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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19

evil is wrought by want OF
thought, says poet. That's another
shot at the poor dude.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
Excursion to San Francisco, Cal, via the
Great Santa Fe Route.

On May Is, 16, II and IS the Santa
Fe will sell tickets to San Francisco
and return on account of the National
Baptist Societies meetings at the rate
of one fare for the round trip-$60. 90
limited for return to July 18th, 1899.
The Santa Fe's California service is
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
from Wichita, leaving $3.50 a. m. and
7:1O p. m. L. R. DELANEY, Agt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19

of one fare for the round trip-$60. 90
limited for return to July 18th, 1899.
The Santa Fes California service is
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
from Wichita, leaving $50 a. m. and
7:1O p. m. L. R. DELANEY, Agt.
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fs
For this occasion on May 10th
and June 9th and goth, the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets at the very
cheap rate of one fare for the round
trip plus ST. 90 to all points in Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
Mexico These tickets will bear going
limit with stopover privileges of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one
days from date of sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do well to call
on some representative of the road
reaches all points of importance-The
Great Santa Fe.
i. r. DELANEY, Agt.
Business is picking up in all branch.
es and very few idle men can be found
in Kansas
Kansas farmers will plant large
acreage of broomcorn this season.
There is good money is raising broom
corn.
The tenth session of the Trans Mis-
sissippi commercial congress will meet
in Wichita May, 81. Oklahoma terri
tory will be entitled to ten delegates,
each city to one delegate for each 1000
population. The congress will last
four days.
A Frankfort real estate dealer says
that within three weeks his aggregate
sales amounted to thirty-four thousand
dollars.
By the way of a prismatic lie, w. E.
Curtis writes to Chicago that the
women of Kansas ride their bicycles
in sunbonnets.
An Elk county man cashed in nine
wolf scalps just few days before the
new bounty law went into effect, and
lost just S4. so by being in hurry, as
the scalps bring a dollar now, against
so cents formerly.
We don't have to rake up uncles and
aunts and cousins of war heroes in
Kansas any more. We seem to have
the original stock.
A Baptist preacher in Marion county
eloped few nights ago with another
mans wife. This is the first stain in
moral history of Marion county for
several years
The executive council, it is said, has
decided to abolish the office of state
architect and divide his salary among
newly created places for architects,
one at each state institution.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
FROM STONEGA.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap POST.
SroNRaA, Va, Dee. 19.-Judging
by the number of marriage licenses
that are being applied for in order to
have a knot tied on Xmas, the year
1899 will break the record. We will
furnish the list tor your next issue,
when the young people will have set
tied down to comfortable housekeep
ing.
Tho daughters Of Rebekah gave a
box social in the Society Hall on
Monday evening, and everybody
present enjoyed themselves hugely.
The ladies' were dressed charmingly
and conducted the exercises in a
manner that delighted young, middle
aged and old, and reflected credit on
those who got up the entertainment
Rev. II. w. Leslie preached on
Sabbath last, morning and evening
and is very much liked by the people
for his plain, practical way OF ex'
pressing the Bible. Rev. A. u
Buckner, of King College, Bristol
will conduct the church services oil
next Sabbath.
The children are busy preparing
their selections for the Xmas Sab
bath school entertainment and ar
looking forward with delight to tn
happy time they anticipate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
WISE DEPARTMENT.
CHAs. 7. KILGoRE. Editor
Local and Otherwise.

