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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Mt Sterling. Ky Aug 2j-Alrs IACy
Brunei. nineteen years old. married
only three years and about TO become
mother. this Afternoon shot and in
stantly killed Algin Thomas. a pros
porous farmer. seventy-five years Old
after Thomas had fired three shots
at her The young woman Is nov in
critical condition. and Il Il fear
ed that she will not live. she was
placed under arrest but was not mSv-
edy occurred. and Is being guarded by
deputies, although there IS no danger
e from the house in which the trsg-
OF her trying to 81 away No one
saw the shooting The only person
who was near enough TO even hear
the shots was a woman who lived on
the place. This woman heard Thorn
as talking loudly before the shots
were fired. bur could not understand
what be said. She then heard several
shots. and lataE found Thomas on the
porch dead, with a bullet hole in his
head. The young woman who did the
shooting held her compOsure until
after she told what had happened
then she collapsed, and the physicians
say that she and her unborn child
probably will die.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Ashland. Nv. Aug. p While DINA
hitting fish on the hsadwaiers Of Lit
tie Sandy this morning Floyd Carter
received iniuIIes that may cost him
his life He bad dropped dynamite
stick wyh a short fuse attached into
whatyhe supposed vas deep water Ia
stead ii vas shallow pool the
de?th being obseured BY muddy water
lie was leaning over the edge OF the
pool from a rock when the dynamite
exploded almost in his face Roth
eyes were blown out and his chest
and cheeks blown full % splin..re,l
stone There IS little hope oi hii
recovery
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

During the violent elec,rL- storm
Saturday afternoou. lirhtninr struck
the residence 81 The Hoibnooks near
Wolf Postofnt- in Garter county in-
stauily killing Ms Etde Holhroos
and severely shocking other members
Of the family
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

oxingsville. X Aug a. The
three tear-old son OF a p Nc
Kinney. Of salt Lick was harned 10
death this morning The Guild vas
left In the room where there were
matches
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Bruce T Pugh. son Of eV-Congrsss-
man 5. j. Pueh, Of vanceburg. has
announced as candidate for the
Republican nomination for Represent
alive IN Lewis county
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Ashland X Aug - The little
daughter Of Joe ssffens. Of Rock
wood near this city vas Efalded TO
death this morning The child had
been left alone in tie Kitchen and
upset a boiler % 10; water
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30
OUR NEIcHBoRs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs Mary Lalenburger OF Mason
has picked aud sold about one hun
dred buckets OF 80 salloGs Of black
berries this season
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Grayson Ky Aug es-Ths Gil7
kerson youth. aho vas shot u WIZ
lie worthingion. while the hoys we're
playing policeman AZ Carter CITY.
died Saturday uiehi and sas bur
led SUNDAY
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

The big plant Of the Lcking River
Lumbes Co. AZ Farmers together Niih
is bOoms.logs. lumber. etc has been
sold to the Z D Page Lumber Co.
Of south Bend. Ind. tl5a0'o b-ing
named as the purchase price
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Grsyson. X. Aug 2s-H CLAY
Brown has been appointed police
Judge OF olive Hill BY Governor Besk-
ham Brown Is = Republican. and his
appointment was made over three
or four Democratic applicants
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

A y. Cisco. o, West Liberty, CIR
ter county Who gas petitioned 20
make the race iof Commonwealth :
Attorney. has declined
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30
Snyder Hardware Company
Funeral Directors.

Our charges reasonable aud We viii mphy with tie
ful attention Anything required from the lowcCi preet
ly costly arrangements.
We WIN gladly receive orders By tesphens ana aass =
fins and robes to any part II TIE county. :.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30
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haev you received an appointment to
the Fall Term of the STATE Normal?
II not. see your County Superintendent
at once about it.
The institution stands for the teach
srs aAd puphsOf Kentuskys rusal
schools.
II you have not seen The new cata-
log, write postal card request for on
today.
R.N. RoARK. President.
Richmond, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30

