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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-17
EXAMINATIONS.

At the close of the Institute /
on July 3Oth. 3lst and August /
LIST. the regular State eXamina-
tion viii be held at the lnsti-
tute. The examination on the
professional course Will be held
on the same dates.
To obtain first grade certih-
cate the applicant must be eX-
amined on the following sub
jects:
"Orthography Gnclu d in Z
punctuation). Reading, Writ
ing. Arithmetic Including bus
mess fOrms), Elementary Alge-
bra, Grammar. Geography,
History of the United States,
History of Virginia, Civil Gov
ernment Including the govern
ment of Virginia., Drawing
Theory and Practice of Teach
ing, Physiology and Hygiene
and one branch of Science
either Physical Geography, FL
ementary Physics or Elemen
tary Agriculture-and one d
vision of History, either Gen
eral or English
To obtain a second grade Ger
tificate the applicant must b
examined on the following sui
Jects:
"Orthography Gn Il Il d i N
punctuation), Reading, Writ
ing, Arithmetic Including bu'
mess forms). Grammar, Geo!
raphy, History of the Unite
States, History of Virgins
Civil Government, Gnciudir
the government of Virginia
Drawing, Theory and Practi'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-17
SKATING RINK
Opened Saturday Nigh! and Done Big
Business.

The skating rink was opened
70 the public on Saturday night
and until closing time-eleven
O'Clock. The building W a 5
crowded with skaters and visi-
tors and a jolly good time was
the experience of all. Though
some pretty hard falls were no.
ticed. no one was hurt, and the
fun increased as the evening
passed by. Fully 200 people
were present.
The rink is controlled by
| Messrs. Lee j. Smith, J. h,
| Taggart and Arthur Foster and
they heve employed Mr.. Pau
! Chestnut, a polite and courteou:
young man, as manager, ant
we have every reason TO believ'
the place will be kept orderl,
and up-to-date and no imprope
conduct tolerated for a mOmen
2 by anyone
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-17

Attain adjourned meeting of +
the town council on last Satur
dav night the ordnance per-
tanning to the license of mer- +
chants dom- business in town +
was notified and passed The
new ordinance requires uer-
chants to pay "a tax of $500 on
the first thousand dollars pur-
chased and 25 cents on each add
|dition0l $500 purchased mp 70
and including fifty thousand
ldollars. over fifty thousand
dollars. one dollar ON each one
Thousand dollars purchased
D This license must bee paid an
inuaiy on or before the hrSt OF
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-17
NEW RAILROAD.
pepori That Jaeger Southern Railway
VIII Connect With \. q ",

Falls Mills. Va. May s.-Ihe F
surveying party. after about +
three weeks hard work. have F
about completed the survey up
Mud Fork, to connect with tne
Jaeger southern Railway some
where close 60 what is known
as the HOrspen cove. They are
very highly pleased as to Cine
+ fine grade they get by going
f this route. and the cost of con-
struction will be So m uc D.
cheaper than going up fig
+ Branch. or connecting with ihe
|Chnch Valley road.
It haas been officially am
Inounccd that the Jaeger south
| ern will connect with the main
lime at Falls Mills Arrange
lments are being speedily made
for the construction OF the Mud
Fork branch, and for the neces
. sarv vardage as this point II
: will REQUIRE considerable yard
age for the company 90 handle
the business that Will com
- from the Jaeger southern. 10 d.
e also rumored that this compan,
- will build line up Brush torI
t Go connect with the Deepwate
e at or near Princeton. w VA.
There is no doubt nm th
al minds of the people that n th
So near future Falls Mills VIII b
'rl La great railroad centre. to
Is many long years she has bee
SIS a quiet little village reStln
r- peacefully i'm the beautiful BLU
~ stone River Valley, but we a
* / glad 20 see fortune turn h'
s- wheels towards this place an
he i'm the near future we expect
re see Falls Mills a thriving tow
rs, of some three or four thousai
of inhabitants. Graham Banner
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-17

WANTED Travelling Sales
man. Muss furnish references
and invest One Thousand a.
600 OO) Dollars. in first class 9
per cent. Bonds Salary and
expenses paid. Experience not
required, we teach business at
our mills. The Wheeling Roof
ing & Cornice Co, Wheeling
w Va. I4-ls
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About The Normal.
