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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
LOCAL SUGAR PROFTTEERING

A Paris housekeeper, who has a
penchant for investigation, while dis
cussing the many "famines" that
have descended upon Paris lately,
said to THE NEWS man:
Il have investigated the charges
that local merchants have been
profiteering on sugars, and 1 am led
to believe that the cases where the
local merchants have put up the price
Of sugar were due to the fact that
they had to pay higher prices in
order to get the sugar for their Gus
toners, and that they have not aim
ed to put an excessive profit on it by
reason of it's being greatly in de-
mand. would not do anyone an in
justice, and 1 believe 1 am right in
saying the merchants have not been
profiteering, so far as my investiga-
tionS could disclose"
THE NEWS man approached a
prominent and well-posted Paris
grocer for an expression of opinion
regarding the reported profiteering
III sugar. he SAID:
''All this talk about dealers prof
iteering in sugar and making forty
per cent. profit, is all bunk. Here is
the truth and any reputable grocer
in the State will tell you the same
thing.
Sugar costs on an average of ten
cents a pound, and most of it is sold
for twelve cents and twelve and one
half cents per pound, which does not
show a profit Of twenty per cent, as
claimed by some people, but is a
profit of sixteen and two-thirds per
cent, because every rule of business
in the world says you must figure
your per cent. of profit on the selling
price. and not on the cost price. An
alysis Of the expenses of grocers
scattered from New York to Oregon
fixed the cost OF. doing business at
eighteen per cent, so you see that in
stead of making money on sugar at
twelve cents a pound, we are actu-
ally selling it to you at less than
cost, plus expenses.
eff you did not sell anything but
sugar all week and had to pay off
every Saturday night everything
bought and expenses for the week we
would not have enough money left
Sunday to buy ticket to the picture
show Monday night"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

Carl Crawford advertised a suite
OF room for rent in a recent issue of
THE NEWS. The day of issue he had
five applicants, all of whom stated
they had seen the ad in THE NEWS.
Miss Martha Welsh lost a pocket
book on the Riddles Mills pike, near
Paris. She advertised her loss in
THE NEWS. A man found the pock
etbook, and seeing the ad in THE
NEWS, restored it to the owner.
1t pays to advertise THE
NEWS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
NEW AUTO.

The Lexington Cadillac Company
reports the delivery of a 1920 Cad
lilac to Mr.. B. NJ. Renick, of the
Paris Milling Company.
Mr.. Charles S. Ball, of the C. S.
Ball Garage, sold and delivered to
Mr.. Charles N. Peddicord, of Paris,
a handsome seven-passenger Buick
touring car, and six-sylinder Buick
roadster to Mr.. Oscar NJ. johnson, of
Millersburg.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
SOCIAL SECRETARIES.

A social service school for training
secretaries in one-and two-year
courses has been established at the
University of Kentucky, with an in
structor furnished by the American
Red Cross. This is an outgrowth of
the successful Red Cross Home In
stitute which has just closed at the
University with twelve graduates,
among them Miss Mildred Collins, of
North Middletown.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
PAVILION Is ABOUT UP.

The new live stock judging pavil-
ion at the College of Agriculture is
nearing completion. 1t will set 600
people comfortably and will have two
classrooms for the students who will
use the ampitheatre for Judging
work The National Berkshire Con-
gress will hold it's annual meeting,
show and sale in the pavilion early
in February.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
ACCUSED OF MURDER.

Susie Wilson, colored, daughter Of
Susie Williams, of Paris, was held to
the grand jury in the sum Of $4,000
In Cincinnati, last week. She was
charged with killing her husband,
Thomas Wilson. The woman was
sent to Jail in default of bail. She
claims the shooting was accidental.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05

The Mutual Oil and Refining Com
pany, of Paris, has acquired a one
sixteenth royalty interest in leases
comprising 500 acres situated on the
Rock House structure in Morgan
county.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
GET EN- WHILE IT'S HOT-GENU-
me PALM BEACH SUITS

Genuine Palm Beach Suits, SO
to $12.
Straw Hats, 81 to Sc.
White Shoes, 50 to SIS.
Save money and keep cool.
L. WOLLSTEIN,
(S-tf) GIG Main Street)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
INTERESTING OIL NOTES 4
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The McCombs Producing and Re
f1nig Company secured it's we'll No. 6
on the Spencer Heirs tract which is
good for barrels, is the report from
Torrent, Wolfe county.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
PAY GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLS
TO-DAY, AND SAVE THE
DISCOUNT.

