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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

Many years ngo Charles a. Dana, Of
the New York sun. said In his paper
after tour through tho South that
there was decreasing number of pale
races among the blacks. and now
comes the New Orleans correspondent
OF The sun with the statement that
Louisiana is whitening fast" the
Census OF 1910 showing that there is
a white majority in that State of
10000 The segregation OF tho races
has had the effect of putting a stop
to any further interminsling of blood"
with the result that the average negro
OF Louisiana to-day. and especially in
New Orleans. is much darker than of
DID,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

OF three magistrates the other day in
New York. y man named Weed had
been arrested on, a charge of being
drunk. He denied the charge. and
said that he was as sober as a, judge
at the time he was arrested. What
mad you been drink!ng?" he was asked.
'Highballs." he answered.. '.And how
many had you taken?" only six,
upon my word Of honor" There was
argument on one side and on the other.
and then the presiding magistrate
said; Discharged, six highballs won't
make u strong. healthy man drunk"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

Noekefeller and Carnegie at Home.
Please let me know the address of
John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Car
negie. ANXIOUS
- John Dawson Rockefeller; homes:
Iarrytown. N. Y; Cleveland, O.; West
ntty-fourth Street. New York; office
&c Broadway, N. Y.
Andrew Carnegie; 2 East Ninety
first Street, New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
Daily Queries and Ansuers
lieutenant" and "Leg,enant.,

Lieutenant" nnd "LcGtenant.n
VIII you kindly inform me how tho
title "lieutenant Us pronounced In
the British army and navy2 Is 1t pro-
nounced the same in both branches of
the service? NJ Il
1t Is pronounced "leftenant" in both
army and navy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

Auto Records.
pa BOD thurman ever break any auto
speed record In Philadelph!a? r
Bob Burman broke the local track
record at Point Breeze. Philadelphia.
on July 20. 1911, establishing a new re.
cord OF 5S AS seconds for the mile.
me previous record. made by Barney
oldheld, in August. 1910. was SO IS
seconds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

hammond and the Boers
was 1t right in John Hays Hammond
70 take part in the Jameson raid? Ii
not. was 1t to satisfy tho desire of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

many influential Englishmen to re-
ward him for his treachery to the
Boer republic that he was chosen to
represent the American republic at
the coronation OF King George7
&C. T.
The appointment of John Hays Ham
mona mas nothing to do with his &c
uohs IN south Africa. He was selected
as distinguished American citizen.
eminently qualified to represent his
country on an important and dignired
occasion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

Just how many "highballs"--what-
ever they area man can take and
stay sober can,s up reforo bench
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06
LOCAL ITEMS

Carico 81 Co.t,r~r ,.o.
business visitor TO Jhe Cap
one day last week
Az ~
ia town one day last week
~ h. 1r,r.,,ii
brsi, ,',,, ~, y ,sL :
in ,o,.r ia. ',' c ~, ,'',, O''' '''
''
WAY; .Doa , ~ pa.lon OF
nrofassionai bnsinas ,.''' W ''' y"
p.v 1 IS c.n,,. ,,;o.
nond arascbed IN tbe G I'Cu
.ian ,i,nr,.i, l,js I I''o ~, NH ''
Sunday morning at ID O'Clock.
Mr. ANA Mrs N ~ G,,or If
Ennvyiii. ,yo-. ,,,,.sts - H..
Monte VIM fey doy ,be
past week
Nv snitb ,r,,,;,,,.,.t
Jnovvilie trsyslino, nan sner =
SUNDAY i'm the CAN
csrev Do,oh.rt, of poda
spent Sunday IN t6wn yitb rel
atives.
GINS w LAVAL for,arly d,
residont nj ,bis nlann ,,os
an,rn,, TIA tr,yaI;,, 80 LIZ
came I'm Ia yort tbs local traIe
since Isl issIa
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06
Your Christ
mas List

Should contain a number of
magazine subscriptions You
can buy absolutely nothing for
the same money that will give
halt the pleasure 10 the recipi-
tent that q years subscription
TO q favorite magazine will give.
we represent all the leading
newspapers as well as maya
zines
Mrs RoHT d MoRRrsoN's
Magazine subscription Agency.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06
Thanksgiving Service.


