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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

troubles that beset him.
He was well preserved man of If
ty-six. with close cropped iron gray
hair and straight cut military mus
tache that hid certain cruel lines in
his mouth and softened the severe
lineaments. He carried himself with
an greatness that bespoke pride In
race, II not in deeds Of his own He
was distinguished with that curious
individuality that causes those In the
street to nudge one another and ask
In whispers who another may be. and
he was Enthusiastically high bred
True. his sense Of honor that would
balk at cheating In card game or
the larceny Of travelling bag was
not sufficient to debar him from con-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

she who found these people. Indeed.
we might say that both you and I owe
her something. Even a less captious
respectabllity than Lady Creech's
might have looked askancc az the long
friendship that has existed between
US. Yet she has always countenanced
us. my dear, though she must have
guessed great many things. And she
will help Us 10 urge an immediate
marriage. You know as well as do
that unless II Is immediate there'n bs
the devil to pay. Don't miss that e.
sential Something must be done At
once. We're at the breaking point. u
you like the words-a most damnable
insolvency"
Az be finished speaking the imnacr
late and vacuous Aimeric himself
strolled into the terrace and, putting
up his glass as be came forward, said
softly:
Hello. goyernorl Howdy. countess
With an affectation Of boredom be
sprawied Into a chair and tapped at
his boots with bis crop.
-out riding a bit ago. you know.
with Miss Granger-slmpson. Rippin'
girl, Isn't sheY
His father leaned across the table
with tension In every line OF him.
Go orr he said anxiously, and AZ
meric looked up at him with q silly
smile.
-Didn't stop with her. though"
why notT demanded the earl an.
grily.
"A sort Of man In the village got me
TO look at a bull terrier pup" Almeric
went on. with yawn. "wonderful
little beast for points. Jolly luck. Isn't
III He has got head ON him
Hawcastle interrupted savagely.
"we'il ,rnccde his tremendous I'd.
vantage over you Ia that respect" be
said and threw the cigar be bad Just
lighted Into the coffee cup.
rs that all you have TO tell usT
implored the countess. with a dra'
matte gesture. leaning forward. Al
merle looked up with surprise.
@Oh. nor be said. 'sshe accepted me-
The earl dropped into chair with 2
sigh Of relief. and the countess clssped
her hands ecstaticaily.
"Ennni Bravai And win she LET u
Be soonY'
Again Almeric sti6ed . yawn.
aI dars sav fher~yll r. No row about
that" be replied. "You -. I've mace
her awfly happy"
sOn my soul I believe you'rs right
aid Havcastls, and thank God yoo
aser
Rising, b walled up and down tne
terrace and then turned QUICKLY.
Here's her brother be said sofsiy'
Attention novr'
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CHAPTER v.


THE ENGAGEMENT.
"HH 0w can one know II is not
Iyanofff" she asked slowly,
and this time the earl laughed
afatx1
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

Itch cured in 30 minutes BY Wooliora'
Sanitary Lotion. Never falls. Sold =,
IIsckssyBr Druggists.
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CHAPTER Nv.
STRANGE NEWS.

[" HE Earl Of Hawcsstie was near.
~ at the end Of bis financial
rope. And Jet to look At him
az be entered upon the terrace
from the lemon grove no one would
have thought that q care In the world
possessed him.
Added TO the natural calm demeanor
Of the Engsishman Of station was Q
certain self possession gained BY years
Of standing on the brink Of events,
and. while this brilliant morning his
cares bad hung even q little more
heavily upon him than was bis desire,
xst h gave no outward hint Of any
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

capable eye Of an observer than Z
fesm Of self description or admission.
She was Of that type that causes The
elderly dowages Of any race to regard
her with suspicion and TO gather her
male entouase beneath the PROTECTING
wings. Nine. de Cha9pigny, raising
her hand with little GESTURE Of grest-
ing. paused an instant ~ she stood st
the top Of the steps and cried softly:
Me voicir'
The earl Jumped to his feet an
bowed. inquiring ct the same time:
MY esteemed fektiys = stiil
asieepr
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

