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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-15
Growth of Manufactures.

(FrOm Trade and Traffic.)
The trade statistics for 1889 of the eleven
leading manufacturing ndustres-cottOn,
woolens, chemicals, paper, agricultural
| implements, lumber, -four, glass, iron and
steel and shipbuilding-ar so complete
and accurate that they anticipate the GEN.
sus reports, and furnish an instructive
indication of the progress our entire in
dustrial system has made i'll the last
decade These eleven industries in 1879
had $l,l65, 000.O00 capital invested i'll
them, and S44,71G hands employed; they
paid out in wages $256, 49, 900, consumed
! 81 ,l97 100000 worth of raw materials, and
showed gross product of manufactures of
the value of 81, ia 100000. In 1889 they
had $l,7S4 100000 capital invested, and
| ,214 600 hands employed; they paid out
in wages $3.50, 6S9,D00, consumed 81 $780,
100000 worth of materials, and gave q
product. of manufactures of the. value
of 81 ,2293, 779,000. The increase has heen,
in capital invested, $6l9, 74O,OO0; in the
number of hands employed, 429, 2224; in
the amount of wages paid out, So, $751;
900; in the materials consumed, 1897 ,000,-
600, and in the value of the product turned
out Of $5l9,779 600. There is over 80 per
cent. more capital invested i'll the specified
manufactures than there was ten years
rgo;: 30 per cent. more hands employed;
over 81 per cent. more wages paid out;
over 81 per cent. more material consumed,
and nearly 30 per cent. greater product.
1t is not believed that the. growth Of
these eleven Industries has been excep-
tional; many new manufactures have been
established in the last decade, and there
are reasons for believing that the country,s
|whole system ofindustries has shared the
prosperity exhibited.by the eleven here
named. Assuming that this is the case,
md making an estimate on the basis of
the figures of 1880, We have the following
exhibit ofour manufactures for 1890: Cap
ital invested, $4,lS5, 0O0;l numberof hands
employed, 4,050,000; wages paid per an
mum, $l,279, O00, 600; value of materials
used, SILL, 900, goo; value of product, &c.
$4,000, 900. s.:
1t is difficult to grasp the full meaning
of these enormous figures; nevertheless
they give us some idea of he.marvelous
growth of the country's manufacturing in
tcrests between 1880 and 1890, and they
show, further, how rapidly we are adj
yancing to the front of industrial inde-
pendcnce under u policy that secures our
home market TO the products of our home
labor,
E"Why, Maud! what on earth is the good
of your trying to get q position as a cook5
You can't even boil a potato.
No, hut ] can swear like q trooper and
abuse delicate ladies, and l have plenty of
biceps to assault inoffensiyc husbands.
Boil potatof Good heavens, child!
.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-15
THE COW CARRIED A BILLY.
low Old BILL MORGAN WAITED
3 LONG FOR REVENGETHAT
WAS SWEET.
robe Grcars Confession of Faith Which He
Laid Aside On Occasions.

