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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04

assigned could not vote for him. The
Democrats nominated Hon. $. w. Will
lians, whose views on the financial
question coincided with my own. l sig
ni6ed my intention to vote for him not
only on account of this. but chiefly to
keep a promise made to my mother,
more than twenty years ago, because of
kindness shown her by Mr.. Williams.
Without knowing all the facts, many
OF my political and former personal
friends have misunderstood me, and
have said things about my position in
this campaign they would not other
wise have said.
feel that L have been wounded in
the house of my friends. yet trust these
wounds may oil heal, and that no re-
sentful feelings shall be allowed to fad
place in my heart.
l believe that the country committed
national suicide on the Sd day of No
vember, 1896. when the gold standard
was endorsed. To this crime l was not
a party. / may be wrong. Let us hope
that the party to which the masses have
heretofore not looked in vain to tighten
their burdens and give needed relief, may
be able again to come to the rescue and
right our political wrongs.
Hoping against hope for the speedy
recognition of the rights of the people as
against trusts, combines and monopo-
lies, abide n time with patience. trust
ing that we shall know each OF her bet
ter when the mists have cleared away.
Believing that this much ought To be
said in my own defense ngnust the gus-
sip. slander and abuse OF thus,. " hu miny
want to apologize for what they hnve
said, when they shall bc rSonnlly in
terested in auoIher campaign, | submit
my cnse into the hands of those who
will judge righteously, aud in the future
vote AZ my conscience may dictatc.-J
N. Harman, in Virginia Evangelist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04

We understand Mr.. j. n. Hartman, in
his speeches for Walker, exhibited an
official elsction ticket from the Tenth
district, showing different kinds OF type
1T is printed in. Mr.. HaIman ought To
know that the law now prescribes the
kind OF type the tickets are printed with
The question is, how did he get the bal
lot? The law says: ''TO carry any Off
clal ballot beyond the voting booth, or
away from said booth, except to the
judges OF election, or to vote any ballot
except such as shall be received by the
elector from the Judge of election, shall
be a misdemeanor, Punishable by a fine
OF one hundred dollars: and it shall be
the duty OF the judges of election to
cause by verbal order or warrant the
instant arrest OF any person making
such attempt, and shall be required to
vote or surrender said ballot. and he
may be confined in Jail not exceeding ten
days"
Has he paid his 500 and served ais
term out?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04
Social Events;

On the night of Thursday, the 3D., the
friends in Colonial Tea. Both ladies
and gentlemen were requested to APP
pear la costume. We go to press too
early to get particulars
On the same night Mr. and Mrs. Jack
son gave al reception in honor of Rev
w. d. Buckner. the retiring rector of
the Episcopal church at this place,
and whose social qualities doubtless
aided III making So So e"on so sad an oc-
casiOn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04

like Ignorance is the parent of many
vices" In Congress the Republicans of
New England New York, and New Jer-
sy always voted for free coal, because it
is to the interest OF that section to leave
the tariff off. Politics is not worth a
cont, bullet us vote for good principles
and honest men. There we will get pro
lection, prosperity, and not before.
VIM. EDWARD READ.
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Contributed.
POCAHoNTAs, VA, Nov. 1

POCAHoNTAs, VA, Nov. 1.
EDITOR NEWS Why do not the Repub-
llcans produce some arguments They
told us if we would elect Mckinley the
miners would get an advance in wages,
and that iron furnaces and all the differ
ent industries would start up on n nancy
hank trot, but since Hanna gained the
day there have been about half a dozen
cuts In wages; counting miners, coke
workers and all. In 1879 when the
Democratic Congress passed the silver
bill, republicans opposed it and President
vetoed it on the ground that so much
silver put in circulation would depreciate
its value and make SOC dollars and ruin
the credit OF our nation, but the Demo-
Gratis passed the bill over his vetoe and
what happened? 1t put much more
money in circulation and the interest
was cut down SO money men could make
more with their money in manufactur-
ing enterprises, iron furnaces, machine
shops, coalmining, timber lands, etc.
And so they rushed out in haste In the
South aud many places and built rail-
roads, new towns and business was
good and remained SO unlil the curren-
cy was contracted and silver dishonored
by our government.
The more money there is in circulation
the more business there is done and the
higher the wages of the men. When
there is little money in the country labor
and all prices go down in proportion.
II you wish to see Republican tariff pros
perity and protection all united in har-
mony just open your eyes and look at
the prices of cotton cents wool 15c and
good horses $50 each, price OF labor
about half what it was under the silver
bill which existed about ten years. Look
around and see the strikes in nearly ey-
cry state in the union now; also see the
poor man get his protection and conf
dence restored, by looking into the bus
ness ends OF winchesters and well loaded
guns! Mr.. Bryan run on a platform
which declared against federal iuterfer-
ence of soldiers when the Cove rnor said
it was not necessary to send them.
When the strikers in Chicago came out
the Rail Roads tried to get Governor
Altgeld to send troops. but it not being
necessary he refused, and the President
was asked to send them and he did 40
over the protest OF Gov. Altgel3. And
the Democrats put it in their national
platform to wipe out such impositions
against the laboring man, and it was
the first time in life thut the laborer had
the chance to vote direct for themselves.
but the poor fellows voted for the other
man. la other words they voted direct
for the army to come and keep them
from striking il they wanted to do SO.
They will have another chance i'm two
years to get even with tyrants at the
polls II they choose to do SO, but it seems
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Baldwin's Restaurant.

