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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22
LIMIT RAISED ON w. S. STAMP
PURCHASES.

War Savings Stamps of the forth
coming series of 1919 to the limit OF
$1,000 may be purchased by persons
who already hold that amount of the
current series of 1918, by an act
which removes at once the limit or
500 on the amount of stamps sold
to any person at one time, and pro-
vides that the limit of $1,000 Una
turity value) on that amount that
may be held shall apply to only one
series.
The new act, which was approved
September "a, 1918, also provides for
the raising of s4,O00,000,000 instead
of $4,000, 100000 by War Savings
Stamps.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22
COHEN ASKS PRESIDENT TO FIX
PRICE OF 1919 WHEAT.

Commissioner of Agriculture Matt
Cohen wired President Woodrow
Wilson asking that the price OF the
1919 wheat crop be placed at $3.50
a bushel. The National Wheat Grow
ers' Association of America is endeav-
oring to get President Wilson to fix
the price at $2.45 a bushel. COM
missioner Cohen, working in conjunc-
ton with the National Wheat Grow
ers' Association, and realizing the in
creased cost of labor, believes that
price of $3.50 would be reasonable.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22
Camp Taylor. KY,
October 16, 1918.

Dear NEWS:
"One, two, three, four, sometimes
/ wish there were more" Thus ran
a popular song several years ago. At
Camp Taylor the song has been re-
vived, that is the 'one, two, three,
four part, but so far ] have never
heard any of the fellows wishing
there was any more.
From morning until night one
can hear the constant counting, in
termingled at frequent intervals with
catch that STEP or you're in the
army now, you're not behind plow.
] imagine if Won Hindenburg were
in the American army and had to
drill all day long in the hot sun over
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22

a cinder-strewn drill field he would
have less love for the 'All-Highest'
than he now has.
But it's a great life and those who
drill regularly are transformed from
weak civilians into hardy, 'hard-boil-
ed soldiers and before long they had
just as soon be attending a picture
show as drilling. o, yes, just as
soon!
1.-TWO days drill out of two months
service is a record, / think, and I
hold it. The rest of the time I have
either been recovering from the eff
fects of the shots or pounding a
typewriter, the latter being my avo-
cation at the present time.
How soon / will get to see the
big show i don't know, but / hope
the time will not be long off, In my
opinion if / don't get to go across
within the next six months if / see
France 1 will have to pay my own
expenses. 1 don't know of anything
that brings greater joy to soldier
here than to receive his overseas or
ders.
Life, it is said, is just one darn
thing after another, but army life is
different, so different-it is the same
darn thing day in and day out,
which explains why l will have to
close. With best regards / am,
Respectfully,
WAYNE COTTINGHAM,
Finance Office, @. M. Detach, Camp
Taylor, KY"
/ c@n La
a few days ago by Mrs. Swift Chang
from her nephew, Mr.. Ira ID. Thomp-
son, of Paris, who is stationed at the
u. s. Navy Rife Range, near Annapo-
lis Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md:
Dear Aunt Lula: I received your
letter a few days ago, and have not
had time to answer it until now. The
box of candy was so interesting that
| just have to take time to write now
Have been getting along fine
| through the Spanish influenza so far
and / don't think will get it. We
had a large number of cases out here
and several deaths. Il heard the
other day that there were several
thousand cases of the influenza al
Camp Zachary Taylor, but don't
know whether there is any truth
about it or not. -
'I am improving in my shooting
every day now, and have made both
army and navy expert rifleman, and
neither of them was so easy. think
the army was the hardest of the two
made a score of 256 out of a posi-
bile 800. Have been going to ma
chine gun school for two weeks, and
after have finished the courseI will
be about ninety or one hundred
per cent. small arms instructor. This
work gets rather tiresome some times
but after all it is not so bad. i have
been trying every way could to gel
a chance to cross the big pond, but il
seems that they don't know a goo6
man to face the Germans when they
see him, so I am still here. Our com
lmander told us last week that al
soon as the influenza was over he was
going to see that all the highest
toualified men went across and he car
do it if he only asks, because he il
one of Col. Hairless best officers, anC
the Colonel is the only one that has
Ito say that we can go and we are
gone. II am very glad indeed tt
get the paper, and enjoy reading
labout the slackers, the men in the
lservice, etc. Well will write AGAR
soon.
Lovingly,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22
REAL ESTATE SALES.

