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Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

In order to raise the money to build
a railroad, the city of Paducah, Ky,
issued municipal bonds for the neces-
sary amount. The issue was properly
authorized and promptly subscribed.
but when tie interest became due, the
city attorney, having discovered n
technical error which made the bonds
legally worthless, ordered the city
council not to pay it. The business
men Of the city Immediately took the
matter up. THE good name OF the
city is our good name" they said.
when Paducah borrowed this money
she promised to pay for the use of 1t.
We owe It to the city, and to ourselves
as well, to see that the promise Is
made good. A technical error does
not lessen our moral responsibility.
A meeting was therefore called and a
committee appointed to raise the
money for the interest by public sub
scription. A city whose business men
maintain so noble standard of civic
honor and duty as this deserves to
rank as one of the great cities of the
country, no matter what the figures
OF the census report may say about the
number of her population.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Italian dispatches state that alarm is
felt on the mainland opposite Venice
by reason OF a fatal disease that has
appeared among draft horses. The dis
ease seems to be epidemic rather than
contagious; 1t is catarrhal in its char
acteristics and is pronounced by veteri-
nary surgeons to be essentially an in
fiuenza. A similar disease has been
epidemic at intervals of ten or dozen
years in various parts OF the continent.
The tramways are suffering most from
the effects OF the plague, the service
In Bologna being seriously impaired,
dfty horses having died already.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Dewey is quoted as having remarked
during the battle of Manila Bay that
the slowness with which he was
knocking the Spanish ships to pieces
was "damnable."
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

The fighting in the Philippine Is
lands may have the good effect of
closing the quarrels among our army
officers at home.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Time heals all wounds. Money ia
also great healer.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Senator Allison is having his semi
annual trouble to keep the appropria-
tion bills in the right of way.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Mercy to the guilty is often cruelty
to the innocent.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

II Mr.. Sherman writes another book
its publishers will have to bind it in
covers warranted to resist high pres
sure.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

The powers that be too frequently
sit down on an evil as if it were an
inverted tack.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

Women may be the weaker vessel.
but man is often broke.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

A tornado did great damage a
Evansville, Indiana, the other day.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Bob Taylor on lngersOll.

From Johnson City Comet
81 sat in great theater at The national
capital. Ii vas thronged with Youth and
beauty; old age aud wisdom. ! saw man,
the image of his God, stand upon the stage
and | heard him speak
His gestures were perfection OF grace,
his voice was music and his language Mas
more beautiful than any had ever heard
from mortal lips.
"He painted picture after picture OF the
pleasures and JOYS and sympathles OF
home. He enthroned love and preached
the gospel of humanity like an angel.
Then saw him dip his brush in the ink
of mortal hlAckness aud blot out the
beautiful pictures he had painted. | sa"
him blot out the stars and the sun aud
leave humanity and the universe IN eier-
nal darkness and eternal death.
al saw him like the serpent OF old, worm
himself into the paradise OF human hearts
and by his seductive eloquence aud subtle
devises, and sophistry, inject his fatal
venom, under whose blight its covers
faded, its music was hushed. its sunshine
was darkened and its soul was Ieit II
desert waste with only the new made
graves of faith aud hope.
IL saw him, like a lawless, erraiic
meteor. without IN orbit, sweep across The
intellectual sky, brilliant only III its self
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Attention, Democrats.

AT meeting Of tbs Democratic District
Committee Of the Second Senatorial Dis.
trict, composed OF the counties Of Lee
Scott and Wise, held at Dig Stone Gap
Va, on August 18th, 1929, called for the
purpose of fixing time, place and basis OF
representation for the democratic senator
ial convention it Was resolved:
FIRST. That delegate convention of
the democrats of the Second Senatorial
District is hereby called TO meet on Thurs
day, September ! iih, 1899, at Big Stone
Gap, Va, at eleven o'clock a. M, for the
purpose Of nominating democratic
candidate to lie voted for at the coming
November election.
SECOND. That the basis of Representa-
ton is fixed at one delegate for each one
hundred votes or fraction over fifty cast
for BRYAN for President in 1896. On this
basis Scott county is entitled TO Is dele
gates; Lee county is entitled to - dele
gates, and Wise county is entitled to 10
delegates.
THIRD. The time, place and manner of
selecting the delegates in each county
should he determined by the democratic
committees of the respective counties.
W. H. BoSD, W. s Cox,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
FROM NORTON.
Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap PosI.