To the Teachers of the Clinch Valley
Counties.
Counties.

tvs give below a letter from /
,,;nal c. Y. Chapman, OF
vorton Schools This letter
.,eared in the last week :
Atom Free Press and it is TO-
. De point:
rho state Normal School that
ms ~ Big Stone Gap on the
II. If June is of immense I'm,
-tance to the teachers. ana
e,t;zens generally. of 7 he 3 e
The holding of the Nor
I'D here will save hundreds OF
l,'iars TO tine people OF this sec
.;on which otherwise would De
s~art nm travelling expenses
l...r5 etc. outside of these
The great uplift that 1t
win give the cause OF educa-
+ion by its inspiring effects up.
,r our teachers and people
w,N be of incalculable value
,ri viii help greatly 60 press
,rr section rapidly TO the iron
rank nm the educational wori
~ the State. With the norma
hare i'm our midst. our teacher
,an easily attend. and at com
-.ratively little expense, an'
ret the inspiration and heip s.
~rrh needed Go make them a
thev ought 90 be as successit
workers i'm our schools
III we attend Ina full fore
and make the school a succe'
from the point Of attendance,
win go far TO make 10 an inst
tuition i'm our midst. But IT ~
fan I'm this respect, IL may 3
hereafter 10 other counties th'
win appreciate 10 more and pa
ronize 10 better.
The teachers OF Lee. oco'
Wise. Dickinson, buchana
Russell and Tazewcll are ~
ciallv interested IN making o
of the state Normals "a perm
mont institution i'm the Ciin
Valley. and now rs tine day
our opportunity. Self-intere
pride i'm our section. interest
our schools all should combi
to bring ont the teachers of {
above-named counties nm 4
force. and impel them 90 DO
in their power. up To and d
ing the term of the school,
assure it's success
The consequence of fam
now would be 10 leave our S
tion for the future without
normal. and force us Co m'
long. roundabout. eNpens
trips tO other points. and m'
of our teachers must, of nee
sitv. fail TO attend any nor
ON account of the great eXpe
of SO doing
Let us rally to the supper
this new experiment. deterr
ed that it shall ce such "a
cess as to secure its continue
for the succeeding years.
Your fellow teacher.
G. y. CHArMA
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Of Teaching, Physiology ana ,
Hygiene. "
TO obtain a third grade Ger 1
tificate the applicant must oe
examined on the following sub \
iects:
"Orthography dncluding &
punctuationl. Reading. Writ
ing. Arithmetic Including bus
mess forms). Grammar. Heog.
raphv. History OF the Onited
States, History OF Virginia
Civil Government lncluding /
the government of Virginia. .
Physiology and Hygiene.
In view Of the fact the courses
of study at the Institute VIII oe
TOO extensive 20 be completed
with the best results during
one month. those teachers at
tending the Institute for twenty
I20 davs who hold first and
second grade certificates VIII
he allowed 90 take am eNamina-
tion ON one half OF the course
this year and viii bc credited
with those studies ON when
they make seventv-five 10 per
. cent per cent. cor more ami VIII
be permitted to take an eNaml-
nation On the rem al n D. $
. branches at the spring or sum.
mcr examination M 1907. his
? will relieve teachers now mold
D ing first and second grade Ger
u tifcates from the burden o'
taking the entire examination
. in 1907
IS Teachers now holding tnr'
~ grade certificates who wish u
l- take the examination at thi
.e time will be allowed 90 take al
90 examination ON one half of thi
it course this year and to take a
o. examination on the other haI
of the course at the summer eA
II" animation in 1000
ID, If teachers holding thlr
e. grade certificates make a nr'
nee or second grade rating on tl
n subjects they take in the exam
I'm ination at the Institute. the
OF will be given "a first or 7ecol
ST. grade certificate. which wall
ln Inn force until the eXaminatl1
ne for 1907. and DO first cor secot
ne grade rating is made on %
l,,,, second half of the eNammatio
ali this certificate Will ne chang'
mr. To one in fun force.
