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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05

VIM. Smith, superintendent OF
the Paris Cemetery, lost valuable
pony by death, and the Cemetery
Company also lost two horses with
in the past few weeks, due, it was
stated, to the animals inhaIing
fumes from the old dump pile which
has been on fire near the F. e G..
depot for several months.
The dump has been a~source of
much complaint from residents Of
that vicinity for several weeks
The fire department has repeat
eddy been called out to exin-
guish the fire when it threatened
adjoining property. and neighbors
stated that for many nights they
had been unable to sleep, due to the
OdOr, when the wind was blowing
from the direction of the dump.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
DECEMBER COURT DAY

On account of the rains making a
good season" for tobacco men the
farmers and growers were all busy.
making the December court day a
matter of small attendance. There
was but little livestock on the
market, a few horses and mules
ch ,nging hands at fair prices.
Merchants report only fair vol
ume of business, as shoppers were
scarce and business slow in conse-
quence. The tobacco men are very
busy registering their crops in read
mess for the annual sales, which
are scheduled to begin on Monday
December IL, at the local ware
houses of the Cooperative Burley
Tobacco Association.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS

} Ont. Sterling SentineI-Democrat }
Not satisfied with their efforts to
dictate just who can and who can
not run for Office, on both the Dem
ocratic and Republican tickets in
the next State campaign, the Louis
vile press is very much exercised
because the members of the Normal
School Commission saw. fit, as free
born American citizens to refuse to
be dictated to by either them or
their Republican candidate for Gov
ernOr, Mr.. COlvin. as to where the
two schools should be located. We
are not personally acquainted with
the Western Kentucky situation,
but feel we have a fair knowledge
of the Eastern district.
Morehead, the county seat of
Rowan county, is located some thir-
ty miles east of us and though once
a feud-ridden place, is to-day one
of the cleanest and most 1aw-abid-
ing communities in Kentucky. It's
people are moral, God-fearing and
upright and we know of no town in
which the students could be placed
where they would receive a more
hearty welcome into the best homes
or be thrown in more moral at
mosphere, than in the good little
town of Morehead. 1t is the home
of Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, a pi-
oneer in educational work in Ken
lucky and we have never seen a
healthier school sentiment any
where than exists there. From a
health standpoint, it's death rate is
very low and only recently it's pro-
gressive citizens voted a bond issue
for water works and sewers. 1t al
ready has a splendid electric plant.
The site it offers is one of the most
beautiful in the State, is within a
hundred yards of the court house
and in every way ideally fitted for
a big school. 1t is not large town
it's population being about 1000,
but that is as it should be. The
school should be the one big thing
in the community and not one of
the many attractions of a large and
corrupt city.
We have never been in the city
of Murray, but are informed it has
a population of about $500; has
ample water, light and sewer facil-
tiles; has a wonderful hospital, that
would bear favorable comparison
with those of Louisville or Lexing-
ton; has a new three story brick
high school building, which cost ap-
proximately $125,000, the use of
which it tenders the State as tempo
rary quarters and has the lowest
Continued on Page LThree)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
RELIGIOUS
a resume of Events In Religious
Circles For Present and
Future

The regular monthly meeting
of the Teachers Conference will be
held in the parlors of the Christian
church, Tuesday, December 5, at z
p. m. The devotional period will
be conducted by Mr.. w. o. Hinton.
The educational program is in
charge of Mrs. Walter Payne, SUI
perintendent Lucien Arnsparger
will preside over the business ses-
sion, and social period has been
arranged by the entertainment COM
mittee, with Miss Martha Wyatt as
chairman. All teachers and officers
are urged to be present promptly at
seven.
Rev. Louis S. Gaines, of St.
Louis, Mo-, who has taken charge
Of the congregation of the Paris
Baptist church, succeeding Rev. Ar
thur Fox, delivered his first SER
mon to the congregation Sunday
morning, taking for his subject
''The Face of Jesus-A Study" AT
the night service his theme was "A
Shepherds Love-" The church was
crowded at both services. Rev
Gaines was for. number of years
connected with Christian education
al work in Indiana, and only re-
Gently took up special educational
work at the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, at Louisville
Rev. Gaines sermons made a deep
impression on his hearers, being
logical and eloquent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
NEW HOUSES ARE ALWAYS IN
TERESTING
A MOST SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS
GIFT FOR HIM AND FOR HER

