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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Before The Time of The
Trusts.

Rev. w. N. Wagner, the
Methodist minister, was walk
ing down the Street one cold
morning last week and met
Uncle Peace, one of the good
colored citizens of the Gap, and
the following conversation was
over heard:
Uncle Peace said, Obese sho
am hard times for de Lord and
de Poah People. Yes sab, coal
am five dollars ton and meat
and flour out o. sight, so
high, sho looks like they gwine
Ter starve and freezs dis heah
wintah." Rev. Wagner re-
piled, "Why Uncle Peace, you
must have more faith, the earth
is the Lords and the cattle on
a thousand hills are His also.
He can take care of us. Just
have faith and do your duty
Uncle Peace said: "Yes, boss,
but the Lawd said dat way
back yander befoah dem trusts
came about. Now dey hab ali
de money and de hills and de
cattle too and de Luwd and his
people amt got nothing"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Missionary Society.

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety will observe week OF
prayer, beginning Monday,
November 9th, 2 p. m, at the
home of Mrs. Skeen. Mrs. Kill
bourn, leader, Topic: treason
for Prominence of Latin Amer
ica." Devotional: Subject,
"The Growing Way"
Tuesday, at Mrs. Pettit's,
Mrs. Gilmer, leader. Topic.
"Religions of Latin American
Countries" Devotional: "The
Unseliish Way"
Wednesday, Mt Mrs. Carter's,
Miss Rosa Bruce, leader. Topic:
position of Women in Latin
America" Devotional: 1.-The
Heroic Way"
Thursday, at Mrs. Rosa
Bruce's, Mrs. Carter, leader.
Topic: Education in Latin
America" Devotional: "The
Fruitful Way"
Friday, at Mrs. Mathews,
Mrs. Benedict, leader. Topic:
Holding Institute" Devo-
tional: "The Conquering Way"
Saturday, quiet hour of medi.
tation and prayer. Thought:
My Responsibility for the
Coming of the Kingdom"
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
100000 Postage Stamps
Made Each Day.

In n pamphlet received from
Joseph E. Ralph, director of the
Bureau of Engraving aud
Printing, at Washington, it is
stated that 100000 postage
stamps are manufactured each
day, and during the fiscal year
of l0l4-l9l5, IL $50 900, 900 per-
feet postage stamps were de.
iivcred to the 10000 post Offices
of the United States. These
stamps represent n face value
of 1921, $4,000 and 1900, 900
pounds of paper were required
to print them. To make this
paper $500 spruce trees, cover
ing an area of sixty acres, were
cut down in the mountains of
Western North Carolina. The
stamps are printed in sheets of
leo each, and placed one upon
another, these sheets would
form a shaft six miles in height,
or eud to end would stretch for
100, 600 miles ten stamps wide,
or a single row of stamps that
would stretch 10000 miles,
enough 20 girdle tho earth more
than six times. The bureau
accounted for every single
stamp, when the postofiice in.
spectors checked over the ac-
counts there, not one stamp
going astray.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
More Water In The
Reservoir.

BY the construction of dam
of earth between the body of
water in the reservoir and the
leak at the northern end, the
water has been raised about A
feet in addition to some Z or
feet it has contained heretofore.
The work cost $500 and it liz
now believed there is ample
water stored there to tide the
town over any emergency arts
ing from breaks in the mains
or obstruction of the supply by
leaves wrapping around the
strainer at the intake during
floods, even to the extent of 3
or o days or possibly II week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
The Gap Road.

After taking advice from the
road experts the Town Council
decided that The Gap Road was
too far gone to justify the ex-
penditure on it of a sum suf-
ficient for surface treatment
and with some repairs of a
temporary nature to let it 90
over until next summer and ro-
build it.
1t was believed that the 9TH
er pike roads was such as to
warrant surface treatment and
they are more than half done
Because of the danger Of cold
weather when road oil will not
work satisfactorily the bal
ance will go over until next
spring.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Civil Service Examination.

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces
that an examination will lie
held at Big Stone Gap on No
vember 4th for the position Of
clerk in the Office at this place.
Applicants must have reach
cd their eighteenth but not their
forty-tifth birthday on the date
of tho examination. The age
limits are waived, however, IN
the case of persons honorably
discharged from the United
States military or naval service
by reason OF liability resulting
from wounds or sickness incur
red in the line of duty. a per.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
To Friends of Big Stone Gap.