Mr. Fred M. Carroll, of Versailles,
has purchased of Mr.. Jos. Farris, for
mer Jailer of Bourbon county, the
farm known as the Wilson farm, To-
Gated just outside of Millersburg, and
containing about 107k acres, for
about $4,000. The purchaser will
get possession of the property in
March of next year. Mr.. Farris has
owned the farm about two years and
is said to shave made a nice profit on
the sale.
Mrs. Katie Bryan has leased her
farm near Plum Lick, to Mr.. j. D.
Shrout, of Nicholas county, for a
term of years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-22

India. actually exports about l.
O0O, 900 pounds of fish maws and
sharks fms, mainly to oriental coun-
tries, for food purposes.
"a "a "a -
A new hoeing machine initiates
the strokes of the human arm.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
Only 228 Registered

The registration of young men who
had become q years of age during the
past year, which was held at the Lo-
cal Draft offices in this city on Tues
day, was rather disappointing as tc
the number registering. The estimat-
ed number of those who would regis
ter on this call was about 300, while
the actual number that did register
was but 22S. But such reduction in
the number registering can very
largely be accounted for by reason of
the large number of volunteers for
service that have been made during
the past year.
Of the 22S registering there were
8 negroes and 3 aliens. The other 222
were native born white boys. An
other surprising thing in regard to
this registration was the large num-
ber of youths, who had just reached
the years of manhood, who are mar
ried. One young man stated that he
has a wife and two children.
The registration was under the au-
spices of the Local Board, who were
assisted by DR.. F. L. Long as mem
ber of the Medical Advisory Board,
and Carl Trauernicht, who acted as
Legal Adviser. The Offices were open
from z a. m. to 9 p. M, and everything
passed off in the most orderly manner
possible, there being no rush at any
hour of the day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
A COSTLY BLAZE

At about 8:15 Monday morning the
fire whistle sounded, the fire soon being
located in the. Miller-Laakman home
on West Columbia street, where a
great crowd soon gathered. When the
alarm was sounded flames were burst
ing through the kitchen roof, so that
by the time the fire department could
get water turned on the blazes had
gained great headway, and at that
time the chances for successfully COM
batting the flames appeared to be very
remote. But the volunteer company
again demonstrated that they are real
fire fighters who get results. With two
healthy streams of water playing di-
rectly on the flames, one directed from
the interior of the house, and the
other from the rear, the leaping flames
were soon forced to recoil and recede,
and in an almost incredibly short
space of time they were entirely sub
dued.
In the meantime many others were
busy removing furniture from the
building, which appeared to be doomed
to destruction. But everything was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
Do Not Delay, Obtain Your Tickets at once

handled in a careful and orderly man.
ner, so that no damage was done, ex.
cept from the water. But practically
everything was wet before it could be
removed, and the greater part of the
contents of the house were not re-
moved until after the fire, so that the
damage to the contents was quite
heavy.
The damage to the house from the
burning, exclusive of the water dam
age, was comparatively slight, far
less than would have been surmised
while the flames were at their height.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
There had been but little fire in the
kitchen, apparently not enough to
possibly start the fire, even had the
fiue been defective, which it apparent
ly was not. The only possible solution
seems to be that it must have caught
from defective electric wire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
A Timely Warming.
IMPORTANT CALL

