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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-01-28

80 great as to make change
Imperative.
OF course, the fee system will
b e much discussed. Several
bills regarding it are already IN
course of preparation. The in.
formation that the Senate has
received shows that few of
our officials are enormously
overpaid, but il liz also clear
that some investigation is ne
cessary To a wise REIMBURSEMENT
upon salary basis. The pros
pect is that commission will
be appointed to report their
conclusions to the next session
of the Legislature.
The routine work Of the pres
ent Legislature will be fairly
we'll advanced in few days.
The election Of Judge of the
Court of Appeals to succeed
Judge Buchanan and the selec
ton of successor to Judge
Lawless have excited consider
able attention. One of these
contests is in doubt az this re-
port closes.
When one reflects that more
than 200 bills have already been
introduced it can be seen that
only small proportion may
ever be mentioned in this letter,
but an effort will be made to
discuss / II e more important
from time to time.
The bill for the coordinate
college for women ut the Uni
versity will cause a commotion,
as it did last session, but it's
prospects, are better now. Wom-
ans suffrage is not without
friends but its success is still in
the far future. Senator Thorn
toms bill to authorize the At
torney General to proceed 60
compel j. p. Morgan to return
the will of Martha Washington
To Fairfax County has attract
ed attention. Every body a.
hoping Mr.. Morgan will soon
restore the historic document
of his own accord.
These and many hundreds of
other matters are beng dump
ed into h legislative mill
which viii grind with increas-
ing rapidity az the session ad-
vances.
1t will be interesting to watch
the play of forces that contri
butte to the quality of the pro
duct and to note how much of
it is for the benefit of our dear
old friend, General Welfarcl
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Candy Pulling.

Miss Cora Mahaffey delight
fully entertained Il number of
her friends with an old fash
Toned taffy pulling at her hbme
Wednesday night from $40 to
~ O'Clock
While the candy was cooking
numerous games were played
but the most interesting was
t h Seeing Contest" The
guests formed line and march
ed around II table in the dining
room on which u large number
of articles had been placed. AZ
they came out each was given
pencil and paper to write upon
everything they remembered
seeing on the table. Mr.. James
Rosenbalm proved to be the
best observer and won a box of
candy.
They were then invited back
into the dining room, where
the color scheme of red and
white was carried out tasteful
ly with large red bells and
streemers of red crepe paper
reaching from the center of the
room to the corners. A deli
cious lunch was then served
consisting of sandwiches, hot
chocolate and cake. Those no
were present w ere: Misses
Leila and Golden Beaman, Edna
Gilly, Arkie Witt, Julia Cox,
jamie Thompson, Matte Jervis.
Mrs. Pearl Parsons. Messrs.
John Gilly, Reuben Banks,
lanes Kelly, Simon Banks.
Ben Barton, Roy Banks, James
Weary. James Rosenbalm and
Mfr. and Mrs. Lindsey Horton.
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the Management of the Amuzu
Theatre is given the benefit of
the very productions which are
causing sensations in the lar
ger cities. Last weeks pro-
gram was far above the aver
age, and especially should we
mention In Conrict Garb shown
Last Thursday night, in two
reels. Multiple reel pro-
auctions are coming more
and more into prominence
all over the country and Mr..
Taylor is seeing to it that Big
Stone Gap gets her full quota
of the best. For tomorrow
CThursday) night we shall have
the opportunity of finding out
WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME.
Two thousand feet OF film with
laugh in every half foot
four thousand big he art
laughs. Produced by The Ed
son Company's troop of comedy
stars. The play is facinating
and portrays the love of n aim
pie country swain with face
like an affectionate COW" in
love with the pretty daughter
of successful farmer.
The least that can be said for
the balance of the show for to-
morrow night, "When the West
Was Young" and | Saw Him
First, is that it is GOODaD@
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Jones' Wells.

