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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
LUKE M,Luke SAYS.

The quiet fellow who hasn't much to
say has lot of friends but mighty
few imitators.
Some of the Sociologists seem to
imagine that if every Working Girl
was paid at least $50 per week there
wouldn't be any need for the Ten Com
mandments.
President Wilson says that the rea-
son he never learned to smoke was be-
cause he was never forbidden to smoke.
There is a whole library of deep stun
in this one sentence if you will sit
down and think it over.
Honest. now, did you ever see a wo-
man with a watch that kept time?
A man hasn't much use for a Their
mometer unless it registers a few de-
grees higher or lower than the one
owned by his neighbor.
To mere man a Wash Dress is-a
cottony looking affair that always looks
as if it needed washing.
All men are supposed to be Equal in
this country. But the woman who can
afford Convent Hair knows that she is
better than the woman who has to
wear a S9-inch switch.
While 1t is true that too many young
men have maps that resemble Pimple
Incubators, it is also true that some OF
the young women have compilations
like Match Scratches.
Love is blind. That's why a Mother
imagines that a, new baby that resem-
bles a Scaled Monkey is the prettiest
thing in the world.
The reason why Daughter has to so
to the Gym for Exercise every after
noon is because there is so much work
never gets done.
II hard looks could kill, about &c.
900 900 married women would be ar
rested for numbering their husbands
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
HATFIELD, WEST Va.

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. b. Thompson. have
gone TO Ohio to visit the latter's pa
rents.
Mrs. Minnie Runyons of Merrimac,
was visiting her mother Saturday and
Sunday.
Adam New was visiting Miss Flora
Welch Saturday night
Mr.. and Mrs, p. a. vanhoose took
dinner with MIR. and Mrs. W. II, welch
Sunday.
Miss Flora Weloh was across the
river IN Kentucky saturday
Kay Diamond has heen very sick
with pneumonia but az this writing Is
getting along very nicely.
Rert Diamond has returned from
Huntington. w. Va.
Mrs. LiREie Williams OF Nolan was
az Hatfield last week.
Mrs. John rack Of Glen Allen ls vis-
ltlng her father and mother nc this
place. a BLACK EYED GIRL
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

and carried off to be burned. This will
not take long, and if faithfully at
tended to every year, there need be
little fear of hawkweed. Another
good plan is to salt the cattle only on
the patches of hawk-weed, as heavy
application of dry salt will nearly kill
the hawk weed, and the licking of the
cattle will help to wear it out. Above
all things, do not let the weed go to
seed, for the seeds are equipped with
feathery plumes and scatter far and
wide. II the patches of hawk-weed are
to be dug out or sailed, they should at
least be mown early in June, just as
the weed is coming into full bloom,
using a sharp scythe and being care
full to clip Off all of the flower stems.
If mown once in this way, the weed
ordinarily will not make seeds again
that year. Moving does not eradicate
the weed, because the plant is peren-
NAL; that is, it's roots live over from
year to year. Moving merely prevents
one patch from infesting whole
neighborhood
The only way to exterminate a
large area of hawk-weed is to pillow
and cultivate the ground. using a ro-
tatiou of corn. two years followed by
wheat or buckwheat, before reseeding
Unfortunately, most OF the mountain
| fields are too steep to pillow without
danger of serious washing. and furth-
ermore, the people have not the equip
ment for either raising or utilizing any
other crop than grass.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

father and mother. Daily teaching to
love and study good and useful things
win bring the boys and girls todetest
the opposite.
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Show us family with the stamp Of
labor upon their foreheads. gathered
around the family circle. thanking
God for His protection over them thru
the day that has just passed. with a
bright hope FOR the future, not only
in this world. but also in the world to
come and we will show you u happy
family.
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The house and home require head
the same as any other business. No
study is Of greater Importance to a
girl, after marriage she often wishes
she knew more of cooking and less OF
Latin. Money and love combined does
not form safeguard where there is
domestic lncapacity. woman who
is capable OF filling her home in every
sense OF the word is worthy OF more
true applause than If she possessed
many accomplishments.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

