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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-05-24

WINTER fingers in the lap of
spring. We had thought that over
coats and coal bills had been relegat-
ed TO months of much longed for OBJ
security. But alas for the vanity of
human hopes.
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TIE POST has the largest cireale-
ton Of any paper en- Southeast Vir-
gsnsa, and 1t is steadily Increasing.
an snspectioa Of its subscription list
is invited by those contemplating ad-
vertising.
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THE PRESS.

THE PRESS.
The Springfield Republican puts
the number of widows in Massachu.
setts alone at 1O7,273. Possibly
over 100, 600 of these will be fined by
the income tax.-Neao York Sun.
If that be so then it will be glo-
rious find for the widows when the
income tax is adopted. We reckon
there are at least 60,O00,000 other
people in the country who would be
equally rejoiced with the 100000
widows of Massachusetts,, to find
themselves worth more than So, OOO
income when the tax gatherer comes
around next January with his list.
They will be more than glad to pay
2 per cent. tax on all surplus. It is
only the 10000 plutocrats whose
surplus incomes are enormous that
will grumble when the tax man
comes with his "inquisitorial" cues
tions.-Lynch6urg News.
The Savannah Ne,us takes Gov.
Tillman to task over little question
of domestic economy as follows:
Chow much does it cost to dress a
college girl? Governor Iillman, Of
South Carolina, says it can be done
for $40 year, or at most $50, in
Guiding chats, shoes and other APP
parrel." Now, Governor Tillman is
the father Of daughters, and is a
member of the Board of Commission
ers of a female college, and ought to
know what he is talking about; but
We venture to say he is way off on
the annual cost of girls warnrobo,
as hundreds of other fathers of col
lege girls in his State and Georgia
can tell him. A majority of college
girls would probably be glad to con
tract with the governor to pay their
daughters dress bills for $50 year
per girl. "-Courier-Journal.
The New York Herald says Of the
attempt to bride Senator's:
The tariff jagglery in the Senate,
which has already become shameful
by reason of is bancful consequences
to the country, has now assumed
scandalous aspect.
For some time there has been a
widespread suspicion that the sugar
robbery in Wall street had its Wash
ington end, and recently charges
have been published that the inhu-
ence of the Sugar Trust has found
it's way into the Senate. On top of
this now comes the admission Of an
attempt to bride at least two Sena-
tors to vote against revision and the
resolution calling for the appoint
ment of committee to investigate
the charges Of corruption.
Even assuming them to be false SO
far as the integrity Of any member Of
the Senate is concerned. such charges
are as deplorablo as they are scanda-
lous. The course of the Senate in
an emergency like the present should
be not only above suspicion but be-
You'd the possibility of scandalous
rumor. The fact that such charges
have been made and the Senate is
called upon by one of its own mcnl-
bers to Investigate them reveals a
new evil of the tariff jugglery and one
which should stir the Senate to
prompt and decisive action of some
sort.
Neither Republican or Democratic
Senators who have any regard for the
welfare of the country or their own
reputation can afford to keep up this
shameful jugglery. Common patri-
otism and decent regard for the
public interest demand that both
sides should unite to end the sus-
pense SO disastrous to business and
bring the relief SO much needed by
the country.
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PUBLICATION OF RULE.

VIRGINIA.: at rules held in theClark's
Office of the Circuit Court for the
County ofWise on the 9Th day Of May, 1884:
Ihruston, Trustee,
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no HoRaE owNERs.

For putting a horse in fine healthy COM
;dition tsy DR.. Cady3s Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
ioas Of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy 1orn,s, giving
new lie to an old or oyer worked horsa. rs
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Gall az !. " Kelly drug store, Aysrs
ooh. Big Stoua Gap. va.
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ohamberla;n's Eye ard Skin Ointment
lsa certain cure for Chronic Sore Ewes,
Grannlated Eye Lids Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
2o cents per box. Fer sale by druggisss.
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A high class illustrated monthly maya
zine in The home is no longer q luxury.
tis a necessity and to rset the demands
crested by aiia necessity thu Cosmo.
polsiha Magazine, giving Seariy, DO 1t
docs, 1886 pagea ofraading b9 tlio ablest
living authors, With over 1900 il!nstra.
finns bs cIefaf artists, has stepped into
the breach, With reduction In tie PRIDE
that has startled the literary world.
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Go TO the polls to-day and vote fol-
the best men. This is your right
and more. it is your duty.
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PUBLICATION OF RULE.