On Tuesday morning at $3.50
O'Clock at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. V. Wells was
solemnized II most beautiful
wedding OF their only daugh
ter Lillian to Mr. William Logan
Jones'.
The parlor was handsomely
decorated with ferns and palms.
the color scheme of red and
white being artistically carried
out with streamers of red and
white crepe paper extending
from the chandelier to all cor.
ners of the room with "a large
red and white bell suspending
In the center.
Promptly at S:30 o'clock to
the beautiful strains of Lohen-
gren's bridal chorus, rendered
by Miss Memo Vineyard, ac-
companied by Miss Virginia
Beverley on the violin, entered
the groom with his best man,
Lenord Maddox, of Appalachia
followed by the bride, leaning
on the arm of her maid-of- hon
or, Miss Rose Hamilton, o f
Middlesboro, Ky, who were
met underneath the large bell
by the Rev. j. b. Craft. who
performed the ceremony, using
IA beautiful ring service. Dur
ing the ceremony Miss Vine
yard played softly, believe
me, If all those endear.
ing Young Chorus" accompa.
MED by Miss Beverley on the
violin.
The bride was very girlish
and lovely in her handsome
travelling suit of blue diagonal
cloth, carrying n shower boquet
OF brides roses, wearing II beau.
tiful hat and gloves to match.
Miss Hamilton was dressed in a
handsome suit of black and
white and carried large bo-
quet of red Richmond roses.
The young couple had plann-
ed an extended bridal tour
through the South. but owing
To the sudden death of Mr.. r.
Z. Hagan who was employed
Us chief clerk in the Auditor 8
office of the Interstate II. II.
Company, on Sunday morning
they had to postpone their tour,
MIR. Jones finding il impossible
TO leave at this time. They will
be a | home to their many
friends in their apartments in
the Touraine Flats Only few
of the immediate friends and
relatives were present.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual nesting of the
stockholders of the Virginia
Coal and Iron Company, will
be held at h Fleischman
House, Alexandria, Virginia,
Wednesday, February 18th,
1914, at twelve o'clock noon,
for the purpose of hearing an
nual reports, electing q Board
of Directors, and transacting
such other business as may
properly come before the meet
ing"
II. B. Price,
81 Secretary.
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Judge ]. L. Kelly Wins In
Race For Supreme
Bench.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 22.-
Judge Joseph l.. Kelly, of the
Corporation court of Bristol,
was nominated for a vacancy
on the Supreme Court bench by
a joint caucus of the general
assembly on the thirteenth bal
lot this morning at LAS O'Clock.
He succeeds Judge John a..
Buchanan, who will retire on
February l, 1915.
On the last ballot the contest
was between Judge Kelly and
Judge Jesse f. West, of Waiver
ly.
After Judge Kelly had re-
ceived a sufficient number of
votes for the nomination, the
result was made unanimous on
motion OF Senator West, q
brother of the candidate.
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Edgar Young Heard From

A letter from Senior C. +.
Young, Contador Fiscal, Fer
rocarril del Pacifico de Nicara-
que, Managua, Nicaragua,
(Which in plain English means
Edgar Young, an erstwhiie cit.
izen of the Gap, at present Au-
ditor of the National Railway,
of Nicaragua, Central America, J
TO his sister, Mrs. K. d. Morri-
son, of this place, reads as fol
lows:
"Y our letter o ( somewhat
over a month ago finally re
ceived. Put a five cent stamp
on the next one. We are not
yet i'll the Postal Unionl No
copy of the Post has arrived
yet. Please mail me few
copies as first.class matter.
Lordy, | have been busy and
am still at it. If anyone had
ever told me that would do as
much work as am doing
would have gotten insulted.
You may perhaps picture the
Auditor of the Ferrocarril del
Pacifico de Nicaragua lying in
his hammock smoking u cigar
cite and having some dark eyed
senorita fan him bat nay, nay,
Pauline it's exactly the reverse.
Like this, a slightly stout,
slightly bald. slightly stopped
individual dashing wildly up
and down among n gang Of
native accountants and implor-
ing them for the love of Mike
to be reasonable and not make
so many errors, and then | have
thirty-hve agents who look to
me as their mortal advisor on
all questions of Importance, and
who quit and hit the trail
for Honduras if they get
months salary ahead (Which is
from SlS 90 to S2S 90 month. J
Then | have the two steamer
lines, which are out to keep all
the cash in sight. Oh, | have
a nice bunch of crooks to deal
with,
| have, however, doubled the
net cash receipts of the railroad
since | have been Auditor. and
if some barefooted Agent or
Conductor does not stick IL
knife in my back, | will even
tually cut the grating practi-
cally out. No joke. our passen-
ger conductors are just begin
ming to wear shoes, and there
only II few Agents and Engi.
neers who spurn the natural
skin for the artificial tanned
oxhide. Bull carts, ragged,
half-nnked women an d kids
picking off "graybacks" in the
Main street, barefooted soldiers
leaning up against anything
that Will bear their weight, Il
Lake just outside my window
full of alligators and God knows
what else, dust, dirt, poverty,
idleness (75 per cent worse than
Mexico), that's all there is here.
y dobe church, split in two
from top TO bottom by an earth
quake, stands III the center of
the city of Managua, several
smoking VOLCANOES are always
visible about twentymiles away
oh, if had time and this bnnch
of natives would work some
while | am trying to write this,
| could write you yeIlow-back
dime novel, every word true, of
our layout here, but | must
close and get con the job
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Mrs. Alexander d Mrs.
Hagy, of Imboden, attended
U. d, @. reception at Mrs. Il. E.
Goodloe's Tuesday night.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the
Stockholders of Interstate Rail
road Company will be held at
the Fleischman House, Alexau-
dra, Virginia, w ednesday, Feb
ruary 18th, 1914, at 1890 O'Clock
p. M, for the purpose of hear
ing annual reports, electing a
Board of Directors and trans
acting such other business as
may properly come before the
meeting.
II. B. Price.
o I Secretary.
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Hold Health
Day in All
Schools
State To Issue Special Man
ual For Use OF Leagues In
Celebrating Occasion

