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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
Forests of the Philippines.

The natural growth OF the Phil
ipp,he forests Is computed by Major
Ahern, chief of the Insular Forest
ry Bureau, to be 1,4OO,O0O.OOO cubic
feet-three times the cut 1900 in the
entire United States. At the pres.
ent time. says the World OF To-day
fully 80 per cent of the natural
growth is going to waste,and ebonie'
mahoganies, construction woods, iron,
woods, all manner OF precious woods
that ICED only modern methods. ,
maximum Of machinery and a minim
un Of handling 20 make Monte Girls
to ~ the lumbermen.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
Services at NJ. E. Church South.

Regular services as follows: 1--WE
use central standard time.)
Prayer Meeting, each Wednesday
at $3.50 p. m.
Sabbath School, each Sabbath at
9 a. m.
Preaching each Sabbath at 1920 a.
m and at $3.50 p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
all these services. Strangers In the
town specially invited TO worship
with US. Come thou with US and we
will do thee good, for the Lord has
spoken good concerning Israel"
- o. F. Williams. Pastor,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
JENNIE W VA

The farmers have been very busy
for the hist few days. getting their
corn and fodder on high ground on
account OF the rise in the river.
A very quiet wedding ACQUIRED here
few evenings ago The contract
Ing parties were NJ Charles copley,
Of Thacker, and Miss Rosl Muncey the
pretty daughter OF Melville Muncy,
OF this place.
Lewis crum Is now resident Of
our town.
Walter Kirk, OF Louisa. spent last
week very pleasantly with S. J.
Crum and family.
Geo. Franklin, of Hinton, was here
several days last week.
NJ. F. vlnson spent last week with
relatives AZ Glen Hays.
/ VIM. T Mead has returned from
4 williamson, much to the delight Of
his NAM friends.
Randolph Summons made a uiI
to Huntington last week
Mrs. C. II, Harris, of Crum, wal
calling on Mrs. S. ]. Crum recently
Lewis Dempsey passed through
town last week, en- rou.e to tn
lumber yards.
Taylor vinson, Of Naugatuck, wa
visiting friends here last saturda,
and Sunday
A new aor, is being erected &
town by Al Cline He expects I
, carry q frp .tck Of g,e.al mer
: chandi c.
A series OF meeting he's been goin
on at this place, for the last iw
, weeks, conducted by Rev. Kempe
Great success has been accomplished
May the good work continue
!. ], d. Copley and wife attende
church here Sunday
Mrs. VIII Crum and daughter WEI
!, shopping here last week. Xena.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

in the dairy can be more important
The milk cows mission being TO
convert food into milk, not into fat
and beef, it goes without saying thu
she should not be fat.
Whether one has a herd or only
one COW, he should have something
growing during the cool portion OF
the year, that will furnish succulence
And 1t will save buying mill feeds,
If the COW is not healthy has
gargot ~ Inflammation Of the I'D
der. or any olner sickness that Is
noticeable-her milk should be drawn
into pail not generally used in milk
ing and fed to the pigs, II used at
all
The CIV must have health, visor
constitution and disposition before
she Iismilked the first time. Whhi
she really is will be determined be-
fore, ehel drops her first calf.
Neither sorghum cane nor common
corn that was greenEhenI the frost
Il should be fed to cows and
horses. 1t is not cerainWhether
frosted peavines contain this "for-
age poison or not. but It would be
best to goblow in this line
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
PROVIDE BEDDING FOR STOCK.


