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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
J. c. c. Mayo.

The following from the Paintsyille
Herald concerning the college ef-
fort Of one OF this valleys biggest
and best men viii be read with much
interest:
A few years since, while a stu
dent at ths old Kentucky Wesley
an College. at Millcsburg, John c
c. Mayo. this city. delivered an
address. his subject being"The New
south Although making no pre-
tense as an orator. Mr. Mayo's address
was pronounced fine. lie president oi
the college personally congratulate
lnR him Mr.. Mayo was greai
admirer OF the late Henry w
Grady. the great Southern orator-edl
tor. and from him gathered great
hope Of a prosperous future for ia,
new Southland In his speech Mr.
Mayo referred % Kentuckys greai
natural wealth. and referred 70 th'
mountains as teeming with riches
which. when developed. would be ,
revelation TO mankind.
At dle end of his college cours'
Mr. Mayo returned 10 Plntsvill'
and took mp the profession of uach
ing. about the only employment
ther afforded the young men Of thi
section. While never neglectlng hi
duties In the school room, Mr
Mayo's whole soul was set on deyel
oping the great hidden resources o
his native hills Little by little h
obtained possession OF this, TO him
priceless jewel. for in those day
coal was OF no extra value. save 70
household purposes. and acre afte
acre was purchased by Mr.. Mayo
The rest you know. But We old tim
ers may yet be spared 10 see tn
Big Sandy In all her glory, he
great resonrces being converted int
money: the hum OF industry ol
ever hand: but. everytime W
think Of the great change. We vii
think Of Mayo.
That Winchester address close
Mr. Mayo's career as a speaker. bu
It was the beginning of new era Il
tse big Sandy Valley
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

The following from the Parkers.
burg Gazette viii interest many read.
ers of the NEWS:
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Gardway, Of
.Suliana street, announce the ap-
preaching marriage of their sister
Miss Alta Elizabeth Iakin and Mr.
Milton Landon Carter, of Yatesville
Ky, which will be solemnized on Sat.
urday, December the twenty-second
at the home of the brides sister
Mrs. G. ]. Carter at Yatesyille.
The bride elect, who is Mrs, Gard
ways sister, has for the past yeal
made her home with her in this
city, and in that time has made
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

many friends. She is bright and
aGlraclive young woman and is great
ly admired by every one who knows
her.
rhis little piece OF news will come
as a pleasant surprise to Miss LAX
ms many friends
Mrs. G. j. Carter, Of Yatesville, KY,
arrived Wednesday afternoon for a
sn0: visit with her sister, Mrs Dan
Gardway who has been so seriously
II for several weeks. She will be ac-
companied home by her sister, Miss
Alta Iahn.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Back to RaiIroading.

w. G, Whit, who recently resign
ed as road supervisor on the C. &
o, " engage in ule gravel business
at Carter City, Ky. has concluded 10
20 back 10 the railroad, He has
accepted the lucrative position Of
roadmaster on the Seaboard Air
hne, and will leave on the 26th for
Hamlet, N, c., where he will be sta
toned for the time being Mr..
Whit resided at Russell, and is
quite wen and favorably known in
Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
High Class Matchmaker !.

Mr.. o. C. Wilson, an expert watch
maker from Los Angeles, Cal, has
been engaged to take charge of the
repair work at Conley's Store, Lou
isa. KY, and his service is TO begin
about the first Of January. There
Is rothing in the way of repairing
time pieces that he can not do per-
fectly He is the highest-salaried
watcf maker ever brought here. il
you have any work in this line bring
II in and have 1t done right A
watch is a very delicate piece of
mechanism and should be intrusted
only to the hand of an expert
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
M. F. CoNLEY, Publisher

