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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-07-05
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The object of this suit is TO obtain
Judgment against 0. 2. Hynum far if,s 81
and Sla0, ,sts Of suit before jnS'ico OF
The peace, and 10 subject lni IL of Block
81, Improvement Co.'S Flat No. ! j" If Big
Stone Gap, Va, to the payment of the
Same, and an affidavit having been made
that 0. B. Bynum is & non -resiGent Of this
State, he is required 10 appear within
fifteen days after due publication of this
order in the Clerks Office of our said
eourtsat rules 10 be holden therefor, and
do v a. is necessary 10 protect his inter
ests. And I'll Is ordered that copy he
forthwith published oice II geek fat four
successive weeks. in tho Dig SieRc Sap
Pcsr, n newspaper printed in the town oil
Big Stone Gap, In the County Of Wise.
,Statcof Virginia, and posted ut tie front
door OF the cunft house Of said Cnnilts, M
TIE first das Of The next Coansy Cua.t fu,
said g0ssnty afterihe d e ,i This order. y
Is py--1'cste:
81. f.. KsIInerg. Clerk
By G. a Jonssos, G. @.
lv Ell, Bosp, 81. d. JUMPS 21-S0s
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no sortea Gilt Shoes.

1t is claimed that the following t.eat-
4nent will make pliable the stiff shoes
that have teen put aside to dry after q
thorough wetting: First wipe off
gently with soft cloth ali surfaoe Was
ter, and mud. then. while still wet. rub
well with paraffipe oil, using flannel
for the purpose. Set them aside till
partly dry, when a second treatment
with oil is advisable. They may then
be deposited in a conveniently warm
place, where taeg will dry gradually
and thoroughly. lsefofs applying
French kid dressing give them iiAa|l
rubbing with the flannel, still slightly
dampened with paratfine, and the boots
viii be soft and flexible as a pew kid,
and be very little affected by their bath
in the rain.-Chicago Tribune.
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NEAR-slGHTED POTATOES.
spectacies, Shippoq Wit., Carloads o
Iowa Potatoes, Sold as q Side Ling,

There are a number of potato-ped-
oilers going about from house to house
Ia Kansas City selling their wares from
wagons. They generally SO in pairs,
one driving the horse, the 0tl1.er the
tafgains: From all parts Of the town
stories have becR Gonyerging to the
Star about ''side-line, to use the
drummers' vernacular, which these
gentlemen carry and with which they
try to delude nnsBHhisticated women
From all reports there are none such II
Kansas City, for none 80 far have been
aeluded,
The peddleF goes to the back-door
with q handful of large, opeA-eyed,
clean-skinned potatoes, which he offers
for sale. II no sale is made he turns 10
go. and then returning as if he had just
remembered something, he pulls pair
Of gold-rim1ned spectacles from his pock-
ct, offering them to the housewife
with the remark: Here is pair Of
ne gold spectacles which found in a
earload of Iowa potatoes. If you want
them you cay l4aye them for two dollars
Tor one dollar or fifty ecntsA AID DOWN. J
know they are gold, for took thHm %
jewcler to bs tested"
An east side lady had two visits from
tlie spectacle gentlemen. At the sec
ond visit, after Us L4d produced the
spectaclos, the following diatoSus iookf
place: "Oh, yes said the lady, you
9ot them out of a car of potatoes"
"Why, yes gc9licd the potato spec
tacle man. '.How did yon An.3v-?'
and they were Iowa potatoes, were
they not?" asked the lady.
$40 be sure" said the peddler.
aThen," said the lady, "tile Betatoes
in Iowa must oil be near-sighted or
they grow greatly varicgated crops in
that state, for from the number Of
pairs of spectacles that l have heard Of
coming out of cars of Iowa potatoes
they must be very common up there. :"
But by this time the peddler had van
ished around the corner of the house.
Kansas City Star,
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WANTED TO TALK.
.vha LITTLE TsddIer Who Pad NO Ades' =
: n0 $500 Being Quiet,

