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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Phil B. SHIELD, an attorney OF
Richmond, Va, has sold to syn
dictate of Philadelphia capitalists a
trfet OF 10000 acres of coal land
situated between the forks OF the
Big Sandy river in Kentucky.
He declines to give the names Of
the parties to the deal. The land
has been in possession Of a Vir-
ginia family since 1896, and is
held under grant OF the State OF
Virginia of that date. The price
is understo d TO run into the mil
lions. Elk.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

John A. Shoemaker, a Cincinnati
contractor, is at Ironton with a
large amount Of equipment to be-
gin the work Of grading for the G.,
III. & d extension from Irontonpto
Gala. Work will begin in Whit.
well and be extended up Ice Greek
over the old Gronton Il Northeast
ern survey. lie says track.laying
will not begin till next year, but
the line will be graded and cuts
and fills made now.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Silas MARI, the old mnuntaineer
who was recently brought back
from the Government insane asy-
lum at Washington to stand trial
on charge Of violating the pen.
sion laws, was released on $500
bond yesterday, MI John Rich.
ardson, appraiser in the Collector
OF Customs Office, becoming his
surety. Mars ;rial will not be
held until the October term of the
Federal Court.-Gourier Journal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Information from the Carter
county oil field says the Alum City
oil Company, in a well now In
progress, has struck the first oil
sand at depth Of 1000 feet, The
strike without shooting shows a
production OF five barrels day
The company contemplates going
down until the lower sand is struck
which will be a depth OF about l..
500 feet.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Greenup's old jail caught fire
early Tuesday morning and the
citizens said 'Let her burn" An
official was forced TO offer a big
price for men to manipulate the
fire engine, The structure. was
considerably damaged.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

A big labor mass meeting was
held at an Ashland theatre Sunday
afternoon. The house was packed
to the doors. There were several
speakers, among them "Mothorn
Jones, the Rev. Mr., Suddith, Of
West Virginia, and Thomas Ha-
gerty, a West Virginia miner.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Rev. George o. Barnes was here
today, the guest Of Rev. and Mrs.
John W. Hampton. Mr.. Barnes is
enroute to Morehead where he will
conduct meetings for one week.
There are one hundred and niue.
teen counties in Kentucky and he
expects to bold weeks meeting
In the county seat OF each Of them.
He has already held a weeks meet.
ing in nineteen. At the close Of
the week services In these counties
he expects the second coming OF
Christ.-Ashland Independent.
Street rumor Is to the effect that
Paintsville is soon TO be the pos
SCISSOR OF line cornet band ~.
Fred llowes is now Office deputy
in the County Clerks Office, sue.
ceeding Claude buckingham, who
Resigned to 90 luto The furniture
business ........ Contractor II. G.
II. Conley has ut all The finishing
touches on the new parsonage for
the NJ. +. Church, South and The
pastor, Rev. Nelson and vile are Mt
home. The parsonage is II b,auii.
ful structure aud has all the ar
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-27

Mr.. WI. Hager died a, Salyers-
willie Saturday at the age OF rs
years, after an Illness OF several
weeks. He was the father OF State
Treasurer Wilbur Hager, broth.
er OF $. 7. Hager, Of Ashland, aud
Dan lIager, Of Paintsyille.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Powder for Horses,

AS a rule it is not a good plan to
use condiments with horses when they
are a little ailing, for often a change
in the food ration will set things
straight. However, condition pow
der is sometimes a good thing, provid-
ed it is not too strong or composed OF
powerful drugs which are likely to in
jure the coating Of the stomach. The
following formula may be recommend
ed as entirely safe and generally bene-
fetal, particularly in the spring: Take
six ounces of powdered gentian root,
Ave ounces of powdered Jamaica gin
ger, eight ounces of powdered inter.
four ounces of powdered anise seed,
four ounces of powdered sulphate or
iron, two ounces of powdered charcoal
and mix thoroughly in two pounds Of
ground flaxsecd. The dose Is from one
to two tablespoonfuls daily. If the
horses seem little run down after go
ing through the work on the farm dur
ing the summer, few doses of this
condition powder with proper food
ration will do them world Of good.
News.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Cracking" a Safe.

