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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
IVEL,

Everybody is looking out for frost
and thinking of their old trade, hunt
ing.
James Gunnells, who is attending
school at Emma, has spent the week
with home folks
Miss Josephine Hill was visiting Nan
ME Auxier.
Miss Josephine Smith of Tram, spent
last Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Bell Stratton.
Misses Josephine Hill and Martha
Crum and Isaac Peters Of Smalley,
spent Sunday with Miss Ora Layne Of
Tram and reported nice time,
Mrs. Sam Dillon, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is slowly
improving.
Miss Edna Stratton Of this place was
visiting her aunt, Mrs. May Layne at
Tram.
Mrs. Fanny Williams and daughter
are visiting relatives here.
Rncle John Davidson visited Sunday,
school at Laynesville and Tram Sun
day
Josephine Hill was shopping at ]. X.
Stratton's Thursday.
MS. Lizzie Amburgy will return to.
the No ilntaln view hospltal Tor .lur-
.tber treatn, ent for her eyes.
Ezra Mayo of Beaver passed through
here Sunday.
School is progressing nicely with Jim
Davidson teacher.
Hiram Ratclif spent Saturday and
Sunday with Manuel Perkins.
Andy Callwell Of Boldman visited
his mother-i law, Mrs Rachel Dillon.
The death angel visited the home Of
BIr. and Mrs. Floyd Lowe of Messy
pottom and took away from them their
,-1.a annnhfer. Goldia Nav, q years
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
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west and Northwest
Ne. 1886 p. m, Daiiy-Yor oolum-
bus, Cincinnati and intermediate sta
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Columbus, Connects at Cincinnati md
Columbus for points west
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sleepers, Cafe Car.
1855 D. m. Daily-Fsr w1lliamsen.
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Richmond. Pullman Sleeper TO HR-
folk Cafe Car.
Train leaves KenovA t:fs a. NJ
Daily for Williamson. via Wayne. and
leaves Kenova s.tb y. m. for Ports
mouth and local stations. and Isavss
Kenova $3.50 n. m. Daily fer CohhhBus
and local stations.
For run information apply 20
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
Abraham Lincoln said
~ VIII Study and Get Ready, and Maybe My Chance
Will Come"
VIII Come"

L. = LOG cabin ABRAHAM LINCOLN had little chance to
or adncaon but determined to succeed He said my
CHANCE COME" So be studeu anu s"' eus' anu no ~
Sid come have chance now
REMEDY taken according to directions
- Siiy releve Coughs Asthma Sore Throat
VIII Cough and affections Of the Chest and Lungs
and naatab composition and well select
- trial will skeptea OF s great efficiency
~ eving which was spencey intended by e
tE,anrfacturer used will always use
Nahuia0' SOLD Csc.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
= FALLsBuRe.

There is a pie mite here Saturday
Oct rs. for benefit Of the school.
our school teacher, @. NJ Copley Wis
tied home folks Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. l.. v. Gaines, who has had a
ievere cold and cough, Is better.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27

old and left father. mother and brother
to mourn her loss. The relatives that
attended the burial from this place
were Mr.. j. X, Stratton, opal and Mar
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stratton, Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan Layne and family
We all extend sympathy to the bereft
ones.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
sshedp'- subject TO change -''A.s' 800

Effective January 3, 1915.
Local trains leave Louisa, south
bound, 1889 a. m, week dayp Rad b:a.
o. m, daily
North bound. leave Louisa 1900 am.
daily. $40 p nj, week days. Arrive
Ashland 1926 a M, daily: 1894 y. m,
week days.
To Lexington, Louisville and w
Leave Ashland 1890 p. M. 4;lo a
daily Local. week days to Lexington.
1920 n. m.
To Cincinnati and West.
Leave Ashland, express, daily, 400
n. m, l:l5 y m, Local, 1900 D. m,
daily Express, 7:i0 n. m.
Eastbou,d, Main Line.
Leave Ashland. express, daily, $3.50
p m, l:05 a. m. Local daily to Hunt
ington. 1908 y. m, runs 20 Hinton week
days. Express 1902 p m.
in. MARcuM, Aat. Louisa, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27

Roy Peters passed through here sat-
urday afternoon with fine looking
COW which he purchased from Roseoa
Peters Of Glenhayes.
Jay Compton passed through hsfs
Sunday enroute to his school on Doa-
THAN.
There will be church at this plAes
Sunday night by Rev. Lewis Peters.
Everybody come out and hear hin
THE OLD WITCH.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27
WONDERFUL RECORD.

