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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24

operation in the work given by
the Federated Women's Clubs
OF Virginia. Rev. Dean then
gave u most interesting and
practical talk on thrift which
was very much appreciated BY
audience. The meeting then
adjourned to meet the first Fri.
day in January.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
YULE TIDE!

Merry Yule Tide is here,
The hearts of all beat gay
And fondiy leap within us,
At the thought of Christmas day.
When Christmas time is nearing,
When falls the snow and sleet.
Then all the worlds a smiling
At the chimes of music sweet
When sleigh bells are heard to jingle
And Old Santa ploughs thru banks O snoy
We see in the eager eyes of children
Pure ovelight's rosy glow.
Now is when curly hair aud rosy cheeks
And youthful eyes of blue
Beholds the dawn of a Christmas
In dull December hue
While we're hoping each of us
TO have The loving cup refilled,
With the wine of good will and cheer,
To have our hearts with JOY thrilled
Let us not forget that Mother
Whose precious Son may ne'er return:
Who fought and died on Flanders Front
The right to live did earn
Let's eudeavor to make her happy
Thru all this Christmas day
To forget all sad good-byes and sorrows
And look along the higher way
James Roy So-l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
COM MUNITY LEAGUE
MEETING

The December meeting of the
Community League VIVA held in
The school auditorium FRIDAY
afternoon December 18th. The
following members were pres.
ent; Mesdumes Will Goodloe,
Burgess, Tatum, Mccormick
Irvine, Sayers, Owens, Mouser,
Winston, Gilmer, Wren, Sui.
fridge, Allen, Bum, Cox. Miss
Lay, Prof. Sulfridge and Rev.
Dean.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read aud approved,
followed by the sreasurer's re.
port showing IA balance of $l9. CO
III ths treasury. The reports OF
standing commuters followed.
Prof. Sulfridgc, chairman of
committee on education, report
ed tardiness his greatest prob
lem In tho schools, but that ne
had now established a system
by which the average of utten-
dance and tardiuess of each
room was reported in chapel
each week and the children
were trying to bring up the
average of their rooms. Mrs
K. Il. Irvine, chairman of the
moral Improvement committee,
report, KITTY Lambert to Iva
kota Farm and Eva Owens to
the Bluefield Emergency Home
in care of Mrs Frazer, u work.
er there. Mrs. Baily took Kitty
Lambert to tho farm and re-
ported i. lovely place con.
Quoted by intelligent Christian
people and that there 10 also a
home Tor orphan children there.
Mrs. Irvine also read q letter
from DR.. Brumtield concerning
u free motion picture, The
End of the Road" To bo given
IN the AmuZu Theatre, Duceln-
Der lG.h.
| Mrs. Otis Mouser, chairman
lcf the school grounds commit
tee. reported having received u
most generous supply Of bulbs
from Mr.. Baecom Slemp and u
promise of shrubs later. The
Ivy and shrubs ordered by the
committees had not come in, but
were expected daily, however,
it would be useless TO plant
these shrubs until tho gates to
the school grounds are repaired.
| Finance COMMITTEE, " re-. r.. j.
Prescott, chairman, being all
sent Mrs. Wren reported min.
strul show under way, winch
would be- presented souc after
Christmas.
| Streets and cemetery, Mrs
j. l.. Mccormick, chairman, re.
ported that her committee had
planned for the necessary grub
oing TO be done in the cemetery
during the winter months. The
money for the work has been
raised by this committees. She
read a report from Mrs. Horace
Fox, who ia i'll charge of street
work, saying that the iron
basket for burning papers in
the school yard had been made
and presented to the school, the
cost being $500 this being paid
by Mr.. Bascomb Slemp, Ralph
Tagga.t and Horace Fox. Prize .
to the grades were discussed
A prize is to be given at tie end
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
No Paper Next Week.

Fniiowing our regular custom
at christmas time there will be
no ISSUE Of The Post next week
we wish to thank our many
customers and subscribers for
'he'r liberal support during the
year now coming 10 close and
assure You one and all that we
wlsh You merry Christmas
ana happy new year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
STUART REPORTS THE
SUCCESS OF LEGION
Conference With Senators
Will Get Action on Bene-
fits.

