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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-06-06
!. B. { 0. RAILROAD.
Subject Of Great Interest to the Big
Sandy Valley.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co proposes to construct another
coal railroad in Kentucky. 1t has
acquired the charter rights of the
Long Fork railroad Co., which owns
location on the left fork Of Beav-
or Creek, a stream about 10 miles
south OF Prestonsburg, KY, and the
railroad. when completed, will con-
meet with the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway, as does the Sandy Valley
and Elkhorn Railroad. which the
Baltimore and Ohio constructed a
year or SO ago to reach the Ken
tucky fields Of the Consolidation
Coal Co.
There will be about 100000 acres
Of coal lands owned by the Elkhorn
Fuel Co., which will be developed al
the result OF the construction OF
this newly-projected line, as well as
from 5000 to 5000 acres belonging
to the Milwaukee Coal and Gas Co.
@. w. Watson, of Fairmont, w. Va,
Is president of the Elkhorn Fuel Co
and tie vice-presidents include j.
C.C.Mayo and other prominent coal
men. ]. w. M. Stewart is secretary,
and headquarters are at Ashland,
kentucky.
II is stated by the railroad COM
pany that no date mas yet been
decided upon for starting construc-
tion Of the proposed line.
A report from Louisa, KY, says
that such road will be 2S miles
long, beginning at the mouth Of
Beaver Creek, which will be follow
ed six miles to the town Of Alphoret
ia. and going thence up the left fork
into a region where some remark
able coal developments are expect.
ed. The building of this line, 1t ii
further said, will give the Baltimore
and Ohio two roads which will prac
| ticaly encircle one of the richest
coal fields in Kentucky, and about
$50. 900 acres In extent. These two
roads, Il Is estimated, will soon bs
handling coal output Of 5000, ,00(
tons annually.
The Baltimore and Ohio. accord
ing to reports from that territory
is expected to eventually build It.
own line from the Elkhorn fields
to connect with its system, although
an arrangement now prevails undel
which the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
way takes the coal from Shelby, KY
to the b. & O.'s main line.
A letter to the Manufacturer
Record says that 20-mile line viii
also be constructed into the minei
OF the Elkhorn Fuel Co. from the
Louisville and Nashville Railroads
Lexington and Eastern division b,
way OF Rockhouse Creek, starting
near Indian Bottom, in Letcher-co.
Ky. The railroad company is now
making preliminary surveys, but nc
further work has been decided up
on. Meanwhile the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. as heretofore pub
lished, is building its branch vi
Beaver Creek valley, but on the
side OF the stream opposite to the I
and O.'s route.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-06-06
Is Considered Better.

The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs
ID. ]. B~rchett. Wayne Carey. who
has been critically III, was consid-
cred much better Thursday. Mrs
Burchett's sister and nephew. Mrs.
J. J, johnson and SON Jack. arrived
Thursday from Baltimore.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-06-06
MARRIED.

On Wednesday evening. June 4.
BY the Rev s. =. Reynolds. Miss
Alice vinson, daughter OF Lazarus
Vinson, deceased, was united in mar
rIage to Ireland James. Of william
son, W. vi The wedding occurred
AZ the hon 6f the brides mother.
Mrf. NIcey ~ vinson. who recent
y moved Louise.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
An Unrecoerised kina.

King Ferdinand was twenty-six years
old when his difficult task Of rulership
began. He bad to contend with the
further hardship that the Europcan
courts refused 10 recognize his rank,
beyond the continual danger of plots
and attempts at assassination which he
had to face within Bulgaria itself OF
his external difficulties good story Is
told
On one OF his unofficial visits To-
FranCe--for France did not recognize
him for ten years King erdinnnd
paid visit TO the Bourbon Duo d'Au-
male. his uncle. ut tbuutilly The Due
d'Aumaie was working IN his library
when his nephew. without previously
having been announced. entered the
room
Surprised at The interruption. The
duke began To- look extremely angr,
with such an uuceremunious visitor
when suddenly he burst out laughing
MY poor Fcrdpand forgive me. !
was like Europe; ! did not rec"=uiz.
you
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
A KIM Who Would Be Loved.

