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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

w. @. Coutts. the hustling
plumber at this place. has
bought out the Norton Plumb
ing and Heating Company at
Norton and will conduct a heat
ing and plumbing business at
that place under the name of
the Norton Heating and Plumb
ing Company, in addition TO
his heating aud plumbing busI
ness in Big Stone Gap. Mr..
COUtts is one of the best and
most experienced plumbers IN
Southwest Virginia, and we
wish him much success in his
increased business.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

Il town last week.
EJ NJ. Freeman, of Corbin,
L. a visitor 10 the Gap since
ID last issue.
Misses G. d. Allen and z. w.
rown. Of Bristol, were in town
sst Friday.
w A. Mccormick, of Pulaski,
Las a guest at the Monte Vista
tst Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. c. Gilmer re-
hrned last week from a visit to
Bristol.
n r. Mears spent a few Gays
Il Jonesville last week.
Attorney A. c. Anderson was
& business visitor to Bristol last
Feek.
Attorney l.. +. Harvie, of
Ehitesburg, KY, was among
g. professional men In town
bis week.
Mrs. L. O. Petit and children
feturned to the Gap last week
rom HOlston Springs, Scott
bounty where they spent the
.ummer months.
For impaired digestion Olive
Dl has no equal, il being highly
nutritious and a mild cathartiC
-pure Olive Oil at Keily's
Drug Store. Il
Messrs. G.. l.. Bremner, w
6 Bolts and II. G.. Gilmei
we're among those from Appa
lachia in town Saturday.
Mrs. II. H. Barnes an'
laughter Miss Majorie left Sun
fav afternoon for Bronxville
N. Y. where they will spend
few weeks visiting friends.
TWOPlA.-A good cigar for 8
BIT Kelly's Drug Store. 1880
r. j. Fleming, of Cleveland
was in town last week.
F.. c. Whitaker was owe
from Bristol one day last weel
Mr. and Mrs. ID. II. Bosti
spent a few days the past wee
in Hancock, Tenn, visiting n
latiyes and friends.
Born TO DR.. and Mrs. G.. ]
Myers, on last Wednesday evel
ing. "a girl.
II. @ Morris, "a prOminel
and prosperous farmer wi
lives on the mountain abO'
East Stone Gap, was in tow
last Saturday.
Make your kitchen look ne
make 10 sanitary-50c TO 81
vested ia Alabastine will do
KeIly's Drug Store. >
Messrs. W. II. Tate and +.
Tay of Stonega, ",
visitors 10 the Gap Saturday
j. w. McLin, Of Rose fl
was among the Lee cOuu
citizens in town last week.
w. d. Henard, of Knoxvil
was in town last Thursday.
James w. Rush was o'
from Bristol the latter part
last week.
Souvenir Shells, Big Ste
Gap Notices in ink stan
thermometers and other pre-
designs.
sept S I'm HAMBLEN BROS
Rev. Robert Mclnturitf,
Gate City, preached In
Episcopal church at this pl
last Sunday.
Miss Mollie Young, of Turl
Cove, was shopping In the {
Monday.
w. B. Banks and wife ST
Sunday in Turkey Cove.
Mrs Bruce Moore, of Penn
ton, visited relatives in the
this week.
TRl0pIA.-A cigar of qua
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Csambcria'ns Cohc. Cholera and Diar-
rhoca Remedy is to day the best known
medicine .u use tor the relief aud cure u.
bowel complaints. it cures gripping. diar.
rhoca. dyscniery. and should be taken az
Che first unnatural iooscucss Ol the bowels
no b. equally valuable for children and
adults. Do always cures SOLD by Enter
prise Drug Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

O. j. Buckley. of Rye Cove,
was a visitor 60 the Gap Sunday
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

WANTED. "A Imboden,
Va, Coal miners, coke pullers,
and leaders. Apply 90 KeOkee
Consolidated Coke Company,
lmboden. Va
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FOR RENT. Two houses,
one with four rooms and one
with three. Water In each
house. Apply at this Office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

FARMS. If YOU want a farm
and hosue in beautiful East
Tennessee, in the famous valley
from Knoxville 90 ROgersville
in Granger, Union or Blount
counties, at prices $500 to Sl5.-
600, write or call on Waller a.
Justus, Rutledge, Tenn.
sept. /.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-18
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BREEDING THE PEKING DUCK
Mature Earlier and Thrive Better
Than Any other Breed-Flour-
ish Without Water.

