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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

With a reversal Of the figures as to operating
cost IN favor Of the storage-battery system it is
not easy to see what defense the overhead
trolley advocates will make in favor of multi
plying their obstructive poles and deadly wires
From the time when inventors first endeayored
to apply the storage battery to street-car pro-
pulsion the trolley capitalists have had tre-
meudous club in the greater cost of the bat
teries, and with that unreasoning weapon Drained
many an argument and fattened some OF the
brightest hopes. But the club is useless now;
1t is nothing more than an archaeological relic
Of the most fragile description In this city
men Of mind and money have experimental
with storage batteries for at least six or seven
years and their patient endeavor is about to
bear fruit, but it is questionable whether their
productcan beoperatedas cheaply as that which
IL attracting q gres: deal Of well-deserved at
tsntion in the little town Of Milford, Mass
There the storage battery Is being worked sue
csssfully over more thar six miles Of track
that are curved and graded to such an extent
~ make the test most thorough In the pres
once Of q special committee OF the Hartford
common council the grades were assembled at
the rate Of six miles hour and in one
instance two and half miles were traversed
in eleven minutes. Brakes were so effective as
to stop the cars within sixty feet when the rate
OF speed eighteen miles an hour. The
batteries combine hghtness and endurance; can
be changed in two minutes and are good for a
run Of twenty-five miles. But the decreased
cost Is the attractive feature OF the new sys-
tenn. Leaving out Of the question cars and
track, trolley line consumes $4,000 per mile
In equipment Duplicate storage batteries for
each of these battery cars cost $4,000 A
trolley line twenty miles long cannc. be
equipped for less than SS0.OO0, but thirty
storage-battery cars-the number necessary TO
= reasonably good suburban service-can
be fitted up Us permanently FOR SD, 900.
Discussing this important discovery the
Hartford committee proceeded to institute
comparison as to the operating cost. taking the
trolley road a. Springfield. Mass. as an ex-
ample OF the overhead motor. The Springfield
line l. said TO be the best constructed and most
economically operated trolley road in the
country. II gets its current cheaply from the
electric light company and runs at cost of
three cents per car mile-three dollars per day
q AOo miles or 81 ,095 per annum. The storage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Anti-treating leagues are being organized in
more than one city in this country. They
should be encouraged There is no more sense
less custom prevalent and few more dangerous
to weak characters than that which insists that
because two men have drunk once they must
drink again simply Ito be sociable." large
proportion of the human wrecks that are float
ing toward the Potter's Field on an alcoholic sea
lost their sense Of manliness and acquired the
habit Of intoxication through the treating
custom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
WHAT HE EXPECTED.

81 don't suppose you are one Of the people
who put sand in their sugar." said the jocose
man to the grocer.
The grocer smiled family and sadly as he
answered.:
THAT'S another Of these popular fallacies
People always talk about putin sand in sugar.
II sugar gets any cheaper'n it is now expect
to see builders buyin' it to adulterate their
sand with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

People decline to learn by experience New
schemes for deceivIng are invented, and some
Of them very clever. But the reliable ones-the
old-fashionod bunco, green-goods and monte
games that every man who knows how to read
should know all about-are the ones that are to
be relied on for actual results. Man is great
animal, but in some respects he is decidedly
slow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Competition among Brooklyn saloon keepers
n Ist be very keen. Liquor dealers who desired
tc quench the hremen's thirsts put alarm gongs
irkthe bar rooms, and now the fire commits
sioners want tine gongs removed because there
are too many fremen holding down kegs. Why
not move the engines and other apparatus in
near The gongs?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

DIR. McGlynn's protraeted silence has given
rise to the rumor that he is sin retreat in the
TrappIst Monastery near Lexington, XIV. But
where is Charley Mitchell?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Charles Dayton is the democratic postmaster
Of New York. No doubt Mr.. Lawler will
hasten to inspect Mr.. Dayton's petition for
pointers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

The report OF the appearance Of cholera in
Turkey in Asia has not and is not likely to have
a great deal of significance for the people of
this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Mr.. William Pinkney OF Marlboro or there
abouts il valued by the sheriff at $3.50. Before
the war this same Mr.. Pinkney was worth at
least 81 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
LADIES' NIEGKWIEAR.

