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Kentucky Mountaineer. FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OK KK.Vi 'IV KY. MOT THEIR \\ I ON VOLUME 1. SALYERSVILLE. MAGOFFIN COUNTY. KENTUI KY. FRIDAY, MATH, Wtt NUMBER 21. slfflil "tie leaner] ilfflllnsl Hit* tic. 1. liollse and innted. while he ih-i.i Ills hnml to bin tir^a-i "W..at l« It." hp muttered wenrlly— "whlskv nrrrm or the drlna tlutier of ii stnrrcd love? l ive yenri now and n look from her ».vo» pan atop Ihe Maori In my veins -i-nn Orion luiek nil the henrt hanirrr and hclplenmra* thut lead n Mt In Insanity -or thin' lip looked at bis trend. line, hand, nil mun et! mid tar stalm-d. pameil on forward and returned with I hp sna*>nprr. The roan* roraaa hod Iwea effaaffy nffpoted hv the meeting An cxprr* "Ion of inln -led surprise and terror 'r I »l Pome lo her pretty hut miller weak fn.a. tmd null in knon ledk'iou Hi half aalnte she had eauabl lip a little child from the deck Isdiiud her and, turning; Into the an loon door, hurried In Ihe library, where she wink Into a chair A wonderfully prophetic fic- tion story written /our/ en years ago of the wreck of the TiTAN, which, like the Titanic, was the world's largest and most palatial •ease? and generally r< garded as linkable and m.ics rucltble. I the Tilame. too, the TITAN i wrecked by an iceberg in Ihe nth of April when speeding along the northern lane route of ihe Atlantic. The wreck in {Uopyrtcbl, 1MB, by M. K Mansfield CopyrlKht. IS12. by Morc.an ItobertBon All rights Hal t*i I CHAPTER L Th* Un.inkabl. TiUn. JlJK was ihe I urgent erafl ntlont nml the crenlest of the works of mpn. In her construction and HWUfltananrt were Involv- ad avery science, nrofasatoo nnd trade ttuotvn to civilization On her bridge *rere aa Vara, wi.». besides being tbo pick of the royal nuvy, hud passed rigid examinations in nil studies that partalaed to the wind*, tides, current* and (aocraphy of tho sea. They were not. only aeiiruon. but scientists. The mime professional standard upplied to the personnel of tin' engine room, nnd the steward's department was equal to •bat of a Hist class total Two brass bands. I w o orcliesfras nnd a theatrlcnl company entertained the lsissoiii:ers diirlnn arahlhff hours, a corps of physicians administered to the temporal and a corps of chnplnlDS to Ha) aplritunl weirare of till on board, while a well drilled lire compuny KOotlled the feura of nervoua ones and willed to the general elilertniuliiellt by dally practice with their upparatiiK I'roin bar lofty brtdaa ma hidden ffataffraph lines to the bow. stern, en- gine room, crow's nest on t lie fore mast and to nil parti of tin' ship where work was done, path wire ter miuatiiig in • awread dial with uwv uble Indicator eoninlnliig in Its 180pi every order nml answer required In UniKlljng the massive bulk, either at the dock or at sen, which eliminated to a groat extent the hoarse. ncr\e racking shouts of officers and sailors. Kroui the bridge, engine ro.an nnd a dozen places on her deck the ninety- two doora of nineteen water tight coin pnrtments could be closed In half a minute by turning a lever These doors would also close automatically in the presence of water. With nine compartments flooded the ship would •till float, and as no known accident of the sea ooua! possibly till tills many the steamship Titan was considered practically unslnknbl*. Built of steel throughout nnd for pus aenger traffic ouly, she carried no com- bustible cargo to threulen her destruc- tion by Are. and the Immunity from the demand for cargo apace bad eua tied her designers to discard the flat, kettle bottom of cargo boats and give her the sharp dead rise—or slant from the keel—of a steam ynrht. nnd this Improved her behavior lu a seaway. She was 800 feet long, of 70.000 tons displacement, 40.000 liorse|>ower, and on her trial trip bad steamed at a rate of twenty-five knots an hour over the the fiction story happened in about the same place that the Titanic disaster occurred, and there were nnt sufficient life boats and rafts to take off the passengers and crew. Read and you will see that there are many other remarkable and startling coincidences between the wreck < f ihe TITAN, the largest steam- i Up of the world of fiction, and lite wreck of Ihe Titanic, the largest steamship of the material world. Photo 9 by American Press Association. MORGAN ROBERTSON. wllii oil cans and waste, overseen by the wnlcliful staff mi duty, who listen oil with strained henring for a faint note In (he confuted Jumble of sound or a clicking of stiad out of nine which would Indicate a laapaaad key or nut. On deck sailors set the Irian Rillnr sails on the two masts to add their propulsion to the momentum oi the record breaker, and the passengers the passengers', officers' and crew s quarters contained cork Jacket, whi < about twenty clivnlnr life buoys wore strewn along the rules In view of her nlianliite superiority dispersed themselves ns suited tbelr to other crnfl. a rule of navigation tastes Some were seated In steamer thoroughly lielicvcd in by some cap chairs, well wrapped, tor. thoneh it tains, but not yet openly followeil. was W ,1H April, ihe salt air m chilly: announced by lb* steamsb p company gom e paced the deck, acpiblng their to apply to the Titan She would m legs: others Itslened lo the ..relies steam nt full speed In fog. storm and tra In lad music room or read or wr.de sunshine and on Ihe northern lane ]„ (be library and n few k to their mute, winter and summer, for the fob hprtl, »- seusl, k froiu Ike affjM heme lowing gaod and stibslnntinl reasons: First, Unit if another craft should strike bar the force of Hie Impact would he distributed over n Inrger urea If the Titan bad full Headway, and the brunt or ihe damage would be borne by the other: secnud. that If Hie Tllan was the uggressor she would CO r (1 1 i n I y destroy the other craft, even nt half speed, and perhaps damage tier own hows, while at full speed she would cut her In two with no more dam- age to herself than a palm brush could remedy. In either ease, as the lesser of two evils, i( was baa) thai t lie smaller hull should suffer A third rea- son was thai nt full speed she could bo more easily sleeted out of danger, and a fourth Hint In case of an end- ou collision witli an Iceberg— the only tiling afloat thai she could not con- quer—her bows would be crushed in but a few foci farther at full than tit half speed, and nt the most three com- portments would be (loaded, which would not mutter with six more to spare. if Ihe ship on the m-><tlllll swell The decks were cleared, watches set nt noon, and then baaafl Ma never ending slaaalaff up at which «'rniii*hlp sailors paj In so much of their lime Headed by a six fool boulswalti. eaug caaie aft on Ihe slarlssird side with point buckets and brushes and distill. uled themselves along the rail. "Davits an' stanchions, men never mind the rail." said the boatswain "Ladies. Isytter lino e your chairs back H little ffaakiad cll.nl. down out o' that; you'll Is? overboard. Take n veil Matte, No: you'll spill paint. Cut your bucket away an' get some sand impel' from Ihe yeotuau Work Inboard till you get It out o you " Tin atUa* address.al. a slight built man or about thirty, black bearded and broa/ed to the semblance of healthy %lg..r. but watery eyed ami unsteady of movement, cuiite down from die mil and shambled forward Willi his bucket As be reached the group of ladles to whom Hie kaatawahj bad n- .en bis gaze rested on one. a sunny So It was confident y expected that ,, ,,,,,, m muma nM , ,|„. phM of when her engines had limbered t n- ,„ (. M.„ ,„ (>w .s „„ „„„ , HwI ,„ selves the steamship 1 Hun would land ^ , l ., | , ru,)( .|, MMad, turned her passengers 3.000 miles away wltb „„,,,,. „„ ,„ ,„ „„, ,„., ,„„, „„„,,,„ „„ the promptitude and regularity of a hah(| (|1 >M - nhn rr| M|B „| U , e, ssed on. Out of Hie Ismtswalna face of unconsidered winds, tides nnd currents In ahe was a flouting city, containing within her steel walls all that tends to minimi/..