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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-01

Clifton Thomas, of Bristol,
spent part of the yuletide
with his sister, Mrs. G. / Wade
in the Gap.
Miss Ruth Dabney, who has
been spending the Christmas
holidays with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Elkanah PenninG.
ton, at Dryden. spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting relatives
and friends in the Gap.
Rev. r d. Garland. of Rich
mond, will speak at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock; also Sunday evening at
1880. Services every night dur.
ing the week at 7;3O. Mir. Gar
land is one Of the strongest
evangelists in the South a
cordial invitation extended to
all the people to attend
Mrs. l.. j. Poarch, who re.
Gently moved into the X. l..
Brown residence near the pnb-
lie school building, is prepared
to care for a few boarders, and
can furnish either table board
or board and room For further
particulars call on her.
a, Carurthers, auditor OF the
Log Mountain Coal and Coke
Company, at Chenoa, was in
I h e city Tuesday curoute to
Florida. where he viii spend
the Christmas holidays with
his mother, who is there for the
wi n tie r.-Middlestoro News
Record
Harry +. lessee. Of Big Stone
Gap. Va arrived in the city
the first of the week to visit
his brother, Mr.. VIII lessee.
who has been al for the past
week at the Archer House on
kdgewood Road -Aliddlesboro
News Record.
Robert Bruce left Tuesday
morning for Washington CITY.
| where he has accepted a post
tjou with the engineering de
partment of the municipal gov.
eminent of that city.
Mrs. w Nj fippin, OF Cadet,
received the first prize, consist
ing oil a ~ set plece OF Roger
ton and Company TO the can
didate receiving the largest
number OF votes IA tine Piano
| Contest during the month OF
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-01

Alien CarAes, assistant man
ager of Mine No. o, of the
United States Coal and Coke
Company, at Gary, w. Va. i,
spent the holidays with home
folks in the Gap.
Il. b. Goodloe. southern
district manager of the United
States Tire Company, with
headquarters in Atlanta, visited
homefolks in the Gap during
the holidays.
l. c. Robinette, travelling for
Il Louisville drug company
spent II portion Of the HOLIDAYS
in the Gap.
Miss Annie May Moreland
and Paul and Howard More.
land, students at Martha Wash.
ington College and at Emory
and Henry are spending Christ
mas with their parents, Rev.
IN d Mrs Moreland, at the
Southern Methodist parsonage.
We understand that j. NJ.
Young. boss carpenter for the
Stonega Coke Il Coal Company
will probably move his family
from this place to Stonega in
the near future.
The different Sunday Schools
of the Gap had Christmas trees
and entertainments for t h c
children during the holiday 5,
which were very much enjoyed
| 10y the little folks, as well as
some Of the older ones
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
/ b. Taggart, of Keokee, Will re-.
greet to learn Of the serious i'll.
uess of their little son, who has
been very sick the past week
with pneumonia, but we are
[ glad TO state that il is inprov
ing at the present time.
Mr. and Mrs Jackson Wolfe,
of Dungannon, Scott county
/ spent few days the past week
M the Gap visiting Mrs. Wolfe
! brother, q. 5. Carter, and fami.
ly
Mr. and Mrs Glen Southwark
spent the holidays with Mrs
/ Southward's parents inMiddles
boro.
Thomas Mowbry spent his
| holiday vacation with home
folks at Graham
ON Thursday evening of las
| week Mrs j w. Kelly enter
tanned a number of the youny
people, home from school, with
| "a delightful dinner party, al
lslX thirty O'Clock, at her HON,
ON Poplar Hill The dinner
was served i'm SIX courses ano
was attended by Misses Jul,
| BuiIitt, Kate Cherry, of Norton
| Margaret Petut and Josephim,
| Kelly Messrs John Allen
/ Goudloe, Henry Mccormick
! Henry Bullitt and Greed Kelly
Miss Alice Bruce, after spend
ing the holidays with home
folks, returned to her schoo
| Tuesday
Miss Nancy Fields, a teacher
/ in the Coeburn school. spenI
hart of tna hniidova vtattfn,r a.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-01
.amblen Bros.
Statement.
Showing Condition o the
Town of Big Stone Gap
Va, Sept. 9th. 1912.
tNCOIT.ECrED TAXEs.

