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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Six Men Gave Up Their Lives
In an Explosion at Hazel
Kirk, Pa
WERE INVESTIGATING ANIME FIRE
shsit Had Been Flooded and They
Went In 10 See II the Flames
Were EXtinguishsd.
The Tearing Down Of q Buikhoas In
an Entry caused Terrific Explo-
sion ara All the Invest
gators Were Killed.

ftttsourg. Oct 30.-Six minor on.
ciais Of the Pittsburg and West More
land Coal Co. gave up their lives
" hen they entered the Hazel Kirk
mine No. I q the company At Hazel
Kirk. Pa. rs miles east OF this city
To- ascertain II a portion q the mine
was still burning az result of an ex-
p'osioo two weeks ago The dead are
John Hornioal. superintendent: Dan
iei Gnmth. foreman. Joseph Hunter.
and A. Roder. J IAvey. H. Clayborne.
hrs bosses. Al were married with
large families and were men u con
siderable means
Two weeks ago an explosion in tho
mine caused the death u two men
The entry In which the explosion 90
CURED was closed up and water turn
ed on Instead Of eendinx the foredgu
miners employed BY tho company 70
investigate and soe II the are In The
entry had besn extingnished n vas
decided that u any r1sk was 20 BE-
taken thoee holding responsible 20
sitons should take the chance Instead
% the miners
Az The Eve men approached the por.
ton q the mine which ls burning thev
became aware that the water had not
eNtinguishei thc blaze They decided
20 tear down the bulkhead erected 10
conhne The Gre 20 one entry of the
mine. Just as the covering was re-
moved there wes terrific explosion
and the i've meE were blown different
ways. all being Instantly killed An
drew Roder WIN WA come distance
behind the unfort unate men. eecS.p--i
instant death buf we - badly burr
~ that De died a few hours iatsr
John Hornical the dad super-ns end
eat was one - ~ bsrss known o.oal
operators Of this es-ctsou
The mine "a OF are and thos-- in
charge SAY the oom4.sre viii r,sa.ch
thousands OF dollars and ths rnlne uualy
% doomed
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Acting Public Printer Ricketts,
Made Suggestions TO the JOINT
Congressional Committee.
THE PATtSI OFFICE pRlEIlEU.
Mr. Ricketts, DECLARES that SiUU. .OOO
Year Covhi BE saved iu That
Depsrtmrut Alone.
The $4,000 AnnGsi APPROPRIATED Fer
Franked Envelopes FOR Members
o. Congress Was Mere Tnan
Actual Requirements.

Washington. Oct 2S--AcunE Public
Printer Ricketts, made seNcra. su-se-.
uous Tor The seasius or money to the
government is us pus.l, printing 10
the Joint c0nl4.tte, un .i.utlng of the
senate and house ol 4eu. .csiniauNes.
volume ot 500 la-.. ~s- ,A-lultet hy
Nj Ricketts, u.l... elc ui twenty such
volumes isauc4 44l-..... ul tAc patent
Office. and .olt.,.ilu- piltulvs sul de
ecilpuuua % l-t.a.s l.a4ta lt sl-
thc belief of Mr a.. A.t,a chat 2luu. .uvu
a year might .. aAsc4 lu tAe patent
ofnce printing alone by a conis "a satiOl
OF the suhJect maItcr alone He also
ventured the Information that The sac.
900 annual appropriation FOR franked
envelopes for members OF The senate
and house vas mole than the actual
requirements These envelopes. Al
though manufactured and printed.
were not nearly all used.
By reason u the wages OF the en-
ploycs of the government bindery DO
Ing p per cent higher than in com
merciai othces. M Ricketts, was Of
opinion that much Of the binding done
FOR the government could BE- done out.
side with a great ssV ing 70 the govern
ment He said that the old Task"
system In the bindery had been done
away with. and all employees were on a
salary basis.
Mr.. Ricketts, expressed the opinion
that 20 Der cent Of the present cost OF
composition is due 10 correction In
proofs. which expense he showed could
be saved By more careful editing before
sending oopc 10 she printer.
Representative lands. OF Indiana.
chairman. Of the. commission. took oc.
casion during the hearing to say that
he thought that vanity" Is in a meas
ure responsible for the immense
amount OF printing turned out by the
printing Office. The proportion was. hs
thought largely dependent upon the
prominence Of the authors names on
the title pages
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
$500 BOND.