beautiful line Of Chemisettes. with rundown
collars in red. light blue pink. navy lavender and
white. huted embroidered rufie Soc. and sc. each
We are showing q beautiful line Of PERCALR
SETS. with rundown collar and latest style cuffs
Csc. set.
This is the season for Null Ties. We have . large
assortment to select from 10 and Csc. sell
ing at loo. Is and Sc. ones are selling At Gle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

1t now remains to be seen whether the Briggs
case will subside with a mere ripple Of interest
or develop into q tidal wave Of ..heresy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

. Mr.. Cleveland's anti-canard sentiments are
evidently strong. When he gets his mind made
up he promptly takes the public into his conf
dence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

The West Point cadets will go to the World 3
Fair. This viii be a good thing for both the
fair and the cadets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Under some conditions not less trying than
those which now surround her Lizzie Borden's
self-possession would be genuine heroism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
SIS it hot enough for you?"

SIS it hot enough for you?''
The questioner lodged instinctively, but the
person whom he addressed did not move He
simply looked sad-so sad that the other, rude
and calloused as he was. relented.
II beg your pardon he said. humbly
"Don't bother,' was the reply. There is q
certain streak of cruelty in human nature that
is constantly being brought before my atten-
ton. It is he who suffers most who is most
afflicted
docs that question make you suffer more
than it does other people?''
at does"
'why?"
Il am in the stove and range business"
The annual summer lament of the man with
large family:
'Break. break, break
On your cold gray stones, oh sea!
Though your best you may do you will never
become,
As broke as you'll soon leave me-"
DURING A SHOWER.
First department clerk (cordially)-Herc. let
me lend you my umbrella.
Second department clerk (suspiciously)-
What's the matter with il?
Those two boys never did like each other very
well. and when they were seen talking together
in the school-yard crowd gathered around in
expectation of lively time.
Hello" said boy number one, .'got yer hair
cut"
''SPose have. Is it any of your business?"
''Bet can guess who cut it. in two guesses."
go on don't want no trouble with you."
'.Yer father cut It,"
''Naw he didn't. Thought var was smart an
got fooled didn't yer?r
well, I've got another guess yet Twas yer
mother that cut it,
And then the group that had gathered about
saw the excitement tha. they had come after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
SHOOTING STARS.
THE FISHERNEN

Now the Preadent'll notus,
An he won't have long ter wait,
Politicians ketchin' suckers
With an Office for their bait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

Chicago theaters are complaining that tn
banks are having all the runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

''Whut doesn' like" said Uncle Eben, sis
er man dat'll worry his self sick ober weddah
de Worrs Fair is open on Sunday and nebber
thinks once bout closin' his own coal hoal in
lie side walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
A ROYAL FLUSH.

"Did you ever see royal fush?" said on
sporting man to another.
''Yep. Saw one the other day."
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

I'm New York. I happened to be looking on
when the Princess Eulalie took her pocket book
out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
ANOT@gR GG1MMGEo
DOLLAR
AWAITS
YOQ

IF YOU BUY ONE OF OUR % CoRsETs
TOMORROW. WHICH ARE MADE EX-
CLUSIYELY FOR US. AND BEAR OUR
STAMP - MADE EYCLUSIVELY FOR
LANSBURGH d BRO. WE WILL REFUND
YOU 81. THIS IS ONLY DONE TO GET
You ACQUAINTED WITH THIS MAKE OF
CORSET. THAT WE'RE 1T SOLD IN NEW
YORK OR ANOTHER LARGE CITY COULD
COMMAND So REMEMBER. 81 Is THE
PRICE OF OUR 60 CORSET TOMORROW,
THE WISE SAVE MONTY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06
CORSET DEPARTMENT.

CORSET DEPARTMENT.
OUR CELEBRATED ''P. D." AND II. c. ALA
PERSEPHONE" Summer Corsets are made of fine
batiste and imported double net Perfectly shaped
Just opened e. new lot OF ''SONNETTE" vENTI-
LATINO CORSETS. white and black. long. medium
and short. They made of double net have double
side steels and we'll boned. All sizes.
81. 90 and 81. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-06

DURING SHOWER.
First department clerk CORDIALLY )-Here. Il
me lend you my umbrella
Second department clerk (suspiciously)-
What's the matter with it?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-03
rhe Commonwealth OF Virginia,

