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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

some advice form you in regard to the
fertilizer best suited to this land l am
a graduate of Tech and have realized the
value of technical training in my own
work, and have unlimited confidence in
the value of technical agricultural train
ing
Land that is underlaid with a good
clay subsoil may be regarded as a rule
as fairly productive, provided the sub
soil is not too tenacious and the land SCI
low-lying as not to drain well. Some land
which 1 have seen in the section Of the
state TO which you refer would be inn
proved greatly by undertaking, though
this may not be true of your land. The
fact that the top soil is rather black in
color indicates the presence of a fair
amount of vegetable matter, though this
can be quickly exhausted where clean
culture or heed crops are grown contin-
ously without proper regard to rotation.
In the very beginning you will find 1t to
your interest and your material benefit to
put this land under a systematic rotation,
say following either three or five years
plan of cropping. You should have no
difficulty growing winter oats and vetch
successfully. This will make you either
a crop of grain or hay and will come
off the land early enough to permit your
seeding it back to oats or soy beans to be
cut for hay or grazed down with hogs.
We would expect in any crop rotation sys-
TEN to utilize the legumes quite extern
sivelv and turn under the stubble and
occasionally the vines and stalks. To
make this method feasible and profitable.
we would first Craze the crop of with
hogs. You can make pork by this meth-
cd at a cost of 8 to cents pound with
out the use of corn, and there is agood
demand for pork by-products all the year
round. The rotation will certainly inn
prove your land for the production OF
both corn and cotton, which will un-
doubtedly be two of your main or staple
crops.
That IL is important to commence by
following a rotation is borne out by the
fact that many farmers who are now
using ever-increasing amounts OF ferul-
izers each year complain that they do
not obtain as much beneht from them as
they did at one time. This is due to the
I exhaustion of the vegetabl matter in the
soil. which destroys its mechanical con-
dition, lessons it's ability to hold water.
and probably favors the development OF
certain forms of bacteria essential to sue
cessful crop production.
On the land in question we would use
a fertilizer containing a comparatively
small amount Of nitrogen until we were
thoroughly satisfied that we were not
making enough stalk of cotton or corn.
II after establishing a rotation system
/ and giving It a fair trial large enough
1 amount of weed was not obtained. IL
! would then be advisable to increase the
nitrogen. We think under the circum-
stances you will find fertilizer con
tanning 80 per cent of nitrogen, ST. per
| cent of phosphoric acid and 81 per cent
of potash good formula to use. This
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07
Breaking a Mule from "Cribbing."

c. J. NJ, Alpharetta, Ga, writes l have
a mule two years old that chews reins.
have tried kerosene oil and turpentine,
but it does no good. 1 would like to
know what to do to break him of this
habit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

To purity the blood, restore the lost appetite
and build up the whole system take Hoods Sar-
The necessity OF spring medicine is
universally admitted, AMI Hoods is the best.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07
Farm on an Extensive Scale

]. B. NJ, Atlanta, Ga, writes 1 have
about 2.31S acres in one tract of land 22J
of, which are in cultivation, and l am
clearing and turning over an additional
200 acres preparatory to putting 1t in
cultivation in 1910. I wish to increase the
farm 200 acres each year until l have
500 acres in cultivation. The soil is a yell
lowish black pebble underlaid with clay
with practically no sandy loan. l want
some advice form you in regard to the
fertilizer best suited to this land 1 am
a graduate of Tech and have realized the
value of technical training in my own
work, and have unlimited confidence in
the value of technical agricultural train
ing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07
GIRLS
SNAPPED FOR GUNS
TURKISH HAREMs ARE CROWD
ED WITH TREMBLING GIRLS
WHO HAVE BEEN DRAGGED
FROM THEIR HOMES.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 4.-The cab
met probably will be organized as follows:
Grand Vizier-Hilmi Pasha.
Minister of Interior-Ferid Pasha.
Minister of Justiee-Kakki Pasha.
Minister of Public Instruction-Azmi
Bey.
Minister of Mines and Professionalism
Pasha.
The other ministries will be retained py
the last incumbents. Both Kakki Pasha
and Ami Bey are members of the COM
mittee of union and progress and IL Is ex-
pected that this cabinet, being thus
brought into harmony with the present
political situation, will have a long lease
of power.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

