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ANTARCTIC possibilities.
Borchgrcvinh Dreams OF Tuturo for
Goa acres "a ths Ice Land.

Borchgrcvinh Dreams OF - Tnturo for
Goa acrcs ~ tho leo Land.
The recent Antarctic expedition wnsn
commercial one, and commercially il
was failure, because we did net fnd
the right whale so valuable for ts
whalebone. The Antarctic wns fitted
cut FOR the hunt of that peculiar kind OF
whale. Nevertheless. have no doubt
that the commercial results Of thc cxpe-
dition would have been much better
had we worked under more favorable
auspices.
do not by any means consider the
inct OF our not having met with the
light whale In these seas ms concma.ve
proof OF their noE-existencc i'm the bay
at Victoria Land. The Antarctic found
the right whn.es at Campbell island i'm
the winter time; the boats fastened 10
five of them. of which, however, only
one was cnught. Now 10 Ire II does not
recm improbable that these whales Co
south to the bay NJ Victoria land. where
Rose saw them In the summer, and re-
turn north i'm the winter. IL would
fccm incredible that man OF Sir James
liosc'D standing. supported as he was
Ivy the able scientists and experienced
whnlers. should have made ernvc
error when he said this valuable whale
was 10 he found In large numbers in
those attitudes.
The difference in the appearance Of
the blue whale, as we found IL there,
and the right whale i'm the method Of
spouting is 50 striking that even the
most casual observer could not easily
lie deceived. Very possibly. had we
penetrated further into the large. open
bay, discovered by Ross N the vicinity
OF the volcano peaks, Ercbus and Ter
Tor, we, too, would have found tne right
whale in great numbers. We saw many
blue whales. but had not the appliances
u take them.
As : remarked at the international
geographical congress, we found few
seals. They increased in number. how.
ever, in number as We worked east
ward; they seemed afraid Of the land.
Nj the seals that we met on the shore
showed much uneasiness and speedily
made for the water. fact which
strengthened my belief in the exist
ence in large enemy Of Tie seal on the
continent. I do not doubt that the
seals congregate together in large num-
bers at some places on the bay.
consider the gilano beds which we
discovered Of great commercial impor-
tance, and they ought to be well worth
the attention OF enterprising business
men. The specimen which | brought
Lack with me contains o large percent
age of ammonia.
Furthermore. from the analysts OF
the specimen of rock which brought
hnck with me, the possible and probable
presence OF valuable minerals on tho
continent is proved, although the lava
nnd volcanic extent of tho coast line
do not speak favorably for the pres
cnce of heavy metals near the surface
Century.
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on the same Charge. ana. Refusing to
Plead.

