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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
c. & 0. WRECK.
Engine of Passenger Train No. II
Derailed Last Wednesday.

The engine of C. & o. passenger
train No. 21 was derailed and upset
rear Ashland Junction last Wednes-
day morning. The engine trucks
got foul with the numerous frogs
and switches in that locality and
turned over on its right side. The
fireman escaped unhurt but Engineer
Owens was badly scalded and bruis-
ed.
Capt. VIM. Myers, conductor on
the o. C B. S., was walking up the
track at the time of the accident.
bound for the depot to take out his
train, No. S6, at o'clock, and was
near the spot when the engine turn
ed over. He was completely drench-
ed with the avalanche of water and
steam that was thrown for quite Q
distance, and he had a mighty close
call from being badly burned. Ht
was one of the first to reach Engin
eer Owens, and assisted in txtricat
ing him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
ROLLER RINK
t.. ,5
Opened Wednesday Night With
a Large Attendance.

The roller skating season was inau-
gurated ir Louisa Wednesday evening
by the opening Of the fine rink In
the big Snyder concrete building on
jefferson street, opposite the freight
depot. The entire second floor is
used, and the rink is an ideal one,
Ii is forty by eighty feet long The
floor Is OF harl wood, well laid and
srnoothed and polished until Il Is as
slick as the nroyerbial glass, The
attendance on the opening night was
very large. and the efficient lessee
ard manager, O. A. Nash, has al
reasons to believe that lovers Il
innocent sport and healthful exer'
else will literally patronize this a
musement. A fine Victor Erapha
phone and big assortment Of new
and popular records, add much Z
the attractiyeness of the enter
tainment.
MIR. Nash reserves the right Z
exclude all Objectionable character
and this right will pe exercised.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Off for the West.

Something near a dozen Lawrence
county people, good citizens all,
left for other parts last Monday,
Among them were Burnam Roberts.
wife and children, eff for Arizona;
Stephen Mcclure also going TO the
same State. The Roberts family 60
to settle, but Mr.. Mcclure goes hop
ms to recover his health. John H..
Sturgill formerly member of the
Legislature from this county, has
been In Illinois for some time, and
on Monday his wife, his son, Robt,
Sturgill and wife. A Mr.. Long and
wife, who is Il daughter of William
Sturgill, were also of this party. This
removal leaves but one of the Stur-
gill family In this county, Mrs. Far
ris Moore, a daughter Of J. H, Stur-
gill.
Before the robins nest twice again
some of these good people will be
with us again, satisfied with the
West and glad to get back to theii
old Kentucky home.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Out of Nazareth.


If the following telegram to the
be true the old
question Can any good thing come
out of NAZARETH" is answered in
the affirmative:
'Inez, KY, Nov. 22.-The town of
Williamson, w. Va, can boast of at
least one honest politician. At the
late election held there S. U. G..
Rhodes, Rep, was pitted against
Douglas Brown, Democrat, for the
office of Commonwealth's Attorney.
Rhodes was the successful candidate,
After the election Rhodes told Brown
he did not believe he (Rhodes) had
won his election fairly, and that If
he Brown would contest that he
would pay expenses and prove that
negroes had voted for him who had
been dead for three years"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Riyeryiew Hospital.

Day after day it becomes more and
more evident that this noble institu-
ton is filing want which has been
long felt not in Louisa alone, but in
this part of Eastern Kentucky. Its
competent head, DR.. l., H. York, its
staff of experienced physicians and
surgeons, its skilled nurses and It's
very desirable location all make
Riverview just the place for the
sick and the injured. 1t is never
empty, and all who go there for
,tieatment express the utmost Eatis-
faction. Among the more recent Of
these are Mrs. Click, of Johns Creek
Pike county, and Taylor Preston, OF
Ferguson, Wayne county. They have
improved since entering the hospit-
nj.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
TWO CHILDREN
Caught by Flames, and One Loses
lis Life.