Correspondence of The Zig Stone Gap Posi-.
MORTON, Va, Aug. l4.-A(tcr silence
of few weeks, | will give you the news
from our town again.
We have had some very hot and dry
weather for the past week, but at present
it is some cooler.
A. n. kilgore is attending court at
Clintwood this week.
Geo. Smith went to Bluefeld, W. Va.
today.
Mrs. Elbert Hall went to Cocburn today
on shopping expedition.
heard some one talking about bullets
with strings to them last Sunday. !
wonder what they are used fory
There seems to have been quite change
made at the Junction" though the
"wolfe" still battles the new detectives.
Mr.. Lifts and wife, while out riding
Sunday came very near being seriously
hurt In going down slant i'll the road
the horse got scared and tried to run
away Mr.. Lifts jumped from the buggy
and caught him. but sprained his arm.
A.G. Parson, J. F., of Fernalda, has
located at this place. The boys will have
to keep their "pops" in their pockets.
Deputy Sheriff G. F. Hill, Of Lips, is in
town today, looking after what the boys
have already done, not what they aim to
do.
Thos, Conan has been i'll for a few DAYS,
but we are glad to note, is able to be out
again.
The school at this place has commenced
with Prof. Pearce, principal, and Miss
Mollie Powers. assistant. Miss Mollic is
one of Wise county's most efficient
teachers, and we feel sure she will teach
a good school. h. 7. +.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal argues that
the reason why Otis did not demand
al arger army was that he feared the
command would be taken away from
him in the event a great force were
sent to Manila. Otis is a brigadier
in the regular army and a major
general of volunteers. The regular
heterogeneous are Miles. Merritt and
Brooke, none of whom is now engag-
ed in any very serious work. There
is now 80 much dissatisfaction with
Otis it is probable he will he super
seeded, perhaps by Merritt. However.
the views of the new Secretary OF
War. Mr.. Root, will largely deter
mine the action OF the President. As
for General Miles. he seems not to be
consulted at all as to important army
affairs.-Richmoad Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

consuming FIRE generated by friction will
the understandable and eternal truths o.
God.
THAT man was The archsngel of modern
infdelity. aud said. how true is HOLY
Writ, which declared The fool has said in
bis heart there is no Cod
"Tell me not, OH infdel, there is no God
no heaven, no hell. Tell me not, oh,
infdel, there is no iisen Christi
what intelligence less than Gods
could fashion the human body? What
motive power is il, il not God, that drives
tue throbbiug engine of the human heart,
with ceaseless, ii eless stroke, sending
the crimson streams OF life, bounding aud
eircling through every vein and artery.
Whence and wh,t, il not OF God, is
this mystery We call mind? What is il
that thinks and feels and knows and acts?
Oh, who can deny the divinity that stirs
within usg
''GOd is everywhere aud in everything.
His mystery is in every bud and blossom
AID leaf and tree; in every rock and hill
and vale and mountain; in every spring
and rivuet and river.
The rustic of his wing is in every zephyr;
its might is in every tempest. He dwels
in the dark pavilion of every storm cloud.
The tightening is his messenger and
thunder is HIS voice. His awful tread is
in every earthquake and on every angry
ocean. The heavens above us team with
his myriads of shining witnesses. The
of solar systems, whose wheeling
orbs course the crystal paths Of space pro-
claim through the dread halls % eternity,
the glory and power and dominion of the
All-wse, Omnipoient and Eternal God"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
A Mother Tells How She Saved
Her Little Daughters Life.

am the mother of eight children and
have a great deal Of experience with
medicines. Last summer my little
daughter had the dysentery in its worst
form. We thought she would die. tried
everything could think of, but nothing
seemed to do her anv good. | saw by an
advertisement in our paper that Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera aud DiarrhOea Rem
edy was highly recommended and sent and
got bottln at once. 1t proved to be one
of the very best medicines we ever had in
the house. 1t saved my little daughters
life. am anxious for every mother to
know what an excellent medicine it is.
Had known it at first it would have saw
ed me great deal OF anxiety and my little
daughter much suifering.-Yours truly,
Mas. GEO. +. BuRDIcK, Liberty, X. !. For
sale by j. W. Kelly, Druggist. 3I-35
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Eye Taken Out.

