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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.

10 the Voters OF Zig Stone Gap
take this method OF announcing my
selfa candidate for the office OF Tow,
Sergeant at the election To be held Tues
day, Juno sth. appeal 10 all tho voters
regardless of party for their support
especially to those who are ANXIOUS to
see our laws Justly and impartially en-.
forced Ii intrusted with This oihcc
shall certainly perform the duties ihclco
To the very best Of my ability.
Yonr obedient servant,
MARSHALL BELCHER /,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Prof. Warner who has been
Principal of the Coeburn
schools for three. years has been
elected Principal of the Norton
schools for the coming year.
He is "A very fine teacher and
man. lie was highly success
tu', both at East Stone Gap and
at Coeburn, being one of the
M q st efficient teachers of
science in the county. Norton
Correspondent Wise Virginia
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
1T Pays to Buy
at Home.

What shall it profit you If in saving
se5, $50, 500. $500 ON the one hand you
iniure yourself $50. slOo, 800. or siSo
on the other
We are writing to you at this time to
say that We believe every dollar you save
by buying goods away from home costs
you two
You are farmer, did you ever stop
to inquire what makes your land yaluablcS
II is not the land itself nor YOU, that's
certain
suppose your land with all its great
natural fertility, and your splendid meth
DDS of cultivation. were located in the
middle Of Texas. with no other cultivated
ground and ITO railroads Within hundreds
of miles OF it 1t wouldn't he worth
much, would it.
lfyou acquired your land years ago
when the ncighborhood in which You
live was sparscly settled. you have had
the pleasure of Watching it grow in value
as the community has grown and pros
pcrcd
First came the ncighboriug Grms.
then the towns, finally the railroads
which the towns brought near to your
land all contributing to yours aud the
general prosperity
II your community goes backward, YOU
20 backward. il its growth and pros
peri,y are retarded. the growth aud pros
perity of your individual Interests are
retarded
How then. can you expect to advance
your interests 10y taking pound weight
nom the prosperity of your community
for the sake of temporary personal
gain in the measure of pcnnics'
The greatest menace to this country is
Admitted To Ice the Capitalization of
wealth, which carries with it. uudcr oui
present economic system, the tendency To
build to tremendous proportions few
chosen communities, a; ,he expense of
tile many less favored ones.
Vet, let It's tell you whai YOU OF the
smaller communities have done in sim
gle year To hasten toward this tendency
Instead of resisting 1t as might have been
expected OF YOU.
In the year 1913. out of the money
earncd in your communities. and belong
Ing to the commerce and Industry OF
your communities, you contributed to
Two mail order houses alone. located in
the city Of Chicago the stupcndous sum
of $4,000. 900
Think of this for moment. and then
consider that it is omy the beginning
that dozens of other concerns Of the
same kind CLEANED from the farms and
the small communities of tho land a
golden harvest of "a size which can only
be guessed at
Startling, when you Try to realize it an
at once, isn't H.
Contrast this tremendous accumulation
of Your money in few hands lor tile
benefit of concerns in which YOU have no
interest located in communities from
whose prosperity you derive only remote
benefits, with the commercial conditions
in your own community
The two Institutions which absorbed
one hundred and forty millions OF yonr
money in one year although the largest
of their kind ia the world still arc reach
ing their hands for more
II ihe business of these two giants
shows the same percentage of increase
during lhe present year as in 1871. their
draft upon tho county Tor the year 1915
viii he nearly two hundred millions ut
dollars
win You give it to them,
Tor the time We leave the question
with YOU Retailers Journal
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
Clean Up and Paint Up"

