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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-20
FROM KEOKEE.

Keokee. Va. Feb. l5.-Rev. c.
y. Barker. of Benhams, Va.
attended the church meeting Of
Pleasant Hill Baptist church:
he gave way on Saturday 20 the
closing exercises of the public
school at that place. but preach
ed an able sermon ON sunday.
This meeting closed his pas
tOral care of the church for the
past twelve months. and the
church again unanimously and
without a dissenting voice elect
ed him as their pastor for the
next twelve months
The public school closed out
ITS six months term here Satur-
day The noble teacher. Miss
Minnie Slemp. has conducted
the school exceliently. and had
an enjoyable entertainment OF
funny exercises well and nicely
performed II h csc exercises
speak well for her being an ex
pert organizer We are prom
ised a longer term next year
and we think Miss Minnie de-
serves a good position among
the teachers of our school
ola pioneer hunters claim
that the 7ih of February is thp
grounding day. TT they are
right theanimals. if OUT of their
holes that day. never saw their
shadow. and ihis indicates an
early spring. ky
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his seat. touch "a sping and the
team will walk away. He will
then touch another spring and
10. and behold, the guests will
find themselves sitting in a coy
little room with berths on each
side, Brusesls carpet ON the floor
and all other modern conven-
fences, figurativelv speaking
The driver viii then take the
team to another eQuippage and
attach them TO 10 and set out
for another "fare. In th e
morning me viii land them all
at their breakfast rendezvous
and collect fare
This may be little over
drawn but Sc i. virtually de-
scriptive of a vehicle that is
now i'm use for touring In wag
ons for market purposes and
various other uses. is built
with a coilapsible top that in a
few minutes can be transformed
into market booth with root
and walls ana % stand on which
to display vegetables or other
rrnItrn. .r r..f. d.. ......t f......... ..
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Pertinent Clippings From Eminent
Writers Nersed IN
Their Needs

The supreme problem ia Vir-
ginia Is the problem of cduca-
tion: and the supreme educa-
tional problem is the problem of
the rural school-the element
tary rural school. II the past
may be taken as an index t0the
future. we continue to look fo
The country for the main source
of supply for men who. as lead
ers of thought and action. are
90 be our torch bearers OF civii-
zation The condition smostcon
ductive 90 the development Of
s;aiwart. independent manhood
are COB he found boa the country
over four fifths of our people
live in the country and cngac,
in agricultural pursuits when
the farmers prosper. ail other
people OF whatever calling.
have good times And ever,
bod, has "a vital interest in tho
intelligence and thrift of fhe
country people. Virginia can
mot bc % strong and prosperous
Commonwealth ~ifhout1 d -tnng
nnd prosperous rural popu'a
ton
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-20
EMORY and HENRY COLLEGE

more lawyers than preachers,
almost as many TEACHERS and
quite a long list of physicians,
as well as men i'm various ines
Of business. These men are
laymen and nearly all connected
with the various Protestant
denominations. They are found
among men of light and leading
in the pr ncipal cities and COM
munities of the South and es-
pecially in the cities and towns
of East Tennessee and South
west Virginia. The influence
that young men of this college
have exerted i'm the schools
alone OF the Holston territory
is beyond all money value. Mr..
Straley ought 90 find many
helpers of his cause. not only
among Methodists. bur among
an lovers oflearning and friends
Of education.
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Hundreds of years ago there
"as no paper' couldn't get on
without 30 in these days. could
we. We are always wanting it
to write upon, to wrap things
up in. and. last. bat not least
to print our books and newspa-
papers on.
10 was a clever little Japanese
gentleman who first invented IL.
This liit.eman was "a merchant
and ass he had ever SO many
parcels to send out from his shop
every week. he found the silk
'in which he always wrapped
them "a rather expensive item.
Tie was always thinking and
|puzzIing his brains TO try to in
vtnt something that would be
cheaper
One day while he was walk
iing % his garden he came A.
/ cross "a wospe nest. aud noticed
how wonderfully il was made
how the clever wasps had
used some kind Of wood. soften
ed DC into "a thin paste with their
jaws, and, after carefully shap-
ing it. bad left it To dry.
"If wasps can DO a thing like
thar, thought the little gentle
man 20 himself, why can't Is''
II / could get some kind Of wood
form 10 into pulp by means Of
river water. wouldn't the result
be something like the fabric of
the wasps nest I'll try
any way. and see what can do
10 would save myself and other
people quite lot Of money. If
ny experiment succeeded.
The little japanese gentleman
! tried-and succeeded. TOO. in
, putting into praciice the lesson
that the waSpS had taught him.
50 that's the way paper was
invent~d-years AMI years ago
out IA Lar Japan.
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BEDS oN WHEELS.


