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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
BURKE'S GARDEN.
Burke's Garden. Va, July Z, 81.

Mrs. Wayland, who has been at Mr..
j. NJ Snaps on visit for several
weeks, returned to her home in Roa-
noke last Saturday. Mrs. Maryland.
formerly Miss Andees, was the popular
governess at Mr.. Snaps for two or
three years, and her visit was very
much enjoyed by her many friends.
Mrs. Sallie Crockett returned from
West Virginia last week where she has
been spying out future home.
Mr.. g. C. Peery and friend, Mr..
Bowen, passed through town last Sat-
urday, returning from wytheville
where they had been attendingS upreme
Court. These young men sre we'll
known in our county and we bespesk
for them front place among the legal
lights Of our country. They graduated
from Washington and Lee last year.
Mrs. J. K. Groseclose is again at
home, making things cheerful, after an
absence of two weeks on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Farrier, of Newport, Va.
She is looking well and reports a de-
lightful visit.
Rev. j. s. Wise is here and will sup
ply the Lutheran Church at this place
during the month of July. He will
preach at Central Church next Sunday
at IL a. m.
Mr.. JEFF Hoge who is, the girls say,
the catch of the season" attended the
Nashville Centennial last week. He
has returned and reports good time
Prof. A. s. Greever and his sister,
Miss Maggie, are in Bluefield this week.
Messrs J. b. Meek and l.. ID. Snapu
are each erecting a handsome barn.
These buildings when completed will
have a very artistic appearance and
will add greatly to the locks of the
premises to which they belong.
Mr.. J. R Meek is building a pair OF
cattle scales in front of Mr.. H. B.
Groseclose's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Kelly are attend
ing Hunters Alum Springs.
We regret very much to learn that
Miss Pearl Snapp is sick in Rich Valley
at her cousin, DIR. Hal. Edmondson 8,
where she has been visiting for several
weeks. We understand that she is bet.
ter now, and trust she m.y soon
be at home again with her bright
smiles and cheerful words making
everybody happy.
The event OF the season took place
Monday. Burke's Garden is continu.
ally becoming more and more famous.
Some several summers since" j. X.
GroseclJse killed a white hawk. later
on, A. s. Greever killed a white heron.
and Monday of this week j. H. Crosse.
close killed what is known as an Amer.
lean Jabiru. This bird was seen on the
mill dam by L. p. Thompson, who In.
formed j. III. Groseclose of it's presence
in the vicinity. Mr.. Groseclose went
to the dam and after shooting several
times succeeded in cripling is. The
bird few up the river and was after.
wards found dead about a mile from
the dam. The Jabiru is q perfect stran.
ger in these parts. The oldest citizens
say they never saw one before. It is q
bird of the wading kind, is very much
like the white Crane, except only about
one sixth as large. The most peculiar
feature about it is that its wings and
neck are almost entirely bare of feath.
ers. It's feet are green, aud it has a
very remarkable clear, brown eye.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

"FRER Silver and Free Cuba"
say our Ohio Democratic brethren,
and so say We all. The old Do.
minion stretches out the hand OF
fellowship to her brethrea Of the
buckeye State"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09


Msj. Tyler is still long way q
head in the race for the nomina.
ton. Up to date he's more than
. to 1 ahead. Up to date about
one half of the delegates have been
appointed. With very few excep.
tons the delegates were all in,
structed one way or the other.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

TAEEwELL county needs tho kind OF
newspaper that we propose to make the
Observation-Disclosures.
Well, when are you going to
make iti
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
now TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common water glass
with urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; sediment or settling indicates a
diseased condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is positive evidence
of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate or pain in the back, is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out of order.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

allays Nervousness, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way OF
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings, yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without paints left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
~ know one lady, the mother of three chfldrea.
who suffered greatly in the birth of eachs who
obtained bottle OF Mothers Friend Of me
before her fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly. All agree that their labor was shortsr
and la painful" JOHN g. PoLHILL, Macon. &c.
Sent BY Mail, on receipt of price, Sl.oo PER
BOTTLE. Book ITO EXPECTANT MOTHERS
mailed free, containing valuable fnfornAtio4
and voluntary testimonials.
Tnr DRApFlrLD REGULATOR CO. .ArLAnvA.oA
soio ~ AL pRveeisrss
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

