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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13
SPIRITUAL.

Last, and that from which all ole.
gets ITS chief Significance. there have
been more than thousand convers
sions the present year. Year before
'aS' there were sixteen hundred com
Ne''s. Prayer meetings. love feasts
sunday Schools, Women's Socio,;.s
ana Leagues have been orpaDizo5
aud fostered. Within the past e,,r
years many Of the people have gone
10 join the innumerable host and
others hli the ranks militant. The
battalion Of sixty-four hundred in
'"s great procession Is marching.
Formed thirteen years ago tho
Ing Stone Gap District is the vopng-
est Of the ten comprising the Holston
Conference. Though not SO strong |
aud financially a. fon7 /
OF i've Of the other districts. vet II /
ssncompasses the favored counties al
Lee Wise. Scott. Dickinson and Rms
'ei', is we'll organized and furnished
WIN choice selection from amonr
mo vigorous and better preachers ~ I
ne conference. and the new presiding
.'uet VIII be welcomed 10 his stately
esinence-housc and thousand GOOD 3
ZONES throughout his diocese. and n
ne same successes will be hoped for
,n 'nat have attended the labors Of Il
D. predecessors. @
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

CAEEaiA u. wreEr eomn;..;o.
es Of the labor bureau, ia IN, .ivb.
'ee@ih snnoal repor, Of the burssn
gisee the results Of compreh,n.;ys
'n91'sy into the cost Of living ,ine,
isso aod into the sverage wage rate
o1F'Hg those pcriods The showing
4" 'AF A. concerns wages. has beep
nAae fuei'e heretofore, an iavesties.
F'"1 OF OILS oeeupAnss. representing
''A's-'e'en industries in s.s29 sepa-
ate establishments having shown an
fvefsge increase in wages su,;ng
his feFie'i Of l6.e Per cent The |
Inqnisy into the cost Of living show.
pat living for workiagmes's fam;l;.s
ss'1s "@def $1,000 income per wear
s' Increased during this period ISL
sf eent. Ia order to ascertain ,h;.l
fefsge Increase the labor buresu "a.
pred sas income add expenditure. !,
fsaii Of 1851 families ia ,h;,,v
rec states. retail prices being TAI
\ The statement shows that .h.
'os fs"iiies consisted Of an aver. I
+ Of s.si persons aud that the s,.
PC 'seo~e Tor the pear 1901 va. ,
q. i
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

IT Is estimated that tn. railroad
and industrial companies.will pay out
IN dividends during October srproxi
mAtely $7o.o0o.OoO. being a decrease
Of sbort $i,25o.Ooo as compared
with October. 1908
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

oNr OF the most interesting exhib
Its al the Worlds Far is that mad,
BY the territory Of Alsska in thei,
own territorial building When Alas.
k was purchased by the United
States in 1867 for $3.50. 900 it va.
called Stewards Folly. There is now
one gold mine which takes ont over
500. 600 per snuum from the earth
al Douglas. Alaska. The exhibit NJ
minerals in the Alaska building in
einde hne specimens Of gold nuggets
both bituminous aud commandment
coal, copper. silver aud tin. Yon
never saw before such foe Specimens
OF copper A. are shown 10 the Alssts
enisding Also fine collection ofI
garnets il shown.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

CoFtelyou's gum-shoe method q,
uoing campaign business at Nation.
a. headquarters is becoming a trig.
'Weafying to some Of the older polite.
~ , Of the brass band order. and one
OF their number Is reported 10 bsvs
expressed the wish that "so,,s
"u"ia'' being would get human iag
on ana come up here and break so,ns
OF the furniture. Portland Arsr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

'"'se f'rhker's ieiie, is NOT nice.
" verbal psroiechnic. as rii,t,,irr
""' '' Doc rival hutit viii bear ef,o.
''''-'here are 900 mi-st,tcment. b, 3,
''i '''"s 'hat oili boo ring AIS tr., =.
.''n .rnce as 10 dnr. tada, r...,
. .''''l goat bias to stand Che f,.f a.
campaign that 81, "a r.t.i.l.,,ti.
anita ge-Ncs York World '''e "u-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

The acting Governor Of Ke,,r.L
VINO pardoned an unworthy Grim
mar wants TO know what the per.
sons who condemn him for il wnnla
say II the fellow that was psrdoned
n"d been relative Of theirs Thai
.,l. anything to do with it: it il
!, that in Kentucky blood i
American.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

IS 70 the various department., Of
'heir strenuous and delicate labors
ana no" they go up to the annual
gathering with their missionary an
poruonments in band. with no smircb
OF STAN or any mans character TO
De reported. and hopeful Of as good
Bishop. " '"c
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

