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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14

An English railway locomotive has
an average life of fifteen years and an
earning capacity of 100000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14

The number OF marriages in London
last year was 3s.5Se
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9f the s0Asrn a. s5 1 @ e Siren
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the men, and women
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shspeIy forms
of it other
writers marvel Almost
civilization
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which sometimes dream but the beauty
largely local Take her pntcd and fhos
unbound iai
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the exquisite soft nights with the
wonderful Charm that ea from these beauty queens OF 'p 'o
1t is slightly less strenuous
Is to be had the pn
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and.
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gt with the low eb ais en
brave deeds of are and the
of the islands by these nistrs ofthe South
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Senator McCreary, Of Kentucky,
p-csi-ts that Roosevelt and Bryan
viii be the opposing candidates for
President in 1905
Roosevelt said he, sis start
ing on a campaign of reforms that
are very pleasing to the people. All
of the important measures that ne
advocates are democratic. What could
be more democratic than tax on
incomes or a tax on inheritances or
a revision Of the tariff? These meas
ures are pleasing to the people, and
Roosevelt will come vrey nearly max
ing the Republican Congressman swal-
low them. 1t seems TO me that
because Of the program he has map
ped out there will be demand in
his party for his denomination Al
though he says that he would not
accept the Presidential nomina, 1t
is recalled distinctly that the Vice
Presidential nomination was forced
on him in 1900 after he had declar-
ed with great energy that he would
not accept it"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14
wEBByILLE.

Since attending Police Court In
your pretty town l have been ali
through Twin branch and Daniels
creek country on business
Lon Young, Bill Bates aud Dir. Wiki
en- have returned from Ironton to
Irish creek
Judge Woods is home from Cincin.
natl, have sold his hogs well and
Is in better health.
Mrs B. Kitchen. of Equal fork
has gone to Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elem Kitchen arr
improving.
Jake williams, of Gaines creek
is here.
vent out to-day.
Dick Norris and family, Of Knoll
branch, are moving TO Greenup, wher'
hs has rented a farm
Sam Hicks and family have move'
10 Ashland.
Mr.. Mckee, OF Louisa, is here in
tervIewing our merchants.
Henry Wheeler, Of Backbone, I'll
lott county. is here with 800 bushels
Of apples
Andy weanes and Mr.. Morris. o
Knob branch, are here buying win
ter supplies
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Miss Roberts, teacher from Upper
Catt. is shopping In Webbyille.
Everett Boggs, Of Geenup. IS here
on his way home
A dealer In Angora goats Is here
Mr. Johnson, a merchant Of Elliot,
county, is here He says the dla-
mond mines are success.
Mr. Crisp has sold loads Of stayel
TO a New oYrk dealer
DR.. Rice, OF Fallsburg. and John
Woods, OF California, have gone ,c
Blaine TO see Dr. Nelson Rice. Mr.
Woods left this country years n .
James Gaines has moved back ic
Bells Trace from Olive Hill.
Henry. Fischer has reoeived from
California a 5000 Angora buck. Al
his eoais will now be full stock.
Mrs. Kitchen has returned from
Huntington
Mr., Butler, Of Cherokee, has gon,
to Portsmouth to work
Jim Moseley and Charley Rice q
Cats Fork, are trading in webbyIlle
So is Jason Boggs, Of Gaines creek
Millard Carter, Of Blaine. Is her,
to meet his wife, who has been via
ting relatives In Winchester.
Deputy Sheriff William Balter /,
frequently here on business II,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

party for Governor It is true,
that Justice Harlan would have had
hard fight to make against Judge
Hager, but we believed that he
would have received the solid indie
pendent vote Of the State. The
dicision of Justice Harlan not To
enter the race has greatly aided the
chance of Franks
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

The Kentucky Congressman who
have been laboring for the improve
ment of the Kentucky, Big Sandy and
Cumberland rivers are not much en-
Outraged over the outlook Tor APP
Preparations for those projects this
year 1t is conceded that there is
going to be a pig river and harbor
Oil. but Chairman Burton, of the
t. ers and Harbors Committee. has
an idea that the appropriations
Should so to waters that can show
considerable tonnage, and unless
tie tonnage already exists he does
not appear 10 think much of the
Improvement project. AT least that
Is ihs impression obtained by Ken
htss Congressman who hd e take /
III with him the subject ot the nm
p'pN,r ut of the Kentucky Na'sr-
wa. They argued that /: The
projects were merftorious the matter
of tonnage would take care of it.
self and traffic would follow the
pletion Of the improvements, but
they say that Mr.. Burton gave them
very slight encouragement
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

