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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-07-24
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SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-.
qucstcd To observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
tincs posted az to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
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Conservation and Economy.

We hear conservation aud
economy linked together so
much these days that some of
us do not realize that these two
terms are not synonymous. AS
a matter of fact each word has
Il distinct meaning and each
policy a separate place in the
war plan. Sometimes they
work in harmony and some
times they do not. But let us
consider each one separately.
Economy briefly is saving
money. 1t means eliminating
waste of any commodity, de-
vcloping our resources to the
fullest extent and giving up
non.cssentials. In economizing
each individual must decide
what things are not absolutely
necessary TO his wcll-bcing. OF
course the objects sacrificed
will be very different; one per
son will cconomize on his ward.
robe. another on his housckecp-
ing expenses and a third on his
amuscmcnts. And yet all these
will work together in harmony
for the national good Labor
will be released to carry on
government enterprises aud
money viii be saved for invest.
ment in thrift stamps aud Lab.
crty boads. To cconolnizc then
Keep your eye upon your peck
ct book and let your personal
tastes dictate the means of cut
ting down your expenses.
In conservation, on the other
hand, individual taste cannot
play n part. There are certain
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-07-24
Clean Up Your Premises.

The following letter from the
State Board Of Health should be
given careful consideration by
every citizen of Big Stone Gap
and every effort should bc made
TO give the town a thorough
clean ny and put in iirst.clnss
sanitary condition:
Acting Mayor,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Dear Sir;
The State Board Of Health
ia at present conducting n snni-
tnry and health inspection Of
Virginia towns The results
ara 10 pr published later on and
towns will be rated relatively
and on the bnsis of definite
standard
1t will be greatly to the adj.
vantage Of every town, on the
score Of the welfare Of its own
citizens as we'll as from other
points OF view, to have az clean
II record rs possible. At this
time OF war, when our govern
mcnt III bending every effort To
the task of putting this country
on Il war basis and sending
abroad healthy and wcll-trnincd
men to fight, il is the duty of
every citizen To do his part to
the limit of his power Sick
ness and the conditions that
breed disease are n direct bur
den on any community and on
. the whole nation, aud anything
done to prevent sickness aud
disease il patriotic service of Il
very high order.
We are eager, ar all good Cit
liens are, To have Virginia az
free from sickness and disease,
and the conditions that cause
them, as possible. 70 direct
nur efforts effectively we must
first have tho facts. The pur.
posu of the Investigation now
under way is 10 obtain the facts.
With them in hand we call up
on the local officials TO cooper
ate with us To the best Of their
ability To correct existing evils
that constitute n menace 10
health, 10 enforce the health
laws, aud To try to arouse the
people to n realization OF their
duty III this most important
matter.
a representative of the state
Board Of Health has recently
visited Big stone Gap aud has
made Il careful study Of condi
lions there. y copy Of his pre-
liminnry report is enclosed
herewith for your Information.
We beg TO eel your particular
attention TO the unsanitary
condition OF some OF the privies
aud To the laXitY in the enforce
ment OF the sanitary rcgula-
tons
unsanitary, non fly tight
privies aud improper disposal
Of night soil constitute the chief
source OF the germs OF dysente-
ry, typhoid fever, infantilc
paralysis and other diseases. 1t
IN ii Tact beyond dispute that
these diseases will disappear
when people are not permitted
10 drink water or eat food that
have been contaminated bv
drainage or flies carrying germs
tina! come from the bodies Of
persons who have had the dis
ease. Unless the wastes from
the human body are so disposed
OF that flies cannot reach them
AMI 30 that they cannot be
washed into the wells, springs
and streams .hat supply the
people with drinking water,
such germs ab the wastes may
contain are cure in time to
reach the food and drinking
water.
II il hoped that before the
Health Boards report is pub
llshed Big Stone Gap will hive
given such attention to these
matters and viii! have made
such improvements tina, il will
NeCilt,C "a haIt.r tlar. md -,
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Unused Material.

