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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
POST OFFICE,
East Fifth Street,
!8ix stone Gap,. Wa .
" n RoIUSSOS pns,m..t.r


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Express Pouch for Bristol, Tern. % S.l5 am.
10 insure prompt dispatch Of mall matter 4, should
be deposited IN pst office letter box before the ,H,r
Tor closing, rs stated above.
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Erom U. $. Official Guide.
l.-.ddress all mail matter lcgily and fully: Give
,,ne u post office and State IN flf, street and hons.
number. II the Office be small one, add the name
Of the county.
2.-put yuars name and address upon upper left
haIr carner al all matter mailed by YOU.
s.--tn foreign letters always place the name OF
c,,uuiy IN full.
4.-l,o hot .ise thin envelopes. Stamped envelopes
ARE the Jest
5.-Regisicr all valuable letters.
6.--Send money by Money Order.
7.-Anix stamps securely on the upper riyLt.',snd
corner.
3.-lu hat tender tor postage stamps money 40 ma
ilae.i 90 be uncurrent, more than twenty five
cents In copper or nickel cUiils.
9.-l)Os not ask the postmaster OIL. clerk 20 alliS
stamps for ycI.
l0--Denot ask credit Tor postage stamps OF morey
orders.
H.-Do not tender checks or drafts In payment for
money orders, any money except tina, which, /. lie.
gal tender, and National bank notes. -
l2.-Upon corner Of envelopes snppesfbY hotels,
direct what disposal shall he made Of letter u,i-
delivered.
Tac Post OHce Department dseuis Il quite import.
ant that allsle patrons OF post Offices shpaId supply
themselves with Monthly Postal Guide II would be
their interest and basinrss advantages. 40 we'll AZ
LASTLY tohe interest OF the postal Service since Il
wead bring about More accurate knowie.ge Of the re-
lrerents OF that service, would seuce tina auonpt
II mail matter Improperly addressed poorly wrapped,
ri lnsualciently stampede and would largely dlinihIsl
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letter Office. Very respectfully,
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
DO YOU WANT A SITUATIONS
Prof. wilbur. r. Smith. Lexington, Ky.

For Is years Presi
dent of the renOwn
Cd Commercial Col
lryc of Kentucky
University. gives
special attention t"
securing situations
for his graduates,
Cost of Business
Course about 500,
iaclu'ling Tuition
andBoard in II fam :
lily.
Prof. Smith has
kept book $, several
years Vice Presi-
! - =, I,,v .
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

Prejudice. which sees when it
pleases, cannot see what is plain.-Au.
s8gey de We're.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
,slMslot THE PUSSY MAN.

fscI Does Moro Than lfe Thinks to Spoil -
Z - Z. - Wifc's Home. 49, ss>5'
If there is one thing real womanly
woman despiseS more than another it
is fussy man. She can never over
look effclninate qualities in the other
sex; vet there are certain, little quail
ties, of charactcr: makeup not essen
ssaFe Insscafinc that go such a long
way toward making her lot happier
one. The helpful man need not be a
Miss Nancy by any means because he
secs to putting q way his clothes instead
/ ST leaving them for hiswife to gather up.
lie is not newhit less manly because
he does not throw cigar ashes on. the
floor, but puts them in the place al
lotted forSuch deaSfis. NJ ~ ~ 81 SS7 6
Some lords of cSsatieM Spoiled
b0yhood by mothers aiAl tyr ho
waited, on them hsssssF ssi zoos do not
realize the Announces ssnnee essary work
they cause thcirSSwsxes HABITS 81.
negligence SO easily cong uered il only
they would thinEaas title: !; i
$ Very few men realize what d we'll
kept, pleasant home means to wife.
They cannot unders tand the genuine
lTsEaAsssscn women haze sorsehairsand
SBS s1sa9SSs,t ID scratch 2on onels: a,
& elings 0fcolrst.
eject ensemble, but
80 Keepsnp this
.es winFlo y-EiHs-.
~ paint soiled and
wife naturally
gests leaning back
|s!s3 s. Il RI chair with head
tinted .waM paper.
4 In this case is that
far more disastrous
s and that the ease
does not get a much
In "a aazen. ways q
q & ddseo hissSaife,,s Ia
bita Thought. which
ton to his personal
20 materially augment
30 husbands, who. sell
|E'sI ito think now.-Phil-
sse tie cyclones.
s|E9 lift everything
q; Westerly
spt tho mort
4 8 in fnstian
nth ss us
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
NocTuRNAL. MIGRATION.
Ecathorcd Wanderers Through, the Gloom
OF Night.

