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The New York herald., 1921-01-30
Van Horne Studied
Men and Traffic
THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIR
WILLIAM VAN HORNE. BY Walter
Vaughan. The Century Company.

THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIR
WILLIAM VAN HORNE. BY Walter
Vaughan. The Century Company.
One Of the most unusual things that
stand out in the life of Sir William
Van Horne, in fact an achievement
that few men ever arrive at, is that he
reached his detectives" When he
was eighteen years old and a teIeg-
rapher on the Michigan Central Rail-
road. the general superintendent-th
very great parsonage in railroading In
those days-came to Joliet, ILL.,, to
make visit of inspection. an unusual
thing to happen in Joliet.
Van Horne, as he wrote years after
ward to his grandson. was tremendous
ly impressed by the 'portly gentleman
in a long linen duster who swung
down from the Official car" The boy
made up hts mind "then and there"
that he would reach such an emlnence
in the railway world. And" he
added. IL did. ten years later. at the
age of twenty-eight." Possibly that
meant more to the young railroad man
in his native State at that time than It
did for him to become president of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad In 1883,
when he was As years old. or his
achievement in putting through the
&c. p. r." in exactly forty-six months
when it had been estimated that It
would take ten years to build the road.
Fortune of one kind or another often
aids men in reaching so high an emf
nence In the world as did Sir Will
lam Van Horne But In his case he
reached his detectives by the hardest
kind of hard work. by incessant study
of everything that interested him, by
always doing more work than his par
ticular Job of the moment called for,
by his great fund of humor and ex-
traordinary personal courage. More
over he had that rare genius for gath
ering about him men who worked as
hard as he did and who, in the case of
the G. p. r.. brought to the building
of that road a loyalty and SINGLE
heartedness of purpose only equalled
by his own.
The admirable effect of Mr.. Vaughan's
biography of Sir William is that the
reader not only catches the full fine
flavor of his subjects many sided life
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| give me lots OF trouble-but you are
ldngsi'"
| Why isn't such love as precious as
any other kind? 1t has all the exalta-
ton and 1t adds to 1t self-sacrifice.
| Perrochon is story teller. His
narrative rings true. One might con-
tend that his book is somewhat lack
ing In the kind of artistic imagination
so dear to Goncourt-the prize Is
offered for "the best work Of the
Imagination" But the author is right
minded and true to life and he writes
In a clear. direct style.
| What pleases the public is the fact
that the Ten (that is the familiar
title we give the members of the
Academic GoncourD have proved by
their choice that all the clamor cer-
tain candidates have made. with their
letters TO the papers and talk in So
ciety, had no effect whatever. The
story is told that one of these aspirants
called on the judges and said:
| my novel Is the literary event of
J our time. It is F'romentins
| Dominique with more elegance;
'Sainte- Beuves 'volupte.' less tedious:
| Benjamin Constants 'Adolphe' with
more tenderness; and another Char
treuse de Parme,' only shorterl"
Certainly that author did not fail
to win the prize on account of any
| false modesty.
Perrochon, the successful author, Is
an obscure primary school teacher
who lives the uneventful life of that
region Of Deux-Sevres which is the
scene OF his novel. His book had the
almost inevitable honor Of being re-
fused by all the Partisan publishers
only another of "those peasant stories"
they called 1t. SO he decided to have
1t issued by local printer of Mort.
That is how it happened that when
the critics rushed about town after
the prize winner was announced look
ing for the book to write reviews on,
they could not find single copyl
But II was not long before Pion- -Nour-
rit had reissued the book and sold
over 10000 copies. The sale goes on
steadily.
will add a quotation from the
article by Jacques Boulenger, the
critic of the Opinion. on the curious
milfeu in which Perrochon's novel is
placed:
after the wars of the Chouans.
which preceded the fighting i'm the
vendee during the Revolution and
extending into the Consulate, certain
priests refused to submit. They were
unwilling to take the civic oath and
they persisted in their refusal. In spite
of Rome, to accept the concordat. Not
a few parishes turned hereto.
