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Joint Debate.

Our esteemed neighbor al the Nc'pS
seems to think that Judge MORRISON
cannot cope with Walker in debate
For the enlightenment Of that paper
we will say that Morrison can grease
two Walkers and swallow them Tor
breakfast. Ne don't think, howcv-
er, ioint discussion would be bcne-
fetal to the Judge, because his arSu-
ments arc on higher plane thar
Walkers, aad he could not, if he
would, stoop to vulgarity and mud
ninging which compose the greater
part of Walkers speeches.
In regard to Judge Morrison having
declined to mootWalker in debate, we
know there is not 4 word Of truth IN
it. 1t is very certain, however, that
nobody but fool would let Walker
map out his line Of campaign for him,
Walker made his appointments, so
did Judge Morrison make his, and il
the gentleman is SO very eager to
meet him he can do SO by striking
the same place at the same time as
the Judge. He will find Judge Nor
ison very willing to meet him, and
when they do meet we will venture
the opinion that Mr.. Walker will
receive the best political drubbing he
has received for some time He
won't know where he is at nor what
hurt hnn.
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NRt)G1 CLiNTiYOOD.

C'.xrwooo, Va. Sept. 9th, 1894.
EGitor POST:
The Baptist convention alluded to
in your last issue, was the occasion
Of much disorder. Rival parties in
the church stsove for mastery, got
very excited ia discussion, and near
~ cane to blows-with the result
that some of the churches were cx-
PEELED, and are forming themselves
into :. separate body. \ large guam
ti5y OF mountain dew" was on hand,
and Consumed; several dissraceiul
fights occurred amongst those mot of
the faith; and peaceabIe citizens
were insultcd by language and men
ace, and some Of Ike dclinqncnts sub
sequentIy found themselves in the
justice rooa, where they wore sent on
to trial, Altogether, the gathering
was burlesque on the sacred name
Of religion.
buchanan county circuit court
convcnes today. Most Of the legal
lights Of this place are in attendance
there. General Walker is announc-
ed to speak today, there, where he
has many supporters. Nothwith-
standing, his candidature is doomed
to failure. Ask any Republican
h. opinion Of the result Of the
approaching ELECTION. and his reply is
sure to be-" ,lorison wilt be the nan. :"
The Judge stands well all around.
But it behoovcs the Democrats to
organize and bestir themselves.
The issue Of 4 circular or panph-
let, containing a short and plain ex-
position Of democratic, as distin
gpished from Republican, principles,
and explaining, in simple language,
the leading theories on tariff, free sill
yer, rights and duties of capital and
labor, freedom Of election, and other
topics, would greatly benefit theDem-
ocratlc party Of this section. Many
voters know no more about the coin
age question than "tho man in the
moon" And to many more, poIit-
zeal economy is dead language.
Work. upon the new courthouse
has commenced. The foundation
promises to be substantial, but the
s!iq fqr the building has been i'll
chosen.
For the first time in several years,
some poisonous snakes have been
killed, within the last few days, close
to the town. 1t is thought they
came from the mountains in search
s. water READER.
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discourtesy in Democrat speaking
after the Republican speaker has
concluded. DIR. Addison, in his res
ponse to numerous calls at the con-
clusion OF General Walkers speech,
assembled the platform and asked
General Walker if he had any OBJ
lection to him speaking. Walker
replied that he could ir1ge OF the
propristy Of such proceeding for HIM
se!f. Mr.. Addison did decide The
mattor for h;msclf, and decided as
Any other man would have decided,
shas be had right to- open his
mouth whenever snd wherever ne
saw Fl. and proper. lfGeneTalW ak
s7 did not want him to speak Why dld
ne not say so, but whether he want
ed him or not, we contend that at a
mere political speaking, Republicans
have no right to say that the entire
day belongs to them, after they have
adjourned. The band stand from
which Walker spoke was butt
largely by Democrats. But We have a
precedent, and i;epublican one at
that, where the proprieties were vlo-
lated. During Major Woods can
vaAs the Democrats had a barbecue
at this place, and after our speakers
had concluded, Major Wood got up
on our stand and made quite q
lengthy talk The Democrats pres
ent remained and listened to him too
The Democrats did not object and ii
they had had any objections they
would have been zoo courteous K
have expressed them.
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Republican Courtesy.