Fhe Little TSddler " nv
7 80 $500 Being Quiet,
An argument arose II q loui, A1 -
rlace not many evenings since as 70
Pc p.aets n,an--bachelors particularly,
nr ~, reallv competent to take care OF
children. s,,,,rerc;aI
After painful pause a cofnne ,o;n .
agent who has the reputation o. pes E
more = than willing that his wife shoulu
tape entire care Of his family spoke up ?;
'|' ..SIen can't raise babies. They spoll
,em either by thraslin' EN- or giving
'cm candy Then he told now ne M sat
coming back from western TRIP ,l las'
month and went forward to the smoker
He found opposite him tall, cierlcai,
looking gentlemen with @ long-handlseo
br;er nipe aud around him through the
heavv smoke-laden air of the car gam,
boiled the ministers little niece " 9
of very tender years. 49,
"lVell," continued the story tencl'
.sthe uncle wanted to smoke ana reau'
and the child wanted to talk. Finally,
TO quiet her, he drew forth paper Dag
of grapes and with the injunction tnat
She must not swallow the SEEDS, LOT
they caused inflammation ana ino'ees,
ton he settled himself to his pipe ana
his paper. .oo.,
"uncle, won't you eat some grapes?
He took two, carefully separating 1ne
sseds from the pulp, and went on reao-
ing. 49,,
whole. seed n skins n all. And she
actually kept at him" continued inc
drummer, without let up until ne
got desperate and gulped down three
whole grapes
Here he paused 70 Eeln,al4t thai 9 9
woman would probably have managed
to turn the child's attention to the cha:
cha ears or the telegraph poles and kept
it off the grapes. BY way Of adjoining
the tale the traveller went on TO say
thar lie last he heard before ne lett the
smoliinc-caf was q cplloguy between
the two, which ran like thls
Uncle, who's those folks going over
the bridge, n where they goin'"
4 Some Of them to business. sup
/ pcse.' .,,,,,
"oh, don't know: Perhaps to thei1
homes.
CON where are the rest goin'Yi .
Ma n'tkpow-I don't know don t
knows! A pause.
/" Say, uncle, don't you s'Fehe soWe
of 'eln are goin' to sin'ia' schootg q
Chicago Times.
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How 70 Butter Thin Bread,

II like my sandwiches with the
bread cut thin said Mr. Googleby,
.sbut seldom try to make chem in
that WA, ,tssself, for they always make
me angry, The bread erumbles and
:c,ls..ss 81 When ! try to spread II;
Mrs GcngishY has no ss,ch trouble,
sslseusysr, aud this rnorHin discovered
'.:, crs the cul end of tilB
i. 81. 80, off tire slice. Sim
y rs Goagleby tells
81 ~ !. Ills :,u ~ " Syn
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Grand Trunsx Partially Tied Up.

ia fTf.E, c(sEEEE, Mic iclt July s.The
chica and Grand Trunk Is tied np from
this city TO Cfhica 90. ile east end OF
the road is still opeiiss ftisf men were
sent there sss;assifday night To induee
the man TO strike at FI1tt. Grafton. la.
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One god helps the Celestial to braid
his pig-tail; another protects It from
s.he gasp OF an enemy He has gods OF
the eyes, of the eye-l lids, OF the hair, o.
the lips. teeth. chin, ears, tongrs
tIiroat, stomach, arms, legs, knees, sssst
toes ,1ra nails.
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Crawford 4 Won I, 8 R,,,,

HE; June 40. lsI.
Crawford. PRESIDENT of the IThissii
sMires,n,ls ers OF Illiaois the fyopufssNt
nominee fol congress II. I'll siisttice,
has declined 40 make The cf.s
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ox,,ns, OF FERTILIZATION.

