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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
Ashland Postmaster TO be Removed.

The following extract from a
Washington dispatch to the Louis
vile Post is not without interest to
Louisians, Mr. Boggess having form
erly been a resident of this place;
Senator Bradley also win succeed
In hanging the scalp of Poshnacter
Boggess, of Ashland at his belt, and
the next to fall under his deadly
aim viii be Collector of Internal
Revenue Maurice Calvin, of Coving-
ton
The removal of Postmaster Bog
CESS, however. is apt to cause one
Of the biggest rows ever known in
Kentucky over a postoffice ap-
pointent. The record of Mr. Bog
CESS has not been attacked from
any source.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
Explosion and Fire at Normal.

The two story, frame building, oc-
cupied as store room, by l.. C.
Fogeman, and as a lodge room, loca
ted in Normal. was blown into
atoms, and totally destroyed by fire
Sunday morning shortly before 500
O'Clock.
No one as yet has been found who
Is able to explain how the explo-
sion took place, but the supposition
is that gas pipe had bursted and
the lower room of the building had
become full of gas which ignited
from a light that was burning.
Mr.. Fogeman had quite a stock
of groceries and other goods in the
building that were insured for $500.
which amount it is said will only
cover portion of his loss
The second story of the building
was occupied as a lodge room by
the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics and the Knights of Golden
Eagle, All their paraphernalia and
lodge equipment were in the build
ing and were totally destroyed.
Each of the 'odges had $3.50 insur-
ance on their goods which viii.
partially reimburse them.
Vhe building destroyed was
merHS occupied by the Normal
office, A-Catlettsburg Tribune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
west VIRGINIA fires.
Logan and MateWan Sustain Heavy
Losses.

Logan, w. Va. Jan. 13.-At 1
o'clock this morning the town was
visited by one of the most disas-
trous fires in its history, a'whole
square, including the court house
and many of the principal mercantile
establishments of the town being
destroyed,
The fire started in Memoirs de-
partment store, or in pool room
adjoining, the flames having adj
vanced so far before discovered that
it was impossible to tell in which
place the fire started.
The volnhteer fire department Of
the town was called out by the al
arm but was able to accomplish but
little owing to the fact that the
water was frozen in the mains.
Among the buildings destroyed
were W. b. Johnsons grocery
store Memoirs ten cent store; the
Stall moving picture theatre; the
store of the Cooperative Mercantile
Company; the Gem pool room; Lam
hams plumbing establishment; two
empty buildings and a small build
ing occupied by the fire depart
ment
The greatest loss will fall in the
destruction of the Logan county
court house, a building completed
about three years ago at a cost OF
approximately 100000 The court
house was handsome stone struc-
ture, modern in design and finish.
When 1t was found that the court
house could not be saved an at
tept was made to remove the re-
cords from the offices of the county,
and circuit clerks, and from -the Of !.
fices of the sheriff and assessor.
This work was but partly completed
when the heat became SO fierce
that it had to be abandoned, and
the vaults closed. Whether any
of the records were lost is not yet
known, but it is believed that the
vaults being of modern construction.
will protect them, and they viii be
found intact when the heat sub
sides
The fire department OF the town
aided by scores of volunteers made
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
TOM RATCLIFF ARRESTED.
Man Charged With the Murder Of
Arch PyIes.

In October the NEWS gave the
particulars of the killing OF young
man named Arch. Pyles. son of Val,
Pyles. of Whites Creek, W. Va.
Young Pyles and two other young
men named respectively Tom Ratclif
and Dick Sanders became involved
in dispute over some trivial mat
ter, and during the difficulty which
ensued Pyles received knife wounds
which caused his death in a few
minutes,
Sanders and Rateliff fled, and
although the father of the slain
boy offered large reward for their
apprehension nothing was heard OF
them until the arrest OF Ratcliff by
Deputy U. s. Marshal Rafferty, in
one OF the upper Sandy counties a
few days ago. Rafferty, brought his
man to Cattlettsburg. He received
the reward which had been offered
for the prisoner and turned him
over TO the Wayne county authori-
ties.
The marshal had heard that a
man answering to Ratcliffs descrip-
tion was staying at certain house.
Going to the place he found his
man up the chimney of a fire place
The officer thinks Sanders is in
Floyd county, and is looking for
him. Young Pyles was nephew
of Mrs. Albert Murray, of this city,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19

Continued on page five.)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
Judge w. w. Marcum.

