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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-06-26

Cross, Camp Lee, Va.
Will our boys, representing
this community, who are sta
toned at the training camps,
and who receive the Big Stone
Gap Post, kindly note in par
ticular those who attend the
work room and keep up with
these articles insofar as posi-
BILE.
The true northerner., 1918-05-03

Ernest Cross has returned from a
trip to Northern Michigan. He re-
ports Grand Traverse Bay still full
of ice, and says that he rode several
miles on sleighs the morning he start
ed home. Snow was six inches deep
on the level he says.
The true northerner., 1918-05-03

A recent letter from S. M. Holiday
manager of the Midland Chautauqua
circuit states that he is going to give
the Chautauqua patrons of Paw Paw
this year something worth while.
The True Northerner is in hopes to
be able to announce the dates in an
early issue.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
INvALIDS HAVE DUNE MUCH
Comfort for Sufferers in Stories of
Careers OF Noted Authors and
Scientists.

Those who are afflicted with ill-healih
may derive some comfort from the
statement. quoted In n recent book on
suffering and The War" that Cole
ridge claimed that the greatest works
Of the nineteen centuries were all
written by men of feeble heath-Spin-
oza's Ethics Bacon's 'Novum Or
ganum.' and Rants 'Critique of Pure
Reason" As another instance Of the
triumph of the spirit. Sir Isaac New
ton, il is stated, according TO London
Tit-Bits, was most unpromiSing child.
with frail body and poor eyesight.
HE showed no aptitude for study. and
was first melted by the desire to get
ahead Of boy who kicked him."
Another great writer who accom.
plished much despite the handicap Of
poor health was Herbert Spencer Like
Newton, as hoy he was backward i'm
his studies. A new life of Spencer by
Hugh Elliot says: He was very back
ward as boy in the ordinary subjects
Of children's lessons. Morally.
he was extremely disobedient and con
temptuous of authority" At thirteen
''he found the discipline (of his schoo1
more severe than he cared about. and
ran away home Ia Derby again. walk
ing IS miles the first day" Yet as
man, without money. without special
education, without health. he produced
Is large volumes Of philosophy and
science of many diverse kinds. pub
lished variety of mechanical inyen-
lions. and on endless other subjects.
great and small. he set forth a profu-
sion OF new and original ideas"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
WORTHY OF MORE MENTION
Brakeman Seldom Properly Appreci-
ated in Life or Appropriately
Honored in Death.

Following "A railway accident recent
y. there was great relies in official
circles When the report WIS made that
only brakeman had been Killed. only
brakeman And there were hun
dreds of others waiting TO FIJI his
shoes.
Only a brakeman His name was not
given in the Geographic report Of the
accident. lie had not made maine 10
which the world would pay tribute.
There were only few friends who
knew him in the railway Y. NJ. c. A.
and a brother and sister in Russia.
Home, family. friends lie had left in
The land of oppression 10 come 10
America, the country Of opportunity.
Alone, ignorant. unframed in Ameri-
can ways. he WAS only brakeman in
the official report telling Of his death.
Only a brakeman, Yet It Is such rs
he who are moving our freight. truck
IN. the meat that supplies our tables.
hauling the coal that heats our homes.
bringing the milk with which We feed
eur babies. Standing on top Of their
freight cars, leaning against the wind,
with Tie dust of the deserts In their
faces, the roar of the engines in their
ears. and the CRIME of the nations on
their hands. wherever you find cars.
engines. freight. SCOT. danger there
you viii find the brakeman. toiling
sieeplessly. hopefully, accomplishing
Is. With death stalking ever nj his side.
10 give rs comforts and make our
homes happy. Yet when The car
couplers pinch him within their giant
iaHs or tie wrecked truiu brushes ont
his life beside the railway track. the
reports that the public reads record
The death Of only hrakeman.-Mil.
waukee Journal
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
MONK FIRST TO USE CORK
Discovery That ls Universally Made
Use OF Was the Result Of
Chance.

The discovery 81 eark FOR shoppers
il ascribed 70 the monk Dom Perignon,
Tho managed the cellars ~ the abbey
~ rIaut Viuiers IN 1915. one day he
ran short Of the usual stopperlng.
which was pads Of hemp ar cloth
stepped In oil. aud heiuF something ~
botaulst. be Ind nefieeh that the out.
er layer ~ the bark 81 eertaln specifies
~ ihe oak tree was 81 comparatively
soft wood lie procured some ~ this
porous material and shipped II - that
il would q, into suIns partially FER
meufed BOTTLES af vine.
Later on opening the bottles he
found that the effect - The confined
carbonlc acid gas which 'iiis new stop
per did not allew - eseane acted On
rho wine 40 IS Ia nuke il effcryrsce.
From then on for long time u wns
supposed that this phenomena WIS due
"a the ncflou # The eatk ~ the wine,
and cfferyescins or kissing wine be-
enme the rage rBfefnrlsing fner-
chants snw N. possibilities ~ THIS
wood and fheg introduced II for gem
efal purposes AS sfonpers.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
Goats, Milk Is Favored.

