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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ,e: Of &MHazzM
FROM DUCU.

Correspondence of The Big Stone Gap Posr.
Brcu, Va, Oct l3-Henry IF. Suther-
land, postmaster of Wampler, has been a
very sick man for the past few days,
a new mail route has been established
from Pestoon to Gr,zzle, distance OF
about eight miles.
We are informed that few days ago
Alexander Hackney stumbled aud fell into
a pan of hot mOlasscs and SO severely
scalded one Of Lis arms that it will have
to he amputated.
Gray squirrels in considerable numbers
are paying their respects to farmers corn
fields in this section.
Bert Schlientz, who has heen in the
mercantile business here for the past four
months, left the other day for his home at
New Madison, Ohio. Bert j. a claiming
young man, consequently some OF the
young ladies here were sorry to see him
leave. One young lady informed your
correspondent that she shed enough tears
over his departure to float an iron wedge.
If it does rot rain soon saw mills here
will have TO shut down for lack Of water.
Circuit court was held at Clintwood this
week with Judge II. \. ". Skceu Oh the
bench. The Judge made a good impress
sion here and we hope his entire judicial
career will he the pure unadulterated
article.
A daughter of F. II. Sutherland, Of
COlley, is very low with typhoid fever and
is not expected to recover.
Harvey g. Wampler, an old citizen of
near here, is critically i'll and has been for
the past three months. Mr. Wamper is
relative of your superintendent OF schools,
W. II. Wampler.
Elihu Kiser, Jr., of Buca, says it is a
fine boy and he is so proud of the new ar
rival that we expect to hear him exclaim:
"Where am at
A certain bachelor near here clings
tenaciously to the following motto:
u am not a naughty hoy,
Because | don't the girls annoy,
can't consent to save my life,
To look around for me wife"
OBSERVER.
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THERE was one letter of congratu
lation received by Dewey on his re
turn to this country that he did no
answer. 1t came from no less a per
son than Admiral Crowninshield, hi,
old time enemy, the man who sought
to shelve Dewey by sending him t
command the Asiatic squadron which
act Of unfriendliness developed tn.
turning point in Dewey's career
Time and events have so changed
their relative positions that now
Crowninshield finds il to his interest
to conciliate the man he sought t.
wrong, but Dewey repulses all ad'
vances.
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Vlrginia's Financial Credit.

1t is reported from Virginia, az 8
result of the closing of its fiscal year
ending September 80 last, that the
state is now in excellent financial
condition.
Many features Of Auditor Marye's
report possesses special interest. Not
only has the state purchased 1929, 00C
of her bonds at cost of about 5000,
900 for retirement, but the manner in
which she was able to accomplish
this is of interest The amount
brought into the treasury during the
fiscal year under the provisions OF
the Gland grabbers act" was $l60.-
600, as against $33,OOO.S4 in 1896;
SAB, ESQ., 80 in 1897, and $50, 1859. A
in 1898.
AS a result of the Legislation of the
last two sessions of the general as
sembly, the state was saved $3.50, 600
in criminal expenses. The saving
this year will be something like S74,-
600. This reduction in this partic.
ular branch of the expenses Of the
commonwealth is largely the result Of
the change in the law which now re-
quires misdemeanor cases to be tried
by justice Of the peace instead Of
by county and corporation courts
Prior to this reform the criminal ex-
penses in some of the counties were
enormous. The criminal expenses in
1896 were $37S,29157, or over
$1,000 a day.
This feature of economy in state
matters is not without interest in
Georgia, where the Office of magis
trate is being continually minimized
in order to create business for expen-
sive county coarts. The local mag
istrate when properly vested with
power, would be great agent in ex
pediting petty litigation on the spot
without the necessity of invoking
complicated state machinery. His
trials would have the effect of prompt
ness, as well as economy, and jail
fees would be largely decreased in
consequence thereot.-AtldntH Con-
stitutiOn.
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Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel the
results in loss of appetite, poisons in the
blood, backache, nervousness, headache
and tired, listless, run down feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that Listen
to j. W. Gardner, ldaville, Ind. He SAYS
Electric Bitters are just the thing for a
man when he is all run down, and dom
care whether he lives or dies. 1t did
more to give me new strength and good
appetite than anything ! could take.
can now eat anything and have new
lease on life" Only 80 cents, at j. W.
Kelly's drug Store. Every bottle guaran-
teed q
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matter worthy of much discussion
however. The south would Of course
appreciate the return of Gen. Lees
portrait to the place II should have
| 1t would be in touch with the splendid
action of the state of Indiana in re-
turning the captured battle flags Of
the Texas troops. But the south
should have no feeling in the matter.
Nor has it any right to demand the
restoration. 1t would be a most
graceful proceeding if the governors
of the institution saw fit without dis
agreement to return Gen. Lees por-
trait. They can afford to honor Lee.
By European military men he is re-
garded as the greatest American SOL
der and is frequently ranked with
Napoleon. The United States can
not afford to put aside the tame of
our Lee, Jackson and Johnston. 1t
is robbing our country Of too precious
heritage. TO make soldiers at
West Point the Youths should be
taught those mastery campaigns of
the army of Northern Virginia.
They will have a finer knowledge OF
military science if they so do. But
the south does injustice to itself to
discuss this matter, or endeavor to
promote a movement which should, if
started at all, be perfectly spontan-
eous. And Lees portrait will some
day be restored, rest assured. -Knor-
rifle Sentinel.
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interests Of British citizens in South
Africa. but that has no significance
being only return Of the courtesy
extended to MS by British Consuls in
Cuba, during our war with Spain
The movements of the war have been
followed with great interest in
Washington. There are open sym
pathizers for both sides. but there is
only one opinion as to the ultimate
result. The Beers may win victories
for a time, while Great Britain is
massing its troops. but in the end
their defeat and the wiping out of
their government is regarded as a
certainty.
War Department officials express
satisfaction with the results OF the
military movements in the Philip
pines during the week just closed,
and are very confidently predicting an
early collapse Of the rebellion, after
the regular campaign gets started.
Those who believe that the govern
ment should carry kilograms just as
it now carries letters would be de-
lighted to hear Mr.. d. Tamaki, who
is Engineer of the Imperial Depart
ment of Communication Of Japan,
and who is now visiting Washington,
talk about the successful manage
ment Of the telegraph and telephone
lines of Japan, by the government.
He said: Government ownership
and control of all the agencies OF
communication is preferable to pri-
vate ownership. in this modern age,
correspondence by wire is as neces-
sary as by letter, and there is no
reason why the telegraph should not
be regarded as properly coming within
the scope of governmental operations.
We have frst-rate system in Japan,
which being a small and compact
country is easily served by wire.
There are $50 stations and the cost
in your money is little more than
one cent word"
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FROM STONEGA.
Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posi-

