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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19
THE VIRGINIA
F.. TEACHERS LEAGUE

On July IA, 1900, at Roanoke, Va, dur
ing the session Of the Virginia Summer
School Of Methods, the annual meeting oil
The Teachers League OF Virginia was
held
The League war recognized under the
following Constitution and Bylaws;
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, We, the public school teach
ers of the State of Virginia, feel deep
aud abiding interest in the highest eificI-
ency of the educational work in the
State, and
Whereas, We believe, that an organ
lied teaching force is best adapted to I'M
prove the educational work, and raise that
work TO a standard Of excellence oil which
the state may well be proud; therefore
he il
Resolved, That We, in convention as
sembled do ordain this Constitution, ana
do thus unite in an organized body for the
special purpose Of improving the con-
dtioms for public education in the stare
while at the same time we avOw al inter
est in every effort to develop the moral
character Of the child, or to elevate the
standard Of the profession of teaching.
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HOW TO ORGANIZE DISTRICT
LEAGUES.

Call meeting of the teachers of your
district. State the object Of the meeting
and nominate temporary chairman. Put
your nomination. The temporary chair
man will then take the chair and call for
the nomination of temporary secretary
lie will then appoint committee on per-
manent organization. This committee
will report that the body adopt the Con-
stitution and Bylaws of The Virginia
Teachers League, and will nominate a
president and secretary for the district
League.
When the president and secretary have
taken the chairs, the president will APP
point a committee Oh constitution and
bylaws which must be in harmony with
the constitution and bylaws Of the State
organization. The president will appoint
an executive committee for the district
whose duty it will he to cut out the work
for the district organization, make pro-
grammes for its meetings, &c,
The body will then elect its most i'm
portant oficer--the district delegate tC
the city or county organization.
The secretary will report at once to The
Vice President from his district, and alsC
TO the President of the State organization
that .......... district Teachers League
has been formed, with ...... members
............is President, and .........
is Secretary. The fee due to state organ
ization is. AND will be paid to Mr.. }
L. Sheppe, Treasurer, Roanoke, Va.
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the original number, provided that no
city or county leagc shall cast more than
FIVE votes. Those members Of the State
League not represented by the local dele
gates shall be entitled to l-2jth OF vote
in the annual meeting Of the State
League.
Sec. 4. No local League shall be recog-
nized by the state organization until it is
duly reported to the President and Vice
President Of the State League, and has
paid the annual membership fees of its
members.
Sec. ). Local Leagues shall hold at
least two meetings during the school term,
and shall report same to the President.
Sec. 6. The annual membership fee
shall be "a OF | per cent. on the gross
annual salary of each member OF the
League, and shall lie paid to State Treas
urer by December Ist, or within sixty
DAYS after organization is effected.
Sec. 7. Eligible persons desiring mem
bership in this organization shall apply
TO tie local League most convenient TO
them, provided, however that eligible
persons not located so that they can con-
vcniently join local League may apply
directly to the State League.
Sec. g. All bills shall be paid by draft
Of tbe President on the Treasurer, the
draft to be ACCOMPANIED by proper
voucher.
On motion the following Committee on
Permanent Organization was appointed;
II. s. Hooke, Misses Mamie c. Davis
and NJ. +. Stone.
They made the following report, after
some changing and amending by the
League. it was unanimously adopted:
President, Willis a. jenkins, of Ports
mouth.
Vice Presidents:
LIST Congressional District-W. a. !.
Strang, Onancock, Va.
2nd Congressional Decentralization Par
rish, Norfolk, Va.
3rd Congressional Disirict-Leroy ;. Ed
wards, Richmond, Va.
4th Congressional District-W. L. Dicken-
son, Crewe, Va.
9Th Congressional Dstrict-Mrs. Jennie
Brown, Danvile, Va.
9th Congressional District-Miss Mamie
Davis, Lyncbburg, Va.
18th Congressional District. ). Killer
Calvary, Va.
9Th Congressional District. ". Lane,
Charlottesville, Va.
9th Congressional Districi-Mrs. Mollie
Miller, Bedford Springs, Va.
10th Congressional DistrIct-W L. Kerr,
Parnassus Va.
General Secretary, Miss Grace &. Will
lams, Richmond, Va.
Treasurer, J. Luther Shcppe, Roanoke.
Executive Committee:
John Elliott, Hampton, Va.
r. H. Sbeppe, Big Stone Gap, Va.
W. II. Keister, HarrisOnburg, Va.
DIR. J. A. G. Chandler, Richmond, Va.
Miss C. s. Parrish, Lynchburg, Va.
The President. ex-ofiicio.
(Adjourned.)
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WISE COUNTY COURTS.

