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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
THE FASHIONABLE FAD.

grown weary of the society of the sterner sex.
 Articles of confederation were drawn up forbidding any of the members to marry within five years. There were eight charter members, and Miss Olson was the leading spirit in drafting the bylaws and bringing about a perma- nent organization. The other members of the club say the ideals of the club will now be scoffed at to such an ex- tent that it will go to pieces.
 The "coming-out" event of the club was celebrated at Kinsley's in Septem- ber and Miss Olson says the closing up" event will probably take place just before her marriage.
 Miss Olson says that. besides herself, already two of those who with all so- lemnity took an oath to remain single for at least five years have become en- gagged, and that the announcements will soon be made.
 A SCHEME OF THE GIRLS.
 BOSTON, Jan. 16.-Three enthusias- tic anti-marriage clubs have just been organized here by young marriageable women. Officers have been elected, and the strongest rules against mar riage have been formulated and signed by the charter members.
 Miss Beatrice Chase, president of the biggest and most enthusiastic club, the Miles Standish Anti Marriage Club, on being asked about the cause of this new movement among the sex, replied frankly:
 Haven't you noticed yet that girls who get up these anti-marriage clubs and are the most enthusiastic in sup porting them are always among the very first to get married? Well, we want to be at the very head of this pro- cesSion that is marching toward the al- tar. Do you know any better way than the anti-marriage club?'
 An American gentleman, residing In Berlin, taught little German boy the simple stanzas, "Ding-dong bell'' and Twinkle, twinkle, little star" On be- ing asked to write the words of these poems, as he thought they were spelled, the boy produced the follow ing, according to the Home Guard:
 Dinn. damn, bell, Pussis in wi well, Hupurterinn. littell ganni gruen. Hutuckeraut Httell Tammi Truat Wardarnortibeu was tat
 Tudraun Purpussikat.
 Twinkel TwiRkel, littell star. Haueiwander wad juar, Ababaf wi wool hei Leikeideirnann in wiski.
  Very satisfactory trials have been recently made of a lifeboat made of pumice stone. which 1t was found would remain afioat with a load, even when full of water.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

Very satisfactory trials have been recently made of a lifeboat made of pumice stone, which 1t was found would remain afioat with load, even when full of water
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

T last science has awakened to the need of a more modern and less grewsome method of dispOsing of the dead than by burial in the ground. For ages
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Our Clubbing List.

For the information of our patrons
we publish again our Clubbing list
and rates. Let it be distinctly un-
derstood that these are CASH prices.
We cannot give credit, as we make
nothing except possibly IL new sub,
scriber now and then who would not
otherwise want our paper. We can
give the News and either of the
following papers, one year, at tn
following prices;
Thrice. a. week World $1.65
Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer $3.50
Atlanta Weekly Constitution $1.75
DemorestMagazlne, monthly $1.75
Ladies Howe Journal, monthly
$1.s5
Detroit Free Press, twice-a-week
81 so.
Breeders Gazett,- 8 90
The Breeders Gazette is not only
n stock paper, but is one of the most
mp to date agricultural Journals pub
lished. Call and get sample.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
FOlLED.
Tho Gentiemanly HiEbwayman Was
Bicycle FIend.

Tho Gentiemnnly HiEbwnymnn Was
Bicycle FIend.
I'll trouble you for your little wad,
IL you pleased"
The footpad was polite, but inslstent.
me luckless pedestrian looked up
and down the dimly lighted street, but
nobody else was in sight.
1t will not do you any good, my
dear FRIEND" said the gentlemanly
highwayman, still holding n revolver
pointed in a most threatening manner
at the others head. 1.-THE nearest sa-
loon Is half mile away, and the dis
lance to the nearest policeman is ex-
actly the same. You and 1 have the
locality entirely to ourselves. Where
fore"-and he gave tho trigger an om-
nous little click-"there is no occasion
for prolonging this interview. Pro-
duce!"
i see you've got the drop on mo all
right enough" said the victim, grumb-
ilngly, land all I'm kicking myself
about is that l didn't need to lose my
roll. 1 could just as we'll have left it
at home this evening. If you'll put
your fingers in my right vest pocket
you'll find 50, more or less. IT'S all
I've got about me, and 1 was going to
spend 1t tomorrow for n new set of
tires for my bicycle"
what kind of tires?" sternly de-
manded the footpad.
THE Fladger & Skiminerhorn Pune
tureless Anti-Sideslip."
Can you get that for S9?"
II know where 1 can get 1t for a
shade less than So"
Great Scott, old mani You keep
your little Wad and so and buy that
tire. Say, do you know that's the best
tire on earth? Why. darn it, 1 ride the
Fladger e Skimmerhorn myself.
Shakei"
If this should meet the eye of the
gentlemanly highwayman he will learn
that an outrageous confidence game
was played upon him.
The belated pedestrian whom he met
on that occasion uses tho lingo C
Slabb Extra Resilient bicycle tire, and
has no use for any other kind.
But he happened to see by the light
OF street lamp that the gentlemanly
highwayman wore n Fladger & Skim
merhorn button in the lapel of his
coat.
Furthermore, he had S675O in anoth-
er pocket
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
REAL ESTATE AND
PERSO NAL PROPERTY

