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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-02-01

Sharpsburg. KY. Jan. 26. - Clark
Crouch, a farmer OF the Upper Rick
~ Ash neighbOrhood. this county. Is
exhibiting a leaf OF tobacco that
measure forty inches in length 1t
Is OF the narrow-leaf Rainbow Burley
variety. OF which Mr.. Cruoch raised
about six thousand pounds last year,
The leaf on exhibition is the largest
and most perfect of the kind ever
seen In this county
Cincinnati, Jan. s6.-After many
h'irbreadth escapes and one duel 10
the death. "a a participant in the
Craig Tolliver fued H. kentucky, ia
cob Craig died in his cottage home
In California, o., with his boots on. .
Craigs house was surrounded by
The flood. He had sent his family
to the hills and remained 10 uard
his property against pirates. His son
found Craig dead, sitting in an arm
chair He had been dead for sever
al days
To get thabody out Of the house
necessitated a four-mile trip by wat
or. Undertaken Menpinger. Of Gov
irgton. arranged TO 30 10 California
to-day in a gasoline launch for the
body, About ten yeary ago Craig fell
ovt with his brother Dick and in a
fight In mo Mans Land" Coving-
ION. Dick was killed,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-02-01

Money. OF Jaeger, started TO shoot
aud his shots resulted In flesh WOUNDS
IN Hatfiele's body
wnen Hatfield had empiied hs gun
he quit shooting aud fell to me
tunr
Two stray bullsls took effect ~
Miss Mccoy's body but did not make
sri, US wounds.
Muncey and Mrs, Belcher were un-
Injured
III
Senator Elklns Is the first man u
be elected 10 three successive terms
from the State OF West Virginia lie
first entered Congres as a delegate
from New Mexico, That was In 'he
Fouy-third Congress and Senator's
Blackburn. Hale and Fue were mem
hers OF ne lower house at that
time. After serving TWO terms in
the House. he declined reelection and
became HaErison's SECRETARY Of War,
in 1894 going To the scnat@ where
ne has since served
III
II Is reported that r l. Mccoy Or.
W w. Mcmillan. William Arms'TouS
and Charles Armstrong, all OF Mingc
Junction. Ohio. have purchased lss
acres Of timber land in Wayne rouh-
" and viii insuLi sAwmilA
~
Included in the property condemn
ed TO make a hght-ot-vay FOR the
new TdewIrner railway At Norfolk d
m old landmark known as Mrs la
Gordom's house 1his aaeien, E,ruc-
;ure was ased as hospital IN n,
War OF 1919. and IS remembered pleas
antly as place wheDs Lafayette us-
ed 10 20 70 daueo
~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11
Mix This at Home.

The following simple home made
mixture is said 10 readily relieve
and overcome any form Of rheuma-
tism by forcing the kidneys to filter
from the blood and system all the
uric acid and poisonous waste mat
ter, relieving at once such symptoms
as backaohe. weak kidneys and
bladder and blood diseases.
Try it as II doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolute ly
harmless TO the stomach.
Get the following harmless ingre-
dents from any good pharmacy
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half
ounce Compound Kargon one ounce
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. Mix by shaking we'll in a
bottle, and take a teaspoonfull after
each meal and again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said 10
give prompt relief. and there are
very few cases OF rheumatism and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Mrs. Mamie Latimer. wife Of W.
II. Latimer. died Saturday. Dec. 30.
1900, OF consumption, at the home
stead near Beech. The deceased
was IS years OF age and leaves four
children as follows: Mary Eta,
Smith, Wallace and another little
one. There are also a husband,
mother and brother left TO mourn her
death.
Mrs. Latimer has been a sufferer
and an invalid for many months.
Last fall Mr.. Latimer took her TO
Pueblo, Colo. and for a time she
gave signs Of improvement. failing.
however, more recently until she was
brought home few days ago.
Mrs. Latimer's maiden name was
MISS Wade. She was reared in the
country west OF Union City and be-
came in childhood a member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Beech, and was faithful and devoted
to her family. her friends and her
religion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11
Death Near Jordan.

