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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

yearning pathos to drink its contents,
which serves to keep in motion the Vi
brating world, both political and sCien-
tiflc. There is perhaps some great good
TO grow out of an honorable Readiust-
ment of the State debt, which is the
golden chain of Virginia politics of to-
day, linked as it is to the palace of every
poor laboring mans heart, and around
the future destiny of all his beloved Off
spring. We are all waiting and watch
ing for the time when the State can use
her money more freely in the education
of her poor children. Wise is perhaps
in greater want of education than any
other county in the State, there are u
great many young persons both male
and female who have passed over the
limits Of the school law without being
able TO sign their names legibly. What a
blank these make on the great scroll Of
time, efforts are being made daily by us
to rescue such from the cold embrace Of
ignorance, but when we shall be able TO
mark out all traces Of the monster, we
cannot tell. Should we meet with the
good luck to get a railroad through our
county we can then successfully aim for
n higher place among the counties of the
State, our progress would be aided intel
leetuallv which would be of far more
importance than onr great money re-
sources. II Is true that we astonish the
world with oprminerals, but we prefer
men Of brain to dig them out, who will
not only leave their money in our midst,
but the glorious stamp of their intellects
that we may-with the accumulation of
wealth grow wiser and better.
Respectfully, NJ. NJ. WELLS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

upon his own body, as any person in
health might do il he only knew it,"
"Do you think he can live in that way
for forty days?"
81 think lac NIGH, easily under fayora-
bic circumstances. Bat the surround
ings this time have been most unlavora-
BILE. The nervous system, which re-
quires more force (or food) than any
thing else, should have been kept as
quiet as possible. Instead of ihat the
man has moi only gone through the or
dinmy processes Of thinking, but he
has been subjected to thousand and
one needless annoyanCes which, as the
chemical analysis show, have drawn
largely on this force. If DR.. Tanner
should stop now, and feed up till he
weighed $50 pounds, his ordinary weight,
and should then undertake to fast under
the most favorable conditions, such ms
absolute quiet Of all the voluntary fore
es Of mind and muscle, | see no reason
why he should not hold out, not forty
days only, but for much longer time"
"Would he still have need Of water?"
"Certainly. Not, however, as a food,
but simply to keep the blood vessels fill
ed and thus furnish vehicle for con
veying the blood corpuscles to their
proper destination. and thus maintain
the phenomena of life"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
The hardships of city life among tn

The hardships Of city life among the
unfortunate were slngularly illustrated
iast week. Observing that fvc little
children had died at No. 3l2 West 9th
Street, New York city, the health stati-
iian caused the matter to DO looked into
insomuch as that No. was profcssedly
occupied by one party and the family
nance Of the little children were differ
ent.. II turned out that Mrs. Manches-
Tor used Il as boarding house for the
infants Of women who hire out as wet
nursce, aud the little unfortunates were
the babes Of mothers whose necessities
csused them 10 take the mothers milk
intended by nature for their own little
Onee and bcstow Il on others, who were
too proud to give milk to their own OF
pDrinR.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Rev. w. L, Richardson.

We know Of no young mau who has
moro etcadlly riscn In the ministerial
ranks Of Holston Conference than the
above named gentlemen, who now has
tho important station Mt Abingdon.
His recent eerncn at Lynchburg on the
Necessity of Reserve Force" has been
pronounced one characterized by pro-
found thought and oratory. A few
ycars ago he was enEazcd In the harass-
ing details Of u retail business on our
Main street. Ills lrst Conference year
was spent on the Scott Circuit at Nick.
olavlllc. but wherever aud however
tried, hIs capacity and his sterling worth
have been conspicuous.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Wit and Humor

