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London Stock Market

London, May Son the stock exchange
business was light with an irregular ten
dency. Home rails copper shares and
silt edged paper he rdened on moderate e
support, but speculative issues eased off.
American securities were quiet and steady
during the, early trading, when prices ad-
vanced from q TO Is on light covering
Later the list eased off. The close was
dull Values were slightly over the worst.
Consols for money, 75lss: consols for
account 75A. Illinois Central, 116b;
Louisville and Nashville, 1874; 4 Southern
railway, 2G1a. Bar silver steady, 81 13-1c.l
per ounce. Money. 21sm3 per cent. Dis
count rates: Short bills, 3ss per cent;
three months, 35s per cent.
Metal Market
New York, May 9.-Spot copper firm
spot to July, S15.25@15. IS; ielectrolytic,
t5.75 lake. s15.s7 casting, $3.50.
Tin easy spot &ad May, s5Od5O. 81 !;
June, $40. 25@49.s7: July. SIS. .5o@49.
Lead steady, s43o bid. Spelter quier,
=. i5@5.55
Cooksonson antinony ,ull, 50.
Iron quiet, and unchanged.
Exports of copper this month. 10000
tons. London copper firm, spot $50 lbs Sd !:
futures e69 lis 3D.. Local exchange sales
of tin, 80 tons. London tin easy; spot,
c2o9 15s: futures, G221 15s. London lead,
els rs 3d. London speter, 925 10s Lon
don iron, Cleveland warrants, 6Ss.
Live Stock Market
Chicago. May 9-Hogs:> Receipts, 12,-
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Comparative Cotton Statement

receipts. s72s; shipments. $50; sales. 25Os,
stock, 291,S
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
AttesU
EXHIBIT "A"
Copy of Resolution passed by Board Of
Directors. May 2Slh. 1913.
II G ANDERSON, Secretary
Corporate Seal

Resolved, That an amendment change
OF alteration in the Charter Of this Com
pauy decreasing the capital stock from
~ ,0O0. 900 tu $3.50. 200. aud the par value of
the Shares into which the said capital
stock IS divided from 500 Ia SSj, is all
visablc. So that when the said amend
mcnt. change or alteration shalt become
elective this Company shall make dis
trlbutiou of go per share to all holders
nj its capital stock ON account of, aud in
reduction of, the amounts actually paid
IN on the said shares, and Section .. of
the Charter of the Company, which, as
amended hy resolution adopted by the
stockholders of the Company on May LIST -,
1919, reads As follows
80 The capital stock of the said Com.
pauy shall not bc less than finy Thous-
aud Dollars, and may be increased to any
amount not exceeding one Million noi
lars by issue aud sale Of shares. the par
value OF which shall not be less than iiny
dollars from time tn time, under such
regulations as the BoAnl of Directors nf
said Company shall from time tai time
prescribe and the Directors may receive
real on personal property suitable to the
business or the Company IN payment of
subscriptions to the capital stock at such
valuations As may Ice agreed upon between
the directors and subscribers
After the said amendment. change or
alteration shall become effective Shall
read as follows
80 The capital stock of the said Com
pany shall not he less tlmu Finy rhmis
aud Dollars and may be increased io any
amount not exceeding eight hnndrcd am,l
hny Thousand dollars by issue and sale
of shares, the par value of which shall
not be less than liliy dollars, from time
To- time. under such regulations as the
Board of DIRECTORS of said Company
shall, from time TAI time prescribe. AMI
the Directors may receive real or person
al property, suited to the husimcss of the
Company, ia payment of subscriptions tn
the capital stock, at such valuations as
may he agreed upon between the Dircc-
tons and suhscrbcrs
Resolved Tina, meeting of the
Stockholders OF this Company to take
action ON the said proposed amendment
change or alteration be and the same Il,
hereby called to he held at the principal
office OF the Company in tho Town of Rig
stone Gap, Virginia, ON Monday the 23rd
day OF June, 1919, At IL o'clock NJ
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week for Baltimore, where he
will Join Mrs. Mcconnell.