niving at the attachment OF a young
and helpless girls money with the
foreknowledge Of lifelong misery for
her as the consequence.
This morning he was clad In an i'm
maculate suit Of lightly striped white
flannel. with carefully pipeclayed shoes,
and the pale rose necktie that be
wore was a living monument to the
fact that the well groomed English
man knows no peer on earth, while the
jaunty exactness Of his snowy pan
anna hat was q revelation In proper
headgear.
As he entered the terrace his alert
glance swept II from end to end. and
he noted that there was no one about
He moved at once TO the table that
Mariana had set for him. and at the
instant be sat down Michele ran down
the steps Of the hotel with q folded
newspaper in his hand which he pre-
scented to MILFORD with a low bow.
Mariana entered bearing a coffee tray.
and the earl greeted him with a cheer.
full good morning which Mariana ac-
knowledged as one would q favor from
q king.
aMilor' Is serve. be announced with
soft accents and took the hat and light
walking stick. bestowing them with
reverential care upon a side table. As
the earl unfolded II Mattino be glanced
up.
NO English papersr be said.
s.Mllor, the mail IL late" answered
Michele and bowed himself up the
stairs.
ALSO Mime. de champigny." growied
the earl as be glanced down the unfa.
miIiar pages.
As be spoke the countess, clad In the
very latest Partisan creation. SWEPT
down the steps and approached the
table She looked well. and she knew
It.
Apparently about thirty-two, she
would probably have confessed to i've
years more under pressure, but her
dark beauty wns well set Oh by the
light colofs she affected, and the tilt
Of her parasol revealed more to the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12

CHAPTER I.-Daniel Voorhees, Pike,
a rising young Kokomo (Ind.l lawyer,
hears that his ward, Ethel Granger
Simpson, is TO be married abroad TO the
son Of All English earl. His father was
his nearest friend, and he has long loved
the girl. He goes abroad to arrange
with her the business matters connected
with her marriage. II-Ethel Granger
Simpson and her brother, Horace, have
become angloinaniacs and are spending
much of their late fathers fortune in
travel and entertaining. They become
intimate with Lady Greech, the Earl Of
Hawcastie. his son, Almeric St. Aubyn,
and Comtesse de Champigny, an adven-
turess and associate of the earl's. They
are at hotel at Sorrento, Italy. Ethel
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
JRPRISED.
Louisville Women Find the Wild and
Woody MOuntaineGTS to be Per-
feCtIy Harmless.

"A party OF Louisville women tour
ing the mountains are now at the
town of Hiudman, fOrty-tive miles
from a railroad station. The party
comprising Mrs Charles +. WOodcOck,
Mrs. R. p. Halleck, Mrs. Mason Maui
~ and Miss Myra Baird, has been
Joined by Miss May Stone a daughter
of Col. Henry l.. Stone. of Louisville.
The members report no trouble from
the mountaineers and say there Is no
reason why parties of women should
not tour the mountains alone. They
claim that this journey has all the
fascination and strangeness of trip
abroad and that they do not know
where more beautiful mountains
could be found outside of Switzer-
land. Fifty miles of their trip along
mountain roads was behind a team
of mules belonging to the late Judge
Hargis of feud fame. There were
many bumps in these roads and trails
and the chief danger arose, not from
the mountaineers, but from the I'M
certainty whether the riders would
alight on the wagon after passing
over a bump. They report going
through several paradises for the
lumberman, where oaks, hickories,
beeches, naples and ash assembled for
fifty feet without a branch. Louis
vile paper.
Danger from the mountaineers ?"
Certainly not. Judging from the fire.
quent cases of assault upon women
in Louisville, reported by the city
papers, there is more danger in the
Falls City to women than there is
in any part of Eastern Kentucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
Urges Prosecution Of Night Riders,

Speaking of the apprehension and
conviction of Tennessee night-riders,
and approving of the offering of big
rewards for the discovery of the
murderers, the Courier-Journal says:
Meanwhile, more and more, as the
news of Tennessees firm methods in
dealing with the night-riders comes
to the outside world, Kentucky's
many failures-relieved here and
there, it is true, by certain processes
stand out to humiIiate the law
abiding and the humane. Especial
ly stands out the case of Hiram
Hedges.
Is the assassination of Hiram
Hedges to be a closed incident?
Is the cowardly murder of this cit
iaen to go without cXpiation?
Never has the integrity of a gov
eminent been more darkly blemished
! than has Kentucky Government DI
the indifference shown toward this
Nicholas county crime.
And not until a determined effort
has been made to detect and punisl
the murderers of Hiram Hedges will
Kentucky make any real Roadway &
the task of recovering the good
name that has been all but lost Il
recent months.
Start the hunt today. Bring tn,
murderers to justice.
The present, administration is de
claring to the outside world tina
assassination is not crime in Ken
lucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

property extending from the upper
side Of the Kelse Hollow, just oppO-
site the upper end OF Prestonsburg
tc Bull Creek fronting on the rail
read for more than two miles This
property is known to carry two
seams. The number one measuring
80 inches about fifty feet above ,he
railroad track, and number two meas
uring feet, inches and being
about lGO feet above the track, with
other seams yet to open.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

