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The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22
CiTiI-ServIce Pretenses.

By virture of the appointment of Messrs. Roosevelt and Thompson to serve with MT. Lyman on the Civil Service Commission. the country has as effective a Commission as could be formed.
 But what is the use, while the President and his Cabinet refuse to supportthe work of the Commission and deliberately convert the civil service into political capital with which to repay political and person al services to themselves, provide for their relatives and friends, and strengthen themselves with the worst political elements for the fu- ture?
 If anybody is still credulous enough to imagine that Mir. Harri- son sincerely desires to put and keep only good men in office or that his attitude towards the public ser vice is in any degree better than that Of New York boss, let him consid- CT few facts.
 The Indianapolis postmaster, who began his term by saying in effect that he intended to twiddle his fingers at the spirit ofthe Civil Service law while obeying it's letter, restored to places in his office men who had been dismissed for bad character, one of them for keeping a gambling-house. The Civil-Service Commission found out the fact and compelled the postmaster to dis miss the men. But nobody has dismissed the postmaster, though he is the real offender.
 Again, Paul Vandervoort who was dismissed the service by Postmas- ter-General Gresham for shameless neglect of duty and for bad charac- ter and notorious unftness, was made Superintendent of Mails at Omaha by Mir. Wanamaker, and al- though Republican newspaper in Omaha denounced the appointment and told the whole story months ago, MT. Harrison has not requested Mir. Wanamaker turn the rascal out, and Mir. Wanamaker has not been moved 10 do so of his own accord.
 Again, man who was once ar rested for breaking into a house to commit an assault upon q woman, and who confessed his guilt, was made Postmaster at Shushan, N. H., and still holds his place, though all the facts have been urged upon the Administration attention.
 A wife -beater holds the Admin istration's Commission as Superin- tendent of Immigrants at Boston and another is Postmaster at Lead Hill, Ark.
 In view of these facts it is fair to ask, What is the use of pretending to have respect for fitness and de- cency in the civil service?-New York World.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

Jack Simpson, who runs lodg- ing house and restaurant in that delectable quarter of Bangor, Me, known as "The Devils Half-Acre, J owns bicycle which he declares is the largest in the world. The wheel is eighty-six inches in diameter. On one occasion Simpson gave an exhibition on his big wheel on a wire suspended eighty feet above the water at Rocky River, Ohio, and it was called a very daring per formance. The big wheel, which has been around the world, was built at Birmingham, England, at cost of s35O, and, although its diameter is so great, double sys- tenn of pedal cranks enable com mon cycler to ride it.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

It would not be enough for Gen. eral Harrison to do merely as we'll as Mir. Cleveland. He must do bet ter or he will do worse. Reform obliges. Progress is imperative. Cleveland exceeded Arthur in re- form efficiency. Harrison only by exceeding Cleveland in the same di- rection can alone keep to his meas ure. The demands of the time grow with each Presidency. The people want better government every ad- ministration. Stagnation is impos- sible. It is progress or retrogres- sion. It looks now like retrogres- sion.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

Germany just now seems to be plastered over nearly as much as England with trusts, and some alarm is beginning to be felt in the industrial and commercial world of the former country as a conse- quence. In many branches of busi- ness the tendency seems to be not merely toward combination, but to- ward combination of such a form as will prevent control or inspec- ton by the authorities and defeat the law. The design, in most in stances, is not only to advance prices, but to restrict production, the cutting down of the supply be- ing naturally deemed an essential preliminary proceeding in the scheme. The drift toward combi- nation, which we see in the United States, and which is manifested so conspicuously and offensively in the Standard Oil, sugar, white lead and other trusts, is in operation through out the world-in high protection, low protection and free trade coun- tries, and by labor as we'll as capi- tai. Nobody doubts that it will be brought under proper legal regula- ton and restraint, however, so far as regards the United States, at least.-Globe Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

When the Seminole Indians of of Florida elect a chief they choose the biggest fighter and most suc- cessful hunter of the tribe. Ifthere happens to be a tie between two can- didates, their method of deciding it is to have each candidate place a live coal on his wrist. The one who finches first loses the office.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

A law school for women is to be established in New York n xt fall by Mrs. Emily Kemily Kempin, IL. D. The system of teaching will be that of European universities all the instructions being given in the form of lectures. Mrs. Kempin is a graduate of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and is lawyer of note,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22
The Civil Service Law.

