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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

soacfal attention is called by Lowrey
& Orr to their stock of children's shoes.
NOV have a full stock at low prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

just received-A nice line of oak dim
ing and rocking chairs, also some of
the best finished center tables ever
brought to Dawson.
@. W. WALTER d Co.
The Exclusive Furniture Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Golden Dent Corn. Considered the
49, Sold at Dean d BrannOns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

THE hest garden seeds to be found at
loan & BrannOn' S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Don't have your wife looking sixty
|hen she is only forty. Buy Bro
JUS Sewing Machine of L. A. Low
" & Go,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

If you want low-priced photographs
lon can get them for one dollar dozen,
/ the Iron Cottage Studio, if you come
pr them at once,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

We will sell all kinds of canned fruit
nd vegetables at cost for thirty days.
low is your time to buy.
JORDAN Bros.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Buists' Garden seeds are never known
q fail: and we warrant them in every in
lance to come up. Sold at Dean & Bran
nn'S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

THE best Rio Office pounds for the
,,,IaT at C. W. SMOKES,
w. The Leader of Low Prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23
Notice.

am selling 20 pounds of the best
nulated sugar for one dollar.
{. w. SMOKES, The Leader
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Don't make any mistake; the only
place to get really artistic photographs
Is at the Iron Cottage Studio.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23
crTY INTELLIGENCE.

rrosb millet seed at Dean & Brannon's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Scion Palmer's exquisite perfume for.
the handkerchief. Sold by Sale-Davis
Drug Co., sole agents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

We are hoving some very nice weather
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

Pnotographs-only a few more weeks
to get those splendid cabinets at the
Iron Cottage Studio.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

W. c. MARSHALL, Sect'y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23
JORDAN BROTHERS
pa w sen Georgia.

25-lb keg Holland Herring 81 q.
Sardine, sport regates, per can. poe
oardlnes, picked and spiced, per can zoe
CANNED FIS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-23

t. K. COBB, Sect'y.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
Better than for Two Years.

All things considered the outlook here
now il better than it has been at auy time
in the last two years. The people of Big
Stone Gap have every reason to he en-
couraged, and confident Of the future.
This place has passed through q long Pc
Rod of prostration that would have wreck
ed and ruined any other locality No town
in the South has had to pass through such
a prolonged financial depression. Yet
there is no town in the Sonth that is now
on more solid basis, or in which the
people are more confident of bright flu
sure. During the boom year of 1880, when
almost every hamlet from Lynchburg to
Birmingham was booming and The people
seemed to go mad in their eagerness to
build @ city at every crossroads, Big
Stone Gap was quiet; money was tight;
business men were struggling hard to-
keep their heads above water and it looked
as if this was the Only pointin the whole
South that w as not on ssboom." Despite
these adverse circumstances, the noble 4
men who had thrown in their log sEi|s
Stone Gap, with but few exceptions per-
sisted in sticking to the Gap and refused
10 dessrt the spot wherein they 50 firmly
relieved thai sbundr orsiafer would k se
Guided great city. !,
r'he wisdom 81 this eoirse Is nov up:
parent. Nearly, If NOT quite, oil Of these
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
The Cost of IRON North and South.
ATLANTA Constitution

The sixth annual report of the commits
sioncr of labor contains statements which
are likely to attract attention. The whole
Of the large volume is taken up with two
subjects, the cost of production of iron
steel, ETC., and the cost of living among
the operatives whose labor produces these
articles.
The matter to which we call attention
here is the relative cost Of making pig
iron in the northern and southern states.
The figures given are based on reports
from TWENTY-FIVE establishments in the
northern, and twenty -four in the southern
district. The reports give the quantity
of material per ton of product, and in Il
subsequent table, the cost OF materials
per ton of product. The net result is
that the average cost Of making pig iron
in the northern district was Sll.l3 and in
the southern $S.4I This result is by no
means unexpected. Indeed the surprise
is that the difference is not greater when
northern furnaces pay 1913 for ore, Gin
der and scrap, while those at the south
get it for $34S. The difference, it would
seem, ought to be at least 81 per ton, for
none of the other materials, limestone,
coke, ETC., are appreciably higher per ton
at the south. Why then should the south
ern furnaces only be able to reduce the
cost 1922 instead of the full difference of
81 in the ton price Of materials? The
southern furnaces are of the latest pat
tern and have been supposed to be as
good as those in the northern district.
The management is also in some instances
identical with that Of furnaces in Penn
sylyania a closer examination of the
report shows the secret of this apparent
lack of economy. 1t is in the QUALIFY of
the ore used by southern furnaces. They
are not as rich in iron as the northern
ores, and it takes more of them to make
ton of iron. 1t OF course requires more
tons of coke to. melt the larger quantity
of orc, and the result is that the cost of
fuel is increased.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
NEW GAMBLING MACHINE
New York Times.