Your gas and electric bills are
due to-day. Pay them at once and
save discount, as the discount will
positively not be allowed after the
10th of the month. Bring your card
with you.
, PARIS GAS & ELECTRIC co.
(Incorporated)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
Thursday, August =, 1919


lights
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a churches
al home
TERMS-Easy, and made O day Of sale.
HARRIS & SPEAKES
tlo --.-ixhah Paris, Kentucky
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05

The Lee-Kent Oil Co., of Paris, has
been notified by their field manager
in the Poplar Thicket that we'll No.
2, which was "shot" Saturday, shows
seventy barrels on flush production,
and that oil men think it is one of
the best wells in that territory.
They have now moved to No. 4 loca-
tion,. and will continue to drill until
the lease of ninety-eight acres is
drilled up.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05

HAIL INSURANCE. s~-.-.
Insure your tobacco against
hail with
YERkES & PEED. =
Prompt sad satisfactory ad-
justmentS.
(june20-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05

YERkES E PEED.
Prompt and satisfactory ad-
iustmentS. ...
(june20-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05


and that oil men think it is one of
the best wells in that territory.
They have now moved to No. 4 loca-
tion,. and will continue to drill until
the lease of ninety-eight acres is
drilled up.
Scarcity of water in the Eastern
Kentucky oil fields had a tendency to
reduce the output of oil from that Sec
ton, which is reflected in the runs
of the Cumberland Pipe Line Com
pany for the week ending July 26.
which show a total of 2,400.41
barrels as compared with 110,324.16
barrels for the previous week. This
is a decrease of 7,623.75 barrels for
the week. AS usual, the Big Sinking
section of Lee county was the most
prolific of the districts served by the
Cumberland pipe line.
The Mutual Oil and Refining Com
pany, of Paris, through it's president,
c. L. Bell, has secured leases on 1858
acres in Elliott county. This land is
said to be favorably located in line
with production and pending devel-
opment. A part of it joins the Gibson
farm and the Lewis farm, on each of
which the Bourbon Oil and Develop
ing Company recently brought in a
we'll in the Berea grit, which is re-
ported as a profitable producer. It is
reported that the Cooperating Land
and Development Company will I'M
dertake the operation of these leases
for the Mutual Oil and Refining
Company.
The Bourbon Oil and Development
Company's number one on the Lewis
farm is said to look like a very nice
well. C. l.. Bell, president of the
company, visited Elliott county last
week to have this we'll shot, but was
unable to secure a shooter at this
time. However, he witnessed the run
ming of the baler several times and
was convinced that his company has
a valuable we'll. This makes three
wells the Bourbon has drilled in Eli
Oft county, where it holds 1000
acres. 1t is reported that this COM
pany has made connection with Rich
nond, Virginia, capitalists to secure
he complete development of these
holdings.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05
Public Sale
Desirable 5-R00m Cottage

order settle the
heirs sell at public
Street. Duncan
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-05

HAIL INSURANCE.
Hall Insurance on, tobacco.
Thomas, Weodford + Bryan,
Junez4-tIl .xEfi#4F
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03

ooh stop babbling Of methods!
What do / care about method? I'm
In the game to win. So are you.
Only 90 at # straight, and you cam
outage yourself with dozen viz
tues. You are just as much hunt
ress as am. You don't care any
more about this man than do. You're
lust a plain husband-seeker OF the
three OF us, she has the best chance.
Men love weakness and meekness.
Her sniveling, methods will probably
beat both yours and mine. That's
the very reason l want her out Of
the way. She's the only one who
NEEDS him"
She mistook my silence for sur
render. She laughed again, her hard,
defiant HIM Inn" and before l re-
allied 1t she had snapped her fingers,
shrugged shoulder and flounced
from the summer house.
"Then 1 appeal to you" I smiled
after her "as one Of the thieves
among whom there is said to be hon
or, to be bit more honorable in
your methods"
She had no answer ready. ! call
IL a draw, Joan. But 1t has left me
spent and miserable. must so to
Mrs. Kymbal now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03