If you apply any kainit under your cot
ton it probably will be advisable for you
TO use as much as 200 pounds per acre
at an early date. We would use this as
side application. We would advise the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07
QUERIES ANSWERED
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Top Dressing the Cotton Crop

A. c. G., Decatur. Miss. writes: 1 have
piece OF red stiff land planted in cotton
that 1 want to put nitrate of soda or kali
NIT or both around IL If necessary. l put
$50 pounds of acid and meal under it,
When should the fertilizer be applied, how
much and what kind?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24
GIDDY YOUNG
PEOPLE.
A Story About S5He Frivolus Boys and
Girls-A Youthful Married Couple
Who Died and Left a F0rIoru
Infant on the World.

Before Noah ruled the waves
with the flagship "Ark" the
people of the earth were so
scarce that they often remained
on this sphere TO entertain one
another for 500 or 600 years.
A most remarkable case is
that recorded in Poland of
Margaret Krasiowna. who died
in 1903, at the age of los. At
ga she married her third hus-
band, Gaspart Raykolt, then a
bashful suffer of lO5. His father
had just died at the age of ll9.
During the fourteen years Mr..
aud Mrs. Raykolt kept house
there were born 90 them two
boys and one girl, all three of
whom had white hair in in
fancy and none could ever chew
solid food.
Henry Jenkins. an English
man, who died at the ripe age
of 1863 i'm 1870, was produced in
court as "a witness at the age Of
49, Placed under oath he was
cautioned by the Judge to bee
accurately truthful i'm all things
especially as to his age. jenkins
at once produced two witnesses.
each over SO years Old. who
testified that when they were
boys Jenkins was am old gray
headed man.
Probably the most startling
'oldest inhabitant" story is
that concerning Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rovin. both of whom died
IN the place of their birth
Tomowar. Hungary i'm l7lI. he
aged i12 and SHE Iol Their
married life covered las years
and as death they left am in
FAINT orphan aged I0.-From
Life.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

ID a. Meade. wanted i'm
Scott county. Va. ON "a sensa-
tioual charge of murder. and
for whom Governor Swanson
recently issued a reQuisition on
the governor of Oregon. fol
lowing his capture I'm that
state. made a daring escape
from the officers at Appalachia
at an early hour Monday morn
ing after having been brought
safely three thousand miles
across the country.
The story of the escape is that
sheriff Broadwatcr arrived with
his prisoner on the late train
Sunday night aud went t0 "a
hotel. The sheriff had Meade
hand cuiIed and shacklcd ami
lay down 90 sleep in tht room
with his prisoner. but during
the night Meade managed 90
get the key from the sheriff
pocket unlocked the hand
cuffs, and effected his escape.
and up TO this time has NOT
been recaptured.
Meade is charged with hav-
ing murdered a man named
Horton near Gate City. year
OF eighteen months ago. He
escaped as the time and O bic
reward was o1ered for him. Tie
was finally captured I'm Oregon
h'N.nS gone west hoping tc
avaGe identification, and was
held several weeks pending the
securing of reeuisition papers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

Texas has over "a hundred
thousand bachelors But we
are not told whether they are
natives or escaped from other
States
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24
MIR. RICHARDS VISITS BIG STONE GAP.


and how he had seen the town
rise and fan in her early days.
John w Chalkley responded
in behalf of the Land Com
pany one OF the three access
Dries the town could not we'll
be- without.
Rev. John > Lloyd. a new
conner, but a whole souled good
hearted well wishcr of the
Board Of Trade was called and
answered with appropriate re-
marks.
Attorney Jos. L. Kelly. "a
former townsman, expressed
his thanks and wished us every
aid within his power. as an
ardent admirer of Big stone
Gap
r. A. Morrison ON the subject
of magnetism and electricity.
particularly the attractiveness
and magnetism OF the fair sex
held his theme well.
c. c. Hyatt. president of the
Norton Board of Trade was
brought 20 his feet by the
unanimous call Of all present,
and thanks 20 you Mr.. Hyatt.
for the promise Of cooperation
I've All need IL.
}. II McCue, general manag-
CT Of the Y. * 5. w, of Bristol,
the last but by no means the
least, OF the speakers, made
only a brief tosst, but one to
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

