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Their Married Life
A NARRATIVE OF EVERYDAY AFFAIRS
Helen AstOnishes Warren by Bold
Iy Going Out and Leaving Him
in the House..

copynShs, mi, b. IstsraHtinsI NSwS ssrvie'
NVIHrN warren came Int tne
M apartment altar falling
Helen that he intended to
remain downtown for the evening
Helen was astsundsa. Bus when he
tSId her that he had been simply
trying her cut to see whsthsr or
not she T0uid pout and be angry
II he took "a evening Oh with the
boys. she felt hurt and humiliAtsd
She wanted to tell Warren that it
had not been the fact that he want
ID 70 take a. evening on. but IL
had been the way he hAa announced
the fact. on hand. and at mo-
nsnt,s notice. after shs had planned
dinner she aid feel that u was
thoughtlsss and inoonsIdsrAte but
she knew that II she began to pro-
test a. to the reason for her voice
sounding % cola ever the tale
phOn@ warren would net bsiisvs
her.
For q few momsnts shs hardly
knew what to Do. her sudden resolve
to 20 downtown and aAYs dinnsr
with Frances ana Carp had orum-
blsd sway when wAFEsn shAmsd her
with his sarcasm But suddsnly she
decided to 20 through vita It after
all.
well. warrsn.- she began. her
voice trembling with nersousnesL
but gaining esnadsncO ~ she vsnt
on Z took you at your word.
and made an engagement for the
evening. I'm sorry"
warren looked at her - though
he could not quits believe his ears.
but Helen masked her nervousness
wen and looked perfectly calm and
: unruH1sd.
-Tou made an saEsEsmsnt for
dinnerr'
why. yes; I didn't Sss any rsA-
son Why I should remain here alone
all evening"
where are you goingr"
Down town with some frisndA"
Now that Hslsn had begun this se-
tuAIly unhsard Of thing she was
rapidly beginning to snjoy hsfsslf.
Wsrrsn stared at her. inersdu.
lous snd startled
~Yoa zee. there Nns nothinS that
would kot saxs untn to.morrow. "a.
I told Aary thar abe might 80 out
for the eYsnins. She's dssssinG
now"
Well" she won't 70 out" said,
Warren sngriiy. 'TIl quickly stop
that part Of 'itys
:; II don't thtnk would II I were
you. wErrsn," said Helen evenly.
IF you DO. Mary viii probably
leave"
-shs has no grounds for leaving.
This isn't her evening on"
Il know. but gave her this even
ing off. It would make you ridicu-
lous II you Intsrfersd"
well" sputtersd Warren. -this is
. fine mix-up. A man comes home .
and finds he can't interfere with
the household regime even enough
TO have the maid cook his dinner"
wen. it's your own fault, you
tsisphonsd ina very ineonsidsrats
way that you were staying down
town with the crowd. and you are
SimDly taking the consequences"
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leap into double harness; but Aunt
Sophie has seen q lot out of her
four eyes, and even without her
specs. she has seen enough 70 wa.A
girls not to be too hasty In theiF
dash for homes.
Mr.. Artichoke ought to be
ashamed of himself. A man scold
is not a tragedy. He Is a joke. All
he needs is a little Arm treatment.
and IL Mrs. Artichoke knows a good
law firm she should take 1t up with
them Life is too short to be tied
up to a crouch. Aunt Sophie
wouldn't entertain the idea for .
moment, and she cannot advise her
dear lady readers to do anything
she wouldn't do herself.
II your husband gives your sorrow,
Tie a can to him tomorrow.
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warren, VINO nad maoe ne plans
at all for the evsnins, did not at ali
relish the prospect Of q drearV din
nsr alone. He was on the point
Of asking Helen 70 60 with him cut
somewhere when Helen turned
abruptly toward the door
STsu better 20 cut somewhere
she suggested. "why net have the
svsnlhs Sea had planned on. Tou
can probably get someone on the
telephone if you try"
Helen was eager to get cut Of
the apartment before she gave way
Her ssk oOnfidsncs was melting,
and she was beginning 70 rsali1s
that nothing In the world mattsFsd
sxesptins her love for Warren. She
wantsd more than anything to
throw her arms around wArren's
neck and tell him that she had ne
pianss and then suggest going eut
somswhsrs or . cosy dinner at
home which she would cook =
Just now all Of this seemed I'M
portsnt but she was certain that
later on In the evening. after war.
rem had had his way. some littiS
thing would creep into the sonVsr-
sation that would be certain to-
make her feel sorry that she had
not carried out her plans. warren
might even tease her about at.
tempting anything like that she
remembered once before that he
had told her she was not that kind
Of . woman. and the memory served
TO strengthen her purpose. Just
this once. she would DO a. she said
she would. and with . light good
By" she opened the door ana siipped
out
In the hail she had . villa longing
to 60 back. but she did aet Per-
haps altar all she had done the
wrong tAinE. and when she ala get
home she would find that warren
had gone out somewhere to get even
with her for what she had done.
But she kept rsSolutsly on. walked
briSkiy over to the subway and took
the downtown train. She ran in on
Carp and Frances Just a. they were
going out for dinner. and they in4
sisted that she 90 with then.
why: don't you DO thfs oftshsr
Hsisnr' Carp asked her.
20. Warren wouldn't let her, it's
too unconventional" laughed Fran
csA by the way. Helen. how Is Il
that you managed IT to-nightT'
'wArrsn's downtown at . buSi-
ness conference" said Helen. -Gnd
I Just couldn't spend the evening
aione. remembered that you
asked me to do this sometime, 80
I took advantage OF IT"
well, that's fine I hope the
dinner at the little place we dis
covered IL all that It usually IL. II
20, you'll be sure to come again"
Helen wondered where Warren
was and what he was thinking and
whether she had done right. But
Il was too late now 70 60 back.
and she might just ss well enjoy
herself Or Frances would suspect
that something was wrong. She
simply could not let that happen
Iwatch for the next fnstaIInent Of
tbs truly IntersstinE serisa,l
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PART oNE-CContinusd)

