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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02
JACKS PREDlcAMENT.

An old man named Jack Bald
win, having lost his hat iu am
old dry well one day, hitched a
rope 90 snag and let himself
down. A wicked boy, named
Neal came along just then and
quickly detaching "a bell from
Baldwin's old blind horse. APP
preached the well. bell i'm hand
and began "a ting-a-liug a-liug.
Jack thought the horse was
coming. and said: Hang that
old blind horse. he's coming
this way sure. and he amt no
more sense than 90 fall in ON
me IS hoa Ballr.
The sound came closer.
Great Jerusalem. That old
blind fool Will be right ON top
of mein a minute. Whoa, Ball,
Whoa. Ball"
Neal kicked a little dirt on
Jacks head and Jack began TO
pray "Dn Lord. have mercy
en- Whoa Bali q poor sinner.
P 'm gone now. Whoa. Ball.
vur Father which art in Whoa.
BAH Heaven. hallowed be thv
name. Gee BAN. gee. what'u
! do. Vow lay me down TO
sleep. Gee Ball. Just then
fell in more dirt. cob. Lord. II
you ever intend 10 do anything
Tor me. Back Ball. Whoa f
hy kingdom come. Gee BauN
OH, Lord. you know j was bap-
Used an Smiths mill dam.
, Whoa, Ball. Whoap. Murder.
Whoa.
Neal could hold i'm no longer
and shouted laugh which
might have been heard two
which was about as far
as Jack chased him when he
got out-Sallie b. Prather.
Nina Garrard Co., Ky.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Some people seem to take de-
light in soaring the timid with
alarming stories of What is
going TO happen to this old
earth i'm the by and by. One pro-
fessor-they are always profess
sors-say that in 800 years time
the coal will all be used up and
the people shiver to death.
Another asserts that the earth
is going to dry mp, while an
other. not 90 be outdone, saws
that it is going 90 be drowned
ont by q food worse than any
thingNoah hal 10 10 with. Still
another says the population is
growing so fast that somewhere
about POO years hence they will
be crowding one another off the
globe And now. as If TO oven
matters, another professor has
arisen 20 tell us that the birth
rate is decreasing SO fast that
the last man viii give up the
gost IN the year 1850. 10 is to
be noticed. however, that none
of these alarming reports affect
the sale of real estate. the
money market. the tariff. or
any other question.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02
WEEK OF PRAYER.

The Week of Prayer Of the
Southern Methodist II o m e
Mission Society is being OBJ
served this week, and we wish
TO urge the ladies as far as
possible 60 be present.
Thursday afternoon the regu-
lar monthly meeting in connec-
ton with the prayer service
will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Malcolm Smith. Mrs. Wright
leader.
Friday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. w. b. Kilbourn
Mrs knight leader.
Saturday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. ! H. Mathews.
Mrs. Garter leader.
Sunday morning Brother Car
ter VIII preach a special ser
mon for as. and we wish a large
attendance
The SUNDAY evening exercises
wiz be conducted by Mrs. u. IT..
Mathews. LIST Wise President in
the absence Of our President.
Mrs. JoHN HAsBLEN. Sec.
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90 TO WORK.

Young man, go 10 work,
There is no time 60 be idle now.
You must carve out your own
way if il lis ever successfully
carved. You must carve out
your own way by energy, per
severance and pluck. Labor is
honorable. and the ignoble are
those who viii not work. Get
you a home. Fence a field and
plough and plant it, and gather
around you the comforts of
home. And when YOU have
made character for energy
and thrift, ask some young lady
10 share your home with YOU.
We would say 10 every young
lady, mark these men who are
lounging around attempting 20
live by their wits. or on the in
terest of their debts; and when
they ask you to share the lot of
an aimless life, pass them on.
for You cannot afford to marry
a man without prosperity or
business habits, unless Won
wish 10 sell yourself for a mess
OF pottage. Again we reiterate.
Young man, go TO work: While
ten men watch for chances. one
man makes a chance. While
ten men waits for something to
turn up, one turns up some
thing; so while ten fail one sue
ceeds and is called the man OF
luc~, the favorite of fortune.
Luck and fortune is the result
Of honest endeayor, work and
toll, and If you would succeed.
80 10 work. LEX.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02
CARTER PREDICTS A GREAT FUTURE.

