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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

A Harlin county farmer has dug
up skeleton which measures twelv,
feet. The find was made at the foot
of a elf which evidently had bean
"a burial ground of prehistoric race
as numerous other skeletons were
found. most of them being gigantic
in proportion.such pieces of sepul+
chre are not uncommon in Kentucky
and they are supposed TO date back
a matter of 1000 years 1t is evident
that there were giinats in those
days but the people now on earth
do not know or care much about
them.
What is perhaps the most wonder
full chimney in the whole of Ameriee
stands near High Bridge. Ky..itself
one of the wonders of the world.
This natural chimney is seventy five
feet high and only four feet by six
at the base. 1t is SO delicately
modelled that it looks as ii push
would send Il over. yet is has sue
cessfully defied the storms of un-
known ages.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

Dynamite was found by children
under the railroad bridge over the
Mississippi River at Thebes, Ill,
Fuses and caps were attached to the
explosive.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05
al BLOOD NEDECEME yVTNHnTrT ALCOHOAl

Recently dty by that alec hol
Dsease6 the OF oneh
medicine entirely ece2c
of Mandrake
years Dr.
is
the
rubbish which has accumulated during the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

II your children are subject to
attacks Of Group. watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as soon MS
the child becomes hoarse and the
attack may be warded OFF. For sale
by all dealers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

With the appointment of sue
cessor to Associate Justice Harlan
the President will have named six
of the nine members of the Supreme
bench. This exceeds the number
appointed by any other President
since the court was creatde.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05


Pittsburgh, Pa, December. o.
Carrying a suit case containing
seyehtytwo sticks of dynamite and
a roll of fuse and two quarts Of
whiskey George Bridges who refusa IS
to tell anything. concerning himself
was arrested last night at Monnes-
sen, Pa. a mill town near here, Elk
eept to say that man gave me the
suit case at the lower end of town
Bridges is reticent The use TO
which the dynamite was TO be put
has not been assertained By the
police. More than eight thousand
men are employed AT the mills at
Monnessen all of whom IT is said
are "non-unlon" An investigation
is being made.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05
a Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Reliof nj Once-

Gives Relief at Once.
It cleanses, soothss,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brsne resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away n Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

stithton. Ky, Dec. 29.-one day
recently a cat which holds the posi-
ton of Observation-Disclosures for the
Stithton Roller Mill Company, of
this place, was seen with four full
grown living mice in her mouth at
one time, while she bold a mouse
with each front p same
time, making six in all of
which she killed without allowing
one to escape
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05
CATARRA

Paste and Smell. Full size so cts. at Drug
gists or by mail. In liquid form, rs cents.
)sly Brothers, So Warren Street, New York.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-05

Hickman. Ky. December 2s-NeN
of battle between Evil Barfield
a negro who had barricaded himself
at his home. and a mobof white men
on lynching him in which two of
conflict two were shot to death and
the negro was wounded fatally was
received here today Frank and Lewis
Remsey, brothers, were killed
Barfield had an alteration with a
white man and made threats which
led to the attempts of lynching.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
LINOLEUM IN THE BEDROOM
English Idea Has Become OeserVedly
Popular-SaVes Time and Labor
for the Housewife.

The introduction of the English
vogue for using linoleums as floor COW
erings in bedrooms has led to an enor-
nous increase in the demand for rugs.
Housekeepers appreciate the cleanli-
ness of floor covering that can be
washed without requiring further
polishing with oil or wax. The pat
terms in the bedroom linoleums are
pretty, and when ornamented with a
few rugs look very attractive. mex
pensive velvet and tapestry squares
are often used for this purpose and
are to be had in old Persian patterns,
in which the dull, rich tones of blue
and the beautiful, varying tints of soft
rose are seen to wonderful advantage.
Among the novelties for curtains
and draperies the Murillo fabric, a
dull finish silk and satin material OBJ
tainable in beautiful colorings, and
the Naples satin, which has bright
appearance of silk satin, although it
is simply a mixture of cotton and
wool, hold first place. This is chiefly
due to their moderate price, combined
with their decorative effects. They are
importations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
Historic Blackguards
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
OooooooooOooOoOOoOOooO OOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOoOOoO
Copyright by Publishing Crhe worldl
Marat -"Star Villain" of the French Revolution

