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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-27
MINERAL LANDS.

The Vineral and mineral rights in and
to the following tracts situated in Dicken-
son county, Virginia, namely:
A tract of land containing 1917 acres OH
Abner's Branch,
A tract of land containing % acres,
A tract of land containing 378 acres on
waters of Indian Greek,
A tract of land containing 400 acres on
Abner's Branch,
A tract of land containing 2lS acres on
waters of Indian Creek,
A tract of land containing 203 acres on
waters of Russell Fork,
A tract of land containing 90 acres.
A tract of land containing 6Sg acres.
A tract of land containing ll9 acres,
A tract of land containing 236 acres,
A tract of land containing AZ acres and
y poles on Gum Branch, conveyed to the
said Company by the Virginia Coal &
Coke Company, by deed dated Nov. 10th,
1887, and recorded in Dickinson county
court clerks Office IN deed book I. page
335.
All the coal, iron. gas, oil, petroleum
and other ores and minerals in, upon'and
under a tract of land situated on the
of Frying Pan and Abner's Branch,
Dickinson county, Virginia, and contain.
ing l23 acres conveyed to the said Com
pany by Aaron II. Compton and wife by
dated Jaly Stb, 1887, and recorded in
the county court clerks office in deed
book 4, page III.
The lire minerals in, upon and under n
tract of land situated on the waters Of
Abner's Branch, Dickinson county, Vir-
GINA, and containing 236 acres conveyed
the said Company by William j. Bow
man and wife by deed dated July 9TH,
1887, and recorded in Dickinson county
court clerks Office in deed book 4, page |
ell.
The like minerals in, upon and under a
OF land situated on the waters of
Russell Fork, Dickinson county, Virginia |
'nt-containing l6S acres, conveyed to th.
'ald Company by William d. Belcher and
wife by deed dated August 29th, 1887, and
'ecorded in Dickinson county court
clerks office in deed book 4, page 459.
The like minerals in, upon and under a
ract OF land situated ON the waters of
'nsseli Fork, Dickinson county, and con-
aiming 323 acres, conveyed to the said
company by Joseph Colley and wife by
Ieed dated August Goth, 1887, and re-
orded IN Dickinson county court clerks
iiice in deed book 4,-page. 46I.
The like minerals in, upon and under a
ract OF lane situated on Lick Creek of
.ussell Fork, Dickinson county, Virginia,
nd containing 1863 acres, conveyed to the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-10

a Model Plat 10 aos cozpsese useA-
oct Electric Power. thus dsspcaeaa
uith small engiaes
Way not seasrsts yosr power sron
oae CENTRAL ssssSons oas xe,er-
atnr can furoIsh power TO yozr puzo.
CeasrifsEsis. Elevators. Psoss. Raa,-
ways aas Hosts: also. furnish issS.
and poser sor q radius % from ~ %
- miles.
Electric Power besaE used. saves a.
labor o, hauiias coal IN yosr sesd. alec
water. aaa does away villa hish-prso~s
saEinesEs. aid osiy have oas .agss. 20
look after - yosr nsli.
Where wafer power ss svasiahls 4,
on>ss aosAias 60 seae-ass Electric
Poucr.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC con-
PANY 10 ao- ready 60 fsrassh Elcusss
Pl2ats and Ceaersto-s q. al cr~cssp-
tSoas a. short nossoe. sad also has O
hand a large stock q. Wire. cAa.ss-
lssrs AID Electrical Goods.
All orders viii be sarsa p-oz,s g.
tsasioa. aad estimates furnished sar
IxAtias aat Power Flaass: also. o.
tsatSoa is Eivea 90 Hozse ssd Mxrsss
wlriaE.
THgo. HOFFMAN. M2.axer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-10
TD14 Commissioned

u will not he surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good
qualities Of Chamberlaiu's Cough Rem
edy. To know that people everywhere
take pleasure in relating their expert
ercc in the use Of that splendid undt-
cine and in telling Of the benefit they
have received from &C.. OF bad colds u
has cured. Of threatened attacks ri
prsumouia II has avsTtsd and OF the
children % has saved from attacks ui
Group and whoopiuE cough. II IT, a
grand. good medicine. For sale by all
dealers. Benson. Smith * Co. Ltd.
agents for II. !.
The record-union., 1899-10-17

