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Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04

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Running Sore Healed.

WILMINeToN. DEL, Dec. II. 1S95.-Two
years ago my little girl was afflicted with a
sore on one of her limbs. We treated her
the best that we could without much bene-
fit. The sore constantly discharged, and
finally she began taking Hood s Sarsaparil-
la. She did not take it week before there
was an Improvement in her condition and
when she had taken it three weeks the sore
was entirely healed. Mrs. William Thomp-
son, S12 Adam st.
Hoods Pills cure sick headache. indiges
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04

tion, no one wished to hasten the mat
ter IL there were any question as to the
real desire Of the people; the only
question was, whether such was their
desire. We may say that iingoism was
responsible for the Mexican War, and
that it was the rebuke of that spirit,
before the word was invented, which
gives all its point to the Biglow Letters
of that period. But the issue of our
own Civil War, the destruction Of
slavery and the growth of q sounder
Christian principle have made jingoism
Very unpopular. Once in a while ut
terance is given to it by some man like
Senator Chandler, or by some Irish
American statesman who hates Eng
land more than he loves America; hut
the great mass of the people laugh. at
it and no one takes it seriously. Ac-
cordingly, we have contempt for the
chaplain who prays that we may be
quick to resent insults to our nation,
and we laugh at the Representative
who mouths 1t out that ours is the
proudest nation on the face of the
earth. There is more danger that we
shall be slow to do our full duty to our
citizens in other lands and to show
Christian sympathy to those who suffer
from barbarous oppression, than there
is that we shall be quick to provoke
war for no higher purpose than ma
tional glory.-Ihe Independent, Dec.
10, 1895.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04
Washington
......Letter


IERE was a time
when many Re-
publicans W h Q
could not agree
with what he did
,esppc t = d Mr..
Cleveland becanse
they believed him
to be conscient-
ious and straight
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04
Ethell-Does she know how to skater
Mabel!-No; she is one of those
girls who has to have some man teach
her every time she goes on the ice.

"I pray you, Master Lieutenant" said Sir
Thomas More, as he assembled the scafold,
'see me safe up, and for my coming down I
can shift for myself" "a dauntless soul erect
who smiled at death,n said Thompson. He
suffered martyrdom but once at the hand Of
the headsman, but how many suffer 1t every
day through the slow, but insiduous hand Of
disease. He put his faith in Princes and was
lost: put yours, Oh! suffering female in the
curative properties Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, ar be saved from hours Of suf.
fering. 1t cures every form of woman's
weakness, strengthens the pelvic organs, and
forever checks those s'heauty destroying" d.
seases SO common to your sex.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04

to all new subscribers or old Subscribers re
newing and paying in advance for q year or
part OF the year.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04
Teacher. uHox MANY sexes arf

Teacher: "Hom many sexes are
there?''
Pupil: ssThree.n
Teacher: "Wha: are theyP''
Pupil: "Man, woman, and new
woman.'' -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26


The Philadelphia American, a paper
published In n sound money city. but
devoted 10 the cause OF free coinage. re.
pcats. In recent Issue. the stale old as
gcrtion that h. Is the adoption OF the
gold standard which has caused such
a marked decline la prices. Without
going into the general question of the
effect which the quantity % n,oacy a.
a country has on the prices of goods
II is only Eeedful 20 point go the fact
that prices have fallen just the same
In countries on silver basis as In
those using gold Wheat Is cheaper I'M
America than II was some years ngo.
II Is also cheaper. in India and Russia,
both silver STANDARD countries-in fact.
H. Is largely the competition of their
low-prtced wheat which has brought
down the price Of The American wheat
Can the American explain why the
cheap silver OF Russia and India has
not kept up prices In those countricsf
II using more silver would benefit our
farmers by giving thcm higher prices
why has II not done SO where silver is
the only money uscd2 How can we
expect that a bushcl OF wheat viii buy
more goods II measured by silver dollars
when Il Is found that in countries which
have always had the. silver standard
wheat brings no more than in America
These are questions which the be
heVcrs In sound money have been aslxina
ever since tho present agitation for free
coinage was started Is II not abou,
TINE TINT the silverites tried to answer
thcm2
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

