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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-22
FROM MAYKING.

orrs-ponian',. 90 roe Die Sicns ssn Pasr.
M'AAiSe, Ky. Dee. l1-Sohool Is pro.
crossing nicely though The attendance
has not been no good as IL should.
The primary that is called for next
April 90 select candidates Tor comfy OIL
ces among tAe Republicans. bids fair 20 be
"a much heated affair. "a b. Bcuuv. who
rcccuty deserted The Democratic forces
end joined the Republican side. is the
latest 90 announce Tor county court clerk
The opposition Bryant will have. viii De "a
plenty.
A ucR uostoiice has been established
just beyond fouud Gap. George Graham
is Postmaster.
Burdiuc Webb +, planning trio TO
Nauccharg, nv, CON the banks OF the
Ohio where he viii, perhaps. spend the
holidays
Pikcville is 90 have the finest college
building iH all Eastern Keutuckv-s5O.
GOO having already been subscribed for
that purpose The faculty. as we'll, will
be a No. !. fikeyiile b. the coming mart
OF the mountains. waIs you.
Mr. Mccormick. OF the 6ap. with the
Mineral Development Company. passed
down The river last SATURDAY. accomra-
MED by II Fields, ulo is also az Gun
piofc OF The same company. BrRuiNs.
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ORDER or PUBLICATION.

~ r.. H. Oold, and an ofhsr persons
sioat e may concern.
TAKE NOTICE that the Interstate
Railroad Company. public service Cor
poration, chartered and doing business
uudeT the laws Of the State OF Virginia,
and authorized 20 condemn lands and
other properties for its uses and purposes,
viii, on the 18th day Of JANUARY, 1895, that
being the Iish dsv Of the January Term.
1893, o. The Circuit Court for Wise County,
Virginia, apply 20 said Court at the Court
House Of Wise County, in the Town Of
Gladevilie, for the appointment Of Eve
disinierested freeholders, resident in said
County to ascertain what would be a jusf
compensation for the strip or parcel Of
land hereinafter described, the fee simple
Of Which i proposed 10 be condemned BY
The undersigned COZ tie uses and purposes,
IN constructing, maintaining and operrf-
ing railroad in Wise Comfy, Virginia,
aud 10 award damages. II any. resulting 10
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FROM OSBORN'S GAP.

