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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-08
The Misslon OF "a Newspaper.

Tho point wherein many so-called news
papers fall far short Of being truly nr~S-
Dnvrrx is the great lack of home nr~s i'll
their mers columns. A paper, to be in
terestng to the people of the town in which
it is published and throughout the Sec
ton in which it circulates, should devote
more spnce to home news, home enter
prises and home people than to any other
department.. This is its true mission to
assist in building up the town, in benefit
ing the people who support it and i'll fos-
tcring and advancing, so far as Is i'll ITS
power, all home enterprises and indus
tries.
Shorisghtcdncss is serious failing
with many publishers. They place too high
an estimate on their influence and hold it
in reserve, TO q great extent, fearing they
will benefit some one in some way without
getting pay for it, in other words, hey
hold il back with view of dealing it out in
"brokon doses" at the advertised rate OF
ten cents per line.
The Posi- is not mado OF this kind OF
stuff. 1t is here for the purpose of hcne-
filing the people Of Big Stone Gap and
the people Of the country surrounding us
whose interests are identified with ours.
1t is not expected, or even hoped for
that the paper will reach that high stand
ard of perfection wherein it will be az
ideal paper-the pet of everybody-fo'
the men who could run better papei
than the Posr will white up many dr.,
goods box in the next twelve months, bu
it will be II paper that will not be airaI'
to saw what it thinks, will boneht yo'
whenever it can, will devote its time ant
best energies to home development, an'
will try to make YOU feel that the on
dollar subscription price paid tor it is tn
best spent money Of the year.
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a SUMMONS FOR MIR. CLEVELAND.
The Sheriff Serves the Document In I
Young Lawyers Suit goy Serviees.

| lie SncFIH ScEVcS tftC DOCuhChC w q
Young Lawyers Suit goy Serviees.
EsNant, VA. Nov. 1U.-The chief Incl
dent of the day on Broadwater Island was
tho arrival of the Sheriff, Samuel Jarvis
of Northampton county with summons
which he sought to serve upon Mr.. Cleve-
| land. He came over from the mainland
ut :! clock this afternoon, but wNs forced
to wait until tho gNNnlNG party returned
from lhely 0ay'a snort before presenting
the document.
The Sheriff was unable to furnish any
information about the summons, except
that it was to appear before the ChAncery
Court at Richmond, He SAID that when
! the scHrppus reached him tor service at
Cape Charles City he regarded it as Il
practical joke Upon telegraphiug the
Clerk Of the Court at RiphmuMd, he re-
ceivcd an assurance that The document was
geHNiHe and came to EXmore at noon to
cary out his Instruction. He had done so.
/ The summons was for next Monday on
bill of complaint filed bv Willis b.
Smith, Young lawyer of Richmond.
Smith claims $4,000 damages for alleged
breach Of contract for bi2 professional
scryicgg in ihe ma!iey Of the settlement of
! the public debt of Virginia. Mr.. Cleve.
land Was Chairman of the Advisory Com
mittec, and am9ng his aasaeiAtea wete ex-
Secretary RAyarA. es-Mnister L. >
Pbeips, and others, All Of these are made
defendants in the suit, as are also all the
members Of the Olcott committee. The
suit had almost been lost sight of by the
public, but Mr.. Smith had not forgotten
it. He had been watching for some at the
defendants to Some iuiu iEo state so as to
serve iinom with summonscs. What the
President elect will do about the matter
is not known.
The ducking party returned soon after
4 O'Clock and reported excellent sport
Mr.. Cleveland occupied the floating hllnd
with Ho8; boNslty, Who loaded his gun,
| he Tagged nine hrants, six rcdheads, and
five hUttcrhalls. MIR. Davis occupied a
stationary Hind and killed fourteen birds
4, Hargs picked up the game for both.
The programme for tomorrow will be
the same as to-day. 1t is understood to-
night that Mr. Cleveland has declined the
invitation received from the GA Domin-
ion aud AccoMaG elHha 10 shoot upon
their riirr;esiesrye, so far as can be learned
no tino has bcen fixed for Mr.. Cleveland
return. 1t is probable that he may spend
another Sunday upon Broadwatcr Island
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CUT NAILS vs.. WIRE NAILS.
A Series of Tests TO Establish Their Nela
tive Merits and Usefulness.

a series of interesting and valuable
tests to decide the much controverted
question as to the comparative merits Of
wire nails and cut nails are being made
at the United States Arsenal in Water
town. The relative value of these two
kinds Of nails has always been subject
for many conflicting and confusing claims
ON the part of competing manufacturers,
and il is a matter OH which builders and
others interested are from being satisfied.
An agreement was recently reached
among some prominent manufacturers to
submit the matter to decisive test which
should deuonstrate The real facts beyond
possibility OF argument. The use OF the
governments testing machine Mt the
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a168,831,3 $50 Required for Next Years
Pension Roll. A &1O,OOO,000 De!iclt.

