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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
A Farm Wanted,

have an inquiry for a good farm
having a comfortable residence and
GOOD orchard on It Would prefer qua
ity rather than quantity. Those hay
Ing farms Tor Hale win do well to
write me At once, giving full descrip-
ton, price, number OF acres level,
kind OF house, and all particulars thai
would interest a ouyer. Prefer q
place within easy reach OF Louisa.
N. +. coNLEY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
For Sale.

One hundred a;SS Of and near ~
.. Wilson's residence. Thirty pas
ture land and seventy Arres DottouL
Fourteen acres. better known =
Allison tract, west OF LicL creek ROAD
Thirteen acres known as Clan
o'Neal tract. bottom.
Fourteen acres known as Sam D1
smith tract bottom. adjoining rail-
road. east OF Lick creek.
Seventy acres known a. Fort I'm
tract.
VIII sell all but the one hundrsn
acres IN lots OF one or move acres -
suit purchaser.
Jay H. Northup
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
FARM FOR SALE.

$50 acres on Big Sandy river at
Richardson, Lawrence county, Ky,
Good school and church within one
fourth mile. 80 acres level, $50 acres
cleared. all tillable and good strong
land. 40 acres in grass. Hill land
that Is cleared 10 all new land
Considerable timber, and the land
on which It stands Is rich. Young
orchard Of assorted fruit Coco
coal, VIII sell with or without min
eral. Title good. For Particular
write J. w. Akers at Prosperity, Ky.
or Clint Wallace at Richardson.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
HOW To FEED CA1TLE.

A very costly mistake often made
by farmers and cattle feeders, is fail
uIe to maintain the digestive function
OF their feeding animals at a
healthy, normal activity. Ignorance
lies at the bottom of this more often
than carelessness. No one purpose
IL chooses course likely to di-
minish profits.
Yet it is a fact, capable of demon
atration, that many thrifty steer
or good milch COW loses, through
too heavy feeding an over-taxed
digestive system, the power Of
healthy assimilation, and goes back
urtil the gain of months is lost
One course alone promises immun-
hy from such disaster regular, dai-
~ tonic dose, composed Of clements
RoYen beneficial, for each animal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

II you have pains in the back. uEt-.
nary. bladder or Kidney trouble. an
want a certain. pleasant herb cure
for woman's Ills, try Mother Grayb
Australian-Leaf It Ia n safe and nv.
or failing regulator. At druggists. e
by mail so cts, Sample package frsn
Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeItav
New York.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
CONLEY'S STORE,
Louisa, Kentucky.
Farm Wanted.

We have buyer for good farm
within easy reach Of Louisa Would
require level land to the extent OF
30 or IS acres. Comfortable dwell
ing desired. Anyone having such .
place for sale will please send full
particulars TO Big Sandy News Of
flee. u
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
FOR SALE.

Best farm Of It's size near Louisa,
known as the Loar and See farm.
below bridge, iSs acres-4o acres rich
high bottom land-2O acres overflow
ed land. New five room house, metal
roof, weatherboarded and eeiled. One
mile below bridge in w. Va Call on
or address, F. H. Yates. Louisa. Ky
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

The Victor Talking machine mig
now be purchased at Conley's stous.
Louisa, KY, at same prices as a.
any place In the world, 200 r1ordp
to select from. Pleuty OF needles. ssc-
These records may be used on aHV
disc machine.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
. HEALTHY FAMILY.

"our whole family has enjoyed
good health since we began using
DR.. Kings New Life pills three
years ago." writes L. A. Bartlett, Of
Rural Route one, Guilford Maine
TLey cleanse and tone the system
IN a gentle way and does you
good. CSC. at A. M. Hughes drul
store.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
y FARM NEWS. y

clined to be wet, then the surface
about the tree better be raised a
trifle that the roots be not in TOO
much er.-Arboriculture
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
HOW TO PLANT A TREE.

