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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-09-07

The most important motion made and
accented was that appointing J. p
Moore, Joshua Mullins and " T. kcnne-
dy committee to inquire into the matter
Of luijdinga wagon road 10 the top OF
Blacl; Mountain.
On motion meeting adjourned.
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CITY Conaci. Meeting.

~ REGULAR meeting of town ceni'cf
IA IL council chamber, Sept. 4, the l's-
towing proceedings were had
Moved and accepted ;aai TIE couac''
a.ceo, ". ". Nickel nrapositiau Of So
oer month for reut Of h"i9
The School Committee haadvd i" 'hc
following report
70 the Council of Big Stone Sap:
We the School Trustees, beg leave to
yepor, thc following:
We have employed Mr.. ''"'com Z.
S,enr. Of Lee county. a. principal o. pub
r.. .,bool q, saa.y o; $Ao.oo per month.
mi N;.. Nol::e Dickcn<ou far assistant
-, !, salary OF $3o 90 per month ana Miss
Re,,ie DnG a,a salary OF $50 GO per month.
>cbool to commence MoudaS. Sept. H..
1so3 10 run s or months.
". f. BAKER. Chairman.
+. L. GoonLos.
G. ". Evans.
mo vote Ms 10 the acceptance of the
report was called and resulted
e ycas.-c;oodlce, Evans, Moore.
Na,s:-Kcnncdy, Taylor. Mullins.
.rlr vote helm" II lie between the coun-
,ilmen. Mayor !lu,l@cns settled the qucs-
,;on hv casting his vote for acceptance.
The committee appointed to settle With
.,e collector, " B. Kilhourn, submitted
report and was discharged.
Mayor liudgens reported S'o.'o col
.,ctcd since last meeting
Ciiy coaccior, J. Z. Knnu $526.oh col
ertcd since last report. He was allowed
IN oct. 1T. To repor, delinquent tax list.
The following claims we're presented
md allowed
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office at 20 cents per hundred.
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Nii'iSo
wards 3 Nd. 1l2; Verplank v.
Gaines, Johns Ch. 81. Mr.. JUS
tice Bradley in Vose Y. Reed l
Woods $50, says: But all the cir
crm stances of the case are to be tax
on into consideration, and II the case
he such that greater injury would
ensue from the appointment OF a re-
co;ver than from leaving the proper
~ in the hands now holding it, or II
anv other considerations OF proprlety
or convenience render the appoint
ment Of "a receiver improper or III
oxpelicnt, none will be appointed. :
I, tho case of Tyson V Wabash
Railway Company. s Bliss. 241, Mr.
Justice Harlan, applying these pr'n-
ciplcs refused to appoint u receiver
although there had been 'ielanit III
tae payment Of interest o.. Iohas
NJ Insolvency was in effect admitted
,,,,e circumstances in that case dem
onstrated, as the facts in this case
] 10, that the appointment Of Il receiv'
=. would imperil the interests or 9th
ars whose rights were entitled to a
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20
The Worlds Money.
Lexington, Mo.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-We have heard
for 10, these many years, Of the money
Of civilized nations, but until quite re-
Gently 1t came always from the misin-
formed plebisns. Recently We have
heard it from q source that should have
better information. ALI metal money is
treated as q commodity after it leaves
the jurisdiction Of the nation whose fat
made it money. We should have q
genuine money Of the world. We can
not expect that the nations Of the old
world Of Europe will ever lay aside their
jealousies 30 az to allow them to furnish
that medium. II Brazil could, being but
a fourth class power, Aost above par a
purely fat money, why could not the
United States occupying the unique
position she does on the worlds map,
and in the galaxy Of nations, supply q
circulation Of paper money to the mer-
camille world, not with the consent Of
the financial potsntates, but in spite Of
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

