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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-12-24
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good in his cause was grated into
our laws and our constitutions. The
doctrine of States rights rs now in
terpreted by the Supreme Court is
in exact accordance with his claims
on the point. General Lee lost at
Gettysburg because the federal
troops had received n new motor of
tremendous strength, whose power
no one knew-General Hancock.
he also lost because Meade's men
were ignting on union soil-almost
within hearing distance of the pray.
ers Of their wives and children for
victory. They were at their hearth
stones. Men are tiger9 when wives
aud families are the inspiration of
war
DR. Andrews blames General
Burnside for throwing away the
battle at Fredericksburg and Gener-
al rope Tor losing ground because of
bombast at the first try for Rich
mond. The summary of his esti-
mates of Lee compared with the
federal generals is that Le was a
brave, more watchful and doubly
skillful, in addition to having his
head filled all the time with miser-
les and disappointments which did
not exist on the other side of the
liue. He had concluded by declar-
ing that he was glad the republic is
getting into that state of mind
where it is beginning to give credit
to manhood and valor without re-
gard to section, boundaries or par
ties.-Lynchburg Advance.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-12-24
An Era of Perturbation

Look the wide world over and il is
almost in vain that we seek for that
perfect peace and national equipoise
which is said to go hand in hand
with civilization.
In Austria Hungary there exists
n crisis which threatens the disrup.
tion of the empire. Germany has
her hands full with China on the one
hand aud Hayti and our Monroe
doctrine on the other. Her war
ships are in Haytian and Chinese
waters with demands to which both
Hayti and China declsre it is impos.
sible to accede, Prague is hot bed
Of trouble.
Spain has her hands full with Gu
ba and sees the dark cloud of Ameri-
can interference above the masts of
American war ships. Turkey is still
a red flag in the face of civilizations
bull. France is liable to a cricis at
any time as we know, and England's
territorial possessions are giving her
greater trouble than ever before
since 1776. What is to come of itH
Must there be warf Where will it
begin? Where will it endi 1t begins
to look very much as if before very
long there will begin bombardments
which will echo around the world.
The concert will be disrupted and it
is possible that new maps will have
TO be made.-Nashville Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-12-24
China Waking UP.

From an editorial in the Lynch
burg News we gather compilation
OF facts that are not generally known,
IN fact, that are new to the world.
An imperial edict has been issued in
China whicn requires candidates for
examination to have some knowledge
OF the Bible. This, coming from the
most densely ignorant of all The semi
civilized nations of the world, ougers
we'll for the extension Of the power
and influence of God'srevealed word.
For a nation that has wended its
mental way through the labyrinths
oil soul darkness for thousands of
years to wake mp at its very foun
tain of power to a realization of tho
necessity of a knowledge of God
through the scriptures is encourag
ing indeed to the organization and
individuals which have worked so
long and so faithfully to throw a ray
oil Christian light athwart the pre-.
vailing darkness of that benighted
land.
Civilization and Christianity with
all their results have ever been the
closest followers in the bloody foot
steps of war, and there are not q few
people in the world who will see in
present movement of the Chinese
emporer a condition which is the
result of the late shaking up that
nation has received in war. But no
matter what the cause, the Christian n
world will rejoice to know that any
part of China's population, aud es.
pecially its enIporsr, is interested in
the Bible, even as historical author.
ity.-Daily Times, Bristol.
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by doing O little work at home for the Youths
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Agents wanted. Address Youths Advocate Pub.
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TAzEWEll DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor. A. Greever.
Sergeant-G. l.. McClintock.
Assessor. H. Lewis.
COUNCILMEN.
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Money Order window open from 9 a. m. to
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West bound mail closes l:15 D. m.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
CHRIsTIAN.--Rev. A. A. Ferguson Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning. Sun
day School $3.50 a. m. PRAYER meeting
every saturday evening.
STRAs MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL. Rev. w.
ID. Buckuer, Rector. Divine Service
on first and third Sundays of each
month, at IL a. m. and eight ID. m.
Holy Communion on first Sunday, at
IL a. m. Sunday School every Sun
day, at 9 a m.
tor, preaching second Sundays at IL
a M, and at Kelly at z p. III Third
Sundays at IL a. IN. and z ID. m.
Fourth Sundays at II a. m, and at
Mays Chapel at p. IN. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 2 p. m.
METHoDIsT.-L- p. Maj lin, Pastor Preach
ing on first and third Sundays at IL
a. m; on second and fourth at 7:45
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.45
p. M. Epworth League meeting each
Monday night. Sunday School at $50
a. m. Woman's Missionary Society first
Sunday at p. IN. Ladies Aid third
Friday at Up. m.
BAPTIST. Rev. w. G. Foster. Pastor
Preaching on lst and 4th Sundays at
IL Am. 1st and 3rd Sundays at z: 90
p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday
at TOO p. m. Sunday school every
Sunday at $50 a. m. b. Y. P.U. every
Monday at 700 pm Sunbeam Society
on End and 4th Sundays at 800 %. M.
Woman's Missionary Society on end
and 4th Sundays at 400 p. IN.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