It Is the changes Tn the civil ser. vice which will be the only practi cal issue in the fall elections. That "the spirit and purpose of the re form should be observed in all ex. ecutive appointments was the pledge under which the administra- ton came into power. That it has been fagrantly violated cannot be denied. The abuse of political re- movals has been very much greater than for many years-we believe greater than since the Lincoln ad- ministration. Senator Plumb, ot Kansas, for instance, says there have been four times as many changes made in the post offices in Kansas by President Harrison as were made by Cleveland in the same length of time. ''In my country there is not a Democratic postmas- ter remaing." There was never a grosser, more deliberate, or more contgmptLous violation of pledges solemnly given to the country than the course of the administration in regard to the civil service. The President, indeed, has appointed an admirable Civil-Service Commis- sion, but the commission has no power whatever over removals and appointments. Mr. Roosevelt Is an honorable, energetic, and efficient friend of reform, who says and be- lieves that the removal of a good officer because he is a Democrat is a violation of the spirit of the law But he cannot prevent a single re- moval. MT. Clarkson is a frank and active enemy of reform, and he turns out postmasters at the rate sometimes of thousand a week The President approves amend ments of the rules recommended by the commission. But the Presi- dent also permits, and therefore sanctions, tie performances of Mir Clarkson, which totally dlscredit his assertion that "only the inter ests of the public service should suggest removals from office." On the 25th of May, Mir. Bonaparte president of the Maryland Civil Service Reform Association, and we believe, a Republican, said in his annual address "It is not harsh criticism to say that during the past three months General Harrison has already so failed to observe 1t the principle of reform that if he were the agent of any prudent private employer he would be removed from his place"
 This is the only National issue which can affect in any degree the autumn elections. All that is evi- dent is that the enthusiasm of Re publican friends of reform cannot have been aroused by the course ot the administration. .-Harper's (N Y.) Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

1IlG COlOIIISCS Ol W CHlCI II n ucII Sl- lia should esteem themselves lucky There are some 10000 of them, and they are to have responsible gov ernment; and, further, to come in- to possession of territory more than double the size of France.
 An old church in Cahokia, H., that was built in 1884 of cedar logs, was torn down a few days ago to make way for more modern build ing. There were only two churches in America-at St. Augustine and Santa Fe-that were older
 The bristles used in the manu- facture of brushes come mostly from Russia. In this St. Peters burg is the largest market in the world, though Poland, Belgium, Germany, France and Chicago also supply large quantities, which how ever, are of inferior quality.
 Trunk-makers say that the gigan- tic Saratogas are tout of style" and that women of good sense are pre- ferring to buy two moderate sized trunks, about forty inches long, with flat tops and iron bands and oak tips. Wicker trunks are also popular-both with women and eX- pressmen.
 The latest development of the automatic machine is a Dr. Cureall in Holland. It is wooden figure of man, with compartments all over 1t, labeled with the names of various ailments. If you have a pain find its corresponding location on the figure, drop a coin into the slot and the proper pill or powder will come out.
 There is man living somewhere in Russia who is 40 years old, So at least says Russian newspaper. It appears that he is an old-a very old-soldier, and in his youth was subject to 1S0 blows from the knout, and condemned to hard labor for life in the mines of Siberia, from which, however, he was released af- ter a brief sojourn of eight-nnd- thirty years
 The immigration from Italy to the port of New York continues to be heavy and almost every day of the week swarms of the sturdy chil- dren of the various Italian prov inces may be seen at Castle Gar den. All Americans who visit Cas- tie Garden are surprised by the muscularity, solidity and strength of many of the olive complexioned Italian women who are to be seen there.
 A novel use is made of the cleo tric light on the St. Lawrence Riv- CT, near the Thousand Islands re- sorts. One of the lights has been placed at the end of yard arm on the steamer St. Lawrence, which has a dyramo aboard. The light stands in front of a powerful reflector, and as the boat steams about at night among the islands the search light is cast upon them, revealing with distinctness their beauty and the beauty of the landscape.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22
Odds and Ends.

