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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-15

can beat The world in Clothing. have purchased.
in New York; the bankrupt sale OF one OF the larg-
est manufacturing concerns OF that city, tremcpd-
Gus stock of Mems, Youths and Boys' Suits Pants
and Ovcscoats which will sell Fifty Per Ceut Lower
than my competitors can buy them, quote some OF
my prices Mems Suits, from $500 up Custom
made Snits-snck >traghtcut and cunways-in
cassimcrcs, dilgonns, Scotch twccds, Berlin wills,
clay worsiels, &C., which sell elsewhere at from
$50. co to $500, am selling ut half price. Boys
Wool Suits from 81 IL MP. 5jj Pairs OF Pants, rang
ing from medium grade 10 the best cnstom-mnic. at
the very lowest figures. 81: Mems, Youths and
Boys Overcoas. all going at astonishing how prices.
Gents Furnishing Department.
| have the most ccgan; stock OF Gents Furnishing
Goods in Southwest Virginia. Mems Flanel Under
shirts from % cents mp ; Mems Good Cotton-Ganncl
Drawers from - cents mp, md all other goods in II IS
department ranging in same proportion.
Cloak Department.
My store is headquarters for Ladies' Misses and
Chilrcn's Clocks. nave in Stock 6Sj Ladies', Chill
,lrcn's and Misses Cloaks: also handsome line Of
Ladies', Misses and Childrcns Fur Mufs, Capcs.
Collars, Eows &C. The !a:es; styles, tho finest quail
ity, the lowest pricrs
Trunks and Valises.
Trunks ANA ynscs OF all kinds and sizes. Also a
big stock OF Stationery. Good Writing Paper, 81
sheets for = cents. Thousands OF other articles too
numerous 70 mention.
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LAWYERS BANQUET.

file legal lights OF the Wiso County Bar
,eMoid Their Se1ni-Annual Meoting at
y Tyisc Court House.
The semi-aNnual banquet OF the Wise
County Bar Association was held in She
dining room ofDobson's hotel, at Wise
c. H., on Monday night, Decembcs 18th.
The following members OF the association
and guest were present: w. E. Burns,
81. &. W. Skaen, 0. II. Wears W. 7. Mill
leg, C. 4. Duncan. JAS L. Kelly, u. 9.
Mcdowell, Jf., R. P. Bruce, L. Ii. Fulton,
". S. Mathews. J. F. Bullltt, Jr., T. d
Anderson, r. T. Irvine, T. g, Wells, Hol-
bart. Mille,,!.o. +. Flannary, II. II. Dotson,
r. Sullivan, j. E. Lipps and 8. B. Red
wins.
Yhe room in which the banquet was
giyea was lastly and deliberately decora-
ted with holly and evergreen, and the
supper which was served wss eto Delmo-
mo.
At s o'clock the parties above named
took their seats at the table, and remain
edgtheir till 1850. During the supper
the handsome and genial toast-master,
wm. e. Burns, called upon the following
gentlemen for responses to the following
toasts: Judge W.. T. Miller, "The Wise
coanss Bar Association" Judge E. NJ.
Fulton, "What's on my tablet" ". 9.
Mathews, culture prospects" &c. Nc
Doyell, ST. .sLove and law" r. P. Bruce,
as 10 better fhat ninety-nine ihnocent
persons should be FURNISHED tkan thss
one gaiity man escape Il. 7. Irvine,
s.Hov ve feel when we lose a cases" Judge
C. r. Duncan, "A mountain lawyer" In
che language of ole Of the speakers,
shese wers all carefully prepared ok
serporaneous efforts, and sbonnded in
hnnor, wit and wisdom"
After the regular programme Of toasts
had been completed, all those present
vhs had not SO Far participated, we're
glron On opportunity to mir thcis clos
oaencs, which many OF them did ia an
elegant manner. 81
Hrs. j !. F, Buliits, JrY had been good
enough 70 present the association with 8
] beautiful cake, ID which there was = ring.
As q at conclusion Of the happy evening
this cake VAS handed aroand the circle,
vita The understanding that tho gentle-o
msn who srt the slice containing the ring
shorld respond TO the toast, z Tho iadiess
as home which was gracefully done ii q
brief speech by Mr. Irvine
After passsng uaaniraous resolntlona of1
fhaaks ID tho commit tee sessfs. Burma,
BnIIiii ii and KKeIl and 70 Mrs, Dotsen ior1
she use 81 isor house, the association ID
:5Iausaea.
fl eccas Iass sale d marked good
s.ssse bid allrsass.
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TnE Grccn-Joncs vendetta, in Hancock
county, Tenn, has again been opened up
and n new chapter will lie adJcd to thciI
bloody deeds. One day last week Henry
Green was found dead in Tie road with a
bullet :.olc in his head.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-15

