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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-07

have the services Of Rev. VIM. q
Stephen. Of Macon. Mo, who will b,
the stated supply till the Spring
meeting of Presbytery. He is a
married man, having a wife and two
children. He comes highly recon-.
mended by Rev. E. w. Guerraut the
noted southern evangelist.
The Xmas way to economist is to
marry the girl. as the license will
only cost you ST., and the Squire will
trust you for the marriage fee.
Benton Boyd has rendered his res.
ignation here to accept a position on
the Prick Engineering Corps in
Pennsylvania. He leaves about the
middle Of the Month.
The eyes Of the entire country are
on our representatives in Congress
now assembled, watching the ont
come of the Mormon question. The
question is not one of politics but is
of more vital importance. affecting
the purity Of every home and the
sacred name of mother, and it will
depend on Congress in the settle
ment Of this important question,
whether the environments surround
ing the American home shall be
broken down and the way opened for
a food of impurity that would
sanctity Of marriage relationship and
encourage a host of baser evils.
The safety Of our grand republic de-
ponds more on the home influence
than any other factor. This subject
will tend to show who are Mormons
or Mormon sympatbisers and there are
not few Of them in these mountains
and in this neck of the woods, hit
for the most part they are Of the
lower class and ignorant.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.
knoxville Business College,

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-We believe that the new
system that you have introduced in your
school is infinitely superior to anything
that we have ever before seen for teach
ing young men and women practical Book
keeping and Banking.
Our Office force has been supplied al
most entirely by your institution, and now
with your improved facilities for doing
first class work, we cannot see where the
young man or woman could attend Col
lege better equipped for fitting him or her
for the active duties of life
Knowing your officers and teachers to
be men of ability and high moral standing,
we take pleasure in commencing your in
siitution 10 the public. Yours truly,
EAST TENNESSEE NATIONAL BANK.
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FROMSTONEGA.
CORRESPONDENCE OF tn. Biz Stone Gap Posi-.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Post.
SroNEGA, Va, Dec. 5.-Santa
Claus must be coming for We see the
shadow of Xmas already in the
windows.
Well, Thanksgiving day is not
the only day we should be thankful
on. We have reason to be thankful
every ether day that Xmas comes but
once year, because a head of the
family, who has from 3 to 10 stock
ings to fill could not stand it any
oftener and maintain harmony in the
ia nlly circle.
In making promiscuous gifts if yon
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have an enemy send his boy a drum
or an air gun. for by so doing you
will heap Goals Of FIRE on his head.
Mrs. J. A. L. Minor, who has been
visiting frierds in the north, will be
back here by Thursday. Mr. Minor
left today to meet her in Cincinnati.
Rev. H. w. Leslie, of Bristol.
officiated in the Presbyterian church
on last Sabbath and preached morn
ing and evening. We expect Rev.
Cook on next Sabbath.
After this month the church will
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-07
Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:


Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-I take pleasure in stating
that have been familiar with your sys-
tenn and methods Of conducting your in
sttution for some twelve years. Our bank
has secured it's clerical force largely from,
and through your institution and | am
glad TO state that you have been exceed
iugly successful in turning out a class of
Young business men and women with prac-
teal education, rendering them compe-
tent and capable for the work in their fut-
ure business lives. The hel we have had,
coming through your institution, has been
entirely satisfactory, and more so than
any others we have employed. | have ex-
amined the system now in force under the
new management of your Institution, and
am satisfied that it is an improvement
over any other which has been taught in
the South heretofore, and that you are
better equipped to give to young men and
ladies practical, business education,
than ever before. ! take much pleasure
in commencing the officers and managers
of your institution, with whom | am per-
sonally acquainted, to the public, and to
the Young people seeking business edu-
cation, as thoroughly competent and reli-
able people in their profession, who have
had large experiences and great success as
teachers. Yours truly,
WIN. S. SHIELDS,
President City National Bank.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. IS, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:

hnOxVllle, Tenn, Oct ID, 1913.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-I graduated at Bryant and
STATIONS College at Baltimore, in the
year 1872, and they used in that College
what was then the most practical system
taught in the United States. have ex-
ahmed the system you arc now using and
declare it to be the most practical, COM
nonsense system have ever seen, and
there is absolutely no reason why young
man or woman graduating from your COL
lege should not be capable Of opening up
and keeping a set of books in any Bank
or Business House in the country.
take pleasure in commencing your IN
stitutlon, with its officers and teachers to
the business public, and | personally know
that the officers Of this institution are
thoroughly reliable and trustworthy.
They are men of high moral character and
In every way capable of doing the work
they have undertaken. Yours truly,
II. B. BRANNER.
President Third National Bank.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 26. 1899.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct %. 1899
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville Tenn:
To the Business Public:
We know the officers and managers of
the Knoxville Business College to lie men
of sterling Integrity and capable o; doing
the work they have undertaken, and the
practical system that they have adopted
of teaching Bookkeeping is superior to
anything else we have ever before seen,
and we heartily commend this institution
to the young men and women seeking a
business education. Yours truly,
SANFORD, CHAMBERLAIN
&ALBERS co.
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Sc A WEEK TO START.

