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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-15

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-15

An exchange says the new
hotel az ST. Paul, Virginia. Is
certainly comfort 90 the
traveller The name-Blue
sulphur Hot-l-was adopted
because Of the fine blue sulphur
spring discovered in making
excavations for the building.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-15

To all who are looking FOR an
ideal town in which TO live. a
splendid place TO establish a
factory, a splendid section for
truck farming. a splendid place
TO educate your children. a,piace
where the people viii give YOU
q cordial welcome and fair
teatment. Big Stone Gap is the
place not 20 overlook.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-15

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
Advertising {
For an Angel
By MA RSHALL GROIN
tOELL.
Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

Cranston picked up the locket and hur-
ried after the girl, but during that mo-
ment in which he stopped to pick the
Jewel from the floor of the ferrybOat
she was swept away in the press Of
passengers.
He was certain that this particular
girl had dropped the trinket, for he
had left the ferryboat behind her and
lie had heard the tinkle of the lOcket
as it struck the planks.
Cranston was decidedly interested in
her Once before he had seen her in
q street car, and she had haunted his
memory for days. On this occasion
she had completed her conquest, and it
was man very much in love who had
followed her from the boat in the hope
that something might occur to enable
him to speak to her.
He might save her from being run
down in the traffic, or she might slip,
or any one of hundred things might
happen which would break the ice Of
convention and permit Cranston to take
the plunge into unconventionality.
And now something had happened, but
to his dismay Cranston found that it
did not profit him greatly, though per-
haps in the long run it might. The
locket was of gold, plainly chased and
of no very great intrinsic value, but
still it might be valued for its associa-
lions. Cranston opened the case and
was dismayed to find there the picture
of two small children.
1t was just such locket as young
matron might wear, and Cranston re-
garded the pictures dolorously. The
girl did not suggest matron, yet why
else should she carry with her the pic
lures of two little children?
His hopes rose again when in an
swer to his advertisement he received
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
SEEING THE ALPS.
Tourists Who Do Their Mountain
Climbing by Telescope.

Tourists Who Do Their Mountain
Climbing by Telescope.
The tourist of today who visits the
Alps and who lacks the physical en-
durance or whose time is too limited
to make the ascent Of some of the ia
nous peaks nevertheless is able closely
to survey the panorama OF mountain
scenery through the medium Of power
ful telescopes located at the terminals
Of the mountain railroads. By. this
means the rocks and glaciers and Pc
culiar formations Of these historic
mountains may be carefully studied,
though the spectator need not ap-
preach them within many miles.
Each Of these mountain telescopes is
mounted on a forked cradle and Is so
nicely balanced that its position may
readily be fixed by the tightening of
small thumbscrews after the focus
has, been adjusted with band wheel.
The magnifying power Of the instru-
ments varies from 35 to 118 diameters.
but is adapted FOR landscape observa-
ton only.
- When weather conditions are suita-
BILE, climbers on the, Titlis may be seen
through the telescope at Uetliberg,
near Zurich, distance OF forty miles,
and the hotel on the Faulhorn, sixty
miles away, may be recognized. Every
step Of the toilers on the slopes of the
Matterhorn can be followed by means
Of the instrument on the Riffelalp
above Zermatt Several lives have been
saved by the means Of these glasses,
for signals OF distress on the noun
tains are seen by the watchers at the
teiescopes.-Harper's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
Be Up to Date or. Fail.

A physician tells me that he goes
through his medical library every year
and throws out lot of books which
have become useless to him because
the new. the up to date. the more pro-
gressive, are pushing out the old.
We all know that some Of the scien-
tific books published are useless a
year after they appear in print. There
never was time in the history of the
world when the new in every line of
endeavor crowded out the old as It
does today.
If you examine your business thor
oughly you will probably find old fogy
methods. obsolete ideas and cumber-
some ways Of doing things-a lot of
red tape in your methods.
Remember that nothing else is i'm
proving faster than business methods.
If you are keeping books as they were
kept quarter Of century ago, II
you are using the same business sys-
tenn. you will find thai you are away
behind the times.-Success Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
A REAL. CLOUDBURST.
One That Descended Upon Mountain
In Scotland.

