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Tho Bi(j Stone Cap Pest TIIfltSllAY. .I.\N. -Jil. itu r- *tTr. rrsi.isaiD iv*si riirsanar sr GILBERT N. KNIGHT, Ki*it<ir ase l'i ai.iKiiES. Ptiono UCXa Kntered accordm** tn postal regulationa a th* iHist-offlea at Kig -*t..r.e (Jap as MOOd elana mailer. Oki Viai, Six Months, Tnati Montos, $1.01 51 RATK-* *?l AliVflirialM. 1 i -lunn] k ? DA mo*. f|IM) (IO T.'i (Ml 50 (Ml 87.50 15.00 li Vu? $60.00 IO M 115.00 15.00 H.r-o 'A Moa t'Ab 'Ki 85 IM 18.00 g un 5.00 The above rates are for standing: IOV*rti*** oients onl v. tmym\,ncAl. AnVKKTtHICMRNTS will bcrliartr ed fur at th* rat* of b cents per lint1 foi incertioti. BbvBM tuen have heen troz"ii to death in thc Klondike this winter, A Georgi* jury recently brought in the following extraordinary virdict: "We, the jmy, lin 1 th. defendant almost guilty." An exchange want, some one to tell it how tuen gain anything by exchanging bachelor quarters foi better halve.. ? ? ? \Vni;s ? man undertakes to drown his tronblea h. seems to labor nnder thc impression thal they are all located in his stomach. A learned New Y"i I*, doctor Rays that <*i sure lafeguard againil the grip il to keep the mouth -hut. The Mm. advice i- applicable to a great many other tronblea. ? af. ? fi thc men who do nothing bul think wonld work a lillie more, and thc men who do nothing hut work would think a little more, there would he much more happiness foi both. Nearly $400,000 is mi-sing from Porto Rico's treasury, and further in? vestigation may show that even m ire than thal Vt a- wrongly taken to Sj lia uhen the I nited state- occuj ied San .luau, Porto Iii."o's ca],ital. "Ii is tnoie hl>- ed to give than to receive/1 f.'* n be translated into modern "English aboul as follows: '?lt is Letter to | n the other fellow nnder obligation to yon than to be pul nuder obligation liv him." t *m>* Turn: i- much vntiie in lett in,;: thine;** take their own coins,? and waiting until the lasl possibll moment before taking decisive action. Nine times mit of ten circumstances which naturally arise will settle mat? tera just as well as the greatest genius could. ? ?*> . Too mnch self-reliance often brings ona luana frieudi more care and trouble than weak dependence. A man who ii too Btrong breaks, and his friendi must cate for the pieces, while he who is weak takes few chances, prudently looks ahead into every nook and up every lane. A Tia ?>.-? judge ? is robbed of n hoisc nol long ago, and the thief, being apprehended, wai brought be? fore him for trial, says an exchange. The judge eyed the prisioner with deep satisfaction for a minute or so. and then delivered himself of th. fol* lowing: "Owing to n persona] pre judiec, the court will not hear this c i-c lt tvill be ti ied by the ba iii IT. who will lind a verdict in ace irdance with thc facts, lu the mean time," he added, impressively, "thc court will go outside and bend n rope and pick ont a good tree." Th.- business men of l!ig (Stone Qap ought to organize a Board of Trade or a business duh of Borne kimi. By doing so, and if propel steps arc taken, we feel confident r number of minor industries could be established her.'. Wlien men come herc, looking for a suitable place to invest their money, someone ought to take thom .round and show them thc many advantages to be found here, and give them proper encour agement. Throngh . board of trade or bniineai club this eonld be doue more effect iv. than in anv other way. Lal us organise, s-nd then try to in? duce men with money to come here, ami when they do tonie, let it nol be our fault il they go away dissatisfied. lil li, in I.. ;n h. i tit wi Tl soi -t ?ll, c! aa? ec! ev< et. (on I.e. dell Illa ang " iii tilt) Rc mai The Fighters of To-Day. Thc recent bouts between Corbett ami Shat key and McCoy and Shar? key, who au* supposed to bc among thc top Hoteliers in the pugilistic game war. not tory encouraging to the roped arena. Neither of then are in thc championship cl.ii, With thc exception uf Mr. Itobeit Pitsaimmons there is not a man in the game to-day who contd have htood befote John Lawrence Sullivan for ten rounds dining thc short period ni one year that he was at his b.