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The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
THE OPTIMIST.

Saws Auerbach in ION the Heights:
I'VE consider It tedious TO talk about
the weather. and yet there is nothing
more important" We can realize the
truth of this in these days when. wheth-
er a man will OF no. he finds the topic
thrust upon his thoughts; either from his
own discomfort or that OF his friends.
The seasons seem 20 be at war with
each other, and instead Of being re-
minded of
Flowery June.
When brooks send mp cheerful tune,
And groves Joyous sound
we are being constantly reminded Of the
Rhyme Of the Rain:
How it pours p0urs pours,
In a never-ending sheet
How e drives beneath the dOOrsi
How il soaks the Tasssr'5 feet!
How il rattes On the shutter.
How il rImplgs up the laWnl
How twill sigh and moan and mutter,
From darkness until dawn.
Truly says Auerbach that there is little
else so important as the weather. for as
the day Is so is mans endeavor. We
may pride ourselves on being above and
beyond the adverse influences that sur
round us, but cold and rainy days when
June Is here and all the world should
be fair, give the pessimists their chance
10 growl. All the more need then, on
our parts. Of a healthy optimism; a
serene faith in the inexorableness Of
nature which ere long must rebuke the
impudicity Of winter. which dares 10 I'm
ger so long after his time in the fair lap
Of spring.
II is not so difficult. after ALL for one
20 get from under the lowering clouds.
The rain may beat in our faces, the cold
may penetrate 20 our bones, but after
all, if we wrap the thick cloak Of warm
optimism about us we can keep the
dreariness out Of our hearts
AS it is not wise for a healthy man
to dwell DER long over his past sins so
Il is not healthful % let ones thoughts
cling about the minor discOmfOrts Of lifs.
That man is an insidious enemy 10 his
race who goes about with a long face. eX-
claiming. Isn't this beastly weather."
No Idle complaining VIII make the sun
shine in the heavens; but a CHEEKY op-
timism, a brave hope. will make the sun
shine in ones soul There never was so
much need for smiling as during these
drear days
And after all there are brighter days
coming, and coming soon. All this in
termediate and uncomfortable period
will be forgotten, and with Thomson we
can cry:
Still. let my song a u1hier note sssgme.
And sing n infuSive force q Spring 0n Man.
When heaven and earth as II contcudlEg vie
To raise mis- being and serene his soul
Can be f0rtear 20 iein the general smile
OF NatJrCt Can fierce passions vsI his hreast2
No all this is but the preparatory
season. Nature prepares 20 deck the
world In a glorious beauty of green and
the radiant blossoms Of the flowers. So,
too. should il be with Us. We can still
DO our appointed work, remembering that
even now
The rrifnroses gii''er-the vi-l=ts peep;
The zephyr is fJasting 0u flower and bloom.
Arouse ye slU-ggrds. what sU1l shall sleep
While the larks IN the sky and the bees On the
ralm7
The sweetest song and the loudCst string
Should pour a welcome 20 beautiful spring
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
MEN AND THINGS.
Lnnd Proclnmntions IrreguInrf


The element, in and out Of Congress-
which has consistently opposed the ad-
ministrations public-land policy has made
a discovery which. IL possible, will be
used against the President It VIII be
remembered that in the closing days OF
the last Congress the Chief Executive
withdrew an enormous area OF public land
from entry and added IL 10 various forest
reserves. and then, almost Immediately
afterward, affixed his signature 10 the
bill which specifically prohibited further
extension Of the reserves. The President
was unalterably opposed to the principle
Of that measure, and II is assumed that
he would have withheld his approval had
he not found way 20 circumvent its
sponsors by ordering all the Withdrawals
he desired made before he signed his
name and thus made the bill a law. Now
the land-grabbers." as friends Of the
administration are pleased TO call most Of
those who do not view the land question
exactly as IL is viewed by the President
and the Interior Department, have found
that the proclamations ordering the with
drawals referred to did not contain spe-
cihc or detailed descriptions Of the lands
involved Heretofore ali such documents
had set forth metes and bounds accord
ing 10 the regular legal formula. The
grabbers' allege that had the Pres
ident delayed the issuance Of the prOCla-
nations until accurate descriptions could
have been obtained. he would have found
it impossible 10 act before the close OF
Congress, which would have meant the
defeat Of his purpose. Because Of this
they declare. the prociamatiOns We're
signed in blank. and the withdrawn areas
were referred 70 as being shown on the
diagram forming a part hereof" Such
diagrams were not in existence at the
time. and some Of them have not yet been
completed, although three months have
passed.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
In the AdirnndncI,..