heat, single desks, slate black
boards, a good library and q
physical and chemical labora-
tory for work in these sciences.
The school employs thirteen
teachers and pays salaries equal
to those paid in any section of
the State. There has recently
been added a Normal Depart
ment 10 the high school. offer
ing 10 young people who desire
20 prepare themselves for teach
ing a two years course of prep
aratiOn for the work. This de-
partment is now under the
management Of Miss Margaret
G.. King, Of Norfolk, and is do
ing excellent work. We have,
also. each year n Summer Insti
tute for Teacher. which enroll
ed last year 80 students This
term begins the last of June and
runs five weeks. Fifteen teach
ers are employed and we expect
this 20 grow until we have in
attendance four hundred teach
ers Many people make their
home here ON account of the
advantages offered their chill
dren for securing am education
and the school has never disap-
pointed the hopes of its patrons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24
Portraits


y on can take passage via the
Panama Canal i'm 1915.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

Big Stone Gap has one of the
best public graded and high
schools o. Doe found i'm Che south
in towns of its size The build
ing is oi native stone. four sto
ries and basement. containing
fourteen class rooms. "a large
assembly room. and girls and
boys play rooms. and cost
about eto.o1N.u0. 10 has furnace
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

But unlike those who do criti.
CHE, we can suggest something
better, and that is 20 get the
Southern 20 enter the town. and
in this connection il may be
said that the president of the
Dummy line has had this mat
ter up more than once with
both the Y. * 5. ". and l.. x
\. Railroads.
When a physical connection
IS made IN the town by the two
roads, wholesale houses will
s rim 2 up. manufacturing
plants will be established. our
population increased, and once
our snow BALI starts rolling
10 Will not stop until we are a
large growing and thriving
city.
10 is the small Industries that
make town prosperous be
cause there are more Of them,
and more varied IN their bust
ness.
Big Stone Gap is known far
and near as one Of the health
lest. clcanest. amt most beauti-
ful spots i'm Virginia. 10 has a
state wide reputation for its
enforcement of the law, and the
preservation of order To lis
known for it's public schools.
it's churches. and the quality
and high character Of its citi-
zenship.
We have four churches. and
four able ministers. and the
morals of the community will
compare favorably with those
of any other IN the country.
Among some of the many i'm
dustries that will pay here may
bo mentioned q tobacco factory
cur soil is splendidly adapted
for tobacco
We have the finest cement
rock in the country. and 90 is
only question of time until
wc VIII have a large cemen,
plant
Big Stone Cap is the very
best possible location for "a
furniture factory and wood
working plant
We have the climate. th,
natural resources. aud o. loca
ton. second io 100 town iu Nir.
ginia. and with "a strong pull
and "a pun altogether" the
future of the Cap is an assured
fact
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

CUR large new hotels are re-
ceivng some very favorable
comment from the travelling
public and well they should.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24
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the point that was heartily
welcomed.
Owing TO the late or rather
early hour, the aggregation of
good fellows disbanded. each
feeling amply repaid for the
privilege of participating in the
banquet and OF hearing the
many good things brought TO
light.
The following list includes
all those attending the ban.
0uet
c. G HYATT. of Norton: c. r.
kilgore. Of Wise. NJ. Y. Rich
chards, Washington, ID. c.: j.
II. McCue. of Bristol. Jos. L..
Kelly. of Bristol, r. /. Tucker.
of lmboden; J. r. Judd, of Keo-
kce, Chas. Nelson. of Bristol:
Or. Karl Stoehr, H. T. Irvine
c >. Carter, X b. Alsover.
c. c. Cochran, r d. Baker. c.
+. Blanton, +. /. Harper, John
w Chalkley, c. L. Taylor, r.
a. Morrison, Geo. b. Jones,
General X. A Ayers, Rev. John
j. Lloyd. j. +. Mears, DIT. J. w.
Kelly, w Il Horton, l.. O..
Petit, W. 5. Rose, j. b. Ayers,
T.. +. Goodloe, W. Il. Goodloe.
J NJ Goodloc, W. G.. Coutts.
c. y. Knight, Ii. f.. Fox, w.
w. Taylor, j. NJ. Hoge, J. p.
Hendricks. A. Kelly Mann, DR..
ID. {. Rucker, J. q. Nesbit.
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cur fore cast for the year is
that there will be a marked
falling OFT in Presidential mes
sages early BOD March.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
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Bic STONEGAP.

