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

: thought is regarded as not unusual,
yet according to the psychologists
the percentage Of thought is far
less than that
Our idea of the hardest worker in
the world is the fellow whose annual
job is to read enough magazine sto-
ries to compile a volume of the
"Best Short Stories Of The Year"
A wise old owl here in Paris says:
1.-The trouble is that most of the men
who go after bootleggers do so with
money to exchange for their wares,
or to get a good supply on their own
account"
Evidently the big fish in Stoner
creek are not afflicted with spring
fever, for they're still able to run
AWAY with the line, and leave the
fish liar mutely wondering how it
happened.
American-made films are said to
be in great demand in Russia. just
think of the possibilities of an ALI
ance between Charlie Chaplin and
Mary Miles Minter with their frozen
horror, custard pie speciality.
Of course, it may not be alto
gether pleasant to take out your
vest pocket radio instrument AND
hear somebody in Canada say: MAKE
mine a Martini cocktail this time,
but the experience will be a move
= one just the same.
1t has been found that there is {
= great virtue in greens because o.
3 their vitamines. Virtue is not
: thing you can have by halves" once
said a great novelist, thinking pos
sibly of the jowl that is inseparabl'
from greens of highest virtue.
A LOUISVILLE paper asserts Ihdl
is high time someone came to the ali
of the plumber. In this vicinity tn
plumber always brings his helper
along, and first aid to the house
keepers bank account takes tn
form of the proceeds of sixty da,
note.
A Louisville man is suing his Wit
for divorce, claiming she threw no
spaghetti in his face, burning hlr
severely. Well, after all, it's partl
his own fault. He should hav
opened his mouth when his wifi
wound up for the throw from HON
plate.
Thus far, by conscientiously sit
ting upon juries, woman has SUI
-ceeded in convincing her most pei
-sistent critic, man, that she possess
es more political emancipation tina
practical wisdom. But man, hin
self, as a sitter on juries, ha
achieved nothing much to bra
about. .
The old-fashioned Bourbon cour
" farmer used to deliver his graf
sitting behind a 5000 team Of mule
on the front end of farm Wagon
Nowadays he is told he. should ha,
in $4,000 motor truck, but he mus
haul to the same old-town markt
in which his chance is that Of tf
snowbird which flew gayly under til
warning, "All Hope Abandon y
Who Enter Here"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19

Some society women will not want
to go to Heaven unless they can take
their poodle dogs along.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19

Skill required in eliminating ma
terial evidently is a big item in the
present cost of woman's clothes.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
EGGS WANTED

Eggs Wanted-We pay the highest
cash price, delivered to our place at
Brent & Company's Coal Yard, 127
East Fourth street. Home Phone
100; Cumb. Phone 123.
(21-tf w. q. CROMBIE.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19

Storeroon, splendid location.
Main street; Business room at Sew
enth and Main; two houses centrally
located.
MRS. j. B. NORTHCOTT,
(12 tf) Cumberland Phone 833.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
FOR SALE

Sweet potato plants Of all varie-
ties at
(1s-2t) LAWN & CoNNELL's
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
NOTICE

Lawn mowers sharpened and re-
paired. Scissors and knives ground.
We weld and repair all metals in
common use and do general machine
repair work.
SAMUEL KERSLAKE C SON.
(apr21-tf,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
PIANOS

Let us demonstrate to you one OF
our high-srade Pianos, Players or
Talking Machines, at very low
prices. Fourteen selections Of rec
ords free with any Talking Machine
in stock.
]. H. TEMPLEMAN PIANO co.
Cumb Phone gel 226 Main st.
may16-19,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
WANTED

I want to rent four or five room
cottage, or three or four room
fat. Call THE NEWS Office. Both
Phones 1924. (21-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
FOR RENT

The restaurant at the corner of
Pleasant and Tenth streets, is for
rent. For terms, etc., see
THOMAS A'HEARN.
{may16-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
New Used Furniture

Trade in your old furniture on
new furniture. We handle both old
and new furniture.
HUDSON FURNITURE co.
Main and Second Streets.
Home Phone 246, Cumb. Phone 402.
(aug15-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
OUR FOREIGN REPRESENTA-
TIVES.

