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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-05-12
May s.

The work Of constructing the tunnel
through Lookout Mountain will soon
begin. All the necessary deeds TO i$e
right Of way fof approaches have been
signed and other preIimInaries ar
ranged.
Figures obtained from railroad
sources in Washington Indicate phe-
nomenal growth Of trakage in the
South. There are shown TO be under
construction or contract i.7sG miles OF
road in the southern States as against
2.s2l miles in the rest Of the country,
copsacks fired Into a crowd of peo-
Pile at the Church OF the Holy Cross
in Lodz. Russian Poland. and seven
persons we're killed Disturbances con
tlnue TO occur in Warsaw and business
Is practically suspended. The Social
Democrats are exerting their influ-
enee TO the utmost TO bring about a
general strike.
Il Il stated that Nan Patterson viii
remain quietly In jail for the present.
even II bail Is allowed in order that
she may rest after the ordeal Of the
trial Her counsel will endeavor to
reach an agreement with the District
Attorneys office ON the question OF
the amount Of hail. though they say
they are prepared TO furnish bonds
men for any reasonable amount
A sensational turn was taken IN the
Harris case at Lexington yesterday
when Judge Parker refused TO instruct
the jury for accessory before the fact
and many lawyers declare that under
the circumstances conviction is i'm.
possible. The court refused TO give al
instruction foe accessory on the
ground that this oftense was not prop
erly charged Ia the indictment. Tn,
only chance for conviction. man.
bellyea. lies In the forth paragraph
which declares that u coekrill wa
shot BY some person other than iAr
gis. and IlarEis was at the time =,
near TO such person persons that h'
couid him OF them aid OF assistance
IN doing such shooting" or couI'
.ald him OF them in escaping de
lection or IN evading or reslting ar
reai, an ldf the defendant waS In sucl
position for the purpose on his par
% giving such aid OF assislanoe.- thel
iIarris can be found guilty,
Sheriff Thomas X. Barrett, OF Coo
county. has determined 10 take Acliy
control of the strike situation In Chi
eago. Two hnndcrd deputies wer
ssnofn IN yesterday afternoon, and
Is expeco,d that the nnmber viii b
increased today to s.ooo The Mayo
and sheriff have been deluged Wit
letters asking that the militia be cal
cd out. but both express confidenS
IN their ability to control the sl,us
tinn. Mayor Dunno rode through u
downtown streets Cor three hours yei
trtday afternoon. and on his rctur
10 the City Hall said he had seen n
violence and believe the police wei
able to cope with the strike A comm
tee from the Fmployers AssociatiC
called on Gov. Deneen at springfle
With a request that he order Il
militia. but the Governor would on
promise TO make a thorough invest
gallon. The ,eamsiers have made
incffeclual effort To bring on, Il
street car men In a sympathetic stril
There was much disorder in the dow
own district aud a number OF pe
pie were injured In the various strs
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-05-12


Prof. Edward H. Boone. Of Paris
/. widely known as a hypnotist
q at Lexington Of heart failure
flce President Fairbanks received
delegates to the railway congress
meeting In Washington. in tn.
A room Of the White House last
luminous has been issued at oma
y William Loeb. the secretary
fi President In the suit OF Mae c
Il Is now in the hands OF ,h'
for service Of Mr. Loeb
Jewell dinner was given In hon
AMBASSADOR Choate at the hous,
Lord Mayor in London last
Iany notables were present
y Campbell Baunerman eulog-
President OF the United
a typical character char
II ~ Of America. a firm friend
though perhaps not Of a
disposition"
General Moody yesterday
Nd to Chairman Eikins. N
elite Commerce Commission
Opinion as TO the power o
Rnnent TO regulate railroad
Nn| Attorney General main
SO m power exists in stat
.|'o. as to transportation be
AW . within the State, an
AZ far rs Interstate com
Ncerned. lie maintains
uch rates must be rca
rAre subject TO revie'
h that point lie nrd
coasress may doleea,
commission.
Day :.
y against nrasIl hg
n Nm Madrid, An o
.on had been fOrmc
NJ 'pae which prevail
IA NM has caused 4
.'1 Ahousands oi do
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His Name Was Georue.