A set of Golf Clubs. We have
sold many-why not you?
(5-1t) FORD & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
PUBLIC SALE HOUSEHOLD AND
KITCHEN FURNITURE

Watch THE NEWS Of December
8, for display advertisement of the
public sale of household goods and
kitchen furniture belonging to A. w.
Bullock, to be conducted on the
premises, over r. P. Walsh's cloth
ing store at the corner of Main and
Seventh streets, at 1880 p. m, Mon
day, December II. Sale conducted
by the Paris Realty Co., agents.
See ad on the Sth for complete list
to be sold. (1-2t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

We, as agents for the heirs of
the late Mrs. John ]. Redmon,, will
sell at public auction, sometime
during the month of January, 1928,
their farm of 235 acres, with i'm
provements, located near North
Middletown. on the TEACHERS Mill
pike.
At the same place on the same
date we will sell all their stock,
farming implements, household and
kitchen furniture. Watch this pa
per for big display advertisement.
HARRIS. SPEAKES & HARRIS.
NEW HOUSES ARE ALWAYS IN
TERESTING
See the splendid new bungalows
in Kenney-Kor-Knick. will
gladly show you them any time.
(5-2t) D. S. HENRY. :
A MOST SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS
GIFT FOR HIM AND FOR HER
A set of Golf Clubs. We have
sold many-why not you?
(5-1t) FORD & co.
JANUARY PRICES TO-DAY
BIG REDUCTIONS ON OUR EN-
TIRE STOCK OF COATS, SUITS
AMI UkESSES. ~
1 (5-H) FRANK & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
SALE POSTPONED

On account of the bad weather 1
have been unable to get the seven
cottages ready for sale by Saturday,
December 9, so I have decided to
POSTPONE THE SALE UNTIL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IL. Come
out any time and see these attrac-
tive new bungalows. Respectfully,
(5-2t) d. S. HENRY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05

The first prize. Of $40 in the
Limerick" contest conducted some
time ago by the Kentucky Post was
awarded to Mrs. James H. More
land. of Paris. Answers in the
"Limpin' Limericks" were receiv-
ed from ALI over the State. :.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS

Have you seen Miss Holidays
selection of beautiful Wedgewood
and other imported potteries and
glass suitable for Christmas and
bridal gifts? Call in and see her
artistic shop. (x)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
CHRISTMAS TURKEY MARKET

WE WILL BEGIN RECEIVING
TURKEYS FOR THE CHRISTMAS
MARKET AT OUR FLOUR MILL
AND HEMP HOUSE ON SOUTH
MAIN STREET, ALSO AT OUR
OFFICE BUILDING ON THIRD AND
PLEASANT STREETS. MONDAY,
DECEMBER 4.
E. F. SPEARS & SONS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
HOLIDAY GOODS AT THE AR
Derry DRUG CO.

Pipes, tobaccos, and cigars in hol-
iday packages. We have all the
most popular brands.
(x) ARDERY DRUG co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

MEMS WOOL SOX Soc A PAIR.
MEMS PURE SILK S0X 75c A
PAIR.
i (5-tf) FRANK & Gu.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-05

Will pay you. You will be surpris-
ed to see how attractive and con-
venient these new bungalows are.
They are open all the time and l
will gladly show you them.
(5-2t) D. S. HENRY.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02

Sheriff. hesitated. then assented; and
they went round the block together to
the Corvet house. Sheriff.. after q few
lnstants' hesitation, took the key from
his pocket and unlocked the door and
went In. The rooms, they saw. were
all In perfect order: summer covers
had been put upon the furniture; pro-
tecting cloths had been spread over
the beds upstairs. After their inspec.
tion. they came out again at the fropi
door, and her father closed Il with =
swapping OF the spring lock.
Constance. as they walked away.
turned and looked back at the OLD
house, gloomy and dark among its
newer. fresher-looking neighbors. and
suddenly she choked, and her eyes
grew wet. That feeling was not for
Uncle Benny; the drain Of days past
had exhausted such surge OF feeling
for him. That which she could not
wink away was Tor the boy who had
come to that house a few weeks ago
and for the man who just now had
gone.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02