Bristol. Va, November "a
Al banquet given at Spartan
burg, 5. c., TO night 20 welcome
the coming of the Carolina.
Clinchheld and Ohio Railway.
George L. Carter, president of
the road, responded TO the toast.
"Why Built the Road" lie
made "a notable speech. in
which he said there had been a
demand for such coal-carrv-
ing road FOR seventy five years,
but that not until now was it
possible to get the millions
necessary to its construction.
He pointed out the possibih.
ties of the Virginia coal fields
as means of having direct
connection with the Panama
Canal, which is so be the teem-
ing with traffic for the Pacific
waters. He predicted great
things for the Car0linas and
the whole South as the result Of
the building Of this road. He
predicted an early connec.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

AZ man can squeeze out of
the air q liquid that is one of
the most powerful things ln the
world. DC "a man can make am
instrument $50 that he can put
something Co his ear and some
thing To- his mouth, and talk to-
friend thousand miles away:
If a man can make an instru-
ment with which 10 examine
the internal organs, look into
the human body and see the
bones ou the other side; ii a
man can make a little cylinder
and wrap the human voice
around it., and years after the
author of that voice is dead can
repeat that voice TO the listen.
ing friends and loved ones-if
a man can work these miracles
of science, it is easy TO believe
that God could work the
miracles of the Bible.-Ex.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

The Gar Of Russia the other
day walked through the streets
of his capital for the first time
IN several years, but thousands
OF troops lined the road to pro-
tect him. IL is the irony of
fate that the "Autocrat Of ali
the Russias" with well nigh
despotic power is SO much the
slave OF circumstances that he
cannot step out Of his palace
without the protection Of a body
guard.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Dispatches TO Dunn's Review
indicates that the sentiment i'm
business circles has distinctly
improved since h e election.
many large contracts being
placed that were held back un-
til the removal of that uncer-
tainty. Many mills and factor
les have Increased their active
capacity, and there is better
demand for labor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

President Roosevelt is ongag.
ed m preparing his last regular
message TO Congress. IL is ex-
pected that mis- most earnest
recommendations Will be for the
amendments 10 the sherman
antitrust act, an increase I'm
the powers Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and a
greater navy The tariff ques.
tion, IL is believed, he will leave
for his successor.
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ton for this road with the lake
region Of the North.
Others who responded to
toasts were: NJ. j. Caples.
general manager of the road,
and j. Normet Powell, general
counsel.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Il is currently reported in the
financial district of New York
that the Government viii with
IN a very short time offer $780,
600, 900 in Panama Canal , per
cent bonds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
quested 20 observe the date
printed on their address slips.
which will keep them az all
times posted rs 70 The date
Of the expiration Of their SUBJ
scription Prompt and timely
attention to this request will
save all parties "a great deal Of
ANNOYANCE
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NOTICE OF SALE.
Roland B. Wi<hridge, ct al,
VS.
Greed F. Willis, ct al.


Circuit Court Of Wise County Virgins:
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Jno. w.
Chalkley, Special Commissioner
In the above styled suit in
chancery, pending in the Cir
cult Court of Wise County,
Virginia, will, pursuant TO
decree, on MONDAY THE 28th
DAY OF DECEMBER. 1908,
between the hours of 10 A. NJ.
and ? =. NJ, proceed at the
front door Of the Interstate
Finance * Trust Company
Bank. in the town Of Big Stone
Gap, Wise County, Virginia, TO
sell az public auction 10 the
highest bidder, on the terms of
one half cash remainder 20 be
paid IN six months from date Of
sale, with interest, for which
deferred payment purchaser
viii execute promissOry, negOti-
able note with good personal
security, title to the property TO
be retained until full purchase
money is paid. a certain tract
or parcel Of land. situated i'm
Wise County, Virginia. on the
waters of Butchers Fork of
Powells River and described as
follows.
Beginning at stake i'm the
middle of Butchers Fork, cor
ncr 90 ii. Is. Wells and p. w.
Hardin's land, thence North
sixteen degrees West one
thousand and sixty-elght feet
90 a stake ON the north side of
a ridge. corner to a. w. Wells
land; thence with his line South
seventy-seven degrees an q
thirty minutes West nine humid
red and seventy-three feet TO
stake on the ID. X. Wells line.
and with a line thereof South
sixteen degrees East eight
hundred and eleven feet 10 "a
stake I'M the middle Of Butchers
Fork. corner 20 p. w. Hardln's
land. and with "a line thereof
and running with the middle of
Butchers Fork, South seventy
SIX degrees and thirty minutes
East two hundred and ninety
feet, North sixty degrees and
thirty minutes East one humid
red and fifty one feet. South
siXty-siX degrees and fifteen
minutes East three hundred
and forty eight feet. North
eighty three degrees and thirty
minutes East one hundred and
ninety eight feet. North sixty
and thirty minutes
East one hundred and twelve
feet 10 the beginning, contain
ing twenty-one and fifty-six
one hundredths .2l.56l acres.
more or less, fully described i'm
the bill and proceedings In said
cause. 20 which reference is
here made for a more particular
description.
JNO. w. CHALKLEy.
Special Commissioner.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
County of Wise.
Roland b. Whitridge ct al
VS.
Creed +. Willis et al
N CHANCERY.
4 T,l..- nr 81
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

