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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22

Mrs. w. w. Colvin gave "a
very entertaining chen" party
TO several of her friends at the
Colvin home at lnman. 10 com
memorate the birth anniver
sary of her husbands sister.
Miss Maude Colvin
The young lady was the rec
cipient of numerous highly
priced gifts
Those present were. Mrs. Is.
l.. CrOsmann. Mrs III. i. White
head. Mrs. RS w Holiey. Airs.
Gibson. Mrs. j " James and
Miss Elliott. An present re-
port "a pleasant time A uic,
supper WAS served.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22

Chas. II. Moore, of Bristol,
was a business visitor Saturday
last.
w. f.. Miller and wife, of
Bristol, were Appalachia visl-
tors today
c. b. Brooks, of Bluefield,
was in town last week.
Mrs. Judge Gilly, of East
Stone Gap, spent FriGay IN APP
palachia with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Il. h. Thompson.
+. NJ. Clark was in Big Stone
Gap Saturday.
J. +. Amburgey has just re.
ceived a nice line of chinaware.
Mrs. Il. p. and A. l.. Smyth
were on the sick list last week.
s. a. Collier has bought the
interest Of a. II. Hale IN the
Spot Cash Store.
Rev. c. 3 Livesay. of lnman,
has been ordained as pastor Of
the new Christian Church.
Mrs. W. II. Tompkins and
family. and Miss Bertha White
head, spent Thursday at Black
+ Mountain.
j. r.. Hunter was i'm town
last week I'm the interest of
Emory and Henry College.
The new Barsa building on
. Main Street viii Doe ready for
occupancy in a few days.
s.. =. Brooks. of the Windsor
/ Hotel. has recently had th,
house reprinted and is putting
in steam heating plant FOL
the accommodation OF his guests
this winter.
NJ. ID Collier is remodclin.
the rooms over his store an,
will occupy them as residenc
when completed.
Kennedy and Wampler ar
still selling their select stock @
mems furnishing goods a
greatly reduced prices 10 clos
out.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22
HUNG $500 QUITO DRY.

Ansonia, Conn, July rs. Fl
Two hundred dollars in bills
hanging on a clothes line was
the novel sight which attracted
attention in Woodbury. yester-
day. William Wilhelmy, a
baker of this city. drove to
Woodbury. TO visit his brother.
He was caught in a thunder
storm. and when ne reached
his brothers his trousers were
ringing wet and bespatted with
mud. He borrowed another
pair of pants and wore them
while the hired girl washed the
other pair.
Wilhelmy went calling on
friends, and when NE returned
he found "a crowd In front of
his brothers home. The sight
of his roll dangling on the
clothes line and the gaping
crowd was too much for him
and he collapsed with laugh
ter.
The girl had been iu The
f country only few days and
did not know DC was money
. After she had washed the pants
she found Che roll of bills
which was chiefly made zap OF
ones and twos and with clothe,
pins fastened each on the lin,
and left them unguardcd.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22
FROM TNBAN. NEW MEXICO.
-u----- - .---------


/ just want 60 say 90 begin
this letter char Sc the people Of
Kentucky have gotten tired OF
good vegetables and other good
things 90 cas-, just send them
out here aud they can try living
ont of paper bags and tim cans
/ might add too, that the wind
viii cool your coffee for You.
which yOu no doubt Will enjoy .
for Il guarantee il to bee half
sand We have had no rain here
since April 18th. Several DAYS
ago "a man started well near
here Yesterday he had reached
"a depth of forty five feet and
the dirt was siill dry enough to
make a lot of dust. Corn is
burning up and dying, aud peo-
pie are suli leaving ass fast they
can get away Uncle Sam will
have 10 take care of those who
are left behind. Everything
looks stra"-e and dead. being
worse here now lin midsummer
than IL is out there i'm the mid
I die of December. Every on,
here has witnessed ine same a,
/ / have GREEN CLAY
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22
TIE BARN ~ Tie RAIN.