We want intelligent ladies' or gentle
men, TO accept permanent position in own
town; salary to start 81 week, guaran-
teed. and commission. Many make from
sl2 to s24 a week. You can devote all or
YOUR spare time. Send stamp for full par
ticulars. Address, The BELL COMPANY,
Dept. G., Philadelphia, Pa. 42-49
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:

Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen--I have examined your sys-
TEN of Bookkeeping that you have intro
duced since the LIST of July, 1899, and |
regard it the most practical and direct
method of teaching bookkeeping that
have ever seen. 1t seems so simple and
true to every day Office life, that cannot
see how any one finishing the course can
he otherwise than competent to keep a
sci of books.
know the managers and officers Of this
institution to he thoroughly reliable and
competent to discharge the work they
have undertaken. They are men of high
moral character and standing in the COM
munity. Yours truly,
Z. G.. OATES,
Cashier Mechanics National Bank.
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ing your officers and teachers as we do, we
take pleasure in commencing them to the
business public Yours truly
MURPHY 4 ROBINSON.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn
conference.-the have examined your
system Of Bookkeeping that you have in
troduced since the LIST of July, 1899, and
find it absolutely practical and great
improvement over the old copying system
heretofore used throughout the country.
We know the officers OF the institution
aud know them to lie men of high moral
character and entirely trustworthy and
altogether capable Of doing the work they
have undertaken. We know of no insti-
tuition where young men and women can
better equip themselves for the duties Of
life than at yours, and we heartily COM
mend it to TIE business public, and to the
young men and women of the country.
Yours truly,
DANIEL BRISCOE, BRO. & Co.
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In South Africa the British will
shortly have 10000 men in the field
against 10000 Beers. The Beers,
however, are in position to make a
stubborn resistance. and will, doubt
less, prolong the war some time yet.
There have been no signal success on
either side this week.
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Knoxville, Tenn

kNOAhlsltf lftfN'
Knoxville Business Co.'y--
Knoxville, Ie..
Gentlemen-We have g.. ',''
relied almost entirely upon .''
ton for our office force, az .,
pleasure to say that TIE bel.
gotten has been very sii'ii''o''
nov that you have introduce ''
new aud practical system '' ..i,,
your students should be better ..
do Office work than tbey have ,''
tofore. of
Knowing the officers ava ,.a,
your institution to be mea il.' '' =,
to do the work they have a"l''''
take pleasure in saying that W. .,
no other school where the y'D'' ,,.,
young woman can better equip "' .,r,
herself for the active duties % ''
life. lOut' very ,,a
c.M. McclrNcA''
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MCMILLAN. HALtNA.'I
Knoxville, Tenn o.' -e l'''

Knoxville, Tenn. l.' -N l'''
Knoxville Business College
Knoxville, Tenn
Gentlemen-l do not kuoa o. f.. g.
tuition in the United State. .,'lt. r.e
practical system Of 6ookker,..- 't. 80
one taught in your COLLEGE. SOB
that you are abuudanlIl allie ". ''
young people Of the couuir '.-.f.'
either in the Commercial or ''
cour.e. Yours ''.
VI T. ROSS
perc . H...
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S. s. S. FOR THE BLOOD
Endorsements of Knoxville Business College and School of Shorthand
by the Banks and Business Men of the City,

given good satisfaction Tho system yas
are now using il, by far, the most ,l.n.
cal we have ever seen. We take .',,.-s
in commencing it, and the officers aai
teachers of your institution. o. tle ll...
ness public. Yours truly
GREER MACHINERY lO
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The Bristol Tribune will probably
change management in the near
future. Mr.. b. F. Milton, editor OF
the Knoxville Sentinel, is thinking
of taking charge of the Tribune and
publishing an up-to-date morning
paper with associated press dis
patches.
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The agent of the United States
government appointed to select an
exhibit of the best apples in the state
for the Paris exposition has selected
apples from Rappahannock county.
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CnnrsTMAs, the day of all days,
will soon be here. The little ones
are looking forward to that day with
joyful hearts.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, TeLn.:
Gentlemen-l have examined your prac-
tical system of Bookkeeping recently in
troduced into your school, and take pleas
ure in saying that it is superior to any
thing have ever seen.
commend it and you to the business
public. Yours very truly, etc.
W. II. GASS,
President Knoxville Banking Co.
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THANKSGIVING was pretty generally
observed in the Gap last Thursday.
Those who did not have turkey for
dinner had chicken or something else,
and everybody seemed to be thankful
that they were still alive.
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GREER MACHINERY

Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn
Genilemen-Our Office force q large,
made up Of your former students. anlIts
our regular rule when ia need .i B mln u
this department to apply 10 your .o.r,.
We have examined the practical system
you have recently introduced a.l l.Ie,e
il is the best We have ever ,re.. i.I $50
take pleasure in recommeul.- .ar H-
stitution to the business public
lour. tta.r
GEORGE BROWN
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DENMARK claims that there is not
a single grown person in her domain
who cannot read and write
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Knoxville, Tenn Oct. %, 1899.
SAM c. rooney, Pres.

Knoxville, Tenn Oct %, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville. Tenn:
Gentlemen-Knowing the officers and
teachers of your institution TO be honora-
bic and capable men, and having examin-
ed your practical methods, we arc pleased
to commend you and your methods to the
young men and women seeking business
education. Yours very truly,
BROWN, PAYNE, DEAYER & co.
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"Doing nothing is doing IL" I'm
pure blood neglected will become q
serious matter. Take Hoods Sarsa-
psrills at once and avoid the i'll.
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The days are getting shorter and
shorter. thereby resembling the
average pocket book.
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RATES or ADVERTISING.

The above rates are Cor standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
~LocAL ADVERTISEMENT will be chsrg-
ed for at the rate OF cents per line for each
incertion.
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CoSeREss begun its fitty-sixth ses-
sion q. noon Monday.
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The PosT is over run with adver-
'tisements this week, which shows
that advertising in this paper pays.
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Yours truly
CHAPMAN, WHITE, LYONS co.
Knoxville, Tenn, Oc;. 20, 1899

Knoxville, Tenn, Oc,. 20, 1899.
Knoxville Business College.
Knoxville, Tenn,
conference.-the have Investigated the
new system adopted by you of teaching
practical Bookkeeping to your students,
and find it the easiest, simplest and the
most practical course we have ever known,
and knowing the Ulcers and managers of
the institution TO be thoroughly reliable,
we take pleasure in commencing this in
stitution to the young men and women OF
the North and South. Yours truly,
CQWAN, McCLUNG L co.
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xHTANTED-sEvERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons 10 represent as Managers In this
and close by counties Salary $3.50 year and ex-
penses. Straight. bona-de, no more, no less salary
Position permanent. Our references, any bank In
any town. II Is mainly Office work conducted at
home. Reference. Enclose seif-sddressed stamped
envelope. TnE DOMINION ConPAsY, Dept. 3, Chicago.
Sspas.em
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 70, 1899

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 20, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-I have examined the very
practical manner in which you present
Bookkeeping to your students, and think
it far in advance Of the old Text Book"
system. 1t gives any one using it the
same practical work they would ge, in an
Office, and this is awav ahead Of theory
without practice. | heartily recommend
it to any one who wants to study Book
keeping in way that will be of actual
service to them. Yours truly.
SAM c. rooney, Pres.
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M. Emile Bernard, famous French
architect, who recently won the $780,
600 prize offered by Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst for the best plans for the new
University of California, has arrived
from Paris. NJ. Bernard comes here
to superintend the beginning of the
work, which will, perhaps, not be
completed within ten or fifteen years.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 26, 1899.
knoxville Business ColIece

Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn.
conference.-the believe your system Of
Bookkeeping is practical; your school has
a good reputation and your officers are
men of the highest moral character; and
hence, you should succeed beyond your
most sanguinc expectations.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 20, 1889.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-we have examined your
system of Bookkeeping that you have late
ly introduced in your College, and we con-
slider it very practical indeed, and know
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 20, 1899.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 20, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-We have examined the
system that you have introduced in your
school, and it seems to US practical. We
can see no reason why a student who
completes the course should not be pre-
pared to do acceptable Office work.
Yours truly,
ARNOLD, HENEGAR, DOYLE 4 co.
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Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. &c, 1899.
Knoxville Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn:
Gentlemen-We have for a number of
years gotten good portion OF our Office
force from your institution. and they have
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President Knoxville Banking Co.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