Richmond, Va, Jan. Is
Through the cooperation of the
State Board of Health, h G
Cooperative Education Asso.
citation and the State Bureau of
Rural Colored Schools of the
Department of Public Instruc
ton, plans have Just been an
nounced for the observance of
health day during February in
all the rural schools of the Com
monwealth.
The Leagues of tho Coopera-
tive Education Association will
devote their February meeting
to the discussion of public
health question and, in particu
lar, to the consideration O f
methods by which the school
buildings and surroundings can
be made more sanitary. In the
colored schools, the exercises
will be held February 10, which
is the date usually set aside in
these schools for special cele-
brations.
For the use of the leagues
and for tho guidance of teach
ers who must direct the program
the State Board Of Health has
in preparation and will soon
send TO the press special
Health Day Manual" This
will contain full instructions
for n better sanitation of
schools.
In announcing the plans for
Health Day the Board of Health
in it's weekly bulletin, issued
today, pleads for the coopera-
ton of all school authorities to
make the day a success. Says
the Board: ave hope that the
district school superintendent
and all the teachers will join
with us in our effort to make
Health Day n success. The
Cooperative Education Associa
ton and Supervisor jackson
Davis, of the Department of
Public Instruction, are working
with us very earnestly and are
urging upon school authorities
the possibilities of this celebra-
ton in Virginia. Our rural
schools must he made sanitary
and safe for our children. They
must be made attractive and
inspiring. They must be made
the center of an influence which
will make itself felt through
out the community.
"In particular we hope this
day will be made the occasion
for n movement that will bring
sanitary conveniences to all
our rural schools. At present,
many hundreds of our schools
are without these and, in con
sequence, become the agents
for the spread of cummunica
BILE disease. We believe that if
the school patrons and the chill
dren learn how much the sani-
tation and convenience of rural
schools can be improved at a
small expenditure, they viii
unite to make the necessary
improvements.
"The Board realizes, in add,
ton, that much of the fight for
better health in Virginia must
be weged by the children. They
must apply the principles which
experience has shown To be of
value. Accordingly, we be-
lieve that the instruction of our
school children in even the fun
dameutals of sanitation is a
service infinitely worth while.
~ he Board hopes that school
authorities who wish copies of
the new Health Manuel will
notify us promptly. We shall
make the edition as large as our
funds will permit but want the
assurance of those who write
for the manuel that these will
be used to the best advantage. "
|
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Clinch Mountain r. r.
Chartered.

Richmond, Va, Jan. %
The CiinchMountain and South.
ern Railroad Company, Abing.
don, Va, " a Incorporated
here Tuesday, capital maxi
mum $500, 900, minimum $780,
900. A. j. Armstrong, of Phil
adeiphia, is president, H. +.
Widener, of Abingdon, score
tary.
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Carolina, Clinchfeld & Ohio
Railway is preparing speoifica-
tions preliminary to purchas.
ing from 500 to 1000 coal cars
and five to seven locomotives,
some of the Mallet and others
of the Pacific pe.-Coeburn
Journal.
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The Virginia Iron, Coke q
Coal Comp any fired up number
Three Battery, on Toms Creek
last Monday, which had been
idle for several months.-Coe-
burn Journal.
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CUPID HAD HIT HIM HARD
Surely Day Of Romance 10 Not Ended
When Lovesick Swain Car Feel
Like This,

