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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Suggestions On How To Get
A Stand OF Alfalfa On One
One Acre, Fall OF
1912.

Select one acre already in
wheat nc acre best suited for
alfalfa is not in wheat, sow at
once 10 spring oats, bushels
per acre
Pun 40 or moro loads of farm
yard manure ON wheat or oats
as tnp-dressing With each
load of manure put 90 lbs. of
acid phosphate, l6 per cent.
just as wheat or oats is about
TO head, turn under deep and
subsoil. Roll the ground and
leave undisturbed for 10 days.;
then thoroughly disk, mixing
the groom crop, manure, and
fertilizer VOL with the soil
Disk and harrow the acre every
no DAYS Ito kill weed and grass
During this period Of cultiva
ton apply 3 to tons OF ground
limestone to the acre or > tons
Of burnt limo. DO not accede
to the temptation to plant peas
or some crop on the land during
the summer One of the most
important things is the cultiva-
ton of the ground during the
summer and the conserving of
the rainfall.
Sow 3llbs. of alfalfa seed per
acre l5lbs each way) when
there is plenty of moisture in
the ground, between Aug. 10th,
and Aug. 10Th. The seed should
be covered very light, During
the fall or the next spring, il
the plants show any tendency
to yellow apply 100 lbs. of nj
trate of soda to the acre.
You will get Your first cut
ting about May i, 1918, and
pretty nearly every 80 to 40
days until five cuttings are
made each year. DO not pay
any attention to the blossoms
as TO the time to cut Look for
the young shoots at the base of
the plants. When these shoots
are to s inch long the alfalfa
should be cut.
After each cutting, the stub
BILE should be narrowed.
In getting and maintaining q
stand of alfalfa, green manure,
barnyard manure, acid phos.
/ phate, lime, summer cultiva-
ton of ground, August sowing
/ good seed, and the cultivation
of alfalfa after each cutting are
essential.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Wise Doctors Meet.

Newspapers and magazines
carrying quack remedy adver-
Using were given grilling
"Wednesday by the Wise Coun-
W Medical Association at n
meeting held at Stone9a. 1t
was decided to Withdraw all
patronage heretofore given by
them TO such publications. aud
to discourage same among
their patients.
The vital statistics and regis
tration of licensed physicians
laws made by the last Legisla-
ture were discussed, the con
census of opinion among the
doctors being that much good
would result from enforcement
of these laws.
Ten out of the thirty six ply
sicians in the county were
present, viz: DR.. Il. NJ. Cherry
secretary; Drs. G.. Ii. Cherry
Bowyer, Bell, Tudor, White,
Bott, Hagy and Chapman.
h. j Prescott, chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, attended
the meeting as u guest Of the
association. - Appalachiu Pro
gressive.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Summer School
Located

Williamsburg. Va, April %.
The movement for higher edu
cation took step forward Sat
urday when IT was decided TO
establish the Summer Session
of the College of William and
Mary at Dublin, Va, Pulaski
County and to open the eight
weeks term on June 10.
When the Board Of Visitors
some days ago determined to
hold the summer term in South
west Virginia, the definite 10.
cation was left 10 be decided
upon by the Faculty. The citi-
IONS of five towns-Dublin,
Radford, Pearsburg Christians.
burg and Big stone Gap offer
ed special Inducements to have
the college come to them and
the final choice of location
was difficult to make. The fact
that az Dublin the buildings of
Dublin Institute would be avail
able had much to do with the
selection OF that town. Anoth.
er induccment offered by Dub
lin was a grove of trees cover
ing hundred acres, which
viii be used for outdoor lecture
rooms and tent sites.
THIS selection la looked upon
as being fortunate for both
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Good Roads
Work
In United States This Year
viii Exceed S16O,OO0,OOO.

