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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03
BARN BURNED.
Col. Patrick Hasan Losses
$4,000 By Fire,

The fine barn Of Col. Patrick
Ilagan, Of Dunsanon. on the Clinch
river, burned to the ground few
nights since.
The harm, which was one of the
best in the county, had just been
stored with large quantity of new
hay, and also contained some grain,
farming implements and three mules.
The loss was tota even the mules
peiishing.
Col. Ilagan had no insurance on
this property, will bear the loss en-
tirely. The barn and contents were
worth not less than $4,000.
.BrisoOI Tribune.
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FURNACE SOLD.
another Rich Company Inter
ested in Big Stone Cap.

The furnace here has been sold r.
Il. l.. Harper and Son, Of New York
Tor the Union Steel and Chain Com.
pany.
The negotiations were conducted
by Mr. d. =. Hyatt. who made the
examination. His report was very
favorable-he thinks that iron can
be made here cheaper than at any
point north Of Birmingham and that
the alterations and repairs to the
furnace will not cost very much.
The company has been negotiating
with Mr. f. j. Bird, who will prob
ably return to this place, make the
repairs and operate the furnace.
The Union Steel d Chain Com.
pany IS incorporated under the laws
OF Delaware, authorized capital 500
oUO,OOO, fully paid and non-assess-
able divided as follows: $50, 900 600
OF N non cumulative preferred stock
at 500 share, $50, 900, 900 of COM
mon stock at 800 a share.
The company has been organized
for the purpose Of combining, on an
equitable basis, diversified line of
ore and steel plants, rolling mills.
blast furnaces, chain works. ore and
coal mines.
Oi the capital stock, $40, 00O, 900
preferred and S20,OO0,OOO common
has been set aside Tor the purpose OF
acquiring properties and plants.
l he remainder Of the stock will be
lsed for cash working capital.
The company is having about 100 !
plants examined with the view of ,
aklng over the desirable and accept =
bile ones at the earliest date. The "
york is about half completed. l.
Thirty plants have thus far been ac :
eDtcd and some twenty rejected by
he executive committee. \ list Of .
II the properties accepted will be q
ublshed as soon as the examinations
re completed and abstracts Of titles y q
pproved. As far as these examina- \,
ons have been made, the works ac- d
'pted earning profits large enough n
not only pay ia on the preferred
ock' but a much larger per cent "
'pllcable to the common stock. 4,
The following have been chosen ~
lancial directors: 81.
Perry Belmont, Capitalist III
Jas. W. llinkley, Pres't L. :. al
aSualty Co. '
T"oS. S. Holmes, Banker and vi
ember New York Stock Exchange WI
Henry w. Poor, Banker and mem =
New York Stock Exchange.
II. l.. Horton, Banker and member
New York Stock Exchange.
Frank Rockefeller. Vice Pres't. al. "T'
andard Oil Co. and
William Rotch, Boston, Capitalist .ey
1 director of the Atchlson, Topeka ~ !,
Santa Fe K. r. 'oI
other directors and officers will be ed
'Sen from the several plants, and It b.
| be men who have been most sue Con
Sful in the management Of their "h
\ properties. solu
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An Excellent Sermon.

Rev. S. i. Vaught, pastor OF the
M. Il. Church, South, at this place
preached an eloquent sermon Sunday
on the study of character, taking for
his lesson the story of Daniel.
Character, he said, depended upon
two things: environment and heredity
and he held up the young man Daniel
as a model for all young men exhort-
ing them earnestly to begin to model
their lives after his now, SO that
later they would mature into strong
and beautiful Christian characters
finished product of the faith they
protested. Finally, he pointed out
what faith that could withstand
the terrors of persecution meant to a
true believer, and the difficulty that
An old man experienced in conform
ing his life to Christian standard
after years Of wor!dliness and skep.
ticlSm, and that there could be no
gradual moulding Of a beautiful
character without a Christian basis.
MIR. Vaught is a noble man and
good preacher. Hc has labored
and faithfully for the cause
n Big Stone Gap, and has won the
egard and confidence of our people
We would be sorry to lose him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03
Four Thousand Lambs.