1t Is not winter yet, but 1t is
time to mink of providing bedding
for tie seek, so thsv can be kept
comfortable when bad weather does
come. Comfort TO stock pays In
more ways than one. First 1t rs
humapc, aud there is no feed which
pays a better profit OIL any kind of
stock Than comfort We must keep
all stock comfortable, but how 1t can
be done withoG: having good aul
liberal supply of bedding Is more than
/ can tell Animals gain when they
are lying down and are comfortable.
1t would often be more comfortable
to the stock and profitable 70 the
owner 10 use Sd ! of the poor quail
| ity OF hay for bedding, and feed
more of the good hay, instead OF saw
ing 1t and expecting to sell a load
or two in the spring at a good fig
ure. There is no money in such bus
mess. II you are going TO keel
stock, keep them right or as heal
right as you can, and feed them TIL
best feed you have instead Of stary
ing them all winter in order 70 &c
few dollars for what hay you hav
left. We can be assured of one pro
Tit at least when We feed animals
and that is the profit Of the manure
which is quite important In my opin
ion. BY feeding well We can have
direct profit from the feeding, an
have the manure extra, but thi
means liberal feeding and feedin
: with judgment. Aim TO have goo
feed and you will find good prof
In using the poor and inferior ha
y for bedding. Begin right now
think what you will use for beddin
On every farm there is materi'
which would be good 10 use for tn
i purpose. Generally you will get mo
II good out of it by letting the stoc
v sleep on it. The best material +
,e bedding is thrashed clover. This
4, good FOR nothing else. Stock W
e. not eat Il, and it would do them
4. good il they did. Stock can get
il good out OF the hard and dry stem
e. yet. being short and porous, 1t
,s Just the thing for manure, as II W
l. absorb the liquid part and make
1 manure easy to handle. This Is I
,e ideal material for bedding, and
ID good thing for the farmer to hay
Il More than for the purpose of be
h. ding It is good for the farmer
nj raise clover seed, especially for }
al own use.
m Straw will be about the next m
10 terial that the farmer will probat
in use for bedding, and 1t makes We
70 good bedding. The spoiled hay
ID top of the stack is also very good
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
coon POINTS OF THE MULE.

GOOD POINTS OF THE MULE.
The homely mule, like the homely
woman. ia made beautiful to those
who knoS Tim by his many good duai
ities.As compared with horses, mules
show many advantages and fall be-
hind in few points other than speed
and personal appearance. and some
times in manners. AT the age OF
two they are ready to do the work
CT horse at four, and may be kept
at 1t twice as long, They are less
expensive to feed than other stock
and know when they have enough,
hence never founder They are more
healthy than horses and can stand
mere hardship and abuse,
While the horse. to be marketed
to he best advantage. must be five
years old, the mule reaches the sam
point at three. and there is always
demand for mem.
When compared with cattle as tc
profit in raising. the mule shows thu
greater value and half the expense
in feed. While a good steer at thres
years old will sell for s75 TO 500, {
good mule OF the same age will
bring from 500 to s125. They arr
not subject to cholera, as are swine
and, On the same amount OF feed
easily beat he hog IN returnInl
value
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
Cofflns Delivered in Country.

People living In the country may or
der coffins or caskets from US by tel
ephoue or otherwise and We will deliy-
or them at very small cost We have
team that We can Iend out at any
time and the expense wiz be slight
snyder Hardware Company.
Louisa. Ky,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

WANTED: School, having new, at
tractive proposition, wishes energet-
ic man or woman to visit towns in
Kentucky. Good salary and expen-
SEES paid weekly. Some knowledge
Of music preferred. but not essen
tIal. J. H. MOORE.
Plymouth Place, Chicago, III.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30
LITTLE HINTS.

,rhe bull can be kept at distance
with staff, and that is therefore
the safest way to lead him.
Feeding and milking the COWS reg
ularly are very important No work
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

George Vanderbilt, Of Baltlm re-
could move mountain and build a
palace, but when he tackled poul-
try he met his waterloo. Rlising
chickens proved too expensive for
the mult-millionaire. Let those who
fondly imagine they have only tc
scatter feed with one hand and gath
er in dollars with the other remem-
Der even Croesus' pluck and de-
termination ended in handful Of
feathers and a ton of despair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

Ladies', see those new shirt waist
sets at conley's store. They are
beauties.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

At The recent Farmers Congress al
Rock Island, complaint was made thai
girls flee the drudgery of fara life.
But what's the drudgery of farm life
to the drudgery of life in the gre At
city department stores, tie vast fac
tories, rrs dvrants, laundries dhi
Other sla,rs where Ei,is are EN- ~
ed. Our advice to all country girlt
is to marry industrious farmers boys
and settle down with them to make
a home. 1t will take work, of course
as II takes work to accomplish any
thing in this world, but the results
for woman will be better as tn
mistress Of farmers home and tn
of a farmers family than anythini
offered in cities for women who hay
to live by their labor.
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THE FARM.
FATrEN THE TURKEYS