-t Mr. Sullivan waa a fighter *<f th. old Kchool. lit* kept at his man ami .lid not know, nor did he care to know, anything about dancing m.mud the riug. In this respect Sharkey is ?l -l ??I "C iiihi ..jr. -lin.li "I uh.I ' ?I itlni 1 ?> ?A (IIMI.IM lent I ??(I, Hillel li il ld Tl rienc wine I the n mid it b.-t I large w h iel her force pie w them, al wa pe; ity simis goven and tl pros pi we pu enjoin; volvcd possib our OO proep. strove great i ing wa stead n -nits. arott.ii destroy ment, ti not unlike him. yet Sharkey has vet miieli to Uara before beean bc place in th.* championshipeItaa. Jem Mao could outgeneral ami out tight tl jircsent batch of pugilists an<l clea them all Op in-side of thies month) with tbe exception of Mr Fitznini mons, who has demonstrated that li 11 be i I and shoulders above all fl them so far as fighting is concerned Take bil two fight, with tho Irish man Peter Maher, who is regard* bj many ai second only to Fit/.sim mons. What In* did foi Petal was I i-i.-at plenty. All the others win have tackled him have only succeed ed in gettingdrOWI, except in theea-i ot .dd .'oe i.od.lard who occidental!* got in a blow that 1 nf Peter to sleep Bul I'et-i immediately challenged Goddard RgatO and this tim. polish? ed liiiii ofl to perfection. Fit/.-im mulis bas said all along to < 'oib.'tt that if he would whip Maher he could n,'t aiiutber match with him. Corbett made Fitziimmona fight Ma hei le-foie he would consent to fight him, even arter Fitz hod whipped bim once and he should not kick now he emis.' some ol bi.own medicinei.be? ing prescribed for bim. Thc truth is thal Corbett bas mote ability in ta? wny ..I tackling than he bai in fight? ing. Fitzsiminons can hit hardei than any man in thc ling to dav. \\ u doubt il' there ever was a pngili . who could land a blow with tlie force be can put into them. Hod he land? ed on McCoy's stomach like Sharkey ?lid the light would have 1.n over iben and there, a- it was witb *"*lrii key and Corkett when the champion landed on them. Fit/, bas a dozen <<i more punches, all deadly, some of which he ll Ol ad red to < 'oikett. Sharkey, Ma? her, I'eiii* ney. Hall and others. Wc believe Sharkey is afraid of Fit/.-iinlnon-. hut should they ever ight, mail, the prediction, Fitz will .\in decisively in less than eight ?ounds. . -ar . Standing Ud For Leo. '1 he i"** ?ple ol the South hai hat i len. Fitzhugh Lee has n iv en t he command in < nba to which i- sci\iee- there piior to the wa-*" nd bis former military experience! ntitled him, bul no special protest as be,.i| male by the uewspapcrs nf ie south because he was not made lilitary governor of the city ol i.i\.iii.i. a- thi- waa the position hich it was thought would be given im. Howe*1, i r, many ri? >ithem papers n c fell free to criticize I he ndmin ti ni' ii foi not giving 'leneral I ghe* command. Among them ie Chicago Chronicle, which says ' iI> recent issue: "(len. Fitzhugh Lee, it i- quit ? fe to predict, will resign bis militai y ' .it ra. ?< ii .I if he i- nt ih li longer sub i-ied to the bullyragging of Genera] ooke and that officer's henchman, 1'iici'al Ludlow. Nominally in com- N ml ot' Havana province, ilenera (0 ba- been -h"i n of bi- authoi it' th.