Boston that they will cure dyspep- sia.
 In spite of lis far from enticing name, William Swindell, of Ale gheny City, Pa, has made fortune as a contractor.
 A peach grower at Marshallville, Ga., obtained a clear profit of 5000 on one carload of peaches shipped to New York.
 The tallest policeman in the Uni ted States is Lieut.. Malin, of West Philadelphia, who is six feet five and large in proportion.
 The fashionable London wedding ring has recently been of dull gold, but Princess Louise went back to the old fashion and chose hers bright.
 There is unusually bitter com plaint this season of the lack of young men at the summer resorts. The patrons are almost all married people, young women and dudes.
 A mania for monograms now per vades London. They figure every where-on window curtains, DOT tieres, carriage rugs, furniture and | drinking glasses, and even on jew elry.
 In France they now use for steam and water joints gas jets made of wood pulp, which are boiled in lin seed oil. They give satisfactory re- suits, and are not subject to de- composition at high temperature.
 The first so-called lead pencils were made in the United States in 1880. It is estimated that the con- sumption in this country is 250,000 | a day; that, at an average cost of five cents each, amounts to $3,900,- 900 paid for lead pencils year.
 A hailstorm in Villafranca, Pied mont, was of such enormous stones that more than one hundred per sons were badly hurt, and a boy and a girl had their skulls fractured. The weight of some hailstones was estimated at two pounds.
 One of the sports at Cape May this season is to shoot with rifles at porpoises, schools of which swim along the shore within range. Even the ladies engage in the hunt for the game. Comparatively few of the fish are shot, however.
 The latest addition to the meth ods of suicide has been furnished by a soldier in Flensberg, Prussia, who loaded a cannon and killed himself standing in front of 1t after  having ignited a slow match.
 The greatest emigration society at present is the Argentine Repub- lie. It will spend this year 5000, l OOOt bring immigrants from the north of Europe alone. Ships from England, Holland and France are taking them over in thousands.
 There was an exciting battle at Pierce, Iowa, the other day between an owl and a large shepherd dog, the bird coming off victorious. An other bout was then arranged be- tween the victor and brindle bull pup, and again the owl was the winner.
 A new restaurant in London is to be run so as to furnish travellers of every nation with their accustomed food, Yankees will be served with canvas-back ducks, terrapin, clans American oysters, green corn and other products of the country in season.
 The Russian Government has of fered prize of 5000 rubles (s2,- 500) for the best inquiry into the nature and effects of the poison
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22
NUMBER 40
Notes and Comments.

cago Snould have been sent to Pas teur.
 If the orange trust is formed it will be the people who will be squeezed.
 It can hardly be regarded as re- markable that the missionaries at Mpwapwa are having bad spell.
 Marriage is not one-tenth as much a failure as the average sum- resort engagement.-Balt. Ameri- can.
 The captain who urged the pas senger on the steamer to ''keep cool" gave them the best advice he could.
 As an old friend and lifetime as- sociate ought not Lord Fife to have invited Gen Drum to his wedding? New York Tribune.
 A Lynn man has left his wife and joined the Salvation Army. Marriage that is failure drives men to do desperate things sometimes Boston Globe.
 If Brown-Sequard's discovery is what he thinks it is, it will enable him to live to laugh at the young men who have sneered at him as an old dotard.-Bufalo Courier.
 Men in public life always com plain of it's exactions, but they seem perfectly willing to bear them. They prefer to resign themselves to the troubles to resigning the offices Baltimore American.
 President Harrison was caught in shower the other day and got pretty wet. To know just when not to carry an umbrella requires craftsmanship which the country has not yet produced.-Chicago Herald.
 No boy need despalr of good for tune who has honesty, courage and industry for his capital stock. He has but to act well his part to find many helpful hands extended to him at the right time.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 It is claimed that the execution of the Sunday law is an interference with art. The Cincinnatian has more time on Sunday to paint his nose than he can get on any other day of the Week.-Louisville Cou- rier-Journal.
 The best and most satisfactory witness ever brought into court pro- ceedings is an engagement ring. Not only is it's testimony conclusive, but it is always promptly on hand as soon as the case is opened.- Baltimore American.
 A Maine fisherman. has just come into port with new yarn about the sea serpent. He saw him dis tinctly, and at one time he even thought he saw two of them. Pro- hib1tion is evidently a dead failure in Maine.-New York Herald.
 One thing we hope will be done before the great fair opens in this city in 1892, and that is to get rid of the thousand and one foul odors that vitiate the air. It were a pity to treat VlSlLOfS rom all over the world to such stenches.-N. Y. Epoch.
 A Vienna man of science has published statistics showing that one smoker contracts diphtheria to three non-smokers. His theory is this, that tobacco smoke protects the throat against microbes very much as it destroys parasites on rosebushes.
 President Harrison appears to have got the machinery in proper working order for filling the Fede- ral offices with Rt Rtpublicans Fifty
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

