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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

supt Patton q Floyd was one
1f the guests ~ the occasion
Mesfs Murray and AuNier ie1ch-
tn iu the school we're in the Rrils
aai evidently etJ1ypd the day
Nr campbcn the handsome bach.
oldr superintendent Of schools y
n5d county made an ents1ainine
mpromplu address.
Many of the X N c younr ladies
visited the NEWS ofnm and were
much interested 10 the operation cf
tho typ. ,uU aine
Miss Atnpson. who has charge Of
H1 music department was present
She Is from the Cincinnati cousee A.
tory Of MuIcNSd Is very competent.
Miss Williams. teacher In ellcuticn.
had an example u her work shown
8 good advantage when The children
referred TO above recited 50 char
miuely
Attorney " } MAY, Of Prestoas-
burg. talked interestingly and wde
llborally opplauded Like the othe'
speakers. he laud the College and
It's management and regretted 4
give it mp
The exceptionally good behavior
af the visiting school bows was ,n'
subject cf ~ by those who have
seen such herlnEa before. wher
out on D crowd of school
boys az ally very bolsierous, bl'
such not the case here
L Prof Kennison. OF the Faculty, anC
/ Mrs Kcnnison. were here. He is ,
/, thoroughly educated gentleman ant
has been Prof Ryngtons chief as
slstant for five years lie is 4
. native of Maine. His work Is highh
praised by all who are acquainte,
. with &C.
s Hon A. Il stephens, who cam
along and eloqucntly delivered
h strong tributc Is Prof Byingtop an'
: his school ,ressed the deepes
d regret overs = fact that the Colleg
l. leaving Prestonsburg MIR steuh
+, tns is Commonwealth Attorney
c Judge Gardner's district. He is on
"a Of The ablest Young men in Easter
ie Kentucky. The writer saw him whe'
N he first came 70 Prestonsbulg fron
n his home on Beaver and arranged 4
.e enter school He was bare-foote
it and had load of peaches, part Q
" which he applied on tuition II
entered school soon afterward and de
id youred the contents of the tex
n books as rapidly as the teacher gay
k him access to them,
e the X n, G young ladies AZ
In very bright and attractive, and the
re quiet and refined manner added
T. the charm. The high order of inte
$, ligence possessed by them is in ey
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
VALUATION RAISED.
State Board Increases Our Farm
Lands 10 Per Cent.

The State Board Of Equalization
has seen fit to raise the value OF
Lawrence county farm land ten per
cent There can be no doubt that
this raise is excessive and should be
lowered, II not wiped out altogether
To accomplish this If possible Judge
7. S. Thompson appointed Augustus
Snyder and NJ. S. Burns as com
mission to go to Frankfort and ap-
pear before the State Board and
endeavor to effect the reduction
These gentlemen are now in Frank
fort, working to accomplish their
purpose.
WIPED IT oUT.
Just before going to press we re-
ceived the following telegram.
Frankfort, KY, April 26.-We sue
ceeded in having raise taken Off"
N, S. Burns,
Augustus Snyder.
This saves the taxpayers of Law
renee county sSSOO.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
Marriage In High Life.

Mrs Mamie Langhorne Shaw was
married yesterday in London. Eng
land, at high noon, to Waldorf Astor,
The ceremony was exceedingly quiet
and simple there being present onlx
the immediate family of the bride
and bridegroom, and few intimate
friends. The wedding breakfast VI
served at the Langham Hotel, VIZ
Mrs Shaw is stopping. W
The above is Of local interes
the fact that the bride is
law of Mrs. Sadie Reyno
horne, formerly OF louisa
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

The X n. C, young ladies are
very bright and attractive, and their
quiet and refined manner added 70
the charm. The high order of intel
ligence possessed by them is in evil
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Many of the x T. G younr ladies
visited the NEWS ofn~ and were
much interested in the operation oi
the viper ttiU aine
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Miss Williams, teacher In elJcutien.
had an example u her work sho~n
d good advantage when The childrea
referred TO above recited 50 char
miury.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Attorney " MAY, Of Prestoas
burg. talked interestingly and was
liberally applauded Like the Other
speakers. he laud ! the College and
lis management and regretted 4
give It mp
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Mr Campbell the handsome BACH
oldr Superintendent of schools y
Boyd county, made an enteuainine
mpromp,u address.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

