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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08
iMPOSTOR ARRESTED.
Had Given Pullmans of Chicago Con.
siderable Trouble.

New York, Nov. IA young man
who for several years ANNOYED ~.
Pullmans of Chicago b. demanding
money, calling himself Gustaye PM,
man, was arrested here YESTERDAY. In
the afternoon he called at the hota,
where young George and Sanger pm,
man were living. and sent his card m
t. the former. Pullman had him
elected, but he returned and demanded
100000. He was again put out, and On
his third visit was arrested. After ba.
ing arraigned at the police court he
was taken to the insane pavilion ~
Bellevue hospital for observation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08

Peer Sea.asel, Northwestern
fireman, fall from the top Of water
tank at heuosha and WAS seriously in.
iursd
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ERlnllMFb T.. Gls s,anc Gan =, F H

SERcrxr, Ky, May l9.-Farmcr' have
been hoeng corn in this region
Cant. Nathan Hale, of RockhOuse, was
n business visitor here Friday. Mr.. Hale
recently return. I'd from Minnesota, where
he has been for % years.
WILEY W Graft, Willie Bates and others
returned from Norton today loaded down
with new goods.
Uriah T.. Webb, formerly of Sergent,
but now of ST. Louis, Mo-, arrived Satur-
day and is now the guest of his mother,
Mary j Bates. Mr.. Webb left here SIX
years ago, then mere boy, since when
time he has been doing service for the
Salvation army in Louisville, Nashville
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Indian
apols. ST. Louis and many other large
cities, and has made quite record.
Mrs. Polly Adams an estmsble woman
of Bottom Fork, has been lying at death s
door for several weeks, and is yet tugg'ng
at the narrow thread OF life.
An examination for teachers certificates
is being held at Whitesburg today. A
full corpse of teachers are enrolled.
Sc. Adams, the Evans merchant, has
moved to mouth of Bottom Fork, where he
will soon begin the erection of a nice
store and dwelling.
Lee Webb left today for a BUSINESS trip
to Norton.
Mrs. Mary j. Bates aud Wash Combs
returned from Appalachia Friday, where
they made flying trip
Albert Meade, of Dcane, passed here
yesterday en- route to White'burg on bust
ness.
Teachers have begun to hustle for
schools, although July LIST is long time
off. It's better to he in time, sure enough.
1t ia said that several Of our people will
take in the confederate veterans reunion
at Louisville May 3O-Junc 3.
Charlie = year old son of Sam c. Caudil,
died on Sand Lick last week after brief
illness.
Since my last writing a little six year
old daughter of Lee Johnson, OF Milestone,
wa. burned to death in the absence Of
both father and mother
The eclipse of the sun on May ~ will
be watched here with great Interest,"
Some even declare that it will not be
visible here. BrRDINE.
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Campbell Slemp, who may be the next re-
nublicau nominee for Congress.
Here Mr.. Mcdowell, who is as good
LAWYER in Kentucky as he is in Virginia
and is very good in both, with his s. enatm
wealths.
Fortunately the projectors Of the town
established elaborate light and water
plants, which arc maintained by the
municipality, as well as good streets,
street railway system and walks. | saw
the final roundup of the local high school
and it was an army with streamers two
hundred and fifty feet long.
This is the home Of John Fox, who has
gained considerable fame as writer, who
has initiated so amply the habits and
speech Of the mountaineers Of Southwest
Virginia and Southeastern Kentucky.
The purchasers Of the S. A. and o. rail-
road, running from Bristol here, has been
of advantage TO the town and section, the
new company having made a big improve
ment in the condition and capacity of the
road.
Mr.. Irvine, of this place; is spoken Of
locally for the position ofattOrney general
in case as many think, Jack Montague
does not conclude to stand for renomina-
ton. The most knowing politicians here,
and they have knowing politicians in this
section, believing that long before the
State convention assemblies, Swanson will
have concluded to remain in Congress,
rather than risk running for the less
desirable office Of governor. AS they have
it figured out the valley will get the gov
ernor, the southsidc the attorney general,
and the Southwest the less honor of
lieutenant goyernorship. | have heard
Ex-senator Kane, of Scott, mentioned for
this honor.
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BIG STONE GAP.
A Growing an Prosperous
Section of the Southwest.