20 Teachers viii not he perm
ted Co take more than "a reaso
are able number of subjects. ]
ec- subjects chosen. after consult
"a tion with the conductor, mt
lke be taken through the ent
i've IcOurse.
my Arrangements for tine morn
'es- are progressing very well. D..
mai THURSDAY and Friday a num
hse of the county superlntenae
held "a meeting here Co dis'I
OF matters pertaining 60 the n
ln- mai The result of the meet
sue is a hopeful outlook. We
nee Dect 10 have three hundred
itors here next summer. I'm
territory contingent 20 us th
y. are over six hundred teach
and IL is estimated that hal
these will be i'm Attendance.
Atthe meetings We're su
intendents w. ID smith,
itute scott: W. :. Patton. OF Rus
gust r.. ID. Baker, of Wise, and
nina NJ. Davidson. of Lee
nsti- At meeting of the Cot
D the Board Ola Saturday IL was
held cided that the sum OF four
dred dollars be appropriated
,rtifi- the normal. The other coW
e eX- represented In the Frio
sub meeting viii also approp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28

perfection. who will be able to aid 9TH
ers? In the effort to help others one
often finds more Improvement than
could come from a selfish contempla-
ton of ones self alone. SO the cOun-
try which refuses to extend a helping
hand to other lands until all its poo
pie have passed beyond the need Of i'm
provement will do nothing for the
world. As the contributions to benevo-
lences would be small indeed, if only
those contributed who could DO so
without sacrifice, so the contributions
to the worlds advancement would be
but Slight if only those helped others
who were not themselves IN need of
help.
LET him who would be the chiefest
among you be the servant of ALL; if
this is the measure of national great
ness, then our nation is the greatest OF
all. for its contributions TO the world
surpass the contributions made by &ny
other nation. These contributions are
made in two ways-frst, it contributes
through the men and women who have
come from other lands TO study here;
and second, through the men and
women who have gone to other lands
as preachers and teachers
I venture the suggestion that it would
be worth while to establish schools IN
the United States where representa-
tiveS of other nations could be brought
and made acquainted with Christian
ity and with the institutions which
have grown I'D in Christian society
These could then go among their own
people and preach with greater effect
iveness than foreigners possibly can.
Next to this comes the education OF
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the launch fed across the river. Sup
pose the vial to have been filed with
oil, which ooZed drop after drop through
a tube in the cork and fell to the sur
face of the stream. 1t would have left
upon the river, aStern of the fleeing
launch, what is known as a Slick-a
trail as easily followed as that of foot
prints I'm fresh fallen snow. Suppose
that officers on the prison bOat-stop a
bit, you fellows.'
The situation suddenly had become
strained. Several of the scOwling gang
had pulled their guns.
Boyd dropped to his feet behind his
chair and laid his hands on the back
of it. The move appeared aimlesSly
made, yet he designed to use the chair
for self-defenSe. if the need arose.
LEND me your ears, you fellows" he
quickly added, with more austerity
than yet had sounded in his voice. 81
have a word of advice for you. one and
all. If you are wise you will keep it in
mind Don't added murder TO your list
of crimes. The penalty is the gallows.
Keep your neck out of the noose-that's
my advice
STOW your advicer' cried Scanlon.
with sudden savage outburst. do
you think thus to divert US from our
purpose?"
have been citing only perfectly rea-
sonable case. 1t does not appear to
please you. yet follow it one step fur
Their. Suppose the launch to have been
tracked across the river by the prison
boat; suppose that officers aboard her
Swallowed us to the railway sta
ton by means of bits of paper
through which we fled. Even now half
of the local police might surround you.
prepared to batter down your doors.
Hark-hark just one momentI Do you
hear lad whistling in the street
Might not the lad be my own-and the
whistle a signal to me that all is
ready? Let us see-let US see,'
Only a man possessed of Boyd's ire
sistibly magnetic qualities could have
checked his excited hearers up to that
crucial moment. Nearly all were upon
their feet, some glaring wildly at Scan
| Ion for instructions, while many, with
| sailing this man, who, single-handed
among them, too obviously had outlined
/ the crafty work by which he now had
| them cornered.
Before a move could be made how
ever, Boyd thrust his fingers between
his lips, and gave vent to a whistle SC
! loud and Shrill that II seemed to pierce
| the very walls.
| 1t was answered almost instantly by
crash like that of thunder. With q
huge timber the door had been dashed
from its hinges. Over the threshold
and into the room, with Jimmie Cole
man foremost. half q hundred police
men and detectives quickly poured. in
way decidedly too business-like tC
have been wisely resisted.
