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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
DISCUSSING All SORTS.

cone of the boys writing +
TO tine Bristol Courier from Big F.
Stone Gap. has the following 20 /
say.
GAS I never see anything lu
vour valued paper from TINS
place. and know at the same
time that some of Che best writ
ers i'm the land reside mere, ! am
at first surprised. and neNt VIII
trV to start some of them on oN
writing these few lines my sell.
IN am not newspaper writer
however. and "a late SUBSCRIBER
10 the Courier. having enlisted
when the books came OUT
~Our Islands and their People
which think are fine an'
$ worth several times the price
e. ! was pleased to read OF
t man like your Judge. john w
% Price. who could afford TO re
n huke "a man i'm open court TO
,r Offering doubtful testimony
.e Such things seems good M thes
&c davs OF open debauchery
D. Next. l believe, came ot
r. friend Webster with a new de
re milton of the word finite
es and his ideas of theology. In
ge brought out Mr.. Gemmei, WI
q amendments Then came yo
of correspondent, "H., - with
nv stone quarry drill and a han
ch ful of yellow mud We ina
ms cot the boat landed when
of ". Summers came TO the r
of cue in your issue of the 3lst q
nat In my estimation these are
lav things that make a newspal
age interesting. We might add q
ser people as a general thing sea
led the scriptures for jusutlcat
me of themselves, instead OF kno
,ich edge as to righteousness; or
lass other words, do not stop
any ponder over "WhatsoeVei
man seweth, that shall he
vful reap or Man shall be Jud
the according to deeds done In
ans body" Or the three char
,ora- constituting the Sermon on
II or Mount. think there are
n to many round about Christ
ooks now adays, and the result
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
OEEPWATER RAILWAY.

The Herald has from time TO
time printed the actions OF the
Deepwater railway, the puzzlo
of the railroad construction
world for many months past
Yesterday II stated that the
road was buying the rlghts-oi p
way in Logan and L'ncoih
counties. Today 1t can INFORM
theI public that the agents oi
the Deepwater are purchasing
the rights of-way down tht
Guyan. in this county, an'
within a few miles Of this CITY
Ii is now almost certain ina
the Deepwater, of which tn
Tidewater as a branch, whlc
begins at Loop Greek IN Kama
wha county, and Is constructe
TO a point in Wyoming count.
is the property of the StandaI
Oil Company, and the line WI
be built down the Guyan
this city, bridge the Ohio at Il
mouth of Symmes Creek, al
go on TO Columbus and tl
Lakes. The rights of way
Ohio are over half secure
The Ramsey Lorain route TO
Hooking Valley coal fields {
pears to be a part of the gre
coal road system.
Marvin Cook, of Hinton, a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19

be n case where the blind lead
the blind. They with all fall
into the ditch.
Building is going on at a good !
rate all along the line of the
new railroads. Coal operations
and industries OF various kinds
are moving. From Norton 70
/ Pennington Gap there rs one
string of towns with but a short
interval of space between them
especially will IL be so when the
: new railroad now building from
. Appalachia via IN b d e n
through the Crab Orchard IS
completed. which Is to be with
/, in this year. In the meantime
5 Big stone Gap expects TO bios
"a som like the rose.
Being situated 90 one side OF
4 all this c0mmotion. IN the mos
90 beautiful valley, where tou
,r rivers come together, making q
a most desirable place of abode
we have good schools. good SO
cietV. and fun without end
Like an cities, we have her
our variety show. an old ma
n that wants TO get married, az
,i- other with a perpetual motto
M machine. a spiTitualistlc meu
ly lum. several young fellows de
UlI pcratelv I'm love. "a whole arm
,er of real live dudes. a brass BAN
nc. the church social. the curte
.en bell at %. m., a law again
-ill splitting on the sidewalk, W
of Horton as mayor. adminisi'
FIR ling Justice 60 AN evil doors. al
bile ITIden GIlv with writ
-snatchom -catchem ln ea
hand. There is ALSO Gilbert
knight. the eminent and pre-
the cient editor of the Post. ai
rice ALWAYS for items and news
for Il his paper. which. bv the way
3uv now auietreadible. Last.out
AA iloast. we have "a postmasterf
ot is up- to-late. the prince oi -
ew~ fellows. and good Goo us n'
a~h- buf "a bachelor How that
The low cam come in contact "
COM SD many of rhc best look
gov eir--and Big Stone Gap
real more pretty girls to the s4l
ially nch cham amy town ln
u.s. of State and still keep ODD
eiEn bachelor column IS One oi
peau unexplained mysteries OF
men region.
0ing ONE 0F THE bon
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19