George Blake, chairman of the demo-
cratic county central committee has
called mass convention to meet at
Hotchkiss next Monday. Mr.. Blake
says the business Of the convention will
be to "get an expression Of opinion in
regard to any reform movement which
may be deemed advisable under present
conditions. In other words the lead
ers wish to get together and find out
who they are with, Tom Patterson or
Bob Speer. Colorado democracy is d.
vided almost square in tho middle and
regardless Of which faction wins out
the effect Of the present split is sure
to be felt at the fall election. It will
be difficult to choose the lesser evil be-
tween Patterson and Speer.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

The name of Judge A. r. King of
this city, has been promin emily men,
toned among the list Of eligibles for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor. A representative Of the INDE-
PENDENT called on the Judge Wednes-
day morning and received from him a
positive statement that he was not q
candidate for any Office whatever. 1t
was supposed that he would be candi-
date for the district bench from the
Seventh judicial district, but since re-
turning from California he has let it
be known that he would not become .
candidate. Judge King would fill either
position with dignity. ability and i'm
partiality and he could count on the
united and enthuiastic support Of his
party in this county.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

The Montrose Press announces the
name of DR.. DUNCAN Of that city as q
candidate for re-nomina tion to the office
of Representative from Montrose
county. The Press says: ''The doctor
was one of the authors of the DUNCAN
Alexander railroad commission bill
which was defeated by only a very
small majority two years ago He sees
no reason why that bill should rot be
enacted into law. as the people have
become largely educated on the subject
during the agitation resulting from the
bringing forward of his bill. DR.. Dun
gan will be candidate before the Re-
publican convention for the nomina-
tion."
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

There seems to be a disposition
among Delta county Republicans to
put all factionalism aside and work
unitedly for clean sweep at the fall
election. Such policy will lead to q
complete victory. Let every member
of the party appoint himself a COM
mittee of one to assist in creating q
sentiment for absolute harmony, the
strongest ticket that can possibly be
named and then victory for the ticket
from top to bottom.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

The Grand Army veterans are in
session at Minneapolis this week. How
time flies. 1t does not seem possible
that year has rolled by since we
witnessed the grizzled veterans march
up Seventeenth street in Denver to the
strains Of martial music. What sight
it was. the most inspiring our eyes
ever beheld. But the old boys are
going rapidly. A few will be here for
a number of years. but the rank and file
is falling much faster than Confederate
bullets moved them down from 81 to
'65.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
WEATHER REPORT
EDITOR IxDEI.ESpEsr:

For publication in your paper furnish here
with q record Of meteorological observations
t.ken by n. L; Mctircw; co-o9Perstiye observer
Of the Weather Bureau of the U. y. Departmcn,
1903. at Delta. Colorado.
The instrumental readings arc from Govern
ment standard instruments exposed in the man
ncr recommended by the chief OF the Weather
Bureau.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Editorial Notes.

s. M. Logan, of Mesa county. S. S.
Sherman, of Montrose and Sprigg
shackleford, of Gunnison. are listed as
candidates for the Republican nomina-
tion for judge from this judicial district,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
In~erro,, Q. Napoleon.

A little while ago ! stood by the grave
of the great Napoleon-a magnificent
tomb OF gilt and gold. | saw him take
nm empire by the force Of bis genius.
saw him upon the friehtful field or
Waterloo. when chance and fate COM
blned 10 wreck the fortunes Of the
former king and | saw him ct st.
Helena with lis hant4s crossed behind
him gazing out NJ the sad AMI solemn
sea. thought OF the orphans and
widows he had made Of the tears that
had been shed FOR his glory, and of the
only woman who had ever loved hin
rushed from his heart By the cruel
hand of ambition, and l said | would
rather have been n French peasant and
worn wooden shoes. | would rather
have been that poor peasant with my
loving wife by my side knitting as the
day died out In the skies, with my chill
dren upon my knees and their arms
about me. I would rather have been
that man and gone down to the tongue
less silence Of the dreamless dust than
TO have been that impartial imperson-
alton Of force and murder known as
Napoleon the Great-WOman's Z )me
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
EXCURSIONS
Greatly Reduced Rates via Southern
Railway.

