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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-17
MYSTIFrED AT THE JILTrNG.
ELI shaw Surprised ne the Action of
Miss NeiIsen-Denies Story
About Use of Money.

Eli Shaw, the young man recently &C
quilted OF the charge OF murder
through the untlring efforts Of his fan.
Gee, Miss Maybelle Nelson, and whose
engagement Of marriage has been
broken by the young woman. was seen
at the home Of his uncle. Foster Zane,
321 Beckett street. Camden, n. J. He
said:
"Tbe news came to me like O bolt
from clear sky. 1 had no intimation
that Miss Nelson contemplated any
thing Of the kind. On Wednesday I
stopped of at Woodbury. and called at
the home OF Miss Nelson and was
warmly welcomed. was askedto stay
all night, which I did. Judge of my
surprise on Friday afternoon TO receive
two letters, one from Mrs. Nelson, In
forming me Of her approval Of the
course Maybelle had taken, and inform
Ing me that she had forwarded my
clothes that had at her home. The
other letter was the one from Maybelle.
The one that she sent stunned me-"
"Win you visit her again?" was
asked.
NO" was the answer. 81 will not.
Maybelle has requested nenot 10 do SO
ind l will stay away. Still, will retain
the same affection for her. II I could |
only understand what has caused her
10 act as she has, would feel better
Statements have been made that
part OF Maybelle's fortune had been
pent in my defense. That is not true.
What money was spent at those trials
Gas my rnopay
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WANTED!

NANTED-SEvERAL TRUSTWORTHY PERSONS
W In this State IN manage our business in their
aud nearby counties. 1t is mainly ONCE work con-
Quoted at home. Salary straight 5000 year and
penses-detihite, bouside no more. no less salary.
Monthly SIS Reference. Euclose sef-addressed
stamped envelope, HsEEKRr \. HISS Prest, Dept NJ,
Chicago. Septl5-Gm
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Big stone Gapand rowepI's valley
standard time
r. a. Ayers. Pree't.
a. 3. Eaton. SuperLntend' n .

NFNFkAT VFFITEs BIO Sf0NF UAI, v
4 transfer liue for freight and passenger bu,ue.,
between The South Atlantic & ONO and Louisville
Nashville Railroads and the furnaces OF tbe Big
StoRc Gap Iron Co.
Ira ins leave the intermoni hotel a. follows:
Forl,. 4 y. tram, going east. 4Ua ID
- - I'D q.
S.A. < @. train, g,iug south...... 7.l0a fn
north. No %. ui
For further Information regarding freight ant
passenger 'fic, apply 'o
n J. Ayers. Sec.
Ayers building. bin SfpNE HAr a.
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THE
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FOR ONE DOLLAR.
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and the freshness, accuracy and variety OF
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great 81 daily at the price of dollar
weekly Its political news il prompt,
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readers will testify. 1t is against monop-
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1t prints the news of all the world, hav-
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hch liant illustrations, stories by great
authors. capital hum0r page, complete
markets, departments for the household
and wODen's work and other special de-
phrtme nts of unusual interest.
We offer this unequal newspaper and
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Address all orders TO
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CHURCH COLUMN.

Macauley tells Of the rich Brahman who
saw drop of sacred Ganges water under
the microscope, and bought the instru-
ment and dashed it to atoms that it
might not, by its revelations, rebuke his
superstitiOuS practices.
for the same reason many people would
destroy the Bible. 1t is the microscope
which brings out. their secret sins, and
re1uke their wicked practices.
gentleman who offered TO help an
elderly Irish lady with her packages and
bundles off a railway train was surprised
by her when she said, by way Of thanking
him; III don know what Office YOU are
running for, sir; but pray the saints
you may get it," All mems motives are
not selfish, though suspicion is seldom
wanting.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY,
BIO STONE GAP.