The latest form ST the slot machine, if
it is not suppressed by the authorities,
will probably achieve u larger popularity
than any Of the nickel-devourng affairs
which have proceeded it. 1t is nothing
more nor less than an automatic gambling
device. The apparatus consists OF a wood
en- case eighteen inches high by twelve
wide and three thick. At the top is slot
for nickel and at the bottom spout
from which the infrequent winnings have
issuance.
The path Of the nickels through the ma
chine is shown by two glass disks. Be-
hind the glass disks are three paths for
the nickels to take. They are numbered
one, two and three. The purpose Of the
individual who has money to throw away
on the machine il TO drop nickel in the
slot so that it will fall into path No. ,, in
which case he will see three nickels drop
out of the spout at the bottom. If the
nickel goes into paths or 3, as it gener-
ally does, the nickel is lost. Two little
metallic points are arranged in the paths
to defect the nickel's course. an it re-
quires no very close scrutiny to discover
that their arrangement is such that q
nickel rarely glides into path No. 2.
In other words, the odds are about six
to one against the man who expects to
win three nickels for one. A singular
feature of the device is that two or three
brass disks, the size Of nickeis, occasion
ally show through the glass front; these
brass disks have a fashion Of droppinSQut
very often among the winnings: They
swero undoubtedly putin the machines by
the makers to increase the odds.
these machines are being gradually
scattered over Che city, and IRE mostly to-.
bu. found in bar rooms The name of the
manufactures does not appear npop thel
macfiiae, But 1vef the slot Rfa sthmpcd1
the words, Patented january Is, 1882
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
IsEUI; GRASS LOVE.
Walked Twenty Miles at Night to Marry
Her Choice.

George Palfrey and Miss Cora L. COL
Inns we're married in Jeffersonvillc. Ind,
recently, after having overcome series Of
obstacles. The pair hailed from Mont
gomery county, Ky.
The objections of the ladys parents
made it necessary for her to elope with her
lover. and she left the house early in the
night to Join her intended husband, who
was in waiting at safe distance from the
house. They at once sat out for Chambers
station, twenty miles distant, the nearest
railway station. All night long they
trudged along, occasionally being COM
PEELED to stop and warm by a fire which
Palfrey would build on the roadside.
Their progress was slow, but at length
they arrived at the objective point in a
half frozen condition, only to find that the
train for Louisville had passed short
time before. 1t was midnight when they
crossed to Jacksonville. An enterpris
ing matrimonial agent encountered them,
and divining their mission pfoffered his
services. which were gladly accepted. The
marriage certificate was secured, and go
ing to magistrates residence the knot
was tied The groom now found himself
in an embarrassing position. Having left
home with limited amount of funds, and
after having paid 81 for his marriage IL
cense he made the painful discovery that
sl,l0 was the total of the balance on
hand. He tossed the Squire 81 and left
him only u sufficient sum to pay the fer
riage across the Kentucky He studied
some time how he could gecompense the
young man whose services had been so
valuable to him, when he pulled his Bar
low knife and empty wallet from bis peck.
ct and proffered them, but they were de-
clined Palfrey then promised upon ar
irving home to adjust matters with re-
mittance. The early morning boat car
ried the bride and groom back to their
native State.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
HUMAN FRIEkS.
Msshapen Beings Who Are Exhibited Tor
Gain,

