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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

located outside of exchanges.
On January 1, 1910, the grand
total of ielephone stations in the
same territory had increased to
2S3. 2G9, of which approximately
36,700 are rural stations. This
shows an increase in rural
stations alone of TAO per cent. in
five years. The year 1910 is
showing greater proportionate
growth than any previous
period, the gain in farther line
stations alone for the first ten
months being approximately
$4,000 stations and the total of
all stations on November /,
1910, being $4,000.
Probably the first and most
direct appeal of the telephone is
to the farmers wife. She has
less opportunity of getting away
from home than other members
of the family, she sees fewer
new faces and receives fewer
new ideas, so that anything
which will serve TO break the
monotony of her life is welcom-
ed as n Godsend, And the
amount of visiting. which can
be done over long rural line is
truly surprising. All of the
neighborhood news spreads
along the wire even quicker
than the "grape vine telegraph"
could tell it, and during bad
weather or cold winter nights,
the voice in the box" is II great
comfort.
Besides its social side, though,
another and even greater appeal
the telephone makes is as an
aid in emergencies. 1t is n |
watch dog that never sleeps,
but that is always ready TO |
summon assistance i'm any
crisis. Many cases where d
telephone has savsd n life come
to my attention.
But it is in oih"r and more
practical WAYS that the real
value Of tho telephone is shown.
You have some cotton or other
produce to sell. How many
times in the old days did YOU
hold that cotton for what YOU
considered a fair price? After
days of waiting You learned
that your figure had been
reached You loaded up the
cotton, and the next morning
carried il to town, only to learn
upon arrival that the market
had gone of twenty or thirty
points in twenty four hours.
You had to sacrifice the cotton.
store it, or take it home again,
perhaps to repeat the same
operation the following week.
With the telephone YOU get the
changes of the market every
time you care to call up, and
are in Just as close touch with
it as though yon yourself were
on the floor.
Or You find you need some
parts or something
with which to repair "A tool and |
can i'll spare Il hand or a mule |
to send TO town for it. What is
easier than to call up your
supplier and arrange To have it
sent ont by Il ncighbor: One
such experience will save the
annual expense of the instru-
mcnt.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
TOURAINE HOTEL

y, G. Anderson has leased the
Tourainc Hotel, at this place,
and took charge OF the same on
january LIST. This house for
some time las heen run III con
nection w,,;, the Monte Vista
Hotel. 1t is Wei arranged, aud
is especially adapted for sum
mcr guests.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

your convictions, be both
courteous md firm, making no
compromise with evil, not turn
ing into by and forbidden
paths; choose the right, reject
the wrong; be good and do good
and then you will have a Happy
New York.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
Old Soldier Tortured.

.'For years | suffered unspcakable tor
ture from indigestion. constipation and
liver trouble. wrote A. X. Smith, a war
veteran at Erie, Penn. "but DR.. King Is
New Life pills fixed me all right. They're
simply great Try them for any stom.
ach. liver or kidney trouble Only 25c
at Kelly Drug Company
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

w. II. Ends, for many years
editor and publisherof the Wise
News, Inns suspended pnblica-
ton of his most excellent !ittlc
paper. We regret very much To
lose Bin Eads from the journal
istic field of Southwest Nir.
ginia. His style did noe suit
every body, but he had a way of
getting hold OF ideas and ex.
pressing himself, although pc
culiar to himself His paper
was largely read every week by
a large number Of readers. Mr..
Eads has n big warm heart and
makes friends wherever he
goes. We wish him well.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re.
questcd to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them nj all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub.
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal Of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
STATIONERY.

