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The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-06-30

Then that was Few minutes
ago they heard the four long
again. They'd tried to pick up
the other ship with radio before.
|. Yes; we got that here. 4.
Tried again and got no answer. .
But they heard the blasts for half an
hour. They said they seemed
| to be almost beside the ship once.
|. But they didn't see anything.
Then the blasts stopped sud-
den, cut off short in the middle an
though something happened.
She was blowing distress all right.
l.. The Richardson's searching
again now. Yes, she's search
Ing for boats"
Anyone else answeiedr Alan
asked.
ashore stations on both sides"
"Do they know what ship 1t Isl"
"No."
"What ship might be there now?"
The officer could not answer that.
He had known where the Richardson
must be; he knew of no other likely
to be there at this season. The spray
from the waves had frozen upon Alan /;
tce CLEANED and glinted from the rail
and from the deck. Alan's shoulders
drew up In spasm. The Richardson.
they said, was looking for boats; how
long could men live In little boats ex-
| posed to that gale and coldf
| He turned back to the others about
the radio cabin; The glow from within
showed him faces as gray as his; 1t
lighted face on the opposite side OF
the door-a face haggard with dread
full fright. Old Burr jerked about as
| Alan spoke to him and moved away
alone; Alan followed him and seized
his arm.
whats the matterr Alan demand
ed, holding to him.
''The four blastsl" the wheelsman
repeated. "They heard the four
blasts!" He iterated it once more.
"Yes," Alan urged. "Why not?'
"But where no ship ought to be; SO
they couldn't find the ship-they
couldn't find the ship" Terror, Of
awful abjectness, came over the old
man. He freed himself from Alan and
went forward.
Alan went aft to the car deck. The
roar and echoing tumult of the ice
against the hull here drowned all 9th.
er sounds. The thirty-two freight
cars, In their four long lines, stood
wedged and chained and blocked In
place; they tipped and tilted, rolled
and swayed like the stanchions and
sides of the ship, fixed and secure
Jacks on the steel deck under the
edges of the cars, kept them from
rocking ON their trucks. Men paced
watchfully between the tracks, observ'
ing the movement of the cars. The
cars creaked and groaned, as they
worked little this way and that; the
men sprang with sledges and drove the
blocks tight Tagain or took an add.
tional turn upon the jacks.
Alan saw old Buer who, on his way
to the wheelhouse, had halted to lis
ten. For several minutes the old man
stood motionless; he came on again
and stopped to listen.
"You hear 'em?" Burr's voice qua
vered In Alan's ear. "You hear 'em y
"What?" asked Alan.
"The four blastsl You hear 'em
nowf The four blasts!'
Burr was straining as he listened,
and Alan stood still too; no sound
came to him but the noise Of the
storm. mo-" he replied. II don't
hear anything. Do you hear them
now"
Burr stood beside him without max
ing reply; the searchlight, which had
been pointed abeam, shot Its glare for.
ward, and Alan could see Burr's face
in the dancing reflection Of the fare.
The man had never more plainly re-
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could HARDLY
STAND AT TIMES
Everett, Washington. -" For several
years have had trouble with the lowest

part OF my Dack ana
my hips and my legs
would ache with that
tired ache. ] could
hardly stand on my
feet at times. ] was
always able to do my
work although ! did
not feel good, ] saw
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We &c table Com
pound advertised and
having heard several
praise II 1 decided to
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The Man Had Never More Plainly Re
sembIed the Picture Of Benjamin
Corvet.
sembled the picture Of Benjamin Cor
vet; that which had been In the pic
ture, that strange sensation of. some
thing haunting him, was upon this
mans face, thousand times intensi-
fed; but instead Of distorting the fea-
lures away from all likeness to the
picture, 1t made II grotesqucly iden-
Cro BE coNTINuEDJ
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on the lakes. Alan moved over and
took seat beside the old man.
"You're from Number 25f" he asked,
20 draw him into conversation.
"Yes"
''Ive been working on the carrier
Pontiac as lookout. She's on her way
TO tie up at Cleveland. so left her
and came on here. You don't know
whether there's q chance for me to get
place through the winter on Number
46T"
Old Burr reflected. zone Of our bsys
Aas been talking Of leaving. I dent
know when - expects - g. Zen
night aslx" "
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

this would not prevent any ipdi-
vidual or any number of individuals
from using the provision OF the d.
rect primary law and filing their
declaration OF candidacy for office.
II would have the effect. however,
of making the individual stand alone,
on his merits. and independent OF
party support.
The pre- primary convention
would file its slate under the same
provision. When that slate was
filed. the candidate under that III
ing would have the support, in
dorsement, and influence OF the
party,
In that way you would crystal
lie the party, restore its organiza-
ton, responsibility, and account
ability, and at the same time you
would preserve TO the individual
the right TO file independently I'M
der the primary law.
SECOND: You ought to amend
the primary law and raise the quail
fcations for office Men who are
not qualified for the position have no
right TO be elected. II you want
to save representative government
raise the standard of office holders.
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Political chao,

