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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again"
W. II. Roberts. Of Wise, was in town
Friday.
Henry Lee Gardner and Oliver Hill. OF
Lipps, were in tOwa on business Thurs
day.
F. y. and o. c. Carter, late p%rivates of
Co. II 4th Reg. Va. Vol, VIII start about
the 18th inst. TO join the regulars. The
boys served in the Spauish-American war
and seem to enjoy the excitement fine.
We are sorry to have the boys 60 away
and their parents have our heartfelt SYM
pathy,
The Va 5. W. Ry. freight came into
Norton for the first time Saturday.
A. NJ. Wright and Ed Lewis, Coon's
Eye, passed through town Saturday Ell
route to Wise.
The stone masons are cutting stone to
bed the engine of the electric light plant
at this place.
We learn that work will soon commence
again on the rock hotel at Norton.
Pshaw! Norton has seen her Earliest
days.
understand that the Bridge class will
sing at Laurel Grove School House on the
Bird Sunday in June.
J.P. Wells, OF Lipps, Va, was in town
Monday, 9Th INST.
| wish | knew what is wrong with John
Every time his eyes are shut he
il talking about '~Peggie." The very
idea! Krr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

Last fall ! sprained my left hip while
handling sOme heavy boxes. The doctor
! called ON said at first it was a slight
strain and would soon he we'll, but ii grew
worse and the doctor then said | had the
Rheumatism. II confined to grow worse
and ] could hardly get around to work.
J went TO a drug store and the druggist
recommended mo 10 try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. | tried it aud one-hllf of a
0-cent bottle cured me entirely. now
recommend it TO all my friends.-F. A.
BARcocK, Erie, Pa. 1t is for sale by j. W.
Kelly, Druggist. 22-26
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WISE DEPARTMENT.
CnAs. r. KILeosE. Editor.
Local and Otherwise.

Mrs. G. Z. Flanary and son Dixon, re-
turned SUNDAY from u visit to Cl%iEchpoTi.
Mr.. and MIS-. 4. y. Baker, after spend
ing = Jew DAYS with the formers parents
at Nashle. returned home sunday.
Dinwiddic Kiigore lett last week for
Bramwell ". Va, where he will spend
some time visiting his sister, Mrs. Ramey.
Mrs. W. II. Roberts, whose illness was
reported last week j. very much improved.
Mr.. Saliie Richardson. at Tennessee,
is visiting her father, Judge +. 6. Welis.
at this place.
Mi,burn Purkcy * right sick at the
home OF his father on Nottingham Ave.
Miss Mary Chapman lcft last week for
Rose Hill. Lee county, where she will visit
relatives.
r. 7. White has moved hi, family from
kelI,view to this place. They will occupy
the john Wheatly property on Main IT.
4 team belonging to G.. f.. CULLEN. OF
this place. while hauling lumber last weeh
from Bold Camp ran away and almost
killed the driver, totally demolished the
wagon ami seriously injured one OF tie
horses.
Work WAS commenced on Mr.. Flanary ;
residence on East Main st. Monday.
Messrs. Erwin ~ Co. have opened a
grocery store in the Hill house on Main
Mr.. Erwin keeps things in a nice,
attractive condition and we believe they
will get a good share Oithc cii!'s trade.
Judge hiiler has sold his Tacoma farm
to Mr.. VIM. Green, Of Stouey Creek.
W. II. B03d has purchased Milburn
Purkey's property on the corner of Dewey
and Schley Avenue.
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The New York Journal agrees
with the Southern newspapers in the
opinion that the race problem cannot
be settled by the Northern people de-
nouncing the Southern people for law
l%essness. The Journal says "the sit
ustion will improve when the negro
brute ceases to assault the women of
the Southland not before. That is
the Southern view, and in the light
the long records of terrible crimes
charged against the Southern negro
1t seems unanswerable."
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our regular correspondent.l