BRIsroL, July 2S.-The largest
shipment of sheep made from this
section to the eastern market III sew
eral years was made yesterday, when
John Preston. of Lodia, Va. shipped
four thousand and forty lambs to
Pennsylvania.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

Miss Eula Young had the misfor-
tune to lose a valusule gold medal
Tuesday evening. !, was the medal
tor first scholarship O '9S. Anyone
finding it will please Irturn it tc the
owner.
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Notice.!

On and after the 4th day Of Au-
gust 1896. | will run a hack between
Wise c. II. and Ramsay. twice each
day, meeting all trains. Fare %
cents, The patronage Of the public
Is solicited Respectfully.
&. w. ltENFRo
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chiblain-
Oorns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
.'veiy cures Piles. or no pay required. II
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price - cents per
box. For sale bv J. W. Kelly.
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The partition had to be taken out
between two of the rooms In the
school house TO luake room Tor the
candidates for examination. The
desks are all numb ered and CORES
bonding slips OF paper prepared from
which the candidates draw for seats
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IN the near future having been
adoPted, and no other business being
on hand, the institute adjourned.

Among those present at the Insti.
tute Monday were Misses Minta Graft,
Callie Wells, Tabiiha Carico, Sue
Bruce. Mollie Moore and Mrs. ID.
Baker, Of Wise, aud Messrs. L. w.
Nelly. L. Z. aud ". Ii. Hamilton.
Prot. chapman aud Prot Pierce, who
was principal of the school at Norton
last year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

The soothing and healing properties of
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleasant
taste and prompt and permanent cures.
have made it great fayorile with the
people everywhere. For sale by J. W.
Kelly, Druggist. 3I.3j
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03
Hand Hurt.

While playing ball at this place
on Monday afternoon }. f. Porter, of
Wise, was hit with bat on the back
OF the left hand and badly hurt,
bone being broken. He was catching
at the time Of the accident.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

To Be Built At Looney Creek
Mines.

Il. llornick, Contractor ha, large
force of men quarYing stone at
l.ooney Creek for the Virginia Iron.
Coal " Coke Co.. to built coke ovens.
We are informed that thi, COMPANY
has purchased this property and will
erect Coke Ovens to supply the
furnaces at Bristol. Johnoon City and
Embrceville.
This Company has also purchased
from w. ). Coldiron Il tract of coal
land upon Pigeon Creek and is
negotiating with the Mineral DeveI-
oPment Company for a large tract
the Coldiron tract.
The building Of several hundred
coke ovens within three miles Of thi,
place will greatly benefit the trade Of
our merchants.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

Miss Fannie ID. McBroom returned
to her home Tuesday last from Big
Stone Gap where she had been visit,
ing relatives .-Abingdon T;rqinian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

A. Judson Chalkley, Of Arkadel-
phIa, Ark, and brother. Guy A.
Chalkley. Of Charlotte county, Va.
are visiting relatives in the Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