Picking ducks were imported into this
country from China in 1873. They sur
pass all other breeds as table fowl.
In the vicinity of most of the large
cities they are raised by the thousands
for this purpose, and the industry is
very profitable. They are good layers,
and the supply of good breeding stock
seldom equals the demand. There Is
also a good demand for eggs for hatch
ing. They mature earlier and thrive
better without water for swimming
than any other breed of ducks, al
though they enjoy it if they have it.
They should always have water deep
enough so they can submerge the
head and eyes. 1t is better for the
ducklings not to have water to swim
in until nearly fully feathered. The
little ducks grow rapidly, and under
favorable conditions reach market
able size when two weeks old, often
weighing from five to six pounds and
at a less cost per pound than any 9TH
er fowl. They are easily confined and
need only a very low fence. They are
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TO KEEP TURKEYS HEALTHY
Effective AII-Around Mixture, Proven
tive of Disease and Also VaIu-
able Disinfectant.

A good and cheap all-around remedy
and preventive of disease in turkeys
is the Douglas Mixture" 1t is also
a good disinfectant and is so cheap
that it may be used freely in coops,
buildings or perches.
The formula is as follows: One
pound of copperas, one ounce of sui.
phuric acid (oil of vitrioD, two gal
Ions of water. Give one teaspoonful
to a quart of drinking water. II
should not be given continuously, but
once or twice a week.
1t is as good a remedy as is needed
for roup, but if the turkeys quarters
are kept clean and dry the mixture
need only be given as a preventive.
Another preventive of that dread
disease roup is to smudge the turkeys
occasionally with sulphur fumes, but
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GOING UPl

City ways were not altogether new
to him, but, as he waited at the eleva-
tor shaft, in one of Omaha's large of
flee buildings, he said to his COM
panions.
well, I'll be hanged If that isn't q
beaten"
why, what?"
"Just look at that confounded rail-
road advertising on an Omaha eleva-
tor-UP! What won't they do next?"
His companion replied, "Sh-, Sh-,
those letters mean up"
When I see that word, this jingle
always comes to my mind:
Whenever the little word up you
see,
Think of Safety, Speed, Service via
u. p
You will see that word at almost
every passenger elevator in the coun,
try, but before you leave for the West
be sure to buy your ticket via 1.-THE
Safe Road to Travel"
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POULTRY NOTES.

To raise pigeons for profit, you
should keep them confined.
Some hens are liars. They don't
always lay an egg when they cackle.
Stock selection plays an important
part in successful chicken raising.
Poultry need sunlight and fresh air
as much as the plants in the field.
Lack of grit causes more sickness
among pigeons than poor feed or ex-
posture.
The common inverted V-shaped
COOP is the best for combining hen and
chickens.
A safe, simple tonic for pigeons is
made by placing a piece of gentian
root in the drinking water.
Some hens are regular gad-abouts
and. unless they are confined, will
walk their chickens to death.
If the soil in the poultry yard is not
of a sandy or loose nature, dust baths
must be provided.
Poultry neglected during the warm
months will be slow at going into
profit in the fall and winter.
The hen that does all her laying
during the summer had best be dis
posed of along with her chicks.
Many a flock is well kept, so well
that Just a little fresh meat or vege-
tables would set them to laying.
A pale comb is not always a sign of
disease, but that eggs are not kept in
stock for present delivery.
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Airv scarfs for EVENING Wear.

It is almost impossible for women
to give up their dainty, airy scarfs,
which have been worn, or rather
draped on themselves during the sum-
mer. The latest creations in these
filmsy trifes are made of chiffon OF
one color yelled under another and the
whole edge Of the long narrow wrap
bordered with marabout. For even
ing wear they are most pleasing and
the edge offers just enough weight to
give the scarf better line than if 1t
were unornamented. And a little
warmth is not amiss in such an ad-
iunct. The delicate evening shades
are charming, while black looks stun
ming when worn with light-colored
gown.
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"a Hero.

