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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-22
LEAVE

Vice Pres. & Gen. Supt. Supt
H A. Ridale, Gen. Pass. Agent.
W. \. Gard, Agent. Martinsoxra
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

that Missouri excels. The finest
sugar pears in the world are
grown there, and they also had
their origin in Virginia. In 1883
a Virginian rode into Rails
county Missouri. on horseback,
and in his saddlebags were
sprigs from Virginia pear trees,
which he planted, and the trees
that sprang from these sprigs
are now bearing large quanti-
tics of fruit. 1t is impossible to
estimate how many thousands
OF dollars each of these Virgin
ia pear trees Melted. The fruit
is Just as sweet as it ever was.
Oh, Missouri is a good State not
only for its agricultural pro.
ducts but for its statesmen"
MIR. Hatcher might have gone
further and told the man of
news that that same Virginia
blue grass is still growing in
the Old Dominion, and better
than ever before, better than il
can grow in Kentucky or Mis-
souri,, and that thousands of
steers being fattened on the
grass are shipped direct from
the pasture TO England and
sells higher than any beef that
reached the British,-Ex
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Normal Notes.

The enrolment of students
went on merrily Tuesday ut the
school building, aud Prof.
Young displayed the agility OF
youth and experience in find.
ing suitable homes for the stu
dent body and members of the
faculty. The outlook is en-.
couraging for q good attend
ance this year, and Supt. Hill
man feels very hopeful.
IL was disappointment that
Miss Coulling, the Drawing
teacher, was forbidden by her
physician at the last moment
to teach this summer, but n
suitable substitute was sent
from the summer school at the
University of Virginia in the
person of Miss Thomas, who is
remembered very pleasantly in
the Gap, she having taught
here several years ago. Miss
Thomas is located at Mrs. q. Il.
Jones' home, but number of
the faculty have rooms with
Mrs. X. l.. Brown, and take
their meals with Mrs. w. IL.
Carnes. Those at Mrs. Browns
are Misses Critz, London, and
Caldwell, of Roanoke, and Mrs.
NJ. Nj. Caldwell, of Roanoke,
who ia the guest Of Miss Baum
gardner. Mas Nidermaoir is
stopping at Mrs. George
Browns and the gentlemen of
the faculty are at various
places.
A reception was given Mt the
scoool building Tuesday, and
short addresses of welcome
We're made by Mayor Fleenor,
Mrs. Edward Goodloe, w. s.
Rose, j p. Wolfe, Rev. j. j.
Lloyd and Snpt. Hiilman.
Songs and special music added
to the enjoyment of the even
ing,
The Glorious Fourth will be
observed as a holiday, and
work begun in good earnest
Friday. The local manager
intends that everybody shall
go away at the close or the
Normal thoroughly satisfied
with tho homes that were pro.
yided Tor them, and anxious to
return next year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Apple Crop Heavy.

Reports from southwest Vir-
ginia say the apple crop is go
ing to be so unusually heavy in
this section this year, that in
some counties it has already be-
come necessary to prop up the
limbs, although the green
apples have given some idea of
their shape. The promise of
big crops in every kind of
fruit has already frightened
the prostects of many farmers,
who in addition to expecting n
good fruit crop are looking for
ward to plenty of grass, with
the result that the cattle should
do well, while even the turkeys
should thrive because there
have not been any rains TO
drown Off the young birds.
The year should be most
prosperous in the history of The
southwest, especially in view
of the fact that there is plenty
Of work for all kinds of labor,
because of the great industrial
awakening which this building
new railroads, opening new
mines and developing on a
larger scale the mines already
opened. The farmers are so
busy that outside the glancing
over the papers they have had
but Titles time to even get
really Interested in politics.
Coeburn journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
FOR SALE.

Church and two lots, the
property of the Southern Metho-
dist Church, located on Wyan-
dotte Avenue and East First
Street. One of the most deaiI-
able locations in town for resi-
dence. Terms, one-third cash,
and the balance in one and two
years. Will give possession
upon delivery of deed. Apply
to @. Fl. Blanton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Wilson
Nominated.

