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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

TNHF Tagaogs are the Yankees of
 the Philippines, and are the domi- 1 nant and most numerous race They number about 100000. the greatest number being found on the large con tinental island of Luzon, but they are also numerous most of the northern islands of the archipelago. Theirs is the leading language of the islands and has a literature of its own into which many of the worlds standard works have been translated. In addition to their own language the Tagalogs, as a rule, speak Spanish, and many of the educated classes speak English, French and Ger man. Spanish civilization has brought these former savages to their present state of intellectual advancement. and it Is extremely doubtful if their capacity will admit of much further progress. The masses of this tribe are educated In superficial way, and since the American occupation of the islands, American schools presided over by the American school marm," have been established by the government and they seem to be appreciated by the Tagalogs, as they are well attended. The little brown students are exceedingly bright, have marvellous memories and learn quickly.
 Many of the Tagalogs are wealthy, courteous and refined, extremely hospi- table and entertaining, while some of the rich, high caste leaders are highly edu- cated, polished and shrewd. General Aguinaldo is very fair specimen of the Tagalog elite.
 They undoubtedly possess the qualifi- cations for self-government and, in tho opinion of many who have studied the Philippine question, the most logical thing the American government could do would be to extend to the Philippines the protection of the Monroe doctrine, estab- fish a republican form of government and protect them from Asiatic and European rapacity Such a programme would give the Americans the lead In manufactur- ing and commercial interests. 1t would also save us the time, trouble and ex- pense of waging a continual war of sub lection, such as Spain waged for four centuries, only to fail In the end. The Tagalogs are more capable of governing the numerous tribes of the islands than are weror .a-ss. other nation, with possi- bly, the 3n of Japan, wno are or a kindred ge.
 The Tagalogs are small of statue, aver. aging about five feet four inches in height Their skin Is a copper color shade or so darker than the American mulatto. They are rather Industrious and somewhat thrifty By the Spaniards they are considered cruel, crafty treach-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
3ER LOUISA LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY July e. 1909
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan Entertain.

A very delightful six o'clock dinner
was given by Mr. and Airs. Henry c.
Sullivan Tuesday evening 1t was in
honor OF their guests and relatives,
Rev and Mrs, f. f. Shannon, OF
Brooklyn. The occasion was doubly
enjoyable, being the thirteenth birth
day OF Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan's
daughter, Lucille. The tablecover
scheme was pink and white, At each
cover was h boutonniere of pink and
White sweet peas. The pink birthday
cake with its thirteen lighted can
dies occupied the place Of honor on
the beautifully appointed table. Their
thirteen guests, devoid Of supersti-
ton, sat down and discussed all the
telicacies of the season without fear
and trembling OF the result
Before the last course Mrs Sullivan
introduced a pleasant guessing con-
test After dinner the time sped MGR
lily with musi: and conversation. The
parting hour came all too soon. The
guests were Rev and Mrs. shannon,
Frederick, Junior Prof and Mrs Ed
ward NJ Kennison, Mr and Mrs. i. !.
y, Wallace. Mr. and Mrs T.. H. Shan
non, Mrs Alex Lackey ana Kathleen
i.arkey.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
M. F. CoNLEY, Publisher
Mr.. and Mrs. R. |. VinsOn Entertain.

The lovely home of the Robert
Wilson's never looked better than
when, ablaze with light and radiant
with handsome women, it entertained
two dozen or more devotees Of whist
on last Friday evening, Three spa
olous rooms were required for the,
players, but it seemed, because of the
well arranged apartments, that all
were in one large, brilliantly lighted
salon Nothing which the hospitable
hosts could do for the enjoyment Of
their guests was omitted, and at an
early hour (of next day. good nights
were reluctantly spoken, entertainers
and the entertained alike happy be-.
cause of the perfect enjoyment of the
evening.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Z. F. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Hazel
ton, of Cincinnati, Mrs. Berger, Of
Pittsburg, and Mrs. ]. j Johnson, of
likeyille
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Pertinent Decision.

