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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16

giants; I think the mightiest oxen l ever saw lean into yoke grow ill Switzerland. A yoke of them could pull up a mountain if there was any place to put it after they moved it. But the dog takes the place of the cow in the ranks of labor. There again one is impressed With the wide spread blessings of liberty in our own dear land. The American dog, be- yond making fools of a class of wom- en and men known as dog worshipers well, no; that's Father hard on the dogs-they are not really responsible for that-and making night hideous whenever anybody in the neighbor- hood wants to sleep, has really no du- ties that weigh upon him as compul- sory. All his duties, if one may call them such, are elective. To slip his muzzle and dodge the marshal; to bully smaller dog and run from larger one; to earn q reputation for vigilance and trustworthiness by barking all night at a tree in the front yard that has been there in the same place for 50 years, while the burglars strip the whole house through the kitchen windows; to ac- i.tii e SPuoullOH Uy barking for omething to eat, or by running violently under the house when tramp approaches the kitchen; to gather an unsavory correction of loud-sounding bones where they will smell the most and worst, under the front piaZza-these and few minor Pastimes fill in the busy days of the American dog. But the free-born Switzer dog earns his, rations. One morning, walking on the pleasant streets of Lucerne, the boys suddenly began to shout: Runaway horse! Runaway horse!" And when I made a rush for protecting tree 10! it was only a dog running down the street like a jackrabbit.i And indeed dog out of harness soon impresses you as a stray horse, and you wonder if it is not your neighborly duty to run in. front of him, toss up your hands and yell "Whoa!" and so make him run the faster, as is the manner of check ing runaways in all civilized lands.
 The Swiss dog hauls anything that is loaded on his wagon, though he is oftenest seen in the milk cart, the idle COW gazing at him contemplative- ly, as though she knew that in Amer ica that dog would be yelping and
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
BOB BURDETTE
 7akes z Trip Abroad
He Sees Difference Between the Domestic Animals
 of Switzerland and America

barking around her, just beyond reach
 of horns and heels. And possibly as
 she turns her cud she wonders why
 any sane COW should wish to leave
 that land of liberty and go to the realm of canine oppression called the United States. But the dog does not look happy. Although his human mas ter always works in the shafts be- side him and does his share of the work, which is somewhat more than the dogs, the canine seems out of place. He has a solemn, depressed eN- pression. He is an honest worker, and I never saw one of his race 'soldier- ing" When the dog and the man strike hill with heavy load the dog straightens his back, bends his knees and sets his strong claws into the ground and pulls with every pound of strength there is under his honest hide. But he never attempts to frolic or dance; he never tries to gambol;
 the minute a halt is made he lies down. All the time I have been in Switzerland, once have I seen a dog in harness leap and bark in an ecstasy of canine excitement. And he was trying to get at a big, loafing tourist dog that parked at hln. know that dog in harness was an anarchist. The owners of the working dogs tell me that when they do fight with the dogs of the leisure class the workers are almost invariably easily victorious, be-
 cause their daily toll keeps them hard and tough, in constant training, and
 they wear out the idler in the begin" ming of the first half,'' so there rare. ly is a second half to the game. Wherein there is a moral for your self, my boy, if you care to read it,
 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much," and he woodpile and workbench make better man than any gymnasium that
 was ever builded. As a rule, gym nasts are not healthy men, and as a class they do not live so long az
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16

 at home, but never before knew what a ''dark' forest was until l wandered through some of the continental woods. Not dark with thicket and underbrush, but with trees-trees-tel legraph poles, ships masts and spars. growing so close together and in such regular rows for whenever one tree is taken out another is planted in its place-that tree couldn't grow a crook in itself even though its nature might be as cork screw as a pumpkin vine. There is no waste land.- Every foot of ground must grow something-fruit, vegetable or tree. As for using trees for fuel, we'll, an Illinois hazel thicket, such as used to grow-maybe they do now-along the bottoms of Kickapoo creek and Spoon river would. Joe an AmaZonian wood lot over here. And a California manzinita bush they would saw into stove lengths and split the twigs to pre- vent wasteful use. The twigs from the tree tips and the pruned limbs they bind in tiny bundles. Not for tooth picks, as you might suppose, but for frewood. Tied up in punches, like asparagus, and not much bigger, these twigs are tucked away in the brackets on the side of the house and barn, above the snow line, for winter warmth and cheer. They are s'firewood."
 Fire wood! Smol1e-in-t n-the-eyes! : know what poverty is in the United States. know it's privations and eco monies. The son of wage earner, ] have been "a hired man" all my life, and never saw the day that envied ny em2lQxsx.a .ar coveted aExht1hatMaa
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16

