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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Burns Entertain.

1t is quite the vogue for those who
entertain at finch in the afternoon
To supplement that function with
whist in the evening, at which time
the masculine element is kindly IL
membered with invitations. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. s. Burns were thoughtful in
tIIis regard last Thursday, and the
acceptance of their invitations filled
their elegant hone. The night was
hot and the games were warm but
delicious punch flowed freely aud the
fIozen feast served at the close min
i,nized the heat and delightfully."- re-
freshed the guests, The affair was
quite informal and altogether pleas
ant.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Killed ON The Track.

Sunday No. Is, fast passenger train
on the NOrfOlk& Western railroad,
ran down and fptalIy injured col
orCd man not far from Vivian. The
man was walking on the track and
was discovered by the engine men
and though they blew the whistle,
rang the bell and did everything
possible to call his attention to the
approach Of the train. he gave no
attention to the alarms but walked
deliberately on until the engine struck
him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
LOUISA LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY JULY T. 1909,
|. 0. Of A. 7. Member in the Tolls.

We are sorry to have TO mention
the fact that our esteemed friend,
Sir knight b. p. Cassidy of the above
named order Is about 10 get in bad
on account of alleged gross negligence
Of the observance of the rules of the
society. Brother Cassidy has been Tor
several years a member In hight
standing and his integrity OF CharaCt-
.tr has, up to recently, been unques-
toned and we trust that he may be
able to extricate himself from the
grave charges How preferred against
him
1t is claimed that he has been in
the habit of arising early in the
morning, even before the peep Of
Gay and with hoe in hand and
sleeves rolled up, has several times
Leen observed in his potato patch
back of his home making the dirt fly
even into lis neighbors yards across
how any Of the members who saw
.hm happened to De out al this carly
hour is vet to be cNplaincd We
trust that S. K. Il. T. &. will be able
&c cN,ricatc himself from this uu-
4 ',uyiahIo position and that the l. o
ur A. : Uudcprudrut Order OF Anti.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Fort Gay Leader Moves TO KenOVa.

The Fort Gay Leader, newspaper
published in our neighborlng town
just across the river, is removing it's
outfit to Kenova and will continue
to appear regularly from that point.
Kenova is a strong location for bus
mess. A strong company of capital
lists are now pushing Kenova to the
front and have secured some large
manufacturing enterprises. The Lead
CT is getting in on the ground floor"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Enforce The Dog Laws.

It's entirely safe to be; that thcr.
are still some dogs in Louisa upon
which no tax has been paid The
night is made hidcous with their
lcIps, and little helpless children or
the streets are ready victims for any
of the worthless mongrels which in.
fest our streets One of these DAYS
We greatly feaL some cur will bite
some little one, and then, too late
a war of determination will be
Waged.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Shocking Accident.

At HELLER a few days ago a l2-
years-old boy, son Of man named
Roma, was sent to the pasture to
drive home a COW. He tied a rope
around the cows neck and tied the
ether end to his wrist, The COW
becoming frightened ran, dragging the
little fellow through creeks, wire
fences, etc. He was fearfully mangled,
and was dead when picked up.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Suggests Oil,

The hotel registers now brtstle
with such residence names as Oil
City, Pa, Bradford, Pa. Tonawanda,
y. Y, and Sistersville, w. Va. These
places are great crude oil centers
and the men from them have scented
the field from afar The hotel and
livery trades should be looking up
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Judge William BeCkneT.

On yesterday Judge William Beck
ner, of Winchester, representing Sup
crintendent of Instruction Crabbe
spoke to quite a large and very atten'
tive audience in the court house, this
city The Judge handled the subject
Of education ia Kentucky clearly ant
forcibly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
A HaIf-Lfe and Half A Life.

The NEWS this week publishes the
first installment of the story prom
ised in last weeks paper, 1t is q
story of much interest to Big San
dians, both young and old. 1t will
continue through six or seven issues.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
PauIey to be Census Supervisor.

Although the appointment is Ia be
u.ade some months later, it Is l"w
known that ]. Ferrel Pauley, of Pike
vile. will be selected as the Census
Supervisor for the Tenth Congress
fcnal district. He is at the head o;
he Republican organization n Pike
c,nty. He will have an rdners Sc
vi of pie to distribute amolS the
airhful
'. Jo d. Meade, former clt!ien
johnson county, but now rci'i'ag
pikeyille, will be chief CLERK TO
Il Supervisor.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Death Of Harry HageT.

