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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
YOUR OWN HOME FIRST.

When tired out, 90 home When you
want consolation. GO home When you
saint fun. 70 home. When want 20 show
to Others than Won have reformed, 60
home and o., yeur family get acquainted
with the fact. When you want 90 show
Yourself st your beet 60 home and
act there When you feel like being ex-
liberal. home and practice on your wife
and children first When you want 20
-hiue ~ith more bfiiacy than usual go
home auh light OPP the whole household.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
catarrh Cannot be- cured

eith LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as fhrg can
uai reach ihg scat oi abe disease. Cafarfh Is
tilsd or constitutional disease, ani in arirr
,n eur, it sau mEst take Internal remedies.
Halle Catarfh Curc D. takcu internally, and
acts difcrtlr oa thc bl1nd eud mucuus sur.
stccs. ilan's Caisrrh Curc Ii uot gnack
risiiciue. u was prescribed o. one ~ the
best physician, iu Cats countfs Cor wears. aud
Is acTu.sf prescription. 10 is composed 81
tae brsi ionics kaouu, coinbincd ~ith thc best
bi'.ll rufiAsrs. setting dirtctlf op the lfucaus
surface. The qcrtcc, combination Of She two
iagrcdirat- BE- what prudaces such ~nadcrful
results beg curing Cataffh. send Tor test
u1nniais frec.
,. }. CHENEY a CO rrors.s Toledo, O.
soda ~ druggists, PRISE isc.
Halls fsuily Pills arr the best.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
THE LADIES

Favor rsintiag their churches and there
fore We urge every Minister 20 remember
We give liberal qusntity Of the Lenguisn
4 Martsner Paint toward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold
Don't pay ~ - gsiloa for Linseet Oh
(worth 60 cents) which you do ~heu you
hsv other paints in a can With paint
label on ~.
s ard make -, therefore when you
waut fourteen gallous 0f paint. buy only :
Of l.. a NJ. aud mix 6 gallons pure Linscee
Oil With ia, aud thus get paint at less than
81 - per gallon.
Many h0usss are we'll painted With four
gallons Of =. A N. aud three gallons Of
Linseed Oh mixed Herewith.
These Celebrated Paints are sold 5y
W. Kelly 2l-H
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
FROM CRAB ORCHARD.

Cofrs.l-,ci-scs q n His s,sos Gsr r--s.
Cas- OacaArp, Va. sept t6-rle r.
Z Ballard ihrus,oa party that vent and
stayed iast seek ca the top Of the Big
Black AosutsiE, came 70 " ;. PAlmer's
is-t Friday aigat sad have nos reterned
- k,g stone Gap. foor correspondent
raaae tfip apou tie aoahies o. the Big
aud Listis Black Nountsiu last Thursday
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
What is Life7

Tn the last analysis nobody knows, but
We DO know that it BE- under strict Law.
Abuse that law even slightly, pain results.
irregular living means arrangement Of the
organs. resulting in Constipation, Head
ache or Liver trouble. Dr.. Kings Ncv
lite Pile quickly rc-adiusta this. It's
gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c at Dr. T.
W. keiiv's Drag store. go
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st. Louis Exposition Rates ,
V. & S. W. Rv

On account Of the So I.on,s b.
tue virginia aud Southu-,isrn ~
~ili sell round trip ticket. from n.
daily, as follows.
Limited until Decembcr 18th. ie,
return, So -.
Limited 60 days from date Cd
so 90.
Limited IS day, from Date o j
so IS. 4
On August 2nd, oh. 18th. .sri 800
Coach Excursion" tickets. Hm.t.5 \
DAYS tor return will hc .oIl .t -..1
$if.i0 for round trip.
Propofiionateiy low rate. r-
points. VIZ Airs,
General Passenger t..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-22
a LrrTLE ABOUT
EVERYTHING.
Short Pungent Paragraphs Of
Interest to Everyone.

