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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09
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dy remittance Of subscription for the
Posi-. | enclose herewith in order
that I may not be remiss in the near
future $500 which | will ask you to
let stand for such future subscriptions
as it will cover. Inote with pleasure
the steadily increasing excellence OF
your paper. and am often good deal
surprised to read in it items OF
foreign news or news from the country
at large that / have not found in my
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wish you all good fortune in the
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Used by British Soldiers In Africa

Capt. C. G. Dennison is we'll known all
over Africa az commander of the forces
that captured the famous rebel GaiIshe'
Under date of Nov. 4, 1897, from Vryburg'
Bechuanaland, he writes: Before start
ing on the last campaign ] bought a
quantity Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, which used my
self when troubled with bowel complaint,
and had given to my men, and in every
case it proved most beneficial" FOR SAFE
bv J. W. Kelly, Druggist. 4f-fo
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formerly chief signal officer Of the
army, who died about ten years ago,
and is a sister Of John r. Mclean,
Democratic candidate for governor OF
Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no children,
and since her husbands death has
made her home with her mother.
She is a woman Of large means, about
forty years Of age, and popular in the
best social circles Of Washington.
The date Of the wedding has not been
| fixed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

In the Clerks Office o. the Circuit court
of the county OF Wise, on the BIRD day OF
October, 1893.
W. A. Kilgore. Plaintiff,
against IN Clancegy.
Sarah + Kilgofe, Dsiendant)
The object of this suit is 10 obtain a
divorce yincula matrimOni for the plain
til against the defendant And An aliida-
vii having been made and filed that
the defendant. Sarah +. Kilgore, is not Il
resident Of the STATE of Virginia, it Is or
dered that she do appear here within -
DAYS after due publication hereof, and DO
what may be necessary to protect her in
terest in this suit. And it is further or
dered that a copy hereof be published once
"A week for four weeks in The Rig Stone
Gap PosT, and that u copy be posted At The
front door of the court house oi this county
on the first day OF the next term Of the
county court \ cOpy--leste:
". +. KILGoRE, Clerk.
By c A. JOHNSON. d. c.
A. n. KILGoRE, p. q. ct26 81 80
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THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
by rFFIE BAKER, ACE SEVENTEEN.

The Pilgrim Fathers were men who lett
| England aud came 10 America They lett
! England because they dad not like the
! form OF the church over there, that il
they were not satisfied with the doctrines
and ritual OF the English church ~ ar
ranged in the time OF Queen Elizabeth
| They wished to drop some OF the forms
and chenge the government Of the church.
| This the called purifying the church, and
| from that they were called Puritans.
Most of the Puritans wished to stay in
the church Of England, but some finding
they could not have it changed as they
wanted left it, and making Robert Brown
their leader went about preaching their
doctrine. They were called separatists.
They were at last forced to leave the
kingdom, aud fed to Holland in ZOOS
The most Of them settled AZ Leyden were
they remained for twelve years. They
were joined by other refugees until there
were more than thousand OF them.
The Puritans were we'll treated in Hol-
land, but they knew il they stayed there,
their children would lose their English
speech and become Dutchmen. AT last
=
America, and make a state OF their own.
They got permission from the London
Co. to settle on the cOas; OF New Jersey.
So little band of Pilgrims left Delfts-
haven in July, 1920, ship called the
Speedwel. They sailed to Southampton
in England where they were Joined by the
ship called the Maytlower carrying a few
more Of their friends. They did not leave
England until the 9th of Sep, 1920.
The Speedwell started across twice but
leaked SO badly that they had to leave her.
So the Mayfower had to come alone carry
ing about 100 men, women and children.
There were 80 many storms while they
were coming that they did not land until
Dec 81. and were so far out of the way
that they landed OH the northern coast of
Cape Cod instead OF New Jersey but they
decided to stay there so they got permis
sion from the Plymouth Company to make
a settlement there which they called
Plymouth from Plymouth in
in England. They built one large cabin
to shelter them during the winter. The
elected John Carver for their governor
The winter was very cold and more than
half of them died from hunger and cold as
they did not bring enough food for all OF
them. Their governor died so they elected
William Bradford for their new governor,
and instead Of going home in the spring
they went to work in earnest and built up
the colony and paid the merchants in
England who had loaned them money to
come over here.
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Two years ago no one would have
advocated our taking the Philippines
as a gift from Spain, even with the
consent Of the natives. The man
who would have suggested that we
send an army Of 10000 men to con-
quer the islands would have been
regarded as crazy, and his claim that
it might be for the ultimate advan-
tage Of both this country and the
natives would have been dismissed as
not worth discussing. This shows
what great steps have been taken
from Republieanism towards lmper-
ialism during President McKinley's
term.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