The news of the sudden and en-
tirely unexpected death of Judge
w. w. Marcum, at his home in Cere
do last Monday morning came as
: great shock to his relatives and
Many friends in Louisa He had
been his usual robust self for
ay or SO. but was not thought
sick. On the day mentioned
gotten up about the usual
,hen he was seized with in
pain in the back. Relief was
led as quickly as possible, but
ID was unavailing and he died
Z o'clock. Word OF the sad
was Immediately wired to
city and to his son, DR.. Fred
cum. of Torchlight- The mess
Of sorrow came in time for the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
Railroad Up Beaver.

The C. & 0. will build a raj
up Beaver creek, Sloyd coui
the coal lands owned NSy the
dated. the Beaver Cr6ek a
Northern Coal Companies
Coal from these mines will
sent through Louisa to Cinci
where it will be turned over to
c. II. and d. for the haul to Tole4
from which point it will be handle.
in the Great Lakes coal traffic dur
ing the summer months, while in
the winter it will be diverted for
an all-rail haul to the Northwest.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
In the Oil Field.

The cold weather has prevented
any work OF Importance being done
in the oil field during the past week
The machinery for the Cochran and
Reuben Fork wells was moved. to
the respective locations.
Material for a derrick to be erect
ed on 40-acre tract belonging to
Mrs. Betty Plgg is being delivered
on the ground. A lease on this
tract is held by the Busseyville Oil
q Gas Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
Asphyxiatsd by Smoke.

One day last week an N. & w.
train crew discovered box ear on
fire, near Vivian, small station
east of Kenoya. They broke open
the door and found two men over
come by the smoke and so badly
burned that they were in a dying
condition.
An investigation revealed the
two victoms to be Ben Bradley
and Walter Sanders. They died
before their bodies could be taken
out of the car.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
DEATH
Removes Some Of Our Worthy
People.
The Summons Came Suddenly 10 Judge
MaTcum, But Was Not Un-
expected to the Others.
MIR. Alexander Lackey.

~ After long period OF falling
q health. during which every effort
was made TO delay and possibly
n avert tho Inevitable result Alex.
" Lackey. son OF Mr.. and Mrs J Q.
a Lackey. of this city, died peacefully
n and without struggle 0t his
a home about 3 o'clock Monday morn
r, Ing All OF the Immediate family
n except an older brother John @.
IN OF East Liverpool, o., were present
u when death closed the scene. Two
n aunts. Mrs. Ben Thomas, OF Gin
a, clnuati. and Mrs James Mcconnell,
xs OF Catiettsburg. were also pres
Il ent IN the final hours. He is sur
n, viyed by his parents, one sister.
=, Mrs. II. C. corns. and two brothers.
a, John and Junior Had he lived un-
or I'll March II he would have been S2
NJ years old.
"A AZ one o'clock on Wednesday af-
/, ! ternoon the funeral services We're
held at the home OF the deceased.
conducted by the Rev J. W. Critics,
pastor OF the NJ. L. church. South
Tho services was simple and appro-
priate. Prayer, song and fitting
discourse by the minister marked
1.-The solemn occasion The one
!, lreat passion of the dead boys life
u vas a love for flowers he loved
rhem az he loved no other yoiceiess
hing. II was eminently Fitting
therefore. that the choicest buds
Ind blossoms procurable should gar
and The casket which held his NOR
clAl remains. Flowers In beantini
.,Aeslgns. the gift OF friends at home
land abroad. were offered In fra
lgrnnt profnsion, testifying with
lmute eioquenee TO the esteem an
(which Alex Laekey was held
Following the services at the
house the body was conveyed 10
Pine Hin cemetery and buried. The
road being dangerous because OF the
snow and Ice the final fareWeii
10 the son and brother was taken
ut home. none Of the family except
John Lackey accompanying the body
to the grave.
AS soon rs possible after Mr. Lack
ey became awaEe- thSt he was seri-
ously affected he sought a. more
congenial climate, gding to south
ern California, where he remained
several years. A few months ago
longing for home and kindred I'M
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19

DR.. W. b. Mcclure, OF Lexington,
has made the L. & N. railroad de-.
fendant in suit he has filed L
recover $4,000 for personal injury
sustained when his automobile was
wrecked by being run into by one
Of the roads engine.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-19
COURT OF APPEALS.