N A NswER me, oh my frisndl
~ Am I TO proceed In my
4 \ Arthur threw himself on
his knees, and hid his face in his
hands, a. he answered:
'Do Is you will, friend; do as you
Will There can be no horror like this
ever any more" and he groaned In
spirit. Quincy and I simultaneously
moved toward him, and took his
arms. We could hear the click OF the
closing lantern as Van Helsing held
81 down; coming close to the tomb, he
began to remove from the ehinks
some Of the sacred emblem which he
had placed there.
We all looked on In horrifed
amusement a. we saw, when he stood
back, the woman, with q corporeal
body as real at that moment as our
own, pass in through the interstice
where scarce q knife-blade could
have gone. We all felt a glad
sense Of relief when we saw the
professor calmly restoring the strings
Of putty to the edges OF the door.
When this was done, he lifted the
child and said:
SComs now, my friends, VS. can do
no more till tomorrow. There Is a
funeral at noon, so here we shall all
come before long after that The
friends Of the dead will all be gone
by 2, and when the sexton locks the
gate we shall remain. Then there Is
more TO do, but not like this OF to-
night.
LEAVE YOUNG VICTIM
SAFE WITH POLICE
AZ for the little one he is not
much harm, and by tomorrow night
he shall be well. We shall leave him
where the police will ind him, as on
the other night and then to home"
Coming close to Arthur, he said:
my friend Arthur. you have had
sore trial; bCt after, when you will
look back, you will see how It was
necessary. You are now in the bitter
waters, my cSiid. BY this time to-
morrow you will. please God, have
passed them, ard have drunk Of the
sweet waters: 90 do not mourn over
much. TIL then shall not ask you
to forgive me-"
Arthur and Quincy came home
with me, and We tried TO cheer each
other on the way. We had left the
child in safety. and were tired: so
we all slept with more or less reality
of sleep.
20 September. niEht-A little before
u o'clock we three-Arthur, Quincy
Norris, and myself-called for the
professor. II was odd to notice that
By common consent we had all put on
black clothes. or course. Arthur
wore black, for he was in deep
nouEa5nE but the reSt Of us wore Ct
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
By DR. IRA s. VILE.
Associate Editor American Medicine
and Member N. Y. City Beard

Associate Editor American MedIcin
and Member N. Y. City Beard
!. Of Edueati0n-
r. DUCATIoN is essential for the
r maintenance OF q republic.
- The state demands that you
send your children TO school You
are anxious and willing to give
your youngsters schooling. The
schools have awakened to the fact
that all children are not capable OF
receiving the same form or degree
OF training. Teachers wisely try to
group pupils according to their
needs. Is your child precocious,
moderately above the average child,
slightly backward. or actually dull
and stupid.
You cannot blame or credit your
child for its mental possibilities.
Heredity determines what your
child may become.
Environment is responsible for its
actual Gttainments.
You. as q parent, are the main
factor In the heredity and environ
ment OF your children.
You are the pattern and pattern
maker for childhood.
Your health or your illness af-
fects the welfare OF your family
Tor better or for worse.
Your strength saould lead you to
develop the physical, mental, and
moral powers Of your boys and
girls.
Your weakness should indicate
the lines and directions to be fol-
lowed to safeguard your offspring
from similar afflction.
Forget for the time what your
parents did for you.
Think Of what the highest type OF
parenthood demands OF you.
Whatever you received in youth.
Improve upon It and pass It on.
II you have q poor physical de-
velopment, cast every protection
around your children that they may
be strong.
Prevent the appearance Of under
weight, underdevelopment, malnu-
triton.
II you lack endurance and power
Tor sustained sffort guard your
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Raisin Luncheon
Loaf
BY JEANETTE HARDMAN.

