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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

M. Oldtimer-I think the pay Of legis-
lators nowadays is high.
Mr.. Nowadays - Nonsense. man!
;Yousdon't know when. you are well
OF. wish they were paid.more.
"More?"
"Certainly. zPay'em enoughtosport
automobiles, steam yachts, and ,,Eacs-
horses. Then they won't be so eternal
~ anxious to sit at their desks and
spoil, our laws."-N. Y Weekly.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

A boy sat porting DER his sum-:
A listener might have-heard
Him muttering: II say, but this
Addition 10 absurd!
For here 1t Is as plain az life
That one and n make two;
Now. fancy teachers trying to cram
Such rubbish into you!
For yesterday my. sister Kate
She married Mr.. Dunn;
The parson at the breakfast said:
Now one and one are one!'"
Ally Slopsr.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

Here" said- IT, man who had been
approached by q mendicant, "Ill give
you q line to the Relief and Aid So
lciety. They always remember the
poor there"
YES" retorted the msndicant,
hacking ,away,g"they remember them
too darned we'll. I toll 'em two. dit
ferent stories in two weeks, an when
! tol EN- the second they rsmem
sbered all about the tfrst."--Chicsgo
Post,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

Host (showing guest over his coun-
Try house)-Now, what do you think
Of my oldrfashioned Grange1 Weird
old place, isn't it?
Guest (who Il beginning to feel a
bit chilly)-Yes. veryl Any ghosts7
Host-No-oa but I've got q fine lot
of old spirits In the acsllar.-Ally
Sloper. +
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
Cool.

Cool.
LADY, 2 said Wandering Mike, "have
you-any old clothes?"
why, the suit you have on looks al
most. newt"
Oats rjes'o De point. I-want to git
some old ones to wear when I tries to
pass dat dog o. yours. I'd kind O. like
to save Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

"That young widow u ,alwsys 20
pleasant. There's nothing like having
. happy disposition"
"No, but there'A?such a thing a. ~
rying a happy disposition too far"
Think SOP"
eyes, for instance when one laughs
at ones husbands funeral."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
- RACIAL PEcuL1AR1T1Es,

Stammering Is unknown among say.
age tribes.
The native OF India has an average life
OF "a years, a. against a In. England,
The children of Amos, q people living
In northern Japan, do not receive their
names until they are i've years old. I,
10 the father who then. chooses the name
by which the child Ia afterwards to be
called.
In iceland, that country OF gentle and
old-fashioned customs, II has alwaya
been the fashion to present to the baby
when ie .drs' tooth appeared. aelamb
to be tu very own, cared tor and tended
as no other oct could be, and never to be
parted with.
Conspicuous among the adornments OF
the brida. feast II Brittany is an artistic
Ant elaborate butter structure al anci.
.ms anc elegant. a the! mos, .beautifl,
bridal cake and into this structure the
guests stick split sticks bearing coins
OF gold OF silver.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
Quite Another Thinx.

"Well, thank heaven, you've never
seen me u after people who have
money"
'"No; but I've een people run after
you because you didn't, have money"
Stray Stories.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
How II Troubl,d Her.

r"It's scandalous the way thatsmsn
cross the street carries on while his
wife is away-and with the curtains
up. tool" exclaimed the gossip. II de-
clare, I'm getting hardly, q bit Of
sleep"
"Is he 80 noisy? 2" asked the caller.
1"Oh, no; but 1t keepsme up watching
to see what he and his friends are do
ing."-Chicago Post.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
It .DsaIs in Dollars.

"Thia IL q dollar store. isn't IT."
asked Gargoyle, az he presented him
self at the counter Of q prominent
bank.
"No, sir" replied the teller, severe
lY; this is q bank"
swell, what's the 4Idi6srencsf"-
Harlem Life.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
OF Evils Choose the Lesse.

