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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22
The Church of Happiness.

A new place of worship at our Ma
tional capital, by an Incorporated
group of preachers and evangellsts,
will be known as the Church OF Hap
piness, reversing the creeds OF about
all churches. The incorporation pa
pers state that the new church Is to
be noted for music, merriment and
laughter. The old form of religion
with its flaming fires, dancing imps
in leather hides and hoofs. its cata-
combs of bones and dead hopes, its
fumes of sulphur, is a thing of the
past.
The idea was first advanced a
couple of years ago. by Theodore
Valiant, an evangelist, and the pre-
liminary steps were then taken by
him and independent preachers to
unite, incorporate and build place
of worship for all who believe that
this is the rational way for passing
this life and affOrding the safest and
surest hope for the life to come.
1t is thought that the movement is
backe by enough influential and
wealthy people to constitute grow
ing membership and that its prog
ress will hereafter be accelerated by
the slow work that has hitherto been
largely OF an experimental character.
Members of the Personal Liberty
League are actively supporting es-
Enlistment of the new church.
Samuel H. RAIDER and Martin Henry
of the League with Rev. Mr.. Valli-
ant are its directors, and will have
charge of the erection of the new
church building and they will enter
fully into the new spirit of the SER
vice, which will partake more of the
laughter and enjoyment of Moses,
Solomon, and the old patriarchs.
They hold that morbidity and solem-
nifty are the twin children OF Mother
Evil. A paper from the typewriter
document says further:
There will be no blue laws in the
religion of the future. There will be
more recreation parks in the new order
of things, and very much less of ignOr-
ance, sorrow and crime. In the Good
Book it ia related how God always
brings happiness upon his people by
smiling upon them. and, such being the
case, We must establish . church to be
directed on q new basis and with new
doctrine"
If it could be possible to thorough
ly endow the human heart with true
brOtherly love, to divest it entirely
of the selfishness by which it has been
animated through many centuries of
rebellious feelings, pride and envy.
we would have heaven on earth
now, the dawn of that millenial Pc
Rod presaged for the good and just.
If we cannot have the millennium, let
US take step towards it by encour-
agement of this era of gladness
promised by the Church of Happi-
ness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

THERE are said to be twenty-five
insect-pests which reach a scale of
commercial Importance in the United
States, and it is claimed that it is a
law of nature when an insect is
transferred to a new environment
from surroundings to which it has
been indigenous. that if it survive at
all, it is likely to flourish as it never
did in the locations from which it is
transferred. The gypsy moth and
the brown-tail moth have reached an
acute stage in the New England
States, but not yet extended west
ward.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

No MORE FIGHT FOR JEFF.-James
j. Jetfries. in an interview, published
in the Inter- Deem, declares that he is
forever Down and Oot," as the
Scotchman says. He declared that
he was almost broken down nervous
ly and did not know it. Had the
fight taken place six years ago, he
would have beaten Johnson. He
thought he could fight, and that he
could lick Johnson until after the
fight had progressed several rounds.
The fight was fair. He had not been
"doped' in any way. There was
no disposition to take that advantage
OF him on either side, so far as he
knew.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

THE gas company is rushing its da-
goes like "devil-possessed" to COM
ple.e the pipeline for pumping us
the Tacoma-made article, before our
half-awake county and city officials
devise some method for protecting
the people in their rights to some
reeompense for the franchise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

The postal savings bank bill is
ready for Taft's signature. Now
give US the parcels post bill, along
with our rural route system, and the
labor of our people in the country
will be amply simplified. 1t will in
the main lead to its adoption by our
local merchants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

The State Bank Examiner of Kan
sas has addressed a circular letter of
warning to over eight hundred
banks in that State not to make any
loans unless absolutely necessary in
order to be prepared for the money
stringency which is predicted to APP
pear early in August. If this pre-
diction shall prove true over the
country some Of our local property
owners may become embarrassed when
called upon to pay local improvement
assessments.
THE Olymptan jumps up with both
legs and claps its little hands with
JOY over James Fennell pulling off"
little stunt" with his 22-caliber
Winchester pump-gun" III pegging
away at two cub bears loaded with
smokeless shots" and is tickled
to death" to put it mildly" There
it is sort it out and piece it to.
gether-yer pays yer money and yer
takes yer choice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