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.
SToNEGA, Va, October Il, 1899
We were quaking in our shoes
when the cheering intelligence reach
ed us that the Columbia had won TIT
first race. We were thinking tina
while they were waiting for the wind
they might divide the cup. Speak
ing of wind, won't it be a horrible
blow if we lose the cup. May the
best yatch win.
Stonega Lodge 1O3, X. Of P, i,
doing good work. Last Tuesday
evening in the Castle Hall the Page
Esq, and Knight rank was conferred
on F. +. Scott by a special dispense,
ton. The knight rank was also
conferred on Esqs. George Mars and
Emil Degpar. The prospects are fol
busy fall and winters work, and
the officers are to be congratulated
on the efficiency they have attained
in comforting the ranks.
John A. Esser, superintendent oil
the works, left last Thursday even.
ing for couple of weeks vacation,
and j. l.. VENT is filling the posi-
tion:: during Mr.. Esser's absence.
Saturday will be pay day and the
large force of workers will be made
happy.
If there were any Indians il these
parts the weather would pass for in
dian summer.
j. a. l.. Minor has returned fIom
his trip and is now pushing the con,
struction Of the additional overs. He
got back on last Thursday.
Judge Moss. of Letcher county,
was over in Stonega today, shaking
hands with old friends and making
new acquaintance.
our DAY school Is we'll attended,
and under the training of Prof. Ken
dedy and Misses Kennedy and Broad
water are making marked progress
in department and studies. There
are Others who ought to be in attend
ance and they will regret the day
they neglected the opportunity they
now have of improving their minds.
In some instances parents are to
blame for not enforcing home rule.
Rev. |. S. Anderson, of Rose Hill,
Va, will conduct the services in the
church here on next Sabbath, Octo-
Der 22nd. He is known as the bish-
OF Of Lee county.
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tions with Nicaragua, with reference
to the prospective canal and other
commercial Developments.
Bryan the Democratic Leader.