There is no business more thoroughly
cut and dried than that Of the exhibition
of tricks. Fricks are born, not made. OF
course there are imitation tricks, just a.
there are imitation coins. but they have
no real value. Every genuine freak, says
the New York World, is known to every
museum manager and rival freak in The
country and has definite stamdin.
Their travelling life is not disSmiar TO
the average actors, and their CONVERSE
ton is very like that of the transformer.
1t usually consists OF startling facts, such
as "Stcwart, the truncatcd fraction OF nu-
mnnity, is playing in Cleveland" and
that I" the electricity in Matte Palmer.
the magnetic girl, gave out Friday last
while she was playing in Hobokcn and
she was docked five dollars in conSe-
quence" These standard freak s-indeed
they might in some cases be called classic
freaks-havc fixed salary for which they
exhibit their misshapcn selves and breathe
the foul air of the museum for twelve
hours a day. The salaries seldom fall be-
low twenty-five dollars fora good freak
and frequently run up as high as fifty
dollars. Millic Christine, the two headed
nightingale, who was a contemporary Of
Booth and Barrett, and occupied about
the same position in the freak business as
they did in the theatrical armament, is
said to have received four hundred dollars
per week. There are, OF course, occasion
al freaks, such as fastcrs and sufferers
from big fires and floods, but they are re-
gardcd as interlopers and hold no real
position among the genuine article.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
FOR CLEVELAND.
That is the Complexion of the Minnesota
Delegates to Chicago.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, March 2S.-Reports
have been received from seventytive OF
the eighty counties in Minnesota as to the
delegates chosen to the Democratic State
Convention here on Thursday to choose
eighteen delegates to the Chicago Con-
vention. OF the AS delegates SO far
chosen, 405 are instructed for Cleveland.
There are no delegates chosen for Hill,
although the twenty selected from the
counties Of Brown and Washington are
said to lean toward him. Palmerand Boies
each have small following, and one MUIR
ray county delegate is for Carlisle. The.
party leaders say the convention will in
struct the delegates to vote for Cleveland
from first last.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
The Fair.

The Fair Association has been organ
lied. Officers have been elected to con-
duct its affairs, and in a few days these
officers will begin to call upon the citizens
here. and those interested here to sub
scribe for the stock Of the Association.
This matter of soliciting subscriptions has
been left in the hands Of the Executive
Committee elected last Saturday night,
and all parties who desire to subscribe for
this stock should notify some member OF
that committee at once. The names the
gentlemen who compose this committee
appear on the first page of to-day's Posi-
Big Stone Gap has undertaken to hold
this Fair now and no pecuniary considera-
ton should be allowed to stand i'll the way
of it's being success. 1t is to the inter-
est of every man who owns dollars worth
eff property in this town to see that this
Fair is success. A good local exposition
here will do more to attract the attention
of the outside world and advertise our
town than thousands Of dollars spent in
any other way: and nothing would do US
half the injury as would be done by allow
ing ehis Fair to DO failrrs. We cannot
afford to Jet shis be anything ose than a
big success, and every mao vhe is OF all
interested in the development Of this town
and section IS personally interested in
making it such success.
Aside from the indirect advantages to
be derived from holding the Fair. invest
ment in the stock of this Association is a
good thing. There is little question but
that the Association could be made self
sustaining and even pay a fair return on
the money invested The income of such
Associations when they are successful is
very large, and this kind of stock is re-
garded in many localities as the very best
kind of investment. If such an Associa-
ton can be successful any where it ought
to be right here. There is, not nor ever has
been, any Such ASSOCIATION III tniS seclion
aud the field is virgin one. The very
novelty of the thing will attract immense
crowds from all over this mountain sec
zion of Southwest Virginia and Eastern
kentucky. The money paid in by these
people for admission to the grounds, and
that received for the various privileges
that are usually granted on such occas-
ions would we think be ample to pay the
running expenses Of the Association and
fair return on the principle invested.
This Fair is to be held for the benefit Of
Big Stone Gap and all interested in the
welfare Of this city are expected to do
something towards making it successful.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
PRINCE BISMARCK.
Retains a Warm Place In the Hearts OF
His COuntrymen


