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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.


cult Court OF Wise County. ~ rules, ON
the 2lst day Of October, 1897.
The Virginia Coal aud Iron Company. Com
plamant
VS..
Samuel 5 Brooks. and Samuel 5. Brooks.
guardian of Mint Shoemaker. Freddie
Shoemaker. Emmett Shoemaker and
Humphrey Shoemaker. Mint Shoe
maker. Freddie Shoemaker Emmett
Shoemaker, Humphrey Shoemaker, and
Wiley A. Tucker. Defendants.
THIS object Of the above styled SUIT il 10
partition OF have sold. and the proceeds
arising from such sale partitioned among
The parties entitled thereto lot number SIX
teen l6l of Rlock number five f5i as
shown upon plat of the Town Of Miners
vile. known rs Builalow Plat of the Town
of Mmersvilc. Virginia which plat Is re-
corded IN Deed Book %, 40 page Il. TO
which reference is here made for descrip-
ton.
Aud it appearing from affidavit filed nc
eording to law that Mint Shoemaker. Fred
die Shoemaker, Emmett Shoemaker. Hum
pbrcy shoemaker. four of the above named
defendants are nOnrcsidouts of the State
of Nirglu.a.it Is therefore ordered that the said
Mint Shoemaker Freddie Shoemaker. Em-
mct Shoemaker and Humphrey Shoemaker
de- appear here within fifteen days after due
publication ui This order Ia the Clerks Of
nee ui Che sNd Circuit Court and do what
is necessary to prnccoteci their interests.
and % s further ordered that this order De
published once week for four successive
weeks in thv big Stone Post. weekly
newspaper printed boa the county of Wise.
virginia. nu especial Newspaper being pre-
scuncd hl u-f rail Circuit Court
q. A JOHNSON. Clerk
RuI.it a. Kelly.
Jno. W. Cha.klcy. b. @. oct. % az al
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HoLsToS ROAD WAITS FOR CASH.
The Order SEspeadiug Nerk IA This
Nsw Eaierrsisc Not Likely 10 Delay
ceaSlfaeiiss Hork Asay
Neafhx.

The recent oider for the sus
pension Of contraction work on
the iioiston River sttway, the
new isne that - = any bath ,p'o
the coal iielde OF Southwest v,r.
ginia, through Eas. Tennessee.
canae as "a great surprise AND
disappointment to she thousands
Of people directly affected bs
the cnse' prs,e
4 j. rsssi'ls stated, i,owever,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30

The steeple-jack who was
paid 5000 for painting the flag
pole on the As story Singer
Building in New York. has no
doubt aroused envy in the
breast of some men who have
found it hard Go "get up" in
this world.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30

Young Men and Ladies with ambition
should learn relcEraphy. Under the new
c.hour law. which gnes into effect next
March; over 1900 additional Tclcrraphcrs
an required hy the Railroads Of tho United
States. fositouspay from 500 n S3O per
month go heginncrs. You can qualify IN 3 or
Z months time. For full details write o. the
National Telegraph Institute. Cincinnati
ONO. a. -
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\ New York Republican
leader has announced that the
next Republican presidential
nominee must be a man OF push.
Possibly he thinks the elephant
isn't going to run very well
next year.
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The Washington Star is not
far wrong when il says that
cit is getting so magazine arti-
cles read like speeches and
speeches read like mage zine
articles
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Big Stone Gap is a splendid
place TO spent the winter.
The meat packers sat down TO
n SIC. 900 dinner at their con
vention the other day. Won
der who paid for il?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30

