davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
A VOICE FROM INDIANA.
An indianapolis Paper .Teakens on
Cleveland.
(From the indianapolis Sentinel. J


In the absence of the editor from the
city a paragraph appeared in the cdito-
rial columns of the Sentinel which does
not state, with nice accuracy, the view of
this journal as to the Presidential nomina~
ton of 1902, The paragraph ran, in part
as follows:
The great, almost the sole, issue in the next
Presidential campaign will be the reform OF the
tariff. And on that issue Grover Cleveland is
the very embodiment Of the Democratic idea.
On that issue the battle is to be fought and
victory won, and beside that issue all others
sink into insignifcanco, And while that issue
remains and he lives, Grover Cleveland Is the
logical candidate of the Democratic party.
The Sentinel begs to amend the above
before it is accepted by the public as de-
ining this papers attitude OH the subject
of the next Presidential nomination. In
the first place, we think it is too early tc"
President making The convention will
NOT meet for q year. Meantime several
important elections arc to be held, and
Congress, with an overwhelming Demo
cratic majority in the popular branch, will
hold long session. Between now and
next summer there may he u complete
Transformation of political conditions. IT
the tariff shall be the commanding issue OF
the next campaign. as seems probable
now, Grover Cleveland will certainly be
logical candidate; possibly the logical can
ddate. But, on the other hand, circnm-
stances may render it advisable TO nom-
nate Western candidate Certainly it
would be clearly advisable to do so if it
were not for the peculiar relation Mr.
CIeyeland occupies to the tariff question.
It:Inay be thought best to come West for
a candidate, notwithstanding this: In
such event an able and well-equippel In
dianian will be strongly supported. Other
Western statesmen arc also likely to be
considered. Circumstances, even more
than personalities, will determine the
choice.
AS for the Sentinel, il is 80 hero wor-
shipper, and is not, at this time, in the
business of President making, 1t may
fake hand ut 1t later on, when the time
,is ripe. Of course We have high opin
ion of Mr.. Cleveland. He gave the coun-
try magnificent Administration and he
has very strong hold upon the Demo
cratic masses in this State and elsewhere.
But we also have high opinion of other
distinguished Democratic statesmen, and
we do not wish to be understood as saying
now who ought to he nominated year
hence. We frankly admit that we do not
know. The logic Of events will doubtless
solve the problem long before the Nation
al Convention meets
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
PAREsIs AND PUBLIC MEN.
The widespread Ravages of the Disease
That Affects Bardsley.
(John Rrssell Young in the Evening Starr

John RGsseil Young in the Evening Starr
If Bardslcy's financial malfeasance is
the result of the disease called paresis,
then the malndy has, we fear, become
epidemic The Star, in the interest Of
humanity, must call attention to its grav-
ity. The Bardlcy disclosures show the
rayages it made in his own isolated case.
Take our distinguished calling of journal
ism. Mr.. Bardsley received from his fell
Low sufferers in paresis the sum of $685.
097.52 The unfortunate gentlemen who
paid this money were under various delu-
sions. One supposed that the "forty per
cent" was an ordinary advertising COM
mission, and to be paid to some obscure
clerk, now deceased. Another was flushed
with enthusiasm for the grand old party,
and paid his forty per cent with truly
loyal zeal. Enthusiasm, as the medical
authorities say, is among the incipient
symptoms of this incurablc disease.
There is rumor that Mr.. McCamant, of
Harrisburg, was also under the influence
of the maladay to the extent of many
thousands of dollars. This is denied, and
the friends of Mr.. McCamant are hopeful
that the diagnosis of Governor Pattson
will establish his perfect health.
DR.. Mcclure, who edits the Times and
is an expert on parcsis, AYERS that for
years the disease has affected nearly
every municipal department. at is an
open secret says this Illuminating prac-
titioner, chat there have been only two
public officials in twenty-five years who
have not suffered" Their disease, so far
rs known, has taken the form of 'lawcss-
ly demanding and receiving large COM
missions from. the newspapers for their
Advertising" MI Of which, as our emin-
ent expert warmly says, was ga double
prostitution Of public trust and journal
ISM" the official doing such thing being
guilty Of perjury and theft" We ere
persuaded that when Dr.. Mcclure pro-
nounccd these terrible words he was
dwelling upon the medical and not upon
the moral aspects Of the disease. Objur-
atoms which might properly apply TO
moral delinqucnts should not be visited
upon those afflicted by God. Now that we
see the effect Of the hallucinations of
paresis upon Bardsley it is our. duty as
humane men to take care that it does not
become epidemic and that where it exists
in incyicnt stages remedies should be
found and applied.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
A CANE HEAD ARTIST.
lie Originates Twenty or Thirty Designs a
Dag and Clears $4,000 Ioar.
(Sew York srail and gxpress.j