Norrhssi Ks Aug q - e gnnvnI
thar there are Birresn m0anshiue
stills in Wagner and in ne aaioioins|
coaut1 10 the eastern pan o. TITS
COUNTY Rowan
Wagner IS sn ideal place FOR the.
iInelt dlsuilation o. corn vhifky.
owing 10 the various conyenisncss in
the mountainous and ciifty region
Corn Is the only produce, 10 which
attention Is given 10 ans extent A.
My have a Erist min. they have
market FOR their only aaule The
mill is located under the ciiSs. where
there Is water ia ahundauor-and ~
are the stills Il l. said thar IN ths
distance o. three-fourths II q mile
around the ridge. travelling afsr nigh,
one can 49, the smoke from seven
moOnshine stills. over In the heads ~
the hollows These sinners are
organized. over ica srouE Joined 10
geikeF for security and procession.
and Il IS oniy occasionally that the
United States Marshal will yenfur.
among them Asa rJle ths sozns 10
Norehead and find out ths number
IN jail. and learn when trial day Is
land listen % tlfe evidence u they
think II conclusive enough they Ein
wait tin they serve their term out 20
the county. and then they vii execute
government warrant on them and
take them before the United States
Commissioner Many times they hav,
some OF their organization. which a
ready and willing u sveaS them
clsr
Their prodrci is sold by parties
Disguised vh- call themselves santa
Claus santa Claus Is brave enough
to come into Morehsad and the sur.
rounding country and sell his good.
to any and all who knOV his corn
ing This knowledge OF his vhersa.
bouts is made known hy previous sn.
gagements. aud when he visits. and
IS Informed that the way Is clear anS
no suspicious characters Jkere h. n,
person Of Officers. he brings forth hii
mountain dew and disposes 81 Il
to his various customers while an
other party. partner, with a win
chester. sits hack and sees that n,
one either pals of the false face o.
a salesman or fails 10 pay the ~
quisite amount Of cash. Neither il
apt to BE- done. unless there might h
a detective or an officer in disguise
and under such circumstances IN 81
not apt TO do more than TO attend 4,
his part Of the business in asking
few questions on the side So IN
great question with the courts Is 4
find the real santa Claus" whei
party is arrested he. "a rule. cal
bring into court enough witnesses
with himself. TO break down the Com
monwealth. As result, santa
goes scot-iree TO engage in his bus
! iness once again
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
A Wasp Nurse.

A story of how one wasp cared for
another that had been injured Is told
by gentleman who, while reading the
newspaper, felt bothered by the buzzing
of a wasp about his head and knocked
It down. 1t fell through the open win
dow and lay on the sill as IL dead.
A few seconds afterward, to his
great surprise, large wasp flew to
the window sill and, after buzzlng
around his wounded brother for a few
minutes, began to feel him all over.
The injured wasp seemed to revive
under this treatment, and his friend
then dragged him gently to the edge.
graspcd him around the body and few
away with him. 1t was plain that the
stranger, finding a wounded comrade.
gave him aid ms we'll as he could and
then bore him away home.-London NJ.
A. T.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Power Of Habit.

The power Of habit was striliingly
illustrated not long ago in n shirt
waist factory. One woman who had
done nothing but sew up the seams of
sleeves for four years was taken off
that particular job and was asked to
run up seams in the body of the
waists. She complained that the
change made her so nervous that she
could not work
But what is the dllferenceW asked
the foreman. There is nothing but a
straight seam here, just the same as
you have been used to-"
81 know" replied the woman with
true feminine logic, "but 1t isn't
sleeves"
And ii did indeed prove to he a fact
that owing TO her four years Of steady
work on sleeves ii took her fully that
many weeks TO overcome her nervous
ness sufficiently TO run the machine ut
her accustomed speed when sewing an
other part of the waist-Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Amended.

a Pennsylvania divine formed one
of house party in Philadelphia where
the younger son, in accordance with
what the clergyman observed to be his
constant habit, rs soon rs he had seat
ed himself ut breakfast Immediately
possessed himself of large slice of
bread, the quality of which he proceed
cd 10 test by n liberal mouthful
The minister, stickler I'm such mat
ters of propriety, gaZed blandly at him
for moment or so; then he folded his
hands and closed his eyes in prcpara-
tion for grace.
For what we are about to receive"
no intoncd, with painful emphasis.
"and for what our young friend has
already received, Lord. make us truly
hankful"-llarper's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
KEPT WITHIN BOUNDS.
Young People In Virginia In Chief
Justice Marshalrs Day.