silyersand, the 18th. T.
Dearest Joan:
/ told you there was trouble ahead.
Well, | was in such rage at Anita
Corley for batting Mrs. Kymbal SO
cruelty that couldn't rest till | had
had another session with the Corley
person.
padding back to the landing, ]
helped Mrs. K. from the canoe and
up to her room.
"Rest awhile here" / suggested,
an run up later and see how your
headache Is" could see she want
ed me to stay with her, but l was
boiling. Fighting is not against my
principles by any means, but my adj
7ersary must be alive and kicking
not poor half-spent creature like
Mary Kymbal
I found the corley still in the sum
merhouse, reading indolently and
munching chocolates. She looked al
me, laid back her ears and put her
back up. My claws were as ready as
hers.
"If you have no scrup!es on your
own account" began standing be
side the little rustic table and look
| ing down at her against attacking
person who is down, may appeal
to you, Miss Corley, on a sort of pa
triotic ground?"
She raised her eyebrows and BEN
her head to one side as though think
ing out what l meant.
patriotic" / went on, Sin thu
sense Of doing Justice to American
women in general. l hate to think o
the impression an English lady would
gain OF the manners and unsports'
maniike methods of the girls in THU
country from, the hideous way vol
set upon her Just now"
"Be very careful, Miss varick, PEG
pie who go too far with me invarlabl!
regret II. Your seniority in year
doesn't give you the right to lecture
me on department.
Then I will take the right, Keel
your claws off this woman. hav'
heard women are catty and hav'
sometimes been forced to believe II
But you--you are fighting a lam
creature who can't defend Itself
Don't you know Mrs. Kymbal ha
been through hideous struggle be
tween her duty and her love? Tha
she has done what she felt wa
right? That she has thrown ava!
everything and cannot turn back, an
is distresstd aud frightened and tor
with doubt and weak with suffering
Haven't you any pity? Or are yol
lust a machine for calculating gain?
She stood up, her eyes blazing.
81 am doing exactly what you art
We are all scheming for the sam
man. Are you too self-righteous t
see the truth?"
II am not willing to get what
want by cruel and underhand mett
ods-p
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
EXCELLENT
SAYS LOCAL MAN
Advises Others Suffering as He Bid to Use Wonderful
New Tonic.

W. Keener, Of 228 Albert Court FaiTmon. ay vs
troubled Indigestion with and other
head and throat have been troubled for With
times would experience those dizzy spells That
stomach trouble; bottle TONIC GOLDEN With
GENTIAN indigestion has not bothered
the and throat clearing dizziness W
gladly the result is excellent advise others SUFFERING
If troubled with Indigestion dyspepH
acid stomach heartburn stomach intestinal loss OF p
hutter blood system M
you Tonic ytalzer this wonderful 1
q trial and be convinced.
people during winter months.
WATCH FOR GREEN SIGNATURE Big
1t denotes the genuine and original
Store and all well socked drug stores everywhere
Call and demonstration at Cranes His time Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
TheStoryLady

A very wonderful automobile rolled
up in front Of Palmers and a man in a
funny suit got out and walked to the
front door. Jane answered the bell
and was very much impressed by the
man.
"Will you please give Mrs, Palmer
this message?" said the man. Il will
wait for an answer" ,
My Dear Mrs. Palmer, Tread the
note) Will you lend me your son fol
while this afternoon? ! find him
very entertaining. ! will promise tc
return him In good condition at any
time you wish.
ROBERT L. RAMSEY.
ibid you come because you wanted
to, or because you thought you had
to?" demanded Mr.. Ramsey.
II came because you wanted me to-
said Peter.
swell, Peter, want to ask your ad-
vice. If you had quite a lot of money
would you leave it to good for moth
ing nephew that was rich already OF
would you leave 1t to an orphan asylum
or some other confounded thing?"
"Why leave it?" said Peter.
81 can't very well take it with me.
20! Well you amt dead yet, by q
long shot. You should have most o.
it spent by th-that time.
q don't know how" said the ole
man YEARLY.
why don't you dept kid?"
, 81 am an old man and sick one
couldn't do justice by any Child"
"Shucks! / know a little kid-ht
lives with cousin or something-ant
they's eight in the family sides hin
an he's lame an can't play so spend!
most of his time draggin' bah!
round. He's brot up two for the WON
an an now there's another one BIZ
huff for him to lug. Mamma say!
that If any one had lots of money hi
could be cured. Don't you s'pose yol
could do better by that kid than tina
woman does?"
Mr.. Ramsey looked interested,
us he bright?"
"Smartest kid you ever saw. VIII!
he's smarter than I am"
"I'll tell you Peter, IL l feel as wei
tomorrow as l do today we'll go ant
see that smart kid"
Helen Carpenter Moore
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03

