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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
WHAT TO DO.

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this offer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
TR0T HIM OUT.

The latest thing out in politics
Is the announcement that Joseph
Bryan, editor of the Richmond
Times, will be a candidate before
the people for Governor of this
grand old Commonwealth. It is
also announced that if Mr.. Joseph
Bryan is the candidate of the gold
democrats the Republicans will
not hold a convention, but Will
throw their strength to great high.
cockalorum of the Virginia boilers.
BY all means let Mr.. Joe BRYAN
De the candidate. The people are
dead willing for him to make the
run; not because they think he
has any chance of winning. but
simply to show that gentleman
that he is not half so popular as
he thinks he is.
And besides the people are itch.
ing to get swipe at Mr.. Josenb
Tor calling them "cattle," "repudi.
atorS," and all that sort of thing
during the last campaign. With
Mr.. Joe Bryan as the candidate Of
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
perIty-nit combination and j. HOPE
Tyler as the standard bearer of
Ihe Democratic party, the contest
VIII be a Observation-Disclosures
World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
VIM He Be Found Wontiooe

President Mckinley is being
weighed in the balances of public
opinion. Will he be found want.
lng'-Norfolk Recorder, colored.
It all depends upon how Won
view him. AS a friend of GRIP,
mckinley and Mckinley on high
tariff "bill," he is great success.
In the light of helping to secure a
oetter currency or of recognizino
Southern Republicans, white or
coiored, we have taken his meas.
nre, and he has no use, in our on.
inlon, for Southerners, white or
colored, Republicans or Democrats
lie Is most pronounced against the
south. Lincoln, Grant, Garfield
hayes and even Harrison accorded
the South more and better recoo.
milton. But Mckinley is "riding
for a sure fall"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
THE COLUMBUS REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

n convention of representative
Republicans of Ohio, met in Co
ium6us last week, and adopted the
following resolutions.
ave, the republicans of the
state of Ohio, loyal to the cause Of
BImetalism, in state conference at
columbus on the 9th of Nav.
1897, declare:
"We stand for honor the princi
Piles as taught and practiced bv
Lincoln, Grant and Blaine. and
qenounce the surrender thereof at
ST. Louis, whereby it was ATTEMPT.
ell 20 prostitute the party of I'm.
man rights 10y making it a party
oil property rights, subserviept TO
dependent upon and controlled nv
money changers of the world.
ave believe there can be no
revival of industrial prosperity
while the people are impoverished
by constantly declining yalues
which condition was broueht
about by the vicious and secret
decentralization of silver.
ave. therefore, demand the i'm
mediate reconciliation of silver
at the present legal ratio of 16to1
without waiting for the aid or con. |
sent of any nation; and while this
paramount issue is before the peo. |
pie we pledge ourselves by politicaI |
action to work for the consuma.
nation thereof"
There seems to be somethino the
matter with Hanna. If Marcns
knows what is what he will keen
"the anarchist" VIM. j. BRYAN
out of Ohio. this fall, and 90 tol
fences. Pasture is GETTING
short, and the sheen arc
restless and hungry.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

"iimerding is but one little puff of
smoke from the great smouldering
fire that is burning just below the
surface in this country. When
the eruption comes, as in all prob
ability it will come in 1900. the
party of the trusts, the party of
the privileged, the party of all who
"take things from those who make
things," will be scattered, and we
snail have a trial at government
oy the people, for the whole peo.
pie 10y way of change.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

MCKINLEY is elected, Bryan is
not; the election is over, the cam
paign is not; confidence has been
restored, prosperity has not; the
capitalists are banqueting, the
common people are not; the idle
class is satisfied, the toiling mas
SEES are not; the population is in
creasIng, the volume of money is
not; the number of empty mouths
Is increasing, the ability to fill
them is nOt.-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
STANDS AT THE HEAD