themP What we'll informed man who
does his own thinking will doubt that il
this government would issue q paper
money, endowed with all the functions
of money that is a legal tender for all
debts public and private within our
jurisdiction, that would not only pay
duties on imports but also settle balances
at our ports Of entry, and limit the issue
to $50 per capita in our organic law; and
enact that such paper money, while ca
cbGDgeGbIe for any other money issued
by our government, was entirely inde-
pendent Of all other forms Of money;
that such money would be taken in
preference to GnV other money in any part
Of the mercantile world?
Every mercantile thing on this earth
is valuable in proportion to it's uses, en-
durGnes and convenience. First, its uses.
It will perform all the functions Of money
in the worlds transactions with the
greatest exporting nation on earth. Well,
chat is enough on that point. Its en-
dursnce, the tradesmRn or merchant
cares little for that except while 1t is
his, and the world will accept it without
question on that point Its convenience
is incomparsbly superior to gold or sill
YER, and it suffers no loss by abrasion as
does gold or silver. It is thus apparent
that large part Of our paper circulation
would be absorbed by the merchants Of
the world who desire a safe, economic
and convenient medium Of exchange
which can be used without loss in any
part Of the mercantile world. II this
was done we need not as now be debtors
TO European potentstes to the tune Of
4,000,O00,000. r. A. BRoGAN,
Usage Mission, KRs.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20
mo Cure For It."

Doctors Of all schools, kinds and degrees ar
q unit for once; they all agree that there never
has been q medicine, used in general practice
or known to the medical profession, compe-
tent to cure asthma. They say there is no cure
for It, This honest admission goes 20 show
that the medical profession is away behind the
age and are not willing to learn or take advan-
tage Of medicine that is competent TO cure
asthma. The Red Cross Constitutional medi-
cine will cure asthma at any stage. One tea
spoonful Of this medicine will relieve the most
aggravated case Of asthma Immediately. No
necessity OF sitting up nights, losing your rest
or inhaling the poisonous smoke OF burned
weeds any longer. This medicine takes all the
slime mucus and diseased sediment from the
lungs, bronchial tubes and stomach, entirely
removing the cause Of asthma This medicine
not only cures the asthma but also regulates
the whole system at the same time. When you
get cured OF asthma by this medicine you are
well In every particular. 1t acts on every
organ in the body, putting them all in the
proper condition. Call and take one dose Of
the medicine II you are suffering from asthma,
and satisfy yOurelf as to It's competency to
cure it. Can or address: Red Cross Consti-
tutional Medicine Co., DIG, 9l8 Main street,
Kansas City, Mo.
IA m
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

Every Man whose watch
has been rung out of the bow
(ring), by a pickpocket,
Every Man whose watch
has been damaged by drop
ping out of the bow, and
Every Man of sense who
merely compares the old pull
out bow and the new
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

This has been accomplished in our day,
and yet the proposition is made by Cleve-
land & Co. to return it to the states and
enter sgain on q career Of banking and
bankruptcy that has SO often proved
ruinous to the people and the country.
A LINN COUNTY FARMER.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

expressions as Cleveland is a born
leader Of men" and such like idiociea. Il
convinces me that the democratic "lead-
era" and "wheel-horses" are substRn-
italy the same as Wall street itself. The
only difference is that Wall street is open
and defiant in its determination Of en-
shaving the people and the tumble bugs
are pretending to be in favor Of the free
coinage Of silver, but when they come
down to figures they show that they are
not honest. They want 6O0.grSin dol
lar and will want bigger one from year
to year.
The time has come when another great
party must be formed on this issue alone
of the right Of the people Of the world
TO use the money metals without limitR-
ton by any government. II ought not
to be mixed up with any other question
that will hazard it. It will not hazard
it to put in with 1t the demand for an
amendment to the constitution 90 Rs TO
elect the judges Of the supreme court by
vote Of the people, and the establish
ment Of the principle OF responsible gov
ernment by which, by q vote Of the peo-
pie, we can remove any judge, congress-
man, senator, or the president, before the
expiration Of his term, il he does not
carry out the wishes Of the people. The
lack Of this principle is going to give US
three years Of Cleveland. II We had the
principle of responsible government, 1t
would end ClevslRnd's career in sixty
days.
A great deal Of Censure has been be-
slowed on the governor Of Colorado FOR
his "intemperste" utterances. But at
bottom the silver question 10 q question
of human liberty which, if It cannot be
settled otherwise, will have to be settled
by the sword. The debts Of the whole
country amount to e8,0OO,O0O,OO0. By
thimble-rigging acts Of congress, the
holders Of these debts have greatly in
creased their value. BVOry ono of suc'
debts Is justly forfeited non. The question
may be settled by the election Of con-
gress representing the people. But Il
not, it is likely to come to an armed con-
fict before we are through with it.
have card sent me by Wendell Phillips
in his life time. 1t contains only hil
name, below the words: "Pesce If pos
sible; justice at any price"
thought, up TO q short time ago, that
the democratic party was going to take
such action on the money question as
would leave nothing for the Peoples
party to do. But l am satisfied that it
will not. The Peoples party will now 90
on and take Missouri as 1t has Kansas.
Two bits bushel for wheat is rather too
little money and too much glory, even
for democratic farmer in this state.
GEO. WILSON.
Lexington, Mo,
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20