In an old biography of Chief Justice
Marshall there is an anecdote which
gives significant hint of the disci-
plinc To which young people were sub.
jcct in that earlier day.
Several of the great jurist's nieccs
were I'm the habit of visiting him. and
rs they were young and attractive the
house became rendezvous for the
leading young men Of the city during
the afternoons. Judge Marshalrs black
major domo old Uncle Joseph held
tight rein upon these visitors. Every
day at 4 o'clock he would appear ut
the door Of the drawing room I'm spot.
less livery and with profound bow
would announce:
Ladies', his honor the chief justice
has retired To his room To- prepare FOR
dinner.
Gentlemen. dinner will be served nj
half past o'clock. IL Is now T. His
honor will be pleased IL you will re-
main. and covers have been laid for
you ut the table. IL YOU cannot re-.
main. will YOU permit the young ladies
to retire to prepare for the mealy
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Cup Plates.

"These cup plates assure us that this
100-ycar-old china service Is the real
thing" said an antlquary. They stop
ped milking cup plates 100 years ago.
Cup plates" he went on. "show how
table manners change. Now. do you
know what they were for? They were
to hold your dripping cup Of tea-after
you had poured part OF II into the
saucer to drink from-so that the cloth
should not be stained. Yes. I'm the
past, everybody drank hot tea from
the saucer. Kings and queens, emper
ors and generals. all. with gurgllng
sound. tilted the full saucer with care.
ful balance to the lips. The cup, mean.
while, reposed on the cup plate."-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

1t is pleasant fact that the rulers
OF the civilized nations OF today are
a vast improvement over their pre-
dece ssors OF couple Of centuries
ago. King Oscar Of Sweden, who
died last week, was an almost ideal
king. Wise, moral and just The
Emperor of Austria in his long reign
has always retained the confidence,
love and respect of his people, The
Emperor William Of Germany, Of
whom many rash acts were predict
ed when he came to the throne, has
shown that he fully appreciates hls
great responsibilities. King Edward
of England is proving that he is fit
successor to Queen Victoria. The
Kings of Italy and Spain are evil
IDENTITY working wisely and well for
the peace and prosperity of their
countries. These rulers make a fine
showing when c0ntrasted witt some
OF the monarchs of former times, who
did so much to "blacken the pages
OF history" In our own country
Roosevelt and Mckinley stand out
in bold relief when placed beside a
colorless Pierce or an inefficient
Buchanan.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
MODERN PAPER.
Not So Good or Lasting az the Old
Fashioned Kind.

"The men who wrote history On tab
lets Of stone In ages gone had a diff
cult task 10 perform and had TO Guilt
vate the habit Of breyity," says a writ
er In a German paper, but what they
wrote was preserved. IL will be differ.
ent with the newspapers and books OF
the present time. The paper upon
which they are printed will dislnte-
CRATE In few years and the records
historical, scientific and literary-will
become dust.
II saw two papers recently which
told the whole story. One contained
an account Of the death OF Napoleon
Bonaparte. 1t was printed In 1921,
was In a state OF perfect preservation
and looked as though 1t might last
with ordinary care hundred years
The other paper was kept, because its
leading article described the surrender
OF Sedan, which had taken place a day
before. Although 1t had been printed
nearly fifty years later. the Sedan pa.
per had to be handled carefully to pre-.
vent its tearing In the creases. One OF
these papers was printed on old fash.
ioned paper and the other on the mod.
ern kind.
with the two specimens before me /
cannot refrain from urging once more
that a few numbers Of all books and
enough for all first class
libraries, be printed on good paper for
the benefit OF those who will live after
u.s."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Ennnl 70 the Ooonsion.

Some time ago n friend of mine got
curious present from n sea captain
II was fine specimen of the bird
which sailors call the Laughing jack
ass" and he was n little proud Of it.
AS he was carrying 1t home he met 4
brawny Irish Havvy, who stopped and
asked him.
"Phwat kind of n burrd Is that,
sorr2"
That's laughing Jackass," explain
ed my friend gcnlally.
The Irishman. thinking he was be-
ing made fun of. was equal to the oc-
casion and responded. with a twinkle
In the eye;
"Its not yersllf; it's the burrd Oi
name, sorr."-London Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
DIDN'T ASK ENOUGH.
The Lawyer Should Have Probed His
Witness Little Deeper.

