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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
DESTROY CHICAGO TUNNEL.

CbieaEo. March z-Wgrsm toIav
commenced rhc demolition Of iHe tun-
nei under Chicago river be. uceu tha
north and south sides ~ the civ
which has for several year. ben an
bstacie % navigation. 10 is believed
the tunnel VII De- destroyed by the
opening 81 spring navigation
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
MINERS ELECT OFFICERS.

Brazil Ind March 5.-The United
Mine Workers of district No. s today
elected A. II. Powers, of Brazil. ind.
national board member; Hugh Kirk
land Of Diamond, district president:
John fogg. Of Perth, secretary AID
treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
SILK MANUFACTURES DEAD.

Cincinnati March David Wilson
Belding. prcside-f and founder ~ fIc
Beiding Sub company. acel 81. diej
today With his two brothers D.
founded be silk business. having *
tsnsive factories IN Connecticut
Massachusetts. California and Can
ada Belding retired from acsvc
business four years as9
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
|. {. LEASE VOID
SAYS HIGH COURT
U. S. SUPREME BENCH ORDERS
DECISION AGAINST OHIO
CONCERN REVERSED,
CHANDBY TURNED DOWN
And Appeal For Protection From Law
in New York Denied-Sult In.
wolves BelievlIe and South
ern Illinois Road.

Washington, ID. G.. March 5.-The
| United States Supreme court today dc
cided in favor Of the Citizens Savings
| and Trust Company of Ohio IN its
suit to cancel the lease of the Belle
Vile and Southern Illinois railroad to
the Illinois c ntral and toher rail
roads operating in Illinois. The ease
came np on appeal from the United
States Circuit coptt for eastern Hit
nois. The nit was instituted by the
trust company as a minority stock
holder 10 compel, besides canc. laiion
of the lease the payment to the bee
vile STOCKHOLDERS Of their due proper
ton of the earnings of tn Illinois
Central system and the appointment
of receiver for the Bellcyille line.
1t was contended tha the lease was
made on terms that would render it
impo sible to pay dividends on com
mon stock
The district court refused to gsant
this prayer, but the dec sion Of the
supreme court reversed that verdict
Justice Harlan announced the result
in an opinion in which he said that the
case shorld be rcmanded for another
trial.
ChanIer Loses His Suit.
The court denied til application of
John Armstrong Chanler. formerly of
New York now of North Carolina for
a writ prohibiting the New York
courts or Their officer from molesting
or arrestbng him while on ccntem-
plated visit to New York. He sires
to prosecute the.e suit he has in
stituted to secure the restoration OF
Thomas r. Sherman, as guardian The
prop rty Is estimated to be worth
about 81 100000 1t was turned over
to Sherman ten years aga az the re-
suit of proceedings to test Chanlers
sanity
Rules Against U, S. in Tust Case.
The fert lizer trust cases, involving
h right of the United States to re-
rial the indicted officials of the for
ilizer companies constituting the 20
allied combine. were decid by the =
ourt adversely to the government
he opinion was delivered by Chief
ustice Fuller, who versed The Uni.
ed States Circuit court foY eastern +
'cnnessee in holding that the indict-
lent was Sufficient TO secure the re-. +
lovai OF ths cases without regard O I
be evidence !
That the states may pass laws pro. +
iblitng the use of the United Sfatos +
ag for advert sing purposes was de-
ided by the court in III case of Mich. +
las Y Halter and Henry V. Hay. =
ard, coming 10 the couit from the ,
upreme court of Nebraska The y
)r't held that the use of The flag as
n adyertiscm mt cheapcns and dc
radcs II. j.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
Alnhab.t Hard 70 Lam.

There are no fever than EOS az
fe7enf characters in The Abyssinisn
alphabet
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06

PU6LlClTY--the force that builds
up great enterprises--can DC "ittlc
things" too; such as selling that
horse and carriage, or that automo.
bile, or that musical instrument for
you.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06

A MERCHANT NEVER ures large
space IN his advertising unless he has
store news Of real importance 70 you
to communicate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06

CONCLUDED on Third Pagsl
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06

CONCLUDED 90 ThIr Psge-J
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
THE SLUMP ~ BOYS

Somewhere the other day we
read of a business man who
posted sign in front of his
Office door. boy Wanted. and
was surprised in the course of
few days TO receive Ii visit
from an urchin who had taken
down the sign and was carry
ing it in his hand. Before the
boy could say anything the
proprietor, with natural anger
IN his voice, asked why the lit-
tle fellow had interfered with
;he sign. Because. came the
confident reply, I'm the hoy
you want. And he was.
Now, how many employers
of today are able 10 get "the
boys they want" or anything
remotely approXimating that
article? 1t Is not pessimism.
but simple fact, which will be
verified by the majority Of mer-
chants snd manufacturers and
business men in all lines, when
we say that the Old time boy is
fast becoming extinct i'm the in
dustrial world.
y great many boys work
hard in school, having ambition
for intellectual careers. Some
boys work 10th in school and
out, and a few work more than
Is good for them But as a rule
there is nothing between the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
CONSTRUCTION is ACTIVE.

Bell county. Kentucky. exten-
sions are being pushed into the
Clear Greek coal fields. Coal
developments in that section
are rapidly assuming impor-
tance. On the Tennessee side
the Clear Fork fields. having
no connection with those of the
Clear Greek region, were tap
ped some time ago by a line
buiit jointly by the Southern
aud Louisville < Nashville svs-
iems. Another extension of
Importance of the Kentucky
side Is the Straight Greek rail.
road. being built up the valley
Of Straight creek. Bell county.
by the Louisville & Nashville
system
The great increase in coal
tonnage in the Kentucky-Ten-
nessee mountains has made the
double tracking Of the Louis
eilie * Nashville lines impera-
,iTe. a vast amount of money
's now being expended on inn
p'ovements north Of this city.
"a great part Of the Knoxville
division being double tracked
on the Kentucky side and the
roadheds being put i'm the best
possible shape The Southern
railway has recently made
extensive improvements on it's
branch form Knoxville Co Mid
iiesboro. in order 20 better
handle the coal tonnage.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
vANDEeLT BUY HUT

Ashevil'e, n g.. Jan. u.s.
George W Vanderbilt. owner
of the famous Bl,more estate.
has just purchased from the
negro. George Collins, a log
cabin and six acres of land for
$4,000.
The six acres and cabin are
located almost In the shadow
of Bilmore house, and Mr..
Vanderbilt had been endcayor-
n'g ot purchase the property for
the last fifteen years.
Collins has heretofore refused
TO sell, contending that he liked
Mr. Vanderbilt for a neighbor
AZ one time Vanderbilt offered
Collins approximately $4,000
Tor the cabin and the few acres
of worthless land. For years
&c was known as the cabin that
Vanderbilt could not buy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
Deafness Cannot Be Cursa

oy local applications, as they cannot reach tue
diseased portion ~ the ear. There is oniv
"ne way &c cure deainess, and that l. hv con-
stitutionai remedies. Deafness is c.nssd ~,
an intamed condition OF the mucous lining ~
The Eustacniau Tube. When this tnbs i
nnamed YOU have rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing, aud wheu it is eut;relv closed
"eaine-s is the result. aud unless the infan-
nation can be taken out and this tabe restored
10 IL normal condition, bearip- u5u h. 10
rayed forever; nine eases out Of ten ara
caused by Cata~rh, which is nothing but an
nEamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Deafness (eauscd by eatarrb) that cannot
&c cured 5y Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
sold bv Drsggisf, IS.
Take Han's Family Pulls Goa oonstspaasoo.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
JOHN FOX. JR., RETURNS FROM NEW
YORK.

John Fox, Jr.. the noted
mountain dealect author. came
TO the city ON the vestibule YES.
terday en route 90 his home at
Big Stone Gap.
Mr.. Fox stated that he has le-
ceived very gratifying reports
from Scribner's Sons. publish
ers of his latest novel. "A
Knight of the Cumberland. ." ON
the sale of the book. This novel
was printed in a leading liter
AIRY publication and the amount
paid for the serial rights is said
TO have been the largest ever
paid TO an American fiction
author for the rights on a simi-
lar story.
Mr.. Fox has been in New
York for several months as the
guest of literary friends and
goes to his home at Big Stone
Gap to get in several months
hard work on his forthcoming
novel which m n of his
friends believe Will be the best
and most artistic work that he
has yet produced Bristol Her
aid.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
TRUE TO HOME CITY

The citizen who is loyal 20
his home town is Of far greater
value than his richer or more
able brother as he inspires conf
dence not only In those with
whom he does busines. but
iu prospective d welIers in
his city Patriotism means the
speaking of "a good word when
ever possible. not only from
one man standpoint. but from
that of his business rival What
helps one Indirectly helps the
other The patriotic citizen is
always proud of the city he
lives IN and seeks i'm every way
possible 90 advance it's inter
ests, shirking no responsibility
and evading no work whenever
he thinks he can DO anything
that viii add 90 its prosperity.
Above all. he is not backbiter.
bat strictly attends 20 his own
business. never attempting to
run down anyone or anything.
Not .ong ago a young man.
speaking of his home city said
"Our town is one of the pret-
TEST and most enterprising in
the country except" That
one little word spoiled the fore
going remark completely, and
10 Is dollars 90 doughuuts that
this self same young man is
earning "a good living and that
he and his family are receiving
a good education there. y man
of this calibre should leave and
see another location. There
rs no chance for a man to make
good in town which he speaks
of as lacking IN any way.
That is the spirit that makes
q city. That it what built up
Chicago after It's great fire.
That is what is going on at
present in San Francisco. where
every citizen that can is putting
his shoulder 10 the wheel and
doing his share in repairing the
awful damage done by the re-
cent earthquake Bristol Her
aid.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13

The good roads bond move
ment IS gaining ground rapidly
on the east and north sides of
the county There is now prac-
ticaily no opposition to the
proposed bonding Of the county
for road building purposes. The
people are To- be congratulated
on standing so nearly solid, and
shoulder 90 shoulder on this
great and important need. -
Wise News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13

fast urchin. diminutive
rake, smoking his cigarette and
Sinking employment. and the
boy who is I'm such circurn-
stances that it is not necessary
that he should be industriailv
employed The Manufacturers
Record of this week says
American boys seem TO be
"a s { becoming unwilling TO
work, and appear to prefer
loahng around the street cor
ners. to steady remunerative
jobs that lead 20 skill i'm mo-
chanical pursuits. Richmond
News-Leader.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13

prominenf manufacturer. VIM. A.
Festweli, OF Lucama, \ g.. relates a most
remarkable experience. Tie SAYS After
taking less than three bottles OF Electric
hiii~rs, tes. like one rising from the
gs~v Nv troahle - Brisht's di~ease.
pa the Diabetes stage. fully believe
Electric Biiter~ all cure me permanently.
t"r 70 has already stopped the liver ard
b Ia d d 80 complications which have
lFoable- aae tor 1e4rs." Guaranteed az
- N-ka.1,'a q Gsass&ss& Rs.,. u..ls 5s,.,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13

a tissue builder. roconstrnc-
ior, builds up waste force
makes strong nerves and mus
c.e You will realize after
taking HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea what n wonderful
benefit 10 viii be 90 YOU. 35
cents. Tea -or Tablets. Ham
bian Bros
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
COST OF ROADS.
Statement OF Number OF Miles and Taxes
Levied in Virginia.

The amount derived from the
property TAX and expended on
roads i'm Virginia. saws the
Richmond News Leader. for
l904 was SC67,95L0G. This sum
included the money expended
on toll roads by .he various
turnpike companies throughout
the state BY comparing the
total amount expended with the
total mileage of public road and
with the population of the State
No is found that the funds cole
lected and expended for road
purposes amounted 90 Si327
per mile of public road. or 81
cents per inhabitant.
Some comparisons by counties
viii show some exceedingly
interesting facts. ln three coun
ties only in the state Is the road
levy as much ass SD cents on She
hundred dollars Washington
is one of them Alexandria and
Alleghany are the other tvo.
Alexandria county. however. is
small outside of the ci,v of
Alexandria having only 400
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

could not do better than TO in
vest in fruit growing in the
above named section. Such as
complete failure of a crop Of
fruit is never known i'm this
section. Phe fruit that is
grown on this mountain is un-
enequalled anywhere in this
country in color and flavor.
Besides this being fruit
growing country there can be
grown all kinds of vegetables
that will find a ready sale at
A fancy price to these miners.
Beets, cabbage. turnips, pota-
toes and all like vegetables
thrive we'll in this locality.
This mountain and the sur
rounding country is covered
with an kinds of valuable tim
her and the supply of coal is
almost inexhaustable i'm extent.
Some of the finest coal i'm the
world is mined I'm this section
md when the new South and
Western Railroad is completed
through Dickenson County this
section viii then blossom as the
rose.
The people of this community
are kind hearted and generous
and are ever ready 90 help any
enterprise that will develope
th" country. There are good
free schools with COMPETENT
'es cheers and in these mountains
where tne people have fresh air
90 breathe and plenty of sun
shine aud exercise there viii
arise some of Che greatest men
aud women that ever lived in
any country. ann glad to see
thus country prosprriug a- it
does and hope that in the next
ten ears there will be some Of
the best fruit farms 800 this
country that can be found any
where and that this may be "a
place ot push and energy.
it'~ "a good nld world after AIN.
IL YOU have no friends 0r
money.
lea the RIVER YOU can fall,
Marriages are quite common
and.
More people there would be.
Provided YOU take Rock,
Mountain Tea
Fau,hI.n Rr..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
As q Fruit Growing Country. The Fa-
nous Sandy Ridge Fruits.


country have never for one
moment thought OF the advan-
tages that this community have
for fruit growing and other
crops. Almost any crop thai
can be grown in the temperate
zone can be grown in this sec
tion. The most important in
dustry in this section at the
present is the growing and
marketing of all kinds Of fruits,
such as apples, pears, peaches.
grapes and all kinds of small
fruits. There is not finer fruit
grown in the world than is
produced on the famous Sand,
Ridge i'm Dickinson, Wise and
Russell Counties. The above
section is situated near the
famous Toms Creek and Lick
Greek Coal fields that are in
exhaustable i'm extent. The
companies that operate these
mines employ thousands of
miners each year and their
number is steadily increasing
from year 90 year and 10 VIII be
but a short while fill great
consumers of all kinds of fruits
and viii gladly pay 81 25 per
bushel for apples and from $500
20 $3.50 per bushel for peaches
and a fancy price for AN small
fruit These people will con
sumo hundreds of bushels of
apples and peaches and thou
sands Of gallons OF berries each
season and this consumption
must increase each year instead
decreasing for it will be wears
before all the coal has been
mined from these mountains.
To give YOU an Illustration of
what ] Will give YOU some fg
urers as given by Mr. Noah W.
Rasnick who has given this
subject life long thought.
Talking as a basis one acre
Of land set in apple trees sev
euty two trees TO the acre will
cost 5000. land included and
the rent Of the land TEN years
Will cover the cost Of caring Tor
the trees and the trees will have
increased in value Sl.OO per tree
per annum. ON the sixth year
the trees viii produce two bush
els of apples per tree at SIPS
per bushel will be- $4,000. on
the eighth year they will pro-
duce 500 bushels at Sl.25 viii
be $4,000, ON the tenth wear
they viii produce $40 bushels
at Si.25 will be $4,000 and
the trees viii have increased
IN value 10 S720 90 which
makes a total of 100000. II
would cost $4,000 to mar
ket the fruit which would
leave a net profit of 81 $50 90 on
a 5000 investment for ten
years. The next ten years
will produce five crops of fruii
at an average of ten bushels per
tree or $500 bushels of apples
at Sl.25 per bushel would be
= 10000. Cost of marketing
the same would be 81 500 col
which would leave a net profit
of S2,700.OO for the next ten
years. This is only very con-
servative estimate for one acre
and If any one would start to-
work now and set several acres
In fruit trees in ten at the first
estimate they would have netted
q profit OF $76,5OOOO on fifty
acres set in fruit trees. Besides
these profits while the fruit
trees are becoming of bearing
age one can set the same ground
in such frnifs 40 a row ,f ,,..ooh
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-13
Great Activity Displa, IN Kentucky And
Tennessee.

baltimore. Feb. Sin its
issue this week the Manufac-
turer's Record says:
"Great activity is now being
displayed in building railroad
extensions be ween the Middles-
horo and Jelico districts Of
Kentucky and Tennessee At
several points rivalry between
competing lines in gaining
access 20 new fields I'M keen.
construction work Is being
pushed vigorously where COM
peiion acts as an incentive
Following the opening of the
Clear Forks field. on the Ten
nessee side, construction work
rs being started ON several
lines designed 20 enter rich
areas of coal ON the Kentucky
side. THE Louisville a. Nash
vile system i- behind one of
these undertakings. ihe Pine
Mountain railroad. which will
be- constructed through the coal
fields of Bell, Knox and Whit.
ney counties. This lime is to be
36 miles long. connecting the
Cumberland Nalle, division of
ihr Lnuisvii a. Nashville with
ih' Knoxville division of that
company
fo.iowing the opening of the
Clear Forks field. on the Ten.
ne~see side. construction work
is being started on several lines
drSig ed to enter rich areas of
coal on the Kentucky side The
Louisville & Nashville system
i7 behind One of these undertak-
ings the Pine Mountain rail-
road. which viii b,. constructed
through The coal fields of Bel.
Knox end Whitney counties.
rbis li,. 80. ...,
connecting thc Cumberland
Valley iivisio, of,b.r,.,i... ....,,,
~ .shyill. ,..;,, .,t., t-...-..,,.
divi.,o .,fth.+.,,,..,,.
Thee sn.v, r l Din.
N,unf.i, Ii,. ,..,.. ,..,.
.r.l m,nihs ,r, v.. r..,.
viii. A. N,.b,iif. ...,,,..,,
now pr.ntrino r, f...,+. .,,,.,.l,
bouses ,t ssvorsl ,oi,ts fr.,.,
which cons,rn,,io, ,,,rl- ,.,n
procaed an5 ,bs ,roie,, ,,-;il l..
push.J rsni8ly - c.,n,,l.,,,,
In the m.antim. the ,r,i.,.
t,rs nf ,b. Cn,,b..r.,,1 r,il--.,.l
are nusbing ,vort o, ,b.;r
extensions which viii .,,or
the coal fields If Knov R.u'
and Whitney counti.s in ,
lateral direction from tbstt,l-o,
bv the Pine Mountain RAILROAD
This line is also In he gs mills
i'm extent be0inning from
connrc ion with the T.risvilla
* Nashville iinein Knov c,untv
and ending ar L.Ilico wb. ~
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-03
u & q. Il
EAST SURRY, March 2!

EAST SURRY, March q.
Dear White Ribboners:
was SO glad to see J. N. Ms appeal
for our column. /, too, have missed it.,
and wondered what had come over all the
sisters, even if the unions were asleep.
But to-day surely all our hearts are SO full
OF glad rejoicing we can unite, sing or
shout, just as the spirit moves, without
one bit of restraint. never felt SO happy
in my life.
The seventy-third legislature Of Maine
has closed, and dear old Maine still has
the prohibitory law and the Sturgis law,
too. May the very richest blessings OF
heaven and earth fall to the lot Of Gov.
Cobb all the rest of his life for the noble,
grand, daring act of vetoing the Sturgis
law. tell you it took q man to do that.
How proud we ought all to be of the head
of the republican party. Speaker Powers
stands next to him in noble deeds and
daring.
Now, sisters, this has been q grand year.
especially the winter. Let us rally for the
convention and for our column, which
The AMERICAN has given US SO long.
How interested Mr.. and Mrs. Chilcoft
were for it, and our present editor has
been SO forbearing with us. Come to the
front one and all. JULIA A. CHArTo.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-03


johnson read to us the deed ana morssaee'
then we felt that we had something 70 WORK
for.
The sisters had. by hard work. earned sioo
which they paid on the hall. It was hard
struggle for eight years, and a great many
times we thought we would have 10 give II
up. Our members, great many OF them'
got discouraged ana lett US. nut the ia"hiu'
few stood by and in the year 1880 the deos
on the grange building was all cleared up
end we felt that we were renewed OF heaNs
burden.
In 1893 we buiit our STABLE whisn sost US
about sloo In lsa we oougnt furniture anu
paid ssS Tor that. we nave mao repairs maoe
on the nail which nave cost us ABOUT soo
Last year We hao ne" "inoo"s pa' i"' "n'e"
was the best thing we ever did. Th's grange
has elected nine masters a. ioAows'
}. r. Johnson, two years. W. "aro"en'
seven years. y n our.is' 'hlee seafs' a. o.
6rIndie' one year; u L. c1noaee' one year.
Al wooo' tnree years onAiies ious".A'
four years; ). r. WOOD tnree years. o's'ef
Neiiie WOOD Tor the present yea
onis one treasurer mas he'1 s"A. on'.. -.
nearly qoa''e' OF century
eieeseo ,hir0een secre.arles' as ioiio"s' e. "
.
D. eook' one sea'' oora wv seA's
Mr' Marks diea IN reoruary OF the SECOND
year. ana b. NJ oahoase niea 'ne once 'ne
REMAINDER OF 'he year anu ~as eiec'eo 'ne
Nav yontman one wear. + F wood. one
wear: A. p. Athertop. two years: Nellie wood
nine years; Manda Carter for the present
year.
Much credit is due to these officers for by
their constant attendance ana perseverance