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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-02
FROM SERGENT.

....... .... .. I'D. t...- s..... .... No.
Sts..>r. ks. ~-ptenbcr go.-We were
blessed uitl a. rue rain on FRIDAY of last
veek. and ths creeks are once more ran-
um1. Nator mills win soon be in blast.
lin. l,..,,l.f le... u,ii..,,.t SO.
.r.,.a.l'.f "rr .fl W-if. s-,,~,s.., =,
mouth OF BOTTOM ForA SUNDAY. A large
crowd acrc oat and the hcst ct order pre-
vailed
Mis-. Bctsey Hayes. of Dewey, Va. vas
a guest al Serseut Saturday.
Nr.and AL. scorr, ereen oil W..
Va. were here SUNDAY, returning Aoms
Mcaday
SIC. McCsrtie. thc land man. and Iuda,
>. D. "aAer, OF rae "nrs' passed up toe
''ei oa'nia's, q" route 10 TIE coal heid'
o' boone f''A ana A'"norn C'eeS'
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AN EXHIBIT FROM
THE BACKWOODS.
Primitive Methods in All DO
nostc Industries Suli
Prevail in tho APP
paiaChian Noun

Worfn'. Fam. ST.. Louis. Sept -.
-rar away from thc railroads Boo che
mountain. of Kentucky and coutigu-
pos state. there exists apeoplo which
Knows l,tir of modern civilization.
Vow and then traveller searching
l,r adventure. penetrstcs these viii
dcme,ses aud bring, back Interesting
narratives relating 60 these isolated
mouutainecrs. q letter has been re-
cci,ea 90 Words Fair headquarters
from G.. D. Huhicin. of Louisville.
who has Just returned from Jho noun
taiu country. aud whose observations
lead him Co suggest that an exhibit
bc made 80 thc Worlds Fair Co show
The social lite and domestic indus
tines oi the kentucky mountsinecr d,
well as the mountainccfs 90 the great
Appalachian country iu several al
Joining States. Die SAYS cone re
ahEe,. indeed. that the most attact.
i've study Of msu is man when NOV
ing about the primitive people in Oh,
Kentucky Cumberlanis. they ar,
sun spinning wool aud cotton O
their own raising on the primitiy,
spinning wheel. and wool carding
walnut dying Of home spun fabrics
oto.. are being done by them as Il
the DAYS OF the Pilgrim fathers
hazard nothing an saying tina
The most popular department ii
/ your whole exposition would be on
in which these mouutaineers in thei
native gayb would move about thei
daily round % duties as now prse
ticed ia the mountains. Au exhibi
Of their spinning wheels, looms, lo
school houses. bee gums, graveyard,
homemade Housekeeping utensil
hand mills, and she singing Of thei
lquaiut sud plsintive mountain ba
lads by boys sud girls. In short,
reproduction ia the actual life Of al
mountains b. these people them selvs
/ IN a department Of your eNposisio
would be intensely interesting
every visitor. The educational valU
would be very great and your soei'
logical department would not be 9
al complete without some such a,
psttmenss IS ] berein suggest"
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UNION OF BAPTIST
SCHOOLS

a dispatch from Richmond says
the most important movement iu the
history Of the Baptsts Of Virginia
seems 90 be near at hand. This Is
the coordination Of an the schools
and colleges Of that denomination in
the State. The educational com
mission. which is planning this move
mcnt, viii very shortly meet when "a
6nal decision viii be made. The
commission will then make It's report
90 the Baptist General Association of
Virginia, which meets in Norfolk
soon. Since this idea was first sur
go-ted there has been gradual
sentiment In IFS favor.
nr. w T.. Hatcher. who has been
in all the districts of tho State. re-
ports chat the scheme has met with
very general approval everywhere.
The report, IL is understood from on,
/ of the members. viii recommend Oh,
. appointment oi q permanent cduca.
tiouai commission, which shall hav,
entire control of The school system o
/ the Baptists. AN the schools au,
colleges uf the system viii Doe repre-
scutet upon this commission. 10 b.
probable that Richmond College Wi
be recommended 90 be made Oh.
centor of the entire system. though
this suggestion may bc modified
is the intention &c the denomination
60 assume thc support of al th
schools, though each institution wil
remain under the direct control 90
local board OF trustees.
The schools viii be- asked % max
. some concessions in return for th
support ot thc denomination.
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TRUSTS THREATEN.
BUSINESS