The work of cracking an old steel
safe has become very simple" said
an inspector of the postoffice depart
ment the other day You see," he
continued, 'all the burglar has to do
is to pour nitro-glycerine in the cracks
of the safe, then throw some combust-
IDLE material over it, set it af1re and
get out of the way. In short time
the explosion occurs, and the door
drops out as readily as If it were
made Of pasteboard
This method of going into a safe
is known to all the craftsmen, and it
seldom occurs that we hear of a case
of burglarizing postofice in the
small towns that has not been accom-
plished in that manner The old meth
Cd of boring into safe in order to
insert the explosive is no longer heard
Of. do not know how this practice
can be stopped unless greater care Is
taken in Watching the postoflces o.
modern safes are provided. 1t is i'm.
practicable to equip all the postofices
with modern safes, so that think the
simple methods of the burglars will
be used for long time to come
Warrington Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
The Making Of Exposition statuary.

The work Of enlarging the statuary
Tor the st. Louis Exposition is pro.
crossing rapidly under the direction OF
Kari Bitter, Chief of the Department
or Agriculture, in the abandoned
round-house of the Erie Railway in
Hoboken. which is used as studio.
Formerly the sculptor modelled and
entirely completed their own groups
and figures, working at a great disad-
vantage. But with newer methods
requiring only the conception of the
idea in the form Of a small model.
the sculptor is not required to work
upon his own statute. This has been
made possible by the great improve
ment in methods of enlargement. The
pointing-machine," the invention
OF a young Brooklyn sculptor. R..
I. Paine, is employed in making the
enlarged figure correspond precisely
In proportion and outline to the clay
model. Adjoining a plaster cast of
this clay model is placed a framework
OF wood, which presents the general
outlines of the figure or group to be
reproduced. 1t Is covered with plas.
ter until an outline resembling. in
some degree. that of the model has
been attained.
Then the pointing machine Is
brought into play. 1t Is a horiz ontal
tin tube some eight feet in length.
with smaller tubes or arms at each
end terminating in points, and extend
ing from it at right angles The ma.
chine is operated upon a framework
which has sliding-scale measure
ment. Upon the plaster model small
black dots have been made about an
inch apart. re point of the small
arm OF the machine is placed on one
OF these dots, and the point of the
long arm is placed in correspondent
to 1t on the figure to be built up.
Nails are driven in to mark these
spots, and cement is put on to round
out the figure. Two men operate the
machine. The figure is then brought
to the stage where it may receive
the finishing touches from the hanis
OF an expert workman, who is him.
sell a sculptor-Elsie Reasoner, in
Harper's Weekly.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
CLEANING New Ground.

The general idea of cleaning up new
ground is to grub it during the winter
and break it up during the following
spring, letting it lie fallow during the
summer and putting in grain crop In
the fall. 1t may not be generally
known that six months time may be
gained by the following plan: Assum-
ing the field Is in weeds and briers, cut
them down with heavy scythes this
month, gather in piles and burn. Then
pillow roughly but thoroughly and deep
ly. This will be the hardest part of
the work, requiring the services OF
heavy teams and plows; then run over
the field both ways with disk harrow,
followed with a spring tooth harrow,
and then with smoothing harrow.
Keep the work up until seed bed
suitable for wheat is had, and at the
proper time SOW wheat or any other
grain better suited to soil and locality.
The constant use of the harrow will
clean out most Of the brier roots and
the ground will yield good crop.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Mo WjndfaIjs for Him.

