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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-08-08
Copyright. 1920. BY James Morgaa.)
JOHN ADAMS AND ABBY
. SCHOOLGIRL complained that

A SCHOOLGIRL complained that
IA American history was 3 "iittered
up with Adamses" that she couldn't
tell one from the other. Yet this most
distinguished family In our national
biography lived in America one hun
dred and fifty years before 1t broke
into fame.
When the engagement was an
nounced of John Adams of Braintree,
Mass. to the daughter of Parson
Smith OF the adjoining town of Wey-
mouth. people were shocked that Abby
should marry SO beneath her station.
Was she not a Quincy and "a Norton?
And John. the son OF IA small farmer,
was put down to fourteenth place
among his twenty-four classmates,
when Harvard catalogues were made
up according to social rank. After
that he taught school In Worcester to
get enough money to study law, and
the strictest of the Puritans looked
IN lawyers a. ungodly.
Father-in-Law Smith was game. and
tradition says that he preached down
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-08-08
nRoBABLY John Adams vas the

u ROBABLY John Adams was. the
L ~unhappiest man who ever sat In
the presidential chair. One of a dozen
unwanted presidents. who were taken
only because the men that were want
ed could not be elected. this humble
role embittered all the remaining days
of the proudest man in the line Of our
chief magistrates.
1t was hard enough for Adams to
be the understudy ven Of George
Washington. while serving as vice
president. When he became president
it was m~addening to his ego that he
should be expected to play second fid-
die to Alexander Hamilton. the mas
ter spirit OF the old governing class.
left over from colonial times and
which controlled the Federalist party.
The president made the fatal mis-
take of keeping Washington's cabinet.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
EXTERMINATE THE BORER

A unique method has been adopt
ed by the Department of Agricul-
ture to fight the dangerous little in
sect known as the moth borer which
is working such havoc with our SUI
gar cane. After trying many plans
30 e-~terTinate the borer the Bureau
Of Entomology has sent it's experts
to Cuba to import a bug or parasite
which lives upon the moth borer.
Two shipments Of these parasites
have been brought from Cuba and
an attempt is being made to propa.
gate them in large numbers in Loui-
siana. An immense force of these
parasites must be raised and mObi-
liZed in order 10 war effectively
against the countless moth bOrers
which are now attacking our sugar
crop, but the scientists are conf
dent of ultimate victory over the
bOrers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
B. HANCOCK YEARLINGS
BRING GOOD PRICES

The sale of yearlings conducted
by the Fasig-Tipton Company, Sara
toga, N. Y, Friday night, realized
total of $128,950. Yearlings in
the A. B. Hancock consignment
from his Claiborne Stud, near
Paris, were prominent in the list OF
top prices. One of his brown colts
by Rockview, out of Gold, was pur-
chased by w. r. Midgley, represent
ing the Green Tree Stable, for $14,-
900. Mr.. Midgley purchased a
chestnut filly Celt out of Network
for $12,500, and brown colt by
Celt out of the Imported Larkwa-
ter for $4,000.
]. X. L. Ross bought for $4,000
a chestnut colt by Jim Gaffney-
Alice Dudley from the consignment
of Charlton Clay, of Paris.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
CARNIVAL COMPANY IN RAIL
ROAD WRECK.

Two members of the Mcdaniel
Amusement Company were killed
outright. a third man is dying and
half a dozen others were painfully
injured when freight train, on
which they were riding was derailed
at Coalition, 10 miles east of Olive
Hill, KY, at O'Clock Sunday after
noon.
The wreck occurred on the Lex
ington Division of the Chesapeake &,
Ohio railroad.
The Mcdaniel Company spent
some time in Paris recently, where
they had hoped to fill a weeks en-
gagement. They rented large lot
on the Winchester pike, but the
owner reconsidered and refused to
close the deal, owing to opposition
from residents of the vicinity.
p. c. Mcdaniel, manager of the
carnival company, told newspaper
men i'm this city that the jinx GER
tainly had a grip on the company,
as they had experienced all kinds of
bad luck recently and could only
wonder what would befall them
next. The company spent a week
here, hoping to get an opening, but
gave it up and left for other fields.
The amusement company had been
operating a carnival at Olive Hill.
Mcdaniel SAID he supposed the men
boarded the cars carrying the COM
pany's paraphernalia i'm order TO save
railroad fare. He was not aware
that any employe of the company
was on the freight train, he said,
until he received word of the wreck.
The company was billed to partici-
pate in the Elks' Fair this week at
Ashland
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
Writing Paper You'll
Like

