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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

h. o. Young. I-.
Henry bullitt. .IO.
Geo Moore, g.
Kenneth kiln1arn. 500
The, fired THREE shot. each and Kenneth
hiihourn bic The hull's eye every umr
ir.He a beautiful badge
quite a feature of the day we've the
field sports under the management of
Mr. Harper
tlrst there came hammer throwing
A great bali Of iron. attached 60 an
iron handle two feet long. was thrown.
Dr. j. =. Eimonds won the prize.
which was q beautiful gold medal.
Tie threw the hammer 60 feet. =. r..
Mullins lacked but about six inche,
Of tying the winner. The entries
wore-l. T. Ayers. James Weary. a..
NJ. Goodloe. .. T.. Mullins. j. D..
timonds. G.. McCabe. Next came
the High Jump. The entries were
y. D.. Eimonds, j.. b. Ayers. j. p.
Mullins, >. T.. Goodloc, Robert Car
den. A. T.. Hamblen Mr. j.. D.
Ayers on the beautiful gold medal.
offered as prize
The Huuile Race WIS wen ly %.
y. Won Berries. of Louisville. Those
competing were Mr.. Noa Borries. d..
iimonds. and Messis. j. b. Ayers
aud r. Garden.
la the open TO an trap shooting
practice, held at - O'Clock. Mr.. w.
b. Fulton proved 20 be the best shot.
There was quite an interest shown
in the Ball Throwing. aud Mr.. r. w.
burritt threw farther than any one
else.
In the hundred yards dash. Mr.
Robert Garden won in ten seconds
His prize WAS a beautiful gold medal
THE SADDLE RING.
There were about fifteen entries in
the saddle ring aud the horses seemed
TO be conscious o. the fact that thew
must De on their good
Messrs. Holden. G. Cabel and Lyt.
ton were the Judges. and awarded
the puze. q beautiful bride. 20 Mr..
Kelly Mann.
THE FOX CHASE.
The Fox Chase had created a great
deal Of enthusiasm and about a dozen
hounds and fifteen or twenty horse
men joinei in the sport. When the
music Of the chase began, the people
cheered to the echo. The 6rst hound
10 complete the course and rea,h the
home plate la Loud, Mr.. J. b. Ken
nedy's hound, and the second was
Mr. John Neil's hound. Lead. To the
owners were awarded prizes. ten and
i've dollars, respectively. The frst
hunter was DR.. i. w. Kelly. on MI.
Hodges Peggy. and the second Mr..
II. ;. Dixon. OF Wise. The prizes
were a hsidle and spur. The chase
aud ace were fac aud made the
blood Jingle in ones veins.
THE TOURNAMENT.
Late in the evening. the Tourna.
meat was held. when Mr.. VIM.
Slemp won first place. Mr.. J. b.
Ayers secoed place. and Mr.. II. J..
Ayen third. The time was good.
The kaigAts were: Mr.. G. G. Kelly,
Knight Of the White Plume; Mr.
Wm- slsnP. Of Resell County. Mr..
II. J. Ayers. Eugeae de tn Vols; Mr..
q. u. Esser, knight Of Dorchester;
Mr.. Kelly Mann. q the shamrock
Ne. ). y. Ayers. Of Max welton
Brses.
THE FIRE COMPANY.
The ere eompsny's parade and
work on their specially constructed
burning house vas kne They sue
eeeded in conqaesing their foe. the
hsnghty hsnes. even when the whole
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
THE KID GAME

The boys-enaer sixteen--hsa a
game az ten o'clock on the foarth.
The wise ho3s came ever 70 play the
boys Of the Gap, The sesms pet mp
aas game. s4aal IN fact % the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

There were about fifteen entries IN
the saddle ring aud the horses seemed
20 be conscious o. the fact that thew
must be on their good manners.
Messrs. Holden. G. Cabel and Lyt.
ton were the Judges. and awarded
the puze. a beautiful bride. to Mr..
Kelly Mann.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Nr. Muiiins va- fret and Mr BulItt
second.
The boys contest had the ioiiorn
hoys DOB iiuc, With these results.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

s~o base hits: &. n. ksser Kemp, Nc
coigsn and Jack fa~bssh. fof Dorchester,
ave Pa Tssior snd hoge ios the hone
tesm.
The Dorchessef boys were highly
complsmented fos their good playing
ard generous conduct
They received the prize Of six bats
and six balls. awarded to the loser Of
the game Of the Fosrth. Greed
Blsalon ampirei a good game.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
Red Cape In the lion House.

