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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

Il am always good In Sunday
school," replied the little cse, and
crossing the space between the benches
she said to Annie:
please may / sit here?"
you may II you want to-" replied
Annie, rather Grossly.
All the scholars looked at each other
and smiled. Her sister blushed.
''She is SO small" she said to her
ueighbor.
Then the teacher entered. and Annie
and Ruth were forgotten.
When the scholars stood up to sing
Ruth offered one side Of her hymn
book to Annie. who took hold Of the
cover with the tip end Of her fingers
and sang from 1t.
How nice you sing" whispered
Ruth. 'I wish could sing no."
Annie smiled. ....
You are too little yet." she said.
and moved closer. Then when the
singing was over she added: You are
the incest girl In the school.
But Ruth did not answer. for Just
then q gentleman began to speak. and
she knew that she must pay attention.
So she listened and he told them the
stories OF Thanksgiving day and ended
by saying: mo one Is too poor or too
small to be OF use.'
He don't know everybody" whis-
pered Annie. He don't know US.
Then she added suddenly: Say. what
Is Thanksgiving for. anyhow?
Mamma said that long ago. when
the people first came to America to
live, they were SO glad when the grain
and pumpkins and potatoes were put
away safe In the barn for the winter
that they appointed one day to 60 to
church and give thanks"
"Oh." said Annie, but suppose they
had no barn and no pumpkins and
things. Then what!'
I've have no barn." replied Ruth.
but mamma buys the pumpkin and
turkey at the store"
My mother acver does." said An
ME.
"why?" nsked Ruth.
Because she can't" answered An
ME.
Don't you have any Thanksgiving
dinner them" asked Ruth.
Annie shook her head.
NO" she said. I'VE don't often have
bread enough. SO you see could not
do anything for any one II I wanted to
ever so much"
"And I am afraid I'm too iittlc.'
said Ruth. thoughtfully.
Just then the collection plate was
passed before them. Ruth had two
ave-cent pieces in her hand. but when
she saw that her new friend had moth
ing to give she laid one Of the coins on
her lap.
Annie turned red. but she gave Ruth
shy smile and placed the money on
the plate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24
HE WOULDN'T oRLIGE.

Say, Joe." said the western sheriff
addressing gray-haired, cadaverous.
looking Individual who sat beside him
blamed shame the way my prisoners
wuz treated last Thanksgivin'. wuzni
1t 4"
1T sartinly WIZ. Tom." was the re-
ply. They didn't git bite Of turkey
II remember"
mot burned bite. Joe." continued
the sheriff In tones of disgust, IAN
wus acshually ashamed to look even
the hoss thieves In the face fur weeks
arterward"
"D'ye think the county'll throw EN-
down agin this y'ar?"
"Yes, I reckon SO. Ever since IN,
deputy sold the turkeys I bought fur
the prisoners an skipped with the
on. Say. Joe. old friend. I'm a-feelin'
I've gotter do sunthin' fur the fellers
this ThanksgIvIn'."
Seems though It's yer duty to. Tom
seems so. an II l kin help ye any
tist call on me-"
"Wall, Joe!' continued the sheriff.
that's burned good O. ye to say that.
an It shows ye've got my interests At
heart. Now, I've bin thinkin' tina,
while we couldn't go down in our pock
cts an buy 'em turkeys. We could 81,
up leetle entertainment fur 'em on
that dsy and sorter cheer EN- up. Wha,
dye think O. IT,"
"A burned good scheme, Tom. m
a. l,,
way! But what sort O. an entertain.
ment ar' ye thinkin' OFT"
"Oh. thar's only one sort of show
they'd wake up long nun to look at.
an that's q hansin'. of course"
"A hnnsin'. ch?" queried the ole
man as puzzled look came over hii
face. But yed hev to hang one O. them
an wouldn't that sort o. make the
others feel gloomy?'
mo. wouldn't hang one o. the
prisoners. Thar's three or four gottef
hang bimeby. but not until arte'
Thanksgivin'. an couldn't hang 'ep
Till that time comes. No. Joe. ole
friend. that's whar' ye como In, ys
know. That Will be yer part O. the
show. an I'm a-tcllin' ye It'll bo ap.
prcciatcd all over town. too"
DIDO yc mean fur me to h-angT
gasped the other.
"Why, In course. Yer m ole gnloo;,
Joe. a-sufferin' all the time with rhcu.
matism an i've or six other things. an
besides ye haven't relative on airtt
to keer fur yc.'
"Yer q fool. Tom Smith" shouted
the old man rs he lcapcd from hi,
chair and looked daggers at the other
II may be old an all that, but haini
a-lendin' my neck to please nobody!
Wall. l reckon not. with whisky neve'
SO cneap. tool" and old Joe slippe'
away in high dudgeon.
wall. shoot me for a coyote IL fd
believed It O. him!" growled the sher-
in. rs he looked after the man in great
astonishment. Jest last week the ole
critter was wishin' he could do sun
thin fur his feller-men. an now he
backs out when I've given him splon
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

