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The Washington times., 1908-03-01
ODD FELLOWS GIVE
PRIZES TO DEGREE TEAM

The auditorium OF Odd Fellows Hall
was crowded Tuesday evening at the
presentation of banners offered as
prizes for degree WORK. The ladies were
present IN large numbers. Grand Mas
ter Easterling made the presentation
speeches.
Federal City Lodge. No. %, and Dor
cas- .Rebekah Lodge. the winners. were
both given enthusiastic receptions
Past Grand Master MILAN delivered the
address Of the evening, and the eXer-
cises were followed by dancing.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, will con-
fer the first rank on next Wednesday
evening at the Northeast Temple
Twelfth and II streets northeast. This
team has taken the prize at the meet
fngs OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge, be
sides being the victor in many local
contests. A cordial invitation has been
extended to all odd Fellows.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
SPEAKS ON HIERoGLYPHIcs.

An address by Miss Margaret HuddIe-
.eton on Egyptian hieroglyphics. was
Me feature of the last monthly meeting
the Excelsior Literary Club. held at
residence OF Mrs. Addie Foster, S34
Keith street southeast.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

Miss Virginia Alex
andeTl
DR.. IL Il Allen,
The Rev. Alfred II
AmeS,
Sister AntOnine.
Mrs. Marian S,
Baker.
Miss Mary Bechtel,
Prof. George NJ.
Boiling
Miss Kate Buck
man,
Miss Ida 3. Burg
dorf,
Prof. -ntchel car
roll,
Miss Edith NJ.
CLARK,
George J. CUM
mings,
DR.. Wilbur +
DalGs,
Miss Mildred Dean,
Miss Annie II. East
man,
Miss Harriet s. FL
lis,
Miss X. r. Elliott,
William. W. Gale,
Miss Helen n
Gary,
Mrs. a. +. Glas
cock,
Mrs. NJ. r. Hamp-
son,
T.. &. Harmon
Miss Mabel G.
Halves
NJ. w. Ifendrys
Mrs. Adelia q.
Hensley,
Miss Margaret Hob
Ecn,
Miss H n John
son.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

% 1.-THE Rev. Charles
AiGcl,sey,
Miss Lucy Madeira
. Mrs. NJ. a. Martin
dell,
beverley r. Mason.
4. Johannes Aiattern,
Emerson ". Mat
JhcWs,
!. Miss j. G. Aiuug-
ct.
% Frederick ID. Owen.
IPeTCIval Padgctt.
- Frederick l., Part
iugtOn,
% Prot Paul y. Peck,
Mrs. Anna NJ.
Iaise Phillips,
Miss A. l. Rainsy-
T. Ramsay.
wv. H Randolph,
= Prof. G. l. Ray
mOud,
!. IClaus j. Schwartz,
p THE Rev. Henry j.
Shandelle,
70 Thomas w. Sid
well,
!, IProf. Charles s.
Smith,
I. Mrs. II. u. SOmer-
veil,
10 IT.. s. Tilton,
Miss NJ. Elsie Tur-
10 ner,
Miss Martha Wash
burn.
y. lEiias r. 3. Willis,
Miss Sallie =. VIII
son,
!. Miss l. Grace
Woodward.
20 Mrs. Julia L
Young.
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MACCABEES HOLD EUCHRE.

A euchre, given by the Mt. Vernon
Hive, L. .. NJ, was held last Friday
evening. Prizes were awarded.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

W. T. Baldus. NJ D., Phi D. German Special
ist on Diseases OF the Brain. Nervous system
Heart. Kidneys Stomach. and other Diseases
Doctor services and medicine, So Tel. N
ssis. Hours. 70 70 L to 9. So. cor. stu & y nv
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
AUCTION SALES.
Carriages at Auction

VIII be sold on Monday, March Cd, at
IL A. n. Sharp. at Kings Auction, bal
Gmore, Nd one extra fine imported
cross seat Opera Bus, seats s inside. 4
on top. with rail for trunks; lust the
thing for public or hotel use; Brewster
Erougham, small size; Fine Victoria,
pole and shafts; 10 suits livery; 10
sets single and double harness.
Sale positive and peremptory.
JAMES KING, AuCtiOneer,
High St., Near Baltimore,
Baltimore, nd.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
DR., FISK ELCIN

Fxpert IN the treatment OF private diseases
chronic and acute. Both sexes All consulra-
lions confidential Medicine furnished Prices
moderate lz3s Pa ave. NV. Phone N. 1sl<.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
DR.. SHADE