II Is always tsue that one 'go-head'
man will accomplish more han a. doz en-
Of the ~wait-ane-see" kind.
Ch.rles Sargent. the inventor ef the
bicycle cha,n u dead. Ne vas - ycses
Of age and died ia poverty.
During the 6rst six months Of this year
England exported to Russis .3Sl 600 tons 4
Of smokeltss steam coal aud 20 japan 81
GOO tons.
OF woman man Is ignorant,
Just twice in ali bis life.
Once whcu be is rourtiug her,
Aud alter she's his wife.
"wby. asked the Sunday school teacher I
"did Lois wife look backf' II s'po-c'
replied Johnny. sit was 20 see n her skirt ]
burg an right behind"
The car. osiug iothe birth OF his son. /
viii remit SOS 700. Ouo taxes. lie ought
hereafter 20 be able 20 get the tat-dodger F.
vote without much trouble.
The cnormou- inctes in the production I
and sale Of copper. especially in the
Quilted States aud Europe. is due Go the
general increase Of electricity used.
leo. usu.ily imagined that the ia-
caudcfceut electric lights give. out very
little heat Asa matter Of fact onlv per
cent o. ts energy goes 90 make light while
20 goes into heat.
According Co tho Chicago papers. Prof.
Starr OF che Univcrsifv Of Chicago. de-
ciarcs that the eating of doc- is no worse
than the practice ot eating hog. and sheep.
Save sour dogs
india's reputation. according 90 thr
latest cemcus BE- its. $50. llA. Olthcse the
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follows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL.
Three Men Dead, Two Dying and Another
in Serious Condition from
the Poison.

Chicago, Feb IA number Of col
ored men living in rooming house
on Dearborn street drunk wood alcohol
Sunday night and as q result Cyrus
Robinson, J. G. Mccarthy and Thomas
Smith are dead George jenkins and
Edward Thompson are dying and Rich
ard Fletcher is in the hospital with
faint chance for his life. The men pur-
chased the alcohol in drug store and
friends declare that the bottles were
not properly labeled. It Ia claimed
by men living In the rooming house
that all Of the men who drank the
wood alcohol supposed that they had
genuine alcohol. The druggist who
sold the alcohol denied that he had
sold wood alcohol except in properly
labeled bottles. It was explained to
the purchasers, he said, that the wood
alcohol was poison. A search is being
made for the, bottles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04

the minority II they nad changed front
on this question and why they were
now willing to support exemptions
from the operations Of that act in view
Of the attitude they assumed at the
time Of its enactment. Mr. Bartlett,
Of Georgia, asked Mr.. Hepburn II the
legislation In question was not passed
when they had the Cleveland brand
Of democracy rather than the Bryan
brand, as Mr.. Hepburn had suggested.
whereupon Mr. Hepburn advised the
democrats to return to the Cleveland
brand.
With District of Columbia business
disposed Of the house took up the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill, consideration Of which was pend
ing when the house adjourned.
Mr. Hearst, Of New York, introduced
a bill to give circuits In the United
States Jurisdiction in suits brought un-
der the Sherman antitrust law and
making II the duty Of district attor-
neys to institute proceedings for the
violation Of the law. Such proceed
ings, the Bill provides. may be in the
way of petitions setting forth the cause
and praying that such violations shall
be enjoined or otherwise prohibited.
When the parties 10 complained Of
shall have been notified the court is to
proceed at once to the hearing Of the
case
Mr.. McDermott, Of New York, intro
duced bill to authorize the appoint
ment by the president Of boards Of in-
vestigatibn and arbitration to investi-
gate and arbitrate In disputes between
employers and employees.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
WANTS An INQUIRY.
Dietrich Gets q Committee to Look
into Charges Against Him.
THEPABAMA QUESTION IN THE HOUSE


