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lapse Of memory or something worse.
When the bill dropping the silver

lapse Of memory or something worse
When the bill dropping the silver
dollar was first introduced, about
April 1870, copies Of it were sent to
financial experts in different parts of
the world. In 1871 Mr.. Seyd. a
London financial writer, published a
book in favor OF bimetalism. Mr..
Hooper a member of Congress, hav-
ing read this book, wrote Mr.. Seyd
to get his views upon the bill then
pending. Mr.. Seyd responded, under
date Of February II 1872, and his
letter has been published. Mr.. Scyd
not only objected to the clauses of the
bill dropping the silver dollar, but
also criticised the acts of 1884, 1887
and 1858, because they involved a
surrender of the principal of bimetal-
lism. 1t thus conclus!vely appears
that Mr.. Seyd was against the act of
1873, and not in favor of it.
IN 1876 a Joint resolution was
passed creating a Monetary Commits
sion to inquire into the relative value
Of gold and silver, and in March, 1877,
it made report, or rather several
reports. The majority report, signed
by John P. Jones, Lewes V. Bogy,
George Willard, r. P. Bland and
William S. Groesbeck, is now before
us. In this majority report Ernest
Seyd is three times quoted as bn.e-
tallist, with evident approval. The
notion that he had come here to rid
in demonctizing silver was evidently
quite unknown to such distinguished
silver men as Bland and Jones.
How this story became current we
can not of our own knowledge, but
the history given by Senator Sher-
man in his speech in favor of the re-
peal of the purchasing clause is to
the following effect: That a certain
avowed anarchist relates that once
when dining With Ernest Seyd he
spoke of corruption prevalent in the
British Parliament. Thereupon,
says the anarchist, Seyd remarked
that the corruption of Parliament
was nothing to that of the American
Congress. Scyd then said to the an
archist that he would tell him a Sc
cret if he would promise never to re-
veal it while he (Seyd) sslived. The
anarchist promised, and Seyd then
told him he had raised 100, 900 pounds
sterling in the winter Of 1S72to bride
Congress to demonetiz" silver, and
then he ended the narration with g
wink, thereby conveying to the mind
of the anarchist the impression that
he had succeeded. The anarchist,
with a fidelity not surprising under
the circumstances, waited until after
Seyl's death before putting this fairy
tale into circulation.
This is Senator Sherman's explain
alton, which we give for whatever ii
may be considered worth. 1t is GER
tain, however, that Seyd was q warm
friend of silver, and was so esteemed
and quoted by the silver leaders as
late as 1877. The story of his com
| Ing to the United States to bride
Congress has not the faintest support
save in the invention of habitual liars
rnd the crcdulity Of the people who
accept without, examination, and re-
peat vii shout suspicion, whatever they
ardcntly desire to believe.
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Petition.
I T., Rnw,r.u 81 nj

n. ". DOWHaH, CO 81.
The object of this petition is to vest the
legal title to the tract of land known Az
the Nelson Hamilton tract of land on
Clear Greek, in Wise county. i'll the petit
TONER instead Of in the heirs OF ID. e.
Bowman, deceased, which hand is des-
cribed in exhibit 3D." filed in the suit Of
d. C. Bowman IS. David R. Ramsey ct al,
and Affidavit having been made that John
Ramsey, Walker Ramsey, and Bent Ram.
sey 4rs non residents Of this
State, The said defend
ants are required to appear within fifteen
days after due publication of this order,
in the clerks Office Of orr said court, at
rules to lie holden therefor, and do what
is necessary TO protect their interests.
And it is ordered that copy of this or
der lie forthwith published once week,
for folr successive weeks, in thcBig Stone
Gap i'asl, newspaper printed in HE town
Of Big Stone Gap, in the county of Wise,
Stale of Virginia, and posted at the front
door OF tho court house Of said county. on
the first day Of the next county court for
the said county after the dnto OF this or
der.
4 copy: Teste:
W. h. klLGoRE, Clerk
BY G. a. JOHNSON, ID.
Il. NJ. ALDgEoN. .. q. jail 20
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FnoN present indications it does
not seem probable that any OF the
Republican contestants for seats in
the 54th Congress from Vir
ginia will be successful
They can always cllirp fraud, fraud
but the strange part of it is, they
never prove it. It's kind of fakir
cry anyway and is getting rather
cheStnutv.
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jail So
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