The defeat in Congress Of the
amendment Of the revenue bill
extending the sclcctivc draft to
40 years and back ward to Is, if
it indicates anything like a per.
mancnt policy of the govern
ment, will place our country in
u most anomalous position.
The call from overseas is for
more millions aud more
millions of men, Already the
newspapers are reporting from
every section of tile country
that Glass | Of the former draft
ia practically exhausted Score.
tary Baker has stntcd that we
are transporting troops at the
rate of 10000 "a month. The
men coming of age in the past
year number scarcely a million,
and not nearly all of these will
be listed in Glass / From
whore are recruits coming dur.
ing the next three or four
months: viii We have to 30
into the lower classes Ia secure
them?
Many public men of sound
Judgment favored placing the
age limit at 80 or 40 III the be.
ginning, This, it seems TO us,
would have been the wiser
course. our country has n
wealth of good fighting ma
tcrial between the ngcs of 81 TO
10 Thousands of these men
would make capital soldiers.
They are Injured To lifc's hard
knocks, settled in their habits,
and with very little training
would be- Il match for Ger
many's beat.
me people OF thus country
cannot afford TO permit them
selves To be lullcd into IA false
sense of security. Just because
the Allies have held tho west
ern line; Just because they have
defeated the great Austrian Of
fcusivc, is no Indication that
victory Is even remotely in
sight The German machine is
still militant and il will take
millions OF Americans to bring
the allied armies to point
where real offensive warfare
can bo riskcd There is a vast
difference between holding the
western line, and marching To
Berlin. Germany must be
greatly reduced and the Allies
UNNECESSARILY strengthened be-
fore the latter move can be I'M
dertaken and we must not
even dream of relaxing our IF
forts until this il effected.
Our ship-bnilding program
assures MS that transport facili-
ties will constantly increase
from now on Why, then,
should ali this unused material
in fighting men material of
the very best-bc left unused; ;
All the other allied nations have
utilized all their available fight.
ing force
Some may ask who will take
the places OF these men in in
ldustrial life? And We give the
Yankees answer 10y asking AN
other question; Who have TAX .
"a, those places in England and
France
We will make "A most fatal
mistake II we permit the ide;t to
enter the national mind that we
can win this war with our sur
plus. America is going to be-
forced to trench deeply on her
capital before the end comes.
Fighting men by millions aud
material resources by billions
must be poured into The vortex
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Red Cross
Notes
RED GROSS REGISTER
Week ending July 20th. 1918

Mrs II W Gillian, i hrs Mrs l. j.
Prescott I IL lars Mis-. J. ". Markle.
. ms Mrs ! H. Marks. 3 81 hrs
Miss Mary Stuart Ramsey, asa hrs
Mis- II T. fuN. l-2 hrs. Mrs. + b
Mouscr hrs; Mrs :. Polly. lohrs; Mrs.
G. G Long, 3 hrs Miss Margaret Miller.
hrs; Miss Christine Miller. = 2. /
hrs Miss Ruth Prescott. = 81 hrs; Mrs
Otis Mnuscr. 3 81 hrs Mrs II \ Alex.
ander { IL lrs Mrs NJ X Kelly, -
his Miss Louise Gooiloe, - his Mrs
W ~ i'unn. 2 hrs Mrs BnrgeSs. . y
hrs MIS- Skecn, : 81 hrs Miss Resale
Pridcmorc. hrs Mrs + Taylor. .
hts Mrs Gilmcr. / l-2 hrs Miss Lula
pcibler, . i-2 hrs Miss Sara Williams.
II is hoped all the workers
VIII come out Wednesday, both
IN the forenoon and Afternoon,
TO help finish about i5O gar
ments that are to be completed
before the shipment is made the
last of the present month; 9th
crwise, the allotment assigned
the chapter will not be III read
mess the time required
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-07-24

bles We're given last week by
Misses Howard and 'rindlcr.
Prof. IL. NJ. Cooper, Instructor
OF mathematics, spent Saturday
and Sunday i'll Dante with his
family.
Prof. j a. liyesay spent the
weekend at Coeburn with home
folks.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-07-24

Geo. w Weldon. of The
Schnfcr, Weldon Company
Cincinnati, spent Tuesday here
ns Il guest of c. @. Cnr,right
ana family
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08
CLEAR YOUR LAND THE BEST WAY

STROKES Tree Killer poison kills days
When
the
until the whole completely
machinery
whereas the old killing by rcng them with
the hinder
and harrass in the cultivation of the land
All mered land to be for cultivation should be cleared
3 20
purposes poison
and
land for cultivation.
growing should be killed
STROKES the and all Within days
land
Every supplied Killer
dollars worth of dynamite rid of that
twoc ents o STROKES Tree Killer will
in September first
the circulating Do
sc
four table
inches diameter There 6
fuls TO the gallon.
price gallon office cash with
j. A. WATKINS Warren, Arkansas.
Distrib County, Arkansas.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08