w. 7. Baldwin and family have taken
charge of the Railroad Hotel and Res
taurant at Radford, Va. They have
25 rooms and capacity to enter3 hin all
who stop.
Mr.. Baldwin and wife were both
reared in Tazewell, and have a very
extensive relationship and acquaint
ance in Virginia. Any one going to
their place can depend on being royal y
entertained.
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Colonial Party.

Mr.. Walton entertained a number OF
her friends last Monday (Halloween).
The ladies were dressed like their great
grandmothers, and looked both quaint
and charming in empire gowns, with
patch paint and powder to match. The
gentlemen had the powder and paint,
but there were none arrayed in knee
breeches aud silver buckles, notwith-
standing that some of them were near
ly old enough to remember the colonial
style. The party was IL great hit and
every one was happy.
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Pounding Mill.

Quite number of relatives and
friends attended the funeral and buri-
al of Mr.. L. ID. Williams (whose death
we mentioned in our last letter. on last
Thursday afternoon, Oct. Goth. The
funeral was preached by Rev. Il. j.
Lockhart, the entire services beiug
very impressive, there being scarcely a
dry eye in the large congregation. The
floral decorations were profuse and
beautiful. The pall-bearers We're four
brothers of the deceased, an uncle and
a cousin, viz: III. e., DIR. w. r., John,
&. T., =. III. and DIR. q. j. Williams; an
odd coincidence, yet pretty and appro-
pirate, doing the last service for Que
wanted the family to wait on him in
almost every instance. He left assur-
ance to his relatives and friends of a
bright Immortality. The following
were some relatives and friends pres
ent from distance: Mrs. Lou Ratlin
and Myrtle Hurt, Mrs. Mary Young
and Mrs Livie Johnson; Miss Callie
Mcclure; Mr.. James Laird and Rev. j.
Il. Sparks.
The four dozen fine capes at Steele,
Gillespie Co. s went like hot cakes, only
a few of them being left.
Rev. p. j. Lockhart preached here on
last Sunday. One accession Miss Eflie
| Williams) to the church. The sermon
was to the young who We're out of
Christ, and was quite pointed.
Rev. j. w. West will preach here
next Sunday at IL o'clock, and Rev. j.
N. Harman on the first Sunday in No
vember at Ii o'clock. We havn't had
many sermons for some time, aud were
beginning to starve. but we think it
b st to starve little some times.
Rev. Presley will be our preacher
again this year. THIS is his third year
here.
Messrs. a. p. Gillespie and Judge
Couling, Tazewell; Il. A. Gillespie, JAS
Crabtree and Pat. Steele, who attended
timber law suit here Tuesday, were
guests of w. B. Steele.
Mr.. John Williams left for Colorado
on the 2lst.
Misses Flora Gillespie and Maggie
Strother Wltten spent Saturday with
Mrs. Il, X. Gillespie.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Sparks visited
parents near Gap Store Monday night.
The assistant's room in the public
school here has had new patent desks
should have been placed there five
years ago. as the old ones were entirely
too high, and uncomfortable in every
way. We presume the black board will
be added at once, as the old one has
always been black board" in name
only
We had our first snow last Saturday
afternoon, which lasted about 10 min
utes; but today has been very disagree
able, showing and blowing increasingly.
Miss Lizzie Lambert and Mrs. John
Azbury went TO Rev. j. r. Sparks, at
Richlands, vest terday.
Mrs. Richard White and daughter
went to Tazewell last Friday. Mrs.
Whits had some dental work done
This letter reached us too late for our
last week S issue.-Ed.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Vanpelt,

We omitted to notice last week the
arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Vanpelt, par
ents of Mrs. Capt. Lily. These worthy
old people will spend the winter here,
1t hes been many years since their last
visit to Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04
Change in Business.

