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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
GREAT HEROISM.
The Courageous Conduct of Young ia
panese Nobleman.

DaneSe NObleman.
recall to mind story of an officer in
the emperor's army who were beseging q
fortress, says Sir Edwin Arnold. Their
number was small, and Il relieving army
was coming up. 1t was Of immense mo
ment that they should know how long the
fortress could hold out. If it must capt.
tnlate for want of supplies within a week
they could stay and win the campaign for
the emperor. a young japanese noble
man volunteered to go into the fortress
and ascertain how long they could hold
cut. He disguised himself and in passing
learned that they had food and water for
only two days more.
AS lie was going out with this precious
information lie was detected and the enc
my said to him; "We are going to cruelty
you, but we will let you off ON one condi-
tion-that you so to the wall aud tell
your people that We haze supplies for a
week. He said: "Very WE'LL" and he
went to the wall. His wife and children
in the besiegers' camp saw him, his friends
were there also. and he held up both
hands and said TO them. sIhers pre sup
plies for but two days. Continue the sieEa
md You will take the place. he died by
a hundred spear points, Eut he had done
bis duty to his general.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
COLLEGE WOMEN.
They Prefer Studies That Men are Begin
ming to Neglect.

ming to Neglect.
1t is curious to note that the form Of ed
ucation which women seem Just now most
anxious to obtain is almost purely litera
~. At time when men are loudly COM
planning that Oxford aud Cambridge have
almost cut themselves of from the active
life of the country and that by neglectinS
the practical study of law, medicine, sur
gerry and technical production they have re,
solved themselves into what would be call
ed at continental university gigantic
Faculty Of Arts" women are crowding
to these discredited Institutions and
eagerly taking up the abandoned ''arts, .
as the latest and most complete form OF
intellectual life open to them. While men
are beginning to assert that they can no
longer afford the luxury OF university
education, that they must leave that either
to the men OF leisure or the future school
masters and teachers, women turn to it as
perhaps The most practical opening left
to them. Perhaps they are right. Its
not impossible that in time women's hands
may have great share in the higher
secretarai and educational work of tine
country, says the London Spectator.
But there is no form of opinion more
Auctuating than the views of women
as to their place and possibilities in life.
7. The change of ideal from that of house
hold usefulness at the end Of the last CEN
fury to elegantusefulness at the beginning
Of the present century has been succeeded
by a strong bias toward literature and
culture. 1t is not impossible that this
may in turn he replaced by an experiment
in woman capabilities in the technical
instruction which is coming on as the
pcactical balance to the literary activity
of the last few years. Some of the most
fascinating, and not the least remlnera-
tive, of tte minor arts, such as wood cary
ing, designing and house decoration, are
already taught with singular success by
women, and the demand uf.the County
Councils for lady instructors in household
management, and even in.scientifie dairy
work, has already outsfSipped the asaiia-
bile supply Here. then, is II fresh opening
for woman's intelieets when the literary
field becomes too crowded, which has III
its favor that it tends to place woman
once moro in control Of the comforts and
convenience us we'll asof the social ele-
gance ofdailg life.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
AN EXCITED CHASE.
Tive Policemen Knocked Down While
Trying to Make an Arrest.


Henry and Walter Bradshaw became
intoxicated Wednesday afternoon and
were making quite disturbance. They
were coming down the street at rapid
gait, ON a very small mule, when Bent Kill
bourn and Sherman Beverly attempted to
arrest them. They paid no attention to
the command to halt and came straight
on toward the officers, who were standing
in the middle Of the street
Kiibourn was knocked on sail fours"
into mud hole. and Beverly jumped back
jus. in time to save himself, and get a
glimpse Of the mlleswith IFS riders disap-
pearing aroana the corner.
a horse aas procured md the officers
chased the men about two miles below
here where they came upon them. One
was Walking and trying to hold the other
on the mi he Was too full to hold him-
self on.
They were brought up the next MORN
ing ii. the police court aud received q
slight fine from Councilman Spalding, as
&c WAS their first oaense.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
New York Editor in Trouble-he EUR
nished Bail.