Speaking Of The danger Of trusts.
the indianapolis Scatiael says.
"one 81 the evils Of trusts that
senator Beverage overlooked is the
danger Of preeipita'ing an industrial
or money Psaie. IL is not IN the
swiadling q Investors alone ths,
osercaPisalizs,ion Is dangerous, bat
also In The fact that collapse in =
comparatively small number Of large
coacerns will produce lrigat and
financial embarrassment elsewhere.
Up 10 the present time the trust
solsspses have been only occasional.
bot she is,iare q the bicycle trust
aud the alksli trust within she pas,
few days are warning, that isilare'
nag cosns. il lamp. and 4 'hss DO.
~ asss shas $1,000, oee. ooo Of
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BIC DAM MAY
SOON BE BUILT
Project Undertaken at Kings
port Naars 400.

port Years AgO.
kNs-roHl. Tf>S, Sept. 26.-The
prospects are becoming more favor
able for che early completion OF the
mammoth project launched hy the
Howard Manufacturing Company Of
kingsport. a few years ago. This
company was organized for Che cs-
Enlistment OF large manufacturing
enterprise in this town. during the
eventiul days OF boom speculation
that followed the course of the Three
q" Railway from the Ohio River 60
the South Atlantic sea coast. As
the foad-bed was being graded from
johnson City 20 kingsport capital
lists were seeking places for invest
ment ia the latter town. Ii was in
that marvellous epoch OF industrial
growth OF the South that the Howard
Manufacturing Company began the
/ building Of a stone dam across the
Holston River in al effort 70 arrest
a mighty current and control the
water power whose force would revo-
lutionize the fame of Industrial Low
ell aud Fall River. The great work
begun has not yet mateyialized al.
though great expenditures were made
and when success wss visible in IN,
din distance Of the future the com
pany WAS forced 10 suspend opera
tons. The charge Of obstructing
navigsble stream was made but sitel
a long legal combat through thl
courts the Howard Company cam,
out victorious 1t is now announce,
by the promoters Of this big enter
prise that the work will 20 on t,
completion. The stone dam viii
cross the river in East kingsport
, below the falls, aud will furnish tn
finest water power in the State a
the natural advantages are uenqualed
The work will require severa
weeks before it is completed. Tn
local company has planned the ope
ration Of woodworking machinery,
Touring plant xnd tobacco mSnHfac
tory sR within the walls Of one larg
building located on the south banl
Of the Holston River.
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SPECIAL
SEASuONE EXCURSIONS
VIA
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ROUTE
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
via
observation-disclosures.
AND
CELEBRATED VALLEY AND PENN
SYN ANA RAILROADS
10
ATLANTIC CITY, CAPE MAY. SEA
ISLE CITY. AVALON ANGLASA
WILLOW OOD-HOLN BEACH.
New Jersey.
Tickets will hc on sale July 10Th and
2lth, August 9Th aud 2isi limited to SIX
teen days including date OF sale.
II tickets sold during July and August
are deposited with Ticket Agent at Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia. on arrival,
A stoP-over OF ten DAYS will be allowed at
Philadelphia on going trip.
Additional Information upon appiica-
ton to Agents Norfolk Western Raii-
way. W. B. BEVGLL,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. va.
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trust capitals stion Of the country
stands as m mace to all legitimate
business.
s-Th,ss lisa notable rscoge,iion
of this fact In the current circular
letter az Henry Clews. the Wall
street banker, although he takes the
optimistic view that the danger is
still long wa, of. lie say:
"lt j. true that American bankers
are carrying vast schemes OF eonsol-
idstion into effect. locking up eaor-
nous sums Of capital. aud that the
evil Of oversspisalizstion is one that
must eventually bring retsibutlon.
BIZ, the day Of reckoning Is not yet
in sight: we can not measure by old
standards; the country is growing at
a magnificent pace. and the limits Of
development sIs still unseen, white
our extraordinary resources permit
abuses and strains which can be en-
dured far beyond what customary
standards or foreign opinion ever
deemed possible. A good harvest
iusures another season Of good bust
ness. postponing the reaction which
otherwise might have come, ana
which nigh, have been better for ms
IN the long run
-But notwithstanding this quiet
ing and resssuring view. he cautions
investors 60 g slow in putting their
money into the vast issues Of sccuIi-
tie. which the trust promoters ere
issuing. saying
"The public have not thus fan
shown any disposition to relieve
these gentlemen Of their self-imposed
burdens present prices. already
there sire indications Of inside SELL
lug. and. rs an reasonable eNpecta
tions, based upon prosperity or ih'
effects OF prospective alliances, seen
fo have been reasonably discounted
the market will be corrispondiugil
/ weakened by the passing OF stock
from strong Co weaker holders. The
outsider VIII have 90 conduct DDS
. operations With far greater caution
than at auy time during the last hv'
ycat- because prices now viii Do
chiefly governed iy inside manipu
latiou- oi which the outsider car
+ have little CO.. no iorckuovledge
CAS- q matter of public policy th
creation Of such sort OF DANCE
ought Go De prohibited just as ~
prohibit ihe erection 90 povde
magazine or dynamite storehou.
in ihc ccntcr OF crowded city
che uust promoters were endangcIin
only them selves and the Speculation
nho invest in thcir stock. it wouI
mako little difference. but when %
universally recognized that they 10
eniaugeiing general business as ve
Che importance of their restraint b.
come. evident Bat they are %.
e being restrained Every day add
OBJ thc list s.me new scheme vii
be- millions ora.lcgei capital
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COAL MUST BE MINED.

