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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

One hundred and seventy one
millions of dollas is the vast
sum represented by the wealth
Of the millionaires alone in the
United States Senate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

Legal forms of ali kinds for
sale by the Wise Printing Com
pany.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

THE Gate City Herald says it
looks now like the day of bitter
politics i'm Virginia is rapidly
becoming thing Of the past.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

old newspapers for sale at
this office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
questcd 70 observe the date
printed on their address slips.
which viii keep them at all
times posted as the date of the
expiration of their subscription.
Prompt and timely attention 10
this request Will save all par
ties great deal of ANNOYANCE
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30

cost of deprivation and hardship, es-
tablished the original thirteen colonies.
on TIE Atlantic Sea Board; who first
occupied the land, drove back the
Indian: threw off the yoke of the
old country-with its limitations. pOlit-
ical and religious. to establish a Re
public of F'reemen. where liberty in
its truest sense should prevail
The true American type-we certain
Iy have such a type-is now found
principally south of MASON and Dix
On'S Line"-In the South Atlantic, and
Gulf states; and is most strongly
marked in the rural districts of the
cotton growing states; particularly in
Florida. where most of our people
can trace their lineage, directly to
the founders of the Republic. with
little if any admiXture of foreign blood
Descendants of those grand old pio-
neers rugged, capable, stubborn,
courageous and honest. who lone hand
ed, and by mere force of character,
conquered the wilderness, as an her-
tage for their children, and children's
children.
The descendants of whom fought the
blOOdiest war of modern times, to
preserve the constitutional liberties
of the Republic founded by their
fathers. Those fathers. who by their
Sacrifices. made it possible for the
foreign immigrant to flock to the
States-the North and West-after
the establishment of religious and
political liberty, by our Revolutionary
ancestors.
Florida has had large increase of
popula atiOn. during the past fifteen
years: she has increased from 391 900
to G20.000-a little more than IS per
cent.-FrOm 1890 to 1900. she increas-
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30

Mr.. President. Ladies and Gentlemen
of the Florida State Horticultural So
ciety:
The subject assigned to me, "FlOrida
Immigration, What Shall it Be-" is
one that is now commanding much at
tentiOn. not only i'm Florida, but
throughout the entire South. We have
recently had several conventions of
representative men on the subject:
Seldom do we have a gathering. or
convention of any kind, agricultural
commissioners. cane growers. turpen-
tine producers, timber men. saw mill
men. railroad men. ticket agents, traf-
fic managers. farmers. cattle growers,
agriculturists or hOrticulturists. but
the subject of immigration 'ScrOps
out" in one shape or another.
In fact, the Southern states have
agitated this question of immigration
Foreign Immigra tiOn-to a very con-
siderable extent during the past few
years. much has been said upon the
subject. numerous plans have been
proposed to turn the tide of foreign
immigra ton. from the West. to the
lines of immigrant ships, from South
ern ports to Europe; with agents of
the Southern states established in
foreign countries. to secure immi-
grants, is probably the most popular
plan suggested. To avoid the econ
tract labor laws" the states are asked
is prohibited from doing; and also to
tax the people of the state, to secure
cheaper labor. to compete with the
working men of the state.
Florida. | am glad to say, has not
become hysterical. or anxious. i'm this
matter. She has displayed no great
haste. to receive the influx of foreign
immigrants Japanese Italians or Chi
namen, so ardently desired, and earn
estly advocated. by some of our sister
states urged on by Land Syndicates-
mining and manufacturing corpora
tiOns, desiring to secure cheaper. and
more servile labor. than is now OBJ
tanned i'm the South. outside the cities.
While the phenomenal development
of the South, during the past decade
along all lines of industry, agriculture
mining. manufacture and transpOrta-
ton. has created large demand for
labor, and has largely increased the
wages of our working people. it is
ques; s;iOnable if it be for the best in
terests of the South, and particularly
Florida. to encourage foreign immi-
grafton.
The South is now the only distinctly
American section of the Union: where
the traditions, habits. prejudices, vir-
tues and vices; courage. chivalry. in
dependence and love of freedom so
characteristic of the early settler or
Pioneer, can he found i'm its purity
Where the true American character
begat by the Pioneer" Puritan.
and Cavalier can still be found.
The descendants of those adventurous
men and women. who at their own
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30


