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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

heoSc. Va. Ang ? T..
NSIy popular couples of This
race, were married last well
I ,li; W aitsr Fclls 90 Miss NTarv
riddle, the ceremony tal-iDo.
place nm Bristol. Tenp ms
other couple is Mr.. r. a. ne
Ie.d and Miss Lilly Head wbo
we're married on Glover Forl-
in harlan county, XIV. Rev
q James Mcknight performed ~
marriage ceremony. AN mar
. ..oS are OF prominent and re-
spectacle families.
Mr. T. Perrin and fa,,1,. /
nave moved into the Tnci-c-
l' s AIR. Perrin is president
~ u. 'nis company, and the most
once and plant here was naroo5
'h honor of his wife.
A Postoaice inspector went
over The railroad last week onJ
topped over at the Kootee
-oai and Coke Company's Hotoi
me night He was 49,,
'anied 10y some coal insnectorH
'-o visited the coal mines
w. $. Palmer. the schoo,
, ustee mere Us actively engaged
= securing sufficient nnn6er q
eiiicient teachers for the '
-eokee school. '''0 81
Inc base ball team here i y
.i OF fine players. who R'
i'uS tney can make il bot~ D.
" The best of them. w -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

a part Of Che new postoaico
oul,ding "a being fitted up with
shelves for store purposes.
The Wis Printing Companv
OF Big Stone Gap. viii Oive Va,
nr't class job OF priRting at a
consistent price.
rs. l.. Crosmonn is Tia Bristol
where he viii spend several
DAYS visiting. Mr.. Crosmann
VIII leave ~ the near fu-ure
Ior colorado IN am effort % im (
proVe ms health. which has not
oeen good for a long time
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26
.APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT=

IS. ,. tfrimm. of S'os, 3. Demo.
near Bedford City, was in own
last week.
+: A. Collins acted as mail
clerk last week in j. w. Sar-
ver's place.
Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Kahler re-
1 turned last week from a visit
at Bluff City, Tenn.
Attorney A. P. Crockett. Of
Coeburn, was in town last
week.
Geo. A. Garner was over
from Clinchport last Friday.
Miss Flora Ward. of Keokee.
was visiting &C the home Of DR. 4
and Mrs. Smyth last week.
Geo. Leonard and family. Of
Ciinchporl, were Appalachis Z
visitors last week. N
Hon J. c. Noel. Of Penning-
ton cap, was in town last week J
w. 81. Wray was down from
Norton Thursday last.
Mrs NJ G. Mathews. Of Dante !,
was visiting in town last Thurs, "
lay and Friday.
Chas: Cartright and family
peat thursday In Bristol will
elatives. 81
Mss Eunice Masters. Of Cor. e
IN ny, is visiting her sister
'rs. John Bloudeli.
Il, L. Bushong. Of Bristol - -
'.,aS an Appalachia visitor X,
thursday n
j. p Wolfe. OF the Gan. was
town Saturday.
Smyth and COMPANY bov. of
wen their place OF business y By
borough painting inside and dis
VT and Mrs. j. S. Parsons. op,
"iiiii Slon zap. were rnosts M
i'r. and Mrs. =. r. Smvtb
ss week. ''
~, In
w A. Walker. ~ Imboden tiol
iS in town Saturday having JOY
me engraving work done bS coz
hnson, the jeweIcr. vii
,r. an
/, -. = os ~. u" Hobbs, of Dry. this
p and Miss tianary. Of Stick. MAD
nille, spent Friday al DR.
T. SmYth's home. n
A. y Ia, $3.50, ca @
Z 20 points an Kentucky last ing me-
r.,.l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

