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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
Eclipse in the Spring.

a writer from Washington in an
exchange says: Americans will have
front seats at the rare spectacle of
the total eclipse of the son which is
booked for May 2S, 1900. The
eclipse will be total along a path
about 90 miles wide extending from
lower California across the continent
to Norfolk, Va, and north of this
line the phenomenon will be seen in
varying degrees. For three years the
weather bureau has been making OBJ
servations to indicate the most favor
able condition for observing this
splendid eclipse. The idea was to
determine the chances of cloudlness,
etc. y special report has just been
issued detailing the results, which
will be interesting to astronomers.
The indications are that the season
and locality will be favorable for
clear observation. Many astrOno-
mers are Preparing to take up stations
at various points in the path of total
ity, so as to observe the phenomenon
to the best advantage. The total
eclipse OF 1869 was a splendid sight,
and as total eclipse of the sun is
picturesquely the most interesting
phenomenon presented by the heav
ems, wide interest will be ia
ken in the advance in the eclipse of
next May. The most remarkable
part of the display will be the coro-
NAL fringe or flame surrounding the
figure OF the moon seen against the
face Of the sun, which was long a
great puzzle to astronomers.
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finally in committee and voted for 1t
when put upon its passage in the
House
1t is understood that the opposi-
ton to the bill in the Senate will be
based upon legal grounds. 1t will
be argued that it will not be legal to
sell a ticket to a negro in Washing
ton emitting him to ride to Cincin-
natl, to let him go into the white car
and stay there until the line Of Vir-
ginia is crossed, then to make him go
into the negro coach and remain there
until the West Virginia line is reach
ed, when he may be allowed to enter
the white car again. An opponent
of the bill stated yesterday that he
believed such law would be in con-
travention of the civil rights bill and
of the interstate commerce act.
Advocates Of the bill are not at all
staggered by such arguments. They
have been previously advanced. 81
am not afraid of the bills being de-
cared unconstitutional" said Mr..
Epps, patron of the measure in the
House last night. "Kentucky has Il
law exactly like the one we propose
enacting. The Supreme Court has
decided it to be constitutional.
"And, furthermore" confined Mr..
Epps, "if the Senate does not pass
the bill believe the people will hold
Indignation meetings in every section
of the state. The Dispatch has
shown very conclusively that the
overwhelming sentiments of the
people is for separate carS.-Rich-
mond Dispatch, Saturday.
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Bills Passed.

Hon. II. J. Ayers has been hard at
work since his return to Richmond
after the holidays, and has succeeded
in passing a number of bills bench
cial to his constituents. Among Inc
bills which have become laws are the
following: An act to authorize and
empower the Big Stone Gap School
District to issue bonds and borrow
money to erect High School build
ing. Under the provisions of this
act the school board can now proceed
to erect commodious and modern
building, which is badly needed to
accommodate the school, which is
rapidly growing in numbers and I'M
pOrtance.
An act to provide board of sink
ing fund commissioners for Wise
County. This act provides for the
appointment of board of sinking
fund commissioners, which shall
control and manage the funds levied
and collected Tor paying the interest
and principal OF the county bonds.
The board is appointed by the Circuit
Court and consists of three members.
The first appointment is for one, two
and three years respectively, and
thereafter upon the expiration OF the
term of each commissioner his sue
cessor is appointed for three years. SO
that one member of the board will
retire each year. The members OF
the board are required to execute
ample bond, and it is given full con-
troll of the interest and sinking fund.
An act to authorize and empower
the county school board to recon-
mend and the board of supervisors to
levy for county school purposes not
exceeding twenty cents upon the one
hundred dollars of taxable values.
Under the general law not more than
ten cents could be levied, and it re-
suits in shortening the term OF the
schools, which, with this law and the
re assessment next year, should en-
able the trustees to run the schools
six or seven months in the year.
Mr.. Ayers has introduced num-
Der of other local bills for Dickinson
and Buchanan counties, including
one to provide for the election of a
separate judge for Dickinson county,
which, it is believed, he will succeed
in having passed.
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the House, although differing as to
whether his seat should merely be
declared vacant, as advocated by the
majority report, OF whether he should
be seated aud expelled as advocated
by the minority, it seems little odd
FOR the House to devote three days 10
discussing the matter, but that is
exactly what will be done this week.
They say that the discussion is neces-
sary, not on account OF Roberts, who
| is bound to 90. anyway, by practical
ly a unanimous vote Of the House,
but because of the importance OF the
question involyed-the right of the
House to shut ont a member, even
when he presents credentials which
are perfectly proper.
q The regular pension appropriation
bill never fails to bling out some
lively talk in the House, and the
present bill Just passed by the House,
was no exception to the rule. There
was some very plain talk about the
methods of the pension sharks, just
before the amendment was adopted
giving the Commissioner of Pensions
authority to refuse to pay the fee OF
pension attorney when he knows
that the attorney fails to perform his
full duty to claimants. Representa-
tives Raw, Of New York, and Mahon,
of Pa, asserted that it was a prac-
tice of the pension sharks to file a
case and then leave it for the Con-
gresham Of the claimant TO look
after, knowing that the fee would
necessarily nave to be paid to them
when the case got allowed.
Talk and investigation consequent
npon the unwilling of handsome
bronze statue of Daniel Webster, in
Washington, has brought out the
very interesting fact that Mr.. Web
ster, who was a long time one of the
leading practitioners before the L. S.
Suyreme Court, never was formally
admitted to practice before that
Court. In view of the strictness of
that Court it is difficult to under
standthe omission of this form in Mr.
Webster's case. The only theory
advanced to account for it is that
Mr.. Webster was so well known that
it never occurred either to him or
members of the Court, that he requir-
ed to be formally admitted to prac-
tice.
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Separate Cars.

