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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

THE Pulaski Nelos- Review reports
that stakeholder in the Virginia
Iron, Coal and Coke company SAID IN
talking of the company's prospects
for business during the new year.
that all the furnaces would be blown
into blast as speedily as possible
and that iron making on large scale
would be the result. The company
owns eleven furnaces in Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee that are
over a hundred tons daily capacity
each, at all of which iron can be
cheaply and proftably made. The
operations of the furnaces will mean
the distribution of great deal OF
money IN this section.-BriStOt Co't-
rier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
Cuba and the United States.

Now that the Cuban constitutional
convention is in session, and it has
been possible to learn something OF
its composition and spirit, members
of the administration at Washing
ton are hopeful Of a happy outcome.
1t is believed that the American
policy, which till now has been kept
we'll in the back ground, Avill be
adopted by the convention as its own
If this proves to be the case, then in
deed will the people Of Cuba have
cause for thankfnme'si for they will
secnre all the advantages Of nation
atty along with the perfect security
which is to be found under the pow =
erful wing of the great republic.
The Cubsns will gain full control OF
their domestic affairs, without inter
ference by the United States, save
that they are voluntarily to restrict
their power to contract debt. Under
the new regime Cubans will be Justi'
fed in looking upon their republic as
a nation; for self-government, IN the
the fullest sense; is to be theirs.
They may make all their domestic
lays, set up their own governmental
machinery, fix their tariffs, levy their
taxes, order their expenditures, es-
tsblish their courts, police their ter
ritory. without fear Of interference or
dictation from abroad.
But the foreign relations Of the
republic OF Cuba are to be conducted
at Washington, and net at HayaRa:
Cuba will have no ministers abroad
but will speak through the State De-
partment and the diplomatic estab-
liShment Of the United States. For
eign governments having business
with Cuba will address the Secretary
Of State, Washington, and he will
communicate with the island govern
ment at Havana. lnwardly Cuba il
to be a sovereign nation; interna
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
Beware Of the "Knocke,

Among the most expressive b.,
modern slang occurs the r.
"knocker. Not in a long ua.. +.
the Department Of American Va
been enriched with a ,uousera.l
TO "knock' a person. a.ey,v,
knows. is to hit him l8p p,
atively speaking. from behinl
The knocker is tno-iacel. 10
DR.. Jekyl and Mr Hyde. m. 4
Jekyl j, your friend. the Nr llrs
your enemy.
Both are rolled into one ial,!,
Smooth, oily-tousuri rf. d
friendly to you, a splitter % ..,, q
harmful insinuatlon. about w
others. In every ,en,e he I,a g,
tion Of Beelzebub.
Beware Of the knocher ani ia
be one, no matter boss enatiisr
VOCATION. -Cnciopap fH
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
FROM STONEGA.
Correspondence Of Tie Big Stone Ga, Posr.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Ga. Posr.
SToNEGA, Va, Dec. 5.-Thanks-
giving day was an eventful one here,
especiis y in the evening, the princi-
pal feature being the marriage of
Mr.. +. f. Scott and Miss Jessie Wax
at the home of the BRIDES parents,
at Preacher, va. They were joined
in the holy bonds Of matrimony by
Rev. II. G., Matheson-using the
ring in the impressive ceremony. The
union was formed at s o'clock and at
its close they received the congratu
lations of large circle Of friends,
many of whom came down on the
special from stonega, Congratula-
t ,:cns ended, the entire company
boarded the train (which had return
ed from Appalachia with Mr.. Will
T. Alsovcr and his bride) and came
back. to Stonega, where feast Of
good thugs had been prepared for
the happy couples and their friends.
AS 1t would take the entire space Of
the Posi- to give the names of the
guests we will only mention those
who came from outside the district
viz: Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson, sister
and in-law Of the groom, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Smith,
of Norton, sis.er and brother-in-law
of the bride. The rcpa.t ended, the
company repaired to Robt. Ramsey,
Jr.. the Superintendent residence.
where a sncial hour was spent in the
interchange of ideas on the marriage
question and the verdict was that the
lonely life OF a bachelor is, after all,
a state of penance and the sooner the
solitary creature obtains an "indul-
gence" in the shape of good wife
the better for him.
Thanksgiving day over the boy
has just 20 days to wait for his new
drum, and by the way, il you have
an enemy buy his boy drum for
Xmas and, by so doing, you will heap
Goals Of fire on his head.
We are in the last month of the
century.
Rev, Mr.. Butcher will conduct the
services in the church next Sunday
morning at III o clock.
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,unties composing this district:

The above tabulation reveals the
fact that the Ninth district has far
outstripped the average growth OF
the other districts of the state. In
1890 our population was 1877 az. 1t
is now 227 1899, a gain of 4O,252, OF
little over ope-ifth Of the entire in
crease of the state.
In view of the fact that the IN
coming congress will probably IN
crease the apportionment to one con-
gressman to every 100000 citizens,
the question naturally arises. What
effect will this have on the Ninth
District? We would almost surely
lose one county, as the other districts
could not make the required average.
But as this district is one of the clos
est in the state it is absolutely nee
essary that the legislature when 1t
meets in 1901 should be very careful
in its pportionment.-Pulaski Netes
ReuieW.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

tionally it is to be an America, N,,
In other words. the republic dcs.
is to be to the United State, a..
precisely what the Dominion oirs
ala is to Great Britain. .ag, 4.
Cuba will choose a pre.iIea, !.
not have a nominal governor ,,,@
appointed by the paramount ma
-RericU Of Rerjev,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

disgust people whose minds are al
ready made mp. c,
Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay
and other great leaders of former
generations, were able to sway CON
stituents and dominate results by
the force of personal eloquence and
logic. If any statesman now living
could do the same, William Jennings
BRYAN would be the man. The col
lapse Of bis cause is the xorable
answer to any such suggestion. Ihe
politics of the present day is a mat
ter TOR far different treatment. Or
atory is at 2 discount. Success lies
in the shrewd and comprehensive
methods of leaders like Hanna. Or
ganization and money without end
are the factors Of victory. The
process has been little rough, bnt
we have learned something in this
last year Of the nineteenth century
l. Washington Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
WISE DEPARTMENT.
CaAs. K,LsonE, Editor.
Local and Otherwise.

P. j. Millet is in the city
Hon. Patrick IIagan, OF Dunganon'
is attending court.
Circuit court is in session with
Judge Skeen presiding.
Attorneys Bullitt. Mathews, Nc
Dowell and Irvine, Of Big Stone Gap
are attending circnit court.
Judge Duncan is up from Jones
Vile this week.
Miss Maiden. Of Emory, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. b. Fulton, on
East Main street.
Rev. G. w. Kilgore preached Sun
day at III q. IN. and in the evening.
w. j. Horsley, Of Big Stone Gap,
was in town Monday.
r. A. Harmon, of Tazewell, was
in town last week.
J.C. Stamps,of Rogersville, Tenn,
who has been in the city for several
DAYS. returned home this week.
L. n. Bolton, "the hustler" was
in town this week.
Martin Mullins was given 30 days
in Jail at the last term of the county
court for "unlawfully killing a brute
SOW in the woods eating chestnuts
with a bell on" He claimed that he
killed her in self defence.
DIR. j. B. Wafe, Of Coeburn, was
in town Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Gilly. of Big Stone
Gap, is visiting relatives in the city.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

CoMMIssARY GENERAL EAGAN, who
was court-martialed and sentenced to
six years holiday on iull pay for in
sulting General Miles, has tired OF
his vacation and has called on the
President and filed an application
asking to be placed upon the retired
list, thus avoiding the stigma which
will rest upon his character if the
sentence is carried out 1t is under
stood that the President is anxious to
retire Eagan so that General Weson,
Acting Commissary General. can be
promoted.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

WHAT is claimed to be the most
powerful gun ever built for naval use
will soon be tested near Washington.
1t is the latest model of the twelve
inch rifle, and it is said to be Of much
greater effectiveness than guns of
larger calibre. 1t is forty calibres
long and weighs ffty-two tons. The
naval ordnance officers expect it to
develop velocity of $500 feet Sec
ond. The greatest velocity attained
with thirteen-inch gun, the largest
caibre used in the United States is
1890 feet a second, with smokeless
powder.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

A CABLE dispatch from Manila re
ports the sinking Of the United
States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite in
a typhoon at Guam November 10.
Five of the crew were lost.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
Buckien's ArnIea saivei

The best Salvc in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, 6hspped Hands, Chiblain-
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, aud posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by j. ". Kelly,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
The Ninth District and the
Census.

The official announcement comes
from Washington that the population
of Virginia, according to the l9oo
census, is l,S54,1S4 against 1868,
$50 in 1890, gain of ll.9 per cent.
Apropos of the above glance at
the figures for the Ninth district is
interesting. We give below the
present population of the fourteen
counties composing this district:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

GUATEMALA has paid an indemnity
Of $40, 900 in American gold for the
killing Of Frank Pears at San Pedro
Sulu in May of last year. The IN
demnity is the full amount of the
claim set up. A settlement might
have been reached earlier but for
some differences between the claim
ants themselves.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
THE HON Z LYCEUM.
A RARE TREAT FOX InE
GOOD PEOPLE Of BIG
STONE GAP.