Ouilolludo VIII oOOn dIlaNt, diAu
there Is but little time left for gett-
ing the turkeys in prime condition.
10th the size ard the future price
should be considered, 1t is not toe
soon to begin forcing them, and as
turkeys will probably be in demand
this year. with the supply not up to
the average, those who are so fort.
innate = to have large flocks will
find that turkeys are one of the most
profitable crops on the farm.
The advice comes a little late for
the present season, but the follow
ing from the 0wensboro Inquirer
sounds good, and may be worth fill
ing away until the leaves fall again;
AT this season of the year the
city wears a smoky appearance on ac-
count OF the daily burning of the
leaves which fall from trees.
Not leaf should be destroyed by
fire. Destroying the leaves impov-
erishes the soil The leaves should
be spread about the roots of the
trees, with small quantity of barn
yard manure to prevent their being
carried away by the winds. The leaf
OF the tree Is full of phosphate, and
when permitted to decompose on the
land will add a liberal supply of nj
trogen to the soil, retaining mois-
ture in the summer and putting gen.
uine fertility into the land.
One of the reasons why the trees
diminish in luxuriant growth and
gradually decline is because they dc
keep them in healthy state at ex-
not have the sufficiency of food &c
treme weather conditions. The shade
trees in the city need an annual feed.
ing as much as the farmers apple
tree. If they be allowed the croI
that they produce annually as a fer.
TIMER to decay and add nitrogen e
the soil they will do much better thar
which they are deprived OF e-eil
leaves. In place of burning th'
leaves in the streets let the leaves
remain under the tres and decompos'
in the yards The roots Of th'
tees languish for the want OF a fer
tiliser, .andi in few years the tree
are. dead.
II there Is bluegrass In the yard In
decomposing leaves will be beneficial
to the grass The grass for al
next few months will be in dormar
state, and the covering the leave
will afford It will be like a blanke
when the STOW flles-it will sleey
rest and gain strength during tn
winter months. to come forth in III
spring with a deeper blue and great
or strength IT beauty
The National tribune., 1906-11-01
Another Swfndier.

The Ohio comrades have the laugh
on Comrades Kasson, of Akron, and Nc
Gillicuddy, of Cleveland. They are the
victims to the parrot swindle from
which SO many comrades have suffered
ComraGe McGiliicuddy says that the
man called upon him, representing him.
self to have been Il member CT his (Mc-
Gillicud9y's) regiment. the 50th Ill.
and knew more OF McGiliicuddy and
the regiment than McGilIicuddy him
self did. He said that he had Just ar
rived from Buffalo, where ne had sold
three carloads of hlooded stock. Fc
said that he had . fine cage OF parrots
which had been painted and decorated
especially for him. and inscribed upon
it: Capt. Il. ID. McGiilicuddy, Co. X,
50th ILL.,. Blind Half Hundred" Nc
Gillicuddy gave him the freedom of the
city and entertained him FOR q couple
OF days. From there he went to Akron,
and did up conlrade Kasson handsome
". ~orirade Easson writes that the
fraud IS about six feet two inches tall.
stoop-snoul9ered. smooth face and is 4
fine and interesting talker. He wears
dark clothing has the National coun-
tersign and p most astonishing amount
of Information unon all subjects con-
nected with the G. A. r. and the war
of the rebellion. CoRlratie J>asson thinks
that he must be mind-reader.
The National tribune., 1906-11-01

