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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

THERE are 447 votes in the electoiaI
college. The party managers con
cede that Bryan has 140 sure votes
and Mckinley 1876 sure votes. 1t is
the other III votes that will settle
the business, or rather SO of them,
that being the number that McKin-
ley must get to win. If Bryan can
get "a of them he can win.-BTstol
News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
The Home Life or China

Laura b. Starr, who for several
Years resided in China, and who had
great facilities for understanding the
feminine side of Chinese life, contrib
utes to the October Dclinoator an
article that throws much light on the
home life of Chinese women. This
article is illustrated with several an.
thentic photographs of Chinese
women of various social positions.
The October number of the DcIineator
in addition to Miss STAIRS article
and the eighty or more sketches Of
present-day styles, which are prom
inent features of the magazine, con-
talns twenty other valuable contri-
buttons. For thirty years it has been
trusted by American women for
guidance in home dressmaking and
home management.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

IT is shown by report just issued
by the Department Of Agriculture
that the big trees of California are
unequaled by their dimensions and
their age makes them the oldest Of
living things. The most recent in
vestigations, according to the report,
confirm the estimate that these giant
trees probably live five thousand
years or more, though few of even
the larger trees are more than half
as old.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
Off the Track.

This means disaster and death when APP
piled to fast express train. Ii is equally
erious when it refers to people whose
blood is disOrdered and who consequently
have pimples and sores, bad stomaches,
deranged kidneys, weak nerves and that
tired feeling. Hoods Sarsaparilla puts
the wheels back on the track by making
pure, rich blood and curing these troubles
Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills.
- cents 5
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
IBistnark'S Iron Nerve

Was the result OF his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver, kid
news and bowels are out Of order If you
want these qualities and .he success they
bring, use Dr.. Kings New Life Pills.
They develop every power of brain and
body. Only - cents at } W Kellys
drug store 6
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

III is reported that the Southern
railway will extend its line from
Bluemont, Loudon county, to the
coal fields Of West Virginia by way
OF Winchester--in all, about fifty
miles.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
HOUSTON CONFERENCE
Interest Aroused In Its APP
preaching Chattanooga
Meeting.

The Chattanooga Times has the
following to say of the approaching
meeting of Hoston conference:
The Holston conference of the NJ.
E. church, south, is having quite a
little interest concerning it as the
time for its convention in this city,
Oct. II, approaches. 1t has been
noted that the convention meets in
this city this year, and that Bishop
Cranberry will preside. This bit Of
history concerning the conference was
prepared for the Times by Rev. j. o.
Straley:
The Holston conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
was organized in 1924, several years
prior to the fierce agitation of the
question of slavery, which eliminated
in the mutual division of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in America
According to the terms Of that famous
compact the territory embraced with
in the bounds of the conference be-
came the legitimate field for the OPP
erations of the southern branch of
the church.
At the time Of the organization of
the conference it embraced a much |
larger scope of country than at pres
ent. AT present the conference en-
braces all Of East Tennessee and |
southwest Virginia. There are a
few appointments in West Virginia,
as well as in Georgia. There are
1874 pastoral charges and ten dis
tricts, which demand ia active
pastors to supply all the fields of
labor.
At the last session of the confer
ence there was total mem bership Of
55, 472. OF this number 225 are
ministers in the travelling connection,
and 247 are local ministers. Regard
less of the fact that there is another
MethodiSm operating in
the same territory, it is noteworthy
that the NJ. +. church, south, is far
ahead of any other branch OF Pro-
testantiSm in the same territory. +
The church has six high schools
and colleges within the bounds of the
together with 594 Il
churches and ia parsonages. This
is held in trust for the '
hurch, and is valued at 81 ,261, 600
The conference is abreast to the 7
growing demands for special work h
or and among the young people. d
There are more than 200 Epworth ;
leagues within the bounds of the
difference. These leagues are large !,
Y attended by the younger members Il
f the church, who are thereby pre- il
ared for more active church work.
here are 631 Sunday schools within
ne conference, with an average at m
enhance Of 10000 pupils. &C
The heroes of the cross who have IL u
ade the peculiar type of Methodism W W
nown as "Holstonic" have nearly Ii
i sheathed their swords and gone to d.
leir eternal reward. The few that G,
'main linger like a hallowed bene- h,
ction. The regard the younger it,
EN- of the conference have for these he
d men who have borne the burden nc
the heat of the day, il in evidence at
this district, as well as all parts of an
lie conference. Surely they are
orthy heirs of so rich an Inheritance.
would be an invidious distinction
mention the names of any of the o"'
oneers of Southern Methodism, un-
SIS all could be named, for all have VIZ
rought well for the cause of the =,
aSter i'll these Holston hills. B
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