We have all that's best and latest
IN stationery. For instance. Won
want a box Of paper for 35c We
have the newest in fine fabric pa
pers at that price. These are hand
scrne packages Of first-class stock.
and the 35c price means thai we
buy right from the makers and give
you the advantage of the middle
mans profits we cut out.
For soc. 60c and 90c we have
such papers as you can get nowhere
else for the money.
Be sure that our stationery is
stylish and up-to-date. 1t is all
new stock, and we recommend no
papers that are not good form.
Good values in pound papers, both
in fabric and bond stocks. A bond
paper by the pound costs you less
per letter than cheap paper bought
by the box.
We also carry full line Of inks.
pen points, pen holders, fountain
pens, etc.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN DAM
AGE TOBACCO.

A heavy hail and rainstorm pass.
ed over sections of the county about
noon Friday, doing considerable
damage to growing tobacco crops
in the fields. The hail was especi-
ally severe in one section of the
county, where it damaged the to-
bacco on the farms of Sam Houston
and Calvin Jones. Mr.. Jones had
his crop insured.
Heavy rains Saturday, Sunday
and early yesterday morning added
to the farmers joy over relief from
the drouth. Streams in the county
are bank full and plenty of water in
ponds for stock purposes. Light
ming did some damage in the county
being especially severe in the Mil
lersburg vicinity.
Tobacco growers in Nicholas
county report much damage done to
crops by the heavy hailstorm which
struck that section Friday and Sat-
urday.
Five sheep and three hogs were
killed Saturday afternoon when
lightning struck the barn of George
Lusby, five miles from Georgetown.
The barn was not damaged. Tele-
phone and telegraph service was
crippled as a result of the storm.
Whether the general rain over
Central Kentucky, Saturday after
noon and night will cause the spread
of rust and wild fire" in the tobacco
fields cannot definitely be deter
mined as yet, DR.. w. D. Valleau.
plant pathologist at the Experiment
Station said. but he stated he did
not think the damage would be
great, as there was little wind.
On the other hand, tobacco and
all other farm crops and gardens
were greatly benefited by the driz-
cling rain. The rain came at very
opportune tine, as the crops were
suffering from the continued
GrOuth.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
RETURNS AFTER LONG Alb
SENCE IN CANADA

Declaring that he had returned
10 Paris for the purpose of clearing
up a number of financial obliga-
tions he had left behind when he
left Paris six years ago, Bunyan
Pence, former farmer and tobacco
dealer of this county, came back to
Paris, Saturday night. Pence stated
that he had been in Canada since
he left this city.
Pence left Paris on the night of
December %, 1919, leaving behind
him a number of checks which the
banks of Paris refused to honor,
declaring he did not have sufficient
funds on deposit with which to meet
them. Nothing was heard of the
missing man for long time, when
it was learned that he was out Of the
State. Pence announced that he
was prepared to clear up his obi
cations. He will remain at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Frances
Pence, for some time, after which
he and his family will return to
Canada.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
RELIGIOUS.
. o >>>o>>> . . . .,

The annual meeting of the
Bourbon County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION will be held i'm the Chris
tian Church at North Middletown,
on Thursday, August IS. An invi-
tation to attend is extended every
one interested in Bible School work.
The Tooth session of the Ken
lucky Conference of the M. E..
Church, South, will be held in Ley
;nGton, beginning September 1, at
TIE Park Avenue Methodist church,
the feature Of the conference being
the centennial celebration of Meth
odism in Kentucky, the program Of
which was announced Saturday by
the committee in charge. Bishop
Collins Denny, of Richmond, Va,
viii preside. -
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
CnLLED MEETING OF NEW WO
MANS CLUB.