@UT two cups of whole wheat.
L. one cup OF flour. three tea
spoonfuls OF baking powder.
hGlf a teaspoonful OF salt,
one tablespoonful of sugSr into a
mixing bowl; add one tablSspoon-
full of melted butter. one cup OF
seeded rsisins; mix to a dough
with one well-beaten egg and with
either milk or water. Shape 1t into
q round loaf. place In a creased
pan. set in q warm place for ten
minutes to rise; with sharp knire
slash the sides Of the loaf: bake in
a moderate oven. Shortly before 1t
is done. brush over with a glaze
made by mixing a little sugar with
the yolk Of an egg.
Average cost, % cents. Serves
eight persons,
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The Original Idea.


For answer / say tat do be-
usve In the ridiculous theory Of
evolution, and I regard the general
fact that species do not cross as An
argument in its favor; there IL no
real missing link even in the
ease es man; evolutionary processes
are now going on. The fact that We
have never seen life come from any
thing but pre-existinE LIE Is not
contradictory to the theory OF eVo-
luton. but rather confirmatory OF
Il; Il 10 less reasonable 70 suppose
that man should have been planter
here rather than that in line with
other living forms, he should have
been developed from "a microscopic
SomethinE-or-other."
Having thus squRrely Joined issue
with ~Adamits" on all of HIS pointA
let us briefly discuss them.
First-the old idea. formulated
By Linneus. was that there are
Just a. many kinds or species. of
animals and plants IN the world
a. there were separate forms ere
Atsd At the beginning. This implied
dSnpite. fixed, uncrosEable gaps be-
tween them But any zoologist will
now tell you that the line Of separa-
tion between adjacent species is
indefinite. and that every species
has within It tendencies to varia-
tion which lead to w'de departures
from ths specific typN Children
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vary from their parents ana from
: their brothsTB and -sistsrA
This fact Of natural variation lee
at the basis Of the theory Of SVoiu-
tion- Darwin held that by the ae-
sumlation Of small :. variations
within . species. dlR0rsnOss were
finally brought about gTsat enough
to form . new species. Rsesnt.y
evidences hat been tound that
among plants II not among ami
mails. species may arise suddsniy,
or. A. II 10 called. By mutation"
But the tendency was always there.
n 10 an evolution. not . new ere
alton
As to the non-crossink Of ape-
ctea, that 10 based upon reluctance,
not upon impossibility. ThO phe-
nomena OF hybridism prove that
species can cross: and ehe fact that
as . rule. they DO not cross simply
shows that . species e almost In
Variably the result OF = long grad
pal. cumulative evolution whose
course cannot, ii general Be quick
ly turned. Two adjacent species
are mot like two tron beams IYins
side. by sIdA but, rather like rwo
streams OF watsfr flowing In para
llef channels. which may. by the re-
suits Of their rwn action. be brought
together. or else split up and divert
ed 90 as TO form new streamA
Missing Links"
Second Concerning missing
links In the chain Of veolution. Il
may be said. In ssntsnes. that
they are imaginary results Of the
false notion that the successive
forms produced by evolution can
be traced in . linsaI series. That
can be done only over limited per
iods of time, but where the invss-
tigation, a. In the case Of man.
leaos back to . common ancestor
from which divergent stems have
arisen. the line IL swallowed un
Just as in following down = small
branch Of q tree every crotch en-
eountered complieates the question
OF Identity.
Third-Those who think that the
theory OF evolution implies changes
in the forms OF life so rapid that
they may be detected everywhere In
q generation. or IN q lifetime, or
even in a century, really do not un-
derstand the theory. The develop
ment OF a species may occupy un-
told Thousands. or In some oAssA
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NM Mrs. Alicia Arthichoke
Wv begins her long complaint
in letter L received
from her this morning.
l was feeling happy this morn
ing when blew into the office and
opened her letter. had heard the
song of the last Autumn robin, had
enjoyed a good breakfast, and was
ready for anything that might come
along in the way OF doubts or dis
appointments, but was not ready
and could never be ready. for
letter SO sad as the letter OF Mrs.
Alicia Artichoke.
Mrs. Artlchoke says ia this letter
that before she married her Henry
she had heard him spoken OF in the
kIndest terms by their mutual ac-
auaintances. She was not prepared
for the dlsiIlusionment she received,
and now she says she just doesn't
know which way to turn.
Aunt Sophie is used to these, ,yelps.
They do not sadden her as they
once saddened her. Long years of
experience have taught her that al
most every married woman can fnd
aonething in the way OF a fault,
when she begins picking her hubby
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By Aunt Sophie.