1T is now practically assured that
!E. Franks, of owensboro, viii be the
Republican nominee, for Governor
next year." declared a prominent
Western Kentucky politician.
Continuing he said; There is
not Republican in the State who
would have opposed Justice Harlan
had he consented to make the race
for the nomination. He would have
been the unanimous choice of the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14
Observation-Disclosures
- PERSONALS. >

Paul Gault was in Cincinnati re-
Gently
Joe Mcclure, of Gallup, was in
Louisa Monday,
Jack Richmond was in and out OF
Louisa Wednesday.
Jesse Shannon was a recent yisi-
tor to Louisa relatives.
Mrs. Fraiey, of HELLER, Pike coan-
ty, was in Louisa recently.
Charley Curey, a well known tray
cling man, was here Sunday.
DR.. John W. Swetnam, of WHITE
house, was in Louisa Monday.
Frank Wallace, Jr., made bust
ness trip to Pikeyille recently.
Miss Maude Coyle is visiting the
family Of her uncle, Paul Gault.
II. c. Sullivan is attending Fed
eral Court in Catlettsburg this week
Miss Willie Byington was visiting
friends in Catlettsburg Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Burchett, Of Saltpet-
er, was shopping in Louisa Monday
MIR. and Mrs II. A. Scholze are
home from Ford, Ky. for a short
visit
Clifford Songer. of Ashland, was
here recently, visiting relatives and
rabbits
Willard Carter and wife, of Blaine
visited the family of Robert Dixon
last week.
Attorney Allen o. Carter recently
ly made a professional visit to East
Liverpool.
Mrs. p S. Bond has returned Il
louisa after an extended visit Il
Cincinnati.
]. C. Thomas, Of Bellaire. is herr
attending to the final work on Lock
No l, Tug river,
Mrs Mcdonald Preston, Of Rich
ardson, was the recent guest OF heI
sister, Mrs. P. H. Vaughan.
C. W. Jones, prominent farmei
and stock man OF Cadmus, was
business visitor in Louisa Saturday
f. Il Stewart has been absent from
Louisa several days, engaged in pro
fessional business in Huntington
Charleston and several other towns
Corporal Nixon. OF the local re
cruiting station, has been grantee
ten days leave which he will spen'
with his home people in Rome, Ga
He leaves next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nike Peters, former
lly of this section, but now livinl
in Kansas. are visiting relatives an'
friends in this neighborhOod The!
and Charles Smith and wife, Of Ke
nova. were at At willman's, thi
city, few days ago.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Mrs. F, T. D. Wallace was in Ash
land Wednesday.
Henry Preston and family and
Bert Shannon have gone to Georges
Creek to visit the family of John
Hays
J. G. Wells, a prominent merchant
and timber man of Sandy Hook, FL
lott county, was here on business
Tuesday,
II. c. sullivan, prominent at
torneyo Louisa, was guest over
night OF his muther, Mrs, chattie
Sullivan. OF East Winchester avenue,
Ind
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

A long-suffering public is now en-
during a lot of stuff about MY dear
Theodore" and MY dear Bellamy,"
and Give my love TO Marian" Bel
lamy seems 10 have little the best
Of his Dear Theodore" however.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Among other recommendations n
Postmaster General Cortelyou's le-
port is one that his office be CIV
en- the appointment of second and
third class postmasters instead of
the President, as at present.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

The Presidents address to the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
yention may be taken TO mean what
ever Mr. Cannon may want 1t to
mean, and Uncle Joe is on record as
the senseless custom of
improving rivers and harbors a gal
lon al a time, to be continued un-
til the Republican party has reach
ed the stage where it will not re-
quire campaign contributions from
the trusts.
When 1t comes to politics, Uncle
Joe is a rat-tail file OF the first
water. On a proposition which, If
determined rightly, would mean an
effective check to the imposition
of unjust rates by railroads and an
increase of hundreds Of millions Of
dollars in the yearly output of what
is now the richest section Of the
country, Mr.. Cannon is not worth
the price, OF one OF his cigars This
is not partisan project, and is out
of his line.
The Presidents sudden consldera-
don of the possible wishes of the
coordinate branches" though be-
coming and, to some extent, reassur-
ing in the abstract, means In this
instance that, for some time to come
the best the rich Ohio and Mississip-
pi valleys can expect from the Gov
eminent is the worst Of It. A few
words from the President TO the
right men in the two houses could
turn the trick, but when the Pres
ident developers scruples about ex-
pressing his opinion, there's small
reason to look for anything favor.
able from that opinion.-Times Ed.
!
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

