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The Pamunkey Indians.

In King Williams county, Va, not more
than twenty-five miles from Richmond,
there live the only remains Of once
large and powerful tribe Of Indians.
When POcahontas saved John Smith from
the club, the Pamunkeys numbered some
10000, and could raise an effective force
of 5000 warriors. Less than one hundred
arc now left, says the Cincinnati Enquir-
er, and, although the birth rate has in the
last decade slightly exceeded the death
rate, there is little probability that they
can maintain their individuality for anoth-
err century. Yet they want for nothing,
have more land than they know what TO do
with, and are in all the richest of red aris-
tocrats. They live on little peninsula
a bottle-shaped reck OF land, comprising
some 500 acres, of which 80 are under
cultivation. They are far more wealthy,
considered per capita, than any nation in
the world, and far more happy. Their
tract abounds in game, which is one of
their chief sources of subsistence. 1t is
secured to them 10y an act of the colonial
legislature. They hold it in common, are
prohibited from alternating the title, and
are exempt from taxes, although under an
ancient law, they are required to supply
the Governor OF Virginia colony with
certain amount OF wild game. This
practice still continues, and during the
shooting season, spring aud fall, they are
IN ihehabit, now and then, Of sending the
governor, by the conductor of the train. a
bunch OF wild ducks or haunch of
sension.
The Pamunkeys have no relation with
The United States government. They re-
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ceiye no annuitics and their names are
not upon the rolls of the Indian Office
The State Of Virginia annually appoints
five trustees to look after their interests
but the Offices are sinccurcs, As the
Indians are perfectly capable Of looking
after themselves. They elect their chief
and a council of four, who exercise cNecu-
i've. legislative and judicial functions.
Every member of the tribe is allowed to
vote, and on the day appointed they meet
at the council house, with usually two
candidates 10 choose from. Those in favor
of one indicate their choice by dropping a
grain of corn into the ballot box; those
who prefer the other Indicate it by drop
ping bean i'm the same Ulacc. These
native officials take care OF the Tube,
punish all offences except telonies, over
which the state courts have jurisdiction.
and conduct cooperative merchandise
store, which is patronizcd by white people
in the neighbolh0od. a, well a. the mcm-
bers of the tribe. The Indian, are tenn
perate, moral, pcaccahle and Industrious.
Very few of them are iull-blooded. Oar
ing the 800 years of contact with The
whites and negroes around them they
have been unable to preserve their racial
integrity, although the laws of the tribe
prohibit cohabitdtion or marriage with
persons of African descent. They are eN-
ceedngy proud OF their lineage, and
while they would probably acknowledge
the white ari,tocracy Of Virginia their
equals, they decline to have anything to do
with the blacks, aud some wears ago rails
ed miniature rebellion because 4 mulat-
to woman was plrccd in charge Of the
public school upon their reservation.
Realizing that continual intermarriage
has impaired the physical condition Of the
tribe, they recently appointed a committee
10 trca. with the remnant Of the Cherokee
Indian nation of North Carolina on this
subject.
The Pamunkcy are not only thoroughly
civilized, but are quite inclined 10 be re-
ligious. The best building on their res
crvation is Baptist church, at which
nearly every member Of the tribe attends
service twice on sunday, under the minis
traitor OF a native preacher.
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fine mean cos.ip. improved and contradict
ed, by which qucrulous New ok paper
has sought to slab the reputation OF Au-
miral Schlcv. What means this persist
enr war ON Schlcy. aud from what source
does it proceed? The Spaniard', with all
their chagrin and lack Of generosity nave
not bounded Cervcra as Schley has been
pursued bv certain malienantS in TINS
country. There is nothing that the Adj
miral has said or done that would warrant
such an exhibition of malice. 1t is despI-
cable. and deserves the contempt OF the
American pubic.-Noshrije Runner.
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Notice..