Acnicvlrrnr is still the backbone
OF the country. The indications re-.
main Tor a 2.500. 000. 600 corn crop
and l2.ooo.oOO cotton CROP. tog,,h-
er With liberal gains in oat. and
other important srops. Aud good
season for farmers means a good year
Tor manufacturers Of goods ani i'm
Elements that Rgnculturists need
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

The above rates are for st.nai,r .s,.,,,..
meats enir-
Local ApvrrrisrErsrs viii ~ eA.-r.
70 '"' a. The rste u cents per line f.r each
Insertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13
PRtNREss
ofshe Big Stone Gap District.
49, - ~uurCn, South.

o o'she Big Stone Gap D,strict
vs. =. ~uurcn, south.
On the l7sh inst. Bishop A. COX
\ smith. at Abingdon. will se.o;.
the next presiding elder 10 occ.n,
4 tse commodious. modern. es.;n,e.
4 ana handsome parsonage on VIVIAN,
/, ao'e Avenue. this city: and 20 direc,
. sne fortunes OF Big Stone Gan D;s'
triet. Rev. j. +. Naffhas served ~,
time limit Of four years. and lel, YES
/, terdsy for conference.
MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT
! The district. under Mr.. Mar.
presidency. has made substantial .,a
s'gnsl development. A balance Of
aee' on the district parsonage. to-
ge'her with enlargement of the lot and
repairs on the buildings. amounting
70 more than four hundred dollsrs
mas been paid. Several parsopsgas
Rave been built, reconstructed ar in.
proved Twelve churches have -,
erected, and others rebuilt or MOI
ernly equipped Cumbersome deb,s
o." Trinity and Cumberland Gan
churches have been satisfied 49,
thousand dollars has been invested
m Rebuilding aud enlarginr Jones
'i'ie Institute: and moie than that
amount has been provided for pur. /
ehasing the out-layiug stock Of and I
building Russell College. SO that IL I
either eud Of the district there 4 No..
Well equipped Training Sebo.i
WIN accommodations for large board.
ing-patronages
ORGANIZATION
Two years ago the district inclodoa
part oiSuilivan andliawkins counti..
and all Of Hancock and Cl,vbor,o
counties. in Tennessee These ,;,I,
Their I'VE pastoral charges. were giv.
en- Oh 20 the Morristown and Ab;n,.
ION Districts, leaving only tbi,tee,
pastoral charges 20 Big Stone Gan N
Instruct Now there are twenty r,rr +,
,hafges on this district. in good con.
iition The following station. VIZ. d
lig stone Gap. Osaka. No,ton =.
N ice, Ioeburn. Toms Creek Ci;n,' -
rood aud Miugo have been con.n =,
utoi ont OF circuits of wbirb bo, -.
.ere parts ana the following circp,. n.
~. Nallons Creek. Coiiingwool 4.
'orion and Cliutwood have beoa -
'rmei ont Of contiguous circnits ,nJ -,
N''eupied scctinns The district /. ID,
'w embraced boz five co-nties of W.. ID,
nia. conveniently accessible bv m. n.
''oaa' uaversins them. 10.
FINANCIAL b,
After rivinr ,q d.. .r IN.
arrcs. with f,..,'.. ''''See hi,
'39 members. and which na;.l ,i's.. hi.
1893 ''S d, '' p,9 5.ia ,oa '.,, o.'e
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

=. i'eae~ year subscription 70 n.
Big Stone Gap Porr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
Christmas Hilarity.

'In our southern cities Christmas is celebrated with too much noise" ob- served prominent citizen While a vast number of persons observe the day in decorous fashion. regarding the an- niversary of the birth of Christ as a joyous religious festival a great many men drink to excess and turn the great holiday into baechanalian feast. to the discredit of a Christian community
 ''1 myself am a total abstainer but I do not take narrow view of the temper ance question. Men who can indulge in liquor in moderation have perfect right to do so. A glass of egg nog or a glass of wine at Christmas fig not a bad thing. But hundreds of men become in- toxicated on festive occasions and rowdy- ism is usually in evidence on the streets of Birmingham the night before Christi mas The police cannot be too strict in their efforts to repress drunkenness and noise on the streets during the holidays"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
Railway earninus in the South.

