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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22
Twenty
Counties Are
On Banner
List
All cities and more than a
Score Counties File Sat
isfactory Death Ger
tificates.

tificates.
Richmond, Va January is.
Computations made by otli-
GERS OF the Federal Census Blu.
reau and received today by the
State Board of Health, give the
first definite Information re.
garding tho operation of the
new vital statistics law and
show that the local registrars
of births and deaths in twenty
five counties are performing
their duty in a highly Satisfac-
tory manner.
Since the vital statistics laws
went into effect on June IA. the
fifteen hundred registrars scat
tered throughout the State have
been forwarding monthly, as
required by law, the originals
of all birth and death certiti.
Gates filed with them. These
have been arranged and bound
and have recently been eXamin-
ed in detail by an expert sent
by the Census Bureau. Ills
calculations, showing the death
rate in all the counties and
cities, are regarded by the
States health officers a "A
working guide for the future.
The State rate has not vet
been determined and death Ger
tliicates are expected which
will materially increase the
present showing; but twenty
four counties of the State are
already reporting deaths in
such numbers as to indicate n
careful enforcement of the law
These counties, widely scatter
ed over the State, include many
which are sparsely settled and
which present practically all
the problems O f registration
The full list of counties on the
banner list of the State is as
follows Brunswick. Chester
field, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth CITY.
Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle
Of Wight, James City, King
Georgo, King William, Lancas-
ter, Loudoun, Luenburg. Mont
gomery, Page, Prince George.
Richmond, Roanoke, Shenan-
doah, southampton, Surry.
Sussex, and Norwich.
In some OF these counties 81
said an officer of The Board of
Health yesterday, the showing
is most creditab.e. In Lancas-
ter county, for example, the
registrars seem to have procur
ed report of practically all the
deaths, and IN Henry, during
July and August, the showing
was equally good. In Dinwid-
die and James City counties
the registrars have done their
duty, but the high death rate
charged against those counties
Is due in large measure to the
insane asylums located there
Our registrars have done splen
did Ework and deserves t II e
thanks of the State We hope
that with the next review of
the records, the number of
counties reaching tn g State
average will at least be doubled
All the cities of the State
are reporting deaths most sat
isfactoriIy. Their rate is ne
cessarily high in view of their
large negro population but they
are filing records of the nj
most value"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22
Last Week At
Piedmont.

Lynchburg, Va, Jan. IS -
Monday. Miss Fannie Foster,
of AppolnLtox County, began
substitute work in this city;
Miss Wilson ofCampbell County
accepted position in the Clerks
Office at Rustburg; Mr.. l.. c..
McGlathlin of Buchanan Coun-
ty"PIEDMONT PREPARED. ("
accepted position as stenogra-
pher with the American Mat
tress Company of this city.
Tuesday, had a call for man
stenographer from Virginia
Cotton Mill Recommended
MIR. Brady Sutherland, Russell
County boy and IA late graduate
of National Business College
for this position. Wednesday
had Il call for Il $50 man stem
ographer from a Manufacturing
concern in this city. Recon-.
mcnded Mr.. Deisher, Il former
Roanoke Student for this posi-.
ton. His application has been
accepted. He will come TO
Ly nchburg today. Wednesday,
had a call for a man stenog-
rapher from South Carolina.
Ihis is the fourth call received
from this Company. Thursday,
received call for a 900 lady
stcnographer for Law Office
position; same d u y received
call from city for an oflice.man.
Mr.. keiser of Roanoke was re-
commended for this position.
Friday received call for office
man from Southern Railway
Company. Mr.. Elmer Martin.
"PlEDMONr PREPARED !"
% f Washington County. left
yesterday to accept this posi-
ton; call for lady stenographer
from the Overton Adjusting
Company of this city, which
Miss Hicks of this city accept
ed; received call for $50 mine
clerk from a West Virginia
coal company. This is h e
third call recently received
from this Company. Two 500
men have just been placed with
them. Saturday. We received
a call through friend in city
for "a 500 man stenographer
from West Virginia. Mr.. d. NJ
Greer, "PlEDMONr PREPAR.
ED and an experienced stem
ographcr of this city, left YES.
terday over the G.. X O. to fiji
this position.
y number Of new students
from several counties enrolled
last week. Mr.. A. G.. Branham
another Dickenson County boy
came Saturday night. y mum.
Der OF others are expected this
week The outlook is promis-
ing for a most successful year.
Southwest Virginia is W ell
represented in Piedmont. MANY
former graduates from this sec.
ton are holding responsible
positions. The excellent band
of students now with us from
this section are we'll pleased
with our advantages. We are
IN close touch with a number
who are expected soon. 9th
ers who are Interested should
write us Mt once for the liberal
terms of the SPECIAL CARD
PROPOSITION, which gives
them q thorough, practical bus.
mess education at IA saving of
time and money and guarau
tees a position upon graduation
paying 5000 to 5000 the first
year. PIEDMONT PUPILS
ARE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ED TO PLEASE. Would YOU
be preferred?
SAM JACK MUsIcK, MGR.
Piedmont Business College, Inc.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22