VIRGINIA.: At rules held in thcClerk S
Office of the Circuit Court for the County
of Wise on the 9Th day of May, 1891:
Thruston, Trustee,
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W. E. KrLcoRE, Clerk,
BY G. A. JOHNSON, D. G.
Il. Q Mcdowell, JR,r. q. Mayl7 2l-24
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At last there seems to be proba-
hilityi that a tariff bill will be passed
in:a.few weeks, the Senator'S on both
sides having apparently located
themselves. The progress made
during the last halfof last week was
very gratifying. to- those who are.
more anxious to see,the whole bust
ness disposed of by the passage of
some sort Of a bill than for the sue
cess or defeat Of any particular part
Of the bill. Things started off this
week very. propitiously. for continu-
alton of rapid progress until the SUI
gar schedule is released ), which will
probably-be about the last Of this or
the first of next week. Then there
will be q hard fight made for free
sugar, with the result very much in
doubt, as party lines will not control
all the Senators.
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against: farming tautq to national
banks the right to.'issuei circulation
before it, not one word was said in
favor Of chartering State banks of
issue, nor,in. favor Of abolishing the
10-per-cent::'tax on circulating notes
of State banks. - -srsa
But the silver resolutions were full,
round and complete. Not point
was left unguarded. President Cleve-
land ought to come out forthwith in
message to congress recommending
another international conference, o.
the silver question may give the
Democrats as much trouble in 1896
as the tariff question is now giving
us. .... :.
1t seems to be settled that Hon.7W
G. Oates will be the Democratic nom
inee for Governor of Alabama. This
result is an administration victory.
We said yesterday. that Mr.. Oates
ought to have had: no opposition. z
In Georgia, the Peoples party, SO
it is charged, has grown in strength
as result of the non -fuffflment! of its
pledges by the Democratic party.
In Tennessee, the proceedings Of
the Democratic Congressional Con-
vontion in the Third District speak
for themselves.
II is unfortunate for the Demo-
cratic party that it came into power
just in time to fall heir to response
bility for all the deplorable results of
Republican legislation for the last
thirty years. Richulo,.d Dispatch.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
THE AMERICAN GIRLS WALK.

why don't Americans teach their
daughters to walk properly ?" asked a
foreigner as he watched the throng of
shopping feminity. As he spoke a
charming girl approached. She was
beautiful, well dressed and perfectly
groomed, and in repose would have
been ravishing spectacle. But she
moved with rapid, ungraceful motion
that can only be described as thus.
tie" Now that girl if she had been
born abroad" said the critic, would
have been taken in hand when she was
ten years old and broke to harness.
The haut ecole is what she lacks. She
has a certain natural grace, like most
American girls, but the finishing
touches of poise and carriage that give
distinction are wanting" ''What dc
you think of this girl coming toward
us?'' asked his companion, indicating
a girl plainly habited in black "That
just illustrates the difference" said the
critical gentleman. Look at that re-
pose, that quiet dignity and that action.
Magnificent" well, happen to know
that girl" said his companion. "She
went to school for two years and then
her father died and she had to wash
dishes in restaurant to keep the family
together. She's a cashier in drug
store at present. Now what becomes
of your theory" But the foreign gen
tleman was speechless. Tele.
gram
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A Curious Parasite.

1t is an old saying that every dog has
his day. According to an English au-
thority, that day is neither very long nor
specially comfortable in FIJI. 1t is i'm
possible to keep foreign dogs alive for
much more than couple of years. Those
born there may live four years. The
cause of this mortality is species of
worm that lives in the blood vessels, ar
teries and heart. Adult specimens of
this parasite sometimes measure as much
as five inches, and the blood of some an
imals is actually swarming with them.
Puppies are often troubled with them,
although it seems to take about six
months to develop them to troublesome
stage. When dog is attacked, it begins
with sharp barking, which is at once
recognized as the beginning of poor Fidos
last chapter. Thus far no remedy has
been found or even suggested. The same
parasite is found in dogs in eastern Asia,
and identical symptoms are noted. The
animal may live six months to two years
after the first indications are observed
New York Ledger.
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Sisters Die on the Same Day.

