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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-05

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable.
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
81 was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female Troubles.
I underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months
was worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
1 did with backache, bearing-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Comnound :"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-05

homesteader to 800 acres-l60 free and 100 to.
be purchased at $500 per acre. These lands
are in the grain-raisng area where mixed farming
is also carried with unqualified success. a
railway will shortly be built to Hudson Bay. bring
ing the worlds markets a thousand miles nearer
these wheat-6elds, where schools and churches
convenient, climate excellent, railways close to
all settlements. and local markets good.
It would take time to assimilate the reveIa-
tons that a visit to the great empire lying to
the North of us unfolded at every turn
Correspondence of National Editor, TDf1o hEsfted
Western Canada In August, 1905.
Lands may also be purchased from railway and
land companies at low prices and on easy terms.
For pamphlets, maps and information as to
low railway rates, apply to Superintendent
OF Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or the
authorized Canadian Government Agent:
J. S. CRAWFORD.
Ne. LIS ". Ninth Street. Kansas City. Missouri.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-05
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous proStration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinlxham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-05
JUST DOUBLE
800 ACRES INSTEAD
OF $50 ACRES

AS further inducement
to settlement of the
wheat-raising lands of
Western Canada, the
Canadian Government
has increased the area
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
SOME HORRORS
OF DEATH VALLEY
American Desert Said 10 be the Worst
Place in the Whole World.

Only 35 miles long and about
s miles wide, yet nobody can
pass through it and retain both
life and reason. Such is Death
Valley, on the borders of Cali
fornia and Nevada. It is un-
doubtedly the deadliest place
in the whole wide world, says
a writer in Answers.
| have looked down upon this
valley several times from the
mountain heights which incIose
1.-THE Telescope range on the
west and the Funeral range on
the east. But l was never fool
ish enough TO court certain
as so many others have
done, bv searching the valley
for the rich deposits of gold and
silver it is reputed to contain.
i visited the works of a bOrax
company on the California edge
Of the valiey-not actually in
the desert itseif-and even there
the heat is uncomfortable.
ga man cannot go for an
hour without water here" one
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
TO STUDY SOUTHERN FORESTS.

An important step in the gen.
eral movement TO bring many
oil ihe 'ich stands of timber in
the South under "A scientific
plan of forest management j.
the offer made by the school If
forestry of the University Of
Georgia, at Athens. Ga to fur.
nish timber owners experts who
VIII examine and report upon
any of the forests there is in
the State.
The object Of the offer is 10
collect Information in regard to
the forest resources of the State.
to spread a knowledge Of for.
estry and TO improve forest
conditions. The forest school
viii furnish experts free and
the only expense which will ba
borne 10y the forest owner viii
be paid for the travelling and
Subsistent expenses of the ex-
pert while making the exami-
nation In cases where several
owners of the same locality an.
ply the expenses will be pro.
rated
When applications for exam
lnation are made. the owners
have been asked to give their
names ami posiofice address.s
location Of tract, area Of trac.
character of forest, as shown
by the kinds IF tees growing
On the land. she conditions ~
me forest, whether niau.r,.
original or second growfh
whether the ilnd has been
or cut over, and th.
wishes of the owner regarding
he use OF the land.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03

worth League" by Mrs. ]. c.
TAYLOR.
Hymn.
Reading (James 2 l424
Address: THE Oxford Meth
odists and their successors in
the Epworth League, by Rev
j. NJ. Carter.
Hymn.
Reading p Peter I 2-IO)
Address. "Ideals of the OK.
fofd Holy Club in the League. {"
10y Prof. r. II. Sheppe.
Hymn.
Reading Romans G-15)
Address: "The Missionary
Successors Of the first Metho-
dist Bishop" by Miss Edna
Mann.
Hymn.
Prayer.
Hymn.
Benediction.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03

of the officials told me, "or he
becomes a raving maniac. One
of our men died from the heat
while lying down inside his
adobe house on the company :
property. Another was acutu-
ally riding, with a canteen of
water in his hand. on top of a
load of borax, when he fell over
and expired -
Death Valley itself is a bed
of vanished lake, now a des-
ert of sand, salt and alkali.
There are several streams and
pools of water III it, but they
are all in4pregnated with alkali,
and, therefore, poisonous Git
tering fields Of salt, alternate
with miles of white sand, which
- ifawn IN places into high
mounds by the whirling hot
winds that sweep through the
gorge. The surface of the salt
earth IN places is very brittle,
and a few inches beneath il
there is a slimv salt mud. Of un-
measured depth. from which
rescue is impossible.
There were forty emigrants
in the first wagon train that
tried 10 pass through Death
Valley IN 1860. Two men got
through, and both We're insane.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
West o. The Aiisghsaies Near Union "