TIE 5000. co1 suit which Gov.
Haskell. of oklahoma. filed
against w. r.. Hearst. of New
York. on charges growing out
CT Hearst's political charges
against Haskell, on application
of attorneys of Hearst, on Nov
3, was removed from the
Nebraska district court 60 the
United States circuit court of
the Omaha district.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Men never win success bv
merely wishing for &C. TO must
amount 90 "a desire $50 strong
that one Is impelled Go action
II is the striving that counts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Orville Wright. the aeroplan-
ist. and the son OF the late Sen
ator Alger viii soon open am
aeroplane factory DE Detroit.
the first Co be- put in operation
in America
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~ CHANCERN

l, G. A. Johnson Clerk Of
said Court, do certify the bond
required of the Special Com
missioner by the decree render
ed IN the said cause on the oath
day of October, 1905, has been
duly given.
Given under my hand as
Clerk of the said Court. this
25rd day of November, 1905.
- {. A. JOHNsON,C
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Tine city school board OF
Memphis Ienn.. bias passed a
resolution barring divorced men
ana women from teaching ir
the public schools cf that city
10 was given ONE hy Che board
char divorced people could not
he % moral benefit cor example
O. Che ca'ircn they are tooch-
ing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
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SUI hHULE FON DJMMY
ine Dummy leaves Bank Building "a
follows. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-27
KAW MEETS CHEROKEE.
Curtis and Owen in Heated Contro-
versy In the Senate.

