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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

n EFORE reviewing our own ex-
periences, which this season
have been out OF the ordinary,
1t must be said that Himalayan
and Swiss mountaineering are two en-
tirely different stories. In the Hima-
layas. those mightiest Of mountains
from every conceivable viewpoint. there
are no villages or hospices within a
few hours OF the SUBMITS, no shelter
huts for breaking the journey, no corps
OF guides. The mountaineer must go.
self-provided, into the savage and
trackiess wastes surrounding the cloud
capped giants which tempt one TO scale
or fail
The preparations? Cooiie demands at
Darjeeling arc rather magnificent in
comparison with those elsewhere. our
coolies. under a sirdar, were to meet
US at CHA Ban5an, fully equipped. and
extra supplies were to be sent UP to be
in the upper part Of Sikkim to meet us
after we had passed the mountains.
We reached Asker NuIlah village
without accident and, starting from
there at a. m, gained the foot of the
pass, 1880 feet. at half-past 10 a. m.
Our coolies begged TO remain. but were
refused. and at q height OF $1,000 feet
several OF them collapsed with a noun,
tain sickness and rent the air with
wailings. Despite our care of them, we
were compelled to bivouac at 1890
feet on a narrow. wind swept ledge. II
was a grewsome camp. with room for
only one small tent The arete arose
between two deep nuIiahs with abrupt
walls, down which rock avalanches
were laundering from hour to hour,
and TO this mountain music were added
over and oyer again the groans OF the
air sick coolies.
At half-past 4 in the morning, with
the mercury at &c degrees. we broke
camp. The ascent was sharp and dan
gerous, owing to the uncertain footing
directly over a valley 5000 feet below.
As we neared the top a mighty snow
peak rose proudly and alone above a
group or lesser ones and leaned like a
Titan against the curtain of clouds of
toward Gilgit Il was no other than
the peerless Manga Parbat. From the
top the Aslzole Mountains and the more
distant spires Of Biafo. which later
were to be our daily companions. met
the eye.
Twelve hours OF hard marching
brought US to the rope bridge spanning
the river before Askole.
We viewed this bridge with some
trepidation, as ii hung in a long cate
nary, far over the water. with its three
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
GUARDIAN NAR flT EvCREy TT
- IRON SINklNf

Try the icy wind bitter 10 bear. I recan
no mountain sickness whatever, though
the unprecedented and continued exer-
tlon. both on the ascent and descent OF
this peak. naturally used me up consid-
erably. But no lameness resulted, and
the following day felt perfectly 1T and
able to attack another mountain had tt
been necessary.
And so adieu to glacier and shining
SHOWS. to shoulder and shelf. green
slope and Icy horn. on which for three
months so many happy and inspiring
hours were passed. Forgetting the
trials that the t-eading OF virgin paths
must needs bring. we appreciate more
than ever the thought OF those who are
presenting their compliments ana re-
questing the honor. and much regret
ting; Of those who are pinioned at din
ner tables or stuck up in bathrooms or
planted In pews. And so, remembering
how many cramped mortals are living
in state Of utter respectability, one
glories In the temporary escape.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