''.'D ~ STATE PUBLIC scuool sI
letters science. Law. Medicine. Ene-. ,,-
,.o DOLLARS COVERS AL c..I-
ii-lAia students of fees ami t...
.i ,''.eI "i me academic Department. I.....
-. -e, ih lle south. Next session I...
i'.''."ef ltth. University Srmr,.-- S.. ....
''"7 gu.y 18th. send for cAaloe..
HOWARD WINSTON. Rer.
Charlottesville n.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

iy, except SUNDAY. -f.r.f n.
,-e".. i'lsiol, (Scranto- S., ..
inr. i,. 1--WE ,e Hniadccr il.I0a rs
Bristol Bias p. IN. ''' o.. 'a-. ana a--|r.,
;,... a. rams rams No.. and carry p.r-
~ l io5in Buffet sleeping "a. ... t7r
''i ana Louisville Nv. --i.f. ...n i-.
OF address -i 'u avg .-.
" +. ALLEN. q. D.. A ..N fRA
1872 o.. Te1n.r..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin d CoI.
iler are the proud parents of =
oaoy girl. The young ladv ar
rived on the 2Oth instant.
Sergeant Riddle is PROVING -
De one Of the best police ofieser -
IN TINS section, and conJnctS
business in a way to ms,Se NJ, 80
Sreants think twice before w.
liatlng the law in his inrisd;c-
me foiiowin is a list Of teach.
'rs and principal selected -
,osltl9ns IN the Appalacbia (
graded school for the ens ';,,ss
erm; Prof. r. II. Doupbert,s
55ate City, principal: Miss GraSs,
Big Stone Gan. NJ
?. ,. Grimm and Miss Mr.
,,el'~ltch, OF Foress Demo-.
lrs DickeDson, AappalacbSa
instructor in music, Miss Hans
nann, Of Wisconsin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-08-26

: Mrs. K. A. Collins. wife Of
assistant postmaster. was ouite
! III last week, but is recovering
4. j. Iempleton has sold his
r residence TO +. N. Strong We
understand he will build n few
more rooms TO one of his cot
1ages on the hill and occuDv II
as residence in the future.
Mrs. c. S. Hale and daugb-
.erS; Iva and Georgia, are visit
ing Mr.. Hale's parents at Hale's
Mills, IN Scott county.
w. A. Wolfe, of Norton. was
last week. '''''' ~ ''
Miss Nellie Gray Kennedy of
Mendota, spent part OF last
week with Appalachia friends
J. r. Mullons, of Flat Gan
was attending 10 business i'm,
'erests here part of last week
Ray White was over from,
"ate City one day last week
W r. Cartright. of Rris,ol
spent Wednesday night at In, 4
,ermont with his brothers Fj
ward and Charles Cartright.
Arthur Gray, OF this nl,co ,
'ho Miss Stella Basham. of Nor' S
on, lourneyed 90 Whifesbnro T
", last Wednesday and were S
aim Brothers have greatly n
Ren,anced the beauty and valns n
z their building on Main Stree D.
y the addition of large double IN
lsplay windows. -
Henry Hall, of Norton b,s tn
pened "a shooting pslerv on an
ain Street. NJ" Oh
A much needed improven,,,,, Ia
ene way of sanitary condi-
ohS OF Che town is being on. Fri
y ca aud 10 is hoped that when in
..unl pIeted She town officials pa
ii place "a liberal penalty an Ire
VINO forget the necessity M
ls important feature i'm the
after Of health.
Two valuable COWS were kin p
oI ''le " w Railroad vcI
ar here last week. they nav pla
'oen lrespassing ON Che rail Mr.
,,u right-of-way. This ougbt rid
oe warning 60 people wbo MIA.
not look after their stock 9th
liss Laura Belle Gibson. Of ,,e'.
mega, Va, is here MAKING IN
Parations 20 enter school M In,
-eIsoh City. - Rogersville mar
ties
. w. Avis made flying trim spec
'lonega, Va. last week and NJ
+ work rs plentiful -Rogers. hav,
e Herald. hou.
ar esteemed friend. the Rev oaic.
5. Llvesay, of Iuman. posso5 +, y.
ugh Jonesville Saturday on
way TO Wauens Greek ~ a
ca sunday as Gallilee ~ oN er
ssVille Star. stopi
Coal
rs. Judge Gmy and Mrs one
ing Catron We're VISITING PAM,
IDS IN town Sunday. who
here
j. and Mrs. w. G.. Crawford W
pr. Henry and daughter trus,.
monday on a fishing expe- i'm So,
of ef
n. Johnson was IN tho heok
sunday surveying the i'm Tn
'ments and building going conn,
think
.ool opens in Appalacbia for Ga
tuesday, September Ist -
ne youth of the town ana
~ are urged to be present DR..
ISL day that they may be
| IN proper grades and ppo
ne teachers and princi. bJ6i
get down tOI svstemotic
i 3 with as little delay as VIII
Fri
and Mrs. Martin d. Col. --5 l.-.s-i
e the proud parents of q
sIri, The young lady ar Scarf
IN the 2Oth instant r.,
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

