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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-06-12

aual meeting at Blaine on July 10,
Il and 18th. Following is the pro-
gram:
PROGRAMME.
1880. Devotional
500. Amounting for service, ......
REV. OF. Williams, Louisa.
$40. Announcements.
$3.50. Song and Bened!ction.
SATURDAY MORNING.
800. Quiet Hour Devotional. 49,.
49,. w. ]. Vaughan.
1000. The Sunday school.-W. 7.
Cain.
1925. The Bible.-L. M. Copley,
Louisa.
1880. The child.-w. J. Vaughan,
Louisa.
11:15. Appointment of Committees.
HIPS. Words Of Welcome. :.
;. ....... -. "A. S. Conley.
AFTERNOON.
lis. Song service and prayer.
1870. What is that in Thine Hand2
Prof. E. NJ. Kennison, Louisa.
200. Echoes from the Information
al Convention, Mrs g. A. Nash.
2.15. The problem of the big boy.
;. 49,. :. wv. ]. Vaughan.
2:3O. Report Of Committees.
$3.50. Report of Delegates.
$3.50. The adult problem. $500.
-. -. i. Rev L. M. Copley.
EVENING.
7:30. Devotional, Matt.-25-14-S0,
:. ...... - \. e. N. Kennison
500. Character pding,. ), :. ).
:. Il. NJ. Copley,
$3.50. The Sunday School and Cit
izenship. :. Wv ]. Vaughan
SUNDAY MORNING.
Sunday School at all Churches.
1870. A Foolish Choice. ......
~. -, L. NJ. Copley
HOO. Methods and Means Of
Teaching. ..B. NJ. Kennison.
OFFICERS.
r. T. Burns, President, Louisa, G.
L Miller, Vice-President, Louisa, w
j. Vaughan, Secretary, Louisa; Sup
erintendent of Education, G. B.
Carter, Busseyville, Superintendent
of Visitation, Rev. G. NJ. Copley
Louisa; Superintendent of organiza'
ton, ]. P. Prince, Trad; Superintend
ent of the Elementary Department
]. P. Mcclure, Gallup, superintend.
emit of the intermediate Department
Rev. L. NJ. Copley, Louisa; Superin
tent Of Adult Department, Prof
J. B. Mcclure, Louisa.
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
/. ]. A. Hutchinson, Madge, Presi
dent; A. ]. Vaughan, Louisa, Score
rotary.
2. c. W. Miller, Adeline, President
Miss Lizzie Hatten, Buchanan, Sec
rotary.
8. DR.. ]. c. Hall, Estep, President
~. S. Rife, vessse, Secretary.
4 & 5. Mrs. Lora Osborn, Blaine
President. a. S. Gonley, Blaine, Sec
rotary.
6. Edgar Ball. Adams. Presiden
Miss Emma Borders. Ulysses, secrt
tary.
Z, ]. II. Mcclure, Gallup. Pres
dent Mrs. Cora Lambert, DonithaI
Secretary,
| s. J. P. Prince, Trad. Presiden
Mont Rose, Trad, Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
A CENSUS OF THE TREES.

The National Conservation commits
sion has undertaken the big task o!
making a census of the trees of the
nation, the proposition being to have
the standing timber of the country
counted in order that plans for the con-
s~ervation of the forests may be entered
upon with accurate information al to
supply now on hand, The enumeration
is deemed essential, in view of the on
flicting opinions of experts as to the
timber now on hand and the time II
may be relied upon t0 last. Secretary
Wilson OF the Department of Agricul-
ture declares that we are cutting more
timber each year than grows in three
and that the available supply will be
exhausted within twenty years. Other
experts insist that the visible supply of
timber has been underestimated and
that the country has sufficient stock in
sight to meet demands for a half
century.
The forestry bureau at Washington
estimates the standing timber, board
measurement, at 1000, 900, 900 900,
which is about an average Of the high
and low estimates of other experts.
The annual consumption is estimated
at 100, 900 600, 900, so the available
supply cannot last more than a dozen
years. The annual replacement. of
course, will lengthen the time for the
final exhaustion Of the available sup
ply, but no accurate method has been
devised to estimate this annual replace
ment. The national forest reserves
now cover 165, 900, 900 acres of ground
and the produce of those areas can be
carefully and accurately ascertained
and the cut made to correspond with
the replacement.
1t is important that the country
should know just how much lumber is
annually required, the quantity held
by the federal government, the states
and individual owners, and TO what ex-
tent forest culture must be increased
to supply the present and probable flu
ture demand. The proposed census
will, therefore, be of great value in
opening the eyes of congress and the
legislatures Of the states to the impor-
lance of more comprehensive measures
for the encouragement of forest Gull
ture and the prevention of waste. The
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
TRIBUTE TO THE SQUARE DEAL.
Roosevelt ms a COnserver of Railroad
VRlueA,

