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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-14

"One Minute Cough Cure is the
best remedy ever used for coughs
and colds, 1t is unequaled for coughs
ana colds. Children like it, writes
III. N. Williams, Gentryville, Ind. 1t
never fails. 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results.
Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness.
Group, pneumonia, bronchitis and all
throat and lung trouble. Its early
use prevents consumption.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-14
TELL YOUR SISTER.

"A Beautiful Complexion is an impos.
sloihty without good, pure blood, the
sort that only exists in connection
with good digestion, healthy liver
and bowels. Karl's Glover Root Tea
acts directly on the bowels, liver and
Kidneys keeping them in perfect
health. Price 25 cts. and 50 cts. For
sale by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-14
HOW IS YOUR WIFE?

Has she lost her beauty II so,
Constipation, Indigestion, Sick Head
ache are the principal causes. Karl's
Clover Root Tea has cured these ills
for half century. Price % cts, and
so cts. Money refunded il results
are not satisfactory. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-14

DeWitt's Little early risers purify
the blood, clean the liver, iuvigorate
the system. Famous little pills for
constipation and liver troubles. Elko
Drug Company.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
SockIess Simpson.

Jerry Simpson as an editor
gives promise of telling more
truth than when he was in con-
gress. He has made the dis
covery that Kansas is tired Of
sending freaks to the national
legislature and with naive
frankness explains that for this
reason he was not reelected.
In other words, Simpson has
discovered himself. He has
busted the cobweb from his
brain, clarified his vision and
put socks on his feet. If he is
really convinced that he is a
crank he may hope to cure
himself and to allow his state
once more to ask with pride,
whats the matter with Kan
sas?" Mail and Express.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
rAzEwELL


In Tazewell, the election was very
quiet, the result being as follows: T. E.
George. County Clerk; H. Bane Harmon
Circuit clerk; James Bandy, sheriff; I'll.
2. Brettain, Treasurer; Barnes Gillespie,
Commemorative Attorney. All are Re-
publicans except the treasurer. The
inaiorities range from 700 to 1900.
PULASKI.
In Pulaski County the following we're
the successful candidates, their ma
jorities ranging from five hundred to
one hundred
John S. Draper, Commonwealth
attorney; j. N. Bosang, clerk of courts;
II. L. Stone, county treasurer; w. j.
Carper, sheriff; r. G. Fitzhugh, com
missioner of revenue. All of the sue
cessful candidates are present mourn
bents, with the exception of Mr. Draper
Who defeated Mr.. d. S. PalIock, who has
been the Commonwealth attorney for
twelve years. They are all Democrats,
the Republican ticket being factor of
little Importance in the contest.
WASHINGTON.
The Democrats elect six of the seven
supervisors, and j. M. Kreger Demo
crat) defeats d. A. Preston (Republican)
for Circuit Court Clerk. s. M. Withers
Democrat. is elected treasurer over
Paul Halter Republican. p E. Dayen-
port, endorsed by the Democrats defeats
Alexandria Robinson, Republican, for
Commonwealth attorney. J. M.
Maiden and John Roberts, Democrats,
are elected commissioners of the reve-
nue.. The commissioners of election
met here to day and adjourned till next
Wednesday. They counted the vote
from fifteen precincts, and refused to
count the other ten, owing to irregulari-
ties. It is undecided and cannot be deter
mined whether D A Duff or r P Cum
mings is elected county court clerk and
whether F Keller, democrat, or j w
Hor ,enstein, republican, is elected sher-
if. 1t is claimed that the republicans
have doctored some of the returns, and
that the commissioners will throw out
some of the precincts. If one of the ten
precincts should be thrown out the dem
ocrats wili4win all offices.
SCOTT COUNTY.
The returns from Scott county shows
the election of the straight democratic
ticket The candidates in this county
were as follows: For commonwealth
attorney, W S Cox, democrat. George M
Edmondson, independent; for treasurer
John & Smith, democrat; H w Dough
erty, republican; for sheriff. Broad
water, democrat; Q w Carter, independ
ent; for county court clerk, w G Steph
enson, democrat; Wilburn Nicely, repub
lican; for circuit court clerk, George I
Dougherty. democrat; Vim w Ramey
Independent.
The entire democratic ticket is elected
Their majorities were: w S Cox, 214;
B Broadwater, 400; John E Smith, 66
w G Stephenson, 22l; George L Dough
erty, 1856.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Weak Human Nature.

A touching incident occurred
recently in a French village.
The peasants proposed to pre-
sent their pastor with a barrel
of wine, each one to pour in a
bottleful. But, alas! for hui
man nature! Each peasant
thought that a bottleful Of wa
ter would not be noticed in Sc
much wine, so when the good
minister came to tap the bar
rel, there flowed out a stream
of pure water only. He got
barrel of real wine the mex
day.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Discovered by a Woma n.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that too by lady in this
country "Disease fastened it's clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seeEed imminent. For three months
she eoughed necessarily, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way te
recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle Of
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton, and was so much relieved on taking
first dose. that shs slept all night; anc
with two bottles, has been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz
Thus writes W. Q. Hamnick & Co., O
Shelby, N, O.. G. T. Peppers drus
store Regular size SOC and ST. Ever,
bottle guaranteed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
What a Horse Can Do.

