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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH.
Believed TO Have Been the Youngest
Soldier Who Bore Arms.

Colonel John Lincoln Glen. quar-
termaster general. L. S. A.. now sta
TONED at San Francisco. Is believed to
have been the youngest soldier who
ever bore arms in battle.
Colonel Glenn enlisted in the union
army as a drummer boy In MAY. 1861.
before h. had reached the age OF 10
years He served thereafter to the
end Of the civil war under Generals
Grant. Rosecrans. and Thomas. and
took an active part in many impor.
tant battles.
When only IL years old he was
made a sergean. Of company c,
Twenty-second Michigan regiment. on
the battlefield of Chickamauga for
bravery. and.sYas appointed as per.
sonal orde'lyNto General Thomas.
He was more widely known aglthe
drummer boy Of Shiloh. and as such
he is referred to in most histories Of
the civil war
The colonel is now the senior
colonel In the quartermaster's de
partmeni OF the regular army. add Is
expected TO succeed Quartermaster
General Humphrey when the latter no.
tires.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
GENERAL LEE AND HIS SONS.
Remarkably Close Relationship Winch
Existed Between Them.

Gen Robert r Lee used 10 relate
a pleasing incident of one Of his boys
with whom he was walking out In the
snow one day at Arlington.
The little fellow Jagged behind. and
looking over his shoulder. the father
saw him initiating his every move
ment. with head and shoulders erect
and stepping exactly in his own foot
prints In Life and Letters OF Lee
the author says that the general
would conclude the story by saying.
When saw this. said to myself.
II behooyes me 20 walk very straight.
when this little fellow is already fol-
lowing in my tracks Accordingly.
there was never a more circumspeet
father than was this great man.
While stationed al Fort Hamilton
he wrote several letters 10 his young
sons They may well be called the
letters Of model father Here Is
one.
Port Hamilton. v. Y. March 81. 1876.
4 cannot 90 to- bed, my dear son.
without writing you few lines 20
thank you for your letter. which gave
me much pleasure
i do not think tina; ! ever told you
Of fine boy heard Of in my travels
this winter He lived in the noun
tains Of New Hampshire. He vas Just
- years old, the age Of Curtis His
father was a farmer. and he used to
assist him 70 work on the farm As
much as he could
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

The snow there this winter was
deeper than II has been for years. and
one day he accompanied his father 10
the woods 10 get some wood They
went with their wood sled. and after
cutting a load and loading the sled.
this little boy. whose name was
Harry. drove It home while his father
cut another load.
He had a fine team OF horses and
returned very quickly. but he found
his father lying PROSTATE on the
frozen snow under the large limb OF
a tree. which had caught him in is
fan and thrown him TO the ground.
He was cold and stifi. and little Harry,
finding that he was not strong enough
TO relieve him from his position,
seized the az and cut on the limb
and then rolled IL on him. but his
father was dead and his feeble efforts
were all in vain Although he va
out in the far woods by himself. and
had never before seen a dead person
he vas nothing daunted. but backed
his sled close up to his father. and
with great labor got his body on II
placed his head in his lap. and drove
home 70 his mother"
In every letter Gen. Lee wrote
learn 20 be good. BE true. kind ant
generous and always told his boyl
some instance Of courage. OF duty
well done. OF Of some interesting fac
Of his daily life
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
REPORTING AT HEADQUARTERS.
Prediesmsnt Of Young Private Who
Had Been Stealing Hsversaeks.

