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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21

month. the figures Cor 1903. being $iis.-
IA. rs. against ss3. o3S. so in same month
Of last year. The increase In agricultural
exports occurs ehieay in cotton. Of which
the valae Of the months exports Is rn-
usually high.
The increase In exports OF manufactures
il distributed through many articles, but
does not occur. a. had been expected. in
iron and steel. Discussions in the trade
circles and 10 the press during the past
few weeks have predicted a revival in the !
export trade Of iron and steel manufsc- /
lures. hut the November figures Of exports /
Of this class Of merchandise do not justify /
! tins prediction. The total value Of iron
aud steel manufactures exported in No
vcmhcr, 1903 was a. ,gSe. AS against SIS
+ 1924 IN November OF 1902. s., Isl, 1873 In
November. 1891. and Sio,ll2.I2l in No
] vomhrr. 1900. For the eleven months
ending With November the total exports
4 Of iron and steel manufactures are $50
GS5.lul in value. against $50. i36, "a In
the corresponding months Of 1901. Not
outstanding tue slight decrease ia cA-
ports Of iron and steel. the total Of au
manufactures exported during the eleven
months ending with November, 1908, is
$3.50 eos .l27. against 1871, iS'.5i6 ia the
corresponding months OF last year.
Imports for the month show decrease
OF over g.. 600 .OuO compared With Novem-
hcr of the preceding year. This decrease
BE- divided between manufacturers mate
, rials. food siufs, and the group ecsig-
: mated as "afticlcs OF voluntary use, luNu-
. rcs. ctc.' THE largest decrease occurs IN
.H"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21

We oder One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of cstssrh that canuot be cured by
Halls Catsrrh Cure.
~. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have kso~n r. y.
Cheney Tor fhe last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable IN al business trnnsac-
lions and snancialiv able 70 carry out anF OBJ
lira sions made by his firm.
wArpiNs. kiSSks & MkrvfN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, .
Halls Catarrh Care Is taken internally, act
ine directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of The system. Testimonials sent Tree
Price - cents per bottle. Sold BY all Drug
giSts.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21

The railroads OF the United states
killed 1854 persons during the year
ended June 80. Stlll some people so
around Worrying because Of the horrsrs
Of var.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21
THE SOUTH
Is Making Wonderful Strides
Towards Prosperity and
Easily Leads Her Neigh
bors I'm the lmpor-
taNt Race.

KANT MACE
(washington postl
Reviews Of the 6naneial. commercial
aud Industrial achievements for the last
twelve mouths furnish a most highly
gratifying indication of she growth and
Development Of the southern States. !
Better stiu. the hest authority Of men T.
who study conditions aud achievements ia
the business and financial world promises
that fhe progress Of the South will be
promoted aud enlarged during the present
year. Figarcs ard statistics upon which
these results arc shown and the roseaie
predictions hascd have been drawn from
many sources. hy representative oi iu-
vcsiors who have been loakiug into The
possibilities Of Southern resources. Day
r1iiruud managers ~he have been isvP'hz
closest watch upon The increase Of husi-
ness and tho causes leading 90 il. hy
manufacturer Whole agents SIRE seeking
new nelds for Investment. AVID new mar
kcis for goods. hy home-sceker- who are
looking for productive soil. an equahlc
climate aud 900 assured reward foe honest
coil and ca,ri The story told hy these
invcsiiesinrs D., enc OF thc most interest
.nr iu hi.ior, and ihc situation shown -
one of ihe most brilliantly promising he-
fore tlc world.
Some time before the end of thc ycai
ia03 the Manufactures Record addressed
letters 60 managers oi O. number of rail.
uat 900 thc South. asking Cor opinions
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21
A CHRISTMAS STORY.


