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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17
EXCURSIONS
Norfolk and Western Railway
Atlantic City via Shenan-
doah Route.

July 10th and Both. August 18th and
9Th. Sept. ~. Tickets limited sixteen
DAYS Very low rates. aud Virginia
Beach. Norfolk. old Point Comfort the
Mountain Resorts ia Southwest Virginia,
Luray Cavorns, Natural Bridge and the
Shenandoah VALLEY Resorts. Tickets sold
from principal points till September Both,
limited 10 October 81. l903.
". p. BEviLt, ten. Pass. Agent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17

In The matter Of
A Z. Surgsnsr In RakraDsrv
Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of A. y. Sareener. al
EiaekWster. IN the CoGnty Of Lee. and Dis.
trict aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice - hereby given that ON the 9Th
DAY of September, A. n 1898. the said A.
r. Surgener vas dHls adindieated bank
rurt; $50 the frSt meefing Of bis credit
ors viii be held IN ny once IN Bristol
Va. on the Soth day Of September. A. d
1893, at O'Clock in the afternoon, al
Witch time tke said creditors nay aitend
prove their claims, appaint trustee. ex.
smine the hsatrupus, aud transact such
other business - sss properly come -.
fore sad msesins.
n. y R,usr.
Sept, ia<t, 1903.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17

ACCORDING To the Worlds almanac
Tor 1908. the membership OF the ten
largest fraiernal organizations in the
United States and Canada, is as fol-
f,,vs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17

Statement showing the financial stand
ing Of the town q Big Sto.e Gap. for the
year endinz August 3ist. 1893
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17

General Rufus A. Ayers. of Big
Stone Gap; ID. B. Wentz. of Sfoncga.
John B. Newton. Of Bristol. John "
Eckman, Of Pulaski. and Colonel
james = Browning, Of Pocahontas.
have been appointed a committee on
making an independent joint exhibit
of the coal, IRON and mineral inter
ests Of Virginia At the Saint Louis
Exposition. This committee met at
Bristol on September third Co confer
with Superintendent Murrell aud As
sistsrt Superintendent Banks. of the
Virginia Commission Co the Exposi-
tion.-Abin0ioa liryinirH.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17
BANKRUPT NOTICE.

ln The District Court Of the United
states for the Western District of Vir-
ginia. In BsDkruptcy
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17

The following statement shows the
amount the town is worth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
"BOOKIE O'LEARY'S PLANS.
lie Expects TO Make Si,000,oo0 BOOK
on the American Derby.

one OF the most gigantic books ever
contemplated on future racing event
is being prepared by James OLeary,
Chicago's poolroom king.
When the entries for the American
Derby aud other great turf events of
the coming summer are given out in
February, OLeary viii have In read-
ness n system OF bet-taklng such as no
other turfman has ever before dreamed
OF.
The Chicago turf king Is preparing to
invade fields other than the Chicago
one with its winter book. Encouraged
by the success OF last years book on
the American Derby, when the largest
sum ever entered on future book was
recorded In bets with OLeary, the pool
room magnate viii this year receive
bets from every city west of New
York, and will invade, So It is said,
even the great eastern metropolis it.
self.
When the recent gamblers war
which ended In the defeat OF O'Learys
rivals, was on, the stock yards book
maker nailed all opposition to his
plans for his winter book, In fact, IL
Is said, Jealousy Of his success with
last years book prompted the opposi-
ton To declare war against him with
a view TO driving him out of the future
field. or at least 70 force him to share
a portion of the receipts
The opposition eliminated. O'Leary
has the field all TO himself, and his
plans are being madN accordingly. Com
misslonCrs bearing the authority OF the
Chicago bookmakel viii for the first
time be seen in other cities as soon as
the book IL opened next February.
Cleveland, St. Louis Cincinnati, Min
neapolis Kansas City, Hot Springs,
Memphis and other big cities where
sports abound will see a branch Of the
, O'Leary book, II Is said, when the gam
bling king gets going
Reports that OTeary had hired 10
work Tor him this year, the men who
last year sought to conduct a future
book in opposition 10 his Is denied by
| the turf king.
MY plans for the coming winter book
| are not yet complete, and | do not care
| TO discuss them until they are said
| O'Leary. But YOU can rest assured
that | have hired none of the men you
| speak OF TO work for me"
one Of the persons whose name was
| used I'm connection with commissions
! crship for OLeary was KID Weller
who years ago was OLeary's partner
In the bookmaking business. He was
included In 'he denial issued by O'Lea-
~,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
A PARENTS DUTY.

