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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
|URCEFuL SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
/ c,oa| Fields Soon to Have Direct
Access to the Markets.

,,as to try for sidetrack aOi .
,;.,Io y - o,d coal shute on the \ q
w w Notwithstanding that ,ne
thinner Of coal, lumber or W nav
not paid for the sidetrack, Vii VI
s;Ses a deposit OF no sun sula,i
on,ount in bank for the oieSsoS
nr;y;lege II was a case Vi
~+rone selfishness. alhOs'
mel both to shipper ana con. con.
~,,r,ar for there were thousands
of people during the las' an. an
thracite strike who were "O &c
ally suffering for iueL -
ssthings come home 10 PeoPl"
~ me old saving goes, this - y
snreiv ~ an instance. The oulie'
49,, II the South x W Westerh !, y
: '"s 5send 10 this field. Ii Wi
- onen up "A market IN the ~ - ~
- cf several Southern states nc' :, :
- tafore impossible 20 reacn ~, 81
~ ~ ,cconnt Of high freights. u
'u SsC.I o.,,I, & Western will not on
a. ~, n mnch shorter haul 20 ~
a9 -, coast than by the MOTTO
-. K Western. missing tne .oue
'C0 .t,oros seas. but VIII give
~ the advantage of reachlnS
h0 - market which VIII take
-" - large per cent. OF the OF
en nntsof the field. With itS sno ,.
i1 I's ar route and almost a bee ',u II,
o.u o - he high seas. 1t does LOOK
ere ere - NE \ x w. will have TO u
laI 'uJ ,ie for it's percentage ot the 6
Ia 90, tonnage after this new ''n' ?
~ into operation. v-.,,,
'"f cp;ncb VALLEY division Is
wv w hundred miles of very eNl
70. -, siveroad and L will he inter
l'S 80 - watch its moveme
~ ~ 'n- NE recent purchase OF
.l',5, l',.i' three. mile branch oull'
i'''u 5 IIonaker bv the Barry ,es
cry .outb NAV be one ot the
'rI'oS c the situation. This or
' !" con easilv Toe extended
- noint on the old line "i ''v
% 3.c v'i~ foll, X Western at or Sear
~ w ,ol which would shorten
as ~ ,Ganl IN number of lmpo
80 or, sections. When the ne,
'S's.''9 S, l. finished il certainly WI
% ~ MI >v' this coal field a decided q
is S. ""S toe over the Pocahonta'
'"'i' - ~ ona wise investors are
ming TO wake up 10 ''"' p
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
A NEW SCHEME
How TO Raise Large Revenue tut
Schools, Roads, Etc.

The great need of the S'"'v,
10 mt the schools and roa17 il IN I
~ Snch condition as they shou'I QUO
be is money. If the state naG "a
sufficient funds at lts coll,i,AnD ~.
,Se school and road problems I,..i',,
v~ould v~o be solved The OnnCn @
valley News offers 6 susses
ION in this direction; IL -
his his. Let the State of Virginia
Suv or lease boundry ot CO.. Co.'
Land. and operate it with ;,.So s.1''
n~;soners as far as possinse
WHAT'S " wrong with the sche me /. s
The more it is though ot 1n hS
more plausible 1t seems 3, .o,t;e 10 -
: come. There are no diihcui'.s iihsi',,
( Of strikes, extortionate ll3 irelgn |,
rates. stubborn ana gasp'iIl gpil
officials to reckon with, usual, ID.
5 5 attending the mining % Sl cU' noe
, The entire revenue 10 pc ~ -;
:, for the public good wouia
q. q. the "scheme'' favor WIN :
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
Bu,LOlN0 SLOW But SURE

The Carter's Ferry CORES
,,nleut of thc Gate C'it he'
Roilro,d building in this VI.
..as., moves slowly bnt surrey,
frr,v,r1 The placing oi a roao
io Ciinch Valley 10y snoo'l,ne
Ism the prcciptous. roSN,
o1;v. and culvcrting ont h''lns
,he numerous mountain ~ P
,.,n.- So as so secure "A n'S
ciass Grade. seems 90 tine casu =
eIs.r2er n herculean task u'
rnr. which the prcrent Vp'' a
Emo force is but "a child play ,nI
,-T, thc sea- coast et ,
-i,borate preparation and u'
,..sh ana Skill shown hl i'9 9'
, ,-rint.ndents and toren,e
r.,~,ye the Carolina Construcu'
e az equal go the occa7-',.
e INK. immense rock aie in Io
e tI,stani th. culvest oo',''
F. ,.e. ahead all along ihe ii'
l Min ta, culvcrts on'lt a ere
n. r.r,a ~ ofhanjs can ne pla'
i- in the many cuts ,nat are p
y ,lle awaiting their ''"'''
- tt.n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
IRON ORE LAND
Near cashewood. in Russell Oo"'H
Viii Soon be Developed.