least affected in field known to be
full of rOOt-knOt. Such plants, when
in flower. should be crossed, if pos
sible, with similar resistant plants
i'm same field. In this way a nematOde
resistant Sugar-beet has been obtained.
The influence of increased amounts
of certain elements of fertilizers on
the amount of injury caused by root
knot has received, | find. practically
no attention. 1t has been investigated
very carefully in Germany in connec-
ton with the sugarIbeet nematOde
There it has been found that by great
ly increasing the potash the injury
is to large extent, decreased. l
am now beginning similar experiments
with the rOOt-knOt.
The method. however. that has
perhaps been most successful of
all against the sugar-beet nema-
tOde is the use of Trap-crOpS.
Strange to say. although this
has often been recommended for root
knot, | have yet to find a single case
an experiment. | am making some
experiments this season. The method
consists essentially in planting thick
ly in close rows. some crop known to
be very susceptible to the nematOde, al
lowing the nematodes to enter it and
before they have developed far enough
TO lay eggs. and so increase the num-
ber in the soil. to destroy the crop.
This is repeated several times during
the season. and SO reduces the number
of nematOdes still left i'm the soil that
it requires several years before they
become very destructive again. Ger
tain cautions must be carefully ObServ-
will increase instead of decrease the
number of nematOdes. 1t is necessary
to remove Or entirely turn under and
kill the plants about four weeks after
they come up. If left too long the
nematOdes will have developed too far
and will have begun laying, if not
long enough they will still be in the
mOtile stage and will crawl out again
and reinfect the soil
What to do with peach orchard,
for example. where the root-knOt is
bad is serious question. In the
first place We will take it for granted
that the orchard, even i'm it's diseased
state, represents too much money to
permit it to be cut down. 1t might
be well, then. to try watering the trees
heavily before the buds open. either
early in the spring or late i'm the fall.
with a dilute solution of fOrmalin, so
as to kill the nematOdes in the knots.
with Il dilute solution of fOrmalin, so as
to kill the nematOdes in the knots. For
such | would prefer the cOwpea mot
the IrOn). But unless they are re-
moved in time these trap crops will
do more harm than good. When the
orchard is cut down the land should
be freed from nematOdes by some of
the means above mentiOLad, before
setting again to peaches. Avoid cow
peas, except possibly Iron, as they
propagate the nematode rapidly Use
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30