his, and l will earn my wage as long as my hand can hold pen. There isn't on earth a juster taskmaster than Ne cessitv, for he never makes ysu do any thing you can't donor d nobler com rade than hard work. l have a con- tempt for a man who can find time to kill time. But 1 wouldn't live in a land where anybody has to live in such seven-for-a-cent kind of way, unless you gave it to me, and then I'd sell it, and emigrate to the United States. If you ever feel "mugwumpy you ever find your Americanism waning, come over here and see how people live. Not at the great hotels. where you meet no one but English and Americans, but on the farms and in the shops. Then you can find your way back to Gods country with your eyes shut. Just keep moving till YOU come to the first
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
ReaSOna able Credulity,

E en the goat has to work for his living in this country. Rememberirs 2 that in America the goat is the road ster" of the children of the poor, I have been a little surprised to note
 his exemption from the labor of the field or the pleasures of the road and the hundred-yard track in this land, where all other animals are beasts of burden or draft. saw in Milan ca- thedral a statue of St. Bartholomew, carrying his skin over his shoulder. He had been fayed alive, and after ward carried his hide around with him. Seems incredible, but the sacred legend says he did. so I reckon he did. l accept the story without protest. Because there are some old stories, like those of William Tell, and Romu- lus and Remus an&s1heir foster moth CT, and Curtius and the chasm, tEat l intend to believe. And it won't do for me to begin to gulp and strain at the saintly legends and question the proba bility of this one and that. Oth- erwise, when l get to Rome and Ath- ems I may find that I have developed such 8 questioning, incredulous state of mind that will lose half the thrills I have counted on. But I merely man. toned St. Bartholomew to say that his sufferings, painful as it must be to be fayed alive, were the pas times of summer day compared with
 the life of a kitten in family where there is baby, or the existence of a
 goat in a household containing tive boys and a soap box. But while the Swiss goat does not work in harness. he does work for q living, 14 hours g
 day, and slim picking it is. T
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
PRESENTED A DIAMOND RING.

Thomas W. McGarry, who for some time past has been buyer of fancy goods for PorteouS x Mitchell, re- signed his position Saturday evening. MT A1cGarry will leave for Water bury this week, in which city he will open q millinery and fancy goods store in q few weeks. After the store closed Saturday evening MT McGarrys store associates gave him q reception and presented, him q handsome dia- mond ring as token of esteem. Mir James Dunn made the presentation speech. Mir McGarry's departure from Norwich will be regretted both by his fellow clerks. by whom he was well liked. and by his employers. whose contdeure and esteem he had gained by man,J years of faithful service. Aside from his business associates he will be greatly missed by large cir cle of friends. He was prominent in society affairs, having been grand knight of the White Cross council. Knights of Columbus, and represented his council several times at state con- ventionS. All who know him wish h;m success in his new ield.-NorWich Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
Copyright, 1sco by Robert J. Burdette1

Copyright, 1900, by Robert J. Burdette.1
 EVERYBODY and everything works H. here-natives, strangers, tourists
 the latter the hardest of all. Things animate and inanimate. l think l observed that first in Bavaria. The Bavarian COW, for instance, is not the idle, pensive, gossiping, cud-chew- ing, contemplative ruminant that she is in the United States, where the only work she ever does is to kick a pailful of milk all over a wrathful milllmaid who usually wears trousers and whiskers and beats her with a fail as his part of the entertainment. The American COW does not realize her privileges. She is treated so like lady that her highest active ambi- tion seems to be to pick a Yale lock with her horn, that she may enter the garden of her benefactor and bloat herself to droughty death on ten bushels of green corn. The Bavarian COW, on the contrary, does not know the sweet privilege of sex. She has no time to stand knee-deep in will low-fringed pond, waiting to have her photograph taken, or standing for a meadow portrait. She occupies her time in giving milk, raising calves, blowing and hauling the crops to mar ket. She works equally well in single harness, under the saddle or yoked up to steer, horse, mule or muller (clas- sical joke). A man who has married good, healthy girl in that country who owns well-broken. alt-round cow has his farm about stocked. so far as work animals are concerned
 And the woman and the COW do about the same general work on the farm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
"FLORIDA FAST MALL"
By the Seaboard Air Line Railway, "Florida and West India Short
 Line" to the Winter Resorts
 of the South-The Only