IS years practice curing men. Nervous AMI
private ailments cured quickly; syphilitIc blood
ure, kidney. stomach. lungs, asthma. and gen
eral debility promptly cured. Consultation
free; hours 10 to (: Saturday nights. z 70 q
Closed Sundays. ~ 18th st. NV.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
rHvEsTYaArE

Our low rates on furniture loans; absolutely
no publicity: no prying into private affairs
and no delay.
OTHER LOAN COMPANIES PAID OFF.
COLUMBIA GUARANTEES co.
ElS = ST. N. W.. Rooms ! and
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

Columbia Lodge. No. 26. conferred the
rank of page upon Two candidates last
Wednesday evening Among tina Visi-
tors noted present were Grand Vice
Chancellor Albert Kahlert, Past Chan
celloFs Winans, of Excelsior Lodge. and
S NJ. Pearson, OF Syracusians Lodge.
and also Thomas Kuhnert. Of SyraCu-
slams Lodge.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

AscaIon Temple. No. 81. Dramatic Or
der knights of Khorassan, the social
feature of the knights of Pythias. en-
tertained a large gathering of its friends
at an entertainment and euchre party
Monday evening.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

The grand chancellor has called a
meeting Of the Chancellor Command
ers' Club for Friday at headquarters.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01

Union Lodge. No. p. held an open
meeting at Pythian Temple Wednesday
evening and entertained its friends with
a musical and literary program. The
affair was in charge Of the entertain
ment committee of the lodge. OF which
H C. Smithy is chairman.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

per locomotive. for example in
creased d per cent from 1855 70
1895, aud SO per cent from 1895
20 1905. The number of traffic
units carried per enploye in
creased 22.5 per cent from 1895
to 1908. The greater efficiency
OF the plant, also, shows IN the
ratio Of capitalization 10 earn
ings. In 1888 SIOI5 of capital
was required TO produce 81 gross
earnings; in 1895, - 81, and in
1905, 1886.
Mr. Mcpherson finally shows
that during the great prosperity
of 1905 the railroads We're able
TO earn less than five per cent
on their capital and that the
demands of the country for
transportation facilities will re-
quire the provision by 1918 of
$4,000, 100000. At the same
time, as he shows, operating ex-
penses are rapidly increasing.
If this enormous sum is Co be
provided by private investors,
10 is plain, from Mr. McPher
sons article, that the railroads
which have for mpuy years
been rendering an increasing
I service at "a declining rate, and
whose revenues have now
reached a point where issues oi
new capital are made with eX
treme difficulty, should be al
lowed TO increase their revenue
, by a readjustment Of rates Co
point where the return on thei
moderate capitalization vii
again become attractive Co th
inventor.
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Lumber Situation in the South

per thousand today it is not
easy to be had at SlI. Sixty
days ago ks, No. ? shiplap,
was likewise going at 80 per
thousand, while today the rul-
ing price is Sl2, or again of 50
per thousand over the values of
two months ago. Rift flooring
and dimension sizes $ range
about on par with the values
quoted above in Georgia and
Florida, some slight deviatiOns
being noted on both sides of
the list according TO location.
Car material i'm that territory
seems to have the call at this
time. for which there has been
as much as s. advance on GER
tain items. Farther down or
the gulf coast at Mobile, Peusa
cola, Tampa. GulfpOrt and New
/ Orleans. the mills report som,
Improvement in the 5 O n !
American and W e 8 { Indie
7 trade. with the European mar
kets rather dull and inactive
/ Cypress is holding It's own fairl,
well and the manufacturers ar
not disposed 20 push the mar
| ket.
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FROM KEOKEE

KeOkee. Va, oct. l0.-Rev.
VIM. Robinette. of Little Stone
Gap. Va. was here last week
and preached several sermons.
Ira Baker. a prominent farm
er. of the vicinity Of Dryden.
was here at the old school Bap-
tist meeting Saturday and sun
day.
Several of the officials Of
prominent standing. aud stock
holders OF the keOkee Coal and
Coke Company were last week
prospecting for a new develop
ment of their coal lands at this
place. They have let 20 con
tract several miles IF electric
motor line and work is pro-
crossing on 10 rapidly. They
are also having several new
coal mine openings made along
the motor line.
The political parties are rally
ing their forces on every side
The dye will soon be cast, the
campaign ended and an even
of the past on record. Ky
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14
GAP. WISE COUNTY. VA. WEDNESDAY. OCT. IA. 1908.