DO you find bit OF dust.
Clean il up Clean it up.
Do you see blight Of rusti
Rub IL mp Rub it up,
Ii the paint is getting old,
New and fresh is being sold
For the town has now been told
Ia q slogan clear and bold
That she surely, surely must
clean 1t up-raint it mp
Are some buildings ON the blink
Clean em Paint en- up
Are the spoutiugs in kinkl
Slick EN- up Spic EN- up
Nre the ashes in q heap'
DO the pavings need q sweep
l. the lawn the kind to keep
81 you really want to sleep
With q rcsy easy wink
Clean en- up Paint EN- mp,
ire the window glasses gray.
Wash em vi Wash EN- up.
Has the rubbish gone astray.
Burn 1t up-liurn it mp
liuy little spade and rake.
Give the muscles all shake.
For the lawn and gardens sake,
Never mind the pam and ache
And onr town will in a day
BE cleaned up to stay.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
SOIL FOR THE
NEXT CORN CROP

Seedlings of corn are not
nearly so easily affected by
acid water, than are those OF
wheat and especially clover
and the legumes. 1t is a matter
of extensive observation that
corn grows Well on much land
that il inpegatively in need Of
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14


lsweetcning for properly grow
ling wheat and producing any
of the nitrogen fixing crops
From these circumstances,
there is wide belief among
farmers thnt corn land needs no
lime. This belief is confirmed
by official bulletins which class
Indian corn among "plunts
but little benefited by Inning
The observations upon which
their belief is based are perfect
Is correct and can both he seen
al the proper season, in many
sections aud confirmed in rec
nrds of experiments by several
state colleges. And yet, il is a
miSconception that has caused
farmers a great loss.
In a cases where corn
thrivcs on soar soil, that soil
contains an appreciable amount
of lime. derived either from
limestone by which il is under
lain or from dccomposing min
erals rich in lime, which is thus
being Il d 4 Il in sufficient
amount to the soil, although
the amount is insufficient for
sweetcnmg it. An inexpensive
chemical test will show this
and every farmer should be in
formed about the available"
lime III his soil This simple
fact has come To light through
comparing corn growth on sour
soils at experiment stations.
where it failed. with those of
stations where It succeeded
without lime. The fact is. that
corn is very much in need of
lime, both az plant food and
for developing the best posi-
hilities Of all the other plant
foods. potash, phosphoric acid
and nitrogen. added ns mixed
fertilizers But it is best that
corn land do not have too much
lime, for its presence in liberal
amount furthers bacterial ac-
tivity unduly, and with it, n
wasteful consumption OF hunus
not necessary for corn growth
II then farmer lines his
clover, To Just the extent re
Quired for sweetening the soil,
the latter will still contain
enough lime generally speak
ing for the needs of the corn.
when it is reached in rotation
that is not too long But. he
can only he safe on this point
by having the corn land tested.
The agent for lime can have a
test made by the Lime Service
Bureau at Washington telling
III sample of soil submitted
for the purpose is sweet or sour.
and If sour. il it still contains
enough lime for corn. Where
this is not the case. the soil
must have lime in right amount
with the other fertilizers. The
increase. in the extended OHIO
experiments. both with aud
without fertilizers in all posi-.
BILE combinations, and for six
year averages, was ten to
twelve bushels per acre. Farm
ing Is a business that is full OF
chances and uncertainties
But, number Of these can be
overcome If the farmer sees to
it. that he learns about his own
soil what is already known
about soils in general. The
lime manufacturers are giving
every aid TO this end rs far as
their commodity is concerned.
The farmer must. however,
supply "a fair average sample of
his soils with which to find out
their lime need.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.

l'erhy announce myself = candidate
tor the ONCE of Town Sergcan. at the
eiee,ion 20 be held June sth IL elected
20 this Office propose 10 attend 10 both
cemeteries. both coiorcd and white, free
OF charge and let salary formerly paid
me ioF this work got improvement olthe
cemetery. IL elected to this Office | VIII
pefofm all duties to The hest of n,y ability
Yours very truly,
w H. ROT \nS
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

w H. Rcvis drove the new
Ford car won by his sister in
the contest of the Nirginian
from Big Stone Gap Sunday,
accompanied by mechanic
Phillips. MIR Revis seems to he
very pnnular with the girls
since Wonder " by? Bond
town correspondent of Wise
NIrginian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
Early Spring Lawn Treatment

