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The Big Stone Gap Post. VOL. XIX, BIG STONE^ = No 9 School Notes. Altendance flood. Up to the middle of the first month, September, our school hud enrolled 4,ti$| pupils. Our present enrollment is tr,7. Con? sidering the fact that the general average attendance during thin period of time has been a good deal beyond the too mark, that speaks well for the attendance of the school. Sunda) School Census Indicates a tiond Moral Tone. As a result of the information gathered along Sunday school fines the other day, the follow? ing very interesting facts wore disclosed: Out of 4:t:i cards tilled out nnd received, "214 staled Methodist preference; of this number 11s are members of the Methodist Sunday Rchool and IG hon members; I2fl stated Baptist preference, of which I07 were members of the Baptist Sunday school, and 2'1 non members; :u stated Christian preference, of which number 34 w.-re members of the Christian Sunday school; 31 stated Holi? ness preference, of which mint' j her 27 were members of tho! I tidiness Sunday school, and 4 non-members; is stated North? ern Methodist preference, of which IS were members of the Northern Methodist Sunday school; It) stated Kpiscopal preference, of which number I? were members of Kpiscopal Sunday school. Ofjtho above, 10 stated they preferred the Pres? byterian Church, but owing to the fact that they have no regular Presbyterian Sunday school here, '.' go to other Sun day Schools, and were counted accordingly. There is one non member. To Summarize, out of t:ui cards received, there were 300 statine; they were members of some Sunday school and only 13 mm members. This state of affairs is very gratifying to the teachers, and we feel that it is equally so to all the people of our town. It is earnestly hoped that before t he close of the present session every child enrolled in the pub? lic school will be also a good active worker in some good Sunday school, for we realize that the Sunday schools anil the public school must in a measure unite their forces for the welfare of the child. The Sunday schools have a most important work to do for your children, which the public school cannot do; so we urge every parent who loves his children, to see that they take advantage of every golden opportunity otter? ed to them, both at the public school and the Sunday school. .lust what place the Bible should have in the curriculum of our high Schools today, wo will not discuss here. Ah a book of literature we know that it has no superior; as a book of history we know it is equally as great; should these two phases of it he totally ignored? That it is a book, which if properly studied,will do more for a young man's or young woman's char actor and life than all others combined, we cannot deny. Its truths are eternal and everlast? ing truths, which, if known aright, will make us free men and women and true servants of our King. One thing, at leant, we can do?encourage our pupils to read this (Treat Hook, the Bible. The dense ignorance of the Bible today, au testitied by the educators of our great institu? tions, is appalling. One can? not in any true sense cnll himself nn educated man or woman who is iguorant of the Bible, So let us, one and all, particularly the students, put "The Hook of Hooks'' in the shelf with tho others that con? stitute our daily task, and study it. An Invitation Irom the Sunday Scboola ol Big Stone Uap. Our Sunday school meets at at 10:00 a. n\ each Sabbath; : .ill- Victim To Thieves. 8. W Bend?, of C oal ( ity, Ala , has a juatiftabte grievance. T wo thieves stole his health lor twelve years. They were a liver ami kiilney trouble Then l>r King's New T.llo Tills throttled them lle'a well now. Unrivaled for Constipa? tion. Malaria, Headache and livapenaia. s'6c at J. W. Kelly's Drug Btore! i taking up the work which the Sunday school alone can dp for j the children nnd youth. Bui 1 this school is not alone for the children; it needs nil the older I ones; it needs the parent, the ohl'T brothers nnd sisters. It extends a welcome to yon. Dr. Wall* Addresses Pupils. (>n Friday of last week from 1:10 to 1:35 p. m., in the school auditorium, 1?r. Joseph Thomas VVdtts.Sunday School Secretary Baptist State Mission Board, spoke to the pupils of the school Upon the subject of the Bible. His very simple, scholarly, helpful and interesting address was greatly appreciated by the entire school, who sat with their usual good order, and manifested much interest and attention in what the speaker was saying. l>r. Watts, who is a speaker of great ability and force, closed on Sunday night, last, at the Baptist church in this town, oiii- of the most helpful and successful Sunday School In? stitutes ever held here. Wo trust our Sunday schools may take on now life as a result of his earnest efforts, and, further, we wish him God's speed in his great cause. Rev, .1. B. Craft, whom we are always glad t i see, accom? panied Dr. Watts to the school and introduced him to the pupils. Open Meeting ?I the Athenian Literary Society. Tho Athenian Literary So Ciety, on Friday evening, last, gave to the public a literal surprise and treat. The program, which was pub? lished in last week's Post, was rendered witli such a