Who doubts for a moment that
there is al this time more or les:
political chaos IN this country
The political chaos OF this coun.
try IS approaching the political con.
fusion in other parts OF the world
We haven't political parties to-
day as they were understood a, one
time in the history OF this country.
We have what might be called po-
litieal organizations carrying the
namcs Of ancient political parties.
n other words. the political par
ties have name to live hut they
are dead.
The reason they are ~ this con-
dltion IS because they have aban-
dpned great fundamental principles
u government. and doctrines OF the
constitution They abandoned
them hoping that they might sur
render principles for policies.
You can't build great party on
q policy; il must be builded on al
principle.
u the parties OF this country are
to be revived and .nvigorated YOU
must inject into their backbone the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
WAYNE ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hager Of VII
hanson are visiting Prof. and Mrs. T
b. Mcclure
4 Miss Mildred Taylor spent SATURDAY
anf Sunday with relatives In Huat-
! iagt0n.
Miss Mia Ketchum and Dor 7ey
tehum 81 West AIoreland spent sew
eral days last week with relatives
Zoria Perry OF Portsmouth was vis-
I Ting home folks the last Of the week.
Z Mr.. and Mrs j. o. Marcum, Mr.. and
w. l.. Terrell, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L.
Marcum and daughter OF Ceredo we're
in Wayne Friday enroute TO Louisa.
Mr.. and Mrs, Claude Newman and
children left Monday for a visit with
relatives at Buffalo creek.
Prof and Mrs. r. b. Mcclure spent
several days last week with Louisa
relatives.
Mrs, Walter Perdue left Monday for
Huntington where she will take treat
ment az the Guthrie hospital.
Mrs. Floyd Ross and baby Of Law
alette are visiting relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs. f. j. Wilcox Of Hunt.
ington were IN Wayne last Wednes-
day,
Miss Spice Adkins visited Miss Mel
lie Peters at FL Gay the last Of the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bloss and chill
~ spent Sunday with relatives al
Iienova..
SIR and Mrs. Fisher seaggs and son
& ~, aud Mrs. Chap Allen, aIrs. Nan
Hayfcr and Bill Taylor were weekend
guests Of Louisa relatives.
Mr. and Mrs r ], Thompson and
children Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Thomp-
son ana son and Lawrence Thompson
left Friday FOR Butler Pa. 10 attend
I. reunion Of the Thompson family.
Mr. and Mrs. Epson Cole Of Ceredo.
MIS- Purla of Kenova motored 10
Wayne Sunday and visited AIr. and
MS A. W. Damron.
Mr., AID Mrs. d. b Hardwick ana
children were guests Of Mrs. Myrtle
rum AZ FIT, Gay the last OF the week.
GRIMEa Il.
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IS YEARS AGO.

Nobody swatted the ny.
Nobody wore a wrist watch.
J Nobody had appendicitis.
Nobody wore white shoes. H..
Nobody sprayed orchards.
Z Nobody knew about radio.
Most young men had livery bills
Farmers came to town for their mail
Many people read by the candle or
Kerosene light.
The heavens were not full of man
birds ..-
Nor the seas alive with underwater
boats. .
The hired girl drew one-fffty week
and was happy. "
Young men learned trades at S. per
week.
The butcher threw in a chunk OF
liver.
The merchant threw in" pair of
suspenders with every suit
Nobody listened in on the telephone.
There were no electric meters.
Nobody observed a sane Fourth.
Straw stacks were burned instead
of baled.
Publishing a newspaper was not a
business, it was dueling game.
There were no BoIshevists nor
''isms"
The safety razor had not introduced
Inc clean shaven face.
Equipped with gas" was prominent
Inc IN flats-to-let advertisement.
Office folks didn't know about fan
n the summer time. and ice water was
treat.
Many folks retired at p. m. and
ose at in the morning.
Nobody hoped for a dry nation.
There We're no moving PICTURES.
Nobody had an automobile.
Not many people had talking ma
hines
ttTimes have changed.)
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PROGRAMME
The FaIlsburs- Bear Creek S. S. Con.
yention, Buchanan Chapel,
September 9, 1922.