There is one class Of people in the
United Etatcs which Is specially ir1cr.
cstcd In the agitation for free silver.
with iis openly avowcd purpose Of rnis-
ing prices twice as high as they nro
now. This is the consuming class. COM
posed of all the people who buy things.
o them thu most Important question i'm
regard TO the currency is; "Niil ou.
money buy fcw o. many thngs2 We
now hnvc an industrial and commercial
Hystcm n which wages are paid and
products bought nnd sold with IA sur
rcncy which rcsia on "a gold standard
and has "a high purchasing powo-. IL
wc were To adapt the silver standard.
our money would buy only hnlf the
quantity of goods that 81 docs now.
How would that help ms. the 10000. .OOJ
American consumers ."
Frcc-coinagc politicians who are try
ing 70 gain votes by setting one class OF
citizens against another would DO well
TO remember Tint ihc largvst class ir
this country if TINT of the people who
buy goods. When they can show those
people that II is Go their intercrt to nav
higher prices for what they consume.
they may ha'c some show of ,ucccss.
Until then their ,chcme Is doomod o.
failure.
The free and unlimited coinage sill
yer is the greatest political swindlc OF
the century, for it gives To The wealthy
I he power 10 double their wealth and
leaves to the poor man nothing but sill
yer dollars really worth only 80 cents
h.-l3ucyrus Journal
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
READ And
DRY GOODS
DEPARTMENT.
Dress Goods.

Novelty presupposes newness, aud
newness dies with age.
Hence our ambition is to keep
pace with all the latest productions.
And you choose until lessened assort,
ment ends choice. Now you buy
these high class dress goods for their
individual elegance. They've lost
none Of that. They are here, not be,
cause we brought out too many. but
because we had enough to give early
comers wide selection.
These last lots of elegance we sell
Mt loss--a loss that counts in with
general expenses, inevitable, looked
for; not dreaded.
Sl.OO yard dress stuffs at sec.
Soc. yard dress stuffs at Toe.
75c. a yard dress stuffs at 67c.
65c. yard dress stuffs at 55c.
6Oc. a yard dress stuffs at soc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

If it required an annual outlay of
10000 to insure a family against any
serious cosequences from attack of
bowel complaint during the year
there are many who would feel it
their duty to pay itJ that they could
not afford to risk their lives, and
those of their family for such an a
mont. Any one can get this insurance
for % cents, that being the price of
a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie. Chol
era and Dsrrhoea remedy. In almost
every neighborhood some one has
died from an attack Of bowel com
plaint before medicine could be pro-
cured or a physician summoned One
or two doses Of this remedy will cure
any ordinary case. 1t never fails Can
you afford to take the risk for so
smail an amount! For sale by A. f.
Hargrave Druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
0EB0cRAic CONTENTION F0R
9TH DIST.

Pursuant to an order of the Dis.
trict Committee, the Democrats of
the Ninth Congressional District
of Virginia are hereby called to
assemble at Wytheville, Virginia,
August 9th, 1896, at noon, for the
purpose of nominating Demo
cratic candidate to represent the
Ninth District of Virginia in the
fiity-ffth Congress of the United
States.
The basis of representation in
the convention will be one dele
gate and one alternate for every
hundred Democratic votes and
fraction of fifty or over cast for
President in 1892. Under this rule
the various counties and cities i'm
the district will be entitled to the
following votes in the convention !:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
DANGER m lcEsERes.
Much Damage Frequently Results rroa
collisions With the aTons.crs.