Eeathorcd Wanderers Through the Gloom
of Night.
I. On September ~. 1891, it WAS the
writer's good fortune to pass the night
with several ornithologists at tile
BarSholdi statue in observing the noe
|; turnai fight Of birds. The weather
was most favorable for our purpose.
From the balcony at the base of the
sta tue. we saw the first bird enter the
rays OF Rght thrown out by the torch
one hundred and fifty feet above us at
eight O'clock. During the two Sue
ceeding hours birds we're constantly
Heard and many were seen. At ten
O'Clock a:lightarain began to fall and
for three hours it rained intermittent
ly. Almost simultaneously there oc-
Cured marked increase in the num-
Der Of birls seen about the light, and
within aefcw minutes there were hun
dreds where before there WAS one,
while the air was filled with the calls
and chirps of the passing host.
|. I,The birds presented singular APP
+ peartfIices sAss they entered the limits
OF JnC ulVcrEcut rays VI iiShI IiiCS W
came slightly. luminous, but as their
T rapid wing-beats brought them into
the glare of the torch they reflected
the full splendor of the light, and re.
~semb led" enormous fretlies or swarms
of huge golden bees.
At eleven o'clock we climbed to the
torch and continued our observations
from the balcony by which it is cncir.
clcd. The scene was impressive be-
You'd description; we seemed to have
torn aside the veil which shrouhs the
mysteries of. the night, and in the
searching light .rcposed the secrets OF
nature. AS the. tiny fcathercd wan
lerers emerged from the surrounding
blackness, appeared for moment III
the brilliant halo about US, and con.
|tinuihgtheir Journey were swallowed
up in thei,loom beyond, one marveled
at thc power which guided them thou
sands Of paile.i through The tracllless
|; heaysnS. M'rank NJ Chapman, in Pop
nfar Science Monthly.
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HIS COLLECTION.

lilo Was After One Ml,llnk Of Uncles En-.
cravings. 81
Hello, Chollys where's hpzitrely
thene days?'
.'Lazurclv's working ..s..-.-
"Working! Don't believe it. ''',-'-,-. =,
Fact; told mo SO himself
'Wha: sort OF work is hesdOing?'
:'IIe's making collection" ,f
collection of whatT'8 / IS
Pictures - -
''Pa;ntngs??" rws - 80
no: snss :,s., ,naAI,a lu|
scapes and that sort Of thing, l sup
pose 81 y }stif
no; portraits. -
'.Iallct S.irls:" = isls-art5 g /
NO; it's tho most extraordinary
thing. lie informed mo con ffleh tally
tho other day that The ambition Of his
lie was 20 secure million portraits Of
his dead uncle"
Ills dead uncle! and who was the
acfrnct party?' or 81 f. 50 So,
80, he was distinguished gcnerafin
The war.of the rebellion" Sgns
Sand what docs Lazurely want%fth
so many pictures of him?"
Wants to Distribute then.'f - g
20, see; among his frtends:,.ts
"a ,'No; among his enemies"
y enemies? Whoare hisencmies?"
S} tors and trades people, s
8S@5| a. distributes q million .por-
lcle among creditors
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n ! : = w AorfoIk:Hestern

IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1894
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Always q Gentleman.-Chollie-
''Chappie, deah boy, you aw pawsitive-
ly and gwossly intoxicated--you actu-
ally have = jag on!' Chappie-''Haw!
Is it on Observation-Disclosures Jour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
TOO HIGH-TONED TO BE HANGED.
Most Cowardly Murderers Sent to States
Prison for Life.


JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 16-On Wednes-
day, Aug z, Hon. I. Dabney Marshall,
Democratic nominee for state senator and
a member of the state legislature, accom-
panied by II. II. Coleman, w. j. Vollcr,
and X. Il. Fox, all prominent citizens Of
Vicksburg, arrived in this city and pro-
ceedcd to search for X. 7. Dinkins, n gen.
tleman highly connected in this state,
who had circulated very sensational stories
about Marshall. Dinkins was in Bran
don, fifteen miles east OF here, and his
hunters went there and found him stand
ing on tho station platform waiting for Il
train.
Without warning Marshall opened fire
on Dinkin5 and u struggle ensucd, Din
kIns showing himself the best man.
When this phase Of the case developed
Marshal's friends came to his assist.
ance and sent n fusilladc OF shots at Din
kins, who was Unarmed. Dinkirs fell
dead, pierced by half n doz,n bullets.
Marshall and his companions ini;nedi-
ately surrendered to the sheriff. Circuit
court met ut Brandon Monday last and
the grand jury Immediately proceeded to
work on the case and brought in true
bill against Marshall, Coleman aud Fox,
and discharged Vollner who, it appears,
had taken no part In the shooting, but
Wa, present merely as an attorney.
The prisonesS werC.ar-aigned in court
yesterday morning and by agreement
pleaded guilty OF murder in the first de-
gree and were sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the penitcntiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
THE LUTHERANs AND THE FLAG.
Camp Of p. o. s. A. Has Something to Say
Action OF the Conferences.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Washington Camp
No "a, Patriotic Order Sons of America,
has adopted resolutions denounciuy in
strongest terms the action of an associa-
ton of teachers Of Lutheran schools,
which met in Milwaukee Aug. l, and put
themselves on record in resolutions con-
delnnatory Of the custom of floating the
stars and stripes over public and paro-
chial schools The members of Camp 81
resent this action on the part of the
Wisconsin teachers rs bang aimed
directly at the destruction OF the public
schools Of the country and as an insult
to the defenders of the Tag and all true
American citizens.
The Lutheran conference which has
been in session at Schaumbcrg, this coun-
ty has referred the question To individual
con ngregations, inviting any one of those
bodies to test the constitutionality OF the
law There is little doubt that some
parochial school will bring suit to test the
law. The conference declared that in not
complying with the law the schools do
not exercise n spirit of defiance. But the
sentiment generally is: 1--WE will not be
dictated to on this matter. We will not
have fla. unless We choose, in spite OF
the legislature, the governor and all Of
them ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
ABBREVIATED TeLEGRAMs.

Thomas Hovenden, the famous Phila.
'phia artist, was killed by freight
train while trying to rescue a 10-year-old
girl. Hovenden's Breaking Home Ties"
attracted great attention at the Worlds
fair.
Obituary: At Richmond. Va, Rev. DIR.
w. L. Richardson, 15; at Decatur, Mich,
Levi Lawrence; al G-eensburg. Ind, Mrs.
Ann Gallagher, 81; at Bosco5el, Wis,
Mrs. Kate McIver. %.
Congressman w. Bourkc Cochran an.
nounces that in the future he will not
be connected in any capacity with Tam
many Hail. No matter what plans of re-
organization are determined upon he
says he Will not affiliate with the organ
ization or accept office as Tammany
Hall candidate.
Former Police Justice Patrick G. Duffy,
of New York city, is critically ill AZ
Forked River n. J.
The report from Japan is that cholera is
working frighttul havoc, among the sol.
diers especially.
Jim Corbctt has married the woman
who was correspondent in his late wife's
successful divorce suit
Emmett Divers, a negro who some time
ago outraged and murdered white WON.
an near Fulton, Mo-, was taken to that
placs by the sheriff and lynched by tho
inc vitable mob
The Illinois board of labor arbitration
has organized with Judge Thornton in
tha chair. Springfield Will be headuuar.
tiers.
A bloody battle is reported in British
Honduras between native CaribS and
negro workmen building g railroad for
English planters. Between so and 600
negroes We're killed and almost as many
3jo killed and twice as many wounded,
some mortally.
The United States court at San Fran
cisco has disrrissed the Indictment
against c. z. Huntington, president Of
the Union Pacific Railroad company, for
issuing an interstate pass.
u. :. Grant, Jr., has purchased the
Thorton House at San Diego Cal, and
intends to make it q magnificent modern
hotel.
Milwaukee brick manufacturers are ar
ranging to form trust.
A Venezuelan gunboat has made the
relations of that country and Great Brit
ain more strained By stopping on the high
seas and searching a British vessel.
Greenburg. n town in kiowa county,
Kan, had 2, 800 population five years ago.
Now it has 123 \ bonded debt of S45, 900
hangs over the town, and tie entire mu.
nicipality is being sold to pay taxes by
the county treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
PROPOSED NATIONAL PLATFORM.
suggestior.s for that Declaration In tho
Campaign of 1896.

