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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
Ten Little Meyers.

Dear Uncle Jed: Here. are my Ten Little Meyers:
 Never utter a word of slang. Never shut the door with a bang. Never say once that you don't care" |" Never exaggerate, never swear Never lose wOur temper, much. Never glass of liquor touch. Never wickedly play the spy. Never, O never tell lie Never your parents disobey. Never neglect at night to pray. Remember these maxims Through all the day And you will be happy at work or at
 play
 Your loving niece,
 FLORENCE WHITE, Age 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

to school from my house. There are fifteen scholars in my school.
 One day I went to the city with my Aunt Lena. I saw many beautiful things on the way; l rode in the train.
 My Uncle Al met us at the station. I rode on the cars to my grandfather's house in New York city.
 My grandfather and grandmother were very glad to see me and my brother Lyman. After two weeks came home with my brother and Aunt Saide.
 My mother, father, sister and brothers were very glad to see me when 1 came home.
 LOUIS POLLOCK, Age Il.
 FagleYille.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
RabuI. Elrst Shoes

They were lovely red shees-iust the kind ta please a baby They steed there on the floor waiting to be claim ed,
 Baby spieG the twa alts of red and decided ta ga and feel, He edged quickly along the floor and feariessiy gFasped ene Bit ef red,
 It didn't scratch like Kitty lie ninehed it==it didn't saueal like his rubber dell He sheek it-lt didn't jingle like his bells,
 Evidently there mus ee senae further mystery aheQt thls HFlze, He stuck
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
How poraIs Dad Habit Was cured.

Dear Uncle Jed: There was once a little girl whose name was Dora. Ev- cry time her mother would ask her Go do something she would say Yes, mamma, in a minute One day Dora took her pet canary out of its cage.
 Her mamma told her to close the cellar door or the cat will come in and eat the bird.
 Dora answered: Yes, mamma, in a minute"
 The cat came up quietly and ate the bird and Dora never again said Yes, mamma, in d minute!"
 Your niece,
 ANNIE POYERD. Age IA. fFoftxrf1Ta
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

When good hay costs $84 ton and milk sells to the combine at less than four eents 2 quart. it is not hard to tell why milch cows are growing fewer and milk and cream dearer in New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
Baltic
Mary shepnerd.

Two hundred years ago Mary Shep- herd, 8 girl of 15, was watching for the savages on the hills of Concord while her brothers were thrashing in the barn.
 Suddenly the Indians appeared, slew the brothers and carried her away. In the night. while the savages slept, she united stolen horse slipped saddle from under the head of her captors, mounted, fled, swam the Nashua river and rode through the forest home.
 GLADYS COUGH. MontVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
Marionis Littls Partridaes.

''I0I 'VII . --'E~'~ 7' -' @-'
 Dear Uncle Jed: One day as ] was walking in the woods a partridge flew up. I looked and found a nest of thirteen partridge eggs.
 Mamma was running her incubator then, and I put two of the eggs into 1t. In a few days they both matched. They looked like brown leghorn chick ems, but smaller
 1 fed them the same as chickens. also insects and worms; but they lived only a few days because the would not eat.
 MARION BURDICK, Age B. Chaplin
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
The Bird.

There was once a little bird. It came up to our door, and got some crumbs and fed him. He lived in the garden, and every time he was hungry he would come up to the door; and every time he came I would feed him. He stayed in the garden ono year
 MISS FANNIE GREENE, Age s.
 South Coventry
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
Nary's School.

Dear Uncle Jed; I am going to tell vou about the school to which I go. In our schoolroom there are three doors and six windows. There are dftv-four desks in the room and the teachers desk, am in the sixth grade. There are two divisions in our room, am in the upper division. We learn reading, writing arithmetic erafnfnar, spelling, singing, drawing history and geography The name of eur school is the Sacred Heart Paro- chiai seheol,"
 Your little friend,
 MARY NOLAN, Age II,
 Taftville,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

How much worse it seems to some voters for President Taft to tell the ruth about Roosevelt than it Is for Roosevelt to misrepresent Taft These sensitive souls may be safely counted as RooseNeLt mon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

It may be a good thing for the Mex ican rebels to collide with the Ameri can forces a little. as it win teach them a lesson and leave Madero's forces less to do.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

Think of Abraham Lincoln's saving to citizen who asked him ques uon. You can't ask any question. you foolish creature (not man). that [ can't answcr!' Lincolns 1912 imi- tator said this
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

Booker Washington warns the ne- groes against their Saturday night reVels since these are the cause of many of their sorrows and most of their troubles.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