presidential election, and all the re.
suits that free trade victory could
bring, they do not care TO load up
with an ACREAGE that may leave them
with large supply of raw mattel
ial on hands that it would not pay
them to work up.
1t looks to tie observer as il both
sides had q pretty good case made
out, that they intend to stand by
their colors, and that the sugar beet
acreage would be much smaller than
for several years.
The situation, however, is causing
no alarm in the valley as this section
was one of the richest agricultural
areas in the world before the culture
OF the sugar beets was introduced
and there are 80 many profitable crops
to be raised that the farmer has no
trouble in selecting one to suit his
fancy That many will continue to
raise sugar beets goes without saying
and that this great industry will con-
tinue to enlarge and prosper is GER
tainty, but it will probably no long er
be considered the greatest of the
valleys industries.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

The deadlock which has existed
for several weeks between the far
rners and the management Of the fac
tories IN the Arkansas valley still con-
tinues and it looks as if the situation
was growing more difficult Of settle
ment each day.
Both sides issued long statements
the past week which have been wide
ly circulated among the growers and
it is needles for as to republish them
as all interested have read and thor
oughly digested them already. To
an unprejudiced bys.snder it looks
as il each side had made q pretty
good case Of it, and from their own
standpoint, If all they state is perfect.
ly correct, they are both in the right.
The trouble, though, must be deeper
seated than any thing which appears
on the surface.
The amount in contention on eth
or side does not seem to be in keep
ing with the disturbance that is be-
ing raised. The cut of 500 per ton
only affects that portion of the crop
which tests under 5 per cent sugar,
and if this slight difference means the
wiping out Of profits to either factory
or farmer, as both claim, then the
business is ON too prsoarious . basis
for safety for either party, and the
quicker our farmers get back to the
old reliable crops Of alfalfa, wheat,
fruits, bees and stock, the better for
them and the country.
The Garden City factory has had
no trouble signing up all the acreage
it could handle at the fiat rate of S5
per ton, but allowing only zoo per
ton for sliced beets. which would
mako on the average such little diff
erence over the contract here as to
be inconsiderate.
The real fact is that the farmers
have had bad year all around, not
only at beets but most every crop,
and are in no humor to accept cut.
They argue and with justice that they
need to recuperate their losses the
coming year just Is mueh - capital
does; and it looks as il they would
stand pat on the proposition of the
80 flat rate or no beets.
On the other hand the factories
know where they can get enough beet
for considerable run at the new
rate, and with the uncertainties OF Q
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05
Beet Sugar Industry.

The total consumption of sugar in
the United States from foreign coun-
tries and insulsr possessions in 1907
amounted to 2,337,352 long tons,
compared with 2,2S1, 500 tons in
1908. The total consumption of
domestic sugar in 1907 was 656,627
long tons.
The consumption of Cuban sugar
last year in the United States amoun-
ted to 1,34O, 400 long tons.
It requires s112,OOO,O00 to pay
our foreign sugar bill last year.
The Republican party in its plat
form of 1895 pledged the party to so
foster and protect the Amsriodn sug-
" industry to the end that this coun
try might keep the millions paid for
foreign sugar at home.
Our enormous exports of bread
stuRs have naturally been pointed to
with pride for many years past, but
Notwithstanding our home sugar in
dustry it requires more money to set
Tie our foreign raw sugar bills than
ws received for al our exports Of
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05
bresdstuffs, whea. and wheat -four
combined.