Special Invitations Extended Their Oiu
rens Go be prcseni on jamestown
NaV

Norfolk. Na.. April it.-On
th. 18th dav of May. 1909 on .
ths waters of Hampton Roads
and on it's shores in NoriolHs
countv the three hundredth
ANNIVERSARY of the first perma-
mont settlement of English
speaking people in America Will
f be- memoralized Boy the James
town Exposition.
This date will be jamestown
/ |Dav There were Spanish set
/ tlers i'm America before James
town. aud the French had es-
tablished some villages along
the Canadian coast, but the
. n,lisades ON P0whatan' $ HlVel
! which were named after the
/, reigning monarch OF EnglanI'
formed the first village ln On.
.. western world where EnglS
r was spoken.
a The descendants of the orig
NAL settlers are scat te e.
p throughout the United states
.d Recently when the Daughtel
of the American kevoluuo
"a visited jamestown Island,
\ was found that not less tina
.e- fifteen visiting members OF 90
or society traced their anceSt
~ directly 10 some inhaoltant
.se jamestown.
The Exposition manageme
ur have discovered many Janl'
ef- towners and have invited tn.
. - To participate I'm the ceiebratl
nat ON the 18th day of May
ith Recently it has been sugge
,ur ed that inhabitants OF OIL
a Jamestowns and descenda
nd Of past inhabitants should
,llv included IN the general NV
q tion. and, ramifying Il
res thought. take in all the pee
nit. of an the cities named a
the James the First.
,per The Postal Guide of the =
fhat ed States gives Jamestown'
arch the following States: AlaOa
lion Arkansas, California, Color
owl Georgia, ILLINOIS, II u q
T, IN Iowa, kansas hen.u0
, to isiana. Michigan, Missouri,
r. q York. North Carolina, y
also Dakota. Ohio, Pennsylv'
dyed Rhode Island len"Sssee XS9sS.
, the Wisconsin, besides Nirgi
piers settlement. -.
n the Three OF THESE Jan.es :
e too are county seats; one 1u0
'tians tai or kusseil couney,
. will tucky, another of Slut
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19

"a elsewhere through
az ~ south. but more partic. 9
,sarlv in this Virginia W. !
1ss; Kentucky coal ans .
s., tbere is a development III
'f1o., go &c so extensive and so mo-
p'0s 80 as 10 battle any at
i''eI,l - - % circums crlb be ITS
s'e.s's AZ or chronicle all ITS te3'-
Doop II i almost and as II the /
uEe IS the very dreamers OF
p'oi .oration ago. had rubbed
q ke 80 Aladdin's lamp ana I
s'ss Z sSs, Of genii had started tortn /
2 49, 80 realities of all the Wis
- -: of greatness for this sec
,e..s . .bat had been foreseen IN
e,9' ho ears since coal became
e~eccgnized - as the king oil '"e
indnstrial world ,-.;,;o
Nhile Southwest Virginia
"a me same holds good as TO
ar IN If the adjacent territ0,ry
80 West Virginia. henluShS :
re-, ~ nessee and North Calroi'na
oav with an propriety oe de
-o,.,inated as still an uneNpiof.
~ ~ region. i'm the sense tha'
- .tbino like complete know
o. of its resources mas oeO' oe
&eortained. - vet the genera,
- facts Of enormous wealt'
sr rcoal iron, timber and olhe
resources were SO Wen os'a ,.' y
tslJished i'm the years ION
- that tits almost amuslh
- See the present tltantic o5l
y. 4, nrogress between th
- ~ railroad affairs, wn
ar frantically striving l'
sfrategic positions m TINS se
in AS though its important
- inst now been discoVere
wbile iu these hills and Nai
ar sepulured the bones
~ who wore out th'
strength trying TO induce l cai
tnlists Co develop TINS count
long years ago.
U8rdlv a anewspaper today
nears without the annouh'
rent of some new railroad p
iect with design 20 penelr'
49, coal fields of this sect'
A. make easier the deVeioFm
nj the territory and the sn
mont of it's products TO tne la
cn one side and 20 the inte'
south and the seaboard ON
other. Uncomputed miili
ma committed 10 railroad g
struction right now, and IN
dition there are proJecteu
roads so numerous that
finds il impossible 70 remen
even the Incorporated nal
Rranch lines and extension
feed the old established r
are among these lines pro
ed as well as railroads W
i'm their scope and purpose
practically new trunk
and vet an examination ol
ola map of this section WI
monstrate that hardly ono
now building or talked .ao'
anything other than the
zafion of some bygOne d'
The very names OF these
roads make demonstrate
the fact that their projects
as keenly alive 10 the pos
ties of the situation a az
men of millions who are
ground today
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19

