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-- "KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT BRINGS SUCCESS."^_~_i_ =====:r:^^^ WISETOTNTC'v?., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1893. ~~ NO. 14. ?- ? 1 - i i()L. I. l?rofc**!tftml Card?. |a. l. pridemore, ?T() R N EY-AT-LAW, Hjonesviilc, Virginia. . MOS, city, v> ,., .. n M.tMtKNSIMP, JoUCiVllIO, Va. BS0N & BLANKENSHIP, pX)KNKYS-AT-LAW, lonesville, Virginia. . ;,? landnes* at all tlinas. . . it Virginia, n specialty. I RS. - - JOS. L.KELLY. frFICES W AYERS BUILDING, Bi^ Stone Cap. Va, :? i iTIIOAKIX, Jit. it, )?? litt & McDowell, OKNEYS-AT-LAW, ItIO STONE CAP, VA llding If I I. A. VV. SKEEN, ORNEY AT-LAW, j, >i,..,it Building, Stono Gap, Virginia. \\. T. IRVINE, OP NEY AT-LAW. v..: Avenue, Stone Cap. Virginia. turner maury, ORNEY-AT-LAW. |? '... . !? liltliiig, Wood Avenue, Storni Gap, Virginia. LTE^J E. addison. 'ORNEY-AT-LAW. Ofllce V Sickels Bulldlue,?, k Stone Gap, Virginia. i v/u. i h.h I.to.h, Wise CIL Va. lURNS & fulton, :ORNEYS-AT-LAW, -IIm-.-;'. Wl ? md l)icken*ou Counties, and l.-.iU nl '?? vtlievllle, Va. 1^5 w s, mm.i.ws, JOS. V. MAVSoa, \'n. Iii? Stone Cap. Big Stone Gap. ,N. M ATM EWS & M AYNOR, ?ORNEYS-AT-LAW, in Nil i. In Itiiilding, w..od Avenne, Stono Gap, Virginia. jjti .ii I? i-rtioori and I'ronipl Keinltauca. W. J. HORSLEY, _ 'ORNEY-AT-LAW, |j| Stonr: Gap, Virginia, R Whitesburg, Ky. ? ? - ;nd LindTitle?. , v,.-. r II. tv.T.Mii.i.KK, Xortou. PERSON & iVIILLER, tfoKNKYS AT-LAW. ration in all business entrusted to us. Ad |l(liri M : - r. 11 . V?., .a Norton, V*. C. D. KUNKEL, ICIANax., SURGEON, Stone Gap, Virginia, }*?''?" ? i"i d si-rvices to the people of tha cltj and rlciliilv. I. H. REEVE. M. D. its Diseases of women EXCLUSIVELY. Main St. Bristol,Tenn. 1. W. THACKER, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Stone Gap, Virginia. ?""I Laud Work a Special!v. IALCOLM siviith, ENGINEER AND Je Next to Post Office. Mil STONE GA.*, VA. S. ?. HURD, CH1TECT, lig Stone Gap, Va. BfeciFlCATlONS g. AND ESTIMATES ? EXKCI l ! " 'N A THOROUGH AND m AUTISTIC to VXXEIL Instate & Investment "deriuoiii Hotel Building, Stone Gap, Va. ?HAMILTON, SON, Phip. ?M> TKNX. M. C. ELY. attorney-at-law, Turkey Cove, Lee Co., Vat DR.J.C. PRUNER, DENTIST, Office, Room No. 9. Central Hotel. (Kill bu at Hig Stoue Gap the 3d Moa?ay lu ??ch tu<mth. I'arilo* dasirlng Ids ?ervlce* should make ?ugagetuo:iU on that duy or succc? Aug days daring DON'T FAIL To secure a copy of the Big Stone (Jap Post's Bi? ILLUSTRATED PREMIUM LIST ?a nd CATALOGUE. v Send Four Cents for Postage, Etc. BICKLEY, ?THK-? FANCY GROCERS AND Confectioners. Call On them for Nice Fresh Can? dles, Raisins, Figs, Fancy Cooking Material and all kinds of Family SuppJIesV Full lino of Country Pro? duce always on hand. (viuTiaai) ITheIntermont. Big Stone Gap, Va. W, C. Harrington, Prop'tr. Thoroughly Equipped with all ^Modern improvements and Conveniences. IkMs Light and Call-bell in Emy Room. Bill of Fare Excelled by None. Larjo und Convenient Sample-room. Special Attention to Traveling Salcsm?u. Heated Throughout by Steam. Polite Servants. - - Rate, $2.50, CENTRAL HOTEL. W. H. HORTON, PropT. [Clean and Well Furnished Rooms, Good Table and 1 Polite Attention. JirvKii il !:*!<??> to Drummer* *ml Uuyular BoanWo. Porters Meet All Trains. I. T. TAYLOR'S Boarding House, Poarl St., Ki? tfton?G?p. Va. Tab e Supplied with Best the Mar? ket Affords. Katm :?$1.00 p?r day, ft.GO por w?dc, flft.G* p?r inoatk, Tol p. mmu, Big: Stone Gap, va. ALL KINDS OF ROOTING, GUTTERING, AND SHEET-fRON WORK Don? In flrst-clai?* style and nt low prict's. Contract* from a AiMance aolicited. Kstituatsa promptly ^iv?>n nt all w?rk i? tills lint-. Shop between Wyandotta nad Paarf. G, E. i G, H. SP??LDING, Bchlpe-rS, Big Stone Gap, - - Virginia. Correwponclenoe ISoliolted. FRESH STEAK, ROAST, PORK, Sausage and Other Meats Always on Hand at W.G.Thompson's jMeat Market, Rant Fifth Street, In ColhVr Building. LOWEST rOSSIttl.R I'KIOF.S TO CUSTOMERS. LITEST of Stationery and Wail Paper. NEW BOOKS. Just Received. S. LWHITEHE?D&CO. A $30.00 GUITAR To Be Given to the Most Popular Lady, Either Married or Single, In the Counties of Lee, Scott or Wise, Virginia, or Letcher, Kentucky. On exhibition, in the show-window of S. L. Whitehead k Go's drug store, can be seen the handsome $.'50.00 Guitar