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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SITTING.
In Ci,anccry
w.
n Walls at al

D. j. Wells, e al
Notic.is hereby gwen that the undersigned, >i''c-
il, commissioner in the above ~ le can>e n"w l"h'i-
:nr in the Wise county Circuit Court. pursuant I" n
decree rcmt.rcr"i in said can>r ri" tic !ltli day "f
\urij 1899 will sit IN the Clerks Ollie" al y i>
Court on the Sth day OF August. la9. "r the
purpose of taking and rednrlng arcoun: "i lien.
i crcuinbra,ecs affecting the property IN The hili
and proceedings mentioned, to-wit Is" - OF biock
40 of ..llnproven,cnt Co. 5 Plat Eo. l.. Of the town
OF Zig Stnnc Gap. Va, and the prioritie- o. said
liens All parties Interested will take notice
Given under my hand this Bird dnv OF July. 1881.
". II. i;OSb.
June 8-sl-4t. Special Commissioner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
NOTICE OF CoMM1ssIoSER's SITTING
". o. Combs
III Chancery.

+. r. Short ct al
Notice is hereby given that will on The loth Gay
of August, 1893. at my Office III the town OF Big
Stone Gap, Va, proceed to take and Fcn1ci the ac-
cou II, required by the decree entered IN said cause ut
the April, 1893, term OF the Wise Circuit Court APP
pointing me as commissioner in said cau-e; the OBJ
jcct of snd account being ascertain the number,
character and priorites Of liens affecting The land in
the bin aud proceedings mentioned, and such other
matters as may he required by any party to said
cause. All parties interested will take notice
Given under my hand this 9th day OF inly, 1888
JOSEPH l.. KELLY,
July 8, 3l-&t Special Commissioner
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
TIMBER FOR SALE.

We will sell the timber now standing on our tract
Of land about two miles west of Big Stone Gap. di-
rectly on the l.. d n railroad, on Powels river and
Stone mountain. The tract embraces between son
and GOO acres OF timber land and has much 81 Tho
finest grades Of poplar, oak and other varieties OF
timber. An Investigation is Invited by timber
buyers. Address.
WHRr ESP LAND Co.
Care Of x. T. Irvine,
Big Stone Gap, Va,
or j. I. SHIELDS. JR.,
Jane 6-3l. Bean ; station Tenn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
NOTICE oFComM1ssIoNER's SITTING
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company

Company
VS. In Chuncery.
Fayetc Land Company ct ais.
Notice is hereby given that will on the llth day
ot August 1893 at my Office in the town OF Big Stoue
Gap, Va, proceed to take an account OF Ill liens
on any part OF the proper y, mentioned and described
in complainants bill and exhibits. rs having been
conveyed to Fayette Land Company. nnd the amounts
and priorties thereof said sitting special commits
sonor To be held pursuant to the Two DEGREES entered
in said CAUSE, the the 18th day Of April 1898,
and the other in vacation, rendered on the 21th day
of June 1893 All parties interested will take notice
Given under my hand this l1ih day Of July 1893.
l.. TURNER marry,
July 13-32+t Special Commissioners.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
Breathing for Health.

OF all the cur which have emerged
into public notice from time to time,
the simplest and the most easy is that
which Major-General Drayson de-
scribes in the Nineteenth Century. He
calls it the art of breathing, and he
seems to have hit upon it by mere ac-
cident when he was climbing very
high mountain. The rarefaction of
the air Mt that altitude rendered it
necessary for him to breathe twice as
fast as he would have done Mt lower
level. All inconvenience caused by
the rarefaction of the air disappeared
when he doubled the rate of his breath
ing. Rejecting upon this he stumbled
upon the great discovery which should
immortalize him if there is anything
in it. Breathing in the ordinary way
he pumps fourteen pints of air into
his lungs per minute, containing three
pints of oxygen, with which he can
sufficiently oxygenate his blood. But
on ascending to 1000 feet the pump
ing of fourteen pints of air into his
lungs per minute would only take in a
plub uuIt " Hull VI OAgBcH, uliu uo ~
requires three pints to oxygenate the
blood, he became almost suffocated.
His heart palpitated and he was in
danger of his life, but by suddenly
doubling the rate by which he had
been breathing he found instant relief.
He has tried it under great many
circumstances. Whenever he was in
vitiated atmosphere he was able to
get rid of his headache and incipient
palpitation of the heart by taking long
breaths twice as rapidly us he would
on ordinary occasions. He maintains
that in very great many cases pain,
sleeplessness, headache and many other
ills which flesh is heir to could be al
most instantly relieved by this simple
practice. Moderate exercise in the
open air, upon which all doctors in
sist, he asserts is quite unnecessary.
All that you need to do is to breathe
as rapidly as if you We're taking mod
crate exercise.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
Substitutes a Finger for a Nose.

