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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09

FNFa FaEA-h9O-Ns
Mr.. Wise-Why were so many
of the women of your literary
club anxious to become presi-
dents?
Mrs. Wise-It's lovely. When
you are in the chair you are able
to snub so many people at once.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09

AS they rode on the soul was smiling
blithely.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09

EITHER improving reograding the questionable con-
dton country regard railroad accidents as SHOWN
by latest bulletin issued by the Interstate Commerce
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
Heavy Cannonading Was Heard
Our at Sea Off Saigon, French
Cochin, China
BATTLE PROBABLY TAKING PLACE.
IL Is Supposed That Vice Adm. Roiest-
vensky's Sqaadrou Engaged a Por-
tion Of the japanese Fleet.
The Russian Cavalry. 100 Strong. At
tempted an Attack Against Kings
bury, Manehuris. But Were
RepUlsed BY Japanese.

Saigon. French Cochin China. April
2f.--rhe complete Russian fleet lef.
hamranh Bay on April p az midday.
At night heavy caDnonading was
heard out at sea. II IS supposed tho
Russian feet was engaged with a por-
ton OF the Japanese squadron.
Before the departure Of the squadron
Vice Adm. Roiestvensky visited Adm.
1onquicrfcs. No Russian officer or
sailor landed from the fleet ia Kan
ranh bay They had expected a Ne
bora,on's detachment OF the squadron
10 arrive NJ any moment. The ma
tives were highly pleased with the
cr'ai rise In the price OF provisions
owing % the Russians visit.
Paris. April 1.-The minister OF col
onics officially confirms she report %
the departure Of the Russian squadron
from kamranh bay. 4 dispatch from
Saigon 10 the Temps reports that the
Russian fleet outside OF Kamrnnh bay
opened heavy carnonade probably
upon Japanese scouts.
The Russian transports Kiel. Jupi-
Ter. kriaz Gortschakon and fIitai are
si'll az Saigon. the dispatch adds.
Manila. April 2s-Thrce warships
are now on Correeidor island II is
supposed here that they are Japanese
vessels and that RI Adm. Nashiha IS
hourly expecting the arrival OF Vice
Adm Kamimura
Toxic. Anrii 24-The announcement.
that IN response To- Japan.s rcrr.se,,,o.
tinns France has nro,pisos no o,,,,,i-
Sion ~ The Russian second ps~,ec
squadron from Kamraph hav ana a.
frmcd her determination ,o ,n,irt,f,,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

tCoryright. 1865. hy Joseph y. Bowies1
The subject rs life worth livire7~
became rather stale some years ago.
There seems to be danger that is mar
riagc worth whiic7~ viii soon grow to
tc equally trite and urattractive. In
the appalling mass oftcstimOuy from ap-
parentiy embittered witnesses against
the institution OF matrimony. one would
seem 10 be almost reckless TO attempt
90 advance the other side OF the con
t-oversy. one deeply-religious woman.
when asked If she were going TO speak
in favor Of matrimony. replied with a
look Of lofty scorn. "You viii be asking
me next 10 defend the divinity OF my
Maker"
But there seems 20 he no such inn
prognable faith In the wisdom OF the
central institution of modern society.
Even taking int consideration the
fcverish desire 10 say a new and start
ling word. and the similarly feverish
passion 20 make everything ridiculous.
no matter how sacred. there is evident
~ widespread dissatisfaction with the
results of marriage
You may reply that this fs an age OF
discomfort Tho chronic rrimhier IS a
recognized institution ow7Iays Dur
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
a GIRL DOWNED THEFENCE

The Boston Advertiser says thata Young
woman in a western city is responsible, for
the remarkable improvement which has
lately taken place in the appearance OF iho
town She had been away 60 college. and
daring her vacations bad Visited in fhe
beautiful homes Of hes friends. end when
when she retained after graduation 10 the
Paternsi roof il struck her as being ex.
'remeiy shabby. She had the house
painted pretty colonial yellow. She put
awnings on the windows had sesandas. had
the iences taken down and the lawns prom
perry cared for. Theu she served tea ev-
cry afternoon oH the seranda. and her
i''ends thosght it all go nice that ihcx
vent home determined to do likewise
The fences came down all along the stseet
Snd 8" Other streets the houses took on
ne~ eoioFs aud the lawns bloomsd Wits
veive'y greeness. The value Of the orop-
erty rose and the muneipal government.
seeing that there was fnsEcisl profit in
beauty, ~snt in for pavement, parks.
fountains aud drives. Nov there is NOT
a more beautiful place in the west than
this to~n.--Boston Advertiser
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27


