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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17
PLANS OF TWO PARTIES.

The Treasury surplus is about
Si30,000,000. The monthly collec.
tions of the Federal Government ex-
ceed by S9,000,000 what She Govern
ment can spend under existing laws.
The Democratic remedy is to place
on Tie free list certain raw materials
OF universal consumption which are
now taxed, and then reduce from 40
per cent. TO AZ per cent. the average
duty on the articles now assessable.
The proposition is Il moderate one,
more moderate than that mado be
the Republican Tariff Commission in
1882. Tho reductions are adjusted
so rs not to fall on labor. and they
are lii great part compensated for by
the placing OF raw materials on the
Tree lit, SO that the difference be.
tween the cost OF materials and The
price OF goods made out of them will
be MS great as it is now. 1t is out of
this difference that workmen get
their wages, and by reason OF the
reductions on materials the demand
for our finished goods will necessa.
rily increase, and there will be more
work for our artisans to do.
The Republicans propose as their
remedy an nggravation of existing
evils. They declare in the Chicago
platform i'll favor of advancing duties
so as to check imports; in Other
words, to restrict and reduce our
commerce. In order to mako per.
fectly clesr their purpose to give nc
relief by Tightening taxation, they
declare in favor of the entire repeal
OF The internal revenue taxes, in
Guiding those on whisky, tobacco
and oleomargarine, rather than tho
surrender of any part of the protec
tive system. They insist that tariff
duties must be raised if possible.
But in case they should fail il
making the tariff still higher, 80 a.
to be prohibitory, they insist thai
whiskey and bogus butter must b.
relieved from taxation before any
lowering or abolition of the dutie.
now imposed either on manufactured
goods or on raw materials. The,
find fault with the Democratic prop
osltion for free wool, although W.
consume two and one-half times a,
much wool as we grow. We us,
6oo,O0O, 1000 pounds year, while w,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17

A
In the "local currency column OF
our last issue VIC announced that w.
Il. Yost, Esq, on behalf of the Rich
Valley Iron and Gypsum Mining and
Manufacturing Company, had appear,
ed before the town council, and made
an application for an order for vote
by the qualified voters, as to whether
tho town of Wythcyille should sub
scribe $4,000 to the FIRST mortgage
bonds of the above Damed company.
We are gratiiied that the time has
arrived when we can congratulate its
projectors on the prudence and good
taste with which they have guided
this candidate for popular favor
through the first stages Of develop
ment. We also make our aclnowl-
Judgments for the acceptable services
rendered by those of our fellow citi
zens, who, acting as tho custodians
of the interests of the community,
devoted their earnest endcavors, TO
so shaping this proposed develop
ment, that it can command the
hearty and cordial support of our
people. The success, which has so far
rewarded their efforts, is but Just
tribute to that spirit of conservative
progression, for which the Southwest
haze already become famous
Tho land damages, for distance
of 20 miles, with the exception of
about Two miles, have already been
subscribed. The charter of the crm-
pany was obtained by Wytheville
man, % whose untiring zeal in such
matters. is too well known to need
comment from us.
1t covers the territory between
this point and Saltvillc, aud also
that section between Poor Valley and
Tnzewell G. II. we can conceive of
no country more admirably adapted
to such an enterprise, nor can we
imagine one more thoroughly prog
nant with all the elements of credit
The total milcage to be subjected to
rail is about so miles. No other so
miles in the United States. so far as
heard from, can produce the same
amount Of tonnage.
The work OF graduation on tho
first fifteen miles is to be begun i'll
mediately after the subscription shall
have been voted, aud vigorously
prosecuted. We are assured that it
is easily within the range of posi-
bility md hat it is the earnest wish
to build the greater portion of the
equipment here i'll our own town.
Without wishing to in any way be
placed in the embarrassing position
OF attempting to manufacture public
sentiment, still we trust we will be
pardoned, if VIC predict tliat this
matter will be speedily adjusted to
The entire satisfaction of our reople
and that n favorable decision will be
the result at the polls.-Wythcvil!o
Enterprise.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17

produce only 2lo,ooO,ooo. The Re-
publicans are determined that, under
no circumstances, shall cloth and
clothing be made cheaper and Amer
lean cloth manufacturing increased
by reducing the cost to our factories
of the greater part of the wool they
consume.
1t is easy to forctell That tho PEG
pie will sustain tho Democratic plan
and reject the Republican.-N. Y.
Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17
EVERYBODY WELL PLEASED