'ss3 Tohr Grcar had whipped every man IN
SSPoinsctt county. To some men fighting
sinav bceonly recreation. but to Tobc il
Ss4&as necessity Once he awoke ut mid
night, and, unable TO go to sleep again
iEsiay tossing and grooming.
81 What's the matter, TobeY' his wife
GU, | dunno; am all out of sorts
Ban't YOU think its bccazc YOU ain I
pAd nobody latcly?'
Kat, that the very reason
WI, 81, up an whup yo' brothcr-in-
8p then 20 to sleep
esseot up, whipped his brothcr-in-law
aanu then slept like a.sycamore log.
q Tobc had whipped old Bill Morgan once
r. week for the past ten wears. Bill
emcly elastic in disposition, did not
Aopc; he took boxing lessons Of the
Acircut rider; and then with great
pcucc. invited Tobe to whip him.
Hdid SO; and then Bill mounted his
Omar. rode over TO Mount Zion meet
House and "whalcd" the circuit rider
Maching boxing under false pretcnscs
Oh night during Il heated revival in
globe Was stricken with conviction
Neiding to the cnircatics Of his wife.
aip to the mourners' bench and
80 ID his repcntant head ON the white
oak slab. He poured forth stream of
Observation-Disclosures after the manner
68Df great apostle that he had hccn Chief
among sinners, aud vowed that if thc
Lord would exercise His mercifuI pardon :
ing power, he would. every wear contribute
IN sheep 10 the religious barbecue. and
would refrain from fighting TO the hest Of
his ability. Suddenly he sprang To his
feet ard declared thar his sins had been
:" on, with II tender hand. and that he
eparcd to meet his friends that had
.forc. and that any man in III. con
en might enjoy the privilege of
him liorse-thicf without incur.
danger of being thumpod
fll Morgan was particularly dc.
with the conversion, and after
hands with lobe, turned IN ..
aid remarked: Il have got him on
snip now, an III bet you lmll-tonyno
pw an a set of rope gear tina, | whun
i'm befor the weeks out"
Tobc wrote out Il confession of faith an
Spiecc OF paper bag, and carried il in his
vet. AT night when he wonld
ID feel that he must whip some
slecplcssly ON his wheat straw
uld reach over, grabblc his con.
/ OF his pocket, read il over
lew of lons-grecn tobacco and
along as best he could ono
~ GM lille he was milking blue look.
y Mthat wore mischievous wink nl,
! J. iase up TO the fence. Wv
= 3fMher Tobe,' said he, u think tbo
a RfM me to whap YOU have come. :" ~
sexou reckon it havc!" Tobc ren,;oa
Nc loose the blue cows milk neil ,I
Il Nssing drop Of pale milk from hi.
~ Wand. A's
: EEI low so.
ARght." Tobe responded. and t,L -
ession Of faith from his pocka,
"a @t on top of the fence. plscaa !.
n it and said Faith in thinna
& been an air yit to come. res,
& n maui this sinner" >''
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-15

Try the Posr's nem job office. 1t turns
ont erery rariety Of job ~ork on short
notice.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
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Sehtimenta, Rotauists.

II is popular notion that men Of science
are interested only IN facts, and that they
look even at these facts with only intellectual
interest, and never with sentiment The
idea is consradicted by two facts. The i'm
agination plays prominent part in scientific
discovery, and the most Flooding student OF
science Is not unfreqnentlv more than most
other men under the sway Of sentimental
emotions aroused by his devotion to one
branch of knowledge.
Linnaus, the great botauist, whose life was
passed in the study of details, was 50 intense
II in love with plants that they excited il
him feelings akin 70 worship. The first time
ne saw the gorse in bloom on Putuey heath.
in England, he fell on his knees and thanked
God for having created 50 beautiful flower.
Jussieu, famous French botanist, showed
devotion 10 a seeding such es could not
have been surpassed had tins plant been his
only son. He was bringing seeding OF the
lebanon cedar from Syria TO Narseilles The
ship ran short of water, aud the passengers
and crew were limited to half a glass OF
water Jussieu shared his scalt supply Of
water with bis seeding. His self de.,ial ard
devotion enabled the plant to reach Paris in
safety, where IT lived 70 De a hundred years
cid and eighty feet high
The name Jussieu Is that Of family OF
French botanists. who for hundred and fifty
years have been famous The brother Of the
one whose devotion saved the Seeding from
Lebanon WAS superintendent Of toe gardens az
the Petit-Trianon He arranged the plants in
accordance with natural system, the princi-
pies Of which he refused 70 MAKE public. His
refusal was due to lis disiutarezedness La1
rent, his nephew, was his pspl. aad TO him
alone the uncle gave she key Of his system,
that in due time, when it should Dc perfected,
ne might reso tee glory Of establishing L.,
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
--
S,,utsipr Out lSrafts.

