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The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

| and no other human being to be seen.
We'll" queried the man, as / looked
about, "things look sorter lonesome. ehT''
Indeed. they do. sir. What's been the
matter with your
"Bnlyus fever"
"Where,s the wife7"
Inside the house. with the same
thing"
And the children?'
"out thar behind that haystack shak-
in with the ager."
81 see you've lost your mule
"Died two days ago, sir. Can't rightly
say what allied him, but he's gone"
II suppose you are dead broke on top
Of all?" / queried.
Haven't got a red cent, sir. and moth
in but cornmeal in the house." he re-
piled.
.'welI. I don't blame you for feeling
blue over the situation
who's a-feelin' blue?,'
why, i expect you are"
'Then you make big mistake,
stranger. Things did look ieetle blue
last week, but three days ago / had this
ERE farm cut up into 1000 town lots and
arranged with a critter TO boom IL, and
I'm feelin' like a steer in a cornfield.
Two thousand lots at 800 apiece, six
railroads to cross yere, three big car
works a-comin', schools, churches, fac
tories, parks, hotels-why. durn my hide.
but jist sot yere cslkerlatin' on startin'
five banks and foundIn' two or three or
phan asylums with my money"
Then 1 can't aid your"
"JIst a pipe o. terbacker and a nip O.
whisky, stranger, and you tell every
body down the road that ole Bill John
son has founded the town o. Golden City
and is goin' to plant gold watches fur
mileposts all over the Stait. FeelIn' blue?
Wall. 1 should rayther gurgle to observe
that he has to keep hold of the grass to
prevent his nyin' away fur JOY and exul-
tashunn
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Gen. SerreII was sitting at his desk in
a revolving chair. and while I was talk
ing he was occupied in arranging GER
tain technical papers. which lay upon his
desk and which had some relation to the
ship canal across the Isthmus Of Pan
anna, but some fifty miles south Of the
Panama Canal, which he was endeavor-
ing to secure capital to construct. He
wheeled around IN his chair quickly and
looked at me over his spectacles for a
few moments somewhat dreamiiy. Ny
remark seemed to have awakened mem-
ories which had been overshadowed in
recent years by his intense interest In
his Panama canal proposition. He was
short. thick-set man with a large
head, beautifully proportioned. thick gray
hair, shaggy eyebrows, smooth shaven
and OF remarkably fair complexion for a
man OF his years. He was then nearly
eighty.
yes" he said. meditatively. "that Is
true. did supervise the construction Of
the foundations upon which the great
gun which has passed into history as
the Swamp Angel rested.
Il went into the war as commander
Of regiment WHICH I organized and
which was. in fact. the first regiment of
volunteer engineers In the Uniop army.
I was promoted and became chief engi-
neer of the Tenth Army Corps and chief
Of the engineering department Of the
South.
when the government at Washington
decided to make desperate attempts to
capture the city OF Charleston. j, Of
course. obeyed orders. My own personal
feeling was that there was no good mill
tary reason for trying to capture
,lf n
portance from a military point OF view.
1t had been effectively blockaded from
the beginning OF the war and ! couldn't
see any but a sentimental reason for
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
A Hit for
Every Had
Just a Word.

The Big Stick has changed hands.
but not is face. The new regime
takes infinite pleasure to divulgc
the secret that the purchase price
is in seIen figures. Indicating as It
does. the immense value tmoal as
well a. intrinsicl Of this great inter
national Symposium o. news, wit,
refinement, art, sciences. and feuii-
ktou. The purchase price includes
The Big sticks Hall Of Fame. its
inmates. their aocessories, appurte-
napce& concomitants. and acrout-
termentS Its policy remains un-
changed II is a. solidly estab-
hshed a the Monroe doctrine, not
withStanding the ultra frivolous re-
marks Of one Henry watterson and
Hiram Bingham. both Of whom have
ever been known TO dissent and cod
die opinious Of their own. Far be
II from Us to deny that the Monroe
doctrine is not he1ible. particularly
among friends. something like our
dear old Constitution, but then
what's the use. A lot Of new blood
tired, not bluel. has been Infused
into The Big Stick. as may noticed
from its virile literary style. &c. ct
ce,era, und 50 Weiter. and 50 forth.
And now everything Is running as
smoothly as Is h. D. steamroIler.
The public. including our subscrib-
ers, may herceforth look forward to
some startling revelations concern
ing the doings and undoins Of our
best cts. and those in high soc'y.
i. r. has been retained By aero
gram to continue as contributing edi-
tor. and his experiences in South
America viii be faithfully reproduced
in The Big Stick. There are other
headlines incl Billy SulEer. but
this will do for today. More anon.
EDIT0R-IN-CHIEF.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
No Iron Famine.