that is how offered, and will he given to the most popular lady in Lee, Scott, Wise or Letcher county, Ky., by the Bio Sto.ve ?ai" Post. ? r The plan is this: In the twelve issues of the Post, from No. 9 to No. ?0, inclu? sive, will appear a ticket in the following form: BALLOT, EBBE 1 I VOTS FOB Wf_.?.?. As the Most Popular Lady in the Counties of Lee, Scott and Wise, Va., and Letcher, Kentucky. tfig|g|BIBiaBIB?BBI5IBriS Cut ihifl ticket out, fill in with the name of the lady you wish to vote for, sign your name and Btud it to the Biu Stoxk Gap Post. These tickets will be filed away, and preserved till Tuesday, April 25th, j 1803, when they will bo carefully counted by the following; committee: H. H. Bui litt, Cashier Bunk of Big Stone Gap; W: j A. McDowell, President Appalachian Bank; J. K. Taggart, Geu'I Sup't Virginia Coul & Iron Co.; who will, on that date award the instrument to the lady re? ceiving the largest number of votes. A liat will be published each wock, giving a correct showing of the vote as it stand:1. Copies of the Post containing these tickets will be seid at firo cents per copy. Parties wishing to buy tickets in quantity can secure them of the Post at the follow rate: In lots of S23 at 4 f ouch. 4? U it 5Q II ^ II li ?I Ii tt Ii Ol.^? a 4i u ? 250 <( ,; " In purchasing tickets in lots of 25 or more it will only bo necessary to fill out one of them, pasto it on an envelope, en? close the balance in the envelope, sealj and send to the Post. -? <y? ? A Leader. Sinco its first introduction, Electric Hitters has gained rapidly in popular favor, until now it is clearly iu the load among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives?containing nothing which permit* ite use as a bcTerngc or intoxi eaut, it t? reoornized aa tho best and purest medicine for all ailments of Stomach, Liver or Kidneys, it . will cure Sick Headache, Indi? gestion, Ceaatipation, and drive Malaria front the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or the monev will he refunded. Sold hr S. L. Whitehead & Co. TUB CITY MUST PAY. Tka SJ30.OOO Subscription to the S.A. Si O. Bead?Ad Appeal Taken. [Bristol N?w8.J Last week the case of the city of Bristol, Ve., va. tho S. A. * 0. railroad company was argued before Judge Jno. A. Kelly in chambers, Messrs. A. Fulkerson and D. F. Baily roprosenting tho city and Col. J. B. Richmond the railroad. Tho suit was brought to tost the validity of the city's subscription of $'25,000 in bonds to tho S. A. k O. railroad company. Judge Kelly has rendered his decision in tho case, holding that as the railroad has complied with the condition under which the bonds were issued, and that the railroad company's eubacription of $~}5,000 to tho Bristol furnace is a valid one, the city is bound by its contract to pay the amount subscribed to the railroad. The city has filed notice and given bond for an appeal of the case to the su? preme court. Importkut to Lumbermen. * [Xannn-ha Gazette.] Quite an important decision has recent? ly been rendered by the United States Circuit Court sitting at Parkersburg, which decision settles the scope somewhat of Congressional legislation upon the ob? structing of navagable streu ms. The matter arose upon tne indictment of cer? tain lumbermen and manufactures along the Little Kanawha for obstructing that stream by the floating and drifting thereon of logs, rafts, etc. The court holds that the net of Congress does not inhibit the uso of the navigable streams forthat purpose, and it dismissed the indictments. This is a decision of vast importance to the lumber interest of the State, and the people who are engaged in lumbering will be greatly gratified by it. Salt In Virginia. The Roanoko Times furnishes the fol? lowing details of important new develop? ment at Saltville, Va., near the line of the Norfolk k Western railroad between Roanoke and Bristol. A company has been formed, backed by unlimited cipital, to develop the inexhaustible salt deposits at that point. It will spend $1,000,00? in erecting the second largest soad ash and bleach plant in the United States. Its 'product when in full operation will be 50,900 tons of soda nsh and bleach per annum. The company will be known as the Muthleson Alkali Works, named after the general superintendent, a Scotchman who will come from a large soda ash works tu England to take charge of the