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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

The Historic Clock: Thanks. But to
resume II order to inspire the negroes
with superstitous awe and confidence
IN his powers he several times ran away
from home, and after weeks Of hiding III
the woods would return, declaring he nad
not tasted food. and that he had received
great revelations from 'the spirit. He
saw white spirits and black spirits en-
gagged In battle. The sun was darkened,
thunder rolled In the heavens. and blood
flowed in streams After a while he be-
gan to hold midnight meetings in the
woods to prepare the negroes. for til.
great work OF his destiny. Hundreds.
supposed by masters and overseers. to be-
quietly sleeping in their beds. noiselessly
crept IN bare feet through the cypress
swamps TO the rendezvous. All. what
chapter such a meeting would make for
the writer of enc OF those ridiculous his
toric novels" our young LADY is SO. fond
OF reading to her brothers. What lies
they are. to be sure; Now. II we could
use the pen, We could give them history
This is about how they would describe
It: "The forest rustled with the silent
tread OF multitude of barred feet Hoot--
ing owls and barking foxes ceased at the
human invasion and passed without
sound to deeper solitudes. Torches began
TO flicker and to shine upon black faces
with g!ar!ng eyes-larger and larger the
concourse grew-then huge giant in
ebony mounted the broken trunk OF for
est king, once a fit type Of himself
bosh! Then would come a lot Of twaddle
about his ssrancous"-that's the fashion,
able word-s.and cultural tones. the fierce
eloquence evolved by an heredity OF q
thousand years Of unbroken 'savagery."
But 1t is ten minutes TO striking live
only time for facts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

Al last his followers were sufficiently
disciplined and drilled. and the time for
striking was set-the night of the last
Sunday in August. In this-Nat made a
fatal mistake: that year-lS31-there were
five Sundays in the month. Those onIv,
who like himself were ignorant of this
fact. met him at the rendezvous-unde-
TERED. however, by thei, numerical
weakness. they started at once upon the
work IN hand.
Like shadows they crept to the Travis
homestead. through the confding. open
doors. into the chamber where the master
slept In the peaceful atmosphere of his
own benevolence. He died without a
flicker OF the lash beneath the terrific
blow of E Ratchet Then the wife the
children. and last the dear baby IN the
cradle. the monster had SO often held
with seeming pride, in his arms.
T will not repeat the horrors OF that
night in detail. Undetected, unresisted.
they proceeded from, house to house, muir
dering the sleeping whites augnlenting
their numbers, arming themselves with
guns, swords axes anything. but always
stopping at the brandy stills. One pitiful
ase was that OF woman who waking
to the bloody work fed to the woods
was overtaken and tied behind a negro
on horse, brought back and comma nded
TO lie down in bed beside her murdered
husband. Then she was quietly Dispatch
ed.
had Just struck the morning after
this night of horror when the alarm was
given in one house. In a short while the
poor white trash and nearest neighbours
ran in for advice and protection. Oh.
how breeding shows in the face Of dam
gers. The doctor was as cool as mint
julep. but every inch equal TO the emer-
gency. There were eight men in the
house; these remained IN the hall armed
with every available f1rearm. OF course
the doors and windows were barricaded
All the women and children who had
come in were sent upstairs They were
shrieking and fainting, and carrying on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

1t was weeks before eugtt was known
of Turner's fate. One day a gentleman
was hunting in the Travis woods, when
his dog. attracted by the smell Of meat.
began scra Jching in the ground. cave
was revealed in which the fugitive was
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

same year, Nat Turner was tried 'for
plotting in cold blood the indiscriminate
destruction of men. helpless women. and
Of infant children There was no de-
fence, the prisoner having made full
confession. and the sentence was death.
On Friday the 18th. he was hanged from
the limb OF a tree that to this day stands
on the outskirts OF Jerusalem. lie was
buried beneath the same tree.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