Secretary Alger left Washington to be
absent the greater part of this month,
just after the Cabinet decided not TO call
for volunteers for the Philippines. There
were two reasons for this decision. The
frt, and most important, was that it
would be exceedingly dangerous to the
health OF the men TO send raw volunteers
TO the island until the rainy season is
over, which will not be until about Sept.
LIST, and Gen. Otis could make no good use
of them during that season, if they were
there. The other reason was a report re-
ceived from President Schurman, of the
Philippine Commission, expressing the
opinion that the FilipinOs would surrender
before the close OF the rainy season, max
ing another military campaign unnecessa-
ry. Military men are almost unanimous
have to be called for before the revolt is
put down. Meanwhile, regulars are to he
sent to take the place of the returning
volunteers, and Gen. Otis has been given
authority TO enlist as many natives as he
may see fit.
Gen. Wood, the Commander of the
Santiago district, seems to have found
the Cuban problem easy to solve. In a
report made to the War Department, after
telling of the quiet and orderliness of the
entire district, over which lie had Just
travelled, he said: "The whole problem to-
day in Cuba is work. Put The idle people
who are now reading the incendiary press
to work, relegate to a back seat the poll
ticlans whose present Importance rests
solely on the attention they are receiving
from eur people, and they will not have
followers enough left to give them the
slightest Importance or weight in the
Agitators have tried to stir
up the people of this province, but they
cannot do it, simply because We have Civ
EN- the people something to do and put
them in a condition so good that they will
not leave it for a lawless life, unless abso-
forced to. The people who arc ere
ating the disturbances to-day in Cuba, do
not represent two per cent of the p%opula-
1t seems a pity that Gen. Wood
could not he put in charge of the whole of
cuba, and be allowed to govern it in his
way, he has been so successful in his
4.
The Official who can please everybody
business with his office hasn't been
'orn yet, but U. S. Commissioner of Pat
nts, Duell, comes very near doing it, to
Judge by the talk of those who practice
'efore the Patent Office. C.. A. Snow &
o., Washington's leading firm Of patent
who have beeen getting patents
over twenty-five years for clients in
IL parts of the country-more than 2O,-
w patents have been secured by this
say that Commissioner Duell has so
improved the working machinery of the /
aice hat applications for patents receive
lore intelligent consideration and are T;
ore promptly acted upon than at any |
me in their knowledge, patents being
in from four to ten weeks from
tie OF application. This will he good !
'ws TO the inventors, who have in the |
Ist often had to worry over the hardness !
the Patent Office.
The War Department. is preparing TO !
end a half million dollars for the erec-
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TOMS CREEK.
Local and Personal Items
from That active COM
munity.