Waving a red rag at n bull. accord
Ing TO a keeper at the Philadelphia
Geological Gardens. Is no more likely
TO make trouble than exhibiting a red
rag 10 a hungry lion. The keeper ex-
planned his grievance TO a Record re-
porter
II shall be glad when that youngster
gets out Of here" he said Notice
how uneasy the animals aref It's that
red cape she's wearing. FeedIng.time
Is long way or. but that cape looks
enough like piece OF raw meat to get
the animals excited.
Watch that Old lioness follow the
youngster along the front OF the cage.
You would think she was going To jump
through the bars That girl has been
all nlong the row andshas got the whole
house worked up. Whenever the ami
mails are hungry red objects sets them
going. Listen 10 the snarllng Ii that
red cape hadn't come along they'd be
taking things easy. waiting for dinner
time. but now they'll ehafe aud fret
and work themselves into a IT.
Its always that way when people
wearing something red come through
the house"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22

essential part Of the whole system
Capital and labor upon this side viii
be gradually compelled 10 supplement
the adoption Of American plant by de-
yeloping something Ike British equiv
alent OF American szergy.
We can initiate the American prac-
tice of using up machines far more
readily than we can emulate their proc
ess OF wearing out men. Nor can we
stimulate an equal ambition among
British workmen except by offering
equal inducements. The American me
ehanic who accepts the strain does not
give the extra exertion gratuitously,
and. on the other hand, receives higher
wages and promotion because he works
more intensely for them. Yet the Uni
ted States pays an immense price for
its methods. In the crucible the whole
national genius is consumed. America
has not yet produced supreme philos-
opher. poet, playwright. novelist; nor
a supreme painter sculptor or archi-
tect; nor a supreme musician. She Is
surpassed in all of them by every great
historic nation of the old world. The
United States, in short, Is still In its
primal phase Of human energy. and
while her inexorable influence must
quicken the whole life of the hither
side of the world, no thinker can doubt
that America herself. will gradually
help to re-establish the equilibrium be
tween the hemispheres by slowing
down as she natures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22

II = difficult for those who are ao-
sorbed in Industrial activity and bush
ness enterprise TO realize that in these
times Of apparent prosperity there are
over fifty thousand tramps rowing me
country. subsisting upon what they
can beg or steal Such IS the estimate
Of the army OF noDads in this eonn-
try, however. made by Professor John
]. Mccook OF Trinity College. who has
made a careful study Of the tramp
problem for thirty years and whose
statistics are based upon the results OF
wide-reaching inquiry. In an article
in the Independent be declares that
there seems little reason 10 doubt that
vagabondage Is increasing IN the
United States and beyond the rate OF
Increase In population. Professor Ne
Cooks estimates are based partly upon
the statistics Of the public lodging
houses Of Massachusetts and partly
upon information furnished him By
framps who are continually on the road
and with whom he keeps up regular
correspondence. One Of these. Roy
ing Bill" placed the number Of tramps
who were In Chicago during the
Worlds Fair In 1898 at 10000. Two
years ago the total number Of tramps
on the road was estimated by Pro
fessor McCook at sixfy-six thousand.
In 1870 the daily average OF dodgers in
Massachusetts was I79. which means.
at a rough guess. cal tramps In Massa-
chusetts and 26.5 times as many. or
1891 In the United States. In 1870
the daily average was 461, indicating
1850 in Massachusetts and 1876 in
the United States, an increase OF
172.94 per cent, while the Increase IN
population was only 30.0S per cent. or
not much more than a sixth as great
Since 1880 the tramp army has fuctu-
ated according to Industrial conditions.
The figures for 1880 Indicated J5.sgi
tramps in the United States. which Is
thought TO represent the present size
Of the yagrant army. gain since 1870
OF 235.4 per cent-ihree and four-ilfths
times that Of the population Many
diverse views are given 10 account for
this remarkable increase. Professor
McCook's tramp correspondents con
stantiy maintain that most OF them
are "men out Of work" Most people
are not disposed to credit the theory
that there Is any connection between
uamping and trade. but after getting
together in tabular form the AIassa-
chusetts figures Professor McCook is
inclined TO accept the statements of
his correspondents. But II this view is
correct why does not the number Of
tramps. swollen In times Of depres-
sion. decrease on the return Of pros
perity? 1t IS doubtless explainable by
the fact that when men become thor
oughly habituated to this sort Of row
ing life II Is almost impossible to In
duce them TO return to Industrial en-
ulovnQufe
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
CIGARS THAT SAVED THEM.
Two Doctors Missed Train that Was
Wrecked in New York Tunnel.