The Historic Clock: Recember, my
friend. that I bear the shot fred by the
irsurrectionists still in my body, and that
I received them al my post Of dut, In
trepidiy counting the bloody moments in
Dr. Blount's hall. But st grows very late,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
DON'T BE TO WORK

One thing iaat keeps ,oang mtg down
IS their tear oi work They aims Co bad
Ecutcci occupations. SO ihes caa dress
Dci aud not soil their clothes. aud hantie
thipes NTH the tips o:their rnrrrs. They
DO mot Akc Co get iheir. shoulders auder
tae aAcel. and che, preieg Co give orders
Go ctlcrs. or agufc as mastcr-, aul lct
some one else do thc dgadgerr There b.
ESQ doubt that incidence sud i~aziuess ars
che cAicf obstacles 90 suceess
When We see a lay. Who has iu.t se-
curcd d position, take bold OF overriding
eith Noih aauds. asa slump rghi toto Die
work. 81 b. meant a. succerd, ee have
confidence that he ~il prosper Sat. % he
stsuds arouud aal asks guesiieus. ~hea
told 90 DO anythiuE; d he tells yoa that
this or that, belongs 20 some other hoy 90
DO, Tor u is not bic work IL be doe. nsi
trF % ears out his orders So ihe correct
gay Is be want = thoussnd explanations.
~neh asked 20 rua su errand. and makes
his EMPLOYER think that he coald ha.e
toue the whole thing himself-one feels
ike dischargiug sacA q has ON ths spot.
Coz hc j. convinced that b. ass nai cntont
sarcess. Thai hcs viii be cursed 9i,h
uacdiocrits. o. ail hc a i~2iiafe There
j. Ho place in ihis ceuisry for the Law
m~~. lie ~il he pashed 80 the wall
Saceess.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
SAYINGS OF THE LATE
PHILIP d. ARMOUR

Haql Wer ere ret cNcap.
to direct 3d..
Al American boy coani. ou.. bong le.
tore bis tlme Co vote.
Give fhc Young man a chance. cod. &.
tNe |coHatfr of the Young.
We can't help th- past, hut we cam .ooA
ouf iur tac future.
Hope IS pretty good security Co so O.
haEs to borrow money ON.
A "sii-dovu method Won't do a mine
ute boz tAis age Of aggressisencss
There isuothiug else ou earth So annoy
iug fs procrssi,nation 300 decisions
a nau docs not necessarily Aa,eto Doe
q is~serto have good hard ense.
Al ind.,crect man ususlly lives 90 .e,
tAe folly OF bis ways and o. he doesn't.
HE children 90.
4 man should alsayshe close 60 ihc sat-.
nation, kuoS What Dee is doug. aud not
take ANYTHING for granted.
There is one element that IS worth IFS
"cisht 900 gold, and shat Is loyalty. h
~ih cover a multitude OF weaknesses.
lt Is an easy matter % handle even con
srsict controversies, where the spirit of
iHe parties IL righf and honest.
Tho trouble eith a great MANY men is
ihet dout appreciate their predicament
lnti iley gei into the ggicksand.
Naeu soc are striving 70 do ,hat shieh
Is risai, be courteous aud nice ia ever,
way, but DOM get "tuued down"
ihc man Who wants to marry hanru,
should pick olt q good mslhcr and marry
one Of her daughters. ANY one efi DO.
DO you suppose tGsi. uiih az engine Ike
thi-, ! could Afford 90 put ANYTHING into
the boiler HAT ~ouid make tbe m~achines,
run ~iidf
It'll at right, IN some cases, 20 bank
on a mans pedigree bai. iu most men
there d. something q great deal deeper
thau ihi- natter oi se~nullogg.
deaf want ansthing that isn'i l.ir .ad
honest. sHd don't want ANY man 10 DO
anythlag Tor me that be would not Do foy
someone else under Ike circuwsiances
sac conditions.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
AFRICA'S EUROPEAN
OWNERS