Fred Darcy, a boy eighteen years
old, lisa st. Mary S Hospital, Rochester,
n. Y, recovering from the first stage
of a peculiar surgical operation. When
young, necrosis of the nasal bones de-
stroyed his nose, leaving an unsightly
depression. Doctor John o. Rowe, a
Rochester specialist, undertook to pro-
vide an artificial nose. He has done
so by amputating the third finger OF
the left hand at the first joint and
taking the bone of the middle finger
for the bridge of the artificial nose.
The skin of the face was raised and the
finger put in place and stitched to the
tissue above the nose. In order to
secure circulation and maintain life in
the finger the hand has been bound to
the face for week, but will be re-
leased on Sunday by an nmputation at
the fingers second joint, after which
new nostrils will be established in con-
nection with the old. Doctor Rowe
has had one case OF the kind before. -
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
"Cow's-Foot.in-the Milk-Pail.o

One of the curiosities of reflected
light from curved surface is the
"caustic," popularly known as "the
ow's-foot-in-the-milk-pail." 1t is a
well-know property of light that its
rays impinging upon rejecting sur
face are thrown off SO as to make the
angle between the reflected rays and
the normal equal to that between the
incident rays and the normal. In con-
sequence OF this law, when the rays of
any light which are practically parallel
are reflected from curved surface the
intersections of the reflected rays take
upon themselves the form of cows
foot. This shadow, as reflected in the
milk pail, is given the name used in the
headline. Prove it by taking off your
ring and laying it upon the table so
that its inner surface will reflect the
rays of the lamp. st. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
A Curious Snake.

A curious serpent has been seen on
Mount Hamilton. 1t is represented to
be twelve or thirteen feet long, with
red eyes that shine like stars in the
night out of head as long rs a mans
fist. This curious reptile was seen by
stock ranger named Jack Wandall the
other day when he was out after cattle.
Wandall had only ~ long rope with a
ring in the end. He was on horse,
and when the beast saw the reptile it
stopped and snorted and refused to
proceed that way. The snake was ly-
ing almost in the trail, apparently
asleep. Wandall backed his steed,
swung the rope, and let go at the mon
ster, hitting it upon the head, where
upon the reptile rolled down into a
deep gully at the bottom of the noun
tain, where the chase ended. San
Jose (Cal. Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
WISE WORDS.

A bad habit is chain. = -
Birds with bright feathers are not
always fat.
Your most deadly sin is the one you
love the most.
Love never has to go to school TO
learn how to speak.
If our eyes were better the stars
would give us more light.
The wounds made by friend are
the ones that smart the most.
The trouble with the man who knows
nothing is that it takes him SO long to
find it out.
The glory of love is that it delights
in doing for nothing what nobody else
will do for money.
There are communities in which
Solomon would not have received any
credit for his wisdom.
If sunshine had to be paid for, there
are people who would declare that
candle light could beat it.
Every sinner reasons that if there is
happiness in the heart there ought to
be some sunshine in the face.
The man has to fight for his life who
undertakes to tell other men great
truths that they do not know.
The sin that shines has as much
death in it as the one that does not
Rams Horn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

The Sergeont-at-Arms of the House
of Commons would feel lost if he he |
to exercise similar functions in one OF
our American Il gislatures-say in Kan
sas or even Illinois, declares tho Chi
caso Herald. He is too easily upset.
Mr. Erskine-for that is the gentle
mans name-is described rs going
about during the recent frlcls "5o-
seeching infuriated legislators who
were engaged in the fray to desist, and
begging others who were marching
around with their hats on, to remove
the offending hcadgcar. Imagine an
American Sergeant-at-Arms begging
and beseeching. He would use q club.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

