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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
AN EVENING WITH GIBSON

This was society's nigh: at the Acade-
my OF Music. The cn:ertainment. which
was for charity, was called IAN Even
ing With Charles Dana Gib:on Nine
or the pictures of the artist. representing
the Ame lean girl. were produced Sew
cral of the noted bellies of the city ap-
neared In the groups. Between the pre-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18

WOOD AND COAL.
Why not buy DRY SHELTERED
WGOD Mhlch you can get at ii. Il.
Tor wet wood elsewhere: also the BEST
OF COAL. Phone 9lS
~. B. WILKINS.
holo-tf 1913 Washington street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
JUST RECEIVED.

Ten car loads of first growth good heart
i'lnc Wood. which I offer fer sale Mt The
usuhi prices. Sawed and delivered free
TO any part of the city. Phone No. 1913
oeio-3t BASSETT & co
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
POP. OR NO POP?

There was QuIet Wedding Tonight al
The 20 side ace OF Mr.. j. r. Riddick. on
West Grace street. when his sister-in-
law. Miss Ruby Mcdowell. n charming
young lAdv. became the bride of NJ
Cha.l S a. Page. a young coal merchant
Rev. Joseph IL. Riddick oficiatcd Both
of the young people are we'll known In
a nond, Petersburg. and Norfolk.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
poRrsmoUTn, rs; PErHRsBUKG, @.
The Farmers Reach the Lowest Depths OF
Tarcicai Base Ball.

NORFOLK. VA July j.-Spocial.-Af-
ter yesterdays farce. it was thought i'm
possible that Petersburg could put mp
worse game than she did with Ports
mouth. but to-day's performance surpass-
ed that Of yesterday and IL Is believed
that tho limit has been reached.
4 poorer game was probably never play
cd. In fact. il wasn't "a game, IT was
iokc. and a borosome one at that. for
two hours and ten minutes something
Ike five hundred rooters with Christian
fortitude saw the home team pounding
Kitson anytime and anywhere they want
al untf seventeen hits were piled mp ana
eighteen runs. saw the visitors make
errors whenever they got chance unui
ten had accumulated. Strictly speaking
the figures should DE doubled.
when the locals got tired OF running.
thov walked in. fer Petersburg,s folders
after they got hold Of the sphere took
disgraccfullv long 10 throw II.
Portsmouth played "A uniformly good
game. Lampe, who pitched was offec-
tive. but got funny IN the ninth. gave
four bases and allowed three hits. produc-
ing four runs. Tho following is the
score.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

The Nountaineers Patterned Their Batting
Averngc at the LApen-e Of Stnltl.

ROANOKE VA. July 5.-spocial.-The
Roanoke defeated the Lynchhuls base
han aggregation this afternoon with ease.
The visitors put mp 20 very ragged field
ing game and. with few exceptions, could
not bunch their hits. The locals. though
somewhat crippled boy the sickness Of
some players. put up "a fast same i'm the
field. and fattcned their batting average
at the expense OF Stultz.
For the visitors. three hits and q wild
pitch scored two runs in the first inning,
and a double and a single and an error
gave them two more IN the third. lu che
eighth tWo errors and TWO nits scored .wO
more. and then TWO more in the ninth
were made hy three singles and a double
IN succcs sion.
Roanoke did not s,0ro uitl the fourth.
when three hits ana lase on balls
yielded two runs. The visitors went To-
pieces in the nth. Stultz hit one man.
gave "a base on balls. allowed three singles
ana double. and made an error which
Melted * runs. BrunCr struck out twice
IN This inning. Wuglcy put the ban over
the fence IN the seventh. and Mccain
did likewise in the eighth. with two men
on bases. Out of three hits and two
errors i'm the ninth. another run was
made. Tho attendance was large.
The score: fTHJT
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
4 BOUNDED N4N'S STRENGTH.
4 Marriage aud Reception More sunshin
Nrclnl