- ASNSO NxAA Z kUPEsRTY.
We hope to make this department meeting ground Of
IN % to sell ana those who want buy will spare mo- @
We HI Oh hand the following pronorto 90, min
enc' with Real Estate Agents in othor sections
Not
snail tract of nnmprovodand head of tno bout Az
II" buildings Price, So ' "oou' I'D acres,
large store house fitted bnness in Graham w with a
above "0" exchange for timber an Gn dwelling
nuc "S Sf eight M dwelling osb oenood in East
"se' Would sell or exchange this property s''''' GRAIN
NOD
s0a farm Of about 45S Gcros at Chatham Hill Valley in fail
% h "ao MOGn m so %So s ssn
~ ~ p0' acre. OH satisfactory
E " s%S sS%i sssan s .s. ' as sYn of
Guaranteed " "'''!' little
No 0
and Two S%" houses for o three ouc good lot Prices low
1% c1 to &s Sa s~ sr situated the the
buyer ut "'' " ""e"h TO
NO 10
fnrm of 100 story house. large barn. fuo go orchard
good wae-about mills from town. Price $1,000 % '''"
out
Wopcp !" located on H. H. Avenue and
'"ko less Payments small and forms Mako offer
NO. 12.-
small nrm oil south town. rom oorv
house. running water in y"rd Nice orchard apple peach and cherry
homo Price $1,000 Easy ~ "'oo "'ie
NO. H.
good arm OF 200 farming EXCHANGE for
la good residence n Town ~ w NNN'""se ioi
NO.
About $50 Clear from town good house Of
rooms mouse rooms
rest w."
NO
V"e" property at tho growing prosperous town of North To-
consisting oil combined
able dwellings, with property will bo sold or ecano
ed Tor farming land in pnrt of tho South - As
NO
- emd honaG WITH nne rooms fine waor fno fruit thirty
acres good land suitable for dairy trae
minutes walk of station ut West Graham or oxchnneo ~ '
TAZEaWE LL REAL
ESTATE AGENCY
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Not to the Swift.

You told me this horse had won
half dozen matches against some of
the best horses in the country. He
can't trot mile in six minutes to save
him."
ut was in ploughing matches that
he took the prizes, sir"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Ironfcal Yfs,

II n man is down with the SMALLPOX
he Ia to be pitted.
If man isn't sober he should new
or attempt to walk tight rope.
If you would successfully argue with
a woman just keep silent.
If fish is good brain food, it seems
q play in some cases tc waste so much
fish.
If one half of the wol Id doesn't know
how the other half lives, the other half
Is just as ignorant.
If a man is too proue to beg and too
honest to steal, the only thing left for
him is to get trusted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
BUCKLEN,s ARNIcA sALYE

TIE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt
Kheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, CT no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfact-
ion, or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by A. f.
Hargrave.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14

THE new missionary" said tho King,
as he plucked bit of wool from be-
meath 4 splinter on his club, us q
strange sort of person. 1 hardly know
what to make OF him."
Soup" suggested voice, at which
the King frightened visibly.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
No Chnnrc For IL

The best description Of counterfeit
dollar we have ever heard was that
given by a saloon-keeper in a trial at
Wichita, Kan, the other day. He
said: well, Dawson threw Il piece of
money on the counter to pay for the
drinks and l could tell by the sound of
1t that I did not have the change"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Choosing the Lesser.