am with the firm of NJ. NJ.
Newcomers Company, in the
silk and piece goods depart
ment. Any merchandise that
can't be purchased from home
merchants will be glad to fill
your order for anything that
you may desire and your order
will receive prompt and careful
attention. Send me your wants
or ask for prices and samples.
w. |. NICKELs,
400 to t0S Gay ST.,
45 46 Knoxville, Tenn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Mrs. Morrison says the only
Big Stone Gap people she has
seen in Richmond are Clutch"
Mullins and Sam Nickels, and
she hopes that when any of her
friends are in the city from the
southwest they will please re-
member to call Randolph GOES
on the phone, ut any time be-
tween O'Clock and 6, and ask
for her, this being her desk
phone in the Journals Editorial
room where she has her office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Lula Mahaf1'ey, a ghost; Crystal
Tatum, a ghost, and Elsie Tay =
lor, masqued. The boys were
Gordon Goodloe,a butler, Rufus
Petit, clown; William Goodloe
a demon; Clifford Smith, clown
u a II Pierson, clown; Carl
Houcll, clown; Billy Chandler
MS Il fairy queen; Junior Nc
Corkle, boy scout; William
Beverly, Kenneth Wolfe and
.Gwyn Carico.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Richmond Evening Journals
New Feature.

We are interested to note that
the Richmond Evening Journal
has recently put on most at
ira tive and interesting
Woman's Page supplemented
on Fridays of each week by a
Food Page for housewives with
Saturdays Market in mind.
Both of these pages are edit
ed by Mrs. Eula Young Nor
rison, formerly of the Post who
left the Richmond virginian to
take the position on the Journal
which had been held open for
her since the early summer. Mrs.
Morrison also does the Book
Reviews for the Journal.
She is very happy in her
newspaper work, she writes
us, though it is an exceedingly
strenuous life. Later, she hopes
to have more leisure as she be.
comes more aud more familiar
with her particular phase of
editorial work.
Tho present Editor of the
journal is S. Il. Glover, a Cali.
fornian, who bought the pa.
PEI some two years ago from
Col. Alfred Williams. The
Secretary and Treasurer is Il.
II. Chalkley, and the City
Editor is Taylor Robertson, q
cousin of w, IL. Robertson, OF
the Gap, and classmate OF
other prominent University OF
Virginia men, among them a.
X. Morrison.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
How's This p?

We offer Ono Hundred Dollar.
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f.. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
we. the undersigned. have known +. J.
sheney Tor the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In ali business
transactions and financially able 20 carry
out my Obligations made by hts firm
NATIONAL BANK or COMMERCE.
Toledo. o.
Halrs Catarra Cure Is taken internally.
acunG directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF The system. Testimonials
sent free Price IS cents pcr bottle Sold
by all Druggists.
Take lislrs Family Pills for constipation
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
chas. Olineer Dies From
Injuries.

AS a result of injuries re-
ceived in n blast near Kent
junction on October 23rd ,Chas.
Olinger died at the Stonega
Hospital Saturday night at 10
O'Clock after much intense suf-
fering. His body aud face was
badly tern by the force of the
explosion and but slight hopes
were entertained for his re-
covery, His son, William,
aged Is. was slightly injured,
but has fully recovered.
Mr.. Olinger was foreman of n
crew of men grading tho coun-
ty road between Kent junction
and Pardee. The accident
happened when n powder hole
exploded near where he was
standing filling the flesh
wounds with gravels and dirt,
and destroyed the sight of both
eyes. The body was brought
TO the homo of his family at
Cadet Sunday morning and was
inferred at the Wyatt grave
yard in Turkey Cove Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The deceased was well known
in and around Big Stone Gap,
having spent practically all his
life here, and he was consider
CD an expert in grade work and
blasting, which business he had
followed for many years. He
is survived by a wife and ak
children, two girls and four
boys.
Old nawsnaners for sale al
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
The Worst OF War and Peace.

We notice that some maya
zines and newspapers are writ
ing nice little editorials moral.
izing on the conduct of the
Londoners who clapped their
hands while n Zeppelin was fal.
ling ablazo, with it's crew being
roasted alive.
Ono writer asks "who could
have imagined three years ago
that million men, women aud
children would cheer aud sing
at the sight of score of men
burning TO death in miduir and
struggle TO get hold Of falling
fragments of the chnrred re-
mninsl" The same writer says
it is not becoming for Ills "who
live four thousand miles away
from the heat of conflict to
blame the British for thus re
Joicing."
We should say not! One has
only to run back II few years
TO remember the incident of our
own country, when n famous
airman fell TO his death and
the onlookers carried off his
machine bit by bit us souvenirs,
although his blood was upon
them. Nor should we forget
morbide thrill of the spectators
who pay to see fast auto races
with their chance of fatal dis.
nstcr TO the drivers, the occa-
sionaI public hangings which
still occur i'll America, the greed
of the public for tho extras,
with "full details" of II crime
and the horrible example OF
mobs which unfortunately
break out in hideous forms Of
torture.
No, We Of America, -four
thousand miles away" cannot
throw stones at Europe. AS n
people, il does not behoove us
to try this hypocritical scorning
at the mad passions of wars
bloodshed, when we ourselves
have done as bad in times of
peace.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Crops are small this year as