One That Descended Upon Mountain
In Scotland.
What real cloudburst is like is de-
scribed by a Scotland correspondent Of
Country Life: "a cloudburst Of ex-
ceptional size descended on the Cairn-
germ mountains. and an old watcher,
who has his hut almost exactly where
the cloud burst, gives the following de-
tails: On July 10. 1901, the morning
opened brilliantly fine and warm, with
q clOudless sky and brilliant sunshine,
but toward noon heavy clouds formed
on the hills, and it rapidly became so
dark that it was almost impossible to
read. He was standing in the door of
his hut, when suddenly he heard from
the hill across the glen report like
thunderclap. followed by noise like
the tearing of linen. only thousand
times louder and more majestic In
sound. Then he noticed that solid
mass of water had struck the hilltop.
and part Of it. bounding up hgain with
the force of the impact. had descended
on the hilltop Immediately behind his
hut. Immediately afterward tire
mendous volume Of water came pour
ing down both hillsides. forming great
riffs in the hills as it swirled irresisti-
BILE in its course, down rocks and
stones. The channel the flood scOOped
out was in places quite twelve feet
deep. and large rocks were tossed down
it's course as If they had been pebbles.
The sand and stones brought down by
the water so damned up the river Dee
that quite an extensive loch was
formed. During the time of the cloud
burst the weather mile or two up the
glen remained fine. but to the south
the clouds were black as night"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
Did His Best.

A Baltimore man was recently
showing his nice new opera hat to
his little nephew, and when he
caused the top piece to spring open
three OF four times the youngster
was delighted.
A few days thereafter the uncle,
during visit to the same house
hold, brought with him silk hat
of the shiny, noncollapsible kind.
When he was about to leave the
house he encountered the aforesaid
youngster running down the hall
with what looked like a black ac-
Gordon.
'Uncle Ed" observed the boy,
"this one goes awfully hard. had
to sit on it, but even then couldn't
get it more than half shut"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

q letter from Miss Eunfce Rems0n,
giving a detailed description Of the
locket and offering payment for the
advertisement and suitable reward.
Cranston performed a solemn dance
emblematic Of joy as he blissfully re-
garded the Miss" written in paren-
thesis. At least he was not In love
with married woman.
He made all haste to reach the Rem
son home, and as he sat in the recep-
ton room waiting for Miss Remson
he trembled with anticipation. By
this time he was almost ready to
throw himself at the feet Of Miss
Remson when she entered and cry,
BE miner like the hero of novel.
He was glad when Miss Remson en-
tered that he had checked his impulse,
for she proved to be sweet faced
lady of perhaps fifty.
"You have brought the locketw she
asked as she Inotioned him to seat.
II am very much indebted to you"
"But are you the owner" he de-
manded. ST should like the pleasure
Oh SlVluS 1t W Tie OWuSI.
Unfortunately that is impossible"
was the quiet reply. "Mrs. Weymer
left for her home In the west last
night
MRS. Weynerp Cranston's spirits
sank again. After al, she was mar
ried. The children of the locket were
her babies. After the hopes raised by
the signature Of 'Miss Remson" the
phrase Mrs Weymer" seemed doubly
cruel.
"Mrs. Weymer is my niece" explain
ed Miss Remson. "Here are pictures
of my little grandnieces from which
the miniatures in the locket were
made. I presume that you will regard
this as sufficient proof of ownership"
"It is entirely satisfactory" STAN
mered Cranston as he delivered to the
old lady the golden trinket on which
he had built such hopes. Don't speak
Of a reward" he added as he saw she
was opening her purse. 1.-THE adver-
tisement cost only tri1e."
"But it was in every paper" remind
ed Miss Remson. "We sent for all the
papers in the hope of finding it in one
of them at least, and then, through
curiosity, we looked through them ALL"
'It was just trifle," repeated Gran
ston vaguely. After the nature Of the
reward for which he had hoped mere
money recompense seemed mockery.
He had advertised to find the girl Of
his heart, not to return the locket. 1t
was absurd that Miss Remson should
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
ENCOURAGEMENT.