school boards in msuy New York
New Englsnd and Pennsylvania cities
sre considering the question Of clos
ing their schools--for lack Of coal e
hest them with.
Ilonseholders a. well - family
hotel and spsrtment-heuse propsie
tors are unable 20 stock their bins
10 . few weeks more at iafthes;. M,
lees coal u mined. the record Of sick
ness and death sass be gressIy 10
creased.
The pablo sehoeis sad the pulls
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sArEs or AuvErrrsr~e.

Tar public lighting statione Of
New York City annually supply over
1000. 600 incandescent lamps Pri-
vstc plants probably furnish as many
more.
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FnoN March Ia. 1900. 10 August
81. 1902. 297 national banks with
a capital If Sl4.66G.5oo were organ
iEei 10 the Southern St.te. Tc2a.
leads .ke Gst. and Kentucky come.
next with o total Of twenty
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The Richmond Dispatch Say, chat
it IS understood that abe receiver tor
the Virgins lroo. Coal aud Coke
Comrany.uil soon be- discharged
aud ,ho company started of on a.
basic O. insure rather high state 0i
efficiency. The question oi mau-
sgemcut. is. of coarse. ,eiN import
tsui. fact which B.. fully recognized.
aud ID is likely shat q thoroughly
competent man viii De chosen Co take
charge oi tho company business.
There are said 60 De possibilities ior
very great in,rea,e ia efficiency as
compared with 10, period Of receiver.
ship OF the time preceding
When thc company VAS organ
lied. properties were apparently tax
en- al random. liide attention being
given % the question Of how the dii
ferent materials necessary for "a,
smelling Of iron could be cconomi
csily assembled a. the furnaces. bal
this trouble is 60 be rsmeiied by Ie
location and sbe application Of ptac
teal experience 90 the conduct Of 90,
compauy's business Insiders sPesi
quite confidently in regard TO ia
company futuIe and expect ia
stock 70 appreciate 10 the value a
Il becomes better known
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GovnNoR Mo,rAcrF viii como 60
Southwest Virginia and nskc two
speeches in favor of Judge Ehea's
canvass TOY Congress lie viii speak
At Wytheville 90 October 18th. and
at panshurg iho following day
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FROM ST0NEGA.


.,.....-s-....,
s... Y. ~, p.o,ross /
- r. 49,. .,5 Is,cels;or ,be /
motto oftbe Stonega Coke and Coal /
/ Connanv Whom tb.v 6,sf brole
-rorrd a. establisban iodnstrv ;b,t
/ 6,s r;v.n .,onl,vmeut to tbons,rI.
Iof,be bo,nv handed sons Of Toll ana
NM in circulation million. of dollars
=, WI. Comfy and tbo cplmiraiion
~ ,bsir efor,s l. tb~ model Hosnital
inst comple,ed aS;ch +. second 10
nom. in ,be Toited States. and has
NO snperior In the world As tits
impossible in a brief article 20 give
irsti,e 20 the details of the eouip-
mont. II will be- necessary for those
.incerel, interested in an institution
of this kind 20 personally visit and
see for themselves. an establishment
u,atis criterion for the modern
philanthropist 90 copy from. The
building is two stories In height. l2O
feet Iona and the main buildinr al
the main entrance is forty feet wide
land ,he two wings are each % feet
wide. ON thc first floor. The main
office is at the leit ou entering. o1
lthc wide hallway. The areratine
room B, ou this floor. also the dining
room and the two wards. 32xl6 feet
leach and containing S beds each. In
each Of che wards there B.. a bath and
toilet room and annexed Oh the COLI
.orcd ward thc moreuc The Bloc
logical laboratory d, on this ilor
convenient 90 the operating room
, / u the second loor is the nurses
d. iN'iNf sue ilNtN i"'tNf NN' private
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Tim SECOND annual exhibit 90 the
Southwest Virginia Agricultural sni
Live Stock Association uii. bc hcli
at Rsdfori October li,h. 10th. 10th.
snd 18th. ana promise. o. be the
greatest exhibition o. live stock ever
seen in Southwest Virginia
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ROANOKE COLLEGE,

