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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
PROGRESSING.
Work on the Furnace Being
Pushed Along Very
RAPIDLY.

The work OF repairing the furnace
is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. The company has about
forty men at work, and things are
beginning to look like business at
the furnace again. 1t will take six
or eight weeks to make the necessary
repairs to put the furnace in blast.
The company is known as the Big
Stone Gap Iron Company, the form
er company's name. and Mr.. T.. }.
Bird is superintendent. Everybody
in this section knows Mr.. Bird, and
know him to he one of the most ex.
periencea iron makers IN the country.
Mr.. +. l.. Harper, Jr., and Mr. j.
a. Peters, who are here with Mr..
Bird, come highly recommended as
bright business young men. MIR.
Harper is a son of Mr.. +. l.. Harper.
Of New York, who is president of the
Union Steel d Chain Company, own
ers Of the furnace.
The Union Steel Il Chain Com
pany is capitalized at $4,000. 900,
and is one of the wealthiest COM
panies in the United States. That
the furnace can and will be operated
successfully there is no doubt. Our
people are delighted to know that
such a wealthy and progressive COM
pany has come to our midst.
Ore to run the furnace will be got
ten in Lee county, where. according
to reports there is ore enough to run
a dozen furnaces for years to come.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
Railroad News.

From good authority it is learned
that the Southern railway has secur-
ed control of the Queen IL Crescent
road, running from Cincinnati to
Chattanooga. 1t is also stated that
the Southern will assume control OF
the road at an early date.
According to the story, the receiv-
ership which was raised last Satur-
day, was the result of the Southern
having assumed many of the obliga-
tons entered into deal either by
lease or otherwise for control Of the
road.
The Southern further relates that
the Southern, after connecting with
the Queen Il Crescent, will take up
the Monon route to Chicago, and the
'Air Line" or Louisville, Eva nsville
~ st. Louis to St. Louis.
y local railroad man says this deal
has long been in a peculiar state, and
from the time the Southern people
bought the old East Tennessee, Vir
ginia Il Georgia it has been after the
Queen 81 Crescent. This piece of
road from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
is perhaps the finest in the south.
The city of Cincinnati owns over
h alf the ROAD and must vote on n
before it is sold entirely to any COM
pany.
1t is expected that the Southern
will assume charge January |. if not
fore.-KnorciU, Sentinel.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
To Be Married..

We understand that Miss Clara
Spalding, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Ii. Spalding, formerly OF this
place, but now Of Newport News.
va, will be married on the 18th of
tins month to Mr.. E. D. Baker, a
boss mechanic at the shipyards at
that place. Miss Spalding is we'll
known in Big Stone Gap and has
many warm friends herr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
General Association Virginia
BaptiStS.

The General Association of Vir-
ginia Baptists will convene in annual
session in Bristol November Sth.
The session of the association will be
held in the First Baptist church on
Main street.
This association is composed of the
Missionary Baptists throughout the
State of Virginia only and not of the
entire southern States, yet their name
is legion, and fully one thousand
delegates, alternates and visitors are
expected to be present. - Bristol
Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

certain the wishes Of the f~eeholder
on the question Of Issuing bonds fo
the purpose Of lighting the town b.
electricity, was found to be so small
that another election will be ordered
The Norfolk 4 Western company
is building an additional track he
tween Rsdford and Roanoke in order
to facilitate the handling Of the enor-
nous coal traffic from the Pocahontss
coal region.
Messrs. Glends and lTarmap, Pu.
laski ccunty's cattle buyers have
bought twenty-ei Iht hundred export
cattle this year ia Smythe, Wythe.
Pulaski and NJ nigomery counties
that have averaged fourteen hundred
pounds.
An analysis Of ore from the newly
discovered lead mines. now being de-
veloped in the lower end of Russell
county, shows it to contain 90 per
cent OF lead.
The Virginia and Tennessee Tele-
phone company is putting mp a great
many telephone poles along the streets
of Wytheville. 1t will use Hon. a.
A. CampbelI's old office, over the
Farmers Bank, as a central office.
The railroad siding at Rural Re-
tsSat is to he extended five hundred
feet>on the eastern side of the station.
King College boys, of Bristol, think
they have the material this year for
a crackerjack football team.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

