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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-03-08

Io tho Voters Of Wise County
| hereby announce myself candidate
ior the Office OF Circuit Court Clerk OF
W Use County, for election to be held
November 1911 subject TO the will Of the
Republican party Any favor you may
go for me will be appreciated
Yours very truly,
w. u. HAMILTON.
For Mayor Big Stone Dap,
GEO II. MYERS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Al unprincipled man Is like nail
he cannot go straight.
The wise man knows when he has
enough before he gets it.
When a tired man shores in church
it is sign that he is dreaming Of
heaven.
A man who is always changing
breeds never finds one that just
suits him.
It takes a real Christian to drive
two miles through the mudholes and
arrive at the church in an exalted
frame Of mind
The "measly little, potatoes may
make just as good seed as the better
sort; and then again they may-and
probably will-not
A pessimist is man who prefers
to stay at home and sort potatoes
while the boss and the rest Of the
crowd goes fishing.
Why not use the cooperative
creamery or cooperative store as
station for the collection of branded
and comparatively sold eggs?
There are some folks so blue
visioned that they can't see anything
to buttereup meadow save a chance
to get an attack of Rheumatism.
Teach the boys not to shoot the
hawks; they are the police and scav-
engers Of our grass and grain fields,
and very few Of them are guilty, as
charged, Of chicken stealing
Ever l1no-' man who was lucky?
Then you know @ man who was hard
worker either with his hands or his
brains, or both. Luck consists in be-
ing ready when the opportunity comes
and making the most of it. There is
no other kind Of luck.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Ball players said this spring that
hey would get to" Covaleskie, the
big Pole whom Chattanooga is carting
along as one of its star attractions,
and 1t looks like they are making
good. The Giant Killer" is no longer
In the bearcat class if the scores that
have been made against him recently
give fair idea Of the work he is go
ing to do this season.
About the only reason ball players
had for saying they would hit Covales-
kie this season after woefully failing
last season was that they would play
the same kind of game against him
that they played against any ordinary
pitcher.
We'll test his CONTROL" they said.
HE used to get away with most any
thing, because he had us buffa1oed."
Whatever was the cause there is no
doubt that Covaleskie put the jinx on
many good ball players in the South
ern league last season. They dropped
their little angoras just as soon as he
came in sight. Some of them were
bewildered with his speed, others
feared his lack Of control would result
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Jake BeckIey's. Breakfast,

While Roger Bresnahan. the man.
ager of the St. Louis Cardinals, was
devourtng couple of soft-boiled eggs
the other noon, he told funny story
on Jake Beckley
Jake was ordering his breakfast on
diner one morning and as he did
not feel very hungry, he ordered one
soft-boiled egg. He glanced through
the bill of fare, but nothing else ap-
pealed to him, and he decided to or
de- another egg. Instead of changing
the one to two, he put another one
beside the one he had originally made
and handed the order to the waiter.
You can Imagine his surprise and
CONSERVATION when the waiter brought
In II soft-boiled eggs and proved Jake
had ordered them all by showing him
the figures on the order Slip"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

half the credit coming to him. think
it is because he is so unassuming and
modest in everything he does, Not
only that, but he seems SO unconcern-
ed in the field and at the plate In
that respect he is much like Schultz.
ut Is true Sheckard does not re-
ceive the praise he is entitled to.
Schultz may surpass him as far as
driving in runs is concerned, but he
does not do much more toward getting
points. Sheckard's work probably is
overlooked because he has always been
close to the top, or on top, of the bat
ting order, where he has not been able
to break up games with doubles or
triples. Up to this. season he has al
ways followed Evers, in which posi-
ton he has been forced to sacrifice fire.
quently. Now he leads off and is de-
pended upon to start the club on the
road to victory in each game. That
is where he has been of immense value
to the team. His record proves this"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
PUSH GROWTH OF ALL CROPS
Should Be Done by Frequent and Shah
low cuItivatlon-Inereased Yields
VIII Result
{By q. H. ALFORD9