0ral ODD bata lnl dra-eica meadow.
Blurred green 90 grass and leaves,
The >ly an awful shadow.
For on AeI eay face wcaves
rhe ram with -iiro threads
That fiech tae muddy paddle
That rattle ON The sheds
Where iho cold cattle huddie.
Then oa. Che haymow sot
And deep and dark aui uarm.
On sweet hsy piled aioii-
While overhead ,hc Storm
Sweeps ihe wei shingles dsip>
A. caves. makes music Wild
We listen the soui slips
Year, back and isa child
somehow al 40 The start
We turn from I.Iic'> hot foam.
Get Ia tie World warm h,ar..
YEA. make EaTth's heart nar hom}
and BE there warm. secure.
Yea, as d child 81 ave.
uesrt eloansed. serene and pare
Aud glad Ca 'e ~ ye.
-,Iapes % coiciaa 80 Bom0as "a.
Comfqnioa for Ipgrsf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22
APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT.

Work was begun Friday on
the new Postoffice building
near Callahan Greek bridge.
II. f. Whitehead, of Inman,
spent Wednesday last IN Bris-
toll on business.
W. +. Lee, of Fuller Brothers
clerical force. has been con-
fined TO his home for several
days by illness.
A moving picture show pre-
senting the Passion Play" has
been showing 90 interested
audiences for several days, in
the Head building on the head
of Main Street.
The Chas. r. Moore Company ,
of Bristol. has opened a branch
store in the building formerly
occupied by l.. r. Tate & Co.
The branch is under the man
agement of Mr.. Turnbull. of
Bristol. who, with his family,
occupy the rooms over the store.
Mrs. Hood. Of Linden, died
Saturday and was buried Sun
day. The deceased left a hus-
band and several children. the
youngest being twins only a
few days old.
Rev. Calfee and daughter
were holding a serial meeting
in the Christian Church last
week. portray ing the life OF
/ Christ by magic lantern pic
lures and delivering interesting
lectures or each picture of TIA,
. series
Will James. colored. and ;
+ negro woman became engaged
. in a fight at Inman Thursday
/ and len the fracus he used "a pai'
/ of scissors 20 defend himself. IN
7 niclng some bad looking
Though not dangerous. wound
ION his victim's countenance
AS VIII was drunk as well a
disorlcrly he was fined - 90 b.
the Justice of the Peace at In
man.
Miss Anna Lee MOneyhunu
. of Bristol, was in Appalachi
and neighb0ring towns Jas
week promoting her interest
I'm the Bristol Herald-Courier'
2 scholarship contest We lear
, that the young lady. who
II among the leading contestant
U secured several thousand vot,
i while over here.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22

The Grand Jury opened fire
ON Monday AFTERNOON on the
cider AMI malt extract dealers.
The crusade is righteous one
anG snould lac Kept up without
abatciu. UuNu these things
are driven ont uf the county ~
Wise News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-22

STONY CREEK BRANCH -Ni.e. "a.
ly. except sunday.
Leave Bristol loeranton So. Satanl -a-
"a. m. arrive Buladcen ll.1Oa.u n..r--
ing. leave Buiadeen 1880 "a. n,.. and ..--..
Bristol 3.45 p. m.
Trains SO. , AND carry Pullman dian.
ing room Buffet sleeping cars between n-.
toi and Louisville. KY. without calr-e
for other Information coll na any ...-t
or address,
R0Br iMBODEN Tp.t
vs. =. ALLEN. q. Il. A.
Bristol Icnn-Aa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
HERO OF FRANCE
Wilbur Wright Who Sails Aero
plane Successfully, Is
Highly Commended.
FLIGHT WAS A TRIUMPH.

Paris. Aug. 1o.-The French press
unites in spontaneous and enthusiastic
praise of Wilbur Wright's performance
with his aeroplane Saturday at Le-
mans and unhesitatingly expresses the
opinion that even in this short flight
it was Individually proven that they
are the leaders in aerial navigation.
The average opinion is perhaps best
summed up by the Figaro, which de-
clares that it was not a success, but
a triumph. adding. This decisive vic
tory creates a revolution in the scien-
tific world"
This man Wright" exclaims an
other writer. has conquered the air"
NJ Bleriott, the monoplanist, who
witnessed the flight frankly admitted
that the Wright machine is far supe-
rior to anything yet invented.
But wait little while" added
Bleriott. In a short time Wright will
be equalled, perhaps surpassed. for
aviation will make more progress
than people imagine"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
CHILDREN'S CRIMES.
Arson, Theft and Train wrecking
Common. EorxerY Rnre.

