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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

PosrNnsrER-GENEEAL WAYNE has
declared "1he admission into our
msil Of packages weighing more than
-four pounds is quite impractieable.
Ii packages of ten. twenty or thirty
pounds We're carried in the mail bags
under our free delivery system. es-
pecially in the service OF rural dis
tricts, it would mean the organiza-
ton of vast express company OF
our own with thousands Of wagons
and several times as many horses.
and we DO not see how il can be
made TO pay. lit is a profitable en-
terprise, why don't our millionaires
60 into it, who are now trying in
vain to get two per cent for their
money? There are four express com
Panies nov, and nobody has any OBJ
lection to one more They have no
monopoly OF the carrying business.
Germany and some other countries
have parcels post, and they can
maintain it because they control the
railroads and own the telegraph
lines. u ybody who has money
believes parcels post would pay in
this country. let him invest in one
snd become a great public benefac
tor"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
GUESSING.

White mans always guessin,
Likes a. fret his soul
Guessin boat de price O. meat
An bout de price o. coal.
Guessin bout dc lection
As hard as be Kin go.
Cuessin' ii De san Viil shine
Or Il it g~ine TO snow
Suffers disappointmenfs,
S-ys dey gives him pain.
Simply makes another start
Al tfies 10 gcess again.
Doa' have no such problems
Ever hosasFin' me.
les errss 6osen' kuo~.
An seess IN lef 'em he.
-washingion 5
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
CASE ARGUED
AND SUBMITTED.
The Status Of the Inquiry Into
the Legality of the Fran
chise Privileges of the
South and Western
Railway COMPANY.

,
Railway Company.
The attorneys in the case OF Com
moaweaith of Virginia at the rela-
zion OF the Virginia aud southeastern
Railway Company, and suudry citi-
zeus OF Scott County. against the
south aud Western Railway Compa-
ny. completed their agreement of
facts at late hour Tuesday night.
On yesterday morning. the agreed
statement Oi facts was land before
Hon john W Price. judge OF the
corporation court. aud che entire day
was consumed by the argument.
A. indicated u Tuesday morn
ing Courier. the original charter of
thc South and Western Railway
Company was granted by special act
oi the General Assembly en- the 2ud
day 90 April, 1902. and contained
the following forfeiture clause.
"Ihe said company shall, Ia two
yeats from the passage OF this act.
have thirty miles OF railroad in OPP
GRAFTON in Virginia. or the rights
hereby granted shall cease"
The company did not. in two years
from tine passage OF thi, act. hsve
thifty miles OF railroad lu operation
I Boa Virginia. aud has never built or
operated amy railroad iu Virgins
ON the 9th day of November, 1904
. The Corporation Commission granted
4 to thc South aud Western hallway
Company what was called an amend
meut or extension Of its charter. The
South and Western Railway Compa-
/ uy % attempting 90 acquire, by CON
/ demnation proceedings, nights OF way
in Scott and Wise Counties, Virgin
I IA. and the cause before Judge Price
was la tho form OF quo warrsnto
proceeding. questioning the legal eX-
lsteUce ot the South aud Western
Railway Company. aud bringing il
D before the court Co show cause why
ITS corporate franchise shall not be
/ declared forfeited and aunulled.
One oi the questions which was
dealt with az considerable length by
counsel ON both sides was. whether
/ che forfeiture clause above quoted
7 was seli-eNecutiug, coz whether % re-
I quired some direct adjudication of
che count TO enforce the forfeiture.
But the most interesting and most
important question discussed was,
whether or not the Corporation Com
mission had any power under the
law 90 grant the amendment upon
which the South and Western Rail
way Company relies. Counsel for
the rolators eontended that this at
tempted amendment OF the charter
was wholly void, because the effort
Of IL would be remission of the for
TEXTURE provided for in the original
ohsrter, and. as they coatended, the
Legislature alone has the power. un-
der the constitution Of Virginia. TO
remit forfeitures.
The case was argued for the rela-
tors by j. G. Byars. Of Bristol. J. T..
Bnlliit. Of Big Stone Gap. and Frank
". Christian. Of Richmond. For the
South and Western Railway Com pa
ny by ). Norment Powell, Of Bristol
L. I. Irvine. OF Big Stone Gap, and
Archer A. Phlegar, Of Christians
burg. The speeches were all Of high
order.
Quite = number Of citizens Of Bris-
tol were in the court room to listen
TO the Argument.
Judge Price has taken the cause
under advisement. and will announce
his decision later.-Bristol Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

