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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-26
An Old Australian Born "

An Old Australian Born Woman Dead.
 One of the oldest Australian born members of the fair sex died the other day in Sydney at the age of 92. She was born in Sydney in 1907, and in 1923 was married, at the age of Is, to leading colonist. She has left behind her 12 children, 72 grandchildren, 146 great grandchildren and 10 great great-grandch1ldren making a total of z40 souls. She was the daughter of one of the first twins born in the colony. which makes her one of the second generation. while her descendants go down to the sixth generation or Aus tralian-born. The old lady had D good memory, and was able to tell many stories of olden time in Sydney, for when she was born the present streets of Sydney were but tracks. and the suburbs wild bush, while the back country, where now there are great cities and towns and all the develop ments of civilization, was terra in- cognita to the white man. The colony was only nineteen years old when the deceased lady first saw the light.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-26
RAislN MAKING IN CALIFORNIA
Process of Getting the Fruit In Shape
 for Shipment.

The gang moves in a bunch, clip ping off the translucent clusters of
 museatels, arranging them upon the trays to shrink and shrivel under the
 rays of the sun into the concentrated delieacy we know. Behind them the lines of trays lie, a basking array of shimmering fruit, and some one inter- ested is showing the clusters together, that the tray shall be honestly filled, for the workers are paid by the tray. After two weeks exposure in the dry heat the h. ed trays are ready to be turned so that the grape may be cured
 evenly. This is accomplished by two men, one on either side placing an
 empty tray over the full one, dexter opsly reversing it, then, carrying the upper one with them, repeating the process on down the row. It is at this
 stage in the curing that the grape is
 most delectable. The amber is chang ing through ruddy stages to amethyst. and the sum- warmed balls are drops of honey-double distilled, so sweet they
 make you long with great thirst for the red water tank shimmering in the sunlight fr sty acres away; but you must eat and eat, and go on eating
 even while your palate is eloying with
 the sweetness. In another week the
 dried grapes are ready for the sweat
 boxes. These wide, open boxes con- tain from 150 to 160 pounds, and as the raisins become Sufficiently cured they are sorted from the others and placed therein, the large, perfect clusters and
 the inferior, broken pieces in separate
 boxes. They are usually carried to a
 sweating house, a closed structure, in
 which they soften and moisten evenly,
 the drying having made the stems ex-
 ceedingly brittle; or simply stacked in
 one corner of the packing house to
 await the grading and packing.
 of Sunshine.
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day at about so in the shade and
goes down to about 20 at night, or in
the hills to 60. In the summer a
temperature of 80 is reached, but
never more than 92. There is thus
no winter. All the year around the
army officers attend receptions in
their white linen suits, and only the
thinnest under-garments can be worn.
The constant winds blow directly
across the island. In winter the
moisture carried from the sea con-
denses into an occasional little
shower, more frequent in the hills,
and all day cumulus clouds are scat
tered about the horizon or afford a
few minutes shade from the bright
sun. The air is absolutely clear,
with no smoke, haze, or dust. The
heavier summer showers and the
moisture of the air in winter (about
IS per cent. of saturation with occa-
.sional spits of rain keeps the streams
full and the ground moist even in
what the people would call a dry
season. The winters are most de-
lightful, and the island ought to be-
come, like Bcimuda, a favorite winter
resort for invaiids.-ReUiew Of Re-
UicWS.
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RAILROAD CONTRACT LET.
Extension From ElizabethtOn
to Mountain City, Tenn.