OF Evils Choose the Lesser.
-'ElhabethI don'tssee how you can
dance with that Charlie Nuthead! !
always sit out my waltzes with him.
Josephine - Goodness! would
rather dance with him than sit and
hear him talk about himself.-Brook.
Ign Eagle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

Mrs. Witherby-How very forward
Mrs. Giggton 10.
'Witherby-In what way?
Mrs. Witherby-Why, ,1he toldme-all
about her experience with servants
before l had.a shance "a tell her mine.
Judge.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
4 ,Raal uatim.

Neighbor-The baby suffers from
sleeplessness, does 5itf
Mr.. Jeroloman (haggard and hol-
low-eyed)--I didn't say it suffered.
1t seems to- enjoy It. I'm the one
that suffers.-Chicago Tribune.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
.WsaI Rexnn.

"Have you made any progress with
your new novsl?" asked.his friend.
"Oh, yes" said the hustling young
author. "Tve selected a name and a
press agent."-Brooklyn Life.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
Advice Always on rap.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-I believe It's
more pleasant TO give than to receive.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-n you mean ad-
vice, of course you do. - Yonkers
Statesman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

WANTED: District Managers
to post signs, advertise and dis
tribute samples. Salary $500
weekly, $500 per day for expen-
ses. State age and present EN-
ployment. IDEAL SHEAR Co.,
80 Randolph ST., Chicago. 4Ot4
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05
A Personal R.ma.k

"No, madam" said the ladies'
tailor, II can't take a penny of
the price of that coat. The figure
! quoted just now is the lowest pos.
sible."
But" protested Miss Bargen,
"as | told you, 1 figure that it
can"
MADAM, your figure il simply
ridiculous"
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-04-05

Vhsq Collector.
Goodley-Why don't you 20 to
work?
Beggar-I- am workin'. I'm A
collector O. rare coins.
Goodley-But a nickel IL not a
rare coin.
heggar-It IL to me.-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
FROM OSBORN'S GAP.

Osborn's Gap. Va. July g.
James Dutton. "a logging man
of th.s Dickinson county. VINO
has had a job ON the Kanawha
River. above Charleston. W.
VA, was accidentally hurt by a
log His friends started with
him 90 his home but upon
reaching RichisOn. Ky. he sud
denly grew worse and died
within a day or two. His re-
mains are being brought home
for intermont. lie leaves a wife.
Charles Turner is reported TO
have discovered a spring near
Skeetrock. this county. which
some re m a r X a b G
medicinal properties NJ. FUR
ner. who Is ala cid man was
troubled with au affection Of
the eyes. and says he dreamed
Ola TWO occasions that there was
"a certain spring at certain
place, the water from which
would cure his ewes. His curl
osity was excited. and he went
10 the point where his dreams
told him there was spring.
and found it, just as pictured in
the dreams Others afflicted
have used the water with bene-
fetal results.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

Big stone Gap. Va. July Z.
Editor Big Stone Cap Post,
Feeling that our citizens may
be interested in knowing the
costs. etc. Of the recent i'm
provements ON the public park
1 beg 90 make the following
statement.
The work done by me con-
sisted IN grading the race track
and outlet az the lower end of
the park. and buying materials
Tor the fence. gates. etc. and
erecting the same. trimming up
the trees and removing the
debris therefrom. as well as the
dirt. etc. around the grand
stand The work OF building
the grand stand was under the
charge of Mr. Prescott. The
total cost of the work done bv
me was S2.726. 70. This was
the actual cost of the work and
includes nothing for my SER
vices. for which / made no
charge Every cent Of this was
paid for by me IN cash person
ally, and, as vet. ! have been
paid 10y the town only 81 800.
but nearly the total balance has
been raised and ] think our
generous citizens viii certainly
soon raise the whole thereof SO
as 10 fully reimburse me.
In this connection / beg TO
state that / have heard that a
certain gentleman was making
the criticism that the work
could have been done very much
cheaper by contract. | endeaV-
ored 20 let the work by contract,
and advertised for bids but did
not get a single bid. and the
time was so short that 10 was
necessary TO go ahead and DO IL
by day labor. or not get it done
AZ all by the Fourth, and il was
for this reason that l undertook
TO do il and did do it by day
labor l think the gentleman
referred TO, however, is entirely
mistaken, because according TO
estimate made by Mr.. Gobble,
the work was really done much
cheaper than we could have
gotten il done by contract.
ppen Il hereto Mr.. Gobble's
statement.
Yours truly,
j. r. BULLET.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