Trr sum Of nearly $50. 900. 900 /.
expended yearly on the game OF golf.
England has SO club. United States
has 100. Scotland 632. There ere
5000 golf links IN the world.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

II you want 70 nuy. sell or ex-
change property, mineral or timber
lands farming lands or country homes
see the Wise County Real Estate
Agency.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

The court has not yet rendered a
decision ia the above proceedings
Similar proceedings before the Wise
County eircait conrt have not We;
been argued. and will probably Dct
be until decision has beea rendered
By the court at Bristol.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

lorn nations are uow IL the mark
ct trying 60 borrow vAss Gums OF
money Russia wants $3.50. OO0. 600
Japan. 100000. 600. Brazil. $50. On..
ooo. Mexico. so. 600 900
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

Tn nrc loss in the United States
AMI Canada FOR tho month ar Novem.
Der shows a total OF $lI.5l5.0OO.
The total fire loss for the eleven
month be- estimated at S232.9ll zoo
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

iHE savings bsuk. Of the world
have s2,G4o.oo0 d~posi,crs aud an
aggregate of Sl0.5oo.o0O. 200. Of
which ss.o5e.l79.0oO deposit. and
'.SVo, 600 dePosi,ors are credited to
the United States.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

buri>e the pas, wear it coat the
United Ststc- S3S07 TO collect 20
cents duties 81 the Gslens. III. Gus
tom-house.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

Wax Uncle sam has 6ui.hed all
the sbip' no~ building Tor him his
navy Will ueed Tor manning OF ali
ats vessels 2.Os7 oiilcer. and O. Sos
men. Th.- Is more than twice A.
many a. the law now provide, for
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

BEwAEE Of the Something for
Nothing" advertisements that sypear
IN many Of the papers
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

THr fsll of Port Arthur - 80
rious blow 90 the Russian Empire.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

a Kansas farmer. being asked
Whist he iil 60 get ria 81 the weeds
on h'' farm, laid tina, he sold mos,
oi t"'m as mutton. IT three aud one
hsii 60 four cents pound. Good
scheme
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

TIM largest depot Ia the world b.
being built n New York by tho New
York Central d. will cost $50. 600
Vvo aud occupy nineteen city blocks
Suburban trains will enter and leay,
% a lower level than through trains
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

~" a. you 60" Long credits
make bad friends. The thing, bought
today must be paid Tor sometime. and
the price never become. less becsus.
il is charged 10 a written account
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
Or. r. 4. SPROLES.
es,ssicte,Hlf Ds,nltf-g.
Big Stone Gan. Va.

am still az my old stand in Skcons
Building, where will hc found from $50
M 20 $50 p. m prepared To- do an kinds
of Dental Work Grown and Bridge Work
and Painless Extraction Of teeth special
ties. Prices reasonable iani-2
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

hEFr bn'y this yesr and do some
thing ana you viii be better ID when
Christmas comes agsin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
FOR SALE.

a nice 8 room cottage oa
Fifth Street. Located on two
Good stable and quite mum
nice fruit trees and grape vines
further Information apply TO
w. w. BIcKLN.
Big Stone Gap, vi
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12

The shove rates srr fcr st.sding advertise
u-ri~ only.
Il ior 81 ths rate n cent? rsr i'm. for sseh
Insertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
STEAM LAUNDRY
WINCHESTER, Ky.

This is one of the most comp
and up-to-date Laundrios in the Ct.
try and always does frst-class w
j. " Kelly is sgeut at Big 81
Gap. Basket leaves here Tue.
night and returns Saturday "a a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
EARN TO LEARN AND LEARN TO E.
HIGHLAND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

and IN the absence Of the president applicants
Gen t. A. Ayers, Mr. w. H. Hylton, Prof. r. H. Sheppe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-12
SPECIAL BUSINESS COURSES.
BOARD.

Board can be obtained from 81 to $3.50 per week
at various prices AS accommodations limited,
plications should be made.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
Our Enormous Egg Crop.