We carry a complete
line of all kinds of sta
tionery and office sup.
plies, such as:
Box Papers,
Pound Papers,
Envelopes,
Writing Tablets,
School Tablets,
Legal Papers,
Letter Files,
Invoice Files.
Ledgefs and Day Books,
Order std Time Books.
Memorandum Books.
Pens and Pencils,
Inks and Ernccrs,
Fountain Pens,
Paper Clips and Fasteners,
Card Boards and Colored Paper,
and various other articles
too numerous to mem
tlon. Our prices are Just
as low as you will find
anywhere.
Call and examine our
stock and prices when in
need Of anything in our
line.
We are agents for all
kinds of engraved cards,
invitations. letter heads.
etc.
Wise Printing &c., Ing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Everyone is interested in an
item of local ae@s, If you
know of any local happening
that is not generally known,
communicate the fact to this
office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Government attorneys are
now roasting the beef trust,
cleaning out the bathtub trust,
dissolving the sugar trust, pip
ing the oil trust, smoking out
the tobacco trust, and shocking
the electric companies. Always
something doing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

OF all the monopolists the one
we most detcst is he who mon
opolizes conversation and pre-
vents Us from getting in our
word.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Since we come to think over
it, that $lo,oo0,000 gift by MIR.
Carnegie to promote peace,
might, after all, he used to
promote peace by buying up the
other follows gun aud battle
ship.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
I Telephones
and the South

An unusually interesting de-
scription of the part the rural
telephone has come to play in
the affairs of the South is con
tanned in paper which Mr.. NJ .
5. Allen, of Atlanta, Ga, read
before the Twelfth Annual
Convention of tho Southern
States Association Commission.
ers of Agriculture and other
agricultural workers in the
Senate Chamber of the Georgia
State Capitol, a short time ago.
Among other things, Mr.. Allen
said
In no part of the world can
finer apples be raised than in
tho mountains of Southwest
Virginia or North Georgia. but
we had to 90 To Utah and
Oregon to learn how. ]; is
generally conceded that Florida
oranges and grape fruit equal
or excel those from California,
but we had to go out there TO
learn how to pack and market
them. South Carolina can snap
her fingers at the famous corn
belt of the Middle West, and if
there were u championship belt,
would give any state n run for
the money on the basis of the
average yield per acre planted,
but it is within Il few years that
such corn crops have been
raised here.
IL is not alone in methods of
growing and marketing crops
that the South has had TO learn
from other sections. There are
other things which tend quite
as much To improving condi-
tions and making country life
sufficiently attractive for people
to live there for other purposes
than securing II bare living.
1t is generally recognized that
Il nations wealth comes from
the productiveness of her fields.
Any movement that tends TO
increase their fertility, or TO
improve conditions in the open
country SO as TO turn the stream
of population away from instead
of into the cities and congested
manufacturing cen;ers should
receive constant encourage
ment.
Two things which have done
most TO hamper the South have
been lack of adequate transpor.
tntion facilities and adequate
means of quick communication.
Three things which will most
quickly overcome these handi
caps are good roads. rural free
delivery and universal tele.
phone service.
OF these three, the telephone
by rights stands first. IL is the
one most accessible in all sec
tons of the country, whether
near large city or away off
from the railroad, ten or twenty
miles from the county seat
where there is only n small
settlement or group of farms.
TO receive the benefit of the
good roads, you must hitch up a
team; you must wait for the
whistle OF the h. Il. d. man to
get your letters; but with tel
ephone in the house, IA turn of
crank puts you in touch with
points near and far.
II telephone is necessary in
a large city, where distances
are short and people accessible,
how much more necessary is it
in the country, " here farms are
far apart and the average roads
poor in good weather and al
most impossible in bad wealth
er?
On January /, 1905, there was
a total of lO2,G66 telephone sta
tons in the six Southern States
of Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgin, Florida and Alabama.
1t is difficult to estimate how
these stations We're divided
between exchange and rural
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Let's all work for the mp,
building Of Big Stone Gap and
Wise county during l9ll. Con
ccrted efforts can accomplish
much good.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

y good way is la elect men to
office who have the courage To
be decent and honest when
nobody is looking.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

DR.. Cook is no, the only man
who wants to make money out
of what he didn't do.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

n lie travels by neropIunc,
while truth trudgeT along with
tagging step. and yet it finally
arrives.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

OF every million people 500
are blind-nnd the other 800, POO
cannot see their own faults.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

"a Philadelphia judge has
decided that n husband has no
redress when his wife goes
through his pockets and takes
money from them" Some
judges arc awful long iii wax
ing up.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Perhaps when DR.. Cook needs
II little more ready cash he will
be able To remember for some
enterprising magazine that he
really did get to that Pole after
all.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
Old Dominion
Stands Twentieth in the List
of States.