TRINITY METHODIST cHURCU-R.v g n
,AoSsr, Pastor Preaching First aud Third SUNDAY,
IN each month, morning and night.
spAs-ScsooL-Eyery Sunday morning a, 10
O'Clock. p. WOLFE. Superintendent
fEATER-ktErxG.-Eyery "wednesday night
nrwoErE LEAeUE.-Every Friday night.
CLASS hsrTNe .-sSecond Sunday in each month st
. cloCs p. nj. {. SrrcHT, Class-Ieadsr
rev. Nsught breaches at the Double Tunnel First
nd Ihird Sundays In each month at O'Clock. and al
SIonegs second Sunday morning and night, aud a:
hinersvills Fourth Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-REv. r. G. M.ruy.
sos, Pastor. Preaching Second Sunday in each
'o S mosnng and night, al the Episcopal Church
SusDAr-ScsoOL.-Ever Sunday morning AT 10
. clock In Presbyterian fhspple near the brdge-H.
!. SULLIVAN, Superintendent.
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the founder and highrriestess Of the new
cult, has the ring Of conscious and delib.
crate faisehood:
u challenge the world TO disproye what
hereby declare After my discovery of
Christian Science healed consumption
IN it's last stages that the NJ D.'s, by
virtue of the stethoscope and the schools,
declared incurable, the lungs being most
ly consumed. healed malignant tuber-
cular diphteria and carious bones that
could he dented with the finger, saving
them when the surgeons instruments
we're lying on the table ready for their
amputation. ! have healed at one visit
cancer that had so eaten the flesh Of the
neck as to expose the juguar vein so that I
II stood out like cord" ,
This challenge" is ludicrous. The as
sertions which it contains are too general.
1t does not say when or where the marvel
Gus cures were performed A skeptical
objector you'd naturally desire to make
his own inquiries, and TO find out how far
the alleged facts are facts In default of
specific and satisfactory information, he
will either smile or sneer, according to
bis temperament. TO restore the wasted
tissue of diseased lungs, to charm away
malignant diPhtheria, or to expel a cancer
by word CT touch, is utterly beyond ,
any human power. The person that
claims to have wrought these miracles is q
either amazingly ignorant or infinitely
uendacious. )
Besides, if there he no such thing as .
Ilsease, how can it he cured? According '
0 the miserable humbuggery Of these So ;,
allied scientists, there are no lungs, tuber- g,
ulosis has 10 existence, and even the
lost painful and persistent bodily ailment p
nothing more than an evil dream. If 81
ckness is not reality, neither is cure "
Jumbo jumbo is eloquence to this stuff, w w
nd Mother GOose's melodies are poetry
impaired with it. Yet it has a sort of
eird fascination for many people who 4,
e ready to Weld adhesion TO anv new
'tions that mey be propounded.-Er
=.
John Smiths ailments and his farorife ]
re:
John Smith, One-half pint whisky, dys.
psia.
John Smith, one quart beer, Indigestion.
John Smith, one-half pint whisky, brain
ublc.
.ohn smith, one quart beer, malaria. n
John Smith, one quart beer, consump- ~
n.
Ohm Smith, one half pint whisky, apo 2
KY. "
Ohm Smith, one quart beer, cancer
ohm Smith, one quart beer, heart dis
@.
ohm Smith, one pint whisky, delrum
mems.
ohn Smith, one quart beer, sore throat. =
ohn smith, one quart beer, paralysis. f,
ohn smith, one quart beer, liver COM
Mt.
nm Smith, one quart beer, pains in
k.
nm Smith, one quart beer, chiblans.
'hn Smith, one quart beer, hives. -
I'm smith one quart beer, INSANITY.
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Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman. OF
Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. II
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's
ArnIca Salyo cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises, boils, felons, corns, skin erup-
tlons. Best pile cure on earth. "a cts. a
FOX: Cure guaranteed. Sold by j, W.
Kelly, druggist. 3
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4. L. BUNTING,
General Passenger Agent.
Bristol, Tom.
AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS
south Atlantic x ohio.

East boand--hD. passenger leave. Big Stone Inp
daily at ~ 4. u... sffi,c> a. Bristol io.45p 900
West b1uud. no. J. pIa,orstr leaves I-fel d. lO
p. h.daily snd 4rtlfes - Bil stone Gap 80 p. n.
Counecuous.-No. connect. With th4 b.. a.
Double Funnel
Schedule in eject December 2Itl. ls9s standard
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STONECA.

:, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -RSv. p. RIos,co.
IAs,or' Preaching First, Third and Fourth Sunday.
Al I'll a. m. and 80 .. M
SrspAT- scHooL.-Every Sunday, Afternoon Of $50
oclock-JoHS A. EssER, Superintendent
rSArtk- hErrfSG.-Eyery Wednesday night.
noon at rs O'Clock
hev. kloseco breaches at Appalschia Second Sun
usy al IL a. m, and at Minersyille at 30 p. IA
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u the pastors Of different churches will sopd I'm
.her schedule Of appointments, We will take pleasure
W publishing them In this column. Send them 10
rev 8 b. Vaught, Big Stone Gap, Ya-EDl
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
LOS/NC THEIR BREAD.

The Standard quotes as follows from
the Denver Republican: "a million men
voted for Mckinley who were at heart in
favor of Bryan. Times were hard and
they were afraid of losing their bread and
butter.'
The endorsement of the foregoing
statement comes with bad grace from
the newspaper representative of a poll
tical party that carried the city of Butte
last fall by the coercion of voters, who
''were afraid of losing their bread and
butter That thousands Of men in Butte
and elsewhere in this state are compell-
ed to vote the democratic ticket or lose
their jobs is a notorious and scandalous
fact
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

ing for the unseating of Senator Clark in
December. Even the Helena organ has
one advantage over Caesars wife-it is
not above suspicion and there is no tell
ing what kind of a cramp may finally lay
hold of it's conscience.
If all the democratic papers turn
against Mr.. Clark, it will be claimed
next year that the Standard people rep
resent the 'new" democracy, and are not
responsible in any way for the reputation
which democratic legislature gave the
state of Montana. They will work the
same game on Clark that was worked on
Cleveland and his friends in 1896 by the
new emocracy-wholesale repuda-
ton and a clean balance sheet. Noiwon-
der the Miner is stirred up as the truth
of the situation finally dawns upon it.
In the classical language of the Missouri
river dam, it must fish or cut bait.,a
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
by good arguments, so much the worse

by good arguments, so much the worse
for the good intentions.
The scriptures tell us that a man
should be able to give a reason for the
hope that is within him. and it is with a
view to probing for this reason that the
Inter Mountain has frequent occasion to
question the logic of it's esteemed con-
| temporary.
Though the Standard does not deem it
consistent with it's dignity as newspa
per to defend it's position against attacks
| from the outside, it does not neces-
sarily follow that a public question has
passed beyond the limit of debate after
its valuable conclusions have been
! reached and given forth for the public 10
digst.
Through some unaccountable mad
vertence our contemporary occasionally
leaves point exposed to such an extent
that the Inter Mountain cannot resist
the temptation to saw it off.
That the Standard prefers to let ma
ture take it's course and cure wound of
this kind through the healing processes
of time, rather than apply to the abra-
sion an argumentatve antedote, is Of
concern only to itself
AS the recognized head of the demo-
cratic press of the state, it may look
upon its political manifestoes as infalli-
Bile bulls. to be accepted without criti-
cism or question: but while men exist
who are capable of doing their own
thinking the fact that every proposition
has two sides cannot be lived down.
The Standard itself is no exception to
this rule
1t has two sides
1t is for Bryan and free silver and also
sustains the position taken by the gold
democrats in favor Of doing away with
the free coinage ratio of 16 to I, that the
relative values of silver and gold may be
adjusted by the worlds exchanges.
In any other paper but the Standard
uIlIS NOulu De an apparent inconsistency
Our contemporary has maintained this
dual position, however, since the ninth
day of last January, without losing a
meal or missing any sleep
A newspaper that can stand in two
places at one time, with a foot on each
issue-with its coat-tails dangling in the
impossible gulf that forms the line of
demarkation between them-and keep
it's eye rivited on Billy without getting
the nightmare, does not have to discuss
public questions on their merits.
Its fiat is good enough for ANYBODY
who can't think for himself
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
H0KOR/HC HEROES.