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading druo.
glst OF Shreveport, La, says: "Dr
Kings New Discovery is the onlv
.nIng That cures my cough, and it is
the best seller I have" ]. F. Camn-
Deil' q merchant of Stafford. Ariz
writes: DIR Kings New Discovery
is all that is claimed for it, it never
la''s' ana is sure cure for con
sumption, coughs and colds. 7 can.
NOT say enough for its merits. DIR
Aings New Discovery for consumn
ton, coughs and colds ia not an az
pertinent. 1t has been tried for
quarter OF a century, and TO-DAY
stands at the head. 1t never disan
points. Free trial bottles at A y
hargraves Drug Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

OUR learned aud exact friend.
thee Tazewell VindicatOr states
with assurance, that there are 80
negro votes in Maiden Spring
district. The truth is there are
90 registered colored votes in the
Maiden Spring district, and yet he
says 1--WE will not misrepresent,
and make idle assertions which
cannot be substantiated by facts"
We suggest that he had better
"read mp as to our county affairs,
and not be too hasty in his asser-
tionS."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

THE President has at last seen
III TO put an Afro American
Republican in Office. He has been
more than two months doing that.
and If he continues at that rate for
the balance of his time, there is a
possibility that he may get in
about ten or fifteen more. So far
President Mckinley is a great dis
appointment to his Afro American
irends.-NOrfolk Recorder. edited
by cOlOred man.
Yes, Nc. has given two native
southern men places in the service.
other than what is regarded as
local. One white, Youngblood, of
Alabama, and Cheatham, colored.
OF North Carolina, and we think il
VIII be cold day in July when 10
or 16 of both races get an Office.
The Southern Republicans are
out little in demand, except just
oeiore national Republican cleo
mons, and but little in evidence.
as far as recognition goes, after
that.-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
"ASSE8T0NS VS.. FACTS. +"

Iht indicator Commences ;ts
career by criticising, in polite way
OF course, some utterances in our
last issue. We thank our learned
editor for his advice, to 'sread up. \"
and for its amusing aud consoling re.
lection that, when our experience
ripens we will know better, etc. The
age of the Vindicator, and the exper.
renee OF the editor, makes this de.
lverance specially valuable. As to
the facts: 1--WE stated that LEAVING
out the colored people the
democrats have a majority OF the
white voters of the county. We
based our statement upon statistics.
lake the registered vote of the
county. La the last Presidential
election, when party lines were as
closely drawn as ever before. we snn
pose, Mckinley got 1925 votes
Bryan got 1882 votes. McKinlev,s
majority 943. There are 1 ,O9S negro
votes. Take off the negro vote from
Mckinley's majority, and you can |
see how it stands. Mckinley would |
have lacked 155 votes of carving
the county. There were 235 votes
thrown out. Palmer received 9. ard
Lowering 8. Not one of this seven.
teen were colored voters, we don't
suppose OF the 235 thrown ont NJ
least one-half, we suppose, were white.
30 this being true the facts will not
be altered. However, count two.
thirds of the votes thrown out rs
colored. and count them for McK;p.
ley and you have 2,6S9, Bryan 1902,
giving Mckinley 1927 majority
Eliminate the 1908 colored voters
and tie democrats have a majority
Oh IL, not counting the Palmer vote.
which was, no doubt, cast by demo
Gratis Upon these figures, and from
Ihe returns from the elections of
several years past, we based our
statement that if the negro vote
Oh 1azewell county was entirely eli
minated the county would 90 demo.
cratic every time. We believe the
statement TO be correct. We hive
10 desire to "misreprestnt' the
situation at all. As to who controls {
ma how, our critic makes no denial i
d our statement. Neither did we I
assert that the democrats were free
rom the sin. We deprecate the un. n
awful use of money in the elections.
ID our own as we'll as in other politi. I
'al parties. But it has so happened. {
n Iazewell, that the Republicans !
nave had more of it than the demo
'rats, or knew better how 10 use if
we hope the time may come when =
ne coIored man, and the white man
90 VIII "spurn with contempt the ,
bier OF fee for his vote"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
The Constitution Amendme 1ts