Tommy's mother had made him q
present of a toy shovel and sent him
out in the sand lot to play with his
baby brother. Take care of baby
now, Tommy, and don't let anything
hurt him." was mammals parting in
junction.
Presently screams Of anguish from
baby sent the distracted parent flying
to the sand lot. For goodness sake,
Tommy, what has happened to the
baby?" said she, trying to soothe the
wailing infant.
There was a naughty fly biting him
on the top of his head, and killed it
with the shovel" was the proud re-
ply.-Excnange
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Handmade FriIIs.

Nice fancy work you'll find in tbs
hand-hemming of tiny linen frills to
wear down the front of your shirt
waist. If all your plainest shirts are
really blouses fastening down the
back, the frill, four or five inches deep,
should be sewed to a finished strip Of
sheer linen nine inches long and two
wide.
This may be attached to the middle
front of the stock collar by small
fancy pin, or even buttoned fast, there
being provided two buttons on the col
lar of your blouse and two tiny but
tonholes in the strap that holds the
frill.
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sO0THES THE TIRED NERVES
Salt Sponge Either In the Morning or
at Night is Most
Invigorating.

There are few things more inVig-
Grating to tired nerves than a salt
sponge either before going to bed or
first thing in the morning. If one is
inclined to s1eeplessenss the latter
time is best, as the salt is decidedly
stimulating.
Sea salt can be bought in boxes and
should be kept in a bathroom closet,
or some place where it is quickly
found.
AS a brine is not made rapidly, it is
wiser, if the bath is to be taken in the
morning, to soak large double hand
full of the salt in two quarts of boil
ing water over night. Keep in COW
cred pitcher.
When ready to use add two quarts
of fresh water. either tepid or cold, as
preferred. If one likes to sponge IN a
tub use more salt, keeping about the
same proportions.
This brine can be used on the face
as well as body, and it does small hurt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-18

strip of embroidered batiste or liner
and has washable ties of soft null.
A dainty, embroidered handkerchief
with narrow hem-stitched edge will
make two facings if cut in half. 1t
is sewed to the inside of the cap and
turned back over the front. These
pieces keep the bonnet always fresh
looking. While one is in use the
other is laundered. The ties are
made in sets of two or three and are
basted to the bonnet to be removed
when it is necessary to launder them.
The bonnet may be further trimmed
with little rosettes of baby ribbon at
each side.
AS baby grows older, ribbon ties
may be used and a bow across the
top made of the same ribbon will
form the trimming. A little ruche Of
narrow val. or cluny lace makes
the finish about the face and the
turned-back facing is discarded. The
bonnet, developed in this way, is worn
when the child is awake during the
greater part of his airing at any rate,
and has got past the age when the
ties are likely to need laundering
often. Soft, washable ribbons are
best, however, to keep the bonnet
fresh looking.
For summer wear this bonnet Is
made up in embroidered batiste and
other wash fabrics with ties and
bows of null. Seams are neatly
finished, ties are hem-stitched. Hand
embroidery.is, of course, most elegant
The Stuart cap with addition of face
ruffle and cape makes a little bonnet
giving protection from the sun and up
to the age of three years, when one
begins wearing the washable or club
hats" this model is by all odds the
best of body bonnets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-18
Undoubtedly Not.

Capt. Jerome, while visiting Col.
Higginson, took derringer from the
table, and asked: This thing load
ed?" But before the colonel could
reply the weapon was discharged, the
bullet tearing away one of the fingers
of the visitor. The colonel, who is
widely known on account of his ex.
IRENE politeness, bowed gracefully,
and rejoined: mot now, my dear
captain"
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drawings and descriptions given here.
The framework should be made of
2x4-inch stuff. sheathing for the main
part of the building. 1t is never a
good plan to use old boards in build
ing a poultry house, because they har-
Dor insects. Better use new material
and cover thoroughly with paint, in
side and out.
The figures in the cut represent the
following: 1, nests; 2, door; 8, scratch
ing room; and 5, windows, and, 6,
ventilator. This is as house appears
before being covered with building
paper or roofing. Ground dimensions,
6X10 feet
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Tool for the Hive.