The ancient and honorable maid ems of Massachusetts might proper ly come under the head of rejected Mss.-Rochester Post Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-08-22

Statistictics just published show that there are 2,272 soldiers six feet or over in night in the British army.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15
6EoRaE's cRKKK

George Armstrong, of catlettsburg,
Is visiting at VIM. yaughaa's.
School opened on Mead Branch on the
18th inst, with NJ. F. Miller teacher.
Ned Compton Is very low OF consump-
ton. Old Ruley is also sick.
A little son Of Dean Castle died few
days ago Of some kind Of throat disease.
Married; on the sth inst, Jas. NJ. Mil
Ter. Jr.. to Miss Emma Garrison.
S. Bartlett, VIM. Vaughan and NJ r.
Castle attended the meeting Of the mules
at Erushy on the 10th inst.
Misses Lizzie and sallIe Handy are
visiting Elliott Burgess in johnson coun-
ty, Ky.
Capt. Reck Vaughan and wife, are Wis
ting VIM. Vaughan.
Jim Borders, Of Paintsyille, 4 here on
a visit,
We hive good Union Sunday School.
Kise Bros. win start out thrcshing
wheat before long.
r. NJ. PresOn, our cancer doctor, went
to see Moore Compton yesterday, who
is suffering from cancer. He says the
medicine is eating the cancer out.
MOUNTAIN Boy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15


Our school commenced August Il.
Our sunday-school is doing well under
the Superintendent Of A. l.. Moore.
Born, to the wife Of Mat. Hays lime
girl. Also. to the wife of VIM. Bac7, a
boy.
Several of our citizens attended. quar-
terly meeting at Smoky Valley sunday
last.
Allen Thompson lost fine roam mare
a few nights since.
Married, recently, few miles from
here. Henry Borders to Miss Sarah Sy-
ers.
There Is TO be pie mite At spencer's
church Thursday night for the purpose
of buying lamps for the church.
A. l.. Moore is Improving his house by
wcaiher-bOarling AMI ceiling it.
1t gave me greet pleasure to read the
Iettei OF G. W WTOten and NJ. Moore.
Hope they VIII write again.
0LD HICKORY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue Of execution No. 735, direct
ed 10 me, which issued from the Clerks
office Of the Lawrence Circuit court, in
favor Of II. j. Berry, PHI, against X. F..
and X. r. yinson, Defts, or one of my
deputies will, on Monday, August 10,
county court datJ, about one O'Clock, p,
m, at the court house door in Louisa,
Lawrence county. KY, expose to public
sale to the highes. bidder, the following
property. (orsb much thereof as may be
necessary TO produce the sum Of 1891 ~,
with 8 per cent interest from July 10,
1856, until paid. and the costs; subject TO
the following credits September 20, 1886,
$4,000; Nov. 10. 1883. 10000. July 10,
1889, SI0.50.j to-wii: \ tract Of land in
Lawrence county, OF the Wolf Pen
branch Of Big Blaine, containing 60 acres,
being the same lands conveyed by N. j.
aud J. Il. Dean to X F. and F.Vinson.
Said land was sold at the July tern, lss9,
as the property OF X. F. and K.F -Vinson.
Sale win be made on the equity ofre-
demption. Terms will be made known
on day of sale. A. l.. SIfASNoS, S. L. G.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15

Circuit Co.ft began here Monday,
Judge Burns presiding. Following
is list Of the jury;
D. w. Cared, d. d. Branhain, w.
S. Gfubb, Jas. P. Prince HEREFORD
Preston, Felix Adams, Gum By
irgton, VIM. Castle, A. p. Borders,
NJ. r. Swetnam, John Has, LATE
Co0ksey. Jake Neal, John L. Waugh.
an, Mark Miller, VIM. Savage, Lind
say Lester, VIM. s. Chapman, Mar
tin Hays, John II. Thompson, &C.
Mcclure, J. B. Carter, VIM. Bentley,
James Barrett.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15