W fHEN Snc is IN a treaklSh mood
nature seems to revel in maxi
wv ing human beings who defy
all her most cherished tradi-
tions and arc a constant mystery to
their fellow creatures Such a man is
Herr Schwarz. "the armor-plated man."
who is such a puzzle to the doctors of
Europe.
Herr Schwarz has for some years
been undergoing an ossification of the
whole of his body and is rapidly devel-
oping into the hardness and immobil-
ity of n statue His back has now be-
come quite rigid, the muscles standing
out hard and immovable;- in fact. he
seems to be enveioped in kind of
armor- plating, consisting of surface
bone as hard as stone. He is no longer
able to move his jaws and is COM
pclled to take food in a liquid form
through tube, some of his teeth hav-
Ing been removed for tho purpose And
yet, singular to. SAY, this osseous man
enjoys excellent health, and not long
ago was married to a charming young
Berlin lady.
In curious contrast to this indurated
gentleman is Herr Stahl, whose bones
are so brittle that he can scarcely move
without 1racturlnS one OF them. BY
simply stepping GU a pavement he has
broken leg more than once; hearty
handshake has broken his arm. and a
slap on the back not long ago laid him
up for weeks with fractured shoul-
der. Herr Stahl has only numbered "a
years, yet he counts two fractures for
every year he has lived; in fact as he
humorously says. the only safe place
for him is a glass case.
Captain Vetrio, an American, is a
freak" of another order, for he can
make hearty meal off poisons which
would provide work for quite a large
humher of undertakers IL others were
to partake of 1t. Not long ago. in Ber-
lin. he sat down to a dinner which
consisted of a plate OF verdigris, lib
eral portion of ultramaEine and a com
pote" of sulphur and borax. followed
by dessert OF white sulphur These
edibles were. washed down by solu-
ton Of strychnine and a bottle of
patent rat killer, made of powdered
glass, arsenic and atropiae. This meal
he devoured with evident enjoyment to
the amazement of the Government Of
flcials and doctors who looked on, and
who. to man.. declined the captains
invitation to join him in his repast
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

Children born in summer are, gem
orally speaking, stronger healthier
and brighter than those born in win
ter
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Many Ways of Wearing
the Fetching TuIIe Bow

:" MONG smartly gowned women
/ the little tulle bow has become
ubiquitous. 1t appears at the very
back of the neck coquettishly un-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Some Odd Facts About
A Good Many Things

IN BUSINESS man OF London has
| taught his dog. It IS stated. to
answer the telephone. when left
alone In the ofHca On - a..
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Franks of Nature
With Human Anatomy

" FHEN she is in freakish mood
nature seems to revel in MAX
wv ing human beings who defy
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
By Fannie Bullock Workman

- EFORE reviewing our own ex-
periences, which this season
have been out OF the ordinary,
It must be said that Himalavan
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

hnd. Minutes II Sept. m !
meeting were read and ~. q
approved Corresponding Sc
rotary read q letter from Mr..
Sullins. President read a lett
from Mrs. Anderson, who sent
number OF amount assessed this
society and $500, and asked it
we could raise the amount By
December LIST. We agreed to
try and do it. Miss Holley read
articles from the Bulletin. Mrs.
Holley read the answers in the
query box. How Do l Ascertain
Gods Will Concerning Me!
First Vice President reported
expanding $3.50 on furniture
for preachers home. Dues col.
lected $3.50; local assessment,
$500. The Society adjourned
To meet i'm December with Miss
Slower. The hostess asked Us
to remain for a social visit when
we were served with delicious
refreshments consisting of fruit,
custard and cake.
Mrs. w. III. ToMKrSs, Pres
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14
GREATEST OF ExP0SlTI0NS.

jamestown Ter-ceuiennial Commemo-
rating America Three hundredth
Anniversary. 10 be an Elaborate Ma.
val Military. Historical Educational
and lndusiria. Celebration.
OF all exhibitions held in the
United States since the Phila-
phia Centennial in 1875, the
j jamestown Ter Centennial 10 be
held on the shores and waters
of Hampton Roads, near the
cities Of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News, Va, April
&C 10 November 80, 1907, is TO
De the most unique. and in
originality and novelty will
completely eclipse all previous
Expositions.
The celebration commend.
rates the most important even,
in history--the founding of she
first English-speaking settle.
ment in America, at jamestown,
Va, in 1907, where Captain
John Smith and a small party
of colonests established a vi;
lage from which has grown
America, with nearly one hun.
dred million population. The
celebration will show the To.
markable position attained by
the United States ia history and
education. together with the
marvellous industrial develop.
naent aud commercial cxpan
sion during three hu n d
years. Contemporaneous with
the Exposition will be held on
the waters Of Hasnpton Roads
TIM greatest naval pageant Uvc'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14
APPALAcHIA HOME MISSION SOCIETY,

The Inman Appalachia Home
Mission Society met with Mrs.
Holley at Inman, November
9TH. the president presiding.
Devotional exercises we're con-
Quoted by Mrs. Tompkins. only
five members responded to roll
call, the lowestnumber we have
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

WE do not often boast but
we really do believe the Post IL
one Of the best weekly papers
in Southwest Virginia, and that
the people of Big Stone Gap
ought to give it better support
than they really do. We believe
it deserves it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14
TIE RECENT ELECTION.