Those statistical experts who fol
several years have ventured to predict
an exhaustion of the iron ore deposits
of the world in case the present pro-
duction of pig iron is maintained and
continued must have read with amaze
fnent some of the testimony given by
experts in the recent hearings before
the referee appointed to take testimony
in the case brought by the Federal
government against the United States
Steel Corporation.
Not until these witnesses testified
was there general knowledge of the
enornity of the worlds known de-
posits of iron ore The great manu-
featuring nations of the world may
continue their present output each year
of pig iron and they may even greatly
increase it without appreciably affect
ing the ores which are deposited be-
meath the surface of the earth.
For instance, the Adirondack region
in New York contains millions of tons
of iron ore, and the governments Geo
logical Survey representatives, some
years ago, reported that there were
immense deposits of iron ore in cen
tral New York State, although con-
siderable distance beneath the surface
Edison, some years ago, abandoned
the use of an apparatus invented by
him for extracting by means of mag
: hetism iron ore which he obtained in
the mountains of Northern New Jersey.
His apparatus, which cost him all that
he had gained from his invention of
the incandescent electric light and was
a scientific triumph, but it came too
late. Just as he was establishing his
plants in New Jersey, came announce
ment of discoveries of similar iron ore
in the Northwest, and that these mines
were of enormous capacity.
This ore undersold Mr.. Edison's
product and he was beaten not by sci
ence, but by the laws of trade. Now
it is understood that certain capital
contemplates the utilizing of the New
Jersey ores, which are of considerable
richness, although somewhat expensive
to work
They have not yet begun fully to
develop the iron ores contained in the
Appalachian range, and there are thou-
sands of millions of tons of valuable
rich ores awaiting exploitation in the
regions within the vicinity of the
Great Lakes.
American capital is going into South
America for the purpose of develop
ing the iron mines of Brazil and Chile.
Our next-door neishbor Cuba is esti-
mated to have at least 3.ooo,ooo,ooo
tons iron ore which can be cheaply
mined. Charles NJ. Schwab is under
stood TO have secured a great supply
of iron ore on the coast of Chile which
he purposes to transport to Phila-
delphia by steamers, as many as ten,
possibly, thence to Bethlehem. Texas,
too, has begun to ship ore of very
high quality to Philadelphia. What
ever may be the determination Of the
prosecution of the United States Steel
Corporation it has been of incidental
advantage, at least that the testimony
brought forth in these proceedings has
served to put an end to the appre-
hension that the world is on the verge
of an iron ore famine.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
El Salem Aleikum.

Washington is Just jugful or
chuckfil Of high-titIed nobiliaries
men who are decorated (their entire
bosom-fruntl with medals, orders
crosses, insignia. badges. and othei
marks Of distinction, enough to make
any Emperor or King green with
envy. And there are new ones every
day. All honor to those new knight
Commanders Of the Court Of Honor,
their royal highnesses. Charles
George Frederick Topper, George
Roscoe Davis. Sulaiman David,
Horace Parker Mcintosh. and viii
liam Tayloe Snyder. and long may
they live. give up all bad habits. pay
their taxes. and keep early hours.
RICHARDSON. KERR
& BUSSIUsS.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Hail to the Chief.

Congratulations to Oswald =.
Schuette. the new president Of the
Press Club. and may his reign be
long and prosperous The only thing
that worries us in the proper pro-
nunciation Of his name in English.
JERMOB C0NN0R. s. 5. s..
Big stickler, Sculptor and Saint.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
A LITTLE; NONSENSE.
NOTHING DOING.

NOTHING DOING.
Oh, what a dreadful void II seems;
oh, what a vacant space!
No ray of hope projects its beams
Athwart that dreary place.
Woe sits enthroned on every brow
But all In vain we rage.
oh, what a desert IL is now;
We mean the baseball page.
The Wrong Chap.
Young man, you call regularly to
see my daughter"
81 do"
II want TO know II your intentions
are serious?"
You must have the wrong man. Mr..
Wombat. 1 call TO collect the pay
ments on her piano"
Between Poets.
Two poets sat having a frugal glass.
Il wish Burns and Poe were with US
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Missing Word Contest.