held him in contempt for his squaiid
filth and his shrieking clamor for
blood. But they could no longer send
him into hiding. For the worst ele-
ment of the mob now ruled Paris
And the mob adored Marat He grew
in power and his most terrible orders
were obeyed
He framed a law by which 100000
persons were arrested on suspicion of
being false to the revolution. Hun
dreds more were guillotined at his
command He, even gravely expressed
a wish to behead an entire French
army of 10000 officers and men
With Robespierre and Danton (both
of whom later fell victims to the guillo-
tine) he formed a triumvirate to gov
ern the French people For time he
was the ruling spirit in this combipa-
ton. In vain did his opponents call
him Sewer rat" and even less COM
plimentary names In vain did they
plot for his downfall By sheer force
of evil he crushed all opposition. And
the crazy mob sIavishly followed his
one virtue. By grating, as did other
revolutionary chiefs, he might have
made millions of dollars. He died
with just twenty-one cents.
Nature at last did what man could
not, to shorten the career Of this "star
villain" of Frances Scarlet Tragedy.
Marat's health gave out He suffered
fntoIerabIe pain. The only relief he
could get was to lie for hours in tub
of hot water. The great unwashed
was actually forced to battle!
It was while he was wrapped in a
sheet in the steaming bathtub on the
evening of July -, 1898, that a young
girl from the provinces called to see
him. She said she had with her d
list Of traitors names and began to
read them to him. Marat listened
greedily At the end he croaked;
They shall die! Every one Of
them!"
AS he spoke, the girl-Charlotte
Corday-stabbed him to the heart
She had hoped to free France from a
tvrant. But she did more harm than
good In the first place, Marat had
already been dying from disease, and
at most could have had but a few
weeks to live. In the second, she
made the people regard a monster as
a martyr And. for months, the most
atrocious cruelties were carried on,
under the pretext that Marat would
have wished them.
Instead of ending the Reign of Ter
ror Charlotte Corday had but in
creased it's horrors. Here was
wasted crime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
MANY MODES In FAVOR
ONE MAY CHOOSE ONES OWN
STYLE IN HAIRDRESSiNG.
That 1t Shall Be Becoming Is the Only
Point of mportance-Each Wom-
an Must Exercise Judgment
in the Matter.

Just what is coming next in hair
dressing it is impossible to tell
Maids are still parting the hair de-
murely in the middle, but the little
biscuits" across the back of the head
appear to be passing into the realm Of
forgotten fashions. The braid wound
about the head, and the Psyche knot
at the back, helped out with a few
puffs, appear to solve the problem
(Which is just now engaging many
minds) for few The small pompa-
dour, light fringe across the fore
head and five or six short curls across
the back of the head hanging from a
fiat chignon, is reliable style which
comes to the rescue of the hairdresser.
The chignon may be braid coiled
about the crown, or coils of lightly
twisted hair or the figure arrange
ment. Things are unsettled and in
the experimental stage. No style has
yet appeared which has made itself
decidedly felt
In the meantime, one may follow
ones inclinations, adopt the style that
is most becoming and spend the time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
Fashions Fancies
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Newest dress models show a contin-
uance of one-sided effect.
Wide girdles appear on most Of the
elaborate afternoon frocks.
Shortening sleeves means an newt
able season of long gloves.
FLEETS of gold mesh, jewel sprinkled
with pearls, crystals or coIored beads,
give a note of magnificence, yet pre-
serve the simple lines of the couture.
Many small buttons are to be used
on the summer dresses, sometimes of
contrasting color and again in har-
mony with the trimming or main ma
terial
For the evening the hat trimmed
with flowers may be worn, but hats
trimmed with aigrettes or feathers are
more effective and certainly more pop
uIar
Tucked and bordered cotton crepes
are among the latest materials for
evening gowns for the young girl.
They are fimsy, clinging fabrics and
look well on the slender, rounded fig
ures.
A pretty collar for a mourning gown
is made Of fine white net cut in sailor.
fashion, with an inset of an inch wide
strip of black net next the hem. With
in this the white net was embroidered
in black silk dots.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
Francois VilIon Frances Gutter Genius"