! A girl with a sty in her eye may be
| happy, but she doesn't look it.
The record-union., 1899-10-17

do in Hongkong, at Cavite. at Bacoor
and at Malolos, and in none of them,
though the subject of independence was
a theme, did Aguinaldo ever assert that
Dewey made him a promise.
Barrett freddently heard Dewey de-
scribe what took place between him
and the insurgent leader, and he says
it amounted to this and no more, that
Dewey permitted Aguinaldo to engage
a common enemy. Barrett heard En-
sign Caldwell at the Consul General
office in Hongkong, the night before
the sailing of the McCulloch says that
Dewey was not particularly anxious for
the insurgent leaders to- come to Ca
vite, but that if they did they must
do so upon their own responsibility.
Mr.. Barrett says also that when
Aguinaldo arrived in Manila Bay and
called upon Dewey, the latter received
him informally only, and specifically
and directly told the rebel chief that
neither he nor the American Govern
ment could make him any promise as
to privileges or rights.
Finally the action Of Admiral Dewey
in advising increase of the naval force
in the Philippines, and that word be
sent to Aguinaldo that he, Dewey, had
so advised and wanted to see the in
surrection crushed, gives sufficient de-
NAL to the resurrected story, even il
there were not copious documentary
evidences in response to inquiry by the
State Department, emphatically givine
the lie to the yarn.
Tt is said that Mr.. Bryan demands
and gets $500 for each of his speeches
That is not all, he will not take silver
Nothing but good yellow gold of the
United States mintage will serve hi!
purpose. This is ingratitude to silver
and nothing short of it.
The record-union., 1899-10-17
INDUSTRIAL INVASION.

The award to American builders for
the construction of the Atbara bridge,
the completion of the structure below
the contract price and weeks before
the time limit; the introduction Of
American locomotives in competition
with the foremost English machine
works; the decision of Glasgow to buy
her stationary engines for municipal
electric light purposes in the United
States-these things startled industrial
England and brought out an appeal to
patriotism in the first place and hot
protest in the second.
But business knows no sentiment.
English demand will satisfy itself
where it can do best for it's money.
English factors are now engaged in the
task of picking flaws in American work
and in pronouncing it not the cheaper
because not SO good as machinery Of
English manufacture. That is legiti-
mate criticism. If it can be shown
that the charges are true we must
lean builders point out that time alone
can test the worth Of machinery-its
life is the thing to be ascertained. They
also point to the fact that the Amer
lean designs We're accepted as the best
submitted, and finally attention is
called to the fact that speed of con-
struction was an essential factor and
that English builders refused to agree
to erect the bridge or deliver the loco
motives within the time limit.
AS to the latter it is added that they
are to be judged by the performance
Of their kind on American roads, not
one of which is so we'll constructed as
the average English road where the
strain upon the locomotive is conse-
quently less. The simple truth is that
English industry is menaced by Amer
lean skill, spirit and enterprise, and
no sort of excuse will explain away the
bare fact.
The record-union., 1899-10-17
REvAMPING A LIE.

With some people a lie stuck to an
swers all the purposes of truth. OF
such are those anti-expansionists who
continue to vamp the lie that Admiral
Dewey promised Aguinaldo Filipino in
dependence and recognition by the
United States. This lie continues TO
crop up every now and then, though it
+ has repeatedly been disproved. In its
latest form it appears as an admission
that Dewey did not place the promise
in writing, as Alejandrino asserts, but
that it was made orally after Agui-
naldo's arrival in Manila Bay. Z
The falsehood is exposed by the fact
that on that admission, Aguinaido
went from Hongkong to Manila with
out promise from Dewey, but on the
dispatch boat McCulloch. by consent of
the Admiral. 1t appears also from the
volume Of Ex- Minister Barrett, about
to come from the press, that Barrett
had many conversations with Aguinal-
The record-union., 1899-10-17

The Woodland Democrat" ays that
the proclamation of Aguinaldo congrat-
ulating his people that the Democrats
of the United States are their allies
in the insurrection, is a fake. false
story, campaign fiction. Now how did
the Democrat" find it out, and what
was the source of it's information? And
why should it trouble about it at all?
Fact is. that the proclamation is not
a fake, but has been officially reported
to Washington. Moreover reason sup
ports it so far as that allyship is con-
cerned. Who would not say that a
party opposing the Government and de-
manding reversal of it's policy thereby
becomes the friend and supporter of
the enemy that Government is doing
battle with?
The record-union., 1899-10-17