the interest manifested I'M the
address of Mr.. VI. ~ Richards
of the Southern Railway de
livered Thursday night.
The Board of Trade seems TO
be organized ON a permanent
basis and is out for business.
Big Stone Gap has had "a hard
struggle for years. but 10 seems
at last the dreams of it's pro-
motors are Co Doe realized.
one disadvantage under
which the town has labored has
been want of proper railroad
facilities I'M the early history
of the town every possible effort
was made 90 have the n. g. vs..
and D.. a. y. Railroads connect
at this point lt was not how
ever to the interest 90 the B.. a.
N. 90 do So. as one of the chief
objects M building Che road
through this section was To-
reach the coal and coke. DC
was NOT therefore GO the inter
est of that road to stop at the
edge of the coal field and re-
ceive no benefit from the build
ing of the line
OF One thing There cam Doe but
lutte doubt. and tits chat Big
Stone Cap VIII some day Doe
the principal city in this Sec
tion DC Is bound to come 10
may he tha' we will have 90
wait for awhile. bat eventually
we will come into our own.
We now have competitive
freight rates by reason of the
Southern and D.. 81 y meeting
ot this point and uo town DO
this section haas amy advantage
over Us iu this respect
The main thing to $50 now
while the enthusiasm i~ an ITS
height Is CD get thc Southern
go enter ihc town. either by ac-
curing thc Dummy lime or
building "a spur track just as
soon as the Southern comes iu
the l.. IS ~ wiil be forced Co
"sit up and take notice" and
will come BOB too.
Much has been said about the
poor little Dummy. but none Of
the seers and critics have sug
gested any thing better.
As matter OF fact the
Dummy would not be here to.
day but for General Ayers. lt
has never paid one cent Of divi-
dend, nor one cent of salary 90
ats officers. T. has been run
purely pro .o.9 ta...e.. and SO far
as the owners are concerned. it
matters bur httle to them
whether or not it is pulled zap
and sold for scrap iron.
Despite the critics however.
the Dummy has been about the
only thing distinguishing Big
Stone Gap from the little way
side station As 20 extortion.
We presume any one can see
that IL r. much better 20 pay
fifteen cents and ride in com
Portable car, than twenty FIVE
or fifty cents in "a rambling
hack through mud and over
bad roads
We agrse however tina. we
ought 10 have better railroad
facilities. but until those critics
devise some remedy. or suggest
something. We do not very well
see how the Dummy can De dis
pensed whit. Ne have no
criticism Of the Dummy line.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
quested TO observe the date
printed on their address slips
which will keep them az an
times posted as 70 the date
OF tine expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention 10 this request will
save ali parties q great deal of
ANNOYANCE
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-02-24

The reports are that the Taft
inauguration is going 90 be che
biggest thing of Che kind the
country has ever seen. and ass
Mr.. Taft rs pretty big man,
Che propriety OF 10 is not dis
puted
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06
NO FREE BRIDGE OVER RIVER
UNLESS IOWA GETS BUSY
Hawkcye Laws Forbid voting Of
Bonds, So Public Sentiment
Must Do the Work.

The meeting OF the Commercial club ex-
ecutive board developed the fact there will
be no free bridge between Omaha and Coun-
ell Bluffs for some time at least. The
board secured the Information that the
laws of the state Of Iowa forbid the voting
OF bonds for the purposes of a free bridge
and the project will nave to be dropped
until public sentiment gets in its work on
the Hawkeye legislators and induces them
to change the law.
Charles S. Elgutter, attorney; w. M.
Rich. paving contractor; L. d. Willis and
J. T. Grammar were admitted TO member
ship in the Commercial club.
f. A. Benson will head the Omaha dele
cation to the Lakes to the Gulf Water
ways conference to be held in New Orleans,
Oct. 9O-November 2. at which time Presi-
dent Taft will be the guest OF honor. The
remainder OF the committee will not be
appointed until later.
The Omaha Commercial club is one of
five clubs in the Central states to Join in
calling a meeting Of commercial secre-
taries to meet In Cincinnati In November
for the purpose of forming an organiza-
ton. The association will include cities Of
5000 or over on or north OF the Ohio
river and on or east OF the Missouri, north
to the Great Lakes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06