The Secretary Of the interior has trans
mittcd to the Secretary of the Treasury
the estimates required to pay pensions for
the next fiscal year 1t shows that $780,
S:,I $50 will be necessary to pay pensions
on account Of the war and navy, including
the maintenance of pension agencies clerk
hire and otner incidental expenses. OF
this amount it is estimated Sl65,OOO,0OO
will he paid directly to pensioners. In
addition to the estimate of $780, ,3o0
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, de-
fciency of $40, 5O9,62l is asked. During
the first fiscal year of the present admin.
istration an estimate of Ss9,3O0.000 in
round pumhers was sufficient to pay PEN
sions and other incidental expenses.
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Killed u Fine Deer.

On Friday last hunting party made
IN of Messrs. jeff Dillon, Charles Rich
mond, Sam W. Wax, Hiram Horton. Ike
Wolfe and several otheva wcnt to High
KpoN, IL high spirits and had high old
time in the way of successful deer chase.
Mr.. Charles Richmond was the Daniel
Boone of the hunting party, anu made
himself famous by bring down fine deer.
He made some of his Big Stone Gap
friends happy by sending them some nice
ycnisOn.
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The Kentucky-Carolina Timber Company.

The above heading is the name of II
joint stock company, recently organized
by three of our young business men, for
the purpose Of buying, selling and con-
Quoting II general timber business. 1t
was incorporated under the laws of the
State of Kentucky, with the principal
office in the city OF Louisville, and
branch office at Big Stone Gap.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting help in Louisville last Satur-
day: Tlos. II. Mason, president and gen.
>cral maua.er l.. 0. Petit, president;
H. II. Built, secretary and treasurer.
This company has purchased the finest
body of black walnut timber in the South,
situated in several counties in the States
of North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia,
and will begin operation at once.
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Superstition About Friday.
Itl4yl..is tonns l;.pplc.l

:!iT'!..'
Many years ago, when sailing ships were
the only means of communication between
the different countries, superstition was
more fife among soldiers then ut the RVas;
ant iims. 'i'hase absurd fapGies we're NOT
confined to jack alone, but they we're
shared In TO greater or less extent by
ship-masters and owners. Friday was
considered day of evil, and the most ma
ligaant results were supposed to attend
soyage commenced on this day OF the
week In those times he would indeed
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The Expectation of Gold.