week for Baltimore, where he
will join Mrs. Mcconnell.
DIR. and Mrs. NJ l.. Stnllnrd
and daughter, Julia, are the
guests Of Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. ID.
Richmond.
DR.. S. d. Rowland and r.. II.
Parker attended camp meeting
at Joncsville Sunday.
Mrs V NJ. Feency, Misses
Gertrude O'Mally, Josephine
Feeney and Ruth Whitehead
Messrs Irving Feency, Floyd
Cleek, Edwin Mehan, returned
from Bluff City the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. w n. Breeding is enter
tanning as her house guest, her
niece, Miss Cynthia Mars, Of
Harlan, Ky.
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From Roda.

l.. j. Reed aud family, of
Roaring Fork, have been visit
ing Mrs. NJ V. lessee, of this
place for the past week.
Mrs S. II. Witt has been
quite i'll for the last two days,
but is better at this writing.
j H. Skaggs and family are
out of town on vacation, visit
ing relatives and friends in
Johnson City. While away
they hope to spend some time
on the banks Of the lIolston.
May they have II fine CATCH
II. NJ. Fultcher, of Osaka,
was np Sunday visiting friends
in our town
Rev. Liyesay, of Big Stone
Gap, was up Saturday aud
preached to the folks OF our
town.
MIR. IIcnson, Of Pittsburg.
will be here Tuesday to give
the boys some training in mine
rescue work preparatory to go
ing TO Knoxville.
Miss Birdie Cooper returned
home on August IL, after II
very pleasant visit To our little
town. Come again Miss Birdie.
Rev. Anderson preached here
Sunday night to n full house,
after which an Offering was
taken for the benefit of the
Mission.
All the new houses that the
company have had under con-
struction have been completed
and all occupied, with the ex
ception of one, and it has been
spoken for.
The RNda Band has received
i nice lot of overtures aud
marches. They play every
Sunday evening. They are all
interested in the work and are
making fine progress.
We have II fine bunch of men
headed This way. 1t seems that
th" two weeks pay day liz hav-
ing ;ls effect.
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EXHIBIT "B"
Mineral Development Company, o0z
DreNeI Building, Philadelphia, Pa.