NORTON. VA. July -Spccial.-Joo
Dotson. OF Gladovillo. who was shot three
times I'm row here on the D. eht of
July th. and whose life was dcspaircd
Of by his physicians has 80 far recovered
that ne was able 10 90 home yesterday.
Some mon were preparing TO carry him 20
the depot but hc swore hc would not Doe
carried on litter. and be walked q
quartcri of mile through tho broiling
sunshine lie had not been ont of tie
house before since ho was hurt.
H. b. Mcclellan. of this place. was
united i'm marriage yesterday 10 Miss
Florence Turner, popular young lady
of Radforl. The young couple reached
Norton on the evening train. and al
night a reception was held at the resi-
dcnce Of the grooms mother. They VIII
reside here I'm the future.
Mr. McColgan holds an important go
sltion with the Norfolk and Weste-n
Railroad Company.
CropE throughout this section have
suffered greatly from the continued rains
Wheat oats. and grass have all been
damaged. and corn will suffer unless
there is more sunshine. II has rained
nearly every day since the LIST of June.
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be a short ono. The vines have become
red. and are falling 10 the ground.
Tho book and stationery store os
Pritchctt * Co, on sycamore street. was
robbed OF q lot OF baseball bats. gloves,
&c. last night. -
WANTED IN NORFOLK.
Chicf-Of- Police Parkinson received m
structions some days since from detes-
tive IN Norfolk 90 keep lookout Tor
young man who was wanted there Tor
larceny A description ~ the party want
ed was given This morning "a Young
man. answering the description iufnlsNfnf
was arrested by the police. ne ma tfitd
To pawn watch AT one OF the i''tAN-
rants.
lie gave hls name a. CASTOR. and stated
that he arrived ga Petersburg on the early
train from the South this morning He
stated further. that his home was Tn
Brooklyn, y. Y. where he was Stutf ms
law. 4 telegram was sent 70 norfolk.
informing authorities there or the aii'fD
PETERsBURG. VA. July Especial -.
He however. was released from 'u1s.Nt
late this afternoon. tcicgram haf <
been received from the Norfolk defective,
stating that ne was not the party want +.
Castor says he is acquainted WIN
some OF tho best people in Petersburg.
lie is highly indignant no bis arrest
Mr. william quar- les has dec ined To
accent the offer made him TO sign WIN
the Portsmouth team
Mrs Waller Sanford. OF Richmond, Who
hes been visiting friends in Petersburg,
returned home this morninf
Miss Rosa Rogcrs. OF Prince George
oc,-ntv j. visiting her sister. Mrs Maf.i-
Ia DANIEL. I'm Manchester
Rev. n. ". Battle ID, d. pastor OF i''
First BAPTIST church. returned 90 Che
citv to-day from old Point where ne his
49,, snendina the past week TIE goes
- pflbrnond Tomorrow afternoon H'f
invitetion from the commrteee ~ af.
raneements. 10 represent tho Baptsts %
Virginia. I'm the farewell me-s-nc, 'i'
IL, bonor Of Dr. W. W. Iarirlm. who H
-, -, aeeufno charge of fhe First hHN-
tisr church. of Atlanta. afer having ee,l
"a prominent pastor in Richmond aooHl
fourteen years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
NEW YORK.


summary: Earned runs-Pittsburs. J.
New York. o. Base on orrorY-Iittsour9'
3. New York. Z. Left on bases-Pitts-
burg. o; New York. 8. Base on balls
Hastings. / Hawlcy 3: Clark. J.. Struck
out-1Hawley A. Throe-base hits-Nan
Haltrcn Davis Herman. 2. Two base
hits-Ely. Hawley, Farrell, W. Clark. ..
Sacrifice hits-Ely. LAWS. stolen bases
Davis. Gleason. vs.. Clark, Connaughton.
Wild pitches Hastings /, Hawley ]. UNI
pire. Sheridan. Time. two hours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Watermelon and Peanut Crops short on
the south side.

PETERSBURG. VA, July G5.-Spe,
cial-During a storm yesterday afternoon
On Dinwidlie county. the barn OF Mr.
" =. Ritchic was struck by lightning
and n plank torn from the building
AZ the time Of the occurrence the chill
drcn OF Mr.. Ritcfie. were on the barn.
but neither of them were injured
a lttle son OF Mr.. Joe Moody male
harrow escape yesterday afterno "a
from being drown ned. lie was reachnL
after some sticks IN the river near Camp
bells bridge when be- lost his balance.
end fen into water. A gentleman who
was near at the time. plunged into the
stream and got the little fellow out
II is said that In consequence of the
recent heavy and continuous rains the
watermelon crop In this section viii be
d short one. / saw a gentleman from
ono OF the adjacent counties IN the city
to-day erdeavoring 10 purchase one hun
drod melons TO ship 10 P1ttsburg, Pa
The peanut crop. IL is also said. Will
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