NH yet Action on Bene-
fits.
William y. Stuart, depart.
ment commander of the Virgin.
in department of the American
Legion, was in Bristol yester.
day, en- route To his home ut
Big Stone Gap, Va. Mr.. Stuart
has just returned from the
conference between the repre-
sentativcs of the legion aud the
chairmcn of the various Senate
and Louise Committees on war
risk Insurance and soldiers
compensation measures. Mr..
Stuart stated that one Senator
and ono Representative we're
appointed To confer with the
legion delegation on these meas.
ares, and that Senator Smoot,
who IS one of those appointed,
said that these measures, which
have been proposed and en-
dorsed by the American Legion,
would in all probability pass
both houses without n dosent-
ing vote.
The delegation representing
the legion was composed of the
department commanders from
every state and OF the national
officers These men spent three
days IN comforting with the
Congressman, making suggest
ions for improving the methods
used by the various bureaus
who handle soldiers compen.
sation and other matters, par.
tlcularly insurance. The head
Of the war risk insurance de
partment conducted the legion
delegation over the entire de.
partrnent and afterwards asked
them for suggestions in handi-
ing the many cases
After going over the present
plans, which are now in opera
tion, the committee suggested
that branch bureau be cstnb
a'c'Sn III ChSil 6Iilt, anu tucD
bureau 10 havs authority To
handle all the cases in that
state. This they believe" SAID
Mr. Stuart, will greatly e1pe-
dite the granting of compensa-
ton To those entitled 10 it, be-
sides clearing up various in
rurance matters, which are
troubling the soldiers since their
discharge.
II ID planned to secure an in
crease of pay for disabled sol
diers during this session of
Congress. The proposed in
crease will be from SO TO 1876
per Cent. of the present rate, if
these plans go through. voca-
tional training for partici4 l.
disabl d soldiers is also to be
given consideration, it was
stated by Mr.. Stuart.-Bristol
Herald Courier, Dec. 10.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24

At the time of Christmas re.
joicing it is well to remember
that the pathway of life is
strewn with roses and with
thorns, and to each of us ia
given the privilege of choosing
that upon which we would
trod.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
RICHMOND DISTRICT
SCHOOL LETTER
Christmas Before and After:
Dear FeIlow-workers.

ljfaE II tllOW-WOTktrSt
Let me wish You one and all
very joyous Christmas-the
best yon have yet spent. Many
of you are busy just now trying
to bring into your schools and
communities something more
of Christmas aud it's Joy than
there would otherwise be. Some
of You are having entertain
ments that breathe the Christ
mas spirit and add to the hap
piness and character of the
children and their homes.
Leaving School Property Safe.
Before leaving the schools in
your charge it will be well TO
see that articles OF value are
put away safely and ;hc build
ing securely locked. If there
are not locks over the sashes n
nail can be driven above the
lower sash. Any public school
building left easy of entrance
for so long II time il liable to be
entered by those who are not
studying the interests OF the
school.
Resumirg Work,
After the happy vacation we
return to 40 OH with our work.
Let us hope that some magic
wand will have waved over ev
cry refractory boy and over
each stubborn furnace and that
every wheel in the educu-
tional machinery will have been
smoothly oiled during the vucn-
ton 80 that there will be- no sc
rious drawbacks To successful
work for the balance of the
year.
The Fundamentals.
Reading, writing, arithmetic
and spelling-these will always
be the fundamentals III educa
ton. And these we are going
10 teach better than ever after
the New Year. The supervisor
hopes to make two visits 10
each school during the month
of January-one very short one
during the first week and then
longer one He hopes To inter
est you in the standard tests
that have been prepared so care
fully TO help us 10 find out just
where we stand in these fuuda
mental subjects. Every pro
gressive teacher wants to know
how her work compares with
accepted standards. We will
likely begin with spclling aud
writing. How glad we all are
that To his many other Quaiiii-
cutions for the office our super.
intendent adds that of spicnd
ii penman. His very signature
~ an inspiration to us as teach
era of this subject. Some Of us
never write his name on an en-.
yelope without thinking about
how nicely he always writes it
himself. | am sure he would
be very glad to see general
forward movement among the
TEACHERS OF the county along
the line of Improvement IN
writing. Shall we try?
Other Plans for the New Year.
1t is the wish of the State De
purtment and of the superlnten
dent that we have group meet
,No,o tho "A Nv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24
II you are cabinet officer be
sure TO come.
East Stone Gap.