Every parent owes his child the hos,
and most liberal education possibia
often do we hear men OF advancaa
years bewail the misspent DAYS OF
school or the neglected educational on
portunlties. Nothing is so helpful arr
IN school days as reference work
winch VIII really and satisfactorily an
sWer all questions II an ESSAY or
composition is to be written a WORK
which serves TO add information 10 that
which Is already at hand creates i'm
the pupil an interest and desire FOR
hioWleuge' besides making the compo-
sition credit to the pupil Parents
should use extreme care In the answer,
given to the questions Of their childre,,
a desire for knowledge Is M nat,rai
In a child as an appetite for food +,
The questions which are asked daiIv arc
properly answered, the desire for in
formation Is increased but II the oues.
lions are not answered the mind he
comes calloused TO many beautiful ana
interesting things. Many parents who
would be Mortified at the thought Of
lhelr children being hungry allow Thorn
TO suifer intellectual starvation.
Tho Deseret News Is Organizing n
club OF friends and readers on Tho Nev
Americanized Encyclopedia britannica
The members Of the club are not only
enabled to secure the best and most
up-to-date encyclopedia In the market
NJ discount OF about 40 per cent, hui
are permitted to pay for Il on the little
at-a-time-plan, so as not 10 strain the
purse strings.
Next to bible and perhaps n dlctlon.
nry an encyclopedia is the most i'm.
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mat drop postal card to The Deseret
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
LETTERS TO PuGS.
Women of high and Low Degree often
Propose Marriage

Prlzenghters, like actors and other
men in the public eye, find no little
amusement In their mall, Indeed, the
daily delivery TO one Of the modern
knights OF the ring IL one of no mean
proportions and IN Il they find all sortn
OF letters from all sorts Of persons
Some Of the missives. indeed, help to
drive away te monotony OF the train
ing camp.
While a ma iority Of the correspond
cnts are youths DESTROYS OF becoming
athletes, who ask al kinds If foolish
questions. ad feel hurt II they do not re-
ceive an answer by return mall the let
ter writer's are not confined to this class
by any means. Sweet-scented envel-
opes containing mash" notes and fire.
duent, and offers of marriage are not
by any means scarce. GIFTS are sent by
mail, while others ask for autographs.
Stories OF the money made by those
who earn their livelihood IN the ring
make them target for all the begging
letter writer's In the business They are
confined to no one section of the coun
try. and contain requests for all sorts
OF sums from q mere pittance to hun
dreds OF dollars These, IL Is needless
to say, are not answered. Not because
pugilists are not generous for they
are Of the sort to which the sight OF
misery alone appeals
All the mail Is turned over to the
lighters manager to answer such as
arc worthy and destroy the balance. II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
GREAT IS LOU DILLON.
what Was Thought to be Impossible Has
Been AehleYed.

The way in which the impossible is
not only being achieved, but made to
seem ordinary, by the light-harness
horses of 1908 is almost past belief
The climax has, as usual been furn.
ished by Lou Dillon Her performance
on te New York speedway few days
ago, when she trotted straight away
quarter, pulling a four-wheeled wagon
and driven by Mr.. Billings, In the sup
er-phenomenal time of O.25%, has tax.
en-, so to speak, the breath away even
of those of her admirers who have
grown accustomed to saying, ad be.
lieyingI that there is mo limit to her
speed"
When one stops to think that up 10 a
Few years ago quarter In 0.30 accur-
ately timed, was considered wonder
full thing that the horses which had
ever troted one faster than that, In
public, could be counted on the fingers
of one hand, and that when, a year
ago, at Memphis, Sir Albert S paced
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
VAST FORTUNE wAGERED.
Estimated that Metropolitan Raecgoers
Bet SIS, 900 900 This Year.

