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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23
Schedule Ar
ranged
For Coal Fields Base Ball
League and Series Com
mences next Satur-
dav.

a meeting OF the Coal Fields
Baseball Manager, was held at
Norton, Virginia, on Saturday
April 18th. Present k. ID.
Baker aud q. f.. Blauton. of
Big Stone Gap, DR.. G. b. Bow
yer, OF Stonega; 4. w. Meade,
OF Norton, and Fitz Stevens.
OF Wise.
After discussion it was decid-
ed to open the Coal Fields
Baseball League on Saturday
April 25th, 1913, aud play nIne
l9) match games The follow
ing teams entered: Big Stone
Gap, Stonega, Norton and
Wise.
Each team will be allowed
fifteen 90 players, and the
names OF such players must be
sen I to the President of the
Athletic Association, Big Stone
Gap, Va, on or before May
10Th. No player will be allow
ed TO play on any team unless
the name of such player is sent
~, ~" 81 uIloIe 'hat uate'
Inc following schedule was
arranged:
APRlL 26th
big stone Gap u.s. Stonega &c Biz
stone Gap
N'''"" VS.. WISE 40 Wise
MAY Bird
Big Stone Gap rs Wise at Big Stone
Gap
norton US Stonega at Norton
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Nice Play.

Friday night ;he High School present
ed "A Case Of Suspension TO a highly
apPrecia,ive house at tho Amuzu Thea.
'rc. The scene of the play was laid in
college girls nom and In order to give
the setting, the stage WAS tastefully
decorated with PenAnts aud college pic
lures The play was the story OF three
college girls entertaining as many boya
friends in the girls room. As this was
strictly agaius, faculty regulations, they
experienced great difficulty in carrying
out their plans, how the faculty Caught
up with them and at the same time got
caught formed the greater portion Of the
play The three college girls we're well
chosen in Misses Miriam Taylor, Bessie
Young and Florence Mccormick, who
showed all the cNubcraucc of college life
and spirit likewise no better ameteur
college sports could have been found
than Willie Baker, Byron Rhoads
aud Billie Mathews They did their
parts In q perfectly natural manner and
aided much life to the performance. The
part OF the Celtic maiden was well pre-
'en,ed by Miss Iouella johnson, who
showed herself a mistress OF mimicry in
Celtic dialect and manner Jones i'm
personaicd by Mr. Waller proved the
fun making part of the play, Keeping the
audience la constant state Of laughter.
Probably mo- characters were better
brought ont than those Of the lady priuci
pal acted hy Miss Gusaya Parsons. and
Professor Edgorion acted by Mr. Akcrs.
For the success nj the play great praise
is due Miss Huiiitt and Miss Orr. who
were Instrumental ia staging the play.
Immediately after the last act refresh
ments were served by girls attlrsd In
Puritan costumes.
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Care for the Children.

Talk ab0ut cleaning up dav
one of the best moves ever
started m this country but /
venture to say the unhygenic
coudltons off tue mouths of the
children. sand some grown upsn
cause more disease aud sick
ness than an things elise com
hincd
THE history OF the movement
for dental inspection Of school
children shows that educators
and hygenists AN over the
world have been awakening to
a realization of the truth of DR.
Osler's words "fhcre is not
one single thing more impor
tant iu the whole range of hy.
-leue than the hygiene of the
DO outh Ii were asked to say
neither more physical deteria-
uon wn7 produced oy alcohol
or driectiNe ieeth | should say
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Big Movement
Started

y movement which gives
promise of the most far reach
ing results OF anything that has
ever beeu undertaken in Hair
Ian was instigated mt the Com
mercial Club meeting on last
Tuesday night. In our appeal
to the citizens in last week $
issue we animated the meeting
was to be OF unusual interest
and Importance to every resi-.
dent Of Harlan, but it even sur.
passed our most sangune ex
pectations-it will effect the
people not only Of the town of
Harlan, but the county of Har.
Ian as we'll.
A Bid Tor the Southern.
The nature of this important
movement is bid to the South
ern Railway to enter Harlan
While this may seem a llercu
lean task for SO small a town
as Harlan, y etit is not am inn
possibility -on the contrary il
is a probability, and the way
the boosters of Harlan are TAX
ing hold of the movement lends
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What The Painters Say.