plant. The property purchased by the now com? pany contains seVeral square mires. It will te%e f*om'8lx months to a year to get the plaftt Id operation. WASHINGTON U.TTEIC (Post'* BegQltr Corrci<iKU2d(9it.J Wasui.ncto.v, March 6, 1893. Editor Pont: If Congress persists in refusing to fix a day later in the spring than the 4th of March for the inauguration of our Presi? dents, all of the out door ceremonies should in the interest of bumauity be abolished. It is little short of a crime? certainly a crime against health?to keep thousands of peopel standing for oight hours in an inch or two of snow and slush, or sitting on temporary stauda, poorly protected from the bitter northwest blast which drove the snow flakes in all direc-| tions, as was done here on Saturday, in order to give them an opportunity to see the inaugural parade. By ten o'clock in the morning there were several hundred thousand people on Pennsylvania avenue, between the Capitol and Twenty-second streut, and they remained there until after six in the afternoon, some sitting on stands, although the greater portion of | the time a blinding snow storm was in progress. The procession was supposed to be started at about one o'clock, but as a matter of fact its head did not reach the President's reviewing stand until after three. There was terrible suffering fron) the cold, and President Cleveland got his full share of it, and if he hasn't a constitution of irou ho will pay for con? stantly bareing his head as the* various organizations in the line passed before him, the marching man suffering but little less than tho on-lookers. So evident was Mr. Cleveland's suffering that (.Jen. Scho field, who was sitting with Mrs.Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Stevonson, and other promi? nent ladies and gentleineu, directly be? hind him, placed a long military cloak over his shoulders before the parade ended. The attendance at the inauguration was large, but not as large as it would hare been had the weather been clear. Tho storm reduced the number of excursion? ists from the immediate vicinity more than one half, according to the estimates of the ruilroad men. It also playod havoc with the street decorations, and kept a number of the most striking features out of the parade, besides lessoning tho num? ber of paraders in the organizations which brayed tho weather, and I am very much afraid that it will result iu a harvest for the doctors, and perhaps for the grave diggers too. The inaugural ball was agreat sucooss. The iaimcnse hall of the Pension office, so well adapted for the purposo, lookod with its $10,U0U worth of illuminations and decorations like a veritablo fairy laud, although tbe liJ.OOU men and women in full dress who attended did not at all resemble fairies. Mrs. Cleveland, was, of course, the observed of all observors, and if tho indications are not at fault she is going to be more of a popular idol dur? ing this term of her husband than she was before, if such a thing can bo possi? ble. The official program for the ball closed at midnight, but somehow tha ball I went on quite a while after it was Sunday ! morning. > "What does it meant" was a quostion ! heard on all sides when it was loarned j that President Cleveland had not said onu I word about the annexation of Hawaii in I his inaugural address. What made this [ omission singularly significant wns that he prefaced the address by saying: **I [deem it fitting on this occasion, whilo in? dicating the opinions I hold concerning I public questions of present importanco,' etc. Hon. Don M. Dickinson, whon this Hawaiian matter was first brought to pub? lic attention, while acting in other matters for Mr. Cleveland, strongly endorsed an? nexation und gave Congressmen the im? pression, if he did not say ho iu exactly those words, that Mr. Clevuland also favored it. If Mr. Cleveland favors it, whv did he not give some indication thereof in his inaugural address? or, does he consider that it is not a queatiou ofj ''present importance?" Now that one has the chance to care fully examine the legislative result* of the Fifty-second Congress, it is really surprising, even to those who have been with it during its two sessions, to see how puny they are. Not a singular measure of national importance, except the auto? matic car coupler bill, that was serious? ly opposed iu