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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
Mt. Zion.

We are sorry to hear OF the death
OF Joe Hensley. It was a shock to
us all. His little brother, Frank, was
killed at the same mines about eleven
months ago.
Miss ula Fannin, NIadge Rice
and Carr tuner were visiting Miss
Luceal Ross Sunday last.
Singing at this place every Sunday
at o'clock ...... ...
Miss Eliza Kinner was visiting
, Ruby Ross Sunday.
Alfred Bocooks funeral will I'D
preached at Mt. Zion the second
/ Sunday in July.
John Mills and Clyde Bolt, OF Bolts
Fork, We're visiting at John S. Ross
Sunday.
Miss Della Opel and Miss Lucille
Ross were visiting Misses Carrie ant
Annie Kinner Sunday.
There is going to be Children,
Day at Durbin the fourth Sunday
IN this month.
Miss Florence Lambert and Mis-,
Jennie Robson were visiting Mis-,
-, Mollie Caldwell Sunday.
Ike Caldwell was visiting HON,
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lecksie Powers was VISITING
! Miss Emma Byington Sunday.
Philip Stanley and Wilbur Rife at
tended Sunday School at Mt Ziol
Sunday,
John and Joe Ross We're visitin
home folks last week.
A. NJ. Bellomy, who has been a
Louisville has returned home.
Green Kinner, Stella Justice, Madg
Rice. Della Opel Allen Ross an
. Mollic Caldwell attended church a
. Grassland Sunday night.
George and Bolivia Queen passe
down our creek Saturday en- route {
Rove Creek. Two Big Sandy Girl
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
Adams

Hooing corn is the order of the
day.
Several from here attended church
at Martha Sunday.
Miss Ethel Grubb was on our
creek last week,
Miss Matte McKinster spent Sat
urday night with Beulah Miller.
Church at Matte Sunday by Rev.
John L. Conley and four were bar-
tied, They were A. d, Ball and
wife, Joe Moore and wife
Uncle Lewis Thompson visited his
children on Blevlns Branch Satur-
day and Sunday
Meeting at Matte every third
Sunday by Bro. ConIey.
aIary lIaycs was visiting rel
tad friends on Georges Creek
, i,>~.hir at Ledocio 6aturda!
might BY Dir. Rich
sherd Vanhoose and wife attended
church at Packs Sunday.
j. G. Castle aud wife were calling
on the latt-'s parents Saturday.
Mrs. Samantha Kisc visited HON,
folks Saturday night
4 Frecwil Baptist church was or
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
FOR SALE.

Two acres Of land in Hubbards-
town, w. Va; on Big Sandy river,
also on N. & w. railroad, two dwell
ing houses and one store house 40x22
feet, all new; good cellar and cistern
and good well close; stable, coal
house and other out buildings. Will
sell cheap. For particulars call on OF
write W. R. strother, Hubbardstown
w. Va.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25

WESTON, Ocean-t o-Ocean Walker,
Said pecentIy: when you feel down
and out feel there is no use living,
just take your bad thoughts with YOU
aud walk them of. Before You have
walked a mile things will look ro-
sier. Just try it." Have you noticed
the increase in walking of late in
every community? Many attribute It
to the comfort which Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiseptic powder 10 be
shaken into the shoes, gives to the
millions now using it. As Weston
mas said, 1T has real merit 4w
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
Twin Branch.

Our Sunday School is progressing
nicely with VIM. Spillman Supt.
Mrs. X. N. Chaffin was visiting
Mrs. Lyons Sunday,
John Hayes was here today.
French Hall was on uor creek last
week.
John B. Diamond attended Sunday
School here Sunday.
Prayer meeting here every Saturday
night.
There will be an ice cream festival
here Saturday, June 26, commencing
at {, o'clock Guess Who?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
STUNG FOR u YEARS

by Indigestion's pangs-trying many
doctors and 100000 worth OF medi-
cine in vain, b. F. AysCue, of lngle-
side, n. c., at last used DR. Kings
New Life Pills, and writes they Who'll
" cured him. They cure Constipation
BAiousness, Sick Headache, Stomach
Liver, Kidney and Bowel troubles. 25C
a: A. NJ. Hughes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-06-25
RICH MEMS GIFTS ARE POOR

