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PiiiODMORPiiTiSi
CA' VERY ' SERIOUS MATTER;
-- KothixLtc Remains I Bat Sapltnsrs ■ and
..the Day , May ;. Come . When . Fuel
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-;":^ Crop .-Unsatisfactory.' ;. - : V' '" ' ' '-' '-
.^ _COMORN. •; KIXG^ GEORGE • OOUNTT^
VA., January di.— (Special.)— The forests
,>f this county arc so rapidly succumbing
SioUhe - tlmb'erman's" aite that ■ bur people
J? Day 4 be rcbnlrbritcd w by J/Ebrricthirig^ of -(a v
:J:*f uea i f&mincY.i before t many ' more ;• winters
Nearly' every) body of iwooda ;
I jetween] tht ; Potomac : : and i. Rappaharino'ck""
I rtvers i had \ been gleaiied? arid "' regleaned ; of
5 fiaarketabie wood « and < timber Tbeforet the
|Bum^e^ ; bfjlßo(v;ana;itnqoked asUf-the
men ;; -would n bave s- toft flnd & other
I fields ; in ■ which • to\ operate," 1 or: else •go • out
of the; business: ;»But new *• methods -were
: Introduced.: ." Steam - saw» ; mills* superseded '
hewing-axe ? and; cro**^
'and' very /sopn^ the^huge oldifor-
trees vjthiat'v- could ; ; nbtr-"be:i"worked"*
"•Jay'i .the old { methods "were being, converted
; Jnto"rallroad ticß"arid : cordvwoqd- by r steam
rPbwcT.viri;"; '•■ ■■;'>,'■:.*, ;:- ■■• •- :' : ':"-:
:g Since: early *In • the * summer /of • 1900, the
■: 6leain- r ßa'w,» mill whistle > has- resounded
; In^allj." dlr^ctibris." frqmj", river to " river.
T.There^ are ■ but' f ew 'farms ;in" thig : section
|Tfhlch haye ' nqti furnished ?a . site for : ono
; cf : these mills > - ; and'iri some neighborhoods
: ev'ery.y •'patch' V'■. ot<:. trees .-, has ; cut
• Co wu^and '■ sawed \ into?tles v arid wood" to : be
; ehippediaway.-. 1 ;. ; ■: :-,c. '. >:- -", .'•.-. ■■ .-y- :''
NOTHIXG I REMAINS BDTf SAPLINGS, i
", 0f ;..; trees— ugly. ; crooked, J
;■ coarly.ii wind-shaken e. trees— tuat have ' for
ni'any; years' been passed^ 'and', left ! uriflitfor
i*?y/'P^P?. se; ' whatever,;' have^been ~. "dis-
I rectefl": and* converted^ lnto: "soriiething
i tofselVV & nd' some neighborhoods,;, hitber
; to little else .thai dense} forests,^wltlr only
1 bere^ an d« there." an j ''opening,*', 'are , now.
- almost as 'destit«teVof j old - standing; trees
; aa*if •" a 'great . fire -had j swept over 'them ■
and' felled everything" standing in, its
: ".>vay. ; ' ;- ..-.,-. ■'" ,: '- ' ;'•. ■;f~■• : . .1 c ■^.' •■<■■■
'Many, of the patches- of Oakland, .pine
;.origitially..'reservedsfor,- firewood .-are, now
'■-■• Jurnifihlng i material £ for ; saw ' mills, _ arid
I«L large > percentage of , the- fuel ', being fused:
. hero • this uwiijter, consists ;of the " laps -and .
.Umbs> cut** from;; trees'^untilized^by; ihe :
caw ' mills.; ♦Some" few .of,; tho \ land : owners
i h'ayo \ "saved;-; wood, but ; as; a.;riilo >[ nothing
I remains here iio w -.but' young; ; small | green
pine - trees - (saplings) , to : be % used *as .f uel
: ;.the;comingf winters." ,' .. - «-; .; ' "•, . - "
• r j Not 'only." has, nearly- all:, of {"the gqqd
oak and : pine -been ■ sawed 1 vp r and «market-
a yast'. quantity;' of .the '■ chestnut
% limber:- has;;. been-, convened*- Into, railroad
"- lies jarid;- shipped^Nbrth^ so ;". that',! barbed
; wire must 1 take the place "of Ich'estnut 'rails
iforj fencing purposes.* The good;old;chest
-.Toixt rail -fences must soon be a; thiriglof
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• ;. ",TKE .WHEAT UNSATISFACTORY.. ; .
■'- :■" The condltiori;bf tho wheat crop;is not
Just'nowias it- was :&ev
eral weeks ago. ; The ''stand", is uriusu-
good, and up "to.'the'l'st- of • the; pres
/«nt month :. was ■• all}, that ;, could .be desired,
•:•: 'l>utf, '&\ .'continuation >"of .*. hard r* freezes, . [ Jri
t^.toe ."absence ■of Enow, » has proved » detri-.
Tinerital" to^.theycrop; Some Jof ithe^' best
v. farmera ','. here ■ contend that a; plenty ,'; "of
*now/ is quite essential to : a, gobd • wheat
: ; crop, and declare . that ' if the : weather
:;l: ;l cbritinues i very. cold, ; without • snow, 'until
the; 2oth 'of ; February, the ; yield "of ' wheat
/ vlll, be considerably reduced. : J
Notwithstanding the.fact .that all classes
:. are .''•: -by. 1 ' good 'yields of . grain,
; the; farmer J who : , lias Va.-.. crop of wheat- is
I: about .the' only individual, hereabouts who.
,- Isj ''hankering", after ; a . deep snow ; just
L-'now.''':"L -'now.''' : " --'■•- '-'■■■".r - •\\ _■_ ' "■'•
;; : .; -■ ■■. •.. -- fine -old violin.' :
. .The , DiEpatch's ■ "Coraorn- man; was
; several' days* ago ;shown , a r genuine Jaco
■■•--bus: Stainer, \iolln; , which :;was made in
■ (the ; year; 1671. '.The old instrument is in
;*a\flne' stale of- preservation, and : its torib
iScarif hardly be*- surpasse^. . \lts ■ material,
shape, • etc., indicate that
.' tt v was: In; lts day- and "gineratiori," first
class in, every detail. . '. ■'.-': •■;.-" ■
~ ,: Several ; - King " George farmers . have ; a
- pood , d«ial ; of corn -still' in' the- field, un
.; Bbucked, and the;' birds, and varmints
; •:• iro^d them are", faring pretty ."well. VVrieri
yi labor* was" scarce .and. disposed \to '.be in
>. flapendent ; last fall," some ; of our farmers
i *6BOlved-to be independent, too", by • adopt
/;:!lnjr the 'modem T'.'corn-husiver'' and- steam'
;; bower, but . It .; appears that I the great
febbr-saying : machinery ;did ' not ; "pan ! out"
Satisfactorily,; InVsome canea. Just'why,
■:.-h«*" ; -not been. explained- .Little is'; known
; Xo. "'. the subject bej r bnd -ne i fact that un
yhucked corn. remains mtnev field. ; : :
" BA\V: MILL AT'HAMPSTEAD.
: .-• •'•.; 3lr.'.~; William P.* Stephens several days
;; •jco "moved his" sawm ill plant- from _ the
;lgo: neighborhood;; near -here,, to -a; body
; . k -woods! near Hampsteaja, _ where f;he is
':■ »perating<^^ two -saw; mills, -inaklng railroad
etc.- * ' -■»'.-<".
;■ Ur.t; John J. Grlgsby, ■ one of : King
Beorge's prosperous. merchants, has'com
: Dieted /his commodious: residence at
•"White - Hall." | near . ilachodoc . Creek, v in
■'■ the' lower.; part. of tlie county. ' : ,
:? i;'. Ther c .have been hall : a-. dozen "■ or ;more
S liifferent drivers on .* the mail ;' route - from
Predcricksburg :by this" place -- to ' King
. v ». -- - -Established in 1863! '
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PIANOS.^
Forja first-class :Piano ; in'» eyeiy particular, that will served
you satisfactorily for alife time, get the genuine, >, J %
CHASE BROS.
CHASE-HACKLEy -: '
;PIANO-CO^; j ,• ' : :S\{ ; , :
;" : 603 E. BRQap St. ■
W. S. CONSTABLE & CO., I
Successors to Constable Brothers, |
903 EAST MAIN STREET^ \
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.The new firm .will continue the manufacture of Shirts to||
order>wdth the old Help, Mr. J: L. Gurry /.cutter; and will dis-';
i playv the I handsomest line of ForeiratShirtirigseversh^wrririy
thcSomh. - ■■■■■, -I
Haberdashery^will be new and progressive for men andq
women. " ' •"''/., :'!
ment of Mcn r s Underwear that can be bought for about half (
Art : -iA:ssqGiationJ tells young women >v\^pto
:do to: :aybid ; pain and suffering^ ■
female: troubles. . * ' ,-"
• " Dear JSteis. Piif kham :— I can conscientiously recrirrmsndXydia EJ"
jpinlcham's ':-Tegretable Compound to, those of my sisters"s^erm^"mtli^
female weakness and the^troubles wliich so often be^U%)meruS>lisuf-;
feredt forimpnths /vvdth ge^
hard ,wdrk;to keep up: I had ■■i&ootmg.pains,'"and r
In^my^distressjl Tyas advised- tosuse;Xydia E. I^inlihi^s^effetAoio-
Compound, and it was a rgd letter day tome wnetf;l.:&o^".thjß.tot':dv3ej
; for i at Jjliat ; time my restoration :{began. In six weel^H^as - a fchanH 'd
womani- perfectly well in every respect/ I^ felt so elated'and:^
I want all women who suffer to get well as I did/'^MissiGumA : ;GANNdkj;
859; Jones Sti; -Detroit,;^lich. v Secretary r :A&
"-:■;■;. It is x;learly shown in tliis youriff lady's Ictterlp^t -tydiaiE.