With the surrender of she beers Great
Britain acquires 40 undi~puted title oi
t1.465 additional square miles of terri
tors in South Airica. She has paid hcav-
iis for ihls fresh acquisition Of real %estate.
but .he hss siso AZ The same time gotten
nd OF an old boundary line controversy
which has been the source of endless an
nnYarrc-
Great Briisiu's holdings aud "sphsres
ct iuaaencc ou thc nifk rautincut nos
aggregate more than Boon. nNl square
miles. or su arct equal 90 thc continental
domain cot ihc United States. exclusive OF
Alaska.
France comes neN fo Great Nritiin OF
go osnor ol icffifort iu South Africa
her conUincl nHt.a-fHa. aEEreEetin.
2flN.ren sgg4ro miie- iGf mo~i of be-.
property b. in fte Salarl l-.eii aid O.
bot eert productive Hslm.nT. rDifggt
and he'litm each h.ii Jii.pl' s4usn
miirs sni ~a.it $4,000 square miles
Atlanta Constitution.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26

Prom the tone Of the foliorirg article
ssssr from ,ss T.ae~sn Freeree.. lie
Tssnsf. the famous aossse, h>nts ~
rietor. ~iii have = she's Ga tbs ru>l 8
the near fussre:
~Lee Turner. pe~ of LsFe3ietse. ~hoss
"paatter House" salorn IN the fineent'
district of THE coacty VS. de-tros = ~
mob IT Niddicshcfo dive opet-i . -
rived IL sarn Hondxe and 49, a = Nef ,
Progress headenar,ere ~ T. A.te -.
husiness. a part II which VS. o. renew ~.
Progress suhscripfiea. H. hir riss. rev
IN course Of preparation. "Bst,ie ~ The
Quarter House, o. King ~ the CuWi'sr-
lsnd Mosnisins," ~iii take the road a
bout September {. starting from Louis
willie. ~. where the show u i.eing eeui9'
Pr5. 0aly large fs~rs all be made. and
the editor OF the Progress NAV accom- ranl
the aggregation a. press agent II c"e'
without saving ttsf ifhe Goes rho -tcr
viii De yell adeertised-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26

A y,n Is Now Pending for the
Admission OF Arizona. New
Mexico and Oklahoma
Territory.

Isfs reported AVS ih4 bsifirsnre ~ua
that : Supposed alliance 81 Demse-s.s
aud ~~ae,aS,st-r Reraeiic ~ ~ Crngre-s
fsr,s- admission 81 three more Ssass- H.
- ,hs Csion is causing the Rsruil;rss
p.,,s m anxiety. A Hill s. nov pend
iag f,r The admission Of A ixsss, New
Mexico ard Oklahoma. Democrats favor
this bin. because IL i expected Nv shem
al ihs, ihs@c %. the ne~ State n .uid he
Democratic. The "arid state Rcpni.fi-
rans arr in favor Of u. 20 "a said. i.rcsnse
-of iheir belief that the seustor~ aud Rep
rcsrntstivs. who would be sent ia wa-h-
'sr O. from Arizona. New M~,xe,'and Ok
lab ms ~ouid al vote irrig Iion ostAe drv
Western plains by ihv. Federal Govern
mcnt. II l. Of course. NOT At all certain
how the neu States would stand political
~. for previous expectation in such mat
tiers has irvquentiy been disappointed.
In the prcseut Congress Arizona is repre-
scented 10y a Democratic Delegate. snd
both New Mexico and Oklahoma hyRepub
licsn. There seem 10 lie no reasou.there-
fore Why pc Democrats shouid count
With any degree Of certainty upon carry
ing tho three States. If thes should DO
so however.it might iu a iow weave give
the Senate to the Democrats. and the min,
Electoral votes might decide the next
Presidential election. Ia The present
Senate there are 81 Republicans. 30 DEM
ocrst-. ? ropulists and tvo y-acancics
The Democrats have already gained Que
/ Senator for the nett C,ngres- that from
! Nariani GOD Gre reasonaniv cctiisn of
gaining oqp in kentucky and oue n
North Carolina. Thcy haze a chance OF
gains boz New Jerscy aui N,r fork. al-
though thev ave mot very promising. Ihl
term OF Nr. faifiank-. eft Indian-. expire.
next March. Terms will expire. al-s. 20.
several ui the small Western States.
ehich SIRE always more of less iouhtiui
These are south Dakota. Oregon. North
nskoss arq tsh THE Republican. 49,,
apt to gain thc TOO scst- .ns o1l4rie4 D..
lnruIi-t-. namely. BOB Washington and
Kansas 10 uui Doe sccu from this rct ics
that cf.n aifh Two Democrats fr,m Dob.
aware nui sig nom ueu ~tair-thc Senate
st iAl "fig1eFhtA cunrrc-s ~iI crriaini,
Dee ~ltensIileHu. nut ga lcN Scnafnr
might enable fhe Democrats Co. gai. 500.
afe boz thc f.uruiuh Congress. All ihrr,
ui tle Territories Included boz the Il
have population emitting Them t1 almi-.
sion. according t0 precedent hcfecen i-f'
anl iiln Oklahoma Increased from 90 So
t1 ii- 1ia. ur 4ore fhar lVnln year.
20. rrssU.i fnf-iafluH 30 f1lfsNif oto
fvi.NNN. There arc faUItu siattslu. IMi
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
HOW wATrERsoN DOES IT