If the cap fits. wear IT, runs the
old sdage Sometimes the knowledge
that il might easily 81 cannot be con-
cealed by the conscious ill-doer. and
be publicly puts on the cap. and there
BY confesses his guilt Mr.. Frank
WilkesOn. the author Of 'Recollec-
lions Of Private Soldier had an ex-
perience Of this nature. He was
scarcely more than a lad. a young pri-
vate in the civil war. when the Incl
dent OecuHed
On the fourth day Of the battle OF
Cold Harbar the captain delivered 70
me an order 20 repair at once 10 head
quarters and report to Adjutant Gen
eral Williams Ny heart sank had
been stealing haveTsseks. I had been
imppdent TO officers: had been doing
lots of things ought not Now for IL,
This ends my career ! thought
The captain said. Wash up. get a
horse. and accompany the orderly
ignored the first portion Of the order.
but obtained a horse. and rode on.
slouch-hatted. blouseless and supreme
~ dirty. had full belief was TO be
severely punished Certain sheep
weighed heavily on my conscience. I
ransaeked my memory and dragged
forth all my military misdeeds
knew must al least be court-mar-
tailed I concluded finally that
should not escape with less than
shooting.
! asked the orderly IL General VII
liams vas very savage-tempered He
replied that the general was the kind
est man in the army. and / felt a lit
Tie reassured. At last burst out
With.
See here. what do YOU suppose he
wants OF me- I've been disobeying
orders. stealing haversacks. and been
impudent TO some Of the incompetent
/ officers
he orderly laughed loudly.
When Ee reached General VII
liAms' tent WIS really frightened
half out Of my senses. and | strobe
in. hat on my bead The handsome
general smiled kindly at me. and
asked me 10 be seated How wished
! had washed and brushed the dir,
OF, He asked me many questions
grew confidential. and finally con
fessed my fright and my sins. The
general tried TO look severe. but he
had TO laugh When ! had finished
h. said. pleasantly:
You az not going TO b. shot, youi
crimes hstdly deserve that I have
sent for you TO tell You you are ap
pointed second lieutenant 10 IN,
Fourth regiment Of the United State.
artillery Get your discharge ane
come 70 me II yoa need money e
travel with. OF Tor clothes
He was 50 gracious 10 me. a dirt
private. that my eyes filed with tears
I could not speak 10 thank him. and
came very near to crying outright
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way TO cure deaf
ness. and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
Inflamed condition OF the mucous In
Ing OF theEustachiAn Tube. When
this tube Is inflamed you have n
rumbllng sound or imperfect hearing
and when II is entirely closed, Deaf
ness Is the result. and unless the In
fiammation can be taken out and this
tube restored TO its normal condition
hearing win be destoyed forever: nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Cat
arrh. which is nothing but an inflam-
ed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafnessl caused bN
catarrht that cannot be cured
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cirIu-
lars free.
FL. CHENEY & co. ToLLEDO,C
sold by Druggists. 75c.
Takes Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatIon.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

me soothing spray OF Ely's Liquid
EEnn Balm. used in an atOmiLer. Is
As uuspeakable relief to sufferers
1nun CatsrTh. Some OF them de
z-zle il as a GOdsend. and no won
DIR The thick. foul discharge is
SlIss0ged and the patient breathes free
y. perhaps for the first time in week
Liquid Cream Balm contains all the
Esz5ing. purifying elements OF the sol
N forn, -snd il never fails to cure
Soso by all druggists for 75e- includ-
Ing spraying tube. or mailed by Ely
mo, IS Warren Street. New YORK
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
A DEFENSE OF WOMAN


Dey may rail against women as
de like said a darkey lately ~rcy
cant SET me agilns dem hab al
ways in my life found dem d. fusi
In peace. nlst Ia quarrel. iust IN
de dance. fust In De ice cream par
Tor. and the fust. best and last 10
DE- sick room What would We do
Without DEM Let us be born ~
young. as uEly. as helpless. a. sou
please. and womans arm am ready
20 receive rs she II am Dat guy as
our fust dos OBJ castor oil. aud puts
clothes on our helpless naked limbs
and cubbcrs up our foots aud noses
in long flannel peItiooats. and Il am
she. rs We grow NJ dat filis our
dinner baske, wid douEhnats and APP
pies as we start 20 school aud iicks
Us when W are our trousers
There i no question that hahitu.
a. cheerfulness is great blessing Bu
when cheerful people are landed. lsi
it b. remembered. A. general thing.
they are no more TO BE- commended
tDr u than person with pair
Of beautiful eyes Checrfulness l. a
after Of health aud constitution. An
invalid or anervous person a very sen
sitiye person. easily affected By Ia
mospheric and other influences can
not be uniformly cheerful Tie mas
do much toward endeavoring to be
20. Il il true. bot II must b. thing
Of effort Many people are cheerful
because they are apathetic. The sor-
rows Of others. not being our oSn. are
easy To bear We do not wish TO de-
ery this social sun-sunshine but LET
US no, forget that there are very
sweet flowers that flourish and give
Us perfume in the shade and At in
tervals
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