IL families wanted now at Blissville
to make ready for crop next year.
Good wages will be paid from now un-
Lii January lst You will have good
A,iles and rich land that should make
. of cotton per acre to farm next
: s.s7. Wage hands are not the ones
who ride in automobiles. Farmers
make the money.
II you want good layout for next
year you will have to act now. Call on
W. C. Ross. Dermott Bank Building,
Dermott. Ark. 1t
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08

Z. ,. food AamlUistratfon.
I e o. song SCI Oars Sugar in
de Gourd." but Bier later lows
dat de only sugar he's studyin'
bout nova days is what's in de
sugar bowl en- hits gwine ter stay
dar
I've folks wots dom de fghtin'
mus have sugar fust.
But ef dars emmy swcetnin' in
de gourd nowadays. he sho' gwine
ter git tapped. cause dey's lookin'
fer syrups en- 1asses en- honey to
Substitute"
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08

N 7 KING left TUESDAY for Little
Rock. where he has employment.
W;ss Peha R,rls If Monticello spent
= On. do, hare lac, week with friends
p;r;uu.. Al. u,h.rs no sn.nt
sev.r,, DAYS
mrs N. d. oo"ue'' Is s's'l''s 'o'".
Sunday ,h.re with them
>,
FRANK a. Dung ana froi' Larry VI
Little noeh are spe"''"e e" '"'
:
Misses Ethei anu iua Den "'''"' Vi
hamourg spent coup'e Vi uass "''e
win their ia.her' r'e.ehei i"o''as'
mrs. marahaa moore Oh "i'ei'es'ei
ana MIS- maeheehy oi iiames spe"'
TUESDAY mere with "'s, y '" "''e
Rev. G.. V. Jones left Sunday for
Little ROCK ana memphis anu Is no"
conducting reS'Na' near Tue '"''e'
city
Mrs. Sweetie Moss of St Louis Mo.
is here visiting her daughter. Bessie
Armstrong. and niece. Mrs. Dave
''s We
666 cures Headaches, biiiousness'
Loss of Appetite. or that tired aching
feeling. due to Malaria or Colds. Fine
Tonic. 7-4-l0t.
Contractors Holly 4 Thomas com
meneea WORK "oho"y On '@'oo ''o',e
ior waiter o'ahu Oh us '"'''' o"e '''"'
west Vi Def'''o'-
Mrs. Lena Buckhalter left last week
for Muskogee, Oklahoma. where she
will spend several weeks with her
father, Rev. Blue, and her sister
a., Nm. w,,...a I'D NJ.
80. C..,,-a., g.,
'e ' 81.
49,
LIVER $coo WAS ra'seo a' Tue nap"'.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08
Program for next Sunday:
President in charge.

D. i. T. ~.
Program for next Sunday:
President in charge
Song.
Prayer
Leader in charge,
Mrs Frank johnson
l. Scripture. Galatians 5:I6-26.
Mrs. Riley
9. Introduction. by leader
3. Love-The Fruit of the Spirit is
Love. Bernice Courson
4. joy The Fruit of the Spirit is JOY,
Minnie Bays
;. Peace The Fruit of the Spirit is
Peace, Mr. F. Johnson
6. The Fruit of the Spirit is Long
suffering, AID Johnson
7. Gentleness- Fruit of the Spirit
is Gentleness. H. Courson.
8. Special music. Bessie Courtney
s. Goodness The Fruit of the Spirit
is Goodness, Mrs. Bierbaum
10. Faith-The Fruit of the Spirit is
Faith. Lillian Shuey
IL. Meekness-The Fruit of the Spirit
is Weakness, Gladys Bays
IL. Temperance-The Fruit of the
Spirit is Temperance. M. Coleman
l3. Concluding Thoughts,
Mrs. Courtney
IA. Poem, Odde Courson
Song
Prayer
Reading Of Program
b. Y. p. u. Benediction XA
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08

job work neatly and promptly done
at The Dermott News Office. Your
patronage solicited,
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08
AMONG c0L0RED PEOPLE

items of interest among colored
people should be left at the Palace
Drug Store or at this office.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08
co y s.!