Mr.. Harry NJ. Smythe, southwest repre-
sentative of the Roanoke Times, and who
spent several DAYS last week in the Gap,
writes as follows in a recent issue of that
paper:
Situated at the confluence of the two
branches of Powell's river, and the june
ton Of the i. l. n, and Va. x S. ". rail-
road with delightful agglomeration Of
plain, mountain and plateau, | can not
wonder that the pioneers of SO and 80
dreamed that this would some day be a
big city, and some day it may.
After several yeats of depression, the
reaction is setting in and with the iron
furnace in full blast, a big steam tannery
in successful operation, the great coal
operations at Stonega and LoOney Creek
in close proximity, the numerous stores
doing good business, and not a house
vacant, the outlook seems bright The
business portion of the town is in the
valley, lying between the two rivers, and
beautiful plateau rises just to the west
ward where many handsome residences
have been built.
Ex.AttOrney General Ayers has
splendid house of red stone-One of the
Gnest in the State, and here also live DR..
j. W. Kelly, one of the most successful
physicians and surgeons in the cou.try,
Mr.. Bullitt, our equally successful lawyer,
and many other professional and business
men.
Mr.. Wentz, general manager of the
Virginia Coal and Iron Company is among
the dwellers OF the "Hill."
Here, too is the lovely home of Colonel
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WISE DEPARTMENT.
Cu.s.T. KILGoRs, Editor.
Local and Otherwise.

Miss Mertie Cumbow, of Russell
county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G
w. Kilgorc.
Miss Ellie Il. Bean, who visited heI
friend, Mrs. CT. Kilgore, during con
ference and commencement, left for
her home at New Canton, Tenn, last
week
Miss Leota Hamilton is visiting
relatives in Tazewell this week
Mrs. d. \. Ramcy, 0, Bramwell
West Virginia, who has visited rela
tives at this place for the past two
weeks, left for home TUESDAY.
Messrs. j. d. Dorton and w. II.
Lipps returned Monday from Norton,
". ere tLev visited their daughter,
Mrs RicAaro,on.
DR.. Cherry, of Clinchport, is n
town.
The first quarterly meeting OF the
NJ. f. Chu.ch was held at this place
Saturday a.u Sunday. Rev CIum-
ley, the presiding elder, preached on
Sunday morning and Rev. =, or, Of
the NJ. +. Church, South, al ight
Mrs. Belle X. Blair, If Tscoma,
who spent several days visiting rela-
tiveS at this place, returned nome
Monday.
We would call special attention to
the ladies' prayer meeting to be held
with Mrs. Il. l.. Kilgore next We'd
nesday at $50 o'clock. ~ the
ladies Of tine Gown are most locally
invited to be present.
a large crowd was out to >'e the
eclipse, which eclipsed anytnng in
the eclipse line .naC has happened in
these parts Tor several years.
Quite a number of persons are at
Louisville this week Attending the
reunion. Among those who went
from here are Misses Beatty ana
Flanary, Messrs c. f. Flanary, f.
c. Habern, J. w. Hillman, 5. c.
Dale, Benz. McLemore. w. II. Bond,
ii. l.. Purkey, NJ. Purkey, H. Dale,
Mrs Dale and daughter, r. l.. XII
gore and others. The editor OF
course went along to take care OF
them.
County court was in session thi,
week. Judge Ayers, OF Russell
county, was here to preside at the
trials Of +. &. iIaben and others,
but the cases were stricken from the
docket.
Several Of our boys went to Norton
Tuesday to attend the exhibition.
+. 5. Harris, representing Edward
Thompson Co., was here this week.
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county a, tho place where he now
lives. which has since become INC
village OF Flag Pond. Later, now
ever, no sold ont and won't to IonncS'
see. ~~,.
!, WAS in Tennessee that Mr.
Robinettc frst began to pick up inc
fossils and aiuts, searching Tor ,ncm
continually in likely places. IL u
said of him now that hc has gone
farther aud deeper into moro caves
than any other man has over ""'e'
to go. :.
II thought there were people !"
the world who would buy sue"
things" said Mr.. Robinet,e IN re-
la,ins his experience to the reporter
"and | put an advertisement IN an
Illinois newspaper offering to sell
flint arrowheads at 100 per dozen !
The first thing I knew" he continued
81 opened a letter from a Mr. "
Greene. Of Illinois, and it had dol,
liar in it for a dozen srrowheads. l
sent them to him. and very soon
other dollar. came in. but MIR. Ercene
was my first customer
Seeing the result of his hrst an'
vertisement. Mr.. RObinette put
shor, one in another newspaper ana
the orders poured in faster than he
could dispose of them.
Once. he said, he received elght>
letters in one mail, and from tha'
one advertisement he received exactly
seven hundred letterf .r"'o" 'o' tue
( sudden avalanche Of orders, he man
aged to fill all of them to the salts
faction of those who sought his
wares.
Slowly and steadily his collection
grew, and every day more people in
cities, towns and villages, and where
ever newspapers came, heard about
George w. Robinette and what he
had to sell, and every day more
orders came in from people who had
money to exchange for curios. Many
wanted wholesale lots.
He made big deals with men and
women all over the country who
found him honest and reliable and
courteous always in his dealings with
them.
There was q man in New Haven,
Conn, who wanted fossils. Mr..
Robinette had the fossils, and the
man had the money. When they
closed their deal, Mr.. Robinette had
$500 more to his credit at the bank
"The greatest flint and relic deal
! ever made" remarked Mr.. Robin
/ cite reminiscently, "was with wo-
, man named Overbaugh in New York.
| sold her three hundred and fifty
dollars worth and she paid me the
spot cash"
II have always given general sat-
isfaction," said Mr.. Robinette in
conclusion, "but some few fools will
kick"
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How One Man Makes Money.