The prosperity of the south is shown in the marked advances in railway stocks and bonds. Louisville and Nash vile shares recently touched 147, and Southern Railway shares were ad- vanced from 1874 to 36. Seaboard shares have not been listed in the New York stock exchange, but much interest is shown in them, and their tendency is upward.
 The three southeastern systems the Atlantic Coast Line or Louisville and Nashville, the Southern, and the Seaboard Air Line-all three of these systems have penetrated this district, and there are no more systems along the southern seaboard or in the south east, for the Central of Georgia is really represented in the control of the Southern, and so 1t is with the other roads in the southeast that are nomi- nally independent. AS soon as the Hi nois Central gains an entrance in this district. as it will in the next six months, every system east of the Mis- sissippi river will share in the tonnage of this district, which now exceeds twenty million tons year.
 The trend of railway gross earnings, both within and without this district, is upward, and it has been the way since August last, when the corner was turned. The gross earnings of the Louisville and Nashville in November were s308,S67 more than they were in November of last year. The Southern received last month $364,9s7 more lnan it did in November, 1903. The Central of Georgia gained $121 ,S04, and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, s139562. The Illinois Central nearly heads the list with a gain of $403,515. The southern lines as whole gained last month 10.9 per cent in gross earn ings over those of November, 1903, as against gain in the entire country of 9.s per cent. The south is indeed on the upgrade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
A man am, cross'd with diversity.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Crumpacker Bowed Out.

The esteemed Crumpacker came, saw and backed out. He was turned down by Indiana when he aspired to the senate-turned down hard, and then ne went to Washington to "con- fer" with the leaders of his party. His eonferees gave him the cold shoulder, and he has gone back to Indiana shout ing as he goes that he will bring the subject up again in the next congress. This means that the subject will not be agiated until 1906. He evidently believes that he who confers and runs away will live to confer another day.
 The bill of the ancient Thomas c. Platt, who is by far the outranking back number in the senate, remains in Washington although Crumpacker has fallen back to the banks of the Wa bash, but the Platt bill is simply idi- otic. It proposes to apportion con gressmen according to the number of persons who go to the polls and vote, when the constitution says-says twice
 they shall be apportioned according to population The Fourteenth amend ment as interpreted by the Fifteenth amendment permits some deductions in cases of state disfranchisement, but no line of the constitution upholds the Platt bill. It is wholly outside of the constitution, and 1t cannot become law unless the suprem9 court is ready to accept Tim Campbell's application of that instrument.
 Crumpa oker will no doubt revive his projeet-1n 1906, for it is all the politi- cal thunder he is master of, but he will doubtless be sat down on then as he has been this year. Sectional agita- tion is going out of fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
Sea Level or Locks :?

Chief Engineer Wallace is consider ing four plans for the construction of the Panama canal. He is boring and measuring, and until his investigations are completed he will not say which of the Iour plans he will advise the commission to stand for before con gross.
 The four plans include canal with locks raising the water at Culebra up to ninety feet above the sea level; the second calls for a sixty-foot level; the third for a tnirty-foot level, and the fourth for a sea-level canal; and MT. Wallace gives no intimation of the plan he favors. He no doubt is hold ing himself in a judicial frame of mind, awaiting the developments of his engineers in the field
 The country will not hurry him, for the subject is one of deep interest. The canal will cost vast sum of money no matter what plan is adopted. It will be an enduring work, the great est ever undertaken by man, and all are willing that care and deliberation should attend every step in the forma- ton of the plans of the commission. It is a question tAaI must ultimately go before congress, for every foot of additional cutting in the Culebra noun. tain range would cost a great deal of money. A rough estimate of the cost of ninety-foot level is $19O000, 900, and the cost of sea-level is now put at $300,000,000. But there are other problems besides that of the cost to be considered, especially those relating to the foundations of dams if the canal Is to be raised above sea level.
 The indications are still good that sea-level canal will be built, but noth- ing will be known until MT. Wallace has gathered all needful facts, and has considered them long and well. Pos sibly in the spring we will know what MT. Wallace thinks about the subject, and congress will not then be in ses- sion unless it be specially convened for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20

gone into partnership with the repupll= can party. The saints are now bound to send republicans of the Reed Shoot sort to congress and the republicans on the other hand to protect them-to stand between them and public senti- ment.
 The testimony already taken in the Reed Shoot investigation is full of un- cleanness. Plural marriages contract ed since the agreement to abandon the practice have been fully established. The saints know no law, modern or ancient. The church, too, grants di- vorces as well as marriage permits, and the delusion includes also mar riages with the dead, as well as mar riages by proxy. There is no unclean- ness that the Utah concern does not embrace, at least none coveted by the saints.
 
 As Reed Shoot is an apostle, it is simply ridiculous to say that the practices as well as the teachings of the Mormon church are unknown to him. Both are absurd, but absurd as they are they lead to social conditions that the re- publican party can i'll afford to endorse by confirming Reed Shoot in his seat in the senate The bargain between the Mormons and the republicans still. however, hold good. Utah cast its electoral votes for Theodore Roosevelt. and Apostle Reed smoot will be seated despite the fact that he is one of the chief conductors of a church that is filling three or four states with all sorts of absurd uncleanness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
French Aid tn Russia.

