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The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
ADVOCATES GASOLINE TAX FOR
STREET REPAIRS

A suggestion that the city should
impose tax of one cent a gallon
on gasoline, in order to raise a fund
for repairing Main street, and free
ing it from the chug-holes that now
mar it, has been made to THE
NEWS by former Paris man now
residing in California. He has been
reading THE NEWS comments on
the situation here, and states that
such a tax has been imposed in San
Diego and other California cities,
and is proving very satisfactory.
The motorists have all taken very
kindly to it, and the owners of the
big trucks. whose machines help to
wear the surface of the streets, have
been willing to bear their share of
the burden.
Our California friend says: "Judg-
ing from what I have been reading
in THE NEWS the streets of Paris,
or at least Main street, of blessed
memory to me, must be in a state
comparable only to some of the old
dirt roads over which 1 used to
travel in Bourbon county. I can
well remember back in the old days,
when that street was a series of
ruts and holes, the city would get
busy just before the convening of
the grand jury, and mass the city
forces, among whom I recall my old
friends, John BrannOn, Mike Muir
ray, Jeff McClain, and others, and
macadamize Main street. Then it
would be allowed to drop back to its
former state until the next grand
jury was about due. Then the
same proceeding would take place.
But it seems to me that in these
modern days there would be enough
civic pride in Paris to keep the
main thoroughfare in a presentable
condition. 1 see in a recent issue
of THE NEWS that Commercial
Club has been organized in Paris.
Well, there should be enough strong
and active business men in that Or
ganization to force the city to repair
the streets"
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
YOU KNOW THIS FELLOW!

I'ni the guy who celebrates a
sweltering summer day by telling
everybody I meet, show 'em my
wilted collar, mop my face with my
handkerchief, tell 'em what the
thermometer at the corner drug
store registers, and explain how
near I've come to sunstrOke.
Of course, when 1 meet someone
who has managed to keep cool by
keeping his mind from the heat, [
don't expect sympathy. They
simply get my goat and don't want
to leave 'em until I've got 'em go
ing.
I've got the temperature records
of every hot day for the past fifty
years, and 1 spring as many as I can
remember, and then say "but to-
days the worst l ever experienced -
Then l tell 'em, too, how warm they
look and then if they argue, they
get all heated up anyway.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
EVERY BLE|nlSH RE-
MOVED N FEW DAYS
By a New Method, and Thin, Pale
Pople Increase Weight Quickly
By Simply Using Few 5-Grain
Argo-P Phosphate Tablets - They
Act Like Magic.

Even in many stubborn cases that
have baffled physicians and beauty
specialists for years. You have never
in your life heard of anything like
it. They make muddy complexions,
pimples, eruptions, red spots, black
heads vanish quickly. Your COM
plexion can be clear and you can
have beautiful rounded figure
Your face, hands, arms and should
ers can be made beautiful beyond
your fondest dreams in a few days
by this wonderful new discovery
which phosphatiZes the system.
It's effect many claim is marvellous;
this reatment is absolutely harm
less to the most delicate person and
pleasant to use.
SPECIAL NOTICE - Ladies wish
ing to increase best development
should secure one or two ounces of
Rosetone from their druggist and
apply once or twice daily. This is a
most effective remedy and perfectly
harmless when used in connection
with argo-phosphate. 1t will round
out your form and increase your
weight like magic; unless you de-
sire to increase your weight do not
use argo-phosphate.
Dispensed by Brooks & Snapp
Drug Co. (adv)
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
WHERE PROFITEERING EXISTS

In the indignation felt by the peo-
pie against profiteering, they should
remember one thing, which is that
exorbitant prices are most COM
monty charged on luxuries. When
you hear of a shoe merchant charg-
ing 100 per cent more than he paid
for an article, it is probably on some
article made to appeal to people Of
wealth. The feeling exists that
those people can afford to pay high,
that they demand an excessive de-
gree of perfection, and are perfectly
willing to pay almost any price to
get it.
There is some fallacy in that
point of view. Yet the people who
pay fancy prices are not entitled to
any great amount of sympathy.
They can dodge unreasonable prices
by buying the ordinary run of goods
at advertised stores.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
KENTUCK1AN OLDEST EMPLOYE
OF u. S. GOVERNMENT