Mrs. Ann Scott Maulsby, of Washing
ton, widow of George Maulsby, medical
director United States navy, died at Ell
boron, N. j., where she had gone for the
summer, Saturday. On the same day
occurred the death at her home, at
Mount Airy, near Philadelphia, of her
sister, Mrs. Emma Lovett Breese, widow
of Commodore Breese, United States
navy. Mrs. Maulsby and Mrs. Breese
were the daughters of the late Colonel
Lovett, the purchaser Of what is now
the Kolorama Heights property from the
Bowford estate. He lived there with his
family before the war and until the time
his property was confiscated by the gov
eminent for hospital purposes. He then
removed to Philadelphia, where the
family, except Mrs. Maulsby, has since
resided. Washington Post.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
The Work of q Chinese Emperor.

Shuntsing, the last emperor of the
Mongol race, described as an effeminate
prince, with the physiognomy of mon
key, was a man of great mechanical
skill, and amused himself with making
models OF automata and timepieces.
His chief work was machine con-
tanned in box feet high and 81 feet
wide, with three small temples on top.
In the middle temple were fairies hold
ing characters signifying the hours, one
of which made her appearance each
hour. Time was struck by couple of
gods, and it is said that they kept it
very excellently.
In the side temples were representa-
tons of the sun and moon respectively.
and from these places genii issued, cross
ing bridge to the middle temple, and
after seemingly ascertaining the time of
the day from the fairies returned again
to their quarters. 1t is thought that the
motions were affected by strings.-Bos-
ton Globe,
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SHIPPING STRAWBERRIES EAST.

A carload of Florin Strawberries Were
shipped recently to the East Speaking
of this shipment, G. H. Appel, agent
for the Fruit Transportation Company,
said: "This in the beginning of regu-
lar and expensive shipments of Florin
strawberries to Eastern points, should
the market there warrant its continu-
ance. see no reason why California
strawberries should not meet with the
same favor that other fruits from here
receive. There has been a large in
crease in the acreage of strawberry cul-
ture, and should the eastern demand for
the berries prove satisfactory that in
dustry will certainly grow to large pro-
portions The Florin growers produce
berries of excellent quality, and their
long experience in the business has
taught them how to pack the berries
for shipment. l feel quite hopeful of
this new branch of the fruit industry,
and the result of today's shipment will
be looked for with interest"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

Miss Kate Field relates an experience
which she had in trying to sleep in a
hotel in Utah mining town where the
partitions between the rooms were of
boards merely and quite innocent of
lath and plaster. The ordinary going
and coming of the early part of the night
were bad enough, but toward morning,
when at last she had fallen asleep, loud
voice shouted from her keyhole:
"Smith! Smith,
AS her name was not Smith, she made
no response.
Smith" came the shout again. "It's
time to skip!'
my name is not Smith, she then an
swered.
From across the hall came the call of
the day clerk, who occupied the room
there:
mo. That amt Smith. Smiths at
the end of the hall"
"Well, this is the end of the hall, "
came from the neighborhood of the key
hole again. 1t was the voice of the por-
ter.
Aren't there two ends to the hallI
It's the other end, you blockhead."
"Who wants SMITH" came a sharp
voice from the distance. I'm Smith,
whats the matter? I'm Smith,
came still another voice.
well, whichever Smith wants to get
up at o'clock, him's the one," growled
the porter.
Both these Smiths slammed their doors
with vehement protestation that they
didn't want to get up.
Its Smith in No. 1r' screamed the
day clerk.
The right Smith had not been walked
at all, so the porter found No. 1 and
pounded on the door so hard that every
body in the house who had not already
been walked was aroused, and severa
people rushed out into the hall, thinking
there was fire.
! The porter went down complacently
to the office on the floor below.
"Well," said he to the night clerk, "
walked him up anyhow"
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Korean Use For Human Hair.

