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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15
KAYE CLORE
A;temps to Gin o. ". Stsrgill and Then
Tries 10 Commit Suicide.

Kave Clore. who lives at
Cadet. aud who has teen work
ing at the Extract Works for
some time. attempted to kill
@. NJ Sturgill. of Appalachia,
at Toms Creek. last Wednes-
day evening, and then attempt
ca 90 take his own life. The
two men were passengers on
the same train and when it
reached Toms Creek, they
stepped oif the train and with
ont the least provocation what
ever, Clore drew a razor, cut at
Sturgills throat. inhicting a
serious, but not fatal wound.
He then attempted Go cut his
Own throat, and came very
near succeeding A frightful
+ cut was inflicted on both sides
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ROAD BUILDING.

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49,. - t..;,1.. 80 oov.
,..-l-;.u g., ert.,, co,rti.s
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n,l,lic bigh,v,vs Nineteon
ILL., co,,,tios nv n,t il tbeir
.,,l;.,tio, co.. , ,,r,io, of tbe
- l,,;l4i,o f,,nd which will
ho ,voilable nevt wear This
fnr5 amounts to two hundred
and sftv million dollars and
will he Jistrihutod AMONG the
counties in rronortion ~ the
tavesnaid INV each Each conn
~ is rooniro5 to onnronriate as
much money ma IL distrihuted
outof the treasury far IT'S roads.
/ 4, rbis section the macadam
road IN Amherst and tbat 10
Roonesb,ro ara nropressino
we'll and ON the seventeenth
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15

was considered the most signi-
hcant of any that has taken
place. and was the cause Of a
more optimistic feeling all
along the line in the city busi-
ness districts.
The Carnegie Steel Company
placed the Homestead. the Ed
gar Thomson. aud the Duquesne
plants ON full time this morn
ing These mills have been op-
Grating on half time for several
months. Several thousand
hands resumed work as a
consequence.
The Jones * Laughlin Steel
Company largely Increased its
output today. taking ON 1000
additional men. The National
Tube Works at McKeosport.
took on am equal number of
men and the Pressed Steel Car
Company and the STANDARD
Steel Car Company have also
set a large number of hands al
work.
From Pittsburg also came
surprising news of the coke
districts. Every available
hand was put to work this
morning at the coke ovens and
an actual shortage OF men wa.
reported. This condition was
occasioned by the exodus of th,
foreigners last winter. who leff
when hard times arrived anC
have not returned.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15
LASTED For President on First Ballot
ST Denver.

Do,ver. Jule lO.-After a
.-olonged session lasting until
,rse.thirtv O'Clock this morn
t. william Jennings Bryan
.res finally declared the nomi-
L. for the third time within
b. mast twelve years for the
,residency
denomination of the Nebras-
kan was made up on the first
sanol. despite the predictions
,reelv made by the anti Bryan
orces that they would be able
Il either block the nomination
nd compel the party turn else
sbere for q candidate, or to pro
ioDg the fight uutil the second,
, 2 perhaps the third ballot
When the nomination was
nade a wild scene bordering
tpon pandemonium ensued
Au of the States joined in a
sran5 parade around the hall
Az standards were raised aloft,
rhile the delegates to a man
tbouted themselves hoarse IN
tbeir frantic endeavors TO make
themselves heard above the
Bin
Great crowds gathered in the
ttreets and around newspaper
thces an night waiting the
fnai news of the nomination
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15
PRODUCTION or PRECIOUS STONES
IN The UNITED STATES IN 1907

The total value of the precious
stones produced in the United
States during 1907 is placed by
the Geological Survey at SILL
300, as compared with S2OS, 900
in 1906. This great increase is
due chiefly to a very large out
put of sapphire in Montana, of
both the blue and the varie-
gated variety. The total pro-
duction OF sapphire in the
United States for 1907 is esti-
mated az 5229,S TOurmaline
is second in Importance, and is
placed at SS4,l Among 9th.
er important gems prOduced
were chrysoprase, TO the value
of S45,5 californite, S25, 900
turquoise, S23s $40; spodumen'
gems (kunsite and hiddenite)
$4,000; rose quartz, beryl anC
aquamarine, and garnet, eaci
over Sc, 900.
\ new gem mineral-beni
toite-has been added 20 tn
list of known precious stones
/ This is titanosilicate of bari
um having a blue color and
high refractive index. 1t j
found in San Benito county
/ Cal. The re-opening of TN
/ emerald -hiddenite mine i
Alexander county n. c., Gul
ing 1907 is of interest, sine
the supply of hiddenite fc
jeweIry has become very low
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15
MORE JOBS THAN MEN.