I'll c.. ANDERSON,
ATTORNEY
TaSswell G. H., Va.
~ w. ST. CLAIR,
ATTORNEY
Tazewell @. H., Va.
Practices in the Courts of Tazewell ano
adjoininS counties.
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

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Practice in Tazewell, adjoining coun-
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NOTICE.

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These pigs are thorough bred and pedi-
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Decorah-posten., 1897-06-22

Gfu enc eitsr ben auoeu al Dtntto.
ierne eii uo pad Blauten % ioriunnot.
ann en- blew iporei ior at bllpe meo
blaubt Ssirtniussa paa Ssrsuerifibst.
Rriaoerne MATTE Irbes ben I'll Blau,
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urrres AuG % bao 90 iiegeoe ON
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s!hpsrt Sjsrle. Tom life en- al S.ru,
Wouse al Bsrrsne tleu iafst I Sssn
% opirnppscs al Snier, iom M iurr'
msoe omfrius Stibst".
9etts er ben 6iiiorie, Jon ben ueH'
ss Rseer pleisee at iortaIls / Opns.
irogeu paa ben oamte 9lantase tl NJ
orsnoe buioe 8sru, Der !gtttebe III msb
aabne ylnuoe % banieube Sierter.
SoGD bIep fat til at uars aahpiis
gut, % Sgrpusritibet nntreoe tililut UsO
Gen garatnria. Get bar paa ben Tto.
at ben Itpre eersperbspoins 2aii.tt
aioroe Jig rsoe til at billie General
Sadlon I New Orleans. Solp Bier
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nerne % ~leOiaseoe BAN til Salpmanne'
bpen. San blep inaleoes 8ione til bet
fore Slas peo 9i,iu ORLEANS. alorig
biep ban tr9t al at tale ON &anoner.
mes Gunbren og bet irp9teltge Heoer'
lag, ipm Hsoflolerne FEB, oa be ifreo
irem mob Soreooloene % 8omuloss
balernc. Otter Slaeet peuote gieGer'
gluten titbase til Barataria meo Sgs
rsperitibst. Ser blep ban 2iensr hos
2nfttte % ieileoe meo 6ln8ifibet lOm
aabpts9ut. San lit ie paa mnnsen
Ramp tiliGs; men iaalanse ban bar
Dos 2aiitte, bleu ban aloris Tione til,
at nosen 5ange blep mDroet. eaer at
noset Wlenneite maatte uanore no paa
8lanfeu. San buIteoe gobt en- Wlooag,
iom 2afitte gap Omboro paa 5lagltlbet,
oa bet lna paa @atuei. onbn9ten. Mtan9e
9lmerifaners bar tiliteoe. Mrs. Gong.
Gnfen eiter en- al be samle 3egns'Ea'
trioter, par meb / Selitabet.
Solp bauOe mango Serrer | lit Sin.
ga Ell al benz eusan9 lab peo &ort'
bOrbst, falote ban Nesereu oerben %
fob ham itaa Der. Giterat gpiaet bar
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en- M 9erre. 2enne Wano bar en-
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Nep Orleans, bpor Mnr5oen tlebte
bam os braste Gam til 9sras. @anls
Soap bauoe bet soot og par almtnoe'
Zig aatet.
Decorah-posten., 1897-06-22

madite Rare Uunli,ligt at briDar, bsjas
snoe.
Bitten funoe natarIjgbis iort6usss
m,n for lite at trnttt mso ale oisi,
Tapnc % Sumner. itdl ttr Blot nab
mes, at 80 andre tsii6osr 3ormusr pao
fra 10 til 30 Milionsr Dollars otr
er en- uhprs lang Rutts Raont pau Jolt.
Tom tier ira ! pp til 10 Wiuioner Dol
lars. e..
Decorah-posten., 1897-06-22
2lmcrifas 4engearinofrati,