Bring your Job Work TO the
Nxws ONCE. We are prepared to
DO srst class work On sbost pctioa
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
WALTON STOCK FARM.
Fails Mills, Va.
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Courses for Degrees. with Electives.
nigh standard. Also Commercial and
preparatory Courses Library 20 600
volumes. working laboratory. Good
moFals ana discipline. Six churches
NO BAR Rooms. Healthfnl n,onnx-
ain climate. VERY MoDRR Arr ryprs,s..e,.
may be reduced below $3.50 for n;nc
months fees. board, &c. 10th wear ha'
gins Sept. 10 Catalogue free. AddrsS<
JULIUS D. DREHER, President.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

MOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, BH
lousness, indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

Russell elected Is Delegates, unin.
structed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

sipsas Tsbyles: Ger sOvr stomach.
R'pAS Tabulss cuys papss
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09

d. F. T..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
some virtue Left.
New York Letter.


Within the past year there have been
several incidental proofs furnished by the
experiments of the dramatic managers that
while New York city may be politically that
ally of Satan which Mr.. Stead's book as
serts that it is, in other respects 1T is a vast
Improvement on London. The managergs
Of vaudeville shows learned 10 their cost
that New York audiences and spectators
who frequent the vaudeville halls even
though they smoke and drink beer, will not
tolerate anything that is vulgarly indecent.
1t has cost one or two managers their fOf-
tunes to learn that lesson, and the only
ones who are succeeding are those who have
abandoned such efforts 10 please their
patrons.
test caused by the withdrawal from a
produced, OF at least one-third of the audi
of contempt and disguest for a production
that was grossly offensive 1t will prob
ably be the climax OF attempts to draw Gus
tom to our theaters by pandering.
At another theater there was a dismal
failure of a new play whose title was. prob
ably unintentionally. the same as the name
of the mother of one of Americas greatest
Presidents. OF course IL would have been re-
garded as an Offense worthy of all condem-
nation had a sort of melodramatic farce
been put upon our stage whose title was
MARY Washington, and the only thing
which saves the production of Nancy
Hanks" from a similar accusation probably
is the ignorance of those who wrote the
play of the fact that that was the name
Of the mother Oh Abraham Lincoln.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