So much is being said just now
about mineral and gas, and about
the rights Of lessons and lessees that
this recent decision of the Court of
Appeals will be read with interest
by many: ....
Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co.
VS.. Stevens, etc-Filed June IS, 1909.
CTo be reported) Appeal from the
Montgomery Circuit Court. opinion
Of the Court by Judge Hobson, re-
yersing. ......
First-Jurisdiction-Title TO Land
Not Action for Recovery Of Real
Lstate-Provision of the Code-The
question here is to whom certain 10Y
alties belong, and while its deter
mination will involve the title to
land, every action in which title is
involved is not an action for the
recovery of real estate within the
meaning of Section 81, Civil Code.
The thing in controversy is not only
the amount now due, but the right
to the royalty, and this court has
Jurisdiction of the appeal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
WalbTidge.

VIM. o.Brien and family spent Sun
day with Alex Stump and wife.
Logan Haws and wife, of Ports
mouth, were guests of relatives here
last week.
School opened at Summit Monday
with Mrs. Emma Sammons teacher.
School will begin here the 18th with
Kizzie See teacher.
Samuel Salyer, of Illinois, visited
lis daughter Mrs. Fox, recently.
David See has returned from Irwin
where he has been at work oil the
locks.
Mrs. G. B. Carter was down from
Torchlight Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Thompson will soon
return to Ironton after a visit to rel
atives here.
CARED Peters had family reun-
ion Sunday, it being his birthday
Frank Dobbins was here last week
representing a hat firm.
Mrs. A. o. Scott and Mrs. Kinsey,
of Williamson, are here on an exz
tended visit to their father, VIM.
OBrien.
Mack Kennedy is very low and is
expected to live but a short while.
Robert Akers was here recently
selling fruit trees.
Born, to VIM W. See and wife on
the 9th, a fine, boy.
Mrs. NJ. w. Chambers visited at
G. L. Burk's Sunday.
We are all very much pleased with
the oil prospects, Our place is al
ready the scene of much activity and
We predict a great success in the
business. .... Pat,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Morgan County Girls Prosper in West.

The friends of Mrs. Nettie Mcclure
and her sister, Miss Annie Wheeler,
will be glad to hear of their prosper
iiy In the West. They first went TO
Bartlesvllle Okla, where they bought
a lot and built a house, But about
a year ago Miss Annie went 10 Mon
tBna, and, fifteen miles from Billings,
a town OF 10000 inhabitants, took up
"a quarter section of land. About q
week ago 4 town site company bought
half Of her lG0 acres for $1,000 cash
and six choice lots when the town
il laid off. On the eighty acres left
her there Is a lake and the railroad
running through her land has a
water tank on the place which is
presumably fed by the lake. Mean
time Miss Annie is employed as a
stenographer and typewriter at sal
cry of $50 per month, going TO and
from her home on the RAILROAD. Mrs
James Mcguire, her sister, above
mentioned, has 100 acres adjoining
And the home they jointly own in
Oklahoma is rented out at $40 per
month. They write that there IS sdn
a lot Of land open to howcsteaders in
the same section, and the price is $1.25
per acre after fourteen uohths con-
tiRuous residence Hazel Green Her
All
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
A New One Cent Piece.

The new 1-cent piece bearing the
head OF President Lincoln will be is
sued by the Treasury Department
from the mint at Philadelphia begin
ming on August 1st next YBy that
time It Is expected a sufficient sup
ply of these coins will have been ac-
Cpmulated to meet all demands.
No other coin of the United States
is so appropriately honored. The one
cent piece IS the coin Of the masses,
the great common people. Lincoln
used to say that God must have low
ed the poor people, he made 50 many
Of them. The martyred President
loved them, also, and could he speak
he would say he was honored by
having his likeness on this lowly bit
Of money.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
A KICK FROM Pike.
Working Of the New School Law as
Operated in Pike County.
Heller, Ky.