dustrial school. Mcdonald was taken back
to the school, while Davis will be held at
the. county jail TO stand trial for the pen
and made the officers on the hill lots OF
trouble. The boys were caught by the
offered for their capture.
KEARNEY-Governor ~shallenberRer is
billed TO speak at the opera house In this
city October Il. The governor will take
an admission OF rs cents and IS cents will
be charged. The lecture, 1t is said, will
not be OF a political nature, but the pro
tits Will be given to benefit some church.
BEATRICE-It is believed that M. p.
Miller of the Adams vicinity, who disap-
peared from his home last week, has gone
to Denver, as a man answering his de-
scription purchased a ticket here the other
day for that place. 1t is said he has been
worrying considerably over financial mat
tiers, and this may have affected his mind.
BEATRlCE-At a meeting OF the Com
mercial club directors last evening the fare
refunding scheme for securing tradet from
outside towns and localities was discussed.
and from reports the new method of bring
Ing people to town is working nicely. The
directors of the club extend an invitation
to the Marysville club to visit Beatrice
soon. ....
sHELToN-James BLY,, an old citizen
Of Anconto. was run into by an au-
tomobile, sustaining a broken leg. Mr..
BLY, was on his way home from church
and the lights OF the machine, driven
pS MARK II huTo, blinded him
and he was unable to get out OF the
way On account of his advanced
age the accident will cOnfine him for some
time.
BEATRICE-The Board of Education
held a meeting last evening and granted
the city teachers a leave of absence of two
days In November to attend the state meet
ing OF teachers. The use Of the assembly
room was granted TO the state library as
ISOLATION, which meets here October 10.
The board will meet next Monday to thor
oughly inspect the work on the new high
school building.
KEARNEY-The new furniture store OF
Monday morning. SteA. Fess moved into
his new jewelry store last week and opened
Monday morning. The Fashion Millinery
store opened In their new quarters Mon
day morning. Experts from the east will
arrive this week to place the new Duplex
press In the new Hub building, which is
rapidly nearing completion.
KEARNEY-A picture charging sales
man, giving his name as Robert Radcliff.
Is accused of passing bogus checks on
several business men. Sheriff Sammons
after tracing him for several weeks found
that he was standing trial on a like charge
quilted him for lack OF evidence and Sheriff
Sammons left Monday night for the capt.
tl OF Iowa TO bring Radcliff back.
CLAY CENTER-W. A. Sumner. an old
resident OF this county, died here at an
early hour this morning. He was AZ years
old and leaves a wife and four children.
He had been sick about a week with ty-
was a candidate for county surveyor on
the republican, democratic and Independent
tickets, his name having been written IN
at the primary election for that office and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06

KEARNEY-Dr. L. M. stearns. returned
Saturday evening from a several months
stay in Europe, having taken a post
graduate course In a Switzerland medical
institution.
BEATRICE-Miss Martha G%uenther, a
professional nurse died at Fairs sanitarium
yesterday OF typhoid fever. She was u
years old and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Guenther, old residents Of Beatrice
BEATRICE-Funds for the proposed new
The building will cost about $40, 900, and IL
is expected that actual work on the struo-
ture will be started in the early spring.
The site for the building was given by
Hon. Peter Jansen.
KEARNEY-Frank Davis and Forrest
Mcdonald, the two boys who ran away
from the Industrial school last week and
stole a horse which was left on the Union
tracks and killed, were brought
back to this city by an officer OF the In
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06
Nebraska
Boy Confesses,
Saves Mother
Fourteen Yesr-old Says He Alone Is
Responsible for Killing His
Father,

SIDNEY, Neb., Oct. 6~-(special Tele-
gram )-Distrlct court opened here this
morning. Judge H. NJ. Grimes presiding,
with the case of the state against Mrs.
Antonio Krupicka and Andrew Krupicka.
charged with the killing OF Anton Krupicks,
on June %, 1909, the first on trial. The de-
Tense changed its plea in the case Of An
drew, who pleaded guilty TO murder in the
second degree, claiming that he did the
killing and that his mother was not a party
to the crime.
The state accepted this plea, but refused
to dismiss the case against Mrs. Krupicka,
claiming that she was particeps criminis.
After the state had introduced a number Of
It's witnesses the defense asked the court
to discharge the prisoner on the ground
that no testimony had been offered showing
that she was guilty. The court instructed
the jury to return a verdict accordingly.
Andrew is about IA years of age and has
borne a bad reputation in the community.