LEAVE NoRrox-s,,s. IA
m. for Bluefeld ,.s
stations. I'D
LEAVE BLUEFlELn,.,.
Roanoke. Lynchb.-r
4 points on Shenandoah - -
man sleeper to RoAnsl.
to New York. Parlor -
10 Norfolk. ~
COS a. M, except Sund,,
and intermediate poi.,. ~
s;1v p. m. daily, Roanoke l..
intermediate sfatiors ~
ca TO PHILADELPHIA NJ,
'''' :. m. for Roanoke, ~. ~
e:S5 a. m for COLUMBIA.
s'sS p m. for Kenova. Cise,. y.
bus and the west. PuI-''
cincinnati and columbS. =
''no r. bhtclOL-Dailv -.
rive at East Radford -
At Roanoke lbs
Lynehl'urg at BIS .
Petersburg 7.5S .. M. 49,
mond sos p. m. asrir.
iV-'so pm. Pullman -
York via Hagertown ~ X
Pullman Buffet ParlorC,,s1
Norfolk.
~" p m. llimiiedi
Roanoke 1850 p. m II
With Pullman sleeper. q. !,
ton, Baltimore, Philsd.l.,..
York via Lynebburr. p5r-i
er Pulaski to Norfolk ,rsfi
10 Richmond.
I 90 p. m. daily for an ,o...
Bristol aud Lvnchburr
Fact Radfoad at 5.sf
ST. Louis Express for IN
aud northwe.t. Pulln,l
East Radford TO Coinmi-.
and Cincinnati and Es.f I
Philadelphia via Rosnot,
FOR further information ami, .
W. L. SrAFroap. T,eis /
W. B. BEvILL, G. PA.
N. =. BR.ee. md
Ros
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
Last Hope Vanished.

When leading Physicians said that
". n. Smishart. ef Pekin. la. Had incar-
able consumption, his last hope vanished I:
bat Dr.. Kings Ne~ Discovery kept him
out Of The grave. lie SAYS. .sThfs -ecat
seeeite cesed me, and saved ny HE
Since thee. have used "a for oN-r ten
years, ana consider 10 = marvellous throat
snd iabg eoren Strictly scientific cnrs
fos eoughs. sore threats Or eoids. snrs pre-
ssHtite Of peeoaeaia Gosranfsed. Zoe
snd 81 90 bottles 81 J. w. kslly's Ssar
store. Trial bottle free. n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
Letter to r. p. Barron

Dear SIR pcroe is worth 81 S5a gale
ion' pat on. hoN much is another paint
nurth,
Depends on hoe many CATIONS vou'ye got
% put 60 Doe equal Go one oi Devoe.
Air. j. D. Hall. sheffield, Pa. painted
t~o houses one coat, i've years ago. lcad-
Hnd-oii, took 40 gallons
Last summer bought 90 gallons Devoc
i"r same houses had 10 gallons left.
Ar y avery. Delhi. y. y, ouues two
honsea exactly alike; painted Que with
uevoe' took SIX gallons. The other wish
some other took. ll gallons
hate you give for those "a panfss
Bear in mind. you've got 10 pay Tor abe
painting 4ours tsuly.
+. ". DAvol x Co..
New York
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
What DID The Painter saw

