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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
THEY MISSED THE TRAIN

saw them go down to the depot
half an hour before the time to catch
the train for Baltimore to do their
Christmas shopping, but they missed
il just the same, you would think
they were disappointed about it, but
they were not, because when l saw
them later, they said, "well we were
left after all, how is that" said |
well our attention was attracted and
absorbed by something better than
Baltimore, just the very thing we
were looking for. y ibid you see
what is on West st Pr No Go there
and look at the window Of IL. G..
GRILLO and only see the display OF
toys he has, but don't stop there, 90
inside and look at everything, and
see If 1t is worth while to go to BaltI-
more and overspend your money Go,
go to GRILLO'S and convince your
self and after you will be better salts
fled i'm goods and pocket book
Remember that with every so cent.
purchase you have a chance to guess
how many seeds there are in pump
kin on display in our store. If you
are the one TO guess the nearest, you
will get nice tea set Of 81 pieces d.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
SNAP SHOTS.

Dead dogs wag no tails.
AT any rate the gas Office clerk can
always be depended on to fill the bill.
A rich mans SON is generally more
successful than his father in keeping
money in circulation.
Every man is pretty sure II he
weren I so honest he wonld be million
naire.
An easy way to find out what
people think OF you is to run for office.
We should always like to see our
relatives If they never come n0ar us.
When man comes home late
either he lies about where he was or
where he wasn't,
EE- For sale Large MIller's Comb
nation Safe. For particulars enquire
at Capital office s-lS-tf
One of the easiest things in the
world 10 do preach the right kind OF
philosophy in regard to living right
and practice something else.
Adam and Eve fell in love at first
sight and raised Cain. The divorce
courts signify that their defendants
have been raising cain ever since.
Tommy said little Mabel, 'Im
writing to the Lord for little baby
sister, what is the Lords first NAME. =
"A happy marriage requires four
persons; the man and woman married
and the woman and man they escaped
by marrying each other.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
WAS Perfectly Bald when He Started
10 Use Newbro's Herplcide

Frederick MANUEL. Maryland block,
Butte, Montana, bought bottle of New
bros Herpicide. April 6. 's9. and began to
Use it for entire badness. The hair fol-
licles in his scalp were not dead and in
20 days he had hair all over his head.
OrJuly 2he writes, "and today my hair
Is as thick and luxuriant as any one
could wish" Newbro's Herpicide works
on an old principle and with new dis
covery-destroy the cause and you re-
move the effect. Herpicide destroys the
germ that causes dandruff. falling hair,
and finally badness. so that with the
cause gone the effect cannot remain.
Stops falling hair at once and new
growth starts. Sold by leading
druggists. Send Toe. in stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co.. Detroit Mich
For sale by FeIdmeyer Bros. City
Drug Store, Special Agents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
Report Of Rifle Practice.

Col, Charles d. Gather, acting in
spector-general of the First Brigade,
NJ. n. g., has submitted ito Adjutant-
General Riggs his report of the result
of the rifle practice of the Maryland
Guardsmen at the State ranges, Glen
Burnie, this county, during the season
last summer. The report shows that a
total.of seventy-three guardsmen quail
fled as expert in the rifle practice,
seventeen as sharpshooters and 80 as
marksmen. In the revolver practice
nineteen qualified as experts and III
as either first, second or third class
men.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
The Foil Staff.

The follow ing is complete and I
correct list of the staff Of the Elmer
gency Hospital. that, published yester-
day having been recently subject K
changes
Chief of staff II DR.. George Wells.
stan Executive Committee-ieorgt
Wells. NJ. D., J. oliver Purvis, NJ.
D., J. j.. Murphy, Nj. ID.
House Staff-H. II. Walton, NJ. D.,
william q. Ridout, NJ. D., William
:. welch, NJ. D., J. J. Murphy, NJ
D., Charles b. Henkel, NJ. D., Louis
b. Henkel, NJ. d.. J. oliver Purvis,
NJ. D., d. r. Davidson, Nj. D.,
Thomas IL. Brayshaw, NJ. d., Ill. u
CAN'T, NJ. d., A. Sidney Stallings,
NJ. D., Walton ii. Hopkins, NJ. -.
John Ridout, NJ. d.
Consulting Surgeons Thomas >.
Cullan, NJ. ID. of Baltimore; Joseph
c. Bloodgood NJ. u. Baltimore; James
Bordley Jr. NJ. d. Opthalmic Surgeon
Baltimore; st. Clair spruill NJ. d.
Harvey Cushing, NJ. D., I. A. Ashby,
NJ. D., b. b. Browne, NJ. ID. ;. b.
Bond, NJ. d. Frank r. I. Kirby, NJ. ID.
Superintendent-Mi llicent Geare.
Secretary VIM. 5. Welch, NJ. y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