Isaac DeBusk, Of Wise county. is
spending few days here at the home
OF his grand mother, Mrs. Daniel
Mnsser.
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in the Clerk : Office Of the County Court
OF the County OF Wise ah the 3lth day Of
July, 1899
ID, II. Bruce, Plaintiff,
against la Chancery
j. II Frazier. ct ais. Defts -
The object Of this snit ista obtain a pe.-
sonal decree in favor ct plaintiff against
II. Frazier. +. Ii. Fuller. WI. Sproles and
" a Green tor $3.50 with interest from
May dh, 1880. and to ioreclose vendor.
lien on Lot 10, Block &. of Imboden Rs.
eryatiom, Plat No | OF the town of Bic
stone GAP, retained ~ deed from f.. Z
lrlss ct al To- SpsUics aud Green Tor sad
lot aud likewise 10 at .ach and subject 90
The payment % said debt, - far A. nvc,s.
sary, the folloaing lots in tic town of
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, The property of
the deterdent. j Il. Frazier, to-wlt: Lot
Il. Block b Lot II. Block -: Lot ~. Block
-, ana Lots I3, II, - and IG. Of Block
-. all OF Improvement Company's PIaf l.
OF said town, aud Lot 10, Block lOl, OF
Improvement COmpdny's Plat 3, aud an
attachment having been issued aud re-
turned levied un sand estate Aud an
affidavit having been made and filed that
the defendants, J. II. Frazier, l.. H. Ful.
Ter, ". J. SproIes, ". &. Green, X. c. h.
thruslon, Trustee, and f. VI. johnson,
are not residents OF the State of Virginia.
~ j. ordered that they do appear here
within ilieeu DAYS after due publication
herrnt, ana ID what may be necessary 10 |
protect their interest ia hi. suit. And
II = further Ordered that copy hereof be- |
published "nce week tor four weeks IN 1
The Big Stone Gap Posi-, and that a copy /
be posted AT the front door OF the court
house of this county on the first dav OF The |
next term ol the County Court.
4 copy-iestr:
". T.. kiLGORE. Clerk.
By c. A JOHNSON, d. e.
Il. r. IRVINE, pa. iulyai 80. 80 |
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03
ANNOrN CEMENT'.
: Big Stone Cap Post
thursday. AUG. 3, 1899
LOCAL ITEMS.

pink vichy. 1t l. healthy.
" ". Buckley went to Wise last
|mlay.
.s,. a. NJ, Wilson preached at
mes creek last Sunday.
| b billion. of Norton, was in
20 last saturday.
/ llarnick, the big contractor,
|,,o Bristol last Sunday.
ara-,or h. l.. Brown aud son, |
| .t.A 10 bristol last Thursday. |
,,t Henry Taylor went to Bris
a.t Thursday on business.
| 49, iicnrY Taylor returned Sun
ruas from a business trip to
mty
| g : L. Vaught went to Bristol
! Thursday and returned Friday
l-,,r. e.. e. Kelly and George
f,.cr were down from Stonega
|fFuhy afternoon.
|l.w,y Collector ". i. Kilbourn !
ii a,l Saturday at Wise. :
La.r Miss Virginia Beverley is {
Boz. lcI grand parents at Dryden. :
Ice .aH ,oia aud crushed fruit
|HNlhe Dius Store.
|aaae. H. bun, of Wallen's creek, "
aaaly was IN the Gap last h
nhy el
F Body, popular foreman in
mines mean this place, spent Sun ia
|nNaion he
u Allen, a prominent drummer y, ~
as'er thi, section quite often. !,
'al'y might in the Gap. ''' =
N >myihc, Of Tazewell, spent Cl
Lag night in the Gap, en- route
tNuI
i-, " FOX, who has been in
ahior several months past, .bi
'.-s- to the Gap sunday night. 80,
B. Weat1 and wife left last era
lay morning ior Philadelphia, DO.
.sg are lovely. What? The , 10
/" ices at the Drug Store. q
/, j. q. Adams, of Wise, spent 2,
a'sht la the Gap en- route
~n Gate CITY.
" ai Charlie, Pennington, of
''.ea county TENT, spent
.'i' ID. pgst ,,eek in the
''.nas relatives CIR
f E'5t F.ana,y AMI son. Bev. !Gl
t'amei Sunday night from a IS
" relative, iu Rive Cove Scot, vi
a't WV '''' T9l
l9l
\. j H. Hay and children re, @l
Saturday nigh, nom visit to @
3 '''eaiaIe. Washington ISL
H. Iay. and Miss Sue Good Sl
,..'y' last Saturday evening 9l
VIII TO relative at Alton, Va. 9
. b N:N.-l. of Tacoma. com. III
n. .'' Of the revenue for the LS
|. ". instruct o Wise county. was nj {
~9aP last week ""' S
I H. /. :. Bruce Of Wise. spent Isl
J (, r /; ~ Tie Cap en- route Hj {
n. ID d '''i' to relative, in Fast lT -,
ri |
a., ~ cochran b left last Saturday SEI
as.,i n IT. H'se'sviIIe, where he is S
81, ,' '' w. '''s electric light plant Sl
= f'' Jig at '4s' Place. la
s, ..@.' b Aoaat returned to |N
,i T., louisville. Ky, Sunday E S
d. i'' 'p'adiog several DAYS la !,
/" 10 the Gap. F'' g. F. Ia
h. ,..'I' term Of the rai,ed States ||S .
d =" 3 '' held at Abingdon n'' be, ~
! d 1 ',3.. 30. 1898 for thu, tn Ia
l,g =. lying the land suit Of II Rl
a.. No. -, Justice ct ais. the trial. al ID
r. ,l,, vi" Will probably consume ON r,u. Isl =,
ssssr part Of the month of @ Sl
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03
ENCU RSION TICKETS
for the
Summer Season