PHtrick's experience with the eleva.
tor,-.Sez J., IL Mishcr Shmith in
surrI' Scz The man viii the soger cap
win yez, stip IMP So stips Until The
closet, and, all Of suddint he pulls at q
rope, and, it's the trooth ~ tellin' yer
the walls Of the building began runnin
down cellar as though the devil was af.
ther them. 'llosly munhcr,' .sez /
'what'll become Of Bridget and the chil.
der which was lift pclow thercf' Se2
the soger cap man, BE aisy, surr;
they'il be VII right when yer come
down Come down, is itY' seq !; 'Hnd
IL IL no closet a all, but hayhenisl
balloon. Then the walls stopped stock
still, and he opened the door, and there
! WAS wild the roof .iiSt over me head
Aud that was what saved me from go,n
up I'll the hiyins intairy.'
In New England village Baptist
preacher was discOurSing from the text,
"ln those days came John the Baptist
preaching in the wilderness of Judca.'
Warming mp, he said, "Oh how like
to read these words in The blessed Bible.
You don't read anywhere in II about
John the Methodist, nor about John the
Presbyterian, nor about John the Epis-
CopUliin, nor about John the C0ngrcgu-
lionallst. But it Is John the Baptist I!
oh! how | Ike to read that !"
After a Texas jury had stood out for
ninety-siX hours the judge got verdict
in two minutes by sending them word
that circus had come 10 town.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

THERE is striking contrast between
the example Of GENLRAL HANCOCK, the
gallant soldier who fought all through
the CIVIL war, and that of the man who
left the military service in the middle OF
the war, to take seat in Congress, out
OF bullet range. When peace came GIN.
HANCOCK favored the equality of all cit
lzens under the law, and the removal of
all cause of irritation; desiring the res
toration of the Union in fact as well as
in law. His orders, issued when in
command of the Southern Division, have
already been published in these columns.
In strong contrast with the kind and
liberal sentiments therein contained, are
the words Of Mr.. GARFIELD, found in a
speech delivered in the House of Repre-
sentatives, May 1866, one year after the
war had closed. The speech was in sup
port of bill proposing to dsfranchise
all who had given aid TO the rebellion.
from which we take the following ex-
tract: ...
"Now, Mr.. Speaker, if the gentlemen
who report this bill will put in section
that all who participated in the rebellion
shall forever be excluded from the right
of elective franchise, in Ill cases relating
to national offices, then | will say the
proposition will be just and one we
could stand upon as II matter of princi-
pie. Anything is just which excludes
from privilege and power all those inla-
nous men who participated in the re-
bellion. The proposition, without any
modification, without any limitation,
would meet with my approval, as one
cminently wise and just, if it could be
III Ii
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Center Shot.

The Baltimore GAZETTE, one of the
ablest papers in the Union, says among
other things, in reply 10 the Richmond
COMMONWEALTH:
The great body OF Rcadjusters are 10y
al Democrats, whatever their leaders
may be, and we cannot see that the al
legged readiness OF the latter 10 assist the
Republicans In certain contingency Ia
any more un-Democratic than the threat
Of certain REGULARS" to permit the State
TO 60 for Garfield and Arthur rather
than compromise with the Readjuster
element.
The facts are the "regulors" are
manGyering for position next year and
they count on killing REIMBURSEMENT in
the hour Of It's real birth by an ill-con-
cclvcd CWSeivOn opc;sion. Thcy call
this patriotism, but the people will call
Il by another name. The GAZETTE views
the strdggle from mn outside standpoint,
and plumps center.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Proposition to Tobacco Mana
gers

