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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

Governor Glasscock has issued
a call for a special session Of the
West Virginia legislature to enact
a Statewide primary law, which
shall include provisions for the
popular nomination of United States
Senators, and to amend the "cor-
rupt practices ac-." so as TO prohID-
it bribery and fFaad at primaries,
conventions and political meetings o
all kinds as well as at elections.
The Legislators are summoned to
convene at noon of May l6 ,19ll.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28
CARD OF THANKS.

The wife. son and mother-in-law OF
Fred NJ Stuart, wish, through the
solumn of the Big Sandy News, to
leirtily thank the many kind friend
peighbors and relatives Of the de-
teased for their unt!rinE help and
kind acts during the sickness death
and burial of our loved one, and
most specially his cousin, NJ. T.
Gerry, who so tenderly nursed him
during his last suffering.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

Chamberlain stomach and Liver
Tablets ASSIST nature in driving all
Impurities out OF the system, in
suring a free and regular condition
and restoring the organs of the body
TO health and strength. Sold by
A. NJ. Hughes, druggist. and Louisa
Drug Store Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28
SALE OF TIMBER TRACT.

HaCkworth and Burns have sold
the timber on their Tug river tract
Of land for $4,000. The land is
near Clifford this county, about
ten miles from Louisa The Iron
ton Crosstie Company is the pur-
cchaser. The timber will be cut
and taken to market by J. W. Hall.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28
FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS,

A lot Of cabbage plants have Just
been put on sale at the Snyder
Hardware Companys store. They
are frostproof and should be set
out Immediately VIII produce very
early cabbage. Price i5c per hun
dred Go and get a lot at once.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

Prompt relief in all cases Of
throat and lung trouble II you use
Chamberlain's Cough Demedy. Pleas
ant to take. soothing and healing in
effect. Sold by A. NJ. Hughes, drug
gist. and Louisa Drug Store Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

On Wednesday. the third day OF
May, 1911, between the hours OF
ten and three O'Clock. l will offer at
public cutlery to the lowest and best
bidder, who will exhibit an approx
ed bond the building of a new
wooden trestle county bridge across
Rush creek, on the Big Sandy road
in Lawrence county, KY, near the
Boyd line. The bidding win be at
the old bridge. Plans and specifI-
cations may be seen at the store
of Hatten and Warren, Buchanan,
Ky, after April goth. p.
j. f. HATTEN,
Special Commissioner.
anr I4t3
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

That discreet silence" .of Sena-
tor McCreary's which seems to worry
his opponents so much is far better
than the foolish driyel wasted by
the friends of Ollie James
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

Since the editor Of The News has
had a camel named for him he
will have TO get a hump on him
self. -Elizabethtown News.
Get two, or you'll only be a
dromedary.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

The first book ever printed from
movable types brought the highest
price ever paid for any book. The
prize was the Gutenberg Bible, the
purchaser, Henry E. Huntington of
Los Angeles, and the price $4,000.
The sale was made in the city OF
New York.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

The Glasgow Times says United
States Senator Bradley will meet
in Louisville July llth." For that
day only he will be known as the
Republican State Convention Of
Kentucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

An exchange says: The echoes
from Ollie James speech YESTERDAY
at Nicholasville are reverberahng
from the Big Sandy to the MiSslsslp-
pi" Any old noise will echo" If
the conditions are right
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28

Speaking OF dlsappointments did
you find that pair of low-necked
shoes you thought you put away
last fall?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-28
Friday, April 2s, 1911,