Christmas day. Mrs. chas.
.r ohio resided IN the country
Uan, died after a linecr-
a.ae The lady leaves a hus-
"' ..rh, little children 10 sus-
'a. loss Of a mothers care.
".. lived in a little house on
.', as tenants. however.
F. rot financially in very
instances. and as a con-
kind neighbors came 10
r.rt After the mothers
900 widowed sister with four
.en vas compelled to take
... little ones. making twelve
t'.a.. while the husband was
~ posing for his sister to help
... 'amily came from Middle
Mrs. Roberts, one OF
'ghbors. has been solicit
donations from friends in the
10. .ao.and clothing. Such acts
'..' are prompted by the spirit Of
''.''.ne and the best impulses
"-iaa. nature.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11
Printing Office Hints.

Never send articles Tor publication
without giving thy name for thy
name often secures publication Of a
worthless article.
Thou shouldst not rap al the door
Of a printing Office, for he that hear
eth thee rap sneerelh in his sleeves
and looseth time.
Thou shouldst never read the copy
on the printers case or sharp and
hooked container thereof. or he may
knock you down.
Never inquire OF the editor the
news. for behold II is his business to
give II to TO thee at the appointed
time without asking for Il.
Il is no, right that thou should ask
him who is the author OF an article,
for il is bis duty TO keep such things
10 himself.
When thou dost enter his office
take heed Of myself that thou dosi
not look at wha, may concern thee
not, for that is not meet in the sight
OF good breeding.
Neither examine thou the proof
sheet for II is no, ready to meet thine
eye, that thou mayest understand.
Prefer thine own town paper to
any other, and II thou hast not al
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Kidney trouble it fails to cure per-
manently.
These are all harmless. everyday
drugs and your druggist should keep
them in the prescription department;
II not have him order them from the
Wholesale drug houses for you. raih-
er than fail to use this il you are at
ilicted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

The funeral was conducted by
Revs. Johnson and Hudgins and the
remains inferred at Beech. Union
City Commercial.
Mrs. Latimer was the wife Of Mrs.
Ben G.. Hale's brother OF Hickman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

affair. prepared especially as a COM
pliment 70 the guests. Besides the
family there we're present Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bell. Mrs. Mamie Watts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas K. Lyon. and
Miss Victoria Bondurani OF Hickman.
Union City Commercial.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

ready done so. subscribe for Il i'm
mediately. Pay for it in advance.
and II will be we'll with thee and
thine.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Leave that laundry at Smith &
Amberg's store for Frank Smith and
you will get the work to suit you.
The best steam laundry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

II that is true story about a
Chicago lunatic imagining that he is
an automobile, il is to be hoped the
authorities are humane enough to
provide him with some smelling salts.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

The sheer Of Henry James about
American slang conveying no mean
ING merely shows that he is jealous
OF his own reputation as a cryptic
gramatic and entangled English.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

.-'' aud Mrs. Hardy Lyon en-
''..'' 'he bride and groom, Mr..
! o .''-' e. c. BonduIani. at dinner
y 1''-Tiay. l, was sumpluous
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Mrs. Bonner Cavitt. OF St. Louis.
has been visiting her mother-in-law,
Mrs. b, IL. Caviit. on Troy Avenue.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

During the year 1907 I will be
found IN the Clothing Dept. Of the
we'll known firm OF Baltzer & Dodds
where will be pleased TO meet my
friends and customers. will also
have the agency for McEwens
Steam Laundry Of Nashville, Term.
the largest and best laundry repre-
scented in Hickman. Your patron
age solicited. J. II. Millet.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Nov friend. don't you think you
have borrowed the Courier long
enoueh1 Your neighbor Of course
accommodates you and loans !, to
you With a good grace because you
have the extreme limit OF nerve and
gall to ask for II but he gets tired
Of II after awhile, and thinks you
ought to subscribe so do we.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

Never attempt 10 mix the oil Of
eloquence with the water Of poor
argument.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-01-11

WANTED good horse. at
reasonable price. Lon Robertson.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
'The Complete DFeSSmakeF," With
Simple Directions for Home Millinery