Mr.. j. II. Mills of Big Stone Gap
writes US that he has n tobacco crop of s
TO 10 acres, one fifth of which he will
give to any man who understands mana
ging tobacco, and who will take it from
the Hill and prepare 1t for the sale room.
Mr.. Mills will furnish the barns and the
fuel and will deliver the managers one
fifth at Bristol into the bargain. This is
proposition which ought to be closed
In with by some Of our men at once.
Ed. News.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1880.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Addison Wright, son of Rev. Mr..
Wright Of New Hamburg, N. Y, was
singularly killed few days ago. He
and young lady walked into the New
Hamburg Tunnel. There was double
track and two trains entered the tunnel
from opposite directions at q high rate OF
speed. AS they passed each other on
the two tracks Just at the point where
the couple had taken their stand between
them the young man was crushed be-
tween the trains. The young lady was
knocked into the ditch along side the
track and was but little hurt.
The Democratic people Of Rocking
ham held rival meetings Mt HARRISON
burg on Monday of last week. The
friends of the May ticket were address
ed In the court building by DIR. Moil'ett,
JAS. Barbour, and j. b. Ficklin. The
friends Of the Readjuster ticket met on
the Court Green, and were addressed by
Massey, Riddlebarger, Jones, Paul and
Deneale. Comparing the antagonistic
press accounts, It would seem that the
Resdjusters carried the larger portion of
the crowd.
UvAn rnoo,, ioro,I;,o,ta,, into tb, D,oI,
onS Ve, q rsanitod T.; c",nhinu T ie ro',s J
,arad ,st,or ,bieS uamod ~ i"I,ms orov Al iIse oo
- % coiored % Latter @ carrier e' '' ''' i''''
IT n snor,d,rs No Ro0,on rronooos
.o ,noL: tba o;, uolrni,a ~ t~PtIVu tIi,,Pt ~,
hv % nIoht os NV Sou ns,Se e,ectric Iisb bts
ast ;nten:,,u % ' n "9s an,'on n tonors SmIo eanh
Sn fest bi@S ~ cIa;ms % ot thoro o' viil be "r No
naaS ~ ,tgh. a. Soona "' '''''' wa W '''
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
BIacIswood Tor July

IIns been received with this table Of con
tents; Or. Wortlc's School Part III
BcatlIe--A Lay Confesslonal-Counlry
Life In portugil-School & College
The Lascar Crcv.-l'hc Lows, its Salmon
and llcrring--Bush Life in Queensland,
Part Wellington and Reform
The Financial Situation In India. Pub
lishcd by the Leonard Scott Publishing
Co., at A Barclay st. New York, at q
per anuuin,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
The Fairs,

The Southwest Virginia Agricultural
Association, WytheviIe, will hold their
twelfth annual exhibition on the 9th, 18th
and Sth Of October.
The Abingdon Fair will come of Sep
tembcr goth and 30th and Oct. lst.
The Jonesboro Fair will embrace Sept.
goth and 30th and October lst
The Lynchburg Agricultural and Me
chanical Society has decided TO hold their
next Fair on the 18th, 10Th Goth and 2lst
Of October.
The Border Fair will hold its Annual
Exhibition Septemer 22nd, 23rd and 2lth
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Lee County Items.

We get the following from the Lee Co.
Sentinel;
Robert NJ. Ely, the wcalthlest young
man In Ice, and one exceedingly popu-
lar, died AT Walnut lIlll the 18Th, Of ty-
phoid fever contracted from imprudent-
ly bathing when oyerhcated.
Harvey Eads recently killed Millard
Parkcy, In Hancock county Tenn, near
the Lee Co. line. Eads, while thresh-
Ing grain, was approached by Parkcy
who struck him with pitchfork, when
Eads killed Parkey with an axe. Eads
escaped.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Cooley tor iAur,ist,

II is out In good time IA Il always IL,
II Ia the standard fashion magazine Of
the country and the present number Il
splcndldly illustrated with steel cngrav-
lngs and colorcd fashion plates. The
Inter is the most superb We have seen.
Tho colorcd patterns aud designs are
beautiful aud the reading matter ie nj.
why's superior. Clubbed With The Ncps
nj tp.Sb for thc two.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Scott County.

The Lee Sentinel says, it now appears
that Elijah Corder's load Of slugs that
killed Tandy Baker, also shot out the
front teeth ofonc OF Bakers party OF
Rcgulators--Mr, Pnkncy Carter. Cor
der has fed to avoid the vengeance Of
the Regulators, who have sworn to
avengc Bakers death, II Ia said eleven
Of the Regulators have been identified
and will be looked after by the Grand
Jury of Scott.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

THE brave little county Of Buchanan
has grown wonderful In ten years. In
1870 It had 9777 souls, at least the cnum-
orator seems to have found and certified
that number. Since that time II has had
1850 cut of to aid in forming Dickenson
county, and has yet remaining 1880. II
the old county remained It would have
$500, ehowing gain Of nearly 60per
grnh
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

spirits, and laughed and talked in his
usual cheerful way without once allud-
ing to the approaching meeting, So
we'll concealed was the dUe that The
colored man who drove the carriage
thought that Col. Shannon was going
out in the country to attend Il picnic uI-
til the party stopped and tried the pis-
tolls.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