"Did you really lie still and see
burglar walk off with your watch?"
Eyes; my wife had just quit talking
and gone to sleep, and wouldn't have
had her wake again for all the gold
watches in creationi"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Knew Her Audience

Wseks-I understand you married a
professional reader anc elocutionist?
MeelSs-Yes. that's right.
Waeks-I suppose she frequently en-.
:erteins you with her readings?
Meeks-Oh. yes; she often reads ma
he yiot act
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
How They Got Rich.

She-I could have married either
Whipper or Snapper il I'd wanted to,
and both Of those whom I refused have
since got rich, while you are still as
poor as church mouse.
He-Of course. I've been supporting
you all these years. They haven't.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
TnI,cn Mt His Word.

Gentlemen" shrieked medicine
fakir on the streets of Abilene, 81
pledge you my honor that there Is no
whiskey in this medicine" With
which the crowd gazed on him re-
proachfully and melted away.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Not n Question of verncity.

Not n QucstiOn of Verncity.
What was the row between you and
Thomperson? A question of veracity,
was 1t not?"
mo. 1t was question of unverac-
ity. 1 said he was liar and he said
I was another"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
TAzEWELL DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-G. w. Doak.
Sergeant-G. l.. McClintock.
Assessor. H. Lewis.
COUNCILMEN.
L G. Wingo, A. p. Gillespie, w. N,
Surface, V. l.. Sexton, o. G.. Emshwi.-
Ter. T. A. Lynch-Reoorder
POSTOFFIOE.
Mail for west closes n. office 1910 p. IN.
e" east g " " 3:45 d. m.
Office open q. m. to $3.50 p. m.
Money order window open from 8 n.
M. to $3.50 p, m.
On sunday 1 hour for distribution ,f-
ter arrival of each mail.
May 1, 1898. w. G. Young, P.
CHURCH SERVICES.
CHRIsTIAN.--Rev. A. A. Ferguson, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning. Sun.
day School $3.50 n. m. Prayer meeting
every Saturday evening.
STRAs MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL w
d. Buckner, Rector. Divine Service
on first and third Sundays of each
month, at II a. IN. and eight p. IN.
Holy Communion on first Sunday at
ii a. M. Sunday School every Sun
day, at 8 a. m.
PREsBYTERIAN.-Rev. w. w. Ruff. Pas
tor, preaching second Sundays at II
a. M, and at Kelly at Up. m Third
Sundays at IL a. m. and z p. IN.
Fourth Sundays at II q. M, and at
Mays Chapel at 3 p. IN. Prayer
meeting Thursday at Z p. IN.
METHoDrsr.-I. P. Martini Pastor. Preach
ing on first and third Sundays at IL
n. M; on second and fourth at 7:I5
p Of. Prayer meeting Wednesday at IDS
p. M. Epworth League meeting each
Monday night. Sunday School at $3.50
n. m. Woman's Missionary Society first
Sunday at p. III. Ladies Aid this
Friday at 3 p. m.
BAPTIST. Rev. w. c. Foster. Pastor
Preaching on LIST and 4th Sundays at
II a. m. LIST and 3rd Sundays ut Z: 90
p. M. Prayer meeting every Thursday
Mt 700 p. M. Sunday school every
Sunday at 9:3O a. m. b. Y P.U. every
Monday at 700 pm. Sunbeam Society
on end and 4th Sundays at 800 p. m.
Woman's Missionary Society on end
and 4th Sundays at 400 p. m.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
Preparing for the Worst.

Mrs. Clancy las Mike starts for tho front
TO fight Spain)-Takc this umbrclly, darl-
int De papers do be sayin' as IFS rainin'
bullets at dc front, an yez mustn't tcoldl
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14

Renew now and get this great
journal for the home and farm
FREEI
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Paradox.

The man who treasures up his speech
To cite a general rule
IL either philosopher,
Or else he is a fool.
The man who talks and talks and talks
Belongs to the same class;
He's wiser, even, than O sage,
Or ellie he Is an ass.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-14
War News.

During these exciting times You
can do no bette; tina hscribe f:
the NEW mil Que + NOR" pnpcr.
Of our CLUBBING us. Ru Ia
and send us your order.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
SAVED BY THE QUEEN.
victOria's Great Grandchildren VIII
BE "ROyal Highnesses" by
Her Decree.