Metropolitan racegoers wagered s35,
900 600 this year AT the races around
New York. This is the estimate of the
Metropolitan Boolmakers association.
The mon who chalk up the odds held
meeting the other evening at the
headquarters Of the association on
Twenty-sixth street and went over IN
detail their seasons work and compared
results with last years profits
In the 2i5 racing days OF the 1903 sea-
son, including the meets at Sleeps
head Bay, Morris Park Brighton
Beach, Jamaica, Saratoga. Gravesend
and Aqueduct, the bookles made in the
neighborhood OF S25,O0O,0O0 This IL a
gain Of $4,000, 900 over the preceding sea-
sons work.
All this pile was not clear profit, how.
ever Much Of the money was paid to
associations for the privilege Of making
books Mt the different tracks
u Is q fact that since the racing re-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
Ivanhoe. Do his l0 years as u mum

lvanhoe, I'm his 10 years as II humble
selling platter, won over $23 900 for
Bob Soden after w. II, Timmons dis
carded him in 1890 The racing record
OF te old horse shows that IN $40 races
he won So, was second In SO and third in
81 events.
Barnum made 292 starts In 10 seasons
and was one Of the oldest horses ever
campaigned. He cost Mr. Woodford
Sl65 as a yearing aud the close of his
campaigning was pitiful, with six un-
placed starts in the last three years He
was an early failure with | win In y
races In 1881, hut in 1885 he won Il of
43 races and In 1886 won "A In A.
Looking over these old records one
is surprised at some of tie comprehen-
sive totals revealed by Goodwins Guide,
Ten horses raced during the period OF
1891 1895 inclusive have the following
records which are phenomenal when
viewed in te light of present-day meth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

the first quarter OF a half-mile dash In
0:2Sh, horsenen We're astonished, what
this quarter OF Lovely Lou's' In 0.25A
really means begins to be apparent
Reduced to cold figures. II means the
rate OF 1.4s for mile; In other words
high rate OF running horse speed, and
the fact Is that. before II was done IL
anyone had advanced the idea that
even Lou Dillon could do II. he would
have been conldered brain-cracked. The
best quarter she had ever previously
trotted. 10 her spider web twenty-four-
pound sulky, with Willard Sanders up,
was but 0;2SA, yet on this last occasion
she drew a wagon weighing about 40
pounds. with four wheels. while Mr..
Billings as he sat behind her, must
have weighed close 20 10 pounds. or
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
YALE AND PRINCETON.
Records OF the Two Great Football Or
CARNATIONS = 2S Matches.

Yale and Princeton have played 2S
annual matches. Yale has won II, lost
10, and one was tie. Yale has kept
Princeton from scoring 10 times. and
Princeton has kept Yale from scoring
times. In the last IL years, by the nu-
merical method Of scoring, Yale has
made 2l0 points and Princeton 49,. In
the last two years all Prnceton's points
were made by one man. John De witt,
who ran seventy yards to a touchdown
and Kicked the goal, and then made a
place kick at forty-two yards In the
latest game with Yale. Here Is the
complete record
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

A grevous wall oftimes comes as
a result Of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs. Dizziness, Bachaehe,
Liver complaint and Constipation. But
thanks to Or. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to II all, They are
gentle but thorough Try them. only
csc. Guaranteed by 2. c. NJ. l. Drug
Dept.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

Total races, 10 horses 2l3 wins, 433
Average 8 years, i2675 average per
horse. i2GG
Many Of these horses nave gone TO
the Elysian Fields. but their records
win always live In the memory of turf
patrons, and 1t IL good for the sport TO
call them up once in while as food
for reflection ana in comparison of the
present with the past decade.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