A sickening tragedy occurred at
Cross Roads, few miles south of
last Friday, when Goldie
Ray, the two year old child of Mr..
and Mrs, Ed. Ray, was burned 10
death and her five year old brother
received terrible burns trying to res
cue his little sister.
The father was away at his work
and the mother had gone to the home
of a neighbor on aa errand, leaving
The children in the home. The baby
was playing about the room and the
hoy did not notice her until he was
attracted by her screams She hat
torn a scrap of paper from, the wal,
and lighted it in the fire place ant
the flames had reached its clothing
The brave boy showing unusual Cour
age and forethought for one Of his
axe rushed to her assistance, and wa
Going all he could to extinguish the
fire when the mother burst into tn
room attracted by the cries of tt,
children.
She found the little ones both bad
ly burned and the physician whom s.
called Immediately pronounced tn
little girl fatally so. She died an no
later. The boy will live, althoug
his injuries are very painful.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
!, LOUISA LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY NOVEMBER H. 1908
Oae Big Spree.

A message from Huntington, w.
Va, states that two leading whole
sale whisky houses had TO close their
doors after disposing of their stock
OF "$2 goods" fer use in the primary
In this county. Distilleries all over
the country could not procure enough
extra help to supply the demands
that came all at once from Johnson
county.
Some portions OF the above may
be a Joke, yet 1t is no joke that
for a week preceding the primary
there were more drunken men in
Paintsyille and in the county Gis-
tricts than have been seen in our
county for twelve years. The nights
were made hideous by the tells
OF drunken men, who TO make mat
ters still worse fired volley tfter vol
ley OF shots throughout the town.
The same condition existed practic-
ally throughout the county. 1t Is
said TO be custom among the lev
class Of Irish to have a wake dur
ing the night preceding the buria
o. their friends, and maybe our bib
ulous citizens converted the occa
sion of the primary into wake"
The Herald regrets the scenes on
acted here and lsewhere during tn
progress Of the last week of tn,
primary, Johnson county's good Ian
was stamped under foot, so to Bpeal
We do not know who furnished th
. booze" but We know many dis
graceful scenes were enacted. W
: want to say that those nominate
; and many Of their opponents are
: mong our best citizens and did nc
n have any connection with the boo1
9 distribution. ion.--Paintsyille Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Modern WOOdmen,

The secret orders ef Louisa were
already quite strong and numerous,
ard the number has been recently
Increased by the institution of a
lodge OF Modern Woodmen q
America. This organization, while
of comparatively modern origin, IL
now very strong and rapidly grow
int fraternity. 1t is in the highest
sense mutual benefit association,
supported by dues, fees, and as
easements. but the system is shora
OF all weak and Objectionable features
and by its peculiar methods the
order, sinstead of growing less, is in
creasing in number at very rapid
rate. No business is done or asked
for in the Southern States No man
e;rectly or in the remotest degree con
nected with the liquor traffic need
pppy for membership. Men who
drink even moderately are not 1ught
| rhe age limit is from is to 45 years,
and the medical examination Is most
rigid.
A lodge Of Modern Woodmen was
organized in this city last Thurs
day night. the work Of installation
being done by y. Il. Nichols, Tray'
cling Deputy Master The lodge mum
hers is with the following officers;
Consul, Rev. G. C, Hutchison; Ad
y;ser Bert Shannon; Banker, G. X
burgess: Clerk. c. p, Bromley; US
oort. James Floyd Wellman; Watch
man, John oBrien; Secretary, Earl
Peters; Chief Forester, Clarenc
crutcher. BOARD Of managers frs
; gear. Lock Moore; second year,
w. stump, Jr,; third year, BE
q burke. The medical examine
4 70 Or. J. C. Busssy. The lodge meet
n IN the Junior order Hall on II
q first and third Tuesdays in ever
q. month. -...... ..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
"Uncle Jerry"

A remarkable character In many
respects, Is the Rev. jeremiah Farmer
OF Greenup, who is at present visit
ing his son-in-law. Robert Kilgore, Of
this city. Rev. Farmer was 80 years
OF age last Sunday and is the oldest
citizen of Greenup county, except cne.
He preached the gospel of Methodism
for more than sixty years, now having
been on the superannuated list of
his conference for several years past.
Uncle Jerry" as he is familiarly
known, to every one in Greenup, is
quite vigorous and well preserved
for a man Of his age, and bids fair
To reach the century milestone, He
has been three times married and
while he is visiting the family
Mr.. Kilgore here, his present wife
is spending few days with relatives
In Observation-Disclosures Tribune
This venerable and worthy ministe
of the gospel preached here many
years ago, and there are many Lou
isians who remember the old gen
tleman with pleasure. He was c
truth an "old-time" preacher
one who preached the gospel c
Christ in earnest, faithfully am
plainly. Long mey he live in hi
serene, happy old age.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Democratic Convention.