when read of folks finding bank
notes stuffed In old sofa pillows and
pincushions," said a west side dealer
In second hand household furniture. lit
Just makes me ready 70 cry. Half the
stories printed about sucn finds |
don't believe. I've been in this bust
ness 81 years, right here in little old
New York. I've made it point of
gathering in all sorts of odds AMI ends
from old cranks that thought would
be likely to hide money. I've never
left anything like pillow or thing
where money could be hidden in any
lot bought outright, although I'd had
to brave many pitiful appeal for IA
theirs tobacco box and mothers sew
ing basket l never let any piece Of
furniture go out of here again until l
had been through it myself. Wife and
| have pulled hair stuffing out OF
things and put it back again when we
could have saved ourselves trouble
and money by letting the stun % out
for sale without it. Find anything? Not
a cent Once found an old book hid
den In a mattress that was bought
from woman who died. took it to
bookseller who said it was not worth
my carfare No. sir. The only way to
get money in this business, like any
other, is to work for it and not Expect
to ard New York Times.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Apricot Culture.

The orchard management of the ap-
ricot Is essentially the same as that
for the peach. The tree prefers rather
heavier soil and the aspect should De
such as will discourage early blooming.
Extremes of elevation are to be avoid
ed. Both low and high levels are SUBJ
ject to unreasonable frosts. In New
York. along the. larger lakes is the
apricot cultivated with a measure Of
success. A northern slope is to be
preferred over a southern. When the
retarding influence of lake breezes can
be utilized, it should be taken advan-
tage Of The trees should be set eigh-
teen to twenty feet apart and be given
clean culture during the early part of
the growing season. In this respect,
they do not differ from other fruits. A
fairly well established principal in or
chard management is that the ground
should not be left bare during winter.
Intensive tillage tends to diminish the
supply of humus (organic matter)'
without which the soil becomes inert.
dense and unprodNctive. Again, on
billy lands, bare ground washes injur-
ious!y duFing the winter months. the
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
The MarveIs Of Corn Culture.

Thousands Of practical instances
could be given to show the value of
improved varieties of corn. For in
stance, one southern Illinois farmer,
more progressive than the rest, was
induced to secure enough improved
seed to plant three hundred acres as a
result of his study of corn in the Him
OILS College of Agriculture. These
three hundred acres out-yielded all of
the other fields on his farm more than
thirty bushels per acre; and, so far
as could be determined the fields Of
ty bushels per acre. This increase in
yield meant a total gain of about nine
thousand bushels, which represented q
cash value of about four thousand dol
lars for that season. AS this increase
did not represent an increased cost Of
production, the gain was pure profit.
In another case, farmer in Central
Illinois became interested in improved
seed-corn, through the school of corn
judging in the Illinois Agricultural
College. He secured enough seed,
grown by corn-breeder, to plant 80
acres. AS a result, he raised almost
Is bushels more per acre on his field
than where the ordinary seed was
planted. The next year, over one thou
sand acres were planted with improved
seed; and last year over seven thous-
and acres Of improved corn, from the
more carefully selected seed, was
grown on this farm. In addition, there
were thirty breeding fields laid out for
the purpose of systematic and scienti-
fic improvement of the varieties grown
at this place. In northern Illinois the
manager of a large farm became in
terested in the benefits of improved
seedcorn, with the result that last year
nearly three thousand acres of improv-
ed corn were grown, and several breed
ing fields were established.-A. D.
Shamel of the Illinois Experiment Sta
ton, in the Cosmopolitan.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Learning Bicycle Tricks.


The trick bicyclist, having fallen of
his wheel for the eighth time, sat dowr
to rest a while. He was learning .
new trick, and his exertions, his strug.
giles to keep his balance, and the falls
that, despite him. ultimately ensued
were almost painful to see.
Il lose six pounus," he said, every
trick | learn. | have to practice five
hours day, the same as a pianist ]
bet there isn't square inch of flesh
on me anywhere that hasn't been
bruised at least twice.
My profession is disappointing one
for this reason: The hardest feats in
it are not appreciated by the public
Such feats are received in cold, dis
approving silence, while easy, snowy
feats, that can be learned in half
hour, are received with a thunder of
applause.
II have one feat that I was four
months in the learning of. During
those four months fell off about l.
000.0 900 times. broke my left wrist
and cut my head open. The feat is
to ride around on the rear wheel and
then to jump four foot hurdle. When
l had mastered 1t starred it on my
bill, and the first night | did it |
looked forward to public all on fire
with admiration. But did not get a
hand. The trick was such a frost |
had to drop it.
And that is why the business is SO
disappointing. The things the people
ought to like they don't like at ALL
The easy things they ought to hiss,
why, they go wild over them"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25