There is gentleman down in
Scott county, Va, an ex-confederate
soldier, who has made comfortable
fortune as a collector of fossils,
Indian relics, and other curlosities.
lie is known as the most famous col
lector in this part of the country, and
from a very small beginning he now
fills orders from all over the United
States.
This man is George w. Robinette,
and the history of his collection is
almost as interesting as the collection
itself.
His list of curiosities embraces be =
sides a host of Indian relics and fos-
sils, all named and classified, old
medals and coins in great numbers,
all kinds of sea-shells, birds eggs,
principally those of the whippoor-
will, Virginia Redbird, mocking-bird
and vulture), buttons which were
worn on ladies cloaks in l776 and
1872, bullets from Bull Run, Chan
celorsville and Seven Pines battle
fields, old bills of sale of negroes
"befo de wa" pipes, ancient and
modern, curouSly shaped and carved,
devel-gods in hematite stone at
$40 piece, specimens of rare min.
erals, old flint lock guns and pistols,
G. S. a. Bonds, mounted birds, rare
stamps, old bank bills, the famous
wild cat bills, stones from natural
bridge, shark eggs, pottery frag-
ments. curious moss, ferns, and seed
vessels, golden rod plants. spider lily
bulbs, honeysuckle roots. spicewood
and berries. magnolia fruit pods,
rattlesnakes' master plants, olive
berries and hundreds of other things
not had for the asking.
You can buy either a Roman,
Greek or Persian coin reputed to be
1900 years old Of MIR. Robinette for
one dollar. but you will have to pay
thirty dollars for Washington cent,
and ten dollars for u. S. half.cent
piece, or an old "big wheel" cent.
This sounds like patriotism on the
collectors part, but it is not.
Mr.. Robinette makes beautiful
pipes himself. and it is said that he
has discovered the art of working
flint as the Indians practiced it.
Mr.. Robinette is a pleasant man
who bears his fifty odd years lightly.
81 was born May 26, 1912, in
Scott county. Virginia" he told the
reporter, land served three years and
six months in the Lost Cause. Il
was in fourteen battles. and never
was wounded or taken prisoner"
AT the close Of the war he returned
home young man Of twenty-six
toughened by nearly four years Of
fighting and hsrdships, and soon after
married aud settled down 10 Scott ]
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FROM CONNELLSVILLE
From our Stonega Correspondent.

| From our Stonega Correspondent
CoxNELLsvILLE, Pa Nav u .-According
to promise, | send little sketch of my
trip. left Stonega on Tuesday evening
9th inst, and arrived in Cincinnati the
following morning at 100. Met Judge
Bond on the L. 4 n train and we con-
versed pleasantly till We reached the point
where the Judge got off to go to Jonesyille
Nothing noteworthy taking place during
the journey to Cincinnati. Left Cincin-
natl by the B. a o. at s o'clock a. m,
travelling all day. Nothing occurred TO
mar the pleasure of travel till about j
o'clock in the afternoon when running
into Wheeling. W. Va, II man going to
work, while crossing the track, was struck
| by cur engine and fell under the cruel
wheels and his right arm and both his
| legs were mangled, which delayed us an
hour, rs the train was stopped and the
| man was put i'll the baggage car and
brought into the town, and the ambulance
summoned to convey him TO the hospital.
Our train then sped on till coming near
Pittsburg our attention was called to the
wreck, which occurred a day before, where
ID empty cars left the track, going over =
high trestle and were still lying in mix
ed up mass in the rayine below. arriy-
ed in ConnellsvIle at II 80 Wednesday
night, and was met by my tour daughters
(who live here) and the greeting scene
you can imagine as it had been nearly
years since left Connellsville for Stonega.
A ter refreshing nights rest and par
taking of breakfast, ventured out TO see
the town aud | was surprised at the i'm
prOyemeuts in the shape of substantial
buildings, both mercantile aud private
dwellings, that had been erected in my
absence.
While the town has changed very much
| must not have changed as everybody
knew me, and my progress in anticipated
visits was retarded materially by the
cordial greetings aud hand shakes Of the
people met on the streets, who seemed
much disappointed that had not come
back TO stay.
visited several Of the coke plants near
here, but | must say that none of them
begins to compare with Stonega, more
especially in the provision that is made
for the comfort and enjoyment of the men
morally and intellectually. When tell
the people here that the Virginia Coal &
Iron Company has library for their
workmen not excelled in many of our
large towns they are astonshed. AS here in
Connellsville, notwithstanding its ad-
vancement and the feet that Carnegie has
offered The town n library, they are still
debating on its acceptance OF the gift.
/ leave for the beautiful city OF Cleve-
land today to visit my married daughter
there and will send an item from there.
JONI ADAMS, in.
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have reported five cases in Clint" Ooo' '"'