for the
Summer Season
to all
Mountain aud Seashore Resorts
Along the line of the
Norfolk and Western Railway
are on sale daily
81 i'll Sept. Both and good TO stop off.
Final limit Oct. 3lst, 1899.
Before deciding where You will spend
the heated term, write TOR one of our SUM-
mer Folders Describing fqlly, the location
and prices OF the mort popular Springs,
Farm houses and Resorts in Virginia.
W. b. BEvILL,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
Roanoke, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

in the Clerks Office Of the County Court
OF the County Of Wise ah the 3ilh day OF
July, 1899
, 1899-06-02
CAPE MAY COUNTY DIRECTORY,

JUSTICE SUPREME CoURT-Hon. George c.
Ludlow, New Brunswick, Nj, 1902.
Law JUDGE-Harry S. Douglass, Court
CoUNTY CLERK-Edward L. Rice, Court
DEPUTY cLERK1Lesrs s. LudTswvUourf
House.
~sHERrFF-John W. Reeves, P. o. Cape
May Court House, n. j., 1901.
S-URRoGATE-E. C. Hewitt, Court House, 1902.
PR~osECUToR-E. C. Cole, S~eaville, N. ].
CoRoNERs-John s. Douglass NJ. D., Tucka-
D. c. Eldredge, Cape May City, 1899.
COUNTY CoLLEcToR.-E l.. Ross, Court
House.
SUPT. SCHOoLS.-A. w. Hand, Cape May
sENAToR-R. E. Hand, Erma, 1901.
AssEMBLYMAN-E. II. Marshall, Seaville.
CHOSEN FREEHoLDERS.
Upper, Robert r. Corson 1900. Richard W.
Godfrey 1900; Dennis, ]. c.. P. Smith 1900, L. ].
A. Carlton Hildreth 1901; Lower, Samuel f.
Ewing 1902, j. Durell Hoffman 1900; Cape May
City, Henry S. Rutherford 1902, VIM. L. Stew
Cold Spring.
UPPER TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Clerk-Jesse I. Young, Beesleys Point, 1901.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Peters
burg, 1901; Anthony B Smith, Beesleys Point,
1902; Belford Smith, Tuekahoe. 1900.
Assessor-Alber G.. Corson, Palermo, 1900.
Collector-Hollis p. Nickel, Petersburg, 1900.
School CleIk-Jas. Shoemaker, Tuckahoe.
Justices of the Peace-James Shoemaker,
Tnckahoe, May 1900; George H. Dare, Sea-
vile, May 1902.
DENNIS TOWNSHIP.
Clerk-G. F. WentZell, South Dennis, 1902.
Committee-Jos. l.. Springer, Eldora, 1901
Richard Powell, East Creek, 1902; Chas. E..
Foster, South S~eaville, 1900.
Assessor-L: NJ. Rice, IT., Dennisville, 1901.
Collector-Harry c. Wheaton, Dennisville,
1900.
SCHOOL, Clerk. swain Townsend, Clermont.
Justices of the Peace-A. Elton Holmes,
Dennisville, May 1900; l. swain Townsend.
Clermont, May 1900; II. L. Sabsovitch, 1901.
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP.
Clerk-A. 7. ID. Howell, Dias Creek, 1902.
Committee-Luthe NJ. Swain, Swainton,
Ross, Court House 1901.
.Assessor-Stlllwell H. Townsend, Cour
House, 1900.
Collector-Coleman F. Corson, Court House.
1900.
Scho Clerk-E. C. Hewitt, Court House.
Justices of the P~eace-John SpRlding, Court
House, 1900; F. N. Harris, Rio Grande, 1901
Isaac Swain, Swainton, 1902; Chas. K. Mich
OILS, Court House, 1908.
LOWER TOWNSHIP.
Clerk-C. C. Reeves, Cold Spring, lD02.
Walters, odd Spring,
1901; James II. Thomas, Cold Spring, 1902
George Dickinson. Jr., Erma, 1900.
Assessor-Wm. q. Rutherford, Cold Spring,
1900.
Collector-Jame t. Hoffman, Cold Spring,
1900.
School Observation-Disclosures Cold Spring.
Justices of the Peace-Thos. j. Taylor, 1900;
Furman Barnett, Cold Spring, 1901.
, 1899-06-02
Travelling In a circle.