Edited by Clara J.. Langhiiu. Published hy
D. Appleton & Co.. New York Price 81 %
The completeness of this book can
not be questioned 1t contains az the
information any woman can need to
make her own clothes and hats. it is
written by two experts-Mary l. Nc
Intyre. instructor in professional dress
making at the Pratt institute. New
York, and Nine Ann Ben Yusuf, in
structor of millinery at the same insti-
tuition. Miss Clara T. Laughiin has
edited the work and the result is as
clear a statement of all the facts on
these two subjects one would like TO
know.
The editor takes nothing for grant
ed and gives complete directions with
diagrams from the sewing OF a
straight seam to the most complicated
details of French embroidery The
book is SO very clear and understand
able it should prove OF great value to
any and all women who are learning TO
sew.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Birds Every Child Should Know

By Teltje Blauchau. author OF -'IIow TO At
tract the Birds" etc. Published by Double
day. Page & Co., New York. Price $1-2O.
The lady who writes over the pen
name of Teltje Blauchau has added
another leaf to her laurel wreath. She
we'll may be considered a bird expert
as this is her fifth on the subject.
The birds dealt with in this book
are native to the eastern half of our
country, but many of them are easily
recognized all through the states. The
book aims to rouse an interest in
children for birds rather than TO teach
them scientific facts, though their
habits are discussed at length. The
author talks Familiarity with the child
reader introducing the birds as though
they were each one a new playmate.
Particularly interesting chapters are
headed Some Neighborly Acrobats,''
Birds Not of a Feather" 'Rascals We
Must Admire" etc.
The illustrations are from photo
graphs taken from life and are beau
tifully reproduced. They add material
ly to the enjoyment of the text, also
to the Identification of the birds.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
"The Chronicles Of Martin Hewitt,
Detective

BY Arthur Morrison. author Of Martin Hew-
lit. Investigator The Red Triangle. -
etc Published by L. c. Page < Co. Bos-
ton Price S1.J0.
Mr.. Morrison has had such phenOm-
email success with his detective stories
that some of his earlier ones have been
collected in the present volume.
Most of the strange eases related in
this book take place in or near London.
The first story. The IVY Cottage Mys-
terry. is as ingenious and puzzling as
the best thing ever done by Sherlock
Holmes, and quite as unusual and orig
inal.
Detective stories are quite in vogue
lately and nothing better than these
can be recommended. one finds it diff
ficult to lay aside the book after be-
ginning it. While the methods and
deductions. which Mr.. Morrison ascribe
to his creation, Martin Hewitt, are the
same as those Sir Conan DoyIe's IA
nous hero Sherlock Holmes employs.
he is seldom given half so easy a
riddle to untangle as any OF the
Holmes cases. Two of the stories.
The Case OF the Missing Hand and
The Case OF the Lost Foreigner are
particularly we'll done and ones in
terest is held toythc Iastword.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
The Iron Way"
BY Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr Published by 4
c. McClurg & Co., Chicago.

By Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr. Published by
c. McClurg & CO.. Chicago.
When one knows at the beginning that
the authors father was among the orig
inal Central Pacific builders and after
ward an executive officer of the com.
pany's administrative staff, one can
more readily believe that much of this
novel is not fiction, but founded on
facts and drawn largely from personal
"reminiscences
The Iron Way" is the Central Pa
cific railroad. The completion of this
giant enterprise in 1867 provides the
material for an almost historical novel
and a most dramatic love story.
One gets a most graphic picture of
the dreadful struggle of the little band
of men, the, greatest promoters the
world has ever known: Leland Stan
ford, Coils Z. Huntington. Mark Hop
kins and Charles Croker. without
whose courage and determination the
road would have been many more
years in the building.
While the railroad. it's workings, and
the character ii formed or destroyed.
is groundwork Of the story, that alone
could not make 400 page novel;
Therefore. we come TO the love interest
Alfred Vincent, son of cultured
eastern family. is a confidential agent
of the new road. Through misunder-
standing at home and some stress of
circumstances he has been forced to
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Gossip Of Books and People Hhe Make Them