eV" Dsm"ge frequently Results fros
collisions With the Monsters.
Every year we receive from shins
nomeward bound by way Of Cane HON
from San Francisco and Portland tho
west coast ports of South Americn
Australia and New Zealand reports of
encounters with masses of ice. lars,n
ana small. sometimes singly, some.
t'ines IN groups SO numerous as 10
i read over the whole surface of tho
sen and leave scarcely any spocc az
eiear' open water through which es.
'aPe may be taode. Last year was no
exception 10 the rule, and the present
season will probably have a large cro.,
OF casualties To report Happily. Il Is
not always possible 10 gauge the exten.
OF the damage done by these flontins
monsters. for " ship goes down nftcr
crushing into berg she leaves no
traces OF her presence and when she IL
posted rs missing no known cause of
her loss Gun be definitely stated. For
all that Is known TO the contrary, She
may just as we'll have gone down oty
the horn, after having been thrown on
her beams ends and dismasted In n
sudden sqpnll.
The occurrence of ice In the com.
paratively low ATTITUDES of Cape Horn
Ind the Falkland islands is easily eN.
planned The ice has originally formed
part of the great barrier which, with
very Few breaks, surrounds the wax.
Antarctic continent. rising 10 am nvcr
age height of from 100 to 200 feet nbovr
and sinking from / 100 80 1 400 feet be,
low the level OF the sea, and having.
moreover, thickness of ssomcthinp
like 1000 or 1900 feet. II lisa solid. per,
pendicular wall Of ice formed by tho
descent over the Iowlnnds into the sca
OF ice and snow which forms on Tho
mountainous inland, and when tho
ioreironts are pushed into the depths
't about 300 or 800 fathoms large
stretches are broken OFT and float away
northward with the current. When
they start on their aimlcss career thev
may be miles in extent. and though ns
n rule they break No by collision md
erosion. IL is not unusual TO encounter
an island miles long I'm the ncighbor,
hood OF the extreme ice limit For In.
stance, ihc Coldinghamc m this rcrion
passed about 200 bergs. one OF which
was ten miles long. The Guilty Sarlx.
again, in latitude 80 south. longitude
II west, found 10y cross bearings and
distance run that the east side of one
berg which she encountered wns 10
miles long. At first the mnsscs aue
straight, fiat-topped and horizontally
stratiiied-- altogether unlike those mot
with IN the north. by the action Of the
waves they are cut OF the water's cdpc
INTO coves and cnverns of heavenly
blue color. Then as they collide or ecr
melted away at the base b. the action
OF the wafer they turn over and show
20 the wondering mariner those fam
tastic shapes which simply heggar all
description. Naturally, as they truvc!
further north they become smaller aud
still more strangely shaped and ulu-
mniely melt nway.-Pall Mall Gazette
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
JoURNEYlNG IN PERSIA.
Ministers of tho Shah Cause a Great Com.
motion on Their Travols

Ministers of tho Shah Cause a Great Conn
motion on Their Travels.
The British consul at Ispahnn in his
last report describes the iniury-done 10
trade in That country by the periodical
disorganization of transport from the
port of Bushire 10 Shirnz and Ispahan.
Not long ago the cost rose 10 four times
the ordinary rate, md 70 fluctuatcs vio-
iently at short periods. Recently the
main cause was ii mortality among
horses, mules and donkeys in the south
OF Persia. They died along the road
and their bodies wore left by the ~
side, tainting the air and the grazing,
and so increasing the epidemic,
constant source OF disturbance to
transport is the travelling Of local Of
ficials. They nli require n large amount
OF carriages, and their messengers are
sent into the bazars and the surround
ing country 10 impound all the ami
mails they can get The muleteer>s OBJ
ject, as their animals are overloaded
and ill-treated, while they get no ndc-
quate hire, nre kept away from their
homes for iYdefnite periods at their
own cost and are abuSed and bca ten
by the great mans hirelings. The sys-
tenn of seizing baggage animals IL called
NAL bigiry." and when It becomes
known that 1t is intended the muletcers
flee with their beasts to the hills and
hide. Those who are on the road leave
their loads at the nearest village and
disappear 60 some place for security,
so that for n fortnight or more Il is Inn
possible to get any animals, for uptil
the muleteers lxnSw that the place has
returned to its ordinary state they viii
keep nway.-London Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democrats of Tazewell county
are hereby called TO assemble in the
Court Ho use on Tuesday. July 2Ist,
1896 at one o'clock p. IN. for the
purpose Of electing sixteen delegates
and sixteen alternates to represent
Tazewell county in the Congressional
convention for 9th District. TO be
held at Wytheville, Va, August 5ih,
1896, to nominate q Democratic can
didate to represent the people of said
district in the 55th Congress of the
United. S. j. TuoApsoN
County Chairman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
ben'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF
WHILE USING 1T.