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er Qmeritas riseite Munb. 9an er
preiioent for "Stanbarp Oil Gompas
M. !Sans 5ormue ariluuss til leo
Milicner Dollars, msb en- Qarsino=
t9gt af rigsligt 8 MiIioner. @eo fine
5creringsr til GticagUs llnipsriitst -
ct iamlst gslpb af 7 Miaioner Dollars
- far ban erbperpet Jig ct gppt yfaon.
0iQiam @albrrf QItor bar en- 6Ors
niue pad 100 Miaionsr, meo en- GARLIC
S,notagt al 8 Miaioner. 9enne rige
sDerre oelsr lin 5io imellem NeiD Uort
rs 2pnbrn Os bensiDer fig til 2iteratus
rem.
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fig til riaelist 100 Riaipner, ION bans
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- fcrpalter pau bp9tis Wuace. Gn
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msb en- franIt 9rsps, Tom Fun 6rGgte 1C
MiQipner / Mebgift. ben gumle SAT-
8mlo erbpsrnbs fig bsnne folcsIale6ors
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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
Clifton.

Chris Wiger was a caller here
on Friday last.
N. P. Haugen passed through
here last Friday.
Miss Jennie Dunseath has en-
gagged the fall term at "Tubb
Town"
Miss Agnes Foley spent few
days with Mrs. Chas. Fitzsimmons
recently.
Miss Ida Clark has been en-
gagged to teach the fall term at
Clifton Hollow.
Miss Lou Brown will teach the
primary department. at Spring
Valley the coming year.
Miss Ella Smith visited Mrs.
Walter of Ellsworth last week
and attended the Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. B. Armstrong
are attending the national en-
campment at Buffalo, New York !.
Misses Emma and Ella Smith
enjoyed visit from their cousin,
Miss Mable Odell Of New Rich
mond recently.
The Misses Jennie and Ada
Dunseath returned from Ellis
worth Saturday after having spent
tie past five weeks at that place
attending the summer school and
Teachers Institute.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24


walk the streets again. He has
been confined to his room for the
last week with quinsy. DIR.
Harding has been attending him.
Geo. A. Williams, who has been
running the hotel here the past
two years, has rented the Park
Hotel in Baldwin and will take
possession Sept. 1. A. E. Winters
will occupy the hotel here. We
extend the right hand of fellow
ship to Mr.. Winters and wish Mr..
Williams success in his new
undertaking.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
Gertrude.

Miss Marie Anderson Of ST.
Paul, is spending her vacation at
A. Johnson's.
A party of young people had a
picnic at Aerum's grove last Sun
day. All report a good time.
Miss Nora Christlnson and
Carroll Iceberg of St. Paul, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kyelson.
Mrs. Thompson is on the sick
list.
.Threshing seems to be the ordt r
of the day.
Miss Caroline johnson is visit
ing in River Falls.
Some from here attended the
social at Rev. II. P. Bergh' S in
Pleasant Valley last Friday night.
Mr.. Chapln OF CounclI Bluns,
Iowa, has been around here look
ing over the fruit trees, etc., that
he sold here last spring.
Mr.. Christ Swenson died at his
home at this place.last Saturday
afternoon. The funeral was held
last Monday afternoon, Rev.
Thorsen of MartelI officiating.
Mr.. Swenson was one of the earli-
est settlers Of the town of Msrtell.
He has been sufferer of paralysis
for many years. He leaves wife
and large family of children to
mourn his loss
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
Ono.

F. Y. Green has returned from
his Dakota visit.
Miss Gertie Dixon will spend
next week with Gertie Leischer
at Rock Elm.
Miss Agnes Cotter of Plum
City, will do sewing in this vicini-
ty next week.
1t is rumored that Alfred Martin
was married to Miss Minnie
Gleason at Durand last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sanford
and daughter Lulu will start for
Iowa next week on a two weeks
visit.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
BeldenVille.

Prof. Swartz was caller here
Sunday.
Stacking is about finished IN
this locality.
Mr.. Solberg spent the latter
part of last week at River, Falls.
Misses Eda and Mabel Canning,
accompanied by w. Guiser of
New Centerville, attended the
|. O.. G. 7. lodge here Saturday
evening.
Fred Travis had a lively run
away with a pair of colts Sunday,
but no damage was done. The
horses became frightened by the
tongue dropping out.
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Martell.


