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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
MANY KENTUCKY BOYS TO
UNDERGO TRAINING.

Frankfort. KY. August 1.-Two hun
dred and nineteen men Of dram are
and physically fit for military service
having common school education and
some mechanical experience. win be
sent 10 Alabama Polytechnic Institute
August Is. They viii be trained for
auto mechanics. bridge builders. pat
tern makers. blacksmiths. carpenters.
radio operators and electricians. teio-
graph electricians machlnisls. plumb
ers, sheet metal workers and weidcrs.
Eastern Kentucky aIlotment1 are a.
follows; BOYD 4 Floyd I. Lawrence 4.
Nasofiin 4 Morgan :. Pike 9. Rowan
I. Wolfe 4
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
EARN MAcHINFav

Whatever you need In the way Of
farm machinery. wagons. etc. win b
supplied n the right prices ~ Angus
tus Snyder. Call for what you ned.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

Rev. J. IL stamba1gh. pastor Of the
Louisa Christian church. breaches here
morning and evening Of the nrst and
third Sunday IN each month a.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
pig MITE

There viii be a pie mite al the Low
er Lick Greek school house on SAT-
urday night August 10 for the benefit
OF the Red Cross Everybody come.
IRENE PIcKRELL.
Teacher.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN

Kind words DO not cost much. They
are quickly spoken They do not
keep us awake nights It's easy 70
scatter them, and on. how much good
they do.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

Write a letter when you haven't
much 20 do: IL will brace some home
sick fellow who Il feeling pretty blue.
on, our boys are iron hearted and
they'll whip their weight In snakes. but
they have their lonesome moments.
whers their heart Il full Of aches: there
are hours when they are longing for
the homes so far away and the girls
they left behind them. and the parents
old and gray: and letter full Of sun
shine makes the melancholy shrink
therefore get your pen in action with
a demitohn OF ink Write a letter 10 n
soldier, full Of cheer and joy: let the
sob stuff go to thunder-ft won't help
a lonesome boy Tell the soldier that
you're betting that he'll make the Teu-
tons fly. tell him all is hunkydory and
the goose is hanging high Tell him
all his friends are banking on the big
things he'll achieve. let him know he's
not forgotten since he took his final
leave Write a letter to a soldier ere
you go to bed tonight. some poor chap
is waiting for that letter you don't
write II will take you fifteen minutes
such a letter 10 compose. and yOu1I
hearten up a soldier when he's billed
to face his foes Make IL bright and
breezy. full OF courage. smiles and
snap. show the confidence you're feel
ing in the outcome OF the scrap, and
some soldier hoy viii bless You as he
takes his little gun. and prepares to
shoot the gizzard from a Iewd, immoral
hun.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
SERVICE FLAG PROGRAM
POSTPONED TO AUG. fITf-.

The service flag program announced
for August 9Th al the n. Z churra
IL postponed 10 August nth A delay
in the making Of the nag makes the
latter date necessary
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

There are abodes in every city
humble. two stories; four. plain. un-
papered rooms; undesirable neighbors:
and yet there is man who would die
the threshold rather than surrender
Why7 Il Is home. Whenever he thinks
Of II he sees angels Of God lowering
near The ladders OF heaven are let
down TO that house Over the chfld's
rough crib there are the chantings Of
angels that look over Bethlehem II
is home These children may come up
after a while. and they may win high
positions. and they may have an az
fluent residence: but they viii not un-
I'll their dying day forget that humble
roof. under which their mother sang
and their father rested and tleir sis
tiers played.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
GLENW0OD STOCK FARM
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LOUISA TO ANYBODY WISHING
TO BUY WE WILL MAKE TINE
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THE STOCK. REGISTRATION PA
PIERS FURNIsHKD
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

CHAPTER I-AIhert " Depew. author
OF the story. enllsts In the United States
the rank Of chief petty oflcer. frst-cIass
gunner.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

