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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24
FROM COON'S EYE.
Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.
COOKS EYE, Va, Aug. 2l.-Revs. Henry
Wall and Willis, Of Dickinson county,
preached in our school house Sunday to II
very large and attentive audience.
Very warm weather prevails throughout
this section at present.
Monroe Huff went to Norton Saturday
on professional business.
n B. Baker is getting along quite we'll
with his school at this place.
Quite number Of our people are pre-
pairing to go to camp meeting, which is
held in Lee county, near Jonesville. We
wish that they may have pleasant trip.
Miss Molle Powers was in our midst
Sunday, Come again, Miss Mollie.
DR.. Carter WAS called to Gladeyille
Tuesday on professional business. o. 4
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Every time there are labor troubles


EVERY time there are labor troubles
some one proposes forming a new
political party. The recent disturb
ances at Cleveland have started
certain agitators in New York City
on this line, but it will amount to
nothing. Labor can get even with
both Of the parties through the ballot
box, and it is right there were re-
form should begin. Labor can al
ways command what it wants if it
will not be blinded by party prejudice,
but vote for men and not parties.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The fact that
General Merritt, who was the first Gov
ernor. General Of the Philippines, is now
holding a conference with the President
at Lake Champlain, at the latter's request,
has increased the number Of those who
believe that the army of $4,000 men which
the administration is preparing to have at
Manila inside If ninety days will have a
new Commander. Opinion differs as to
whether General Merritt was sent for to
be offered this command himself or to ad-
wise the President as to who would be the
best man to give it to. Although not one
word derrogatory to General Otis has been
heard in official circles, the opinion that
he will he suppanted before the begin
ming of the projected active campaign
against the FilipinOs, which is to be start
ed as soon as the rainy season will per-
mit-probably November-is steadily in
creasiDg in Washington. The recruiting
of ten additional regiments, which will
bring the volunteer force nearly up to the
-, 600 limit set by Congress, indicates a
determination on the part OF the Admin
stration TO push things much more vigor-
ously in the next campaign against the
Filipinos than has yet been done, and the
determination is commended by expan
sionists and ant:-expansionsts alike, as
everybody is anxious to have The fighting
ended over there, regardless of what is
afterwards done with the Islands.
Secretary Wilson, who has just return
ed from a trip to the Pacific coast, reports
the people of the west as practically
unanimous in favor of the retention Of
the Philippines by the United States, as
necessary adjunct to our already large and
rapidly increasing trade with China and
Japan. He says the people of the west
understand this question much better
than do those Of the east.
Germany isn't satisfied with fighting
the importation of American beef openly,
but insists in fighting il in all sorts OF
ways. Que of those ways is explained in
report, just received at the Department
OF State, from our Consul General 10
Berlin. 1t relates to recent decree of
the German Government, prohibiting the
importation of fresh beef from Belgium
into Germany. OF this decree the Con-
sui General wrote: "As Belgium has no
surplus home grown beef supply to export
anywhere. 1T was at once evident that the
decree was in reality aimed at American
beef and was occasioned by the fact that
several years past prohibited the impor
tation of live cattle from the United
States, has recently rescinded that re-
striction, leaving the butchers OF that
country free to import at certain disigna-
ted ports American cattle tor immediate
slaughter, and, unless prevented by new
regulations, to export the meat thus OBJ
tanned across the frontier into Germany"
SO far as Belgium is concerned this de-
cree will not injure American interests,
because it prohibits traffic that does not
exist. The Consul General says further:
Where the decree will do American i'll
terests most injury is in Denmark, which |
country is ready to follow Belgium's lead
III American cattle, but hesitates to do so |
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TnE next Congress will. it is gen.
orally agreed, attack the policy of
the administration in needlessly pro.
longing the war, and there are many
republicans who sec in the Philip
rne situation very dark cloud in
the horizon, Tor if the war is not end
ed within year from now, the re-
nomination Of Mr.. Mckinley would
mean certain defeat at the polls.
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MIR. HORTON OFF.