on the same Charge. and. Refusing TO
Plead,
was Taken Away and Pressed TO Dea h.
In january. 1888. Twenty-one Persons
Were Tried Here far Witchcraft,
OF Whom Eighteen Were Acquitted and
Three Condemned. but later set Free,
Together with about lJ0 Accused Persons.
IN General Delivery which Occurred In
May.
Here" said Miss Eight 10 Mistress
Eight-and-Twenty. Giles Corey was
pressed To death. The witches were
taken in cart from the Jail through
ST. Peter, Essex and Boston streets,
nearly TO Aborn and then to the highest
point at its southern end"
Why. you know nll the facts splen-
didly."
YES" proudly. I've showed lots
of people around. Now this is the witch
house., pointing 10 dark building set
so far back from the sidewalk that there
was room for drug store i'm trout OF it,
"Ah, the witches lived therei" with
anticipation.
NO. they didn't" pouted Miss Dis
dnin.
Then why is il called the witch
house?" With disappointment.
Some people just called il that.
though they say there were oucc
witches examined there"
"Well, that much is consoling." cx-
claimed the searcher after the historic.
"Nnat n mysterious. haunted. grew
some look the old place hns!"
"But | don't believe they WERE" de
cisively announced the child. "Thcy
say SO many things 10 people who come
herc!"
Little girl" said Eight-and-Twenty.
severely, do you know II is not easy
TO rhapsodize in your presenceP"
II don't know what 'rhupsodize'
MEANS" replied Miss Eight. TRANQUILITY.
Il believe you," returned Eight-nnd-
Twenty, warmly, 'the mystericais one
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the romantic will have little interest for
you"
We stopped at the courthouse. where
we saw the witch pins" with which.
II was alleged, the witches tortured
their victims, and also the curious doe
umcnt which condemned Bridget Bish
op Ito he hanged by the neck till she
was dead and burie,l"-the last two
words having been afterwards crossed
out
did they really use the pins2" was
asked.
My mamma snys there never wns
witches and so they could never have
used the pins" was the digniGed re.
sponse. "But you ought TO know"
still there are the pins. Who eau
question each evidence? II is right be-
fore your eyes"
Yes" she added. "and there would
have been lot more of them if people
hadn't stolen them before they were
sealed up in bottle can't see" phil
osophically, why visitors ever stole
such little things ms pins
For their historical value. my dear"
IL don't know what that is" she re
turned placidly.
We felt as il we were really well
posted on the subject of witches whrn
we had finished our excursion ia Gal
lows hill, and then, in gratitude to the
little one. her pockets were loaded with
"gibraltars" and 'black iacks," which
immortal confections she received with
dignified appreciation. These candies
have long been associated with The his.
tory of Salem. A writer has aptly said
OF them, as our search for literature
bearing on the subject revealed: "Salem
gibraltars speak for themselves; their
fame has been widespread for more
than 60 years, but perhaps the true
story OF their first appearance in the
town which they helped to make famous
Is not generally known by the eating
public. Mr.. Spencer. m Engiishman.
came to this country about the year
1922, and, being desirous of obtaining
work. was taken into the employment
OF Mr.. Merritt. the expressman, who
during q long life secured the respect
and confidence of his feilow-citizens.
While In his family he experimental
with the making CT gihraltars, ard sue
cseded so well that they met with a
ready sale, which placed him in com.
Portable position; and II is probable
that his mother soon followed him from
England. as no old inhabitant OF Salem
can separate the idea OF a gibraltar
from wagon driven by Mrs. Spencer
from shop to shop, to supply the numer-
Gus wholesale customers. At first their
means must have been limited. as a
weekly purchase OF the soft white pa
per In which the candy was neatiy
wrapped was as large nm outlay as IL
seemed prudent to make. and IL nav be
that this wise economy was an efficient
aid to the extensive business following
these very small beginnings. Then gi-
braltars. when fresh were almost ns hard
rs their Spanish namesalSe. losing the
brittle quality In course OF time. but
never melting into sickness. The retail,
price was silver four-pence half.penny
for seven, and many child used to
spend his or her whole allowance ip
the purchase OF the tempting swets."-
Detroit Free Press.
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like depot, striving to recove: from.
the effects of the Inhalation of coal and
other offensive gases.
This" exclaimed the Investigator OF
old Saler mysteries. "iS TO give us
foretaste of what the poor witches had
to endure when they were consumed at
the stake i'm those intolerant days of
fanaticism AMI bigotry."
And that showed how little the in
vestigator knew of the real facts and
circumstances. What false impress
sion the general world has will herein.
after be apparent o. much abused
Salem! How grossly distorted have
been the narrations of the deeds of the
kindly gentle, tender and considerate
early city fathersl
"Salem witchesl Buy a WITCH" said
a decrepit vender. holding up weird
and uncanny looking toy.
NO" replied the investigate, with
n shrug OF the shoulders; cit would
remind me OF what the poor creatures
suffered at the stake"
Once more, persistent error and mis-
taken sympathy.
So we pursued our way through the
ancient town with it's quaint houses and
rather old-fashioned aspect. After in-
specting the stores. we finally paused
before q child, a black-eycd little gyp-
sy, and the investigator asked:
Can you tell me where the witches
were bnrned?"
NO" was the prompt response, "nor
anybody else!"
Dear mel Weren't there witches
here?" with CONSERVATION.
"Oh, yes" with childish earnestness
Lots OF them"
And weren't they burnedP" earn
estly.
"No." Indignantly. "They were
only hung. Everybody that comes here
thinks they were burned. No one was
ever burned here" With touching
local pride.
1t was comforting to have dis
agreeable delusion dispelled at once and
we began TO feel that we had much
maligned tolerant and tranquil old
Salem town.
Yes" continued the child. acting as
mentor, they were hanged or IA tree"
mot gallows?"
"No; nineteen of them on Il tree"
And indeed these. as we afterward
learned. were words of truth which
fell from the little ones lips. Anyone
who tries 10 find where the witches
were burned will seek in vain. And IT,
the visitor ask an ahle-bodied citizen
where the witches died n fiery death,
II he dare! The latter will cast upon
the former look of profound scorn
and amazemcnt. he will make the
stranger feel that he has committed an
objectionable offense. With his In
curling with contempt AT the aspersion
cast upon his beloved town, he is apt
to respond; Burned. sir? DO you take
our ancestors for barbarinns? No one
WITS ever burned in old Salem. They
banged the witches: not burned them"
You. apologize pI ofusely, and-'I avn
sure it was very kind only 10 hang
them! You must pardon my laboring
under such misrepresentation. Not
burned; only haIged."
Parenthetically. il should be stated.
an authority in Salem has written: "The
bald facts of the case are bad enough
and we must suffer for them. Let MS
not suffer, also, from reckless mis-
statement. If there be any CLEAN Of
sunlight breaking through the gloom
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want to go home, Charlie? WHY.
my dear little boy, thought you toll
me yesterday that you thought the farro
was the only place to live?"
"W-wcll, dud-did." sobbed Charlie
"But to-to-lay L"
'Weil. go on. little man. What did
you do?"
"To-to-to-day sus-sat dud-d-d-down
en- pnp-pitchfork!"-Harper's Round
Table,
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system that Childbirth is made
easy and the time of recovery
shortened-many say stronger
after than before confinement"
1t ineures safety TO life Of both
mother and child. Ali who have
used Mothers Friend" cay they
will never be without it again.
No other remedy Tors confine-
ment Of its pain.
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Distance at which Sound Is Heard.