terresPoi''eucr g ne nis sione Gap Posi-
OSsoEN', Gar. Va, Dee. lG-Ncws Of
the death Of James T. Beverly. OF near
Darwin, WAS received here this morning.
The deceased wss 20 years old, aud had
been ill for some months His remains
viii he inferred IN the Dotsou cemetery
near has home
There Is tsooght 70 be a case Of small
por ia tie family Of " na,i-. near
fFeeling Other eases are reported IN
diAcreat sections Of The county. aud one
death has resulted from ihis maiAdy.
Rev A. n. Horn. OF Dofton, Ky, vas a
visitor At this place recently.
John c. Dranhan l. quite iii al the home
q bis daughter ne~r here. NJ aranham
i perhaps the Oldest man ia the county.
bis age heiug 20.
Our mails are very irregular. With no
prospects Of any change ier the better.
Suggsstioss ia regard to the matter are
Aor "a order. Tex lpLSR
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The matter of feed is of
Tremendous importance to the
farmer Wrong feeding Is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
Thcup-to-date farmer knows
what 10 feed his COWS 10 set
'hc most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
st thc most eggs. Science.
Bat how about the children?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undcveloped, a
nesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food If there is ancmia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
,he Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
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THE United States are very gener-
Gus with its navy yard employees en-
gsged in building war ships Il pays
them per diem wages for fifteen DAYS
leave Of absence and for the seven
public holidays Of the year. The
chief constructor Of the navy. Rear
.AAmiral Caps. says the Uaitei
States cannot bniIa its own battle
ships - eheaply IS ,hey can be con-
sssaesei IN private yssi>.
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the adjacent aud other propertie. Of
said r.. Ii Ould. or 20 The PROPERTY cd
other person, beyond the peculiar ben.
that will accrue 90 such rropcriie..
spectivciy. from the construction
operation Of the works OF thc uulcr.i Id
The said parcel Of land Is the same ID
toned. described aud shown DOB Che d
ton. description, plat OF survey aud
file filed by the undersigned in che CieI
Omcc Of Wise County. NircinIa. on
End day OF December. 1904, iu ih'.
cceding, which Is STYLED "iutcrsfafe /.
road Company v. r. n. Guild. ta I'd
petition, description, pist aud rraa.e
ercnce D. here made, aud b. situate
Povcils River on the South eide fteH
Ia Wise County, Virginia, and DEL ds.cil
as follows.
All that certain strip or parcel nf 4
carved out oi a larger bouudrF ufurlI
said =. n. ould, living between ia.s9l
aud Wet Norton, bounded ou flc fll
The West line Of Lots 3. 8 and D.. 4
=, Of Plat !. Of the 1oun of West Sod
nov or lately owned by =. a. CoMti
=. y Ould. said line running s. III
grees % minutes r., iutersecfirr rittI
center line OF the Interstate Railroad u
pany's survey up Powelis River beia
Appalachia and Norton at Station
plus su.5, said station being s D. ic-
81 minutes =. 81 feet from ihc North
corner Of said Lot No. 3. AVID bounced
the Mest by the East lime of d. utcl
land formerly owned by L II Oa'i.
D n .
said line running $. q degrees so uiu
". intersecting the center line 90
Interstate Railroad Company's survey
Powells River between Appa.achia
Norton az station 496 plus 80. and boa
ed GA the North by line parable. 90
distant fifty feet from the said center
OF the said Interstate Railroad Comra
survey up powells River between AZ
iachia aud Norton; and on the South
line parallel 10 and distant nifty feet Z
the said center line Of said luters
Railroad survey up Powells River bets
Appalaclia and Norton, said center
running as follows. BEGINNING all
Station 100 plus %, thence along a q
10 the right Of 551.3 feet radios. 3
feet to Station 499 plus y = 7. IT, tt'
=. - degrees - minutes +, tanecniia
the last mentioned carve, 3ll 2 fed
station J0t plus ca 2. C.; thence q
a curve TO the left Of nc feet rad
tangentiSl 10 the last mentioned cot
i03.s feet TO Station sos plus Cos u
thence 5. &c degrees Is minutes =.
genital to the last mentioned curve
feet TO the above described Station
plas 9O.5, containing 4.21 acres, NOR
less, and being the same strip Of
shown on "The Plat Of the Survey on
parcel Of land sought 20 be CONDEMNED
the Interstate Railroad Company n Al
eeeding Instituted against 2. h.
in tie Circuit Court OF Wise County,
ginia, and the profile showing ihe
aud nils, tresties and bridges, 9hiclI
plat and profile are filed in the ~
Ofhse Of the Wise Circuit Court al.
time Of the institution OF this proceed
IL you have any defense 10 make ioI
application you will At ;he time and
aforesaid make the sane kno~n ie
said Court.
Witness the signature OF the iuiei'
Railroad Company by Otis Aouser' -
iuteldenf.
inre state Railroad Compa
BY Oris MogsEE,
Decl5-l Superin,e nde'
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soiin county. ky.
p 80 Soward-. OF Donkey. evno.t. i,,
The near future 90 move 90 Mouirom.r,
county, Ky.
We ace now having very cold weather
throughout Southeast Nirei.ia and Oh,
grand old bills Is partly covered with
suuH
JOSEPH, Bowling. OF Flat tap. Va. o..
haVin- thc Finishing touches rut on his
uc" HnDse iust acrn-. The state lime in
i-eirhe county. There NAV Doe finer
houses iH ftauAi fort of Louisville. but Nr.
Ho"lng'- house 3. q credit Co an, huild
ine 90 ihc mountain parts of that grcat
state which Is famed foriis race horse.
aud pretty aomcn
May ail ihr readers ol thc Post have a
merry Chu-ima- aui happy noa tcnr. b
zoe WIS" o' WnErra
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CrNeHaa. NKlsoS a. MILEs has &C
cepteA the srpcis,men, q sdju'ans
general on he staa Of willism l..
Deuglas. goveSnos-elees Of Massseha-
sets. At vrvsen, General Miles Is
on retired pay os the army rolls. Un-
der the rFosisions q the Dick Law
Cor The Improvement % the militis
service of the several states. the as
sirowers q . regular army officer
from tbs retired bet 81 the active SER
vice - any aats restores hin 10 the
sesivs list Of The sFmy. with iull psy
This viii make 0ssersl Miles pay
fsom the government $40, 500 q ysar.
His salary from the sssss win be ss.-
COO.
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MIR. BIRD,
Pioneer Iron Master Passed
Sunday After a Long
Illness.