- the dangers and ills, om forts of the Atlantic wiyage. all that makes life enjoyable. Uuslukable. Indestructible, she car- ried as few boats as would satisfy tbe laws. These, twenty four In num- ber, were aecurely covered and luabed down to their . h.Kks on the upper deck, and if bwacbad would hold rsX) peopia 8be carried no useless, cuui- bersome life rafts, but because tbe law paired H, each ofJ.be ym berths In railway train. She lind kaabja nil rec ords on her inaideii voyage, but up to the third return trip had not lowered the time between Sandy Hook and liauut's rock to the five day limit, and it was utiotticiully rumored among the 2.000 passengers who had embarked at New York that an effort would now be made to do so. tight tugs dragged lie great mass to uiid-lreatn and pointed Iter nose down ihe river; then the pilot on the bridge s|«ike a word or two. the first officer blew a short blast on the watt1 tie and turned a lever, the lugs gatb ered in Iheir Hum mid drew off. Down in the bowels of tile ship three small engines were started, opening the throttles of three large oues: three pro pollers begun to revolve, and Ihe main molb. nltb a vibratory tremble run ning through tier gieut frame, moved slowly to seu ICasi of Sandy Hook the pilot was subscriber* by July lit. dropiivd and Hie real voyage begun, l-'irty feet l«low her deck, lu an lu feruo of noise and heat and light and shadow, coal parsers wheeled the pick- ed fuel from tbe bunkers to Ihe lire hold, where half naked stoker*, witb faces like those of tortured Sends, toss i-d It Into the eighty while hot mouths of the r.ir lu the engine room lo and fro. Hi nud out of H* MnrUI T. >d Asia* as if i A«o.. risr Is'slde a limitary ssiklufl gentleman who glanced up from n book uud r. marked: "Seen I he sea serpent, Myra or the Klylng Dutchman? What'* up? "Oh, Ceorge- no!" she answered in agitated tones ".lohn Unwland Is ken -MajMaaant Itowlund I've Ju-t wai hlini h- Is sn changed; he tried : speak*!.! me " "Who Hint troublesome flame of yours? i aarar aari him, you haas nnd you haven't laid me much Bboai him What Is he llrst cabin?" "No; he seems to I common sail or. lie la working and Is dressed I old do thes. all dirty. And such a dis- sipated face loo. He seems lo have fallen sy> low. And If Is all since"— "Since you soured ofl liilnV Well, It la no fuult of yours, dear. If a man has It in him he'll go to the dogs any- how How Is bis sense of injury? Una he n grievance or n grudge/ You are I y upset What did he say?" "I don't know, lie said inn I, lag. I've nlway* beeu afraid of him I've met liliu three limes since Ihen, and he puts such ii frightful look lu Ids eyes nud be was so violent and head Irong and so terribly angry that lime, lie iic. used me of IfedlOl biiu on and playing with hlin, and he said some thing about an n.imiiial.le law of chance and a gtireralai balance of events that I c it!.!.. ! iiiiilcr-land. only Mara ht said lb I for nil lha suffering, we IlittM on at hers we t.-ceive an etpial amount ou elvea, Then lie went away lu such s pa slon I've liuaglu- ed ever since Hint he Mould lake some revenue He might steal our Myra— our baby!" She shamed Hie smiling child lo her breast uud went ou. "I liked him at first, until I round out Hint he was an atheist. Why, (icorge, be actually denied the existence of Ood and to me, a professing fJhrla- rlaj (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK I .' : t tl i »« I rr Hho' Charlt-y Collins ThurKdav with a shot ,j»urt, low fhotl pimfftflUfH his flesh, on- tt i'tifi"; him in the MM of Hi i vv hiul is (?ivi. g him Math trouble. Cause wnsl Collins killing Salyer'd dog. .lack T. BaJpty is havinir, his new h KM pa nt*& Hon. NoffJi Pa tick, o( B '«>m- inKton, i>a s. il thnmjrh here Mntiilav e trottta to Saly r -ville. Wklcomi:. OUML QA&t has the It s. mail service in EaaMrn Kentucky. The mail can - tr is alwuy* on time, tonie- lim s, i.nd that has jus', lb-en once in a month. I will ask the tdilor a faff inn si ions: 1. I) e. an edit.r mi work any? 2. Does an edit, r tVfft jfet lir- ed? i. Does an etlilor ever have any money? 4. D.iea an editor wear pood clothes? B, I b e., ; 1 11 > djtor t VI r gl I hum!? (i. Does an aditOT ever Ml the truth? Puw Brofr. Kditok's Answi r 1 lie works only when he h;.s to. t If an adj Of ever gets tired, working di y and iiiiiht he'd imi ter qll t the luisin •; s. !{ Mwajyl Of course. He must pay lha P o This is hi out the only i ' i . n-e, at least tome >i OUf re: ilei - L i.iks so, olhei- M se they v Ollld suliscnhc ainl rffffd their own |iaper ratln r than a Imrrowed topv. They would also deal with our adversers. 1 What would prevent him when every marehaat In lown is anx- ioua in Isiosi thcii tra.l" by l I ing thffir own buainoai through their loCffl puper? S 1'ia.v IffN its li.iw an aditOT (•iiUI.I) Ket mad when all people mita in ootnpliBMnting him in his noble wi rk. 1 We hold our peace while Mt readers answer. ASK FOR Beat Known Shoe* in tuclcy. Mei chants, write us to have our SALESMAN CALL And Show You Sample*. ADDRESS The Xr3cy SIiog Compsny Portsmouth. Ohio. with him. Edith Ki nnard h il returned to I *;t i nt sv 1 1 lo Donvssus Price ia visiting at (!. W. Price's Willie i, both a hup- WANTED! Correspondence. Your neighbor to sub- scribe for the Mountain- eer. Ke needs it and we need him. Will you help us in getting him? To t iiKKKHPiiniiknts: Mllil yoor let' u-rs aaril so they will iv-t to us ot la- t. r than Monday ni|{ht. Klibts: Write- on ah* sills of tho |isper only; writo plainly; r|s-H nsmps corroclly, and write "for" on trip envelop-. I.csv.- out nciirhborhood visit* or we will. If your letter does not a|i|M-*r, re If you will do this you will profit by it as well a* we. The more aubtcribera the bet- ter paper. Our goal it 1,000 Can we do it? We can if you will help. Give us a lift. Rates $1.00 per year, lOcta per month for less than a that if. contents did not ju.Ufy pub laaataa. We leave out a part, or all, of other letter* as well a* your*. Our space is limitnd and we must leave out much that is intended for publication. That is one of ffM many ut, IIISII kful task* of the editor. Cones Jen- JULIAN. O. car Salyer aUrted to kit* Friday on busi. GIITOIU), Coin planting and bee swarm iiiKC is the oiil. r of the day. Laal weeks warinth and sun- si lUM enabled t he farmers to fa- ints of much needed plewiiiR and plant!' r, as lit" rains. if the | a,t few weeks had put tin in fur be hind with their crops, but a few nmre davs of fair weather will finish their planting. Married Off the 25th, Caudill and EUU William of Gilford May theirsbi py union. Amanda, daughter of Madison (lullett, has returned to hei boa e and her many friends Wfft- B0BM b<-r back, hnpinc she will MM out MhMg us soon. JUMB. OIL SPKINiiS. Wiiey, little son of Mack Lit- t-ral, jumped off tho porch on a sharp hoe, almost cutting off three of his toes. Joe Cantrill has purchased the house and lot helonRinu; Ut uncle Jell' Howes. Mrs. Stephen Caudill ia suffer- ing very much from a cancer in her mouth. Uncle Wiley Litteral is visitittK his dauKhter, Mrs. Cora Conley, of Staffordsville. Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Price went to Paintaville one day last week. Judite W. E. Litteral celebrat- ed hia 03rd birthday on the 20 h inst. by havmi? his near relatives partake of ai Contrary Fork of Pricy. Nineteen Hundred and the Good ( >1 1 S unnier Time. I d hi' t often Ret into politics bajeMta 1 can't please mo-t peo- ple. I. iii I venture to say Hryan and Thfl will be our next nomi- nees. I don't have any inside tip . Ither, I'm Judging by the way ihe folks down here talk. Now I don't have any money to put up but if I had an extra ,i ckffll 1M risk it on these two men. I told you last week that I'd write about Ihe most wonderful tl.itiK' I ever saw. It's this way. I went to a friends home and stayed a few weeks. 1 had a irrtat time. I cou'dn'l keep from BQtking my ft .end's wife. She was what I'd call a first class looker, yet I've seen prettier women. Hut it wasn't her looks so much as her manners that caiiRlit my atten- t on. The woman actually lived week after week without giving; her husband or children a short word. My friend came in cuttinp; a tigh rusty and yet she held her p ace. Sin- QtTfff said do so and so or don't do so and so. She never urtimbled and spoke harsh- ly. She never said "John I've Kot to have a new dress." She didn't even ray "John our neigh- bor's wife ha< a now hat." It didn't make any difference whe- ther John did to suit her or not she never gave him a harsh word. John could whistle or siiii/ or walk heavy and wake up the babies but she never said "Can't you hush." She didn't even pretend that there was any disturbance. Others could talk about their neigh liors but my friends wife hold.* the record. She never said a bud thing ag- ai> st her neighbor in her life. If her neighlsjr said all manner of evil against her she took no notice of it. She waa always si- lent in the presence of tattlers. This, I thought, is the most wonderful sigh: I ever saw. She knew how to hold her tongue bwause the did not know how to use it. She was duaf a.id dumb. So deaf she could not bear it thunder. The mys- tery was solved. I awoke and it MY Again I slept and (Con'l on page 4.)