* city of Havana and Ludlow j tl s been installed a- lord high execu* mei with a dctachuient of troops n'cli are not subject to Fee's ordei -. lere mi.'ht be stmie excuse foi thi i of thing, lioin a regulai ai my itidpoint, il General Lee were a "ie volunteer,' as certain regulars I it. Bul he is a West Pointer I - , far as military service is con? ned his name is mentioned in iv history ol thc civil war. Who i heard of Brooke or laidlow be ? they were pitchforked into pub- ah ly by the Spanitali war? General j cn ? is an even-tempered man, a- hu in illustrated iu his dealings wi. I nco, but he would have to be tin eli.* in order to endnre the nag* g and swaggering ol the 1? mi s whom Major McKinley u s to bungle affairs at Havana." int I. ??stilts of the Spanish War. 'he New Yoik Journal thus Snm izes tiie results of the uar uith in. - ion "I blow in-; ie Maim- ami killing 'Awti American ii -. cosl lier; 'went) -ene ? ai ships. t\ o ni mil ?- di li Mel and captured, ubi, 11,tl.*) j -.qua re nide.- ind HO I.it.mt-. Il ?'. -: .'..11 iq na re miles iud IMI inlialiiUtil*. lie l'hiiip|iines, 11 l,.'i*.'ii square mil ',000,000 iiiliabitaots ?5ulu l-l nd.-*. !?.'i(l square mill - isbitintB. md- in other ui - year au,. Spain governed oi er 10, ?i'i people outside ol lier en ti limit-*; -- I in -.'IHI.Ililli. dui power* with colonial empi i ? i thev would like to keep, please tiki icie i- a lesson in Spain's expe e with colonial government! li might well bc considered by eople ol th. United States. In iou to what .s|,e hoi leceatlj nay be mentioned Mexico and a part oi the United States i siie at ont: time embraced *' territory. Sh. attempted t hei jdeaa of governmenl on pct hu were Unwilling to receive and wa- weakened by eotitinti rs until she destioyed her proa* at hom" and I ut ber posses abroad. The United Stan a uncut is now rich and powerful, len* i- a comparative degree ol ?lily among th. people, hut ii nae th. iden of expansion ami si governn.U we will be ia? in many foreign wars, ami ly confronted with rebellions in Ionia, ai Spain waa, and the ntv ot the country nitty be de* 1 by th. expense ol' supporting Hillie* and navies and by mik i thc business of thc people in d encouraging peaceltil pur Thar, a also the danie! ol g a military Npitit that will our simple form of govern md iu its stead erect un em ?i 11* Wil me ic tua otb Coll wiil soil .?ap tills Tri !.! the med les,, y pire clolhed with despotic powers, d Whether onr victory over Span .* -bull prove a blessing or o cuise de ,,. | ends on Hm use we shall make of it n ?Lonixvilk Ditpaich. FIFTEEN MILLION. The Largest Busings* Trans? action Made In the South in Ten Years. The Knoxville Journal and Ta? hune on last Monday morning pub? lished the following: Tlie large-t bonnee, transaction made in the South for ten years has just benn dowd. It involves an in veitment of fifteen millions ol dollars and is of vital importance to upper Fi-t Teiiiie-s.e and Southwestern Virginia. lt ia a consolidation under one ownership and 'me management of the bla-t furnaces at Briatol, Marion, Max Meadows, Roanoke, Pulaski, .ind other furnace, in Southwestern Vir? ginia. The same company has pnr Cbased tbe South Atlantic and Ohio, and th. Bristol and Elizabeth ton rail? road! foi which Crish is paid. '1 fie company, in transaction be? comes the owner ot 125,000 acres of splendid coking coal lands and also 65,000 acres of oie lands. To sum np, tb. new* company ii the owner ot two railroad., nine furnaces, 125,000 acre* of coal lands and more than 05,000 acres of ore lands. '1 h. re.nlt of thi- immense trans? action ii <hf to the effort, of t lol. E. .1. Sanford, of thia city, and Mr. Ben Dulaney, of Bristol, who spent som" time in New i'ork . few weeks ago in making tho., who hov. gone into it acquainted with the property. The company wi- organized,$7,500, OOO -tuck .subscribed and thc same amonnl of bonds issued which were sold for cash The deal was camed th ron gh by Mr. E. R. Chapman, of New Yolk, and underwritten by the .veil known banker., Moore A- Schley if winch linn Mi. Chapman is a member. dbe Briatol furnace wa.purchased tomething over a year ag" by Col. jj, .1. Sanford and (lol. C. M. McGhee. aiiit furnace, as already stated, be* lonies a part of the new company md thc Journal and Tribune is abb' o say that it will be put into active peration immediately, under the nanagement ol Mr. t-leo. L. ''arte!, .iei i- president of the new company. Ir t'.