& MosTayA will hare en- xhibition at tho
Worlds Fair astatne Of Justice, cast 81
Montana silver, to cost So, 600, modelled
after Aiiss a. i, Reach, Montana lady,
swhais now studying for the stage ils
Chicago.
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RoDr. M. KrEs, d prominent and infu-
entail citizsA o. RogersYillo. Tenn, died
Suddenly last Friday He uas out on his
farm at tho time, gising Instructions to
his farm lahossrs, and dropped dead in
che field.
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Ial,[,aa.r..

Sinea its FIRST Introduction, Electric Bittcrs
has gained rapid Id popular fayar, until now
tits rlearly Ia the lead among pure medicinal
eonics and Alternative c0nta aiming nothing
which permits its uae RB Is beyerage or intoxi-
cant, Il ia FecogniSed as chs hest and pnrest
medicine FOR aii aiin,ant of SStemaGh or
KIisneya. III wiA cure Sick eadaehe, iadi-
gesti ION Cons ipat end drive
the system Satisfied ion seed
bottle OF the money aills Bib rssss desi sssoEa
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-15
THE GREATEST BARGAINS ON EARTH

Owing the that strictly CASH and that my
fully 100 cent in the last sixty days
and having located at Big Stone Gap order TO
attract the attention public and further increase my
trade offering every article in immense stock at
the small profit of CENT actual cost can
supply all yourWants in the Of
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To the Friends of the Post, and All Who
Are Interested IN the Prosperity
nf Big Stone Gap.

Owing to The necessary time and work
and personal attention required in gcttins
mp the first number of Tue BIG STONE Gar
Posr, | have found no time to use in
looking after and soliciting subscrib
ers to tie paper. The large list already
on the Posr's subscription booI, are main-
ly voluntary subscribers. Every effort
possible will he put forward to make the
paper one among the very best Journals
published in the srate-onc that will rc u
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clip out the following blank, fill it in With
your name aud address, enclose subscrp-
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Remarkable Sales and Wonderful Results |
Ouer 300 DauiS Sewing Machines Sold in Ninetv Days
In the Counties Of Mise and Lee.
SEWING MACHINES
w. Fl. BLANTON. BIG STONE GAP, VA,

dlehe DAVIS the best substantial and perfect
eevenv III
until of work done the oAV M
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erfe
S,oyrEO rnahm kau
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sewingM
ThcDuvi cncom KnxD Tenn,
Slebet tbs.
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or
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lBigSone Gap with "A Hv
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Respectfully,

Or, in the event yen have a number oi
friends TO whom You wish TO send the
Posr, or Il number Of parties who are, CT
who would likely become interested in the
4upbuilding and prosperity of Big Stone
Gap by Keeping thoroughly posted as to
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OUR POsTOFFfCES.

Green Goods Circulars-Suggestions from
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
The annual report Of Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbonc shows that
the number OF establishments Of new
postoiliccs during the past year was Jos,
a greater number than during any pre-
yious year with the exception of 1890,
when it WAS 4.427.
The net increase Of pos'oiiiccs over the
year ended June 80. 1891, was 300. and
the year closed with 67,Il9 rs the whole
number of postolliccs in tho United
States
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TILE GREATEST INCREASE.

