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Show The Race Deteriorating. Dr. Louis II. Landman, tho Cincinnati Cincin-nati oculist, tolls this story of llfo in the Cumberland mountains In Kentucky: Ken-tucky: j'Mess Colo, tho sago of Leo county, Is a famous local character. Ono day ho entered tho courthouso at Heatty-illi'. Heatty-illi'. Hq stood against tho wall for a whllo watching a croup of lawyers who wero discussing a ense which was to como up that morning. Their con- creation pained him, nnd no stopped up to thorn. " 'Wentlcraen,' he said, 'twenty years ago tho lawjora In this yero state was men great big men with great big for hats as big as bushol baskets. Now, b'goan, a man could squocze an eystcr can over any one of you toilers' heads." |