Notice is hereby given that . meeting
of the stockholders of the Mineral Deyel-
opment Company has been duly called
and viii be held At the principal Office of
the Company ia the Town OF Big Stone
Gap and State of Virginia, ON the twenty
;hiri day of June, 1919, at II o'clock NJ
to- take action on an amendment
change OF alteration In the Charter which
the Boari of Director. of the said Com
pany Ia resolution passed on the TWEEN
ty-oighth day of May, 1913 has declared
10 I've advisable. viz.
" Resolved, That AN amendment, change
or alteration ia tlic Charter of this Com
pany decreasing the capital stock from 81 %
100000 to ESQ O01, aud the par value OF the
shares into which the said capital stock
is divided from SleO To- $50, is advisable,
80 that when the said amendment, change
or alteration shall become elective. this
Company shall make distribution of $l5
per share TO all holders OF its capital
stock. ON account of. and in reduction
of. the amounts actually paid in on the
said shares, and Section =, of the Charter
of the Company, which. as amended 10y
resolution adopted by the stockholders Of
the Company on May /, 1912, reads as
follows
~ The capital stock of the said Com
pany shall no, he less than Fifty Thous.
and Dollars aud may bo Increased to ans
amount not exceeding one Million Dol
lars by issue and sale of shares, the par
value ot which shall not bc lcsA than Finy
Dollars, from time To time, under such
regulations aS the Board of Directors Of
said Company shall from time TO time
prescribe; and the Directors may receive
real or personal property suitable Ia the
business of the Company in I,aymant Of
subscriptions to the capital stock. at such
valuations As may be agreei upon between
the directors and subscribers.
After the said amendment, change or
alteration shall become effective, Shall
read a. follow
"s The capital stock of tie said Com
psny shal! not be less than Fifty Thons-
sisi Dollars. and may be Increased To any
amount no, exceeding Eight Hundred aud
fry thousand Doliars by issue aud sale
OF shares, the par value of which shall
NOT DO less than Fifty Dollars, from time
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State of Pennsylvania.
City * County Of Philadelphia, to-wit
!, Annie !. Moore. a Notary Public in
aud foT the City aud County aforesaid in
the State of Pennsylvania. DO Certify
that Icnucl Collin Altemus. whose name
is signed 10 the writing above bearing
date ON the 2Sth day Of june. \. D..
nineteen hundred and thirteen Cl9l3l.
has acknowledged the same before me.
IN my State, City and Comfy aforesaid.
and has further acknowledged and de-
ciarcd that he executed the same as Pres
idcnt of said Company, and for aud on
behalf uf said Company as its act and
deed having. as such President signed
his name thereto. and affixed the corpo-
rate seal of said Company. and that he
has caused the same to lie duly aitested
by -. G. Anderson. the Secretary of said
Company, all of which has been done 10y
him under and pursuant To the authority
conferred ON him by the Board of Direc-
tors of said Company.
10 Further Certify that u. G. An
dcrson, the Secretary OF the Mineral
Development Company, whose name is
also signed TO the writing above herein
before mentioned. has also acknowledged
the same before me, in my State, City
aud County aforesaid and has declared
that lay the direction of Lemuel Coffin
Altcmus, s'residcut of said Company aud
under and pursuant to the authority con
ierrcd ON him 10y the Board of Directors
of said Company he has duly attestcd
sail seal cf said Company, and has sign
ed his name to said aitcs,ation.
Aud do further certify aud state that
my commission as Notary Public aforc.
said expires on the 2stl day of May,
1911
Given under my baud and No,nrial
seal, this Twenty eighth day of June, \
D., 1913
ANNIr l. MoonE.
Notary Public
lNotarial ScaD
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subscriptions 10 the capital stock, at snch
valuations as may be agreed upon between
the Directors aud subscribers.
After the said amendment, change OF
alteration shalt become effective, shall
read rs follows:
"2. The capital stock of the said
Company shall not be less than Fifty
thousand Dollars, and may be increased
to any amount, not exceeding Eight Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars by is
sue and sale of shares, the par value of
which shall not be less than fifty dollars.
from time TO time, under such regulations
as this Beard of Directors Of said Com
paly shall, from Time to time prescribe
and the Directors may receive real or
personal property. suited TO the business
of the Company, in payment nj snbscrip-
lions TO the capital stock. at such yalua-
tons ms may be agreed upon between the
Directors and subscribers
q And at the said meeting Of stock
holders, the following resolution was also
adopted by the vote aforesaid:
Resolved. that the President OF this
Company be, and he IS hereby authorized
to cause a certificate of the amendment.
change or alteration Of this Company's
charter this day adopted, to be made cN-
ecuicd, acknowledged recorded, publish
ed etc. MS required by law
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said
Mineral Development Company has
caused this Certificate to be signed in It's
name by its President and sealed with It's
corporate seal, atteStcd by It's Secretary,
this 2Sth day OF June, 1918
Mineral Development Company,
by LEN. CofFiS AiHENrS,
President
Attest:
ID G ANDERSON, Secretary
Corporate Seal
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ApDalaClia Items

j. NJ, johnson, of Lynchhurg,
was here the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. led Culbertson
were Visiting relatives in town
Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. II. l.. Sui
fridge have returned after hav
ing spent the summer mt Cedar
Springs, Va. Prof. Sulfridge
will be principal of the school
here thn coming session.
j. d. Ingham, of Coeburn,
was here Sunday.
Dr.. and Mrs, II. w. Holly
have recently moved to Appa.
lachia. For the present they
are boarding ut the Windsor
Hotel.
j. S. Mcconnell left last
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Land For Sale.

Pursuant to an order entered in the
matter of K |. Brown, bankrupt, On
the 9th day of May 1913, we will pro-
coed at the front door OF the Post ONCE
ia The town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
on the 2s,h day of August. 1918. AT 10
o'c clock a IN. to sell At Public Auction
aud Ia the Highest Bidder, for cash in
hnnd all that certain strip or parcel OF
Land IN the town of Big Stone Gap. Nir-
Binia, being part OF lot (G Of Rlock
seventeen 90 Improvement Company's
Fiat No /, Of said town, bounded aud
described AS follows.
BkG INNING at the South East cor
ner uf said lot six, thence with line nf
said lot y IS w ie . feet To line of the
Home building Corporation. thence with
the line of Home Building Corporation
; 10 w 33 feet ) 10 + ~. feet to the
alley, thence with said alley. y ~ T.
f.3 feet Ia the BEGINNING, hcing all
that part of the lot conveyed tn Robert
L. Brown 10y deed of Chas Harris aud
wife, dated July 2nd, 1870 aAd recorded
Ia Wise County Deed Book -, page PSI
which was not conveyed by said Il. L..
Brown aud wife to II A. ". Skecn by
deed of March 2lst, 1906, recorded in
Mise County Deed Book rs. page 10.
This the ebth day of July, 1913.
j 5. AsmwnRrm,
q. T. kuGonE.
W H. BOND
Trustees.
.Iuly 23-u-ai
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Washington and Return.