Washington, Feb. 2.--In the senate
yesterday Senator Dietrich, Of Ne
braska, made request for an investi-
cation into charges on which he was
tried recently by federal court in his
own state and the senate granted the
request, the president pro tenn. ap-
pointing committee consisting Of
Messrs. Hoar, Plat Of Connecticut,
Spooner, Cockrell and Pettus to make
the inquiry. The remainder of the
day was devoted to an argument by
Senator Morgan in support Of the reso-
luton introduced by Senator Stone d.
recting the senate committee on for
eign relations to make an investigation
into the Panama revolution. Senator
Morgan again criticised the conduct Of
M. Bunau-Varilla in connection with
the revolt and spoke Of the treaty a. q
concession to the commercial spirit Of
the age. He closed with the declara-
ton that the south would not support
the agreement at the expense Of the
honor Of the country.
Senator Penrose introduced q bill
to appropriate 100000 for the erection
of statue Of Abraham Lincoln in
Washington.
The several resolutions referred to
the senate committee on post Offices
and post roads, asking for an investi-
cation by congress OF the charges Of
corruption in the post ONCE depart
ment. win be taken up by the commit
tee some day this week. Chairman
Penrose desires to begin an inquiry
at once II it should be the decision Of
the senate to adopt any one Of the
The proceedings in the house yester-
day were enIiyened by a spirited dis
cussion Of the Panama question. Mr.
Thayer, democrat, OF Massachusetts,,
declared the course Of this government
In Panama to have been contrary to
the provisions Of the treaty with New
Granada Mr.. Grosvenor, republican,
Of Ohio made q vigorous defense Of
The administration and said the bright
est star that shines in the pathway
of the candidate Of the republican
party y his course in the Panama ca
nal question. He advised the demo
rats to keep away from Panama as
IN Issue
While q bin proposing relief 70 an
individual from the operations Of the
let restricting ownership Of lands IN I
he territories and The District q Co !
umhla 70 American citizens vas IN
Ter consideration Mr.. Hepburn asked
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
FLOUR MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Twsnty-One Minneapolis Concerns Stop
Operations Because Of Shortage in
the supply Of Whsat.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Feb. 2.-AlI Of
the q Minneapolis -four mills were
shut down yesterday, but the millers
say they expect to resume operations
in three days. Shortage in the sup
ply Of wheat Is given as the cause
Of the closing down. The reason given
for q shortage is that the railroads are
blocked with loaded cars and the only
way in which the situation could be
relieved was by shutting down for q
few days. One Of the largest milling
firms denies the truth Of the reports
on the grain exchanges that -four deal
ers feared to buy -four because Of the
manipulation In the wheat market
which had put up the price 70 high
and might at any moment cause
-t~~- Ae-tl-e.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04

Unparalleled ID extent aud character.
anywhere on the globe The restcra-
| ton ofthe kings highway has . more
important hearing In the southern
part Of the state than In the north, %
the largest and most influential mis-
aions, Monterey excepted. were In
this end and three. San Luis Ray, San.
Buenventurs and Santa Barbara are
the best preserved Of the entire COR
don Of twenty.one Mission tradi
tions and history have made deeper
impress on the south and mission
atmosphere seems to permeate the
very air Of the sunlit, skies and the
purple mountains that rim the fertile
valleys, outside the sights and sounds
OF the traffic Of the cities.
1.-THE Landmarks club Of Southern
Californip. the chamber Of commerce
Of Los Angeles and other organiza-
tions interested, have joined hands |
In an effort to interest oil parts OF be
state in the undertaking, not to make
el canine real q speedway for the
millionaire tourists automobile. but
to make 1t highway for the people
Of California to enjoy as best suits
their tastes and resources. II 10
designed to make CHE work popular
movement Of all the psople. for the
people OF the state That the under
taking means vast expenditure Of
time, labor and money 10 we'll UNDER
stood, but the seemingly impossible
has been accomplished In California
too often for the skeptic to say IL
,annot be done again. The survey
u the highway. It 10 said. can be
'ound in old Spanish manuscripts
ind in the untranslated diaries Of the
aries. still extant. The pro-
POSED reconstruction Of 81 canine
cal has enlisted the support Ct the
National Good Roads association and
he movement born Of sentiment for
,sliiornia's romantic and picturesque
'ast, promises to crystaliza into
MEASURE Of twentieth century pro- \
ress." \
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
SUSPECTED or MURDER.