Everyone who is at all acquainted
with the milk goat knows of the value
Of the milk for infants and inyalids'
use-one of the first points about the
milk goat that presents itself. asserts
"a writer. The goat is practically free
from tuberculosis. According To the
annual reports of the bureau Of animal
industry Il. s.. covering federal in
spection of animals slaughtered for
food. there were inspected during the
eight years, 1907 to 1914. inclusive,
579,6l7 goats, Of which not single
animal WIS condemned for tubercu-
l0sis. This fact alone should be the
strongest argument in favor Of the
milk of the goat. The cream globules
Of the milk of the goat are smaller
than those Of COWS milk, and because
Of this milk being condensed the cream
globuies are contained ia more per-
feet state Of emulsion than the Cow )
milk. An argument In favor Of ster-
Ilized milk is that authorities agree II
is actually more easily dgested than
Is the fresh milk. this referring TO
goats and cows milk alike.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
Fed crons Of Canada.

The census and statistics Office has
issued lis preliminary estimate of the
total value of the field crops of Can
.nda for The past year, as compared
with the finally revised estimates Of
1916 and 1915. The estimated values
for 1917 represent the prices received
ny farmers and are calculated from
current market quotations. According
TO this preliminary estimate, the total
value Of ID field crops for 1917 is
placed at slesdGsI00O. as compared
with $3.50, 49490o ia 1916 ana $50 80
COO ID 1919. The items making up this
total are as follows Wheat, s451,-
$4,000; oats. S236. 5000; hay. clover,
and alfalfa. S14s SCI 600; potatoes,
So. $4,000. other grain crops. Sl8i.-
0O6700 and root and fodder crops,
S4097A.100.
In The year 1916 the crops were
as follows Wheat. sS4409G.4OO; qats
S210.a57 800; hay, clover and alfalfa,
S1TfG13a00; potatoes Sa09S2.300
other grain crops, Ss4GT9, 500 and 9th.
err root and fodder crops. Ss4,1G5.000
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
MEANING OF JAc0DITE TOAST
man IN Velvet had a Peculiar
Significance Centuries Ago.

ITO the little gentleman ia velvet
vas fakofife Iacoliie toast Ia tn.
reign 81 Queen Anne. BY ~th. little
gentleman IN velvet" the Jaepblle~
msant the mol. that raised the hum
mock against which the horsg 81 King
William III civilian ~ orangr1
stumbled while riding In Hampton
court The King wns thrown heavily
10 the ground. breaking his collar banr
severe illness eusucd under which
the kings feeble constitution gave
way. and he died early In the year
i112. lie lefi NJ children and the.
erown fassesi To Anne. q sister ~ VIII
Hams decreased Wife. Queen Mary. and
a daughter - The deposrd king james
II. I, Ms he plan 81 The Jaeoblies
to- bring basE 70 the thr0n. James the
Prefeud.r. a snn. II was ciaiped. ~
James II ~ his SECOND wife. Mary Of
Modena. The execution ~ their plans
WITS mol attempted until the house -
Hanover came 70 The throne The NJ
tempt 81 the prefeisarr iaurs ia iTis
Wa a miserable failure. but the at
iempf II hIs son. Prime Charlie. ia
iT45. was = fuarp formidable affair. Tie
collected considerable force IN Scot
land. invaded Engsand aud reached
Derby before compelled io retreat. lie
Was finally defeated ~ Cullpden.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
ONE OF WORLDS cURl0slTlES
Fir Tree in Belgium Has Characters
tics Unlike Any OF lts Kind So
Far as Known.