Bankrupt, well known to eastern turf
followers. began his two year-old rae
ing for Milton Young and later passed
into te hands OF the Dryers, Gene
Leigh and the Clifford stable lie started
in Sii races. of which he won so, was
second So, third SO and unplaced IS
times as follows:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

A more complete summary Is az FOL.
lows.
starts. Won Second Third. Unplaecd
0s' 80 lB
In comparison Is the fun record or
Advance Guard also complied from,
Goodwln's the standard Of turf rec.
ords
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

blit9en' whose name is more fire.
quently mentioned AS the iron horse %
BEGAN his racing career In 1891, his rec.
ord being ny follows:
in,ssaH starts Won.
4al "''''' ''s"u,unuu". 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28

gime of Perry Belmont the price asked
for a seat at any Of the New York
tracks has steadily increased
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
IN THE CHURCHES.

Despite the hot weather, the churches
of Alexandria were all we'll attended
yesterday Special services were held at
several of the churches and were of an
interesting nature.
A. the Second Presbyterian Church the
Rev W VI. Morrison, d. D., mission
airy of the Second Presbyterian Church
to the Congo Free State. preached an
interesting and Instructive sermon at II
O'Clock IN the morning At night fare
well service was held to speed the Rev
Harry G. Slaymaker. who will leave for
Africa in few days 10 become a mis-
siorsry This service was largely at
tended and Mr. slaymaker received the
best wishes of his numerous friends In
the new path in life which he has Sc
lecscd
At st. Mary's Catholic Church at !
o'clock IN the morning mass was cele-
brated and a sermon delivered by the
Rev. Father Conway, OF St Aioyslus
Church, Washington. At 10 o'clock
in the morning mass was said and a
sermon on the life and death Of Pope
Leo XIII was preached by the Rev
Father II. J. Cutler. the pastor.
The Rev. W. l.. Dolly delivered q
sermon at the night services at the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South
The Rev. J. P. Stump. the pastor. occu-
pied the pulpit at the morning service
The rest OF the churches heard ser.
mons from their regular pastors.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
TRIAL OF FOUR POLICEMEN.

The trial of the four policemen who
are charged with using unnecessary force
in trying to get Thomas Rowan. an en-
gineer on the Southern Railway, TO the
stGtionhouse, several weeks ago. will
come up before Mayor George L. Simp-
son this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Police
men Allen. Smith. and Roberts, II IS
understood, will be tried together and
Policeman Lyies will have a separate
trial. The policemen Will be represente
by lawyers. The trial is looked forward
to with unusual interest by number 81
people In Alexandria. and 1t is expected
that the court room will be crowded this
afternoon when the case comes up for
trial.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
TWO POLICEMEN
BEFORE TRIAL BOARD

Policemen Thomas Lynch and J. J.
Geier. OF the Eighth precinct. we're be-
fore a police trial board Saturday, COM
posed OF Captain Pearson and Lieuten-
ants swindeIls and Moore. The charge
against Lynch was intoxicatiOn and
that against Geier conduct unbeeoming
an officer, in that he talked TO Charles
II. Mixer. examiner in the patent office
and who lives at 22O0 Thirteenth Street
northwest. for the period OF ten minutes
on other than police business, and that
he failed TO report the occurrence &c
the lieutenant.
The charge against Geier was pre-
ferred by J. Grant Barnwell, clerk in the
Pension once, living at 1904 w Street
northwest. Barnwell had Geier brought
up on charges once before. at which
time the policeman was acquitted.
Saturday Mr. Mixer testified that be
had stopped Geier for the express pur-
pose Of talking on police matters. Lieu
tenant Jordan maintained that Geier haC
not failed in his duty in the matter o.
reporting
The cases Will be reviewed by The
trial board before verdict will be an
nounced. when they will pass through
the hands OF Major Sylvester and tn,
Commissioners
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
TWO SERMONS PREACHED
BY REFORM PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Oliver johnson Talks OF
Union Of Churches.