CHAPTER HI-He Joins the FOREIGN
Legion ami II assigned TO the dreadnaught
Cassard where his craftsmanship WIns
aim high hOnors-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

CHAPTER 1.-The great war starts
soon after he II honorably discharged
from the navy and he sails for Prince
Win . determination 10 enlist
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

CHAPTER Iv-Depew Il detached from
his ship and sent with a regiment OF the
Legion to Flanders where be soon nnds
himself IN the front line trenches
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09

CHAPTER xxIr-wIthin . shorf On.
Dspew = transferred 70 another caup a
Br11cenburE, known 20 prisonsrs - IN.
Hen Hole q Germany.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
How neII,s Tone IS chanued.

Bells may have tones which. while
thoroughly agreeable to the manufac-
turer, are not so pleasant TO those who
have to listen to them. A remedy for
such a condition is described by
James f. Noble in Popular Mechanics.
BY drilling two holes in TIE side of a
bell the tone win remain perfectly
clear but viii be quite changed. If
slot is then cut between the two
holes stir another change of tone is
effected. BY driving metal rod into
one of the holes and trimming it off
flush with the internal and external
surfaces the tone may again be
changed. Filling up the second hole
with plug viii further alter the
sound. Then IL wedge is cut and
driven into the slot the tone OF the
bell will be restored TO normal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
WAR HAS STIMULATED POETS
How the World cataclysm Has Been
Responsible for a Wonderful
Production of Verse.

There has emerged one new and re-
markable feature in our literature dur
ing the war-the wonderful production
of verse-and the desire of the pub
lie for it. remarks Chambers Journal.
Pain is endured, passions are wrung.
dormant senses are quickened and
beauty in strange places is received.
The essences of life are discovered.
SO the human spirit has craved for
new forms of expression, emancipated
from the old, dull molds, something to
convey the peoples moods, their &c
stasies. grlefs and sorrows, their heav-
enly hopes. So those who had, per-
haps, scarcely glanced at the poetry
of their tongue betook themselves to
the poetic form to state their new
emotions. Not for an age has so much
poetry-and good poetry among it,
been produced, and never so mucl, of
it bought and read.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
WORLD HAS CHANGED SOME
Reasons Why Feats of Phenomenally
Strong Men Are Not Likely
to Be Duplicated.

George fIackenschmidt was a pretty
strong man and many are the tales
told of his wondreus feats of strength.
But the Russian lion was a weakling
compared to a certain man who lived
on the southern coast of Ireland.
II is said of this particular Irish
man that when he went fishing for
whales he always used a three-inch
hawser for line and a 600-pound an
Choir for a hook. He'd bait his hook
with a couple of sheep. or maybe a
calf, whirl it around his head Two or
three times and send it sailing out
into the ocean.
We forgot TO mention that he usual
" used an old cannon or something for
sinker
Atlas used to do a pretty neat lit
tie turn in holding the world on his
shoulders. But it must be remembered
tina. in his time the world wasn't as
heavy as it is now. There weren't so
many people and practically no heavy
machinery, and big guns and monu-
ments aud bridges and Wilbert Robin
son and Bill Taft and others.-Kansas
City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
color and Horse character.

An old cavalry officer says that one
may judge the constitution and char
acter of horse from its color. Bright
chestnuts and light bays are high spir-
tied, but nervous and delicate. Dark
chestnuts and glossy blacks are hardy
and good tempered. Rich bays have
great spirit. tut are teachable. Dark
and iron grays are hardy and sound.
while light grase are the opposite.
Roans either strawberry or blue, are
the hardlests and best working of all,
even tempered, easiest to train taking
kindly TO everything. Rusty hacks are
distinguished for their pig-hesdedness.
A horses "white stockings" give an
other clew to character. A horse with
one white leg is a bad one. with two
its temper is uncertain. with three Il Is
absolutely safe. with four may be
trusted for a while only.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
selling Money Business in China.