After being in session for one
week the national democratic
convention in session at Balti-
more nominated Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey, candi-
date for the presidency on the
forty-sixth ballot, he receiving
900 out of the 1892 votes in the
convention.
The fight for the nomination
between Governor Wilson and
Speaker Clark, of Missouri,
was a hard one, and for several
days the convention was in a
dead lock, and the nomination
of either of these gentlemen
seemed improbable.
MIR. Wilson is a progressive
democrat and is unquestionably
the choice of the masses of the
democrat party for the nomina-
ton and will make a strong
candidate.
General Rufus A. Ayers, the
democratic nominee for repre-
sentative from the Ninth Dis
trict of Virginia, when inform
ed OF Wilson's nomination,
said:
"rhe nomination of Wilson is
far and away the best that
could have been made under
existing conditions; he will re-
ceive the united support of the
party, will be triumphantly
elected, will give tho Country n
highly progressive administra-
ton along sane and conserva-
tive lines, profoundly learned
IN the science of government,
deeply imbued with patriotism
and love of Country, untram-
meled with alliances, uncom-
mitted to any man OF set of
men. but absolutely free and
independent, bound only by
the suberb and progressive re-
Affirmation of democratic princi-
pies and policies promulgated
in the party platform, he will
unflinchingly administer the
laws and sacredly guard the
rights of all the people under
the constitution-the fact of his
nomination will ut once restore
confidence and dissipate the
fears of attacks upon the con
stitutional guarantees of the
rights of property engendered
by the utterances of rash politi-
cal leaders of both parties.
"You can safely announce
Woodrow Wilson as the next
President"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Band Organized at coeburn.

Through the hustiing efforts
of Mr.. II. w. Cuibertson, men,
Der of the big mercantile firm
of Culbertson, Mead & Co., the
Coeburn brass band has been
organized and sufficient cash
has been raised to purchase the
Instruments. a number of
new members of the band were
former members of the old band
here which won so many prizes
here u few years ago. The
new Instruments have been
ordered and ere long Coeburn
will make another advanced
movement forward thus keep
ing pace with the growing cities
which are springing up all
around us.
Mr.. Culberson who is alive
to the interest of the town is to
he congratulated on his quick
snccess in making the now
band n go.--Coeburn Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Harlan Votes Bonds.

At the election held June Is
for that purpose, the town of
Harlan voted to issue Municipal
bonds to erect e new graded
school building. The amount
of bonds is not to exceed q per
cent of taxable property and
will realize about 100000.
Not ali the voters went to the
poll but it is gratifying to re-
port that only two votes were
cast against the measure. -Har-
Ian Enterprise.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Pioneer Citizen Passes Away.


John w. Fox, ST., one of Big
Stone Gaps oldest and most
prominent citizens, died at 7:25
Friday evening at his home at
this place after a short illness.
Mr.. Fox had an attack OF heart
trouble about two months ago
from over.exertion, and though
he rallied at times, he steadily
grew worse until the end came
Friday evening very peacefully
and quietly, he being entirely
conscious up to within n few
minutes of his death.
In the death of Mr.. Fox, tho
Gap loses one of her best citi-
zens. Intelligent, high-minded,
scholarly, his influence in the
development of the town has
been marked for twenty-five
years. He was of the finest
type of Christian gentlemen,
and his death caused general
sorrow in the Gap, where every
man was his friend.
John w. Fox, ST., was born
December 9th, 1880, in Clark
County, KY. He began teach
ing when he was nineteen years
of age and for a number of years
conducted a school for boys
and young men at Stony Point,
KY, and later moved his school
to Paris, Ky, where he con-
tinued to teach unit! his sons
persuaded him in 1890 to come
to Big Stone Gap, where they
were already located.
Mr.. Fox was married twice.
In 1852, he married his cousin,
Miss Katherine Rice, and to
this union was born three sons,
James W., Everett b., and Sid
ney a., all of whom are living
except Sidney. In 1862 he
married Miss Minerva Carr, and
of their seven children, the we'll
known author, John Fox, Jr.,
is the eldest. The others are,
in the order named, Oliver E.,
Horace E., Richard T., Rector
X, Miss Minnie aud Mrs. Will
liam Cabell Moore. All of the
children except Everett, Oliver,
Dick and Rector were at the
bedside when he passed away,
rs we'll as Mrs. Fox, DIR. Moore
and Mrs. Horace Fox.
The remains of the deceased
accompanied by the entire
family Mt this place and DR..
and Mrs. Moore. of Washing
ton, ID. o., were taken to Paris
KY, on Sunday morning where
they were laid to rest in the
family lot. Many old friends
and neighbors and a brother
and sister who live near Win.
chester, KY, came to pay their
last respects to Mr.. Fox, who
hav ing lived a long and
useful life, returned to the
scenes of his youth and early
manhood for that last long
sleep, which knows no waking,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Virginia is Home of Blue
Grass.