Some time ago we commented upon
the falling off in the birth rate in
France, the consequent alarm Of the
thinking people and the steps taken
by the Government to encourage the
raising Of families. The impression then
prevailed that of all European coun-
tries the natality decrease was great
est in France Since then statistical
information of a more definite char
acter proves that conclusion to have
been error. 1t now appears that the
most striking decrease is in England,
including Wales, whose coefficient of
decrease of births is 0306 per one hum
dred. Scotlands mean birth rate is
nearly the same, but the decrease is
but 0.027 per one hundred. In Ireland
the birth rate is much smaller and the
decrease is only O.233 per one hundred.
Somewhat after England and Scotland,
but before ireland, are found Holland
and Germany, having a coefficient of
decrease of 0.0244 per one hundred, fol-
lowed closely by Belgium, 0.0239. Then,
passing by Greece, comes France, whose
natality decreases annually by 0.0179
per one hundred. After France comes
Russia, 0.015S, Sweden 0.0147, Swift
zerland 0012S; and last come, having
less than 0.01 per one hundred, Den
mark 0O07S, Austria 0.0077, Pomera-
MIA 00033. and Hungary 00024. On
the other hand, an increase is noted
in Italy and Spain, while Servia and
Norway are nearly stationary.
The record-union., 1899-10-17
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The record-union., 1899-10-17

The "Oregonian" replies to noisy ad-
mirers of the enemies of the United
States who assert that our soldiers be-
gan the war in the Philippines, by say
ing that it is not true, but that the
first shot was fired by a Nebraska sol
dier. because of a Filipino effort to
break or pass through our lines, and
refusal to halt and turn back when so
ordered. The "Oregonian" refers to the
fact that the insurgents were in
trenched and in hostile array in front
Of us for months, and that we should
never have permitted it; we should
have knocked them to pieces as soon
as they began their offensive works.
All which is true, but why should our
Oregon contemporary recall it now 1t
cannot convince the copperhead: it
cannot gain even respectful hearing
from enemies of the Administration It
makes no difference whatever to those
who assert that we began the war:
that the fact is that Immediately after
the Nebraska outpost fired, as in duty
bound fusillade opened up along the
whole rebel line, proving that they not
only expected hostiiities, but were
ious for an excuse to begin the war.
The record-union., 1899-10-17
THE CUBAN WONDER.


1t is a fact of emphasis and great
significance, one that cannot be too
much commented upon, that Americans
under the American occupation of Cuba
for Cuba's good, have in less than one
year, so far ousted Spanish neglect,
filth, indifference, ignorance and i'm
providence from the domestic economy
of the island, and SO far accomplished
sanitation Of the cities, that the dread
ed summer has passed in Havana, with
a record of but eight deaths from yell
low fever, and three of these were
cases brought into the city from abroad.
In fact, the city was kept SO free Of
fever germs, and was so we'll treated
by wise sanitation, that the local au-
thorities actually besought the mili-
tary authorities to consent to a set
ting up Of quarantine for Havana
against Tampa, Fla, New Orleans and
other Gulf cities That is to say, to
get the full emphasis of this remark
able situation and demand, Havana
considered herself so much better off
than any Of the American Gulf ports,
that she wished to shut off bodily COM
munication between those places and
the Cuban capital
If so much, then, has been accom-
plished in less than one year, what
may we not expect in another year in
the Improvement of health conditions? :?
1t is estimated that in the last ten
years, no less than 10000 lives have
BEEN sacrificed in Cuba to yellow fever
alone, and all due to Spanish ignorance
and neglect of preventive medicine and
r sanitary science. We have revolution
lied the situation by making Cuba
safer, so far as yellow jack is concern
ed, than our own Gulf cities,
That one accomplishments pays for
all we have expended for Cuba-pays
for the war, justifes our interference,
if all other considerations are cast out,
and reads the world lesson it will
never forget.
But that is not all; it Is officially re-
ported that vagrarcy and vagabondage
are rapidly disappearing in Cuba un-
der the stimulus of American rule and
example. The people are learning what
real work and it's legitimate fruits are.
Order has been restored where lawless-
ness prevailed. In fact, sobriety has
gained considerably over intemperance.
and trusts to the Cubans under our
control and example, they have come
to be excellent public administrators,
and in every city and town in Cuba
there is to-day better order more eco
nomic government and generally better
conditions than ever before known.
We have been adroit, too. We have
given power into the hands of those
who most distrusted sus, and the result
has been the building up of confidence
in Americans that no one expected to
be realized under ten years time. In
short, the American occupation has
been such complete success, and has
so benefited the Cubans, that the In
surgent party has lost most of it's
strength, and among the Cubans them
selves, there is now outspoken, respect
able and strong demand for annexation
to the United States.
Here is much food for reflection; and
one thing suggests itself with unusual
force; If we can do so we'll among
strangers in so short a period, how
much Of needed reform may we accom-
plish among our own at home. if we
once set about it, soberly and in dead
earnest
The record-union., 1899-10-17
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The record-union., 1899-10-17
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California-Cloudy Tues
day, with light showers in extreme
northern portion; southeasterly changing
to southwesterly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