II is now time To give atten-
tion 10 the lawn if a good
healthy, thick aud even growth
is desired during the coming
summer. Ii you spread manure
on the lawn last fall and it has
been allowed 10 stay on the
ground all winter, rake oil the
coarse material as soon as the
grass begins to grow. The
lawn should then be rolled
thoroughly with n heavy roller,
and about n week thereafter,
apply broadcast from 900 10 1000
pounds of hydrated or other
well Stacked lime per acre. The
lime will soon get in its work
by neutrallzing the acids and
stimulating To active work the
different plant foods in the soil.
The same practice can be ap-
piled To lawns treated with
stable manure in the early
spring or winter, but care
should be exercised not To apply
the lime soouer than week or
ten days after raking off the
manure else you will lose some
of the valuable ammonia which
you have stored up by manur
ing. 1t is to be understood that
sour soils will not grow n good
lawn, and many lawns become
sour through excessive fertile
ing and bad drainage.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

The regular State Teachers
examination for FIRST, second
and third grade certificates will
be held ut Wise on April 18TH.
10th aud nth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Fine weather the past week
has been FOR planting gariens
aud getting ready FOR the spring
crop.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Every ship commander should
have included in his orders a
long and carefully prepared list
of "Don'ts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Nations that are seeking to
borrow money IN this country
should bo required to sign a
peace hond as we'll as a promis-
sory note.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

No man over acquired a last
ing brand of popularity by
knocking No il don't work
that way
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Indications are fine for good
fruit crop this year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Get busy aud clean up yonr
PROMISES 1t will mako your
place look better aud you will
also feel better
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

y few games that run into
the tenth inning will probably
suffice To cure any resentment
against "commercinlized" base
ball,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14
RADFORD NORMAL SCHOOL

The "a lis week.
The Summer Normal summit
the for
lhro Grade is in the
Region OF Virginia, soo catalogue and ri infctno
j..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

There is general impression
TO tho effect that it will lie
much easier to select a demo
cratic presidential nominee in
1915 than il was in l9l2.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

If there is even such a thing
az tho United states Of
Europe" Albert of Belgium
ought 10 be an exceedingly
popular candidate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

This ie Il good time to hunt
up the addresses OF relatives
and friends in san Francisco
and write them pressing invi-
tations TO come east and make
ii good long visit.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

SUBSCRIBERS arc earnestly re-
quastcd to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties a great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-14

Entered according To postal regulations
at the post Office at Big Stone Gap as sec
ond-ciass matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
HOUSTON TELLS HOW
WAR AIDS FARMERS
Annual Report %ecommend
Nine Constructive Meas
ures to Congress.
ASKS LAND MORTGAGE ACT