Gas l understand it, said the hea-
then, ''you propose 10 c%ivili2e meY'
Exactly so"
"You mean to get me ont of habits
of idleness and teach me to workf'
''That is the idea.
"And then lead me to simplify my
methods and invent things to make my
work lighter2"
eyes"
"And next l will become ambitious
to get rich, so that l won't have to
work at ALL"
Naturally"
"Well, what's the use of taking such
a roundabout way of getting just where
I started2 l don't have to work now.
Washington Star.
, 1899-06-02
INTEREST ON A

ISVU. PAID
Jan. Il Mechanics Il Laborers' Build
ing Il Loan Association, in
tereSt at 3 per cent..-.."...-.
Feb. Il Rhoda $ Ross, int. 5 per cent.
Annie II Cooper......"...."......
Rhoda S Ross.............".....
, 1899-06-02

OF the above balance there is deposit
ed in the New Jersey Trust and
Safe Deposit Co, Cape May City,
as a sinking fund to pay jail
bonds, drawing 3 per cent. inst. 531i z
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
OF COUNTY
Bonds issued TO build O new Jail draw
ing AZ per cent. nterest.m....... 400 90
Amount surplus revenue received
from the State for which the
county pays 9 per cent. interest
for support of public schools. 49,. 1913 IL
TAXES DUE THE COUNTY.
Am'tduef from Cape May Point r. 1892 1896 90
DO South Cape May year lS95.."....... 4Sl o.
10 100 Df
Do Ocean City year S9S................. 1862 90
Respectfully submitted,
L. L.. ROSS, County Col.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

but not small enough to be uncomfortable.
The figure there must be round, the out
curve at the back being just about the
same as the out curve of the hips. Indeed
the round Of the figure from below the
waist at the back should be only little
more pronounced than that Of the bust in
front, and should extend over the hips
without losing symmetry. There IL a
standard for you! Upon such figure a
woman may safely hang any style of the
season, even one of absolute simplicity
like the gown of gray cloth in the first
sketch, whose applique lines of black vel
vet would be so trying to any but the re-
quired form.
The fat front bodice helps suggest these
desirable lines. Revers are so managed
as to add width and roundness to the bust
line, and the woman in the modified tailor
gown of the moment, say like the coffee
brown serge of the next pictured model,
with its brown cording and reyer of brown
dotted silk, should be- graceful and nat
ural figure. The only place the dress of
the moment does not help us out is at the
arm, and the tight sleeve certainly is cruel
il the arm be not rounded and we'll shap-
ed. But no one need insist on the sleeve
Of the moment. Many modified sleeves
are worn, though the absolutely plain
sleeve prevails for tailor gowns. Since
one may elect to her liking simplicity Of
color, line and material, the fact that COM
binations and Celebrations exist need not
bother her. For wardrobe including
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
All but one OF the models that have had