Heller, kN.
Editor News
We hear great deal said about
Whlrlwind Campaigns and Education-
al Rallies and we have been scanning
the local newspapers to see il every
body was satisfied with the mode of
selecting teachers under the new
school law, but we have seen moth
ing concerning the matter. We sup
pose they We're either satisfied or so
badly disgusted that they could not
mention it; but If sou will allow me
a little space in your valuable paper
will tell you how We did it on the
upper Big Sandy, In the shadow OF
the majestic Cumberland mountain.
When the hour arrived to select
tie teachers for the eighteen schools
In II certain educational division, the
chairman o.. ted that all visitors
be excluded rom the meeting, which
was done. 1t is said that by per
a.stent lobbying by the chairman and
q little ring the consent of ma
iority of the trustees had been Sc
cured TO an agreement 10 elect the
first applicant for each school. So
the faYOrites were slated to appear
first on the roll OF applicants. When
The visitors We're excluded the aug
ust chairman announced that there
would be no discussions allowed but
the board would pass on the appll
cants as they appeared on the roll.
He then called IA certain district and
announced the names of the appli-
cants, whereupon the trustee of that
district being present with a petition
UC the patrons of the district for
teacher that was not in the ring,
arose to present the petition of the
patrons for their teacher. The chair
man ordered him to sit down or he
would have him arrested; said, as
chairman, he demanded the order of
the house nd ordered a constable
who was also a ring trustee to ar
rest the trustee If he did not sit
down; so he was forced to sit down
cnd let teacher be selected that was
not the choice of the trustee nor the
district. And this is called advance
ment in education. The only OBJ
lection to the teacher that was ever
brought was that he was no Pike
county man. Now, we are. native
Kentuckians, and also native Big
sandians, and II makes us hot under
the collar when some fellow calls US
mountain feudists, bloody
mountaineers, cut throats, and ig-
noramuses, but, in the name of all
that is good and noble, is 1t any
wonder they call us names?
A Msuntaineer
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Whites Creek.

Bro. R. F. Nunley filled his regu-
lar appointment at Union Chapel last
Sunday evening with a large crowd
in attendance.
James p. Lewis, former resident
of this place but now of Portsmouth,
was visiting relatives on this creek
Sunday. ..
George Queen was visitor on Rove
Creek Saturday and Sunday.
Floyd Lewis, from the w. Va. coal
field, was visiting friends at this
place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Queen spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs G. W..
Rous.
Alvin Cornwell, of Portsmouth, is
the guest of friends here this week.
Mrs. j. L. Bowling has returned
from a two months visit in Okla
homa.
Mont Damron and Henry Hale were.
ON Bear Creek Sunday.
Rev. John West will preach Mrs.
Damrons funeral at Union Chapel
Sunday, July 18th.
Talbert Arthur and Miss Sadie
Queen attended church here Sunday.
Mrs, Jack Arthur is on the sick
list.
Jack Nickells will go to Portsmouth.
this week, where he will try to se-
cure a position.
Gavet Wilcox was on our creek.
Saturday.
There will be ball game at Po--
tomac Saturday, Whites Creek VS..
Culbertson. Jack.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Big Timber Deal.

A big timber deal was closed at
Tazewell, Va, between the Yellow
Poplar Lumber Company and c. l..
Ritter Of Huntington. which may
Give a bearing on the development
and progress of the counties Of Buck
hannah and TazeweIl. Through W.
l.. Dennis, of Grundy, Bucknanan
county, Mr.. Ritter has purchased
about 10000 acres of timber land, and
has purchased from the yellow ponlar
Lumber Company their entire hold
ings In Buchanan county, including
all the machinery, timber rights, etc.
The total consideration is said to be
100000.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
High-PTiCGd Colt.

Some people said Years ago, when
electricity was first put to use for
street car propulsion. that mules
would be worth nothing, but they are
higher than ever. They also said
that the bicycle and the automobile
would put horses in the bum list
but they are growing in value year
by year As pretty good proof of
this we are told that few days
ego E. T. Burgess, of Fleming coun-
", sold to C. w. Robertson a suck
ling horse colt, by King Discord, for
81 900.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
DT. J. B. BaTtram Married.

A wedding that will come as n
Surprise 20 their host of friends Is
that of Dr. J, b. BartrOm, OF this
city and Miss Lillian Maurer, Of
Covingtou, Ky.FThe marriage was
solmeniaed Sunday evening AT Z
o'clock at the parsonage Of Rev. MIR,
Bio 3kburu, pastor OF the First Pres
lyierian Church of Covington.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Maurer. who formerly
lived in this city, she being born and
leal here, aud educated in the
-AsAA 4 public schools When here
she Was great worker in the Pres
hyterian Sunday School and the diff
ferent church societies. She Is an
exceptionally bright young woman,
and her scores Of friends here will
be glad to welcome her return TO
Ashland. independent,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Poke. -

The Harlan Enterprise has been
asked for a definition of the word
poke. Its reply covers the ground.
Poke is weed that grows III rich
soil and makes a large soft stalk.
Poke is small sack or bag in which
the women store away beans and
other seeds for the next years plant
ing. Poke is kind Of action that
If one gets addicted to and then lets
their tongue get to "wagging he
will get the true meaning by some
one poking a bar or two of lead
into his carcass.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
In Camp.