ature of 81 degrees below zero without
even a mulch protection and showing
root-knOt again that summer That
was not in Florida.
In Java where the dry season
is well marked and is really dry, it
has been found possible to eXterminate
the rOot-knOt nematOde by drying out
the soil This is done by keeping it
i'm fine tilth during the whole dry
season by means of repeated plOwings,
and harrOwings. Strange to say, the
rOOt-knOt nematode is easily killed by
drying out, although many of its close
relatives are dried without injury.
and can remain alive for years i'm that
condition. reviving again upon being
mOistened UP. ParadOXical as it may
seem. moisture will also kill the root
knot nematOde. 1t has often been
found that wet lands are free from
nematOde injury while dryer lands
adjacent suffered badly. In one case
| learned of some very badly infected
land flooded by spring freshet
for several days. Always thereafter
it bore crops showing no sign of root
knot. In Java this method has also
been tried and found to be successful.
The land must be submerged at least
five to eight days.
Besides these direct means for free
ing the soil of nematodes several indi-
rect ones have been suggested, and it
is by some of these that | believe our
main salvation can be attained. The
method; i. e. growing nothing on the
land that can serve as food for the
nematOdes until all has perished.
How long this would require for the
rOOt-knOt nematOde has not been de-
termined; for its close relative, the
Sugar-beet nenlatOde, it is not under
fallow this length of time is, of course.
not to be thought of. but the same
results can he attained by cultivating
only plants not attacked by rOot-knOt
even in the slightest degree. Hence
comes the great Importance of numer-
OuS experiments to determine which
plants are and which are not suscept-
ible OF those which so far | have
found to be free from rOot-knOt, are
crabgrass. the small grains, velvet
bean. Florida beggarweed and but few
others. Such information bearing on
the subject as / can obtain from
you will be gratefully received. In
view of the facts known the practise
of many of allowing the land to grow
up thickly to crabgrass i'm the summer,
is one that ought to tend to keep the
rOOt-knOt nematOde i'm check If that
could be combined with the use of
velvet bean for a season or two, or
if small grains were SOwn as winter
crops for two years followed in the
summer by velvet beans it looks to me
as if favorable results should be OBJ
tanned. | have such experiments al
ready under way.
pest. which promises very good results
for certain annual crops. is that of
the Iron cowpea. if obtained pure. is
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30
Florida immigration.
What Shall it Be?

BY Capt. r. e. Rose. State Chemist
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
SANlTARIUM NOTES.

Last week J. A. Goodrich, of West
Branch, visited his wife who is a guest
at the Sanitarium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Sweet and
son, of Grand Rapids, spent Sunday
with Mrs. James Lowe, of Grand Rap
ids, who is guest at the Sanitarium.
A party of six came through from
Grand Rapids in an auto, July %, visit
ing at the Sanitarium and holding a
banquet there in the evening.
The following guests have recently
arrived at the Sanitarium Miss Ella
Stockwell, of Portage, Ohio; Miss Belle
Coulter, of Glare; Mrs. T.. II. Oyerholt,
of Galesburg, ILL.,; II. Graves, of La
donia, Texas; Miss Catherine William
son, of Cincinnati, o.; Mrs. Z. w.
Bradstreet, Of Montpelier, Ind; Miss
Florence Banks, of Rochester, n. Y; l..
G. Wagner, of Detroit; Cora +. Bennett,
of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. A.
Bishopric and two children Mr.. Bishop
tic is president of the Asphalt Mastic
Company.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
A Valuable Agent.

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holds I'm solution much better than alco--
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ferment. 1t adds greatly 10 the efficacy
OF the Black Cherry bark, Golden Seal
root, Stone root and Queens root, con-
tanned i'm Golden Medical Discovery in
subdung chronic, or lingering coughs,
bronchial, throat and lung affections,
for all of which these agents are recon-
mended by standard medical authorities.
In all cases where there is q wasting
away Of flesh, loss of appetite, with
weak stomach. as in the early stages OF
consumption, there can be no doubt that
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Queens root and Black Cherrybark in
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01

Born in Nottinghamshire, England,
July 81, 1860
Parents came to this country when he
was three months old.
Adopted by 2. d. Warner, of Far
mington on the death of his mother.
Graduated from Pennington high
school at age of Il.
Attended Michigan Agricultural col
lege.
Became clerk in his fathers store and
conducted the business for 20 years.
Married in 1888 re Miss Martha NJ.
Davis of Pennington and has four chill
dren
Established cheese factory i'll Far
mington in 1899 and now operates eight
factories, operates cold storage plant and
is director in Pennington Exchange
Bank.
Represented Twelfth senatorial dis
trict in state senate, 1886 and lS97-9S.
Elected secretary of state for 1901-02
and 10000.
Elected governor of the state Novem-
Der s, 1904, by plurality of 60,22S.
Was the youngest governor and the
youngest secretary of sta since the
adoption of the constitution in 1850.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
EMERSON AND ARCADIA.