NAsHlNGToN, DeC. 1$,-David i.
Houston. Secretary Of Agriculture, IN
his annual report for the fiscal year
ended on June 30 indicates n number
Of important measures necessary for
the betterment Of agriculture, both on
the production and marketing sides and
for the conservation Of the nations re-
sources.
The Secretary says that in spite OF
the greatly disturbed condition OF the
world during the last fifteen months,
agriculture In the United States has
p~rospered as a whole. While the South
ern cotton farmer has suffered severely.
the foreign demand has stimulated the
production of foodstuffs. bringing in
creased prices to producers.
He refers to the peculiarly fortunate
agricultural situation In which the out
break of the war found this country.
shows that the exports Of agricultural
commodities nave greatly increased and
says that the interference with the en-
portation Of cotton did not prove to be
so great as in the early part OF the
season 1t was ~apprehended II would be.
Recommendation TO Congress.
! The measures awaiting the considera-
ton and action OF Congress involve tn.
following:
1. Legislation designed to promote the
better handling m storage OF farm
products and the trading on the basis
OF fixed grades and standards. including
a permissive warehouse act. a cotton
standards act. a grain grades act and
provision for a market news service TO
obtain and disseminate accurate infor-
nation regarding crop movements u
prices.
.. A land mortgage banking act which
shall Inject business methods into the
handling Of farm finance and place farm
securities upon the market In a is-
sponsible way.
3. Assistance to communities near the
national forests In road building and
similar Improvements through q plan
involving the advancement Of funds for
these purposes TO be charged against the
States future share Of receipts from
the forests. This action would promote
local development OF agriculture and
other resources.
4. Authority 10 grant water power
permits within the national forests for
fixed periods. Such authority un-
doubleday would aid water power utilixa-
ton.
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future Improvement and use.
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nbIe fo- wat nou.r s,tas for ,bs
h,rdIiny ~ ,irher resources or for
other nnh,ic n,,rnoses
.on,.o, no ,,ou .ho,.-. ...,
I. More efrective control over the pro-
duction or hog cholera serum. To ae-
conplish this purpose a definite plan in
volving the establishment by the Fed
cral Government OF a station for test
ing all serum intended FOR shipment in
Interstate commerce N outlined for ron
slderation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
HITS AT CITY ADMINISTRATION
Speaks at BAN
Turt Of Realty I~ntrrcsts.

Browne. speaking last night
at the banquet OF Real Estate Interests
AT Terrace Garden, characterized the
present city administration as socialistic.
pdterhal. an attempt AT social uplift.
charlatan and pauper!zlng. Mayor
Mitchell he said. personally Is a most
lovahle man he hasn't u trace of the
swelled head. He has plenty OF talk on
economy. but talk is cheap and real
economy costs votes.
THE administration Is acting like n
czar. The public hearings are not hear
iugs. but beggings. I know because
have attended all Of them. The tax
payer is persona o grata at the So
called hearings and he Is treated with
positive impertinence when he seeks to
know how the money is being spent
The real estate owners he classified as
"Fraid cats. slackers. whimperers and
Jealous hooters" n phrase which he saws
he coined for the occasion. THE large
realty owners are afraid to Join an asso-
citation for fear their taxes will be in
creased" he said. More than so per
cent. Of the 900. 00O real estate owners
are Stacker who won't help, but are
willing enough to take advantage OF
what the others obtain for them" The
Vincent Aston estate he classed will the
Jealous hooters because. he said. it con-
tends the real estate associations won't
pull together.
Mr.. Brownies suggestion as to the
remedy for the ills from which the real
estate owner suffer is legislation nj
Albany. n consolidation of city depart-
ments and a compulsory direct taxation
scheme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
HOUSE DECLINES TO
HEAR SUFFRAGISTS
Cherished Plan Is Defeated
and Inquiry Asked on
Lobbying Charge.
VOTES UNION UNDER FIRE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1<.--Advocates Of
woman suffrage suffered two setbacks In
Congress to-day. Spokeswomen for the
cause were denied the privilege of ad-
dressing the HOUSE and a resolution was
offered by Representative Byrnes of
South Carolina providing for an inquiry
into alleged lobbying activities in con-
nection with the Susan b. Anthony con-
stitutional amendment.
Many s~unfragists were in the House
galleries when a request was made by
Representative Nolan Of California, n
Progressive. that Mrs. Sara Bard Field
and Miss Frances Jollins be given an
opportunity to address the House Mrs.
Field and Miss Jolliffe crossed the CONT
nent In an automobile with a monster
petition urging Congress to adopt the
amendment. As tho House rules pro-
h!bit the admission OF outsiders TO the
,oor Mr.. Nolan suggested that the House
take n recess Of twenty minutes, when
Mrs. Field and Miss Jollife might pre-
sent their case.
Republican Leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald OF New York imme-
diately started q discussion over the
parliamentary situation precipitated by
Mr.. Nolan's request. This was cut short
by Representative Page OF North Caro-
Ina, who asked Mr., Nolan II It was his
purpose to invite the s~uffraglsts to the
floor.
at is.' replied Mr.. Nolan.
~ object" shouted Mr.. Page, amid
applause.
Thus came to an end the well laid
plans OF the suffragists to present their
cause from the floor OF the House,
Mr.. Byrnes's resolution proposing an
inquiry into the activities Of the suffra-
sists In Washington reated n good deal
OF excitement. 1t was accompanied by n
caustic statement In which Mr.. Byrnes
severely criticised members OF the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
The Byrnes resolution provides for a
comSpittee OF fye to determine how the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15