An eccentric monarch was Frederick
the Great. whom his subjects called
"Old Fritz" One day in passing along
The streets Of BcrIiu he noticed that n
man left TIE sidewalk rs he approach
cd aud crossed over To the other side
OF the street, The king called him
back and asked why he had done SO.
The poor fellow began 10 trcmblc
mud stamU,orcd, "Eccause- are
the king. and I am afraid of YOU
Afraid of me-" shouted thc mon
arch II don't want my subjects 10 be
afraid OF me. but 10 love me- will
leach you lesson" And he began TO
boat the man with his cane. crying out :
Next tine when you meet me don't
cross the street. but greet me with
eyes that bctoken love. DO You I'm.
dcrstand:"
And The unIucky culprit. cringug be,
meath the vigorous blows OF the royal
we liking stick. promised that he would
not fear but love ;hc ku.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02

or
proud boy indeed II wasn't that grandma lived
j. Ign said Jack wanted her ne WI
Never mind daddy laughed grandma viii
the letter
Polly carefully write
neatly have the and ink aud ne letter
like her mother told her
Polly did
This
desk my
a
"Of
the
he
Polly took the box holding the Pulling
to
The
Polly let
Not bos used TO writing with pen Polly did not get enough m the
point to last long
lifted the placed I
close beside the
q got
tell little
stopped She had forgotten whether spelled with
Its in the dictionary Polly said IN like
the spelling she can't remember
Polly the big
deal Of trouble ending the word for it the d time she had
dictionary
Oh WE'LL won't bother about the old spelling! she said mp@cuy
knocked ink
Polly hrcked spilled spoiled the
back the book and tcked the while
with n
1T win Ia quite long
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02

nations The two sides are to be lief,
10 fight II out without general
scramble. OF course there is still am
pie time for difficulties but IL the
agreement now announced is carried
cut IN sood faith the most alarming
symptom of possible trouble will have
been removed
The war fever broke out I'm a some
what malignant form 1t threatened TO
spread TO Russia and Austria for a
time and if they had become infected
1t would no doubt have run through
Europe with considerable rapidity.
That the preliminary symptoms show
material SIGNS of Improvement is
cause for general congratulation, Fol.
lowing time when the bird of peace
seemed To hover over the world more
confidently ana more lovingly than
ever before it would have been dis
indeed Ia have seen 1t blown
higher than it has been before To-
years
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Animal Life,

Tie May ny life is complete in four
10 live hours. during which it is born,
MIXTURES, loves, lights. mates. propa
gates aud dies. The ordinary moth
lives three TO four days the locust
tgrasshoppcr) lives four weeks. dragon
by six 10 eight weeks male bees or
droncs four 10 Eve months, suails two
10 three years. queen bee Two To three
years, mouse six years, squirrel six
years. pigeon ten 10 twenty years, ca
nary twelve to fifteen years. rabbit ten
years. brer fox fourteen years. craw-
fish twenty years, pig twenty years,
lion thlrty-hve years. toad frog forty
years, cat forty years. bear dirty years
raven 100 years. elder duck, 100 years.
parrot 100 years golden eagle I0t
years. white beaded vulture IFS years.
pike 200 years. carp 200 years. elephant
200 years and swan 900 years
Considering the fact that the aver
age mans age Is only about thirty.
three years, It will he seen that many
members Of the uuimal Kingdom have
great advantage over the human race
III their allotted length of life
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
WAR CLOUDS nRrAkInc.

After weeks of terrible lighting
Turkey is now willing to end the war.
It leaves itg future status in the HANDS
Of the powers The negotiations are
back where they were And set not
there either. for IL viii be strange #
the Balkan states are not more exact
ing IN their demands after their bitter
experience The cediug OF Adrianople
by Turkey rs 10 -, granted this time
without argument
The war clouds which have been
lowering over Europe are breaking
The agreement Of Russia and Austria
TO demoblizc is am encouraging sign.
Apparently the Turko- Balkan states
war Is not TO result IN a general con-
flict that will embryl q whole nest Of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Roast Pio In Ssrv;s

The favoritc dish or the ServiapS.
says writer in the Wide World Maya
zine, consists OF q lamb or sucking pig
roasted whole over ashes pit IN
first dug and flied with wood-viDe
branches for choice. rs they give the
best Gavor-aDd the fire is then allow
cd to burn FOR several hours The car
cass Is next impalcd with stout stick
aud slowly turned round and round
over tue embers The result after six
hours turning, is u very lusciUus meat.
FOR all the gravy is, kept in and the
meat IL unusually tender No picnic.
In Servia is considered complete with.
out this delicacy. story goes that
on one of his campaigns Napoleon no
tced group of Serviau soldiers cook
Ing meat In this way. whereupoD he
came up. inquired what they were do
ing. tasted the meat and was delighted
with w.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
THE DRUMMER AND TIPS

