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The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Fred Harvey Recovering.

Kansas City, Oct. 27.-A cabIegra m from London received in this city to- day states that Fred. Harvey, manager of the eating house system on the San Ia Fe railroad, who underwent 8 seri- ous operation Tuesday last, is making excellent progress. He has been re- ported as dying. Harvey had been ill for several months. Albuq. Cit. In an engagement between the Brit ish and he BOers at Ladysmith on the 30th ult, the British suffered a loss of about 2000 men and six seven-pound screw guns. The Boers had 1000 men killed and wounded in the engagement. The battle continued on the 3lst at the foot of Umbanhane a few miles from Ladysmith. Much more heavy fighting is anticipated, and the British are preparing to dispatch at ouce 70 the scene O. conflict several extra -battal- ions of foot and mountain batteries with reserves. Lord Wolseley has is- sued an order to mobilize several regi- ments who will be added to the South African forces.
 The Boers are constructing forts B. round Kimberly for the purpose of smelling the town, and they are abso- iutely confident of their final triumph and believe that the whole of Natal is already practically in their hands.
 Commandant Delarey made speech during the hoisting of the Boe: flag at Vrvburg and declared that the flag was floating over the whole country north Of the Orange River.
 At the British government offices, no effort is made 10 conceal the feeling of dismay which the recent disaster has occasIOned.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Halloween was spent quietly anC pleasantly in our community.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Prevention is better than cure. Keep your blood pure, your appetite good and your digestion perfect by .4king Hoods Sarsaparilla.
 Hoods Pills set harmoniously with Hoods Sarsaparilla, gentle, efficient.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Reports state that Vice President Hobart IS not expected to live.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
POINTS OF WEAKNESS.


 IN THE STOMACH. DUE TO INDIGEs1 TON FROM THE PRESENCE OF TOO MUCH BILE-HUDYAN will eieaf the stomach Of the excess of bile, relieve the pain and cause the food to be perfectly digcsted.
 6. ENLARGEMENT OF. THE LIVER AND A FEELING OF HEAVINESS AND WEIGKT-HUDYAN will lessen the con. gestien and reduce the liver to its normal size.
 HUDYAN will cure all the above symp- toms and make you we'll De not delay longer. Remember that Cancer ana Abseess of the liver first appear as trivial disorders and through neglect become in- cufable. Go to your druggists at once and procure q package or HUDIAN for 80 cents or s packages for $2.5e; If your druggist does not keep it. send direct to the HUDYAN REMEDY CO. San Fran cisco or Los Angeles. California. NHor you have used 1t tell your friends about its effect. that they also mignt De Suieu If you are not satisfied with the effects. return the empty HuDYAN box and we will return your money Remember that you can consult the HEDYAN DOCTORS FREE. Call and see the doctors You may call and see them or write, as you desire. Address
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
The New "D0oIey" Character.

The new serial. Molly Do ahue," by the author of "Mr, DooIey," is an- nounced to begin in the Christmas Ladies' Home Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26

It was very dark that night an, re- member well how I ran into several ponds of water and walked into mud up to my knees, so it took me quite awhile to get to the end. And that funny feeling came over me, too. You see all the bullets which went over the trenches landed toward the camp. Those Mausers were whstling all around and the sound reminded me of a cook-stove rolling down hill When I got to the end of the wire I was about two hundred yards from the trenches ana l managed to get those ends put together pretty quickly, because I didn't feel like staying long. But I had to scrape off the insulation so as to keep the bare ends from touching the ground. t. It took long time to find a forked stick to hold 1t up
 T had carried an instrument with me because I didn't know but what the operator had been killed and his instru- ment broken. But when I got to the trenches he was all right. They had been shooting so much ammunition that they were about out. I telegraphed for forty thousand rounds. Soon after the spanish made charge and I could see these regulars rising up in the trenches and shooting shot after shot The Spaniards couldn't make it and they were moved down.
 MT. Dozier was complimented for his bravery by General Greene and recom- mendations for his appointment as lieu tenant were sent through the many channels but he was discharged before a commission was issued. His act was not only a brave one, but of extreme importance. The men strung out for over mile would have been in seri- ous position if there had not been means of sending for the needed am munition.
 There was nothing I did that night" said MT. Dozier, which any of the boys would not have done, and they would have been glad of the opportunity to help their record alosg. You sec was right with General Greene and had the chance. ."-Arizona Republican.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
THE BULLFROG IS THE BOSS SWIMMER