bresdstuffs, whea. and wheat -four
combined.
It takes the value of all the wheat
we raise on approximately 8, 500, 900
acres, or one-fifth of the entire wheat
acreage of the United States, to pay
for the sugar we import from foreign
lands and which we could produce
on 100000 acres of American sug-
ar beets. As a nation we would have
'broken even, as the saying goes, if
We had given up S,b00,OOO acres of
wheat sowings, planted q million and
half acres of il to sugar beets, and
allowed the other 7,OOO,0 900 acres to
lie fallow or have turned it into golf
links.
To produce this sugar at home
would mean the investment Of three
to four hundred million dollars in
the erection of additional sugar beet
factories and the consequent building
up Of like number Of prosperous
communities. Ten years ago 1t look
ed as though We were in fair way
to produce by this means all the sug-
ar we consume.
During the first five years of this
10-year period capital rushed head
long into the industry, but the far
mers we're apsthetic, for it was a new
crop. Capitalists increased the num-
Der of factories 600 per cent in five
years, while tho farmers increased
their sowings but $50 per cent.
The projectors of new factories were
trying for more beets, and any ress-
onably good community that offered
contracts for from one to two thou
sand acres could secure the erection
Of half q million dollar factory,
During the second five years Of
this period tho reverse conditions
have prevailed. The farmers have
Increased their planting nearly 900
per cent, while the capitalists have
increased their number Of factories
less than 100 per cent, and today
scores of excellent locations, Offering
5000 to 5000 acres, signed up for
five and six years, are unable to in
duce capitalists to give them q sec-
ond thought or to invest q dollar.
In 1895 alone our beet sugar output
increased 30 per cent, and yet there
was erected in the United States but
one new plant.-Nationsl Farmer.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05
90 YEARS AGO
Notes from The Lamar Register Of
Feb. 8, 1888

A company was organized to build
a new $4,000 hotel to accommodate
the big rush of immigration. OF the
stockholders and directors only &C.
Goodale ls now q resident of the
town.
The Granada postoffioe has just
been made q money order Office.
A harmony committee was making
a big attempt to reduce the number
Of factions in town, but seemed to be
having about the same effect as the
present harmony committee of the
state democracy.
The Lamar railroad committee was
discussing the location Of the Rock
Island yards and division headquart-
ers.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

Mr.. D. g. Twsedie and family have
moved to Wiley where he has started
a grocery store. We wish him sue.
cess in his new line OF business.
Mr.. H. NJ. Hoyt is spending few
days in Csddos this week.
Messrs. Hampton and Wright aud
families moved to d. G.. Tweedie's
place last week.
Miss Candsce Drope spent Sunday
in Las Animas.
Miss Mary Kern while riding on
Sunday had the misfortune to be
thrown from her horse and had an
arm and limb broken.
B. D.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

But the greatest test Of any farm
ing product is not in medals and dip
Tomas, il is in dollars and cents
The fruits that year in and year out
bring the high prices give the grow
or the best rewards. By this test,
Colorado products rank still higher
than rated by the exposition judges.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05
COLORADO LEADS.