We do not kESSW IL as"' extent the APP
prehcnsion with which gold shipmcntsare
regarded is artificial. Sufficient of it is
real. however, to make the loss of gold at
this season of the year q faoiap IN the
general markGta, AZ We near the end OF
a wear. which. without any unnatural bu-
siness excitement, may be fairly regard
cd as the most prosperous in the history
of our county, there are people who feel
that the loss Of few millions of gold
threatens the financial stability Of the m
ton. ,.,, ous ;,or enr . ny
ment the true relation which our gold
shipments up to date and any probable
future shipments have or may have to the
cold resources OF the United States.
When We resumed specie payments in
1919 the entire stock of gold in the country
was $245 900 600 In the past mouth
of November The stock Of golb is officially
sqt a. $p5s,NMloail:' Here isa gaip in
thirteen years in OUR holding this metal OF
some $4lO,Nn0. on0, or considerably more
than the aggregate gold product OF the
whole United States for same period.
With all our extravaganza and our
expenditure of millions of gold abroad
annually b V our absent and travelling
citizens, we have managed in the spSes
of thirteen years ;e ,sdA s4io,oNo'0~ in i,
eulN 70 our stock It would seem as II
Il few millions more or less, sold to Eu-
rope because it can be sold at profit
should not long prove potent in dcterMi-
ming yalucs.-New York sHA:
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Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens, that fer,
wears we have been selling DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen's Aruica Salve and Elee-
trio Bitters, and have never handled remedies
that sell as well, or that have given such
universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time. and we stand
factory results do aot follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity Ola
their merits. $. l.. Whitehead L Co., Drug
rist
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A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and not
less than one million people have found just
such friend in DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Co!ds.-if YOU have
never used this Great Cough Medicine, one
trial will convince you that it has wonderful
curative powers in ali diseases Of Throat,
Chest, aud and Lungs. Each bottle is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed or money vii! be
refunded. Trial bottles free at 5, l., Nhttcs
head & Co.'S, drug store; l.arse bottles a''e,
and 81 90.
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came hotter was No.2, and the third cast
ing, No. |, which has been turned out I
the extent of perhaps 80 per cent eve
since.
Mr.. Davis Of Middesborough, Ky, VIII
was for long time manufacturer o
charcoal pig in Maine, says this produc
is the nearest approximation to be mad
by coke to that kind of iron that he ha
ever seen. This iron has been shippc'
to number of states, and one order nj
most invariably results in repetition o
n number Of others.
This pig is used for making mowin:
machines, locomotives, cars, boilers, ell
gincs, car wheels, saddlery hardware, pull
ley castings, stoves, machinery castings
muck bar iron, steam forges, scales, sew.
ing machines, railroad supplies, iron pipe
steam FORCES, foundry and all kinds Of
machinery besides being put to other uses
The pig-iron made is sent to large
number of places, including the following
Maine-Portland.
vermont-Rutland, Burlington.
New Hampshire.-South Newmarket
Nashua.
Massachusettcs.- Worcester, Orange,
Pittsield, Lowell.
New York.-Utica, Buffalo.
inois.-Danvile.
ndiana.-Elwood, Richmond, Fort
Wayne, Muncic, Indianapolis, Aurora,
Terre Haute.
Ohio.-Cincinnati, Columbus, Clevc-
land Dayton, Gallon, Hamilton, Lima,
Mount Vernon, Miamisburg, Marion,
Mansfield, piqua, Toledo 1'iin, Sandusky,
Springfield, Portsmouth,, Ironton, Van
Vert, Bridgeport, Wellington.
Michigan.-Adrian, Ann HarbOr, Bay
CITY. Benton Harbor, Battle Creek, Cad
lilac, Dowagiac, Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Lndington,
Lansing, Manistce. Muskcgon, Marshall,
Montague, Jackson, Port Huron, SnSi-
nav, South Haven, Three Rivers, 1psil.
anti.
The orc-beds of the Preston tract are
being largely developed both by stripping
and by tunneling. Several hundred men
are at work; new tramways have been
built, and new inclincs and drums put in,
so as to insure 4 full supply to the furnace
even in the worst of weather. The COM
pany has discontinued the shipment of ore
to other points, finding it better to use it
here. Mr.E. }. Bird, .r., President, has
recently added very largely to his hold
ings of orc lands near here.
The limestone for iluxing is taken from
a large ledge in Stone Mountain, on the
S. A. & O. H. r., about Il mile from the
furnace, and is found we'll suited to the
purpose.
The coke ut present comes from Poca-
hontas and Middleshorough at II cost
largely in excess Of what it should be de-
livcrca here for, but arrangements are i'll
progress to obtain q supply from The coal
fields just north of Big Stone Gap, at an
early date. The furnace has just been
painted, and, covering as much ground as
it does, presents Il very imposing appear
aMce to all visitors.
Mr. VI. Il. Ridcnour fills the responsible
place of Secretary and Treasurer of the
Furnace Company. and is constantly on
the ground to look after lis interests,
while General Manager Bird is ably sec
ouded hy his brothers in attending to the
details of the work.
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Sport for Sportsmcn.