Patriotic pride demands that everyone
that can should visit the Capitol at least
once year. Certainly whilst Congress
is ia session is good time Tuesday
September 9th, The Norfolk & Western
Ry. will operate a popular fare Fail Ex-
cursion to Washington. Special train
will leave Bristol $3.50 a M. $500. Blue
field 0j a m, $500 Winston Salem
$50 =. m, So 90; Roanoke, 1000 a NJ,
1850 For principal stops aud low
rouud-trip fares see n. X W. Ry. Agents
or flyers giving all Information Return
ing train will leave Washington 1900 p.
M, September 18th.
w. G. SAUNDERS,
General Passenger Agent
NJ. F. Brace,
Travelling Passenger Agent
Roanoke. Va.
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COMMONWEALTH on vIRGIN'Ti-11

OFFICE on rr SECRETARY or nm cow
MoNWkAiTit
I'm the City OF Richmond
It'll day of July, 1919 !
The foregoing amendment to the char
ler of Mineral Development Company
was this day received and duly recorded
ia this office according TO law.
u. O jams.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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state of Ohio, city of Toledo. %.
Incas CnnniX. :"

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of i i Che
ney \ Co. doing business in the City of
Toledo County and state aforesaid and
that said firm will pay the sum or ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each aud
every case Of Catarrh that cannot be- cur
ell by the use of HALLS CATARRlI
CURE
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn io before me aud subscribed IN
my presence this 9Th day of December,
\. ID 1856
,SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood aud
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials. free
f. j. CHENEY " co, Toledo, -.
sold by all Druggist, zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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to time, under such regulations as tho
Board OF Directors of said Company
shall, from time to time. prescribe; and
the Directors may receive real or person.
al property. suited to the business of the
Company. in payment OF subscriptions to
the capital stock, at such valuations as
may be agreed upon between the Direc-
tors and subscribers
by order of the Board of Directors.
d. G. ANDERSON,
Dated June 4, 1918 Secretary.
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Pullman sleeper Roanoke TO l'fn
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LEAVE NORTON 900 p m ior p0lA''
North, East and West.
LEAVE BRISrOl.-DaiIy $3.50 u
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Norfolk. Pullman l'arlor ,h "
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5:l5 y. M. for Norfolk and interlnt.,'1,.''
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trains with pullman sieepels 20 "Nr
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l2:l5 p m daily for al points pels,I
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DEPARTMENT. az rnE STATE CORPORATION
COMMISSION
I, Il 7 Wilson Clerk of the state
Copomticn Commission, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is full true and
correct copy oi an amendment to the
charter of Mineral Development Com
pany, issued and certified to Tie Secre-
ury of the commonwealth on the
eleventh day of July. 1913, which docu-
ment was duly returned TO this Office AS
required lay law. and is now ON Tile in
this office
la testimony whereof hcreunto set
my hand at Richmond, this LIST day of
August a. D., 1918
Il T. WnsoN.
Clerk 10 the Commission
aug5-3e-3i
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
Making Fiction Work

