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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

tor voorhees, was growing more cohscrv-
alive as be grew older, but Il was an
error. He made this week the bitterest
end most malignant speech yet made at
this session, in which he rehashed every
misstatement made during the last
campaign against the republican party,
and particularly against the President.
Treasurer Huston. Senator Quay and
Colonel Dudley. He claimed the speech
to be against the election bill, but there
is no argument in such talk as he in
dulged Ia
The President has nominated Henry
B. Brown, of Michigan, to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court vice
Samuel F. Miller deceased Michigan
people speak in the highest terms of
Judge Brown. and are greatly pleased
at the honor conferred upon their state.
Senator Teller characterizes as ''rot"
all the newspaper reports of there being
republican opposition to his reelection
to the Senate by the Colorado legisla-
ture. He says he will get every repub-
lican vote.
Senator Higgins, of Delaware, wore
his spurs this week in spirited contro-
versy with Senator Gray, his democratic
colleague from the same state. on the
merits of the election bill.
Senator Davis has introduced bill to
amend the dependent pension law of the
last session by authorizing the Secretcry
of the Interior to consider the rights Of
applicants, who appeal from the decis-
ion of the Commissioner of Pensions,
without making formal application to
the latter. 1t also provides that the
minority of insane and dependent
children shall extend to the age of q,
and for the increase of pension to $50 a
month of those unable to do manuel
labor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

Some of the most priced appointments
in the newest houses are bits of old
houses that have been worn out and tore
down. Men about to build fine dwell
lings may go shopping for colonial fire.
place fixtures. old mantels, fan-lights of
1880 to 1910. door frames. door knockers
and even the doors themselves.
Sometimes whole houses are sold bv the
dealers in the wares. Possibly San
Francisco led this fashion. for one of its
first and most substantial stone business
structuers was an English bank in Hong
Kong, and was shipped to California
early in the iifties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
DANIEL DREW.

Daniel Drew once went into a taber-
nacle where sinners were confessing
their crimes. There was one man
humping his chest and accusing him.
self of so many awful offenses that
Drew became Mortified. Turning to
the man next to him he inquired ''My
friend, who is that man who has done
these awful things?"
II don't know who he is" the
stranger said to Drew, "but 1 guess
from his account of himself, he must
be Daniel Drew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
Mrs. Beecher's Story.
THE GREAT PREACHERS WIDOW is tt
WRITE OF mir. BEECHER AS
KNEW HIM

WHILE Or NIX. BEECHER AS
KNEW HIM"
1t is granted to but few women TO be
part OF such an eventual life as has been
that of the wife of Henry Ward Beecher.
No man of this century had such busy
life, filled with so many honors and "a
chieyements; and to view such career
through the eyes of his lifelong COM
panion is a pleasure rarely given to a
public. Mr.. Beecher was lover of the
domestic fireside. ''My home is nv
temple, he once said. aud in that home
he gathered round him what his nature
loved best: birds, flowers, and dainty
bits of china and costly gems. If he was
great in public life. Mr.. Beecher was
greater in his home-life. In the one
capacity he gave himself to the public;
in the other he reserved himself for the
family. In this latter light he will viewed
by his widow in a notable series of rem
iniscent papers in The Ladies Home Jour
nal, of Philadelphia, during 1891. The
articles will cover the entire period of
their marriage from their first year of
married life, when the couple lived on
$500 for twelve months, until the closing
of Mr.. Beecher's great career. Mrs.
Beecher will tell of Mr.. Beecher as knew
Him." and thousands will gladly listen
to her interesting story,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
Age of the Christmas Tree.