Lawrence was the tenth county
to make an investigation into the
vote selling business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Remarkable Feat of Memory

spired by the solemn occasion, and by
the long-extended rows OF headstones
in front of him.
The official stenographer of the
senate, Colonel Murphy, who was, |
believe, the most rapid stenographic
reporter In the country at that time,
reported Garfield's address stenogra-
phically. After the ceremonies were
over, Garfield asked Colonel Murphy II
he would call upon Mrs Garfield and
compare his shorthand notes with the
written address. 1t was the first in
timation Murphy had that Garfield
had committed the address to paper.
Later in the day, Mrs. Garfield re-
ceived Colonel Murphy in GarteIds
study. She held the manuscript copy
of her husbands address while Col
onel Murphy read from his notes.
He read for some time before she
stopped him; there was one word in
the stenographic notes which did not
appear in the manuscript. Two other
Interruptions for similar cause were
made during the reading by Murphy of
his notes. When he finished. Mrs.
Garfield said that. with the exception
of three interpolated words, the manu-
script copy of the speech and Colonel
Murphy's stenograph;c report were
Identical
When Garfield was asked an hour
later to explain the discrepancies he
said that, while he was speaking If
occurred to him that the interpolated
words would add to the force of what
be was saying.
I knew" continued Judge Hunt,
that Garfield had a wonderful verbal
memory; but this incident shows that
his great Arlington cemetery address
was, word for word, memorized by
him through the mere act of writing
It,"
Copyright. 1911. by e. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reservedl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
How When In Lower House He Twice
Confuted the Low Tariff Arguments
OF His Friend, Leopold Morse
of Boston.

The late Leopold Morse represented
ior some years one of the Boston
(Mass) districts in the lower house
or congress. He was a colleague there
OF Ex-Governor John d. Long. who aft
erward became secretary of the navy
IN Mchinley's cabinet, and of Am
prose A. Ranney, one of the ablest law
yers who ever represented Massac hu-
sets In the house of representatives
Mr. Morse was business man. He
was the proprietor of a very large
ready-made clothing store, said to be
the largest in New England. He was
snort, thfck-set man, with a sandy
goatee, curly brown hair. ford com
plexion and large blue eyes. He made
no attempt to conceal his qualification
over the fact that Boston should have
sent him, retail merchant, to con-
gress with such distinguished men as
Long and Ranney.
Mr.. Morse had not been a member
of the lower house month before
Representative William Mckinley of
Ohio made friendly overtures for some
thing for than a formal acquaintance.
A quaint personality, very skillful
manner of adapting the business prin-
ciples which apply well to retail trade
to all the great financial operations of
the government, and a charming open
ness and kindness of manner all
caused this Boston retail merchant I'M
consciously to concentrate upon him
self much of the attention of Major
Mckinley. Democrat though he was,
Mr., Morse and Mckinley became very
close friends, and the fact that Morse
advocated tariff for revenue only,
while Mckinley was the apostle of
high protection at that time, seemed to
intensity their personal friendship.
Yet, Mckinley, who was more of
humorist than many persons suspect
ed, used often to indulge in sly fun
at Mr. Morse's expense, as, for in
stance, when. during a tariff debate
Mr.. Morse had complained that protec-
ton made it possible to buy clothes
cheaper in England than In the United
States, Mckinley took from his desk
suit of clothes. He held them up to
the view of the house. He asked Mr..
Morse If those clothes were not as
good as any that could be bought in
England, and If the price of the clothes
was not as low as would be charged
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
James A. Garfield Menorized His
Famous Arlington Cemetery Ad-
dress, Word for Word, Through
Mere Act of Writing Il.