inpton. ky. where me was tried
ON n charge of murder and ac-
omitted The charge was the
result of "A raid in Buchanan
county. Va. during July OF last
wear. in the course of which a
party of m0onshiners opened
fire on Tucker and his posse.
H. the exchange of shots Tuck
or was wounded and ALVIN
Carter. a fugitive from justice
was killed. Others sustained
injuries.
The case was moved 10 Ken
tucky. but Tucker and his me 7
were found not guilty.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
CLOSED DOWN FOR REPAIRS.

The Bristol Courier says the
blast furnace of the Virginia
Iron. Coal x Coke CO., at Max
Meadows, Va, has been closed
down for repairs IL will re-
Guire about one month TO com
plete the work that Is needed to
be done.
Chemist ID. K. Farrar, OF the
Max Meadows furnace, has
been transferred TO the BRISTOL
iron furnace to assist at the
Laboratory, while the former
place is being repaired.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
RUSHING WORK IN HOLSTON VALLEY,
SURVEYS Almost Complete and Contract TOT
Construction Soon to be Let

kingspOrt, Tenn, Apru
New developments are being
recorded each day, which tend
10 make conclusive the certain
ty OF the completion Of the Hol-
ston River railway from Bull's
Gan. Tenn. 70 MOccasin Gap,
Va Announcement was made
here today that the two engin-
eering corps that have been en-.
yaged locating the line had
mot at the old Bradley farm on
the stage road four miles west
of kingsport.
Following close behind the
locating corps of engineers rep
resentatives of the Holston XIV
F. .er Railway company are ouy-
r ing rights-of-ways aud where
T satisfactory deals cannot oe
closed for rights-of-ways con-
ldemnation proceedings have
o. heen started. The people IN
= Hawkins county are greatly
h |elated over the prospects Tor
D.. the roads completion and the
larger land owners are Offering
Il free ughts-of-way and otner
.e concessions tt ls stated mere
ON excellent authority that the
fcontract for the construction OF
Ithe line will be awarded az once
to the Callahan Construction
company. of Knoxville, Tenn
a. 4 member of that company ls
as reported 90 have travelled over
ls- the proposed route tins week
VIM. Feagin. who resides OF
lv lthat line. states that thousand
=, lof bushels of grain is being pur
Icha-ed hy men who claim
u.s. will he consumed bv stock o
lia the railway grade itis though
|that the actual work of con
struction will Doe started ID
-I I MAY D..
nu- Vn. promoters have bee
''- pushing che surveying corps l.
Ithe past three weeks. the crew
iap being forced TO work ON Su
AZ ldavs and every available no
s AT during the week. The peoi
and I'm Hawkins county are not
the least excited over the oi
ratious and many think the Ia
rec is being Doomed for specuian
day purl 1ses There is every r'
SON to believe that the schei
win be "A success and that
Wolstcn River railway Will
built
The Unaka corporation, ~ n
the syndicate purchased hundr
ming of acres OF land in the Kin
The port vicinity. has also purca
little ga valuable properties in
uon- eastern par5 OF Hawkins GO
dia- .tv and this fact alone car
ected well informed people 90 bell
those that the Holston River con
the ny is kindred to thc south
Western company which Is
nuon ing financed by the Seao'
little Air Line railway company
We're the South * Western ls as
atcd in the H0lston River
eve pauy's scheme the :. X ".
.n ap- Die mn authority here clal
gh not have no knowledge of an
evious George L. Carter Wa
ns 10y Kmgsport Wednesday and
an and understood that he was he
ecitcd. the interest OF the Onaka C
enter ration
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
TIE TWO CENT RATE BILL.