What Is claimed 20 be one Of the
most curious trees In the world vas
found in Belgium by NJ. Louis Pre-.
president Of the Royal Botanical So
eietx Of Belgium. II Is fir tree, stu
Standing Al last account. In the forests
81 AlIaz. Canton OF yaud.
"Thls particular Tree reports Pro-
feSsor Pre-. Stands 400 feet above
he sea and is surrounded by forest
Of frs. which 1t exceeds In height by
~ Ia 10 feet.
.sfhe trunk OF this tree * ten me-
ters. or little more than thirty feet.
IN circumference nj The base. Al about
a yard from the ground II puis out.
on the south side. seven ogsbpots.
which have grown into trunks ~ strong
aud Vigorous as ihnSe ~ the other
trees In the forest. Bent and gnarled
a. the bottom. these sije.irunks SOON
siralghten themselves mp and rise per.
pendicularly and parallel 10 The main
stem.
Another most curious faef J. that
the two largest side-frnuks ara CON
neefed With the principal stem ~ sui
qnadfaugular hrncrs resembling GRID.
ers. These beams have probably been
formed by m anasionoSins 81
branches. which. common enough
amons the anelo-spcrms. Is extremely
rare among conifers."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
LIFE REv0LvES ABOUT CLUBS
institutions in Havana Have an Infiu-
enee Probably Not Felt In
ANY Other City.

In Havana The whole political. SociaE
aud commercial life plvots on the clubs.
They are tremendous influence In
every way. They are Of all kinds. Of
all sizes, of all degrees OF expensive
ness and eaelusiveness. The largest
are the so-called "centros." which We're
founded under Spanish rule. by men Of
Spanish birth. in order to furnish
bond and meeting place for men
from the same province Of Spain. Thus
the "centro Gallego" was founded for
Galicians. and the "Centro Astrnino"
for Ausfrans The former Of these Il
nsw the largest club In the world.
Resides these centres. there are nu-
merous other SORTS " clubs There are
clubs for the lnborlng man. where for
$50 month he gets not only the So
cial and consisial privileges Of the eluh-
house. but benefit aud protective insur-
ance. night school advantages for his
family. hospital for himself, even the
services Of dentists aud opticians. One
club goes 80 far as 10 maintain n
asylum. On the other hand exclusive
clubs of the conventional type are not
laeking-eluhs for the rich. yacht clubs.
athletic clubs aud political clubs. h.
yana's motto seems TO be: "To .arls
man a club according to his needs.
Practically without exception these
clubs. large aud snMl have housed
themselves In beautiful buildings.
White marble walls. statunry aud NM
rai painting. ulilared halls aud faun-
ialned eaurisaftis reflect the artistic
spirit Of Latin America. Hayana's clubs
go far toward making her beautiful
city.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
RAINS HELP INDIAN VILLAGE
Coed Rice Crops Grown in Abundant
Moisture and Region Is Noted
for Good Cattle.

Sylhet Is n city IN The most curious
part of Indla--the great low lying.
iungiy. flooded, ten and rice districts
of the far Southeast. Sylhet tea is
known all over the peninsula.
SO low do these regions lie that the
heavy rains of the rainy season result
In their being floaded for many months
of the year Though far inland, after
The rains this is literally sea. where
all travel Is by boat and even ships OF
some size can navigate. The torren-
fiGi downpours flood the lower parts ~
the country 10 depth Of many feet.
There is one little village nj the base
Of the Khasla hills which had meas
ured rainfall OF 60 feet In one year.
an exchange says.
The villages of this curious district
about Sylhet are set On the crest OF
hills. After the rains fall they are L.
lands. The people are very expert
boaimen and the children can swim
almost ms soon N they eau walk.
This is probably the only part Of In
,ila where the canoe Is IN use. A craft
not unlike the American Is Inanufae-
tured 10y following Out a tree trunk
very thin. Larger canoes. propelled
by 20 paddles. are maae In the same
way. and canoe racing Is one ~ the
principal sports.
The villa gers 81 these island villages
keep ,llmlnuiiye cattle which they feed
largely on marsh grasses cut from
boats. A. result 81 abundant feed
and lnck of exercise. the cows grow
INT and sleek Ia degree unusual
among the lean Indiau cattle. Their
milk. butter and cheese are known as
dellcacies IN The nearby cities. These
saflie villages mise unusually fine rice.
~ planting before the ruins begin.
A. the country Is fleaded. the stalks
- the rice grow with the rising sur
face ~ The waters - tllut rice stalks
ten feet long mny be seen when The
floods recede.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
salmor,a Many rn.s

From the time the mother salmon.
IN answer "a the primal urge. leaves
The oesan. until the young return. fhe
snlmon faces and Is preyed upon by
more Yarled enemies than perhaps any
other denizen of the deep Man. bears.
birds, eat the mature fish. as do also
the hair seal and the sen lion. The eggs
are II rich aud eagerly sought food by
trout and ducks and other fresh water
hsh and birds, The young fish. too.
IRE preyed upon by many species Of
the larger fish. Yet. In face OF such.
tremendous odds, the salmon for count
less ages has maintained the balances
OF numbers largely 10 It's favor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