Harry II. Hager, son of Mr.. and
Mrs S. p. Hager, Of Ashland, died
Sunday about noon at the home OF
his parents. Though he had been
in declining health for the past few
Years, his condition had been
critical but three weeks, and death
was due to tubercular trouble. Mr..
IIager was born in Paintsville, May
~, 1864.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02
Killed in the Mines.

Ed, Fannin, son of Thomas Fannin,
of Chestnut, near Whitehouse, was
IL stantly killed in a coal mine at
Red Jacket. w. Va, on Monday last
by falling slate.
The body was brought to this place
on Tuesday, via the N. & W., and
shipped to his former home. He was
is years old and unmarried
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

Mrs. Charles Abbott, who had been
Mr.. and Mrs. James A, Alb
bott for several days, returned to
Fayetteville, w. Va, on Monday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

Recent marriages in Pikeville are
Miss Hester Bird Francis to Thomas
Trivette, June SOth, and Miss Attic
Brewer to Henry Thomas, June 2Sth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

Mrs. Rowland Endicutt, of Webb,
died at her home and was buried on
Friday last. She left baby about
ten days old. Her husband is a
brother of Mrs. jeff Wilson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

his Ecp tn
Brazil ta k o the VI m republics he y was nomiat
tn he an pau,
the
stu of % soon rd the BznE the Senator
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St f candid uetr peAdent ron pily
hear brken peat nrymen
the sdents aand movb hedn
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the o Captain Barnes Miss Letes hnou
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

dMSu Hill, IG lGll illup1y DdSh III
his chair, and ran his fingers up
over his eyes. Now, they trem-
bled. He jumped to his feet, and
began pacing to and fro.
why not?" he spoke aloud, adj
dressing himself to q bust of Wash
ington that looked at him from the
shadow, as if the voiceless lips had
disputed him. 'Why not" he con-
tinued, more freely; ''if I am the
only man who has the foresight to
see the end of folly, and who dares
to risk his means, his life. and his
reputation to prevent Disaster"
AS he swung backward and re-
sumed his march, he caught sight
of his own face in paneled mir
TOR. He paused before it, and stud
led the reflection 1T was that of
haggard, white-haired man, with
flaming eyes that looked directly
into his, half-scornfully, challeng-
ing him to face the issue.
norman Moore" he said, speak
ing to the man in the glass, you're
about to die You. only, know who
you really are. OF what people you
came, how little you have accom-
plished. You, an American, who
loves his country, have done moth
ing for it. You, who might have
done so much.' He laughed scorn-
fully, and sneered at the visage.
"Do you hesitate, my other half?
Is the soul within you so puny, so
cowardly that, when your brain
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

completed before the holding of
the first political convention, which,
somehow, seemed subtly to change
his demeanor. Now. too. the clip
pings increased at a rapid rate, and
his list of newspapers was aug
mented until the postman grum-
blingly declared, cold man Moore
seems to have gone dotty, from the
amount of mail he's gettin' these
days" His hours of work were
longer, extending to such times
CT the mornings that his three SER
wants decided that, in his old age,
lie was becoming prodigal of life;
and they wisely assured one an
other that candle burned at both
ends and the middle must soon
burn itself out.
The second convention and the
subsequent bitterness OF the cam
paign agitated the recluse to such
an extent that there We're times
when in persistent perusal of news
paper reports he forgot TO eat his
meals and did the most unheard-of
things, evidencing a rare absent
mindedness. For the first time
since his servants had known him,
he began to leave his home at
night. and he was occasionally seen
by those who knew him, standing,
a stern, emotionless figure, on the
outskirts of political gatherings,
carrying about him the air OF a
man apart, yet vitality interested in
the discussions being waged. 1t
Copyright 1909, by Roy Norton
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

contest threatened. And
now, by some strange
means at his command, he
Logan to call upon various
individuals over widely
separated parts of the
United States, in the at
tempt to gain personal
viewpoints as to the situa-
ton and its possible out
come.
a mysterious secretary
was added to the house.
hold, a subdued man,
whose lined face suggested
that at some time or an
other he had descended to
the dregs and by some
strange process had been
reformed.
1t was not, however, UNI
til the first movement of
armed men began on
Washington that the usual
calmness of the philoso-
pher forsooll him. and he
spent hours walking up
and down his room, in u
state OF agitation that be-
tokened a nerve-ra cking
strain. In one of the morn
ing watches, after a peculi-
arly trying day, he threw
down a bundle of clippings
which he had reread with
frowning eyes, and turned
idly to his chess-board, but
this time without hope OF
relaxation. Within the pre-
ceding few days he had
taken to thinking aloud.
speaking in soft whispers
and disjointed sentences.
AS he sat before the ornate
pieces of ivory. and adjust
ed them here and there
with Intrembling fingers.
he said, repeatedly:
THE play of nation.
The play OF a nation-and
l a pawn!"
AS if the whispered
words had presented some
new and daring thought.
he showed himself away
from the table, half-arose
in his chair, and stopped
there transfiXed, his eyes
wide. his lips parted,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