Kerosene oil is rapidly growing in
favor as cheap iluminant in China.
The consumption, which was S,25G,
900 gallons in 1889, had risen to 40,
34S, 900 gallons in 1891. OF this
amount eighty per cent. was imported
from America and twenty per cent.
from Russia. The illuminant before
kerosene was introduced was bean or
tea oil. The Chinese have discovered,
however, That kerosene is cheaper and
gives a much better light. 1t is called
fire oil by them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

1t is mentioned rs an instance OF
what the fashionable world has come
to that recent private concert given
IN London cost the hostess SO, 800.
According to this figure entertaining
ones guests will soon be impossible,
and society must inaugurate some new
method of keeping its end up in that
line. First-class artists over there ask
sums ranging from $1,000 to $25OO for
three or four songs, but, fortunately,
the number of these artists is limited,
and those who employ them are the
painfully rich.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

A learned German who has devoted
himself to the study ofphysiology and
allied sciences makes II startling asser-
tion that mustachcs are becoming
commoner among women in the pres
ent day than in the past. He says
that in Constantinople among the nm
veiled women one out of ten possesses
an unmistakable covering Of down on
the upper lip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
SONG OF A HEART.

Dear heart-I love you all the day wonder
If skies are rich with blue,
Or bending black with tempest and with
thunder,
Dear heart, dear heart, DER you'll
Dear heart-I love you when pale stars are
cleaning
(Sad stars 10 mc, and fewD
wonder if God lovcller lights are stream
ing,
Dear heart, dear heart, o'er you'll
Dear heart-iE life had only one bright blog-
som,
One rose to meet tho dew
III kiss it, climbing to your restful bosom
And wear its thorns for you
ATLANTA Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
THE WINDS STORY.

am sure that the wind is speaking, \,
For each flower is nodding its head, -
And the limbs of the trees are creaking-
wish that knew what it said.
Some story, perhaps, it is telling,
A story Of some distant land,
But to me it is like the swelling
OF breakers upon the white sand.
The leaves wait moment to listen,
Then shake with n perfect delight,
Al the flowers like diamonds glisten
And nod first to left, then to right.
The wind passes on in its measure,
And long ere the story Is through
The forest is dancing with pleasure
wish 1 could understand, too.
-Flavel Scott Mines, in Frank Leslie's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
Human Skeleton Twenty five Feet Long.

NJ. LIE Cat, the French scientist, in
his monograph on giants says: At
Dauphine on January II, 1913, at a
place known as the Giants Field, q
brick tomb thirty feet long, twelve
feet wide and eight feet high was dis
covered, When opened it was found
to contain II human skeleton entire
twenty-five feet and half long, ten
feet wide across the shoulders and
eight feet thick from the breast bone
to the back, His teeth were each
about the size of an ox's foot and his
shinbones each measured four feet in
length st. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
The Creole Horse.

This is a diminutive horse, which
originated during the war along the
Gulf coast, when many planters allowed
their thoroughbred mares to escape.
The latter bred with the native horses,
AMI the result if breed that rarely
reaches thirteen hands. These diminu-
tive horses are quite spirited, and
their good blood shows in their sym
metry, style and action. Their gait
is long gallop, New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

The series of official reports setting
forth the material and educational
progress of the country, recently is
sued by the Mexican Government,
though not marking SO great m aG-
vance as expected, is still very cucour-
aging. During the past twenty years,
the period covered by tho comparisons,
the railway mileage has increqged
twentyfold, and the telegraph mileage
eightfold, followed in each case by a
proportionate increase o. business.
Exports and imports have largely in
creased, rs have also manufactures and
agriculture, and the appropriation OF
the Federal and State Governments
and municipalities for educational
purposes has advanced from 81, 500.
coo to $3, 800, 900. Peace and nro5.
perity have been secured, cspecialiy
during the Presidency Of General
Diaz, who holds the reins OF Govern
ment with firm hand, and who is not
afraid to suppress the tendency to
revolutionary movement by the prompt
application of military force. The
country still suffers, however, from
the lack OF esteem for productive in
dustry on the part of the upper classes,
whose chief ambition is to hold public
offices, initiating in this respect the
Argentines, and the absence Of trained
habits of industry on the part of the
Indian and mixed race, which cons.i-
tuto four-ffths of the population.
What is most needed is industr.ou, m
migrants to develop the vast uutlrtl
resources of the Republic, Il fa,s.lalr-
ly perceived by tho Government, which
has already permitted tho csln5lish-
ment of Mormon colonies in ChihlA-
hua and Sonora, and bid 10. imnigcA,
ton from nor thern Europe,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
OLD ROSES ROMANCE.