II has been a matter OF pleasurabie
satisfaction to Mrs Freeman not only
that her latest work, by the Light OF
the Soul" has been issued in English.
Canadian, and Australian editions, in
addition 10 the large editions for the
United States. but that famous authors.
such as Mrs. Margaret Deland. have
written to her in terms of the highest
praise And she has Just received a
letter from Mrs Minnie Maddern Ffske
the actress, who has won such distfn-
guished success in the dramatized Tess
of the dUrbervilles, and other great
plays. saying:
Mary Wilkins Freeman is ever an
unfailing refreshment 70 the soul and
to- the mind In all the world there is
but one Mary wilkins In this last
book she reveals much of her loftiest
spiritual philosophy and much OF her
most exquisite humor. There are pass
ages of wondrous beauty"
Even those who have most admired
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

No excuse can be found for him, how
ever and one cannot but lose all re-
spect for such weakling as he proves
himself. The knowledge kills his
mother, he promptly deserts the lovely
Raoha in her troubles, his Kentucky
sweetheart refuses to marry him and
everybody is in the depths of despair.
When the road is all smoothed out
again for him the question cannot help
but come, What did he do to deserve
.-appiness in the end? If all mistakes
were so comfortably rectihed there
would be no reason why any should
hesitate when the tempter speaks. 1t
is fairly interesting story in spots,
but one wearies of the description of
scenery in India which have been so
much better told by the authors pre-
decessors.
The illustrations by 7. Gilbert Edge
add nothing to the value of the book.
being poorly drawn and not well re-
produced.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Books Received

"The Life OF Isaac William Joyce"
by Wilbur Fletcher sheridan Jennings
& Graham. Cincinnati.
Methods, in Teaching. BY Rosa =.
Wintsrburn- The Macmillan company.
New York.
Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dresser.
3. W. Dodge & Co. New York
Barbara Rebeil." by AIRS. Belloc-
Lownes. Z. W Dodge & Co.. New
York
The Great American Pie Company"
by Ellis Parker Butler. Mcclure. Phil-
lips & Co. New York.
a Night in Avignon." by Gale Young
Rice. Mcclure. Phillips & Co. New
York.
The Trimmed Lamp and Other Sto-
ries OF the Four Million" by .. Henry
Mcclure. Phillips & Co.. New York.
His Courtship." by Helen r. Mar
tin Mcclure. Phillips & Co, New
York.
The story Of Life Insurance. BY
Burton ]. HendricS- Mcclure. Phillips
& Co. New York
The Siamese Cat. by Henry sI.
Rideout. Mcclure, Phillips & Co. New
York.
~The smiths" by KebIe Howard.
Mcclure. Phillips & Co.. New York
Victor HugO's Intellectual Autobi-
ography.' translated by Lorenzo
O'Rourke. Funk & Wagnalls company,
New York
Just for Two" a collection OF recipes
designed for two persons, by Amelia
Langdon. The H. W. Wilson company.
Minneapolis.
The Shameless Diary OF an Ex-
plorer." by Robert Dunn The OutinS
publishing company, New York.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

By Gene StrattoR-Porter. author Of The
Song Of the Cardinal -'Frerkles. etc.
Published by the Bobbs Merrill company,
Indianapolis. Price 50.
Mrs. Stratton- Porter deserves the
foremost place among hunters Of birds;
not with the gun, however. She would
almost sacrifice herself TO save one Of
her feathered favorites. Mrs. Porter's
weapon is the camera and she has
stalked her victims in thicket, swamp,
and meadow 10 photograph them.
This book is a plain, direct and in
teresting recital Of her experiences in
obtaining the photographs which she
has used 10 illustrate her work.
The author tells Us at the very be-
ginning that the greatest thing possi-
bic TO do with bird is 10 win its con-
ldencc." and before the first chapter
ends we understand what is meant by
that. She tells US that while the actual
hardships, and even dangers sometimes.
that must be encountered and sur
mounted, would be more easily met and
handled by a man, the situation where
patience and frmness are required can
only be conquered by a woman, and she
modestIy says that, and much good
luck. have helped her TO make the sue
cess she has.
The author has found during her
Photographic work that the study of
birds for themselves is of great inter
est So in this work she makes pho
Biography an incident of her obserYa-
tions. If in reading Mrs. Porter's in
teresting book the young photographer
IS fred with a desire to go and do
likewise. let him not forget the follow
ing passage:
The greatest brutality ever prac-
ticed on brooding birds consists in
cutting down, tearing out. and placing
nests Of helpless young for your own
convenience. ANY picture so taken has
no earthly value. as IL does not re-
produce a birds location or character
istics. IN such a case the rocking of
the branches, which is cooling to the
birds. is exchanged for a solid location,
and the leaves Of severed limbs quickly
wither and drop, exposing both old and
young to the heat, so that your pic
lures represent. not the free wild life
Of thicl1et and wood, but tormented
creatures lolling and bristling in the
tortures Of heat, and trying 10 save
their lives under stress OF forced and
unnatural conditions. II you cannot
reproduce a birds nest in its location
and environment your picture has not
a shred Of historical value"
The book is well written and holds
the interest through every line, and
too much praise can scarcely be given
TO the beautiful and remarkable pho
tographs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