II is certainly true that Mr.. Bryan
is raore idolized by his followers this
year than he was during the cam
paign of 1896. He has personal
qualities that seem to grow upon the
plain people Of the country, and as
Mr.. Watterson says, it is likely
enough that he may carry the Demo.
cratic convention by reclamation.
But the Bryan Democracy in 1900,
as in 1896, will differ considerably, in
so far as its leading men are concern
cd, from the Democratic party that
was headed by Mr.. Cleveland. Those
Democrats who had thought that
Organism as represented by the
Chicago platform would have evapo-
rated in four years. and that it would
be possible to restore the Palmer and
Buckner Democrats in 1890 to their
old places Of honor at the Democratic
board, begin to see that they were
mistaken. Mr.. Bryan is the real as
we'll as the nominal leader Of his party,
and he has even less compromise in
his makeup than Mr.. Cleveland had.
Mr.. Cleveland, indeed, was known to
care something about the character
of the party platform on the several
occasions when he was running for
the Presidency; but Mr. Bryan is a
man who cares even more. He con-
tinues to glory in the Chicago plat
form, and holds that its principles
are immutsble and eternal.-Revie,o
of Revie,ys.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

WAsHINcToN, Oct. 16.-Individu-
ally officials of this government are
at liberty to entertain any views they
please concerning the war between
Great Britain and the Transvaal
Republic, but officially they Hust be
strictly neutral, that being the posi-
ton which the u S. Government has
assumed and will maintain during the
war. Our consuls will look after the
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Gen. Lees Portrait.

The omission of Gen. Lees portrait
from the collection Of the portraits Of
the superintendents at West Point
has been noted and there is some dis
cussion in the south, because this
omission seems to comport so poorly
with the professed good feeling, which
- said to exist. We don't think the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19

81 wish to express my thanks to the
manufacturer of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for hay-
ing put on the market such n wonderful
medicine" says W. W Masslngill, Of
Beaumont Texas. There are many thous-
ands of mothers whose chleren have been
saved from attacks of dysentery and
cholera infantum who must also feel
tina nkful. 1t is for sale by J. ". Kelly
Druggist. 1913
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The Repie,o Of Reriews for October
contains several important articles
on the commercial and industrial con.
ditions and problems Of the moment.
The Hon. Thomas l.. James, formerly
Postmaster General Of the United
States and now president of the
Lincoln National Bank in New York,
writes on 1.-The New Era of Pros
perity." presenting important stats
ticsl data bearing ON the recent re-
markable increase in our export trade,
the appreciation Of prices. and other
phenomena in our commercial and
industrial life as nation. DIR. K.
Benjamin Andrews. Of Chicago, gives
an economists impressions of the
recent conference in that city on the
subject of trusts" while the presid-
ing officer of that gathering. the
Hon. William Writ Howe, Of New
Orleans. states the conclusions to be
drawn from the deliberations of the
conference as to desirable legislation.
The editor also treats this topic in
"The Progress Of the World"
There Is brief article on the Nation.
81 Export Exposition now in progress
in Philadelphia and Mr.. Cory NJ,
Stsddsn reviews our diplomatic rsls-
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SOME one ought to remind England
just now of the Peace Conference
proceedings at the Hague. In her
thirst for the gold of the Transvaal
she has evidently forgotten the prom
inent part taken by her delegates in
talking for arbitration.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19

The old log cabin in Front Royal,
Va. in which George Washington
lived while surveying between l74S
and 1852 is still standing in fair con-
dition and is used as a springhouse.
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The papers of the country are now
engaged in showing up the points of
resemblance between Dewey and
Grant, but the best friends of the
former can ask nothing more than
express the wish that the comparison
be not carried too far.
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WOMEN in New York. Friday, fired
the first gun in the campaign to un-
seat Brigham H. Roberts, the polyga-
nous representative from Utah,
elected last year. Miss Helen Gould
was present at the meeting Of the
American Female Guardian Society,
which took up the subject.
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ALTHOUGH the Navy Department
put forward Admiral Sampson on
every possible occasion during the
Dewey celebrations, while Schley did
not appear officially at all, the popu.
lar preference for the latter was un-
mistakable both in New York and
Washington.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19

The estimates of the population Of
the United States, as will be shown
by the census next year, vary from
72,000,000 TO 77,700,O00.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19

GREAT BRITAIN will in its South
African operations, show General
Otis how easy it is to end a war
against a small, but stubborn force
in distant territory.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-19

THERE is plenty of room in the
world for everybody, but lot Of
trouble arises from the fact that there
is always some fellow occupying the
place you want.
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thoroughly removing all waste accumulaons AMI impair
ing new strength and life 10 the whole body IL lncrea
the appetite builds up the energies and sends new he
giving blood throughout the entire system
Mrs. Sarah Pike. AZ Broadway South Boston. writ.
am seventy years DID, and had not enjoyed good
for twenty years I sick IN different ways and in
addition, had Eczema terribly one OF my legs Tic
doctor said that on account OF my age, would nev, b.
we'll again Itook dozen bottles OF s. s. and cured me-
completely and am happy to say that
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The report Of Auditor Mayre shows
Virginia's financial condition to be
the best in many years.
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The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE.
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WASTED-SEyERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons 10 represent Managers In this
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Position permanent Our references, any bank In
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NECESSITY is the
Mother of hventton. "