ttsides this: q want to go on record
rs saying that regard Electric Bit
tiers as one of the greatest gifts that
God has made to woman" writes
Mrs. o. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center,
N. Y. 81 can never forget what it
has done for me- This glorious med
icine gives woman buoyant spirits,
vigor of body and jubilant health. 1t
quickly cures Nervousness, Sleepless-
ness, Melancholy, Headache, Baokache
Painting and Dizzy Spells; soon builds
up the weak, ailing and sickly. Try
them. SOC at A. M. Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

down the streer IN our direction Moran knew Marble
well, he did me- and when he met he extended
a hand to each in sautation. Each of us grasped a
hand and shook it. Each of us held the hand we
grasped AS the duration of the greeting seemed 10
Moran to be little prolonged he looked first at Mar
plc then me, in a startled sort of way. He tried
to pull his hands away. They fast.
Come with me- said Marble "You are under
arrest"
Gophers case was set first for trial and he pleaded
guilty Judge Cadwallader, who on the bench,
received the plea and remanded Bill for until
Saturday-it then Tuesday, if l remember cor
rectly Moran's case came next, and he put up
stubborn fight. In his day he had been powerful in
local politics, and number of prominent men tesh
fed to his good character 1t then that the
ney for the government made of the letter that
Moran had written Hail. in which he told about the
different kinds of counterfeit he had to SELL
Hall called to the stand and testified to what
took place at the meeting when Moran sold him the
counterfeit
"The first thing did," said Hall. 'was to upbrad
him for writing unguardedy. What do you
mean. said l. by sending such letter through the
mails7
Moran asked if it could be possible that he had
been so careless. replied in the affirmative and
withdrew from my pocket his letter. There's what
you wrote, said I, only I have torn out the words
in which you described the counterfeit Don't ever
:" 4 didn't realize, said Moran, that had been so
careless Give the letter, and he reached out his
hand to take it.
"'No, said l. as turned the sheet over, Il have
written down things on the back of the paper
that must buy for my family and to keep it.
All right said Moran. tear it up as soon as
you get through with it."
This testimony, of course, if it were true con-
stuted complete Identification of the letter. But
had adj
Before Moran's arrest I had sent him letter in
which asked him to write and let me know where
and when could see him. supposed he would send
the reply to my Office, and therefore gave no ad-
dress. surprised, therefore, one evening when
he came to my house and asked to me. l went
to the door and he handed me a letter
Here is letter that l wrote you today" said
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

I n the language of thieves, safe is gopher"
For than so years William H. Robinson
worked exclusively as a bank burglar. Hence the
name, gGopher Bill which was bestowed upon
him by his friends in token of his persistency. AS
long as Gophers eyesight keen and his muscles
timber, nothing looked so good TO him a bank
vault.
But there day when he could longer
scale an iron fence bound nor work drill with
accuracy. And on that day he began to do what any
other moneyless old must do-pick up odd jobs.
But Gophers lesser tasks like his greater ones
criminal He peddled counterfeit money ran errands
for those Of his friends who happened be in jail
and sometimes went through a house if the windows
were low, unlocked, and he was at
home.
remember particular occasion when Gopher, in
making s. for himself made an enormous amount of
trouble for others. While I was in charge of the
Philadelphia division of the secret service an old com
panion of Gopher into my Office one day and
told he had some news He said he had seen the
old in a key store buying keys. He questioned
him and learned that he intended take the keys
the Newcastle (Delaware) prison and give them to
big Frank" Mccoy. who serving time for the
robbery of bank in Wilmington. Gopher told my
informant that he going to run over with the
keys the morning and that on the night of the
same day big Frank" would walk out.
Mccoy had walked out once before while serving
the same sentence and knew the information was
more than likely to be correct. SO 1 wrote to the
warden and telegraphed the postmaster at Whining
request deliver the letter in person immed-
stely after its arrival
Two days later I was surprised to read in the
morning newspapers that Big Frank" had escaped
from the Newcastle prison the night Gopher said he
would go. I was astounded Ny letter should have
reached the warden in plenty of time to warn him,
and In my telegram the postmaster had told him
of McCOy's plan TO escape So 1 went to Wilmington
find out what the matter.
did you get telegram from me two days ago?"
] asked the postmaster
eyes"
did you receive the letter for the warden?"
"Oh, yes" he replied, "and delivered it to him
personally it came"
Then I went to see the warden
did you get letter from me?" l asked
Eyes, I did" he said, "but when the postmaster
delivered it to me I busy at something else, put
It in my pocket and did not find It until today"
Things didn't look right to me, and after / re-
turned Philadelphia I sent to the Washington
Office report in which advocated further investga-
ton In this was overrued on the ground that the
matter concerned the of Delaware rather than
the United States. Big Frank was never captured
and Gopher left to the peaceful enjoyment of
his S.
In 1879, however the old man conceived an idea
that put him in the penitentiary. hadn't seen him
for months when one day letter came asking me to
60 to see him. I knew he never wanted to see me
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