Missouri has been called on to pro-
duce electricians, dynamo tenders and
gas engine machanicians and machin-
lists for duty with the United States
Marines. Men will be enlisted as pri-
Yates with excellent chance for pro-
motion even to the commissioned rank.
In addition, there is a call for expert
telegraphers. These must produce u
certificate or letter of service.
Also Marine Corps must have at
least 80 cooks, also 10000 men are re-
quired for general service. Excellent
opportunity is offered for drafted men
provided they can procure their re-
lease from the Local Board.
For further information, call at
Post Office. -
J. B. SMITH, Postmaster,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
CONSERVING MAN POWER

Mrs. Cecil Ankrom was recently
given the position of day engineer at
the ice plant at State Hospital No: 4,
and The Times is pleased to be able
to state that thus far her services IN
that capacity have been entirely sat
isfactory to the management OF that
institution. The ice plant is now run
ming at full capacity, four tons daily,
and to keep things in condition for
full service there requires an engineer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
THE HEAD OF THE LIST

James Wilborn and Ethel Douglas
of Bonne Terre were united in mar.
riage at Pennington Monday, June 8
thus heading the list in Justice Goods
donations to the Red Cross funds, as
ne has subscribed all wedding fees for
the month of June to this worthy
cause. The young couple were ac-
companied by Harold House and Yer
ma Carrow. They will reside at Bonne
Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
of expert ability.


Not only is Mrs. Ankrom filling a
position which was formerly consider
ed mans job, and filling it most ac-
ceptably, but there are a number of
other women at the State Hospital
who are now filling places which were
formerly considered to be jobs fol
men only. Women are now to be
found in that institution as overseers
of mems wards and the quality of
their work is taking on a high degree
of excellence. To watch Mrs. An
! rom working with and manipulating
machinery in the power plant Of
that institution is all that is necessary
to convince even the most skeptical
that the work of women is extending
into lines that formerly were consid-
cred entirely beyond them. They must
hereafter be reckoned with in practi-
cally all trades and professions.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
STANDING OF CANDIDATES.

With honors thus far about equally
divided, candidates in The Times
now famous automobile prize contest
are preparing with feverish haste and
intensity to make their final stand for
victory before 8 o'clock Saturday
night, June 8, the close Of the "Sec-
ond Period" vote schedule and the last
of subscriptions to be accepted direct
by the campaign department.
AS the end looms in sight there is
general Tightening of lines, and the
hustle the various candidates have
gotten upon themselves is becoming
more and more apparent. Each candi-
date is making grand roundup Of
all their friends, relatives and ac-
quaintances in quest of the winning
votes, and, while the vote totals remain
the same as published in last weeks
issue, there being no increases what
ever recorded, it is we'll to remember
the old adage "still water runs deep;
so, it augurs we'll that the final wind
up will be replete with thrills, expec-
fancy and excitement. f.
Any doubt as to the closeness of
the race has been removed. Also, it
has been proven that there is some
thing exceptional and extraordinary
in the makeup" of those who are
competing. Consequently the public's
interest has not been confined 10
Pennington and st. Fraacois county
alone, but has spread out until there
are fairly hundreds of eager and
watching friends from every section
of the State and Nation who are
awaiting the final outcome with abat- J
ed breath.
For this reason, and for the reason |
that the difference in value between |
the grand prize of this contest and the
secondary awards is matter of near
ly twelve hundred dollars (quite
tidy sum in itself you can expect to
see desperate struggle on all sides
before the big prize automobile is
finally awarded.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
RACE FOR PRIZE AUTO
DRAWING TO A CLOSE

Nine O'Clock Tomorrow Night Marks End of Big Votes
and Last of Subscriptions to Be Accepted Direct
By the Campaign Department Make Every
Minute Count While Yet You May
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07