The two boys who broke iuto Miliis's
store at Cadet a week ago sunday night
and we're appreheuded The next day were
brought before L :. Commissioned Hen
- raylor Tuesday ia castody Of Revenue
officer " b. Addinston. Both boys we're
bound over 20 the Nay term Of court at
Abiagdon and ~ere put under SS0o bouds.
Bal VAS furnished and the boys we're re-
leased. The names are Tom Ratherfoid d
aged "a and d. Campbell aged ~ The
ctfrn OF breaking into the Post Oaiee
iesng a government offence the county
officials turned the prisoners over TO tie
Z. ;. Comn;ssicner ior examinations.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
HONOR ROLL
OF the East Stone Cap Graded
School.

school.
first Grade. Section A Wv WuHe.ciil,
John Hard, Roy Moore. Terry Quails.
Hatcher Wells Section B.-Grace Ham
iitou. Maggie Collier. Kate Will. aud
Derry shepherd
Second Grade. Section A.-Gr.ci.
Belcher, Molne whiis. Hattie Tate. Del
lila wiliiam-, Euia Bardctte. Ora Buch-
auan and Wiuhite Cnl,. Section b.
Bertha sproie-, Bessie Tate. Amaud. Gii-
ly, Della Willis aud Neutou Collier.
Third Grade. Section A.-Msuie neni.
son. ks,h Lee. IRA sprole.. Kate Berr,
kuhy Willis. john Hamilton aud Lutb,s
Hamilton. Section B-Edua stewart.
Virgie Nveiy. Gussie quail. and Rex
Berry.
Fourth Gradc.-ocrtrudc Carter. Mauds
Giiiy, Masie shepherd Fifhu-h Bucbau
an aud Charlie Scott
Filth Grade -Ed~e,l Collier. Jane,
Collier, jesse Hamilton. John Lea. stra.
Icy Tate. cl.ade TnHs aud oliver wa.
lisms
Sixth Grade john Warden. Pearl Gu-
lr aud cailie Richmond
Seventh Grade Will J.ucs. N,rtls
Risg- aud Matte wamrer
Enrolment isi We would be glad ia
see more Of the PATRON. Visiting h,
school
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
FURNISHED IMPURE FOOD.
orsters' Pleaded Guilty and Were
Fiasd and Imprisoned.

Philadelphia. Oct. 27.-The cases Of
Burt e. Dennis. grocers. and Frederick
Hall. local manager for Swift & Co.
charged with furnishing impure food
70 the League Island navy yard. came
up before Judge McMiehael In The
criminal court John =. Bur; and VIII
haTn H. Dennis. trading as Burt & Den
mis-. we're charged w.ta supplying oieo-
margarine 20 the navy yard as a sub
stitute for butter They pleaded guilty
and we're fined $3.50 and costs and soa-
teDced 70 60 days IN the county prison.
The charge against Hail was that u
furnishing 10 the contractor who sup
plies the station sausage containing q
pressrvatiye Injurious to health Hall
was nned 500. the cost Of prosecatsoz
and expense Of the analysis.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
TEACHERS MEETING.

The Giadesille. Norton aud Wise Dis
triet teachers Association net ia the
public school building at Tacoma Oct. 2s.
1903. The meeting was called % order by
G. Y. Chapman, pres. pro- TEN. lac roll
vas called aaa the following we're present
Misses Maade b Anderson, Alice bruce,
Cora Lee Cole, Luia Heo 1ertiu. Pauline
Hull, Orlena Bond, Alpha Horton, e. y. .
Chapman, ". d. McNeu. F.J. FraIey,
Robert Horton, q. +. Miller. A. r. SuOd-
grass, aud Prof. Dodge ol the Coebarn
high school. The minutes Of last meeting
was read aud approved BY Association.
Collection was takea 10 buy a record
book. lnvitatIohs VAS extended by Prot
Dodge 10 attend the meeting Of the Lipys
District association. Ihv program ~as
taken up and the hrst subject, Relation
Of parent aud teacher" discussed bs Rob
ert Horton, +. J Fr4iey, W. ID. Mcneil.
A r. SHodgrass aud froi. Dodge. Meet
ins adjourned 20 meet 1t p m Ass0ci-
AtiOa was again called to order at l
o'clock by the Presiceat pro. TEN, aud
the sab set, Hos 10 secure libcary Tor
every sehooig" was sbly discussed by
Prof c. y Chapman sad Prof Dodge
The subject What e~a be done W the
Teachers TO promote the healtn OF papilsr
was nicely hAadied by Misses Maude y
Anderson aud Cora Lee Cole what ar.
the objects Of an sdue@tioaf" was abb,
handled by Mas Pauline Hull. sref. q
Consinued n, o.~e9
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Red Skin Changed 20
PalefaCo