Company, the Greenough Coal ana
Coke Company and the Edgewater
Coal ard Coke Company, all of which
have leases on this property, have
contracted for mining machinery TO
be Installed at once.
The Big Sandy Company, which is
a Boston concern, owns 10000 acres
OF coal land in the heart OF the well
known Elkhorn coking coal region Of
Pike county, and the mines, which
are now being opened up are ex-
pecttd to have, during the coming.
year, an aggregate output of 6,OOO
tons day.
Last Friday morning, near the first
stop above Pikveille, as the down
river local was making the run from
that point to Pikeville. the tender
struck Mrs Sarah Bradford, widow,
and injured her fatally. Her COW
was on the track and she ran onto
the track to drive the COW off, when
she stumbled and fell, the tender
struck her In HE head and breast.
she died three hours later, without
gaining consciousness. Her husband
was assassinated a few years ego
by Rudolph Sword, who, when Sher-
| If VIII Smith attempted to arrest
him committed suicide by shooting
himself She was TO have been mar
ried again TO A. NJ Ratcliff, who had
taken raft Of timber to Catletts-
burg. The nuptials were to have
been celebrated on his return She
leaves no children.
Representative-elect Langley has
recommended the appointment Of
o A. Stump TO be postmaster at Pike
vile, to succeed J. NJ. Bowling. The
nomination will be sent TO the Sen
ate next month.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
ADeIightful Evening.

Senator NJ. G. Watson entertained
few friends very delightfully."- at
cards last Saturday evening Whist,
now 30 popular in Louisa, was the
game, and 1t was played with much
en- n,husiasm In mid-evening re-
freshments OF the most INVITING
character We're served The guests
were Lieut.. and Mrs. p. S. Miss
Doughty, of Cincinnati, Miss Leila Sny
der. Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Stewart.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Telephone Wanted.

The business men OF Louisa and
many OF the subscribers to the con-
Meeting country lines want tele-
phone put into the c. and o. freight
depot at this place. The depot is
not very conveniently located to the
business section and telephone con-
nection would largely increase the
value OF the service to subscribers
Either the telephone company or the
railroad should install a telephone
there at once.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Building Association.

The Louisa Loan and Building s.
sociation, which has done so much
for the town. will start new series
of stock the first week in January.
As usual, there are many applica-
tiors for stock already offered. This
building association has enabled a
great many people to own homes who
world not otherwise have been able
to 90 so.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Moving to Huntington.

G. V. Meek is completing his prep
arauons for moving to Huntington
and will go within the next week or
two. He has purchased business and
residence property there, paying 5000
in cash for it. He win engage In
the merchandise business. We wish
him success. His son, DR.. G. @. Meek,
will also locate in Huntington for
the practice of medicine.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Not Improved.

Martin Elderman, formerly Of this
courty, and very intelligent and
worthy man. is, we regret TO say, In
very bad health. His home for
some time has been in Ashland, but
about a year ago he went to Ariz-
ona. hoping to regain health nd
strength For a while he thought
he vas getting better, but he grew
worse again and has returned to
Ashland.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
LOUISA LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY,

come, both sexes. will be provided
for lust as well. so to sum up
briefly, eNy boy and girl. young
man and young woman, white and Of
good character. who desires to ac-
qulre an education which will III
him for the great battle Of life,Sill
find that the Kentucky Normal Col
lege, located In the beautiful city
OF Louisa. Will NEST every require
men,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Died Suddenly.

George Crossley, of the Cincinnati
firm of J L. Crossley and Co., drop
ped dead in the Oxford Hotel, that
city. one day last week. He was
we. known here. having visited this
city weekly for several years, selling
fruit for his firm Mr.. Crossley was
mOn Of much intelligence, and was
the author Of book of poems call
OF Quiet Times"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Large Insurance Policy.

Frank Wallace Jr., received few
days ago two insurance policies fol
$4,000 each, on the life of John C
hvered the policies this week ant
C. Mayo, of Paintsville. He de
received check for $2SO50O, To GOV.
or the first years premium Nat
uraliy, Mr. Wallace is quite proud Of
having written this large amount oi
insurance. These are the largest
policies ever bought by a Big San
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Psuty of Booze.

1t is evident that there viii not
be much thirst throughout the Big
Sandy valley during the holidays, as
75 gallons OF whisky has been
shipped out IL Ashland, over the o.
and b. s., during the past 4S
hours Independent.
II reports from Ashland are true
considerably more than this amount
must have been saved for home con
sumption.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Child Burned to Death.

