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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

chteaeo. June S0.--efndnstriai union
isis.~ so-called. who are in convention
here 70 form an international labor
body IN opposition TO the American
Federation Of labor. completed the Sc
lection q standing committees and
got down 70 other business. II IS the
purpose 70 organize labor body OF
saeh'Nscopcl that every person who
works Will be eligible 70 membership
without regard 70 crafl distinction.
William r Tfaptinan. In speech
criticising tize anered ~Pakness OF the
American Federation Of Labor. attack
Cd lSaihuel Conipers. Cornclius p. shea
anesosher.hafional labor leaders. Com
pers was accused OF trying 70 disrupt
the Western Federation OF Miners.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
4 TERRIBLE FLOOD.
Estimated That 1000 Persons Drowned
az ouansJusto, MeN

MoSico CITY. July 3.--No news IA.
been received directly from Guiana
Juato regarding great Good Ia tina,
mining city. now the important seat
or acii+ity Do several large American
ana British companies The wires
were down and the roads were lrupas.
sable.
Late tiding are that Guana3uato d
completely flooded and wafer Is al
ready invading tho higher parts OF the
toWR wtils there was fear that LA
Ola dem may give way which would
complete general ruin. ...
The Mexican Central norlhbouud
passenger train rnn into wnshout
north OF lrapuato and was dcrniicd. thu
water running over some o. the cars.
President Robinson. Of the railroad
says some lives were lost. bat De doos
not know how many.
The town % Marnio. just below On.
analuaio. was completely wiped ont.
Another disnatch to President Rob.
jason says DO is estimated that there
are 1000 dead at Guanajuata The
Fsging waters are carrying the dead
itHoSgh every street The water Ia
ur Go re secoad story 90 the Hotel
Union. Great damaRn has boon
wrought 20 The street car line aud
ser''cs can not be resumed inside a
month. There is only one way fhs
people can got % Marble which is wiki
mules or afnot
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
All Round Prize

The prize Tor All Round Sports.
msn aud Athlete has been awarded
TO rav. Goodloe. Second prize WAS
given TO Dr. Painter. Hs
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

vxx 81 the 1sss hors nj thugs
this section - sAs ma, :issss Of 4 =
men who are at the hesevF.& Sop>r.
intending the large ssssf ,fise{ -
would Be saSss ansss iss sks
vicinity Il these l&fse. hSiaings
should fall iato tbs hands Of men
whose only interest wa< to get all
and give a. little as pos Bile. With
exceptions so few that they need not
be noticed. our enterprise. are headed
by men who have home Interest
aud who make il manifest.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

HERr's 10 the farmer in thee
mlisstaiis7' oGuiss k-'Jwu baud
3rsi> Paid.seal csqtr issd good
s:sss, aad above al a good wife and
virsuous children. he i- the best man
"a es.lebsasr IsasptndeAos' DAy.,r
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

--NESfuLY We TIED Tie blue ribbon
on young Mr. ff.ser ior the spirit in
which hs es,sreG 7 eqatesis and the
MODES, rianner ri1Ass6fcHS Ne lislred
along the good cheer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
SPECIAL RATES

SPECIAL RATES.
f0ErHa
FARMERS INSTITUTE
EoANoKE.NA.
JULY ieih. 1871. Dad liih. 1904
|OoNntCrfn rs
rhoH ANDREW 81. sOULE.
Virginia roLYTECuNlC
INSTITUTE
For thif occasion the Nolu't sna
Western Railway viii seil foard t.in tiet-
PTS from Ticket Oaiccs 90 Yir-i.ia atth.
rate of one fare pius 30
Ticket. 900 saic Jui, lnft. fiu. and l4h
good ior roiurn ou or heio,c DOB, ASH.
vs. Tcv.H.
49, g. p. s.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
WINNERS IN
HORSE SHOW
Many Fine Entries IN all the

Many Fine Entries IN all the
4 Events.
The Horse sbaw part 81 the pro
gram FOR the Fonrth wss the most
si'tsctlSe ihst has ever been held
Mr. AL Mibor. 81 Thu place and
Mr. John \. E,ser. Of Dorchester
entered number Of horses that
would be sure blue ribbon winners At
pest any itorse Show Oue Of the
most interesting svents q the sitter
aooe sYae abe TouFhsmeRt. All Of
tue knights dia very ereditsble WORK
List 81 Prize wi6aers Ia the Hor.e
SbQy y a. lalloss: 4ts.,
SINGLE ROADSTER
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sunday.