Il was about eight O'clock On Christ
mas night, and Main street sOuth OF
the junction was almost deserted. FOR
more than block not single peces-
;rian could be seen-no one was visi-
BILE except a policeman. who stood Al
the corner Of Ninth and Main streets
and cared abssnt-mindedly down Ninth
street. when the headlights Of two ca
BILE trains shone brightly against
murky background.
Business was dull in a certin Main
street restaurant Supper was over. the
help was busy bringing order out OF
the chaos in which the rush OF an hour
before had thrown the institution. The
proprietor and his wife were seated
az a table near the entrance Outside
[ a large turkey. who had been expanded
T 10 mammoth proportions by means OF
a bicycle pump. hung suspended from
/ nook Around II were quail. pleas
ants. rabbits and prairie chickens. a
display designed to tempt the appetite
Of the epicure.
A figure passed down Tenth street |
from Walnut street. and turned north /
on Main As he passed under the cleo /
trio light bis features were revealed.
lie was 4 slender young man. and }
his cheeks were sunken and pale His
lips were firmly pressed together and
his eyes downcast. He wore faded
suit o. black. and n cloth cap. which
was drawn down over his face until
a almost met the coat collar which
was turned up around hts neck. When
be reached the entrance 10 tho rcs-
, faurant he stopped suddenly In the
\ / rlar- ~ the light and glanced about
q him His ewes fen upon the game
a hanging outside without looking to
SEQ 10 no WAS observed. ne reached up.
seized brace 81 prairie chickens.
- tucked them under his coat and walked
3D. slowly down the street The propric-
TORS wife thought she saw tho man
p take the birds. and told her husband ~
her suspicious lie went TO the door
.- and called 90 the Young man The lai-
if fcr stopped turned about and refrared
be- hle steps t1 Tho restaurant So trans
.e and devoid % suspicion WIS Dis Do
Re- mcanor that ne restaurant Keeper boz
ran 90 doubt that he had committed q
theft BE looked az Tho nook vhcrc
p. the prairie chickens had been haus'ng
., They woro gone
q. "nid Won SEQ anybody take two prai-
ot. rio chickens from this hook just now ''
DID, De asked
- % iii." replied the stranger calmly
"Who was So"
"ft was g. Here thcy arc." Do con-
81, ruuc1. drawing them from beneath DTS
81, coat and holding ihcm az arm lenefh
DOL Tho restaurant man was staggered
ri az the quiet manner in which thc man
.' ID. Hrr.H N
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21

so. 3 connects at Bristol for Louisville.
Ky. Cincinnati, o., and su points West,
Southwest. North sud NorthNest, and also
eith Norfolk y Western Ry- for points
East and with Southern Ry.. Tor points
South
No. connects at Appalachia for all
stations on the l.. a y Il. r., aud carries
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPING CARS
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21

New York has a woman with green
hair and doubtless its playwrights viii
lose no time In building play around
her Such an opportunity to elevate the
stage Is not 10 be lightly thrown away.
old newspapers for sale at shis
oeiee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-21
Bai.ror TO ciSo'SS.n

Close connections for an points West,
Southwest. North and NorihWest
Pullman seat fare 20 Big Stone Gap p
cents, 10 Middlesboro IS cents.
No-2 connects al Appalschia aith trains
from Louisville, Cincinnati aud all inter
mediate points; and at Bristol with trsins
for Tennessee division, trains for n q W.
Rs stations, aud Eastern points also for
Southern ny. stations and Sogthcrn
points.
W. +. AILES, L. A. PHIcHAsn.
Gent Passenger Agent. Akent.
Bristol It1n.-Vs.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

love or act at the pleasure OF the COM
handing power" Now when he made
this offer the associate editor did not
suppose that there were SO many OF
the readers Of The Independent who
were 30 anxious 20 work. but up 70
the time of going 10 press he has re-
ceiyed just .l56 inquiries from people
desiring 10 Join this community. lie
can not answer them In private. as
promised. so must make a clean breast
Of the whole secret. He will give this
advance tip. however. that there are
very few who have Joined this COM
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08
WHAT THE WISE ONES SAID

who told us that We must be content
with the station in life which it had
pleased God to call us, also said that
wheat raising must be curtailed, that
there was more wheat being produced
through the opening up Of the western
and northwestern states than the 3pe0-
pie could consume. The department. of
agriculture which was composed of the
wise ones which so advised US is now
declaring that the United States must
grow more wheat if it expects to supply
) all that will be needed for home con-
sumption within the next few years.
That is what the wise ones said then
and are saying now. All the time the
pOpulists have been saying one and
TIC same thing and that is: "Give us
= money circulation commensurate
with the population and business of
these states and there will be work
for all and the earth will never pro-
DUDE so much food that it will have to
gU1io waste.
The innocence of the associate edi-
tor is always getting him into trouble.
When he offered to let into private
snap all who would write. for private
information, he did not realize that
there we're SO many anxious readers.
He offered to provide inside informa-
ton privately of community where
all the people were employed. where
the hours were regular: where idle
ness was unknown; where there was
no poverty. no favoritism; where's all
enjoyed a perfectly equal chance and
equal returns for labor performed;
where there was no anxiety for the
morrow, no fear OF want: no dread
Of the proverbial rainy day: where
every inhabitant was provided with
ample comforts, and where fear of
winters cold never entered the mind:
a place that Is perfectly lighted and
NIL work equally apportioncd among
the Inhabitants: whore they have a
library aud other civilixlng influences
free for all the people of the COM
munity. In fact a place that would
fully meet all the requirements uf The
definition OF socialism given by an
eminent socialist as follows: socialism
the ''the hand OF tho state stretched
out. not only over private property.
hut over every individual who would
work. rest. travel. eat. sleep. mako
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