GREAT MAJESTIC The with Reputation its
factory show why the Majestic bakes
Hotter
highly recommended
which all Judged
in With Reputation
The Dermott news., 1918-08-08
Children's
Souvenir Day.

/. What is the of your mothers and how lor
has il been in use
. Give names of persons you know needing rang
B. Why does the MAJESTIC bake better last longer he
water and use less fuel than any other range i?
4. What is your age? When is your birthday
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-27
MORE. CORN ACREAGE
WITH LESS LABOR
The Binder in the cornfie,d

In the early days of the packing j.
dustry, animals were slaughtered id.
their meat and hides alone. No uGs
was made Of the bones, hatr, intestinc
| ETC., all Of which now pay & profit
their own. Little by little the peck.
learned to make use Of things lcrmt
wasted, until today beef wouidactuS
I be slaughtered at a loss were IL i.
for the profit from the by-pro6uct
Learning to make use OF the D..
products Is one Of the secrets OF sur
shredder have made 1T possible for tho
farmer to get the food value out OF the
stalks and leaves Of corn, while for
merly he made use of the ears only.
This feature has increased the acreage
of corn with the result that new
methods Of cutting have had TO DO
devised.
Just as the grain binder has made
possible the raising of flargerquantities
of wheat, SO the corn binder has given
the farmer means of harvesting large
areas of corn and has reduced the
cost of this work proportionately.
difficult to go into field of corn on q.
damp morning, when the corn stalks
were toughened by dew, to cut corn
with a corn knife, he can now cut
from sun-up to sun-down with corn
binder, regardless of the condition Of
the stalks.
Where one man formerly cut one
acre per day with a corn knife, one
man on corn binder finds it very easy
to cut five to seven acres per day, and
he leaves the corn In better condition.
Every farmer who has raised corn
knows the difficulty of cutting 1t By
hand when ID is down, but the corn
binder raises the down stalks without
breaking off the ears and cuts them az
binding the bundles with equal sscur-
ity. Corn cut in this way can be load
ed directly upon o wagon, either by
hand or by means of an elevator, and
hauled to the enSilage cutter, or 1t can
be shockedin the tieldto oawaithusking
Aside from the greater acreage OF
corn which the corn binder makes pos
sible and the much-increaSed speed
with which it can be harvested, the
saving of labor is one of the most I'M
portant features. In these days when
labor Is one Of the critical problems
the farm Or has to solve, every machine
that reduces the number of men re-
quired On the farm Is doing more to
help the cause of bigger crops than
any number of trifling suggestions for
them by intensive farming.
Corn Is possibly now second in import
ance among the crops to wheat, for
corn Is our mainstay in the production
Of stock 40 we'll rs Z most Important
for the more valuable small
grains.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-27
500 Reward, s1oO

Tho readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure IN all its stages and
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutlonul treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine Ia taken internally and
acts thru tho Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of tile System thereby destroying
The foundation OF tho disease, giving the
patient strength bv building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. Tho proprle'ors have so much
faith in the curative posser OF Halrs
Cntarrh McdNne that they offer One
Hundred Doiiara. for any case that II fails
70 cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address e. j. CHENEY 4 CO Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c-
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-27
". A. THOMPSON
AucfiOneer ! !
Stock Huyer

Always have a nice lot of
work Horses and Mich
ows Tor sale. Will2o any
where and cry sales.
Phone for dates at My ex-
pense, or make dates at
Herald Office or either
Bank. Ask anybody for
References.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-27

3"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
Old Settlers Picnic

Magnolia, Iowa, August %. The
thirty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Harrison County old settlers picnic
was held here yesterday. The crowd
was estimated at 10000. The full pro-
gram was carried out as scheduled.
Among the pleasing and effective
features Of the program was the adj
dress by the Rev. Titus Lowe Of
Omaha, who. held the vast audience
for ninety minutes.
There were present on the platform
Donald Maule, 81 years Of age, and
resident Of Harrison county sixty
seven years, sixty-six years on his
present homestead. Also Mrs. Julia
Shepard Of Valentine, Neb., who was
the first white child born in the
county, in the year 1848.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
Henry L. Kirk

