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THR BIG STONE GAT POST.
WEDNESDAY, OOT. 80, 1912
Published Every Wedumdsy by lb*
WISE PRINTING COMPANY,
Incorporate,!.
QIL3ERT N. KNIOMT, - Editor.
Ort? Yo?r,
Six Month*,
Tttrso Mentha,
tl OO
,SO
.25
Kntercd according to postal regulation*
at tbe po*t office at Hlg Stone Qap aasec
ond-class matter
subscribers nro earnestly re?
quested to observe tbe (Into
printed on their address slips,
which will Iceep them tit all
limes posted as to the date
Of the expiration of their sub?
scription. Prompt ami timely
attention to this requosl will
savo all parties a great deal of
annoyance.
Next Tuesday will tell the
story.
If you have not made up your
mind who you are going to vote
for it's about time you were
doing no.
It looks like Wilson will he
the winner in the presidential
race, though we would advise
our friends not to bet all their
money on him.
A new comet will be seen
bore in a few days. The comet
which is of non-pesiodic. or
stray variety, wus discovered
by Prof. Gule, of Sidney Au?
stralia on September Nth. It is
still too far South to be seen in
this latitude, but is traveling
northward, and probably In?
visible in a few days in the
southwestern sky after sunset.
The man who lias been ex
peeling to get a good price for
his vote this year will surely be
disappointed, if tbe agreement
between the candidates ami
their friends is complied with,
and we believe it will he. This
is us it should be, for as we
have said before, the only way
to stop vole sidling is to tlrst
stop raising a fund for the pur
pose, .lust us long as u cor?
ruption fund is created and put
into tbe hands of men to buy
votes with just so 1 uig will
there be men read) to sell.
The Fair Fleet ions Society ,
which was recently Organized
in Bristol, has elected Messrs.
Mayo Cabull, Ohus. Hall, Jr.,
ahd.Oyrus Beam,vice presidents
for Wise county, who under
the by laws of the society, con?
stitute the executive committee
for this county. Coph-H of the
pledge have been sent to the
vice presidents, who will dis?
tribute them and urge all good
citizens in each precinct to sign
the same. It is highly impor?
tant that tbe society should
have ns many representatives
as possible in every precinct.
The oandidatAS for congress
have signed a pledge, as our
readers knows, not to spend
any money in the coming elec?
tion, and it is believed that they
are in earnest and will live up
to their pledge, but they may
have some enthusiastic friends
here und there who will uot
live up to it. The object of tho
society is to prevent any mon?
ey being spent, or any unfair
practice in the election, wheth?
er the candidates and their
friends want to live up to the
agreement or not, and the so?
ciety feels sore that the pur?
pose can be accomplished if the
people will take hold of it, but
unlors the people get behind
the movement it will be a fail
ure.
A coiupuuy with fJ50,000 cap?
ital has been incorporated to
develop 3,'JO0 acres of farm land
in South Georgia. It is proposed
to plant at ence 1,000 acres in
paperehell pecan6 aud to de?
velop the land with general
farming, cotton gins, ware?
house and grain elevators, stock
farms, dairies, pecan and poach
orchards.
I INCREASE IN MACHINE
MINING OF COAL.
More than 175 Million Tons
Mechanically Mined in 1911.
As an indication of the im?
provement in coal-mining meth?
ods the statement contained in
tho report on coal, by K, \V.
Parker, now being printed by
tho United States Geological
Survey as an advance chapter
from "Mineral Resources for
101 I," is of interest.
The number of machines used
In mining coal in 1911 was 18
810, an increase of 606 over
1910. The leading coal produc?
ing State, PonnsyIvaina, is al?
so first in the total tonnage
mined by the use of machines
und in the total number of ma?
chines in use; but in the pro?
portion of machine-mined coal
to the total out-put Ohio fnr
outranks all other States. In
It'll Pennsylvania's production
of machine-mined coal was 09,
181,(13 short tons, or 47.70 per
cent of the total. Ohio's pro?
duction of machine-mined coal
was 'J?;,r>f>0,G:t(? short tons, or
to; 38 per cent of the total.