we believe the people of Virginia
WILL in the near future, revise the
present constitution.
Here are some amendments which
we believe ought to be made, After
irore thorough canvass we NAV
ma IL necessary to alter some Of
these.
First, the Office Of county treasurer
might be so adjusted that the sheriff
OF the county could take charge of it.
Second. The county courts should
convene not oftener than every two
months.
Third The judges should be paid
better salaries, and elected bv the
people for more than one county.
Fourth. The commonwealtb,s Of
torneys should be elected by the PEG
pie, paid a salary and be elected for
more than one county.
Fifth. The right of registration
Tor voting should be restricted 10
those hereafter becoming 81 years of
age, who are able to read and write
This provision not to apply to those
already registered voters.
Sixth The penalty for buvinp or
selling vote, shall be a fine of $500.
and confinement in the penitentiarv
Tor not less than one, nor more than
three years, or, the penalty to be in
hicted upon the purchaser of the
vote, and one half the fine to the in.
former. All fines so accrueing to 90
into the public school treasury.
Seventh. The school taxes of
white people to be used exclusively
Tor education of white children, and
OF colored people for colored chill.
dren.
Eighth All voting to be viva voce
instead of by ballot.
Ninth. County taxes for county
purposes forty cents, and state taxes
lfty cents, on the one hundred dol.
ars.
Tenth. Each county to pay its
'wn criminal expenses.
Eleventh. All land owners on pub.
&c roads to keep up roads in front of
neir farm, with privilege of de
handing from tenants and others
lsing the road, but not living on it,
pro rata assistance.
Twelfth. A compulsory school
aw.
These, In rough shape. are some
hanges, and additions which seem
0 be demanded. What do you
blink of themi
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
ELECTRIC RITTERs

Electric Bitters is a medicine suit.
ed LOT any season, but perhaps more
generally needed, when the languid
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need OF a tonic and Alternative is
ielr A prompt use of this medicine
mas often averted long and perhaps
iatai bilious fevers. No medicine
VIII act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the ma,
iarial poison. Headache, Indiges-
ton, Constipation, Deafness yield
TO Electric Bitters. Soc. and $l.OO
per bottle at A. F. Hargraves Drug
Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

HE Evangelist comes out in new form
and dress. We extend our congratula.
tons to Brother Hartman. The paper
seems to be politico-religious. 'The
ruling passion" strong in the editor, will
not down.-CLISCH VALLEY News.
We thank Brother Leslie for his good
WILL We suggest. however, that he re-
verse his terms, descriptive of us and our
paPer.-Evangelist.
We readily agree to the change
in the order of our words with the
understanding that they ar c to
stand so. We don't want to be com
pelledtO change so often.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

The first issue of the Vindicator
is on our table. 1t is a creditable
effort, both in matter and appear.
ance, Mr.. w. L. Boone & Co.
publishers. 1t is Clear from
the first issue, so far as
1t outlines the policy of the paper
that it is Republican in politics.
and will therefore divide the field
with Brother Pendleton. With
the Republican, a gold standard
paper, and the Vindicator. also
gold standard, we presume, and
the Evangelist, whose editor is n
silver republican, we believe, it
looks as though the NEWS has adj.
dltional responsibilities on it's
shoulders. 1t will keep us busy to
keep these brethren straight.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
The WImerding Incident.

L he actions of the discharged
workmen at Wilmerding, an ac
count of which we give this week.
is suggestive. They, and all their
companions in grief and disan.
point'nent are to be pitied, but at
the same time we do not tbinS
their actions on this occasion were
commendable, or likely to gain for
tnem the sympathy of the public
Inc New York Journal pertinently
The portrait tearing incidan, ..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
FRIDAY, JUNE A. 1897

he mission of an advertisement is not
To sell goods for the advertiser. The rea-
son many business men are disappointed
ABOUT their ads, and others do not adver-
use at all, is that they think an adj ought
TO sell goods, or get positions. or secure
work for them. The true mission of
an al, Is to attract the attention of those
VINO want to buy, TO those who want TO
sell The tradesman in the store. or shop
must close the trade. An ad. is not n
S'leshah. All the best ad. in the best
paper in the world promises TO do is IN
prlng buyer and seller together. There
It's mission ends. Hence a paper with
only 800 subscribers, circulating among
your Possible customers may do YOU more
good than one with $4,000 circulating
among people who cannot reach you.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