N,r NJ Hall has resigned @
h;S nosition with Kelly x Irvine @
~ ~ spnerintendent of their IRON
ore mines at lronoals'
viii 90 TO Russell County III Z"
lsbort time. where he VIII uV
,.aloo some iron ore lands ne
',rontlv - leased from Col. Joseph
gN,;th raar Castewoods. Mr.,
= 1,nn,';n -, Kelly. of Stonega, wlli
D',r.aed Mr. Hall at lrondale. I
Mr. Kelly is brother OF Dr. >
t W Kelly ard has been connect
p n ,yitb the Stonega Coke ana
Gal Company at Stonega 10.
r, = Number of years. and - hrS'
d r,aSs husiness young man.
le III land leased by Mr.. han
j. contains large deposit OF NSiy -, -,
OF fine hemitite ore, and on 'Weis =
IS acras there is estimated 10 0e
ly 80 half a million tons. II
T., ICES the ore is fifty feet thlci
as Pa ;s Of a very fine 'quaiity
Up NJ Hall will probably organlz
m a company, the details OF wn'o ~,
ON however have not yet oeeh pc.
ra- fected TO develop the .properl-
of Tbe ore is located about IN
ted Ills from the railroad and y"
ply reonire an expenditure OF aoo
not s9e 600 TO properly prepare
IONS mine the ore. rms - onc
We the larges deposits OF hem'V
ma ore in this section OF tilo ''''
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
GOOD COUNTY FOR STOCK.

The Jonesville Star is speak
;rg Of Lee County as a STOCK
raising County says
By the number OF dealers
,hot a. are coming to Lee County
lately it would appear that tney
are beginning to realize tina. tina.
this county produces the "es'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
BUSY TIMES
IN Is Aroused TO Activity !" '"'
Coal Section Hawkins Comfy
Rfghts-oi- Way.

The Knoxville Journal ana
Trihune last Thursday contain q
% the following article OF '"- I.
terest. III id
r,o1ouisville and Nashville e
railroad IS getting Nin..h {
Sontnwestern Virginia. W ~. W
has appeared IN PRINT "o','r ".;ar-
,So last few days reSpect'"s +
oycments 49, of the Virginia ~
l,,'..,.L,vcstern. the oouth AZ
,, IS}os,ern aud the Holston tiF Fe'
! !" ".;iroad i'm Southwest Virginia
'"rnaciallv a. in the region oi '"e
~ colds. The struggle y ''
= among the different '",n,i,,.,
y interests 60 control F"''''r'i' .,i...
y - lands i'm that region ~
~ X \. has been ON 'he
y 60 = long time and has p'"
,h ...lly 3ominated the coal "'.
Is 1',y' .ol'ing husincss of the region
M. oc,ivitv of tine rMlf''.. D
a i..''...Ssor,lv -. arouse~ the b.. N n
lt ,,reot,r activity and to ti''''
"a, TO get hoiA VA
os land as possible pi,.
az Itis learned that the h'.',
us, Nranntain railroad. "a ne" '.'..
oa' m,;se actually under coe7'' "
'e'S f.;nn Nith "a large force "i p, !,
'''m ..,~ -" heing budt ln u
n ? ZION of Pennington W
one - Nse l. ~ y '"'.
80 branch lime a year o' '0 ,,
'csO s What thc BiacN ~ y, ..'''. ..-
n1s ~, railroad Is CD h'. '"'' 49,. .-.
'he roation has not been re'e'.
ro'" rom Grorge Callahan. the rA'.''
Oo. .ontrsctor. is said to have ''
key ,In construction oithe r'''
to alhand. ..;t. in
10 " nm, sudden acitl'1 j,
=. .'o' construction oi tne n'..''
1;. ~ ''; tain. the Interstate fe''' '.'''
'nol, other railroads BOP tn.t '
'r'au' oC Southwestern Virginia .
=, l.n0 Cor their chief purpose 'o'
j. give ~ tne coal hell y person
.dN3nn Gae besn n the region
heio' I'., n.ople JOB Swou " "''
begin S-;r.,inia do NOT seem to ~,
act. ...rstis roing on. that tAii'
are surveyed and aclo'ii.
u Construction and uo word
40 the outside world.
conotv Reports from koeersF +"
g., the effect that tncr'
/. readv response OF p''
.;ooo3 owners along cine prop'
e1's 80 i,. ~ the Holston River rt
\ y. r'f ;rno rn IN granting free right 9i
:. aoI narticulanv ON one "l ''
~, ~, 49, na posei lines of the road.
will de y looc"'-'i7 .,.-r.oc cor
anis lac made nN '"A''' rouial-
/. Joseph every tnlnS 49, .r aarl
DDS. Mr.. toward ''",, ,'.r77 is~e
aga, Will | strucuon o' ,,.,.s,ors
Irondale. since l'V ,,,il.s s
of DR.. } their hne s''' +hr, h.
- and taken it mp again. 1
OK, OK ";' fnr considerable conJec c'"i
a IL a first what ro".o >,n.
man. thc S'"ft
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22