~WAsn ! have ANYTHING a. ssy. y.
marked heary waitersop the other das.
~tae a. Thea ! pat "a az ~ pocket
AfsF a1kiis ! seke Il eaf. read < anl
sct agap. Once mers y. pgs "a avu.
Teal sfasltsgsia zad seeAss dosh 10
ne prtrter sid have y pat ap ia type.
r~hSa ! g<t toe proof J sun ever IL
= ne sssiA Il, he revised proof. Then /
ts4t< tAe t.<t corrections nd ssft ~
dc<qrxas.< "A I'd tt.<n = <ss.s<arei AR.
y ett<t<sn, usfh = heavy >,xh. ~tAe ~sa.
fes~tsd yris'<r gets u wresx-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
Loads Thom Al

"one Minute Cough Cute lrai- ai uihe.
medicines ( ever tried for coughs. colds.
Group and threat and Jung troubles, say.
q. scott cutriu ct Logantou. pa One Min.
ute Cough Cure Is the only absolutely sat.
cough remedy which acts ifumediatel,
Mothers every where testify tofhe good %
has done their little ones. Group is so
sudden in Hs sitayks that fhe doctor Often
ARRIVES Zoo late. 10 Yields at once to con-.
Minute coDeh Gene. Plea-sut to take.
BE-. SURE c-ss Sos Erlp. hrou
chitis. coughs. Head. Sloau A TAYLOR.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
FILTHY Temples In INDIA.

Sacred COWS often deGIc lndisn temples.
but worse yet Is a body that's polluted 10y
constipation. Don't permit II. Cicsnss
YOUR system ~ith Dr.. Kings Ne~ Life
Pills avoid untold misery. They give live
ny hvcrs, active bowels. good digestion.
hne appetite. Oniy 2Sc az :. ". Kelly.
Drug Store.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
Ready to Yield.

cd used Dcwnt's Witch Hazel saire ior
piles aud found 10 "a certain cure. -a's 5.
D. Meredith. Willow SrtVc. Del. Jpcr-
4tions uuuecezsar1 90 cure piles They n.
saws yield 60 Dew iits " itch haKel Sal,c.
Cures SKIN diseases, 40 klun4 sl wounds.
Accept go countericii-. Head. rioan a
InrfHf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-26
Gen. Walkers Portrait Pres.
ented

