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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15

me Virginia fish commission are
confident that the new law will bring
INTO the state revenue Of $4,000
or So'ooo year from the oyster in.
onstry' should this event .e resliz-
eu IL is quite probable that a dispo-
SItion will be manifested at the next
session of the legislature for the enact
ment of more rigorous laws.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15
w. n. Smiths College. Lexing-
ton, Ky. ~ = ...

Is where hundreds of clerks, farmer
boys and others have invested 500 to
WV for tuition and board for an edu-
cation and are now getting 81, 900
and over year. Read ad. and keen
this notice for reference. Remembe.
that IN order your letters may reach
tins college, address only Gen. w. r
SMITH, Lexington, Ky.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

C. G. Kelly. Of >tonega, spent
sunday ia the Gap.
W nlle We are considering when to
orS'n 1t j. often Too late to act.
Ire days q slowly by-to the
'"''' folks who expect Santa Christ
Rev. Re- A. N. Wilson preached at
''f'i'' church last sunday night.
D, j. w. Kelly went to Gate
Monday.
NJ } 9. lIagy and little son re.
mel .a>t Friday night from a visit
sra'ire, in Bristol.
AH. 5. B yaught returned last
!, Nom a visit to relatives in
l''''e.l county.
fh Garden came down from
J Saturday night and spent
'''''y with homefolks in the Gap.
+ Dal.ltt and John w. Chalk. |
i, .''''ei TO Wise Monday to at
vi c''ca.t court.
=. ''' Aver, Mercantile d Manufac
49,. 49,, 'os hardware department is
n ''' ami they are constantly
~lstoit
= u. - =, ,iu.i' a prominent insurance
], " N'non' spent Sunday in the
h., /. Nelly returned to Bristol
/. , .,, alter spending the week at
'''sAI'ng circuit court.
!. n.y.. i. P Drahe, of the Turkey
h, 1''a'y spent Sunday with
", B. vaught. assisted by
ID, a' +" Wilson. pastor of the
h.. .D''ch' ale holding a series
.s.. -3' at the Southern Met no.
'''''a this week.
i, q n'''' Mercantile d Manufac. h
W., ~ I. nave a large stock of cloth
IN a'y are selling at rock Il
Il, >, r =, Clothing can be r
ia.r tue ''eH store at lower prices Il
'V' can IN Bristol.
g,, T''r' Of meetings at the Beu- "
B. -. p'' church closed last Sat. or,
d n, ''l Rev. Childress left 5,
,st, night for his home in h,
III IL. b = Craft spent Monday to
b t 'ue zap returning from Coo.
y "''ne IN Rye Cove, Scott W
y,Io ,' Kentucky regiment of ~
irt,o" ' = t0at has been do.
Ito Ea ua'y in Porto Rico, re.
u Va. ' ,';y Monday morn
lpss,lds gwen a royal reception
ripe Of Louisville.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15

Use DR.. Bulls Cough syrup for stubb IN
colds. This wonderful remedy positively
cures all lung affections in Il remarkably
short time. Try it and be convinced
Price - cts
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15

DIR. buIl's Cough Syrup has cured whoop-
ing cough when no other treatment would
give relief. For Group this remarkable
remedy has no equal. 1t conqu0rs Group
Al once.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15
IheNVeB lbeeuanttlo,sr,t,,i.

,,s:c'ur'ng Company have 4 beautiful
alsp,ay Of goods in the new show
s e,'aow which they have recently had
n''ed up. The display in their street
snow cases is also very nice and at.
" q"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15
III! Big Stone Cap Post.
THURSDAY. DEC. 10, 1898.
Clubbing Offer.

OTNUUTTIG OTTtT,
l't Biz stone Gap Post is clubbing
'5e following napcrs at the following
b.
h Post ari Thtice-a-week New
''A "'f.i........ ...........$l. 80
fFg'l ana The Twice-a-week
Louisville Courier-J ournal. 1925
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15

The Ayers Mercantile & Manufac-
turing Co. have anything you want
in the way of boots, shoes and hats
at prices to suit everybody.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
Make the Best of 1t.

