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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-02-27

who have to bring cold lunche,
TO achool and it is left 10 til,
discrimination of the teacher t
= serve to those who are in rca
need f it and cannot bring thu
I, penny.
1t VIII be served reguIarl,
from now on. The menu foi
the week is as follows:
Monday Vegetable soup
+ Tuesday Potato soup.
Wednesday Vegetable soup.
Ihursday-Negetablc soup
Friday Bean soup.
We would like to serve cocoon
in place OF soup one day but on
account of the scarcity Of milk
have no. been able TO do so and
unless We can get donations OF
fresh milk we can not have tie
cocoa.
| The making of the soup, the
cooking of the bone for n whole
day requires labor outside Of
the school, which so far has
been heartily givcr by the few
attempting 10 help. IL means
inconvenience, of course, to the
patrons who will volunteer to
give the lime from ten.lhiriy
To twelyc-thirty at the school.
III the watching of the soup. to
see that il doesn't stick or
scorch, for the rice and other
thickening viii scorch unless
some one is there to keen il,
stirred up But all the good in
the world is not done az times
only which suit our convenience
The fact that it means . sacri.
lice on our part does not make
the cause less worthy but is the
reason that more should volun-
teer To help by the giving of a
little OF their time which 10 an
of us Ia precious now but not
TOO precious TO be spent in the
interest OF little children right
here IN our midst, needing food
as well as education. We 'nre
saving democracy for the world
and our children. Let's help
III littlc way 10 mnke l;,,irp
bodies stronger 81 ,hav n,a
not only eniov tho rrnit: ~ ~,
sacrifice of the nation tod,n
but that thcy may also l,n nhIii |
to carry on the worlds work |
which we now know is unt ~
bc an easy tpsk ninnd of I'M,
We have not been nbln H. ,,nt |
enough donation Of inrrn,li.n,
for soup although many hnva |
helped. The mea, Il u,id f,r |
usually by the pennies recaiysd !
but that is all. Two girls -,
school are hired Ia scrvr i, M |
to clean up the Guns ana Nm
llze ;hrm. Tho teachers a,
duty in the hall helps with thn |
made each day is ,,ix o,ll,nlp
MIR. Alsover has kindly niy"n
all the potatoes needtd INK,
ladies who cook thc NINA
hcme put in the nee onion .nnd |
cabbage, TO cook with it, Tbnv
send this condensed SOM stnci.
to the school the next morninr
where the required amouut ~
water is added with tlc spnpptr;
tomatoes and potatoes which
have been prepared by The girls
This is heated ON the oil st6ves |
also the water for the cleaning |
and sIcrlizing OF tie ems mai !
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-02-27

Buy your stationery from the
Wise Printing Company.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
just a Matter of Place.

The conversation at a social gath
ering turned TO the subject of domes
tic arguments when Nhe story was fit
tingly related by Congressman James
A. Gallivan of Massachusetts,.
One morning a hard-featured indi-
vidual, carrying a grip, entered a
city bank and approached the window
of the paying teller.
81 want one thousand dollars" said
the man in low voice. give it to me
at once or / will drop this grip on the
floor"
,"You will, viii you?" responded the
paying teller. whats in it?"
Dynamite" answered the other !;
'and in one minute you will be go
Ing through the roof"
Let her drop" was the careless re-
joinder of the teller. 81 have forgot
ten something that / was told to get
for my wife and / might as well have
the explosion here as at home"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
old PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, "Take for
example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation 7 have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits. as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that | know of
has so large a sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DIR.
Kilmers' Swamp Root is due to the fact
that, SO many people claim, it fulfls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle of
Swamp Root by Parcel Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
at all drug stores.-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Not rakinn ANY Chances.

When Captain Hammond of the Brit
| sh Royal Flying corps flew from Day
ton to Indianapolis the other day one
IF the first fellows he met at the
speedway was ;ohnny Aiken, the au-
5omobile speed king. Captain Ham
nond desired a spin around the speed
way in Johnny's racing car and he was
accommodated.
did you give the captain any fancy
thrills?" James A. Allison asked the
racing man.
Il should say mott Johnny replied.
"Why not?" Allison wanted to know.
swell, you see, it's this way: the
captain is going to take me for a sky
ride and ! don't want him to have
any charges against me when he gets
me about ten thousand feet northwest
Of yon fieecy cloud. No, street The
captain got a ride that was soothing
and altogether gentle. indianapolis
News.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21