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We otter this unequal newspaper and
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Address all orders 10 "a 0.s....
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Big stone Gap. Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

New, thsf YvshF~r -pept rornoSh
mousS.fdshalsi Asf halaO sPsnSN
equal amount at least to establish
some small industry. rhs wsIrbrius
lasting fun. no
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
- MONUMENTS.
nylheVllle Marble and Grapils Works

nylaeTllle Marble and Granite Works.
f'h >'RsENANAlr q co, rrapel.,s-.
i'" WrTHEVILLE. VA.
:, and dealers in fne
marble and Granite Monument.
l'e e,'H Statusry. and an Kind.
o. , Cemetery Work, Iron Fencing. etc.
. q y Nork guaranteed 10 give satis
of W .. THORNTON. Aet..
f'lH~nH .for-.t -al WISE. va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

reaa~ts sc se~ teaching young
astrsha~ 70 sa,<krsuseeys &C. asnlS
bssir's-lssiisg n sA+y sosns ,~aeA
re,slss q ~rj''y "a eriiasry amount.
'i~t sss~et .s.skasss~ iaisf iezs. "a
s,'ss' iafrsst'ssass m Astkasr,
a.9 weshsgs bvs dsv,lops. an ssrest
sE's = ses aissa@. There n.asf be /.
ssisss: : 4 .'ss'ssuPss cab !Aess. rsp
tass discovered i esd teach "a ss2
,a<h '<~ehess are a,s ~an1ea IL ED.
' e; sE|ll'zz .s tx s ~ y:
= ~ - ~ 'rhsxps; 4I;l ]
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

Racing stallion Worth Sc coo Per
ishsd In the Flames.

GLASGOW. Ky. July l--Firo IN Can,
5 Prices fecd stable here aestrove5
$4,000 worth OF property. The can
am lost three horses. one boiue noao
alf famous racing stallion. valued NJ
$500 t"ostory vacant building
saa small dwelliag. Blacksmith
s.'op' an owned BY Price. were de.
Nroyee- The IRE was caused. II Is be
1efsd. by a. Spontaneous combustion
= green hay IN the bara. Price Wa
'f'a,N hun trying 70 force an oasrnDca
. The burning building.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

o'f'ais sex, sts.t b.ills b, III, Jap
~As~se'~ill Re hr,hs 6eid Of mschAai-
esl 1ndassrs sHd if they rsR resist the
trusts in other countries they will BY
their persistence IA I n,tionsi meth.
e-is'efAsiig give the .'Osptsih, Of
ludnstry' something 10 ihink 81
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07

Hartford Ky, Jaly f.-Artlcies were
hled IN the once OF the county court
clerk inc9sporating the Nad.sonsliJe
stanford a Eastern RaIlrood CO. The
OBJECT OF The corporation Is 10 COR
..Isst a standard sauee railrcad from
el'H.aisonvIie, ehf0u<h Hopklus. NAH.
rnoers Mclean and Ohio conntiss Va
,tSr'fesa % Alteeeil's sssiisn. oa the
.Fr'os'on branch 81 Inc f.onisy,,,a.
'ssnees-on & 81. Louis fs!lrosa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
Raise Best Heifer Calves.

In breeding Ayrshire cattle I select
a sire from a good deep milking dairy
COW of good size and good cOnstitu'
ton; one that traces back on both sides
to extra good dairy ancestors. always
aim to raise my best heifer calves. The
feed consists mostly of timothy hay and
clover mixed, fed twice day in winter.
Sweet corn fodder once day and
occasionally foddering of straw is bene'
fetal. For grain feed mixed ration
composed of corn meal, mixed feed
tbran) and gluten; two parts bran to one
each of corn meal and gluten. Four to
eight pounds day are fed to each COW
when in stable. When cows are al
grass, do not feed grain.
NV COWS are stabbed most of the time
in cold weather with little exercise on
pleasant days. They have plenty OF
sunshine. My experience thus far in
breeding thoroughbred stock is that
get better dairy animals by following
pedigrees back and having the best an.
cestors. If one breeds from common
stock he cannot trace back to ancestors
only from memory and most of that is
guess work. The progeny from good
dairy sire has good clean cut head and
neck with a good body to match. Most
breeders enjoy taking care OF good
animal.
The Ayrshire is bred for a dairy ami.
NAL, and most of them are extra good
mixers, and persistent dairy cows.
They are very active foragers, just
adapted to New England pastures and
climate. They also fatten we'll when
dry, and make the best of beef. They
also are very snowy animal in color,
red and white, and sell readily to drovers
when fresh in milk for good price.-C.
A. Abel, Franklin County, Vt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
A Needed Reform.