DB. TANNER, the great faster ia a
Garfield Republican, and has been llv-
ing on a'r and water for 80 days, and
proposes 10 make II 40 days. The entire
Garfield party had better keep watch
on him, for after the 4th of next March
their fast will have to exceed any 40
.Iaaa
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

DR.. Farrar, Of Brooklin, says that not
less than half a ton of pure gold, worth
half II million dollars, is annually packed
into peoples teeth in the United States,
and that at this rate all the gold in circu-
lation will be buried in the earth in 300
years.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

jsmes N. Rstlln, Of buchanan county
chopped red hot horse shoe cork into
hl' boot log few daya ago
And fhs gfatini, ilnnis how thb
Htkst Rev.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
Letter From Wise County.
sto,,, Dcycl0nwcnt Popular ed
licatiOn.

Bio siovt car. " July 10, %
ii1r Netg
We have not vet reached II but u II
ever presumed hy ull persons and cotn.
tries lint there u h Curious lltiltt lut'
ahead vhIri blts't nlh ne heart VII,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

TINS Marion JorRSAL dcnounccs the
whole Of The Democratic party ma. n
clique, and turns loose Ne thunder
sssjnsl I,s. och hns Engllsh.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

Butler Bowers, who killed his cousin
Ncleon Bowers, somc months ago on
stony Greek, IN Carter Co., Tenn, was
scnt last week 10 the pcnitcntlary for
fen ycar.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27

y. X. Primary hae been nprolnlen ,,'ost
Master ut Yokum Station, Lee county
90, Eliza wynn resigned
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
HILL SCHOOL

The next season oil this school will com-
mcncr sept 10Th. foc circulars apply 10
The Nlpls liASnIPn, Kcbwick Depot Al
brusrc county, w. July 20--2m
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
HAMIL TON FEMALE COLLEGE,

We'll selected course oi study, Special departments
for all The ornamental hrancheH Faculty large,
able and expafisnced EIicnsye Ground iotts
uon Exccilenl buildings, i60Iss feet, four stories,
Nlcp Recitation, ornamental, Play AM Bath Room,
Warmed hy steam aud lighted with gas. ON, Two
Young ladies occupy room, Charges lower than AnT
school oIcrlnE equal Adtaltagps M The United states
Ressi0n hegDs September 18Th, 1870 l0t terms, cat
alogupb aud further pgtligUlsrs hddttf4 A..
j T. PATTERSON, President, lexington KY
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-07-27
RlCHMOND FEMALE INSTITUTE


J. n. ffAwrnonSr. ~ U rrrs't board rnalcoi,
MinH BAlirY II, n lANNEn, Principal Il.
Tor moro than quarter ~ century THIS lnftls
tuition has culoycd libefnl patronage, not only
from Va, but nll the southern states, building
tionnl fmngh ilunht Wy paflgiAn. Art u dcr
charge of European Artist nutlC u specially,
Ad1feeH the Principal for Catalogue.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-20
Religious.
d" BELO HED, THINK IT NOT
BTRANGE."

T. PBTER. ~, 12.
"THiNE 4 not strange" No over all tho land
Hopes fade, prayers fail. hearts break,
Aud d5hr ones DER death's lone aud shndOWy
Their silent pathway take
But when on us the blow descends, swift smlt.
We cannot help moan;
As heart aud nerve cry with tho pain Of part
Us from our own.
And strange II seems that Ger our happy
The specter nand could Rlide,
And snatoh that one whose life, whose looks,
whose loving,
An earth was naught beside.
o. lery trial that closely folds around rs,
OF furnace u Affections, bitter pain,
OI heart-sick watch beside our dead, who
Give love for love againI
And saddest stu Of all the weary yearning
Through the long, lonely months and years,
Inc hearts That ache though lips may keep
Eyes dim with unshed tears.
But stil Ger broken hope and grave fresh
There sounds, "Rejolce, o heartr'
" WherefOrey'' VIC cry, in bitterness Of anguish.
With Christ ye bear your part.
" And when, IN the fun splendor Of His glory,
He stands before you, Savior, King revealed,
Ye may be glad with an exceeding Joy
And ind your sorrow healed"
o! weary heart, take strength, through dark
ahicriDn
Ye only enter on the path He trod,
And meath the crown Of sOrrOw's benedictiOn
There waits the full and perfect peace Of
God.
-EHa Ttomas N Christian at Work.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-20
How to be WeatherWise.