The latest gabernatorial boon in
Kentucky, according to Washington
space writers, is for Representative
Bennett.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

The House has passed a bill of
great importance to the West, per-
hitting national banks to make loans
on real estate as security.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

The annual report of the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General shows
there are 639 rural free delivery
routes in Kentucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Everybody is buying their goods
at the big Sale now being carried
on by q. v. Meek The people ap-
preciate honest wholesale prices.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

See Spencer's window display befor,
you buy your fruits and candies,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Is good officer and a fine coIlo.
tor TN
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

spencers tor Lowney,s candy
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Save one-fourth to one-half b,
buy ng Clothing OF Pierce.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Eggs. butter, and chickens. p
Sullivan's.
Spencer's for sparrow's candies.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Mrs. Robert Burchett, of Saltpet-
er, was shopping in Louisa Monday
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

MIR. and Mrs II. A. Scholze are
home from Ford, Ky. for short
visit
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-14

Willard Carter and wife, OF Blaine
visited the family Of Robert Dixon
last week
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27
POMFKET

Miss Mary Darroch visited her
parents here the first Of the week.
Howard Bushway was pinned be-
meath an overturned sled of wood
Monday In such way as might
have proved serious, had not his call
for help been heard by neighbor,
who summoned help and removed
the wood and released him from his
dangerous position. He was at
work in the woods alone and when
he saw his load was going to tip
over jumped to save himself, but did
not jump far enough and was caught
by his legs when the wood and sled
went over, Fortunately his horses
did not move after the load went
over until help arrived.
That everything may be kept
going, the chicken-pox is helping
things on in many homes in the
north part of the town. The mea-
sizes are more quiet just now.
Mr.. Lyman Farrar Of Rochester
is spending few days in town.
George Darling has returned from a
visit with relatives in Massachu-
sets,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27
NORTH BRIlGEWATER

G. S. Francis sold his back pas
ture and the lumber in Bridgewater
Hollow to Lewis Spaulding this
week Monday.
Frank ShurtleGf has been very i'll
with pneumonia and attended by
DR.. Eastman Of Woodstock. He
has a trained nurse, Miss Higgins,
from Hanover, N. H. He is gaining
Fred Hedges bought of Lewis
Spaulding two yoke of steers last
week.
Will Thomas of Woodstock and
Geo. Hubbard have been chopping
for F. B. Atwood.
G. R. Markham purchased regis
tered jersey bull from the Cloudland
farm this week.
F. S. Hedges is cutting and get
ting out logs for F. W. Wilder of
Woodstock.
Elmer Atwood is i'll and attended
by DR.. Eastman of Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27
SOUTH POMFRET,

Scott Childs came from Fitchburg,
Mass, to care for his son Rollo, who
was down with the measles. Mrs.
Childs is now sick with them.
Wallace Brown and wife spent
Sunday in Quechee with friends.
IOoV: 44-..~--.-. -,
service in Village hall Sunday, the
28th, at 3 o'clock. He will bring an
audience with him, also special
music.
A telephone has been installed in
F. @. Perry's house by the Rapid
Telephone Co., which will be ap-
preciated by those who may have &C.
casion to use it. Miss Elizabeth
Perry will attend to the business
part.
George Phelps and wife recently
drove to Springfield to visit their
brother residing there.
Miss Elsie Walker is visiting Mrs.
Emma Adams.
Miss Rachel Thatcher spent a part
of Saturday and Sunday with her
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Adams.
Miss Elizabeth Bridge is stopping
at John Gibson's for a short time.
Mrs. Mosher of North Pomfret is
attending to the homework at Rollo
Child's.
Miss Barber, the nurse, who has
been attending Mrs. Elbridge Perry
during her recent illness with pneu-
monia, has returned to Woodstock.
F. G. Perry is housed with his an
nual hard cold. George Phelps car
ries the mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27
Jewels on the Sick Lit.