County, CoURr.-lIeld the eth Monday In each month
w. II. Bond, Judge.
CiRcur Controlled LIST Monday In April, Septem-
Der and December. II. A. W. Skeen, Judge.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CoUSTY AND CIRcuIr COURr CLERK.-W. T.. Kilgorc
CoMxOSwEALT ATTORNEY.-W. W. G.. DOtsOn.
Tx AsUR ER.-H. G.. stewart
COMMISSIONER eastern Dstrct)-D. s Kelly.
COMMISSIONER western Ustrictl-W. u. McNie
School SUPERISTENDENr--W II. Wampier
CouNTY SURVIVORS,. ". Taylor.
JNLEK.-Charles Hughes.
SUPERINTENDENT ~ TmE fOoR--G. H. Skcen.
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Big Stone Gap. Va

Big Stone Gap. Va.
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OFFICE HOURS.
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MAILS CLOSE.
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CONNECTIONS.
NATURAL TUNNEL ROUTE.
Time Table in Effect Augut II, 1900.
Eastern STANDARD Time

No l connects at lntermont for stations on
L. A y. II. r., and all points west Arrives at Mid
dlesb.ro 10 :02 p. IN, Louisville 30 a. ~ Cincinnati
7 80 II. m.
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all points west. Leaves Louisville at 3 80 p. M,
Cincinnati :55p m.
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Johnson City I 10 a. IN, Cranberry 100 a. m. Cen
trail time.
No. IL connects ct ENLahcthon for stations on the
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1000 a. m, Cranberry II 100 a. m. Central time.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BIG STONE GAP.

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH -Rrv J. A.
DuvAt' Pastor. Preaching every sunday, morning
and night.
suNp,Y-ScnooL-Bvery Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. p. woiYE, Superintendent
PRAYER MSgTISd. -Every Wednesday night
CLass-A Esriso.--firs, Sunday In each month at
O'Clock p. N.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -REv. r. @. NAruE-
son, Pastor. Preaching Second Sunday in each
month, morr'ng and night, al the Episcopal Church
SUNDAY scaooL.-Every Sunday mornilg at 10
O'Clock IN Presbyterian Chappc near the brdge.-lI
l. SULLIVAN, Superintendent
BAPTIST CHURcH.-Rrv. NJ. 4. WILSON, Pastor
reaching every 2nd and 4th Sunday, morning and
night. Al Norton every Ord Sunday
SUNDAY-ScnooL~-Eyery Sunday morning. a, lC
O'Clock. NJ. Goodoe, Superintendent
PkAygs-MsgTISG. --Eyery Wednesday night
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BYLAWS.

|. Roll call of local leagues and their
reports.
II. Reading of minutes.
III. Election of members.
". Report Of President
v. Report Of Secretary.
VI. Report Of Treasurer.
VII. Report of Executive Committee.
VIII. Report of standing committees.
TX. Report of special committees.
" Unfinished business.
ri. New business.
XII. Election of officers.
Mi. Time and place of meeting
NV. Adjournment.
ARTICLE II.
Section !. Local Leagues shall be or
ganized in harmony with this Constitution
and Bylaws, and shall be promptly re-
ported to the President Of the State
League.
Sec. 3 Each city and each county
League shall send to the annual meeting
one representative, who shall report the
work Of his local League to the State or
ganization.
Sec. 3. Each city league and each
county league of twenty-five members or
less, shall be entitled to one vote in the
State league, and one additional vote for
every twenty-five members in excess Of
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WmiAs A. JENKINS,
President Virginia Teachers League
CITY OR COUNTY LEAGUES.

CITY OR COUNTY LEAGUES.
When the delegates have been appoint
ed from two or more district Leagues,
they should meet at once, and arrange for
the formation Of the city or county League.
The district delegates will act as an exc
cutve committee for the city or county
League. They will prepare program of
the meeting, and cut out the work for it.
When the district delegates have met and
organized by electing a chairman and
secretary, they will call a meeting of the
teachers of the city or county.
This meeting will be called to order by
the chairman Of the committee of dele
gates, who will call upon the body to
nominate a temporary chairman. The
body will then be organized as stated for
the district organization. The city or
county delegate will be elected, and this
officer will represent said city or county at
the annual meeting of the State organiza-
ton. The secretary will make report of
the formation Of. .........city or county
Teachers League TO the Vice-President
from that congressional district, and also
to the President of the State League.
WILLS A. JENKINS,
President Virginia Teachers League.
CIRCULAR TO SUPERINTENDENTS.
The attention Of city and county super
intendents is called to the Constitution
and Bylaws OF The Virginia Teachers
League.
We trust that every superintendent will
take and an active interest in this work,
and will see to it thot his city or county is
properly organized and represented in the
State work.
You will he asked by letter to name a
teacher of your city or county who will be
proper person to look after the organ .
izstion Of your city or county, so that your
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President Virginia Teachers League
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
Bad Water at Tientsin.

