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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
T0RCHLIGHT.

The busy stork floundered around
the home of ]. G. Mitchell, our
mine foreman, the other night, and
left another baby in our town.
Torchlight VS.. the World for babies.
Some dirty thief last Saturday
night by main strength forced an
entrance through the bung-hole of
a molasses barrel, being at that
time the property of Bro. ]. T. Fra
ley, and took, stole, carried away,
and converted to his own use or
the use of some one else, about Is
gallons OF the best sorghum on
Sandy river In this day and age
of the world, since the old-time
August election, ginger cakes are a
thing of the past, we can hardly
understand why a thief would want
so much sweet all at once, but we
can recommend him to the public as
being the sweetest thief on Sandy.
j. A. Hutchinson, the accommodate
ing postmaster of Madge, was here
last Monday shaking hands with
friends.
H. H. Queen and family are visit
| ing relatives on East Fork this
week. 49,. .. .....:..
Mrs. Burton, of Chattaroi, W. Va,
was here last week visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. ]. T, Fraley, this being the
first meeting of the sisters in thir-
teen years, After few days stay
here Mrs. Burton returned to her
home among the West Virginia
Hills"
A. c. Watkins has moved to
Richardson, where he is employed
as carpenter. .
]. NJ. Gose & Co. are here with
their saw boat doing quite lively
business this week.
News reaches us that Uncle Ike
Dawson, of Walbridge, is quite sick
and little or no hope is extended
for his recovery.
Supt. C. V. Bartels is a very sick
man at this writing, being confined
to his room. Buckskin Bess
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
POTOMAC.

Several attended class-meeting a
Whites Creek, Union Chapel. las
Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Fannin have
moved to their old home place Oh
the head of Whites Creek.
Mrs. Lewis Fannin and Mrs. Wal,
ter Queen, of Estep. visited H. L
Queen and family last week.
Tolbert Arthur, who has beer
sick for some time. is slowly i'm
proving.
A large crowd attended the fun.
eral of Arthur Riddle, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Riddle. Sunday,
G. E. Rous spent Sunday with
relatives on Durbin.
Rosco Queen, who has been Wis
itlng his parents on Whites Creel
for the past few days, has returned
TO his home at Wellsville, Ohio.
Okley Brown, of Lockwood, visit
ed relatives at this place Saturday
Miss Jessie Bowling, who ha.
been very sick for the past few
weeks, is no better.
Mr., and Mrs. G. w. Gunnell, o.
Catlettsburg, passed up Whites
Creek Saturday en- route to Mayity
The citizens of Boyd county ar,
well pleased with the court house
question.
Charlie Rous spent Saturday ev,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fannin.
Mrs. Jack Arthur, who has beef
very sick for some time, is improy
ing lastly.
Mrs, Nelson Robinett and son
Harrison, have returned from Rov,
Creek, where they have been visit
ing relatives.
George Queen attended church a
Mt. Zion Sunday.
]. l.. Bowling passed up White
Creek Monday. Greenbrier.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
MEAD's BRANCH.

Death has again been in our
midst and taken from the home OF
Mr.. Snd Mrs. Ned Miller their
daughter, She had been married
only short time TO Mr.. Sam Roe,
She leave father and mother, a
husband and several sisters and
brothers to mourn her loss,
Monte and Forest Johnson visit
ed our school Thursday
Dennis Hickman and Ambers Cas-
lie passed down our creek Wednes-
day en- route to Ashland
Mrs. Jane and Mrs File Spencer
and Mrs Arbic Wallace we're shop
ping on the creek Friday.
The quarterly meeting held al
the Spencer chapel by Rev Diamond
was attended By large crowd, The
funeral OF Mr.. Robinett was preach,
cd by Rev. Fraley
Miss Jettie Childers was the guest
OF Miss Della Reynolds Sunday.
There will be prayer meeting al
this place every Wednesday night
Misses Sella Hickman. Telia ant
Nellie Stewart and Bessie and Lea
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ADAMS.