Arson, Theft and Train Wrecking
Common, Forgery Rare.
Children'S crimes are recognized by
criminologists as a large and impor-
tant branch Of criminology. The COM
monest of children's crimes are arson,
stealing and train wrecking, and the
rarest is forgery.
Arson. in the country especially, Is
frequently a crime Of childhood. Coun-
try children set fire to haystacks, barns
and sheds in order to see the great
bright flames leap skyward. Children
commit arson, in a word, out of a love
of fireworks.
Children often wreck trains. Some
times they do this from reading about
romantic train wreckers. More often
they do 1t out OF curiosity. They pile
distractions on the track to see what
will happen. They have no idea that
anything very serious will happen.
Children, Of course. steal a good deal.
The best of men and women, looking
back on their childhood, can recall
many theft. Stealing is natural.
Children now and then murder. Their
motive is always jealousy. Thus in
Vienna boy Of ten, jealous Of his
brother and sister, who seemed to be
more petted than himself, killed both
of them and then took his own life
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
PANAMA THANKS
UNITED STATES
Interference in Elections Is
Appreciated.

Panama, Aug. 10.-General Obaldia,
in manifesto said of the United
States:
This is our opportunity TO render
tribute of gratitude to the illustri-
Gus Government of the United States.
for the generous. honest and just man.
ner in which it has interpreted the
rights which we have granted to il and
for its attitude taken in our behalf at
the hour of trial through which our
republic has just passed.
That attitude fully attests the sim
cerity of the spontaneous promises of
sympathy, loyalty and friendship which
on a memorable occasion were made
to us by President Roosevelt. 1t in
creases our faith in the beneficent in
f1uence which the great and powerful
North American nation is destined TO
exert upon our newly born nationality,
thanks to the lasting and cordial ties
which bind us to it."
The total amount of money awarded
for lands taken for canal purposes is
S2O4 go, according to report filed by
Representative DENLY, which gives
general satisfaction to all claimants.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
COL. CROMWELL
KNOWN IN MILTON
Delegate to Worlds Roads
Meeting Visited There.

Milton, Ind, Aug. 10.-Col. Charles
Summers Bromwell, one of the three
men appointed to represent the Unit
ed States at the international good
roads conference in Paris this fall, is
known here to a number of our cti-
zens where he used to spend much
time in his school vacations with his
uncle, the late DR.. j. B. Summers.
Colonel BromWell, after graduation
from West Point, had further study at
Willets Point where the most prof.
cient students are taken from West
Point for further instruction in prac-
teal engineering. He was married TO
a niece of Vice President Adlai Stew
enson. After a bright career in the
engineering department of the army
he was made military aid to the Pres
ident, and upon him devolves not on
ly the military care Of the executive
mansion and grounds, but social duties
as well. He introduces the new am
bassadors and distinguished represent
tatives of foreign countries who meet
the president and represents the army
at social functions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Hagerstown, Ind, Aug. 10-Mrs.
Clifford Foutz has been very ill at her
home on South Perry street but is i'm
proving.
Mrs. James Canada is the guest of
her mother at New York City, where
she will probably visit two months.
Mrs. Harlan Gray former resident
here, died at her home with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Oatsland near Dal-
ton after a lingering illness of con-
sumption. She leaves an infant child
and n husband.
Misses Eva and Dorothy Smith
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elisha Brown at Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Knapp enter
tanned Saturday at dinner Raymond
Knapp and Miss Edna Merrill
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller and son
Simon and Mrs. John Hara have been
visiting relatives at Argas and Ply
mouth and also attending a reunion
near that place.
Elmer Nicholson, father of Florence
Nicholson, has been seriously i'll of
gall stones at his home near Green's
fork.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Teeter and fam
lily will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hart.
ley and family at Kankana, Wis, max.
ing the trip in their touring car.
Mrs. Seward Hardwick and daugh.
ter Of Carlos City have been visiting
her mother. Mrs. Emma Foyst.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Aug. 10.-Roy
Copeland, Carl Wagar and Arthur
Reese played with the Richmond band
at the Good Roads conference Satur-
day.
Miss Marie Hodskins who was
among the Niagara excursionists will
visit relatives in New York before re-
turning home.
The Misses Carlisle Diffendaffer,
Jeanette Van Meter, Helen Doney,
Hazel Bertsch, were the guests of
Miss Helen Bartlett, of Lewisville Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fronaphel have
returned from their Niagara trip.
Mrs. John Herbst spent Sunday
with friends in New Bethel, Ind.
Mrs. George Cope entertained at her
country home, on Friday evening, at
S o'clock dinner. Mrs. Needham. Cert
rude Cox, Mrs. J. B. Routh, Mrs. Sue
Bowman. Mrs. Will Doney. Mrs. o. l..
Galloway and Mrs. John Beard.
Misses Evelyn and Ruth Barnett
have returned from Indianapolis
where Miss Evelyn has been spending
the summer.
Mrs. Susie Guyton is spending two
weeks with friends in Hamilton and
Richmond.
Mr. willard Rummel and family. of
Connersville. spent Sunday in this
city.
Mrs. Margaret McCaffrey and Miss
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
THE "BONE AGE" IN KANSAS.
In Early Days the Plain Was Strewn
with Buffalo Skeletons.