The Thanksgiving service at
the Baptist church was we'll at
tended this year, and a repre-
sentative congregation greatly
enjoyed Rev Sutherland's ex-
cellent sermon and the good
music very much
Harry w. Smythe, a prom
lnent newspaper man and for
many years editor of the Poca.
hontas Headlight, was in town
Monday and gave us pleasant
call Mr. Smythe is preparing
to start the Cumberland Pro-
gressiye, which will make it's
appearance at Appalachia early
in January
w. II Polly moved into his
fine new residence on Shawnee
avenue this week
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Nesbit are
the proud parents of fine son,
born on Monday of this week.
Just received an import ship
ment OF Madeleine" Rice Pow.
der from A. Bourgeois q CO., Of
Paris. Ladies appreciating a
good complexion will do well tC
use this exquisite powder
Kelly Drug Co., Sole Agents.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06
NOTICE

ToJ B Small
You are hereby notified that the under
signed will apply To- the Clerk OF tile Cir
cult Court for Wise County four months
after the date of th. notice for decd
conveying 20 me Lot Il, llock 30, Plat
in the town OF Big Stone Gap Wisc
County. Virginia, the same being pur-
chased by me for Delinquent taxes due
thereon at the sale byR T. Barron.
Treasurer, ON the 1th day of January
COS, Tor the sum of q 40 .or taxes due
the said town for the year 1908. which
said lot stood im your name ON the Com
missiOners books at said date
Respectfully
w : MATTHEWS
December 8, 1911
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06

Come to Goodloe Bros. store
Thursday. December 7th. tl0
y, o.oCH ~ ST f. Uu! o4l CnI'sl-
4ias nm. 'g.,i '',u ., '''' i'.'S, "a
nntii IT,, osciocl- " O"'' '"'
ny MBER For anything you
lumber In either ,yagon ioa.is
or ear loads. write h a Nsary
81 Co.. Big Stone Cam Nh
Mrs ID > h Morrison return
ed saturday from a very pleas
any three weeks Visit TO her
aa9shter Mrs Spears Webster
ln BRISTOL
JE. Body made n business
lrp TO stonega and Osaka SAT-
uruay
Geo w 81 ci,ir T,.
well was among The nrof.ss,on
al men i'm town lasr yysol.
q H. Hagan, a prominent
l 49,. business llan' Was
Visfa Uotel 7as, ,Sa ''I way ''' '"''
''' ''"'
DR. n / Arden. of Keokee
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06

p.. frf..
''. s MO recently
,,-,,,..,,i W. " o'' N''7'el'
HAIKU e w. ~" 9t'
ston5ir,- ,r,,, ,s' " '''. ~,
for Roanoke, whore me- bns oc.
cepted a position
"a ayior was Up Mid,iies-
oor9, ny % part OF last week at
thc Taylor Brown Amusement
Co., of which he is "a member
rl.io5 % ton'' % H" ,ti HUE Ny.i
Pa Elizabeth Watts. of Bris.
toI II L and Ruth Huntington
of Norwich, Conn travelling
missionary workers, spent Fri
I I. y. t IN Iown, enr9ute 70 Eastern
' 4 ,'' cs 3, !" '"e interest Oh
'''''H
Judge Skeeu's next judicial
,.; iI'' ,. ~ I'''E poiltloal men
,yi,nso s' r 'ie Oou'l'l " i,o''
hoi,,. r;, '''- ~ ''o. o',l ,'7
ono Inrta, ~ ,,'"'''' '''N d
We would suggest that before
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06
LADIES NOTICE.

Have p tuilor-made suit. See
thelIuc Iiyery suit guaranteed
perfect ill.,
GOoDLoE BROTHERS.
Mrs. John Fox, Jr., To Write.
THE following extract is from
an articIeiu Ii Richmond ex-
change, commenting on Mrs.
john Fox Jr.
"lli-s Fritz Schen, the
Nieuesse beauty and greatest Of
all comic opera singers, lis not
content with her triumph in the
realm of song Miss ScheiT as
pires 10 be a novelist She
wants to write a book Posi-
bly, the desire comes from the
fact that her husband is John
Fox, Jr., the celebrated novel
ist and author. Miss Schen has
conided 90 several of her per
sonnl friends ,hat she has ideas
for novels, but She cannot un-
derstani how one can have the
patience 90 SIT down and write
them OCt.'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06