Franklin Forbes in Success Magazine
gives some interesting facts regarding
the egg and poultry earnings of the
United States, which he says for one
recent year amounted to $3.50, 600, 600.
Such an amount is sufficiently amazing
as it stands, but you don't get its full
significance until you study the relative
financial values of other 'industrials, y
he adds. We find, for instance, that
the total value of the gold silver, wool
aud sheep produced in America during
the year in question was $272, 434, 80.
The sugar production of the country
the same year, was but $4,000, 600.
That part of the wheat crop used at
home, which many consider the most
valuable of all our agricultural pro-
ducts, was worth 1929, 100000. The
great American hog, as consumed at
home and abroad, brought 1856, 500, OBS.
The value of the oat crop was S78, 9S4,
900. Potatoes grown in the United
States were valued at nearly as large a
sum as were the oats The product of
tobacco plantations was estimated to be
worth $50, $40, 225. Cotton, the de-
throned king Of staples, could show only
$3.50, 161, $40, as against the magnificent
earnings of its feathered rival. The
crops of flax, timothy, clover, millet
and cane seeds, broom corn, castor
beans, hay, straw, and so forth,
couldn't, all told, come within meas
urable distance Of many millions of the
poultry earnings. The hens eggs pro-
duced in this country annually would
fill 43, 1877 900 crates, each of the lat
ter holding 800 eggs; also, a train of
refrigerator cars to carry these eggs
would be nearly 900 miles long. Fur
thermore, it would take 107,S1S such
cars to make up this train.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
Temperance and Free Delivery

Probably the projectors of the rural
free delivery system never dreamed
they were establishing an instrument
% moral reform. They were serving
the convenience and planning the en-.
Iightenment Of the community. They
= wanted to bring the country people into
closer contact with the world, but as
for adding to the basic virtues of an
already virtuous populace, that was
doubtless furthest from their thoughts.
Yet, if we may believe The Evening
Wisconsin of Milwaukee, the rural
carrier, in that state at least, has been
% potent agent of sobriety.
In the old times, it says-and the
statement is supported by the recollec-
tion of almost everybody familiar with
conditions at night, especially Saturday
night, in hamlet-when the farmers
went to town for their mail they found
it convenient to stop at the village
store to hear the news, swap gossip, tell
81 few stories and get few drinks,
sometimes a great many, before driv-
1ng back to the farm. The trip to the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
Fairfield.

Delayed.
Mrs. w Fox and son Glen were in
Owosso, Saturday-Porter James and
wife were in Owosso, Thursday-W
Baese is under the doctors care-Mr
and Mrs Fred Baxter and son Roy
visited the latter's sister, of Lansing,
over Sunday-Mr and Mrs Lewis
Bouck attended the gun club picnic at
Flushing this week-Claud and Vern
Wolston, of Fordney, are visiting Mark
and Roy Baxter-Mrs John Howell
is under the doctors care-Mr and
Mrs G d Fox and Mr. Harrison Fuller
attended the funeral of Mr. James
Byerly, of Owosso, Monday; Mrs w g
Fox and daughter Grace also attended
the funeral--Mrs William Marvin
was in Owosso Thursday--W G Fox had
the misfortune to lose a little colt
which got checked in the harness on the
horse-Pearl and Lewis Baese enter
tanned seven of their friends, Sunday,
with music and in the afternoon ice
cream was severed All had good time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
THE SUMMER CHICK.
Best Methods to Pursue In Feeding
and Care of Late Hatches.