Otaons
w. G.. Hatcher, of New Lon.
don, Rails county, Missouri,
spent last week in Washington,
and he undertook to show a re-,
porter for the Washington Post
a few things. He, of course,
Dragged about Missouri but in
cidentally he got in a word for
ono of the great products of
Virginia. Talking about the
famous blue grass Mr.. Hatcher
SAID: "Kentucky blue grass
does not begin to compare with
the blue grass of Missouri and
the blue grass of Missouri is
not native To the State. Mis-.
souri, blue grass which occupies
a very much larger area than
the territory covered by the
blue grass of Kentucky was in
troduced into the State from
Virginia and is still known as
Virginia blue grass, 1t is so
far superior to Kentucky blue
grass that at county, State and
other fair judges have declined
TO permit the two grades of
grass to be exhibited in the
same class because the Virgin
in Blue grass was always given
first prize. Mayb it i'd because
of tho superior quality of the
Virginia blue grass that they
raise such fine horses and mules
in Missouri. Maybe it is the
combination OF the Kentucky
and Missouri blue grass that
has given us the leading Demo
cratic candidate for the presi-
dency.
Gust TO show You how much
better Virginia blue grass is
than he kentucky product;
may tell you of what is com
mon knowledge in Missouri;
that when horses and cattle are
turned into q field whore the
Kentucky and Virginia blue
grass ia growing, they will pass
over the Kentucky grass and
eat with ayidity the Virginia
blue grass.
tits also notoely in blue grass
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

Judge NJ. j Moss, of this city,
has secured by purchase and
lease over 1000 acres of fine
coal lands iii Letcher county,
on the line of the new railroad
now under construction through
that county. The property
will be developed in the near
future. --Pineyille Sun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
NOTICE.

Any family keeping normal
boarders can buy groceries az
our store at o per cent off regu;.
lar prices during the month oil
July, and any teacher can buy
dress goods, shoes and clothing
or anything in our store during
July at 5 per cent off,
D. G. Wolfe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

The six great world Powers,
t b 9 United States, Russia.
Japan, France, Germany and
Great Britain, through their
accredited group of bankers at
Paris, agreed to make q loan of
$sQ0, 600 to the new Chinese
Republic.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

The work of macadamizing
the roads in and around Big
Stone Gap is progressing rapid
ly. The road has already been
practically finished through
town OH the way to East Stone
Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03
Notice.
Big Stone Gap. Va.