A portrait of the late General james A.
NAlker. OF wYtheviile. vas presented Co.
h.. + Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans
last night. The presentation address vas
made br Hon. ". ". Scott. State libra
risu. who served under General Malkci
during The sar-Ssiurday's Richmoud
Disuntch.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

she began to asst me questions about the
washin'. How much water did / use Tor
how many clothes? What did I put IN
the tub together? How long did I. boil
'em? Writin' all the answers down IN
her book.
IT know jes' what kin of housekeeper
she'll make. You can fin EN- IN any
fat buildin' in town. A mornin' at the
tub d teach 'em more about washin' n
half dozen note books.
81 heard her tell frien' of hers that
she knew enough. about cookin to put
salt in the water when she boi1s eggs.
an she said it as if it was quite out OF
the common to- be that we'll informed.
She's learnin' to cook by copyin' recipes
of things she likes to eat in another book
an she's planned the meals for a year
ahead, seems it, I peeked into the book
when she left it in the kitchen after
copyin' my rule for lobster croquettes
an she'll be busy woman IL she gets
some of her dinners on the table before
midnight - p.
"When her cousin was married in the
spring, she didn't know how to make a
piece of toast so you could eat 1t with
any pleasure. i said someth1n' to he1
about learnin one day but she only
laughed. .->,.
ga woman's housekeeper by instinct
Miss Larson, says she. Mr.. Baker
knows ] cant cook ...--. -,
"'No, he don't says I to myself, hes
/ like you, he thinks it comes by instinct
"It didn't surprise me a bit when I was
over there yesterday to see her cryin
over her account book. Mr.. Baker give:
her an allowance an the first Of tn month
there isn't room on the table for all sh'
buys, an toward the las there isn't any
thin there but fern dish. She wa
$24.17 benin this month an was tryin
to add her figures to make it little les
when, Mr.. Baker came in. couldn't hea
all he said, but heard him asst her
her allowance was too small.
:" No. says she, between her sobs
1T isn't the allowance that's too small
but the bills are too big.
e'I always feel sorry for these boo
housekeepers. If they'd spen' half tn
time in the kitchen that they do owe
their accounts, they'd have better results
an save money. But, sorry as feel TO
them, it's their husban's 1 pity most
seems it, "A. j. Helper.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
A CLEVER PRINCESS
| Queen Vfctoria's Granddaughter IN
| Ambitious for Power.

Queen Vfctoria's Granddaughter III
Ambitious for Power. G
Marie, crown princess Of Roumania. aspirea
to be the next Queen Victorio Of Europe. shs
is young, beautiful, clever, ambitious and
rich.
She is an English princess. When child
at Windsor she was called Marie OF Edln.
burgh," for her father was then the Duke OF
Edinburgh, and she delighted in being called
an English child. ii
-AHx OF Hesse and Marie of Edinburgh
grew up together-cousins-a It looked at
one time as though Marie would marry the
then czarevitch and be the one to own the
title of cZartna. ..
The czar to be loved her for her beauty,
and the czars mother liked her for her
cleverness. The old czar admired her because
she. could play the Russian game OF cr1bbage!
and the younger brothers found her the best
horsewoman of the mountains.
But the Russian people Wouid no1 haVe
her, Her mother had been RUSSIAN, 1ney
daughter Of the dead and gone czar, and
they did not want so close an lntermarFiage.
There has been enough trouble Of that kin6
in Russia without bringing new greifs oN
! too close blood upon them.
Then Victor Emmanuel, crown prince or
Italy admired her, but she did not fancy
the Italian He was too reserved and scholar
ly for her enthusiastic temperament.
| Marie learned Roumanian with all the other
languages Of Europe, and chatted in that
| language with Queen Victoria, her grand
mother, who was fine Roumanan scholar.
| One day it was whispered in diplomatic
circles that the throne of Roumania desired
| crown princess, and then Queen Victoria.
turning the matter over in her mind. sent the
ambassadors to Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha. And
they found Marie, pretty as peach and
scarce 49, The crown prince Ferdinand is
the nephew of the king and Carmen SYLVIA,
who have no children. Mafie has given three,
two boys and girl, to Roumania, and the
people idolize her.
OF Ferdinand, it is said that he has fewer>
ambitions No one can accuse him of weak
| intellect nor of sloth. But he has not the
overweening, overpowering spirit OF his wife.
He rests and waits-as did his relative, Victor
Emanuel, for the throne, and is content to let
matters take their course
| Marie's strong point is tact 1t is said that
she has ambitions for her children, and has
already arranged for their marriage. Whether
| this be true not, she has sent the pictures
Of her boys to the czarina, and has given her
own children as playthings the photographs
! Of the small Russian girls.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