Come. come. old man; don't let II
knock you out. There are plenty of
other girls In the world. In six months
from now you will have forgotten
her."
Yes. ] suppose II IL as you say;
but II isn't six months from now.
Everything see reminds me OF her.
When look at another woman l can't
help thinking how much more beauti-
ful she is than any OF them. When
the wind blows l am reminded that II
Ia probably adding to the color OF her
cheeks. Whenever ! pass corner
where she and l have stood together
nave u strange empty feeling IN
II something were gone out Of my
life.
When ! lock up at the sky, I can
not keep from remembering that II
10 above her. II could only forget her
for only day. for only an hour.
think might learn to hope again
but can't get her out OF my mind
1t seems TO me that the whole world
is changed since she told me that
was never to see her again. ! can',
understand how anybody manages ia
Keep on being happy. | would give
almost anything 10 forget hcr."--Chi
cago Record. Herald
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HOW TO TREAT PlMPlES AND
BLACKHEkOS

For pimples md blackheads tho fol-
lowing is u most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Oint-
ment. on tho end OF the finger. but
do not rub. Wash OF tho CuticurA
Ointment In five minutes with Cuti.
curn Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat.
ment In best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for tho toilet and bath. to ax-
sist In preventing Inflammation. irri.
tation and clogging OF the pores. tho
common cause OF pimples. blnckheads.
rcdncss nnd roughncss. yellow, oily.
notify and other unwholesome condt.
tons OF the skin.
Cuticura Soap md Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cutlcura, Dept. l.. Boston.
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THIRD OF BEET CROP
GROWN IN U. s., RAISED BY
COLORADO FARMERS.
Annual Tield In Centennial State 10
Enough to Supply 5,55o,ooo
People for One Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Colorado fields last year
produced nearly one-third OF the beet
sugar refined in the United States,
yielding enough to supply 5,5O0.000
people for a year, according to re-.
port made public by the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Colorado factories produced 229.274
tons of sugar from 1.S40.G53 tons Of
beets. The total production of the ma.
tion was 733.4Ol tons OF sugar. Colo.
RADIO led all beet-sugar states, Cali
fornia ranking next. with production
about three-fourths as great as Colo
radios.
The 1918 production in the nation
and in Colorado, too. was the greatest
In the history OF the industry. Beets
were harvested from 16S.410 acres in
Colorado. the average yield being
1898 tons to the acre. The average
price to growers was $5.67 ton. the
average price to the acre being $6l.97
The price was 20 cents a ton less than
In 1912. but 12 cents u ton above the
price In 1911.
Each ton OF Colorado beets yielded
249 pounds of sugar in 1913, against
26S in 1912 and 261 In 1911.
The return per acre to the growers
of beets in 1913 was as follows, ac-
cording to the government:
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Offer $4,000 Acres to Settlers.

Denver.-About 10000 acres OF
state land. which is now leased In
large tracts near Pueblo, are to be
offered settlers for cultivation IN
small tracts, according to announce.
ment OF Volney T. Hoggatt, register Of
the State Land Board. The land In.
cludes cattle pastures used by the
Skinner brothers. tho Thatcher, the
Ord, the Tabor and the Leak ranches.
Hoggatt says there is plenty OF water
for cultivation OF the land In small
tracts. He is making an investigation
OF all large tracts OF leased land In the
state.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
A Real Mead.

A Frenchman named Delaney has
invented an apparatus whereby you
can wind your clock by opening and
shutting n door. the winding machine
doing its work by the action Of tho
door
What is really needed. however. 10
an invention that. attached 10 n door.
will get rid OF people inside OF tho
room, No known method has yet been
invented to accomplish this purpose.
Yet In there anything which would pro-
mote greater efficiency and comfort
and glvo more lasting Satisfaction!-
life.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

OF the total domestic production of
sugar in the United States In the past
three years, II per cent was beet
sugar and 90 per cent cane. This has
no reference to production in the coun-
try's insular possessions.
Colorado ranked fifth among all the
states in the country, June !. in the
condition OF twenty-three crops re-
ported upon by the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture.
The greatest gain made by any state
In the union was In Kansas where the
crop average was placed at 1929 COM
pared with the ten-year average. Cali
fornia. Mississippi and Nebraska were
the three other states whose crop con-
ditions exceeded Colorado's on June l.
The crops included in this report
were winter wheat, apples. alfalfa.
sugar beets, barley. hemp. pears, rye,
peaches, raspberries. cantaloupe.
spring wheat. lima beans. hay. oats,
blackberres-all OF which were 100
per cent-and above the tenyear aver.
age. pasture. onions. cabbage. water
melons. sugar cane. clover and cotton.
all slightly under 100 per cent.
Government reports give an in.
crease Of almost $12.O00.00O over 1919
for the 1914 hay, rye. barley. wheat
and oat crop in Colorado. A 40 per
cent increase Is estimated for the
states corn and sugar beet crop.
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Dry Land Sells at $50 an Acre.

