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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-01
THE MAKING OF A MAN.
(By George Dale.l

(By George Dale.)
What does it take to make "A man?
I'll answer you now, friend, if | can;
The man that | mean is man at heart,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
DORCHESTER DOINGS.

Caudill VS.. Aunt En- Neither
land was the case tried before
Justices Culberston and Dean on
last Friday afternoon. The
charge was larceny. Attor-
ney Newt kilgore represented
the plaintiff and Bob Graham
was the counsel for the defend
ant, an old colored woman.
Ielford Caudill complains that
ne gave the woman a 20 dollar
gold coin In mistake for a silver
dollar on Saturday night and
did not discover the error tin
sunday morning. The woman
swears that after Caudill closed
his store he took into his den
at the side of his store and she
was drank and the room was
dark and she did not know
what money he gave her. and
when she was arrested on Sun
day morning she was still drunk.
and all the money the consta.
bic found in her possession was
20 cents. The testimony was
disgraceful and not fit to print.
Caudlli claims TO be a white
American, but has a record for
illegal liquor selling for some
time, and from the facts
brought out in the re-trial for
the case was tried in the morn
ing and the colored woman
was fined $50 and Is DAYS in
Jail before Squire Culberston
on the testimony of the prose
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
BANKS-WILIIS.

Mr.. Oscar Banks. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. c.. Banks. and
local manager of the Virginia
and Tennessee Telephone Com
pany. and Miss Lura Willis.
the accomplished daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. w. Il. Willis.
went 90 Cumberland Gap last
Thursday morning. where they
were united IN marrige. return
ing 70 the Gap Thursday night.
Their many friends join with
rs M wishing them a happy
and successful voyage on the
sea Of matrimony.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20

cutor alonep before the two
Justices, the morning verdict
was set aside and the woman
released.
If there Is any punishment
too severe for "A nnan claiming
TO be of the superior race who
would ger SO low down as to
disgrace manhood nc ought 10
be known. The people who
heard the trial Thought that he
ought TO be tarred and feather
ed and run out of the State.
The two bail teams here have
been playing practice games
with Wise and Norton md have
come out ahead i'm every game
except the first with the Wise
team, when the Wise boys car
ried of the laurels.
The house cleaning fever has
set in IN earnest and when the
fever Is abated everything will
be spick and span. Benz. Frank
I'm said that three house clean
ings were equal 20 a removal
and that three removals equals
"a fire, but ne was only a philos-
pher of the old school. Bust
ness is very quiet.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
GOOD ADDRESS.

DR.. Bakers address to the
Epworth League of the NJ. r.
Church South, Sunday night
WAS nre and should have been
heard by every father and
mother Of Big Stone Gap. And
II all the young ladies of the
town had heard HIS advice and
then taken it, no . whisky
drinkers would get wives in
this burg. Every BODY that
heard the doctor can now t..ll
Just how he stands on that
question and no mistake. He
said a girl should not think of
marrying a fellow who drank
or who could not pay his laun
dry bill or for creasinR his
pants.
He said a doctor who drank
whiskey was no more fit to be a
doctor than TO be "a preacher.
He thanked Cod thar Biz Stone.
Gap was not cursed with drink
ing doctors, and that we were
best with nice sober gentlemen
every one of them Before
thc doctor got through be had
proven very satisfactorily thar
whiskey had no place on this.
earth among men or women
The things he said will stick
add do good.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
FROM KEOKEE.

ke0kee. Va, May ll.-Rev.
W. d.. Farmer, Methodist cir
cult preacher Of Pennington
Gap, was here last week and
preached two very able and in
teresting sermons TO a large
and attentive audience. He
viii preach here monthly on the
4th Saturday and Sunday.
This will not conflict with Rev.
j. f. Witt, pastor of the Bap-
tist Church, rs they can ar
range seperate hours of service
between themselves.
Several Irummers. insurance
and business men were around
here last week. and among
them We're the smiling faces ct
4. b. Thompson and James
Allen.
Beautiful spring weather IS
now entering and the sun shinrs
warm and pleasant.
The mail service on the new
Rural Route No. J. is moving
ont spicndidly. The people on
the ltne are pleased over lt aud
are putting up boxes as fast as
they can get them Xxx
Washington, May 16.-The
biu for acquiring national for
cHts iu the Southern Appalach-
Mountains And White
Mountains was passed by the
senate today.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining un-
called for at the postOfiice at
Big Stone Gap. Va. May 18th.
1908.
Jno. w. Burnley.
VIII Butler.
John Carroll.
b. G.. COlbwen.
w. Calex Van Garder.
Jim johnson.
Maggie Mase.
j. G. Mclain.
Sam Price.
NJ. NJ. Schiltz.
Karl ". Snrmann.
Persons calling for any Of
the above letters please state
that they have been advertised
W. S. ROsE. p. NJ.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20