The Toms Creek correspondent of tn
Pulaski News Rcricw writes af follows il
the last issue of that paper:
The following persons of this place at
tended a ball given by Lee Greear at Coe
burn last Wednesday night: Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. Il. Williams. Mrs. g. W. Berry
Misses Dora and Lila Williams. Haiti,
Hermans. Laura Alexander, Josephin,
Gentry aud Sale aud Lula Hardaway
Messrs II. Ilardaway, DR.. &. W. ThOmn'
kins, j &. Stone, II. d. Vicers, II. a.
Alexander, Visor Morehea1, g. +. Heu-
ser, G. ". Shafcr and Robert Bueford.
W. j. BRYANT, Of Panther, arrived in
town on Sunda- and will spend a few days
with his parents.
c. ". GutLerie, of Fishersville, Va, q =
rived with his family ON Thursday. &c.
Gutheric has accepted a position with tle
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co., as Scrip
Clerk. G. c. CorDett returns to his former
position rs clerk in the store.
6. II. Williams returned on Wednesday
from Chrisiiausburg where he spent a two
weeks vacation.
a. y. MOrrlsOll, OF MIddlcSbOrO, hV.,
having secured Il position with the Virgin
ia Iron, Coal aud Coke Co., will remain
with us.
Dorsey Williams, of MiddlesbOrO, Ky,
who represents the New South Brewing
and Ice Co, Of that city, was in tow a
short while on Friday.
Rev. +. h. Rogers preached here on
Sunday morning Of the 18th inst. Mr..
is making an effort to have a r es-
byterian church erected this place, and is
well pleased with the present prospects.
The site now selected is between the resi-
dences Of \. Collierand T. ID. Shupe. Mr..
is TO he congratulated upon the
interest which he is taking la this matter,
ln4 we believe he will have the suppo.t OF
he people of this community.
Lee Gieear, of Coeburn, was in town a
short while Monday.
There were 80 more transportation men
on Wednesday by whom the differ
mt forces of the Virginia Iron, Coal and
,oke Co. were increased. All forces are
.et being increased.
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The people are not interested in The
war, and would rejoice to see it end.
ed. II anybody doubts this statement
let him recall the excitement and in.
terest in the war with Cuba less than
a year ago. Throngs OF deeply in
terested men daily surrounded the
bulletin boards to get the latest news
from Santiago, but there is no such
scene witnessed now. But we have
lost a good many more men in the
Philippines than we did in Cuba.
II we had announced our intention
a year ago of giving independence to
the Filipinos as we did to the Cubans,
there would have been no war, but
having bought the islands for twenty
million dollars, We seemed to think 1t
our duty to fight for our right Of
property. The war, we hope, Is over,
and we sincerely trust that our Gov
eminent will proceed to do now what
it will have to do in the end, and that
is to give the FiIipinos independence
under N protection. The 1T. Louis
Republican, which has steadily sup
ported the war policy and has strong
ly contested for the necessity Of Sup
pressing Aguinaldo's movement, now
that the war is about over, urges the
Government to adopt a policy which
will bring the country back to the
traditions of the past. 1t says: elm
perialism's evil and wrong lie in the
effect upon the people Of the United
States. Foreign conquest, great per-
manent standing armies, a navy OPP
Grating on a vast scale among the IN
ternational competitions and jealous
les of the Orient-what can these in
novations mean but a revolution IN
Dur democratic institutions? Patriot
Americans have refrained from
sharp antagonism to the adminiStra-
ion-why? Because they recognized
he necessity Of national unity in the
of war. But what is the
nd of a series of necessities like this?
obviously, it can only be a highly
en~tralized military government
nd the perpetual silence of less ma
este What, then, becomes of the 7
american Freedom of the individual? {
he administration has not been bold !
nough to announce a policy of en- a
uring sovereignty over the Philip t
ines. 1t has not been Skillful
lough to even occupy Manila with 5
1T bringing on a bloody and costly
with the native population. In +"
lie Philippines the only service the c
ADMINISTRATION has performed is in Y
cidly proving that the United
are as badly equipped for
Iroit government of foreign posses Z
ons as are the foreign populations n,
r intelligent and equitable self-gov- 0
The lesson is hat we al
lst radically change our methods, tn
tied as they are to free government m
home, or give up the business of pa
Inaging foreign people with whose OF
bits and thoughts we have nothing az
COMMONLY. Louis Observer. n
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lT pleases us very much to ac-
knowledge the receipt of and express
our thanks for a copy of the Roanoke
College Annual. We cannot say too
much for this excellent school. The
fact that they have on their rolls
each year students from not only all
states and territories, but from many
fareign countries, speaks more potent
ly than we could for Roanoke Col
lege.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

If troubled with rheumatism, give
Chamherlain's Pain Balm a trial. II will
not cost you a cent if it does no good
One application will relieve the pain. 1t
also cures sprains and bruises in one
third the time required by any other treat
ment. Cuts, burns. frostbites, q%uinsey,
pains in the side and chest, g;andular and
other swellings are quickly cured by
applying it. Every bottle warranted.
Price, - and 10 cents. DR.. J. W. Kelly.
I2.1f
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

After testing the John Holland Gold
zen for several months" writes W n
Webb, of Sergent, Ky, ~ find ,bom
possessed OF good writing qualities, dur.
ao,e' n true to name, having an estab.
iished reputation of over forty wears. The
only medal awarded for gold pens at tho
centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1870
the John Holland was winner. For prIe,
,,s' address, The John Holland Gold Pen
TO-, i21 h. Fourth ST., Cincinnati. o.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