Pinkbam's Vegretable Compound will certainly cure tbevsuf f erings ;
of .women; and when :ono considers^ that. :HissV.|>aimy>ii ? s-Uetter,'is'
only one o^ tbe countless >hundrecls;^wliich .' ; : \re'i<are^'continually.'
J, ' V^\- T publishing in the oewspapefaiof.>this'.c6uiitry f^
- ' rjw^ the great virtue of '[ Mrs.. 1 Pinkhain's^medicine
. ','. . ■;,, ;: . JdßßiiiStoEßßSftfl be admitted' by. all; and if or the. absolute
. . .-..''^fSSBBJW|EMWt^CI cure of all -kinds : of; female] ills; ub; ..substitute : ;
. • '■ , can possibly, take its place. : .Women should bear
•'"■■ : ' '. i ssi& «S^^- this important fact in mind when they go into ■
' I^^ V-^^y a drug- store^and be sure not to accept anything.;
f^^*^w l^B* ffijr that ; isclaimed to be " justas pood "r as Xyctia
1 -^el '■ - "-"'-mr'^ E.,Pinkham*s yeffetable^Compou^d, for.
• _ '-^H -*^* > J^^ -^ n P other. medicine for' female;ills^has'-'siade' : EO'
- . •■AX *^^*>f ■ many actual cures. ' .-' r " i
jfeiSr s *--^( How Anotheiv Yoting Sufferer
: ;:-'j«Hr^.-;-:; :-' j «Hr^ .-;- : • \_ . '■ •■ Was;Cure<d., /- c '■;■
iSSr^^ '«-."'* : - "Dear Mrs. IPrKiniiii:"— l must
JrK*^;. -' ' ■ - -.v,-'- l !*^jrk 'write, and tell you what;ypur-Tegetabl6
i-"' s Vr^K^- -jj^f^ ■ :^??P OU )^: -^s.dpn^for/mß;>^sufferedj
: " . • .'•' ' . .. . ;terriply;ev^ry?m^oi^^a^"tm
struation, and yfais not able -to- wotll. >Yoi^-medicin^?liasrcureydii^^ff
my^tKrtiWeX I'felt reheye'd'afteE'feldng^dne.bottle^^
icine as good ;as i yours , for female ' :—: — Miss,' Eprrji (Cross, -169 •
Water Street^ Haverhill, Mass ? ■ ' ; K ; ■ • 6"'vC^"\^ ' ■ ::^
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Remember, Mrs. Pinkham's advice is free, and all sick wpmen_
are foolisb^if they do not ask for it. > Ifo ■ other :perso^;has;such^
vast experience, and has helped so many women. to-day..
$ EH. fl ft fl FORFEIT -If *« cannot forih-irith produce the orlginal,ietter3 and eignktTjxei of
A^ll E S 1 3 1 S *boTo testimonials, -which Trill prove their absolute genuineness -'- ■.-■■ • :'.-V: '.-V* .'. v -"- > -'-'
VUUWW 10-dia E. PinkUaiu Medicine JCo.^ tynnV.MM*.^
George Courthouse in the past eighteen _.
months. •...-,: : -.. : .-., v. : -•-'.■■ ;•;;■ ...".' •'- V;-V .
"Grip" Is- very .-.prevalent in some sec-,
tions of Kirg- George, and is of quite i a
stubborn fonn.^This fashionable; malady,":
added; to an epidemic of wnooping-cough,-.
severe -.'.■ colds" (some folks; still have
Vcolds," .regardless Jof the fogyisiri; while
"srip" is about); measles, etc., has kept;
our; doctors exceedingly busy for a' week
past. ---: J ■' - '
At" some points , along the Potomac fish
ermen; are'putting their nets, <boats, etc.;;
in order, in the hope that tnc weather will
admit of catching some winter; fish early
in February. - before -the market -. ; prices
are affected. by a glut of spring fish. - v :
A contract. has. been awarded for build
ing a bridge across Dogue Run, .near.
Hop Yard, . in . this county— a public need
that;haa been "neglected i^r a good many,
years. r " ■' ; '.. : '■:.-"'. -.\: : " '■' ' '.':'''',:' y-,^'-
Owing to >unfavorableV weather., since
Christmas. ." no faim • work ;of any ; kind
has been done hero <as yet. The^ground
has been alternately too wet or toohard
frozen to admit -of; grubbing, -fencing, or,
■ any..' of the work usually done in Jan
uary.^' •: . ■■'• ■••• '■ ■■■■-■" ■ ■ .■" ■ ■'■ ■ ■ ■- • ':.- ■
MUCH CORD-WOOD ON HAND. .;,
-At almost every landing on the Potomac
llgPffiyy!^^
river,; in this county,: may; be; seen great
ranks - and: heaps ;\ of £ ~ r .. cord-wood V-to .be
shipped, to; Washington' arid- other.' cities.:
Much of this flne-woodr.wastto-hayebeen
shipped this- month,". while'.the^ fuel- fam
ine: i s- at its- height, rand. Awhile. '; prices
rangti high, .but vunceremo
niously .' closed" andi left'-; it "temporarily •- on
the hands ~o£ oar '■' local iaea]ers,;iwho,7-by
the .way,- refused , ; fancy; prices ;■ in - Nqverii
ber, and ; Decenioer.:";lt>:is : ..the":opiniori /; ;of
many i that j a ■ good s deal* of vthe ?. wood I held
. here ; for - prices :rwill:;;:: r will :;;: be ;,"sold iin
March, .when navigation 'reopens; ;f or j ?1.50
to ■ $2.00 less r per H'cord.v than -wa s . offered
for it; before Christmas.../. ;.'■.-; ;:>:'-;;>...*
A. GLIMPSE WnELSON.
Industrial 3fotes ; _ b£ lhterest- ; --Extfsn-i
f sion of Railroad and Telegraph.
■•-AFTON, VA.," -i:' January 3 24,— (Special.)-:
Persons ' connected, v .with S- the r". South',.
em- -7. Farm - Agency; ', of -. ,yirginla::,have
ibeeiv/ writing •'.. her,e :-- j with ■--■: a-uview.vJ; of
purchasing) lands, vtand-'- there" is j in, pros
pect ;quitei a'--boom ■> as "the-' spring; opens
for ■small .- farms r. for fruit-' arid '^berry.
growing.- No : more- , ! favorable .v.- region
exists itha'n ' this g parti of s Piedmont ?c,Vir^
ginia for. the rotative,.:crops";?of^straw
berries,;'blackberries; rrhuckleberrics;:: and
grapes. They •; each ;■ grow,.-; equally;, well
■ and > give a variety.^ fqr..shipm^nt.r- There
is : also V : a grov/lngVdemand s for cottages,"
anywhere in ' the • valleys- ad jacent Ito the
railroad . at Aito'n for 'the .'families -.of
business-men, and. summer V excursionists
of -' limited ; means. ? >;:^:"':: : i i .'': v\-v-:;'v \-v-:;' *' : h'J\~:-
It v is : rumored that , a ,. barrel : factory,
will soon be started at" Afton. 1 '" ' v ."'">',-;
' -There is italk* of.-: establishing -commu
nication by telegraph '.between*the/cpurti
housed and> the : railways at } Oak, Ridge. ;•"
A northern sjTidicate"' of. vj capitalists
has bought the tract '■ of ■; timber, and - min'e-.
ral :land V over; 10,000 5 acres iin
tho" western ? part- of rNelsonV; cbunty,*!f and
; will; at • once .begin ' to"; develop <and .to -s mi-;
prove > j the ' property."; 'iThe V- improvements
will include, first/i a •:railroa.d-^-lorig > talked :
of— from -v-thei"; Chesapeake ; i arid v Ohio ; ; at
some point : - nearv"' or) at;*~*Af ton;":'andidpwn
through^ the" f ertHe^Rpckfish^yalley.
. ; This ; i would'; contribute'' not - only?,", to
bwn : cbmfort' r andi conyerifence;- butlwould
also '"increase '- the /value- of-; lands | in \ every,
others section^ ■ H^'^^'y^^c^Z'^ y'%jis%s&i
I; ' '■ h-: ■ !«■ I#exln^on^Perabnalß. - -'';;^*ji : "-.- «•';■
'■ ■..LExiNGTON/ VAV^c" January x 24.^-'(Spe-^
cial.)— Miss i Janet ; Allan;," daughter? of ■ i'the 1 "
late-" Colonel 'William^ -Allan,'vi : "ofi,l*Mc-.;
Donogh, .Md:, : tis ;;> visiting^ relativesVin"
1 BaltimpreV"and ? will -be.v absent^f rom.3 Lvx^
' ingtori X: for ir some I ' time ffl durin&;>the ?;: re-.'