Several from here attended the
Red Mems dinner at Bleyins branch
Sunday
Mrs. Martha Back. OF Gallup, was
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Mary
Il. Miller, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Thompson
have returned from Ashland. after
a five days visit to Mrs. Thomp-
sons sister, Mrs. Huffman
Married, near here recently, Autry
Blackburn. to Mrs. Ella Thompson.
She is the widow OF Willie Thomp-
son who died last May This is also
the second marriage for the groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Rose, OF Boyd
county, are visiting friends near
here.
Miss Beulah Miller has been the
guest OF friends near Gallup.
Wesley Miller. OF West jefferson,
Ohio, came here to vote, returning
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Belle Moore, of Matte, who
has been in bad condition for so
long, is not any better She has
not walked since Christmas.
Miss Fanny Cordell has returned
to her home at olioville after stay
ing with her sister, Mrs A. II.
Moore.
Mrs. NJ. +. Miller and son Shirley
were guests OF Mrs. Amanda Miller
OF Charley, Friday.
Miss May Justice. daughter OF
William Justice, is very low with
eczema and is not expected to live
Rev and Mrs. stratenberger were
at g. A. Thompson's Saturday.
Plenty of sickness In our neigh.
borhood.
Mrs. A. II. Moore has been visit.
ing her sisters at 0lioyille since
Friday.
Several from here attended tn,
funeral OF Mr.. Robinett on Blain,
Sunday.
Sorry to hear of the death o.
Mrs Sam Rowe, which occurred OF
the first of November. Her dealt
was a great shock to her friends,
Belle Wellman and Rosa Il. Van
hoose visited Elva p. Miller Sunday
Mrs. Ella Vanhoose was visiting
her daughter Sunday,
Misses Beulak and Addie Mile
and Tennie Wellmap attended tn,
funeral at Blaine Sunday.
Guess Who.
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MATTE.

The Henry Clay Literary Society
held its last session for this year at
the school house last Friday night.
This literary has been one of the
most successful ever held in this
end of the State. The president of
the society, Herbert H. Moore, as
we'll as the other officers, convinced
us that they thoroughly understand
the management of a literary. Every
program gotten up by this society
has been a marked success. we
hope that the teacher here next year
will carry on this work as it has
been for the last two years.
We are sorry to say that two new
cases of typhoid fever have devel-
oped on this creek. The afflicted
ones being Misses Mondane and
Jane McKinster. The mother of
these young ladies Mrs. D. M.
Moore, has just recovered from a
severe attack of the same dread
disease. The sympathy of every
one of this community is with this
afflicted family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lemastel
and Mr.. Joe Stapelton, of Flat Gap
were visiting Mrs. ]. T. Moore last
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Emma Johnson of Charley
was visiting her cousins, Misses
Bessie and Matte Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Moore ant
little son, Elmer, of Rich Creek, at
tended literary last Friday night.
A. M. Hayes new dwelling is al
most completed. 1t is a prett!
little structure and adds much Il
the beauty of our creek.
Mr., and Mrs. Russell Rose, o
Cannonsburg, were visiting Mrs. C
B. Moore, last week.
w. T. Fugate and several others
from Dry Ridge, attended the las
session OF the literary at this place
Our public school continues, to b
highly successful We believe on
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CADMUs.

Goodson Fugate, who has been
In the portrait business for some
time, is visiting home folks on Cat.
Mrs. Nancy Messer. who has been
at Chattaroy, w Va, for some
. time, has returned home.
Sophia and Pearl Fugate attended
the funeral OF Eli Moore at Long
Branch Sunday.
Adam Hartman and little son Dock
were at Fullers station Sunday.
George Goings, OF West Virginia,
came to look after his farm on Nor
gan's Creek last week.
John =. Fugate expects to visit
in Johnson county soon.
Jay Shortridge. who has been al
work in Johnson county, came
home to vote.
gncle Andy, cooksey, who is sc
years old, rode from his home on
Cat TO his daughters in Wayne
county, W. Va. distance Of about
30 miles. one day recently
As VIM. Riley was riding up little
Gait his horse broke through al
old bridge near Tom Miller's and
came near killing him, The horses
legs were badly hurt
Quite lot OF coal from the Gait
mines is being hauled to East Fork
Fallsburg and elsewhere.
Rev. V, D. Hartman bought fine
bunch OF cattle OF b. +. Fugatt
last week.
A, l.. Thompson has returned
home after spending one month II
Pike and Floyd counties, visiting
many old friends. spunk.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
DENTON.