Thorc has been quite a lot ofcom-
ment in regard to the action Of Mr..
Walter L. Addison in replying to the
speech Of General Walker on last
Thursday. The argument Of the
Republicans is that it was their day,
and that they had . right to be free
from any interruption. Now. we
want to draw distinction between i
barbecue. and a mere political speech.
Alta barbecue, where the people 80
prepared TO eat ard spend the day ssre
agree with Cur friends that il wonla
Ip nle height Of disro1fsievg for &
Democrat to iiiltrtlis slpsl tflaif pres.
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Expelled

every pssson and impurity of your blood
by DR.. Picrc.s Golden Medical Discovery
Then there's clear skin and clean sys-
tenn. Tetter, Salt-rheun, Eczema, Fry
sipeas, Boiis, Carhuncles, Enlarged
Glands, G'umors and Swellipgs, and all
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases, from Il
common b!otch or eruption TO the worst
scrofula-these are perfectly and perma-
nently cured byit
In building up needed flesh and strength
Of pale, puny. scrofulors children, meth
ing can equal it.
DaIiessfp diseases OF eitfer SEX, howrver
ifYaucitI, speedily and radically cdrea,
al a sas i. III ebaiidsgee, Worlds Dispen-
g Sgy Incident Association, Isaifdfu, N.
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G. H. SLACK, of the Courier, Was
defeated for the Democratic nominal
ton for Senator for the Bristol
district. The speech he made IN
Withdrawing was brilliant pr0d"c-
ton. We congratulate our friend
upon his entrance into politics and
hope TO see him in the GubernatoriaI
chair before many years go by.
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ALI. this talk about Walker edo
iag up" Walter Addison is mere
Doppy cock. Walker couldn't do up
. spring chicken, much less speak
or Of Addison's grit and ability.
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WE have always thought that tn

We have always thought that the
reports af General Walkers speeches
in the Bristol News wcrs highly eH-
agerated, and now wo know it. the
report Of his speech here, given IN
that paper, WAS remarkable i'll this
that il was all exascration Ihe
Neps should report things correctly
or sIse it will loose the reputation It
has for yeracity.
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THE PRESS.

JoszssniE VlnclSlAS: Walker
said that ally nam who says that he
felt his liquor tells dzz~u Iio," anc
right here Se wish TO add that . fel
low to act IS he did while in Jones.
vile is not supposed to have any
feeling. The fact is, he was either
drunk on liquor or crazy oyer bis
radical sunmersault. Either way
his conduc' was disgrace to public
decency.
JosEsvuLE VInoISlAS: Walker
should staiil Oh a platform composed
Of jugs am have them we'll loaded,
for he car hold barrel. Verify,
verify, Walker Is playing into the
hands of tie whisisey trnsS by getting
publicly dunk before the public.
'IoNEsvl4.E VIRGlNIAS: Gen. Talk
er, at this place last Monday, talked
and talke&and talked, and drank and
drsna and drank, from l o'clock to
10 sunset, lad the Generals object
in talkina was to talk qll he had
to talk mail Capt Bullitt wouid 4ol
have time to talk.aud until there was
no more rid liquor in the pitcher to
tall! over, ind by the time the Cen
eral had tIlked out, the crowd had
walked ou. the liquor was drank out
and the { General (hie) was feeling
(hic) his .sooze.
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.ssss%
a;tLfe l0r Headache

:. As a remedy for all forms of Heaa,t ,,.,
hlcetrlc bttteis has proved to be the very
uest. 1t effects permanent cure and
the most.dreadetl habitnarsick headaches
yield TO sFinftuence. We urge nh Who
are afflicted to procure bottle. and eiyo
ihls ruHeds a iair trial. In cases of In
bitual constipation Electric Ritters, en- res
hy giving tile needed tuhe 10 glsp Rownlr
anu sish eases long tesisttthe agn az ,l,fa
mel l:isss. Try it5ssE diiSrs. Large lnl,las
eiits 90 epAts NJ Kelly s Fpgstors !,
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While in Chicago, SIR. Charles L. kahl
en- Il prominent shoe merchant Of Des
4ouee. Iowa, HAD qrIie serious time o.
i. He yoJl, such !. severe cold that ne
couio h4yi. talk or navigate. but the
prompt as OF ChamberIan's Cough
kcnc4 cured him OF his cold 50 quickly
chat others at the hotel who had bad colds
followed his example and half dozen
persons ordered il FROM TIC ncarert drug
store. -'ney wcre rro.Cse in their thanks
to TX. K,a.-r .oy ;eiins tham box to
cure 4 had co.d So quickly. For sais ~
koli7 1, Evans, General Store.
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General Walker