NOT entirely free from disease. on the high
elevation fevers prevail. while ON the lower
levels malaria Is encountered 20 n greater an
less extent. according Co altitude. To over
come climate affections lassitrde. malara.
.Janndicc, hiioUsucss. fever and sgue. and
general debility, The most effective remedy
, Electric Bitters, The great Alternative and
blood purifier the antidofe for every form of
BODILY weakness, nervousness. and insomnia.
sold under guarantee a. !. ". Keliy's drug
store. Price soc.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
ANOTHER HOTEL.

Mr.. II. S. Shanklin, proprie-
tor of Hotel Eugene before the
hre. rs organizing a company.
and expects 20 hGi!a = ten a..
fifteen thousand dollar hotel at
this place in the near future.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20

e'The luckiest day Of my life was when I
bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve."
writes Charles r.. Budahn. of Tracy, Cali
fornis. 1.-Two 2Sc. boxes cured me of an
annoying case Of itching plies, which had
troubled NE for years and that yielded 70 no
other treatment Sold under guarantee at
= ". Kslly's drug store
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
Valued Same IS Gold

b. 6. Stewart, a merchant Of Ceder View.
Miss says: Il tell my customers when
they buy S box Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they ger the worth Of thail much gold in
weight II afflicted with constipation, malaria
or billi0usness.' Sold under guarantee by
j. w. kellyLs drug store. 25c.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
FOR SALE.

A fine blooded Jersey cow.
Fresh March End. A fine but
ter COW. Call on or write me.
w. s. MATHEWS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs c. c.. Cochran
and son, Thomas, returned
Saturday from a visit to rela
|tives at Charlottesville.
We carry a full and complete
I;ne of Hawkes. Crystalized
|lenses, the best on the mar
|ket.
500 Hamblen Bros.
Mrs. r. II. Cassidy is visiting
relatives in Hawkins county,
Tenn
Miss Victoria Evans, who has
neon i'm school here for some
Smonths, left Monday for her
nome in Wise couDty.-Clint
wood Times
Mrs. /. c. Taylor has gone 10
where she will spend
kome time visiting the family
NJ Rev. j. A. II. Shuler.
Mrs. d. f. Orr and Mrs. Nal.
eolm smith are in Knoxville
4his week attending the annual
meeting Of the Woman's Home
Mission Society of the Holston
Conference.
1 c. q. Watts has removed his
Family TO Norton, where he
kas accepted a position as book
Keeper with the Norton Coal
company.
Cold, Pure, Sparkling, Soda.
-Kelly's Drug Store.
James Body spent Sunday
M St0nega visiting his daugh-
er, Mrs. Olinger.
w. T.. Golfer, travelling repre-
entative for the South and
Vest Coal and Coke Company,
bent Sunday at Norton.
Rev. r. II. Cassidy went TO
Norton Sunday, where he held
uarterly meeting.
J. G.. Muncy and family left
TUESDAY night for Los TanOs,
New Mexico, where they will
rbside an the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Morrison
same up from Ewing SUNDAY
norning and went down 10
turkey Cove on a visit to Mrs.
Ao%rris0n's parents, Mr.. and
frs. w. NJ. Young.
Next Sunday will be observed
. the Southern Methodist
Church as church extension
dpy, and the pastor will preach
- the extension work the
ehurch is doing.
Mrs. Or. J. A. Gilmer went
Lee county Sunday morning
O visit TO her parents.
The barracks for the prison
Is to be used in grading the
nad between here and Appa-
echia, are now completed and
PC prisoners will be brought
pre- and work commenced on
e road within a few days.
The entertainments relative
= the closing Of the public
&nool at this place, are being
Fid this week. You will find
Mograms for the different
Vents published elsewhere in
Rls weeks paper.
John w. Chalkley returned
fuurday night from a business
20 TO Harlan, Ky.
Ar. and Mrs. Mayo Cabell re
rned last week from a visit 70
Fauves at Norwood. Va.
pr Jenkins, the Big Stone
~ photographer, was in town
fesday taking pictures for the
d, 1 Catalogue -Penning-
81 Zap, VA News.
N no would have ever thought
\ postmaster Rose. of Big
ne Gap, would be the Bene
that be is today.-Wise
esA women should read my Book No.
Nomen.' 1t was written expressly
"nea who are not well. The Book
eei.s Dr. shops Night Of Cure" and
.aese soothing, healing antiseptic
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j Iesz OF Cities.