In China dealing in money is bush
ness, one of the fiourishing industries
of the country. says World Outlook.
There are shops that deal in nothing
else-money exchange shops. You will
find one in nearly every twisted little
street in every city, often merely little
holes I'm the wall, where a siull-capped
proprietor sits behind a brass railing
with little piles of money on each side
of him and swiftly fingers his counting
board. Here you go shopping for
money. Just as you go for white fam
mel, suits. eggs. green Jade and Can
ton silk-and you bargain just as long
and Just as hard In the oblique and
devious ways of the Orient. ma
tional currency system there is not
The coins. like the dialects, change as
you go from city to city.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
why Indeed?

IF we may Judge by the recent and
determined Intrusion of spirits into au-
thorship, heaven bids fair to be
stacked with printing presses. One
of their number, indeed, tho 'Living
Dead Man" whose publishers have I'M
hesitatingly revealed Cor. / might say,
announced) his identity. gives high
praise to ghostly library. well cata-
logued. and containing millions Of
books and records. With such re.
sources at their command. with the
universe for inspiration, and the I'M
counted dead for readers. why should
disembodied aplrits force an entrance
into our congested literary world and
compete with the living scribblers who
ask their little day?-Agnes Repplier,
in the Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
Cattle in Forests.

To meet the war needs of the Unit
ed states sheep and cattle will he
grazed on the national forests in in
creased numbers this year Half a
million more sheep and nearly a quar-
ter Of million more cattle viii be
taken care Of this year than last. ne
cording to the officials of the forest
service. This viii bring the total num-
Der of stock grazed under permit TO
about 100000 sheep, 100000 head
o. cattle and $1,000 swine. This In
crease is on top of an increase Of 2o0,-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
How they Catch Fish in India.

A writer in Manchester Guardian
contributes an interesting paragraph
on one method of keeping the SPOT"
supplied with fish:
''Our soldiers in India lave adopted
a remarkable method of catching fish
for the pot An ordinary marble
necked empty bottle, such as is uni
versally used for lemonade and kim
dred summer drinks, is obtained, and
a little quiclSlime is put into it. A
small quantity of water is then added
and the bottle shaken up. The gas
which generates in consequence forces
the marble up into the mouth of the
botSe, which thus becomes effectively
sealed. 1t is now thrown out into the
river. The white color of the liquid
within the bottle (Which is furiously
effervescing all the time) arouses the
curiosity of the fish. which swim from
all parts, so to speak, to investigate
it. Before long the pressure of the
gas generating in the bottle becomes
so great that the bottle bursts and the
flying fragments of glass cause great
slaughter among the denizens of the
river. Used in this way, a pint-size
bottle will account for quite IN inn
posing number of fish,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
How chemists Enrich World.

A platinum substitute lately tested
in Amsterdam was an alloy of 50 per
cent of gold with IL per cent of plati-
mum. This material. called "platino. !"
withstood sulphuFic, hydrochlOric and
nitric acids, and other reagents used
in chemical work and WIS unaffected
by heating for half an hour in smoky
petroleum-gas flame. 1t proved equal
or superior to platinum in ware for the
chemists laboratory, except for the
large loss by corrosion when used n
contact with mixture Of sulphuric
and nitric acids.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13

taiLed by ordinary freight trains, eth
er IN normal times o" under present
conditions.
Transportation Problem Acute.
y Is admitted that the transporta-
lion facilities of our country, as well
as our transoceanic shipping, under
lie our ability to carry the present war
10 q successful conclusion. The war
mas, indeed, brought us face to face
with problem In transportation that
Is vital and critical. There is not a
business community from one end of
the country to the other that is not
dealing with the question. A con-
gestion has arisen that has affected
almost every factory in the United
States and even extended to our homes.
The New York Barge canal offers n
solution To many of our transportation
problems. This waterway 1t may
be called the most important canal In
the United States-has been thrown
open at time when its usefulness can
be fully appreciated. and when it can
fulfill a mission not dreamed of by
IFS original projectors. II can easily
carry total of ten million tons of
freight and this is as much as can be
carried on one-ifth of all the freight
ears on all the rail lines in the United
States. II is equivalent to what could
be carried on string of freight cars
which. If placed end to end would ex-
tend from Denver to New York city.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
Hot stuff.