II little Delaware goes "dry."
there may be considerable re-
joicing among the thirsty ones
over the fact that it doesn't
take long TO get out OF the State.
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4 West Virginia man says he
will run for governor "just TO
please his wife" That is very
nice Of him. but he need never
expect 20 finish explaining il il
he fails TO land the office.
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Send your next order for lob
printing TO the Wise Printing
Company, Big Stone Gap,
prices reasonable and quality
Al.
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The Peoples National Bank
is the name OF a new bank
opened for customers at Abing-
don last week.
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Two of the Virginia Iron
Coal and Coke Company's fur.
naces have been put out Of com
mission for repairs. They are
the Max Meadows and the West
End furnaces at Roanoke. IT is
understood that the shutdown
rs only for repairs but It is not
known how long il will take
as there are two OF three on the
repair list before these.
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absorbed and converted into
heat rays by the dark metallic
surfaces Of the pipes. The air
space prevents the heat from
escaping, and whatever Is in
the pipes will boil.
Ii there is water in the pipes
il will be turned into steam,
and that steam can be used to
run an engine, which is Just
what it is doing here. This
small hotbox i'm the tropics,
would yield about 80 horse
power.
Chief Moore, Of the Weather
Bureau. and many other scien-
lists are coming TO see the ma
chine work.
Before the Patent Office would
take any stock in it. an expert
was sent on and he became con-
WINGED.
Shuman frankly admits that
his machine viii not run in
cloudy weather He believes
that by using his solar engine
20 make liquid air, which in
turn can be transported any
where, coal will be displaced.
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which will keep them at all
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ANNOYANCE.
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Conpl's. with sil requirements q Dc N-faoal Pis,
Fed Li~'. Craran,oe 20 zo4i. ga At wssl.ns,oa
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
QUALITIES OF WIT AND HuMoR.
Alike, Yet in Many Ways Fandament-
ally Different.

Wit and humOr are such elemental
fundamental things that it has always
been found difficult to analyze them,
says a writer in The Atlantic. Upon
some points. however. those who have
essayed this puzzling task agree. for
they all hold that wit is an intel
lectual, humor an emotional. quality:
that wit is a perception of resem-
blance, and humor a perception of
contrast, of discrepancy. of incongru-
ity. The incongruity is that which
arises between the ideal and the fact,
between theory and practice, between
promise and performance; and per-
haps it might be added that it is al
ways or almost always a moral in-
congruity. In the cas both of wit
and humor there is also a pleasurable
surprise, a gentle shock, which ac-
companies our perception of the hith-
erto unsupported resemblance or in
congruity. A New England farmer
vas once describing in the pres
ence OF a very humane person the
great age and debility of a horse that
he formerly owned and used. You
ought to have killed him." interrupt
ed the humane person Indignantly.
"Well," drawled the farmer 1--WE did
-aInoct -,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
INTERESTS ARE EQUAL.
Farmers Should Cooperate with Towns.
people in Work of Municipal
Improvement.

Among the many plans devised to
and cities, and which has proved most
successful, is the commercial clubs in
which all business men of the commu-
nifty cooperate for the common good.
Organizations of this class are a.
most a necessity i'll any town where
harmony is desired among the differ
ent business classes in the carrying
out of plans for town improvement,
securing the enterprises of various
kinds and the general good of all in
the community. There is no reason
why these clubs in their membership
should be confined to the residents of
the town. The farmers in the neigh
borhood are as deeply interested in
the success of town enterprises as
are the business men of the place. or
at least they should be. For what
will help along the town towards pros
perity. will also help the farmer.
In many localities there is a senti-
ment that the interests of the farm
Va Au IN S2oAASS " olS III pal
allel. 1t is necessary that this feel
ing be ~Obliterated as far as possible
because there is no logical foundation
for it. The better the town is the bet
ter the local market for the farmers
produce; the more equitable will be
taxation and the better educational ia.
~cilities. All these are matters that
concern the farmer in the immediate
neighborhood OF the town. Many
business men feel that a membership
in clubs organized for promotion of
two industries SHOULD be confined to
business men; that perhaps the farm
err would not be in accord with resi-
dents of the town in matters of public
improvements. This is an error, a
lack Of confidence in the good judg.
ment Of the average farmer, who will
generally realize how important the
home town is to him, and all his neigh
bors. Then the farmer sometimes
thinks that he is not welcome in an as
ISOLATION of business men, perhaps be-
cause he has eve been invited to
take part in meetings held to discuss
matters pertaining to town affairs.
There is no good reason why these
sentiments should exist. 1t is only
by a harmonious pulling together of
the residents of the rural districts and
the business men that the greatest
good can be brought about for the
home town.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18