The whistle Of locomotive is heard
$500 yards through the air. the noise
OF railway train $500 yards, the re-
port of muslSet and the bark OF dog
1900 yards. an orchestra or the roll OF
n drum i,6c0 yards: the human voice
reaches to a distance of 1000 yards. the
croaking of frogs 900 yards. and the
chirping of crickets 500 yards.
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THE WITCH HOUSE. SALEM.

any silver lining behind the dismal
cloud-perhaps IL will be found In this
that the executions at Salem gave the
needed shock to public sensibility. and
put an immediate and effectuaI stop TO
the whole inhuman work" Does not
that settle it all?
Somewhat humiliated, the investiga-
tor tried to assume an air of confidence
and asked the child with iocular bra
vado:
"And are there any witches here nov.
little one?"
why do visitors always ask such
silly questions?" asked Miss Disdain-
full, with all the scorn of eight years of
age.
'I suppose because we don't know
any better" was the humble response
of the repentant stranger.
"If you'll promise to be sensible, I'll
show you where the courthouse is,"
brightly.
81 promise" meelSIy.
She paused before a building in no
way remarkable for its appearapc.
which bore the following inscription
on bronze tablet:
Nearly Opposite This Spot
Stood in the Middle OF tho Street
building Devoted. from 1877 20 ina
10 Municipal ard judicial Uses.
In. II. I'm 1902.
Were Tried and Condemned for wfchcra n
Most OF the Nineteen Persons
Who Suffered Death on the Gallowss
an ,fcss ,,oRcv yves TTars Pvt "a Trial
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WERE NOT BURNED.
nv BoHrMtAN.

ALF choked by th<
smoke, coughing
and nearly suTo-
Gated - for every
W | n d o " of the
train had been
wide open as il
passed through the
tunnel--we found
ourselves at last
upon the platform
of Saiem's CASTLE
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Albert l., emperor of Germany, hal
only one ear. the other having been cut
of by n saber stroke during n cavalry
fight. He concealed the deficiency by
allowing his hair to grow very long.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-18
TA1EwEll DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor. a. Greever.
Sergeant--G l.. MeClintock.
Assessor. II. Lewis
COUNCILMEN.
T. w. Chapman, James O'Keeffe, J. A..
Gieever, b. w Stras. G.. r. Surface.
POSTOFFICE.
Open during week from 1880 a. m. to 7:OO
p. m. daily, except Sunday.
Money Order window open from 8 a. m. to
4 p. m. daily except sunday.
West bound mail closes Loo .. m.
East bound mail closes $3.50 p. m.
CHURCH SERVICES.
PREsBYrERIAN.-Re w w Ruff, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath mornius and
evening, except the first, when the pas
tor holds services in Blu kes- Garden.
Sunday School $50 a IN. p aver meet
ing every Thursday evening.
AErH DIST Il. p Martin, Pastor. Preach
IN. on first and third Sunday in each
month at IL n M; sec nd and fourth
Sunday at 1850 p. IA. Sunday School et
$3.50 . m. Pryer meeting every We'd
nesdny evening.
BAPT sT.--Rev- r.. A Glenn, Pastor.
Pre- sching the Is; and Sd Sunday in the
morning and % aud 4th SUNDAY in The
evening. Sunda, School $50 4. 10.
Prayer meeting every Friday evening.
CHRIsTlAE.-Bev. ~ Hartman, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath morning. Sun
day school $50 x IA. PRAYER meeting
rvery Satvrdly evening.
CouHTF 0FFIcERs
Jaege ,irc1it C9ng, Aou. S Ne igl-
'liamas, Wsthcviii fa.
Circnit Court Sessions ga Money n
April; 4th Monde - August. ~ Mon
day in December
Judge County Court 49, hcn. .. =. -Stont
TSzewell, Va
County Court. .-Tuesday after the Third
Monday.
Clerk Circuit Court.-H- Bano Herman,
Tazewell, Va.
Clerk County Court.--T, E. George, Taze-
we'll Va
Commemorative Attorney --Jno ] Baras
Tazewell Va.
Sher .H-John w Crockett. 1azew u. Va
Trea ,urer.-R. X .Gillespie, Pounding
Mill, Va.
COMMISSIONER Rcvenuc-Clear Fork Dis
drict--G. A Sink, Bluestone, Va.
Comtnis ioper Revenue JeffersonvilIe Dist
j. n Johnson. Sayersvilie, Va.
Commissioner Revenue--M Maiden Spring
Districts. Ii. Laird, Cedar Bluff. Va
Supervisor, Clear Fork District: H.
Greever, Burkes Garden, Va.
Supervisor, JeffersoEville District: ]. Ed
Peery Tazewell, Va
Supervisor, Maiden Spring District: w.
l.. g. Burk, Big Greek, Va.
County Supt- of Schools: p II. Williams
Snapp, Va.
County Surveyor: Robkrt S. Wi liams,
Pounding Mill, Va.
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NJ sNr1 SJV RAT FAITHFUL
aea o- women TO traVei Tor respon-
& -ic established house il Virginia Sal
arg F50 payable SIS weekly nd ex
penses. Position permanent. Refer
ence. Enciose sells addressed stam ped
envelope The Nationul, Star Building,
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GOT A HUSBAND?