Transcript of Kentucky mountaineer: 1912-05-31terqllttheluisin•;s.!{MwajylOfcourse.Hemust paylhaP •o...

  • Kentucky Mountaineer.FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OK KK.Vi 'IV KY. MOT THEIR \\ I ON

    VOLUME 1. SALYERSVILLE. MAGOFFIN COUNTY. KENTUI KY. FRIDAY, MATH, Wtt NUMBER 21.

    slfflil "tie leaner] ilfflllnsl Hit* tic. 1. liollse

    and innted. while he ih-i.i Ills hnml tobin tir^a-i

    "W..at l« It." hp muttered wenrlly—"whlskv nrrrm or the drlna tlutier ofii stnrrcd love? l ive yenri now and nlook from her ».vo» pan atop Ihe MaoriIn my veins -i-nn Orion luiek nil thehenrt hanirrr and hclplenmra* thutlead n Mt In Insanity -or thin' liplooked at bis trend. line, hand, nil munet! mid tar stalm-d. pameil on forwardand returned with Ihp sna*>nprr.The roan* roraaa hod Iwea effaaffy

    nffpoted hv the meeting An cxprr*i"Ion of inln -led surprise and terror' r : I »l Pome lo her pretty hut miller weakfn.a. tmd null in knon ledk'iou Hi halfaalnte she had eauabl lip a little childfrom the deck Isdiiud her and, turning;Into the an loon door, hurried In Ihelibrary, where she wink Into a chair

    A wonderfully prophetic fic-tion story written /our/ en years

    ago of the wreck of the TiTAN,which, like the Titanic, was theworld's largest and most palatial•ease? and generally r< garded as

    linkable and m.ics rucltble.

    I the Tilame. too, the TITANi wrecked by an iceberg in Ihenth of April when speeding

    along the northern lane route

    of ihe Atlantic. The wreck in

    {Uopyrtcbl, 1MB, by M. K MansfieldCopyrlKht. IS12. by Morc.an ItobertBonAll rights Hal t*i I

    CHAPTER LTh* Un.inkabl. TiUn.

    JlJK was ihe Iurgent erafl ntlont

    nml the crenlest of the works

    of mpn. In her construction

    and HWUfltananrt were Involv-

    ad avery science, nrofasatoo nnd tradettuotvn to civilization On her bridge*rere aaVara, wi.». besides being tbopick of the royal nuvy, hud passed

    rigid examinations in nil studies that

    partalaed to the wind*, tides, current*

    and (aocraphy of tho sea. They werenot. only aeiiruon. but scientists. Themime professional standard upplied tothe personnel of tin' engine room, nnd

    the steward's department was equal to

    •bat of a Hist class total

    Two brass bands. I w o orcliesfras nnda theatrlcnl company entertained the

    lsissoiii:ers diirlnn arahlhff hours, a

    corps of physicians administered to the

    temporal and a corps of chnplnlDS to

    Ha) aplritunl weirare of till on board,

    while a well drilled lire compunyKOotlled the feura of nervoua ones andwilled to the general elilertniuliiellt by

    dally practice with their upparatiiK

    I'roin bar lofty brtdaa ma hiddenffataffraph lines to the bow. stern, en-

    gine room, crow's nest on t lie fore

    mast and to nil parti of tin' shipwhere work was done, path wire termiuatiiig in • awread dial with uwvuble Indicator eoninlnliig in Its 180pi

    every order nml answer required In

    UniKlljng the massive bulk, either at

    the dock or at sen, which eliminated

    to a groat extent the hoarse. ncr\e

    racking shouts of officers and sailors.

    Kroui the bridge, engine ro.an nnd a

    dozen places on her deck the ninety-

    two doora of nineteen water tight coinpnrtments could be closed In half a

    minute by turning a lever These

    doors would also close automatically

    in the presence of water. With nine

    compartments flooded the ship would

    •till float, and as no known accident

    of the sea ooua! possibly till tills manythe steamship Titan was considered

    practically unslnknbl*.

    Built of steel throughout nnd for pus

    aenger traffic ouly, she carried no com-

    bustible cargo to threulen her destruc-

    tion by Are. and the Immunity from

    the demand for cargo apace bad eua

    tied her designers to discard the flat,

    kettle bottom of cargo boats and give

    her the sharp dead rise—or slant from

    the keel—of a steam ynrht. nnd this

    Improved her behavior lu a seaway.

    She was 800 feet long, of 70.000 tons

    displacement, 40.000 liorse|>ower, and

    on her trial trip bad steamed at a rate

    of twenty-five knots an hour over the

    the fiction story happened inabout the same place that theTitanic disaster occurred, andthere were nnt sufficient lifeboats and rafts to take off thepassengers and crew. Read andyou will see that there are manyother remarkable and startlingcoincidences between the wreck< f ihe TITAN, the largest steam-i Up of the world of fiction, andlite wreck of Ihe Titanic, thelargest steamship of the material

    world.

    Photo 9 by American Press Association.

    MORGAN ROBERTSON.

    wllii oil cans and waste, overseen bythe wnlcliful staff mi duty, who listenoil with strained henring for a faintnote In (he confuted Jumble of soundor a clicking of stiad out of nine

    which would Indicate a laapaaad keyor nut. On deck sailors set the IrianRillnr sails on the two masts to addtheir propulsion to the momentum oithe record breaker, and the passengers

    the passengers', officers' and crew s

    quarters contained cork Jacket, whi <

    about twenty clivnlnr life buoys worestrewn along the rules

    In view of her nlianliite superiority dispersed themselves ns suited tbelrto other crnfl. a rule of navigation tastes Some were seated In steamerthoroughly lielicvcd in by some cap chairs, well wrapped, tor. thoneh ittains, but not yet openly followeil. was W ,1H April, ihe salt air m chilly:announced by lb* steamsb p company gome paced the deck, acpiblng theirto apply to the Titan She would m legs: others Itslened lo the ..reliessteam nt full speed In fog. storm and tra In lad music room or read or wr.desunshine and on Ihe northern lane ]„ (be library and n few k to their

    mute, winter and summer, for the fob hprtl, »- seusl, k froiu Ike affjM hemelowing gaod and stibslnntinl reasons:First, Unit if another craft shouldstrike bar the force of Hie Impactwould he distributed over n Inrger ureaIf the Titan bad full Headway, andthe brunt or ihe damage would beborne by the other: secnud. that If HieTllan was the uggressor she wouldCO r ( 1 1 i n Iy destroy the other craft, evennt half speed, and perhaps damage tierown hows, while at full speed shewould cut her In two with no more dam-age to herself than a palm brush couldremedy. In either ease, as the lesserof two evils, i( was baa) thai t liesmaller hull should suffer A third rea-son was thai nt full speed she couldbo more easily sleeted out of danger,and a fourth Hint In case of an end-ou collision witli an Iceberg—the onlytiling afloat thai she could not con-quer—her bows would be crushed inbut a few foci farther at full than tithalf speed, and nt the most three com-portments would be (loaded, whichwould not mutter with six more tospare.

    if Ihe ship on the m-> low. And If Is all since"—"Since you soured ofl liilnV Well, It

    la no fuult of yours, dear. If a manhas It in him he'll go to the dogs any-how How Is bis sense of injury?Una he n grievance or n grudge/ Youare I y upset What did he say?"

    "I don't know, lie said inn I, lag.I've nlway* beeu afraid of him I'vemet liliu three limes since Ihen, andhe puts such ii frightful look lu Idseyes nud be was so violent and headIrong and so terribly angry that lime,lie iic. used me of IfedlOl biiu on andplaying with hlin, and he said something about an n.imiiial.le law ofchance and a gtireralai balance ofevents that I c it!.!.. ! iiiiilcr-land. only

    Mara ht said lb I for nil lha suffering,we IlittM on at hers we t.-ceive anetpial amount ou elvea, Then lie wentaway lu such s pa slon I've liuaglu-ed ever since Hint he Mould lake somerevenue He might steal our Myra—our baby!" She shamed Hie smilingchild lo her breast uud went ou. "Iliked him at first, until I round outHint he was an atheist. Why, (icorge,be actually denied the existence ofOod and to me, a professing fJhrla-rlaj

    "

    (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK I

    .'

    : t tl i »« I rr Hho' Charlt-y

    Collins ThurKdav with a shot

    ,j»urt, low fhotl pimfftflUfH hisflesh, on- tt i'tifi"; him in theMM of Hi i vv hiul is (?ivi. ghim Math trouble. Cause wnslCollins killing Salyer'd dog.

    .lack T. BaJpty is havinir, his

    new h KM pa nt*&Hon. NoffJi Pa tick, o( B '«>m-

    inKton, i>a s. il thnmjrh here

    Mntiilav e trottta to Saly r -ville.

    Wklcomi:.

    OUMLQA&t has the It s. mail service

    in EaaMrn Kentucky. The mail

    can - tr is alwuy* on time, tonie-

    lim s, i.nd that has jus', lb-en

    once in a month.

    I will ask the tdilor a faff

    inn si ions:

    1. I) e. an edit.r mi workany?

    2. Does an edit, r tVfft jfet lir-

    ed?

    i. Does an etlilor ever have

    any money?4. D.iea an editor wear pood

    clothes?

    B, I b e., ; 1 1 1 > djtor t VI r gl I

    hum!?

    (i. Does an aditOT ever Ml thetruth?

    Puw Brofr.Kditok's Answi r 1 lie worksonly when he h;.s to.t If an adj Of ever gets tired,

    working di y and iiiiiht he'd imi

    ter qll t the luisin •; s.