Thea you told him your we're gosar to
ase Green Seal Liquid Paiats lie koev
that be ~onid not have he job ii rsinsiug
your honse agsiafor bong dime Poo
Soa knew good thing, 50 goa gsf Csecn
Seal Liquid Paint. didn't voa. ltson
sale max a. Head Sloan Taslos, nix
Stone Gap. Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

ard who had had 20 come home 10 her
father. with her two small children, I
might have more faith in il. Rosa said;
oh. know Jack IS tribe wild Bat wait
tiil We are married. He viii sober down
then and make a model husband be-
heve Rosa did her part She is as good
as sold. But be could not change his
spots. and she might have known H.
Once in a great while. a man does that
sort Of thing. but girl Is a fool tocount
on IT,
The young woman. brilliant girl Of
"a. much courted and BATTERED meant
what she said. Her good sense con-
quered her personal preference, strong
though 10 was The prospect now is that
she viii never marry but how few there
are who would have argued as wisely as
She does,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

-. Petcrshurs. April ef-The price
OF bread has 'rch'ed m Moscow as the
result of the strike 90 10000 bakers.
Oniy municipal ovens are working iJ
s. feared thar the struggle win De- prc.
NrarfeH
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
JOHANN HooH VICTIMS.
Two Baitimoreaos Are Believed To
De Among Them.

nanimort April 90 Tho two Ralu.
moroans who believe they were armour.
Ga, many matrimonial Victims of Hoch
are positive in their Identified ION az
photos of him and 90 his handwriting.
Tho stories fhoy ton of thc.r eVpcr.
ence with h'm are almost Identical
snd correspond closely with those told
by others who have claimed Hoch as
their hushand. AIRS Margaret Thorn
-. who vss married to Hoch ia Gin.
cinnnu under me namc 81 Henry
Hyde. LETT hlm. hut was aCervard BOO.
ducrd 90 rcuun en1 faey again lived
together as rrn AVID 10 u Chicaco
in the honsc 60 O. Mrs p,vnc. Green
street and Jackson boulevard The
marriage wifh Ms Won Kloucd took
place al Towsoa. 81 suburb of this city
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

Aeyersdaie. Pa. April 24-The ms
ners' strike in the Meyersaale region.
which was inaugurated December 10.
1898. has been declared OF by Organ.
izer Mccullough. acting upon instrac
uoDs from the national Organization
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

Montgomery. Ala. April 2s.-W. T.
Sheets. a.. shot and Killed his son.
Claude Sheets. The Young man was
foreman 81 a gang 81 iaborers in winch
his father worked. The old man was
discharged aud blamed the son.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

Madison. WIS. April 20.-The bin TO
taS bachelors So year was made
the order oi business ~ The Wiscon.
Ein assembly and after an hour and a
heif Of debate was indefinitely post
pcued BY viva vere vote.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
MATRIMONIAL RUIN
WHY welded LIFE so oFTEN
PROVES A FAILURE.

Business. the Professions and Petite
Can Claim as crsas Pr0porf =
Of Faiiures-Don't Choose a Nan
for HIS Fascinating MustRchs or
His Dcfercnsial Manner - Don't
Marry Man 10 Reform Him.
Treat Each Other White"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

the Circuit Court Of Wise C0aa'
5th day of April, 1905.
Bullitt 4 Kelly
v.
Emms A3tsingiy, W. Z. Maiiis'
Z. Hale and Kingsley Hale.
IN CHANCEki
The Object Of this suit is 70 y
che defendants Emma Mating
Mattingly the sun ofs55 90, -
thereon from the lst day Of Jis'
until paid. for a debt due sas
by the said Emma Msttiuglg =
Mattingly. aud to attach tbe
the said Emma Mattingly aas
t!ngly in certain property sci
bill fled IN the said cause -
having been made that The
hattingly is 4 Ron-resideni o. !,
virginia. the said defendant
tingly is required 20 appear ~
days after the publication Of ~
the Clerks Ohlce Of our sa.
rules to be holden therefor. sHa
necessary to protect his iHt.'
IS ordered that a copy Of -
forthwifh published.onee a
successive weeks in the BIG
Post. a newspaper printed IN
Big Stone Gap. In The Couse
and be posted at the froa'
Court house OF said county .
reefs
A copy tesse:
W. Z. Knr
BY c. A. -.
Jso. W. csArkLxs,Pq.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

Naples. April 22-Thc eruption Of
Nj Nesuyias is increasing and FIRE
gueat explosions are heard Streams
81 lava pro rmninr down the moan
tein and tae crater is emitting smoke.
ashes and rtd hot stoac.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
STEAM LAUND|
WINCHESTER. n'