would not take smile when
called on to judge the good
qualities of corn, hops, rye and
such farm products.
Pumpkin pies will be ripe
then. BY all means let us have
a fair, so our neighbors can
bring in baskets full of fried
chicken, apple cider and the
aforesaid, and we will prepare
a place for them under the
spreading trees where the fra
grant mint grows. close by the
running waters, and stay with
Them as long as the rations last.
a. Roach.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

Old newspapers for sale at
this office at 30 cents per 100.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
ready for their employees to live

ready for their employees to live
in.
w. L. Mahaffy. the sawmill
and lumber contractor, is NOV
ing up his work very nicely and
smoothly.
j. a. l.. Minor, the coke oven
contractor, was here planning
the work and paving off his
employees last week They are
using steam drills in their rock
quarries and the work on the
coke ovens is advancing as fast
as could be expected under the
circumstances
The home of VIM. ". Huff
was made happy recently by
the arrival of big boy.
The telephone line here is Civ
ing good satisfaction.
From the prospects the Keo-
kee mining town is going TO be
one of the incest and most beau
tiful places in Southwest Nir-
ginia All the buildings are to
be of English design and up to
date houses. Xxx.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
HAS BIG SIGNIFICANCE.

Hon A. A. Taylor's nomina-
tion by the insurgents of the
First District is likely 10 keep
politicians of both parties guess
ing as 60 the ultimate effect. 1t
may accomplish the defeat of
Mr.. Brownlow. it may elect for
the First District a Democratic
Congressman, may aid Mr.. Pat
terson and may aid Mr.. Evans.
Ii seems now. however. that the
action viii afford First District
Republicans the opportunity of
trading and under SIR. Brown
lows lea hip they will
doubtless find "a way TO practice
the reciprocity OF you help us
Go Congress and wen help YOU
90 NashN lie. tt is too early
to predict or endeavor 20 fore
cast the result. but one thing is
certain. the First District prom
Uses to be- busy politically
Chattanooga Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
FROM CRAB ORCHARD.

Crab Orchard, Va, July g.
Messrs. G. u. Perrin and wife,
MIR. Church aud some other
stockholders and managers of
the keokee Mining Company Of
this place, were here this week.
Rev. I. Giles. tho foreman
over the house building crews,
is here seeing that the Com
pany's plans of buildings is car
ried ont according 10 designs of
their architect, and soon there
will be good, neat residences
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
WHAT CONGRESS DID

An exchange sums up the
doings OF She recent Congress
as follows Passed appropria-
tions amounting go nine hum
dred million dollars. passed a
lock canal bin for Panama. the
meat inspection bin. pure food
biIl cine railroad rates bin. bin
to admit oklahoma and Indian
Territory as "a State and 20 re-
move Che tax on denatured all
cohol
WHAT DID, FAILED To uO.
10 failed to pass the Philip
pine tariff hill the admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico as "a
State. thc immigration bin. the
Federal control of insurance
bin. the ship subsidy bin. the
Santo Domingo treaty. and the
ousting of Smoot
10 is said to have been the
gabbicst q ON gross since the
foundation of the government.
The Congressional Record eN-
ccol9 10000 pages. Some 2l.-
NlN.'ol words have gone into
the Record in the last seven
months. an average of 10000
words each legislature law.
This is at % rate of $4,000 words
m hour five hours "a day. or
tiO words "a minute
The greatest previous session
Tor talk was 300 the fifty-first
Congress. when she Democrats
made the historic hlibuste r
against the Reed rules and the
Din IS ley tariff bin was dis
GUESSED.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

ouested 10 observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
times posted as the date of the
expiration of their subscription.
Prompt and timely attention TO
this request viii save all par.
ties a great deal of ANNOYANCE
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
AN OLD FASHIONED FAIR

Now that the town of Big
Stone Gap has such beautiful
fair grounds, with race track
wouldn't is be a good idea for
our neighbour counties to join
Us aud have a good old fashion
ed fair some time IN October
While some of us may not be
familiar with all of the good
points of q horse and other live
stock, there arc few OF Us who
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
TOWN COWS.