sent from far-away Australia, writes
e. r. Root in Gleanings in Bee Gull
ture. We finally had our blacksmith
make up from old buggy-springs sew
eral styles and placed them among
our apiarists, asking them to select
the one that seemed to suit their por-
pose best. Among all the tools that
were submitted a plain fiat piece of
steel, fiattened and sharpened at both
ends in the form of chisel, one end
bent over like a hoe, seemed to give
the best satisfaction. See illustration
herewith.
1t is something that any black
smith can make out of an old buggy
spring or any good piece of spring
steel. 1t must not be tempered too
hard or 1t will break. Each end should
be fattened out while hot, and
brought to an edge. One end is bent
to a right angle, and the other left
straight. The tool is then taken over
to an emery wheel or grindstone and
finished up. Care should be taken to
have the edges straight and square.
The hooked end is ordinarily used
for scraping propolis or wax off the
frames or bottom-boards, while the
other end (also useful for scraping)
is pushed between the two parts Of
the hive; but the drawing shows the
tool held improperly. The bent or
curved end should be placed directly
against the palm in order that sufi-
cient pressure may be exerted to
shove the other or straight end be-
tween the two hive parts.
Either end of the tool may be used
for separating frames
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The Christians Happiness.

Christianity is the happiest of all re.
ligions, but IL digs deep to find tho
source and spring of its joy. It gives
us satisfaction, but 1t is the satisfac-
ton which arises from victory over,
and repression of, our baser nature,
our human weaknesses and cowardice
1t is happiness, but happiness won by
struggle and repression. The true
follower of Christ must never forget
this. Then said Jesus to his dis
ciples: II any man will come after me,
let him deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me-" Then ne adds
something further and deeper: For
whosoeEer will save his life shall lose
it, and whatsoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it Dean
Butcher
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much more intelligent than chickens,
and seem to understand what they are
expected to do. We usually set the
eggs under the hens, they are strong
when they leave the shell and after
a week or ten days with the hen they
can usually take care of themselves
if protected from cold, rains, and yer.
min. When they are growing rapid
ly they consume considerable feed, but
contrary to a quite general impression
they do not consume as much for a
pound of growth as chickens, as they
are great fOragers.
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To Kill WeeuiI.

Weevil in grain in bins can be de.
stroyed by the use of carbon bisul.
phide, liquid which readily vaporizes
in the open air. 1t is comparatively
cheap and comes in sealed tin cans
and can be purchased at drug stores.
In using, pour into shallow pans at
the top of the grain bin, and close
tightly all doors or other openings
while the liquid is vaporizing. Do the
work in the daytime, when no lantern
or artificial light will be necessary,
for the vapor of carbon bisulphide is
highly infiammable and explosive, and
there is danger of a serious fire when
fame is brought into its presence.
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BY Julia Bottomley.