Ohio is third in the production
of machine mined coal, though
ranking fourth in the total pro?
duction West Virginia, the
second State in coal production,
is also second in the output of
machine mined coal, which in
1011 was 20,121,480 short tons,
or 48.07 per cent of tho total.
Illinois is fourth in the quantity
of machine-mined coal, with
23,093,807 short tons.
Although the total production
of bituminious coal in the Unit?
ed States decreased from 117,
111,14'-' short toi.s in 1910 to 40",,
7*7,101 short tons in 1011, the
quantity of coal undercut or
otherwise mined by the UBO of
machines increased from i7i,
012,298 short tons to 177,1171,070
ions. The percentage of the
machine-mined tonnage to the
total Output increused from
41.74 in 1010 to 43.80 in 1911.
The Pocket Field Of Lee
County.
it, It. Williams, superintend?
ent of the Imperial mines of
the V 1. ('. iV O. Co., is at pies
out on a month's vacation, to
allow him to recuperate from
the efToOtS of the shooting at
his mines.
Tho sale of the property of
the Dominion Coal Co. has not
been confirmed by the court
and from tho news gathered
hero it seems as if it will be
placed for sale again nt an ear?
ly date It seems that the par
t'ios that bid $60,000 for the
property did not exactly under
stand the terms of the sale, and
now refuse to pay their bid. It
is hoped thai this will lie clear?
ed up at an early date as the
mines are missing a good mar
ket and are losing value every
day that they stand idle.
The Bewloy-Daret Coal Co.,
of Bristol, and others, are plan?
ning ro establish a central pow?
er station and washing plant
for t h o district around St.
Charles. It is said that they
will spend something liko$260,
coo for the plant.
This held is enjoying good
market now, and prices are
better than they have been for
several years past. A good hit
of the Coal of this field is going
North and West at the present
lime.
It is reported here that there
is a movement on foot to estab?
lish a V. ..M. C. A. in the lit id.
? Knoxville Appalachian Trade
Journal.
Through the First National
Bank of Richmond, there came
to the second auditor last week
coupons from some of the fa?
mous "Kendall Bank Note
Company bonds," which were
printed for the State of Virgin?
ia, were rejected, sohl at pub?
lic auction by the express com?
pany to pay charges, and have
since that time been appearing
at intervals for payment.
These coupons came from the
city of Boston, the envelope in
which they were sent bearing
the name of Luther I). Morash,
and were for $00, having been
clipped from one of the bonds
described above being of the
issue o f Kebruory 14, 1882
There were some $432,OOof these
bonds. Kor years they have
been showing up for payment.
When received they are always
marked spurious and are held
by tho State.
Dragging The
Roads
" A certain community in Vir
' ginin has a road club by means
of which a teu mile Htreu-h of
road is kept thoroughly dnfg
ged. Bach member of the club
[drags a part of the road on
which Iiis farm fronts.
If the public highways could
be kept rounded up all tie; year
'round the farmer would have
belter roads. The trouble is
that after the annual visit of
the supervisor, ruts appear and
there is no way of filling them
up. Hence the good of these
road clubs. Surely a farmer
should he willing to send a
team out on his road for u few
hours once or twice u month.
To round up a road nothing
is better than the Split Log
Drag. All road experts main?
tain that this is the greatest
implement ever devised for
road improvement.
The Division of Public Roads
of tbe United States Depart
men t of Agriculture issues a bul?
letin on the Split Log Drag. Put
Wo do not hnve to Bend us far
as Washington for information
on this subject. If you desire
information on how to make
and use this drug write to the
state Highway Commission,
Richmond, N a.
Virginia Paying Off Old Debt?
ors.