In order to increase our circulation
another million or two. we are offer
ing a beautiful picture Of an Auto-
mobile TO bright readers who can
Mnply tie missing words In list Of
Fsmos sayings One viii be print
cd each day. Our battling PROPOSE
tion for this morning Is As follows:
The Army and Navy For"
JOHN BRoADFO0T.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
To Emmeline
On Punctuation

II 1nsry Passions to expression rash
should urge thee. Emmeline. why
just = the dash. n sosded 10 EN-
ploy phrase that's rank. lust hcsi-
tate. and then set down : blank.
But when thine anger eveuthins
eelipses. usr zsterisks. OF eiinorrlyn
eilipses.
SENATOR BoRAH.
BELvA LOCKWOOD.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Shake, Old Toni

The Petworth Citize6s' Association
IS all to the good. They recommend
the observance Of the Saturday half
holiday all the year. and the Civil
Service Retirement Association. al
though not quite as active as for
meriy. fndorses the holiday idea
hesrtily.
MICHAEL =. oDoNoGHuE.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
THINGS WERE
GOING TO TURN
by M. QUAD.

In front of q Da-
kota cabin sat a
man about hfty
years old. who was
ragged and forlorn
and hungry look
Ing. . A few rods
away lay the dead
body of q mule,
and beyond that
was q wagon with
a broken wheel
There W a 5 n o
smoke coming out
Of the cabin CHM
ney, no fowls or
live stock about.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
United Hebrew CharItIes to Meet.

The annual meeting OF the United
Hebrew Charities Of the District will be
held at Eighth Street Temple next Tues
day evening Reports will be read and
officers will be elected. 1t is expected
that the Beilliss ritual murder trial will
be discussed. Lee Baumgarten is presi-
dent of the association.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Well, we shook hands the other day
with a man who had shaken hands with
the Prince of Monaco.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Our navy has gone to Europe to i'm
press the governments over there that
our policy toward Mexico is the correct
one.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

The new tarir law may not have low
cred the cost of living, but just look
what it has done for the price of cot
ton!
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

1t isn't a good plan to burn your
bridges behind you unless you are a good
swimmer.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Public Acknowledge
''U 80 Hof,

We are glad to testify that the
Neuman-Andersou buzz-saw is doing
its work most effectively. and would
caution those inclined TO monkey
with it to look at It's sharp teeth
before rentnrins too far. We know
whereof We speak.
FRiZZELL. NEALE.
LANCASTER 4 CO.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Editor The Big Stick.
Kind Strive sec b the daily paprs
that our deer sister Elsie Ferguson
had an audiens with president Viii
son and family. We are coming to
yur crate city putty soon and want
you to find out IL the president and
his family want to see Us. We are
just as funny as Marie Dressler.
who saw the Presden lAsWeek.
PRIMROSE 4 D0CKSTADER,
BERT WILLIAMS, JIMMY
POWERS, EDDIE F0Y,
And others members Of the white
Mice"
Dear Sirs: First Of all, learn to
spell correctly. Pres Wilson Is
glad TO see everybody. provided their
press agents are not put wise TO it,
Editor.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

The trouble in the Senate seems to be
that while everybody knows what ought
to be done nobody knows how to do It
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
A Kind Man.

In town he buys nuts plump and good.
Then leaves the town behind
And scatters them around the wood
For little boys to find.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

The fellow who plties himself gets nc
sympathy from anybody else.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
I,nnie Reading.

Football may be a great game, but
don't enjoy reading about it."
why not?"
The writers describe it with such a
dearth of slang"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Let us hope that the fellow who wears
a velvet tie isn't as big a mutt as he
looks.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Some of the Democrats in the House
think Mr.. Mann is simply childish.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

SHOULD woman whistler" asks an ex-
change. Certainly. 1t keeps her from
talking.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

tonight" said one I'VE could have a
rollicking time"
I'D rather have Croesus here" said
the other. He could buy a few drinks.
Those other fellows wouldn't have a
cent,
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Did you ever hear of anybody drown
in< bis troubles in grape juice?
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Count Zeppelin evidently knows enough
not to ride in his own airships.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Engineer Who Put Famou. Swamp Ange Into Position

engineer who
in Charleston
- placed with
ay. made OF the civil
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
some HELP.

Anyhow, the income tax will relieve
US of the man who tells us how much
money he is making.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

Last year IA tree-planting societies
planted 2.S7s.0o0 trees In Norway.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Looked Bad.