them good bye. Sometimes, too, he would look
back like a who parting from his own,
and not certain that the morrow would him
with them again.
The task of arranging his business affairs was
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

have come to Jean Fare when the spirit with the
flaming sword darted down through the trees OF
Avigney, and whispered into her the message
that she to her country from disaster
AS if the very daring of his thought chilled and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

of these occasions that he had
in contact with Tiger" Reilly and Captain Rich
ard Barnes
The growth of his unrest eliminated the
night OF election, when it became known that
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21
BOOK TWO.
CHAPTER IL.

" HE weeks that fol-
lowed for the recluse,
after that eventful
day when he was notified BY
the specialist that his ten
ure of life was nearly ended
were at first filled with
work of a routine nature.
The immense number of re.
ports he received from vari
Gus agents, banks and cor
porate companies indicated
that, despite his simple
method of living, his finan-
cial interests we're vast. AS
rapidly as these came in,
he scheduled them, and
filed them away in regular
order. Nevertheless, his
time in the park, although
limited, was never over
looked. In the late after
noon. without fail, he would
look up from his work. rub
his fingers together, lay
aside his list, and press the
button by which he sum
moned his housekeeper.
Marie he would say.
addressing her in faultless
French, crumbs for my
friends"
"Ah, m'sieur, will feed
the birds today?'
yes, with your permits
sion"
This was the invariable
dialogue. always repeated in
identically the same tones
of voice, and the faithful
Marie inevitably threw her
hands up with a gesture
OF hopelessness, as ii this
were the most surprising
of innovations, and as
though she had not already
prepared the crumbs some
hours in advance as a part
of her regular duties. 1t
was the one hour of the
day when the philosopher
dropped all burdens of care
or thought of the impend-
ing, and became himself
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

birds nor the children discovered any
thing unusual in his manner, save per
haps a certain usefulness in the gen
tie smile with which he ALWAYS bade
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

his whole attitude that Of one WI
had been suddenly confronted by
ghost of the past or a vision of t
f,,t,,.e e,,nh q lna,lr ne. ", .,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

copyright, 1909, by Roy Norton
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Policemen and Law Obedience.

Cleveland. Ohio. has a chief of police
who believes in the golden rule so COM
pletely that he has adopted ii as the
fundamental principle of his administra-
tion of the law in that city He has
abandoned the old-time policy of rating
the efficiency Of his men according to the
number of arrests they make, pursuing
in preference the London idea of reckon
ing the worth OF policeman by the num-
ber of violations of law he prevents. In
other words. he has inspired his force
with the idea that the policeman's busi-
ness is TO keep the people out of the
courts instead Of sending them there. He
issues A daily bulletin i'm which are dis
cussed the questions affecting police ad-
ministration. Lately this journal has
been devoted largely to expositions of the
merits of the golden rule system of po-
lice management. In recent issue Chief
kohler explained the principle upon which
he is preceding. as follows:
THE real intent of the law is not to
punish and disgrace. but to prevent vio-
1ations. Therefore, il aims to arrest per-
sons only who should under these laws
be arrested. II aims not to place any one
behind prison bars until It is shown that
the person arrested is the person who
really violated the law, and that the po-
lice have sufficient evidence-beyond a
reasonable doubt-to satisfy any COM
petent judge that the Derson under arrest
has violated the law. 1t affords persons
an opportunity to explain before being
put behind prison bars well after
ward. II makes the policeman the first
judge. and IL is upon his testimony and
judgment that the final judge must come
- conclusion as 10 what penalty to
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Customs Frauds.