so, on a basis Of personal pride and
honor, the competition is being waged
zestfully. Shedding luster on this in
spring sight is the civic pride that is
manifesting itself: This mighty fac
tor is the bulwark behind each of the
various candidates. In short, each
community and each circle of friends
is solidly behind their candidate, and
no community that values its reputa-
ton for doing things" is going to let
some neiPhboring town walk off with
the most desirable prize when little
concerted effort will bring it "home."
Hope and ambition are strung to
the highest pitch; eager hands are
reaching out to grasp the grand tro-
pay, already partially won and which
really belong to them; and, now the
effort and diligence of the past few
weeks will be crowned with an ava
lanche of votes that will bring thou
sands of people to their feet, exciting
ly roofing for their Notwithstanding
themselves into the fray with all the
vim and vigor of the candidates them
selves.
And what does victory mean in this
contest? The fulfllment of your
fondest dream; the qualification of
lifes greatest ambition, record of
achievement and spick and span,
poYerfal, new motor car.
A, Timely Warning.
p Nine o'clock tomorrow night. Sat-
urday, June 8, is your last chance to
enter subscriptions in this contest and
secure BIG VOTES. Incidentally.
this will be the last of subscriptions
to be accepted direct by the campaign
department. After this hour and. date
all subscriptions will be deposited in
the sealed ballot, located in the vaults
of local bank.
Read particulars of final count in
next weeks issue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-07
Enter Civic Pride.

A striking feature of the past few
days is the personal pride that is be-
coming so noticeable. Several of the
candidates have voiced their deter
mination to win at all hazards. Some
have declared that to accept defeat
would be disgrace; others say that
they owe it to their friends, who have
helped them so generously up to this
point, to put forth every effort and
to draw on every resource to the ex-
tent that when the final day of reckon
ing comes nothing will have been left
undone to better their chances to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
lITIILESloPlEs.
1fbEDfIriE
~ THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1913, BY I. ". Burgess,
Jerry Follows His Old Plan.

Peter Rabbit and Hooty the Owl
were not the only ones interested in
the building Of Jerry Muskrat's new
house. oh. my, no. Every one around
the Smiling Pool was interested. It
was very much the same as it would
be II q new house were being built
near where you live. You know how
interested in that house every single
neighbor would be.
Just so at the Smiling Pool there
was q great deal of interest in what
Jerry was doing. Grandfather Frog
was interested. Billy Mink and Little
Joe Otter were interested. Redwtng
the Blackbird was interested. Spotty
gave them something to think about
and talk about and criticise. So they
spent q great deal Of time watching
Jerry work. and giving him advice
which he didn't ask for and didn't
heed.
''Chug-a-rum!" exclaimed Grand
father Frog abruptly from the big
green lilypad on which he was sitting.
"Chug-a-rum! suppose, Jerry Musk
rat. you will build a finer house than
you had before"
II hope it will be little better"
replied Jerry modestly. 81 ought to
be better able to build it little better
after what learned in building tho
first one. Anyway 1t will be safer.
because it will not be in danger of
being swept away II there should be
q Hood next spring. I will make it a
little larger than the old one and the
foundations will be broader"
Il suppose that means that you will
have more rooms in it, said Grand
father Frog, rolling hts big goggly
eyes SO as to stare at Jerry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17

Swift q Companyss Sales Of Fresh
beef in Washington, D. c.. for the week
ending Saturday. Sept. IL, 1918, aver
aged 215S cents per pound.-Adver-
tisement.' i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17

COAT SUIT OF TOBACCO BROWN
vELOURS, SHOWING KNEE
LENGTH COAT WITH SHORT,
NARROW SKIRT. THE WAIST
COAT AND COLLAR ARE OF
WHITE ERMINE.
ion to wear shaggy blouses that give
something Of the appearance Of wool
en- sweaters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
Make the Most Of Rice.