When one starts out to find a pre-
ty bonnet for baby nothing seems
quite good enough unless IT is hand
made. And the handmade bonnet is
an expensive affair whose price scars
in proportion to the amount OF work
on it and quite out Of proportion to
the purse Of the average mother,
whose good judgment tells her that
extravaganza is not good taste. But
nothing is too good and dainty for
her babylon there is not another
Just like his baby lives in all the
world.
If the mother understands lace
making or handkerchief or is clever
with the needle, she will fashion for
herself the handsomest of bonnets
and be more pleased than if she buys,
no matter how long her purse. The
prettiest bonnets are made on the
simplest lines with as much elabora-
ton as one may choose, in the max
ing.
The little Stuart cap shown in Fig.
] made of corded taffeta silk, is the
best shape for infants. BY the add
ton of face and neck ruff1es it is
adapted to the baby as he grows.
The same cap made of lace and worn
over a silk lining is the handsomest
of headwear, for summer at least
Pretty bonnets crocheted of silk or
fsot wool, follow the same lines as
to shape.
A pattern should be drafted from
the diagram Gig. p. The body OF
the bonnet consists of only two pieces.
designated by "a" and "B" in the
diagram. The remaining pieces co.
and cd" are the face ruf1e and the
cape. A pattern drawn according to
the dimensions given is large enough
for a child a year cid. Having this
pattern, one can reduce or increase
it's size.
Caps made of lace should have
Innings of soft wash silk. These lin
ings are little separate caps made OF
the silk. They are very little small
er than the lace cap with which they
are to be worn, and can be removed
at will and laundered as they are only
basted or tackled to the lace. For
cool weather the lace cap lined with
silk is worn over a crocheted cap of
soft zephrys. In very cold weather a
cap of heavy warm material like
plush or velvet, lined with silk and
interlined with sheet wadding. is
used. The cap of corded taffeta will
serve for all weather except the warm
est. With a plain little crocheted
cap under it, it will serve for winter
wear on those days that are sharply
cold.
This dainty cap is not difficult to
make because one can buy the taffeta
ready corded. 1t comes in white and
'coIors. Beside the light colors, the
regulation blue and pink and the al
ways appropriate white, there are
darker colors to choose from. Among
these brown is the best for young
babies.
By cutting the cap according to the
diagram one may shape it to the head
by drawing the cords. For very
young infant the round piece, "B,
may be omitted and the cords drawn
30 tightly that the edges meet. A lit
tie bow of baby ribbon or a small
medallion of lace or crochet or tat
ting may be placed as a finish at the
back. Seams must be laid open and
feather-stitched down and a second
cap of light wash silk. sewed in, with
The bonnet is faced back with a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-18
Dainty Trifes.

Women who are deft with their
hands can make all manner of triflea
for the house out of tissue paper
Among the serviceable articles thus
made are table mats, to slip under
hot dishes. They are composed OF
strips of tissue paper braided, like the
old-fashioned braided mats. A piece
of cardboard is the foundation. Glove
and handkerchief cases, sachets and
many other things for the dressing
table are made of Powered tissue pa
per, and are very pretty.
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co,d Weather Feed

AS the weather becomes colder the
hens naturally become the less active
and they must have more bulky food,
else they will become too fat Glover
is excellent for this purpose. 1t con-
tains, perhaps, more of all the ele-
ments needed for egg production than
any one other food.
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Selecting the Duck.

Get a good ideal in your mind of
what good stock duck looks like We
prefer the long body with an average
depth of keel. The breast should be
rounded and plump, and it is prefer
able that it show depression in the
center instead of a ridge. The breast
carries the greater portion of the
meat of the body and slice or two on
each side of the breast bone is con-
sideration for both buyer and seller.
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Winter Shelters.

The winter shelters for our domestic
animals are not too good, but in many
cases they are too close. They lack
the proper ventilation and the admis-
sion of an abundance of direct sun
light and in some cases filth is al
lowed to collect and remain in them
too long, making them otherwise in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-18
Winter Feed for Duck.

In winter time vary the bill of fare
by giving the ducks liberal allow
ance of boiled turnips washed in with
grain-say one-third turnips-every
other morning. Cabbage chopped fine,
fed st noon will be relished. Ducks
like some bulky food the year round.
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Beef Scraps for Chickens.

Chickens do better when fed beef
scraps occasionally. Obtain from your
butcher scraps such as he ordinarily
gives away or sells for dog meat, and
chop them up fine, and later On, when
you kill beef, remember to save
sSme parts for your poultry.
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4 BOOKS TO /
READ
By REV. A. c. DIXON, D. D.,
i Pastor of the Chicago Ave. Moody 81
n Church, Chicago. e

Books are living
things. They have
heads, and hearts,
a n d a r t e r i e 8,
through w h j C h
courses intellectu-
al and moral blood,
good or bad. They
make and unmake
C h a r a C t e r. In
some of them are
galleries with pic
lures rivaling the
masterpieces of
Raphael and An
cello, while in 9th
ers there is an in-
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if it gets in the eyes. The sting is
temporary, and the good effects are
felt in rested eyes, as well as nerves.
Such a sponge is strengthening to
women who are unable to take cold
plunges and find daily bath in hot
water enervating.
If you have no sea salt, ice cream
salt, or even that for table use, will
answer, but it costs more and is less
beneficial.
When very tired one can add to the
salt water three or four tablespoon
fuls of alcohol. This combination is
especially invigorating.