VIRGINIA.: In the clerks Office Of the
circuit court for the county of Wise on
the sh day of January, 1868. At rules
Abigail Wade ct al
The lieira orlhomasClark-
ston, deceased.
The object of this suit is to compel the
defendants "a part Of the heirs at law Of
Thomas Charleston. doscased) to release
ea4 convey to the female plaintiff, Abb
gail Wade. MI their right, title and inter-
est in and to certain tract op marcel Of
land, situated. lying and being in Wise
county, Va, on Pigeon Greek, containing
as Was supposed 300 acres, but which by
recent survey contains 3'}S,n5
acres, being the sumo
tract which was conveyed to Abigail
Wade by John j. Kelly, ST., bv deed
hearing date September lst 1894, and re-
corded in Wise county deed book -. page
us, and affidavit having been made that
John G. Cass Clark is Il nonresident Of
this State, the said defendant is required
to appear within fifteen days after due
publication Of this order in the clerk 8
office of our said court at rules to he hol-
den therefor, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests. And it is ordered
that a copy of this order be forthwith
published once week, for four success
i've weeks, in the Big Stone Gap Posi-, II
newspaper printeds in the town of Big
Stone Gap, in the county of Wise, State
of Virginia, and posted at the front door
of tho court IoAss Of sai4 county, on the
first day Of the next county court for file
said county after the date of this order.
A copy: Teste:
". E. klLcoRE, Clerk.
BY c. A. JoHXsos, d. G.
f. n. FuLroN, p. q. JalT3-6
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READ the letter of "Aipha" in this

READ the letter of "Aipha' in this
weeks posr. 'Alpha"is we'll known
in Big Stone Gap, but his name will
remain with tht Posi-, as he dees not
care to have it taivulged. He will
write series of letters. commencing
with this issue, which will be read
with much interest by the people OF
Southwest Virginia.
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10 ". d. PomeU, ]. 4. Tomlinson. E.. ~

10 ". d. PomeU, j. 4. Tomlinson. E. ".
Hardin, r. II. Rorer, L. L. Pomel and
s. l.. Whitehsqd:
You will please take notice that OH the
first day Of tho February term, 1895, Of the
county court of Wise county, VA, shall
move said court for release of the ven
doris lien reiainetlina deed from 8. l..
Whitehead to me. dated February 18th,
1880, and recorded in the Wise county
court clerks Office.
Respectfully,
Il. HAnnls
BY Counsel.
Jos. L. KELLY. Attorney. jail So
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Rufus Ayers has cause for action
against the Washington Post. tsays
that he Originated the pithy phrase
Honor won't buy breakfast?'-
Richmond Dispatch.
To Hon. F. S. Blair belongs the
honor ~ of originating this phrase.
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The POST has the largest circula-
ton of any paper an Southwest YER
o;inia, and 1T Is steadily Increasing.
IN inspection Of its subscription last
IS invited by those contemplating od-
uertasing.
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To Il. T. Short, Enyeaia C. Short 4. j.
UObucE and ". ~. HObark.

To 70. Z. Short, ENye0ia G. Short 4. j.
Uoback and ". W. Hoback:
You will i:lease take notice TINT on the
irst day ofthe April term, 1895, Of the
circuit court of Wise county, Virginia,
viii move'said court 10 enlarge and cor
rect aud affirm an order OF said conrt rem
dered at the December term, 1894, there
ut substituting Jos. l.. KELVIN the room
aud stead OF Geo j. Zee. as Trustee, un-
der II deed dated April 18th, 1881, and
recorded in Wise county deed hook No.
~, page I'll executed by e. T. Short and
wife to the said Geo. j. Poet. Trustee.
Respectfully,
National Mutual building and loan
Association.
By Counsel.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
nents only.
E@-Loc AL ADVERTISEMENTS will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of ) cents per line for each
insertion.
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The Post is prepared to do first
class job printing Of every kind.
When you want some nice work done
give rS a trial.
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W. L. Stout ct al.