This is one Of the most !
aud up-to-date Lsundries i,.
try aud always does fr.,.cl,l
). ". Kelly is agent at B
Gap. Basket leaves here /
night aud returns SATURDAY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
MONUMENT
XytheTille Marble and C7Dhl

F.B. GREENAwALr tor
wYTHEvILLE. va
Manufacturers and desl,,
Marble and Granite W.
hesdstones. statuary. and J
OF Cemetery Work, Iron Fed
All work guaranteed to n
faction.
W. d. THORNTON
WlS|
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

Have you tried the young man whom
you are beginning to love. and who
seems to iOve you. 20 see whether he is
strictly honorable2 Is he careful in
keeping every appointment? II he does
not regard his word now. be sure that
he will regard IL stiil less after mar
riage
Does he drink too much occasionally
now? II he does. the chances are that
he will drink TOO much considerably
oitener after marriage DO you OBJ
serve that he is careless with money
now DO you see indications that he is
In debt? BE sure that he will hardly
manage his finances better after siar-
riago.
The trouble with most girls Is that II
a young man is good looking and de-
voted and fun OF compliments. they shut
their eyes to everything else. They
want To get married. and as soon as pos
sihle- They marry without any adequate
idea OF the sort of real character which
is hidden under that fascinating mus
tache and that Gefercntial manner. and.
then. the mask drops of. and there is
misery or course. many an honest man
hnds the same sham and mockcry IN his
wife. Young people put the best foot
foremost during courtship. and the hid
den foot may prove TO De very bad in
deed
Your ideal husband must. first Of an.
b. a man Of honor Find ont 20 your
satisfaction that be lis this lie will pre-
tend that he Is. but get unprecedented
opinions. II he is an honest man. ana
YOU DO your best 20 live up Co everything
which you have professod. then. II YOU
truly love each other. your married life
viii DE happy
There is a slang expression which the
street boys use. 10 is not literary nor
refined. but % conveys Cos idea impress
siveN II anybody treats them square
lN and magnauimousiy. they say: He
treated me white. II human beings
would only treat each other white
generously. nohly. unselnshly. we should
hear no more OF the failure OF mar.
uase.' 10 would sim have It's trials. but
th"y would seem as nothing beside the
true steadfast love. and the honest de-
sire In husband and wife 90 do each his
or her riEhuul part and a little more.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

80. careecis az Bristol With Train
80. iot llasi stations ca Virginia Divis-
SON. 7. & \ stations aud Cinclunsti. Lou
'-ftr. eud points West. Southwest.
Aertt. Northwest. also aitt n 4 ". Rr
Cor eotais h-si, sad pith Southern KS
.or rsiafs Soath
t4is train also makes eaeuection At
tittt aetalos sta E.r.1w. ~. G. traia
,sssius cenhsrry s.oe a. "a. Ceafrai
fiiae
10 3 raaaests az Bristol ~ith trsiu No.
irfn AZ peinis West. iocsl stations On
2. A \ anf Alrsiais Ditis.sa. anl al
biai tfis $50 Soathsrn ~. train from
tne rp-tas connection i Ala made a.
ti4ts'.eihtpa ~ua 3 W.N. =. traia
sfriftas - lr1aserfs, a. G.. 455 D. o. b..
lsntfsl IIae.
~. ccanects = ,siachi. TO- al
ss4sicas o. as l.. a y. X. r.. erd carries
fNLLN2S BUFFET sLEEPISG CARS
iron
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