I i0:30-Devotional- Christian Educa.
ton, Prov. 3. Rev. j. II. Cleveland.
ll;O0-The $. s. and the community
ii, $. Burns =
/. il:2O-The Church School-w. J.
Z Vaughan.
1900 Appointment OF committees
and adjourn.
NOON
i45-D Devotional.
2:00-The Young People and the 8
S.-W. H. Vaughan.
= so-Report OF District Secretary
Elizabeth iatten.
245-R Report Of Superintendents
S:0o--The organized class-C. r
Weliman.
$3.50 The Working school,-w. ].
Vaughan,
: 100 Report Of committees and in
stallation Of officers.
Adjourn.
WIN each school in the district send
: idll quota Of delegates and help make
this the best convention in the history
Of this district?
J X. FULLER, President
ELIZABETH HATTEN- sec 4
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YATEsyILLE

The talk OF all Is OF the grand tim
that was had at Louisa during tn,
past week. All OF Yatesyille was gle,
and merrlment We saw some Of tn,
nnest stock on the road to and from
The fair thai Your scribe apvsr bahela
ana " also nor!ced the blue ribbon
auaehed; and we are proud to not,
that our fatesviilers got a very liber-
al share Of the premiums.
j. W. Elkins, one OF our good neigh
bors, hawked in the fine Studebaker
car as did his son. Charley the kitch-
on cabinet and Mir. Neal Holbrook
another one OF our best neighbors al
80 got a ten dollar premium on the
best bull
II there was anything like as many
people and cars travelled 10 town over
all the other leading roads to Louisa
as there was over the Louisa and
Webbyille pike we can't see where In
town the people stood or where they
parked their cars. II was d daily
thing throughout the week that the
road was full OF cars going and com
Ing and we noticed that many whole
families went In wagons ana every
body that your scribe heard speak
about ~ says they had the time OF.
their lives.
Some two or three days ago Mrs.
William Ekers had the misfortune 10
step on rusty nail which penetrated
her foot and II Is giving her great
deal Of pain.
Little Miss Pauline saiters, a daugh
yer Of Mr. and Mrs. jay Salters. has.
bees ~ she sick list for several weeks
past and her condition is, bur little
improved AZ this writing.
LAY Roberts, one OF our neighbofs
who has a Job in an oil Held AZ Bowl
ing Green has been visiting his fam
NY here, but returned "a his work one
day last week.
The next and most Important event
70 take placa IN our neck OF the woods
Is the annual conference OF the Meth
adisi brethren on Mesg,ns crack
which begins on the sth inst and IL 10
continue the four following days Jlm#
Hughes wants everybody to know that
ne is making preparations 10 feed ey-
erybody on the ground
Your scribe was on Bear creek ON
business week ago and was greatly
delighted with the cleyerness of the
people OF the Bear creek and Rove
freek section.
Mrs George Burchett OF the Nor
sans creek section has been danger
'usiy ~ for some time past but the
attest reports say that her condition
= somewhat improved
g. w Castle our county attorney
vas here looking over the roads and
ng a p a day or 40 OF last week.
ouif Box trading is all the 90 around
- Edmond Johnson has bought
~ shipped several loads OF calves
,lthin the last three or four weeks
COUNTRY GREENHoRN.
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SETTLED!

No feud have | with Father Time: h
/ has been very kind;
We kept my girlish figure and youth,
optimistic mind;
! had forgot to count the years-the,
passed me like n streak
TIL went back to Louisa to spent
Home Coming Week.
: had forgot to count the years; ah
vain futility!
All OF my native villagers had kent the
count for me.
thought 1 could turn LIES Book to
childhood $ happy page
Ana thus renew my youth: alas, |
learned anew my age.
Each citizen OF Louisa. that garden
spot of earth,
fhe moment that we met recalled the
year that gave me birth
The Big Sandy News proclaimed til
date reached this world of VOC
Under the pleasing headline: Events
OF Long Ago
met the oldest settler. ali wrinkled
worn and wan:
His sight they said, had failed him
quite his memory was gone;
But when they tried to make it clear
Just who ! CHANGED to be.
With senile squeak he quoth: .Whv,
she wuz born in eighty three
SO gladly did l HE ne from my home
towns revelry-
NJ
Did Settlers they were rightly named;
they surely settled me
And gayly do | turn to greet the city's
noise and jam,
Where not a single soul meet knows
Just how old am.
Maud Kennen waddock,
Appropriated from Ladies Home
Journal
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Mrs. Robinett of
Whites Creek, Dead