was n barren
country, and Wed-
gerry was generally
shriveled wit h
heat, but he nj
ways had roses in
his garden, on his
window-sill or in
his button-hol
Growing flowers
under dificultie,
was his recreation
That was why h,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

A queer new law in chihuahua, Mex
leo, permits any one to shoot at sight
person caught stealing cattle. Such
law seems like dangerous invita-
tion to the holders of private grudges.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

The religious census OF Australia,
just completed, shows / 1,4S5, ,O66 men,
bers of the Church of England, 81, 11s
Catholics, 493, 1863 Presbyterians and
394, 564 Methodists. These are the
four most numerous denominations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

The American mosquito has crossed
the Atlantic, is entertaining itself TO
its hearts content on the blue blood
of England, and, according to the
New York Ledger, is getting in its fine
work most effectively.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

ing them in the river or Jungle. Thus
a man who will jump overheard in hot
fear at the shout of Crocodile |" will
readily stalk, and when it is disabled
approach one of these reptiles. The
Malay, it should be added, is an ex-
ceptionally plucky and expert hunter
and woodsman, SO that this particular
form of nervous fright is the more re-
markable.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

1t is n fact of curious interest that
twenty-four of the G1o0 murderers ar
rested in the United States i'll 1880
cere blind men.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

1t IL estimated tint l19, 900, 900 cop
per pennies have beer lost to circula-
tion in the century since the United
States began to coin money.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09

There are now seventy lines of ocean
mail steamers. In 1888 there wera
l07l37 steam vessels on the high seas,
The herald., 1893-10-31
A BATTLE AGAINST JUSTICE.

A Non-Sentimenta tai and Common-sense
View of Chris Evans.
Visalia Delta The efforts to raise a
fund for the defense of the -robber
and murderer Chris Evans, ie one that
should meet with no support from the
people OF the SAP Joaquin valley, who
know bis recent history too well. He
has been engaged in several train rob-
berries, or attempted train robberies, and
on each occasion was prepared to take
the life of innocent persons in order to
rob. More than once he did murder or
wound innocent persona while he was
Rbbing trains, and would as readily
have killed any OF the people who are
now asked to attend the Evans and
Sontag drama in order to secure funds to
thwart the ends of justice and protect
the brutal murderer from the laws he
dehed.
Chris Evans does rot deny numbering
or trying to murder certain of his fellow
men, and does not give reasons there
for that would stamp him, among law
abiding citizens, as otherwise than nat
urally vicious and bad. II people wish
to aid good cause let them patronixe
bel eft in aid OF the widows and Or
phans made by the bullets OF the cruel
and once defiant wretch who now begs
for assistance from the public he has
wronged. But if the people insist on
donating something to the Evans fund
let it be for the erection OF galloHs
which he justly deserves to decorate.
The person who assists in swelling, by
even go small piece rs nickel, the
Evans defense fund, commits a crime
against law and society and decency
and it is to be hoped that no citizen OF
Visalia will SO offend.
The herald., 1893-10-31
THE JUSTICES COURTS.

Minor Cases Which Wore Under Exam
tnasion Yesterday
Justice Seaman, who returned from
Chicago Saturday, resumed mis- judi cial
seat in the justice court yesterday, and
beat the record by dsposiug of over 20
minor cases in little over the half hour.
Louis Scherett, charged on complaint
of Officer Robbins with petty larceny.
was sentenced by Justice Seaman to
100 dage il jail.
Scherett, in company with white
man, was seen by Officer Robbins hang
ing around Cohn's clothing store On
Commercial street Friday night.
Robbins took up position on the
opposite side OF The street aud wsisad
for developments.
Scherett, after waiting until the street
was comparatively clear, walked up to g
tsilor'a dummy standing in front OF the
store and proceeded to unbutton the
clothes, The buttons were hard to un-
fasten, and Scherett coolly picked up
clothes, dummy aud all and walked
away with the lGt.
Robbins chased the thief, who gave
him hard run, but he was eventually
captured and locked up.
Paul Enge, Ben Roberts, John Krei-
mer and J. T. Wilson were ell found
guilty of disturbing the peace and fined
$5 apiece by Justice Seaman.
Charles Jawozki, @ boy, WAS fined So
by Justice Seaman for etealing copy of
the HERALD from doorstep.
Alexandra Provencio was fined SIS fer
disturbing the peace by Justice Sesmsa.
J. D. Steele, the second hand dealer
doing business on Main street. was ar
raigned before Justice Seaman yesterday
upon charge of battery.
Steele is accused OF beating woman,
Mis-. Lugo.
His trial was set Tor later in the week.
The herald., 1893-10-31