JOHN H. TICE, the weather prophet
of st. Louis, gives the following direc-
tions to those who aspire to be weather.
wise:
As everybody is interested in tho
weather so each one should qualify him
self or herself to read the Sky, and to
interpret the meaning of the winds, sky
and clouds.
An intensely blue and serene sky in
dicates heavy rains and severe storms
in from twelve to forty eight hours. A
gray, hazy sky indicates a continuous
dry and generally hot weather.
A southeast wind indicates the exist
ence of low barometer, if not a storm
center in the northwest. The aspects of
the sky and clouds will tell whether it
means mischief or not. An almost i'm.
mediate cessation of rain may be ex-
pected as soon as the northwest wind
sets in. 1t matters not what the aspects
of the sky are when the west wind sets
in, fair weather will ensue it, and con-
tinue from three to four days. The pas
sage of storm center from the gulf and
southeastward OF our locality is par
tial exception only so far that it clears
off more tardily.
There are really but two primary
kinds of clouds, namely, (D those that
float at a great height above the earth's
surface, and (2) those that float low
Those that float high, say from six to
nine miles, are of a fibrous and gauzy
structure; they are hence called cirrus,
that is, hair or tuft clouds. The clouds
that form in the lower strata of the at
mosphere, say from one to three miles
above the earth, are irregular in struc-
ture, and of more or less nodular form.
They are called the cumulus, that is the
heap or pile cloud.
While the cirrus remains nebular in
structure and indistinctly defined against
the sky no rain need be expected. I'm
der the low barometer, however, they
develop by accretion, become smooth
and compact in structure and much en-
larged in volume. They now sink lower
and become sharply defined against the
blue sky. Rain may now be expected,
especially if they unite with the cumu.
lus forming the nimbus or rain cloud. If
the cirrus, instead of forming the nim-
bus, reascends, it dissipates, and no rain
need be expected until it lowers again,
which generally is in twenty-four hours.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-20
A Handful of Leaves.

Our water failed the other day. We
could see it running into the reservoir
ON the hillside, and running over: but
not a drop came through the pipes at
the kitchen, at the barn or in the
shrubbery. No water here, but plenty
over there. What is the matter? We
took up section after section of the
pipe and examined it. In the section
nearest the reservoir we found a bunch
of leaves. They had got in through the
filter, somehow, and, rolling together,
formed ball large enough to fill the
pipe aud stop the flow of water. Moth
ing but leaves; leaves that had fallen,
sere and dead, from the trees where
once they had shimmered in the sun
and dallied with the breeze. ANY one
seeing those leaves as the winds tossed
them, or as they foated on the stream,
might have said: "Well, they are
worthless. it is true, but they do no
harm" Yet by drifting into the water
pipe, they did do harm.
There are people like those leaves.
They seem to be negative in character,
nObOdies in influence. They claim that
at any rate they do not do any harm in
the world. But we can not accede to
that claim. They are always drifting
in the way. By their very Indifference
and inertia they obstruct the progress
of society. The Christian who aims to
be ornamental rather than useful,
whose ideal of the Gospel is foliage and
not fruit, who is self-complacent if no
charge of gross immortality or fragrant
uncharitableness can be brought against
him, would be startled if he could see,
as God sees, how he hinders the work
of the Church and the Spirit. He
ought to be one of the channels through
which the water of life reaches the per-
ishing. But, instead of furnishing that
water, he stops its flowing. With his
withered leaves he fills up the pipe, and
he will find himself condemned in the
great day for a criminal and deadly in
efficiency! 1t is easy to float, and drift
ing where the current draws is pleas
anter than breasting it. But the log
that drifts into the fume of the mill,
and into the buckets of the water
wheel, may do a great deal of harm.
And so may the driftwood in our
churches. Herald and Pres6yter.