In Early Days the Plain Was Strewn
with Buffalo Skeletons.
The pioneers of Kansas will never
forget the buffalo bone age" When
central and southwestern Kansas We're
settled the prairies were strewn with
buffalo bones. Those were hard times
in Kansas, and the gathering Of these
bones enabled the early settlers to live
while they were getting their claims
"broken out" for the producing OF
crops. Nine-tenths of the pioneers of
weren't many at that-had literally
nothing but a team and a few house
hold goods that they had hauled from
the east in single wagon. OF course
there were no buffalo, for this was in
the late seventies, but their bones
strewed the plains, and these bones
were the only thing that had COM
mercial value. and they were utilized.
They were hauled in great wagon
loads to the nearest railway, often
from sixty to a hundred miles away,
and sold. The horns were the more
valuable, and they went first. but the
rest of the skeleton soon followed.
There were no fortunes made by these
early bone hunters, for a large load of
buffalo bones brought only from S. to
IS at the railroad towns, but the pro-
ceeds from a load enabled the settler
to buy a little -four, coffee and occa-
sionally meat and lumber. - Kansas
City Star
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
MILTON. IND.

Milton, Ind, Aug. 1O.-Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Vernon spent Sunday with
friends near Lewisville.
Miss Ruby Bales of Raleigh, visited
Mrs Frank Adams Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles F. Hale, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Shank and son Harvey,
Ben Wagner, E. c. Caldwell and 9TH
ers attended the good roads congress
at Richmond Saturday.
Frank Doty was home over Sun
day.
Miss Nellie True who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Walter Vernon,
has returned to Spiceland.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. K. Candy of Rich
mond visited R. F. Galloway Sunday.
Miss Selena Hale of Indianapolis
visited her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Har-
den, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Daniel are visit
ing friends at Brockville, Ontario, on
the st. Lawrence near the Thousand
Islands.
Ed Hunt and wife, of Richmond
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
Rhoda Hunt.
Thomas Roberts has gone to Cincin-
natl to visit his brother Harry.
Dr. and Mrs. |. F. Sweeney are visit
ing relatives in Preble county, o.
Misses Blanche and Ruby Moore are
visiting their cousin Mrs. Charles
Pierson. of CadiZ
Mrs. Florence John is entertaining
her niece, Miss Turner of Anderson.
The Wagner family reunion will be
held at Jackson park Wednesday OF
this week.
The Woman's Cemetery association
has postponed it's meeting until Aug
ust II.
Miss Gussie Miller is visiting Miss
Mary Stahl at Richmond.
Theo Fitz of Richmond, spent Sun
day in Milton.
A number of Washington township
people who attended the good roads
congress would like to see some goot
road building machinery purchased a:
that would greatly facilitate the work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10

man, Freda Townsend, Cora Schroeder
Bessie Clark, Agnes Burkhart. Nellie
and Bessie Thomas Messrs Harry
Clark, Clarence Hampton, Chester An
derson, Henry Norman, Marvin Co
bine, Henry Schroeder, Chester Cole
man, Charles Clark, Oh Clevenger,
Willard Norton, Gou1die Rupe and
Howard reynolds.
The crowd was entertained by mock
trial, dancing games, and other amuse-
ments. A most enjoyable time was
reported by all.
Charles Hatfield. owner of the Foun-
tain City Novelty works. VINO with
Elmer Death. a workman in the fac
tory, has been displaying his seed
cleaners at the Green county fair held
at Xenia, o., during the past week,
returned home Saturday after a very
successful weeks work, having sold
machines.
Miss Opal Pyle has just returned
home after a few days visit with rel
atives at Johannesburg, o.
Misses Mildred Davis Of this place
and Lucille Johnson of Marion, who
have been visiting here returned from
Richmond Friday where they visited
relatives a few days the past week.
Mrs. Ann White of Richmond came
Friday for short visit with l.. F
Harrison and family.
The Friends Sunday school held its
annual picnic Friday at Osbon's lake
An enjoyable time was had.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
THE APACHES.


