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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-23
Courier Lumber Company
Stoncgap Colliery Company

Courier Lumber Company 5000
Stoncgap Coliiery Company .... 1000
Above companies have iden-
titled themselveswith the efforts
of Wise County.
No report from the Virginia
Iron, Coal & Coke Company
and the keystone Coal q Iron
Company.
give this notice to the pub.
lie so they may know that while
t h e employees working f o +
these corporations in W S e
County have supported to the
limit our efforts TO put Wise
County "over the top" y t
these corporations while they
subscribed To the Liberty Bonds
largely in the cities in which
they do their main banking bus
mess, they also buy these addi-
tinnal bonds in Wise County to
identify themselves with the
citizenship OF Wise County i.
They have given us a lift of
100000 which has done a great
deal to encourage the workers
III feeling that we too are going
10 get some of the Liberty Bond
purchases of the corporations
who are the mainstay of our
county, and | take this oppor-
tunity of thanking them along
with all other citizens, for the
cooperation in placing Wise
county subscription OF Liberty
Bonds so far over what is asked
of us, that it may be matter
of history III Wise county's an
swer to the calls of the Gov
eminent during the war, that
we have never failed To go over
the top in any demand asked of
us, but that everybody who
lives in Wise county and every
body who earns in Wise county
has pride in the patriotic ful.
tillment of any obligations
placed upon the county during
this war. The money raised in
this loan is almost as much as
the money in the three previous
loans combined. The money
loaned TO the Government this
year by Wise county citizens is
almost two,thirds of the entire
banking resources of the coun.
ty, upon which the Liberty
Loan banking allotment is bas-
ed. The money loaned by Wise
county during 1918 is approxi-
mately $50 for every man, wo-
man and child in the county on
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BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA. WE'D

call, but not annoying him with
too much fussing; giving the pa
tient plenty of opportunity to
rest and sleep.
at is advisable to give the
sick room good airing several
times day. The patient should
be well protected against cold
and drafts and then the windows
should be opened widely TO let
in the fresh air.
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the basis of the census of 1910.
The additional allotment over
the allotment based on the
banking resources that it was
necessary to make in order to
raise our subscriptions from
1882, 900 to $76O,Go0 for the
Fourth Loan as requested by
the Central Liberty Loan Com
mittee was cheerfully accepted
by every chairman in Wise
county, and with one exception,
all banks accepted the per capt
Ia allotment without grumbling
While take this opportunity
of thanking every one who
helped in the campaign, you all
must know the satisfaction you
have is not in the thanks from
me but is n satisfaction of the
heart, that you have done your
duty,as loyal, and patriotic cit.
liens, and | ask that you hold
your organization together, so
that we will be prepared to
take ahold of the next Liberty
Loan with the same vim and
determination that you all took
hold OF this one.
G. $. CARTER, Chairman.
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More Coal
Being Mined Than in Any
Period in History OF
Industry.

Revised coal production fig
urcs, prepared by tho United
States Geological Survey and
made public by the Fuel Adj
ministration, show that more
bituminous aud more anthra-
cite were mined during the first
half (2G weeks of the coal pro-
ductlon year, than in any pre-
vious six months period in the
country's history.
The bituminous tonnage was
3ll,2lG,000, an increase of 49,
$4,000 or u per cent. over the
record breaking production of
the corresponding period in
1917. The anthracite produc-
ton from April to September
Is was 1851 900 tons, which is
1912, 900 or 81 per cent. over
iust year figures.
These production records were
established in the face of many
handicnps, chief OF which was
a reduced man-power at the
mines. 1t is estimated that the
draft took between $4,000 and
10000 coal miners during the
last year, while probably as
many men left the mines to
work in other war industries.
BY working more regularly
than ever before the men who
remained at the mines have
been able TO offset this loss in
man power. Responding to APP
peals to their patriotism, which
have been made directly to
them by representatives of the
Fuel administration, the min
era generally have been work
ing full days and full weeks and
foregoing many of the holidays
and vacations which they were
accustomed to take in the past.
Car shortage has limited pro-
duction during the last six
months. The weekly reports
show that from four to eighteen
per cent. of full time has been
lost by lack of cars for loading.
In most districts, however,
there has been a material i'm
provement in this respect dur.
ing the last few months. The
loss of time during the last
week of September was six
per cent.
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Christmas
Presents
For Officers and Men in the
United States Navy.