Funny thing happened this trip"
said the sleeping car conductor. "Just
as the porter was yelling First call
for breakfast on the dining cart a
very fat. elderly, sober-faced. respect
able old lady came iolting down the
aisle, looking at the curtains that
were still up in front of most of the
berths. and at last stopping before
me. she poked her umbrella at upper
ten.
"Kitty!" she called, where are
you? Is that you up there?'
There wasn't any answer. and the
old lady got right mad. She beat a
regular tattoo on the brass curtain rod
and fairly yelled:
Kitty, Kitty! Get up right away!
Why don't you answer me? It's time
for you to get up, Kitty! Breakfast is
ready. Kitty, Kitty, get up
Then the curtains of upper ten
were pulled apart. A large red face,
with long, black whiskers on the low.
er half Of it, was poked out, and a
deep. husky voice said:
my name is George! !'-Philadel-
phia Press.
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life-blood Of the autocrat Of all ths
Russians when he fell victim 70 tie
Nihilists' vengeance.
Now" said Oraminsky, "as he soft.
ly jingled the bag which contained
the roubles. there are as many pieces
here as We have brothers present.
Plump! In goes the Red Beauty, and
he who draws her wins the prize
he 1t shall be who must take revenge
on the cowardly brute Nazimoff!"
AS ne dropped the red rouble in
with the rest, Oraminsky shook the
bag and one by one the men ap.
preached and drew. Ivan took his
chance with the rest.
Keep your hands closed until
give the signal-then hold them aloft
and show your coin," directed Ora.
minsky as he tossed the empty bag
to Hersy, the last coin having been
drawn.
Now. then, one, two, three, show"
and all the hands went up.
Ivan draws the prize!" was the
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Chinese Talent for Inaccuracy.

The Chinese rejoice in a wonderful
talent for inaccuracy in every detail
Thus. q pound or a pima varies as IT
suits the merchants fancy. In some
,Earts you get half or quarter as
much as you do in others for the same
price and measure.
Then, again, their way of calcuat
ing distance does not at all tally with
Euclid. For instance, you are told
that from A to is four miles, but
from b to A is eight miles. If you ash
how this is possible, you are told II
depends from which end you start. II
you start from A it is down hill, sc
much easier to walk; whereas, start
ing from B you have to walk up hill
which is much more fatiguing-ir
fact it is the same as walking a long
er distance on even ground.
In no land except one of topsy-turvy
6om like China would such a system
be adopted.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Gli111pses of Norway
Especial Correspondence.)

! to the passing stranger as they them
selves would hope to have a kindness
done to them.
Some of my most pleasing remin-
iscences are Of hours spent at "Saet.
ers." far from town or hamlet. where
a strange face was a guest to be well
coined. The word 'saeter" is very
nearly the equivalent of our word
farm, or ranch; for though sometimes
applied merely to a meadow. it gener-
ally means ground which produces
crops and has a dwelling upon it.
1t was an unusually enjoyable day
dered many miles from my intended
route, along the banks of rippling
streams and placid, lakes, through tan
giles of willow and beech and stretches
of pine. over high and barren fields
and rocky gorges. In the early after
noon found a saeter, a solitary house
in the midst of clearing. Here was
told of another saeter might hope to
reach by nightfall. The sun was al
ready painting the sky and woodland
crimson and gold when a turf-grown
lane was reached. and the soft soil
showed tracks Of cow and pair of
bare feet. Night was gathering over
head when a wreath of smoke curling
skyward betokened possible resting
place. The saeter was reached, and
a nights shelter requested. The wo-
man said she would gladly provide it,
but that other "fremmede" (stran-
gers), woman and little boy, had
arrived some time previous and would
occupy the only spare bed. The wo-
man had come leading COW, and the
little boy had ridden on its back. How
ever, permission was obtained to
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
HAWKS CAPTURED AT SEA
Fine Spec snens Taken Prisoners Far
From Any Land,