Roosevelt Rs q COnserver of Railroad
VRlueA,
Springfield (Mass) Republican.
Railroad gross earnings are beginning to
compare quite favorably with those Of a
year ago when they were still at a pros
perity level. Returns for September so far
received show an average increase of only
about 4 per cent, compared with an aver
age August decrease from a year ago OF
10 per cent, and "a July decrease of 16 per
cent. Inquiries at New York concerning
the reasons for this decided Improvement
brought the following answer from 'finan-
cial interests close to a western railroad
which has made perhaps the best COMPARE
son. according to the Evening Post:
All Of the railroads have stopped rebatlng.
During the last year there has been so
much talk at Washington and so many
cial privileges, that shippers as well as
railroads are now allowing traffic to pay
its way fairly, and move along the lines
of least resistance.
This is a high tribute to the Roosevelt
administration as a conserver,' instead OF
destroyer, OF railroad values, but 1t is to
be hoped and guessed that suppression Of
the rebate evil began before last month.
The fact probably Is that the Improvement
in railroad traffic is due. first, to a larger
crop movement than was in progress at
this time last year; and, second, to general
business Improvement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
TEMPERANCE IN THE ARMY.

I " TEMPERANCE IN THE ARMY.
II Is a matter of historic record that
courts martial adjourn at 3 p. m. each
day out of respect for an old precedent,
established in the British army at a
time when all the officers were mem
bers of the nobility and therefore
gentlemen" and, according to custom,
mo gentleman is supposed to be sober
after 3 o'clock" The American army
fortunately has not followed the Brit
ish custom in the matter of inebriety,
but it is only Of late years that 1t has
been considered bad form and injurious
to the good of the service for an officer
to indulge his cups literally. The
demands for the Improvement of the
standard of the army, both as to Off
GERS and enlisted men, has resulted in
some drastic action in checking excess
sive drinking. An instance in point is
furnished in the case of Captain Han
cock of the coast artillery, who has just
been reduced in lineal rank upon con-
viction of using intoxicants to excess.
In approving the sentence of the court
martial, General Frederick d. Grant
wrote:
Under modern conditions there does not
exist in the United States a large corpora
ton engaged in industry, manufacturing or
transportation that would retain in its en-
ploy in a position Of trust and responsibility
a man with the personal habits of intern
perance such as is proven the accused has
had. The standard of efficiency in the
army, instead Of being lower, should be
higher than that required by the most per.
fectly organized corporation, and the evil
effects upon discipline of an example of
chronic alcoholism in one selected for COM
mand are too great to be tolerated
For these reasons the sentence Is believed
to be inadequate, and is therefore reluct-
antly approved. The department COM
mander trusts that this trial and the re-
~sultant punishment will convince Captain
Hancock, IL he desires to remain in the
service, Of the necessity of a complete
change In his habits.
The incident Is chiefly significant in
that it places official discountenance
upon the old habit of drunkenness so
common in other days among both Off
GERS and gentlemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
REPELs SENSIBLE MEN.
The Fatal Eject of "TaIkinE Too
Much"