Captain Stephen S. Cole, "a, of
Camp Nelson, KY, who won the
prize at the American Legion cele-
bration, in Lexington, for being the
oldest veteran present, is a veteran
of three wars-the Indian, Mexican
and Civil War, and is said to be the
oldest employe of the United States
Government. He is more than six
feet TALL straight as an Indian and
weighs IT'S pounds. He walks
without a cane and is able to read
the newspapers without the aid of
glasses. Shooting is his favOrite
sport and he is crack shot. Capt.
Cole is the custodian of the Nation
al Cemetery at Camp Nelson, Jessa-
mine county. He is proud of the
fact that he was once a neighbor OF
Gen. Zachary Taylor, served with
the cavalry of Gen. John G. Fremont
in California and was the personal
friend of Abraham Lincoln. For
gallantry at Vicksburg he was offer
ed a promotion, but refused it to re-
main with his command.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
COAL SUPPLY WILL LAST $500
YEARS.

There will be enough coal in the
United States to supply the demand
for at least $500 years, even if the
present rate of consumption Is
doubled, in the opinion of State and
Government inspectors attending g
the eleventh annual convention of
the Mine Inspectors Institute of
America, at Cleveland, o.
"The hard coal will give out, as
there is not $50 years supply in
sight," j. w. Paul, chief coal min
ing engineer of the United States
Bureau of Mines, said, "but the soft
coal is almost ineyhauStible."
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
QUIT TOBACCO
So easy to drop Cigarette,
Cigar, or Chewing habit

No-To-Bac has helped thousands to
break the costly. nerye-shattering to-
bacco habit. Whenever you have q
longing for smoke or chew, just place
harmless No-To-Bac tablet in your
mouth instead. All desire stops. Shortly
the habit is completely broken, and you
are better off mentally, physically, finan-
cially. It's so easy, so simple. Get a
box of No-To- Bac and If it doesn't re-
lease you from all craving for tobacco in
any form, your druggist will refund
your money without question. No-To-Bac
is made by the owners of Cascarets;
therefore is thoroughly reliable.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27

Mrs. Clare Sheriden, one of the
most noted of England's women
sculptors, has completed a bust of
Herbert Asquith, which she will put
On exhibition.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27

A travelling entertainer, says the
Argonaut, was very proud or
possessing a genuine Stradivarius
violin, and so informed the editor
of the local paper of the town in
which he gave one of his concerts
But the report of the concert the
next morning did not mention the
Stradivarius violin. and the enter
tainer hastened to tell the editor OF
his disappointment.
eff old Stradivarius expects any
advertising in the columns of this
paper" the editor replied" she will
pay ten cents a line for it."
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
GOLDMEDAl
AkAAEM ON
W RSN25uI39 *

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles-the
National Remedy of Holland since 1896.
Guaranteed. Three sizes, all druggists.
Loek for the name Gold Medal ON every box
and accept no imitation
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27
TOO
LATE

Death only a matter of short time.
Don't wait until pains and aches
become incurable diseases. Avoid
painful consequences by taking
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27

Gasoline is known as "Nafta" in
the Argentine and is sold by the
litre instead of the gallon.
The Bourbon news., 1920-07-27

The State of Kansas is construct
ing more than nine million dollars
worth of hard surface roads.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14
|GGp GGpl1ff62JiiolI[slEa a1B1rtdIf
cor.shed 1910 % tho G GM~pp~G.aq4a~Aap.aAa