To the Editor Of The big stone Gap posr.
| wish to announce through the
PosT that | will not be before the
Legislative Convention when it con.
yenes at Clintwood for nomination
This will leave my friends free to act
as they wish in the massmeeting at
Wise the 2Sth inst.
Respectfully,
Aug. %, 1899. w. h. HORTON
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The reported establishment of a
Jiminez Junta in New York for the
purpose of encouraging revolution
against the recognized government OF
San Domingo, is regarded with little
official concern at present, although
it is admitted that a sharp watch will
be kept over the headquarters to pre-
vent any violation OF neutrality.
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A SPECIAL from San Francisco says
DR.. Jacob G. Schurman. president OF
the Philippine commission. has arriv-
ed there, after being in the orient
since January. He said he could not
say anything about the islands before
making his report to the President.
He is now on his way to Washing
ton.
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The suggestion has been made to
provide jailers with Photographic
outfits, and when crowds surge around
the Jail, to take snap shot at "the
influential and respectable citizens
which all newspaper accounts agree
compose the mob element. The
kodak would be more "telling''
weapon than the shot gun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

IT is said that farmers in the west
are experiencing great difficulty in
securing hands to harvest their i'm
mense crops.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

NEXT Monday the Democrats of
Wise county will meet in mass con-
vention at Gladeville for the purpose
oil selecting delegates to the Senator
ial convention. which meets at this
place on September l4th. AT the
same time they will select delegates
to the Legislative convention, which
meets at Clintwood on the 18th of
September.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

PEOPLE who spend their time cal
culating when the worlds fuel sup
ply will run out may be glad to know
that Southwest Virginia and Eastern
Kentucky has coal enough to supply
the world for a thousand years to
come.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

SINCE Mr.. Irvine and Mr.. Bruce
came off the Senatorial track it seems
uncertain who will be the nominee.
The party should nominate strong
man, as it is going to be hard fight
and will take the strongest man to
win.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

ABOUT 1000 negroes from all parts
Of Florida gathered at Jacksonville
the other day to celebrate what they
term the Afro-American jubilee.
The gathering has no political sig
nifcance.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

BIG STONE Gar should have a
wholesale hardware and wholesale
grocery store, which should pay we'll,
as we are the center for large dis
tributing section. 1t ought not to be
necessary for coal and ore men to
send to Louisville or Cincinnati for
mining supplies, for instance.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

AT the present time Mr.. H. j.
Ayers seems to be the most available
man for the Democratic nominee for
the legislature from this district. If
the Democrats nominate him he will
put up a good fight, and, if elected,
will make first class representative.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

w. S. BEVERLEY, our popular city
express man, informs us that he has
already purchased quite number of
Big Stone Gap town lots and has
sold some of them at fine profit.
Sherman is trying to boom things.
he is.
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RATES or ADVERT IsINo.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
~LocAL ADVERTISEMENT will be cbarg-
ed for at the rate Of S cents per line for each
incertion.
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Hard to Forget.

(Contributed.)
remember, remember,
The hopes built tive years
Their Image is still on my mind,
Twill stay there, too, fear.
remember, remember,
The countless plans 4 made,
And all my calculations
Do proudly rsssyed.
remember, remember,
That most eyeDiful day,
Ny hopes were blasted. / had not dreamed.
frOla ME they would vanish away.
remember, remember,
bach hour, however remote,
ror every moment seemed like two
NY mind was all ahoaI.
Remember! should say so.
How can e'er forget.
Those hopes Though forever lighted,
I'm sadly living yet.
Norton, Va, Aug IL, 1899 In.
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Why don't some Of our enterpris-
ing business men with capital build
a few dwelling houses? They could
rent them readily at fair price.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24

"He that is warm thinks all SO,
but many people are always cold be-
cause Of poor blood. They need
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-24
"Wonan's Work
Is Never Done. "

Che constant care causes sieepiessness,
loss of appetite. ertrene nervousness. ana !
that tired feeling. But uonde'fm
change comes euhen Hoods Sa,sapa'ala
Is faken. II efves pure. neh blood, good
s,,rtaf% steady rerDes.
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Promptly Reaches tho Seat
Of all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Cases. dis :

ments troubles obstinate difficult to cure W. 're
TO such real, deepse blood diseases as '
offer such ncontroyertibe evidence OF merit AID
is cure! 1t goes down to the very of all blood
foundation OF the very worst and poison from
not like other remedies dry up the poison and hide il & ~
trace ~ faint and rds the system - ~ ever . i
Mrs. ". Lee, Montgomery, Ala, writes: ''Some yesr
ago was noculaed with poison by niecteI %
my babe with blood faint covered with sore, AMI He
ulcers from head to foot and my great rtremy PRAYED
to die. Several prominent physicians me but hy
to no purpose The mercury and potash which tho
gave seemed to add fuel the awful fame which ~ w.
devouring advised by friends who had .esr D.
wonderful made by it, to try Swft's Specific i'm "A
proved from the start the medicine seemed to go r
the Of the trouble and force poison out Twn
bottles cured me completely" Swift's Specific -
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5. 5. 5. GOES !
TO THE BOTTOM