Norfolk. VA. Feb. ll.-lf thr
question where shall sleep
while attending the jamestown
Exposition has been troubling
amy one ;here is now no use for
further worry or anxiety DO
Necessity is the Mother of In
Nention. Genius is the father.
and Of him /. cannot be said
EVERY body works but father"
The old man haas been exceed
insly busy for many years and
every time the Mother of Ne-
cessity told himthat the kids"
needed anything he at once
+ produced it He has never been
yanked up i'm the church or in
courts for non-support or dere-
LECTION of duty.
For some time Old Mother
4 Necessity has been distressed
because Invention did not pro
vide seme means by which the
denizens of this mundan
sphere could carry their house
along with them something af
ter the order of The tortoise
She finally mentioned it "a
I Father Genius and he sat down
and pondered over the problem
for "a few minutes and then
went out to a manufacturer OF
vehicles and gave them ,
friendly tip.
The result is that visitors O,
the jamestown Exposition nee,
have no further anxiety abou
where they will repose an nigh
if all the n otels, boarding
houses and park benches ar,
full.
They can stand on corne
of the grounds or some Of tn,
streets or a v en- u es of tn
grounds for few minutes ans
a handsome equipage will driv'
} along. They will hail il an,
say, Il wish TO retire at SOM
desirable spot along the waite
. front of Hampton Roads and b
J left at the Military Catering
/ Company's cafe tor breakfast
They will then step into the ve
Licle and the driver will see
the deslsed ssSOt, dislnoant fEol
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"Considerbly more than half
of the pupils IN our schoo :
receive their instruction In ru
raj schools. y large portion OF
those who attend these schools
never enter a high school or
collegr In fact many fail To
com )lete even the common
school course. If she stability
Of a free government depends
OYoo s<se etseAs<on III e,o %,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-20
THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

pie, it Is the greatest impor-
tance that our rural schools
the schools wherein most OF our
future voters and legislators
are being trained-should at
tain the highest possible state
Of efficiency.
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Ihe rural public school is fhe
'h'ri hope oi educating tne
rorai population IH. best
people oi aii classes are going
'' reside where they can Eo' thr
Nrsi opportunities Tor th0ir chl'-
afen. The only hope. therefore
oiNerping such peopeie on the'r
l'''"- i7 To oe FOUND in in" lm-
pr'Ne'nent oi public ernoo
nes' fural schools must ne
made adequate io ihr edaci-
"onai needs oi ihe people ana
e4un in merit i' inr or-. public
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-02-20
ELISHA LICK GAP.

This place is ON top of Pow
ellis Mountain, near where the
counties OF Lee. Scott and Wise
JOHN. To was named by au old
man of ihat name who came
here after Fennimore Cooper's
time. in his leather breeches. 90
Kin fhe bear aud deer that
drank from the spring that
flows out on top of the Noun
fnin.
he may have been a descend
amt of the prophet Elisha. and
forrordainrd to KIN The bears
tha' the prophet called down
from the mountain to devour
thr little children for laughing
at his bald head when he was
going to Bethel The prophet
Was 30 great man. he made iron
float on wat and scared Odd
Benhadad bv causing him fo
see chariots ying through the
air. He also fed one hundred
men with twenty loaves of
bread. 10 would have been o.
great blessing If he had been
here with some of thar kind of
bread last summer when Doctor
Larry, Capt Lea, of New or
leans. and myself were taking
our dinner at this spring. we
could have taken care of some
of it
There are no bear nor deer
up here now. nothing bat wind.
and when it blows and whistles
over the mountain top / think
of that beautiful expression the
great poet makes that combina-
ton of Thaw and White, say
" ''vi' i'0 - """O' 10 uie anu 20
+ ne * ID w not where. This
+ worm motion 10 become as a
/ kneaded clod. This spirif ia he
bound in the vIewiess winds,
and blown with resistless force
around the pendant globe
Macauly SAYS he never ap-
proaches mountain heights eX-
cept with fear, terpidation and
admiration of the sublime.
They are regarded IN both
sacred and profane history
with awe and veneration.
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las "a good I'D world after ali:
If you have no friends or
money
In the river YOU can fall;
Marriages are quite common
and.
More people there would be.
Proviied YOU take Rocky
Mountain Tea.
-H<sIaAsen Bros
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HUNDREDS OF new CARS FOR y. &
$. ~.
Consignmenls Of Rolling Sick PM late
Use as Fast As Received.