HOW TO PLANT A TREE.
/. Select first the tree best suited
fer your purpose, be that shade, orna-
mental, fruit production of lumber
wind break or fence posts.
2. Bear in mind that the tree you
are planting, If Of property species,
may be a shelter for and a pride Of
future generations, or If wrongly Sc
lected. it may last but decade.
Q. The one advantage, that Ct
rapid growths, should not decide
what tree to plant Innumerable IN
,s4cts, funseid diseases and the
necessity for fedueht pruning be-
sides brief period Of existence, may
characterize the tree of yenr choice,
and It should be discarded, -.
a. Where there is slight oppor-
t,nity for frequent watering, tree
suecies demanding large quantities oil
water should be discarded. They
will be disappointing.
s. Elms, cottonwood and swamp
naples are among those requiring
much water.
The oaks, ash, sugar maple, Norwa!
maple, walnut, catapla, succeed witt
n moderate quantity of water.
6. Good roots in ample Quantit!
are of vital Importance to the tree
successful growth. In digging spar
rot labor, but secure all the root
possible without mutilation.
7. The top Of tree should no
he mutiliated. Cutting off the head
ing roots is extremely bad practice
only to be tolerated with cottonwoo
and soft (swamp) NAPLES. 49,.
s. Too large a tree should be aVoi
ed.
8. Keep the roots fresh and moi
by wrapping in wet burlap while CD
veying them to planting grounds.
10. Evergreens, especially, Bhou
h. kept moist When the resinnl
sap hardens from few moments Q
posure to the sun. O.. ..... -.
II. The larger the hole, mo
thoroughly prepared the so
the greater the care in plantiD
So much more satisfactory will
the growth and future developme
the tree. -s.
u. Grass sod is the deadly eneI
OF newly set tree. No grass shol
be permitted within two feet of
trunk The grass secures the Ill
water which falls and in dry wea
er the trees suffer for want
moisture.
10. Digging the holes A phil
pher of the past century said "
ground should be prepared the
extent of the field" which ass
ton has never been disputed.
foIe should never be less than +
feet square and IS inches deep.
soil, If not good quality, sho
be removed and good lcam brou
to fill the cavity. II OF less {
the new roots strike the hard 81
OF the excavation, which they {
rot penetrate and are thus "
Ell back, coiling about as in
flower pot. 1t thus requires sew
reasons for the trees to secure thr
growth. No fresh manure sh'
b. placed near the roots, but
mixed with a friable fertile
will produce surprising gro
Of tree.
IA. Planting the tree. The :
should be spread out IN natural
sItion without any crowding and
earth sifted in from the shovel
shaking motion until the =
are covered and the interstices
filled. When half filled, a buckle
water may be slowly poured IN
the hole filled. II the soil Is
AID the drainage good, the soil
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

Call and see the new line OF
books at Conley's stOre.-All new
end Just from the press
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Talking Machines
And Records.

May now be purchased In Louisa
at same prices as are charged the
world over. The famous Victor ma
chine, having the largest line of
records made for any company In
the world. Three different priced ina
chimes in stock at all times, Two
(20O) hundred latest records Of the
famous bands OF the world, the fin
est singers, selections from speakers,
Ministries, famous actors, etc, re-
produced In your own home as per-
fectly as though you were listening
to the performers themselves 1t Is
the greatest achievement In his
tory. People living in the remotest
part OF the country can keep up
to-date and we'll informed right al
their homes and hear the best mu'
sic of the world reproduced there.
p. Prices of machines are
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
$40, $3.50, $500 and $4,000

Easy terms to responsible people.
We guarantee that you can not buy
these machines one cent cheaper any
where. -.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
Cloth and Satin

Among many of the very elaborate
costumes may be seen a lovely combi-
nation of cloth and satin. The beau.
tifully decorated skirt of cloth is ex-
tremely plain and cut with view to
snugness around the hips, though the
lower portion of the garment is wide
faring and machine stitched. A coat
of contrasting color is made of satin
in the Directoire pattern and every
imaginable kind of lace adornment is
q part of the artistic trimming Natur-
ally, costume of this kind Is for af-
ternoon wear and is completed with
a felt hat deliberately trimmed with
rich satin ribbon. One suit of this
kind was a very dark green, the trim.
ming a copper-green lace, a shade
between gold and furnished green.
Another suit of exceptional beauty
was buff. The coat was trimmed with
ecru lace and gold buttons
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
WAKING Up a Bow.