munlty that are not sorry they did SO.
There are quite number Of them.
chief among them being the one To-
Gated ut Sing Sing. The only require
ment for admission is to violate some
penal statute.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

The following Associated Press die
patch was printed in oil the papers
last week: Secretary urey woodson
Of the democratic national committee.
has received letter from William ].
Bryan In which Mr. Bryan says he viii
be at the disposal OF the democratic
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08
We Want You to Know

THAT We Publish Five Distinct Catalogues Each and every
worth having they mailed FREE any who will
write for them mems Catalogue Of Suits and Boys
Catalogue of Boys Suits Overcoat Odd Trousers Furnishing
Goods mems Odd Pants Catalogue book that nothing
else but Mems Odd Trousers mems Furnishing Goods Catalogue
book that tells all about Mems Underwear Shirts Etc Work
Clothes Catalogue book for who have buy
Any ONE ALL Of these books will be MAILED FREE those
who desire them.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

committee for campaign purposes dur
ing the month OF October" Many are
commenting upon the fact that this
announcement followed upon the heels
OF that other announcement that Dave
Hill had retired from politics.
ScSSS>><<
OF the farmers OF the United States
more than 80 per cent are tenants
merely; 90 per cent OF farms are mort
gagged aud about as per cent or less
than half Of the farmers OF the nation
own their own farms clear OF incum-
hrance Whyg
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

jim to Of Fall Winter Catalogue you
Will see sample Of the cloth from which these Suits
are made fyou haven't Catalogue you should
1or the DOCK today It will be guide you your
clothes buying No matter whether Of the
DOCK Will be worth thousand times the effort in getting
Inc sample shown Of Catalogue is other
tnan the famous Dckey Cassmers the most honest fabric
produced today at price, It is wool thoroughly
shrunk The Suits made up with harcoth fronts serge
lined and silk sewed throughout
Tor general wear at price, We want know
about these suits because they bargains it's
for sake it is for that you examine
the sample carefully and pleased order suit # the
don't please when get it. don't you keep
it, but if it dose please want to tell your friends
One thing the suits worth talking to talk
about them will too. They the kind clothes
that are worth paying for good deal better than price
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

under General Sherman from Vlcks-
burg until the close Of the war.
In August. 1865. he migrated to Paw
nee county, Neb., where he engaged in
school work for ten years, six OF
which he served as county superin-
tendent OF schools Since that time
he has proved successful farmer and
stockraiser.
Senator Osborn is president of the
Pawnee County Agricultural Fair as
ISOLATION. vice president of the Ma
tional bank of Pawnee City and secre-
tary of the board of trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal church. He rep
resented the first senatorial district in
the state senate in the session of 1897,
being the only time that district has
been represented by other than re-
publican
Senator Osborn was married In 1869
to Miss Mary ]. Gilkerson, to which
union there was born seven promising
children, five of whom have served as
teachers in the public schools.
Senator Osborn is very popular with
the agricultural population OF his sec
ton OF the state, and has many warm
personal friends in all parts of Me-
braska. He stands as scholar in his
community; is leading business mani
of his county. and is reputed among
his neighbors as a man of high moral |
principles and OF strictest integrity. |
The voters of Nebraska will never |
have reason to regret his elevation To |
the Office Of state treasurer.
&SSS$$& i
ONLY JUSTICE
The New York Sun says: Its only |
Justice to say that Hon. Thomas H.
Tibbles is the most Roman and i'm
pressive of the candidates for vice
president: and that Hon. Tom Watson /
is as full of ginger as they make sem. :
POPULIsr MUSIC
The men who manage the populist
campaigns in city, county, state or
nation, should wake up to the import
ance OF music. There is no other
one thing that is such vote getter as
music. The men who managed the
old Alliance campaigns which were so
successful even while fighting against
the greatest odds that ever faced re- l.
formers, knowing the value of music
reaped rich rewards from it. There
was a glee club attached to almost
every Alliance. There were song books
By the score Let the populist coun-
ty managers get out their singers. Ii
they haven't any songs go to work and
make some 1t isn't such hard thing
to do. The republicans spend hum
dreds of thousands of dollars on, mu- |
sic and singers during every campaign.
They never neglect such powerful
aid as can be secured by music. Go
thou and do likewise.
%$<S>S%$
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08
ONLY JUSTICE

