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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

If you lend man grass seed he
VIII come around later to borrow your
lawn mower.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

SPAIN has one advantage. She
knows where to find our fleet if She
wants to fight.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

Inc above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
M- Local ADvRRrIsRMEvfs will he cbaro-
dc Tor at the rate Of cents per line for each
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

IHo,E persons who are becoming
impatient should remember that
Sampson must irst Gnl the Spanish
fleet.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

MAJ. GEN. FrzurGH LEE will be
made military governor Of Cuba when
the SpaniardS are duly whipped off
the island
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

1t is thought that the powers Of
Europe will soon urge upon Spain
the necessity for suing for peace
giving up Cuba, and paying a salts
factory war indemnify.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

The cival authorizes at Malril are
in mortal dread Of a bread riot.
Holders Of grain in the provinces are
not permitted by the popuIace to ship
it, and the supply at the Spanish
capital is running low. Blanco has
demanded food AMI munition for his
troops, and yet the Corles refuses to
vote supplies.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

ADMIRAL SAMPSON was one of the
tennis PLAYERS in Washington, and
used to play every afternoon with
Secretary Olney on grounds rented
by the latter in the rear of the resi-
dence Of Mrs. t. :. Grant.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

SAGAsrA says nothing occurred at
Manila to wound the Spanish pride
1t this is true Spanish pride is very
tough proposition.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

The army Of reinforcement, 10000
strong, will leave San Francisco for
Manila. The cruisers Charleston
and Philadelphia will convey the cx-
petition.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

GERMANY has given out the word
that there can be no objection to the
United States retaining the Philip
pine Islands.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19

IT is stated that Major General
Wesley Merritt has been chosen to
establish a military government in
the Philippines, himself becoming the
Governor General, and that he will
accompany the expedition soon toI
start
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19
RATES or ADVERTISING.

- MOS q MOS ; NJ
column $1,000 0 SGo oo x35o
y 80 90 250O 1900
IL 2I9o loOO 500
- ''.oo 0'o '.O'
The above rates orr, g. -,
ments only.
E~-LocALADv ADVERTISEMENT will be cbarc
ae Tor at the rate Of 3 cents per line for cacl
mcer''on'
If you lend a man grass seed i,
will come around later to borrow Won,
lawn mower.
knows where TO find our doof e Lo
wants to fight.
WHEN it comes to taking water
ish war vessels.
SPANS supply OF money is being
fast exhausted and food is becoming
TuE average patriot is anxious To-
90 to the front-that IS if he can be-
general or an admiral.
-, 49,
impatient should remcmLer that
Sampson must first GnJ tbo G,,,i.h
fleet.
MAJ. GEN. FrrznrGH LEE will he
tho Snaniard, oro '"J' ", l. ~" W '' e..
the island '' ''''PP'' ""
GERMANY has given out the word
that there can be no objection to the
pine Islands
SAcAsrA says nothing occurred at
Manila to wound the Spanish pride. |
If this is true Spanish pride is a very
tough proposition.
The army Of reinforcement. 10, 900 !
strong, will leave San Francisco for
Manila. The cruisers Charleston
and Philadelphia will convey the ex
petition.
r,
LIE latest reports are th1t wheat
Spanish bonds are travelling to the
other place. Thus does Justice Sc
cure her own. 4
7, :. Ill. - Ii
:, - - '"ouo"' 'laV the powers oi
iIu'oPe Will soon urge upon SPAN
'ne necessity Tor SUNG Tor peace,
giving up Cuoa' and paying salts
factory war indemnify
.o,n;n ' 'fa - .'''' '0N VT was one o' 'nP
msoJ f. 'Ia,. =" " "l n 'o"' on"
cnor.,'.. i ~i, wy "'''' nov" VIII, ..
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~ Wv ,,', w.. - ''e ,V'' 81 the resi-
''''N' " '''''' - - y ant
Ir i stato1 that NJ. G...1
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The cival authorizes at Malrid are :,
in mortal dread Of bread riot "
Of grain in the provinces are u
not permitted by the populace to shin al
it, and the supply at the Spanish y
capital is running low. Blanco has 10
demanded food and munition for his IT,
troops, and yet the Corles refuses to u"
vote supplies. lie
.--
Tm. Iowa liouor law wLicb c,r
bids the sale of liouors IN thar State l.
and makes il q crime = ,rarynn,t WI
them, has been declared unconstiu. IN
tional by the United States supreme II
Court because OF It's interference with GO
Interstate commerce. The attemnt III
to compel men to be temperate bv vi
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
BIRDS That Do NOT sing.
Although They All Utter Vocal Sounds
of Some Kind.