You knew your lesson today" said
the head of the team accusingly.
Yes, captain"
Well let It pass this time. but 1t
looks as IL you were neglecting your
football"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
The old.Fashioned Way

In spite Of the automobiles. NOT
withstRndinz the air riding planes,
despite ali the things upon Wheels.
the motorcycle and traius, in sIiic
Of the trolleys that al mission 70
iiseful today, there arc poople 20 fur
tuns,e still as to die IN the old
fashioned way.
sPEARE & GAwLER.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
An Unlucky Man.

"well. I'll pay you that dinner lost
on the Giants. What will you have?'
Il think TIL take steak and mush-
rooms
I'm afraid to take a chance on
mushrooms. A man as unlucky as
am would be apt to get toadstools."
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
EVERY SATURDAY

Our Mottss II yes see il in Ths Biz
Sick, IL isu't nscssssrily 20.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
between Poets.

Two poets sat having a frugal glass.
Il wish Burns and Poe were with US
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

tCopyright. i9l3.)
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
TEDDY AND COG WHEELS
BEFUDDLED HIS BRAIN

Pikeville, Ky, Sept. IA case
of insanity was tried before the Cir
cult Court here. The victim was
Lyman Thatcher. a farmer.
Thatcher is perfectly sane upon
all subjects except cog wheels and
Theodore Roosevelt. and upon all
other subjects about which he was
questioned his replies bespoke wis
dom. and his language was of the
most elegant and precise character.
At times he appeared to be the
smartest man in the courtroom; but
his hopes for acquittal We're shatter-
ed when he declared in perfect earn
estness that the last combination of
wheels which his genius had pro-
duced would cause a dog to climb a
tree and capture squirrel. The
same combination. he said. had been
made to churn the milk. and was a
wonderful success when applied to
a railway locomotive instead of it's
drive wheels.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
Hartford. College Reception.

There was an informal reception
held at the new Hartford College
building Monday night, which was
very enjoyable affair. Prof. Nc
Henry Rhoads, former vice presi-
dent of the College, who was billed
to speak, was unable to be present
on account of illness, but splendid
talks were made by Rev. w. B..
Wright. Judges ]. S. Glenn and
John B. Wilson, Messrs. J. p. San
derfur, Ernest Woodward and Henry
Leach. Ice cream and hot choco-
late We're served by the ladies. the
proceeds to go to purchase blinds
for the College rooms. There was a
large crowd present and everybody
had a good time.
School will begin at the College
to-day under splendid auspices.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
BEAVER DAM.

Sept. 1.-THE brick block being
erected on Main street by Mr.. John
II. Barnes is nearing completion,
also the brick livery barn being
erected by Mr. James Taylor is well
on the way. Both buildings will be
completed before cold weather.
Mr.. Vaughn Frazier and sister
Miss Jessie. of Lancaster. Penn. are
in town, having been called to the
bedside of their brother, Mr.. Earl
Frazier. who is very low with ty-
phoid fever at Taylor Mines.
Mrs. Woodward, widow of the
late Esq Clayton Woodward, has
purchased the residence of Mr..
Charlie Tichenor in West Beaver
Dam and will move into same to
make her future home.
Mr.. Frank Barnes and sister Miss
Annie, leave to-day for Lexington,
Ky Mr.. Frank will matriculate in
the State University and Miss Annie
will take course in the Hamilton
Female College. located in that city.
Miss Myrl Taylor is spending this
week in Louisville. visiting Miss
Alta Williams and attending the
State Fair.
Mr.. J. ID. Williams leaves this
week TO visit his daughter. Mrs. Tim
Taylor. in Stanford. Ill.
Mr.. John Lalenger and wife and
mother-in-law, Mrs. o. p. Brunton,
Mr.. Leslie Leach and Mr. Hood Har-
rison have gone to attend the reun-
ion at Chattanooga. Tenn.
Mrs. w. Fl. Quinn, son and
daughter attended the Morgantown
Fair last week. They reported a
nice Fair.
NOte-Since the above was writ
ten. Mr.. Earl Frazier, mentioned in
the second paragraph, has died.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
FINE VEIN OIL STRUCK
IN HOPKINS COUNTY

Madisonville. KY, Sept. Is
Drilling a well for water on the
property of the Kingston Coal Co. at
Morton's Gap, seven miles south of
here, a fine vein of oil was struck at
depth of 355 feet Friday. State
Geologist Criger, who visited that
place. stated that the oil was of a
fine grade and that he believed that
1t could be found in that vicinity in
abundance. Eastern capitalists have
recently visited that section and to-
gether with Madisonville capital.
have optioned thirty thousand acres
of oil rights and further tests are to
be made at once.
One of the officials of the Kings
ton Coal Company stated to-day
that arrangements would be made
at once to sink the we'll to a depth
OF six hundred feet in hopes of strik-
ing larger vein. The output of oil
just struck is said to be about six
barrels per day.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
BNRRETT'S FERRY.