Vzlne blowing smoke into bee
s5sse preparatory 10 removing honey
q = FerriI Of near DanyiIle suck
- . lor Of bees throueh . eylin-
DIR into his vindpipe His WiudpiEe
rH-lsf and stomach began 10 swell a
a rasu1 Of the stings and pyhsi-
s.Ezn spent four hours removing the
Hsss- The mans life may be saved
kscksOn. Ky Sep, l. The reTairs Te
e.-zIy begHn on the Jackson elec-
fr~ lighr plant were completed today
-r1e engine and plant will be tested
1rznorroK. and the buildings and
.Enzzss EHI probably be lighted To-
rn1r-oE night The plant is being
sErzei up again by q new eompa-
zx .fer lying dormant for three
~s
Ezukfnrt. K. Sept Il State Au-
.azr HAger tOda- paid the last OF the
ausstanding Indebtedness of the Com
run1Kealfh of Kentucky. the sum
az $4,000. and the State Is now Who'll
n f,ze from debt under Democratic
a11iniSration OF its affairs The
1r..a. which was one Of the 500.
-7as xOrth issued by the Republican
administration OF Bradley and Tay-
ssr- bears the names Of W. o. Brad
Esv and Charles Finley The bond Eas
z7r-ssenrezi through the National
RrzD,h Bank Of Kentucky Of this
4y. The State has been ready to
EEr mis- bond for several years but
Il s1ald not be located
FJne OF accidental or incendiary Or
I'm Wednesday afternoon threaten
eE me destruction Of that PORTION Of
"a Courier Journal building not de-
sz-Jves BIZ ne disastrous fire Of two
vussAs zzO. While the flames We're
szuaInsl TO IN fourth floor in IN
r.zsz-rsper end Of the building ade-
Es-sa Of water did heavy damage and
z-z8s II necessary for the editorial
rhs- Journal and Times TO move
EuSk 10 the Paul Jones building
R-L Robert L. Black. who teaches
-. N-v-ada school in Mercer county
rzSes The unusual stand that the
Sz1h is hat and that it stands still
HI Black believes that the sun
Hzez He states that ;hs means
zHz5 20 prove that the earth is
0z11. proves just as conclusiyely'
n his mind that 1t is flat Prof
BIzrsx says the old argument that the
AKRON Of a ship first disappears
frrn view as falls All objects are
ruEz vivible above the earth than
cse to the surface Prof Black. who
"a member Of the county board OF
<xazaiDers. and one Of the most high
= educated men in the section OF
Ehe State. caused a great stir among
E,is zeIios teachers BY his position
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
Joke THkT hit ME LOCKERS.
TIE Soldiers Washed the Clothes
All Right

All Right
During the American civil war sew
eral northern soldiers were talking
together one day just before the ad-
vance upon COrinth. says a writer in
Philadelphia Ledger 4 tall: nngainly
raw recruit stepped up to them with
. bundle Of soiled clothes in his hand.
Do you know where can get this
washing dOneg- be asked
Two Of the group were practical
iokers. A bright thought flashed
into their heads. and. as the sequel
shows. unfortunately found expires
sion. -Oh. yes. Ne know. Just go up
there with your bundle pointing TO
the headquarters Of General Grant
You will see short. stout man
describing the general--vho does
washing Take your bundle to him =
The recruit thanked them and walked
OF in the direction indicated
He gained entrance 10 headquarters
and stood in the generals presence
What can I do for your said Gen
eral Grant 4 was directed here by
= couple Of soldiers They told me
that you did washing. and | have a
bundle here General Grant prOba-
bly, enjoyed the situation. but his Inn
perturbable face did not relax. He
simply asked the question. Gould you
identify these men again. Yes.
sir Very Well. you shall have the
chance
Turning 10 40 orderly he directed
hin to call a guard. go with the re-
eruit 10 where the jokers we're stand.
ing ready to enjoy his discontinue.
and let him identify them
Take the men 10 the guaTdhouse.
give them this mans bundle Of clothes
and make them wash il thoroughly
See that the work is done well The
general vas o5eyed 20 the letter
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

more CONSPICUOUS than she. but none
IN which a gentler. Iovller spirit
dNeIls, and none to which the hearts
warm reguitals more joyfuliy re-
spondS she Is the steady light Of
her fathers house Her ideal Is in
dissoIubly CONNECTED with that OF his
fircside. She Is his morning sunlight
and evening star The grace. yivscity
and tenderness Of her sex have their
place in the mighty sway which she
holds over his spirit She Is the Iride
and ornament Of his hospitality. aud
tue gentle nurse d his sickness
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
The Best Paint.