Only one pistol shot was heard. Az
the door fell, Scanlon leveled his re.
volver, and, with snarl of fury, SEN
one shot in the direction of Felix Boyd
Before the trigger was pressed, how
ever, Paul Wykoff had sprung acros:
the low platform and beaten up tht
madman's arm
You fool!' he Missed. seizing Scan.
| Ions wrist. Were done for-but take
his advicei Keep clear Of the moose
There are other days coraing.'
] The scene that followed requires nc
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and in the establishment of schools, or
phan asylums and hospitals.
In Syria and in Turkey the Ameri-
cans are very active. For half CEN
fury they have made Beyrout head
quarters for Syria, and thier churches
and schools are scattered all over this
portion of Asia. At Constantinople, al
so, we met large company of the rep
resentatives of the various American
churches, and their schools have been
built on both sides of the Bosphorus.
Why spend money on foreign mis-
siOns? If the oriental is happy in his
idolatry or in his worship of God
through other religious forms, why dis
turb him? These questions may be an
sWered in various ways, but one answer
VIII suffice for the purpose of this ar
ticle. The Christian ideal of life is the
highest ideal. There is no more beau
tiful conception of life than that il is
an overlooking spring. There is no true
measure of greatness except the Christ
ian measure, namely, service. If this
ideal is good enough for America. il is
good enough for all the world. If
truth must, according to eternal laws
triumph over lower ones. and how can
it triumph over lower ideals unless it is
brought into contact with them? If we
see a man engaged in some useful
work, but laboring wit hantiquated
tools, it is a kindness to him TO offer
him an implement that will multiply
his effectiveness. If we see a man fol-
| lowing a low ideal and making but lit
tie of life, is it not q kindness to offer
him a higher one which will not only
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THE CASE OF THE
CONVICT CODE
Continued from PAGE 7.


Since YOU are pleased to lear it,
this story OF your own lameness. I will
go step farther" sneered Scan!on
DO so, by all means. 1 quite enjoy
it,
Enjoy it while you may, then. for
at longest the time will be brief" cried
Scanlon more harshly II Swallowed
you to the Woodcock, and there over
heard you disclose your designs to Cole
man."
Very lame of me, indeed, as you
say"
1T was very clever. the counter
move you outlined" continued Scanion
with a sheer. You did not wish to pre-
vent my little scheme. nor the deliv-
cry of two convicts from Sing Sing
Decidedly not cried Boyd. Far
from it."
Instead, in the hope OF locating US
and our headquarters. and subsequent
ly causing our arrest, you planned tC
make it easy for me to continue my
communication with Wykof, and &c
frame up every move made this day II
would have been more clever, Mr Fe-
lix Boyd, and possibly more effective
had i not overheard it.
And met it with cOunter-move
eh?'' queried Boyd CURLY.
Precisely" nodded Scanlon, with
grim satisfaction. "It remained only fol
us to do the job, made easy by youl
own designs, and, having got you into
our hands, TO escape without being fol-
lowed. You have seen how we accom-
plished it, Yours was bold move. Mr.
Felix Boyd; a desperate game to have
played against men Of our cloth; and
having lost it, you must pay the price
You aimed to place yourself among us
than RI ipS arrpSf-'
stop a Bit" cried Boyd abruptly
you've made a mistake, Mr.. Scanlon
You've GOT the cart before the horse
Mr.. Big Finger. l aimed to insure YOU
arrest, not after, but before / entered
your Villainous stronghold. Stop bit
1 sayi There's another side of the
story"
The quizzical scrutiny with which h
had been badgering Scanlon still lin
gered in Boyd's keen. gray eyes. Ye
his voice, when he CURLY interrupted
had subtle ring unheard before. anC
the unexpected declaration he had mad
startled every nearer.
Scanlon glanced sharply about
checked with a gesture the apprehen
sive movements of several of his gangl
then snarled suSpiciOusly. with hi
frowning gaze reverting TO Boyd's dis
passionate face:
Speak plainly, curse you. Why d.
you say I've put the cart before tn
horse? What do you mean by anothe
side of the story"
Boyd had not moved from his sea
| on the back of his chair. His attitud
was still that of absolute unconcern
and only the sharper CLEAN of hi
watchful eyes betrayed that he recog
nized any change in the existing situa
| ton. For a moment he did not answer
and again the profound silence wa
broken only by the sound heard one
| before--that distant whiStling of
popular air as of a lad in the cit.