"A swimmer no matter whether he is a beginner or an expert, cannot improve
 upon the advice of his great grand
 father, which is to go to brook or
 swamp and study the manner and
 methods of the frog" remarked an ex-
 champion recently. "The most expert
 swimmer in the world are tyros com pared to the laziest bullfrogs. The diff
 ficultN with all swimmers is that they spoil the effect of the stroke by the re- covery. When a frog starts off he draws his legs carefully and slowly up until he is in the position of man sit
 ting on his launches. Then he sudden ly gives mighty spring in the water, kicking his legs out, not behind him, but almost directly sidewise. After the kick his legs are slowly drawn together by his motion through the water until they hang out behind him in perfectly rigid form, Every toe of his web feet is held out as straight as an arrow and then nothing retards his motion through the water. He will lie in this position until every bit of the momentum is lost-that is, until he has gone as far as the force of the kick will send him through the water. Then again he slowly and carefully draws his legs in and repeats the performance. You will notice that in drawing the legs up to his body for a second kick the frog recedes a little. This Is owing to the ac- tion of the upper leg on the water, and it corresponds exactly with the similar on the part of man. The first thing a frog does is to give his body a good start through the water, and he holds himself in such way that he gets the whole value of the stroke man starts out with just such kick, but after he has gone two or three feet he will begin to swing his hands for ward or draw up his legs in such fash
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26

acknowledged one of the largest and best chosen in the state, and is especially ex- cellent in the departments of philosophy and literary criticism. His own contri- buttons to literature are chiefly poetical, and his work has been described as the most significant yet produced west Of the Rocky Mountains He has contributed to many of the leading American maga- zines, and enjoys high favor with the critics.
 Edmund Clarence Stedman has de- scrlbed his verse as truly and exquisite ly poetical," but, added to its delicate lyric beauty, it may be said to possess a deep spiritual significance and a burden of daring and radical thought He gray itates in philosophy toward Plato and Hegel; in religion, toward Swedenborg and the seers; in sociology, toward Rus kin, Mazzlni and Heron. His genius has been well described as 'Hebraic and religious, rather than Hellenic and sen- suous." He has written on sociological questions, taking the stand of applied Christianity in regard to the political and social conscience, as shown in a baccalaureate address recently delivered at Leland Stanford, Jr., university. For years he has been at work upon a lyrical epic, designed to be his master piece and to embody his ripest thought upon man and his destiny here and hereafter He has gathered his fugitive poems into two volumes "The Man with the Hoe, and Other Poems" and Tn Earths Shadow" Perhaps the most re- markable event in MT. Markham's lite rary career was the publication of his Man with the Hoe" poem inspired by Jean Francois Millet's great painting with that title. This excited enthusias- tic comment in the American press, and brought the author many letters from critics and admirers in Europe and America. It is generally conceded to bd one of the greatest productions of the last quarter of a century, ranking with Kipling's "Recessional." A recent critic says of MT Markham's verse: "One of it's distinctive features is it's breadth of range This gives it greatness-a great ness unknown to the singers of the flow cry way He breaks open the secret of the poetry; he feels the pain in the bent back of labor; he goes down to the dim places of the dead; he reaches in heart warm prayer to the Father of Life"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26