VIM. Cecil returned from Russell
county last week.
Uncle Jimmy Smith was in from
the country Tuesday.
Mrs. Cornet, whose illness has
been frequently mentioned in TINS
column. died OH the 18th inst. and
was buried the 18th. She leaves
three small children.
Rev. &. w. KilgNe preached at
Felnalda Sunday to large audience.
w. B. Renfro was here from
Pound Monday.
Sheriff Kllen was in town Monday.
NJ. Gillian and wife and W. +.
Kilgore and wife returned from Gin
cinnati Friday.
Some parties lit up the town Sun,
day night with shot guns. They will
doubtless remember Sunday nights
work some time, when the tables are
turned and they are being Int up In
that land "where they don't shovel
snow and the ice crops are short, "
they say.
There is some talk Of Xmas tree,
but at this late hour we fear it will
be impossible to get it up.
We notice in the papers that sew
eral U. S. Senators are urging Con
gress to pass resolutions OF sympathy
for the Beers, and ask the president
to intervene and stop the war. II
seems from the latest reports tha
England has her hands full. and
the aforesaid Senators will just keel
their heads closed and watch, they
will see j. Ball get the darndes
lickin' he's had since the American
tried him at Yorktown.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
Hon. j, M. Whitehead.

81 want railroad legislation above
all else" said Hon. j. M. Whitehead,
of Lee county. 1.-The people down IN
this section Of the state don't know
how badly we need law like the one
| propose to introduce after L have
looked over the ground. Why, the
south Atlantic and Ohio railroad,
which runs through Lee coutry
actually charges our people 3 cents a
mile to ride on it. The Louisville
and Nashville, which also runs
through Lee county, charges a cents
a mile. / want to have enacted
law bringing down the rates. and
shall devote every energy to doing so
If | don't succeed / shall come very
near knowing the reason why"
Mr.. Whitehead is one of the mos
striking men in appearance OF tn
new members. He is upwards of 81
years of age. and wears long white
beard. Heis a fluent conversational
and has lots of good ideas which HI
expresses in the most straightforward
English. Mr.. Whitehead has bee'
twice married and is the father o
fifteen Observation-Disclosures
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
Shall We Have Cheaper Steer!

The reported disruption in the
membership Of the Carnegie Iron
Company promises to lead to the or
panization of a competing company
y Possessed of such mining properties
for the production OF the raw material
Of ironmaking, such facilities Of
transportation and such backing OF
capital as to insure for Mr.. Carnegie
ga foeman worthy Of his steel" II
this should prove to be true 1t wou'o
be a matter for public rejoicing. Mr.
Carnegie's great fortune was largely
accumulated through favorable tarlll
determinations. lie at one time
testified in a Congressional invesu-
cation that as a result OF his advan,
tages in the home market he nao
been enabled to reap profit OF a
million and one-half dollars In a
single year. OF late years he n "a,
shown a disposition to share WIN
the pubic 10 S'o"'o'
profits of his manufacturing enter
prises. lie has also been mos
generous contributor to worthy puoI
Objects. The genius that has enabled
him to build up his fortune In spite
of active competition is not likely tt
fail him now that he has become 81
we'll established.
The practical monopoly in tn
hands of wealthy corporations OF tn
most cheaply available coal and iror
ore lands and of facilities OF trans
portation would be broken in hall b.
this proposed disruption in the Car
negie Company. Out of the result
ing competition consumers OF iro'
and steel might hope to come b.
their own. Prices have now mounte
so high as to put a check upon eS
ports and upon some forms of domes
tic enterprise. A dropping dow
which should not 60 below the pom
of profitable production would be ad
vantageous. Perhaps a war OF tn
giants might prove the best thin
that could happen.-Philadatpha
Record.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature s:s,: ;s: Of AMzzzM
CHARGE
And Mr.Chapman About Ready
to Return to New York.

Mr.. NJ. D. Chapman severed his
connection with the Virginia and
Southwestern railway company and
the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke
company yesterday. lie was sue,
ceeded as vice-president and general
manager of the railway by Mr.. Z.
Shields, of Minneapolis, whom the
board of directors elected to the po-
sition at a meeting held in New York
Tuesday.
Mr.. Chapman will remain in the
city for a day or two III order 10
financially settle up his affairs
Mr.. j. NJ. Fitzgerald, who was as,
sistant to Mr.. Chapman as general
manager Of the railway, lett last
night for New York. where he will
become associated with company IN
which Mr.. Chapman is Interested
Bristol Tribune.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

THE present session OF Congress
will be one Of the most important IN
the history of the country. But four
times in our country's life has Con-
gress had to meet the grave question
Of war and peace that follows war.
The great problems that have grown
out of the Spanish war must be met
and settled, as we'll as the ISOLATION OF
the problem of the Philippine war
and the peace that is to follow It,
The Republicans are in control Of
every branch Of the Federal govern
ment and upon them must rest the
responsibility.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
FURNACE STARTED.
Fires Were Lighted on Monday
Evenino of this Week.