Revenues as per Statement sept Z, 1911,
624S3 81
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-01

Clifton Thomas, of Bristol,
spent a part of the yuletide
with his sister, Mrs. G. /. Wade
in the Gap.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
RATES
ON LUMBER
Continued from Page ~


woods to Sl.25 per Thousand feet less
for Hardwoods and any body who has
anyslumber or timbeiland will be
obliged to pay the Railroad Company
either directly or indirectly these extra
freight rates.
The only hope that owners of lum-
Der and timberlands have is that they
can get the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to suspend these rates as they
have the power to do tor SIX months
and then have hearing and If the
Railroad Company can show no reason
why the rates Should be advanced they
will not be allowed. 1t does not cost
any money to make these complaints
before the Commission, a simple letter
from an owner of timberland TO The
Interstate Commerce Commission AT
Washington, ID. G., naming the num-
bers of the tariffs and the date they go
into effect and that they consider them
unlawful, unreasonable and discrimin-
atory will be sufficient to call the at
tention of The commission to advance
and Furthermore, the Commission gem
orally decides accorting to the num-
ner of protests they receive whether
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
BOTH TELEPHONES
BRUCE !. SUSOEG
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

The need OF hospital in New
port has loLg been felt, and it was
never more evident than Thurs
day night when A. j. McMahan
had to be carried SiXty-tiye miles
in the baggage coach of a train
and then hauled through the
streets Of Knoxville in an arnbu-
lance before he could get proper
medical attention. Newport aver
ages very close to one patient a
week for the Knoxville hospitals
and there are but few cases which
could not be attended to here, if
the patient could secure the prop
er atten ton. The fault here.
though, it is claimed, lies with
the physicians: it being stated
that the local physicians could
NOT get together for the maintain
ance of such an institution. The
alleged jealousy between local
physicians should be suppressed
and they should get together and
see if something could not be done
in the way of maintaining hos
pital here. The time is ripe fol
such action now.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

Mr.. Loyal of the Southern
Railway will be here in a few
days to consult with the citizens
of the town in regard to their
needs and wants in reference to
the depot. 1t is up to the citi-
2ens to do some thinking on the
subject and they should, for once,
get together and agree as to the
best thing for the town. Newport
has been held back many years
because the merchants and bust
ness men of the town would no.
pull together and it is now time
for them to forget theirlittle petty
differences and agree on something.
If the separation of the freight
depot should cause some one man
to spend little more each year in
freight haulings, he should not
hinder the Improvement of the
town by letting this stand in his
way. All good live towns have
citizens who will reach in their
pocket to improve the town, and
it would be a good thing for New
port If some of these citizens would
show up here. The citizens
should pick out site for the new
freight depot and endeavor to get
it for the railroad at it's actual
worth and then offer it to the rail-
road and many obstacles would be
overcome in hurry if this was
done. The railroad commission
will be here on the fifteenth of
June and will be interested in
knowing how the town and the
railroad had decided the matter,
ind if the railroad does not do the
aquare thing by the town, the peo~
pie can rest assured that the rail
road commission will see that this
is done. Lets get together and do
something.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
IT IS SERIOUS
Some Newport, People Fail to
Realize the Seriousness
of a Bad Back.

The constant aching of bad back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling,
The pains and aches of kidney ills,
May result seriously ifneglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles often fol-
low.
A Newport citizen shows you what
to do.
G. M. Gregg, Newport, Tenn, says.
"For several months suffered severe
ly from a dull pain through the small
of my back. I was unable to rest COM
fortably and was also greatly handi-
capped in doing my work. The kid
ney secretions contained sediment and
showed that my Kidneys needed atten-
ton. tried many remedies, but was
unsuccessful in Ceiling relief until
used Doan's Kidney pills. procured
box AT the MINIS Drug Co.., and be-
fore had finished it | was in good
health. | have not had return at
tack OF the old complaint.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other,
Advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