-nter has been president for ears of the Carter * 'oal dc Iron cora* any, and has operated that business ith marked snee The name of this new company is ie Virginia foal, [ron and Railway imp.ny, and next to th. Tennessee oal and lion company that has large ile!-st- in Middle Tennessee .ind orth Alabama, in the neighbor aid of Birmingham, this is the longest company ever organised in ie south for a similar business. The gentlemen interested in this Hi-action eau command whatever IIOUnt of capital is needed for the co--lui transaction of their basi* ?--, and the fact thal they h. ve gone to it gives assurance that the iron isiness in upper East Tennessee and Bon th west Virginia will be pushed th a vigor and enterprise never fore attempted in that section. It may be -tated that thc gentle* ?n composing the company have *o .na.le a proposition for thc par ase of the furnaces at Embreeville d Johnson < 'itv or < 'ai negie, for deli they ax- ready to pay '?ash if ? price is made reasonable, li they mid .dd these furnaces to their eady large property, they will '-e ?rated to the fullest extent, and I probably result in the develop ni of Other iron interests in that lion now lying idle and nnpro* ?five. Nothing has ever before occurred t means so much for Bristol and er points mentioned and for the niiy surrounding these places. It be . good thing for the whole tb. as it shoos the confidence of itali-ts to .make investment, in section. Agaiu the Journal and cordially congratulates the pie of upper East Tennessee upon magnificent outlook for tbe ira* iate development of their material nice-. i Fleshy onsumptive Did you ever see one ? Did you ever hear of one ? Most certainly not. Con? sumption is a disease that invariably causes loss of rlesh. If you are light in weight, ,ven if your cough is only i slight one. you should .ertainly take Scott's Emuslion if cod liver oil *with hypo hosphites. No remedy s such a perfect prevent ve to consumption. Just ?ie moment your throat egins to weaken and you nd you are losing flesh, ou should begin to take it. And no other remedy as cured so many cases F consumption. Unless ou are far advanced with tis disease, Scott's Emul? oo will hold every in jcement to you for a irfect cure. AU Druggists, vc and $i. ' int, Chei -ott A Bow* hermit**, N. Y. V-'t**'***'****'**-**'*^^ S( SI I'.v li. Ml Ihi ed en bil Hm '?ju tli id bel r bid day w li i ?Ho con dal tin* evei the ?Ppl spic gent ohi. Teni Was pl ti the i tlie I p.ii ti ward sing of lt. a get caust previ that Mare dane, nu.ni Brit l ?crop liv 0 that. Or. Don't sore t This r 'Aft ct*t C"rre*(n Lui eit-.lt ( roods i Melt Ky., wi tlie Ttl Youi i ...I J. Hill Vail in .tr tb the cou Wed on ncc .?sam" i Web ha*; pu tarin at mar lu our viii Prof. friend 11 wu cn to bs so Virginia Family Afflicted in Varioua Waya, Bul All Find Help Hood's Sarsaparilla Curee Dyspep? sia and Other Troublea. "I ha Ta taken Hood's Sarsaparilla aa s blood purifier with goori* reaalt*. I alic took lt whll* going through tbe erltlea] period of my life which I hare always drsodsd. My age ls -14 years snd I neve* tilt better In my life. About two months ago my srm wu covered witb carbuncles, bat thea* h*v* all healed since taking Hood's 8*rsap*rills. My little daughter had dyspepsi* for two years and medicine* did not give her permanent relief. Sh* wai obliged to atay out of achool and I became discoursgod. 