Brown, etc, VS.. spradlin, John
son. reversed.
Waller, ETC., VS.. syck. Pike, re-
yersed.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
SMALL STORES BOOMING.
Certain Retailers Have Not Been injured by Great
Enterprises.


when while ago, the great stores had %
increased in size and in the multiplicity of things
they dealt in that they could supply about every
human requirement" said city dweller. some
people thought that the day of the small store
keeper was over, that the little storekeeper
couldn't compete with the big one. but the small
store is still doing business see now as many
Of them II not more than ever before; and at
this at first. wondered; but don't wonder 30
much now, since our baby came.
"Of course don't refer here to grocery stores
and butcher shops and various smaller stores fur
nishing food supplies which must always re-
main everywhere; am speaking of those other
many smaller stores. supplying dry goods and
fancy goods and hardware and housefurnishings.
These are the little stores that to be put
out Of business. but which do not seem TO have
gone And what has the baby TO do with all
this? I'll tell you.
THE mother with young child, whether she
is with or without servants. sticks pretty close
TO home, the better to look after the baby's well
fare For her minor shopping. anyway she
doesn't go far. She finds that In her neighbor-
hood there are many little shops where they sell
many things. and II she finds these places to be
nice little shops. where they keep nice things BE-
lected with taste and Judgment she keeps ON
buying there steadily.
There thousands OF such shoppers scat
tered everywhere about the city, making business
for the neighborhood' shopkeeper. The great
stores do great business, whose vast volume an
nually increases, but there appears still to be
room for the little storekeeper too, II he will
make his store and his goods attractive and do
business in really businesslike way"
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
HOW TO MAKE A CHEAP WELL
Wall Can Be Laid Five or Six Feet
High, Arching IL at Top With
Large Stone for Covering.

1t is impossible to drive pipe for
a well In some localities, and stones
are scarce to lay wall in a dug well,
writes j. H. Andre of Wisconsin in
the Farm and Home. In such cases
the wall can be laid s or 6 feet high.
arching 1t at the top with large stones
to 15 or 18 inches in diameter, and
cover 1t with a large fiat stone, a,
with hole in the center to admit a
6-inch pipe. Place stone. b, in the
bottom Of the well 1S inches in diam
eter and 4 inches thick. Concrete is
best. Make a concrete cone, C, feet
long. 16 inches In diameter. at the
bottom, 8 inches thick and of size
to At the bell end of an S-inch sewer
pipe at the top. The large end of the
cone will need openings In the side to
allow the water to enter freely when
pumping, Place the large end of the
cone on the stone.
The first length, d. Of sewer pipe
can be inches. When the pipe. O..
reaches above where the well is
stoned 1t can be reduced to 8 inches a
few lengths and then to 4 inches
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
CAUTIONS FOR CEMENT USERS
Among Other Things Do Not Allow
Material to Freeze Before II 10
Properly Hardened.

Never expose freshly made concrete
to the hot summer sun. Avoid too
rapid drying out. says the American
Cultivator.
Do not allow it to freeze before it ia
properly hardened.
Do not use soft sand stone or brick
except for filler in large work. and
even then with discretion.
Do not apply fresh cement to old
and hardened surfaces without first
thoroughly soaking with water and
hacking rough surface on 1t. Cleanse
thoroughly and then apply a very thin.
neat cement wash.
Do not attempt to retemper and use
concrete that has stood too long in
the mixing board and attained its set.
Use uniform Portland cement and
give attention to uniform methods Of
working and the results will be uni
form.
Use finely ground cement. The
inner. the cement the greater covering
properties 1t possesses and the more
sand It can carry. An excess of CO.
ment Is unnecessary, as thin, even
coating Ia all that Is required.
Be sure to mix thoroughly. Many
faulty Jobs are due to poor mixing.
Do not be afraid of OVERRIDING 1t, as
longer mixing permits of using less
cement.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
GARDEN and
FAPM NOTES
your clover seed early.