Press Kelly, son of w. J. Kelly, o
Sulphur Spring. while working il
the garden about three weeks ago was
struck in the eye with small gravel
or some sharp substance, which re.
manned in the eye near the sight. II
so effected the eye that the physicians
thought it best to remove it, which
was done in Bristol last'Thursday by
DIR. g. M. Peavler. He returned
home on Friday evening and is get
ting along very well
Mr.. Kelly is young man about
Il years Of age and his many friends
sympatbize with him on account Of
this sad misfortune.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

During the civil war, az we'll as in oul
late war with Spain, diarrboea was one oil
the most troublesome diseases the army
had to contend with. In many instances
it became chronic and the old soldiers
still suffer from it. Mr.. David Taylor, OF
Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa, is one OF
these. He uses Chamberlain Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says
he never found anything that would give
him such quick relief. II is for sale by j.
w. Kelly, Druggist. 3l-35
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
SILVER MINE.
A Rich Mine Of Zinc, Lead and
Silver has been Discovered
in the Lower end of
Russell County.

A very rich mine of zinc, lead and silver
has been opened up on Mr.. George
Osborn's land in the Moccasin Ridge on
Copper Greek about four miles above the
Scott county line. The mine was first
discovered Icy mine inspector by the
name of Crawford who sent some OF the
metal to Philadelphia where it was anal
wed and found to he very rich. The
mineral was at once secured by rich
corporation in New York, and work was
commenced about three weeks ago and in
a short time about fifteen tons of the ore
which was very rich had been taken out.
Last week one of the purchasers came
from New York and after thorough in
speetion expressed himself as well salts
fed with the progress of the work and
from all indication he was of the opinion
that vast mineral deposits of great wealth
underies the surface there and left orders
for forty hands to lie put to work in the
mines and for roads to be built-the con-
tract being given out for road from the
mine to the main road.
This ore is very rich, and If it continues
to show up AS well as it is now, VIII no
doubt prove to be one of the richest
mines in the state aud will set the people
to turning stones in search OF the white
metal Lebanon NeWs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
New Department..

The Norfolk Il Western has work
ed out a plan by which new depart
ment can be created in the interest o
economy. 1t is to consolidate thu
maintenance of way clerks in the
offices of the superintendent, bring
ing all into one office, under one head
by which the force will be reduced tc
six men under a chief clerk. The
new department will be under Gordon
Merrill, assistant to General Super.
intendent Cassell.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Furniture Contract.

G.. a. Moore, the hustling East
Big Stone Gap furniture manufact
urer, has received a contract to make
the seats and sash for the new
court house at Whitesburg, Ky. lie
has also received a contract to make
the seats and sash for the new
Southern Methodist Church at Glade
vile. Mr.. Moore is kept pretty busy
these days filling orders and the
beauty of it is his work is in demand
and gives perfect satisfaction.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Church Dedication.

WISE, Va, Aug. Ion the 2nd
Sunday in September, 1899, our
handsome new church at Wise, Va,
will be dedicated to the worship of
God by DR.. G. o. Jones, pastor of the
Main Street M. +. Church, South, at
Bristol, Tenn. Former pastors and
everybody invited.
l.. o. ADAMS,
1884 Pastor in Charge
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Facts About GOebel.

Some old Kentucky Democrats
Will do what they are able
To elect their tavOrIte candidate
And make him Governor Gvcbel.
But there are other Democrats,
Whose efforts are not feeble,
And they are working day and night
To beat this William Goebel
Republicans are striving, too.
And claim it would be noble
To pardlyzc aud cruelty
This Democratic Gocbel
-LouisriNe Pos
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Successful Revival.

Mrs. Osbonrn, female evangelist
from West Virginia, assisted by the
pastor, Rev. Hubbard, has been hold.
ing series of meetings for the past
ten DAYS at the Beulah Methods,
church, and quite aumber Of per-
sons have been converted. Mrs.
Osbourn is a splendid preacher and
it is hoped her work will result in
much good.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
"FOr the Sake of Fun, Mischief
is dOne.'