nous. sufficient. agreeable. forbearing, de-
teTmined large-hearted, lofty-minded, unit
ed. steady patriotic. with a purpose TO make
a record that would commend itself TO the
sober, conservative Judgment of the great
mass of citizens. 1t had to look well TO its
laurels because live, capable and efficient
minority, with efficient leaders, continually
menaced it's ranks till at times the Repub-
licans were not at all sure that the dictates
of the caucus would become law. (Laugh-
teri As TO what the majority was not VIII
be revealed when we hear the true history
and faith of the minority membership of the
House"
w H. Eichhorn was to have responded
to The Minority He was called away at
the last moment on important business
Without preparation, c. Nj. Brown respond
Legislation of Last Session" was the sub
ject assigned to Dick Miller His hui
morOus reference to the fate of so many
measures that were introduced and then
died in committee was well received. over
come with legislative zeal and guided by an
ambitious star we came from every county
In the state prepared to do battle royal for
the great common herd which had been the
recipient OF our untimely vows and unreal
sonable. rash promises. said he, THAT We
were ambitious and ultra jealous is evil
denced by the fact that we came armed
with scores and hundreds of bills bearing
upon their pages the whims, caprices and
preJudlces OF over two million people
# these bills had been enacted
into law, the rights of the people in general
and in particular would have been vindi-
Gated. There would not have been left a
single bob-tailed horse in all this great
State. The dog that bays the moon. kills
sheep and destroys sleep would have been
Il thing of the past. daughter and APP
plause.) For the desirable legislation you
did not enact, my Republican friends, I
leave you to settle with your conscience
and your constituency"
Other toasts responded TO were Our Alb
sent Members" Frank l.. Lttleton The
Next Session" George A. H. Shideler; Our
State" Luther u. DoWney; THE Profess
sional Lobbyist" John r. East; 1.-The Fiji
ty-eighth General Assembly" Capt. James
b. Curtis (who was a member of IT'D
1t was after 2 O'Clock before the last
speech, was made and the members dis
banded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Morton A. Mortonson, United States
soldier. deserted in this city the day after
Christmas taking with him considerable
property The recruiting officials say he is
a repeater"
The new church established at Thirteenth
street and Capitol avenue will hold a watch
service tonight. Services are also held
every night and Sunday. Much interest Is
being taken in the new mission.
Revival meetings are in progress at No.
1902 southeastern avenue, conducted by the
pastor of the Free Methodist Church:
Evangelist S. II. Lewis of Attica, Ind, will
continue the meetings after Jan. /,
"A Trip through China and Japan" be-
ing a series of moving pictures. exhibiting
many of the striking features of life in the
Orient will be given this evening at tho
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Morton Place.
First Baptist Church. of which Mrs, e.
j. Foster is leader, will give an entertain-
ment in the church parlors next Wednesday,
evening. Mrs. c. ]. Buchanan will recite
her experiences in an Alaskan shipwreck.
r. r. Buchanan will render musical num-
bers. AZ
James r. Carnahan. major general COM
manding the Uniform Rank, knights OF
Pythias, says that his information from
various brigade commanders and also Of
the country lead him to the belief that fully
twenty-five thousand knights will be in
camp in this city in August 1898
Marion Lodge, No Col. Knights of Honor,
has elected the following ofticers: j. f..
Henshen, dictator: William Giezandanner.
Charles Fables. assistant dictator: J. X.
Sloan reporter; r. p. Blodau, financial re-
porter; William r. Evans. treasurer; H. G.
Stevens chaplain; w. i. Cash, guide; o.
ner, Charles Fables and ID. X. Lauthan.
trustees. 49,.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. EI,ts,

"McFaddens Flats" opened it's New
Years engagement at the Park yesterday in
a blaze of glory. The theater was crowded
on every floor, both matinee and night, and
people were turned away at both perform
ances. The show is deliberately costumed
and well staged. The company is unusually
large, the principal parts being in the hands
of such capable and well-known people as
Charley Loder, Richard Mullen George
Leslie, Lizzie Conway, Estelle Wellington
and Annie Dunn. The Speck Brothers. those
funny little men. who have been here fire.
quently appear as Alex. and George, "the
twins" and they look as If they had stepped
out of the yellow supplements of the New
York Journal. The story of "McFaddens
Flats has to do with the campaigns of
Tim McFadden and Jacob Baumgartner
who are running for alderman. The race is
so close that the result depends on one
vote, and both candidates are huStling for
this single decisive ballot. McFadden final
ly secures the desired vote, but only after
with excellent specialties The -Four EN-
perors of Music, Estelle Wellington, the
picturesque character dancer George Les
lie, an eccentric dancer; the six Harrison
sisters Tyrolean Warblers; Chas. A. LOder
the athletic girls, the bicycle girls Richard
Mullen, in an Irish speciality, and the lively
boxing bout of the Speck Brothers make up
the vaudeville end of the long programme
There is plenty of tuneful music and many
catchy songs. 'McFaddens Flats salts
est extent. A better New Years selection
could not have been made for the Park
than this lively production. with it's many
clever people. Next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday Dan Sully will appear at the
Park in, his new play, "O'Brien, the Con-
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ried last night. Rev. +. i. Trotter. 81
Darlington. offieiated
THE HARVARD DINNER.
CoIsegians Hold TheIr Ans
nuaI Reunions.