Bro. Rowe.
Mrs. Lindsey Cyrus Of Louisa called
on home folks Saturday night and Sun
day.
Miss Ethel Cyrus visited Miss Esta
Terry Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. !. Diamond visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Diamond recently.
w 5. Roberts of Ashland is visiting
relatives at this place.
Miss Shelda Diamond is expected
home soon.
| Lindsey Wellman has been kept in
doors on account Of rheumatism.
Miss Beulah Hall visited Ola Hays
Thursday night.
| We are having real Interesting Sun
day school at this place by w. T. Dia-
mond, Supt. Come out everybody and
let's all together have an extra sunday
school.
Lindsey Copley preached an inter
esting sermon at this place Sunday af-
| ternoon.
Felix WeIlman Of Prestonsburg Wis
\ tied Martha Roberts Sunday.
! Miss May Pickrell is contemplating
a visit to Ashland soon.
Edgar Diamond visited Mrs. Mary
DanlrOH IHuTSday evening"
Glad to see Miss Ida Muncy out
again. She has been sick for some
/ weeks.
Milt wellman of Rich creek, passed
I through here Saturday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson passed
through here enroute 10 Columbus, o..
recently.
Joe cyrus has purchased fine or
gan.
Mrs. Annie Hall visited Mrs. Joe Cy-
rus recently.
Luther Terry visited Miss Laura
Wellman Sunday evening.
Miss Victoria Wellman Of Rich creek
visited her uncle of this place Wednes-
day last.
Mrs" Joe Cyrus was in Louisa We'd
nesday.
Felix Wellman spent Saturday night
with George Bradley.
J. n. Roberts is almost blind again
Burnam Roberts and family are ex-
pected home soon from Arizona.
Esta Terry was in Louisa Saturday
There will be meeting at the taber-
nacle the 9Th Sunday, both morning
and evening by Bro. Hill.
GRAY EYES.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
THE HOME CIRCLE
AND ITS INTERESTS.
Column Dedicated to Tired
Mothers as They Join
The Home Circle at
Evening Tide.

hoaQ mat Gta8e " ''S"N-
rs no, for the road that leads to
home
When my toll is done and the night
draws near;
What matter is bones and muscles
when ! go to the refuge dear?
Tho welcoming lights from the win
And a chubby face at the pane I
see
AS I hurry my steps with a quicken
ed heart.
To the dear ones who wait for me.
And when arrive-how they close
me I'M
l am showered with love as me
needs require,
And laughingly led TO my easy chair
In the glow OF the open fire.
There's a smile and a kiss from my
ohum and wife,
And a love that she can't conceal
Comes Singing out OF her eyes to me
AS we sit at our evening meal.
Then we read and chat of the days
events,
TIN sleep comes to the eyes OF blue,
And someone says. with drowsy kiss.
Good night daddy. l love you!
So It's hoi for the road that leads to
home,
Dear land OF the hearts desire,
To the loyal and loving ones who
wait,
And my easy chair by the fire.
Beatrice Mccormick.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Della Dobbins was born June
the 2S, 1S4S and died March the 81.
1916, aged 67 years, 9 months and 2
days. She was converted about forty
years before her death and was mem
Der of the NJ. E. Church at Gallup, Ky.
She was the wife of VIM. H. Dobbins.
who died about seven years ago She
told her pastor, Bro. Hill, few days
before her death, that she was ready
and waiting the good Lords time 10
take her. She leaves to mourn her loss
one son and several grandchildren and
host of relatives. She was the sister
of Mr.. Sine Gilkerson. Her death was
the result of a stroke of paralysis. She
was laid to rest beside her husband in
the home graveyard in the presence of
a large crowd of people. Rev. Miller
and Rev. Hill conducted the burial.
A ii. NJ
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
GIRL CANS THREE
TONS OF TOMATOES.