New York, July 9.-The most
interesting news of returning
prosperity which arrived today
was the budget of news items
from the Pittsburg district,
where about SO, 900 men in all
went to work this morning after
being without jobs for several
months.
This resumption of activity
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15

Denver. July lO.-The demo
tratc national convention con-
tluded its labors late this after
boon. by nominating John
Worth Kern, of Indiana. for
fice-president, completing the
ticket on which William Jen-
aings Bryan was made nomi-
De for president during the
tariy hours of this morning.
The nomination of Kern was
hade by reclamation amid re-
sounding cheers of delegates
and spectators. No ballot was
Recessary as the tide of senti-
nlent set irresistably toward the
lndiana statesman, state after
siate registering their vote for
BIN and all other candidates
Vi,hdrawing before a universal
iemand for his nomination.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15

set forth as special induce
ment. To buyers from other
States il is doubtless as imp<.r
tant as being near schools.
churches AM railroads. and all
who have had experience in
selling properties IN thr rurai
districts agree hat m sn, a.
good sale has been lost 10y a.
on OF the prospec I'VE huver
being alarmed by fhose ros.is.
which become almoSt imp pt~~s-
ble ia winter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15

Since writing the above we
have had several fine rains,
regular gully washers. Crops
look fine and settlers are pre-
pairing TO sow wheat this fall.
We celebrated Fourth of July
i'm grand style.
There are some excellent
horses ont here, one black
beauty owned by Mr. Charles
Summer, that Mr.. Minor or Mr..
Esser would give "a whole coke
plant TO own. Mr.. Summer
owns fine fruit orchard and
ranch.
Jack caught seventeen black
bass out of his lake in less than
an hour. Tell Capt. Bullitt to
bring his tackle and come out
prepared 60 catch FIVE Founders.
We will take hunt in the big
mountains soon TO kill deer,
turkey, wolves and mountain
lions. l have been running
about these plains so much that
l am as fat as Judge Matthews,
and Frank Skeen looks like
VIM. Buckley.
w. j. HORsLEY.
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HON. w. j. BRYAN
NEW MEXICO.

Los Tanos. \. n. July -
Several years ago Pat came to
this country from Kenturke.
which is a small town i'm the
county OF Corke, Ireland. The
State of Kentucky derives it's
name from this town. Pat re
ceived a letter from his brother
Nike, asking if IL was true that
the great American Govern
ment gave 20 each man 100
acres of fine level land free.
Pat was then living near W. r.
Bakers ranch in Kansas. and
the grass hoppers had eaten up
his crops and no drinking water
within ten miles. lie wrote as
follows.
Dear Mike-It is not true.
The Government puts up 100
acres of land against your SIG
in money and bets you the land
that you DO not stay on 10 five
years, and the government gem
orally wins
That is about the way IL is
ont here Many leave when
the dry weather comes. and go
back to their old homes. but
others come i'm and succeed.
The Baker ranch i'm Kansas
is now worth over $1,000 The
land that Mr.. c.. J. Hamblen
gave away in Texas. cannot be
bought for $4,000. The land
on which John Goodloe and JAS.
Nouell camped near Enid. Ok
lahoma, is now worth "a prince
by fortune. a few coyotes.
ldry weather and hoot owls
Ought not to scare them away.
| We have had very little rain
| here and live under many dis
advantages, but our soil is as
rich the Valley of the Nile. and
lplenty of water can be.obtained
lin wells.
I Every settler should bee pre-.
pared TO dig "a we'll and put i'm
pumps, SO as 90 irrigate "a few
/ acres for gardens and early
crops There will yet be rain
enough 20 raise feed for stock.
Some day this land viii b,
cheap at fifty dollars an acre
Stock that have run out ON tn,
plains all winter without any
food except the wild grass is in
as good condition as Johr
Gnly's cattle. We have al
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-07-15