A precinct mass primary relative
strength convention will be held IN
each precinct OF the four counties
OF the Thirty second judicial district
on Friday, December il, 1908, at J
pm. to nominate Democratic can
didate for Circuit Judge and Com
monwealth Attorney. Announcements
must be made before December first
and entrance fee of $25 paid 10 the
Chairman OF the District, Bert shan
non, Louisa, Ky. II only one candi-
date announces for each place, the
committee will meet at Grayson IN
December 5, and declare the nomi-
ness FRANK POWERS.
| Secretary of Com
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Blaine.

Business is humming and every
one is busy.
r. 7. Berry is building the piers
for the new bridge here aud viii soon
have them completed.
VIM. Kinds has been on the sick
list for several days, but is improv-
ing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. HoE-
brook, last week, girl.
The Blaine literary society IS pro-
crossing nicely.
Joe Fugate, Of Fallsburg, was here
last week and made fine address
at the literary.
Little Marie Cunningham fell ont
of rocking chair Sunday and sns-
tanned mashed nose and mouth
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Walters, Of
Washington, d. c., have been spending
the past week with friends and rel.
atives here.
DR.. and Mrs, d. ]. Thompson. OF
Webbville. were here last week, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Wal-
ters.
While out hunting last Saturday
Jesse Cyrus lost fine watch. He
offers liberal reward TO any one
finding and returning same.
Rev. o. @. Wagon preached two
very interesting sermons here sun
day. He is a very logical and force
ful speaker.
4 School Is progressing nicely with
Ia large attendance. X. X. X
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
New Remedy for Burns.

At the annual meeting of the As
sCciation of Surgeons aof the South
ern Railway, held at Birmingham,
Ala, recently, a member read paper
on the use of a very simple remedy
as primary or first dressing for
burns. The paper attracted much at
tention, and the remedy used is very
easily obtained. 1t is the common.
Epson salts, found in every drug
and country store and in nearly
every house, AID for all forms OF
scalds and burns t. has been used
with the most gratifying results. Pain,
is almost instantly relieved and In
flammation cut short and reduced
There is no fear of poisonous ee-
fects. One can expect to find these.
salts near at hand, and they can
be used for burns en- any part or
parts of the body. No skill or spec
ial precautions are required In
their application. In case of a burn
ed hand or foot make as strong .
solution of salts as you can and
immerse the limb, letting it remain
as long as there is pain
If 1t is not convenient to use the
concentrated solution, then employ
the, dry salts and cover with dry
cloth, or make thick paste and ap-
ply it to such parts as the eyes
hose or mouth, or wherever sOhn-
tion is not suitable.
1t has been found that Epson
salts used in the above described
manner is often sll the dressing
, needed, but the doctor in his papel
!, sought to impress his hearers viii
a the superiority of the treatment 4,
primary dressing until others couI
be obtained. 1t has these maiI
points of advantage: Instant relief
reduced inflammation, no poison
GUS effects, easy to wash of
the cheapness of the dressing nm
the fact that ii is always at hand
The News desires to call atteu
ton of it's readers to this simple, pc
haps unknown, method to alleviat
pain and assists in restoring the nj
aS fortunate sufferer quickly to his nj
NAL condition.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Fishing. I"

According to the Williamson En-
terprise lot OF fellows, John He's
ton among them. went out with .
seine something less than mile long
the other day, and in a short time
had taken nearly nine hundred fish.
And the Enterprise calls this fish
ing. why, those chaps would rob
d robins nest and call Il sport.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
A Very Thin Story.

An interesting experiment in the
Physics class recently was the de-
termination Of the thickness of Q
soap bubble film. The calculation
showed that the given soap bubble
had a film seven one-hundred-thous,
ands of a centimeter in thickness
Pikeville Herald.
Or about seven twenty-five hun.
dredths of an inch.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
SUNSET
In West Indian Islands Described
by a Louisa Boy.