The boys of the Rev. G. G.. Hutch
inson's Sunday School class have
gone into camp for a couple of weeks
on the river between Torchlight and
Chapman. They have tents, boats,
ETC., and are doing we'll fishing, hunt
ing and bathing.
The following lads compose the
larty: Jesse Roberts, Chris Sullivan,
John Wade, James Rice, Earl and
Clifford Justice, John Kennedy,
James Hughes, Gus Snyder and Neil
Conley,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Formerly Of PTeStOnSburg,

Catlettsburg, Ky, July S.-News
has been received here that Everett
Robinson, aged twenty-one years,
formerly of this place, but now in
Aberdeen, Wash, while Respondent
over a love affair, blew out his
brains Young Robinson was quite
prominent here, and was reared at
Prestonsburg, Ky.
His father, Garfield Robinson. re-
sided there, Robinson ,left here a
year ago to take up work in Wash
ington, and was living with an uncle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
new RULING
OF TTeaSuTer's Office Concerning the
Payment Of State Warrants.

Circuit Clerks have received the fol.
lowing letter from State Treasurer
Farley, which will be of interest 10
all parties holding State warrants:
Notice to Holders of State Warrants.
This office is informed that in tho
future the Auditor will discontinue
sending Treasurer's checks for
amounts due claimants, but instead
will mail his warrant to claimants,
thereby causing them the necessity
and danger of misdirection and pos
Sible loss in the mails, by remailing
The warrants to the Treasurer for
layment
AS a matter of safety and con-
venience to those receiving warrants,
as well as to this office, ! would
suggest and advise that all warrants
sent out by the Auditor be deposited
with Your local bank for collection
1t will probably not be possible
to pay all warrants just yet, but
those that we are unable to pay
will be returned with checks for
those that are paid.
IF the above suggestions are COM
piled with, payments can be made
with more promptness and possible
loss through the mails reduced to
minimum. Very truly,
e. FARLEY, Treasurer.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
No National Holiday. "

Fourth OF July, Decoration and
Christmas days are often persistent
ly referred to AS national holidays.
There is no such thing as national
holiday, not even Christmas Day
having attained that distinction,
Many Of the states have legal holi-
DAYS through their legislatures, but
Congress has never declared any day
national holiday. Custom, and Gus
tom only, makes national holidays
out of Christmas Day, Decoration
Day. the Fourth of July-or indeed
Of any day so celebrated
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Clean Loaf Bread. /"

The Louisa Bakery has for its trade
mark Clean Loaf Bread and the firm
lives up to its mark. Unless other
wise desired by the customer the
bread is delivered in wrappers. Each
loaf is wrapped in clean white paper.
especially prepared not only to keep
the bread clean but to prevent it from
drying out. This rs an enterprise
that should be heartily supported BY
our reople and we are glad to see
that it is being literally patronized.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
OIL LEASES
Still Being Sought inLaWTGnCG
County.
L Is Expected That Drilling viii Be
Resumed Within a Short
Time.

There is nothing new in tile oil
situation. The well on Three Nile was
fs Friday for the second time
The hole was plugged by the eSplo-
zion for . distance OF about 80 feet
and the work OF cleaning this out
was not completed until Tuesday
evening Pumping VIII be resumed
as socn as possible and It Is thought
the production will be Increased by
.Lhe last shot .... ..
The nitro,glycerine was brought
here from 81 Adams, W. Va, in d
spring wagon drawn bg two horses
The quantity used is said - have
been one hundred quarts.
Mtssrs Hunter and Smith went to
pittsburg Sunday for a trip Of three
OF four days II Ia said that they
win start two new wells soon after
their return
Reports are current that other.con-
tracts for drilling nc being nCkbtidt-
Ell and there are strong reasons ior
believing thai the next few weeks
will see several new wells started,
a number Of strmgers are taking
leases in this county. our people
should try 10 distinguish between
those foreigners who will develop
the property and those who simply
want TO tie up their lands for a song
. End hold them until other people de
4 velop the surrounding territory. De.
| yelopment Is what the people want
The foreigner who takes ten year
Nase 10 hold without drilling Is IRE
: pnting development rather Than en-
. lragiug It, He is n parasite who
viii get what rightfully belongs 10
you II somebody else risks the mon
ey to develop the hidden resources.
Encourage the people who will have
wells drilled. but fight shy of the
fellows VINO make u business Of fol-
lowing up new oil fields and simply
tie up property.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
The SpTOuse Case.