Twenty-six members of the Indiana HAIR
ward Club sat down TO dinner az the Bates.
at O'Clock last night. The dinner was a
social success. and was prolonged until
nearly midnight. The club is composed ex-
clusively of men who have attended Har-
ward College. This is the first regular din
ner enjoyed by the club since 1886, when
the Northumberland anniversary Of
Harvard College was celebrated. The club
was organized then. and meetings have
been held each year, but last nights dinner
was the first formal event Of it's kind since
the organization of the club.
The decorations of the tables were pro-
fuse, carnations being the favorite flower.
The Indianapolis members of the CLUB pres
ent were: Edward +. Hodges, Frank f.
Gavin, Walter Kessler, Horace L. Smith.
Jesse Fletcher. Albert T.. Sterne. Horace
X. Allen, jr. Hugh Mex. Landon, James
a. {. Cotter, George Il. Hume. Francis Q.
Lucas, John L. Ketcham, jr., Austin +.
Denny, Alpheus III. Snow. Benjamin Steven
son. Octayius V. Royal, Charles O. Britton,
Guy e. Hawkins, Fred Dickson, Samuel A.
Johnson, Charles r. Yoke and Charles r.
Dalton. Among the others present were f.
w. Kemp, of Terre Haute; Charles A.
Rhetts and Prof Amos S. Hershey. of
Vile
Or. L. f Hodges presided as postmaster.
ana the following responses were made,
Our Dinner" Amos s. Hershey, professor
at Indiana University. Bloomington; Year
of 1913" Frank Il. Gavin, ex-Judge of the
Indiana, Appellate Court; Association Of
Harvard Clubs" Horace T., Smith; Amer
lean and German Universities, DIR. Albert
70. Sterne; Harvard Law School," Austin
+. Denny.
Prior to the dinner the club held a BUSH
ness meeting, and reelected officers as fol-
lows President, Edward F. Hodges; vice
president. James A. Cotter; secretary Geo.
+. Hume; treasurer, Horace T.. Smith; ex-
ecutive committee, Edward f. Hodges.
Frank F. Gavin, Horace E. Smith, Hugh
NICK. Landon. James A. G. Cotter, George
T.. Hume and Francis c. Lucas. There are
about two hundred and fifty members of the
club in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Notes Of The Stnre.

David Warfield may star next season in
new play brought from London.
John Manning the old-time minstrel, is
said to be dying at his home in Cincinnati
Four OF Blaney's "A Boy Wanted" Com
pany were Initiated by the Elks at AndeY-
son recently.
Minnie Seligman Cutting is said to be con-
tefnplating returning 10 the stage in a
drama by Clyde Fitch
Amelia Glover is said 10 be rapidly re
covering from her serious Illness. She is at
her home. in BROOKLYN.
Laur@ Burt has been engaged to play June
In "I3llc Jeans in London, and will sail
for England next month.
Ada Dare. formerly with Hoyts "A Black
Sheep, secured a divorce in New York last
week from her husband Charles a. Roux
Frank Percy Weadon is spending the holi-
days al his old home in this city. Mr..
Weadon has completely recovered from his
recent Illness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

BOSTON, Dec. 30.-Dan DAILY, the come
dian, who was injured by falling from
wire at the Park Theater, is stlll at the
Massachusetts, General Hospital. He recov-
cred consciousness little after noon on
Tuesday, but soon relapsed into state of
partial coma His intervals OF conscious
ness have heightened. and when his brother
Bill DAILY called at the ward "Wednesday
the patient recognized him as soon as he
entered the door. There are no Commissions
of his head, and his symptoms are those of
median is considered TO be doing we'll and
II is thought that he will recover. lie cam
not, however, be said TO be entirely cut of
danger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
A Government Translator.