he "but when 1 came to direct it I found that yoa
had given address, and did not know the
street number of your house brought it There
is nothing in it except the statement that can see
you if you want to in the back Of my saloon
next Sunday morning"
I thanked him, and put the letter in my pocket
without reading it knew it would come in handy in
backing up his letter to Hail. and wanted to get il
out of his sight
After Hall had finished his testimony was called
to the stand, where told the story of the second
letter AS the law stood at that time attorneys could
not make comparisons between acknowledged and
disputed examples of handwriting for the purpose Of
showing their similarity, but the two letters
nevertheless handed to the jury.
Moran convicted without hesitation and sen
fenced to four years imprisonment. The severity Of
the sentence made Gopher change his mind about
pleading guilty, and he asked permission withdraw
his plea The term of court was about to close and
Judge Cadwallader said the plea stand unless
the government eould get its witnesses back before
the following Wednesday. Some of the witnesses
already far away Chicago, and the require
ment of the court could therefore not be met.
Gopher Bill stood up in fear and trembling to
ceive his sentence.
The sentence of this court" said Judge Cadwal-
lader in the squeaky voice that all who knew him will
oned in the state penitentary for period of eighteen
months"
The unexpected leniency almost unnerved Gopher
If he had gone to trial he probably would have got
five years
The old man, who then IS. served his
time, out, and great bank burglar that he had
been in his prime. the cheap handy of crrn-
nails to the end of his days. Moran also served his
full sentence found afterward that he intended
to put out of business" he expressed it. if
had kept the appointment to him in the back
of his saloon that Sunday morning. He told
number of his gang that such his intention. 1t
my purpose to meet him, but II had
presume that somebody who was ostensibly a
drunken loafer would have tried to give me black
eye. Moran would have kicked him out of the place
apparently acting indignantly and my frend-after
which Moran and all his friends would have gloated
over my discontinue
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

past midnight The all night bank occurred to me
splendid ideal. Once inside found | had no excuse
for remaining long, and / found myself on
the street. having killed but 10 minutes in the visit
belated bootblack parlor still aght, and by
having my shoes repolished managed to purchase
IS minutes shelter Another walk about the
streets brought the time to nearly o'clock
!. I had forgotten the drug stores Selecting bril-
liant window at of the busiest corners entered.
Understand, ] perfectly willing to pay reason
able price for my shelter and entertainment. A hot
drink made excuse for iding 10 minutes more,
and was about to make some trihing purchases as
the,price of my entertainment when the place began
TO darken. | told that the store closed at /,
and they had already stretched point in keeping the
place open after time for me-
Despite the much vaunted all night district found
myself actually on the street without shelter.
sought the station Here at least might sit and read
till daylight if | chose. For pexnaps half an hour
was undisturbed, when a squad Of scrubbers took
possession The floor soon covered with pools
OF soapy water, and / must pick my way carefully
about these lakes to the doorway. The clock indi-
Gated half past l. For the last half hour of my
vigil carried the banner like any outcast Talk
about New York being all night town. It's the
lonesomest town for bachelor after midnight that
have stru-i-'
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
TRACKLEss TRoLLEYs