Crops are small this year as
compared with last, taking the
country over. The total pro
duotion of wheat this year is
estimated at GIL 900, 900 bushels
against ,Ol2 100000 last year,
and ten-year average of 1885,.
100000. Corn makes Il some
what better showing, with an
estimated yield this year of 9,
100000 bushels against 81
055, 900, 900 last year, and n ton
year average of 2,732 ,O00,o 900.
The oat crop 10 ,231 600, 00O
bushels against 1910, 900, 900
last year. Barley falls off 49,
100000 bushels; rye more than
1000, 00U; Irish potetoes, 41,OOO,.
600 bushels,an sweet potatoes,
100000 bushels. The apple
crop is 5000, 900 barrels smaller
than last year.
On the other hand, the to
bacco crop is larger than last
years by 63,0o0,o0O pounds, aud
the cotton crop by 600. 900 bales.
The rice crop is larger by near.
ly 1000, 900 bushels, and the hay
crop by u million tons. AL
of these crops are above the
ten-year average except cotton,
which is ., 900, 900 bales short.
Summing up, it may be said
That hay is the single important
exception to the small yield of
food and feed crops. The farm
or who has to buy bread him
self or grain for his live stock
within the next tweve months
is going to have to pay good
prices for it.-Southern Agri-
culturist.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
CUT THIS QUIT IS
WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip. enclose with Sc and mail il TO Foley
& Co.. 2S4S Sheffield Ave. Chicago. H.
writing You. name and address clearly
lou will receive ia return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. for bronchial and Ia grippe coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills. sor
lame back. weak kidneys. rheumatism,
bladder troubles and Foley Cathsuie Tab
lets, wholesome and thoroughly cleans
ing cathattic for constipation. biliousness,
headache and sluggish bowels. You can Try
these three excellent remedies for only Sc.
Mutual Drug Company
Big Stone Gap, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

son under 81 years Of age on
the day of the examination will
not be eligible for appointment
as assistant postmaster.
From the eligibles resulting
from this examination it is ex.
pected that certitication will be
made to fill existing and future
vacancies.
For application Form 1871
and instructions 30 Appli-
cants," address The Secretary,
Civil Service Board of Exam
liners, Big Stone Gap, Va.
No application will be accept
ed unless properly executed and
filed with the secretary in time
for him to arrange for the ex-
animation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Marsllmallow Toast.

a large number of young
boys and girls gathered togeth-
er on the hillside near the resi-
dence of Mrs. Sally a. Bailey at
eight O'Clock on Hallowe'en,
where they built a large bon.
fire and spent the evening toast.
ing marshmallows and roasting
apples.
Those in the party we're:
Misses Mary and Margaret
Gilly, Nell, Ruth aud Jean
Mars, Bonnie Catron, Maude
Crowder, Ruby jenkins, Doro
thy Chandler, Julia Cox, Addie
Fleenor, Frances Long, Ruth
aud Katherine Barron. The
boys We're: Gale Barron, Rob
ert and Lloyd Mahairey, James
Gilly, Carl Crowder and Robert
Mars.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Another revoiu tionary plot,
set on foot by Felix Diaz TO
cause the overthrow OF the Car.
RAMA government in Sonora,
was revealed in the United
States district court at Nogales,
Arix., when Col. Alexandra
Barron was held on charge OF
istarting a military expedition
nto Mexico.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

II liz again ru,norcd that Eng
land, Germany and France are
considering the appointments OF
a Joint commission for the con-
sideration of peace iii Europe.
If there is any one thing under
the sun that the rest of the
world ardently desires, it is that
this rumor may be founded up
on fact aud not conceived in
the fertile brain of some lying
foreign correspondent. The
world is satinted with the un
speakablc horrors of this war.
Ii wants peace, and it wants it
to continue unshattered until
the crack of doom.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

The cost OF living has gone
up forty.iiye per cent in Eng.
land since the war began and
the dealers in food have no
Wilson to blame il on.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Our idea of the worst hen
pccked husband that ever lived
is the Springfield man who
took advantage of his wife's
absence to hang himself.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

We picked up a daily paper
the other day and noted that
England had won a great vic
tory. In the next column the
Kaiser was sweeping every
thing before HIM. Turning ov-
er a page, we found Russia
sweeping her foes into eternity
aud Austria, Italy and the
whole gang discriminating their
enemies on every hand. Now
if war is hell, just what is q
war correspondent?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Next comes Thanksgiving
and then Santa Clause.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

The discovery that every
time Il now battleship goes Into
commission three old ones have
to go out is said to have at last
reconciled Joseph Daniels to the
naval increase programme.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Why call marriage n failure
when New York lady has just
secured alimony at the rate of
$33 900 n year!
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

