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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

The Virginia Tanning and Ex-
tract Company will put their tannery
at this place into operation in the near
future. This will give steady en-
ployment to a large number of men.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

SECRETARY of War Alger again
announces that he is not going to
retire from the Cabinet. lie declares
he is going to stick it out as long as
the present administration is in
office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

ENGLAND, the United States and
Germany have agreed upon the plans
proposed for the appointment of a
commission to investigate and settle
the Samoan trouble.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
- LOCAL ADVERTISEMENT will be charg-
cd Tor at the rate Of cents per line for each
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

ROANOKE College has received a
bequest of $4,000 by the will of the
late Edward Austin, Of Boston.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

EVERY time a man goes to church
he hears a lot of preaching that hits
other men.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20
NotiCei

On and after the 18th day Of Au-
gust 1896. l will run a hack between
Wise G.. II. and Ramsay, twice each
day, meeting all trains. Fare %
cents. The patronage of the public
10 solicited. Respectfully,
U. w. RENFRn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

RAILROADS, and rumors of railroads
are being talked of in this section.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

va newspapers for sale at this
Office. 20 tents per hundred.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20

The Big Stone Gap Post is clubbing
with the following papers at the following
The Post and Thrice-a-week New
York World. sl5O
Post and The Tw~ice-a-week
Louisville Courier Journal. Al 81
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCR0FULA

There are dozens Of remed %. p
Scrofula, some OF them no dou.
afford temporary relief, but 5. s
the only remedy which comp
Scrofula is one Of the most ob,t,
blood diseases, and il beyond {.
many so-called purifiers and ton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20
S. S. s. IS the Only
Remedy Equal TO this
Obstinate Disease.

is equal to any blood trouble, and never fails to cure
goes down to the seat OF the disease, thus permanently
trace of the faint.
The serious consequences to which Scrofula surely leads
should impress upon those afflicted with it the vital i'm
portance of wasting no time upon treatment which can
not possibly effect a cure. In many cases where the wrong
treatment has been relied upon, complicated %glandular
sweUings have resulted, for which the doctors insist that
a dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
MI. II. L. Thompson, Of Milledgeyine. Ga. writes: "A
bad case of Scrofula broke out on the glands OF my neck,
which had to be lanced and caused me much suffering. I
was treated for a long while, but the physicians were un-
able to cure me, and my condition was as bad rs when |
began their treatment. Many blood remedies were used.
but without effect. Some one recommended ). :. s, and
! began TO improve as soon IA | had taken n few bottles.
Continuing the remedy, | was soon cured permanently.
and have never had Il sign Of the disease to return" Swift
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-20
J6odJs Saadabmiaa
UH3zEEI11u~
Clubbing Offer.

Hoods PILLS cure liver Ills; the non Irritating and
only cathartic 70 take With Hood. sar.spsrilIs
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S. s. s. FOR THE 0

is the only remedy which can promptly reach and cure o.
blood diseases. BY relying upon it, and not experimental "a
so-called tonics, etc, all sufferers from blood troubles can D.,
instead Of enduring years of suffering which gradually bar
the constitution. s. S. s. is guaranteed purely vegetable pr.
cure Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism Contagious J.
letter, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers, etc. Insist uponS ) 5. moths.
Books on blood and skin diseases will be mailed free toa.y.
Swift Specific Company. Atlanta. Georgia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
Women
Would Sure
yTry Mrs.
PInkjians'S
MessIOis,0 IF
They Only
Knew, Says
Mrs. King

and received benefit from it at once.
l have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly we'll. can honestly say that
there is nothing like it. If could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surely ytryit,"-MARTHAM. NJ. KING, NORTH
ATTLEBoRo, MASS.
The way women trifle with health
shows degree of indifference that is
misunderstanding Happiness and use
fulness depend on physical health; so
does good disposition. Diseasemakes
women nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous. Write to Mrs. Pinlxham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
tcostsnothing to getM Pinkham's
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

viewed Delamater. He stuck to his
story and they believed him. They
renewed their efforts in his behalf. A
new trial was obtained, deposlions
were taken, aud evidence to establish
Delamater's innocence was piled up.
When the second trial was called no.
body appeared against Delamater, and
he was discharged by proclamation.
Now, twenty-five years after, Della
mater is again in court, charged with
desertion and non support by the wife
who at the time worked indefatigably
to save HIM from the gallows, and
by curious coincidence the Judge
who heard the case and granted leni-
ency is the man who, quarter of a
century ago secured his conviction oi
murder in the first degree.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