better soil being carried by surface
waters to lower levels '.Coyer-crops'
are therefore Desirable and often indis-
pensable. BY this, we mean crop
sown in midsummer that will shield
the soil against washing. save fertility
and add humus when plowed under. in
spring. The apricot is not such an ex-
uberant grower as the peach, yet 1t
needs some attention in the way OF
pruning. When young. the form is i'm
proved by heading back during the
dormant period, followed by s1ch
thinning of the top as appears Il IS
sary. When the trees have grown old
and "leggy" they may be invigoratea
and the head lowered by cutting bach
severely.
The arch enemy of the apricot in the
east is the curculio. After escoeing
frost, the next critical period comes
with the little Turk" which arrives
soon after the blossoms fall. 1t may
be checked by spraying persistently
with Bordeaux mixture and arsenite
OF lead, but probably the most enecIfve
method is Earring" A curculio-catcher
resembles huge inverted canvas
umbrella without the handle) mount
ed on frame which is set on two
wheels. thus allowing it to be operated
after the manner Of a ''push-cart.'
The umbrella has SLIT in one side and
tin can containing some kerosene at
tached below the apex of the cor1av-
ity The catcher Is run under a tree
and the operator gives the stem Of the
tree sharp blow with long-handled
padded mallet.~ The jar causes the
beetles to drop into the catcher. They
roll or are swept into the can. whence
they are later transferred to the Gre
matory.-Country Life in America.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
CHILDREN TEACH A LONG.
SHOREMAN.

The student days of Jacob. a long.
shoreman, are almost as picturesque.
Jacob is only fifty odd, but he Is
greatly aged by hard work and DOOR
food and exposure. His face is
weatherbeaten, but he has kindly
eyes, and he can tell sea stories that
make men wonder. For all that un.
til recently, Jacob had not learned to
read.
There Is a little family of three
children, down on Canal street. whose
affection for Jacob is in nowise d.
minished because he Is without learn
ing. He has lore, which is better in
their eyes, and their nappiest even
lngs were when the laborer came
stumbling up the stairs to their
fathers nat to tell them stories of
rivermen and starfish indiscrimin.
ately. One night, by accident. thew
discovered that their friend could not
read. Neither could they. executing
Lennie. Lennie was eleven and
could spell" and even Allie and Ma.
mie knew their letters. What could
be more natural that the three sboulI
teach Jacob? When with a surprising
delicacy, the plan was confided to
their friend. 1t met with a joyful as
sent. and they found that the longing
OF Jacobs life had been to learn to
read. Pm way behind" he admit.
ted, AMI so they set tn WORK Evar,
night that lie was on duty he came
happily to their home, and, out of the
same primer Allie and Mamie were
mastering, he laboriously learned the
alphabet. They sat at the kitchen
table, ali four. bending over the
books the lonEshoreman's rough fore
finger tracing the lines, the shriIl
baby voices directing and correcting.
and Jennie, vaetly important, con-
ductine the who Jacobs hack ach-
~ = beRdIng baIes III -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
THE RATTLE, THE RATHER
AND THE GIRL WHO
GOT r ATTI ED