Of the number referred to above, over
onc-f fourth were made in the six states OF
Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and North Carolina, the number
Of these states aggrcsatinS LIS. The
greatest increase in any state was in
Georgia, where it was 220. Texas was
next with I'll, and Pennsylvania followed
with POI establishments.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were thirteen states in each OF which
there were more than 1000 postoflices in
operation. OF these, FIVE are northern
and eight southern states. The northern
states are New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio
Illinois and Indiana, with an aggregate Of
lG,2SS Offices. The eishc southern states
arc Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia, with an aggregate of 1885.
The greatest number in any one state was
3,Si2 in Pennsylvania; 3,jG3 in New Yort
and 3,229 in Ohio These ara the only
states where the number Of Offices was
more than 5000.
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In this department have the most tremendous
line ever seen in hs part OF the state Read ct
ny prices Good Calico from 4 cents up Good
Nors.ed such az sells elsewhere for 1919, going Al
cents PEI yard Doubc-wI tlaids, price elsewhere
~ cents, only 10 cents per yard Good Domestic,
b!enched and unbleached, from cents mp Fruit of
the Loom Domestic, the best brand made, sold else
whore for l2 cents. gcins ct cents per yard fine
selection of fine CaShimcres, Mohair, French Flal-
nels, Trco, Ladi-s Cloth Wqerproofs at astonishing
low prices. AIS Irish Linen Towels from cts mp. \
c0npic:, assortment OF fire Irish Linen Table Covers
Napkins, Lace Curtains, Ncwbys, Toboggan Caps
Bedford Cord, Sn.pcndcrs, Hosiery CT ali descriptions,
Good 5000! Cotton. for cents CIarl's o. - r.,
the best made, only cents: Best I:t,tcn-ole Twist
for cents: Needles and Pins. cen. paper: Mems
Wool af Hose 10 cents and M. and all other goods
il this department in proportion.
Boot and Shoe Department.
have 209 different styles OF Boots and Shoes, from
low grade Of machine work to the Finest Hand
made goods lean fit any and everybody and guar
antee satisfaction.
Hat and Cap Departm
10 different styles OF Hats, ranging from medium
Grade The fines; imported made. Mems Wool Hats
from p cents up. ell other prces III this department
range accordingly.
Watch and Jewelry Department.
have a handsome and large assortment Of Watch
es, Jewelry, &c, oil going at rock-botom prices.
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GNEEN Goons clRcrLAns.

Maj. Rathbonc suggests that the re-
viscd statutes be so amended as to mako
the mailing Of green goods" circulars
and literature n continuous oflcnsc from
the point of mailing to the place of dcsi
nation, so that u prosecution will lie ut
either point, the same in effect as cmhodi-
ed in the recent auti-lottcry act. and he
recommends that the matter be referred
to the assistant Attorney General for The
Postonicc Dcdartmcnt with the request
that he draft law cmbodying the points
outlined above and such other remedies
as are deemed expcdcnt.
Tie anti-lottery act went into effect
September -, 1899. In the two years
which have elapsed siucc that time the
lottery companies have been practically
swept from the country. With similar
enactment against the green goods
swind!cr+, it is to be hoped that the WAT
which will be wagcd against them, will BE-
as effective as that against tho lottcry
companies.
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Big Stone Gap. Ia.

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MEMS, BOYS AND YOUTHS CLOTHING,
LADIES' AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
Dry Goods Motions, Boots and Shoes Haas Fancy Goods,
LADIES' CLOAKS, WATCHES, JEVELRY, &c.
Clothing Department.
prv GOODS and Notion Department

nteah
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C. ". Harris,


&c. ". Harris,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
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sehoa yo. sriH plsase send one copy eaea
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Lack Box 20, Big Stone Gap, %.
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file Lcga, lights OF the wiso County Bar
~ Mosd Their Sc1ni-Annual Meoting st
wise Court House.
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Hat and Cap Department.
Watch and Jewelry DEPARTING

have handsome and large assortment Of Watch
es, Jewelry, &c, oil going at rock-bottom prices.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01