Commencing March 18th, the WASH
INGTON AND CHATTANOOGA LIMIT
ED, trains 33 and 81, with through Pull
man Sleepers, Memphis to New York and
New Orleans to New York, will he oper-
ated via Lynchburg, Southern Railway
aud Pennsylvania Railroad, instead Of via
Shenandoah Junction and "Royal Blue
Line" as formerly.
new service Of through Pullman
Slccpers will be established between
Knoxville aud New York over SHENAN-
DOAH VALLEY ROUTE, via Bristol,
Roanoke, Natural Bridge, Luray. llagers-
town, Harrisburg and Pennsylvania Rail-
road, on trains Nos. ; and 1.
See other column for timetable, and
apply to Ticket Agents, Norfolk y Western
Railway, for schedules in detail
". i. BENlLL,
Gent Passenger Agent.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs Michael Curtain, Painheld Ill.,,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for a month by her family physi-
clan, but grew worse. lie told her she
was HOPELESS victim of consumption and
that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery fer Consumption; she bought a
BEETLE and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and well; now does her own
homework, and is as well as she ever was.
Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery
at j. W. Kelly's drug store. Only ~ cents
and 81, every bottle guaranteed. &
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BIG STONE GAP.

TRINITY METHODIST CHrRCu-Rrv 6 n
'AV"'ir' Pastor Preaching Firsi and Third SUNDAYS
IN each mouth, morning and might
SoSpW- Scnoot. Every Sunday morning at 10
s,ock.-j y. Wo'FE. Superintendent
iR.'rR-M.Eri Nc.-Evety Wednesday night.
n'wonTu iS,"rE-~Every Friday night
,.sNs MEETING. Second Sunday IN each month at
So'clock p nj. {. SrecHr, Ciass.Insder
rev. Naught breaches At the Double Tunnel First
Ss,.onega Second s"nday. morning and night aud a;
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-liEv. r. g. N,rug.
son, Pastor. Preaching Second SUNDAY In each
month, morning and night, AZ the Episcopal Church
SrNDAy-ScsooL -Everv sunday morning at 10
O'Clock In Presbyterian Chappc near the bridge III
!. StLtisAN, Superintendent
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A DeSpiCable Spirit.

1T is Il great pity that so brilliant We
tory for the American arms as was the na-
val engagement at Santiago should be
marrcd with continued gossip, backhitins
and chickering's concerning conduct Of the
American officers in that notable fight.
the proof Of success is 10 succeed, and
when Il thing was 80 well and so thorough
ly accomplished as the destruction of Ger
vera ; fleet, it is idle to 90 into petty de-
tail and rake up little things said or done
on the part of the American commanders
that may he magnifed into errors. Ifanv
errors were committed on the American
side in that engagement there was never
an occasion when error counted for so lit
tie. 1t was a signal victory. In some re-
spects it was greater accomplishment
than that OF Dewey at Manila, for while
Dewey's steel clad cruisers hammered
Montejo's wooden hulks out Of existence.
the Spanish squadron at Santiago was
one of the most formidable then aAoat
The four large ships that were DESTROYED
wore full armor, carried big guns and be-
ing OF the finest cruiser pattern, should
have been capable of greater speed thar
any vessels in the American navy EXCEPT
the New York and BROOKLYN and the New
ork was absent from the contest X,
one anticipated such a complete aud easy
victory over this squadron, and the won.
deriul accomplishment points to superi.
or capacity on the part OF both the men
aud officers in the American feet.
WHY. then, should there he any earning
criticisms of those who. won this hshtl
The American people should n n toier,to
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Story of "A slave.

To he bound hand and foot for years by
the chains Of disease j. the worst form OF
slavery. George -. Williams, of Man
chester, Mich. tells how such slave was
made free. He saws My wife has been
so helpless for five years that she could
not turn over in bed alone. After using
two bottles Of Electric Bitters, she is
wonderfully improved and able to do her
Cwn work" This supreme remedy for
female diseases quickly cures nervousness,
sleepessness, melancholy. headache, back
ache, fainting and dizzy spells. This
miracle working medicine is godsend to
weak, sickly, run down people. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only - cents. Sold
by j. W. Kelly, druggist 4
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OFFICIAL ROUTE
EPWORTH LEAGl f
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY

indianapolis. Ind, and Rciurncd-Oue
fare tor the Rouud-lrip from all points.
Ticket, on sale July 18th and 10Th, good
till July 26th, and 10y dcpo-iting ticke,s
with Joint Agent at indianapolis can he
extended 70 August 20, 1899. The Nor
folk and We,tern Railway has been select
ed as the OFFICIAL ROUTE, and spec
ial train Of \csiibule Coaches and Pull
man Sleepcrs will start from Norfolk 1000
4. NJ, July 18th going through without
charge arriving indianapolis next day,
Noon. The schedule is most convenient
and all parties from Virginia, North Car
DINA and East Tennessee can take adyan-
tage OF the Trough Service a arranged 10y
the transportation Committee. a four
page Circular giving schedule and full in
formation will be mailed to any address
upon request to the Special Commltte or
to any Agent Norfolk and Western Rail
way.
". 3. BEyiLL,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
Roanoke, va.
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STONEGA.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH--Rrv =. RIosrco,
Pastor Preaching First, Third and Fourth Sundays
at III \. m. aud 80 p m.
Sr>pAy-ScHOoL.-Evcry SUNDAY afternoon at . 30
o'clock.-JoHS A. EsSrR, Superintendent
fhsftR- MEETING. livery Wednesday night
i"rSd iEorfe's SocIKTY.--Iyery Sunday after.
noon al s:t5 O'Clock
Rev. Rioseco breaches at Appalachia Second sun
day at III a. m, and at Mncrsville at 3 30 p. m.
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Clubbing Offer.

The Big Stone Gap Post is clubbing
with the following papers at the following
rates:
The Post and Thricc-a- week New
York World. .................S 81 80
The Post aud The Twcc-a-weck
Louisville Courcr-Journal. 81 %
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ARRfvALA AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS.
South Atlantic A. Ohin.

East boand--No passenger leaves Big Stone Gap
daily At 7;27 a. m, arrives At Bristol 10 As p
West bound.-No. ], passenger leaves Bristol 10
=. m daily aud arrives at Zig Stone Gap :4j p.
Sonnections-No. connects with the l.. at
Double Tunnel.
Schedule In effect December 18th. 1898. Standard
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POWERFUL POLYNICE.

Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, 18th April, 1891
The experiments made here at the hos
pital with the Polynice Oil, witnessed by
me, having been very successful, hereby
recommend it in all cases of rheumatism.
(Signed) DR. +. ID. ROGERS.
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Louisville a. Nashville.

Central time)
No. 81, Passenger day.-leaves Louisville 80 p
M, arrives Big Stone Gap :l0 a. m.
No 80, Passenger daily.-Ieaves Big Stone GAY
IS y. M, arrives at Louisville - 80 a. m.
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Dig stone Gap and PoweII's valley.

EsfE NFUHt UP HHU TOWtTh NHIIty.
STANDARD timel
v. A. Ayers, Pres't.
A. 3. Eaton. Superintend' Mt.
GESsEAL OFucEs BIC SToSE Gar, Va.
transfer line for freight and passenger business
between the South Atlantic a Ohio and Louisville 4
Nashville Railroads aud the furnaces Of the Big
Stone Gap Iron Co.
Ira ms leave the lnternont hotel a. follows;
ForI y. train, going east ..... .. g.. Ava. m
" west ......... 30 y. D..
S.A. 4 o. train, going south ..... 7:lO IT.
" north. ...... 6 90 p. IN.
For further information regarding freight and
passenger traiic, apply to
n. J. Ayers, Sec.
Ayers building Bio STONE GAPN VA.
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This new French Medical Discovery has
been used with remarkable success in
Bellevue Hospital, New York ;HowardHos-
pital, Philadelphia; Johns Hopkins and the
Maryland Hospitals, Baltimore, Md
The New York Hcrdid. October Bird and
9th, in an editorial article, says the exper-
iments made at Bellevue Hospital with
POLYNICE OIL in treatment of RHEU-
MATISM were highly successful.
The physicians at Bellevue Hospital
were surprised at the marvellous results
produced by this wonderful French medi-
cal discovery, which they called
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
Bryan Holds First Place.