The cheaper grades of whis-
key are being used in motor
engines in place of gasoline.
The motor engines seem bound
to keep going from bad to
worse.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22
BIG STONE GAP DISTRICT
Missionary Institute Appala-
CHA, Va. Beginning The
Night OF Janu"ry 20,
1918.

Ietiing the people to Church C..
Thompson, } : Henley
Observance OF the sabbath. and i,s
eilcc, on the social and religious life OF
the community - (. Lowry. ID. NJ.
Mcdonnell
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
rs means Of teaehing Gods word
ID ; Hearon \. NJ Qualls.
As As means Of Eyangell1a,ion-E II.
Colo, + IL Snayely.
Parents aud the sunday School w.
\ Wagner, W \ Baker.
The sunday School and the Church
scryice-w L. Sorrcll. G.. o. Ganoway
Reaching the community for the Sun
day School-G VI Moreland, Z l.. Ne.
Cornell
Our mission to the rural seotion-w
NJ. Ellis y. - Moore.
rs the new town J II Wagner, Jas
per Sage
10 the mining TOWN.. NJ. shulcr,
f II Cole
10 the whole world-D. 5. ncaron, Z.
u. Randall
How to increase interest in missions
} l. Scot,
How TO raise money without depicting
the soil j. Martin
Bring As many As two laymen send
names of delegates and when they will
arrive to Rev } II Wagner. Appala-
china Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22
Eight Good
Roads Facts.

country OF Europe has better hubble
highways than the United States. Eu-
ropean countries spend more money on
their roads and spend it to better adyan-
'age than we do Every mile of improv-
cd road in most countries of Europe has
some one To inspect 1t each day aud keen
it in repair If our roads were as good
as the roads OF France the farmers would
save 335 100000 year in marketing
their crops
.. In the United States there are p
100000 miles Of public roads, more than
copper cent of which are nothing more
than ways unsurlaccd. had at an times
and during certain portions of the year.
impossible Wc spend on our roads
mor than Si50OO0 600 yearly. the sad
thing being that the greater part Of this
vast sum is wasted
. Now York has the greatest mileage
of improved highways a;.d +, spending
more money on IFS roads than any other
State of the Union During last year
the Empire States road bin win amount
10 twenty million dollars.
4. la 90 Ohio counties that have good
roads the average value of land is sos 20
per acre, while in id counties where the
roads are not improved the average value
is only $3.50 per acre. Real estate
agents experience no difficulty i'm selling
farms situated ON good roads 4 farm
ue.r Fr.Inri.i- i,t.,. t- ~.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

ness the spectacular land and naval
sham battle Wednesday evening. The
attack of the feet of government YES
sells in the harbor upon the land bat
teries and the gorgeous display of
fireworks made a most beautiful sight
and held the great crowd for nearly
three hours. Another pyrotechnic
show on the lake front Thursday even
ing also drew large crowd.
1t is stated that Milwaukee expended
$4,000 for it's decorations, parades,
sham battle, fireworks and other fea-
lures connected with the celebration.
The cost of flags and decorations pur-
chased by business firms and individ-
uals is estimated at about $4,000.
Despite the mass of people on the
streets, not a fatality, nor even seri-
ious injury, was reported as result
of the celebration
On Friday, the Niagara and its es-
corting fleet sailed out of the Milwau-
kee harbor for Green Bay, where
weeks celebration, starting August IS,
will be held.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
B G CROWDS HONOR
VICTORY OF PERRY
MILWAUKEE CELEBRATES CEN
TENNiAL ANNIVERSARY OF
BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE.
HISTORIC NIAGARA Is SEEN
Presence of Famous Flagship Is Fea-
ture of Patriotic Fste-CroWd Esti-
mated at 10000 Witness Spectacu-
lar Sham Battle.