The object of this suit is to recover OF
defendant, W. L. Stout, $4,000, with in
tcrest from the LIST day of September, $50,
till paid, and $4l SO costs, and to subject
the lands of the said W. l.. Stout 10 the
payment of the same, and affidavit having
been made that w. L. Stout is
nonresident of this State,
the said defendant is required
to appear within fifteen days after due
publication Of this order, in the clerks
Office of our said court, at rules to be hol-
den therefor, and do what is necessary to
protect Ills interests. And it is ordered
that copy of this order be forthwith
published once week, for four success
i've weeks, in the Big Stone Gap Posi-, Il
newspaper printed in the town of Big
Stone Gap, county of Wise, State Of Nir-
ginia, aud 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 order.
A copy: Tcste:
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", 5. Beverlcyet al.
This cause came on this day to hc heard
OH the papers formerly read herein on the
report of Special Commissioners Skeen
and Mcdowell filed day Of November
1854 which pppears to have been filed
more than ten days aud TO Which no Oh CO:
tions have been taken or made; on the re-
port Of Special Commissioner, II. C. Nc
Dowell. Jr., dated November2Gth 1894 filed
on the 2sth day of November 1894. On
the motion Of cross-complainant, r. c..
Ballard Thrust0n. Trustee, that a rule is
sue requiring Thomas c. Rutherford to
show cause why he should not pay off
the purchase money notes executed by
him to H. c. Nc Dowell, Jr, Special COM
missioner, Or have the lots nine CO.. to
sixteen QGJ Of Block Sc resold etc. and
was argued by counsel. n II
And AS it appears that
both the purchase money NOTES made bv
Thomas c. rutherford to H. c. Mcdowell
Jr., Special commissio or are due AID are
unpaid with the exccption.of credits Of
Sas.a as of NOV. !5tl, 1894 and $I77.27 rs
of Soy. FIFTH 1894 on the first. due of said
notes It's further ordered that u rple issue
against Thos. &. rutherford returnalle 10
the first day OF the next term Of this court
requiring him to SHOW cause il any he has
or CAP Hhy he should nnt forthwith pay
the balance due on the atore said notes
and The interest thereon and the costs Of
his preceding, and il then in default the
aboye mentioned lots IN block sc should
not be resold, And it is ordered that
copy OF 30 mucli of this decree as embo.l.
los this rula against tho said Rutherford
he duly served on The said Rutherford &C
aaralns ~ law, And This cause is continued.
An Extratt~v
Teste: ". r. klLaaKE. Clerk.
lnoi Pr q I..... ~ ~.
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W. f. klLcoRE, Clerk,
BY c. A. JOHNSON, D. c..
MATHEWS s. MAYNoR, p. q. Jal7 SO

UnnEl! E'ruHElcSri9S:
VIRGINIA.: At rules held in the
clerks Office OF ths circuit
court for the county Of Wise
on the 9th day of January, 1898:
Lucinda Bowman,
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Norton Druu a,

N'Ois1S'' DA"S W.
The object Of this suit is to attach the
effects of the Norton Drug Co. and oh.
tain judgment in fnvsr Of the plaintiff for
tie sum Of $26.75, and affidavit having
been made that 81, 7; Dingns, party de-
fondant, is Il nonresident of Til; State,
he is..reqnired TO appear within fifteen Days
after due publication of this order in the
clerks office of our said court, at rules 10
ba holden therefor. and du what is neces-
sary to protect his interest. Aud it is
ordered that copy Ut this order lie forth,
with published once week, for four suo-
cessise weeks, In the Big Stone Gap posr,
u newspaper printed In the town Of Big
Stone Gap, in the county Of Vile. 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 oadsp.
A copy--reste:
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PUBLICATION OF RULE.

VIRGINIA: At a circuit court contin-
ued and held for Wise county at the court
house thereof Oh Tuesday the 18th day of
December 1894 Present tie Hon. w. IT,.
Miller, Judge presiding.
Thomas c. Ruthcrfor@l,)
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ORDEk or QUALIFICATIONS