A small but distinguished company
Of English lawyers sat talking over
old times. Among them was Mr.. S..
who told the following story:
IL was retained" he said, "by an ex-
Doldier TO sue for the recovery Of $50
which he had lent to a friend. The
late Mr.. j. was counsel for the de
fendant. j. cross examined the plain
tiff In his usual forcible way.
"'You lent him the money! Mr.. j..
asked.
81 did, sir
at was your own money!
at was, sir
"'When did you lend him the mon
eyT
"Tn July
"'Where did you get that money
sirY
al earned II, sir
"'YOu earned It, eh? When did you
earn IT.
During the Boer war, sir he said
In very humble tone.
"'You earned 1t during the Boer
Nhi ihJ " nat hho gOul occupation
during the warP Mr.. j. inquired.
"Flghtlng, SIR the man replied mod
estly.
"Oh, 6ghtingp Mr.. j. said, some
what taken down.
81 smiled trlumphantly. Mr.. J. was
very angry. Well, we went to the
jury, and /, Of course, had the last to
say. / sailed away to glory. ! spoke
OF the war, Of the lives which 1t cost
us, OF the awful battles which helped
TO build up the glory Of our nation, of
the self denial ana bravery of our
men, who left home and wife and
children and father and mother and
everything that was dear TO them and
went forth TO the fight. | worked up
the jury and got a verdict for the full
amount. AS we were quitting the
courtroom Mr.. j. said:
as, your war speech gained you the
verdict. If you hadn't discovered
through my cross examination that the
man had fought I'm the Boer war, you
would have been beaten
My friend ! replied, If you had
only asked the man which side he
fought on you might be going home
with verdict My client served un-
der the Boer flag"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

mere sight or this puny foe, wnom ne
could probably pulverize could he
brace his heart to the attempt Squeal-
Ing with fear. he hops stupidity about
until the little vampire springs upon
his neck and buries his fangs in an
artery.
Then the victim either sinks TO the
ground and submits to hls fate or. sud
denly acquiring the use OF his muscles,
he speeds aimlessly along. the weasel
clinging to his neck till his work is
done. There are few more pitiful
sounds In nature than the panic strick-
en- cry OF rabbit when he finds that
he Is being stalked by a weasel.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

George b. Lawton, the new chair
man of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee is also a member OF
the State Returning Board. He is
not, however, the first man to hold
the dual positions, as Hon. Frank T..
Holden was chairman of the com
mittee and chairman ofthe board for
several years.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
THE SHREWMOUSE.
superstitions About a Harmless Little
Animal.

8uperstitions About a Harmless Little
Animal.
The shrew, or shrewmOuse, as II Is
commonly called, Is found in nearly all
parts of the world. 1t Is distinguished
by nm elongated, pointed mu2zle, small
eyes, plantIgrade, six tocd feet and
glands that sccretc musky fluid. Al
together It closely resembles mouse,
but II is really not related TO the mouse
family.
When at home II IL either under
pile of rubbish or I'm n hole which II
has burrowed In the earth. 1t Is noe
turnal I'm It's habits but perfectly harm
less. Yet at one time II was much dis
liked and prosecuted because il was
thought TO be Il dangerous, mlschievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite Of Il shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that If
shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paraly2cd; hence If n horse,
a COW or goat became little stin In
its limbs the foolish people ut once de
clared II "shrcw struck" and the poor
shrews had to suffer In consequence.
OF course the "shrew struck animal
had TO have something TO cure II, SO an
ash tree was selected and n deep hole
was bored into its trunk. Then a
shrcw was captured put alive into the
hole the hole was securely plugged,
and the innocent little animal was left
to die of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after
such an act the ash tree had power TO
cure "shrew struck" animals, and
whenever nm animal became inactive
or a-llttlc numb In its limbs its owner
hurried 10 the "shrcw ash" cut
switch from Ii and switched the
"shrew struck" beast The smarting
caused 10y the switching naturally
made the helpless animal move about
as much rs II possibly could, and In
short time ii was pronounced cured
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
THE SKYROCKET.
How IL Is Made and the Reason IL
Rises In the Air.