United States ready mixed paint
II equal to the best made In fact.
II - privately guaranteed To Us BY
<he manufacturers to be identically
xhe same that they sell under . well
kns-u brand at a fancy price BY
u.GIng the brand United States in
Sod Of the brand under which the
AeadinE manufacturers have made a
my reputation Ne are allowed to sell
che paint somewhat cheaper We have
q full line We also carry the Par
asDn, an excellent paint
SNYDER HARDWARE CO
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
Home Circle Column.
A G, ann Defeated To Tired
Mothers as they Join the
Home Circle.
THE pOSSIRI.E cnAlMnN / nss-

TIE POSSIBLE COMMON Loss.
Men. In their Utmost souls. feel
nore than Woman can. the change
which must come over The world.
when the publicity they know and
feel Ia their own lot come to turn
the whole race out Of doors. They
themselves live now IN the reverence,
admiration. and love which they feel
for the delicate. the domestic. the
private nature Of women They see
the homes where alone their public
cares are soothed aud made sol-
cradle. turned into dispriyacied parts
OF hotel life. They feel the romance.
the poetry. the sentiment OF life
OOziug out under the blows aimed
at the chief hoop which binds The
slaves Of society together. and they
know that women without their con
sent Is about 10 discrown herself
queen OF her own home. in order
~ usurr barren scepter in the king
dom OF public life II Is idle TO warn,
10 prophesy. to complain The fruits
OF the tree OF knowledge Of good and
evil are fair 10 the woman's eyes as
Of old. and the tempter Is no less Of
a serpent but though We shall still
60 doubtless hand in hand with the
modern Eve. when she eapels herself
from the garden Of Gods own plant
ing. We know better than she the
charm OF Paradise which We shah
iose together. and the ooldness. aud
emptiness OF all that lays outside Il
l. only some divine interpretation
which divert the mad determination
that does not mind running man in
rashly protesting against the fiat that
made humanity male aud female.
THE PEACE or POVERTY
Poor people never live IN brown
stone fronts or elegant villa residen-
ces, with all tie modern Improvement
Consequently. in the dead u winter.
their furnace CRATES never break down
their flat roofs never leak. their va
ter pires never burst Their plate
glass windows are never broken their
dumb walters never give out. their
patent burglar alarms never 20 of
at the wrong time Their coachmau
never get drunk. no careless servants
break their Serves china IN fact. one
o; the chief pleasures o. poverty l.
exemption from afniciion OF SER
wants, No domestic rage around the
humble dwellings Of the poor. When
the daughters Of poverty exchange
calls. their conversation may dwell
upon pleasauter themes than the iri-
ais they have undergone with he
cook. the mlnutiaI Of the chamber
maids slovenliness. the fact that the
second girl is more than mistrustei
o. taking things IL not being fash.
ionable yet to speak Of defalcatine
with the spoons. though We will
doubtless soon reach even that point
Of Ehite washed sepulcherism. The
enormities OF what has been dub
bed servant galism.' disturb not tn,
peace Of poverty
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

haav you received an appOiutmen, to
ehe Fan Term Of the State Normal,
- not. see your County Superintendent
at once about it
The Institution stands for the teach
era and pupilsOt Kentuekys rural
schools
n You have not seen the new cata-
1ns. write a-possal card request for on
s,naay.
eR>N R0ARK. President
Richmond. Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
PITHY AND TRUE

About the most ungraeious thing
newspaper publisher ever has to 40
IS TO advertise FOR pay. and as a
matter OF business. the fact that some
mans wife has leit his bed and board
with out due cause or proyocation.
We never see such customer dark
en- our door without wanting To kick
him into the street We don't be-
lieye In the doctrine. We don't BE-
lieve that any woman ever quiz home
without cause or proyocation but
We do believe that thousands q wo-
men adhere to a bad home, where
half the cause or provooatlon would
drive an average man TO perdition.
And the man. who. under any cir
cumstanoes, can advertise his wife rs
he would horse and dog. 10 say
the least. don't deserve a wife and
the fact itself Is prof conducive
that she ought 70 run away
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
Nay Build Another Tunnel.