Mrs. W. II. Robinett, 81, OF Whites
creek died saturday afternoon at the
sings Daughters hospital from can
DER.
Mrs Roblnett was well known in
Boyd county and her host OF friends
BE- grieved TO learn OF her death.
The body was sent 10 the home al
Whites creek sunday The funeral
was held Tuesday, Ashland Indepen-
dent
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:, AUrocAST
S-m

There was man out in Long
Island week or so ago who took
horse around to chap that runs
riding academy and he offered to
sell the animal at bargain.
Whats wrong with it?" asked
the riding master. why, nothing"
said the man with the horse. ITS
really fine animal for riding or
driving. It's gentle, has lots Of
spirit and good staying power"
The riding master asked the man
why he wanted to sell il. WELL"
he said. my wife now has baby
and since she has the baby she has
no time to take care Of the horse
There We're folk who criticized that
man forgetting that it's nice thing
to be kind to animals and see they
fall into good hands
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TWIN BRANCH

alr and Mrs. Cecil Adams have re-
tnriied home from visit 10 relatives
nj tpuisa
ar and Mrs Leo lobe OF Ashland
motored % Twin Branch Tuesday 10
Visit bis mother. Airs. G. lobe.
sllas lobe and family We're guests
I q irhnds q gsolisa Ia,f wceH
= w Jnhe and wife were in Lou
Ism Friday.
Ashland,
Ivory lobe spent Tuesday night
with Mrs Roscoe Prince OF Irad.
Several from here viii attend the
conference nj Morgan sunday.
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cAsTrR

virus Of inviolabie principles, fun-
dafnental doctrines. constitutional
programs
Men tell you that the reason for
the chaotic political situation of TO-
day IS the primary election law.
They say that the direct primary
has destroyed party organization
and responsibility. They want the
PRIMARY law repealed. The pri-
mary law will not be repealed. 1t
ought TO be amended and in the fol-
lowing particular:
FIRST: Amend the law by Gre
ating the right to hold PRE-pri-
mary party con=sa;ion. II the
party would meet in pre-primary
convention and nominate a ticket
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
HOME COMING.

| am glad TO be here
And my heart is so full
OF the things should utter.
I But cannot, fear.
But nevertheless.
| am happy today,
For it's good to be back
When ones been long away.
am glad to be here
In this homelike old place,
Midst these sweet kindly faces
OF those l hold dear.
Old friends and new friends
This is all can say.
Its good to be back
When ones been long away.
CThe above appropriate lines wer
PRESENTED BY Mrs. May Goble Wen
nan0 II
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

Accordin to palaver, which seldom fail to hear we re
tottern on the brink of certain DOOM We're hoyerin,
DER the stage of dissolution mighty nearWere oundern
in the shadder of tomb We're to have panic an
POOR III univcrsle strke-we see the taxes any
ne lower The cattle markets busted-O YOU
\. never seen the like--and every bloomin bank
will close its door There won't be any money an there
won't be any coal They tell in their day pala
yewe can't escape calamity, little soul or add
oanother to cadaver
It's true the crops is splendid and the medder
grass is tall the countrys full of everything to eat
Old Dobbin atten in his sanitary sa,be
SKIES crowd him off the street, The golmk an the movie
show peoped their gatesThe bion-dolar prize6ght
draws the crowd The biggest diamond market is in
these Unted states where jewelry that's phony amt al
lowed But mustn't let deusons shet out the awful trtb
that poverty has got by the
pants The crack of doom ~
pursres us like never-failin' 5FS<v~re-Z Z-Z<
sleuth-we haven't got ~
fghn' chance Is
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
A MoNoLoeIsT.