L. j. Bird. Sr.. after an ilIness Of
long duration of heart trouble. aud
other in6rmitiss. died shortly after
eleven O'Clock Sunday night at HE
home on south Seventh street. Mr..
Bird attained . ripe old age. and an
al few years ago he followed the
sctive pursuits Of life with vieor 10.
marksbls for one Of nj. age.
The deceased was born On the 3Oth
day Of April. 1898. at stsHcri.ville.
Eugland. and in 1858 was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Shedding. slso
a native Of Englan nd. Atsn early sge
he was spprsntiesl in the mill 20
learn the rs6ning process Vi prrpsr-
rug pig iron for Tin plate aud other
material. 'Is ser,sd four yesrs aud
showed such a ~ondsrfui interes, and
pleasure IN the iron business that il
wss foresssn that be Vas e. become
an authority. a. we'll as practical
msu. Concluding his apprenticeship.
he served the next thros years in roll
ing mills and the following three
years in general furnace work. His
AGILITY TO acquire knowledge Of the
iron business aud His general useful.
mess brought him resposible posi.
ton when he was only 10 years Of
sSe. Tie was made keeper % a cold
blast furnace az etsfTordshire. where
he remained several years. Follow
ing tins aud AZ VARIOUS times lac serv-
ed ss puddler at the Oak Farm Iron
Works. keeper and assistant mana
ger OF furnace at Worchsstershire:
founder at the Ormsby Iron Works
at MiddlssbOro. Yorkshire. His cue.
cesses continued until 1855, when he
was selected by his government Ia
signal hcaOrD to go 10 the East H.
dics To Instruct the natives in the art
Of The manufactnrs Of iron. lie was
IN the ladies for TIRES year,. and had
the distinction az making the 6rst
ess'iag ever made in that part Of the
Sorsd. For this. upon his return 10
Engisnd. he use presented BY HE
governments - sh t5e0 ia gold and
medsi- The casting was a hammer
Cor forging iron. aud IL is now IN the
East ladies Houss 10 London. The
hsmmer bears Mr.. Birds initials.
la isa than q week after his re-
torn 20 Euglsnd. Mr.. Bird vas sent
70 the Brsnszgwy~ia Iron Works in
SisHaorganshire. sossh Wales, and
from there be wss seat to Moth Eng
lsnd to take the msasxem.At Of the
Norton Iron Works. Later he went
20 Poftagsl, where be erected the irsi
ehsreosl bias, furnace ir the eoaksry
Tie returned to Eaglsnd and became
the manager u the Gslesdxle Iron
Works in loskshifs. IL was
while spssssd here that Mr.. Bird de-
moastssisa The prseticssili,y Of
working sitsasie ore into pig iron.
and from that into chilled shot. lie
vas the invsatsr u this proSess. but
his secret sss stolen from him and
Tor many years VS. sssd BY the Nor
ton Iron Works.
Mr.. Bird made ssoshss trip 10 por.
tnsAl % isstrscs shs people Of that
ecastsy IN The snsss:scsurs 81 iron
sud ing esstisgs.
NJ. Bird csus 20 Ausrics in 1865
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A FRIGHTENED HORSE.

Running Ike mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred 9th
er accidents, are every day occurrences
ID believes everybody 10 keep a reliable
salVe handy aud there's none as good as
bucelens Arniea Salvc. Barns, Cuts
Sores, Eczema aud Piles, disappear quick
" under is soothing effect. 25c at J W
keliey's Drug Store -
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SoaE men practice the strenuous
life with vengeance. Whea they
don't have business enough Of their
own TO keep them bOsy. they stick
their noses into other peoples BUSH
ness.
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STEAM LAUNDRY.
WINCHESTER. KY.

This is one Of the most complete
and up-to-date Laundries in the coun-
try and always does trst-class work.
). ". Kelly is agent at Big Stone
Gap. Basket leaves here Tuesday
night and returns Saturday morning
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CRANES NEST COMPANY.


GArE Cuy, Dec. ia mortgage
for 1911. geo wss recorded in the
clerks Office here last week. IL was
given BY The Crspes Nest Coal aud
Coke Co. 10 the Unioa Trust Com
psny. Of Mssyised. George l.. Car
ter Is president Of the Cranes Mes,
Company.
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Ii you want 10 nuy, sell or ex-
change property, mineral or timber
lands farming lands or country homes
see the Wise County Real Estate
Agency.
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TAX shout your great national in
austriesi The divorce mill ground
cat GO. 000 DEGREES in the Uaiisd
States iss, year.
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D,n Won ever 81 afoEnd and listes
10 los u fellows with not sense
enough 20 keep hogs ou' Of a potato
patch seli yyu how this government;
oaghs 70 he sue'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-22

Tur United States will build -
vessels next yesr At cost Of SAL
Geo. 1000.
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Dos'r lie awake nights planning
how 20 spend money that " not yet
eatneA
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-22

Maunirr lic on an average lasts
twenty -eirh; years.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-22

N,>r men tire themselves all Gu,
trying 20 got away from hard work.
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w wish IN cur readers merry
Christsuas
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Trr rosr uil be Published next
week 81 usual.
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~ V.sTKNrISI~o.