In almost every kitchen there are drafts
from the cracks between the bottom OF the
doors and the floor The cold air passing
over ones feet on a freezing day soon chills
thsln, and this should be avoided. To pro-
tect the kitchen from theSa drafts, tack a
strip of old carpet brussels, being stf, is
best, across the bottom OF each door. Cut
the carpet four and half inches wide, and
two inches longer than the width of the door
on which it is to be fastened, 50 that the car
pet may extend an inch beyond the door on
each side
Tack the strip Of carpet across the bottom
Of the door, placing the carpet so that half Of
its width will he on the floor while the otna
half is attached to the door. 1t is not neces
sary TO have the tacks near together; place
them three inches apart in a straight line
near the top Of the carpet. II these carpet
capesare fastened on all the doors in the kitch
en- tie room will be far more comfortable
and Pheasant. The carpet should always be
tac6ed on the inside of the door, that il may
not interfere with the opening and closing of
The door. Montreal Star.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

WILLIAM BRILL. GABRIELLE OBEREAUER
friend came to announce to the expectant
bride that the engagement which was to have
ended in marriage On New Years day must be
broken of. Gabrielle was already estranged
from her own family -all but one brother,
who lived with her, by her infatuation for
Brill The deputation announced that Brill s
family also opposed the match, and that he
must wed an heiress and not poor, sarug-
Cling artist. Miss Oberbauer was a very ca
pable artist and partially supported herself
by her labors
The suicide was doubtless long planned
Miss Oberbauer was an inpulsive, rash young
woman, and early in hfe had made mad
marriage with a worthless fellow who de-
serted her. After this new disappointment
she wrote letters 10 various friends, addressed
and sealed them. One was found addressed
to Brill 1t was six pages long, and accom-
panied by two long treses of her. hair. One
to her brother gave as the cause for her deed
Brill's desertion She had often said 10 her
friends who expostulated with her about her
lover that she would shoot herself il he
proved faithless. No attention was paid TO
this, because the young mans infatuation
seemed to be as deep as was her own.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
THE FLAT BELOW.

It did not take me long to discover that
Thomas and Angelina had been jogging along
! in matrimonial harness for some years and
that Charles and Maude had not yet had time
to wear the varnish off the traces. Ny next
discovery was that these breakfast table
wrangles, one above me and the other below
me, both going ON at the same time, had very
| different endings Whereas Thomas and An
gelina always began sweetly and softly, using
the diplomacy that experience alone teaches,
| and gradually warmed up to harsh words
| and an angry parting, Charles and Maude
| blazed up luridly at the start, kept the thing
| going until Maude was in tears, and then
| made it all up most affectionately and to
a great length. The last time l slept at my
| friends fiat the Ineligible portion of wnat
came to me through the air shaft was about
like this:
Thomas"
Eyes, dear"
Ibid you call at mothers yesterday as I
asked you tor
81 am very sorry, my dear, but I was so
busy all day that"-
lost the remainder of the sentence and
the reply in consequence of therapid progress
being made at the breakfast further up the
shaft.
"Maude, ! never said such thing"
Charles, don't try to deceive me. You
can't do it. Don't you think l can believe the
words of my own flesh and bloodP'
'.f your sister said that, Maude, she's"-
There was crash of breaking china down
the shaft and the scene changed again.
';You seem to take delight, Thomas, in
smashing dishes that were on our table at
home every day for half century"
Angelina, if you viii permit me, these
everlasting heirloorns Of yours are becoming
slightly tiresome."
"And therefore you are determined to smash
them! All, well!r
s'Maude, Maude" from up the shaft, eff
your sister said that she said that which is
not'-
Charles, don't you dare say my sister told
falsehood. can stand great deal, but
won't stand that from any man, though l do
happen to be married to him. So there!"
'But, Maude, p
Il won't hear another word, siri Not an
other word. You may abuse me, but You
shan't SANDER my FAM
Angelina, is there no such thing as a man
being allowed to eat his breakfast in peacezn
who is to blame, Thomasl I'm sure our
breakfasts at home were perfectly delightful
family gatherings from which no one was
absent willingly. All, mel"
''In the name of all that is extraordinary,
Angelina, why do you persist in dragging
your everlasting immaculate family into the
discussion' Or, if you must do so, pray tell
me who paid your fathers debts and saved
your brother from the peui"-
Charles, you are monsterl"
"And, Maude you are the most exasperat-
ing person r.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
A ST. LOUIS GIRLS EscAPADE.