Over on the croe Indian Reservation
hves redskin ~ho 80 suffered a aalsfor o.
tune that has made him the object ofsurr
Of 'le entire tribe Die - ho-sA g. Hs~k
Who Nhs a famous Government scout un-
ue' "e"e'a' 'u'i'- I-e fssf' ago De 'st-
''''u ." "t'ae4 hY . "''ier'"n' di'es''
"D''A %" nAl 'Ae remarkable ELECT Of
"ASi"s "h''e ma" our Of oi@ his hsnds
AN4 NhNN aNN already - White those n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Pension For Virginia
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02

They Left Washington on Their rne
To the isthmus-

Washington. Oct. 2S.-Secretsry Tar,
and his party started ON their Panama
trip. leaving here by boat for Norfolk
He will transfer 10 the United states
cruiser Columbia al Old Point Mr.
Taft was overwhelmed with work w
90 the time of his departure In the
forenoon he went over the estimated
expenditures Of the canal commission
since July ]. It il expected the pur.
chase of the necessary plant 60 build
the canal will be completed By Jan
uary OF June of next year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02

Pittsburg Oct 30.-FIve thousand
dollars Of the 100000 stolen by ID
ward George CunArs from tho Adams
Express Go. has been found il The LIN.
ing Of baby carriage. where Il was
hidden previous TO Mrs- Cuniine's de-
parture FOR her o.d home IN Hart.
ford. c.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
TIE RUSSIAN EMPEROR.
nc Court is Reported To Be In Re.
Vet Against Him.

LeAdon. Oct 30.-The correspond
-. oi he Daily Chronicle at ST. Pc
.'DEs sends the following. "Tho
e,lft is In revol; against the empero.
no . 'aciilating between the coun.
- ol MS ministers to grant a consu
lion with Count Witte as premier
-u1 mo advice of the reactionaries to
IN distatorshlp under Gen
no1nt Alexis Ignauen. a member OF
s council OF the empire"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02

n. @sh'ngton. Oct. 26.-Secrctary oi
ar iaft Is not planning to enter q
spsien for the presidency. has nc
A. A''huon OF doing so. is content with
as seat in the cabinet ana means to
- nere as long as the president de.
- H. Sach is the substance Of an
-. ~-c.0uneement made By him and which
- tend TO put at rest. temporarily
s.t 's1st the talk OF his being a prest
feaiial candidate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
patto All Killed

Manila. Oct 5o.-Trooos under Capt.
Frank R Mccoy. Of the Third cavalry
side-de-camp 70 Maj Gen. Woods. sur
prised the Datto All. head Of the Moro
Insurgents. Of the island OF Mandanao.
and killed him together With his soa
and ten followers Forty-three wound.
ed Moros were taken prisoners.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
The Weeks Business Failure.

New York. Oct. 2s.--Business fail
1res In the United States for tie week
ending October 2s number IFS. against
IFS last week. $50 In the like week OF
1904 and 217 in 1903 In Canada fall
ures for the week number q, against
81 last week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
LIssIe ksns~h. Road sold

Cincinnati. oc.- 2s.-The Pittsburs
q Lake Erie Railroad Co has purchas-
ed ihe Little Kanavha syndicate coal
iands and railroads which are In Ilti-
sztioo in the United States circuit
court Of appeals Ia Cincinnati. The
sale was made oy Joseph Ramsey. jr..
former president Of the wabash sys-
ta1n-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02

Mexico City. Oct 30.-An excursion
train bringing MornOns from Sak
Lake City viii arrive this week. Nor
mon agents have purchased tracts Of
land in the state Of Oaxaca for colo
nizatioc purposes. the extent being
more than 81, 900 acres.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Emperor Of China Imprl.ooss.