Richmond, Vn October 2(1
Under tin; Slat? cy of dis?
posing of the public debt, by
sinking fund method, bonds are
being purchased and retired
with increasing rapidity. Fig?
ures complied by Second Audi
tor Rosewell Page, show that
from Febtiary 1. LOU), up to the
close of business on September
0,1011, the Hoard of Sinking
Fund Commissioners has
bought ami destroyed bonds to
the value of .?f>71,368,78, The
total for Governor Mann's ad
ministration bid fair to be three
quarter of a million dollars.
Inasmuch as the State contin?
ues to draw interest on the
bonds purchased and retired,
the sinking fund grows from
year to year. The appropri?
ations for this purpose, in ac?
cordance with nearly $120,.
a year, and will continue tit
this figure until 10251,
Under the administration of
Governor Tyler, the State
bought bonds to the value of
$1,111,500. For the four y ears
from January l, 1002, to Feb?
ruary l, 1000, during the admin
iteration of Governor Monta?
gue, the purchase were ?203,
000, while during the term of
(inventor SwutlSOU, they were
?506,400. It is recalled that
Governor Tyler found a I urge
balance in treasury when he
came in, while Governor Mon?
tague had none to work with.
Rev..I. M. fatter, the new
pastor at Grace Methodist Epis?
copal Church, South, is one of
the strongest and most populai
preachers ill the Holsten Con?
ference, lie is a young man,
forty three years obi, having
been born in Greene Count}',
Tonn., in 18110, and he was edit
'fated in tho schools and col?
leges of his native Stats. Pro
liter farter, us n preacher, is
evangelical ami logical, and
always interesting. He is a
line organizer and one of the
best pastors in the Conference.
He is full of energy and a good
mixer, lie holds one of the
most responsible positions in
the Churchi being President of
the Hoard of Missions, and is,
perhaps, the best iiifori.I man
on the subject in the Confer?
ence. Mrs. Carter is an ideal!
pastor's wife and a great
Church worker. She was edu?
cated at Centenary EomaleCol?
lege, under tho presidency of
Dr. Sullies, and is a niece of
l>r. I,. L. H. Oarlock. Any con?
gregation that may be so fortu?
nate as to have for its pastor
Rev, J. M. Carter ami his good
wife, who are SO well prepared
to do Christian work, is to he
congratulated.- Bluoftold Daily
Telegraph.
The good book says that a
man who does not cure for or
look after the welfare of his
family "is worse than tin infi?
del." This in ti y be applied
with equal force to the man
who takes no interest in the
town which he lives, for in a
very real sense the town in his
home which he shares with the
other poople living in it.
Another illustration of the
value of advertising is vouched
for by the Commissioner of
Pensions. A month or two agoi
it was proposed to give him'
some three hundred extra i
clerks to clear away the tre-l
memloUs masH of pension ap?
plications made under the new
pension law. This was printed
as news, and later stories were
sent out because delay in pen?
sion appropriations still further
complicated t h e s i t u a t i o n.
Bach news dispatch brought
additional applications. '?And
now," says the Commissioner,
"I have more than four thous?
and applications fromevery sec?
tion of the United States for
about two hundred jobs at
$1200 per annum."
Tin1 development of manu?
facturing is proceeding more
rapidly in t h 0 Southeastern
States than in the United States
as a whole. The latest report
of the Coiled States Census
Bureau on Manufactures in the
United States shows (bat the
total value of (In1 products of!
manufacturing in the South?
ern States was f I,466,927,000, |
an increase over 1899 of (176-1
871,000? or 107.08 per cent., as
compared with an Increase of]
7?.4!? per cent, for all other |
States.
llANhKll'l MlflCI:.
In tin- District Court of tin- United I
SUtcs for the Western District of Vir?
ginia. In llankrupti j
In the matter of
It II. Price
Bankrupt
IN It \NKItlT'l< V
Te tin- Creditors of It II Price, h
.tppalachla, Virginia, in the Count) >>
Wise soil district aforesaid, s bankrupt
Notice is horeby given tine, on the 92nd
day of (icioher. A Ii 1912, the said
It. II. Price was duly adjudicated
bankrupt, and the lirst meeting of the
creditors will he held at Itig Si.