    !{ Mwajyl Of course. He mustpay lha P • o • This is hi out

    the only i ' i . n-e, at least tome• >i OUf re: ilei - L i.iks so, olhei-

    M se they v Ollld suliscnhc ainl

    rffffd their own |iaper ratln r thana Imrrowed topv. They would

    also deal with our adversers.

    1 What would prevent him whenevery marehaat In lown is anx-

    ioua in Isiosi thcii tra.l" by l I

    ing thffir own buainoai throughtheir loCffl puper?

    S 1'ia.v IffN its li.iw an aditOT

    (•iiUI.I) Ket mad when all people

    mita in ootnpliBMnting him in

    his noble wi rk.

    1 We hold our peace while Mtreaders answer.

    ASK FOR

    Beat Known Shoe* in

    tuclcy.

    Mei chants, write us to have our

    SALESMAN CALLAnd Show You Sample*.

    ADDRESS

    The Xr3cy SIiog Compsny

    ,

    Portsmouth. Ohio.

    with him.

    Edith Ki nnard h il returned

    to I *;t i nt sv 1 1 lo

    Donvssus Price ia visiting at

    (!. W. Price's

    Willie

    i, both

    a hup-

    WANTED! Correspondence.Your neighbor to sub-

    scribe for the Mountain-

    eer. Ke needs it and we

    need him. Will you help

    us in getting him?

    To t iiKKKHPiiniiknts: Mllil yoor let'u-rs aaril so they will iv-t to us ot la-

    t. r than Monday ni|{ht. Klibts: Write-on ah* sills of tho |isper only; writo

    plainly; r|s-H nsmps corroclly, and

    write "for" on trip envelop-.I.csv.- out nciirhborhood visit* or we

    will.

    If your letter does not a|i|M-*r, re

    If you will do this you will

    profit by it as well a* we.

    The more aubtcribera the bet-ter paper. Our goal it 1,000

    Can we do it? We can

    if you will help. Give us

    a lift.Rates $1.00 per year, lOctaper month for less than a

    that if. contents did not ju.Ufy pub

    laaataa.

    We leave out a part, or all, of otherletter* as well a* your*.

    Our space is limitnd and we mustleave out much that is intended for

    publication. That is one of ffM manyut, IIISII kful task* of the editor.

    Cones

    Jen-

    JULIAN.

    O. car Salyer aUrted to

    kit* Friday on busi.

    GIITOIU),

    Coin planting and bee swarm

    iiiKC is the oiil. r of the day.

    Laal weeks warinth and sun-

    si lUM enabled t he farmers to fa-

    ints of much needed plewiiiR and

    plant!' r, as lit" rains. if the | a,t

    few weeks had put tin in fur be

    hind with their crops, but a few

    nmre davs of fair weather will

    finish their planting.

    Married Off the 25th,

    Caudill and EUU Williamof Gilford May theirsbi

    py union.

    Amanda, daughter of Madison(lullett, has returned to hei

    boa e and her many friends Wfft-B0BM b st her neighbor in her life.

    If her neighlsjr said all mannerof evil against her she took no

    notice of it. She waa always si-lent in the presence of tattlers.

    This, I thought, is the most

    wonderful sigh: I ever saw.

    She knew how to hold hertongue bwause the did not knowhow to use it. She was duafa.id dumb. So deaf she could

    not bear it thunder. The mys-tery was solved. I awoke and it

    MYAgain I slept and

    (Con'l on page 4.)

  • mmKENTUCKY MOUNTAINEER

    i Second Oass Matter

    Jan. 12. 1912, at tha postoffice

    at Salyersville Ky.. *ml-r th-

    act of March 3. 187!*.

    TERMS.$1.00 a year in advance,

    .55 six months.

    .30 three months.

    .10 one month.

    Advertising Rates.

    10 Bants par inch.

    First paire ad I twlve and one-

    halt' cents per inch.

    Locals 10 cents per line for first

    insertion. 6 cent* per line for

    each subsequent insertion.

    Resolutions and funeral notices

    6 cents per line.

    Resolutions, Cards of Thanks

    and Obituarta* S> per line.

    Announcements for County of-

    fices, $5.00 cash in advance.

    District announcements, $10 00

    S. S. BLAH) Editor.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    Si

    EDITORIAL.

    "Honesty is the b-st policy'in politics as well as business.

    Some people told us that wecould not run a paper in this

    county. Now. of omse Ml if afew lawless nvn can have theirway. The pap-r stands atains'lawle.-snes<

    W have three claries of Ma-goffin citizens, viz: Tho-ie whoare anxious that their eoun'y hi;s

    a n< wspaner, tho?e who are anx-ious Hint our county has no pa-per, nnd those who do not. «ive arod copper for our cmnty tohave a piper with. In whichclas., are yon?

    For Appellate Judfje.

    The Mountaineer is iUUwrtwdto announce

    JUDGE ANDREW J. KFRK.of I'aintsville, Johnson count y,as a candidate for Judge of the

    Court of Appeals in this the 7th

    Appellate District subjec' 1. 1 tb

    acti .n of the EtcpoMleu pr mary

    August 3. 1912. This office hoc

    never been bald by a mount ill)man. Montgomery county Ins

    held tiiis cAce for over forty- ixyears. Jud^e Kirk h well ipr.l-

    Mad to (in the plac >, having sened as Judvre of the 21th Judicial

    District for two terms, baingelected the last time without op-

    l>osition in ihe primary Of gener-

    al election. He is a daaarvingRepublican, weli qu'dificd to Ml

    th" office, is a mountai i man bndwe ask that you give Ml candi-dacy due consideration.

    Tun Phi mary is Saturday Aug-ust 8, 1912.

    We are authorized to announce

    FRANK BLAIR,III Salyersville, ps n candidate

    for the ix mii.ation 'or clerk of

    MaKoffin county, object to theaction of the R. publican parti

    OUR NEW PAPER.This week wc arc bepinn : nsr to

    DM the ad lest service of the Air-eric in Press Association. Ag'a' M will convince you of thesupetiori y ov er the paptYl that

    have so m ich undo ' General Assembly or anybrand of government, and nolaw shall evir bo made to re-strain tha right thereof Everypetson may fre ly and follyspeak, wi i to and priit on ANYsul'jrct, being responsible for

    the abase of ihnt liberty."

    The editor of tho Moiintainc ris a Kentuckian. So was h ;s fa-ther, his grandfather and hisirreat-grand father. He demandsthiH freedom of the pTOM thatthe Constitution of Kentuckyglvaa him. Shall v/e be permit-

    ted to "frcelv print on ANY sub-ject" o.- sh ill wo let Ern sndJack Arnett aa\ what are sha'lor v '< . we shall n >t say? Isift.) . . a-d constitution to beignored and every man to armhhneelf to ptot set his rights?

    What do you say Judge flojdnOI

    .

    ana} what do yen sav Mr. M.'i.v,and what do you sav olhVers of

    We are authorized to announce M !1Ki,(lin county, and what doL. C. BAILEY. I .vou suy citizens of Magotiin

    county a better county for hom-os, 1

    1i reby increasing the value

    of every man's pioperty, or willyou be easy with the law-break-ers, thereby enou oging others?We now leave our cat-e in thehands of our ourti and our peo-ple. '

    *

    Contrary Fork of Pricy.(Con't from pa^o L)

    saw a strange mm. He ha Iev es as I had and he had earsand c mid hear and he had avoic>> similar to mi ie. Be sooMwalk and ta'k, brag a'id boiastwhat he'd do and what he wouldn't do, what he'd seen and Whatho hadn't seen just like L do.yet this man had the nam? of be-ing a wonderful man. PeopleCBCM a'l the way from the bee 1of Coon to sec him. Their n < atlear.ii d doctors examined him.After careful Sinr"hing and ex-,am ning the greatest physicians,could not find a 'ingle backbone.

    !

    Troy took him off and put himPSjdof the X-ray nrd found n \

    1 even the slightest trace of a'backbone. Some said "he's a

    j

    vcrt.braleteless man." Otherspronounced that he was a "bac\-bonele . t man," atiU others saidsomething like "Homo non ver-t"bratae," and yt others said,"he's a verterjratel ss biped Ron-

    1

    recioanimalae. " Sj mmy bLrsizzlin nam 's ma le me feel like I1 w.-.s going round pn I ro >nd an 1

    1

    then ri lit st aight up. Batw'len I sorte caught my breathand come to mys If I Covad thatthe aai th was .-till under me.Fro ii what Ruie learned from

    all this Ugh i'alipimi talk theman siini.'y had no back bone.The marrow whs there like itwas in y.iu an I mo bat t'jerjwas not the hair or hide of abone to bj found anywhere near.Then I >n d this is the ni st won-derful thing I ever ta a. ftrgngfcstrange, straxe, says L Th n I^aw other mei likeonto the first.I thought they rarely ought notto be eatltd men. They are justlive- crit'tri that yo i can't tellfrom men. I wondered andwondered at them. Tbod I awokeand it was all t-u >. BsWktJane-less men were plentiful. 'J Reps/ere the aune as my hypceritiThey aro the only kind o.' menthat Ruie J ohnson won't have inhrs new State.

    few

    f Mean, Be a candidate for theco""'> •

    oAcs of County Judge of Ifagof-0a Bounty, subject to the action

    of th.' Republican party.