drop his true name lthat OF very dis
tinguished family) and he is deter
mined not to use it again until the
dreadful tangle is straigtened out. He
has fine, strong character, just such
a one as was developed, by the hard
ships of those stirring times through
which he lived. The heroine, Stella
Anthony, is just the woman suited to
his admirable character; she also is a
product of early western civilization.
The secondary characters are well
drawn, particularly Uncle Billy" who
smothers his love in a lifelong friend
ship, and sally B." whose like un-
fortunately we seldom meet nowadays.
1t is a. fine, strong story and will
particularly appeal to Californians for
the local color and references to the
best known of our pioneers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
fires Of Desire"
BY Lawrence r. Mansfield. Published by the
c. 81. CLARK company. Boston.

BY Lawrence r. Mansfield. Published by the
c. ~ Clark company. Boston.
This book is called a Tragedy of
Modern India" and parts Of ii are
tragic: it's hard. however. TO see the
use OF 3 tale like this II has little
literary merit and one can find no other
excuse for its existence.
The hero of the story is a Frank
Stanton, a young minister from Ken
lucky. He is all that one could ask
for in the way Of perfection, physical
mental and moral; is deeply interested
in his work, and devoted TO his mother
and sweetheart Mabel Everest. He
leaves home and goes TO India as an
assistant missionary TO a college
friend OF his and becomes an inmate
OF his home. This friend and his wife
have a young Indian girl. Radha Mu-
kerJi. rich. educated. accomplished. Iiv-
ing with them. In way she Is a sort
OF ward left TO their care by her father
a convert to Christianity She in her
innocent way falls in love with Stan
ton, but he loves only Mabel and SIM
ply admires the little Indian maiden's
beauty. One night when she is look
ing more than usually lovely, Stanton
IS tempted beyond himself and forgets
his Kentucky sweetheart. Only for an
hour. however. and pages are devoted
10 his struggles with his conscience.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
sThe MlIItantS"

By Mary Raymond shiPmaaR Andrswk Pub
York. Price Sl.5o.
AN her latest volume Mrs. Andrews
has gathered together nine short
stories "of some parsons, soldiers,
and other fighters in the world"
So often volumes of short stories are
uninteresting-the place for the short
story being the magazine-but this
collection is a notable exception TO the
rule. The tales are ell character stud
ies and show that the author is not
only deep student OF human nature.
but that she can write about it well.
too.
The first story in the book. THE
Bishops Silence" is one Of the most
powerful. The bishop has q friend
whose son has fallen in love with the
daughter OF q man whom the bishops
friend hates, because the man robbed
him OF the woman he loved. The
bishop pleads with his friend 10 for
give the injury, for the daughter is q
me WomanIy character in every way
worthy of the young man, but he can
not prevail upon his friend and the
discussion seems hopeless until the
friend tells the bishop that il he (the
bishop could prove he had suffered
from such wound, and had known
such suffering. then he might listen
10 his advice The bishop is forced to
tall his story, how he. too, had loved
this same woman and that lis own
self-sacrihce had given her TO his
friends rival. 1t is most dramatic and
powerful, yet pathetic.
The story Of The Diamond Brooches"
tells OF the theft Of some Jewels by a
girl and her brother 10 save her moth
er's life. The sick mother is taken TO
Bermuda and the girl, falling in love,
tells her lover of her theft. 1t is a
story which will make endless discus
sion.
The book is full Of good stories; 1t IS
one OF the few collections made in
recent years Of which il can be said
that all are good.