There will be meeting Of the
newly organized Bourbon County
Federation of Women's Clubs on the
lawn at the home of Miss Lucy B.
Simms, on Second street, Wednesday
afternoon, August ii, at 2;3Q
O'Clock If the weather is threaten
ing the meeting will adjourn to the
residence of Miss Simms The con-
stitution will be adopted and de-
partments formed. All women of the
city and county who are interested
in the Club movement are invited
TO be present at this meeting.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
AUTOISTS ARE LEARNING

Through the efforts of the Paris
police owners of automobiles are
gradually learning the ACCESSIBILITY
Of conforming to the laws regarding
the parking of machines, keeping
ing within the speed limit, and in
general observance Of the traffic
laws. There is considerable COM
plant, however, in regard to the
reckless manner in which children
Of tender age drive machines about
the streets of the city, and warning
is given to parents that in the flu
ture the laws relating to the en-
plOyment of children under the legal
ege will be rigidly enforced.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
Fire, Wind and Lightning
insurance.
Thomas, Woodford s. Bryan
FEW Cc!Ar FIRM A. MILLERS
>.E. BURG.

Frank Hensley, who has for
some time been connected with the
coal, feed and seed business of w.
D. Royse. in Winchester, has formed
"a partnership with D. E. Clark, of
Millersburg, and will move to that
city about August Is to engage in
business.
The firm will deal in coal, feed,
seed and building materials. Mr..
Hensley will be general manager CT
the business. He will move his
family from Winchester to Millers-
burg as soon as the new firm il;
ready for business.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
TAX COMMISSIONERS NO.
TlCE,

Wishing to correct a mistaken
idea that seems to be current
relative to the law governing
listing of taxes, we wish to
notify the public that the law
is the same as last year, and it
is each ones duty to report in
person, If possible, at our office
i'm basement of Court House.
You will kindly note this and
call at your earliest conven-
fence.
WALTER CLARK, Tax Corr.
J. J. REDMON, Deputy.
july1 3-tf
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

heterogeneous, or something like
that. Trusting this finds your
heterogeneous jurisdiction unani-
NOUS by the effervescense of affidi-
Wit according to Darwin's theory
of evolution, involutiOn and outvo-
luton, 1 remain as ever, your volu-
debutante niece Result, nunkie
sustained a dislocated jawbone
when he attempted to read the note
aloud!
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

Mrs. Charles B. Dickerson was
initiated into the mysteries of the
Pythian Sisterhood at their last
meeting, held in the X. of p. lodge
room.
In the financial report recently
submitted to Bourbon Lodge of Odd
Fellows, it was shown that during
the year the sum of S1,842.10 was
distributed for charity, benefits and
support of Widows and Orphans.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
>REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS .
. . q q . q . Q 9 q q 9 Q q . :,

Through the real estate firm of Fl.
L. Mitchell & Son, Jake Elvove sold
Saturday, house and lot on Vir-
siria avenue. in Paris, to Robert
Turner, for $3.50.
The Paris Realty Co. sold for J.
Elmer BOardnan his cottage on Cy-
press street tc Gilbert NJ Thomp-
son. The price was not made pub
lie, but it is understood to be an ad-
vance over what Mr.. Boardman
paid. Mr.. MI. Thompson is fron,
Cincinnati and is moving his family
to- Paris to live.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

Let us cease mourning 1.-THE goo,,
old days." for they are not to be.
compared with the big opportuni-
ties of to-day.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
Agent Wanted

Lady or gentleman agent in the
City of Paris for Watkins Famous
Products. Known everywhere Big
profits. Write
j. r. WATKINS CO..
55, Memphis, Tenn.
(10-4t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
AUTHORIZES SALE OF COUNTY
~ ROAD BONDS.

John T. Collins, of the Bourbon
County Road Commission, who re-
Gently sold 100000 worth OF
Bourbon county road bonds, was
empowered by the Bourbon Fiscal
Court to continue the sale of bonds
until the full amount, $500, 900,
had been disposed of. Mr.. Collins
was authorized to sell an additional
issue of $4,000 worth of road
bonds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

The kind of energy that makes
success in business, is the kind thar
works every day-nOt by fits and
starts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

We meet sc many who know it
all that we have just caught the
meaning of Ignorance is bliss"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

At the residence of Mrs. Chas.
Hukill, on Mt. Airy, yesterday
morning, to the wife of Elmer G..
Nichols, of Irvine, daughter,
christened Elizabeth Warren Mich.
OILS. Mrs. Nichols was formerly
Miss Ethel Hukill, of Paris.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