Washington, D c., Dec. lG.-
The census of the four states
withheld having been announc.
ed, the list is now complete of
all the states and in their rank,
according to population they
are:
New York
2-Pennsylvania
3-Illinois
4-Ohio
5-Texas
G-Massachusctts
I'll issouri
s-Michiean
9-lndiana
l0-Georgia
ll--New Jersey
l2-California
l3-Wisconsin
l4-kentucky
l5-lowa
l6-North Carolina
l7-Tennessee
lS-Alabama
l9-Minncsota
2o-virginia
2l-Mississippi
22-Kansus
23-Oklahoma
24-Louisiana
25-Arkansas
26-South Carolina
a7-Maryland
IS West Virginia
30 Nebraska
30 Washington
3l-Porto Rico
32-Conn cclicut
33-Colorado
80 Florida
35-M Maine
3G-Oregon
37-South Dakota
IS North Dakota
Rhode Island
10 New Hampshire
4l-Montana
70 Utah
10 Vermont
district of Columbia
45-New Mexico
I6-ldaho
a. Arizona
4S-Delawarc
49-lIawali
50-Wyoming
5l-Nevada
52-Alaska
Corrected figures issued by
he census officers This morning
give the state of New York's
population as 9,ll3,6l4, an
Increase of l,Si4 ,72O, or %. 4 per
cent; Florida, 752 ,Gl5, increase
2i,07I, or 42.4 per cent, and
Maryland, 1920, SAG, increase
I0T BOP, or Q per cent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Unless you expect to stick to
them, don't make any New
Year resolutions. Broken rcso
lutions don't amount TO much
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Many man wears himself
out trying 10 keep up with his
good intentions,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
Yon can write it 1911 now.

Make 1911 the best year of
your life. Start right.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

While few women can write
for n magazine, all can write
for II catalogue.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Woman ruled man for cen
turics," says Prof. Clark, OF the
University Of Chicago. And
wants to rule him some more.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

On the very first of Jan
~ new diary he began;
But before the first OF Feb.
Ills well meant zeal bcgauior bh
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

If yon will carefully count
your expenses YOU will seldom
have occnsion To nsk the bank
To discount your noic,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

The home paper is the mirror
in which those at distance see
us.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

a member of tie Kansas
Legislature wants 10 abolish
the office of assessor. Why not
make The reform thorough. and
uboiish the collector, also:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04
CARD PARTY

Miss Minnie Fox was the
charming hostess AT n delight.
fol bridge whist party Wedncs
day evening before Christmas.
Those playing at tho six tables
were Mr. and Mrs. Bnllitt. Mr..
aud Mrs. Irvine. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Peck, Mr.. aud Mrs. }. b. Ayers,
MIR. and Mrs. Petit. MIR. and
Mrs. John Fox. Jr., MIR. and
Mrs. II +. Fox, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. II. Fox, MIR. and Mrs. j.
X. Taggnri, Mrs. Spears Web
sier, Miss Minnie Fox, Mcssrs.
Wombwell, Hodge and Coch
ran
Everyone received pretty
souvenirs. Refreshments of
punch and salads, beaten bis,
cult, cheese, etc, were served.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Entered according TO postal regulations
at the pnst,oilicc al Rig Stone Gap as ,cc-
ond class matter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Nevada's population increas-
ed % per cent. The census must
have been taken Jniy 4th, when
Reno WIS full OF prize fighters
and sports.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