"One after another their curates
have passed away. At the moment
not one remains, but the descendants
OF the faithful adherents have refused
TO accept the priests of the concordat
and they hold what services they can
among themselves These are the
dissidcnts, as they are called in that
part OF the country. They differ from
Catholics and Protestants, seldom
marry outside their own circle Their
habits are very strict. In Meme" the
characters are distributed among all
three religious groups--Calvanistic
Protestants, dissidents and Catholics"
Nine. Henry Lapauze, best known
under the nom dc plume Daniel
Lesueur, who has just died. was
equally great as author and woman
She added some brilliant volumes to
French literature and did an interna-
tional service to letters by making an
admirable translation OF Byron's
poems.
! AS in other notable cases, her Gre
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
KALEEMA BY Marion Mcclelland
The Century Company.
Reviewed by SUSAN STEEL.

Talking with an actress who had
just returned from long tour with a
road company the other day / found
that her account of filthy dressing
rooms and uncomfortable hotel ac-
commodations justified the chronicles
OF the queer theatrical company de-
scribed in Marion McClelland's fic-
ton. Without such testimony, to-
days readers might reject the view
as obsolete. For since theatrical mat
ters Of all kind and degree were taken
over by big business" the general un-
derstandtng is that the thorn of dis
comfort has been extracted from cheap
routing.
Whether there has been improve
ment or not whether "Kaleema" is
Of to-day or of the early SOS does not
matter here: the real point Is that
Miss McClelland has drawn an inter-
esting background to her poor little
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
By PANAME.

TT would be hard to imagine a
sharper contrast than that be-
= tween the work OF Marcel Proust,
the 1919 winner of the Academic Con-
court prize, and Meme" the new novel
by Ernest Perrochon (Editeur: Plon-
Nourrit) which has just been crowned
by the same institution. The appeal
Of Marcel Proust is in the delicate
suggestions Of the phases of the inner
life, in elusive qualities of style. But
no one can complain of any lack of
story interest In Meme" And this is
the story:
Michel Corbier, a widower at 30,
with two little children, Lalie and
Jojo, took as housekeeper, who should
also care for the little ones, brave
girl. Madeleine, rechristened Meme"
by the children.
Meme was 27 years old. Scarcely
had she begun to feel a vague emotion
toward Michel Corbier whep 1t was
dissolved in the maternal love evoked
by the children. They filled her whole
heart.
Four years passed. Corbier mar
ried again and his wife. a malicious
coquette, forced him to dismiss Meme.
She finally succeeded in displacing
their old nurse In the children's lives.
To Meme this Punishment was the end
of everything. The children had be-
come her whole life. When she
realized that there was no hope Of a
return she drowned herself.
That is the story. Certain critics
have called the plot too simple. They
are amazed that a healthy young
woman should not fall naturally into a
mans arms--that even her love for
the children should not lead her
logically to their father But when
were love and logic ever synonymous?
In his very avoidance OF sex love as
the theme of his story, In depicting the
passionate attachment of his heroine
to the two children that she cared
for, I'm permitting her to die because
Of their loss. II seems to me the author
has paid just and beautiful tribute
to mother love. He has shown how
essential II Is TO womans heart
And even when motherhood OF the
flesh Is wanting she fulfils herself In
a motherhood of the heart.
To understand Meme better, let us
follow her on a fine Sunday when she
goes out to walk with her babies.
Having bought with her own
money only that morning a little bottle
OF perfumery. she had poured a
generous quantity Of 1t on their hair
and the little one at her breast was
fragrant as a bouquet And
sing. too, and Lalie. The
sweetness OF II rested upon Madeleine
like the pressure OF hand. She felt
within her breast the thrill Of a name
less Joy. strong yet delicate. /.