could forget me. That was my ego
tism, I suppose. | had given him all
the glory and all the humility of per-
feet love. He must remember, l
told myself, he must still keep lit
tie corner of his heart for me.
Il didn't know, or at least L
wouldn't let myself consider a great
truth:
MAN doesn't love a woman for
what she has given him. He loves
her for what he hopes to get.
81 had given much, and he had for
gotten, and his hope was fixed on the
girl across from him.
81 watched her. knew about her.
He and she had the artistic tempera-
ment plus. They were collaborating
or thought they were-on some
western stuff for the movies.
"The girl was beauty-'a peach
and jolly good fellow as well.
One of those versatile creatures who
can do a dozen things-paint and
write dramas, act and sing and do
newspaper work. But the trouble
was that she never could convert her
talents into steady income. Per-
haps she was cultivating too many of
them at time.
"She listened, perfectly absorbed
in what my husband was saying.
saw her eyes widen and her cheeks
glow. Just so had listened to him
thousand times. AS | watched him,
could guess what he was saying. He
was demonstrating for her the same
line Of fattery he handed to all wom-
en- who attracted him.
Suddenly new idea of the whole
situation took possession of me.
81 knew his opinions, his intona-
tions to the final infection. First
they would talk about new fiction
and the stage, then they would dis
cover that they had the same sympa-
thies and tastes in art. They would
speak of love the basis of all art
and thus they would arrive at sex in
general and then sex in particular.
"And the man would protest that a
woman must have brains to move his
pulses. Brains before sex charm. He
never had met woman with as much
brains as she had.
''That was his usual approach to a
woman he desired to please. He was
handing it to the girl could tell
from her manner, and her eyes. She
was married and sophisticated and
aware of natures trap, but she look
ed up at the man as if he were some
thing new under the sun, while he
went on with his appeal. had lis
tened just so, in my time. After this
girl would come another devoted lis
tener. Next winter there would be
still another-and so on-far into
the mans old age.
"And suddenly, the episode struck
me as being awfully funny. Now
you women may consider me curious
ly inconsistent, or tickle, or maybe
quite hard, but ! want you to know
that my horrible heartache left me!
1t simply slipped away! And it has
never come backp
'But you must have been awfully
jealousv said Chrys.
81 felt that l ought to be. But
somehow, l wasn't. I surprised my
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14
No Second Fiddle For
Edwards, Of New Jersey

NEW YORK, May 14.-Gov. Ed
wards of New Jersey is not sure he
VIII be nominated for president at
San Francisco, but he is sure he win
not be nominated for vice-president.
He said here at his first "at homeY
to reporters in his headquarters in
the Hotel Manhattan.
Il would not" said he, "swap the
goyernorship of New Jersey for half
dozen vice-presidencies."
Gov. Edwards further told his
guests he believes the Volsted act will
be repealed" next Monday, having
had good information that decision
by the Supreme Court will be handed
down them" that he is against direct
taxes and in favor of indirect taxes.
and that New Jersey is progressing
toward that degree of wetness com
parable to the Atlantic Ocean promis-
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14

self. / wasn't interested in the pair
any longer. ] paid my bill and walk
ed out of the tea room. The mans
love affairs were no more to me than
those of the waiter-or of some Mo
hammedan in Constantinople.
Il went straight to a movie di-
rector whom ! knew and found en-
ployment. Then | sent for Ann"
Sand why have you never had a
jealous pang since? Can you tell
me that?" asked Chrys.
Il think so. What | saw proved
to me that l was absolutely forgot
ten. The man had never guessed the
amount, the intensity of the love ]
had lavished upon him. 1t was the
tribute of years, the conservation of
my soul and my body and he had
passed it up for woman who would
fall into his arms in seven days or
less"
Ito Be Continued. :
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14

ed by him during his campaign for
Governor.
He is also for woman suffrage. hsy-
ing been converted during the war;
and for budget system in admins
tering state and national finance. He
is not for soldier bonuses, but insists
on proper care for those injured and
their dependents.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14
SHRINE GOAT TO
ROMP ATALBANY
Americus Candidate Ex-
pected To Enter Order
At Ceremonial

"A number of Americus candidates
lot the Shrine are expected to be
inn'lated into the order at the cere-
monial IN Of Alec Temple to be staged
1,l;n a. nAioany May 27. The ceremonial
III Nh oe identical to that which took
Wn eaCe IN Amerlcus on Lees birthday.
bmSrnlng to all prospective candidates
pp0TTgVer, D T, was issued to day by S.
In y, neys, ambassador of Alec temple
mere, that all applications must be
N the hands of the recorder ten
Nays nays before the ceremonial, or by
way II IN order to be considered
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14

ers care to trip the light fantastic
toe. One orchestra will be Alee's fam
Gus orchestra from Savannah.
The dance this year will be indoors,
the idea of a street dance having
been abandoned. 1t has not yet been
announced in what hall it will take
place, but it is stated that the ball
room will be beautifully decorated
in Shrine colors; in fact, the dec
orations have already been contract
ed for.
The entertainment committee
which will furnish entertainment for
the visitors during the day is also
busy under the leadership of Chair
man J. E. LeGreve.
This committee reports that it will
have something doing all day for the
visiting mobiles. One feature being
planned, about which more will be an
nounced later, is reception at which
the Mobiles of this section will meet
the officers of Alec Temple and 9TH
ers high in Shrinedom.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14
BALL TO FEATURE
ALBANY CEREMONIAL

