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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
The Prospects of the klon-
dixie.

While there are very few paying"
creeks, it must be understood that
nothing below a return Of $40 day
per man under the old expensive con-
ditions has been considered pay"
But when a sack of -four may be
bought for a dollar instead OF fifty,
and all other things in proportion, 1T
is apparent how great fall the scale
Of pay can sustain. In California
gravel containing ) cents Of gold to
the cubic yard is washed at profit;
bnt hitherto in the Klondike gravel
yielding less than $40 to the cubic
yard mas been ignored as nnprohta-
BILE. That is to say. the old condi-
tions in the Klondike made it impos-
sible to wash dirt which was not at
least two hundred times richer than
that washed in California. But this
will net be true henceforth. There
are immense quantities Of these
cheaper grsvels in the Yukon Valley,
and it is inevitable that they yield
to the enterprise of brains and CAPT
tai.
In short, though many of its indi-
viduals have lost, the world will have
lost nothing by the Klondike. The
new Klondike, the Klondike of the
future, will present remarkable con-
trasts with the Klondike Of the past.
Natural obstacles will be cleared
away or surmounted, primitive meth
DDS abandoned, and hardship Of toll
and travel reduced 10 the smallest
possible minimum. Exploration and
transportation will be systematized.
There will be no waste energy, nc
harum-scarum carrying on of indus
try. The frontiersman will yield to
the laborer, the prospectOr to the
mining engineer, the dog-driver to
the enginedriver, the trader and
Spectator to the steady-going mod
ern man OF business; for these are
the men in whose hands the destiny
of the Klondike will be intrusted.-
Review of Reuieaos.
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FROM CLEVELAND.
,.,rao, Tho Rio Stone Gan Posr

Corrp.ponderce OF The Big Stone Gap Posi-
CLEVELAND. Va, Jan. S.-During the
Christmas holidays we have received many
beautiful and valuable presents tor which
we feel grateful toward the cheerful
donors.
Dock Cook has got his ice-house cram
full of ice and plenty left on the rivers to
melt and waste.
We are glad to welcome this ihaw out,
since We have been dancing around zero,
and some distance below from near two
weeks ago.
Jack the freezer having made IL little
too stiff for the water mills IN the neigh
borbood for a number of days, has brought
q liberal patronage of grinding to the
lessee and Harris steam mill OF this place
Fred and Ebert lessee are making a
kitchen aud DINING room outfit for Mr.
Hardee, the depot agent, who has recently
brought in his better halt.
In Gal. ) we read, sand they that are
Christ's have crucihed the hesh with the
! affections and lusis." How then can We
he Christians and follow the habit OF par
ticipating in the modern dance or other
kindred amusements, that are purely
carnal i'm their nature aud lascivious ~
their results, or how can church which
holds members in fellowship who are
guilty o; such conduct, escape being
"spewed out of His mouth" "He that ~
friend TO the world is an enemy to God.
When We profess to he converted anu en-
ter the church through baptism then we
"nre known and read of all men" and are
expected hy all, yes, "a great cloud OF
Witnesses" To LAY aside evety weight
and the sin that doth 80 easily bcset us,
aud to run with patience The race that Il
set before us," aud to bear aud exhibit TO
the world "the fruit Of the spirit, which
ia is love, jog, peace, long-sufferIng, gen
tleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tenn
perence .y2The term "temperence" here
as in other places in the word OF God, has
reference 10 self-restTaint FROM, and not
IN, the use of whatever is injurious to the
BODY or character Of those who claim to
have "crucilied the flesh with the afiec-
tions and lusts." ''lf and man love the
world the love of the Father is not in bin.
And now, dear brother or sister, il YOU
find Yourself inclined to enter upon any
kind of business or to partake OF any kind
of amusement about the righteousness OF
virtue of which there is difference of
opinion between the best and worst class
es of people around you, then pause and
ask yourself this question. "What would
Jesus do?" Then after a proyerful effort
to find the correct answer do in the case
just what you honestly believe He would
do Il here now standing in your place.
If all protested Christians would follow
this as rule, it would not be long till all
would "see / to |, and speak the same
thing" Then the Kingdoms of this world
would soon become the Kingdoms Of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ May the
Lord help us ali to do this. W. j.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

A CERTAIN young business man Of
this place, says the Salem Times
Reqister, as is his custom, was seen
making his rounds one day last week
to settle up with everybody "to whom
he owed anything" as he expressed
it. Ever since lie has been here, he
said, he had made it rnle to start
in the new year without a cent OF
debt over-hanging him, and he don't
wait for those he owes to come after
him, either. What splendid
example? How much brighter and
better the world would be; how much
more satisfactory to do business it
would be if even a majority Of people
would practice such rule, which can
easily be done if we but make up our
minds to it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

want to let the people who suffer from
rheumatism and sciatica know that
Chamberlain Pain Balm relieved me after
number Of other medicines and doctor
had failed. It is the best liniment have
ever known of. A. DoDsES, Alpharetta
Ga. Thousands have been cured OF
by this remedy. One appli-
cation relieves the pain. For sale by J.
W. Kelly, druggist. Ia
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TO ISSUE BONDS.