When you think of the democratic delegates going 10 Baltimore to be chartered four in room with a pros. pect of limited feed Il Is easy to i'm. agine why they have been so long re- ferred to as the unJerrlhed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

Slowly but surely Italy has gotten the powers interested. The taking of the eleven small islands in the Aegean is likely to get the division of Tripoli started.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

A Boston faster felt fine at the end of thirty days, although the rising generation is being persistently taught that fourteen days without food means death.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

The stretching out of the Rubber trust capital is only a natural inclina- ti0n for such a body.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

It strikes us that Richeson instead of acting as. an assistant to Jehovah will need the I am to assist himself in becoming Christlike.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

The election of bishops by the Meth odists in conference at Minneapolis was about as difficult as the reaching of a decision by some juries.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
The Truly Brave.

Who are the truly brave? The boy or girl with self con-
 trol, Who'd scorn to wrong a living souli
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Colonel must have shown his teeth when the reports from the Ohio cities came in.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

The coal operators and union miners did not get the contract signed until next winters coal was all ordered at better than last winters prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

Should Taft leave the White house. he will leave surplus of s50,000, 900 in the treasury-after seven years there Roosevelt left $50,0OO. .000 deficit.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

The people may be called on in November to decide which is of more importance to them, the supreme court or the supreme egotist.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

Happy thought for today: The peo- pie with most money do not get most happiness out of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

If Roosevelt has told the truth. Taf. was responsible for every fault in his administration, Then the Ceienei's eommendaton of Taft must nave been ihsineere, of course, This is why hs expected him 10 consult mel"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

The imprisonment of the English suffragettes will draw the necessary headlines to qualify them for martyrs
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23

He Saw Many Pretty Things,
 Dear uneie Jedi l am going to school in GuFlsy1itles It is two miles
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02

Mr. II. IL. Slemp, of this place,
who has u fine farm in Lee
county, and who takes much in
terest in fruit culture, brought
some fine specimens of apples
of different varieties raised on
his farm and that of his father.
Alfred Slemp, to this Office on
Tuesday, and for the lot he GER
tainly deserves special mention.
Eleven of the apples measured
peck and averaged about one
pound each,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02

Mrs. j. I. Garrison, who re-
Gently suffered bad attack of
nervous prostration following
a serious illness from muscular
rheumatism is slowly gaining
strength again.
| LOST:-Dark gray hat, size
81. between Big Stone Gap and
John Gilly's place in Turkey
Cove. Reasonable reward for
return 20 j. H. Bullitt, Jr., Big
Stone Gap, Va.-adv.
II. l.. Gaut, prominent
travelling man of Bristol, was
calling on our merchants here
last week, and while in the
Gap was the guest of his son,
j. w. Gaut, ut the Monte Vista
Hotel.
| Carroll p. Wallace and little
daughter, Miss Pansy, of Penn
broke, Va. are visiting MIR.
Wallace's father, p. G. Wal
lace, and family this week.
Rev. w. A. Bassett, of PEN
nington Gap was visitor here
during the past week.
The second trial of G. w.
Barnett who is said WAS implic-
ated in the murder of Cleveland
Hubbard, whose body w a g
found in the mountains near
Duffield about 2 years ago will
be taken up during the present
term of the Circuit Court at
Gate City.
Alfred Stacy, an industrious
citizen of Buchanan county,
who lives on Slate Creek, near
Grundy met with an unfortun.
ate accident Friday, while ty-
ing fodder, when q stalk broke,
striking him in the eye and
Knocked the eye out.
Mrs. G. l. Wade will return
this week from a six week visit
with relatives and friends in
Bristol. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
will soon go to housekeeping in
their new home on Clinton Ave
nue. being built by j. E. Bum.
When completed l.. T. Win
ston and family will occupy
one of the new residences on
Clinton Avenue being erected
by J f. Bum. 1t is rumored
that popular young couple
soon to be married will occupy
the cottage where Mr.. Winston
now lives as soon as it is vaca-
ted.
Britt f. Smith has moved
his family from the Hodge prop
erty, on jerome Street, into the
Amburgey property on Imboden
Hill. G. @. Long has moved
his family into the property
vacated by Mr.. Smith, and w.
| j Horsley and family have
moved into their property near
the Southern Methodist Church
which was vacated by Mr..
Long.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02
st. Paul culprit Found at
Bristol.