ID. c. Kelly: Jasper, Tenn: ! have
received the premium knife with
the Chattanooga Weekly Times,
and am well pleased with them
both.
Chattanooga Weekly Times, with
premium knife, $3.50 n year. Ad.
dress Times Printing Co., Chattan-
ooga, Tenn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17

pcaled, as a matter of right and jus
tice tho counterbalencing import
duties should havo been correspond
ingly diminished, ut least upon those
things that arc not tho luxuries OF
tho rich, but articles necessary to the
great mass of the people. Until
quite recently nearly all leading
statesmen of both parties have agreed
that such reduction of import taxes
must be made as RAPIDLY rs possible.
But the influence of comparatively
few men who became rapidly rich
prevented this being done so long rs
ihc Republicans remained in power.
I The Tariff Commission of 1882,
after q thorough investigation, pro
posed revision and reduction of the
customs schedules in the interest of
the whole people and of American
manufacturers themselves, since even
then things had come to such IL pass
that there was 10 line of manufuc.
turing business in which moro than
II few men could put much money. Tut
the monopolsts whose investments
were protected by n high tariff had
dubbed together and prevented the
tax reform, and gradually aggregated
themselves into trusts and syndi-
Gates so rs to control the sales of
many articles most necessary to the
American people, and under sub
st"ntlally their own prices for their
goods. AS result of this policy our
markets have been lowered, our for.
cign trade in manufactured products
has almost departed, and we behold
The flag Of England iloating alone in
the harbors of countries naturally
customers Of the producers of the
North American continent.
Republican administrations spent
the public money very freely, SO that
the accumulation of unused funds i'm
the Federal Treasury was not ex
trcmcly rapid. But the revenues
soon grew so great that il was i'm.
possible to spend them, and when
honest Democratic administration
was placed in charge Of Federal af
I;ags the surplus mounted higher and
higher until the gigantic idle deposit
taken from public use shortened the
supply required by the business of
the country, and produced the most
dangerous financial congestion. This
was the state Of things described by
President Cleveland in his MESSAGE
i'll which, finding himself, rs the
chlef executive officer of the country,
confronted with condition that the
people could not endure, he sought.
disrcgarding mere theories, to- OK.
plain to Congress his views Of
proper remedy in order that the cor
rnpting hoarding Of vast sums of
money might cease, and American
industry and commerce he relieved
OF the shaclilcs Chat bound it. 1t was
to This that the President alluded
when he said: sit is a condition
which conlronis us-not theory.
n. Y. Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17
LynChburg Produce Market.
Corrected by s. w. NowLrN & Co..

Corrected by s. w. EowL1N & Co.,
Successors to Nowlin, Bros, !S Co.
GRocERs AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS
IOl Main street. August 0, 1885;
We make but few changes in our
market report fer this week. Some
little changes i'll our produce depart
ment.
EB'See figures below. Orders filled at
prices ruling, tho day they are received.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-17

the troop Of cavalry, attracted q
crowd. A platform was erected. ON
it, and this YVES draped with Areri.
can cclors and wide folds of black
grapes The caisson was used as tho
tcarse on which were borne the re-
mains of the dead soldier when, they
arrived. The arrival of the soldiers
attracted many people to the neigh
borhood of tho station, and the streets
through which the procession moved
on it's way TO tho church were crowd
ed.
There will DO 1uttcr among the
gay young officers of the Navy who
have found shore duty in Washing
ton so agreeable for few years past,
when they read the order of Secro.
tary Whitney, calling on the board
OF bureau chiefs for list of their as
sistants who may be sent to sea
without detrimcnt to the service. 1t
Is one of the unfortunate features of
being i'll the employ of the Govern
nent that tho employee cannot be his,
own master rs to time, place and oc.
cupation; but there are SO many com.
pensating advantages that few revolt
against existing conditions to the
point Of resigning Office. L.
-a&ea
The managers OF the Richmond
Exposition have determined to OK
hibit Il collection Of wild animals
and birds of Virginia and the Caro-
linas. This feature will not only
be novel but very interesting. Mi.
Starke, President Of the Exposition,
says In the collection is wanted
deer, bear, rabbits or hare, mink,
fox, ground squirrel, wild cat, ground
hog, raccOon, skunk, opossum and
every other animal known to Vir
ginia and the CarolinaS; also, every
specimen Of the ieathcrcd tribe
the partridge, crane, robin, wild
duck and goose, Indian hen, plovcr,
kildee, lark, mocliing bird, red bird,
thrush, humming bird, wood peckcr,
sora, dove, black bid, rice bird,
crow, curlew, eagle, hawk, owl,
king fisher, martin, ortolan, pleas
ant. pigeon, sparrow, swallow, wild
turkey, buzzard. woodcock, wren,
&c.
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READERS OF THE NEWS :