the respect of his legal guardian. Moreover, by his station and upbringing the concierge is deficient in intelligence, and it is more than likely that he shows his limitations in befogging the police. Nor can he hide from his cil- ents the responsibilities of his new posi- ton. He will tell you, inadvertently of course, the address of friend who has escaped your notice, or he Will re- veal, as it were by accident, that he has perfect knowledge of another friends peculiar faiings. The situa- ton is not dangerous, but it is not peasant, and though habit accustoma one to suspicion it Is difficult to accept without question this return of demo- critic France to the practices of 'mon- archial barbarism."
 Louis XVI perished upon the scaf- fold and the descendants of his eXecu- tioners have intensified the petty tyran- ny which cost him his life. Nor has this tyranny decreased of late. The 'afraire" has dipped France deeply in the mire of terror and to-day not only are citizens watched, but their letters are unscrupulously opened. No man whose political convictions are we'll known and unpopular need expect to receive his correspondence through the simple channel of the post On the contrary, it will be read, censured and perhaps suppressed Nor is the simple foreigner exempt from this scrutiny and a Jews best method of communication is special messenger. The other day MT. Dreyfus the brother of the con- demned man, pointed out quite simply that he had been shadowed for five years, and there is no doubt that all his correspondence has been austerely Snectator
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
FIXING THE WIRE,
Private Dozier's Little Job for General
 Greene

Private DoZler'S Little Job for General
 Greene.
 Ernest Dozier arrived from San Francisco yesterday, where he is an operator for the Western Union and for a short time he will be the night operator at the Western Union office here Mr. Dozier was formerly a SOL dier at Manila and takes his trip in the hope of improving his health, impaired by a long stay in the tropics.
 MT. Dozier is one of the one hundred and twenty-five soldiers of the twenty thousand who served in the Philippines who has received a certif- cate for bravery, signed by President Mckinley and it is likely that he will be voted a medal of honor at the next session of congress. He served under Generals Greene, Merritt and Otis suc- cessively acting as private operator. It was while he was with General Greene that he distinguished himself in the battle of the 18th of August" the second great land battle before Manila.
 The battle was Waging tiercely about 7.30 that evening, and General Grene's camp, called Camp Dewey" was situ- ated about a mile and a half back from the firing line. The camp and trenches were connected by a large insulated tel egraph wire. MT. Dozier was sending and receiving rush" dispatches. The sound ot battle and the rapid flashes of cannon and small arms made the strain even more tense for the men on General Greenes staff than those on the firing line. Suddenly a shell burst between the camp and the trenches, and from that time no more dispatches were re- ceived from the other end. MT. Dozier tells the rest of the story:
 General Greene, who had been sit- ting next to me, got alarmed. He com menced to walk nervously up and down. thought just as he did that the shell had cut the wire; so l told the general I was willing to try to fix it. l got a linemans glove to protect the palm of my hand and started along the wire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26

ion that they offset the whole value of his work. He stops his own body half way before the effect of the stroke has spent itself. f."-Washington Star.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
WISE DEPARTMENT
CHAs. 7. KILGoRE. Editor.
Local and Otherwise.

Mr.. D. D. Hull, of Pulaski, was in town
Monday.
RID. Baker and c. A. Vance spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home and returned
to Grundy Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Addinston
on Wednesday last, girl.
Miss Lucy Powers, of Round Top is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Matilda kilgore-
at this place.
T. NJ. Pepper, of Norton, Va, was in
town Monday.
RI. Kilgore returned from Clin'woOd
Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Pippin returned home from
Bristol last week.
Rev. L. o. Adams left Monday for
Rluafcld. where he will attend conference
Rev Garden. of Big Stone Gap. spent
several DAYS in town last week and
nreached in the NJ. Z. Church, South, on
Thursday night.
C.P. Addington ia in Louisville this
week buying goods.
Teet's Show will be here on the 10th
inst and the small boy and his pa Will be
glad.
DIR. Irwin went to Bristol Tuesday on
business.
JIG. Brunette, while returning from
Abingdon last week was badly hurt by d
hack upsetting
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12