Tho tobacco habit grows on man un-
I'll his nervous system is seriously affected
lmpairing health. comfort and happiress
To quit suddehly is too severe n shock 10
the system, as tobacco 20 an inveterate
user becomes stimulapt that his system
continually Graves. "Baco-Curo' is n
fclentihc cure FOR the tobacco habit. in all
It's forms. carefully compounded after the
formula of an eminent Berlin physician
who has used il IN his private practice
since 1872, without failure. 1t is purely
vegetable and guaranteed perfectly harm
less You can use all the tobacco You
want while taking ''Baco Curo." Il will
notify you when 10 stop. We give writ
ten guarantee TO cure permanently any
case with three boxes, or refund the
money with 10 per cent. interest. sBaco
euro" Is not substitute. but scientific
cure, that CURES without the aid of will
power and with no Inconvenience. It
leaves the system as pure and free from
nicotine as the day you took your FIRST
chew or smoke.
CUREDBY BACO-CURO AND GAINED
THIRTY POUNDS.
From hundreds of testimonials. the
originals of which are on file and open to
inspection, the following as presented:
Clayton, Nevada Co., Ark. Jan. %. 1895.
Eureka Chemical 81 Mig. Co. La Crosse.
Wis .-Gentlemen For forty years l used
tobacco in all its forms For twenty five
years of that time was great sufferer
from general debility aud heart disease
For fifteen years / tried to quit. but
couldn't. l took various remedies among
others "NJ-To Bac,' The Indian To-
bacco Antidote," Double Chloride of
Gold" etc. etc. but none of them did me
the least bit of good. Finally however. /
purchased 4 box. of your '.Baco. euro"
and has entirely cured inc of the habit
IN AL It's foIm. and have increased thirty
pc uhds ia weight and am relieved from
all the numerous aches and Pains OF body
aud mind. / could write quire of paper
upon MY changed feelings and condition
Nonrs respectfully. p. H. MAiBuR3.
Pastor g. p. Church, Clayton. Ark.
sold by all drUggis IS at s 90 per hoN,
thiee boxes (thirty days treatAent) 81 so
with iron-clad, written guarantee. or sent
direct upon receipt of price. Write for
0ooklet and proofs. Eureka Chemical &
Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis. and Boston,
Mass.
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rhe DcInocmtIc sItunt,on.

II the fRculty OF Hceing facts and the
ability 20 reason upon them have not de-
lartcd from the fee-silver democrats.
they VIII not attempt TO commit Che ma
ucnal convention TO their theory.
The facts OF the political situation
briefly are:
First That the democratic party
hns lccn defeated in every prcsldentaa,
election since the war when IL leaned
toward financial unsoundness aud has
been successful In every contest w
which IL stood for honestaaoney.
Second. Tint ~ cannot corry n sim
rlc northern state or one half the lior.
der states for free silver oad cclase-
qucntly would be beaten dlsnstronsly
0 ia the election upon TINT Issue.
Third. Thnt u cannot hope 90 carry
the house of representatives upon that
Issue. The majority against free coin.
nrc has Increased from ~ in the Fifty,
sccond CONGRESS 10 125 i'm the present
house. There are no signs of gains for
silver anywhere this year.
Fourth. Rcsng unable 10 elect either
% president or . house vpon thhs iy5ueS
do lis seupporicrs hope fq throw the cleo
ton OF "a president into the houac7 Iu
that cuse The choicS OF the republican
candidate is absolutely certain.
Conccdlng that the free silver dem
ccla's viii be nblc TO write their idea
Into the platform, what can Il profit
thcm2 What are conventions for n not
q" Improve the conditions al sucoess or
10 put the party In the Avny ofa triumph
la the near fuiure2 !s the free silver
fad an there j. OF democracy for our
friends ht ihc west md south2 "Only
common sense le necessary" to show
them the utter futhity OF thcir present
conrao.-.l Y. LnIll
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

The case is so plain that we do nol
see why any argument should be neces
sary. Free silver would not give tltc
country more moncy-on the contrary.
IT would reduce the volume of currency,
IL would not improve the condition OF
the poor nan; il would benefit the sil-
Yer mine owner and the spcculator. The
south should be the last to join in the
crusade for cheap money. 1t knows
what eheap morcy means. II has tried
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
sounc Money tso only Isou..