In village In Scotland an old farm
er sympathized one day with the COM
plants of an old friend Of his, ped
dler. The peddler said the times were
always hard in Scotland; the people
had no money there; it was a poor
place to get along in.
What you say is true" the farmer
agreed. "Why don't you emigrate to
Australia. lavish? Australia's grand
place, by all accounts"
"It used to be-" the other returned,
but 1t is SO no longer. Australia is as
overcrowded now as any other land"
1.-THE coast may be-" the farmer ad-
mitted, 'but the interior, I'm sure. is
not Go to Australia. lavish. and push
into the Interior"
"Hang the INTERIOR" said the ped
dler. There's nothing there but kan
garoos."
The farmer thought that kangaroos
were some foreign race Of people.
"Well. lavish" he said reproachfully.
isn't kangaroo's money as good %
any other man's?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
How Sound Waves Move.

The speed with which sound
waves are transmitted through the
atmosphere depends upon several
conditions. When the temperature
is at 81 degrees F. sounds move
with a speed of 1000 feet per Sec
ond, the velocity increasing with
the temperature at the rate of
about one foot of speed per second
for each degree above the freezing
point. Then again, in damp air
sound moves with greater velocity
than it does in dry air, no odds if
she dry air be warm and the damp
cold. In water sound moves more
than four times as fast as it does in
air, or say at about the rate of
4,7O0 feet per second.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

What interests me about Wagner,
says 4 writer in London Opinion, is his
affection for live beasts and animals.
In "Siegfriei" we have a dragon, and
In "I.ohengrin," as you are all aware,
there 10 very beautiful swan. When
the late Sir Augustus Harris produced
this latter opera something went
wrong with the bird Just before the
Else Of the curtain, therefore, the au-
dience was considerably surprised and
startled to hear the indignant voice Of
one Of the stage hands resounding
from the realms behind inquirang with
vigor, whats the mat
ter with that internal duckT
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
A Rirdseye View.

The following incident occurred dur
Ing a terrific thunderstorm at the home
Of a contractor who lives In the vicini-
~ OF Tampa, Fla. The contractor and
bis family were sitting on the veranda
watching the storm when bolt OF
lightning struck a tree not fifteen feet
tom where they were sitting.
The shock was terrific, but no one
was injured, although they were all
badly frightened. The young SON, with
great excitement was telling that he
jumped two feet high.
"How do you know you jumped 30
highr' said his father
"Why," said Johnnie, II looked down
while I was Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
COLLECTING A DEBT.
An Effective Method, but One Fraughi
With Embarrassment.


With Embarrassment
E'I met Mrs. Dwight on the train
going into town this morning, cas-
ually remarked Fulton at the din
ner table. "She had forgotten he1
purse, so she borrowed dollar from
me-" Mrs. Fulton laughingly sug-
gested that she was afraid it would
be some time before her husband
saw his dollar again. "Our neigh
Dor has rather a poor memory in
some ways" she added.
ooh, she'll pay me all right. You
know, l often see her on the train .
'1'm glad you're SO hopeful said
Mrs. Fulton, with skeptical smile:
for she had had experiences Of her
own in lending Mrs. Dwight bowls
Of coffee and cups Of butter that
had never found their way back to
her kitchen. A few evenings later
she asked her husband if he had
met los. Dwight again.
eyes; twice."
"Well?"
81 think you are right about the
shortness of her memory, for,
though she chatted very pleasantly,
she didn't mention the dollar"
81 guess you'll have TO charge it
to profit and loss
81 won't give it up quite so soon,
though | may have to 60 into bank
ruptcy yet on account of loaning
my surplus without interest"
The weeks went by, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fulton continued to joke from
time to time about the absent dol
lar, and one evening, after having
ridden all the way out from town in
the same seat with Mrs. Dwight,
Fulton admitted, with exaggerated
mournfulness, that he was begin
ming to feel very much discouraged
about ever regaining his dollar.
'Does it make you feel bad, pa
pa?" asked his little girl, who a1
ways listened to the conversation
with grave attention.
"Of course it does, Hilda. A dol
lar is a whole lot of money How
would you like to lose the dollar
you have in your bank ?"
81 s'pose it would make me most
SICK" she answered. And her par
ents, exchanging amused glances,
said nothing
When Fulton sat down at the din
ner table the next night he asked,
as he saw shining silver piece at
his plate, "What's this ?"
"Your dollar" answered Hilda
triumphantly. 81 went to Mrs.
Dwight's house today, and the door
was open, SO l just thought I'd 60 in
and ask her if she'd 'tirely forgot
your dollar, but she wasn't around
anywhere. But it didn't matter,
for I found your dollar on the desk.
I s'pose she kept forgetting to bring
it home, so l just looked it myself
for you, papa"
'fMy country" exclaimed the as
tonished father ungratefully. "What
shall I do"
"What can you do but return it
and explain" said Mrs. Fulton,
who was laughing almost hysteric-
ally. "What thing it is to have
a serious minded daughter!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
A Blissful Supposition.