Henry Johnson, laboring man liv-
ing in Fond du Lac, Wis. has a son 10
years old, named Charles. Charles is
SO hard to wake up mornings that
the father has to wake up several of
his nearest neighbors in getting the
boy out of bed
Last month they threatened to go to
court about the matter, and since then
the father has taken to throwing the
boy out of the window into a pond
when 1t is time to get up. Charles goes
into the pond with great splash.
the feel of the water arouses him.
and he wades ashore and gets ready
for breakfast with no harm done to
anybody.
The invention is not patented, and
any father can use it. When winter
comes the boy can be pitched out
head first into a snowbank.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
FARM NOTES.

Run the spring tooth harrow through
he auack grass to kill 1t. For late
all treatment, pillow SO that the up
urned roots will be exposed to the
Freezing air of winter.
Don't forget the wood-lot. You are
|lilsely to do this in looking after the
|cgops, but 1t don't pay. Pick out the
fest firewood trees and cut them up.
The manure spreader will make the
manure more valuable to your land
and is one implement that you really
need.
You will save trouble later on by
Aecting seed corn now. 1t takes Is
eaas to plant an acre.
Tile drains are easily filled by a
good drag and a team hitched to it.
y II your neighbor's methods are bet
i er than yours it is best to adopt
hem.
1t is a useless expenditure to invest
commercial fertilizer that is not
eally needed. Study your land be.
ere you purchase.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
Worlds Oldest Ren,1hllea-

So far as practical considerations go
Switzerland Is the Oldest of surviving
republics. Two puny republics, how
ever, long antedate the Helvetic con.
federation and In strict accuracy one.
of these two must be the Oldest re.
public of all now in existence. One OF
them is the republic of San Marine in
Italy. on Mount Titano, the oldest
state in Europe and one of the small.
est in the world. The other is the re-
public of Andorra In. the Pyrenees,
made Independent by Chariemagne
No fixed date can be assigned to either
of these, both are medieval relics,
and San Marine may be identified
even before the middle ages began.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
STYLES IN WAISTS
MANY NOW MADE TO WEAR OUT.
SIDE THE SKIRT.
Waistcoat Effects Are Among the
Most Popular-Attractive Design
in unIined Silk Blouse for
interchangeable Wear.

This seasons silk waists and those
also of chiffon and lace are many of
them finished to wear outside the
skirt, being made either with draped
belt attached to the waist or like an
old-fashioned basque. Waistcoat eff
fects are popular, and many of the silk
waists are fastened directly down the
front with buttons which show. Tai
feta is a favorite material still, and
waists made of 1t are trimmed with
waistcoats of embroidery and trans
parent chemisettes of lace. Soft
satins and silks are also much used,
matching in color the skirt of the
suit with which such waists are u.s.
ua1ly worn. Chiffon cloth, chiffon and
net, both plain and embroidered, are
also made to go outside the skirt.
One such waist made of black tat
feta silk had the front draped SO that
it seemed to be plain at the top, hay
ing full drapery across the bust.
Above the bust line there was set a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
OLD FARMERS ON OLD PLACES.
In Many Cases They Are the Progress.
sive and Helpful Men OF District.

We heard the other day of farmer
that had celebrated his eightieth birth
day on the place on which he was
born. Some of these old farmers have
improved their places and made them
q joy to the communities in which
they live, while others have permit
ted their farms to run down until
they have become places to be
stunned by the resident who is show
ing his friends the best farms in his
vicinity.
The old farmer that is progressive
is a great help to any community, re-
marks the Farmers Review We
know some such They are men whose
hair has become white with the SHOWS
of many winters. but they have never
ceased to progress. They are found at
the conventions of farmers and are
often met at the agricultural colleges.
where they go to keep in touch with
the new ideas in agriculture. Such
men exert an influence that is felt far
and wide. When they die they leave
behind them sacred memories. We
often hear people speak of old
fogies,' but we have run across a
good many young fogies,'' men who
can not be induced to adopt the inn
proved methods that have been proven
to be good by science and by expert.
ence.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
MADE HIS HOME A FORTRESS.
Tenant Had Neat Way OF Shutting
Out Undesirable Visitors.