A conservative estimate OF Ne
braska's corn crop, which is now safe
from frost, is soc, ,ooo,ooo bushels. 1t
is hard for the mind to grasp just
what these figures mean. Counting
sixty bushels of shelled corn to the
load, it would take five million teams
to haul the crop to market, caravan
that would reach around the world. 1t
will take an army of SO, 900 men over
two months to husk it If they husk 60
bushel per day each. If loaded into
cars of $4,000 capacity it would take
Co., 900 cars to haul the crop, a train
1000 miles long. AT no time within
the past ten years has there been such
tendency on the part of farmers to
look for new locations, either to better
themselves or to provide homes fol
their children. Many sections in the
east are overcrowded while thousand:
of acres of rich, we'll watered lands
can still be had in Nebraska anc
Northern Kansas at comparatively low
prices. Thousands will visit tha
country this fall as the railroads have
announced cheap-rate harvest excurs
ions for October 3rd and 18TH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inhamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachlan Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restor-
ed to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which.is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (causec by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo, 0.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
Spendthrifts in Superlatives.

The average young girl converses
principally IN italics, She is a prodi-
gal in emphasis and a spendthrift in
superatives. Her joy is in hyperbole.
She strives to force the conviction OF
her young charm on her hearers sim
ply by stress OF voice and exaggerated
phraseology.
A thing of mediocre charm must
be "perfectly lovely !" with strong &C.
cent on both words. All adverbs are
overworked in her painstaking enthu-
siasm, but "perfectly" is reduced to
the verge OF nervous prostration.
She is "simply crazy" over peach
ice cream, and her new hat is "abso
lutely luscious y
A dull occasion is "unequivocally
ghastly!" and a pleasant time is
grand or "perfect." She is "bored to
extinction" with the greatest facility,
and she "collapses' at the simplest
misadventure.
The fit of an unsuccessful gown is
"weird" or "beastly." She is "literally
paralized" to find it SO late, and
"scared stifff'' at sudden noise.
She "simply howls" instead oflaugh-
ing, and finds a very commonplace
situation "killing."
"Like" and dislike in her vocab-
ulary are ousted by ''love" and "hate''
both invariably underscored. She
gloves hot gingerbread" and "hates
chiffon ruffles."
In fact, she so recklessly squanders
her verbal resources that there is
nothing left her for genuine emotional
emergency. "When she gets there,
the cupboard'll be bare,' and the poor
girl will have to keep dumb.-We
Puritan
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

retirement from politics marks the
6nmle of stupendous demagogue. He
has accomplished very little in his
spectacular cIreer, save to spend the
public funds recklessly and increase
tne taxes Of the peorle A great
many who looked upon him as a
modern Moses nJw see that he was
the commonest sort of politician. His
administration has been costly one
for the taxpayers Of Michigan, and
now that the voters see him revealed
in his true light they are thankful that
his official career is ended"
"A Washington man has received a
letter from a republican friend in
Ohio, from which the following is ex-
tracted: "You ought to see Hanna.
He has the scare of his life on, and
believes that Mclean is going to win,
unless he can get the dlsgruntled re-
publcans back into the traces. He
and his henchmen have dropped their
bulldozing tactics towards republicans
and are talking as sweet as pie tc
them. We are enjoying his scare, ,and
will decide later whether we'll stay a,
home on election day."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
In eject July l, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBUR9

