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The Starkville news., 1920-07-23
Have Drawn Pictures.

waiting for it eagerly. | want to be
five years old. 1 am only four and a
half years old now, and my name is
not full grown.
Il will not have perfect name un-
til l am five years old, so l am very.
very anxious for my fifth birthday to
come"
"Ah," said Akbar, "but that is where
we are so different from lionesses.
"We lions long for our fifth birth
/ day. All of the first five years of our
lives we Mr.. and Master Lions, are
waiting for our names to become full
length and up to the height of their
beauty.
1T Is five years, as you say, before
a name is perfect upon a lion-and
that is where lions name always is,
upon lion"
Akbar roared in his loud voice.
Il suppose" he went on, "that I
have had as many stories written
about me as any lion and they have
been true stories, too.
81 have gone down In the pages of
books as Akbar, the interesting lion.
What l have said and what 1 have
done has been written about, and
folks have stood before me and
watched me and put down what they
thought was saying and also what
was doing.
"And people with pencils and pa
per, too, have drawn pictures Of me
and have posed for them and looked
as handsome as I could, which is
pretty fine looking, must admit.
"Yes, old Akbar has been the hero
Of many tale. But you, friend Louis
Lion, are to be the hero of this tale.
You are to be the leading lion of the
story!"
"It is 80 hard to wait for ones
birthday" he said. II wouldn't find
1t hard to walt If only were thinking
about candles and cakes and presents
and birthday parties and hair ribbons
and tennis rackets and bicycles and
airplanes.
"No, l wouldn't mind waiting for
years and years for such things and
wouldn't care at all If never got
thsml
But when one is waiting for ones
mime to become full-grown, then It
is that 1t is very hard and difficult to
be patient.
"Ah, oh, me, my, how long for
my fifth birthday when my name will
be beautiful and perfect and when l
will be full-grown lion, a grown
up lion. Louis, the lion who has hac
his fifth blrthdayw
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23
INVENTIVE GENIUS
R0bS CAL0MEL Of
NAUSEA AND DANGER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from All
Objectionable Effects. "Calo.
tabs'-the New Name.

What will human ingenuity do nexti
Smokeless powder, wireless telegraphy.
horseless carriages, colorless iodine, taste
less quinine,-now comes nausealess calo-
mel. The new improvement called "Calo-
tabs" is now on sale at drugstores
For biliousness, constipation and indi-
gestion the new calomel tablet is a prac-
the fact that the manufacturers have au-
thorized all druggists to refund the price
II the customer is not perfectly delighted"
with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime with
a swallow Of water-that's all. No taste,
no nausea, no gripping, no salts By morn
ing your liver is thoroughly cleansed and
you are feeling fine, with hearty appe-
ute. Eat what you please-no danger-go
about your business.
Calotabs are not sold in bulk. Get m
original package, sealed. Price, thirty,
I've cents.-(adv.)
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23
DADDYy EVENING
"a FAIRY IAlE:I
IES@MAIN QAHAM1NB1
BOWER NN
y ALnsA ezSko. ANl
WAITING FOR BIRTHDAY.

Il wonder how many creatures
there are" said Louis Lion, "who are
anxious to have their birthdays
come"
Gracious" said Akbar, another lion,
most creatures they call children are
anxious to have their birthdays come.
Well, should just say they are"
And Akbar gave long roar to show
how anxious he was tlnt others would
listen to him.
"What Is 1t, Akbar2" they asked.
Il was saying" said Akbar, that
children are anxious to have their
birthdays come. Mr.. Louis Lion here
was wondering IL there were many
creatures who wanted and were
anxious to have their birthdays come.
"He was told that the creatures they
call children are anxious to have their
birthdays come, and the one who told
him this fact was Akbar the lionl"
All Of the animals were now listen
ing.
Il was about to say" Akbar went
ON, that children are very anxious to
have their birthdays come. I've heard
them talk about them.
"Tve heard them here In the zoo
speaking about what they had asked
for in the way Of presents. I've heard
them talk Of the cakes they hoped to
have. I've heard them speak Of birth
days that had passed and how fine
they were, of the candle and the
wreaths and the flowers and all of
such things.
"And when birthday Is drawing
near they're always most anxious for
1t to come"
II am anxious for my birthday to
come. too." said Louis Lion. II am
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23
Pretense Called For.