New York, March 2O.-Edwin L. God
kin editor of the Evening Post, was ar
rested to-day on the charge of criminal
libel preferred by Dennis W. o'Halloran'
secretary of the February grand jury
Mr. Godkin was taken to licesheadquar-
tors where he was released OH $1,000 bail
The grand jury of which Mr.. o'Halloran
was secretary handed ina presentmen'
censuring Rev. Dr. Parkhurst for his at
tacks from the pulpit upon the official acts
Of District Attorney Nicoll.
In commenting on this, the Evening
POST referred to Mr.. O. Halloran rs ''an ex.
keeper of low dive The complainant
denies that he ever kept ga dive.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LAND.

Pursuant TO decree of the Circuit
Court of Wise Co. Va, entered Dec Is
1891, in the chancery cause of johnson
Wells for &c. vs.. j. C. Chance, Ex'or, ei
al, the undersigned special Commissioner
Will, GA,
Saturday, March 18th, 1892
in front of the Intermont Hotel in the
town Of Big Stone Gap, Va, between the
hours of 10 Il. N, and p. m, proceed to
sell at public QUERY to the highest bidder
the land in the bill and proceedings men
toned, to-wit: tract OF land in Wise Co.
Va, lying east Of Biz Stone Gap contain
ing about Al y acres and being the same
tract conveyed by johnson Wells and wife
to VIM D. Jones by deed dated Dec, 81
1887, of record in Wise county D. B. ii p.
S3, t. which deed reference is made, or so
much of said land as may be necessary TO
satisfy debt of $685,00 with interest from
Dec. 81 1887, and costs of sut and sale, on
Terms:
One third cash in hand the balance in
two equal payments due in and Is
months. respectively. evidenced by the
bonds of purchaser payable to the under
signed and bearing interest. Feby. 81 1892
W X. Shelby. Special Commissioner.
In the Clerk S Office ofthe Circuit Court
of the County of Wise.
Johnson Wells for &c, Pln'tff.
Against In Chn'cy
j. &. Chance Elk or, ct al Deft.
ID. E. Lipps, Clerk of the said Court,
do certify that the bond required Of the
Special Commissioner by the decree rem
dered in said cause on the 18th day Of
Dec, 1891 has been duly given.
Given under my hand as Clerk of the
said court, this 2ard day of Feb. 1892,
Testc; j. E. Lipps, CLERK. 2-2s-4t
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

Superintendent J. L. Jennings, Of the water
works, is laying line of pipe on Wyandotte
avenue.
W. F. Stidham is building cottage. to
cost $500, on Clinton avenue near W. Fourth st.
Contractor G. f. Bibbs has finished the ma
sonry on the Episcopal Chapel, on Clinton
avenue, and G. Z. and C. Ii. Spalding have
commenced the wood work.
d. II. Shelby retaicd five car loads of Loon
ey Creek coal last week, from his coal yard on
Wood avenue.
An addition is to be built to the Central Ho-
tel. The building is to be a two-story one. On
the first floor there will be bar-room and
barber shop. The second story will have
billiard room and several offices.
w. II. Nckels & Co., are preparing to begin
on their new building on Wood avenue, diago-
naly opposite to their present store room.
This is to be two-Story building 4OxS0. The
first floor will be divided INTO two store rooms
and the second story will be divided into one
large clothing room and several Offices. The
front, which is to be of iron, will be cast by
the Big Stone Gap Crate and Mantel Factory.
The office rooms in the Ayers building are
now being pIastercd. These rooms, seven in
number, have been leased aud will be occupied
as soon us completed.
x
Nearly all of the fifty thousand feet of lum-
her. which was gotten ont of the Wild Cat
Valley and sold to w. p. Ltpscomb, has been
purchased by the furnace for the scales, stock
house, etc,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
Personals.