either House or Senate, got through. The Anti-option bill, after hav? ing passed both House and Senate, died iu the Houso through its failure to get a two-thirds vote iu favor of concurring in the Senate amendments to the bill. Nu? merous financial and tariff" bills were brought forward, some of them were pass? ed by the House and home by the Senate but none of them by both. No provision for the admission of territories was made, although bills for the admission o/ three were passed by the Houso and endorsed by republican senatorial caucus. The Nicaragua Canal bill never eame to a rete in the Senate, where it originated, and the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii was lett unacted upon, as was the nomination of Judge Hanchett to succeed Judge Jack? son on the U. S. Circuit Court and a num ber of others. putining by Postal. An article has been goiug the rounds ofj our exchanges that it was a criminal j offense to mail a dunning letter on a postal. An editor wrote to the first Assistant Postmaster General last week and received the following reply, giving the decision of Judge Thaycr, December 14, ISM, on the wording of a postal that was mailable and one that was not. The mailable one read: "Please call and set? tle account, which is long past due, and for which our collector has called several times, and oblige." The one decided un mailablu: "You owe me $1.80 Wa have called several times for same. If nut paid at once we shall place with ourlaw agency for collection." Postal cards are not mailtibie if they contain lunguage of a threatening character. THE INAUGURAL. Grover Cleveland Again Presi? dent of the United States. fHe Defines the Policy of His Ad? ministration?More Reforms Demanded. My Fellow-citizens?In obedience to the mandate of my countrymen, I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath. Deeply moved by the expression of confi? dence and personal attachment which has called me to this service, I am sure my gratitude can make no better return than the pledge I now give before God and these witnesses of unreserved and com? plete devotion to the interest and welfare of those who have honored me^ I deem it fitting on this occasion, while indicating the opinions I hold concerning public questions of present importance, to also briefly refer to the existence of cer? tain conditions and tendencies among our people which setm to menace the integri? ty and usefullness of their government. While every American citizen must con? template with the utmost pride and en? thusiasm the growth and expansion of our country, the sufficiency of our institutions to fetaiid against the rudest shock of vio? lence, the wonderful thrift and enterpise of our people, and demonstrated superior? ity of our free government, it behooves us to constantly watch for every symptom of j insidious infirmity that threatens our na? tional vigor. The strong man who in the confidence of sturdy health courts the sternest activ? ities of life and rejoices in the hardihood of constant labor, may still have lurking near his vitals the unheeded disease that dooms him to sudden collapse. It is uot to be doubted that our stupendous achieve? ments as a people and our couutry's ro? bust strength have given rise to a heed lossness of those governing our national health, which we can no more evade than human life can escape the laws of God and nature. Manifestly nothing is more vital to our supremacy as a nation and to the bench* cient purposes of our government than a sound and stable currency. Its expos? ure to degradation should at once arouse to activity the most enlightened states? manship, and the danger of depreciation in the purchosing power of the wages paid to toil should furnish the strongest incen? tive to prompt and conservative precau? tion. In dealing with our present embarrass? ing situation, as related to this subject, wo will be wise if we temper our confi? dence and faith in our national strength and resources with the frank concession that even these will not permit us to defy with impunity the exorablc laws of finance and trado. At the same time in our efforts to adjust differenced of opinion we should be tree from intolerance or passion, and our judgments should be unmoved l?y al? luring phrases and unvcxed by selfish in? terests. I am confident that such an approach to the subject will