All persons who have not
paid their city taxes for the
year 1911 will please settle al
once, as the time for collection
is now up.
p. IL. BARRON,
Treasurer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

Reports from different sec
tions of the country indicate
that there will be fine fruit
crop this year, in fact the larg-
est crop In many years past.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

The Athletic Association has
done ita best to furnish the peo-
Pile of this section n good whole.
some celebration for the Fourth
of July this year, and we be-
lieye that it will be the verdict
of ever one that they have sue
ceeded admirably
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

j. Il. Payne, of Big Stone
Gap, manager of the Virginia
and Tennessee Telephone Com
pany, was in town Saturday
ON business. Wise yirginian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

On behalf of the citizens of
Big Stone Gap we cordially
welcome the troop of United
States cavalry to our beautiful
mountain town, and hope their
stay here will be u pleasant ono
and that many pleasant memo
ries of their visit among us will
linger with them in the years
TO come. We can truly say,
you are WELCOME.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

Already the crowd has begun
to come in for the big celebra-
tion here OF today and tomor-
row, and the indications are
that the largest crowd in the
history of any Southwest Vir-
Virginia town will be here.
We hope nll will have good
time and will be pleased with
the attractions offered them
this year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

With the opening of the next
session OF public schools in
Kentucky new law passed at
the last sitting of the general
assembly of that State will go
into effect, which requires all
children between ages of Z aud
10 years of age to attend school
every day during the school
year, excepting, it is said, a
reasonable excuse on account
of sickness or other providen-
tial hinderance is given.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

When the grand stand seats
for the third and fourth of July
celebration were pat on sale
last Thursday there was a great
rush for them, and notwith-
standing the large number Of
seats erected this year by the
Association, before night there
was not seat to be had in
any ofthe sections. So great
was the demand that the Aa-
sociation took immediate steps
to erect several hundred more
seats. which are now ready
for the accommodation of the
public.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-03

The troop of United States
Cavalry that marched Fort
0gleathrope, Ga, to Big Stone
Gap to participate in the Fourth
Of July celebration at this
place, arrived here Tuesday
morning and are now comfort
able located in camp in the
Athletic Park. The maneuyers
of thia troop scheduled for to-
day and tomorrow will be
features never before seen by
the people of thia seclion and
will attract the largest crowd
OF people ever seen in
any scwu in Southwest Virgin
la,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
D|AZ REVOLUTION
ALARMS MADERO
Mexican President Asks 5000
Volunteers to Crush Uprising
on East Coast.

MEXICO CITY. oct l7.-President Ma
dero today issued call for 5000 volun-
teers TO fight General Felix Diaz, com
mander-in-chief of the insurgent allies
at Vera Cruz If that many do not re-
spond, the government will resort to con
scription.
The government is more alarmed over
the Diaz revolt than over any preceding
Spanish papers have stated that Pro-
glesso Puerto Mexico and Matamorss,
three Gulf ports. have been seized by the
adherents of the new revolutionary
leader.
General Daz has sent a gunboat from
Vera Cruz to attack Tampico, the fall Of
which would give him control of all
Atlantic ports in Mexico
Jalapa, the capital of the state Of Vera
Cruz surrendered to the Daz forces to-
day. The state Of Hidalgo also is report
ed to have gone over to the insurgents
There are fears Of revolt of the local
garrison. Troops of unquestioned loyalty
are being distributed at strategic points
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
NOT SALTS AND
PILLS, "CASCARETS'
If constipated, bilious, headachy,
stomach sour, take
Cascaret.

You men and women who can't get
feeling right-Nho have headache.
coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are bill
jous. nervous and upset, bothered with
a sick. gassy. disordered stomach. or
have back ache and feel worn out
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil? This is
smportant
Cascarsets wok while YOU sleep;
cleanse and regulate the stomach re-
move the sour, undigested and ferment-
ing food and foul gases. take the ex-
cess bile from the liver and carry out
of the system all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the intestines and
bowels
A Cascaret tonight will straighten
you out by morning. Decent box
from any drug store will keep your
stomach sweet; liver and bowels regu-
lar and head clear for months. Don't
forget the children. They love Cascarets
because they taste good-do good
never grippe or sicken (Advt.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
CHANGE OF VENUE MAY BE
ASKED FOR w. H. CURTIS