Messengers had been intercepted and
he telegraph wires cut. The garrison
vas fortunately on the alert, and its
commander realizing that his force was
too small to hold the extensive works
which Rosecrans had built around the
town. Withdrew all his men into
Fortress RosecranS, n citadel which had
been constructed for the immediate
protection of the depot Scouting par
ties had given full warning of Wheel
er's approach. so that every prepara-
ton was made for his reception. Crook
pressed or so sharply that Wheeler had
to send back Martins Division of cav
airy TO hold him in check. Martin dis
mounted his men and fought them as
infantry from every gap and knob.
holding their ground until flanking par
ties or direct assault forced a retreat.
Crooks persistence became so danger
Gus that Wheeler did not dare attack
the garrison while Cook threatened
him, and he therefore tried to get rid
of his enemy by putting at night his
whole force into an ambuscade. into
which he hoped to draw the Union
rough rider Crook had bivouacked at
Readyville on the night of Oct. 4, and
while there kept himself fully informed
by .coutS as to his enemy's presence
and intentions. He therefore did not
propose to oblige Mr.. Wheeler by fall
ing into the trap, but instead the next
morning swung around Wheeler's flank
and put himself between Wheeler and
Murfreesboro. Wheeler could therefore
see with half an eye that not only was
there no further hope Of the rich ac-
cumulations of Murfreesboro, but that
he had gone as far towards Nashville
as was consistent with his personal
safety He had every reason to believe
that Crook would shortly be joined by
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L ~
to intercept Wheeler, but he was de-
layed by heavy fall of rain, which
made the roads so slippery that the
horses could travel only with the great
est difficulty. On Oct. 2, as he ap-
preached Anderson's Crossroads, he
saw a heavy column of smoke. and the
citizens informed him of what Wheeler
had done. He pushed forward with the
/ st Wis, I'd Ind Cav. and a section of
Newelrs Battery, leaving the 4th Ind.
on the main Jasper and Dunlap road
to observe any movements that might
be made from that direction. The 1st
Wis. charged in upon Wheeler's Cav
airy, driving them past the burning
train and capturing number of pris-
oners. Wheeler only got his men to-
gether in line of battle about mile
north of the crossroads, when the 1st
Wis. and I'd Ind. again charged him,
and drove him two miles further and
across a small creek. In all these
charges the saber was used very effec-
lively and for the first time. Wheeler
endeavored several times to hold posi-
tionS. but was every time driven off by
saber charge. and by dark he had
been forced back eight miles and across
the Sequatchie Valley. McCook halted
there for Mitchell to come.
Wheeler Captures McMinnvilIe.
Wheeler had not made as much ou1
of this first exploit as he expected, and
after reaching the top of the Cumber-
land Plateau he only left a rear guard
again TO hold back McCook. He was
pushing on to McMinnville. where an
immense quantity of valuable store:
were guarded only by some 500 or 60C
raw, undisciplined Tennesseeans under
the command of Mai. Patterson, ar
officer of inferior efficiency.
sy,1x 20 ,rIr
back pursuit until he could reach and
destroy this place. Maj. Patterson re.
information of Wheeler's advance, ant
| he had decided to burn the stores ant
evacuate the place, but he was reas
sured by officers, whom he had sen
out on scouts, that the alarm was false
and that there were no signs of an!
enemy near. He says they fought the
enemy until it seemed as If it wer,
murder to continue the combat, an(
lost seven men killed and 81 wounded
and missing before he surrendered
Wheeler captured 5S7 men and 20t
horses besides the stores, and spen
the rest of Oct. in destroying the lat
| ter, a locomotive and train of cars and
bridge over Hickory Creek. Then HI
started for Murfreesboro, sending ou
| parties who knew the country to GU
the wires to prevent information being
| sent as to his movements. He succeed
ed in capturing a stockade guarding &
railroad bridge over Stone River and
defended by SO men. He burned thi.
and the bridge and destroyed the TRACK
for about three miles. The next day ht
captured a train with a quantity o.
The National tribune., 1906-11-01
Going Through Tic Mountain.

A railway company is perfccting plans
to enter the Commonwealth of Califor-
MIA by g marvellous engineering feat.
instead Of goiEg around tne mountains
they viii go through them via As tun-
ne,s. One of these tunnels is TO be 1900
feet long, one 1000 feet and another
1900 feet. Apparently the only thing
essential 10 overcome any engineering
difficulty is money enough 20 pay the
bills.
If in the carly history of railroad con-
struction there had been no necessity
20 econorlize, the expense Of straighten-
ing tracks, lessening grades. tunneling
mountains. purchasing heavy steel rails,
Hing up the trestles. placing in bridges
:cel where timber had been used first.
.culd not have been added to the re.
airs necessary for inSuring speed.
a:ety and convenience to an exactin8
public Probably the necessity for
wedding the mountains. by DETECTION,
oI course might have existed in the
"a rly days. even with no lack of money
for tunneling through them. it not be.
ns tho rule at tlist time for the en-
giEoer to regard all feats of engineer.
ng as possible.
The National tribune., 1906-11-01