'Merccr batto1 for German I'm ninth.
Summary: Earned runs-Louisville. 3;
Washington. T. Base on errors washing
ton. g. Left on washington. 3.
Louisville. g. Base ON balls-German. :;
Frazer. Q Struck out-Frazer. Q. Ger
man. 3. Home run-Joyte. Three-nase
hns-Rorers Two-base Ets-llolmes
Ci'ncman. Demont Sacrifice hits-Brown..
NcCauley. Stolen bases-Clarke. Dexter.
and Lush Double plays Mcfarland.
Holmes and Frazer: Crooks. Holmes
and Rogers. Demout and Cartwright
Umpire Belts Time Of game, TWO hours
and twenty-five minutes.
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REDS WIN TWO GAMES.
THE SPIDERS LOSE TWO 10 PHIL
yIEsAND orr A BAD SET BACK.
pirates and Giants Break Even-st Louis
Defeats Baltimore-Broohiyn wins
From Chicsgo-Coloneis winners.

CINCINNATI July 25.-The Reds wound
an the series with the Eastern CLUBS
bv taking two games from Boston TINS
afternoon. In the first game the visitors
hated Fisher so hard in the hrst inning
mat he was relieved by Ehret. In me
ann the locals punched their hits' SCOT
ing Eve runs. and won out IN the eishth'
owing to poor fielding by Boston.
Dryer pitching Won the SECOND sa.'.'
"a Boston could not touch MN Wnon
hits were needed Attendance, zVvv'
CINCINNATI.
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PHILADELPHIA.


Summary: Earned runs-Cleyeiand, Q:
PHILADELPHIA. q Bases by orrors-phila-
dc9nhia. I. IfTt on hasrs-Clevoland.
10. philadelphia. o. Bases on halls-on
Cuppv. Q: of Gumbert 3. Struck out
Cuppy. 4: Gumbcrt. 4. Three-base hits
Nertes. Two-base hits-Chnls Gumhert.
Dclohanty. .: Grady. .. stolen bases
NcGarr. Tcbeau. Hulen. Gumbert. Coo
ley Hanman. Umpire Hurst. Time Of
game two hours.
pITTSBUR. 7. T.: NEW YORK 10. ..
pTTTSBIhG. July 25.-Pittsburg and
New York split ven on two games TO-
dav. New York won the first game by
hitting hastings tarl In the first three
innings. after which Hawley was suhst-
tucd I'm the middle OF the game Pitts
burg effected a trade with New York.
giving BeclIey and one THOUSAND dollars
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
BOSTON


Earned runs-Cincinnau. 3; Boston.
Passes on errors-Cincinnati, B. Left on
bases. Cincinnati. T. Boston. o. Base on
balls-Fisher. /: Ehrct. = Stivetts. =.
Struck out-Ehrot. 3; SWEETS /. Two
base Mts-Millcr, Tucker Collins. Three
ac-hits-Tuckcr. Sacrifice nits-feit1'
Duffy. Terny. Bmke. Duffy. -ong .4nC3ls
Duffy. Tonny. GarzeL Stolen bases Nii-
Ter. .. McPhce, Burke. Duffy. Long. m
pirc-HcFarlaud and Ially. Time Of
game, one hour and ffty-iive minutes.
CINCINNATI.
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summary: Earned runs Cleveland. g..
Philadelphia, 4. Base ON orrors-Phila-
dciphia. I. Left on bases Cleveland. &.
Ease ON halls-Wilson. .. Taylor e. Struck
Wilson. g. Taylor @. Home run
Dclehanty. Two-hasc hit--Ncl(cun.
Cnnd-. McGarr CO.. Nortcs. Sacrifice
hIts-Hulcn Umpire. Hurst. Time of
clfue Two hours
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BALTIMORE.

