The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-09-19
Memphis ia the agricultural metropolis;
Nashville the mineral and manufacturing
metropolis. But it will not be very long
before Chattanooga will outstrip both.
Airy Tongues.

There Is nothing sacred for the antiquarian nnd
the iconoclast. Here VIC have 1. now that America
was discovered by chinnman some iii years before
Christ, and about 1900 years before Columbus landed
on our Shores The Imperial Library Of China Is said
to contain the proof Of IL. But old Christopher
pretty good explorer after all.
WIN. Finley, the fearless and able editor Of the
Louisville Post, hos been sued for libel and 5000
Of damages are claimed. II the plaintiffs think they
can stop Flnleys criticisms by libel suit for 100000,
they are mistaken. He would not be the least eui-
barrassed in satisfying irihing Judgment OF that
sIze. II his present salary liz insufficient, he Will
merely have to draw from the amount he saved under
Mr. DUPONT. But he is not likely TO be called on to
pay more than one cent and costs.
The keen and nipping frost which made Hamlet
draw bis cloak closely about his shvering form
when waiting for his fathers ghost will soon be with
u.s. Snow has lnterfcred with the threshng Of wheat
in Montana. and the thermometer has been TO the
freezing point u, st. Paul. Get dogs and gun ready
for the quail, which are plentiful.
Speaking Of quail reminds me Of an old gentleman
of Tennessee with u red and intense loyalty to
his State. a young New Yorker, with gun and dog,
was in his neighborhood. Sitting around the stove OF
country tavern, the young man asked the party II
quail plentiful about there The old Tennessean,
being In his cups, became very indignant. His atti-
tude finally became SO threatening that neighbor OF
his took him away, TO prevent him from outrsgeously
insulting the New Yorker. "Lem me 20, John" said
the irate Southerncr; "lem me go. These d-n Yam
KEGS have been down here and freed nggers they
have whipped US back In the Union. All that can
stand but d-u my eyes II they shall call our part
ridges quail"
"The man who hos drunk will drink" says Balzac,
and he might have added, the woman who has acted
will act In confirmation OF this latter truth We have
it that Mary Anderson will return 10 the stage. 4
woman or man who has once tasted the fattering
JUNCTION Of public applause rarely RECEIVERS from the
ntoxication 1t produces, rather the craving which
follows the intoxication 1t is human nature and Is
developed In all classes Of men and women, alike In
the prima dona and the prime minister. Milton calls
II "thc sublime nlrmiy OF great minds" but in
truth 1t is the intrmity Of oil minds.
Dan 0Sullivan's Critic IS by odds the brightest and
pcsl pulioiHeu ouiu"s Palci Fouis' i'c "o e'e' u'
Scoring the dirty drlppings Of the municipal treas
ury and refusing toady TO anybody, 1t struck out
bold Independent line Of policy and has steadily
pursued 1t. 1t is gratifying 10 honest journalists
everywhere to see paper established aud made
profitable upon such basis. It speaks we'll for the
profession as we'll as for the community In which 1t
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DIR. Curry had fine audience when he spoke In the
of the city Of Big Stone Gap, but when he went
TO the suburbs and spoke at Bristol his audience was
of course small. People living in the suburbs OF II
large city do not like to leave their homes at night.
Their houses might be burglarized and themselves
sand-bagged and robbed.
W. II. Cofnan, after ripping Buck and Big Stone
Gap up the buck, has been here sruttiEg around and
looking every inch the millionaire that he is. Coman
will likely move his paper to Bristol, and when he
gets there he must shiny on his side. Tile Cup
won't stand any ioolishncss from Bristol.