The above rates ar. for standing advertise
nest. nrir.
fW-LocAl ApvtsrisE~ESrs Will sseAsrg-
rss-ttoa.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
Rogers on AriStOcraCy,

Speaking of Whitelaw Reids
recent assertion that the lawyers
and judges constitute the aristo
cracy of the United States. Editor
Rogers, of the Prescott Courier,
gives his views as follows:
"Aristocracy" is an uncertain
quantity, Some seem to find 1T in
the ownership of many dollars, no
matter how gotten; others, no
matter how degenerate, claim it
through inheritance; with some
nations a number of wives denote
aristocracy; with others the num-
Der of the skulls and scalps of
enemies on the lodge pole Among
fowls the peacock is the aristocrat.
Among the animals, the Chimpan-
zee, the latter more nearly repre-
senting the aristocracy of Amer
leans in their ape like efforts to
initiate the European descendants
of the robber baron of the middle
age. The American aristocrats
are divided off into squads of 400,
which are called "the 400" The
males smoke cigarettes, twirl tiny
canes and wear a fatigued look
The females all dream of being
auctioned off to some broken down
European on account, who needs to
summer at the Arkansas hot
springs.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
Too Smart.

"Once when was a Mississippi pi-
lot" said Mark Twain, Il got out Of
work and had to hustle for new job.
/ talked to number of captains, but
none of them wanted pilot. Finally
l met man who said there was va
cancy on his boat that might ill If /
could qualify. He asked me about my
habits, my religion, my birth, my
schooling, and so ON. Then he said:
Now, for the main thing; Do you
know where the snags in the river
arep No, captain I said, 4 don't
He swore. Wants TO be a pilot he
muttered, 'and don't know where the
snags are Il know where they're not,
said 1. But my smartness cost me the
lob"
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
The Play Reproduced.

On Saturday night the Arizona
Comedy company reproduced that
excellent drama, Michael Earl, and
their mirth provoking farce, My
Turn Next, and was greeted by a
large audience.
The play was presented even
better than it was the week before
and the audience showed due ap-
probation of the efforts of the
company, The play is beautiful
piece and the farce is funny and
the manner in which it was pre-
sented more than satisfied the
audience.
This company has not appeared
in public before since the Robinson
hall at Thatcher was burned, where
they had every facility for pro-
ducing plays to the best advantage.
They have decided, however, to
play in Stafford another entirely
new piece this winter. 1t is a
manuscript comedy,drama entitled
A Vagabond's Honor. They will
produce this play sometime in
January,
On Saturday night, Jan, End, the
company will again play The Man
lac Lover and My Turn Next,
This time it will be in Thatcher in
Allred's hall.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
Reserved Seats
Admission
Lobster Salad.

From Mexico comes story of
an American wedding in one of
the cities there. Bride and groom,
both Americans, had resided there
some time and were very popular
with both natives and foreigners.
The wedding was grand affair,
and among the bridesmaids were a
couple of very pretty Mexican
girls.
One of the dishes at the wedding
supper was delicious lobster
salad, of which the bride ate very
freely.
Meeting her next day one of the
Mexican bridesmaids accosted the
bride with the usual morning salu-
tation in Mexico:
"Como paso usted la noche?"
which being rendered into Eng
lish is "How did you pass the
night?"
"Oh, very WE'LL" replied the
bride, "but that lobster lald upon
my stomach all night"
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
A Trip 10 Old Mexico.