Alterations to suit tenant" was
part of the sign in Philadelphia
building, telling that loft over the
store was to let. One day lately
prospective tenant applied and ex-
pressed himself as pleased with the
location and quarters, as well as the
terms. As to alterations he had only
one thing to suggest, namely, that the
stair steps be fixed to the top floor
with a pair of stout hinges, and cords
be attached so that they might be
raised and lowered, in way best IL
Illustrated perhaps by the attachments
of a fire escape. Anxious to get
tenant and seeing no particular ob1ec-
ton to this arrangement, the land
lord complied. His tenant, quiet
man, was wont to go to his quarters
early in the forenoon and at once
draw the steps up to the ceiling. A
few only of his many visitors, those,
in fact who gave peculiar whistle,
were accommodated by the lowering
of the steps. The others were ig-
nored The landlord, fearful lest some
unlawful transactions might be going
on in his building, called upon the
tenant for an explanation. "Oh, was
the reply. my friends have the
whistle The other fellows are cred
itors." The hinges are still working.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
GET a Bead Necklace

Straight from Paris comes the edict
that we are to wear large bead neck
laces. SO large. in fact. as to afford the
dominant note of color to our cos
tunes. Amber. coral, topaz, amethyst,
etc, are all comandeered to the serv-
ice, and an unwritten law is under
stood to proclaim the fact that the
color of the necklace shall be repeated
in some millinery detail, while to the
truly chic" the petticoat shall again
suggest the same hue.
A toilet of undeniable elegance com
prised coat and skirt costume of
hlaek-face cloth, crowned by hat of
black satin, an amber necklace afford
ing the keynote to the lining of the
wide brim with amber-colored satin,
and wondrous feather mount that
feated gracefully about center-front
OF the crown.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
A Loaded SHOTGUN.

A curious incident comes from Brit
ish Columbia A settler named Grae
ham, living in the wilderness, return
ed home one day after a hunt and
stood his shotgun in a corner of the
cabfp and went out to chop wood.
While he was chopping and while
his daughter, Il years old, was prepar-
ing supper, she accidentally knocked
the gun down and it was discharged.
A wolf had followed the father
home and was then standing in the
open door looking around before at
lacking the girl He had not been
heard nor seen. and the first known
of his presence was when the shot
struck him and he fell down to kick
few times and become dead wolf
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03

chemisette of blue Chinese embroidery
and inside this chemisette OF trans
parent ecru lace. The embroidery
appeared again below the draped
pieces In a waistcoat effect, which
continued down below the waist and
finished in a rounded point something
like an old-fashioned basque. Be
meath the chemisette the waist was
buttoned straight down the front. 1t
had draped belt at the back and
sides. Another new waist of blue silk
had waistcoat of gray silk and inside
this chemisette of narrow lace. It
also was finished to go outside the
skirt and had a draped belt. These
waists were, of course, fitted and
lined.
New silk blouses, unlined and meant
for interchangeable wear with laun-
dered shirt waists, are made of soft
striped silks in all colors and widths
of stripes. An attractive design for
such waist, which was of blue and
white silk, had knife pleatings of plain
blue and plain white silk on one side
of the front flap, which concealed the
opening of the bodice. The waist was
quite full, being tucked at the top.
The tucks let out formed the fullness.
The sleeves, of medium size, were
taken in to deep plain cuff of the
silk, which was trimmed all around
with white crochet buttons. Equal
| ly attractive was waist made of
fine white and brown striped silk,
which was perfectly plain and very
full. The cuffs were finished merely
| with stitching.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03

silk spool. This will keep the arms up
from the board or table SO as to al
low point at tracer point and pencil
to be little above the work. At trac-
err point round-headed brass wood
screw is used which is filed to point
and slightly rounding SO it will not
scratch. A lead pencil Is sharpened
and fitted in a hole marked pencil"
At point marked ROLLER" a screw-eye
is put in from underneath to allow
rounding edge for this point to rest.
The small holes on all arms are mark
ed on the left from 1-3 to on the
right from to 1 1-13. When matched
and clamped with a screw-eye will
enlarge sketch or pattern from trac-
er point to the size of holes that are
numbered in the semi-circle. If holes
marked 1 1-3 on left are matched and
holes 1-3 on right are matched then
it will increase the size of the drawing
1-3 If No. on the left and No. 6
on the right are matched then the in
crease will be six times. The distance
the holes are made one from the other
says Popular Mechanics, is shown
with the figures and inch marks.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
icELANDERs ARE LONG LIVED.
Average Age There Double Mean Dura-
tion of Human Life. -