White Lead aud OIL makes good paint
But add Zinc, aud it's better That's l..
SM emi-MiXed Real Paint 1t hides even
a black surface. It wears Tor years. The
coat Of painting IS reduced because the
user adds three quarts OF Linseed Oil
costing only 10 cents to every gallon of
the l.. " VI Semi-Mixed Real Paint
to make "a gallons OF the best pure
paint ready for use. You get thee quarts
more paint for the 10 cents.
Sold by Kelly Drug Company, Rig
Stone Gap Va
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Seed Corn

Too much stress can not be-
laid ON the necessity OF having
good seed corn TO plant this
spring, aud when we say good
we mean not only good breed
or variety but more so of germ
nation a Il vitality Some
selected ears look perfect but
when the test lis made for germ
ination many of them Should
be put aside. The only way to
prove their growing quality is
to test them; arrange the ears
in a row, number each one, test
a dozen grains from each and
prove their soundness. The
testing can easily be done
by using shallow boxes of moist
earth or sawdust or by folding
the grains in dempcned cloth
a few days will tell the story
Keep plenty of moisture and
warmth around the grains, then
discard all ears that are not per
feet.
BY paying careful attention
to selection and testing of seed
the yield of field may be i'm
creased from five to ten bushels
per acre Our Country.
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May Get To
gether
Ninth District Democrats to
Recommend Bailey's
Successor.
SUCCESSOR.

Hon. r.. 4. Irvine, of Big
Stone Gap, a prominent Demo
cratic leader of the Ninth Dis
trict of Virginia, was in Bris
tol Saturday. He stated that
the Democrats of the district
would probably get together at
AN early date and recommend
the successor to Col. ID. i. Bal
ley, of this city, a collector of
internal revenue for the sixth
collection district, with Offices
at Abingdon, Va.
Mr.. Irvine said that he did
not think the Democratic lead
ers were in any great hurry to
GUST COlonel Bailey, in view of
the fact that he was appointed
during the closing months of
President Tafrs administration
and has therefore held tn e
office only u short time. IN
der the law he holds during
the pleasure of the President.
Some months ago the Demo.
cratic district committee an
nounced that it would decide
the matter and make recon-
mendation to President Wilson,
but a dozen or so candidates
were soon in the field and the
committee refused to make any
recommendation. Bristol Her
aid Courier
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23

DR.. l. p. Martin, of Big Stone
Gap, was a visitor to. Toms
Creek Sunday. He was accom-
panied by Rev, Stewart French,
of Nashville, who gave a lecture
at the church in the evening.
DR.. Martin will preach for us
here next Sunday night; we
hope there will be large
crowd out to hear him. -Coe.
burn Journal.
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Clean Up Day.
Help the Woman's Civic Lea
que Make the Town
Beautiful.

NO aim ol Jue w oman :
Civic League is that Big Stone
Gap shall be noted for health
fitness as it is already for beau
ty aud progress. To realize
fully this most important asset,
stress must be constantly put up
ON cleanliness, for the one is but
the outcome of the other.
Ne observe "Clean Up Day"
in April Of each year and as
every resident is vitality inter.
ested in health conditions, even
If Indifferent to appearances,
we want to ask the coopera-
tion of every man, woman, boy
and girl in our town to so coop.
crate with us that we will make
Friday April 25th the most
complete Cleaning Up Day"
Biz Stone Gap has ever had.
Cic0N ip not only your o,ru
Premises buta any alley, vacant
lot, or gutter adjoining your
property Let us forget to con
slider W no put the unsightly
trash where it is, but burn
everything that can be burned.
and place all cans, tin iron, &c.
in boxes and barrels in readi-
Hess for teams furnished by the
League to haul away. You will
profit us much by so doing as
the League does. We are sure
that all house wives will gladly
embrace this opportunity and
have their premises in order
and barrels ready for removal
We request Prof. Waller to
have the children gather and
burn all paper on the school
grounds and outside h G fence,
aud 20 have any other trash put
in barrels convenient TO gates
Wien the residence portions Of
The town and school grounds
are IN order, there remains only
The unsightly conditions o the
down town district. AS this
part of the town is the place i'm
which the men spend more than
half the time, has it ever oc-
Cured To you TO wonder why
they who want everything spot
less at their homes, tolerate
such conditions as exist thereg
we know that they want their
surroundings clean and beauti-
iul, as they have them at home.
80 the Woman's Civic Lengue
will furnish the teams and
Oversee the work of having the
Old stoves, pots, bottles, tin
cahs,chicken coops, crates, etc,
removed if the men will coop
crate with us by having vacant
Z lots and cutters raked up, leav-
ing trash in piles, so as not to
consume too much of our time
and money in removing same.
Gentlemen, we will expect
your assistance in this matter,
+ as we know that the spirit of
chivalry for which your fore.
fathers were noted still lives in
your breasts, and you could
not expect the fair sex" to un-
dertake so much alone.
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Tax Payers of Richmond Dis
trict.