JACKSON. MISS, oct. l7.-Attor-
neys for W. H Curtis the young trav-
cling man who shot and killed J. II,
Helton, a stationer. in the Messina
building, several weeks ago and who
was recently released under $4,000
bond. have not vet decided whether ~
60 to trial at the November term OF
criminal court in Jackson or endeavor
to secure a change of venue. The mat
ter will probably not be decided until
che case is called up from the docket
Since his release from custody Curtis
has resumed his work as travelling
salesman for a St. Louis wholesale drug
firm and is rarely seen on the streets Of
jackson.
Curtis is a brother OF Or. A. l.. Cur
It's. OF Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
WILSON COULDN 7.
CANCEL HIS TOUR
But He Will Refrain From At
lacking the Progressive
Party on Trip.

PRINCETON. y. T.. oct 11.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson tried today TO gel out Of
his future speaking engagements because
of the attempted assassination OF Colonel
Roosevelt. but failed and viii leave for
Virginia tonight
The governor spent the morning in tel
ephone communication with national
Democratic headquarters in New York
city in an effort to adjust the situation to
his own liking, but the national leaders
pointed out that this would mean big
monetary loss and bring disappointment
10 many persons. so Governor Wilson
capitulated He will not assal the Pro
gressive party. however.
Governor Wilson's tour this week Will
take him into Virginia. Maryland and
Pennsylvania Upon his return he ex-
poets 10 remain a Princeton until the
election. with the exception of one speech
in New York city
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17

were invited back
into the reservation" and the qualify
ing Democratic" generally has been
omitted from primary regulations Of
late years.
There has been noticeable laxness.
however. as the primary idea developed
in Georgia in the subsequent obligation
of sticking staunchly by the nominees,
once the nominations had been made.
Boiling has grown to be more or
less fashionable. Participation in the
primary has been considered one thing
backing up the nominee has come TO
be another thing.
The state committee is now UNDER
taking to accomplish two specific
things in the November national cleo
ton; 1t Is undertaking to get out a big
vote for Wilson and Marshall. and 10
safeguard in the future the sanctity Of
the Democratic primary
Those white men in Georgia who go
to the polls on November > and cast
their ballots for Wilson and Marshall
electors shall be deemed sufficiently
qualified to participate in the general
Democratic primary of 19l4-the next
general primary to be held in the state.
The state committee in other words,
is not going back and dig up past wab-
bling upon the part Of voters, but ii is
going to lay down law for the pres
ent that the future may be righteously
regulated.
Judge Frank NJ. Longiey of Troup. is
the father of the idea the state COM
mittee is seeking to enforce
f. d, Cole. one of the members elect
of the house Of representatives from
Barlow, win undertake to put an in
heritance tax law upon the statute
books of Georgia.
Mr.. Cole has made study of the in
heritance tax laws of this and other
countries, and he is Arm believer in
the justice and equity OF the idea.
Discussing the bill he proposes to in
troduce, Mr. Cole today said: II be-
lieve, in the first place, that no other
tax is so easily collected as tax on
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
CLEANSE YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS
W|THDEL|C|OUS "SYRUP Of F|CS"
Removes the sour bile gases and cloggedup waste
without grippe or nausea. No headache, indiges
ton constipation, biliousness or coated tongue

Foul breath, coated tongue. dull.
throbbing headache. stomach sour and
fun of gases. indigestion. biliousness
and a sallow complexion. mean that
your thirty feet OF bowels are clogged
with waste matter that these drain
age organs of the body are INSTRUCTED:
liver stagnant and stomach full of
poisonous gases, sour bile and undi-
gested fermenting food not properly
carried off
Most OF our Ills are caused by consti-
pated bowels. We all need a laxative
sometimes; nobody can doubt that. The
only question is: Which one is the
best? and that isn't a question any
more. Syrup Of Figs. being composed
entirely of luscious figs SIENNA and arc
MATES. must act in a harmless. gentle
and natural way Syrup of Figs can
be constantly used without injury It's