Buy your clover seed early.
Sorghum makes very good silage.
Soy beans are coming, crop In the
middle west.
The output of broom. corn Is about
1,270 900 annually.
After all, It isn't such big Job to
save your seed corn early.
Alfalfa fields and silos are land
marks of a progressive community.
Celery grown In four.foot rows may
be earthed up with the celery plow.
Soil for soy beans should receive
as thorough preparation as land for
corn.
At present prices for seed the soy
bean is one of the most valuable farm
crops.
AS a money crop broom corn is ONE
of the most satisfactory that can be
grown.
Rye makes fair grade of silage
and should be cut when the seeds are
In the milk. y
Cabbage, sugar b9ets. oats. clover.
and potatoes have been found q good
five year rotation.
Good milling wheat must be free
from all mustiness or bad odor and
should be sound and dry.
Few crops respond more promptly
to a thorough preparation Of the soil
than winter grain aud especially
| wheat.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
CAREFUL DRIVER OF HORSES
Some Men Can Get More Out of AMI
mails In One Round With PIow
Than Another VIII In Two.

How many acres Of tillable farm
course, depends on the kind of farm.
ing done, on the kind of machinery
used and on the efficiency of the man
who works the horses. 1t would not
be difficult to find 100 acres OF till.
able land worked In one case with
two good horses and from this on
up to six work horses. Probably more
depends on the ability of the driver
to handle his horses than any other
one thing. Some drivers will take
more out of their horses at one
round with the plow than another will
In two rounds. In one case the plow.
ing Is done In a haphazard sort OF
way, the horses are tangled at the
ends, are backed and turned un.
necessarily, are jerked viciously when
out of line, and possibly the harnesses
do not fit properly. In the other
case the horses are given steady,
true gait which is kept up, the turns
are smooth and without yelling and
Jerking and the driver watches the
working of his plow and fit of his
harnesses all day long. No team
should be worked over an hour at
hard pulling before the harnesses are
looked over to see that all parts set
properly. To some this carefulness
comes naturally; to others it never
will come. Efficiency in the driver
means efficiency in the team, and II
is pleasure to see horses worked
well
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29

no manuscripts existed in this city OF mercnanss-
Herculaneum in the time OF its prosperity 90
cupied to Rome somewhat the position wnicn =
suburban town of wealth in the vicinity OF :
great city fills today. Wel-to-do ciuzens ..
Rome resorted thither for the beneht OF tneir
health as its air was believed to be particularly
exhilarating. Rest and quiet from the disturbing
influences of the great center were found In inc
luxurious villas which were situated In ana
around Herculaneum. There seems to have been
no industry in the town except fishing. ana tne
character of the ruins suggests that, Ike sucn =
ment rejoiced In all that wealth ana care couio
afford of beauty and convenience
Agrppina the elder, according to Seneca, was
the owner of one of the most gorgeous of the
villas in Herculaneum. which, it is believed. was
destroyed by the Emperor Caligula because his
mother had once been imprisoned therein An
other splendid villa was the Casa del Papiri. The
Nonii of Nuceria were also among the aristocrsts
OF the time who had villas in the charming little
town.
According to Professor Hughes. "Herculaneum
is buried not under lava, rarely under natural
cement but generally under locally consolidated
tuff (tuff is the word most commonly used when
the ash is so far consolidated as to break into
lumps) Seeing that we have reason to believe
that at least much ash has fallen since the
first century A. d. as fell In 70 A. D., the first
thing to do is to endeavor to distinguish between
the successive eruptions. II we could ind at the
bottom Of a layer of ash just enough pottery or
other relics to enable US to identify them as be-
longing to the seventeenth century or earlier.
that line should be traced with the greatest care.
In this way we might feel our way back into the
remote past and perhaps somewhere make out
upon satisfactory evidence how deep some Part
OF Herculaneum was buried in the eruption OF
10 A. D."
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29

fined to England. Sir William Jar
dine noted its existence in Scotland
last century. More widespread, how
ever. is the death watch superstition.
confess that the ticking OF death
watch at night gives me an uncanny
feeling. Sir Thomas Browne, In his
Vulgar Errors was probably the
first to give Z true account of this
death watch: !" the noise is
made by little sheath winged gray
insect, found often in wainscot bench
es and woodwork in the summer. We
have taken many thereof, and kept
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
ONE OF WORST WEED PESTS
Horse Nettle Ranks with Canada
Thistle and QuaoIk Grass-One
Method for Eradication.

We are again in receipt of our old
friend, the horse nettle. This time 1t
is central Iowa correspondent who
sends us the prickly-leafed, potato
blossomed weed, says Wallace's Far
mer. He says that in the locality
there Is only one patch, and 1t is but
sixty feet square. He wishes to know
how to get rid of the weed.
As all of our older readers know,
horse nettle ranks with Canada thistle
and quack grass as one of the worst
of the weed pests. 1t is degenerate
relative of the potato and tomato.
which spreads not only by abundant
seeds, but by strong underground
rootstocks. The only way to deal
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
Making Cheap Well.