!.
The growth of every crop should
be pushed now by frequent and shall
low cultivation. Kill the grass and
weeds In the sprout and keep the sur
face covered with q fine soil mulch to
conserve the soil moisture.
There has been a steady Increase
in the yield of cotton. corn, and other
crops In all Of the southern states,
but the yield is far below what It
ought to be. The average Is still be-
low one-half bale Of cotton per acre.
The average yield ought to be at least
one bale per acre. If the land Is thor
oughly prepared, good seed planted,
and the crop given frequent and shall
low cultivation the yields will be more
than satisfactory.
II every farmer In the south will
SOW crimson clover In the cotton at
the last working. the succeeding
crops will speak eloquently of its
value as a fertilizer. The crimson
clover with raw ground phosphate
rock is the best and most economical
way to increase the yields of crops
In the south.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
The Grandmother Game.

President Johnson of the American
league was pointing out to sporting
editor the wonderful money-making
possibilities of the baseball business.
Baseball is ingrained in our peo-
pie" he said. They give their time
and money to baseball, though the
heavens fall
There's spice of truth in the
story of the boss who said to his Of
fee boy: ."...
Well, Henry, don't see how
you'll get to any of the games this
season, as your grandmother died
twice while football was on
"'You should have known better
than that he replied. My GRANDPA
Their has married again, much against
the wishes of the family"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
pitcher covaIeskie Of New Orleans.

In his slamming them on the bean,
others gave up trying to hit him SIM
ply because they didn't think they had
a chance.
When Covaleskie went back to the
big circuit a lot of Southern fans
thought he would keep up his spectac-
ular work, and when he failed to do
this they began to wonder whether
he was the pippin pitcher that he had
been cracked up to be. When his re-
turn to the Southern league was an
nounced, ball players started contriV-
ing his downfall
There is no doubt that Covaleskie
is some pitcher. He has speed enough
to SINCE the atmosphere between the
box and the plate, and when his aim
is good he is pretty sure to set
pace that only a good team can keep
up with.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
ONE OF BEST INVESTMENTS
President Barrett Advocates Helping
Man Who Is Down, Whether
Member of Union or Not.

To the Officers and Members of the
Farmers Union:
If more men had helped each other
over rough places since the world be-
gan, civilization and Christianity
would be much farther advanced than
it is today.
The obligation to help the man
who is down and out is one of the
most sacred and 1t isn't confined to
your felloW-member il the Farmers,
Union. In the first place you don't
know when you may be IN the same
fix yourself, and In need of assist
Rnce. In the second. by helping to
put man on his feet you're saving
yourself the expense of having to
feed him or his family. So the
proposition cuts from the business as
well as the philanthropic end.
In this country Of quick changes,
the man you give lift to today may
tomorrow be in position to help you or
the organization. So it's good policy,
as well as plain matter of duty.
don't think / ever saw a man
SO far gone in meanness that I
wouldn't try my Jest to give him even
a little ray of lift The man OF the
woman who is cast out by society
with the cry of "Unclean, Unclean!''
is the man and tho woman who most
need help.
You are not going to soil your
hands by picking people up out of the
mire. You're much more likely to
soil your soul, and lose some good op-
portunity in life by failing to do it.
One of the most beautiful features
about some of the secret orders is
that they never desert member. no
matter how far he has strayed from
the pathway. That ought to be the
motto Of every member of the
Farmers Union, from the biggest
leaders down to the newest jotners.
We have q good deal of that spirit
now in the organization The more
We encourage it, the more we en-
nance the prestige Of the order, and
live up to the principles upon which
1t Is founded.
CHAs. s. BARRETT.
Union City, Ga.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
infant EATS MORE
Than 4 GROWN NII
YOUTHFUL JOHN ADoLpH ~,
CREATES FAMINE ON esos,
G!A FARM.
CHILD WEIGHS ITO PouNDs.
Two-Year-old Seems Man, Exe.,. J,
stature-ls Under Doctors ~ !. =
Who Says "LittIe One" il p,,,,. y
~ Healthy. r''