Of course have you would be reading this ad
What are you going &c do 20 make his Christmas happy
you kuow that lots of dread coming Christmas
Yes. iudced they do it all because they are so often
rememberef With something tet they io want Don't
let anything If that kind yonr husbands Christmas
Here's store fnl OF thn men, bought to sell to men
oo"ght To delight men, bought for wear What a
happy place to to, If you have husband brother on
Christmas list We've bought TO sell to hm and tt
we Know what "he needs aud waiting for
you What happy he'll be who discovers his wife try
ing to hide HARRISON, SURFACE & co bundle from
his sight, Not many msgivngs that lucky fellow have
about his Christmas,
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Who Can Measure

The influence e the motheri Il
shapes the course Of unborn gen-
erations-goco counding through
all coming ages and enters the
confines OF Eternity.
With WhGt care, therefore.
should the EXpcctaIt Mother be
guarded, and how great the ef-
fort be TO Ward off danger and
make her life happy.
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WANTED-SEvERAL FAITHFUL
w men or women to travel for respon-
sibie established house in Virginia. Sal
AIRY $3.50. payable S15 weekly and expen-
ses. Position permanent. Referances
Enclose self addressed stamped envel-
ope- The National, star Building, Chi
cago.
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Ripans Ja1ules cure dizziness.
Eipans Ta0ulss cure liver troubles
6ipanS Tan"l"s' pleasant laxative.
Ripans Tabules
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Mothers Friend

A11oys
Nervous
ness, re-
licVe3 the
.eadache,
Cramps
and Nau-
eca, a n d
SO pr G.
pare5 the
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"A customer whose wifo used 'Mothcr's Fricnd,
Gays that N sho had 20 10 through tho ordeal
again, and there woro but foa.. bottles 10 10
obtained. and the cost WAS $1,000 per bottle. no
would have them" GEO. LAYTON, Day lon, Ohio
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-18

Mems handkerchiefs, 1Oc,, l5c 2Oc 25c
Silk handkerchiefs, Soc. 75c 81 CO.
Walking Sticks, 35c. 5Oc Toe
Silk Umbrellas $3.50, $500 SO. rs.
Cuff Buttons, 25c, soc, 75c, $1oO $l.25, $3.50 5000
Fine Neckwear, 25c, 35c soc 60c 75c
Dongola and Patent Leather Slippers $LOO l25 l5O rs
Fine Gloves 75c $lOO, ST 25 $I.5O.
Shirt Studs, 25c, SOC, 75c.
Scarf Pins 25c, SOC 75c, $lOO
Collar Buttons, DC, 25c, soc
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Sea- ~ Nall on receipt efpes. PR porTLF Book
TO 'ffFICTANT MOTHER mailed free coutatnn0
valuable Information and voluntary ,estlmoniais.
the ERapFiELD REGULATOR co. ATLANTA q.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-11