One negro porter was getting en-
thusiastic over cigars. Brother" he
said TO his companion, ''when l die
! want box Of cigars tucked under
one arm
What kind do you PREFER" asked
the other.
Just anything. A 27-cent near-Ha-
yana will do"
"Near Havana? Say, when you're
dead for two days you'll think Havana
used to be as cold as the winds that
blow over Greenland's icy mountains"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
HOW GERMANY PLANS
~ - TO LOOT VESSELS

HOW GERMANY PLANS
AoV TO LOOT VESSELS
SUNK By UNDERSEA BOATS.
Altogether, the prospects are
very bright for the recovery of
many ships, or at least of a
large part Of their cargo, even
though they may lie in water
BOO feet deep. 1t behooves us TO
devise means of conducting such
deep-water salvage. for Sf we do
not do this work we may be sure
it Will be undertaken by the en-
envy.
The Germans have not been
carrying on their sub ..arine
warfare without a thought for
the future. Last May when the
U-boats were making frightful
inroads into allied shipping there
was an item in German news
paper calling attention to the
rich treasure that was being
piled up in the sea and stating
that the German wrecling com
panies were planning to recover
this treasure on large scale
after the war. It was not a
matter of chance, then that
most Of the U-boat victims have
been sunk at the very tantalizing
depth of 300 feet. German sal
wage companies are making n
usual preparations for deep
water diving operations.
Clearly, Germany is making
great preparations for peace and
intends to be so far ahead of
other people in salvage method
that after the war most of the
treasure in the sea will fall to
her lot. She feels confident of
winning on land and then she
fondly believes that the sea win
be hers as well. But we are not
asleep. We are doing some In
venting ourselves; and in con-
test of ingenuity as well as in
that of powder ard steel, the
Yankee when thoroughly aroused
may be counted or to come out
ahead.-A. Russell Bond, IN Sci
entific American Supplement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13

coal tar with mineral petroleum oils
suitable for admiralty use as fuel oil.
This VIZ be awarded TO the first COM
petitor submitting successful process
which must be capable of ready and
economical application without undue
absorption of material and labor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13

600 sheep and 100000 cattle made last
year, when 1t was recognized that the
country's need for beef, mutton. wool
and hides called for the fullest possl-
BILE use OF the national forest ranges.
Through conservative handling OF
these ranges for more than ten years
their productiveness has been steadily
rising.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
Heal Baby Rashes

That itch, burn and torture. A hot
Cuticura Soap bath gives instant re-
lief when followed by gentle appli-
cation of Cuticura Ointment. For free
samples address, sCuti,ura, Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
But She Suffered.

All" she sighed. "for many years
I've suffered from dyspepsia"
And don't you take anything for
itf' her friend asked. "You look well
enough"
"Oh,' she replied. my husband has
ft-not L.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
Good Money for DAVIS Work.

II is said that a boat with five fisher.
men went oct SEEMING from orr's island,
Me-, for herring recently and received
$500 for their days work, sharing 500
each,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13

rs the soil here good enough to
raise anythingT'
Il sent sample to the agricultural
expert and he advised me to raise mar
Oles. Judge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
zo1 orHAaez c4naz aaAzyAeANus 1ocxna2