The gun club here have closed
their practice for this season and
are in good trim for the 18th All
the different kinds of game will suf-
fer much damage by the time the
hunting season closes.
w. ]. Newman left on the seth
of October for an extended visit to
Oklahoma. He win spend a greater
part OF his visit with his brother
who is resident OF the new state,
Mrs. Rowland Prichard and Miss
Nell Howe were shoppers In Ash
land last week, Miss Howe return
ed home Saturday, accompanied by
her aunt, Mrs. Curnutte, of Cat
lettsburg.
Wesley Webb was a business Wis
itor in Ashland last week.
1t has been reported that the
school term will be extended from
six OF nine months. with Prof. A
p. Haight as principal, and Miss
Edythe KEGS assistant. We are
very proud OF our instructors fol
they are certainly doing fine work
Mont Day and wife, accompanied
by Miss Sarah Stewart, left fol
Portsmouth last week, where the,
intend to make their future home
Mrs. s, T. Pennington and Mis-
Hernia Webb, of Ashland. were
visiting home folks Sunday, and OF
their return they were accompanied
by their mother, Mary j. Webb. wht
will be their guest for several days
Q. M. Newman. who is teachin:
on Lick Greek, Lawrence county
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Lived 1872 Years.

VIM. Parr, England's Oldest man
married the third time at 1870,
worked in the fields till lS2 and
lived 20 years longer. People should
be youthful at 80. James Wright
Of spurlock, Ky. shows how to re.
main young. Il feel Just like O
16-year-old boy" he writes. after
taking six bottles OF Electric Bit.
tiers. For thirty years Kidney trou
BILE made life burden. but the first
bottle Of this wonderful medicine
convinced me ! had found tn,
greatest cure on earth, They're 1
godsend to weak. slckly rundown
old people. Try them. soc at A
N. Hughes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
DONITHoN.

Rev. l.. NJ. Copley preached for
us on Saturday night, Oct. 30th.
He treated the subject in a highly
interesting manner. On Sunday
morning he lectured on the subject
of temperance to large and APP
preciative audience.
Ed Lambert and Preston Murphy
attended the |, o. r. M. barbecue at
Charley Sunday, and report splen.
did time.
Postmaster George E. Chapman
went to Louisa Friday.
Fred Roberts, of Madge, is here
visiting his brother, J. Q, Roberts
Charley Summons and wife, Of
Summit, attended church at this
place Sunday,
Mrs. j. H. Kirk, of Yorkville, was
visiting here Sunday.
Mamie Lambert spent Saturday
night with Cora Roberts.
Chas. Frazier and Andy Maynard
are the champion opossum hunters
Charley Roberts has returned
from London, o.
Rev. II. B. Hewlett, of Louisa
preached a very interesting sermon
here Sunday evening.
Prayer meeting at this plac,
every Thursday night. Everybod,
welcome. Ash Cat,
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THE Mead attended the meeting at
Spencer chapel Sunday.
Mrs. A. II. Miller was visiting
Mrs. Chas Childers Saturday
John Reynolds was visiting Mart
Laney Saturday
Thomas Kise passed up our creek
Sunday en- route to Charley.
Leo Mead is building a new dwell.
ing which adds much to the appear
ance OF his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cam Kise were
visiting home folks Friday.
Cord Burgess and Ned Miller
were visiting Charley Childers last
Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Hinkle was visiting
Mrs. John Reynolds Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Mead pass,
ed up the creek Sunday enroute to
Mrs. John Wallaces.
Mrs. Mile Chllders was visiting
Mrs, Martha Wallace Sunday.
Brave Washington.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-11-12
Smashes All Records.

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GLENWOoD.

There will be church here at the
Baptist Church Saturday and Sun
day by Rev. Rice. 49,.
Carrie Webb, who has been very
low with typhoid fever, is much
better. r.
Willie Cooksey and wife, who
have been visiting her parents, have
returned home.
Myrtle Queen was calling on Lille
Webb Sunday.
Phil Stanley purchased fine
yoke of cattle of Curtie Queen last
Saturday.
Myrtle Queen spent the past week
with relatives at Denton.
Curtie Queen, Eden Fannin and
Azel Holbrook are talking of put.
ting up a wholesale grocery store
at Denton.
Mrs. Joel Cunningham was visit
ing her parents last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Webb were
visiting W. NJ, Cooksey last week
DR.. A. j. Hillman. who sold hi.
farm to Mr.. French, has bought i
back and will reside at his ole
home place.
Elmer Holbrook attended Sunda!
School at Bolts Fork.
Curtis Leslie attended praye
meeting at Glenwood Sunday night
Trixie.
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Kills To Stop The Fiend.