result in prudent and ef? fective remedial legislation. Iti the mean? time, so far as the executive branch of the government can intervene, none of the powere with which it is invested will bo witheld when their exercise is deemed necessary to maintain our national credit or avert financial disaster. Closely relat? ed to the exaggerated confidence in our country's greatness which tends to a dis? regard of the rules of national safety an? other danger confronts us uot less serious; I refer to the prevalence of a popular dis? position to expect from the operation of the govermcnt especial and direct individ? ual advantages. l'ROGKNY Of PATERNALISM. The verdict of our voters, which con? demned the injustice of inaintaing protec? tion for protection's sake, enjoins upon the people's servants tho duty of exposing and destroying the btood of kindred evils which are the unwh desome progncy of paternalism. It is the branc of Republi? can institutions and tho constant peril of our Government by the people. It de? grades to the purpose of wily craft the plan of rule our fathers established and bequeated to us as an object of our love and veneration. It perverts the patriotic sentiment of our countrymen and tempts them to a pitiful calculation of the sordid grain to be derived from their Goverment's maintenance. It undermines the self re? liance of our people and substitutes in Its place dependence upon governmental favor? itism. It stifles the spirit of true Ameri? canism and stupefies every ennobling trait of American citizenship. The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while the people should patiriotically and cheerfully support their government, its functions do not include the support of j the people. The acceptance of this principle leads to a refusal of bounties and subsidies, which burden the labor and the thrift of a portion of our citizens to aid ill-advised or languishing enterprises in which they have no concern. It leads also to a chal? lenge of wild and reckless pension expen? diture, which overleaps the bounds of greatful recognition of patriotic service and prostitutes to vicious uses the people's prompt and generous impulse to aid those disabled in their country's defense. Every thoughtful American must real? ize the importance of checking at its be? ginning any tendency, in public stations, to regard frugality and economy as virtues which we may safely outgrow. The toler? ation of this idea results in the waste of; the people's money by their chosen ser? vants, and encourages prodigality and ex? travagance in the home life of our coun? trymen. Under our scheme of Government the waste of public money is a crime against the citizen, and the contempt of our people for economy and frugality in thier person? al affairs deplorably saps the strength and sturdiness of our national character. It is a plain dictate of honesty and good government that public expenditures should be limited by public necessity and that this should be measured by the rules of strict economy; and it is equally clear that frugality among the people is the best guaranty of a couteuted and strong support of free institutions. CIVIL SERVICE REPORM. Oue mcde of misappropriation of pub? lic funds is avoided when appoinments to office, instead of being the rewards ofj partisan activity, are awarded to those whose efficiency promises a fair jcturn of work for the compensation paid to them. To secure the fitness and competency of appointees to office, and to remove from political action the demoralizing madness for spoils, civil service reform has found a place in our public policy and laws. The benefits already gained through this in? strumentality and the further usefullness it promises entitle it to the hearty sup? port and encouragement of all who desire to see our public service well performed, or who hope for the elevation of political 'aeutment and the purification of political ?methods. The existence of immense aggregations of kindred enterprises and combinations { of business which are formed for the pur? pose of limiting production and fixing prices is inconsistent with the fair field which ought to be open to every hide-' pendent activity. Legitimate strife iu business should not be superseded by an enforced concession to the demands of combinations that have tho power to de? stroy; nor should the people