Courses for degrees: also Commerci al
Course. German FreDch. aud Spanish
tsught. Able Faculty. Library, 23.00n
volumes. ~oikiRg laboratory. good NOR. !
,nfoeaees. six churches no BARR Yoms.
Hsslthfai moentain location. Very nod
crate expenses. Aid scholarships. soth
year begins Sept. ~. Catalogue. With
Views. free Address
JULIUS D. DREHE2, President
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come t;-rs With some unkpewn diss-se.
She cad get no medical aid.
Several Of the citixeer % Eikhorp
Greek went 20 Whiteshrss THURSDAY 20
get Smother payment on their valuable
mineral lands. Tae boom ca Eikhorn
sfiii continues 10 boom aud Lstcher
County is in the swim. Bc~prSn.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
BURGLARS ABOUT.
The Siebeck Shoe Store Safe Bur
glarized. "A Small Sum of
Money is Secured.

Burglars successfully effected an en-
trance into the rear of the shoe store OF
D. ". Siebeck last night and succeeded
In breaking open his safe and taking
therefrom about $27. as near as Mr.. Sic
beck can judge, and some papers OF no
value to anyone but Mr.. Siebeck.
Entrance was secured by breaking the
upper sash OF ono of the rear windows
Inside they at once began work on the
safe with plentiful supply OF tools, and,
by breaking off the knob OF the safe, the
lock was soon pried open.
The store was dark and they had no
one to alarm them or to annoy them in
their work.
This morning it was discovered that
the tools with which the burglars worked
came from the tool cnest of the Ditch
company, which WAS found to have been
pried open during the night and some
tools taken therefrom.
Had the safe contained more money
than it did the burglars would certainly
have secured it, as they had free field
in which to work.
The officers were apprised of the bur
glary early this morning and have wired
in every direction to secure information
OF suspicious characters. The yards
have been closely watched, but 1T is sur
missed that the burglars had sufficient
time last night to catch train out of
here.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
Symposium on Fleas.
|. N. Bunting,

L. N. bunting,
Editor Sentinel:
You know in Colorado l was consider
ed successful hunter, but in this state
| do not think that l am success.
do not understand the "heaing" nature
of the game Talking about heas-why,
they crawl all over your stomach, and il
makes no difference tc them how many
stomachs Of others they have been on.
They pay no attention to Marquis of
Queensbury rules, for they tackle you
below the belt as we'll as above, and, in
fact il you wear belt they make hash
OF you under that belt l was out to a
lecture last night and was leaning over
in the seat resting. felt one crawl up
my thigh. l waited and when he was at
the proper place sat down on him. l
could feel him dig in his two nails, but
that made no difference held him
there. 4 never got far enough around
to see il killed him. l was surrounded
oy lot of good looking girls, so of
course | could not investigate. They
tackle you in day time as we'll as night.
The other night l jumped out of bed
shouting Hot tamales.". Wife thought
I had nightmare, but it was only the
fleas playing leap frog over my manly
breast.
Talk about flea bitten horse-What
would you think if you saw flea bitten
Jay, but won't let you see where the
deas bit me. l am not proud because !
have heas, nor am 1 mad that l have
hsas. because every body in California
has heas
| think that the heas around Los An
geles are larger than the feas around
Frisco and Berkeley, in fact. think the
fleas at Los Angeles would weigh a
pound, more or less.
This state is making extensive prepa-
rations to fight grasshopf ers, but l don't
near OF them making any preparation to
fight the heas-guese they will fight the
hsas right along as they have been do
ing, without any preparations.
have had skunks walk over my bed
at night; have had gray wolves howl
around my bed all night; the grizzly
bear has scratched gravel from the over
hanging rocks which actually fell upon
me; while in bed at night ] heard \
mountain lion swish his tail against my
tent; had graybacks in the army;
have been chawed by tarantulas, stung
by scorpions, slept with horned toads,
owls and rattlesnakes, (please notice
that | leave out centipedes and Gila
monstsrs) bitten by Klondike mosquitoes
at timber line in Colorado, pinched by
woodticks in the oak brush on Kanah
creek, yet have never been 80 annoyed
as by the festive flea OF California.
Ben. =. Jay.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
King Edward.