g. \. Lorenzen q Chicago cigar
salesman, retiring from business, made
public his expense accounts, showing
y1SOoo paid in tips in twenty Years
His average was SO per month. II
you don't pay tips said Mr.. Lorenzeu,
YOU are blacklisted.
As a salesman's expenses are paid
10y the house directly OF indirectly,
the cost of all unwilling service one
meets Oh the road is added to the
price of the goods. The drummer is
a natural prey. The tourist may give
Jp more literally. but he is oc,as-
sioual and intermittent He Is often
inclined 10 give battle against the
Hessians, and either tip not AZ all or
at q low rate.
The drummer, on the other hand,
carries impedimauta. As the soul of
ar army lies IN its conmlssary was-
ons, so the soul of the drummer IS in
his trunks. Many atime ne would
like to sieze q baggage truck aud
uundle the plaguey things himself.
But he can't, as there is another day
coming and the same battle must be
fought over again on the tipsters own
Guughill
Perhaps this is one of the reasons
why only certain type of man
makes . success as drummer. Just
as he must be able to sleep doubled
up on a wooden bench at a junction
station, SO he must he able to DC con-
tiuuously milked and keep OH smiling.
From the view point of the. en-
ploye he can do no differently. lie is
crowded between the low wage on
tne one hand, and the open palm On
the other And sun the public keeps
on tipping.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
The COUNTRY KNOWS BETTER.

The Baltimore platform declares in
favor of providing AN adequate and
v-ll-proportioucd navy" The Demo.
cratic majority of the House has
e'19ed its responsibilities by cutting
out one battleship a year and declar-
Ing that this is necessary to keep the
navy "well-proportioned" OF the theo-
ly that the navy was running too much
to batueships and not enough to COL
licrs, cruisers and dry docks. Il
might as well accuse an athlete of
runnns too much TO strength.
by sacrificing one battieship and
building an extra collier. the Demo-
cratic majority may make itself be-
heye it Is conserving the true interests
of the country, but the country knows
better II knows that two battleships
a wear should be built up to the time
the Panama canal is opened for bust
ness. and that then an account Of
stock should be taken as to what con
sttutce balancing up the navy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
An Insult

AngriIy the head of the haberdas hsry
concern stormed into the employment
agency and demanded an interview
with the manager.
u understand he said. that you
have been recommending as Al col.
lectors certain young men whom YOU
represent as having collected money
from Ms " they can get it from us
they can get it from anybody. That's
the way YOU nuke II appear. couse-
luently your clients land good Jobs
With Visions Of possible libel suits
rising before his guilty conscience the
agent attempted self justification
you are considered pretty hard nuts.
you know" he said
oh. that's all right" said the man
ut aint that I'm Kicking about. but
not one of your men has ever collected
dollar ut our shop. aud IT don't do
any good 10 lie about t."-New York
Tlmcs
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
WATCHING a HEAVY
TRAIN RUSH ~

Go, stand beside a track as n large
heavy train rushes by. The steel rails
rise and fall, ana il seems a miracle
they do not always break. The ties
rise and fall, ana are pushed about in
the earth or pieces Of stone in when
they are embedded. The whole struc-
lure is extremely flexible 1t is utter
~ unable of itself to resist the ire
mendous strains and shocks to which
IT is subjected, II surgcs and sways
ana Is preserved from instant and to-
tai destruction only by The very CO.
herencc impaired to II 10y the mon
strous burden under which ii is strug-
Cling. The very rails would be twist
cd apart We're it not for the tcmpur-
AIRY connections made by the axlcs of
the moving train.
Upon fourteen to twenty wooden
ties are placed two narrow steel rails.
Upon this thin line Of steel constant
~ pass rolling loads of as high as
twenty live thousand pounds per
wheel, and sometimes more There
are freight trains with nearly eight
hundred wheels. Trains are made up
weighing upwards of thirty million
pounds. Now the two steel rails, but
a few inches thick at the widest point,
must be SO placed upon the fourteen
TO twenty cross-tieS as to be held alb
solutely in line and I'm surface true
Upon the track department falls the
huge task of so adjusting these wood
en- ties as 10 distribute the weight ac-
Curately.
How are these rails laid? 4 scl-
ticn foreman with manifold and de-
tailed duties, and receiving less than
81 day, assisted mostly by "A lot Of
ignorant foreign laborcrs, rccciving
less than $50 q day. squlnts along
thetrack and lays the rails as best h
can. II one cross tie gets little on,
of place, as II may do from any one uf
a hundred causes. there is complete
change in it's relation to every other
tie. The work of readiusting is never
Each alteration In tie
means u new distribution Of the whole
load. If the equilibrium is not prop
erly restorted, the life OF hundreds
of human beings, not to speak of great
sums of investor capital may be ieop-
ardized.-American Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Scot Free.