The Tennessee Press Association
will meet in Nashville on the 10Th of
this month aud will leave in a boav
the following day for Pensacola, Fla,
where the business meeting will be
held. Secretary Long has ordered
the gunboat Nashville to proceed to
Pensacola to keep the boys straight
while they are on the coast.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

THERE is great reason to believe
that a railroad is to be built from
Lake Erie to Florida running through
P%ittsburg, Pa, and some point in
Virginia. Engineers are at work on
a route. The construction of such a
line would be a great achievement
and would revolutionize a big quarter
Of the railroad world.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

Maj. Gen. Otis reports from Manila
that the insurgents who murdered
Capt. Tilley on the island of Negros
have been punished, and that the en-
tire coast of the island has been plac-
ed under the American flag, the rob-
Der bands being pursued into the
mountains.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

The June number Of the Rerieu OF
Revicws has an illustrated article on
summer reading, giving a rapid sur
vey of the important books just is
sued from the various publishing
houses.
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ton Of a Quartcrmaster and Comissary
Depot, at Manila, which will contain a big
refrigerating plant. a New York Company
has just been awarded the contract for
putting in the refrigerating plant, its bid
of $I97 900 being the lowest submitted.
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Would Not suffer 80 Again for Firy Times
It's Price.

would Not suffer M Again for Firy Times
ITS Price.
awokc last night with severe pains in
my head. | never felt so badly in all my
life. When | came down to work this
morning | felt 80 weak ! could hardly
work. ! went to Miller ~ McCurdy's drug
store and they recommended Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Dilrrhoca Rem
edy. 1t worked like magic and one dose
fixed me all right. 1t certainly is the fin
est thing | ever used for stomach trou Bile.
| shall not he without It in my home here
for | should not care to endure the
sufterings Of last night again for fifty
times its price.-G. II. WILSON, Livery
men, Burgettstown, Washington Co.. Pa.
This remedy is for sale by J.. W. Kelly, |
Druggist. 22-?G
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The Governors Unqualified Endorsement
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Executive Office.

~ = N|N||
IhaVe for fifteen years used S.S.S.
as q remedy for rheumatism aud as
atomic. It is unquestionably r good
blood purifier, and 1 am sure the
best tonic l ever used. For many
years my digestion was bad, but
the occasional use of a bottle OF
S.S.S. has entirely cured me Of this
malady, and l now eat with perfect
anything set before NE.
A. D. GAMBLER.
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"Spring Unlocks
The FLOWERS
To Paint tie laughing SOIL

To Paint tie Laughing Soil"
And not even Nature avould
aNo4u the foaUers to grow
and blossom TO perfection
wHhout good soil. Mow
Nature and people are much
alike; the former mast haVe
sunshine, latter mast haze
pure blood in order to haze
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood trou-
bles of all sorts. 1t is TO the human
system what sunshine is to Nature
the destroyer Of disease germs. II
nerer d%isnppo'nts.
pooy Blood" The doctor said there
were not seven drops Of good blood In my
body. Hoods Sarsaparilla built me up and
made me strong and we'll" SUSIE +. BROWN,
IL Aston Hill, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia, etc.-"A complication OF
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh and
Inflammation OF the stomach, rheumatism,
etc. made me miserable. Had(no appetite
until / took Hoods Sarssparills, which
acted like magic. | am thoroughly cured"
n. B. SEELEY, 1874 w. 14th Av., Denver, Col.
Rheumatism my husband was
Obliged to give up work on account OF rheu-
No remedy helped until he used
S%arsapsrilla. which permanently
cured him. 1t cured my daughter OF ca
! give il 10 the children with good
Mrs. J.. S. MCMATH, Stamford, CT.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

THE man who drinks to stimulate
his appetite generally succeeds-that
is, in stimulating his appetite for
drink.
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SoNE men will freely give ten cents
for a drink Of whiskey and then
growl about paying ten cents for a
pound of meat.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

AN effort will be made in the com
ing Congress to have the territory of
New Mexico admitted into the Union
as a state.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