Milwaukee-The exercises held in
this city on August 4. 5, s and IN
commemoration of Perry's victory at
the battle Of Lake Erie one hundred
years ago was one Of the greatest pa
triotic celebrations OF modern times
About $4,000 visitors from all over the
state were attracted here by the feS-
tivities and Milwaukee turned out en-
masse.
The first glimpse of Commodore
perrys famous flagship, the Niagara,
was gained Tuesday morning upon its
arrival in the Milwaukee harbor, es
corted by the rest of the Perry centen-
NAL feet. Thousands witnessed the
arrival of the historic craft which was
recently raised from the bottom of
Lake Erie for the purpose of being
shown at the celebrations in various
Great Lake cities and preserved as a
historic relic. In appearance the Nj
agara suggests one of the oldtime
lumber schooners once so numerous
on the Great Lakes. She is a full
brig, square rugged, about 100 feet long
aud having a beam Of 20 feet She
has been restored as nearly as posi-
BILE to the condition at the time of the
Battle Of Lake Erie After the Mag
aga Lad been anchored inside the
breakwater> she was boarded and in
official welcoming party. Later she
was taken up the Milwaukee river and
anchored at the State street bridge
for public inspection.
On board the Niagara came the ia
nous battlefag. and sword worn by
Commodore Perry during the battle,
and many other original relics.
About 10000 people thronged the
Auditorium on Monday evening and
listened TO speeches by w. Bourke
Cochran of New York, Gov. Francis e.
McGovern and Andrew c. Agnew. The
speakers sounded the praises Of Perry
and brought their hearers 10 realize
the true significance of Americas
great victory at the Battle of Lake
Erie.
The military, naval and civic parade
was the spectacular feature of the
celebration In the downtown district
Cheering crowds were thronged all
along the line Of march, which was
from Twenty-second street on Grand
avenue and Wisconsin street to the
lake front
The beauty and character of the
street decorations brought praise from
every visitor to Milwaukee. Myriads of
electric lights were strung along the
downtown thoroughfares, and practi-
cally every business building had
beautiful displays OF flags and the ma
tional colors
The greatest crowd ever assembled
in this city was gathered at points of
advantage along the lake front to wit
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

am to know that! And just think of
1t being millions and millions Of miles
away in that star-lit infinitude of
space! 1t makes one feel SO small
and so lonely put indescribable
pathos into that last observation,
auntie, and if he had only looked at
my wistful face, etherealized as it
must have been by the moonbeams,
he couldn't have helped-surely he
couldn't have helped saying some
thing idiotic / mean pleasantly idi-
otto, of course. What he did say
showed little enough sense.
Pardon me, but you are hardly
says he, in a tolerant and plying
Zone The moon is only two hundred
and thirty-seven thousand, six hun
dred miles from the earth
Isn't that too perfectly marvel
ous' | gurgled. What do you es-
innate your own distance is, profess
sor?
" Er-excuse me, but l don't think
quite grasp your meaning he said.
1T has an elliptical orbit with a
sharp curve just before il goes over
the plate | explained. I don't blame
you for letting it get by. Don't you
think it's little chilly out here"
Well it certainly was about as near
q frost as. anything in the shape of
peach ever gets, auntie, believe me,
leaving out the Michigan crop. l had
10 make chocolate and J drank three
cups before felt like myself again"
i've no patience with you. Melis-
sa," said Aunt Jane You haven't the
east appreciation of anything sensible
and instructive"
Il think almost any conversation Is
instructive, except when it becomes
sensible" opined Mrs. Merriwid.
When it's statistical, it's deadly. I'm
not opposed to knowledge. | think
It's a perfectly splendid thing and I'm
willing TO have people go to the Pie
Ran spring and drink until they're wa
Ler-logged; but when they pump 1t
into a tank and attach a hose and
sprinkle innocent bystanders, think
It's time to scream for help.
when l want to know anything
more than absorb from day to day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
WEDDING PLANS ARE UPSET
Madison Mans Fiancee From West
Must Reside in State Thirty
Days, Says New Law.