ALBANY, May 14.-The dance
t;t. Mllch VIII bring to a Close the fes-
.lxltles here May 27 in connection
with the Alec Temple Shrine cere-
monlal will be the most elaborate
and beautiful Shrine dance ever Civ
en- IN Albany, members of the AL
Oany District Shrine club declare.
=, H. r.. Armstrong is chairman of
tne dance committee. At least three
Stchestras will furnish music for the
Gance' members of the committee an
nounce, thus assuring music for con-
'ihuous dancing as long as the dane
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14

1t takes from three weeks to
three months to tan various kinds
of feathers.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-14
THE BOOK OF ANN.
The Divorced Husband Uses His Old
Tactics on a New Love.

/ actics on a New Love.
and the end of my
torture were but an hour away,
but as | watched my husband across
the table from that pretty girl, l
knew that l was facing more agony
than l had endured in all my previous
life. / couldn't believe that the man
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17
Record cron Value.

Value of important arm crops of
the United States for 1919 as given by
the final report of the department of
agriculture is S14.O92, 740. 600. com
pared with S12600.526. 600 the revised
figures Of 1918. an increase Of $1,492,-
$4,000, based on prices 10 producers
December l. This is the greatest value
ever given the nations grain crops.
The FIVE grains-wheat. corn. oats,
rye and aggregated 5,35o344.-
600 bushels, an Increase Of Al $4,000
bushels over last year Acreage plant
ed to the principal crops was $50 l24,
I73, compared with 256 4O7.1 1872 last
year. an increase of 100000 acres.
Value Of the five leading grains was
SLIT 10000, compared with S6761,-
36G, 600 an increase of S415.S 03 600
The corn crop looms up in valuation
above all others, and is next to the
most valuable ever known. being
worth 1894 234, 600. or $4150O0,0OO
more than last year and 100000 bush
els over previous estimates, with a
crop of 2,917 10000 bushels, the fourth
largest on record, and 434, 100000 bush
els over last years.
Wheat yield was the second largest
known. $40 1857 900 bushels, a gain of
100000 bushels over former returns
and of 33.8S7, 900 bushels compared
with last year, and valued at $1.543,-
452, OO0 compared with 1921, ass 600 last
year.
A fall down occurred In oats, with
1913 10000 bushels or 100000
bushels more than previously reported.
but a loss of 290O00000 bushels from
last year and the shortest In recent
years Barley was also diSaproint-
ment with 165719,000 bushels, a loss
of 90.600,00O bushels for the year Hay
is a record crop Of 108G66.000 tons. or
100000 tons in excess of 1918. There
is all the feed the country requires
and provides a good surplus for ex-
port.
White potatoes turned ont slightly
above early estimates with 357. sol 900
bushels, or 100000 bushels short Of
last year.
A yield of 1877, 100000 pounds II
beet sugar was raised, compared with
/ / $50 126,000 pounds last year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17

viii treasure 1t up to make it last as
long as possible.
Huts Built Up on Poles
The native VILLAGES have the huts
built up on poles and, while the family
live on the upper story pigs ~aIlow in
awful fish below, and, in consequence,
ii is pussibie 30 SMELL village miles
away. These people are very fond of
dogs and pigs as pets. Pigs are nat
ural 10 the island, but dogs are not,
ana this is how the natives came 10 get
them: Many years ago. when Papua
ffhen called New Guuca} was only oc-
caslonafly visited by some plucky Brit
ish traders. dog belonging TO one OF
them proved an immense attraction 20
the natives; aud the trader, seeing a
good opportunity 80 make m0ney~-0r
rather. a cheap way b. get large sup
plies Of coura dried cocoanut for OILY.
Of which the natives had plenty to bar
ter away-went 10 Australia and in one
of the Queensland towns bought up all
the moncrel dogs that could be had
He got quite a ship fun, md returned
10 Papua. doing a roaring trade, every
dog selling for at least over twenty
pounds-or that value In copra. 10
turn. the coastal natives bartered their
dogs to the mountain natives. but the
breeds from porg-ls have detert-
GRATED until hs wretched things now
seen are hairless, ugly creatures. petted
while alive, tut much priced after
death for their teeth. which make the
/ principal native iewelry.
Papua viii presently loom large iN
commerce. for It is a land Of marvel
Gus resources. and its soil is Of ries
/ fertility. Every tropical plant product
J thriyos wonderfully and British enter
prise has shown mat, with wise and
| progressive administration this island
should be one % the brightest jewels
u the British empire.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17
Iananese paper Undertaking.