a Loan and Trust company is to
be organized in Bristol. A charter
has been applied for. Capital stock
$4,000. The following citizens con
stitute the charter members. Frank
P. Harmon, John II. Caldwell, L, W.
King, +. ID. Lockett, A. p. Moore,
Mai. A. d. Reynolds and Hal II.
HAYNES.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
Annual Carnival and Street
Fair.

The Annual Carnival and Street
FAR at Bristol this year promises to
eclipse anything ever attempted in
Una, ana' plucky, progressing city before.
The fair will he held on October 18th,
l9th and Goth. We feel snre that
those of our citizens who attend will
be amply paid for the trip. The
railroad will give a rate of 81 go
round trip from this place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

Mrs. w. Il. Nash, who lives near
Coeburn, killed a large hawk with a
dipper few days ago. The hawk
harted to the ground near the house
after a chicken, and while it was
making the chicken secure in its
claws, Mrs. Nash seized the dipper
and, quick as fash, knocked the
hawk in the head and killed it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
Iiucklen's Nrnica SaIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever,
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chiblain-
Corns and all Skin Ernptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by }. W. Kelly.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

Quite number of persons were
baptised in the river at the East Fifth
street bridge last Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Hubbard, pastor of the Beu-
lah Methodist church.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

Those desiring anything in millin
cry, dress goods, or, in fact, any
thing in dry goods, will save at least
20 per cent. to wait and see the new
stock of j. NJ. Willis & Co.'S.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
SNOW ON THE ROAM.


Roam Mountain, whose summit is
more than 1000 feet above sea level,
has already been the scene of snow.
The summit has been mantled with
"the beautiful" during the present
week. The snow extends along the
top Of the mountain as far as Gran
berry.
Bristol parties who CHANGED to be
in that section say that
the scene was highly inspiring, but
that the chilling effect of it was
something trying on "this mortal
coil. "-Brist0l Tribune.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

q. M. Brown left Monday for
Ashe county, n. g., where he is en-.
gagged in the lumber business. He
Will be absent from town month or
two.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

Il. l.. Wentz. who spent a couple
OF weeks in tho Gap visiting his
brother. d. b. Wentz, returned to
ms home in Pennsylvania Monday.
HIS brother, j. l.. Wentz, Of Stonsga.
accompanied him home.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

MIR. Bird. superintendent of the
furnace, will move his family to the
Gap in short time. They will oc-
cupy the Wampler property near the
lntermOnt Hotel.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