In eHtCU July /, 1890.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
VILE, Tamaqua, weekdays II 30 a. m.
For Willismsport, weekdays, 1850 a. m.' S'fo
i For Danville and Milton weekdays,7.so a. m
$40. m o 90 ., ooa M
SS For Rupert up W weeSdays7.s 30 sss llsoa. M. 1890
'fS FoS pss Ratimcre limo Washington and the west via
B.SO, r. r., through trains leave Reading Ter.
minal Philadelphia, 3.20, 7.65, il.26 a. M, S46
7.a7, p. m. Sundays s;ao. 7;55 ll26 a, M;
chestnut street station, weekdays, l.s5, 5.Sl
S 23 %. m. Sundays, LBS, S2S p. m.
TRAINS FOR BL0SMsse,RS,, Snmsse,RS,o sm
M, and via Easton sl0a m.
Leave Philadelphia lo.2l a. m.
Leave Reading l2.l5 p. m,
Leave Pottsville ~. 80 p. m.
Leave Tamaquai 40 p, M,
Leave wiIliamsport weekday 90 n, 4,sC ?
Leave oatayissa weekdays, ZOO, o,s'2oe,iOs m
lie Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7.os. s.ss. s,ls il'4
| a. M, l.sS 8 60, $50.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
In effect Oct. B, 1899.
| Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf for Atlantic city.
4 For Atlantic -Weekdays.-EXpress, 300
| a M g so %. IN. sunday s--EXpress 800, 1000 a.
m, 7.l5 p. N. Accommodation, 500 a. m, i.i5
p. m. ,,,. r.. ,,,o,,.,,,s H.,
| press, Z IS, so a. m. $50, $50 o. m. Accommo'
dalton, S.l5 a. m, 405 p. m. Sundays-EXpress
4.sO, 7.3O p. IN, Accommodation, 7.l5 a m, 4o'
For Cape May, ocean City and Sea Isle city
| Weekdays-9.l5 a. m, 4l0 800 p. m. sunday4-
chestnet ST., $40 south ST. ians SGO a; m M NJ
Parlor cars on all express trains. ,,,,,,e
i. A. SWEIGARD, EDISON j. WEEKS,
i Genl Supt, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

ga HEART AS STURDY AS AN OAK"
But what about the blood which the
heart must pump at the rate of 10
times minute? d? If the heart is to be
sturdy and the nerves strong this
blood must be rich and pure. Hoot's
Sarsaparllla makes sturdy hearts be-
cause it makes good blood. 1t gives
to men and women strength, conhd-
ence, courage and endurance.
Hoods Pills are non-irritating and
the only cathartic to take with Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

Every discriminating person will
say that The Biggle Books advertised
in this issue of the COLUMBIAN contain
a greater amount of condensed, com
mon sense, we'll arranged information
than any books theyhave seen relat
ing to these important branches O
farm industry. The price of each Is
50 cents, free by mail; address the
publishers, Wilmer Atkinson Co.,
Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
fLsrrRs TO mrs. p,sxnAu NO. o..,ssl

"Iam so grateful to you for what
Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound has done for me that l feel as
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

The fair at Williamsport was a
financial success, as after all the ex-
penses incident to holding the fair
were paid, there was a balance OF
s.. 900 in the treasury. The dates
for the fair next year are Sept. IL,
I3 and IL.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

and tender little juicelets for the chill
dren, are all right, but papa and "the
boys" want good, big, juicy steak,
roast or chop when business or school
duties are over, and we can cater to
them all. Our stock of prime meats is
unexcelled for quality, and we send
them home in fine shape.
J.E. KEIFER.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05

though 1 must
tell about 1t. A
year ago l was
taken very sick.
Doctorsc could Go
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which 1
had almost con-
stantly. 1 got
some OF your
Compound and
took one bottle
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
LACKAWANNA RAILROAD.