Tho college faculty were moved to
interest themselves in the question by
the fact that the uncertainty regarding
the date caused considerable disorder
among their pupils. Boys from differ
ent states celebrated on different days.
many OF them returning home to cat
the Thanksgiving meal under their
own rooftrees. This very undesirable
state OF affairs could only be put a
stop to. said the grave Harvard dons.
by the formal establishment OF uni
form date for the feast. The last
Thursday OF the eleventh month suited
the collegers, and influence being
brought to bcs... upon the colonial gov
ernors of New England. proclamations
were issued making that day the regu-
lar Thanksgiving.
In the south Thanksgiving, MS an
annual festival. remained practically
unknown until. in 1855. the curious
Virginian controversy on the subject
was precipitated. This controversy.
which is not generally known. deserves
brief notice. The governor of vir-
ginia at the time was one Johns. . pa
triotic and broad-minded gentleman.
who had always entertained a rever-
ence for the Puritan anniversary
which was by no means common below
Mason and Dixon's line. Gov. Johns.
In letter to the state legislature. ur-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

great capital Of the coal and iron in
dustries is connected with the celc-
bration OF Thanksgiving day.
But meanwhile, in New England.
what had been begun as IN occasional
dsy OF pious rejoicing had assumed the
proportions of fixed national holiday.
tn Massachusetts and New Hampshire
It was especially popular. There was
At first great latitude in regard to the
Jay selected for the feast. Governors
proc laimed the chosen date arbitrarily,
AMI no effort was made to keep the an
uiv srsary OF Winthrops proclamation.
Sometimes Thanksgiving occurred IN
fully, sometimes in midwinter. At
length. through the efforts OF the pres
dent and professors of Harvard coll
kgc, It was practically fixed Upon the
h.: Thursday in November.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24
A rh.n..x,,,ns Discussion.

A Thanksgiving Discussion.
What use are my riches" grumbled,
when there's never n sweetheart to
share?'
With my watch fob dalls.> and fum-
'' bled.
As We two sat alone on the stair.
The old folks still fingered DER din
ner.
While the youngsters played hide
and-go-seek.
Dolly said: I'm afraid you're sin
ner,
For you ought to be thankful and
meek"
"To be thankful and meek were .
folly
when singleness hangs like a pail.
And you don't know how lonely 'tiA
Dolly,
To live in a bachelors hall.
Why, I've turned on the dog in a pas
son,
Because the poor brute couldn't
speak!
ought to be thankful and meek!"
So we argued. and I had the pleasure
OF gazing down into her eyes,
or taking her fairy waists measure
Despite her reproving surprise:
TIL at last grew stronger and bolder.
While Dolly no longer demurred;
For as her dear head touched my
shoulder
'.Now. will you be thankful7" shs
purred.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24
Our Thanksgiving.