The following unofficial vote
indicate about the majorities
the candidates received i'll the
various counties in the recent
election, which indicates that
Col. Slemp is elected to Con
gress by a majority of over
1000:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

UNCONSCIOUS by stsikSng hi-
righ' side against something.
Mrs. David McCrackcn, who
has been visiting relatives here,
started last Wednesday, Nov
ember 7th, for Abingdon Her
niece, Miss Charlotte Slower,
decided to accompany her to
Bristol. Rev. Robert Cowan
and III. A. Ramsey, of Stonega,
Rad urgent business that day at
Bristol. Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey
NEE Miss Stover) returned To
Stopega Thursday evening and
visited Appalachia Sunday.
The bride is one of our pretsiest
giris. The groom is prosper
Gus business man at Stonega-
We wish them all happiness
possible.
Mrs. II. r. Whitehead, of In
man, and Mrs. w. III. Tompkins
visited in Big Stone Gap last
Friday.
The play, "Mr. Bob" has
been set for November 81.
DR.. A +. Primer spent several
days at Mendoza last week pro-
fessionally.
Mr.. Edgar Hickam and broth
er were IN town last week.
Miss Myrtle Riggs, of East
Stone Gap. visited the Misses
Slower last Vice. and accom-
, panied Miss Charlotte Slower to
Bristol.
II. ID. Baker, superintendent
of county schools, visited the
school here last Friday.
Prof. Dougherty and Miss
Riggs each visited their HON,
last T ne 5 d a y afternoOn-wt
suppose to vote.
{ AS we read last weeks Pos
and the Household Hints we
wondered If the editor had beer
> helping at home and learned
, these hints.
Mrs. Lsnier entertained the
! Ladies' Social Club Saturda,
/. afternoon from 3 to ; i'm he
apartments. II Ter home wa,
tastefully decorated ia vinei
and potted plants. Part Of the
; program was as follows:
{ Recitation - Watermillions-
D by Miss Hale.
J Solo with guitor accOmpa
paniment-Miss Lanier.
Reading from Luciele-Mrs
G Grim.
j Advice on Marrying a Illus
e band-Mrs. Lee. we wonde
: if this is from experience.)
Song with guitar accompa
niment-L o d of Creation
c Mrs. Lanier.
q Nexr came the conundrun
o dinner.
4 Miss Riggs. by answering In
most questions, secured h
prize, a beautiful cup an
II saucer.
c Ambrosia with Nabisco wafer
J. were next served and enjOye
4 by all.
The ladies were next aske
TO send a telegram using th
u words onions, > O'Clock an
Is never. Miss Burger secure
a the prize with the following
- Send my beans and onions at
. O'Clock or never. Miss Rigg
. was considered next best.
5. Election Of officers followe
s, with President, Mrs. Laniel
% Secretary. Miss Elliott; Treas
- urer, Miss Horton. eommitte
on by laws, Misses Hale, Rigg
IL and Burgen.
TO The Club after thanking TIA
he hostess for her interesting an
IN delightful reception, adjourne
. to meet in three weeks wit
- Mrs 0rin. The gentlemen al
wondering when they will |
he invited.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

THE result of the recent cleo
ton was very pleasing TO our
Republican friends, and we be-
lieve il surprised them more
than IL did the Democrats.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

a union depot will benefit
Big Stone Gap more than any
thing at the present time. The
town is entitled 20 one and we
believe the State Corporation
Commission will assist us in
getting one.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

The Post was about the only
paper in the county that was
able TO get ont last week and
maintain its usual standard. Ii
matters not 10 us how au cleo
ton goes we are not effected in
the least.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