Hon. Carter Glass of Va, Chair
man of the Committee on Banking
and Currency in the House of
Representatives has about com.
plcted his new bill which has the
approval of Leader Underwood.
Secretary of the Treasury, McAdoo
and President Wilson. Heretofore
National banks could only issue
bank notes by depositing their
full value in Government Bonds
with. 4 the Treasury Department.
This Bill provides that banks may
deposit state, county and NUM-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

they will suspend the tariffs advanc-
ing the rates.
The tariffs advancing the rates are
known as ICC NO. A 1854, effective
January LIST and Supplement No. 3 10
this said tariff effective May Both and
ICC No. A-llsSO and Supplement No.
80 to this tariff effective May 30th. both
Southern Railway Co., tariffs. Pro-
tests should be mailed to Interstate
Commerce Commission ION or before
May 24tb to get proper attention.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
Order Of Publication
No. 1853.
To SARAH GOsNELL
L. G.. GosNELL,
SARAH GOSNELL

h'hN<AI otbSNElylJ
In the Chancery Court at Newport.
In this cause, it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to, that Sarah
Gosnell, the defendant, is non-resi-
dent OF the State, she Is therefore
hereby required to appear, on or before
the LIST, Monday in July next, before
the Clerk and Master of the Chancery
Court, at his Office in Newport, and
make defense TO the bill filed against
her in said Court, by T. G. Gosnell, or
otherwise the bill will be taken for
confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in THE NEWPORT PLAIN TALK.
This Sth, DAY of May, 1918. .
A. A. GATES, Clerk and Master.
W. J. and w. d. McSween, Attys.
Soils. for Complt.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
MISS BALCH WEBS
CHARLEY HODGE

A wedding which came as surprise
to their friends was that of Miss Edith
Balch to Mr.. Charley Hodge. The
nuptial knot was tied Monday after
noon at 5 O'CLOCK, at the home of The
brides sister, Mrs. +. W. Parrott, Rev.
M. G. Bruner officiating. Immediately
after the ceremony, the bridal couple
left for Morristown by automobile and
there they caught the Memphis Special
for Knoxville. The best wishes OF their
many friends go with the happy
couple. - They will return shortly 10
reside in Newport.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
Il Happened in School.

The story Is told Of teacher who
recited to her pupils The Landing OF
the Pilgrims" after which she request
ed each pupil to try to draw from
the description picture of the
Plymouth Rock One little fellow
raised his hand and asked: Please,
teacher, do you wan. US to draw q
hen or a rooster?'
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
HoW's Thisa

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re,
ward for any case CT Catarrh that
cannot be cured bys Halls Catarrh
Cure.
T. J. CHEEE- t:.Co.. Toledo. o.
We, the CndcrsiSne l. l.aJ-, known F. J.
Cheney for the last = yearj, and believe
him perfectly honorlblS ii all business
transactions and finaacially cblc to carry
out any obligations made By his firm.
NATIONAL BANK O., COMMERCE, /.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure II taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

cipal bonds or other high class
securities and secure Bank notes
from the treasury Department for
and loans. This measure
will enable the banks to enormous
ly encrease the volume of circula-
ting money when there is de-
mand for t,such as at ''Crop moy
ing tine,n or at other periods
when unusual activity of business
demands a large volume of modey
everywhere.
At the present time National
banks are forbidden to make loans
on real estate security, but under
the new Bill this restriction will
not only be removed so the banks
can loan money to farmers but
provision will he made whereby
farmers can secure loans or their
crops before they are even harvest
| ed. This plan is in operation IN
Germany, France and Belgium and
other European countries and has
added wonderfully to the prosper
! ity of the European farmers.
1t now begins to look as if the
tariff bill which passed the House
by d two-third vote being more
than 100 majority will pass the
Senate practically unamended.
Heretofore, when the tariff bill
gets idto the Senate, the bribers,
the corruptionists, the lobbyists and
the debauchers of political moral
ity have never failed to get in
their deadly work and in the
Payne Aldrich Bill of 1909 their
work made that bill so infamous
that it caused a complete wreck of
the Republican party in 1910 and
1912. The present bill is drawd
absolutely in the interest of the
public, and probably 81 million
people will receive substantial
benefit from the same while one
million people who have grown
rich in running their hands into
other peoples pockets will suffer
the loss OF that privilege as they
most certainly should. Any sen.
ator of the democratic faith who
arrays himself against this bill
will dig his own political grave.
1t has the unqualified approval Of
President Wilson and Leader
Oscar Underwood and the people
of the country realize that this
Bill is drawn in the enterest OF
the whole American people and
whoever Opposes it opposes the
best interest of the people and
their prosperity.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

We take this means of thanking the
many friends who were so Kind TO us
in our bereavement. We desire also to
thank those VINO did everything in
their power to make the last journey
of Mr.. McMahan as comfortable as
possible. Words cannot express our
appreciation of what our friends have
done for us.-WM. MCMAHAN AND
FAMILY, Mrs. A. j. MCMAHAN AND
CHILDREN.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
When to JUDGE a Man.