New York-Amerlcan Press Asso-
.ciation. -~..s-.
Chicago-Lord & Thomas.
Philadelphia-N. W. Ayers & Son.
:; Atlanta-Massengale Adv. Agency
-Blaine-Thompson Go
Louisville-Lowman-Mullican Co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-19
EDITORIAL FILINGS

Two souls with but a singl
thought is regarded as not unusua
yet according to the psychologist
the percentage of thought is f.
less than that
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Puts any one of these Crafonolas in your home
 at once!

Act now! Secure a modern, h grade, brand new instrument for C One Dollar first payment!
 Fill your home with fun and entertainment.
 Have show in your home ev night, swhere you, your family friends will be entertained by worlds greatest musical stars!
 All for only $1oo first payment Com our store at once. Examine the instrumen all fresh from their packing-cases Select instrument that will harmonizc with your niturc. We will deliver it at once.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

\ thousand leathor-WinEed bats es-
capped from their cages in Harry
DreggOrs' barn, Tuesday night They
had been brought from Lake Alfred
for the purpose of stocking DR.. Me-
Queens bat-rOost IN the southern
part of town and were confined in
ordinary boxes covered with sand-ny
netting. 1t was intended to take
them to the rOost on Wednesday; but.
during the night, they cut through
the netting and escaped. The doctor,
however, and Mr.. DreggOrs, both of
whom are aided and abettcd by Judge
w. F. Cooper, despatched two men
in car TO Lake Alfred, Wednesday,
TO get another supply Of bats and,
this time, they will take due precau-
tiOns against their escaping. The
bats are found sticking in heaps to
the inside of the roof over the attic
of large house at Lake Alfred; and
the men, with gloves on their hands,
rake them off by the double handful
and put them in boxes. 1t takes only
a little while to secure a thousand
or two. They are wanted here to
eat mosquitoes and produce guano.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Truck SmaSh-In

collision Of motor vehicles at the
intersection of Sullivan street and
Marian avenue. about 10 O'Clock, Sat
urday night. resulted in the demoli-
tiOn of 4. p. Hatch's delivery truck
and the loss Of the fender from the
touring car of Sam P. Bruton of Fort
Myers. The Bruton car was coming
up from the bay and was turning
east down the avenue. when the
Hatch truck, eoing west and driven
by Thornton LETTERS, ran into it. Lef-
fers says that the lights on the Bru-
ton car were very dim; and, as it
was raining at the time, he could not
see them clearly, but he was on the
right side of the avenue, and BTuton
should have crossed to the other side
before starting to turn. Neither Of
the men was hurt.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
ARCADIA LEGION GETTING
READY FOR CELEBRATION
Football, Sthlcuc Events, Fircvork,
Display, Features of ArmiSIicc
Day Program

Committees have been appointed
ana ar" rapidly getting into shap,
plans for the Armstice day cclcbra.
tlon to be given by X Post of the
american Legion in Arcadia Novcm.
ber nth. The Legion boys are be.
in% assisted by the Red Cross and
other organizations and the Bov
Scouts Will take a prominent part in
the celebration.
Features Of the celebration already
arranged for are number of athletic
events such as are usually a part Of
such affairs, including creased pie
races, potato races, greasy pole con-
tests, etc; good music throughout
the day; street dance at night: foot
ball game between local team and
Fort Myers team; fireworks, etc.
Dinner will be served at noon to all
former soldiers who attend the cele-
bration, the local Red Cross chapter
being III charge of this.
1t has been announced that num-
ber of prominent men have been OBJ
tanned 10 deliver addresses at the
dedication ceremonies at the new
Memorial school in the cast end Of
the city. The names of these speak
PTS have not as yet been made public
but the Legion committee said the
list would be arranged and given out
within Il week.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
FALL TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT WAS
SHORT, PLEASANT, UNIMPORTANT
Session Lasted But Day and Half Grand nry Brings Two In
dictments One for Murder and One for Perjury