'FlOrida and West India Short
 Line" to the Winter Resorts
 of the South-The Only
 Line Operating Daily
 Trains to Florida.
 The Florida Fast Mail.'' another of the Seaboard Air Line railways splen- didly equipped trains, leaves New York daily at 12:lO q. m., 23rd street station Pennsylvania railroad. with Pullman drawing room sleeping car and day coaches to Raleigh, Southern Pines Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville where connections are made for St Augustine. Tampa and all Florida points. This train connects at New York with train leaving Boston TOO p. m. Leaves Philadelphia $50 a. m, Baltimore G:22 a. m. Washington 1O:55 a. m., Richmond 2:4O D. m, arriving Southern Pines 9:35 D. m., Columbia l :45 q. m., Savannah 500 q. m., Jack sonville ,9:1O a.. m., St Augustine 11:1O a. m., Tampa 5:3O D. m Through Pullman drawing room sleeper New York to Jacksonville. Through, vesti- buled passenger coaches and perfect service:
 For information call on or write to all Pennsylvania railroad offices, or 6eaboarl Air Line railway representa- tives at s3OG Washington street, Bos- ton, Mass; 1908 and 37I Broadway, New York; 30 South Third street, Phil ade1phia: 2O7 East German street. Bal ttlnnre; 14S4 New Yoek aTentle, W&sh- tnGton, IT to B. H. IL Bunch, genetal
 a&ents Rortanqutn Va
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Earnest Hockey is on the sick list.
 The Hanky Pankys and the Stars will play a game of polo at the West end rink tonight.
 Miss Lena Hartman. while coming down the depot steps yesterday morn ing, fell, hurting her head and one of her wrists badly. She was unconscious for time and when she recovered was taken to her home. It was feared at first that her wrist was broken. but a little investigation proved it to be only sprained.
 There is no improvement in Freder- ick Shades condition. He remains very dangerously sick.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
T.imftatioux of the Prince.

The bishop of Durham, Rt. Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott, D. D., is per haps the most learned bishop on the bench It is we'll known that Dr. Westcott refused over, and over again to be made bishop. However. after much persuasion. he accepted the bishopric of Durham. The salary at tached to this see is { 1000. and of this Dr. Westcott gives away 5000. Dr. Westcott is great fayorite with the prince of Wales, who recently said to the duke of Devonshire: There arc only three people living whom allow to lecture me-my mother, the queen; ; my wife, the princess, and the bishop of Durham. Chicago Times-Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
BURGLARY IN W1LLIMANTIC.

Willimantic. Jan 16.-For the secs ond time within two months thieves visited Jordan Brothers hardware store Monday night. and they took about the same quantity of goods as before-revolvers, raZors. pocket knives and other fine hardware, and two imported shot guns. The value is about $1OO. The thieves climbed to the glass door of the second floor in the rear and took the articles from the front of the store near windows looking upon the street. Someona broke into the North Windham rail- road station Monday night but noths ing was taken.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
Working for . Living.

For the man, who also works for his living, does not leave much for the goat. He cuts all the grass that Se can reach by walking, by climbing nd by scranb1ing on his hands and knees
 We have seen him lowered by ropa to a chnging bit of mead thatsclung to the side of the mountain like sn emerald, and the value of the grass he cut from it was about 15 certs. Sometimes less than that. He wal!
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
TROLLEYPASsBNGRSE EXPOSED

New Britain, Jan 16.-A Newingtnn clergyman came here yesterday and stated to Chairman Clark of the health board that on the day before woInam in Elm Hill had discovered that her servant girl had scarlet fever. It is alleged that she immediately forced the girl to take her possessions and feebled condition she was placed upon trolley car and brought to New Britain. All the passengers on the ear were exposed to the disease. Chair man Clark is Investigating the matt tpH.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
OLD FASHIONED WINTER.
Horace Johnson Tells About Weather
 Century Ago.