used on all the inland mail Il ss.,s
and her colonies. The STAMP sS s;'S|
is of the denominations of five :, os sslsu /
pesetas lone cent?, is printed Il H. 81 =
Der black, and must be affixed i s. NJ
mail matter in addition to the rs ! !.
postage stamp. 1t ifof ordinary h.
with the Inscriptions s.Impto s, 81
Guerra and 1888 90" at the top 81 i
bottom respectively. The figure ' sss
and "cent" appear in the center i 4
vertical oval, with scroll work ii 4.
sides. The Government has occasis Z
ally issued stamps Of this characn
the use of which was voluntary Fl
not so with this one. Every piesss
mail matter for finland delivery na,,
bear a mourning stamp. othersiss II
doesn't go. Itfs'a greater tax fol hi
Spanish people than it would b 81
Americans, for in, Spain they hs,s
been taxed year in and year out, ss@l
the continual drain is having its &.
evitable result. The mougning stsns
has presumably been issued d Il
sympathetic appeal to the peopiela ID
the many lives lost in the late COL
fict.
The mourning stamp is not the oas
label issued by Spain since that couII
try met the United States in BATH
A short time ago four distinct staml'
were issued by the Madrid Govern
ment in its endeavor to meet the run
ming expenses of the war. Two BLACK
stamps of the denomination Of five
cent de pesetas made their appearance
recently, but did not accomplish thu
desired results. They were simply
obligatory taxes, and naturally wesl
looked upon with anything but favor
by the populace. Two other voluntsly
tax stamps, pink and blue in cda,l
the latter having been issued by TIL
city of Madrid, were authorized at
same time as the two above, NAL z
FIVE distinct stamps in the last Y
months, tof which show to whass 3
tent the Government has been fofels9s
to raise money. Nor have anyof thssss
efforts been crowned with success.
It is stated as an actual fact that they
have resulted in utter failures, The
number of letters posted at the MADRID
Office having fallen off fully one-thId.
since the recent taxes were levied.
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Played Poker with Their pills.

San Juan Hill, near Santiago de C,,-
ba.-For the last week the boys of the
First Illinois have been fighting their
worst enemy-malarial fever. About
fortnight ago the dread disease came
upon our camp, and since then almost
every one has had it. While most Of
the stricken are made delirious, the ef-
feet never lasts more than seven tn n,na
days. Malaria Hill"-that is what
we call our camp-is a beautiful nlace
to look at. The men play poker with
quinine pills for chips. The trouble is
when a player gets a chill he eats a
chip and runs the game short We
have "Quihine Club" The object Of
the club II to show the weaker mem
bers the fine properties of the dr,p
Malaria Jill" alone consumes abont
300 to 1900 pills daily-that is. 1 .6Oo IN
1000 grains-to say nothing Of other
drugs. They ought to be great holm
to the medicine manufacturing indusS
try.-Chicago Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

others. Immediately following this
new negotiations were entered into
whereby syndicate of Paris bankers
accepted and furnished 5O,OOO,0OO
francs toward the completion of the
loan.
Recently the Madrid authorities
have learned that Don Carlos has been
giving promise of high positions to
ranking officers in the Spanish army
and navy, and that he has made other
large promises since the completion
of arrangements for the loan.
The police have found that in the
palace of the Archbishop of Madrid
there is an Office where the Carlists
have their headquarters, and that
Senior Alcolea, the secretary of the
Bishop of Madrid, could reveal some
startling information, if he should see
fit to do So.
Senior Sagasta, who has hitherto
been sceptical on the point, now adj
mits that Carlism is the greatest o:
listing danger to Spain ua10 %u'no1 7:
ties are sAp;~.--IJ alarmed at the lndl-
cations of an imminent rising. The
Carlist plans have been deliberately de-
Vlsed, even 10 THO extent of appoint
ing Governor of Madrid.
Northumberland Correa, Min
lister of War, declares that the Gov
eminent has 100000 troops in readi-
ness to take the field in the event of q
Carlist rising, and will soon have 2OO,-
900 available.
The Pope has been so much i'm
pressed by the alarm expressed by the
Papal Nuncio at Madrid at the pcOei'
bility of civil war that, with the con
sent of the Queen Regent and with q
view of avoiding bloodshed, he 6ao'
opened negotiations with Don Carlos
proposing that Don Jaime, the Pre-
tenders sou, should marry Princess
Mary of Asturias, the sister of the
King Of Spain.
Don Carlos claims the throne of
Spain, under the well-known Sale
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

Crystal palace, London, recently ne
reached higher elevation than ever
mortal had yet attained. Mr.. Spencer
Is a Snowman we'll practiced in the
shoWman's art and he is fully alive
to the modern fad for record-beatlng
achievements, but, unfortunately for
his widely advertised accomplishment,
there still lives in the little town OF
"Tottenham, near London. remark
able. man, who will be 50 years old
March 2 next, who had undoubtedly
penetrated farther into space by near
ly 10000 feet than Stanley Spencer
even claims to have done.
Henry Coxwell, whose name and
reputation as an aeronaut has been
world renowned for half century, on
Sept. s, 1852, reached an altitude OF