After being idle for over three and
one.half years the furnace at this
Mace was started on Monday evening
Of this week. and everything is now
going along very smoothly. Super
in,endent Bird had the furnace ready
to start on last Friday, but on &C.
conpt of an insufficient supply OF
coke aud limestone, it was thought
best to postpone the starring until
Monday.
When in full blast this furnace Is
capable of turning out 10 tons OF
PIC iron per day, and the quality OF
the iron made here is equal to that OF
any furnace in the country, he
fact is, Big Stone Gap iron, like
Stonega coke, has always been in de-
mand, and it is the intention OF the
Big Stone Gap Iron company to go
to work at once and repair the other
stack. and when this is completed
and in blast Big stone "ap VIII
have one OF the best and most com
plete iron making plants in the
South.
To line and equip the second FUR
mace with necessary engines and ap'
planes will require an expenditure
of abopt $4,000. 1t will take l.
100000 brick to line this furnace
Work will be commenced on 1t at al
early day and pushed rapidly Tor
ward, and with the push an enter
prise of this company together witt
an unlimited amount of capital, w
may expect to see the second furnac
going by spring or early summer
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
YOU Can't
Dodge Them

Did YOU ever try to dodge the
rain-drops? Did not succeed
very well, did your It's JUST
as useless to try to escape from
the germs of consumption. You
can't do it. They are about us
on every hand and we are con-
SANITY taking them into our
lungs.
Then why don't we all have
this disease Simply because
these germs cannot gain a foot.
hold in a strong throat and
lungs. It's when these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be we'll supplied
with fat. The danger comes
when the blood Is poor and the
BODY is thin. II your cough does
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another Day
Take
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
MORE ORE MINES
VIII be Opened Near Big stone
Gap.

Gap.
The keystone Coal and Iron Com
pany, who operate the ore mines at
Irondale, have contracted with the
Big Stone Gap Iron Company to
furnish them large quantity OF iron
ore for their furnace at this place,
aud will at once open the ore mines
near old Irondale formerly operated
by w. +. Culbert, for the purpose OF
filling their contract with the Big
Stone Gap Company. AS soon as
possible they expect to supply as
much as 200 tons per day, which will
require the services of a large number
OF miners.
The keystone people will operate
their new mines from their lrondale
office, though they may later build a
commissary and establish offices at
the new works. -,
The opening up of these mines Will
require the expenditure of quite a
sum of money, as large number OF
new houses will be required for their
men as we'll as other buildings and
mining appliances.
The Keystone people are progress
sive and enterprisiug and have some
of as good ore lands as is to be iounC
in all this section.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

THE Abingdon Virginidn IN a re-
cent Issue said: Judge Anderson
T. S. District attorney for this dis
tr,ct has received instructions from
Washington, d. c., to have indicted
At the Danville court and arrested at
once a very prominent attorney OF
the State Of North Carolina, by the
name of John Gates, upon the charge
of forging numerous pension CLAIMS
amounting to many thousands o.
dollars This looks as if it would o'
the unravelling of great fraud.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
NEW OPERATIONS.
Interstate investment Com
pany Will Deyelope Their
Crab Orchard Prop