The little ones hung about her neck.
shouting. pushing, pounding, with
laughs and awkward struggles. She
let herself fall. threw back her head
and entered into their play, tver-
whelmed with tenderness"
.she was fond of her mother, hOr
sisters, Michel: many pictures,
pleasant or sad. came TO her mind IN
this mood but they ell passed, one
after another like travellers through
wayside inn. For Laiie and for 10
the table was always seti They had
the cushioned chairs and all the
luxuries. the fine linen and the first
choice of goodies And they never
went away. She was amazed at ler-
self. You poor little darlings; you
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duction." He was put to test one
night in Sir Donald Smiths drawing
room when the party insisted that,
seated at one end Of the room, he
should reproduce a drawing made by
Sir George Stephen at the other end.
Sir William said: II didn't know what
the devil to do, and as / sat with pencil
and paper before me my mind was a
perfect blank. Then began to think
and think hard. suddenly remem-
bered Lady Stephen telling me few
years before that her husband could
draw only one thing-a salmon.
cast a sly glance over to the other end
of the room, and saw his hand moving
quickly in small circles. The scales!
So drew salmon as quickly as l
could. And. by jinks, it was right
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Mrs. j. w. Kelly Entertains

Mrs. j. W. Kelly entertained
very delightfully."-, u large num-
Der of her friends at her home
on Poplar Hill Last Wednesday
afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock
with three tables Of cards.
Three table, played bridge.
Following the game Mrs. Kelly
served delicious refreshments.
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9. Y. Wecms left Friday for
Cleveland, Tenn, where he will
spend few days with his wife,
who has been i'll for several
days ut the home Of her mother,
Mrs Dan Hill Ind the nisfor
tune last week TO mash the fin
gers on her right hand on an
electric washing machine
wringcr and VIII not be able to
use her hand for some time.
Clarence Bailey aud family
spent a few days last week in
Bristol visiting relntives and
also buying furniture and fix
lures for their new home on
Wynndotte Avenue,
The senior class of the Big
Stone Gap High School is com
posed Of twenty-five this year,
the larges; class in the history
or the school.
Mr., aud Mrs. JAS. Il. Taylor
and two liIilc children spent
last Su day afternoon in Jose
phine, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred l., Troy.
MIR. aud Mrs Joe Gillcnwaters
and family, OF Norton, were
motoring III the Gap Sunday nf-
ternoOn
Bailiwick Colnntha Johan, a
registered lIolstein Bull will
serve a limited number of COWS
for fec OF three dollars. also
have II registered Duroc Boar.
John b. Payne adv
Mrs. Greed =. Kelly returned
last "Wednesday from several
days visit to her parents Mr.
and Mrs G.. T.. Bnrchiield in
Bristol. She spent Wednesday
afternoon in the Gap where she
attended tho card party given
by her mother-in-law Mrs j w
Kelly, returning to her home in
st. Charles that night.
Did you receive that state.
ment for unpaid water rent? II
so You had better pay at once
as all who are in arrears on the
10Th water will be cut of with
out further notice.-adv.
The Woninn's Missionary So.
ciety of the NJ. II. Church
South, will have Il sale of fancy
needlework, also good home
made pies, cakes, candy, etc.
Saturday afternoon, October
Goth. The place of sale will be
announced later.
Miss Gladys Blankenship, of
Salyersville, Ky, arrived in the
Gap last week where she will
spend several weeks visiting
her sister, Mrs. Clarence Bailey
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Blanken.
ship returned to their home al
Bristol last week after spending
some time here visiting rela
tives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bailey
of Norton, spent Sunday Ill the
Gap with Mr., and Mrs. Howard
j lessee.
Mrs. DR.. Frank Wygal anc
daughter, Mrs. Chas Fletcher
of Pennington Gap, spent las
| Thursday IN the Gap with theil
aunt, Mrs. Eliza j. Barron, who
accompanied them back HON,
| Thursday night and is spend
ling several days down Their,
visiting them.
| Mrs. Rueben Banks and Mis-.