(New Yori, Nail and Exprcss.j
81 am cane artist, and not day passes
that do not originate designs for twenty
or thirty cane heads" said IL young man
to Null and Express man. The young
man was busy designing or drawing all
kinds of cane heads. Some fantasuc
specimens, others were Of classic simptl-
city, and many had shapes that seemed TO
have been born in dis:empered mind;
..Do you prefer this kind OF artistic
work to any other::"
81 can't say thatI do. But / have
happy knack in drawing very orig'nat
heads, and they sell studied srt some
years in Berlin, returned to this country
and tried TO live by painting portraits ana
doing fine bits of landscape occasionally
l got so poor had to do something ior
money and . friend suggested walking
sticks. Indignantly refused to degrade
as | thought then, my art, by designing
heads for canes. A week passed ana
grew hungry. | had no money ana niue
chance of succeeding in nigh art III
sheer desperation applied for cane head
work and got an order. 1t came easy tor
me to design, and in two days ! handed In
fifty original designs. They were accept
ed and not 'skyed.' Money began to roll
in upon me, and throwing aside pride
took as much interest in designing cane
heads as possible. find that many young
artists prefer to remain poor and not 90
mechanical work. But now take as
much interest in designing a cane head rs
l would in painting the portrait OF DIS.
inguishedlady. in one year ! cleared
$4,000 designing cane heads. 1t was
splendid start, and somehow have never
got out of The business. 1T IS not pot
boiling work by any manner of means,
for brains are required TO do original
work. Nv intentions are to keep at this
particular artistic work until | make en-
ough money to retire and do other kinds
of work. The manufacturers of walking
canes pay well for new and very riginal
designs Any design that is odd is always
acceptable. Symmetry is not required,
nor beauty. An ugly looking frogs head
will sell better than the head OF Madon-
M. In fact, heads are not popular.
Queer shapes and angles are more sought
after, Some years ago a cane handlere
rcsenting bulldogs head was acccpta-
Bile, but now it would not sell. The craze
is for the odd and queer A man with
bizarre Imagination could design cane
heads splendidly, | think. One time l
spent half day on design that thought
the aesthetic dude would rave over. 1t
did not sell at all when 4 cane was made
after it, but all the designs, some thirty, |
hastily skctched the other half OF the day
became popular. | smoke and work away
from day to day and save enough money
to 60 to Europe every Summer"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
The tennessee Trouble.

The trouble among the coal miners OF
East Tennessee has been settled; the con-
v;cts have returned to the mines and the
soldiers TO their homes. All this has
been accomplished without the shedding
of q drop of blood in spite of the fact
that week ago the prospect was gloomy
and it seemed that settlement could NOT
he reached without bloodshed. This result
Ia due to the courage and irmness Oh
Governor Buchanan. de absolutely re-
fused to treat with the miners upon any
other ground than that they should per-
init the conyicts TO return 20 work without
molestation. He recognized no right In
these men to exact conditions from him.
and Notwithstanding strong influences
were brought to bear upon him, refused to
grant any. The honor of the State OF
Tennessee has been saved by the tirmness
of her Governor, and the people of Ten
nessee should remember this to his credit
in the future.
According to dispatches from London
one of the results Of this outbreak has
been to make it more difficult to bring
English capital into this section. The
South has been singularly free from
strikes and labor troubles and it is be-,
cause of this that SO much of foreign
L.
capital has been invested here especially
since the great labor troubles in Penn
sylvania, and it would be an evil day tor
our section if English investments were
withdrawn from the South. Nothing,
however, could have done more to restore
confidence than the stand taken by Gov
ernor Buchanan, and we do not consider
that this trouble will have more than
temporary effect if indeed it has any.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
GAVE HIM a SHAVE.
How 2 Kind Barber Helped n Drunken
Tramp TO Brace Up.