We may if we choose make the
worst of it. Every one has his weak
point; every one has his faults. We
may make the worst of these. We
may fix our attention constantly
upon these. But we may also make
the best of one another. We may
forgive even as we hope'to be for
given. We may put ourselves in the
place of others and ask what we
should wish to be done to us and
thought of us were we in their
place. By loving whatever is low
able in those around us love will
flow back from them to us, and life
will become a pleasure instead Of a
pain, and earth will besome like
heaven, and we shall become not
unworthy followers of his whose
name is love.-Exchange.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
THEPE0PLE'S RIGHTS
They Have the Power to Battle
the Oppressor and Reclaim
Their Own.
A JudiciOus Use of the Bal
lot Is the Only
Remedy.

ats no use trying to do any
thing
Corporations have made
their seizure Of the state COM
plete; opportunities have been
fenced in from the use of CON-
mon people; the courts bend
everything to the will of the
great interests denying funda-
mental liberties-and the peo-
pie do not care, the well-to-do
are Indifferent and the masses
are unroused. What's the use,
what can any man do against
heedlessness on one hand and
organized greed on the other?
It's no use. It is vain to
strive against the natural ten
dency to concentration of
wealth and amassment of CAPT.
tai. Without large capital it
would be impossible to carry
on modern industry. It is idle
to try and equalize born ine-
qualities. Divide everything
equally and in a few years some
would have all, as before, and
others would be stripped bare
as before. 1.-THE poor ye have
always with you."
It's no use. Whoever cries
against these things quite like
ly loses his chance to livelihood,
is hailed an anarchist, has his
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
MORNING SONG.

e. TAfter the Italian of Carducci.]
The sun beats at thy window: "Oh, arise,
Fair and beloved! Awake, this is loves hour.
bring thee tears from hidden violets' eyes,
And the sweet song of each awakened flower.
From my great kingdom vassals do bring,
April and May, to do thee reverence,
And the young year serenely folds her wing
Upon the flower of thy white innocence"
The wind beats at thy easement: "From afar,
Ger plains and mountains, hither am sped.
One sole sweet symphony have earth and star
And but one song the living and the dead"
Voices from bird nests in the woods green
gloom,
"The spring returns, all, let MS love, " they
~. cry.
Hark to the sigh of the refowered tomb,
'Ah, love, love, love, for spring goes by, goes
= BY"
Here at thy heart, which is garden sweet,
My thought beats: LET me enter and be
blest.
Ny wandering fancy and my pilgrim feet
Are very tired, and desire 10 rest
To rest little in your world of flowers,
Dreaming of joy that will not flower for me.
Rest in the shadow of memorial hours,
Dreaming of joy that never, alas, might be- :"
Pail Mall Gazette.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
The Pipes Antiquity.

In Asia and Africa, beside Amer
ica, the pipe dates from prehistoric
times, and in Europe generally it
has been in use since and during the
Roman period, if not before. One of
the most learned antiquarians-Dr.
Petrie-says that smoking pipes Of
bronze are frequently found in Irish
tumuli, or sepulch1al mounds, of
the most remote antiquity. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

which was near carrying the
cause of free silver will surely
bring to pass the more radical
victory of popular rights over
the transportation monopoly.
In two years we have gone
much further toward appre-
hending the root reasons of
things.
And after that, as fast as
these notions can be assini1at-
ed, as fast as the ideas can take
form, be sure general accept
ance of the doctrines of which
these are but partial applica-
tons will follow. Be it social
ism. be it the single tax, be it
government ownership of mon
opolies or collective holding of
the means of production and
exchange, mankind shall come
into it's heritage.
y i y
Let each but do his part,
'learn his best, tell his truest
the message that is given to
him.
The republic is in danger.
Human rights are imperilled.
Salvation comes from the COM
mon people as it has come
heretofore. No power of wealth,
of corporate aggression, of cap
italistic usurpation, of vested
interest, of banded selfishness,
can Withstand the might of the
common people.
If they only know what they
want and will assert their de-
mands with due urgency.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
BRIGHT Excuses.

