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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Death OF Mrs. Hager.

Mrs. Hager, ofThompson Valley
died at DR.. Gillespie's sanitarium
last Saturday sight. She was
brought to the Sanitarium in q
dreadful condition. Saturday NOR
ming an operation was performed
She rallied readily and promptly
but the shock was too great for a
system already weakened and de-
pleted by disease and she succumb
ed. This. we believe is the first
patient DR.. Gillespie has lost from
the effects of operating. The
dread of the knife causes patients
to defer these operations until, in
some cases, it is too late.
Mrs. Hagar was good woman
and leaves a husband and several
children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
QUART BOTTLES,

Painful and Suppressed Menses, Ir-
regularity, Leucorrhea, Whites, Steril-
ity, liberation of the Uterus, change
OF life, in matron or maid, all find re.
lief, help, benefit and cure in JOHNS
TOMS SARSAPARILLA. 1t is real
panscea for all pain or headache about
the top or back of the head, distress.
ing pain in the left side, disturbed
condition of digestion, palpitation of
the heart, cold hands and feet, nerv-
BUSINESS and irritation, sleeplessness,
muscular weakness, bearinp-down
pains, backache, legache. irregular &C.
ton OF the heart, shortness of breath.
abnormal discharges, with extremely
painful menstruation, scalding of urine,
swelling OF feet, soreness of the breasts,
neuralgia, uterine displacement and
catarrh, and all those symptoms and
troubles which make the average wo-
mans life SO miserable.
MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit. Mich.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Team Ranaway-Mule Killed.

Last Wednesday Mr.. G. w
DOak was hauling corn from the
mountain, when his team took
fright and ran away. One of the
team, fine mule, had a leg badly
broken and was so much injured
that the animal had to be shot
MIR. DOak's saddle horse was con-
siderably shaken up also, the team
running against him. The loss to
Dir. Doak was not uncomfortable
as the mnle was a very fine one.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
The TazeWell
LADIES'

n ttention 10 being turned to-
II ward Fall Fashions, and
y while you are looking and
talking about the styles. your
thoughts will naturally turn to-
ward this millinery store.
Street Hats-gray is still the
color in greatest demand, but
any color is permissible.
Only one style is arbitrary
that feather Everyone must
have Il Feather in their cap"
You can choose your style of
feather. You can have the
whole bird, or, you can select a
single.plucked quill.
We have all the new styles,
shapes, colors and sizes, at any
price, from ST. to SIS.
Our corps of artists have
been busy for weeks fixing these
dainty head-pieces with the
elegance which def fingers and
knowledge of fashion alone can
lend character, originality, the
little trick or twist which, ia
ken collectively, makes these
Superb hats inimitable
Our Miss Hawkins was in the
fashion centors two weeks,
learning all about the new and
beautiful Fall styles. She knows
how to make the latest style
hats. Visit our store and see
some of the Fall hats, which
are really works of art.
TazeweIl Millinery Co.,
TAZEWELL. VA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Mrs. Jno. q. Watts Ahead

Last week Mrs. Watts sold to
Buston u Sons two Jersey streers,
two year olds, that weighed 104O
lbs each. Mrs. Watts believes in
Jerseys and wonders why the
Shorthorn men don't go into the
Jersey business. They can find
out, probably, FROM Mrs. Watts how
to make fat cattle and a few lessons
will do them good.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
THANKSGIVING Turkeys Fight.

Mr.. Deisher, who has been buy
ing turkeys in the county loaded
two hundred and fifty on car at
the depot on Monday afternoon,
During the night the turkeys got
to fighting and forty-tive of the
combatants were dead. The sin
gular part of the affair is that a
number Of the turkeys killed were
eaten by their companion. This is
the first instance we have known
of turkies eating each other or OF
thanksgiving dinner being eaten
by the turkeys themselves.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
The Epidemic.

The subscription fever, hereto
fore referred to, has not entirely
elated. Last week it struck Mr..
S. G. Hedrick, on Clear Fork and
Mr.. A. b. Buchanan, of Thompson
Valley. If this fever reaches the
Buchanans and Thompsons we may
expect lively times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
DR.. Geo. 8. Landon.