to be served lose the benefit of cheapness, which usu? ally results from wholesome competition. These aggregations and combinations frequently constitute conspiracies against the interests of the people, and iu all i thoir phases they are uuuaturai and op? posed to our American sense of fairness. To the extent, that they can be reached and restrained by federal power, the gen? eral government should relieve onr citi? zens from their interference and exactions. Loyalty to the principles upon which our Government rests positively demands that the equality before the law which it guarantees to every citizen should be justly and in good faith conceded iu all parts of the land. The enjoyment of this right follows the badge of citizenship wherever found, and unimpaired by race or color, it appeals , for recognition to American manliness and fairness. tub Indians' iiiohts. Our relations with the Indians located within onr borders impose upon us re- 1 sponsibilities we cannot escape. Humanity i und consistency require us to treat them , with forbearance, and in our dealings with them to honestly and considerately regard thoir rights and interests. Every ' effort should be made to lead them through the paths of civilization and cdu- , cation to self-supporting and independent citizenship. In the meantime, as the na- ' lion's wards they should be properly de- ' fended against tho cupidity of designing | men and shielded from every influence or , temptation that retards their advance? ment. The people of the United States have - decreed that on this day tho control of i their Government in its legislative and executive branches shall be given to a j political party pledged in the most posi- , tive terms to the accomplishment of tariff , reform. They have thus determined in , favor of a more just and equitable system j of Fedoral taxation. The agents they , have chosen to carry out their purposes ? are bound by their promises not less than , by the command of their masters to , devote themselves unremittingly to this J service. , While there should be no surrender of principle, our task must be undertaken wisely and without vindictiveness. Our mission is not punishment, but the rati? fication of wrongs. If in lifting burdens ' from the daily life of our people wc reduce I inordinate and unequal advantages too long enjoyed, thi? is but a necessity inci- , dent of our roturn to right and justice. , If wc oxact from unwilling minds acqui- , escence in theory of an honest distribu- , tion of the fund of governmental benefi? cence treasured up for all, we but insist upon a principle which underlies our free iustitut tons. When we tear >iniile the delusions and misconceptions which have blinded our countrymen to their condition under vicious tariff laws, we but show them how far they have been led away from the paths of contentment and pros? perity. When we proclaim that the necessity for revenue to support the Gov? ernment furnishes the only justification for taxing the people, we announce a truth so plain that its denial would seem to indicate fie extent that judgment may be influenced by familiarity with perversions, of the taxing power, and when wo seek i to reinstate the self-confidence and busi? ness onterpriae of our citizens by dis- : crediting an abject dependence upon gov- j ernmental favor, we strive to stimulate those olements of American character | which support the hopo of American achievement. Anxiety for the redemption of the 1 pledges which my party has made and ' solicitude for tho complete justification of 1 the people havo reposed in us constrain mo to remiud those with whom I am to co-operate that we can succeed in doing tho work which has been especially set ; before us only by the most sincere, har? monious and disinterested efforts. Even if insuperable obstacles and opposition prevent the consummation of our task we shall hardly be excused,and if failure can 1 be traced to our fault or neglect we may be sure the people will hold us to a swift 1 and exacting accountability. 