Horace Johnson Tells About Weather
 a Century Ago.
 The following letter has been sent from the Middle Haddam weather seer to the editor of the Hartford Post:
 Sir: The saying '.old fashioned win ter' is very commonly voiced by new fashioned people. It is in order that an explanation should be requested: Who and where is the old fashioned person that can elighten the public? The writer is not yet quite 100 years old. However. having possession of the record for 100 years, volunteers in formation. Herewith you have the following for the benefit of the pub lie:
 The old fashioned winter of 1890 and 1901 as per record. During the month osNDecember, 1900, there was a fall of sL W amounting to one and One-half inches; the mercury at no time dropped so low as zero.
 During the month of January, 1901, the total fall of snow amounted to seven inches. The mercury dropped once so low as one aDove Zero. at no time lower than that figure. Let me now call attention to the new-fash- toned winter of 1900 and 19O1.s\
 During the month of December. 1900. the mercury has fallen from five to thirteen degrees below zero; ice has formed and been harvested eight inches thick, clear and pure. The Con- nectfcut river has been covered with ice sufficiently strong to admit of teams to be driven thereon: there would have been good sledding had not Charles c. Goodrich kept the boats of the transportation company con- stantly blowing through it. He should be indicted for disturbing the bowels of the old Connecticut.
 Let me now refer to the first thir- teen days of the present month passed. We have had good, solid winter wealth CT. The ice cut and stored the past ten days has increased from ten to tewlve inches in thickness. Within the seventeen days unexpired of the present month remarks will be barred on the character of an old fashioned winter. The public has been taught in the past, fifteen years to discard the term: line storm. Let them now aban- don the. silliness of an pld fashioned winter.
 Y0tffs In meteofo1ogy,
 HORArE JOHNSON.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
Class and MDSs.

Here in Switzerland, however, the COW is treated somewhat more like q lady. She is more valuable as the queen of the dairy than she is under the yoke. But her brothers are
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
Empre.. Tree of Rapid Growth.

Probably the largast specimen em. press ,tree-paulownia imperialis- America is in Independence square, Philadelphia. 1t is ofie of the first lot introduced into America about 50 years ago, and was gift to the city by the late Robert Buist, one, Of t.@e-i.==a famous nurserymen. It is newiii feet in circumference, equaling in girth some of the old American elms that were in the plot before the. revolution. The wood is In great dsmand in Japan. -=NA T. kQHa1 E-y ' --ee
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16

preachers, and their age is not se hale. There is such a difference, my son, between working for play and working for living.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16

'OLES, SHIPS MASTS AND STARS. place in the world where it doesn't take a hundred pieces of money to make a punched quarter. Then open your eyes and begin to talk United States. You're home
 ROBERT I. BrRDETTE.
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
BAD ACCIDENT.
Oliver Wellman Dangerously Hurt
By Falling from a
TrestIe.

About noon last Monday Oliver
Wellman, of this place, fell from a
trestle four miles above Louisa and
sustained dangerous injuries. He
was member OF the railroad
bridge force which was at work on
the second trestle below Torch
light station. He was using a
linch-bar In drawing a spike, when
the bar slipped and he fell to the
ground, distance OF more than
twenty feet. The bar struck the
ground fret and stuck In deep at
an angle, and Mr.. Wellman's back
struck the bar just above his hips.
His body below that point was
completely paralyzed, and 1t was
thought his back was broken and
that death was almost certain to
result.
DIR. Wroten, the local surgeon,
took the Injured man TO the hos
pltal at Huntington on the first
train, and he Is still there. The
latest report says he is improving,
and has recovered to q slight ex-
tent the use OF his lower limbs.
His recovery Is now hoped for.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
Legislative Convention.