THE Atlanta Constitution 10
well posted as to conditions in
virginia, as the following remark
shows: "The Governor of Virgin.
Ia wants the Democratic party to
drop tie Chicago platform. II
has softer snap than that. II
w:il drop the Governor of Virgin
ia.v
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

OUR editor of the dim vista.
says "They (the cOlored menl
nave higher regard for their
votes tnan number of our own
race" For our part we believe
Il White man is inst as good as
a cOlored man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

AN exchange remarks: at was
recorded that Noah was the first
advertiser. He advertised the
Hood and it came through all
right. The fellows who laughed
at the advertisement were drown.
ed. Ever since. Noah's time the
advertiser has been prosperous.
while the other fellow has been
struggling to keep his head above
she food of disaster"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

CHAs' Dudley Warner has pre-
dlcted that at an early day news
papers will contain no advertise.
ments. When railroads stop haul
ing freight and electric cars cease
10 carry passengers, Mr.. Warner
can expect to see ws-papers with
out advetiSements.-World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
CAPT. w. S. Lurty. Of Harriso

CAPT. w. S. Lurty, of Harrison
burg, is seeking the nomination
ior Governor on the Republican
ticket, so it is said. But it is
not likely the republicans will
make any nomination, as they are
seeking fusion with the gold dem.
ocrats of the State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

The Gubernatorial contest in
Virginia this fall will be trian
guIar one, from the present out.
look. Warm times may be expect
ed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
Clerks office.
Iazewell, Virginia, May 90, 1897.
T.

Clerks office.
1azewell, Virginia, May 90, 1897.
In Circuit Court.
Il. A. Saunders, E. A. Saunders. .Ir
ana w. u. Saunders, merchants and
partners in trade under the firm. name
and style of E. a. Saunders G. Sons
Complainants.
VS.. In Chancery
u h Hartman, and A. T. Hartman. mer-
chants and partners in trade under the
hrm, name and style of C. E. Hartman
q Co., ii. Newberry, j. G. Watts and
j. S. Gillespie,
Defendants.
Inc object of this suit is to recover n
deDt OF S66.35 with interest, due from
defendants, G. E. Hartman and A. T.
Harman, to compliments and to en-
torce collection of same by attachment
against their estate and especially that
mentioned in the bill. And il AMMAN
ing from affidavit on file in said office
that Z. Il. Hartman is a nonresident of
the commonwealth of Virginia. il is or
oered that he appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this order
ana do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit, and that comics
hereof be published and posted as pre-
'cribed by law.
A Copy-Teste:
II. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk.
D. H. SMITH, p. q.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
now TO FIND OUT

filI a bottle or common water glass
with urine and let it stand twenty four
hours; sediment or settling indicates =
diseased condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is positive evidence
Vi kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
70 urinate or pain in the back, is also
convincing proof that the kidnevs and
bladder are ont Of ordor
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

so far as we can learn Tazewell
Is the first, and only county in the
state OF Virginia 20 elect colored
magistrates and constable. Are
we right in this!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
our cRITicS AcHIN.