The Rev. Oliver Johnson. pastor OF
the Associated Reformed Presbyterian
Church. of Leslie. s. c.. the largest
"seceder" congregation in that State.
yesterday morning occupied the pulpit
Of the Rev. William T. Thompson. Eek
ington Presbyterian Church, North Cap
itol and Q Streets northeast. and In the
evening the pulpit of the Rev. Mr.. Pit
ger. of the Central Presbyterian Church.
Third and Streets northwest Mr.. John
son is well known throughout the North
as well as in the South and because OF
his previous sermons In this city and
also because of the fact that he belongs
to the psalm singing or "seceder
branch of the Presbyterian denomina-
ton, both services attracted large audi
ences.
In the morning he preached on The
Foot Washing" the washing by Jesus of
the feet of his disciples the night be-
fore his death. as related In John
xiii:117. At the evening service Mr..
Johnson took for his Sext. For ye are
dead. ard your life is hid with Christ
in God" N his discourse he referred to
the so-called Protestant church union
and said only when the churches real
lied that all Christians were one in
Christ. would an effectual union OF
Protestant denominations be possible.
Mr.. Johnsons great success In church
work can be easily understood by one
that has heard him. He Is a clear speak
er. a sound and logical thinker and pos
sessed of great personal magnetism. Al
though young. he has already had mark
ed success In his work and has had
offers of many important charges both
in his own and other denominations.
Mr.. johnson had been visiting rela-
tives in this city and enjoying a part
of his vacation. He will leave Washing
ton for the South tonight
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
o4LEXANDRLA .eNEWS 5yOTES
DEATH OF vENERArED TEACHER

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, July 27.--Msry
Ann Roach. one OF the Oldest OF Alex
driens. died about O'Clock this morning
at the Alexandria Hospital. For half
a century she was one OF the leading
teachers OF girls In Alexandria, having
educated several thousands and founded
ami carried on for long time ST. Mary's
Academy She was the daughter Ct
George and Mary Roach, but both her
parents died In her youth She was
reared in the family Of the late Edward
Smyth, whose wife was her aunt. Her
brother, John A. Roach, % the firm Of
Roach & Washington. wholesale dealers
en- Union Street. was killed in 1856.
with six other volunteer fremen, at the
Dowell store fire on King Street. AMI his
name Is inscribed on the fremen's mon
ument at Ivy Hill.
Mics Roach was a woman Of great
force of character, dignined. and cour-
teous in demeanor. and for many gears
I active In the works OF the Catholic
Church and in benevolence generally.
In her last days she became a boarder
with several other old ladies at the AL
exandria Hospital. and a few months
ago. when coming home from church. she
fell, and has since been an invalid. Her
/ death will be heard of with regret in
many families in Washington and Baltl-
! more. and, indeed. throughout this en-
tire section of country. where she was
well known.
Her funeral Will take place from the
residence of Mrs. Annie Stoutenburgh
on Prince Street, next Wednesday morn
ing at O'Clock. The funeral Will pro-
coed from the home OF Mrs. Stouten
burgh TO st. Mary's Catholic Church
where mass OF requiem will be sung
The sodalities will meet at Mrs. Stouten-
J burgh's tomorrow night at O'Clock
when the Office for the dead will be re
cited for the repose of the soul of Miss
Roach.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
REMAINS OF H. [. CARTER
To REST AT OAK HILL
Former virginian Dies at His Home il
New York

The remains OF Henry Lee Carter will
be inferred in the Alexander lot. Oak
Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, on Wedres
day at 1O:45 a. m Mr. Carter died of
pneumonia at his home IN New York
city on July 21-
Mr.. Carter was the Youngest son CT
Moore F. Carter, OF Fauquier county,
Virginia. He was married In 1899 10 Eva
Russell. a granddaughter Of the late Co
lgmbus Alexander, of West Washington.
Mr.. Carter is survived by his mother
and three sisters. Mrs. John c. Glenn, of
P1ttsburg. Pa. Mrs. William StCrgis. Of
Norfolk. Va. and Miss Mamie Carter
and three brothers, Dr.. c. Shirley Car
ter, of Warrenton. Va John w Carter,
of Philadelphia, and Moore F. Carter. OF
Mason. Tex.