] streets
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multiply mis- usefulness, but his happi-
ness as we'll? If the Christian ideal is
worthy to be presented in every land,
and experience has shown that it Is
an ideal capable of being made univer-
sal, for it has commended itself to
people of every cline and of every
tongue.
But it is said that we must not neg
lect home missions in our zeal to carry
the gospel and its attendant blessings
to foreign shores. This is a familiar OBJ
lection, but as a rule il us urged by
those who do the least for home mis-
sions. l think | am far within the
truth when ] say that the most liberal
contributors TO foreign missions are al
SO the most liberal contributors to
home missions. and that those who are
so afraid that work at home will be
sacrificed for work abroad are the very
ones who themselves make few Sacri-
fees for the work at home. The same
spirit which leads one to be generous in
the support of those benevOlences
which are Immediately about him, leads
him TO take an interest in the needy
wherever they are found. The same
spirit which makes one anxious TO
have the sermon on the mount known
in his neighborhOod leads him TO desire
that the knowledge of this sermon and
the philosophy which it contains shall
be brought to the people of all the
world.
There is another answer to those Who
say that we must confine our efforts to
the home field until we have supplied
every moral need. If an individual Ie-
fuses to assist in the Improvement OF
others until he has himself reached
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Then Boyd laughed lightly, as he had
done before.
Don't be alarmed, you fellows" said
he. with a glance over the frOwning
faces confronting him. You seem to
fear me, even while having all the best
of me, as your rascally leader yonder
stated. His clevernesS is quite COM
mendable, 1 am sure. 1t is true that
planned to make ii easy for you Ia
liberate Wykoff and yonder thieving
ruffian. 1t is true that / apparently de-
signed to aid their escape. and thus
force myself among you. 1t is true that,
having landed me here without being
tracked by the police, you should feel
perfectly secure"
And so we do. the devil take you"
cried Scanlon, with suppressed ferOcity-
why do you barter words in this fash
ion?"
Because. as remarked" said Boyd,
with a curious smile, there's another
] side of the story.
What other side?" snarled Scanlon,
with his malevolent eyes aglOw with
quickened suspicion.
Lets suppose a case, Mr.. Big Fin
ger" said he, with provoking display
| of candon. You'll hear me with pa
tience I'm sure, as / heard you. 1t is
only a supposable case mind you. to
| illustrate the other side of the story.
No foundation, in fact, as you'll plain
| ly see
| Scanlon's hand had closed hard
around his revolver. He distrusted this
beginning, and a certain vague appre-
hension imDelled him to learn what it
presaged. With a darker frown, with
his searching eyes fixed constantly on
Boyd's unreliable face, he rejoined
curtly
I'll hear what you have to say
Boyd smiled again and nodded.
Il merely aim. since you have Ques-
toned my superior cunning, Mr.. Scan
| ion, to show how you. even, might have
overleaped your mount" said he, with
insinuating suavity. Suppose, to begin
with, that you were not as clever as
YOU thought. Suppose that merely by
| chance / discovered you on. my track,
that l at once suspected your purpose,
that deliberately led you to the Wood
/ cock. and there selected one of two
vacant booths adjoining, that you might
overhear the disclosures and designs
confided to Coleman"
TOO far fetchedv' sneered Scanlon.
/ Much too far"
"Yet not impossible" argued Boyd
with insinuating pleasantly suppose
TO continue, knowing how readily you
would take the bait, that / played the
y
moment you landed me aboard your
! launch.
Admitting even that. we still should
have the advantage" he cried savage
i iy. I'VE could not have been followed
! made sure of that"
i Quite right nodded Boyd. 1.-The
4 fog made pursuit next to impossible
l Yet even that condition might have
been overcome by clever man."
i Like yourself?" sneered Scanlon.
4 Like myself, if you WILL nodded
/ Boyd.
u ''In what way?"
"Suppose-for this still is SUPPOSE
i ton only" continued Boyd, still oddly
| smiling-"suppose that, while 1 leaned
Il apparently exhausted against the raj
\ of your launch, l had attached to it q
few feet of fine, black thread, at the
end of which was a small vial Suppose
left it suspended over the side, while