Mr.. H. j. Ayers has introduced a
bill to authorize and empower the
School Board of Big Stone Gap
School District, in Wise county, to
issue bonds to erect a building tor a
graded school, and also another bill
to authorize the Board Of Supervisors
Of Wise county to levy a tax for
county school purposes. And still
another to create a board Of sinking
fund commissioners for Wise county.
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FROM BUCU.
Correspondence of The Big Stone Gap rosr.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Fosr.
BucU, Va, Jan. 2.-Uncle Sans mail
BOYS have not been doing their whole duty
here during these cold days, consequently
we could not send letter to the Posr this
week.
We are informed that Sim Ball. tax
collector and former deputy sheriff, at
tempted to commit suicide ut his home
near Stratton, n short time since. Report
says that he placed the muzzle of his pistol
against his head and fired. but escaped
Until recently Ball was considered an
efficient officer.
sad tragedy occurred in Buchanan a
short time ago. The tragedy briefly told
is as follows: James Owens and Lundy
Owens, residents of Buchanan county, be-
came involved in quarrel which resulted
in James Owens drawing his pistol and
shooting Lundy, MORALLY wounding him.
He died fews days later. After the
shooting James Owens made good his es-
cape. These men were neighbors and
brothers-in-aw besides. They were we'll
connected here. They both leave families
and many other relations to mourn over
this sad occurrence.
Monday James Tiller, of Duty, went to
ClintwoOd to enter school there. 5. j.
Tiller, his father accompanied him.
Mrs. Joseph Colley, of near Sand Lick,
whose illness we reported some time since,
died few days ago. She leaves hus-
band and several children 10 mourn their
loss. Her two eldest sons, Paris and
Butler Colley, are young school teachers.
The weather here is intensely cold and
consequently mail carriers and other men
who have to be out OF doors much of their
lime are having hard time of it.
Observer
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An American Kitchen.

The commissioners Of the United
States who will have charge of our
exhibits at the Paris Exposition will
make special efforts to educate for
eigners in the use of Indian corn, or
"maize," as it is called by foreign
ers. Its nutritious qualities and
general attractiveness as an article of
diet will be pointed out through the
medium of an American kitchen,
where all the food products Of corn
will be dispensed. Though our
country makes large shipments of
corn to Europe. it is used there chief
ly as food for stock.
The kitchen scheme is not alto
gether without purpose. "Uncle
Sam" has long tried to induce his
European brethren to buy his corn,
but somehow they have taken up a
violent dislike to it and are as preju-
diced against it as was DR.. johnson
against the oats of Scotland. The
great literary dictator, it will be re-
membered, said in his dictionary that
oats were an article eaten by people
in Scotland and fed to horses in Eng
land. Whether johnson was right
or wrong in his aspersions on oats,
there is no doubt that cornmeal is a
very wholesome and agreeable food,
when properly cooked. And then,
too, the products Of our Indian corn
can be made to assume many entic-
ing shapes. Aside from the tempta-
tions offered by "pone" Of brown
cornbread, there are the griddle- cakes
to be considered. and hoe cakes, too.
to say nothing of canned corn, and,
in these days of rapid transit, "roast-
ing ears"
All these delights the Europeans
must be taught to enjoy. not only
for their own good health, and for
purposes of economy, but because
their fondness for our national cereal
would put vast sums Of money into
our pockets.
But, as we have intimated, the
people across the water, as q mass,
have so far refused to recognize the
merits Of corn. They say it was
never intended to pass through the
human gullet. Some years ago a
commissioner was sent to Europe to
teach its use, but his efforts prov ed
an absolute failure. Now we shall
try again. Even if nothing else is
accomplished. it will delight many
an American visiting the exposition
to have an opportunity to nibbls Al
"pons" Of cornbresd. or to eat green
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

TIE late distinguished Union gen.
eral, John G. Newton, after careful
investigation. declared that more
great battles were fought. more men
engaged. and more execution done on
the famous battlefelds in Spottsyl-
vania County, Virginia, known as
Fredericksburg. Salem Church,
Charlottesville, the Wilderness, and
Spottsylvania Court House, than on
any territory of similar area in the
world. For this reason, Mr. Brosius,
of Pennsylvania, has introduced
bill in Congress appropriating $loo'-
900 for the purpose Of acquiring and
suitably marking this territory and
Transforming it into a national park
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Some "Prosperity."