Sherman Vanhorn's little son, age
two years and -four months, was bad
ly burned last Monday at the home
Of its parents ON Rove Creek, this
county. and died from the injuries
on Wednesday evening Its cloth
ing caught fire from an open fire
place
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

The descendants of the late Judge
John NJ Rice expect 70 meet with
the family of Mr.. b. F. Thomas next
Sunday and enjoy reunion. This
meeting was proposed for Christmas,
but man proposes and God disposes. +"
The venerable father of Mr.. Thorn
as died in Ironton on %, thus sad
ly interupting the intended gath
ering.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas and Miss Heloise will be glad
to learn that Louisa viii continue
to be their residence, at least until
Spring.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Seen From The Gallery.

Mr.. James Anthony Hughes Of West
Va. has the loveliest coiffure IN
Congress. 1t is pure white, abund-
ant. flowing and always newly mani
cured. giving appeculiarly picturesque
effect to the boyish, handsome face.
beneath. Mr. Hughes Is Kentnck-
Ian.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Chapter Meeting.

Louisa Chapter r. A. NJ will hold
meetings tonight and tomorrow night
in regular convocation. There will
be business in the various degrees,
and several visiting Companions from
Ashland and other places will be
present A full attendance is p-
anested.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
Real Estate Deal.

j. p Gartin has sold to H. C. Hol-
bro k the house and lot recently pur-
chased from $. ]. Pieklesimer, on
upper jefferson street. Mr. Hol-
brook lives at Blaine and is better
known as Chilt.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

Chas, Barnell. the LOuisa-Fort Gay
mail carrier has received an IN
crease in pension and he will now
get $24 a months instead of s12.
The Louisa public school is taking
a vacation this week 1t will re-
open Monday and New Years day will
not be observed as a holiday. All
parents should see that their chill
dren attend school every day. They
can not afford to miss the excellent
opportunity now Offered to secure
a good education free.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

Miss Lille Davis died on Saturday,
at the home of her father, Ed Dav-
is on East Fork, and was buried on
Sunday afternoon Miss Davis death
was due to consumption and a
sister, who died OF the same dread
disease, was inferred on last Chrisi-
mas day
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

Thanks to the "big stick" which
Marshal r. A. Stone holds over the
hOys OF exuberant and mischieyous
propensiues. we had very quiet
Christmas. No drunkenness nor dis
turhance OF any kind
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

It will be well to remember the
next term OF the Louisa Circuit
Court begins on the second Monday,
In January the 1lth day Of the month.
This Is important 10 very many, hence
lbs publication in the NEWS.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

The Big Sandy Company mas just
closed lease with Fon Rogers. Of
Pikeville, To open two new coal
mines on its property in Pike coau-
", which will have an output OF 1000
tons day. The Pike Coal and Coke
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28
PERT PARAGRAPHS
Picked Up At Pike, Paint and
PrestOnsburg.

Sunshine Coal Co., has been incor-
poraed with $4,000 capital stock
by James Hatcher, ]. c. Ratcliff and
Richard Hatcher.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

George Hager, of Paintsville, is
very sick,as result Of stroke Of
paralysis several years ago. He will
leave for Hot Springs about January
10th for his bealth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

r. S B,oten and wife. of Pres
tonsburg, who are visiting in Miss
ourl, write that they have purchased
fine 45-aere farm there, and 4
acre lot and fine dwelling in the
town Of Lamar, Mo. to which they
will move in the early spring. They
are delighted with the country. They
will return here the first of Febru-
ary, and go back the first of
April.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

Mrs n. A. Hatcher, of Harold who
has been sick for some time is re-
covering rapidly, and shall soon be
able to move into her new dwelling
which has recently been completed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-16