Fine Specimens Taken Prisoners Far
From Any Land.
very peculiar incident occurred
recently while the new japanese
steamer America Maru was en- route
from the port of Yokohama to San
Francisco. When the steamer was
1000 miles from land she was visited
by large hawk. The hawk was
clutchtng In its talons half-devoured
bird. When first discovered the hawk
was alighting on the foremast. as
though very weary from its long sea-
ward flight. The second mate of the
Maru climbed up into the rigging and
was finally fortunate enough to secure
the handsome hawk
Three times he approached the bird,
only to see it leave its perch and
soar away, still fiercely clutching the
half-eaten prey. Each time, however,
the hawk returned to. it's perch. Be-
fore being captured the hawk gave
battle to the plucky japanese. using
its sharp beak and talons to good ad-
vantage in warding on the hands of
the mate. but the latter clung to the
rigging until the bird was captured.
The hawk now occupies a place in
the crews quarters on the America
Maru. On account of its brilliant
plumage and general dignified bearing
the bird is highly valued
On the same voyage a smaller hawk
Of different breed took refuge in the
rigging during heavy gale as the
steamer was crossing the China sea.
That was fully 500 miles off shore.
This hawk was also captured and be-
came pet among the Japanese sail.
ors.
What these birds were doing SO far
from land and how they managed to
sustain SO long flights are mysteries
Of the deep.
Regarding wild game animals, a
great many queer things might be re-
lated. One particular instance the
writer recalls:
Aa old hunter and trapper once said
he shot buck, probably three years
old. away up in the wild Bitter Root
mountains. AS he was very fond Of
boiled heart. he cooked that organ
Judge Of his surprise on cutting the
heart open preparatory to eating 1t
to find good-sized buckshot lodged
down near the point He had shot
and killed the deer with a 32-caliber
ride aud had shot only once.
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exclamation as it was seen that Ivan
displayed the Red Beauty.
Glad am that it is SOL" exclaimed
Ivan. Il will wipe out Nazimoffs in.
suit in a way that will show to all
the world how a Russian can avenge
sisters injury. And now, friends, "
he went on, as he made motion to
Ida to prepare to accompany him,
what Is your last answer-the final
reply to the leaders of our section?
Will you defer action longer, or will
you take issue with us and act
alone?"
Oraminsky advanced.
Say to-" he spoke no further.
Half dozen hands went up at once
with the signal for silence. Footsteps
were again heard at distance in the
frosty night.
With movement Ivan and Oramn.
sky both raised their hands.
The people in two rows ranged
themselves along the walls.
The footsteps grew nearer, louder.
approached the door and stopped.
Then came a strong single knock
but no faint knocks followed. Evil
IDENTIFY, whoever came to the door did
not possess the signal.
Now it was that Ivan Barosky
showed his powers-dominating even
the strong will of Oraminsky himself.
With a whispered word to llda, he
pointed back to a dark corner behind
the stairs in which was a scarcely
visible door. THE secret passage to
the banks of the Neva," he whisper.
ed "use it If necessary" Ilda disap-
peared.
Then, turning to Oraminsky Ivan
said in an undertone: 81 am best to
deal with this-is it so?"
Oraminsky nodded quickly. Then
pressing Ivan's hand, with the word
Caution he took his place by the
wall and stood as impassive and as
silent as the others.
Ivan alone now occupied the center
of the room.
Again the knock-louder this time
two or three times louder.
open the door!"
Raising his left hand. Ivan made a
simultaneous motion like that OF q
swimmer with both arms.
Ivan stood alone!
All the others disappeared as silent.
ly as so many shadows.
The room was empty!
Ito be continued)
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

The map Of Norway and Sweden
has often been compared to a rabbit
jumping downward. Corresponding to
the rabbits eye is a group Of noun
tains known by the name of Jotun-
helm. containing the highest noun
tains in Europe north of the Alps
Galhoppig. Glittatind and Skagastol-
tind; like the Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa
and Matterhorn of Switzerland. The
Norwegian names are very pictur-
esque and descriptive Of the places
themselves. Thus Jotunheim, means
"The Home of Giants" Glitterlind
"The Shining Peak" and Skagastolt-
ind, THE Shaggy-topped Mountain"
Jotunheim is infinitely wilder and
more rugged than Switzerland, though
without the majesty of the High Alps.
One can see glaciers coming down to
the waters edge, mountains sending
precipitous cliffs into lakes that are
as deep as the mountains are high,
and narrow arms of the sea, the
fjords, running hundreds of miles in
land. The only Swiss lake which any
where resembles the combination of
mountain and water of the Norwegian
f1ords is Iucerne; and the celebrated
Axenstrasse and Via Mole have their
counterparts in the Land of the Mid
night Sun
From October to April the land is
fast bound by snow and ice, storms
howl through the swaying pines and
whirl eddies of snow down the noun
tain sides, and perchance the cry of
the wolf mingles with the voice of the
storm. Then, by the ruddy glow Of
the pinewood fire, the mother rocks
the cradle of her youngest as she tells
her first-born stories of the giants of
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