READERS OF; THE NEWS Il
Will please bear n that the sIE
SOUTHWEST VA. lNaPRovEmE NT cos srolE
AT POCAHONTAS Ee
IS ALWAYS UP WITH THE TIMES IN EVERY DEPARTURE
YOU SIMPLY WASTE YOUR BREATH 81
in asking if they keep
TEIIS TEIAT OR TEFE OTHER.
They keep EVERYTHING properly belongs to tho wants Of
DESIRABLE AND ATTRACTIVE THINGS
which the world affords unless YOU
VISIT THE COMPANY STORE AND POST YotjRsErT II
Theirs differs from the averages scarcely train
Which does not deliver fresh Eastern
offering several nes OF dress goods the lad
i'll the large cities " 80 st
THE TWENTY-FIVE PIECES SILK RF1ADAMAs
desirable shade just arrived and ara being offered
10 cents yard Qess than Philadelphia
Will be something take their when you trouble sill
goods. " III
TIE SOUTHWEST vi. IMPROVEMENT GO.
roO - 1000 ~ ESoeahontas, farewell c o, Va.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
NOTES FROM ABBEv1LLE COURT HOUSE

The position taken by Auditor A:
w. Jones in regard to taxing National
and other banks has been sustained by
the Attorney General. Mr.. Jones first
called the attention of the bank at
Abbeville to their return of property.
which he held was not in accordance
with the law. The matter was then
referred by Mr.. Jones to the Comptrol-
ler General who submitted it to the
Attorney General with the above re-
suit. According to the opinion of the
Attorney General, banks are liable for
taxes on It's stock and surplus, and a
circular has been issued to all the Au-
ditors of the State to require the banks
to make proper returns. This will add
to the taxable property of the State
some two millions of dollars. Audi
tor Jones is faithful and competent
officer, and one too that looks well af-
ter the interests of the taxpayers.
Since he has had charge of the Audi
tors office he has added to the tax
books of the county some two hundred
thousand dollars of taxable property.
The people of Abbeville should con-
graduate themselves Oh having such
an efficient officer.
Last Friday the white teachers of
the county were examined, and on
Saturday the negro teachers stood
their examination. The result of
these examinations will be given in
the advertiser next week. A large
number of negroes were examined.
1t will take some time for the Board
of Examiners to examine and pass
upon the papers.
The Diocesan Convention of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
OUR DUE WEST LETTER.

DUE WEST, April y, 1885.
Miss Keith, of Walhalla, is visiting
Miss Lizzie Miller.
DIR. Latham has been requested tx
write history of the Associate Re
formed church at Due West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashbel Brice are In
town. Mr.. Brice is one of the promi'
nents of the Chester Bar.
The Sun Beam Society gave 0
successful entertainments in the way
of refreshments in the interest of the
Baptist church Thursday night of last
week. 1t was public occasion.
Mr.. M. B. Clinkscales is having his
beautifully situated residence painted
snowy white with green blinds. Mr..
Izban Bell is doing the job and it will
be neatly done.
The painters who have just finished
DR.. E. H. Edwards dwelling in Talla-
poosa write that it is the prettiest
residence in the place.
Mr.. John F. Calhoun has $50 young
chickens. He beats the town in num-
bers.
We see by the Instructor that DIR.
Grier is booked to deliver an address
in Philadelphia at the meeting Of the
National Reformed Association the
middle OF this month. Quite an array
of able speakers from all over the
country are named.
From the list of new houses to be
erected in Lowndesville as given by
the last advertiser, "the Seven-Hilled
Cityn must be OH a regular bender.
W. zoo +l,of r ot;r,or o1o ir,s tho min
eral springs.
Miss Julia McCaw, among other
books has sold quite number of cop
les of "Our Country'' in Due West.
In reading this book we were most
struck with the chapter on "Money
and the Kingdom" This chapter is
the climax of the book. The chapter
on "the Anglo-Saxon" is considered
the finest by some:
Mai. J. Harper Vance, of Cokesbury
spent last week in town. He has the
agency of this country for the 1.-The
Beautiful Story-Companion Book to
the Bible" Written by J. w. Buel
and r. Dewitt Talmage. 1t is a fine
book and finely illustrated.
The quarterly meeting OF the
Associate Reformed church was held
last Saturday, Capt. John Cochrane
in the chair. The finances of the
church were in good shape.
The young men of the town will or
ganize on next Saturday Young
Mems Domestic Missionary Society.
This is worthy undertaking. There
is work in our community they can
do.
Mai. H. Vance has patented plow
that will plow row at a time, and
with one horse. X. 5. u.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
A Story of Whittier.