The editor of The CLlScH VALLEY NEW
mas early in his journalistic career falIe,
INTO error and misrepresentation Hs
makes assertions that he cannot sustai,
ana asserts as facts, things that are no
true. When did the gentleman becom,
SO well informed that he feels autborizaf
70 state how public sentiment is sbaned I,
the Ninth district? IL he is eager ,o sarv.
ms party nc has chosen bad method O,
ooiag So SANDER always rebounds and
INJURIES the one who employs IL as a wea.
pon'-Tazewell Republican.
just before going to press this
week we have received the Taze
well Republican. The editor takes
us TO task for ISLANDER and mis-.
representation, error,n etc.. and
calls us "neOphite in journalism. -
etc. AT this late hour in the week
we have only time and space to
notice very briefly, Mr. William
=. Pendleton's criticisms. We 70.
spectfully refer the gentleman to
our reply, in another column. TO
the same criticism i'm the Vindica.
Tor. We want to say, however
that Col. Pendleton's opportunities
ior Knowing all the facts as 70 the
use OF money in elections in both
parties are superior to ours. as he
has had considerable experince
with both parties. Two Years and
better ago, our statement that the
Republicans used money in the
"Ninth distsict and i'm Tazewell
county" to help things along, would
nave been cheered by him with
voice. There are good
people in the Ninth district who
nave heard him make this
charge when he was cham.
pionlng the candidacy of JnO. A.
buchanan and Col. III. G.. Morrison.
but 1t may be that new light has
come, and we are all wrong in our
statement, that money controls
me hoating vote of Tazewell. and
Il new light has come let us have
t. The indicator, in a plain
manly way, admits the charge 70
be true. Who is correct. the Vim.
ilcatOr or Republican, Somebodv
$ wrong. We think the people or
he indicator have the best end Of
ne rope, as they have been repub.
leans, who have never wavered
or many years, while the editor oil
he Republican is something Of
;neophlte," in Republican journal
SIN, at least.
The editor says that the facts
NOW that "the Republicans of
Iazewell have a large majority of
he white vote, and mentions
MAIDEN Spring district. WHY did
le not mention this, aud the Clear
YORK district In these two dis.
rictS there are about /, ZOO colored
'Oters, and we believe it correct
o state that 80 per cent. of them
re Republicans,
Finally we have this to saw: As
o Bro. PendIeton's charges of
insinuations.u etc
nao we don't consider it gentle
ianiy, or even decent to Islander
ven an enemy, and the editor of I
ne Republican may rest assured q
lat we will not ''insinuate,n when
C WISH to make charge, but I.
Ill say so in plain English. If
nat we said was "slanderous in. 9
nuatlons" has not the Republican =
cen qull for sometime, in
'eaking of the Democrats of the .
ate. and the constitutional con. =
.
Slmillia, simillibus curantur &C a
e doctors say; so we hone this a
ate dose will do rood
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

YOU may do your best, and do it
well, and still there are people.
and plenty of them, who wouldn't
speak well of your efforts to save
your life They are so wrapped
up in themselves, they can never
see any good in others.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

HE Populist convention, to
nominate candidates for Governor.
Lieut.. Governor and ATTORNEY
General, will meet in Roanoke
July 2Sth, 1897.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

PRESIDENT Mckinley will visit
the Tennessee Exposition Oh June
18th. We hope Macs visit will
heIp along the "era of prosperity,v
IN tins neck of the woods.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

IHERE are fewer meaner people
on earth than those who go around
ana report what you said, but fail
to tell what they did or said that
made you say it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

If everybody knew what every.
BODY Is saying about them there
would be many changes in society.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

WE thank our esteemed contem-
pOrarieS for lot of free advertise.
ment, this week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

HEAD THE paper. Your name
may be mentioned, or some of
your friends.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

"WHo cares for expensesg" ST
said Virginia last Thursday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-06

CHICAGO-Thcrc was the usual Sat.
urdny market IN cattle Receipts were
very light and the market practically a
nominal one. Tho few waffle offered we're
taken 40 prices unchanged from ycgter-
day. This wcelts receipts have reached
the unusually large total Of about O9,96O
head and prices have declined ON nm
nyrrdgc Soc Many cattle TINT wound
hayv been sent here had the market been
IN satisfactory condition. were sloppcd
at various feeding points, nnd sellers who
had half fat cattle here had to sell at
very low prcus' A rood dome6llc de-
mnnd for fancy heavy Christmas bcsycs
IN expected next weclt Trade In hogs
was quito animated nj steady prices, the
greater part Of the hogs CROSSING the