Denver.-A quarter.section OF dry
farming land In Sedgwick county
brought s30.5O an acre when sold at
competitive bidding by the State Land
Board. 1t Is record price for land
Of that character IN eastern Colorado
A. +. Edwards of Scdgwick county
was the purchaser OF the lC0 acres
The land board sold 1900 ncrcs. bring
ing approximately s53.SOo. Four acres
at Edgowater brought 800 per acre
pluc 81 900 for improvements.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Farrar Assists In Strike Prosecution,

Dcnyer.-In accordance with the an,
nounccd policy to cooperate with tho
county authorities In the prosecution
OF men indicted In connection with
deeds OF violence In the coal strike dis
tricts. Attorney General Fnrrar went
TO Trinidad. His mission wns to Ss
sist the dlstrIc, attorney In tho cases
which coma before tho grand Jury n,
the session opening last Monday
Farrnr also viii assist In the prosecu
ton OF the men indicted In Fremont
Weld and Boulder counties.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
New Parcel Post Stamps Issued.

Denvcr.--A new issue OF regular
United States postage stamps IL being
sold at the Denver postofficc In Dc.
nominations OF 7. o, 12. 90. 30 and 80
cents. with the aid OF these dcnomi.
nations two stamps viii mail most any
letter or package. The new stamp is
n convenience IN the parcel post dI
vision, as It does away with the plas.
teriug of ten and twelve parcel post
stamps upon tho ordinary package.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
EscelaIor

You can never tell these days" re,
marked the man In the armchair,
where the uplift will bob up next.
Every time there are several consc.
cutivc days Of rain and gloomy wealth.
or ] expect To read how n committee
or earnest persons has got together
and organized Society for the Pro.
motion OF Higher Bnromctric Condi.
tons.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Prices OF Metals.

New York.-Coppcr- Spot and An
gust. sl3.37k n13.s7k: elcctrolytic
sl3,S7hMii.oo; lake nominal; casting
s13.75i 13.S7ia
Tin-spo, s2o75a so.25: August Of
fcrcd Mt s3o.37k.
An,imony-Cookson's. s7.25m727h.
lron-No. Northern. sij.75mi5,25,
No. 2 Northern, fli70m 1900: No |
Southern, sli75N 1925: No 2 South.
crn, sli.5OMl5.O0.
London-Copper-Spot. eel i2s Cd:
futures. GG2 2s Cd.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Grain In St. Louis,

ST. Whent-No. 2 rcd, 9i "a
sikc; No. 2 hard. o1a ams7c. July
s0M a SoRc: September, sOhc.
Corn 80. 2. 73c: No. 2 white. 1914
M7j%c; July. 7lhc; September
CShc.
Oats--No. 2, 4ohmiO%c: No. 2
white, ilac.
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Her Explanation.

Uncle Hank" Barnhart. member OF
congress from Indiana. tells Of .
young man from out his way who met
young woman he had not seen for
many years
Il thought you were dead" was the
young mans greeting.
mo- insisted the girl but I'm
married"
ITO whom"
"Dh, some Englishinnn"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
The Domestic Mark,

a man should be master In his own
house, Mr.. Dolan." snid Mr.. Rafferty,.
He should. But instead OF being
master every now and then he finds
himself forced into the position OF
umpire"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
RUAKEJNTO yO,Iu sI,nxs

AHsnr root Ease, the Antis"ptic powder for II r~h
render. swollen, nervous feet Olives ro.t and
comfort Makes dancing delight Hold cy-ry here,
10 ftynf afe'pt aHv .ub.,uuf, Fur tUEn san.
pie Ahnf"A Allen y, Dtnht"d, Ir HOY, n. Y. Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Fruit.
Vegetables.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Omaha Live Stock Quotations.

Omaha.-Hogs - Heavy, SS.O2h n
s.07h: mixed, $1,000 ,O5: light. s7.9j
MS.05; bulk OF sales, sSOOmSO5.
Cattle-Native steers. s7.GOm9.OO;
cows and hcifers, $3.50 500: Texas
steers, sG.oOmT75: stockcrs and feed.
era. $500 7.j5 calves. Ss.OOmli.OO.
Shecp-Wethcrs. S5.75aG25. ewes,
$55OM 800: lambs. $S.OOMS.75.