When n stranger drops into
town jolly him. Tell him this
is n great little city--and so it
is. Dom. discourage him by
speaking i'll of your ncighbors.
Lead him to bclieye he has at
last struck u place where good
people live.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

We take pleasure in announc-
ing that our readers can secure
a valuable 96 page diary for
1911 by sending four one-cent
stamps 10 ID. Swift & Company,
Patent LAWYERS, Washington,
ID, G. This diary is worth 25
cents, and contains n memoir
anda and date for each day in
the year; the census of 1900 and
1910 Of the States; nearly 300
of tie largest cities; synopsis of
useful every day information;
business laws, postage rates;
and the amount of corn, wheat,
oats, tobacco and cotton pro.
duccd in each State.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Scientists have now decidcd
that there are no canals on
Mars. In shat case they have
never had to bother about whore
the exposition should be held,
when one is finished.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Washington. D c., Dec. 1G.-
The census of the four states
withheld having been announc.
ed, the list is now complete of
all the states and in their rank,
according to population they
arn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-04

Entered according 10 postal regulations
al the post Office at Rig sl"nc Gap as see
onl class matter.
SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly rc.
questcd to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them nj all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub.
scription. Prompt and Timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal Of
ANNOYANCE.
Yon can write il 1911 now.
Make 1911 the best year of
your life. Start right.
The home paper is the mirror
in which those at u distance see
IFS.
While few women can write
for n magazine, all can write
for II catalogue.
OF every million people 500
are blind-nnd the other 999. POO
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
Birds With Peculiar Eyes.

The eyes of certain birds, such as
owls. eagles and cocks, are provided
with an organ which, says the Scien-
tific American, French naturalists. as
the result of experiments, propose to
call the "parasol." 1t is attached to
the retina at point where the optic
nerve enters. 1t consists of a thin.
black. opaque membrane. When closed
1t forms a narrow line lying in the
optical axis, and not interfering with
vision; when open it covers the retina
and protects 1t from any strong light
thrown into the eye. 1t is said that
when a cock appears. to be hypnotized
by strong light the fact is that the
bird has simply protected its retina
with the "parasol." and when an eagle
looks at the sum-" 1t does not see it.
The membrane is impervious to both
visible light and ultraviolet radiation
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
HOW THE GANDER GOT EVEN
Pug Dog Stopped Tormenting the
Geese After He Received
Good Thrashing.

1t would appear from the testimony
OF ranchman in the northwest that
goose is no fool, and still less is a gan
der. indeed, 1t is c,amed the particu-
lar gander herein referred to pos
sessed a real sense of humor, and
eVlnced a predilection for practical
| jokes
Ihe ranchman had little dog, Har-
ry, very round and fat. very annoying
10 the geese. and. unfortunately, quite
near-sighted. He used to be called to
ms supper about the time the geese
were called to theirs. He had to go
through gate to get his supper, while
the geese took theirs on the outside
Now the gander, most observant
bird. was not long in noticing the fact
OF Harry's appearance simultaneously
with his own, and at once proceeded
to utilize that discovery. He arranged
his females on two lines on each side
of the gate and leading thereo. Not
dreaming of anything antoward, the
trustful Harry trotted hrtsItly between
the lines, and there n.ace an awful
error.
The first goose nipred him as only
goose can, and then the opposite
goose, and so on alternately. The un-
happy dog ran the gantlet bowling
with anguish until he finally got
through the gate. Then the geese gave
utterance to divers shrieks of demopi-
ac laughter, long and loud. Three
times did the wretched Harry fall
victim to the wiles of his enemy, till
finally he would stop short, raise one
paw. regard his tormentors sadly, and
then run around to the other side of
the inclosure, where a friendly hole
in the fence gave him entrance.
In time Harry was succeeded by a
pug who thought his chief duty in life
was to rush upon the geese unexpect-
edly and drive them from their sup
per. He was a great success till his
fate overlook him. One afternoon he
tackled the gander and seized him by
the tail
The gander Immediately made for
the pond. half-running and half-fying.
but with such speed that the aston
ished pug did not dare to let go. The
feathers were strong, and the dog per-
formed most of the transit in the air.
When the pond was reached the gan
der. with undiminished speed. reach
ed the middle, where the pug got a
chance to let go and struck out for the
shore. The gander was behind him.
and before he reached land he was
the recipient of the most scientific and
colossal thrashing an offending crea-
ture ever endured. A cad little dog
reached the shore, where he sat down
and lifted up his voice and wept. Aft
er that he thought it not to his inter-
est to meddle with the geese.
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
Cider Pie.