It is stated that the scattered ships of the Baltic feet some of which went through the Suez canal, and some of which went round the Cape, are to meet at the French port of Diego Suarez, at the northeast point of Mada- gascar, big island owned by France. There they are to take coal and refit for a sail to the Far East.
 The passage of the Russian ships to the Far East was rendered possible by France. Except small amount taken in Spain the fleet has obtained no coal except in French ports. France thus becomes an active and efficient ally of Russia, and the enemy of Japan, and she has taken this position in plain and positive defiance of international law.
 If in addition to furnishing coaling stations for Russian ships France now furnishes them naval base at Diego Suarez from which to conduct con fessedly hostile operations, she will throw to the winds international law as to the conduct of neutral nations in such cases. She will become ar, open ally of Russia, and England will be forced to take hand in the pres ent war. It is the first rule of inter- national law that neutral nation shall not permit the issue from it's ports of a belligerent vessel. It will not be claimed that the Russian vessels are wholly devoted to the spreading of the blessings of peace. What was held to be the rule in the case of the Alabama is still considered international law. and yet France proposes to violate that rule openly, flagrantly and ruthlessly.
 What will England do about the pro- posed breach of neutrality at Diego Suarez? Japan may consider it an act of war, and call upon England to carry out it's treaty obligations. War be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
IN LIFE OF
 A VETERAN JOURN ALIST

Van winNe" in which for the first time he traced the history of that play, a contribution of which the biographer of MT. Jefferson made considerable use.
 As a dramatic critic. MT. Davis was perhaps more widely known among the giants of the dramatic profession than among readers, for his criticisms, being sintended for daily newspapers. appeared anonymously. There was no mistaking his vivid literary style, which showed in every word the writer's thourogh and deep knowledge not only of the drama, but of the far less easily ccmprehended art, that of the actor Some of his crit icisms of Shakespsareah performances have been included in pr. Furness' vari- orium edition of shakespeare's plays.
 MT. Davis, in niaster1y paper publish ed in the Century Magazine in April, 1891, gave one of the first critical and appro- ciative notices of Willards art published in this county. In this paper MT. Davis made most interesting plea for the the- atre as a teacher and in the play he dscussed-"The Middleman"--he noted a significant advancement.
 Nearly every great dramatic artist who visited these shores in the last quarter century and more was personally known to MT. Davis, and his library contained numerous souvenirs of their visits to him. His library was singularly valuable one, especially in dramatic literature, being particularly rich in Americana, for at one time Mir. Davis was we'll known figure in the book auction rooms. He also had gathered some very attractive collec- tions of old blue china and other objects of art, and his knowledge of old prints extended considerably beyond his own very choice examples.
 His home life was simple and beauti- full. His wife Rebbecca Harding Davis. to whom he was married in Wheeling. w. Va, in March, 1868, is the author of many novels, and their three children are all writers The elder son. Richard Harding Davis. has won great distinc- ton as novelist, as editor of Harper's Weekly and as war correspondent. The second son, Charles Belmont, named after his uncle Charles, who was killed at the battle of Belmont, is an author and publisher; he was formerly United States consul to Florence, Italy; and the daughter also has been a contributor to the magazines.
 For several years MT. Davis was manager of the Penn Club, and at the time of his death was president and one of the oldest managers of the ba"in Forrest Home for Actors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
IN HOTEL LoBsIES
Mir. Phinizy of Augusta.

Augusta is the finest city In the Worlo and Birmingham is next" said Leonard Phinizy, a prominent citizen of the Geor- sia town last night You have very pustling, growing town here and don't see anything to keep Birmingham rom being one of the greatest towns in the country within few years. But you must remember that still maintain that Augusta is the greatest of them all
 Augusta is very prosperous this year, continued Mir. Phinlzy, "and the greater part of the prosperity is due to the big cotton crop raised by the farmers AL ready Augusta has received nearly 30O,- 900 bales which is nearly double what was received at this time last year. Many of the farmers sold out at the high prices ana those who are able are still holding on. The big drop in price has hurt some, but l do not believe the farmers through cut the country are showing much ner- vousness over the efforts of Price and others to bear the market to the stamped ing point. Our people do not believe that cotton is going much lower ana they are not easily frightened
 They cannot make much profit now at ' and 7h cents as the cost of produe- ton has increased remarkably within the past few years. Stock is higher, corn is higher, bagging is higher, cost of ginning is higher, and, in fact, everything is higher than 1t ever was before.
 II do not put too much faith in the government report on the production of cotton this year. You know the govern ment experts have been known on sev- eral occasions to miss the crop more than million bales. It may be that large amount of cotton will be held over until next year. The spinners are not yet all supplied, and they claim that they will not use more than 100000 bales.
 "Of course you people over here don't know much about cotton, as you think chiefly about coah and iron, but I am just giving you a few things to show how prosperous is our great city of Au- gusta"