at. The names and addresses on these
Oldest. yelowed pages had been first
written, II was plain. all at the same
time and with the same pen and Ink.
and each sheet IN the beginning had
contained seven or eight names Some
Of these original names and even the
addresses had been left unchanged,
but most OF them had been scratched
out and altered many times--other
and quite different names had been
substituted; the pages had become
finally almost lllegible. crowded
scrawls. rewritten again and again IN
Corvets cramped hand. Alan strained
forward, holding the first sheet to the
light
Alan seized the clippings ne had
looked at before and compared them
swiftly with the page he had just read
two of the names-Westhouse and
French--were the same ms those upon
this list. Suddenly he grasped the
other pages OF the list and looked
them through for his own name; but
II was not there. He dropped the
sheets upon the table and got up and
began TO stride about the room,
He felt that In this list and In these
clippings there must be. somehow.
some one general meaning--they must
relate In some way to one thing; they
must have deeply. intensely concerned
Benjamin Corvet's disappearance and
his present fate. whatever that might
be, and they must concern Alan's fate
as well. But I'm their dlsconnectIon,
their incoherence. he could discern no
common thread. What conceivable
bond could there have been uniting
Benjamin Corvet at once with an old
man dying upon n poorfarm in Emmett
county, wherever that might be. and
with baby girl. now some two years
old, In Sturgeon Bay. Wisconsin,
He called Wassaquam into the H.
brary and brought the lists and clip
pings out again.
do you know at all what these are,
Judah?" he asked.
mo. Alan. I have seen Ben have
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
'Hou mean you want me to
msrry you--at once, Henry?"
GRO BE coNTlNUEDl


by all the rules which nature oh.
serves among humber mammals, 100
years vdght To be a very ordinary age
for human being. Where is the
manual which, unless IFS life is cut
short by accident or disease, fails TO
live to an age five times as great as
he time II took To reach MATURITY A
fairly careful survey of the hvh an.
swers Nowhere" Indeed, the .RtIO
of total life to maturity Is more likely
to be six, seven or eight, than Ave.
But man. whose maturity cannot be
placed al less than % or 22, thinks he
doing we'll when he passes three
score md ten. and only one out OF
maEy thousands reaches the age Of
ona aundIea
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02

Alan's passion broke out suddenly.
Were anything but that, judah. I
found him, the first night ! got here
and while you were away, going
through my fathers things. fought
with him, and he ran away. He was
the one that broke into my fathers
desks; maybe you'll believe that. even
II no one else will"
"Yes?" the Indian questioned
"YesP" II was plain that he not only
believed but that believing gave him
Immense satisfaction. lie took Alan's
arm and led him into the smaller H.
brnry. He kuelt before one OF the draw
ers under the bookshelyes--the drawer
Alan recalled, which he himself had
been examining when he had found
Wussaquam watching him. He drew
out the drawer and dumped Its con
tents out upon the floor: he turned
the drawer about then. and pulled thP
bottom out of II. Beneath the bottom
which he had removed appeared now
another bottom and few sheets OF
paper scrawled In an uneven hand and
with different colored inks.
At sight of them, Spearmnn, who
had followed them into the room, ut
tered an oath and sprang forward. The
Indians small dark hand grasped
Spearman's wrist, and his face
twltched itself Into fierce grin
which showed how little civilization
had modified In him the aboriginal
passions. But Spearman did not try
to force his way; instead. he drew
back suddenly.
Alan stopped and picked up the pa
pers and put them In his pocket. If
the Indian had not been there. II
would not have been so easy for him
to do that, he thought.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02

them. and take them out and put them
back. That is all know"
"Do you know any OF these peo-
pleg"
He gave the lists to Wnssaquam,
who studied them through attentively.
holding them to the lamp.
"No. Alan"
"Have you ever heard OF any OF
their names before?"
THAT may he. I do not know. They
are common names"
"Do you know the placesT
"Yes-the places. They are lake
ports or little villages on the lakes. |
have heen In most of them. Alan. Elm
met county. Alan. came from there.
Henry comes from there, too"
Then that Is where they hear the
Drum"
Yes, Alan"
my father took newspapers from
those places. did he note"
WassaQuam looked over the ad.
dresses again. YES; from all. lie
Nuph 'utul wv tit HihppiHE NEWS, tie
said. Aud sometimes he cut pieces
out Of them--these pieces, see now
aud afterward burned the pupers
he would not let me only throw them
away"
That's all you know about them.
Judahi"
ayes, Alan; that Is ALL"
Alan dismissed the Indian, who.
stolidly methodlcal In the midst of
these events. went downstairs and
commenced to prepare dinner which
Alan knew he could NOT eat. Alan go,
up aud moved about the rooms; he
went hack and looked over the lists
and clippings once more; then he
moved about again. How strange a
picture of his father did these things
call up To him When he had thought
OF benjamin Coryet before, II Ind been
as Sheriff. had described him. pur-
sued by some thought he could not
conquer, seeking relief In study. In cor.
respondence with scientific societies,
in anything which could engross him
and shut out memory. But now he
must think Of him. not merely as one
L Jtng TO forget: what had lhWarted
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
LAND OF THE DRUM"