she exclaimed what are you say
ing? what do you meant"
"You thought your confession was
news to me dear. But 1t isn't, ]
knew II before, married you. Your
foster mother told me. She thought
II best for me to know"
"And you married me knowing
that" Loretta seemed to be speak.
ing mostly to herself. you didn't
think ] was utterly disgraced for
ever? oh, Hall"
'EIow could ] think that unless !
was willing to think It Of myself, too!
And, Loretta, don't. ! know 1t was
the best thing that ever happened to
me when was put in the state In
dustrial school For came under
the influence Of a man there who
made me what l am"
"Hal!' sobbed the wife, +" wish
you had told me, 1t would have
saved me SO many unhappy hours
"But you're never COINS to have
any more Of them, dear; and we'll
Just shamelessIy run away from the
first CLINT Of. red. won't have those
memories brought back to you"
"But ! won't mind that any more
said Loretta, drowsily-the sedativl
was taking effect. "You know-ant
love me Just the same. Nothing els'
matters"
And the doctor sat looking dowr
at his peacefully sleeping wife. lie
him who is without SIM" he quoted
in his thoughts. Then, after a mo
ment, as he Strengthened himself II
his chair and squared his shoulders
he added quietly aloud, cat her
land at me-"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
you after / found out, I've always

YOU after / found out, I've always
hated the mother of Benjie's baby.
hated her because she denied her
child. Denying the child, not keeping
it as her own-that was her supreme
sin, to my mind. But the day that
Babs was hurt-and more than once
since-you've called her my baby.
And you've hung over her, and moth
cred her, and held her to you as your
own. 1t has all made me think of Ben
lies last letter-the one he mailed to
me the morning he was killed"
So Beniie had written two letters
that last morning of his life, and the
one to Bob had been mailed!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
FLEMING SCHOOL IMPROVE.
MENTS.

The Fleming school building OF
10th street has recently been reroofed
and the entire building put In first
class condition prior to opening OF
the school term. The old slate. roof
has been in bad condition for sew
eral years and has been replaced
with beautiful slate surfaced shin
giles The Board and Mr.. Hawkins
spent considerable time in determin-
ing on a satisfactory roof for this
building. These shingles are made
Of Genuine Trinidad Lake Asphalt
and will last the rest Of the life Of
the building. The new roof adds
very materially to the appearance Of
the building.
Fairmont Wall Plaster Company
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03

/ had dozed off to sleep wondering
what Bob would say to me next day.
What he said, when he came to me,
was: will you marry me?"
The astounding suddenness of thai
wonderful question left me white.
1 had heard the same words spoken to
me by the same man once, long be-
fore, yet they came now as a glorious
binding shock.
Babs and had been playing in the
park, when l first saw my husband
striding rapidly toward US, across the
lawn, while my heart began beating
more swiftly than 1t should, and my
color mounted most embsrrassingly.
/ knew OF old that swift, firm step,
/ knew that the man was moved BY
some purpose which he deemed i'm
portant, and that he would put it abb
ruptly, in a condensed and abbreviat-
ed form.
But expected Bob to say almost
anything except, "Will you marry me?"
On the other hand, l had certainly
never expected to refuse my hus-
bands second proposal. But l did.
shook my head, and answered, NO.
!! In the same businesslike tone in which
the question had been put.
"sit down." Bob said and very
meekly dropped on my end of the
bench, and Bob took the other end
while Babs chased a tame bunny, a
lazy bunny, that hoped only fast
enough and far enough to escape her
tiny fingers.
II suppose / ought to consider. the
affair concluded" said Bob but it
interests me nightly to know why ]
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
oExIpEn srokAeh BATTERIES.