Miss Black-Mr Brown, does you
know whut bird Of paradise is? Mr..
Brown-Well. of co'se doesn't know
foh sure, but when I gifts ter de mex
worl' wouldn't be bit surprise ter
diskuvah dat It was spring chicken.
illustrated Bits
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

40 page trap book illustrated,
picture Of As wild animals in natur-
al colors, FUR AMIN AL CALEN-
OAR, gun and trap catalog, alse
prices of hides and furs. All sent
postpaid for 10c stamps or silver
FREE to those who ship to, or buy
of Us. Address Fur Dept, N. W.
Hide \ Fur o., Minneapolis, MINI,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
"A Hummer.

"Morning, morning" said paterfa-
milias genially as he entered the break
fast room. eve had a splendid night.
Slept like topr'
His wife agreed with him. "You
did" she. responded grimly-''like a
humming topy-Philippines Gossip.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11
A Man Of Letters.

ibid your friend make a hit at the
literary club?"
II guess he did. He pronounced Les.
Miserables' in brand new way and
then alluded TO It as Victor Herbert's
masterpiece "-3Washington Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

Leaves His Mark Twice.
Spa. why is he called dent1str
Because he leaves a dent"
SIN your jaw"
Eyes, and in your pocketbook"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

True bravery Ia shown by perform
ing without witness what one might
be capable Of doing before all the
world.-La Rochefoucauld
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

Vice President Sherman in
making an address in Utica, New
York, recently, speaking of the
greatness of this country, said in
part: 1--WE have but 5 per cent of
the population of the earth, said
Mr.. Sherman. Our nation po-
sesses but z per cent of the area
of the earth, and yet Industrial
ly we about equal to one-half of
the balance of mankind. We have
twice as much life insurance as
the rest of the world, and one
half as much money on deposit
in our savings banks as all the
rest Of the world. Our expendi-
ture for education is two-thirds
as much as is spent by all the
rest of the world. One third of
all the revenue collected by Gov
ernments is ours, while our debt
is but one thirtieth of the debt
of the world. We have enrolled
in our schools 10000, 600 students,
100000 being in our public
schools alone, for which we pay
annually 5000, 900, 600, which is
more than is spent for education
al purposes by the five greatest
countries of Europe, including
Great Britain.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21
Mantle, Arkansas.
Editor News

Editor News
Thinking that some of my
friends would like to read a few
lines from me | will try to write
them a few words through the
columns of the News.
will first try to give a discrip-
ton off this part of Arkansas.
This is quite a broken country,
but the soil is very fertile, for
mountain land farming and stock
raising is the principle accupa-
ton. This is also a very fine
fruit country, such rs apples,
peaches, Strawberries, etc. This
is comparatively new country,
but is rapidly improving. Just
to take everything in considera-
ton it is a very good country to
live in.
| will now tell how we spent
Easter. We spent the day over
on Bohanan Mountain at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Powell,
two very highly respected old
people. The day was spent in
music and sociable conversation.
They had thirty-five or forty of
their friends present and plenty
of dinner for all. Every one
present was very pleasantly en-
tertained and report an enjoyable
day.
AS this might find its way to
the waste basket ! will ring off.
Yours Respt..
John Bell.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21
KeItner.