Mr.. w. G.. Foster, Of Tazewell, Va,
has purchased the printing plan, owned
iy III e. Bramm, aid formerly under
Mr. Foster will utilize he plant by
publi'hing the 'So.th"ts' = tist,
and u dol job wo k. Tim . nrier
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-04
Dissolution Notice.

With mutual consent we have
this day dissolved partnership; IL.
w. Pobst ASSUMES all liabilities
pOBST & WINGO.
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NORrH and EAST.
PULLMAN VESTIDULED COACHES,
SLEEPING AND DINING
The New Preacher.

The New Preacher.
Rev. G. S. French, the new pastor of
the Methodist Church, PREACHED his
first sermon here last Sunday. The con
gregation was large and everybody was
well pleased.
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This letter reached us too late for our
last week S issue.-Ed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

HE was Just the most popular boy In
| Greensboro" answered Hobsons brother
why, you couldn't keep the other boys
away from him. He was the lead@ In
everything. Everybody liked him. He
was big and tall and strong; I'm not quite
| so big but''-a little deprecat ingly-"I hope
| to get those other two inches at West
| FONT.
"You ought to have seen my brother play
| football and tennis. He could map out
more effective plays on a football field
than anybody I ever saw His side nearly
| always won. He had way Of making the
other side think he was ratified, or didn't
| know what he was doing, and then the first
| thing you knew, why he had another goal on
| the score
"And swim! He taught me to swim;
said everybody had to, and took me out IN
deep water and made me. He was great
| in the water. That reminds me. The
strongest thing about my brother is his de-
termination. If he says he will do thing
| he will do It, and if he won't he will not.
| Down in that place where We used to go in
| swimming there was a rock. and Rich said
| he wanted 1t. He dived for it, but 1t
wouldn't come loose. He dived again, but
| 1t stuck. We told him he couldn't get it,
and he said, Won't II? Nobody knows how
many times he went down after that ock,
and he nearly did drown, but got the rock
"Rich was great boxer. He seldom
! fought, but when he did 1t was something
| to remember. You can't make him afraid
| of anything. He doesn't know how. Next
to football and tennis, l think he liked base
| ball and riding. He used to take me all
| over the place on horseback, he on the sad
Gle and l clinging on behind with my arms
around his waist. He was q good rider.
debating was another of his strong
points. He used to be the worst orator you
| ever heard and somebody joked him about
| It. I'll be the best you ever heard IN a lit
| tie while, he said, grimly, and he was. He
| Just buckled right in and rehearsed and
studied and practiced until he was the lead
err of the debating society, and no one could
stand before him.
| "And Is it fact that your brother was
| badly disappointed In a love AFFAIR."
| "That story" said the younger Hobson,
quietly, isn't true. It's pretty. but it's
| false 1 don't know very much about his
private affairs but that story isn't true"
| "Your brother was ostracised at Annapo-
| lis for doing his duty Suppose that you
were confronted with the same situation.
what would you do?"
II would do my duty" said this younger
Hobson, very simply.
James Marcellus Hobson hasn't any one
but himself to thank for his appointment
to West Point. He won II in fair fight, by
competitive examination. from a score Of
candidates. Like his brother, he wanted to
go to Annapolis but a congressman-Tur-
pin of Alabama-stood In the way For
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
The Passing of the Courier

Up to times within the memory of living
men almost, no one of means Travelled
through Europe without a courier. Before
railroads were built and before good guide
books were printed he was almost indis
pensable. His tribe survives, but in great
ly diminished numbers. To the self-reli-
ant traveller he Is of no use whatever. In
deed, he Is frequently a positive incum-
brance, and worse. To my mind one of
the great pleasures Of travel is in learning
to travel by myself. There is a satisfac-
ton In planning routes, deciphering time
tables, making bargains, learning by OBJ
servation the lay of the land.
The time may have been when a courier
could save a traveller more than his cost
Most certainly that Is not the case now
On the contrary, as he gets percentage
on every purchase his party makes (Which
of course. comes out of the purchaser In
increased price), and as 1t is often for his
interest to advise the more costly route
the more costly hotel or the more costly ex-
cursion, he eats up much more than his
wages. while saving positively nothing
Bean declares that In a two weeks trip
in southern Spain, which he made side by
side with a couple having a courier, he In.
variably reached the hotel first, got the
better rooms. saw all the sights to as good
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
Found His Nose