VIRGINIA.: Tn the clerks Office Of
the circuit court for the county of Wise
On the 3rd day of January, 1895. In Va
CATION:
DC: Aver CO.,
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ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS.
VIRGINIA.: In the clerks Office of the
circuit court for the county of Wise on
the 5tll day of January, 1893. In raca-
ton.
Goodloe, Trustee,
ys In Chancery.
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VIRGINIA.: In the clerks Office Of the
circut court for the county of Wise on
the sth day of January, 1868. At rules.
Abigail Wade eft al
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Jos. L. KELLY. Attorney. jail 5-S
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". f. kiLGoRE, Clerk.
BY c. A. JoHNsos, d. G.
+. n. FuLroN, p. q. JalT3.6
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the largest ever slain in that locality
Tommy was a hero.
Peggy is a woman now and does mol
live in the mountains. Her cheerful
sitting-room is adorned with fine
panther skin rug, and she often tells
her own little Polly the story connect.
ed with the rug, and how crude tele-
phone helped to save her from the
sharp claws of the former owner of that
glossy coat. before even the wizard Edi-
son thought of sending various sounds
from place to place over wire. 1t is
very evident that Peggy would never
have told this story if the panther hao
not been frightened by the strange
noise borne to it by the bridge cables.
The crude old suspension bridge still
hangs over Stony creek, and last sum
mer when Peggy and little Polly visited
the scenes of the mothers youth the
romantic structure was photographer
and the picture is the most priced Oh
the walls of that city parlor.-Pomerol
Oa.) Tribune-Telegraph.
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THE SICK MANS DREAM.

And there before me flashed morning CLEAN
ut was not like dreamy,
A dazzle of light that overfowed the sky
And filed the sea; ana l.
city toiler fallen in the strife
That could wage no more,
tseemed the wreck and remnant OF life
The sea bad cast ashore
On, but to lie upon those sun-kissed sands
With idle, restful hands,
To feel the freshenlng wind, to hear the sea
Whisper and call to me.
Was as tho Heaven had dawned on earth at
last,
Or Ito Heaven were brought;
The city here, my life OF all the past
Dwindled to but thought
There in the streets, thought, the dull day
The busy workers throng.
While : The waves broke nearer. aud
more near,
And still / had no fear;
yearned to feel the cool. bright waters
sweep
Above me, hushed and high:
For, when gazed. l saw in all the deep
"A Only another sky.
Then something stirred or was 1t you thai
spoke?
started and awoke,
And lol my hands lay white and wasted yet
On the white coverlet;
And here, about me, still this silent room,
The shaded lamp, the red
Quick fre-fame darting lightnings thro' tn
gloom
And you beside my bed
As stars at dawn. the dreams that fill the darl
Wane when we waken Hark
Is 1t wind among the garden trees,
That voice SO like the sea's:-
Listenl Ihaye not dreamed Oh, rest
full bliss!
The great sea calls me now.
These are the winds that cool my lips, and tni
It's spray upon my brow
"A St John Adcock, in Chambers Journal
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puNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

-sWhat makes You think they are so
madly in love?" HE has been three
weeks trying to teach her to play
whist
-"Yes.- said the old man, II have
always found it best to pay cash.
have paid cash for everything I've got
but my wife. got her for nothing,
and she's the dearest thing ever got.
Punch.
81 wonder" unused the family cat,
after carefully inspecting the new
mouse trap, s.if that is a labor-saving
device for my benefit, or if I'm in dam
ger of losing my situation. Credit
Lost.
-"What q beautiful new gown Jane
has on. Did she bring it from abroad?'
mo; it's her last seasons dress. The
dressmalxer turned it inside out, and
now she says she's brought it from the
other side. Boston Beacon.
-She-"Did you know that Miss
Willowsnap has been taking lessons in
Delsarte?" He-"Oh, yes; she showed
me how to sit down the other night"
She-''She didn't show you how to get
up. did she?"-N. Y. Herald.
Proof Positive.-Tramp-'I under
stand that a pocketbook containing
twenty thousand dollars has been
found on the street, and you have got
it here. l lost it." Police Justice
'.What proof have you got that you lost
it?" Tramp-"This big hole in my
Taxoe Cift,Dnc
She was cozily entrenched upon his
shoulder and they were very, very
happy. George" she whispered, and
he bent his head to listen, do you
know what / would do if your love fol-
me should cool?' Would you die,
dear?" he asked passionately. mo
Georges; 1 would bring an action fol
breach of promise. "-Tit-Bits.
"A little city boy was making hi.
first visit in the country at his grand
fathers. He was very much interested
in the Jersey COWS, and the first milk
ing at which he attended was watched
: with establishment. The continuou
stream of milk aroused his curiosity
until he suddenly burst forth with
"Say, grandpa, where do you turn
On?"-Home Companion.
-Patricl's face was so homely that
RS he used to say, it seemed an ''offinc'
to the landscape" and he was as poo
rs he was homely. One day neighbo
met him, and said: And how are ye
: Pat?" mighty bad" answered Pat
at is shtarvation that is shtarin' me II
I the face" us that SOP" said the sym
/ pathetic inquirer. "Sure. and it can
G be very pleasant for ayther OF ye."-
{ | Richmond DisDatch
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PRUSSlAN HORSES
Gentleness and Docility of the Well
Trained Animals.