This Tribe Holds the Record as Bad
InGinns.
Scarcely q tribe of our American In
dams but what have engraved their rec
ord of crime and infaEly high up on
history's wall. yet above them all is the
Apaches.
From 1910 to 1858 New Spain and
Mexico carried on SO called warfare
with these people. The Apaches were
vastly outnumbered by the Mexican
soldiery but what they lacked in num-
bers was more than made up in cour
age and craftincss. The Apache ever
had a thorough contempt for the Next
can soldier. and in later years, when
they were fighting with firearms as
well rs arrows, they would not waste
cartridges on the Mexicans, but would
kill them with arrows. spears and
stones. saving their cartridges for other
ard more worthy foes.
When this southwest region became
n part of the United States the Apaches
We're Il serious problem with which we
had to contend. Our government vacil-
lated between a simpering peace policy
and the other extreme. their eXtermina-
ton.
Their zone Of wandering being inter
sected by the international boundary
line further complicated matters. They
would raid down into Mexico and then
rush back with the plumber to our side
of the line. out of reach Of the pursuing
soldiers. Next it would be raid on
the Arizona side and a fight into the
wild mountains OF Sonora. The MeXi-
can government attempted to assist
their miserable army by giving a scalp
bounty, and for years they paid out
their gold coin for Apache scalps.
Scalp hunting became recognized in
dustry. The horror of this was that to
the Mexican official all scalps looked
alike, whether from the head of q hos
tile or a friendly Indian. The price
! was 500 for man. $50 for a woman
! and So for child. 1t is small wonder
that the tribe sank deeper into saw
| agery than ever when we stop to think
| that the men knew there was a price
set on the scalps of their wives and
children, and there was a horde of
human f1ends, white in color, but more
savage than the savage himself, who
were hunting them as they would a
cougar of the mountains.-E. S. Curtis
| in Scribner'S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
How Ii Struck the Parrot.

Here is the latest parrot story. A
certain retired general Of the Indian
army possessed a parrot and also a
very irascible temperament. The par
rot was valuable bird. but was rather
a nuisance by reason Of its extreme
talkativeness. One day while the gen.
eral was writing his business letters
the parrot kept up continual chatter.
very disturbing to the writer. At last
the general could stand 1t no longer.
and, jumping up. he seized the cage of
the unhappy bird, which he whirled
vigorously round and round. at the
same time shouting furiously. Then
he set the cage down again, and ST.
lence for some time ensued. At length.
however. a feeble voice came from the
interior of the cage.
General" 1T inquired in quavering
accents. where were you when that
cyclone struck us"-London Tit-BitA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Develops the Arms. Lungs and Chest
and Trains the Eye.

and Trains the Eye.
1t is not only the muscles of the arm
which are tested by properly organ
lied rifle shooting. 1t supplies an ex-
cellent exercise for the chest and
lungs. One of the first things thu young
rifle shot has to learn is how to take a
deep breath, to fill the lungs with air.
and then to hold the breath while the
rifle is kept absolutely steady and the
finger is gradually tightening on the
trigger. Afglance at any successful
rifle shot will show you a man with a
deep chest and full powers of breath
ing.
Any form of recreation which trains
the muscles Of the arm and exercises
the chest and lungs would seem likely
to be beneficial to health, but if that
is not enough there is the uneQualed
training which rifle shooting gives to
the eye and to the hand working with
the eye. The writer remembers hear
ing a musketry instructor boast that
he had heightened not only his own
sight. but the sight of scores of boys
whom he had taught how to use their
eyes in aiming at target. by two or
three hundred yards, simply by con-
tinued practice at long distance shoot
ing. 1t is astonishing what results can
be obtained in this way by placing a
rifle on sand bag raised on q tripod
and making the pupil aim as accurate
ly as he can at any distant object. The
eye can be trained, of course, equally
we'll, though the sight will not neces-
sarlly be heightened, by aiming at OBJ
jects close at hand.-London Spectator.