An excellent and durable quality II
underclothing has been made Of fine
grained paper by japanese manufac-
turers. After the paper has been cut
70 a pattern. the different parts are
sewn together and hcmmcd. and the
places where the huttonholos are TO
be formed are strengthened with cali
60 or linen. The paper is very strong
and at the same time very flexible.
After a garment has been worn a few
hours. if viii interfere with the pers-
piration Of the body no more than do
garments made Of cotton fabrics The
paper is not sized nor is il Imperme-
able. After becoming wet the paper Is
difficult TO tear. When an endeayor
is made to tear It by hand it presents
almost IS much resistance as tbs thin
skins used for making gloves.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17
Ennnd Ancient Texas Fort.

The fort built 10 Texas by the lost
colony Of the explorer, La Sale, was
not located on the La Vaca river. as
has been commonly believed. but was
further west on the Garcia river. Dr.
Herbert r. Bolton, history professor
at the University Of California, an
nounced recently.
Doctor Bolton, while doing research
work. found a map which confirmed q
theory he had developed that the col
ony was not located on the La Vaca
He went to the spot indicated and
found The remains Of the old fort. Il
was 90 feet square with walls az feet
thick q red adobe bricks. The ruins
were almost completely buried.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17

human nature for the farmer to save,
believing they should be best for seed,
are more often than not abnormal ears
due to late maturing or TO some defect
which nature has endeavored to cor
rect during the period of growing by
the use Of abnormal methods AS a
general thing, the offspring Of such an
ear is weak.
A medium sized ear, say ten and a
half or eleven inches long. with a cir
conference of approximately seven
inches, is about right. Straight rows
indicate careful selection and breeding
in the seed which produced the ear,
and for this reason are desirable. On
the other hand, some varieties Of corn
are known by their Enthusiastically
crooked rows and should not be dis
eliminated against. An average ear Of
the size stated will weigh about IA
ounces when its moisture content is
- per cent, and ii will shrink in length
from one to two inches during the
process of drying. OF course it will
also shrink in circumference. which is
something that is not generally OBJ
served by farmers.
Before the selected corn IS finally
stored it must be dried out, so that it's
moisture content will fan as low as Is
per cent, If possible. Under such ccn-
ditions even a very hard freeze will
have little or no effect on the vitality
of the seed. If the drying out process
can be carried on in a room where
there is stove heat or in another room
near enough to get the heat from a
stove, so much the better.
One of the best and simplest meth
odJ of storing seed corn is to tie it mp
with binder Irvine, each string con
tanning from 10 TO 10 ears. These
strings may be suspended from wires
strung in the barn or other places
where the corn is to be kept, and it is
important that the individual ears
should not touch each other Corn
that is to he used for seed should never
be piled up.
The best place to store corn is some
place where L. is dry. and where there
is room for the circulation of air
between the ears or rows. If a room
or attic in the farmhouse can be
utilized for rhis purpose, it makes an
idea. storing place. But If any out
building must be used. care should be
t&ken that the spot where the corn is
60 be hung IS as free from dampness at
all nocGfbfa
The corn crop of 1918 on 1o4, 10000
acres amounted TO 1902, 665, 900 bush
els. worth S3,416, 10000. The final re-
port of the department of agriculture
gives the acreage Of 1919 as 02,075.-
100. the yield 2917 10000 bushels and
the value $685., $4,000
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17
Bees Antiseptic.

"ees suck up the nectar, which does
-o' pass into their stomach but into
- - eA mansion Of the oesophagus. There
.'-i-ei goes a partial chemical trans
~ 5'la non. under the influence Of q sub
N,.i1e called inTertase, which acts as
'7E'oenI When the bee disgorges
e - Money into the wax cells II dis
ass little invertase at the same
80. 80: ana before closing the cell a
W .uFop Of venum from the bees sting