IT is claimed that the autocratic
auto-owners are not above placing
their devil-wagons in e.ld storage
while the Assessor is around.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

BIG SUIT AGAINST THE WATER
COMpANY.-Another of those pests of
all corporations. damage suit for
the risks incident to operation of all
industries now confronts the Olym-
pia Water company. instituted by
Medora, widow of Edgar L. Conan,
who was killed by the rebound of q
broken cable, which happened Oct.
9Th last year. The widow and
fatherless have taken we'll on to ten
months to find that they need a $12,-
900 plaster to heal the wound. He
was working on stump-pulling con-
trivance consisting OF cable at
tached to two stumps drawn taut
by donkey engine. The cable
breaking threw Conan against a
stump. causing injuries from which
he afterwards died. The jury, if the
case eyer comes to trial, will have q
very difficult case to decide the de-
gree of culpability between the com.
pany aud the victim. The latter
had the best of means for knowledge
that the employment was hazardous
if not fraught with extra peril, dnd
there is no reason to believe that the
company would have used appliances
they had known to be defective.
There is altogether too many such
suits to justify the belief that they
are always fair. candid or honest.
In this instance the ten months that
have elapsed since the disaster, seems
to cast some suspicion of doubt over
the suit. 1t was this reason which
impelled the English practice to avail
itself Of stringent rules to suppress
barratory. and it seems that at least
q safeguard should be provided by
our statutes limiting the time within
which such proceedings should be
commenced.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22
WOmcns Progress.

The report Of the last Census shows
that in 1900. of the %, 4S5. $50 women
in this country over Ii years old, H.
S33. $50 are wage-earners. In other
words, only a few more than one
third Of the adult women of the
United States are maintained in any
way in idiencSs, or are beyond the
necessity Of labor. Time was when
the proportion OF working women
was much less, from the fact that our
forcfathers thought it duty when
able to encourage women to oversee
or perform only the lighter household
occupations, and it had not yet be-
come fashionable or indeed respect
able, for women to engage in the
many lighter trades and occupations
open only to men. This change is
largely due to All educational trend
that recognizes the right of women
to engage in any pursuit for which
she shows al aptitude, as a means OF
independence and self-support. A
few years ago, teaching, nursing.
millinery and dresS-making were
about the only pursuits open to
women, should occasion demand a re-
sort to manual labor; to-day almost
every indoor occupation finds her, in
Guiding clerks, telegrapherS, stenOg-
raphers, typewrilers, and many me-
chanical trades are open to women,
where they have shown equal capac-
ity with her brother man; and the
disposition to accord smaller wage
rates as had notably been the custom
in teaching, is gradually disappear
ing, under an enlightened public sem
timent that labor has an established
intrinsic value, no matter by whom
performed or, the conditions of per-
Torrance. While the effort to main
tain competition by self-labor in the
commercial Sweat-Shops, is not over
come, the opening avenues has large
ly reduced the opportunity for OBJ
tanning victims to a custom that had
enabled rapacity to reduce the pay Of
women and children to rates that
barely served to buy the plainest
food and the cheapest lodgings.
A mighty power that has resulted
in this change has been advocacy of
the ballot for women. Discussion of
individual right to live and breathe
the pure air of heaven, has familiar
lied thinking people with conditions
and removed much of the prejudice
that has persistently chung to senti-
ment from remote ancestry. Its ef-
feet was shown in this State, in Ter
ritorial days, when for q few years
the women were given an unrestrict-
ed exercise of political privileges.
They were treated with Difference
and respect which demonstrated
more fully than any other means the
power of the ballot. Soon as the
Federal court legisldted into the Ter
ritOrial statute, a new meaning which
destroyed its vitality, the progress
of reform on many matters that had
resulted from its operation immedi-
ately ceased. and the respect and de-
fence accorded to women as co-ordi-
nate factors in promoting the COM
mon veal at once ceased. Men who
lifted their hats from the opposite
sides of the street. Or saw them in
time to cross over the thoroughfare
to manifest their solicitude for them,
passed ON without beck or bow to
signify knowledge Of their pres
ence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