degree of excellence that it rellectod much honor upon the entire school, and in particular upon those who were selected to uphold their school's honor and good name. .1 udging from these, only average members, we have just cause to fe. l gratified with the progress we are milking along this line. The talent manifested ! on the part of our young ora? tors, debaters and musicians is due, in a large measure, to that ? genius which is obtained by faithful application and hard work. This should he an en couragemont and inspiration to not only tho winde society hut to the entire school. The committee, composed of Messrs. .1. F. Bullitt, ('. S. farter and ,1. I.. McCormick, decided that the negative side won the debate, ami thai Miss Ruby Kemper was the best debater. Messrs. Byron ithnads ami Hilly Mathews tied for first honor in declamation. At the close of the program, the president, Mr. Sam Nickels, with very appropriate words, introduced I ton. It. T. Irvine, one of the local school board.as speaker of the evening. Mr. Irvine, in his usual pleasant manner, made a must delight fill address on the "Hoyhood of Washington," the man in whose honor our celebration was given. Literary, Musical and Muvfng Picture Lntertainnicnl. tin Friday evening, next, at the Amu/.u Theatre, a Literary, Musical and Moving Picture entertainment will be held un? der the auspices of the High School General Athletic Asso? ciation. Some of our best students, as woll as local talent, will take part in making this entertain? ment B real success. Out school has bright pros? pects along athletic lines; we need just n little financial start; so come out, get your money'" worth, and at the same time encourage the hoys and girls. Admission, l,'> cents. DR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Slop That Coeoh. Life Saved At Death's Door. "I never felt SO near my grave." writes W R. Patterson, of Wellington. Tex , a* when a frightful cough and lung trouble pulled me dow n to toil pounds, in Spite of dortor's treatment for two years My father, mother ami two sisters died of consumption, and that I am alive today a due solely to Dr. King s Now Hiscov ery, wblcb"completely cured me. Now I weigh 1ST ftounds and havu been well and strong for years.'! ljuick. safe. sure, ts the bea| remedy on earth for cough* i olds, la grippe, asthma: croup and all hroat and lung troubles, &0c and fl on. trial bottle free, liuarautecd by .1. W. Tellv, Druggiit. 35 COUNTIES RECEIVE MORE THAN THEY PAY Fifth District Receives $50, 000 More Than Total Paid State. The report of the Auditor of Public Accounts for the year ending September 30, 1910, has been published. The report covers the operations of tho Stale for the year and contains the various subjects of taxation for the year which begins October t. 1910, and on which taxes will be paid this year. The increase in real values is given by counties and cities, as well as the criminal charges paid to each city und county on the part of the State. In this connection it is pointed out that there are some thirty-five which drew from the State last year more than r ltai.oiHi in excess of i the total by them paid to the! State for all purposes. The Fifth District got more than {150,000 of this sum and the Ninth District emerged with some $17,000 on the wrong side of the book. The First District trailed along with a claim of some $11,000 more than she paid. Following is abrief summary of the most silent features of the report: tributed tomorrow: Exclusive of mineral lands and standing timber, the actual assessed value of the real estate in Virginia, returned from taxation for the year r.'K), as shown in the report of the Auditor of Public Accounts for the year ending September 80, 1010, is j k76,0?2i820. The total owned by whites is (451,302,705, ami that owned by colored persons is $27,360,625. This includes the lands, the houses and all sorts and kinds of improvements- Richmond city heads the list of reality values with $73,320,808; Norfolk is second with $43,960,920; Lyrich b?rg being third with flil,421 23o. For the counties, Norfolk leads with $10,571,796. The hanks and security com panics of the Commonwealth paid during the fiscal year end? ed September 30, f 134,317.1 5, The insurance and guarantee companies paid handsomely for their part of the expetr s of government, contributing to the treasury of the State $169,305,0 I. Huntsmen who came to the State and asked license to shoot birds, duck, deer, turkeys and other games paid a total of $104.60 The Auditor makes report of the total of $08,056.28 paid to him during the year on account of the oyster industry, which includes all the tines collected by the several inspectors for that period covered by the report. The amount paid to the memorial associations of tho State for the care of graves of the Confederate dead during the year appropriated by the Legislature, $2,710. Crime in the State of Virginia for the year ended September 30, including the two reforma? tories, aggregated a total expenditure of 1387,845,12, Richmond city consumed $37. 