The fall term of the circuit court
for Charlotte county began at II
O'Clock, Monday morning; and, a very
pleasant session, during which moth
ing of Importance was done, ended
at noon Tuesday. All the court of
fcers were present Amongst the
lawyers from other places present
were Leitner & Leitner of Arcadia
and |. p. Barlow of Wauchula.
The grand jury, Tuesday morning,
reported two indictments, viz: State
VS.. Paul Burns, alias Joe Cats, mur-
der; the same VS.. Oakley Hickman,
perjury The defendant in the first
case is a negro, who killed another
negro last spring at a turpentine
camp north of the bay. The court
fixed the bond in the Hickman case
at 100000.
The appeal of John Brown from a
judgment of the county court was
dismissed. Brown was fined in coun-
ty court for alleged violation of the
prohibition law, and it Is understood
that he accused Oakley Hickman Of
perjury in testifying against him.
In the civil suit of J. G. Mevrick
VS.. I. ]. Patrick, defendant failed tC
appear, and Judgment was entered
against him in the sum Of $611,12
This suit was for the collection of a
bill for fertilizers.
A chancery case, the hearing of
which attracted big crowd Tuesday
was the Page divorce suit
in which Mrs Calvin Page is apply
ing for a divorce from her husband.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Grand Jury Report

Th" grand jury for the fan
term of the circuit court for Char
lotte county, A. d. 1922, have exam
in"d all cases brought to our atten-
ton and have returned true bills
where we believed the evidence suf-
iicient and no bills where it was in
sufficient. We have visited the vari-
GUS county Offices and found them in
excellent condition, to the best of our
knowledge. We have visited the
tty Jail used by the county and
found it to be leaky, filthy and very
1nsanitary. We recommend that the
sheriff hold no prisoners in this Jail
longer than is necessary, but board
them out in some other county Jail
when it be possible to do SOW. f.
Mobley, clerk; Chas. w. Shaw, fore
man"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
City Commissioners and Manager
Told by People They Want Per-
manent Street Work

The semi-monthly meeting of III,
City Commission was held Wednes
day night. the meeting having beer
postponed from Tuesday on accoun,
of the inability Of some members tc
be present.
At the Wednesday meeting matters
pertaining 10 tax assessments and
street improvements We're discussed
There were Eve or six complaints as
to assessments, and after carefully
considering all of the complaints. up-
on recommendation Of the valuation
board, the commission reduced the
assessment on improvements on the
}. T. Rose property at the corner of
King street and Marian avenue 5000
and allowed a similar reduction on
the improvements on the J. D. Mayes
residence property on Harvey street.
All other applications for reductions
were denied, the commission and val
uation board regarding all other as
sessments as fair and not out of line
with those on property of similar
character and value in the same sec
tiOns of the town.
In discussing proposed street inn
provcments. it developed that there
has been no complaint from property
owners who would be affected regard
ing the proposed improvements, ex-
ceDt that many DO not approve of us
ing Shell for a surface material and
demand a better type OF improve
ment, such as sheet asphalt. All of
the commissioners who expressed
themselves and The manager said that
no one with whom they had talked
was opposed to making the improve
ments, but all wanted permanent i'm
Frovements instead of a shell street
as originally proposed.
The manager reported that a large
quantity of shell had been unloaded
and used in repairing tine streets in
various parts of the town, the cost
of unloading, hauling and spreading
the material amounting to 5Sc a
cubic yard.
On account of the confusion and
inconvenience that is caused at mail
time near the postoffice by cars being
parked at any angle that may be
convenient to the driver, il was de
cided to paint stripes on the pave
ment in Marian avenue in the post
Office block as guides to drivers in
parking their cars, il being expected
that the public will gladly observe
the regulations that may be pre-
scrited in this respect as the action
is being taken for the convenience
of the public.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Death OF Miss Mary WeICh

After long, lingering illness
which she bore with Christian pa
tiencc, Miss Mary j. Welch died at
l O'Clock, yesterday morning, at the
home of her brother, John 4. Welch.
in the eastern part Of town Funeral
services, conducted by Rev. Francis
4. Kearns, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, were held at the residence at
. p. M. yesterday, after which her
mortal remains were laid in final rest
in Pineapple River cemetery. Many
friends attended the services at the
residence, but some of them were de
tered by the condition of the road
from being present at the grave. Be
sides her brother, she leaves to
mourn her loss one sister, Miss Emily
Welch, who also lives with her broth
er, and very dear friend, Miss Kate
Mcdaniel of Mobile, Alabama, who
tenderly ministered to her during her
last hours. 1t was for this purpose
that Miss Mcdaniel came here from
Mobile. She had previously made
her home with the Welches. Miss
Mary Welch was born at Holbeach,
England, in 1850. In 1854. the fam
lily moved 80 Mount Vernon, Ohio.
where they lived until January, 1873,
when they moved to Mobile. From
here, the brother and his two sis
"rs came to Punta Gorda in 1910
md proceeded to make a beautiful
ZONE in the eastern part Of town.
he deceased was a devOut Christian.
lad been a faithful member of the F..
'resbytrian church practically all her
lie. Illness from which she suffer
or many years debarrcd her from
ctive participation in religious work, |
ut she never lost interest i'm the
rogress of the church. She was a
ehned, highly educated woman, an
ssiduous reader of the best books
nd periodicals, and her mind con
aimed vast amount of valuable in
derived from her reading. I
Ter bereaved brother and sister. as I
ell as her devoted friend, Miss Nc II
aniel, have the sincere sympathy Of
ne whole community.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Death of Child