There is more Joy among the yellow Jour
malls over one good man who sins than over
ninety and nine sinners who repent.-Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

From The Spectator
A Gepraved taste for foolishly violent
words, placed in more or less rhythmical
sequence, seems to be spreading through
out the world. The French have always In
dulged it, but of late they have been car
ried away by it until their u,terances seem
scarcely sane. In all recent controversies
their wit has been that of bargees their
inVective has degenerated into coarse
abuse, and their satire has been that of
the street arab, who considers Yah"
sarcasm and You're another" a repartee.
Even their sense Of humor has died of NAL
ice. and they think it comic to loIl out
their tongues and spit after any person
they detest. If our readers should ask
for further examples, We need only refer
them to the habitual mode of utterauce
adopted in their papers by NM. Drumont
and "Rochefort.
The Germans cannot fall quite TO this
depth, but even they have recently shown
themselves stoid imitators of OCouuell,
and have endeavored to show sympathy
with the Beers by declaiminS against the
base, bloody and brutal Saxon" AS for
the Russians they seem beside themselves.
They have nothing on earth to do with
South Africa, and hate High Dutch and
Low Dutch with the bittereSt hatred, but
they pour out reams of abuse upon the
British, apparently from no motive except
enjoyment of the abuse itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

From the Nineteenth Century.
There were many modes and degrees of
practicing tho questionable art, and a curl
Gus little book exists, written about a hun
bred years ago, when popular opinion on
the subject was already undergoing mCdi!i-
cation, by a lady Of distinction, who pre-
ferrel 10 remain Anonymous, but is VOUched
for by the editor as specially entitled by
position and experience TO receive a respect
ful hearing which, dealing with the art Of
costume includes advice on the proper use
Of cosmetics BY this authority white paint,
together with enamel is Internationally
condemned from the standpoint of morals
and taste alike; While, on the other hand
"a little vegetable rouge is permitted, for
the purpose If ''tngciug the cheek Of a
delicate woman so long a. il il not en-
ployed for the purpose Of deception.
What need Is there indeed" asks the
writer, for any concealment in the mat
fer?' 1T seems to me-" she continues, 80
slight and innocent apparel for the face "a
kind of decent veil thrown over the chsek}
that | cannot see any shame in the
most ingenious female acknowledging that
she occasionally rouges." The one article
of rouge is, however, the single species of
positive art that, according to this some
what arbitrary judge, a woman of integrity
can permit herself, white enamel, painted
lips and penciling of the eyebrows only
exciting contempt for the bad taste and
blindness which deems them passahle.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

IS about 4 boat. And, as he says, he allus
has come in
Il guess pa S all right ma said Jimmy.
pushing back his chair and coming and
putting his arms round her neck. The sea
ain run yit that's goin' ter swamp him.
You re mas great boy. amt You. jim
my? said the little woman. leaning her
check down on the rough hand. She do
no where she'd be 'thOut YOU
An thout me-" said Davy. his rosy face
peering over the other shoulder.
An me. ma cried Johnny. sprinSing
into her lap. while Sis ran to get there
first.
Without any one o ye,' she said. half
laughing and half crying.
You're the best mother l gotr' cried
Johnny.
Il decIare"' she said then. You amt
half et Your suppers. And it's time the
lamp was lighted. The dark shuts dow Il
Ike diSh-cnVer. these DAYS. If yot2' re
Goin' ter see Sis up ter ST. Paul you'd bet
ter he off. though. An you wait an come
home with her. Jimmy. You put on Your
comforter now. You get your artics Sis ?
Yes. | do wisht your father was in. There's
the light To the point biazin up My land.
how its come on ter blow! You all b.
home early now. or I'll he real worried
Don't You fret. ma, said Jimmy. Wen
take care of Sis.
Bring her back for Chris mus present"
echoed Johnny.
Well he home in time fer the stockins' -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