There is an ancient saying, famous
among men, that thou shouldst not
judge fully OF mans life before he
dieth, whether it should be called
blest or wretched-Sophocies.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
FINE FARM
FOR SALE

105 acres of good land located
on pike road near Salem. in sight
of school house and church.
?! miles grom High school.
8! miles from Newport.
Good 6 room house, newly
painted, small, but good barn.
Fine water on place. Water in
every field, creek and branch runs
through farm. 10 acres of fine
bottom land. so acres N the
clear.
Ordinary yield of land from 40
to so bushels OF corn per acre; 20
to % bushels of wheat per acre.
This farm will not be on the
market very long. If you are in
terested in finding a good place
see us at once.
We have almost daily inquiries
for farms. If your farm is for
sale see us for we may have a
buyer in sight.
Plain Talk Farm Exchange
NEWPORT, TENN.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
Makes Quite a Difference.

Mason-'Do you think it's unlucky
to have Is at table," Brown-"Not IL
the thirteenth is paying for the din
ner."
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22
poina the impossible.

The only one who can answer all a
small child's questions is the youth
who has just finished His first year In
college.-Rochester Union.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

First Baptist Church,J. w. O'Hara,
Pastor.
Sunday School at $50 a. M. S. L.
Rowe, ). II. McSween and Ed &. Bur
nett, Supts.
No peaching service Sunday morn
ing, congregation will join in gradua-
tion service at Presbyterian Church.
Preaching 1880 p. m. Subject "Alone
on the Cross"
r. Y. p. Z. Gas p. m. s. Il. Rowe
and Jno. McSween, Presidents.
Midweek service 7:l5 p. IN. Wednes-
day.
Workers meeting 7:15 p. m. Friday,
conducted by S. r. McSween.
ALI are cordially invited to attend.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-22

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders,
laborers, rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil. Fine for cuts, burns, bruises.
Should be kept in every home. 25c and
!0c.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
COUGH DUE TO NERVOUSNESS
Not dangerous, but Hard to Distin-
guiGh From That Where Bronchial
Tubes Are Affected.

1t frequently happens that persons
hitherto in good health are suddenly
seized with fits of coughing, which
they have considerable difficulty in
overcoming. Due to general neu-
rasth enic or hysterical nervous condi-
ton. this cough, owing to its particu-
lar characteristics, is termed "the
nervous cough"
The nervous cough often cannot be
distinguished in any way from the
cough due to an affection of the res
piratGry passages. 1t sometimes oc-
ours IN the form of periodical, pro-
longed and very painful fits of cough
ing and sometimes as a continual
short, div cough Its most character
istic symptom is that it ceases during
sleep and begins again on waking.
The patients. while often source OF
anxiety to those around them, are
generally otherwise in very good
health
Another pecu.iarity of this cough is
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
SYNOPSIS.

Fran arrives at HaSmilton Gregory's
home in Littleburg but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting.
She repairs thither in search of him.
laughs during the service and is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton, superintendent of
schools. escorts Fran from the tent He
tells her Gregory is a wealthy man.
deeply Interested In charity work. and a
pillar of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested in Fran and while TAX
ing leave of her. holds her hand and Is
Seen by Sapphira Clinton, sister of Rob-
ext Clinton, chairman of the school board
Fran tells Gregory she wants a home
with him. Grace Noir. Gregory's private
Secretary, takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
Fran hints at a twenty-year-old secret
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace to
leave the room. Fran relates the story
OF how Gregory married a young girl at
Springfield while attending college and
then deserted her. Fran is the child of
that marriage.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
THE ANCIENTS FILLED TEETH
Many Evidences of Dentistry With
Gold Found in Skulls In
Ecuador.