; mainder ■■ : of ith<e Swinter.i: season.? ,-■-.-,--, -„
; X-Mlsses i-lklary.'.:! and A.Sue r ?: Davidson^the ■
fatter ?.theSpresiaent?.otathefVMary.<Custis t
=Lie»t ? Chapter^ of &the of Vithe;
Confederacy -of. -I.'exiriston.'U'ieftlv'W'edhes-.,-
dav^ f or? Washington .r< city;^\vhere ihs theyi
; expect * c to jf spend -,spme i-tSme/ -' '
M* Miss ? May :Hume.iof Chapel l Hill; ;N;v C.; \
'sister.»'of^Mrs. ! ?iTir.*?jß?;iy/=?\ 7 ;ance. I g\vife j ;Ofi
iDr. Reynolds r-.Vance;ti,with v-herf
; friend; v-Miss •- Sara ? ? Dunnington.v; of.'; Char-"5
iirittes\ille.^-.Va.7i- is ■; S.Mrs;
Wahce;?at:ithe;iunlversity.lh'ere.; ( _; :, ;-.V":"
SS Mr.^-I. " Weinberg *-: spent & the -^ past .
f days 5 y Jsitlns* rel atl\-*s In | Bal tlmore t and '
Maryland.^ • " - ■ '.. '"j, " ■ .
.LeContP" Stevens;! wifer : of T j
! f essor S Stevenß;£ of and f Lee 5
sUhtveraity^iwhbphaslsbeensCvislting-gheri
fslster.^Mrs^f James sAiSHarrlson.'ghas;- r^|
iturned 'itosherghonie4here, Rafter = ; an ; ab^~
: sencelbfr several) weeks, I'-%^
S'Miss'-rtMainlegiShowalter.^daughter^.ofr
r Mr a W' M^ShowalteriJofrEastsL^xingtoh'
lAVashington a city:? on sjten^days'ctvisimoj
sher ibrother,^ Mr.'l OXFoTtm Showal ter. > 4
HMr'^'Paul* M. 'Periick,\i.was^durinß^:thei
|^rfeßs*W^Nnchpls.m^f#o|fCoTonel|
fEa^araaW^Nichols.l&ior^the^yir«inia]
lmil&llnßtttute. t*iß&Tt»l«njrlMta»p4aMt *iB&Tt»l«njrlMta»p4aM
■fcirSmifcs«lArtart?:*WßtF !r ea«a!:"*l»f«W»g
Indian .T«rrttorr;^Jtft&Thai«d»j'«jfa*»j
ncll 6io3JVlliSillU fQPßflll^ U3 16 W3V •
(Written for the Dispatch.). .
kcojp^^H^^^'-^iF^^^^^S^Wi
■^AWl^^OT.'fJanua'ryriT.^lVani/B^d^^
in 5 theichie'f ►^American s gateway^ to^lHej
■ cbntinent^of "-Eurbpe^This § city^^situat^i
't&?Bixty Smiles ?li^d?brrith^Vdeep^riyer|
'' Scheldt; ■' is. ; connected^; by £canaif:arid~rail'
iwlth^eyery.-?iJartv:qt ; iGermany;i*Fraiice;|
:HbUand;land)Belgiu^;'';and?oUr;Amerjc^^^^
!'lm^deraViwe?raakto"g./itia-ibasis^p^£U»elp_..
fcbmmercial H campaigns^ Six^greatf-llhes]
of % cbrinectf i t ■ .- with \ New^ York \
; and"cthlerilAmeflcarivports^ arid -itiis tthej
! headquartefs^f A the*R!ed?Star^>Ltae^one;
•bf : th"e^hief arterieslbfiqur great*ship^ing : ;
: trusts "Vraeat'VbyJitheiten^bu
:^is^andfc^ttbn''bH^«it h ?^^! tt^j.of'b^^.4
are^unloaded f: here^tqP: be •; Werit^ to?' other,
i'cdTintrles'v of :- f Eurppe:';^,Cargpes i ! of r^bur^
[lumber; trivel'thrbugh^thftjcanals^far.- into;
khe 1 ; interior;.* arid 1 : tanki i; steamers^^filled;
fwith^Amertcan^cbal^oirTcome^in^such
friumb^sSthat^spjecial^dTOkß^haye^be^
rßetrasidetforHhem!knqwn^asj ;^
> America. ",'/-• -■. -■ ' ■ : - - ' - -• _
A :- MIIiLrONAIRE iCTTXt OF THE * MID^
■ "••■••',--• 'DLEyAGES.' ''• ; /'.' /-S
rapidly-: j^owm'g£andfitr isj reaching;ithe
[ positiqrii it ;had -duringv tlie ; middle j ages !a3
the -"richest. coirimerciarcity- of EuropeVr.lt
:- had 7, then Vnot-. half yas- mstriy >; people 2 as
now; i but'- it's 'trade ths^ 'wbnderi of tthe
into": the '1 city! ' liringing t Sin^ arid .{carrying
out ;gobds;i Five : hundred- shipsY sailed. (up
:t^lSch^ldt."eyery.7day,^-ana: t^lSch^ldt."eyery.7day,^-ana; f -it:Us^said
• that ; : 2,'500| yessels /were -. Pf ten"; at 'anchor
there "at one time. /■ -
xS THis/was^sh'brtly; after '.the .-discovery .4 of
AmeribalKßef ore'; that L'timejr the^Mediter^
;ranean' : citiesfs'uch '..'as ; yenice";'andj'Gerioa
jfledf.int'th'e'/commerce 'of .Hhe'.^ world; ' but
I • Cblumbiisf turned JtKe^tide i another
" The , route 'j to 'Asia '; about •*; the ;; Cape rj. of
Gbbd^Hopb twas •'discbyere'd, 1 aiid{th'e"cities"
of i the* Atlantic;-' began:! to ibbbm^--L>isbon
! was foria T t the ■•- riiost .''thriving ; of ptlie.m ;
j aridjv the^Portuguese i'i sliips LVcilled'r; there
[ andvtheri /camerqn 'to. Antwerp.V-Irideed,
Antwerp^;.ha'd'.: then; as" \muchl} trade
as 'jj-itondqn,^ .England S.annuallyAt buying
abToutC' $2.o6o,OOO^worth.': P.f - Antwerp^ goqds^
1 Atvfhat ;' time ;rribhey,'. was .^ worth ten j times
•whatsit i- is.-nqwv'andr *n ■ cbriiparlson.^the
" trade ■ ." - was •;( 7 , greater. '?. .J; Antwerp i bought
. spices-'and' -sugar of .the^Pqrtuguese -to, the
ainqunti 'of -almbst^:s4',ooo,(X)o; a; year/anoUits
silk^:::'arid irgbldiv wares ' : ;.' from; :, Italy,.': were
:"wprthT.l^ceras|much\' I :^f^u.'-/ r :;.v' ';■;'•■'.,{>• it,.
t TTierfe "wereVtheh-I',ooo f qrelgn^bonimerr;
• cialJ'-firms 1 /, doing.- 1 -b.usinesss?^in
arid';: among "them "jwe're \the "-: Fugger.s "> of
Augsburg," who = > were -the "?Pierpbrit/'Mpr^
Jgaris ofithe-rslxteen^ceritur'yl^.The
gers ? wer e t f ariibusj as \ bankers | kund-^b"us.i
ness-me'ni!"and !; f or,';. their ;.wejilt'h^bne^jb.J
: them' ? dying lat< : "Aritwerp ■'; and}' igayiiig^a
fbrtunb^of K^.OOOiOOO, .Vari"reWrmoti*s?,;stam
• for 1 - that* tiincV ■.•'''"• ■ J ''-^v:^'-- iv- 1 - i-^Vfr-
'.? :;-Tlffi ;:SPANIARD3 ■ RUINEDfMT.'.'.,;
"i "Such"-' '•was'-t; the"- condition '■> of ."Antwerp
when: :-.th'e'y Spaniards l. tried ** to Vruie^the
Netherlands: .i-Theyf;- ruined {jvthe'.rcquntry
'as(th%y^have;fuiried;eyerythln"glthey>hay
•putrtheir'i:h > a'nds{;bn: ! f-|-ttUe"ss;>than];a^ejQ>
eratiori^the- population ■ felli off. :mb"rel;than
50:;per-:.cent.;i- and StiieV ( business \ and:>p^b
ple 4 steadily.; dwindled : until e in>l79o > the
• city; -had/. 0n1y, .40,000^ sbuls^^Vy^J; :^^,i 'L;j
. < ijater f oii-J Nappleon^Bonap" arte ; saw*; the
' fitriessibf -Antwerp , for" a. great^cbirimercial
portJv He '-ybuilt^ dock's Vat L afcpst ■ ot • some;
tttngC.like'-SlO/OOO.^-andrwasifas
ing!:: the ' city.' : the . commercial f capital > oi
northern ,- when. it">: get ■: anpther
black) eye ■;. through -the • reybl'u+ibna '...whicli
: folibwed his \ death.^A 'generation . or i sc
■ laterV.-.BelgiumV'j haying : '•--'separated §:frqni
.Hpilarid; /Antwerp; again.vbeiga'n Üb; grow,
. and v itiis 5 now ;?, bigger 1 : than" it*- has*- eyei
;Decn?befPre.^V '■'■:■.'. r '"JV > ..V.--V's i :-v>.^ %:'/ r -> Ji :'
' •Thei:A'ntwerp.-.bf.;UbtCa.y,.. is; one;- of the
busiest; places; 'of ■•contiiientaJ ; • SuropeJVit'
boom's^ like' the : fast-growing ' cities" ;'of : the>
United}' States] -Its new.'streets^are^llned
with^buildirigsiwhich"^
NewTr York;: ;and i it '[ has ''docks "fwWch f siirj;
"p'assrariy thing qirr r Atlaritib fcqast;;;,Tne-.
riv§r ": Scheldt.i his' .been .'.walled Virii^ari'd;
deep.ened; : sq\tnat"' ati high Uide' the biggest'
ocean - steamers i'sail*. right-; to I the;, edge:
of vthe "icity ' and^; anchor"/ there.'^'All; 1 along
: the x ;river -iron and; glas's'sheds - haye[ been;
erected ' [for '* storing; -goods;- and transfer---.