The world has always honored its he
roes. for mankind love the brave
The twilight Of human history is bright
ened by the records of triumphai
marches and the matchless deeds of
courageous men. While the history
OF fetes and festivities in the more an
cient days has been lost with the legends
of the past, Inscriptions on stone bring
down the adora ton of the ages to our
time. Monuments to the achievement
Of men upon the battefields of the world
mark every era in human history. There
is an unbroken chain of public sentiment
from the shadowy legends of pre-his-
toric times to the present Every CEN
tury has produced it's heroes and every
country has registered it's praises of
their worth.
1t is natural that it should be so. To
the courage of the warrior and the skill
of his strong right arm, have the yoca-
tions of peace looked for safety and pro-
lection in the geographical readjust-
ments of the world In primative times
men fought the savage beasts of the field
for supremacy, and won the battle for
the unfolding intellect of the race. Then
came the still more bloody contests be-
tween man and man, and war became
the pastime of the people.
AS civilization advanced the light of
intellectually permeated the instinct for
blood and war became the arbter of ma
tonal rights rather than the avenger of
individual wrongs. In modern days an
tons which arbitration seems powerless
to meet.
Men are measured, in the ultima te
summary Of human affairs, by the causes
they represent, hence it follows that the
fame of hero rests upon the justice of
the blow he strikes In the conclusions
of history thrice armed is he whose
quarrel is just Thus the modern
hero stands on firmer pedestal than
his prototype of the battlefields of the
long ago. Unlike the ancient warrior,
who shed his blood for the dignity of
dyspeptic rulers, he stands for a princi-
ciple that means the progress of the
world and the intellectual development
of man.
The American soldier in the Philip
pines is paving the way for a commer
cial and industrial revival that will
crown our republic monarch Of the west
ern seas, and lead to the dissemination
of the principles of freedom and equality
before the law throughout the darkened
pathways Of the Orient The heroes of
the present war will find a grander and
more enduring monument in the pro-
gress of man, than the granite shafts
that perpetuate the great deeds of the
past.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
THE STANDARDS DEBATE.

For reasons best known to itself the
ably edited Anaconda Standard does not
see fit to take issue with the Inter Noun
tain in the discussion of questions of
public concern.
1t flies from post to pillar to avoid the
controversial topics of the day, and an
parently is unanimously in favor of be-
ing let alone in the positions which it
sees fit to assume from time to time.
1t IS with no desire to annoy our con-
temporary, or unduly agitate its reserve
stock of political logic, that the Inter
Mountain occasionally touches upon sub
jects suggested in it's column.
Believing that the welfare of the pub
lie is conserved by intelligent debate,
rather than by unquestioned faith in the
editorial flats of any newspaper, the In
ter Mountain has deemed it a duty to
point out the untenable arguments and
specious reasoning in which our contem-
porary SO habitualy INDUCES, when de-
fining its views on the issues of the day,
No doubt the Standard means we'll.
and it's motives are away up in G..
But 1t is somewhere recorded that
worse places than the position of news
paper dictator to the Montana demo-
cracy are paved with good intentions.
II good intentions are not backed up
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
RUY/NC UP THE PRESS.

The horrors of the political situation
have finally daWned upon the Butte Min
er. In Sundays issue it gives to the
world fact that has been known in po-
! litical circles for some time, namely that
the antiClark faction of the democracy
| is getting a corner on the democra tic
! press of the state. One by one the Clark
| newspapers are being corraled by the
opposition, and converted into first
class anti-Clarl organs that will make
Rome howl when Montana's sentor-elect
attempts to take his seat in December
1t is known that the Bozeman Chroni-
Gle has been captured right out from un-
der the nose of General Hoffman. the
Clark candidate for governor. and it is
said that the Livingston Enterprise was
judicially manipulated into the hands of
the Anaconda wing of the democracy.
Judge Henry, who sat in judgment over
| the questions involved in the disposition
of the Enterprise, did not cover himself
with unbounded glory when he became
a party to the scheme to convert that pa
per from it's republican moorings into a
political side show for the democratic
party.
1t is likewise an open question wheth-
er the Anaconda wing of the democratic
party has achieved a brilliant success in
purchasing the Bozeman Chronicle. un-
der the threat of starting another demo-
cratic paper and forcing it out of busi-
ness if it refused to capitulate. It re-
mains to be seen whether the rank and
file of the democracy will take kindly to
such over bearing methods Of securing
political influence in this state It is so
for private gain, in the matter of con-
trolling the legislature in the future and
securing ready made laws, than an open
rebellion on the part of intelligent tax
payers of this state is by no means an i'm
possibility. Like a hard winter, one
Doodle Legislature at time is all that
TIE AhoIldid pubic cA.U SldHQ.
But while the Clark wing of the demo-
cracy takes on bitterly over a course
of procedure which others have been
watching with no little interest for some
time in the past, it's discontinue is large
ly due to its own neglect. With a barrel
at it's command which makes that of it's
party competitors look like 4 keg of
paint by comparison, it grumbles because
it's newspaper foundations are slipping
country fair. 1t will have no one to
blame but itself, if it finds all the demo-
cratic papers in the state. with the ex-
ception of the Helena Independent, howl
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