Statesmen WANTED 10 look after
our interest in Wise and adjoiD-
ing counties. Salary or Com
mission. Address The Victor
Oil Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
1913
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Now that the election is over
and the result known, let's get
together and do something TO
help build up our town and
county.
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THOSE who failed TO fill their
coal houses during the summer
will have to pay dear for their
neglect this year.
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RICHMOND DISTRICT.
Big Stone Gap, (at Furnace)

hope the payers will be hand settle their
the per penalty added December The
that after that date oil property subject distress
and levy
Let everybody forward end pay Up promptly spd svs
money.
Respectfully,
r. ;, BARRON, Tsv.sa.es
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

THE change in the weather
this week reminds one that
winter is here.
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DoN'T fail 10 read the Post s
big clubbing offer i'm this issue.
You can't beat this combination
anywhere.
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witu s<.s la .lr ola. Ia ~ s.t
every typs II war vessel from
the navies Of all foreign nations
will participate Another at
tractive feature will be the in
ternational military encamp-
ment i'm which attachments Of
troops Of European countries
will unite with the soldiers Of
the United States ir : series of
drills. maneavers. parades, etc.
The site of the Exposition is
located within twenty minutes
ride of the Tidewater cities of
Virginia, reached either by troll
ley or steamer, and nature has
combined with the ingenuity of
man in making a beautiful and
picturesque spot The grounds
cover more than 400 acres, with
two miles Of water front facing
the greatest waterway in ths.
world. and commands an I'M
surpassed view of innumerab q
points of national and historic
interest.
TIL c scheme of landscape
decoration will be novel and
elaborate, one of the attractive
features being the floral fence
which surrounds the ground
IL is made of trumpet vines
trained on mesbed wire, inter
twlned with honeysuckle and
crimson ia bier roses, the effecl
being an artistic triumph oil
towering beauty.
More than twenty five exhibit
palaces are now nearing com
pletiou, comprising Auditorium
Manufacture and Liberal Arts
! Mines and Metallurgy Marine
Appliances, Machinery, Foo,
/ Products. Arts n a Crafts
Transportation, Social Econ
omy. etc, in addition 10 tn
government and State building
and pavilions. They will be o
semi-permanent construction
and IN appointments will exec
any similar group of building
ever erected. In architecture
they will all be of the colouia
1, period, forming an appropriat
setting 20 the natural beautie
Of the environment.
Another attractive featur
will be the government pleasur
pier extending 1000 feet int
5 Hampton Roads. At either en-
! il will be Surmounted with ligh
I towers and a working exhibi
b Of wireless biography. Tn
! entire structure will be illumi
mated by thousands Of arc an
incandescent electric lights, al
fording an uneXceled view G
the naval display. Amusement
, have not been lost sight Of. an
a the "Warpath," covering NOR
than a mile, will offer a divers
q fled class of original novelties
In assembling the exhibit
especially those representa-
the varied industries and I'll
liberal arts the managers of I'll
}. Exposition have been careful I
n select only such as show I'll
!. latest and best attachments j
n every line of industry. Henc'
il will be the first "selective
= Exposition ever held in I'll
United States, in which even
. phase of commercial and il
= dustrial development will
= displayed SO arranged and ella
. sified that visitors may obtai
!, an intelligent understanding
Il the history and growth of ar
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LOST, STRAyED or STOLEN.

Medium sized, pale red beef
COW. ] will give rs reward for
her return TO my barn at Big
Stone Gap. X. w. FLANARY.
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You can never tell how an
election is going. is one thing
certain.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-14

Old newspapers for sale at
this office.
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We have opened up new stock of Groceries Most
everything that GrocerS handle Why do you pay 60 10
per higher for your when you buy the
same for less money? We wonder why this is Our
prices all Staple Articles about SO per lower an
you pay for the goods elsewhere. The old adage goes
money made is money saved. Give a chance
Yours TO please,
J. w. RObinette.
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Notice to Tax Payers.

viii be at the following times and places either in person
by deputy for the Of receiving the Taxes and Leve of
fori
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Our European Trade.