Philadelphia Ledger Ond.).
W or three weeks ago there was a
Bryan scare, and now the scare Is sue
ceeded by a Bryan slump. Many people
are puzzled by this apparently whimsical
lurch of public opinion, and incline to at
tribute the change to an unreasoning flick
leness. They are at fault. This swing OF
public opinion is one of the most hopeful
signs in American politics. 1t demonstrates
that the people think, pierce sophistry,
weigh argument, estimate character and
then decide.
Many a man who was prepared in the
beginning to consider Bryan with an open
mind hears or reads his speech and con-
cludes that he Is impossible. A speech OF
the sort that repels sensible men was the
attack on Governor Hughes at Lincoln,
Neb. The burden OF the argument, II
such II may be called, was that Governor
Hughes, of all men in the world, is an
upholder Of the trusts, and that he is tram
meled by subserviency to the money power.
The argument is Of the kind to ma men
tremble to think that Mr.. Bryan could
have been nominated for the presidency
or that there is even a remote possibility
that he may be the executive of the ma
ton. In the Chicago convention. says Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. Hughes friends Joined with the
friends of Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Knox and Mr..
Fairbanks In opposing the nomination of
Mr.. Taft, and, according to the Bryan
logic, 'it is only fair to assume, therefore,
that Mr.. Hughes is not a reformer."
1t Is impossible, of course, to argue with
that kind of statement. II Hughes be not
a reformer all the rlngsters in New York
who are wagins a war OF retaliation upon
New York's governor have been frightfully
misled and the people OF the United States
are very stupid. Mr.. Bryan says that the
campaign contributions in the governors
last contest may not have Influenced his
course as governor because 1t may be his
natural disposition to take the part OF the
trusts against the people, This is to in
suit the intelligence of the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19

championed a bill for free wool and he
has put himself on record repeatedly
against the protective duties which
have fostered the sheep industry.
The election Of Mr.. Bryan, followed
up by his free trade tariff, could not
possibly be anything but a setback to
Omaha's wool market, while the cleo
ton Of Taft and endorsement of the
protective tariff will insure its con
tinued forward strides.
Every person in Omaha who votes
for Bryan and democratic free trade
by his vote knocks upon Omaha's wool
market. Our people have just put in
much time and been to no little ex-
pense to get the wool market started.
We submit hat 1t would be foolish for
them to vote at the coming election to
undo their W work.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
MR.. TAFT IN THE SOUTH.

Practical politicians will agree, per-
haps. that Mr.. Taft has been wasting
his time by making a o u of the south,
at least so far as the effects of the trip
upon the present campaign are con-
cerned, for there is but slight prospect
that any oil the states he has visited
will be found in the republican column
on election day and there is urgent de-
mand for his voice and presence in
states that are considered debatable.
Mr.. Taft's determination to make the
trip, however, is characteristic of the
man. He has felt it to be his duty to
make a our of the south and he has
never shirked a duty. He has insisted
that a presidential candidate who
makes speeches at all should not ignore
any section Of the country. merely be-
cause 1t was politically hostile to him,
and he has insisted hat 1t was his duty
to win as many votes in the south as
possible, even If he could not gain a
sufficient number in any state to count
for him in the electoral college. The
southern states are a part of the
union" say Mr.. Taft. and 1t is con-
trary to their interests to remain a per-
manent asset of the democratic party
of the north, to be delivered en- bloc
no matter what the interest or issue at
stake" Reasons for his trip, reasons
that must appeal to thinking southern
voters, were expressed at Chattanooga
when he said:
II the south wants political influence it
has got to exercise intelligence in the dis
charge OF its political duty.
Ask yourselves where would be your
cotton manufactures, your furniture fac
tories. II the republican policy Of protection
was departed from?
How is II that our democratic friends can
go on voting one way and hoping to God
that something would happen to make their
votes count for nothing? There comes a
time when you can run adherence to tradi-
lions into the ground, and l think that time
has come now.
There could be no more glorious out
come, for the south, of Mr.. Taft's trip
than that four or five of the southern
states should lay the race issue aside
and vote for their interests and the re-
publican ticket. 1t. would cause a
speedy and needed realignment and re-
organization Of the democratic party,
for the wholesale good of both parties.
The democratic party would become
much more efficient and attractive II
it became a national rather than a sec
tional party. The south is injuring it.
self by being a perpetual asset" of the
democratic party of the north, swal-
lowing issues that are ~nauseating and
candidates who are obnoxious. solely
because it has orders from headquar-
tiers to do so.
Mr.. Taft may not gain any electoral
college votes by his tour of the south,
but he will gain appreciation from all
classes for being big enough to lay
prospects Of immediate political reward
aside long enough to give expression
to a national spirit that protests against
an abnormal political condition that
does not promote the national welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
HumOrs,