THE state board of education has
authorized the use of Carleton Nc
Carthy's "Recollections of a Private
Soldier" for supplementary reaiing
in the public schools of Virginia, thus
adopting the Grand Camp Conteder-
ate Veterans recommendations be-
fore the report of DR.. Mcclure on
school histories had grown cold.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

SCIENTISTS predict that the great
Salt Lake in Utah will entirely dis
appear during the next century. leav-
ing nothing but a dry bed of salt. 1t
is said that the waters receded mile
during the last year. The recession
is due to the diversion of the waters
of the rivers which feed the lake for
irrigation purposes by the Mormons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

The Virginia and Southwestern
Railway company is now paying out
each month for labor on its extensions
and track improvements about fifteen
thousand dollars.
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Hncklen,s Arnica SaIve.

The best Save in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Cbiblain-
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by J W. Kelly.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

In his recent western speeches
President Mckinley dropped the
mask, and intimated his intention to
recommend keeping the Philippines,
regardless of the McEnery resolution
passed by the Senate, which declared
that we did not intend to annex
them.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

We have it from good authority
that the smallpox situation in Bristol
has not improved very much. Seven
cases are reported as having broken
out in the Norfolk and Western
yards at that place few days ago,
and yet the Bristol authorities would
have you believe that the disease is
confined to the pest houses.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

To transfer like sheep a people
like the Filipinos from one nation to
another, without their consent and
against their emphatic protest, may
be legal according to international
law, but it is contrary to all former
American ideas Of justice.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

In South Africa the British have
found a harder nut to crack than
they anticipated. The Beers declare
they will win, and the way they are
fighting it looks as if they will.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

THE Navy Department hero-mak'
ing trust was not incorporated in
New Jersey like most of the great
trusts of the country. but its swords
to it's heroes come from that state.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

GENERAL Fitzhugh Lees son,
George Mason Lee, has been appoint
ed first lieutenant and assigned to the
thirty-ninth infantry. He left for
the Philippines on the Thomas, No
vember 4th.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

NEARLY one third of all the rev.
enues of the state of Virginia goes to
the support of the public schools.
This is 100000 a year more than
the constitution requires.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

FRoA reports just sent in it is
shown the Nebraska corn crop OF
1899 exceeds that of the best previous
year by 14,217,240 bushels. The
crop this year reaches the enormous
figure of 144, 125, O9S bushels.
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l.. II Smith, Plaintiff.
against In Chauccry.
Belle Smith. Defendant,
The object Of hi, suit is 10 obtain "A
divorce yincula matrimon for the plaln-
TIT against the defendant And an aliida-
Wit having been made and filed that the
defendant. Belle Smith. H. not a resident
Of the State of Virginia, il is ordered that
she do appear here within ID days after
due publication hereof, and Do IS hat may
be necessary to protect her interest 900
this suit. And it is further ordered that
a copy hereof be published once week
for four weeks IA 'ihe Big Stone Gap Posi-,
and that copy lac posted AT the front
door OF the courthouse OF thi, county on
the first day OF the next term OF the county
court. 4 copy-reste:
" T.. KLqoHi. Clerk
IS G.. 4 JonN,oN. D. e..
A. y. ktL@oGE. 81. ocli2b 1916
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