Washington. Feb. N.-One Of the most
interesting debates that ever took place
in the senate occurred today between
Senators Owen (Ok.) and Curtis (Kan.),
both Of them part Indians. The con-
troversy was over an amendment which
Mr.. Owen sought to have inserted in
the Indian appropriation bill referring
to the Indians of Indian Territory as
the late five civilized tribes, in which
he was antagonized by Mr.. Curtis. De-
claring himself to be a member Of the
Cherokee tribe, Mr.. Owen dramatically
demanded recognition of his rights as
q free man.
The discussion took wide range, en-
tering into the matter of allotment of
lands to Indians and the right of the
government to exercise control after
such allotments had been made. Much
feeling was manifested by both men
and they held the attention Of the SEN
ate for fully an hour. When the de-
bate ended they shook hands and sat
down to continue the discussion in pri-
vate.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Prices chocolate, hot or cold, Is get
ting a reputation.
The Welsh society of Topeka will
hold their annual celebration of St
Dav1d's day next Saturday evening,
February % at Odd Fellows hall, III
West Sixth street. A musical and lit
erary program has been prepared for
the occasion. All Welsh are urged to
be present promptly at 1880 o'clock
please see that the janitor has an
the rat holes and other small openings
closed up because we let the snakes
have the run of the building for ex-
ercise from 6 o'clock until D. m.,'
says Leon LIE Clair, in an application
filed with the council committee on
public buildings for the use of the
auditorium on March 26 to % for b
trained snake show. There are said
to be 200 snakes in the exhibition and
it is further stated that the snakes
perform without any restraint thrown
about them. The city officials did not
greet this last piece of information
for they anticipate that snake or
two may crawl into one Of the offices
at the city hall.
A stock of coal at the Red Cross
creamery, corner Of Fourth and Jack.
son streets. became ignited through
spontaneous combustion at 1920 this
morning, which in turn set fire to q
pile of boxes. The damage was small.
At T:16 last evening a coal shed at 422
Quincy street caught fire. There are
always three fires in succession ac-
cording to the firemen and they arU
now awaiting the third.
The home Of Ralph Skinner at 112B
North Van Buren, street has BEEN
quarantined for chickenpox.
In the list of people who secures
marriage licenses at Colorado Springs
last Wednesday are Arthur s. Clark
and Mrs Ella Cravens both of To-
peka.
Regulator for La Grippe than any 9TH
er remedy. Brunt Drug Co. 9Th ana
Jackson streets.
John Bumgartner. the merchant
tailor, has. received a full line OF new
spring and summer suitfngs. Call On
him for your Easter suit. sos Kan
sas avenue.
W. wilson of 635 Madison street =
visiting his daughters. Mrs. Charles
Real and Miss Ethlyn Wilson, who i've
at Garden City.
J.. r. Hankla, of Los Angeles. Is vlo-
ting his brother, T. J. Hankla, at tho
Fifth Avenue hotel. Mrs. Hankla, who
is at Kansas City will Join him In .
day or two and they will leave Sunday
for Los Angeles. Mr.. Hankla Il pro-
prietor of the Broadway hotel In Los
Angeles.
Hale Richie left today for San
Francisco on receipt of a telegram
that his son Frank Ritchie is very
low at hospital there-the result OK
appendicitis Frank Richie Is wen
and favorably known here as a for.
mer Washburn student.
Born, this morning to Mr.. and Mrs.
David Norton, daughter.
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after JEROME.
Petition for the Removal OF the
District Attorney
Is Forwarded to Governor
Hughes From New York.
Observation-Disclosures
OF Failure to Perform His Duty
and Improper Conduct.
He Says He Is Not Worried
Over the Matter.

New York, Feb. 27.-Twenty-two
specific charges are made in a petit
ton praying for the removal of VIII
liam T. Jerome as district attorney
Of the county of New York. which
was sent to Governor Hughes at AL
bany today by a committee of stock
holders of the Metropolitan street
railway company through their chair
man, William F. King.
The petition alleges that Jerome
failed to properly prosecute charges
of alleged jury fixing" and the CIV
ing of false testimony in street rail-
way cases, that the prosecution OF
violations of the criminal law by the
life insurance companies of New
York, as disclosed by the Armstrong
committee had been delayed; that an
alleged criminal conspiracy to divert
the property of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company Of New York
into the hands of a few men was az
lowed by Mr.. Jerome to go on and
hundreds of stockholders robbed of
their money and that no attempt was
committed frauds in connection with
New York city traction deals.
Mr.. Jerome's statements as to
judges are alleged to have been not
officially improper, but scandalous in
their nature and to have tended to de-
the integrity Of their court. The
committee also charges that the dis
trict attorney misconducted himself
in failing to indict and seek to con-
Wet some one of the officials of the
New York Central railway company
in connection with the collision in
that company's tunnel in 1902. when
IT persons were killed. Various 9TH
er cases of alleged failures of the
district attorney to perform his duty
are contained in the complaint.
The petition also charges that con-
tributions to the campaign fund to
elect Mr.. Jerome were received by one
connected with large corporations
seeking favors from the district attor-
ney and that the sum. the amount of
which is unknown, was considerably
upwards of $4,000.
Among these contributors, it is al
legged. was the attorney for James H.
Hyde, who contributed $1,000. 1t is
also alleged that the assistant who re-
cetved these funds and who has since
resigned and entered law practice has
undue influence with the district at
torney.
I'm not worried" was District At
torney Jeromes comment when told
of the charges and the requests for
his removal sent to Governor Hughes
today.
s'This Is another one, suppose.
They file them up there every week
or so against me by the reports. The
governor has never asked me to ex-
plain. If he does then we will take
cognizance Of them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-27
CITY PAVING REGULATIONS.
May Not Require Five Year Mainten.
ance Contract After All