The worst foe for IL years OF
John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich, was
a running ulcer. He paid doctors
over 100000 without benefit. Their
Bucklen's Arnica Salve killed the
ulcer and cured him. Cures Fever.
Sores, Boils, Felons, Eczema, Salt
Rheum. Infallible for Piles, Burns
Scalds, Cuts, Corns. Csc at A. M
Hughes. ...-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16

the balcony of the English club or strolls
up the quay. listening 10 the band 10 the
garden OF the Summer Palace, the swift
moving passengers In their Gayly trimmed
barSs make a pretty sight against the
splendid buildings ana slldcd spires OF
the churches.
Not all the beauty of 81. Petersburg
lies In this one island. The city 10 IN
delta and Is surrounded by a whole chain
OF islands The widest and least In
habited Is Ncva. visited principally by
seals uud wolves. Then there are thc
Nony Islands, the Truthtanom Islands
and some others These are swampy and
overssown with birch and scarcely known
by name TO many Russians. They contain
magazines and are used for powder nnc
other stores The most Interesting OF these
are the Gardens Islands. which at one
time were covered with scrubs, but Alex
nndcr and Nicholas saw In them pOsSi6ili-
ties for raising 1owcCs, and they have
gradually been transformed into splendid
Islands Yelusiu belongs almost exclusive
ly 10 the court; II IS occupied by a chatenu
md beautiful gardens. The court live here
In the spring uud early summer, when
rbe gardens blaze with brilliant colors.
The houses are certainly modest Looking.
The most interesting feature Is that they
are built on the bank Of the rivers ana
In different styles OF architecture' ono
Gothic. a second Italian and third
chinese. The hothouscs Hrc wonderfully
supplied With cut and exotic plants and
the peasants cottages arc hllcd Win
splendid window boxes
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Institution OF permanent headquarters
with working busc provided. the
Arctic acunaut and his aids went north,
ward the following year, the summer Of
1907, hllcd with hope that they could
make their impaticntly awaited dash for
the Pole However, unkindly fnte vetoed
The project 10y providing weather condI-
tcns which no aerial craft could combat.
This was particularly discouroginC he
cnusc Wellman knew TINT business en-
gnGementS would keep him In the United
states during the summer OF 1905 and
tho weather handicap Of 1907 meant that
Tho project must be pUt of until 1909.
However brief respite In the gales of
1907 did permit Welmln 10 make n 20
mile voyage In his alrship that cliuchcd
Ills fai'h In the dyer and has made BIN
all the more confident OF the outcome tins
year IL he but has reasonable weather
conditions - something moro msplcious
thnn the terrific summer Of 1901
In speaking Of his unique project, Just
before setting out for the Nor,h Mr.
Wcllman said; The object Of our pro-
posed aerial cruisc II not merely to reach
the Pole, but also to guin knowledge OF
the uneNplored region lying about 1T
If the America were simply To pass over
this unknown area the observations as
To land or water masses. Ice conditions.
the weather characteristics OF the region
etc. would, | think, he OF immense value.
We believe thut our alrship with It's
ability Ia motor more than 1000 miles on
the supply OF fuel We shall carry has at
least 4 fair chance 10 navigate from our
headquarters directly To- the Pole
''Ihe distance from our headquarters to
the Pole Is 5l5 statute miles once at the
Pole we should be able to 90 with the
most favorable wind toward any part
Of the land which surrounds the Arctic
Sen. The greatest distance from the
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length of tho car, and thousands OF
pounds In addition arc stored 10 every
available nook and corner So that oil told
the America viii carry upward OF three
tons OF this precious fuel
But this Is by no means all OF the car
go of the pioneer nirship. Fully Us i'm
poUtant as anything that has been men
toned are the 10 sledcc dogs. sledces md
fully equipped life bOat-Rra ctlcaI life
prcscryers designed TO enable the nero
nOuts to make their way homewnrd
should their craft leave them shipwreck-
cd on land or Ice or water Then there
nrc provisions for 10 months In this
crowded space. tools for making huts
ont OF the heavy balloon fabric In the
event OF disaster to the airshlp, and d
nally. n formidable army OF scientific
Instruments OF all kinds for making and
recording observations OF all kinds. No