"Boss, can you give me shave this
morning? just blew in from Boston,
and the man who can beat his way from
the Hub to pittsburg deserves something :
This is how clever tramp startled the
BARRIERS in a DOWNTOWN shop some time
ago, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. He
was not more than thirty-fve years old
and apparently recovering from a spree.
You don't lack for gall" replied the
owner. 81 think You are as able to work
as am"
= know | am; am tailor Ly trade.
bgt | will get drunk, can't help it; it is
3 disease with me- and ftrY hard to keep
away from liquor. Won't You give me a
shayey You willnot lose anything if E, YOU i
do" -.
q have seen good for-nofEing fellows
Ike you before answered The barber.
you had better get 4 move Gil; can. !,
HDont be so7hard on me, he persisted.
IF 1 had clean face / would he more
presentablc, and would stand better
chance OF getting Il job, 2
~ II scrape your face, y spoke up one of
tho men, "and trust ron for the dime y
nfhank you" he exclaimed With 4
smile smile, The Job was soon done and thu
tramp left. In the afternoon he called
pretty we'll sobered up and said he was
going to work. in the morning. The next
night he paid for the shave and since
Then ne has been doing well Mt his trade.
l he rs now "a regular customer Of lis Mar
per friend, and he declares lie will never
drink another drop. Tie. barber and
=. Tramp haze become boon eompanions and
'ne 'oogrmersthInks he latter viii hold out.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
Social Possibilities.

It is pleasant to contemplate our social
possibilities when the good day does dawn
We have good blood here and culture and
keen appreciation Of the re6nements of
polite intercourse. Good dinners have
been given here and better ones will be
when times are better. And as for high
thinking, it is doubtful if another new
town can present the rather extraordinary
spectacle of q number of real estate agents
and lawyers Willing away stagnant
period by giving lectures on subjects lit
erary, political and scientific. We have a
good Club, well-furnished with easy chairs,
and broad range Of periodicals. Resi-
dences of taste and considerable archl-
tectural beauty are near completion on
Poplar and Imboden Hills. One or two
are finished, furnished with charming
taste and adorned with visitors OF grace
and beauty-and more will follow. There
arc twenty-five or thirty eligible young
men here of education refinement ana
prospective prosperity. A few have
done their duty, and the town is grateful.
The rest must do something and if they
bring feminine acquisitions equally lovely
which is hardly possible-Big Stone
Gap is going to be delightful place to
live.
All in all with the education and refine
ment already here and the facilities for
promoting both we ought to be saved from
the grossly material spirit that is apt to
override a community where q purely
material Development is temporarily
snnrame.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
MEXICANS ON HORSEBACK.
They are Arrayed In yelyet and the Hnr-
moss Is Laden with Silver.

The Mexican swell rides on q saddle
worth 4 fortune, says Harpcr's Magazine.
1t is loaded with silver trimmings, and
hanging over il is an expensive strap, or
Spanish blanket, which adds to the mag
nifcencc of the whole. Ills qnccr-shapcd
stirrups are rcdoleni Of the old mines.
His bride is in like manner adorned with
metal in the shape Of half a dozen big
silver plates, and to his bit is attached a
pair Of knotted redcord rcins which he
holds high mp and loose
He is dressed in black velvet jucket,
fringcd and embroidered with silver; and
huge and expensive hat, perchcd on his
head, is tilted over one ear. His legs arc
incascd in dark, tight-ftting breeches,
with silver trimming down the side seams,
bnt cut so as in summer weather to un-
button from the knee down and flap aside.
. His spurs are silver, big and heavy and
costly, and fitted to buckle round his high
cut heel, Under his left leg is fastened a
broad -bladed and beautifully carved
sword, with hilt worthy prince of
blood
The seat of this exquisite is the perfect
pattern of q clothespin. Leaning against
the cantle, he stretches his legs forward
and outward, with heels depressed in q
fashion which reminds one of Sydney
Smiths sayings that he did not object TO
a clergyman riding, if only he rode very
badly and turned OUT his toes. II is the
very converse of riding close to your
horse. In what it originates it is hard to
guess, unless bravado. The cowboy, with
an equally short seat and long stirrups,
keeps his legs where they belong, and if
his leg is out Of perpendicplar it will be
so to the rear.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
NOT BLAINE,
Rumors that the Reports are Due to g
Wealthy Boston Man.
[ Ashland Dcm0crat.l