Personally the Posr has great res
neet for General Walker. 50 far as
we know he is & gentleman in every
seree of the word. However. Wien
hc comes before tie people, asking
THEN suffrage, he may expect to be
criticised and his public acts dis
cusscd.
Our own opinion is that General
Walker is only a Republican for The
sake Of Office. The truth Of the mat
ter is that his services were never
properly appreciated by the Demo
cratic party, and when lie Was de-
! featcd for Attorney General IN 1879
dates he first outward display Of his
disappointment He says himself
that he has not left the Democratic
party, but that it has left him. The
Democratic party and the principles
advocated by it has never changed.
They are essentially the same they
were when this government was es-
tablished. Talk about the party
leaving anybody is al mere nonsense
| Ii could not if it would. One remark
that General Walker made in his
speech at this place is worthy of serl-
ors thought. He said that the pros
pertitv Of tic South waa due to thirty
years OF Republican ruls. We will
give General Walker credit Sr
knowing shss .AIs Is BOT true. 1t
was s;mp'y IA assertion made and not
supported by any argument. but as
ha made it we will comment upon II
little Those old gray headed vet
Grams who lived in those dark days
after the war know how beneficial
Republican rule was to the South
They remember the inquities and
abuse that was heaped upon US
They know from experience that
this remark, of Walkers is utterly
without a semblaace Of truth IN 1t. Ii
we have prospered at all we have
prospored in spite Of the Republican
party. That party was built up
upon the ruin. Of the South. Il re-
NAMED in power by waving the
bloody shirt and exciting sectional
animosity Yet we are told by
Genera! Walker that to this party
DO we owe our prosperity. We cast
away tho assertion with contempt.
The Posr would not dctract in any
way from the war record of General
Walker. On many 4 bloody iiell he
fought for the land Of his birth. ana
did it heroically,, but all this is DIS
PEELED by lotter which has recently
CONS to light, in which General
Walker petitioncd the Federal gov
crnment to take him back, and IN
which he said that the cause he eS-
pousel was wrong. That is the
black spot upon his fair escutchcon
that will not out. 1t will remain
with him forever. How, General,
can Won look those old battle-scared
veterans in the face after having
cringed before your conquerors, after
having acknowledged that you were
wrong when you battled for the
homes and the firesides Of your peo-
pie, far the land of your birth. No,
sir, whatever reputation you may
have gained, whatever honors you
may have Won, are with one iell
swoop wiped away. There was
nothing wrong in what You did, and
there is no true Soutllener in this
land to-day who will admit that there
was. We fought for what we believed
to be right and no mao but a coward
will gainsay it.
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GENERAL NVALxE2 asid IN All

GENERAL 1VAhxEa asld IN AIS
.pasch al this place thst the coafod
sra$s soldiers were drawing frauda-
lent pensions, as well as the Fclera's'
We'll. General, we thought YOU had
rot down very low, but we did think
that YOU still had some respect ior
your country. The old soldiers OF
the South viii remember thiS remark
on the day Of election.
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Poor Reasoning.

The Nescs, Of Bristol, il very anus
irs at times il regard to its tariff
arguments, # these iacoherent
dissertations ear be dignified By such
Il name Ii ilfs issue 81 tho 24sIi IN
slant adrdier the caption 'o Wage
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IT makes fellow feel triile sad
to receive an invitation to the mar
riaye of an old sweetheart, and cs-
pcc;aly when it is accompanied by "a
letter of confidence.
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The POST has tie largest cireula-
so.s Of any paper III Southwest F'ir-
sinta. and IL IS st>adily Increasing.
Az inspection Of tss subscriptions list
IS s,sp;tcd By those contemplating I'D
vcrtistng,
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GENERAL WALN&n said IN ms
speech at this place that he had been
a Republican for ten years. There Is a
little Inconsistency III this,o else the
General was Republican when he
was = candidate for the Democratic
nomination forAttorncy General just
nine years ago.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS-97n DISTRICT.
JUDGE II. S. X. MORRISON,
OF SCOTT.