Use as Fast As Received.
The Virginia and Southwest
ern railway has jvst received "a
cousigument-of seven hundred
and fifty freight cars. 10 is ex.
pected that the new cars will
make an appreciahle improve
ment in the car supply on this
road. They are being put into
use as fast as they are received.
The cars were built In one of
the largest railroad equipment
shops iu the country and are as
good of their class as can be
bought. The gondola cars will
be used chiefly for the shipment
of lumber between points on the
company line. Bristol Herald
Courier.
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Chattanooga Tines

Of Rev. j O. Straley. fnancia
agent Of Emory and Henry Col
leze. Of Southwest Virginia.
leads the Chattanooga Times 20
saw a few things 10y the way of
AID and encouragement TO the
worthy gentleman's cause.
The institution he represents
has a long and honorable his
tory. IL was established when
Tho site Of this city was known
as Ross Landing The men
who led I'm its founding were
the fathers of the Holston Con-
ference when Episcopal Meth
odism in the United States was
one Methodism
At that time the South had
no public schools and very few
college and schools of any
kind The purpose Of these
men was TO promote learning
and secure Jus "i'SS'"S g 'o o"
'ore generations
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
MAY RESULT IN SENSATION
Investigation Likely to be Made Into
Clark Case.

Sensational developments are prom
Used in the case of Frank Clark, who
was said to have committed suicide at
Niles in the presence of his sweet
heart, Miss Daisy Dye, telegraph
operator at Grand Harbor.
Clark's father and other relatives
have secuted the theory of suicide
from the start, and G. Clark of Albert
Lea, Mimi, recently made a trip to
Niles for the purpose of Investigating
the death of his son. Clark says that
his son was engaged to be married to
a young woman of Albert Lea. Miss
Dye declared at the time Clark died
that they were engaged to be married
and Clark committed suicide because
she had resigned her position to leave
for the West.
The coroner is severely criticised
for his failure to hold an inquest in
the case. Miss Dye is said to have
made an important statement to the
station agent at Niles just before the
shooting. This statement Is known to
the officials. Letters written by Clark
to Miss Dye are said to throw consid-
cradle light on the tragedy and fur
nish motive for the act.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear on States Attorney Thomas to
begin a criminal action in the case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
Fact Versus History.

In PIG B. G.. Hannibal, with about
$4,000 men, nearly annihilated the Ro-
man army Of about 10000 at Cannae,
at Apulia, Italy, but it is all q fable
to say that he sent three bushels OF
gold rings plucked from the hands Of
dead Roman knights back to Carthage
as evidence Of his victory. The
senger who carried the news back to
the Carthaginian senate on concluding
his report Opened his robe and threw
out a number Of gold rings gathered on
the field of BATTLE"
Four years later the Romans, under
Marcellus. attacked and captured SYRIA
cuse. belonging to Greece, because of
its alliance with Hannibal against
Rome. AS the invading ships ap-
preached. Archimedes is said to have
set some of them on fire with immense
burning glasses. However, modern.
science has SO well watered this story
that 1t only remains to add that even
at this day the feat would be impossi-
BILE.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17