The alleged i'll health Of Mr. Blaine is
now accounted for. 4 Bar Harbor cor
respondent finds that Il Mr.. Matthews,
who has sore ear, and keeps his head
swathcd in bandagca, is the cause of it
all.
Mr.. Matthews is described rs wealthy
Boston cottagar, who looks like Mr.
Blaine, having the same white hair and
whiskers, dresses like Mr.. Blaine, rides
in carriage like MIR. Blainc's, drawn by
horses like Mr. Blaine's, and so when he
rides out, to permit The salt sea breeze to
kiss his sore ear, he and his bandagcs are
at once taken for Mr. Blaine The crude,
newly arrived correspondents of the
blanket sheets rush OF to The telegraph
office, and The next morning the. world
reads all about Mr.. Blaine, The Sick Man
His pallid face, his sunken eyce, his
trembling frame, are all dwclt upon He
is described propped mp in his carriage,
his head wrapped in haniages, and alto
gcther he is in bad way. At this very
moment Mr.. Blaine may lie at home play
ing lawn tennis, or chasing The antelope
over the plains, assuming that they have
antclopcs and plains at Bar Harbor.
May it not be that this NJ Matthews
with his sore ear is IN agent of the Har-
rison wing of the party? He is certainly
no friend of the Blaine wing.
Let Mr. Matthews and lis alleged sore
ear be investigated. Perhaps he has no
invalid anricuar appendage, and never
had. Admitting that he has a sore ear,
why does he make a show Of it to The in
jury of o good man, whose ears are not
atllictedy Matthews must be looked after.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
Signifylng that the matter contained
therein was from the four quarters Of the
globe. From these letters came the word
news,
Decorous People.
amber d, N Chicago Herald, !

In the ups and downs of hithers and
thitiers of an evcntfnl life shall / tell yo, on
The people who linss made me tho most
weary! Il is mot The bad peoplc nor the
foolish people we ca get along with all
such becansesssf d streak of common M
InaIiity iisus all Int I cannot Survive With
ont extrerae lassitadc he deeorous neo-
Pile bose who 81 In through / ifa without
sound or spark tes hose " DO ,el,aye / en-.
selves upon ev ers 0ccasio ion and would pass
thronsll a dynalnit s az pi0sian without
rusnpling d hair: those who aeyer i,,sYa
tionc anything ouI Of il ne gas al,tl never
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
III s;mpIy for the reasoi flat fislr cam

viii, simply for the reasoi: hat fsll CAM
not uerspire--,lo blood iii 'en,! Cntahem
and they would ruin cold sap. like nipple
tree in April. Such people issrc always
frightened to death for fesrsei w'iat :, the
world Is going TO say about them Ihey
are Under everlasting bonds 70 Keep the
peace. wonder that they ever 'nncnd
TO kiss their children It one OF them
lived in my house should stick pins In
him. Morality and goodness that lie no
deeper than '.behavior' are ike the veneer
ing they put on cheap tab'cs--sefy 'awats
aud soon peeled off.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
Friday, July 81, 1891.

Tar time for which many Of the readers
Of the posr subscribed for the paper VII,
expire in August and September ana
those who wish to renew their subscrip-
lions will please Go so promptly. Ihey
will observe that the price of the paper
has been reduced, but the rule requiring
subscribers to pay in advance will De
strictly adhered to.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
The Word "News.r
(JournaIist.)

The word "news" was not, as many spp-
pose, derived from the objective new, but
from the fact that many years ago it was
customary to put at the head Of the per-
odical publications Of the day tile initial
letters Of the compass, thus
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
New Lesson For New Towns.

New Lesson For New Towns.
The recent killing of the town consta-
BILE at Norton by Kentucky desperate
was cowardly, sickening affair. A vol
uniecr police force as we have here should
be organized at all the new towns. Make
every able-bodied law abiding citizen a
policeman and let him carry badge, q
whistle and revolver. Avoid bloodshed
by letting the peace breakers see that
they have no chance, and above all exc
cute the law against them to the limit.
Then will the toughs have the respect for
other towns that they have now for Big
Stone Gap. 1t would be hard to say just
how great the Indebtedness of the citizens
of this place is to the admirable police
force here and especially to the courage
Gus young fellows who formed it in the
beginning, when the law was enforced al
ways with en- actual risk Of life. The IN
nuence of example is already spreading TO-
other places. Other towns must aud will
adopt the same means of enforcing the
Law and it is not impossible that the de-
Gliding force which one day shall put down
feuds, street fights, assassinations, and in
general kill this mountain spirit of MUIR
der, shall be seen to have got its first
impulse from the brain and nerve of q fea
young men here.
TEE S. Al. 4 O. case is still muddied. One
Of the dissenting Judges of the Court Of APP
peals has granted q writ Of supersedeas WHICH
will prevent DIR. Bailey from taking actual pos
session Of the property until The case is finally
determined. 60 hasten . conclusions of the
controversy Gen. Haskell, representing the
other stockholders, hos suggested to isr.
Bailey and his associates that both sides agree
10 have chs case heard al the earliest moment
on its merits and the property saved from
further loss arising oRtof the prolonged coa-
4sss. This is faia; and DE. Bailey will
plsee: himself and those he represents at q
dEssds antage before The public Il be does not
accspt If. The interests of the roaG no less
fiian those og The lllaunisy wealld clearly BE-
hess subserrea 81 haY;ng tlle ysx atlous liiis|
gasian seraliassed.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-31
A SOLID Subject.