escape punishment In the early
spring Of 1856 he became student
at the College of Navarro, near An
gers. France A few weeks later the
treasure chest in the college chapel
was robbed. A band of student thieves
was arrested One of them confessed
that Villon was the ringleader of the
gang who had broken into the chapel,
and that the poet was even then plan
ming new robberies.
Villon was put to the torture and
then sentenced to be hanged. AS he
lay in prison, waiting for execution,
he wrote one of his greatest poems;
a grim, wonderful bit of verse, en-
titled, 'Ballade Of the Hanged" Again
his friends influence. coupled with his
own wit. came to the poets aid. His
death sentence was committed to ban
ishment
Villon then drifted from one Euro
pean capital to another: sometimes
living in doubtful fashion by his wits,
sometimes hobnobbing with such
princes and mobiles as could appreciate
his rare genius. OF his life during
these wanderings little is known. But.
four years later. he was cast into
prison once more. This time, it is
said. for the crime of sacrilege. He
spent the summer of 1861 in a cell,
but was set free in a general jail de-
livery in October Of that year.
His old spirit of wild. reckless ad-
venture seemed gone. Soon afterward
he wrote his famous Grand Tesla
ment." a work that breathes of weari-
ness. regret and utter dependency.
Broken by prison and by dissipation,
he is said to have died of consumption
al the age of thirty. Zone or two his
torians believe he lived to be an old
man: but. from his thirtieth year no
no record of him can be found
Villons poetic genius stands out
like a gem in a mire The strange
twist of brain that made him a Grim
inal also enabled him to write such
verse as no man of his time had at
tempted His poetry has served as
example for many a later bard and
has found hosts of-usually unsuecess
ful-imitators.
OF the man himself. nothing good
can be said. His writings live in spite
of his personal career.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
NAILS NEED ESPECIAL CARE
Systematic Attention Needed, but the
Time Taken Will Be Amply
Recompensed.

Form the habit of caring for your
nails. Select a certain time each day
for the treatment and let nothing in
trude to prevent you from carrying
out your duty. A slipshod manner of
treating the nails will do no good
File the nails into the shape you
like best and then soak the finger tips
in warm soapsuds to which a little
benzoin has been added. While the
nails are wet rub some vaseline
around the roots. Take the orange
wood stick and gently push the flesh
back all around the nails. Each one
in turn, not only about the half-moons,
but the entire length of the nails.
For cleansing under the nails, an old
handkerchief dipped in a bit of lemon
juice and passed under the nails by
means of the orange stick is all that is
required.
Apply a nail polish and brush with
a buffer.
If one is in perfect health, rubbing
the nails in the palms of the hands
will give sufficient polish to them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN LAWYERS
Famous French Criminal PIeadeg
Tells Why They Are So Success
full In Paris.

The Feminine Institute of Law OF
Paris, at the inauguration of a series
o: lectures recently, listened to an ad-
dress by the famous criminal plead
er, Maitre Henri Robert.
The eminent counsel drew a very
flatterlng picture of his lady col
leagues. Women" he said, do moth
ing by halves, and when they take up
law they are admirable in their
tenacity and ingenuity as well as In
their confidence in the final result,
Some counsel take up a case merely
because it happens to come their way.
and when it is over leave the court
" it'll a sense of relief But there ia
another sort who have faith in Jus.
tice and faith in others to bring about
the triumph of their cause Nothing
wearies them, and no failure discour-
ages them. They joyfully climb IN
every step in the ladder of 1urisdic.
tioD, and If they are beaten they ex-
pect other judges to give them what
they have just been denied"
M. Robert paid high tribute to the
services rendered by lady LAWYERS in
penal cases, and especially where chiI.
dren are concerned, every little cuIprit
always having compassionate lady
counsel to plead for MIN or her. He
concluded by deprecating the facfIs
JOKES made at the expense of fem
iEln3 pleaders.
TO console those who suffer and
nose who weep-often this is the law.
yer only role-I know nothing enuaI
to an intelligent. sweet and indulgent
Woman"
There are now over thirty lady prac-
titioners at the Paris bar, and most
OF them are engaged on criminal
cases, principally in defense of won
en- and children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22