.ft-f Our Thanksgiving.
By Helen ChafYee. &c
Wed thought on this Thanksgivin'
To eat our punkin pie
With dear old mother at the farm.
A In the days gone by.
But grcater Power than We had willed
That mother shouldn't stay.
An then we couldn't bear the farm.
When she had slipped away.
30 brother John. he sent me word
Ter visit him a spell.
An eat In style Thanksgivin' Day
3 Up at his big hotel.
Well. sech bill O. fare as that
never see afore,
With all the things ever eat,
An several dozen more.
I labored hard to do my part
At talk an etiquette:
Though John was hardened to this
world.
Sometimes his eyes wuz wet.
knew that though his purse could
buy
The costliest kind Of dish.
For mothers rare Thanksgivin' treat
He often telt wish.
An when left him for the night,
couldn't help but say.
TT amt the food ner yit the style
That makes Thanksgivin' Day."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

WINS PULLED TO THE PAVEMENT.
whispered.
THAT was nothing" replied Ruth.
when 1T was time TO go home she
looked around to say good-by to An
ME. but the child had slipped away.
. Ruth was thinking so hard Of poor
little Annie that when Nellie dropped
her hand and turned to speak to an
other girl she forgot to wait and start
ed to cross the street alone, and half
way across she .Tipped and fell. Be-
fore she. could struggle to her feet .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24
FIRST THANKSGIVING.

HEN in the year Of
grace 1890. sturdy
Gov. John VIM
throp and Puritan
colonists of Massa-
chusetts proclaimed
and duly observed
a public thanksgiv-
ing, they probably
had little idea OF
the / m p or t a n ce
u,htrh tho fpRtiyal
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

Usually the more man Is wrappA
up In himself, the colder he L.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

True.
oh. we find on glad Thanksgiving.
When we've passed beyond the soup.
That bird upon the table
Is worth two out in the coop.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24
The Old Darky.

He always prays Thanksgiving eve
Will be both dark and murky.
For then he'll have no cause to grie'e
He couldn't get no turkey.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
Beats the KlOndike

Mr.. A G. Thomas, of Marysville
Tex, has found more valuable dis
covery than has yet been made in
the klondike. For ye ars he suffered
untold agony from consumption. nc
companied by hemorrhages; and was
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this marvellous cure; would have il.
even II 1t cost a hundred dollars n
bottle Asthma, Bronchitis and nll
throat and lurg affections arr pos:
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co'ery Tor Consumptio,. Trial lot
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
School Books.

Judge Stuart, Rev. Mr.. Buckner
and Maj. Henry have been in Rich
monl recently, before the State
Board of Education, to advocate the
selection of Southern authors and
Southern publication houses for the
e9uaShQol books of the State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22

Rector Buckner and Judge Stuart
got implicated somehow IN the cause
of education, or industry OF book
making mot i'm the sporting sen.e)
and have been absent from their sew
eral flOcks for some days. The Judge
returned Tuesday, and the Lord.
(whose servant he isl only knows
when the Rector will get back.
Our constantly increasing trade i'm
mems and boys shoes shows your ap.
probation of our effort TO give good
honest shoes for the least money
possible. We give our best effort i'm
this direction, and intend To main
tain our stock at its present standard.
Good goods for the least money,n
at HARTMAN IL BoTTIMoRE.
Our friend aud whilom contem-
porary, Mr., j. n. Hartman, whom
the Republicans, last year, adverti-
sed as 'lost, strayed or mislaidu has
recovered from his political aberra-
ton, so entirely as to be able to
preside at the late county convention
of post masters, and TO resume his
wonted haInts, and probably
to remind the rejoined brethren of
his haunted wants.
Mr.. Block, than whom no town
can boast a better citizen, or staunch.
er Democrat, and Mr.. f.. Goodman,
whom they call NANNY" for short,
ana than whom no town can boast a
better mayor,Or acknowledgements
and Col. Jim Browning, than whom
no town can boast a better fellow. or
more uncertain Republican, and MIR.
Max Weinberg, to whom can always
be applied To i'm cases Of sickness for
The right kind of "mediCine,n and
perhaps others VINO were overwork-
cd in the immense crowd, were up
from Pocahontas Tuesday.
We have read the opinion ofJudge
GOfi in the celebrated trade mark
case of Cashier K Curran against w.
III. Coflman. The case was a notable
one because cases of this kind have
been "frare occurrence in this section
The lower court gave decree in ia.
vor of Complainants prohibiting
German from advertising "Pocahon
tas Coal" This decree was reversed
IN the United States Court, aud the
lower court ordered To dismiss.
The case seemed to have been han
dled with remarkable ability by
Judge Graham, of the law firm of
Henry Il Graham, of this place.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
PHILIP JOHNSON, Tazewell, Vak.