I > ring them 'f rbm" : the, ships'; to : the"'railroads; ■
Four;' lines :f of ;■ rail way :t.: t. tracks' f"riih> out
'side^thesevsheds,: and nextltq j the'V. river.
- ar'Sy pn'g, lines Jqf .shy'draulic^craries j which
' lift 4 the goods '•'from 5 - the 'ships jtb 1 the cars.>:
On fthe .' average '■ 2,soO;lcars ; leave"; the -'city"
; feyeTy .';day.' ißoth'^ cranes; 1 and^jcars^ are
.wqrkedv l by ■• a*. T subterraneari;' J ; acqueduct* ;
■; ■ operated - byj engines: ; A'; ?-'•.'•: ;': '■: * : i" , ■ ■';, -Jr : -".\
• vr • Above ';•: the ;-'.warehquse }.• sheds ■,; are : -.- long;
promenades • paved i-'wi tH % 'asphalt,*; so "t wide .
- .; that "Ztwo "v twbrlior se % wagon "'-. loads;: of ,; hay,
; could 3be i driven-, side Aby.;*sidel, upbn|?thein.;"
; iThese:'prbfn"enadeV: look. out jbyer.'thei river.
: arid-theygreerivfieldsbn'theiopppsite!side;
- :'they^fbrm;.-th%''fayorite^.waikVpftth'el-A^
rwerpeif sj Siinda ys : i and r evenings". J; At-} such j
| times • 'women >' and .Vgirls :/ arid ;
. capped ? arid ? hatted (men;; and^bqys' jmayibo";
seeri^h'ere'i strolling ;:'albngvb"r;leaning"?.oyeri
I tfiel rail irigs : enjoying jfhe 5 cool ;:breezes'> of j
-: the'^Scheldt-^Sbine-'of : ; ther;boysywearj
"• r ;eyeri.- the ilittle^ones:
:bf:.theibetter, classes^hAve:th2ir.aeg3:bare ;
: from; the ;tops ; of their' shoes •tqithej.knees/;
; ;-;■/ The/Scheldt; is ; ■ t about t; a : > f urlong;i.wide^
■•: ; Itv is '■ over, twenty-five -.feet '(. deepi j-.ari'dK it :
'. ■ teains;:,with ' shipping:'..* ; A'^. 1 North '^Ger-'
man Lloyd. steariier^caniefpufflrig in .while;
I ' I\."was :bm the,- promenade i.t.his:;afternbqri;l
: :while;a*Re^-.Star^line^from^Ne^^Yp?lcvl
- 'which i^ha'di-' just, beeh-'.vdischarged.v^was;
■ ; 'startipg;Tbut;^\;'-;:.v.;;u^. : u ; i^:-?'v^^«;:- ;'; 'W V
V WHERE ; "AMERICAN;GOOpS: ARE |<.
. ; %*■*:■:■& :j' : i9'. ■,:■ :>handled: : ' ; : n : ,^y
l > : { I- : wish %l . could v show V. you ,
;'; /which V these "Belgians j"haye_^builtH?for;
• ;han^lirig;iqur''{iriip.orts. r ; Theyf; are 'tamong;
• • the! .' fihestTbf 4 Europe;^.';:' The. i ones Iwhich . ;•
< iNapqlepn^cbnslTUCted^are^
: : : : . They]': ate ;ttwbrJn : ? -!number,-v ;one^hplding
'mTi^x^^iov^cß^McoAii^Ci
Feyr '^People j Know,' Ho w ?,ITiieliil ilt ita\
iif£ Preserving: ".* Health 7 ! and i^Beautx f
■i' 4 NeafiyJ everybody 'knows v that
: isT^e ; skf est ■ '] 4nd VinqstVefflc{ent?dlsinf ■ ';
. ant '.ana '■■ 'purifier' in .rnature.^'ulsf^^reaUza.
its .value -.when itaken . intoHhe- human; sya-"
;tem.''for/the same, cleanairig: purpose. ,-; |:- :
? '-Gharcoal^is ? t a":remedy3that;vthe"-ino^9"
'you'itake 'of /it l the Jbetter ;? it'ls v mot :a ? drug'J
iat v an^%tisi]^y?al}sorbs^theT^.ses'Mid:
• Impurities talwaiysJ present* In - T the ; stbmacK- :
<"and ; ->intesUne'Bvandvc^ieß^thi|m^^^
the. system. ;' ~-;'.; "; T \/ '!,,
JiriCha'rcpalif: sweetens |$the £ breath V- «-'fter.;
sm'okinir^drlnking^or/aiteffeati^
ranh r iotoei-;6d6f'o'us ; i ye&etaTbles. '" ;1 . /';
; it> Charcoal Jeffeotually.-cleara tmproyes!
i the? complexion, '<it s the'l teeth f and \
• t urther i acfe* as ?at natural • and eminently J
■safe cathartic: " -: : - v"^\-;v "^\-; ' _
UTOt^iri*th"e''Bt6mabhVan'd.':b'owls';vlt|d^
' f ects»tbV? 'moutffrandyth^bat^fromVth'e^poiaf^
r.b'h"-hf 'catarrh. -■'-■-, ' /-''." " "- \-y- "'■'"' : -
W^All'^Vlfuggists j sell|charcbal^lnsone? forms
= : w7?anb\r i er^^butfp'rpbably J ?^e^Jbertfc^r^
S'cpal | 'arid % the?^most
l 'i : Ab"sbVb'ent^ > tozeng^s.;"^they^ar.e"
fconiposedWof * tt^fine^^wdejed^VVnibwi
?ch"aycbal?fand^bthef?harn\lesi|antiselp^
in the form*
;?bfTlar^/^pleMaiit^.tMtlris^lOTraifea,T ! toV
hcharcbal^beins') mixed [with honey.
!i^he y daily^se;^
jlteiliiin^aTmucn'jlmßroYe'djcjm
fgerieral'ih^jtnvf b"ett«3con7pl«ioh;iiiweet^j
'ler'jbireathTaridi pjura'rXbloo^rLiind^tlie^beau^
llt^i'oiTltiiß^th'af.-n^p^siibJ.iJhiiTO
fßiiltll&6W^eSic6ntlhuedluß^b^t|pnp^
te^aryrßT^t\benent-- -:.f ;'..;. :;i^^
iflA^Buffalb f^by^c!an^jn|spe^nff^of|t^ej
bencsits of charcoal, saysi "I advise
\ st^t'sfAbsortent %™ t ? : ?K«ltO^y|pa^
itiS^toj.B\ffer|ppV^mTßMf^^o^cJhJa^il
|bb^^wl»||^d^jb\cleairithe ! i complexiontaiidi
Ipurity^Se^rJMttii^m^^
laisolbeH^ve' th» \ Uv« : !■ ;greatly;^«eflteSJ
by ' the daily" -use -of them ; they , cost' but
and although In itni •*«»•• a;patent prep^
firitlon;:y«tll;b^wa;r;wt,inc^.an4^bW(
about SO r'ahtps : and { the other. } perhaps. ;
fhiafethat-fnumher- , .'
gll^tb^klmVfseveraUnpufs^d .drive, abojut;
itKef new^ -dpck's^X kwent'by^niiles" ot|irpn|
fwarehpuses'i aid!: JB%Js^fiHedgwiith^all|
thscket .of -masts and at others"! could
fhard^4.Bee : ::thfbuglilthc ; 'n^t*br^ofirts«
rgifig^Tlie" lidbcks j ana^canais SwenP ' fllle*.