l,I... Friday morning t''~.
-... ...l..E hre oloke v1l q"
tb. lsitchcu of tine oWeiiins oo
.nn,a3 bv Gco. " Barea' "o' S'
hss Store. and before III c"".u "0
..',.. ..,+ four places of business
p,'' o 5o-troved. The stores .
i',-,sl were Geo. w. hal7'' .
rt'i.. c.nDlv Company, ou"s
4 ,rd Green. Henry b'cA'"s'''''
/ 'gh. latter building was nov o1
.a,t.l except the up sla''S'
.yt,.h was used by Mr. O'cA'"-
SON as IA dwelling. n,.
The property loss causG' 0sg aiS -
.,be Gre was about 4t''o'0' "''
tributed as follows: ,.,.,f
II " Geo ". Barsa-buiidmg an.
stock $4,000. Insurance 7o'Vo'
Wise supply Company r
~ lbuilding and stock 9-V'0'' "
n surauce, $4,000. ,l;.o,an
"a Young < Greeu-boilding5 a." a."
~ stocl- $1,000. insurance 9-'OO
~ ~ Mr Dickenson building au
rs oontents 81. 600. No insuranc
as. The fire started from {.
i ikifcben stove ia the ouiluil
MA occupied by Mr.. BaTsa, - :,
oaI When discovered had gam
o ote snrb headway that 1t could }
lie 6e extinguished and all emo no
me ~ stop the spread OF the ila'l il.a
the vas fruitless and 1t pract,ca,
be. burned itself out as all 'he ~ ou'
ties ings in the bioeS where '''
ont started was consumed;
inc We have not learned whe'
aIlv4 4or not any of the parties ,
.oai yeb,lild. but we presume
n~ed viii as all of the merch' merc
give whose stock were .s,, nssa,s : :
the were doing gooo oos'Ne
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
IONGWOU7H-ROOSEyELI NUP1lAlS'
Most Noted and Brilliant Event Of the
Kind at Capitol in Many Years.

,.o,,es IN the house, ana t'e
;,tsroate personal friends oi the
poosevelt and Longw Tam
;I;os IN the cities OF ~ ashlnS
,n, Now York and Cincinnau
we're included among the
inmate thousand inNi,e'
witness the marriage IL 49,
an a~-efnblagc OF elite in f"',.O
- eocial life RlvRing me
@,I.nlid floral decorations %,
-. famous state aplF Fti"e"'
,,...r. thc gold-en-cru-tra cos,
p mos and hashing orders "'
t,o automatic corps. io Sa'
o,b;r, of the Vari-cotoft"
;. ..1.ts of tt- women Eu St
- M. White House never 'o'N'"
ir -. , eauti .ul than q dii i0D"l
i". ,,s ..al, dress OF bloom 'n'
j" veraurc For mon" ''""
week florists and decor 49,
had been moving trop'c"i i''"'
,,to ulacc AMI WeANi' -
... l,,ls ror thc gr, at rNciI .''
~ I,l, ,s revealed Wh'n '''
a.. Soor. were opened tn's h''i' '''
~ 'n i.vamplV icpaid ali ihr ',''
l't.,r bestowed Nn i"'
~ ',I. Tho color scheme ""'
,ir.. white aul grrrn. l''"7 ''
ilies predomin'uA-.
- vh. coal LANDS .t Mi-c N.,i
.nl .t, have b.,n lnu-ht ur 81, -
.al.l .,i,u- coal aul- ian"". ''' g.
lft...'..-..ntil nn'N f.w NNA'''
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22