II you keep a scrap book of the
useful things you see in your trade
paper, you make your own ability
greater by the addition of other
men.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

You may be a genius. but don't
expect to win on that account.
Good, hard work will beat out mere
genius every time.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

Advertising is an expense only
when it is used to reach non-buyers
of the products advertised.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10

HAIL INSURANCE
Insure your growing crop Of
tobacco against Hail with
YERkES & PEED.
(july2-tf) 49,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-10
The Best
Fountain Pen

We have just received a com
plete line of the famous
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
A STRANGE ISLAND.
Ch apter :.

SAsp'fF
one day as was rocking IN my
boat, reading very famous book,
which all children knuw and like,
YOU by and BY. So busiiy WAS
reading that I never minded the tide,
but presently discovered that was
floating out to sea. with neither sail
nor oar. At first was very much
sight on land a. sea. and didn't
know where ! might drift to Rut
me water was calm, the sky was
clear and the wind blew balmly; go
! waited for what should happen.
Very soon saw Il tiny speck on the
sea and eagerly watched 1t. for Il
hrew RAPIDLY near and seemed - lie
coming my way. When IL came very
close. was arna.cd, FOR III ali H.,
queer boats had ever seen this
was the uucer"s:. II was n large
w Woo bowl very old and cracked;
tleinen with spectacicS AL rcadI!.
nusliy aud letting the boat go where
II pleased.
rock and called out Sir. take care"
'ut my call came too late. Crasl
went The bowl and out cam. the bot
tom and down went the gentlemen
tried noi 20 Laugh as the books
and spectacics New about and urged
my boat nearer. | managed To FISH
them up dripping wet. l asked who
.Aey We're and where they were
We are from Gotham" said the
latest ono, wiping his face with a
very wet handkerchief. I'VE arr GO
ing To that island" looked wh.re
he pointed and sure enough there was
one RICH, in front VI me. rubbed
ny eyes Yes. there II was. little
Island with trees and people on IL
Wha, IS the name OF liz: asked.
The little old gentleman put his
ringer Oh his lips and said with a
mysterious nod:
II can't tell you. It's a secret. II
you manage. TO land there you viii
soon know Very soon they Went
10 reading again with tho water drop-
ping on of their noses. AS the tide
arlited us r-arer and nearer / could
TOOK well about me and Saw seycrai
things which :i'led me with 4 desire
TO land ON the island.
lChaptcr II--Landing on the Island II
Composed by
MARGARET NJ WALTON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
THE THREE rUINCEssE's OF
WHITE LAND.

once upon time Their. aas a
Prince. who did not like tho dun
ness OF the palace, 40 hc started on
his travels. tic soon came TO IA sea-
shore. and upon Il he met an old NO
man who saia, TO little ways and
you will hav. good luck So he
went ON little Ways and soon he
came to three heads sticking up out
OF the ground. They proved to DO
ladies' heads. He went up to them
and said: II know that your males.
ties arc under some witChcrv. and
IL YOU will tell me how ! can free you
three l will gladly do So" Then the
girl took her turn by saying. IT you
will 80 Into tho palace and stay for
three nights without uttcring a word
OF cry We will be freed" So that
night he went into the palace and
went into a very spacious room. lie
lay down in the corner. About mid
night In came all sorts of hobg ohiins
and elves and dwarts. Thcy ,,t once
spranE upon him and began pinchins
him and scratching so that hn could
rays Of dawn came they disappeared
cesses halfway out OF tho ground
The next night II was the same, only
the Princesses were out to thelr
ankles.
The next night the elves pinChed
30 hard that the man was wcli-nigh
dead. IN tho morning no went out
ur!a 'hc rrincesscs We're freed. and he
t';tried the youngest and took tho
whom he had left at home.
ELEANOR FAILING.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
Editorial ana Literary Department
DEBATE AND CONTEST.
Ny Dear Girls and BOYS:

Ny Dear Girls and Iioys:
or course you know that we Mayo
decided 10 have debate on the
League OF Nations, the papers to he
handed in by December :. and also 4
Christmas Contest. which will close
on December 10. Any and all of the
members may take part in each ono.
II they so desire. and I do hope that
we Will have two beautiful pages
out OF both. II there is anything
that you do not understand abou,
either one, please write and let me
know.
I must ask you to remember an
other thing. and that is that when
you draw in any other sort OF ink,
except black, your drawing goes into
the trash basket. II isn't Il mean old
rule that ! am making M. children
mine. but just that they cannot he
reproduced on the page./ That s
why you cannot draw in crayons and
colored pencils Of any sort. so watch
out for this and see if your drawings
arc not printed. Also one OF the
members writes and suggests the use
OF pen names. but that is strictly
against tho rules OF the club. 20
please don't any Of you try II. This
Is club and everyone in IL Is your
friend and there is no need for Sc
crecy Of any kind. Now hurry and
get busy on the debate and the con-
test. ] am SO anxious to see what
they will both b. like.
YOUR EDITOR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
4 STRANGE ISLAND.
chapter II
Landing on the island.

Wh.m landed on the island 4 very
odd house ] saw WAS built like high
mel shoe. ana "a: every window I saw
chiidrcn's heads. caught sight Of an
Old woman, going about with rod In
her hand; but III. house Was so tull
"' children that ! could not 500 very
much -. III" mother Of this largo fam
ny; ""r seldom can. you know.
TNth ! saw crw Ny up through
,ne ".' over .he new moon that hung
There and came down and disappeared
was seen on the shore. a little dog
stood by listening and laugh.
ing, while dish AMI a spoon. ran
over the beach.
came to welcome the ones had saved.
am! seemed very glad to see them
ih' SIN shook hands and walk ell away
leaving me TO take care OF myself.
was looking sadly up at n row o.
sheer tails hanging or tree. also
saw little boy dressed in blue.
s!ii. who was warming her toes. and
when asked her name she said,
FOLLY Flinders. ma'am,"
running corner i came upon
very charming scene, and slipped into
i quite nook 10 see what was going
on. II was evidently a wedding, and
! was just in time to see IT all. Firs,
Ike a minister. :, lark and bu,lfnch
fol!owed-IIfriends suppose u d
then the bride ana bridegroom The
trids, Miss Wren, wore n white veil.
through which her bright eyes shown
Mr.. Robin. the bridegroom. looked
very happy and proud just then. The
fnldhnch gave away the bride and
the linnot was bridesmaid. The cere-
mony was fine. As soon as IL was
over the thrush and nightingale sang
:, lovely song. A splendid dinner fol.
iowei. They had currant pie In
abundance: CHEEKY wine. which ex-
cited cuchoO 30 much that no be-
came quiet, and began 10 null tho
bride about. This mRde the groom 30
angry that no begged the sparrow to
bring his bow and arrow and xiii
the cuckoo But. alas. tho sparrow
had takan drop too much and aimed
wrong and with a loud cry, Mr.. Robin
sank dying into the arms OF his little
wife. This was too much for me, so
went on.
chapter II.-Thlngs I saw on the
Island. Composed by
MARGARE'r N. WALTON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
A MOTHERS sAcnIrlcE:.
Chnpter ].


II was IL. New Jersey in 1917. there
lived a woman and Il boy in a little
cottage. Their names were Mrs. Al
len and her son. James Allen, Jr.
They were good people. but they
were no, rich.
The boys father had died year
before. leaving his wife and son alone
Great news had stirred the village
un only a daT before. the news was
that war was declared on Germany
ana they We're Greatly in need OF
troops Many young men enlisted
and pledged 20 give their lives 10
their country. James enlisted and
he and his mother were sitting In
the little Dar!or. They little dreamed
that This parting thn next day would
he the last one. James was very nd-
vrntur"us. Dut The parting between
his mother was something he couidu't
bear.
The next day dawned very cold. br.
anyway James mother went To I'M.
;l"!n "ith h.In. She told him. as
they were parting, that the creates,
sacrifice he could make. and the
greatest death he could die, was for
his country. She then told him To he
brave and fight to the last. il need
be. She then helped him on the
train and waved her tcar-stainau
handkerchief at him till the train
was lost to her sight.
lTo be concluded next week.
c'What happened to james,
BY PEARL V. F'LIESs, Age ii.