Comparison Of Colorado Crops
In Gem petition with OtheF
States,
Colorado has had three chances
since agriculture and fruit growing
have been we'll established, to meas
ure her progress against that OF the
rest of the country. These were at
the Chicago Worlds fair in 1893, at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition at
st. Louis in 1904, and at tho Lewis
& CLARK exposition at Portland, Ore
gon in the summer Of 1905.
At the Chicago Worlds fair in 1893
Of 371 exhibits from the state of
Colorado, 81 special premiums were
awarded, covering wheat, oats, rye,
barley, potatoes, fax, seeds, flowers,
grasses, wool, woods and soil. The
wheat exhibit attracted wide attention
and 25 awards were given to it alone
tho largest number received by any
one state Of the union.
At the St. Louis fair Of 1904 the
triumph Of Colorado was even more
marked. Three grand prizes were
given for exhibitions of the products
Of orchards and apiaries, and for
fruits of various kinds there were
nineteen gold medals and 282 other
awards. Colorado took either first or
second prize on every variety Of fruit
exhibited. and . greater proportion
than any other state in the union. In
agriculture Colorado secured four of
the grand prizes, one for grains,
grasses and forage plants, one for
vegetables, one for potatoes and one
for general installation. Besides this
in this section were "a gold medals
and 282 silver and bronze medals. No
other two states in the union secured
- many prizes in these GLASSES as did
Colorado.
At the Portland fair, the rivalry.
was even keensr than in the east
The Portland fair was designed to
bring forward the attractions of the
great northwest, which is just being
settled, and which bases it's claims
for attention upon the high quality
Of the product of its fields and orch-
ards. Word had been sent out to the
valleys Of Idaho and Oregon. of
Washington and California. to send
In their very best, and the collection
in the show cases easily surPa ssed
even the showing made at Chicago
and st. Louis.
The Colorado agricultural and
horticultural exhibit was composed
in part of the same exhibits sent to
St. Louis, and in part Of new addit-
ions of that seasons crops. As at
st. Louis and Chicago, there was
practically no competition in any
class in whish Colorado was an ex-
hibitor, and this state carried off
more than twice as many prizes as
oil its neighbors combined. The
following table shows what the a.
wards Of prizes were in the agricul-
tual and fruit sections at the Port
land fair:
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

We have a few farms Of from 40 to 60
acres for rent. Beet, small grain and
alfalfa land, Good improvements Call
at the American Beet Sugar Co. Fact
ory, Lamar, or S. e. Browne, Farm Supt.
Marvel Farm, Granada, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

FOR RENT acres of good land and
a 3 room house IN east end Of town; os
session any time. Inquire at Register
office.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

Your skin should be clear and bright
if your liver is IN normal condition.
Dades Little Liver Pills act on the liver
and headache, constipation and bilious
ness disappear. Price 25c. Sold by
Tho Up-to- Date Drug Co.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

$40, 900 Just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WRIT MARKHAM.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

FOR RENT-A good six-room house
2 blocks from Nam street. Inquire Of
I. J. Ssyler.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

FOR SALE-Fine Piano at q reason
able price. Inquire 107 3 Main.
The Lamar register., 1908-02-05
Try Carley's Cough Cure
L Wrnr MARxHAM,

$40, 600 just received for farm loans
No delays.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20

funerals then" piped up little girl.
The little country boys eyes blazed,
and when he went home to dinner he
told his mother about it.
"Why, it is cruelty to animals she
said. ut is all we'll enough to have
them for an hour or so, but not two or
three weeks in confinement. Poor old
hen! Poor little chickensl"
Then Tommy thought of going to the
school house early in the morning and
carrying the chickens off home with
him; but that wouldn't do. 1t would
be considered stealing, so he just tore
down the front screen and let them out.
Never was a gladder old hen and the
few little chicks that were left.
With aloud "Cluck! cluck cluck!'
the old hen led them down stairs, and
no sooner had she reached the yard
than she began SCRATCHING with all her
might. Next she ran to an ash heap
and fairly wallowed in 1t.
There was a great time when the
teacher and her pupils came. They
chased poor old Biddy all around, but
Biddy just wouldn't be caught, and she
flew over into the next yard with loud
cackling, while the little chicks ran
peeping found frantically in their vain
efforts to get out.
At last the little ones found holes
under the fence, through which they
crept, and soon they were all together
again, the hen and her chickens.
When the teacher saw the joy with
which the poor prosecuted creatures
fairly rolled in the dust and ashes and
ran eagerly about scratching for
worms and insects she decided that
Tommy was right and that she must
not conflne the poor little chickies In
the school room any longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20
WHY is 1T?