The House bill requiring railway
companies to furnish separate cars
for white and coloied passengers will
be fought in the Senate. In view OF
the fact that the bill passed the
House with but one dissenting voice,
it was thought by its advocates that
its opposition in the Senate would be
but slight. 1t appears that the op-
ponents of the measure in the COM
mittee fought chiefly for amendments,
and failing in efforts to secure these,
finally voted to report the original
bill. Mr.. w. NJ. McAlliater, mem
Der of the House from Bath, stated
yesterday that he and four other
mem bers of the Road committee vot-
ed all the time to have the bill
amended, but failing in this he had
voted for the bill when it came up
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid so he generous to the needy
and suffering. The prOprietors of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction Of
knowing it hes absolutely cured thousands
of hopeless cases Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hoarseness and all diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured
by it. Call on j. W. Kelly, druggist, and
get a free trial bottle. Regular size SOC.
and 81. Every bottle guaranteed, or price
refunded. ,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular correspondent }

WASHINGTON, ID. G. Jan. 22.-An
epidemic of Boer sympathy broke out
in Washington several days ago, and
is now raging in and out of Congress.
it may be said to have started with
Senator Hale's somewhat sensational
speech, in which he expressed the be-
lief that -tenths of the people of
this country were in sympathy with
the Beers. Then came Senator AL
lens resolution, asking for informa
tion as to Why the State Department
declined to recognize properly .ac-
credited representative of the Trans
vaal republic, which was adopted by
the Senate after it was amended, so
as to leave it to the discretion of the
President, whether the information
should be given. 1t reached its high
est point last night. a. big public
meeting. advertised as "Boer dem
onstration," at which speeches were
made by Senators Hale, OF Maine;
Allen. of Nebraska; Mason, of Ill.,,
and Representatives Bailey, of Texas;
De Almond, of Mo-: Sulzer. of New
York; Lsntx, of Ohio; Lamb, of Va. 4.
and Champ Clark, of Mo. Because
man happens to be a member Of
Congress, does not, ofcourse. prevent
his having the sans sympathies as
other men, but many question the
good taste of their participating in
public demonstration against nation
with which this country is ON the
most friendly terms.
In view Of the fact that the Com
mittee was unanimous in its verdict
against the right Of Roberts to sit in
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
Advertising Pays.

Philadelphia Record: y strong
proof of the CONSTANT growing i'm
portance and influence OF the modern
system of advertising is the disappear =
ance OF the charantaniSm which Tor
a long time was "a distinctive feature
of many business announcements IN
the newspapers. a reputable and
popular paper can no longer allow ITS
columns to be used to dupe the pub
lie. The people have become educat-
ed to high point OF discernment in
the matter of adyel tisements ard will
be influenced only by those which
bear the imprint Of truth and SINGER
ity. This is one commanding reason
why breezy and sensible newspaper
advertising pays so satisfactorily,
and the more persistently the mer-
chant shall utilize it the more he will
extend his trade and increase his
wealth.
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TRUSTEES SALE

Pursuant 10 tuc t.U-
executed t. me b., N
Virginia II Addison.
Oc,oher 18TH. l~9b. ..t
clerk Office OF the a..
County, Virginia. u II.
81, 10 secure A. J.. prI.
OF one thousand do....
thereon from tac b..
lN3a, and haNiu- irr.
SAID 4. l.. liticmoic
Saturday thc
oath day Of FeOr.ir
between TIE hours OBJ. ID
) o'clock 2 m. o. that
iscs to be sold. pr0cC0.
auction, 10 the highest
hand, the iol.oNlue rr'
that certain lot o. rAn.
building. and improve.
ing and situate % tNc i...
Gap, Vie county hH-
and described As lot-
Block No. 81, 81 Biz
ment Company's IIf
duly recorded ia tie l....'
Wise county court, sNl
by made 10 said deed
particular description
be sold, aud the said
This the l2th dtS ni
JnlS3.6 +. II
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
THE ALLIGATOR.
JOHN DERVIN cox.