    We are authorised to announceLOUIS MARSHALL,

    of Salyersville as a candidate for

    the nomination for sheriff ofMagoflin county sul j 'ct U theaction of the Republican party.

    M rt McClure an<gone to Illinois.

    la 01 Elam was here a

    en] s ogo on business.

    Misses E'hel and Fennie Wise

    are visiting their sister at LeeCity.

    Albert McClure lost his finebrood mare.

    Clay Conley, who has been s ckis out again.

    Mrs. Dr. Wise was called tothe bedside of her daughter,

    Mrs. J. H. Lee, at Campton.

    Clifford, Kellie and W. T. Elammade a flying trip to West Lib-erty Saturday.

    B. Franklin, who has been at-tending school at West Liberty,has returned home.

    Mis. Elmer Dawson visitedher daughter at Wrigley las>tweek,

    FARMERS,

    DO YOU WANT TO BET-

    TER YOUR CIRCUMSTAN-

    CES?

    Do you wont better grass seed?

    Do yoj want cheaper goods?

    D.) you want toco-operate with

    other farmers to benefit himself

    and yourself?

    Did you ever s op to think the

    many ways in which you could

    be benefitted by co-operating

    with your fellow farmer?

    If you believe that "In union

    there is strength" then you

    should help us form an organiza.

    | on la your community.

    Yours,

    CECIL PERKINS and

    H. B. FRANKLIN,Organizers.

    Here we have two men takingthe nll'nirs in their own handsand giving fonh their will asthough it were law. Jack Ar-nett ib mands of the editor ofthe Mountaineer lha' he musthave sn apology or his life andJack is an "att Tiiey-a-law"U o

    If we fail then we are enter-ing into the spirit of our clan-nish ancestors of Scotland of a

    few eentarlss apo rather thMnjlate the spirit of the Hah centu-rjf law-abiding American citizen,

    j

    Where do you stand fellow cit-Iiz n-? Bveryumn Is cither for!or against la>v|,\s.-ncss and every

    I cilia n should have the courage

    We are authorized t ) announce to s peak out and tell his Bolgh-PRtKTOU PACK, j bor what he thinks of t v e law-

    of Salyersville, as a candidate foj

    We are authorizi d to announceJ. J. PACE,

    of Conley, as a candidate for theollice of Sheriff of Mggoffn eoun-

    1

    ly, subject to the action of tiie

    Republican party.

    the ofiice of Jailor of Magoffincjunty, aubjaet to the action ofthe Republican party.

    W« « .'0 authorized to annoum eW. J. PATRICK,

    of Salyersville, us a candidatefor the otfiee of County Judge ofMagoffin eounty, enhjed to thtaction of the Republican pal I .

    breakers. If we are afraid torais our voice; against such law-

    lewncia then our very cowardice

    heliis lo give otiitr law-brtakers

    courage.

    Public sentiment rules every-

    thing. Laws are set BOBBS orehferejed according I) public sen-

    liment Eveiy man in the coun-ty In Ips to create this public sen- day and Sunday with' bar p in atstiment. You aty M i ri adara

    ELAM.1 am glad to resd of the suc-

    cess of th..- afeuataine r. Lo.ii,

    may it BVCt shine ^k ? a y allowbkaeeoa on a pumpkin vine.

    Fa-ming is progressing nice!in th s section.

    M s' W. C Nicked rctur./.dfrom Oklaluma Friday.

    E. E. K ;am has been improv-ing h s stock of farming imple-ments with a black hawk cornarill, a mower, rake and hay lal-er.

    Boys, you have heard of fi-htales, listen to this rat tide. Last

    Sunday S. W. Adam had >Crowd of boys for company ands bile they were strolling aroint"they decided to huv.> some furout of two rat terrier puns atthe barn. In about two hoarsthey kiiled 140 rats, most of themfull nrrown.

    Hannah Romars has b.en vi--iting friends ha-e thl> wt ck.

    Ik C Erin is very much s'lfkon le'.s Ustwoaghbiad calf.

    N'ick Clam is still on th' mend.

    Hums Little and family, ofCane- , spent Satu day and Sun-day with his parents here.

    Mrs. W T. Warn -pent Sa'ur-

    Thri-e Different Ramedlss Given, AnyOne of Which Will Be Found to

    Do Culte EWeetlv*.

    Ta!i U oae of UM be,^t worm tie-troycrg for unttirlftjr colta and horsetli.U we hiive ever tried: Mix K'lia.fcu:oiu peaad inch ot »ur~r end tnll; In

    this D ix ouo half pounil or BBS Eii'ok-Inn tobacco, ilx omicpa of pswestMtLaphate of Iron. Aa a doae lor S SMr•nr.- horae Rtve a heaping tableapoon-

    tul In a wheat bran uiash every morn-

    iBa tor two week.. ColU ahould bo, : ii InBmaller proportlontn sl/oanu

    uer.

    I utiilsssp supply hom a I I <the follow IUS remedy lor wc-ir. i ::.hone . Olvo a teaapoonful cf J'SWeSSei coppi-r .. r. : every morniai;

    In feed for three or four days, then

    give two eeaess el turpentine In apint of raw Unseed oil. feed soft teedni'd keep the infected animal In tho

    stable w hile under I Ills treatment.A veterlmry physician, signing no

    name, suggests this treatment In onexchange: Clear tho bowels hy allow-

    lag the horse to fant over BtCht and

    fjttt In tho morning two ounce-i ofturprinlne In a pint of raw Unie cd oilor rruel. fol'owed In the bourse or as

    hour with a bran innsh; rtptnt thlr

    for two or three moinlnGS. asses nlit half or one ounce dones. made Intopowders, with Unseed meal, may hegiven lo valuable horses for two orthree mornings In succession, fol-lowed by a cathartic.

    A Standard Endowment Policy

    issued by the Equitable Life AssuranceSociety is better than a GOVERNMKNT BOND.

    Why?

    Exoellent Method Described for Glv-Ing Roughage to Anlmala Dui-

    Ing Winter Months.

    To make a rack to feed cattle hayor other roughage during the winter

    set a Btake at what ts desired to beIhe renter of the rack, then describe

    a circle around the stake with a ra-

    dii],, of ten feet, which may be doneeither by using a tape line or a Un-wjut pole, saya the Homestead. Begin

    ou this radius and se-t posts eight feet

    We arc autlwriiccd toannountvDOC C. HOWARD

    aJ a candidate for the eflUe of

    Jusfe ,; f ttasmesa county, sub-

    by inlkinu; in faver of l.nv willj

    encourage others to do th • tame,

    If you ore in favor of your hemeand my home beiti),' prot ctcu bythe "atronx arm of the law"then you skouls] have sufficient

    BOUT l(d t > u k it to your neijrh-

    L. C. Rksm and s^n Keliy rill-ed two Inrire < hieken hawks Fri-day Oiif measured 4 feet ftom

    tip t > t'p.

    H. J. F'lam ma le a lying b>is : -aeai trip to Uwsirlas last aaak,

    j-..,, traction of tho Kcpul,- ^"whether th. y ur • law al-d- Hurrah for Tedy and Ruie John-uitf or la\M< as. \uu should also a ,„. Bill Bailey.

    "arA.Dn . be willing to servo >uur countyro«rBUiiL>*,Nr. when you go on a j -r> and n«.f virmnrv'ill; 'Duke IMBKVEU

    of New York,

    FLOseme individual. Will you d I it I Born to Hugh H'ack and wifeWill you help to muke Majr. IHn a gj |,

    Rack for Feeding Cattle.

    •"art, and to these post" aecni.t vo-by-twelves, oue okas* and two l.e

    lvuttu£ spuceo LelAeeil the l^ouyoer umsX tuXiitU».h which, tht vaittii-

    Because it Ib practically as safe, and Us in othersuperior.

    L It O 'Sts less.

    2. It is paid for in moderate Installments.

    3. The investment is insured. That is to say, if the

    tor dies the unpaid installments are canceled, and the

    pays the insurance money in full at once,

    SHELBY 8. ELAM, Local Agent,Salyersville, Ky.

    COUPON.THE EQUITABLE SOCIETY,

    120 BROADWAY, MEW YORK,Please send me your Booklet entitled -'Better Than A Gov-

    ernment Bond, " and oblige.

    Name

    Address

    Date 1912.

    RACK FOR FEEDING CATTLE

    LIKCING VALLEY COURIER,A Lusty Youngster Turning Two.

    Its politics "Progressive Democracy.'

    Its religion "The Golden Rule."Has ideas of its own and plenty of words to express them.Strikes straiRht from the shoulder with either hand. Caters

    to no whims nor idiosyncrasys. Somethinn crisp and catehy onthe editorial pajre each week,

    $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.H. G. COTTLE, Editor. • - West Liberty, Ky.

    TREATING HORSE FOR WORMS

    Real Estate1 kinds

    Bought and sold by S.S.ELAM,SALYERSVILLE, KY.

    m»y put their heads and cat. A Btarkot hay may be put In the rack. Ifdesired. After the stack la fed out

    several loads may be thrown Into therack and forked to the outsldo as th.'

    cattle eat it. The shapa of tho rarkenables It to stand very much pressure by tho cattle.