Get my Book No. for Women" 10
will give weak women many valuable sug-
gestionS Of relief-and with strictly conE-
dcntial medical advice is entirely free sim
ply write Dr. Shoop. Racine, Wis. The
book No 4 tells all about Dr. SEoop Night
Cure and how these soothing, healing, anti
septic suppOSitories can be successfully ap
piled tn correct these weaknesses. Write
ior the book The Night Cure is sold by
J. W Kelly
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kinds ofpeople here. some good,
bad and mixed. You will meet
here Thackerys. Becky Sharp.
Dickins. Mrs. Sarah Camp.
Buluers, Mrs. Poytnz. Mednsas.
MedCnas. PecksniTs. Micaw bus.
Munchansuns. Mark Topleys.
Don Quixote. and Milton's
Man with the hoe but no
Syeophants or todies. Some
have become discouraged and
left good land close Co town that
can Doe gotten cheap by pur-
chasing their accomplishments.
and there is yet left plenty of
vacant good land within ten
miles of the railro a a.
There lis "a United States land
commissioner here and filings
can be made here at Los Tanos.
! have great faith in the
country, but would not advise
any one 20 come here without
some money and Willingness TO
work. There is no healthier
place on earth than this section.
Catarrh and lung trouble is
cured here without medicine.
The balmy breezes are loaded
with curative properties, and
they don't fail Co appear every
day, and your appetite never
fails. This section is never
visited by syclones.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-03
5be Jeffersontan


fine as any mail order houses could
produce. And these they placed with
the country merchants in every town
and village in the empire. The re-
suit was that each merchant had sew
eral dozen catalogues upon his coun-
tiers for the benefit of his customers.
He was authorized to say to all who
came:
" Here [ am. You all know me.
If you give me your order and the
goods do not prove to be exactly
as represented, you need not take
them and l will refund your money.
If you want goods Of the same grade
as those sold by the mail order hous-
es, I can sell them to you, and at the
same price. And [ also have better
goods which will cost you more. But
| can give you exactly what you
want, and as cheaply as anyone.
"In the meantime the country mer-
chants have been able to greatly re-
duce the stocks carried in their
stores. This reduced the amount of
capital tied up in their business. And
yet, by means of the catalogues, their
customers were able to select from
as large an assortment as they could
in the largest stores in Berlin.
"And this latter fact is amply rec
ognized by the people of Germany.
They step into store in the most
remote village Of the country, and
make their selections and place their
orders, securely confident that they
have seen all they could have seen if
they had made the journey to one Of
the Large cities. And they are all
satisfied. They regard their mercan-
tile system as the very best on earth,
and I think it isl
Where the Burden Would Fall.
These are some Of the advantages
Of the parcels post. Now, about the
disadvantages. These would, in this
country, fall exclusively upon the ex-
press companies. These unaccommo-
dating friends, who have been with
us so long, and who deliver nothing
at your door unless you chance to live
in large city, would doubtless suf-
fer the fate of the German mail or
der houses if the government Of the
United States were to inaugurate a
parcels post upon the same scale as
that in Germany. They would have
to go, for who would pay the higher
price to have a parcel sent by the
non-delivering express company when
the mails would be both cheaper and
would deliver the parcel at your door
in city or country?
AS for the country merchant, of
course, he would demand the Ger
man system, and equally, of course,
he would get it.
1t is possible to give the people low
rates on the rural routes because they
will not increase the expense Of the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-03
PAGE FOURTEEN.
THE PARCELS POST.
4Continued from Page Three.)