Madison.-Plans for the marriage OF
Miss Sophia E. Berlend of Portland,
Ore, to Lauren McCranner of this
city received a rude shock here when
they were informed by attorneys that
new Wisconsin marriage law would
bar their marriage for several weeks.
Miss Berlend arrived from the west
hoping, for an early ceremony, but it
was discovered that the law in ques,
ton requires a residence of thirty
days in this state by both parties, be-
sides the usual five days wait before
license may be obtained.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

aimlessly drifting without rudder or
port, throwing away time, without
serious purpose or method in anything
they do. They simply drift with the
tide. II you ask one of them what
he is going to do, what his ambition
is, he will tell you he does not exactly
now yet what he will do. He Is sim
ply waiting for a chance to take up
something.
How can a man who lives without
a program ever expect to arrive any
where but in chaos, confusion? A
clear cut purpose has a powerful in
fluence upon the life. 1t unifies our
efforts and gives direction to our work 4
so that every blow counts.
I have never known ANYONE
followed an indolent inclinati
to amount to much. 1t is the ma
struggles against the things tina
fighting with his ambition who
to the front.
No one ever amounts to much
does not take himself in hand HH0
force himself to do the thing that Is
best for him in the end, not the pleas
ATTEST or the easiest.-From Self In
vestment," by Orlson SWEET Marden.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

III consult an encyclopaedia or spe-
cialist In the particular line OF knowl-
edge Pm interested in" Mrs. Merri-
wild continued; then I'll get exactly
what l want. But II a voluntary dis
seminator of unimportant and irrele-
want facts ever gets me out for a
moonlight sociable again, it will be
by the pureSt accident, / assure you.
No eminent educators like Mr.. Cram
mer for me- / don't even want a
prominent one if he can't hold what
he knows without spilling 1t every
step he takes. / have quite an as
sortment of valuable information
tucked away under my barette my
self, If l may be permitted to say So
but l don't feel impened to tell 1t all
unless | feel there Is an urgent de-
mand for 1t. I'll take chance that
the person l am talking to won't suf-
fer from his ignorance. But I'm
making one exception now
Whats that?" asked Aunt Jane
Mr. Crammer," replied her niece.
viciously. by the time l get through
with him, he'll have the nebular by
pothesis all tangled up with the sew
enth dimension and he won't know a
perigee from a parallax. No man can
look at the moon with little Melissa
and talk astronomy and get away with
it, believe mel"
Well, my DEAR" said Aunt Jane.
with smile, 81 don't know that I'd
blame you"
Copyright, 1913, by w. G. ChapmanD
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
MELISSA WILL YET HAVE Mr..
CRAMMER MOONSTRUCk,

Just by way of experiment, lured
Mr. Crammer out on the porch with
me last night Mrs. Merriwid inform
ed her maternal maiden aunt Jane.
There was full moon and you could
see the lady in it just as plain
Indeed" said Aunt Jane, encourag-
ingly.
THAT is, l could see her." amended
Mrs. Merriwid. Mr.. Crammer
couldn't see anything but craters of
extinct volcanoes and annular groups.
He regards the theory of the Man as
puerile, physical conditions precluding
any idea of the existence of animal
but TESTED. Isn't he the sweetest,
cleverst thing?"
"He has a high reputation as an
educator" said Aunt Jane It's a
pity, Melissa, that you couldn't"
IT'S a perfect shame that l can't.
dearie," agreed Mrs Merriwid. He
certainly deserves a high reputation.
I had foolish idea that could edu-
cate him a little, up to last night.
That's the reason / borrowed that
little lace scarf of yours to put over
my head. / may be presumptuous,
but 1 do think that that scarf folded
to a Marie Stuart peak on the top of
my luxuriant tresses is tremendously
effective in the moonlight, especially
when | tilt my exquisitely nodded
chin and roll my lustrous orbs up to
the celestial spheres. But it never
touched him.
"'When we speak of the moon as
being full" we are not, scientifically
speaking, exact he remarked. It's
growth from quarter to quarter is
merely apparent. In reality, there is
neither diminution nor appreciation of
it's bulk, but when it is in line of
syzygies, as we say, 1t is said to be
full
Isn't that too wonderful for any
thing!' l exclaimed. How very glad
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
Music and Work.