: ibarl^3 i^J3ig^AJl^a|npiiß> \
Tt^el?grea.t£~ stea&ers,' 1*;1 *; aii^ %caj^^W^ZW*^
ingltliis^way ;and tffiat Jcarr^ir^ittieigoods^
out'and in- I* could not" get the exact
; ib^
'' areTmprei thanlli WfacresJiThejßass^intDuv
r^'ttenayMSlbM&tiass2»ca«^andltfi6]
ißassiH'fliefebye'fhaslSMiacresryl^
i and.? nSde ;< ibirie ? phjptogr apba J aSputJ"jt6eft
rßasß^?^l^le^S;fvwb«rfcTpurl*pe'.^letnnXiS:
I landeid^ Barrels Smarked\>VStahdardKfOils
■LCo^pMyJ^Vere''p^edth^h! ; pn';tte.;bta
•'and^aCTOft^-^hef&w^^
tbrlc^eleyAtbr,^which » beirig^ fiUedj.
fwith'vtlie* wheat '■' from 'i bur" great : North-^
west.
pll^vlsited^ thes.Red|\Star; ■• quay,
ith'ere ;rareV:l^rehbTisesy^edTd^th)'Am«^
Ucm^wpoH^PUlP^ s ?!*^^^^ o.^^™0 .^^™? 1 ??^???^
Vi saw r i- 'Ch'icago'A'm^'ts^'in^wiaS^boie's;
fmftrkedgP&ladJ^r^p^e^^^lS^ra
ißbrt?ofyYai^e^snbUbns;*:ml>ar;iou's
; kg?s:^.Tirptsteain'ersXwefe\unl^
.gbes.^ 'of i?.cbrn,^qii| ."csf&i&j^aiid Agricultural"
'" taachlneryy r and t a* teamVof /Bejlgian^hbrs^*:
Iwas liJ dra gging4?awa.y^f abbutii;sixiftbnsA.of' ;
; Minneapqlis Sflouri atjone^ lo'ad.^-IJdidXjnot;
"cqunt'it3i'e!bags.^b'utrttieVeimu*st'.^
hundreds' of them. <
LITTLE .ELKPHANTS..INfHQRSEHrnB:I
j-r'-'And-jiist hereSlCwant .' to;speak»about the ;
Belgiaii'ihorsesi- used Ka.boutii the ;iwharyes.'r
i IJiey, ; areilittle l elephants';: irif " hbrsehldes,-;
andr they" I '.^itl bigger ?.lqads-T.than -,
; V^en i ;the':jhorses?qf" : LiyerpqoKbr^Havre.'j
:-I#haye T. never- i'ieeh 1 ;? anything.' :like r them. >.
fewpiof f'them : pull J aMoad 5 of -.eight ;or' ten i
•tq'ris "with ieise^ and! -single' .• horses ~ drag ,
' flye>>T tbns??..The s'wa gohs '» used i-about'i the :
j dock's ;weighr abqut -a ton ; and: a<half : eachji
aiid^when -;'you^ loaar-rbneVpf -v them Jwith.j
sixtyibigitbags '■ of -:'sulphur;oV; several "b tin- ,
; : dred^bags',.bf.<:wheat-'you:ihayeT?a:iload:
which- ah 'Am^ricanrteam' could^npt budge,?
ip'u t' '.which .-Belgian 'fdraf t .;hbrses; pull
along like:so manyvfeathersJ:*"^ *O : ■ '■'■■■ V-** 1 ?-^
3 r.i>achLjwagbn S has s a :i tongue," | aiid ?»whe.n ;
bne?horse.-'is'.used^itis~ : :hltched'.upjonsonei
sid;eToffthe^.torigue-instead>bfichariglrig fo
fshafts^f'li have. seerir-s^ngle|hprses; pullingj
• three" vbr-'f buttons Jahd Uhe ;\tragbh/*pr,Val-3
•tdg'ether>about>fiye:tbnsMbyer.ithese^Bel
;giari;,b^ock/paye^ents.^.This^isidohe?rWith-:
puti trouble, , and ; ;yqu;iWill.' concede Jit; is f^
■big'> load ."f pr-vpne jhbrse. "'-The; best^horsesl
of ithis? kind rlweighvabbutithree?^ thousand?
■ pbunds," arid 'each" is' expected'to^pull* f rbm
?• three' v to ■', five -tons: iThb •'horses.-i areji'wellj
•cared'ffor.7 and r;b.ririg*;goonvprtcea*i? s .-.i .*/"■;
"\
•ti ■•:llwbntvfrpm:':thelßedi.Star|dpbks>to\tha !
1 lun^erj yards.t /They r cqver^acres^arid-;cqn-i
:fe in /eriormqVsVpiles-bf /Ameripnn"pine~and .
bther r Jwbods^Ships':were;loadJn'g.'arid';urir
'< loading ;;a r t-itTie''dpcksr;- i andi"it':.se'emed; : ito:
meithatvthe"glasg-t-'oofed^areh"ouses'-held^
*enousrliipf;*ourr-lumbcr4.tp^fl'ppr ; (jthe.half-of'.
:Bip,l^urar;:.Th.erbbar<isiareibrbuphtrchiefly t
| from', the iSbu'themjStatesiana 'shipped ;
.rail>aTidjcaoals:,tb.other.,par.ts of. the. coun^
; try:-, {Muchy of ,, -the'; lumber ? used Kin &Aj^
w,erD%ls ;cafrie<!i. about Tbn}these: big .wag-.
;bns/.vlV watched Jsqnie-:men : 'lpad}ng;;one'?pf |
- th'fimV* Each .■; had '• a V,leather4 p«» d r'jou\ His •
;«TjmilderAubbn"..Wh'lnh''Jhe?,'carrledJat-dje/»st!; «TjmilderAubbn"..Wh'lnh''Jhe?,'carrledJat-dje/»st!
: : hslf^ajdozehi:-boards'fat'^on'e^.time,* ; -hah.a-;
: line «thej lnmber^mbre 'rapidly^ than; is done _
;| ; 'tn YArr>prfrd.f ■-.•"'.' - : : -I- ■'■'%'::'' ','; ..• ? -^'''v' t 'J -■■.:. 1 ---'
I -s , Q-gEER^M-METtTCAN^mPORTS. t^f
•■''iviha.ve.lmadejsojneiinqufriesi-roriccrn'nSi
%mte<mpbrts'to:Be'li^nra.^but:;flhdHt:>iinl-
r cnlfe:'tbi' learn '» jiisti whar: ; »tfi<»y^arei*3'Tiicn.:
. of- them ' rqnip'i tfirbueh ".Enpiand .^and ; Gfer
; pie's: we i'serd-: too ther "ccnmtHes.j|ai)»l^alsb>
: a ' ffrpat '&?<> V'of 'crushefl» ; rorni"~cnrTj- "oil. = rtfid»:
:Tiotipns.V»iThp afrerits.pfjthe-SwiftiPackinc,'
•CoTTiwanvV^ t^tl 'trifs.that ithey' s^ll,- canned ?
meats 'bf.*alH;kiTi^3;i;and>;?l«o:r)OTiesian^;.
|ftq^^h%lt^{R%jbpne?4a,re»^tt^M|tbjt^eiS
•.in? n vV'an'fi?* R\ipß'a v^ for; . hiiH6".<"-:; tpb>h- .
hinish^hnhdles.''nTifl?'o<'hfn-*f!"ohL<'JiiTies.tnnd.
Jel;<'TnC!K^s''^a"">r' r^at^flPftl*'6^ ;^^'Ji3frf." 1 ;
wh'ch : is Vnriirh -MtV;? 'our- Hn pfl < ne.f f yj; a ri'l •
t«r^«spfit; : q\ser^ni-hjirxfi-s.' -j Ajn^'fV'.T'l' <?.ST Tl 'rL^d »'
meats s used - except If or., picnic .
:.pork.harris;are'.partiofNthe^rlegxilar>;Bel-ri
giahjdie t. C Mitch -; of -;.the ; goods^which \ come ■
jto -'•Antwerp •is trari's"shiirpe"d : : tolbtheri coun^
; tries. .^ It ■) goes into «the J < government .* ware- \
'■ houses;vand [< then'-^passes .-' on •■to -: its/desti- ■
riation-.withPut-payingltariff duties.'*.^.". "
G-HENT/ANI) ITS AMERICAN^COT'IJpiir.-
I ,-}■ y'Ji^yast^deal ] of -American icptton'i cdmes
to spinning j' mills^i of ■
Ghent J and f pther'i factories.^; GhentJ is I thej
Manchester' of JBelgiiimr.^lt is situated; on.
. the?Schodt,*on : : the..way. to .Osterid, r : a.' short ;
distance' froini' -Ahtwerp^and/an .'hourj and^
'a^;half -by. .rail ; . from^Brusselsr!r>r^{rv;<; v^"^
: p Gheritilia^ *160,0p0/infiabitaritsr; r and?it J ls
j upward .lOf^six^Vmilesv'inli'circumference.^a 1
| ■ large' p'aft ibfjitrbeing '■ takenlupilhlbleach-.:
"ingi"; 'grounds: ::-{ Several"?; small « rivers '>: flow;
t^r;pug^7;th - e"Jcit^yahdj-;_thereTvar§^fid.g > eB.:
< everywhere. 7.7 '. .There^isi aiwide : canal ;which -.
Sconnectslitiwith? the" Scheldt'and* another,
.whichScoqnects:;'it •wlth?UheSljei;ii i iver.' J
• Maiiyiof .the: quildingsiareiOld;j and; with;
; its?i"canals,' :ltha ;;tqwnVi s } exceedingly;..pic- \
.-''turlesque.'i:'-- v _C ; :'■'■-; '••'•>• - ; ''i^m'^.^-K;'.... ■■■■ ■■■:]
—"Ghent ! ' is 3 •a-ibusiness^.ci.ty.vltsViPePple 1:'1 :'
j have { always^been ; noted | as iweayersf.tand;.
■inVTthe v Mi"ddl6.; Ages' 'their, l cloths-; were, fa-'.'
;tdous:fallWbVj6r^Eu'£ope.'.'>Th>reoare^now r
; abbut •: 500,000 ■ spindles \ in itlie.'' city.; .itself , .
and.', as>many>mpre:in'/the\ country^ about:;
i OuKAnierican'' cotton - cbmes-jhere in -.bales, 1
[ arid) -is : : - spuriv and - .woven 'i in to :'. cloths i, for j
" export,'? a;.yast't amount : of : it going! to Belf ;
gian " Congo. -.S-cv-J^-f-v !./-:->' ; - : '■V'/':'- '.-v
r ? : Glient "is : also^nbtefl ; f orbits ; :linens: i; It .;
•has«onesiof :the>:largest.linen'millS;Of".the!
