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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
Summer
Normal

Unusual opportunities for pu-
pills Of the public schools will
come with the Summer Normal
For children in the first, second
third and fourth grades, and
children who will be ready for
admission to school next Scptem-
Der six weeks of free instruction.
will be given by one of the best
primary teachers in this section.
This instruction will be par
ticulariy beneficial to three class
es OF primary pupils: those who
have never been to school and
who wish 10 enter next fall with
the advantage of some prclimi-
nary training; those who have
failed and wish to be promoted
to the next higher half-year by
summer work ; those who, though
they have not failed, are not
very strong i'll their studies and
would like to have some intcn-
sive instruction to enable them
to continue their work with bet
ter results next fall. This pri.
mary school instruction will he
absolutely free, the cost being
horne by the State Department
of Public Instruction, with some
assistance from the local school
board.
Parents wishing to enroll their
children for this Vacation School
work should communicate at the
earliest possible moment with
the principal of the local schools.
so that, in making up the class
es, provision may be made for
the needs of each pupil.
For pupils of the high schoo!
and fifth, sixth and seventh
grades who wish either to make
up one,or more failed subjects,
or to take an advanced subject
provision is being made for Of
fetal coaching. Teachers for
this work will be appointed and
examinations given by the Coun-
~ superintendent, thus assuring
a proper standard of work and
full credit for the work when
successfully completed.
For this work IL fee will be
charged TO cover the cost of the
salary of teachers for the SIX
weeks. The fees will be fixed
ms low rs possible; this will de-
pend to some extent upon the
number OF pupils enrolling foi
work. Those interested are ask
ed to confer as soon as possible
with the principal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
Total

The work in Big Stone Gap, East Stone Gap
was divided among thirteen committees work was
thorough and complete. They did good com
mended for their Mr. Alsover good captain and or.
saner and knows how handle his workers get the
suits.
Mr. John Gly donated fine thoroughbred registered calf
the Red Cross which will be kept until the Wise
and auctoned off for the benefit of the Big Stone Gap Chapter
Mr. j. X Taggart also gave calf but registered which
will be sold for the benefit of the chapter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

While we are urging the
farmers to raise hogs, it occurs
To US the governmanr might
greatly facilitate matters by
inaugurating uniform compuls-
DRY incubation of all hogs,
against cholera, this to be car
ried out through the Department
of Agriculture. It is safe to say
there is hardly a state in the
Union that does not lose u mill,
ion hogs, old and young, every
year through this scrouge.
Compulsory vaccination and
incubation has almost rid the
human race of several hereto.
fore dreaded diseases. 1t will do
the same for the porkers. Just
now any plan that will increase
the meat supply is we'll worth
practicing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
Dance at Hotel.

The Big Stone Gap Cotillion
Club gave it's first delightful
summer dance in the dining
room of the Monte Vista Hotel
last Thursday evening from
nine to three O'clock.
Wright's Saxaphone Orches-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
How is your war garden growing
with potatoes it grows. and beana Ia rows
And pretty maids do tks hoeing.
'I use to raise shells and silver bells
But now I'm great deal wiser.
Our war gardens stand an aid to our land
And help to beat the Kaiser"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

Official figures just made pub
lie indicate that nearly $4,000
women nave replaced men en-
p.oyed in banking institutions
in Great Britain since the com
mencement Of the war.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
Must Work
Or Fight
Military Committee Unani-
mously Votes President
Power i'll War APP
preparation Bill.