Columbus makes more buggies
than any other place 81. z l. 3 n is
IS Liverpool makes nearly $500. 900 pei
year BY municipal trading :3 Il
q. New FORK city pays % large funeral
bili Il costs the city ss3S22 . 30 to- bury
each OF the INCL inned bodies that
pasa through, the morgne. and there
arc about Q. 100 of them Ia the course
OF q year.
sSs In = 100 the popu lat lion of Baltimore
was only 10, sos II was Atty years. Of
I'm 1870. before Rai fillmore had climbed
MP Into the 100 Joe class. She could
first count IN ind ttatlas
the Official records disc lose Il opuIa.
ton ceortli ing the BaItt3,
more dire s
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The Royal Box.

Nicholas H., ezar Of all the Russiaa,
De- FORTY years old. -: ..~ .-.,
l. King Edward lis a model landlord
and when at Sandringham spends
some time every day with his agent
and takes. an active personal interest
IN the estate and in the well being Of
the people. q 49, = =. ! :: j
Princess Philippe Of Wurttemberg,
who was an archduchess Of Austria,
makes rubber stockings and other aids
for the wounded, and she receives roy.
alties from several OF the war minis:
tiers Of Europe. ss, :@ :.:: *..s 7 =
4 Almost alone among the sovereagns
Of Europe, Emperor Francis Joseph 81
Auetria-Hungary makes no use OF au.
tomobiles. The heir apparent, Arch.
duke Francis Ferdinand, is a most
enthusiastic motorist, and 90 are sew.
seral other members Of the, imperial
family. II But 80 far the emperor haa
kept TO hts horses and carriages. 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-12-18
sloN and ] rec.

III Roses serve as food for about a bun,
bred species Of inseets.
Asr Ia Essential to growing peat
plants. Peas grown ID q vacuum die
IN three days. 35.5
#SS Yew trees were orig inall planted In,
5ehurch to protect them from eat.
Me and 50 preserve them for the max
Ing Of bows and arrows; S$s$ss::5S5
As trees CO. eims are not really long
lived a tier 4 century they sho N, IN
stfgue;; two centuries call for the sur
sgsoh and he Ii not far ahead offs the
syvoodehopp who does the: same work
ssss The surgeon. ssut more tl,oroug hIy.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-12-18

M. H. Brennan, Richard Daeley and
j. w. Kelly left Saturday afternoon
for Minneapolis, where they went to
visit Senator Hansbrough who was OPP
Grated upon for trouble of the ear at
that place.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-12-18
. canada's Bio Cities.

# Uanada's six principal cities, with
their populat ton, as given By the CEN:
sus Of 1905 are: {. = 8. 2:. 81:
e Montreal os7. 7so, about eauaiing
Newark, N. -..; !: I'D: e.% .
Toronto, 2os, 90 about .eaualing.
Louisville, II; = . /, .: 81 ,ss.1 IL
IS Quebec, $40 about eeualing Oak
land, Cal. .,l55E !"
Ottawa, ,92s, about equaling
vanaviIie IND ;zs ssZ.:...s s :
@ Hamilton. 80. sasAA. " about eaualing
yVilkesbarre, Pa. 81 81 .::s II
vinnipeg % 81 about equaling.
Asgron,
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The following evening