Relow is full test of Dele .
yate Churchman' famous two
cent railroad rate bill. as Do ap .
ncars with the Senate amend
ments. IL will be observed from l
a study of the text of the meas
ure that while 10 provides tine
two cent rate only when 'o'
mile books are purchased, lhe /
railroads are compelled TO re- /
fnnd with deduction of the
regular rate I'M case all OF the
5o0 miles are not Travelled.
The text of the measure ioi- /
lows. c
eral Assembly of Virginia.
That from and after this ACT
Shall take effect. the power is
conferred I'm the State Corpora
tion Commission. and % is rec
ouired 20 fix and prescribed a
schedule of rates for the trans,
portation of passengers 10y am
. transportation companies OFT
combinations. and until such
rates are prescribed by the
State Corporation Commission.
an transportation companies oi
= corporations. operated by steam
shall at an times keep ON sai'
y, at each and every station iniic
age books of five hundred mile
= and over. which books ma.
I. contain such reasonable condi
- tions and restrictions as ma
~ from time 90 time be approve
~ bv the State Corporation Con
4. mission.
n And until said rates al
-. fixed and subscribed IL shall
~ ~ unlawful for any transports
\. tion company or corporauo
- operated by steam, 90 charge
as collect a greater sum than Nv
81. cents per mile on such miiea'
~ hooks and such mileage boo
49, shall be good and valid Tor Z
80 a. use of anv dependent househ'
-. -, member of the family TO 7
~ marty 20 whom issued, dwelh
vi under the same roof, within G
- wear after the date of the sat
~ nrovided however, the name
80, any person SO emitted 10
a CT such book or books shall
'' nf furnished in writing by the p
- chaser at the time OF purch'
bili. and shall be inserted J"
,be book or books.
~ 3. The purchaser or
mileage book or such perso
may be entitled TO use the s.
as mentioned in section tw
this act. shall be entitled
ne TO travel ON the lines OF
f the transportation companies
uzzlc corporations IN this state on
ctiOn presentation of such mll
past. book. over the lines owned,
the trolled or operated by such
ts-Of- poratiOn issuing said mli
ncOln hook. for the number OK
lfOrm called for by the SAID mi
ITS of book or any portion ths
lasing and the conductor or agei
n the such transportation com
and or corporation shall d
5 city. from said mileage book Co
D that representing the numoe
IN the miles travelled at the "a
which two cents per mile, excep
Kama five miles as a minimum
.ructed be detached, and such IN
book shall entitle the pur'
andard thereof or the parties e
ne will to use the same, TO the
van to rights and privileges 10
) at the the holder of the highest
X, and ticket issued by said co
nd the OF corporation is entitled
way in 4. That it shall be un
secured. for any person other tn
tie TO the authorized agent OF the
elds APP portation company or {
Ie great ton issuing the same tC
otherwise deal in or
ton, and sell such mileage book Q
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19
ACQUITTED or MURDER.