Singing is applied to birds in the
same sense that it is TO human beings
the utterance of musical notes. Every
person makes vocal sounds of some
kind, but many persons never attempt
TO sing So it is with birds. The eagle
screams, tho owl boots, the wild goose
bonks, the crow caws, but none Of these
discordant sounds can be called singing
With the poet the singing of birds
means merry, light hearted joyousness,
and most of Us are poetic enough 10
view it in theN same way. Birds sing
most in the spring and the early sum-
mer, those happiest seasons of the year,
while employed IN nest building and IN
rearing their young Many of our most
musical singers are silent all the rest Of
the year; at least they utter only low
chirpings. 1t is natural, therefore, that
lovers of birds should regard their sing
ing as purely an expression Of joy in
the returning spring and in their hap
Ply occupations.
Outside of what are properly classed
as song birds there are many species
that never pretend to sing-in fact,
these far ouLnunDeT tno musicians.
They include the water birds of every
kind both swimmers and waders; all
the birds of prey, eagles, hawks, owls
and vultures. and all the gallinaceous
tribes, comprising pheasants, partridges,
turkeys and chickens The gobble Of
the turkey cock, the defiant crow of the
rooster and even the musical call of the
"bobwhite" are none of them true
singing, yet it is quite probable that all
of these sounds are uttered with pre-
cisely similar motives to those that in
spire the sweet warbling of the song
sparrow, the clear whistle of the robin
or the thrilling music of the wood
thrush.
But naturalists have set apart very
large group as soEg birds, and even
among these there are many species
that never sing at all. Birds are group
ed according to their anatomical char
acteristiCs, the structure of their bones,
bills, feet and wings. And thus we
have the sOngless song birds, looking at
Che nattor nom the stanG pUinO ~ tnU
classifying naturalist. - Philadelphia
Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
What Stamps the Gentleman.

''In all questions of manners a young
man should always remember that.
while politenesS is a good trait TO ac-
quire, courtesy is infinitely better, "
writes Edward Box in The Ladies'
Home Journal. "Politeness is manners,
but courtesy is heart. Mingling in good
society can give US that veneer which
the world calls polish of manners, and
true politeness is not to be made little
of nor sooffed at. PoliteneSs is fine
art, but is an art pure and simple even
at its best. Infinitely better is the culti-
vstion of that courtesy of refinement
which enters into the feelings of others
and holds them sacred It is idle to say
that courtesy is relic Of old fashioned
days and is no longer looked for. 1t is
as much the current coin of good socie-
ty as it ever was. More than any other
element or grace in our lives it is in
stantly felt and recognized and has an
unfailing influence. 1t calls for respect
as nothing else does Courtesy of man
ner and courtesy Of speech are the gifts
a young man should cultivate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Three Centuries Behind Americans.

Several papers dealing with the Penn
sylvania coal regions appear in The
Century. Henry Edward Rood, writing
of "A Polyglot Community, says:
More than one-half the total number
of immigrants into the United States are
coming from Austria-Hungary, Italy,
Poland and Russia. While official sta
tistics are not available, yet careful in
vestigation leads TO the belief that per-
haps 90 OF go per cent of arrivals from
the counties mentioned have had no
regular occupation, while possibly 80
per cent may have been servants or la,
borers. Five yeirs ago the Rev. Mr..
Maujerie, himself an Italian, in COM
pany with the writer made tour of OBJ
servatiOn through the Lehigh region Of
Pennsylvania, and stated that III his
opinion the Italians working there were
about three centuries behind Americans
in their standards Of living--that is, in
their ideas as TO food, clothing, shelter,
wages, work and general intelligence.
Since that time there has been no Ns,
prOvement III the class of immigrants
arriving at our ports.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Lovemakers Come to Grief.