All but one OF the models that have had
mention point the possibilities in elaborat-
ing simplicity. The. two, remaining sug-
gest the opportunities presented by the Ii
cense for highly wrought effects. The first
Of these embodied new notion that has
promptly met with favor by those women
who are often captious. This was the
combination Of narrow black velvet with
cloth and lace. In it lilac cloth was trim
med with applique wreaths Of white EN-.
broidery lace. The long close sleeves of
the lace were very pretty, and seemed to
be fastened down the inside of the arm by
the run-in velvet ribbon. The velvet fin
ish at the shoulders and the rosette bows
down the frot Of the bodice will be popu-
lar on all sorts of dresses this summer, es-
pecinlly those of the fuffier design. In
deed, whole costumes of white lawn, null
and lace will show, no trimming except.
that of many rows of narrow black vel
vet and wilderness of butterfly rosetteS.
Black net gowns are still in favor with
the most exact dressers, but in the selec-
ton of such the utmost care should be
exercised A black net gown may be
made to do valuable service, but the COM
monness that fell upon the spangled robe
Of last season should be warning now to
all purchasers. Delicate effects in che
nile embroidery frightened by a few
broad or striking effects in jet, silver or
steel are among the latest and most con-
sentative designs. All-over spangling II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

A<At<AA O&HoR GEs -. =.
This scraper. 10 clean out a large
open ditch, so far as l know. 81 not
patented and may be constructed at
home with the help of blacksmith. 1t
as A to feet wide and about, 2h feet
high, made of good tough Inch boards
and shod with strip Of steel; an old
crosscut saw is just the thing. Two
handles should be bolted on tho back
old plow handles will Do, or something
similar. The DRAFT rods should be
made something Ike a badly shaped s,
and pass through slots cut in the
scraper and are attached on back side
OF scraper, just over saw plate. with
heavy eyebolts or other device that VIII
allow Of swivel motion. They should
be made Of heavy iron and be about 20
inches long, the front ends connected
with 4 feet Of chain with ring In CEN
ter as shown in cut. To operate scraper
when the ditch can not be crossed with
team requires driver. He should have
about 8 feet Of chain attached to team,
the big hook hanging loose. The man
at the scraper drags It to bottom Of
ditch and sets 1t quickly. in the mud, or
behind furrow or two that must al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
For Irripatinr Melons.

A bulletin of the Georgia station on
watermelons describes simple method
of rendering concentrated fertilizer as
similable or available and preventing
the hill from firing. This is by the
application of water artificially. when
the rainfall proves insufficient For
this purpose a joint of two-inch terra
Gotta sewer pipe is perpendiculoriy
sunk in the hill before planting to the
depth of six or eight inches, bell up
ward, as indicated in the figure.
The seeds are planted around the
pipe and the stand subsequently
thinned down to one vine, whose roots
will eventually surround the bottom of
the pipe for quite distance in all
directions. The pipe itself should be
filled with water late In the afternoon
every day, If the weather is dry, or as
often as may be found necessary. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
Posts in Sandy Soil.

There is great difference in the dura-
bility of different kinds of posts and
also in the soil where they are placed.
Contrary to the general impression, a
sandy or gravelly soil, which is usual
ly dry, is much more liable to rot out
posts than one which is always wet.
In the dry soil there are frequent
changes from wet to dry, 10y which
more air is brought IN contact with the
wood and this introduces the germs Of
decay. In an always wet soil the water
is probably stagnant and contains little
air. Oxygen is necessary to all de-
composition. An old farmer who had
owned both sandy farms and those that
had a clay subsoil once told MS that
posts ON the sand had to be removed
more than twice on clay subsoll.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01


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