Some gentlemen were discussing at
Charnberlin's the other evening the
question OF what orator OF ancient or
modern times had first and last spoken
to the greatest number of human beings,
says the Washington Post. A great
many names were suggested, but finally
it was agreed that more people had list
ened to the sound OF William J. Bryan's
voice than to any other man who ever
talked to the public.
81 do not think" sad Mr.. P. L. Irvine,
OF New York, that there is any doubt
OF Bryan's primacy in this regard We
know that famous speakers among the
ancients, orators of the class OF Cicero
and Demosthenes, talked to vast crowds,
but we have only to reflect upon the pau-
city OF transportation facilities in those
days to realize that they addressed prac-
ticaly the same audiences all the time.
Their gatherings were local. MIR. Bryan
in 1896 and since, has traversed every
part of the United States, and has
spoken in the aggregate to millions o
his countrymen. Major Mckinley, il
will be remembered, stayed at home dur
ing the campaign, and his speeches were
limited to visiting delegations. Neither
Beecller, Ingersoll, nor Talmagc, will
their long years OF platform oratory
could have addressed total of nearer:
anything like as large as the number
that crowded about the Nebraskan
Neither Webster, Clay, nor Calhoun no
Lincoln nor Douglas, despite the length
Of their public careers, ever spoke tt
such multtudes. And the wonderful
part OF it is, that the man will, in al
probability, duplicate his past experience
in this line before he retres to absolute
privacy"
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
500 Reward $500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all it's stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical fra,
ternity. Catarrh being {, constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of the
by building UP the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials;
Address, f. ]. CHENEY & CO., To-
Sold by Druggists. TIC.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
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treatment at the St. Paul institute sew
eral weeks ago. He tried all the doc
tors and when about to enter the insti-
tute one of the physicians advised him
to keep his money because he could not
be cured AS last resort he tried the
Murray Cure and lie is now eating six
meals day and gaining in flesh as he
has never done in his life before. His
name can be learned upon application
and a personal interview will be secured
for any persons interested in the cure of
any victim of the habit.
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
Smith & Parsons, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Default having been made4n the payment
of the sum of two hundred dollars, which
Is claimed to be due and Is due, together
with seven per cent interest thereon since
November s, 1894, ut the date of this no.
tice upon a certain Mortgage, duly exc
cuted and delivered by Fred L. King and
Ida B. King, his wife, Mortgagors, to JON
ATTAIN T. Grimes, Mortgage, bearing date
the fifth day Of November, 1880, and with
q power of sale therein contained, duly re-
corded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
in and for the County Of Hennepin and
State of Minnesota, on the twenty-1rst day
Of November, 1850, ut III o'clock a. M, In
Book 205 of Mortgages, on page sc.
Which said Mortgage, together with the
debt secured thereby, was duly assigned by
said Jonathan T. Grimes, Mortgage, to
Minetta b. Grimes by written assignment
dated the twenty-ffth day Of February,
1896, and recorded In the office of said Reg
lister Of Deeds on the seventh day of De-
cember, 1896, at AZ O'clock p. M. In Book
459 of Mortgages on page 13.
Which said Mortgage, together with said
debt secured thereby, was duly assigned by
said Minetta B. Grimes, the Assignee and
Holder thereof, to John L. Smith, Receiver.
BY written assignment dated the fifteenth
day Of December, 1896, and recorded on the
nineteenth day Of December, 1896, ut 11A
o'clock a. M, In Book 459 of. said Mortgage
Records Of said Register of Deeds. page 81,
and no action or proceeding having been
instituted, at law or otherwise. to recover
the debt secured by said Mortgage, or any
part thereof.
Now, Therefore, Notice Is Hereby Given.
That by virtue of the power OF sale con-
tained In said Mortgage, and pursuant to
the statute in such case made and provld-
ed, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by
sale Of the premises described In and con-
vcyed by said Mortgage, viz:
Lots Six 6) and Seven ~, In Block Sew
en- 81 Of Kensington, according to the plat
thereof on file and of record in the office Of
the Register Of Deeds In and for Hennepln
County, Minnesota, said real estate being
Minnesota, with the Entertainments and ap-
purtenances: which sale will be made by
the Sheriff Of said Hennepin County at the
main front entrance on Fourth street Of the
Court House, in the City Of Minneapolis. In
said County and State, on the second day
Of September, 1880, at ten o'clock a. M. of
that day, ut public vendue. to the highest
Didder Tor cash, to pay said debt OF two
hundred dollars. and interest ns aforesaid.
twenty five dollars, Attorneys fees, as stip-
ulated In and by said Mortgage In case of
foreclosure. and the disbursements allowed
by law; subject to redemption at any time
within one year from the day of sale, as
provided by law.
Dated July y. A. D. 1929:
John L. SMITH. Receiver.
Assignee Of Assignee Of Moftsagee.
c. a. JELLEY.
Attorney for Assignee of Assignee of
Mortgage. 303 Globe Building.
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19