.ro5rce the following !
.,,eresting article publish
- Bristol Courier feo'
,ri,ten by its correspond
rocoma. in Wise County;
the prettiest town site
ints i w. ,,,ntv During the
.n,rs strong efforts were
eos'' - move the court housS
laoe " There is a large area oi
'ese, ,.ad AT Tacoma, some
eses not NOT often found IN a
hink ;nons "V coal field. Guests
'3''s nous gows through the south
-, side of the village cue" T. :.
s!. s1n like a horseshoe. II i
l'ns u lumber point, ana re
gun. 'aayclopments also prov
: ~ syond question one Oh .n ~,
y - SIN coal deposit. pom
aiss:n5ice ais'; has been create
Pls' ,' nst this point in the past
~nal field. The preJual0v "
a. q - some extent by rival $
er s;nr and mainly TO the a
wv ,,,e narties undertooN
se, s,' AM operation here IN
S'a Iso2 and had 20 abano
M same on account OF 'ne
the 9'''' - 1903. which
d;stinc,lv remember. Inc
oss r;es If the company W.
.isan.A out last year 10y
r. Coal Co.. and 'he 9
80 to bc the very best
in successful operation
.srnt Bond * Bruce u
a. plants az aud near ear,
y - The Williams. O"a'
n gatiine a fine start OF
=. and will soon De- l"a
s,veral cars per day in'
g. Go. has recently
a most gratifying oeN
want Its GOO acres CO
g., measure of TINS he'n
IN three of which are
roal and can be NoiNeu !
Sinnle Guests mountain "
D6int reaches its climax
- and height. which acc
for ii showing all hVe ;
rocoma is six miles east q
ton ON the y X w ROAD
vIl he touched by the SO
Western. 10 will oe a
Town at no distant.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22

r..u.Ia ll" . .,.l,. as. -5 ceuls pea l"i 'N't
,il So. which age One Cen' ''( ,l
+, ,l-c ro-ta-s. $50 orders. l'''
"...t+,,.at to Answer indictment
Of Commitment Ton il'''-
Ntl.',.. ,..,, ,,tl Fine aud Costs are l"'
,.t,,i,rrcut - imprisonment 0>'
Appeal
Warrant pi-,har-inE mon" . '''' 'i
t.r.ltfllat fot peace Warrant
Peace art1ni
Search Warrant
Warrant ia Debt
in Damages.
Garlshet summons
',
e.,,nro,nnu Bond. r,.,,io.r
49, l,xit for Summons n ai'"i"' ~
80 c..r,oons M Unlawful lletolne'-
,oi5av,t for Distress Warrant
~ ,nt for Attachment against -; ;,h ,rnishee
p co,.p ps.nt AGAINST Removing Debtor Win ""''
oq Attachment Bond. ;eoa,e
;, . Deei Of Trust with certhcA'e'
- 56 Deed of Lease
I'll Homestead Deed
Declar: On Assuntstt"
al - DeciSratien in Debt on Bond: No
N % becii'.'; in Debt on Promsscry Note
I'll ~ 1,.iarstion in Debt on Negouaoie N"es,
D" 81 De,io D,i. of Motion on Note Bond, or Account
If
Motto % take beposl'O'S'
- a. Indictment General
Indictment Liquor
eu rnrorissioner's Notice
Abstract OF JuuS
Deo'-
nyss a. Garnishee Summons ana 1uoe"0
3Jl Al Subpoena for Witnesses
ire - -, ,jven prompt and careful attention.
tss5 a;;i WISE PRINTING COMPANY nc'
they g. n KNIGHT, Sec and Treas,
- VIRGINIA.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-22
soulhwes,'s Prospects.