q %. H D. H H A
yort several .,...... -, -.
lions vber. fs. ...ic,..,i.. -, r.,
broken orf for ,subt Laws ,f,.r,,.,.,
sent conriaiafs fo .i.. .,',.t en-. M.
"the rostfaar o.,. r.,.. 10, ..,s...,.,,...,,,.
mail on fhe aa, af...r ti,.. .s,..r,,,,..
Such rsanie a~a ,,r,f.i. -, ,.,t.,.,
Ing written r-,,.t,.r,ti,...s D.. ~,
donce uron it's conduct 80 or.i,. ana
there are many who .,s -,,t,, IL. H.,
reasonable and as firfie g..rtb s,~io,,.
attention bur y.re. re,.rora rr,,.,'
men. ANA leading doctors Of literature
begin 90 show q tendenc, to ,binL tbof
the idea az marriaec is mo-. s,,rB ii
seems as thourh r,.rc ,,..-. -.,i,,.
basis for genuine discussion and as
though every body oueh, to -tai.e am In.
tcrest' and contribute his rofrt az
view.
Well snnn,-s . r,..l ...,..,. .........
prove to o. failure. d.. ,f',.. '.,','. '..,
at business ln uh.,1 tt.r. is ,,,
laree proportion OF ..iluresg
We are told that gs uer cent OF tho
men who seq up iu business tor them
selves. 'ail one or more times. which
is one oi those misleading statistics OF
which We hear $50 much. for the same
man gets counted every time he "sets
up ana Tails. Therefore one man who
has a constitutional aptitude Tor failure
una, may eou'l''a'e trisntmi proportion OF
tHat go per cent
,.-o 90 49, ., ''''' iH commercial life fail
,.. ''' "''" success the excep-
80 49, ~ ''''''s .o-"i i.ie no doubt the
..el.'l '''' OF sufferers is quite as great
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

STATE o. oRTo, CRY or Tolrn.l
Lrcks CoUNrY.
FRANK }. CnrNFr makes oail
senior partner Of the hrm OF P. j.
Co, doing business in the Crri
County aud State aforesaid. iaI
arm sill pay the sum OF one
DoLLAitS for each aud every "a
rAEKH that cannot he cured br
HANS CkrARRH CrHE.
FRANK "a
sworn 20 before me aud .ab.sr,
presence, this och day of Dccrnibtf
- A.W. GLkAs
,rAr SO
Halls catarrh Cure is taken iui.l
acts directly on the blood and 4
iaces OF the system. Send for 4
Tree. +. J. CHENEY a col
Sold by Druggists, 5sc.
Halls Family Pills arc the hcsi.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

To Cure a Cold IN On.
Take LAXATIVE BRON0 I
Tablets. All druggists rciuai
% 10 fails 60 cure. Z. " Gral
ture is on each boz. 2sc
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27

The Dummy line viii NOT a,si
- When over one hour late. GO Z
No % and train No. 80 meet
west Of Pennington Gap. Va.
A , ri
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
NOTICE

The Dummy leaves Hotel b
follows:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
U. S. POST OFFICE.
Biz stone Car. Va.

Bis Stone Cap. Va.
g. n Geodiae, r.N VIC. uank.. A..f T. n
OFfIcE HOURS
General isirey apen from 10 60 SIS D. m.
.rKc-rf ~lndaf|
:, day hours--frou . e. m. Co 10 .. o.. and from,
40 p. u Co ~ p. m.
MONEY ORDER oFFcE.
open fron sa 10. To- p. m every day. sseeut
NAILS CLOSE.
for D. 6N.RR. Vast. atssaa
of = y r. D.. Wet, ats rs o. NJ
ror Va. 8 " d b. atea. n
WISE COUNTY COURTS.
"isl 'arNrt .f-crir Couar.-ucIt I.t Monday Co.
sannsrys April August, NeeenAor. a. A. ~
skcsa. Judge
COUNTY OFFICERS
cisak.--w y Silrsrs
Cas~osusatru krrosNEr.-w. ". g.. n..t.oa
A.rssrasH r.. p Hsrron.
>Iirrisf -. y k.ssr
C'sNissiaSfa tEasisrn District &c D. us,sfIv
CasNts-soSss ~ esteem uIsfrict. Nv D. NeNlri
asrsrf >rsysNos N g. Fnk
-rr1etSreenFsf vas faass.--s. e. Gillian.
scannt >rrssisrEsnHsr r.. f.. Jaanis.
SUPERVISORS
atsusyitts n.sr-s. p Porter
lfFrs nisra-c. " errraf
tI0HNesu nisr II g. Narri.
Aoanss1s nsr 80 q. Gaa'oa.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
ORDER az rUBLICATn

