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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-10-22
DISASTROUS SMAsH-UP.
A Triple Collision on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
An Express Crushes into IN Emigrant Train
"A Number Of People Killed
and wounded.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., October 1S.-On tho
Meadows, four miles west of this city,
collision occurred between two trains this
evening, which resulted in the death Of
several persons and the injury of number
Of others. The Pacific express, leaving
here at 6:15 O'Clock, ran into a western
bound emigrsnt train, which had stopped
at the coai-shute, on the eastern side Of tho
Hackensack bridge, knocking portion Of
the latter across the track OF tho Lehigh
Valley Road. Shortly afterward Lehigh
Valley train, eastward bound,
came laundering along and crash
ed into the wreck. The dead wero
all on tine emigrant train, as were
also the injured. The brakeman Of the
latter train was among the victims. The
wreck Is the most frightfuI one on the road
In years. Three of the dead have been
brought to Jersey City. They are man
and woman, both decapitated, and terri
bly, mangled, and boy Of about twelve
years, who had both legs cut off. Among
the wounded are Eulenia Arneers, going
on q visit to her father at Madison,
Wis; Christian g. Bolsted, bound
for Minneapolis, Minnesota; Marinus
Klinger, going on a visit to an uncle at La
Junta Colorado; Laura Redesen MelanR-
rand, intending to join her husband nt
Norwood, Is. Il is said that there are many
more under the wreck. The latest infor-
nation places the number Of killed at eight.
The emigrant train was just pulling away
from the coal-shutes when the accident oc-
CURED. A dense fog prevailed at the time.
The bodies Of the man, woman and boy
WI ich were brought here were taken
to Speer's morgue. They have not
vet been identified. The wounded were
brought to the Jersey City depot, where all
available ambulances were in waiting, and
were carried thence to st. Francis Hospital.
They were: Enlena Arrears, Norwegian,
aged thirty years, en- route TO Madison,
Wis, both legs cut of and injured about
the head. She died ten minutes after
aged eighteen, en- route to La Junta, COLI
| where his uncle resides.
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THE CHOLERA.
some Very Intelligent Observations on its
Recent Ravnges.

Some Very Intelligent Observations on its
Recent Ravages.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.-A final report,
dated October 1, describing the gradual
subsidence of the cholera at Marseilles and
Toulon, and its disappearance from both,
has been received by the Secretary OF State
from United States Consul Frank II. Mason.
The most fatal day at Marseilles was the
21st Of August, with death record OF
sixty-nine; that Of Toulon was the 9th OF
August, on which date forty-two deaths
were recorded. The subsidence Of the
scourge has been gradual, and the
deaths now occurring are nearly
all among the fugitives who have
returned to their homes without due pre-
caution in respect to ventilation and disin-
lection or have been imprudent In their
diet or habits The epidemic Of 1885 had
claimed lin Marseilles, from its outbreak
down to the date of the report, 1880 VIC
tins. This is an unusually fatal record for
a second years's visitation at Marseilles,
the mortality of the secondary outbreaks
having been uniformly less than half that
of the preceding summer. It is
pleasure to- be able to close the
record OF the epidemic without including
among its victims the name of any citizen
of the United States. This is the moro
gratifying in that the malady was par
ticularly In its earlier stage fatal TO- for
eigners, notably English and Scandina.
yians. Two American vessels were In port
during the early and most fatal stage Of
the epidemic. There were in all on both
vessels nine cases, including both cap
tains, Of acute cholera diarrhea.
Consol Mason says that he prescribed
the remedy Of DR.. Valentine, OF New York,
with more than ordinarily good results.
Its formula Is tincture of rhubarb, ten
parts; laudanum 'sydenham, four. parts;
camphor one-half part; syrup OF ether,
fifty parts, syrup Of bitter orange peel.
| ffty parts; one teaspoonfnl in little
water and repeat until symptoms cease:
| He adds: at is doubtful whether final
statistics viii show that any substantial
| progress has been made In treating the
most malignant forms of the disease, or
| that the proportion Of deaths TO cases have
| been reduced so much as l. per cent by all
| the experience of these two somber years.
| The one effective treatment for Asiatic
| cholera is to avoid it." Mr.. Mason, who
| has bravely remained at his post through
| two epidemics, is highly commended Tor
| his intelligent reports by the Department.
/ of State.
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Mexican Postal Treaty.