W. c. Harrington, spent Sunday in
Bristol.
H. Bulitt has returned from a trip
to Louisville and MiddlesbOrouSh.
VIM. McGeorge, Jr., of Philadelphia,
was in town several days last week, on
business.
Mrs. J. H. Duff, has returned from Lou
isville, and reports her son Rad much I'M
proved.
H. E. McWane, President OF the tila
morgan Company of Lynchburg, that
put i'm the water-works here, WAS in town
Saturday.
Mrs. w. f. Addison and Master Julien,
left Monday for Richmond Va, where they
will visit relatives for Il month. They
were accompanied a part Of the way by
Mr. Addison.
Miss Bette Duff, of Norton, visited her
mother, Mrs. j. Ii. Duff, Saturday and
Sunday.
H. G. Mcdowell, Jr., was in Kentucky
several DAYS last week, Oh business.
Miss Flanary, of Yokum Station, Lee
county, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Letchcr Slemp on plat J.
y
D. +. Stevenson, was called TO Madison
Wis, last week, by the sickness Of his
wife.
Miss Minnie Fox, and John Fox Jr.,
have returned from Kentucky.
r. II. Irvine, and his stenographcr, Mr..
Sullivan, are attending court ut Gate City.
x
Deacon W. II. Beckford, returned Tues
day from business trip in the East.
L. Turner Maury is at Giadeville this
week on business.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
BIG STONE GA
CO Il -

Two beds of Cooking Coal each SIX feet thick nku
Coke is produced III the United States will be mined and
three miles Of the Two beds Of Gas and each
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

Mrs. J . H. Duff, has returned from Lou
isville, and reports her son Rad much I'M
proved.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

VIM. McGeorge, Jr., of Philadelphia,
was in town several days last week, on
business.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
II EWI ET:=s = IF Z 9

The valuable of virgin forests Walnut Hickory
Yellow Poplar (wle wood Birch lIemocI and Chestnut O3
United States, Immediately tributary to the
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

He. McWane, President Of the ella
morgan Company of Lynchburg, that
put in the works here, WAS in town
Saturday.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
R = E Il II O Il Ip IS

Ohio completed rom BRISTOL Tenn. and Iousv a Na
pleed from Louisville kentucky Several other roads
Struction
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
CHEAP Fuel. CHEAP Raw Material CHEAP TRANSFORM

An $500 900 Iron Plant nearly completed
Five hundred Coke Ovens o be built a
Electric Light, Street Railway, Good Hotels
MORE ADVANTAGES COMBINED THAN CAN BE FOUND
OTHER LOCALITY
Manufacturers wanted Substantial inducements held
Lots will be sold schedule rates Reductions bulics
Prices of lots in Plat No. range from $50 $1,000 per t
Address BIG STONl; GAP IMPROVEMENT Co.
INrERNoNr HOTEL IuuDlN;, Big Stou. q
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

W. c. Harrington, spent Sunday in
Bristol.
Ii. II Bulitt has returned from trip
to Louisville and MiddlesbOrOugh
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25
Industrial Notes.

Superintendent J. L. Jennings, Of the water
works, is laying line of pipe on Wyandotte
avenue.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

The office rooms in the Ayers building are
now being pastercd. These rooms, seven in
number, have been leased aud will be occupied
as soon us completed.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

Mrs. w. L. Addison and Master Julien,
left Monday for Richmond Va, where they
will visit relatives for a month. They
were accompanied part Of the way by
Mr.. Addison.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

Contractor c. f. Bibbs has finished the ma
sorry on the Episcopal Chapel, on Clinton
avenue, and G. E. and G.. Ii. Spaldng have
commenced the wood work.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

D.. II. Shelby retailed five car loads of Loon
ey Creek coal last week, from his coal yard on
Wood avenue.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-25

W. B. F. Stidham is building cottage. t
cost $500, on Clinton avenue near W. Fourth st
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
IRISH EVlC1lONS.