A vast amount of mischief is done, too
because people neglect TO keep their blood
pure. The mischief appears III eruptions,
dyspepsia, Indigestion, nervousness, Kid
ney diseases, and other ailments. This
mischief, fortunately, may be undone by
the faithful use of Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which cures all diseases originating in or
promoted by impure blood.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non
irritating.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Ball Game.

The Jvnesville and Big Stone Gap
base ball mines played match game
at this place on last Saturday after
noon. The game was well played
and the Gap team won in fine shape,
the score standing 10 to 2.
Below we give the official score OF
this game:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court
of the County of Wise on the ilIh day OF
August 1899.
j. j. Counts ct al, Plaintiff.
against
c. +. kilgore, Admr ofJohn In Chancery
Counts, deceased, ct al.
Defendants,
The object of this suit is TO have the
land OF which John Counts died seized par
titiored among those entitled thereto if
the same or any part thereof lie sussepti-
bic of partition in kind, but it said lands
or any part thereof be not susceptible of
partition in kind, then to sell said lands
aud di, ide the proceeds thereof And an
affidavit having been made and flied that
the defendants, Lizzie Thurman, Paris J.
Stair, Willie Stair, X. l.. Stair, Calie
Stair, Franklin Stair, Cleveland
Stair, Logan Stair and Ella Stair
are not residents of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that they do APP
pear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof, and do what NAV he
necessary to protect their interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published once week for
four weeks in The Big stone Gap Posr,
aud that a copy he posted at the front
DOR of the urthOuse OF this county on
the first day of the next term OF the
County Court. a cOpy-restc:
W. +. KILGogE, Clerk,
Iiy c. \. JouNspN, D. &.
\. NJ NIcAhs, pa. augli 1896
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

Jonesville. Il | q q o. % % I ii
Runs scored .-Blanton !, Garden j,
Slemp /, J. Chalkley ,, Mullins /, e.
Chelkley ,, Goodloe /, McCorkle ], Sewell
=.
Two-baggers.-Blanton ,, Davis ].
Passed balls-GOodloe 3, Graham and
Denny 4.
Wild pitches.-Mullins ], Howard |.
Struck out.--by Mullins :, by Howard Is
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
FIFTH IN IMPORTANCE.
Standing of the Virginia Iron
Coal and Coke Company.

The american Manufacturer, the
representative Of the iron trade at
Pittsburg, presents the following
table of the capacity Of fourteen big
concerns to produce pis iron:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

Deputy Revenue Collector w. b.
kilbourn is perhaps the happiest
man in Big Stone Gap at this writ
ing, all on account of the arrival of
q big baby boy at his house on Tues
day afternoon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