Two Doctors Missed Train that was
Wrecked in New York Tunnel.
That the habit Of cigar smoking is
conducive TO longevity Is the nrm be
lief Of two physicians OF the eastern
district of Brooklyn. Their faith In so
peculiar a theory Is born OF the TACT
that they owe their continued existence
10 the fondness of one of them for
smoking.
The story involved has to do with
the recent disaster In the New York
Central tunnel DR. Peter Hughes. sur
geon-ln-chief OF st. Catharlne hospital.
and DR.. Paul II. Cayanagh of GIG Bed
ford avenue, are the physicians con
cerned. Or. Hughes has a patient In
East 12Sth street. near Lenox avenue,
Manhattan. who is suffering from acute
appendicitis. ON the night preceding
the day of the fatal collision In the
Park avenue tunnel DIR. Hughes called
In DR.. Cavanagh In consultation In the
case. The physicians remained at the
home of the patient all night. Leaving
there on the following morning they
walked to l2jth street. intending to
board New York Central local train
for the Grand Central station.
There's train at sos" said DIR.
Cavanagh consulting his watch: 1--WE
can make II If we hurry"
"All right" returned DIR. Hughes,
"but must get a cigar to smoke"
"Oh. never mind the cigar" said Cav
anagh. I'VE haven't the time"
"l1l have that smoke If | miss n dog
en- trains" insisted Hughes.
CaYanagh yielded and entering n
store they purchased some cigars. bur
ryng out again to catch the train. As
they neared the station the traln-the
fatal South Norwalk express-came
pulling In. The two doctors ran up the
stairs. but just as they reached the
platform the train pulled out
There. II 1t hadn't been for these
blamed old cigars we'd be on our way
downtown now" said Cayanagh. an.
no.ed.
Then the two went downstairs and
boarded a Madison avenue car. When
they got down to 42d street three am.
balances dashed up In front of the
Grand Central station and crowd was
gathering there.
Whats all the excitement aboutf~
asked DR.. Hughes of policeman who
boarded the car.
There's been big accident In the
tunnel" replied the bluecoat; ~ whole
lot of people killed. One train ran into
another"
Which train was hlt?" Inquired the
doctor with suddenly increased inter.
est
South Norwalk train, due here nj
slI,' returned the policeman.
DR.. Hughes looked wide-eyed into tho
face Of DR.. Cavanagh and DIR. Cayap.
agh looked wide-eyed into the face Of
DR.. Hughes.
Say, let's get off here" suggested
hughes, somewhat husklly.
Then the two physicians went into
the Grand Union hotel and prescribed
Tor each others nerves. They pre-.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
oUAINTEsT VILLAGE IN LAND.
Queer German Town in Ohio Where
English Is Never Spoken.

There Is one village In the United
States where no modern improvement
has ever penetrated. where not the
falntest echo of the rush and overwork
If modern life has ever sounded, where
American newspapers are not read nor
the English language spoken.
This is the little German village Of
Glandorf, in Putnam County, Ohio,
where coo frugal and Industrious in
habitants have lived for years In a
contented and idyllle simplicity.
In the building of the town, as In ey-
erything else about 1t, the people have
held very closely to the customs of
Germany, from where Its founders
came.
There Is but one street. and that ex-
tends for over mile, north and south.
Quaint. durable and homelike are the
houses scattered along either side, in
terspersed here and there by the stores.
All the residences have spacious and
well-kept dooryards.
Back and away from this PRINCIPAL
can be seen and heard at their work
In the fields-stretch the thrifty farms
of the German country folk II is not
an uncommon sight to see women and
girls at work In the fields with the
men, and the whole population shows
that rugged health so characteristic of
the race.
Among themselves the people con
verse almost entirely In the German
language, and, indeed, there are
great many In the community who can
speak no other. They are generous
and clever, and the stranger who
goes among them always finds
hospitable welcome, and Is IMPRESSED
with their simple kindness. Nowhere
can be found a more devoutly religious
people. They are Of the Roman
Catholic faith, and possess one of the
finest church buildings In northwest
ern Ohio.
This edifice has In itself been the
means of making Glandorf famous, be-
cause OF its size and the beauty of its
architecture. Although most of the
work OF construction, the quarrying
OF the stone for the foundation and
the hauling of the material was given
gratis by members of the parish. the
cost outside of all this was over $4,000.
The structure Is of brick and Is
ornamented with white sandstone.
Back of the church is the convent
and all Of the work of the farm con
nected with It is looked after by the
Slsters.-New York World.
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When youth and lDexperience pits IL
self against age and wisdom. II gen
orally gets the worst OF II. Some years
ago many farmers along the line OF a
large railway brought suits against It.
aud engaged a young lawyer named
Brown. The judge who was presiding
was compelled TO throw many OF the
cases out of court because they were
improperly brought. at which the law
yer became angry. Swelling with In
dignatlon. he arose and said;
your honor. will you please tell me
how 1t is possible In this court TO get
Justice against a railway company
The court quietly ignored the con-
tempt OF court shown by the lawyer.
and asked:
DO you want an answer to that ques-
ton, Mr.. Brown"
Eyes. sir" was the defiant reply:
yes, sir. and | want TO know how a
farmer can get his case Into this court
so that II viii be heard"
The Judge smiled and said:
well, first. Mr.. Brown, I'd advise
the farmer to employ a lawyer"
Mr.. Brown had nothing more to say.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
A LETTER.cARRIER's WOES.
postage Due" causes Him Trouble
and Even Financial Loss.

