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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
A PROTEST
BY an old-Fashioned Reader of the News
paper.

To the Editor of the Press:
I do not doubt that the New England
Fair is great xhibition-perhaps big
ger than Portland has yet seen-and am
as wistful as anybody to see the horses
and cattle; the horrors of the midway !;
the little woman from Cuba; the big egg
and the hen which nested it; the trained
monkeys; the stamped butter; the beasts,
wild and tame; the bands from every part
of the globe; the ferocious marines from
the White squadron, and the cavalry
from the shores of Lake Champlain.
Doubtless these sights will be pleasing
to old eyes-the love of strange and pret-
ty things not having left me-but don t
you think you are giving room to such
things to the exclusion of other matter?
l have the love of native for Portland
and its belongings, and recognize that
the New England Fair has become a
Portland institution.
But I want to hear more about Japan
and Hawaii, and international coinage,
and murders in the slums of New York
and Boston.
OLIVER OLDBOY.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
Dogs and Dog Days.
(From Harper's Bazaar.

DR.. Woods believes hydrophobia to be
mimetic disease, caused by expectant
dread. In Italy peasants used to fear dire
consequences from the bite of the taran-
tula, and fell, when bitten, to dancing
with "delirious grotesquerie. Now,
when Ethey have ceased to think much of
the tarantula they are bitten again and
again with impunity.
AS for Pasteur's s method of cure and its
general effects, grave doubts are ex-
pressed. And certainly it is curious
thing to discover that since it has been
SO widely discussed hydrophobia has in
creased. The year after Pasteur practiced
his preventive, for instance, the deaths
from hydrophobia in Paris leaped at once
from four to twenty -four. Fifteen hun
dred persons were reported cured by this
scientist. In this number were included
in 1898, 1000 Frenchmen-more persons,
in other words, than have died of it in a
century int the United States.
Hydrophobia a disease contracted from
the rabies of animals, does. however, ex-
ist That 1t is rare has been proved But
the most efficacious remedy Tor 1t when it
does appear may be found in fr equent
perspiration excited carrying off the
poison in the system. Those of us who
are timid, who fear to see our children
play with dogs in summer. will do we'll
to learn to distinguish certain symptoms
of rabies. A mad dog, for instance, does
not, as is popularity supposed, dread
water. He is, on the contrary, apt to try
and plunge all his head to his eyes in II #
He does not froth at tho mouth. of ~ .
dogs mouth is covered with white froth
that.dog is not made A thick, brown
ropy Substance clings to the mad doc :" .
mouth. The mad dog, again, never n rims .
about imagination; If a dog barks, yeips
immense amount of suffering, and ~
cruelty as we'll, will be saved for those ~ ~
us this summer who bear in mind theee ea
hints
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
PERSONAL ANE PECULIAR.

Each foreign royalty who attended the
jubilee will be given q gold medal by
Queen Victoria.
Prince andEPrincss Charles of Denmark
(the princes being formerly Princes Maud
of Wales) have been staying for two
months at Marlborough house with her
parents, but have now left for Appleton,
their residence on the grounds Of San
dringham, where they will reside for some
time.
The spectators who hoped to make a
large fortune during the English ssjubilee
by renting seats out found that instead
of making money there were lucky to es-
cape total ruin. One concern which went
extensively into the business lost nearly
$50, 900.
Denman Thompson is living in New
Hampshire, and he says he has no no ton
of acting any more.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

she told the story the pathos of it struck
me. went intoianother room and began
to write. The story was one of the best
chapters of my book "Main Travelled
Roads. / read it to mother. and she
liked it, and upon telling her that I
thought 1t was worth at least SIS she re-
piled: Well, if that is SO think you
ought to divvy with me for ! gave you the
story i will, said /, and SO when I
got my $75 sent her check for s37. So.
I got many good suggestions during that
trip to Dakota. 1 wrote poems and
stories. Some of the stories were pub
lished in the Century Magazine, and 1
remember that I received $500 within
two weeks from it's editors. 1t was per-
haps year later before Unpublished my
first book. 1t had good sale, and have
been writing from that day to this.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