BLOOMSBURG DIVISION.
In effect April %, 1899.
STATIONS, EAST.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

sat down at the old barpsichord anu
PLAYED as he had never played before,
His listeners were spellbound. Tel
u.s." they begged, "who are you?
For answer he played the opening bars
in the Sonata in T. est is Beetho-
ven!" they exclaimed in awe and 3D.
miration. =,
Suddenly the candle fickered and
went out Beethoven ceased playing
and bowed his head upon his hand
His friend threw open the shutters; a
food of beautiful moonlight entered
the room. It's transfguratiug light
touched up the poor old instrument
and rested upon tho noble figure
bowed before it. The profound 81
lence was broken at last by the
musician, who said, "Listen! I vii
improvise a sonata to the moonlight.
Then was created this wonderful
sonata, beginning in sad, tende'
movement, the embodiment in soun'
Of the gentle moonlight transhgurln!
and glorifying the dark earth.
Suddenly the music ceased, an
with brief farewell Beethoven hur
ried homo to put upon paper tn
famous composition. - Philodelphl
Saturday Post.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14
PHILIPPINE ADVENTURE
AN AMERICAN sKIPPER'S sTARILlMo
rypERFNcE WITH MALAY PIRATES.

sY,+i,,, Eirst. Then TOrture-Feasted anu
rood,od to For Weeks by Fihplnos
Who Intended Him as sacrin'0 ~
Their Native Deity-How He Escapeo'
There lives on the Hawleyton road
six miles from Binghamton, relateS
the New York Press, q man VINO
PASSED through q hair-raising expert
ence in one of the islands OF the Phil
ippine archipelago thirty years ago.
the details of which have never before
heen made public. The man is Eras,
TINS Hepworth, an old skipper, ana
though now bowed with the weight OF
years he still has keen recollection
and wildly recounts his tale OF the
months of horror which he spent on q
thicklv wooded isle in the Pacific. ,
In 1857 Hepworth was a skipper OF
o. small sailing vessel that lett pan
francisco for Hong Kong. At that
time men were scarce and wages hgh,
SO Hepworth was obliged to take an
ilI-ossorted crew; but though OF vii
famous countenance, they behaved
themselves in an unexceptlonal man
ner until the China Sea was reached
Then a mutiny was unexpectedly de-
veIoped, and Hepworth, supported BY
only one man, an officer, found him
self confronted by blood-thirsty Sc
Of cutthroats, who demanded that NJ
lower the Stars and Stripes and rals
the black flag. 1t afterward developer
= that large number Of the crew ha
served on Malay pirate ships, and tina
d bv threats and promises OF reWar
y had won over the minority.
Their demand was, of course, re
fnsed and the officer fired a plsto
. wounding one of the mob. There wa
" rush forward, and he was knocke
down and cast overheard, food for I'll
sharks that had followed the shll
" Hepworth was bound and a consult
tion held as to what disposal shoul
&C be made of him. The Malays favorf
10 sending him following the officer, b
n the minority OF American salloiS
10 sisted that his life should !be spare
~. and he was finally put boat, given
II pair Of oars and IA small supply
fe food, and told if he would steer IN
70 certain direction he would reach o.
Of of the Philippine Islands. :.
After thirty-eight hours on t
7ooen Vepworth reached thick
- woou1d island, which he subsequent
or determined was Of the group lying [
tween Nindano and Leyle. There "
q dense, tropical vegetation, but Wh
he pulled his boat up on the beach
-, sign of life. Besides the provlsio
'Ns he had an old-fashioned fowlinG pic
''o and q flask of powder. The Weap
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