In Manchester, Va, last week a
number Of painters struck for higher
wages. When they asked for better
pay, the answer they received was
that they were getting as much as
others. How prosperity" does
"prosper."
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. g.
Senator Hoar's speech in favor of
his Philippine resolutions, while an
able argument from his point of view,
is more likely to do harm than good.
Only last week Mr.. Hoar said;
"This terrible war in the Philippines
weighs upon me so heavily that |
cannot sleep at night" Yet, today
he made speech, the only possible
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

lr there is any who think Big
Stone Gap isn't alive let them listen
at the steam whistles in and around
town every morning at five and six
o'clock and they will think different.
The whistles blow in every direction.
Big Stone Gap is the coming city OF
the Southwest.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

December, 1899.
The Virginia Coal and Iron
Company, plaintiff,
against In Chancery.
T. c.. Kilbourn, Polly Kill
bourn, w. X. Kilbourn and
Martin W Dixon, Defends.
The object of this suit is to obtain par
tition of a certain tract Of land lying IN
Wise county, Virginia, on Half Way
Branch oil Powell's River, bounded as
follows, tOwit: Beginning at large
spruce pine OH the lett hand fork Of Hall
Way Branch OF Powell's River and running
thence south seventy eight degrees west
seventy four poles to a white oak OH a
ridge; thence south sixteen d grees west
seventy poles to white oak aud chestnut
on top OF ridge thence south fifteen de-
grees vest forty-i0ur poles 10 a spotted
oak and dOgwoo1 on top OF the ridge;
thence south fifty five degrees east sixty
six poles to stake in line OF the land
formerly claimed by Joseph KilbOurn;
thence north twenty eight degrees east
one hundred and twenty eight poles to a
maple and beech, corner OF said Joseph
Kiibourn tract; thence north forty five
degrees west eighty poles to the beginning,
heretofore described as containing sew
enty-fve acres, but, in reality, containing
about one hundred and City acres, the said
Defendants being entitled to seventy five
acres OF the surface OF the said tract aud
Complainant being entitled 10 the whole
OF the balance of the surface OF the said
tract, as well as to the coal, iron ore and
o. her minerals in, on and under the same
and timber sufficient for mining purposes
thereon and other mining rights and
privileges thereon, which we're conveyed
by one Peter kilbourn aud wife to one Il.
X Hyndman by deed dated October 18th,
1881. And an affidavit having been made
and fled that the defends its, W. X. Kill
bourn and Martin W. Dixon, a.e not resi-
dents of the State of Virginia. il is ordered
that they do appear bele within Is days
after due publication hereof, and DO what
may be necessary TO plolect their interest
in this suit. Aud it is further ordered taat
a copy hereof be published once week
for four weeks in The Big Stone Gap Posr,
and that copy he posted at the front
door OF the court house of this county on
the first day Of the next term Of the county
court. A copy-Teste:
W. +. KILGoRE. Clerk.
BY G. A. JOHNSON, ID. Q.
J. +. BuLLlrr, p. q. dana l-3
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
LEGISLATURE.
TO CHANGE COURT DAYS.

Mr.. R. p. Bruce offered a bill in
the General Assembly making several
changes in the time of holding the
courts of the Seventeenth judicial
Ciacuit. The times of holding the
court, as proposed by the bill, are:
Buchanan county, on the fourth
Monday in April and September;
Dickinson. second Monday in Feb
ruary and October and third Monday
in June; Scott county, third Monday
in March, July and November; Lee
first Monday in March, June,
and November; Wise county, first
in April, September and
October.
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articles. The owner refused, where
upon Minister Fang went to a lawyer
who asserts that as the house was
rented with every convenience. the
furniture must be supplied. Includ-
ed in the demsnd were duplicates for
several latchkeys which have been
lost by members Of the legation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

THE extension of the Norfolk Navy
Yard has often been urged in the past.
Senator Martin has taken steps to
secure it by introducing in the SEN
ate bill authorizing the Secretary
Of the Navy to purchase a tract ly-
ing 272 acres north of the present
navy yard. and appropriating $544,-
600 for the cost thereof.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

The subject of the Rerie,O Of Re-
vieps' character sketch for January
is Secretary John Hay, who by rea-
son of the death of Vice-President
Hobart becomes the successor appar-
ent to the Presidency. The writer
of the sketch is Mr.. Henry Macfar-
land. the wellknown Washington
correspondent. who makes it clear
that few men in public life to-day
have had so good training for the
Presidency as Mr.. Hay has received
in the thirty.nine years that have
passed since he became Lincoln's
private secretary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