The gas and light committee reported
that the council instruct
the Electric Light company to furnish
81 900 additional candle power OF light
10 be distributed throughout the various
wards. Adopted.
The herald., 1893-10-31
HOl FOR CHINO, HOl

Remember the Date and Time, Today
Tuesday, Oct. 31st.
The special excursion and auction
train will leave Southern Pacific Arcade
depot at 8 80 a. M, Commercial street
at :35 a. M, stopping at Alhambra and
way stations. Round trip, including
lunch. 81. The mammoth sugar factory
ie ID full operation and will be open TO
all who go with US. Ladies are especially
invited. Particulars at
EAsroN, ELDRIDGE & Co.,
]21 South Broadway.
The herald., 1893-10-31

A communication from the police
commission recommended that the SAL
airy OF Police Surgeon Bryant be raised
from $75 to 500 per month. Report
adopted and On amendment passed that
all eick and wounded members OF the
police and fire departments be attended
by the surgeon.
The herald., 1893-10-31

SEWER COMMITTEE REPORT.
On report OF the sewer committee the
bid OF John Genells, $l.lS per foot for
nue. from First to Temple street was ac-
cepted. The commitree was empowered
to extend the Solsno-street sewer to
connection with the Buena Vista-street
sewer at cost Of about s65.
The herald., 1893-10-31
plies, Piles! Itching piles.

YNPToMs-Moisture; intense itching and
stinging; most at nignt; worse by scratching.
If allowed to continue tumors form, whicn
often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore.
SwAYNE's OINTMENT stops the itching and
bleeding, heais ulcera ion, and in most cases
removes the lumofs At druggists. or by matt
for so cents DR.. Swayne 4 Son, Fhiladei pnia
The herald., 1893-10-31

The "sreat easy mover is Pteniiss pill
Cures constipation. No grippe. 70 cents. All
druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-05
Lost at Sea

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-The two
masted steel ship King James, coal
laden, New Castle, England, to San
Francisco, has been burned at sea 200
miles off San Francisco yesterday. A
boat containing sixteen men from the
King James landed at Point Concep-
ton and are being cared for by the
light house keeper. On March 10
vap1r was discovered arising from the
hold and water was poured down the
hatch without avail. Eleven days
and nights the crew fought the fire
but on March 80 terrible explosion
tore up the deck in all directions and
the crew were forced to take to the
boats and started for Point Concep-
ton. The captain took $50 men, two
apprentices and his 16-year-old son.
Two apprentices and thirteen men
filled the other boat The gale sepa-
rated the boats. The mates boat ar
arrived safely but nothing was seen
of the captains boat which is expect
ed to appear soon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-05
MYsTERIOUsLY DISAPPEARED.
A Woman Bids Her Husband Goodbye and
is Seen No More.
Special to The SITS .esman.

Special to The SITS .esman.
GALVESTON, April 1.-Two weeks
age last Saturday Mrs. Jacob Hind
man came from Houston to visit her
husband and they spent the day
together pleasantly and in the even
ing she boarded the train for the pur-
pose of returning to her daughter in
Houston. She has not been seen or
heard of since. The husband and his
friends have made thorough search
for her here, in Houston and New Or
leans without so much as discovering
a clue, and foul play is feared. When
Mrs. Hindman parted with her hus-
band here he asked her if she needed
any money, and she replied, "Oh, not
particularly" but he gave her $40.
The husband fears she has committed
suicide, as he has learned since her
disappearance that she was at times
very respondent and worried about
him a great deal, regardless of the
fact that their married relations had
always been pleasant. Mrs. Hind
man was a blonde, twenty-five years
of age, about five feet, five or six
inches high, blue eyes, finely proper
toned and robust, When last seen
she was dressed in black silk, wore q
black cloak and black hat with large
plume.