Ob09t lU buAD uAoSSeAs A45S . No AAA Va U4S
whole tribe, uproot the whole principle
and return to the simple, unsopbisti-
Gated program laid down by Lincoln in
the issue Of the greenback and the es-
tsblishment Of national currency in
feet IS well as in theory, in principle as
well as IN profession. In JeherSon's
time it was a itigsted question whether
the circulation of bank paper was good
or an evil, but it ought to be no longer
So. SIN the opinion of England and OF
English writer's" he says, lit is a good.
In that of all other nations it is an evil;
and excepting England and her copyist,
the United States, there is not nation
existing, l believe, which tolerstes
bank paper circulation. The expert
mpnt is going on, however, desperately
in England, pretty boldly with US, and
in the end we shall see which opinion
experience approves. For I believe it
to be one of those cases where mercan-
tile clamor (board Of trade clamor in
our day. will bear down reason till it is
corrected by ruin. " y + At the time
we were funding our national debt, we
heard much about q public debt being
a public blessing This paradox was
we'll adapted to the believers IN dreams,
and the gulls of that stamp readily en-
braced it. But tte art and mystery OF
banks is q wonderful improvement on
that. It is established on the principle
that private debts are apublic blessing.
That the evidence Of those private debts,
called bank notes, become active capital,
feeding commerce, manufactures and Gg-
riculture. Here are q set Of people, for
instance, who have bestowed on as the
great blessing Of running in our debt
about S2O0,000,O00, without our knowing
who they are or what means they have
to pay this debt when called on; nay,
who have made us so sensible OF the
blessing of letting them run in our debt
that we have exempted them by law
from the payment Of these debts be-
Yond q stated proposition generally
one-third). And to I'LL up the measure of
blessing, instead of paying, they receive
an interest on what they owe from those
to whom they owe. For all their notes
which are in circulation have been lent
on interest, which is levied. again on the
producer through the medium OF COM
merce. If the debts which the banking
companies owe, be blessing to anybody,
it is to themselves alone, who are real
izing q solid interest Of 8 or 10 per cent.
on 1t. As to the public, they have given
us $2O0,0O0,0O0 of froth and bubble on
which we must pay them heavy interest
until it vRnishes in thin air. This
parody, therefore, on the principle OF "a
public debt being q public blessing is
as ridiculous as the original principle
itself. 1t is said that the bills
are as good as coin, because the banks
are required to redeem them in coin.
This is not true. One, two or three per-
sons might have it, but general de-
msnd would exhaust their vaults and
leave ruinous proportion Of their paper
utterly worthless. Those living in cities
where banks are located, might get cash
for their paper, but distance would put
it out of the power Of most to do 80
Such banking is too liable to be abused
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-20
From a Missouri National Banker.