York Herald had some carrier pigeons,
that was all. You have not heard half.
am at Polo now, and it is nice to
see the harbor full OF vessels, all sizes
from brig to a manoi-war. Dewey S
boats open fire on the insurgents almost
daily and scatter them in all directions.
The volunteer regiments are commen-
cling to sail for the United States, l no
tice. Well, there will not more than half
OF them go back in good health Not
one-third, l think.
A new cavalry regiment is being or
gained here by Major Bell, OF the
Fourth cavalry. was on the point OF
re-enlistng, but changed my mind, as
| have seen enough for a while. l was
never a day sick since I enlisted and
consequently on constant duty and in
every place where there was fighting to
be done from the beginning to the end
not escaping Manila, for that duty was
really as bad as at the front You were
never safe, in danger of one or more Of
those Filipinos shooting you through a
window.
This Manila has changed wonderfully
since we took the place almost year
ago. 1t is kind of Americanized now,
clean and great deal of Improvements
going on, all, OF course, on the American
plan. 1t is nice kind of place in many
ways and if l had a good United States
job would stay, but otherwise the coun-
try and its ways and pays are no good,
taking the American part off.
This is a terrible place during the
rainy season, which is now here in full
blast. The rivers are overhown; it rains
torrents-never saw anything like it at
home.
We are told we will sail home about
Aug. L. Two or three OF my friends re-
enlisted and it makes me little lone
some after them after all. Will see you
all soon again, and in good health, l
hope.
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
A ST. PAUL SOLDIER.
Private John 7. Pewters Writes from
Manila.

The following letter from John T.
Pewters, of Company G, Thirteenth
Minnesota, has been received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pewters,
within the past week:
We have now fought in thirty-two en-
gagements, ranging from small riot
suppression in the city of Manila to a
genuine pitched battle in the open field.
General Lawton is a genuine Ameri-
can soldier and no doubt about it. And
he has complimented the Thirteenth
Minnesota in open review more than
once. We gave him great surprise
when we took San Miguel without loss
OF men, very strongly fortified place.
Our scouts crept up as near as possible
to the place, and as often as Filipino
showed his head it was shot off as if
lightning struck him. This set the in
surgents wild. They could not see our
scouts and they could not move around
without being picked off the face of the
earth. And they finally fled from the
town, thinking some spirits or the devil
was around there taking off all their
men. General Lawton thought the tax
ing Of this town would cost many Amer
lean soldiers lives.
I tell you we have gone through a
whole lot on this last famous thirty-two
days march-through mountain and
plain, part of the time cut off from all
other brigades and on half-rations, and
travelling nearly all the time. The New
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19

wanted to try our cure for the cigarette
habit. I told him we had a tobacco
cure, but had never tried to push it.
He stated that he was in the habit of
smoking over 100 cigarettes day. He
realized that the habit was injuring
him, but he couldn't stop. We took
him in and inside OF ten days he was en-
tirely free from all desire for tobacco"
Several other tobacco cases have been
cured satisfactorily and without any bad
after effects.
One OF the best known victims OF the
morphine habit in St. Paul took the
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
lseall
Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The work OF the Murray Cure Insti-
tute in the cure OF the drink and NOR
phine habits has been extended from
Minneapolis to St. Paul. There are
now two institutes curing these twin
habits instead OF one.
II have never paid much attention to
the cure OF the tobacco habit" said Mr..
Murray recently, because I thought
there was plenty for me to do to cure
the victims OF drink and opium. But
some time ago young man from Mon
tana came to the institute and said he