The Swiss government is oonsider-
Ing two great new uansalpIne tun-
mel schemes One is 10 pierce the
Spluegen. and the other the Greina.
In the canton Of the GrsOns.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

The latest form OF club In London
Is the American Rendezvous. which
has been established TO receive the
travelling American and the coloalal
n = temporary visit 70 London.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20
a WORD TO GIais.

The woman who Is indifferent to
her looks is no true Woman God
meant woman TO be attractive. TO look
well. TO please. and il is one OF her
duties to carry out this intention
Of her Maker But that dress is to DO
II all. and to suffice Is more han
We can be- brought to believe Just
because ne do love to see girls look
well. as well as TO live to some
purpose. We would urge upon them
such course OF reading and stu
dy as will confer such charms as
no modiste can supply y. p Willis
wrote a very pretty paragraph on
the power OF education to beautify
That 1t absolutely chiseled the feat
ures. that ne had seen many a clum-
sy nose and thick pair OF lips 80
modified By thought. awakened and
active sentiment as TO be unrecog-
nizable Aud he put it on that ground
that We often see people homely
and unattraotive in youth. bloom IN
middle life into softened Indian
surns- u good looks and mel
lew tones
4 GOOD DAUGHTER
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

The Kentucky State Fair manage.
ment win gladly send catalogue and
descriptive booklet 70 anyone applyins
Cor samA
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

cOm1~rciAi litigation. Corpornts =
aud Real Estate. Collections nads
Estates settled. DISPOSITIONS taken.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-20

a GOOD DAUGHTER
There are other ministers of love
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-20

monument and the wings and dome of the Capitol
 Nearly all the lighthouses of the country have been erected by army en- gineers, and some of these have pre- sented engineering problems of great difficulty. Each section of the country knows the class of work that the en- gineer corps has done upon the rivers and harbors of the United States. This work has been almost entirely under control of the engineer corps. It was this corps which practically made Dos sible through communication between Buffalo and Duluth by means of a uni- form twenty-foot channel The work at sault Ste Marie Is one of the most notable of the accomplishments of the engineer corps
 The work already accomplished by the army engineers indicates that the building of the Pan=ma canal b in
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-20

In the maxims of a modern British satirist appears the epigram, ''Thoee who can, do; those who cannot. teach" For teach" might be substituted. In jus tice to the professional teacher, the words "crltlcise," "censure," object" and "obstruct." President Roosevelt developed this idea In a recent address to Harvard students He made plain reference to doctrinaire persons who meet In parlors. discuss conditions with no other evident purpose than to deter mine that conditions are bad, and who present to the men entrusted with pub He affairs no single workable idea So few plans are drawn with entire per lection, So few men are completely and continuously competent, that almost any one of mediocre intelligence can find the faults In greater schemes than the fault-f1nder could begin to conceive or carry out, can point to the flaws h useful public servants beside whom the critic Is pygmy. The kind of critic that the President objects to Is the habitually destructive kind Neither the President nor any other man of action objects to the sort of criticism which presents a constructive idea, con- ceiyed in an honest desire to make things better. Such criticism Is helpful. But when small groups of persons who warmly agree with each other issue manifestoes and resolutions which can not guide the most open-minded man In single act, they are unserviceable, and offensive to those who are trying to do the work of the world. Since Plato and Aristotle every critic of poll tics and art who has gained lasting authority has offered constructive ad- vice, plans for doing things rather than strictures upon other mems plans Dn- coln, one of the most violently and per sistently criticised of men, knew this simple test. He used frequently to meet unfair critics by asking them to come right to Washington and see what they could do. It Is a test the critic should ba willing to abide.