WONDERFUL RECORD.
10000 died last year from cancer: 90
OF them in Kentucky. who win BE-
next2 Can the number be rsducsdG
Yes. II you win have me treat you be-
fore II is too late. have cured many
very bad cases and | can cure you. en.
n. HUFF.
r. I, Box 81, Fort Gay, W. We.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27

capias Pro Fines FOR cal. hsr.-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-27

Reason Swan spent Saturday and
Sunday with his father and mother at
T,rdau
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
HE WAS BRIEF

The Pathfinder tells the IN,
ing 1ie, interesting story which 'S =
dition to furnishing ANIL. n 4
M y be S found a good susv..,l.
as TO how to be brief when 4
casion demands: ""eu hee
ga congressman wo.
ing a rule Of the bonse , Ils,1a
the the time of argument ' ~, unit
speaker to five minutes AT AZ,
one could say in that bria, p !, ~
ne argued, would be OF Iit,'a
no 1o, value to any one. No ms many
declared, can say apyl,,..
worth while on any subject r....
while in such limited spaoe !,
time. If a man with a LeaS /,
OF ideas tries to get in soms,,i..
about each one in his five MIN
speech he won't get anytbing ID,
right. The result is a befos..,
intellectual patchwork LOOKING
or rather sOunding-like a ~.
tai crazy quilt. Usuallv h
speech will be about as edii,m
and coherent as the school ~
composition under somewhat 4.
liar circumstances.
Johnny the teacher had al
to him, write a compositon i,
Patrick Henry, and be sur X
make it just as short as you "a,
Put in something about eyn
thing that happened to him in M
life-but be sure you keen 4
short. Now don't forget rs,
Johnny; make it as short as yU
possibly cam
"Johnny set to work and All
the best he could. In due time Y
handed in to the teacher a paps
which read: Patrick Henry va
born in Virginia. He was an enl
nent lawyer. He married a VIII
and said, Give me liberty or gR
me death >"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
ABOLISH
THE TRUSTEES.

OF the eight bond funds in this
county, which are handled by trustees,
only one, the Punta Gorda Special
Road and Bridge District, has report.
ed any interest receipts on deposits.
If We understand the reason foi
ire law authorizing the appointment
o. Trustees for the vitious bond funds,
II Is that the said trustca IS may han
die the funds I'm such manner as that
some revenue may be produced, to
offset as much as possible the inter
est which the bonds bear.
Now, the new depository law re-
quires that interest be paid on daily
balances Of the county funds, and
there is no treasurer fee to be paid
to any one, while i'm the case of the
bond funds, the trustees receive a fee
for their services, and the matter Of
the funds drawing interest is entirely
In the hands of the trustees.
With eight different bond districts
now in the county, and q duplicate set
OF books for each district to be kept
by the circuit court clerk. in addition
to his books Of the regular funds of
the county, the accounting work Of
this office is added to by leaps and
bounds, and the clerical expense is
necessarily increa sed. Add to this in.
creased expense the clerical expense
incurred by many of the bond trus-
''e' Gas few Of them are practical ac-
conntantsl, and their office becomes
an absurdly extravagant waste. and
one of political expediency rather
than economy.
There may have been some excuse
Tor trustees of the various bond
funds under the old county treasurer
regime, hut under the new depository
law, the only sensible thing to do is
to abolish the office.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
MORE REAL COMEDY.

