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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18
The only Christmas gift that cam

The only Christmas gift that came
to Robert McBee. of Knoxville, Tenn,
was a package containing $4,000
and card reading "Happy Christ
mas" The package WIS shipped
from Lexington, Ky. The money
was stolen from McBee two years
ago and no clue to the thief was ever
discovered.
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Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit &. b. Steadman, of
Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. 1t
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years, Then Bucklen's
Arnca Salve cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises, boils, felons, corns, skin erup-
tions. Best pile cure on earth. % cts. a
tox. Cure guaranteed. Sold by j. W.
Kelly, druggist. 5
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THIRTY thousand fruit trees, COM
prising the entire orchards Of D. G.
and 6. NJ. Bacon, in Mitchell county,
Ga, were burned by order of State
Entomologist Scott, owing to the
ravages of the Jan Jose scale.
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CONGRESSMAN G. A. Swanson, Of
the fifth district, is said to be can
didate for the governorship to succeed
Governor Tyler. Hon. j. Taylor
Ellyson, it is believed will also be in
the field, and possibly others.
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"If The Cap Fits, Wear It,"

If you are suffering from the conse-
quences Of impure blood,-have boils'
pimples or scrofula sores; if your food
does not digest or you suffer freH catarrh
or rheumatism, you are the one who
should take Hoods Sarsaparlla. 1t will
fit your case exactly, make your blood pure
and cure salt rheum, scrofula, rheumatism,
dyspepsia, catarrh, and give you perfect
health.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Nom
irritating
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18

The bill imposing tax of Is cents
a ton on fertilizer is now law. 1t is
estimated that the law will bring in
an annual revenue Of $25, 900. With
this amount, the Department OF Agri-
culture will be put on better footing
than ever before.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18

THE Virginia State Sunday School
Association of all protestant demon
nations will hold it's tenth annual
convention in Roanoke, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, March 7, 8
and 9.
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OF Lancaster, Pa, on misht pupils. apart
from the value of the subject matter, it is
curiosity OIL account of the use Of the
system of amended" spelling. The
article appeared in the Normal Instructor:
MisfIt Pupils.
All classifying, and all graded instruc-
ton, assumes that pupils can acquire
knowledge in equal quantities and at the
same rate. This is true to only a very
limited extent, and soon and inevitably it
vii he found that some will hav far out
stript their classmates. Mental differ
ences ar just as natural as bodily and no
educational machinery can or onght to
hinder or remove them. They must be
reckond with by every educator, and his
professional skill and ability are demon
strated by the manner in which he deals
with them.
One of the greatest evils incident to the
grading Of schools--the CRATER, the closer
the grading-is the retention of old pupils
in the lower grades becaus of their not
having made the progress in one or more
or perhaps all the branches of study, be-
longing 10 the grade required in order to
entitle them TO promotion TO the next
higher. In such cases moral injury is in
fcted OH both the older pupils and the
yunger among whom they are detained;
for such pupils ar generally mature in
moral evil. and experience in wrong doing,
tho deficient in mental ability and moral
strength. They lack self-respect and as
piiation, and their exampl is a constant
exholtation to the yunger pupils to neglect
Of study, dfsobedence and truancy.
That they ar wher they ar, is due to a
variety Of causes,-sickness, mental or
moral weakness, fysical impediments,
such as defects in the organs of the senses,
and impediments in speech, parental
neglect, greed or poverty. OF all these
causes, the compulsory attendance law
can at best, and only ihperfecily, remove
neglect and greed.
1t is q law In our schools that the grad
Ing 10 means to an end-the best inter-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18

The State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association
will be held in Hampton on February
1918 inclusive. 1t will probably be
the largest association in the history
of the association in Virginia.
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s. s. s. Is the Only
Remedy Equal TO this
Obstinate Disease.