Human hair is in great demand in
some of the countries of Europe, and the
supply is said to be inadequate. Our
consul in Korea points out that there is
plenty and to spare in the Hermit King
dom. 1.-THE Koreans" he adds, shave
remarkably fine heads of hair, and they
put their 'combings' to use that have
never seen elsewhere. A very large
number of the saddlecloths placed under
the packs of their ponies are made of
hair woven into coarse mats Or bags, and
the halters and head ropes of their ami
mails are largely composed of the same
material believe that human hair is
largely exported from China to Europe,
and Korea could furnish a large and
cheap supply did the people know there
there was demand for it." Here's a
chance for some pioneer of commerce.
Westminster Gazette.
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Killed by n wringing Machine.

Martha Davenport, colored, twenty
three years old, was killed. and Daisy
Nav Brown, also colored, aged eighteen
years, was injured, by the bursting of
wringer in the basement of the Empire
Laundry company's building. The
wringer lad been in use about three
years, but was overhauled and a new
copper "basket" put in about ten days
ago. This is said to be the first occa-
sion when any accident has happened to
u wringer since the laundry was started,
twenty years ago, and there are several
wringers in the place which have been
In constant use for over ten years.
The construction of wringer is not
intricate, and as no steam can enter it
there seems to be considerable mystery
as to how it was possible for it to ex-
plode. 1t consists of jacket made Of
cast iron, about = inch thick, feet
high and 20 inches in diameter. The
copper basket is about IS inches in
diameter and nearly the same height as
the jacket, and so placed as to revolve
inside the latter. Small holes in the
basket permit the water from the clothes
to pass out into the jacket and thence
by spigot to pipe, through which it
flows off. The basket and jacket were
burst into thousand pieces, but the
post which was meant to hold them in
place was left standing, and although
the pieces few all over the room and into
the yard none of the other machinery
was struck.
Martha Davenport, the woman who
was killed, was about fifteen feet from
the machine when it burst.-Baltimore
American.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
A COLORING MATTER FOR GRAPEVINE
LEAVES.

The green portions of plants contain,
besides chlorophyl, as rule, only a
yellow coloring matter, called carotin
chrysophil or erythrophyl, which is in
soluble in water Several Investigators
find, however, that some kind of leaves
give aqueous extracts of more Or less
impure yellow color, an observation
which is explicable from the fact that
in most of these instances mature leaves
were used. Young leaves yield an al
most colorless extract. Yellow autumn
leaves, however, contain considerable
quantities of soluble coloring matters.
Thus the authors found that fallen
beech and horse chestnut leaves give
deeply -colored aqueous extracts. They
have also succeeded in isolating a yell
low coloring matter from vine leaves,
the investigation being suggested by
the ues of these leaves for dyeing pur-
poses in Persia. Like most vegetable
coloring matters, this substance is a
glucoside. 1t can be prepared by the
addition of lead acetate to the decoction
of the finely powdered leaves, treatment
of the precipitate formed with sulphur.
eted hydrogen, and subsequent extrac-
ton of the dried lead sulphide with
boiling alcohol. The residue, obtained
by evaporation of the alcohol, is freed
from sulphur by means of carbon bisul.
phide, the glucoside remaining as an
indistinctly crystalline brownish yellow
substance. By boiling with dilute sui.
phuric acid it is split up into sparing
ly soluble brown body and glucose
This coloring matter may, after wash
ing with water, be purified by adding
to its alcohol solution an alcoholic so
luton of lead acetate and treating tn,
previously washed and dried blush
green precipitate with ether containing
hydrochloric acid, by which the impur
tiles are taken up. The remaining
coloring matter is then dissolved in al
cohol and percipitated from this solu
ton by the addition of water. 1t form
a reddish brown powder, soluble in al
kalies with brown color. Its aqueous
solution produces upon chrome NOR
danted wool fine brown shades, ant
dyes wool mordanted with tin a fin,
yellow. The coloring matter may pos
sibly be of practical value. The vim,
leaves were also found to contain up t,
two per cent. of potassium hydrogen
tartrate. e. Schunck, E. Knecht ant
L. Marchleewski.
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A SPY,S CLOSE CALL,
Ito Was Rescued From Impending Death
by Clever Newspaper Ruse.