Joe Groner is putting up new wind
mill
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marolf left Satur-
day for Laquin, Pa, to visit their son
George
Emerson and Arcadia are improving
the roads between st. Louis and Ithaca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bardcroft spent last
week with their son, II. Bardcroft on
the farm.
Alta Andrews spent Saturday and
Sunday with Elsie Partee.
Nora Partee spent Sunday at home.
Quite few from this neighborhood
took in the excursion to Frankfort We'd
nesday. All report a good time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
RlVERDALE HAPPENINGS.

Last week a contract was closed with
the Chicago Lyceum Bureau, which will
furnish the talent for lecture course
here next winter The business men
united in putting up guarantee for the
entire expense of securing the entertain
ments. The following list of attractions has
been scheduled: Woodbridge y. Ferris
Frank McLue Chaffee, The Plantation
Jubilee Singers, Chicago Concert Trio.
The dates have not yet been arranged but
it is expected that they can be announced
next week. Season tickets will cost 81 90.
An active canvass will begin soon for dis
posing of the tickets and judging FROM
the interest shown in the undertaking.
the course will be largely patronized
There was a warmly contested game of
base ball last Wednesday evening between
the Riverdale nine and team composed
of the married business men. The young
sters won by a close margin, the married
men putting up an article of base ball that
was surprise and delight to the specta-
tors.
a barn belonging to John Carter, who
| lives southeast of Riverdale, was burned
to the ground Sunday night, July ,. A
quantity of hay and some farming tools
which were stored i'll the barn, were des-
stroyed. Lightning was responsible for
the blaze.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hartley, OF Detroit,
Miss Maude Masecar, of Toronto and
Miss Flossie Hart, of Grand Rapids, were
the guests of R. T.. Noble and family last
week.
During the past week, Thomas Talon,
agent for the Smith, Pomeroy Co., OF
Kalamazoo, established record for the
sale of windmlls. He disposed of ten to
people of this vicinity.
Wyeth & Son are planning to erect a
new store building next season. They
expect to construct it of cement blocks.
The structure will be two stories in height,
with large hall on the second floor.
! vi. -. NON4dI'l, VI LlOHSGI, OllO, WIZ
has been here visiting his brother, +. II.
Rowland, left Friday for Lakeview, to
spend some time with his parents.
A. w. Taylor, of Chicago, has come
here to act as bookkeeper for Libby Nc
Neil & Libby at the pickle factory. He
will remain during the season.
Riley Storrs is making extensive re-
pairs on his residence. lie has rented his
farm and expects to move here soon.
Charles Going is the proud father of a
baby girl, born last week Tuesday.
Mrs. +. II. Rowland was in Lansing
last week visiting friends.
Mrs. John Hall has been visiting her
sister Mrs. Lee Houck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01