The Navy Department has
advised that parcels intended
for officers and men on United
States naval vessels in home wa
tors and abroad or stationed at
naval bases or stations in foreign
waters should conform to the
following conditions:
1. Parcels may not exceed
20 pounds in weight and must
be so prepared for mailing that
the contents can be readily ex-
amincd. Substantial boxes or
other suitable containers should
be used.
,. The parcels must bear the
name and address of the sender
in the upper left corner Of the
address side and be addressed in
the following manner:
(al Name Of addrcssce in full
together with his rank or rating.
(bl The designation Of vessel
or station or naval base to which
addressec is attached.
(c) Care Of supply Officer.
Fleet supply Base, Twenty
ninth strcetond Third Avenue,
Bush Terminal Station, Brook
Ism, New York. y
td) The words "Christmas
box or "Christmas present.
D. Parcels prepared and adj
dressed in accordance with the
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Died of Influenza.

Freezing, Va, Oct. l6.-Mrs.
Cora Dotson, (nee TriviLt),
formerly of this place, but late
of jenkins, Ky, died of Spanish
influenza. Her remains will be
brought to the Trivitt Gene
terry near here for burial. She
leaves husband and one child.
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CORPORATIONS BUY
BONDS.

The following corpora 10 n $
who purchased Liberty Bonds
at their main banking center
outside of Wise County have
identified themselves with the
efforts of Wise county by sub
scribing through h Q w i s e
County banks the additional
purchase over what they are ex-
pected to subscribe in the large
cities in which they do their
principal banking:
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Soldier Dies of Pneumonia.

Freezing, Va, Oct, 10 Mel
son Mullins, of Ramey Flats,
died a few days ago of pneu.
monia. He had been at Camp
Lee in training, and was home
on furlough.
The young mans father, Da-
vid X. Mullins, died month
since.
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COEHURN HANKS

Total for County
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Surgeon
General
Outlines Home Treatment for
Influenza Patients

49, - ~''Nfs w.
Blue outlined some "homc treat
mcnt" and precautions to be
taken in the care of patients.
lie believes that patriotic ser
vice will be performed if the
public hceds his advice.
"'rhe present generation, y
said the surgeon general, "has
been spoiled by having had ex-
pert medical and nursing care
readily available. It was not
so in the days of our grandmoth-
ers, when every good housewife
was expected to know a good
deal about the care of the sick.
While | cheerfully recognize all
the good that has been done by
our splendidly trained graduate
nurses, | believe that the public
generally has come TO rely too
much on their services and has
not interested itself sufficiently
in studying ordinary home care
of the sick.
"Every person who feels sicl,
and appears TO be developing an
attack Of influenza should at
once be put to bed in well
ventilated room. If his bowels
have moved regularly it is not
necessary to give a phys.ic where
a physic is needed II dose of cas-
tor oil or rochelle salts should be
be given.
"I'he room should be cleaned
Of all unnecessary furniture,
bric-a-brac and rugs. a wash
basin, pitcher and slop bowl,
soap and towels should be at
hand, preferably in the room or
just outside the door.
of the patient is fevcrisll ii
doctor should be called, and this
should be done in any cnsc if
the patient appears very sick, or
coughs up pinkish (blood-stain-
ED sputum, or breathes rapidly
or painfully.
"Nlost Of the patients cough
up considerable mucus; in some,
there is much mucus discharged
from the nose and throat. This
material should not be collected
in handerchiefs, but rather on
on bits of old rags, or toilet pa
per or on paper napkins. As
soon as used, these rags or pa
pcrs should be placed in paper
bag kept beside the bed. Pocket
handkerchiefs are out of place in
the sick room, and should not be
used by patients. The rags and
papers III the paper bag should
be burned.
"The patient will not be hun
cry, and the diet should there.
fore be light. Milk, a soft boil
ed egg, some toast or crackers,
a bit of jelly or jam, stcwed
iruit, some cooked cereal, like
oatmeal, hominy or rice-thcse
will suffice in most cases.
"rhe comfort Of the patient
depends on 4 number of little
things, and these should not be
overlooked. Among these may
be mentioned we'll ventilated
room; q thoroughly clean bed,
with fresh, smooth sheets and
pillowcases; quiet, SO that re-
ireshins sleep may be had ; cool
drinking water conveniently
placed; a cool compress to the
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How to Doctor
Flu"
State Health Board Tells What
to do When Physicians
Aid Cannot Be Had.