GOOD PEOPLE Of BIG
STONE GAP.
Twelve Literary and MUSICAL
Entertainments to be Given
forthe Benefit of the IL
brary of the Grad
ed School.
The people of Big Stone Gap are
to be congratulated upon their good
fortune in having had arranged Tor
them a series Of delightful evening
entertainments for the winter months.
The character Of the entire series Is
such as to appeal to refined taste
and to promise large returns in INTEL
ligent and wholesome enjoyment oil a
genuine intellectual treat. 1t is an
opportunity for the cultivation oil the
social nature on lines that elevate and
ennoble. 1t is matter OF priae tha'
orr little city has among her own
people so extended circle OF varied
talents as to provide the speakers
and performers for the series y VI
course the people are going to rally
to man and give the Home Lyceum
such a liberal support that it will be-
come q permanent institution OF the
town.
The object Of the series OF enter
tainments is, in addition to giving
number Of pleasant evenings to the
people. to raise money to improve the
library of the Graded School. 1t is
due the young people that the school
should have one Of the best libraries
to be had for money and through the
Home Lyceun it is proposed to secure
the needed dollars.
There will be twelve numbers III
the series, the opening one OF which
will he given by the Big Stone Gap
Band on the evening Of Dec. l4th'
| The entertainments will all be gwen
in the assembly room of the school
building. The series will consist oil
about seven lectures, three musicals,
and two readings. Each program
will be confined to the limits between
one-half hour and one hour.
Some Of the lecturers already Sc
cured are; Messrs. R. A Ayers, Math-
ews, Slemp. Irvine, II. }. Ayers
'fWeber, and Bulitt. Some OF the
subjects are: Kings Mountain, An
Ideal Village Community, Political
Parties, How and When to Choose
a Profession, and War "Reminiscences
Mr.. j. II. Mathews and the other
singers of the town will give one
number on Friday Dec. q, and will
probably give another in February
or March. Mr.. Barr and the other
performers on stringed instruments
;, will give one of the closing numbers
Messrs. S. V. +. Richmond and w
b. KilbDurn have engaged TO gIye
some MIN beers of their youthful ora
; tory. other engagements will be
4 made a. the series progresses,
Season tickets giving admission tl
: all twelve of the entertainments viii
, be issued for $1.O0, and single tick
, cts, giving admission to single en-
c tertainmcnt, viii be sold Ter p cents
The entire proceeds will go to thf
enlargement Of the school library.
t The price Of the season ticket puts
e the series within the reach of all and
it is confidently expected that there
will be rush for the tickets.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

Ir is said that Walter Graham,
formerly of Philadelphia, has leased
the Graham (va. iron furnace from
the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke
company, and is actively engaged IN
forming a company to operate 1t.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

Two mills of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company, Birmingham,
Ala, closed down last week because
of a scarcity of coal. For eighteen
months the coal mines in the Birm-
ingham section of Alabama have not
been able to meet the demands.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
n~LocAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be cbarg-
ed for at the rate Of cents per line for each
insertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

Born houses of the Alabama legis-
lature voted November 9th for Unit
ed States Senator. Morgan received
every ballot cast.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

SOME people are good when paid
for it and others are good for moth
ing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

A BOLD attempt was made last week
to rob the First National Bank OF
Jonesboro, Tenn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

GENERAL RUFUs A. AYERS is prom
inently spoken of as good Constitu-
tional timber. If that to-be body
could be made up Of just such men
as Gen. Ayers honest folks would
have no fear for the future-lt would
mean that the old Underwood carpet
bag would be thrown aside and a
white mans government instituted
in the grand old Commonwealth OF
Vhgiuia.-JonesviUe Virginion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

AS paramount issue, the full
coal bin has taken the place Of the
full dinner pail.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH will
ask for an appropriation Of $l2l,-
100000 for the expenses Of his De-
partment during the next fiscal year,
Of which SO, 500. COO is for the rural
free delivery service. BY the close
Of this fiscal year 4.3O0 rural free
delivery routes throughout the
United States will have been estab-
lished and the general extension
completed for next year will involve
about $500 additional routes. The
success OF the service so far insiitnt-
ed has resulted in plans for very
general extension next year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

AN exchange says:
"rhis paper never lies. At any
rate it never says anything that 1t
can't take back"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
Pity
af1d
Beauty

The most beautiful thing in
the world is the baby, all
dimples and JOY. The most
pitiful thing is that same baby.
thin and in pain. And the
mother does not know that a
title fat makes all the differ,
cnce.
Dimples and JOY have gone,
and left hollows and fea.; the
fat, that was comfort and
color and curve-all but pity
and love--is gone.
The little one gets no fat
from her food. There is some
thing wrong;itis either her food
or food-mill. She has had no
fat for weeks; is living on what
she had stored in that plump
little body of hers; and that is
gone. She is starving for fat;
it is death, be quick
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil is the fat she can
take; it will save her.
- The genuine las this picture on
~ AZ. take other.
AA III you have not tried IT, send
M8fR Tor free sample, its agreeable
Rk taste will surprise you.
SCOTT a BOVINE.
- 40 Chemists,
- 4oS Pearl St., NJ. Y.
XS SOC. and Si.oo
q al druggists.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
THIS WlLLINTEREST MANY.