Edward had come to spend the time
with Betty while his mother went to
the club. She stayed so long they
were tired Of playthings and of each
other. So finally in despair Betty
said. "Well. Edward, let's just play we
are having a good time"
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23
Some Look as II They Had.

Wonderful how a girl who wears a
georgette blouse, veil, hair net
and perforated hose keeps from get
ting all tangled up in the meshes?-
Toledo Blade.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

Buying things you don't need is q
straight, downhill road to needing
things you can't buy.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

Tho occasional use Of Roman Eye Balsam
at night upon retiring will prevent and re-
lieve tired. watery eyes, and eye strain.-Adv.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

Who betrays me once wrongs me !;
who betrays me twice serves me just
right.-German proverb.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle.
You must say california;
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

1 Few congregations are willing to
pay pastor for telling them the truth
! about themselves.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

Why Price the Fool7
Kansas Paper-The Ladies' Aid will
hold another fool sale on Tuesday,
Boston Transcript.
The Starkville news., 1920-07-23

He who blackens others does not
whiten himself.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
each precinct in The district /:

duty M teacher of the post
graduating department. at An.
napolis. lie has had consider.
able service Mt sen. He made a
trip around the world with Adj.
iniral Fighting Bob" Evans,
some years ago, visiting nearly
every country on the globe.
The major is an -Confeder.
ate soldier and is now Adjutnnt
of the Confederate Veterans
Association of Lee county, in
his younger days has held
many positions of trust, he
served his people - years as
clerk of the Circuit Court and
one term as treasurer of the
county. He is justly proud of
his sons, all of whom are max
ing good, and more than proud
of his only daughter, Miss Cora
n. Hyatt, who remains with
him, giving him and wife cheer
and happiness in their declining
yenrs; she il graduate of Sui
Inns College mt Bristol aud is an
elegant Christian lady.
Mrs. Hyatt is II member of
the we'll known Stomp family
being Il first cousin of the late.
Col. Campbell Slemp aud is II
most estimable lady Major
Hyatt received many valuable
presents, among them was a
very valuable gold watch, with
n beautiful monogram aud in
scriptlon, showing il To be the
gift of his sons and daughter.
HIS eyes sparkled AS tho writer
was shown this present, show
ing his deep appreciation more
than words conId cxprcss
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
Civic League
Notes

The Street Cleaning Commit.
tee, of Big Stone Gap, want to
thank the people for their co
operation in helping clean and
beautify the town.
a committee went all over
the town last week and found
it in better condition, as far as
cleanliness goes, than ever be-
fore mt this time Of year.
We want to thank the teach.
ers and children for the neat
ness of the school yard shd
streets around the yard.
The town is in fine condition
for our next street cleaning
committee, which will be elect
ell May 9TH.
Mrs. II. Il. Fox,
Chairman Of Streets.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
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Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announc.
ed an examination for the
county of Wise, to be held at
Big Stone Gap AMI Norton, Va.
on May s, 1920, to fill the posi-
ton of rural carrier at Pound
and st. Paul, Va, and vacan
cies that may later occur on
rural routes from other post
offices in the above mentioned
county. The examination viii
be open only to citizens who
are actually domiciled in the
territory of a post office Ia the
county and who meet tho other
requirements set forth in Form
No. 1877.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
NATIONAL DEBT IS
SHOWING BIG CUT
Reduction of SOS, 100000
Accomplished During Month
OF March, Report Shows.