322 IS, ami the city of Norfolk required $40,359.43. Norfolk county also made a tax on tho treasury for $13,217.411 to handle her criminal element. Henrico county was not a slouch when it came to handling criminals, the report disclosing that $ii,004.02. Isle of Wight man? aged to get along by expending $50.13 for suppression of crime, and Lee county comes along and draws out 13,713 40 for the same purpose. Lynchburg spent $3,305.01/ for the arrest, trial and conviction of criminals, und Newport News called for $12,806 4L Kxaniining tho records of the courts of the State?the ferret? ing out of tho fiduciaries, trustees, administrators and guardian for purposes of taxa? tion?cost tho State $23,403 17, the examiner for the Richmond district getting $3,802 for his work. Under the laws of tho State there is a fund for the building of roads in such counties as do not work convicts, und the year ending September 30, 1910, shows that there are seventy fivcvounties in the State which availed themselves <>f the funds thus set aside, the total expend? itures under the net being I $1,98,548.51. This does not. as .stiited above, include the roads which are being built by jon vie* labor, and for which the Statu is paying the expenses. Liquor paid a pretty good sum to the State last year for purpose of raising its head in this State and being sold in public places, The total received by tho Auditor from this source, on act. tint of the State, and which does not include either Federal or local taxation on tho same subject, aggregated $520, 593 23 j while the total of licenses of all sorts, including liquor, reached $1,200,598.3J. Thirty live counties in the Stale last year received (101,238 more than they paid into the treasury. Not a city in the State which did not have a balance in favor of the State. 'The list of counties which drew more from the treasury j than the total paid by them to the the State is as follows: Amelia, ?I(499 BO] Amtierst, 84,145 37;Appomattox,$ 1,548.42; Bland. $172.69: Buchanan, $6, 401,25; Carolina, $2,097.43; Buckingham, $3,165 20; Carroll, $8,39l.lC;Gunjberian,d., $1,202.12; Dinwiddie, $970.70; Essex, $l, 705.51; Franklin, $11,725 23; Floyd, $7.781.50; Greene, $1, 51S.05; Goochland, $1,790.02; Henry, $5,732,25; King George, fl.557,52; King and Queene, p745.31; Lancaster, $373,00; Louisa, $2;847.,43; Lunenburg, $1,031.13, Middlesex, $?,438.33; Matheww, $4,177.00; Nelson. $796.01; Patrick, $4,820.28; i'iltsylvnnia. (?'' ''!- t'.'.'; Powha tan, $422.08; Richmond, $77.05; Kussel I, $3,185.33; Stafford, $7(19.11; Scott, .ft,.its.,Mi; Wash? ington, $2,770.11; York, $1, 771.08. The value of standing timber in Virginia reaches the grand total of $T,728;760J That is the value on the stump. Brunswick county is reported lo have $378,555 of aggregate. These figures are taken from the laud hooks, while the reassessment for 1910 makes ah even better showing, making the timber worth ?2,086,020, with Bruns wick county having more than' $464,000 worth of standing1 timber. Hitchcock and Slemp Confer. Will Discuss the Dispensing and Control of Federal Patronage in Virginia. Washington, 1). 0., Feb. 20.? Representative Slemp was a caller at the White House today and after leaving the President said that as soon an Postmaster General Hitchcock gels the light over the increase in the rate of magazine postage off his hands, Hitchcock and Slemp are to have a conference in regard to tho dispensing of federal patronage m Virginia While he did not especially say that the president had given Mr. Hitchcock free rein in the matter of deciding who shall he considered the proper party to dispense patronage in that State, tho inference is that Mt. Hitchcock and Mr. Slemp tiro to arrive at an understanding that Mr. Slemp shall have full charge of the patronage. At any rate, Internal Revenue Commissioner Royal E. Cahell, between whom and Slemp there has been deep rivalry in the matter of patronage, was not mentioned as being expected to attend the conference between Slemp and Hitchcr It is possible there also may bo another conference at which i Mr. Cabell and tho president will be present and in which Mr. Slump will not bo a parti? cipant. Whatever may be the out? come of the conference between Slemp and Hitchcook, it is cer? tain that it will not terminate the rivalry over the office of official patronage dispenser for the State. BITTER8 l?ffim Appropriations For Southwest Amounts for Public Buildings and Sitcs---Post Mast? ers Removed and Appointed. Washington, I), C , Fob .'.t -Among tho items carried in the Sundry Civil bill, carrying an appropriation aggregating more, than |] 10,000,000, which was re l?irtc.l In tho house today, ?i n- tho following : For public buildings and altea In Southwest Virginia. Big Stone Gap, alte and completion of building, $85,000. Franklin all?, t.ViO). Lexington situ and continuing con? struction, ? "?0.000. Lyncnburg, rent for temporary quart crs. 13,000. Pulaaki, site (,1,001) The following Virginia poattnaatera have boeu <;;'?. Jaapor Pigmau. at Alltrip, Itussoll county, ill place of W it. T'ate. removed. Charles A. Ilickman, at Ferrum, franklin comity, in place of Ii K Mono tee, removed Muncle T. Mitchell, at Sontag, Frank? lin county, III place of W H. It.slgos. deceased^ PLAN ORDINANCES FOR CITIES' USE. Health Department to Issue Municipal Sanitary Regulations. Richmond, Va., Feb. 22.?Tho small city or town in Search of a sanitary code will have