In tracing the Christmas tree back to
its origin it has been found that it
---ee--------
originated with the Germans. The
old Teutonic and Saxon races in Central
and Northern Europe, before the intro
duction and spread of Christianity, had
a great yeneration for trees. As re-
suit of the belief of ancient people, that
gods lived in trees, councils were held,
graves We're made and judgment was
rendered under some large tree, and at
the festivals of their gods their
trees were decorated One of the
principal festivals was that of the Yule-
feast, and coming down to modern
times the burning of the Yule-log as a
modern custom will be noticed. The
practice of decorating trees at their
festivals had an early beginning and it
will cause to some with surprise. that
the Christmas tree is older than Christ
mas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

Jusr what the situation is in the Red
Skin country is hard to say. The news
from the seat Of war is unreliable as the
traditional Indian II all could be be
lieved the hostiles surrender every day,
and the next morning 90 into the Bad
Lands again on the war path. The
troops are tax ne turns at being com
pletely surrounded with sufficient
regularity to prevent ennui, but the
next dispatch states not red devil is
to be fonnd within telescope view
As no serious battles occur it is safe to
Judge that the hostiles are being pretty
we'll guarded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

DIR. KocH's great discovery has
proven bonanza to all cranks on in
falhble cures. Hardly day passes
that some hospital does not take up the
introduction of some compound claimed
to be a sure enemy to one or more OF
heretofore incurable constitutional all
ments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

CHICAGO having at last fulfilled all
needed requirements in reference to the
Worlds Fair. President Harrison has
issued the proclamation inviting other
nations to participate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

THE Louisiana State Lottery has had
another blow in the death of its presi-
dent NJ. A. Dauphin. He was the
main genious of the institution and its
president for twenty years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

AN OFFER of $4,000 900 has been
made for Alaska, supposedly by private
individuals who wish to secure a
monopoly of the seal fishery grounds,
yet it may be some other government
the conditions being complete owner
ship" There is a suspicion that Eng
land Is endeavoring to settle the Behring
sea dipute in this way. and make Alaska
part of Canada. However il is hardly
likely the United States will allow so
valu able a strip to pass out of her CON
troll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

MINNESOTA has amended her con-
stitution to allow five men out of jury
of six to bring in a verdict The
absurdity of this cannot but strike one
forcibly. No matter what number is
to make a legal rendering there will be
the final one man with decisive vote.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

Nosr of the snow this winter seems
confined to the East and South New
York was almost showed under last
Friday, the storm being almost equal
to the blizzard of 'S8 A peculiar fea-
ture was that while the wind blew al
most a hurricane Oh land the ocean was
as calm as on bright summers day,
although the snow made navigation
almost impossible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

THE HERALD wishes all its readers a
happy and prosperous New Year. Close
the old book without sigh for what
might have been; remember only its
Joys, consignIng the trials and tribula.
tons to the oblivion they merit, and
start the clean page of the new volume
without blot or an error.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
Local Exchanges.

). w. Local:-The assessmeh. shows
that Lancaster is the only town in
Grant County that has any bank stock.
and she has only 81, 600. Poor Grant,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
WIN. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.

ENGLAND has called in all gold coin
not Of the present reign, and after Feb
% they will not be legal tender.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
LITERARY NOTES

The second instalment of the "Talley-
rand Memoirs in The Ce,atuyy for
February will deal almost entirely with
Talleyrand's relations with Napoleon
Bonaparte, and will include a number
of highly interesting anecdotes Of Ma
poleon; namely. the scene when they
first met; Napoleon's snubbing of a
foreign minister; his strange attack of
epilepsy. etc Talleyrand does not
hesitate to tell how he thwarted Napo-
leon even while he pretended to be serv-
ing him. Hedescribes his plotting with
Napoleon early in the latter's career,
and then his plotting against him. This
instalment will also give Talleyrand's
reason for his rupture with Bonaparte.
Octave Thanet, the novelist, will tell
in the January Century true story of
the great Irish famine of l847-48, from
documents never published before. The
narrative is thrilling one, and particu-
larlY timely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

The maid was a maid Of many charms,
And the lamp WAS Turned down lew.
But the youth didn know how 80 use his arms
And she smiled when he rose to go.
Cape Cod Item
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

GENERAL BENJAMIN f. BUTLER an.
nounces bis retirement from active
business life and mis- autobiography is
is soon TO be published. Gen. Butler
has been prominent figure in political,
military and civil life for generation,
and his retirement while still active.
shows the willy general. ogacuating a
position with honor that would soon
be untenable through advancing age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

The microbe. If he is discreet
And quiet has cinch.
He measures in his .stochirg feet
One-lriiionth Of anineh.
Attain; ! CONSTITUTION
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01