The New York Sun says: Its only
justice to say that Hon. Thomas H.
Tibbles is the most Roman and i'm
pressive of the candidates for vice
president; and that Hon. Tom Watson
is as full of ginger as they make sem. =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30
Ionic Of tIlICIel'IJ'
- ~

intention of killing the first man H.
met. The physician was the hr%i
man: but his absolute flarlas2ncss
and constitutional as witt as cult
yateJ courtesy had pat thc wan 81
his guard and tSe aeN pa<~ef-bt la
crl@hl The bHgel intended GH u a.
Ia smite aa5 DOW ha# serd h.s
l.t9
Wheo III. eHWlsH. >as eeaae
youneer. a 4eaaens4a t#7a th. front
!gr va 9l4-a- Win triendz. Wb5
~ became separated froa ,bm a=l
aasg H=~ 1.e. iz964y GE5u fa.a#aset
a.z steps #e3 am ~d0 lartrr aa
the szl!=-aaz4. and nia6r oyoIE41
hi4 il i straa2e forest.
osere~o With fatigue, he fa9 d5aa
uuder a tree and Slept. IN the #arH-
ht2 he avete Will au tndese1i abb.
foelin& thai someone was loohiu4 a.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30
THE SUPPLY OF PLAT MUM.
Very Much in Cemand aad IT'S Source
Entirely Unknown


Entirely Unknown.
One Of the most yalt.able minerals
| Of which the source OF supply is very
| little known, and is consequently ver%
limited, is that OF platinum. In be
cembcf, 1901, q discovery Wl# saalfc
of platinum group Of metals in thn
copper ores Cf the Rambler mine in
Wyoming. The uses of tb.4 a2etal
would be greatly Increased il il coui1,
be found III sufficient Qu&.tity 10 re-
duce the present high pr and 10
make certainty Of sufficient supply
to W;t..it+ 4 further enlargement OF
its uses
For very MAJ" purposes there has
as yet been found u her metal t.iat
will perfectly take it's place The con.
sequence is tnat the price of piatil4t,m
keeps III .ttn!ost equal to that Of golu
ana the ,,e,?and for it he's been some
what incrc?se sed IN the last few years
ny the discovery of a use of oSmium
which occurs in a considerable extent
In American platinum as ,.e minara'
Osmeridnm.
The present known deposits occur
in three forms First. in places, as ex-
emplitied by those in the Trails, Co.
lombia, Brazil and British Columbia
Second, in veins, as at Tilkcrode in
the Hartz Mountains, MinaS Gereas in
Brazil, Santa Rosa in California
Beresoosk III Russia, Guadual Canal
of Spain and the Rambler inne al
ready mentioned. The thirA is by
dissemination in eruptive reeks found
in Canada, also as q native metal in
basic eruptiVa rocks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30
a CAsE.O 1T.
Many More Like it in Pine Bluff.

The following case is but one o
maAy similar occurring daily in Pin
Elui1. 1t is an easy matter to verify
its correctness. Surely you cannat
ask for bstter proof than such a cor.
elusive evidence.
T. Neis, we'll known house mover
etc, residing cut near the water
works, says: Il found after a thor
ough trial that Doans Kidney Pills
are q most excellent and successful
remedy for kidney trouble. There was
not Sc much backache, the principal
indication being in connection with
the kidney secretions, which We're to
frequent in action and at other time
rious kinds but they did not reasl
the cause. Learning about Dean
Kidney Pills | procured box at the
Mann Tankersley Drug Co, POI West
Sacond avenue, and commenced the
treatment. The result was entirely
satisfactory. | am glad to recon-
mend the remedy. 1t is a wonderful
medicine and one about which every
body should know"
Fer sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States,
Rene mber the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30
SMILES THAT SAVED LIVES.