It would be interesting to know IL
any part of the world beats Iceland
in the average length of life of its
inhabitants. 1t is shown in the census
of 1905 that on an average the people
of that island live to the age of els
years, which is very nearly double the
mean duration of human life as 1t
was computed generation ago. Swe-
den and Norway are regarded as very
healthful countries, but Iceland takes
the palm in longevity, the mean dura-
ton of life in Sweden being 5000
years and in Norway 1914 years.
Some of Iceland's earthquakes are
nerve-racking, but on the whole the
lives of most of its simple and indus
trious inhabitants slip along with few
incidents that unduly stimulate or de-
press the pulse. Summer and winter
the same old mail boat from Leith
steams into the harbor of Reykjayik
every three weeks, but very rarely
brings news that touches Iceland SO
closely as to make excitement. In
fact the little island enjoys many OF
the advantages of civilization and
avoids most of its drawbacks-Chris-
tian Advocate
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03

This didn't cause Robbie to enjoy eat
ing soup whit more, however.
To-day Robbie felt less like eating 1t
than ever before. At last he gulped 1t
down and walked slowly from the
table. He had been so very naughty
that mother sent him to his room to
think over what he had said.
Like little thunder cloud he looked
not at all the bright, cheerful boy
he should have been.
"Only wish | would grow, so
wouldn't need to eat any more Of that
nasty soup" he muttered.
Just then he saw before him pair
of scissors.
Wonder if I couldn't make mother
believe have grown a little" he said
to himself
Without thinking how very wrong it
was to deceive his mother, Robbie
carefully cut a little strip from the
bottoms of his trusers and from his
sleeves.
That evening Robbie's father OBJ
served to mother:
DO you know, l really believe Rob
bic is growing"
Robbie's mother glanced at the
clothes, which appeared too small, and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03

told Robbie that 1t was because he ate
soup that he was growing so big.
The little fellow was pleased, indeed,
with the success of his plan. There
after, he ate every bit of the soup
without grumbling, and then went up
stairs and cut off the bottoms Of his
trousers and sleeves again and again
Mother wondered and wondered that
Robbie should grow SO quickly, but
when he was to go to a papty one
afternoon, and she saw that his best
clothes fitted him as well as ever the
secret came out.
Robbie was made to wear the spoiled
suit of clothes to the party and to ap-
pear among his playmates in them for
one long month.
And although he had hoped that
soon he wou11 have to eat no more
soup, he was still made to eat quite as
much as ever.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
A Hard LASH.

A Chicago man tells OF resident OF
that city who had been unsuccessful
in one venture after another. At last,
however. he made \ large sum OF
money by means of an invention in
car wheels; and very soon thereafter
his family. consisting of his wife and
two young daughters, were to be seen
taking their daily outing In motor
car. One day the three were being
driven rapidly through the park, while
a look of painful self-consciousnes
overspread the features of the in
ventor's wife, as she sat bolt upright.
looking straight before her. Now,
ma" came in clear tones from one of
the daughters. whose keen face was
alive with enjoyment, now. ma, can't
you loll back and not look as II the
water was boiling ?"-Youths
Companion
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-03
The Same Old Mother

Now. JAMIE" said a sehoel-teaeh.
er, If there We're only one pie for des-
sert, and there were five of you chill
dren and papa and mamma to divide
it among. how large a piece would
you get?"
"One-sixth," replied jamie, prompt
ly.
But there would be seven people
there, Jamie. Don't you know how
many times seven goes into one?"
'Yes'm-and / know my mother.
Shed say she wasn't hungry for pie
that day. I'd get one-sixth. youths
Companion.