The alligator is found in the South.
They live in swamps. They grow TO be
very large, and eat most anything they
can find. A large one can whip man
with his tail He has four legs and very
long scaly tail. They are something like
the crocodile and LOOK like the lizard We
have in our country.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
ORDER OF rIBtItAII

In the Clerks Office coz t.e
of the count, Of WISE, on o..
December, 1899.
/ The Virginia Coal and Iron
Company. Plam:ih,
against
+. {. kilbourn. Polly Ri
bourn, " X. Kilbourn and
Martin " Dixon, Delendi.
The object Of this suit .- f.
tiiion of certain tract .f
Wise county. Virginia.
Branch of Powells River
follows, towit: Beginnn- ,
spruce pine on the lett i1. '
Way Branch of Powell I.fr.
| thence south seyeniy-el-.f
seyehty-four poles 10 a h.'.
ridge, thence south siSt...
seventy poles 10 white .I,
on top ot ridge; thence
grees vest torty-iour p0... I.
oak and d0gwood on i
thence south nifty five % -..
six pole, 10 q stake in
formerly claimed Us
thence north twenty e'.f
one hundred and twcut.,
maple and beech, cornr.
kilbourn tract, theme
degrees west eighty po..> f.
heretofore described "a.
enty-iiye acres. but, iu r..
about one hundred and 'fl.,
Defendants being cnliiItif.
acres of the surface az i.r,.
/ Complainant being cuiit.. p.
of the balance OF the suffice
tract, as well As 10 the r.l
other minerals in, on alI
aud timber sufficient ilr
thereon and other u
privileges thereon, Hhl.
by one Peter kilbOurn
X. Hyndman by deed date.
1881. And an AFFIDAVIT ...
and filed that the defend
bourn and Martin " l.
dents of the state OF \ I..
that they do appear ...
after due publication N...
may be necessary 10 ii..
in this suit. And 10
a copy hereof be puh...
for four weeks in The
and that copy bee p..'..
door OF the court-hou-r
the hrJ day OF The ncsf
court. \ copy-lc-te
"
b. d.
j. F. BrLlwr /. q
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The dispatches tell us that an old
woman who was arrested for street
begging in Merque,te. Mich, the
other day. had in her dust, ragged
clothing $3.445 in bills, eleven 500
United States 4 per cent bonds. She
was sent to an insane asylum, the
authorities having urged that a
woman who would thus make saw
ings bank of her clothes must be
mentally unsound.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit c. B. Steadman, OF
Newark, Mich, in the Civil War 1t
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen :
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises, bOils, felons, cOrns, skin erup-
tons. Best pile cure on earth. % cts.
tox. Cure guaranteed. Sold by j. W.
Kelly, druggist. .
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The Emperor of Austria is supplied
with private newspaper, which he
reads daily. This journal is made
up of extracts, and the Emperor
strict orders are that nothing which
concerns himself personally, whether
it be disagreeable or not, shall be
omitted.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
A LITTLE ALLIGATOR.
MADGE DINGESS.

| saw little alligator to day.
Ii looked like lizard 10 me.
II was black with - yellow splotcbes on
it's back.
think it is pretty. Bat mamma says
when they get big they are ugly and
knotty. They get very big some are 10
feet long Some people in Florida eat the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
A LITTLE Alligator.
EUGENE BROWN.

The alligator is large slender animal
Its feet is kind of web like a ducks
foot Its mouth is long and slender. Its
tail is striped yellow and brown. Mr.
Sullivan ordered il from Florida. He
keeps it in a little box about one foot long
and about inches wide. lie feeds it on
beef This animal is not as large as the
other kind.
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nd of the alligater's tail and think 1t is
good.
A LITTLE ALLIGATOR.
LOrENA FRITZ.

went down TO the drug store thursday
after school and seen a little alligator. 1t
was cunning little thing. 1t had -
stripes Oh it. 1t j. inches in length.
Mr. Sullivan let rs ali see it. 1t eats beef
1t eats fish and other things Miss Eula
let it crawl over her hand. think it
come from Florida. II Is webbed footed.
and it looks like lizard 1t is very
closely related to the crocodile They
bolors 10 the reptiles.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
UNCORRECTED
COMPOSITIONS.
Second Grade.
THE ALLIGATOR.
MINNIE KELLY.