The expression scot free" which IL
in use every day, harks back to the
times Of Scottish romance aud tragedy
50 UNANIMOUSLY described by Sir Walter
Scott in The Antlquury" aud Rob
Roy" In these stirring tales we are
told OF one form Of Scottish trials Civ
en- certain Offenders If justice He
who had broken tue law was divested
Of all Of his clothing aud placed ut
a certain distance from archers who
had bows and arrows ready. waiting
the command. "Fire!" When the com.
mand was given tho nan under indict-
ment would begiu running aud the
archeis would commence firing. and
II In running this gaptlet none OF the
arrows bit him he was allowed ~ 20
scot free,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
10 Cure Double Chin.

For curing n double chin one simple
movement is invaluable, but the rom.
cdy should he rcsortcd to early. as IN
late life the skin loses its elasticity aud
rails 10 respond quickly to the touch.
Rub under the CHIN with your fingers.
beginning nj Que side aud drawing the
fingers out ut the other This done
with first one hand aud then the other
makes many STROKES miuute possible,
and tho flesh under such treatment
should 10y aud 10y begin ~ grow less
fabby aud the double chin 10 lie less
conspicuous. l'il1p. steady strokes
with tue fingers should be given. and
10 quicken the cure au nstringent lo-
ton should nav aud then he used.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02

In the matter of strength the tiger
stands supreme among the great Cats.
Measuring some nine feet or more in
length, il is smaller than the lion, but
were n lion aud tiger Of equal weight
to he matched Ihe tiger would come
off victorious.
You may have read of how the tiger
400 pounds In It's mouth and walks off
with II To any distance without letting
any portion Of II drag on the ground
This is mistake. That tigers do
sometimes carry heavy auimals In this
way is true. but IL is only accomplish.
ed for short distance. and the body
touches the ground at intervals As n
rule, however. the victim IL dragged
along the ground sufficiently formi
dable task in all truth
When u tiger gets old and 40 is IN
able 10 capture active prey 1t turns
man eater.
The ioguar Is the tiger Of the new
world, In color n rich tan. marked
with dark rings but some specimens
arc jet black. I'm length bets from
six and half To seven or eight feet
IN point of strength be is the most
powerful of all beasts Of prey for his
size. His home Is In the forests Of
South America
Unlike the lion and tiger. which do
not climb az only climb with great
difficulty. the jsguar scales trees with
ease. Indeed. he lives tree life. leap.
Ing from bough 10 bough. or. crouch.
Ing motionless upon one. to drop pres.
entity on deer, anteater or tapir and
put an end 10 its existence s..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Races of Mankind.

The races Of mankind are i've IN
number--wbiic. yellow. brown, red
aud black. or the Coucasian, Mouco
Han, Malayar, Indian and ucgro The
interrelatiouships Of these different
breeds have been the subject of study
with the specialists for ages but the
disputes are aS numerous ms they were
when the study began Whether the
various races sprapg from some one
original race and II So what that orig
ibal race was. is a question that Is still
In limbo Between tbese i've races. rs
found at present. there are physical
moral and mental differences SO mark
cd as to seem To preclude common
origin and yet. unless such origin Is
assumed. the difficulty OF the case Is
greatly enhanced. Race origins are an
unsolved problem.-Now York Amsri'
can.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Very Economical.

The families of two neigbboring Cats
were playing ten cent limit poker TO
gether. After the busting of pot the
opener drew one card aud the mistress
OF the Hat where the game was PLAYED
also drew one. She held 10 start with
the deuce. trey. four and five of dia.
monds and acquired the six NJ the same
suit
Inc opener bet dine. aud the wo-
man merely called. When the cards
were spread her husband went up i'm
the air
why didn't YOU raise that band?,
ne exclaimed Didn't you know IL was
worth it,"
Yes answered the wife. but I
oidnt want to break n quartee"-Cbi.
cago Post
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02

post of chief secretary Tor ireland. An
audacious Celt catching sight of her
ladyship in one Of the boxes. shouted
ont with real Irish tcmcrity. Lady
Waldegr2vc. Which of The four did you
like best"
The countess was equal To- the &c
casion Without moments hesitation
She rose from her scat faced the audi
cnce and exclaimed enthusiastically
with broad smile. why. the Irish.
man, Of course, remark which nat
urally brought down the house"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Some Of the LARGE Cats

