The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-02-22

Those who have no convictions OF
their own to respect do not know
how to respect other people's.-Re-
hgious Herald.
Congressman Brownlow has writ
ten to a friend in this city that II
Morristown wants public building
all she has to do is to keep a Estates
man" in Congress.-Morristown Ga
zette.
1t is stated that the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Company have finally
decided to abandon Luke, Md, and
concentrate their work at the new
mills at Covingtou, Va.-Daity TEL
egraph.
1t is said that the Baldwin Loco
motive Works have received an order
from the French State Railways Tor
the construction of ten passenger
locomotives, which must be complet'
ed early in the misunderstanding
american.
The sublimest moment of William
Goebels brilliant career, or OF any
mans career as to that, was when,
with his expiring breath. he begged
his followers to commit no illegal act.
Washington ( Va.) Herald.
The Virginia and Southwestern
Railway company continues to re-
ceive consignments of bridge iron tor
use in the construction OF bridges on
| its Carter and johnson county ex-
tension. Several car loads now
stand on the railway yards in West
Bristol.-BristOI Courier.
The Holston Christian advocate
hates with the whole of its little
heart everything which God hates.
We give no place to the devil in the
form of combines and trusts; neither
have We much respect for parties
which prefer power and spoils before
the welfare of the country.-HOlSton
Christian Adrocate.
Peanuts have been recommended
by medical authorities as the best
possible food for boys for a school
luncheon. No doubt the boys will
welcome this idea until they learn
that the peanuts are thought to be
good for them, and then they will
quickly develope a distaste for the
delightful goober. Human nature is
as strong in boys as in other people,
l-Orange Observer.
On Tuesday morning a colored
man named Hayes Pannill, whose
home was at Martinsville, Va, fell
from westbound freight train just
this side of the West End furnace,
and was instantly killed. He and
another Martinsville negro, Tom
Mitchell, were stealing ride on the
train and fell off.-Sdlem Times
Register.
A statement of the light plant was
made by the Light Committee from
February /. 1899, to February /
| 1900. There has been some extra
expense for repairs, but to run the
plant has cost the town above the
earnings $l,O07.7l, and thirty-twC
lights have been run regularly. The
town paid previously over 81 1900 fol
twenty-four lights.-Bedford Bul
letin.
Complaint has been heretofore mad,
that congressman do not earn there
wages. This year they seem deter
mined to dissipate the charge. Five
thousand and fifteen bills have al
ready been introduced into the house
and 1874 in the senate. Now, i
the honorable gentlemen really wan
to earn their pay, with satisfaction t.
the people, they will simply let these
bills take their course, without dis
cussion.-W hite,orfght { Te1.) Star.
The young people who indulge il
the giddy mazes OF the waltz vii
hear with interest that the heads o
Washington and New York society
have declared that Sitting out"
waltz will be more fashionable from
now on than dancing. The sitting
out embodies the same position a
dancing--the only difference is tina
Won sit instead Of dance. The man.