    One Good Mutton Breed.Mutton sheep should never be of

    j

    mixed breeds on oue farm. Get ono .

    SJSSd mutton bried, stick to It and do;

    velop it to tin.* hlKhost notch possible. I

    A lot of niijrd lambs never bring the ,highest price on tho markot. It isthose of one breed, uniform tn size,shape and condition that get the bl»

    money.

    DEVICE FOR FEEDING SWINE

    Swill Poured Through Tube Ellmln.atet Trouble Caused by Anlmala

    Trying to Get It.

    The illustration shows a handy hogfeeder which will save the farmermuch trouble, snys a writer in the

    Feeding hnisos nt least an hour and

    a half before harnosslng them, andgiving them a full hour at noon. Is notonly humane, but It Is profitable to

    the owner. Horses shown these atten-Hons last longer, do better serviceand aro more free from

    Training for Colt.

    The profit and pleasure to be de-rived from the use of horses depends!

    upon how much they have beentrained. Kvery colt should bo trulne 1

    before he is put into hard work on tho

    farm.

    Orange JuSd Parmer. Make awith inch boards about three and one.half feet high. Place this at one endo[ trough. Pour swill through thistube and you will not be bothered bythe hogs In their eagerness to get the.

    : swill.

    Livf Stocktz^zj Notes

    Unseed meal contains bone-formingmatter.

    Horses with tender feet need lota

    of attention.

    In the purchase of a new horse al-ways purchase a mare.No domestic anlmala increase or

    decrease as rapidly as pigs.

    oathern flocks just as elsewhere.Keeping comfortable goes a long

    ways toward making cheap porkIt la a mistake 11 the hog Is not fed

    | a clean place free Iroin dust and

    mud.

    horse can do more than his leet will

    standFailure to secure profits in bog

    raising are usually due to mlsirnn

    agementGood clean food, pure water, (reeh

    Sheep Are Nervous.Bheep are nervous animals and of

    rather delicate constitutions and suf-fer more from bad ventilation andovercrowding than any other animal

    ou the farm: it is u mistake thereforetu confine sheep during the winter In

    close quarters. If kept dry their

    lleeces will keep them warm, Whqever heard of sheep freeilng to death?

    Leather Halttr Preferred.

    Use a bather halter rein Instead of

    a chain when tying horses In theirstalls. They may become entangledand the leather rein mar possiblybreak and release them wlthgut seri-ous injury, while the chain will hold

    ndltiKs 'iich

    healthy and increase the profits on

    A greatthink if they possess a pure-bred boar

    the quality or the sows does not count

    for much. This Is a sad mistake In-

    deed, and farmers cannot be too care-

    ful In the selection ot well-bred sows.

    Pigs of Lsrge Llttsre Best.

    It is a fact that the pigs ot large lit-

    ters are usually more uniform tn site

    and fatten more qidthlr thaa those af. j Is where the

    |

    breeding of the tow cones la.

  • ~OPRCIAL DIRECTORY.

    GOVERNORJAMKS B. M'fUF.ARY.

    LlKUTI'NANTr-\\r.g. is visitintr relatives here.

    If you want to huy one arod

    milch cow and male calf ca'l en

    J. V. Keli.f.y, Bradley. Ky.

    Harry Ha/elriffg left ye-ter-

    dny for West Virginia where he

    vill \i>it friends for a few day*.

    F'oyd Baflesr,

    .1. W. Wheeler.Willie Cm—,

    i Lloyd Adams,I Lee Pa* rick,

    Frankhn Patton

    John M. DunnUe Bays,There was no

    in 4 pMetaeta.

    If you die, Ret mirried, le-ve

    the county, (ret .-ick or do any-

    thing: that is of interest to the

    Circuit Court: First Monday NMfa r. A. (.'.. lliulow,

    fiupt. S. S.

    M. E. Church, Sunday Scli ol,.t 9K)0 o'clock. nreJtfMng °n 2nd

    I unday at 11 oclock a id every

    ,'i.nday nigh: of each month.

    E. H. Aikeson, Suptof S. S.

    Urion Sunday Sehoo) < v(fv

    Sunday morning at 9:1 ut the

    Scbuol House, E. 1 . Arftat . Suyt.

    County Board of Education.

    Morton Salyer, Division l.

    insis'. Tel! him whatever his

    eeeed or potMea that he should

    take his home county paper a»dgjt the newj from every section

    of the county. Tel him thit wean

    .; in to impro' o our paper

    and maka it .-till belter a; we areenabled to.

    LOIS! LOTS!! LOTS!!!LOTS OF LOT8.

    Lots that are low,

    Lots that are high,

    LoU that art wet,I, U th tt are dry. .

    It i- da H i 'he '"ourt House,

    L- ts cloae to Ma^oifin In

    ttitute.

    If you want to buy or sell any of

    the above cull ou S. S. BUtn.

    SaJyanvSo to Have NaturalGas,

    Mr. M. K. Moore, of Charles-

    ton, W. Va.. representing theISinning Fork Dt:velo»ing Co.,has been promised a franchise by

    tha Tnntrees of Salyersvillewhen they nv-ct Monday nightat their regular me.'tmg. This

    pi actienlly ns-up sSalyers'i le ofone of the greatest conveniences

    of modern times. Thos.' whoiiave aerec tr :ed it panaet appralate what it weani to h ive nomoke, no loot, no ashe?, no

    • ndlimr, RO carrying in of v , |'• coal at any time, no lamp

    chimneys 1 1 rlean and no coaloil to buy or bother with. Na-ture hr.s placed it ban and theI ;

    le should Le bl nafltted by it.

    Th R " people arc planning toh ail 160,OQO pounds of piping

    when they their fnuekJaa,

    Grand Jury.Fi.ll iwing is a list of names

    drawn for grand jury servictfor Jam term, bt gi ining nextMondav:Sam I't 'phen !,Harrii on Cole,

    DM May, (Uncle Sam's Dae)Smith Patrick,

    Trench Am' tt.Big John Shepherd,

    Wm. Tyl.r,Wi'ey Wi cnian,Butler Vanderpooi,

    Nels >n HmalepiBruce CoopOT,George Fletcher,Lewis Faiichilds,

    Jeff (iullett

    Smith Brown,llanjora Row;ffee,

    Cap Stanley,Chailey Howard.Manford Collins,Jamei Prater,Bi n Rowe,

    A H. Caudill,Emmet' Power,Taylor Prater.

    Milton Rce.John Bbinton,

    JHaOl Adams,

    Excitement at Sal-

    yersville.

    Frn Arnett Attempts to Intimldato

    Editor of Kentucky Mountaineer

    and lack Arnett levels a

    Forty-five on him,

    Dfirnnnds Ap

    *Life.

    Notwithstanding the far' that

    the editor an I Mr. Carawa •

    wo ked until about 9 o'clock atnight to get our paper out last

    week Mr. Em Arnott. who wassitting on the ciurl house c irh-

    ing invited said editor to an un-

    P'T ro in over the Minixgroc -ry,

    Mr. Arnett procel for Teachers.

    COURSES: Preparatory, State CeHlfleate, Life Diploma, County

    Certificate, Review, BpeetaL

    TUITION FREE TO APPOINTEES.Expenses Very Low. Ask About it. Artistic Cataogue Free.

    Address J. G. CRABBE, Praaidsat, Rishraoad, Ky.

    ni..st men's v. enhulary, it is sta-

    ted.

    it is retorted that Arnetl n -

    torned and tatd Mr. May that he

    could have it out in Jackson

    : t vi.- If he eared to nnd wii that

    I, iid have Judge Gardner

    Bai l!i" indictni 'lit If May had

    one made

    B. F. BROWN,awusBMiwa

    CARTER DOT GOODS CO.

    Headqnartan, Salyersvill.'. Ky.

    YOUR ORDERS SOLICITED.

    Poor hnuse Farm Wanted.

    The Fiscal OtaVt desires to

    purchase a |>oor house farm.

    Call on oraddress Judge Salyer or

    any of the Justices of the peace.

    SALYERSVILLEBOOSTERS.

    if you must ii«' operated en pK; h's S-initurium.

    If you need an att/irn-y or a

    phyaieiM IM our professionalcolumn.

    If you have money dapOBSt ii

    Ifl I he Bah/ersvilla National

    Hank.

    if you gat hungry xo to tha

    I'rater lions".

    If you have the "to dake" see

    Dr. K. ii. Atkinson.

    If you want an insurance poli

    cy or a newspaper call on the

    MolJNTAINKKK.

    If you want to leave Kentuck.v

    let us know. We'll send you In

    Florida.

    DU:i AND HEALTHHINTS

    Br oh 1. J. AI.LCNi .....i ISaiMM

    BLUE RIBBONS WON BYGOOD FEEDING.