Uncle Tom Kemp died to-day.
He has been a fine citizen. He
lived to be over 80 years old.
Mrs. Sarah Price, who has
been sick for sometime is some
better.
Mr.. King Rodgers is out again
after a spell of sickness.
Our people are planting their
corn.
The wheat crop in this section
is looking fine.
Tobacco plants are looking
well in this section.
Mr.. Claws Coffey had a log
rolling last week. A good din
ner and the people enjoyed them
selves fine.
don't think there was very
many eggs eaten in this neigh
borhood last Sunday; but it does
look like the women ought to let
the boys have all the eggs they
could eat once a year.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

party Of the United States, and
will treat upon subjects and
methods of NationalsStat and
county organization and general
up building of the party. The
most prominent writer's will con-
tribute to its columns. AS its
name signifies, it will be month
ly, will contain about thirty two
pages and will be one dollar per
year.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21
Nebraska and Texas will SOC

Nebraska and Texas will soon
have all depositors secured by
the bank guarantee law as de-
manded in the Democratic Ma
tional platform. We have never
been able to see why any deposi-
tor should object to such security
or why any of the small banking
institutions should oppose. If
you borrow money from a bank
you must give.undisputed securi-
ty and pay the legal rate of in
serest also, but if you deposit you
neither get interest nor security
beyond the assets of the bank in
which you deposit. The pro-
position to secure depositors, is
Democratic Its for the masses
and against classes and will win.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

HIGHLAND PEACOCK property of Young Cofey, Columbia,
Ky cherry bay saddle stallion 52 hands HIGH weight s
DID, by Jordan Peacock 148 he by Peacock 49 by Blue
Jeans First DAM Bessie Sewe 1906 by Raven 1913 by
Chester by Artist 75 Second dam by Black Whip Third DAM
Cabell's Lexington 1884, by Gist's Black Hawk.
Highland Peacock we'll known by people of this and
adjoining counties show horse and breeder
essa make further statement to his worth Fec $40
insure living colt The Great Imported Hemence which once
sold for OO and sired the Hems which sold
and great others that brought from & will
make the Season at $40 to insure living colt Hermence
heartily endorsed by the Kentucky Breeders and we think
will be endorsed by nearly dealer State His fee at
time $3.50.
We have the jack kept last This
jack has himself excellent breeder sure Fee
Seven Dollars to insure living colt.
We invite call at barn in Columbia and let us show
stock.
Terms all money due when foaed mare traded
removed from the neghbohood bred other stock re-
sponsible for accidents. ,.se
Young & COffey.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21
The Courage Of the Losing Fighter

1 know a woman who writes, "
says Lillian, Bell, in the March
Circle Magazine. s'She writes
gaily, blithely, nelpfuIly. Thous-
ands regard her as the apotheosis
of easy success and envy her po-
sition and the happiness which
accompany her supremacy. Yet
| happen to know that the one
she loves best on earth is dying
a lingering death of an illness
which neither money nor human
skill may even subdue the pain
thereof.
"She is both nurse and bread
winner, and doing the work Of
two is robbing herof health and
strength, yet not one complaint
ever passes her lips. With her
back against the wall she fights
her losing fight, which, though
won each day, yet loses, loses to
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21
State of Kentucky ! -
County of Adair, %

Whereas, a circular is being
circulated purporting to be a
statement made under oath by
me, that G. P. Smythe, County
Attorney of Adair county, made
a speech to the Fiscal court at its
April term, 1907, to levy tax of
1928 to build turnpikes on the
principal roads leading out of Co.
lumbia; Now that justice may be
done | wish to say that | signed
a paper brought to me, which
did read, and when I saw the
circular printed it did not read
like understood;t to be and
want to say in justice to Mr..
Smythe that I have no recollec-
ton of him ever making any such
speech before said court. -
John Eubank.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me by John Eubank, this
the 10th day of April, 1909.
Bruce Montgomery,
Notary Public.
My commission expires May
Is, 1912.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

The news comes from Wash
ington. D. c., that Hon. Ben
johnson has publicly stated that
ne will be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of Kentucky. He is big
enough for the position, and in
our judgment would make an
ideal Governor.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

Hon. Charles ]. Bronston died
very suddenly at his late home,
In Lexington, last Thursday. He
was a Democratic politician and
one of the best known lawyers
in Kentucky. For many years
ne was an active participant in
his district conventions and in
State conventions.
The Adair County news., 1909-04-21

Norman E. Mack, Chairman Of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, will launch the publica-
ton Of a Democratic magazine on
May 1st, to be known as the
National Monthly. It viii be
published in New York and in
the interest of the Democratic