Robert G. Ingersoll first won ma
tional notice as a brilliant orator by
the speech which he delivered at the
dedication of the Arlington national
cemetery, the speech which he began
with the frequently quoted sentence:
THE past rises before me like q
dream" That speech has become his
toric, and so has the Memorial day
address which was delivered In the
then a member of congress. in the last
year of President Grants second ad-
ministration. By students of oratory
and of literature it is looked upon as
one Of the best examples OF Gartield's
ability both as a speaker and as
master of the English language.
When Garfield was invited to de-
liver the address, he gladly accepted
the invitation" said the late William
H. Hunt, Of Louisiana, secretary of
the navy in Garfield's cabinet and
afterwards minister to Russia, but he
kept putting off the preparation OF
the address. and at last the evening
not line of the address had been
committed to paper, or even thought
out
Garfield was much occupied in the
early part of that evening with Ger
tain congressional duties. He was
free at about ten o'clock. Then he
went to his study and began the prep
aration of the address that he was to
deliver on the morrow. It was not
completed until two o'clock. Then
Garfield left the manuscript upon his
study table and went to bed, asking
that he be called at seven o'clock. He
was called at that hour, but he did
when he was aroused about an hour
later he was much annoyed to find
that he had oversight. for the cere-
monies We're to begin at Arlington at
half past nine. While he was dress
ing he asked that a cup of coffee be
brought to his room. He had just
finished sressing when the coffee
came. He drank it almost at one
gulp, went to his study, gathered up
his manuscript, and was hastily driven
to Arlington. where he arrived just In
time
AS he stood upon the platform, his
eye swept the distant city of Wash
ington, and then rested lovingly upon
the graves of the soldiers. He was,
as you know, an emotional man, very
sympathetic Without taking the man
uscript from his pocket, he began his
address; and IT seemed to those who
heard 1t as though he had been in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
ParaIytic #o her Sees Skeleton
Fingers E On Prattling Child
Witt heir Reach.
Unable to No Woman Is Forced to
Sit In he sIss Agony and See
Her Litte Rne Gleefuly Eat
Deadly ST. rhine Pills.

Philadelphia IN the cid days when
mems hearts ne hard there was a
helltsh rivalry The invention OF tor
ture. Because the emperor must
amuse the bruf SID pOpulace, because
the conqueror must gloat over the
agon1es OF the subjugated, because
men differed in politics or religion
because of these things men were fed
10 wild beasts In the circus, men were
burned at the stake, and the rack, the
thumbscrew, the boot and the iron
maiden We're invented. But with all
their righteousness these inventors
OF the means of fnticting torture fell
short, far short, of what accident. or
fate-call 1t what you will-achieved
In a simple little home in this city
recently. or physical pain there was
none, but measureless was that re-
nnement OF poignant agony which
comes with the breaking of a mothers
heart as, helpless, she vas forced to
sit and see the skeleton fingers OF
grlnning death beckon her prattling
babe within their reach.
Mrs. Charles Grimths lives at No
1926 South Spangiler street. Paralysis
OF the limbs chains her to her chair.
Her heart is Weak and for it's
strengthening the physician prescribed
strychnine pills. At an appointed
time one OF Mrs. Grifitls older chill
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Story About William Mckinley

for like articles In England. He then
read the label upoL the clothes, which
showed that they had been purchased
at the clothing house of Leopold Morse
in Boston Never was a tariff for rev.
enue only debater more completely
confounded; but Mr.. Morse frankly ad-
mitted that Mckinley had got the bet
ter of him.
A day or two later Mr.. Morse made
the statement on the floor of the house
that he was certain that 1t was impos-
sible for man beginning with moth
ing and doing business with perfect
honesty to make a fortune or SO ,000,-
600 by the time he was 60 years of
age. He went so far as to say that
no fortune in excess of that amount,
unless it was inherited, was earned
honestly by any American.
An hour or two later Mckinley
beckoned Mr.. Morse to his side and
asked him:
Did | understand you to say that
no fortune in excess of $4,000 900
could be honestly accumulated by any
man In the United States?"
Yes, | said that; and l believe it,"
was the positive answer.
Mr.. Morse, you sell in your store
goods, like shirts made of cotton?"
Yes"
You, of course, have heard of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
$4,000 MILES BY STAGE
kentuckian Has Driven 40 Miles
Every Day for the Past
Ten Years.