II1ANTED-SEyERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons to represent rs Managers la this
and close by couEti-s. Salary $50 year aud "N-
peises Straight. bons-f'!e no more, ~ less salary
Position permanent. Our references, any bank Ia
any town IL l. mainly Office work conducted al
home. reference. Enclose ssif-addres>est stamped
envelope. TnE DosiSIos ConrASy, Dept ), Cnicago.
Sep2s-6m
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
The Big Stone Cap Post.
THURSDAY. OCT. 5, 1899.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Prof r. II. Sheppe spent SATURDAY
and Sunday in Bristol.
R. Hornick, the contractor, went
"a Bristol last Friday.
Judge Paul's district court conven-
Il in Abingdon for the fall term
Tuesday.
Mrs j. NJ. Goodloe left last Thurs
dsy morning for Albemaral county,
where she will visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Robinson vent
70 Bristol last Thursday and returned
Friday.
J. 4. Morrison, of Toms Creek,
vas in town the past week on his
way to and from Bristol.
A.C. Berkstresser, a popular lum-
Der man Of Cincinnati, spent a few
lays in the Gap last week.
Mr.. q. VI. Brown left last Friday
ior White>burg. Tenn. where she
viii visit relatives for a few weeks.
r W. Croxton, prominent Rich
mond statesmen, was in town last
Saturday.
"One good turn deserves another"
Those who have been cured by Hoods
Ssrsspsrilla are glad to tell others
about it.
.. J. Buckley, of Norton, spent
Sunday with homefolks in the Gap.
A. NJ. Rogers and wife returned
Sunday night from visit to relatives
at Asheyille. y. c.
The Holston Annual Conference
" +. Church, South, will convene in |
Bueheld next week.
Mrs. 5. a. Bailey took her Sunday
school class picnicing last Saturday.
They report very pleasant time.
M. Goodloe left Monday night
lor Louisville, where he will spend a
lew days on business.
Rev. }. ?. Horton, of Rye Cove,
Scott county, was in town this week.
W. W Taylor left last Sunday
morning for Knoxville, Tenn, where
@ will spend a few days on business.
J. L. Parson, of Stonega, was in
Town Monday, en- route to Abingdon !
70 attend I. 5. Court.
Alex Anderson has accepted po-
n'lon as stenographer for Attorney
H. |. Irvine.
Dr. &. NJ. Peavler, the popular :
"e and throat specialist of Bristol, s
y ru' Dc at this place on the third c
inday in this month. t
Ms. W $. Beverley and little @
laughter returned last Saturday l
%r''l'ng from visit to rela tives at :
Dryden.
". L. lessee, of Cleveland, Va, i
Il Il VISITING his son, S. r. lessee, in =
Toe TAP this week. i
Attorney Jos. l.. Kelly, Of Bristol, |!
'''' Monday night in the Gap. y
IL Dave I. Williams and Frank Green |!
s : Monday on a business trim to Il
kentucky. Il
s,.. " y ''een has moved his family Il
D,r ri" ,'oanoke to this place, and will L
\. '9 e '''' their home in the future. II
No.. ''een and family formerly lived z
w zen I X. y. Ayers and d. D. Il
/. D, :, returned from a business trip Y
H.. "l'adelphia and other eastern g
"''' Sunday night. Y
,. ~,a' Patrick Hagan, of Dunganon, 2
, ,','' saturday night in the Gap, en- Ie
,G~, IO''le from a business trip to y
,.,, 'se IL. K. Kane, of Gate City, e
, ,S,. saturday night in the Gap en- y
5sN,. uo'ne from Wise, where he held Is
''''y court last week. IS
+toa no. = . Walker Crawford, of Riv. y
,,o H. n.y. ), is visiting Mrs. Ii. /. Sui IS
a.. M N Tue Gap. Before her mar. "
ii.ao '"'' Crawford was Miss Daisy |S
"'u'' aud she is well known here. S
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

2. DeBusk, Of Corbin, Ky, spent
a few days last week at this place on
business. MIR. DeBusk formerly lived
at this place and owns property here.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrupis the best rem
edy for relieving and curing that asthma
tic cough. Physicians recommend it
Buy only the genuine, DR.. John W. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

>. l.. Goodson has moved his fam
NY INTO the property near w. w.
i"yior's store, recently vacated by
Mrs. Falin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
HE That Any Good Would
Win"

should be provided with good health. and
everyone who would have good health
should remember that pure, rich blood is
The frst requisite. Hoods Sarsaparilla.
ny giving good blood and good health has
"e'peu many man 10 success, besides
giving sircngth and courage to thousands
OF women who, before taking 1t, could not
even see any good in life to win.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

of many child. This wonderful remedy
ALWAYS cures Group, whooping- cough
and measles cough. 1t has never failed.
Price ~ cents.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

School books, stationary, pens,
ink, tablets, pencils, &C., at the Drug
Store.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

ssr.in'. ' c",i no l lie when you buy Cham
%h.d, Inp''c' Cholera ana Disrrhoea
Ssr none, Dr. '5 j. W. Kelly viii refund
eng it, /, you are not satisfied after
q most . - q everywhere admitted to be
~'el eomnIs .'eess'ull remedy In use for
'''st fail, ~ aud the only one that
We. It's pleasant, safe and ,eIi.
27.43
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05

Hoods Pills are gentle, yet effective. 8
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Or. MILES,
Cure

u sold by all druggists on guarantee
first bottle benefits or money back.
Book on heart and nerves sent free,
Or. Miles Medical Company, EIkhart, Ind.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18
New Building Material.