London Oct PA correspondent
az Shanghai sends a report circulated
at Peking according 10 which the dow
ager empress has imprisoned the en-
peror for alleged connection with the
recent bomb outrage AT 4 railroad sta
ton there
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02

@, Wac Erected In Memory o. Prssl-
dent Mckinley IN Springfield. Mass.

dent Mckinley In Springfield. Mass.
Springfield Mar. OK 27-AuId
the most favorabbc condisions afforded
by magnificent orstrnn wxather and
the attendance q e. nrsse gathering OF
enthusiastic Spectators. the monument
erected here IN momory q the haze
President Mckinley. WIS unveiled
with appropriate exercises. The mon.
ument stands on Peoousie hill. nssa5
one of the entrances u Forest park
ON an emlnence Overlooking the Con.
necrcut river Lieut. Gov Curtis
Guild. Ir. vas orator Of tho day.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
CURIOUS AND INTERESTING.


In Pittsburg Office building a sys.
tenn of washing the air and removing
all dust has been introduced.
Peter Henry Chevantier, who made
a fortune in toy balloons, is said to be
in poverty, and has Joined a street
cleaning gang in New Jersey.
Spain has a lawsuit that has been
before the courts since 1917. 1t is the
most conspicuous legal example of
"manafa" in the history of the world.
Two historic names appear in curl
GUS proximity in Spring street, near
Macdougal, New York. Over restaur-
ant window is sign bearing the name
Aaron Burr; almost directly appears
the inscription, Alexander Hamilton,
carpenter and builder"
1t is claimed by Henry Decker, OF
Rome, O., that a single beehive, used
as an incubator as well as for the or
binary purpose of producing honey, can
be made to do the work of eight hens
in Matching chickens, while at the same
time it yields 100 pounds of honey an
nually.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSEWIFE.

A good polish for floors is made by
shredding finely two ounces of bees
wax and one ounce of yellow soap into
jar. Pour over enough turpentine to
cover and slowly dissolve on the stove,
stirring occasionally with a stock.
When cool the compound will be fit for
use.
When blankets are to be washed for
the first time they should be soaked
over night in cold water and then rinsed.
This is to remove the sulphur used in
the bleaching, After this they should
be soused until clear in q lukewarm
lather made with boiled soap and
water, and then rinsed well in clear
water.
Every kitchen shculd have at least
one simmerer-that is, a saucepan with
a double bottom, the lower one perfor-
ated to admit air. There is a space of
half an inch between this and the upper
bottom. Food cooked in saucepan
Of this kind cannot burn and it may
pO hOpI at " SChllC ntdt lOl llOulo.
To clean white marble take one ounce
of powdered pumice stone, two ounces
of washing soda and one ounce of pow.
dered chalk Pound these together and
| pass through sieve. Take little OF
the powder and make into a paste with
| cold water, rub it over the marble and
when stains are gone wash well with
soap and water.
| 1t is literally true that new broom
sweeps clean. If new broom is ex.
amined the ends of the straws will BIZ
found to be straight and the brush
square. After it has been used awhile
the ends split and become sharp and tn,
shape of the brush becomes irregular
To renew the youth of the broom dip it il
hot Spapsuds and trim the softenet
straws to the proper shape.
Black, gray or variegated marble ma,
be cleaned by rubbing with paste com
posed of one gill of ox-gall, one gill o
soapsuds and half gill of turpentine
mixed and thickened with powdered pip
clay. Apply this paste with brush
let it remain for two days, then wipe off
and If you do not find the marble brigh
and clean repeat second or even thir,
time, and it will certainly succeed b,
petition.-Chicago Daily News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
MARKETING POTATO CROPS.
now the Railroads Made It Possible
for the Growers to Get Fair
Prices.