every five miles or so, with others not
so good between them. There was no
way of patroling along the river bank
between these on account of the rough
ness OF the country and its dense tim
Der, so that to go from one ford 10
another involved a circuit of from 10
20 Is miles.
Sept. 29 Wheeler was ordered to cross
the river, and finding one of these un-
guarded fords. threw his men across
overcame the small detachment Crook
had in the vicinity, and pushed on SO
rapidly as to reach the Sequatchie Val
ley on the morning of Oct. q Gen.
Crook gathered together all of the cav
airy and mounted infantry he could
reach, and started in hot pursuit
Turning down into the road towards
Jasper, Wheeler struck, at Anderson's
Crossroads, an immense train of wag-
ons yariously estimated at from 500 to
1900. The Quartermaster in charge OF
the train said that there were 500 six
mule wagons, ambulances and other
vehicles. The train guards, infantry
md cavalry. made good fight, but after
some minutes were overpowered and
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stores, and de ltroyed all the railroad
bridges and tri stiles between Murfrees-
boro and Wartrace. He also made a
dash into Shelbyvilie, which town his
men plundered shamelessiy.
Crooks Pursuit.
Gen. Crook, enraged by the manner
in which Wheeler had slipped by him
and feverish to come up with his enemy
and settle the score, pushed forward
through heavy October rains that made
the mountain roads terrors for horse
men, and reached McMinnville Oct 4,
to find what stores Wheeler had not
been able to take away with him
sg-oldering in ashes. All that day
Wheeler was anxiously feeling around
Murfreesboro for a chance to repeat
Van Dorn's exploit at Holly Springs.
To have taken Murfreesboro would have
inflicted an irreparable calamity upon
the army of the Cumberland, since an
enormous amount of stores had been
collected there in anticipation of con-
tingencies in the Chlckamauga cam
paign. Crook had tried to warn the gar
rison OF Wheeler's advance, but his
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the rest of Mitchelrs Cavalry, which
might make it an exciting question as
to whether or not Wheeler could re-
gain the south side of the Tennessee.
Therefore he began manuvering for a
withdrawal, but tried to do all the dam
age he could to the railroads in the
meantime. Martin captured a small
garrison at Wartrace, tore up the rail-
road and destroyed some bridges in
that direction, while the other divisions
of Wheeler were engaged in similar de-
struction on the main line. On the
evening of Oct. 6 two of Wheeler's Di-
visions were gathered behind Duck
River, where they hoped to be Joined
by Lee and Roddey's Cavalry coming
up by the way of Guntersville and NeT
Market from Alabama. Bragg had Or
dered those commanders to cross the
Tennessee and cooperate with Wheel
er, who, with their accession, might
hope to make head against Mitchell's
combined force.
Mitchell Joins I'm the Pursuit.
After the fight at Anderson's Cross
roads McCook, in obedience to orders
remained until Campbell Joined him
with his brigade, on the morning of the
Sd, and Mitchell reached him the next
day, when the division was started on
as rapid a march as the uncertain
weather and the terrible roads would
allow for Murfreesboro, which place II
reached on the morning of Oct. 6. There
he found Crook drawing rations for his
hard-wOrked men and horses. and tho
entire command started in pursuit OF
Wheeler, McCook going down the right
bank of Duck River, while Crook moved
towards Pennington. Wheeler, trying
to concentrate his force, had ordered
Davidson to close up on the other two
divisions, but instead of doing this Da-
wilson had taken the road to the left
towards Pennington, and Gen. Crook
came upon him encamped on Duel;
River about three miles from Shelby
vile. Crook Immediately sent his bri-
gade of mounted infantry in upon q
charge, which threw Davidson into con-
fusion. The rebels fed to the shelter
of a cedar thicket, from which they
were reformed and opened a sharp fire
to which Crook responded by dis
mounting the infantry and deploying
them as skirmishers, and next sending
Col. Eli Long in with his brigade on g
saber charge. Again Davidson's mer
! broke, and were pursued for three
miles before they could get the shelter
of another cedar thicket to protec,
them against the cavalry. Again Gen
Crook sent forward his dism ounted in
fantry as skirmishers, and after these
had shaken up the enemy, followed II
up with a saber charge, and this per
formance was repeated two or three
times until the rebels brought up il
front of Pennington. There Wheeler
came to Davidson's help. and a sharI
fight took place, in which artillery wa.
used on both sides, Crooks guns being
The National tribune., 1906-11-01

those of Capt. Stokes's Chicago Board
OF Trade Battery. After Capt. Stokes
had silenced the enemy's guns an in
fantry charge broke the rebel line and
captured four cannon, some wagons
and number OF prisoners. Darkness
came On, and Gen. Crook went into
bivouac at Pennington for the night
Crooks loss was only IA killed and 27
wounded, but among the former was
the gallant Col. Monroe, of the 1880
H.. who fell while leading his regi-
ment.
Mitchell and McC0Ok.
In the meanwhile Gen. Mitchell had
gone on with Col. McCooks Division 10
the extreme right. direct for Unionville,
but his scouts and messengers informed
him that Wheeler had been so severely
handled by Crook that he was fleeing
in disorder for the south side of the
Tennessee. with the woods and roads
full of his wounded, deserters and
stragglers. Mitchell moved over to re-
join McCook, who pushed forward to
the Tennessee River where they found
that Wheeler had gotten across with