WASHINGTON, October 1s.-The Postmas-
ter General is expecting daily to hear Of
the ratification by Mexico Of the new postal
treaty. President Diaz has recommended
such action in his message to the Mexican
Congress, and Minister Romero says
there is no doubt of its adoption. The
change win cause slight reduction In rev.
enue to this Government on mails destined
for Mexico, but the advantages which are
anticipated will compensate many fold for
the loss. The new arrangement will
tend 10 bring this country in closer rela-
tions with Mexico. Postage on letters 20
that country will be reduced from I've to
two cents, and on newspapers to one cent,
making the domestic rates cover all our
Mexican mail. This is the most notable
feature, but there are quite number OF
provisions which tend to broaden and
strengthen sentiment Of reciprocity De,
tween the two countries. One effect VIII
be to encourage the circulation Of newspa-
pers Of the United States in Mexico.
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"RsspEoTAeLY DRESSED"

An unknown man, respectfully drosscd,"
That was all that the record said;
wondering pity might guess the rest;
Ono thing was sure. the man was dead.
Aud dead, because he'd no heart 10 live;
Hts courage had faltcrcd and failed the
test.
How little the all We nov can give.
A Anamesoss sod 10 cover his breast
sRespociably dressed % tho thongbtless read
Tho sentence over, and Idly say
"What was II. then. since u was not need.
Which made him thus ding his life AWAY
"Respoc,ably drcssedI"s How little they
Who acvcr have been for money pressed.
What II coats respectable poor 10 go,
Day efter day, "rcspeosably dressed y
n Tho bcgTars on sldowalkrsufipr less.
- They herd all together. clAlulnd CLAM:
Aliko and clunlh vrctdhcdneA4,
No room for pride between man and man.
Nothing 10 lose by rags or by dirt,
More often something ls gained instead;
Nothing 10 fear but bodily hurt,
Nothing 70 hope for save daily bread.
nut respectable poor have ail-,o lose;
For the world to know. means loss aud
They'd rathor die n ihoy had to choose;
They cling. a. for life, 10 place and name.
Cling. and pretend and conceal. and hide:
Never an hour but iis terror bears;
Terror which Alinks like guilt 20 one side.
And often gullticr countcnancs wears.
"Respeciably dressed 10 the last; ay. last
Las, dollar, Iast :crust. las, proud pulse
starved body. starved SOUL hope dead and
wksi wonder ,hA, any death look. swos,i
ar unknown man. rcspcc,ably drcssed.''
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CHAPTER XIV,
-u, ruar.Trrrro wn1nLwrrD.


The year that followed was very
happy one to the young couple, work
ing away upon their claim at the
Slough.
True. they were poor, and were
forced to live very economically; but
what was poverty when they had love.
and health, and the assurance that pow
erty would be vanquished in few years
morep
IL lacked less than two years OF the
time when they could prove up" and
get a Government patent to their land
under the Homestead act, and by that
time they would have almost as tine q
fruit and vegetable ranch as the State
afforded; for here the frost never
comes, and with all fear Of drouth ban
ished by the certainty Of an abundant
supply Of water from the river through
the irrigating bitches, prosperity
seemed assured beyond any possibility
of failure.
Then, too, branch OF one OF the
leading railroads was being built nea,
them. and would be completed. and
furnish means Of transportation FOL
everything they raised, by the time
their trees and vines were In full bear
ing, 81 "a. .,,......,,,.,s,
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ALuuatIc Hanus Himself.

ISprANAroLis, IND, October 1s.-Dayid
@. Miles, of Laporte, an inmate OF the In
sane Hospital, committed suicide this al
ternoon by hanging. During q thunder
storm he went into the new boiler-house,
tied cord to a cross beam, and with the
moose about his neck jumped from trestle.
His father committed suicide some time
ago. This Is the second suicide at the IN
sane Hospital In three weeks.
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CHAPTER xxIII.