The annual meeting of the Maine
State Pathological Society which was
held in Canton recently was a great sue
cess in every way. There was confusion
in the public mind because of an error OF
printed dates, but this matter was final.
iy Strengthened out and the attendance
was excellent. The speeches were many
and good and will give great impetus
to Orcharding in Maine. One of the
most important actions taken was the
appointment of a committee to agit2te
and secure legislation looking to be-.
ter and more careful grading and pack
ing of fruit for the foreign market. II
is a notorious fact that Canadian apples
bring from two to four shillings more
per barrel in the London market than
those shipped from Maine. Now, there
is no possible excuse for this but there
is a reason. The Canadian orchardists
are very careful about grading Their
fruit, while the packing is the very best
and neatest. 1t is this fact that counts
in the foreign market. Maine apples
beat the world in color and flavor and
they should command the highest price.
Nothing prevents this but the utter care,
lessness and too often dishonesty of the
packer. One dishonest packer will
bring discredit on a whole section and
the innocent must as result suffer with
the guilty. 1t is to put stop to this
practice that legislation is desired. DIR.
Geo. NJ. Twitchell of ElmwoOd Farm
has been appointed on this committee
and he will at once institute steps look
ing to reform in this matter. 1t is
matter of the most vital Importance to
our farmers and one and all should en-
courage this work. Whoever saw the
magnificent fruit on exhibition in Can
ton recently must surely feel humiliated
and lament the fact that such apples
must be sold abroad at much lower
price than is paid for inferior fruit Of
Canada. Our Pathological society has
taken hold of this matter none too soon
for radical reform in grading and pack.
ing apples is necessary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
Maine Report at National Grange.

Maine Report at National Orange.
At the National Grange, In session
last week In Atlantic City, N. j., one OF
the most interesting and important re-
ports was made by State Master Gardner
of Maine. Among other things he said
1--WE have had more than twenty five
thousand Grange meetings in Maine dur
ing the past year, and the Order is
recognized power for good by all classes
of our people. We have not organized
as many subordinate Oranges as in some
former years, but our increase OF mem
bership has kept pace with the best
producing years, as we have given more
attention to straighten out the existing
Oranges.
We have organized IA subordinate
Oranges and re-Organized two, giving us
at the present time 3s9 subordinate
Oranges, repres, nting 1884 members,
all alive and in good standing In the
Order, with an average membership of
1923 per Grange. We have organized
two Pomona Oranges during this year,
making 20 Pomonas in the 10 counties
of our state, all doing splendid work for
the Order. We also have eight juvenile
Oranges with total membership Of
10, and these Juvenile Oranges furnish
a splendid training school for future
members of our subordinate Oranges.
Eighty per cent of our subordinate
Oranges own their own halls, represent
ing value of ssOO,0l4. Pleasant Valley
Grange Hall, Rockland, cost SIS, 900.
Caribou Grange has just completed a
hall, which will be dedicated next
month, that will cost $4,000 and we
challenge any state to compare with us
in this regard. We have dedic tied
eight Grange halls since the last session
of the National Grange. that cost an
average of $4,375 each, and we have
five more new halls to dedicate before
the session of the State Grange in
December.
Houlton Grange, No. 10, is without
doubt the largest subordinate Grange in
the world, with a paid up membership
of 9O4 in good standing. The average
membership in our subordinate Oranges
is 1928 for each Grange In the state, and
in all lines of Grange work we are as
well established as we are In regard to
membership. Our increase for the past
year has been 4,46S, and is second to no
agency outside of the schools in Maine,
az an educator. The Grange is regard
ed as the foremost spokesman of the
agricultural interests.
Our, Grange insurance companies are
doing a large business, carrying risks in
the aggregate amounting to $50, 600, 600,
and furnish safe insurance to the
patrons as we'll as saving for them thou
sands of dollars.
Cooperation is our watchword, and
manv of our patrons receive large fiuan-
cial benefits by and through this agency.
am informed that the cooperative
business of some of our subordinate
Oranges will amount to $4,000 tho
present year. Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
The Horse.
A MILLION GONE FOR NAUaHT.