New Albany, Ind.-Without going
further north than Paoli, Ind, or fur
Their south than New Albany, Oscar
Bowman of Paoli has Travelled dis
lance equal to ten times around the
world Bowman, Kentuckian, is the
driver Of the New Albany and Paoli
stage. He has held the position for
ten years and has seldom missed a
day during which he covered the dis
lance of 40 miles over the pike be-
tween Albany and Paoli
Bowman has just completed his
three thousand two hundred and
seventy-sixth round trip, in which he
drove total of 900 miles, He has
driven over the pike on the coolest
and the hottest days recorded by the
weather bureau In a decade, and has
never stopped for rain. snow or sleet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Schoolma'm Whips Husky Boys.

painted false face mask in his desk,
which he would put ON for the amuse-
ment Of the pupils when her back
was turned. Tops and slungshots also
were among his schoolroom effects,
and the new teacher decided that he
must leave these things at home
The rupture came one afternoon at
a spelling bee. When the bully re-
fused to give up the false face the
plucky teacher used the rattan on
him. Other big fellows laughed.
Their turn came next Three min
utes of hot fighting left the plucky
school teacher master of the situa-
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
How the Eloquent Senator Babe Fare
we'll to His Friend John Chamber
lin and Borrowed 500 to
Make New Start.

Il was the last man whom Roscoe
Conkling saw and to whom he said
goodbye on the night of his final de-
parture from Washington following
his resignation from the United
States senate as a result of his quar-
rel with President Garfield" said the
late John Chamberlin, who for almost
thirty years, beginning in the late sew
enties, was the Delmonico of the ma
tional capital and as such was on in
innate personal terms with all the
famous public men of his time. Presi-
dent Grant was very fond of John
Chamberlin; General Arthur took his
meals at Chamberlin's Hotel from
the time he became vice president I'M
til the death of Garfield made him
president; and Seantor Conkling,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
YOUTHFUL SHAH OF PERSIA

The 13-year-old shah of Persia, Sui
tan Ahmed, has a troubled time since
his accession in July, 1909. His ia
Their, Shah Muhammad Ali, had grant
ed his people a parliament to avert
threatening symptoms of rebellion It
was, however, endowed with only
nominal powers and the shah soon
had another uprising on his hands. He
had almost crushed it when the pow
erful Bakhtiari tribe, practically indie
pendent brigands of southern Persia,
helped the revolutionists to snatch VIC
tory out of defeat and force the mon
shah's abdication Since that time the
ex-shah has been constantly intriguing
to regain his throne, but was complete
ly routed last month and his principal
general was executed by the Persian
government.
The youthful sultan is pathetic
figure, powerless in the hands of his
advisers and unable to crafty his nat
nral affection for his father, for
whom he cried bitterly at their forced
separation. Judging from his manly ap
an American playground romping with
seclusion of the lonely splendor of tho
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
n New News of Yesterday

Amos and Abbott Lawrence and also
of Samuel Slater and his sons, the orig.
inators Of cotton manufacture in New
England?"
Yes. | have"
You know, of course, that the Law
renee brothers ventured all their lit
tie capital in utilizing the water DOW
er of the Merrimac river-that thew
built cotton mills in what are now the
cities of Lawell and Lawrence"
Mr.. Morse began to be uneasy.
did you ever hear a word that re-
fiected upon the business integrity or
personal character of the Lawrences
Oh OF the Slaters?" continued Nc
Kinley. Don't you know that these
men, by their efforts, created the great
manufacturing industries of New Eng.
land and that each one died possessed
of considerably more than $4,000 900 ?"
Major" said Mr.. Morse frankly, 'T
hadn't thought of that l guess | will
have to limit what | said about for
tune making to spectators. | don't
believe a Spectator ever honestly
made s3.ooO,OOO.'
And so greatly impressed was Leo
pold Morse with McKinleys argument
and his kindly way of putting it that
he then and there began to predict
that the Republican party would nom
mate and elect William Mckinley pres
ident-and that was ten years before
William Mckinley was nominated.
Copyright. 1911. by e. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
LEISHMAN DONS A UNIFORM

The American colony in Berlin
has been mildly excited over Am
bassador Leishman's revival of the
custom of wearing a uniform when
appearing before the kaiser This Gus
tom was introduced by Ambassador
Tower, who wore uniform with the
permission Of President Roosevelt. 1t
was discontinued by Ambassador Hill,
who considered it undemocratic. Mr..
Leishman has provided uniforms for
all the members of the embassy staff
who may appear before the emperor
Inquiry is being made everywhere to
find out If Mr.. Leishman enjoys a mil
itary or naval title which would war
rant him in departing so far from the
custom prevailing among American
diplomats, for many years. 1t is re-
called that Charles Page Bryan, erst-
while minister to Brazil and Portugal,
and now minister to Japan, was once
a colonel on the staff of the governor
of Illinois and appeared at court func-
lions in coloners full dress uniform.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