1 ABIDK8 OT TUB constitution. Tho oath I now take to preserve, pro? tect aud defend the Constitution of the United States not only impressively de? fines the great responsibility I assume, but suggests obedience to constitutional commands as the rule by which my official - conduct must be guided. I shall to the best of my ability, and within my sphere of duty, preserve the constitution by loyally protecting every grant of Federal power it contains, by defending all its i restraints when attacked by impatience and restlessness, and by enforcing its limitations and reservations iu favor of the state and the people. Fully impressed with the gravity of the duties that confront me and mindful of " my weakness, 1 should be appalled if it were my lot to bear unaided the responsi? bilities which await me. I am, however, saved from discouragement when I re? member that I shall have the support and the counsel aud co-operation of wise and patriotic men who will stand at my side in cabinet places or will represent the people iu their legislative halls. I find also much comfort In remember? ing that my countrymen are just and geuerous and in the assurance that they will not condemn those who by sincere devotion to their service deserve their forbearonce and approval. Above all, I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we hum? bly seek His powerful aid. The Fultonaai Acids In the blood should be taken up and re? moved by tbe Liver and Kidneys, but these organs get out of order?fail to do the work, and the result is Rheumatism. There ar.e a thousand remedies for the Liver and Kidneys, but there is only one 'cure for Rheumatism, and that is Dr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy. A large bottle will be sent by express to any ad? dress on receipt of price, or may be order? ed from the druggist. Any one who is having an argument with the Rheumatism will feel fully repaid by the first dose. Druinmond Medicine Co., ,4S-30 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted. Transferring Handwriting tu Iron. An article in a continental journal re? calls the incident of the invention of a method of transferring handwriting to iron. A Boston founder noticed one day that a ticket which had accidentally slip? ped into a mold lightly transferred its! type to the iron. He followed up tbe hint thus afforded him, and procured a heat proof ink, with which he wrote inverledly on ordinary white paper. This paper he introduced in the mold before the molten iron was poured in. When the mold cooled it was found the heat bad consumed the paper, but that the ink,, which re? mained intact, had left a clear impression on the iron. COUNCIL MEETING, The Sewerage Question,?Al? lowances. Accounts Must Irs Future be Made uuton the Regulation Blank and Sworn to Before the Recorder. The city council met In council cham? ber at 3 o'clock Monday evening, Mayor W. T. Hudgens presiding. The full board of trustees were present, consisting of Baker, Mullins, Kennedy, Taylor, Goodlce and Evans. Mr. Keunedy brought up the sewerage riucstion, and stated that Mr. J. M. Good !oe bad gone to the expense of putting down sewerage pipe from his residence leading to the large open diteh, which is sast of poplar hill, that empties into the north fork of the river. On reaching tho iitch with his sewer-pipe he was notified iy citizens living near the ditch tej not connect with same, on the grounds that in open muin sewer would not only be an mhealthy arrangement, but would lower he value of property iu that neighbor tood. After the matter had been discussed to iomo length, Mr. John Fox, sr., presented i petition to the council, signed by a nutu jer of citizeus, requesting tho council to >rohibit Mr. Goodloe from connecting his ;ewer with the ditch. The following resolution was offered by Hi*. Baker, for which all the trustees voted tye, except Mr. Goodloe: Resolved, That the former eugiuuer of die city laving submitted plan* ami specifications for scwor ige system /or the town of Big Stous Gap, tlmt lld? uport be now turned over to ibe sewerage committee, vich tbe following instructions; tltat Is, after due :ousideratiun, ttu?y decided to adopt thin plau of ewerage. That they require every individual desir ng to put in a sewer to comply with these spocltka ions to the letter, with thy uuuerstauding that tha icwer thus put iu by tbe individual ?ball be received >y the tovvu at a fair valuation, and tbe uioaoy spent or the sewer nball be rebated to thu individual iu he shape of taxes, wheu tbe city it?elf is iu a posi iou to put in a geueral sewerage system for tho town. The above, after its passage, in uo wise telped Mr. Goodloe out