Don't worry about ne, I'm all right.
Gone for a rest. Sallie PEBBLE Grip
pin" Grandma Crippen surveyed with
approval the little scrawled notice
that she had Just tackled on the side
door.
That ought to hold EN-, as Johnny
says" she nodded reassuringly to her.
self. Once more the door was tried,
the new "youngish" hat was straight
ened gingerly and grandma took her
handbag from the porch chair and
walked slowly down the path to the
gate.
why, hello, granny" called a
cheerful voice at her elbow. Where
you bound for?"
Grandma stopped in dismay..
Tom Crippen," she began pathetic
ally, then her backbone seemed to
straighten. Who gave you that $25
the time you needed it down to your
college doin's?" she demanded, when
your father said he wouldn't give you
another red cent?
Why, you. grandmother" said Tom
soberly. and you just saved the day
for me-
Guess the only thing anyone could
save that you was mixed up in" said
the old lady grimly. Well. just want
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RETIRING FROM THE FARM.
Attractions of the Town for Those
Who Grow Weary of Life in the
Country.

The majority of farmers after years
OF toll and the accumulation of a COM
potency consider the time that they
can retire from the d%rudgery of the
field and barnyard and live c%ontented-
ly in town. Sooner or later many
of them have their desires gratified.
One of the principal reasons why the
average farmer wishes to live away
from the farm is the advan-
tages that the town offers their
children in an educational way. Other
reasons may be the avoidance of the
monotony of milking cows, feeding
hogs, bothering with hired help, and
quite often physical breakdown on
account of too assiduous attention to
work.
Whatever causes may lead to the
REIMBURSEMENT If farm life for a res.
idence in the town, the truth is that
more than 80 per cent. of the success
full tillers of the soil seek a resting
place away from the farm. The towns
afford greater comforts, a life of diff
ferent environment that increases
longevity and sweetens life in later
years. It may be thatsthe rural tele-
phone, the rural free delivery, and late
innovations for home comforts on the
form may change the views of many
as to residence in town being desir-
able, and curtail the movement from
the farm to the town. The charge is
often made that farmers who retire
and become residents of towns send
away money to the big city for goods
that they might as well have pur-
chased at home, and thus keeps the
town from advancing. This is not al
ways true. Those retired farmers gen.
orally become as much interested in
the trade and welfare of the town as
those engaged In business in it. In
fact, every farmer should feel that
the local town is important to him,
and that it is to his interests to help
advance 1t in Importance.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
SEEK TO WIN SOLDIERS.
Russian Girls Risk Life for the Cause
of Liberty.

when the university opened last
autumn l started TO work again
among the soldiers" said the young
woman. "As you know, the revolu-
tionists are at present working very
hard to win over the army, and one
of the means is to talk freedom di-
rectly to the soldiers. For this girls
have been found to be more effective
than men; the young peasant soldiers
are more willing to listen to girls,
and are far reader to protect them
from arrest. So all over Russia hun
dreds and hundreds Of girls are now
nightly meeting with groups of SOL
diers, in working mems homes and in
barracks. To go into barracks and
talk revolution to the soldiers, hard
ly anything is so dangerous-for the
girl caught is tried by court-martial
and in a day or two is executed
From Leroy SCOTS Interview with a
Russian Woman, in E~verybody's.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
THRIFT AND
Right Thinking Necessary to Great
est Success in Every Field Of
Endeavor.