6raho'n, Va Nay 27-w
B. Morton, Of Union. w Va =
IN Graham on business connec.
ted with th e First National
Bank, % ihis CITY. OF wh,-b >.
's president ar. Merton 49,
Gently sold fine farm in Non
roe county for Se7 600 This
leaves him one other farm 1,
that county which he will soon
dispose Of after which be w;l,
move to Graham.
NJ r. Morton presented the
correspondent a post card ef
the old RehObeth n. r. church.
which is lOcaled near Union "
Va two miles from the Morton
home Tne church is a sm.n
i'1 5.f
"'i reservation
81 Il was bullt
IA l'o5 aud decided to the con
Terence to remain their propety
'as long as grass grows and
water runs.
1t Is the oldest church west
o T the Allegheny mountains
bishop Asbury. the first bishop
IN America. held two sessions
OF the Virginia conference in
TINS ed'hce, 1898 and 17es.
such men as Jesse Lee and Bis.
hop Whatcoat have preached
IN this house.
Mr. Morton's grandfather was
pastor Of this church over 100
years ago.
In speaking Of the wheat cron
ln I h e Greenbriar belt West
Virginia, Mr.. Morton saws the
prospects are better than for
years; that the farmers are in
hne shape, aud that they are
not az all troubled by the hard
times which seem to predomin-
ate the industrial and CONNER.
cial world.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
IRRIGATED LANDS Open TO ENTRY.

Helena, Mont. May 9O.-Thi.
is the date fixed by the Govern
ment for the inauguration of
the irrigation project embrac-
ing the Sun River district in
Montana, one of the largest un-
dertakings of its kind in the
country. When the engineer
turns the water into the canals
today it will mean the reclama-
of 1900 acres Of land.
The land embraced in this
broJect is subjected TO entry in
tracts of forty and eight acres.
the smaller parcels lying near
the townsites already laid out.
In addition 80 the farm unis." +"
there is a grazing area back of
the irrigated land. subject TO
entry under the homestead law.
of which each entryman may
take up tract sufficient To- bring
his entire claim up TO 100
acres.
The price to be paid for these
lands has been fixed $50 per
acre, the cost of the construc-
tion Of the works, and a charge
of 80 cents per annum per acre
will be charged for the water
privileges and maintenance of
the project The original charge
for construction is to be paid in
ten annual instaliments of So
per acre each.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Saiiy Day Al NJ. Z. Church. South. Sun.
day, June 9Th atSP.

ident.
lynn: "Stand up for Jesus
ye Epworth Leaguers True
hymn by Junior League.
I'll be a Sunbeam. ="
Responsive Reading.
Invocation.
Responsive Reading, Psalm
S9).
Gloria Patria.
Prayer.
Hymn.
Reading Hebrews X 1929
Address: "The Rival and the
Society; the early Methodist
Society perpetuated i'm the Ep.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
CONGRESSMAN SLEMp
which will now receive prompt
attention.
Washington cousiy Measures.

Referring to business trans
act fr w shingtnn county
a. II a Washington
coei'.9 pta,ed next on the list
IA Virginia TO have it's soil in.
Vestigated. which means that a
government survey will be con.
Quoted in the county in the near
future. had an expert e n
gineer detailed TO Lee county
without cost 20 that county. to
confer with the authorities with
a view to establishing a system
of good roads.
Il used my influence for the
extension of the free delivery of
mail IN the district and for that
of e W postofices wherever
needed This senate committee
had reduced the appropriation
for the public building 40 Big
Stone Gap to SEQ, 600, but by
earnest effosts succeeded in
getting IL restored 10 800 600
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
STATE SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.