The great thing to keep in mind when
caring for late chicks is that feeding
must not be carried out to the extent
of being almost examining process,
as the inevitable result will be to feed
them off their feet, and therefore II
really becomes the paramount issue in
the raising of these late hatched chicks
to see how fast we can grow them
without feeding them off their feet
which means without injuring their di-
gestion-and therefore we prefer to
keep OH the side of safety and not try
to force them too fast, which would
mean failure in the accomplishment Of
our object-maturlng them before real
winter sets In, writes correspondent
of American Poultry Journal.
Food rich in frame building material
Is therefore of first consideration, as
the least approach to fattening will
binder bone construction, so necessary
at this period; so we must so balance
our ration that the frame and flesh
growth will keep in the right relation
to one another. The first, food is of
much more Importance titan is gener-
ally realized, and especially so by the
beginner in the business.
A mistake in the composition of the
first food may make so much trouble
that it will hinder cur prospects of
making the chick take hold of life and
begin growth as it ought to begin.
Thousands of chicks are kfl.ed every
year by making this mistake, and espe-
cially so by causing looseness of the
bowels by the feeding of a sloppy
mess that In some cases was called
"mOst" when it was nothing of the
kind.
Feed the little chicks all they will
eat up clean every two hours, and be
sure that the first meal is given at day
light and the last at night as late as
1t can be given them, even If lantern
Is necessary to do it with, as this Is Of
much Importance In the raising of late
Matched chicks.
AS to the feed used, wheat bread
soaked in milk and squeezed dry and
fed crumbed for the first few days
has always given us the best results.
After the first few days we supple
mented this with fine grain mixtures
and are particularly careful to see that
at least one-third of this mixture con-
sists of hulled oats cracked fine.
The first feed should be made out OF
this grain mixture, and also the last,
and between these two feeds give soft
food, which should be dry and crumbly.
Green bone finely cut and fed spar
ingly, so as not to induce looseness OF
the bowels, Is also an excellent frame
builder.
See to it that cold fresh water and
green succulent food are supplied in
from the very start.
And If water is given from the very
start the little chicks will not over
drink and cause trouble.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
Chaplin.

Delayed
Clarence Van Ham spent Sunday in
Chesaning-Mr and Mrs w HERS
visited an aunt at Ashley last Saturday
&c A Maynard and family are visit
ing friends in Bengal this week-Leyi
Gable and daughters and Lena Gibson
spent Wednesday in Ovid-Born tc
Neri Shrider and wife, of northwest
Chaplin, August 16, boy-Mr and
Mrs @ M Loynes and two youngest
daughters went to Petoskey, Monday,
for vacation-Mrs Theo Cramer and
Mrs Robert Somers entertained com
pany from Saginaw the past week
Ollie Beach and family are living in
III A Peters tenant house since their
home burned two weeks ago M
Randell's engine went through the
bridge near Will Waters Monday after
noon and is broken some. No one was
hurt but it was close call for Engineer
Field who escaped by jumping into the
creek
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
.-------------
QUALITY OF CHEESE.
Effect OF Various Green Forage Feeds
on It's Flavor,

The following is the summary Of bull
letin No. 115 published by the Wiscon-
sin experiment station, which shows
the effect on the flavor of cheese when
cows are fed certain kinds of green
forage:
Rape, If fed in limited quantities to
milking cows, is likely to impart to the
milk faint which will be impaired to
the cheese and cannot be eliminated by
any art known to the cheesemaker at
the present time.
Cheese made from rape fed milk pre-
sents both offensive odors and tastes.
The longer the period Of feeding is
extended the better quality OF the
cheese produced with reference to fla
vor, indicating that the systems of the
cows producing the milk tended to con-
form to the peculiarities of the feed
and thus eliminate at least portion
of.the noXious f1avors.
The flavor of the product from morn
ing's milk when the feeding was done
Immediately after milking was of de-
cidedly improved quality over that
from the evenings milk where the
feeding was done shortly before milk
ing.
The body, texture, color and general
makeup Of the cheese are not affected
In any manner by the feeding Of rape
to milk cows for cheesemaking pur-
poses.
When cabbage was fed to milk cows
disagreeable fiavors were always i'm
parted to the cheese, and these bad fla
vors were intensified as the ripening
advanced.
Milk from cows fed exclusively upon
green clover produced cheese having a
low, fiat flavor, which finally became
sharp and repugnant
Green forage corn when fed to cows
produced an excellent quality of milk
for cheese. The cheese was of fine tex
ture, with clean, high flavor at all
stages of the ripening.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08

Some people set duck eggs on the
selid ground without anything at the
bottom of the nest, but this is wrong.
Should there be nothing but the earth
at the bottom Of the nest when the
eggs chip the beak Of the duclSling
comes through the shell on to the hard
ground. Out Of eleven eggs there may
be two or three turned SO that the beak
is on the ground, and when this is the
case the youngsters are frequently suf-
located. When there is some hay Or
something loose or porous at the bot
tom of the nest they are able to
breathe and thus do not get suffocated.
1t is possible to set the eggs on the
bare ground and every egg to hatch
out without losing single duckling
and it. has been done, but there Is q
possibility of their getting suffocated,
so 1t is far better to have the nest
properly made.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
Olnev.