The following is part Of let !
ter from Leslie Hill, sailor In the
United States Navy, to his father, c.
G. Hill, of Louisa. The letter is we'll
written and interesting.
wrote you note Immediately
after our return from Panama, and
this Is the first chance have had
To write since.
| believe that In some respects
this last trip was the finest ! have
made SO far Several natural phe-
pcmena Of the clouds, and the effect
Of the rising or setting sun were
shown to us THAT we might not see
again In ten years Of constant tray-
el In those seas.
We sighted Hayu early In the
morning before sunrise II you will
take chart you will see that the
extreme southwestern part OF Hayti
IL a long, narrow neck Of land,
jutting out into the sea. This neck
OF land. although very nerrow, Is
occupied by range Of hign noun
tlins--the highest being nearly a
perfect cave, and rising more than
seven thousand feet above the sea,
AS we approached we saw the base
and summ!t, but It was hidden near
ly midway by a bank OF clouds. Al
the sun came UP behind their eleya
ton, the rays Of light coming from
behind II and shining through th'
clouds changed II into a band aroun'
the middle OF the mountain ransint
iu color from the purest white J
front TO a bright gold on that par
in sight which was most expose
TO the sun. All kinds of changes J
color and formation followed on
after the other until the sun, shown
: his face above the shoulders
/, the mountain, wiped 1t all ava!
W leaving a person almost too da4e
with the beauty Cf the scene
decide that he had really seen
all
After the windward passage VI
:, nut behind we had all down the Car
:. bean Sea and on the returning tr
e. the most wonderful sunsets tn
= Il would be possible for the mil
ht t. conceive. II you were TO COL
q pare a beautiful sunset at home wi
=. dirty, cloudy evening, you wou
/, come nearer arriving Mt the diffe
"a cree between the inland sunsets a
those we saw In the Caribbean III
n, Ia any other way of which ] know
,,s We were overtaken by a hurrica
&, while still in the midst of t
al Bahamas, and as we were very liz
ye had hard time weathering
:. storm. II took us four days to
to port, when ordinarily It wo'
No. nave Jdheu Only INOi anu SNSiS J"
'a,, Of the way that last four days
!, old ship was lurching and rolli
-, with racing engine and ereaking jo
until It was impossible to sleep
- night. | was seasick the first THU
-, six hours, but ] showed my fellc
that had the making of a railor
me by never missing meal. 1t
matter OF pride with a sailor
eat seasick or not; and the doc
says that fresh food put into
tive stomach every few hours is
in best cure for it.
ties was all right the last two d
.rict and can now consider myself
4 deep water sailor, Leslie Hill
can Tangier Sound, Md.
ON -
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27

On last Saturday, exactly $500
people crossed into Kentucky via the
Ashland Coal Grove ferry. Wonder
what the attraction could have been
wet goods OF course It is said that
many Ironton young men spent Sat-
urday night in Ashland.---Ports-
mouth Blade
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
How II Was Observed.

Thanksgiving was observed In this
city according to the prescribed for
mula. The Rev. DR.. Hanford preach
ed in the M. e. Church South in the
forenoon. Dinners of varied Quanti-
ties and quality were eaten, and
Il rained. A midget wedding, OF
which more will be written later
came off at night at the M. y,
Church.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27
Extension of Mains

The gas company has laid pipe west
OF Main street to the l., M Copley
residence, thence North on the alley
TO the residence OF Robert Mckee.
1t should be extended so as TO
tighten our friends the Italians.
By the way, what has become OF the
ordinance-was 1t an ordinanceY-re-
opiring the construction of sidewalks
to and through that part OF towng
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27

Because OF bad freight wreck
on the G. & o. near Hampton juno
ton Tuesday afternoon traffic on
this division was greatly deranged
and ali trains delayed. The money
loss 10 the company Is great
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-27

Thomas Roberts and D, J, Burchett
have a sub-coniract at the saltpeter
dam for crushing stone for concrete
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-21
Lust Names.

She had passed season abroad, and
in London, she said mOdestly, her sue
cess had been unprecedented. The
earl said he could readily believe that.
The dinner" she resumed, "that
Lady Featherstonhaugh"-
Excuse me- The name is pronounc-
ed Freestonhay," said the earl.
"Well, at the dinner Lord Dalzelr'-
Though written Dalzell, it it pro-
nounced Deal. But pray go on"
HE and Sir Dugald Colquhoun"-
"You mean Calhoun. YesT
"And Lady Leveson-Gower and Mr..
Bohun''--
"Lewson-Gore and Boone are the
correct recommendations. But I'm inter-
rupting YOU"
Not at all. All these persons and
Lord st. Maur drank
mot 81. Maur-Seymour. Well?'
ooh, I forgot what l was going to
say. You've quite put me out with
your corrections"
"And your story was just getting in
teresting. too" said the earl regret
fully.-New Orleans Times-Democ.21.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-21
Thread Used In Surgery.