1 b*gsn giving her Hood's 8*rs*p*rills ind now aha ia going to achool every day, haa a good appetite and elef.pi well. Hood'i Sarsaparilla baa cured my ion of catarrh." Mn*. Harry Obovwi, 1008 Fifth Avenue, Noilh Weet, Roanoke, Virginia. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best-the On* True Blood Purifier. Sold by sll druggists. $1; six for 13. Hnn/i'e Pilla ""UtAneUk,maneSttttM, I1UUU 3 rIlls biliousness,constipation. WASHINGTON LETTER. I*r>'nt "ur r.-itiil.r i errtne-adf-at.) Wash,'m.ton, Jan. '-'3.?The clajms of the supporters and opponents of the treaty of peace, if honestly made, make it evident (hat a numlier of Sen ft tors arc doing tho two faced oct. Th* opponents now claim that thev have pledges from a sufficient Dumber of Senitori?lbirty-.il is the niiml.er?to reject the treaty, if it il not .un. oded so ta to pledga this governn.Bl igoioil pertninent retention ot Ibi Philip? pines, while it" supporter-: say they have nigh pledged to ratifv Hie treaty, il they chi gol it to a vole. It Nee nu ll ihoagfa ii.-itlier lids was entirely confident n ii- cloinoo. Seootor Dovii is said to nive declined a proposition midi bj Sen* itor (.nunan, uko ii leading thc opposi* ion tn iel a doy for tskiog s vote on thc leu1 v. .Many bellin thal tin- opposition i iodalgiag in ? big binti for the ['inpose t trying lo git a majority ot the o vote for s niola!ion, in idvines of thi ote on tiie truly, decliring the policy of bis gove rn min I to bs the uni towards be Philippines as towirdl Cuba?merely ii keep them nnder a mint.ny goreraoieal I.ni tin v a to cspablc ot naiataialag a iniile government of their own. While liny of til** strongest supporters of thc ?caty and of the administration bel levi nit it will bc thc policy ol' the ad iii in i* ution to allow the Filipinos tlie fullest ttent of felf-governmcnl tb*! they show i*mi*lves cspftble of?even (<? aLaolute dependence?the* do nol regard ii as md policy to Lind thi* government ill Ivftnce; therefore, there is little prob* lility timi inch ? reiolntion will pass the ?mite, ind none whatever that it could t throagh Ibe House. The treaty will thar be ratified or there will bl an extra -sion to ia I il y il. Tin* Senate pissed thc smended aforgau Cirigll Canal Lill, Saturday afternoon, a vote of 4fl to ii. If the leaders of the mil i>'i>- so iiclined, this bill could lily lie paned, bal thc chaacci seem to that un entirely new lull will baraport* inilic House, which wonld mean no ml legislation si th i tess'on. I'he framers ol the Kiter and Harbor I, which has been reported to the use, an* mle pl- in the di vc-ion of public ? rk." Thirty odd llatCI will share in twelve and a hil! millions iippropriat bjf the bill; consequently votei will not lacking. 'or the Bril timi this session thc House ebal the old timers colled a ?'lield ." It was a sort of running discussion, ch, although nominally upon a Lill iring i ihip-builditig firm to sue in thc rt of claims tor additional pay, it ?i lo Lc entitled to on contracts with government, it really embraced ibont jibing in sight, including the war, embilmed beef controversy, thc Phil* DM, thi Tii-.ity tn' Peace, and some y personalities, flier.- were five leann whopirticipited, (Jrosvinor, ofl T ?; Sim,.