at each end, and upon which the word
"hatpins" is worked.
The cylinder is further ornamented
with bands of ribbon tied tightly round
either side and finished off with smart
little bows Sewn at the back OF
these bands is a long loop of ribbon
with a rosette bow for suspending the
holder from the glass. Inside ball
of cotton wool is pressed we'll into
the center so that it is in no way Wis
ible, and through this wool the pins
can be thrust from one side of the
holder and held securely in thellr
places. A glance at the sketch will ex-
plain this, and diagram A illustrates
the cardboard cylinder prior . being
covered with silk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22

shrOuded in mystery It is the story
OF an angel-devil. an inspired black
guard, a slum-hero, a pickpOcket-poet,
a thief and murderer whose poetical
genius was scarce short of sublime.
In the low taverns of Paris. about
the middle of the fifteenth century.
the riff-raff of the local underworld
raised for themselves an idol, in the
shape of a brilliant youth of high edu-
cation. who preferred to choose his
chums from the sordid criminal class
rather than from among his equals.
He fought, stole, caroused and killed
with ruffians. then wrote wondrous
poems shat we're so musical that even
his besotted comrades loved them.
The slang of the Thieves Kitchens
was HIS So was a flow of the most
beautiful language known to man.
This youth was variously known by
a string of aliases. Among these
names were Corbier, Piton, De Mont
corbier. Des Leges, Corbeuil and Fran
co.'s YilIon Which, If any, of the
names was really his own is uncer-
tain It was almost surely not vii
Ion" Yet by that alone he is known
to history. Some say he borrowed
the name "Villon" from his rich
guardian, Guillaume de Villon. Others
claim that it was merely a nickname.
and that it was whimsically chosen
by him. because it was a French term
for crook" or 'blackguard
Vjllon had wealthy. influential
friends First and last, he needed all
their influence and appropriated not
little of their wealth. His earliest
known clash with the law was In
1855. when he was twenty-four years
Old He was at that time a college
graduate and a master of arts. Re
turning from a drunken revel one
night he met a priest. quarrel en-
sued and villon stabbed the priest TO
death Then he fled TO some kindly
shelter in the slums where the laws
grip could not reach him. and hid
among his criminal admirers until
family influence could win a pardon
for him.
A year or two later he was In trou
BILE again This time It was tavern
brawl Villon did not figure very
fayorably in the affair In fact. after
a severe beating he ran away from
Paris; more to avoid ridicule than to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
TO HANG OVER THE MIRROR
Practical Hatpin Holder That Is Al
Ways Handy and Not Likely
to Be in the Wa.

Our sketch illustrates practical
little hatpin holder for hanging over
the post of the looking-glass, that can
be made with the aid of one of those
cardboard cylinders that are so often
used for sending unmounted photo
graphs through the post. They may
be obtained from almost any stationer
at a trifing cost.
The cardboard is neatly covered
with silk, gathered into a tiny friu
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22

when France was a slaughter house
The French Revolution was at its
bcight After throwing off the cruel
bondage of royalty under which they
had groaned for centuries, the French
people beheaded their old tyrants, the
aristocrats. Then, the thirst for
blood being still unslaked, they fell
to beheading each other The Reign
of Terror" set in. First the reyolu-
tiOuists who believed in higher ideals
and gentler methods were slain. Then
the more rabid revOlutionists divided
into several parties or factions. And,
whichever faction CHANGED at the mo-
ment to be uppermost executed mem
bers of the others. One leader after
another arose to Guido his predeces-
sors in deeds of violence only to lose
his own life and power to some still
more mUrderOus demag0gUe.
And the heart and soul of the Reign
of Terror was Marat. He was a Swiss
by birth and had at various times
been a scientist, a literary man,
physician and-s0 says Carlyle-a
Nurse uOCIOE. w ueu the EeNOiuJiOu De
gan he started a. paper called "The
Friend of the People" 1t was prob
ably the most scdrrilous, bloodthirsty
sheet ever published.
The revolution at that time had
not wholly thrown sanity aside.
Marats arrest was ordered He es-
capped and fed to the lowest slums
There, hiding in the sewers and eel
lars. he spent his time making friends
with the vile outcasts of the Paris I'M
derworld and in preaching to them his
doctrine of wholesale murder. From
time to time as the revolution waXed
more fierce. he would emerge from
hiding with new plans for deeds of
violence. Each time the saner leaders
denounced him But. soon or late,
they followed his advice. And thus
the revolution grew daily into the
Reign of Terror.
At last it became safe for Marat to
come wholly out of seclusion and to
proclaim aloud by voice and by his
newspaper, his ideas for the death Of
his fellowmen. The revolutionary
leaders feared and hated him. They
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22