Five thousand Young trout have been
assigned by the Government Fish Com
mission to the various mountain streams
in and near Big Stone Gap. They will ho
shipped to Mr.. James w Fox, who is in
charge of their general distribution. On
the evening of Novcmbcr 10th, at II meet
Ing held for the purpose, the following
assignments were made by Mr.. Fox TO
the different streams mentioned aid
committee appointed for each stream, to
take charge of and properly distribute the
fish:
CALLAHAN. MUD, LICK, PREACHER MD TElDr-
J. X. Taggart in chargc-R. 7. Irvine,
j. f. VanDcvcnder, S. W. Thackcr, G.
+. Bihbs, W. X. Kibournc, Fred Hoback,
J. p. Wolf and c. r. Smith. 1000.
SOUTH FORK.
James A.Youell in chargc-John W.Fox,
Sr., Capt. Matheny, ~. w. Irvine, W. S.
Beverly, A. W. Tracy, Bob Brown, John P.
Nicklcs, c. W. Kilbournc, W. H. BIanton,
W. s. Palmer, l.. parr, J. X. Jennings, j.
VI. Willis, Gordon Gily. 500.
PIGEON CREEK.
James ~ Hodge in charged. II.
Shelby, Henry Bush, c. NJ. Harris.
LooNEy CREEK.
Horace L. Fox, in charge-E. NJ. Har-
din, John Goodloe, l.. O. pcttil. 500.
rowELLs RIVER.
". +. Wollast0n in Charge. II. Allen,
W. S. Barbour, George Huttel. 500.
HIGH KNOB.
Judge Maury in cha~gc-O. F. Fox, DR..
Board 800.
ROARING FORK.
ID. C. Anderson in CHARGE. j. Kelley,
Sam Wax, Ben kilborne, Malcolm Smith.
500
SPECIAL woEK.
DR.. g. ID. Kunkel in charge II. C. Mellow
ell, j. L. Kelly, II. H. Bullitt, John W. Fox,
Jr, Harry Ayers, J +. Bullitt, Jr., W. X.
Shelby, E. }. Bird, John b. Payne, Jr., W.
{. Harrington, Gus W. Lowell, Spencer c.
Bergman, W. G. Robinson, WI. Horse
ly, J. s. Wright.
In general charge of distribution, Jas.
W. Fox.
Ills believed that trout will do well in
The pure, clear mountain streams of this
section; and, ifsucl proves to bcthc case,
their introduction will add much to the
pleasure Of those who delight in capturing
the specklcd beauties.
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rsnckien.s .Arnica s,slvs.

The Best Salye in the world for Cuts, Hraisea
Sores. Ulcers. Salt RheM,n, Fever Sores.
letter, Chapped Hands, Ghildblains, Cornss
and NIL Skin Ernptiuns, and positivsl cures
Piles, or no pay required. Il ia guaranteed.
10 give perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price a5 cents per box. For sale by S Ii.
Whitehead Coz Nfuggist. IS
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W. d. KExxER, mayor of Rorcrsville,
Tennessee, has been here for several days
looking after his business IN this county,
and left for home to-day.
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r.tur.,. H.ndurit,nr.

love old faces; they are always true.
The old mans face Is his autobiography;
it is his life In miniature. A face 10 the
scenery Of the soul, the camera Of our
thoughts; although We have not really
seen face until our hearts have followed
the whole repertoire OF its expressions, yet
each mans habitual face, as fair general
expression Of himself, II - II q composite
had beentaken, andthe soul had had thou
sand sittings, each negative different In
its way, but all combined resulting in
this one, :.
Why should q man be ashamed Of his
wrinklesf II il being ashamed mot of
what he seems, but what he is. Wrinkles
in a mans face are kind Of orthograph,
Natures handwriting, the shorthand of
features, in which the main ideas OF q
mans life are set down without his know
ing it, and In spite Of himself, and in the
very midst Of his denAls 1t 10 a language
without grammar, and only the vaguest
sort Of lexicon, but every man can read
it. 1t is German to the German and In
dian to the Indian; the volapuk Of man
kind.-Ladies Home Journal.
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Mra. Rnnnln Riln

The home OF Mrs. Buffalo Bill is stout's
Rest, long, low building, four miles
from North Platte, on the Union Pacific
road. 1t is roomy, hotel.like old house.
surrounded by 5000 acres Of prairie land,
and magnificent stables and pasturage,
where are kept many thousands of fine
blooded horses and cattle. Mrs. Cody il
described as an amiable housekeeping
woman, greatly liked by her Western
neighbors, of whom in turn, and OF their
customs and habits, she is fond. Her ex-
periences in the early days of her Western
life, and as the wife OF Government
scout, were like a story by Bret ,Harte.
Her daughter, Arta, married Nebraska
lumberman, and is leader OF society in
North 'P!atte.-Argonaut. M
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
baltimore & OHIO TIMETABLE.
In Effect Sunday, May 81, 1892.
WEST BOUND.