SuggestiOiss for that Declaration In tho
Campaign of 1896.
DUTY to the people requires that the
party Of the people continue the battle
for bimetallism until its efforts arc
crowned with success; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Democratic party
In national convention assembled should
demand the free and unlimited coinage
demption money at tho ratio Of Is to
without waitin; for the action or mp
proval of any other nation; that 1t should
declare its irrevocable opposition To the
substitution for u metallic money OF a
panic-brceding, corporation credit cur
rcncy, based on single metal, the sup
ply of which is SO limited that it can bs
cornerei at any time by n few banking
institutions in Europe and America.
That it should declare its opposition
Co the policy and practice of surrcndering
To the holders Of the obligations OF the
United States the option reserved by tho
law to the government of redeeming such
obligations IN either silver coin or gold
coin; that IL should declare its opposition
to the issuing OF DEMONSTRATING bonds
of the United States in time OF peace, and
especially to placing the treasury OF the
government under tho contro! OF any syn
dicatc OF bankers and the issuance OF
bonds to be sold by them at an enormous
profit for tho purpose OF supplying the
federal treasury with gold to maintain
the policy Of gold mono o-metallism.
With a view to securing the adherence
20 and rcadoption of the Democratic
financial policy above set forth, by the
Democratic national convention to be as
I..l, ~. L. a A. sf~v. -
candidate for ;ho presidency we'll known
to bo in hearty sympathy Herewith. We
hereby pledge our mutual cooperation
and urgently recommend to our Demo.
cratic brethren IN all the states to at once
begin ana vigorously and Systematically
prosecute the work of thorough organi.
cation"
During the session number Of speeches
were made. all OF the same tenor-thae
the Democracy must stand by silver
the speakers being Z. (. Cochran, of St.
Joseph, Mo-; Representative Fithian,
Of Illinois; Representative Livingston. of
Georgia; Colonel Casey Young. of Mem.
phi.. 1t was noon before the committee
on resolutions reported and the report
was unanimously adopted.
The executive committee held a meet.
ing Immediately after the conference
closed, but adjourned without selecting
members Of the national committee, as
authorized by the conference. 1t was an
Hounced to be the purpose Of the commit
tee to organize the national committee at
the earliest practicable date, but it was
thought best to defer action until sugyes.
tions could be received from states which
We're not represented at the conference.
Maryland Republicans Nominate Ticket.
CAMBRIDGE. Aug. l6.-The Republican
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
Queen Vic to Parliament.

LONDON Aug. l6.-Queen Victoria's 3
speech to parliament is an unimportant
document. The most interesting 2or.
tions call attention to the Chinese and
Armenian ousrages. the latter Of which
cause the most anxiety, her majesty say
ing that she is anxiously awaiting the
sultan's decision on proposed Armenian
reforms She tells parliament that moth
ing will be done at this session except
providing the necessary funds to carry
ON the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
RAILWAY WRECKS.
Child Burned to Death in a
Rear.End Collision.
EXCURsIONIsTs IN GREAT PERIL

A Score Of Other Persons Severely Hurt,
Most Of Them Being Women aud Child
ren-Pupils Of Fourteen sunday schools
and Their Parents on the Train-R Rear
Car Consumed by Fire-Mesgro Report
Of q Wreck in Arkansas.
CAMDEN, n. j., Aug. 16.-One person
was killed and a score OF others injured
il rear end collision on the Camden
and Atlantic railroad, in this city last
night. The Atlantic City accommodation
train which left the shore at 3 o clock in
the afternoon crashed into the rear car OF
an excursion train from l. Lakside at Liber'
ty Park station. Marshall Johnson, the
6yca--old son Of Rev. Marshall Johnson,
pastor of the African Uaion Methodist
Episcopal church of this city, was burned
to death.
List Of the More Seriously Hurt.
The following arc the more seriously
injured: Maggie Cannon, Il years, Cam.
den; Daisy Nahcn, years, Philadelphia;
John Wilson, Camden; Lucy Buckman,
ret's Ford, Pa; Carrie Quash. Carrots
L oru' fas MIS- -uaFsHHi coHhsoH, "Ae
of the pastor; Mrs. LIZZIE Watts. Cam
den; Mrs. Mary Jane Growers, West Phil.
adeiphia; James Growers, West Phila'
dclphia.
Hundreds of Children on Board.
The rear car of the excursion train
caught fire and was completely burned.
The train was the first section of fifteen
cars, having on board the parents and
scholars OF fourteen colored Sabbath
schools from Camden, Philadelphia and
several counties in Pennsylvania. The
headlight of the Atlantic City train was
seen as it rounded the curve and a panic
ensued. A rush was made for the doors
and windows, and children were thrown
from the car to the platform. while Others
jumped from the windows. RESPONSE
bility for the wreck is not fixed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
WORK FOR SILVER.
Urged on the Democracy for
the Campaign of '96.
Address MADE AT WASHINGTON