rnr COTTAGE ~ TIE s.oooh
Avery happy little group I was that
sat under the new porcr Of the snanty
until long after the stars came out that
night
So many changes had taken place.
there was so much to talk about tnsI y
was ten o'clock before tney once once
hought OF the time, ana stlll ln9y
talked on for. another hour pelore re.lE
ing-the family 70 thelr peus anu rras-
tus to bunk on the moor. oil - H..
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CHAPTER xxu.-CoSItNuEp
With his arms about her, telling her
over and over again how dear she was
10 him. and how IL was because he
thought she could not love him as he
wished. that he had gone away, thetwo
might have stood there until the sun
had hidden iisoli from sight behind the
mountains and the night had come up
from the valley below. but that the
roam horse. In his efforts to nibblc al
the grass by tho roadside, jcrkcd so
hard upon tho bride which Erastus
held upon his arm as 10 bring them
back 10 q knowledge Of their surround
ings
Then they started slowly homeward
along the by.road that wound around
tho rocks. and over the stones. and in
and out OF gnllys washed by centuries
Of rainy seasons.
So slowly In fact did they go on that
the cows. lazy rs they were. had got
home aud been MIXED. and Mrs. Par
sons had looked many times in the di-
rcction from which they came. and In
which sho knew Lucy had started in
search of them. hoping 20 see her com
ing. Finally, little worried at her
long absence. she suggested TO her hus-
band that he 20 up the mountain a lit
tlo way and call, aud be. quick to
take the alarm, was on the point OF
starting when he saw the lovers APP
preaching; tho roam horse following
tho length OF his bride rein behind.
For little space John Parsons stood
in doubt. then raised his hand 10 his
eyes as II TO gather more Of the falling
light
Only an instant he stood so, and then
bringing his hand down upon his thigh
with slap, he exclaimed; =.
81 knowed III i knowed 'Ras could
take hintl That's him. Marty. that's
'Ras, an he an Lucy hev made up.
Don't ye seeP he's a-holdin' Of her
hand.r
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AM person who TAX - tha paper regularly nom the
.ssiofos whelksT directed 10 bis whether he
= tutaefibef o. not, IA re.ponsble faf ths1Ay.
Ths courts have decided that refusing 10 take
tarsfs aad periodicals. from the posioniee. OF tsmov
M Aud leaving them uncailed fof h sAa (aeia go
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tocpTsOAt ssewcd Aa RtuAu Rcsrved.l
Driven From Sea to Sea-,
Or, JUST A CAAIPIN'.
CHAPTER xxn.-coNrtNurp.

fuBLisHub nv PERnsstcs or }. T. DowKuY
4 Co. PuBLisnrHs. CHICAGO.
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you wanted IL 10 $50 10 bring Christmas
quicker, and string good deal of corn
and tied good many apples, just as
May did.
SO Christmas came, or the day before
Christmas, which is almost as much
fun; and Mays papa went TO the wood
lot and brought home tree, trim lit
tie FIR with dark green, glossy bOughs.
lie planted IL straight and firm in tiny
tub, filled with sand, which May stuck
full OF twigs and bits of evergreen.
$50 nice for Mamie 10 wash her dolls
clothes in said she. Its Just bio
enough. She meant the tub
Then she hung the apples and candy
horns on the branches; and the strings
of popcorn, like little snow wreaths.
and the gifts.
There was n warm shawl for Mrs.
Day, dress for each of the three little
girls, doll with red hair for Mamie. a
tea set for Bess and pretty work box
for Nora.
That night, when the stars began to
come out, Mays papa took her on the
big hand-sled. with the tree, and away
they new down the long hill to the lit
lie back house. Papa set the tree on
the step. Then he knocked gently.
and whsked May away from the door.
What do you suppose Nora and
Mamie and Bess said and did when they
peeped out and saw the tree?
They just hOllered and hollered. and
hoped up and down. cried May to
mamma, when papa had drawn her
home again. "And then they all took
it in and shut the door; o, mamma, I'm
so glad did,
And, after all, Santa Claus paid the
big white house visit; of course he
did. For it wasn't really he who made
the Days Christmas tree, YOU know-it
was only little May,Deane. ada Carte
ton.
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A Maine man claims from personal
experience that ten good grade merino
sheep can be kept on the same or less
feed than is required to maintain one
COW, and yield better
For sheep il seldom pays TO grind
grain. For young stock grain may
often b. prOiitably cooked. Potatoes
may often be cooked and fed 10 young
stock 10 advantage. - Prdirie Edrmer
Lemon Butter: Six lemons. twelve
eggs, two pounds of sugar. one-quarter
pound of butter; CRATE the rinds. add
the juice, beat the eggs; simmer over a
slow fire fifteen minutes, stirring all
the while. EIchdRgc.
Give warm food to fowls i'm the morn
ing and see that they have plenty of
water that is kept from freezing. Put
it into the dish as warm as thew can
drink 1t twice a day. Empty the dish
at night. II YOU can not give your
hens care sell them. - Chicago TriGuae.
A process has recently been discov-
cred 10y which natural flowers OF all de-
scrlptions can be preserved for years.
anu worn and used in an exactly similar
manner as artificial flowers now are
The process consists of an invisible var
nish. which is used TO coat over the
leaves, stems and petals.
Cranberry Sauce: Put hot water
on the berrie, and let them stand until
cold; then To one quart of them add a
pint of sugar, and one pint of water:
after adding water, let boil twenty min
utes; then add sugar and boil fifteen
minutes more; stir the berries often and
mash evenly When done the sauce
may be strained i'm bowl When cold
it should be served in slices Boston
GiOJc
Unthinking farmers will sometimes
place a colt or young horse by the side
OF a horse of more mature years and cx.
pect 1t To do au equal amount of work
without injury. Such a thing is not
only cruel but unwise. Many prom
ising young horses have been ruined bv
such treatment. No young horse should
be expected to stand the work that
horses which have been accustomed to
hard usage are able to mdergo.-N Y
IribURC.
Taking the best specimens of steers.
it is found that by the best system of
feeding in the first year "a calf or steer
can be made to improve 1855 pounds.
The second year the steer will @ain $50
pounds, third year 7O2 pounds and
fourth year 81 pounds. Thus it is seen
that IN the average for the three years
after the first the increase is not hall
what it was the first year. while the
animal partakcS of twice "a much food
and represents twice as much capital.
NeW EHgiaHd Faymcr.
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- . -
SILK
The beautiful Product OF Nothin. but a
Worm.