Would you call Mrs. Gowitt good
conversationalist?
hes and no. She makes you think
OF a lot OF good things to say, but she
talks so necessarily you don't get a
chance to say hem."-Boston Tran
script.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
FEW EXTRA COPIES LEFT
OF HOME COMING EDITION

We have left about 200 copies of
the Home Coming Edition of the News
printed last week. 1t covers more local
history than ever before was gathered
together in one publication. Single
copies will be furnished at loo. Six
copies for soc. one dozen for 81 90
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
Home CIRCLECOLUMN
A COLUMN DEDICATED TO TIRED
MOTHERS AS THEY JOIN THE
HOME CIRCLE AT EVEN
ING TIDE.
sIishtine Words.

i II the merely idle word is one day
TO be accounted for and judged, what
! of the untrue. impure, the profane the
malignant and cruel words with which
rms earthly air is continually charg-
I cd? Only a movement of the lips, a
moments stirring of the air, and all
is silent as though the word had never
/ been spoken; yet a fellow creatures
happiness has been blighted; a neavy
burden has been made still heay sr to
bear; heart has been robbed of its
guilelessness and trust; the seed ha4
been sown of career that ends in
ruin and death. Those words are not
dead. Though they seem TO be buried
in everlasting oblivion, yet, when the
judgment throne is set and earth's
myriads are gathered together to he
by their words justified or by their
words condemned. they will return
with solemn reverberating echo out of
Inc darkness of the past, and fall with
dlsmay and shame on the ears of those
VINO spoke them. And those words
talthtul pure, begin-passing to and
FRO among men like white winged an
gels, carrying messages of love and
nope and healing from heaven; words
almost divine in their ennobling in
huence, helping us ever onward and.
upward along life's journey-those.
too. will awake from their sacred
slumber. and amid the grateful muir
muir of the multitudes whom they have
sladdened comforted and saved, their
blessed sound will be heard on earth
once more.
.
Keep watch of your words. my darl-
ings,
FOR words are wonderful things:
They are sweet like bees fresh honey
Like bees, they nave terrible stings.
Fhey can bless, like the warm, glad
sunshine.
And brighten a lonely life:
,hey can cut, in the bitter contest
Like an open, two-edged knife.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

Doing nothing for Others is the un-
doing of ones self. We must be pur
posely kind and generous or we miss
the best part of our existence. The
neart that goes out of itself gets large
and full of joy. This is the secret of
the inner life. We do ourselves the
most good. doing something TO. others.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

Young man, have you a purpose in
life? What do you intend 10 be or to
do? The question strikes YOU with
something of novelty. Yet it is the
great one on which your future place
IN the world depends. II no hfe-pur-
pose is yet formed in your mind il is
tull time that you sat down and spent
season in grave reflection. Without
an earnest purpose nothing worth ac-
compiishing can be. done in this world 4
Thought, Will, energy. work these are
ehe elements of all success. These are
me materials out of which men con
struct their fortunes; and If Won ara
dreaming of wealth, honor of ppsition
IN rhe future. and have not these 10
hulid on, with advancing years. Won
VIII see the beautiful structure that
now rises pleasantly in your, fancy. /,
fading away like the baseless fabric
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q vision. Grid up your loins, and in
good earnest, seek TO acquire the high
est ability in your art calling or pro-
lession. Let each day see you advance
ing IN skill and knowledge; and as
certain as the sun shines, or the water
runs, you viii rise above the common
mass And just in the degree that
your motives are honorable and un-
selfish, win you add happiness to sue
cess in life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

Don't call your mother "old woman. %
we often hear that from young men.
stop and think how it sounds. Old
Lady is bad enough, but the ''old wo
man applied to her who gave you life
and nursed your infancy, is rude and
unkind. Once it was Mother. I'm
hungry. mother mend my jacket;
mother, put up my dinner" and many
such things and mother would spread
the bread with butter and stow away
the luncheon with her heart brim-
ming with affection for you. Now, is
she the old woman?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

There are few young men NOWADAYS
who show habits of thrift and econ
omy There is disposition to spend
rather than save, and thru love of
personal adornment, expensive habits.
ana a lack of that desire to lay aside
FUNDS for a rainy day, our young men
are not acquiring a reputation for
forehandness, which might prove of
lnestimable value to them in the fu-
ture We would not desire them to be
mean or selfish, but there is happy
medium between a spendthrift and a
naser- Gay companions, pool playing
and fine livery turnouts will never en-.
rich any young man.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08

Never cast aside your friends If NV
any possibility you can retain tber
We are the weakest of spendtbrifts
II we let one friend drop off thru in
attention or let one push away an
taer' or II we hold aloof from one for
petty Jealousy, or needless sights or
roughness. Would you throw away a
Atamond because it pricked you? One
GOOD friend is not weighed against the
Jewels OF the earth. If there is GOODNESS
or unkindness between us, let us come
lace to face and have it out. Quick
before the love grows cold Life is too
snort to quarrel in, or carry evil or
uiskihd thoughts of friends 1t is easy
20 lose a friend, but new one will
,ot come for the calling, nor make up
Tor the old one when he comes.