The Commonwealth OF Virginia,
To the Sheriff Of the County Of Wisc-Greetihg
We command you, That you summon j { Chance
executor Of the last will and testament OF William
Jones deceased, .Jno. Jones, Ben. d zones, IohT
Jones' Euia Jones, r Jones, Catherine Jones. Nancy
f Allen, --- Allen her husband, W Carmack, Mary
James, " w James her husband. Percy McGeorge
trustee, Henry Lochheim, Richard Wood Samuel
Brown, Henry Henderson, Henry G Harper Charles
Jenkins, Andrew E Grow, JOS. Wilson, Charles
Klein, L L PGtzr,, II Putzel, Samuel Sternlerger,
Richard l. Austin, The National State Bank OF Cam
den, New Jersey-s foreign corporation. Thomas
Mackenzie, william B Stokes. the Home Rubber Co..
foreign corporations John + Collins and Charles A
Daniel to appear at the Clerk Office of the Circuit
court OF the county of Wise at rules be held for
the said court on the third Monday In August, 1888,
to answer bill in Chancery exhibited against them
In our said court by William McGeorge r. And have
of our said court, at the courthouse, the 3sh day Of
July 1888, and III the llSth year OF the Common
wealth Teste w. Z. KiLaoRE, Clerk.
Acopy-Teste w. E. KILGoRE. Clerk.
VIRGINIA, Wise County to-wit: ], W. E. Kilgore
Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of said county, do hereby
certify that ii appears from affidavit file in the
cause OF IFfan McGeorge. ir., against c. Chance,
executor ct al, which cause IL HOW pending In said
court that tho National State Bank OF Camden, New
Jersey, and the Home Rubber Company arc de-
PENDANTS In said cause and corporations foreign
to the State Of Virginia and that thtre is no Off
Ger or agent OF the said corporations In the
county of Wise, nor any other person on whom pro-
cess against said corporations can be lawfully served
is therefore ordered that process In said be
published for four successive weeks In the Big Stone
Gap PosT, q weekly newspaper published In Big
Stone Gap, Wise county, Virginia, together with a
copy OF this order and that copy be posted at the
trent door Of the cnurtho,re OF said county OH the
first day OF the August term 1893, OF Wise County
Court. copy-.-Teste: w. L, kiLeouE, Clerk,
r. 4. irvine P. q By a. ). Hoge, D. G
sJuiy 27-Sa-4t,
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
Court for tho County OF Wise on the 10th day of ny
1888. AT rules.
Mineral Development Co., Plt'E
In Chhiccry.
Chas. Huff 1T al. Deft's.
The object OF this sui Is to extract Tide from Jas
Hunsucker, the hairs of Charles Huff. deceased; tho
heirs OF d. C.. Bowman, deceased, and tie Common
wealth OF Virginia, to tract OF land in Wise county
located In the bend OF Guests river, The east Side
OF said river, near the town OF Norton, containing 81
acres, or ess, particularly set ont aud de-
scribed In deed from Nelson Hamilton aud wife u
William d. Jones and others, dated April ~. 1857,
ami recorded III Wise county Deed Book ., page Cos
And an affidavit having been made and filed that the
defendants Elizabeth Courtney, David Courtney,
Sarah Mcfarland, Alexander Mcfarland, John II
Huff, Phoeba Huff, C. c. Ramsey, John D. Ramsey
James W. Ramsey and Charles =. RAM
sey are not residents OF the state OF
Virginia, it Is ordered that they do appear here with
in 10 days after due publication hereof. and DO what
may be necessary protect their interest In this
suit. And II is further ordered THAI; copy hereof be
published once week for four weeks in the Big
Stone Gap pOsr. aud that copy be posted at the
front door OF the courthouse OF this county on the
first day OF the next term Of the comfy court OF
said county.
a copy-Teste: W. f. KiLGoRE, Clerk.
By G. A. Johnson, ID. c.
RT. Irvine, p. q. Ily 2o-33-'t
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''"' { In Clnncery.