Mount Airy. Calf James Aao,.,
Cody keeps on growing for tho ~.
20 years as he has for the nas, 81 ].
months. there won't be a street Il IT. II
country wide enough for his nassa ,ss I
He couldn't enter a railway trs rob-
couldn't pass under a bridge Wttbm
crawling and would strain the arlas 8 ],
the biggest auto truck IN the ct,,,nt q
He now weighs ITO pounds and Il sis. s.5
three months over two years Old !. \
anybody knows of a bigger Nm
than that, George invites him d entss
exhibit B. But James Adolnh h
unique.
Mr.. and Mrs James Aleck Cody, m,
live on the mountain side not lar fros.
Mount Airy, don't know what to tbins
OF the enormous size OF their offsprInr
He wasn't their first baby and II,
predecessors were not unusually larya
nor are the parents above ths ii
erage.
Young James Adolph was lorae,
than the average when he entered iii,
world, but not of appalling size By m,
means. But he began growing sfts,
his very first meal and hasn't dona
anything but grow since.
The child has grown in proportIpa
within the past six months with I'M
record he made in his first baby days
With the first indication OF his III
normal growth, his parents consulted
physician and James Adolph was bit
under his care for some length Of Tina
All efforts to keep the baby on 4 did,
suitable for one Of his age, proved al
unsuccessful as the physicians tssas
ment to keep him normal III desh
growth and any tendency beyond lhs
ordinary baby.
He now weighs more than s9D
pounds. He 10 80 inches Id height
barefoot. His measurements are d.
follows: 5
Around. head 245A inches; mech, Ii
inches; bust, 80 inches; waist. IS
inches; around arm above elbow Il
inches; wrist, s inches; across hand
above thumb. 6A inches; around ara
finger, near hand, ~ inches; arouna
thigh. rs Inches; above knee
inches: below knee, Is inches; aaala
d inches; around foot, as lehsssIs
.1ength Of feet, 8 ehea across ahsHE l
der. is inches. rs
His appetite Is more like q graHa
person than a baby. For breakfast N
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

The unexpected makes baseball.
Hyatt, of Kansas City, is slugger.
He has poled II home runs this year.
Both Merkle and Marquard have
ceased to be butts for the humor of
the Cubs.
Umpire Nal Eason discovered .Knet-
ger when Eason was manager of the
Lawrence, Mass, club.
Baskette, of Toledo. has pitched six
games in which the opposing team
has made less than six hits.
Hugh Nicol, famous old time, player
and now coach for Purdue university,
is acting as scout for the Cincinnati
Reds.
Indianapolis has new pitcher in
Charles Overman, who won fame as
an all-round athlete with De Paw uni
versity.
From all reports Umpire Mullen is
Improving steadily under the tutoring
of Umpire Evans, with whom he is
paired.
Washington is so taken with the
first base play of Germany Schafer
that his work is compared to Hal
Chase's.
President Horace Fogel is willing
to pay $500 for another good pitcher
and an outfelder that can hit as well
as Magee.
Jimmy McAleer, 1t is said, may quit
the Washington Senators, owing to
the poor showing of the club in the
present race.
Red Nelson. the grand pitcher Of the
Browns. is a man of iron. He works
all the year around so as to keep his
muscles in trim.
Louisville denies that it ever had
any intention Of selling Fisher to Mo-
bile. He expects to release one catch
er soon, however.
Although one has not heard much
about 1t, the Athletics seem to be hav-
ing little more than their share of
hard luck this season.
Umpire Igan believes Ban John
sons decree abolishing the warming
up Of pitchers IS to be obeyed at the
discretion Of the official.
Fred Parent, former White Sox play
er, still leads the batting order for the
Baltimore Orioles. Parent is hitting
and fielding at good clip.
Pitcher McAdams Of the Dallas club,
who has been purchased by the Car
dinals, has made wonderful record
In the Texas league this year.
Grover Cleveland Alexander declares
that with himself and Moore alternat-
ing the Phillies would run away from
other teams in the National league.
Chester Thomas, the young catcher
the Boston Red Sox turned over to
the Sacramento team last spring, Is
playing wonderful ball on the coast.
Enos Kirkpatrick, the star third
saeker of the Dayton Central league
team, will join the Brooklyn club at
the end of the season. Kirkpatrick is
Q heavy hitter and fast man On the
bases
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