His COuntrymen.
BERLIN, April To-day was Prince
Bismarck nth birthday. Numerous
Populations from various parts Of the
country waited upon him. The cnvirons
of FREDERICKSBURG were dcnsely thronged
all day with people, all DESTROYS OF homer
ing the great German statesman. To-
night the place was brilliantly Illuminated
and torch-light procession was held. It
is estimated that there were 1900 men in
procession.
Bismarck made Il speech. He thanked
the people for the great honor they con-
ferred on him, which, he said, implied the
approval Of his actions. elf" 10 contin-
ued, "we hold What we have attained we
are strong enough to defend ourselves,
both on the right and on the left. Grid
every one on his sword, but we will never
commence the attack" In conclusion he
said that the good wishes of neighbory
felow-citizens were more in his eyes than
were many honors that had been confer
red upon him. Five thousand congraula-
tory kilograms and seven hundred regis
tered letters and parcels have arrived at
Schlosg.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
The L. & K.
rBirminchnm Age-HeraId.l


a grand old road isn'tit? Amid all the
combinations and reorganizations and re-
ports Q. nd rumors and deals and receivers,
she holds her steady way. She looks out
for wo things-her stockholders aud the
PEG Pile She sis not engaged in any
Wy .ecking schemes to profit individuals.
J he development Of the country along ner
lines is enough to absorb her surplus en-
ergics In these days of trouble fortunate
! is Alabama that she has one great system
so stable, so conservative and SO wise
Birmingham has leaned on this great rail-
| road from infancy She is leaning yet.
The Louisville and Nashville is the great
sure factor of the future about which
there is no doubt.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
Friday. April s, 1892.
NIasS-Meeting.

A mass-meeting of the Democratic vo-
ters of Wise County is hereby called to
meet at Wise C. H. on the first day Of the
April term of the County Court for the
purpose of electing delegates to the State
Democratic convention which meets in
Richmond on the 18th day of May, to elect
delegates to the National Democratic con-
yention. At this meeting the Democrats
will also be called upon to elect new
connie chairman. H. A. w. SHEEN,
County Chairman.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08

IT is reported that the Richmond Ter
mnal plan Of reorganization has failed
to go through, on account Of the refusal
of the security holders Of the Terminal to
accept the terms of the settlement. If
this be true it is unfortunate for the South.
This is the greatest railroad system in the
South and the unsettled state of its affairs
has bad effect upon the country at large.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
AIACHAY WENT HUNGRY.
An Irlcident in bonanza Kings Farley
Days Of Poverty.

DuyS OIL IOFeEIy.
San Francisco News Letter.
John W. Mackay once worked claim
that turned out failure. He had scarce
" any supplies left. He sat in his lonely
CABIN one rainy night suppcrless reading
by his last tallow candle work on min
erologv, which he had borrowed from a
lordly and surprised engineer. Above
the noise Of the storm came knock at
the door Andy Hepworth, keeper of the
"All Souls Saloon" at Thompsohs Bar,
staggered in His staggcr was caused by
many things. One of them was lot of
his own whiskey, which was under HE
skin; the others were two sides of bacon
and sack eff -four, which weighted his
shoulders and hands.
"John," he said, you never spent a
dollar over my bar or any other bar at the
camp, and that shows your good sense; but
the boys tell me you're in hard luck, and
| know man when see one. Here's
something to keep YOU going And he
threw on the rough floor the sack of flour
and two sides of bacon. He retained the
whisky,
1t was a good many years later, when
Mackay had become 4 rich man, that he
again met Hepworth, gone in health, and
crushed in spirit, Longing among the
flies about the bunGholc Of the stock
market, sugarless.
'Hcllo, Andy" cried John Mackay, de-
lighted.
You don't mean to say that you re-
member me- said the broken man.
Remember YOU" laughed the million
airc. You bet do, and that flour and
bacon, too. Broke?'
"Flat"
"I'll carry YOU hundred of Con. Vir-
gnia.'
Good enough, John You've rescued
me from hell When shall | sell?''
"When | tell YOU"
But he wouldn' sell when lie was told,
and Mackav had to pay the loss.
This thing happened three times.
Thcnthe millionaire put his arm through
Hcpworth's and took him up to his Office
one day.
candy" he said, seriously, ''has whisky
got YOU, or can YOU let it alone?'
eyes, can
"Honest Injun:'
''Straight."
"All right There's no use in trying TO
help YOU in stocks You're a gambler.
and when the foyer gets hold of you, you
won't listen to me or any body olse. All
souls was a first rate saloon, and you
knew how to run it, That's your forte.
III send Dick Dey out to find Il good place,
and you put yourself behind the bar.
Come back in two days-3:30 p. ~"
At the hour appointed Mr.. Dev and Mr.
Hepworth were there.
"Hcrc,' said }Ir. Mackay, drawing u
check; there's $4,000 Andy. Dick
struck An A ! place on Market street. You
can buy it and have something left to
stand run Of barasca, if need be. keep
the bottle for other folks and you'll be all
right. If YOU don't-but I hope you will
for your own sake, and don't you everfor-
get, Andy, that flour and bacon will al
WAYS by draft al sight for grub stake. y
I'm happy to say that the new All Souls
is success; that Andy is as temperate as
parsol, and that he's done the manly
thing and paid back every cent of that
$40 600 out Of less virtuous mems purses.
If YOU don't believe it, ask Dick Dey
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
REDUCING WAGES AT FURNACES.