Washington, April lG.-A re.
ductlou OF sos, $50 900 in tho
national debt = more than
double the amount by which
the debt was lowered during
any previous month-was nc.
complisheI during March, the
treasury reported Tho nation.
at debt now stands ut $24, SOS,
100000.
officials said this record could
not be used ~ u basis for fore
casting further monthly reduc.
tons They regarded it, how.
ever, as sound evidence" Of
the success of tho treasury pro
gram for financing the post war
period when government ex-
penditurcs still continue to run
high.
"A the public debt now stands
It Is made up of SO GIG, 500 900
comprising the four issues of
liberty bonds, 81 ,422 100000 OF
victory short term notes; $3.50.
600 saving certificates aud an
p'oA'tnately $1,000, 100000 IN
bonds issued PRIOR to the world
war.
The greatest single item
among these old bonds il the
issue OF consnls OF 1880 which
aggregate 5000 100000.
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Resolutions on the Death OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Gilly.

When, after the allotted three
score and ten, one is called to
the Eternal Rest, we feel that
God in His goodness, WHO doetil
all things we'll, knoweth when
one weary soul needs rest.
Therefore be it resolved that
we extend to the bcreayed iami-
ly of Mrs. Elizabeth Gilly our
heartfelt sympathy in the loss of
Il devoted mother whose beauti-
ful Christian life could well be
emulated by each one Of us;
Also be 1T resolved that copy
of these resolutions be sent to
the bereaved family, aul enter
ed OIL the minutes of our chap
ter. Mrs. Q. G. Cochran,
Mrs. j. w. Kelly,
Committee of Big Stone Gap
Chapter, U. d. G.
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Bell Harlan Road Contract is

The Bailey Constructions Com.
pany, recently organized by
j. II. Bailey, who for several
years has been county engin-
eer of Bell county, was award.
ed the contract for the Bell
HARLAN highway on last Wed.
nesday. There were three bids
Tor this work and that Of tho
BAILEY Construction Company
was slO4 300, n bid of several
thousand dollars less per mile
than that OF the next lowest
bidder. Tho road in to bn pay.
ed with Kentucky rock asphalt
and is to have two feet of mae.
adam on each side. Work will
be begun within the next few
days.
This contract was let by the
state highway commissioner
and will be the first road buit
IN this section with federal aid.
Harlan Ky Enterprise.
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adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
School News
Edited by the Senior Glass.
County School Fair.

"a The annual county school fair
~ hich was held at Coeburn,
Aprll 23rd and oath WAS quite II
snccess.
fs The majority of the large
schools were represented The
Ok hibits showed that there had
been interest and pninsiak ing
Effort on the part of teachers
aud pupils
& The representations from Big
Stone Gap felt justly proud Of
our school.
8 The following first prizes
8were won by our pupils:
81 High School English paper,
sl.ncilc Draper; Seventh Grade
English paper, Thelma Dowell
seventh Grade Writing Book
Margaret Thompson; Fifth
iirnde Arithmetic paper, Win
.ton Graham; Seoud Grade Pa.
sper Construction, Elizabeth
5Morton; First Grade Writing
alamita Johnson; Boye' Read
1ng Contest, Rudolph Youell
We won two second prizes;
sixth Grade Physiology pa
sper, Margaret Catron; Girls
Reading Contest, Anita Good
hoe
There was twenty five dol.
5lar prize offered to the school
having the best exhibit of lit
5erary work This prize was
awarded to the Big Stone Gap
School.
The Judges were: Mrs.
W heeler from Martha Wush.
.ington College, Mrs Parish
from Bristol aud Miss Lydia
.Covry from the Graham High
School
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
10 the Teachers OF Wise
County.

The spring examination for
teachers' certificates viii be
hold nj Wise high achoo! on
Friday aud Saturday, April 80
hhd May /, 1920 The exami.
nation on the reading course
VIII be held on the Afternoon of
saturday May /, aud VIII be
based entirely on Phillips
Fundamentals in Elementary
Education" The examination
ia Cinssics viii be on SCOTS
Lay OF the Last Minstrel" ana
Goldsmith's "Nicnr of Wake
Held No examinations for
certificates to teach in high
schools viii be given this
spring All persons interested
IN receiving credit IN this man.
ner viii be expected to secure
such credit through Il summer
school, j. j KELLY, Jr.,
DiVision Superintendent
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
ROAD BOND ISSUE CARRIES
People OF Richmond
District Votes for 100000 to I'm
prove Roads.