1T Is said that new silver dollar will
he created by the Pan American None
tary conference. which meets in in
Washington next week. 1t will be a
dollar circulated not merely in the
United States, hut throughout all the
republics of the new world. In all
probability it will resemble somewhat
the United States silver dollar, with the
portrait of Columbus to take the place
of the Goddess OF Liberty one side, the
diverse varying.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
HOW She Came to Pose all Over.
fC.r Evopc;sco Examiner


81 was in Paris had to raise some
cash. Knew another girl that was a
model and she told me all about it.
went with her to an artisan American,
too-and agreed to pose for him. When
he fisst asked me Toto pose | objected
He tried to argue. said it was no good.
Then got red. know I got red; | felt
it. Then I wanted to run away, and then
repented," said model.
Eventually be got me to show him
Just little bit Of my ncck-not as much
as q society girl shows in evening dress,
not half so much. He admired it SO
much that began to stop feeling morti-
fed. Posed little more for him, in fact;
let him take my arms, and-oh, well,
you're not an artist, but if ever you do
become one and you want to break in o
new model you just begin with the neck:
"It's the same with all of us girls. If
one will pose for her neck and shoulders,
yuu can easily make her pose for her
5aat, and if you can only coax girl into
posing her bust, you can make her pose
as Venus taking n sun bath for the ask
ing. Nothing makes new model feel SO
nervous rs the idea of posing her upper
figure, and no one knows the reason. All
that one has to do is to persuade her to
overcome that little nervousness and the
rest. Poufl The rest is nothing"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
rIzR QUEEN or ssAsxErIUNTEIss.
a Gsrs Under Tseensy KILLS sizty-three
Saesaesnnkes I'm One DAY.

The country between Little and Big
Hack Mountain is a great ginseng re-
rion. and the Parker family are noted as
usengers." The girls go out bare footed
in the mountain, though the country IS
infested with rattlesnakes and copper
heads, and dig the ginseng for which
they get good prices at the stores ana
ssosn waich IL Ii taken TO Pennington Gap
Tor shipment. But along Glover Fork and
IN Ratesesnake Greek there are number
lsss reptiles.
i,eckie Parker is girl about ~ years
of age, strong, healthy looking and hand
some, but with a very determined face.
She is q splendid rife shot and is often
seen with her winchester. She goes alter
ginseng barefooted and often alone. The
roots are gathered in May and September
and during the month just past she did
thriving business. One day however she
came across den of rattlcsnakes. She
had only stones and sticks with which to
fight the desperate battle. Some of the
snakes were considerably larger than
mans ankle and few MS large as the call
of one,sleg. For hours she fought them
az they Kissed and writhed and ratified
around her. The mountain seemed filled
with them and no sound could be heard
but sheir incessant and blood curdline
rattle. But the brave, determined CIR
battled with them until she eItermInateo
every one that did not succeed In hiding
among the creyices of rocks and in the
dense brush. When she had crushed the
head of the last one to be seen she count
ed the dead, and there were just sixty
three.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
Talk OF INFANTS.
yvhcn Does she Language OF Debles Be.
come TntellEGible?