Mr.. r. G. Stearnes, Secretary
of the State Board Of Education
in the last number Of the Vir.
ginia Journal Of Education has
the following concerning ap.
propriati0ns:
Strong influences were
brought 20 bear 60 divert pub
lic school funds into other
channels, but when it was
made plain that it had been
the policy Of the State Co devote
two-sevenths of lis gross reve.
nue. to schools, that this gross
revenue would be increased
about half a million dollars an
nualiy, and that our proportion
of this increase would be nearly
Sl43, 900, the General Assembly
took no chances, but at once
devoted Sl45,00O to the aug.
mentation of high and common
school appropriations.
The amounts voted for 1907
and 1908 were-common schools
$500, 900; high schools. $50. 600:
those for l90S-9 Will be-com-
mon schools. S475,OO high
schools, $4,000; school libra
ries, $4,000, to which should be
added teachers pensions, So
900. In addition to these
amounts the regular State
school tax will yield something
over one million dollars. an in
crease of thirty or forty thous-
and dollars. The total increase
in State funds from an
sources, therefore, will be-for
elementary schools, something
like 100000 or 2 per cent; and
for high schools, 500, 900 or 100
per cent, not counting the SI5,-
300 voted especially for normal
training departments in high
schools.
Formerly only $4,000 of the
cash appropriation was used for
summer normal institutes; now |
BIS, 200 is available. 1t will be
seen also that the greater part
If the $50. 600 appropriated for
agricultural, domestic economy
md manual training classes in
ligh schools will come out of
he cash appropriation for COM
non schools. "
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03

To stop pain anywhere within 30 min
ntes. simply take just one of Dr. Shoon'.
flnA Pam Tablets. Pain means cnnres-
Non-liood pressure that U.s. all nr
0uoop's headache--or Pink Pain Tablets
Viii quickly COAX blood pressure awar from
pam ceniefs Amer that. pain is eore
Headache. Neuralgia painful pciods with
women otc. get instant hein 30 Tablet.
poe. Sold hr j. " Kelly
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03

There Is more catarrh in this section q,
the country than al other diseases pat to-
gether, and until the last few wears Wa
supposed t o be ineurabie For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
Oy constantly failing o cure with local
treatment pronounced it incurible. Science
has proven catarrh 70 be a constitutional
disease and therefore requires constitutional
treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure. manufac-
tured by +. J. Cheney 4 Co Toledo. Ohio.
+ the only constitutional cure on the market
II Is taken internally in doses from 10 9roDs
to teas2confal. II acts directly on the
nlood aud mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any ease
II faiis 10 eure. Send for circulars and
teslm0nials Address.
I. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Chic.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family PIlis for constipation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03

tea,ta Cofee' j. really the closest fef-
zee iulitatinn ever yet prodnced. Tkf
SieFet toIec substitute waS recently r..
dueed By Dr. ahnoP lsaeine. Wis. Nes
xf'in 81 real Cosiee m il either Dr. Sheoe'.
hceita Coiiec = made irsus parc toasted
ktMns. VIA matt, nuts. etc. Resilr
ou''' ~. s.i a. PerS--who aliSht drnk Il
,0t SoAee- No - az % uiiaut~. f.,8h,ss
boiling Made IN a ,ainaser S.s - ,.''.''.s 49,
tor sold ey A Kelly Mann.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
Discusses Measures Secured for the
Ninth District.