Boston Advertiser: "Did you ever
hear the story of Whittier and the cab
bage ?" asked an old friend yesterday
lit may have been told before, but it is
worth repeating now. He hates the
odor of cabbage, like other sensible
men, and has cordial horror of the
right smell in the wrong place, as Hen
ry James calls the fragrance of din
ner in the hall way. One day, how
ever, a cabbage was cooked ut Oak
Knoll and most of it was left over.
In Difference to her Cousins olfactories
the mistress of the house directed the
cook to put the cold cabbage OH the top
shelf in the pantry until the next
day.
In the course of the afternoon Mr..
Whittier was seen digging in the gar.
den. A member of the family asked
him what he was going to do, but he
put her off with merry twinkle in
his eye. When, in the course of house
hold events, the cook sought the dab
bage, it was gone. Mr.. Whittier had
traced it to its eyrie he had climbed up
and had borne it away in triumph,
and in defiance of domestic economy,
had buried it in the garden. 81 tell
the story as it was told to me, " said his
friend. Call it "How the Poet planted a
Cabbage (boiled.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
Extracts from LoWndeSville Advertiser

THE Rev. Sam Jones will deliver q
| lecture at Anderson on the night ol
the 2lst. An effort is being made to
run all excursion from here OIL that
date and return after the lecture is
over. Tickets are on sale for reserved
seats, and parties desiring to attend
can obtain tickets from Mr.. J. M. Lat
inner, or Rev. w. S. Martin.
Col. JAS. H. RICE, State Superin-
tenpant of Education, will deliver an
address next Wednesday evening at
the Methodist church at four o'clock.
Col. Rice has been in different parts OF
State, and has awakened an interest III
the public school system.
THE Fire Department Of Anderson,
S. G., have issued some handsome In.
vitations to "the citizens gala week.
and 1.-The Fireman's Tournament and
Band contest" to be held June II, IL
and ii. We hope to have the pleasure
of attending.
Mr.. G. S. BRUCE has an Ethiopian
dog, and two pet Beavers, one white
and the other black. Any one who
has never seen anything of the kind
SuOulu Citll Oh MI. hiNSC e'e NV A"
pets.
MASTER EARNEST ALLEN thinks
that our friend r. A. Mcconnell can
come as near sitting "all over" a
bench as any one man he ever saw.
Mr.. E. w. HARPER came down
Saturday evening and spent the night
at the Ferry. He returned to Ander-
son Sunday.
Mr.. p. l.. STURKEY, has suffered a
great deal with the felon on his hand,
but it is better and he is able to be up.
MR.. w. F. KENNEDY went to An
derson Friday to attend Presbytery,
which convened there that night.
THE appropriation for building a
United States Court House at Green
Vile, S. c., has passed the Senate.
MRS. CHARLIE SIMPSON, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her broth
er Mr.. E. R. Horton.
CAPT. J. E. BRowNLEE and family
worshipped at the Methodist church
last Sunday.
Mr.. J. B. LEROY, has been sick for
several days but is able to be up and is
improving.
MISS SURILLA SMITH, of Mt. Car
mel, is visiting her sister Mrs. P. l..
Sturkey.
Mr.. NJ. L. KAY, passed through
town Monday en- route home from Au-
guSta.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
Latimer Locals.