flood period, it allows the river to flow
on uninterrupted, while during the
navigation season 1t serves its full
purpose rs dam and may be so OPP
Grated as TO pass large or small
quantity of water, thus keeping each
pool at its proper level.
Highest Lift Locks.
There are SO locks on the Erie
canal. all Of which are massive con-
crete structures, having inside rec
tangular dimensions of 300 by 44.44
feet and a lifting capacity varying
from a few feet up to 401s feet. At
Waterford the locks are so constructed
that a series Of five serves to lift the
barges from the Hudson river to the
canalized Mohawk river, 1863 feet above
the level of the government lock at the
Troy dam. These structures have
been called the worlds greatest series
of high-lift locks and their lift is dou-
bic that Of the locks in the Panama
canal from sea level to summit.
One of the highest lift locks in the
world Is located at Little Falls. where
the difference in pool elevation is 40h
feet. This massive structure has con-
crete walls. which stand so feet high
and are 80 feet wide at the base. The
lower gate is of the lift type and is
raised and lowered. instead of being
swung open and shut as are the gates
on other locks.
In the operation of all locks the wa
ter is admitted to and drawn from the
chamber by means of culyerts run
ming through the side walls, and the
openings have been so designed that
the filing and employing of the cham
Der Is only matter of few minutes.
The locks are all electrically OPP
Grated and the chambers are filled or
emptied while the gates and valves
are opened or closed by simply turn
ing lever. Safety devices are also
arranged so that errors in operation or
navigation are practically eliminated.
The Erie canal is spanned by DID
bridges. of which so are railroad cross.
ings. The clearance under these struc-
lures must be at least 1874 feet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
Locks and Dams Built.

In order TO make navigation possible
on the rivers and lakes 1t was neces-
sary to maintain a specified minimum
depth and provide what is termed
''slack-water navigation" This was
accomplished by the construction Of
dams and locks. the dams holding the
water at more or less fixed elevation
above the level of the stream and the
locks permitting the barges to move
from one level to another. Between
Little Falls and Troy. on the Erie
canal, ten dams have been constructed,
which provide for navigation on the
canaIized Mohawk river. Two of these
structures are of tie "tixed type while
eight are movable. These actually
make the river series of lakes, the
water between the dams being orac-
tically level and ordinarily without
much eurrent. A lock is constructed at
one side of each dam to enable the
barges to pass from the different lev
els.
Many travellers across the state have
wondered at The movable dams which
appear to be steel bridges, yet have
no approaches. This type of struc-
ture was necessary, however. because
from the bridge floor of each structure
the controlling works, which swing
underneath, are operated. These works
consist of heavy steel frames and gates
which may be lowered or raised at
win by operating electric winches run
ming on the btldge floor of the dam
The particular function of the movable
dam is that when the gates are raised,
during tie winter months and spring
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
euard AaaInst Accident.

In the "land line" guard gates have
been provided which are located about
ten miles apart These are steel struc-
lures, suspended from towers and may
be lowered to hold the water, in case
of emergency, such as might exist If an
embankment became weakened or any
similar accident made 1t desirable to
unwater any section of the channel.
Numerous culverts and spillways
which keep the water from overflow
ing the banks have been provided and
a hundred million yards of earth and
rock have been removed, while three
million yards Of concrete have been
placed.
While the actual construction period
has been about 10 years, this. consider
ing the magnitude and qualifications of
the work, is very short time. The
many structures and the nature of the
territory through which the different
channels run, has made this one of the
really important engineering undertake
ings of the age, and the construction
details have been the most extensive.
the plans alone being some of the most
elaborate and complete ever drawn up
for any large construction work.
The cost Of handling freight on the
railroads. before recent increases went
into effect, varied from two TO seven
mills per ton per mile. the average be-
ing between three and six mills per
ton mile. 1t is now estimated that this
figure viii be reduced more than one
half on the new canal system, owing to
the larger barges and the Thoroughly
up-to-date facilities. The method of
propulsion used Is by power boats
driven either by steam. electricity or
the internal combustion engine, and II
has already been determined from
trial trips that the speed which may be
maintained throughout the system is
considerably in excess of that main