we may not have much wheat. but
at least we can get rice.s
It was with some such sentiment ~
that that . good many women in the
land read . few weeks ago Of the rice
riots In Japan that led to the burning
Of aome thirty houses and other dam
ags. And 1t had always seemed 20
easy for Jap or q Chinaman to solve
his food problem. Rice has such q
wonderful way Of expanding when it
is cooked that one might keep q
household satisfied for q month with
mere pittance Of rice II one could
only induce them to believe that rice
was interesting enough. The trouble
IL we have been spoiled. We've got
the tncur1b1e taste for wheat. We are
bloodthirsty. for we have been fed on
other things that the people on the
other side Of tho world regard As lux
uries or medicines. That IL how we
reelected and then we bethought our
selves that rice was q pretty good sort
Of thing after all il people would have
downstairs to the kitchen and either
told the cook to have = rice pudding
or curried rice for dinner or put on
our apron and went to work at some
such dish ourselves.
And now for q little preaching on
the subject OF rice. It il q virtue to
use 1t over here because it IL one OF
the substitutes, and it il always a
virtue to eat substitutes. And though
It has to be transported to us II we
live anywhere but far south, still It IL
conveniently transported. 1t takes up
little room and 1t 10 non-perishable.
Plain boiled rice, or rather rice boil
ed with z little salt, is ono Of the most
cereals. And it Is far cheaper than
cereals that come to you in q PASTE
board box with trade names. For this
purpose you should get II you can un-
polished rice. It is said to be more
wholesome and anyway 1t has a richer
favor. Have the water bubbling In
the saucepan and stir the rice in very
Slowly-that is, SO that the water does
not stop boiling during the operation
and then have the water go on boiling
around the rice all the time. If it
stops boiling the rice drops to the
bottom Of the saucepan and is apt to
stick and either grow soggy or burn.
In about fifteen minutes the rice will
probably be cooked.
Test it by taking a few grains out
on fork and tasting it. 1t should be
thoroughly done through and faky.
When 1t il done pour through a wire
strainer, but do not throw away the
water in which 1t has been boiled, for
1t is full of starchy nourishment and
may be used as the foundation for all
sorts Of soup or 1t can be used in
stead Of milk or water in making
white sauces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
Used for Coat Suits, Not Frocks.
FASHIONS

Dressing the girl Of awkward
age IL q task that every woman
who is the mother Of a daughter: Of
eleven to fourteen or fifteen years
faces each season, and style design
ers have never been able to quite
eliminate that problem, do what they
would to fashion garments that
would transform the gawky duckling
into a graceful swan. The clever lit
tie dresses shown this season that
are miniature replicas Of those de-
signed for women aid very mate
rally. Their straight lines serve to
conceal the ungainly angles Of the
girls growing figure, and they are
not shapeless or baggy.
This tendency to use the same
style designs laid out for the grown
up for the growing-up member Of
the family is not chargea5le to any
desire on the part Of either the de-
signers of the garments or the moth
ers Of the young girls to dress them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
US. LABOR MEN IN ITALY.
James Wilson Heads Mission Rep.
resenting Five Industries.

NEW YORK, September 17.-Ar-
rival in Italy of an American Fedora
ton Of Labor mission to set forth
Americas war aims has been an
nounced here by tho American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy. The mis-
sion sailed from America in August
and is separate from that now in
England headed by Samuel Gompers,
although their objects are similar.
James Wilson. president Of the Pat
ternmakers' League Of America, heads
the italian mission, and the party in
cludes representatives of the cleo
trical workers, the textile workers.
the United Hatters and the Interna-
tional Granite Cutters.
There is q possibility that the mis-
sions may meet and confer while
abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17

More room but not rooms" replied
Jerry. "I shall follow the same plan
as the old one was built on
Huh" exclaimed Grandfather Frog.
'Huh! should think that while you
are about 1t you would try to improve
on that old plan And have something
really new. I would II I were foolish
enough to waste a lot of good time
in hard work building a house. I'm
thankful I don't have need of house,
but If did and had to build new
one I certainly would try to make 1t
enough different from the old one to
know that I really had new one.
What's your idea in making It just
like the old one?'
"As I've already told you. 1t won't
be just like the old one: 1t will be
bigger and better" replied Jerry with
considerable dignity. ct will simply
be on the same plan as the old one
because that plan just exactly suits
me, just as 1t suited my father and
my grandfather and my great-grand-
Hold on" exclaimed Grandfather
Frog hastily. 'sYou don't need to 20
back in your family history to the
days when the world was young. ]
know all about 1t. Some people are
set in their ways. They certainly are