Gentlenesss and Dociiity of the Well
Trained Animals.
In the easternmost corner of Prussia,
near the village of Trakehnen, is
famous horse-breeding establishment,
which was started by the father OF
Frederick the Great. This great stud
farm is still carried on with character
istic energy, and not only provides the
German army with the hundred thou
sand horses which it requires in time OF
peace, but does much toward keeping
up high general standard among the
horses of the country. Nearly every
farm in east Prussia is devoted to this
one occupation, and the German army
gets many more horses from this little
corner than from anywhere else in the
kingdom. The author CT The Border
land of Car and Kaiser" gives an adj
mirable picture of the gentleness and
docility of the Trakehnen thorough
breds.
We pulled up in a field where were a
hundred three-year-old stations run
nlng free, and watched by two herders,
each bearing long whip, which he
cracked now and then as a warning that
some one of the herd was straying.
The herd appeared very quiet, and
paid little attention to our carriage as
it drove up close to them on the grass.
The major said that they were as gentle
as sheep and not half as shy, and at his
invitation jumped from my seat and
walked up to them, into the very midst
of them, strolling in and out amongst
them, patting them on the nose or
flank, wherever / happened to be near
est to them.
To secure this result prize is offered
to those herders whose horses show the
most confding disposition at the ap-
proach of man.
One evening we went to see the
horses called home from the pasture.
They came in troops of hundreds, and
gathered in large Enclosures facing the
stables. The main body divided Itself
according to color, the blacks going te
one corner, the browns to another, thu
bavs to a third; of whites or grays
saw no specimens.
Here and there would be one that hat
mistaken his corner, or was seeking for
hidden company out of mischief. Tn
keeper had no difficulty in bringing hin
to his right senses, however, by simpl.
calling his name and waving his han'
in the direction of the corner to whic'
he belonged. The colt thus addresses
invariably leaped out from the corne
to which he was an intruder, and ga
loped straight to the corner whose colo
matched his. This we saw done man
times over, and itnever failed. Youth
Companion.
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the strings. 1t was a winding, lone
some and dangerous highway even to
grown folks, and doubly dangerous to
five-year-old Peggy Primrose.
1t was autumn and the sun was about
to retire behind the pine-clad mountain
tops. Deep shadows had already COM
menced their evening task of toning
down the rugged and time-seamed fea-
lures of Mother Earth. The wild ami
mails which infested the surrounding
dense forest in great numbers were
awakening from their slumbers and
coming out here and there in search of
food. A tawny panther lying in its lair
in supple beauty near the highway
stretched its sinewy limbs catlike and
CAPPED, showing some of natures splen-
did work in the perfect teeth displayed.
The piping voice of Peggy fioated up
the mountain side to that lair as she
went on repeating: Else doin' ter
dramma's." The panther pricked up its
ears at the sound and then stole noise
lessly from its place of concealment
Again the childish voice floated upward
on the leaf-laden air. BY this time the
panther was all alertness. 1t looked
cautiously about, licking its tongue
from side to side in hungry anticipa'
ton. Then it sent forth a shrill, long
drawn, human-like scream that sent 9
myriad of echoes bounding from rocky
slope to wooded vale, gradually losing
their shrillness at each rebound.
Peggy heard that marrow-chilline
call to the panther's mate, but mistool
it for human voice. Somebody j!
tallin' me-" she said; II mus hurry.
dess it's dramma." At that she quick
ened her pace, although her brown
bare feet and pudgy limbs were aching
with WEAKNESS. 81 mus dit ter Tram
mas fore dark, 'tause 1 might dit los, ;
she prattled.
She battered out of the dust on to
high swinging bridge common in man.
mountain districts. These bridges ar