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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06
Feeding the Milk Maker

One sometimes hears the remark that
the head With The milk pafl." which
may be taken 70 mean that theT were
not fed Literally and property when
young.
Nature CsfD FSs asA.
Cows urlst bare soalE1nop q taaash
Constituent. Tn& i So aupssA, y
saie Aiways. A~ss - bss@es 0.sal-
nral espeoAsn1 ,svay@G ,sMaa. =
the numAS%n Sf4tOs h psUW Q
great dssf q 60 - antauA - -
ash cnxnus6 o. - o. A-a
for eDcuf1E ohsH s1nnnh. 1hW
give me .csauinna "a - vsE6 - -
but dsE$Se hfm, a. - -nas.A at.
FseQRsrtiy> yuu - snss,a ewAng -
posts G-t8N1sor gnaWang IN gypand.
They a1p af7s zst thy ~ aHr
mineral lIatner An1use gives. tfssm
that pecrfkr fn<ffnoc % 81 an
Cassoen CD Ha.szADs.
In some Of he contfDauth COUNTRIES
Of Europe clrrufs are much fed es-
pectaiiy % calves and parsIfps are
used IN the Island OF Guernsey. The
latter arc considered especially vaiua-
BILE for cows becluse they 90 Dot faint
the mflk. "a 90 some of the roots.
Bnsy CD Undo Good Worn.
II is easily understood that a pc
Rod of starvation or insufficient feed
ing In the early life Of the future COW
may arrest the development OF the
mammary functions, II may be at
critical time, and all the fine trends
transmitted by heredity and careful
breeding be scattered and reversion to
type undo years Of labor.
G. y. Neal Makes FiFm Butter.
II IL considered worthy of note at the
South Carolina experiment station that
butter was appreciably flrDer during
a period when cottonseed meal was
heavily fed than when bzan was fed
with less oottonseed meal.
IL the Oo~v Could TuIk.
An exchange thinks n the cows
could talk they would give The reason
why some dnirymen are forced 10 buy
cottopSeed meal freely. --Tbat sor-
ghum hay tastes good and is, mighty
filling but It don't seem quite the thing
to keep the muscles strong or 10 III the
milk pail every day. 1t hacks some
thing"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06
SUNDAY EXCURSION.

On SUNDAY, June 18TH the Ann Arbor
r. K. will give an excursion to Toledo
Special train will leave Alma at 642 am.
Fare for the round trip $3.50
Tickets will also be sold to Owosso
and Ann Arbor at very low rates fol
round trip. Returning special train will
leave Toledo at 6:3o p. III.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06
HE HELDkTO THE POINT.

The.girl asked the polite salesman if
he had good cheese.
1--WE have some lovely cheese" was
the smiling answer.
You should not say lovely cheese"
she corrected.
why not?" 1t is" he declared
Because" with boarding-school
dignity - 'lovely should be used to
qualify only something that is alive"
well he retorted, "Ill stick to love-
1y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06

Scarcely t;um In be COUNTRY but
hns some ODD or -bebU the apeFsge~
cow tha, Is q iser every day. bot IN
Oe herd she Is not noticed and Is kept
over. II the yield were welghed each
day. the figures would show that the
owDer vNunld be better of If De gave
her away.-Ohio Farmer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06

y Young Michigan doctor has made
the discovery tia, the ankle IS placed
between the foot and knee iu order TO
keep the calf away from The corn. Locks
reasonable don't IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith, of St Louis
were here last week for the Decoration
Day exercises.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
CORRESPONDENT
DAISY NO. I.