Henry L. Kirk was born in Cass
County, Michigan, September 8, 1884,
and died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. B. R. Mills, at Woodbine, Iowa,
August is, 1918, having attained the
age Of 70 years, II months, and 6
days.
At the age Of 10 years he came to
Harrison county and for more than
half a century was familiar figure
in and around Logan, where he farm
I ed for number Of years and for al
most decade managed hardware
store.
In 1866, Mr.. Kirk married Anna
E. Knauss, sand to this marriage
were granted three children, one
| of whom had preceeded the father
from this world. He is survived by
his son, Harvey Kirk Of Missouri Val
Hey, and his daughter, Mrs. B. r.
Mills Of this place. There are also
grandchildren and 2 great grandchil-
dren who survive the departed one.
The wife passed away about four
years ago.
Mr.. Kinks health had not been good
| for some time, and for more than a
year he had been in very poor condi-
ton, while during the last few
months he had suffered pain and
agony Of a very excruciating nature.
Mr.. Kirk united with the Methodist
Episcopal church and became an ar
dent student Of the Holy Scriptures.
Several weeks ago he made ar
rangements for his funeral services
which were conducted from the home
lof B. R. Mills at 10 a. M, August IL.
Pursuant to request Revs. r. ]. Blue
and J. F. Bingaman -officiated at
this service and two singers from Lo-
gan furnished the music. Interment
was in the Logan cemetery where the
M. w. of a. lodge had charge Of the
services at the grave. Twiner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
FRIDAY

Charles Myers Of Logan was {
Valley business visitor yesterday af
ternoon.
Mrs. w. E. Bowen and son, Donald
are spending few days in Logan
with relatives.
4 Mrs. j. N. Fitzgibbon and Miss
Ivy Zuver were shopping and VISITING
in Omaha, today.
1 Messages have been received Of
the safe arrival over seas Ut Johr
Weber and Joe Fosdick.
/ Miss Kathaleen Tierney is spending
a few days in the country with he1
brother Tom and family.
/ Doc Campbell was a morning pas.
senger to Blair.
4 Mrs. s. U. Blackburn was an ON.
aha visitor today.
James Benson of Magnolia, is il
the city on business.
Andrew Anderson transacted bus.
incss today in Omaha.
Mrs. c.. B. Drain was an Omahs
passenger this lnor.in..
County Agent Hammond of Logan
was Valley business caller today.
V. l. Tamisiea left this afternoon
for Des Moines, to attend the State
Fair.
Mrs. Lauren Porter is spending
the week end with relatives in Sioux
City.
Mr.. Smith Of Oklahoma. is spend.
ing few days at the country home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Burbank.
Mr.. Hupp Of Woodbine and F. E
Myers; drove to Sioux City this morn.
ing on real estate business.
Mrs. R. r. Lines and children have
gone to Superior, Nebr., for an in.
definite visit among relatives.
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson and son, job,
from Tekemah, Neb., are here for :
several days visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hardin and chill.
dren left early this morning in theil
car for the State Fair at Des Moines
Mrs. Harry Mandelko and son
returned home from a two days visit
in Council Bluffs, with Miss Mat
Henry.
Worcester Warren was here today
calling on relatives and friends. HI
is engaged in chautauqua work thi,
summer.
Mrs. Ray Murray and Miss Ethe
Anderson, have returned from 8
brief visit with relatives and friend.
in the Bluffs.
Mrs. Carl Neufind and child ar.
spending few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Stewart in New.
mans Grove, Neb. u
Bryan Butcher Of the Great Lakes
training station and wife Of Carroll
are the guests Of the formers mother
Mrs. George Butcher. \
Mrs. Sarah Dalton who has spen,
several months here with her son
George Dalton and family, expects e
leave shortly for Belle Fourchs, s
d.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
Do Not Sprinkle

You are urgently requested not to
Ase city water for sprinkling or other
unnecessary purposes. The reservoir
was entirely empty this morning and
it not only deprives the people on the
hills Of water but it also increases
our fire risk a great deal.
This is request that must be COM
piled with until better arrangements
can be made at our pumping station.
]. F. Clinkenbeard,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
Logan.

Mayor ]. B. Upper Of Logan, will
take up the matter Of observance Of
American victories on Pershing's
birthday, September IS, with the
council and members Of the CONNER
cial club, The mayor is enthusiastic
for .l.c observance Of the day.