NY husband Is q lovely man,
ButIt soDIeIChdt on the noble plan
of a big HdrIem moving VGH;
But he CON scoId, my husband cant
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Evolution Not sRidiculOus''

THERD has been . notable In
crease lately In the number
= and intensity Of the attacks
made upon the scientific Doctrine Of
evolution. especially a. It applies
TO the devslopmsne Of man Here
IL q chArHetsristie Spscimes;
Do you really .bslisTs IN the
riaieslOus tLsory Of svOIatiOnf II
20. why cannot different species be
crossedi where u the missing
iink7 Why are not evolutionary
processes going on how. or even
since the earliest historical rscordsT
Not even q radical evolutionist be-
heyes that life can come from any
thing but life II It less reasons
Bile or scientific" (the camounaEsd
pitfAll into which many a fool has
3 fallsn) that man should have been
planted here rather than q micro
Scopio somsthinE-or-othsr.
AnANrTTn
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Eons uussE males q vlll.l%
MliIIsz q hesv. Princes sss
tfivlleged
d H, md HHHbeEs ssnetify
the crime"
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THE girl sOith 5s0utifnl
hair, iM'tsGd Of hiding It
sndsr a bEshsI, I" as 80 often
happens, should adopt the Rns
OF hat GboUe, tChich shOsUs The
ssCeep Of her shining cOi6Hrs.
a good hat for fIr collars this
6, because the brim gives the
pose Of the head q chance to
reveal itself.
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7 ITH this touching verse
~ Mrs. Alicia Arthichoke
v begins her long complaint
in a letter 1 received
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-08-29

FOR SALE, An up.to.date
paying business that will 90 at
n reasonable price. Reason for
sale, parties want to move. For
further particulars apply at
this Office.
Misses Carrie and Mamie
Brown, of Whitesburg, Tenn.
are spending several days in
the Gap with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. d III. Bos,ic
Miss Gertrude Singer, Of
Staunton, arrived here Monday
night from Bristol, where she
has been visiting for some time.
She will spend several days here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Guy
Sutton, III the Touraine Flats.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Wolfe and
son, Peter, and daughter Mar,
garet, left Tuesday night for
Cincinnati, whore they will
spend II few days. While there
Mrs. Wolfe viii purchase the
fall stock for the millinery de
partment of Polly's store.
Prof. Owen Il. Easley, Of
Lynchburg, who will be princi
pal of the Public School this
session, arrived in the Gan Inst
week.
Mrs. S. Mcconnell, of Nickels-
vile, and Mrs. Mamie Palmer,
of Gate City, spent few days
iii the Gap this week with their
neice, Mrs. Ct. 9. Honeycutt.
Warm wool sweaters in green
rose, red, navy. Copenhagen
and royal blue. Women, Misses
and Children's sizes. -Goodloe
Bros.
II. l.. Fuller and little son,
Fay, of Appalachia, were visit
ors to the Gap Saturday and
while here gave this office "A
pleasant call.
Miss Inez Cherry, of Norton,
is spending a few days in the
Gap with her cousin, Miss Polly
Kelly.
Mrs. Eliza j. Barron spent n
few days at Esserville last week
with her neice, Mrs. j. a.
Gillenwaters.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Lena Slcmp, of Wise,
has been spending several days
with Miss Maude Wilson, near
Blue Springs.
Miss Edna Catron, who has
been spending the summer at
Rndford Normal School, will
return home this week.
Miss Julia Cox went over to
Kingsport Saturday morning
where she will spend n few days
with relatives.
j S. Wright, and attractive
daughter, Miss Virginia, for
merly of the Gap, but now of
Radford, motorcd to the Gap
and spent a few days last week
New fall millinery arriving
daily at Polly & Company's
store with Mrs. j p. Wolfe in
charge.
D. c. Anderson, of Philadel-
phia, is spending n few days
this week in the Gap on bust
ness.
Mr., and Mira. r.. l. Amos and
children, of West Virginia, are
visiting Mrs. Amos parents.
MIR. and Mrs. James Body, in
the Gap.
Thomas Nickels and wife and
children, of Dante. are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. james
Body, this week.
Il. f. Goodloe left Monday
night for Cincinnati, whore he
viii spend n few days buying
goods.
Lindsey Horton spent Sntur
day and Sunday at Joncsville
attending Camp Meeting and
Waiting relatives.
Lieutenants Henderson lIors
ley and Thomas Cochran have
gone to Petersburg. where they
have been assigned service with
the new army.
FOR SALE:-Anyone wish
ing to buy nice everbearing
strawberry plants that will bear
from May to December call Mrs.
ANNA Slemp, Phone No. ll3o.
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Attended Camp Meeting