a large house. The following evening
they presented "Adrift in New. York, ;.
and although handicapped for room on:
the stage the performance was very
good NE company carries q band
and orchestra and the fine music was
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-. Resources 2 !
Loans and discounts. .....S S47 80
>Overdrafts secured and unsecured...... 1887 20
Warrants, stocks, tax certificates,
E claims, sse......:.... 6ZS W
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ,ssl s.
Due DUET from other banEs:::.. 6,oT9 e. wv x
Checks and other cash items 10 IS
S3,2a3 66 9,S42 81
Total. =. ...$ 57.522 So
e. 2 :. ~ @:. Liabilities
CAPITAL stock paid 1o01 GO
sUndRided profits, less expenses and vi :.
Indy; deposits subject ... "a. 81. s<S 5s*=- 81
time eertiacates 81 de- !. @s''et = : a
post 2. = j. 500 as .-,, I
Bills payable. =. ..:..... ..........a none
~ 5622 3D.
State OF North Dakota, Countss of Ramsey
ss: 80 ~ Sy.5 ~ ~ 5=sTs5zf 2gss La HI III
Bank ,s de aos sasasa swear shas de sSess
statement 5s true to the best Of my knowledge
subseribed and sworn e before ne this Sta
sss, sspl,s. ": s sssask sss'ls
3. asssssss Il !, 8, 81.
& !. u s Iss6ell. 81.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-12-18

The Claman Comedy company which
showed at the Rijou last week were
one of the best comp nies that has
been in the city for some time. s. The
first evening the company presented
ION the Frontier and was greeted by
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03

but in this they Werc sorely disap-
pointed
This is the second appeal that has
been made BY The state of Oklahoma
for simple Justice to her people. and
their appeal has been ignored
When the subject OF paying the de-
ficit in the matter is mentioned II Is
thrown up to us that we mad received
the sum OF $lO0,o00 and had fooled IT.
away, that the suD..wqe suihoient
had " not been frittered aNax ilN No
unheeeseai1a cOnsnmptionio ot time iir
makiDe the iconstitutiOn.
The fact seems to be ignored that
sos, 900 OF tire appropriation was con
sumed by the three Republican com
missioners appointed TO lay of the
state into delegate districts, IN their
efforts to make what was believed 70
be "A safely republican state. absc lute-
ly republican. Tor the purpose OF MAX
Ing a constitution In harmony with
republican ideas. and the revelation
of the fact that Oklahoma is a demo
cratic state has put her outside the
pale Of republican favors or even
decent consideration. She is under
the ban OF all the other southern
states
This expense should be paid by the
United States. The eastern part Ct
the state was without any kind of
election machinery and the work of
organizing the counties into precincts
was very tedious and necessarily eX-
pensiye, and why there should be
such opposition to the allowance of
the claim can only be accounted for
on the ground that there is little or
nothing TO be expected from a repub-
lican congress by a southern demo
cratic state. Mir McGuire's silent in
difference in the matter of securing
this appropriation riay tend to knit
himself faster in the estimation of his
constituents, but we very much mis-
take the temper of the good people OF
ins district If they do not resent his
indifference, and manifest It, Should
ne set himself up as a candidate ior
reelection.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
OF l4unband,s AfiectIons.

Oregon like many other states, has
a statute removing all disabilities up
on a wife which are not imposed or
recognized as existing as TO the hus-
band Under this statute the Su-
preme Court OF that state in Keen v.
Keen 80 Pacific Reporter, l47, holds
that a wife may maintain an action
for an alienation OF her husbands ar
fections AS supporting authorities
the court cites Postlewaite v. Postle-
waite, Ind App, 437, 2S Northeast
ern Reporter 99 Beach " Brown, 20
WASH 266. 80 Pacific Reporter. 46,
43 l. r A. ia ~ Am St Rep 9S.
AS 20 the state authorities on this
proposition the cenrt says In few
of the states IL has been ruled by the
courts of ast1resort that such an ac.
tion cannot be maintained, but where
modern legislation recognizes the doc
trine that the wife has rights which
the court should respect reason and
a great weight OF authority uphold
the principle that for the loss OF con
sortium. which includes the husband S
society, love and assistance the Law
now affords her an adequate remedy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03