New York Evening Post QndO.
Now that a Jewish citizen, 105 years old
has returned from Jerusalem in order to
vote for the republican ticket, there could
be no doubt of Taft's election II It were
not for the fact that somewhere out In
ONO or Kansas an almost equally aged
German citizen grasped MI. Bryan's hand
and said: II have voted for every anti
democratic candidate since Jackson. but
you are a good man, Mr.. Bryan. and my
vote this year goes TO you" II is such
conflicting factors that make the task OF
the political prophet exceptionally hard
this year. Here, for instance, is the fore.
man on Mr.. Alton B. Parker's farm who
IS a republican, but is going to vote for
Bryan this year. But against him we may
nave to count the father of Mr.. Hitchcock's
offlce boy who has been won over from
a lifelong affiliation with Tammany 20
enthusiastic support of Taft. In West yir-
ginia, the father Of eleven sons has assured
Mr.. Taft that twelve republican votes
would be cast from his homestead. but at
the same time We read among the en-
thusiastic Bryanites of Guthrie, Okl. Is
the father of twenty-eight children n,
whom tw%enty-one are alive. On the whole
the safest thing is to hold that the can.
didate who gets the greatest number q,
votes will win.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
Personal NOTES,

A Waterbury, Conn. man has been fined
for kissing his own wife, and not a thins
has been done 20 the official who dug up
the blue law making this possible.
Roy R~oercker. aged Is years, broke jail
in Pontiac, ILL.,. risklng his life in the es-
cape and walked and beat his way on
freight cars 200 miles to Alton TO see
his baby brother, born since he was sent
to the reformatory. ... ...t.
Michael McKenna of York Harbor, Me
has three sons-Thomas, born on February
Is, 1904; John, born on February %, 1906
and Arthur, born or February 26, 1907. The
birthday present problem is a good deal
simplified in the McKennc household.
James D.. Pagan, a plain signal tower.
man on the FitchburR division Of the Bos-
ton g. Maine railroad, has been Invited
by President Eliot of Harvard university
to deliver a course of lectures to the
students on railroad matters and other
subjects. He has written n book entitled
Confessions of a Railroad Signalman.'
Cornell university has, for the first time
in its history, a blind student. william H.
Moore of Brooklyn. He has entered as s
freshman In the college Of arts and science,
and hopes to be able to take the degree
of bachelor Of arts. Moore for slmejiIne
was a student at the New York j. i'Nt"
for the Blind. He has engaged n rs'He''
who will assist him In his studies.
Charles Eliot Norton. prominent as an
author and authority on art and lit
erature and professor of history at Har-
ward university up to 1898, since which
time he has been, professor emeritus at
that institution, ie seriously III at his
home in Cambridge. Prof. Norton's All
ment is described as a general breakdown
incident to old age. lie is 81 years OLD,
"Egotism, self-indulsence, stins!ness,
snobbishness, cowardiee, brutality, worth
lessness, maf1ce,7E p~usiilanimity and
hypocrisy" These are a few OF the char
acteristics attributed to August Belmont
by the learned counsel for the prosecu-
ton in the 500, 900 libel suit OF a stable
boy against the sportsman and financier.
Then the jury retired and assessed the
damages at 0.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
ON rREsrpnNrrAL rrRrNe LINE.
Mr.. Bryan's Ook Views on
Economic Questions.
Pittsburr Dispatch (rep).