Courtesy and kindness ha>e Won
many battles. and instances ar not
wanting to show how easily an IN
emy may he chaaef jatu friend bH
a smile
y Nt.J.4 Ia }.@al,5..,p. Aia4a4iar
tells Two sHeh r.9es
Naoy wears =4-a Ih@1olpa II
rh}aician La mz ~ IA az arb
Mornia& aaa va a6T .f4 Gown a.
street. Wu@a ae aottoe4=a =jn4llar Az!
ferocioua Ioosia4 maa, whose 4a4
Vas fastened avon nfm. Wa, il.
Sfnetifc Poltganesa The doctor steiHrd.
raised his haJ and passed on
Then a shor WAS heard Tarliu2
quickly, he found that the stranger
had just left his home with the insaa9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30

him and 2lancine np. saw that II.
WIS surrounded hy hostile Iudlaus
Tia ieaior Of The band in warpatn
ANA feathers, Was heu5uas ever him
.u uo aWi1bls mood
ft- =eetemau realized ba- daH4el.
e Hd 1o means Of aECaa2 Al. aot
9aa514 a 0oel =es=a aba= I7e#f6
81 ae# @ ha vas ..4' na.a.z,.H
e.0e e. Heastsal lae#at=a= aas
aat =a5t.g.I ttu 4=4 #r-
.5 '.a.Itrs. rs uau i
t5aa e4H ~ tfz5t H- g1l
- l#IHG5 saa fHgaH
l4.4aet#g 4ez daa44#a- fazz
sas eTu ra. 80 =uaaa b5a. aad ii
ia== af aH=W@ta@ sea#e came e4ar
fh2 face. Tl, 4aa-#ee 0az saved
TIN. s-4ase 5se5 amesa H1a Wna.
fH8 4zez a9e9 aas= gs=64.s1# han -
IL fsf1at=
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-30
. GIVE ;:1'I' y I|c V'.0llR :.
FERilLE VALLEY
TRUST co.

. t h ll.t VALLEY
Or THE MISSISSIPPI
Mhiiz Il is lrHe Oklahoma. INDIAN
/ FFrpaI} a.d .fsAas invite #Ae Heaa
seaEes a3aa ethrrs iH s7arch - a prH
itll}c WAesfmeat ana business com
r. t#..e. fbys# 3sufGsr neN aHtps
f4 .a S# quite f.r..lt}5
a.#..5 ~ taszz z=Hsle==+ y FER.
t=eH HIa. le-
-. @e .l...l.s aa 81. a,.a# b es
nl.ea #He .ea NaH
9l6=N 51aH#t7t aeft tu5a FRISCO s.
ff'1a Na# sN'eete4 .e s. l.#2ls fHHs
H-aETTT i 5grtl'4lA IL H5zaHH ana
Atea'zse a5-t= the Qe#E t.H=.=at tae
FH5 Ref .0rez= ais a. e55
a=!4. f5eeaa 5at5ils e4Q4 - .a41sa
sttfH.ea 9eaa H#5s.a. 6Hu station
e.le q 4e=4ass Tor ea4e taraaGaD.
ls'tNefa. charlottesville aal @efmez
diaa5 pojafs - Nwf also .ne
Caao tarafdauF accommodation
iaaflf4, lca2n@ tp5H Station 1s@u
y III
Some years since. perhaps a quar-
ter al Il century. ths section Vas
akelelFd by reason =ot Want Of develop
mont OF pro&rcsaiNentas NOW. how
ever. il is considered cqual as the
nomeseekels amt investor mav meas
ure, 10 Oklahoma, indian Territory
or feNaS. The change in C0u,1tion
throughout was accomplished by
large governmental expenditure,
progressive people and extended rail
road facilities promoted and main
t1iDGH bX ihp Frisco C,+efnln nn.rat
ing, as it does nearly 700 miles OF
railway IN the Immediate MissiSsrppI
Valley less than 900 miles distant
from 81. Louis
The soil IS exceedingly fertile.
crops invariably abundant, timber in
1VrGStS extensive and reSoureeful.
Those desiring additional particu-
lars WilisrecejNe immcdlaee response
Address Passenger Department.
FRISCO SYSTEM. ST. LOUIS, MO.