This young gentleman, who is
favOrably and we'll known in Taze
well, was one of successful appli-
cants out of thirty, who applied
for full registered pharmacists ex.
animation befOr the State Board
Of Pharmacy, held in Richmond on
Oct. oath. We congratulate DR..
Landon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Revival at Baptist Church.

We are asked to give notice that
a series Of meetings will be held
at the Baptist church, beginning
next Monday night one week. Nov.
9th. Rev. p. It. Hale, d. D., OF
Roanoke, will conduct the meet
ing. Mr.. Hale has the reputation
of being an unusually fine preacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit e. q. Steadmap
OF Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. 1t
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Ar.
MGR Salve cured esm. Cures Cuts, Bruis.
es, Burns. Boils, Felons, Corns. Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile euro on earth. .;
cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold hy
Jno. K. Jackson, Druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Court Day

Next Tuesday is court day. The
next court promises to be one OF
the most interesting and important
for long time, as there are several
cases of Importance to he tried.
We respectfully ask our friends
who may attend court to come 10
see us.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
YOU'LL HAl
A FIRE

Some of these days, and you'll
wish you had some insurance
in one of our good companies.
Fire insurance is too cheap to
be without.
Every man can afford such
protection.
That old defective flue or any
one of a dozen other things
may cause u fire that would de-
stroy your home in an hour.
If you have no insurance you
had better attend to it now.
If you are too busy to come
to our office, we will send a
man to yours.
The j. F. Hurt
Insurance
Agency,
TAZEWELL, VA.
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Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore carried on by S. ID.
Smith and j. r. Greever, under the
name and style of Smith & Gr,ever, at
Five Oaks. Tazewell county. Virginia,
has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, and in future the business will
be carried on by the said j. I. Greever,
in his seperate account. who will pay
and receive all debts cne and owing to
and from the said partnership, in the
regular course of business.
S d. SMITH,
j. II. GtsEEvER.
October 18th, 1899. Oct. 20 At
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
With Wood at Manila Wrr
Would be Over.

IF Leonard Wood chat is Gener a.
WOODY, in command at San tiago, lad
been in command of the forces at
Manila there would have been no war
or, If there had been, it would not have
lasted more than six weeks. You are
the twenty-sixth man have said this
to. am going to say it to twenty.
seven. The twenty-seventh will be
the President. I'D miral Dewey, in
the Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
NOTICE.

Positively no riding, driving, hunt.
ing or tr' sspassing Of arv kird
allowed on ny lands.
&. H. nhnY.
mayzo'ly. Kelly, W.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

This is an age of cheap books. Even
the fine bindings are cheap. Dodd &
20. can prove this to you if yon will
call and examine their stock
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
GENTLEM EN &

We beg to inform you that we are ready for
the fall business, having a line of 5000 sam
pies, containing all styles imaginable for
gentlcmens wear
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

May26-ly.
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10

him to make inquiries concerning their
brother whom they had once moro.
learned had been seen. 5S
Mr.. Gitt assured the congressman
that Rogers was still alive, and he made
renewed efforts to find him. Fora long
time he was unsuccessful. Finally he
sagain found his clients trail and fol-
lowed it to Danville, Va. There Rogers
was discovered, and inducedsto come to
Washington to meet his sisters, who
were advised of the success of the at
torney's search, and fastened to this
city to see their long lost relative.
Why Rogers never returned to his
home and never wrote to his friends,
he himself is unable to explain. He is
a bright but somewhat eccentric old
man, amiable, but aimless. He tells
many interesting stories of his travels
'and experiences with people and af-
fairs. For 20 years he has worked in
one place and another, both in cities
and in the country, although large
circuses. For several seasons he was
with Barnum2 &; Bailey; then he was
with Adam Forepaugh, and again with
two or three other travelling shows,
and thus wandered up and down the
country, through many states and hun
dreds of towns. 49,. .:
A phase of his carelessness is illus
trated by fact in connection with his
arrest while upon one of his periodical
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10