The Virginia 4 Southwestern Railway
Co. has let to contract the building OF an
extension Of the old Bristol and Eliza
bethtOn road, now a part Of the Va. Il :.
W. system, to Mountain City. Johnson
county, Tenn. The contractors have their
outfits on the grounds at Johnson City,
and active work will begin in a few days.
This extension will run up the Watauga
river, and will be about thirty miles in
length.
1t is rumored that the +. T. h W. y. c.
road, which runs from Johnson CITY to
Cranberry, y. c., a distance of thirtv-fye
miles, will sOon pass into the hands Of the
Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co., be
converted into a standard guage, and ex-
tended from Cranberry to Lincolnton, y.
c., a distance approximately of sixty
miles, where it will connect with the
Piedmont Valley railroad, and run thence
to Wilmington, n. C.-BriSt0I NeuS.
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FROM STONEGA.
Some Facts Regarding Con-
ditlon of Affairs at That
Thriving Little City.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap PosT.
SToNEGA, Va, April 1l.-Ever
since the new era of prosperity be-
gun in the United States, workmen
have been anxious to know just
where to go, to do the best, and for
months past a restless spirit has TAX
en- the place of the anxiety begotten
by the enforced idleness of the pre-
ceeding years, and many of the work
ers, both skilled and unskilled, have
been going to and fro, working a
month here and a month there, but
failing to realize their hopes, in lay
ing up a sum sufficient to tide over a
rainy day. l speak from experience,
and know whereof | speak when |
say that in no section of the country
where coal is mined and coke made,
has the workers done as well as they
have right here in Stonega, as ever
since The Virginia Coal and Iron
Company started their plant
here the work has been steady, and
any nan willing to work has been
given regular employment at wages
that compare favOrably with the
wages paid for the same kind of
work in any state in the union, and
this is the result. The men who re-
NAMED here since they came have
accumulated means and have been
able to send assistance to their less
fortunate friends who have been vast
ing their time rowing around. Last
week three young men, who formerly
worked here, came from the Con-
nellsville region and say that in all
their travels they strike no place
they would prefer to Stonega, as the
advantages offered here are ahead Of
any inducements offered in any other
mining district.
Over $4,000 was sen by money
orders and in registered letters by
the t%oilers here last month to
their friends, and | challenge any
other works employing a like
number of workmen to show an
equal record. In the other mining
camps the works are frequently
interrupted by strikes. as well as dull
seasons, but this is something that
has never occurred in these works
since their establishment, and from
present appearances nothing of the
kind is likely to occur, and the rea-
son is plain:
1st. The men are intelligent and
are treated as faithful workmen.
2nd. The product of the plant,
both coal and coke, has no superior
on the market, and the demand is
always away ahead of the supply, so
that if the Company had double the
number Of ovens they now have in
blast the product could all be sold,
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FROM IRONDALE.
snondence Of The Big Stone Gan Posi-.

Correspondence OF The Big Stone Gap Posi-.
IRosDALE, Va, April l1.-Massrs
Kidd and Beaman, Of Big Stone Gap
have received a contract to build tour
more new houses for the Keystone
Coal and Iron Company at this
place, work to begin at once.
E. X. Hyatt and John NJ. Collier
have been loading tanbark here this
week, which they sold to Goodloe
Bros.
E. l.. Cousins will furnish a con-
siderable number Of ties for the rail
road at this place.
l.. Blalock has purchased a farm
from j. X. p. Barron near Wards
Mill, adjoining the farm Mr.. Blalock
now lives on.
The work of shipping ore by the
keystone Coal and Iron Co. is being
rapidly increased by the Superin-
tendent, Mr.. w. B. Stockton.
GUESS.
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FROM LIPPS.
Of The Big Stone Gap rosr

correspondence OF me Dig H'""e way W'
LIPS, Va, April I~O.-Sunday morning
the big snowiakes were falling.
J. r. Gardner, Of Wise, is with us thi.
week.
J.. NJ. Blair, of Tacoma, il, visiting on
the river near our village.
Joseph Howard. salesman for Andrews
Manufacturing Co., was drumming our
merchants last week.
DR.. F. NJ. Miles, of Wise, passed here
on professional business recently. The
doctor is efficient in the healing art" and
we appreciate his services very much.
c. d. Wax is having the Beaverdam
farm put on quite an attractive appearance
this spring.
Miss NJ. +. Gardner, whose limb was
amputated some time ago, and whose case
seemed to be almost hopeless, is now be-
ing built back to life again with much
certainty.
I. NJ. Pepper, the lumberman of Morton,
is having the logs hustled into and down
the Guests River every time the water gets
muddy which is very often.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hill a girl on
the 2Sth ult.
Emerson Wells of Norton and Miss
Sarah RObinett were married a few days
ago at the residence of the brides grand
mother near this place. May happiness
be their lot and peace their steps attend.
Rev. VIM. Robinett returned from a
preaching tour to Lee county last Monday.
Miss Cola Beverly is visiting relatives
at West Norton this week. TIN.
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and that in com etition with. the
standard ConnellsvIlle coke.
The Company is devising to make
places for more workmen, as they
are in receipt of letters daily from
former employees asking to come
back, and the limited capacity OF the
present openings is all that restricts
the out put. In our next will be
given a condensed report of the ope
r%stions for a month and your readers
will be able to form an estimate OF
the goings on in our busy little town
of up TO date ideas.
Rev. S. B. vaught preached in the
church here morning and evening on
last Sunday. His sermon in the
evening was to young men, a large
number of whom were present. The
sermon was full Of good sound adj
vice for the guidance of those who
cared to avoid the suhken rocks tnat
shipwrecks life. and the congregation
were impressed with the convincing
arguments Of the speaker, that hon
esty and purity of life were profita-
bic not only for this life but for the
life which is to come.
Harry and Charley Callahan and
Uriah Roebuck arrived home by
special train on last Friday, after an
extended tour. Uriah is two fingers
short of what he had when he left.
Coupling ears was the cause of the
amputation. They all chorus "There
is no place like home, and no love
like a mothers" a.
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Another For Robinson.