made a boast that you couldn't back
up, did you?
If your town falls down on this
matter, the country will suffer-a lit
tie. 1t will not suffer a great deal,
because most of the towns are not
going to fall down on it. But if your
town falls down on this matter, your
town will suffer more than little.
You know what happens to trade
when the farmers all around are
short on crops and have barely
enough money to scrimp by with.
Commercial Clubs Should Act.
Take the matter up at the next
meeting of the commercial club or
board of trade. Or, better still, call a
special meeting. You have influence
enough to do it or have it done. Here
is what Clarence Ousley, assistant
secretary of agriculture of the United
States, says about it:
''To render this assistance to the
farmer and to the nation. the local
commercial club or business mems
association should appoint labor rep
resentative or a small and active COM
mittee on farm labor. This labor
representative or committee should
make a canvass of the business men,
clerks and others in the town who
have had farm experience and who
are willing to close or leave their
places of business op certain days or
afternoons, or for long periods, and
go out on the neighboring farms to
help. This labor representative or
committee should either get in touch
with the farmers themselves or with
an agent representing the farmers,
such as the master of the Grange, the
president of the union, the manager
of the cooperative creamery or store,
or the county agricultural agent, and
ascertain just how many men each
farmer can use to advantage during
good weather and particularly during
certain rush periods in planting, Gull
tiyating, or harvesting. With this in
on the farm labor needs
and the number of workers available,
the committee can assign the men
who have volunteered to help in this
to the various farms in
he neighborhood."
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
That.pid It.

A sturdy tramp went into subur-
ban garden where the lady of the
house was occupied in attending to her
bulbs.
He took no notice of her refusal to
give coppers, but continued to worry
her until a small dog appeared, bark
ing loudly. The lady seized its collar
and held it, calling out:
you had better go; it may bite"
you amt got no right to keep q
savage dog" replied the tramp, out
ragged in all his most sacred feelings.
Perhaps have not" she answered
coolly. 'If you think so | won't keep
him. I'll let him ge.''
The latch of the gate clicked vio-
lently, and in 20 seconds the'tramp had
vanished into space.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
rhen She Understood.

An American soldier In France was
given a fork but no knife when he sat
down to dinner In a French restaur-
ant. He held up the fork and
"Camerade, camerade," he said.
"Ah, oui, oui," said the waitress.
dashing off to the kitchen, to return
with another fork.
Here was poser for the soldier. He
spent moment in deep thought, then
beckoned to the waitress. With the
air of Christopher Columbus. he
pointed again to the fork.
''Fiance, fiance," said he.
That time he got the knife.-Inter-
national Digest.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Farm Labor Problem.

The farm labor problem is one that
affects not the farmer alone.
1t is a problem that affects the city
man and In the solution Of which the
city man must help.
Study the problem as it applies TO
the farming communities on which
you and your business depend for the
largest measure of success.
Write to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, p. G.. for copy
of 1.-The Farm Labor Problem-Man-
power Sufficient if Properly Modified
by Cooperation and Community Ac
ton"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
ashe stoops to Conquer

"She Stops to Conquer" grew out
If an incident that occurred in Gold
smiths travels about Ireland. He
found himself one night far from home
and inquiring the way to an inn, some
wag directed him TO a gentleman's
private residence. There he went. or
dered out his horse. demanded the best
supper the place afforded and gener-
ally gave himself airs. He did not
discover his mistake until the next
morning when he was about to pay
his bill.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Baby-ExcIuding Landlords.

James f. Cannon, Jr., Jersey City's
commissioner of revenue, is out after
landlords refusing to rent homes to
families having babies. To such gen
tlemen he says: IF you insist on dis
eliminating against families with chill
dren the city will raise your tax as
sessment, to the limit. If you try to
come back we will fight the case out
before the bar of public opinion. And
you will lose. For Jersey City is on
the side of the babies, and don't you
forget it'll"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21

80 can do my house work without any
difficulty. / advise any woman who il
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will do as much for
them. "-M Mrs. MARIE BoYD, 1421 9th
St., N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious condi-
tons where hospital operation is the
only alternative, but on the other hand
SO many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it q
fair trial before submitting to such
trying ordeal.
If Complications exist, write to Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid Of These Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling
ashamed OF your freckles, as othine-double
strengths guaranteed to these homely
spots
Simply get an ounce of Othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply little
of il night and morning and you should soon see
that the worst freckles have begun to dis
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished en-
tirely. 1t Is seldom that than one ounce
is needed to completely clear the skin and gain
a beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine.
this is sold under guarantee of money back
II II fails TO remove freck ies.-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
FARM AND CITY MAN

Spend five minutes thinking
over what you owe to the farm.
Very likely it gave you the
stamina and strength of charac-
} ter that has made you success
in the business world. Certain
J ly, it has given those things TO
some of the men upon whom you
rely for maintaining that sue
cess.
In one way or another, direct
~ or indirectly, it gives you
large part, probably the bulk, Of
your business.
Without it's contribution of
food, neither your home nor
your business house could con-
tinue in existence. I
That is what the farm means
and has meant to most city
men. You will know best just
what it means to you.
Now, having thought it over,
remember that the farm is in
such dire need of labor as it I
has never known, before.
And get ready to do what you I
can toward repaying the debt !
you owe the farm--not repaying Z
it so much to the farm, either, !
as paying it to your country in Z
genuinely patriotic service. =
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Kept Busy.