of it's splendid entertainments
on Saturday night. Il il n real
Christmas gathering and the
auditorium will doubtless be
taxed to its utmost to accom-
modate those VINO know what
good things to expect at East
Stone. We had the pleasure of
spending there the greater por-
ton of the day Tuesday aud of
observing it's splendid work.
There will be "a box supper at
Kelly View Saturday night.
Money liz much needed for this
school and any friends who will
contribute boxes and buyers
for the boxes viii be welcome.
Miss Ada Hamilton il rapidly
improving and hopes to be ready
To resume her work after Christ
mas.
mas.
The stonesa Coke & Coal Company.
must not close this article
without thanking the Stonega
Coke Il Coal Company, its man
ager, Mr. Ralph Taggart, and
the superintcndents at the va
rious coliierics for the interest
all are taking in the schools.
AT Arno and at Audovrr, at
Osaka and at Stonega as well
az at the other schools on their
collieries suggested improve
ments have been made. Fur
ther and more far.reacning inn
provements are being consider
ed. The Black wood Coal and
Coke Company has also shown
itself ready for cooperation for
better schools.
TO ona and alto tenchcrs,
pupils, parents, officials and
friends OF the schools-ycs, aud
to all others-a Joyous Christ
mas and "a Happy and Success-
full New Year.
GEO. y. JORDAN,
Rural Supervisor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24

Aud, while you are about it.
lust make it Il Merry Christmas
for Yourself also.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-12-24

Only a few more days now
until the bills begin to float in
To poor old dad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
TRY MAGNES|A' FOR
STOMACH TROUBLE
1t NeutraIizes stomach Actdity, Pre-
vents Food Fermentation, Sour,
Classy Stomach and Acid
Indigestion

Doubtless If you are a sufferer from
indigestion, you have already tried
pepsin, biSmuth, soda, charcoal. drugs
and various digestive aids and you
know these things will not cure your
trouble in some cases DO not even
give relief.
But before giving up hope and de-
Gliding you are a chronic dySpeptic
Just try the effect of a little bisurated
magnesia-not the ordinary CONNER
cial carbonate. citrate, oxide or milk,
but the pure bisurated magn esia
which you can obtain from practical
ly any druggist in either powdered or
tablet form.
Take teaspoonful OF the powder
or two compressed tablets with Il
little water after your next meal, and
see what difference this makes. 1t
will instantly neutraliZe the danger
Gus, harmf III acid in the stomach
which now causes your food to fer
ment and sour, making gas, wind,
flatulence, heartburn and the bloated
or heavy, lumpy feeling that seems
to follow most everything you eat.
You viii find that provided you take
little bisurated magnesia imme-
diately after a meal, you can eat al
most anything end enjoy it without
any danger of rain or discomfort to
follow and moreover, the continued
use of the bisurated rnagnesia cannot
inJure the stomach In any way so
long as there are ally symptoms of
acid indigestion. G. 4. Gorgas, Ken
nedy's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
Mayhap These Hepatica
Are Ever-Blooming Plants

In their heated race for the he
patica championship, a number of
claimants to the honor of having
found the first hepatica of the year
apparently have forgotten the limi-
tations of Year and are going nacll
many months into last year for
proof of their claims that they found
this years first hepatica.
The latest claimant is John Whit
ing, 644 Primrose street, who de-
clares he found the first bloom be-
tween the first and second noun
tains, December Is. He has il
pressed in his Bible, with the date
attached.
DR.. j. II. Eager, who has been the
undisputed champion for many
years, submits his affidavit that he
found the first hcpatica October 3,
1918. His rivals claim he found the
last hepatica of last year, whereas
he hopes to put an effective quietus
to the claims of aspiring hepatica
finders with his affidavit.
Mrs. Oft found her first hepatica
December 90, she says. She was
champion for a few days, following
II. H. Wards discovery of a bloom
about a week ago. DR.. Eager con-
founded them both with his claim,
and still claims the championship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
Will Add on Feb. 9 Two
Cumberland Valley Trains
Discontinued During War