II you wan. II Sunday dinner
that would tickle the palate of
u king just tell your wife she
is the most popular woman and
the best cock in town. You'll
get it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Many good man has been
classed as questionable because
he didn't have the nerve to live
up TO his convictions.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

II the price of beef aud nut.
ton goes a little higher, the ir,
rational prejudice harbored
against 'poesum by some men
will be abandoned.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

From present prospects
Roumania's ruler will be lucky
if he partakcs of his Christmas
dinner at home.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Old newspapers for sale at
this Office.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-13
BRILLIANT
SAYS H.E.BABCOCk
Wall Street Millionaire Gives His
Impressions
GREATEST BOOSTERS PROBABLY
FAR TOO CONSERVATIVE.
Illimitable Possibilities In the Power
On Snake River and Its Tribe
taries.

you folks here may think that Mr..
Perrine is too enthusiastic about the
resources of this country, but when l
see the wonderful possibilities of your
water power alone, l sometimes won
der whether he is not too conserva-
tive" said H. e. Babcock of Chicago,
representing H. L. Daugherty & Co.,
of New York, the well-known Wall
street operators, who was here as a
member of a party looking over con-
ditions last week. "I remember that l
visited the Blue Lakes farm some
years ago." continued Mr.. Babcock,
land after had been there some time
l discovered water power which was
worth perhaps million dollars, or
perhaps a million dollars a year, if
developed and placed in use. / found
later that Mr. Perrine was aware of its
presence. There is no use saying that
all this power will not be eventually
utilized. The Chicago & Milwaukee is
being electrified now. Other roads
will sooner or later adopt the same
system, and 1t will also be used in
factories. Then all this electrical pow
er will be of immense value. Some
years ago Mr.. Perrine told me of a
mountain of copper in Utah which he
said was worth between 100000 and
$30,000000. We are used to tales of
that wind on Wall street and / dis
counted it heavily. l find now that the
best experts estimate the value of that
mountain at $1,600,000, 900. You see
that things which seem exaggerated
and too optimistic may prove to be alb
surdedly underestimate. You have
mountain here that may be worth
more than the copper mountain in
Utah, for all that you and know But
your power alone is of almost meal
Culable value The Jewels are in this
city now investigating this question.
They are the original chlorine manu-
facturers. They are looking for cheap
fuel With 1t they can take salt worth
$120 a ton and make chlorine worth
in ordinary times $500 a ton In turn
this can be made into chloroform
which quoted at ton prices might seem
fabulous value. SO you see when
look over this country l wonder
whether your most enthusiastic bOos-
ters have begun to appreciate the pos
sibilities of the future. / am out here
on business, of course, but / have
nothing to say at present. l may get
ready to explode some of these days
but / am not ready yet. But this coun-
(Continued on Page 81
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-13
DR.. SHEPHERD BACK
FROM ASSEMBLY
Visited Washington While On
Trip East
POLITICIANS FOR HUGHES TO
DEFEAT ROOSEVELT.
Interesting Facts Relative to Pres
byterian Progress Noted By the
Pastor.

DR.. ]. F. Shepherd returned Friday
from the east, where he attended the
national meeting of the Presbyterian
church at Atlantic City and visited
Washington and other points, return
ing through Ohio and Iowa, to Cald-
well, where he attended the graduation
exercises in the College of Idaho,
where his daughter, Margaret, was one
OF the graduating class. DR.. Shepherd
says that times are pipingly prosperous
III the east but that there, as here, the
season is late. In Ohio blowing for
corn was going on as late as June 5.
DR.. Shepherd said that he talked with
number of congressman and sena-
tors when in Washington and that the
general sentiment among the Republi-
cans at that time was that it would be
necessary to unite on Hughes and take
him from the bench in order to defeat
Roosevelt.
In Iowa an interesting situation de-
veloped. The Democrats are hope
lessly in the minority and are gener-
ally regarded as the whisky party.
There was only one candidate for gov
ernor at the Democratic primaries and
he was a radical prohibitionist. The
Republicans, who are supposedly the
dry party there, had three candidates
for governor and nominated a strong
nti-prohibitionist, which, in the opin-
ion of DR.. Shepherd, is liable to create
an interesting situation.
Speaking of the meeting at Atlantic
City, Dr. Shepherd said:
"This great body, composed Of nine
hundred commissioners from all the
world, met in Atlantic City, N. j., May
1926 1t corresponds to the general
conference of the M. e. church, only
that, meeting every year, instead of
every four years, it is not necessary
to remain in session so long. The
church reports 1,51S,000 members,
10000 having been received on con-
fession of faith last year. Over S5,-
100000 was paid to missions last year
being more than was paid by any other
church in America. Among the i'm
portant questions considered were the
merging of the boards of aid for col
leges and of education; the Negro and
his enlightenment, north as well as
south, and the question of loose teach.
ing in theology by Union Seminary