Delayed.
Rollo Norton, of Ovid, is visiting in
Olney-Ida Bigham is working for
Mrs Ed Goodrich-Mr and Mrs Roy
Allen visited in Ovid Friday-Mr and
Mrs Marve May were in Elsie Monday
Mr. and Mrs L L Allen are enter
tanning friends from Detroit-W Hay
lock and Ross Eatinger were in Elsie on
business Mohday-Mrs Martha
Churchill and daughter, Velma, visited
in Bannister, Wednesday-Frank
Johnson and family, of Elsie, spent
Sunday at the home of George Field in
Olney-Roy Allen, wife and daughter
Flossie, spent Sunday in Elsie at the
home of DR. and Mrs Rule-Mrs Lula
Rule, Mrs Mae Conklin, of Elsie, and
Miss Nellie Allen, of Ovid, visited at
Roy Aliens Monday-Edgar Smith
and family, Mr. and Mrs Artie Durham
and Earl Bell and lady friend are spend
ing the week at Crystal-Mrs Frank
Churchill and sons, Almon and Clyde,
of Bannister, visited at the home of
Harry Churchil Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08

A complete and interesting presenta.
ton of the scenic beauty and the rich
natural resources and rapid growth of
the Pacific Northwest are set forth in a
beautiful illustrated booklet recently
issued by the Chicago 81 North Western
R'y. which will be sent to any address
ON receipt of A cents in stamps.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition with
the very low excursion rates and per-
sonally conducted tours in connection
Herewith over The North Western Line
from Chicago and the east have created
an interest in this subject never before
equaled. For full particulars address
W. HI. Guerin, Gent Agt, Passenger
Dept, II Campus Martius, Detroit,
Mich. 9-lo
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-08
WINTER EGG PRODUCTION.
Points to Observe In the Care md
Selection OF Fowls.

Points to Observe In the Care md
Selection of Fowls.
The production of eggs is an easy
matter in spring and summer, when
the hens lay naturally but to raise q
summer product in the depth of winter
is less easy Of attainment, says A. "
Meersch in Western Poultry Journal.
There are two reasons why the "egg
farmer" should make every effort to
secure the production Of as great q
humber Of eggs in winter as at other
seasons-frst, because eggs are very
much dearer In winter than in sum.
mer, and therefore the profits of the
year will largely depend on the proper.
ton Of eggs which the hens can be in
duced to lay at that season, and, sec.
ond, because in order to work up q
sound. business connection with con-
sumers the producer must be in a DO
sition to supply his customers wants
all the year round.
To secure good winter supply of
eggs the following should be observed:
A good winter laying breed must be
kept.
The hens must be of highly pro-
ductive strain and bred If possible from
several generations of good winter lay
ers.
The pullets which are to be kept for
winter layers must be Matched neither
too early nor too late.
The hens must be more than two
years old.
The houses, yards and all appliances
must be laid out and constructed so as
to insure comfort.
The food must contain a sufficiently
large proportion of those elements
which are necessary for the formation
of eggs, the repair of tissue and the
production of heat.
1t may be taken as a general rule
that 1t is good plan to allow the hens
to hatch and raise one, two or three
broods of chickens during the season
when eggs are cheap. Time apparent
ly lost in this way is made up for by
the greater number of eggs produced
when they are dearest and in greatest
demand.
No single breed can be said to be
lilV pNSI lOl w lHlcI lOT IL DTecu
which will do best under certain cir
cumstances may not be suitable in
others. If, however, the different
breeds are divided broadly into classes,
the weight of evidence points to the
conclusion that for winter laying the
small nonsltting breeds are excelled
by the heavy sitting varieties. The
nonsitters will lay greater number
Of eggs during the year, but the "gen-
eral purpose or sitting breeds are bet
ter winter layers. Among the NEST
popular Of these may be mentioned the
plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Orping
ton, Faverolle and Langshan, and
when kept under favorable conditions
fowls of any one Of these breeds can
be depended upon for regular supply
Of winter eggs.