Bristol, Sept. 25. Charles
Poston, negro wanted at st.
Paul for highway robbery, was
arrested here tonight by officer
Boaz.
Poston arrived here soon af-
ter the delivery of n telegram
to the officers to be on the alert
for him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

f. NJ. Carter, of Gate City,
spent part of last week in tho
Gap.
A. T. Lincoln, of Marion,
was among the business visitors
here last week.
NJ. d. Collier was here from
Appalachia on business last
Thursday,
D W. Bell, of Glamorgan,
was in town last week.
Dr. h. b. Montague is able to
be out again after light attack
Of appendicitis.
o. Il. Brown, of Middlesboro,
spent Sunday and Monday here
visiting his parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs h l.. Brown.
n. G Hewett, representing a
business college at Middlesboro.
spent last Thursday in the Gap
10 the interest,of his school.
r. l.. Parks, proprietor of
the Monte Vista Hotel at this
place, returned last Thursday
from his trip to the blue grass
section of Kentucky.
W b. Gilbert, of Bristol. was
visitor to the Gap on last
Thursday.
Messrs j. b. f. Riddle and
W NJ Dung, prominent farm
cts Of Turkey Cove, were bust
ness visitors to the Gap on last
Thursday.
NJ Thomas, prominent
lIayeling salesman of johnson
wy was among the travelling
men IN town last week.
D. l.. Talbert, OF Abingdon,
was among the guests at the
monte vista on last Thursday
NJ. $. Macarthur, of johnson
week.
l. R. Edmonds, of Gate City,
wa Was registered ct the Monte
vista last Thursday.
The Womans Home Mission
society will meet with Mrs.
VIis Mouser on Thursday a t
Three o'clock.
Kntus \. Morrison left Friday
'of Baltimore where he will re-
Illne his studies at the John
DR.. Lloyd will hold services
d. Christ Church on next Sun.
Jay morning at eleven O'Clock.
Dr.. Henry Naff, of Knoxville,
,prnt Saturday and Sunday in
Mrs r. A. Ayers and Mrs. ].
d. D. Ayers will entertain the
daughters of Che Confederacy
t6,a next Wednesday, Oct. 0 at
W ,afse o'clock at the home of
AIRS R A, Ayers.
Miss Aileen Coleman. of
nvualsVille, and Miss Emma
n punean, Of Jonesville, were the
as, y, OF Mrs. w. a. Baker
wa ~ A. Still, of Beuna Vista,
Vs. a registered at the Monte
''a Hotel on last Friday.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02

DR.. Thomas f. Staley, of
Bristol, will be ut Appalachla
on next Friday on professional
business until the three O'Clock
train in the afternoon.-adv.
j. d. Dorton, of Wise, deputy
clerk of Wise County, was in
town last Friday on business.
NJ. G. McCorkle and family
have moved into the Slemp
property on Popular Hill.
Attorney w. T. Hudgens re-
turned Monday from business
trip to Cumberland, Va,
Mr.. j. E. Smith, of Panama,
Canal Zone, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Goodloe at their
home on Poplar Hill.
Royal Society fancy work
stamped in all the latest de-
signs on display at Goodloe
Bros store-adv.
FOR SALE:-Two Bruins
wick and Balk Callander Com
pany pool tables; good as new
Apply to II f., Benedict, Big
StoneGap, Va.-adv.
DR., j. w. Kelly and r.. T.
Irvine attended meeting of
the board of directors of the
Norton Grocery Company, at
Norton, Monday, ut which time
we learn, II. Hardaway, of ST.
Paul, was put on as new
member OF lhe board.
Bishop Theodore Henderson
of Chattanooga; Rev. G. G.
Morris, of Bristol, and Rev. Il.
j. Crumley, of Gate City, spent
Monday night in the Gap, on
their return from st. Charles
where they dedicated the new
Methodist Church on Sunday.
The collection at the dedication
amounted to $222s, $l2s more
than necessary to pay off all the
Indebtedness on the building.
j. NJ. johnson, representative
of Chas. NJ. Stier, Pianos, and
II. p Woodbury., a profession
al piano tunner have been busy
over the county for the past
week and are busy this week
at Pennington Gap and other
points in Lee county.
I Mrs. w. D. and Miss Eliza.
beth Hodgkins arrived last
week from Winchester a n
will make their home at the
Monte Vista until MIR. Hodg-
kins, who is connected with
the Clark County Construction
Company, in building Wise
county good roads, completes
his work.
According to the acts of the
State the following is the au
thorized list of voting precincts
for Wise county: Norton
Round TOP, Coeburn, Clay
House, Bonds Mill, Pound, Big
Stone Gap, East Stone Gap,
Stonega, Appalachia, Cane
Patch, Tacoma, Hamilton and
Indian.
During the next few week,
the political atmosphere will
wax warm. 1t is to be hoped
that men will keep sweet dur
ing all this excitement. Why
not be brethren? If we can
not agree on politics, we cal
certainly agree to be friends
After all. friendship is one %
the greatest things in h
world. Midland Methodist.
1t is rumored that Mr.. II. b
Price, chief coke inspector TO
the Stonega Coke and Goa
Company at Stonega. who ha,
been on Il months vacation t,
his home in Philadelphia, viii
probably not return to his worl
alone, but will bring with hin
as a life partner a prominen
young lady of the Quake
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-10-02