MINNIE KELLY.
On Yesterday savenig Our teacher Miss
Eula young went with a lot Of MS little
girls to the Drug Store to see The young
alligator. lie is little Reptile about
seven inches long shaped like a lizard he
has a large head and Four legs and four
little feet like ducks Feet. he is black
in color marked around with thirty two
little yellow stripes around his back.
alligators are found in warm climate in
swampy places.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy's system of pensioniug old en-
ployes went into operation Jan. l.
About $50 men Were placed on the
pension list.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

We interviewed the alligator at
the drug store the other day and it
said if Merit McColkle only knew how
much it longed for the sunny south,
he would take it back Immediately.
Merit and the alligator are in the
same boat. See?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
A LITTLE ALLIGATOR.
WINNIE MULLINS.

There ia a alligator down at the drug
store. 1t has ~ stripes. The strines are
yellow. 1t has web feet like duck. The
alligator is brown. The alligator that is
down at The drug store came from Florida.
1t is seven inches long.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

SHOW us county in the stat that
is coming to the front faster than
Wise. 1t can't be done. We have
untold wealth IN this county and our
people are bound to reap a reward
by and by.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

he set fire to an enemy's fleet by
means of burning glasses, but his
method has been lost, so far as com
merclal purposes are concerned. DR..
Calver. however, says that he can
melt iron and steel as il it were ice'
and can moreover store his heat IN
reservoirs and apply it to all sorts OF
machinery. If his claim can be
proved lie has gold mine init. Z
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

In this section business continues
to improve, and by spring we may
expect to see things lively in and
around Big Stone Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The price of electric lights has
been advanced in Big Stone Gap
anywhere from Is to so per cent and,
therefore, number of our people
have decided to "dwell in darkness. "
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

A NEW point has been raised ia
federal law by the Inauguration Of
Representative Smith, of Maryland
as governor of that state. NJ. Smith
refuses to call an extra election to
choose his successor in the House
on account of the expense to the state
aud it is said that he proposes to at
tempt to occupy both Offices. The,e
is nothing in the law to prevent men
from holding both government anu
state officers. though no one can hold
two federal Offices at the same time.
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the Years Record

Concerning the business of this
country the New York Times says:
We sold and exported 81 ,252, 5OO,-
600 worth of our products, and our
total export and import trade for the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

GEN. Shafter will escort Gen
Lawton's body to Washington. II
will arrive at San Francisco January
20, as will Major Logan's.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

XNASTRD-SEvERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST
w persons To represent US as Managers In this
and close By counties. Salary $500 Year and ex-
penses. Straight. bona-fde, more, no less salary.
Position permanent Our references, any bank In
any town. II Is mainly Office work conducted at
home. Reference Enclose selfaddressed stamped
envelope. THE DOMINION CoxYAsr, Dept. ., Chicago.
sep286m
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

WHENEVER man gets the best OF
bargain he calls it cunning, but
when the other fellow gets the best of
it it's barefaced swindle.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

LADYsMITH still holds her own i'll
South Africa, but the Beers seem to
be master of the situation,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

AN exchange says the word Agui-
naldo in Spanish means Christmas
gift. The United States will give it
to anybody who can catch it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The Boer war is costing Englan d
100000 day, to say nothing of
the priceless blood of heroes shed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

WE all like to see business improve,
and there is not many Of us but wish
it was ten times better.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

WIRELESS telegraphy is new, but
penniless purses has been known to
the scientific world for centuries.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

Take time by the forelock." II
your blood is out of order, begin TAX
ing Hoods SarSaparilla at once and
prevent serious illness.
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RATES or ADVERTISING.

The above rates are for standing anver''se-
ments only.
CR-LocAL ADVERTISEMENT will be eharg-
ed for at the rate Of cents per line Tor escn
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

The alligator at the drug store
has been attracting quite lot OF
people of late.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

By the time a man is able to sup
ply all his wants he doesn't want
very much.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25

A WAsHIsGroS scientist, DR.. Will
liam Calyer, declares that he has
solved the ancient problem of finding
way to utilize the heat Of the sun
for purposes of fuel. Aristotle. it
will be remembered. solved this ques-
ton several thousand. years ago when
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