Seventy thousand Gothamites have
stood up to be counted in favor of the
nomination of Seth Low for mayor of
New York and accessions at the rate of
two thousand a day are reported to be
coming in. A large number of Germans
have signed the petitions in favor of Mr..
Low which disposes Of the statement that
the German vote was not favorable to his
candidacy. Platt, however, has not yet
disclosed his hand but, doubtless, is
watching the game with keen interest.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

The warning of the Interior department.
to those who are preparing to go to the
Klondyke region is timely-albe1t 1t
might we'll have been issued beforehand
ought to have an effect. There can be no
doubt but that the people who are flock
ing to that region are destined to face
terrible privations and sufferings, and
that many of them will never return
alive. The stories of the big finds of gold
have deprived good many men of their
senses, and they are rushing to the Klon-
dyke totally ignorant in many cases of
the conditions with which they will be
confronted and totally unprepared to cope
with them. 1t would be mercy If the
transportation companies would refuse to
transport any more, at least until spring
opens.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

1t is quite likely, as reported, that
President McKinleyihas determined to es-
tablish military post in Alas ka. Som @
years ago a small detachment taken from
the artillery branch of the service was
stationed in that far away region and
there is now no insurmountable obstacle
to the maintenance of similar garrison
as an auxiliary to the civil authorities in
unfolding the law and providing protec-
tion for life and property. Its func-
tions would not be unlike those of the
Canadian mounted police now on duty in
the Klondike district.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

A dispatch from Mexico representing
gold at about 230 says the premium is
paralyzing those industries that deal
with the outside world. For instance.
one railroad in Mexico which was pro-
jected to earn a certain sum per mile, and
on such earnings to pay div idends, is
earning considerably more than the pros
pectus suggested, and if doing business
with the worlds money, would be profita-
BILE. But with the dollars worth less than
80 cents apiece it cannotapay the interest
on its bonds-and yet Mr.. Bryan and his
unreasonable followers would like to try
the same experiment. in this country.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

The Bering sea commission will resume
its session in Halifax on the 25th of Au-
gust. 1t is not known whether Judgment
will be given at the forthcoming meeting
or whether the commissioners will ad-
journ for further consideration of the evil
dence and the arguments adduced. The
case now stands for oral argument. The
treaty provides that in the event of disa-
greement upon any point, the services of
an umpire may be called into requisition.
This has already been decided by the two
governments who have agreed upon the
president of the Swiss Confederation to
nominate an umpire and this duty the
president has agreed to perform.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

The investigation into the accounts of
the auditor of the Fitchburg railroad who
recently committed suicide shows deficit
of $12, 600 which will be total loss to the
road. The discovery proved SO severe a
shock to the President of the road, who
was in feeble health, that he fell victim
to fatal shock of apoplexy. The rail-
roads furnish great opportunities for dis
honest men as well as for honest ones,
and in spite Of all precautions the former
not infrequently are able to take advant-
age of them. Not ALL by any means of
the crooked transactions of railroad Off
cials, reach the public. Too frequently
they are hushed up, and the guilty parties
not only escape punishment but escape
also without loss of reputation. A great
many transactions inside of railroads,
wi tn all the essentials of moral if not of
legal dishonesty, are, we fear, winked at
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

ESThis is the week of the National Hay
convention and in this connection it is
worthy of note that the average value of
the nations crop of hay for the last eight
years has been over $3.50 200, 600 as against
$3.50, coo, 600 for corn during the same
period. Corn, wheat and hay in the order
named are most important. features of our
national resources.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

The declared value of exports of domes-
tic manufacturers for the fiscal year has
been s276, 357 ,6s1; for the fiscal year 1887
it was $780, 735, ,1O5. The increase in ten
years has thus been about 122 per cent.
This is q gain, according to the Journal
of Commerce, without example in the
recent experience of any other industrial
country in the world. The value of the
exports of iron and steel shows an increase
during the last ten years of over 260 per
cent. These figured in 1887 total of $15,-
598, 502. while for 1897 the total is 81, 493,
745. These exports do not include iron ore
and the only elements entering into it
which might be classed as raw material
are scrap and old iron and pig iron.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

provide the necessary appropriation to
make the indemnity feature of the act
effective. The postmaster general will
not now issue instructions for the en-
forcement of the clause nor consider
claims for indemnity until the needed ap-
pronriatlon shall be furnished
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