Among those from the Gap
who motored down to Jones'
vile Sunday to attend camp
meeting and spent the day were
MIR. and Mrs w. K. Wilson,
Mrs S. a. Bailey, Miss Janet
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Car.
ter and children, Mrs. Carico,
DIR. and Mrs. G.. G. Honeycutt,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Hamblem
and children, Mr.. aud Mrs. j.
G. Muncy, Lindsey Horton, G..
l. McLain, George Taylor, Earl
Willis, billiard and CULLEN
Gilly, Mrs. j. w. ANilis and
daughter, Miss Mabel, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Jones, Mrs. NJ. v.
Willis and Mrs. Villas Wells.
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Picnic at Youell Farm

Last Thursday morning Mrs
w. i. Goodloe and children
and Mrs. Hooks and children
Mrs. e. e. Goodloe aud two
sons, Mrs. Otis Mouser aud son
Otis, Miss Sara Mouser, Rev.
and Mrs. j. Nj. Smith and little
son motored down to the farm
of MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Youell,
near Olinger, where they spent
the day picnicing on the hill
above the farm.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-08-29
lew Manager for Roy
Laundry
New

Charles f. Phelps, of Bristol,
who has been manager of the
Bristol Laundry, has accepted a
position as manager of the Roy
al Laundry at tins place. Mr..
Phelps has been in the laundry
business practically all his life
and is experienced in all classes
of laundry work. He will move
his family TO the Gap in the
near future.
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Mrs. Stella Harwell. who has
been nthc Gapthe past several
months, left Tuesday i"r ID ~.
ton, Ohio, TO visit hen sun. X y.
Gordon l.. Harwell. whn l. at
tending the Government AVA
lion School. Mrs. Il ,rw,l WI!
nr' h',hly go from th,re Ia New
York before returning.
j II. Body, who was recent
y hadly burned about tie eyes.
~ the explosion Of II steam
vunSc ut Logan, W. VA . and
who is 1T the home of his par
cnts, MIR, and Mrs. james Bodv,
has not fully recovered, as his
eyes are still giving him trouble.
MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Stone aud
baby motored over from Bristol
Saturday and spent Sunday and
Monday with Mr.. Stones sister.
Mrs. 5. w Wax, in the Gan.
They returned home Tuesd
accompanied by their two
daughters, who have been visi,
ing in the Gap, and MIR. aud
Mrs Wax
Mis-. p. j Starnes anu niece,
Miss Martha Sturnes, of Verdi,
scott County, spent several
days in the Gap last week visit
ing Mrs. S,arnes' father, John
w. Morris, and other relatives.
Miss Ruth Barron delightful
~ entertained Il number of her
friends Saturday night from
eight to ten O'Clock in honor of
Miss Mary Johnson, of Tacoma.
The evening was spent in play
ing Rock and other games, al
ter which delicious punch and
cake was served to the young
guests.
Two thousand letters, each
one Offering u solution of the
submarine problem, were re-
ceived by the navy department
in one week. If these wise
heads" would only screw up
their patriotism To the point of
enlisting in the navy we might
see some appreciable results,
But they WON'T
Fletcher NJ. Ellis, of Birmiug-
nam, Ala, who has been visit.
ing with Mrs, Ellis at the home
of Mrs, w w. Gales on Ala.
street, has gone to Big Stone
Gap, Va, to accept u position
with the Stonega Coal and Coke
Company. Mrs. Ellis and babe
will join him there in few
weeks Bristol Herald Courier.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday September End, 18Th
Sunday after Trinity. Sunday
school, 1000 A. NJ, Geo. L.
Taylor, Supt. Morning prayer
and sermon 1900 4. NJ. by Rev
a. q. Macnamara, of Oregon.
visitors are especially invited
to attend these services.
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The American Red Cross, Big
Stone Gap Chapter.

additional memberships:
Last No. .. Annual Member
ship Sl.O0.
Mrs. Malcolm Smith
Mrs. k. II. Masters
Mrs. II. W Gillian