Mr.. 4. c. Forester, a Baltimorean,
who for several months has been man
ager of the Western Union telegraph
Office at Portsmouth, Va, has been APP
pointed manager of the local Office Of
the same company, to succeed Mr.. ST.
Claire Green, resigned. Mr.. Forester
will assume his new duties in few
DAYS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
Certain Cure for Group Used IL
Ten Years without a Failure.

Mr.. W. c. Bolt, Star City, Ind, hard
care merchant is enthusiastic in his praise
of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. His chill
dren have all been subject to Group and he
has used this remedy for the past ten years.
ard though they much feared the Group, his
wife and he always felt safe upon rein G
When bottle of ChamberIain's Cough Pm
civ was IN the house. His Oldest child was
subject to severe attacks Of Group, but this
reTetlv never failed to effect speedy cure.
He has recommended il TO friends and neigh
hove and All who have used it say that it Is
,neoualed for Group and whooping cough.
For sale at Feldmeyer Bros. Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

The question of how to cure cold with
ont unnecessary loss Of time is one in which
we are all more or less interested, Tor tiie
quicker cold is gotten rid Of the less the
danger OF pneumonia and other serious as
eases. Mr.. b. w. /. Hall, of Waverly,
Va, has used Chamberlain's Cough Kennedy
f,r wears and saws: al firmly believe Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to be absolutely the
best preparation on the market for colds.
have recommended it to my friends ana they
all agree with me. For sale at feldmeyeI
knos' 1g Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
RCHED IN EVERY BONE
Chicago Society Woman VINO Was Sc
Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat,
Cured by DOan's Kidney Pills.

When a woman's kidneys go wrong,
her back gives out and every little task
becomes a burden. She is tired, nervous,
slcepless, run down suffers daily from
backache, headaches, dizzy spells, and
bearing-down pains.
Don't worry over imagined female
troubles" Cure the kidneys and you win
be wen. Read how to find the cure.
Marion Knight, Of 80 n. Ashland Ave,
Chicago, H., member Of the Chicago
Federation Of Musicians and well-known
club woman, says: This winter when /
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
oninsr. snrains and swellings Cure

ain November, 1901, caught cold and
had the quinsy. My throat was swollen so
could hardly breathe. / applied Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and it gave me relief IN
short time. In two days ! was all right"
saws Mrs. l.. Cousins, Otterburn, Mich.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is a liniment and
is especially valuable FOR sprains and swell
lings. For sale at Feldmeyer Bros Drug
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
ebeduIs in effect Nov. 25th, 1000.

FOR THE WEST AND NORTH
,..vsU nion Station Baltimore as fellows
"A. NJ, Pittsburg Express and Chicago
special.
81 55 A. 81. Main Line Express.
cop. NJ. HThe Pennsylvania" Limited.
f9r Chicago, Cincinnati, and 81. Louis.
.tsp n. ..st. Louis Limited for Indian
'eoolis and st. Louis.
5P. NJ. Pennsylvania Special" II hours
t0Chicago.
tsp. ", Chicago and st. Louis Express.l
-09P. NJ, Chicago Limited.
mp. NJ, st. Louis Express.
~ % NJ. Western Express and lCIsvsiand
and Cincinnati Express.
,rj5P. NJ, Pittsburgh Special.
si1 rs p. NJ. Pacific Express.
.luA.M. daily, for Lock Haven.
...s A. NJ. daily, for Buffalo via Emporium
T8nctioB), Erie, and weekdays for Rochss .
Ter,
u5A.M.. daily for Remove and weekdays.
for Elmira,i
ts5P. NJ, daily, for Williamsport.
ssgP. VI daily, for Buffalo.
s-6p. ". daily, for Erie and Rochester
sDIning Car.
w. W. ATTERBURY, General Manager.
Ii WOOD, Passenger Tranic Manager,
GEo. w. BOYD General Passenger Agent
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
Tho Price of Ponce.