State Board of Health urgently
recommends thG; gauze masks
be used by all persons earring
for or compelled to visit those
sick with influenza. Unneces.
sary visiting should be avoided.
Soda fountains should not be
allowed to operate.
All persons are called upon
to help in the present cmer-
gency not only by assisting in
the care of the sick but also by
spreading Information as to the
common.sense preventive mea-
sures. Avoidance of common
drinking cups and care not to
put IN the mouth objects soiled
with the sccretions from tho
mouths of other persons will
decrease the spread of the dis.
ease. The poison of influenza
Is conveyed chiefly by the spray
thrown out in front of the face
when one coughs or sncezes,
therefore, cover the mouth and
nose when you cough or sneeze.
Spanish influenza is charact.
erlzed by sudden uoonset
usually in from twelve to forty
eight hours after exposure; by
n chill or chilly sensation; a
slight sore throat, stiffness
about the head; loss Of appe-
tite; occasional nausea; rise of
temperature and marked weak
ness.
Since there is much poison
ing in the disease, it is u matter
OF primary Importance that tho
strength be saved by promptly
going to bed and remaining
there long enough for the heart
and other vital organs TO rccov-
er from the effect Of this poison
ing. This means from two to
six days according to the sever.
| ity of the case.
AS it id impossible for physi
clans to see all the cases, it is
most important that people I'M.
derstand something of the ma.
ture Of this disease aud of tho
proper care of its victims. In
many instances patients arc
getting along well by simply
remaining in bed, taking a lax
ative, drinking an abundance
of water and keeping quiet.
There is no known drug cure
for influenza and great danger
attends the promiscious use of
depressing drugs.
Surgeon General Blue of the
United States Public Health
Service says:
The present generation has
been spoiled by having expert
medical and nursing care readi.
ly available. While cheerful.
~ recognize ail the good that
has been done by our splendid
~ trained nurses, | believe that
the public has come to rely too
much upon their services and
has not interested itself sufli-
ciently in studying the home
care of the sick.
Every person who feels sick
and appears to be developing
an attack of influenza should
be put to bed at once in a well
ventilated room. If the pa
tient has fever a physician
should be called and this should
be done in any case if the pa
tient appears very sick, coughs
up pinkish sputum, or breath.
es rapidly or painfully.
| Soldier Dies of P,e,,r,:
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WASH THE KIDNEYS!

All the blood in the body passes thru
the kidneys every few minutes. This is
why the kidneys play such an important
role IN health or disease. By some mys-
FERROUS process the kidney selects what
ought to come out of the blood and
takes it out. If the kidneys are nor
good-workmen and become congested-
poisoEs accumulate and we suffer from
backache, headache, lumbago. rheu-
matism or govt. The urine is often
cloudy, full of sediment; channels often
get sore and sleep is disturbed at night.
So 1t is that DR.. Pierce, of the InyaIids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute In Buffalo.
N. Y, advises 'Washing the Kidneysb
by drinking six to eight glasses of water
between meals and then if you want
to take harmless medicine that will
clear the channels and cure the annoy
ing symptoms, go to your druggist and
get Anuric double Strength). for Goo.
This "Anuric," which is so many times
more potent than lithia-will drive out
the uric acid poisons and battle the kid
neys and channels in a soothing LIQUID.
If you desire, write for free medical
advice and send sample of water for
free examination. Experience has
taught Doctor Pierce that "Anuric" is
a most powerful agent in dissolving
uric acid. as hot water melts sugar.
Send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial package.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Hookin.Couah Man.