Sir Lawrence CONNIE, London stats
tician and archaeologist, regards music
as an end to work. He related that
at the beginning OF his official career
he used to add up huge columns Of
figures for statistical purposes by the
simple process of doing the task to
Gregorian tune, and that he was al
ways correct in his totals. The Lon
don Chronicle says that there are
probably not many brain workers OF
this order, but manual laborers have
long shared the opinion of Adam Bede
that mems muscles move better when
their souls are making merry music
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
Boys Pick Up Gold.

The gold fever has hit Capitol hill
and the small boys of the neignbor-
hood Of the library of congress spend
the idle summer hours waiting for bits
of gold to drop from the dome of the
beautiful building.
This massive gold dome. which cost
$50, 900, is peeling its golden sides and
the gold leaf fairly covers the grass
below the dome
An appropriation will be made by
congress for money to regild the dome
ard then the golden shower will be
stopped
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
DioQenes' Quarry.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt believes he has found the
most honest man in the country. He
is A. w. Wechsler OF Watertown, N Y.
Recently Mr. Roosevelt received a
letter from the Watertown man, in
closing a lead pencil This is what
the letter said:
Enclosed find your pencil, which
you left on my news stand when you
wrote your telegram"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
Corrects Geographical Error.

Knud Rasmussen, the young Danish
explorer, has made the important dis
covery that the so-called Peary chan
mel at the northern end Of Greenland
does not exist, and that Peary Land
is not an island. but portion Of
Greenland. Rasmussen started on his
expedition On July 10, 1910. He is a
native of Greenland. the son of a
Danish clergyman and a pure-blood-
ed Eskimo. From infancy the ex-
plorer has spoken Eskimo, and has
devoted much study to the language
philologically, SO that he knows it
better, perhaps, than any other per-
son. AS youth he undertook voy-
ages in Scandinavia, the Farce is
lands and Iceland.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

Not few Of the presidents visitors
from the upper branch of congress
call upon PreSi-
why senator dent Wilson to
Vanished make strong kicks
against provisions
In the pending tariff bill which hurt
their constituents Officials at the
White house assert that they do not
believe senators fear President Wilson
as much as they did President Taft.
Senator Taylor Of Tennessee was
one of President Taft's visitors who
was always welcome. There was one
time, however, when Senator Taylor
not go in to see the president. 1t
was the day after the Democrats and
insurgents in the senate had united
to pass a wool bill.
Senator Taylor felt that the presi-
dent might be just a little irritated,
fact that some little politics had been
played in that alliance. Moreover.
Senator Taylor is tactful. He put his
head in the main door of the execu-
tive office, looked around suspiciously
and asked the assembled newspaper
men:
How are things going this morn
ing!"
The president has wool in his
teeth. He can certainly eat 'em
alive" answered a reporter.
ooh, didn't have any business with
him this morning and must hustle up
to the capitol" said the senator meek
ly, and quickly vanished.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

The United States Treasury handled
in actual cash during the fiscal year
:. ended June 80 the
u. S. Handles stupendous sum
Many Billions. of s7'o71'52o' 9oo'
breaking all FEC
ords and stamping the federal treas
ury, officials declare, as the greatest
banking institution in the world
Rejecting the tremendous growth of
the governments business, this high
record, including income, outgo and
operations within the treasury, ex-
ceeded the cash transactions of the
previous year by S469, 769, 900, and
those of three years ago by $1,478.-
$4,000. The figures show that treas
ury officials during the year just
closed handled in cash nearly twice
the amount Of the total stock OF
money in the United States. which is
estimated at 1920 100000.
Including bonds, checks and war
rants, the treasury handled over SlO,-
0O0,O00,000 during the year. This
vast aggregation of wealth, which
does not include the transactions or
the subtreasuries, was handled. 1t was
pointed out, without the loss of cent
to the government.
The receiving teller of the govern
ment took In over the counter $780,
$4,000 during the year; the paying
teller cashed $11S,177,00 in checks
and warrants; the shipping teller sent
sS84.518,000 to various parts of the
country, and the change teller" made
small change" for more than $4,000,
900. The government received for re-
demption during the year $606,666,'
900 in time-worn United States cur.
rency and 1915, 900 in national
bank notes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
Mice Robbed Saloon Till

Menomonie.-For over a week Mich
ael Metzger, saloonkeeper, has been
missing money from his cash drawer.
Only currency was taken. No clue
was found until the bar was moved
and $40 Of the SOS missing was found
in nest where four young mice wer
asleep