Washington, May % Two
important steps were taken to
day toward perfccting the task
of putting the Nation on Il war
basis.
Soon after Provost Marshall
General Crowder had promul-
gated drastic amendment to
the selectivc service regulations
requiring every man of draft
age to work or fight, Secretary
Baker appeared before the
House military committee and
asked that President Wilson be
authorized 10 call to the colors
all men Of draft age who can
be equipped aud trained. The
committee promptly and unani-
mously voted the authority into
the army appropriation bill
about to be reported to the
House.
Under existing law power is
given to draft one million fight
ing men, in addition to special
units. This limit soon will be
reached with men constantly
going into camp TO replace those
sailing for France as fast az
ships can he provided to take
them. With the law changed
as the President desired, the
manpower of the country will
be drawn upon for whatever
force may be necessary to win
the war.
CRoWpER REGULATION FAR
REACHING.
General Crowder's new regu
lation is far-rcaching in scope
and touches not only habitual
idlers, but also requires that
draft registrants now in occu-
pat'ons held to be non-useful
seek new jobs or take their
places in-the army. Clerks in
stores, walters, bartcnders, EN-
ployes at places of amusement
passenger elevator men and
other employees around hotels,
clubs and business buildings,
as we'll as gamblers, fortune.
tellcrs and race track and buck
ct shop attendants all fail
among those classed as non
usefully engaged. enforcement
of the rule is expected to add
some men To the army and to
do a more important service in
improving the labor situation
in essential industries.
PREPARE FOR ARMY OF
100000.
The House military commit.
tee, after hearing Secretary
Baker, completed the army bill,
with provision for the pay OF
100000 men and with ord
nance appropriations on the
basis of an army of five mil.
lions.
The measure will be laid be
fore the House carrying a total
of S9,4G9, 100 900 of actual ap
preparations, and authorization
for contracts amounting to 3d.
1914 ,4lG, 900 more.
MIR. Baker told the committee
in executive session the Presi
dents reasons for asking that
no limit be placed upon the
number of draft men to be call
ed. Members said later it was
estimated that an army of s..
100000 could be raised without
changing the draft ages.
This amendment TO the exist.
ing law was adopted by the
committee;
provided, that the authority
conferred upon the Presiden,
by the act approved May Is,
1917, entitled IAN act to author.
ize the President to increase
temporarily the military estab-
lishment Of the United States
is hereby extended so as to au-
thorize him during each fiscal
year to raise by draft as pro
vided in said act and acts
amendatory thereof the maxi.
mum number of men which
may be organized, equipped
trained and used during such
year for the prosecution of the
present war until the same
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

If you dream of falling and
are awakened by the jar of the
landing it is a sign you are 60
ing to be i'll. Ifyou awake While
still in midair you will contiue
in good health.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

The Germans are u musical
nation. We trust they will en-.
JOY Sousa's band when it plays
in Berlin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
NOBLE WORK Dom =
BY Big Stone Gap Chapter In
Red Cross Drive.

Indications that the Red Drive whc, closed ON
Monday TO raise hundred million dollars for the American
Red Cross has been largely oversubscrbcd and will probably
reach twice the amount asked for
The Big Stone Gap Chapter which Big Stone Gan
East Stone cap Appalachia Stoncga Osaka oa Arno And
over nman and Linden Exeter, Exeter Saw Mill Imbocn and
Reokee asked to raise at so 600 which they did
times over the total subscriptions amounting to s254l2
The Chapter territory under the efficient management of
j. Prescot Chairman thoroughly organized and commit,
under capable captains appointed at each place and
thorough canvass was made for subscriptions way the
pie in all walks of life responded the call was far beyond tho
expectations of the Every seemed and
readily subscribed what they felt they could to give Ey
cry place IN the Chapter largely what they were
asked to raise will be table below and their ma
trotm and interest in this noble very conendoblc
We are glad to say that the people section as well as other
sections of the country being thoroughly by the aw
war conditions and ready willing do their b and
help end the struggle possible
The soliciting committees in the different covered bv
the chapter capained by the following gentlemen and the
enthusiastic way i'll which they work and orpanz
ed their respective workers responsible large results
They enued the workers with Importance of the cause and
every one done his or her part noby
Big Stone Gap and East Stone Gap Community--R b.
Alsover.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

eminent in this crisis, is an
enemy. and should be treated
as such.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

y wireless station has been
recently erected at Cape JUDY,
on the coast of Africa.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

Buy your stationery from the
Wise Printing Company,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

In order that the five thousand dollars for of the Chan
Ter be secured the allotment divided among the different
places SO That If each raised the amount asked them cuptcr
allotment would be oveubcrbcd about thousand five hun
red dollars, but noby the work each place
largely oversnbscribed its estimated allotment which was one
mira than enough chapter allotment of 80
rs will be from the following tahle:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

r. B. Al.SONER. Ohnirmnn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13
HOST HIS
 ENGINE,
Had Brig;t> Diseasr--Tonk "NObo'' -Got His Engine Back
 Again.