ApMRAL DEWEY has announced to
some OF his more intimate friends the
fact Of his engagement to Mrs. w.
B. Haxsn, Of Washington City. Mrs.
HAGEN il the widow Of General Hsxen,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

Use DIR. Bulls Cough syrup for that
hacking cough. 1t is the best medicine
for throat and lung affections. One bottle
of this reliable remedy will ehec, cure.
Price % cents
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09
1.-THE Best is
the Cheapest "

Experience teaches that
good clothes avear longest,
goodfood goes best nutrition,
and a good medicine that
cures disease IS naturally the
best and cheapest. Hood S
SarsaparlIa IS the best medf-
cine money car buy because
it cures qUhen all Others fail.
Poor Health -"HAd poor health for
years, pains in shoulders, back and hips,
quith constant headache, nervousness and
no APPETITE. Used Hoods Sarsaparila,
gained strength and can q'ork hard all
day. cat heartily and sleep qUeH. TOOK
It because II helped my husband TO 4vhor1
# gaze Strength" Mrs. E. j. GiffeLs,
Moose Lake, MIN.
HodJ SaldqbaaM
IZzzl2sg.:l!
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

IL there is one thing that will
make an Englishmau fight it is the
sight Of a gold mine.
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RATES OF ADVERT rsING.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
E0-LooAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of S cents per line for each
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

Work Of pupils in the county schools
will find a welcome in this column. Send
your work to the editor Of the POsr or to
the undersigned,
Respectfully,
X. II. SHrPpE.
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S. s. S. FOR THE BLOOD


experimenting
enduring suffering which gradually
the constitution. s. S. guaranteed purely vegetable
Scroua Eczema Cancer Rheumatism Contagious Blood u
Books blood and skin diseases will be mailed free address
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta Georgia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09
"If The Cap Fits. Wear It,"

If you are suffering from the conse-
quences If impure blood,-have boils.
pimpes or scrofula sores; if your food
does not digest or you suffer from catarrh
or rheumatism, you are the one who
should take Hoods sarsaParIlla. 1t will
fit your case exactly, make your blood pure
and cure salt rheum, scrofula, rheumatism,
dyspepsia, catarrh, and give you perfect
health.
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SCHOOL COLUMN.

For ths language lesson in The second
grade, Miss Young gave this l,sl OF words
to lie used Ia original sentences: violets,
NAV flowers, whistles. willow, window,
teacher, study. The sentences given we're
~riilen by Howe Cochran, &c eigh, years:
IioIets are very preit
Are rioIe's pretty;
Mag-foWfrs grow in the woods.
DO mGy-fowcfs grow in the woods!
We make rhjsfies out of willows.
Do we make rhiStIes out of willowsy
A uiiior has green leaves.
Have lUiAOTs green leayesr
The schoolhouse Icindors are large.
Are the schoOlhouse WindOWS larger
Our teacher is good.
i our tcdcher goody
like TO study my lessons.
Do YOU like 10 study your lessons
Howe.
The next two selections were written by
pupils who are studying Hyde's Practical
English Grammar, lesson NNNIN. The
directions were:
Find out what You can about the Pilgrim
Fathers, and then tell in your own words:
/. Who the Pilgrim Fathers were, and
what caused them to leave their native
county.
,. Tell where they went first, how long
they remained there and why they decided
to come to Amer ca.
3. Describe their voyage to the new
world, tell where they landed, and mention
some of the hardships which they had to
undergo on their arrival.
The selections are printed Just az the
children first wrote them without criticism
from the teacher. These ESSAYS will be
criticised and returned to he rewritten at
another stage Of the work. The ESSAYS
corrected by the pupil, after criticism by
the teacher, will DE printed.
THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
BY BESSIE TAYLOR, AGE FOURTEEN
The Pilgrim Fathers were band OF
exiles, vino fled from Euglan on their
religion, to Holland. In Holland there
was much more religious liberty than in
England. They first settled Leyden, and
were Joined by other refugees from
England until there were more than a
thousand OF them.
They sayed in Holland from zoos. TO
1920, II years. But the Pilgrims knew if
they STAYED in Holland much longer their
children and grand children would lose
their English speech and become little
Dutchmen, so they decided TO leave Hol-
land and come to America. They next
tried the coast of new Jersey, and got
permission from the London Company to
make settlements there. Some English
merchant furnished them the money.
King James refused 10 grant them
charter, but did not object TO their going.
SO in July, 1920 little band Of Pilgrims
left Holland in the Speedwell, to South
ampton in England, where the Mayhower
was to Join them, so both ships started to
cross the ocean, but the Speedwell leaked
so badly that they were twice Obliged to
put back On Sept. 10, the Mayilower
started alone, they did not anchor on
America coast till Nov. 2lth They had
gone 50 far out Of they, instead OF New
Jersey it was Cape Cod so they decided to
stay there. They had many other hard
ship besides these.
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ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROFULA

There are dozens Of remedies recommc,. o..
Scrofula. some of them no doubt bcipy ~. ~
afford temporary relief, but S. =. 5. 81, a6.o.....
the only remedy which completely euro. ?
Scrofula is one Of the most obstinate, deo9...,..,
blood diseases, and il beyond the reac. ~ 81.
many so-called purifiers and tonics beca4.o .-.
thing more than mere tonic is required >>.
lie, and never fails TO cure Scrofula. i.e,...
@ disease, thus permanently eliminating o.s.v
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XATANTED-sEyERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons 10 represent US a. Managers IN this
and close by counties. Salary $500 year aud ok
penses. Straight, bona-f more no .e.s salary
Position permanent Oar releysp1ss, any bank In
any town. II l. mainly ofiee work conducted a;
home. Reference. Enclose self-sddressed stamped
envelope. TnE DOMINION COMPANY. Dept 5, Chicago.
Ssp2s-6m
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit court
Of the county of Wise, on the BIRD day of
October. 1899.
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s. S. S. is the Only
Remedy Equal to this
Obstinate Disease.

equal 10 any DOOd trOuOle never W Cuio
goes the seat OF the disease thus permanently
trace of the faint
The serious consequences TO when surely leads
should impress upon those afflicted with it the vital inn
portance Of wasting time upon treatment which can
not possibly effect In many where the wrong
treatment has been relied upon, complicated glandular
swengs have resulted for which the doctors insist that
a dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
Mr.. II. l.. Thompson of Nilledgeville, Ga writes: "A
bad of Scrofua broke the glands of neck
which had be lanced and caused much suffering.
was treated for long while. but the physicians
able to cure me, and my condition as bad as when
began their treatment Many blood remedies used,
but without effect Some one recommended 5 5. s. and
began to improve as az had taken few bottles.
Continuing the remedy, cured permanently.
and have had sign of the disease to return Swift
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

Hood, Pm, cure liver ills the non.irritatng and
only cathartc to take with Hoods sarsaparilla-
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FROM DWALE.

dependence Of The Big Stone Gap rosT.
The silver lance., 1899-02-03
nRS. r1cMUDDLE WRITES.