Precious stones are subject to Sc,
which attacks them when they have
been exposed to the air for a long
time is spoken Of as a malady. The
influence of light makes itself felt
plainly on topazes and garnets. The
garnet turns much paler in a short
time, while the topaz assumes a
darker shade and even loses the
brilliancy possessed by it when
freshly cut. The most sensitive
stone in this respect is the opal. 1t
suffers always by excess Of heat.
Owing to its chemical composition it
Is sensitive to all changes Of temper
ature. Pearls also deteriorate very
easily. Indeed the only way to keep
them in good "health" is to wear
them next to the skin night and
day. Society women usually do so.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27

Camp W IS, in.
stalled office, Jan. 10, as
follows: H. ~ .es E. Gould 1;
S. W., George Dill; II. p, J. F.
Moody; scribe, y. T. Ross; treas
urer, Don &. Pollard; l. W., c. G..
Hager; guide, H. II. Battey.
U. T. Ross OF Proctorsville in
stalled the following officers of Mt.
Sinai Lodge, No. ~, of Proctors-
vile, Tuesday, Jan. 10: N. G.,
Geo. H. Dill; V. g., John M. Jew
ell; secretary, ]. F. Moody; treas
urer, Don e. Pollard warden, J, Y.
Rainstrick; conductor, Fred Battey {;
o. G., c. X. Stoddard; 1, g., H. H.
Battey; r. S. N. g., Russell Farr /;
L. S. N. g., Arthur Gibson; r. S.
V. g., M. A. Cook; L. S. V. G.,
L. Wymani r. S. S., r. Head /;
L. S. S., U. T. Ross; chaplain, N
g. Piper.
The directors of the National
Black River bank declared a semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent, paya-
BILE on and after Jan. S, 1906,
The paper ball held at the school,
house hall Friday, Jan. 10, was a
big success. There were about 90
dressed in gay paper, and the dance
was we'll attended after the march.
Miss Amy Cannon drew the prize
as the best dressed lady.
AT meeting OF the stockholders
of the National Black River bank it
was voted to adjourn said meeting
to Feb. IS, to amend the articles Of
the association so as to elect seven
directors, instead of five as before,
Tor the year to come.
We are having a very favorable
winter tor Shedding on the roads, as
large lots of logs are being hauled
to the several mills in this vicinity.
The creamery is just starting up
after the fire of few weeks ago,
with all new machinery and equip
ments.
Myrtle Rebekah Lodge, No. 6,
of Proctorsville officers were in
stalled by d. D. P. Mrs. EfTie Hoag
of Springfield, assisted by Mrs.
Stone, Jan. I6, as follows: N. G.,
Miss Clara Bailey; V. G., Mrs. Ger
trude Jewel; secretary, Mrs, A.
Isella Grant; treasurer, Mrs. Susie
Farr; warden, Mrs. Mary Gould ;
conductor, Mrs. Gertie Foster; O.
g., Mrs. Martha Ross; |. G., Mrs.
Alta G. Dill; R, S. N. G., Mrs.
Elizabeth Piper; L. S. N. g., Mrs.
Melissa Gibson; r, S. V. g., Mrs.
Emma Ordway; L. S. V. g., Mrs.
Marietta Wyman; R. A. S., Mrs.
Laura Battey; L. A. S., Mrs. Emma
|. Adams; chaplain, Mrs. Nora
Carpenter; pianist, Mrs. Mrs Alma
Ordway; assistant pianist, James E.
Gould.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-27

STATE OF, VERMONT, AZ a Probate I.
Woodstock. within and for SAID District,
on the Esd day of January. A. d. 1905.
Present, Hon. THOMAS o. sEAvER, Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Caro-
line A. Townsend, of Woodstock, in said
District, person under guardianship.
Whereas, Frederick Chapman, guardian
of Caroline A. Townsend, of said Wood
stock, has presented to said Court his
petition in writing, praying for license
to sell all real estate of which his ward
is seized and possessed, situate in this
state, representing that such sale will be
conducive to the interests of his said ward,
for the purpose of putting the proceeds
at interest.
Thereupon. the Court appoints the 18th
day of February. A. ID. 1906, rs time,
and the probate Office in said Woodstock as
place for hearing and deciding on said pc
tition; and orders that notice of said petit
ton, the reason for the same, and of said
time and place Of hearing, be given TO all
persons interested in said estate, by pub
fishing copy of the record of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit
of the Age, newspaper published
at Woodstock, in this state, which
circulates in the neighborhood of those in
terested in said estate, the last of said
publications to be previous to said time of
hearing. that all persons concerned in the
premises may appear before said Court and
show cause, if any they have. why the
prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
A true record. Attest,
T. o. SEAvER. Judge
A true copy of record. Attest,
L. o. SEAvER Judge.