athletic person and cu1tivates her mus
Gle at the expense of all else. At Lake
George and other resorts OF this char
acter we have a somewhat more gentle
type of maiden, who, though she may go
out for a row herself, is much more in
clined to sit in the stern of the boat and
let some one else do the padding, while
she keeps her dainty gingham unrufhed and
enjoys-well we'll call it the scenery.
Each summer resort presents Its amuse-
ments, and attracts that class of girl to
whom these particular things appeal, un-
til finally we come down to Newport-dear
old Newport, with all it's beauty, wealth
and historical associations Here it is
that millionaires and their families
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

The classes in sewing conducted Dy
Mrs. Margaret J. Blair at the University
summer school this year are attracting
much attention. Sewing is to be taught
in many schools hereafter, ana teachers
are availing themselves of the opportunity
to learn a systematic way of presenting
it to their pupils. ~
Mrs. Blair is especially we'll fitted to
give such instruction, as she has Deen
teacher of sewing for seventeen years
Eight of these years haye oeen Spent
at the Minnesota agricultural college,
where as instructor Of domestic arts
she has learned the great need of teach
ing, not only the stitches in sewing, but
the art of cutting and fashloning gar
ments. .I1
The work in the summer school is ar
ranged for teachers giving instruction
| in primary, intermediate and high school
grades. Instruction for very little peo-
Die consists in teaching the various
| stitches on canvas very like what our
great-grandmothers used for their samp-
lers. The intermediate pupils are Iaagn. NJ
| these same stitches, but are expected TO
make them more perfectly and on liner
material. High school pupils, who are
| supposed to know the stitches. are tausns
to draft patterns for undergarments ana
later for sbirtwaists and skirts. Many
of the teachers are praotlclng VIVA Mnat :, snes Icy
learn by bringing muslin to the class
room and cutting out and making gar
ments after the lesson hour Is over
l In teaching sewing, the instruction be-
gins with basting and running stitches.
The first emphasis is laid upon having
the seam straight, after that the size ana
eyenness of the stitches are considered.
When the running seam has been salts
factorily, hemming given. Both the
overland work are taught. When seams
in these three forms can be made sati-
factorily, hemming gisven. Both the
slanting stitch for general hemm1ng and
tho overland French stitch for hemmang g
linen are taught, after which the puptls
are taught to ''rolr' hem as neatly as
their grandmothers could have done 1t.
Mrs. Blair uses many. rolled hens on fine
! undergarments.
i When hemming has been mastered, the
Importance Of carefully fitted gussets and
pIackets i shown. Gussets are used IN
!, f1nfhsing plackets in underwear where
/ there is danger of tearing in launder-
II ing. Carefully folded and hemmed
) placlxets are shown for skirts.
: Patching and darning come next, and
pupils are taught SO to aset in patches
Il hy both overland and hemming that It
is difficult to distinguish the patch from
r the original garment Darning is Tine
3 art. The threads are SO shffully inter-
: woven as closely to resemble the weave
8 of the goods. Wonders are perfnrmed
4 with ugly threeacornered tears and hand
= knitting is darned with special stitch