experimenting. For no matter what
may develop in hairdressing modes,
each woman should exercise her 1udg-
ment for herself and dress her hair
in the manner most becoming to her
self, be it the mode or not. The braid
about the head, the small pompadour,
the short curls, all features of present
styles, are very generally becoming.
1t is a good thing to remember, too,
that variety is the spice of life in hair
dressing as in other things
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
Curtain Rinos.

Sew large battenberg rings on sash
curtains to run the brass rod through
instead Of putting it through the hem
of the curtain, advises the New Era.
These rings will keep the muslin
from wearing out quickly and may be
left on the curtains while they are in
the wash.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
ltE==EZ5 q"
Hope OF the Lilies
conzrirh,. 1al2. 6z 4ssoela.ed LIterary Press.l
y
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

and loathe country boarding houses
and hotels" He laughed quickly
would probably break my leg al o'e'
again-in one of those places.
Hope laughed merrily. You arc
most assuredly in very bad way Mr.
Lorimer. But IL you can stano pLim
itiveness-together with eggs cnlcK-
ems and lilies in abundance, my moth-
err and l will be glad to take care Vi
you for a few weeks.
Lorimer's eager smile brought
lump to Hopes throat and then Pc
culiar gladness to her heart
IF you only would" he cried quick
": sit would be ideal-for me. he
called out to his nurse, who he sa"
passing along the corridor, "Oh, MISS
Lane! How soon could l manage 10
get into the country"
The nurse smiled and made MS
plans for him Lorimer was happier
than he had been since Clarice NC
CIure refused to love him.
1t was on Good Friday and they
took him out to the little farm on
Long Island and he limped, on his
new crutches, to the big chair on the
veranda. Hope and her mother had
come from the long glass house
through which the white heads OF
lilies looked like little ghosts. Hopes
hair was a riot of tawny gold and her
eyes were as gray as the mountains
Mrs. Carter greeted Lorimer and then
went quickly into the tiny cottage for
the egg-nog she had prepared for his
coming.
This place is like heaven" Lor-
inner half breathed; "at least I feel
very near it." He looked contentedly
up at Hope and saw her smile down
into his eyes. VERY near" he re-
peated.
But am going to make you work,
laughed Hope quickly do you see
that basket of eggs and all those funny
little papers? l am going to put you to
work as soon as you are rested-each
egg must have one of those transfer
pictures on it. Do you think you can
do that?"
Mrs. Carter came out again with a
long, foaming glass of egg-nog and
waited until Lorimer had taken 1t.
II feel as if l could do anything
now" he said by way of thanking
Mrs. Carter and answering Hopes
question in one.
Il must go in now and practice my
song for Easter Sunday" Hope said
shyly. "They nave asked me to sing
in the village choir" She cast a
laughing glance at Lorimer. ut will
be almost as bad as being in coun-
try boarding house to have to listen
to me singing Easter hymns to the
wheeze of our organ"
She tripped happily indoors and
soon Lorimer heard a sweet, clear
volume of tone coming out through
the lattice windows.
He smiled with utmost contentment
and was scarcely aware that he spoke
aloud or that Mrs. Carriers eyes were
watching him with motherly approval,
Songs of praise, then let US sing"
he repeated after the voice of Hope.
He turned to Mrs. Carter and the
smile that made women adore him
was in his eyes. "You are going to
| acquire son before another Easter
| comes" he told her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-22
Crepe Und erWear.

Cotton and silk crepe, too, are in ia
vor now for all articles of lingerie.
Both wash admirably. Some of the
finest cotton crepe is wonderfully at
tractive and admits of hand work to
excellent advantage