Bacon-How many buttons has your
wife on the back of her dress?
Egbert-Gracious. Don't ask me.
for I don't knowl
"Why don't you know? You've but
toned it up often enough to know, !.
should think"
"But when I've been buttoning 1t
up Eve been too busy to count the
number of buttons"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
myEs. THINK so -

Most any good soap will do, but Red
Cross Ball Blue is the only blue.
Makes the greatest difference. NY
clothes are a dream-snowy white.
can't use liquid blue. No, not me. Give
me Red Cross Ball Blue and Ill show
you some beautiful clothes-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Cause for Pessimisn.

Ted-I wouldn't feel so dewnheart-
ed about it. A woman has been known
to change her mind.
Ned-But she's much more likely to
do it after she has said "Yes' than
when she has told you mo Judge.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Important Discovery.

How long have they been married ~
Long enough TO discover that they
can't both have their own way all the
time"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
HOW MRS. BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERi ii
Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from q
female trouble which caused me much

suffering, ana TWO
doctors decided
that ! would have
to go through an
operation before /
could get well.
my mother, who
had been helped by
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, advised me
to try it before sub
hitting to an opera
ton. Itrelieved me
from nou b1oa
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Surprise, Mass and Speed.

Reserves must be husbanded with
the most extreme parsimony so that
the bludgebn may be strong enough to
make the blow sas violent as possible.
Let loose at the finish, without any
lurking idea of saving them, with a
well thought out plan for winning the
battle at a point chosen and deter
mined, reserves are thrown in all to-
gether in an action surprising in vio-
lence and energy all other phases of
battle, an action with proper charac-
teristics- mass, and speed
All our forces really participate, either
by preparing it or by carrying it out
SIN this, our supreme aim, we must
not be deceived by appearances. AL
though theory fails when applied by
feeble hands and when accessories OBJ
scure the main principle. history and
reason show us that in battle there is
a single argument which is worth while
namely, decisive attack, which is
alone capable of assuring the desired
result-the overthrow of the adver-
sary"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
coniuqal Harmony.

"They say VIII and his wife have
tastes. unusually in common
'Yes; today met them going down
town. she shopping for tub suits, and
he. to wash SALE
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Has Her Sympathy.

Patience-"She says her face is her
fortune" Patrice-" Well, | pity the
one she leaves it to-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21

Swedes will colombo one Of the
South sea islands owned BY France.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
Think II Another pou.

'Does your dog bark at the moon?"
Certainly not-he banks at the dog
Florida Times-Star.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21

You can't convince girl that she
IS not in love until after she gets him.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
All Depends on Reserve.


But since there remains no doubt
that decisive attack is the very key
stone of battle, all other actions
which make up battle must be en-
fisaged, considered, organized, pro-
9ided with forces in the measure in
which they will prepare, facilitate, and
guarantee development of decisive
attack characterized by its mass, its
surprise, it's speed, and for which, in
consequence, it is essential that there
shall be the maximum reserve force
possible of troops of maneuver.
The reserve-that is to say, the
prepared bludgeon-is organized and
kept carefully instructed to execute
the single act of battle from which re-
suits are expected-namely, the de-
cisive attack.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21

Not the Reply She. Expected.
PA, should / marry a man without
any money!"
IF you're looking to me to furnish
the cash that's the way you'll have to
marry him."
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
OFFENSIVE ALONE
BRINGS VICTORY
General Foch Says Reserves,
Carefully Husbanded, Will
Deliver the Knockout.
BLUDGEoN MUST BE STRONG
Used at the Finish With Surprise, Mass
and Speed, They Will Make the De-
cisive Attack, Destroying the Enc
mys Organized Forces.