We note that many Of the 'moNf
houses are advertising comedy eve
ings," and It is said that the Crows
attending these performances are sF
ficiently large to tickle the avei'r
manager almost as much as the ~
lures amuse the patrons Of the 'n's'|
And why not? The average man ~'
tainly has enough Of Thrilling 'H
tions" in his everyday bushes
enough Of sob stories" from be n,.
dicants: enough tragedy 20
wrecking of his confidence in me' =
the dead-beat, and enough "enisnr
in his chase Of the elusive coin. w,
he takes an evening of, why MOI
terrain him with high class eon'o
not the slap-stick, sensual, conn, y,
horse-play variety, but the
amusing situations which the rev =
high class artists in this line kn"
well how to stage.
A good laugh is a panacea fo1 W
worries, deadly foe to "grouor
a refreshing change from the
drum. Let us have a "comeoy
ing"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

Be sure to carefully read the pro-
posed petition to the board Of coun-
ty commissioners to form a bond dis
trict of commissioners district No.
4, and parts Of commissioner dis
tricts numbers two and three. The
kind of road, the location, and the
appropriation therefor is plainly set
forth. While It is not now practical
bic to build a hard surfaced road
around each mans farm, it seems to
MS that the proposed system Of roads
is so arranged as to benefit the largest
number of people at the proposed
cost. one thing is certain, If this ter
ritory does not want to take a seat
way back in the tall uncut, we must
build some roads.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
SERIOUSLY.

We have just read Mr.. Knots
statement In regard to the governor
snip contest, which is so manifestly
fair that we feel called upon to CON-
mend 1t, especially since a number Of
paragraphs appearing in this paper
from time to time appeared to criti-
else him for making a contest. These
paragraphs were penned while the
writer was I'm various moods. and
some OF them were intended TO annIv
more as a criticism to the primary
law under which the nomination was
attempted rather than a criticism
or MIR. Knott, whom we have ALWAYS
recognized as perfectly within his
rights in making the contest, We
were confident from the very begin.
ming that many Of the Sc cond choice
votes would not be properly counted
and certified. Now since the contest
has begun, and since it will be found
that practically all errors will no
round to exist in incorrect tabulation
NhoiNt NOltS, IL therefore
can be seen at a glance that il will
require a recount Of the votes in all
the precincts before a fair conclusion
can possibly he arrived at.
Mr.. Knott in his statement says,
rhat mistakes were made on the
hrst tabulation Of votes in every
county OF the state has now been
clearly demonstrated" We have NOT
a doubt Of the correctness of this
statement Of Mr.. Knott, and neither
are we surprised. In view of the gen.
orally misunderstood law we are sur
prised that the errors are not more
numerous. There is no vital reason
tlat the recount will not be conduct. |
ed Just as honestly as was the cleo.
tion, and since so many errors in tab
uIa'ion have been made It therefore
seems imperative that there should be
a complete recount If we are to arrive
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

One Of the easiest things to do
is To find fault with what has
been done or is being done. Mr..
Hughes makes Mexico his chief
campaign issue, and condemns
every act of the administration in
regard to Mexico. Mr.. Hughes,
however. does not say what
should have been done, and Meth
err does he say what he will do in
case of his election. When you
see a man finding fault with all
that has been done, just ask him
what he would have done under
the circumstances, and tell him
10 be specific. Come, Charles
tell us what and how you would
have acted. We want to analvze
your plans before we can promise
to vote for YOU.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

Colonel Henry Watterson rips IN
the back the German-American Ali
ance leader. Henry Weissman, whom
he calls "A Puzzling Hyphcnatc. +"
Weissman claims that the "German-
Americans are expected to support our
preparedness program, although the
proposed increase in the army ami ma.
w is plainly aimed at Germany"
Colonel Watterson after asking IL
1t Is not the duty Of the German
Americans who protect their first al
Iegiance to America, and not to Ger
many, to wish ourselves to be pre-
pared, launches out with an argument
that is irrefutable in regard to the
presidential candidates. He shows
mat Mr.. Hughes was nominated by
the republicans because they said
they were disguised with the Ameri.
canism of Woodrow Wilson. who had
Kept us out Of a war with Germany.
and who is supported by Roosevelt
VINO has been persistently demanding
war with Germany. This marching of
Weissman and Roosevelt side by side
IS the re ason that Colonel Watterson
calls him "a Puzzling Hyphenate."l
and we agree with Colonel watterson
nat the name is advisedly chosen.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The Archer Dispatch is responsible
for the publication Of the following
notice Of the withdrawal Of canli-
date for office which may be used as
a model for any Of our friends who
make like mistake:
81 am taking this method Of inform
ing YOU that am Withdrawing from
the race for county judge. When l
made my announcement I surely made
It with the intention Of staying in the
race through thick and thin. but from
a financial standpoint l am not able
to canvass the county as I should.
And, too, Mrs. Boswell and I will re-
celve more for teaching in the Meghr-
gel high school than the office OF
Judge pays. Very sincerely, George C..
Boswell"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