Mr.. EDITORS elton 2O3S
Pollard's Code of Virginia. de-
fines a lawful fence, both in and
out OF town. after very full
definition of fences in the coun-
try districts. the statute then
says. cor any fence three feet
high within the limits of any
incorporated town whose char
ter does not prescribe nor give
to the council thereof power Of
prescribing, what shall c0nsti-
tute "a lawful fence within such
corporate limits. shall be deem
a lawful fence as 20 such stock. "
That Is. horses. mules. cattle.
sheep and goats. and Section
2ol2 provides that owners of
such stock. SO trespassing upon
the enclosed premises OF any
citizen. shall be liable for ac-
tuol and punitive damages. and
that such stock lis liable for the
damages. and may be impOund-
cd and turned over 30 the officer
The town rs now crowded with
COWS. owing 10 the fact that
the fencing of the J.. q y. right
of way has forced the COWS 90
range ON a small territory. and
now that the gardens and truck
patches are getting very green
10 Is very tempting toa starving
COW
This article is written for the
benefit of our citizens who have
cows aud have gardens. that
they may govern themselves ac-
cordmgly- Respectfully.
w. III. HORROR.
Ola newspapers for sale at
this office at 20 cents per 100.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
Yours truly,
j. r. BULLET.

July 9TH, 1906.
Mr.. j. r Bullitt. City.
Dear Sir: Il herewith hand
you an estimate Of the Race
Course yardage aud also the
prevailing prices for such work:
s9s&' yds earth az IS cents per "a Sl2es so
1890 " loose s0c& az Toe per NJ so o.
Poe earth Including over hsus
$50 eents per yAra $50 90
1910 Total s2st6 81
A contractor might possibly
have taken the work at 25c un-
classified, which would amount
90 $2302 SO.
The above does not include
clearing and grubhing, which
as generally about $50 per acre.
Yours truly,
f.. l.. GoBBLx-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

Tbs Virginia legislator who
introduced an anti-kissing bill
last winter has been deserted
by his wife. How did that fell
low get a wife5- Exchange.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

a railroad expert calls atten-
ton to the fact that there is a
gap of only 5,3l4 miles of rail
road between New York and
Buenos Ayers. and that il can
be built for S2i2, 100000. There's
somethining that would keep
John W. Gates busy for a week
or two.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12

The Corporation Commission
has proulgated rates on Tele-
graphic and j eleph on mes
sages within the State, reducing
all messages over ten words
from three 10 two cents per
word for day messages. and
one cent per word for night
messages.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
Imported.
just I'M

Schrings, Boneless and Peeled Sardnes
SeavIew Herring, Lobster, Crab Meat, Sal
mon, Pine Apple Sause, Olives and Olive Oils
frank Handler Sausage. A full line of every
thing to be found in first-cIass and up-to
date grocery store
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-30
SEVEN APPEALS
FROM HAWAII

At least seven Hawaiian appeals are
to be argued before the Federal Su-
preme Court at the approaching ses-
sion. One is the Kaipu habeas corpus
case from the local Federal court, the
president of the Board Of Health being
the respondent.
Another is the claim of the Hawaiian
Board against the Territory for COM
pensation in money equaling the value
of the Lahainaluna school property. In
this case the issue is whether or not
the abandonment of religious teaching
in a school that has passed into the
public school system constitutes for
feiture of a contractual condition of the
transfer of the school from the board
TO the Government, which required that
the school should never impart any
teaching inconsistent with the faith or
the missionary fathers. D. L. WITH
ington and J. w Cathcart will appear
against the Territory in this case, also
in two tax appeals of the Rapid Tran
sit Co.
Tullett VS.. Inter-Island Steam Navi-
CATION CO. turns on the question OF
whether the Federal law against the
attachment of seamens wages will pro-
tect inter-island sailors from the gar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-30
SAY PRISONERS GET
BEST Of TREATMENT