The keeper of an clearinghouse and lunch
counter on the Illinois Central railroad,
much nearer than 1000 miles to Chicago, il
blest or afflicted with huge nose. YER
liable trunk of Gargantuan proportions.
Whoever sees it-and, like the masts Of q
ship at sea, 1t Is the first portion of his anat-
omy that appears In sight-whoever en-
counters 1t for the first time utters an ex-
clamation either of surprise or fright.
Its possessor takes no offense at this; IN
deed, he seems to regard 1t as mark of dis
tinction and draws surly face If stran-
ger neglects to stare at 1t. The other day
he tells the story himself--a train stopped
fer five minutes and several people entered
to purchase sandwiches, pies. crackersL
cheese and other coveted refreshments.
The train was nearly ready to depart when
a tall man rushed up to the counter and
shouted:
Give me 10 cents worth Of crackers and
Is cents worth of chee-whi1likens, what .
rose!"-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

which has come with years and RESPONSE
bility, and you have the younger brother
The likeness is startling. Those who
know go further, and say that the resem-
blance extends to methods of thought
speech and action. The younger Hobson
has the apomb and dignity which belong
to more years than are hts. He has
quiet way Of con siderins hts opinions before
he gives them. He answers all questions
but he does not make conversation. The
Speak when you are spoken to" training
of his earisn boyhood seems to persist. He
Is the sort of a boy any one would trust,
on sight, and he looks unspoilable. There
Is nothing self-important about him. All
the adulation that has been lavlshed upon
his brother and all the fame into which the
Hobson family has found itself suddenly
drawn have passed yards over his head.
II am no prouder OF my brother now than
was before" he says, in answer to ques-
ton. II have always been proud of him;
always believed In him.
my brother, Richmond, Is six-nearly
seven-years my senior you know. He
was only IA when he went away from home.
but he was my playmate and my hero as a
boy, and 1 think he is likely to remain the
latter all his life"
That seems TO be the keynote to the re-
lation between the two. The more young
Hobson talks the more 1t shows He seems
to have looked up to his elder brother with
that reverence that none but the small boy
knows. This boy James has modelled HIM
self upon his brother, Richmond-and he
seems TO have picked out a man worthy OF
imitation.
"There was nothing cold about Rich" he
says Of his brother, while he talks about
the affair of Annapolis. "That was the
first time in his life that he was not popular
with all he met. 1t hurt him more than
any one ever knew. He used to make light
Of 1t to us, but know he felt the injustice
of that ostracism, and l doubt whether he
ever quite got over IT, 1t threw him back
upon himself so much.
"You know that was really but a part OF
the trouble. He has been constantly OPP
posed In the navy ever since he entered It.
The opposition has come from the line. My
brother has always wanted TO know as much
Of his profession as he could, and he knows
1t pretty thoroughly. The subject of mod
ern warfare as 1t applies to the big ships OF
today has been his especial study. and for
this reason as soon as the war between
China and Japan broke out ne asked the
naval authorities for permission to go and
report upon the fighting for the United
States government. His application was
Endorsed by the chief constructor, and Ricf
was appointed readily enough by the sec
rotary Of the navy. Immediately there was
objection from the line officers. They said
they thought It manifestiy improper that a
mere constructor should be sent to report
upon the fighting, although Rich was only
to be one OF lot of men who were going
"Well. Rich heard about the objections
but he didn't take any notice. and just
went right ahead! with his packing and other
preparations for the journey. He was all
ready to start when a dispatch came from
the navy department. saying that the ap-
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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

graduating myself on having got through
the worst part when my carriers threw their
loads down and said: WAR boy in the bush
right ahead" Now for 1t, thought to N.Y.
self. Right ahead, blocking my road, Is a
stockade and figures inside. Hurrah! see
white face. and few minutes after am
shaking hands with the officer In command
Of the rearguard of Admiral Rawsons
force-two companies of British bluejack-
cts. What relief that was! One can never
realize the comfort and protection of our
gallant navy or army until placed as was.
the spot to commemorate this wen timed
and happy meeting
I was delighted at the prospect of doing
the remainder of my hazardous journey
with an escort OF British bIuetackets. or
course, We Joined forces and proceeded to-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

pointment had been revoked The secre-
tary of the navy had made no mystery about
the matter; he told my brother frankly
enough that the appointment had been re-
voked because the line objected to con-
structor being detailed to the mission.
"Of course he has had his friends-men
who have believed in him and trusted him.
Some of them have wanted to push him
forward, but he would never accept that
kind of promotion. Only little while
ago he wrote to one of these friends that
he preferred promotion to come as the re-
suit of service
"Tell me something about your brother
boyhood. What sort of boy was he?
What was he fond Off" said young Hobson's
visitor.
well, do you know, that's q little diff
cult" said Hobson, Jr. at isn't that I
don't remember, for l believe can recol-
lect everything that Rich ever did, but, then,
he did such a lot of things"
"Was he popular with his playmates?"