1t is believed by naval officers who
are acquainted with Tientsin that our
troops there will be exposed to great
danger from disease by reason Of the
bad drinking water 1t is said to be
extremely impure and productive Of
typhoid fever and kindred diseases
Distilling ships for the use of the
army are to be sent to the Peiho river
which viii, it is hoped be able to sup
ply an abundance Of distilled water
But this will not entirely remedy the
trouble When a soldier is on a
march or is hot and thirsty he will
ordinarily drink the first water he can
get, no beer being at hand In the
Philippines and in Cuba the soldiers
were advised to boil the water before
drinking it, But this advice was
largely thrown away Boiled water is
especially unattractive where there is
no ice to cool it with. The climate in
the country round Tientsin ami
Pekin is most trying. 1t is hot in
summer and bitterly cold in winter
much colder than it is here although
the latitude is almost identical with
that of Maryland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01

ing fired salute required bv i,
regulations: Il have 90 good Reason,
sad the captain, for not firing ii.
salute. The first is | had 10 Dou3en
The admiral at once excused hin, a,o.
giving the other 10 reasons Rr-
Goggln's ninth reason for rtmainfrg
single blessedness and omltfirg
change name which might
changed to advantage is that M o,s
had ever proposed to her. That avrns.
might have been accepted as snaiaia,.
without putting the lady 70 the trapb,.
of giving the other eight Never,n,
less some of the other sht reason,
are good and sufficient and some arc
frivolous. For instance, she saws s1..
will not marry even If asked beaapso
her husband might take 90 partin, hi.
hair in the middle. a demurrer -
this plea would be ruled good by a,v
court in Christendom, provided ,ba
judges are married men. They wor,s
know tnat shortly after entering ,bo
married state the man would probably
have no hair to part, and that In tho
meantime the wife would comb HE
head for him. Another plea which
Miss Goggin makes is equally weak
and shows that she knows nothing n,
mankind and is no fit judge Of them
She is afraid to get married. She saws
because the man might like tides II
this single lady had studied man. and
we are told it is the noblest study or
mankind, she would have known long
ago that there is only one thing In the
world man hates worse than a tidy
and that is a pillow sham. The third
reason in the list is equally groundlesS
and that is she fears ner husband
might call her pet names She had
heard the husband of one OF her
friends call her his "Duckie." This
she rightly thinks would be unbear.
able, but taking into consideration all
the circumstances of the ease we are
forced to conclude that this is false
alarm and that Miss Goggin would
have made a stronger case, or one at
least as strong, if she had let it rest
on the ninth reason alone, namely
that she did not get married because
no one had asked her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
End Of Century Epitaph.

Here lies a poor woman who always
was busy;
She lived under pressure that rem
iered her dizzy
She belonged to Ten clubs, and read
Browning by sight;
Shone at luncheons and teas ana
would vote II she might.
She served on a School Board WIN
courage and zeal
She golfed and she kodaked, and roae
on a wheel
She read Tolstoi and Ibsen. knew m''
crobes by name,
Approved of Delsarte, and loved 20
shoot game
Her children went in FOR the loP
education;
Her husband went seaward for ne'
vous prostration.
one day on her tablets she found aA
hour free;
The shock was so great that she aiel
instantly
-Plck-MeTp.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01