Are you aware that the modern sur
geon employs in his work dozens of
different kinds of thread for sewing
up cuts and wounds? Among them
are kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk
and very fine silver wire. Many of
these threads are intended to hold for
a certain number Of days and then
naturally break away. The short,
tough tendons taken from the kanga-
roo which are used for sewing severe
wounds, will hold for about four
weeks before they break away. Silk
thread will remain much longer, some
times six months, while the fine silver
wire is practically indestructible.
With the entire outfit a surgeon is
able to select a thread that" will last
as long as the wound takes to hea:
and will then disappear completely
To accommodate this assortment OF
threads special varieties of needles are
required. Besides the needle craned
in different segments Of circle, sur
geons use needles shaped like spears,
javelins and bayonet points. - st.
James Gazette.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-21
IRRIGATION At
CHE[AN FALLS
FOUR HUNDRED ACRES TO BE
WATERED.-SCHE WHICH
HAS HUNG FIRE FOR ABOUT Is
YEARS.

In the vicinity of Chelan Falls, ly-
ing as pretty and available as any
thing out doors, are from $50 to 400
acres of as good fruit land as there
is anywhere in the Columbia Valley,
except for the one great drawback
that it is dry as bone and will not
produce anything but sagebrush with
cut water, says the Chelan Leader.
So far back as 1912 an attempt
was made to irrigate it, by taking
water from the gorge of the Chelan
river, and a great many hundreds of
dollars were spent in excavating a
ditch for that purpose. 1t was a
worthy scheme, but for lack of capt.
tai and other reasons it fell through.
Then more recently the mater of ir-
rigation was taken up by Mr.. j. 3.
Fosdick and others, ditch was eX-
cavated and great deal of fiume
built, and expensive tunnels were run
through rock in the gorge, in the Ell
fort to accomplish this greatly to be
desired irrigation project, but as by
this time the water power of the Che
Ian river had passed into the hands
of thos representing the Great North
ern and the interests had become
centralized, those who were vitality III
terested in the irrigation scheme were
again doomed to have their hopes
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-21
rrophrss q The Glass.

IeoPhloo 81 the C6Aoos
In the days when buffalo still roam
ed the plains Of Kansas in countless
numbers q great many hunting parties
came over from Europe to have hand
in their slaughter. One party was com.
posed Of a Frenchman named Auguste
Rouzand, the first husband Of Christine
Nilsson, the prima donna, and an Eng
lishman, a Mr.. Blackmore, from Lon
don. They arrived at Dodge City one
day in the fall with carload of equip
ment, including every sort Of delicacy
that the market afforded and several
large trunks full Of bright new butcher
knives. A detachment of the Sixth
cavalry from Fort Dodge was detailed
to accompany them, and probably no
command ever Jared better than that
one did. The Englishman shot a few
buffalo, and the soldiers slaughtered
them by the hundreds. But the French
man didn't kill one. Instead, as fast
as the animals were shot he would
take one Of his brand new butcher
knives, plunge 1t into the slain animal
until it was smeared with blood. wrap
it carefully in tissue paper and put it
back in the trunk as a trophy Of the
chase to exhibit when he got back to
Paris as proof Of his mighty proves
as hunter. That was his idea of
sport.-Kansas City Star.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-21

Two sailors noticed that shark was
following their ship. Not knowing
how to get rid of it, they threw a
chair overheard.
The shark swallowed this, but still
followed
The sailors then threw a box Of or.
anges overheard to it.
The shark swallowed this and still
followed.
The men seemed completely beaten
for moment what to do until one of
them said that those on board should
draw lots for who had to satisfy the
shark.
1t fell to an old woman. So the sail
ors tossed her overheard, and the
shark ate her at one bite.
This did not content the fish. which
still followed. So the sailors harpoon
ed it and dragged 1t on board.
On opening it they. found to their
surprise the old woman sitting on the
chair selling oranges three penny
Parsons Weekly.