Following ere some OF the special occasions
on account OF whicu Southern hallway mas
authorized Extremely Low Round Trip Rates;
HOMECOMING WEEK, Birmingham, Ala,
October rs-aoth, 1906; tickets TO be scld from
ali points on Southern Rwy. October I4th and
18th, final limit leaving Birmingham returning
not later than october 2Ist, 1906. No stop-overs $
By deposits not later than Octobes 2Ist and
payment fifty cent fee per ticket, return limit
NAV be extended to leave Birmingham not
later than November 2Ist, 1906.
CARRIAGE BUILDERS NATIONAL AssOcIA-
JIoN Atlanta. Ga, October 2I-27th, 100; tickets
TO be sold from all points on Southern hwy;'
limited 10 continuous passage, OCTOBER I9th
20 a7nd, inclusive. final limit leaving Atlanta
October goth, 1906, Extension TO leave At
lanta not later than November 18th, 1906, may
be secured by deposit in person of tickets with
Special Agent, ktlanta, not later than Oct0o@r
,otb, and payment fifty cent fee at time OF oe'
post.
HOMECOMING FOR SOUTH CAROLINIA, Col
umbls, 6. c., October 2Ist-z8th, 1906; tickets to
be sold from all points on Southern Rwy.,
October 18th and 10Th, limited 70 continuous
passage in each direction, final limit return
ing ten (Io) days in addition 10 date OF sale. BY
deposit of tickets in person with Special
Aeeut. Columbia, not later than then days
after date same were purchased, and payment
fee OF fifty cents per ticket, extension may be
secured to leave Columbia not later than No
vember 10, l9o6.
MISSIONARY CONF FERENHE, Protestant Epis-
copal Church Third Department OF the tne
United States, Asheville, N. c.. Oct. 23rd-75th.
1906; tickets to be sold from all points in Vir,
ginia, including Washington, 0:tober 22d and
s,rd, good to leave Asheville returning not
later than November 5, 1906. No stop-overs
For further information, call nearest South
ern Rwy. coupon ticket agent, 5r write l.. ;.
Brown, Gen. Agt., Washington, ID. L.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
Obedienf. but Indignant.

"Norah,' said the literary woman, Il
wish you would go down to the library
and bring me Flavius Josephus.'
The new girl left the room to exc
cute the commission.
Presently terrific noise was heard
on the stairway, and Norah pushed
the door open with her foot moment
later, dragging in by the collar large
and reluctant Newfoundland dog.
Here he Is, Mrs. Dinnis," she said'
but We oughtn't to have sint me for
I'm. It's q mans Job. The baste
thried to bite me, an had to fight
i'm iy'ry fut O. the way."-Chicagc
Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

When a primitive man wants break
fast he takes sheer, kneels upon y,
holds II between his legs and cuts It's
throat. He skins Il. and. taking a slice
out Of Il. fries It on the Goals for break
fast We also demand not less lmper-
atively Outlets for our breakfast, but
We manage il another way. We pro-
cure an Individual some way of to
Kill the beast and another out OF our
sight to cook It. We have n paper frill
put around the bone 20 disguise It, and
set pot OF flowers straight before us
to look nj while We eat It; but. to the
shecp-to the sheep-it can make little
difference which way 1t Is eaten. We
still do our unclean work, but we do X
by proxy. And It Tlay be questioned
whether what we gain In refinement
we have not lost IN sincerlty.-Fort-
nightly Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

II you drive through Russian vii
lage about 10 p. N. you will he struck
by the absolute quiet that pervades
the scene Not creature man or dog,
is visible moving about. The place has
the air OF deserted village. Suppose
by some rare untoward chance you
come upon a group OF men standing
together, apparently tn conversation
YOU will notice that they speak In sub
dued tones, and, wait 80 long as you
please, you Will never hear them
laugh. The cause rs simply this; These
Russian peasants believe in evil spir-
its; but, uu1ike the Chinese, they be
lleve that they are attracted. not
frightened, by sounds. And so If some
unlucky fate decree that the moujik he
ont Of doors after IL y. IN. he Is pain
fully silent man. This feeling also ex-
tends to some Of the southern towns.
Kiev, the boly city OF Russia, IS a
model ia this respect. After 10 = "a.
you may practically have the streets
to yourself -Blackwoods Magazine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
Germany the Modern Rome.

