The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-20

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wealth, home and social position, to
marry the man Of her choice, car
penter, whose suit was looked ON
with disfavor by her rich banker
father on account of his calling and
position. She realized that love can
dwell in the humblest dwelling. dwell
there sweetly and truly, when two
hearts beat as one in pure and un-
worldly love, while the alloyed arti-
Gle would die in a mansion, amongst
the most splendid surroundings.
Every day by such acts as this
does woman prove her worth, and
show that she is the corner stone of
the Republic. While we have the
support and influence of her great
and pure love, We can do any and all
things, especially those things that
are good and noble, and of benefit to
our country, our God, and our fellow
men. Woman is "a great factor in
the UNFOLDING and development of
our patriotic instincts, and she brings
out all that is good and best in man
kind. SO I say:
'T1sn't the hand that handles the shovel:
'Tisnt the hand that holds the pillow;
But, it's the hand that rocks the cradle,
That saves the country from going 70 the
damirttton hO1r.vnvs
New York witnessed during the
past week the establishment Of what
can we'll be called a censorship of
the press On Thursday the Office
of the Recorder was invaded by John
2. Brooks, in his capacity as agent
of the U. S. Secret Service Depart
ment, who in his official capacity,
and with lavish display of author
ity, seized on behalf of the Govern
ment, the original sketch, the draw
in tipple and photo engraving of
the cartoon that appeared in said
paper on July II. He met with no
resistance on the part of this news
paper, but the liberty of the press
was not throttled, for the Recorder
reproduced the aforementioned car
toon on Friday morning. This car
toon was drawn by the regular artist
of this paper, and illustrated the en-
barrassing position Of President
| Cleveland on the silver question, and
was published as a clever idea on the
many-sided silver problem. The
cartoon represented silver dollar in
perspective, about three times as
large as the actual silver dollar,
with no attempt whatever to make
it fac SMILEY standing on it's edge,
rolling, with three or four men fall
ing off of it, and Mr.. Cleveland
straight iu in its path. 1t was en-
titled: "Will he stop it or get out
of the way?" Mr.. Brooks seems to
have had enough brains to discover
that there was deep design on the
part of the Recorder to make coun-
terfeit, claiming that it was in viola
ton of section 3 of can Act to pre-
vent Counterfeiting. or Manufacture
of Dies" &c. The Recorder has
rendered bill for $1,000 to the
Treasury Department for value of
said seized property, and proposes to
make the Government show wherein
this cartoon conilicted with said law.
y decision of this will be watched
with interest by all newspaper pub
fishers here, for, in the past, great
many advertisements have had to be
refused on account of the desire, on
the part of the advertiser, to repro
duce some coin of Uncle Sans i'll
fac simile.
Now, in regard to the financial
situation here. The continued ease
of money has produced a materially
higher range of values in the stock
market. Gold has been withdrawn
from the Bank of England for ship
ment to America, and as commercial
bills are more numerous there is a
better prospect of a return movement
of the metal to this country. Gen
eral business is still greatly depress-
ed. EDWIN DE WITT AcKERMAN.