The mistress was giving Harriet the
benefit of her advice and counsel
touching momentous step the latter
contemplated.
"Of course, Harriet" said the lady
of the house. IF you intend to get
married, that's your own business;
but you mustn't forget that marriage
is very serious matter"
Eyes, num-" said Harriet. Yes,
mum; l know It's sometimes, mum.
But, mum, maybe I'll have better luck
than you did, num-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
SETS MOTHERS BED AFIRE
Philadelphia Boy Playing With
Matches Endangers Home and
His Own Life.

lphia.-Harry Nutall, Jr
was playing with matches at his home
and set fire to his mothers bed
When the firemen arrived, put out the
fire and saved the house from de-
structiol, there was no trace Of
Harry. Mrs. Nuttall feared he had
been burned.
Finally Joseph Maggie, acting fore
man of engine company 10, saw lit
tie foot protruding from a coal bin
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Eats ODDLY Pills.

dren gave her ne lot the pills, set the
box on table a few feet away and
went out to resume her play
The parAlyZed mother sat in her
helplessn ass and smiled and cooed to
her pratting babe OF fifteen months
as the little one criept about the floor
The baby head touched the hanging
table cloth and with gleeful gurgle
the child graspedI the cloth and be-
gan to draw itself to its uncertain
feet. Then the bright eyes espied the
box and dimple4 hand reached for
It,
Baby! baby! bh, my God. baby.
don't touch it,"
But the pills rad( led in the box and
with an eXultant tcoo the little one
settled back to tie floor, baby like,
carrying its new TOY to its moist
mouth.
The frantic woman coaxed and
pleaded and scolded; She used all the
gentle persuasion of a mothers baby
talk to coax the child nearer She
commanded. She did everything an
anxiety-torn woman could do to in
duce the baby to drop the box. But
to the little one it was all part of a
game.
Then the box came open and the
deadly pills fell into the child's lap
and upon the carpet. A pink little
thumb and finger reached for one of
the deadly sugar-coated pellets!
Chained to her chair, the mother
sent forth Shrek after Shrek for hui
man help and appeal after appeal to
her God, while only three feet away
death coaxed her darling nearer and
nearer to it's embrace
The sugar tasted good and the baby
smiled and cooed. Then it reached
for another pill-and another
Finally help came, but too late. The
baby Is dead and the doctors are try
Ing to save the sanity of the paralyzed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
AMERICAN POPULAR IN CHINA

On account Of present conditions
and also for the sake of broadening
his education the infant Emperor of
China, Pu vi, may be sent to America.
In the event of this happening the i'm
portant mission of caring for the royal
babe may be entrusted to DR.. John c.
Ferguson, the eminent American, who
is adviser to the Chinese board of
communication. Mr.. Ferguson, al
though an American, Is one of the
most trusted officials of the Chinese
government and enjoys the special
favor of the royal family.
For years DR.. Ferguson has studied
China-its problems and its people.
He has spent the best years OF his
life among them and has gained great
prestige In the land of the celestials.
He is looked up to and admired
throughout the country and in this In
stance, when the safety and welfare
of the most sacred person in their
empire is at stake the Chinese seem
to know no one whom they can better
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
PRETTY SCHOOLMA'M
WHIPS 9 HUSKY BOYS
Comes Out Victor in Pitched
Battle and Puts Quietus on
the School Bully.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Just because she
walloped nine husky pupils in one
day Miss Roberta Atkinson, the pref
ty and athletic new teacher at the
Sandy Creek school is to be put on
trial by the Penn township school
board. The bully Of the school start
ed the rumpus. He wore cowhide
boots, homespun jacket and breeches,
is big enough to get a job moving
pianos, and insisted on keeping a