Olga Chick, of Ferguson, Logan co.
is the first-prize Canning Club girl OF
Kentucky. In the summer OF 1915 she
raised 1914 pounds OF tomatoes on a
| plot OF one tenth of an acre. and can
ned 1876 cans of tomatoes alone, be-
sides 296 cans of other products, all OF
which netted her S121.6O for the sea-
son.
Miss Chick won the State prize of
S25 and the Logan county prize of SIS.
which is remarkable record for a
seventeen-year-o girl in her first sea-
son of canning club work.
She tells her own story in a report.
Il am seventeen years old and am
the next oldest child of a firmly of ten.
My father is a farmer and last year he
rented farm near Olmstead, Ky.
II attended country school until we
moved TO Olmstead and when / enter
ed school here l was enabled to enter
eighth grade. Last spring took the
examination for county high school and
in the fall entered county high school
at Olmstead
zone day last spring our County
Agent OF the Girls Canning Club, Mrs.
Shaw, brought the State Agents as
sistant to our school. / decided after
hearing the work discussed that want
ed TO become a member of the club and
so gave in my name that day.
THE first Of March / received my
seed which l sowed in a cold frame
near my fathers tobacco plants. l
had splendid success with my plants.
cultivated my crop according to direc
tons furnished by my agent. | had a
yield of 5944 pounds of tomatoes. and
canned 1876 cans.
'In addition to this received SIS as
first prize in the county and rocking
chair as prize for the best can of to-
matoes. But this is not all for have
not mentioned the other cans which we
use at home. Ny mother has often
wondered how we could have done with
out these and we have found them most
as profitable TO us as those we sold.
Il want TO state that both the men
to whom sold my tomatoes said they
were the incest they ever handled and
one consumer told my county agent she
would rather have my tomatoes at 15c
a can than others at three for 25c."
Ledger On Her Summers Work,
Olga Chicks summer work netted
her these results:
1876 No. cans tomatoes. Value s107.60
Fresh vegetables sold $40
Ketchup Green Tomatoes. 800
296 containers others vege
tables and fruit " 1850
Gross value. acknowledgements 566O
Expense - Cans, labels, jars
etc. .......,. ....,...,.,....t. Se.ue
Net profit. .Siai. so
Emma Bruce Gabheart a fourteen
year old Mercer county girl, took see |
ond prize, canning 80 varieties OF pro-
ducts, While her tomatoes yielded |
only s7s No. cans, she had sG3 No.
cans OF string beans. l6 cans Of lima
beans. 6I cans OF corn, and a total Of
$50 quart cans and Jars of fruit IN adj
dition 20 lS7 six ounce jellics and pre-
serves. Much OF tho product was sold
in Louisville. and estimating all AZ
prices received there her crop wns
worth ss2t56.
Each canning club member Il re-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
sALrPErER.

Carl Wellman, who has been work
ing at Williamson, is visiting home
folks this week.
Tom Pauley made business trip te
Kenova recently.
Prayer meeting every Sunday night
at Nurcery Gap. Also. every Wednes-
day night at Wilson chapel.
NJ. V. Robertson shipped n carload
OF fine quarter oak from this place last
week.
Otto and c. NJ Wellman are run
ming their saw mill regular, cutting
lumber and ties for NJ. V. Robinson.
G.. w. Montgomery. who recently
purchased the Tom Pauley store at the
d. II. Wellman stand has made many
improvements in the business and is
enjoying an increasing trade.
Little Chester, year old son of
Henry Holt, died recently OF pneumonia
Rev. Henry Lambert has moved into
the house formerly occupied by Lis
wellman.
U. S. Parsley sold Mrs. Sam Far
row q fine mule last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Phelps and daughters.
Louise and Mildred, OF Pikeville. KY.
ark here with her parents, AIR, and
Mrs. Sipple.
John Lynch has built a new house
ON his upper farm, formerly owned by
Carl Wellman. Henry wellman will
move into il next week.
Journal Robertson and jennings
Frazier made short visit with friends
in Huntington last week.
Jay Dave and Jim Wheeler, our
hustling farmers bought about one
hundred dollars worth Of seed last
week. PRINCESS. q
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