Railroad companies ar strict about the physical condition of their loco- motive engineers. An engineer nas hundreds of lives in his custody ev- cry time he tkes out a train load of passengers. So when Engineer E. $. Hardy, of Marshall, Tex, got sick and was examined by the chief sur Seon of the Texas Pacific hospital, he was made to quit work when the doctor found he had a very bad case of Brishts disease. Hardy then went to Denver, Col.-to a spacialist-wh0 found the blood pressure 225 and urine full of albumin. Doctor told him he would never be able to work any more. Hardy then returned home and some friend suggested that Ec take the celebrated Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy. He took thirteen bottles, was again cN' amined by chicf surgeon. who said his blood pressure was normal and no albumi. Got his engine back and -heartly recommends Hobo" to all afflicted with kidney trouble. Try Hobo. Your druggist can supply you-$1 per bottle. Or write to Ho Do Medicine Manufacturing Co.,, Sin ger, La, for descriptive booklet and sworn testimonials.-Adv
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member of this important committee because of her splendid work as q member of he Woman's Liberty Loan Committee She iS to tell the women of the country how instead of placing their savings in the old blue tca pot and pushing ii far back into the re- motest corner of her highest cupboard American to invest those savings in War Savings certificates of $3 each, which in five years will return to her with compound interest added.
 Or, if her savings come slowly, she may buy with each quarter Of a dollar the Thrift Stamps which she can sc cure at her own post office and paste them in the Thrift card which she can also secure at her own post office; and when she has accumulated six 1 teen 25-cent Thrift stamps she can add q few cents and with if purchase at some nearby agency authorized by the Government one of the $5 Wal Savings certificates.
 Thrift Will Pay Expenses.
 It was Mrs. Bass Woman's vii i which started the slogan, "Thc thrifi of the country will pay the expense of the war" for sho saw far aheaG ] how the women of the country will l sAvc when need for saving s fully brought | >9,~ tp ;hlni.
 { ,rnl'n i, .ur~tiascl- ai' war s.tv
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Has Two "MerN5ids."