Bloomphats, in 184S--over the Dutch
Afrikanders,! Mr.. Hillegas concludes
that the Numerical strength Of the
European forces now. in the field in
South Africa does not carry as much
weight as many military critics seem
to accord to it. To still further empha-
size the bravery of the Beers the author
cites an engagement during the great
Zulu war in which they defeated $4,000
native warriors with force Of but AGO.
Several American writer's who have
had much to say about the crude state
of the Boer defenses and who have been
somewhat enthusiastic in predicting
the rapid annihilation of Boer inde-
pendence should read Mr.. Hillegas'
chapter on the Transvaal's war prepara-
tions, from which the following pas
sage is quoted: 'Probably no inland
country in the world is half so we'll
prepared for war at any time as that lit
tie government, which can boast of
having less than 10000 voters. The mil
itary preparation has been so enormous
that Great Britain has been compelled,
according to the colonial secretary's
statement to the British parliament,
to expend $2,5oo,ooo annually to keep
pace with the Beers. Four years ago,
when the Transvaal government
learned that the Uitlanders of Johan-
nesburg were planning revolution, it
commenced the military preparations
which have ever since continued with
unabating vigor. German experts were
employed to formulate plans for the
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10

visits to this city. He was taken into
custody as a vagrant, merely because
he stood upon the street thoughtlessly
gazing at one of the public buildings,
and because he told policeman, in an
swer to his queries, that he had no
home and wasn't going anywhere in
particular.
When searched at the police station
large amount of money was found in
his pockets. Notwithstanding, he
was'sent to the workhcuse, from which
place he was released through the ef-
forts of Mr.. Gitt. Still Rogers never
returned to the police department to
ask for his money, and it remains in
the hands of the authorities.
Rogers has concluded to return to
Buffalo and secure possession of the
money and estate which has long been
held for him by his sisters. The inter-
est upon the several thousand dollars
which he had in a savings bank has
caused the amount to his credit in that
institution to double during his alb
sence. His mortgages have been re-
newed by his sisters, and his property
held intact so that he will have COM
Portable fortune, the income from
which should support him in luxury
for the remainder of his years. He ex-
pressed the desire, however, when all
his financial matters have been settled
up, to come back to Washington and
take up his residence in this city.
He remembers leaving home, remem-
bers that he intended to return, and re-
members that he was attracted to cir
Gus life, upon witnessing an interest
ing performance, and remembers that
he sought employment in order to be
with the circus. Beyond that he knows
of no reason why he should have left
his home and relatives, and remained
away from them so long.
This is not only an interesting case
a story worth telling-but it is one
worthy of note by students of INTEL
lectual phenomena. The secret to this
story may never be written; but it
would be exceedingly interesting. to
know what impulses will control or di-
rect the future movements of this sin.
gular man. There are no indications
nor traces of insanity or disease of the
brain. And yet the case would be well
worthy careful scrutiny in the future,
in order that we might know the sub.
sequent phenomena.
The story of DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
is no longer to be regarded as marvel
GUS bit of the work of the IMAGINATION
of novelist. Every day life is filled
with such mysteries.
SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10
Need Fear No Collision.

Palari=, The north star, and it's un-
seen companion make complete revo-
luton in days "a hours. Both to-
gether, or the three, if there be three,
are moving toward the earth with a
velocity of miles per second, $40 miles
a minute, 32,4OO miles an hour, III, 900
miles a day, s3,s24,ooo miles a year.
Though coming at such an incredible
rate Of speed, there is no danger that
in any immediate future Polaris will
ever collide with our earth. In fact,
there has been no appreciable difference
III the appearance Of the star, in spite
Of its rapid approach, during the past
thousand years. This is due to the fact
that the star in question is many times
as far away as the sum- Chicago Times
Herald.
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10
PERSONAL AND ulPERSONAI.