many in congress. will begin to below for
"free goods" The Eastern manufacturer
will get his "free raw materials" but he
will not have them long before he will
hear a tremendous Western shout for "free
goods"
Does anybody who has business brains
suppose under this situation that the Re-
publican party will become - back num-
Der" until this tariff controversy is settled
and settled right? The Democracy cannot
halt and continue to govern the country
under the lines of Republican protection;
if the Democracy enact free raw ma
terials," both Republican and Democratic
producer will join hands to force them
forward to Stree goods" With free
goods" and free m aterials or free trade all
around we shall have a situation that 10
not Likely to leave the Republican party
without justification for its present policy
of American protection. Gov. Mckinley,
of Ohio, referring TO the Democratic boast
that protection had received it death blow,
recently said:
do not think that any cause that 10 just b
ever lost. ALI that We have to do, now that We
have lost the election, Il to get ready for the
next fight Our principles are just as clear to
us as they ever were, and they are just - essen
tial to prosperity and II the country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
Mr.. Allen'e Enemiea.
TekOa Globe


Moore and his back lumber lieutenant
Brente, got out openly and fought the Repub.
lican ticket in Walla Wslla. Calkins declared
he would vote for snively, even after suiveiys
West Virginia career was exposed. Bennett
though Republican committeeman, bolted the
Republican party in his newspaper and con-
trioused funds to the Democratic Campaign
committee. He not only pledged $500 a month
to support the Democratic Telegraph at seat.
tie: be sent out private purses to Waila
Waila. spokane and other Republican counties
to be spent against the Republican nominees
He spent money against Republicans in Pierce.
However. they persist In Claiming mem.
bership In the Republican party. They have
not accomplished the scuttling they started out
to DO. They are TO continue their crooked work
in the legislature. They are to exert eycry
means and resort to bribery IL they can
do 80 with any feeling OF security to defeat Sem
ator Allen. The senator is today as good a
Reelected His supporters, and they represent
what is loyal anu patriotic in the party. should
see 10 IL that this gang OF political garroters are
whipped in their last trenches The party and the
people of the state are tired of them. In profes.
sional and business life they are money sharks:
in politics, hogs. Let the legislative delegation
from Eastern Washington stand solidly together
on this proposition. Senator Allen 10 the choics
Of the people OF this state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01

Inc Democrats If they choose can, with
the consent Of Texas cut up that state into
Tour, II not five states, each of which
would be entitled under the constitution
20 two United States senators. The joint
resolution of 1915 consenting to the annex
alton OF Texas stipulated that new states
OF convenient size, not. exceeding four in
number in addition to the said state OF
Texas, and having sufficient population,
may hereafter. by consent of said state, be
formed of the territory thereof" The
area OF Texas is a65, $50 square miles, cap
able of division into FIVE states larger
than that of New York, with an average
population of 10000 each. There is no
constitutional difficulty, therefore, in the
way OF increasing the Democratic majority
In the senate by eight.
A movement has been started to divide
Kansas into two new commonwealth by
north and south line. The constitution
provides that mo new state shall be
formed or erected within the jurisdiction
OF any other state without the consent of
the legislature of the state concerned, as
well as of the congress-" It will, there
fore. be necessary to secure a majority in
favor of the scheme not only in the Kan
sas legislature, but in each branch Of con-
gresS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
THE sTAY-AT-aoME VOTE.