rrom a business standpoint I
l.. neonle of Southwest Nis-
,-;,i5 and East Tennessee nave I
S'.,.h to l,e elatcd over ON aS
ronnt of the great Development
of TINS particular coal nelu "uC ~
~ the 6ulding of the Sou'h q
Western railroad line TO Inc
.eocoast This line, with '"e
,orious branch lines. succ as
Noe Interstate from Stonesa W
Norton the Wise Terminal Wy
Guests river TO Glamorgan anu ~
nnto the Cumberland noun
tsins. the Virginia and Ken
ncl,v which Will be eNteAuc'
fnrfber north from Wise cou'
house-ar cf which opens
the field fairly we'll.
The main feature. howeVte e
Is The coming of the Sou'u al' al
Western Few outside OF u
coal operators ever have ret
i1sd the hampered conditions
tbis coal field in the past
UnrlallN ihONC NfNA ~
aependent upon the n 4 '
which held them IN oanNs
MIGHTY as those of Orion.
to a wear ago it was next 10 !
POSSIBLE to get a sidetrack IT
his road for new coal oPe
ton much less the promise
anv cars to load. They wan
70 talk mean to you. The re
generally was: I'VE 90
Tyant any more coal operat
on our CHnch Valley line.
Get more coal in West Nlre
than we can handle. Some
i'm the course of three or
wears perhaps, we may taS
the matter OF developing
Wise and Clinch Valley
but not now"
1t was "our coal IN
Virginia; the Norfolk q
ern owned it-''sack, Das
all" The Clinch Valley
was largely the properly
citizens. One of the mos
grav atiug propositions on
Holbrook argus., 1906-02-24
BIuebeard Hoch Hanged.

Chicago, H., Feb. 23.-Johann Hoch, convicted of the murder of his wife, Marie Welker Hoch was hanged in the county jail at 1:34 o'clock. Three times respited, iIoch insisted to the last to be granted all the delay the law conceded him. Under the sen tence he was to hang between 10 a. m. and ? p. m. When the last appeal to the federal court was denied, Hoch abandoned all hope, but insisted that he be allowed to live until 1:3O. This was granted and Hoch ordered and ate hearty dinner. Hoch walk ed upon the scaffold quietly and stood directly under the moose, with heels together, and body erect, like a soldier on parade. He was pale, but composed and full of courage. He said:
 "Father forgive them, they know not what they do! Imust die, an innocent man. Goodbye." Hoch confessed to a clergyman, shortly before being taken to the scaffold, who later, when asked if he had confessed to the murder said: "Well, he said he had been bigamist. and a very wicked man."
Holbrook argus., 1906-02-24
"A Favorite Remedy
 for Babies.

Its pleasant taste and prompt cures have made Chnmberlain's s Cough Remedy a favorite with the mothers of small children 1t quickly cures their coughs and colds and prevents any danger Of pneumonia or other serious consequences. 1t not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the croup cough appears will prevent the attack For sale by Holbrook Drug Store.
Holbrook argus., 1906-02-24
The Gentleman From Arizona.

Int Littlefeld gambling bill, as amended, will go into effect sixty days after it is signed by the president. There has been some anXeity among the frater- nity for fear that the law was to take effect immediately upon it's passage, which is the case with most bills passed by con gress. The Littleheld bill originally so read, but was d mended by the house committee It is stated upon good authorit, that the Littleheld gambling bil was drafted by a gentleman from Arizona.-Albuquerqut Citizen.
Holbrook argus., 1906-02-24
They Will Not Assess Unpatened Claims.

Much good is expected to re- suit from the meeting of the county assessors at PheniX. Assessor l.. w. Wakheld stated that a better understanding a. bout assessing property at a uniform rate throughou the territory had been arrived at.
 It is understood that the assessors wifi not put unpatent- cd mines on the tax roll. Tlis matter was discussed at length and 1t was the conclusion that 1t would he better in the end for both the territory and the pros- pectors if unpatented mines were not taxed. As soon as the mines reach any importance at all they are patented and then come in for their just share of taxation.
 Of course If any attempt is made to escape taxation by not having mines patented, the un- patched property will be assessed. The patented mines will be as- sessed here at $500 each. In Yavapai county they are assess ed at $75O but this is due to the fact that there are more paying mines in that county.-Tucson Citizen.
 RIuohaord Hnch Honnod
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20