Charlie Santos, who has for some
time past had a unique opportunity of
studying the treatment of prisoners in
Oahu Jail, disagrees with statements
in letter published by an evening pa
per yesterday, to the effect that con-
vfcts are poorly fed and subjected to
other hardships.
The letter was signed Philip Naone
but Santos said last night that it was
written not by Naone. but by a man
who used to be a trusty and who was
recently put to work with the Moiliili
gang on account of some trouble he
had with a guard.
'Ehe prisoners are very well
treated said Santos. 'and have no
cause for complaint whatever. All
are treated alike in the matter of
meals, except the TRUSTEES, who fare a
little better than the rest. The food is
plentiful and good. The treatment of
prisoners by the prison guards is also
very good
AS proof of his assertions Santos stat
ed that during the eleven moi.-2s he
consumed in doing his bit he gained
fourteen pounds in weight, notwith-
standing that he was working with an
outside gang all the time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-30
ASSIGNMENT MADE
BY AN OLD HOUSE

NJ. w McChesney & Sons yesterday
made an assignment for the benefit OF
their creditors to F. T. P Waterhouse.
AS there are few creditors it is be-
lieved there will be no resort 10 the
bankruptcy court.
Mr.. Waterhouse had not figured out
the assets and liabilities when seen,
therefore could not give any statement
in that regard. He is taking steps to
sell the firms coffee plant and the
1easehold of the business premises on
Queen street
The McChesneys' firm is one Of the
oldest general merchandise and COM
mission houses in Honolulu. Its trou-
bles originated in connection with the
now extinct Kona Sugar Co. Fred. W.
McChesney, the elder of the sons, met
his death on that company's plantation
by falling between cane cars while in
spectins the fields. Since then Jesse
Nj. McChesney has conducted the firms
business here, the head of the firm
having removed to San Francisco some
years ago.
The firm has also been doing business
in San Francisco, but whether or not
separately from its Honolulu business
can not here be stated Besides the cof-
fee-clearing adjunct of the house, 1t
was heavily engaged in soap-making
some years ago. Its general merchan-
disc transactions were at one period
quite extensive.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-30

Some Police Officials
Who Will Lose
Badges.

There is no likelihood whatever that
Harry Murray will be retained as chief
clerk of the Sheriff's office when Sher-
iff Brown gives way to Sherif-elect Ia
ukea Harry Murray, as well as Henry
Vida, the Assistant Sheriff, and many
of those occupying clerical positions
are slated to 60 and in many instances
their places have already been tenta-
lively filled.
There are a large number of appli-
cants for Harry Murray's position.
Murray, as chairman of the County Re
publican Committee, could hardly ex-
pect to be retained under a Democratic
Sheriff The same is true with the
position of Henry Vida, which may not
be filed directly. It is understood that
the place has been offered to one or
two persons, and at least one has de-
c1ined the offer.
In the Deputy Sheriffs Office there
may be several changes. Kaleiopu.
who was elected to the Legislature
will naturally have TO vacate. There
may be one or two changes among the
turnkeys and among the receiving
clerks 1t is certain that at least one
captain of police is slated to go and
that his position is already filed.
The detective force will undergo
complete change from top to bottom,
Rose and the Leafs being numbered on
the dead list. Among this force are sew
erai so-called specials under pay, In
cluding Hawaiians and Asiatics. Apa-
ma, the Chinese policeman, is doomed to
the ak Jimmie Boyd may expect to
get the same keen edge. There are
sure to oe changes in the harbor police.
Pete Baron, put on as special just
before election, will undoubtedly be
among the "has beens" after the first
Tuesday in January.
Sheriff-elect Iaukea will, according to
custom, call in all police commissions
and badges and keys to telegraph
boxes, and reissue the same to those
whom he will put on his own list. 1t
is quite likely that, during the coming
week, Col. Iaukea will spend some time
at the police station to learn something
of it's workings under the direction OF
Sheriff Brown