RYNoPSIS.-- WEALTHY and highly
placed In the Chicago business
world. Benjamin Corvet Ia some-
thing OF recluse and a mystery
10 his associates. After stormy
interview with his partner. Henry
Spesrman. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter OF his other
business partner. Lawrence Sher-
rail-. and secures from her a prom
Use not 20 marry SpearTnan until he
returns. He then disappears. sher-
riii learns Corvet has written To a
certain Alan Conrad. In Blue Rap
ids, Kansas. and exhibited strange
agitation over the matter. Alan
arrives In Chicago. From a state
mont OF Sheriff. Il seems prob
able Conrad In Corvet's Legitimate
son. Oorvet has decided his house
and It's contents to Alan. who takes
possession. That night Alan dis
covers n man ranSacking Corvet's
apartments. The Intruder thinks
Alan "A ghost and raves of the MI
waka." Afxer a struggle the man es-
capes Next day Alan learns from
Sheriff. that Corvet has decided his
entire property to him. Introdut ed
10 Spcarman. Alan Is astonlshed at
the discovery that he Ii the man
whom he had fought In his house
the night before. Spearman laughs
nj and defles him. Spearman pol
SONS Constance's mind against
Alan. Somebody tries to kill Alan
IN Tho night. Corvet's Indian serv-
ant Wnssaquam. tells Alan he be-
iieves his employer is dead. lie
also tells him tho legend OF the In
dian drum. which according to old
superstition beats once for every
life lost on the Great Lakes. TWEEN
" years before. the great freighter
Mlwaka had gone down with
twenty-five ON board. but the Drum
had sounded for only twenty-four.
leaving the Inference that one per-
son had been saved. Luke. who
has long been matchmaking Corvet,
appears, talks mystcriously and
dies.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
CHAPTER XII
The Things From corvet's Pockets.
"AIiea Copcfanna CbarrftI

The Things From Corvet's Pockets.
Miss Constance Sheriff.,
Harbor Springs, Michigan"
The address, In large scrawling let
tiers, was written across the brown
paper OF the package which had been
brought from the post Office In the lit
tie resort village only few moments
before. The paper covered shoe box.
crushed and old, bearing the name Of
rs. Klug, Dealer In Fine Shoes, Mani
towoc, Wisconsin" The box, like the
outside wrapping. was carefully tied
with a string
Constance, knowing no one In Mani
towoc and surprised at the nature of
the package, glanced at the postmark
on the brown paper which she had re-
moved; II too was stamped Mantle
voc. She cut the strings about the
box and took OFF the cover. A black
and brown dotted silk cloth filled the
box; and, seeing IL. Constance caught
her breath. Ii was--at least Ii was
very llke-the muffler which Uncle
Benny used to wear IN winter.
to take II from the box; then, realiz-
ing from the weight of the package
that the cloth was only wrapping or,
at least, that other things We're In the
box. she picked up box and wrapping
aud ran up to her room. She locked
the door and put the box upon the
bed; now she lifted out the cloth. 1t
was u wrapping. for the heavier things
came with it and now. also, II re-
vealed Itself plainly as the scarf-Un-
Gle Benny's scarf! A paper huttered
out as she began to unroll tia little
cross-lined leaf evident, torn from n
pocket memorandum book. Ii had
been folded and rolled up. She spread
1t out; writing was upon Ii, the small
irregular letters of Uncle Benny's
hand.
'Send to Alan Conrad" she read !;
there followed Chicago address-the
number Of Uncle Benny's house on
Aston street. Below this was another
line:
Better care OF Constance Sheriff.
(Miss)." There followed the sher
rills' address upon the Drive. And &c
this was another correction:
mot after June ~; then 10 Hnrboi
Springs. Mich. Ask some one Of That I;
be sure the date; after June r."
Constance. trembling. unroIled the
scarf: now coins showed from fold,
next u pOcketknlfe. ruined and rusty,
next watch-a mans large gold
watch with the case queerly pltted
aud worn completely through In places
ana last plain little band of gold Of
the size for u w0man's finger--a wed
ding ring. Constance. gasplng and
WITH fingers shaking so from excite
ment that she could scarcely hold
these objects. picked them up and ex.
amined them-the ring first.
II very evidently WAS. as she had
Immediately thought, wedding ring
once fitted for finger only n trifle
less slender than her own. One side
Of the gold hand vas very much worn
not with the sort of wear which n
ring gets on hand, hut by some dif.
fereUt sort of abrasion. The other
side ~ the hand was roughened and
ptted hut not so much worn; the In.
side stu bore the traces OF an In.
scriptlon. AS long as we no
all alive" Constance could read and
the date. "Iune ., 1901"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
Touchino Faith.