New York.-Apparent evidence that
dentistry was profession in prehis-
toric ages has been disclosed by Prof.
Marshall Saville, archaeologist of Co
lumbus university, who returned here
from an exploring expedition in South
America. Human skulls containing
teeth filled with gold were among the
interesting discoveries made by Pro-
fessor Saville while excavating In
Ecuador.
Gid had been imbedded in molars
in such a maner as to lead Professor
Saville to believe that men of the
period practiced teeth filling as pro
fession
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

way, Grace Noir dominated the
place. Perhaps it was because Of her
splendidly developed body, her beauty,
her attitude of unclaimed yet unrec-
ognized authority, that she stood dis
tinctly first.
AS for Mrs. Gregory, her mild aloof-
ness suggested that she hardly be-
longed to the family Hamilton Greg
ory found himself instinctively turn
ing to Grace, rather than to his wife.
Mrs. Gregory's face did, indeed, ask
why Fran was there; but Grace, stand
ing at the foot Of the stairs, and look,
ing at Gregory with memory of her
recent dismissal demanded explana-
tions.e
Mrs. Gregory's mother, confined by
paralysis to a wheel-chair, fastened
upon the newcomer eyes whose
brightness seventy years or more had
not dimmed. The group was complet-
ed by Mrs. Gregory's bachelor brother,
older than his sister by fifteen years.
This brother, Simon Jefferson, though
stockily built and evidently wellfed,
wore an air of lassitude, as if peren-
nially tired. AS he leaned back in a
hall chair, he seemed the only one
present who did not care why Fran
was there.
Gregory broke the silence by clear
ing his throat with evident embarrass-
ment. A peal Of thunder offered him
reprieve, and after its reverberations
had died away, he still hesitated.
This" he said presently, sis a-the
orphan-an orphan-one who has
come to me from She says hef
name is Frances"
Fran" came the abrupt correction;
"just Fran"
There was a general feeling that an
orphan should speak less positively,
even about her own name-should be,
as 1t were, subdued from the mere
fact of orphanhood
"An orphan!" Simon Jefferson ejac-
ulated, moving restlessly in his effort
to find the easiest corner of his chair.
81 hope nothing is going to excite me.
l have heart disease, little girl, and
I'm liable to topple off at any moment.
tell you, l must not be excited"
81 don't think" replied Fran, with
cheerful interest in his malady, that
orphans are very exciting"
Hamilton Gregory resumed, eau
tiously stepping over dangerous
ground, while the others looked at
Fran, and Grace never ceased to look
at him. "She came here tonight, after
the services at the Big Tent. She
came here and, or should say, TO re-
quest, to ask-Miss Grace saw her
when she came. Miss Grace knew of
her being here" He seized upon this
fact as if to lift himself over pitfalls
Grace's eyes were gravaly judicial
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Periis of tina Air.

Miss Eleanor Sears, the beautiful
cnd athletic young Bostonian, was Wis
iting recently at a country house
where a good deal of flying II
done.
Miss Sears, one cold and brilliant
afternoon, appeared on the terrace
of the mansion in a new and charm
ing aviation costume
How do you like my new rig?"
she asked, az she approached a party
of young men and women who were
taking tea In the open air behind a
glass wind screen.
One of the young men answered.
with a loo of admiration:
Beautiful! You are always dressed
to kill Today, though, you are dress
ed to be killed"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
QUEER DEATH FOR BUNNY
An UnIucky Kansas Rabbit Under
meath When Boy Fell From
His Pony.

Osborne, Kan.-The ancient theory
that there is nothing new under the
sun has received a severe jolt.
Norman Klein, student of Central
High school, Kansas City, who is
spending the summer on the farm OF
Elmer Bliss near here, was riding
khe pony after the mail He was rid
ing at top speed when rabbit hoped
into the road and stopped ahead of
the horse. The pony plunged violent
ly to the side.
Young Klein shot like a skyrocket
off the horse at the bewildered rab-
bit, and fell on it. The rabbit was
killed. but Norman was uninjured
Out here in Kansas rabbits have
been killed with everything from fly
swatters to moving machines, and a
giant grasshopper has been known
to bolt young bunny, but this is the
6rst time on record a person has fall
en- from a horse on a rabbit and kill
ed it.