mention of the premier Arctic alrshlp
would he complete without reference TO
one feature the Ike OF which has never
been possessed by any other shy craft.
This novelty which could be used only
over the Ice nclds where there are no
houses, electric wires or other obstacles
Is known as an "cquIlibrator." This pom
derous tnll of the airship weighs 200
pounuh- w men not IN use IL lS drawn up
under the cur, but when needed IL c0a
bc let loose and dragging over the Ice.
serves as = powerful brake to prevent
the airship being swept out OF her course
by contrary winds The odd thing about
IT Is that this Yankee invention serves
double purpose FOR the interior Is
stuffed with provisions for the use of
the ballcoulsts The stuffed serpent Ia
waterproof. so TINT no harm can come to
the food even though the rctardcr lie
dragged through Icy seas,
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especially for Ice navigation and OF great
sailing power. She Is nlso fitted with
petroleum motor. which makes her indc-
pendent Of her sails II need be, this motor
giving the vessel a speed OF seven miles
per hour without the use OF sails. She
carries crew OF L. men When the
Nrctic discharges her Inal cargo at spltz-
bergen the dculzens Of the far North will
sec very different airsblp from that
which Wellmnn brought TO this outpost
of civilization several years ago Melvin
Nanlmau the CHIEF engineer OF the ex-
petition, has occupied the interim In max
Ing many Improvements in his craft The
most important Of these is found In the
installation Of second complete motive
system, separate and distinct from the
one originally Installed. This extra en-
Sinc power Is Insurance against accident
and VIII double the speed Of the uirshlp
If both motors are operated at the same
time. as they may be without interfering
with one another
The America" which the adventu-
rous Walter Wclman ROLES upon 10 lnnd
him at the Pole. Is dozen times as
large rs any OF the drlgiblc balloons
with which Americans are familiar
through the exhibitions given Ia recent
NelrS at county fairs and military tour
uumcuts 1t Is not so large as the Ger
man giant OF the air With which Count
Zeppelin recently smiled 900 miles, to the
Consideration Of all Europe. and espcci.
ally Great Britain, but 1t is twice as
large as the French airships regarding
which newspaper readers have heard
much Expressed In cold figures the
America Is ISL feet long and 81 feet In
dinmeter Mt her greatest Slrth. She will
lift nearly 10 tons. From the cigar
shaped gas bag OF tho America Is sus-
pended steel car llo feet In length
This car win be pretty crowded when
the ship sails poleward Here Will bc
stationed Acrouaut Wellmnu and his
party Considerable space must be given
over to the two motors OF S0-borscpowcr
each for driving the ship through the
air. and Yet more space is taken up by
the all-impOrtgut supply or gasoline. Some
I 21O gallons Of this gasoline Is stored in
n round steel tank, foot and n half In
diameter, which extends the entire
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tlons and took IL years to build. The
grcot bou Is lighted from above while
at either end and on both sides are spaces
in the forms Of arcades There IS an
altar at one end, and Il light is always
kept burning for the pious merchants.
who odcr up II prayer before they COM
mcncc the undertakings Of the day.
The Hermitage Museum is n vcrltnble
treasure prison there Is a large picture
gallery. one Of thc finest and most cele-
bratcd IN Europe The collection In
cludes a large plumber OF Dutch cottages
such ss Van de Nicer and Ostuda painted.
The gallery Is equally rich In the old
italian aud French masters. most In
te7csting part OF the collection are the
treasures thar wcrr once housed at Nal
maision. When the Emperor Alexander
was In Paris. he visited the divorced con
sort OF Napoleon. who spoke OF the prop
crtv that remained Ia her and the lnse-
curIty Of the possession. To protect "
until Il could be reclaimed. Emperor Alex.
nnder bought the treasures and took them
10 Russl.0
The Founding Hospital Is another OF
the puhllc Institutions OF which the peo-
plc nrc Justly proud. Though Russian,
it IS under German sUpcryislon- The
place is extremely lurgc: this Is ncces-
snry. Tor Il Is never without 5000 or
6oG1 children. The principal buildings
arc in ST. Petersburg where the chill
drsn grc kept 3 few weeks They are
then scut to the peasanty In the conn
fry. where they romain until thcv arc six
yeats old. The elrls return to ST Peters