An excellent anecdOte was told of q
west country parsons experience the
other day. Mounted on the upper deck
Of one of those hideous "three deck
ers," as the wooden denominations
where parsOn and clerL took up their
places were nicknamed, the cleric III
question commanded an extensive view
of his buColic congregation. Even the
depths Of the old fashioned high paw
failed to escape his searching glances
In one Of these pews he observed a
youth and a maiden, who clasped hands
tenderly and gave themselves up to ell
dearments which even the Scriptural
exhortation of "Love one another" did
not entirely warrant.
The parson was filled with a great
and righteous indignation, and fixing
his glance not on the guilty pair, but On
the west gallery, he abruptly arrested
his discourse and informed his abashed
congregation that 1.-TWO young persons
of opposite sexes were behaving in a
manner that was highly 'indecorous and
unbecoming, and uBless these sinners
OoH0 1OuAu W lho NoctIy at ehS OoACAu-
sion of the service and assured him of
their penitence their names would be
publicly proclaimed on the Sunday fol-
lowing" With regard to the after
service scene in the vestry, II shame
faced pairs, gnawing their gloves or
smoothing their forelocks, as their sex
dictated, had gathered to offer their
apologies to their outraged vicar.-Lon-
don Sketch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
BRUTAL CLUBBING.
A Blow That Knocked Fire and Smoke
From Negroes Head.

"A blO" 1naC hnOckeu flre ana smoke
From Negroes Head.
Negroes in the south have habit of
sticking matches, toOthpicks and ciga-
rettes behind their ears, and it is COM
mon thing to see one of them, when
asked for match, pull one of them out
of the closely kinked wool just over his
ear. Frequently they have a dozen or
more slowed away there. Not long ago
an Atlanta policeman, whose beat in
cludes Rusty row." favOrite resort
for idle negroes, had occasion to arrest
a notorious vagrant whose main Occu-
patton was fighting and draining the
beer kegs left III front of barrooms.
This man, as usual, resisted arrest
and attacked the officer fercely. The
officer saw that extreme measures were
necessary and, drawing his club, aimed
blow at the negrO's head. The result
was as alarming as it was unexpected.
As the club came in contact with the
mans head. just over the left ear, there
was cracking sound, and from the hair
tongues of blue, sulphurous flame shot
out. The negro dropped to the ground,
and the club fell from the officer
nerveless hand, while a look of wild
eyed amaZement appeared on his COun-
tenance.
He had hit people with the same club
before-in fact, rather frequently-and
blood had sometimes followed the blows,
but never before had they drawn fame
and smoke. He was about TO leave the
place hurriedly, not knowing what he
had done, when his victim sat up and
said reproachfully: go way, man
You done splode all my matches and
swinge my ha'r often my haid." " The
officer was so much relieved that he
broke his record by letting the man go
his way in peace.-Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Before You Ride Your Wheel

Be sure to shake into your shoes Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder for. the feet. 1t
keeps your feet cool and comfortable,
prevents sweating feet, and makes your
endurance ten-fold created. Over 100 900
wheel people are using Aliens Foot-Ease.
They all praise it. Ladies, insist on hav-
ing it. 1t gives rest and comfort to
smarting, hot, swollen. aching nervous
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores
25c. Sample FREE by mail. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, \. Y.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
SOMEWHERE.
Somewhere the wind is blowing,
4L.-lA Il A-slnI n1n

Somewhere the wind is blowing,
! thought as toiled along
In the burning heat of the noontide,
And the fancy made me strong
Yes, somewhere the wind is blowing,
Though here where l gasp and sigh
Not breath OF air is stirring,
Not a cloud in the burning sky.
Somewhere the thing we long for
Exists on earth's wide bound,
Somewhere the sun is shining
When winter nips the ground,
Somewhere the flowers are springing,
Somewhere the corn is brown
And ready unto the harvest
To feed the hungry town.
Somewhere the twilight gathers,
And weary men lay by
The burden of the daytime
And, wrapped IN slumber. lie;
Somewhere the day is breaking,
And gloom and darkness Gee,
Though storms our bark are tossing.
There's somewhere a placid sea.
And thus, thought, It's always,
In this mysterious life,
There's always gladneSs somewhere
Ri spite of its pain and strife,
And somewhere the sin and sorrow
OF earth are known no more,
Somewhere our weary spirits
Shall find a peaceful shore.
Somewhere the things that try Us
Shall all have passed away
And doubt and fear no longer
Impede the perfect day.
Oh, brother, though the darkness
Around thy soul be cast,
The earth is rolling sunward,
And light shall come at lastl
Alfred Capel Shaw in Elmira Facts
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Where She Got Them.