The furnace owners of the MahoninG
and Shenango valleys have decided, by
reason of the bad condition of trade. 10
post notices of a reduction of ~ per cent.
in wages of all blast furnace employees.
The notice will take effect on April 10 at
some furnaces and at others April -, ac-
cording to date OF pay day. 1t is proha-
bic the employees will refuse to accept the
reduction
dispatch from Birminsham Ala
saws: Iron men are jubilant on account
of the reduction of % cents on railroad
freights to the Ohio river, and as a result
the iron is now moving northward. me
reduction is believed by iron men here, TO
make their position impregnablc and 1t
will be followed by corresponding re-
duction in the price of their product
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08

hoom towns that made such loud pretcn-
sions eighteen months ago, have quietly
zone the way Of all bubbles and are no
more. On the contrary Big Stone Cap
despite the stringency of the money mar
ket, has gone on and pursued the even
tenor of her way. Handsome buildings
have been erected, two large furnaces have
been almost completed iron and coal
mines have been opened the timber trade
has expanded and improvement is no
ticeable in every direction. The bankers
say that money is more plentiful than it
has been in two years; and merchants say
that their trade is improving; labcring
men and mechanics can find abur. dance
of work at fair pay, indeed the demand
for labor is greater than the supply, and
many more men than are now here can
find remuneratve employment in this i'm
mediate section.
We are glad to see these many signs of
prosperity. We congratulate the people
who have hung on here in the face of al!
obstacles on the good fight they have
made, and rejoice with them over the
bright outlook for the future
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
NTlR6INIA:-n the clerks office Of ~ n
ci,cuit court OF tie county Of Wise on ~
I'd 6a, OF March, iS92. In Vacation.
l.em X Bolton, Plaintiff, nh,
In Debt.

u y
The object 81 this suit Is to recover PERSONA
Judgment agmlnet deendan, on BOND io' c one
hundred ana seyepty-ieven dollars and ninety -
Anil an affidavit having h'en made ana ie.. .,i.
The defendant, +. h. Moon is not reNi',ch' o. .",
STATE o. Virginia, il /. ordered that he do appeal
here within sdaysa.ter aoe pnbcaii'n, nf ;,s,
and do What NAV he necessary 10 protect his ih'ei
est in this salt And il is further ordered .'S'
copy hereof be published once w.eh l,s 'pn. AZ
the front door of the cour, house OF this county VI,
the Inst day OF the next erin OF The county
said county. LIONS s.,,t
Geo. NJ. Edsnonds. pa ny w. II. BOND u. =
a-issAt
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-08
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LEAyE MOTION DAlLY.
Schedule December 6, 1891.

Gas A. n lor Graham Bluefcd. and inter:oetiatc
stations.
30 p VI Tor Biueaeld Radtorl Roanoke Lynehbafs'
Richmond and Norfolk Also VIA Roanoke
Tor Washington. Haserstown, HARRISBURG =
Philadelphia and New York.
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Louisville 10 NorlolN
yia Norton aud Rsdford; al "a i'adi"rd 20 ~"
YORK.. yia Shenandoah junction also Radfon! -
Washington; also from J.ynchbnFE To HIeH-
mofd.
Trains Tor rocuhcntas lowha;ln and Goodwill leave
BlGeieid daily al 7:55 Il. II. aDd 2:!o p. NJ
6 30 p. N. 1000 ?. IN.
Trains arrive Norton from the East Daily II 40 d
N. aDdGjj p. N.
For further information ~ 10 schedules. rates, ETC.
etc. apply TO ag.eut Of Norfolk Western
Railroad or 10 Y" Is. bE' ii.''
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va