AAAH w
Economic Questions.
Pittsburg Dispatch (rep).
A remarkable Illustration has Just been
given by Mr.. Bryan Of his inability to get
a straight view OF economic questions. He
has given this example in Nebraska, where
he is covering the towns in which Judge
Taft and Governor Hughes made speeches.
1t will be recalled that In Nebraska MT.
Taft called attention to the price Of wheat
i'm democratic times and the change since
then. The difference Is greatly to the ad.
vantage Of the farmer. since the price OF
wheat departed from Mr.. Bryan's ina gin
airy parity with the price Of silver.
Now Mr.. Bryan says to his fellow Ne
braskans: Has not the price of wheat
advanced in free trade England as we'll as
here? Has not the price OF wheat gone up
alb over the world as much as in this
country under republican rule" And Mr..
Bryan fondly believes this is a crushing
answer to the argument Of MIR. Taft. He
is apparently as sure now that conditions
in this country do not affect the price Of
wheat as he was In 1896 that America could
ordaln the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio of 16 to / "without the consent Of any
other nation"
Such is Mr.. Bryan's peculiar mental stra-
bismus on all financial and economic uues-
tions, from free silver to guaranteed de-
posts and the price OF wheat. To the minds
Of ordinary mortals II appears the price
Of wheat is controlled by the law of supply
and demand, not by the price of silver, as
Mr.. Bryan once claimed. The supply now
IL somewhat greater than during the demo-
cratic times, when the price was low. The
foreign demand, that IT,, from free trade
IN,-la~qHf --a A. - -
is not much, II any, greater row than then.
Where, then, is the difference that gives
cause for the farmer's broad smile? Il is
in the better demand of the home market,
created by the prosperous industries built
up under republican policies. This Is the
sound logic Of Mr.. Taft. But to Mr.. Bryan,
having abandoned his imaginary relation
between the price of silver and the price
of wheat, the prosperity of American manni-
features has had nothing to do with the
advanced price of wheat, because the price
has gone up all over the world.
Those laborers who have come here from
Europe to share in our prosperity since
the passing of Mr.. Bryan's repudiation
threat In 1895 have been added to the num-
Der of the worlds wheat eaters. In their
native countries they did not eat wheat,
because they could not afford II. Yet Mr..
Bryan asks his fellow farmers in Nebraska
how could the republican policies have AZ
fected the price of their product! His case
is hopeless!
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
Fifty Per Cent Trust Remedy.

New York Tribune (rep).
The destructive effects OF Governor
Hughes criticism OF Mr.. Bryan's trust reg
ulation scheme are obvious from the Ne
h~raskan's attempt TO reply to It. At first
Mr.. Bryan apparently tried to ignore the
New York governors analysis OF his plan,
but 1t could not be ignored, and so after
several weeks he has been forced To take
II up and cndeavor to combat IL. In doing
so ne adopts the regular device OF the
controNersialist whose case has been hone
iessly demolished-nameIy, a personal at
TACK upon his adversary. Mr.. Hughes is an
eastern man, Mr.. Bryan warns his hearers
and, therefore, properly an object of sus-
picion. Can anything good come out OF
New York? Several rich men contributed
TO Governor Hughes campaign fund two
years ago. And, last of all, he vetoed the
2-cent fare bill.
These are the only answers the demo
cratic candidate has to Governor HuRhes'
convincing demonstration that his trust
plan is nothing but a dream, the wild
guess of an utterly impractical man at the
solution OF a difficult problem. Mr.. BRYAN
presents no reasons for thinking that his
90 per cent remedy will work. The diff
culties that Governor Hughes pointed OUT
are not explained away. except that Mr.
Bryan declares that his remedy would NOT
De applied to monopolies existing under
patent rights. All that he has to offer In
defense of his claims Is as hazy and in.
Definite as the scheme itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
Washington Post Clnd).

washington POST Nnu'.
Mr.. Samuel Gompers, In an appeal to the
union labor voters to support Mr.. Bryan,
describes the judiciary Of the United states
as a "despotism' and declares that some
action must be taken to curb the courts.
lie says:
The facts are that The judiciary, induced
by corporations and the trusts, and pro-
tected by the republican party. lie, step by
step, destroying government by law. and
substituting therefor a government by
judges. who determine what. in their opin-
ion, is wrong; what, in their opinion, is
evidence; who, in their opinion, is guilty,
ard what, in their opinion, the punishment
shall be. II Is sought to make of the
judges irresponsible despots. and, by con-
trolling them, using this dcspotism In the
interest Of corporate power.
"This virus and poison not only has at
tackled the judicial branch OF the govern
ment. but in several instances has entered
upon the legislative field bv making laws
which may be enforced by equity process;
that is, the judge is by law authorized to
disregard all accepted rules Of procedure
and evidence, 20 dispense with jury trial.
and substitute instead OF these safeguards
Of human liberty his own opinion Of what
is right.
"Despotic power under the ermine is as
dangerous as despotic power under the
crown. TO stay its progress some remedy
must be had"
We think Mr.. Gompers has made a great
mistake in attacking the supreme court of
the United States-for that is the real OBJ
jeot of his attack. This tribunal has stood
the test for 100 years, and commands the
respect and confidence Of the people as
does no other institution Of the govern