to make the service pfOn1D1ClVe Tor
ordinary use. Abroad the rates vary,
but they are always aimed to be not
much above cost.
In England, Germany, and some of
the other countries, the housewife
particularly luxuriates in the joint
convenience Of the telephone and the
liberal mail service. Does she want
spool of thread Of certain color
and texture, or a bottle of medicine,
or a cake or loaf of bread from the
bakery, or any one of a thousand
small needs, the necessity for which
may come with all too much sudden
ness, she simply steps to the phone
and makes her request and by the
next visit Of the postman she receives
that which she ordered And yet, she
may be ten or twenty miles from the
nearest town.
For the Farming Communities.
The farmers Of those countries
likewise receive untold benefit from
the same service. Not long ago a
gentleman called at the postoffice de-
partment in Washington to relate
circumstance coming under his OBJ
serVation.
II saw Yankee demonstrating an
American potato digging device to a
farmer in Germany" he said. "Sud-
denly one of the parts of the machine
broke 1t looked like bad business
for the Yankee, but he, with real
American resourcefulness, sprang to
the telephone and ordered a dupli-
cate part from his repository in a vii
lage two miles away and in twenty
minutes the postman delivered 1t to
him and the demonstration Of the
digger proceeded to successful con-
clusiOn. OF course, this was an ex-
ceptional instance. Everything con-
nected with it happened luckily for
the man selling the digger. His
agent in the repository happened to
be right on the spot when the tele-
phone message came, and the post
man happened to be just on the point
of starting in the right direction
to make a speedy delivery. But
it seemed to me to tell an eloquent
story Of the parcels post, and its eff
fectiveness.
A red-headed, freckled, vivacious
manufacturer from Detroit was in
Germany not long ago and he also
brought back a fund Of parcels post
stories. But his most significant
statement was in regard to the eff
feet Of the service upon the country
merchant.
"No man can study this question
abroad and retain the belief that the
parcels post will ruin the country
merchant. On the contrary, it has
been the making Of him. The coun-
try merchant of Germany is far more
solid and substantial since the intro
duction of the parcels post than he
ever was before. 1t has made him a
H.voJ ann ~ tho q
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19
KAISER BETTER,
BUT RESPONDENT
GRIEvED OVER LOSS OF PRES
TIGE AT HOME AND IN OTHER
COUNTRIES

POTSDAM, December THE EN-
peror, who has been living in seclu-
sion since November 18th, today re-
sumed audiences with reference to
official business, the Finance Minister,
Baron Won Rheinbaben, and Herr Won
Valentino, chief of the civil cabinet,
being among those received.
The Emperor has been suffering from
a cold, and, although he is able to take
long walks and rides, is described as
being greatly depressed by recent
events and not disposed to talk even
to members of his household, as he
feels deeply his loss of prestige abroad
and among his own people. The En-
peror feels grieved that old loyal Min
listers, such as Baron Won Rheinbaben,
General Won Einem and DR.. Reth-
mann-Hollweg, as well as Chancellor
Won Buelow, should desire to limit his
freedom of speech in his after-dinner
conversations, even though with for
eigners.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19
AGREEMENT TO

BE SUBJECl Of DEBAl ".
WASHINGTON, December F.-The
indications are that the Japanese
American entente designed to protect
the territorial integrity of China will
be the subject of much debate in the
Senate during the present session.
The fact that such an agreement has
been entered into through diplomatic
exchanges between Japan and the
United States without the formality of
treaty is not acceptable to Demo-
cratic leaders.
Soon after the entente was made
public, Senator Bacon declared the
agreement must have the sanction of
the Senate in order to be of binding
force. Discussing this question today,
Senator Bacon said he still held to
that view, but that he did not purpose
taking any action until he was con-
WINGED that President Roosevelt did
not intend to transmit the agreement
to the Senate.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19

w. B. Oleson, being the author of this
volume.
These 101 churches have an enroll
ment of 6,9O3 members, and 535 per-
sons were added on confession last
year. There are 81 ministers, of
whom 81 are without charge, though
most of them are engaged in some
regular religious work The value of
the church property is over a half a
million dollars, and the Association
has a permanent fund of nearly $780,
600. In this strategic location our
denomination is called to a service of
prime Importance, and much larger
investment would be amply justified.
-Congregationalist (Boston.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19
HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL WORK