If the people who are always Pc
titioning Congress could see what
becomes of their papers, they might
relieve the government of a great
deal of burdensome matter. 1t is
safe to say that petition is never
read except by the one member who
presents it. Still, they must be kept
and there are now several large vaults
filled with the accumulations. They
come mostly from church societies
and Sunday schools. The Y. NJ. G.
A, and the Salvation Army scarcely
ever send them, both being too busy
with more important work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
Bismark'S Iron Nerve

Was the result Of his splendid health.
Indomitable wall and tremendous energy
are not found, where stomach, liver kid
neys and bowels are out Of order. II YOU
want these qualities and the success they
bring, use DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They develop every power of brain and
body. Only IS cts. at j. W. Kelly's drug
store Z
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

WI TKa FANG, Chinese Minister
TO the United States i, not content
with American furniture but wants
a supply Of Chinese manufacture and
wants it quick. lie recently wrote
TO the owner Of the handsome house
rented by the legation, stating that
American chairs were not comfortable
TO Mrs. Fang. and asking for Chinese
supplies. He also demanded other
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
Deeds are Fruits,

Words are but leaves" 1t is not what we
say, but what Hoods Sarsaparilla does
that tells the story. The many wonderful
cures effected by this medicine are the
fruits by which it should be judged.
These prove ii to be the great, unequalled
remedy for dyspepsia, rheumatism, scrof-
ula, salt rheum, catarrh and all other all
ments due to impure or impoverished
blood.
Hoods Pills are non-irritating, mild,
effective. =
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

Hon. John w. Daniel has accepted
an invitation to deliver the GRAFTON
before the Turner Ashly Camp,
Confederate Veterans, Winchester,
Va, on the occasion of the celebra-
ton of General r. E. Lees birthday
January 10, 1900.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

WpEN a mans young he's anxious
to show his knowledge" says a phil
osopher, "and when he gets old he's
lust as anxious to conceal his ignOr-
ance."
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11
Volcanic kruptlOnS

Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
Of Joy. Buckleu's Arnlca Salve, cures
them; also old, running and fever sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts,
bruises, burns, scalds chapped hands,
best pile cure on earth. Drives
out pains aud aches. Only % cts. box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by j. W. Kelly,
druggist.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

AN exchange says this world is full
of fools. and who would not wish to
see one must not only shut himself
up alone, but also break his looking
glass.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

The above rates are for standing ADVERTISE
ments only.
nOLoc AL Advertisements will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of cents per line for each
ipcertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has superior
merit. Try it for a cough or cold and be
convinced. There are many cough rem
edies OH the market, but DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the best.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

\VAyTED-sEvERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons TO represent us Managers IN this
and close by counties. Salary $500 year aud ex-
psnses. Straight, bons-de. more, less salary.
Position permanent Our references, any bank In
any town. II Is mainly Office work conducted AZ
home, Reference. Enclose selfaddressed stamped
envelope. Tvs Doxixior CoxrAxr, Dept. 3, Chicago.
Ssp2s-6p
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

COMPLAINTS are heard against the
war department for not opening the
hemp ports of the Philippines, there
by allowing a few spectators to
corner the market. The farmers in
this country use $10,000,000 worth
of binder Irvine every harvest, so
there is naturally great uneasiness
since hemp is more than 400 per cent
above normal, and the supply in the
hands of wealthy spectators.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

The fact that the United States
government has no jurisdiction over
offences against foreigners committed
in any state has in the past proved a
fruitful source of international COM
plication. To remedy this, Mr.. Hit,
of Illinois, chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee Of the House, has
introduced two bills, one giving aliens
authority to sue for damages in the
United States courts, end the other
making crimes against them punish
able in the United States courts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

Do you still cling to the resolu-
tons Won made on New Years day?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-11

corn off the cob, and let the golden
butter trickle down his chin.-Rich-
mond Dispatch.
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Mrs T. W. Lee, Montgomery Ala, writes: "Some year,
ago noculated with poison by who infected
my babe with blood faint. l covered with and
ulcers from head to foot and great rremy prayed
to die Several prominent physicians treated me- but all
to purpose The mercury and potash which they
gave seemed to add fuel to the awful fame which
devouring me. l advised by friends who had seen
proved from the start the medicine seemed 70 direct
the OF the trouble and force the poison Twenty
bottles cured me completely" Swift's Specific
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s. S. s. FOR THE BLOOD

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potash, arsenic other mineral chemical E
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit court
of the county of Wise, on the 9Th day OF
December, 1899.