London.-Only an offensive, charae
terized by surprise, mass and speed
can bring victorious results in warfare
says General Foch, commander in chief
of the allied armies, in an article which
he contributes to the Field, a weekly
| journal.
/ Modern warfare, to arrive at its
end and to impose its will on the en-
emy," General Foch says, recognizes
only one means-destruction of the
| enemy's organized forces.
War undertakes and prepares this
| destruction by battle, which brings
| about the overthrow of the adversary,
| discrepancies his command, destroys his
discipline, and nullifies his units as
far as their fighting power is con-
cerned.
No Victory in Defense.
"Our first axiom must be that to
achieve it's object battle must not be
purely defensive. A purely defensive
battle, even well conducted, does not
result in victor and vanquished. 1t
is simply game that must be begun
over again.
''From this it is an obvious corollary
that an offensive, whether started at
the beginning of an action or whether
it follows the defensive, can only give
results, and, in consequence, must al
ways be adopted at the finish.
ITO maintain our position is not
synonymous with being victorious and
even prepares for a defeat. If we re-
main where we are and do not pass to
the offensive to fix the direction of at
Jack, to guard against the plans of the
enemy, and prevent him from carrying
out the same maneuver, we must I'M
dertake to carry on and sustain numer
Gus combats, each with determined
aim.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Headaches
Foul Breath
Disordered Stomach

These are warnings that you
are subject % constipation.
Remove The cause. and you
viii always feel ft.
20 l. y = $. the Corrective
Laxative, are purely vegetable
tablets designed 30 stimulate
The intestinal organs that they
may perform their functions
as nature intended. Not habit
forming. COLEPS will re
store you To regularity 80 that
daily laxative will not be
needed.
m Dru1giqts
fOo ami 25o BoZes
q. ". Fort Co. T.htI.sstnht.
1f's ~ NfgRETs tar fna,gss,fo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
ONCE FINE BRIDGE
NOW IN BAD SHAPE
Washington Street Structure over
Brandywine Sadly in Need
of Successor.

Washington street bridge, over the
Rrandvwinc. once was mighty fine
structure. and able To take care of all
The traffic between the south side oi the
stream and the north, but nowadays
it's case of the old gray mare not being
what she used 10 be with 1t. What 5
needed is a new bridge because the old
one has been painted over and repaired,
and tinkered with and rc-tiOorcd, and
braced until the time about past when
such things will serve the purpose II
there isn't a new one soon we'll, some
thing awful may happen some day,
when it too late
Today the bridge is unsightly and
rattlcs freely AT tunes; the planklng on
the driveway is spintcring and when
viewed from beneath resembles giant
sieve or colandcr; patches are placed at
spasmodic intervals and rust Is doing
what this cannot accomplish. FROM
general observance OF the railing along
the footways II appears tn bc insecure ana
fifty per cent bump OF an automobile
or heavy wagon against the rail would no
doubt result In something giving way
and IL might not bc the automobile or
the wagon II is sixty or seventy feet TO
tho water and rocks below
On cit her end of the bridge is sign with
this information provided for the travelling
public. the punctuation being the re-
porter 8.
Notice Speed Limit Miles Ter
Hour on This Bridge Penalty So
to sl0O Order of I.cvv Court
That is what the sign sets forth, and
few minutes watch NJ noon yesterday
revealed that most the users Of the bridge
obey the implicit injunction and dodge
the threatened penalty IN the event Of
Ciisohediencc AZ one time yesterday
there were ten automobiles. two trucks
and two street cars on the bridge at the
same time, vet the structure did not
appear 10 bend ar wahblc. although
rattle was TO he heard In about ninety
seconds at least twenty automobiles
passed over the bridge
Washington Heights man. who
crosses the bridge at least twice day,
is responsible for the statement that one
dav about week ago. when lac was walk
ing over the bridge, tho only vehicle on
II was wagon drawn by two horses that
were trnttng. The bridge was then shak-
on so badly that it had the sensation Of
Swaving very much like the little wire
bridge further up the stream, as the
relator remarked.
Although the speed limit is pretty well
observed the fact seems TO be that The
light frame work IS liable 10 give way NJ
any time in view of the increased weight
of loads now being hauled there And
those who have 10 use II are always glad
when they land safely again on tho terra
tlrIna Of either bank.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
CAMP RODNEY OPENS.
Boy Scouts Now Fully Entrenchcd on the
Canal at Lorewood Grove.

"It was late afternoon of cold July
day in 1918, at Camp Cnsar Rodney
The fire was burning low, and Pine Tree
Jim, beginning to shivcr, said to the chief
scout, Frank, send "a band of trtisty men
into Lorewood Grove, to gather twigs,
that we may not become all 'frlz' up before
sun-up
Such may be the scenario of popular
book for Christmas time, or even of a
movie film. only the scribe and the
camera man are lacking; the camp, on
JOY Run is ready for the Roy Scouts, the
scout executive, Frank A. Grecnhawk is
III charge, and James A. Wilder, also
known as Pine Tree jim, will be n
visitor sometime during tho encampmcnt,
and tell about sen scouting IN Honolulu.
W. }, La Narre, Jr.. of the Explorers Club
will also bc there and tell of South Aineri-
can trips, and Vernon Bailey, chief OF the
t. ). Biological Survey will conduct bird
hikes
Canal Bridge is the railroad station, and
there is n good trail for automobiles
direct 10 the camp.