goes down to the seat OF the disease thus permanently
trace OF the faint
The serious 10 which Scrofua surely leads
should impress upon those afflicted with it the vital i'm
portance OF wasting time upon treatment which can
not possibly effect In many where the wrong
treatment has been relied upon, complicated gandufar
swengs have resulted for which the doctors insist that
q dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
Mr. H. E. Thompson OF Milledgeville, Ga, writes: "A
bad case OF Scrofua broke out the glands OF neck
which had be lanced and caused me much suffering
was treated for long while, but the physicians we're un
able to cure me- and my condition bad 40 when
began their treatment Many blood remedies were used
but without effect Some one recommended 5 B. B., and
began to improve as soon had taken lew bottles
and have never had sign OF the disease TO return Sw
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RATES or ADVERT IsING.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
E~LocAL ADvERTrsEHESrs will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of s cents per line for each
ncertion.
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Tank Sfeamer1

Though the frst tank steamer was
built only - years ago, there are now
$50 tank vessels IN existence. nearly
all steamers with register OF 4oiy o24
tons.
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WANTED-sEvERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons 10 represent us A. Managers In this
aud close by counties. Salary $500 Year and ex-
penses Straight bona-hde, no more no less salary.
Position permanent. Our references, any bank In
any town. II Il mainly Office work conducted Al
home Reference. Enclose >selfaddressed stamped
envelope. Tue JOHNSTON COMPANY. Dept. ., Chicago.
Sep2s-5m
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only remedy which promptly reach and cure obn.
blood diseases BY it. and not with tbs
instead enduring years suffering which gradually but
s. guaranteed purely vegetable and
scu. Eczema Cancer Rheumatism COnssOus Blood Poison
Ulcers Insist nothing
Books blood and skin diseases will be mailed free addre
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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THE only sure way to keep posted
on Big Stone Gap and this section is
TO subscribe for the Posi-.
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THIRD GRADE WORK.

The fact that only language work is
furnished for this column does not mean
that language is hobby with US in school.
Other work is hard to present here
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18

NEARLY 1000 letters addressed to
Santa Claus have been received at
the dead letter office.
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If you are interested in Big Stone
Gap you can't afford to do without the
Posi- this year. Now is the time to
Subscribe.
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FROM STONEGA.
Interesting Items From That
Progressive Young City.


Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap POST.
SrosEeA, Va, Jan. l6.-The new
date is getting easier to write.
Father Burke, of Abingdon, was
here on Monday and married Frank
Petite and Julie Barva. The bride,
who is handsome brunette, IL years
old, was dressed in a rich garnet silk
dress and looked charming. She was
married in the psrlor of MIR. +. +.
Dulfy's residence and some of our
best people were present to congratu-
late the young couple when the knot
was tied.
Marion Kelly, c. H. Irish and F..
A. Draper are now a part of the store
force of clerks. C. H. Morrison re-
signed and is going to take univer-
Sity course.
Rev. John Cook preached in the
morning en- last Sabbath in the
Presbyterian church and in the af-
ternoon in the Methodist church at
Preacher Creek. His subject 10 the
morning was ChriSt's second coming,
which was presented scriptuarly and
practically. Regular services on
next Sabbath, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. w. A. Stephens.
Miss Nettie A. Adams, who has
been here since Xmas holidays with
her parents, starts on Thursday
evening on her return trip to the old
home in Connellsville, Pa. She is
delighted with Stonega, having made
many friends here, who exerted
themselves in contributing to her en-
joyment, making her sojourn most
pleasant and happy.
Nine-tenths Of all the crime COM
mitted in every State in the Union is
traceable directly or indirectly to the
use of intoxicating liquor and tobac-
CO. Take this village as an illustra-
ton of the waste OF money and time
spent on these useless SO called lux
uries and You can form an estimate
of the enormous waste of means on
this line. The money spent for these
two articles here for one year would
cover the payment of salaries of the
following useful professions and leave
good surplus to treat the entire
population of Stonega to Thanks
giving and a Xmas dinner, provide
the library with all the magazines
and papers, &c, viz:
Two of the beat school teachers
10 months at each $50 per Mo. 100000
Pastor for missionary work yr lOOO0
Books ,magazines aud papers for
Library, .....'':.. iVo'oo
Xmas dinner to entire popula-
tion,. ................. 10000
Thanksgiving dinner to entire
pOpulatlOn,. ................. lOV,VO
Subscription to religious news
paper for every home, .. eO0OO
For distribution among the des-
titute, 10000
Two moonshiners to stay at home
and engage in an honest legit-
innate trade, each $50 per month
one year.. 1900 90
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They are still hunting for Aguin-
aldo in the Philippines.
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TRUSTEES SALE