VIRGINIA.: In The Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court for he County of Wise
OH the 22nd day of Juac, 1891. In yaca-
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EefsBess to Strike M Ordered.
Oh Il. Nslys JaIie so he A. r. ID.
men al, this city srere ordered but iby
President isebs Friday but refused 10
obey his ossie as being sinad yisal 49,
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From U. S. Official Gnils.l


l-iddrsss all mail matter Iegibly and fully t;iye
unne Of post Office and State IN full street and lro,.
number. II tie oII!cs Dea small one, add the name
OF the county.
Pr. your name and address upon upper lot,
ha,d corner at al!matter m;:is,ril,y yau.
3s--ln fnr,isn letters always pluce the name of
county u tht
The hcsi.
5.-Rcsi>ter MI valuable letters.
6,-S-nd iuoBey BY Money Order.
7.-!lflA stamps securely on the upper r!gl-lan,I
corner.
s.-lo nat esler rar pasaS- sian;ps mnneY 20 ln',-
ilatrd Ms 70 he Hncnrrcnt, mr. than w.uty five
cents IN copper ar nickel cops.
a.--ilq mol ask The postmaster or clrrk 10 anlx
stamps for yc.
lon,snnt asii credit 10y postage stamps r NANCY
orders.
ll-Donot t..,der cI,rrk~-nr drafts l,pay a,rr so
ri.ry orders, amy lnnltr except that MhieIti.It
g=l tender, and Sstierai baYs ttnc-
I'll Upon rrus.snf envelopes s.ppIi., ~ ,j,,tti.
dirsc vhNt ii.rosd siitii ,, ,,ic Of letter II III
.Itiyere
TIE res; Office nnartpens slspt,ls it quite insert
AM ihri al e ,.siFd. etHAsl T44S spnli supply
hepiscyes with Mu9si,iy in>rat t;l.i,e, II wsl I've
l:,ir lntefcsi NI.d bfiness advantage, rs veil as
lsly 10 The Interest OF tho postal service, sinrc II
would bring aniii 4lrre rsrHs kptwicp O! The 80,
aterlpps pf ala. service. would rrae i.le anl,.,
~ lti. improperly irl!rrssi.. poorly yranp
i,slieis,btiy siulltsl and would sr,ciy diminish
az u,ar ~ isi.rrssnr packages going in;l,r tea
,,oeifrs Office. Very yesi,artfaliy,
!, r, AMnuarY. Asst =. AZ
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l. S. Ross, j. NJ. Ro!'inell arg

The object of this suit is to recover
imdgemerl against l. :. Ross, j. NJ. Rob
incti and TIC. Wells for Fl 800 IA 4 Govt
OF this actiun. and al affidavit having
been made shat /. $. Ross is II nnnrcsI-
dent Of this State; i!e is required to ap
pear within fifteen days after due publ
cation Of i..is order, in The Clerks Office
of oar said court. at rules to he holden
therefor, and do what is necessary TO pro-
test his interests. And it is ordered that a
copy OF this orderbc forthwith published
once week for four successive weeks
in the Big Stone Gap Posi-, newspaper
printed il: the town of Big Stone Gap, in
the County Of Wise, State Of Virginia, and
posted at the front door Of the court,
house of said county, on the first day of
the next County Court for the said county
after the date Of this ordcr.
A
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i;lg Stone t;apuu;l "ow~i
STANDARD tim
r. 4. Ayers. Pres't.
J. K. 'caRgart, V. Prcs't.
3. g. Eaton, SuDer!ntond'nl

':,:>rw>r O,ticNS !i:G Sr"Nr. ~,
trans FER line for freight and passenger h'sj">7
,,,wccn To South Atlantic ( Ohio and '.oui,y'. y
Ny.l.yi!lc Railroa... a'i'l IT, fnrHarr> OF r i#Pr
Achi:;irSerl iron 20.
Trains leave Ihg rl'.4ifn ~ t'n'f9 hqi''' .
""n's:
rorl. i y train, ron4 ea-j.... so"a "a
wet. 80. - N,
- :. y 4 u,.trar. a;n.'iI S0u:a.,.... $50 =. H.
.GN "A u.
For further ufnr;an ion regarding freight ~nJ
4a,-,'n':'r iralir. appij I"
w e. Harrington 5oc..
Ayers l,a.!rs !'iG Sf", '',i''A
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nEuEH 81 r,,,slc.rIpx

vlRGlNtAs ~ re Clerks o..icc OF
the Circuit Court for !hs Gpp",s ., vi e
on The i2:l d"y OF June, 1894. IN yaca-
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W. E. KlLcnRE. clrrk.
Rv G. A. JOHNSON, D G.
Il. A. w. SHEEN, p. q Jun2l 70 20
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3. G. Dun, who SIZES fur tie
benht Of nS4ai; N:Ciu"g & Co,
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SUGGESTIONS To the pUKLl