Hldrsuen, VINO rs inter-
ested in Lee county oil proper
ties, was in town Sunday en-
route to Philadelphia,
7. b. Thompson. of NIiddles-
Doro, Ky, was among the Sun
day visitors in the Gap.
Mrs. J. j., Mccormick and
Miss Florence Mccormick spent
last Friday visiting friends in
Norton and Wise.
Mrs. Otis Mouser spent Sat
urday visiting relatives and
shopping in Appalachia.
An Automobile belonging to
a MIR. Robinette. at Imboden
caught fire on the Appalachia
pike misunderstanding in seri.
Gus damage to the engine.
Col w. c. Pendleton, post
master at Tazewell, and asso
ciate editor of the Tazewell
Republican was Il guest at the
Monte Vista Friday
Guy f. Sutton, of Roanoke.
with the Traymore Clothing
Company, has been in this sec.
ton IN the interest of his firm
for several days.
FOR SALE.-A fresh milk
COW and calf Apply to Mrs.
j. p. Wolfe adv.
Hiram l.. Fuller. Of Keokee,
spent part Of last week here
with his brothers on a Joint
business and pleasure trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Matheson
went to housekeeping last week
in their elegant apartments in
the Touraine
w. l.. Davidson and wife, of
Jonesyille, were guests at the
Monte Vista on last Saturday.
Mrs. Katie Lindsey left Mon
day night for ruscumbia, Ala.
where she will spend the winter
with relatives.
Unclaimed promises are like
uncash,d checks; they will
keep us from bankruptcy, but
not from want. Havergal.
MISS Florence Mccormick,
who has been visiting her broth
er, j. l.. Mccormick, in the
Gap, left Saturday for Chicago,
where she is a teacher in botany
at the University of Chicago.
NJ. II. GRADER, chief clerk in
the sales department of the
Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany at this place, returned
last week from a two weeks
visit to home folks in Louisville.
a. Caruthers, auditor of the
Log Mountain Coal Company,
at Chenoa, Ky, was a visitor
to the Gap Saturday and Sun
day.
George Chapman and family,
of Stonega, accompanied b y
Miss Sophia BENEDICT, of this
place, spent Friday, Saturday
and Sunday visiting relatives
and friends at Middlesboro.
The Woman's Civic League
will meet Friday afternoon at
three O'Clock at the home of
Mrs. E. E. Goodloe.
The annual meeting of the
Holston Conference of t h e
Southern Methodist Church
will. convene in Abingdon on
today Wednesday,.
The Ladies Aid of the Bap
fist Church will have Sunday
deserts displayed in Goodloe
Bros. window every Saturday
and will be glad to take orders
Several cases of diptheria
have appeared here during the
past two weeks in a mild form;
though prompt use of antitox-
inc, nothing serious has result
ed from them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-17
N s / { | Al: M! NETTING !
COUNCIL pBonFs 70 Thy CRUDE
\ OnFoRsSPRukkLINa STREETS
WANTS MORE WALKS

y At Especial meeting Of the city
council Thursday evening Of last week
the city fathers decided to give crude
petroleum q thorough test on roadways
Constructed: of brick-bats; paved COP.
sstfpcted III .cinders13Iand IS piecs i: s.6f
sandy road for spr1nkling purposes,
after which, if. it is found to keep the
dust 5aoWnzinn good shlaape, 4 quantity Of
about $500 eSllons vii be. purchased,
John Denis having offered to sell that
many gallons to the city at = rate Of
S1s cents per gallon. This is the oil
that had been offered to: the city BY
FtheA people, who purchased, tho Giant
Grip plant and which has since been:
purchased by Mr.: Denis, and is now
Offered to the city at considerably less
THAN cost.
n Instructions were given the city
engineer to inspect and give grades for
| sid ewalks~ on First street Z northeast,
with q view to ordering some walks
and including others Of the property
owners along that street to-, construct
walks and &bou1evards In front Of their
premises in tho residence district.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-17
COME AND GONE