Cnngressman O. 3. SIC

Heraid-COurier reporter 1t II o.
tel Hcmilton, where he is q
guest. He said that his last
act i'm the present session Of
congress was to vote for the
currency bill, which was pass
I'd lust before he left Washing
ton. He hurried away from
the capitol on account of the
illness of his mother, the
change being advised by the
attending physician.
Congressman Slemp appears
90 be enjoying great health, al
though he admits thai he has
Just finished arduous work for
the Ninth District. From the
moment he took his seat in the
House Of Representative he de-
clares he has found very little
time 20 be idle.
Secures Needed Legislation.
When asked what measures
he had introduced In the house
during the session, and with
what success, he said that he
had been very successful in
accomplishing things for his dis
trict and either the pleasure of
seeing practically every meas
ure put through or placed in
such shape as there will be no !
doubt as TO its future.
Among the things enumer-
ated by him as having been ac- |
complished for the Ninth dis /
trict are the following:
An Appropriation of the 500, |
600 for a courthouse and post.
Office building a Big Stone
Gap: an appropriation of s.. 5000
for the purchase Of site for a
government building at Wythe-
vile, which, he states, insures a
building costing $4,000; the in
PRODUCTION of a bill for an ap-
propriation of 5000 to i'm
prove the federal building at
Abingdon, which he says is i'm
such shape as 10 be put through
with the next general appropri-
alton bill; a similar bill intro
duced for a public building at
Pulaski, to cost $4,000, a sim
liar bin introduced for a $50. 900
building at Norton, in Wise
county.
Several Claims Put Through.
Il also put several important
said the congressman.
"and had more than the usual
number of special pension bills
enacted for disable veterans of !
the federal army in Southwest ]
Virginia. l succeeded in put
lng through claim of SIS. 700 =
.or the Stonega Coal and Coke ,
company, and one of $3.50 for
ne estate of Leander j. Kelly.
u Washington county; of $50
Tor A. c. Couch, of Russell :
and had a claim of S6I5 ;
allowed in favor of S. r. Hur. :
ey' OF Grundy, Va, for ex-
lenses IN defending himself =
q a suit IN the United States :
% u t. Another successful !
MEASURE was one TO relieve the d
'"ens' In Dickinson county, TO :,
0 The extent of $500, this being
d payment of forfeited bonds.
My BILL" he continued. "to II
4ace the clerk of the federal 81
ourt at Big Stone Gap under 4; n
ne clerk at Abingdon, instead b,
! the Gle T k at Lynchburg, b0
'assed, which means that about di
Ooo additional in fees will come ia
Tue district annuity" is
+, neiatlve to claims, he said: to
mad every single claim la SI
? h d rro.s ~
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-03
OLDEST CHURCH

Many other bands of emigrants
going TO California perished
and the place was avoided un-
ui gold was found there. and
then party after party of reck-
less men were lured to death
/ over so Mexicans succunnbed
IN one batch.
Death Nailey has been the
scene of SONS Df the worst traQ-
edies of torture in human his
tory. A lieutenant Of the Unit.
ed States Army, on an explor-
ing trip with two soldiers.
forced his guide at the point of
the rifle TO take him into tho
valley on foot Within two
hours one of the soldiers stag
gered back into the camp OF the
main body. demented. and hard
ly able 10 walk. The others
become insane and wandered
away fol.
a f.,t n.
man, nan.d ls.uo4v D.uu..
reached a ranch where 1 was
then staying. He had come
through the Valley with a par
" of six. The rest had perish
ed. Wild with thirst they had
cut the throats OF their pack
animals, and drunk the spout.
ing blood. Daunet had suffered
terribly and was quite insane.
Two days after reaching the
ranch he put "a bullet through
his brain.
The body of a prospector
named O'Brien, was found near
the end of the valley with the
fingers of both hands actually
worn down to the bone by in
etfectual efforts to dig for pure
water in the salt earth
If man is not quickly killed
by heat and thirst, or by falling
into the quicksands. he goes
mad, and raves OF green fields
and bubbling streams.
In parts Of the valley there
are inumerable piunacles Of
salt earth, as sharp as a needle.
and as dangerous as bayonet-
points. Many man has been
famed by them, and fallen down
20 die in delirium. Even the .
gloomy imagination Of Dante +
could not have conjured up .
one half Of the horrors of this
real Valley of Death.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-24
DEATH OF H. II. FISHER.

H. T. Fisher died of apoplexy near
Hepburn Sunday morning, April 10th,
after an illness of only four hours. He
was formerly resident of this local
ity, had many relatives here, and the
remains We're brought here for burial,
arriving on Tuesday morning.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Belle
Sweet on East Bridge street on Tuesday
afternoon. The funeral was conducted
by Rev. G. A. Edwards Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. with military SER
vice at the cemetery conducted by Com
pany r, Idaho National Guard under
the direction Of Porter Armstrong of
the G. A. r.
Deceased was native Of New York,
and had lived in Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Kansas and Idaho, coming to FIT. Hall
in 1871.
He went to California when he was
young man, but returned to enlist
in the Federal Army during the Civil
war. He was member of the First
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. He had
five daughters, two of whom live in
Kansas and could not attend the fun
eral. The other daughters, Misses LII
liam and Roselind were here, and also
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Maynard, Mrs. May
nard being one of the daughters. Their
mother, Mrs. H. T. Fisher, also accom-
panied the remains here and was pres
ent at the funeral.
Deceased has brother, w. L. Fisher,
living in Blackfoot s. q. Fisher at
Grangeville, Idaho. F. r.. Fisher at
Boise, and sisters, Mrs. J. M. Stewart at
Los Angeles, and Mrs. A. L. Austin at
Sabatha Kansas.
Those who came to attend the funeral
remained couple Of days, the guests
Of relatives in the city.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-24
MONDAYS PRIMARIES.