r. C. Ballard Thrqston, Of Louis.
vile, Ky, who is largely interested
in the Interstate Investm ent Com
pany, passed through the Gap Mon
day morning on his way to the Grab
Orchard, where their lands are stu
ated.
We understand this company con-
template developing in the near
future. Coal and coke will be their
product. They have commenced to
open up the different veins of coal
and have erected a temporary office
building.
w. S. Palmer, Of this place, their
local agent who has had charge OF
their land interests for several years
| is ON the property, and Mr.. Hodge,
the mining engineer, will locate the
railroad to where the mines will be
opened. The road will be eight
miles long and will extend from the
Double Tunnel up Pigeon Creek and
Laurel Fork through small ridge tC
the Crab Orchard creek on whose
waters the land is situated.
The probability is that quite q
while will neces sarily be consumed II
preliminary work, but the prospects
seem b light now for this company Il
| tegin operations.
| Mr.. Thruston is a progressive
business man and the people OF tins
section will be glad to have HIN
among them again.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
ROMANTIC STORY
Of q Raid Made by Deputy
Revenue Collector w.
q. KilbOurn.

The Big Stone Gap correspondent
If the Richmond Dispatch writes 10
that naper as follows regarding raid
made in Scott county by Deputy
Collector w. b. Kilboufn;
limited States Deputy Kevenue
.collector w. b. Kilbourn tells OF an
Interesting raid he made few nights
AGO in Scott county. Near Buffalo,
i was said, high above the cliffs oil
the Ulinch river, was cave that
had been the refuge Of moonshlners
for thirty years. 1t was almost a as
inaccessible a place as one cou'u
imagine. In the cave was a SUM-
and Mr.. Kilbourn, who knows no
fear. decided to see the cave anu
destroy the still. g., A..
On a moonlight night, with the
aid of strong posse, he started OUT
Clinch river, whose bluffs and ci'ns
make it one of the most picturesque,
rivers in Southwestern Virginia, had
,o he crossed. a horse could not ford
the swift, rough stream. and the
Marty were rowed across in a boat
and landed under the stone walls
Searching for a road, they fonnd a
little path. which they climbed with
difficulty for nearly 500 feet, pulling
themselves up by the laurel ana
rbojodendron bushes. In places
thew were forced to help one another
being unable to climb alone, with gun
in hand. Over stones and by loot
holes in the sides of the cliif they
reached II foot ladder, and going
ND this, they were at the cave
Through a door 9 feet in height they
+ entered large room, fully 90 lee
square. Ten or twelve feet above
the door was a shelf and still; above
: was an opening through which thu
light came. Fortunately for tn
A officers, no one knew of their coming
| for a single man could have kept
3 whole army back. Above the doc
h two heavy hickory poles were swung
e and across them was securely hasten
: ed a thickly woven mat Of hIckor!
t bark Shucks covered this impro
. vised bed, and the sentinel repoSlnI
d their could hear every ripple OF tn
e water below, or see every movihI
0 object for miles around. In case g
o an attack, the man in the watch
tower would warn the men INSIDE
e and together they would climb tn
e other stairway, made of slabs stuc
n in crevices. on which were place
3 strong poles, and disappear over tn
y top Of the mountain. Leaving
= man in charge, the other otbcel
J. went down the cliff again to nous
n near by. and arrested two men, VIII
y proved to be two OF the gang. Inc
d followed the officers back to the stu
= where they assisted in destroying I'll
s. entire outfit and 400 gallons OF masl
n A stream of sparkling water ra
1t through the cave and sank a MT
l. fnrther on, leaving no trace oil j
'e work.
& In his office here Mr.. Kilbourn hi
"a many trophies Of his invaSio,
among the moonshiners, and IL
cap Of this still occupies a conspl
uous place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

admit even more. for the nature OF
childhood is impressionable ana pas
tic. II child is permitted to poison
his fervid imagination with one ..
the foetid penny terrOrs OF the day, II
may be impossible to arrest the et W
effects on his entire life. Such DOCKS
engcnder admiration for the las'e ss
the reckless and the vicious ana az
ISOLATION with them does not rest.
Provide your children with Cream
books which will kindle the fancy,
awaken the elevating emotions OF the
heart, enlarge the understanding ana
store the memory with useful 'n'or'
nation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
SCOTS
Emulsion

of cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos-
plites at once. 1t will heal the
infIamcd membranes and greatly
strengthen them as well. ne
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
increases. The whole body be-
comes well fortified and the
germs of consumption cannot
gain a fo0thold.
It's this nourishing, sustain
ing and strengthening power
of SCOTS EMULSION that
has made It of such value In
all wasting and exhausting
diseases.
SOC. and tl.oo, al druggists.
SCOTT q BOVINE. Chemists. NV ye'L
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