But" said the inquisitive bachelor
after the baby had been carefully
placed in his arms, where does she get
her blue eyes? Yours are dark and so
are her papa's."
"Oh," the fond young mother ex-
planned, "she ipherits them from my
side of the family. My brother Wills
wife has. lust such eyes exactly -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Chinese Highways.

In China there is no regular standard
of distance. Standards vary in the diff
ferent provinces of the empire, the chih,
or unit of length, varying from 9 to 16
inches in different provinces. A Chinese
mile may be from quarter of an Eng
lish mile to mile and three quarters,
according to the province.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26

Dentistry is a complex science.
One man cannot master it. We
divide it into four departments and
have a specialist for each. This in
sures painlessness and durability.
Our work represents the highest skill
OF the times, and is broadly guaran-
teed. Our practice is the largest in
New England. There must be a good
reason for it.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netie. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed- Booklet and sample free. Address
Seeking ReEedy Co, Chicago Or New York
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
A Blow TO Sentiment.

dearest, do you sit up late at night
reading over and over my love letters
TO your"
- would, Henry, but the truth is
they put me to sleep. detroit Free
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Should Fire the Cook.

"Does your husband say grace at the
table?"
"No. He returns thanks for safe
preservation from the last meal. Chi
cago Record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16

The II of the primary election held this, Third Congressional
District Nc uy h the nomination Hon Thomas
very everything considered majority,
IS
At midnight Monday from all the
Mr. Catchtng majority expected by
reducing
majority O
controlled by
ing every leaning Cachngs
ontenng themselves
Henry the suchandIuch
indicate
majority the registered number OF Democrat Re
A. P
ppa and damnab
practiccd plainly evident and tho Of
desperation
violate Of deceny honesty for what
only be eced indicate purpose
to Of
November retirement
icalob scuriy a the Democratic concerned
tho the district with
the exception of Sharkey
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16
A Chinese Puzzle.

The following isaverbatim copy
of a communication received by
The TINES and interpreted, under
Il apparently insuperabIe difficulties,
from IA manuscript resembling
Egyptian hierogIyphics more than
Christian calligraphy;
We the Primitry Baptis met at
|1iller ark in Drew co in Nuyon
meetm Noyem the II 1897 meetin
open with praises lIims farther /
street my hand to the Page 3GI
Prain buy Bfouther abel Jones
move buy Brouther Wooder Hooks
lirouther BrunIey York moderator
second buy Brouther Henry nam
pnford move by Brother | Som
Jackson Brouther j G IL johnson
Cleark second buy Brouther An
theny JOyner move buy Brouther
Robert Law the Delegate from
Sister he reseaye and a Dopted
Delegater from llolley Branch
Church Brouther j. c. II. John
son Delegate from King Solomon
Brouthor Antheny Joyner Dele
CATER from Sun Shine Crossin
Brouther Henry moumphford Del
egate from Ioge Byo chool house
church Brouther i Som jackson
Delegate from Younun Grove
chool house Church Brouther
Wooder Hooks George Depart
church reseave by letter Sur Roun-
din Hill reseave buy letter We the
Primetry Baptis agreasc to hole
so sasim in ashley co ark com
mence friday before the t lord day
in Sept Beth River South East So
sasiun : mile below Portland orn
the Valley Rail Road move by.
Brouthcr Wooder Hooks Brouther
second buy Brouthcr Robburt law
that Brouther Abel James RuIen
Elder the churches to pay his cx-
pence.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16

as a memory, but can no longer
divide us as an issue. The poiiti,
cal platforms of the future are
now being wrought out by powder
and ball, and the resultant acquisi-
ton and disposition of territory
beyond the widest dreams of the
founders Of the American Repub-
lie. These are the problems 70
meet us in the future, and to em-
ploy the soundest and saoest
thought of our country.
Now, brethren of ali factions in
the Delta, instead of dividing, LET
us CONCEAL. Let us bring the best
counsel of Catchings and Henry
Ieaders-of goldbugs and silver
men-into one harmonious effort
to make this fertile Delta the Par
adise of Mississippi and our own
city its New Jerusalem.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