Mix together one cup of sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of -four. four table
spoonfuls boiled cider, one egg, one
half cup boiling water; stir all to-
gether and bake with one or two
crusts.
No. 2.-One cup Of sugar, one egg.
yoik OF one egg, one teaspoonful
cloves, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one
half cup boiled cider. one-half cup VS.
ter one tablespoonful flour, pinch salt:
bake with one crust.
Meringue-White Of one egg, one
tablespoonful sugar; return to oven
and brown slightly.
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
BLACK HAWK WS|NEVADAV|LLE. NOTES.

II. Eo.singer, Jr., returned last Fri
Springs.
Jchl Roberts came up from Denver
last Sunday.
Pat Murphy and Pat Reid have pur-
First National Kansas and are tear
ing the Same down.
John Williams was obliged to lay
off last week, Oh account of an At
tack CT la grippe.
A NJ. Crist returned Saturday from
q visit to Denver.
Paul Curnow returned from Denver
Saturday.
this training quarters and not q
point is being overlooked for his
welfare. Spider" Kelly came up
from Denver last evening and will
look. after Red until the fight, which
takes place April 18th. A good "gc"
Is looked for.
The many friends of T. o. Davoy
are g-ieved to learn of his illness.
Mr.. Dayey has been suffering with
rheumatism for the past three weeks.
Hugh Lawry is lame, suffering from
a bruise on his leg. which he re-
ceived in some mysterious way.
The 1st of April was Celebrated
in the usual manner in this place.
Everybody "bit" but tho barber!
John Hutchins spent Sunday in
Idaho Springs.
Joseph Matthews is suffering; from
q severe case OF gout.
VIM. Wells left last Sunday for
Denver to visit with his family.
VIM Victor returned Saturday from
short visit in Denver
Cap. Ferganchich was the victim
of an April Fool joke last Saturday.
The horse Cap. rides played the joke
on Cap, making him walk home from
the Anchor mine after his days
work.
Walter Sherer and family were
over from Russell Sunday, and visit
ed with relatives and friends.
Mastcr Willie and Miss Annie Far
ganchich came over from Russell Sun
day to visit with relatives.
Miss Bessie Clark returned to her
studies at Boulder Sunday.
John Cannon is suffering from a
slight attack of pneumonia.
After a weeks vacation. school re-
opened Monday morning.
Thos. w. Warren has been unable
to work on account of a sore eye.
Frank Sparks is on the sick list.
suffering frcm the la grippe.
The fireman met in regular month
ly session last Monday night.
Mrs. Harry TreZise was an arrival
from Denver Monday.
Mrs. Nick Prouse was, an arrival
Saturday from Denver.
The city dads met in regular
monthly session Tuesday night.
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
tumble Cake.

Two cups sugar and one cup but
ter creamed together with the hands.
Add four eggs well beaten. one cup
sweet milk, one teaspoon cream OF
tartar, one-half teaspoon soda. three
cups sifted -four and one cup of
chopped raisins and one cup chopped
walnut meats. Spread in shallow tins
about one-fourth inch thick (or little
more). bake In quick oven mot too
hoD. When done remove from oven
and sprinkle sugar over the top and
sift grated nutmeg over the sugar.
This fiavors II. Set away to cool. Cut
into squares.