George b Roebuck's Beat
rice OF the Cumberland's, :"
which was To have given per
formance at the School Audi
forum on Thanksgiving night,
the enga cement being cancelled
because OF unavoidable absence
of some of the members of the
company, who left for their
homes after the performance
given al Norton on Nov. Goth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-06

ltis reported that the coal
mines of The Empire Coal Cor
poratiou, located on the Chuch
Valley, are TO DE opened up and
operated by the receivers, Mes
Sis. Hardaway and Morrison.
The company's mines have been
closed for several months, due
10 financial difficulties brought
ON 10y large expenditures fol
lowed by weak market for the
producJ.-Graham Banner.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
MIGHT HAVE STOLEN GUN
But No One Except Man Charged
With Theft Thought 1t of MAC"

d. B. McCleerJ, the popular and
CHEEKY real estate dealer at Powell,
was business visitor in the city
Tuesday. One object of his visit was
to identify and appear against Frank
Ray, who had sold him an automatic
gun, it afterwards developing that
Charlie McLane's hardware store at
Philip had been burglarized and that
the gun had been stolen.
The burglar was grabbed and later
given a grilling by States Attorney
Waggoner, and in connection with
the examination Mr.. McCleery is
telling good story on himself.
The prisoner was asked If he knew
the portly gentleman before him and
said he did not. "But you sold him
a gun few hours ago." "No." "Yes
you did. You sold him a gun that
was stolen from the McLane store in
Philip" "Was there a gun stolen in
Philip" "Of course there was"
Then, don't it look reasonable that
this fat guy stole it?" And then
everybody laughed but Mac, and he
had to laugh.
Ray was held to the next term OF
court In the sum Of $500 by Justice
II. C. MEG uire, and is in jail for want
of someone to 60 his bail.-Fairplay
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

Congressman Burke, in his posi-
tion as chairman of the committee
on Indian affairs in the house, just
before adjournment of congress
took one of those bold stands for
which he is noted and wen a victory
that he is entitled to feel proud Of.
The senate Indian affairs committee
put into the senate bill provisions
for the payment of over 100000
to attorneys and Indian agents for
alleged service not one penny of
which they were entitled to. Mr..
Burke served notice that he would
defeat the entire appropriation bill
before he would agree to the items
mentioned. The senate committee
thought this was a bluff but as the
time approached for adjournment
and Burke stood firm they climbed
down from their pedestal, struck
the Objectionable items from the
bill and it was passed. Mr.. Burke
is becoming a terror to the gang
of unscrupulous lawyers and agents
that have been robbing the Indians
at every turn of the road. d.-Iroquois
Chief.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

The writer, during a trip into
northw estern part of the county
last week, noted that many farmers
were out, and that the fields were
fast being prepared for seed.
Throughout the greater part OF
western Stanley county the farmers
have worked almost steadily
through the winter in their fields,
discing and narrowing, and now
the seeding of small grain is near
ing completion on many farms.
The soil in most places is in good
condition and while there has been
little rain or snow for months past,
there is apparently ample moisture.
Yes, spring work is well advanced,
and those who went to other
climates to escape a rigorous
Dakota winter" can now return.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
BLACK HILLS COUNTY KICKS
Claim 1t Is Impossible For Them 10
Graxe Cattle Under New Law

The law of the late ses sion cutting
out the provisions of free range"
from any portion of the state, is
causing a great deal or protest from
some of the Black Hills counties,
in which they claim it will be i'm
possible for them to Craze cattle
on the forest reserve under such q
law. Requests have been made Oh
the governor for disapproval of
the law but it has already been
signed and filed. When the law
was up for final action, an attempt
was made to amend to allow free
range in the forest reserve coun-
ties, but included Pennington,
where the people only last fall,
under the provisions of the old law
voted out free range, and to again
place the restrictions upon the
people OF county as soon as they
had declared by their votes they
did not want it, was looked upon
as hardly fair. If Pennington did
not include so great q per cent of
prairie country in its eastern por-
ton, it is not likely that the ''herd
law" provision would have carried,
but under the old expansion act,
Pennington grabbed a lot of prairie,
and now find that the new voters
in that section are not in harmony
with the wishes of the residents of
the older section in the Hills.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