John d. Rockefeller is now regard
ed as Americas first billionoire. and
probably the worlds richest man. Few
people have anything like an appre-
citation Of the meaning Of a billion dol
lars. If Mr.. Rockefeller's wealth were
represented in one dollar bills, and
these were laid end to end, these bills
would reach around the earth at the
equator four times. Again. at the
present assessed value Of all the prop.
erty IN the city of Arcadia, Mr.. Rock
efeller's wealth would equal the value
of $50 such cities as Arcadia. Cone.
come, John D.. it is about time for
you to retire and give some other fell
low chancel
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The Pathfinder, usually on
of our most conservative papers
in discussing the German situa-
ton recently said: "The Germans
really believed that they were in
mortal danger of being set upon
and destroyed by their neighbors,
and consequently they had learn
ed to look upon their army as
their savior and their only sa-
vior.' We can easily see how or
rather why Germany would at
tempt to make such an expires.
sion, but we frankly confess our
inability to see how any we'll in.
formed person as the editor of the
Pathfinder could believe suchI
twaddle.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
A news item from teachers insti.

news item from teachers insti.
tute held at Springfield, KY, says:
Several talks were made during the
closing hours in behalf of publicity
campaign whereby the rural school in
the future may not be so isolated ms
heretofore. but may he brought more
in contact with the outside world. The
best method OF effecting this. accor-
ding to speakers, is through the news
papers. The teachers were urged to
subscribe for county and Louisville
papers"
This is certainly a ste5 in tie right
direction. Teachers as II rule are not
as wide-awake in regard to current
affairs as they should be, many Of
them often taking 10 papers except
their professional journals. No teach
err is too poor, and no teacher can af-
ford to be without at least one county
and one metropolitan state paper.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The writer in the saturday Evening
Pot who advises the young man who
wants to be a cotton expert to talk
to men who know all about cotton
from the time it is pulled from the
cotton tree I'm the south until 1t Is
sold over the counter as cloth is
equally as well vcrscd in farm mat
tiers as the young lady who suggested
to the Florida rancher, "aren't those
loevly little cowletsF" the rancher re-
plying, ives. Miss, but most Of them
are bullets. ="
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

One Of the most remarkable cases
Of its kind ON record is that OF Sam
uel Samuels who recently awoke In
Milwaukee, and is unable to account
for ten years Of his life. Mr.. Samuel5
was a clothier ten years ago in San
Francisco, being injured there during
the great earthquake. He has been
wandering hither and thither over the
country since that time, and was I'M
able to give his name or where he
Lad lived.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

A Mr.. Anderson. in the Tampa
Tribune, objects to men going to pic.
ture shows without wearing coats.
contending that "men who do not care
enough about personal appearance to
wear a coat in the presence Of ladies"
should not be admitted to picture
shows" Now we wonder If Mr.. An
derson can give us any good reason
why a man should pass an evening
sweltering in a coat while sitting
alongside a lady with a thin peek-a-
boo waist with her neck and a good
~ part Of her breast and back ex.
posed to the breeze Of the fans. Men
make much fun Of women being the
slaves Of fashion, but we would like
to see a more complete and foolish
example of slaves Of fashion than
men wearing coats during the summer
months in south Florida. The idea
that a man can not be just as neat,
just as clean, and just as sweet smell.
ing in shirt sleeves as in a coat is
all in the imagination of such men as
Mr.. Anderson. There are persons
who are so unclean that they are Oh.
jectionable in any society, but a man
can be just as mclean wearing coat
as he can be unclean in his shirt.
sleeves. Goats make neither clean
men or gentlemen. It's the man-not
the clothes .-Wauchula Advocate.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

at anything like correct 49,.
Of the will of the peopIe !. s.p'e'r>
, OF course if there is indi !, sss p
idence Of fraud in the recol pu'a'k q
will blame MFR. Cats ,or oS no n
his therat to carry the con,o.,
general election, but From % q
x, nno o we have of the bsIlo,
If the law has been faithfuIl ,''e'
out there should be little ,,o' M
securing an honest RECON-, 10u't
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