The terrible itching and smarting Incl
dent TO certain skin diseases is almost IN
stantly allayed by applying Chamberlain'
Salve. Price IS cents. For sale at Field
meyer Bros. Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

Miss Robb will hold her dancing
class on Friday evening, December IA,
at the Assembly Rooms.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists.
Toiodo n

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and muc-
Gus surfaces OF the system Testimon-
ais sent free. Price 7s cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. nI-Im
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
PERSONAL MENTION

lPersons who have friends as guests an,
desire the publication of the same will pleas'
send their names to this ofiice.--EDIToR.l
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
EIGHTY CENT FARE.
Week End Rates Over Pennsyl-
vania r. r.

Commencing SATURDAY., November
eth, aud thereafter, until further
notice the A. w. & B. will place on
sale via PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
ONLY, Round Trip Tickets Annapolis
to Baltimore at Scots,
w. Il. SLAUGHTER,
n23 Traffic Manager.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
colchester Company.
Fall - Schedule.

LEAVE BALTIMORE FOR ANNAPOLIS:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. st....7 n. m.
LEAVE ANNAPOLIS FOR BALTIMORE.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
at......-- .......'j50 p. N.
LEAVE ANSAPcLIs FOR RIVER LANDINGS.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
at........., a. m.
Excursion Tickets from Annapolis TO River
Landings, good on day, IS cents.
For other Information apply TO Agents lat
Wharves -
tgI COLCHESTER COMPANY
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
AnnanOIis Washington & BALTIC.

Railroad Company in connectIon with
Pennsylvania and b. & o. Railroads.
Schedule In effect September list, 1906.
Trains leaving Annapolis connect with the
Pcnnsylvanfa X. X. at Odenton, and the Bal
imore Ohio X. r. at Annapolis junction
tor ali points North, East, South and West.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

An additional train viii leave Annapolis at
9.45 p. M. on Saturdays only land will
leave Baltimore at LBS p. m. ON Wednes-
days and Saturdays.
]. WILSON BROWN, Manager.
:. b. BROWN. q. T. q r. Agent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
RAILROAD BULLETIN.
Maryland Electric Railways Co.,
ANNAPOLIS SHORT LINE.
Special Train Service
AND REDUCED RATES.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Effective
November 9TH, 1900, there will be
Special Train leaving Baltimore at
Il.3O II. VI, for Annapolis and local
stations.
One day excursion tickets will be put
on sale every Wednesday for the two
last trains leaving Annapolis at $I.OO
for the round trip.
'SHELLMAN b. BROWN,
NJ q. f. & II. A.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
Colds on
RAIN.

RAIN.
WAsHINeToN. Dec. IL. 10. 80 y. IA.
For MarylaDd-Partly cloudy and
warmer tonight. Friday cloudy,
possibly rain.
w. l.. MOORE,
Chief Of Weather Bureau.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

started to use
Doan's Kidney
Pills l ached in
every bone and
b a d in tense
pains in the kid
neys and pei
vic organs. Tie
urine was thick
and cloudy, and
/ could barely
eat enough to
live. l felt q
ohauQa for fhp
better within a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

week. The second week / began eating
heartily. / hogan to improve generally,
and before seven weeks had passed /
was well. had spent hundreds of dol
lars for medicine that did not help me,
but Sc worth Of Deans Kidney Pills re-
stored me to perfect health"
A FRED TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Miss knight win
De mailed oa application TO any part Of
the United ates. Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co, }uGolo. \. y. Sold by al
,caar5; price. fifty cents per box.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13

4 : -. door &c r,edic1l name for a cold
on Tie chest. IL vii s1y, t2so1chisis.'' Ask
him II Il is c-c- serious. Lastly, ask him i'll
he prcscrihes Ayers Cherry PectoraI for this
disease. Keep In close touch With ycur family
physician. and follow his advice carefully.
we have r . secretci Vgo rrhli7A y C. Aver Co,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
How's This 2

We offer One Hundred dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & co.
Toledo. O.
We the undersigned, have known
f. ]. Cheney for the last is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

How about the Board of
Trade Our business men ought
TO get together bring 90 life
again that organization and
make a determined effort TO do
something 90 help build zap the
place. With the opening up OF
SO many new mines IN the Crab
Orchard country this place
ought tobe materially benefited
If our people viii take advan-
tage Of the conditions that will
arise. Now is the time TO do
something
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29
HON. W. o. SMITH.