To insure prompt dispatch Of nail matter il ,I,oul
he,lepoSted III pest Office letter box before III. time
for closing, rs stated above.
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POST ozSI~AcE,
(F;ast Fifl strcct,l
Big Bto1a Gap, w@.

General delivery open, week days only. frsmss m
to $50 y W. Money Order Department. spea trsm :
a. m. TO . J.: nj
Mail for North s.d essi, via L. 4 ~, coscss Ii m
= . East :. :. = 1I.I5a.in
81 Vest :. 9 $. 5.3a pm
= s. Souti,, ,ia. \. \. o., II 20 M
Express Poucl, for Bristol. Terri - sl5am
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

Clark, s. d.. Dec 22-At the term Of
the circuit court which has just a1
jourred here it has been made very live,
for the violators of the prohbitory law
The grand jury returned seventeen in
dictments for violations of this Law
There We're nine trials, and verdicts d
guilty were rendered in six cases. H A
Sasse, a druggist, was convicted of seE
ing liquor under druggists permit to
minor All the defendants were fms
500 and sentenced to sixty days in s
county jail. An interesting and con
picking complication has arisen over b.
matter of druggists permits. The h
legislature passed an act limiting
jurisdiction of the county courts to rs
bate matters. These courts have herel
fore issued the druggists permits az
are the only courts authorized by law
to do All permits expire on the 1st
January, and many people are wonders
what the druggists are to do for perm
after that date. In some localities Il
will not make any difference, as
druggists do not any longer 20 thror
the formality Of securing 4 permit. |
IN this county no druggist will care
take the risk incident to a sale with(
q permit
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NOW WEARS TIE ERMlNE
HON. THOMAS CAVITY 4 JUSTICE OF
THE SUPREME COURT.
lie Succeeds Hon. G. E. NNnderburgh,
Whose Tenure Of Office Expired
With IS3; Judge Canty the
YOUNGEST Justice on the Bench.

J ST Paul Jau. 2.-Tc-day Hon Thomas
Canty of Minneapolis assumed the crmine
of the supreme court of the state. lie
succeeded Hon. G. f.. Nanderburgh, also
Of Minneapolis, whose tenure Of office ex-
pirel with the year Of 1893 Mr.. Canty
viii be by far the youngest justice on
| the bench, and the youngest i'll the his
tory of the court He comes to his new
donors and responsibilities from the dis
trict bench of Henncpin county, where
hr has served with considerable distinc-
rian Mr.. tlAty WAS elected to the
supreme beach upon the Democratic and
PopuliSt tickets In his earlier career
when a barrister in Minneapolis, Mr.
Cahty was an enthusiastic Republican,
but he drifted to Gle, eland in the cam
paign against Blaine. and has since stood
upon the political platform that he then
chose. He is not known as an ultra
partisan, however, and he was not ag
cressye in the last presidential cam
paign.
Thomas Ganty springs from the yeo-
manry of Iowa. lie first saw the light
OF day on Il farm on ned by his thrifty
father. While still in his minority he
taught district school. but pedagogy
had no charms for him. He went to Min
neapolis and began reading law in the
office OF Judge Smith. now on the Henne-
pin county district bench, and upon ben,
admitted to the bar he opened an office
IN the Barge block. corner of Washing
ton and First avenues south. He proved
SGcI cssful and earned i comfortable com
iettnce from tee first m, nth of his pro
rcSslpnal career, but it was not until
the notorious street ear strike that he
Won the support of the workinsmec. He
pl offered his services when alleged strik-
er> were arrested. and he carried his
ses TO the supreme court. winning Il
victory that at once gave him ccnsiIera
bic fame.
Ar Aarl l'burgh reirtss TO private
piucEi'e in Minneapolis it is aid 1t
was tumored that he is To receive the
appointment at the hands Of Gov Nelson
to the position made vacant by Judge
Canty upon the Helnepin county dis
trict court bench. but this statement is
.eniea by Judge Nanderhursh himself.
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Minneapolis, Dec oo-Sheriff Eye an
Winn Bracket have given up the scare
for Menage and have started Mort
They never got further than assnmin
aliases in New Orleans. and althoug
advices from Washington gave the i
formation that Mrs. Menage was still
Guatemala City, and that in all probah
ity Menage was in hiding somewhere NJ
far distant from where she was. they d.
cided to give up and come home A
least Ege is coming. AMI is now in s,
Louis Bracket will carry out his ID
tended plan Of going to California Som
days ago County Attorney Nye wins
Fge and Bracket TO proceed at once i
Guatemala and not to return without tht
fugitive, but for some reason best KNOW
to themselves they are doing otherwise
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A Narrow Escaro