Under the name of "keramo"-ac-
cording to Consul Warner, writing
from Leipzig-a building material,
composed principally of glass and man
ufactured at Penzig, Silesia, has lately
been introduced in that region. AS
far as appears, this material is made
from powdered glass waste, which is
hardened by a special devitrifying
process and mbined by means of
strong pressure; in this manner the
transparency, brittleness and fragility
of the glass are destroyed, but other
prominent es-extraordina1..'
harness, stability against exposure to
the weather. non-conduction of heat,
non-i nfammability, insensibility to oil,
grease, acids, etc.-are retained in this
new product. Experience shows that
it can be used with good results for
wainscotings in the interior of build
ings, for covering floors in houses,
kitchens, washing rooms, verandas,
balconies, etc., for rough castings OF
walls exposed to the weather, as we'll
as for staircases which are to be fire
proof. The coloring depends upon the
color of the glass used in the manu-
facture, and the advantages of the ar
ticle appear to be fully established.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18
What Others Thought

Lewis Carroll, author of "A1ico in
Wonderland" told with keen relish nj
rebuff given him by little girl who
knew him only as learned mathema-
tician.
Have you ever read Through
Looking-Gla he asked her, ex-
pectlng an outburst Of delight. ooh,
dear, yes!" she replied. 1T is even
more stupid than Alice in Wonder
land!' Don't you think so?" Words
worth could not conceal his chagrin
when he heard that his neighbors, the
farmers, described him as "a daft idle
body, who went moaning about the
hills and had not wit enough to raise
field of oats" The following anecdote
OF Henry Clay was told by one of his
| personal friends: While making the
journey to Washington On the National
road, just after his nomination as can
dldate for the presidency, he was trav-
cling one stormy night, wrapped up in
huge cloak, on the back seat of the
stage coach, when two passengers en-
tered. They were Kentuckians, like
himself. He fell asleep, and when he
awoke found them discussing his
chances in the coming campaign.
What did Harry Clay go into politics
for?' said one. He had a good bit OF
land; he had keen eye for stock. Ii
he had stuck to stock-raising he'd have
been worth his fifty thousand. But
now he doesn't own a dollar"
"And,' the great Kentuckian used tc
ADD, 1.-The worst Of it was, every word
of it was true.''
It was characteristic of the man that
at the next stopping-place he hurried
away and took another coach, lest his
critics should recognize him and be
mortified at their unintentional rude
ness.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18

the bank Of which he had built his
furnace. One day q curious thing oc-
Cured and at time when the pile Of
Stag had become so large that it's top
rose above the surface Of the water. A
minute or two after dumping the Stag
as usual into the stream. some Of it
going under and part Of it remaining
above the water in red hot state,
the sizzling and steaming was followed
by bright burst Of flame. The next
time Mr.. Wilson used rock salt and
limestone the blaze again appeared
over the Stag, after it had been cast
into the river, and, it being at night,
he was much struck by the brilliant
white light produced. The next time
he had batch of the queer grayish
residue to dispose of he did not waste
1t, but saved it and poured over 1t
some water for experiment. To his
surprise there was no fame, but after
puzzling while over this feature, he
held lighted match over the pile,
when instantly there was a white,
glowing flame, and Wilson knew he
had found something worth while. His
discovery was acetylene gas.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18
Talked Down To-"