further immigration, and in their
attempts to defeat the appropria-
ton went SO far as to assert that
the western part of the state which
is especially desirous of securing
new people isn't good for much
anyway. There are in every legis-
lature a few mossbacks who know
less about the state outside their
own precincts or counties than do
people living a thousand miles
from the Missouri river. 1t is
unfortunate that there are legisla-
tive constituencies that persist in
electing such representatives.
They do much to discredit South
Dakota, as they are too narrow to
find anything good outside their
own dooryards. They haven't
the enterprise to visit the west
Missouri country even now that
railroads make the trip comfortable
and easy. They haven't learned
anything since the days when
everything west of the river was
designated desert" and they do
not want to learn anything. South
Dakota has gained as much distinc-
tion in the estimation of the out
side world through the productions
and the people of her western half
as through the farmers of the
eastern counties and what they
have accomplished, and to find real,
downright ignorance concerning
this coming empire it is necessary
to approach one of those self-same
South Dakota farmers along the
eastern line of the state. Rapid
City Journal.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
Ash Creek Anthems

March continues fine. Some Of the
farmers are sowing wheat, while
others are getting their corn land in
condition. The dry weather does
not seem to retard farming operations
to any extent, for the ground Is in
very good condition.
Andrew Anderson and wife had the
misfortune to loose their five weeks
old son last Friday, March 10th. The
little one seemed to have been rather
delicate ever since it was born. The
remains we're laid to rest i'm the Hill
land cemetery Monday.
Some of our young people attended
the dance at Milesville Friday even
ing and say tney had a fine time.
Andrew Anderson purchased a fine
team of horses last week from Mr..
Hunt, who has now disposed of his
entire farming equipment and will
bid adieu to Stanley county.
March 7th was township election
day, and 1t sure was a hot one, too.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

recommendation of Congressman
Burke. The confirmation was
defeated by Senator Gamble, who
says Hackett was personally OBJ
noxious to him. The postoffice
department has asked the editors
bondsmen to designate someone
else to take charge of the postoffice,
pending another appointment.
Bro. Hackett has at least the con-
ISOLATION in knowing that Gamble
will soon be before the people of
the state for reelection, with the
chances decidedly strong that he
will not be his own successor.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

Young Politician asks US to
explain the initiative, the referen-
dunn and the recall, three things
we are hearing a great deal about
these days. Well, here's a story
that will illustrate: ''Mr. Man
goes home and announces that he
is going down town after supper
to meet a man." That's the initia-
tive. ''The lady of the house says,
Are you9' in that ascending voice
which seems to walk over the tops
of her nerves." That's the refer
endum. Then Mr.. Man sits down
and reads his paper" That's the
recall.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
Powell Paragraphs.

Alva and Wesley Van Houten, OF
Nitteberg, were in on business Thurs
day.
Cad Strange, of Okaton, is visiting
with relatives here.
Ham Cornish, of Beresford, s. D. /,
formerly homesteader north Of
here, is visiting friends and attend
ing to business in this locality.
ID. Il. Long was In town for few
days.
Lum Phillips and p. b. Zell, of
Ottumwa, were in town after sup
plies Tuesday. Mr.. Zell expects to
farm his land the coming season.
Rev. Legler is holding a series of
revival meetings here which are quite
well attended.
Mrs. K. e. Doty was i'm town for a
few hours Saturday for the first time
in several months.
Ross Kelchner returned Saturday
from a visit at MaQuoqueta, Iowa.
Martin Noka, of Kadaka, went
east on the midnight train Monday.
w. Monnett is doing some painting
on the Walker residence.
Mrs. J. r. Bell, Of Philip, called on
friends here Tuesday.
Farmers are bnsy putting in their
spring wheat.
Mrs. Sanders and Fac have moved
their household goods into the build
ing formerly used by T. e. Swisher
as restaurant and will uss 1t for a
dwelling.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
COODROADS LAW|N Effect JUL. |
An Act Relating to the Control and Sup
ervision of Public Highways

the county commissioners once
each week for three weeks.
In case the records in Office of
register of deeds do not disclose
any transfer of property, the
notice shall be published to John
Doe, the unknown owner of the
land describing it as in notice of
tax sale. The hearing shall be had
before the board of county CON-
missioners who shall have power
to award damages and assess bene-
fits. Parties believing themselves
to be aggrieved in amount of
damages or benefits fixed by the
county commissioners may, within
thirty days, appeal to the circuit
court. The procedure in such
appeal shall be the same as provid-
ed by law in case of appeal from
the decisions of the county board
under the general drainage act of
the state. Any benefits shall be
payable within six months after
date they are finally fixed. If any
benefits exceed the damages there
shall be no claim for damages. In
advertising damages and benefits
which will result or secure to same
property, the one may be offset
in such amount as maybe equitable,
and The difference between them
shall be the amount of damages or
benefits to be paid.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
A Bit of Jingoism