PRESIDENT TAFT and party left
Beverly. Mass. Monday, for q ten
days cruise in Maine waters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

INTENSE heat still prevails in the
large Eastern cities, and prostrations
are many and the death-rate high.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

A BIG anti-saloon rally was held at
Montesano, Wednesday evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

THERE is unique story going the
rounds in local political circles con-
corning the controversy between the
vets and anti-saloon elements in the
Republican camp in this County. The
vets had their voters register in Or
der to vote for delegates to control
the county convention scheduled to
meet next month at Tacoma, but that
Bill Hopkins, with the aid OF Gov.
Hays influence headed them off by
having the members of the Central
Committee do the job and arrogate
themselves the functions of which
they we're only the guardians. Oh!
Political freedom, how can man re-
sign thee once having felt the patri-
otto flames in the land of Republican
ursurpation and domination while
the common people must submit or
be branded as insurgentsl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

THE weather presages needed rain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-22

SEATTLE CAPITALIST AND WIFE
DROWNED. How uncertain may be
the frail tenure of life is illustrated by
the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Wiley. who were drowned near Jarvis
Inlet, B. c.. in a small stream they
had assembled by row. boat from an
excursion party on q small yacht
composed of party Of friends from
Seattle. The boat struck q snag and
was overturned, precipitating the
two and Mr.. Erving, who had &C.
companied them, into the icy water.
The latter escaped but the husband
and wife were drowned. Mr.. Wiley
was a capitalist and President of the
Lewis Construction Co. and kindred
organizations, and was at the head oil
nearly all the larger construction
jobs of Seattle. He owned a fine
home on the shores of Lake Washing.
ton. They left three children, aged
respectively, Il, 9 and 3 years of age.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
Called to Paris.

Richmond, Va. Mar. 5.-In
answer 70 the call Of his wife
and child a:ross the seas, Hen
~ G. Stuart, Democratic con
gressional nominee from the
Ninth District. left Richmond
hurriedly for New York last
night TO leave by the first North
German-Lloyd steamship for
Paris, where his family await
him. Thus early in the cam
paigu for the wrestling of the
only Republican district in the
State from the minority party
/ has Mr.. Stuart been forced 90
exercise the only proviso which
ne placed on his acceptance Of
the nomination. that ne should
be subject at any and all times
20 the call of his wife whenever
her condition should demand
his presence at her side
/ Cablegrams came 20 him yes
terday, and, after consulting
with Dr. George Ben Johnson,
his medical adviser and lifelong
friend. Mr.. Stuart decided that
he must leave at once for Paris.
The cablegrams were Of an
p alarming character. They call
ed for immediate an decisive
action.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09

that each of the several cOun-
ties of the said district be allow
ed TO send representatives IN
each event. that the county
Superintendents be a committee
to set place and time Of meet
ing, draw up all necessary rules
and regulations. and determine
what events shall be had.
Resolved, further, that we
have a literary contest on the
night before field day. that this
contest shall also be under the
management Of the committee
of the county superintendents.
The meeting was pr0nounc-
ed success, and the citizens OF
Norton made every body feel at
home.
The following county super
intendents were present:
j. y. Hnlman, of Wise; j G.
T Boatright, of Lee; II W. Fu
gate. Of Russell; w. l.. Ownsby
q Of Buchanan, and w Archi
. Thompson, of Tazewell
The officers for next year ar
IE. r. Worrel. President th
county Superintendents. Vice
presidents, and r. ~ Dougl
erto. Secretary and TreasureI
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
WHAT BAD
ROADS COST

If YOU want 90 know what
bad roads cost the country as "a
whole. keep in mind tnat Amer
lean farmers are paying TWEEN
" three cents "a ton for hauling,
when European farmers are
paying from seven 90 nine
cents. Now the Interstate Com
merce report shows that the
railroads yearly haul 100000 oo1
tons of farm produce. and that
the average haul from farm &C
market for the whole country
is nine and a fraction miles
Put the cost of hauling at Z
round two dollars "a ton for nine
miles, and you have the cost o
hauling farm produce at
round half billion of dollars
year. Half that cost is vast
solely, owing TO bad roads.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09