Time. HOnOred Principles OF tho Patty
from jefferson to the Present Day De.
cIared to Have Been BimetaIlfsm at tho
J6-to-1 Ratio-Call on the National Con.
vention Next Year 10 Continue in That
Path-MsryIand Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. le-The Democratic
silver conference adopted q programme
and platform, and has issued an address
TO the people Of which the following are
the principal points:
'.At q conference between a number OF
Democrats from different states who at
tended the non-partisan convention re-
Gently assembled at Memphis, Tenn, for
the purpose OF promoting the cause Of FREQ
silver coinage, which conference was held
after tho adjournment of the convention,
u committee consisting Of Senators Jones,
of Arkansas; Turpie OF Indiana. and
Harris, Of Tennessee, was appointed and
authorized to invite representative Demo
Gratis from the several states to meet them
q, Washington for consultation with the
view Of securing corporation and concert
Of action among those Democrats through
out the Union who believe in adhering to
the cardinal Democratic policy Of actual
oimetaliism."
Crisis Confronts the Party.
"Disclaiming all right to bind any per.
son by our utterances, but profoundly
conscious that the Democratic party to-
day confronts crisis the most moment
Gus in its history and fraught with far
reaching perils to the people and the
country, we are assembled as lndivid ual
Democrats to take counsel together and
for the unGisguised purpose of inaugural
ing and promoting a thorough and sys-
tematic organization OF the Democratic
masses. SO that they may go forward rs
one man with q resolute purpose to res
cue the old party founded by Thomas
jefferson from plutocratic domination.
Therefore, with this object in view, this
convention of American Democrats, com.
posed of representatives from twcnty-four
OF the leading states of the Union makes
the following declaration on tho none
tary question, which has been forced into
the leading place among the issues OF to-
day.
Democracy the Champion of Silver.
The wcll-known arguments in favor of
bimctallism at ratio OF 10
TO l follow, and the document de-
clarcs the Democratic party the cham
pion OF that bimctallism from jefferson
to the present time. Tho charge that the
act OF 1917 was passed by fraud is reitcr-
ated, with the claim that falling prices
are the result of the appreciation OF gold.
Tho document then says:-"The Demo-
cratic party is the traditional friend and
champion OF bimetallism. Its strength and
power and popularity have been largely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
He Meant q Political "Killius."

versation at New York Senator WASH
burn said that John Edward Adiicks. Of
Delaware, fought TO be killed." because.
as alleged, he prevented the reelection Of
Senator Higgins from that state, leaving
the senatorship III a muddle. Addicks
telegraphed Washburn asking him to
'kindly wire on what grounds he Ad.
1icksl SHOULD BE- killed" Washburn re-
piled admitting his remark, but saying
that he intended political rather than
physical punishment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
Thurman on the Ohio situat:on.

COLUMBUS, Aug. I6 Allen w. Thur.
man, who is recognized as the head Of the
free silver movement, said that as the
situation now stands eight Ohio con-
gressional districts will be for free sill.
yer, eight for the gold standard, with the
other five in doubt but he hopes major.
tty OF them will vote for free silver. As
to delegates to the state convention he
said the free silver Democrats had secured
SO far 36l and the gold standard Demo.
Gratis 2SD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
Gold Souvenirs for tho Indians.

ARMOUR. 5. D., Aug. l6-A uniqus
event took place at the Yankton Indian
agency. Agent Smith distributed so
gold pieces, struck OF for the occasion at
the United States mint, as souvenirs Of
the signing of the treaty cedinS lands to
the United States, which recently went
into effect. About 40 Indians received
the souvenirs, or 50, ,0Oo in all. This is tho
last payment to be made this tribe for
twenty years, when $500, 00J will be duo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
Cuban News from TAMPA,

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 16-Passengers from
Cuba just arrived hers say that last Sun
dynamite ct the Bolondron railway bridge.
The train carried a large detachment of
Havana volunteers, and few of them es
capped death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-16
RAN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
Passenger Train Derailed with an Un.
known Number CT Victims.

known Number CT Victims.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. IL News has
just reached here of the wreck of passen-
ger train No. I. northbound, Cotton Belt,
due here ut 1:3O this morning. AS usual
the railroad people are mum on the sub
ject, and but meagre details are obtaina-
bic. Tho wreck was caused by an open
switch ut Stamps, Ark, thirty-fou miles
north OF Texarkana. The engine and
baggage car We're ditched.
1t is known that Engineer Eighme and
Fireman Dean are severely injured, posi-
bly, fatally. From the fact that the Pull
man conductor was also injured it is
quite likely that the entire train was de-
rallied The switch was undo u5tcdiy left
open by the switchme1. on the freight
which left going south before the passen-
ger train arrived.