The New York World has printed
letter from Richard Olney, Secre-
tary of State during the Cleveland
administration, in which Mr.. Olney
declares his intention of supporting
Mr.. Bryan for President.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
FROM HARVEY.
Of The Biz Stone CAMP,

HARVEY, VA, Sept. ii -Chas. r. Dent,
son OF Y. +. Dent, Supt. Harvey mines,
iei' last week for his home in Freeburg,
Pa. where he will enter school. O.
W. +. Burch, store manager at Harvey
has gone to his home in Wytheville.
r. F. Body. will leave for
norton as soon as his wife gets we'll
enough for him to leave her. She has
been very low with Typhoid fever.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

FREEZING, Va, Sept. lj.-Hon. r. Tate
Irvine, OF Big Stone Gap, addressed the
people Of Dickinson county on the Ith.
ID. +. Bailey had been advertised TO
speak on The same day, and through
priority Of appointment he had the court
house, though he very courteously offered
TO divide time with Mr.. Irvine, who said
under regulations OF the committee he
could not enter into a joint discussion,
much TO his regret. Then Mr.. Bailey gave
him one hour and twenty-five minutes
Irvine to speak first.
There was a good audience the court
house being filled almost TO its utmost
capacity. Mr.. Irvine was introduced by
the county chairman. John NJ. Skeen.
The speaker opened his speech in the best
humor, and, in fact nothing Mt the best
Of feeling seemed to prevail throughout
the entire proceedings. The speaker
pointed out in clear and forcible manner
the evils Of the course of the present ad-
ministration, as dictated by Mark Hanna.
He showed the evils that would result
from the policy OF the republican admin
istrati)n with regard to expansion. He
believed in the principles laid down in the
declaration OF independence, that all
governments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed.
Mr.. Bailey, in a very clOwnish manner,
made a great show ofdefending the course
OF the present administration, though it
was apparent that all this sublerfuge was
to be taken with a grain OF salt. The
speaker took up nearly two hours and by
the time that he was through the crowd
had dwindled down TO about one-half |
what it was when he opened.
K. l.. Counts, Of Coeburn, delivered a
speech at night, and organized Bryan,
Stevenson and Rhea Club. T. NIB.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

X. +. LEE, JR., grandson of the
commander-in-chief of the Confeder-
ate army. has taken the stump in
Virginia for Bryan and Stevenson.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
In an article on the Maine election

IN an article on the Maine election,
the New York World says:
"The Democratic vote shows a
gain of about % per cent. over the
vote of 1886, and the Republican
vote loss of IL per cent. If this
proportion prevails in some of the
large close States Mark Hanna has
good reason for the new call for more
money and harder work which he put
forth YESTERDAY"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The above rates'sre for standing ADVERTISE
mepts only.
"-LocALADvERrrsEMESrs will be charg-
ca Tor at the rate of S cents per line for each
insertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

HeGdGo'ie GscppPd In % minutes hy Or
Niles PAIN PILLS. "Onc cent Il dose"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

farm owners win hang to them, even
to the point Of seeing their farms slip
away into the hands Of the mort
:gaGofs. r. !.s I. s5s
4 Superficial farming must be discard
ed. q It lis not in accordance with the
changed people and times. It cannot
give revenue enough to meet the obli-
cations that the new conditions i'm
pose. Superficial tillage must give way
to intensive tillage. Superficial pas
turage must give way to a system Q:
pasturage that utilities the soil to q.
foot In. depth instead of to depth Of
two or three inches. Superficial OPP
erations of all kinds must be aban-
doned except in the far West, where
lands are still cheap and conditions
Of life are primitive. The wise farm
ier will be willing to sell part Of his
immense farm and use the capital thus
obtained to operate in more intensive
manner the smaller area Of land re-
naming.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Superficial Farming.