Nearly $3.50, 100000 was ex.
pended for road work in the
United States during 1911, ac-
cording to estimates made by
Good Roads OF New York City.
OF this amount nearly $4,000
600 is shown by the figures in
the annual review of road
building in the current issue of
that Journal to have been ex-
pended in those states alone in
which some form OF State aid ia
extended to the local units.
From the information gather
ed during the past few months
it is estimated that the amount
which will be spent for road
Improvement during 1912 will
exceed $3.50, 00O,0 900 and will be
greater than that ever before
spent in any one year.
Since the beginning OF the
movement for the Improvement
of roads through State aid, oyer
two decades ago, State after
State has embraced the prin.
ciple, until there are now over
80 commemorative in t h e
Union which have organized
State highway departments,
through which aid, eithcr iinan-
cial or otherwise, is extended
to the towns of local units.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Dinner For Bride.

The following clipping ia
from Abingdon Virginia:
MIR and Mrs George Il. Penn,
DR., were beautifully entertained
at dinner, on Wednesday even
ing, by Miss Frances Mingea.
The guests invited to meet
them We're MIR. aud Mrs w. y
c. White, MIR. and Mrs. Wrenn,
Mise Margaret Trigg, Miss Vir-
ginia CLARK, Miss jamie and
Miss Margaret Penn, and
Nlessrs. James Trigg and w.
n. Mugea, Jr. The place
cards were daintily hand paint.
ed Parisiennes, in the latest ex-
tremes of fashion, The same
gay party of Young people are
invited 10y MIR. and Mrs. W. Y.
.C. White to spend the week
end at their country home.
"Greeniield," and most en-
ioyable time is anticipated.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
How 10 Kill Your Town

Kick.
Keep Kicking.
And don't quit kicking.
One pull one way and one
tother.
Go TO other towns and buy
your goods.
Denounce your merchants be-
cause they make profit on
their goods
Knife every man that disa-
grees with you on the method
of increasing business.
Make your own town out a
very bad place, and stab it
every chance You get
Refuse to unite in any scheme
for the betterment of the mate
rial interests of the people.
Tell your merchant that you
can buy your goods a great deal
cheaper in another town and
charge him with extortion.
Keep every cent you got, and
don't do anything of a public
nature unless you can make
something out of it directly.
When you say anything OF
your town say it in such way
that it will leave the impression
that you have no faith IN it.
PatroEize outside newspapers
to the exclusion OF your own
and then denonuce it foi
mot being as large as the city
papers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01

Misses Edith Cherry and Vir
GINA Anderson were visiting
their Kelly cousins at Big Stone
Gap last week, aud on their re-
turn home they took the wrong
train and had to be sidetracked
at Olinger where they fingered
until the up-train picked them
up and carried them into Nor
ton. Norton News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Notice

in order to promote the
general use Of our Coupon Ice
Books. we will give away
free, during the next ten days,
one Needle Point Ice Pick to
each purchaser OF our 1000
pound Coupon Books.
Our deliveryman will be
supplied with these Picks,
and on account of having a
limited supply urge that you
get one at once.
NORTON ICE COMPANY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Roosevelt on First Ballot.

New York, April %. Chas.
II DUEL, one of the managers
of the Roosevelt boom, declared
today in formal statement
that Mr.. Roosevelt will have at
least 600 votes ON the first bal.
lot in the Chicago convention
This prediction, he AYERS, will
come true, no matter what ac-
ton the national committee
takes on the contests, of which
there will be upward of two
hundred.
Mr.. Duell says he has been
doing considerable travelling
and that lie is willing to stake
his reputation as prophet on
his prediction of at least GOO
votes on the first ballot. Mr..
Taft, he says, cannot possibly
have more than 100.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Comes Back
Home"
Southern Young Men Put in
Nine Months in the Vest
Looking For Job.

VNiNihb VI a JOO.
believe me-" said a young
North Carolinian az he was
about TO board train for Char
lotte at the Southern passenger
station Monday morning ''i'm
going back to Moth Calling
aud I'm going to stay. 30
more of California and the west
for me, at least, not when il
comes 10 looking for Job.
I've been away nine months
and spent most of the time look
ing for a job. ended up in a
hospital, where ! whiled away
a few weeks, with nothing IA
milar but the strains of Dixie
and Home Sweet Home. watt.
ed through my window from a
graphophone, and of course
they added to my feeling OF
contentment don't think
with me far, far away from
home. Why, Eve GOT n dog
back in Charlotte think I'm
going TO kiss when 1 get home.
Take il from me, if you're
IN California with a pocket fun
of rocks, you're all right;ifnot.
you're I'm the middle of n bad
fix. An they want is your
money, and when they find out
a fellow is a tenderfoot. they'll
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01
Explain New
Law
Vital Statistics Bulletin Out
lines Operations of Regis
tration Statute.