ANOTHER point was gained in the
states behalf recently, through deci-
sion by the supreme court that no bar
existed against the collection of the four
million dollars in back taxes, claimed to
be due from the Michigan Central Rail-
road, by reason of the time that had
elapsed since the taxes were claimed to
be due The position was taken by the
railroad company, was that the state is
barred by the statute of limitations.
This claim was set aside by the supreme
court. Whether or not the state will
finally succeed in its effort to collect the
several million dollars thought to be due
from the Michigan Central Railroad, il
is quite evident that every available re-
source Of the law will be aggressively
made use Of in that direction. 1t is in
teresting to recall in this connection that
throughout the state campaign of two
wears ago it was deslared by their demo
crat opponents that'the present republi-
can state administration would be con-
trolled by the railroads and would be
favorable to all railroad schemes and
purposes. With that declaration in
mind the history of Michigan affairs
since the first day of January, 1905, will
be interesting for review purposes during
the coming state campaign.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the con-
ditIons OF one certain mortgage made
and executed on the 4th day OF April.
A. ID. 1905, by Irving Thomas, OF Pine
River Township. Gratiot County, Michi I.
gan, to WILLIAM PALMER, of Alma,
Michigan, which said mortgage was
Register of Deeds for Gratiot County.
Michigan, in Liber 81 of Mortgages. on
page 32S, upon which mortgage there
g9r now OTi que at .he date OF this notice
Twenty-six Hundred Eighty-one DOL
lars and Twenty-Five Cents (s2,6S1.25),
and the further sum of Thirty five Dol
lars (sS5.oo) as an attorney fee. to-
gether with other legal and taxable
costs of this foreclosure.
And no suit or proceeding at law or
In chancery having been instituted to
recover the debt now remaining Sc
cured by said mortgage or any part
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power OF
sale in said mortgage contained, and
in pursuance of the statute in such
premises described in said mortgage at
public vendue at the north front door
OF the Court House in the Village OF
ed DAY OF sEPTEM SnsEfSAs < DE 5.
1906, at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF
said day, for the purpose of satisfying
gage, with interest thereon at six per
cent per annum, together with the
legal and taxable costs and an attor-
ney fee of Thirty-five Dollars
The premises described in said mort
gage are as follows: The south one
half Is ~ of the. northwest one
quarter INV ~ of Section number four (D
OF Township number twelve C12) north range
three - west, Michigan.
Dated, June 18th, 1906.
WILLIAM PALMER
Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Business address, Alma, Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
81. 90 ROUND TRIP 50. 90
UPPER PENINSULA
AND
NORTHERN WISCONSIN

August 2lst and 22nd the Ann Arbor
X. r. will give its annual Excursion to
Menominee and Manistique, Mich, and
Kewaunee and Manitowoc, Wis. Tick
cts good for return until Sept. Sth will
be sold from all stations between Toledo
and Thompsonville at So. 90 for the round
trip, except that for children over five
and under twelve years of age, the rate
will be y. 30.
This excursion will include two hun
dred mile boat ride on Lake Michigan on
one of the largest steamers on the lakes
and will prove in every way a most en-
ioyable outing. For time of trains, etc.
call on nearest Ann Arbor r. Il. Agent
or write,
j. j. KIRBY,
General Passenger Agent,
Toledo, Ohio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-01
MORTALITY OF MICHIGAN DURING
JUNE 1906


The total number of deaths returned
to the Department of State for the
month Of June was 1850. decrease of
81 from May, but all increase of 256
over the corresponding month of 1905.
The death rate was 1915 per 1000 esti-
mated population, as compared with
1873 for the preceding month.
BY ages there were 4S0 deaths of in
fants under l year, 10 deaths of chill
dren aged | to 1 years, and 7l3 deaths
of elderly persons aged 90 years and
over.
Important causes of deaths were as
as follows Tuberculosis of lungs, 22S;
other forms of tuberculosis, 35; typhoid
| fever 20; diphtheria and Group, "a; scar
let fever, 10; measles, 36; whooping cough
80; pneumonia, 100; diarrheal diseases,
under two wears, 90; meningitis, 43;
cancer, 1873; accidents and violence, 207
of which number "a were deaths from
drowning.
There was / death returned from
smallpox, occurring i'll the city of Bay
City, Bay county.
There was death returned from hy-
drophobia, occurring in the village of
L'Anse, Baraga county.
Tetanus claimed four victims during
the month of June, but from the inform
alton given on the certificates, the teta-
nus did not result from the careless
handling of explosives. The deaths
were returned from the following dis
tricts: Bay City, 1; Grand Rapids city, 2;
Menominee city, /.
There were . deaths reported from
lightning, | i'll Burlington township,
Calhoun county; 1 in Genesee township,
Genesee county; in Oshtemo township,
Kalamazoo county; / in Menominee
township and 3 in Menominee City,
Menominee county; l in Tecumseh viii
lage, Lenawee county; 1 in Casnovia
township, Muskegon county; l in Free
dom township, Washtenaw county.
There were 4,119 births during the
month of June, corresponding to rate
of 1914 per 900 estimated population.