Why do the newspapers, for example,
show only the darkest side of life
the sins and crimes and sensational
events? The pessimistic view of life
always reminds me of the story of a
boy from country town, who was
brought to New York by his father on
his first visit. He had heard much
of Broadway, and his father took him
to see the street, it's buildings, shops,
and crowds passing along the side
walks.
"'Well, what do you think of it?'
asked the father when the trip had
ended.
THE boy was clearly disappointed.
All the people are lame he replied.
Some questioning was required to
find out exactly what the boy meant.
1t appeared that there was a lame
man in the village where the boy had
lived all his life. The boy remem.
bered him distinctly, he was so
strange SO different from the others.
AS he walked along Broadway he saw
a dozen lame men. He remembered
them rather than the hundreds of peo-
pie who were sound. So 1t is with
our pessimists. They can see only
the lame men,"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20

Felix Adler, professor OF political
and social ethics at Columbia univer
sity, expressed the opinion that the
responsibility for divorces lay not
with the lack of instruction of those
contracting marriage, but in the view
Of parents that marriage is a means
to obtain felicity and comfort, rather
than an institution having for one Of
its important objects the preservation
of society
"Mr. Mitchell has skinned sub
ject," said Prof. Adler, which. to be
thoroughly discussed, would require
all the reflection of work on philoso-
ply. | should be inclined to go beyond
the people in the divorce courts and
beyond the neglect of the parents to
inform their children regarding the
duties and obligations of marriage,
and to say the blame lay in the alb.
sence of thought and mature consid-
Grafton of the marriage relation in the
parents themselves.
Marriage should not be considered,
as is sometimes the case, merely for
the felicity and comfort which the re-
lation affords. Marriage is an insti-
tuition for the perpetuation of the best
spiritual element in our race. A child
needs the protection, the spiritual in
fiuence, and the material guidance of
the home long after infancy is passed.
We see in nature the mountains, the
rocks, the rivers. They are perma-
nent. We face a condition in which
the most precious thing of all-life-
is ever in danger of extinction 1t is
the preservation of this most precious
thing that should be the source of
thought and study by those who live
in the marriage relation. The blessed
felicity of marriage is result, not
the motive, of marriage"
'Is the ignorance with which young
people approach marriage due to
lack of frankness on the part of the
parents?"
81 would hardly say that" Prof. Ad-
ler replied "A New England woman
asked me recently whether she should
tell her young daughter everything
about married life before her we'd
ding.
81 was of the opinion that it would
not be for the best. The mother
should tell her daughter certain
things, but if she learned everything
there would be danger that the bald
ness OF the narrative would neutralize
the beneficial object Of the lesson.
The time would come in the young
wife's life when she would give seri-
Gus thought to the question. At such
time, other elements of married life
of affection, pride, loyalty, and the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20

coadjutor of the diocese of New
York, when told of Mr.. Mitchells
views on the divorce question, said
that in his opinion the prevalence of
divorce was not due to the indiffer-
ence of parents or the lack of instruc-
tion to those about to marry but was
manifestation of the moral ire
sponsibility of the day.
"i doubt if the lesson Mr.. Mitchell
outlines can be taught in the way he
has chosen" Bishop Greer said. Il
am not even certain that it does young
people any good to teach them all that
married lie means-its sufferings and
sacrifices. They know we'll enough
what marriage is when they get
into it.
'The problem of divorce seems to
lie deeper than that. 1t rests in the
lack of moral responsibility among
our people. With the class we are
discussing, morals are a question of
convention. The desire to be con-
sidered moral Is sometimes based on
a wish to be thought respectable, or
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Such conventions always depend on
public opinion. and public opinion is
as variable as weather-cock.
"The attitude toward marriage and
divorce, which we are discussing, is
a sign Of the day, of lives based on
the habit of living for the hour or the
day-in a word, the attitude of ire
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cerned, the people seem to be drift
ing, to lack strong convictions. Per-
hGps 1t may be traced to the modern
spirit of agnosticism. 1t is one mani
festation of many Of this spirit in
modern life"
Such as corruption in political or
moral life?" suggested the reporter.
"The spirit makes itself felt in
many ways" Bishop Greer replied.
1T is frequently seen in the tendency
to let well enough alone, and to ac-
cept life as 1t is"
Moral responsibility.
"Then this moral irresponsibility is
a disease?"
Yes, it is a disease; a malignant
disease that should be cut out"
What is the remedy for this dis
ease, so far as 1t concerns divorce?"
There must be some remedy"
Bishop Greer replied, after moment
of thoughtful silence. THE law can
help, the church can help, and the
newspapers can help. 1t is all mat
ter of public opinion, of making peo-
pie realize their responsibilities.
do not believe for a moment that
am pessimistic," he FASTENED to add
"On the contrary, l am optimistic.