Sept. IA fine rain fell Iasr
Friday but too late to do crops much
good.
Rev. Robert Brandon, of Fords-
vile, filled his regular appointment
at New Bamus church, Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night.
Messrs Ray OBannon, Charlie
Barnard and Miss Elenor Petty, of
Hartford, attended church at New
Bamus last Sunday.
Mr.. Lyman G. Barrett left Satur-
day for Bowling Green to attend
West Kentucky State Normal.
Rev. w. H. Foreman left last
Friday to visit his son, Mr.. A. r.
Foreman, near Centertown.
Mrs. Nora Midkiff, of Lexington
is visiting her mother, Mrs. MARY
Daniel.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
Asked 70 he Locked Up.

Evansville, Ind. Sept. 15.-Hen-
ny Held. aged fifty-five years. who
says his home is in Louisville. met
Sergeant Peter Herr on the river
front to-day and asked TO be locked
up. The officer sent him to the po-
lice station. Held said he had de-
serted his wife in Louisville. and
that she wanted him to come home.
The Louisville authorities will be
notified OF Held's arrest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
PROGRAM FOR REUNION
OF The ORPHAN BRIGADE
Which Will Celebrate Battle Of
Chickamauga Anniversa.
ny Next Friday.

The fiftieth anniversary of the
Battle of Chickamauga, at which the
Orphan Brigade won great distinc-
ton, will be celebrated with a re-
union of the Orphan Brigade and
the Kentucky Division, United Con-
federate Veterans, next Friday at
the Confederate Home, Pewee VAL
ley. II was at the Battle of Chick
amauga that Gen. Ben Hardin Helm
fell at the head of his troops. Prep
arations for the reunion were dis
cussed at meeting of the EXecu-
tive Committee of the brigade at a
meeting held in Louisville Friday.
The order of events of the reunion
were discussed and outlined after
the following manner:
1890 o'clock Friday morning.
meeting of the Orphan Brigade:
1880 o'clock. meeting of the Ken
lucky Division, L. C. "; 1890
o'clock, basket picnic served by the
Albert Sidney Confederacy. two
o'clock. trip to the State Fair on
special cars furnished free by the
Louisville Railway Company.
The basket picnic will be a feat
ure of the days outing and all
friends who attend are expected
to bring baskets. Louisville men,
bers will act as hosts to visitors at
the fair, and tickets will be provided
for theater party in the evening
for all those who desire to attend.
Tickets from Louisville to the
Confederate Home will be distribut-
ed by Capt. James S. Carpenter and
Albert S.Rau, Friday morning, from
$3.50 to $3.50 O'Clock, at the Inter
urban Station. on Jefferson street,
Louisville. Mai Samuel H. Buch-
anan is president of the Brigade
Association, and Gen. w. B. Halde-
man is commander of the Kentucky
Division T. C "
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
DIR. PATTERSON BUYS
DAWSON REAL ESTATE
The Dawson Tribune says:

The Dawson Tribune says:
A deal was made Wednesday by
NJ. M. Gilmore, real estate agent,
that may mean much to the city.
Mr.. Gilmore. as agent, sold to DR..
+. w. Patterson lot on the corner
of Munns and First Mineral streets.
This lot is near the Redden and
Phillips wells. 1t is considered one
of the most desirable lots in the city.
DR.. Patterson was asked If he in
tended to build a hospital or sani-
forum on the lot. He said he had
no definite plans at present; that he
bought the lot because he regarded
it as a valuable piece of property.
He stated that there was strong
salts well on the place and that he
will move the house that is on the
lot. and try for more wells.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
3St4
MAXWELL.

Sept. ia good rain fell here
Sunday night and Monday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Nantz was buried in New
Bethel cemetery Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Taylor. OF
Bells Run, visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]
ID. Grove Friday night.
Mrs. James Jackson and daugh-
ter Ella May have typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jarnagin will
move to Dawson soon.
Quite number of people from
Pleasant Hill attended the quarter
ly meeting at New Bethel wednes-
day. Bro. Thompson. the presiding
elder, was present and delivered an
excellent sermon.
Mrs. Goldie Miller. who has ty-
phoid fever. is no better.
Mrs. Forest Grove and children
visited Mrs. Groves brother, Mr..
Jim calhoon, near Livia, Sunday.