We guess when Walker comes
here again Capt. Bullitt will be on
hand.
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MR. ADplsoy certainly went for
Walker. Hc made one Of the best
speeches ever made i'll Big Stone Gap,
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LAST NOTICE.

y Parties egina accounts II. riy D$k !
Stare niasisettle the ffslhi each d.6aih
or sst.,t5uiits l,nsiiivaiy Will liz atcsuii.
Z 30 1. & ELY Druggist. !,
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THE INT ERMON1
PETER XII ID, Proprietor.
BIC stone Gh2. VI

otv On ha,d pure Rye ana Bour25a ly,lsxto.
lKes2 ~ TO Sc 90 per SALON. B-aTds 2 90 -
Sc 90 Der galion; Caroline Corn "5s<y n $50
" oiso AGENT for two Of the Largest Dt3teas n 80
eountry ICE colo DRAFT ana also oo'9 rays
d sa,e also keep a first-CIass line G. Foeao5 @
oarn Fresh Meats, Oysters and Fish ai4Iay5 l441
Auorders by Mail, Otherwise wasn a9co"asa.. b.
oas, yin receive special attention. ana price, ~ es low
as If you wore zero in person
sez-vyf;s.ias Tor nsdical purposes a specially.
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}olr petitioner acEnog7cdqes his
error IN e&poasf"g and sopportiag the
case Of secession and ayows his pur-
po@o in GOOD faith to resume and con
tinuo allegiance to the Union, to
which he has taken the oath of allag-
lance, as vii be seen by ? copy there
Of herewith exhibited and asks yopr
i-xcellency to grant him full pa.don
and amnesty, and your petitioner, DC.
Signed j. a. WALKER.
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For the first time in seferal Years,
some poisonous snakes have been
killed, within the last few days, close
to the town. 1t is thought they
came from the mountains in search
81 water READER.
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CHAPTER VII.