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06
Ef0rnal vigilance IL tho sri00
Of a beautiful complexion

purihes and invigo-
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
that nourishes the
body and keeps the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07

been unfortunate in late years in secur-
ing a champion. Twenty years 6 Bill
ly was on the top of the heap as a man.
ager. He brought John l.. Sullicvan out.
got him matched with Paddy Ryan. and
won the championship. After they had
dissolved partnership he went to Eng
and and successfully promoted a num-
Der of championship boxing competitions.
in which Charley Mitchell proved to be
the best. He made the latter champion
of England and turned his successfully.
He also brought out Jack Dempsey and
Jack McAuliffe and fight followers know
what that pair was. Billy was the first
man to ana Peter Maher and chal-
lenged both Corbett and Sullivan on his
behalf. In his challenge to the latter
he posted $4,000. but John L., for rea-
sons best known to himself. ignored the
challenge and Billy, of course. claimed
the championship for his man.
THE sporting public did not take
much stock in Madden's claim. but the
latter nevertheless kept plugging Maher
as the champion and eventually secured
a match with Fitzsimmons at New Or
leans. which Bob won and which ended
Makers championship aspirations, at
first downfall of Peter. Madden has been
securing around for q heavyweight
champion. He had Joe Goddard for a
while and for him challenged Corbett,
who was then champion. The latter,
however. lodged the issue and Madden
persistently proclaimed the big rough
Australian the heavyweight CHAMPION.
Goddard's defeat at the hands of Den
YER Ed Smith at New Orleans put Joe
out of the championship running. Billy
then picked up Steve O'Donnel, and
while showing him around the country
fell across Rubin in Akron. Ohio.
The latter at the time was a big
rough. strong young fellow. He was NOT
up to the fine points of the boxing game.
but he vas willing to learn, if by hard
knocks only. Billy did not have much
success with his big protege at first. but
he held onto him, taught him a great
deal and matched him whenever the OPP
%portundty presented itself. Plenty of
practice n enough fights to keep his
hand in have placed Rubin where he is
today-a championship possibility"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07
LANDLORD WAS SHOCKED.

Washington Post: 1--WE had been a: a
Rocky Mountain hotel for a week. said
a washington man, who has just return
ed from the west, land beefstenk and
mutton chops had been on the bill W fare
every meal to the exclusion of all other
meats. 1t was finally decided to send the
colonel to the landlord to protest, and
having gained the ear of mine host he
said:
81 want to speak to you in a good ma
tured way about you meats
" My meats!' echoed the landlord.
Why, is there anything wrong about say
meats? I'm getting the very best
It's beefsteak and mutton you known
Yes. I know, and they cost me a heap
OF money to get EN- here; yes, sir, al
most worth their weight in silver. but I
must have the best. What is it you com-
pain Off
We dom complain. What l wanted
to ask you was about an There must
be game around here?'
" 'Of course. Do you mean to say that
your crowd wants venison, bear meat,
antelope. prairie chicken. turkey and SO
On?'
I" Exactly. Yes; that's what we want
" In place of beef and mutton?'
Yes
We, III be hanged! Here, Jim, tell
the boys to go out after a cart load of
game and to keep it up for three or four
days.! Here's a crowd kicking about
steaks at IS cents per pound and chops at
80. and ready to fill up on game at 81 a
ton! Well, you eastern folks beat. the
band In your queer tastes about eating!
Next thing you'll be telling me you pre-.
fer wild gose to a Chicago-cured ham!"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07
JOCKEY M'GOVERN.

Terry McGovern is not the only mem-
Der of his family who a lay claim to
ability out of the ordinary in sport
ing circles. He has a brother. Phil, who
has all the earmarks about him of be-
coming famous as a jockey. Phil has
all his brothers tenacity of purpose and
shares with him the family heirloom
courage.
Two months ago Phil started in p. ].
Dryers stable as an exercise boy. Since
his first noun his Improvement in the
pigsskin has been rapid. He has master
ed all the intricate moves of a horse-
man., such as good hands. a good seat
and how to keep his horse under re-
straint without choking him.
Trainer Frank McCabe gave young
Phil his first chance to prove his worth.
The youngster acquitted himself more
than c~reditably. He had the leg up on
the ~3-year-old colt Wiuhers and work.
ed him out a half mile in SO seconds.
Such good judges as Snapper Garri-
son, Eugene Leight and Fred Mosson
predict a brilliant future for young Nc
Govern. He can ride at Sc pounds and
will be able to keep inside of ITO pounds
for a lumber of years.