The inventor n the fundamental
principle - lhe microphone on the.
modern telephone 8 said 10 have been
Tire Able Roaselat q Frcnen phoneti-.
CHM. horn ~ saint Cioud fCharente)
Ia Isis. he hecnne a vlear and cur.
ate NJ eosnae md Jarrezac. then rs
sistant professor of French phIloIogg
az the Catholic institute 81 Paris ana
two years nfer De- opened the first
course ~ experimental phoueiies ever.
established In 1897 iie was appointed
director q the laboratory Of expert
mental nhoneiies az the College he
France. the plan for which originated
with him. Re Is the Inventor ~ phos-
neiic Instruments, the maker u sew
eral discoveries tending 90 cure deaf
ness aud suffering and the author OF
a number Of works on his speciality.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

II j. amusing 60 rend how Ben
Franklin fhriyed ON biscuit. or II
slice of bread. handful VI ralsins. ar
tart from the pastry cook aud II
glass of water, varied af times by
boiled rice or potato. or hasiy pud-
ding Of his own making Upon this
fare grew Americas greatest states
man aud the worlds greatest phlloso-
pher The rich and ambitions youth
Of these days would scoru such n diet.
holding that II was the eailug lhaf
made the man. But Benjamin net
only saved time aud money IL bis neN
def. bur as he says: Il made greater
progress from that greater elearuess
of hrad and quicker apprehension
which generally attended temperance
in eaiing and drinking" This abstemi-
ons life did NOT seem 10 deiraet from
his hlallh, hut rather contributed 10 his
longevity for be lived Is be eighty
four yenrs old.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
EvoIu,Ion Of Wheeled Vehicles.

When the world awakened frnin rs
apparent long sleep ~ the middle ages
during which the art 81 vehicle e0n-
s'ruciiOm. like nii other arts. sank Into
oblivion. manufacturing WIS revived
aud FROM this awakening. about lf0D
4. -, MARKED improvements are found.
Emperors and kings We'd With each
other ln the effort to uuishine and out
class one another. and through this
rivalry we note substantial advance
meut. IN 1850 \. u. il Is said there
were only three coaches III Paris. and
within The neat century We end lhe
feudal lords throughout continental
Europe supplying themselves with the
most extrayagani and luxurious ~
equipages. some costing more than
$40 100 each.
The artists skin WIS employed.
poets SING beaudfal songs ln their
praise md The epidemic saread cree
aiinc an eager desire upon ah 20 out.
rikal their neighbor..
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

Tie irideseence ~ lacre. 81 mother
of-neafI. + matter ~ form and not
actual color. IN fact an "ehangeabie
eoloes are more or lfss the result Of
form even whore there is psmentailan
beneath. such as IN certain ribbed silks.
When sunlight bears directly upon
timely ribbed metal as file. there Is
The same play Of colors.
III The case Of nothcrofpearl IN m
iere~fins experiment has been made.
An impression Of the pearl was tax
"a upon pure white WAX. II vas then
found that the apparently smoeih SUR
face Of the pearl had still sufficient
irregularities 10 impress upon the wax
surface that resulted In similar color
manifestations Edmin Tarrisse.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

have seen no bird walk the ground
with just the same air the crow does.
Il is not exaclly pride. there IS no
strut or swagger ia it, though perhaps
just a little condcseenslon; it is the
contented and self-possessed gait Of
a lord over bis domains. All these
acres are mine. he says, and all these
crops men plow and SOW for me and
| stay here or go there, and find life
sweet ana good wherever ! am. The
hawk looks awkward aud out Of place
on the grolAd the game birds hurry
and skulk, but the crow is at nome and
trends the earth as II there We're none
to MODEST or make him afraid.-John
Burroughs
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

Owing Is tn hieh o.t ~ lngredl-
ents soup eating may hecome iast
nrt America today holds The msflai
for spectacular and musical soup eat
ing There il no nation ~ accnn-
pllshed IN the art Of eating soup audi
bly, us ours. M mee ~ people extenf
can en- soup aud keep up q steady cou-
verSatian falfheut Stopping u on iis
shirt hueoml IS successfully - the
American. 4 FOREIGN writer once re-
marked fhaf ~ dearly loyed - hear
an American eaf soup SUne nations
drink their broth and houIlion IN ~
icnee ar sop IL np naseiessly wiih
bread Tins folhin- ihe process 81 nj
SIS inieret rut America blows lls
broth eaat then unsteady urks II
fren Abe spaau allowing O. 20 hlt fhes
bnse ef the empty sionaeh w1fh fhe
chug ~ pile driver. The way senes
~ ns STRATA soup through our mus
inehes IS decidedly artistic Hnt Ike.
many Of fha lost arts ~ our ah0r'rineH.
tae daem - saHp eating Is ga sight
Cartoons magazine
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
MANY SUCKERS IN NEW YORK
Glib Tongue About All That is Needed
TO Get the Money In Eastern
Metropolis.