If you have not made arrangements
to get the hogs out on the grass, do
so at once.
A cheap fence can be built with
posts, and hemlock boards ten inches
wide with two barbed wires on top.
This fence will keep hogs, give
them health and the Owner profit.
As soon as the pigs are weaned
the sows should be turned with the
male and then put by themselves in
a good clover pasture.
A clover field is a paradise for
hogs and a money maker for their
owner.
Don &compel hogs to go a long
distance f% water when the heat
waves SIMMER and dance in the
distance. Fresh water at hand ut
all times is a matter of vital impor-
lance; and the slop should be fed
every day as made, and not be al
lowed to rot in the swill barrel.
The most insidious enemies of the
average hog raiser are lice and
worms. The feeder will often insist
that he has neither in his pens,
when a careful examination will
detect the presence of both in large
numbers We prefer to dip all pigs
soon after weaving, and to give them
course of treatment with worm
powder.
When two horses become accus-
toned to working together, don't
change them.
In matching up the work teams
mate them in size, weight and dis
position as nearly as possible.
1t is very hard on a prompt horse
to be obliged to work with 4 lazy
one.
The wear and tear is great and
unnecessary, and a loss.
Never tolerate a man on the farm
who yanks, kicks or whips a horse
In no case should the colt be a.
lowed to follow when the mare il
at work.
Sow a good patch of carrots for thu
horses this year, if you never have
before.
Do not bang the bits against thu
horses teeth. Be patient and he wi
open his mouth.
Break your colts TO walk down hill
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Deputy Marshal Sam Jackson, Dep
uty Collector J. o. Kash and r.
1ussey, of Morehead, made raid on
a moonshine still on White Oaki
creek, in Morgan county. The shin
M9rs" had LEI. but the Officers de-
styoyed a sixty. gallon copper still
and about 200 gallons Of beer, While
they were at work they were fired
upon from ambush b. The sinners,
the bullets cutting close but the
officers we're unhurt. The officers
did not return the fire, as the,
sinners" were concealed in the I'M
derbrush on top of a hill and used
Winchesters. The owner of the still
is not known.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Last Friday the Co.'S o. Railway
Co. began the work Of m lcadamizing
the county road between the Pres
tonsburg bridge and the Itation, whic
is located about 500 yards below lhe
bridge This will be a great improve
meut over the old mud holes which
were a menace to traffic between
the station and the town. 1t will be
especially helpful to those who travel
over this road, as it is highly prob
able that we will have carriages TO
convey the passengers back and forth.
1t is expected that this road will be
completed and ready for public usage
in about 80 ys.-PrestonsSurg Heral
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
FOR SALE.

Best farm of It's size near Louisa,
known as the Loar and See farm;
below bridge; 1S9 acres-40 acres
rich, high bottom land-2O acres Iver-
flowed land. New five room house,
metal roof, weather boarded and
ceiled. One mile below bridge in
w. Va. Call on or address
r. H. YATES, Louisa, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

A sour, dirty feeding pail may
cause the death of your best calf
fl ON scours.
Every feeding pail should daily he
first rinsed in cold water then scald-
ed with boiling water and dried in
the sun.
Keep the calf stable dry and clean.
Awet, dirty stable will check the
growth of every calf in it, and &
check in growth means a loss in
dollars and cents.
Plant evergreen corn in early June
for September use. Toward the end
of June plant early and late corn
for October use.
One feed cold and the next hot
will cause indigestion and then scours
Sweet skim-milk and little flax
seed jelly will induce rapid and
healthy growth in the calf.
A little meal in the feed box will
bring the cows promptly to the gate
at milking time.
Cream for whipping should contain
from twenty to twenty-five per cent.
of fat, never below twenty per cent.
1t should be at least twelve hours
old. The temperature should be 40
degrees or below.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Many. of our readers are sheep
owners. We desire to call their at
tention to the fact that there has
been an agreement entered into b.
great manly manufacturers to. dock
wool very heavily When tied with
sisal, that is with ordinary binder
Irvine. The fiber from the sisal be
comes mingled with the wool and
seriously damages the goods manu-
featured from wool. Every wool grow
.er will, therefore, save money by
using ordinary commercial twine thai
can usually be secured from any hard
ware store. Hemp Irvine is much
better than sisaL A little foresight
may save considerable worry and
money loss on the wool crop this
year.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Alex Spradlin, Jr., the son of Alex
NJ. Spradlin, member of the firm Of
Layne & Spradlin, Prestonsburg. still
maintains his avoirdupOis, tipping the
beam at 100 pounds. Alex is only
nine Years old, and his trousers must
measure full forty-two inches in the
waist, or they won't go around He
is only four feet and nine inches
high. Alex is a boy all over, but he
has horror for toad frogs. This
abnormal boy is a close observer
and is unusually studious for his a8e.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

The contest for the Republican
nomination for Sheriff of Pike coun-
ty, filed by Richard Stewards against
F. w. Burris, was dismissed. re
county committeeman refused to take
jurisdiction. or open and recount the
votes in Meat House and Lick pre-
cincts, and consequently Mr.. Stewards
and his friends are very sore" over
their action.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