Chambcrsburg, Pa, Jan. S0.-An-
nouncement has been made here
that the noon trains on the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad will be placed
back on the schedule on Sunday,
February 3.
No decision has yet been reached
IN regard to the restoration of
trains on the Waynesboro branch OF
the railroad, but it is stated that no
midday trains will be placed on this
branch road.
Thls decision was reached by the
Rallroad Administration officers be-
cause the present passenger, train
service by way of the Western Mary
land Railway permits connection
with trains Nos. and either at
Shlppensburg or Cham bersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
BAD BREATH
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub.
stitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated
tablets are taken for bad breath by
all who know them.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening,
gripping cathartics are derived from
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping. pain or any disagreeable effects.
DR.. F. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint, with the
attendant bad breath.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
ly a vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for a week and note the effect.
10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
.SyeeA011 NeWs
HOLD FOUR MEN
ON SUSPICION
Police Keep Three Men Picked
Up Yesterday and Take
-. Another Today

or the fifteen negroes picked up
Yesterday by the state police in COM
pany with the local police and Chiet
Netzheiser of the steel force, three
are being held for further investiga-
ton. In addition to them Omcer
Wynn this morning brought to the
station a negro named Sam Watson
% suspicion of being implicated IN
the shooting of +. w. Lerch, OF
Highspire, Tuesday evening. The
first three weer taken from Locust
grove, and hail from various parts
of the South. In the hut of one or
them a revolver was found after he
had made the assertion that he had
no gun. In the questioning thus far
none of the three have been able to
give satisfactory answers to their
whereabouts at the time of the
shooting. although they did try to
show where they were after 3
o'clock. The shooting took place
shortly after seven.
Sam Watson, the negro taken this
morning has bad scar on his left
cheekvone as though he were hit a
glancing blow with some instrument
not unlike a hammer. 1t is recalled
that Lerch said he struck at one of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
Four Boys Are Charged
With Carrying Firearms

Four boys were tried in police
court to-day on charges of carrying
concealed deadly weapons, as the
result of q shooting accident which
occurred Sunday in the vacant lots
in the rear of Cameron street near
Cumberland. 1t is said that three
boys were playing with revolvers
when several colored lads came up
to them and asked to use their guns.
The white boys refused, and in the
tussle that followed Wallace Stin-
ney, colored, 1945 Hickory street,
agedL-14, is said to have shot Fritz
Metzger, 1909 Cumberland street.
aged IA, in the ankle. The other
two boys who were playing with
guns were Frank PERTH. of 1902
Bishop street, aged 16. and Thomas
Forenc, aged 16, 1902 North Cam
eron street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30

them with a hemmer, Watson Will
be held for Investigations,
Tho police have boon handicapped
In their search for tho guilty parties
by the lac kof clues, It In known that
several negroes were on tho trolley
car and left It at 1iighspiro just q
short time before tho shooting.
Others in Highspiro saw three ne
groes go in the direction OF Boards
barbershop, and just few minutes
before the shooting two negroes
came to the barbership of Beard and
asked the way to the wholesale
liquor store. Beard himself Is said to
have told them the way, but thus
far Beard has refused to come to the
Steelton lookup to make any attem pit
to identify the men now held, al
though he has been requested to do
so several times by Chief Long
checker.
The state police have veen work
ing steadily on the case and appear
Ito be confident of catching the guilty
men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
RAILROAD NEWS
ENGINEER MAY
LOSE HIS LIFE
John ]. Kelly Suffers Frac-
tured Skull at Tyrone;
Saves Train