IN this country practically the only form of public
! mechanically propelled vehicle for town or city
streets Is the trolley The automobile stage
omnibus with gasoline motor. which relatively
abroad, has made but little progress with
In Germany and Switzerland. a third form, a sort
between the two. has been successfully
installed in number of places. In this which has
become known in England the "trackless trolley
automobile stage with electric motor It's
power from overhead wire, instead OF from q
storage battery the usual electric vehicle does
with There is latitude OF steering; in fact.
the stage any part Of the road. unless
this is abnormally wide
committee was sent to Germany last by
the corporation of Manchester to examine this
and had just made its commencing the track
less trolley for under certain conditions AS
result parliament is to equip
ment and operation of such system parts of Man
chester.
The "trackless' cars stages cheaper run
than vehicles with separate gasoline motors not so
apt to break down and excellenty well fitted
ban districts beyond the limits trolley
operation. Trolley lines often operated through
such regions at loss, with view to conditions
the near future. when the population along line
shall have increased. 1t is possible that in such
trcts, and In many others where expensive street
railway is considered out OF the question may
the trackless trolley doing good service to the benefit
both Of the public and OF the operating companies
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

unless he hoped to get something for Gopher as
also knew he could not be believed under OATH
to him, nevertheless, intending to listen to
what he said and investigate any statements that
might to be important
'eMr Drummond," said he, "a rich old farmer from
HopeweIl, Pa, is coming in here tomorrow to buy
some counterfeit money. / will point him out to
you on the street if you want me to- and you can
shake him down for $5O00 But you must give me
half of it"
may remark, parenthetically, that to shake
down counterfeit money buyer is to arrest him and
then take good money for turning him loose.
l asked Bill how he knew the coming.
Something in the way asked the question, perhaps,
made the old suspect that doubted the correct
ness of his story. His heart set upon securing
my assistance in the task of shaking down the Penn
sylvania farmer and he set forth to prove
me the reliability of his information.
did you know old Jim Rogers7" he asked
II did when he alive" said 1. II know he
used to deal in counterfeit money"
We'll. old Jim was a great friend of mine, and
when he was about TO die he sent for me- He was
lying in bed hardly able to talk above whisper, but
when sat down beside him he put his hand out from
under the covers and clasped mine. Gopher said
he you've always been the square with me, and
now that 1 am about to die l want to will you my
business. AS you know, I've got lot of customers
for counterfeit money all over Pennsylvania When
they want any stuff they write to Part of them
know by my and send their letters in
care of saloon in Fi1bert street The others know
me as Jim Martin and send their orders in care of
another saloon l want you to have all of this busi-
now Gopher. Go to these saloons, get my mail
and fill the orders yourself
"By good rights, you see, should have had all Of
old Jm's busness-but I haven't had it. One of the
saloons has held out on me- The fellow who runs it
has kept all the letters and sold the counterfeit him
self. That's how know this Pennsylvania farmer is
coming I've got wind that he wrote to the other
place and made arrangements"
All the while that Gopher telling me this story
the thought running through my mind, "rll catch
Gopher and the saloon keeper now-get them dead to
rights and put both of them in the penitentiary"
However, when he had finished speaking l only said
to him:
"I| have meet you tomorrow at any place
you say Bill, and we'll arrest the farmer. I'll not go
myself because all of the counterfeit money people
know me too we'll I've got very clever negro on
my staff-I'1 send him."
Gopher thought the negro idea was good one
had no coored at work under me, but felt that
if Gopher lying about the farmer in order to lay
a trap for could get white up close to
him while he looking for negro.
"But l want this understood before we go any
further" continued, II shall try get the farmer
tell from whom he bought the counterfeit and if he
does it, I'll put that in the penitentiary. If he
fuses I'll put the farmer himself in the peniten-
tiary"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
IN LONESOME NEW YORK CITY