-wprld,"-/; employing' about ','3,ooo Mhands.* ~<lt;
: is Vthe "■! center^;.qf a,';rich^farmihg->region,;
; arid •;. InS . the -: country " nearby/ some r. of :. the :
= beautiful'laices fbr;which-Belgium'is 'noted;
■are:?made.^?Af great 'part ■; of;: theVUace<f is \
'doing .
;.work , ;wlthr numerous ;ri'eedles^ : on Kcush-.
" ionsJ;' :>,"'•{' '."•'■ .'■>. V"; -I:.-"'- 1^ ;» •• ~ : '.^ •+- v t?* z :i:?--ll\ \ ':■■-:]
r^^'3' ! '^?JUPASiMIKRORS: :VJ^ W i^ ; ;
;: iWe >) have " ai ; . consul-general •; at^ : An twerp. \
j: called ; upbn - him; at 1 11 - brclbck i this ! morn- ••
! ing.farid VI : have snoto t doubt ;• that'; he » knew
i justjhow>l 'looked" beforerlTsrot, inside ,his;
dobr,^.arid4tnlsV,without^'peepings.qutv of ;
; the N ■^ndow:vU;hay c i of . th'eVbrass ;
speep>hbreslwhich Cthei'T^ench'f have : in ? the ,
-front'/dbbrs'' of r,their/i apartmentslsb f that \
• seeri^siKe « up.- the' person Cwho ; khbcks ;, cr&g
; fore'rbpenihg :the-"dbor.<v,The\Belgianis, I j ; in^
cluaing; the': American' consul;':, have can; ar-I
Vangenientf- which*- keeps ;pace i with i that t of '
" thev^r'erich. V and igpes pthem '4 one,':better.^
; i,t : iis"r e£ combination | of J little ( mirrors:; fas-j
'tene'd^on^an^ironSarm^ortbracket^toJithe^
•>wall '^iist^outside l ; the window,^ so | that \ the ,
■person 'iwitHitifcari?seeian : : thatfgbes • o'niup •
or':dpwnV,the j street:C\Hlrnself,sunseen;-7he.j
{can\recognize '.the >passerby.,and :; can; spot;
; jhis l ,{dwell-;!
itig.'wOur.Cfiohsul-generaljs* a.t 'L.*A'n.t^rerp;vas ; j
? tie'.\s!tS x Ainu"th*e?larger: easy : :>j chair^by >• hiajj
window -Mdqking^out % on 'Uhe'^'Btreet^'s has : j
': three?: such^mlrrbrs I coyerihgeboth-^dire'e^'
Uions^and? also- the;street v immediatelyibe^:
j loy?* and ?the front ; dppc^l'lvwp.uld fiiot'.pre- ;
? t_end?tolin"sinuate : \thatxa <: "great*man.*lik»;
! tiim'Jwastes *.h3s !; biislness Jhours iin ?.watch-|
:ingith;e^fair^passerby;.t,but^vis;dQubt7;nqtl,
i he;thusv'spbts?tih'e^strarided: 7 Americans an'd j '
'giyes^directibrisAto^WsiclerkiJtbVtelllfobi;'
: uoxious icallersS; hecis;inbt* in^lSuch't:' Judas ',
.'.mirrorsj } are •:• common Z |in i^the .^NeCber-1:
i lands.' , < ■ " - 'i--"i : 'r> -:-;iv -. - ; - r ' •
ppDj^rmNQai l iN.rßßLGrcnvti;- ; i^
J:^l^STcpunt^/;howeyer,jhas;manyrqueer J _
■ tnfegs~.7S,The fj horses;*^fo'rijin^tarice,':iwear.:
Jstraw?hatsCirirthe : summer;;Xwhile'th"^e\wp^;
i,men-iS'Bp&'baxeheaded7s >^^e-!S*qrsesjgco'Bt|
rmaney (^«and^the!r4 heads itn'eedS- protection^
>Th^ei^w.pmenfaxje?cheape>,^and^the;menjtells
(me!',theyj "cani be \ had I f or;thel asking.^i^ ''.■.-'
I^Tfii.s" is"-: a/if co.un try g of jiunif orm's.fcThere]
* are sfmen i everywhere^wearing7gbldrlaced j
v coats-arid;- gold-braidedj caps.^Every .rotne^
-'servaritrltas L a'icap;and ibrass'JbtJttbns.^This j
I Is a sb'scwith"*<the X street-car.Ccbh'ductbFs:! the"
I railroad. 1 ?? men Sand S thejs seryantsft of 'h the]
r sVores.%ThereiaretsbldiersSbr^offlcersConJ
Fpvefy,srreet",cbrnei^dres.sedfup,Vtb^he:nfne/7
•Th'erejarysvei^Jtewjbeggars.ifortbeggingS
sis the i'law.* bu t% the § peopled are |
tpbof^ariajfltg Is Sfpnly^the rplßcials. s ?:theirJ
; BOrcalledJ aervants,^wh" o\ are - as * spick B arid J
> fßpansaa.?the.2rMlMppleMS.wh'fcliVßp.bt''tth'e' ! '
summer fields- ' ,
git iis f.-pdd $tp i see*wbm.eß * Bcmbbine*. thel
f siTee^s ; assouriwomen fscrubj thelr^ kltcnena.^
'Th'a'^is X what 'i they 'i"do v.here^Eyery3 niant
iTriustb'keepi hfs I own % Bidewnlkriclean|§ahcli
4»ti;isl;ht?^fe^br^hlred;?girliwhbiaoeßAitJ!
iThe'.seryiantjßets'down on her.* knees 7 and',
iWis'sh^eß-thejpayement; ...rd'ig^
\WSit ;'>feiodd|tpTßeeia ;-bnslness; struts
ijtn/-thereyerj!nff?A*AlT^^the?ißtoTei>«rtn"^b%Bl
I ?rplHun> p;«a; : ;do i ßm.\ : WTi*n th c: ; stbr.e I closes \
lrth'etfßh"utt.i i rsf'are:/drcißi^d7.aiifl'it!JS: { I wn6l'»';
:. Ori«.6f th*;oW»«t thfn«s.«-t»owev*r. 1 f» the
: «p.iT«rt©ny^>rorfc-!ni^
a : flp«r ;:-iBiitt; havj.;orl*lMt«|4>Ji«f»-- for'
: thev:««^Uare i worjr«« • harfljr than, any
(sometime*, th-yj.do; all; thel/pullingrahemji
selves.'-? Every; man ' who ; runs -a^push' cart ;
'hasaf dbgi Co^help hlrniTand! thesmilk .cart;
;is jalways.jpuned Iby ' pneiorj more 1 lt: :
i is£ wonderful i.what? tbeidogsjpuU' and } hpw^
i;welirsthey-,wprkisilfitested|one;'at,i ;welirsthey-,wprkisilfitested|one ; 'at,a l ?dog',;
market 'ln >Brussel«i:'iThe j owner;! wanted |
to* sell ; him' to ■ me : f or 1 40; firancsit or :■ $8 ; : and :
; upon i my2a skinjc (?a % trials ne .^loaded « 1:500 ;
ppunds^upbn^the^wagbn';sandtf-the«dpg.;
■ draggedi.it^ through vUhe'i cobbled i streets ■
;withput r ;bverexertiori.h'HeHold:ine; it could <
(pull-aoton;Vand|that';sSiyfasSdirt?cheap."i
:Atr>thisSsameAmarketf>l|sa.W£s.draft- v dog3
selling I for | $20,; and ? bther/f ah-lyj good tones I
'(b"r'ought*all ; the jway; from :s2< up.i The rßel-.:
; gian \ dogs Tare '« usually i faU'^Theyfare % too,
jvaluableltb stanre;iarid-tbey;are bfteri.fed.
• when ; thehr.; mistresses- go: hungry /ri-»g-'^; ; il
"tyX-t. f. ">* -;fpir . EBANK.tG.' f; OARPENTKR.';: ,
slEblNGlrlMEllNlY^
Par ; m:e¥s,^Preifiarlhsr'^ior "v M-iOPolltlca ; :
"J;*i Brisk— Personal? aiiid • Indnii.trlnKf ;'~
?~ vrORKTOTyT^, ;\\'^7^ January^ M.^-(Sp«^'
ciai.)-^-Rurai ivyirginians^are^ just. 1 ? begin-;'
I irigS to ;• realize^ that \ .a"^ew^T«uu-laj indeed]
'to vthe sons -of £ men \ipl begin ipf eparationß*
f br.'see'dlng; time^;fAnd ■^thus. } inyobedlence':
to^:her,Ccbmmands", ! f, the ;ifaxmers^particu-i
JariyiUbose.^
'tock^aye : 'getfing/a'hustle;pnjthOTsel^
and %. rep'airirigs f ences/n hauling | out\ barn*; ■
yard J debris .cutting j down* thej corn-stalks^
pf£fonrier/ crops' andi-hbldUngltheinselyes;
In|readiriesilf or- the-;
a3V4'j^ck;frpst"rfelease3ihJ^mortgagre:on
.turists'J attention "Is Jthes English: and Jgalr^:
'den *pea;;^jvhich^ Is .'.planted s-.Mywhere I be- 1
'• tween E the Uast ' of January7'an;d tthe" middle
: : 6f:>Ma*ch;lvlt;is^'onde^tililindeed, ! >.what;
anSescessiye^ >ainount -^of ' ;) cold Tithis • : little^
yegetable-jwili: bear;; asf it i Is. riot- 1 aii< tafre-v
•queritJ sight itb'i. see,- them-r'blowii i.bfi! "eyeriT
with^ the ground! 'after^being ,■ in
; : sleeL%Undauntid * by plant iral^"
, lies Stand £atvHhe'£ first r- warm f" s*un vrays.i
peepsfabovef the . BoilPas?nbnci»lantly^ as
if> ripthing;hadnhapperied.} The'crbp 'ripens;
'abbut7_the^ifiiddle fof jMayvandXls * shipped •
; to' : Bal'timbreV and fthe .nbrtlierh-imarkets lix :
■large^quS-*itles^Thep:r,qp>Ws
> will ibe 1 short, ; judging^ from i i the i amount,
of j seed i that ;has; been;- put';? out-j thus ; far, '.