rated from Old Providence by a chan.
mel 100 yards in width and so shallow
that n can easily wade across it.
The highest point on this plateau bears
a slight resemblance to a mans face,
and the native says that 1t is "Mor-
CAMS Head" The fifty foot precipice
which extends from the waters edge
to the top Of the plateau is SO steep
as to be almost inaccessible except in
two or three places where the storms
of years have worn away the stone.
The top Is so covered with vines,
shrubs and other growth that not until
one has penetrated into their midst
does he find the remains Of a wall evil
IDENTIFY the work Of human hands. Most
Of 1t is hidden by the rank vegetation,
but enough Of the massive masonry
can be seen to indicate that it was in
tended for a fertilization.
A strange sight are the dozen or
more pieces Of artillery mounted upon
a plateau at the north end. Some of
them are Of brass, but long since thick
~ coated with verdigris, which gives
SAASM SS oPPC0Ad uSS VI 1dll0u trees
green with mold. Others are of iron.
but all Of them still bear traces of the
artistic imagery with which the gun
makers Of the seventeenth century dec
grated their work. Lying inside Of
the wall, the guns were evidently q
part Of the armament Of Santa The
resa, the castle which the Spaniards
built for the main defense of st. Cath
crime, but which they surrendered to
Morgan in 1910 with eight smaller
forts and batteries.
Contagious diseases frequently raw
age the land and kill scores in a WIS.,
itation. Ignorant of sanitation, know
ing little or nothing Of medicine and
depending chiefly on the charms they
get from the voodoo doctors to ward off
disease, the people often die from all
ments which in other conditions might
be cured. l5
From the accounts of the old men
there is no doubt that fifty years ago
the number of Inhabitants was much
greater than at present. A half CEN
fury hence may see the descendants Of
the pirates Of this southern ocean re-
dueed to q mere handful If not entirely
extinct-Day Allen Wiley in Mime
apolis Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
b e CLOGS Sewer.

A leak in the wheat washer system
of the Diamond mill Of the Russell
Miller Milling company at Grand
Forks resulted in the loss of a large
quantity of wheat and the clogging of
one of the big sewers on Fifth street.
When the wheat got into the it
became swollen and formed a mass
which could not be moved. 1t a
necessary to dig up a portion of the
sewer in order to clear it, and the &C.
cident proved expensive to the mill
company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
BLIND PIGS RAIDED.
Detectives Find Gambling and Wills
kew Selma at Edmore.

Detectives Find Gambling and Whis-
key Selling at Edmore.
In a raid at Edmore, on a branch of
the Great Northern. States Attorney
Serumgard secured the following ar
rests: James Brady, accused of blind
pigging at Lawton. He was unable to
furnish bonds and was taken to the
Ramsey county Jail to await trial. John
Doe furnished 5000 bond for running
a gambling house at Lawton. Henry
Schneider of Edmore furnished $500
bond for running a blind pig. Hans
NJ. Korso Of Edmore was held in the
sum Of $500 for running a gambling
joint. Albert Johnson of Edmore vas
unable to secure a bond and went to
Jail on a charge of running a blind
pig. Mrs. Albert Johnson, who runs
the Edmore hotel with her husband,
was arrested on a charge Of selling
liquor illegally. She furnished a bond
Of $500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
SLEEP A PUZZLE.
The Mystery Involving "Tired Natures
Sweet Restorer.N