LONDON, Oct. 31-The scheme of whole
sale evictions in Ireland is being carried
out in the most oppressive and outrageous
manner. Although Chief Secretary Nor
ley has given orders reviving and enforc-
Eng the old rule that the police shall not
give aid in the evictions between sunset
and sunrise. the landlords find the hour of
daylight quite sufficient for their merci-
less work. Scores of aged and decrepit as
well as of the young and otherwise help
less may be seen camping on the roads in
The sou Invest part of Ireland, with moth
ing but clothing little better than rags to
shelter them from the bleak storms of
October
AT Bautry few days ago awnole family
vas found in the midst of the fierce rain
and wind, crouching in grove of trees
and wet to the skin. They had been
evcted last Saturday, when the husband
was hardly able to hobble out of his
wretched cabin. and with the wife and
mother about TO give birth to another
child. The little one was born without
medical assistance on the following day.
with the rain pouring down through the
branches of the trees, now almost denuded
of their leaves, and the wind blowing a
hurricane. Kind neighbors learned of
the wretched plight of the unfortunates
and gave them temporary home There
were three young children besides the
babe, which, it is said, is barely alive. ow-
ing to TIE cold and exposure. Chief Sec
retary Morley is practically helpless to pre-
vent these outrages, so long as the land
lords can find bailiffs willing TO do their
cruel work. The laws passed bv an
English parliament permit the landlords
to do as they please aud Morley must bow
20 the law until it is repealed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
IMPRISONED IRlSH-AMERIcANS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The secretary of
state has recently sent instructions to the
United States legation in London respect
ing DR.. Thomas Gallagher, John Curtin
and other Irish-American citizens now
serving life sentences of imprisonment in
Great Britain. Representations have been
made to this government in their behalf,
and President Harrison has directed the
legation in London to bring the matter to
the consideration of the British govern
ment, with the view of securing such a
modification of the sentences of the court
as will bring about their release from fur
ther imprisonment. Confidence is felt
that, in view of the long confinement
which the prisoners have already suffered
and of their certified good character in the
United States, the present Gladstonian
government will listen favorably to the
appeal of the government of the United
States and grant them liberty to return to
the country of their adoption.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
THE SHORT RIBS DEAL.

CHICAGO. Oct. 31-Today marked the
elimination of the big deal in ribs on the
board of trade, and when the gong sound
ed the hour for closing. ribs were king and
Wright was their prophet. The pit was
jammed during the last quarter of an hour,
the general expectation being that the
shorts would come in and attempt to firm
prices by "wash" sales. The general ex-
pectat:on WAS wrong, however. as the
shorts did nothing of the sort, ard
the great deal eliminated without
a ripple of excitement. The price
at the wind up was $l2 ever. and the in
dications were that the shorts had prac
tically all settled, netting Cudahy and
Wright about 81, ,O0O, 900. The deal WAS
the outgrowth of the attempt by the pack
ers to break Wright, who was "long" at
the time of the cholera scare.
Wheat closed Of cent higher, not
withstanding the big receipts and u very
close approach to the heaviest visible sup
ply on record. Corn gained from "a to %
Of a cent over Saturdays closing rates.
Outside of ribs, provisions were weak and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
CONWAY SPRINGS LIENS.

CONWAY SPRINGS. Kan, Oct. ST.
Especial. l-Condactor Holmes OF the Dea
Yer. Memphis and Atlantic railway hiss re-
turned from his eastern visit. He spent
most of his time visiting his daughter ia
Wheeling, W. Va.
A tall man. with heavy beard, was on
our streets the other day. asking people to
sign paper. which he said was petition
asking congress to make new laws in re-
gard to elevators and mills He secured
the names OF some of our farmers. and they
are now on the anxious seat. stating that
they do not know what it was that they
signed They fear that sheis signatures
will turn up in some unknown and mys-
terious place.
j. +. Hall. who has been sick for some
time with typhoid fever. is now able to bs
out
Samuel Carr. who had his leg broken in
two places at Csmpbelfs elevator some
time ago. was on our streets for the irst
time this week.
On Thursday the city Of Conway Springs
was IN her best garb. The occasion was
the celebration of the twenty-fo anal
versary OF the Ancient Order of United
Workmen As early as "Wednesday nighs
members of the order arrived In the ci,y
from the surrounding country. and by 10
O'Clock Thursday morning the entire city
was at the depot to receive the delegations
from kingman, Wellington, Caldwell aud
other places. Promptly at 10 o'clock the
specials from Arkansas City and the west
arrived. The delegates from the west. To
the number OF 200, were headed by the
kingmap band, and those from the east,
to the number Of f75. by the Caldwell
band. The procession formed near the
depot, and, led by the Conway Springs
band, marched TO the wigwam erected for
the occasion. The exercises consisted Of
AZ address of welcome by Mayor Clapp
and the response by W. NJ. Wallace, grand
secretary. Addresses were also made by
E. NJ Ford aud A I, Riddle, intorspersed
with mus c. Take It all In all 1t was one OF
the most enjoyable affairs ever held in our
city
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
THE GERMAN ARMY BILL