J. Miss Caroline Hazard, Of Rhode
Island, who has just been maugurated
as president of Wellesley college, is not
q college graduate.
Senator Hanna is said to have paid
for his suite Of apartments at Claridge's
hotel, where he stopped while in Lon
don, IT'S guiueas q week. This II about
1925.
Ina sermon by Minneapolis clergy
man the assertion was made that not
more than seven out of a hundred
church members were real Christians.
Every listener hugged himself and
mentally declared that he was one Of
the seven.
54 Four years ago Gov. Morrill,, of Kan
sas, found himself getting too fat, and
he worked off lot of flesh by taking
long daily walks. Recently he was left
in an emaciated condition by an attack
of rheumatism, and now he is adding
flesh fast by taking the same kind Of
walks.
Miss Eve Blantyre Simpson is the
daughter of the late Sir James Young
Simpson, the discoverer of chloroform.
She has written a life of her father and
one of Robert Louis Stevenson, with
whom she was intimately acquainted.
Her home in Edinburgh is the center
of the literary life of that city.
A pompous police magistrate of Chi
cago was investigating the case of a
woman who had tried to drown her
self. ''Did she give any reason for at
tempting suicide?" he asked the police
man who had rescued her. "She did -
"What was it?' the magistrate in
quired. "She said she wanted to kill
herself" replied the officer, with a
furtive wink at the court clerk.
Hiram Maxim, the maker of machine
guns and other munitions of war, who
has taken out a certificate of naturaliza-
tion in England, has lived in that coun-
try since 1888, when he first went
abroad as the foreign agent of large
American electric company. At that
time ne was widely known as an in
ventor of electrical devices and by some
he was regarded as worthy rival of
Edison. In 1884 he turned his attention
to gunmaking, and to-day his firm en-
ploys about $4,000 men.
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10

sment nearer, ever mineral depoait
opened BY adventnrous foreigners
weakened the political existence Of the.
Boer governments. They were probably
as well prepared for war when Presi-
dent kruger issued his haughty ultima
tum as they ever could hope to be, and
their wisdo1nJin forcing Great Britain's
hand just now is not questioned by
military authorities.
The general staff OF the British army
has, at no time underestimated either
the resources or the valor of the Beers.
This is evidenced by the gigantic war
preparation now going on and by the
calling out OF the English reserves, tho
latter q proceeding resorted to only in
the most critical times. That Great
Britain feels itself compelled to send its
entire available army force to subdue
two little countries, whose entire white
population does not exceed $50, 900, is q
most hattering tribute to the heroism
of the Beers. s5&t
1 That in all this African war talk no
|attention has been paid to the danger
which threatens both Beers and British
from the restless blacks is somewhat
surprising. Cable dispatches received
since the beginning of the war intimate
that several native tribes have applied
for arms and ammunition to the Brit
ish commanders in Natal and Cape
Colony as well as to Gen. Joubert and
the Free State authorities. In every
instance these requests have thus far
been declined, as both sides are evi-
IDENTIFY afraid of such treacherous allies.
The Boers-even their best friends ad-
init this-have treated the Zulus and
Kaffirs with u cruelty unprecedented in
the history of the dark continent, and
the British have slaughtered the blacks
by the thousands. Consequently the
latter hate all whites, and would not
hesitate to begin war of extermina-
ton should the opportunity present it.
self. The laws of the burghers and OF
Cape Colony prevent the natives from
carrying rifles, hence their armament
consists of nothing more formidable
than spear and shield. While thus re-
stricted in equipment, they are com.
paratively; harmless, but should they be
supplied with rifles by either of the
combatants in the present war they
might prove menace to all white men,
/ irrespective of nationality. A table
showing the numbers of the two races
in South Africa makes this clear:
Cape Colony .1see.Seo Y 4do' sS 90
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10