ton Of human liberty, as deep and as far
reaching as ever the slavery question that
cost US so much blood and money. Yes,
it is far more important than that. The
other was a question of the unrequited
labor Of a race that got a good deal in
return for the deprivation OF its liberties.
1t got in return transfer from Africa to
America, and teaching Of many things
useful, and eventually a share in the
government. Though this in no way
justifes slavery, it mitigates the injury
to those who lost their rights. In the
form Of slavery that lies hidden in the
seemingly simple and innocent "ques-
ton of the standards" there lies the en-
slsVement Of ell who labor.
I have been brought up in the demo
cratic party, voting its tickets con-
sCientiOuslY from majority till Mr.. Cleve-
lands second nomination. / know the
party and it's method well. 1t IS useless
to egpect anything from 1t in thSS question
of emancipation. 1t WiU take the slGUsry
side in this as 1t did Gn the other. Tne
founder Of q party was an anti-slavery
man. The party soon broke away from
his teachings. In this contest it is as
far away from them as the east is from
the west. As long as issue banks exist
30 long will the owners OF them buy up
congressman to run coin out Of the coun-
try 30 that they can fill the vacancy with
their bills. It is useless to expect the
democratic party to offend the national
bank ring. It is it's servant. Senator
Vest, of this state, is said to be half
owner Of the national bank in Grand Is
land, Neb., of which his SON is cashier.
/ own some thousands Of dollars in ma
tionRl bank stocks, and / would cheer.
fully see my shares become worthless for
the sake Of getting rid Of that system, for
it is q menace to the liberties Of the
American people, mine along with the
rest. Your people seem to expect some
thing from Gov. Stone Of this state /
earnestly hope that he may rise to that
height Of American manhood necessary.
But in the conclusion Of his speech at
Kansas City few days ago, he said that
CleYeland is "a good and great man"
Bahl "My gorge rises at it." A good
and great mani He will fall into line
yet, at this rate with new variety of
vermin that has appeared in this state.
We had the gold-bug that the democrats
professed to fight, but now the demo-
Gratis have taken a somerSRult and say
that they think We ought to accept the
London quotation Of silver as the meas
ure of our dollar, and have the free coin
age of dollar Of about 900 grains. Such
o tumble 90 that entities them to the
name Of tumble-bugs. Ever since / can
remember, this state has been infested
with q lot Of ringsters. In every county
there is o ring run by the local bar
mainly, and in Jefferson City the head
ring directs the movements Of them all
The secretary OF state at present was
formerly the editor Of the local demo-
cratic ring organ here. When he left
the paper fell into the hands Of q man
who is open and above board in what he
says and thinks. He took Cleveland to
task for his course, and in little while
the paper changed hands. The secre-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-05-18
Who Says Rheumatism Can Not BE Cured

Ny wife was confined to her bed for
over two months with very severe at
tack of rheumatism. We could:get nothing
that would afford her any relief, and as a
last resort gave Chamberlain Pain Balm
trial. To our great surprise she began to
improve after the first application, and by
using it regularly she was soon able to get
up and attend to her house work. E. Il.
Johnson of, C. j. Knutson & Co., Ken
sington, MINI. 30 cent bottles for sale by
j. W. Kelly, Druggist.
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ALMOST AN CANCEL. /"
Marshal Renfro Barely Es-
capes with His Life.
Shot at Four Times by Jas. Bradley
and Has His Clothes Converted
into Screen Cloth.

Shot at Four Times by Jas. Bradley
and Has His Clothes Converted
into Screen Cloth.
Last Thursday, as q. S. Deputy
Marshal VIM. Renfro was returning
from Abingdon court, with three U.
S. prisoners in charge, he came near
having an "angel" made Of himself
by Jim Bradley.
Renfro had two guards along with
him, one of whom had his pistol.
Bradley, who had been to Abing-
don court as witness, was also in
the crowd. They got off the n. q W.
train at Tacoma, and were on their
way, up Guests mountain, to Wise
G. H., when difficulty arose between
Marshal Renfro and Bradley.
Bradley took advantage of the fact
that Renfro was unarmed and whip
ped ont his gun and went to work in
earnest, firing four shots before Rem
fro could get his pistol. When Rem
fro got hold of his own gun Bradley
took in the situation and "burnt the
wind" or, more properly speaking,
"rattled his hocks," giving Renfro
only time for one shot at his shadow.
Bradley went on to Wire G. H.,
where he reported that Renfro was
killed. About fifty citizens started
out to assist in bringing in the re-
mains, but they were very mudh sur
priscd to meet their corpse" about
mile from town, slightly disfgured
but still in the ring"
Marshal Rcnfro was in town yes
terday. Three of Bradley's shots
took effect in his clothing, only one
of them. however, grazing the flesh.
He says that Bradley has kept him
self closely indoors since the trouble
and waived trial before magistrate.
He says that last Friday Bradley sent
out in town for shotgun, and that
he (Renfro) met the boy on the street
with it, and taking it from him, broke
it to pieces over curb-stone.
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a. Little Walt.