Guliible and curious are the two
chief characteristics Of the smart guy.
and there Is no one who knows this
better than the street fakir. one 81
those sharp-witted fakirs with gift
Of CAB made a cleanup In the financial
district the other day. remarks the
New York Tribune He went down
there just rs the deckhnnds 81 the big
corporations were pouring out Of thu.
skyscrapers for bite to eat. He had
Il grip full of little black boxes that
looked like cameras.
Here yer are" he shouted. "far two
nickels or one dime. The cuiest little
thing You can imagine. Stand on The
sidewalk, fix this little box M the right
angle. and you'll be able TO look into
a second-sfory window aud see what's
going on without the slightest lneon-
ycnience.
I'm the old way. when you wanted
TO peep through keyhole you went
down on your launches. m some per-
Sonal inconvenience Besides. there
was always the danger OF being shot
In the eye with a hatpin or knitting
needle. Buy one 81 the cute little toys
and you can stand on both feet. and.
without endangering life or limb. You
can see all that's going on In the room"
Nearly every one who stopped fisbed
out dime and bought one. Then II
cop came along, the fakir slipped away
and the crowd melted. Everybody who
bought the little camera tried 10
work IL 40 different ways. aud then
discovered thai they had been stung.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
kerenskx Real plpIomat.

Here IS Il Kerensky story told by n
man lately returned from Petrogfad.
KerenSky WIS summoned from his ho-
tel after midnight 20 the headquarters
Of the provisional govepmenf. A fell
low guest It the hotel met Kerensky
MS be was going out and. learning Of
the summons Kerensky had received,
exclaimed:
mot another revolution I hopei !"
II don't know" replied Kerensky.
and hurried AWAY.
The next day his fellow guest asked
Kerensky what hid been lie trouble
which had brought him out 50 late the
previous evening.
EerenSFy smiled.
4 had forgotten to Sign letter." he
replied. s..
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

There are three different forms Of
taking opium. Some people. for e2nm-
PIE the Turks eai Il; others HE the
Chinese smoke II. while the ininbl-
tanis Of more civilized countries usnal-
~ drink it ~ laudanum The drug Is
obtained frem the nafIpe fruit Of the
common white poppy incision~ are
made ga the heads Of the plaut. from
which a creamy juice eAudes. harden
ing on rs exposure 70 the air. This Is
scfaped on and made up into small
cakes IN which form II Is sold The
confirmed opium eater Or smoker re-
duces himself 10 an indescrihably
wrotched state Of mind and body. and
very seldom lives % be forty II the
practice has been acquired al an early
period IN life.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01

Love is the great mystery Of life.
1t may be the growth Of years. months
or an Instant. says the Christian Her
aid. Man sees a million beautiful
faces: he hears a million sweet voices !;
he meets million women with flowers
nj their breasts and light In their eyes
md they do not touch him. Then he
sees the one, and she holds him for
life and death She Is no nobler, bet
ter or more beautiful than We're those
he passed by. and yet his world is
empty without her. Assnredly there
is far More than fashion In This uni
versal force we call love-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
Not Extravaoart

An English. irish. and Scottish sol.
dler were returning 10 camp after q
stroll. They were footsore and tired.
ana a kindly farmer on his way home
from market gave them lift on the
road.
The soldiers We're very grateful and
wished 10 reward the farmer for his
Kindness.
Said The Enslishnan Lets stand
him drink
Sure" said Pat, that is agin the
law. Lets give him some baccy.n
'lioot. ma laddiesi" iniericcted the
Scot. Don't be extravagant. Lets
shake hands with the mon and wish
him good NIGHT,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-01
&C Interferenee wee Nature.

Australia j. regretiing the laws
passed some years ago ordering the
slaughter of hawks, owls, carbon
crows or other birds TINT prey on
young animals ard birds. says sgd
ney dispatch TO the Cleveland Press.
These have now been almost wiped
out. with the result. rs described BY
a recent writer. that decaying bodies,
numerous on sheep farms have been
left 10 be demolished by the laryae 0.
bowflies. which have now increased
10 such an appalling extent as 10
threaten the sheep on the runs With
destruction. the animals becoming
...fiyblown" and eaten UP alive by this
dangerous pest.