In line with the classic case of the
oyster shippers, cited by President
Hadley, of Yale University, in his book
on Railroad Transportation, is the case
of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President Tuttle, of the
Boston and Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com.
merce Nothing could better show how
railroad works for the interest of
the localities which it serves.
A main dependence of the farmers
OF the Aroostook region is the potato
crop, aggregating annually eight to
ten million bushels which find mar
ket largely in Boston and the adjacent
thickly settled regions of New Eng
land. The competition of cheap water
transportation from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these potatoes
always at very low level.
Potatoes are also considerable out
put of the truck farms Of Michigan,
their normal market being obtained in
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other communities Of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought tremendous yield
Of potatoes from the Michigan fields
At normal rates and prices there would
have been glut Of the customary
markets and the potatoes would have
rotted on the farms. To help the pc.
tato growers, the railroads from
Michigan made unprecedentedly low
rates on potatoes to every readable
market, even carrying them in large
quantities to place so remote as Bos.
ton. The Aroostook growers had to
reduce the price on their potatoes, and
even then could not dispose of them
unless the Boston and Maine railroad
reduced its already low rate, which it
did. BY means of these low rates,
making possible low prices, the pota.
to crops of both Michigan and Maine
were finally marketed. Everybody eats
potatoes, and that year everybody had
all the potatoes he wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been ruinous to
the railroads, had they been applied tc
the movement of all potatoes at alltimes
to all places, they helped their patrons t.
find marketsthen. The Boston and Maine
Railroad suffered decrease in its rev
enue from potatoes, but it enabled thu
Aroostook farmers to market their crol
and thereby to obtain money which
they spent for the varied supplie
which the railroads brought to them
If the making Of rates were subject t,
Governmental adjustment, such rad
ical and prompt action could neve
have been taken, because it is well es
tablished that If a rate be once re
duced by railroad company, it can
not be restored thgough the red tap
OF Governmental procedure. If tn
Michigan railroads and the Boston an
Maine Railroad had been subjected t
:. Governmental limitation they woul
have felt obliged to keep up their rate.
as do the railroads of France and Ems
land and Germany under Governments
limitation, and let the potatoes rot
Exchange.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
TOLD OF THOSE WHO WRITE.

Ernest Treeton, writer Of serial
stories, has lately told of the young
woman amateur who CHANGED to get
an unfinished story accepted by q
weekly paper for immediate publica-
ton. Months passed and the thing
went on. A desperate editor wrote let
ter after letter imploring her to wind
up. The unhappy girl wrote despair
ingly that she couldn't stop it; the
elongating thing had wound round her
as the sea serpent wound about Lao
coon. Finally the editor himself
ended 1t.
Miss Betham Edwards in her Home
Life in France" writes: THE best
contemporary French writer's often use
English words not as yet naturalized
without italics or quotation marks.
Thus Cherbuliez wrote of the hall in
stead of lie vestibule' in one of his
novels; Brizeux makes lady conju-
gate the verb 'luncher' in one of his
plays. Flirt, croquet, garden party,
five o'clock, and variety of similar
expressions are employed as IL be-
longing to the French tongue. Eng
fish names and pet names have an
especial attraction for French ears"
There is a pitiful story of Philip
Bourke Marston, the blind English
writer. One day a particularly good
idea came to him and he sat down to
his typewriter with enthusiasm. He
wrote rapidly for hours and had near
ly finished the story when friend
came in. Read that" said Marston
proudly, land tell me what you think
of it." The friend stared at the hap
py author and then at the blank sheets
of paper in his hand before he was
able to understand the little tragedy.
The ribbon had been taken from the
typewriter and Marston's toll was for
nothing. He never had the heart to
write that story again.
Hall Game thinks that the novel Of
the future will become more and more
the religious novel and that it will
only be accepted, whether by the plow-
man or the philosopher, in the degree
in which it unites with the simplest
pictures of human life the deepest
problems Of humanity. II think il
, will be realized" he says, that the
1, capacity of the novel for any work
, whatsoever, whether Of simple enter
tainment or of deep teaching, is en-
tirely without limit that there is nj
vehicle so capable of reaching wild
area, no medium SO adaptable to tn
needs of man in all his stages Of in
I tellectual development in a word
that there is no pulpit with a sounding
board that will send the human vote
7 80 far"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
WESTERN POLITICIAN WON.
Made the Secretary Proposition
Which Was Too Much
for Him.

When Richard Olney was secretary of
state he frequently gave expression to the
opinion that appointees to the consular
service should speak the languages of the
countries to which they were respectively
accredited, relates the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
1t is said that when certain breezy and
enterprising western politician who was
DESTROYS of serving the Cleveland admins
tration in the capacity of consul at one OF
the Chinese ports presented his papers to
Mr.. Olney, the secretary remarked:
= "Are you aware, Mr.. Blank, that | never
recommend to the president the appoint
ment of consul unless he speaks the Ian
guage of the country to which he desires
to go? Now, l suppose, you do not speak
Chinese"
Whereupon the westerner grinned broad
ly. 'If, Mr. Secretary" said he, you will
ask me question in Chinese | shall be
happy to answer it,"
He got the appointment.