Totals ....-.......2J o. "A 13
Summary. Earned runs-st Louis. =.
Iwo-hase hits-C0unor Sacrifice hits
Meyers. sullivan. Clark. Double plays
Reiz. Jennings. and Doyle. jennings and
Dayle. Pauott aui Murphy Base on
balls Hart !. E-pcr. !. liit bv pitched
bali-Dowd. Struck 0ut-llart. /. Use
per. j. Time of same one hour aui
forty minutes. Umpire Emsllc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

for Harry Davis. Immediately after the
deal was completed. Manager Mack took
Beckley's place at first.
The second game was won by Pittsnure.
Game was called at New Yorks end OF
the eighth inning to enable them 10 eaten
a train. Attcnd8rce. 5000.
PITTSBURG.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

summary. IaFNV1 TWI7 I'"7"VN'' "
Lynchburg. 4. Two-base hits McHann.
Tcohv Fear. Home runs-Wrigley and
.fcGapn. stolen bases riglcy. 2. Sher-
or NcGann. Lynch. Fear. Double plays
Mccain 10 Lcahy to Little, .. Bases
on balls-on Stultz 2. off Bruner. !. Hit
hv pitchcd balls-Meade. Struck out-by
Sultz. 4. Passed balls-Fear. I. Wild
plfohes-Bruncr. ]. Time OF game. one
hour and Fifty minutes. Umpire. Cline.
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NEW YORK


Summary. Base by -Pittsbnre
J.. Left ON bases piusburg. o. New
York O.. Base on balls killon 3. Suilr
van. g. Struck ouf-klllcn. ], Sullivan.
% Thrcc-laso hifs-1lernan. w. clark.
smith Tw0-hase hits Merritt killon.
Sacrifice bits Smith. stolen hascs-Don-
ovan, Stencil. q. Farrell, .. Double
plays-Ey paidon and Mack. Wild
pitch-Knien Umpire. Sheridan. Time
two hours and ton minutes.
sT. LOUIS. o: BALTIMORE. O.
ST. LOUIS. MO-. July 25-The Balu-
mores had the Browns shut-out up 90 the
eighth inuinc when. by "a battery error
and good hitting. the locals secured three
runs This WON the game. as the nalti-
mores could uot got across the plate boo
the ninth. Both Espcr and Hart pitched
good bali. Attendance. 600.
tT InffTc
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Summary. Earned runs-Chicago. &;
Brooklyn. .. Base on crrors-CnIcaeo. ..
Brooklyn. D. Left on bases Chicago. 81;
Brooklyn. e. Base ON balls Terry, o.
Payne. l. Struck out-By Terry. Q. by
Payne g. Thrce-h1,e hlts-Deckcr, DAILY.
Two-haso hits-Daiy Decker, . shludle.
Sacrifice bits p0rolue C1rcouu. Dale
len. Grim. Stolen hases-Decker, LANCE.
Double play DAILY and Corcoran. Hit by
pitchcr-Tcrry ]. Umpire. Lynch. Time OF
game. two hours and fifteen minutes.
LOUISVILLE. Z. WASHINGTON. g.
LOUISVILLE. KY. july -. Louisville
put up a miserable eamc OF baseball
to-day. hut managed 10 defeat the @ona-
tors in the eighth inning. when Mi!cr
who hatted Tor Frazier. singled and
broueh in the winning run. Mcclure was
put out OF tho game and fined $40 for
abusing the umpire.
Weather fine and attendance 1000.
Z
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Summary. Earned runs Richmond. =.
Two-hasc hits Malarkcy. Davis. stolen
bases Sholta. Malarkcy Fender, 2. Bo-
land. Sanford. Bcrte Foster. 3. Double
plays-Fiolds- Ramp. Bertc-pendcr Ramp
Armstrong Sholta- Borte-Pcnder. Bases on
balls Malarkcy. 2. Gilroy.6. Hit Joy pitched
lalls-Pender. Struck out-hy Malalkey,
=. by Gilroy. 6. Passed alls-Fields, ..
Wild phchcs-Malarkey 1. Glroy. /.
Time Of game. one hour and forty three
minutes Umpire. Turner.
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Richmond 81 Norfolk,
Portsmouth 40 Roanoke.
Petersburg go LynchpuIs'
An honor Doe 10 Reddy Foster once
o,aiu thc rcd-hoadcd Duke OF i "'o.
has eudearcd himself 10 the nch'S Vi
al loyal fans. ., clio
In the seventh inning he mlde ,no
greatest catch ever seen at the W est FL"
Pink IL happened thusiy. Fields came
20 thc bat. and ha "as i;s' man up ii'
noticed that tine Duho vas Joking nal-
si.s out iu centre with "a far-aw'.y look
on his face. and Ie thcusnt j, am OPP
portuue moment 20 sneak in a Lit' so
he sent one over Borts's mead. Just De-
tween Sanford and Eeidy Tho lalieT
.~niod the bah. ANA g. an nstdrt "e was
on like an arrow. An thoughts OF sup
ner and free silver wcic out CT DIS head'
and tho only thing ,hc Duke know was
that lac wanted TO intercept the low lly
which was rapidly nearing terra hrha'
After run of about twenty yards ne
threw himself forward, caught the BAN
sn bis outstrctched hands. rolled o'er
scve.h' ii'Ics arose. .nc gave a sr"'fitl
New York bow 10 the plaudits d 'hs
multitude.
AT MALABKEY'S MERCY.
Malarkcy pitched one OF his phonome-
nal games. holding the visitors down
10 three hits This accounts FOR the
fact that not % Norfolk player made the
acouaintance of the home plate The
visitors ,gore utterly unatio TO solve
NaIarkcy's delivery while ON the other
hand. the Champions had little or no
difficulty in hitting Giroy when hits were
needed Then. again. Gilroy was wild,
Two Wild pitches and six bases on balls
being CHARGED up 90 him.
The fielding ON both sides was fast and
clean. and there was little or no kicking
CAME NEAR SCORING.
The visitors came near scoring in the
seventh Armstrong hit 20 short. and
Berte threw the ball over Pender's head
INTO the bleachcrles behind the tail wire
fence. IL looked Ike % home yum. but
some one tossed the bail over TO Pendcr,
who threw 10 to Malarkcy. who was
standing 200 the box. thus putting the ball
I'm piay. and Armstrong was caught two
feet from the plate.
rho fofIoygfuu f4 the score.
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Standing July -. 1885.