Ts ,s strange to me- and never could see
lust why the people should say
That an owl in a tree is as wise as can De
When he mopes and sleeps all DAY,
And never word from him Is heard
But lust his who? VINO? WhoT
while he sits and winks and shivers and blinks
With nothing that's nice to do
I'm sure If were only to try
To ask you a question or two
I could puzzle you more with my three or four
Than this old owl with his ''WhoY
For I'd say, "Who?" And / would try
To find out "How?' and ''When?
ia beat the owl, with his wise old scowi'
And puzzle the wisest men.
Rut now. instead Of nodding her head,
And saying, THE child is wise,
Mother looks down, with bit OF frowh'
And says, with sweet surprise,
my dear, you know you Will older grow
And then learn how why, when'
You can't know all till you're strong ana tan
Don't ask those things again.
Now don't see why an owl In tree
Is wise when he asks ''WhoT
When a boy like me, with his questions three'
I, q stupid child. Do your
Youths Companion
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-06
CRIMINAL TENDENCY
OF YOUTH OF
TE N Pc
TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY BEING
SOUGHT BY OFFICERS FOR
CLEVER SWINDLING OF SALT
RIVER VALLEY MAN.

TEMPE, October 5.--The town of
Tempe has developed precoeious erin.
inal for whom the Juvenile court is
reaching out its arms to restrain him
from going farther. The youth is Jose
Mendez, aged twelve, who though an in.
eorrigible boy was not regarded as
vicious. His cussedness for the most
part consisted OF absenting himself
from school,
But the other night he branched out.
He obtained possession of the passbook
of Henry Lopez and going to the store
where it had been issued he made hole
in the credit of Lopez He bought n
knife for one dollar, blue shirt, pair
of blue overalls and white hat with q
leather band around it. He then laid
N stock of sardines, cheese and crack
ers and was ready for battle with an
unfriendly world.
The boy had n little buckskin pony
but no accoutrements. Lopez had =
saddle for which he had paid $45 some
years ago, but in all respects it was as
good as new. A distinguishing mark on
the saddle was slash in what is known
as the flap of the seat leather.
All this is mentioned in more or less
detail for the reason that the author.
tiles would like to find the boy and have
not the slightest idea which direction
he took from Tempe.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-06
CHILD IS PROBABLY
FATALLY BURNT
IN TUCSON
rRIGHrFUL INJURIES RESULTED
BEFORE FLAMES WERE
ExTINGUISHED
Was Playing With Matches and Dress
Took Fire-Attempt to Blow Up Worm
Results in Eyes Being Injured
Girls Clothing Burned from Body.

TUCSON, October 5.-Matches and
Powder in the hands of children caused
probably fatal burns to a little birl
and severe injuries TO the eyes and faces
of two little boys Tuesday afternoon.
The four-year old daughter of A. Me-
Martin, of West Mccormick street, in
some way managed to secure some
matches. They ignited and the little
girls dress caught fire.
Almost in twinkling the little
girl was enveloped in flames and she
ran screaming with pain to her mother
who was in another room.
Before the flames could be extin
guished the little girl had been no badly
burned about the face and body that it
is feared her injuries will result fatally
DIR. Mark A. Rodgers was called and he
dressed the injuries and a.. q, erything
possible to relieve the agony which ne
child suffered.
The two sons of Adolph Koegel
a prominent mining man of Mammoth,
who are in Tucson, attending the Holli.
day school, found some black powder
in tin can on South Park avenue
They discovered tomato worm about
the same time.
They were trying to blow up the
worm, they explained, when suddenly
the powder exploded, tearing the can
into bits and seriously injuring the
boys about the eyes and face.
They were attended by DIR. Ide, who
picked the powder grains out of their
faces and attended their eyes. They
were taken to the Whitwel hospital
where they are reported to be resting
easily. DR.. Ido stated today that he did
not think the sight of either of the in
jured boys would be impaired. The boys
are aged ten and seven respectively.