'HERE MAGAZINE, which
l. may read for entertainment only you make
do little real work just your inclination you. If
quite honest about it, of will admit that
fiction half enough efficiency engineer
fiction would be highly valuable member of society. He might
begin with the authors first and then his the
readers If the author does his work properly makes much
the But almost thoughtful sup
ply the shortcomings of the author.
IN THE BALANCE by Natalie M. Jones. presents
tremendously dramatic situation one that would harrow the
soul of ghtndd human being to work out wisely There
involved principles of abstract useand the justice Of u
relationships, which not always the thing.
you the story you will hudder the position which
Tom Wright finds himself You will discover that he governed
by abstract justice making his great sacrifice And you will have
doubts being governed by
your synpatfes for the different characters that by what
might be called substantial or practical justice
you story think what might happened Wright
had the priest from whose lips he received the last crushing
blow the church where he little than iler, the
priest who probably not that such Tom
Wright existed! Is the priest better qualified make de-
representative law? And
Wright another equation of
divine justice.
THE PROMOTER. by King, stories
that SUNDAY MAGAZINE likes print tale that stands
for something worth while, and yet which admirably
interesting The author has worked his story He
that which brilliant Iowa
BILE parasite highly useful citizen and he shows
by actions in words
Very wisely sig
nfcance of this truly good story determine why
ceeded where the other failed Both successful in getting
"easy money! but only made of his life. Maybe
explanation the that Athertons
was simply highly developed tempea-
following line of least resistance and that he able
of the game rather than the gain upon
that made him producer rather than parasite.
7 ATE RETURNS ON POPOVER is a Torchy story, and,
like all tales by Sewe Ford does fine and valuable work,
the reader contributes He author at least
who needs efficiency engineer get the largest possible
the remarkable tales Mr..
introduces natural and convincing
clear idea about the quantity of currency
caton the United States with lot of those facts of
Importance whatever that all of read with great
But anyone disposed try and regard in bulk he
coal wood from which required
get the largest possible work. this article help little
DECISIONS FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS by Sherman
Montrose Craiger tells Of the and benecent plan that
working help mothers take of their children instead
The Tupelo journal., 1913-04-11
Y. M. c. A. Committees for
1894.

AT the regular meeting of the BOARD
of Directors. April 9Th, the following
named persons were appointed by the
President to serve as committeeman
for mi year:
Executive Committee-George May
nard, Chairman; Fletcher Johnson. C.P
Long, l.. G. Smith. J. H. Ledyard.
Finance Committee - G.. P. Long,
Chairman; u. W. Robins, J. M. Thomas.
Physical Department George May.
nard, Chairman; +. M. Laney, j. G.
Windham.
Religious Work Fletcher johnson,
Chairman; S. S. Harris. S. P. Clayton
Social Work.. H. Ledyard. Chair.
man; R. G. Kennedy, w. E. Ballard.
Boys Work-W. x. Wilson, Chair.
man; T. M. Milan, M. E. Leake.
Memberships. C. Clark, Chairman;
D. C. Troy, L. G. Milan.
Woman's Departmental p. Berk-
ley, Chairman; F. G. McGaughy. E.
Burckle.
EducatioDal-L. C. Smith, Chairman;
o. R. Harper. r. w. Reed.
Auditing-D A. Harkey, Chairman,
J.P. Nancy. v. S. Whiteside.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-04-11
LIVER RIGHT?
You're All Right

The best remedy for liver,
stomach or bowel troubles and
especially constipatin is the FAM
GUS HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT
TONS.
Don't miss getting a box to-
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drive out the poisonous waste in
the bowels and make you feel
simply splendid in a few hours.
Cut out Calomel and slam bang
purgatives. Try HOT SPRINGS
LIVER BUTTONS just once and
you'll have no use for any other
liver remedy. Fine for sick head
ache, sallow shin, dull eyes and
blotches. Druggists everywhere
for 25c. Free sample from Hot
Springs Chemical Co., Hot
Springs Ark.
st. Clair Drug Co., special
agent in Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-04-11
Gold Medal To Be Given From
The Office OF Public Roads

United States Department of Agri-
culture, Washington. D. C.
A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the age of 10 and Is who
writes the best composition. not to ex-
coed 800 words, on the repair and
maintenance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page, Di-
rector, Office of Public Roads, United
States, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
All compositions must be submitted
to Mr.. Page before May 18th, 1913,
and the medal will be awarded as soon
thereafter as the compositions can be
graded. The composition may be
based on knowledge gained from books
or other sources, but no quotations
should be used.
This announcement is plain and easy
to understand and all children have an
equal start. Lee county children
should take advantage of this opportu-
nifty to win this medal. Lee county is
the first county in Mississippi to build
good roads under the new law. and her
roads are widely known, though but
one year old.
For further information write OF
phone, E P. CLAYTON.
Supt. Of Education.