pany has all of its 1890 Ovens
burning and are short in labor.
Mr.. Henry Hail of Norton.
Va, has been appointed Police
man here, In place OF Mr.. Gilly,
resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. =. l.. Oiinger
spent Sunday visiting home
folks at Big stone Gap.
Mr.. Judge Gilly our popular
second baseman has gone 20
housekeeping in the residence
formerly occupied by Mr.. Glib
son.
Mr.. r. r. Johns and children
of Shamokin, Penn has arrived
IN SfOnega. and will reside here
iu the future in the residence
formerly occupied b y NJ r.
Smith. TEDDY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

Miss Jessie N. Edwards re-
turned Monday night fro ma
Pennsylvania and New York,
after spending some time ~ th
relatives and friends
ID. b. Sayers, our popular
Base Bali pitcher. lis setting up
the cigars 10 the boys over the
arrival of "a fine ten pound
girl this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwards left
Monday night for a two weeks
visit ina st. Louis, Mo.
Quite crowd of voters from
here went 60 the political speak
ing IN Big Stone Gap Monday
and from what they say, there
isn't any doubt but what Bas-
Slemp will get a handsome
majority i'm sthe Ninth Congress
sional District.
Mrs. Otis MOuser aud young
son left Monday night TO spend
| She winter with homefolks I'm
Kentucky.
Mrs c. G.. Duffy and children
are on a visit in Norton, Va.
! The local Base Ball fans are
very much interested / n the
pennant race, both in the Nation
al and American league. Bott
/ New York and Pittsburg teams
have majority of admireri
r here.
Miss Annie Smith has accepte'
a position as Telephone Oper
atOr in the office.
Mr.. p. l.. Cook of Bluefield
W. Va, was in StOnega las
, week on buiness.
Mr.. j. l.. Wells, Superintend
{ ent of { h G Osaka Plant lei
9 Tuesday night 20 consult
Z specialist in Louisville and %
. poets to be gone ten days.
Mr.. r. f. Taggert, our popt
. lar Assistant Superintendent
D is looking after business
4 Osaka in Mr.. Wells absence.
j. Mrs. AlOnzo Flanary n
2 children left Monday night
= spend some time with relative
i at Pennington Gap.
= Jolly Dave Skinner says
, laughs best who laughs las
7s and he is going 10 wait uni
r. BRYAN is elected before
laughs. Bill Carrier says he
20 afraid Dave viii have a Ion
:. time to wait.
It would do the people w
ape crying "panicF good
"a come 10 Stonega and see I
ne hnstiing that is going on he
ed both night aud day; the CO
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

Mrs. Adla l.. Croom the widely known
proprietor o. the Crnom Hotel. auchu
Miss. says- "For several month, / suffered
with severe cough and consumption Seem
al to have iis gup ou me. when q iuDuu
recommended nr King. NcW Oi-coycrF.
began taking t and Three bottle, affected
complete cure. The fame of this iiie -aN
ing cough and cola remedy and lung
aud thruat healer is world viie. Sold 40
J N. Kelly drug STORE aoc. AVID el.ou.
Trial bottle frees
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

A farmer on Raral Route 2, Empire. Ga.
W. A. Floyd by name, says. Z" Bucklen' ;
Arnica Salve cured the two worse sores
ever saw. one on my hand aud one on my
leg Il Is worth more than rs weight IN gold
i would not be without Il Il had to mort
gage the farm 70 get H. Only 25e- at J
w. Kelly's drug store
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14
FIRST GRADE