will eat three and four large biscalsI
with bacon gravy, butter and gfes'D
deal Of syrup; two glasses OF bslfse's
milk and If allowed will drink wv.
cups Of coffee. Between breakfast aaaJ
dinner, he will eat two more biscahI
with butter and syrup. For dinner u
can eat a large plate of greens q W VI
kinds Of vegetables with boiled bacon
corn bread, biscuit and whole pis y.
he can get it, with two glasses @ Dae
termilk. He eats again between W
ner and supper, and his supper . y, Y
keeping with breakfast and Dime e.
consumes as much as any grown w
son on the place and has sanp'ss
every kind Of food served on the W.
menu.
When James Adolph was SIX % sasas8
old he showed remarkable tenasas.
to become a giant, and the FANNY ~
stefan arranged diet for him g t e.
Guce his flesh and curb hfs tendency IS
outgrow his baby clothes faster saa.
his mother could make them. w.
tried everything they could lnlna y.
but Ado1ph grew just the same, a sa
finally his parents cut out the ales Go
let nature take its course. Tney - i
the satisfaction of knowing tnat y IS &,
the healthiest youngster In Hapelsusst. r.
county, in spite Of his size, aaa . w.
mental capacities, while not y NE .lis
ing with his avoirdupois, are 80
equal to other children OF ms ass'
Scientists have been consnl1sa
to James Adolphus' future. sue .ss,s
them make gloomy prediction. osa q
believe he will stop growing tailsl {. ~. Il
few years, his figure will deYelog ia
that Of a man and he will be fah s s.s.
at 10 or IL years. But i % ao s,T,s
stop growing-well, old 2 I.Da. I'M
may turn over In his grave y 'sa.s
what he had missed by LIVING y sss
600 soon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
SHECKARD HELPS THE CUBS
Left FieIder's Work on Bases Is OF
Greatest Value In Run Getting Of
Chicago Team.

who is the most valuable man on
the Cub baseball team?"
One Chicago fan asked that of an.
other on the West side grounds the
other day.
THAT is question difficult to an
swer," responded the other. Schultz,
Holman, Sheckard, Chance, Tinker and
Archer are all wonderful players and
are doing an equal share to bring an
other pennant to Chicago. But will
say Jimmy Sheckard is not appreci-
ated by the fans as much as Hoffman,
THAT is problem. He does not get
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Giving Small Ones a Chance.

Two or three feeding coops or penA
should be provided for the chickens
and other poultry at this time. Each
of these coops should be provided
with different sized openings for the
admission of the different sized Young
The young will soon learn to run to
their own coops at feeding time, and
thus will not be trampled on by the
older chicks and grown fowls. MANY
chicks are made lame, and not q few
killed when all the flock is fed to-
gether.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
QUAKER FANS ARE CENSURED
Washington Player Complains That
Champion Athletic Team Is Often
Roasted Without Cause.

According to the views OF some OF
the players on the Washington teams
the fans in Philadelphia are the mose
inconsiderate in their treatment OF
their own players to be found any
where in the country, with the fans OF
st. Louis close second.
There's some excuse for the fans
in st. Louis to feel that the price they
pay for tickets gives them the right
to get after team that Is SO persls-
tently in last place, but what explana-
ton can the Philadelphia fans make
for such conduct" asked one Of Nc
Aleer's boys.
when we went over to Philadelphia
to play last month the people In that
city were getting their first chance to
see the Athletics since that team set
all fandom afame by winning the
worlds championship.
did the fans rise up and give
Mack's champions the greeting they
deserved? They did not. They sat
in their seats snarling and barking at
Comics men for every little slip they
made, actually hooting and jeering at
team that had only six months before
defeated the supposedly invincible
Cubs.
"Of course, everybody knows that
the fans in Philadelphia are famous
the world over for giving up early in
the struggle If a visiting team gets IN
the lead, but who would believe that
at the beginning of the season they
would roast the players who had
hro1auht go much rlnrH To that citY?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Foqel Enters Protest,

Horace Fogel, president of the Phil
lies, has issued statement in which
he made known his intention to pro
test a recent game, which was won in
Cincinnati, On the ground that Doom
was out Of the game unjustly. Doom
was barred from the game because FIVE
dollars, which he was fined on July
for discoloring ball, had not been
paid. Before the game the money was
offered to the umpire, who refused to
accept it, declaring the money must
be IN New York before Doom Is eli
gibles
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Cleveland TO Get Manush.