About fifteen years ago man by
the name of DcmpStcr, with
his young wife, moved into the neigh
borhood Of Rye Cove, Scott county.
va. nempster was a man of perhaps
forty, while his wife was several
years younger. They were both
handsome and intelligent, and Demp-
stcr possessed an education which
placed him above the average. After
time daughter was born in the
newly established household, who
was the JOY and pride of her fond
parents.
Near the Dempstcrs lived at that
time Mr.. w. w. Taylor, now of this
place. About the time of the birth
of the little girl to the pempstcrs a
girl baby was horn to Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor. The children grew up to-
gcther, and there was quite an at
sachment formed between the two
families.
Mrs. Dempster died when her child
Mas about four years old. Soon a
stepmother was brought in over the
chill At the age of eight years her
father died. aud, in the meantime
Mr.. Taylor's little girl had died.
After the death of Dempster Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor went to his second
wife and asked that the little girl be
turned over to them to raise, which
was done. Shortly after this Demp-
ster's second wife went deranged, and
is now an inmate of an insane asylum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor h.aqyee, since
taking charge :I! Of the little glr', cared
far her just as if she was their own,
She Ia now q bright, intelligent girl
of thirteen, and is very fond of her
foster parents.
Dempster, during his residence in
Scott county, was very particular to
never tell where he came from, and
when approached on this subject al.
ways evaded an answer; nor was he
ever heard to mention the name Of a
relative; so that now the little girls
IDENTITY, 50 50 fat I! as as kEi|assh'|p goss, is
en{{l|rresl ly lest
nanipster is described as having
been 3 large, stoutly-huilt man.
weighing over 200 pounds,
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The Daisy Iron and Mining 90,

At a meeting of the Daisy Iron
and Mining Co., at HaSan, Va. last
Friday, the following directors were
elected:
w. y. Mcdowell, l.. Il. Maury
and D. S. Pleasant, Big Stone Gap
Walter Graham, Graham, Va, H
L. Monteiro, Hagan, Va.
The different members of the com.
pany were highly pleased with the
outlook for the future of the "Daisy
and work is to be resumed at once.
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Jno. RobInsons Circus Coming.

Mr.. A. P. Scott, John Robinson's
advance agent, WIS here on the 18th
inst, making arrangements for the
big show, which will give perfor-
nance here on June 9th. II. l..
Brown has the contract of putting up
tho bll-boards. They are to be IL
feet high, running for IA distance of
200 feet, on East fifth, between Clin
ton and Wood.
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Cheap Clothing,

g. w. Evans, of the firm of Kelly
& Evans, has just received from Gin
cinnati, where he purchased large
line of clothing in a job lot, and can
surprise you as to prices and quality
1t looks impossible to sell such goods
at the prices they give, but an in
vestigation will prove to You that
they are offering the best bargains
ever heard of in Big Stone Gap:
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Two Little Children Enjoy Dangerous
bath.

bath.
One day last week two little three
vear-olds, one the child of Mr.. w. 8
Kilbourn and the other of Mr.. j. L.
Jennings, were missed from home
The families live near each other, in
that part of the town known as Plat
3, and near the river. On missing
them and not being able to find them
about the houses, the idea suggested
itself to Mr.. Kilbourn that possibly
they had strayed oft to the river. He
lost no time in following up his
minds suggestion, and on arriving
at the rivers bank he was almost
horror stricken to see his own child
out some distance in the water, being
closely followed by her little compan-
ion. His timely arrival saved the
children from being drowned, as only
a few steps farther would have
brought them to the swift current OIL
the stream. The two little "tots
wero enjoying their "swim" hugely
all unconscious Of their danger, and
clicked" on being disturbed.