The millions of blacks inhabiting the
states and colonies here mentioned are,
with few exceptions, brave warriors,
and belong to the Zulu and Kaffir tribes.
The natives of Basutoland and Bechu-
analand are kindred, although their lam
guage and customs differ widely from
the Kafir dialect and Kafir ceremonials.
The Swazis, whose territory has long
been claimed by the Beers, are perhaps
the most belligerent of the native
tribes; and as they hate their oppres-
sors with the vindictiveness of savages
they may be expected to raid the Trans
vaal as soon as an opportunity offers.
The Basutos, SO the latest reports state,
are preparing to make war upon the
Orange Free State, against which they
have particular grievance.
The preponderance of the natives
over the whites is so great that their
subsection has frequently been made
the subject of sociological inquiry.
United, they could by sheer force Of
numbers annihilate the Caucasian in
vaders in less than fortnight; but
fortunately their tribal hatreds are so
pronounced that concerted effort seems
out of the question. A Zulu could not
be persuaded to fight by the side of
a Kaffir, and Swat would cheerfully
exterminate both. In previous abor-
iginal wars the Zulus have proved
themselves sturdy antagonists, but
they are. now thoroughly subdued and
loyal to Great Britain.
The Basutos and Swazis, however, may
take an active part in the present war.
The former, as has been said, against
the Orange Free State, the latter
against the Transvaal. Besides fight
ing the burghers, the Basutos may also
war against the British, who have re-
Gently made themselves very unpopular
by imposing an additional hut tax of
one pound in their district.
Conditions over which neither the
Boersnor the British have control make
it imperative that neither shall rely
upon the blacks as allies; for should
they once learn to know the power
there is. in numbers and in modern mil
itary equipment their subjugation
would require years of military effort
and the. loss of thousands of lives. To
keep Zulu and Kaffir in the dark as to
their true strength is evidently looked
upon as a white mans duty by both
SIDES. hi q. w. WE1PPIERT,
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10
TONS OF GOLD IN SIGHT.
Rich Strike in the PenrOse Mine Il
Causing Wild Excitement in
LeadviIle.

An excitement equal to any Leadville,
COL, has ever experienced is now rag
ing in that camp. The phenomenal
strike in the Penrose mine is still the
all-absorbing topic, and everybody is
en- qui vive for additional particulars.
The interest is intensified by the re-
port made by several mining men who
visited the property. There are two
drifts running parallel, 25 feet apart, for
a distance of over 200 feet.
Between these two drifts it is figured
that there is solid mass of ore worth
not less than $4,000, 900, hence the ex-
citement attending the discovery is
tuned to the highest pitch. Even this
represents but small part of the min
eral in sight in the Home Mining COM
pany's group. A large body of iron ore
opened up in the Bon Air mine running
from 40 to so ounces of silver, from
which specimens of 50 tons day are
being made, is one of the company's
favorite prospects.
Each day the company that is caus-
ing all the talk is producing 200 tons,
and not few of the ores run as high
as 600 ounces silver, with good lead val
ues. Only two months ago the stock of
the company could have been bought
for from ten to fifteen cents over the
par value of one dollar. Several thou.
sand shares have since changed hands
at ten dollars share, while small
block went up to $12. .x.gs-s, &.-.rfr ts.ss.
It is confidently believed that the
paper will rise to $40 before the first
of the next month. Parties controlling
it are in no hurry to sell, seeing their
way to probable fortune. It has been
many years since Leadville has had
such q mining excitement combined
with stock speculation. People who hold
from 100 to 500 shares of the Home
company stock bought at one dollar are
now reaping q golden harvest.
The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10
M. r. STEYN-

OIesAueAt OI the orange Free State.)
defense of the country, and European
artillerists were secured to teach the
arts of modern warfare to the men at
the head of the Boer army
Further on Mr.. Hillegas says that
several Americans of military train
ing became the instructors in the ma
tional military school at Pretoria; and
even the women and children became
imbued with the necessity of warlike
preparation, and learned the use of
arms, Several million pounds were an
nually spent in Europe in the purchase
of the armament required by the plans
formulated by the experts, and the
whole country was placed on war foot
ing. Every important strategic posi-
ton was made as impregnable as mod
ern skill and arms could make it, and
every farmers cottage was supplied
with arms and ammunition, solthat5the
volunteer army might be modified in,
a day." siisz.S ls., 4sf.z...:..sz gsze.s
President Kruger and his friend;
President Steyn of the Orange Free
State, knew years ago that their strug-
gle for independence could not be de-
layed beyond certain period. Every
gold discovery brought the critical mo-