Economy is n of the essentials tc
uccess 1t matters not how great
ones earnings may be, If there is no
pennies laid by. there will be no
counting Of dollars to your credit.
From childhood children should be
taught lessons Of thrift, and the value
OF saving. There Is a difference be-
tween economy and stinginess. There
Is an excess which defeats the aim,
and is the cause of loss and misery.
That economy which prevents the
farmer from spending money to prop
eriy house his stock during the win
ter, is paradoxical. 1t is a saving of
dollars and the loss Of dollars by the
saving. That so-called economy
which prevents the consuming of fuel
in winter, which results in a cold
house and S ckness in the family, and
perhaps a death, is niggardly stingi-
ness, which is criminal. 1t is the saw
ing of a few dollars in the coal bill,
and paying perhaps a hundred or moro
to the doctor or the undertaken. There
is no economy In cheap things gen.
orally. A bit of machinery that is
needed about the farm should be the
best. A cheap, poor moving machine
from some mail order house may
break down when il is needed the
most, and a result Is the loss Of IONS
of hay several times the value of a
good machine. Poor articles wear ont
rapidly, and are likely TO give out
at a time when most needed, and are
q continual source of expense. A poor
breed of stock Is another illustration.
Poor. bony horses eat more than we'll
bred ones, and the latter always find a
ready sale, while the raw-bones cannot
be disposed Of at any price. The same
with hogs. sheep, and all classes of
domestic stock. a poor lot of ami
mails should be gotten rid of as soon
as possible. They are expensive and
il Is poor economy to keep them.
1t is in looking after the saving oil
a penny and being blind to the dollar
that could be gained that is the trou-
bic with many. Savages have no
idea OF economy. They cannot fore
go a small pleasure for a greater one
a little farther off. 1t is the ability
to think out these matters that makes
the civilized man superior to the bar
barian. Think! Don't get tired of
using the reasoning brain that a good
Providence has given you. The
secret of knowledge is in thinking, and
the power to make comparison. One
of the drawbacks of many schools is
the teaching. the examining of rules
and facts without combining with
them the Importance Of cause and ef-
feet. Teach n to think, and he will
soon be a person of no mean knowi-
edge. 1t is the thinker who wins in
life, and on the farm, in the workshop,
in the store, anywhere and every
where, where brains are needed, you
will find it is the active, keen and
careful thinker who forges to the
front.
D. M. CARR.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Cutfcura.

"My little son, when about a year
and a half old began to have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms, then on other parts
of his body, and then II came on his
chest, worse than the others. At the
end of about a year and a half of SUI
fering he grew so bad l had to tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got to be a mere skele-
ton and was hardly able to walk. /
sent to the drug store and got a cake
Of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura
Ointment, and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has eve had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rem
edies my precious child would have
died from these terrible sores. l used
only one cake Of Soap and about three
boxes of Ointment. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don, R. Z. D. No. 1, Woodville, Conn,
April %, 1905"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18

may regret. | can't imagine what
cause you got to make little of my
dear grandchildren. and as for ny
sons wife. | couldn't ask for better.
Living alone as you have has made
you sorter narrow, Maggie. But, l viii,
say, it's nothing to do with my sons
ard their families nor my daughters
ar their'n. This that takes me home
is purely of a personal nature"
"Oh, you let your insurance lapse"
demanded Margaret, now at home and
sympathetic. Well, of course. l won't
urge you to stay cause your place
would burn to the ground SURE as
you're born. What company are you
in"
1T isn't that, Margaret" admitted
Mrs. Crippin, who couldn't dissemble.
But there's a number of other things
just as important"
DO they steal your green stuff"
suggested Margaret, eagerly. "A gar
den's nice, but it's such a care. Thieves
bother the life out Of me-"
It's not the garden, exactly" said
Mrs. Crippin, family. "Oh, I'd be glad
Of a cup Of tea to brace me up; thanks,
Margaret. But I'm afraid it'll put you
to trouble. Well, as | was saying, l
feel | must get back and look after
things. Are you putting up much this
year, Maggie?"
Nothing but some plums and a few
other things" answered Margaret.
I've tried to get some tomatoes rea-
sonable; | always set more store by
my tomatoes than anything else"
Il dunno why it's, but my folks all
think no ones preserves can touch
Grandma Crippin's. Margaret, I'm go
ing ia give you that hat of mine with
the lavender on it. Somehow it don't
set good on my head"
II declare it looks as If the door was
just grinning at me pleased as Punch"
muttered Grandma Crippin, fumbling
In her handbag for the key. We'll, 1t
hain't half as pleased as l be. Homes
the best place after all-especially for
old folks. I'm glad to get back to my
W bed. | can tell you. There comes
the children. Bless their little hearts!
Hello. hello. All of grandma's little
lambs. Just wait till you see what
I've brought for all of grandma's an
gels!"
The Cherry. The next morning
Grandma Crippin started out with new
enthusiasm ito do for the children"
Copyright, 1907, by w. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
Beware of Peddlers.