Danville, Va, April lS.-
DEPUTY Collector of Internal
revenue G.. NJ. Tucker, of Dan
vile. has returned from Gov
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-19

Legal forms of all kinds for
sale by the Wise Printing Com
pany-
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Taylor, Virgil Stocker, Herber.
Underwood, Jean Tenant, Or
vile Vittetoe.
Room SIx-May Alexander,
James Alexander, Ernest Allen,
Edwin Allison, Ray Beezley. Le-
ona Boiling, Fern Borum, Mabel
Holdredge, Clarence Griffin, Neva
Hunt, Lyle Johnston, Ethel Mar
tin, George Merchant. Frances
Tenant. Tasso Morgan, Cecil
Stocker, Rose Young, Mamie
Swan, Alice Kerns. George Wy
man.
Room SEvEN-John Allison,
Earl Dean, Otto Bross. Janet
Hill, Roy Gabler, Mildred Hill,
Fred Hunt, Albert Klatt, Merrie
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Mathews, Hans Rudolph, John
Davis, Harry Graham, Frank
Gabler.
BETHLEHEM-Fra Curtiss,
Helen Bruce, Mary Quinn, Floyd
Williams, Mamie Williams, Ival
Merchant, Guy Kemp, Watson
Curtiss.
HIGH ScHooL-Jetta Anderson,
Chester Ault, Emma Bruce, Cliff
ford. Griffin, Frank Chaplin, Har-
vey Lane, Glenn Lewis. Vivian
Martin, Edna Mathews. Charley
Rhodes.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Yon Eliyah Dowre haf banished
ol four legged cats from Zion
Ceety. Oh, rats!
Las weak Shicago sent Dunno
to Danver, an Danver got back by
yabben Speer ento Shicago.
Now dey want to haf field lab
oratory for foot ball game. Ok
pect to assay de slugs. Ay spose.
Vomen's club en- Danver hat
decided Shakespeare bane dead.
Ay hope hae skall regard das as
official.
Ven faller get to has fortieth
birthday hae yust realize for first
tenn vat an original. yenuine dam
fool Dock Osler bane.
Now ef dey bane goen to start
a Hall of Shame en- desc country,
yust so veil annex nodder island
to put Fam on. No room har.
No need for Stannard Oil Rog-
ers to kick yet bout pictures car
toonists maken OF ham. Yust
val, tell dey get real guide start
Shicago yudge say wife bane
luxury. Maybae so, bot ven fall
Ter haf sam Won bout saxteen var
she yenrally get to bae necessity.
Pueblo faller get hen egg odder
day vat Weigh half pound. Das
net bane anytang mooch. GUIDE
many eggs en- Jefferson county
weigh pound.
Yerman prince vat only gat
saxty-sefen tousen dollar var
purity mad bacos hae cannaw get
ct raised to cfcn sefcnty-hfe. Bot
Ay bat hae skall net yump has
yob.
Right on top of report of raise
en- price of diamonds cooms noos
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

The North Fork Fruit Grom-
ers' Association has corn, oats,
wheat and all kinds of hay in
stock. Call and get their prices
The newspaper., 1906-02-02
School Notes.