The Mystery Involving "Tired Natures
Sweet Restorer."
Although the phenomenon has been
observed since man has existed, the
true nature Of sleep and what causes
1t are practically mysteries today. All
recognize the necessity of sleep and
know that it is the sovereign remedy
for fatigue-'etired natures sweet re-
storer."
sleep is induced by the poisons which
are known to be formed and passed
into the blood stream during wearying
exercise Of mind or body. The theory
is that these poisons benumb the nerve
center controlling the circulation in the
brain, with q consequent reduction in
the blood supply. This "anaemia" of
the brain produces Inconsistencies, n
sleep, during which the activities Of
body and mind are repressed, the for
nation of fatigue poisons" is arrested.
and those already formed and %circulat-
ing In the blood are eliminated.
When this has taken place the puri-
Avn. OAOO0 o6oAA ASoAA oh@S anu
lates the circulation center, an in
creased volume of blood flows to the
brain, and the subject awakes, renew-
ed in spirit and flesh and ready for the
labors of the day.
This explanation is only a theoretical
one, but it is plausible. Whatever may
produce it and whether it is a cause or
an accompaniment, we know that q
lessened blood supply in the brain is
associated with healthy sleep and that
cerebral excitement and congestion
must be overcome before normal sleep
can take place.
The relation Of the circulation to
sleep is seen in the alternate drowsi-
ness and insomnia Of the very aged.
While sitting up they are drowsy and
cannot keep their eyes open, but the
minute they lie down the power to
sleep forsakes them. This is probably
due to the fact that the arteries have
lost their tone. While the subject sits
up the blood sinks away from the
unable to overcome the pull of gravity,
but when he lies down the blood trio
kles into the vessels Of the brain, and
the smaller arteries are passively d.
lated by its pressure. OF u the
process is NOT quite so purely mechan-
ical as this, for no one could live with
such labby arteries, but the force Of
gravity does act in a measure.
The treatment Of this form Of in
somnia of the aged is not in the giving
Of hypnotics, but of something that
will tone up the blood vessels, such as
a cup Of hot beef tea, Of not too strong
tea or even Of weak coffee-a paradox,
since these things are usually supposed
to be inimical to sleep.-Youth's Com
panion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
FARMERS CORPSE FOUND.
M. Prondzniski Thrown From His Wa
gon at Mimic.

Michael Prondzniski, a prominent
and wealthy farmer living about six
miles from Mimic, was found dead
about forty feet from the Price hotel
in Mimic. 1t is believed that he was
thrown from his wagon while crossing
the railroad track and fell on his head,
breaking his neck.
Prondzniski spent the previous day
in Mimic paying off his threshing
crew and started for home about s
o'clock at night. No M saw the &C.
cident, but it is believed that he for
got something and in trying to turn
around he missed the crossing, the wa
gon was tipped into the ditch, causing
the death of Prondzniski. Mr.. Cook,
the clerk at the hotel, discovered the
body and notified the authorities. The
deceased was about sixty-four years
old and leaves a wife and ten children.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
Narrow Escape From Death.

Ben Grieves sustained severe
bruises and a scalp wound, and had a
wonderful escape from death near st.
Thomas when the northbound Great
Northern train crashed into his buggy
and horses, killing both animals and
hurting Grieves high in the air. The
horses and rig were owned by G. w.
Rogers. A freight train on a side
track obscured the view of the passen.
ger train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17
How to Cure a Cold.

The question of how to cure a cold
without unnecessary loss of time is one in
which we are all more or less interested,
for the quicker a cold is gotten rid of
the less the danger of pneumonia and
other serious diseases. Mr.. B. w. L.
Hall, of Waverly, Va, has used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for years and
says: II firmly believe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to be absolutely the best
preparation on the market for colds. [
have recommended it to my friends and
they all agree with me-" For sale by
N. E. McGruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-17

50 durable nedIcal and surgical diseases of
- Ear. MOI and Throat, Lung Disease.
Ely C~onsumition.. Bronchitis. Bronchial Ca
inyspensia. Sick Headache, Stomach and Bowel
Troubles. Appendicitis. rheumatism. Neural
.:ey. Liver. Bladder Troubles. Prostate and
Female Diseases. Dizziness. Nervousness, Indi-
Growth in children and ali wasting diseases
IN adults: Many cases Of Deafness. Ringing
in the Ears, Loss Of Eyesight, Cataract,
treated or neglectedscan be easily restored;
Deformlties. Club Feet, Curvature Of the
lepsy. Heart Disease. Dropsy, Swelling Of the
Limbs. Open Sores. Pain in the Bones, Gram
ular Enlargements and all long-standing dis
eases properly treated. Falling memory.
weak eyes. stunted development. lack Of en-
ergy, impoverished blood. pimples, blood aud
pains, swelling. sore throat. ulcers. weak
back. burning urine. passing urine too often,
receive searching treatment. prompt relief and