After being hauled up the side of monster was
ripped from head to tail The vital organs
removed and thrown overheard then
out tor the sake Of the teeth
Nothing but the shell of the fish was low
cred overheard Very much the
shark slowly around close the boat
lance.
The native of the Hawaiian Islands probably fear
less hunter OF the shark Occasionally the expert
and below the surface
itself and sleeps with its head forced the sides of resting
place
The diver gently slips around the the shark
then hauled despatched AS
the diver would tartle
be gained the and dcacy
in this of hunting
AT other times the take spear Div
to favorable spot in four five fathoms
places himself halt crouching posture against large
and waits for the shark appear
When swimming along the the spear
into vital possible. Should he fish with the
he watches his opportunity completes operation with
his knife fearessly engaging at close quarters
The shark is put to economic The flesh
When fresh the indgestbe
unwhoeome when dried has peculiar but by dis
agreeable flavor, somewhat resembling old cheese.
The fins converted jelly and soup
shipped the rough China fine machinery medicinal
made from the liver handsome leather from the
the backbone and articles the
Nearly all OF the sword by officers
made from shark leather They pattern
marked with dark diamond shaped, gures."-N. Y Sun
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-16
SUGAR FACTORS AND
COMMISSION AGENTS.,
WIN. G. IRWIN & CO., LTD.
AGENTS FOR THE

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Co., Of Liverpool.
England.
Alliance Assurance Co., OF London,
England.
Scottish Union & National Insurance
Co.. of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Alliance Insurance Corporation, Ltd.
Wilhelma of Magdeburg General In
surance Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-16
Fire Insurance,
THE B. F. DILLINGHAM; CO.,
LIMITED.

General Agents for Hawaii.
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
Phoenix Assurance Company of Lon
don.
New York Underwriters Agency.
Providence washington Insurance
Company.
Fourth Floor, Stangenwald Building.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-16
TALES OF ENORMOUS SHARKS
OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Cone of the interesting said
natural history collector in all and
occupies prominent place in the mythology folk lore religion
and domestic OF all countries bordering salt water
The shark is undoubtedly dog with bad name, but it really
gated nuisance and expense i'll especially fishermen
goat land the shark will swallow
almost anything that comes its be it horse feered
fowls bottles tin pieces OF wood The species known
be floating on the surface or SLOWLY along viporous
movement the part OF swimmer
The shark family many members, there being six
distinct species North American Many
makere brable and angel While comparatively
"A captured Monterey Bay Cal few
Sequel CAL was about thirty feet long and had young Sea
lion weighing about 100 pounds in its stomach
weighing $500 pounds Bay. In
stomach large popoises which the animal had swallowed
Z helped open up the Honolulu fish
d the "a am n h e exception 6 one reg also some
Koko Head. The shark was twenty feet long.
eater to swallow full prepared the skeleton of
fourteen foot and after the dried separately
and propPed open was able to crawl through them without the
heads ,s and t! two Of tails a on the the one body i
eminence. Here formerly worshped god
back to shark worship they have ever really given it up a the
Christian religion of them.
the Hawaiian Islands shark worship
UNIVERSAL This worship confined unseen
but often centered living specimen
range along shore Most
eved in the souls and frequently
living babies the
sharks believing that their souls would
fishes and incline them the bodies OF the living
the family. Each shark god had special keeper
sponsible for It's anu worship.
The largest celebrated Of the gods
kuhaimoana, male, whose to be
age ordinary house. and whose
navigate channels between
the open Second in power
karnohoai elder brother of terrible goddess Pee
Men will before their death that they will
appear sharks, and aeard shark remarkable
oor which is observed haunt certain shore rock taken
ghost and the the deceased given
"On OF the South Sea Islands the eating OF shark
tabood and death they disobeyed the
aboo The however had compunctions about eating
hark provided it other mans god.
In Norway the shark fishery of considerable
Small sloops employed AS caught is
auled just clear OF the With few quick ashe its
and thrown Then eyes put
it adri and complete the slow,
process of dying where and how it pleases.
In eXtenuaon of their cruelty the fish
that they did do that it
be back and take the bait
the turtle, the shark is been
affiliated enough the death seespecng animal
illustration of this of life be mentioned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-16
HAWAII SHINPO SHA.