Many friends deeply sympathizc
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. John.
son in the loss Of their baby daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Lucille, age five months
who passed away at 1:15 Wednesday
morning. The child became i'll on
Sunday; and, in spite of the earnest
efforts of two of the most skilled
physicians, supplemented by the I'M
remitting attention of two experienc-
ed nurses, her condition steadily grew
worse until the end came. The cause
of her death was colitis, which was
aggravated by blood poisoning. She
was physically perfect and gave
promise of developing into a splen-
did woman. Her little body was laid
TO rest in Pineapple River Cemetery
Wednesday morning, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. w. n. Swain,
pastor of the Baptist church. Many
sympathizing friends of the bcreaved
parents attended the funeral.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
BAPTIST ". NJ. U. RALLY
TO Be HELD OCTOBER q
VIII Meet at Bowling Green Next. sat
uIdH%. Names of Local Pcn-
pie on Program

Following is the program for The
Bowling Green Baptist W. ". T. raj
ly TO be held Saturday. October 21
1922, beginning at 1890 a. m.
Devotional led by Mrs. Mable Alex
ander; Baptist w. NJ. Z. hymn, How
Firm a Foundation;" remember the
watchword and prayer calendar; ad-
dress of welcome by Mrs. J. c. Pope;
response by Mrs. Frank Baldwin; I;
minute reports from the societies; ;
special music by Mrs. DR.. Garner and
Mrs. X. NJ. Stidham; discussion Of
supplementary campaign led by Mrs.
Bean; closing song; adjournment
for dinner.
Afternoon session beginning at
one thirty 7. m: Devotional led by
Mrs. r. C. Cro9land; home board and
its work, by Wauchula w. NJ. s.:
special mucic by New HOPE young
people; foreign board and It's work,
by New Hope w. N. s.; special mu-
sic by Bowling Green; offerinG. clos
ing exercises.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
VALIDITY Of ASSESSMENT
UPHELD BY U. S. COURT
Charlotte HarbOr Northern Loses Ont
in Suit To Avoid Payment of
Taxes Here

several years ago, when the Char
lotte Harbor Special Road and Bridge
District was organized, the Charlotte
Harbor d Northern railway endeav-
ored 10 avoid payment of the special
tax imposed for road purposes, its
contention being that this district
overlapped another district, and for
that reason was not legally organized.
The matter was taken through The
courts, step by step, the railroad los
ing each time, until the matter was
taken to the supreme court of the
United States, which rendered its de-
cision few days ago holding that
the law authorizing the assessment Of
the taxes is constitutional.
The suit brought by the c. H. & n.
was against the board Of commissions
ers of DeSoto county, in which the
special district was located when the
district was formed, but is now in
Charlotte county. The c.. H. & y.
attacked the law authorizing the as
sessment of the taxes on the ground
that it was retroactive and was pass
ed TO make valid taxes which had
been illegally imposed by the COM
1t is presumed that the
decision of the Federal supreme court
will end the litigation over the mat
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

Then center of population Is the
center Of gravity of the population of
country, each individual being as
sumed to have the same wcieht. in
the United States the center of popu-
lation has followed the parallel of SO
degrees latitude and has moved in a
westward direction during the last
125 years. In 1910 it was located
in Bloomington. Ind. The 1920 cen
sus locates it in the extreme south
east corner of owen county, Indiana.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Storm Didn't thrive

After the people here were kept
'on the ragged edge" for three days
about the caribbean storm which was
said to be approaching, the storm
passed nearly two hundred miles
southwest of here. There was not
even high wind at Punta GOrda, but
there were three dark, dreary days,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, during
which the sky was overcast, and
showers, some Of them very heavy,
fell frequently and arain saturated
the country. Monday cleared off
warm, which caused some prophets
to lredict that more rains and an
ether storm would soon be coming
along.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