An interesting writer has lately
pointed out that the children of
Prince Arthur, the only son of the
duke of Connaught, who is himself
third son of the queen, win no longer
be "royal highnesses," but merely
mobiles, and should these children have
children, they viii be obliged to con-
tent themselves with the common
place prefix ''Mr." 1t is this fact, says
the Boston Herald, that has induced
the queen to issue letters patent, un-
der the seal, declaring that the chill
dren of the eldest son of the prince
of Wales shall have and at all times hold
and enjoy the style, title or attribute
of ''royal highness." Hitherto these
children Of the duke of York had no
right to be so termed. They were
just plain princes, and their children
would fare no better than their cous-
ms of Connaught. This state Of af-
fairs results from the queen of Eng
land living to see three generations
of her direct heirs, and it doubtless set
her to thinking how Grandpapa Wales
would like having an untitled great
grandson with no place in the royal
procession. Until the issue Of these
letters patent, little Eddie, David and
Baby Victoria were nothing but com
moners in the eyes Of the law. It
seems odd to Americans that this de-
cree of the queens should have lifted
quite a weight from the Waleses' and
Xar.1rrf hut rrr1,@ L., ff,r
naughts Of being left out in the cold
with their plain your grace" ard
'Mr. ?" They haven't been benefited
and what is to become of them 100
years hence?
Evening journal., 1898-08-15

proceed to Saratoga TO attend the an
nual meeting Of the National Bar AS
sociatiOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew E. Sanborne
have returned from Cape May, where
they have been spending a week.
Miss Minnie Hitch is visiting in
Frederica.
Mrs. W. II. Blake is ON visit to
Baltimore.
Miss Hilda Hardesty is the guest of
friends in Harrington.
Miss Ella II. Ruth is spending her
vacation with her parents, at Yorklyn.
Miss Mary Bradley went to Agontz,
Pa, to-day, on a visit to friends.
Miss Verna Nelson, Of St. Georges,
was visiting in town yesterday
Rev. D. ]. Flynn has returned from
Boston.
Miss Eta Mitchell has returned from
a weeks etay at Cape May.
Rev and Mrs w. Porter Lee. Of
Philadelphia, are guests Of Mrs. T. A.
McCurdy.
Andrew ]. Funk, Of York, Pa, is Wis
iting his father. Dr. c. o. Funk.
Miss Mabel sinierer has returned to
her home, in Camden, N. J.
Miss Isabella Orrell returned to her
home, in Philadelphia, yesterday after
visit to Wilmington friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Winchester
have returned from Cape May.
Miss Belle Bradley returned to her
home in Birdsboro, Pa, to-day.
John Patterson, of Pittsburg, is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Emlen Hewes. Mrs.
Patterson has been here for some time
Mrs Annie Bennett and daughter,
Mildred, have returned from Marcus
Hook.
Miss Amelia Pyle has returned from
pleasant stay at Yerke Beach.
Miss Bertha Selby has returned from
Marcus Hook.
Miss Name Kershaw is the guest OF
Miss Anna Coiwell. at Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs Abram Bose have re-
turned from Booths Corner.
Mrs. Sybilla Robb is with friends al
Vineland, N. ].
Miss Margaret HOrty is spending twC
weeks in Atlantic City.
Mrs. J. E. Kane and daughter, Mar
garet. are in Atlantic City.
Miss Martha Shaw is spending &
month in New York.
Miss Margaret Shaw is in Philadel
phia. She will spend a week in At
! lantic City.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
MAPS OF VALLEY FORGE.
a Remarkable Fact Concerning Their
Recent DiscOvery-Traditi
OF the Camp.

1t is somewhat remarkable, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer, that the only
known maps of the Valley Forge en-
campment during the winter of 1777-
rs were made known to an American
as late as last summer, when Judge
Pennypacker discovered them in Am
sterdam, and that, presented before
the Sons of the Revolution OF their re-
cent visit to Valley Forge, they will
only become known to the American
public when published in the society's
year book. The series of maps now in
Judge Pennypacker's possession and
made originally by French engineer
with the Americap army, include not
only careful drawings of the Valley
Forge encampment, but plans also Of
the battlefelds of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
1t is understood that the plat of the
Valley Forge encampment modifies
materially the traditions concerning
the camp, showing the location of
troops where heretofore no troops
have been supposed to have had their
encampment. The careful Hollander
who contributed so heartily to the
American cause appears to have con-
tributed the last chapter to the his
tory of the cause by preserving these
maps until they fell into the right
hands,
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
REGTsTER TTHIs MEElk