To add to the distinction Of having
issued a million and half dollars in
bonds for good roads, getting every
thing in sight in the way of public Of
fees. going after the Citrus Exchange
headquarters with the "get it" habit,
Polk county has made the first appli-
cation for a farm bank charter, the
same coming from the citizens of
Frostproof.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

A letter from Editor Jones says that
1t is now too hot in Old Kaintuck TO
even think Of fishing. Must he some
hot. Knowing this condition in Ken
lucky makes US even more content
To remain I'm Florida and labor, where
the cooling breezes are a source Of new.
CT ending delight. Arcadia climate Is
now the most ideal of the entire year,
pleasant days, cool lights and few
MOSQUITOES.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10
PARENTAL REsPoNsIBH
ITY.

Fathers and mothers who have
young daughters would do well io|
give a little consideration 10
Archbishop Messmer's paston
letter decrying immOdest styla|
in feminine dress. In the las
analysis it is the parents who "a
whether girls shall dress modest
lv and becOmingly or whethe
they shall be allowed to wa
anything that fashion dictates
no matter how ridiculous or lode
cent it may be. For every GT
who appears on the street in
properly clothed there is pttlg
sure to be one or two parents a
fault. If every parent saw to !
that during their teens his or he
daughters dressed as young grk
should, there would be no occ-
sion for such letters as the one
sent out by the archDishop
Training and discipline durus
girlhOOd would give us womea
with too much sense and self re
spect to dress in a way which At
tracts unfavOrable attention.
Every parent who neglects to -
to it that his daughters dres
sensiblv and mOdestly is faill1f
TO do his duty. A realization %
the part of parents of their Z
sponsibility in this matter vll
solve the problem of femillns
dress in so far as young girls AZ
concerned milwaukee JOurnai
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

Candidates for the city council seem
to be slow about announcing. The
proposition to divide the city into
wards IS so generally endorsed, that
we suppose they are waiting to see
what the council will do with the pc
titlons at their meeting next Monday
night. II the council does not divide
the city into wards, It will be mighty
good campaign thunder for the boys
who believe that the wishes Of the
people should be complied with.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

Unless it is proven beyond the
shadow of a reasonable doubt
that the recount of votes has
been done without the semblance
of fraud, the people will elect Mr..
Cats governor of Florida as sure
as November "rolls around =" You
can't be too particular in showing
an honest recount.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The delightfully."- cool weather Of
the last few weeks in Arcadia and
the numerous rcuJ-ts Of deaths from
heat in the northern country, suggests
that the equator like the Gulf Stream.
may occasionally take a ramble, or a
better definition still, 60 on summer
vacation, for at this season Of the
year Floridas' climate is undoubtedly
unsurpassed.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The Times-Union in its issue of July
81 had an excellent editorial under
the caption, Saying Just Enough ="
The article referred to Florida boos-
tiers and was an injunction for them
not to give to their hearers more than
they can absorb. The Times-Union is
very correct in this admonition. for
with a state of such varied attractions
as Florida one is likely to become too
enthusiastic and say enough to spoil
his case. As an illustrations: Florida
is to us a veritable fountain OF
YOUTH and we often feel very much
tempted TO say to those with whom
we are speaking, "old Ponce de Leon
found just what he said he was look.
ing for" We find, however, that peo-
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

The following from Bryans Com.
moner sounds good: :"
Under democratic rule the people
have been relieved of the burdens Of
high tariff; they have seen a part
Of the load lifted from the backs Of
the masses and placed upon large in
comes; they have witnessed a change
in the currency laws which makes
Washington and not Wall street the
financial center of the country; they
have reason to be proud of the man.
ner in which the honor Of the coun.
try has been upheld; they have re
joiced that the country was kept from
war with Mexico and put in position
To- assist in restoring peace in Eu.
rope;; they have seen the govern.
ment of the United States become the
diplomatic clearing house of the
world, potential in every capital
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-10

paper accounts of the TeutOni
casualties up to date, the Teu
tons now have only about fou
old men left in their entire king
dOms, and they will be captured
in a few days-by the newspa,
pers.