You are hereby notified that
the time for collecting 1912 tax.
es Is drawing to "A close and You
must settle at once, in order 10
avoid forced collection and
property being returned doIin-
quent.
f. G. SKEEN,
l''H Deputy Treasurer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23
Great Coal Re
serves
Twelve Billion Tons Estima-
ted Amount in Four
Fields in Colora-
do.

When the total production of
coal in the United States, great
as 1t is, is compared with the
known tonnage IN the ground
1t sinks into relative insigniii-
canoe Thus, four recently De-
scribed coal fields in Colorado
are estimated by the United
States Geological Survey { %
contain more than ~ billion
short tons of coal, or three
fourths of the total amount of
coal that has been mined and
lost through mining processes
in the United States since the
beginning of tn e industry
These are known as the coal
fields of theGrandMesa and the
West Elk Mountains, Colorado.
and are discussed by Willis +.
Lee i'm Bulletin jl0, just issued
by the United States GeolOgi-
cal Survey These fields con
stltute parts of the Ciuta coal
region, in the Rocky Mountain
province, and he partly I'm west
central Colorado aud partly iu
eastern Utah The part of the
Jmta region described iu the
bulletin is divided into four
more or less distinct fields.
called Grand Mesa Floresta.
Mount Carbon, aud C,ested.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23

WANTED Josephine,
Va, miners, coke pullers and
leaders. Work easy and regu-
lar. Wages good. Intermont
Coal and Iron Company. l4l7.
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Loans and
Investments

The Standard Home
Company, Inc, provides
home purchasing contracts with
a guaranteed Investment, an
agreements made whereby You
can borrow money to buy or
build a home or pay off that
mortgage with interest at five
per cent on yearly balances,
and your return will be $3.50
per month on each 81, 200 bor-
rowed. r e n t receipts
never pay dividends. We
nave put more than ten thous-
and people in their own homes.
ana can put you in yours, if
YOU will take our plan.
Assets over 81 ,525, 100000. Call
or write at once for information
Ia
G. B. Ramsey, Agent
Oiiice-Over Postoffice
Norton, Virginia
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DIX. ORR.

Miss Lyde Tynes returned
Saturday from a visit to friends
in Norton and Big Stone Gap.
Tazewell Republican.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23

Get ready for cleaning up day
Friday
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23

4 day on Jupiter is said to be
as long as 5O,0OOon this sphere.
Nice, pleasant place to spend
an evening with your sweet
heart.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-23
}. B. Ramsey, Agent

Oiiice-Over Postoffice
Norton, Virginia
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-18
MAY DEDICATE I.0.0.f.
HOME APRIL 18TH

Mrs. Frank Hiles. one OF the trus-
tees Of the odd FeIlows' home at Can
on city. returned to Pueblo Tuesday
niEht from Denver. where she has
been for the past ten days receiving
bids for the furniture and fixtures for
the home Pueblo merchants viii also
be asked to present their bids for
these requirements. The home. which
Il nov practically constructed. cost
sso.ooo. and Il Is expected the fixtures
and furniture will run np to at least
$1,000 I, is the nope of the trustees
to have the formal. opening OF tho
home April goth. the anniversary OF
Odd Feiiowism in Pueblo
Chieftain.
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CHILDREN UP TO EIGHT
YEARS ARE INVITED