Can BE Grown To- This Section 90
Big Profit

80 farming product has had
the phenomenal advance i'm re-
centyears that has Broom Corn.
Any farmer cultivating this
wonderful plant is bound TO
realize double and even triple
the net profits over corn.
The formation of a com
pauy in Big Stone Gap for
the manufacture of brooms has
prompted the Board of Trade 90
offer To any farmer residing
within ten miles of Big Stone
Gap free seed for broom corn
acreage. In return all that the
Board of Trade asks is that th,
farmer specify the size of fielC
q viii plant, and that he viii
offer his crop 10 the Broom
Company before disposing of il
thus giving the company tn
opportunity TO purchase
Any farmer applying TO tn
Secretary of the Board of Trad
can secure further data on tn
growing of broom corn, and
he so desires can obtain tn
necessary seed.
Already several acres hav
been promised by farmers nee
Big Stone Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09

To Be Built on Biz LOOney Creek m
Harlan County.

The International Harvester /
COMPANY. of Chicago. Is pre- /
paring TO commence the erec-
tion of a three hundred coke
oven plant on Big Looney
creek. i'm Harlan county, Ky,
az a point about eighteen miles
from the Gap.
The erection Of this plant,
work ION which will bee com
menced at once. will be under
the supervision Of Mr. w c..
Tucker. formerly general man
acer Of the Imboden Coal x
Coke Company, at lmboden.
Mr. Tucker has been with the
International Harvester people
for several years. and is "a man
of wide experience. His com
many owns about 10000 acres of
fine coal land I'm Harlan county
which was purchased for then
bv Mr.. Tucker several year'
ago and. except for the dull
times. the development of TIM
property would have been com
menced long ago.
This Ioperty will Dee reached
by "a branch line being built u'
the Cumberland river fror
Wa-iota. Ky. by the Louisvili
N Nashville Railroad. and
th. commencement of "a larg
development that Will TAX
place in Harlan county in th
near future. Fine coal exist
on the other side Of the Bi
Black Mountain. the same as @
this side. and the advent
railroads into that section SSH
develope "a territory rich iu ma
ural resources
sir and Mrs Tucker aud tv
children are stopping at q
Tourarine. and If they can s
cure o. suitable residence OBJ.
viii reside here during the 60
struction of this plant ln a
dition to the three hundr
.,..,. I,r.1fin.r- IaSfI.~
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
DISCUSSES
OWNERSHIP
Coal Operators Hoping Pennsylvania :
Couirol OF the \. & " Viii Not
Have Tendency 90 Hurt
Business.

The Blueheld Telegraph says
a number OF the operators
from the various operations IN
the Pocahontas coal field We're
in the city yesterday, and the
principal topics OF discussion
was the reported requirement
of Che Norfolk & Western by
the Pennsylvania. While the
operators feel that there Is a
good deal of truth in the story
they hope that it will not have
tendency 20 injure the busi-
ness of the Norfolk & Western.
Under its old control and un-
der the excellent management
of President l.. T.. Johnson, as
sisted by his able force of super
lintendents and the general
manager. the road has made
some wonderful strides along
development lines until it has
. become "A very active factor IN
the coal market. II the Penn
svlvania should adopt a throt-
tling policy would work against
the operators IN this field 1t
would have a great deal 20 re-
gret in many ways. for the Op-
p orators in this section can al
3. WAYS bury their personal feel
{ ings 90 20 after the common
e enemy and any combination
r which would have tendency
TO restrict development of the
e local fields or place such embar
t goes as would restrict effective
e and heavy shipments would i'm
mediately cause an investiga
: ton which would shortly dis
close the actual conditions. l
the Norfolk & Western viii
continue TO carry out its broa'
policies which have met TO
great extent with the approve
of the shippers no fault can b
found. but any attempt TO RI
strict the output of this fiel
whereby Pennsylvania opera
tors would receive the best {
the deal would meet with in
mediate disapproval. This que
tion of ownership recent
brought about a great deal
dissatisfaction in north or
West Virginia and Baltimo
when the public demanded th
the Pennsylvania cease to d
tate a policy which, it W
said, was determental TO
success of the Baltimore & Oh
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
30 Direct 20 England aud All Of
Europe.