Our 101 churches in the Hawaiian
Islands-the same in number as the
Pilgrims who landed from the May
flower in 1620-form an important
part of American Congregationalism
Indeed, they are a community of bre
thren more polyglot in races and Ian
guages than are to be found among
Congregationalists in any other part
of the United States An illustration
is before us in a picture of a group
of ten lads in our Hilo boarding
school, who are Chinese, Negro, Ha-
waiian, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese
and part white.
This picture is one of many in the
eighty-sixth annual report of the Ha-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19

waiian Evangelical Association, a
comely volume of about $50 pages, en-
titled, Thing that He Saw" 1t serves
also as a yearbook of the churches
and their work, which includes all
phases of Christian activity, the Mid
Pacific Institute, Sunday, day and
boarding schools, social settlements,
evangelistic campaigns, etc, In ev-
cry part the outlook is encouraging.
Six evangelists have been added to
the Japanese mission, three teachers
to the Chinese mission, three new
white pastors have ben settled over
churches and four officers have been
added to the executive force, one of
them, corresponding secretary, Rev.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19
BYAUTHORITY
NOTICE OF SALE OF GENERAL
LEASES OF LANDS SITUATED
AT HAMAKUA, ISLAND
OF HAWAII.

At twelve O'Clock noon, Monday,
January II, 1909, at the front en-
trance to the Judiciary Building, Homo
lulu, there will be sold at public auc-
tionfi, under the Provisions of part 8,
Land Act 1895, (Sections 27S-2S5 in
elusive, Revised Laws of Hawaii), Gen
eral Leases of the following described
lands. -
% The land of Hanapai, Hamakua,
Hawaii, containing an area of IS acres,
more of less, and classed as agricultural
land. Upset rental, 1912 90 per annum,
payable semi-annually in advance.
Term of Lease, ten years from January
10, 1909.
(2) The makai portion of the land
of Humuula, Hamakua, Hawaii, con-
tanning an area of $40 acres, more or
less, GIL acres more or less, being
classed as agricultural land. Upset
rental, $1,5OO.0O per annum, payable
semi annually in advance. Term of
lease, eighteen months from January 1,
1909
Reservations regarding land required
by the Government for settlement or
public purposes will be embodied in
each of the above leases.
For maps and further particulars
apply at the Office of the undersigned,
judiciary Building, Honolulu.
JAS. w. PRATT,
Commissioner OF Public Lands.
Honolulu, Oahu,
December 10, 1908,
5ts-Dec, ~, 10, 20, Jan, 2, Q,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-19

gagement of Robert Mantell and a
first class company, who will be here
during the later part of April and have
contracted for the Opera House for
six performances, This should mean
big houses and comes as a most well
come outlook in a winter which has
been devoid of pleasure in this line.
& z 4
Blanche Arral, the Belgian prima
donna who has sung herself into great
favor in San Francisco in her three
recitals, gave still another of her en-
tertainiing programmes at her testi-
monial concert yesterday afternoon at
the Princess Theater.
The audience by it's generous ap-
plause demonstrated that they were
amply repaid for attending through
the outburst of rain for Arral was in
excellent voice and sang not only with
her accustomed and finished art, but
delightful. She was assisted by Paul
Steindorff at the piano and Louis New
bauer, who contributed flute obligato
and two solo numbers.
The Bird Waltz" without which an
Arral concert would be incomplete, was
given as an encore. With her fine
pianissimo tones and her flawless pitch
in the singing of the octaves that lend
such charm to this exquisite little gem,
Arral reaches the summit of art. 1t is
only simple little affair unsteady,
but with her dainty and magnetic sing.
ing it entrances beyond words to ex-
press. A furore of applause, as at her
former concerts, greeted the pleasing
little waltz song.
All were slendidly sung, with fine
spirit and superb coloring. But, in the
Hamlet aria she impressed feeling
more deeply than during the entire
programme. Arral rose to the heights
in her dramatic portrayal of the many
various and contrasting emotions that
stir the heart of poor Ophelia. She
indeed was more glorious than when
she sang it at her first concert here in
October.
In this number her voice also showed
it's greatest beauty of tone, No one
could question Arrals great gifts after
having heard her intensely thrilling
rendition of this scene.
After the concert the winsome and
magnetic little artist almost took the
chill away from the cherries areas
behind the scenes when she expressed
her appreciation of the cordially with
which San Francisco has favored her
Arral has planned to leave shortly
for London and Europe. Should she