Pursuant to call Washington County Democratic G I'VE
SoS In the absence the Chairman Leroy Percy Esq on ~
Thomas called the meeting to order The following were P "
person proxy: ~ -, ,.o. u N Thomas / Fl
~ Goo @ Johnson Jno Hebron, Jr, j. NJ jayne by proxy
onJ smith: A. c. Hickman, H. c. McGee Jno r. Gage GEO. b.
Alexander by proxy Eugene j. Bogen. ~ wv O.. r1n u
On motion of Hon. W. w. stone, I.oI ~
onos was elected Chairman proem and on motion OF o. n
Crouch L. Pink Smith elected Secretary protein, ~ tn
Chairman Thomas explained that the ooleo or he
oe h canvass the the primary election he III
ngon comfy on July for Congressman ana Tor members % %
Evcrtive Committee the Third Congressional DIS
ltrict. i, c,r,u,;t+oo tbon nroceeded tC
oorpt te vote with the shown mother column
Whereupon motion of Mr. Eugene boge1 neS f ~
Percy and John Hebron, Jr, were declared eeceu |
ington On motion the meeting then adjourned - - p4
lneuo"' " +. n, THOMAS, Chairman Protein
IT PINK SMITH Secretary Protein.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16
CATCHINGS THE NOMINEE.

he following editorial from the
enville Spirit is SO excellent
it is reproduced with the full
Endorsement of the TINES
liter q campaign of much zeal
| people of the Delta have again
the fact that as against
|bther issues the levee interest
tection of home and property
Eas still the paramount consid,
hon. This is what has saved
|. Catchings. He lost many
es by not coming into the dis
i and mingling with the PEG
and his election is solely due
bis levee record and the untlrins
brts of some of his friends; an'
for the fact that Mr.. Henry
B SO much of former zeal in hi
half to apologize for, Mr.. Catch
s might have been defeated.
The attempt to make free silve
actor in the canvass was a mis-
Ee. 1t was never a reality, bu
Y a pretext. The people or
to be cajoled or coerced t
Ridge the right of the individua
mbers of the Democratic part.
their individual opinion upo
y question affecting the part.
Tile they support its nation.
Itform and its national cand
ties. So the free silver injectiO
4 no force as a fact, although
ght serve as a pretext for thos
10 were determined to vol
ainst Catchings anyhow.
Free silver may now be laid b
p. q
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-16
SueiaI anG PcrsuuaI Wentiuu.

Ind M
pressye scene for oIr sII @ VI iIu unhno"H was IN I'M
~ n And his GeenyIe friends with interest the
prominent part he took
| b. b. johnson was IN IN, cft,, e r. d.
r. , wy " ~" 'o''' '''o"S'
- 'I' '''''3 WIN "Feeh'H'e relatives
Mrs Mamie Wright returned from visit to Kentucky
Mr. and Mrs Black aro .oonir ~, 49, ,i, g.. A. 49, A., : ,
Head '''' '' "S''" vi " WISH TO Mr. ana MIS- Jom
Nh ,aa,,.. r, ~,
Jackson. Pa'''"S IL" 'o'' Win relatives ]"
Mr.. n..,.,r
Naen Watson left the latter part of the week,
"''' i"I'
Mrs Ed Taylor and children left last vvooL 70 sorJ tt ~
III Ouada'
Mr. w Nuocnt Ycr,o. :. ~ II, u.... -,
several weeks - " ''' 'P'"S'' where ne VIII spend
,
Mr. Camp Wheeler spending his vacation with his family ot
ilulIS'IIe Ala
home, Memphis F7 40 ~
ingon, this week. " ~