Minonk, ILL.,, Dec. GA fro uh..,
still burning in the mine operated !.
Chicaso Il Minonk Coal Mining conn.
held 300 miners in deadly peril Of =
lives yesterday afternoon. All of >.
made their escape, and but few wora !
Jured. The man most seriously hpr.
George Erbland. who caused the discs
lie is despel ate!y burned, and his ss chss,
of recovery is very slight Erblana s.a.
ed the fire by attempting to ligh, !
torch while standing near a large csn
Kerosene. The gas from the oil a,n
up as Erbland lit his torch, and n !
efforts to extingush the flames ha IN.
the can of kerosene, which at once o.
the flames great impetus. The can y
upset close to the dr. timber linn. ,
walls of the main shaft and this y
ablaze in an instant The fire sprp
with an appalling rapidity. and far
time it seemed as though the 300 men
the shaft mrst perish. Fortunately ey
man reached the foot Of one of the IN
ventilating shafts, and were ouic
drawn to the surface. Inside of an h,
after Erbland attempted to light
torch all the men were safe above crou
Many of the men reached the upper
in a desperate condition, half-stranc
and blinded with the smoke, but medi
aid and fresh air soon brought tn
around, and all will recover with the
ception Of Erbland.
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Wanted in LIN Crosse.

San Francisco, Dec 22-Lincoln POI
ter, young man who has been conduc
ing a saloon here for several months
was arrested to-day and will be taken
back to La Crosse, Wis. to answer 70
charges of grand larceny and embezz!e
ment.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 2o-The story
about Lincoln Potter telegraphed from
San Francisco refers to a man who mar
ried Jessie White, the keeper Of house
Of i'll fame, and last fall disappeared with
$1,000, which she claims she never icy
him have. but he stole it from her. ne
is son Of George +. Potter, a politician
Of Houston county, MINI.
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In the Sheriff. Hug,s

Wilmington Del, Jan. 2.-The Kent
Iron and Hardware company of this city
is in the hands of the sheriff, executions
having been entered up for judgments
amounting to SSo, The affairs Of
the company have been placed in the
hands Of President Moore, as agent Of
the sheriff The embarrassment was
caused by the mismanagement and short
age Of William 5. Haines. ex-treasurer
and secretary. Three years ago it was
discovered that he was $4,000 short in
his accounts. He promised to make good
the shortage but failed. The company
was incorporated in 1870 with Sl5O,OoD
capital.
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Bc!Ongh to the Inhlic