was signed in March, 1881, which
made the Transvaal an independent
country again as concerned its inter
nal affairs, but made Great Britian
its representative in external matters.
In 1884 another treaty was sIgned
with England. under which the de-
pendence of the South African repub-
lie upon Great Britain was mnch
diminished, and became limited TO a
certain right on the part OF the
British Government to be consulted
in the foreign dealings and relations
of the Transvasl. The questions
now in dispute have nothing to 10
with such foreign relations, and Mr.
Chamberlain has no more right
under the treaty and under inter
national law. to concern himself with
the elective fanchise III the Trans
vaal than President Kruger has to
discuss the question Of woman sui
frage in England.-Rerie,c Of ne
rielrs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
the Cripple Creek gold mining dis

the Cripple Creek gold mining dis
tricts. 1t is purely residence town
and health resort. Its founders were
evidently temperance people, because
all the deeds to the lots contain q
condition precedent, that should any
intoxicating drinks be sold on the
promises, a. place Of public resort,
the title is to be forfeited and revest
in the grantor. This condition has
been held valid by the courts OF last
resort, and as a consequence the con
dition is not violated. If would
keep trying I might be able to say
something of interest to your readers,
bnt as | do not possess the epistolary
art in very high degree, will close
lest | should impose upon the
patience Of You and Your subscribers
Yours very truly,
w. T.. MILLER.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular correspondent,


WAsnlsoroS, Oct. 9.-Admiral
Dewey left Washington for New
England today. He will return in
about two weeks. lie will return in
about two weeks. lie made Geor-
gia delegation happy by replying as
iollnws'to their invitation to 60 to
Atlanta to participate in the cere-
n onies attending the presentation Of
a sword to his flag officer, LIEUT..
Drumby, who is Georgian; "Why,
certainly, gentlemen. I'll come. |
have no engagement which will pre-
vent my going to Atlanta about
Nov. /, and I'll be glad to present
the sword myself to LIEUT.. Brumby."
MANY men of many minds
certainly apply to everything con-
nected with the country's new posses
sionr. Recently the opinions that
Porto Rico was ripe for civil govern
ment have been largely in the major
ity, but that isn't the view of LIEUT..
Col. w. p. Hall, Adiutant General
of the Department of Porto Rico, who
| is now in Washington. lie said on
the subject: Conditions are not yet
such as to warrant the abandonment
of military rule in Porto Rico; in fact
it would be sorrowful day for the
country if it were deprived of the
firm yet kind government that is do.
ing a splendid work there, and will
continue to administer affairs Ia the
interest of the whole people. Certain
individuals dislike to see Americans
on the island, as they are keen to gel
hold of the custom house receipts fol
their personal benefit. They remem
Der how officials in the past waxec
fat on the collection. OF these same
receipts, and they think that if th'
present regime were abandonded
they might have chance to inaugu'
rate another era of public plumber"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
FROM STONEGA.
of The Big Stone Gap POST.

Correspondence OF The Big Stone Gap Post
SroNEGA, Va, Oct. 1O.-R L.
Brown, with his entire force, has be-
gun framing for the new addition to
the hotel. The extension will be in
front, adding 80 feet to the main
building and will be two stories high,
sufficient for eight extra rooms
Other improvements have been pro-
iected for the comfort of the guests,
but the season has been so far adj
vanced that the present addition IS
all that will be undertaken this win
ter,
Building of an additional plant al
Mud Lick has been abandoned, as 8
more convenient point for shipping
will be selected on the other side OF
the mountain, in touch with the rail
road which the Company purposes t.
to have running during the coming
wear, and making direct communi
cation with the N. & w. at Norton
saving time and giving bette
freight rate to their customers.
Mrs. j. A. l.. Minor and nephew
left on a pleasure trip to PennSyl
yania last week and expect to b.
oone for q month.
A sad accident, resulting in tn
death of Henry Newton johnson
happened in the yard at the lowe
tipple on Sunday evening about nine
o'clock. The alarm was given whel
the train hal passed that point tina
some one had got hurt and was lyinl
on the tract. apd the trainmen hurri
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
British "Suzerainty" in the
TranSVaal.