NIRGINIA:-In the CLERK
the Circuit Court Of Wise C0sa
9th day of April, 1905.
Bullitt 4 Kelly
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21

instruction it is destined to accom-
modate. 1t will be exceptionally well
lighted, and sufficient funds are
available to thoroughly equip it for
both instruction and research work.
This building will stand for new
ideals in agricultural education in
Virginia, and when it is completed
will provide as fine facilities for ag-
ricultural training and investigation
as the most exacting could wish.
Then with such a man as Prof A. M.
Soule in charge the outlook for the
agricultural department of the Col
lege will be all that could be de-
sired.
AS the elevation indicates, the new
building will be practically five
stories hi"h, no feet in length, and
70 feet wide. The general con-
struction will be of the natural lime
stone rock obtained in auarries ad-
iacent to the College, while the
trimmings will be made of Brush
Mountain sandstone The building
will thus be a product of Virginia
soils and ingenuity from beginning
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21

Plans have recently been COM
pleted and the work of construction
commenced on the new Agricultural
Hall for the Virginia College of Ag-
riculture- and Agricultural Expert
ment Station located at Blacksburg,
Va. By way of explanation, it is
proper to state that the College of
Agricultural and Experiment Sta
tion constitute together one of the
principal departments of the Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute, which
now occupies a leading position
among Southern schools of technol-
ogy, thanks to the able and efficient
direction of its affairs by President
j. M. McBryde.
The erection of this fine and COM
modious building was made possible
through the liberal appropriation
made by the last State Assembly of
Virginia. The elevation of the build
ing as shown by the accompanying
half tone, while attractive, is not
snowy, though it will be substantial
in appearance and of sufficient size
to house the various departments of
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

Cotton Situation: Symposium. 4
Current Events: Editorial Re
view ...s-o,9
Negroes and Cotton Acreage,
Richard Cheatham .....
Pear Tree Blight, III. H. Hume. 2
Plain Facts About the Alliance,
H. M. Gates .............. 10
Practical Poultry Talks, Uncle 10 3
Southern Dairying, W. H. Cald-
We'll
Tenant System, FL. F. Freeman. 2
Tobacco: Fertilizers and Varie-
ties, Geo. T. Bullock ....... /
To Rural Mail Carriers, G.. B.
Campbelle ............ 1870. II
Departments Markets, 5; Home
Circle, 6; Social Chat, &; General
News, IL; Teachers Reading Course,
IA; Sunshine, 15.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
Tobacco: Varieties, Preparation and
Fertilizing.

Messrs. Editors Il see an excel
lent article in last weeks Progressive
Farmer on tobacco culture, by Mr..
Geo. T. Bullock, of the Rocky Mount
Test Farm, and I have some ques-
tions wish him to answer.
Nv land will make ten bushels OF
wheat to the acre or more; soil to
8 inches deep; subsoil yellowish red;
some clay in top soil, but not much.
Holds moisture 10 to Is per cent.
I can only make red and dark red
tobacco. Land in wheat last year.
/ am going to glow as soon as land
is in order. Some rag weeds on
land; raise 700 to 500 pounds to acre;
I want to go to 1000 or 1,2OO to
acre. I averaged SO per 100 for last
three years. ! want to make more
pounds and hold same average. L
have ten tons horse, COW and hog ma
nure. I want to mix and use rich
dirt and compost it as you think
best. / want to put ton to acre or
more. I want to use good guano.
What's best? Ny land makes good
working tobacco. Good common
wrappers bring from $40 to $50.
You see / want to make more
pounds. Some land in rye want to
plant in tobacco in spring. When
would / turn it2 How old must 1 let
it get2 We plant from 18th to goth
Nav. J. @. ?.
Guilford Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21

to end, the plans and specifications
having been prepared by the Engi-
neering Department of the Institute.
The size of the building will be better
appreciated by the fact that it con-
tains ffty-fve thousand feet of floor
space.
In the rear of the building a bat
terry of five greenhouses will be con-
structed providing facilities for work
in horticulture, entomology, bacteri-
ology and mycology The heating
and cold storage plant will also be
situated in the rear, though there
will be battery of butter and cheese
curing rooms in the basement of the
central building. A barn for stock
judging and for veterinary clinics
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lege grows rapidly and the legislature
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