Guides are said 10 be scarcer than ever
this year"
'Fm not surprised
Nor l. Next Wen hear that guides
are extinct"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
decentralization.
rom the Portland Oregonian.

Efom the Portland Vreg1nan.
If Tom Platt and Ned Hartman could
pool their love for Roosevelt and capital
ize it according to express company and
railroad methods what a fortune they
would have.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

A New York woman entered a crowded
street car few days since and imme-
diately fell In a fit She must have acci-
dentally noticed some male passenger
seated and not deeply engaged in earnest
perusal Of The afternoon paper.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

for the town marshal himself. It is quite
possible that he Is altogether too Jealous
Many automobilists of unquestioned
standing who are not afflicted with speed
mania assert that such is the case As
suming that It is, why cannot an amicable
understanding be reached between the
Glen Echo authorities on one side and the
automobilists on the other? We know
that a large majority Of automobile own
ers would not knowingly and willfully
violate speed law any more readily
than they would violate any other law.
We assume that Mayor Garrett and Mar
shall Collins desire only to do their duty
With both sides "on the square" why
should this unpleasant turmoil continue?
America uses siy times a much lumber
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Things Left Undone.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
However. when we consider the strange
things that President Roosevelt might do
and elicit applause, but which he has not
vet done. il is 20 be thonkful
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
We Trust Not.

What is so rare as a day in June?
Thus runs the saw
l pray We need not change the tune
From rare 20 raw.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Here am 7, sings an Indiana poet We
knew a voice from the wilderness Of
Indiana would yet be heard in reply 20
Ambassador Bryce's Where are your
poets?"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Ofish.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel

From The AliWaukee Sentinel.
A London paper protests against the
careless handling of umbrellas. Quite
right. An umbrella is apt to go off when
you least expect It
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

We confidently believe the President
might find a number of animal takers at
large In Wall street.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Let us have Roosevelt for life" de-
mands a North Dakota editor. Sure and,
so far as Senators Tillmsn and Foraker
are concerned. a large bunch Of trading
stamps 20 boot
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Cheer up, Summer is coming" says
Weather Sharp Willis Moore. Bah, So is
Christmas. What we want IS to see 1t
come along on schedule time
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Real Danger 20 Him.

From the Boston Transcript.
Still, Senator Foraker has some reason
10 be afraid Of the Man on Horseback.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Jesse James, the second. has captured
first honor in the Kansas City Law
School, says a press dispatch. The evo-
luton Of the captivating ways Of this
family Is decidedly along pralseworthy
Inns
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The elder Mrs. Taft is said to oppose
her sons candidacy for the Presidency.
Most mothers oppose their sons predilec-
ton for running straight TO the old SWIM
ming hole Immediately after school, but.
boy like. they run for it, just the same.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The State Of Texas has imposed fine
Of 81. 600o 600 on the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany. Evidently Texas raises quite
large crop Of fines, also.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The New York Sun calls attention to an
ancient gentleman named Romanus. who
was reputed to be a great tennis player,
but who, despite that, fell through a crack
somewhere and disappeared from note
worthy history. We doubt not he played
a mollycoddlish game.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Mr. Hartman always personally super
vises the care Of the stock on his country
estate" says a magazine article Especial
ly the watering thereof, no doubt.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Henry James new novel. THE Prevar-
icators," viii be issued soon. There is
nothing novel about prevaricators in this
country.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The Houston Post is authority for the
statement that Texans use fresh country
butter" for axle grease. The prepara-
ton doubtless renders Texas axles strong
enough to stand any strain.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

taik?' asks a contemporary. Whoever
heard Cortelyou talk?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