The "Euae~ auuumoDlN batteries
are fast becoming acquainted IN this
city There is a battery for every
model and make of car. Among auto
mobiles equipped with the "EXIDE"
Is the Cadillac. The KNIGHT ELEC-
TRIO co. al Sc: JEFFERSON street, are
the distributors in this section for the
"EXIDE." This firm also repairs all
makes of batteries. Use an "EXIDE'
while your battery is being charged OF
repaired. Telephone 796.J.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
GOOD sERwcE-rLusi

Deliveries so prompt and pleasing
that you will never need to run short
Ice so pure and sanitary that you will
never want any other, These charac.
teristics have appealed to hundreds Of
Fairmont families who now prefer
City Ice. Order it today by telephone,
Phone S9S or 500. CITY Ice Co.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
AL IN ONE.

with the SoIa.Tont yUu can enjoy
the worlds bes.. music because the
Sona-Tone is designed 10 play better
all records of all makes. The adapta.
biIity of the Sona.Tone to all records
Is one OF its special teatures-anS
needle may be used, including the
Jewel point, sapphire ball-all without
extra cost.-Van Writ & Bromley, Cor
Washington and Jefferson Sts.-AdV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
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Me" and Reply mo"
am refused, without an instant's re-
Election"
"And me-to know-why l am ask
ed,"I stammered. Lets let's ex-
change w-what information-we-
have"
Then l looked at Bob and smiled,
and he looked at me and smiled.
VERY WE'LL" he nodded, But you
won't understand, IN afraid. You
see, since my head was hurt, In
France, I've not had much use for sen
timent. Girls usually bore me-" He
stopped here. guess aforementioned,
as / did, the time he had wasted on
katherine Miller.
"Ail girls, always" I inquired, though
rather. hated myself for being
smart"
asserted. You're the only girl l cal
/ put up with for any length of time
You know how to keep still"
Sometimes" l interrupted, and
then | turned my face, as if to see
what Babs was doing, but really to
conceal my vast delight from Bob.
1--WE often wondered why you were
in my fathers shouse-so much more
to father than an employe and almost
as much in mothers confidence as q
daughter could BEL"
"oh la, Ia" was my inward COM
ment. "And we've all been mourning
because the boy wasn't interested In
the family life!"
II never learned why you we're, IN
such a peculiar way, one Of US, until
the night of the party for jim"
"And-and them" gasped.
"Why of course, l kept away from
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03

large line Of mouldings to select from
oval frames Of all sizes and standing
frames. Bring in your Soldier pie
lures and dlscharges have them
framed to preserve them Done on
short notice S. Kopp; tfs Meredith
ST., next TO Postoffice. Phone 1269-R
ADV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
nnM,r wAlr noe LONG

To have your furniture upholstered
and repaired as 1t will cost you more
In the future as gooos are advancing
on tapestries ant limitations OF black
and Spanish feathers. / do first class
work. Also picture framing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
ROMANCEs .of 4 SUMMER GIRL
BY ZOE sEcKLEY
Copyright, 1913, N. 2. A.t

Dorothy aged Co. spending sey Beech heDngg :as.d
her. lob and $500 savings the chance Of png suitable husband a@nS
b. .rnn. Th. are hct Letter, home q loan. hsr ehm
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-20
TIMELY NOTES ON THE
HOME GARDEN

Now is the time to begin to Sc,
lect and care for the soil for the
hotbed and coldframe. Propel
care Of this soil will insure fav.
orable conditions when ready for
use, says Miss Ola Overbey, gar
den specialist, Extension Division
Louisiana State University. II
old hotbed soil is to be used, the
bed should be covered so that il
will not become too wet. A sash
or canvas cover may be used.
Provision should also be made for
obtaining good stable manure
when needed. A sandy soil is de-
sirable for the topsoil in hotbeds
and coldframes. Coarser alluvial
deposits found along the batture
are often used for this purpose
when available.
Shallots from the August
paintings in southern Louisiana
may be divided and reset now
Clip back the tops and roots OF
transplantings. If care is taken
to leave two or three shallots Of
the old group when dividing, these
will soon multiply and replace
those that were removed.