TIE following paragraph from an
exchange is full Of truth and if
parents would observe the good sd-
wise given in it the world would soon
be greatly benefited:
Ir good book is blessing, an
evil book is . pestilence to the mind.
Expel from your homes rs you would
the deadliest injection. the coarse
sensational publications Of the day
The dime novel is poison. the cheap
police gazette Is as degrading q COM
psnion to the youth as the society o.
the blackgua.d and the rufiisn to thu
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
PETERS-GOULD.
Prominent Young Couple VIII
Marry on Thursday OF
fbic Npek

this Week.
Mr.. J. A. Peters, prominent
member Of the Big Stone Gap Iron
Company's Office force, and MISS
Gertrude Gould will be married at
the residence of the brides parents
in Sheridan, Ohio, on Thursday oil
this week.
Mr.. Peters is an excellent business
young man and has been located here
ever since this company commenced
to repair the furnace.
Miss Gould is a daughter OF Or.
Gould, prominent physician, ant Is
verv popular wherever she Is known
Dir. Peters ami bride will probably
make the Gap their future home and
are expected here the first OF January
! Mr.. E. L. Harper, Jr., left here
Monday night for Sheridan to attend
the welding and will go from there
to New York to spend the holidays
with homefolks.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
Sc A WEEK TO START.

We want intelligent ladies'. or gentle
men, to accept permanent position III own
town; salary to start 81 week, guaran-
teed. and commission. Many make from
sl2 to $24 week. You can devote all or
your spare time. Send stamp for full par
ticulars. Address, TIE BELL COMPANY,
nj q phiIadelnhia. Pa. 42-49
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

RENEW your subscription to the
Posi- for 1900 and keep posted on the
great development that is going on in
this section. The Posi- will keep
you posted, and il you are interested
in this section you cannot afford to
do without the paper.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

If you have friend interested in
this section and want to send him a
Christmas present send him the Big
Stone Gap Posi- for 1900. He will
appreciate it and will remember you
for a whole year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

THERE is not a county in the state
coming to the front as fast as Wise
county, and in few years this will
be one of the richest counties in
Virginia. Our mineral wealth is un-
limited.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

THERE are more Christmas goods
in Big Stone Gap this year than Tor
many years before. and all the mer-
chants are having good trade
People will buy Xmas tricks when
they have the money.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

xxyASTEp-sEvERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
wv persons 10 represent US Managers In this
and close by counties. Salary $500 year and ex-
penses Straight, bona-fde, more. no less salary
Position permanent Our references, any bank In
home Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped
envelope TAG DOMINION COMPANY. Dept. ., Chicago.
R&p2s-Am
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

WE desire to thank our subscrib-
ers for the promptness with which
they have been responding to state
ments recently sent them of their
subscription accounts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

IT has been noted that some OF the
stones thrown at Mr.. Roberts, OF
Utah. come from the vicinity Of glass
houses.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

TALK about Choking for oppor-
tunities of doing good!" We may
as we'll talk about looking Tor lire
wood in a forest or for water during
a food. The world is full OF such
opportunities.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21
RATES OF ADVERT IsINe.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
o0-LooAL ADVERTISEMENT will be charg-
ed for at the rate of cents per line for each
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

IT is said that the erection OF 30
many cotton mills in the South is
creating considerable alarm in New
England.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

GEN'L Z. WAT HARDIN will prob
ably be a candidate before the Ken
lucky Legislature for Uunited States
Senator.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

The Republicans will hold their
National Convention in the city OF
Philadelphia next year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-12-21

Now, let's see who will be the first
to send the Editor Christmas
present.