At first the British demands,
though obviously trumped up and
without sound basis either in morals
or in law, did not directly involve the
question of the independence of the
Transvaal. The situation was mere
ly that of the strongest empire in the
world bringing a domineering pres
sure to bear upon tiny republic to
influence change Of certain domes'
tic policies. But Mr.. Chamberlain
had managed by the beginning of
September to get the dispute shifted
around to the acknowledgment on the
part Of the Transvaal of British
"suzerainty." Ii the Transvaal
should now decide to concede the
British demands respecting the fran
chise and other points of internal
policy, such concessions would be
taken as conclusive precedents. In
such case the claim Of British suzer-
ainty would rapidly advance to the
point where, for all practical purpos-
es, the Transvaal would be regarded
as annexed to the British empire.
The independence Of the Transvaal
republic was recognized first by Great
Britain in 1852. The Beers who
went to the wilderness beyond the
river Vaal to form that self-govern-
| ing community had left Natal few
years previous when the British had
taken and annexed Natal. These
same Beers had left Cape Colony for
Natal to get away from British rule
between the years 1888 ard 1887.
In 1876 the British assisted the
Beers OF the Transvaal in contest
with the natives, and this was fol-
lowed in the spring of 1877 by the
annexation of the Transvaal to the
British empire. But the arrange
ment was not satisfactory to the Beers
who took up arms against it in De-
cember. 1880. and fought so vigor-
ously that after the defeat Of the
British at Msjuba Hill apeace tresty
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
Why Republicans Should Vote
for Ayers.

In the first place Mr.. Ayers has
always been opposed to the Walton
Law, and that is the only thing the
Republicans can possibly have in
this race. The U. S. Senatorship is
practically settled, in that whoever
he may be. he will be Democrat.
Such being the case why throw your
vote away? Why not for pure self
ish reasons vote for Ayers? Bear in
mind, however, that Ayers is not OPP
posed to the Walton Law because
the Republicans are opposed to it,
but simply because he thinks it an
unjust law, and for the further
reason that the great body Of the
Democrats in his district are oppos,
ed to it. What possible good could
q Republican do II elected? Gould
he get into the caucus? Well. no,
fast. 1t is hard enough for Demo
crat to get anything for this section
much less Republican, who would
be in the minority. The Republi
can nomination was made agains,
the directions Of the State Commit.
tee. Buchanan sent no delegates
and her Chairman protested against
. nomination. Dickinson, we be-
lisve, sent only one delegate and
Wise had only few, but it matters
not Il there had been a full dslsgs'
ton from each county the action wal
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
FROM JUDGE MILLER

To the Editor OF The Big Stone Gap Posr:
CoLoRADo SPRINGS, CoLoRADo, Oct.
6, 1S99.-With your permission l
will write a short love letter 10 my
friends in Southwest Virginia. ]
hove not the time or the money ia
buy postage to write personal letters
to all the people in that section, who
hold warm place in my affections,
and the memory of whom / will al
ways fondly cherish. / never ex'
pect to have as many friends any
where else as believe ! have in the
mountains of the Old Dominion.
am pleased to tell you that my
health is improving. l feel better
than l have for a year. The climate
here is better than l hoped to find it
l have now been in the state nearly
a month, during which time there
has been only one rain and that last
cd about two hours. The air is very
dry and so pure that you will some
times get view of little prairie
dog with the light reflected on it il
such a way as to make it look as big
as lion. You can see beautiful blue
lakes in the distance, but am told
that before you can get to them thu
water is all gone.
You will never know how beautiful
the sun can shine unless you come t.
Colorado and see him make one o
his best efforts. You will then con
clude that the gold in these mount
aims is only the accumulation Of hi
rays through the past ages.
cannot undertake to give you |
pen picture Of the people Of this city
Its population is cosmopolitan in
high degree and all types Of tn
human family are represented on it
streets. The town is near the west
ern base Of the Rocky mountains be
ing almost in the shadow Of Pike
Peak. / am told that it is dark a
Maniton. 6 miles west Of here. on
hour sooner than here. This is ow
ing to the fact that the sun lie bidder
from ManitOn by that lofty old peak
which bears the name Of Zebulol
Pike, its discoverer.
This town has about $4,000 peopl
and is the home Of many people VIII
have accumulated large fortunes il