Wagner, /. T., Jan. 3d. Ernest
Ainsworth, negro, was arrested and
brought in from Lillietta, charged with
the murder Of Ernest Bratcher and
Richard Atkins. The three men left
Lillietta with teams 10 go to their
homes nine miles north. Night came
on and storm. They got lost and the
next day Ainsworth reached home on
mule. He said that they were frozen
to death and that he had escaped b
similar death by deserving his team
and trusting to the mule to take him
home.
Parties went out and found the
bodies side by side, as Ainsworth de-
scribed. They had apparently frozen
to death. One was buried, but some
suspicious, circumstances arose and
the other body was brought to this
place, where q post-mortem was held,
which showed that the mans neck had
been broken. The officers placed Aims
worth under arrest.
When Bratcher and Atkins left Lii
lietta they had considerable money
with them and two four-horse teams.
The teams have been found, but the
money is missing and the officers be-
lieve both men were murdered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Opening session 81 Ormond. Fla. Marked
by a Large Attendance = The
Brownlov Bill.

ormond. Fla. Jan. 30.-The opening
session Of the National Good Roads
association was marked by large at
tendance. Gov. W. s. Jennings, in his
remarks. Endorsed the Brownlow bill,
which proposes to divide the expense
Of road construction between the gov
eminent, and the districts through
which the roads are built President
W. H. Moore. Of the National associa-
ton, did not favor the BILL in It's pres
emit shape. He believed that with more
ideas It would be pos
Sible to secure government aid. He
the plan for the employment
Of conyicts in road construction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
WIN Provide Tor the Press 81 Copvsatios.

WIN Provide Tor the Press 81 Convsntiop.
Salt Lake City, Feb. i.--Secretary
Perry s. Heath, Of the republican ma
tional COMMITTEES, has received great
many applications from the newspa-
per publishers and editors of the coun-
try for reservations upon the press
platform Of the republican national
convention, which will convene In Chi
cago June Fl, and states In answer that
all such applications will be promptly
laid before the committee at the
earliest possible moment and will re-
ceive prompt attention as will all ap-
plications received by him hereafter
It is the intention, Mr., Heath says, to
provide amply for the entire press Of
the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04

Mast satisfy Tax Claim Of $4,000.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2.-Three district
Judges, sitting en- banc. yesterday after
noon decreed that the Lincoln Trac-
ton company must by noon to-day
satisfy tax claim Of s54 1000, held by
the city, or the plant will pass out Of
it's hands. A month ago under fore
closure proceedings. the traction prop
erty was bid in by Charles A. Frue-
auff for $1,16O.0O0. The court refused
to confirm the sale until the full pay
ment was made and yesterday Mr..
Frueauff made a tender Of drafts on
New York, Chicago, St Louis and
Philadelphia banks for the amount.
The present owners claim the right to
redeem, but this will be antagonized
by the interests Mr.. Frueautf repre-
sents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
SOCIETY OF DREssMAKERs.
A New Organization Formed which win
Meet In New York. Chicago and
81. Louis During March.

Chicago, Feb. 2.--The National
Dressmakers' association Of this city
has been merged into new organiza-
ton incorporated at Albany, N. Y,
to be known as the international So
ciety OF Dressmakers, with headquar-
tiers at Paris, New York. st. Louis and
Chicago. Conventions In the various
cities will be held semi-annually.
Members Of the society will meet in
New York March 10, in Chicago March
IA and st. Louis March 81. The or
ganization also includes leading retail
dry goods merchants throughout the
country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
A TOWNSHIP TANCLE
Plan 10 CIT CREEKS 10 EIlGRATE.