The second days registration brought
additional disappointment to the poll
ticlans, who hoped that the number
registered on Saturday would be large
" in excess of that for the Saturday
preceding There is apparently a mis-
understanding among the voters. They
formerly paid the poll tax with pune
tuality, II not with Willingness, but the
impression is abroad that, to he en-
titled to a vote, they must pay not only
the registration fee, but the capt.
tation tax in addition to it,.
Party leaders have done all in their
power to dlsabuse the voters mind in
this respect, but seemingly without re-
suit II their declaration that the pay
ment of tax is no longer a prerequi-
site to voting is not hesded during the
present week the vote at the primary
elections OF both parties will be ex-
ceedingly light, for it must not he for
gotten that a man must be registered
before he can participate in the pri-
mary Of his party.
It is the duty OF every party man TO
assist in nominating candidates to be
voted for at the general election. In
no other way can a ticket be placed
in nomination which truly represents
the will OF the party. We trust that all
Democrats will now proceed to
qualify to the end that they may not
only be prepared to assist in the work
Of defeating the common enemy in No
vember, but also ready and willing 70
lend their good efforts to the selection
Of candidates who viii be acceptable tc
the people.
A voter who lets a dollar stand be-
tween him and the exercise Of the re-
sponsible duties of citizenship is not a
man. Bear this in mind, and come
out and assert your manhood
Evening journal., 1898-08-15

was warned OF the consequences, but
her ears were deaf to the entreaties
OF her best and truest friends, who
urged her to accede to the demands Of
the United States. She permitted her
self TO become involved in what was,
from the first, a hopeless struggle. She
compelled us to sacrifice men and
money to enforce our just demands.
She must have realized that all such
sacrifices would be charged to her ac-
count and made items OF the final set
tlement. The account has been drawn,
the balance cast and the day OF settle
ment is at hand. Spain now realizes
what heavy cost she has TO pay for
her temerity in refusing to give up
Cuba. But she is vanquished and must
needs accept what she cannot refuse.
Her best colonial possessions, which
she never knew how to govern, are to
be placed in better hands that they and
their inhabitants may be relieved Of
the overshadOwing power Of oppression
and accorded the blessings Of personal,
political and religious liberty.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
snARKs ArrRR FIsH.

Chestertown. Md, August 15.-Local
fishermen report that the large sharks
which have infested Chester river this
season have played havoc with the striped
bass rock fishing at Kent Island Narrows
When these pirates make a raid on the
schools of striped bass it is'said the swirl
ng waters Of the narrow channel are fair
ly alive with frightened fish. In soma
cases the fugitives are reported to have
dashed upon shore to escape the pursuin ;
sharks. A fisherman at the narrows about
ten days ago hooked a fine rock fish and
as he drew It to the boat a sharf followed
and when near the surface snapped It in
two. leaving the expectant fisherman only
the big head of the rock fish as a reward
for his half hour playing the fish. Fivg
large sharks have been caught well up in
Chester river and have done much to de-
moralize hook and line sport.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
Am visIted tbe po,,nIroI-or,,

A Paris paper tells this characters
tic incident that happened in Paris in
the $685.: Said Pasha, who was on
visit to the capital, wanted a dozen and
a half of snuff boxes to distribute
among as many people whom he de-
lighted to honor. He applied to the
members of a celebrated firm, who un-
dertook to provide him with the re-
quired number at the rate of 1000
francs each. I'VE have only half doz-
en- ready, your hlghness, but the mo-
ment you have disposed of these we
shall deliver another half dozen" - And
they did. They failed, however, to
complete the third half dozen. They
could only furnish five. And the rea-
son? Because one of the recipients
among the second half dozen had gone
out of town before the jewelers. could
get at him.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15

State Chairman Hugh c. Browne is
not engaged in fight for the Whining
ton post office. He cannot afford to
endeavor to cut the ground from under
the feet OF Mr.. Hastings and Mr.. Quig-
ley. Still, II Messrs. DUPONT and Morse
cannot agree on either Mr.. Hastings or
Mr. Quigley, and can agree ON Mr.
Browne, he certainly cannot be accused
OF acting in bad faith IL he relinquishes
his hold on the office Of United States
district attorney and accepts the post
mastership.