1t doesn't speak very well for the man.
agement of the Charlie stown state prison
that visitor was able in broad day light
to furnish deadly weapons to prisoner
serving a life sentence Such lack Of pre-
caution would hardly be'expected iu re-
formatory. &g
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
ALTHENE SKIN SOAP
has beels
Gnuluzed

and carefully tested by leading chemists
and dermatologists, and all unite In pro
mouncing it pure and elegant. Superb
For Infants.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

Postmaster General Gary announces for
the information of postmasters and the
public that the act of last Congress pro-
viding limited indemnity for loss of regis
tered mail matter will remain in abeyance
until an appropriation shall have been
made to meet the liabilities. He says the
law was enacted too late in the session to
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12.

The American Jubilee fund which was
TO establish beds in l2erpetuity in the
chief London hospitals has been closed.
The subscriptions exceed $21 800.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12


1t seems to be taken for granted that
the campaign in Ohio this year will be
fought entirely upon the currency issue,
that the tariff will not figure in it at
all. Last year the state gave Mckinley
about $4,000 majority majority con-
siderably smaller than was anticipated.
Though the same issue is presented as
last year, the result will have little direct
effect upon the question and therefore we
can hardly expect the interest that was
manifested last year. Neither can the
Republicans expect so much assistance
from gold Democrats as a year ago. On
the other hand good many things have
happened since last fall to undermine the
silver theory and it is now much harder
to hold it up than it was then. 1t is no
longer possible to argue to the farmers
that rise of silver is essential for a rise
of wheat, for they have seen silver fall
while wheat has risen. The claim which
agricultural population that wheat and
silver We're tied together is no longer
tenable. Furthermore the outlook is al
together more propitious than year ago.
The farmers are getting good crops with
a prospect of good prices, industries are
starting up in the cities, labor is more
fully employed, and altogether there is
plenty of reason for believing that we are
on the eve of prosperous times. AS most
of the strength of free silver was due to
the fact that it was offered as panacea
for hard times. much of it much disap-
pear now that times are improving with
out it. Furthermore the situation in
Mexico is going to furnish very telling
argument against undertaking to float
free silver without the cooperation of
other commercial nations. The progress
of events for the year past has been entire
ly in the direction of sustaining the Re-
publican currency theory and against sill
yer. This fact cannot be obscured and it
must count for much in the Ohio cam
paign.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

Secretary Sherman denies that he
made any such remarks about Spain as
were attributed to him by New York
paper in an interview alleged to have
been held with him Immediately follow
ing the assassination of Canovas. Indeed
he goes further and alleges that he sub
mitted to no interview at all, but that
the remarks were deliberately put into
his mouth. The reputation of the paper
which gave them currency is not such as
to give any weight to an assertion on its
part, for it has frequently been convicted
of fakes as complete as Secretary
Sherman alleges this to have been. The
public would dismiss this matter as an
other lie on the part of the aforesaid jour
nal, if it were not known that Secretary
Sherman had recently been guilty of some
strange indiscretions where the proof was
overwhelming. 1t cannot be doubted
that the secretary has of late shown alto
gether more talkativeness than was be-
coming in an officer charged with the
conduct of delicate and important nego-
tiations with foreign powers; and that he
has shown some strange lapses of mem
ory. Perhaps Mr.. Shermans habit of
talking which was doubtless contracted in
the Senate where talk is always at pre-
MUM, has become so fixed that it is hard
to shake it off, or it may be that his dis
cretion is not what it used to be. What
ever the explanation it is becoming pain
fully apparent that it is an embarrassing
habit to himself, to the administration
and to the country, and if he doesn't con-
troll it our. state department is likely to
become the laughing stock of the world.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12

rent Is assigned iinectly.t to the Portland Snfe
Deposit Company, Trustee, to pay the In
torest on the Bonds.
Price and further particulars on appltca-
ton.
this issue for Trust Funds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08