Washington. = Europe takes two
thirds of the exports of the United
States end supplies practically one
half of the imports, says a bulletin is
sued by the Department of Commerce
and Labor. OF the s1,002 100000 worth
OF merchandise sent TO Europe in 1905,
S239 100000 was manufactures, the
other S7S2, 100000 worth being largely
foodstuffs and manufacturers mater
ials.
In 1900 the exports to Europe crossed
the billion dollar line and since then
have averaged about $1,000, 100000 per
annum. In 1900 the exports to all sec
tions of the world other than Europe
were $354 900 900 in value, in 1905 they
were sos, ,O0O.O 900, the growth since 1900
in exports to the nOn-European couu-
tries having been proportionately
greater than that to Europe. PrlOr 10
1890 the share of the imports dawn
from Europe averaged about fifty-f1ve
per cent; in 1905, it was 4S.4 per cent.
This reduction, the bulletin says, is ap-
parently accounted for by the growing
demand in the United States for trOpi-
cal and sub-tropical products which are
supplied almost exclusively by the
other grand divisions of the world.
The value of these products into the
United States in 1905 was $598, 200, 900
against $500, 900 900 in 1895.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
DEATH OF HERR MOST.
Noted Anarchist Dead Of Erysipelas
at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati.-Herr Johann Most, the
anarchist. died in this city Saturday
OF erysipelas.
Herr Most was delirious most OF the
time during his last few days. Illness,
suffering greatly, but occasionally re-
peating parts Of his most famous
speeches. using the German language.
with which he was naturally most ia
miliar.
For several years Herr Most es-
capped Imprisonment by toning down
his utterances as editor and public
speaker. In 1886, the year when an
archy reached It's elimination in the
United States, Most got himself into
trouble by advising his hearers to buy
rifles wherewith to shoot capitalists.
Three years afterward he told them to
follow the example OF the Chicago
bomb throwers. On both occasions he
was given year upon Blackwell's ISL
and in which to think out details Of
both programs"
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
ONE COMPANY WITHDRAws.
Holly People Will Control Holbrook
Valley.

Denver.-A La Junta special to the
Republican says: A lively contest has
been on for the last two months be-
tween the Holly Construction Com
pany and the American Beet Sugar
Company. In addition to the large
sugar refinery which is being built at
the new town of Swink by the former
company, it is also engaged in building
a railroad into the Holbrook valley to
tap that rich agricultural district and
to provide transportation for the large
amount of sugar beets to be raised by
the farmers of that section.
The American Beet Sugar Company
of Rocky Ford has also had contrac-
tors, men and teams at work con-
structing another railroad line into
the Holbrook valley paralleling the
road being built by the Holly company.
The majority of the farmers signed
their beet sugar contracts with the
Holly Construction Company, which
will give the road being built by that
company the larger share Of the traffic.
Within the last few days the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Company has called on
the contractors, men and teams en-
gagged in building its roadbed and all
work on the railroad to be built by this
company has been stopped. This will
leave the Holly company in possession
Of the field.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Fatal SnowsIide at creede.

Denver.-A dispatch from Creede,
Colorado, Monday night says: A snow
slide came down Mammoth mountain
at o'clock this afternoon at the East
Willow Mining Company's mill, kill
ing one man. Samuel East, and demol-
ishing the blacksmith shop in which he
was working. The news was 'phoned
to town, and 100 men with shovels
were soon at work endeavoring to save
the unfortunte mans life, but he had
evidently been killed instantly and
was found under six feet Of snow
within an hour. The slide was heavy
one and drove large mining timbers
more than 200 feet into the opposite
side of The canon. East was member OF
tie Eagles and Woodmen of the World,
in which latter he carried a $4,000
policy. He was well known, and an
old resident here. He leaves a wife
and one child.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Lake Steamer Burned.

Sheboygan, Wis.-The Goodrich line
steamer Atlanta en- route to Milwaukee
Monday, was burned to the waters
edge twelve miles south of ShebOygan.
But one life was lost in the wreck,
Mike Hickey. deck hand, being
drowned in trying to escape from the
flames. The Atlanta is valued at
about $l50,000. The Atlanta left She
boygan at 10 O'Clock south bound with
a crew of sixty men and two passen-
gers. The fire was discovered at
Ills. The crew was at once set at
work fighting the flames and the fight
was kept up until l o'clock. when Cap
tain McCauley decided to abandon the
shin