The decision of the National COM
mission that drafted player returned
to club of lower class goes without
strings, means another Nap recruit
from the New Orleans camp. It is
said that Manush, returned by the
New York Giants. will find his way
to Cleveland.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Pat Moran as Scout.

When Pat Moran's catching days
are over President Fogel will retain
him to help out In the spring training
and to act as scout. But Judging from
the day Pat has been catching this
season he is booked to remain an 40
tive Phil for a long time
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

So vigorous, SO vehement, SO red
hot is the current Swat-the-fy cam
paign that we have been expecting
some protesting body to rise up and
shout rknockers!" Can't a fly buzz
In this town without some reformer
knocking him?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
DICK EGAN WANTED CHICKEN
Scrappy Little Cincinnati Second
Baseman Not Satisfied With
Lunch as Served.

Dick Egan says the hotel cooking
is all right. but has its faults, just
like any other brand. The Cincinnati
second baseman ordered chicken pie
at lunch, and, when it was set before
him, could find nothing but dough and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Dick Egan.

gravy. Hailing the waiter, Mr.. Egan
made expostulation.
Say, George" walled Mr.. Egan,
there's no chicken In this chicken
pie"
"Aw, say, now" replied the waiter,
you wouldn't expect to find any dog
in a dog biscuit, would you?" And
Mr.. Egan is still studying.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Burning up money may be a costly
pastime, but burning up icehouses at
this time of the year Is the height Of
extravaganza.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Don't Speculate.

Let us not engage In hazardous
speculation in stock and grain mar,
gins. Twenty chances to one we viii
be financially ruined If we do. Let ua
not act in the capacity of lambs fog
ever
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

A New York woman wants a di,
vorce because her husband insists on
reading his poems to her. Extremely
cruel and unusual
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Would it not be a good idea, like.
wise, to award q special prize to the
automobile that can make the slowest
time down steep and dangerous hill?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

We see by the papers that a woman
in Atlantic City was fined $40 for be
lng seold. No wonder Atlantic City
Is popular place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

One OF the actorettes has begun SUIT
for divorce because her husband told
her to throw away her wedding ring,
Some people are SO 'ttouchy,"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

The bubbling fountain has supplant.
ed the drinking cup. What new kind
of towel will take the place of tbs
collier variety7
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

We are told that two New Workers
nave set sail for italy in rs foot
yawl. 1t is bad enough to go to Italy,
but why try 1t in Is foot yawl?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

A man leaves $4,000 for the mainte.
nance of a parrot he cured of pro
family, having acquired the bird while
he was a sailor. It Is not stated how
he cured himself
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

The dogs Of Montclair. N. J.. are not
allowed to bark after nine O'Clock at
night We suppose every kennel is
equipped with an alarm clock.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

A Canadian Pacific locomotive has
been wrecked by a moose thus dem.
onstrating the fact that Canada Ia
still trifie wild and crude.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

China Is sending warship to Mex
leo with demand for $6,000,0oO China
will be lucky II she does not lose the
warship.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Two deaths resulted in Missouri
from fight over hot coffee. This bev-
erage ought to be had in summer. any.
way
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

We shall have to wait for a long
dime il we wait for race suicide to
thin out the flies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

Another way to keep cool Is to re-
fuse to become hot under the collar
when reading the weather report.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

GRAY hairs, " 81 ys asciergy lyman, are
sent to Us as punishment for our
Gins" What about bald headed men?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

A Rhode Island Judge has decided
chat a photographer has right TO
snapshot anybody.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

II will be funny If the earth does
cot acquire few freckles from this
Fears ardent sunshine.