The total vote in Ohio was less by o5. AL
than that cast in lSSS. L. is calculated
that there are $4,000 more votes in Ohio
this wear than there were four years ago.
Add q, 900 to that and the astounding re-
suit Is obtained that about IS. 600 voters re-.
manned from the polls.
The Plattsburgh Republican Dem. ,
prints q table showing that the total reg
istration of Clinton county in the cam
paign Just passed was l2,o7i, and the vote
ON election day 1859. although the weather
was fine.
In New York state from total OF ], so.
100 votes In 1855. the vote this year has
dropped to ,297. 200. loss OF =, 900. Under
ordinary conditions the vote of the state
should have been about 1,475.0)0. Here IS
a deficit Of LIS, 900 votes, Most of this is
in the Republican strongholds Of the state
Tn the counties Of New York. Kings,
Queens. Richmond, Westchester and Erie,
where the Democrats made gains acgre-
eating AZ. SO. the increased vote was $1,000.
This makes deficit in the other counties
of the state OF about 5000. Harrison's
vote compared with 1858 shows failing
off of AZ. los, and Cleveland's total in
creases only 1885. Bidwell, Prohibition.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
THE PASSING THRONG.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph F. Bake. of Louisville.
ky., are guests OF the Northern. They are max
ing pleasure tour of the Coast, and, after tax
ing in the Sound cities. viii spend some time in
California and NJ xico, returning via New
Orlesns after deyoung about three months to
sightseeing. Mr.. Bake is son OF the president
ana osly living founder of the we,l-kuown
billiard table manufacturers, Brunsw. ok Bake
Coleuder Company, and is president OF the
Nelwood Dl,tillery Company. of Louisville
the largest In that city. My father Is ihe only
one OF the original firm still living" said he.
land resides most OF the time in Europe my
elder brother managing the business. Ny father
has been making billiard tables for over City
years Cincinnati was the original home OF the
three firms which consolidated 10 form the pres
ent company. ] suppose that company makes
mos, ~ the billiard tables used all over
the world The American taole is fas;
snperseiins those OF home make in
aI the countries Of Europe The reason
IS not oaiy IN the superior ~. Of their cushions
IS u evenness, elasticity. durability and relia-
blity, ouJ also IN the superiority OF their tables
in poiat Of style. TIE American taole is light,
graceful and often times really ornamental
piece o! furniture. while tie foreign tables are
large, heavy and Cuegmeiy. II recent years tho
company has gone into the furniture business
quite Largely. This was due 70 lull in the de-
Inand !os iao.es. Billiards, llke baseball, teUIis
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01

& ~ S''' :. lo7 aeains. 80. 2sl cas-. for rj,t
Ii percentage Of the sA to, ,I' r ra..
d yslsn drops from 1914 to 4sH and
- s increases from s.ls to = SOIL AL
y, cent. against 2.3O in 1884
a.. ne ! nrst time in its history the vote
u aspuoiican party in both New York
rS.,ss. lana Is smaller than it wa. At the
III ! - presidential election. Harrison
Id p - votes in New York city. only
rSin.a ~ : own in Brooklyn, while Cleveland
d. : 100 .. in New York city and more
VA 100 in Brooklyn. Outside Of New
O. ,aa .y cleveIand's vote fell of u 600
aoe y asSs while Harrison,s vote fell of
~ explanation of these figure, for
- -Ork probably lies in the fact that
skis.. vas an efficient Democratic "ma.
~. ~ in New York and kings COUNTY.
~ this Democratic machine Was NO, =,
OF theoretically worked for.Cleye.
Hr,,s,. 'ne country as in the city. Asfor the
=. .can machine, if there ever wa,
49, ]. = New York or Indiana, it appears to
80 broken down utterly in both the
counties and the great cities.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
GEORGE TICKNOR CURTIS ON THE
ELECTION.

George Ticknor Curtis writes the Ameri-
can Protective League:
/ know so we'll many of the men who foisted
the multiplication plank into the Chicago plat.
form that have no dif1culty In judging OF
their motives They are not free traders on con-
viction. They went upon the principle OF
anything to beat the Republicans and gain
political power" thereby manifesting Z lack Of
ell principle. They raised the false cry that .
protective tariff 70 both unconstitutional and
undemocrstic. - By sheer misrepresenta-
ton and by appeals to the low prejudices OF the
so-calle "poor'' against the so-ca led "rich,"
the present Democratic leaders have persuaded
large majorities or pluralities 70 60 against
the best interests OF the nation.
The supposed "poor'' must learn to conquer
their prejudees They must learn that there
is no other country in the world in which
wealth Is so generally diffused as it is in this;
and that, properly speaking, we have no poor,
excepting the paupers who are supported by
private charity OF at the public expense
man who has . capacity to labor-who has
muscle, manual skill, intelligence and expert
ence In a calling-is in just sense capitalist
10 call him 'poor" man is to degrade him to
the level OF the inmates of q work house Yet
there are thousands and thousands who do not
realize this, and who allow the demagogues OF
our land to treat them as if there were natural
antagonism between them and the classes who
are called "rich" All this ought to be COZ.
-rected, and to a great extent It can bS.