! In every ties, mado G
demonstrates It's sune,.. >>A
blood remedies Itms .,t',I o'r 1
stlnate the case, nor WIZ ~,
ment or remedies Las" :. o,',.' :.
ALWAYS prOmntlv 80, ia,.t 4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Kellogg inter-
tanned his ia thersmother and sister of
Ithaca over Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Pratt was in st. Louis,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Sturdavent IS improving slowly.
George Dimes and mother have re-
turned to their home in Ohio.
T. j. Blair has been placing tar
and gravel roof on his new shed near
the hotel barn. The tar forms an ex-
cellent cud for the small lads.
No school Friday, teachers associa =
ton at Alma.
c. f. Kellogg, Grace Sly, Cretia
Morton, Ethel Sanders and Jessie
Markham were in attendance at the
association, 1t was not up to the
usual high mark of Gratiot county
teachers association but was good
The primary take up Normal work
next week.
All are waiting most anxiously for
the term examinations in store for us.
The primary are saving pennies to
frame The EmbarSation of the Pill
grims
Miss Lizzie Wilson spent part last
week with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
DR.. Wilson
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

Ed Perk ns has advertised his wife.
The congregational church is listen
ing to candidates now. They'll hire Il
pastor soon.
The Mrs. Robertson place has been
sold to Art Youugs.
a party, made up of +. II. Hl'yer,
NJ. Mahoney and G. f. Scudier left the
first OF the week for deer hunt near
Onaway.
An entertainment was given at the
NJ. + church Friday evening for the
benefit of the High School owing t,
sickness was unable TO 60 out hear
it was well attended.
Miss Susie Connors of Owosso has
been visiting friends here fer the past
week.
The news of the result Of the JetireS
and Sharkey plize night was received
here with delight
A number of our athletic sports are
coming to ST Louis TO take in the
Reakes-Cutcher wrestle Dec !
Miss Mildred Baney of Copermish,
who has been visiting friends here for
a week or two returned hon e last Mon
day.
Bird hunters are enjoying great
sport.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
Breckenridge.

Two me1 in this vicinity have made
syrup from their beets. one we have
not been able to see, but the other,
Chas. Mead, cut up about bushel of
beets and put them to soak, using lime
water, and succeeded in giving prod.
net that was not only clear and white.
but tit for table use.
Wouldn't il be Joke on the factor
les if some Yankee should simplify The
art of making sugar? Yankee brains
have started out on the beets, and who
can tell where they will stop.
Somebody is going to rake some
money when they put a superior arti-
Gle OF seed on the market. We think.
With others, that when the small seed,
which is the half grown one, is
screened out and only the ripe,
fully matured seed used, we may have
better crops IN every way, Whv not?
We follow this idea n many things
with satisfaction, The beet seed crop
in Europe is reported short this year.
If this be so, and If there is an unpre-
cedented demand for feed. somebody
may get in first orders. We predict a
Bay City company will be raising beet
seed for the market and not many
years in the future either.
The ladies' AID society of the Bap.
tist church OF Breckenridge told us last
spring that they had bought two lots
on which to build parsonage this fall
and they thought half acre of beets
would help them on in the money
problem and asked our opinion of the
soil, which had hardly got out from its
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
In Olden Times.
rlany Things Were Different Now A
days The Pubic Profit By Experience.

When the striped pole or sign which
now indicates "A barber show was employed
to let the public know where cupping or
blood letting was professionally performed
close shaves were Of daily Occurance, not
the easy removal Of the hirsute or hairy
adornment OF the head and face, but close
shayes from entering eternity. More than
one unfortunate entered the barber sur
gcon's doorway 90 leave ii a corpse or leave
il weak that weeks were required to yet
The victim OF Tarpractice on hi, feet
Blood letting was used for everything
down to a corn, and pains in the loins was
invariably treated with two missions, one
each ide Of the spine. Like plasters and
Ointmenis. these helped from the counter
irritation they created, and we may pre-
sumo that had Dir. Calvin Wilson, pro-
pretor of The leading shaving parlor of
Mics, Mich lived in the time of George
III, of England, in place OF taking the
course he did short time ago with his
back, blood letting would have been re-
sorted to. Read how he treated his
troubln:
Mr. Wilson says: My occupation was
very likely, much to do with the cause of
my backache from which have suffered
considerably for a number OF years
Standing on ones feet some days is hours
is ard on the best of backs, but when you
have pain across the loins, with lameness
and soreness, every time you move the
muscles of the arm, long, long before
your daily task is over you often wish YOU
could go to sleep. tried everything to
better my condition but was unsuccessful
until used three boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills. The relief they brought to man
who has worked hard all his life and is
now passed the three score and ten is
much easier to appreciate than to describe
in words. Doan's Kidney Pills preiorm
what they promise
Doan q Kipney Pills for SAFE by all deal
ers Price 30 cents Mailed by Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents
for the L. ; Remember the name Doans
and take substitute.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