arid -rnumbers f of ;thV; truckers ] wh*o r .'would
grbwii the V, peas.V will ■:=: = bej"'cqmpelled * to 7 do
wl thpu t ?them, t owing ; ; tq^ theirJ inability to
procure •<seed^.''^':.; ; ',' :A^/'?;'. ; ; :; '■.-i.*_ :.-■: '■'-. '-.',
■■; :; ;^ . . J £ THEVPOLITICAI. V FIEIiD;;; ■: a .';;"*>,,
'& '.The;pblit!cal*ifleld, ; ..as: well'aslthe^agri
'bulturali one,* isjalsb* j'a^J subject f pf f, much j
gossipi arid jcqnjecture-amprig- the ifarmers.^
The"i office^;. Vof ■-". *cbrambnwfalth]s-^ttorney'
L appears tbjbe' f eceiying^more- than -a v pass
' ing -interest^arid^ isV- witchea^byValT : Tbf
;Ybr.k's^citizens ' in ) a^yery^clpßejand 'critlr ■
calfjway^: ; There;' aro ;twb h pf bminent^apr*
;pHCants-;:fbrl;the^ppsitibrt,; pHCants-;:fbrl;the^ppsitibrt,' r! 'thb^
judge^bf the lcbunty cburt*arid a ; young at-:*
■tbrney,fVresidenti ; qf^ltheA.town.; ' ;Many_
arid:*jmahy. a.'tete-'atetef^ is"' being;;, held'
along ,' theVi hfehways.' Vr^' One ;."; gentle-,
man" ■ ''. states': ■;' that v- he f *\ cannot , 3 haul
a
buttonfholcd.j.:: Ituls7:alsq ; :stated; ■"that ,V
■ thi^d ?• candT'dja .te^may^ appear,,/, as': a f dark;
Mora^l^dpapJ^^^tb^l^sJpon^Jea.virig
theHwo rasplraritsrnaught^rbut: painful I ref :
'coliectibns ibf j.thej first ; fight; tor; office: un^,
'derf.theK'newJconstitutlbh:-^ > ■■';'.:- -'>.',■ iT* -~x'
" ■ iSAXiE OF /SAMfBENTtSPROPERTT.; j
B^®sJp^ch^'s^bftthefpYVp^i^'iOf v^e\fete^!
Sam vjßerit,\cqnsistlngJ of ia \ ilargVrcommorf;
dibus ;hoteiy and Vstore, : ;by) Mr., George ;El
. Bryan.'? is Xcbrisldered \as -quite ';iah' ; omen";
j f or f good ito .the i old r ? town •< of ' Yorkl ; ■ Mr.
- Bryan iwiir thoroughly; remodel \. the- stnic-;:
: tuxe ■ l ;eciuip; jti with; all f'modernii imprbve
riients.v arid,: make" ■" it;: a; thpr.pughly^.'upH'tojr
dateVresbrf.^;.HejhbpesHq/c^terilafgelyJtb
thelsu'irimer*- tourist ■'. trade," r arid [expects the : :
r (of J this si vicinity 'to,
make -.thelnew \ house) a ; delightful ;> winter"
sanitarium.'-; f rlends}spf 1 Mr^t
Bryan*bespeak j; f or> hlriij much * successj In
his^riewAyentur^r^nd]openTup)for/the;bld
town (a- ri&wy^rieY of ; biisin'eas. -peculiarly
1 'adopted|^s'J^iM?^li^*'^^
: yTiief.exceemngly]?low> tides "'off. the ; past
ffew'-daysih'ajvei exposed" a; large-number; of
; yery^profitable>oyst'er,i.rock3tand|bottonw
I ; ijT^York ;| riyer^ wnich^^^wereT^cbmpajativelsv
: r unk"n6wn '£ ThesVv bottoms ; are;
* conflned^principally ;toith'e iGibucesterslde'
of j the {riv,er,f arid ; InWery '{ shallbwv.water^
; |ebblng;d^i"on>lowrtidey;lr.^i/-^:''t ;^ =7
i 1 Messrs. 'jr.W.'\Rb^ers7&-i Son jWill" rebuild
' : the j'atoie i property, ■;' formerly i'bccupied| by;
; ■ them^'an'dA'mak'o.'i it '^aV~mbdertf;' business
house.; ■;_ •;. .'.^v.; . --♦. >.<• *.;
• '^LThe \Terk \lumber, cpmpanyjCwho : bought
5 "thQ?:plant| pf f the! CplUnstWhlspeir* syndic
i ;cate.vla^t : ffaU,VhayeVabbut?completed = the
■ extensiye.lfepairaiwhich^'costS thpusarids
TOCpGRB^|BXPE»«|^
■ .? ■■ ■ . i,^.;^ ; ■ N ot'i the ;. Re«*»ii; --i; . vO '■••,..■
Vr]lt;teV r ]lt;te) t nbts.be»use]Pyr^_fdVPflolCpre;.is.
so£expenslye»thatVm^nyXp^
•t6b^^eatvaf{tax;'bn-:'tfielr^'creduU^to*be-:J
: Ileve -.■:, thai', -the v'pttbllshed J .'letters^bearing.
te^i^ny4tbV;^>;^rltSofJ*jtblsi?remedy;
are Ifeenuine^an'd l s bo^j fidej^'ejspeclaljy^ to .
:thbsotTChb|haveTr^^^?theYraffeHng~ln^
cldentTto f pilesi is^ltiJncrelaiDleTthat
"brie I? who fj^s% been 3 afillcted : i tw«enty-five;
i^^ttl^^yearsl^^lthe^worst if/innsi
:df":protrtdi?iir-a&fc';^^
"cured 'by^ttetappU^tiontofjalsitopTleiremr:
4^
• Uienii tbatjtheiqnlyirellef iiaijto a surgical j
operation. . •- "'■ , :.,v ' ""3KP
kiTpiafls frightfully^ viewed i^witb | dread J
b'yj all ![those> afflicted,^ as f lt | means at| the !
least fa> ? great"s shock T.toJthej nervous |sysr'
;tem£KwitK* more % than % a.% possibility^ of
utter) cqlla'p^el and I death ; 5 Ini-the^ma jbrf ty^
of <cas&i,%too7^ there^ la - a ..return sof| the j
:Cbmp!alnt/*lbTrihgr4tb7 the • CactOthatk'th*;]
cause >is mots removed. - . "-".ajs>
♦~ThV Proprietor of the Fyram*- £?lle,
ICurel agree J tb7 forfeit \bne "r. thousand i dol^ i
; lars"? to I any;' bhej who 5 wll I fshow.^ a | single, ■
publishedjtestimbnlal S tb-:be^ot^genuhie"
imdst'l'gratJtfyte^.^biamwßh^.as^theaeljje^j
[.ter^areiTJwitten^^lely^butlof^gr^tn^^
aj^-:{with''-tte^ope?t^t^teos©';-^b»3'«rii 1
%Mcttd?a>*4the^w^ert§lav«r|bw*m«y"!
HearnFthatf relief | I3|a^band^at^»^c«m^
P^tlyelyS^flti^eipMs«?>?w^
Cure"- iafi f or? sale^by.drurilFts'iit! tttjtf > cents
:^irf^W?lUamf^lJlchten^te^«^ei^6t^
'the'^ iargesti- prlnti^T^ous*? * In -c'-Caxiton?,
Ohfo;ißays:^"lt" Is ; : .wUh:the!; utmost Jplea^
sure, and satisfaction that 1 ean.j'iayglj
bclfove I am' cured Qf'lprptrudlns^fti^U
|bleedl^l!plleA^afterlsulffcz^ n |mttr«|t&u>l
Ntwejntyrfivelyei^^
uot «uffcr«S In th« !««« for.*»«» * ywr.
and!, u^d only t»rw.-4ftj-o«ntkox*»
otPyrmmiarPlli-Oiri;- V^'
TI adrtoe ;mrr:|i(m' 'aaffbrtlc with
this dfonwatn* and patafpl twrnstntnt ;t»
glv«X tbl.- remedy 'attkk :ismjjK«fsg
of dollars.- and.th«r;B«"r nara A-iniM^
feilS§j&S EL- ;.GbfflKan|lia«l.Wia.»ir«^:p
- finally^ from' the" recent \sev«f» ■«bclde«t^i^
herTankle land] I»l«ffatir^ableitirj»eTmit^^
r pico^irwe*r^q ; ujM^foflfrle^dil^telto^
Ing"' the'iweek. £■£??. • : 'j'^ '*> 7rS'^^--'l^-
: C| Mf3 Ernest ? Jones; andlhl* ijrtf^i'^ljWtt-^
part"'of;the".week:orilimportantilwta««j|tt^
m air>* John! S." jD«nen«yni« { Isl Wckjfjmhfcg
ff rora/a?l^pl tq|Kamptq^^
tb~ be .present iatlthej nuptial.- .cmmmf^atM
Miss-, , Delia" 1 Winder and Sir. BkkuA^
•Brushwood.'' . : ! . , -rrf'tllL^'i
'^Captain»Fra^sß^ger»^>fiWeft.^c*tt^
was :herelThuTSi!ay;on a visit. in r caon«^^
tion I with*- hisl extensive Tbyster j basnjnte^pl
vv t > HonS£ Sidney "s Smltl£^f'p^rilllMß*b«dp^
was; also a here i.-.TJ|iurs<iay . fi!Un«^iik^l^(W;.-|g
"erigagement: *.- ' ■ '-'Ssi&ssik
HTU- LVlHenley, ■ Esq."; of wmiamlWDMV(?