..od Go. cases in Clintw God, anu
intense excitement prevails
We owe our compliments 10 'uos ID
A. Skeen for the courage anu NIL
ri,b which no has confronted the i,'es"'
n,.c,ices witch have characterize Vu'
courts h,retofore. and for his stric. us
cinline. which ia based upon the '""u'
mental principles Of equity
Died on Nav 18th, Mrs. J. +. ir''., wv.
wife of our Freezing merchan'' l,nc,
taken with hemmorhage oil 'ne ~ hoS.
several weeks ago and for some ''"'. On,
cred between life and deaih' No.s e.,
physicians being able to do any'"'"1 "
her. -,
Mr. and Mrs r. B. Svindal have oe ecu
ii. a"r oI.,;xes at (;rizzle, Va, th''
week. Ia,
Mrs. Polly Swindal, who has pee" 1"'''
IN Tor several weeks is improving
Our bows who attended the re"e' ''
Conrt ot abingdon as witnesses nave nv
.xcept two, returned. One o. INC III" nj,
ono. We lcarn. walked into u saIoo" WI
no wa. feeling somewhat 'boozy anu "a n
himself reflected in large W'rro' 49,,
did not readily recognize the race IN ." 80
mis,ook it for that of some "ou w, I;t
as he ganed SO dehnntlv at I M" . NUp .c
ing the appearance OF INC pout
mountaineer. our boy drew NO 81
around TO one side of his head anu P"' 49,
ia over one Of his ewes. or course VI
mountaineer was defiant enough 10 Fe'u'
the insult whereupon, our boy threw =,
hottie at him breaking the mirror u u
was fined City dollars ana Se"' ~ r
default of payment
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1.-THE Strength of Twenty
Men,

When Shakespeare employed this phrase
lie referred, of course, to healthy, able
bodied men. If he had lived in these
DAYS he would have known that men and
women who are not healthy may become
so by taking Hoods Sarsaparila. This
medicine, by making the blood rich and
pure and giving good appetite and perfect
digestion, imparts vitality and strength
to the system.
The non-irritating cathsrtic-llood's
Pills
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SECRETARY GAGE sent to the Sen
ate, in response to resolution of in
quiry, statement showing the extent
OF French imports under the reciproci-
ty arrangement of May %, 1898
The total values of the goods are
Art work, $2,647, 500; ARGOS, ST.
S9l,3l3; brandy, $l,041,0 other
spirits, $409, 1851; till wines, in casks
$3.50, 400; in other coverings, ST.
ll2,S05. The Secretary inclosed q
ruling that the arrangement does not
apply to goods coming from the
French colony of Algiers.
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CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
JOhnStOn's SarSaparllla
QUART BOTTLES.
QUART BOTTLES