e Prof j ID. Todd, of Old DonIin
ion College, was in the city last
week.
Messrs. HUMPHREYS, Davenport
aud Anderson were in the city first
of the week.
Miss Mary Beavers has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. +. L. Wall, on
TaEewell AveHue.
Misses Fannie and Bessie Hardy
returned Saturday from visit To
their home in Salem.
The boys aud girls who came
home for the holidays have return
ed to their respective schools.
Mr.. Maavin Kelly returned to
Old Dominion College monday. af
ter spending his vacation in town.
Mr.. ]. II Kelly. of Big Stone
Gap was in town during the holI
days visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Frank Landon left for Mid.
dleshorough Ky, yesterday in the
interest of the Landon Chemical
Co.
Mr. Jno. Gildersleeve, who is at
tending the V. p. /. at Blacksbura
spent his VACATION with his father
at Grafton.
We heIe it rumored that the old
Dodd Hotel will be torn down and
that some brick buildings be cree
ted on the site.
Judge S. c. Graham, one OF our
ablest attorneys, as well as a good
shot, is hunting deer in the ever
glades of Florida.
Miss Georgiette Clarke, princi
pal of Tazewell Seminary, spent
u few days with Mr. F. L. Holmes,
at Five Oaks, this week.
Mr.. w. r. Sneed has purchased
Mr. J N. Harman's interest in the
Virginia Evangelist Office. bot Mr.
Hartman viii still continue to edit
the Evangelist.
There were many parties and
dances in the city during the holt
days, and as usual the young folks
bad splendid time at each place
they were entert lined.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
Honor Roll of Attendance of
TGzeweH High School.
Yours very truly.
w. j. Bryan.

Tue following were in school ev-
cry day OF the last school month, o.
razewell High School:
PRISol, AIS Room.
Ross Baylor, Austin Belew, VIM.
Millard, Clarence Spracher, f. ID.
kits, Lena Alexander, Eva Cooley
Nellie Cooley, Bessie Cooley. Blanche
Lewis, Henry White.
MISS HAnDY's ROOM.
Charlie Belew, Charlie Steele,
Earl Thompson, Roy Thompson,
Bert Ratlifl, Tony Waldron, Nan
ME Alexander, Ressie Davidson Ma
ry Cooley, Sallie Kinzer, Mamie
Leslie, Blanche Mcleod, Shelton
Mcleod, Mamie Peery, Molie Pee.
ry, Eliza Richardson, Lncy Stuart.
Miss RowEN's Room.
John Alexander, Frank Belew,
George Brown, Tom Keesee, John
McCllntoek, Bowen Ratliff, Lou
Boothe, Susie Leslie, Josie Lowder,
Mary Miller. Rebecca Rudd, Cecille
Stuart, Nellie Stuart.
Miss BAILEY's ROOM.
Matte Cooley, Frank Lewis, Eu-
gene Thompson, Henry Steele, Chap
man Below. Tom McClintock
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
Hon. W. i. Bryan to farewell
Free SHver Club.

The following letter from Hon
w. j. Bryan explains itself
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2l-lS98.
Mr. Ed. l., Wright,
Tazewell, Va.
Ny dear sir:
! am in receipt of your letter on
behalf of the Tazewell Free Silver
Clpb and beg YOU to present my
compliments 20 the members of
the Club and thank them for
their Sind expressions of conf
dence. l feel sure that time will
vindicate the position we have
taken.
Yours very truly.
w. j. Bryan.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
CHAPMAN & THOMPSON.
Osborne, treaSurer.