The city may not demand a five
year maintenance or guarantee bond
on the brick paving contracts let this
year, say members Of the city coun-
Gil The claim is that it simply adds
to the cost of the paving and that
with proper inspection on the part of
the city the paving oan be laid in a
manner so as to insure against faulty
construction.
A guaranty on brick paving by the
contractor OF five years duration Is
required to insure proper construo>
ton. With proper inspection by the
be exacted from the contractor who
enters in a charge in his CONTRACT
price. for this guaranty. In place Of
this guaranty covering a shorter
length of time, about two years, it
Is proposed, shall be substituted
The council committee on public
works has decided that bids for paw
ing shall be submitted in two differ
ent forms-one for brick to be laid
down in Topeka f. o. b.. with the
work of paving entered separately
and the other for both brick and
work combined.
Under the first plan all the manu-
facturers of brick in the surrounding
prices to the city of Topeka for a
certain number Of paving brick f. O..
b. Topeka, the brick being sold to
the contractor at cost price by the
city, the contractor agreeing to lay
the brick at a certain specified price.
Under the second plan the work
would be done Just as formerly, the
brick would be furnished by the con-
tractor as well as the work of laying.
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ter having been suspended since last
Sunday. This action on the part of
the chief of police, reflects seriously
upon him, and does not relieve him
of the part he had in hiding the police
docket so as to secure a conviction in
the district court.
Judl<ins was in harmony, and
obeyed orders strictly. No officer on
the force was closer-mouthedHa
holding a close mouth was one of the
did not permit any officer to express
an opinion. All he desired was
peonage, such as he enforced in his
FAMILY" while a guard at the state
reform school. Having no experience
IN police work, Eaton through the
gooo OFFICES of county official who
wanted to get rid of him, was forced
into the job Of chief of police. The
presence of competent officers, who
knew the police business disturbed
him, and he proceeded to weed them
out One prominent police officer was
discharged by Eaton because a news
paper, friendly to this officer. ven
tured to commend the policeman
without giving any credit to Eaton.
In the present case, Eaton and the
CITY attorney were caught in the act
or perpetrating fraud upon the dts
tr1ct court. a case which has been full
ly discussed, in which these two off,
might be Of value to the defense in
liquor case. Detective Judkins was
the messenger sent to the police sta
ton after the damaging document
Before he could deliver the book in
court, he was stopped In the corri-
dor by Eaton who took the book from
his hands and concealed it, afterward
reporting to the court that the book
could not be secured. In defensive
statements made later, both Eaton
and Dreaming laid. by imputation, the
blame on Jud11ins, the detective.
When Judkins refused to carry the
burden, he was fired" from the DO
lice force. and Eaton and Dreaming
are both enjoying good health and q
job. -.-...
Judge Dana, of the district court
knows who hid the police docket.
Two jurors. who were out Of the box
on. five minute recess saw the
transaction. and they know who hid
the book. and it was not Judkfns. Yet
this officer. with nothing else to his
discredit. is discharged for denying
any guilt in transaction which
should result in disbarme nt OF one of
the perpetrators, and discharge for
the other.
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second to Dick, listed by r. e. Skin
ner. In the novice class Jingo's Dick.
owned by James Brier, captured first.
Kansas Strideway second, owned by G..
Hogue, and Sport, owned by T. Stan
dennours, third.
In the limit class Shawnee Chief.
owned by s. E. Hogue, captured first;
Sport, owned by F. Standennours, Sec
ond. In the open class Sport, owned
by F. Standennours. took the first
place. In class 40, local dogs, 8. F.
Hogue captured first place with Shaw
nee Chief; second place going to Bird,
owned by F. s. Crane; the third prize
going to Frank lingo, owned by j. M.
Hill. In the puppy class Miss Single.
owned by o. e. Hungate captured
first, and Winona Girl, owned by John
w. Douglas, second.
In novice class No. At, Lady Stride-
away, owned by T. B. Boyd. won first;
Sky Lark, owned by s. F. Hogue, sec
ond, and third place was taken by
F1ossie, owned by G. w. Wells. Class
48 and 40 had but one entry, the first
place in each instance going to Mint
Julep, owned by o. e. Hungate. The
first place in the pointer class was
given to Shawnee Chief, owned by 8
F. Hogue, the reserve place being
given to James Brier's Jingo's Dick.