VIRGINIA:
In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court ot the
County Of Wise the 18th day of July. 1881 In Va
cation.
w. D. Osbourn Co.,
against Ia ChanccTy
y. e. Williams ct al i'ef'ts.)
The object OF this suit is TO foracoSe the me-
chalcS lien OF the pMnt r. against the 'eiend"nts
" C. Williams. az. II Jessee Oh lot . Block 70 Pa'
of the Sulphur Springs property in the 'ownof be
Stone Gap Wise county, Va, said lion being rec
orled In Wise county Mechanics lien Record Book No
2 mage 81. And an affidavit having been made ana
filed that process directed to the Sheriff OF the Coun
" OF Wise in which ". II. jesse one Of the de-
frndans in said cause resides or last rr>idcd has
been twice delivered to such officer more than tel
days before the return day and been returned without
being executed and that diligence h'~ heen ds"d Oh
behalf OF the plaintiff To asccrtn in wnat county OF
corporation said lessee is without effect Ii Is ordered
that he do appear here within Is days after due pub
cation hereof and do what may be necessary to pro-
tcct his interest In this sn. And iii further order
ed that copy hereof be published once a week fo'
four weeks in the Big Stone Gap Posr. and that 4
copy be posted the front door Of the courthouse o.
this county on the first day Of the next term of Tho
county court OF said county
copy-Tcstc: W. +. kiInn.E, CLERK:
Il. T. Irvine, p. q. l'y ~ b boge' H. I.
July 27-34-4t.
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iron ore, both brown and rcd were fine.
He tl,onght the beet card for lie future
Of Big Stone Gap 81, the iroi, industry Wis
the Advantage It had over any other place
he had seen for the production of steel by
the bassic process.
TIMBER.
Prof. Proctor in his report Gays OF the
timber: About 90 per cent of the area
included in the Appalachian, coal-ficld IN
Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and
Southeast Kenfucky,is covered Will for
est Of valuable hardwoods--oak, yellow
poplar, hickory, etc. The Black Honu-
fains, Immediately noriti OF Big Stone
Gap, nrc heavily timlcrcd from base io
summit with as magnificent forests as
have ever seen.
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ba mined by simply auarrsii.g In open cut,

ba mined isy simply quarrgitigg in open cut,
landl doubt Ii an nre dc Ike excellence
cen be delivered on cara.at Lose cost else.
where In America. a furnace test Was
recently made on Virginia coke aud the
run Of mine OF Cranberry ore, and pig
produced cotaining .03 percent of phos-
phoras; and from practical furnace tests
and the analyses of ore from many open
sings, it il demenssrated that the entire
district contains in abundance Al. ore
suited 50 The manufacture of Bcsscner
s,rcl This ore is nearer 70 coke Cat Big
Stone Gnp} than issany other Bcssemer
steel ore known 10 me HI America. From
the Bessmer ores Of the lake region, the
source OF nearly all the steel now made in
this country, to the nearest coke is about
800 miles; from the Bessemcr ores Of west
North Carolina to the coke at Big Stone
Gap It is 100 miles, and between these two
extremes are to be had the various ores
above described. Beyond the Blue Ridge,
in the CaroIinas, are large deposits OF
high grade ores. A very great develop
ment in the manufacture Of iron and steel
will follow up the completion of the roads
connecting the coking Goals and ores, in
the region under discussion.
"a Scoth iron manufactures of large
experience, who spent some months in ex-
aiming the Goals and ores in the district
extending from southeastern Kentucky to
Western North Carolina, estimates the
cost Of making ton of pig iron Mt Big
Stone Gap at $7.96; and thinks that Bes-
semer steel can be made at the same place
ut az low cost as in England. This csti-
mate agrees with estimates made by prac-
teal iron and steel manufacturers from
Pennsylvania who have made large in
vestments ut Big Stone Cap for the pur-
pose of development.
Furnaces and Steel plants ut Big Stone
Gap will have, in addition to the local sup
ply of Of coke, coal, and pure limestone,
the advantage Of ALLEGATION on competing
lines of railway, and Sthc advantage OF a
location On greet system hat can deliver
| the products direct to all OF the great mar
kets in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
| The ores from East Tennessee. Southwest
Virginia, and the Carolinas can be ship
ped with advantage to these furnaces, as
it is carrying the ores in the direction Of
the markets, and these ores will give re-
turn freight for the cars of coal and coke
shipped from Big Stone Gap to those
States"
FACTS FOR MANuFACuREtS
The Virginia4 Coal Iron Compan,
agrees to furnish coke at HE following
prices.
Furnace. Foundry
| Al tho ovens at Big Stone Cap. 81. o., S23'
1t is likely these prices viii be redncct
under competition, but take them as they
are and compare them with the prices a
Connellsville.
Cost of coke at Connellsvee December 1880:
FURNACE coke 80 Is per ton. Fuui!rv coke. 81 10
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Wise. on the 18th day Of July, 1885. In Vacation
William McGeorge, jr., Plt'f|
Against In Chancery.

VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office OF the COuaty of
Wise. on the 18th day Of July, 1888 In Vacation.
Against In Chancery.
]. c. Chance, Ex'Or, ct al.
The object of this suit to obtain judgement against
the executor of William d, jones' deceased, for the
sum Of 100000, with interest from April list, 1889.
until paid and in the further OF Sl5 OO, with
terest from November 3Oth, 1853 and an attorney 0
commission OF two per cent and the costs OF suit and
in default Of the payment thereof to fOrcclOss two
deeds of trust executed by William ID. Jones and wife
to Percy McGeorge trustee, and subject to sale the
lands conveye. in said trust deeds, the first OF said
rsdeeds bearing date April list, 1889, and recorded
In Wise county Deed Book IA, page 2; the second
bearing date Nov 30, 1885, recorded in Wise county
Deed Book 10, page /. the first named securing the
Plaintiff alone in the sum OF 100000; the second
named securing the plaintiff and number OF others,
the total secured by second deed of trust be-
ing $685. II and intesest and both deeds OF trust
conveying large number Of tracts of land and in
erests In lands in the counties OF Wise, Scott snd Lee,
Virginia, the tracts and interests in lands being the
i'll both deeds: reference being made for further
description OF said aI and interests In lands to the
records OF snid counties. Said first named deed Of
trust being recorded In Scott county on May llth,
1882 D. b. q, p. $780, and In Lee county on May 81,
1885, d. b. "a, p Is, AMI the second OF said deeds OF
trust being recorded also In the Clerks Office OF each
OF the said counties. And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendants j. G. Chance,
ecutor Of the last will and testament of william D..
Jones, deceased; Jno. Jones, Ben Jones, John
Jones, Eua Jones, Jones, Cstharine B. Iones,
Nancy Allen, Allen, her husband, " J Car.
mack, Percy McGeorge, trustee; Henry 3. Louch-
helm, Richard Wood, Samuel b Brown, Henry Hem
derson, II Harper, Chas. 4 Jenkins. Andrew 4
Crow, JOS Wilson,, Chas Klein, l. l. putzel, II l.
Putzel. SaIn'l Sernberger, Richard l. Austin, Thos.
H Mackenzie, VIM. B Stokes, Jno. + Collins and
Chas. Daniel residents of The State Of vir-
GINA, it is ordered that they do appear hers within
Is days after due publication hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect their interest In this omit
Ard tits further ordered that copy hereof he pub
fishes once week for four weeks In the Big stone
Gap PesT and that copy be posted at the front door
of the house OF this county the first dsy Of
copy.-Testc: We KIlG0RE, Clerk
by a. 8. Hnge, ID. C..
X. T. Irvine, p. q. July 27-34-&t.
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July 1872


VIRGINIA:
In the Clerks office OF the Circn! Court Of the
County of Wise on the 18th day OF July 1881 in Va
cation.
Tracy against nrns'' Plaintiff In cn.neery.
W II. Rockford ct. al. Def'is }
The object of this suit is to obtain decree tor inc
sum OF $l44.0O with interest from June 10Th. lS92
against defendants W. II. Beckford and W. A. Lee
with costs OF suit and to enforce the same by eniorc
ing the Mechanical Lien for said sum retained or
Lots and of Block IS In the town OF Biz Stone Gap
Virginia, az shown upon the Plat Recorded in Wise
County Clerks Office Marked Improvement Co.
Plat No l." And an Affidavit having been made
ind fled that the defendants W. II. Bedford, ". a.
Ice and Bird NJ Robinson, TRUSTEE are not residents
Of the State Of Virginia i, is ordered tn' they DO a
pear here within Is days after due publication hereof
and do what may be necessary to protect their inter
cs, in this suit. And il further ordered that 4
copy hereof he published once week fol- four week;
in the Big Stone Gap Posi- aud that copy be posted
et the front door nf the courthouse %! this county on
the first day OF the next term of the county court OF
said county. hcopy-Icste:
July 27-A-4t W. f. KIfoocE, Clerk.
l.. Turner Mnury,p.q