1t is the plan of Kiser, Cooper and
employing one trainer, and go to Paris,
proceeding from there TO Genoa. Italy,
where they will prepare carefully for
their season. These three riders will
pool issues and 90 after the big prizes
to be offered during the season ia
France and all over Europe.
1t is the plan of Fixes TO go to Eu-
rope with Zimmerman, Eddie Bald,
Cooper, Kiser, Gardiner, Majah, Tay-
Tor, Eddie McDuffee, the three Butler
boys and a host of other sprinters, and
with such riders as Harry Fixes and
Miller in the long-distance races, the
European champions will need 10 look
TO their laurels.
It is a weil-known fact that Ameri-
can bicycles have eclipsed all foreign
types, not only in England but in
France, and the French manufacturer 5
are greatly disturbed over the large
amount of space which has been &C
corded to the American bicycle dis
play. A. G.. Spalding of the A. G.
Spalding company has taken an ac-
tive interest in the bicycle exhibit from
the United States, and it is greatly
due to his enthusiasm and hard work
that this country will be splendidly
represented in this particular display.
Two of the big eastern universities,
Princeton and Pennsylvania, have
CT, re In,
teams to corapete in this second revi-
val of the famous Olympian games.
Western athletes will be well repre-
sented by a strong team, which will
go across under the maroon of the
university of Chicago Harvard
and Yale are making elabo-
rate preparations 1t is probable that
many of the star crimson and blue
athletes will go over and compete
individually. Pennsylvania will be
able to pick the strongest represen-
tative team. Kraenzlein is such a
host in himself and has so easily de-
feated all corners among the American
runners, that it is scarcely probable
he will find his match abroad Orion
and Grant will probably join the Qua
ker team.
Among the nanny attractions of the
Paris exposition will be a reconstitu-
ton of the Athenian Stadium, to which
all champions of the world will be in
yited
The promoters propose to erect a
vast arena nearly 1000 square meters
1882 square YARDS in size, and &c.
commodating 100000 persons in the
Avenue de Ia Grande Armee.
In addition to Olympic and modern
sports, the arena will be arranged
that all kinds of games and spectacles
can be given; bull-fghts, Arab fantas.
les, Mexican and cowboy riding, foot
races, tournaments, wrestling, boxing,
fencing and shooting and from antiq-
uity will be borrowed gladiatorial
combats, triumphal marches to the
capitol and the theater at Orange.
From the middle ages viii come mys-
tcries floral games, crusades, courts
of love and the magnifcence of the
reign of Louis XIV, and from our own
times, military episodes and corona
tion festivals
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
To Get Rid of Cooking Odors.

A woman who lives in one room and
docs light housekeeping has hit upon
a plan for cooking without leaving
odors in her tiny domain. A strong
pine packing box has been firmly
screwed to the outside of the window
The top is slanting and is covered
with tar paper. TIE sides are per
foratod by holcs an i~ch IN diameter
to carry off odors AID cam On the
lower shelf of the eXte~ sion is the gas
stove, attached to the main PIPE
through a hole bored in the window
sash This allows the window to b
closed during the cooking On the
upper shelf are the cooking utensils.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
Why She Didn't Marry.

Miss Catherine Goggin. president Of
the Grade Teachers Federation in
Chicago read a paper before the
Catholic Women's National League the
other day to explain why She is single.
She gave nine reasons. the first eight.
however, being somewhat superfuous
The argument was in the nature OF
tina, made BY naval captain who was
charged by the admiral with not hay-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
SPORTS AT THE PARIS FAIR.
World Championship Races for Wheel
men-ReVival of OIympian Games.

The French minister of commerce
has arranged the general regulations
for the international sports and ex-
ercises to be held during the course of
the exposition The meetings will
take place in the district of Vincennes
and are divided into 10 sections. as
follows: Athletic games, gymnastics,
fencing, shooting, horsemanship, eye
ling, automobiIism, nautical sports.
life-saying and aerautation.
The meetings of the athletic sports,
gymnastics and fencing will take place
in the district of the Lake Daumesnil,
forming an annex to the exposition.
The meetings for shooting will be
held in the grounds of the Wood of
Vincennes.
The musical hippodrome at Vim
cewnes has been selected as the place
of meetings for horsemanship, and the
cycling exercises will be held in the
Nelodrome OF Nincennes. The long
distance cycling races will be held
outside the Enclosure of the exposition.
These bicycle races will be one of the
most interesting and novel features of
the great international fair of 1900.
The automobile races will be held in
the bicycle annex to the exposition.
A space of $500 square feet has been
secured by Commissioner-Gen
Peck for the American bicycle build
ing 1t is located in conjunction with
a special bicycle track for showing the
bicycles in operation. American
builders are expected to present the
largest and most important bicycle ex-
hibit made by any country.
Paris will be the Mecca of all the
great wheel pushers during the expo
sition and champion for the
past 10 years are to have
a trial at the honors and incidentallyat
the dollars offered as prizes The pro
fessional bicycle riders have complet-
ed their general plans for the COM
ing outdoor season and most OF them
have decided TO visit France, where
the largest purses will be held up.
The Paris exposition races have been
arranged on a generous scale and the
pick of the profession will meet there
and on other European tracks where
several big races will be held
Harry Gibson of Cincinnati, the
middle distance cycle champion of the
world, has accepted an offer to ride at
the Paris exposition. Frank Mayo
Of Boston viii handle him and run his
motor cycle.
George Banker of Pittsburg the in
ternauonal champion of 1898, will so
to Paris and be included with the
American colony Arthur w Ross,
the Irvington-Mulburn winner and Of
late the leading amateur rider. will be
an attaehe Of the EIks party.
In addition 10 the above there will be
a number of pacemakers, as theAmer-
leans viii make their own pace