EDITOR PosT:
| noticed in a recent issue Of your
paper that n of your correspondents
recommends very highly for the pO-
sition of mayor, Mr.. w. G. Robinson.
He is a good man and would make a
most excellent officer.
| understand that at the last meet
ing Of the council Mr.. Robinson made
a strong argument in favor Of allow
ing each citizen the privilege of pas
turing on the commons two horses.
Who were in favor of this and how
did the present mayor, w. j. HorSley,
vote on this question. VALLY.
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WISE DEPARTMENT.
LOCa and Otherwise.
CmA,. r. KILcopf. Editor.

D. c. Dean was sick last week bat
is well again.
We have just learned ct the sal
death Of N. y. Horne, which occurred
at Tacoma yesterday.
G. W. Gillian. who ba, been sick
for several weeks, J., very low and
his death j, hourly expected.
\ little child of j. VI. Kilsore wa,
severely burned last week by boiling
water.
There will be a corporation election
held ON next Thursday, the 18th
inst, for the purpose of cIecting a
Mayor, Sergeant, Recorder and I
Aldermen. 10 candidate, have an
nounccd thcm>clye, yet and the
chances are that the attain will be
very quiet.
The sun came out @ few minutes
Monday, bat promptly went in again.
Farmers will be behind with their
crops this season on account Of the
cold and rainy weather.
j. w. Owens is selling tombstone,
and fruit trees in the eastern pant of
the county this week.
The |protractcd meeting closed
Sunday night with Boo conversions.
Wise is a hard place to get up reyiv-
ais, and the preachers who labored SO
earnestly for more than a week are
no doubt very much discouraged.
Rev. j. W. Hubbard left for hi,
home in Taze"cII county MonIay.
A. y. Kilgore passed through town
Sunday enroute to Clintwood to at
tend county cont.
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Others. This is taken to indicate
that the Court thinks the issuing OF
bad beef, both canned ard refrigerat-
ed, has been fully proven. and that 1t
only desires evidence on other phases
of the case as the order converting
the Court makes it a part Of its duty
to place the responsibility for any
wrong doing found. and it is incon.
ceivable that so much bad beef could
have been bought by the government
without some guilt among the pur.
chasing or inspecting officials. of
course, nobody knows what action
the court will finally take, but the
opinion is growing stronger that 1t
will recommend court-martials Tor
Gen. Eagan and several other officers,
if it does not express a positive
opinion of their guilt.
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The Taking of Dispositions
Closed,

The taking of dispositions on be,
half of Judge Rhea in the contest
made against him by Gen. Walker
closed on last Monday, the 10th,
The contestant has ten days, begin
ming with the 1lth, ia which to take
rebuttal testimony. All the evidence
will then be sent to Washington and
printed, and await the action of Con
gress. Judge Rhea's counsel and
friends in Wise county are highly
pleased with the result in this county.
Grave charges were made by Gen.
Walker against the Electoral Board
and Registrars of the county, ana
many of the judges and other election
officers. Many Of these charges were
abandoned when the taking Of proof
began, and all of them have been
thoroughly diSproved, according to
the belief of the democrats of the
county who haye followed the inves-
tlgatlon.
1t was charged by Gen. Walker
and his friends, among other things.
that l25 voters had been fraudulently
and illegally rejected by the judges of
election at the Gilly voting precinct
in this magisterial district, and that
this was the result of a conspiracy on
the part of the democratic organiza-
tion OF the county. The proof shows
that only about 30 men were rejected
in all, and that all OF these had failed
to comply with the registration laws.
1t is purely a legal question as to
whether or not these men should have
been allowed to vote under the cir
cumstances. The judges of the
election held that they were not, and
democrats generally uphold this view,
while republicans do not. All efforts
to show any conspiracy or fraudulent
intent'failed utterly. The taking Of
dispositions tor Judge Rhea closed
Monday night at the Office of MIR. r.
L. Irvine in this place, who is
counsel for Judge Rhea. Among the
witnesses whose dispositions were
taken for the contestee at this place
were DIR. J. w. Kelly, a member of
the Electoral Board, Messrs. Brooks
and Farley, judges at the Gilly pre-
cinct, L. G. Kilbourn, clerk, and
Squire w. H. Horton who was pres
ent at that precinct on the election
day ss peace officer.
Gen. Walker abandoned his
charges as to Norton and other places
IN the county, with the exception of
Messrs. w. Ii. Bond and
Z. z. CountS represented Judge
Rhea at the latter place, and Judge
Rhea's friends claim that the contest
ant will gain nothing by the evidence
adduced at this point. The belief is
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"To Err is Human

People like to talk about attractive
things in advertising. In a compony re-
Gently the p%roverb above quoted, and
which appeared at the head of one OF a
well constructed series Of advertisements
of Hoods Sarsaparilla, was so much dis
cussed that we doubt if any one there will
ever forget tie source whence it came
Messrs. Hood 4 Co. are using these pro-
verb advertisements on 4 very broad scale,
and they are attracting discussion and
favorable comment everywhere.
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The Difference.