We have heard Senator w A. Clark
sing the Star Spangled Banner" when
we thought Taglapictra or either of the
De Rezeks could have performed better,
but today everybody in Butte is willing
to hear the senator sing the national
anthem. It is not the melody the people
care for so much as the words and the
sentiment of the grand old song.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

III the republicans had only been anti
expanslonists so that the democrats
could nave taken the other side, how
ullefent the situation would be and how
oflsht the prospects of the democracy!
But now. alas! the gloom will be SO thick
in the next democratic convention that
it may be necessary to lift off the roof
to let in some light
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS CON.
SOLIDATED TIGER & POORMAN
MINING COMPANY

All stockholders desiring to join in the
suit to set aside sale made by the Con-
sclidated Tiger Il Poorman Mining COM
pany must report amount of holdings anu
pay the assessment levied to Alex J,
Johnson, treasurer, at the bank Ct W. A,
Clark & Brother on or before October 20.
1899.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

Now that Admiral Dewey has come out
t-footed in favor of the maintenance of
American authority in the Philippines
and the retention of the islands under a
territorial form of government, it is easy
to see why he is not the Standards choice
for the democratic presidential nomina-
ton.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

This government never undertook the
conquest Of the Philippines. 1t simply
undertook to suppress a rebellion in the
Philippine islands which Spain, in max
ing war settlement, ceded to the United
States for consideration, giving a valid
and indisputable title to the same Who
would give them up? Who would give
up Hawaii? Who would give up Porto
Rico? Who would give up Texas or Cal
ifornia?
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

ITS cold telegram in which General
Otis doesn't make the Philippines loss
six times that of the Americans" com
piained the Anaconda Standard a few
days ago. Is the Standard disappointed
because General Otis doesn't make the
American loss six times that of the Fill
pinos? No need to pause for a reply.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

If you have failed in securing perfect
fitting glasses try our optican and have
your eyes scientifically examined and
properly fitted. Towle & Winterhal-
ter.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

Ihat the Beers are dead shots is proved
by the fact that when Boer boy goes
shooting, his father hands him a gun, a
charge of powder. wad and a single
bullet. If he returns without game he
Igets thrashng.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

HOW is it that the democratic organs
are not finding fault because this country
took in Porto Rico? They are silent on
tnat subject, thereby displaying more
sense than Puget Sound oyster.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

! 1T IS Dy no means certain that Mr..
Bryan VIII receive the support of the
Montana democracy in the next national
convention of his party. Neither the
Butte Miner nor the Ana aconda Standard
has yet pronounced for him. Queer. ism t
1t? The Standard is secretly for Cor
man. while the Miner is sparring for
time.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

proclamations. Aggie's great and good
friend Atkinson, aided by a united de-
mocracy. seems to be the chief hope of
the Philippine savage.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

Butte is so swelled with pride that II
may justly claim to be the biggest town
in the world today. However, if there
are any Helena men here the Inter Noun
tain would not injure their feelings, and
will withdraw the claim as soon as the
celebration shall end
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

Some of the boys wore out their shoes
in the Philippines, but they never got
'cold feet
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

The whole state of Montana is vel
come in Butte on this glorious occasion
If the reception committee goes broke
go to the banks and get what you want.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

Those newspapers which are loudest in
demanding the withdrawal of the United
States troops from the Philippines are
emitting the most brilliant flashes of
silence in the matter of explaining how
it can be accomplished without the in
struction of congress to that effect
What a howl those same newspapers
would set up If the president had usurped
authority to recall the army and aban-
don the islands!
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

eff I were not a general. I would pre-
fer to be the colonel of the Montana
troops. General Macarthur during
battle near Manila.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-10-23

On behalf of every pretty girl in Mon
tana, and there are no Others the Inter
Mountain welcomes home the returning
brave heroes.