1t will always be found best to avoid
dealing with wanderers through the
country who have something to dis
pose of particularly those who are
not known to you as thoroughly hon.
est. For years stoves, furniture,
books, and hundreds of articles have
been hawked about the country by
Inherent agents. Some have more or
less merit, but all are sold at enor.
nous profits, far greater than would
be required by some home dealer.
When money is paid to the come-an-
go traveller, just so much money is
taken away from circulation in a COM
munity, and it is gone to remain.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
you not TO say you saw me going. The
fact is, Tom. I'm tuckered out. and l
guess | need \ change

you not 10 say you saw me going. The
fact is, Tom. I'm tuckered out. and 1
guess l need 4 change
> :
Good for you, granny" he encour
aged. Where you going?"
Wherever the notion strikes me-"
she said airily. That's it don't
want any set rules to go by"
"Mother'd love to have you come
and stay AT IL house." he said hos
pitably.
And | could hem lunch doilies to
take up my mind" said grandma
tartiy. NO, thank you"
Tom began to laugh immoderately.
DO you know what old Gen. Beach
am called you the other day when he
was up to our house,"
What asked Grandma Crippin
eagerly.
HE said you had been the gracious
wardrobe mistress to the stork for two
generations and that you ought to be-
gin to enjoy life pretty quick"
That's exactly what [ concluded"
remarked Grandma Crippin. you
can walk as far as the depot with me,
IL it amt out of your way"
" s. "
mo, Margaret Rogers, it's good of
you to want me to stay with you, but
l intend going %around-a day here and
a day there, free to go and come as |
feel like it. / should have flown if |
hadn't just cut out when | did. There's
quite a number of places l want to go
and things I expect to see, before l
start back"
How long you expect to be away.
Sallie?" questioned Margaret.
Maybe a month" announced Grand
ma Crippin defiantly. Longer If /
feel like It,"
What ever'n they all do without
you so long?" demanded her friend in
establishment.
They'll have TO manage somehow"
said Mrs. Crippin complacently. IF
should be taken. they'd have to. l tell
you what, Margaret, I've shaved for
the whole lot long enough. But I've
come to my senses at last"
"How's Bessie?" asked Margaret.
she always was my favorite."
Bessie is well enough, l guess"
said Grandma Crippin sourly. Il just
about run her house. You know Bessie
turned out to be a lot like her father
she turned out to be a very poor
housekeeper."
Are Lurelia's children all well?"
followed up Margaret.
AS well as could be expected with
Frank down with the measles, little
Mary recovering from a broken arm
and the baby getting it's teeth. She
wanted me to come over and take care
of Mary, but / just thought they could
hire a nurse. 1t may sound hard
hearted. but / had to come to it, Mar
garet Rogers"
I'm glad you've got your mettle up,
Sallie PEBBLE" ~applauded the friend
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
WiIIind Hands.

There is a good story going the
rounds in Pittsburg of a young man,
formerly a stock-broker, who dropped
many thousands in speculation during
the early spring.
One night, shortly after going to
bed, the Pi~ttsburger was awakened by
strange signs. At his first motion to
jump up he was greeted by a hoarse
voice. IF you stir, you're a dead
mani" it said. I'm looking for mon
ey."
In that case" pleasantly answered
the erstwhile Spectator, kindly al
low me to arise and strike q light. /
shall deem it a favor to be permitted
to assist in the search."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-18
THE KISS IN JAPAN.
One Western Idea That Is Popular
with Eastern Maidens.

She vas a Japanese college student,
little and thin, but very graceful in
her Paris gown.
The kiss" she said, blushing faint
ly. was unknown In Japan so years
ago. Now, among the a~ristocracy. It
is becoming quite renowned.
yet it comes as a great shock at
first. Ii Is so different, you know,
from anything in a Japanese girls X
perience. | have known maidens who
tainted at a first kiss that was per-
haps too warmly rendered. Yet these
very maids became afterward ardent
advocates OF the new western en-
brace.
Frankly. l like the kiss myself. It's
stimulus. and the feeling, as of red
satin. when mouth touches mouth
with a warm, soft shock-yes, frank
ly, ! like the kiss, and l find it ex-
tremely difficult to deny an eager
young nan so innocent and so delight
hgbtful an embrace.