-on, of Kansas 1'armack, of lillee; Bailey, of Texas, and Lewis, of binglon, bal Ihi *tar puts were r-d Ly thc Bril ind lost aimed. While --uni wu going on, m*mb*n of toon Kimed lo enjoy th<* hits made, rd less of who modi then, bal as soosbip figured largely, they ufter l divided on political lines in cxiires their opinion as to who got the Lent The speech of Lewin was, however, taine surprise to tho House, and ld more than one man, who had Leen ooily indifferent, to expresi ngnl he will Le lost to the BOOM alter h 4th. lien. Grosv*oOf lia*; for many Leen regarded as one of the roost 'rous men in Congress to tackle in a tig deLate. That a man dening ina erm could even hold his own in a willi lum ia considered remarkalile id ineiiiLers. Lewis certain!v did w J reh I i I. i ; i ti con J lo* in t iron w lin thc H Mit COUI Ct and tend Ju c itv. Tl st rei wi?e cond 0. Moie log i II. nug, Linn J I a i ii w, Korti Al court -hlin ItuU'a Cough Sj-ruj) our*?ior. thnmi, pr*cl del*y when you ac Lothered with a CoOttl hroii. lt mav lead to Lronchitig. '"g I ?atdy il a sure cure. Price only "'her also ; to ul and t ? I Mes-r MeNS' Holli. of the FROM L1PPS. .li.Ieiicc ..I I li lin* Si.mc ii?|, ''orr. s. Va.. Jan. Lt.?We are having a leal of rain for Jauuary and the nc very muddy. in H*wl*y and wife, of Oven Fork, in visiting relatives in our viciuity i iinit. ? correspondent ha*, lieen informed B. Lolnnet and 1. F. Wampler, of lagc, will ii.mu ret up ? grist mill lia place. It will Le a great help to inanity. id not Lave anv mail Ihe Gth inst. omit ol thc higii water. ' Uncle :au't swioi. sam that L. A. Kilgore, of Wise, rchased the Jefferson Huusucker id will move hi* family to it lu Ihe tura. The farm ia located near age. L. A. Miller, of Wise, gave us a r call Friday tuc I Ith inst. He route lo ((ven Fink. There seems uu-ihing vtuiiiar to a msguet at (M. office, t Rouse bilious nail.- -j valuafj fever. your ( con b* Prion, of C. I. / / lr. Oren Fork that attracts Ihe Virginia boys. "I believe." Jack Kelly and son. et Tacoma, passed through our village the I4lb Jual, with a lot of fine hogs. Miss M. E.t'rirdiicr has Leen very ill for a few days, bot we are glad to note she is improving. Deputy Sheriff. I. M. Dean was on our streets Sunday IJth. We lentU that he has declared himself a candidate for umg istrate iu the l.ladeville District. V", e wish him success. He is a law abiding citizen and we think would make us a good j.r. What has Lecom-of tiie* Virginia loy V He must Lc in the rear ranks. Success to thc Post. J. R. Tho Deadly Crip Is again aLroad in the Lind. The air von breath* may Le full of n** fotol germ.. Don't neglect thi '"?.nip" or you will open the door to Pneumonia and ''t*nsutiil>lion and invite death. Its sine -ign* ar.* chilli with fever, headache, dull beery | iiut'otis discharges from Ihi nose, sore throat and never-let-i-o cough. Don't waite pieeioai time treating this cough j with troches, tablet!, or poor, cLe.it. syrups, t'ure it nt one* with Dr. King's ROW Discovery, the infallible icmcdy lor, bronchial Irooblei. ll kills the rj - gerin*., belli the langi ind ptev.'iils tile drended aller effects Irom thc malady. Price Mets.aad $1. Money bich if not cured. A trial bottle tree at .1. W Kelly's drug stoic. ?-?? FROM TACOMA C.rrevp..n.U'ir- ol Th* Iii-; SIMM Oap P Tacoma, Va . Jan. AA ?M.a. J. M Blair i- v --ii i ii tc friends at Wi-.* ibis v>e.-k. R. L. Kilgore on down Ssturdsy. Hog! Miller and Lawrence Kelly, student! ol Gladeville college visited home folks at ihi*. place Sandal. Rumor lias it thal s wedding is soon to occur in om town. "So mote it be." Following the resignstion of W. J. Ashworth, I. M. Bond has Leen -.laced in control "i ihe sgenej at Tacoma. The milling enterprise here lia-* thus tar proven very ?ucc< --in!. The remains "t Mrs Gray, who died st .V'.iti'n lost week oen brought here foi burial. Th* services were attended by s Urge crowd ol ii mpithetic friends from \"i toe and Tacoma. The Mssonic "Brethring" sn being riven * series of lectures by one ol ils .allied members* ?'