MrS Turner;:|or AToano. | and | OiniM^wp
; KhTg>Sa^^foCTed,=*auito^a|^
• huntingi partyFat l Grbve^BUton3v4_u«iß«||
the-mlddle^bf, the" week. A number 6fT«b»f|
bits and birds.were bagged. ~?]&J&£
BIG STONE GAP^NOTESptI
Pneumonia ,-., and ' • M«iile« | wrtij),^
Personal ' and ' Soelal
BIG STONE. GAP, VA-^UMMSKgM^*;
■mstoi;^wG«(»^ny:''aKed; ; ffv'«csß^|^
Mayor J. J. Kelly, of Wise.' died' of^J«*^
monialfeyerV 'The Jyou^ngp^ig
favorite- :*:With : ; a. larg» dxdU^^Mm^m.
%c" t wa^rQu^te^an^atWete^Mdil^yedj^^
summer. !/ , / r^"""."
■'P.The' : 'deam i of<.thisiy^nifimaa]'ronpiwfii^*
"dc«e:'upbn3three:otAerJfataUtle|^fro^
: sariieTdiseas€?rand^the \t actl that/; there ' *£»|j
a" : numberi"bf ; .pth^i^'^o^itt^»^«iTWS^
at Wise^ l have i ? caused ;sqmai ißpprehenattpjg
as to ; theVnatu? eTbf '^^ ; malaiaj^^iifr^|;
ported 5 t^t|the^lbortJ;pb^(^^te^B^t^
claim" to know ?Cwhat y compUcatfons^ara^g
: present ;.;" /with v !the" v -f even. :;£ '?The3^a>»|g
studying^ ''the^diseasei andrcsUto^mJtheJr^
brother^ practitioners:! f or cbnlraltetipnixi;^
;, ; Theretseeirislto^be : ahTeptde^C;ot^nwi^||
sles^insthislatbwri.3J Dozens J: of |chndr^m^
have^the"disease,"«bmeUmei^th^eTbifffoui*si
are recovering^dino|d^e s te^ouj^rt§utt».s|
have followed so far. ----- « • "/"^
" The .^angeablei,<weather '^of $ tl*^a«kg
1 'ife-w-i-' weeks : /numeTOUj9^coldj»J4
arabrigr :the ; people ; here^ r i Scarcely' \ aSrlooMfi
has '-entirely escaped. - "" - " "' •' '" - '
'- -:r: r HEBE >NT> .THERE. .-. :■....;.;
'''•VMr^ / '.W.''?H^'''rHyUon; : :-stenppal^f^fc^
; .thel firm \ of sßullftt,^Keily.TanafHiati^Waa-gs ßullf tt,^ Keily.Tana fHiati^Waa-g
: called '; homeiUo^.Wisei.Thursday;|p^||tole^
• 'gram/vVn'JacjcpuntHpfjttte'J'dai^ro
ness of his 'mother.' *
> . Mr." E.^Ll : 'Harper/;presldentfbf ithe-BIgJ
1 ; S tone Gap*; Irori\Company.^ is [sick rat||thaj
home *bf ■' his Ssbiv E. j ll" Harper,' '?Jr^|oS|
'InLbod'en * Hill. t; MrS Harper] has \ beefi|her<»|
- but a'feT^ays/^HeC^J^turnito^^ew^;:
-- York -as : soon- 1 as ' his ' health 1 will \ permit^
. Revv Jqhnrl^^Webf^l^li^hpjiWas^ati
one ; ; tlme> pas tor "S of . Trinity Mettodlstg
I :church '/ at ;s this "rvp^cej s _\now :i prraidentf rt|
I th¥' ; Kentucky i W«sleyan:College r 7a^^nter|
Chester," I Ky.;! will' Mectnre ! J aty^theS3n.tt»f i
; school^ hall^tb-nightv- on
- Hbine.'-' 3 Mr. r^Weber , Is a", popularJ laetnrac^
; andti3 : ; gladly;- received vand^apprec^ted|
l wherever he" goes. ..'-'; • >•;. -"C
" Mt: • C ;; J > B?- S temp,- formerly,: a : member,- of i
';, the;faculty?bf:the^;v^ghil^
; : stltute^;ncwVpracticin"g^aw;;>at"tb|rVp
/ hasibeeri^chqseh^tojdelj^lthflja^dreaai
j ; before':^the^".Big|Stqnal Gap 'school, ; InlMay.*|
Mr. > Slempli .who \ is a • son \OZ Congr«a«m«ar
, ; Cc^cnel?CampbbiliS^p^ls!aiypun^^
.- of ' push" arid energy/ 1 a^member of {thai !*•*§
W: fi^^offvlr^e|and'|Slempsi^H9^l ; T*ta^
i" IrvinaibelrigithVfsenioripartner^l^i®^
r ;: ReVr. John ',\ bod well-; hu'ib««n|traßiiftß^|
: cd frornlthe^Kentuc^lcoriferencMtofdtlli*^
t 1 Metobdist^EpiscjbpanrchwclCMfj^t^ttfcj
c ( they Holstbri % Conf erencol? to ■-'sapplyjf Him
, : pi^plt"ofi»
, was left' unoccupied .> by^ the ; affliction '% tnt:-.
;- IRev.^H-'i SJ : f. Ha^tbn, £; lwho;« tofnowjit|th«
r -hospital.'^ aif.^ Dbdwell j served fafcJuiraa'jin/
■i \ the ererici; r fbr^!"nimb«r|«l
"I ■VeaTS^;b^t?f6x^'tteitasii<^r««t&^l^a»ri.'!
\.
,i comes -of al lorig'unerbf l Methodia(ta»^lblii»
/i ..WesiW.TreWved^lntbJ^th^
grandfather, uwho? prea^ched^ aiity^ntna.
t years^^Hls'i'fathcr' plrea«hedß|fort^«sijhft;
: ; years. vand ;hel htoiwlf|h^ib«enupreaaiingr:
j ten Syears^ He Is I an"| Englishman^ So*;
i born and bred ' in the" United \ 3tatesii^^^
• ; ; The editorial :Vnl^rogbnl^i<^<Jyia|t»^
sch6or';lh|£Ke>D^at^;Tbf/Jittaait|l4tlv^
"calls it tip mind -i the^f act S that ith«^'scl&aifg
aujAorlttMlh'CTelhaalCa^at'j^ty^ffl^^
ren? to V! the'fcentral | school 1 te'l'tlwr* tanpeg-J
' Isolated r schools^tuLy« ibeen rcloWd£andj'all.&
■cliildren'i'are/sent?^
I'.^j^h'^uwd'jjriilb^^^
! Is/ the? lltlla?. train s 'drai war jbyj theVdmnißdrj^
'englne,f wbjoch lhaa J tracks| trojdj-ap^ 1 «od £
"of ;the t towriy» !• the fothelrV^'riia ; jrewtjtff'^l^
the rexperiment ar« good- It Is ; cheaper^
causes!* moft'^teif olsuK|; atten'c»aai%
[chHdrenitblcenj^lpouit^
'would ?| greatly; ?f simplify 3 mailf«r^riuid^
. ; I*. r - J.^W^Keliy na*^tra^ens*P*p>|
! larKosßtockj'orj''drti«s I *and £inedicin«^.f igtof
I Ms i jnewTstore-rOozh £wWch£was i-2 fbrmirj^A
focrapl^t|by4^«rf^OT^K«i«i|iffli^l^;|.
'Man^actoringfCtra^^
"room" bail the ; most ? moden^llxtiurie«|tioglM^;
[fquni B fgßotli'?AdesX^^
; llnia^wltlii h^a»qmi3ca^il^fahje^tßfK
mahogany. Find Ji»tt_nter#l|wltl* § topa*! an^il
nßide4foC/sbl!dJgla^li^n|tJitt|^pl«|lTOlj^Ws
lease*" . - • . .^i**^
f Naabv«le»|iind |iU»o^[oi» ; |tta §*i»*ln«ii*|
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nesday afternoon -to: honor of <aar guest. •:;
Mis* Armstrong. of N»w : J«rs«y. r<Man7 .;-.
of the tad tea of the town war* sresest
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mementi of tk« oeca«lon. Aft*r Oi'pai;
