competency or mastered some special
line of work is at dreadful disadvan-
tage.
But it has always been so. And age,
now as always, says the Christian Her
aid, is not so much a matter of years
as of declining enthusiasm.
We have seen men on whose strong
shoulders rests the burden of seven,
eight and sometimes nine decades, full
Of unwasted power of spirit and
strength when 1t comes to freshness
and Joy in the work done and the
vision fulfilled.
The great work of the world is be-
ing done and always has been done by
men of middle life and more. Four
f1fths of the business failures are made
by young men. 1t is ripened experience
and judgment that count in the bust
ness world, as in any other.
In physical work the older man may
be outclassed by the younger one; but
in lines of work calling for skill, stead
mess and reliability the older man has
the advantage.
There is something seriously wrong
with an economic system that finds a
man useless at fifty.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

The Baltimore Sun contains pic
ture of w. R. Bailey. Mr.. Bailey for
merly worked for Taylor Bros. in this
city. He went to France with the 18th
Engineers, was badly wWunded and is
now convalescing at Fort McHenry
hospital. He intends to return to
Ocala when he is able to travel.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
MIRIAM REBEKAH LODGE NO. Is

Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. Is
meets the first and third Monday eve
nings in each month in the Odd Fell
lows hall at 8 O'Clock.
Clara Moremen, n. G.
Georgia Ten Eyck, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

Mr.. w. B. Blesch's friends are glad
to sc him back in his old place in the
Harrington barber shop. There is a
strong feeling here that we hadn't
ought to have to get along without
Blesch.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

George Wenzel, with the Annex
somewhere in England, is tickled
almost to death to think he has beat
en- so many Ocala boys "over there. "
If George will keep still few days,
some of them will probably catch up
with him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

Mr.. T. d. Lancaster Jr. is home
from Atlanta, where he went to un-
dergo examination for the navy. Mr..
Lancaster passed all the examinations
and was placed on the roofs; he was
then told to return home and wait for
the call that may arrive on any mail.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09

Mr.. j. A. Boyd, a stockman of
Dunedin and brother of Mrs. Goodwin
of this city, is in town combining bus
mess with PLEASURE. He will return
to Dunedin tomorrow, taking back
a carload of beef cattle.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-09
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Ocala Chapter, No. 20, o. e. s.,
meets at Yonge's hall the second and
fourth Thursday evenings of each
month at o'clock.
Mrs. Alice Yonce, w. M.
Mrs. Susan Cook, Secretary.