?Jacob ol old A surprise party of about Ij g?ve Mr. A'. T. Litton, ol vt esl Wall street, ? coll sunday for dimi'i*. K. M. Henofer, manager of tbe Stoney 'reek Lumber Company, baa jual returned rom a business trip lo Philadelphia. The Lo;, i say that lumber hauling icross he mountain from Millsnders Mill, - I ? nor inin'i worst job, snd the only possible ?av to get the lumLcr over is Io move li I road, depot, agent, and all. IO the lill lite. J. W. Ashworth bas jusl returned from rislt to Montgomery county, wbere be a* been spending ? fen days aith his ,st girl. II ?'? M. ? -?? ? The Ravages of Grip. That modern scourge, the Grip, poisons ii ,in arith its fatal germs, io thsl no .me ia sile from its ravage-, bul maiti? lde! have lound a snr.- protection sgsinsl iis dangerous malady in Dr. King"- New iscovery. Winn you feel ? sorent .ur bones and muscles, have chilli and vcr, willi tote throat, pain iu the Lack ol e head, catari hal symptoms Slid a stuL irn cough you may know you have thc rip, and th.it you need Dr. Km.:'*. Itee ?covery. It will promptly cure the .r**t cough, heel tbe inflamed membranes, ll the disease germs ind prevent tbe eaded aller effects of the malady. Price cti. and $1. Money Lack ii nol cured. trial bottle free al if. VV. Kelly's drug ir*. !-'? USE DEPARTMENT. i'ii ..- T. Kn i,i'i;i., Editor Local and Otherwise. y< ,-. ce cc e.' .-I* dr \\ t!i ou git Hu wi Ai Iii. lid Me lll'l yoi fri. J. M. Blair, of Ticoma, ii ris'ting ilivei in Ibe city. ter. L. <? Ads mi Ii .ii St. Paul holding retracted meeting. [ev. ti. W, Kilgore ii preaching ..i itWOOd this w ek. , C. McElroy nturned from A u lily a few day! ago. . Ii. Shaoklin, ol Charleston, wa. in n this week, looking alter lin- bestt be court boase. l.e Loan! of Supervisors bas bought sn fence for the couti boase square, ?h will add univ h lo ihe appearance ol city and thc building. anv Ayers, R. T. Irvine ami W, .* heit.-, of Li_' Stout* Gip, al'. itv court this week. ?I. J. IL Richmond, H. C. L. Richmond t*oo. A. Ewing, of Gats Citv, atc st ing county court. idge Duncan, of Jonesville, is iu the lerc vero several candidate on our ?ts Monday, ll they would do the thing thev would announce their [dacy iu the Poor. il. Count! was up from Coeburu lay. Mr. Counts ii thinking of locat it this place. L. Hollins, A. M. Vicars, .Ino. A. iee ind Clark Edwards, ot tm* Ctn* L.ir ar.** attending coart this week. H. King, C C. Kelly and .1. T. Ed* i, of Stonega, von ia (own Monda v. n. Jenkins and A. H. Kilgort >i. were iu lown this week letition was presented to tin COUnty signed by s nomb*r ol citiseui re g .tl Stonega, a.-king that a voling net be eatabliabed al that place. A er iiL'tiliott ligand liv citiiens rt t Dig Stone (Jap, Baal Si,,n.? t inp and plae*i rfStonega not included; w*i nf-eut.'d asking the court to refuse aLliah said precinct, which was done he new precinct will not bl < itlblilh Che firaf petition wa.*> upi nani by s. Inine, Pallon and Mathews s. C. C. Kelly, 0. M. Vicars, H. L. is und Wm, Jenkins spoke ia favor petition. 1 nftW. pa fieri for (-.ale at thin 20 cents per Inui'lreil. RP ri I We On s V furn also V deal time Loc-h G '-v.'*. ?? ?: I l OOD'S $6j iv p r j pid 11 bei tf fun ILLS' WammW AC 'the tor I pid liver, and core mess, sick I beadacbe, jaundice, l, indiges f tion, etc. Tbey ore in* de to prevent a cold or break up a Mild, gentle, certain, they are worthy ?onfidenee. Purely vegetable, they token by children or delicate women. iV. at sll medicine dealers or by moil Hoop <1 Co., Lowell, Mon. will Hoar Anilities Kor C FOR BARGAINS. The Ayers Mercantile and Mani-, factoring Company Om compete with any howe lietween Knoxvilli ii The reason ii very plain. We buy in large quanti! quick sal,s and em*tllprofits. In clothing ive have from the milli ami siv.