NJ, S. Burns and w. d. O'Neal,
attorneys in the sprouse case, have
been in Grayson all week attending
the trial. Judge Halbert, of Lewis
county, had been designated special
Judge to try this important case, but
Judge Hannah found he would have
time to try it, and as he shirks no
duty he is presiding over the trial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Two Killed and One Injured.

Boyd Hatfield, well-known schoo
teacher of Pike county, and James
hopkins, of Beaver, Floyd county
we're run down and killed by Nor
folk and Western railroad locomo-
tive at Matewan, w. va.VCasseus NJ
Whit, a former resident Of Pikeville,
was Ssriously injured. The three mer
were walking along the track when
the accident occurred.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Lookout For Them.

On July 2Sth, the astronomers say,
there will occur an unusually bril-
liant shower of shooting stars. These
will dart outward in all directions
from a point little southeast of a
certain star and move slowly over the
sky. They can be best observed after
midnight.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
LARGE AUDIENCES
Heard Sermon Of ReY. F. F.
Shannon.
Brooklyn Minister, Native Of Louisa,
Preached Here Last Sunday,
Morning and Evening,

According TO announcement made IN
this paper last week the Rev. Fred
Shannon, of Grace Methodist Church,
Brooklyn, preached on last Sunday
porning in the NJ. i. Church South,
this city.
The people of this town, irrespec-
tive Of creed or condition or color,
GIo glad when Mr.. Shannon comes
back to the place of his nativity.
They have not forgotten Fred" and
the boy who grew up among them u
become nOed among the big preach
org in big city has not forgotten
them And when he said to that big
audience on that beautiful Sunday
IJorning that he would rather see
them than any other audience he ever
looked into the face of, we believed
him The pleasure was surely mu-
tual
MIR. Shannon's New Testament les
son was the first fourteen verses OF
the first chapter of John. It was a
fitting prelude to the sweet harmon
les developed by the sermon which
followed, based upon the 9Th verse
OF the End, the grand Messianic,
Isalm: He shall come down like
rain upon the mown grass"
Several things are essential to the
III Oper presentation of Mr.. ShannOns
splendid sermon. First, it should be
given in all its fullness of beautiful
rhetoric, its perfect metaphor, its,
imagery; and with these it must have
the speakers earnest, pleasing de-
livery.
God in the person of Christ would
come in three ways: would come
down, come like rain, and like rain
on mown grass.
In the elaboration of these several
ways Mr.. Shannon was exceeding
ly apt and successful He seems TO
have used all his faculties, all his
senses, in his various wanderings up
and down the world. Nothing has
escaped his observation. People, paint
ings, statuary nature-all are his
tools, and he uses them like the mas
ter craftsman that he is. Sunday
morning he spoke of a splendid sill
Yer egg he had seen in a treasury
of art in a foreign city. Touch
sIring in the argent shell and You
beheld golden yolk. Again press
a secret clasp. and 10, beautiful bird
appeared. And once more touch a
spring in this beautiful bird, aid
flood of celestial song entranced the
hearer. 1t was a striking illustra-
ton of the point he sought TO make.
God sometimes comes down in tor
rents. Witness the thirty years war
and Waterloo. Blood deluged the
land, but, although we knew it not,
God was behind it all, and the world
was the better for the rain. The
French Revolution was a bloody era,
but after it was gone the sky was
clearer, the air sweeter.
Ed. Field, New York multimillion-
aire. at one time could sit high up
in one of his city sky-scrapers and
signal to his yacht in the bay. His
money vanished and he sank to low
est depths. He now is clerk in a
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16
Educated at Our College.

Miss Rife, who, with her parents,
has just moved here from Louisa,
has been elected teacher for the
Rush Public Schools. Miss Rife has
a college education Independent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16

This paragraph. We feel sure, will
not be copied by our down-the-river
contemporaries, changed little as
to locality and used without credit.