flames Scheduled for To-Day.
Baltimore AZ St. Louis.
Washington at Louisville.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Games Scheduled for Monday.
Cleveland az Cincinnati.
Pittsburg az Chicago.
Louisville at ST. Louis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
PHILADELPHIA. 10. 20; CLEVE-
LAND @ 2

CLEVELAND. ONO July Eight
thousand people saw the hard-hitting
l'hiilos give Inc cleveland The worst se'-
back Of the esason bs beating hem for
two straight games 'his aiterlo) The
first game was exciting and WAS any
hody's game until a scratch single by
Taylor I'm the tenth inning scored the
winning run. I'm the second the Spiders
started in like winners hut the QHaEers
soon struck their gait. and the nthe game
was very easy for them. Both Gumbcrt
and Taylor pitched bang-up ball, and
STAGES.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Earned runs-Cincinnau. .; Boston. ..
Base ON errors Cincinnati 1. Left on
bases Cincinnati. :. Boston. q. Base ON
balls Nichols. p Struck out-Dwyer. g.
sullivan. g. Two-hase hbts-Dwycr.
Three-hasc his-Bcrgcn. Sacrifice hits
Duny Stolen bascs-Miller. Double
plays-Hoy and Mcrhce. Smith and
Vaughan. Mcpheo and Vaughan, Nichols.
Long and Tucker Bergen and Tucker.
Umplre. Taly. Time of game. one hour
and thirty-hve minutes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Games won and lost by aach cluo 10
each other club.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
FOSTERS GREAT CATCH.
urCArTURED Fields FLYNN THE
sEvENTH AFTER 4 LONG Run.
Ma,arkcy Had the Visitors Completely at
His Mercy, while Giiroy was an
Easy Msrk-other Games.


Richmond. Z. Norfolk. o.
Roanoke. Is. Lynchburg. =
Portsmouth. i. lcicrshHib' w.
NlnnhInr Of The lInhs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Master Louis Kaufman is spending the
summer at Walters Park. Pa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
WASHINGTON.

I0THT .-..-..s -. ..-1-70 IT - II
Miller batted for Frazer in eighth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
BURKE'S GARDEN.