No. 5. Vestibuled Limited Daily leaves
New York 1915 a. M, Phila, s:l5: BALTIC loan
Wash! 1870 arrive at Martinsburg i:4O D, M.
and Chicago 1l:S5 a. m, connects at Hancock
I e, Berkeley Springs, and at Cumberland for
: No, Z. vestibuled Express DAILY leaves
New York $50 p. m.,; Phila. 4:05 BALTIC. 7:1s
Wash: s:15 !; arrives at Martinsburg 1887 D. m.
and Chicago $50 p. m. Connects at Hancock for
Berkeley Springs on Saturday only. M
No. J. Vestibuled Limited ..Daily., leaves
New York, 300 a. m, Phila 1885; BALTIC. 2:3O D
m, Wash. $3.50 arrives at Martinsburg $3.50 d,
m. Cincinnati T;45 a. M; St Louis 6:25 ~ m.
Connects at Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex.
No. 8. yestibuled Express Daily" leaves
New YORK 800 p; H.; Phila. 7:22; BALTIC 1851 ;
Masn. l:5S arrives at Martinsburg las a. M,
CINCINNATI 5l5 p. m; and st. Louis 7:15 a. m.
No y Pittsburg Express Daily" leaves New
2 aork i;m p M: Phila. 4:05; BALTIC. 7:40 and
WASH; s45 arrives at Martinsburg li:O6 D. M,
and Pittsbnrg Coca. m.
,a 20 ", Baltimore and Cumberland Accomo-
S 3ld me, arrives at Martinsburg s:a5 a. M; Cum
oerland ll:l5 p. m. Stops at all stations and
connects com al Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex.
NJ. Is. Baltimore and Piedmont ,Accommos
cation Daily" except sunday, leaves Balti
more via old line at $40 a. M, and arrives al
Martinsburg LA p. M, and Piedmont at 5:25 81 M
STOPS at all stations and connects at Hancock
~ berkeley Springs and at Green Spring Run
for R0mney.
No. 70. Brunswick and Martinsburg Accom-,
notation tdaily,' leaves Brunswick 6.1O D m!
arrives at Martinsburg I.1U p. m. b.
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1t is quite possible to take photographs
under water. In 1888 a submarine OBJ
servatory was constructed by Signor
Toselli at Naples enabling visitors to see
the bottom Of the sea. It was a steel
chamber, with plate-glass floors and q
collapsing float to sink it to different
depths. 1t carried eight persons, and
was illuminated inside by electric light,
while telephones communicated with the
shore. 1t was, of course, quite possible
to take photographs inside it beneath the
water.
Photographing under water has actually
been carried out. Experiments were
made in 1859 in the Mediterranean to as
certain how far daylig hit penetrated under
water. In very clear water, near Corsica,
and eighteen miles from land the limit of
daylight was found by means OF photo
graphic plates to be 1850 feet.-Spare
Moments. IA II --- T
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20. s. yestibuled Limited ..n.px 80
Snleago - p m arrives NJ NaSriS.hu-. y = y
~ Wv x IN ~ - r M BALTIC Coo Fhis 80
burg train az camseli.nd Connects with Pitts
Us yestibuied Express ssDafir. -'r.sv.. ~.
cago lp;ie 9 m arrives at Narfinsburr 4, VI,
~ aud xssr w ~ Z - balto 100 D. m PhIis
No. 70 Express DAILY leaves p,,,.t,.
30 p. nj. arrives AZ Marsinsbufr ~ o. !. a.
Ns ssn ~. 20 sslto ssss Phla Ii:i0 a m a1a
No. 3 vestfbuied Limited sspa,iv =
~ Louis 80 A. m, Cincinnati s>S0 q. n :. -
r = 49, ~ hastinsogEg lit q m: wash 40
p m stops At Shenandoah junction. eor,,.' -
~ Harpers Ferry for Lexington Va Ara i1l,ssts
t r9e statlons- Connects At weverton n,
800 ana at Washington junction for
No. :. Nestibuled Express Daily, r..-.
y. Louis $50 2: M; Cincinnati SIS q. m y.
Baito Go A1 Pbs SIs s nv Ss wssh SIS
No 10 Cumberland and baltimore Aecn II
Lno1atlon. DAILY leaves Cumberland s.sr1 s,1t
s TT a. Martinsbprg $50 nj Washingtoonn
m; and New York 7:1O a. m. sfons n III =;
stations west Of Washington Junction sonn.a az
az AZ auarpers Ferry for Winchester at wevsrton
i1r hsgeLs.own, ana Washington junction Tor
NO. ~. Piedmont Il Baltimore accomnod.
tio7 daily, except Sunday. leaves Piedmont s,
i. ~ q M arrives at Martinsburg at lilo a m.
arrives at Baltimore, via. old line at 4;30 :, NJ
stops at all stations and connects at Weyer.o,,,
Frederick sVn LOT
No. 20. Mgrtinsburg and Brunswick scoor,
Daily leaves Martinsburg A. AZ
a. M; arrives at Brunswick at G:5e a. m ana
connects at Harpers Ferry for Lexington. an
baltimore, and Al Weverton for Hagerstown.
co. sGILL. Gw. sANTNAN.
Ten; P$ssr A,g1. Ticket Agent
J. 7. o'DELL, General Manager,
Baltimore. Nd.