of his trouble, so he following was introduced aud carriod: Resolved, Tlutt the matter of putting lowor in large litcb be referred to suwurago committee aud. If they leom ncceasary, that there vhould.be m?vier put iu, i;dd committee is authorized to-proceed at once to rotiirnct for same, oot tu exceed GOO feet. The recorder has experienced no little trouble with accounts and statements as heretofore handed in, they having been made out in every imaginable form and style and on paper of all sixes and shapes, hi order to make the filing of these state* rnents more convenient, a rogular form was drawn up on which all accouuta must he made out, and must bo sworn to before the recorder before they be allowed. In regard to this the following was passed: Be it nrduined by the town council of Rig Stone [Sap that all bills, accounts, ?tc- prusuutud to said ;ouncil shall be ou the forms adopted by thu said town council] and that the recorder is he-ruby in ttracted to have a sufliciont uumbor of said forms printed for said purposes; aud that all accouuta se presented shall bo sworn to bofor? tb? recorder, who s hereby authorized to administer such oath. The following claims were presented wid allowed: I. St. Willis A Co., coilin for Sam Ruaser, eol..tfO 00 Joodlo? Bros., livery..?.. 1 SO iV.W.Taylor, repairing road to S. A.. A 0. depot. 10 SO rV. W. Taylor, cleaning dirt from sidewalk,.:. 1 SO iV. W. Taylor, repairing road through Gap.... 15 SO iUm Sallie Asderson, salary as t?acher.SO Of Trady Bros., making coflln for Fox. 0 00 ['racy Bros., burial nxpeii?us for Fox. T OS iV. T. Duncan, As't. .Sergwint, salary. IS 00 Y. T. Duncan, making 13 arr?s?ts. 1J SO J. H, Shelby A Co. coal for school. ?10 H. YV. Nickels k Co., rent for town hall.IS M t. K. Gllly, Sergeant, for services for Feb.60 00 3. K. Gilly, 25 meals for prisoners., CM I. E. Kennedy, salary as temchnr.,. it 00 J. L. Whitehend A Co., for one day book. 2 10 The following amounts were allowed the city officials for their services for the ;iast month: Jfayor lluiitfcus.,....110 00 fruslees, $5 each, ?Lx in all.SO 00 It was moved and adopted that tho mat? ter of buying a seal for the town be re? ferred to the mayor, recorder and city ittorney. _ _ World's Fair Admission Tickets. The officials of the Treasury dejfartmen nave approved the style of admission tick its for the World's Fair proposed by the American Bank Note Company, of Sew Vork, and Crane k Co., of Daltou, Mass. Since then the hands at tho Crane facto? ries have been engaged in making a pecu? liarly distinctive paper to be used for tbe tickets. The first 5,600,000 blank tickets will be shipped to New York Monday, so that the Bank Note Company may have plenty of time for the elaborate engraving which is to be a feature of the tickets. It is the intention to run off 50,000,000 tickets, the idea being to sell a large number of them as souvenirs, as iu Hie case of the Colum? bian half dollar. The price will be fifty cents. Iu order to prevent counterfeiting?the use of silk being out of the question, as it would be an encroachment upon the cur? rency?it was decided to scatter between the sheets of paper of which the cards are composed disk of colored tissue paper. The largest is the size of a pin's bead. Blue, pink and salmon are the colors of the tissue paper disks, which can be plain? ly seen through the thin paper on each side. The disks are not scattered all orer the ticket, but simply in a row lees than an inch wide across from top to bottom. Much money could be saved by using them only iu the center of the ticket, but tho increased difficulty of the process adopted makes counterfeiting almost impossible. The tickets are KX% by 4>? inches In size. They will soon be advertised for sale as souvenirs.. Guaranteed Core. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell Dr. King'? New Discovery for Consump? tion, Coughs and Colds, upon this condition, If you are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or snj Luag, Throat or Chest trouble, and will use thi* remedv as directed, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return the bottle and hare your money refunded. w? could not make this offer did we oot know that l)r. King's New Discovery could bo relied oa. It uever diaappoiota* Trial bottles free at ? 8. h. WbJtehead * Co.** drug store; Larg* * size ooc and ?1.00.