In the Industrial section OF .
the Times-Dispatch of sunday.
the 2Sth, appeared two scenes
on the Lebanon Cleveland road
a picture Of r. = Finney s resi-
dence, the Agricultural High
School Building. Court House
and a Russell county cattle
scene. In the same section APP
peared the following write up
Of the country:
Away back yonder In the eX-
treme Southwest section Of Nir-
ginia is one Of its best aud rich
est couutries. that is Co say. one
of the richest when its natural
resources shall be developed
and it's oceans and undercur
rents of wealth shall be brought
90 the surface and realized upon
I am talking about Ru sell
county. have not yet nad tne
pleasure of visiting the county
but have it, that Is the VISIT
ON my list of soon 90 bee realized
dreams. 40 have not Nei Deer
iu Russell county but B nave
been talking lately Wlih son
of the bone and sinew OF una
county; ] mean some oI DTS goo.
people, and ihel nave o'en ielI
ing me a great deaf about Nu'
sell county. "i-h mao ''''
ln the Industrial section 'o ''
ai oi the good tnins- nav
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
Kills MouId.Be. Slayer.

A merciless murderer is appendicitis
with many victims Bat Dr. Kings New
Lille Pills kll Il By prevention. They gent
~ stimulate stomach, liver aud bowels. pre-
venting that clogging that invites appendl-
citis, curing Constipation, BiliouSneSS,
ch.l!., Malaria. Headache and Indigo stiOn.
25c at }. W. kelly's Drug Store.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-03-09
RUSSELL COUNTY BEEF


that there is on the tmcp Of the
state such a subdivision as Rus
sell county.
IL is there all the same, and
il holds a pretty big space there,
too. as maps are geography 4
made. Commercially and az
riculturally it holds a much big +
ger space. and some Of these
days. may be. IL is going 10 hold
"a right large political space, be
cause. be it remembered, Rus
sell county is the home Of Hen
ry G.. Stuart.
Well l ann not talking politics
now. and I DO not propose TO DO
So later. because. thank God,
I'm not on the political staff,
but can't help from somehow
thinking that this cattleseller,
vho is doing a great deal to
teach Virginia and all the world
including great Britain. that
Virginia is a mighty big thing,
NOT only ON the map, but also
ou the agricultural. commercial
and industria, map, is bound 20
loom mp as "a political, as well
= as "a development leader.
The two things sometimes x
hand in hand. They ought al
ways 90. but sometimes they
don't in these latter days o
y One gallows politicians, w h
make trade and "a profession
of politics and office seeking
and when they get the Office
NJ they care precious little abou
. any other kind of development
h. Oh. for a great big four boy fou
~ kind of "a man. who has the iI
w.. |teligeuce. the mental abilii
= and the real old back WOO,
=. brain o. combine with polite
land good government. materi
land industrial and agricultur
N Developments and good roa'
s 'anl al that kind Of thing 4
lola Virginia Maybe Russ,
~. lcounty has such "a prophet.
ann Inclined to think it ha
N, |But am NOT talking politi
-. .Inow and never intend To-. for
n1Il before said. that is ont of q
..r |hne
Russell county is pre-eminei
,~ lly d blue grass county, and 10
49,. doubtful if any part of all
country can show up I'm q
slrespect to better advautal
~. land that is why Russell sh
H., $50 many cattle of the very b
o~ of beef steak p. oducing quail
~, In addition 90 the grazing f
~, linues which make the best C
tie that have made the coul
mn famous. the principal produ
he are wheat, corn, oats, hay, r
,ir and potatoes, that find re'
o.. and renumerative market IN
.rag coal mining region near
t.ls Fruits of all kinds common
has this latitude do well, espec
ting lv apples, peaches, grapes,
mir. Fish, such as black bass,
and aud redeyes abound in Ii
rho quantities in the Clinch r
IS % and It's tributaries.
mo The mineral wealth of
here county is immense, but as
"a in uudeveloped. They emb
ware continued "n page .