There are endless possibilities of
international complications in the
Mexican situation.
The Diaz government is going
to pieces and, as at an unguarded
fire, the nations may be expected
to rush in and grab what they can
lay their hands on-provided they
can get away with it.
Japan wants naval base on the
western American coast and has
already tried to buy one from
Mexico. There are 100000 Japs
we'll punched in Mexico and it is
impossible to assemble that many
of the little brown men without
having a very large proportion of
Russian war veterans among them.
Other nations want naval bases,
or colonies for their excess popula-
tion. Japan is cocky and pugna-
cious and might easily find the
financial backing among European
nations which would themselves
hesitate to take the initiative in
overt territorial grabbing on this
continent.
The Monroe doctrine is aimed
against American colonization by
European powers. Japan is not
a European power, but is clearly
within the inhibition of the Mon
roe doctrine as there existed no
Asiatic powers when that doctsine
WIS promulgated.
So, after all, it may be the wise
thing for Uncle Sam to have his
fighting men lined up and ready
for quick action along the Mexican
border. It may grind us bit to
feel that those American holders
of Mexican bonds will take a fancy
profit out of Intervention or pro
tectorate and we certainly have NO
excuse for interfering in purely
local revolution in the sister Re.
public. But if trouble means dis
memberment, we should surely be
on the job with the biggest big
stick q our command to ses to II
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

1t is almost impossible for one
who is yet in the very prime of
life to realize the public domain
has nearly all passed to private
ownership. Golfers Weekly es-
Inmates a total of 400, 900, 600 acres
of land yet subject to homesteading
within the United States, and that
only 25,OOO,OOO acres of that is
arabic land with no disadvantage
whatever. To one who has seen
the greater part of the Dakotas
settled within but a Jew years, the
present conditions are, as we said
before, hard to realize.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
HEDGES and Waeds.

On some public roads the hedges and
the weeds give them the appearance Of
wilderness. 1t causes them to hold
the moisture after rain and keeps
the roads soft and muddy. The weeds
prevent the use of any part Of the
road except the beaten path in the con-
ter Of the lanes, and that wears deep
holes and ruts In the track.
II the highways were graded and
the drag applied after every rain It
would do away with the weeds and
make a good. wide. free roadway. But
the hedges must be kept down to -
cure the best results.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16

In defending the reciprocity plan
Premier Laurier Of Canada says:
There perhaps may be a spectacle
nobler than that of q united con-
tinent-a spectacle which would
astound the world by its novelty
and grandeur, spectacle of two
peoples living side by side, sepAr-
ated only by an invisible line, with
not a gun frowning acl oss it, not
q fortress on either side, with no
armament one against the other,
but living in harmony, in mutual
confidence and with no other ri
valry than q generous emulation
in commerce and the arts of peace. .
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
MAVERICKS S
Happenings In County and State
Some items are rehashed,
some given credit where cred
it is due, and some are swiped
bodily.

"~"~"~"~S ~S~S>'~s>")~
A Rapid City saloon keeper is
in trouble for having given liquor
to a small boy.
The Pierre Dakotan thinks the
railroads should haul man, who
weighs $50 pounds, at as cheap a
rate per mile as they haul q 1000
pound steer.
A new freight rate was to be
applied on all lines west of the
Missouri March 10th, by order of
the railroad commissioners. But
the railroads went to the United
States court and secured a tenn
porary injunction against the COM
missioners, restraining them from
enforcing the new rates.
Eb Jones is candidate for county
commissioner and Dave Yokum is
candidate for sheriff of the new
county of Ziebach. Mr.. Jones
recently resigned as a member of
the board of commissioners of
Stanley county, and established
his residence on q ranch near Du-
pree. Mr.. Yokum has been a
Stanley county citizen for many
years past and until recently.
The mobilization of the United
States army along the Mexican
border included the movement of
the mon ut Fort Meade, near
Sturgis. This is one of the largest
forts in the northwest. But fifteen
men were left behind, and they