If avas the necessity for an
honest, reliable blood purifier
and tonic that brought into
existence Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. IT Is a highly coneen-
trated extract prepared by a
combination, proportion and
process peculiar to itself and
giving to Hoods Sarsaparilla
unequalLed caratfve power.
Il, quonde,fuf record of cures has made
Il americas Greatest Medicine.
Rosy Checks -" / have good
health and rosy cheeks, thanks 10 Hoods
Sa,saparala. Il budds me up and
saves doctor 6dls." Mary A. Burke,
East C1ab ST., indianapolis, Ind.
hoods: Sa4ab@8
Cl22az :lk5l23luD
Hood, pills cure liver ills; tn. nonIrritatins aad
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Hoods, SaNabMM1
XI13za1 71ltlD'

Hoods pills cure liver Ills; the non1rritating aad
epiy eathsrtlc 70 take With Hood. sar..Parli..
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s. s. S. FOR THE BLOOD

ss S ssss g1 tSs s ssS s. 1t WHICH r 'P ss
free from potash mercury arsenic and other damaging
and chemicals
Scrofula Eczema
Bs other disease the
will free by Swift Specific CO.. Atlanta
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NEVER TOO OLD
TO Be CURED.
Age does not necessarily mea-
l-.l1.n 81 ~

Great Blessing 10 fe: aSs ss'' and not P' sss "1
all the
Old People, II Gives Them ;;% s Not
ord ia they forty
VEW 0IUUu dIu lI9 Of ain
from which they suffer generally. y
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the remedy which

4<zssSAazss> feel as we'll as ever did in my life"
Mr.. J. W. Loving of Colquitt, Ga, says: For eight
cen wears suffered tortures from fiery eruption on
my skin I tried almost every known remedy but they
failed one by one and told that my age, which Is
sixty.six was against me- and that could never hope
to be we'll again. finally took s. S. s., and t cesnsed
my blood thoroughly, and now am in perfect health
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-08
Better Wait.

Missoula. April From all the in
formation that can be obtained here, it
is believed that those who are contemp-
lating a trip into the Buffalo Hump
country will fare much better if they
wait 60 days before trying to reach
this new mining district. Reports from
reliable parties are to the effect that
the snow is still very deep in that re-
gion and that mining or prospecting is
impracticable at present. Many claims
have been staked oilt on the snow, but
some of these, it is said, will be found
to conflict with other locations made
last fall. A letter received in this city
the other day says that miners start
ing 60 days from now will be in plenty
of time for the opening of the season
in the Hump country.
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: II was in
a most dreadful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken. tongue coat
ed, pain continually in back and sides, no
appetite-gradually growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying
Electric Bitters;' and to my great 10Y
and surprise the first bottle made a de-
cided Improvement. l continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well man.
know they saved my life and robbed the
grave of another victim" No one should
fail to try them. Only so cts DO tile at
all drug stores
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-08
Letters From Duncan.

Missou1a, April 7.-Several friends of
Captain a. L. Duncan of the LIST Mon
tana volunteers have received letters
from him this week. These letters
were written during the last week in
February, after the regiment had re-
ceived its baptism Of fire. Captain
Duncan says that the Montana boys
have acquitted themselves in splendid
style. He seemed. from the tone of
one or two letters, much depressed on
account Of the death of Lieutenant
French. He says the boys suffered great
priVatiOns while holding the trenches
in the open country. While they were
stationed in the trenches before Ca
l0oCau, their trenches were in a rice
field. where the only shelter that they
could get was made by raising a blan-
ket or a tent fly on bayonets. Even
this would not last long. as the insur-
gents would at once blaze away at
anything that showed above the
trenches.
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ing in Missoula beginning April 16, the
five churches of Missoula uniting in
the special services Led by such a
noted evangelist and his able singers,
great good will doubtless result from
these united efforts. The Bennett opera
house has been engaged for the meet
ings, which will be held both afternoon
and evening during Mr.. Crittenden's
stay in the city. Mr.. Crittenden is a
man of national, in fact world wide,
reputation on account of his work in
establishing the Florence Crittenden
mission homes in many of the large
cities of the country, and his presence
in Mssoula will prove a benediction to
the churches and to the community in
general.