AS Adam has served as a convenient
chopping block for a great many years.
why not lay the sin of nature taking on
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Wheat. corn. and other cereals are
steadily advancing in price Even wild
oats are more eXpensive than formerly
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Give me the man with the big foot and
the big ear" says a conscientious writer.
Mr.. Jacob Riis. however. greatly prefers
the man with the big stick
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Mr. Thomas w. Lawson has indorsed Mr.
John Temple Graves idea that Mr.. Bryan
should nominate Mr.. Roosevelt TO succeed
himself This adds considerable noise to
the suggestion, at all events
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Alfred Austin says he prefers small
audiences so far as his literary wares
are concerned. This is a beautiful ex-
ample Of making a virtue Of necessity.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Edgar Saltus says: Everything viii be
in harmony in 1900 years from this time 80
Possibly the outlook for a reunited De-
mocracy is not, after ALL absolutely and
utterly hopeless.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

No doubt Of one thing. however: the
animals are much more interested in a
talkfest than a sChuetzenfest
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The Atlanta Constitution has discovered
a new Georgia poet in the person Of Mr..
Thomas Clubb Shooter Surely a gen
tleman with so fetching a name ought 10
make q hit.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
A Spring Calamity.

Adam, come quick
What's the matter, Ever
THE behemoths are in the furze." ."
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

The Charlotte Observer admits that its
Andrew Jackson arguments were intended
as mere "persiflage." This explains a
great DEAL and is entirely acceptable.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
Surprised.

What DO you suppose inspectors found
in a can OF chicken the other day.
Don't know. Veal, perhaps"
NO. just plain chicken"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

America uses six times as much lumber
as Europe. In Europe. however, platform
building is not such a popular pastime.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

4 would not be at all surprised II
within the next decade or two we
see the United States importing lumber
from Japan. Manchuria. and other East
ern countries, declared Mr.. John J. Rupp,
a wealthy lumber manufacturer Of SaEi-
nav. Mich. at the Raleigh.
There is but little timber left in my
State or Wisconsin which used 10 be the
great sources Of supply, and what re-
mains is owned by half a dozen men. The
Southern forests are being rapidly eX-
hausted. and another decade will see them
in the same condition that Michigan is
to-day. 1t is true that on the Pacific
Coast there is still vast deal of timber.
and that is the only part Of the country
where the mills will be able to cut for any
great length Of time
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15
: & W. PUSHING WORK SAYS ca,
HAGAN.

Col Patrick Hagan, of Dun
canon, who has been the epest
OF ms SON Chas. +. Hagan. for
a few days, said to a reporter
Tor this paper yesterday:
ihey are making things hap.
pen along the line of the South
" Western railway over in our
county. | am advised that il i
the expectation TO complete the
road from St. PauI to Kingsport
probably by November next
anu '"at the company may be
aoie TO handle some freight on
The line by that time.
tne grading is well advanced;
the tunnel work is progressing
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15
Southwest Conservatory Of
Music.

The Southwest Conservatory OF Music
will be open 20 all those wishing 20 study
music ON April LIST The following
branches will be taught Violin. ViolaI
Cello. Piano. Organ and Vocal.
Other branches viii be provided FOR 81
needed
Special arrangements for children at
tending public school have been made.
rooms In The public school house having
been provided Tor that purpose.
All Arrangements can be made with
The directors Of the conservatory.
Mrs. A. G. Rogers,
Mr.. M. Merten.
Directors
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15

rAp&1vs - ties are being dis
trihated along the route. wher
you see men work like this, il
means something"
Col. Hagan will be one of the
happiest men in Virginia when
this road is completed. He
owns one of the finest timber
boundaries in Southwest Vir-
ginia, and the new road will
pass through it, making it prac-
teal TO market ut least 100, 900
fine trees.
In tn" same region Col. Hag
an owns a vein of candle coal.
He saws that while il is being
taught in the colleg' that
profitable vein Of this coal will
not be found in this latitude.
has own property refutes the
doctrine. a. he has a vein OF five
Feet IN thickness. and as fine
quality as exists. Bristol Her
lld-Courier.
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Nav NoIiaI;sS

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15

Members OF Istcrnstionai Kinderssrfen
Union Say lie Teaches
Mischief.