Osborne, treaSurer.
The style and firm of w. h. Steele &
Co. is now changed TO Steele. Gillespie
& Co . n. NJ. Ilonkins aud j. M. Lam
cert having rented to r. X and j.
Saunders Gillespie for two years. p.
NJ. Alder is again seen behind the coun-
ter and says il beats Il. II,
Mr.. and Mrs. y p. Williams visitaA
their parenis mt wittens Mill during
the holidays.
Mrs. w. b. Steele and brother, II IL.
Alder attended the Steele-Ascue wed
ding and receipt on at Paint LICK on the
10th and 18th ult.
Miss Columbia Azbury spent week
at Tazewell with friends recently.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
Pitchers Castoria.
Children Cry for

Mr. H. w. OKeeffe returned
Tuesday from a visit to Smyth
cpuaty.
The Judge Baltimore farm near
this place has besn sold to john w.
Whit for $500.
The county supervisors held
meeting Wednesday aud allowed
a number OF claims.
Mr.. Byrd Henry, who has been
living in Lynehbarg for sope time
is again IN Tazewell
The Office building being erected
by Mr.. Geo. w. Gillespie is rapid
~ nearing completion.
Messrs. Wharton O'Keeffe and
Rob. Henry returned to st. Adams
Monday, after spending the holi
daysat home.
CIinch Valley Commandery, No.
20, X. T., conferred the degrees of
Knighthood on two candidates
Monday night.
Harrissou, Surface & Co have
a new al in their space this week.
Read what they have to say abopt
reduced prices for January.
All persons who are indebted to
as are requested to settle at once.
Respectfully,
Buston & Sons.
S. T. Litz has purchased the Nc
Wane Plow Works in West Graham
and the business will be CONTINUED
nnder the management of G. w.
McWaDe.
Mr.. G. B. Totman has been very
sick for some time past at bis
home at Swork's Greek, bnt is, we
are glad to say much improved at
this time.
Mr.. ID n. Liz gave very &c
joyable dance to his friends at his
handsome new residence on Taze
well Avenue on the 29th nit We
have heard many comments as I'd
the nice time had by those present.
Several special bargains in Estey
and Mason & Hamlin organs are
being offered by Hcbbie Piano Co,
Roanoke You can get them at al
most your own price il you will buy
now, as they are largely oserstocked
If youwant an organ. better take adj,
vantage Of this opportunity to gel
one cheap.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08


The Richpond Dispatch, after
publishing answers to tho question
wi hat constitutes the Democriic
party?' from several eminent men.
gives the best reply itself, as follows:
"The Democratic party is that
party upon which the Republicans
bestow their blows, not their effec
tions"
"Whenever one is in doubt as to
which OF two or nQre claimants is
the Democratic party, he has only
to watch the Republicans and &C
cept their DECISION. They hit Demo
Gratis; they hug the other fellows. p
Augusta (Ga) Chronicle.
Thanks. Our answer will
prove Try it. wherever you will,
you will End that is correct.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
THE BEST AFTER DINNER
PILL.

Hoods fills aid digestion, prevent
that feeling Of fulness or. distress
and gently yet effectively. assist in
the assimilation aud digestion of
food. They do pot grippe or pain
and they do not weaken the BODY.
On the contrary, they hsye q
strengthening aud stimulating effect
They rouse the liver, prevent sick.
ness aud cure sick headache. Hoods
Pills are purely vegetable, perfectly
harmless and may be used safely by
delicate women and children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08

A tired stomach is very mnch
like a sprained ancle. If you suf-
fer from any Of the symptoms of
dyspepsia,,yau stomach is tired. 1t
needs a cruich We must relieve
it of all work for time, or until it
is restored to its natural strength.
To do this successfully, we must
use food which is already digest
ed outside of the body, aud which
will aid the digestion of other foods
that may be taken with it. Such a
product is the Shaker Digestive Cor
dial.
The Shakers have utilized the
digestive principles present in plants
for the manufacture of this article,
aud its success has been truly phe
nomenai. You can try it for the
nominal sum of 10 cents, as sample
bottles are sold by all druggist al
this price.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS
LIFE.

Mr. G. Gaillouette, druggist, Bea-
yersville, H., says; so DIR, Kings
New Discovery i owe my life. Was
taken with La Grippe and tried all
the ply sicians for miles about, but
of no avail aud was given up and
told | could not live. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in my s ore !
sent for bottle and began It's use
aud from the first dose began to get
better, and after using three bottles
was up and about again. 1t is worth
it's weight in gold We won't keep
store or house *ithopt it." Get .
free trial bottle at A +. Hargrave 8
drug store.