"Shiftless as ever, Thomas2" said
the wealthy uncle. "Still making a
failure of life, as you always have
done9"
"I don't know that I'm such ter
rible failure,' sulkily answered the
poor relation.
''Why, you have nobody but your
self to support, and you can't make
both ends meet
"Well, the rainbow has only it.
self to support, and it doesn't make
both ends meet either. ''-Chicago
Tribune.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

pains for nothing. Dishonesty
is too strongly entrenched, av'
arice is too stoutly defended
cowardice too deeply permeates
the body-it is no use. Even
when a spasm of reform comes
it sweeps aside one set OF
rogues to make room for others
of equal rapacity, ignorance
and superserviceab1enes
cheerfully doing the bidding OF
the same men who command
the puppet politicians.
What's the use?
X X X
Out upon such whimpering'
Men and brethren, there was
never a time when effort count
ed for so much, when generous
enthusiasm promised more,
when earnest endeavor might
be so fruitful. There was new
er a time when the duty was so
clear for men who saw that
times were evil and perceived
how the evil might be mended.
Chattel slavery has been ban
ished within his generations
memory. Shall the people who
accomplished that be newly
enslaved throughout supine-
ness? The churches are out of
touch with real Christianity
ah, but there was never a time
when the body of the church
was so ready to be moved by
the genuine spirit of Christ.
The courts have forgotten the
fundamental principles of lib
erty-ah, but the people were
never 80 eager to make real the
ideals of the fathers. Oppor-
tunities are circumscribed-but
there was never such hunger
for wider openings to useful
ness, such desire for that en-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
The Power of Mystery.

II can't afford to have people
think I don't know about this par
ticular question:" said the politi-
clan, and l haven't the time need
to read up on it. J."
SWELL" replied his wife, "in that
case I'll tell you what Id do. I'd
look wise and get some paper to an
nounce that you decline to be inter"
viewed. "-Washington Star.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
} stood for the common es-

who stood for the common es-
tate.
However the populis is and
Bryan democrats under Erwin
got out a larger vote than was
expected and are much en-
couraged. Erwin is at least
more our kind of a man than
the others and his administra-
ton would have been different
enough to make it worth while.
He had considerable support
from the trades unions and the
formal endorsement of several.
His forces say they will keep
up the agitation, and by doing
that they will advance them
selves.
St. Pauls new charter was
defeated. It cut down the ex-
pense limit and therefore the
politicians opposed it. 1t i'm
proved certain directions of
the city government which
would curtail the power of the
machines, and that made the
politicians more set against it.
1t was an aristocratiG produc-
ton by. Summit avenue law
yers and that made prejudice
against it. 1t purported to be
a home rule measure, and was
in many respects, but the weak
point was that it was framed
by a perpetual commission ap-
pointed by the district court
as in Duluth
and it was. shown that that
was far from the genuine home
rule idea. Moreover the trades
Unions were openly against it.
The Trades Assembly tried to,
have it voted upon by sections
as there were some features
they would like to support and
others they would oppose. The
courts said it was impractical
bic and the assembly voted to
oppose it altogether, which
must have had great weight
with the members of the
u hons. So it is not surpris-,
ing that the measure failed. It
was a pity for one thing-the
charter had restrictions in the
matter of franchises that would
have been valuable to St.
Paul, valuable enough, per
haps, to offset the defects. 1t
is defeated now in toto. The
commission would have done
better to adopt a few amend
ments on which a majority
could agree and not antagonize
so many interests as they did
by making a wholly new char
ter. 49,
That leaves St. Paul where
most lawyers think any
change in the charter is impos-
sible without a constitutional
amendment, though it is not
easy to see why the legisla-
ture may not authorize the citi-
zens to elect a charter commits
sion that will give genuine
home rule. That would be the
best disposition of the whole
matter.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
largement of activity which is
the basis of true freedom.