Mrs.. A. E. Herrick, who was visit
ing with her son, Carl, in Minneapolis,
returned Friday. ~~-"
Mrs. A. Dominick went to Minne-
apolis last Friday for visit. with
friends, and relatives there and at
HQpkins."j+ >5.t>;: :...
Edward Quinn was down from Crow
Wing the latter part Of last week on a
business visit: :: :.
r. w: Lyon made business trip to
Royalton last Friday. -:
Mrs. e.: F. tKircher and daughter,
lone, went to. Minneapolis last Friday
for a visit with friends ;.
Mrs. G.. Ri Notion: went: to Crow
Wing last Friday for a visit with her
daughter, who is teaching there. -
Miss Gladys Davis Of Walker re-
turned home the latter part Of last
week from a visit here as the guest of
Mrs. Chas. Jensen, '-*. r..
Miss Edith Perkins Returned the first
of the week from an over Sunday visit
with relatives in st. Cloud.
Mrs. Jenner Chance and son Of In
ternational Falls, who were visiting
here as guests of Dr.. and Mrs. N. W.
Chance, went to Royalton Saturday for
a visit with relatives.
Miss Orma Stephenson was down
from Burtrum Saturday for visit with
friends.
/" E. A. King made business trip to
Brainerd Saturday.
j. J. Jacobson was in from Elm Dale
Saturday on business visit. T.
:. Mrs. T.. E. -Wideman returned to Fl.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-17

A1HBT1os 1Klsk- &c Sss
TIoNs WITH sAuK 0ElTR1 HIGH
were Greatly incensed last week who's,
in attempting g schedule : game With
thc Alexandria high school for last
Saturday, it discovered through the
baseball management Of that team that
the management Of the Sank Centre
high school baseball team had thrown
over the game scheduled with the locals
for last Friday and made v~ arrange
ments to play Alexandria instead. The
locals had received no notice what
and would have gone to Sank Centre
81 auto Last Friday had they not
stumbled onto the Sank Centre high e
duplicity in the matter. ..As this Is
not Sank Centres first offense along
similar lines in athletics, the loca!
management is thinking seriously OF
discoantinuing, all g athletic relations
with the branch town high school.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-17
FAWNDALE

I May 14.-Steve Perovitz is hauling
lumber from Little Falls, where he in
tends to build new house, his recent
~ having burned down.
n. Kuka was business caller at
the N. O'Donnell place Friday.
j. Peaka Of Flensburg was hauling
seed potatoes from John Golombieski s
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Golombieski and
children were visiting trends and rela-
tives in Bowlus Sunday.
A. A. Gusten delivered cattle to J.
Golombieski Saturday.
VIM. O'Donnen of Swanville visited
with his uncle, J. O'Donnell, Saturday
and Sunday. -:
Peter Golombieski purchased calf
from N. P. O'Donnell.
The farmers around here are busy
blowing for corn.
F. Janey of Swanville purchased a
horse from Joe Wisneski of Swan
River.
Wedding bells will soon ring around
here for some of our young people.
There was dance given at the
Novoski place Monday.
Miss Ruby Taylor Of Swanvi1le visit
ed the home of T. Raudgis Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Sheedy and son are
visiting with Mrs. Kathryn Casey of
Elmdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. O'Donnell and
son, Ray of Swanville, were callers at
Mrs: Kathryn Casey's of Elmdale
Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-17

Clopd Sunday.
II. Ind Mrs. Hon 3. Berg q. Hook.
River. SsaNyoming, srrived Saturday.
nieht for'a visit With relatives. s.5
Is. AKIng madesa business visit to
Sc. CLOUD Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Jaeger, who was visiting
at sauk Rapids, returned Monday.
- ne. v. .Wetzel and VIM. Weber have
returned from Lincoln, where they en-
loved . few days outing. -
Gus Larson. of the Transcript office
has returned from . visit with, relatives e.
! Georgs LaFond was up from go st.
Paul tie latter part of last week on .
brief visit. ~ ~ y = I $.
CT. Engstrom, who vas engaged in
carpenter work ii Crosby, returned
AEon1ov ~ H. -: s,2-a9s .%s+.-s
Mrs. II. M. Joslin departed for Chi.
cago Tuesday night for an extended
visit, during which time she Will also
visit relatives in Michigan and Wis
Supt. NJ. e. Barnes went to- PillageF
Tuesday, near which place he visited
some Of the county schools. = n II, ::