OF the accumulated
impurities of u year
u now be elm
mated, and this
causes n struggle
which usually re-
suits in u k
down. A few bottles
Of S. 5. S. Just now
will thoroughly pu-
rify the blood, i'm
prove the appetite
and give tone and
strength TO the
whole system. Most
important or all.
s. S. s. will 50 per-
fectly remove all
impurities as to for
the system for
resist
ing the many dan !
gerous forms Of sicb
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The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
saents only.
~ LocAL ADVERTISEMENT will be charg-
ca 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, 1899-06-08

MAKING peace with Aguinaldo is a
good deal like making rabbit pie, you
must first catch the rabbit.
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YAUGHT. TENN.
r@e,poudcncc of1ac liz Stonc cup ~ r

Correspondence of Iso liz STONE Gap lc.r
NArGur, CARTER Co.,. TIN. May %
Work on the Stoncy Creek cxtcutiou of
Virginia and Southwestern Ry. of which
Mr.. j. G. Stoacv is contractor, is pro-
crossing nicely. From , to / miles Il, now
graded and i large force Of men at work.
The object OF building thi. road is to
reach the iron fields of the Virginia and
Southwestern ky. company, Of which they
own a vast quantity Of land and fine ores.
They have a large force of. men prospect
ing here and in Johnson county. and are
finding ore in abundance and OF the best
quality.
Corn crops are looking well.
Wheat crops viii he snort on account
of hard freczc last winter.
j. +. VI. Lewis, tine hustliug carpenter,
his sore house almost completed.
j. p.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

The Fourth of July will soon be
here. Let's have a big celebration.
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IT takes a long time to get to the
top, but when you start down zip"
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He has Used II for Fifteen Years.
Declares II IS The Best Blood 2ui
and Tonic Made. Strong au.
from C0orgia's Chief ExeCutH

There is not one person in a hundred Allen y. Candler
whose system can successfully with trust. ha rugged P
stand the severe drains OF the Spring virtue. Ills word
season without the aid Of y tonic. All wide. for he never .
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08

DIR. Bulls Cough syrup hss Superior
merit. Try il for cough or cold and be
convinced. There are many cough rene
dies on the market but DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the best.
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&odS Sa5qbmAz
zaEElzllnU

Hood. pm, cure liver lis, the non Irritating and
only c%sthartic % tax. with Hoods ssrsaparilis.
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and need it now. Arg.
oughly cleanse the
appetite ADD rfn0ya y'r
Iaist npouS|. b. sad tass /.
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during the summer
No Georgian rs as
Of 1epeople astheir
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SO prevalent
to the hearts
beloveda Governor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-23

ments thereon bounded southerly on
Stanwood street 40 feet. easterly on
land of Clarence j. Redding, norther-
ly on land of George III. knight and
westerly on land of Kilian Altenhofer
and wife, and is the lot now numbered
173 on Assessors Plat No. 49.
That lot OF land with all improvements
thereon bounded northerly on Burning
ton street 40 feet, easterly on land OF
Mary S. Farnum. southerly on land OF
land OF Henry p. Jordan, and is the
lot now numbered SS3 on Assessors Pat
No. 80.
Those two lots OF land with all inn
provements thereon together bounded
southerly on Payton stret 40 feet and
holding that width extend back to You'll
den street. bounding easterly on land
of Mary j. Sessions and westerly on
lands Of Silas B. Whitford and Mary
A. Snow are the lots now numbered
2l0 and 273 on Assessors Plat No. 80.
Those two lots OF land with all i'm
provements thereon bounded southerly
on Youlden street 40 feet, and holding
that width extend back TO Carr street.
bounded easterly on land OF John AID
rich and Josephine T.. sherman, and
westerly on land OF William IL. Hall.
and are the lots now numbered 305 and
37S on Assessors Plat No. SO.
Levied on this 2d day OF January,
1899, at o'clock and 80 minutes y. m,
and will be sold 10 satisfy said eXecu-
tion If sufficient
SAMUEL f. GARDINER.
Deputy Sheriff.