fss - 49, tss 80
Muskogee, !. X, Jan. 2s-The sec
tsAly "a the interior has refused =
AaioW tne aiiottaes who own the allot
menu where the town OF Weleetki
stands 70 sell their property except II
tne regular sealed bids sale and tn
entire townsite Is involved In . tangls
irom which It seems impossible fol
me people 70 obtain title TO $2,OO0.OO(
worth OF property.
Wuicotha ~ Town OF l,VVu people
10 the western part OF the Creek ma
lion. ~ was built on the allotments
q Martha and Alex Low and Big Ben.
Tnese indians want to make good their
agreement with the townsite company
mat sold the lots and asked the secre-
tary 70 allow them the unrestricted
sale OF their property. This was rec
commended by the Dawes commission
ana refused by the secretary OF the In
terior, VINO 1919 them to sell under the
sealed dds plan. This the allottees
refused g 90 and the secretary, ac--
\ corning 70 the Creek attorney, has or
dered them to 90 so anyway. II such
an order is carried out the chief win
order q suit Tor injunction hled.
~ the meantime the national banks
and tne pig mercantile companies that
nave ouiit Dig brick and stone build
mgs realize that they are subject to
removal ~ murders any day upon de-
mand Of the aiiottees Or order Of the
indian agent
Plan 70 Get Greeks 70 Emigrate.
Okmnlgee' ]. y, Jan. 2s-Tobin
berrynill' minister who has iniiu-
ence among the fuil-blood Indians, has
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
persisted FROM THIRST.
Tho Bodies Of Nearly Thirty M0n Found
ON tho Desert Between Hfoapa and
Los Vegas, Nav.

Salt Lake City. Feb 1.-The bodies
OF between 20 and 80 men who per-
ished from thirst while attempting to
cross the desert between Moapa and
Los Vegas, New. have been found
within few weeks, according to adj
vices received from the latter place.
The men. 1T ID believed, were mostly
tranps who attempted to make the
long journey on foot without sufii-
cient supplies Of food and water to
carry them across. Many Of the bodies
found were without clothing and 1t 10
believed that the victims had gone in.
sane from thirst and had wandered
about in nude condition in search Of
water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04

-Four Thousand Persons Made Idle BY Firs.
New Cumberland, W. Va. Jan. 3d.
The Chelsea plant OF the Union Pot
terles company has been destroyed by
fire. It was an eight-kiln plant and
gave employment to 1000 persons
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
o.. LouIa Grand jury % Report To-Day.

%. L01la GFnnd Jnry % Report TODAY
st. Louis, Jan. s0.-The December
grand jury VIII make It's first report
to-day. II Il stated on apparently
good authority that there WIN be no
indictments returned in connection
with the recent investigations Of that
body into The alleged attempt on the
part OF several members Of The house
Of delegates to secure $4,000 Doodle
Tor the passage Of a bill providing for
The eslablirhment Of a pneumatic tube
delivery service from the union station
to the worlds fair grounds Tor express
nackacts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-04
TO REBUILD MISSION ROAD.
Mrs. Bowman Writes Of . New
Undertaking,


In the San Diego, California, Union
Mrs. Mary M. Bowman. who 10 remem-
bsred here as one Of the most charm.
ing and cultured women Abilene ever
knew, writes an interesting article on
the rebuilding Of the old road connect
ing the famous missions Of California.
The story Is Of course told in the
fascinating manner typical Of all that
comes from Mrs. Bowman's pen. She
says Of this old road: "El canine
real had its first foot tracks broken
by Europeans July IA, 1863. It was
four O'Clock in the porning OF the
feast day Of the 'seraphic doctor, San
Buenventura.' when Fathers Crespi
and Gomez, two friars Of the order
Of St. Francis, with Don Caspar do
PoFtala, Captain Riverscy Moncada
and detachment Of volunteers from
Catalonia, Spain; surgeon, cosmo-
grapher, Indian guides and muletesrs
irow Lower California, set out on 40
eventiul tramp from the shores Of
San Diego through the virgin soil Of
an unknOwn country 70 search for the
bay Of Monterey
After a description Of The missions
she cOneludssi
''sOon or late. the hour is sure to
strike Tor the thing that ought to be
and the hour has struck for The re-
construction Ct 81 eamino real. The
practical standpoint Of the proposed
undertaking IL. that q win give 70
CnlIioruis . highway through scenery
unsurpassed on the continent and -
unique IN origin - ihs missions were