The Christmas treat and entertain
ment TO be given by the Elks TO the
children of Canon City at their club
building Christmas afternoon promises
to be one OF the most interesting
gatherings OF the holiday season for
the little folks OF the community. All
children up to eight years of age are
cordially Invited and s.ii be guests Of
the lodge. Last year the treat was for
children up 10 seven years OF age
but this season the limit has been
raised and will. consequently. make .
larger number of them beneaciaries
of the affair.
Charlie summerviile will bring the
Christmas tree. or. rather two OF tham.
down from the mountains and they
will be beautifully Decorated with
tlnseI and oolored lights for the oc-
caslon. An eight piece orchestra VIII
be ia attendance and will furnish de-
llghtful music In the afternoon. The
parents OF the smaller children will
De- at liberty to accompany them TO
the festivities. the limited space NJ
the lodge room. where the program
will take place. rendering 4, impossi-
BILE to entertain the public generally
The announcement that provision
would be n ade by the Eiks for chill
dren up to fifteen years OF age was n
mistake. Santa Claus will be present
and will distribute the gifts.
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Providing Tor Holiday Rush.

Victor Lewis and Arch McCieery
were temporarily added to the caaon
City postoffice force this morning to
assist In promptly taking care OF the
holiday business. which is expected to
begin this week. The former has been
placed at the general delivery window
and the latter as an assistant carrier.
Later in the week John Harry Will
be given a special in the local carrier
service until the Christmas rush is
over. Already the outgoing mail has
been largely Increased in consequence
OF the approach of the holidays.
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AUSP|CIOUS OPENING s4
Y.M.C.A. BIBLE CLASSES

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Bible classes opened most
auspiciously last evening. Fifty men
partook of the excellent luncheon pre-
pared by the woman's committee. of
which Mrs. U. s. Okey Is chairwoman.
This was the first occasion on which
the entire dining room equipment has
been used and the men present Eost
vigorously voted thanks to Mrs. A. S.
Taylor and the boy Scouts for the ex-
cellent manner in which this equip
ment matter has been handled The
dishes and silverware and table linen
surely make most htting combina-
tion. The silver bears the inscription
"Y. NJ. c. A." ON each piece and the
dishes each have painted upon them
the -MInd-spirit monogram of the
association.
Immediately following the luncheon
Chairman Rau OF the Religious Work
committee introduced the Rev. L. J.
Hole. who gave most excellent dis
sertation. his subject being "why
Should Men Study the Bible?"
Following this address two Glasses
were organized. one for students. to
be taught by Prof. II. V. George. and
one for older men ON ~The Historical
Geography OF Palestine" to be taught
by Rev. C. T. Ilsiey. About twenty
five men were present in each class.
These classes will hold weekly ses-
sions Wednesday evenings through
cut the wintar season.
1t is likely that class for gymna-
sium leaders will be organized soo1.
These men will be taught by Physical
Director Maxwell.
The association MANAGEMENT wish
IT understood that all men are most
welcome to these classes. Whether
members OF the association or not
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-18
RAILROAD CASE POST
P0NED UNTIL JANUARY

Through the law firm OF McLain
& Pease, attorneys for the plaintiff. Il
is learned that the state railroad com
mission has, on petition OF the defend
ant. postponed the hearing OF the case
of the City OF Canon City against the
Florence & Cripple Greek Railroad
company until Monday Jan. Goth.
This suit. which was brought 20
compel the defendant TO reopen Its
track through Phantom canon and re-
store the operation of trains between
this city and Cripple Creek. was to
have been taken up before the com
mission in Denver next Monday morn
ing. Continuance OF the case was
granted by the commission for the
purpose OF affording s.se defendant an
opportunity Of making a further and
more detailed inspection of It's track
and roadbed with a view Of revising
its estimates of the damage caused
by the flood OF July 81. 1912.
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SAYS CANON CITY
IS ALL RIGHT