The prompt action of John j. kel-
ley, passenger engineer on the Mid
die division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, of 924 North Sixth street,
in applying the air brakes on Quak-
er City Express near Tyrone yester-
day. probably saved his train from
being wrecked, but may loose his
life as result. He is now in a seri-
Gus condition in an Altoona Hospi-
tai, with a fractured skull, suffered
when struck by swinging door of
a derrick.
Kelly miraculously escaped death
his fellow workers say. Kelly was
engineer of a locomotive hauling
train No. 46 when he saw a derrick
with swinging door overlapping
the track his train was running on.
Kelly pulled the hand brake and
turned off the air valve thus apply
ing the emergency brakes. The
train stopped within several car
lengths but the derrick door struck
Kelly on the head. Kelly was ex-
amined and rushed to the Altoona
General Hospital
Kelly's nosie is said to be fractur-
ed, he has possible skull fracture,
deep laceration on the back of his
head as we'll as decorations and abra-
slons of the fact. At Altoona hospi-
tai his conditions is reported as be-
ing serious
With Conductor J. Is. BiXler, Kelly
was in charge of Quaker City EX-
press, leaving Altoona at 6.23 p. m.
The accident happened at $40 while
the train was approaching RM block
station west of Tyrone, and running
beside an eastbound freight train.
The door of the derrick was un-
fastened and swung out so that it
failed to clear the cab of the passen-
ger locomotive. Kelly was looking
from the window and was sruck full
In the face by the heavy object. He
was badly stunned. At Tyrone he
was removed from the engine and
DR.. w. s. Musser attended him.
Later he was taken to the Altoona
hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30

YARDS TOBEB
Ten Milliin Dollars Being Ex-
pended; Many Harrisburg
Men Run There

Harrisburg railroad men are con-
siderably interested in the announce
ment that the Pennsylvania Railroad
is expending $1O,000,OOO at West
Morrisville for the improvement and
enlargement of the fright yards
there. A large number of men from
Harrisburg and surrounding terri
tory are members of crews that have
Morrisville as one of the termini of
their runs.
When the work is completed in
the yards Morrisville will be one of
the largest freight centers in the
world. The work is being rushed
along, but it is not expected to
have it completed before 1921. The
Improvements here were started two
years ago.
In addition to extending the rail-
road yard several miles beyond Fal-
isinGton, nearly fifty miles of addi-
tional track will be laid. The yard
at West Morrisville was first started
in 1891 an extensions have been
added until two years ago, when lit
was decided TO make this one of the
worlds largest feright yards.
In the early days, when this yard
saw its beginning there was only
about one and a half mile of side
track in the yard and only nine men
employed there. Two hundred cars
per day was considered big days
work, but to-day the number of en-
ployes has grown to i 400 and more
than 100000 cars are handled
monthly. When the yard is COM
pleted 1T will be possible to handle
from between $500 to 5000 cars ev-
cry day.
Little more than thirty acres of
land was utilized when the yard was
opened here. but to-day the new
yard takes in about 500 acres, which
gives the company yard five miles
long and 72S fet wida with space
Tor hty-siX tracks.
The yard is divided into six smaller
yards, three eastbound and three
westoound. The eastbound yards
consist of the receiving. classification
ana advance yards. The receiving
YARD contains fourteen tracks and
VIII accommodate 1850 cars, the
cIassiiication 1900 cars and the ad-
vance yard 500 cars. In the west
bound yard the receiving yard will
accomm odate 1,600 cars on it's
twelVe tracks, the advance ward
oVo cars on four tracks, and the re-
pair yard 700 cars on twelve tracks.
Ihe classification yard contains fifty
six tracks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
Simple Way to
End DandruH

There is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruff at
once, and that is to dissolve it, then
you destroy it entirely. To do this.
just get about four ounces of plain.
common liquid arvon from any drus
store (this is all you will need), np-
ply il at night when retiring; USE
enough to moisten the scalp and rph
it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most If not all. of
your dandruff will be gone. and three
or four more applications will COM
pletely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace of it, no
matter how much dandrufr you may
have.
You will find all itching and dig
ging of the scalp win stop instantly,
ana your hair will be fluffy. lustrous.
glossy. silky and soft. and look and
feel a hundred times better.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
KNOCKS OUT PAIN
The FIRST ROUND
Comforting relief from pain
makes Sloan's the
Worlds Liniment

This famous reliever of rheumatic
aches, soreness stiffness, painful
sprains, neuralgia pains, and most
other external twinges that human
ity suffers from, enjoys it's great sales
because it practi cally never fails to
bring speedy, &C mforting relief.
Always ready for use, ii takes lit
tie to penetrate without rubbing and
produce results. Clean, refreshing.
At all drug stores. A large bottle
means economy