GOT RATIFIED.
spent my vacation last year in
Sullivan County near the banks of the
Neversink River, where snakes OF
many kinds abound.
| On the second morning of my stay
l went for walk, having first cut
a stout pine stick to use for climbing.
l cut notch at one end and sharp
ened the other to point, feeling
we'll equipped to meet snakes.
l had walked about a mile when 1
saw garter snake about ten inches
long crossing the road Carefully
| taking aim, l struck off its head.
Then / laid it across the rocks of the
| stone wall
When 1 returned from my walk l
mentioned having killed a snake, as
| if it were an everyday occurrence
One Of the boys bet half a dollar that
l would run if / ever saw rat
tier" and | boldly replied that some
day l would bring home one on my
stick just to show that 1 was not
afraid.
After that on my daily walks | was
on the lookout for rattlesnakes-
nothing smaller or less dangerous in
terested me-and one day l was re-
warded. AS / was walking along the
river road eating blackberries and
listening to the sound of the river
rushing on, 1 heard a sound which
warned me that a rattlesnake was
near
| looked to the right and left, be-
hind me and before me, but saw moth
ing. / listened, but the sound was
not repeated. l took a few steps for.
ward, and the deadly sound came
from my right. turned quickly and
there, summing himself on the rocks,
was RATHER fully rs inches long.
laughed as l thought that some one
would be minus so cents that day.
softly approached and prepared to
strike, but the reptile remained mo-
uonless. l scorned to kill my victim
while it slept, so, after opening the
big blade of my jackknife, touched
his body with the point of my stick.
Then quick as flash | struck at the
head with the notched end and saw
agely rubbed my stick across the
neck, first toward me and then from
me. 1t was an empty skin.
| stopped and dropped my stick.
First I heard a giggle, then a snort,
and then peal upon peal Of derisive
laughter. 1t was too much to bear.
stalked off. the picture of outraged
dignity, resolving, however, to get
square"
Next morning before anyone was
up l started for that Inflated spot |
When l arrived found my mountain
stick smeared with red paint and
mud, and ATTACHED to 1t was a post.
card, bearing drawing Of a rattle. a |
snake and girl, with the inscription:
The Rattle. the Rather and the Girl
Who Got Ratified" - Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
Care of Farm Tools.

Farm and garden tools should be put
in thorough order before they are put
away for the winter. The iron and
steel portions should be cleaned and
rubbed bright, and then receive thin
coating of grating wax. tailow or any
substance that will prevent rusting.
The parts made of wood will be made
more durable by a copious application
of petroleum If implanted, or IL the
paint is worn off, and afterward one
or two coats of paint will complete the
work of protection.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25

had nerer made u ache: his arm was
stffene1 by the unaccustomed exer.
else OF writing and he breathed hard
over his copy book. But night after
night, no patiently took his place, and
his face always shone with the joy
OF it. 1t was a proud day for Jacob
when, at length. he could spend a
cent at the newsstand, and swagger
on with his paper, glancing at 1t
carelessly,-a letter at fine. But it
was not less proud time for Lennie
and Allie and Mamie, who had help
ed.-From Looking For the Light"
by Roger Galeshore, in Success"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
THE CROWD.

Somebody stands on the pavement thera
Lifting his voice IL lusty cheer.
Seeking to bury his own dull care
He welcomes each figure that may appear.
He halls the hero of martial rank,
He halls the clown who must laugh to live.
The welcome he offers the mountebank
II the highest welcome his soul can give.
And this Is the fame that men declare
10 worth the toll and the bitter tear;
Somebody stands on the pavement there,
Lifting his voice In q lusty cheer.
Washington Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
The Baby's First Tooth,

It is a funny craze that urges the
wearing of baby's first milk-tooth, but
this is positively rampant among deer
ly devoted Partisan mammas. The
shedding of the first tooth is most
carefully watched for, and afterward
this pearly trifle is handed over to
the teweler. He polishes and trims
the little tooth until it has all the
appearance of a gem, and in a ring ii
takes the place of a Jewel. Some
rings are of plain gold, with only the
tooth as an ornament, but more often
baby's first milk tooth forms the
center in marquise ring of diamonds
and hoop ring has been seen con.
tanning five little teeth taking their
positions among la.ce diamonds.
National fhn.~f-z ,t-,4x,. :. ,.>s~f.-&x
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-25
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Milking a Cow Dry.

Any cow can be MIXED dry in a
few weeks by Irregular milking, some
times at intervals of twenty-four hours
and sometimes six. Separation from
her usual company, change to new
location. strange mixer, and scold-
ing voice, are sources of irritation that
more or less impair the milking quail
ties of the cow.