Crystal, Colorado, Feb. 2, 1899
MIsrHUR EDrrUR:-Oi am only an ould
washer woman phat wroItes to tell yez
aboot the sthrange condouct Of moi man
Moike.
Shure an Moike pasht bad noight av
it on Sonday noight, whin e dadn't git
10 the buzom ov is sthraw matthres till
aboot won o'clock. Thin e had kind O.
noight horse an blabbered o sich things
as Oi niver hearn afore. tn poor divil
kapt is glib agoin aboot 'dooshes' an
'sthraits' an 'threes av koind', an Oi
spose the poor divil wuz a-worritin his
self aboot the hard sthraits we'uns hez
been afther avin vile Olive been doin ov
the bys washin' fur livin. An Oh most
broke out'n tears wen Oh hearn i'm a-wor
ritin aboot tn three spalpanes, wat lay
a'shlapen n tn bade achross tn room.
an aloike as three peas, only won av 'em
il big z bean and Little Moike's
sthrong z an onion. Thin he prot is big
flhst down feminist mol mouth an e
sez "Oi sthands pat" An there wuz
trooble in tn McMuddle manshun. Oi
riz up n landed won feminist tn lug n
Moike picked hiself often the sthove az
vuzu't cool yit, an e sneaks back in is
warrum nest an sez, sez g:
"Oi'll nivir risk inither rid clint"
Shure an o. don't know watts tn rub
wild Moike but Oi made i'm take duzen
av thin black pills az every-won sezs z
guide fer things. an Or thinks It'll do i'm
guide, don't you. Misthur Editorf
MRS. MCMuDDLE.
IS. This be's ground hog day AN
eny varmint az looks fur is .shadder II
freeze harder'n sausage.
The silver lance., 1899-02-03

The other evening the writer noticed a
man occupied at task in which he gave
evidence OF keen enjoyment-he was
reading a newspaper published in his
old home town in an eastern State. We
noted the manifest pleasure with which
he drank in each paragraph, from the
personals and small talk Of the local
page. to the editorial notice requesting
the omnipresent delinquent to pay up.
And we wished we might sit opposite
the editor of that paper and tell him how
one of his paid-up subscribers appreciates
the fruit Of his labors, and we felt ir-
spired with the hope that some distant
reader may appreciate our efforts.
The silver lance., 1899-02-03

and through every crevice and keyhole
Folks found little drifts on window sills
and wherever the slightest opening from
outside existed.
The snow all having beon piled up by
Thursday morning the wind switched
around and blew up the canon at a
velocity indicating that supply of snow
was needed on top OF the range and had
to be taken up on rush order.
The storm king was considerate of the
lack OF water for power and carried acres
OF the snow yields up to the head waters
OF the two forks OF Crystal River.
The stage line could not ceerate this
side Of Marble, and Wednesdays mail
was brought to Crystal OH snowshoes by
w. M. Pace, who reached here at 1890
today after four hours on the road We
are greatly relieved to be able to commu-
nicate with the outside world, Tor the
local committee Of safety was somewhat
alarmed lest the General Assembly be-
come aware Of our belplessness and send
out an Investigating committee, or worse
still include US in Denver's new charter.
This may not he the worst storm Crys
tai has ever experienced, but it would be
necessary to produce affidavitts to show
us that the past has any tougher cards
up its sleeve.
The silver lance., 1899-02-03
MARBLE SIFTINOS.
A Screenisg Of the Local Happenings Of ths
Week at narbie.

Mrs. James Usher visited in Marble
Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Clayton has been on the
sick list this week.
1t is current report that Oh Thomas
has rented the hotel.
Marble has been the terminus OF the
stage line since Tuesday.
There have been number Of snow
slides along the valley this week.
The train on the Crystal River Road
did not reach Redstone Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Melton came down
to Marble Saturday for visit with Mrs.
Pace.
Judge Bardine and family have moved
to Marble and taken charge OF the Dud-
ley property which the Judge recently
purchased.
SIyrER.
The silver lance., 1899-02-03

In the General Assembly Of Indiana q
bill Is pending which looks to a final
settlement Of the claim Of Mrs Sarah
May, which has been before the various
Assemblies for eighteen years. We are
in receipt Of indianapolis papers which
speak of the claim in manner signif. ing
that the obligation is just one, and the
LANCE hopes Mrs. May will receive full
justice at the hands Of the Hoosier State
legislature.