PARIS, Oct. 3i.-Ths German military
bill is the single thought Of all Europe, ex
cepting France. Nobody understands why
Germany should increase her effective
force to such an extent as TO be able To
throw 100000 more men Ia twenty-fous
hours upon her eastern or western from
tiers Numerous notes have been ex-
changed between the different Europesn
cabinets on the matter. Mr.. Glads.ons at
a ca binet council on the eth inst instruct
ed Lord Roscberry to get at the bottom OF
the real intentions of the German goverr-
meut.
The sole purpose OF Germany Is TO make
up for the deficiency Ia the Austrian and
Italian forces. the financial condition of
these countries not permitting them To In
crease their armies members OF the
triple alliance. Germany il, therefore,
Obliged TO make the effort hersc!f, a. it Is
impossible for her allies To do anything
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
sTEveNSON,S ACCEPTANCE

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 81. -Adlai E.
Stevenson. Democratic nominee for the
vice presidency, has sent the following let
ter of acceptance TO the president of the
national Democratic convention:
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Oct. %.
ITO the Hon. William L. Wilson. Chairman Etc;
when. in the presence of 10000 of my
countrymen, | accepted the honor con
ferred upon me by the convention over
which you presided. l promised to indi-
cate by letter, in more formal manner,
my acceptance of the nomination rendered
me by the assembled representatives of the
Democratic party of the United States.
Since that time | have been engaged con-
tinually in the discussion before the people
of many states of the Union of the issues
emphasized by the convention, and repre-
sented by our candidate for president,
Grover Cleveland. Opportunity has thus
been denied me TO write with the care |
would like the more formal answer prom
lsed to your committee.
THE full discussion of public questions
commonly expected from candidate for
vice president has been rendered less i'm
perative by the complete presentation of
the Democratic creed by the gentleman
with whom l have the honor TO be asso-
ciated AS a candidate on the national
ticket. His treatment OF the issues now
before the country for discussion and set
tlement WAS SO complete that | can do
little more than indorse his position and
give 1t the emphasis of my unqualified ap-
proval.
The greatest power conferred upon
human government is that of taxation.
All the great struggles OF the past for
broader political liberty have looked to-
ward the limitation of this power OF
right to taxa right, which should al
hal i.aa l,r-fk
ernment, and 10 benefits which may be
shared by all. Whenever this power is
used To draw tribute from the many for
the benefit ot.the few, or when part of the
psople are oppressed in order that the re-
maiuder may prosper unduly, equality is
lost sight OF, Injustice hardens into prece-
dent which is used to excuse new exac-
tious, and there arise artificial distinctions
which the beneiiciaries come TO look upon
IN due time as vested rights, sacred TO
themselves.
1t Is plain that our present inequitable
system of tariff taxation has promoted the
growth OF such conditions in our land.
favored though il has been by Al industri-
Gus and enterprising people, a friendly
climate, productive soil and the highest
development OF political liberty II the
beneiiciaries of this system shall be able
10 add a new tenure of power TO those they
nave already eaJoyed, the development OF
these unfavorable conditions must con-
tlnue until the power TO tax will be lodged
IN those who are willing and able TO paw
Tor the perpetuation of privileges riginAiiy
conferred by a contiiiny people for the
inviolate OF their own govern
inent. There Is TO longer pretext or ex-
cnse Tor the maintenance of the war tariff
Ia times OF peace. aud more than quarter
CT century after armed confics has
ceased The platform OF the national
Democratic convention demands the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES


It is not so much the things We
do. as the things we leave un-
done" says the poet This is
particularly true in matters ap-
pertaining to our health. Fevers
and maladies of different sort,
arise from neglect or ignorance Of
the simple laws of health. It il
dangerous to allow the bowels t.
become constipated. Some peo-
Pile break down from this more
than anything else, In order to
overcome this evil, it is ouly
necessary to get box of Laxa-
tive Gum Drops. Take from two
to five every night on retiring, if
your case is obstinat. and long
continued. When you have reg
ulated your bowels, one gum drop
a night or even one or two q week
will be sufficient to regulate your
digestion and keep your system
in good condition. They contain
no taste of medicine and cannot
be told from the gum drops made
by the confectioner. Get them
of any dealer. Small box 10
cents, large size % cents.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co.
Peoria, Ill.