Miss Mary Kirk. the translator OF Portu-
guese in the Bureau of American Repub-
lies at Washington, receives the highest
pay of any woman I'm the employ OF the
government Her salary is 81 800. Miss Kirk
is not only the best paid, but she Is among
the youngest of the women who draw sal
ares from Uncle Sam.
Miss Kirk was born in Pennsylvania. Hrt
father Isaac Kirk, was prominent mem
Der of the Friends Society. She is a grad
uate of Swarthmore College. where she
came prominently before the public IN a
leading part in the play "Antigone,' IN the
original Greek. Her proficiency in language
brought her the leadership In a leaGing
girls college of Rio Janiero. where she be-
came familiar with the Portuguese lam
guage--a rare attainment for an American.
She has been attached to the brazilian
legation I'm Washington as translator to
Senior de Mendonca.
The maximum salary paid by the gov
eminent TO women clerks is 81 800 per an
mum. But very few ever receive H.. The
next Is $1,000, and the majority receive only
81 400 and 81 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
prank BIRD company's New Manages.

1t has been known since John Il. Morand
resigned the presidency of the Louisville
Transfer Company and returned TO this city
a fortnight ago that the Frank Bird Trans
fer Company was anxious to secure his
services. Last evening, at a meeting at the
company's Office in the Pembroke Arcade.
this was accomplished. The directors and
officers of the company were present. Frank
Bird was reelected president and George
b., CASTOR was continued as secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Morand, who was formerly
connected with the company for a number
of years, was made manager.
1t is announced that the equipment and
general property of the company will be
materially strengthened The stockholders
believe that the business will IN q short
time be more SUCCESSFUL than ever before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
sam Jack Now on broadway.

NEW YORK, Dec a0.-The Jonah Theater
which has had rather varied history under
various names, has been leased by Sam I.
Jack whose burlesque companies are widely
known.
The veriscope finishes at the Jonah on Sat-
urday, and Monday Mr.. Jacks hurlesquers
move in. There will be matiness and even
ing performances every day. Mr. Jacks va
rious companies arrived in this city Wednes-
day and began rehearSing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
senator Fairbanks's speech.
PHILADELPHIA Record

Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, made q
speech at indianapolis yesterday which will
be accepted declaring the Presidents po-
sition on public affairs The senator said
that the Dingley tariff is vindicating itself
as to its revenue producing qualities, and
anticipatory imports being mainly the rea-
son for delay of proof,
Mr. Fairbanks saw President McKialey
before leaving Washington and bears the
message of gratitude natural with the Pres
ident. and the pledge that the VIII keep
to the bond"
II am going to vindicate the sound-mogey
plank in the st. Louis platform" are the
assume to foreteii what the issue Of con-
gressicnal debate will be. but believes that
the American people will give the Repub~
effort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
whites opera House to close.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 30,-White's Opera
House, belonging TO the William White es-
tate. has passed into the hands of Burk &
Halliday, who have been in possession of
the Grand. 1t is understood that their pur-
pose is to close the White. The lease is TO
be from month to month, at the discretion
of Trustee Matter and with the consent of
the principal creditors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Actor and Wife Badly Burned.

MANTI. Utah, Dec. 30--Actor Stultz. of
the Stultz Theater Company was badly
burned and his wife probably fatally burned
this afternoon. Stultz was preparing coll
ored fireworks i'm his room. to be used in
the play, when, by accident. Il spark from
the stove set the explosives on fire, and
they were both badly burned before they
could escape from the room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

the favorite orator of that night. Dickson
* Talbot have secured Mr.. Clement for
return In this city and he win begin ain on
gagement OF four nights and n Saturday
matinee at the Grand Opera House next
Wednesday,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Shakespeare having declared that all men
and women are merely players. why should
society exclude respectable people OF the
stage?