Uap, Virginia, in the Cnltod Stato Court
Mouse on the (Uli day of November A
I).. IUI-', at tu.,' o'clock in the
afternoon, at which time the said |
biedltorsinay attend, prove Iholr claims
appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, I
and transact such other buslhcss as may \
properly come before Mid meeting,
Mayo ( vei l I.,
Iteterce in Itnnkruptc
October 2?th, 1912.
Piano Contest.
T h e following cnndidatoE
have entered the contest foi
the Piano i^iven away bj S. A
Morton & Company * an.I tin
Big Stone Cap Post, lull par
ticulnrs of which appears else
where in this issue, and lit I In
Counting of the votes Mondu)
received the following:
lllii STONE OA P.
Miss lllanch Kilbouni
Miss (lornle Ullliaiu
Mrs. .1. A. Monis
Miss Ross SproleS
Mrs II. M IMens
Mi-s Kittle Horton
Utas Virgie .Maslers
Miss Cleo S?..rd
Mit* jenen Wax
Miss ?sxle Morien
Mlas D'ra click
Miss Ali.-,. Archei
Mls- llessla Pslmei
Miss Rutli Jones
M iss Kaniiie .Inlniai.ti
Mrs. T, K. Sturgill
Miss Cora Colvard
Mlas Virgin Jones
Miss Kthel Herren
Miss Amanda Lambert
Rift SI'n.NK GAP? R.
Miss linoglne llcaman
Miss Mattie Kaylor
Mrs Will llainmoua
Mrs. o. P, Mason
i SToNK (JAP?R
Mis- (letava Parsons
CADET
Mrs It I. Howls
Mrs W M Pippins
APPAI.AI MIA
Miss Myrtle Smith
IM IIOI'i:>.
D
V.
I, 000 ]
(1,94b
SS,0l8
io,nod
11,140
12.:. I.'i
i tftsa
11 ,(i(is I
11,876
11.70(1
13,500
5,200
0,600
1 I,."SHI
12.100
0,600
18,100
10,780
i.oop
No
9.800
I I Is:.
14,016
16.803
No. 2
II, 100
7,688
18,600
20,698
I'.i.MU
R E X
Liquid Poultry ReniEdySBc
"Saves thf Sick"
I'.ir C.npr., Whilr l>t
ariheni.n?ur?.Linil.r,.
IN.iiltry
Ute No
i wlitlc
REX j>!;^?
do "cqaal" '?? ?
I.Cr, Hillen.Ml Ke.m Lit
ler. lle.i w,,^, a||
?ort? Miid can on .11
Mock, Viutm diaiofec
tsri for hon?, stable
huu.e. BY MAIL j.*"
THE RCA GiEMICAl. CO., Newport, Ky.
SOLU UY
Kelly Drug Company.
ANNOUNCEMENT,
WE desire to call the attention of the buying public
of Big Stone Gap and vicinity to our store on
East Fifth Street (W. W.Taylor's old stand), where we
have just opened for business with a full, new line of
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fresh
floats, Country Produce and Feed.
Our meat dcpaiimcnt is in charge of J. W. Willis,
who will take pleasure in filling your orders promptly.
Our aim is to supply our customers with first class
meats, groceries and produce at all times.
H. L. LANE GROCERY CO.
Phone M7--3 rings. BIG STONE GAP, VA.
Cash Lunch Stand
R H. HP.YANT, Proptiotoi.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Regular Table Boarders Taken.
Also Groceries Fresh Fish, Ice Cream, Cold
Drinks, Bread, Cakes and Fruits in Season.
MOTICE !
\yi\ serve party lunches for dances, theatre parties, 01 .a
your home on short notice and at reasonable prices.
All cooking guaranteed to ho strictly clean and first class.
Our chef has cooked mi dinirig cars over the N. iV W, Kv.
for the past live years.
AMUZU CAFE
A, L. GAZO. Proprietor.