S0F0EACA0A = A1AnkuKs
There is time in the history OF
every country when superficial farming
pays better than any other kind Of
farming. or at least that is the opinion
we hold without giving the assertion
q systematic investigation. That time
is when inhabitants are few and the
rich lands free and abundant. The
land is pastured over specifically,
plowed specifically and cropped over
specifically. The results are salts
factory. The new settlers, living in
log cabins that cost nothing but labor,
pay no taxes to speak Of. and find it
possible to get all the clothing and
other necessities from the products of
their own lands or docks or herds;
With all wants abundantly supplied
there Is no Endorsement to do anything
but superficial farming. The fathers
transmit their methods to their sons.
and they to succeeding generations,
and that mode Of farming becomes
liked. In time the methods come to
be regarded . orthodox" for all con.
ditions. 4, NJ ;!ss VI III, Z.
Meantime people become more nu-.
u,erous and land scarce. Populations
crowd each other and the value Of
land rises. Taxes multiply, and the
farm expenses become items of the
Arst Eonsid erat lion. It Is, evil dent that
new problems have arisen that the
old-style farmers cannot solve. The
customs q generations. however
prove stronS and tho multitude q
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

ago, stating my case to you.
81 had pains through my bowels,
headache, and backache, felt tired
and sleepy all the time, was troubled
with the whites. / followed your
advice, took your Vegetable Com
pound, and it did me lots Of good. I
now have baby girl. certainly be-
Neve I would have miscarried had it
not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. had very easy
time; was sick only q short time. I
think your medicine is godsend to
women in the condition in which I
was. recommend it to all as the best
medicine for women. Mns. MARY
LANE, Coytee, Tenn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Apple AIaReot.


One OF the worst pests that the apple
grower has to fight is the railroad
worm, called also the pulp worm, and
the apple maggot, says communica-
ton from the Vermont Experiment
Station. The fruit growers of Ver-
mont are unanimous in giving this
insect the first rank among their in
sect enemies. 1t is worse than the
tent caterpillar. That can be entirely
overcome by spraying, whereas spray
Ing has no effect on the railroad worm.
The railroad worm, or apple maggot,
is the cause of the pulpy, punky con-
dition of the apples as we find them
now in the stored fruit and in that Of
tered for sale. The eggs are laid just
under the skin of the apple by small
lily. This fly begins her work in June
and keeps it up pretty much all sum-
mer, so that there may be worms Of
all ages in the apples. She has a
strong preference for sweet apples, and
mas practically ruined the crop of Tall
mans last year. Still she works in all
varieties, sour as we'll as sweet, and
causes hundreds of dollars loss to the
fruit grower. The authorities at the
Vermont Experiment Station frankly
admit that no satisfactory way Of deal
ing with it has been discovered. They
say that considerable good can be &C.
complished by keeping hogs or sheep
In the orchard to pick up the windfalls
These windfalls are usually full of
apple maggots. and the hogs digest
them out of existence. Experiments
are being made at various places in
the United States, and we hope event.
ually to know some more effective way
of dealing with this pest. But for the
present we must rely on the practice
of destroying the windfalls
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Deafness Cannot Be- Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach tho
diseased a, portion OF the ear. There is only one
tutional remedies. Deafness IS caused by an
Unnamed condition Of the mucous lining Of the
E1stacnian tube, When this tube is inflamed
you nave rumbling sound or Imperfect hear
Ing. and when It is entirely closed deafness Is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh'
'Wnicn IS nothing but an inflamed condition Of
the mucus surfaces. -
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness Caused by catarrhJ that cannot
De cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
....-F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills ore the best
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

DanEsrous ExpsRinent. ~
81 " atts-What 10 this 81 hear about
iaboltshtng states In the public schools!
PottsW What Of it2 1sa 81
Watts-What Of it, It lie q serious
danger. to our institutions. II the. kids
are not educated In the use Of states
how are the educated classes going to
pc able to understand politicsa-In-
dianapolis Press. 3,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Protecting the Pigs.

To prevent the SOW from crushing
her young the Canadian Report ad-
vises placing board eight inches wide
horizontally about eight inches from
the floor. The same paper makes an
other suggestion. and perhaps a bet
ter one, saying: "a small enclosure
In one corner of the pen, kept dry and
we'll Uttered. will also prove of great
service in protecting the little ones. az
they will naturally go there to Sleep"
This smaller enclosure should have a
small trough placed in it so that the
little fellows may be fed separately
there and early taught to eat. The
hrst feeding given should be a small
quantity of warm. new milk, for which.
after a few days. little larger guam
tity of skimmilk, slightly warmed, may
be substituted. In this feeding keep a
close watch for symptoms of indiges-
ton. Keep the troughs scrupulously
clean. If they are allowed to become
filthy and soured. the food placed IN
them will soon become unwholesome.
This applies to the trough in which the
dam Is fed, as we'll as to the one in
which food is placed for the little fell
lows. This gradual training to eat will
lead to easily weaving them when
about two months old without any loss
In CONDITION or check in their growth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions. Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Fof children teething. softens the gums, reduces In
asmmauon, lays pain, cures w1ud collie. $50 bottle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