The Shawnee News, very wrong. as
usual. alleges a three or four line no
ace on the editorial page Of The Lead
er referring to the News policy on
bcuftlinR the members of the State
Legislature, was due TO the fact that
The News has published the screed
from the Oklahoma News. anent The
Leader trying to bump the state In q
printing graft
The News runs a motto, Fear God,
tel the truth and shame the Devil,
and Il should pay some attention TO
the policy. First the little item was
published before or on the same az
ternoon the poor sheet at Oklahoma
City lied about this newspaper.
Second, The Leader did not know
the Sfhsaee News had published the
lie about the alleged graft IN print
ing
But aud the Shawnee News has a
publisher who knows the truth of this
statement by simple reason of its ut
ferance-The Leader has not been
charging, bidding or milking a con-
tract with the state. for good, right ol
wrong prices.
VIII the Shawnee News alleging to
be truthful newspaper, make the
statement dueg
When the time comes for The
Leader to have It's bills audited. any
newspaper in the State may see the
list, and The Leader win publish
same; no man can be fairer than
that
Furthermore, there should be no oc
casion for the Shawnee News tC
charge this newspaper with bad faith
The Leades is the only newspaper II
The state publishing the report OF the
Legislature each day as it occurs, col
cring no item nor commenting edi
torially) advancing an opinion in the
report
II the News wishes 20 criticize Th'
Leader Il should at least be true t
iia mission as apnrveyor Of news no
10 state a paper in gouging st when |
IS simply doing some rush job WORK
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
constItutlonal Law-slavery.

Constitutional Law--Siavery.Q
South Carolina has law providing
that any laborer working for a share
OF the crop or for wages in money or
other valuable consideration under a
contract for labor on farm land who
shall receive advances either I'm
money or supplies. and thereafter viii
fully and without just cause fail to
perform the reasonable service requir-
ed of him by the terms of the con
tract shall be liable to prosecution
for misdemeanor and punishment by
Imprisonment This law was enacted
principally TO constitute a weapon u
compel especially negro farm lahorers
to perform the service required BY
their contracts of employment en pain
OF being sent to Jail or being made
members OF the chain gang The
United States district court for the
district of South Carolina IN ex parte
Drayton, 1913 Federal Reporter, 1856
holds this law unconstitutional as vio
lating the thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments or the federal constitu
ton, and as not being valid exercise
/ of the police power OF the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
FssMSnSHSMsnSDsMSnsMsu usnsns
2 COMMENT OF ny s,.a 9
= NEW STATE PRESS =
snSnsnsM.smsEssn s-AsnssMsMs sMSn
\ RARE BIaD. IS MeoULRs.

tMuskoeee Times Democratl
Congressman McGuire's failure to
say q word in the interest OF his state
when the question ~ getting an appro-
priation of S225, 900 10 dcfray the ex
penses 81 the constitutional conven.
ton and the election that followed
was manifestation OF llttleness OF
soul that certainly VIII forever dis
count him in the estimation Of fair
minded people OF an parties
fhe palny SUM Of <loo0 900 was ap
proprlated to defray the expense Of
the whole program ol letting Oklaho
ma into the Union the admlnlsfrn
ton being led 70 believe that the BE
nnhlicans would have eferythins thei|
own way and run ronRhshod over thi
people 80 the short spaee of sixty day'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
eoats as Fixtures.

TO lawyers in common-law states
the decision OF the United States Cir
cult court for the Eastern district OF
louisiana III Mbrton Trust Company
w. American Salt Company, l49 Fed
eral Reporter. $40, appears to be rath'
er novel II is there held that goats
placed on land for the sole purpose
OF destroying brush and weeds there,
on and keeping down the grass are
fixtures. This decision is, OF course
based on the civil law and ln the
opinion the court notes that In France
it has been held that cows attached
to dairy farms are fixtures or immov
ables
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
wLL aaDseM AoNoR
Paydoned Convict to Repay Debts
Contracted Through Forgery

Special TO Daily Leader
l.awton Okla. Feb. 81 Rufus Con
nela, who was cerying a five year
sentence In the Lansing penitentiary
for forgery and disposing OF school
warrants, but who was pardoned a
week ago. has come back 10 Lawton
10 live, and declares he viii redeem
his honor
He says that ID Is his intention TO
see that every man that he has
Wronged be repaid every dollar that Is
due him. Connella states that he was
q victim of circumstances.
His prison term would have expired
February 2. but Aacting Governor Geo
W. Bellamy. ia the absence Of Cover.
nor Haskell granted him a citizenship
pardon January 49,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
Editors wife M.

The Clipper received message
from Representative II. N. Butler at
Guthrie. today stating that he had re-
ceived a telegram from El Dorado
Springs, conveying the sad news that
the condition OF Mrs H. M. Butler
had taken a change for the worse.
Mr. Butler left on the evening train
from Guthrie, for that place The
many friends Of Mrs Butler are pain
cd 90 hear this news Pryor Greek
Clipper
Mr.. nutler is one OF the able mem
bers OF the lower house