a philosopher s%oliloquizes thus: "A
poor man buys a horse from a stranger
which turns out to have been stolen. The
rightful owner comes along, proves lis
property and takes the animal. The
poor man has no recourse. Again: A
rich man buys a note of hand from a
stranger. 1t turns out that the note was
obtained by fraud. The man who made
the note comes along and is compelled to
pay the note on the ground that it is in
the hands of an innocent purchaser. Why
this difference? Was not the man who
bought the horse an innocent purchaser
too?-Erchdnge.
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Porto Rico's Winter Climate.

On reviewing the impressions of a
tour nearly all around this island by
railroad and carriage and across the
island over the great military road,
the first and perhaps the last are OF
the delightfulness of the climate and
the beauty of the scenery. The ex-
traordinarily equable temperature is
due to the prevalence of the trade
winds; for Porto Rico lies far out in
the ocean. east Of Haiti. and 1000
miles east Of Havana. In our mid
winter the thermometer stands every
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

If troubled with rheumatism, give
Chambcrlain's Pain Balm a trial. 1t will
not cost you n 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, quinsey,
pains in the side and chest, giandular and
other swellings are quickly cured by
applying it. Every bottle warranted.
Price, - and 30 cents. DR.. j. W. Kelly.
l2-26
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

GEN. GOMEZ expects to take up
again his programme for sOiidifying
the Cuban people in a demand for
complete independence and the early
withdrawal of the forces Of the United
States. He will probably be rein-
stated as General-in-c chief of the
Cuban army.
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He who is forever standing up for
his rights" is pe%rilouSly near to
wronging his brother. The law OF
selfshness is sure to Cypress some
body.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

The United States Philippine
Commission has made public it's
proclamation to the Filipinos. 1t
assures them Of the good will of the
Government and people of the United
States, and asserts that they desire
only the well-being, prosperity and
happiness of the F~ilipinos. and their
elevation and advancement. The
largest measure of home rule is
promised, and the commissioners an
noun their intention to visit the
provinces in order to ascertain the
enlightened native opinion as to the
form of government best adapted to
the people. In eleven articles the
intentions Of the United States are
fully set forth.
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prevalent here that Gen. Walker has
failed completely to make ont his
charges as to Wise county. and IN
fact as to the whole district, and that
Judge Rhea is in no danger whatever
Of losing the seat to which he was
fairly elected by the people Of the
Ninth district.
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NOTES are being exchanged between
the Powers respecting the members
of the Samoan commission. The
principal question now open is the
status of the various officers now in
Samoa. Germany desires their with
drawal, but this proposal has been
rejected. Great Britain is believed
to be opposed to any disturbance OF
these officers by the joint commission.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

Gov. GEN. BROOKE has forwarded
reports on the effective sanitary work
done in Cuba. The health OF the
people has been much improved, and
they are returning to their work in
the fields.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

The news from the Philippines is
beginning to bring home to the
American people the cost Of the Ad-
ministration policy of Imperialism IN
a way that cannot be mistaken.
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IT is expected at Washington that
all the volunteers who are to be mus
tered out will have returned to the
United States by May |. Most of
them will be mustered out at Savan-
nah.
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The payment of the Cuban troops
is expected to begin within a week.
There will be paid 500 to each en-
listed man, and the same to officers,
and if there is any balance left it will
he disposed of as the President
directs.
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CARTER II. HARRISON was re-elect-
ed Mayor Of Chicago last Tuesday
by a plurality of $3.50. He r%eceiv-
ed lac, 914 votes; Zina r. Carter
(Rep.), 107, 304; Altgeld, 45,4Ol.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

THE Knoxville and Bristol railroad
of which there has been so much talk
during the past few years, will surely
be completed during the present year.
The money for the construction is
now in hands and the surveys are
being made.
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IT is not our failures that ruin us,
but our fear and hardness in making
new beginnings after failures.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-13

The Governor Of Colorado last
week signed a bill ~legalizing prize
fighting in the State when conducted
by licensed clubs.
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Use DR.. BuIrs Cough Syrup for h n
hacking cough. 1t ia the best medicine
for throat and lung affections. One bottle
of this reliable remedy will effect a cure.
Price % cent?.
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He who receives a good turn
should never forget it,; he who does
one, should never remember it.
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RATES or ADVERT isING.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
rents only.
nO-LocAL ADVERTISEMENT will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of cents per line for each
incertion.
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DIR. Bulls Cough syrup always cures
coughs and colds. 1t is POOR economy TO
neglect a cold when a bottle of this re-
liable remedy will relieve and cure II at
once. Price only % cents.