    ••Tho»« blue rlbbom hangingthere over the door ere the re-

    mit of diet." eeld mi,. Long,MH n n of mil

    n

    y prizes m% thej

    Royel Live Stock Show, re-ported In the Kaneae City 8tar."The horee la juat like the hu-man being In reaped to diet,"aald Mlaa Long, "nnd It la ad-mitted that the racea of human-ity that have made tha greateatprogrrsa In civilization and thearte are thoee that have been

    fed the beat. However well feda horee may be, however goodhla heredity may be, he can winno flrata If ke le III treated andworried. Food la not the onlyfactor In life; the mental condl*tlon la alao a prime factor, but

    feeding la eaaentlal to the beat

    looka, the beat work, the beat

    dlapoeltlon, the principle being

    the aame throughout the animalkingdom, aa every etoekmanand everyknowa.

    (i.up/ri«i.i. aU M J— Hi «.

    IFV

    Good Way la to Have Bottom Attached With Hlngea and Feet-ened at Front With Staplea.

    A way In build hena' nnala Ihto hare the bottom tttwhtid Willi

    Ittt

    Wheo tbi

    laturdey afterrnon Km Ar-net< u< c ie i d Deo May (Sammy'sson), a man who is usually con-sidered DM of the mokt honestmen in the county, of ssome (ish that, it ii said,

    had N«iiitd near May's

    Thomas Prater, (Johnny 't son) May denied ihe charge and Ar-

    Farmer Holliday, nett u.v d some of the most ahu-

    Itobert Burton. ,hvi* language that is found

  • Ovw tin HHI to Sjly8r$vill6.

    Over the hill to Salyorsville,

    Paat meadow, field and stream,

    I often stroll wherr- rhurch bells»•»»•«*

    toll— If .v°" bavo th° space I would

    In my evening: dream. "ke to have yon p; b'isii what IWith kindlv praise of happy days have stiii relative to Wallis < oV.

    Spent in circles bright. this is t ie rudest of the pro-

    Where the Liokiner flows and ph Cor.moonlight g'ows,

    Charley NtwMa h:.s pone to he Buffer* at the h .r.ds of theSM» ds to enter wo k with h:» exprea, companies p us middle-brotfrr, who is working in «n m,v , ,,ro |itj,, ,„i evs t | e

    ma' kits of the world to lel-.tfrom.

    It'f ro uje to kiinevitable. 'I he

    My heart is there tonight.

    Over the hill to Stiff t sville,Comes; the distant h rdj

    A trentle breeze sinus in

    k CSlfl t the

    vil «! ood roads, and the par^e'^po t will pupply a n aed th*t mu tbe filled. Only tie express roti-

    (omp^tltor ran hwj tne Mme apace (tilh# f»m« new»pap«r that you ranWneth»r rour advertl«ement will bemore attractlTa and brlnn jnn morebwlnM* that. Mi depenrfa entiretyon what jou n»T In the rpere jroubuy unci how >ou h; It

    i mporta ni

    .

    Simplicity In the moat Importantthing In etnphaalze In ali-lna Inatrue

    dona to a printer or newspaper aa tohow your ndvertlaemenl ahould ap

    OUR GUARANTEE.We Ruarantee to refund your P' ni.-s and then- si-'oad- mer-

    the

    A sonjr of worldless word.Hearis arc true and maidens u o

    in blush and modest style;

    And music peals from rollingwheels

    And faces wear a smile.

    Over the hill to Salyersville,A-speed n* '»n the irain

    The (Trasses wave by Itopingcaves

    And field-f of jfo'den grain.Over the hill to Salyersvill-,Where towers pierce the air,

    la joyful health and peacefulwealth

    Without the Miser's care.

    Noah Harwin Lykins,Salyersvide, Ky.

    BRADLEY.Mrs. Raleigh Salyar returned

    home from Louisville nndrepo tsher husband gatting aloag nice-ly. She is expecting; h in home

    money if this paper c as I . bepublished,

    Mrs. Millard Caudill is on thesick list this week.

    Dr. W. C. Conne'ley passedthrough here yesterday enroutcto Ixjuisville with Henry Porter,to undergo an operation for ap-

    HorapuL.

    CYRUS.Kelly Love, former. y of this

    county, has returned from Okla-homa and tells .some very inter-esting stories of the far Wis'.

    The roads are very bjd. Wewant a peiition sent to Court todisannul a'l the road.", for ic isjust an aifKravation to the pub-lic to try to travel them ami no-body wont work the roach.

    Henry Coats is still very low.

    FnrminK is fOttingaloag slow.No one seems to lave ftn appe.tite for work.

    One cross (x) alter your nameindicates that your BUbacripticnwill expire with the next issue,two crosses (xx) in.lirate that itexpires with the present copy andthat you must renew at once ifyou want to Ket the next issue.

    If money is aearoa with youjust bring us some dried apples,beana, corn, (odder, or anythingthat has any value and u will!>ay the highest market price for.same on your subscription.

    UK eihtoii

    LOOKS GOOD.

    c ant wil belos'rs The countysets wid lie the c nteis < f ota-CributtM and the people in gen-eral Wi I be mi ra pro pero is.

    Qood roa is vtillbringt lech ince.The em pi >yment of ;abor by thecountry merchant is a pipedrtam.

    linn't rrowd your advertlaementDon't think that becaiiM you are payIn*; for apace you har* to fill It allup What you want I to net youradvertl! cment read—nftentlmea themore white apace and the morn aimptlelty. the quicker people will notice

    and read ItStick to Your Subject

    If you are advertising bargalnaprice la tho thing to emphaalae. If

    Rail Road up Licking Valley I'e usually builds his own ch cl

    to Virginia Line.

    The Cincinnati, LieVing Vallev& Virginia Railroad Ctv, h»s filed

    en coop and pig pen. H I onlyadds one more infit betweenproducer and c nsume".

    T,n - is nut number one 'or th ienisstrits of the MtprrM c mpa-

    arta let of ir.c .rporati-.n with the nb< l„ orac i; _ „ hen H„ h , vH erniary of State and RailroadCommissioner at Frankfort Theinc -rporation |>r ,pos •« to build a

    road from the Ohio river in Ke'i-ton, Campbell and ISraeken coun-tiis up the L'ckii:g Valley to thoVirginia line.

    Parcels Post

    In obedience to a natu al law

    the villaae is disappearing. In

    exorab'e ehartge that is the re-

    sult of cur industrial develop-

    ment. And h' re I want to givethe whining, fawning 'pp-.n'-nt*

    of tiie perceta poet a few thingsto ihinV ovtr (if they ever in-

    dulge in the luxury o r thought).

    One of the ergtmeiita that theyput Op is that tho parce's p'tt-twill wip;? out he villages iM'ssee. The parcels post is tu t alaw >et, and in traveling throughOhio pnd Indiana last year I sawthat the villages were gt ne Ontheir sites grew the farm' r':-erain. I'ost lllce gone, Itoffe

    gon".

    What did it? Cood readaYet nobody i egrets the- g iodroad'. Instead oi' the poatoiftce

    te'tetl their tu-ks on Ibie I have

    o'h< re in reurve.Kail t >, hp! L. T. Hover

    ma'e in Lieiclng V dley Courier.

    remilar prl«a. the thins to talk laquality.

    Alwaya eibphaalze service, mentionI tin careful attention ruatomers get

    purchased,

    etc

    Be upcclflc. Tell whyDon't

    your goodaclaims

    Stralirhlforwardneaa and simplicitywill attract ncoplo quicker than ao-called originality 8ome »dvertlM«-menta are fnllurea becaua< they aretoo original

    In dairying there Is no excuse forthe man who goes at It blindly andblamea luck and the weather for hisfailure.

    Only well Bred atork that li wellfed and well tnken care of can makemoney on land worth 1100 or morean

    «1000 SUGGESTIONS

    FOR THE MERCHANT

    The following polntera emphasizethe Importance of clean stores, clean

    iiaiWatla, aara air. ample light, neat'lerks and other thlngj that mostmen lianta and roneeina might over-look

    How to Attract Trade.The »oy you rati your buxlneai ts

    your beat cr your wor«t advertise-

    ment If you arc not getting aa manycustomers a< you should get, then youare not

    attteel trade.

    A hu'lnoait projicrly run advertisesItself and attracts trade. If carelesr.

    ;

    ir-'thnds are used you cannot eviiei'the rural Cirrier bnnga the mail! the best result*. To run your bust-to the farmer's door. I IBtOed of n««» Properly di*s not require expert

    the country sto'« the "huck-ster," on his well Kheda'edroute, fiom the city store, bringslite farmi r h s common needs

    better.

    Miss May Hurt, who hai beenattending school at Kichmoodhas returned home.

    and f 'rushes him a market forhi i rotuce. Ths fat mer hasrot • i • 'uyirg and aelliog m\ r-ket at his door. These hucksterwagons are veritable stores andcany almost as vaiied an assor:-mentHstho couniry merchant,and if they lack an arlicle theperfect system of telephones enables then t ) Ret it by the "burry-up" wagon withm a few hour*.The village anil the count'y mer-chant have paeeed away beforecoining of go d roedk, >vt no crygoes up from the prospero sI •rr.niunity for a rctira to badroads. They have met the nowconditions and adapted themselv-es to t heao.