Children In n family should be treat
ed as gardner cares for his flowers.
He realizes that they require different
lights, soils. moisture, shade and at
tention. The treatment that would
make a rose win a gold medal at a
horticultural show. might kill an or
child He studies the plants. their
habits. needs. pecullarities and indi-.
viduality. He socks TO discover how
each grows naturally. He does not
force his process on nature. but seeks
humbiy TO follow her guidance and
revelation. He realizes that Nature not
only deals but leads. Parents do not
always realize that In showing us how
children grow most naturally Nature
is revealing 10 US the best method OF
training them.
God placed somewhere in the heart
OF each OF US tender memory. which
enables us to touch with a gentle
hand or soothing word the heart Of
the afflicted. What comfort TO know
that for every heartache. there is some
where In the universe a heaven in
spired soul TO comfort those downcast.
Let us make our words as dew from
heaven. touching with gentle hand the
withered flowers, giving new vigor to
the hardy.
The great American sin is profhni-
". The use OF profane language is
not Confined to the street loafer. the
thug and the sot; men who move in
good society. business men of stand
ing and reputation. young men and
old men, and even boys OF tender age,
are addicted to this unexcusable hab-
Il and sin. There is nothing more dis
gushing than to hear a man punctuate
his every utterance with lurid oaths.
ssss
II you have a home and are out OF
debt, don't fret and worry yourself
and your good wife into the grave for
the sake OF making money. You have
but one life to live and 1t is brief at
best. Take little pleasure and com
fort as you go day by day, and try to
do a little good to others. A morbid,
insatiate desire to possess the earth.
to grab everything in sight, is at the
foundation of more misery than al
most any one thing. Wealth alone
will never keep your memory green
after you are gone: a good life and
kind actions will. l
Never choose fried who would
urge you 10 pull out single thread
from the warp of character Never
choose for a friend one that YOU feel
you have lowered your standard OF
purity and right one single inch to
gain. II YOU cannot step up In your
you need not step down.
Raise your standard and stand by IL
$500
The best society for the oppression
II pcrnicious literature Is the family.
The best legislation that can be pass
"a for the prevention Of tho sale OF
vile literature can be passed by the l
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
POULTRY NOTES.

In the early spring the farmer sets
out to pillow and look after the big
things around the farm and usually
leaves his wife and small children to
look after the chickens and, in a large
measure, the garden. The good house,
wife sets few hens and gathers eggs.
This Is about all the time she deyotes
to the chickens as she utilities the rest
of her time giving the home a spring
cleaning.
The chickens. most farmers think,
need very little care outside of throw
ing down some corn. Many chicken
houses in Kentucky go for years with
out real good cleaning. When the
farmer needs an extra load of manure
he will go to the chicken house and
get it. This he calls cleaning out the
chicken house. He never thinks to go
over the whole house, tear down old
nests, take out roost boards and give
the house spring cleaning.
AS a result the flock becomes in
Tested with lice and mites. These par
asites reduce the birds to such a low
state of vitality that they are scarcely
able TO exist The hens stop laying.
The hens quit the nests and cause the
loss OF eggs intended Tor Matching, AT
this late hour the farmer wonders what
could be the matter and begins inves-
tigating. After conditions have gotten
this bad it costs great deal more to
give the cleaning so badly needed. Not
only this but it leaves the flock in such
condition that it is difficult to get it
into shape so breeding can continue.
This causes the farmer to have late
chickens whereas he might have had
them early.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
A WORD FOR MOTHERS

tits grave mistake for mothers to neg
lect their aches aud pains and suffer In
silcnce-this only leads TO chronic sick
ness aud often shortens life.
Ifyour work Is firing; II your nerves are
excitahle; II YOU feel languid, weary or
depressed, YOU should know that SCOTS
Emulsion ovcrcomes just such conditions.
II possesses In concentrated form the
very elements TO invigorate the bloou,
etrcnethch the tissues, nourish the nerves
aud build strength.
Scotia IL strengthening thousands OF
mothers and will help You. Noalcono''
scott 8 nownc. nloomheld. Nj.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
Green Food.