Ruth LESSEE were shopping ii
Appalachia Saturday afternoon
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The friends OF Mrs w II. Gil
mer will be sorry To know she
has been called to the bedside
OF her sister, Mrs. j. n. Bosang.
ST., of Pulaski, who is critically
Ill.
FOR SALE.-A real bargains
for cash eight-room stone house
and five lots at l. q n. depot
for 81 800 See w G Coutts IL
adv.
Misses Ruth Smith, Elizabeth
Ramsey, Caroline Goodloe and
Jemima Willis spent Saturda,
afternoon IN Appalachiu attend
ing the meeting OF the Junior
Music Club at the home of Mrs,
Sara Williams Black.
u IL. Pugh, tho hustling
representative Of the Mineral
Motor Company in Lee county,
was business visitor in the
Gap on Monday.
j T. Mullins will soon com
mcncr the erection Of Il nice
four-room bungalow for j. W.
Bush on his lots on Gilly Az
cnnc. When the house il com
pIetrd Mr.. Bish's parents and
sister will move here from West
Virginia and together with
hlmsell viii occupy the home
Mrs. j. Nj. Stewart returned
Friday from Bristol where she
has been spending several
weeks visiting her son, Billy
Stewart.
Mrs. Paul Sentcr, who has
been spending a few days in
the Gap the guest of Mrs. j Il.
Wampler, returned to her home
in Bristol Saturday morning.
Mrs. Senter was the honoree of
"A delightful bridge party given
by Mrs. Wampler on Thursday
! morning.
G.. e. and |. II. Gilly took
their boys to High Knob last
Friday for a two days camping
trip. They encountered some
unusual cold weather and did
not have much success hunting
for game aud chestnuts. Snow
hogan falling at four O'Clock
saturday morning aud coniin-
uei for several hours, viii, II
forced them TO retire to the
camp for shelter.
The starting Of the new host
cry mill at this place will be n
great benefit to Big Stone Gap
and the entire community. This
will be one of the largest indus
tries of the kind in the south
and will employ at least $50
people when in full operation.
Miss Loretta Nelson, who
came here from Big Stone Gap,
Va, to study millinery, report
ed the theft from her room at
3l0i West Chestnut Street of n
neck lace. the gift of her fiance,
which she valnes at 5000. 1t
disappeared from trunk while
she was out of the room few
minutes Sunday afternoon, she
told polica - Louisville Evening
Post.
/
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LOCAL ITEMS.

the week lend IN the Gap.
w. II. Robertson, of Bristol,
was in town Monday on bust
ness.
Miss Georgia Bostwick came
over from Bristol and spent tho
week end with her mother and
sister.
Clarence Min;on, tie young
cst son Of w. W. Mlnton, who
has been seriously i'll for two
weeks, is some letter ut this
writing.
The Music Study Club will
meet with Mrs. j l.. McCor
mick on Wednesday afternoon,
October 10th
Campbell Cochran left Sun.
day morning for Washington
City, where he will undergo
medical examination for defects
incurred during the World war.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Il. Winston
left Sunday morning on IA two
weeks visit to relatives aud
friends in Washington, PhiIa
del,hla aud New York
Wade NJ. Miles, of Bristol
spent Saturday night III the
Gap and returned to his home
Sunday morning.
The Ladies' Aid of the Bap- |
tist church will meet with Mrs. |
". $. Beverly, Thursday after
noon at . O'Clock promptly. "A
full attendance is desired
Mrs. w. w. Nickels, Jr., of
Roda, spent last week in the
Gap with Mrs. w. II Marshall.
A. Ii Reeder arrived in the
Gap Sunday night from Wash
ington. He and his mother and
sister, Miss Betty, have just re
turned from trip abroad.
Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Carico |
and Miss Bythu Carico spent
sunday with friends IN the
Gap
Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Seuy aud
Miss Seny, of Norton. were Wis
ting friends in the Gap Sunday
afternoon.
r. f. Wilmoth, of Bristol,
spent the week end in the Gap |
and attended the Dunbar dance.
Don't miss the Lloyd Guild
sale of good things to eat on
saturday, October 10 ut lOl
O'Clock mt the Monte Vista Hotel.
FOR Eleven room +
residence with two baths on
Poplar Hill. Apply to the First
National Bank, Big Stone Gap,
Nn.-adv.
r. b. Alsover, president of
the South & West Coal Il Coke
Company, left Sunday morning
on business trip to eastern
cities.
Mrs, james Slemp and daugh-
ter, Miss Lena, spent the week
end with relatives and friends
IN Bristol.
John f. Oetken, after II visit |
Of several weeks to his son, NJ. !
4 Oetken, in the Gap, returned |
last week to his home at Oar
Isle, Arkansas.
r. V. Lawson left last week
for Puneville, Ky, where he has
accepted position with ii lum.
ber concern at that place. Mr..
Lawson has been in the Gap
for the past two years saving
lumber for w. j. Smith.
FOR SALE lots on corner
adjoining Rev Burnz residence
ON Poplar Hill, $3.50 each. See
w q. Coutts. -adv.
The Lloyd Guild will have
Sale OF good things to eat, Sat
nrday, October 10 at 10 O'Clock
at the Monte Vista Hotel.
.. G, Long and daughter, Miss
Corrle, motored over To Clint
wood last week to attend the
Dickinson County Fair. Miss
Corrie remained TO spend sew
eral days with Miss Lena Chase.
Hubert Spohn, of Dunbar,
spent the week END with friends
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rHE BIG STONE GAP POST, WEDNESDAY ocToRER H. la2
Miss Minnie Fox spent Mon.
lay in Bristol shopping.

nay III bristol shopping.
Miss Carter, of the faculty of
the East Stone Gap High School,
spent the weekend with Miss
Bertha Mahatfey.
Miss Mary Alice Clay, of Bris-
toll, spent the week end in the
Gap with Miss Caroline Good
loe.
You will he just sure to find
Just what You want to eat ut
the Lloyd Guild sale, Saturday
October 10 at 10 o'clock at the
Monte Vista Hotel.
FOR sALE.-5 corner lots
near Methodist church. 5000
each. See w. q. Coutts. adv.
MIR. and Mrs. II. b. Alsover
and two children aud Miss Loia
Kinder aud John Hill Goodlne
spent Saturday chestnut hunt
ing above Norton
Mrs |. G. Taylor left last
Thursday for Norfolk, Va.
wher" she will spend II month
visiting Mrs l.,strr Parsons.
Hon. Il. 7. Irvine spent !; few
days last week in Richmond on
business. He Was uccumpnnird
to Richmond by his Oldest
daughter, Miss Helen, who Will
sIicmd the winter there with rel
auvcs aud attend school.
Alr. and Mrs. Malcolm Smith
were shopping in Norton Thurs
day afternoon a few huurs.
Miss I.ouella Salyer spent
a few afternoons in Appalachian
last week having some dental
work done.
Mrs. Il j. Prescott and Mrs.
OTIS Mouser spent last Wednes-
day in Knoxville shopping.
CAR SERVICE Call Il. Il.
Williams, phone 2i0 il you
want car To railroad station
or out of town service. Good
cars and careful drivers.-adv
Mr. and Mrs. y l.. Witt aud
mother, Mrs. j b +. Witt, and
Mrs. Reuben Banks, motored
down tn Pennington Gap
Thursday morning and spent
the day with relatives.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Morgan Ander-
son returned last week from Il
several days visit To relatives
IN Wh'tesburg, Ky.