Correspondence Ocala Banner.
We are having some extra fine
weather at present.
Mr.. o. A. Harper is on the>sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Hines returned home
from a two weeks visit to Georgia
last Saturday.
Mrs. A. P Marsh visited relatives
at Grahamville last Sunday and Mon
Gay.
Miss Ethel Brand and little brother,
Johnnie, of Lake county, spent last
week with their mother, Mrs. Mary C.
Marsh They are visitors at Graham
vile and Lynn this week.
Mr.. Griner Goolsby has purchased
the residence of Mr.. William Teuton.
Mr.. Teuton will in the future
make his hime on the east coast.
We think wedding bells will soon
ring near Goolsby town from the
looks of Mr.. C. It's new barn. That's
right, Charles, save what you have
made and you will have something to
feed her on.
Mr.. Will Teuton and Mrs. WY
Hill, of Daisy, made a flying trip to
the Brick City last Monday.
The farmers are busy harvesting
their corn.
Poor PARKWAY Moses must have got
ten discouraged for we never hear
from him these days. June Bug must
have called on Blue Bell and read her
mind as she has stopped writing. But
we are very sorry for we liked to
read her pieces very much.
The candy stew at Mrs. Mary
Marsh's for her little daughter and
son last Thursday afternoon at three
O'Clock was extra fine. There were
fourteen present, and all had jolly
time. The children all enjoyed them
selves so much and hope for another
one as pleasant as the first one was.
HERE AND THERE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
SOUTH LAKE WEIR.

Correspondence Ocala Banner:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. No Douglass, of
Shady Grove, who have been visiting
Mrs. ]. F. Simpson, at Weirsdale, re-
turned home Sunday.
Mr.. C. S. Gates and Mr.. Fred Sig
man went up to Ocala Saturday.
Mr.. HI. d. Mathews has returned
from his visit to North Carolina.
Mr.. Richard Carter has returned
to Fernindina, after spending some
time with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. D. Carter.
The Messrs. Croff brothers, and
their wives, from the McGehee Lum-
Der Company, at Summerfield, were
in our berg Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. w. T. Phillips and Mrs. Van
dyke were visitors to Ocala last week.
Mrs. yandyke returned to her home
at Fruitland Park on Saturday after
noon.
There has been talk of bachelors
club being formed here. We have
some good looking boys here. No
ladies will be allowed to attend as
our chicken pilleau will be too rich
for them. Don't you knox what a time
is coming.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

Crouch, had pleasant straw ride out
Ito Reddick Friday night to a party.
Mr.. W. C. Nettles. one of Fleming
toms most successful farmers and
saw mill men. was here Saturday on
business.
Mr.. ashley Younge visited his
cousin at Martin Sunday.
Miss Leila o'Rear has gone of for
a short visit.
Conductor r. T. Crouch has been
sick with fever recently.
Mr.. Alex Younge and son, Clarence,
nave come back to old Fairfield again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Rou and child
rem went to Ocala last week to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Smoak.
Miss Allie Marsh has gone to Mar
tin to spend while with her sister
Mrs. Smith.
Miss Maude Butler has returned to
her home in Gainesville this week,
much to the regret of her many
friends here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
!: NEWS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS !:

within a few hundred yards of the
Blitchton postoffice.
Messrs. VIM. Bitch and j. w. Coul-
ter have gone to south Florida to buy
porperty and in the near future will
Iembark for the southland. We are
very sorry to give them up, and will
say that there will be two good citizens
added to another part of the state.
The new phosphate plant of Dut-
ton & Co., is nearing completion.
Mrs. Phoebe Sparkman is very
sick. She is very old and If she lives
"a few months longer, she will be 10
years old. She likes company and all
that and you should go to see her.
The water in the ponds is drying
up and it is thought that it will cause
fever.
CORRESPONDENT
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
DAISY NO. 2.

Correspondence Ocala Banner. .
The weather is very fine at present
and we hope it will continue so for
a while.
| notice that the people want to
hear from June Bug again. So, hello,
Here and There. will come out
again. But | haven't much news.
We notice in Daisy No. l, where
poor Albert has a terrible crop. Albert
how are you and your family getting
along? If you need more help call on
June Bug and he will give you a
light.
The loggers are showing the log
ging business.
Mrs. A. p Marsh made flying trip
to Silver Springs last week.
JUNE BUG.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
LYNNE AND VICINITY,
PICNIC ON JACK RIDGE"

Correspondence Ocala Banner.
The picnic last Wednesday on Jack
Ridge" was a grand success. The
grounds selected for the picnic are
near the residence of Mr.. r. C. Fort,
and was attended by most of the peo-
pie in this section, with representa-
tives from Ocala, Lake Weir and Elec-
train all about fifty persons.
Those who were present from Ocala
were: Messrs. C. A. Fort, Henry
Chalker and d. A. Fort; Miss Laura
Driggers, from Lake Weir Mr. Au-
gustus Waites and Misses America
and Dixie Pillans. from Electra.
Mr.. Charlie Rogers treated the
crowd cold by furnishing plenty of
ice water, which was quite a treat
and highly appreciated by all.
The young folks spent the afternoon
in playing games, in which several
got pretty hard falls, but none were
hurt.
We were sorry to learn of the ac-
cident which befell Mr.. Waters and
his fair companions, Misses America
and Dixie Pillans, on their return
home. The horse became frightened
and broke some part of the buggy,
threw Miss Dixie out and greatly to
their joy, yet surprise, she was un-
hurt. Better hurry up Gus and get
your buggy in trim, we are going to
have another picnic soon.
Mr.. Lucian Mills left Monday for
Miami, where he has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper for a large grocery
firm of that place
Mr.. M. L. Reynolds and mother
were in Ocala Monday, as were also
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mills.
Mr.. Jos. Standard carried a load of
potatoets to town Saturday where he
gets a god price for them.
Mr. N. A. Fort and daughter, Miss
Pinnie, were in town Saturday, Miss
Pinnie had her helps to see' changed.
Mr.. James Chalker and daughter,
Mrs. Jones and children, of Jackson
vile, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Mr.. A. Reynolds returned Monday
from Brooksville, where he had been
visiting for a week
Mr.. Jas, Standard and family were
visitors to Mr.. D. B. Roberts Sunday
afternoon.
The road by Mr. Henderson's place,
which was in such bad shape, is
being repaired by Mr.. E. E. Perkins.
We had Sunday school Sunday
and found the church pretty badly
spattered and tunfbled up as it is be-
ing painted and repaired by Mr. Bag
well. As he is bachelor, we were
not surprised at all, for they usually
scatter things pretty badly.
Mr.. j. A. Reynolds returned Monday
and families, with several
others will spend the greater part of
this week and next at Salt Springs.
UNCLE SNAP.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
FAIRFIELD NEWS.

Correspondence Ocala Banner:
The protracted meeting of the Bap
fist church will begin Friday night
August "a. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Walker. OF Dunnellon, came
home Sunday to relieve one Of the G
& G. railroad men.
One Of the popular railroad men
Mr.. e. L. Anderson, went south on
Friday on business.
Mr.. Robert Thagard and Mr.. Robert
Thomas, two of Reddick's popular
young men. came in our little town
last Friday on business.
Messrs. Devoe and Henry Younge,
of Reddick. were here Sunday.
Miss Annie Mixson and uncle, Mr..
Ben Nilsson, visited Mrs. Reynolds
Monday.
Mr.. Miles Best and wife, of Geor.
gia. are guests Of Mr.. Best's father
and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Best.
Miss Ruby Nettles and brother,
Roy, were ut their aunt's Sunday,
Mrs. jennings.
Mr.. Don Mixson was here Sunday.
Mr.. calap Thigpin has been ON the
sick list recently.
Mr.. Connie Dodd. Of 0cala, Is al
Fairfield ON business.
Miss Fiorrie Jennings has been real
sick recently.
Mr.. Robot Murrell. Of ocala. visited
his friend. Mr. Otto Lohrig. last week.
Mr.. Otto Lohrig left for ocala last
Sunday to see his parents.
A crowd OF Fairheid's popular young
folks. chaperoned by Mrs. Gussie
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
FORT MCCOY NOTES.

The e. p. Rentz Lumber company,
which operates big mill at Silver
Springs, have had a force of men in
this locality surveying land, and a
site for their big pine mill at this
place, of which they propose to erect
in about sixty days. They will put in
a small mill to cut the timbers for
the large one, and also one hundred
shanties.
Mr.. Thompson, general manager for
the Hart estate. was here last week
looking after his interests, as they
have some valuable timber in this sec
ton.
M. l.. McQuaig, who has been in the
employ of the Wilson Cypress compa-
ny at Picolata. returned last week to
send his children to school at this
place.
Mrs. H. c. Martin. who has been
visiting her daughter Of Jacksonville,
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. +. Simmons. OF
Citra. were visiting relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Carlton, OF Plant
City. visited his sister. Mrs. Martin,
last week.
The different committees are busy
making preparations for our annual
barbecue to be held the 24th inst. Gov
ernor Broward has been invited and
has promised to be here on that day
and discuss the drainage question.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
6LlTchToN ITEMS.

Correspondence Ocala Banner:
DR.. Bitch and his charming daugh-
ter left few days ago for Asheyille.
N. c.. and from there they win go
to other places OF interest to spend
the balance OF the summer.
There was born to Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Hathcock. two baby girls Thursday
morning.
Cotton is being gathered In this
vicinity in earnest although the re-
cent heavy rains have cut the crop
on considerably.
Deputy u. s. Marshal r. n. Rich
ards. Of Cedar Keys. arrested Peter
Page Friday last and took him to that
place. where he viii be given . pre-
liminary hearing before u. s. Commits
si0ner Fred Cubberly. for having a
distillery apparatus in his possession.
The surveying crew Of the G. q G..
railway are running another line,
which II taken up win bring the road
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

lOfmcu the party were. MISSES Irene
and Alta Beck ana Messrs. Joe
Hughes, Roland Bitch, Raleigh Beck,
John Douglass and the writer.
Miss Lora Douglass and Miss Ruby
Phillips, who have been the guests of
Misses Mary and Ethel Smith for the
past few days, returned to their
homes at Shady Grove Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. e. p. Collins and
children, of Evinston, are the guests
of Mrs. w. e. McCulIy and the Misses
Reggie and Winifred McCully.
Mr.. ]. J. Beck, of Mcintosh, and Mr..
J. A. Carlton, of st. Petersburg, are
visitors to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. |. Beck
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Brooks, of Mar
tel, left on the Thursday morning
train for Ocala, at which place they
transferred to the st. Petersburg train
for st. Petersburg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks will spend some time, in south
Florida, and while there they will Wis
it Tampa, Green Springs and Dunedin.
Mrs. w. w. Clyatt and Miss Ger
trude Bachelor, of Ocala, are staying
with Mis- Ernestine Brooks during the
absence of her parents.
Miss Ethel Smith, who has been a
suffer with fever. is now up and
around.
Those on the sick list this week
are Miss Lottie Mills, Miss Elenor
|Seckinger, Miss Pauline Seckinger
and little Miss Annie Hood
Mrs. Sam Neal and children, of
Shiloh, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Carter. at Carter's Pond. Mr.. and
Carter are Mrs. Meals parents.
Mr.. George Seckinger, of Palmetto.
is here visiting his brother, Mr. Val
entine Seckinger, at Berlin, and his
cousins. Messrs. Holly, Will, Joe and
Henry Seckinger, at Martel.
Mr.. Seckinger is a thriving mer-
chant and truck grower in Manatee
county.
Mr.. Lowry Beck, of Leroy, and his
brother, Mr.. Raleigh Beck, who is
with the A. c. L. running between
High Springs and Trilby, came up to-
day, Sunday, to visit their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Beck.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Sellers, of Ala
bama. are in Berlin. They are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Sellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Frink enter
tanned very delightfully."- the following
guests Saturday afternoon: Misses
Mary and Ethel Smith and their two
charming guests, Miss Lora Douglass
and Miss Ruby Phillips, of Shady
Grove; Miss Lucy Irwin, Prof, and
Mr.. r. w. Irvine, Mrs. VIM. DeHon,
Miss Beatrix DeHon, Miss Nettie
Sutherland, Mr.. and Mrs George w.
Stevens, Miss Irma Jane Stevens, Mr..
Roland Bitch, of Blitchton; Mr.. Doug
lass of Shady Grove; Mr.. Mabe Phil
lips and the writer.
Mrs. George L. Taylor and Mrs.
E. L. Freyermouth and children, of
Ocala, were the guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. DeHon and Miss Nettie
Sutherland.
On Thursday Master ]. B. Frey
mouth, son of Mr.. ad Mrs. Ed. Frey
mouth, Of Ocala had his hand badly
crushed by an oat cutter at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. DeHon. Mrs.
DeHon took the little fellow up to
DR.. w. r. o. Veal, at Martel, and had
his hand dressed and on Friday Mrs
Freymouth took him home. Mrs.
Taylor returned to Ocala with Mrs.
Freymouth.
ALBERT ANSON GRAHAM.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
Drew Co. $3.50; Crew Levick Co..

Drew Co.. $3.50; Crew Levick CO..
s13.75.
On motion of Dr. Chace the report
of Financial Committee was adopted.
which read as follows:
OcaIa. Fla, August q. 1906.
To the President and Members of
the City Council:
The undersigned members of your
finance committee beg to recommend
as follows:
In the matter of the balance due
the Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing Company, they recommend
that the city clerk be authorized to
draw a warrant for $25sO.5O on the
general fund, and with it purchase N.
Y. exchange for like amount in IA
vor of the Westinghouse Company,
and forward same to it, thus leaving
balance of $1,000, less a certain
freight bill of $50, paid by the city,
to be paid after inspection and final
acceptance of the machinery.
Your committee recommends that
your clerk be instructed to write to
the trustees of the electric light bonds,
calling upon them to turn over to the
council the unsold bonds still in their
hands.
We also recommend that the city
attorney be allowed ten per cent. on
all current and back taxes collected
by him without suit, when the aggre-
gate amount of the taxes of any one
individual or firm does not abount to
over $50; on sums in excess of $50
and up to 800, he should be allowedf
Z IL per cent. and on sums over 5000
5 per cent. We also recommend that
the same scale of fee be allowed the
marshal on the collection of personal
taxes. -
We recommend that the amount On.
double assessments as per list furnish
ed by Mr.. Clyatt, former collector. be
credited to him in accordance with
his request, provided they be found
by the clerk to agree with his books.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT A. FORD, Chm.
E. K. NELSON, ~
B. A. wEATHERS,
On motion it was ordered that city
clerk attach renewal of bond of city
treasurer to original bond No. 5.02a.
s25.
Reports of officers for July having
been returned approved, were adopt
ed.
Judiciary committee granted fur
Their time on ordinance regulating the
payment of license tax by parties en-
geged in business of operating hacks
and other vehicles for hire in Ocala.
Further time granted fire commit
tee to report on bills referred to them
last meeting.
It was ordered by council that SER
vices of Empounder e. M. Halsell be
dispensed with and Marshal Cleve-
land use diligence in securing a man
whose services be more acceptable.
Report of Mr.. Weathers as to state
ment of cost of material used at cleo
trio light plant in connection with the
installing of what now practically rep
resents a new equipment, was read
and ordered filed.
L. and w. committee reported poles
which had been ordered were here
and asked that clerk be authorized TO
draw warrant to pay Mr.. Yates for
same. upon application of said com
mittee so ordered.
Application blanks for lights sub
mitted by Superintendent Dearborn
at last meeting were adopted.
Council thereupon adjourned.
H. C. SISTRUNK.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

RAMS LosT.-rwo large hornless
rams, one fresh sheared. unmarked:
the CHER s1eared. marked un.l6r-
square In one ear. Strayed away
from Palmetto Farm Last seen. one
near Closes packing house. and the
other near Rogers place Reward for
Information leading to recovery. 2. c.
chambliss q Co. ocala. Fla. s-24-1t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

The ocaia Banner prints an engrav-
ing of beautiful home. labeled,
where the Editor Lives" Newspa-
per bushes In south Florida. to Judge
from the picture. Is In decided
" iourishing condition.-Punta Cor
da Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

sion and naturally brought a
large crowd. After the services
were over. Orbini Cox aud two
or three other young men start
ed home, and just about the
time. or a little after they had
crossed Ciinch River, Sluss rode
up behind them and began to
curse them. calling them all
manner Of vile names. told them
they had TO run or as he ex-
pressed it "to git a move on"
or he would kill them, and drew
his pistol. Whilst ne was some
what talking to ali Of them, he
was directing his vile epithets
at Orbin Cox. He began shoot
ing uncomfortably close 20 Or
bin, who got off his horse and
tried 90 get away. Some one of
the young men tried 20 get Sluss
20 go on bat TO no purpose. He
declared mis- purpose 90 kill
Cox. presented his pistol shot
twice. and the third shot took
effect in CoN's leg infiicting an
ugly wound. breaking and shiv-
eTing one bone. Cox got ms
pistol or some one else's and
Just after the third shot, fired ai
+ Sluss. aud killed the horse Sluss
was riding. Sluss got another
horse and fed 10 the woods, buf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
BRYAN WILL ACCEPT.

Washington. July Former
United States Senator James Is
Jones. Of Arkansas. who was
Chairman of The Democratic
National Committee when Will
liam j Bryan made his cam
paign for the Presidency in 1896
and 1900. has received a letter
from Mr. BRYAN in which he
announces that he will accept
the nomination Tor President
for the third time if DO is ten
dercd 60 MIN The letter is
dated June rs. at stockholm.
and is as follow
81 have been watching politi-
cal q vclop m ents and have
noted with qualification the vim
dicatiou of Democratic princI
plies. y ou have correctly stated
my position AS J wrote Go Col
onel Wetmorc. I shall io moth
F ing 90 secure another nominal
tion and do not wantone uules.
. the conditions seem to dewanD
lit. | may add that ] enjoy ga,
freedom of private life and iee
t that can DO some good without
/ holding an office.
There are. however. certain
reforms which J would like Ner'
much Co see accomplished an'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
ORDER AGAINST CIGARETTES.
Norfolk & Western Dlsceurages Use Of
Cigarettes by Employees RENDERS
Men Less Fit for Duty.

Roanoke. Va. June 3D. The
Norfolk * Western railway has
issued am order against cigar
cite smoking and seeking to
abolish as far as possible and
discourage their use by the
company's employees, while on
duty, az least.
ltisintimated by the company
that peristency IN c ga re { { e
smoking lays the smoker liable
u discharge for this reason, and
ne IS not III line for promotion.
The road viii seek to have all
OF ITS employees discontinue the
habit, on the ground that the
practice renders men less fit tc
perform the duties Gevolvine
upon them, and In this way af-
iects the company's interests as
Well as puJs its property IN
more danger,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
WILL NOT ATTEND.

Oyster Bay, July 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt viii not preside
at the reception the Commercial
Travellers Anti Trust League is
TO tender William J. Bryan at
Madison Square Garden, New
York, August 10, on Mr.. Bryan $
return from his trip around the
world.
The letter of William Hoge.
president of the league. inviting
President Roosevelt to ofhciate.
and expressing the non-partisan
character of the organization
and its belief that the President
is as much an enemy of the
trusts as Mr.. Bryan. was re-
ceived and answered by Secre-
tary Loeb.
The President had determined
some time ago TO refuse all
proffered engagements during
the summer and Secretary Loeb
needed no further consultation
i'm sending a declination