DHLY LOUISE waited anothe,
minute or two, weighing the pos
sibilities. She saw Wards fin
gers drop away from the gun, but they
remained close enough for a danger.
ously quick gripping Of it again, if the
within seized him. Still-surely to
goodness, Ward would never get crazy
enough to hurt herl Perhaps her fem
mime assurance Of her hold on him,
more than her courage, kept her nerves
fairly steady. She bit the pencil abb
sently, watching him.
Ward turned his head restlessly on
the pillow and coughed again. Billy
"uise got up quietly, went close to
the bed, and laid her hand on his fore
head. His head was hot, and the veins
were swollen and throbbing on his
temples.
"Brave Buckaroo got a headache?"
she queried softly, stroking his tenn
pies soothingly. "Got the fookin'-
cough. too. Got every measly thing he
can think of. Eren got crouch against
the Flower of the Ranch-oh!" Her
voice was crooningly soft and sweet,
as If she were murmuring over sleepy
baby.
Ward closed his eyes. opened them,
and looked up into her face. One
hand came up uncertainty and caught
her fingers closely. "Wilhelmina-
miner he said, in his hoarse voice.
His eyes cleared to sanity under her
touch.
Billy Louise drew a small sigh Of re-
lief and reached unobtrusively with
her free hand for the gun. She slid
1t down away from his fingers, and
when he still paid no attention, she
picked it up quite openly and laid 1t
against the footboard. Ward did not
say anything. He seemed altogether
occupied with the amazing reality OF
her presence.
you've got terrible cold; and from
the looks of things, you've had it for
about six months" said Billy Louise. |
Her eyes went comprehensively about |
that end of the cabin, with the de-
pleted cracker box, the half-emptied
boxes Of peaches and tomatoes, and
the buckets that were all but empty |
Of water. She was shocked at the pitt
full evidence Of long helplessness. She
did not quite understand. Surely
Wards cold had not kept him In bed
so long.
"Well, this is no time for mirth or
she said briskly, to hide how
close she was to hysteria,, "since 1t
looks very much like the morning
after First, we've got to tackle that
fever of yours" She picked up a
water pail and started for the door.
As she passed the foot Of the bunk,
The confiscated the two revolvers and
ook them outside with her. She had
10 desire to be mistaken again for
Buck Olney.
When she came back Wards eyes
we're wild again, and he started up
n bed and glared at. her. Billy Lou
Sc laughed at him and told him to lie
own like nice buckaroo, and Ward,
ecalled to himself by her voice,
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ing to yuh. won't take any chances
on your not trying it again. I'm going
to protect myself right.
''You throw that gun on the bed
(Billy Louise did so, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed face.) "Now, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's a pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed it toward
her. snow you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's a bigger thing
than shows right in this neighborhood.
l know that. And I know, too, that
Foxy has been pulling down some on
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebranded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick, too; a heap
better than working brands. He ought
to have been satisfied with that-but
crook never is satisfied. l knew he
wasn't the tendesfoot he tried to make
out, and when l saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring bell when
it was opened, knew he was a crook.
But he made big mistake when he
threw in with you, YOU
~ want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you I know, all right, but
want it down On paper. And want
to know how long Foxy's been in with
you, and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write it all
down. I'll give you all the time you
need; don't leave out anything. Dates 1
and all, want the whole graft. Don't /
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded TO the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse" He
stopped and coughed again, hoarsely,
rackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
'or his rasping breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write.
from under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
yaver, saw his eyes wander aimlessly
bout the room. She sat very still
md waited, making scrawly marks
hat had no meaning at all. She saw
Yards fingers loosen on the revolver.
aw his head turn YEARLY on the pill {
Ow. He was staring out through the
7indow at the brilliant blue of the |
ky with the dazzling white clouds
rifting like bits Of cotton to the north |
Tard. He had forgotten her.
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face, forcing herself to calmness agaiI
or at least to sanity. She had to g
back. She told herself so, many times
So Billy Louise went back to the
cabin, slowly, with shaking legs and
heart that fiuttered and stopped
fiuttered and jumped and stopped, and
made her stagger as she walked. She
with her palms pressing hard against
her cheeks again. you've got to do
1t. You've got toi" she whispered to
herself commandingly.
She never doubted that Ward was
inside. She thought she would find
him dead-dead and horrible, perhaps.
No other solution seemed to fit the
circumstances. He was in there, dead.
1t took courage to open that door,
but Billy Louise had courage enough
to open it, and to step inside and close
the door after her. She did not look
at anything in the cabin while she did
it, though. She kept her eyelids down
so that she only saw the floor directly
in front of the door. She had a sense
of relief that it looked perfectly nat
ural, though dusty.
Throw up your handsi" came
hoarsely from the bunk. Billy Louise
gasped and pulled her gun, and
dropped crouching to the floor. Also
she looked up.
From her crouching position she
looked into Wards fever-wild eyes.
He was sitting up in the bunk, and he
was pointing his big forty-five at her
Get up from there! !" he
ordered sternly. Don't try any game
like that on me, Buck Olney! Get up
and go over and sit in that chair. I've
got few things to say to you"
Billy Louise somehow grasped the .
truth, UP to certain point. Ward was
sick; so sick he didn't know her.
She thought she would better humor
lim. She got up and went and sat in
he chair as he direc+ad.
Ward, keeping tht gun pointing her
way. sneered at her in a way that
made the soul of Billy Louise crimple.
She faced him big-eyed, too amazed
It the change in him to feel any fear
hat he would harm her. He had whis-
,ers two inches long. She wouldn't
ave known him except for his hair
nd that was terribly tousled; and his
yes, though they were wild and angry.
lis voice was hoarse and while he
Jared at her, he coughed with a hard,
roupy resonance.
$50 you came back, did yuh?" he
sked grimly at last. "Well, you didn't
ct a chance to plug me in the back.
low long did you lay up there on the
huff this time, waiting to catch me
hen wasn't looking? I've been wish {
lg I'd left that rope so it would have I
ung you, you -p (Billy Louise c
stoned round-eyed to certain man. '
zed epithets strange to her ears.) G
II suppose you and Foxy and that e
have been fixing up some II
ore evidence, huh? You figure that n
can't catch 'em this time and work Il
e brands over, so they'll stand Yes, s
Id I'll get railroaded to the pen.
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WITTY AMID FALLING SHELLS
swered Superior's Fool Question
With Ready Humor.

