The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-06


termed sn sold home wesk"Itis an oc-
ession When all the former residents Ct
The to~n expected 10 gather and renew
old acQuaintsnces, and many are broushf
back 10 the old he,se who ctherwise would
not come
Patriarch Fish. Seminole Indasn. 10
said 20 be the oidest living Union soldier
and pensioner. He II ils years old aud
draws pension OF si7 month He was
a member OF company X Of the Indian
Home Guards.
wise guy puts Il thusly: Do not trust
10 your railroads. nor yoar telegrsphs, ncr
your schoolr, a. test Of civilization: the
real refinement Of nation il TO be found
IN the justice Of lie ideas aud the courtesy
Of it, manners"
Some people who cannot run their bus
iness successfully are always ready and
sometimes with slur. TO tell you how 70
handle your business. II everyone tend
strictly to bis own business this kind of
people will have enough to do.
The largest locomotive is on exhibition
a; the worlds fair. IL is owned bv the y.
o. r. X. cviindrs are ~ by y inch
stroke; diameter Of boiler, feet. heating
surface S.5ss 50. feet. working pressure.
sS5 pounds: weight Of engine $4,000
pounds.
mail bag captured 10y the Beers IN
1879 has just been recovered. n contain
forty-seven registered letters In which
-were about $3.50 in cash. a number OF
postal card, draft Tor 81 900. documents
involving sum Of 81, 600, checks. Official
papers sud two.wiils.
Several different shapes or types Of
steel railroad Ties have been made al the
Carnegie Steel Works. rittshurg, a. the
suggestion OF railway officials. in view OF
the constantly iucrea sing expense OF wood
en- ties. Already the needs OF the rail-
roads have uscdup nearly an available
supplies Of lumber. and some companies
have 10 send 90 Florida and otherfa away
points for their material. n stecl tic
eau he evolved from the experiments at
Fiitshnrg. large orders are predicted.
Geo. W. Evans of viii county. Iu. is
a hlile different from the ordinary man.
lie o. - ycar- uf agc. BE- the father Of
twcnty-two children. fortv-1vc rrandchii-
drcn aud the Youngest OF his own children
b. only year old. II there has only been
one Mrs. Evans she must hc wonderful
woman also
directory Issued "a Honolulu contains
what is BELIEVED Co Doe the longest name
appearing in any such publication n Is
that of Miss Annie X. kcohoauaakalain-
huenkaw cioaikauaka. which means sub
stantiallr Jack and The hcau stalk"
fauiiuc Nahuch odouuzpu i-rowna. res
idont OF MHraukee, g. probably champion
of America
What has become of go The uclriau
harcS which Few years ago we're Co fur
ni~h ihe beet nscat boo The world. dirt
chcaqf Too these DAYS the packing house
strikes aud beef famine. the harcs would
come iu handy, 90 any ct them could he
found. Once abundant as The leave. ct
aiamhrosa, they are nov az scarce a.
hcu'- teeth
We love che man With roses on bis
tongue ihc man sho secs the bow dirty
i'ce' oui mentions his bright eve who
notices vour shabby coat hut praises vour
.lnaious habits. abe man who secs an the
faults but is quick Co praise aud siou Go
blame We like to meet "a man whose
smile viii lisht un drearine-s. whose voice
d iuN of music 600 the birds, whose hand
shake BE- au Inspiration.
AZ la-t good word Is being said Tor
tNe English sparrow While Che Bug and
beetle department of the federal govern
mont ia- been irving Tor montas Go nud
some means oi destroying tlr brown
tall aud Evp-r moth the English
sparrow. 80 Be- discovered has been eating
che pests n' fhr million. thereby dnrir in-
calcuiahlc eond. Aud al thc iimc the
sparrow bias been doing tais favor. mau-
Kind hs. ds.pi-cd aim and put price on
bis bead.