The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-21
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With the inferior grade of tobacco
that is being sold on the markets
this year, we shudder to think of
what kind of cigars the manufac-
turers will hand us next year.
Two hip pockets are still made ir
mems trousers. One of them at
least, under present conditions. is
an unnecessary appendage as there
is nothing to fill it with.
President-elect Harding has got
ten rid temporarily of the nightmare
of Cabinet. making, and is listening
to what wild waves are saying
away down on the Florida coast.
A Paris man is the opinion
| that no man can swear truly as t.
the taste of ''moonshine," as those
who drink it have found out that il
Els necessary 10 swallow it so fast as
not to taste it.
| A Kentucky mountaineer took his
children out Of school because the
teacher spelled eta teri with a 'p.'
A teacher with no more learning
than that would be likely to put 81
80" in front of "pcssum.''
Discovery of up-to-date specialists
in treatment of children that tn,
| child requires rouohage explains
why it almost never kills ten-year
old Mike to show the sissies what Z
man he is by eating the shells alons
with the peanuts.
A Kentucky automobilist who
drove upon a residents front porch
MT allowing a stone column to stoI
him, was promptly arrested. They,
is no diminutiOn of Kentucky hosp1
tality, but fellow whose eye is or
the latch string should take his foe
off the accelerator.
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Reckless charges against public
officials and extravagant misstate
ments about affairs in general a
least gain certain amount Of pub
licity though the amount of good &C
which might result from a more
sober and reasonable attack.
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Governor Morrow finds that the
dry law has made moonshine whisky
a worse peril than ever to the youth
| of the State. We suppose that whcl
the moon shines on the Blue Grass
the law enforcement officers are
dazed. That is curious natural
phenomenon!
| Have you noticed that every per-
son appearing on the screen in the
guise of minister" wears the col
lar of Catholic priest, the hat of 6
Church Of England vicar, the frOck
coat of a Presbyterian, and the
spats of no clerical person on God;
earth? And he also carries an un..
blella, indoors and out, and when
performing the marriage ceremony
(which is his only function in the
movies besides getting laughed att
he reads it out of a Bible, in which
of course, it was. never printed.
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There is courage that amounts to
recklessness in Senator Harding's re-
ply to Miss Lucy Page CASTOR, OF the
Anti-Cigarette League. To save the
youth of America from the tobacco
habit would be fine thing, lie
Jpines, but to quit using tobacro
simply to please the faddists WOULD
be to dishonesty convey an impress
sion Of support. Those who preach,
whether by word or by example,
should practice.
Pool is &. mighty fascinating and
scientific game, and it is astonishing
the number and character OF its de-
voices. In Paris pool room the
/ other day we saw man we'll ZIP iii
years, a candidate for highly i'm
portant public Office, man with
grandchildren-yet in whcln the
! spirit of youth seemed still un-
abashed-playing game of pool
| with four young men. And ne was
enjoying it immensely, too! And 80
did the spectators!