Fhe plaintiff introduced number, O,
witnesses who testified to seeing Page
drunk on various occasions. the oh.
Ject being to prove that he is an
h2bltual topper The case was adj
Journed for continued hearing, which
was to be heard at Wauchula YES
icrday CThursday), when defense
Witnesses would be heard.
All cases on both civil and Grimm
al dockets not mentioned above were
continued to next term.
The presentment of the grand Jury
was read Tuesday morning, and is
as follows:
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

Roy Johnson, Colorod citizen, was
brought before County Judge Trabue
Saturday morning, charged with
beating his wife and carrying pistol
and metallic knucks He entered a
plea OF guilty OF al thrcc charges and
was sentenced to -four months on the
roads in each ease. A year of service
to The county is expected to improve
his disposition.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

The term Uncle Sam" is used to
signify the government of the United
States, or a typical representative or
citizen Of the United States, and is a
jocuIar explanation of the initials ~.
S" It is said that the government
stores purchased at Troy, y. Y, in
the War Of 1872. were marked u.
S" and that the inspector in charge
of them, Samuel Wilson, was popu-
larry known as Uncle Sam" from
which arose the facetious explanation
of the initials.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
PUBLIC DEMANDS BETTER TYPE
OF STREET PAVING THAN SHELL


The Volstead law defines intoxicat-
ing liquors, mentioned in the eich-
teenth amendment. as liquors con-
tanning more than one-half of one
per cent alcohol; provides penalties
for violation of the amendment and
law and defines conditions under
which liquor may be used for indus
trial and medicinal purposes in
states where there are no state pro-
hibition laws in conflict.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR 1922
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN s.. 600 OOO
Gold and Diamonds

Not only does the United States
hold the bulk of the gold of the
world, but it possesses half of all
the diamonds of the world. Diam
.ond experts estimate the total value
OF the worlds diamonds at $4,000
100000, and consequently a billion
and half of dollars in that form
OF wealth is in the hands of the
Americans. No diamonds are mined
in this country.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

The boundary line between the L
S. and Canada is a tract thirty feet
wide, originally cleared of all trees
or other growth. At the end Of
every mile is a cast iron pillar, paint
ed white, square, four feet out of
the ground. and bearing in raised
letters on its sides the names of the
commissioners who ran the line and
the date.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
HallOMe'en Dance

A dance will be given in the lobby
of the Hotel Punta Gorda Halloween
night for the benefit of the local
band, beginning Immediately after
the picture show is over. 1t was or
iginally planned to give this dance at
the Reddish lodge. The Darcy Or
chestTa will furnish the music
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

No man is allowed TO sow carrot
seeds in Lithuania because Of a sup
erstition. The peasant woman puts
an egg, some bread and a coin
symbols of fertility-in a wooden
bowl and adds moistencd seed. Thon
she puts the seed in her mouth ard
walking along, spits it into a furrow
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Oceans Greatest Known Depuh

The greatest known depth of the
ocean is midway between the islands
Of Tristan dAcumba and the mouth
of the Rio de la Plata, South Ameri-
ca. The bottom there was reached
at a depth of 46,236 feet, or eight
and quarter miles.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
To HuiId Home

J. H. Howard, the grocerteria man,
has recently bought of T. c. Cros-
land the residence lot fronting east
on Taylor street and adjoining the
Connolly place on the north, and in
tends erecting on it an attractive
modern home.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
Fishing is Fine

For the past fortnight, local
anglers have been in their glory. so
to speak. Fishing from the docks.
they have caught many biz strings Of
trout, every angler taking much more
than his own needs required. Every
morning. the docks are alive with
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20
characteristics nl Sniders

Spiders possess 2 ScEeitiveness to
musical sounds. Some species seem
to respond to the note Of the piano
the harp, the flute, and so on, in
manner suggestive Of their ability to
recognize these sounds or the har-
monic vibrations on which they are
based
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

The larger robber crab, found in
certain parts of the Pacific islands,
starts life in the watcr like other
crabs, but later takes to climbing
cocoa palms and picking the cocoa
nuts for food.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

The Chinese save their hair comb
ing and have them spun into long
threads, and then woven into stock
ings. The popular belief is that
stockings made of human hair keep
out the wet better than any others.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-20

The United States writes and re-
ceives more letters than any other
nation-a per capita average Of 1I2
letters year through the mails.