-l the profit of tin* whole* instance we have a large assortment of boya ri ranging from $1.25 mj>, and they are good -mf-, bought elaewhere in this section for OVERCOATS, good, heavy, sevvieeable ones, $8.50 and $4.00 to I !<?.<?<>. We have ;t te < men*1, suit, which we are belling for $0.00. v before aold for the money. PANTS, warranted If von want something extra, cul iii the very one of our $6.00, $10.00, $15.00 or $20.00 suits. Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps. Wo have the bes. Stetson $5.00 hat. Some nol cents. Come and take your choiee al pi ices r two. Boys CViw, 15 cents .ind uj.50 cents ; ll and up; Boys Shirt-waists 10 cenN; Mens - from fl.*_'**> up io $7.00; Chililren's Shoo**, a. from $1.50 up; Ladies and Misses Si.-. al fl.tm. nf our -toro a parked and jamme ' w ith Shoes. Underwear for Winter. These frosts remind us of winter. Von will h.ihi Underwear. We have it heavy winier I'mler-I 'or ~2o cents, and the) ;;.?' go'u Ih;*\\< i .Ve have ti genui ie wool flbbci d rxn 11.00, and then we have others we sell for ? t hem before they are all gone. .\ ! ; hirts ;it any and all prices. Soap. Come and get 8 packages oi Kr. Soap iou omplexion is not rosy try Savon A L, Heliotrope I Hernando, Cream Complexion, <>* one ol Hie 'olga tea Soaps we have for sale Hardware. < Mir ware house is full of Flard-w iro. * 'onie oves at $3.50. We have duplicated our origin il oves twice and they are going a i. Tiny Ik rough! to this section. .Ve i.i ; i' hich can not l'<* bought oNewhe.e o?r l<--- thai i saddles we can sell von ,in\ tln'.i .*? yon want nil ' ?.50 up to $25.00 Ladies Department. 'I'lli * is in charge of Miss Ida Speeht, who v\ il ?u ladies hose ,*it lo cents, threat I 2 -\?? ? ? - nts, blankets $1.00, corset - IO cents ti * ul- ii ball, embroidery -il!, I nts, gloves leece lined -'!.i ci nts, nts per suit, toweling S.-j cents, .Mi--.?-- ??. y cotton - spools for 5 cents, cottnterji illing, ribbons, and in f.'cl most everything . <ln goods .ii prices never before equalled in I! And Still the Wonder Grows. hy we are selling our furniture at I'ineiinicii prii - i-, we want to y t i i'l of it. Wv want the r Im tl,111,(j i .n-l Hst I', l if for t'lat/nag., and that i- I ring ii away. Our store is peeked and u?- w is furniture we have a lot of pienues in thou! pictures, ranging all the w.\v fio. i a, i assortment of mirrors from the "j ce ii I; n : {her priced one. < 'onie and * 'or yoni I. ll isa pleasure for us in show goods mnl --i*- Carnes, Carden, Kennedy, <*ill\ md M itsure in -showing you anything ?ani want to si Such a complete line of goods in every deparl ore brought to this section. All vve ask . irself. The Ayers Mercantile & Mtg. I Bi? Stone G THE DUFF HOUSE I - 'F. i VYLOI Proprietor, 15 i ii- stono <. < I | >. "V i 1'i*. i i i i -1. [JES: $1.00 ;jer day; $4.00 per wt 5.00 per month. Patronage solicit IO MORE WAR1 .ow prices and fair di , >n and v aro now prepared to an all ordure for Fine Furniture, Sash and Doors, Coffins, Cakets .hort notico and at prices that will astonish Ve manufacture everything to be found in a t iture establishment, In all the latest styles ai i fine rlodldings, Trimmings, Bandsawing, Grill W. \fo respectfully sold it the patrons .*?? of mei ors throughout tho Southwest and . s receive our best attention. Oe A* Moore* : Box 17. BIG S l"ON ladeville College * . AND . . . BUSINESS INSTITUTE WISE, VIRGINIA. !''-i??'?'????'?? Lfirae New Building OAkI?: ? Thorough Instruction, DO to $8. LITERARY, ART. rMoBth. | ana MUSIC a* -: DEPARTMENTS. ommercial Course, BOOK-KEEPING, TYPEWRITING, SHORTHAND, &c, be added next term. .1 ami Tum,,,, at rttei ia NMOMbi* that ne tontdt ?t iii.-1.-**,: ttemett ot to* lebw 1 m Su?t*av**1 Vir-fi*i*. ?""fl! ?.u.uou.Aa.r,.. C. Y. CHAPMAN, Principe