NOll LOT lllt lloutA " 1N hANAAA
Der:
FIRST GRADE.
Pearle Bailey. Mamie Clasby,
BERTHE Church, William Good
loe. George Hurd. ollie LarkIn,
CARVE Moore, Willie Mullins.
SECOND GRADE.
Margaret Barron, John Bry-
ant. Juliet knight, Mary Senter,
Ben Watts, MILAN Neary.
THIRD GRADE.
Reginald Smith, Ruth Pres
colt.
FOURTH GRADE.
Ida Baker. Willie Baker, Min
ME Bailey, Della Parsons. Nir
ginia Wright, Lillian Head,
Emma Good
FIFTH GRADE.
John Lane, Minnie Williams
Mary Skeen.
SIXTH GRADE.
Kelly Graham. Straley Kelly,
Blackburn Napier, Belle Ramey'
Harry Wallace.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Roy Banks, Reuben Banks
! Virginia Beverley, John Allen
GOOdlOe, Kittie Horton, Hester
Horton. Addie Fleener, Zollie
Palmer, Cameron Parsons
! Gustavia Parsons, MOllie Shell
ton. Florence Mccormick.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Sarah Cochran, Eugene
\ Brown Glessie Gilly, Winni'
Mullins, Thurston Stone, Car
llisle Skeen, Gladys Wolfe.
The following received 81
| per cent but were absent or tar
dy some;
FIRST GRADE.
Nellie Begley, Denny Garter
! BERTHE Bishop, Edward GOOdlot
Carl Keller, Willie Lane, Ami
Lambert, Efie Lambert, Gilt
ford Smith, Tom Tucker.
SECOND GRADE
Karl Baker, Earl Bradshaw
COrdelia Cramer.
THIRD GRADE.
Cornie Hurd, Everett Jesse'
7 FOURTH GRADE.
Beulah Blevins, Carl LlnkOu
SEVENTH GRADE.
Julia Bullitt, Georgia Co,
Cora Mahaffy, Nellie Willis.
( HIGH SCHOOL.
s Matte Jervis, Ephriam Ston
! Respectfully Submitted,
Ol JNO. A. HICK
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HONOR ROLL.

Below please find a report of
the attendance and scholarship
Of pupils in the Big Stone Gap
High School for the month of
September. The following pu-
pills not having lost any time 10y
absence or tardiness, and also
having attained an average of
80 per cent and not below o0
per cent on any one study are
enrolled on the Golden Honor
Roll for the month OF Septem-
Der.
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B. 5. G. & P. II.
RHILWHY.

SCHEDULE FOR DUMMY
The Dummy leaves Bank Building as
follows
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.'Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using Or. Ang's New
iife Pills. three wears ago. says A.
Bartlett. OF Rural Route 1. Guillord, Maine.
They cleanse and tone the system Ia a gem
Gel way that does you good. 2lc. at j. W.
Kellys drug store.
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THE NEEDS OF THE RAILROADS.

Science Quarterly, in an article
entitled 'The Needs of the Rail
roads," presents a view of the
railway problem, which, while
in its general outlines is not en-
tirely new, is of great interest
because Of the statistical infor
nation with which the author
forces his conclusions.
Mr.. Mcpherson institutes a
comparison between the in
crease of railway efficiency,
railway earnings and railway
capitalization during the three
decades, 1875 1885, lSs5-IS95. /
1895 1905 The object Of this
comparison may be brifly sum-
married as follows. The increase /
of capital liabilities shows, +
roughly, the claim which the
owners and creditors Of the
railroads make upon railway
earning for their return The
expense of transportation is al
SO indicated by gross earnings
land rates. over against these
returns and expenses is to be
set the return which the rail
road renders, the volume of
traffic which it moves and the
efficiency of the service which
IL performs. If itcan be proven
r that the railroads of the United
, States are increasing the ser
, vice which they render at "a
more rapid rate than the con
tributions which they are able
, TO exact for that service, then
f much Of the criticism against
o them falls 60 the ground. This
e proof Mr.. Mcpherson furnishes
in the comparisons which have
been mentioned.
During the first decade. 1875.
= ilSS5. there was a rapid increase
l. in capitalization, due to the ex
D, tension of lines into new terri
tory. A large amount of what
ever water" that has ever eX
p listed i'm American railroad se
- curities was injected during
this period. During the mex
decade. Iss5-IS95, the rate o
increase of capitalization wa
very low, amounting 90 onl.
~ -I3I.3 per cent. On the Othe
r hand the number of miles @
i, line and miles Of track TO sup
ply locomotives and cars, an
the traffic moved increase
is. much more rapidly In othe
words, there was in prOgres
what Mr.. Mcpherson calls IN
y hardening down of capitalize
tion," caused by this placin
of earning back into the pro-
-s erty and also by the scalin
en- down of receiverships and REQ
.er ganizations, following the pan
ne of 1898. From 1895 20 1905 Il
aI same development continue
The miles of track TO supp
locomotive aud cars, and I'll
ne traffic moved Increased mu'
nie more rapidly than the increa
ar in capitalization, which w
l7.S per Cent.
10 During this period of thir
year, moreover the stock hOlde
and creditors of the railrOa
ar were receiving a declinii
oe share of the increase in II
ME earnings. From 1875 to lS'
lit- for example, while net earnin
increased 45.2 per cent, inter'
and dividends increased 5
a"' per cent. From 1885 TO Is
net earning increased 29.7
cent, and interest and divider
'0 IA per cent. From 1895
IQO5 net earnings increased q
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BIG CONTRACT IS AWARDED.