just as iaa princes and ;itied nobility
of Russia look down on peasants. They
now consider it an insult 10 them that
the Chicago convention dared to declare
for silver when MIR. Whitney, Flower
and Belmont ordered it TO declare for
sod. Financial kings and officials OF
moncpolies like the Sugar Trust and
Standard Oil Company were accustomed
to issue secret orders about the quest
ions TO be discussed before the people.
This rebellion has come and they pro-
pose TO stamp il out by fooling labor TO
believe that Vanderbilt is its friend, but
Bryan is its enemy.
MI ingalls, president Of the c. & o.,
is making speeches 10 his employees, ad-
vising them 10 vote against Bryan. He
says that last year his road earned SlO,-
000,0 900, and that $4,000, 600 was paid out
in wages. | wish some one would get
al the pay roll of that corporation. l
expect Mr.. ingalls, statement needs ex-
PLANTATION. Perhaps it takes a million
to pay. salaries OF a few officials, but
don't believe the men get anything like
one-thlrd, much less half of the amount
which these corporations receive from
the public.
The bst brains money can hire IS at
work TO invent plausible but false theo-
ries to mislead public opinion. Most OF
the newspapers are always on the side
of the money kings. The class, which
IS aristocratic only because 1t is very
rich, is against Bryan. All the stool
pigeons and attorneys Of these powers
are against him. The money power con-
trolled the Republican convention and
comitted that party to the single gold
standard. If the question had been sub
mltted, within party lines, the rank and
file of Republicans would have voted 1t
down. But as the matter now stands
II is too late TO get a fair expression OF
Republican sentiment Party discip-
line and party feeling will induce ma
jority of Republicans to support Wander
bits candidate. Against Bryan is all
the influence the money kings furnish.
Against him is Mr.. Clsveland's admins
tration, which is controlled by the mon
ey kings. Whatever honied words are
now spoken all employees of corporations
know that if caught voting for Bryan
they will be punished shouId Mchluley
be elected. We must look at the sltua-
tlon as it is. The present scale Of wages
won't continue when there is so much
unemployed labor. In November four
teen million men will vote. Less than
80 900 very rich men will be greatly ben
Gifted by the single gold standard. All
The balance Q3,97O,O0O will be greatly
injured. The election of Bryan will be
a declaration that we are not to have
class distinctions in this nation. 1t will
teach the money kings that the plain
people have some rights. Bryan's cleo
ton will BE- a declaration that Congress
must legislate for the masses and not
for the classes. 1t will make different
and much needed political atmosphere
in this country.
A RAILROAD EMPLOYE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-11

il appears that the vote of the gOldbug
Democrats will not be as formidable as
it was first supposed to be. The bulk OF
the goldbug element = ascertained TO be
in Charleston and Wheeling, and the en-
tire vote of the State will probably not
be over ] 900. 1t is a question whether
they can muster enough names TO secure
a place for their ticket on the ballot.
Neither will the Populist ticket Gun
much Of a figure. The alleged leaders
Of the Populist party, whose services
have besn secured by the Republican
party 10 use the Populist party to carry
the State for Mckinley. have ceased 10
lead. They cannot carry the party with
them. The purpose of the middle OF
the road Populists is too transparent 10
fool the rank and file Of the party.
Hon. Virgil A. Gates, the leading Popu-
list in this part of the State, says he is
confident that no respectable part OF the
party can be prevented from voting for
Bryan IN November He considers a
vote for the middle Of the road Popu-
list ticket this year INDIRECTLY vote
for Mckinley, and consequently vote
for the gold standard. TO which the Pop
ulis,s have always been opposed. Mr..
Gates believes that if free coinage of Sill
yer is defeated now by the election of
Mckinley, It can never be carried. But
If the Populists will join with the Demo-
Gratis and secure free coinage through
the election of Bryan. it will be a step
hing stone 20 attain other points which
they demand.
Mr. Charles Burdette Hart, candidate
for a seat in the L. S. Ssnate, and G. p.
DOrr. Republican candidate for Con
gres5. have been stumping in various
counties of the Third district for the
last few weeks. and the reception that
they have had at the hands OF the people
has been OF kind,
TO GREATLY DISCOURAGE THEM.
The people VIII not listen TO them, as
general rule, and when they do it is
only to criticise and jeer at them. They
arranged for a number of meetings IN
Greenbrier county last week, and the re
suit OF the first meeting was so dlsheart-
ening that they left the county without
filing their engagements. Wherever
they have gone they have been snu66ed
and r.diculed.
The work of organizing free silver
clubs goes steadily on. and it promisss
good results at the election. The out
look throughout the State Is very hope
ful for the Democrats and now that the
Democratic campaign machinery IS aC
work. It is expected that the prospects
for a great Democratic victory in No
vember will steadily increase from now
until the end OF the campaign.