Four feet OF the pipe at the. top Of
the well should be iron to avoid
breaking when handling the pump.
Nearly all of the dirt can be placed
back in the well which saves the ex-
pense of drawing 1t away. When plac-
ing the dirt back In the well keep q
round stick in the pipe as large as
the pipe will admit. This will keep
the sewer pipe straight and 1t need
not be put in place faster than the
we'll ts filled up.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29

spends from two to three
millions yearly In digging.
The excavations at Pom
peii alone cost 100000 lire
a year. The government
will also search the soil
of Herculaneum, but that
is not so simple an under
taking as the uncovering
of Pompeii, over which
vineyards and olive groves
have spread. Above Her
Magma Graecia. We ex-
pended 10000 lire to salts
fly the wish. That Ia what
we did also for the Brit
ish Archaeological school
in Rome, which desired to
c o m mplete 8 p g cia l re-
searches in the Forum OF
Nerva.
"The Italian govern
ment," Signor Corrado
Ricci continued, ALREADY
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29

with such pest ia continually to pre-
vent the leaves from spreading them
selves out in the sunshine. Everything
considered, probably the best method
for our correspondent would be to
take a sharp hoe and go over the
patch every ten days. cutting on ev-
cry horse nettle plant just below the
surface OF the ground. This treat
meht is troublesome. but with such a
small patch it probably is the safest
and best.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
seleetlno proper Fertilizers.

Thousands of dollars are wasted In
commercial fertilizers every year. not
h&ause the fertilizer is not all
r(ght but because we do not know
whather the kind we use is the kind
our land needs. It is a great study
and one that we must make for our
selves.
Make some simple experiment this
year. Put In strip with fertiiizer
YOU have been In the habit OF using
and iust beside 1t another without It
This win be worth great deal morc
20 YOU than the opinion OF some IN
tarested agents.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
GIVE WELCOME TO CRICKET

to kill a cricket. There is a local
superstition In Lancashire that crick-
cts are lucky about a house, and will
do no harm to those who use them
we'll; but that they will eat holes in
worsted stockings Of such members
Of the family as kill them" The
writer adds that he was assured of
this ION the experience OF respect
able farmers family
The cricket superstition is not con-
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
Lifting Hay Rack.

under the crosspieces of the hay rack,
saws the Iowa Homestead. To unload
the rack drive between these two
pieces and the rack will slip along on
top of the planks as shown in the IL
lustratien. The rack can be loaded
by reversing the operation.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29

them in thin boxes; wherein / have
heard and seen them work and knock
with little proboscis or trunk against
the side of the box, like a piscus
martius, or woodpecker, against a
tree" But explanations, however
clear. do not dispel superstitions, and
the sheath wing insect" still ticks
terror into the hearts of watchers
about sick bed.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
REMOVING A HEAVY HAY RACK
Excellent Method ls Described and u
lustrated for Performing Job
Without Much Hard Work.

In order to remove a heavy hay
rack from the wagon and to reload
again without any lifting, take two
2x6 pieces, eighteen feet long. two
short and two longer posts. Set the
posts about four feet apart and spike
ON long pieces as shown In the Illus
tration. The lower ends of the pieces
should be just high enough to come
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
Ancient Superstition stiIl Lives
Many Parts OF England and
Scotland.

The cricket ON the hearth is still
a welcome guest in many English
households. says writer In the Lon
don Chronicle For the cricket Is be
lieved to bring good luck to a house,
while his departure is q certain hars
binger of evil tidings. 1t is unlucky
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
More Profitable system.

II the farmer would cultivate the
garden better, and thus have some Of
the many dollars he spends for the
provisions at the store-articles he
could easily grow-his field products
would come nearer being clear prof
its than under his present system.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
savina the Manure.

Save all the manure and apply 1t
where it will do the most good. One
reason why there are so many poor
farms is because there is SO little
manure to make the land richer.
This also explains why there are SO
many poor farmers.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-29
Doing Her Best.

Doing Her Best
do you try TO be all things to all men?"
Il do what can to cater to a preference an
swered the summer girl I've been both n
blonde and brunette this past month"