The above table shows that the
Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke com
pany, with headquarters in this city,
is fifth in Importance in the United
States. This will give good idea
Of what the company is to be to labor
in this section. To operate all of its
furnaces and mines, including the
coal mines and the manufacture Of
coke, will require thousands Of
laborers.
Commenting upon the figures given
above, southern exchange says:
The furnaces that produce the
balance, of say 100000 tons, are
scattered from New York to Colorado.
At least four-fifths of the output of
the fourteen companies furnaces,
here tabulated, is made for the pro-
ducers' own use in their own mills,
founderies, etc. They convert about
100000 tons of their make Of pig
iron into Bessemer and basic steel,
and some 5000, 000 tons are convert
ed by other concerns. This exhibit
shows that there is no monopoly in
the pig iron trade; and when fourteen
big, rich companies, are
competing for business in the lines of
finished iron and steel, there can not
be much monopoly in those depart
ments.--BristoL Tribune.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
ANNOUNCEMENT.
he Big Stone Gap Post.
THURSDAY. AUG. II, 1899.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Dunk Nlchy. IL 10 hooi'"y'
I'ncle" Jack Olinger was up from
! ,e comfy last Saturday.
|P C.. Thompson, of Bristol, spent
,eral days in the Gap last week.
Gen'l Il. a. Ayers spent last
thursday in Louisville on business.
|RT. Foz, of New York, is visit
!. homefolks in the Gap.
They are lovely. What? The
IA and ices at the Drug Store.
Geo l.. Carter, president of the
frginia, Iron Coal and Coke Com
|usy. spent last Thursday night in
e Gap
Miss Annie Duff, after visiting
Natives in the Gap for several weeks,
Burned home to CLEARWATER, Tenn,
il Sunday morning.
Dr. James Edmonds. Of Gate City,
in the Gap this week assisting DR..
". Kelly in his profession.
llis,e, Cora Hyatt and Laura
|or.nn, Of Jonesville, spent several
y. in the Gap the past week visit
: the Misses Slemp.
|SY. f Richmond, Of Joncsville,
|ois travelling this section for
|bocsale grocery house Of Knoxville,
sni last Saturday in the Gap.
Walter Bum came up from
Finger Sunday morning and spent
day III the Gap with homefolks.
] L. Jennings and family left here
II Friday morning for Radford, Va,
here they will reside in the future.
lee cold soda and crushed fruit
F. at the Drug Store.
Grover Gilly, who is employed in
store at lrondale spent Saturday
hi Sunday with hompfolks at Dry-
h.
NH J NJ. Moody, of Plano, Texas,
nvei in the Gap last week on
'Nito her mother, Mrs. Nina Gilly.
John B. Payne, Of Lexington, Ky,
spending this week in the Gap.
L Payne formerly lived at this
ace and has many warm friends
he.
Mss Sue Roberts. who spent some
la' IN the Gap visiting Mr.. j. l..
'aang's family, left last Friday
lgang for HolSton, Va, where she
'.I visit her sister, Mrs. Ferguson,
''oe returning to her home at
laP Henry Taylor went. to Bris-
last Saturday on business. lie
Nh The greater portion of last week
zee county prospecting for the
'gnia hon, Coal and Coke Com
siY
'odge {. I. Duncan, of Jonesville,
y Is spoken Of as probable candi-
" before the next Democratic SEN
! r''l Convention, which meets at
: pace on September l4th, spent
Saturday in the Gap.
H " Maggie Williams and daught-
, ''ha, left last week for Roanoke,
= where they will visit relatives |
a several weeks. Mrs. Williams !
\ return to Mt. Sterling, Ky, this |
" again engage in the millinery /
elaess
: l.. Mccormick, Of Norton, spent /
ga days IN the Gap last week. I
i. WI move his family to this /
|, y ABOUT " the first OF September. i
|. NcCormlck has been appointed [
!, f'''endent Of the Keystone Coal +
i non Company in Mr.. Anderson's |
!, VINO will move to Philadelphia (
: month to work for the same Y
''P'ny IN their main office. |!
''O'n'ng and healing properties Of Il
'''''n's Cough Remedy, its pleasant I
!. "' prompt aud permanent cures. |!
:, "'oe II great favoriie with the 7
a. e'e''~bere. For sale by J. W. 7
" Druggist. sI.asl
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
Remember the Maine" and drink
soda at the drug store.

X. =. Barron, our popular bank
cashier, left this morning for HolSton
Springs, where he will spend a
couple Of weeks.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17

Through sleepers were put on yes
terday between Cincinnati and BrlS-
toll, the "Caprie" being the first.
These cars combine berths and re.
clining chairs, and are largely OBJ
servation cars, which will be appre-
ciated on the Natural Tunnel route. "
The Pullman fare from Big Stone
Gap to Cincinnati is ~ for "a berth
and 81 Tor a reclining chair Fare to
Louisville from Big Stone Gap -,
and transfer is made at COrbin.
Fare to Bristol from Big Stone Gap
% cents. During summer weather
the chairs are cooler than berths and
Just as comlorta BILE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
CALL FOR MASS.MEETING.

Oh lOh vi 90 VI ! L Nv.
Pursuant to the foregoing action Of the
Senatorial District Committee, a mass
meeting Of the democrats of Wise County
will he held at the court house on Monday
August 2oth, being court day, to elect
delegates to the Senatorial Convention to
be held at Big Stone Gap on September 1
AT the same time and place delegates
will be chosen to represent Wise county
at the legislative district convention to
nominate a candidate for the House of
Delegates from the counties of Wise,
Dickinson and Buchanan. Let all demo-
Gratis attend W. II. BoND.
Chairman.