The Republican primaries held here
interest being taken to get an express
sion about anything. Nineteen votes
were cast In Precinct Number One and
thirty-one in Number Two. Some Of
these would not have voted II they had
not been rung up and solicited.
At Moreland they resolved in favor
of Roosevelt policies and local option.
Moreland sends John Wray, o. Belnap
Hyrum Grimmett and T. A. Furniss.
At Idaho Falls they had lively time
In two precincts, the division being
made on about the same old lines a.
heretofore, with similar results.
At st. Anthony there was a contest
between the Hamer men and a faction
endeavoring to boom I. q. Houghton
for secretary of state apparently to
beat Hamer. The Hamer men won out
cast.
Riverside had a quiet time, only If
teen votes being cast. The delegates
elected were Mrs. f, q. Walker, B. w.
Wheeler, w. A. Crawford and Geo. Win
tie
The convention takes place today,
and those elected from Blackfoot are
L. r, Thomas. c. W. Bergman, Jas.
Duckworth. w. e. Patrie, c. 70. Kinney,
II. B, Curtis, H. w. Kiefer, Byrd Tre-
go, ]. r.. Cowles. ]. D. Kent, s. w.
Gibbs, Karl p. Brown, w. A. Younie,
and Albert Anderson.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-24
NEW DEPOT AT POWELL.

The Short Line has a new depot un-
der construction at Powell, Idaho, but
we do not know whether to compliment
the Short Line or Mr. Hartman. We
suppose the Northwestern will partfci-
pate In it's use and they will come In
for part of the honors for their line is
to cross the Short Line at Powell.
1t is highly proper that Powell shall
have a union depot to accommodate
the travellers, and It makes a good
drawing card to impress the tourists
and homeseekers who go that way.
1t is built eight feet wide and. plat
form included, is thirty feet long
though the building itself is only ten.
It has two sides and one end the other
end having been knocked out in col
lision The depot Is portable. having
served time as a box car for many
years and travelled all over and under.
It was evidently under In Its last use
fulness for all but the floor was cut
away in the jam. When business re-
wives the annex will be erected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-24
Ranch for Sale.

Either of the two tracts of land
described below, for sale with water
right.
Number LEO acres, Ave miles
from Blackfoot, between the Snake
and Blackfoot rivers, with school
house at the edge of the land. 1t is
all under fence, 60 acres is on the
bench bordering the river bottoms,
and 100 acres is bottom land with a
good growth of timber on it. Price,
$4,000.
Number Eighty acres five miles
from Blackfoot between the Snake
and Blackfoot rivers, all well improv-
ed and under cultivation. A large
amount of young orchard, with about
two hundred bearing trees, a good
well, house and other buildings.
Price, $4,000
For further particulars call on or
write to J. l. Stewart, Blackfoot,
Idaho. 44-9
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-24
EASTER SERVICES.

There were four well attended SER
vices at the Episcopal church on Easter
Sunday The first was the early cele-
bration of the Holy Communion at 1880
a. m. at which a large number were
present At 10 o'clock there was chill
drens Easter service, at which the Sum
day school children presented their
Easter offering for missions.
The IL o'clock service taxed the seat
ing capacity Of the church. Rev. Cham
berlaine's sermon was on the Resurrec-
ton. The choir rendered special Eas-
ter music and solo by Miss Asmus
was enjoyed by all
The church was beautifully decorated
with Easter lilies and carnations. There
was also service at o'clock. The
rector reports that never in the history
of the Episcopal church here, have so
many received the Holy Communion at
one time.