But 70 drop these midsummer musings
which are written at O cool country place
and not in the sultry city and without
having applied to a single bank official for
q loan, and to come down to business, I
may say and say truly that money is close,
confidence is close, the air is close
everything is close. A few brokers tell
me that gilt edge securities are saleable
and that the street is not entirely without
business features. But the president of,
one of the largest banks in the city.
speaks more discouragingly. There is
great hope in the crops. France has con-
sented to take our pork at once; Germany.
will soon relax her restrictions; we have
an enormous cotton crop, and theiatest
estimates show that our surplus grainswill
fully meet the defcitof Europe, for which
we shall get an excellent price. AiIthese
form a combination of .adventitious cons
ditiens that have rarely been experienced
In the history of the nation. isis GER.
talniy fairto base calculations upon them
and TO anticipate Il greatly improved 6nan-9
cial condition from one end of the conn-s
try to another. The only drawsback NAV
be found in tho approaching presidential
election and in the silver craze which
is now dominant in the South and West.
The Overwhelming Democratic victory in
the last Cong essioIial election and the
5demoPalizing silye in lne ilza which seems
to hive attacked forlr ifths of esparfy,
are calculated TO alarm money lenders
and cause them to hoard their cash Or put
sis only in gold contract s, or send tsnbrSads
Sliera II finds b sslfe and stable refuge
mud Is mol the sport dc the denia gpgne
al,li tho paaytliin oi he part san is
ssry ear That no sens thail sal 4 lend
money or iaYest Ii, IL lIle llsas raasoll toy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-20

foxT TowysExD. April 1s-fSpceiai I-Lieu-
tenant j. f. Lindsay. OF the Fourteenth infan-
fry. stationed at Vancouver, arrived ct Port
townsend . few days ago and viii begin In .
lev days the work OF ensissinx company OF la
oians 10 be added to this regiment This is an
experiment that the government 10 undeytak-
ing, and Dieutsnanf Lindsay has been detailed
10 put II IN operation here. The lieutenant feeis
confident that he will succeed in enlisxing fiffy-
nvc bucks for i've years service, and VIII visit
the reservations in fhis vicinity first He Il In
forned BY the department. that il Is the ultimate
object Of the government 20 have the proposed
enlistment serrice among the Indians take the
place OF the old scout systern, and here Is where
the difhcuisy is likely to be encountered An
Indian does not object 20 serving lev months
- q scout. where be has practical freedom. but
sn enlistment for some years. with the chances
OF being ordered from one post to another. il mot
to his liking. Ten out OF the 6fty-dye Indians
enlisted are allowed to be married and take their
squaxs with them
Chief Of Poliee Delaney viii probably be re-
warded Tor his cicser work in capturing the
postofhce robbers here recently. In answer 90
IN inquiry made by Inspector Monroe he is in
formed by the department. than 35oo VIII prob
ably be allowed the chsef il the burglars ara
convicted
D. G. Stxrrets. Charles EisenheiS. A. J. Smith.
J. A. Kuhn. ]. C. Ginger, Captain james Nc
Intyre. Thomas Hammond. IT.. A. Weymcush.
II. E Morgan. Howard Trenholm. n d. Hill ard
C. T. Cispp are the incorporatoFs Of the fcias
Hudson Foundry Company. organized here yes-
tcrday.
Target practice begins af the fort next week.
Ihisis the annual shoot provided for IN the
regulations A feature Of the practice this year
viii be the slirraiSh firing On the Chimsc1m
road. two miles from town