To one who wishes to help the I'M
fortunate, knowledge of human ma
ture is as necessary as the good will.
Well meaning but tactless persons Of
ten underate the intelligence of those
whom they seek to help, and allow
their intercourse to be marred by an
atmosphere of patronage and conde-
cension. An inmate of New York
tenement house recently said to a
woman whose life has been devoted to
good deeds: 81 never had a chance to
learn much, but I don't like to be
treated as if 1 hadn't any understand
ing. I know good language from poor,
and I'd rather hear words that sound
educated, even if I don't exactly know
what they mean, than to be talked
down to as if were baby"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18

is 100 fathoms below the oceans sur
face. Some three miles of it are Access
|sible, however, at low tide along the
border beneath the cliff that forms the
greater part of the Atlantic coast of
Patagonia.
The tide runs out far and comes in
fast, piling breaker upon breaker with
terrific violence. Prof. Hatcher had
to run for it often, and had several
escapes that a man with any nerves
at all would have called thrilling. In
the first place the bottom that the tide
leaves bare is we'll nigh covered with
broken fragments from the cliff above.
These are of all sizes, from few
pounds to several tons III weight, but,
heavy as they are, the incoming tide
rolls them over in it's tumultuous ad-
vance. The strongest boat would go
to pieces there in a few minutes. On
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18
SCIENT IF &c TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
trunk and Bureau-Freight Truck and
!. Scnies--Iron Made Red-Hot in Water
A Ships Rudder Recorder
Building Material
Iron Made Red-Hot In Water.

One of the astonishing things devel-
oped through the introduction of cleo
tr1city into everyday affairs is forge
made for bench use for the heating Of
soldering irons or light pieces of metal
Tor working on the anvil, where the
heating is accomplished by plunging
the article to be heated into tray Of
water. Nothing could be imagined
more contradictory of ones precon-
'ceived ideas than this procedure, and
yet to the electrician it is perfectly
simple. He makes the proper connec-
lions, plunges his iron into the water,
and pretty soon the iron will begin to
glow under water, and then to turn red
OR white hot, just as he desires it for
working. When he gets through work
ing the iron he may plunge it into the
water again, and cool it with "siss'
as expeditiously as he could in any
other tank of water. The curious forge
is made as follows: The tank is OF
wood. or any other substance which
will hold water, and not form an cleo
trical conductor. One wire of the cleo
trio circuit passes to the bottom of the
tank, where it is connected to a plate
of metal which lies there Over this
plate water, preferably saturated with
salt, fills the tank nearly to the top,
and serves to conduct the current to
whatever object is to be heated. Moth
ing could be better for this purpose, for
the water naturally closes all about the
object and fits it on every side. The
other end of the current-conductin
wire is fastened to the tongs or led to
a metal framework at the edge Of the
tank, on which the tongs or the shank
of soldering iron lie when it is to be
heated. The moment the object to be
heated is plunged into the water
q current passes from the water
through the object, and at the same
moment some of the water is decom-
posed by electrolytic action. The nj
trogen of the water becomes electrified,
and adheres to the object to be heated,
and forms film of gas, which sepa-
rates the object completely from the
water, while at the same time this gas
forms such an obstruction to the pas
sage Of the electric current that the
energy of the current is turned into
heat Electric FORCES of various de-
signs are coming into use in place OF
fires for many of the blacksmith's op-
~erations
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-11-18
A Ships Rudder Recorder.

At time when collisions and other
accidents to ships are far more numer-
Gus than they should be, the invention
Of Mr.. ]. E. Liardet of helm-recorde1
which, actuated by the rudder, gives
a history of the course steered and va
rious deviations from that course-wil]
meet with the attention which it de-
serves. The record is made by pencil
on paper band which moves on a
drum actuated by clockwork, and it
will not only be useful in clearing up
disputed points in case of collision, but
it will also afford evidence of the COM
potency of the man at the Wheel Some
steersmen will keep a straight course
far better than others, and this means
a saving of time and-in the case of a
steamship-of fuel. The new apparatus
will enable captain to pick out the
best men for work at the wheel.