Tue election held Saturday in the Richmond Magisteral Dis
c OF Wise county purpose of deciding whether thc
p% wanted 70 expend 100000 for improving the
anu building roads, of
onr hundred There interest in the el.c
non ana quite large poed, every community in the
Stc' voting heavily favor the exception of Anna,
winch place worked hard bond ISSUE and
P'hea majority OF about four hundred against it,
All nacaiam roads i'll the district except that part which has
ee taken over by the state, will be by tearing p
e oi macadam and substituting "A combination of stone
' asphalt 20 cehened together that the not avc
as our water bound maca'iam roads have done Also
new roads i'll be constructed
II The intentions of the Board Supervisors soon as the
bonds are sold to let this contract and have if
as possible.
Following Is the vote of each precinct in the district.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
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DEMOCRATIC MASS
MEETING

Al mass meeting of Demo
Gratis of Wise county held at
WISE, Virginia. on Monday,
April 18th, the following were.
chosen az delegates To the State
Convention To be held at Roa
noke, Virginia, on May 18th
1920:
Delegates from the county at
DR.. G. q. florence, Pound;
II Hurdaway, st. Paul; X. p.
Bruce, Wise; John Roberts.
Norton; John W. Chulkley, Big
stone Gap; G. 5. Garter, Big
Stone Gap.
Giadeville District.-John II
Kelly, h l.. Barr. ii. j. Horne,
II. q Gllmer, W. G. Boiling,
K. II. Flanary.
Lipps District.-Dr. j. N.
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
SHOULD PAY
WELL IN LEE

y few days ago az the county
agent rolled along the road in
the upper end of Lee county
and that part of Wise county
adjacent To Big Stone Gap. Va.
he was pleasantly surprised To
see so many small farmers max
ing preparation to do some
truck farming. Nothing should
pay better in this section. Land
IL the trucking section of East
Virginia is selling from one
thousand To two thousand dol.
lars per acre and they have IA
waiting list OF buyers for all
that Is for sale. Truck growing
tor northern markets ia respon-
Slbic for these values. While
am not an experienced gardner
| know something OF the meth
DDS employed that get from 800
To 500 bushels OF white potatoes
to the acre, aud other crops in
similar amounts. While | am
not advising that YOU attempt
To put all your land in truck
crops 1t seems that nothing
would tit better or be upprecint
ed more by the inhabitants OF
oar Southwest Virginia mining
towns.
Another thing noted that
did not meet my ideas of econo
my IN saving plant food was
the way the Wise count, men
had manure piled at the road
side without cover. OF course
we should have manure we'll
rottcd for trucking, but the rot.
ting process should he accom-
pllshcd under cover aud not
piled up by the public road cx
posed To all the rains that fall.
No doubt much of this manure
lost NJ !eaat 30 per cent of the
plant food it contained while
exposed This manure wall need
considerable reinforcing with
commercial plant food Most
truck crops need from 900 To
1000 pounds of the highest
grade complete fertilizers thnt
can be obtained: a market
gardner should use not less than
a SO or better atill IA 6-l0 4
fertilizer. You are buying three
plant foods nitrogen, phospho-
rons, and potash and IT is best
To get the largest amount of
these materials in the smallest
bulk possible. y good way To
gungr the amount that you are
getting on is 10 weigh small
amount of the commercial fer
tIllHer and then measure the
length of your rows. one pound
To 80 feet of Il row viii make
500 pounds To the acre with
rowSof average width the same
amount to 10 feet will Of course
give you an application of 1000
have some valuable bulletins
on gardening written in ii Ian
gnnge that any of us can un-
derslnnd, with all the technical
terms eliminated; thry are free
To all who AJAX for them as long
rs the supply lasts. The county
agent will be glad to help You
also. H. s. SurTLE,
County Agent for Lee County
| n,I- 90, f..,I Nfs:t Il
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
Major j. A. G. Hyatt Cele
brates Eishtieih Birthday.