Londod, July 2.-The steady progress
Of King Edward is fully maintained and
his majesty takes light nourishment
with keen enjoyment. He is allowed 9
light cigar day. He evinced the great
est interest in today's review Of the CO.
lonial troops, and he was eager that the
people should be in some way compen-
sated for their disappointment because
OF the postponment Of ths coronation.
The King received Qu'en Alexandria e
report OF the review with much pleasure
and he was immensely pleased later 10
the day when the sounds of the cheers
from the Indian troops, given for the
Queen as they marched by the palace,
penetrated the SICK room. The King's
grand children are allowed a brief daily
uisit to his bedside, while scarcely less
welcome and even more enthusiastic
visitor to his majesty is his pet Irish
terrier Jack" which is allowed in the
kings room a short time every after
noon.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
TRACYS LATEST
Oregon Convict Took Big Launch
After frightening Crew and
Killing His Partner.

Seattle, July2 Advices received from
Olympia tonight state that Tracy, the
escaped Oregon convict, stole a gasoline
lunch this morning at South Bay AID
started up the sound. The launch is the
largest OF the kind on Puget Sound and
has 300 gallons OF gasoline, or enough
for a thousand mile run.
Before Tracy started he said he in
tended firing few shots at the peniten-
| tiary on Mcneil island. He said that be
had murdered Merrill, but the statement
is not believed. He gave as the reason
for the alleged deed that Merrill was
growing faint hearted. 1t is believed
however, that the latter is in the vicinity
of his sisters home at Sheldon.
Tracy, according to the advices, must
have passed through Olympia about
midnight. At five o'clock this morning
he appeared at the plant of the Capital
City Oyster company at South Bay and
entered the house OF Horatio Alling, one
Of the employees. Another employee
Will Lattridge was in the house. Tracy
| told who he was and began to prepare
his breakfast, the two men being warned
to keep quiet. While Tracy was cooking
his food, Frank SCOTT and Jshn Lessen
ger, also employees of the company. en-
tered. The convict then made the four
stand with their faces to the wall, hold
ing up their hands. At this juncture
Captain Clark, OF the gasoline launch
IN and S" and his son entered. They
also were forced to stand with their
faces to the wall.
During conversation Tracy learned
that the launch was in the bay and after
| he had breakfasted he ordered the men
| to take him to it. He make Captain
Clark get the engine in order and star,
1t for him. The captain then jumped
ashore and Tracy started on his TRIP
| down the sound. 1t was then about II
| o'clock. Although he had revealed hit
| identity to the men, they did not report
| the matter to the authorities until late
IN the afternoon. The launch is excep
tionally large and has made one trip to
| Alaska.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
CoIorado's S Congressional Favors

Washington. July 2-Colorado affairs
were practically finished up before the
day OF adjournment OF congress and CON
sequently its delegates were not obliged
to join in the general rush for unani-
nous consents which marked tho closing
day.
Representative Shafroth expressed his
satisfaction over the close CT the session
and his belief that Colorado has Jared as
we'll, II not better, than any other state,
con sidering her population.
I'VE had most of our demands acced
cd to in the limo OF pubic buildings"
said he, land we we're successful in OBJ
tanning legislation in regard to the 1ndi-
an reservations OF the state which will be
OF immense value to settlers l was dis
appointed over not obtaining q national
soldiers home for Denver, but l have
uccseded in having the bi reported and
am confident that it will Lass next ses-
siou-"} r. ,-tt-
In addition to the benefits that Colo
RADIO will secure from the new irriga ton
law the state has secured $780, 900 for
the conn mpletion OF the Denver mint and
a S135, 900 postoffice for ColoradoSprings,
an S85, 900 postoffics for Lesdville, an ap-
preparation OF $31, 500 for the resurvey
OF the boundary line between Colorado
and New Mexico; term OF the United
States circuit court Of appeals to be held
yearly at Denver or Cheyenne; the open
ing of the Ute reservations to homestead
settlers; land for the Colorado Springs
waterworks; improvements at the two
Indian schools, and aid to several score
Of private citizens in the shape OF claims
and pensions.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
Fire! Fire! Fire!

Fire in FIRE works factory destroyed
the entire stock. But we had ours oil
bought. We bought 30 many that we
re afraid we can't sell them all. So
when you come to buy some for Fourth
OF July we will make it easy for you and
cut the price away down to cest because
we don't intend to buy any more.
The Thompson Jewelry 4 Music Co.
The daily sentinel., 1902-07-03
Weather Report.

The maximum Temperature yesterday
was 81 degrees and the minimum this
morning was 5S degrees.
Forecast for this section is:
Fair tonight and Friday, warmer
Friday.