1kI EW YORK IS commonly said to be an all
Y night city, complained the visitor from up
state, "but I for have found it anything
but hosptable the night wears on A few days ago
was obliged TO meet train at the Grand Central
station very late IN fact for the train did not get in
ul IN the morning. / started down town about
II, with the vague idea OF going to a show 1t did
not enter my mind that the great white way would
not offer some attraction every hour in the a. New
Workers viii tell you that the street never sleeps
and that you carry any business do your
banking, buy anything you please at any old time
Well, didn't find it So
AT II the theaters were letting out, every last
one OF them 1 can remember music halls which only
began to flll up at this hour, but there is no such
shelter today / not hungry thirsty and after
strolng through the hotel obbies for half an hour
felt that l had worn out my welcome. The public
waiting rooms were beginning to thin out, and i'm
agned the clerks eyes me, l sought the
street The electric signs still made the street gay at
midnight but the cigar stores penny arcades phono-
graph parlors, the latest shops, closing down
An all night barber shop caught my eye. Here at
last was haven of refuge. / submitted to a hair
cut-which did not need-and after lingering in the
welcome warmth and light of the resort as long as
dared once more ventured forth 1t was only little
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
ARTIFICIAL RIND FOR CHEESE

T HE italian cheese makers have been getting into
] trouble by treating rinds their cheese with
chemicals 1t has been proposed to prohibit I'M
portation OF Italian cheese into Franco the gov
Of Italy has appointed commission to look
into the matter.
It appears that has long customary IN Italy
to soft cheese. such gorgonzolA By
ing artificial rind to form This rind In
generally fatty mixed with pufvsrfssd
minerals such kaoln barytA This protects the
cheese against shock better than wrapping OF tin
foil the cheese protected also less liable to
injury from parasites For years baryta has been
the favorite mineral used account OF s low prics
In England IL has bean customary to deduct
two pounds from the gross weight OF every Italian
cheese to allow for this rind of barya which very
heavy. About per OF weight OF An
ordinary gorgonzoa cheese represents the ARTIFICIAL
rind
The baryta. which Is used IN the form OF surphaAN
Is nonsouble. in strong acids has thepnfure
been regarded quite harmless But o9tsn con-
tans traces OF carbonate which soluble IN the xHrl
juice and the sulphate may be chemically altered
by fermentation with the itsse or In the a.
sestive processes To be tho rarely or
never eaten; but the italian commission has never
theless recommended that IN future or kaoIf be
used Tor ARTIFICIAL rinds In order that there may be
no question Of their admission into Franca As that
country consumes yearly $4,000 Quintas OF sot Italian
cheeses the matter is OF commercial Importance
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
AN ODD TELEGRAPH lime

IN Bolivia there still standing the supports of
what was the oldest telegraph line In the
world. which was built for military use in 1890
during the chilean war between the capital La Paz
ana the town OF Ouro terminus OF hs railway leading
from the port Of Antofagasta- The region Is quite
pare OF trees and the Bolivian authorities could
oy sns enemy They accordingly supported their
on coiumns or pyramids OF adobe sun dried brick
using the necks OF glass bottles insuators These
UNIQUE telegraph poles built stone found
ions ano are ABOUT 10 feet high They were set
up at intervals Of about $50 feet kept the wire at
suncient height to allow wild asses and namas the
0niy Wild animals OF the country. pass beneath
Inis line was operated for 10 years and the adobe
pyramids VIII long stand memorial OF It. per-
maps serving to puzzle some future archaeoIogfst.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
FINDING UNDERGROUND WATER

IN RATIONAL device for finding underground cur
~ rents of water has been invented by Frenchman
named Dtenert. It suggested by the instru-
analysis OF sounds. looking somewhat like mega
phone To use 1t hole about foot deep Is sunk in
the earth and the large end of the horn placed it.
tubes attached to the small end being inserted
If there is underground running anywhere
in the vicinity 1t be heard plainly the re-
sembng that OF the wind in forest Still water of
be detected. Experiments this in
strument near known subterranean streams have sue
ceeded we'll but 1t does appear that it ever
discovered any hitherto unsuspected stream. There
seems to be reason however why 1t should not be
used