Meals a la Carte?<>ysters. Steaks, Chops Chicken,
Fish, Pics, Cakes, and seasonable foods at all times.
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS.
Offico First Floor Intormont Bullding, BIG STONE GAP, V/>
Co rrcs|)< uulenoe **?<>! icitt'tl.
Piano Contest
l'iuiiu given away by
E. M. COOPER & SONS,
KEOKEE. VA.
100 votes with every dollar
purchase, and 200 votes on old
accounts. With every dollar
puid on subscription to The Pig'
Stbno Oup Post 1000 votes will
be given.
Contest Closes April 30. 1913.
Standing ol Candidates, October 2b.
K K< iK RK \ A.
Mli, Mallnda \\ lit 105,050
Mr*, il. W. Klnu, H8,?(Hl
Miaa Vorlie f iller 89,400 I
Miss Violet Thompson
Miss Mallnda lluff 1,300
Mlu Mallnda Morrl* m.sOO
Miss Nettle Morris 11,000
Mis. I'. V. Itnbbliu 48,150
Mrs. Nellie Manure. 47,550
Miss Maude Flecnor . 31,050
Mrs T N hegg 17,050
Mis Ocurge Oilmen ?,100
Miss Kdllll < islllan 11,100
Miss Nellie Fletcher . 48.550
Mrs. .Iiilin Kileiia . 8,500
Miss Itboda Jone* .'i,7.'.0
Miss Hellen I'almer. 26,800
Mi- Kthol Morrla . 11,mat
Miss Mary Prater 15,300
Mrs Nellie I a vlna R8,550
Miss Klhel Herroii 118,950
Miss Alkie ( lark . 7,200
Miss Kppie Moiiia ?-? urn
Mis- Aii.In.i Kiiii; 11,160
Mi s Mary Coopci . 17,100
Mr*. K. Teagiie 11,550
Miss Motile I nno 18.II.M)
M iss Mariin Dean 11,550
Mrs. I lms Bwaoker . !5,08o
Mrs .1 l>. flay 4,.'?.r>0
Mi.-s lta/i-1 lllevins 15,000
Miss Anna MftJ i II ek 8, KNI
Miss ii race Shepherd ?,OQ0
Miss Suate 1..'^^ 15,100
Mrs It. L, Culbertaon 8,800
Miss Harriett*) Dotaoq .. 1?,550
Mtaa Myrtlo Day 8.850
Miss Sulla Glbaon 3,600
KKOKEB, VA. ?It. K l>
IMiss Una Cullier . 0,700
Miss Maude lAndlngbam 0,500
Miss Allee Kobiii? 7,000
Mrs. Hertha Colllnswortb 5.700
The "Universal"
Coffee Percolator
Excels all other ways ol
making coffee because the
percolation is completed
before the water bolls.
Coffee made ^
In It Is
easily
known
by its
delicious
aroma, fine
flavor and
the absence of the bitter
taste caused by boiling.
If you want to know what
perfect coffee Is like, try the
"Universal."
Hamblen Bruihei
J
In the seclusion of your own
home let me select, fit and
show you how to wear a
Spirella Corset
It adds beauty to i*"'
figure, subdues irregulari
ties; a bails (or cotreci,t*i*ty,
becoming drett.
The flexible, unbiesk.
able, non*rutting
Spirella Boning
1% Sjjl found in no other cutset '
^?' positively retains itt thjp?:
ndmits of frequent Uuniieon^'.
The Spirella Corset Is hygienic,
comfortable, modith. To know tu
preme comfort and tatty, corr*. i dfsss
wear one. fAon? or itnJpr-"
Mrs. J. P. Wolfe, Corsetiere.
Shoe Repair Shop.
1 am prepared to ilo nil kiaai
of bIioo repairing in lir^i olaW
and up-to-date style. M) sn?P
is on Kast Fifth Street in W
old Sonter stand, und 1 solicjl
your patronage. BOv
W. 11. LawsoS.

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