hay.
In the Family Room.
The house contained one big ro,,.l.
to which everything else was merely
accessory. Large bedsteads occupied
two corners of the room, huge fire.
place with brightly-burning log fire
occupied the third, and a fourth con-
tanned a cuckoo clock table, and
some broad wooden benches. The
household consisted of little weaz-
ened man, his stalwart wife. and
fair-haired daughter Of Is or 1G. His
wife was about six feet high and broad
in proportion, and looked as if she
could put her husband in her pocket
on occasion; her bare arms showed
goodly muscles, and petticoats reach.
ing only to the knees made her ap-
pear even taller than she was, peace
ful feminine Goliath. The old man
smoked his pipe by the light of the
blazing fire. while the daughter
combed out her long golden hair; the.
little boy was already slumbering in
one of the big beds. and his mother
was attending to the COW, while the
hostess hustled about her household
duties.
Presently the latest conner asked
permission to retire, but he was bid7f
den to wait moment and he would
be given something better than the
barn. That was house where wo-
| mans word was law, SO he sat meekly
between the fire and the golden-haired
girl and watched his buxom hostess.
Quickly she placed two benches side
by side beneath the cuckoo clock,
1etched two huge armfuls of hay from
the barn and spread them thereon,
went out again and brought some
more with which to stuff pillow case,
and finally covered all with homespun
sheets and blankets. Then, by the fit
tul dancing OF the dying flames pro-
ceeded general but necessarily in-
complete disrobng; host and hostess
In one OF the beds, the hostess daugh-
ter and the woman and little boy in
the other, while the sixth occupant of
the room lay beneath the cuckoo
clock. Could hospitality go further?
Next morning the hostess was up
before the dawn; the cracking of dry
wood in the flames of the open hearth
and the grinding Of coffee in small
wooden trough reused the slumberers.
and the rich fragrance of the crushed
berries reused their appetites. Flad.
brod and coffee. potatoes and butter.
rorridge and sugar and cream made a
meal for prince, but such as princes
rarely taste Was not this better than
a room in hotel, provided in ex-
change for Cooks tourist ticket
coupon:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
How Railroad Tracks "creep,v

The rails on track that appears to
be well laid often begin to move
lengthwise, so slowly that their mo-.
ton is imperceptible until it's results
have accumulated, but with such great
force that nothing will stop it. The
onward movement of the rail tears up
spikes and shears off steel bolts A
recent exhaustive study by an Amert
can engineer throws little light on the
subject The motion is always In the
direction of traffic and is due to the
moving trains, but 1t appears to be
greatest in loosely and improperly
laid track. especially that formed of
short bits Of rail.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

All this had taken less time than
it takes to write it.
The footsteps stopped-there was
knock at the door.
A peculiar knock it was-a loud tap.
two short quick taps. and then a
pause and a final knock.
Evidently a signal for the express
sion Of intense anxiety changed in
stantly to one of relief; the people
resumed their seats. and Ivan, with
commanding gesture, which Oramin-
sky himself submitted to- exclaimed,
"a friend! Open the door. Aronsky."
Running up the steps that led to
the door of the underground apart
ms.t, Aronsky, removing long oak
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
eertilIon System eoino Out,

The Bertillon system of measuring
criminals is going out of date. The
London police have found it unsatis-
factory and experimental with a new
system. 1t has proved successful, and
is going to be adopted generally in
England.
The Berlin police have inaugurated
a card collection of impressions OF
the fingers for recognition purposes
= system which they call "Daktylo-
copy"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

A grewsome form of punishment IL
still practiced in Afghanistan. A re-
cent English expedition discovered al
the top of the Lataband Pass an iron
cage suspended from pole contain
ing shriveled human body. The
mummy was that of thief who had
beea imprisoned and allowed to die
o. thirst and hunger in this iron cage
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Germany's Population.

The Imperial Bureau of Statistics
estimates the population of the Gee
man empire for 1905 Mt GO.1G4.00G
compared with 59.3Gi 900 in 1904.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

one lodges wherever shelter may be
found. Then one sees the people as
they are, finds out their primitive sim
plicity and hospitality; and the town
bred American discovers that miracle
of miracles-a people uniniluenccd by
greed of gain. They are frugal. be-
cause nature compels them to be so,
but they are willing to do kindness
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