" -
como Tntelilgibieg
The Listener, OF the Boston Tran
scrpt, mentions tho case of fond
mother OF his acquaintance who had q
remarkable baby, who, the mother In
sists. SAYS ...Niamma's little girl" SO dis
tinctly that anybody in the world could
make it out. And this Is the way, ex-
actly, that the baby pronounces 1t:
"Lubble, hubble, hubble"
This is not nearly such plain English
as that used by friend OF the Listen
er's, now man and an honest and able
one, who, when he was two years old,
nystified the members OF his family by
calling out in the imperative mood:
"Bixit, baxit. cloxit!"
All gathered round and tried hard to
make out what the youngster meant.
But the most definite statement that
they could get out OF him was: "Bixit,
baxit, cloxit." At last, by dint of q
good deal of pantomime, the child got
thcm into tho pantry and indicated q
particular place in it, and then his re-
mark translated itself to them. Wha
he meant to say was: 81 want biscuit
in the basket in the closetl'
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
Prolonged Sessions but Little Done He'
yond Increasing the Compensation
OF Commissioner Irvine and
Collector Kilbourn.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held Monday evening
But little business however was done ana
the council adjourned until the following
evening and then until Wednesday even
ing.
The time for rendering the report OF
the Commissioner of Revenue was again
extended, this time to July !. The time
allowed the Collector was also extended.
No report was made by the committee
appointed some six months ago to codify
the ordinances, and it seems nothing has
been done in the matter beyond paying
the typewriter for copying the ordinances.
No steps were taken to secure pubiica-
ton of the ordinances as they are passed,
the objection to which seems to be that
the CITY ia in financial strait and can't
efFord TO acquaint the people with the
laws passed for their government. But
o proposition was made by Col. Adams to
increase the compensation of tax collec-
tor Kiibourn from 21a to D per cent, ana
that of commissioner Irvine from "
to 90 per cent for making assessments
for side walk taxes. This proposition was
earnestly opposed by Mayor Skeen on the
ground that the city could not afford an
increase of pay during such period OF
depression. When the vote was taken
only three members Of the council and
fbe Mavor had remained, and the motion
was carried by the votes of Messrs
Adams and Spaldng, MIR. Goodloe, though
present, declining to vote.
At the adjourned meeting the bonds OF
the sinking fund commissioners were ap-.
proved. The commissioners consist OF
the Mayor ca o6icio, W. A. Mcdowell, j..
n. Goodloe, R. T. Irvine and W. E. Add
son.
Quite a number of claims were allowed
at the three sessions.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
rerforated by Lisl,tning.

A terrific rain and lightning-storm
visited the vicinity Of Lexington. o: a
great deal of damage to crops was done
in the towns of Fremont and Speaker.
Leonard Pratt. farmer living about
two miles north of Roscburg, while
walking along tile road near this place
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. A hole was made in his head by
lightning, and the strings CT his shoes
were cut as smooth a. though done with
q kniea. No injury was done TO his
clothing.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
LEGAL NOTICE

To NJ. s. KEMMERER
You will please take notice that the Both day OF
June 1891 that Joshua Mullins, i! NJ Fanary, j. j.
Kelly, jr.. W. W. Taylor and c. ". Evans, commits
sones duly appointed for the purpose tany three OF
whom may act will meet together on the tract OF
land Of which you are tenant OF the freehold and
owner, situated In Big Stone Gap, in Wise county,
Va, TO assess just compensation TO be paid to you
for such part of said tract Of land rs is proposed TO
be taken by the Louisville Nashville Railroad Com
pany for its purposes and for damages to the residue
OF said tract The land here proposed to be taken Is
strip o. land extending from the tract of land for
merry owned by ). II. Flanary, to the tract OF LAND
claimed by the Virginia Coal and Iron Company; and
Is for Right OF Way, and Is the strip OF land
now occupied by said company by its railroad
LOUISVILLE d NASHVILLE r. R. CO.,
Nav 20. 1891 BY G, T. DrscAS. ATTORNEY.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
Sale of Stock

Or VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE AND CAROLINA STEEL AND
IRON COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that |, the undersigned,
Special Commissioners, will. pursuant 10 Il Decree en-
tere, on April 90, 1891, in the chancery of the
Bank of Big Stone Gap j. c. Chance, executor of
the last will OF VIM d. JONES' deceased, and others,
pending in the Circuit Court OF Wise county, Va, on
the Both day Of May, 1891 between the hours of 10
and IL O'Clock M, the front door OF the Bank of
Big Stone Gap, In the town of Big Stone Gap, Va at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand sell so much Of one hundred shares OF the CAPT
tai stock OF the Virginia, Tennessee and Carolina
Steel and Iron Company, as may be necessary 20 sat
sfy the said plaintiffs debt interest and COSTS said
debt being $4,CCOOO with interest from November
Is, 1890.
J. f. BULI.TI-T, JR.,
Special Commissioner.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of the
County OF Wise:
Bank OF Big Stone Gap, Plaintiff,
against 7 In Chancery.
]. c. Chance, Exec, ct al, Defendant9
III. f. Lpps, Clerk Of the said Court, do certify
that the bond required Of the Special Commissioner
by the Decree rendered in said the goth day
of April. 1891, has been duly given
Given under my hand as Clerk of the said Court,
this the 2lst day of May, 1891.
TesteeJ L. Lips, Clerk
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST cnuncH.