Pursuant 10 the term.
executed To- me by Waite
Virginia II. Addison he
October 18TH. 1896. amt D..
clerk : office OF the Couan
County, Virginia, iu Dsei
81, to secure A. J.. Pilru
OF one thousand dol.Rl-.
thereon from the 18TH .t.
1891, and having been Dol.
said a. l.. Prldemore So o.
Saturday the
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oath day OF February 1900

between the hours OF II O,...Al
, o'clock p. IA. OF that dat. 0a '.
Uses to he sold, proceed 10 20,
auction, to the highest hlcl.- '.' ''
hand, the following properi'
that certain lot or parcel N'
buildings aud improvement mere
ing aud situate IN The tow .' ..
Gap, Wise county, Virginia. al.
aud described as Lots No'
Block No. 81, OF Big Stone pir
ment Company's Plat y D.
duly recorded in the ClerA
Wise county court, aud re',fr.
by made to said deed Of ir.'' i.'
particular description Of 'tl
be sold, and the said debt i..'.
This the 18th day Of JhatI
Jnl5 Sc Is. n. Slaf.. t..
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SCHOOL COLUMN.

The reader will find below thoughtful
article by Supt. II. X. Buehrle, Phi. D.,
of Lancaster, Pa, on misit pupils. Apart
from the value of the subject matter, it is
curiosity OH account Of the use Of the
system of amended" spelling. The
article appeared in the Normal Instructor:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-18
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCR0FULA

There are dozens Of remedies recomme,t.5.
Scrofula, some OF them no doubt being A..
afford temporary relief. but S. s. S. is a.,
the only remedy which completely cs,s,
Scrofula is one Of the most obstinate, desy,.,.
blood diseases. and is beyond the reach ~ -
many so-called purifiers and toncs bec,sss e..
thing more than mere tonic Is require
lie, and never fails to cure Scrofula, be-.
"a d;sease thus nermanentiy elirninat.,. u
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ORDER or PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office of the CIr..
of the county of Wise, on the ~. .,
December, 1899.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
FOR TIFF

The coming session of the legisla-5
ture will not be void OF interest by any
Many important measures
will be presented and an entire new
superintendent Of the state made. The
game law will be amended, the bank
ing law, and the ven and taxation
laws will each receive attention; pro-
hibition, divorce, Office tenure and cleo
tion Laws will be subjects q much
strife and the appropriation bills vii
be discussed with universal Interest at
this session owing to the condition OF
the states finances. AS usual the
Bismarck Tribune will cover the news
completely, and fairly. A special rate
in the state at large will be made for
the daily edition. It will be sent
postage paid, from now until afte1
the session closes for 81 It will cost
no more8to begin now than the first Of
the year. Send address to Tribune
Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
Editor Fred Peterson Of the Was

Editor Fred Peterson OF the Wash
burn Leader came down Saturday
night and spent Sunday in the city.
Voting has its peculiarities. At
the recent election in this state consti-
.tutional amendments were proposed,
one to place more property on the tax
rolls of the stale and one other to
create a state board of pardons. While
there might be some persons who do
not believe in a pardon board it hardly
seems possible there should be any
voters WIN do not want to e more
corporation property on the tax rolls
OF the sbate. And yet there was a sub
stantial vote against each amendment
due perhaps to the fact that voters
in some $ did not take pains TO
ascertain the purport Of the amend
ments and voted against them on gem
eral principles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26