The remains Of Darb Smith, the
Tygart man, who was found along
side the C. & y. track just below
Fullerton, We're shipped to his form
er home at Soldier, Carter county,
last night for burial, passing through
Ashland The body was accompanied
by Smiths brother-in-law, Isaac Con-
ley, a miner employed with the Ty-
CART Brick Company. 1t had prev
iously been prepared for burial by
Undertaken Roy Lynn.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Now, that may mean that You will
have to break yourself first, for it
seems TO be natural to hurry horses
down hill. 1t is bad plan.
Don't toggle your harnesses up
with strings. No surer way to invite
trouble; have everything stout
Get first-class horse dentist TO
look over the teeth of every horse
on the farm, young and old..-From
June Farm journal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

On Monday morning the First Ma
tlonal Bank, of PrestOnsburg, began
the work of constructing their new
building on Front street, near the
Lridge. This building will be hand
some addition to Prestonsburg and
will be a credit to any town on the
river when completed. The iounda-
ton will be of cement, and the sup
erstructure will be brick. 1t will be
two stories high, with an up-to-date
banking room, directors room and
private office downstairs, and fine
spacious offices upstairs.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

Miss Emma Daniel and Walter
Spadlin treated their many friends
to surprise by quietly repairing TO
the home of George Preston, in
Paintsville and uniting in the bonds
of matrimony. The nuptial knot was
tied by Rev Roscoe Murray, of the
United Baptist Church, only few
friends being present.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
Obituary..

Mrs. Paulina Haws, wife of L G.
Haws. and daughter of "slasher" lin
Carter, was born Jan. 10, lS49, and
departed this life May "A, 1909, aged
6U years, months and days. She
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
FARM news.
HINTS FOR STOCK OWNERS.

HINTS FOR STOCK OWNERS.
If eve loses her lamb, she is apt
to get too fat for breeding purposes
aaother year, but she will make you
nice piece of mutton for next
winters use.
One or two gentle ewes may be
left with the lambs to keep them in
the pasture.
Examine the udders, and if any ere
caked or imflamed, they should be
cared for and the milk drawn.
Construct a good shelter in every
PASTURE. Have the opening on the
south.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

viii Johnson, the man who shot
George Flemming near Pikeville from
ambush some months ago, was given
a sentence of twenty-five months in
the penitentiary. Flemming recovered,
but will be manned for life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

We are glad to say that Mrs
Agnes Spradlin, of PrestOnsburg. who
has been sick for quite a while from
undergoig an operation at the Kes-
undergoing an operation at the KEEL
Ter Hospital, Ironton, is able to be
out again.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

John W. Layne, Jr., began the
work of stringing the wire from this
city to Bonanza Wednesday morning
for the farmers line from Cliff 10
Notwithstanding Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

F. A. Hopkins, of Prestonsburg, has
leased to the Colonial Coal 4 Coke
Company, composed Of Pennsylvania
about 500 acres OF coal
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28
OUR NEIGHBORS.


. A. ]. Counts, of Olive Hin. is
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Representative from Carter
county. 8.......... .. .s.....
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

At the request of the Governor of
Maryland, Representative Langley will
address the National Good Roads
Congress this week
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-28

l.. D. ORoark and family have
moved to their Hew home on the
South side, and are very well pleased
with it-Grayson paper.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-18
Secret Societies.

At the regular meeting of Waldo Lodge, No,
Il, I. o. o. F., last Friday evening there was
work in the initiatory degree
E. H. Haney is to organize society of the
Knights of Malta in Waterville, and it is nro-
posed to revive society of that order that
once existed in this city.
The preliminary steps for organizing a chap
ter of the Order of the Eastern Star were
taken at a meeting of those interested held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Doak
last Monday evening. A dispensation will be
asked for and when granted the Grand Officers
will come to Belfast and organize the CHAPTER
About sixty couples participated in the an
nual military ball of Canton Palas, Patriarchs
Militant, in the Belfast Opera House Thursday
evening, February 11th. The Leahy Sisters
Orchestra of Waterville gave fine concert
program and furnished excellent dance music
The chevalers in their full dress uniforms
made striking appearance in their march
around the hall under command of Austin
Jewett. At 9 o'clock the grand march was
formed, headed by Hon. and Mrs. L. T. Shales
followed by Major and Mrs. Ralph H. Howes,
Chevalier Allen and Miss Thomas, Capt Orrin
J. Dickey and Miss Grace Littlefeld, Capt.
Clarence E. Hall and Miss Hall, Capt. l. T.
Clough and Mrs. L. J. Pottle, Capt. and Mrs.
Austin Fernald and other members of the Can
ton Pallas. A number of people from out of
town We're present. Ex-Mayor Lendal T.
Shales, past commander of Canton Pallas, act
ed as floor marshal, and l. T. Clough and Eu-
gene L. Cook were floor directors