jrth's haluo |

.ubu-Ad, ho was escorted to,
hut adjoining that occupied by the
chief and shown every courtesy. AS
time wore on and he picked up little
of the language, he was Mortified to
learn that he, with two other VIC
tins, prisoners captured on neigh
boring island, were held for o human
sacrifice. 1t was the custom OF this
tribe to select prisoners taken IN bat
tie Or captured by other means for
sacrifices to their gods. The victims
would sometimes be kept a whole
wear, and during that time were treated
with every respect, rich food, flowers
and everything that could make life
in these savage wilds pleasant being
lavished upon them.
/ Hepworth had been with the tribe
about eight months when he learned
that the time of one Of the victims was
drawing to q close, and on certain
day the sacrifice would be performed.
Once devoted to the sacrifice, there
was no escape for the captive, and al
the expiration Of the time he was
seized by the medicine man or priest
of the tribe and escorted up the
mountain in plain view of the huts
and assembled villagers, to spot or
o promontory where stone altar hat
been erected. Here two other medl
cine men, striped and painted unit
their natural responsiveness became
something fearful, were on hand t.
? assist. They seized the victim AM
laid him on his back, while the chief
} with quick pass Of his flint knife
, opened the breast and tore out th
| bleeding, palpitating heart, holdin
| it first toward the sun, then towar
9 the village, and finally casting it Int
} the sea.
This ended the ceremonies for th
$ day, but the most CHASTITY were yet t
d come, for at evening huge fire Wa
: lighted, songs were sung, and tn
t medicine men, with the chief and h
9 followers, sat down to feast off tt
n body of the victim, which had bee
: roasted to O turn. When Hepwort
y saw the sacrifice and its attendal
q orgies and realized the awful positio
n in which he was placed, he BEGAN
n sick with horror. Escape was out
Il the question, for not only was he O
l. CT the track of vessels, but careful
|" watched.
After many sleepless nights he d
vised a plan that might prove success
full. It was his only chance and
~ n had to work in secret. He W
" allowed the liberty of the islam
u the only prohibited spot being t
, landing place, where his boat,
- gether with several canoes belongl
81 to the tribe, were kept. At night
IL made several trips to that ghas
,-' spot on the mountain side where
~ many lives had been sacrificed, q
~ as the time for his turn drew near
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14
Where Men Must BE Worshiped.

Woman's present position in India
is realistically set forth in the follow
ing extract from q Government prize
book for the girls schools in the Bonn
bay Presidency:
If the husband of q virtuous wom-
an be ugly, of good or bad DISPOSE
ton, diseased, tiendish, irascible, a
drunkard, old, stupid, dumb, blind,
deaf, hot-tempered, poor, extremely
covetous, slanderer, cowardly, per-
fidious and immoral, nevertheless she
ought to worship him as q god, with
mind, speech and person. The wife
who gives an angry answer to hel
husband will become village parlah
dog; she will also become female
iackal and live in an unlnhabltec
desert. The woman who eats sweet
meats without sharing them with hel
husband will become filth eating VII
LACE SOW. The woman who speaks
disrespectfully to her husband Will D'
dumb in the next incarnation. I'M
woman who hates her husbands rela
tives will become, from birth to birth
a muskrat, living in filth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

Now they are trying to prove by his
own writings that Shakespeare rode
wheel. Did not Hamlets fathers
ghost recall painful experience IN
the flesh, when he said: "What a
iaIIing-off was there!" and was it not
to his bicycle that Achilles was refer
ring when he said to his followers:
"Attend me when Iwheel?" and what
but a scorcher had Lear's fool IN mind
in the words, "Let go thy hold when a
great wheel runs down a hill, lest 1t
break thy neck with following lt?' u
course Cleopatra rode q wheel when
she tired of her galley, and we know
the very brand she patroni2ed' for
Anthony counsels her: Seek your
honor with your safety" So, among
his other claims to Immortality,
Shakespeare may drge, with Lsunee
in 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona, that
it YVES he who "set the world on
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14

We do not know how many different
styles of easy chair are made and adj
yertised in America, muses. the New
York Observer, but Judging from the
columns of the daily and weekly press,
they must be numerous. This does
aot really denote that Americans are
an INDECENT people, fond of dawdling
around, but rather the reverse, since
it seems to show that our people work
so hard generally, as to require par
sicularIy easy chair, when they occa-
sionally do rest. 1t is, of course, to
be hoped that the easy chair will not
become the symbolic representation OF
American life in general. Still, it is
useful in its place, and in the language
Of trade, ono bone should be without
,ne."