Pursuant to call, the Democrats
OF the 9Sth Legislative district,
composed Of the counties OF Boyd
and Lawrence, met Mt the court
house In Catlettsburg, Ky, on Fri
day, Sept. 10, 1901.
The Legislative convention was
called to order by Dist, Chairman
Robt. Dixon.
Alexander Lackey, of Lawrence,
was elected temporary chairman,
and q, +. Friel, Secretary. Upon
motion, the temporary organization
was made permanent.
A motlon TO dispense with the
usual committees was carried.
Nominations for Representative
In the Legislature were called FOR.
G. l.. Williams presented the
name OF James j. Byrnc, Of Ash
land.
Upon motion tho nomination was
made unanimous,
II was moved and seconded, ant
the motion prevailed, 10 adopt 81
the device for use OH the ballot a
the ensuing November election,
chicken cock In the act OF Growing
| Convention adjourned.
Alexander Laekey.
Chairman
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
Circus Day Oct. 4th.
lr'' World famOu, Nickel Plat, shows
Coming to LOUISA

This show does not COZ az q
stranger as 1t has appeare lre
twice before, giving a sp !.
show then. They have added nu-
merous new and novel acts. The
show > larger and better than ever
before. They have the largest oil
ephant on earth today. They
have this year the worlds greatest
acrobats, the st, Leon family, five
In number, doing seemingly i'm
possible ieats. The educated
horses and ponies are fine. One
thing in particular with the Harris
shows they give everything they
advertise, Coming to Louisa FRI
day, Oct. Ith. They give an ex.
cellent free street parade In the
morning.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
BY A FRACTION
"Jim Henry" Thompson Passes
The Last Examination,


The result OF the last examina.
tion of applicants for State Teach
ers' certificates has been sent to
the applicants Ivy the State Board
We are informed that James II.
Thompson, the Republican candi-
date for School Superintendent,
who failed In the former examlna-
ton, made general average OF a
very small fraction above the min.
imum fixed by law. This entities
him to a certificate. Doc Jordan
also passed by small margin
while Joe Swetnam went through
with n better average than either.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
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PERSONALS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DIR. Bromley was In Cincinnati a
few days ago.
j. w. Yates was down from
Whltehouse over Sunday.
Mrs. NJ, c. Kirk and son, of Eden.
are guests OF b. +. Cassidy,
Miss Reba Lackey came up from
Wrlghts and spent Sunday In Lou
lsa.
Mrs. j. d. Sturgell and little
daughter, were In Louisa Wednes-
day.
Miss Laura Hazleton has return
ed from q visit to Catlettsburg and
Ashland.
Mr.. Marvin ID. Boland, OF Fair
mount, w. Va, arrived here We'd
nesday for a brief visit to his par
ents.
Mr.. j. Tate Groever and sister,
OF Tazewell, Va, arrived here last
Saturday for a visit to friends and
relatives.
DIR. q. N. Waldeck had append.
cltls, Instead OF peritonitis, as re-
ported last week. He Is now con
sldenbly improved.
Mrs. C. d. Wheeler, OF Paints
Vile, was the guest OF her cousin
J. ii. Preston this week, returning
from a visit to Ashland and Hunt
ington.
Miss Maggie Hatcher has gon
to Fort Hancock, New York, to Wis
TIT DIR. T.. ii. Porter and family,wh
are still at that very deslrabl
post.
DIR. @. W. Wroten left Wedhei
day for New York. While ther
hs Will attend lectures aud demon
! STATIONS at the New York Pol.
lcllnic,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27

Mr.. 4. NJ. Campbell, the Assist
ant I =. Engineer now IN charge
OF Big SANDY river, Isl very com.
petcnt engineer, lie comes Of q
fine Virginia family. His father
was an eminent engineer, having
been Gen, Robt u. Lees chief top
ographical engineer throughout
the civil war.
Mr.. Campbell graduated from one
Of The best schools OF engineering
In the east, and Tor several years
previous to hiSassignment to work
On Big sandy he was ON the Great
Kanawhn under Mr.. Scott. lie
had charge OF the building Of some
OF those excellent dams and In the
management OF the work proved
his efficiency.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27

and the finest coking coal to be
found in the United States. The
Standard Oil Company will sell
the mineral interests to Pennsyl-
vania capitalists, who will begin
to develop this section within a
few months. Several railroad ex-
tensions will be made during 1902
and various industries will be
started.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
Notice to Physicians.

On Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, at 80
p. M, the contract will be let for
the services OF physician at the
Lawrence county inilrmary for the
ensuing year. Contracts will be
let at the court house in Louisa to
the lowest and best bidder. The
right to reject any aud all bids is
reserved.