TOW " is MADE and the Reason II
Rises In the Air.
OF all fireworks none Is more beauti-
ful from pyrotechnic point OF view
or more generally popular than the
skyrOCket.
The powder ingredients are sulphur,
charcoal and saltpeter, roughly In the
proportions OF fourteen, twenty-six and
sixty respectively. Except I'm the case
Of military or life saving rockets, the
cylindrical case Is OF paper or paste
board, somewhat CONSTRUCTED at the
fuse end. Into this the powder Is
rammed tightly, cOnical space being
left for the insertion Of the quick
match which passes through the con
strlctiOn, or "chokehole," into the mass
Of powder.
This forms the body Of the rocket,
which Is closed at the top with plas-
ter Of paris plug. Through this a
small hole filled with n fuse communi-
Gates with the conical shaped head,
holding stars, scrpents, crackers or gold
or silver rain. The whole is, OF course,
attached TO slender stick to direct its
flight.
ON the fuse being ignited and the
main cylinder of powder exploded the
enormous quantity Of heated gases gen
Grated force their way downward
through the narrow box, urging the
rocket upward in the air.-Pearson's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
THE WEASEL.
His Feroeity Urbounded and His
Courage invineible.

Courage invineible.
The weasel Is the most bloodthirsty
OF all our native carnivors. His feroc-
lty Is unbounded. his courage invinci.
BILE. He is one Of the few British wild
animals from whom man has TO fear
attack.
III you meet group OF wcasels you
will do, well not 20 interfere with
them, for those who have done so have
occasionally suffered for their temcr-
ity. Ills dwariish size rather accentu-
ntes than diminishes the dctcstation I'm
which he is held, FOR there Is some
thing uncanny in the idea OF so much
relenti ssness and cruelty being COM
pressed into so small a frame.
The rabbit. who Will fight fierce
and bitter battle with one Of his own
klud II paralyzed with fear at the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Suitable.

"What would bc suitable birthday
present for my little boy?" inquired the
fond mother.
let me think" returned the star
boarder. who occasionally liked to
sleep late I'm the morning Then. with
the glad. confident smile Of one who
has solved n problem. he added How
would n gag or straitJacket dor
Chicago Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

1t seems a needless waste OF time
to worry or speculate about Plesi-
dent Roosevelt's future. He has
proved his entire competency to take
care of himself.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Well Fitting Clothes.

The clothes you buy at 5 Elias, 2I2
Union street, Providence, X. l., are sure to
fit. That is great point for well fitting
clothes makes the wearer more contented
and happy. Don't forget the place.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

Edward Everett Ha'e's latest
phrase, "Liit where you stand"
calls to mind the old story of the
man who tried to hoist himself owe.
fence by his boot straps.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

1t Will be very difficult for Sena-
tor Jefferson Davis Of Arkansas to
eclipse the fame of Senator Benjamin
Tillman of South Carolina. The
latter has a big start.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

'T trust this may be read by many suf-
ferers from kidney and bladder trouble" /"
writes Mrs. Joe King, of Woodland, Tex.
II suffered four years and could find
nothing 10 give eve temporary relief.
Our druggist at last induced me TO try
81. This one bottle has cured me and
money could not buy the value II has
been TO me-" Guaranteed.-Sold by Il.
r. GRADY, 1916 Westminster street
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Arousinn the Lion.

II we want TO educate that sturdy,
stolid, unresponsive thing. the British
public, scheme has to be mildly e.
luted with pleasure. masked 10y bril-.
liant pictures, like the bitter pill we
hide I'm our chlldren's Jam We have
compulsory schooling. OF course, but as
n nation we are not and do not want to
he educated.-London Bystander.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

According to the pictures in the
daily press, High Admiral Robley
ID. Evans staits for the Pacific clad
in trousers that bag stdly at the
knees.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

The Grange has never accom-
plished the work it should do in
some sections of Rhcdc Island, Tut
it now bids fair to take on lease of
life which cannot fail to make it,
self felt throughout the state.