..yol,U not BE- i,oiu' a great ways. This
threa'cuIn- weather, an the dark So
early" said his wife aHzinusly. looking
ont On the gray river. where the whit
caps Were running against the tide.
Not too far. said TIM fisherman.
''Tomorrer hem chris mus added the
wife. Twould be a sorry chris mus. an
You not comm in safe.
Il alus hev com. in. said Joe. Il amt
much fear but what ] alIus shell.
wouldn't miss my Chris'm getting into
his long boots for the best fish swImmin'.
Got the turkey"
Down sullar. on the swingin shelf, y
big s;obbler- You want pertater ~tuffin -
Wal. I do no. Which YOU want?
ChcStnuts an thin-s is tasty it'll summer
Savory. Here. You liz this string Sis can
get tn" Chestnuts I" the corner.
oh. the boys went nuttin' along the fail.
an ] got quite few set by. Ill put some
rIiSins in There's some left over from
the pies
Them pics'lI =" right to the spot. Lots
Z" cider in IN? Got some turn"vers for
the ~tockin's?''
An a bunch q wife grapes apiece.
threading her needle 10 sew on Il loose
button for him. They'll have thins To
tn, Sunday school tree. Eat I'd like EN-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

ter have good times ter hum ter rcmem-
Der him-by.
An so.' looking up with eleam Of
mischief in Tho blue eyes, you VI ben
;t-waStIu money on Sis
II did jes git her a little fur collar"
>ajd The wife hesitatinsly-
'Snu NOW. You don't suppose / be
sruteh tnytmin. to Sis: Didn't YOU git
I"'hiu Ter The boys
Yes she said again doubtfully. Il
known We hadn't 1rtcr- But Chris mus on y
comes once I Il year. an they did want
Robinson CruS"v' an Pilgrim Progress.
Au II Keeps en- To hum nights. An III
ma ke my ole bunair an shawl Gu--''
YOU'RE good mother. Mary
You can't b" children but "nCe't Vpu
know biting her thread IF. 'Therc,'-
i know An / don't want ter be Wen
! rem. Hlh"r TN" H"kin'S | had all over the
place. ! Uos.t want ter he a child agin
My mlttiH2~ dry III ruthcr be a grown
man itE You for my wife than all the chill
drcn in chri~r-ndom. You're a good VIII.
Mary III EVER | have Peters luck an
kttch - fish it'll piece of money is his
mouth, ! ID dr"Ss you ike queen. now you
Mary stood on tipJo~ TO kiss him. She
would have liked to say that she would
rather hdv~ him Tor 81 husband than all
ne hI'@5 gong But she was It woman Of
Lew words. only thu color springing To her
neck a. she twisted w her dark hair only
th' sudden lame IN the dark Of her visit
III '.yts. spoke for her Aud as her hus-
nt4-
SiII'luE down The lane like d young giant
gong I" light the foe, he was saving to
himself. Il never see anythin' like MR.
'!'~, S"In"h"" they allus do make me-
think o. stars on A SI!rnrnar's ,,,.,br S,itiErt
sort " stars. George, This amt goin' tar
W any summers night, though Regular
squat "
And NIIIv. tnskiu.. e,ft..,. t,;-,. -,
O., herself 4 rI,.y4r ,j,, ,ra+nb - "a! ii's
sight in that boar -+ba,,r IT, nm H.i' %
never lfv VS. ON hin, -, Il 3"
Bur M, r. WI. roo, -,
+, vs.. i'm. q, tLi''i -. l" q" "cIofe lark
dr,n w,lTf IL, ay,.,,'r5,,Cr ''in"M; ne ehIi-
There w.r.. The. ,7,,.rsSJ,,,+ ~, -i Iild
my f,L.s h,,.i. ,,i'''. -. ~ 70 Try JIM
johnny Ike ri,,ss S., "ogs DaEt: an
herself -, So. r5l-[ o''' M AolheF 70
cut ont "a! sorts and SIN, h..i irs. ~
them a-il.. md brushed mn IN -. -
laid thu. taFl- when he ynT,rf, ,o,.I s,,It
stamped i'm covered with Iai,f So ..r -,
You don't mean Ter ~ rs el.,v,j.'.. -
claimed th. neither.
Just IS spit said Jimmy.
Il hon. rn.tr'< al 60 -afr -t. ,,-.,,., o., .t-
door ami locking az The. ian,. ma .iS,,, N
harh"r.
Say. M ~.aai Joarnv. as she came
back Iii yus. know 81 was .oIr' ny, t.,
81 f@ul.> tor help rsF pur NJ, tn, green To-
night
w y Of course l kuow,d All her SIM
day school class l. @oin' An | expec' 81
Ter nrh.sT" reel pretty" with a fond 1ool,
stt The i"ES=r-~wear ltjtle girl!
Md ia ~tN".'s asst Jimmy