Tired people are tired because
Ihey have exhausted their strength.
The only way for them to get strong
is to eat proper food.
But eating is not all. STRENGTH
comes from food, after digestion
Digestion is made easy with Shaker
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People who get too tired die
Life is strength. Food is the make :
Of strength. Food is not food unt;, 4
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Tired, pale, thin, exhausted. sick
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1t will revive their spent energies.
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with perseverance, permanently
cures.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle
10 cents.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
Locals.

The baseball season is now i'm full
blast. Dodd IL Co. have the good.
Read the new advertisement, i'm this
Issue of, Tazewell College, Thomp-
son, Hopkins Il Co., and Emory 4
lle3ry College
FarihS In the northern part of tho
county were devastated last Sunday
by the storm of wind and rain. In
Wright's Valley much damage was
done To crops, but in IIorscpcn Cove
corn and Oat crops were literally
ruined, and the ground badly wash.
ed.
Our space Will not permit us to
mention the names Of all the good
people who called ON Ills Court dav.
not all of them were Democrats
either. We thank these gentlemen
for Kind considerations.
We were glad to make the acuuain
lance this week of Messrs. E.E.UaIe
OF BlueStone, and G. j. Hale,of Falls
Mills. We wish there were about
500 such Hales as these two. There
are more of them in the county, but
they haven't treated us as these two
did ON Tuesday.
Please write ON one side of the
paper only. When you write with
IA pencil be careful. please, to write
plainly, especially proper names.
The catalogue of Emory and Hen
ry College is on our table. 1t con
talns much useful information
concerning the " orkings of this old
and nseful Institution of learning
Write to President Waterhouse. En-
DRY, Va. for Il copy.
Following on the heels of our vic
tories by sea and land comes the no
less WelcO're assurance from Super-
visor Jim Ed. Peery that he intends
to reconstruct that little piece of
street lying and being between the
two municipalities of Tazewell and
North TaZewell.
Miss Gillette Hartman gave n uartv
tuesday night, in honor of AIisst :
Hartman and DIlls, her guests. The
crowd of young people made the
mouse ring with merriment until
late hour-eXcept short interval
while refreshments were being ser,
we'd. Every one seemed to have
good time and left with regret-some
OF the boys left with girls, also; and
some Of them didn't.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
T9zewell, Va, July Il, 1898.

lSZeNell, "a, July Ia, 1898.
Editor News.
Please inform me through The
"WGr Department" of your paper
What the usual or, average loss i'm
battle amounts to i'm percentage.
SOLDIERS SWEETHEART.
That depends. During the late
war between the States it appears
that something like two hundred and
nifty per cent were killed or disabled
ON The northern side-and the pen
sion rolls don't show that we 1.-THE
Confederates) suffered at all. Dur.
ing the late war between the Span
iards ana Cubans nobody was killed
but the Concentrates vino weren't
enlisted and were killed by ucwspa-
per correspondents During our ma
val war with Spain our loss has been
about two and a half hundrrdths of
one per cent, and our losses pn land
have been about ten per cent which
by the way by a singular coincidence,
is about the percentage ofsubscribers
to county papers, who pay. So YOU
see that your soldier sweetheart is
in no more Changer" than if he were
at home and took newspaper Ed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
To Our BluestOne Friends

We are under obligation to our Blue
stone friends. We have this week three
different communications from that
neighborhood, Rattlehead, Hayseed
and Cyclone, all three have sent us
comm unic atiOns. We are doing our
b' st to publish every thing sent us, but
In this case Me were compelled to cut
out some items. Don't stop writing We
hope our subscribers will give us the
news from every post office in the
county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
M ON Ely is
FLEET-FOOTED.