Flies to the Stage to Avoid Wealthy
Wooer, and Then
They have a first class sensation in St
Louis. a pretty young giri-so the story
goes-Bertha Westbrook by name, is wooed
by wealthy old gentleman of TO- Bertha
objects naturally to the match. Even if
the wooer is wealthy she MAKES up her mind
to become independent, and with that view
goes on the stage.
Last summer she made her debut at St
Louis, appearing in the title role of Lady
Audley's Secret" and as Lady Gay Spanker,
in London Assurancen-quite prominent
characters for beginner. Then for few
weeks she took company on the road, but
made failure of it. Since then she has been
looking for an engagement, which she at last
found with Agnes Herndon's company. With
this troupe she met Mr.. Hal Reid, and after
a weeks acquaintance her parents received
word that she had married him.
The affair has a very mixed appearance
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

SCENE OF THE kNIFtlN mURDEE.
The affair created a great sensation in Tren-
ton and crowds hung about the Kniffin resi-
dence, which was protected by the police, who
also served to keep Miss Purcell from leaving
it in case she should care to dose. DR.. Knit
fin returned and he too was kept under surveil-
lance. Matters went on with no great head
way on the part Of the police in getting on
the track Of the murderer till the morning Of
the 9th of January, when the second horror
in the case suddenly startled every one.
Early in the morning, long before daylight,
Roscoe Murphy, brother-in-law of Knifin,
who was in the house, heard violent retching
in the next room and went in to see what it
was. He found the doctor on the bed in the
room where the murder had been committed,
undressed, his night shirt covered with blood.
Murphy asked him what he had been trying
to do, and Kniffin replied, Trying to end
my wretched lfen He had attempted to cut
an artery in his wrist, had tried to cut his
throat and had swallowed dose of aconite
The aconite was taken in too large quantity
and produced nausea. The attempt to end
his career so suddenly was thus rendered I'M
successful
The case promises to be one of the most re-
markable murder cases ever put on record
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
WINTER PALACE.

Men and women by thousands were sent TO
siberia on mere suspicion-any provincial
governor or chief OF police could and can
now, send any one into exile at viii oy sin
pie administrative process" All faith was
destroyed; parents and children grew TO
dread each other, mutual trust was at an
end. The wife and paramour conspired TO
accuse the husband. Dishonest traders sent
their creditors or partners TO Siberia And
OF the horrors of exile in that country the
world has often read. George KEENAN, has
lately told the story well in The Century. At
length Nihilis;n reached the despot. On
March IS, 1881, bomb exploded beneath his
carriage and mangled him fearfully. He
was lifted. moaned feebly, Help mel.
gasped once or twice and expired.
His son and successor. Alexander III.
swore great oath that there should be no
more liberalism. and the horrible struggle
goes on. He is -Stually prisoner. and the
few weeks in which he escaped to Denmark
made the only free era OF his reign. Lately
terror has completely unnamed him. Con-
spiracy after conspiracy is ''unearthedT-st
any rate the spies 50 report, and receive large
rewards for their discoveries and men aud
women OF all ranks are driven 20 Siberia in
crowds. Yet Eihilists multiply. Nihiisn is
sometimes called the religion Of dsSpsir." In
England or America it would be worse than
anarchism; in Russia it is almost patriotism
Nihilists are men who profess no faith IN any
religion and no hope Of any reform till all
existing political institutions are swept away.
They live TO hate, and Alexander III is their
desired prey.
The. car. born March 10 lss2.ald mar
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