the basis of true freedom.
The very concentration Of
wealth points the way to make
wealth the common estate; the
very creation of great masses
of capital shows how the many
may WELD the power of capital
through jointure of small
means.
Great interests rule-but the
common people still have the
power to recall the egovernment
into their own hands whenever
they show the wit and the will
to do it. The majority is incor-
ruptible, the mass is honest in
intent and sure of instinct.
Let one instance of local his
tory suffice. A few years ago
the multitude thought it just
and proper to give public mon
opolies into private keeping.
The tnonstrous franchise to the
gas and water company was
granted without protest or dis
sent. The community believed
it did we'll to give a few per-
sons tile right to take tribute
from them all.
Then the idea was preached
that this was mistake. It
took root. e"Duluth has no
more franchises to give away"
became accepted doctrine.
More than that it was seen to
be the public duty to resume
this alienated usufruet for the
common advantage.
Still the battle was not won.
Aldermen were elected with a
vague purpose to reclaim this
public property, who severally
betrayed the trust. Again and
again the people triumphed at
the polls to find they had
achieved barren victory.
Their will was frustrated by
the ignorance or venality of
their agents.
The people, were not sure
enough of what they wanted,
did not care for it enough.
But now-the people know
what they want in this one re-
spect. We can hardly imagine
mayor and common council
carelessly squandering the.
common heritage without
thought of guilt. We cannot
imagine the people consenting
to it without denunciation.
They would cruelty the recre-
ants now where they merely
had an inkling that they were
cheated by some insensible
process that did not much mat
ter. It has become as mon
strous for public servant to
offend in this respect as for one
to, plunge a thievish hand into
the treasury and draw forth his
spoil by mere vulgar robbery.
The gentle brigandage of
franchise grabbing has become
as obnoxious to the common
mind and conscience as coarser
robbery long has been.
That much is gained, not to
be lost again.
And shall this wave of public
opinion that is now overwhelm-
ing, stop at that halfway point?
It is fast progressing beyond
that. The idea of public own
ership of municipal utilities is
fast rooted. The people are in
formed. From that they have
gone we'll nigh to adopt the
rule that public ownership
must be decreed of the trans
portation monopoly. Where
few fanatics advocated the gov
ernmental control of railroads
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

Dr.. Harold Bryn says that bed
bugs carry and transmit the bacilli
of consumption.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

The woman who calls her servant
"maid'' can be depended on also
to say "What do you wish!" when
she means "What do you want g.
.SOmerville Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

The Mexican flint knives were
made so sharp that they could be
used for trimming hair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
IN ST. PAUL..
Republicans Score Victory
in the Sanity
City.
The New City Charter Defeat
ed.-Didn't Like Perpetual
Commission.