1t takes legs and runs away,
and you can't tell where i'm the
world it has gone.
Money is comparatively easy
to get, but keeping after you
get it is the hardest task man
has to face.
If all the money that has
run away through fires was
placed in Il pile, there would be
enough for every body to fill
their pockets and carry some
away in baskets. How about
your money? Have you tied
its legs with an insurance poli-
cy? If you haven't, now is Il
good time 20 do it, and the best
agent to help You is j. +.
Hurt, TazeweIl, Va,
who represents the best Foreign
and American Companies.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22

June -, 1898.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22

Miss Jennie Cooley, a charming
young lady, who has been visiting
al DIR. j. L. Cooleys for some time
left .orr he home in Nashville. Tenn
Monday. 1t is hoped by all who
met her that she may return soon.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Graham paid
Us a visit on Tuesday. Mr.. Smith
Is an energetic consecrated man.wbo
knows how to bring things to pass
lie is deservedly popular.
Examine Dodd & Co.'S. crooue,
sets, quality and price guaranteed.
Reduced prices on Straw Hats
DON'T want to carry any straw goods
over. Buy from us and save vour
money. HARTMAN d BoTTIMoRE.
DIR. c. M. Scott, of Ceres, Bland
county, was among Us this week ON
business. Mr.. Scott is selling road
machinery. We wish Tazeweu
could see her way clear to making
SOME investments along this line.
The fruit canning season is here
and you need jars. Dodd & Co. have
plenty OF them-all sizes. and chean
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22
WPTTE
# You Can't Call.
People who live outside

People who live outside
OF Iazewell who are too busy
just now to call, can write to
us concerning the purchase
OF a pair of our ladies, misses
or childrens special bargain
Oxford Ties and San1als,and
we will forward them to you
by mail. Just write us the
style you'd like to have, state
size and say black or tan.
Purchases by mail are
Just as certain of satisfaction
as though they come in per
son, having the protection of
our guarantee satisfaction of
the benefit of our easy terms.
Send us your order andff we
do not please you return at
our expense. Our reason for
making this proposition is
that we do not want to carry
over a pair of Oxford Ties or
Sandal Slippers.
If you are thinking of
buying we again invite you to
"wrlte if you can't call"
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
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To The Public.

hereby give notice to the pub.
lie that | Will not be responsible
Tor any debts or obligations.
in my name, by nv
wife Mollie NJ. Cline, or papers she
may sign in my name.
j. NJ. Cline.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22

The Normal Institute at Tazewell.
We will have Normal Institute in
Tazewell HighScool building. beginning
July Goth and ending August Sth. Prof.
G. l. Byron, and teacher from Taze-
well College will be employed as lee
turers. Prof. \. 5. Greever has prom
ised to give all the time he can spare.
The cos of tuition for the session will
not exceed one dollar and half per
t'acher.
Arrangements will be made to secure
board for teachers who have not the op-
portunlty to engage board themselves.
Examination for white teachers. An
gust the 9th and lOthe, and for colored
teachers 18th and 18TH.
hope all the teachers will attend this
Normal, if pc sible.
Examination for scholarship in the
State Female Normal School. will also
be held on 9th and 10th of August ,oues-
tions furnished by the President of the
School
L. III. WILLIAMS, Supt.
June -, 1898.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-22

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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-06-16
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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-06-16

The Springfield Republican of the
9th, inst. says. "If the Queen Regent
should be driven from Spain, she
might find refuge in the Kingdom
of Taney." We cannot fathom the
Editors meaning or purpose. 1t
sounds somc'at like the braying of an
Ass, whose capacity for insulting the
people who have added largely to
the prosperity of the sheet over
which he presides, is monumental. 1t
seems to us of the Kingdom of Tancy
that sheet capable of insulting even
the Queen Regent of Spain, for she
is lady, and Christian. Though
she at present is posed as our
country's enemy, is wholly unworthy
the support Of even the despised
dcnizens of the Old Kingdom of
fancy.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-06-16

with all their firing they baye hurt
no one on the American ships. On
their own side the casualties have
been numerous, and at ieast one of
their vessels has been sunk. A cou-
tinned defense can not alter the re-
snlt, and the only reasonable Spanish
expectation is that our forces will be
rashly advanced and suffer check
and heavy loss. If the Spanish idea
is that standing up 10 be nselessly
slaughtered constitutes heroism. an
other folly must be charged to their
account. The land forces they must
contend with at Santiago are the
trained men of our regular army,
containing many expert marksmen
and led by the best American mill.
tary sciehce. A long seige is not
prObable.-G. ID.