Mrs. Camp made calls in rooms
two and three last week.
The school will probably give
Washington's Birthday program
on the evening of Feb. 21.
Beulah Bilderback, Lucille
Klingensmith and George Rogers
are new pupils in room two this
week.
Ben Coquillette entered room
seven on Monday. Ben was a
member of our seventh grade last
year and is welcome addition
this year.
Elsie Wannemaker, Jessie Tay-
lor and Tressa Ballard have been
assisting Mrs. Anderson, Miss
Berg and Miss Norton during the
past week and give evidence of
becoming real teachers.
Fay Sandifer is the latest en-
rollment in Room one. The en-
rollment in this room has about
reached the limit and it now looks
as if it would be impossible to
start any more beginners this
year.
The tardiness record last week
was much better than for some
time. Rooms one and six report
no cases, rooms three and four
one case each, rooms two, five
and seven, two cases, and the
High School entirely too many.
The A. Eight Grade arithmetic
class found no terrors in Partial
[ Payments this time. Blank notes
were filled out for the use of the
pupils, bona hde endorsements
were made, the questions involved
were unfolded without any diff
Guilty.
The General Exercises in the
High School last Tuesday morn
ing were led by Miss Dixon who
likened our entering and progress
through school to the songs, On
Jordan's Stormy Banks and
showed that some pupils actually
stand on the bank all the year
while others plunge into the work
and are all year in Canaan
Happy Land" The pupils all
grasped the thought and pro-
nounced it the best of the year
The thought now is to make these
exercises more general by invit'
ing some citizens outside oi
school to conduct them occasion.
ally.
ROLL OF HONOR FOR JANUARY.
Room ONE-Albert Driscoll
Harry Hazlett, Rosa Holybee
Josie Holybee. Claud Edwards
Bennie Lane, Louise Richardson
Lois Young, Orpha Allison. Elsie
Allison, Elsie Verback, Mayme
Fry, Chestine Morgan.
Room Two-Clarence Buckley,
Ralph Foreman, Neil Foreman
Dora Gabler. Ora Holybee, Roy
Howard. Rex Johnston, John
Lane, Don Winn. Ward Alex,
ander, Harold AFFORD, Rober,
Aver, Addie Babb, John Buckley
Murray Boiling. Helen Davis,
Raymond Edwards, Lee Garmon,
Amy Harbour, Leslie Harbour
Herbert Lane. Merle Nelson,
Donald Tenant.
Room THREE-Sammie Alder
son, Ruth Bates, Frank Buckley
Archie Babb, Clinton Driscoll,
Harold Camp, Hazel Camp, Tina
Eorem,n Hubart Griffin. Beryl
The newspaper., 1906-02-02
|OLE Yo%soH,S ,. s,.::. YosAEs \
Who Is She?
From the Golden Transcript **3

She stan bafor mirror Wit curlen tongs
For hours to get hair yust right,
She knows yust ly each pin balongs
To max her appearance mos bright.
She's wise on de right spot to powder paint,
An how to get swell hang to clothes,
Bot she's helpless and hopeless and lakly to faint
AT hole en- har poor hubby's hose.
She read late novel tray day at stretch.
Memorize de teatrical page;
Whole histry she know of som willianous wretch
Vat commit greatest crime of de age;
She trough de schemes of society queen,
Tai etry dress at de dance,
Bot har eyes bane weak hae bane purity
To ask har rip pants.
She's nefer too busy to go to de club,
At congress of mudders she shine,
She'll sit half day entertainer dub
Vat says hae bane count yenuine;
Bot eff kids help Wit lessons strange crooks
NET now plea har freedom secures
Som vomens lax desc Ay haf read of en- books,
Bot my wife net desc vay-nor yours
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

bHS'' .hh So NoH Wy Won, HCSSS-
saries of life getten beyond reach
of ordinary mortals.
Yorge Toole and Ella Pickle
getten married oop near Yules-
berg las weak. Oh, vat combi-
nation to raise lettle cucumbersl
Papers say Japanese rice crop
haf failed, an whole lot people
Offer dar liable to die of starva-
ton. Ay bat Yaps skall bae
sorry dey net KEEP few tousen
nice, big, fat Roosian prisoners.
Young Corbett haf profed beyond
doubt
AS puyilist champ, hae bane oubt
A fought lettle Mexican
Cinched dat de Ex hae can
To title nail on guide an stoubt.
GUIDE many preachers vat tai
vat wicked place teater bane got
no more license 10 talk desc vey
dane dey hat to gif description of
vat kind of place hal bane. Dey
hat neter seen cider von-yet.
Yustice of peace en- Florence
fined faller hummer an twenty-five
dollar for shooten at quail, an
mex weak fined nodder faller ten
dollar for shooter at man. Yudge
tank ef few more mans get out of
de way. maybae hae get quail
som TEN.
Bout dastem of var guide many
base ball players figured on fol-
lowen en- oil pal Billy Sonday's
footsteps an turn evangelist.
Olvays bane open season for
evanyelists. an Billy bane coppen
more dollars dane hae efer got
for maken home runs.