In the course OF n business letter
to City Clerk J. v. Blake. under datc
Of the sth inst. Hardy sayre. former
iy q resident Of this city. but h.r Tn
last year or two engaged in the p-ae-
tice of law at San Diego. California
says:
I'VE have Just been reasing abou;
tho great snow storm In Colorado and
feel very comfortable here IN the warm
sunshine that appears every day. II
gets quite cool here at night. but !
have not yet had occasion 20 wear an
ovcrcoat. nor have we a sto,e uo Ia
the house. A small gas heater answers
tho purpose n. flight expense. We
have none but ths kindest thoughts 81
Colorado and her people. Personally
I consider caron City the Hnest place
TO live In On epr.h."
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THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE
SUGGESTED FOR WESTCLIFf

II. II. Disamore came down from
westellffe Friday.
Mr.. Dlssmore says that tao West
clifte train had twenty-threo passen-
gers for Canon City. When the train
reached Texas Creok 1t was found that
No. was late 40 that the westciIffe
train was ordered to bring the passen-
gers on down to Canon City.
Mr.. Dissmorc thinks that It would
be a good thing II this train was run
"a down 10 Canon c..y e.ely d.. a..
thinks that Il would help travel and
would save the long tedious wait
which 20 often occurs at Texas Crook.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
BY The G. A. B.

At the regular meeting OF the mem
bers OF Greenwood Post No. 10, Grand
Army OF the Republic. at Pythian hal
Saturday night the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: J.
c. Fisher, commander: s. s Court
ney. senior vice commander; J. H..
Thomas. junior vice commander: w.
Y. Jenkins. quartermastor; Ia w.
Smith. surgeon: ID. G. Scott. chaplain:
p. W. blanchard. officer OF the day: w.
II. Rector. officer OF the guard. o. s.
Reed. 2. d. Barnhart and s. s. Court
ney. delegates to the department. en-
campment. Phil Laushlin. L. S. Dun
lap and J. d. Hamilton. alternate dele
gates to the department enoampment.
The position OF adjutant is an appoint
We one and will be announced later.
The installation Of the officers-elect
~ take place at the FIRST regular
ting Of tho post IN January.
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WILL Be welded
At LONG BEACH

Miss Gertrude Horney left on Dem
yer a Rio CraHde train No. : this az
ternoon for Long Beach. California.
where she will be married to Ernest
Harris. formerly OF this city. on Dec.
nth. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Roy jackson OF Fort Collins. her In
tended sister-in-law. who will spend
the winter on the coast.
Miss Horney IL one OF Canon City's
mtrt popular and capable young Ia
dies and IN leaving here to make her
home In California Ehe carries with
her the best wishes OF hos. OF
friends.
The groom-to-bc is n young man OF
excellent qualities and those who
know hi moongratulate him on his
good fortune In securing the conacnt
Of so estomabie a young woman to DO
come his life heIpmeet and comppan-
ion as Miss Horney.. MIR. Harris is a
graduate OF Dodds Commercial college
and has for some time held clerk
ship In the government forestry scrv-
Ice with headquarters at Sonora. Cali
fornia. The prospective couple viii
make their home at Sonora
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-18
COUNTY POULTRY
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED

A meeting OF fifteen or twenty rep
resentative poultry raisers OF Lincoln
Park. East Canon. Park Center and
other portions of the Canon City dis
trict was held at the court house last
Monday afternoon and the Fremont
County Poultry association organized
with J. T. Norton. president: Mrs.
John w. Rogers. first vice president:
W. c. James. second vice president;
W. II. Bland. secretary; W. E. Ho-
bart. treasurer.
The association was launched with
which it is expected will be largely
increased before the next meeting OF
the organization. which will be held
sometime within the next ten days or
two weeks. Plans for a poultry and
pet stock show TO be held In Canon
City some time during the ensuing
winter were discussed. but no definite
action in the matter taken. II is hoped
to be able to have the show in Janu-
AIRY and the date for 1t will probably
be determined a, the next meeting OF
the association.
A great deal OF interest is being
shown in the association and its pur-
poses and it gives promise OF devel-
oping into a fourishing organization.
There is plenty OF high class. well bred
poultry in this community and the as
soclation should easily be able TO get
together n display of the different va
rietios OF chickens. geese. ducks. tur-
keys and stiier fowls that will attract
attention throughout the upper Ar
kansas valley.
The efforts OF the association ARE
well worth while and should receive
general encouragement