!. F. Smith. Spaniard, residing in Hamilton, Ont, possesses two crca- turns that are probably unique. He considers them to be mcrmaids. Though these are described as 'fab- '.!" or "fctitiou5' creatures in ths dictionaries, those of Mr. Smith have nca,is shaped like t!,GSe of human be, ingS and hN,iies that arc distinctly .ish-!iilp. One :s much larger than tie other, ar, IS considered to be the 'l.cthtr, and recEoned to be 300 years Glti. nptii have fine hair like q human being, aau q small mustache and .,earu fine hcad is attached to a hu- man-iikc Leck which merges into the fisll-like body, and tEe ar.ns are like those of q monkey, only that ti" fingers arc wcbhcd. IL is said that the "merniaiGs" were found in the wreck of T ship D the aral,lan seq
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which he then pastes in his war say ings certificate card.
 The entire scheme is really very simple, though at first to some it may seem complicated So, to state the same facts in another way, read the following which is the explanatory legend on the face of the thrift card.
 When sixteen 25cent United States Government thrift stamps, rep resenting total of S4.00, are affixed herein, and a cash payment of from 12 to 23 cents is made as provided on page ?, this card should be exchanged for war savings certificate stamp for which you will be paid on Janu- ary l, 1923, s5.o0."
 This new scheme is aE eminently practical one. and it las survived careful scrutiny of the best of our captains of finance and our govern ment officials. Its strong appeal of course, is the fact that the patriotic American may begin with an initial purchase of q 25~cent thrift stamp; and it is an investme which not only brings the purchaser in per cent. interest, but is also the most secure investment he could make, as it is backed up by the whole of the United States.
 AtLesson In Thrift For All. q suppose not many fortunate by products can come out of the war but if. this country can learn some thing about saving out of the war il will be worth the cost of the war; mean the literal cost of it in money and resources" This was what Pres ! dent Wilson said the other day to the I National War Savings Committee. anC l inc Federal and State directors who
 ,rn ,n char"n ~E' the "t.nDai<sN "h- =
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Loan campaign l gave out my daily news reports on the progress of ths loan just as they came to me. If sales were bad the report made pubhc showed this fact. If they were gooA tho report showed that. At no trn@ throughout the four weeks intensive campaign was any effort made to n,n' lead tho public in order to speed np sales, or otherwise affect the caHn- paign.
 ''rhc attitude of this bureau 5n tNa War Savings campaign and eHeW other campaign with which l have tS do will be the same as it was im t1D | second Liberty Loan"
 | The value of the war savings pla1 is being set forth at every opportunity l by the Secretary of the Treasury. AZ q recent dinner in honor of tho di- rectors of the present campaign 10 said:
 "rhc value Of the war savings plan consists not alone in tho amount cf money which the people of tho United l States may lend their GoVernm ena upon the certificates which arc Eol&. but also in the lesson which will ho taught, in the habits of thrift that 1 will be inculcated as a result of it.. What this will m an in conserving the resources of America is inestimable." :"
 It is just as well for tho people of the country to realize that this wealth which is being collected to wi the war is nearly all spent in t.lei! own country. It goes foY food. for ci)'h- ing, for munitions and other war sup plies produced in this country. and accordingly places vast Aeal o9 money in circulataea-
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certain food products. lhese llSuleS will be used as basis upon which to estimate the amount of food in the more than 100000 homes of the coun- trv.@ When all this information has been tabulated, Uncle Sam Will nave available, for the first time, sorely needed data upon which to formulate plans for efficient production and wise use of the intuition which IS ot the greatest importance in Wlnnlng the wal-food.
 On the Trail of the Fcod Supply.
 The trail of the country's food sup n]v is a winding and many-branches one. the bureau of markets has tound; A surprising variety of dealers and "holders" go to make up the vast army of individuals and concerns that nave in their hands the potential breakfasts dinners and suppers of the nation' Among the most important custodlans of this vast food supply are owners ol grain elevators, common ana co!o stor- age concerns, meat packers, carflers' exporters, wholesale and retail gro cers, bakers, confectioners, butchers and other dealers. Schools, hosp'eals' asylums and other institutions. 1t has been found, are much larger holders ( ol l food than had been supposed, Whlle
 another important group. when car car i ries considerable quantities of food, stutfs in it's pantries is made up ol hotels. restaurants, commissaries; etc i Uncle Sam himself holcs large
 stores of edibles. These are not alone
 at army and navy bases. but also al
 immigration stations, in hospitals or
 reclamation and other engineering pro i iects. Large quantities of food a':e are held by the purchasing agencies IT ]; this country for foreign go1Verl'emeell''I, e , To every dealer and holder ot loou inc bureau of markets has attempts! to mail a schedule on which the OH
 ci;L returns of holding is to be maoe , This has involved vast amount. ol Q preliminary work for before a blanl iil , was sent out, the most complete 'ls' ri ever made of handlers and holders ol ol T food had to be built up from vailou;; ssi sources and checked and recheckeu This list now contains between han ' and three quarters of million names s and covers concerns from the vas
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is direct Eg the sale of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificates.
 q sur bose we have several times over waa ted more than VIC are about to spend thc President went on to say. "W have not known that there was any IiElit to our resources; we aye nov finding out that there may be if w2 are not careful
 Tns interest ins thing about this tat est slethod of saving money for the wars expenses is that millions and millions of United States citizens, men. women and children. will save their spendthrift quarters to buy Th"li1 Stamps and their prodigal dollars for d War Savings Certificate vii hout feeling the strain in the very least. They will do this largely because they are patriotic Americans and want 10 do their part in tic great War foi 1 righteousness, but those same saved quarters and dollars lent to the Gov i crnment for five years WILL be earn i ing d fair rate of interest, and 1ivt years hence those same millions ol | Anne rican men. women and children will arise on New Years day, 1923, to 1 find themselves the owners of just SC many natured certificates payable 1T
 the coin of the richest and most gen l erous realm in the world.
 The Committee which was selected 1 to manage the War Savings camp2l@r which is to raise 2,00O, 100000 dol
 lars for the Great Cause during tho
 year 1918. is composed of tinancief.
 from all sections of the country. Mir
 Frank A. N&nder!ir, President of th'
 National City Bank Of New York, i
 chairman of the co4li,litioe. The o'h
 CT ule .nDcrs "ra !'pe'jeric X. Hela0o ,.n .,,.i1..- cN. l'o;, v i',rC. ot DotrNi.
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4Nn Unusual Opportunity tor
Investment.