glars having been there. He rushed up
stairs to Mrs. Knifin's apartments and
called. There was no answer He went
on and soon stumbled over a PROSTATE
body. 1t was Miss Purcell, niece of
Mrs. Knifin. She was in her night dress.
Thinking her dead the doctor rushed out for
assistance. He soon went back in company
with Augustus Reed. They found that Miss
Purcell was alive and carried her to an ad-
joining room where she was laid on the bed.
Then they called to Mrs Kniffin, who lay on
a bed in small room adjoining the front
room. AS she did not answer they entered
her room. Her face Yves covered by one
corner Of the bed covering They removed
this and revealed the face Of corpse. The
two meu at once notified the police.
Miss Purcell's story is that she and Mrs.
Knifin went to bed together the night before
and were talking and laughing until she Miss
PurcelD fell asleep. Suddenly Mrs. Kniff1n
awakened her, screaming: There's burglar
trying to push open the door" Miss Purcell
heard the pushing at the door, and jumping
out of bed ran to the window and screamed,
but just then she was seized and thrown to
the floor and wet cloth was placed over her
face. She knew nothing further
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
LOVES DESPAIR.
A Male Trif1er Breaks the Heart of q
Fair Artist.

A Male Trifler Breaks the Heart of .
Fair Artist.
Gabrielle Oberbauer, by her romantic sui
eide in New York recently, has added another
to the long list of TIE citys unfortunate.
Love, romantic love, too utterly ideal for this
very practical age, and the opposition of
cruel fate acting through the mediums of IN
releuting parents and friends on both sides,
were the causes of her mental undoing.
Nothing short Of temporary lunacy could
have impelled this fair and talented young
Hungarian artist to put bullet through her
brain ON the joyous, bright New Year.
The last that the suicide saw Of the man
for whom she sped the fatal bullet was on
Dec. Is. He Is her betrothed and is well
to do shop keeper on famous throughfare,
West Fourteenth street. William Brill is his
name. When the lovers parted that night he
promised to call again the next evening, but
sent telegram instead. Following this, the
next day, Brills brother and another mutual
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
ing person !

"Why did you marry me, thenl Why did
you take me away from my dear mother and
sisters who loved me! Stay where you ara,
sir! Don't come near mel I never want to
speak to you again. I'm going home to
mother this minute. DC, wish / was deadi
Boo. hoo, hoo!'
1T is quite like you, Thomas, 10 reral
those disagreeable Incidents
Angelina, you are enough 70 wear out the
patience of job"
"Maudie, my poor little angel, don't cry so
There. there
"And yet, Thomas, L haven't referred 70
the time you came TO our house IN such a
state or intoxicatioa that
Charlie. love can you ever forgive u1eF'
by Jove, shat settles IL I'll 20 OUT and
grit full nov. II ever 3 man hsd provoca-
tioun-
''Maudie, darling the sound Of their
voices it seems that they have adjourned TO
one easy chair IN comfortable spot near tbs
Crate, where appropriate sction can accom-
pany the speeches-' Aa1die, darling, yoa are
the light of my life
Pet"
''Sweethes-ts
"M1.iam.7
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

much about the men in this business. I viii
leave it to the dear folks at home to settle
About the time of the receipt of this and
much more, telegram came announcing
that she had married the man who had
thrown her into such a distressing state Of
mind, AMI not left it to the ''dear folks at
home" after all Her father owns that be
has sent kilograms to her repeatedly without
answer, and that he suspects the lover or hus-
band, or whatever he may be, of intercept
ing them. He denies the story of his attempt
to induce his daughter to marry the old man.
and says that his daughter is welcome to her
home and that he shall advise her, if mar
ried, TO get a divorce. He thinks she has
been the victim of plot.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
Tie Laws Of Health.