Congressional Cnion ia spending its
funds, Mr.. Byrnes wants to know
whether the $4,000 raised by the union
in Washington las, Sunday is to he ex-
pended in influencing members of Con-
gress.
zone OF the arguments in favor OF
equal suffrage" said MIR. Byrnes. has
been that 1t would tend to purify poll
tics and stop the use OF money for the
purpose of influencing legislative bodies
and the electorate. In view OF this con-
tention it is but fair TO have the House
ascertain whether IL Is true that more
han 100000 has been raised for the
purpose Of influencing Congress on the
woman suffrage amendment. IL the
money is TO be spent for the purpose
OF employing lobbyists Congress ought
TO know Il.
since the opening OF his Congress
the House office building has been Wis
tied by so many women lobbying In the
interest OF this amendment that the cor
ridors have fesembled the shopping dis
trict in the days of the millinery open
ings. II Ia true that "A blacklist once
was prepared by a manufacturing asso-
cation for the supposed purpose OF In
timidating congressman, and It is re-
ported that this also is being done by
the Congressional Union"
The Congressional Unions only an
swer to the resolution OF Representative
Byrnes was that they had received an
other $500 to-day. $500 from Mrs. LouI,
Dickinson OF Ohio and $500 from Mrs.
william Kent Of California.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
CURB PUT ON GERMAN BANDS.
\ her Of Licenses 10 He Limited,
10 400 earlN.

The Board of Aldermen legislsted on
German bands and smokers yesterday.
Under a new ordinance applying tn
itinerant musicians the German bands
must no play within 500 feet OF Il school
or church. MOI. within ESQ feet of "a resi-
dence or apartment house II any one Oh
jects. Commissioner Bell is to exercise
his discretion in giving out licenses, but
under no circumst anccs may he issue
more than 500 a yea and then only tn
such musicians as have been residents of
the city for a year. Also these must
clans are forbidden to solicit remunera-
ton for their labors.
Under n resolution introduced by AL
derman Curran at the request of Fire
Commissioner Adamson and referred 10
the committee on general welfare az
person shall throw away any lighted
match. cigar or cigarette within any
building or structure or In any boat, car
or other vehicle for the common carriage
of passengers unless It be to deposit the
same In "A suitable container of metal or
other non-combustible material provided
for the reception thereof"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
JAPAN NOT AIDING REBELS.
Assisting Opponents Of
Monarchy In China.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1t.-Formal denial
was made at the Japanese Embassy to-
night of reports to the effect that Japan
was supplying arms and assistance To
revolutionary elements In China opposing
the restoration OF the Chinese monarchy.
A statement issued by the embassy
SAYS:
THE Japanese Embassy has received
from Toxic a cable despatch which au-
thorizes It to state that from lao quarter
in Japan have arms been supplied or
assistance In n form 'heen given the
revolutionary elements In China, nor has
any i~nstigatiOn been attempted. The
allegations that Japan Is used az a base
Of activities by sun Yat-sen and that
Japanese are actively cooperating with
him are equally u~nfOunded and untrue.
"rhe reports such an that the Japanese
Consul General at Shanghai cabled to
Toxic on December I, saying that the
monarchical Government would succeed
II something were not done quickly, OF
that Japanese w~rships are beinG rushed
to Shanghai. can hs. characterized as wild
and hardly merits ecfutation,"