Let the German people keep lesson
from antiquity before their eyes. Once
before an England Gnd a Germany OF
no less different character have con-
fronted each other. They were Car
thage and Rome And old Rome with
its policy OF force and power finally
conquered the cash politics Of Carthage
and raised itself TO the position OF the
frst power upon earth. We have his
torical example when we say that the
German people must return from the
imitation OF the un-1erman Carthagin-
IAN British finance policy and must go
back to the Romano erman policy Of
power and might In 10 other way
can a really great Weltpolitik be pro-
NOTED in the hope perhaps Of making
ourselves ultimately the leading peo-
pie In the world.-Berlin Grenzboten.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
His Wits TO the Earl.

There Is wei known English bishop
who writes very bad hand. This bad
hand caused sad error 10 happen
some years ago. A young clergyman
ind written TO the bishop to inquire
about vacant curacy. and the reply
that the young man got Informed him
that the salary was small and the WORK
difficult. But there was one mitigating
circumstance. The incumbent, among
his other duties, would visit the earl
every morning and spend two hours
there. The curate would have rejected
the post but for the daily visit to the
carl. That attracted him. There would.
no doubt. be told himself, be many
fashionable dinners TO which he would
naturally be invited. He would make
many friends among the rich and
powerful These friends would be able
10 help him In his career. The earl
perhaps, had daughters. One OF them
who knows?-stranger things mac
happened. And so the curate accepted
the difficult and poorly paid curacy tc
discover on his first visit to the towr
that be had misread the bishops letter
and that his daily two hours visit was
not TO the earl but to the jail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
wciRhfnR a Hair.

so number the hairs u your head Is
not q very difficult task" said the re-
finer OF the assay Office to friend re
Gently. "a very close approximation
can be made by weighing the. entire
amount of hair on mans head and
then weighing a single hair. The weight
Of the former divided by that or the
latter Will. Of course, give the desired
number. II you will pluck out hair
from your beard I can show you A
long and struggling one was according
ly detached, the refner putting It on a
scale which was lnclosed IN a glass
cnse and graduated with extreme &C
cur5cy. With little weights Of alumni
lum he piled VI one arm until an equi-
poise was reached. The hair weighed
three Kilograms. If you reduce this
30 figures" said the speaker 'ft would
require 5000 hairs to weigh one ounce
aud. supposlng you have SIX ounces
you fave $1,000 hairs. New York
Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
English Trains on Time.

The public service rendered by the
British railway lines, the convenience
to the traveller and the shipper, Is far
In excess of anything to be found In
this country. The British Isles are alb
surdly small when compared with our
vast areas, and this Of course simpllies
the operating problems. There are no
snowdrifts to delay schedules, no sec
tons of crudely brilt track awaiting
perfection, and che locomotives are
never far from their home shops. Yet
even with allowance for these sdvan-
,ages both freight and passenger tratac
nre habitually handled with regular
!ty and certainty that deserve the high
est degree Of praise In any large
terminal In England the number OF
passenger trains that arrive either ex.
actly on time or minute or two ahead
Ia far greater than that Of trains even
the least overdue Five minutes Is aasu-
ally q safe margin for an Important
connection. At Finsbury Park. sub
urban station Just outside London,
trains pass on an average Of one every
two minutes night and day, yet this
tremendous traffic is handled with
clockllke precision.-Ray Morris in At
lanfiC
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

Vitality A-picnty In Monastic Lifc'
Oh, my friend, you may prate OK
wasted lives and idleness and the para
sites Of the church and ali that sort OF
thing, but | fear 4 is little you know
about the vital fosceS that are feeding
and sustaining aud Strengthening Il
every hour Of the four and twer'y.
II couiI show you the letters that
came 70 re from that friar Ia tie south
O. Europe. letters bubbling over with
health ard happiness ani the sweetest
resignation. and then show you photo
graph OF Il young man in tonsure ana
cowl. with the calmest clearest eyes
that ever looked out from under
placid brow; If you could have felt or
his knotted biceps and known the grasp
OF his small but powerful hand and
heard the peal of his hearty laughter
for his spirit was bubbllng over even
there in his serene solltude-you would
perhaps begin to understand why the
monastic lite, in spite of its tranquility,
never stagnates and why the more you
contend against the spirit of the re-
ltgious orders the more they live and
thrive.-From "a Fin de Steele Frfar"
In National Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