Poultry must have green food 1t is
almost essential for successful poultry
culture. The breeding stock must have
green forage in order to produce fertile
eggs. If there is no green forage in
the poultry lot it must be provided. Cut
it and bring to the chickens. The young
chicks thrive on green material. Any
of the cereals afford good forage for
them and if the chicks are confined to
runs they should be supplied with all
they will clean up.
Don't forget the hot days Of July and
August are coming. Have you made
provisions for shade during these
months? Have you fruit trees near the
house? If so move the young chicks
| to this lot because it will be decided
advantage to them later on. If there
are no fruit or shade trees near the
chicken lot sun flowers will serve the
purpose in quite a satisfactory man
| ner. If drilled in rows about three or
three and half feet apart they fur
nish shade and abundance of seed
which make a most excellent feed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

CURED to keep a record-book OF her
work, and the distinction Of having the
best book falls TO Beatrice A. King, a
thirteen-y ear-old girl of HoplSinsviIle,
who prepared an artistic booklet, re-
iating her summers work in series Of
letters.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
SMOKY VALLEY.

There win be church at this place
tho third Saturday nlght and SUNDAY,
and probably protracIed meeting by
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14
"WeII, l Should Say
'eets.lf DOES Work"
"Look a There, If You Don't Think
It's Just Wonderful for Corns!"

"Bless my stars, look at it! Land of
the livin'l Why. Just look at i'll That
corn came right off,-just like peel
ing bananas. Put your finger on my
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

that's it,-feel how smooth the skin
is? Well, that's where the corn was.
Well, that beats ALL" That's the way
"Gets-It" works on all corns every
corn, every time. It's the new. simple
way of curing corns. You'll say good
bye to all foolish contraptions like
bundling bandages. sticky tape, plas-
tiers, toe-eating salyes. and grave-
scissors. "Gets-It" stops pain. Applied
In seconds. Never fails. Nothing to
stick TO, hurt or press on the corn.
"Gets-It" Is sold everywhere, Csc
G. Co., Chicago. Ill
SUld III Louisa and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy, by LOU
ISA DRUG CO, J. H. REYNOLDS.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-14

WHOM haw weed first appears, one
should ride over the pasture and along
the fences on horseback locating cvory
patoh This Is easily done when the
weed IL In blnom. a sack and o hoe
should he carried along ana every
patch OF the weed carefully dug M
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
COAL MEN
Elect Officers for the Year and
Hold a Banquet at
Fairmont.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. 12--The sec
ond annual meeting Of the West yir-
ginia Coal Operators Association was
held here Tuesday. The work was
concluded Tuesday evening with the
election OF the following officers:
President, C. H. jenkins. Fair
mont; first vice president, A. Leslie
White, Clarksburg; second vice pres
ident, B. B. Isner, Clarksburg; treas
urer. c. ]. Ryan, Clarksburg; secre-
tary. D. r. Lawson, Fairmont; board
OF directors, A. Leslie White, Dan
Howard, v. 2. Cooke. A. G. Liesen-
ring, ]. B. Hanford. A. W. Galloway,
G. D. Robinson, r. NJ. Hite. ]. A.
Clark, ]. E. Wolfe, w. E. Watson.
Jr., Brooke Fleming, R. D. Isner and
NJ. L. Hutchinson.
A banquet Tuesday night was en-
joyed by the association members. j.
Walter Lord. Of Robinson, one Of the
speak kers, is attorney for the associ-
alton. Daniel Howard, Of Clarks-
burg Is the retiring president Of the
organization.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
PRISONERS
Are Worked on the Roads with
Good Success as Shown by
Official Report.

MoRGANToWN, Jan. 12.-That
county prisoners can be worked
profltably on county highways has
been shown conclusively by the re-
port of Sheriff c. D. Conaway, of
Marion county. During the year
1914, county prisoners in that coun-
ty labored Just 3.940 days on the
county roads. the work done varying
from the laying Of 1000 feet of paved
roads through Norwood, suburb OF
ing the prisoners to and from the jail.
slips along the many county roads.
While the county was forced to spend
a large sum of money in the way OF
employing guards and providing food
and clothing for the prisoners the
authorities state that the returns JUS
titled the expenditure.
County officers are advocating the
purchase of motor truck by the
county for the purpose Of transport
ing the prisoners to and fro mthe jail,
IL being found that considerable time
was wasted going and coming. With
a motor truck the prisoners could be
whisked to any part Of the county in
n very few minutes and the danger
of escape would also be reduced to a
minimum. The truck could also be
used in transporting materials for the
bridges, carrying stone, gravel and
other road building materials. The
most prisoners were worked during
the month of June In Marion county,
the list reaching 469 men.