If the farmers of Maine should dis
continue raising potatoes or making
butter, thus making it necessary Il
send to the West or elsewhere for these
products for their own use, what woulC
be thought Of their business sense? Ye,
easily a million dollars are being ex
tracted from Maine farmers pockets
for horses, annually, which, did they
wish it, could be kept at home to use
for farm improvements. The million
dollars must be counted the profit which
they give to others for doing that which
they could better do themselves. WI
believe that the million dollars would
need to be doubled to represent the
amount actually expended for farm and
other utility horses necessary for agri
cultural and business uses. Count this
half profit and such a course would ap.
pear to men in other lines of business,
as very short-sighted policy.
We believe our estimate is not placed
too high, since q single dealer in Bangor,
C. w. Morse, has paid over $500, 600 for
business horses during the past year.
This, in varying degree, has been taking
place over the entire state and in the
aggregate must total large.
A little observation of the horses
being driven into the towns and cities
from the country clearly shows why
such large investment in horses must
now be made. The breeding largely
stopped horse generation ago and the
horses left upon the farms have, many
of them, become superannuated, as their
Tapping ears and springless gait testify
as they laboriously do their work.
A Western New York horse exchange,
commenting on the account which re-
Gently appeared in the Farmer, where
the trip of a horse buyer through sew
eral states was described, says:
Let any man 60 out to-day in Western
New York and attempt to find some
high-class road, carriage or coach horses
and see how difficult it would be for him
to find a carload in any two of the
counties in this end of the state. A
year ago a gentleman from the East
came to Buffalo in search of some good
single drivers and matched pairs. He
spent two weeks securing Erie aud
Wyoming counties and was forced to 60
home with two pairs of green undevelOp-
ed horses and one single driver. He
was willing to pay literally for several
more horses, but he simply could not
find them. Once upon time he could
have picked up carload of good horses
in Erie county in short time.
The same is true of the Eastern states
generally. Instead Of having some
money left yearly by city dealers in
every neighborhood most farmers are
now obliged to turn over a good round
sum for horses for actual farm use every
few years and that, too, for horses that
must become acclimated, and which
often are poorly trained, besides being
less enduring and of poorer mettle than
horses fed upon the soils containing
stronger mineral composition. One
good brood mare, at least, can be kept on
thousands of Maine farms with but
little expense, and the money thus kept
in the state would make possible many
improvements now being neglected.
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
By RENE pEVERAUx.

When one realizes that Christmas,
with its intervening crop Of blizzards
and snOwstOrms. is barely month of
it is none too early to begin thinking
Of the holidays. In fact. even New
Workers, past masters in the art OF
rushing" are already buzzng around
the holiday displays like bees in rose
garden.
Each large department store has its
own little willy methods to tempt the
unwary to part with their money, and
bypaths attractively festOOned with
Christmas decorations lure one to coun.
ters appropriately placarded "For Iiol-
iday Gifts" And indeed such counters
are veritable treasure houses, where
one finds unlimited suggestions. show
ing admirable foretliought on the part
of those who have the interest Of their
patrons at heart rs well as their own.
I'm IN exclusive shop in the vicinity
of the Waldorf is an uncommOnly at
tractive "ChristmS bag display"
around which at any hour Of the day
last week might have been seen a
crush of fashionable shoppers three
deep. Certainly the extraordinary pos
sibilities of leather were most smartly
emphasized here, the collection Of bags
being something to dream Of.
In the construction and furnishings Of
this seasons shopping and vanity bags
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
lro m ooNTMUID.l
American Exuberance.

A prominent English statesman VINO
visited this country few years ago
was talking with friends about the ma
tional characteristics Of Americans and
gave it as his opinion that the western
er is the most truly humorous OF the
citizens of the United States.
"Why," said the Briton in explana'
ton, "a relative Of mine who frequent
ly visits the States for purposes OF
snort tells me that he was entranced
by the reply made to him by the pro
prietor of hotel in Nebraska when lie
asked IL there were any quail In the
vicinity.
EQUAL! exclaimed the proprietor
4 should say so! Why, they've got tc
be regular nuisance round here. MY
cook complains that she can't throw
piece of toast out Of the window with
out four or FIVE fat quail fighting to SEE
which shall get on it!"- WomaRs
Home Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN

Just then Miss Black turned and
caught him intently gazing ut her. She
colored, apparently with displeasure,
and looked out of the window again.
Mr. Hazeltine colored also and fdgeted
with the book OIL the table. The situa-
ton was confoundedly embarrassing.
He felt that he must say something
now, so he made the original observa-
ton that 1t had been a pleasant day.
To this the young lady agreed, but
there was no enthusiasm in her tone.
Then Ralph, nervOusly fishing for an
other topic. thought Of the book in his
hand.
Il was just reading this" he said. IL
found it quite interesting"
The next moment he realized that he
had said what of all things was the
most impolitic. 1t was nothing less
than bid for canvass" and he fully
expected to be confronted with the nec-
essary order blanks without delay.
But, strangely enough, the book lady
made no such move. She looked at
him, 1t is true, with an expression Of
surprise and what seemed to be amuse-
ment on her face. He was certain that
her lips twitched as she said calmly:
Did you? l am glad to hear It,"
This dispassionate remark was en-
tirely unexpected, and the electrician,
as Captain Fri would have said, "lost
his bearings" completely.
"Yes-er-yes," he stammered. VERY
interesting indeed. IL suppose you
must take good many orders In the
course of week."
"a good many orders?'
"Why, yes. Orders for the books, I
mean. The books-the Great Naval
Lives'-er-these books here"
81 beg your pardon, but who do you
think l am?"
And It was then that the perception
Of some tremendous blunder began to
seize upon Mr. Hazeltine. He had
been red before. Now he felt the red
ness creeping over his scalp under his
hair.
"Why-why-Miss Black, I suppose
that is, r.
Just here the door opened and Cap
tain Fri came in. He took off his cap
and then, seeing the visitor, remained
standing, apparently waiting for an
introduction. But the young lady did
not keep him waiting long.
"Are you Captain Fri Hedge?" she
asked.
"Yes'm," answered the captain.
"Oh, I'm so glad. Your letter came
this morning, and l hurried down on
the first train. I'm Elizabeth Pres
ton"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either of the Estste'
hereinafter named:
AZ q Probate Court, held at Paris. In and
for the County Of Oxford. on the third Tuesday Of
nine hundred and i've. The following matter
having been presented for the action thereupor
hereinafter Indicated, it Ia hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terested. by causing copy OF this order 70 0f
published three weeks successfully In the Or
ford Democrat. newspaper published at South
Paris, In said County, that they may appear at .
Probate Court TO be held ss SAD srs 1SS on t ths
| of the clock In the forenoon, and be heard there
| on II they see cause.
NANCY L MARSHALL, late of Norway. de
ceased; win and petition for probate thereo,
presented by Clara A. Snow. the executrix there
In named.
LUCRETIA MELLEN. late of Paris, de-
| ceased; will and petition for probate thereof
presented by Mary Mellen, the executor there
In named.
BENJAMIN s. DOE, late Of Paris, deceased
petition for order Of distribution filed by Kate
n. Doe, administrative.
FRANCETTA FLETCHER, of Sumner; fns
account present for allowance by James s.
Wright. guardian.
GEORGE p. WHITNEY, late Of Oxford. de-
| ceased; final account presented for allowance
also petition for order Of distribution, by Walter
l.. Gray, administrator.
ALVIN NJ. RYERSON, late Of Paris, deceased
final account presented fer allowance by Maria
Nj. Ryerson. administratrix.
NELLIE +. DECOSTA, late Of Buckfeld, de-
ceased; petition that Fred w. Record or some
other suitable pereon be appointed admins
traitor.
FREEMAN c. MERRILL, late Of Paris, de-
ceased; petition for license to sell and convey
real estate. also pc eiition for allowance out of
personal estate presented by Matilda j. Merrill,
widow and admlnistratrix
HANNAH NJ. GLINEs. late of Canton. de.
ceased; petition for determination Of collateral
Inheritance tax presented by Henry Z. Coolidge,
executor.
HANNAH NJ. GLlNES, late Of Canton. de-
ceased first and hnal account presented Tor al
lowance by Henry 4. Coolidge. executor.
ELIZA A. STARBIRD, late of Norway. de-
ceased; first account presented for allowance by
Fred II. stevens, trustee.
ADDISON Z. HERRICK. Judge Of said Court.
true copy-Attest: