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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

- have them for wives for his
sons. The friend replied prompt
~ that he did, and if the ex
penses of the journey were duly
provided they would be sent
over. This was arranged and
IN short time two beautiful
seignoritas, sisters, aged ten
and sixteen respectively, alight-
ed from the train at Irondale.
The son Jim being 81 took the
elder of the two maidens. and
the marriage was solemnized
forthwith. But Joe was doomed
to wait almost two years TO ar
rive at his majority, during
which time the maiden remain
ed with the family of her pros
pective husband. At last the
creeping months rolled by un
tli Joe too was 21, and the pros
pective bride had almost reach.
ed the age Of twelve. The priest
was then called in and the we'd
ding duly solemnized. This lit
tie lady is now not quite sixteen
and is the proud mother of two
as fine and handsome black
eyed children as can be found
anywhere.
Toney sprang from a race of
brave aud mighty men, and re- /
lates with much pride of how /
his grandfather fought for
eight years with the mighty 4
Napoleon, and how for twelve /
years after the star of his great
General sank to rise no more.
that he lived the life of the Des-
peratos, a band Of men who
lived IN the wilds and who
levied a tribute on industry
which If not paid was taken by
force Not that he was ex-
actly a member Of the Italian :
Brigands, but that he was a !
nan who had become accus- !
.omed to live by the profession
II arms, and when warfare was 4
'asts continued in the profess
non 10y choice in times of peace
Neither is Toney without
many personal experiences in }
Mortal combat which he relates
'erv impressively. One ex-
'erience of this kind occurred
when the ship on which he was
board lay at anchor in the bay >
I Gibraltar and the Spanish 7
came out in their =
ttle boats and climbed IN the .
ope ladders 10 vend their wares =,
. the passengers and crew r,
was soon discovered that the =,
honey given back by them in :,
mango was counterfeit and =
oney led the fight that resulted =,
the tossing of tricky Span :,
lrds into the sea. To this d.v !.
oney Is as positive as fate that d.
lere is not an honest man lives =;
etween Gibraltar and the Pv- =.
'nnes mountains, and should -
Spaniard dare to darken his :,
Dot there would be Spaniard i,
IS IN a very short time. %
But Toney has now reached n
lie age of fifty and no longer -;
X = for excitement. but ;.
flows the quiet life of the -
rmer, tending his flocks and 50
auting his vines on the sunny =,
'pes Of h is rugged farm. No
IN great delight he watches
e gambols of the young mules RAJ
they chase each other over -
O fields, no doubt thinking
the time when they will be II
e means of filling his purse. has
tn ne aud his family labor tWe
'adily, early and late, and r a'e
recreation seek among tho prol
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BETTER FEED, BETTER MEAT
A Very Close Relationship Exists Be.
 tween Feed and Flavor in Pork.

But few farmers think of the in. fiuence of feeding on the quality of the bacon or pork. It is a well. known fact that mast" makes soft, oily bacon, as do peanuts and other light feeds. Corn is not always best for an exclusive diet. but if pig has been kept growing and has had plenty of good pasture till 1t is six months old and weighs say 150 to 200 pounds, it will be well to feed it on corn alto gether till another 100 pounds is gained. After pig is fat it is best to finish of by feeding mixed ration of skim milk and oats or barley for . few weeks before butchering. Skim milk has tendency to make the pork more firm. as has likewise both oats and barley. Pigs that have not had proper pasturage while growing will not make as good bacon as those that have been properly cared for, declares Farmers Voice. Before the subject of curing bacon is touched it is well to look so far ahead as the growing of the pig.
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Sometimes if the grade Is raised in wet places the trouble will be less ened, particularly if porous materials are used
 Side drains may be constructed in the cuts on each side of the road, just outside of the limits of the macadam. These drains consist of narrow trenches, filled with broken stones or small gravel stones, with pipe five or six inches in diameter near the bottom. The pipe is laid with open points, true to grade, and is carried to a proper outlet. Sometimes the pipe is omitted and the entire trench filled with stones, in which case it is called blind drain. Such drains serve to cut of the subsurface water before it can get under the macadam.
 A trench of a width identical with the width of the macadam may be excavated for depth of from 12 to IS inches in the center and to depth of from six to eight inches on the sides, shaped on the bottom like flattened letter V. This trench Is filled with field or any sort of stones, varying in size from the smallest ob- tainable to such as are eight or ten inches in diameter, the largest stones being placed at the bottom. The stones need not be placed with special care, but yet so as to permit their consolidation by roller The bot tom of the trench should be tolerably true to grade, and "cut-off" lateral trenches filled with stones are neces- sary to carry the water to proper out lets. Such drain is usually effective, and ordinarily costs less than two side or blind drains.
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cuLLINcs.

Time to begin to corn the pigs.
 During 1906 26,235,000 pounds oi flower bulbs were exported from the Netherlands.
 Corn is best suited to animals at plain, steady work. It's supply should be limited with colts and growing horses, because of its lack q ash and potash.
 Orchard grass is an excellent pas ture plant when properly managed. but is not 60 nutritious or paiatable as blue grass, although 1t furnishes moro grazing during the season and also ranks high for nutritive qualities.
 Have you ever wrestled with . stubborn lid of fruit jar? There fs no need to do 1t when once you know how to remove It. With . knife. 1rst loosen the rubber from the glass; after that 8 child can un- ocrew 1t
 Nodulss on clover arc all richt: they help the plants b gf0w and ba py00t6bie. But lice and mitSs cn hens and chicks don't work thot " { |juet tho oJpo6lte SY9o0ty of 1eoC( eq!sl aentl >of lnee " r z
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souR MILK NOT THE WORST. Creator Objection to Sweet Milk Which Has Absorbed Foul FIavors.

A great many, we might nay . ma jority. of the creamery patrons of tho country apparently entertain the idea that milk must be sour in order to be unit for use at the creamery There are worse faults of milk than being sour, and better butter can be made from some sour milk than from per fectly sweet milk which has taken on some of the other objectionable lavurs. The flavor coming from milk which has been contained in dirty can is . great deal more objectionable than . clean. sour milk tavor. The odor IT. sued from milk which has boea smothered (coysred up tight1y bseoso cooling) is perhaps the n6oet sth- noxious of all. especially afoor it hos sc4uirod few hours' axe. I11s 1a<cR is more truly described by t1e eeIll rotten" and 10 buttorn ller oooo1t S66h u1l1lE BccGd oks 1l~( lUss, tN6tF = mn 16oa
 oour ln oeoDr to - - 2ri1 ot n n
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LAND oRAINAoG.
nesuits of Investigations by Wiseon'
 sin Experiment Station.

Of all the conditions which influence the growth of crops none is more inn portant than the amount of moisture in the soil. While water is absolutely essential to plants, an excess is as bad as deficiency.
 There are two kinds of conditions which require drainage; first, land which is wet or marshy, because it is too flat to allow surface drainage; second, land which has sufficient slope to give good surface drainage but which on account of the large amount of vegetable matter or humus it contains and of its impervious clay subsoil, does not have good underdrainage.
 The lack of drainage in the first case is readily seen and understood, but the importance of drainage in the second case is not generally recog- nized, although it's benefits are as great as in the cases of marshes. Replies from 129 assessors, selected at random throughout the state, show that there are 1921 acres of land in their townships which are practically worthless for agricultural purposes be cause of lack of drainage. This is over 100 acres per township, at which rate there are bat 100000 acres in the entire state of this class of land Then there are at least 100000 acres of marshy land which are only partially productive on account of too much | surface water to allow proper culti vation. In addition to this, there are at least 100000 acres of up land clay soil which require under drainage to allow it to produce max imum crops.
 | We believe that the thorougf drainage of this four and half mil lion acres would increase it's value one hundred million dollars. In the case of tile drainage of clay land already under cultivation, tn, increase in yield varies from 15 tt 50 per cent. This is net profit on thu cost of drainage, since there is no in crease in expense of cultivation of thu land. In fact, 1t is easier to worl drained land than undrained land. Elk | pays for itself in from two to fou years. Considered in detail, the ben fits from drainage are as follows:
 (a) Allows cultivation of land other
 wise not available for farming. (b) Allows earlier working in spring Co Allows the soil to warm u
 more rapidly in the spring, thu
 increasing the length of the ses son and lessening the danger c
 frost.
 (d) Produces good ventilation an l tilth in the soil
 (e) Increases the amount of wate
 available to crops.
 CD Aids nitrification, retards den' r trification.
 (g) Lessens surface washing. (h) Allows fields to be made uni form in outline and hence worke' to better advantage.
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side of crIb Next to passaaew.y.

meshes to the inch, to cover the rallied inner wall of the cribs, and also to cover the floor. After spreading the screen. on the floor 1 put on 1t An- other shiplap plank floor, letting the wire turn up at the edges of crib about about five inches. The screen on sides was put on the outside of rails next to the central barn space, and was fas- tened in place by laths nailed down with shingle nails.
 Overhead between the joists spread an extra heavy galvanized wire fly netting, of about 196 meshes to the square inch, and held it tight to loft floor over crib by mailing lath on 1t. I have not seen rat since l put on the screens. although 1t has been on several years. It will last a life- time.
 The heavy galvanized No. sand screen cloth will cost three and one half cents per square foot. However. there has since come to my attention a wire cloth of finer mesh that think decidedly better for the purpose. It is No. 8 evapOrator, GA meshes to the square inch. and costing four cents to the square foot. The extra heavy gal vanized wire fly netting costs two and one-half cents per square foot in un- broken rolls of 100 linear feet, on which prices quoted are based.
 find this plan for rat-pr0of crib much better than building one on stilts, which will compel you to climb . ladder 73O times year for the reat of your life. Missouri Valley Farmer.
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ROAD DRAINAGE.
Importance Which It sustains to the Durability of Macadam Con
 struction.

Water should never be permitted
 to remain under macadam road. It softens the foundation so that the broken stones are forced down into it by the wheels of vehicles, thus causing ruts to develop in the machadam. In freezing it expands and "heaves" the broken stone, de stroying the bond between the stones and causing the larger stones to rise to the surface. As result the ma terial in the subgrade is forced up into the interstices between the stones, and in the spring the macadam will be found to be rough, irregular in shape, and weakened There are sev. eral ways of removing the difficulties with subsurface water, at least in part
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UTILIZE EVERY ACRE.
Unused Spaces on the Farm Should Be Put to Some Profitable Use.

On many of our farms are to be found considerable tracts of land that have never been utilized, though com. posed of good soil. Frequently the land is so low that the water has kept 1t out of use. In other cases the land is of such rolling nature that it has been allowed to remain in stumps and underbrush, while in still other cases trees of no particular value have been could have been brought into a condi- ton of produce paying crops, but the farmer has had all the land he cared to use and could buy more land at a small price.
 But the rapid rise in price of land during the past few years has made it advisable for the farmer to look about him and see what he may do to make every acre on his farm productive The easiest land to bring into the service of the farmer is the land that is simply wet. Draining is a simple operation where the land is enough sloping to give good water fall, and this Is the case with most of this wet land. although there are many excep- tiOns.
 It will cost money to put in tile, but if the tile is properly laid and on a good foundation it will be an invest ment that will be paying large in-l terest years hence as we'll as at the present time. We'll laid tile Is one of the most satisfactory ways of in- vesting money, says Farmers Re view. for the tile, being under ground, will remain in it's position and Is out of the way of injury, if 1t be below the frost. Money invested in buildings may disappear in smoke. If it Is invested even in the bank 1t may disappear in collapse of the bank, but mother earth protects the money that is invested in tile. The draining land very frequently doubles in pre- ductive capacity.
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Clean the currvcomb. c

Clean out the currycomb, occasion ally, by washing 1t in water in which little concentrated I've has been dis solved. The lye unites with the grease In the comb to form soft soap, which the water readily dissoives. taking tie dirt with 1t and leaving tho currycomb as clean as new. Then thorouxhly rinse in clean wator, and dry. It might be we'll to tell your wlfs to try the same plan for the house
 combs, psing baking soda h place q
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heavy undressed one by four crib stun set about one and one-fourth inches apart, which gave the corn access to the air. The ends and outer walls of these cribs are of shiplap barn siding. Above both central space and cribs is the haymow, 32 by g feet. This hay now is tightly foored with good ship lap lumber. which forms the covering for the cribs.
 From wirecloth mill I obtained sufficient wire sand-screen No. 4, ten
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blanks. The cribs are six feet wide, 32 feet long and ten feed high. This leaves space between the cribs, not floored, 16 by 32 feet and about II feet high. This central space in closed in part by sliding doors nine feet wide and ten feet high and shut up seven feet of the open end space by shiplap siding.
 The sides of crib next to the large central space railed up by using
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inches long, eight inches wide. and five or six inches deep. A general idea is furnished in the sketch taken from Prairie Farmer. Loops are placed on one side for holding chis- els, etc.
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RAT pRoof BARN AND caIss.
Plan Recommended by Farmer of
 Neosho County, kansas.

I built small barn g by 32 feet, with cribs on the sides set upon rock foundations 12 or 15 inches high, us ing two by six for the floor joists and flooring the crib with good shiplap
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Th. Victoria Cross.

The British Victoria cross carries pension of about $50 a year for nriyates and noncommissioned of. flcers. The cross is worn on the left breast, suspended by red ribbon for the army, a blue for the navy.
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lolld dby a11 Dld SaH

| United States Captain
 i Scala Confederate Gen. ! Interesting Event of then Lieut.. Gushing was
 hding the Monticello, a |Llale Graft with a Plucky
 Csutain-The Wife of a bmlIal Tells the Story.
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HANDY FARM TOOL so {,
Makes 1t Easy to Carry Tools to Place
 Where Needed.

We show herewith sketch of . tool box which is recommended for every day use. The box is about IS
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Dasr Crowninshield, wife of
 IT Crowninshield, by reason
 -, is quite as well known to
 n is the distinguished naval
 5 name she bears. Following
 Of her earlier books Mrs.
 a has won still wider recog-
 E literary field by her "The
 and the Lady" and it's at
 - "Valencia's Garden.")
 uu said, Sir, you'd like to
 1pln ye a yarn,' I really
 1ieye my ears. That any
 want to hear the maun-
 n old salt like me would
 entered into my calcula-
 1ed me what heroic deeds
 nd If l couldn't tell you
 em. an I've been layin'
 le since that and ponderin'
 lm in the daytime as I pipe, and wonderin' what
 you, but Lord bless your Aever did a heroic deed in
 afe' As I was tryin to lomelnin, just to show you
 Ao llke to please you, it came to my mind that |.
 you of a heroic deed of
 sses, and that would be
 \ worth hearin' about than
 ster done. And if you'll
 guess when I get through
 nat nothin' that l could rose more for mans dash. \ love of adventure.
 p speak of was Lieut.. Wil- elns. God forgive me for
 'lst a man. A gentle V }nal r 1. w
 men of him! An officer.
 ol am! And a daredevil ~ mind, heart and soul, psned to be shipmates with u,as when he commanded
 slo n 1864. Shipmates? V wouldn't like me saying sour sonl! An officer and ..a .a1.,l 5 never too high and 4 saA 10 an old sailor who's \. assr with him, nor -to N ..t,o. ~ "iien ne meets \, ss q 3 dlfferent.lmatter; dis \. :. Oe maintained, and I'd .,s an even to hint that an
 V treat me familiarlv \, s's os actin in our relative 5 l;sas ssaeer e ..,a and man. Why, '.ss su,enaiit ' after the last 1 "a, ~ ,n together and he i. 'a saa 'ae back as friendly as |iea s' saS <, ne handed me the |o ma q I him. just as if he N N N. though, God forgive { us 0 oener side of Ihlpc sss uown to my story. N r's sas Commanding the V. 's February, GA, and '1s os IsSss.s',T s aeT cap'n. I won't so ua
 D0 'su sa,' ,'alk 2 of how we all " you know how o,s a.' I st,ns ss m a Twin sinner. s ds sas s we hadn't founr <, op saa ana the days had hung qiiD' r os.a Sar hands. We wss NJ tho''t, out for isomethihn, "tn to st .ass though we were un5,e0 eo E ot, stasnor, sao1 going in aaosa closs | shos's ssa'a, lodging around os Ss,s sos. and T. steaming up ls w,s,as sss Fisher and New s dosss doss'ehsd .s blockade rs~ ruS. V s'',',,s night over s''an ana and na,.s slip sls z. 2 was not a verv uvs1; s,u $ s,. sss plucky, and Ssx KS issa tsses match for her. one 5,ss
 s.,- A0te seemed 4.
 ], nsn,p. Uo. Preparations @r ? lsudlne
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10 Forqet.

To forget is the great secret of strong and creative natures ito for eat after the manner of Nature .hor- self who knows no past, who begins afresh at every hour the mysteries of her unwarranted travail. --Balxac.
 Very Likely.
 Answer to correspondent--A cro- ouette. we believe. is female croQuel player, London Punch
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LIEUT.. w. B. CUSHING.
 United States Navy, Commanding U. s. s. Monticello.

"Then I saw him scribble over the i'm of his name Compliments of. ana underneath the words 'U. s. Navy I saw that he wrote the wOrtis:
 "'very sorry you were not at home when I called. Hope for better luck next time
 aNow think of that from Q lad of 24 to a general commanding gar risOn!
 .sYou see, sir, told you the truth. I had no heroic deeds to relate of my self. for only looked on and followed where youngster led the way.'
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We got out of the boats, and the cap'n ordered the men to hide them selves under the bank. Some of us 4he ordered to come with him, and you may he sure I didn't stay behind. If there was going to be fun, was go ing in for it. The first thing we did was to capture some negroes who were at the salt works.
 ssI heard the cap'n ask: Where is Gen. Herbert?' to which the men re- inlied: Right up dah, sah, in de ho- tel, sah!'
 .cap.n Cushing then left some of o,,r men to guard the boats He said: ,T don,t want too many. They would hinder me. I'll take you with me. lTones. and you, Howorth. and one sea- ,nan, He chose, of course, brawny nld fellow who had been with him n various expeditions. but though I was not asked to accompany lem. I crart along after, for meant to be in If now, as I told you. if there was to be any fun. The others walked quietly up through the garden, and l followed. The first thing heard was . window being pushed up gently. atepped upon the piazza and looked into the room. Cap'n Cushing was al raadv in the room and so were MT. lanes and MT. Howorth. There was : lamp burning low. A figure rose up in the bed.
 who's there? said voice.
 p'Gep, Herbert, you mey = wsn
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} by Joseph B. Bowles.)

J3sr Crowninshield, wife of 61l Crowninshield, by reason -, is quite as well known to M is the distinguished naval e name she bears. Following
 of her earlier books Mrs. h has won still wider recog- e literary field by her "The Land the Lady" and it's at
 - Valencia's Garden.'')
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-17
Commissioners
Hold Meeting

The commissioners at their last
regular session transacted the fol-
lowing business:
\ petition from residents of Fran
els, asking for an appropriation Of
t5OO for use In repairing roads in
that precinct, was read and taken
under sdvisement
The appointment Of Con. Hunt rs
deputy state fish aud game warden
was confirmed and bond approved.
The sheriff reported that he had
received In fees during the month
Of April, 1850.
The clerks fees for the same per-
Tod was tilO75.
The recorders fees $1,000
The official bonds Of Oscar Eskol-
sen, iustic" Of the peace oi Francis,
and +. j. Tree, road supervisor "
Parlcy's Park, were approved.
The resignation OF u. II, Rcddcn.
constable Of Parley's Park, was ac-
ceptsd.
Chas. Hortin was appointed con-
stable Of Rockport precinct
Thco. Johnson was appointed con-
stable Of Parley's Park.
The AUDITORS report was gone over
and referred TO the county treasurer
Adjourned.
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park 70 a number Of citizens, which
was referred 10 the committee on
city property;thc committee report
ed that they had written a number
ofcitios 10 to what they did; had re-
ceived mo replies. and therefore
could not report at this meeting.
The X. NJ Bell Tel co. was grant
ed permission to use the city cleo
tric light poles to string their wires
on at Toe per hitch per pole per year,
~ recommended by the electric
light committee.
The Coalvillc Coop was granted
leave To close sidewalk In front Of
their new building, during time that
cement walk was being constructed.
by resolution the recorder was
ordered to notify the city marshal
the he, ~ marshal, notify all prop
erty owners, that they must clean
up Ia front Of their promises, all rub
bish and have the same hauled
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-17

Spring winds chap, tan and cause
freckles "a appear. Pinesalve Car
bolized applied az night will relieve
that burning sensation. Natures
own remedy. Acts like puulticc
and draws out inflammation. Sold hy
John Boyden a Son. m
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-17

away. Also that all fumes. board
walks, ETC., must be lowered To level
Of sidewalk, To- avoidc danger Of ac-
cidents.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-17

VIC LO"'O IL TO I OuI oVVU IUuB''T0''''
q One rule Of this store is---"Don'l urge a Gus
toner to buy" q We leave it to you. q You
can look here Try on garments and satisfy yourself,
and II will not be made unpleasant for you should
you mol buy, q We leave it to you Try us.
q We are the exclusive sellers in this city Of
Kohn Brothers. Chicago, Fine Clothes for Men
q Its pleasure to show this clothing, Be sure
to see it,