= THE PIONEER JAPANESE PRINT
ing office. The publisher of Hawaii
Shinpo, the only daily Japanese paper
published in the Territory of Hawaii.
C. SHIOZAWA. Proprietor.
Editorial and Printing Office-1020
Smith ST., above King. Phone Main 43.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-15

John W. Gates proved that familiar
lty IL breeder Of contempt when he
took the witness stand In a mining
suit in New York. The lawyer for the
other side was putting irrelevant ques-
lions at q rapid fire rate. and finally
asked the western flnancier about his
Investments in the company.
How much money did you and your
associates really put into this ven
tures' qneried a lawyer.
Somewhere between $2O,0OO.O0O ana
$50. 100000 replied the witness.
But surely You can remember near
Ell tllsS exact anounts-
mo-" yawnrd Mr.. Gates. YEARLY,
ANY sum that | might name would
probably be several millions dollars
cut Of the way ittsburg Dispatch.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-15
HARD TRAVELLING.
osmntry Life In italy In the Days
Of ahe Hemnsmmmm9@.

osmntry Life In italy In the Days
81 ahe ReansnMan@e.
Travellers In old time Italy had a
sorry time of IL. says critic. THE
frescoes Of BenoxKo 0loExall IL ShN Rie.
eardi palace and also those IL the Cam
30 Sanf0 Of Pisa bring wildly before
as another phase OF country LEE. that
81 travel IN the days cf the renais-
sance- As we watch the long cavAlcads
which winds round che steep mountain
path we are cAFried back 10 fAs time
when wheeled carriages were almost
anknown. fer. Indeed. there were but
kew roads on which they would have
A2nem possible The only highway be-
tween one city aud another was often
little more than rongh bride path,
Qaagmire IL mHd ia winter, and. pass
ms through sangsed thicket here and
there. hiding place for outlaws and
wild beasts There was no choice but
to ride % horseback, save on state oc-
cAsions. when 4 great lady might be
carried 81 a litter well padded with
feather mattresses covered with Grim
SON satIn. All goods % every Kind were
conveyed on the backs OF horses or
haggnge mules
We hare many accounts of travel
In those days. for journey was 4 Sc
ri0us matter. NOT to be lightly under
taken or easily forgotten. Thus, when
the Duchess Beatrice Of Milan went on
d diplomatic mission TO Venice ana
wished to make good impression on
the senate we are told that she had
fifty mules in her train. laden with her
costly dresses. or another princess,
Blanca sforza, on her way TO marry
the Emperor Macmillan, we have
pitifuI account Of her journey. from the
pen Of her secretary. She started from
Milan ut the end or November, to be
nearly shipwrecked In sudden storm
on the Lake or Como: then, with end
less hardshlps cf tempestuous, wintxy
weather. she rode across thar Fearful
cruel mountain the EtelvfO pass. one
hapless lady in waiting having to be
left behind az Grayedona! Not until
Christmas eve did Blanca at last reach
Innsbruck.
Again, we have the famous journey
Of Lucrezia Borgia across Italy, from
Rome to Ferrara, with an immense
retinue Of nearly 100 persons, which
took twenty-five days in the depth OF
winter. II we had Glanced to meet
them on the way, with their splendid
dresses and gaudily caparisoned horses.
with dwarfs and testers to beguile the
way and d company Of trumpeters
drums and hautboys to make martial
music, we might have mistaken 1t for
a travelling circus thus noiaiIy parading
through the land. 7
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-15
hack IL Private Life.

Dave Hoffman ran for town clerk at
Fulton on the Republican ticket. He
was defeated and had this IN the next
Issue of his paper. the Fulton Leader:
The writer Is very thankful for his
defeat at the polls last Tuesday, as we
were getting dreadfully tired of the
once, which we have held FOR the last
two years and over. During our term
Of Office we have saved the taxpayers
Of Fulton between $50 and SIS in way
DC rent, light, fuel, stationery. inks,
pens, livery hire and even postage and
then when we kindly asked for Sec
ond term got it in the neck. From now
on we will give our whole attention to
the Leader and lot the corporation Or
Fulton take care OF herself, aud III she
wants TO 30 into dissolution let her go.
Attica Indl Ledger
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-15
sweet peas FER Ramse~.

NO time should 10 lost iii sowing
sweet peas 70 DO satisfactorily IN fiow-
sr for Easter. The seeds germlnate in
: few days after sowing. Care must be-
taken that the young plants ara not
neglected. as they grow very rapidly.
They ahould be handled as soon as pos
slbie after they hare started and plac-
a ~ their towering quarters without
delay. Sometimes sweet peas ara
grown IN boxes six inches wide ana as
much deep and thrss or four feet long
e any other convenient length Car
denins.