MIR. Bing procket, of Tip Top was
buying lambs in this part OF tie coun
try on the 14th.
MIR. Trubi Suffer went to Tazew
Friday evening to attend dance.
Mr.. Joe Moss and wife are visi
ting their friends in Abb's Valley.
Sat Dec. 18th Mr.. Hiram Stow.
ers and Joo Kelly killed n deer on
Hunting Camp.
Master Bowen Long whose leg
was broken by horse few weeks
ago, is now able to hobble about
with cane.
Messrs. Meek, McGinnis and CIar
ance Wynn, our horse traders are OH
Sandy this week.
Miss Avert Moss has Just return
ed home from Graham where she
has been receiving treatment from
DIR. Henry Crockett.
The following hunters came from
Poor Valley yesterday evening: H.
Showers. Henry Kelly, John Greev
Shan Leedy, Greever and Alex Long
and Joseph Meek. Mr. Long and
Renines won the laurols, they killed
big buck,
Mrs. Catherine Greeyer, who has
spent the autumn months with h. r
daughter. Mrs. Long, has returnsd
to Wythe county where she makes
her home With Rev. D. S. Fox her
son in law.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
Christmas Gifts of Money.

"If, after thinking for Il long time
you cannot decide what she (my
peor girl friend would like best"
writes Ruth Ashmore, in the De
cember Home Journal, "and you
know her well enough to leave to
her the choice of the gift, then send
her the money that she may spend
it for herself But make this money
look more like a chosen gift, and
less like that which is 40 hardly
earned by her; trouble yourself to
go to the bank apd put it in gold,
or at least in a new bank note, and
inciose it in tiny little purse"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
MARVELLOUS RESULTS.

From letter written by Rev. j
Gpnderman, of Dim0ndale, Mien., we
are permitted to make this extract (,
II have no hesitation in recommend
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery. as the
results were almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While | was pas.
tor of The Baptist Church Mt Rjves
Junction she was brought down with
Pneumonia succeeding in Grippe
Terrible. paroxysms of coughing
would last hours with little interrup
ton and it seemed as if she oould not
survive them. A friend recommend
ed Dr. Kings New Discovery, it was
quick In its work and highly satisfac
tory in resnlts." Trial bottles free
at A. f. Hargravc's Drug Store.
Regular size SOC. and $I.O0
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Pay Your Subscription Promptly

And old time newspaper man
says, mo sensible man should or
ever does, get angry because y man
luns him for his money. A dun is
not an impeachment of II snbscrib
er's integrity. but It is simply an
outpouring of publishers necessi
ties. For instance. 1000 men owe
IA man from 81 to $40; he has to
dun them in order to pay his ex
penses. Instead Of getting angry
and stopping his paper because the
publisher asks what is due, the
subscriber should thank the editor
for waiting so patiently, and pay
up like IL man.'-Amer!can Drug
gist
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
TIE COWBOY cAueAr ON.
tipi the bostonesr Girls uighfnlptip Stag,
gcrcJ the Head Waiter

tIpi the Dostonese Girls IIighfniptIp STAG,
gcrcJ the Head Waiter,
he Young Wpmnn from Boston wus
VI the table In u railroad rcstnurnntin
tile far west, and when She cssaycd la
cut The steak with wbich she hind been
served shc discovered that whit she
needed was q higher education IN
pthlelios. snys the Detroit Free Press,
After four or five Intellectual attempts
10 'lisscct II she called to the waiter:
"Cnbn't yol," she asked, give me y
Bit of steak which IL characterized Ivy
less tenacity Of tisspep"
The winter siaggcrod and IA cowboy
ncross the counter looked up,
81 didn't quite kcteh, mum" said the
wniicr. bending forward with his hand
10 bin eur.
~ said" and there was y shade of pnr
roynncc In her tone. "thnt idesired y
portion OF stock in which the cohe.
renee OF the molccplps was not SO mp
parent"
oh" sinmmcrcd the waiter, md no
stood fixed with his mouth open in
engagement.
The young woman became emhar-,
PASSED. -
Here" snortcd tho gallant cowboy,
coming to the rescue, with u sounding
whnck on tha table" git n move on you;
what he lady wants is piece or meat
that amt no tough she can't stick her
purity tooth into u; sccf" aud tho
young lady actually smiled MS tho
waiter hurried away.