Hans Gulbronson was buried
Friday.
A. f Winters was seen on our
streets again Saturday on business.
Mrs. II. P. Iverson from River
Falls, was visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Bcnsness
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. Swarstad, who
have been visiting for the past
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. r.
O. Bonsness, left Friday morning
for their home In Hudson.
We are all glad TO see, that our
druggist, Mr.. Williams, is able to
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
National Encampment G. A X. Buffalo,
N. Y, Aug. 1928, 1897.

Tickets to Buffalo and return at
$3.50 for the round trip will be
on sale August 81 and %, good
for continuous passage in each d.
rection and for return to and in
Guiding August 81, 1897.
Final limit can be extended
until and including Sep. 20, by
depositing the ticket with the
Joint Agent at Buffalo.
F. P. AINswoRTH, Agent.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24

STRAYED OR STOLEN from. Mrs.
Goodman 5 lot. on Second Street,
Wednesday night, Aug. II, one
cream mare pony, weighing about
eight. hundred pounds. Suitable
reward will. be. given by &. w.
Hoyt, this city. for information
concerning her whereabouts.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
Big River.

Some of our farmers are pre-
pairing for threshlng.
Miss Kate First is entertaining
friends from St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kempf of
Prescott, were at Big River
Wednesday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
Oak Grove.

B. Fl. Corcoran visited in
Clifton Sunday.
Many of our farmers hereabouts
are done stacking.
John Price and F. Ravens
were in town OH business last
week.
Many of our teachers attended
the Institute in Ellsworth last
week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
New CenterVille.

The Young Ladies Society met
with Miss Sarah Hanson last
Friday.
There was an ice-cream social
at John Dahl's Saturday night for
the benefit ofthe Lutheran church.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-24
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Bern.

JAoKMAR.-Tn the town of River
Falls, August 1S, 1897, to Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Jackman, a
daughter.
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Special at tention given to collecting
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-21
THE INDIAN JUGGLER.
A Trick Yarn That Requires Pretty Big
Pinch of Salt,

A correspondent, writing from India re-
garding the theory that the jugglers per-
form their tricks by Twill power, says;
During the course of the Indian mutiny
| made the acquaintance of one of these
gentlemen of India, who tried to instruct
me how to perform these tricks. He said
it wac all imaginary on the part of the
spectators, us he simply willed that they
should see those things. Yet l, in common
with western nations, was too animalizcd,
sensual and materialized by flesh eating
and consumption of alcohol to retain or
accept any deep spiritual teaching.
"lhe most exciting performance that
he gave for my amusement was the con-
vcrting of bamboo stick into native
servant who waited at table and supplied
our wants.
"Afterward-in his absence-I tried 1t
on, and to my surprise the same man was
before me asking for instructions. di-
rected him to fill the chatties in the We
randa with water from the well in the
compound. This he proceeded to do. When
he had filed them all to OVERLOOKING, l re-
quested him to stop. He, however, took
no notice of me, and went on stolidly
bringing in the water, until, in my excited
Imagination, it seemed that the bungalow
would be washed away.
"Finding that could not arrest or stop
his movements, he passing through me as
though did not exist l drew my sword
and lay in wait for him. Making slash,
l apparently cut him in twain, when, To-
there were two men bringing in the wa
ter, neither of whom could l restrain OF
prevent from doing So
Twas completely out of my depth, when
l heard quiet laugh behind me- and on
turning l found it was my instructor,
who held up his right hand and the two
men disappeared, the stick resuming its
place in the veranda, and to crown all
there was not the slightest sign of any wa
ter having been brought in. l excitedly
appealed to him for an explanation. He
said that he had been present all the time
having willcd that he should be invisible
to me and that l should imagine myself
to see and do what l thought had taker
place
''ln order to prove it, he asked me tC
step out into the compound and directed
my attention to a huge cavern, which
knew was not there before. AS l entered
number of huge elephants and camel!
issued from it in continuous stream, YET
l could not touch one of them. They ap
parently passed over me as though l die
not exist He again raised his hand, ant
the cavern and animals disappeared, ant
there was no indication of any exodus o
any kind. scottish Nights.