As Private Mulligan of the
til Irish was leaning against the
sandbag parapet, dividing his period
of guard between nervous glances
through the battered periscope and
day-dreams of the little colleen back
In the Emerald isle, a noisy shell Of
the 50 pattern insinuated its brazen
nasal organ into the earth about two
feet in front Of Pats parapet, thereby
making a far different channel of
thought for the Irishman.
After the smoke had cleared little
and the confusion subsidized a subaltern
In action for the first time protruded
his startled vision from nearby dug
out, and gazed in horror on the only
visible portion of Patrick that be-
ing his head, and in voice of plain
tive inquiry asked:
Er-er-Mulligan, was that
shellT
For moment Pat looked innumer-
able things at his superior, and then,
who he was, answered,
keeping the sarcasm as much to him
self as possible:
mo, sorr. Shure, it was only an ex-
plosive bullet SORT"
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do. and you don't whine about 1t; ant
I've been weak and-horrid; and III
have to love you about million years
before l can quit feeling ashamed
She kissed him again with a passion
OF remorse for her doubts of him.
Are you through being pals, Will.
helmina?" Ward broke rules and freed
an arm, so that he could hold her
closer.
mo, I'm just beginning. Just be-
ginning right. I'm your pal for keeps.
But"
Il love you for keeps, lady mine"
Ward stifed another cough. "When
are you going to marry me?"
"Oh, when you get over the hookin
cough, / s'pose." Once more Billy Lou
Use, for the good of her patient, forced
herself into safe fippancy-that was
not fippant at all, but merely a tender
pretense.
"Now it's up to you to show me
whether you are in any hurry at all
to get WELL" she said. keep your
hands under the covers while / make
some tea. That fever of yours has got
to be stopped immediately-to once"
She went over and busted herself
about the stove, never once looking
toward the bed, though she must have
felt Wards eyes worshipping her.
She hunted through the cupboards
and found bottle of turpentine; sir
upy and yellowed with age. but nm
gent with strength. She found some