Members of the Internationa
kindergarten Union has made
the subject of the children's
supplement- in the Sunday news.
papers a special topic for con.
sideration. Many of them said
that apparently their true atti-
tnde with regard 10 the child
f"n's department had been mis-
understood aud that instead
"t denoun"ng that feature Of
az" SUNDAY parers in e general
"aN they were strongly i'm ia
*'r of DO They believed that
II should and could be modified
nm some respects. and that they
desired 20 co operate with the
editors for that purpose.
To that end committee.
with Hamilton W. Mabie at its
head. was named to confer with
the newspapers for the purpose |
of Determining pnor ~ -
more annronrio+a c. o,,,,s
and 20 assist in nroc,,r;n-e,,,t
features.
I'm spite of the no,,l.~;.,
Buster Brown has ha5 -
aral years tbov roo,o~5e.,1..'.. h
rs a teacher IF ,,is.t;oea.s,5
,truction as ao,ipet r;t.la "
no. the Tiny tbs ,nd -
features of the cb;,dra,.s go
element They said IT,, p
objected only to s,,ob -. b
u the SUNDAY n,nors -
i'm tbeirt,,,oan,..
hose which tend ~ bo -.
nent of distorted ,.;o,..e ,.s
Miss Fanniabeno GO. Z
'rooklvp tho no,rl.. -
resident of tbo r,to~,a..o-,
kindergarten Union ~boL~1
lade a collection 80 ,,' ~ ''.'S =
Of to Snn5a- I
owspapers with -. 1
.orking out some snbs+;.... .
hitch might be e,,o,.o..,l
le editors Of tbe n,ne~. -
II believe firmly ma. 80
,rt of accompanin,o,t 80 I'
inday newspaper is assentia1
The city child -nov ais~
at there is a paucitv ofl;+~-. de
re- essentially suited - chr5
d. However I sin -.
at something cbHdlil-o -
d
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15
BASE BALL SCHEDULE
Adopted by The Coal Fields Base Ball
League, Covering Games 10 be
Played During the Season.


~. .n"olenf a. Dorchester.
S,........ ,, A. i''n.
'.- stone "ap. at Stonega.
MAJ 18th.
i"'odcn 20. Big Stone Gap. 40 ImIo-
1en.
MAY DIST
''"negN vs. Dorchester, a. Stoncga.
MAY 25th
o"etN Ns. tmnoden. go lmboden.
"'e stone Nap vs. Dorchester. 40 Bic
~'o"e "Ap.
MAY -3th.
'''nes' va. big stone Gap. O.. Big
dorchester 's. lmhodeu. 40 lmhodeu
s... l. lst.
Stoneea vs. Dorch-ster. at Dorchrsfer
'm'oaen VS. BIG Stone Gap. ai Biz
''f-
'c n T. rih.
". im'oden, ai Sioncca.
H's stone Gap VS.. Dorchester. at Dor.
M 18th.
T.i'., vs. nis stone Gap, 40 Stoueea. /
t"'olcn VS. Dorchester. 90 Dorchoster
sDN j. 10th.
n,~ w. Dorches,tet' et Stouega
'e".
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15
Virginia X Tennessee
Telephone Company.

40 telephone stations m operation IN
1919 Stone Gap Residence telephone SCR
Vice from $3.50 per month up. Bus
mess telephone service furnished f-on,
- 900 per month up.
Cali telephone 56 give AS youradar,ss
and representative of the COMPANY will
call on you
me telephone is 81 Time saver.
10 shops in an weather.
Oorrects mistakes.
HAstcns deliveries
Saves YOU time
10 saves lottcr-writmr
And car fare.
OFcitakcs telegrams
DuiStrips messenger bows
Lcngthens your life.
lL orders iho dinner.
invites the guests
lt makes appointments.
Nanceis and rencws them.
10 instructs the Office
invites your friends
Asks them 20 stay away.
Asks them 10 hurry.
Enables them 10 Invite yot
IL calls the doctor.
avs Niilcl -tNclHS.
IL iengthens your DAYS.
Reduces your worries.
Saves your temper.
Lessons your dangers
IL useful very often
indispensable on occasions
And Is always on duty.
With telephone service
Living is made easy
ia NOT pnrvar.f.....
'''ef or postal card addressed to the |
OhpAny viii receive immediate atten-
on. -''o''-
virginia and Tennessee Telephone Co.
o. W. RHODENHIsER
District Supt.
Big Stone Gap. Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-15

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-24
I6s.dc FOR ROWING SUPREMACY
The Midshipmsn's Wonderful Crew
AZ P0ugkeepaie.