II is the unnatural drains, the irregular
ity, the alterations and innammations
which sap woman S strength. Cure these
and health comes back with all its JOYS
Diseases of the delicate wonanlv or
gans are positively and permanently
cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Iayorite
Prescription. Thousands OF women are
on record as living witnesses to the truth
OF that statement
Sick women are invited TO consult Dr.
Pierce by letter without charge. Every
letter is held as private and its story
guarded as a sacred confidence. All an
swers are mailed in private envelopes
bearing no printing upon them. Address
Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, y Y
Mrs H. A. Alshrook Of Austin I.ouoke Co..
Ark, writes After five months If great euf-
fcrlng write this tor the benefit of other suffer
er- nom the same affection. 7 doct0rCd with
our family physician without any good results
so my husband urged me 10 Try Or Pierce
mcdiciucs-yhch did with wonderful results.
! am completely cured I took four bottles Of
Or. Pierce. IararItc Prescription. four Of his
Golden Medical Discovery ami two vial- =
hi Pleasant Pellets
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure biliou1u1ss.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
Elm Hall

Tuesday WAS Halloween and the
usual amount of mischief committed.
We believe no property was destroyed
although we hear some cranks have
become cranky. Fred Sly found his
cart on I. j. Blair's saw-mil, lathS.
shingles and chairs decorated the
telephone wires. c. +. Kellogg re-
joiced amid wagon load of sugar
beets, turnips etc. also a liberal amount
of tarred fence. The imps of darkness
held a Notification. We believe in fun,
all you want of it, but draw the line at
the destruction of property.
Mrs. j. Rollo has returned TO her
own mothers home in Sumner.
1t was our fault that the items were
to late for publication the last two
weeks we will try and be in time in the
future.
Lafayette Stevens has sold his farm
west of town to party from Jackson
county. They expect to take possession
November 10.
The last run of cider was last Thurs
dav.
All should remember the Sumner
Sunday school Convention at the NJ. +
church Nov. 10.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
Shepherd.

Shepherd.
Mrs. j. +. Stearns is entertaining
cousin FROM Lsnawe, county this
week.
Mrs. Prof Thompson is entertaining
Mrs. ID. McCaughna of Corunna this
week.
j. j. Upton has sold a lot OF elm and
bass wood to the basket factory at Mt
Pleasant
Miss Sadie Palmer of Bancroft is
visiting friends in the village.
II. G.. Barnard aud wife are expected
home this week
Jason slruble has gone 70 Houghion
To work in the woods where they are
paying so month.
Hank Shellenbarger and Israel
Kllmer left the first of the week I r
Monrmorency county for "A three week :
hurting trip.
Will Keith of Durand was in the
village last week on short visit.
A. S. Fay is reported much improved
although yet quite sick.
j. Oberlin has his new home nearly
completed.
Mrs j. p Young of Crystal i visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
Cara Bee ONeil of Traverse City
will give an eloculionary entertainment
at the Christan church Nov. IS.
j. 5. Bickncl has secured the services
of +. II. Baliinger to take charge Of
his grocery and shoe department Mr..
b. mas moved from Clare and vii
hereafter bee one of us.
The cool weather has started all our
hunters atield with dog aud gun af,es
quail They report tine sport.
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Sumner.

l.. 5. Ferris have their new house nearly
ready to move into.
A Roop has taken his patent arm rest
and Como north deer hunting.
Halloween was appropriately observed
last Tuesday night.
Mrs, A. Roop is visiting her mother in
Carson City.
Several cases Of whooping cough in
town.
Mrs Phil Honcks is visiting friends
in Ionia county.
Sam Cle1erden and wife of Grand Rap
ids were home on a visit last week. Sam
is lumber inspector for one Of the big fur
niture factories al that city.
5. NanLenysn is building BAN.
Dr. Greaham has a new barn nearly
completed.
Mrs Ferris is much better.
New pupils continue to come IN and the
school is getting quite full.
The Morris Tucker store is rented TO
Shepherd parties.
| understand that the grisi mill is 70 be-
gin operations next week.
| is reported lhat men representing the
contractor were Cvet the line or the G. VI.
q y. +. the first OF the week
Miss Rose Coleman, Of Ogemaw, was
visiting friends in the village last week.
Business is lively IN Sumner this fall.
better, in fact than it has been for long
time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

And as she lies
weak and suffer
ing, she renern-
bers the days,
only such a little
W nile behind,
when she tiptoed
along the top
rail OF the worm
fence, as active
and blithe as a
squirrel.
But here S
something wrong
about this Condi-
ton. One word
expresses IL
"unnatural.'
It's against ma
ture TO be in
condition.