Jim Cirinton, an eleyen-year-old
negro boy, was arrested and lodged
in jail here last Saturday night FOR
assaul.ing a little white girl Of ten
years of age. An examining trial
was held on Monday aud he was
re-committed to Jail to await action
by the Criminal court. Bail was
fixed at 500. The boy has made
himself notorious lately By nrm-
Der OF petty odenses. aud his ex-
treme youth is probably all that
saTed him from violence.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15
PERSONAL

C. D. Norris went to Catlettsburg
to-day.
A. and NJ. T. Preston were here
this week.
II. D. walbtidge, Of Washington,
is in town.
Geo, Clay, Of Catlettsbdrg, was
here Tuesday.
Sanford Klein, oil Cincinnati was
Eere this week.
DR.. Weis, Of Peach 0rchafd, is
in town to-day.
Mr.. VIM. o'Btien; Of Warfeld,
was here this week.
Mrs. w. D. Ratcliff, Of Clifford,
is visiting in Louisa.
Mrs. Alder. Ftlketson, of Kan
sas, Is visiting in Louisa.
Capt. d. n. Weis, Of Ashlsnd. is
in Louisa attending cotirt.
Editor T. d. Marcuni, of Catletts-
burg, was in Louisa Monday.
I. Y. Fitzpatrick, of Pfestons-
burg, is attending court here.
Mr.. VIM. II. Dobbins and daugh-
ter, of Gallup, wete here this week.
Lewis Apperson, of Mt. Sterling,
was attending court here this week.
Our Representative, NJ. y. Van
lhoose, Of Peach 0rchaadi is in Lou
lisa.
Mr.. W. ]. Crutcher, Of Peach Orch
ard, passed up Monday from Ash.
land.
Mr.. ]. W. Hughes of Star Fur.
mace, visited his sons in Louisa this
week.
Capt. +. F. Freese left this morn.
ing to take number Of passengers
West.
Miss Nellie Swetnam, OF Cstletis-
bug, is the guest of Miss Fannie
Freese.
Hon. J. F.. Hager, of Ashland,
and L. B. Without, of Grayson are
in town.
George Billups, of Ashland, is
spending a while in Louisa with
home folks.
Mre. B. F. Johnson and daugh-
ter, of Peach Orchard, were IN Lou
lisa Yesterday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. T. r. Brown, Of
Catlettsburg, are spending this
week in Louisa.
Mr.. NJ. S. Burns and wife and
Miss Lille McHenry visited Ia Cat
Ilettsburg last week.
Mrs. Jas. Shannon was visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. @. Songer, at Ash
land, a few days ago.
Jas. Laubon's family left this
morning to Join him in Indiana,
where he has located
| Col. Moore and Mr.. r. c. Burns,
Of Catlettsburg, are attending Cir
cult Court at this place.
| DIR. ]. w. 6wetnam and Mr.. Ran
Hinkle, of Peach Orchard, came
down on the train this morning
Miss Kate Moore and Messrs
John and Richard Moore, of Staley
Boyd county, visited in Louisa this
week. -,
| Mr.. Lee Small, of Peach Orchard
1 :. - town to-d0u He rpcanflx
drew a pension Of several hundred
dollars.
Misses Gypsy and Phebe NorthuI
will leave in a few davs for a trip
to Chautauqua and Saratoga and t
visit relatives in New York.
Prof. Ii. T. Lyttle;on, OF Marshal
, Texas, passedpp on the train las
Thursday on is way TO Pike coun
,lty. Howill soend few days II
Louisa upon liH return.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-15

The Chattaroi Actually Phrchas-
ed BY G. p. Huntington.

Col. Northup arrived home from
New York this morning. where he
attended an important meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Chattaroi
Railroad. He informed the News
that c. p. Huntington has purchas-
ed the controlling stock in the
road, and that the name will be
the "Ohio & Big Sandy Railroad"
He stated that the only definite
move Of which he knows at present
is that the road will be put in the
best possible condition Just as rap
idly as is possible, and the interests
along the line developed. As to an
extension, Mr.. Huntington has not
as yer made known his intentions I;
but taking into consideration a
number OF fittings in connection with
the situation is seems that the peo-
pie Of the Upper Sandy Valley
have more cause to hope for a road
room than thqy have ever before
had.