St. Paul has been having a
municipal election. There
were three candidates and Col.
Kiefer, the republican nominee
was elected. The canvas had
several features that interest
the LABOR WORLD.
For one thing, it is noticeable
that every bit of printing, all
the "Vote for So-and-So' cards
and the like, bore the union
label. No candidate would
think of putting out matter
without the label. That is sig
nificant, for some of the candi-
dates probably did not care par
ticularly about the union move
ment or know much about it.
They simply recognized that
the union feeling was worth
catering to. So it is in trade if
the unions, as they are doing in
Duluth, keep up little whole
some agitation.
Kiefer was the regular repub-
lican candidate, with a plat
form advocating prosperity and
retrenchment. The platform
did not have very much to do
with it. Organization won the
victory. ..
It was amusing, in fact, to
read the editorials praising the
business like policy of the re-
publican party and it's success
in retrenchment and economy,
and then read the appeals to
support this man or the other
for alderman because he got
his ward so many street lamps
and so many cross walks or Sc
cured recognition for his con-
stituents, which is to say he
got them jobs in the city de-
partments. Old fashioned pol
itics, narrow partisanship, party
lines, spoils and the duty of
every republican to vote the
straight ticket for it's effect on
the fall elections, were the real
arguments And they won out.
The silk-stocking democrats
had DR.. Schiffman for their can
didate. He is an honest man
and would be an able admins
traitor. But it would puzzle
the best of his supporters to
tell what the difference between
his program and Kiefer's would
be, or to point out any substan-
tial difference to the taxpayers
between what one or the other
would do in office. It is safe to
say that nobody could show a
single item in which one ad-
ministration would be better
than the other, notwithstand-
ing Schiffman is a better man
than Kiefer. Non-partisan
government was the cry, re-
spectacle methods, business
ways in administration.
Erwin really had a municipal
program. His proposition to
get cheap power from the gov
ernment dam was probably
buncombe, a bait for "busi-
ness" Because if there was
any chance of it, the chamber
of commerce or some of those
people would have taken it up
long ago. That is one of the
things that doesn't wait for a
popular candidate for mayor.
But he saw far enough into
the coming idea to advocate
strict control of franchises, no
grants without compensation.
St. Paul has not quite got to
that point, apparently. The
people do not realize the i'm
portance of that measure or
they would have given more
support to the only candidate
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

An island of the Danube called
Engel, near Pichment, began one
day in May, 1910, to float and moved
distance of so miles before it stop
ped.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

The armor Of the fourteenth cen.
fury was so heavy that a fallen
knight could not rise without assist-
ance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

Longbow strings were of plated
silk and worth five times their
weight in gold.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
MISS COLLINS

Is here; come anl see her
on the corset business.
She can improve your
shape by telling you what
kind of cOrsets to wear.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07

SPECIAL ..
Goods delivered free of
charge to all parts of Su-
perior with our own deliv-
cry wagons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-22
PERSONALS.

Collector Duncan yesterday returned
from Beaufort.
Chief Justice Faircloth is back from a
visit to his home in Goldsboro.
Mr.. T. G. Sturgis has returned from
business trip to South Carolina.
Mrs Fred A. Woodland, of Wilson, ar
rived in the city yesterday on visit to
friends.
President Alderman, of the University
of North Carolina, spent yesterday il
Raleigh.
Mr.. Frank /. Osborne has gone to Bay
boro, Pamlico county, to attend to some
law business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Palmer Jerman have
arrived from Asheville, where they spent
a week. They are stopping with Mrs
Duncan on North street.
Miss Myrtle Grundler, Of this city, left
for Springfield, Mass, yesterday to spend
Thanksgiving day and the Christmas
holidays with friends and relatives.
Judge Charles A. Moore. of Asheville
is at the Marlborough. He came here
Sunday to attend to some law business
He leaves today for Charlotte to argu,
a case before Judge Burwell, referee.
Mr. Thomas L. Field. Of London, wht
has been visiting his father-in-law, Capt
B. A. Capehart, and his brother, Mr.
Alex. j. Field, went North Sunda!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-22

night, and will sail for London about q
week hence.
Messrs. c.. B. Watson, Clement Manly,
Lindsay Patterson and j. i. Alexander,
of Winston; A. ID. Cowles, of Statesyille,
and Judge Chas. A. Moore, of Asheville,
are here attending Supreme court this
week.
Mr. J. ID. Thagard, of Dawson City,
has returned here from n visit to his
home at Thagardville He is stopping
at the Marlborough for few days, after
which he goes to London on mining
business.
Mrs. w. Fl. Johnston went to High
Point yesterday and carried with her
two orphans to be placed in the Friends
Home near that place. Mrs. Johnston
is an earnest worker among this unfor-
tunate class of children and she now
has several more under her observation
to procure homes for. May she meet
with success.
Mr. w. f. Carter of Surry county,
is attending the Supreme court. Mr..
Carter was the Democratic nominee for
the House in Surry, and reduced an adj
verse majority of 800 to 26. He is one
of the wisest men of his section, and it
is a matter of wide regret that he will
not be a member of the coming Legis-
lature.