~
In leading hotel in great city famous and aged pf
Ing Listening To his wise
dressed men, evidently lawyers business and Commercial Wv
My hrm belief is THAT medical science %
eases without exception caused by invisible when
isms Here IS the germ of that terrible disease dphthe @
causes that most destructive of all
common and supposed incurable disease catarrh" 81
y! wish, Doctor" said the travelling man. THAT voi
cataTrh nave had 1t for and thoroughly dsn'
IeVer and host OF other diseases the result Of ncroe
ana attacking specially the membrane This fu Sni
dsease especially prevalent In the United and
not or mas not been troubled less with H.
OF many intellectual treats from fear dsagreeabie
himself and his friends .p
believe continued this great physician the % w. 81
tarh Is TO medicae blood This can be done only by p"
which act as blood purifiers"
Betsy A. Marett, of Manistee Manistee Co. Mich. writes
Dear Sirs-Fo ten years sufferer from genera -.
my lace was pale death weak and short
Iy wsis was 30 dizzy and had ringing in my hea ~
In tbs a Ecu were always cold My appetite was very
iui pains IN the small OF my back. had a continual re-
y muscular power almost entirely gone couh
'ePs without stopping to rest and often that much exercise
POI ~ my s,oo II seemed though the blood had LEFT my
nng well tried the best physicians but "a ga
bottle OF Sarsaparia -
another When these had some"
continued It's use and felt growing stronger,
Lsnt ana II seemed rs could feel blood moving
nps On taxing IT, and now consider myself well and rugge
Tt ne ume and am happy am positive that the Saaf
SICK headaches have had since childhood, have
nas almost entirely left cannot be thankful
aches to use your Ssrsaparla sp'I
A8xCxxxoAN Dx1U<k COMPANY. x,nTrorF'
For Sale by J. w. KELLY.
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Virginia Military Institute.
Lexington. Va

The Board of Visitors, at their Annual
meeting on. the 3Oth day of nexe June, will
appoint STATE CADETS to fill vacancies
in the 2nd, 5th, 7lh, 10th. 10th, 18th, 23rd,
9th, 29tb, Sand, 35th, Seth aud 37th Sen.
atorial Districts, and four vacancies Mt
large. These appointments carry free
board and tuition. Applications should
be addressed to the undersigned ON or
before June 10th, ON forms that will he
sent upon request.
1890 ScoTr shift, Superintendent.
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RIRD-KENNEDY.
A Popular Big Stone Gap

~ TOPN'"
At7:3O p. m. Sunday, May p, 1900,
MIR. Chas. f. Bird and Miss JENNIE
Kennedy were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Kennedy, in East Big Stone
Gan. Rev. w. II. Wampler officlat-
ing
As Mrs. G. A. Moore artistically
rendered on the piano a selection
from Nlendelsshon the following
attendants filed out of the sitting
room into the yard and under the
grape arbor at the rear of the parlor:
| Little Miss Ruth Bird, flower girl,
looked sweet and lovely dressed in
white and carrying boquet of lilies,
leading the way, Miss Alice Keep
nedy, sister to the bride, with MIR. Il.
w. Russell; Miss AIDA Gilly, of Gil
lenwater, Tenn, with Mr.. q. h.
Taylor; Miss Lura Kennedy, sister to
the bride, with Mr.. Kelly Mann, came
next.
The bride and groom then passed
between them to where Rev. Wampler
stood at the edge of the arbOr. Both
were looking the picture of happiness.
The bride was beautiful and bluShing,
charmingly arrayed in white satin
trimmed in white lace. The arbor
forming a canopy of green over head
and the trees, rose bushes and shrub
berries, making a background that
only nature itself can furnish, and
a number of lamps so placed to give
ample light, made scene that could
not be surpassed in beauty.
After the solemn rites we're per-
formed and the happy couple pro-
nounced man and wife they led the
way to the dinning-rOom, where a
sumptious feast was spread, and the
guests partook Of the many things
pleasant and refreshing to eat and
drink. The entire occasion was as
enjoyable as possible and one that
will long be remembered by those
present.
Charles f. Bird, the groom, is a
nephew of Z. j. Bird, superintendent
of the Big Stone Gap Iron Company
furnaces at this place. He came to
this country about six years ago from
Middlesborough, England, at which
place he served his apprenticeship in
the Stevenson Shops, the largest
machine shops in the British Isles,
and received a deploma as mechanic.
He is master machanlc at the furnace
at this place, and is much liked by
all who have his acquaintance.
The bride is the beautiful and &C
compliShed daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. Kennedy, OF East Big Stone
Gap, and is a school teacher of ability
and prominence, having taught some
of the best schools in the county.
She is much admired by a large
number of friends and acquaintance
for her sweet and amicable disposition
and pleasant ways.
Those present from the Gap were
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Bird and daughter,
Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Robinson,
Mr. and Mrs. II. |. Sullivan, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Jones, Mrs. Robt. Flanary,
Misses Mamie Duff, Maggie and
Sallie Gilly, Paralee Buckley and
Ada Taylor; MesSrs. &. w. Russell,
Kelly Maun, G. E. Taylor, II. l..
Gilly, DR.. j. w. Kelly, DIR. L. V.
Graham. G. b. Holden and others.
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A FAVORABLE report has been made
in the Senate upon the bill appropri
ating 100000 for the construction
Of memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac river between the Observatory
grounds and the Arlington estate
The bridge has become an actual
necessity, besides executing one Of
the original plans Of the Capital
made by George Washington.