The contract for the construc
tion OF the largest coal pier In
the world has been awarded by
the Nirgiuitu Railway 60 a. VI.
Walkup. contractor of Ri C n
mond. r. Is Co be erected az
Sewells Point, the Deepwater
terminus Of the road Tht road
proposes Co handle more coal
than all other Virginia roads
combined. Some idea O f the
extent Of the work can be gath
cred from the statement that
there are nine coal piers on the
Virginia seaboard. the dimen-
sions OF which iu combination
will be exceeded 10y the Nir.
ginian pier TOE owners Of the
Nirginiau system are headed
I by TT. TT Rogers and John ID
Rockefeller. The road viii alsC
carry a great deal of OIL
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

L;,nation throughout the South, .
r. southern Lumber Journal
its issue today will say:
aTbe returns are all in and
bs month of September has
-onnied up the most substan
H. Improvement in demand
ma prices for all the more de-
sirable grades of lumber of any I
month during the year of 1908. /
survey of the situation at |
both ends of the line discloses I
rght and badly broken stocks 7
among the yards up north, east
and throughout the middle
west as we'll as among the
manafacturers i'm the South At
,anrc and Gulf States. During
Septcmber buying was more
.n'rted and active than we
have known it for a year or
more. and at times the condi-
fons bordered on 60 old time
activity, when the question Of
price was a secondary consider
alton. the lumber and its deliv-
erv being of first importance.
II was during the month o +
Sentember that buyers from
a distance showed up IN great
esq numbers down here among
,he mills of both long and short
leaf pine. with orders in their
rockets to be placed. Several
were booked, but from all ac-
counts and the best information
we can gather, many desirable
orders are still tucked away in
their inside pockets awaiting
future developments.
beginning with North Caro-
lima pine districts, we find the
market strong and oversold OF
4.i 40. ] edge, and other grades
of box lumber, such as 10" anc
l2' widths.
other items on the list, sucl
as flooring, ceiling, siding
weatherboarding, partition
etc.. are hugging the shore o
hst prices, with d outloOl
favorable for a slight advanc
with any additional improve
ment or expansion in the pres
enc demand. From what is rC
garded perfectly reliabl
sources it is learned that tn
buyers up north have taken o
orders during the month of Sci
timber for something like IL
100000 feet of roofers, a n
about 100000 feet edge DO
~ OF more than one-tenth {
which has thus far been place
among the mills.
la the yellow pine district
the south, covering Georgi
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana, the demand f
rift flooring, dimension size
bridge material, railroad lumb
and tim9ers, rules more or lie
active, for which orders ha'
/ been freely placed during {
past thirty days. While the
are few idle mills, they are
from choice, and it is safe
say that at { h pesent til
there are more yellow pine mi
i'm operation throughout
state above mentioned than b
been the case at any other TIT
during theyear. For bridge a
trestle timbers a n q railrO
work the demand has been {
Il normally large and unusual
/ urgent during the past thiI
days, and especially since
II floods in the Carolinas a
Il Georgia subsidized has the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-10-14

The Dummy viii not inset Train No. %5
when over onc hour ltt- or when tram \ o.
- and tram No. "a aieet and pass west Of
A. b. EATON,
Oo. eth. 1893. SuPt,
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CAST ClR1A
For Infants and Children.
rhs Kind You Have Always Bought
s, ::s,s sss ., &z14zzz@

New Jersey is advanced beyond any
other State in the Union in the work
of preventing aud relieving the white
plague.
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An AntieIimax.

Sir Henry Irving was frequently a
victim to the interjections of gallery
gods. When playing Macbeth" one
night he had reached that dramatic
moment In the banquet scene when In
dreadful fear he bids the ghost Of
Banquo to vanish:
Hence, horrible shadow
Unreal mockery. hencel'
he exclaimed and, shuddering convul-
siyely. dropped to his knees, covering
his face with his robe. As the ghost
vanished shrill voice in the gallery
broke the momentary silence: Its all
right now, Emery; he's gonew-London
Bellman.
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A childless home il n cheerless home. The
maternal instinct exists i'll every woman, and
when it il unqualified she is deprived of much
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that childlessness il due tn some cause which
can be removed, and often il removed by the
use OF DIR. Pierce's Favorte Prescription.
The vigor and vitality which this remedy I'M
parts to the delicate womanly organs, puts
them in condition of normal health, the
lack of which is often the sole obstruction
To maternity Every woman should read DIR,
Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser, u
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ume, or 81 stamps for cloth covered Address
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