The resin of the shoemaker and nd
dler is obtained from different species
Of the FIR tree-as the Scots fir, the
larch and the balsam FIR Of Canada. IL
Is well known that resinous )ulce
exudes from these trees, which hardens
into solid tears. The clear juice Itself,
before It has dried up by coming to he
surface. is known in commerce as tur-
pentine and Is In the main composed OF
oil of turpentine and resin. When the
Juice is distilled, the oil comes over
and the resin remains behind. When
the distillation is carried on to dryness'
common resin Is formed, but when
water is mixed with II while yet huid
the resulting mass Is the variety called
yellow resin. which is more preferred
for most purposes because 1t Is more
ductile than the former, owing PROB
ably to its containing some oil.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
Groves md GravediR2ers.

"Gravedigging Is not a gay busi-
ness" said a gravedigger, but 1t Is
very old one, and many curious super
stitions surround It. One of these Is
never to buy new spade. To dig a
grave with a spade that is new rs sup
posed to bring death In the family with
in q twelvemonth. Hence gravedig-
gers buy their spades second hand as
rule. Another superstition with some
is that a grave should never STAND
open overnight. 1t should not, they say
be dug till the day Of the funeral. II II
Is made the day before, beware. There
Is a third superstition that II cock
crows once while grave Is being dug
one friend of the digger Will die; II II
crows twice, two will die; IL thrice
three"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

Cultivate the at Of idiing. There is
no doubt that d be able ID idle ut will
is most va able gift and one which
Is becoming rnser every day. The art
of loa1ng Is not properly understood
by the majority Of people. Much has
been written on the subject. Steven
son dealt with it in an essay; Mr..
Kenneth GrGhame touched on ii in
Pagan Papers" and Mr. Barry Pain
has some Illuminating remark O. the
subject in his Canadian canoe nOok.
There Is n subtle difference be yeen
the views Of these experts. Mr. Gra-
hame advocated absolute idleness.
Mr.. Pain pointed ont with more truth,
hat the great art Of IOafing was 70 do
the easiest thing and that sometimes It
!s easier 10 work than 10 he Idle. This
ls the secret OF the whole matter. The
superficial !dlec thinks Il his duty to
be idle on every occasion. The nan
who hos studied the subject knows
that this ls en entirely erroneous
view. There are times when we feel
that we must De UP and doing. II we
sterply repress this inclination oar
peace X disturbed The really scien-
tific idler is tho nan who can idle at
wilL-IOnGon Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26
A 0ucrr curo.

"Rlding on an elephant In Ceylon, be-
hind a native prince on a hunting ex-
petition" said a clergyman. "the con-
yersation Glanced to turn on indiges-
tea. to which l said I was subject.
The prince at once pSued out black
leather button kind sf thing, which he
was wearing on string round his necH
unier his clothes.
what's this? sald I.
"'A hyena's snout.' was the startling
rsply.
What fOrT
ITO cure indgestlon:'
How can 1t 90 this?
"'N ID very simple. 4 hycna gets its
living ty digging UP and crunching old
bones. Now, it possesses in its snout
this peculiar virtue-that when its nose
approaches anything hard, such as
bones, these tough substances Instantly
grow soft and enable the animal to eat
them with comfort and benefit. So you
will find that If you keep this charm
hanging round your neck the proximity
Of the hyena's nose. though dried up
and hfeless, will soften your food,
however indI0estlble, 10 such an extent
that you will never again suffer from
Indigestion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-26

White IS the emblem Of light reli-
gious purity. innocence, faith, Joy and
life. In the judge II indicates integ-
rity; IN the stek. humility; In the wo-
man, chastity Red, the ruby, signifies
fire. divine love and royalty. White
and red roses express love and wis
dom. Blue. or the sapphire, expresses
heaven, the firmamenr, truth from
celestial origin. constnncy and fidelity.
Yellow or gold Is the symbol OF the
sun, OF marriage and faithfulness.
Green, the emerald, is the color OF
spring, Of hopc-peTticularly Of the
hope of Immortality and Of victory. as
the color Of the laurel and palm. Vio-
let the amethyst. signifies love and
truth or passion and suffering. Purple
and scarlet signify things good and
true from q celestial origin. Black cor
responds 20 despair, darkness, earth
liness. mourning, negation, wickedness
and death.