\ bit OF official house-cleaning done by
Collector Loeb at New York brings to
light the fact that the customs service of
of the government has been for an unde-
termined period corrupted to some extent
by graft that has undoubtedly cost the
United States heavily. Recently a
.weigher'' Of sugar was detected in the
recording of false weights in the importa-
tion of that product, a fraud that may
have caused a shrinkage of the customs
revenues by many millions of dollars
Nov FIVE more weighers are dismissed
OF course the men higher up the i'm
porters who made it worth the while
Of the weighers to return false figures,
should also be prosecuted. They are a the
bribe giver to the vote-seiling aldermen
in corrupt municipal government. Their
guilt is heavier. in that they tempt the
men who are intrusted with responsible
duties.
Collector Loeb has begun his new work
admirably with this exposure of fraud.
His vigorous meeting of the situation
promises that his administration will be
effective. setting a high standard for
federal officials throughout the country
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Drowning hy Wholesale

The man who. in the face of repeated
warnings and despite the plain evidence
afforded by the condition of the river. in
sisted upon loading eight other people
into a frail boat and starting to cross the
Susquehanna doubtless had perfect con-
fidence in his ability to navigate the craft
1t is hardly conceivable that he would de-
liberately carry his guests to their death,
unless he was insane. Unfortunately, no
one can ever know what his mental proc
esses were as he persisted in carrying
out his plan, for he was drowned along
with the others. IL would have been in
terestins to study such pronounced case
of perversity on the part of not only the
man who pulled the boat, but also the
others. his passengers. They must have
been extraordinarily confident of their
friends ability to manage boat i'll dan
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Mack's Democratic Monthly.

The first number of THE National
Monthly" publication in charge of
Norman F. Mack, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee. is out. Its
object is the advancement of the inter-
ests of the democratic party, and Mr..
Mack says in his salutatory:
while I have very pronounced views
on questions of party policy and purpose
from time to time to give expression to
them, l do not purpose to enter upon a
campaign of disagreement. What the
party wants now is more issues on which
we can agree; fewer on which we dis
agree. Because we have met with many
reverses in the last forty years. we must
not accept the impression that the democ-
racy is inherently weak.
Mr.. Mack must have heard of the two
friends. both fond Of controversy. who
met after long separation. and renewed
an old dispute One was freethinker.
the other a man of orthodox religious
views. Adjourning from the dinner table
to the library. they lighted cigars and
sailed in Their host, an old bachelor,
knocked off from the part of listener
about 10 o'clock. and went upstairs to
bed. At midnight he awoke and heard
the disputants still at it.
Say" he called out from the head Of
the stairs, "how much longer are you
! fellows going to keep it up?'
Until we agree on something" was
| the reply.
Haven't agreed on anything YETI
mot yet
Started at Genesis?''
YES"
Where are you now?'
AT the Pauline books"
Going through to Revelations"
"Yes. If we don't agree on something
before we get that far"
What time is it now"
Midnight, only"
"When does day break"
about s. Give us time man. Give us
time
Mr. Mack wants the democratic dis
putants to reach an agreement on some
thing. and his monthly is to be an
amiable medium of discussion. They
started at Genesis. Free silver caused
the first serious division. Then anti
imperialism added to the separation. Then
government ownership and operation of
railroads increased the bad feeling. Then
the initiative and referendum, urged by
Mr.. Bryan, raised an ugly stir And now
the tariff Is up, and democrats are on
both sides of the question, and calling
one another hard names.
! Mr.. Mack is not an impatient host. He
doesn't care how long it is until daylight.
He wants the dsputants to have it out.
He hopes for the best. 1t seems to him
that some basis of agreement should ap-
pear before Revelations is reached. And
so he cheers on both sides. May his
| Monthly have many months, and his ef-
forts be remunerative financially. For
while Mr.. Mack is a good partisan and a
liberal giver for partisan purposes, he is
probably not in this thing as an Aitrust
from Altruria.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
A Call to Duty.

We're feein' sort o. lonely here at Pohick
on the Crick;
Our spirits are a-droopin' an our hearts
are kind o. sick.
We're wishin' that our statesmen Wouid
git through their tariff talks
An cheerfully re-enter on their old ac-
customed walks.
1t isn't that we mind the cost occasoned
by delay:
Pohick has allus had the price an ain t
afraid to pay.
But we miss the gentle eloQuence of
speakers that come down
A-visitin', an note the glorious prospects
Of our town.
We love that good old tale OF how Ia
vored place like this
Is certain to become, in time, great
metropolis;
The fellers at the corner store are all de-
lighted when
They compliment the wisdom Of our risin
business men.
1t may be but a custom. l have heard
some people say
They talk to every city that they come to
jes' that way.
But all the same We like it; an we wish
that they'd be quick
An come once more to cheer us up at Po-
hick on the Crck.