The many friends Of Hon. W
ID. Smith. Of Scott county, will
be pleased to know that the
Governor has appointed him a
member Of the Board Of Nisi-
tors Of William and Mary Col
lege.
Mr.. Smith has long stood al
the head of The list of county
school superintendent. and Is
well known all over the State
as one of our foremost eduCa-
tors. The Governor could not
have selected "a more capable
OF efficient man for the place.
The honor was who'll unsought
by Nr Smith. who is and all
ways has been am extremely
modest man Ever willing to
go anything in his power for
his friends. he has never sought
amy sort of political prcferment
for himself For years he has
fought the battles Of Democra-
cy in the Ninth District with
out any selfish end in view and
is entitled to amy office within
the gift of thc party.
lu personal character and
true worth. Dee IS the peer oi
amy man boz She district. and ODD
William and Mary BIS indeed
fortunate in having him as ou,
of her visitors
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

II Big Stone Gap was given
the proper freight rate hy
the different railroads. the town
would double in population In "a
very short time. as wholesale
houses and industries Of various
kinds would spring mp here
rapidly This is a matter the
people of the town should take
ny. and make a determined eff
fort 90 secure as cheap a freight
rate as any town ina this section
We are sure IL can be done 4
gone at in the proper manner
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

In is widely reported in this
section that the Swift Silver
vein. supposed to be one of the
richest IN the country and lost
trace of IN this section I'm the
latter part in the eighteenth
century has been rediscovered
The history of the vein has been
handed down 90 the descend
ants of the primeval inhabitants
of Scott county for generations,
and from the tradition sur
rounding the vein il is said to
bee worth a fabulous sum and
rich ia that treasured metal. -
Bristol Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29
READY TO BEGIN OPERATIONS.
Lumber Company Placing Large saw
Mills on Timber Tract IN Lee Cou0.
iy. Virginia.

II. q. Spangier. of Blueiicld.
W Va. Us preparing to begin
lumber manufacturing opera
uons IN Lee county. Va. near
the Black Mountain Railway
Mr. Spongler has purchased
from f. VI Pennington. of Pen
ningtou Gap. one of the best
timber tracts IA Lee county, and
estimated 20 cut nearly 10000
600 feet Of merchautablc white
oak. and other stock.
The purchaser VIII install saw
mills. etc, and begin the man
ufacture Of the timber as rap.
idly rs possible
The development Of the prop
ertv will be done by contract
and two portable mills of 10000
feet per day capacity each will
at once be put III operation on
the premises.
The stock which will be man.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29
FROM CRAB ORCHARD.

Crab Orchard. Va. Mch. 26.-
lessee Beam. of Tacoma. a lum-
herman. was here last week
looking over a boundary of tim
Der lands I'm the Stone Noun
tain. known as the Vincent
Boring tract. He was well
pleased with the prospect Of
nice. fine timbers.
The Rural Route No. >. or
dered 20 Dee established here the
10th day IF April. starting from
Oinger. Va. rs recinded by the
Postoilice Department. and the
Star Route No 1850 retained
This settles the matter of mail
service for our section till the
competition of the Black No.
tain Railway. This section
country is too hilly and moi
famous and rough for rural ser
vice % bee Of much benefit 70
the peopl living here. as there
is but few public wagon roads
through ,his valley
Rev VIM y. Rice. of Glover
Fork KY preached am able
sermon sunday to the Sunday
School congregation at Pleasani
hill Baptist Church, w
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