its needs met in a largo part when the model ordinances no w being prepared by the State hepart inent of Health are ready for distribution. Covering the winde field of sanitary reguln tions are intonilod to he a gtilde ).o town and cities councils and to give them a basis for legal onactment as has boen found effective in other cities. The now regulations, which will probably bo issued as a number of the Virginia 11 ,ith bulletin ;ire based upon municipal ordinances, man) t which have been tested in the I courts ami found thoroughly valid. They provide for the control of nuisances, the care of refuse material, the regulation of milk arid food supplies and like matters of a sanitary character. The regulations have been tlrafted by l>r. Roy K. Flanna gan, Director of Inspectors of the State Department of Health, who has had large experience in this field of work an health officer of Oharlottesville, und who is familiar with tbo needs of the various localities in the state from his inspections. The State Health Commissioner, in approving the new regulations, today expressed his opinion that they would meet a long felt want in the State. He said: "It is not likely that any city will find it expedient to adopt the entire code drafted by the Department, but the ordinances cover the whole field, and should be (if service to all mint1 icipalities except those of the largest size, such as Richmond and Norfolk. Kor these places, codes which are models of their kind, already exist. Many towns and cities are willing to enforce sanitary regulations as soon as they know what ex? periences has shown to be best suited to their needs. Wo hope the new code will help such municipal! ties." EADS TO START PAPER AT NORTON. Norton, Va., Feb. 23.?It is| understood here that W. H. Eatls, who formerly published tho Wise News, will begin tint publication of a paper at Nor? ton soon. It iB not known yet what Mr. Kails will name his i publication. This will gtvo the , town two weekly newspapers. jThe+'ree Press, edited by ft. 0. i Miller, was established in 1902 Old newspapers for Bale at this offico. New World Being Born Mount Wilson Observers Pho? tograph It Six Trillion Loa Angeles, Cat., Fob. The scientists at Mount Wilson observatory have just taken <?. photograph of a celestial body nearly 6,000,000,000,000 miles away. To bo exact tln-ir esti mates place the body 6,875.006,? 000,000 miles from the earth; The body pictured is a new world being born, thrown off from a spiral nebuho of 600,^ .'..,000 mih-s diameter. The new world?or maybe sun?is already 160,000,000,000 miles from the parent body. The scientists say it may become an inhabited world like ours, or it may bocomo a sun. The scientists also declare the photograph taken with the 60 inch telescope goes far to support the theory of Professor Chamberlain, of the University of Chicago, as i pposod to that of ih famous French astrono hier, LaplAce, who held that tho sun nt one time was a vast diffused, revolving nebulie and from its contracting mass hurl? ed by centrifugal force the earth. Venus; Mars and others of its satellitles. Thin would rush into space until the attrac? tion of the parent body held them on a stated orbit. Hut in their gaseous or liquid state they would hurl suosatelHtes into -.pace, giving for example the earth and its moon, Waller S. Adams, in charge of the Mount Wilson solar observatory, said today: "We have not hml time to pro> e an) hypothesis It would require thousands of years to observe definite changes in any of the nebula1 lint we find many more of the spiral nebuho than of the other variety." The Doctor's Question. Much Sickness Due to Bowel A doctor's first question when consulted by a patient is, "Are 3 lt bowels regular?" He knows that 00 per cent, of illness is attended with inactive bowels and torpid liver, and that this condition must he removed gently and thoroughly before health can be restored, Rexall Orderlies are a posi? tive, pleasant and safe remedy for constipation ami bowel disorders in general. We are so certain of their great cura? tive value that we promise to return the purchasers money in every case when they fail to produce entire satisfaction. Rexall Orderlies are eaten like candy, they act quietly, and have a soothing, strength? ening, healing iniluonce on tho entire intestinal tract. They do not purge, gripe, cause nausea, flatulence, excessive looseness, diarrhooa <>r other annoying effect. They are especially good for children, weak persons or old folks. Two sizes, 25? and inc. Sold only at our store? The Rexall Store. The Kelly Hrug Company. Banks Con? solidated. Norton, Vn? Feb. 23 ? The Citizens' Bank of this place has been taken over by tho First National Bank of Norton. The board of directors of both banks met a few days ago and unani? mously voted to consolidate. Tho actual transfer of money, ! papers, etc., was made Saturday [night when everything except? ing furniture was moved into the First National Bank build? ing. This change makes a strong institution of the First National, having a capital of $650,000 and surplus of j:'.:>,m i, and deposits aggregating about $200,000. M. S. Kommeror, of New I York, is president; Dr. R. I*. ICarr, vice president, and H. C. Miles Away. Disorders.