The Thanksgiving proclamation is
sued by Governor Devine this year APP
pears to have struck a popular chord.
The far-om Biston Transcript is led by
q reading OF the proclamation to go in
TO the governors political life for
about a column, and after quoting a
portion OF the document, exclaims:
Such powers Of rousement and
rhythm must not be lost! The windy
State OF the northwest, whether It ever
formally elects Mr. Devine to the head
OF its government. should at its APP
preaching Legislative session enact a
law making his its Permanent Poet
Laureate and Thanksgiving PROCLAIM
alton Promulgafor in Perpetuo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26

Reports from unprecedented persons
who come from Alaska show that the
papers there r principally controlled.
by San Francisco interests and conse-
qunetly everything they publish is col.
oredto reflect on Judge Moves. From
quently everything they publish is col
ernor Brady, M the statement that
Judge Noyes has done we'll in Nome
considering the disadvantages under
which he labored and the loose condi-
tons of affairs generally. Judge
Moves will probably ask that congress
appoint a committee to investigate the
false charges that have been made and
then we will be better able to deter
mine to what an extent the gold of G.
D. Lame and The Pioneer company and
the Wild Goose company has loosened
the tongues and sharpened the pencils
of the Nome newspapers against Judge
Moves.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
The 4ismarek Tribnne.
BIZ ii. II. JEWELL.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.

Published every afternoon, except Sun.
day, at Bismarck, North Dakota, Is deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts Of the city at
SO cents per month, or SIS per year. The
daily sent to my address In the United
States and Canada, postage prepaid, Sc per
year; So for six months; $1.50 for three
months.
TIE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Eight pages. containing a summary Of
the news Of the week-locala and foreign
particular attention being paid to state
news. Sent to any address, postage paid,
for $1.00 for one year; 80 cents for SIX
months; 25 cents for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune is the oldest news
paper in the state-established June IL,
ISIS. II has d wide circulation and is q
desirable advertising medium; Being pub.
iished at the capital of the state it makes
a feature of state news, OF a semi-officia
character, and is therefore particularly In
teresting to all who desire to keep the run
of state affairs-political, social n busi-
ness.
Our special northwestern agent Is Mr..
u. r. McGinnis, 40 Germania Life Build
Our special New York agent is Mr.. b. e.
McConn, 70 Times Bldg, New York City.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
God Of our Fathers known Of old;
@ Lord of our far-iung battle line,
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine,
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget,
b president of the United States has
proclaimed Thursday, the twenty-ninsh
a aay q ! November soy 9nsE as g day Of taasak IS vine
in divine mercy; and grace has enthroned
this republic first among the nations of
the earth; who has guided our advancing
national life to that time when our mill
tary, naval and commercial supremacy%fs
acknowledged among the nations of men,
At this period when the year nineteen.
hundred is running ont it's days and the
glowing dawn of the notwithstanding is
already breaking with radiant promise Of
great events In the skysof the future; when
s So : do abroad The sp1 en- 3 Il p eossIbi mf aaa IS
our nations greatness, this day of thanks
giving of the year nineteen hundred takes
on a new and broader meaning than the
lday has ever had before.
should be thankful for the ~ay In
which this great people in the first flush
of its mighty manhood is moving forward,
t. meet tts destiny and to DO without.
tiny brings it face to face. We should be
especially thankful that during the year now
closing in the early daWning of a new
ICGAtuEy OuEsSIdE% l&udllUEdl5 GSIluyglS@dp
preaching the zenith OF Its b~rilliancy nm
furnished by q single blot of dishon0r and
the holy aspirations of our fathers are
being realized. We should render heart
felt thanks for the season OF unexampled
commercial prosperity; for the operation
of mills and factories at their fullest cap
acity; for the elevation of labor a It's
fullest compensation; for the preservation
contents1ent Of all the people, and for that
loyal and patriotic Judgment of our citi-
zens which insures the permanently and
strength of our government.
the tWenty-ninth day of November. be set
apart as q day of gratitude and hankfu
praise to Almighty God for the many
blessings the year has shoWered upon us
Let us meet together8in our homes and
places of worship and with humble spirit
and grateful hearts render Joyful praise to
the Oliver of all good. In the privacy of
tiyes and friends let the spirit of forgive
ness prevail that we may be true to- our
fellow-men and to ourselves and more de-
serving Of the saving blessings Of Divine
Let the evening be devoted to the chill
dren. Make merry in the good old why's.
Roll back the burden of the years. day
thus spent will not only be q living service
to God. but a blessing to others and a
benediction to ourselves. a
Therefore, ], J. NJ. Deyine, acting goy-
ernor Of the state Of North Dakota. do
ITHURspAY. THE DOTH DAY OF NO
VENEER, 1900,
as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.
Done at the capitol in the city of Bis
marck, this 18th day Of November. in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred.
Acting Governor.
BY the Governor:
FRED FALLEYs
5&@E7sS6gg&Y Secretary of State.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
The Inkster Tribune says:

The Inkster Tribune says: It has
developed-after the campaign-that
the republicans were responsible for
turning in a fire alarm at Grand Forks
during a Democratic rally-not a very
3credftable aet-but-it would be a re-
lief for the average mar to get an OPP
p~crtunity to run to a f~re--after at
tempting to listenato the brand Of dem
ocratic arguments used in the late la
mented campaign.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26

Yon can't afford to risk your life BY
allowing a cough u a cold to- develop
into pneumonia Of consumption. One
Minute Cough Cure will cure throat
and lung troubles quicker 6han any
other preparation known. Many doc
tors use IT as d specific for grippe. 1t
is an infallible remedy for Group.
Children Hike II and mothers indoese
u 81 s. Beardsley, Fourth street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26
METHODS OF THE RADICAL PRO.
HIBITIONISTS.

$G&%& $sM1H5$5g$A5
The following from bhe Pembina
Pioneer Express is worthy the diges-
lion Of bhe ultra-prohibihonists in this
state:
Without impugning the motives,
methods of the Observation-Disclosures
are open to criticism. In all northern
states where any prohibition laws and.
liquor restriction statutes have been
made, all such laws have been made
by the republican party. We do not
mean by this that all republicans are
prohibItionists or that all democrats
are anti-prohibitionists. In the re-
publican party of North Dakota and
some other states the prohibition OF
liquor restriction element is in the
majority. That majority usually
shapes the policy OF the party in this
regard. What the majority has done
is written on the statute books OF
North Dakota and in the state and
many county platforms of the party.
Sometimes the other faction of the
party gets an opportunity to select a
candidate or candidates. Il they
never got anything IT is quite probable
that they would leave the party en-
tirely, and 6hus leave the party in a
minority, and the state TO democratic
coElro1, which would lean much TO
~uphoIders Of the prohibition law as
well as in other matters. The prohi-
bition majority OF the republican
party recognize that there r other
questions than prohibition, and while
uphoIding prohibition are 0 unmind-
full of other tnlngs and therefore some
times for the broadest good-consider-
ing all things-sonletimes acquiesce
in nominations and other matters We
believe that while no party ~organiza-
tion is perfect, and in all things we do
not always select the best methods or
even the best men, yet as a whole it is
the best and is fragments We would
amount to nothing.
Our prohibition friends g 70
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26

Senator Devlin of Sargent county
was elected BY twelve majority. There
is some talk OF Illegal votes, Two in one
precinct, but the Sargent County Tel
Ter takes no stock In the claims, and
avs he is safely elected and will be
seated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-26

So far as THE New Rockford Trans
cript can learn, every lady candidate
for county superintendent # schools
in the state was elected. Knighthood
is in flower in North Dakota.