Richmond, va. April 2G.
How the new statute providing
for the registration of births
and deaths Will operate and
what it may be expected to do
for the people of the State is
explained in the new monthly
bulletin of the State Health
Department., issued today.
The Vital Statistics law be-
comes effective i'm June, after
which time all births and deaths
in Virginia will be made 4 mat
ter of legal record; and in anti
cipation Of the operation of the
law, the Health Department
has reprinted the statute with
a full discussion of its various
clauses The bulletin may be
obtained free upon request.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01

6. LECTRIC n! 3g5 gss Ts gol'
ssa BIT TIERS AMI KiDsEYa
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01

All committees. except railroad and
german committees, are requested to
make report by May 9th.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01

business keeps me away from
the Gap much Of my time,
have not been able to attend
the mems meetings on Sunday
evenings, or to keep informed
about the lines they follow in
attempting to help our town in
good morals wish it We're
possible for me to be one of
their number.
In the Big Stone Clap Post of
April 2iih, ! have read com
munication signed j. Il. Bunitt.
written at request of one of
Inc committee appointed to get
the views of citizens ON the
Sunday question.
AIS one of the citizens Of Big
Stone Gap have profound
interest in the subject; but am
persuaded that oneness Of opin-
ion or conduct cannot be reach
el los discussion. ON tile con.
unry we are more apt TO get
further apart. This subject has
been debated since our Lords
time and we OF today know that
good honest, thoughtful men
remain wide apart i'm their
opinions
thank Col. Bullitt for his
well-tenpered and sane pre-
sentation. and with much of il
lam glad to agree We live i'm
% Christian community, and
hnvo NO sabbath Day, tech
mcally speaking. The Sabbath
was am institution belonging to
tne jewish Church and specid-
cally given to train the people
% Worship God who created am
things. Sunday or the Lords
Day beginning with the birth
of the Christian Church, com
memorates the Resurrection.
ANA has always been regarded
as one Of the chief voices
throughout the Christian cen
turtles, declaring a living belief
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-01

More farm machinery of all
kinds is put out OF condition
each year by neglect than is in
] ured by work.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Only a Woman's Voice.

Atlanta, Feb. 24.-After taking in
every motion picture show in At
lanta, particularly the nickel ones;
after sobbing over the sad story of
Evangeline and laughing at the
flmy comedy, Madame TetraZzini
contributed her share to the sum
total of public entertainment by ap-
pearine at the auditorium-armory
last night and singing the mad scene
from Lucia in a way that drove the
audience almost wild with enthus-
iasm. If she were to sing again
here, it is propably that the vast
auditorium would be damned to the
doors, for people last night simply
went crazy over her voice 1t is
different from anything Atlantians
have heard in this generation. It
may not necessarily be any greater
voice than some of the others At
lanta has heard, but Tetrazsini has
got the vocal pyrotechnics, the fire.
works, the trills and thrills, to a
superlative degree.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Mrs. SheIlenberser Meets
With Unfortunate Accident

Mrs. Jennie ShellenberGer, East
Roanoke, met with very unfortu-
nate accident Friday morning that
was indeed a miraculous escape
from death. She had a shawl in
her hand and had Started down
stairs, when, in some way, she was
tripped by the shawl, which caused
her to lose her balance and fall to
the bottom of the stairway. Besides
a number of very severe and pain
full bruises, she had also large
cash cut on her head. The family
physician was called, who, after an
examination, pronounced no bones
broken, and that her injuries were
such that no fatal results would fol-
low. The Enterprise and host OF
friends deeply sympathize with Mrs.
Shellenberger in her unfortunate
miShaD.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Back to the Farm