Don Quixote was our champion, our knight
at arms. Sometimes we heard him pacing
before our door, guarding US from some i'm
agined evil all night long. Sometimes with a
shield and helmet, procured heaven knows
how, cleaning in the moonlight, paced the
paths between the cabbages, tomatoes and
lima beans in the kitchen garden, and if
friend Warrington would have permitted him
he would have made our daily constitutional
walk most interesting to the neighbors, by
heading the procession in his finest attire.
But the good Quakeress always prevented
this by begging him to guard the apple trees
while we were away, and this lie did in
stately fashion, with drawn sword, challeng-
ing small boys who ventured near the fence.
One evening we all retired as usual, after
an unusually interesting day. Maria had
come to pay us a visit, for she was going to
be married, and we had all been delighted to
hear what she had to say, but for my part,
laid awake some time, and slept to dream
dreams that had never been dreamed in that
peaceful Quaker home before. Ancient
romances and modern novels mingled them
selves in my visions, but whatever else I
dreamed. was always beautiful and be-
loved, and wooed like the young princess in
the fairy tale, by the handsomest young
prince in the world.
Out of these dreams awakened choking:
the room was full Of smoke. It flied my
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piece after piece Of soap and placed them one
after another in his lap.
"Why, Robert, you don't want to buy all
that SOAP" said the young bride, with OPEN
eyed establishment -ss7
''Sure, mum, it's the cheapest soap in New
York." said Kitty. putting out the last piece
of soap. .r5 81 = at5e
eyes, we wili-we will find it useful-good
for presents to our friends, you know-we
ought to have plenty of SOAP" stammered
Bob, turning several different colors, and
trying to stuff more of the pieces into his
already filed pockets.
'.For Heavens sake, Robert, what will we
do with all that soap?" asked the bride.
t'Is it any change that you want?" asked
Kitty, to whom he handed twenty dollar
bill. ~
''Never mind the change" he said nerv-
ously, at which his wife opened her eyes
wider and wider. He took deep breath,
when Kitty, after taking another good look
at him, walked off slowly with her empty
basket.
''You see, Fannie, am so happy myself
that feel like making everybody else
happy. Besides the soap will come in handy
when we get to housekeeping. Ia ha l."
and he giggled nervously.
On the trip back to their hotel the young
wife was very uncommunicative. She was
thinking very hard. Let US hope in the in
terest OF harmony that she will never solve
the mystery.
ALEX. SWEET.
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toward the sky, and shouted in loud tone:
"Now, by my halidom, VOW that this, my
lady, whose glove wear, is the most beauti-
full and gracious lady on whom shines the
sun, and any other knight who sayeth to
the contrary, 1 do challenge unto mortal
combat
ella! No one speaks-the world knows it
then" and he replaced the sword in its scab-
bard, with clang. I began to wish that he
would go, but he seemed to have no such in
tention. The next thing he said was
'And who art thou, fair lady? Pray inform
me as to thy name and thy estate"
81 am called Anna sir" said, 'tand I am
only poor orphan girl not worth wasting
your valuable time upon"
His great, wild eyes grew pitiful, and he
looked up to heaven as if to say chow sad
ease is this
can orphan" he cried. .'Nay, then, by my
knighthood, thou art my special charge. No
father to guard thee, no brother-thou hast
no brother, damsel?''
mo, SIR" sighed.
"Alone in the cruel world" said he. "But
thou shalt be SO no longer. 1t is my mission
to rescue damsels in distress; but perhaps
thou dost not know who I am"
''No, sir; have not that pleasure" said I.
+'The pleasure is all my own, most beauti-
full and unhappy of damsels," the poor gen.
tleman replied. "Know then, oh, Senorita
Anna, that I am no other than Don Quixote,
Knight of La Mancha"
r What should say now? The poor gentle
man was so gentle, so kindly that could
but be the same.
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with Methodist Church, on the outskirts of
the village. The poor, mad butt of the
village, had become its hero.
It was not deemed possible that he could
recover, but all that gentle women and wise
men could do for him, was done, and the
very school boys checked their shouts as
they passed beneath the windows Of the
room where he was lying, and not woman
could utter his name without tears.
One day, we twelve, Maria along with us,
went to the hospital to see him.
He lay like one in deep sleep. His face
and hair were scorched and his arms
wrapped in bandages, but we saw now what
q fine head and noble features nature had
given him. 6so5
We could not utter our words of gratitude.
for he could not have heard them, but Maria
whispered to us and set the example Of
STOPPING and kissing his forehead, and each
girl in turn pressed her lips gently to that
broad brow and whispered, Farewell, friend
Hoty." But murmured beneath my breath
Farewell, dear knight. and God be with
thee" So we babe adieu to the champion Of
the abode of peace and went our W
no b. ooontsnuedJ
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"oh, have read of your adventures, sir"

''Oh have read OF your adventures, sir,
I said. ,, $3.50
He paused. !his hand ever his forehead.
81 cannot quite remember what the scribes
said" he sighed. II think they told some
things that Were not true, but they said of
me that it was my mission to succor damseis
in distress, hepe?"
"Yes. SIR L replied; ''they said that very
plainly"
"And if any should do them harm, he
should pay for it with his blood said the
poor man. at was there, in the woods, at
dawn, Colonel Compton was my second-L"
He paused. his face grew blood-red. was
terribly frightened
1 saw that some actual memory had usurp
ed the place of his wild fancies.
NAY, that must have been before thou
vert born, beautiful orphan damsel," he
said. LET it pass"
'sAnd now, since the forests are full of
knaves who might offend thee, l must bestow
thee where thou wilt be safe. Let ma ""'-
duct thee to the abode of peace"
where is that, sir?p asked.
'.Betwixt this and paradise" he replied.
''The lady abbess will receive US, have no
fear. We must, however, walk thither. In
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VERY Observation-Disclosures should be at
all times the first consideration in dress,
particularly in the summer season, when
every ounce of unnecessary weight becomes
oppressive. In this connection, the negi gee
blouse is indispensable for morning wear.
and it is most essential adjunct to travel
ing or outing gowns. The choice fabric
used is very wide and comes in cottons.
The colors and patterns of lawns, camhrics
and ginghams were never more attractive
than now, but those who care for a heavier
material will find cheviots and galateas ex-
cellent for their purpose. In laundering
blouses of the first mentioned materials it is
matter Of taste whether the collars, cuffs
and plate in front are starched or soft
finished, but if starched it should be borne in
mind that they are never polished. One Of
the very best materials for laundry purposes,
with the advantage of being always cool, neat
and becoming in hot weather, is pongee silk
in light colors or narrow stripes.