In the course of the yearly Grafton in n-,r-
DRY of Harvey, the discoverer OF the circula-
ton OF the blood, at the Royal College OF
Physicians in England, DR.. James E. Pollock
made the interesting statement, based on sta
tistics, that an average Of two years had
been added 10 the life of each male born in
England and Wales, and three and half
years TO the lifetime or every female born
by the reduction of the death rate, and that
this was largely due 20 increased medical
knowledge and the greater recognition of the
natural laws of health and disease. He fur
Their stated that 20 per cent of the years
thus added to the lives OF males during
1S76-S0 were lived at the usual ages between
20 and 90, whilst of the remainder % per
cent were lived under 90 years and per
cent above 90 yesrs.-Har's Journal of
r1eaith.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
cHLORoFoRMED TO DEATH.
But How and why Remains Deep Ne
jersey Mystery.

But How and why Remains a Deep New
jersey Mystery.
The Kniffin murder at Trenton was sufi-
GENTLY famous before the alleged attempt of
Dr.. Kniffin to commit suicide. That attempt,
besides adding to the horror, greatly increases
a morbid interest in the case, which has
already been given in al its horrible details.
A brief statement Of the events attending
the murder of Mrs. Knifin are substantially
as follows, 50 far as the conflicting evidence
furnishes any basis on which to make a state
ment In November last, while DR.. Kniff1n
was away, Mrs. Kniffin was sleeping alone,
and her little boy and Miss Purcell, her niece,
we're sleeping in the back room.
1t was reported by Mira Knifin the next
morning that during the night burglars had
entered the house, and Miss Purcell said that
one of them held knife over her to keep
her quiet, and she remained silent till morn
ing. The child who was sleeping with her
heard nothing. All this was reported to the
police, but no trace of burglars was ever
found and the case was dropped.
On the morning of jan 8 DR.. Shannon, a
partner of DR.. Kniffin in the practice of
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
A Polite Hostess.

a pianist recently spent tie evening at TIE
hose OF lady. Tk. company WIS agree
able, snd be stayed somewhat late. As re
ross 70 take MS departure the lady said:
pray don't go yet, H-- Jozasss, wan. you
10 play sonasthing for NE.
'Oh, you must excuse ne tonight; Il Il
very late, and | should disturb tae nesga-
bors7
~Ne-er mind the Esighoorz answered tire
young lady quickly: '-Eeey reionsd or dog
rdsy.n-raala6einniA Aase4TarA
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

In letters to her
home Miss West
brook stated that
she did not love
l1r. Reid, but that
S b g had referred
him to her parents.
She was very much
be W i hered, and
didn't know why
she had listened to
him. "He may be
all right, but of
course I don't
know, as / have
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19
Lien. Johnny. ce.apo...l~o GA The Lsoa

Little Johnry's CoIapo>s;ieu Ga the L4on-
Gees hlz-es- bot d1cks Quack<, and wen
FraaEy. that's tbe bsty, l. pzznfe IN hss sap
he ho.iers. bzt the ison rozrs bks aistar:
thunder and n1ax-s TIA weaxoa wrlng. U1ess
Ned. xsch has bea "A IrJy and every we're. Ee
SAYS che nachf Len come ont q tbs woods
ard vert 10 rs currei fer 20 ear Eas eat1Ae-
Uncle Ned Be gos - aad isoSea in tx corr
thru crack ts- iioa scoas his ss-sss, AID
Uncle Ned ssi, The iisos t1inks ] Az5 a asss-
tis-. but AaSe1't no tIr.ss fer - ssne % Elzz-
BE sat f1T the hon tanner far % cos! niE2
VIII "a L-Ss Ers>cxcs Ey4zazce-.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-19

OSnbStTy, went 10
their Office, which
was in DR.. Knifin's
house, as usual, to
attend his patients.
DIR. Knifnn b a d
been away for sew
eral days. On go
ing to the operat-
ing room he found
everything in dis
order, the contents
of the drawers be-
ing scattered about.
Everything bad the
appearance of bur