HAVE YoU seen the wonderful calculating pencil,
clerks, farmers. housewives, lum bermen. school
children. Try it; sample BY mail Is cents Circu-
lars free. Agents wanted. American Mfg. Co., Box
49, st. Paul, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

A bachelor says widows weep not
because of the loss of husband, but
because Of the lack of one.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Arc You. Using Aliens root-Ea.e:
It is the only cure for Swollen.
emarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns' and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
A. He Figured 1t ont.

As He Figured 1t Out.
"Now," said the man who owned a
poor little house and lot, 81 know why
it is better to give than to receive"
"Wby is it?' his wife asked.
"You don't have to pay taxes on
what you give."-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Dropsy treated free by Dr.. n. h. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver.
ttssment in another column of this paper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Some people spend time making good
money and others spend money max
ing good time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

The woman who paints her cheeks
and the man who dyes his whiskers
fool only one person.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Two fuli-blood Norman stations must be sold
Sound and sure foal-getters. Tom Bowles Z
r., dapple-gray: w.t., 100. Raymond, 10 W.,
black, W.T., 1880. D. @. Stark, Tiffany, Wis. :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Probably no person living ever saw
q picture of Cupid that looked as
though the little fellow had good com.
mon sense. {.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure
&6c. E. w. Groves signature on each box.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

You may think your hope is founded
on rock, but it may be blasted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Style in the street sometimes means
q meager bill of fare at home.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

The family with coachman usually
has to support o livery.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

1nsver used so quick cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-J. B. Palmer,
Boz I'LL, Seattle, Wash. Nov. Is. 1895.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Good soldiers are the salt Of the
earth and they are usually associated
with pepper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

When woman goes and buys false
hair, she expects the storekeeper to
do it up for her. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Send for "Chotce Recipes"
BY Waiter Baker q Go. Ltd, Dorchester, Mass.
mailed free. Mention this paper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

1t takes the lone fisherman to reel
oft catchy yarn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
STA PER WEEK,

A salary Of slsper week and expenses will
be pad to man with one or two-horse rig to
stamp, Acme Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

A gun kicks when it's shot, but q
man Is more likely to be in a kicking
mood when he's half-shot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

A joke aimed at another is an un-
kind point to make.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Though time tells on the face of q
clock the clocks face always tells
time. E
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Keep looking young and save your hair, it, color
and beauty with PARKER's HAIR BALsAx.
H1NDx1oo1Ns. the best cure for corns. 15cts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Sometimes the capable, Conscientious
carpenter finds that he has builded
even better than he knew. (.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Nervousness is the bud and lunacy
the flower in full bloom.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

A poor excuse-"Can't afford it."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

"a hop yard-why, three feet.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

The pianist in no condition for
work unless he is in a playful mood.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
MY BEAUTIFUL. BABY BOY

Weak Women Made Happy BY Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound =
Letters from Two Who Now Have
Children.
"DEAR Mrs. PNEHAM:-It was my
ardent desire to haze child. l had
been married three years and was
childless, SO wrote to you to find out
the reason. After fol-
= lowing your kind adj
vice and taking Lydia
: E. Pinkham's Vege-
s. table Compound. be-
~ came the mother of
S"S4S, - beautiful baby
ifzees = s., boy, the joy of our
49, home. He is a
6 fat, healthy baby,
= thanks to your medi-
in cine."-MRs. M1NDA
MI FMKLE, Roscoe,
Nm N
III 4 Nm From Grateful
II Mrs. Lane
| "DEAR MRS.
Sl-l- s. r. n P1NKHAM: II
- wrote you a let
ter some time
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
Extermisatine Elder Bu.he..


About the only complete way Is to
grub out every bit of the roots. Cut
ting them on certain days in August,
or in particular phases Of the moon
I never paid attention to. But would
not destroy them all, says Samuel Mil
Ter in Rural World. Let little patch
Of them stand for family use. The
leaves when bruised are a cure for
gall. The blossoms dried make me-
dicinal tea, and Jelly of the fruit is
an excellent relief for cough. A tea
spoonful Of it dissolved IN a tumbler
of hot water will give great relief
when the throat is sore and there is
hoarseness. Then I consider an elder
berry pie one Of the best. and a wine
made of elderberries is fine and by no
means hard to take.