by n Clever Newspaper Ruse.
On the battlefield of Antietam Mr.. Nc
Clure met General William J. Palmer,
then a captain, and strongly urged him
not to continue his movements as a spy
after Lee had crossed into Virginia, but
the gallant young soldier gave no prom
Use as to what he would be likely to do,
and the very first night after Lee crossed
the Potomac he was again in Lees camp
and brought back important information
TO General Mcclellan.
Again he returned and entered the
Confederate lines, and when he did not
report after week it was assumed that
he had been captured and would proba-
bly, be executed as spy. He had been
captured, was tried and condemned as a
Spy and sentenced to be executed, but he
was saved by clever newspaper device
determined upon after a conference in
this city between President j. Edgar
Thomson of the Pennsylvania railroad,
Colonel Scott and Mr.. Mcclure. Thorn
son took special interest in Palmer, as he
had been his secretary, and was much at
tached to him.
1t was decided that Washington dis
patches should be prepared for all of the
Philadelphia morning papers announc-
ing the arrival at the capital of Captain
William J. Palmer, stating in what par
ticular lines of the enemy he had oper-
ated, and adding that he had brought
much important information that could
not be given to the public at the time.
These dispatches appeared next morning
in all the Philadelphia papers, promi-
nently displayed, and of course reached
the southern lines within As hours.
The result was that Captain Palmers
identity was never established in Rich
mond, and his execution was thus sus-
pended. In a little while, when some
prisoners had been exchanged, there was a
vacancy made in the list of the exchanged
men by death. Palmer's friends had
him take the place and name of the dead
soldier, and he thus escaped and returned
to the service.-Philadelphia Times.
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Amusement and Recreation.

Amusements of proper sort are con-
ducive to health. The sports of child
hood not only tougher the muscles and
invigorate the system, but prevent toe
much cerebral activity. At the same
time they develop agility, alertness, dar-
ing, and not few of the qualities essen
tial to success in life.
1t is largely the same with the sports
of youth, especially among students and
all who are engaged in sedentary pur-
suits. For some persons all that is feas
ible is simple diversion-a change in the
line of thought, feeling and care, not al
enforced change, with this for my
health behind it, but natural and
pleasant one, which for the time alters
the currents of nervous force.
For others something more stirring
and stimulating is desirable, but al
such should remember that there is E
limit beyond which excitement is not 6
benefit, but harm.
Excitements may be injurious physic
ally, mentally and morally. There ar,
the morally ruinous excitements of the
modern bull fights and of the ancien
gladiatorial shows. When women, made
for tenderness, sympathy and love, cal
find their highest enjoyment in such ex
hibitions, it is plain that the moral ma
ture itself has become thoroughly afro
phied.
To young men particularly the excite
ment of the theater often becomes 81
controlling that it checks all their bet
ter intellectual tendencies, and leads t,
reckless expenditure, and even to pilfer
ing Youths Companion.
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Advantage of Living in q Desert.

A blessed country is the arid region
From nearly every portion of it where
the land is irrigated come reports of fine
crops of fruit and grain. In few cases
only are there reports of less than an av.
erage crop, and these tales are few and
far between. In one portion of eastern
Washington fears were felt for the
wheat crop, but it was soon discovered
that although the straw showed the ef-
fects of warm, dry weather, the heads
were filled with plump berries and the
crop was safe.
Cheering reports come from Arizona
and New Mexico. The former territory
comes to the front in great form as q
fruit producer, and promises to rival
California hereafter both as the earliest
producer and in the quality of its prod
ucts. Colorado grown berries of all
kinds would seem to be without peer
in the world, yet eastern Washington,
Idaho and Montana have produced SINH
lar fruit gigantic in size and luscious in
havor.-Arid Region.