old who lived in the heart of the
mountains, and of the sprites and COB
Inns who dwelt beneath the ice of the
brooks and in the dim recesses of the
forest.
One frequently puts up at the
"skydsstations. The people of Nor
way pay very few taxes, but each man
along a road will have so many yards
of the road assigned to his care; own
ers of land and stock must, within the
district allotted to them, provide shell
ter and conveyance within a fixed
time, at a low rate of pay. fixed by the
government. A "skydsstation' is
therefore a kind of relay station or
hostelry, where fresh horses will be
supplied and refreshment provided for
man and beast.
Roads Hewn Through Rock.
Some Of the roads over the noun
tains are amongst the finest in the
world, hewn out and lin some places
tunneled through solid rock; through
precipitous gorges where pent-up cat
aracts form in ceaseless fury, or along
cliffs that descend abruptly into the
calm waters of lake or ford. At
other times they glide. snake-like,
down some broad-breasted slope, or
climb from the narrowing valley up to
the tableland that spreads itself
above.
But leaving the highways and the
beaten tracks, one can taste the joys
of roaming with map and compass for
sole guides; straying far from hotel
and skydsstation, and leaving the
mountain cabins in their Businesses,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-11

Chas. Hedgcock Is the authorized
representative in this city of the
Western Review, the organ OF the AS.
ISOLATED Fraternities Of America. the
great organization which Is behind
F~raternal City. The Review Is a fine.
~ gotten up monthly publication
which costs only fifty cents a month.
As the progress OF the sanitarium
work will be followed in this maga.
line from month to month, the publ.
cation VIII be OF great interest to the
members OF lodges Of this city. For
the young man securing the most sub.
scriptions to this paper, a free trim 10
the exposition at Portland will be
given. As Las Vegas IL more vitality
interested in the s~anitarium than
any other city. subscriptions should
be many and Mr.. Hedgecock should
land the first prize.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-11
Town Council
. Tax Levy Of Five Mills for
General Town Purposes.
Max NOrdhaus A ppOin ted
and Confirmed ~ Treasurer.

At the meeting Of the town council
on the west side Tuesday evening, an
account Of whose meeting was un.
ayoidably crowded out Of The Optic
last evening, there was only one alb.
sentee. Enrique Mares was appointed
interpreter and then the municipal
mill began to grind.
Cecilio Rosenwald asked permission
to build a walk from the dry goods
store Of Il. Rosenwald & Son to the
street car track. The request was
taken under advisement.
The town treasurer reported a bal.
ance on hand Of $157.S8 and the town
recorder that the total Indebtedness is
$336.S6.
A special committee consisting Of
Ebenezer Barber and Ignacio Lopez
was designated to report on the sever
al amounts yet due and not forthcom.
Ing for grading work done on the
boulevard.
The street commissioner filed his
bond In the sum Of $500, with the
names OF Il. II. Salazar and Atanacio
Sena appearing thereon as sureties.
The matter OF the construction of
a sidewalk in front of the premises
OF Don Demetrio Perez was referred to
the council committee on roads and
bridges, also the same committee will
report on the encroachment on the
walk.way in front of the premises of
0. A. Larrazolo.
It was ordered by the council that
the bridge on South Pacific street In
the vicinity Of the Forsythe place be
raised thirteen inches and street lines
were ordered on the same thorough
rare below town and connection made
with Grand avenue, which leads to the
east side.
The proposition to widen the street
In front Of the Friedman business O
erty was discussed and n special com
mittee comprising the entire board of
trustees and the town attorney was
named to confer with the owners of
the property in the endeavor to arrive
at a satisfactory conclusion.
A resolution was presented and
passed fixing a town levy Of five mills
the dollar for the creation Of a
for general town purposes for the
fiscal year ending April 1, 1906.
The petition Of the west side BARRIERS
inat they be not required to take out
was acted on unfavorably.
Upon recommendation of the MAYOR.
Max Nordhaus was unanimously chos-
en- to be town treasurer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-11

The local gun club this afternoon
entertaind j. s. Tanning. or Jack
Tanning, as he Is more Familiarity
known, with a trap shoot. Tanning
is a high stopper in the professional
ranks, holds the record for straight
kills. having brought down two humid
red and t~hirty-one clays without a
miss in 1900 at Utica, N. Y, has rep
resented this country with others in
International shoots, has won count.
less medals and holds many records.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-11

president T.. p. Ripley of The Santa
re IS scheduled to reach Albuquerque
az SIX o'clock this evening by special
lrain. Thence he comes up the road on
No . 20 La Junta,, where he will be
joined by General Manager Hurley
y 50 east In Il special train In wait.
ing at that city. He has been spend
ing The winter in Santa Barbara, and
viii be accompanied to Chicago by his
son, F. G. Ripley, who holds a posi-.
] in the Santa Fe oil department
of the coast lines,