Chicago. Jan. 2-Jacksoa Park, with
its relics Of the fair, came into the pos
session Of the public yesterday. The
wagon gates were thrown wide open.
Turnstiles We're taken down and Column
blan guards retired to the buildings.
During the morning a constant stream Of
persons poured through the Stoney Island
gate. In the afternoon the multitude
grew to a size that would not suffer with
comparison to one Of the big days prior
to September.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

| into the vehicle Mr.. Boddington whis-
peresi a word or two to the other man,
and then the latter stepped forward
and said
1--WE are driving into town. Mrs Lilly.
Won't you allow NE to spare you the
hot, dusty walk? Pray let me drive
you to your home
Bell hesitated an instant, and looked
at the other gentleman, who bowed
and muttered something about taking
the back seat He did not seem par
ticularly gracious. or anxious for the
honor of Mrs. Jacks company. How
ever, the brother-in-laW settled the
matter by handing Mrs Jack into the
vehicle.
will You drive, Robert?" be said,
pausing before getting into the car
riage himself
NO" answered the bronze faced
man Il shall sit in Benson's place.
You needn't come, Benson, Give them
their heads
The servant stood on one side. the
elder gentleman took his place at the
back, the joily-looking individual, who
Bell thought, SO much resembied his
sister, seated himself beside Mrs Jack.
and in Il moment She was ro!iine,
smoothly along the road to CoudlnS(oa
at quick pace.
Mrs. Jack did not find her compan-
ion very conversational, but he was
good-naturcd and laughed Il good deal
ut small jokes and drove the ponies
with undeniable skill. Poor Bell was
thankful to be spared the hot, dusty
walk back to town, and was not dis
posed to be too critical on the person
who had had the kind thought OF spar
ing it to her
II wish Mr. BoGaington WAS as good
humored and easy-gcing As his brother
in-law," she thought 10 herself when
the Old gentleman Sprang out Of the
carriage 1T Old stree; to assist her to
alight. He is very polite. certainly:
4 better bred man than the other, per
haps. But there is something 50 serious
and stern about his eyes when he looks
ut You. | wonder why he married that
little roundabout, lazy woman ! Won
der if she is afraid Of him. think |
should be"
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GOES TO DIR. PRICE
Worlds Fair Jury Decsa.
Favor, ~

Chicago, Jan. 1-On the ana,vs;,
recommendation of DIR. Via. SIS
United States Government NJ. y
Washington, and greatest liyiny eu,s' aah
on food products, the Worlds Ea; Eauaao
to-day gave the highest award a.r
Prices Cream Baking powaot 70
strength, purity and excelen""ou ;,
conclusively settles the Question ee
iority. DIR. Wiley rejected the a,,,as VI SUI
ders, stating to the Worlds ,ain MI p
that he considers them unwholeSoanm ar u
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Bank Of 81. Nicholas Closed.

New York, Erc 22.-Notice has been
posted on the doors Of st. Nicholas bank
which is state bank at Broad street
and Exchange place, that the bank -
closed pending examination. The state
ment made last Saturday by the 81
Nicholas bank to tie New York clearing
house was as follows: Capital, $5OU,OOO;
net profits, $13O,ooo; loans, 81, 755,aN;
specie, $4S,9oO; legal tender, VII ,4oo;
deposits, $2O11,2OO. The bank conse-
auently held a reserve Of 40 per cent
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

Washington, Jan. lit is reported that
JrGge Lochlen, commissioner Of pensions,
Will again assume Il J,.lieial fuDction ere
hal: of the term of the resent admins
trn ton has expired. Lochren will be
aI pointed United States circuit Judge
wien Judge Nelson of st. Paul reti-es
from ths bench under the law which
places United States judge on the re-
tired list with full pay, at the age Of
st ve1.ty years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
ReafSHa.

Louisville, Jan. 2.-The resignation Of
Capt. Thresher, who has been for four
years United States revenue agent. late
u III charge of Tennessee and Kentucky
has been accepted, to take effect on Jan
3. His successor IS Maj. Clark, St
Louis man, who is now here to accept
tn. transfer of the office from Capt.
Thresher. The major served four years
under Cleyeland's first administration as
revenue agent being stationed most Of
the time in North Carolina.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
Retrench m ent.

Boston, Jan 2-Retrenehnent in ex-
rcnses is the word all along the line Of
the iii Colony system. TW.ary-rne
fre.atn were discharged Saturday. Thee
are enly six men in the repair shops, and
napy OF the freight crews are running
one short. Many If the semaphores are
how burning only one light where there
Was formerly two. and orders have sern
sent ont 70 save all expenses ii the way
Of light