postage Due" Causes Him Troubi.
and Even Financial Loss.
To the postman the woman with the
shoulder shawl tied round her head
groaned: Now. isn't that too badf
-Four cents due. did you sayl And
haven't got bit of change But you'll
trust me, won't your I'll be sure to
pay you the next time you come
around"
The postman kicked his boots against
the side OF the house and turned the
letter over doubtfully. Yes" he said.
Il suppose I'll have 10 trust you; but |
Oughtn't to by rights. You have no Idea
how much money | am out OF pocket
all the time by paying the postage due
for you folks on my route. You see |
have to settle with the government be-
fore taking the letters out OF the Office
and trust the people to pay me. Some
times they meet their obligations and
sometimes they don't. But they're never
wholly squared up with me. for the best
OF them are slow about getting around
neighborhood. they're apt to move away
and forget all about the little item com
ing 10 me. To be sure. no one person
ever owes me more than 5 or 10 cents.
but II you get enough people to owe you
10 cents you're the loser Of nice little
sum In the long run.
ITS funny thing to me why people
who write letters can't put on enough
stamps in the first place, anyway. They
know approximately how much a letter
or package Will weigh. but they don't
care. II they send out parcel weigh
ing half a pound they just stick on a
2-cent stamp and fire II into the mall
box. leaving the postman a the other
end OF the line TO square accounts. All
we fellows put together are required
to collect hundreds Of dollars every day
for postage due. I've noticed that the
heaviest postage-due mail comes In on
Wednesday aud Friday mornings.
don't know the cause OF this peculiar
ity. but | can swear that 1t Is a fact.
BY the way. this Is Friday. and | gen
orally get the worst OF II on this day.
I'm getting so hate the very sight OF
a postage-due stamp"
The woman rubbed her nose. which
was purple with cold. says the New
York Times. 80 do l." she said. But
you sha'n't lose these cents. III surely
pay you on the next trip"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22

scribner's As Yarallo is neared the
hills close In and the scenery regains
its sub-Alpine character. Unforget-
able Is the first glimpse Of the old town,
caught suddenly at a bend Of the road.
with the Sanctuary lifted high above
the river. and tiled roofs and church
towers clustered at its base. The near
approach is a dlsenchantmenf; for few
towns have suffered more than YarallO
under the knife OF 'modern improve
ment." aud those who did not know II
In earlier days would never guess that
II was once the most picturesque town
IN north Italy. 4 dusty wide-avenued
suburb, thinly scattered with cheap
villas, now leads from the station 10
the edge OF the old town: and the
beautiful slope facing the Sacred
Mountain has been cleared Of its nat
nral growth and planted with mori-
bund palms and camellias, 10 form the
pleasure" grounds Of a huge stuceo
hotel with failure written over every
Inch of its pretentious facade. One
knows not whether to lament the i'm
pairment Of such completeness. OF to
find consolation In the fact that Yaral-
10 Is rich enough not 10 be ruined by
its losses. Ten or fifteen years ago
every aspect was enchanting; now one
must choose ones point of view. but
one or two Of the finest are still intact.
Turning ones back, for instance. on
the offending hotel, one has still. on a
summer morning. the rarest vision Of
wood and water and happily blended
architecture; the Sesia, with its soft
meadows and leafy banks. the old
houses huddled above 1t, and the high
cliffs crowned by the chapels Of the
Sacred Way. At night all melts to a
dlYiner loyelness. The clustered dark
ness Of the town, twlnkIlng with
lights, lies folded in hills dellcately
traced against a sky mauye with
moonlight. Here and there the moon
Furnishes a somber mass Of trees. or
makes a campanlle stand out pale and
definite as Ivory; while high above, the
cliff projects against the sky. with an
almost Greek purity of outline. the
white domes and arches Of the sanctu.
airy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
WHY AMERICAN WAYS WIN.
London at Last Beginning to Under
stand that Hustling PAYS.