T. l.. lIaytar, Of Abingdon.
representing the Abingdon Pro
,ince Company, was in town on
Friday buying hides and calling
on the merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Averitt,
of Stoncga, spent Sunday in
town the gnest of Mrs h r..
Tate
Mrs. w. Ii. Marcum and chill
drcn, Of Pennington Gap. spent
Sunday here visiting her aunt,
Mrs. W. IL. BLESSING
FOR SALE.-One gay reed
baby carriage, and one baby
bath tub. Phone 80. adv.
P G Banner, n prcminon t
farmer, Of Lee county, spent
Monday III town on business.
Mrs. Villas Wells, who has
been very i'll for several days is
improving and will soon be- out
again.
The Lloyd Guild will meet
with Mrs. a. ID. Owens Thurs
day at 500.
There will he n box supper
given at the Seminary Satur-
day night, October 18th. Pro
cecds Will be used for the bene-
iitof the school. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
John w. Willis has conmenc
ed tile erection of Il three room
cottage in plat three, which he
will occupy when completed.
DR.. and Mrs. b. Y. Young and
son, Tyler, of Stickleyville, Lee
county, motored up to the Gap
Sunday and spent the day with
Mrs. YOung's sister, Mrs. 4. w.
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The friends Of Mrs w Il. Gil
ner will be sorry to know she
has been called to the bedside
of her sister, Mrs. j N. Bosang,
ST., of Pulaski, who is critically
LII
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-08
nEAnrY MIST BE ALERT.

Corner Members: I would love to tell you a version by Madame if possibly can remember it. There was once upon a time a very pretty girl with hair like gold, eyes like the beautiful violets (dark) and a kissable mouth Oh, so sweet a mouth never grew.
 And this girl was a daughter of very poor people who had to work hard to give her luxury her young prettiness demand ed. She desDised work Cwe will call this
 girl Betty) and loved to dream and to sleep, and her neighbors called her. half
 in jest and half in scorn, 'srhe Sleeping Beauty"
 The devoted mother did not resent such idleness. She used to boast that her daughter did not even know how to make bed or cook an egg, and that all she could do was to make very fancy em- breidery, which was very useless. One day her mother came in contact
 with a Spiritualistic medium who could read the future with marvellous ease, and she prophesied something very, exciting ] for Sleeping Beatty" "Yonr daughter
 sh esaid, 'win prick her finger with the point of pin and then something strange will happen"
 Nevertheless, the anxious parent for bade her daughter to ever touch a pin ! even safety pins were banished from tho house
 1 You all know this Fate She's sly old lady, and if she wishes to play trick on you, neither all your cleverness nol your care will help. And thus in this cast l also the thing had to happen in the end There happened to be hatpin that thu inaakhsr dida't hapjah-.RhA AaA fasEntteE
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-08
PLEASE THE INNERMAN

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I am go- ing to send you a few of my recipes that use to help feed the innerman:
 Oysters on Toast: Broil oysters and lay them on toast, salt and pepper, pour over them cup of hot, rich cream, eat while hot.
 Filed Fish Balls: haddock weighing lbs.,. salt over night, scrape fish from bones and skin and put in chopping tray and add 1-2 small onion. Chop fish and onion quite fine e while chopping add little cold water, parsley salt, and pep per- and celery salt enough to taste. Soak enough bread in water to make two good handsful when water is squeezed out. After chopping the fish add bread, tablespoon melted butter and two eggs | beaten well. This will form into Is balls Use kettle kept only for fish Place ar 1 inverted plate of some kind at the bottom put in enough water to cover fish, and l bsoil 40 minutes. Then drain off water 1 leaving a quart of water. Take 1 quar- of milk, a pinch of granulated sugar, l heaping teaspoon flour and mix smooth Add it to the water, and put the fish in al
 lowing it to boil until it thickens. De licious served with bread noodles witt
 noodles on top, which have been browne' | in butter.
 Social Corner Member: Just received
 a calendar from you Many thanks. 1 ETHELYN