The beautiful Product OF Nothin. but a
Worm.
DO YOU ever think, children, when
your pretty sashes and ribbons are tied
on, and you look mt them admiringly;
that the glossy, beautiful silk is made
by norm? Some of YOU may have
seen silk-worms, but many do not know
what an interesting story their little life
makes.
Last winter thore was sent me IA tiny
package of what looked like gray seeds.
or beads. had to keep them very cold
until the mulberry leaves were well
grown. Then put the seeds in "A warm
place. In day or two there were mvr-
lads OF tiny little creatures crawling out
from the seeds or eggs. At once they
began to eat the leaves Of the mulberry.
Day after day they ate, and grew. until
they were rs large as my little finger,
and longer. They ate so much that we
were all kept busy feeding them. They
would seize n leaf, and leave nothing
but the veins in few moments. If YOU
ever saw n skeleton bouquet YOU can
imagine how they left the leaves
But one morning they did not seem
so hungry. They wandered about. and
climbed up the bundles of straw / had
set for them. In little while many of
them began to spin the most beautiful
Sllken threads, very much as spider
does. Back and forth. over and over.
in loops like a figure g, went their queer
hooded heads. BY and by each one
could be seen inside a beautiful slken
veil or shell, about the size of LARGE
peanut. The worm continued to spin
until the veil was too thick for us TO see
through; but we could hear his "click.
click click, rs he worked. The worms
have TO be killed in the case. If they
are allowed to live they will break the
delicate threads
We did not kill them all, however. /
wish you could have seen the room
when we gathered the cocoons. which
Is the proper name for the peanut
shaped home of the silk-worm. All
along the ceiling, behind the window
curtain, on papa's desk, i'm baby's rub
Der which she forgot to put away be-
hind the pictures ON the cord. under
the broom, on the floor. around the
door-knObS - cocoons, cocoons, every
where; countless numbers were also
hung, like pretty birds eggs, in the
straws. From these, after few DAYS.
came beautiful white moths, not at all
like the ugly worms.
From the cocoOns i'm which we killed
the worms we reeled the delicate
threads from which all our silk is made.
Is itnot indeed curious storyP-Oltr
Littic ones.
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a SENATORIAL STORY.
The Gentleman from Way Back who Wa
Not SO Green as lie Looked.

ihe Gentleman from Way Back who Was
Not SO Green as lie Looked.
When Nesmith was elected to the
Senate from Oregon, in the carly part
OF the war, he had never been i'm Wash
ington; never been east of the Rocky
Mountains, in fact since he emigrated AZ
hoy to the Pacific slope to seek his
fortune. He had never seen a railroad
or a locomotive until he struck the Pan
anna Road at the Isthmus. and. as he
described himself, was green as a
squash. Upon reaching Washington.
being too bashful TO present his creden-
ualS and be sworn in at once. he spent
q day or two looking down upon that
distinguished body from q seat i'm the
gallery so rs TO get the hang of things
a lttie before he yCntured on the floor.
MS dIlhdencc wore oifafter little. and
ms great fund of ancc Tote. his fine vein
OF humor, his frontier frankne,s and
originality Of character and manner.
drew around him warm friend, of both
parties Standing one day in group OF
senators who had been uucstioniuo, him
concerning his adventurous life. Sena-
tor wilson, Of Massachusetts. said. .Iun-
'''f''''f '''.titiAplf iIIdl YOU mao never
seen q railroad until you came East.
and that everything Of that sort I'm tho
way OF modern improvements was en-
urcly new TO YOU. Now. am curious
to know what struck YOU as being the
most wonderful thing that met your OH
seryation ON this side of the continent2"
Ncsmith hesitatcd moment. then
said well, ] spent my first two or
three days iu Washington up tboro
in the gallery looking at the senate
and / think what most filled me
with wonder was the thought that
who went on TO Oregon few wears AGO
poor uncducatcd boy. should be here
as o member of the highest legislative
body in the country. That was nv
greatest wonder
''Well-but--I don mean that exact
ly,' said Wilson. who was chiefly cuyi.
Gus about what mechanical contrivance
or invention had excited most surprise
"but what after that most surprised
you2
Well said Ncsmilh. dropping his
serious manner and putting on quiz
zeal expression, II think after the son
s1uon of surprise at being here myself
what excited most wonder was how The
dickens The rest of YOU got here. -
Hocl1at'r FOsLEJprest
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FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
TELLING SANTA CLAUS.