stand that Hustling Pays.
REST, rest" said Arnauld, shall
not have all eternity to rest inYp
Whether the average American is ac-
quainted with that strenuous sentiment
or not, it is, says the London Telegraph
the very mark of him that he acts upon
1t as no other nation in the mass has
ever done. To wear out rather than
rust out, to drive life for all 1t Is worth
In the set-lipped Joy of the pace, even If
1t eventually kills, these are the max
inns of the transatlantic spirit and
whatever may be the result In some
other ways, there can be no doubt of
Its efficacy in business
AS the Cars best generals were Ian.
uary and February, the most remark.
able commercial genuises In the United
States are Hustle and Bustle." Ex.
cept In emergency, an Englishman
hates TO be hurried In anything. The
Americans Ideal Is that of rushing
everything. He aims at speeding I'M
the national apparatus, human and me-
chanical, to express time. With re-
gard to men and machines alike the oh.
ject In the United States Is to get the
maximum output OF productive energy
in the minimum period.
American blast furnaces are delIber.
ately burnt out In far shorter time
than that for which the same erections
are reckoned to last In this country
1t was for long while denied thar
forcing the output for an immediate
profit altogether compensated for the
absorption of capital In the renewal
of the plant, but there are signs that
British ironmasters have decided that
the American way is the best. II is so
with buildings and machinery. Our
cousins believe In replacement. not re-
pair. To the notions that prevailed mi.
yersally in the old world I'm TO vester.
day the sheer waste of this process an.
pears colossal. The American answer
Is that 1t pays; and we must admit that
1t seems to pay.
That his daring doctrine has beer
brilliantly yindicated upon the me
chanical side is generally agreed. Blu
Its application to flesh and blood is al
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22

In a pure food case that was taken
up from Philadelphia to the Supreme
Court Of Pennsylvania the plea was
made that the law Is not violated I'M
less the quantity Of foreign substance
in a food staple Is sufficient to injure
health. The Supreme Court decision
is that any poisonous ingredient.
whether in quantity to injure health or
not. is violation of the statute. The
cry goes up that this will affect 20
per cent of the stock Of the average
dealer" That assertion is striking
vindlcation Of the law and its enforce
ment. II one-fifth Of the merchandise
sold for food contains poisonous in
gradients there Is a startling necessity
for active measures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
KING sNUBs SOCIETY BUDS.
King Edward VII. Thinks Debutantes
Should BE Held Tightly in Check.

II rumors are true, the English young
person hasn't SO much cause as her Ell.
ders to rejoice In the present reign with
Its glitter and gayety.
For several seasons past there has
been complaint that the English In
genue was an extinct species, that the
young girl had become wonderfully and
fearfully emancipated. II was said that
the reign Of the gay young married
woman who Invaded the girls province
and carried the mems hearts by storms
had forced the debutantes to assert
themselves.
The debutantes couldn't submit to be-
ing snuffed out. They must fight the In
yaedr with her own weapons, so they
went in for chic and dash and smart
ness.
They grew self-assertive and worldly
wise during their first seasons, and
packed away sweet simplicity with
their white muslin frocks and blue RIB
bons.
Perhaps the old order of things still
exists outside of London, but In London,
at least. the young girl has grown used
to doing whatever her married sister
does. She dimes at restaurants, goes
everywhere, dispenses with ehaperon
frequently, reads everything, talks ey-
erything.
Both the King and Queen particular.
ly object to this modern type of young
girl. They have old-fashioned notions
about what is proper for girl in her
teens, and those who know say that the
bud win not be a feature in court cir
cles.
The King says bluntly that the young
girl has no place at social functions
given for her elders, and as the court
sets the fashions in society, the chances
seem to be that the debutante will 90
back to the customs of yester year and
sit down.
There are American grown-ups who
could sigh for like reform in their bud
society.