Perhaps the nosf interesting and the
most powerful contender for The col
legiate rowing supremacy NJ POUCH
kespsie IL the eight from the United
states Naval Academy. IL - known
that this crew will START 0gt "A the
varsity race with = tremendous squirt,
and ~ reason 81 the wonderful physi-
cal fitness ~ the men la the boat De
able "a maintain . pace which would
Kill any other crew on the river.
Tbe.nayy boys are going after the
lead ~ the start, ard They VII light
for IL IN necessary oyer t1e entire four
miles. Rowing uisn predict that syra-
cnsc will stay with the Navy - long
a. possible Al the start and that Cor
nell can never AFFORD 20 let these boys
get far away, for Courtney knows
y hat they can do in the last mile on
a bard four, and ard be also realizes
that II Once the Navy men get good
lead they are likely % hold u.
This Annapolis crew l. a marvel.
No other crsw has ever been upon that
course that has stood the grueiiipg
rows these eight men have taken
each day, and everyone - united ia
saying that the crew viii be rowed
out long before the racs begins
sceity McMasiers, the trainer - the
Aayy teams, meets this criticism
with the Scottish matisf-Of-fact state
ments The mon Who says that - a
fool. hove trained men for nigh
into fbOirty year and kn0w me- bus
mess. ! hove a good team and they
will be ~ for the race.
There IL reason ~ believe that this
grim. determined battle for the lead
beiNe Cornell, Annapolis sBd
Syracuse may result disastrigsiy for
ore ~ ~ ~ lI@m. for each crew req
lIzes inat - must bV8l lbs osbsf g.
win. should they SUCCEED in killing
each other on, then Columbia. Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin and Georgetown
are To- be figured with, for these -four
crews will not be so far behind the
others whatever the pace, and the last
mile may win out BY sheer pluck.
40 race has promised more thrilling
or spectacular effort for the entire -four
miles, and for the Grst time no loser
is named, as we'll as no winner.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-24
BOOK LORE.

Mr.. Dooley'' tells about the Presi-
Dental candidates i'm the Jaly Amer
lean Magazine. The cartoons are by
McCutche0n. Roosevelt, Taft, Fair
banks, Foraker. Root, Beveridge and
others are mentioned. a fine lot iy
men f'r amy raypublican to choose
firm an an lakelly fine list f'r him 10
reject firm" Ray Stannard Baker,
now one Of the editors OF 1.-The Amer
lean Magazine, = tells the story Of the
BLACK Belt in the current issue.
Walter Prichard Eaton describes
Manhattan an Island Outgrown"-
the story Of how 'Old' New York.
confined by wide rivers, is bursting
into New Jersey and Long Island
through tunnels costing more than the
Panama Canal. Grand0n Nevins re-
ports the new gyrOseope railway.
David GraysOn narrates an interview
v ith an infidel. ''The Interpreter
talks about the Meyer and Haywood
case. short stories are contributed
By VIII Irwin. Marion Hill, q. y.
Carter and Edith Barnard. Horace
Traubel contributes extracts from
Talks with Walt Whitman"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-24
PRAISE FOR NAVAL OFFICER
Commander FuIlam Commended By
Secretary Of Navy and State

Letters ~ ofsleiaI eoun1ensiA-issu az.snt
the secretaries ~ state ard N4F
have been transmitted o. terlsr aas.ia g
W. r.. FuiIam. n. - ~. erur srsl-
ing Officer ~ the egnLnar Marse-sa.
lately ~ Genital American water#-
Acting Secretary &em eerrws MM
Transmitted q copy - le4ter fr1
SECRETARY Root On ffe slhlee o. tora
maud - Fuliaws said
THE department wfsAFs tm &sNal
itself - This opportunity @ express e.
sou lfs unqualified approval 81 Er
conduct % affairs GO fae enNat ~ AtMn
duras nblle performing tae 4Eties -
senior Officer presslt aEA a.
mandinE officer ~ fAe t. r z. Naal
eta.
The incidents SPECIFICALLY referred
70 cover Commando E1llaw 9 aassea
in tha case ~ asaagEf 90 tHa Am-eFN-
can negro. General Davis "a te
forced loan from iiis t.efuau ea.-
lscl. william Pobl fae ease ~ go
fsuln ard other iur dents.