Dearest Santa Claus: We got them,
Harry. gun aud Charles ship.
Al our books. and dolls, and candy,
Lddic's rocking horse and whip.
Bui papa SAYS. santa, darling.
That hc thinks you'd Ike 20 know
What became Of all the presents
mat you brought IA year ago.
Let me think: there irere two dollies:
Cousin Ada got one too,
Ana Mitlln "A drawer she put n.
Necrc she keeps IL, nice and new;
but we couldn't treat our babies
I'm that cruel, heartless way
why suppose mamma had done So
santa, what would people sayr
Ada thinks were so unRrateftll
But we tried our best 10 be
Little careful. loving mothers.
But-wcll. santa Claus. YOU SEQ,
Babe do make lots of trouble,
And one very stormy day.
Nellie took hers 20 the firc.
Where IL melted most away
kept mine good while longer.
But her clothes got sOilcd aud torn.
And her hair got al unkrinklcd.
Oh! she did look 80 fOrlOrui
1hcu mamma rocked over on her
Right upon her precious head,
SO cut OIL ono sweet riuglpt
And pretended she was dead.
Baby kept her rubber rattle.
And. % Santa, It's the truth!
There s ~ cunning hole; she bit Il
With her very first wee tooth;
I'm afraid VIC We lost the puzzles.
80 Ana broke my coral ring
Time and change mamma says Santa
VIII affect most everything"
Then that splendid book of pictures
How we little ones did shout;
But we read, and read and read IL,
I!ll twas every bit worn out:
W DlI, we didu sppCt 10 keen IL
Ihctly now whole long ycnr,
But We know most all the stories;
SANTA dur ing, do you carer
sAETA's REPLY.
Darling little girls: Your letter
Pleased me more than I can tell
And learn with satisfaction
That you use my gifts so well.
santa thinks that dollics pldBcd With,
Stories Tcdd and read again,
WIN leave just the right impression
Upon busy heart ana brain.
Mother tells me, precious Rirlics.
Ihut you rC growing every day
nina und patient, sweet and careful
In half unconscious way;
Never mind the treasures broken,
~ was but the T. outward parts
II the choicest gifts of Christmas
You have treasured I'm your hearts.
10 not hoard such gifts my dnrlinps.
Sc lhcui, Ike your toys and books;
| shNil know how much You prize them
FROM your actions, words and looks
-hd'c Laurence, ia Youths Companion.
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Loss OF Fle,h and strength.

" tn poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, or Oh first lying down
at night, should be looked TO in time. Per.
sons afflicted with consumption are pro-
verbally unconscious Of their real state.
Most cases commence with disordered liver,
leading TO bad digestion and imperfect Is
similation Of food-hence the emaciation,
or wasting of the flesh. Ii is a form OF
scrofulous disease, and Is durable by the
use of that greatest of oil blood cleansing
anti bilious and invigorating compounds,
known as DIR. Piercs's Golden Medical
Discovery"
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How 10 eave Money.

and we might also say-time and pain as
well in our advice 70 good housekeepera
and ladies generally. The great necessity
remedy convenient for the relief and
prompt cure Of the ailments peculiar to
woman-functional irregularity, constant
pains, and all the symptoms attendant
upon uterine Observation-Disclosures us to rec
ommend strongly and unuualifiedly DR.
Plerce's "Favorite cription''-woman's
best friend. 1t will save money.
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an. l. CARPENTER, 463 Fourth avenue,
New York, after running q gauntlet Of
eight years. rheumatism, used ST. Jacobs
Oil, the great pain reliever, by which he
was entirely cured and has had 40 return
Of his complaint