Mr.. and Mrs. James Paulk, Jr.
are moving to their farm about II
miles from town, where MIR, Paulk
has IS acres of fine farming land
well improved with a splendid SIX
room residence, papered and paint
ed,'an elegant home for any farmer
with plenty of out-houSes, barns
etc.
Mr. Paulk has rented his home
on tie corner of Jessamine and
Lee to Mr.. E. P. Surcee, who will
move in as soon as DIS Mr.. Paulk
has vacated, which will be about
the first of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paulk's many friends
in the city wish them delightful
soiourn in the country or rather IN
the suburbs.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
The Lee Grant
A Towns Hotels are among
It's Best Advertisements.
A Writer i'm the Atlanta
Presbyterian says:

The writer was recently in Fitz-
Gerld and learned that the week be-
fore the Lee-Grant Hotel has been
forced to send guests to another To-
cal hotel for lack Of room. Those
who know the size Of the hotel, for
years considered too big for the
town" will be surprised; but those
who have learned that the hotel
has passed into the hands of Mr.. j,
B. Roberts will not be surprised at
its being unable to accommodate
all its guests. The food alone would
double the patronage of any hotel
he runs as his wife personally SUI
perintends this end, His "over Sun
day" patronage is already taking
many from the larger city hotels in
that section.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24

Earnest A. Cults, Illus
trous Potentae of Alice Tenn
pie, who will be at the head
of the ShrinerS, who will
congregate here Wednesday
the 28th. He will bring with
him a number of Masons,
fine gentlemen, also will
honor Fitzgerald by their
presence. They should be
accorded the most cordial
and respectful, and treated
like true knights, not only by
the Masons of Fitzgerald, but
by all her good people.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Farmers Bulletins.

of the Department of Agriculture of great value to
average who entepng enough study them
The State National Departments of Agriculture have been
established for of the farmer and those who dis
nose to them who really benefit from the
extensive and valuable work of the Departments
We have list would be great value the
farmers Of Ben Hill county canbe had for the asking
will Select list OF and senator
representative Secretary OF Agriculture Washington C and
the bulletins will be mailed to YOU
% The Feeding of Farm Animals Seed and Gmneres
9S Potato Culture 296 Incubation and IncubatorS.
9e Coston Seed and Products 24 Butter Making Farm
a. Commercial Fertilizers. 242 An Example Model FARM
AZ The Manurne of Cotton. ing
Standard Varieties Chickens The Home Vegetable Garden
81 Some Common Birds go Comparative value OF Whoe
n The Lining of Soils Cotton Seed and Cotton Seed
81 Corn Culture in the South Meal IN Ferhlzng Cotton.
85 Fish as Food. 344 Inc Boil WeeVh foolem "itn
101. Miet opeclai reference 10 AeahS Oh
12l Beans Peas and other Other Reducing Damage
Legumes as Food 8 T. ilarInlulheSS u Ieauache
127 Important Insecticides NnA'ules
100 E6do ond %beir Use as Food $40 Hog Cholera
1o7 csauo 1856 Boys and Girls Agricultural
ia Broom Corn >"uo''
IT. SQUAD Raising. 39l economical use Oh meat Ill
1888 Meat the Farm Butcherin&, the Home
Curing and Keeping 4O6 Soil Conservation
1oA Alfalfa Seed All. Feeding Hogs in the South.
POO Controlling the Boil WeeVn 40 Canning reaches on
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Our Telephone Service

If it was bad we would say so
occasionally, Indeed we have said
so, when the service was not good,
and that is why we feel called to
say something now when the service
is good.
We frequently have opportunity
to try other systems, which have
served to remind us that we are
especially well served at home.
We doubt if there is local phone
system in the State that is giving
more satisfactory service than the
Bowen Telephone Company.
We do not know who is response
BILE for the fact, nor who to thank
in particular, it may be the girls
at the Central, it may be the ex-
ceilent electricians service, or it
may be Manager Manning is en-
titled to larger share Of the credit.
Be that as it may we simply started
out to remark that Fitzgerald is to
be congratulated on her phone SER
vice.
Thursday when the storms had
both the telegraph systems o ut
of business, practically the phone
system, long distance and local
was about the only dependence.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
OciIla Southern
May Run to Macon
President j. A. j. Henderson
Will Extend Line il $780,
600 Is Subscribed

Macon, Ga. February 22-(Specj-
aD-If the people of Macon will
,1bscribe 100000, President j. A.
j. Henderson, of the Della Southern
railroad, which is now in operation
for 40 miles between Nashville and
Rochelle agrees to extend this line
to Macon, via Fitzgerald, Unadilla
and Perry. The proposition has
been made to the chamber of COM
merce, which will lay it before an
early meeting of the members. 1t
%tad that the proposed exten-
Mn Hung cost 100000.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Killed I'm With Stick.