Nm Unusual Opportunity Eor
 Investment.
 In making a statement about the meaning and purpose of the work which he is directing, Ar Vanderlip said recently:
 "Entirely aside from the patriotic element, the investment feature of he new war savings plan appeals strong ly to me. How anyone, even thostgh he were not 0esirous of aiding his country--it we might conceive of such a person at this time---could re- fuse to embrace this unusual oppor- tunity for investment is beyond my comprehension.
 '"The first consideration in all in vestments, of course, is their safety Could anything be safer than some thing with the entire wealth Of the United States behindMit? 'ihe second , consideration is the return on the in vestment. Is not $17.60 for the oar of $S2.40 for five years attractive l enough for anyone? Finally. One al ways must consider his ability to con vert an investment into cash on shor notice. What more liberal arrange | nent than the one offfro by thiS -lar l return noon fen days notice of the I nve>t.nnnt cou,d 10 :;sko,io o'' | 1te '',5s t'-,'' e'.uE2n 10 become :;
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Purppise Keeps All or Time.

In this hastcning age of ours, when even seconds c0tlri in business life. ii may sound paradoxical to say that we owe our punctuality and tlme-saving to the playful purpoise. And yet such, indeed, is the fact, for watches, clocks, and the still more dignitied chronOme- ter would net run month in and month out with regularity, hut for the lubri- cants obtained from his jaws This oil has the unique property of being able to retain its fludits summer and winter, and there is "n outh"Etic rec 1rd of the lubricant doing it's work at n temperature of quite 100 degrees be. tow the freezing point Scientific American.
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inRS stamps and invest orS in WAT say ings certificates. This form of saving their pennies, nickels and dimes is to take tue place of the toy savings banks to d large extent if Government advice is needed
 There arc three reasons for the sug- gestlons of the Government on this score. The first and foremost IS that the Government requires the money to carry on he war; second, the chii- dren'S cents and niCkclSl and dimes lying in banks earn no interest, while $i.12 cents which today will purchase q $5 War Savings eertificate on Janu- ary 1, 1923, will yield the child it's full face value in gold The third l reason for emptying tho children's toy banks is that the various WAT taxes | have created a demand for small coins which is almost greater than 1 the supply.
 i Keeps Public Aware or Progress | Made.
 The man who will from day to day let the public know the progress of sales of Thrift Stamps and War Say ings certificates is Oscar A. Price, who | is director of publicity of the war say
 ngs campaign. In a recent talk about
 his share in the work Mir. Price said
 "Thcre is nothing mysterious about the Liberty Loan and War Savings
 Publicity campaigns that we are malS
 ing. We adopted in tho beginning
 the policy of telling tho whole truth at all tunes and we have stood by il
 consistently and will continue to dc So.
 "i; yinuiaa .A the second Liber,y