The little boy In the woods hook out
Of his pocket q small bottle ind sprln-
kled few drops of II Ia front Of the
hole into which he had just chased a
cottontail.
"Why do You do this incantation?"
asked the gentleman who was out rab-
bit hunting with the lad.
II wanted to go and cut a stick to
twist the little rascal out. and 1 was
afraid he might get away while was
gone. SO / just sprinkled little Of
this tonic there to Keep the hare from
coming out. '"-Retail Ledger, Phila-
delphia.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
CHAPTER xi
The Land Of the Drum.

Ine Lana OF the Drum.
Alan went with Wassaquam into the
front library, after the. Indian had
shown Spearman out.
This was the man, Judah. who came
for Mr.. Coryet that night was hurt?'
"Yes, Alan." Wassaquam said.
Gle was the man, then. who came
here twice year. at least, to see Mr..
Corvet?"
"Yes."
II was sure Of It," Alan said. "Can
you tell me now why he came here,
Judah?"
IL have told you do not know"
WassaQuam replied. ben always saw
him; Ben gave him money. do not
know why"
Alan had been holding his hand over
the papers which he had thrust into
his pocket; he went back into the
smaller library and spread them under
the reading lamp to examine. them.
But, as he looked the pages over now.
he felt chill Of disappointment and
chagrln. They did not contain any
narrative concerning Benjamin Cor
vets life; they did not even relate to
single event. They were no MARIA
tive at all. They were--in his first
examination of them. he could not tell
what they were.
They consisted In all Of some dozen
sheets of irregular size, some OF which
had. been, kept much longer than 9TH
ers, few OF which even appeared
fresh and new. The three pages
which Alan thought, from their vel.
lowed and worn look, must be the old
est. and which must have been kept
for many years, contained only list
of names and addresses The remain.
Ing pages. which he counted as ten
~ number. contained nearly n. hun
dred brief clippings from newspapers
the clippings had been very carefully
cut out. they had been pasted with
painful regularity on the sheets. and
each had been dated across It's face
dates made with many different pens
and with many different inks. hut all
In the same Irregular handwriting as
the letter which Alan had received
from Benjamin Corve,.
Alan. his fingers numb In his disap-
pointment. turned and examined all
these pages: but they contained moth
ing else He rend one ~ the clippings
which was dated ''Feb. 1912"
"The passing ava" NJ one NJ the
oldest residents Of Fmmet county oc-
CURED nj the poorfarm on Thursday
- Ing Mr
was one of four brothers brought ny
their parents into Emmett county IN
1910. He established himself here as
farmer and was well known among
our people for manv years. He was
nearly the last Of his family. which
was quite well on M one time. Mr..
WestbOuse's three brothers and his
father having persisted IN varions dis
astcrs upon the lake. His wife died
two years ago. He Is survived by
daughter. Mrs. Arthur Pearl. OF Flint"
lie read another:
"HnllfOrd-Spens. on Tuesday last
Miss Audrey IIalford daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hanford. Of this
place. was united in the bonds Of holy
matrimOny 10 Mi Robert SpenS, OF
Escanaba All wish the young couple
we'll"
He read another:
"Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hal French,
daughter. Saturday afternoon last.
Miss Vera Arabella French. AZ her ar.
rival weighed seven and one.half
pounds
This clipping was dated In Benja.
min Corvets hand, "Sturgeon BAY.
Wis. Aug 1014." Alan put II aside
In hewilderment and ANNE and took
up again the sheets he FIRST had locked
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02
As You Look at u.

Luck Is merely matter OF temper.
ament. Some men think they are
lucky when they begin to pay alimony;
others think they are unlucky because
they can't escape that obligation.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-02

Many man would rather have q
tooth pulled than pay his taxes.