Atlanta, Feb, 24.-Colquitt Carter
and Quill Orme went up into Murray
county on a hunting trip when the
last big snow fell there. They hunt
ed hard two DAYS in the snow, and
killed ten birds in all. Then they
met a Murray county farmer who
said:
You don't want a gun to hunt
birds this kind of weather, what you
need is good stout stick"
Suiting the action to the word
the farmer got him club, went out
in the snow, and actually killed a
whole cOVey.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
MasOnS

There will be irregular communi-
cation of Pine Level Lodge No. 1853
F. & A. M. in Masonic Hall Mon
day evening, Feb. 26th., at 7:3O
O'Clock. All qualified brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
P.L. Keefer, W. M.
J. W. Pearson, Sec.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Mission Study Glasses

The Missionary Study Glasses O.
the Central M. E. Church will meet
at the following places Monday p
m. at 3 o'clock:
18th. Ward-Mrs. R. J. Prentiss,
1st. Ward-Mrs. Harold Beall,
3rd. Ward-Mrs. w. O. WooteD.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24

Mr.. Everett Smith, an old-time
Fitzgerald boy, but now travelling
for an eastern shoe company, was in
the city yesterday shaking hands
with friends and customers.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24

Of course this is not sunshiny
spring like weather, but think what
it is in the other mans country,
north, south, east and west of uss
it is altogether as bad.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
Jack Merritt

Jack Merritt, one of the best
known characters in this section of
the wire grass, died at his home in
Hokesboro yesterday
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
eShriners Coming
scedule, Alec Temple, A. A. o. N.
NJ. S., Pilgrimage to Fitzgerald

Leave Union Station, Savannah,
Tuesday, February II, at 6 m,
R. r. Time, 7 p m. City Time.
Arrive Fitzgerald, 8 a. m. We'd
nesday, the 18th
Leave Fitzgerald, 1,30 a. m. on
the 29th.
Arrive in Savannah. 8 a. M, K
r. Time. Thursday, 29th.
The evening world., 1912-03-15
Wall Street

1noehsf vis6rous buying movement at
oueoot Of stock market trading to-
~ eogheA the ist to the highest range
1ooGAo0 Shds year. During the spirited
1gnnce steel. Union Pacific. the Hili
egoeA Clipper and 81. Paul all rose
- ! point shove the fnai level Of
DUgooroay.
4 0Dou1ag sales were uniformly higher.
- the upturn gained increased mo-
oocntum during the first Tot a. large
gouV1nG orders found their way into the
angBot. Transactions In Steel were
tDoc1ally heavy. The Hill shares were
~ IN steady demand.
~ rise abated somewhat toward mid
~. but substantial Improvement was
oo1n manifested In the market.
/. Afternoon trading ruled exced dinghy
stroog. Erie continued very much in
ev16ence. with a further rise to 81 rs.
oehef prominent features were Steel.
Anerican Smelling. Northern Pacific
~ Copper.
Hather brisk realizing developed in
~ onal hour that carried prices OF
uooy standard issues ~fractionlly be-
~ b top range at closing time.
The evening world., 1912-03-15

cember 10. . few days after the Mona.
mar brothers had pleaded guilty.
Conroy was a member Of the union and
had been drawing 81 a day for years.
lie had never been known TO work. but
made mysterious trips out Of town.
Collins. also a steel worker. entered
the saloon with friends. Collins Ia said
20 have accused conroy of being a
~''saucaier.' as Conroy admitted he had
entered into negotiations with the Free.
tors Association To save himself.
Revolvers were drawn ana when the
smoke cleared away Conroy was dead.
Before the Coroner witnesses swore
Conroy was the FIRST TO draw and open
rife. The bartender. John Kenny. and
Frank Zimmerman. two important wit
nesses. hsve been missing. and without
their testimony Il wos found impossible
to secure an indictment. y