THE Rural Retreat Times
takes up for the country
"greenhorns' in the following
expressive manner You may
talk as much as you please
about the country people being
"greenhorns, Rubes and easy
marks for the gold brick man,
but in the cities you find the
real. all wool and yard wide
fools. Where do YOU find the
spiritualist, the Christian sciea-
list, the anarchist and the be-
liever in all kinds of nonsences
In the cities. Where do YOU
find rugged honesty. manhood
patriotism, virtue and love of
homer In the country. Man
makes cities, lbut God made the
country"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

WITH "a population OF ten
thousand people B < Stone Gap
would be the best and most ar
tractive town in the south Ii
is admirably situated for an
ideal resident and manufactur
ing center and its natural ad
vantages viii be realized with
in a few years.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

afactured viii be chiefly hard
wood and will be placed on the
eastern domestic lumber mar
ket.
The timber is OF a fine quality.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29
DIR. f. A. SPROLES
Writes The Post From His New Home
in Montana.

10 Montana.
Billings, Montana.
March 2l, 1906.
Editor Post:
was requested before leav-
ing Big Stone Gap to write a
few lines in regard to this cOun-
try for your valuable paper and
have decided 70 do so if you
will grant me the space. We
arrived here on Feb. 22nd. at
1870 a. m. which would be $50
in Big Stone Gap, and was a
once piloted 70 the Cottage Inn.
In what particular this inn diff
fers from the one that the man
who went down 20 Jericho, was
taken 10, am not able 70 say,
but one difference | do know.
we had 20 settle our bills and he
did not.
Billings is a town of about
5000 Inhabitants, having in
reased in population 20O0 in
81 year, and they expect
60 oore than that this
We. situated IN the
Nellowston Valley and de
ponds mos ~ on agriculture,
where hay, oats. wheat, barley
and corn. in fact anything that
can be raised in Virginia is
raised IN abundance here, eX-
cept sweet potatoes. Living
expenses are on an average, |
should say, about 80 per cent.
I higher than at Big Stone Gap.
Fees are also higher. from 90 20
100 per cent. Wages are higher.
Plumbers get Sl.Oo an hour.
/ Carpenters from $500 10 5000
per day and other labor in pro-
f portion. This valley is sur
rounded by what is called a
Rim Rock 10 breaks the winds
and we don't have the cold
winds here that they have in
other parts Of the State The
climate here is simply fine The
atmosphere Dis so clear that any
one from your country guessing
mt an object 90 miles awas
would Judge the distance not
over a mile. The air here is s.,
pure that vegetation don't de
/ cay like IL does in Virginia /
see lots of pumpkins that wer,
raised here that looks as fresl
as if they had lust been takoI
from the vine see I'M on'
window "a large watermelon
that looks perfectly sound
The men here are health,
looking generally. except nov
and then YOU Will see one wh0
has had some old chronic trouh
De for years In that case the,
favor our cigarette smok
. ers of Big Stone Gap I hav
met people here that came iron
other States for their healtl
and they seem TO bee entirely
! cured ] think If people win
come here for lung tr0ubl
would come i'm the first stage o
the disease. and with prope
{ regulations OF living. can coun
r ON pretty thorough cure.
s have only been here "a mont
and cannot yet tell what eilec
, 90 viii have ON my health I
any difference ! am better.
y We are always anxious ia
& the arrival of the Post Wisl
Il lng Do much success. / ann
Respectfully.
r. a. SpROLFs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

OVER 1000. 900 pounds of
chickens were shipped from
Rockingham county during
1905. and the net receipts Of the
farmers were probably IN cN-
cess of 100000
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

The Norfolk & Western OK
poets TO improve and enlarge
their shops az Roanoke. and
will spend a large sum Of
money for that purpose.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

THE Richmond Even ing
Journal in a recent issue has "a
list Of probable candidates for
the several districts who viii
make the race warm for con-
gress during the summer cam
paign For our district DO
names Hon. =. + ST. Clair.
Hon W +. Rhca. Hon. rs D.
Bruce and Hon r Tate Irvine.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-29

ON the line OF the Black
Mountain Railroad. between
Pennington Gap and lmboden
there viii be no less than mine
coal operations opened up when
that road is completed The
outlet for large portion of the
product of these mines viii be
by way Of lntermont and Big
Stone Gap The opening mp 81
this rich territory VIII greatly
benefit Big Stone Gap