Sometimes he turns Usher one caI
sec him ~ imagination lyin. ont ovcr
some lagoon "n u bough or jutting
rock and watching the water with
that awful patience which wild ami
mails possess in general aud The cat
tribe In particular
Wben>a fish appears. out flashes his
paw aud sweeps the victim on to the
bank
Very different Is tho cougar. the lion
of America, I'm ;hc west IL Is called
mountain lion cr puma and in the east
crn states was formerly called panther.
II IS tawny in hue, without spots. 10.
ing simmer than The iaguar. and not
one-baf So massive in The Ice and paw.
Is swifter and more agile
There is M other beast Of prov 80
destructive ms the puma " Kills for
Killings sake. even when not hungry.
but II differs from all The big eats In
that It rarely attacks man
The cheetah, ar hunting leopard. IL
another member Of the cat tribe. but
IT can be readily called three parts ont
and one part dog
" possesses certain muscular pecul-
iarites Of the dog tribe. and. unlike
cats, lis claws can only be partly with
drawn into their slcatlB aud thus are
always little exposed. like those OF
dogs.
In shape II Is slender and has very
long, slender legs. and n lives i'm AZ.
RIGA. India and elsewhere.
Its prey consists az all kinds of an.
telopes. TO hunt which man has trained
II scientifically for his special use
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
The Newest Shade,

In answer 10 the lady's advertise
ment for laundress Ellen. darky,
black rs the ace of spades. applied for
the WORK. With her was y group Of
small darkies. some black. some brown
and some yellow. Her employer asked
n all these children were Ellen's Tn.
latter replied. "Nas'm, they's MI mine ="
But. Ellen" said the lady. they are
all different colors." "Nas'm You soc,
It's like dis. My FIRST husband was
black like me. my secon was browu,
su' the one got now ho belongs to tbs
fair TcS. - ArEonatrt
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
What word is rcrrcecntrdg
No. 2os4.--iIiddon Fruit

No, 2U34,-FIldd0n FrUlt
The names Of ten fruits are cOuceale,
in the following lines:
go range thruuGt' oyCry cline. where's
Tho patriot muse appears.
Ills deeds at Nalnr gutcd1tes
His ban an, army fears
Iiy midnight lamp each poets soul
Is plumcd for liEht sublime
Falc monarch moon and shining stars
Witness his glowing rhine
luCitcd Icy the muse m8u .:ncy
Y" Erapplc With his vrouE-
TIL" poet cares not who makes laws d,
II lie may make the songs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
The Land Of Puzzled0ln
No. 2o3t.-ouotation Puzzle.

The omitted words in the following
quotations from Shakespeare, arranged
In order. will make another Shake
spearean quotation;
So winds ana crack your checks
- like sweet roses in the summer
air"
"lngratitudc, - marble hearte
flend"
No enemy but aud rough
weather"
when the -- j. southcrly know u
hawk from a bandSaw."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
Lively Mourning.

A DOtcd English artist once was
standing al the edge Of the road wait
ing for his horse, aud he was dressed
IN his usual peculiar style-mustard
Coorcd riding suit. vivid waistcoat
evidently been rcVclng happened to
lurch round the corner of the street
He stared at the famous artist for "a
minute in silence: then he touched his
cap and asked IN n tone Of deep com
miseratiou: Reg pardon. guv'nor,
Was YOU in moprnin' for anybody
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
An Unusual Request.

A large. determined looking woman,
undenisbly from the country. entered
the elevator In q well known New
York dry goods establishment Sue
was carried up and down the elevator
several trips, but showed no disposi'
ton TO get out at any department.
Finally the man IN charge ventureu
20 address her:
"Where do wish to 20 madam"
LET me out as near Madison Square
Garden as We cam" came the unexpect'
ed response.-Delineator.
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koy TO puxzlcdom.

No. 205l.--Quotatiuu Puzzle: BLOW,
blow. thou winter wind"
so. 2032. -Ilomonym; Havana. have
Anna.
No. 2033. Pictured Word Elongate
No aooi Hidden Fruit; Orange,
pear date, banana peach, plum, lime,
lemon, mango. apple