Prest. Kimball has returned
from an extended trip in the south
as member of the Deseret Sun
day School Union Board. He
visited the Old Mexico colonies,
principally in the interest Of Sun
day schools and attended the
Juarez conference.
For the benefit of her health,
Mrs Kimball accompanied her
husband and returned first to her
family with cheeks rosy, bespeak
ing improved health and vigor.
While in Ell Paso they met and
dined with their friend Colonel J.
W. Bradley, who so ably assisted
Mr.. Kimball, as foreman of his
workmen on the Morenci Southern
railroad at Juarez, just across the
line. They met two of their old
Salt Lake friends, Mrs. Edward
Stephenson and Miss Priscilla
Smith, two missionaries travelling
in the interest of Relief Societies.
They also attended the conference
referred to and accompanied them
through the two colonies, Juarez
and Dublan. These ladies came
to the valley last week and went
with the relief workers in differ
ent towns, "If | bad been the God
of Arizona, we could not have been
better treated while in the colon
les" said Prest. Kimball.
The people in Mexico, said he,
are prosperous; they did not have
much summer rain, but they are
not the least discouraged. They
raised some of the finest fruit in
southwest, apples nearly as fine as
those raised on the Gila. They
have handsome homes, mansions
compared to our homes, beautiful
structures, nicely painted picket
fences, flower gardens, lawns and
orchards, clean streets and com.
Portable surroundings.
Mr.. Kimball also visited Bisbee,
Douglas and Naco. At Bisbee,
where they have prosperous
branch of the Mormon church, he
met with the people and held con-
ference. Monday the 2lst inst,
they celebrated the first anniver-
sary of their organization.
st. David ward and San Pedro
branch conference were held, after
which Prest. Kimball came direct
ly home.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
Just One Minute.

One Minute cough cure gives re-
lief in one minute, because it kills
the microbe which tickles the mu-
'bous membrane, causing the cough,
and at the same time clears the
phlegm, draws out the inflamma-
tion and heals and soothes the af-
feoted parts. One Minute cough
cure strengthens the lungs, wards
off pneumonia and is harmless
and never failing cure in all cur
able cases Of coughs, colds and
Group. One Minute cough cure is
pleasant to take, harmless and
good alike for old and young.
Sold by Stafford Drug Co., Stafford;
M. h, Fort, Thatcher.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
What's in a Eame2

Everything is in the name when
it comes to Witch Hazel Salve,
E. c. Dewitt & CO., cf Chicago
discovered some years ago how
to make a salve from Witch Hazel
that is u specific for piles For
blind, bleeding, itching and pro-
rnding piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases De-
Wits salve has no equal, This
has given rise TO numerous worth
less counterfeits. Ask for De-
Witts-The genuine Sold by
Stafford Drug Co, Stafford; NJ Il.
Fort, Thatcher,
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01
Excellent Music between acts.
SOC
Csc
success OF the solemn Ass.

Look about you, gentle reader and
consider the solemn ass in every walk
Of life. Who so respected, so admired,
so influential? He never takes sides.
He never is a partisan. He goes along
with knitted brows, his thoughts too
deep for utterance Smaller men may
abandon themselves to hasty inclina-
tions, to rash preferences, to robust
views. He never does. If he speaks
at all it is with such profundity and
circumlocution and compleXity that
the most recondite cryptogram ever
rescued from pyramid would seem to
burst of innocent and childish candor
In comparison. Yet he wears fine raj
ment every day, He enjoys the re-
spect and confidence of the community,
he prospers. The oil of opulence
anoints him. He is the incarnation OF
Washington Post.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01

The supreme court has granted a
re-hearing to the Copper Queen
company in its suit with Cochise
county over the payment of its
taxes for last year. We are in
formed that this makes the third
case in Ariaona's history where a
re-hearing has been granted liti-
CANT by the supreme court. 1t
will be remembered that the board
of supervisors Of Cocbise county
raised the Copper Queen several
hundred thousand dollars, in their
taxes, The company refused to
pay and the case was carried into
court and Judge Davis decided in
favor Of the company. The county
appealed and the Supreme court
reversed the decision. 1t was be-
lieved that this virtually settled
the matter unless an appeal could
be secured to the U. s. supreme
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01

PEOPLE of st. Louis and other
eastern cities are becoming alarmed
at the possible results of the work
of an incorporation recently or
ganized with capitalization OF
100000 for the purpose ofgetting
into st. Louis during the fair at
least 10000 girls from the rural
districts for immoral purposes.
Already secret agents are out of
fering all kinds Of alluring induce
ments to girls to go to st. Louis.
Every effort is being made to pre-
vent this outrage from beng sue
cessful.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-01

SPEAKING of what newspapers do
for a community, United States
Senator David Davis, of Illinois,
made an address that remains ever
green in the memories Of news
paper men. He said: every
year every local paper gives from
500 to 5000 free reading lines tor
the benefit of the community in
which he is located. No other
agency can or will do this. The
editor, in proportion to bis means,
does more for his town than any
other man. In all fairness, man
with man, he ought to be support
ed--not because you happen to
like him, but because a local paper
is the best investment a person in
a community can make. 1t may
not be crowded with great thoughts
but financially IL is of more benefit
than both teacher and preacher,
Editors do more for less pay than
any men on earth. Patronize your
home paper, not as charity, but
as an investment"