    The same jackasses who biayso vociferously in opixisition to

    the p.trcels post are the ones who

    1VYTON.Butler Kelley, who hu b.en

    •Uffering from a fractured hipfor the pa .st four weeka, ia aome

    I

    lift up their voices for Individualetfort a d parrot the brutal driv-

    a! about the survival of the "nt-tesi." And they are too deme.to see the glaring inconsistency

    nut er Kelly and lvin Howard of their own argument. Moal oi'm "'" u ' ,i thu Memorial Meeting ', their chatter is blatant sophistry

    ,or atawnright lying.

    Analyze it! If individual ef-

    j

    fort is the philosophy of life,

    thea why. in aH reeeon, should

    at Salyersvilie yesterday.

    Muse Taeket has l,,nlWfe for the past few days.

    Buoaaj PMajat aeej u, )0Cain Bgeast Sunday here.Mrs John Howard and Mrs.

    Ltll.e ktUrt were visiting Mrs.

    ami

    Mr Iieshe Risner died FridayWith consumption, leaving manyfriends and two little children tomourn her loss.

    J- M. Richardbuild a ljtrK

    not the fat tin r seek the cheapest

    MkriuM to purchase and the high-est market to sell? Who is thefittest to survive, the many far-

    . mors or the single countiy mer-chant? Because a man selects acountry cross-ivads and puts upa si ne must the laimer pay tri-bute to him in -idJed profit andiocuased price of goods?

    advice, but thought and attentionYour aaeaae* drpenda on what oth-

    er people thlaa of you and your busi-ness methods In figuring out howyou can attract more trade, put your-«.|f In the position of tli» public andlook at yourself and your business aathey look at you

    Clean Sidewalks.A clean sidewalk, especially on

    • lormy dnys. Is sure to attract the atlentimi of tho passer-by. which willnaturally draw his attention to thewindows.Always mnko It a point to keep your

    sidewalk clean.

    Your Windows.Keep your windows clean Inside and

    out. Change your window displaysoften Many times customers comingInto your store to buy some particularnrtlclo will have their attention calledto some other .irt'.clo In your window.Mai buy things that they did not orig-inally Intend to purchaae t'se neat,attractive r.lgnB In your windows, call-ing attention to prices and particular

    Baraaaaa or specialtiesCleanliness.

    Clean floors, show casea and coun-ters attract trnde The surest way topromote cleanliness la to havo goodlight

    Proper ventilation la very Import-ant People are often unconscious of

    good ventilation, but bad ventilation

    Is undesirable snd very unhealthy.

    Lights.

    Keep your store well lighted Insideas well as out A well lighted storets always attractive to people passingWhen your customers come luto yourstore they appreciate your showingyour goods to advantage.Remember that unusual things at

    tract trade

    nesa. Youyou can do unusual thtnga

    doing ridiculous thlnga

    Neat Employees.People like to see employees with

    clean collars and like to see goodthandled by clean hands Have plentyof soap and water always at band sothat your employees can have facili-ties for keeping clean.

    The Best Advertising.The best advertising In tho world

    la "mouth to mouth" advertisingTreat your customers so well that

    they will tell their friends about you

    "[t and your business and advlae them todeal with you Thta la the cheapest

    and beat advertising In the worldYou have often hoard It said, "A

    satisfied customer ts the best adver-tisement " Thta ts absolutely true

    You know that satisfied customerstalk favorably about your bualnesa

    Farmers with heavynow goneralty try to aerure draftyhorses even when farm work la thesole object.

    The strainer never waa made thatwould take foul matter out of milkNone ever will be. You have got tckeep It out.

    If all the chickens and full-grown

    hens n:n together, the stronger chick

    ens will get most of the feed and keep

    the others poor.

    It la self robbery to take a d«lr>

    cow throuph the winter when sfugives milk only fivo or six months eelof the whnle year.

    If the cow's pedigree tollies VHIthe milk pall, then It ts cotisistc-j'

    nnd a good foundation, or a poor oneaa the caso may be.

    Fancy points mnv be of no advantage to the fnrnic, but pure hret

    fowls will naturally possess Just a:

    great utility as tho scrub.

    Ilefore laying a cement stable flooi

    care should be taken to have thsrjrrur ' b"'cv prorerly drained anc

    the tarn tettoa well constructed.

    .'" lection Is absolutely necessary l'i

    orr'er to breed and bul'd up a gooddairvVrd We must cull closely herelis wall as In I'.il ot'-.er linea of work.

    aUajf good, careiul farmers find It. al to hog off aome of theit

    coin. It will pay you to look Intothis quvtlon. If you have not alreadydone so.

    CHICAGO, ILL, CINCINNATI, 0.,

    COLUMBUS, C, CLEVELAND, 0.,

    DETROIT, MICH., TOLEDO, 0.,

    AND ALL MINTS NORTH.

    ATLANTA, OA., BIRMINGHAM, ALA., CHATTANOOGA, TENN.,

    DALLAS, TEX., GALVESTON, TEX., JACKSONVILLE, FLA.,

    NEW ORLEANS, U., KN0XVILLE, TENN., SHREVEP0RT, LA.,AND ALL mm SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.

    ALL POINTS North, East, South and West REACHEDVIA THE THROUGH CAR SERVICE OF THE

    QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE.•OK FARES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR WRITE

    It. C KINO, Patssagsr an* Ticket Afwt, 101 E. Main St., - - LEXINGTON, KY..... CINCINNATI, OHIO.

    A POSTALCARD

    Will bring you the particulars

    about Florida Farms.

    Don't go to a colder climate

    than Kentucky. Don't go

    where tornadoes keep you in constantfear but drop the Mountaineer a pos-tal card and we will have one of themost reliable real estate companies togive you the full particulars of the"Land of Flowers."

    They will explain how they can sell you a farm

    and give you five years in which to pay for it.

    DON'T! DON'T! DON'T!

    Be SURE and don't purchase elsewhere before in-

    vestigating about Florida.

    Just drop us a postal card and we'll have

    them do the rest. Do so to-day.

    KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEER,SALYERSVILLE, KY.

    Ol B018H0W POlilTHV CUREdown a chick's thro.it currs«aiK>». A lew droin In thedrlnklpg water cures and

    |pruveuu ct:olera, diarrhoea.ml" .•......( weMc bottle makaa n «allon« ofmedicine At af 1

    DR. W. C. CCMELEY,Physician and Surgeon.

    CALLS ANSWERED DAY OR NIGHT.Room at The Prater House.

    SALYERSVILLE. KY.

    RYLAND C. MUSICK,Attorney and Counaclor at Law.

    JACKSON, KY

    Civil and Criminal 1'rattice in

    the Stale and Federal Courtc.

    PROFESSIONAL.W. R. PRATER,Attorney at Law.

    Practices in all the Courts

    SALYERSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

    M. F. PATRICK,anODNEr A i uw.

    Pf»,uc. Ill SUU ird federal Cosrtt.

    - in - Real -

    SALYERSVILLE, KY

    PRATER HOUSE,JEFF PRATER PRO'R.RATES $ .IX) PER DAY.

    Livery antl Feed in CoiiriLttion.

    SALYERSVILLE, KY.

    E. H. ATKESON,DENTIST.

    •Jflci 0"< " »• Cuawmr'i Strt.

    Ky.

    H. H. RAMEY,ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

    Practice in all the Courts.

    SALYERSVILLE. KY.

    not talk at all or talk ut

    Suggaatlona.

    Maf)i tha money at home," they

    to build uZV*vn 'mnn« wail. TheAtvU it oWI Will

    in connection.talA '8 he buys equal thu i,,mus-

    Bd P ico exacted from the nunyyuite a lot of boys were taken frt tm i s? The money the far-

    .

    !Mn'

    1 " ^uire Motid iy . charg- meis pay to the country mer-«W with d u tkenne.su, and whtn chant Rots to the Jew wholesal-Cole f Lin i hat one of his sons er principally. The parcels post »o iar«e that you ahould d* nawa-wa.t

    > | who had been retail- woul.l simply reduce the pric; of ,* l,' r, 1

    b1

    "lbou%

    r

    „d,; "T'lt-'H ^.T'

    n„-7

    ins be . .. mediately afefclyajd : , , Mm farmer and laimer"

    fhein b ; i rf you are not guilty. , . uy» the amount of the extortion

    If your business Is sKuuted or

    JOHN H. GARDNER,ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.

    Practices in all the Courts.

    SALYERSVILLE, KY.

    J. S. CISCO, M. D.,PkyaicUn and Surgvon.

    Cads Answered Day or Night

    lint UM »t Dn|t li Stuck

    Office Neat Door to StUyeraville

    G. M. STAFFORD,DENTIST.

    flfit Doer Wtst o( f. Dsnisli

    PAINTSVILLE, KY.

    For Sale.

    100 acre farm near gas well on

    Burnhm Eork. Terms all cashexeept $500 in twelve months.

    6. W. Hoskins.Bradley, Ky.

    Lexington & Eastern Ry.BCaathra May 28, HU,

    Almost every person in Ma-

    Kotfin county has relatives in dis-

    tant States who would become

    Nadataof the Mountaineer if

    they knew that a paper was pub-

    lish.