BAPTIST ctruHcit.
Rev. i. L. MrManaway, pasor. Services every
cnuday n, II 4. ". md g r. ii. Young mems prayer
meeting at 1 P. ~, every Sunday. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at Sr. ~
rnrsnYTERIAs CHURCH.
Rev. John f. Wool, Pastor Services second ard
fourth Sundays, ut il "A md 3 r. M
Sunday Sclooi-Mr. ". N. McEwee. Superintei-
dent, every Sunday at 10 a. N.
Prayer meeting, to discuss the Sunday school les
son, every Wednesday at 8 r. NJ
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev j. o. stralcy, Pastor. Services First Sunday Of
every month, at s p. NJ.
Turkey Cove, Foutth Sunday, at II A. NJ.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
Notice.

To r. j. Nottingham, Conway r. Sands, Conway r.
Fowlkes and John A. Curtis,) VIM. 4. Little, Jr.,
Ed. J. Fowlkes, John \. Curtis. !. z. Dickinson,
J. ". Hutchinson and j. B. +. Mills.
TAKE NOTICE,
That on the first day OF the June term Of Wise
County Court TO BE- held on June 23rd, 1891, the Big
Stone Gap Water Company will move the Court to
appoint five DISTINGUISHED reehoders, any three OF
when may act for the purpose Of ascertaining just
CONDENSATION for such part of the tract OF land lying
in Wise county, Virginia, near the town OF Big Stone
Gap locally known the ''Hale Tract" adjoining
the lands OF the Big Stone Gap Improvement Com
pany, the South Appalachian Land Company and
others of which you are the tenants of the freehold,
as may be wanted for the purposes Of said company,
and the damage, if any, done TO the resdue Of said
tract.
BIG STONE GAP WATER COMPANY,
m224t By BULLrrr 4 McDowgLL, Attorneys.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
:sTHE POST
Has the Largest Circulation of any
Paper in Southwestern Va. An
Advertisement will pay you.
Big Bargain.

Big bargain.
First-ciass RANGE, only used few
months, as good as new, with pipe and
cooking utensils. Also good SAFE and
supply of CHINA WARE. Apply to this
Office tt.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
VIRGINIA: At rules held In the Clerks Office Q
Y the Circuit cour. for the County Of Wise, oil tn
LIST day Of June, 1891.

Ist Qhy Va 0uHSS AoVA'
BANK or Bio SToxE Gar,
8. u. EAsos, ct. al.
The object OF this suit is 10 enforce the vendors
lien retained In deed from T. A. Ayers ct ux TO 5.
h. Mason OH the following lots in Big Stone Gap,
Wise County. yrgiHla towit, lots II, lo ID ana 70
Of Block Ia, and parcel OF land fronting 24-5 feet
on the south side OF Wood Avenue, being part OF lot
OF Block ~, said lets being shown on map OF Big
Stone Gap, on Gle In the Office OF Clerk OF Wise
County Court, known and marked as Improvement
Conpapy's Plat No. l." and thereby aud by personal
decree or either, to enforce the payment OF certain
promssory negotiable note for $500, dated January
10. 1890 due In IL months from date, with Interests
made by said s. =. Mason to said B. A. Ayers and by
him endorsed TO said Hank OF Big Stone Gap AND
AFFIDAVIT having been made that s. b. MasoR. Joseph
Levi. G. A. Hardin, A. Chenaut, G, Il, Brock and H.
4. Young, defendants ant parties In interest herein
are not residents OF this State, the said defendants
are required 10 appear within Ii days after due pub
cation OF this ORDER In the Clerks Office OF said court
Ct rules to be helden therefor, and do what Is eces
saYy Go protect their interests And is ordered that
cepy Of this order be forthwith pnbllahed once
weeEs for four successive weeks, in the Bio STONE
Posy, newspaper printed IN the town OF Big Stone
asp, Ia Wise Caanty. Virginia. and be posted at the
front door ot the courthouse OF said County Oh the
Asst day os the next County Ceart for the said ceanty
a.tsE the date of this order,
Sc "A copy 7fstc.3 ]. u. LippS, CLERK.
BGGtJsr 4 NcpoTEup p q.