LATIMER, April Z, 1888.
Easter Sunday dawned bright and
beautiful, our people all attended Di-
vine worship at Salem. The church
was artistically and beautifully decorat-
ed by the young ladies.
Mr.. M. P. DeBruhl, Of Abbevills,
spent Easter Sunday in Latimer.
Mr.. Tom Carter was the lucky man
who drew twenty-five dollars in the L..
S. l..
The Misses Baskin, of Rocky River
church, were in our neighborhood yes
terday, soliciting contributions to buy
an organ. We wish them all success
in their good work.
Miss Lula Wright has returned
from Greenwood, and resumed her du-
ties in the school room.
We are happy to report johnnie
Danniel improving.
Mrs. M. 7. DeBruhl and children are
spending this week with Mrs. Geo. G.
Graves.
Rev. H. G. Fennel and Mr.. Gilbert of
Monterey, and Mr.. Frank Wilson, of
Warrenton, boarded the train yester-
day afternoon, to attend Presbytery
which convenes in Anderson next
Sunday.
Mr.. Dalton, a tobacco drummer from
North Carolina, was in town this
week.
Miss Lizzie Edge has charge of the
school recently taught by Mrs. Eugene
DuPre.
Mr.. Well, of Augusta, was in town
to-day.
Whooping cough has almost exhaust
ed itself in our neighborhood.
The many friends of Mr.. E. IT. Var
brough will be glad to hear that he is
in Augusta. We hope soon to well
come him back to our town.
HONOR BRIGHT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18

MODERN NJERUsALEM.-The order OF
things in Jerusalem is very different
from what it was only a few years ago,
and the change the Holy City is grad
ually undergoing strikes every travel
er of eight or ten seasons. Whole
quarters have been rebuilt, sanitation
is cared for, the streets are well light
ed, clocks are placed Oh many public
buildings, and the gates, are no longer
closed at sun-down, to the inconven-
ience of residents and the hindrance
of tradespeople. The tanneries and
slaughter-houses have been removed
to distance, and outside the walls OF
the ancient enclosure "new Jerusa-
lem" is slowly rising, that at the pres
ent rate of growth will in a few years
quite over-shadow the old city, exceed
ing it both in area and population.
Suburbs are springing up round about
and extending, notably OH the west
ern side. And as Herr Schick, the
government surveyor, estimates the
number of dwellings to have 'probab-
ly trebled" in five-and-twenty years,
some idea may be formed OF the rate
at which Syria is making progress,
notwithstand many and serious dis
advantages.-,Spcctdtor.
There is curious law in vogue in
Switzerland which compels every new
ly married couple to planttrees shortly
after the marriage ceremony. The
trees ordered to be planted OH wedding
days are the pine and weeping willow.
On natal days the suggestive birch
tree is selected.
All whom God owns He employs
even angels have service for Him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
Wash the Dishcloth

Now that diseases are known to be
caused by germs, one is on ttherlookout
for death in almost any thing. Even
a dishcloth may generate the, germs
that cause sickneass and death. If it
is black and stiff, and sour, throw it
into the fire. Keep your dishcloth
clean, if you have to eat without a
tablecloth, do without curtains to your
windows and cake for your tea, and
have to let your face dry after washing
it. Let the weeds grow in your gar
den, let the holes in the heels of your
husbands or children's hose 20 un-
tlarned, let the shoes 60 without black
ing for Sabbath, if necessary, but do
not neglect to wash the dishcloth.
A tidy housekeeper writes: "Lhave
smelled whole houseful of typhoid
fever in one dishcloth. had some
neighbors once-clever, good sort of
folks. One autumn four of them took
sick with the typhoid fever. The doc.
tor ordered the vinegar barrels white
washed, and threw about forty cents'
worth Of carbolic acid into the swill-
pail department. I went into the
kitchen and made cruel. I needed
dishcloth, looked around for one and
found several. And such rags! 1
burned them all, and called the daught-
er to get me dishcloth. She looked
around on the table. Why, said she,
there were about a dozen here this
morning. She looked in the woodbox,
on the mantle piece, and feltin the
cupboard, 'Welr, I said" i
saw some old black, rotten rags slying
around, and burned them, for there
is death in such dishcloths, and you
must never use such again. I took
turns in nursing that family yfor weeks,
and I believe those dirty dishcloths
were the cause Of all that hard work. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
Does Advertising Pay?

We heard gentleman say the other
day that it did. He said he seldom
went to town without taking his pa.
per and looking over the ADVERTISE
ments in order to find out where to get
the articles he wanted. This, he says,
saves man from running around over
town hunting what he wanted. BY
examining the advertisements before
going, he always knew exactly where
to 60.
This is a good plan, and we suggest
it to all of our readers. Read the ad.
vertisements in the paper and you will
know exactly where to 60 to get what
you want. 1t is q known fact long ago
that the most prosperous business men
of any place do the most advertising.