oldtes Eishtleth Birthday.
JnnesviIle, Va, April "a.
Major j. y. q Hyatt, Of Jones
vile, celebrated tie eightieth
anniversary of his birth. the
twelfth inst, nt his beautiful
home, "iiysienlpatt." MIR.
W r.. Wynn, a. w. Couk, his
brother, A r. Hyatt, his
daughter i'll law, Mrs. l.. Il.
hyatt, five Of his sons, his only
daughter, and his noble wife,
the commander in chief, were
present To cheer aud co igrutu
late him upon his reaching
four score years The "malor"
is undoubtedly the youngest
man OF his ago in Lee county.
II not IN the state.
lie accounts for his advanced
age by declaring he has never
worried over anything. that he
has done his duty to himself,
his neighbor and his God, there
by having clear conscience.
lie is blessed with seven sons
and one daughter, has twenty
grandchildreu bearing his sur
name, has paid out more than
$l2, 10000 giving his children
classical education and not one
cent for fines.
y. q Hyatt, his eldest son ia
cashier of Pennington Gap
Bank, which he founded in
1892, beginning in small way
but 1t has now become one of
the largest banks in this sec
ton of the state.
l.. Il. Hyatt, his second son is
a splendid business man, who
filled with credit several cleri-
cal positions in state and feder-
al government and IL now "A
practicing attorney Mt the
bonneville bar of exceptional
ability.
Capt. II e. Hyatt his third
son, after graduating ut Var
ginia Military Institute aud
having taught III that institu-
ton for several years, il now
general manager and treasurer
of Norton Hardware Company
at Norton, thus proving him
self II very successful business
man.
Major John W. Hyatt, his
fourth son, served his country
III the Philippine Islands, the
Panama Canal Zone and with
the American expeditionary
forces III France in the World
war, with distinction and liz
now located in Boston, Mas. !,
OH General Edwards staff as
morale officer of the N. j.. De-
partment.
9. q. Hyatt, his fifth son, is
justly termed a captain of in
dustry, having charge OF the
Richlnnds Brick Corporation, in
razewell county. Virginia. an
immense concern, and he ID
also at present u member Of the
Virginia House of Delegates
from Tazewell county.
e. Is. Hyatt, his sixth son, is
a general insurance agent repre-
senting several Of the best
known life and fire insurance
companies i'll the country. And
he still clings closely 10 his fa.
theirs old home, being very
much devoted to his parents.
yet he has u cultured wife and
three husky children.
Q. Il. Hyatt, his seventh son,
ID u graduate of the Naval
Academy ut Annapolis, Mary
land, and now has the rank OF
commander, being assigned to
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-04-28
NOTORIOUS DISTlLLER
TAKEN IN DICKINSON
Walter iIonaker Found OPP
Grating Still for the Third
Time.

Time.
freezing, VA, April Wal
ter llonnker, Il notorious dis
tillcr of moonshne liquor, was
captured With IL still, found in
full blast, in the eastern end Of
Dickinson county last week by
Officers Claude #. aud Jonah Il
Beverly. The location OF the
still, which was rnidod and de
stroyed, was about four miles
from 'rrummel Two men and
one woman besides the leader,
iionaker, were found operating
The still, and were placed under
arrest.
1oDaker was convicted of op-
Grating II still at the October
term of the United States Court
at Big Stone Gap aud IL case is
also pending against him in The
circuit cuurtof Dickinson couu-
~ Tor the same oifense. The
woman who was taken with
HIM in this last distilling prof
ect was found operating still
with him last summer for which
he was convicted ut Big Stone
Gap. Honakcr lis said to have
been living with this woman
since he left his family over u
year ago IN Wilder, Russell
county, and migrated to Dick
enson county.
This ii ilonaker's third of.
Tense. He and his companions
will be held in custody until
hey are brought to trial.