Democratic National Committeeman
Wnli, OF Wisconsin. proved himself In
the great and successful campaigns OF
looo and 1889 one Of the best politicians
In the union. ltwas under his manage.
nlent that Wisconsin was carried bv the
democrats In both those years. Asked
In Washington Il other day what he
thought Of the democratic chances in
the approaching presidential campaign.
Mr. WRH said: "All depends on the
handling of the money question. II
the republicans fail at ST. Louis to adopt
"a strong. sound plank. and the demo
Gratis have the good sense TO grasp the
opportunity aud adope one at Chicago
we shall win." This corree i,onds exact
iy with what the World eaid or. Monday
In it's historic review showing that
sound money hard money Of the high
est standards the traditional demo-
cratic policy. and that the party has al
ways succeeded when true 70 this prin-
ciple, and has always been defeated
when false to it, The democrats can
rot carry "a single easteEn or middle
state on a free silver or dubious plat +
form.--N. Y. World.
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w ash Fabrics.

Still movicg fast. CAN'T keep
enough of them 70 supply our trade.
some new styles received last week
Just as pretty as those you bought
early III the season. We have six
pieces figured and striped lawns,
you can buy very cheap. The price
on these pieces is a aud sic, was
10 aud l2kc. Have you seen the lot
of Handspuns just in? Prettiest pat
terms we've bad. Knocks duck out
entirely.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Two LIVES SAVED

Mrs, Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction
City, Ill. was told by her doctors
that she had Consumption and that
there was no hope for her, but two
bottles of Dr. Kings New Dis overy
completely cured her and she says il
saved her life Mr.. Thos. Eggers.
lS9 Florida st, San Francisco, sur
fered from a dreadful cold. approach
ing Consumption, tried without re.
suit everything else and then bought
one bottle of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery and in two weeks was cured.
He is naturally thankful. 1t is such
results, If which these are samples.
that proves the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine in Coughs and Colds
Free trial bottles at A. f. Hargrave' 5
Drug store. Regular size soc. and
$1.00.
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Ref FLE|!'!
CLOTHING
DEPARTMENT.
We are Here

To sell Clothing for diving prof
IT. That's all we want, all we ask.
Every merchant has to get a profit;
if they didn't our beautiful Main
street would soon degenerate into a
grazing pasture, and instead of the
clang of the street car gong, would
be heard the lowing of the gentle
kline.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Must CODsider tho Ge.mau Vote.

1t nay be in this crisis that the Ger
mans will play a specially important
role. In the east they are altogether
soundi upon the silver question, and Ia
the west the prePonderance of German
sentiment is sound. IF the conventions
perceive that they win have to reckon
With the German vote the influence of
that fote will not be lost New Yorker
St4ats-Zeiturg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY

L have berries, grapes and peaches,
a year old. fresh as when picked. /
use the Califofni& Cold process. do
not heat or seal tf'e fruit, Just prs il
mp cold. Keeps perfectly fresh, and
cost almost nothing; can put up .
bushel in ten minGtes. Last We K I
sold directions TO over 12O families;
anyol will pay dollar for dn &c
tions, when they see the btautiful
samples of fruit AS there are many
people poor like myself, I consider it
my duty to give my experienc to such,
and feel confident any Que can make
one or two hundred dollars round
homo in few days. I will mail sam
pie of fruit and complete directions.
to any of yaur resders, for eighteen
two cent stamps, which is only the
actual cot Of tie samples, postage,
ect., to me.
FRANCIS CASEY, sr. Louis, Mo.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Delegates. Alternates.

The delegates TO be elected i'm
such manner as the chairman and
committee of the various counties
and city of the district may de
termine.
BY order of the Committee.
II. y. LYNCH, Chairman.
J. Ii. WINSTON, Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

1t is said that nowithsta l,llng the
dull times, there is more activity in
real estate in Radfofd thfn for three
years past. A lumber Of sales, bo3h
of lots and residences, nave been
inade IN the last few weeks.