A horse. will travel 400 yards
in 2a minutes at a walk, 400
yards in two minutes at a trot,
400 yards in one minute at a
gallop.
The usual work OF a horse
is taken at 22,5oo pounds
raised one foot per minute for
eight hours per day.
A horse will carry $50 lbs.
rs miles per day of eight
hours.
An average draught horse
will draw 1000 pounds 23 miles
per day on level road, weight
of wagon included.
The average weight of
horse is 1000 pounds, and hi
strength is equivalent to tina
of five men.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
MUST PAY TAXES
just the Same as If They Re-
manned in the United
States.

By the decision of the Board
of tax Commissioners, recently
made public three of New
York's citizens, who have
taken up their residence
abroad, will have to pay their
taxes just the same as the per
sons living in this country.
William Waldorf Astor
must pay his personal taxes
on an assessment of 81, 100000
worth of personal property.
The Bradley Martins must
pay taxes on S., 900, 900 worth
of personal property.
Mrs. Isaac H. Sherman,
mother of Mrs. Bradley Martin
must pay taxes on $2,5oo,ooo
worth of personal property.
Mr.. Astor's taxes will
amount to about $4,000 the
Bradley Martins about the
same and Mrs. Sherman will
be taxed about $50, 500.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

DISTRICT OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Miller, 100 majority.
Magistrates--J. P. M. Huddell, w. E
Orr, T. w. Fisher.
sMYTHE.
w. Y. Sexton, reelected by 127 nc ajor
ity, for county court clerk; George w
Wright, treasurer, by 300 majority; G
w. Richardson; common wealths attor
ney, by about 150; Jas. v. Richardson
defeats G. S. Snider, for sheriff, by only
five majority.
The following officers were elected
Jno. w. Williams, Commonwealth At
torney; B. P, Watts, clerk; J. D. Snidow
sheriff; J. HI. Woodson treasurer; Chas
Stafford, commissioner.
RUSSELL.
Russell county went gloriously demo
cratic, the whole ticket nominated b,
the Democratic convention being tri
umphant. The officers are: Treasurer
M. G. Clark; county clerk, T.. L. Bays
circuit clerk, r. S. Meade; sheriff, I'll. c
Smith; Commonwealth attorney, b. Z
Wilson; commissioner, A. B. Foglemar
and III. L. Burns. At Baylor's precinc
crowd of armed Republicans being
dissatisfied ut the selection OF judges 0
election swore to tear away the BOOTH
and there was no election held at tina
place. Baylor's is strong Republican
precinct.
GRAYSoN.
The returns from Grayson have no
yet been made public However, tn
county offices are about equally divide
between tie Democrats and Republican,
BLAND.
In Bland county McNutt, democrat
for sheriff; Fulton Kegley, democra
Commonwealth attorney; Raymond r,
pass, republican, county and circuit,coul
clerk; Fayette Newberry. republican
treasurer; Howard Walker. republican
commissioner,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Pay Pa, ' s!, s. Farm journal
Biz Prize Five Years.

By a special arrangement
arrangement made with the
publishers of the Farm Jolrn-
al we are enabled to offer a 5
year subscription to that paper
to every new subscriber who
pays for the TIMES one year
ahead; and the same offer is
made to every old subscriber
who will pay back dues and
one year in advance--both
papers for the price of ours.
In order to get the Farm
Journal as a premium for adj
vance payment it will be nee.
essary to walk right up to the
captains Office, for we have
only a limited number of S
year subscriptions to dispose
of. The Farm Journal is on
solid foundation aud perfectly
trustworthy.
The price of the Farm Jour
nal is SIC year; five years
$3.50. We offer you $3.50
worth of good reading fol
only ONE DOLLAR.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

Its very strange but when
people get the least bit sick,
there is no doctor or medicine
too good for them, yet they
neglect their eyes and think
any kind of an old pair of glas-
ses selected at a store or pur-
chased Of a pedler are good
enough.
LOUIS E. PEPPER OpticiAn.
Bucks Block.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

Philosophical research and
political theorizing can never
get beyond the fact that the
community, state or country is
most prosperous that has the
happiest tresides.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
Items Of Interest Gath
cred from Our Ex-
changes.

Gardens in and around Pu-
laski have been badly damaged
by recent frost.
Philpot Currin, Of Pulaski,
was married last Saturday to
Mrs. Ring.
Mrs. Campbell Wolfe died
lat Marion last Wednesday al
an advanced age.
Grayson county voted for
the issuing of $4,000 rail
rold bonds last week.
The Methodist Of Rye Val
ley will erect. a new church at
the cross roads near r. ]. Cal
houn's.
A passenger train killed II
head of sheep for Jas. M. San
.ders, at Seven Mile Ford, a
few days ago.
!. N. Rhudy led to the n.y.
meneal altar last Sunday Miss
Matte Fox, both of Burks
Garden.
Ten freight cars were wreck
ed at Dublin Monday night by
the spreading Of a rail. No
damage was done.
Prof. P. H. Williams, while
splitting a post on his farm cut
his leg below the knee quite
badly with an axe.
Mr.. T. Williams, of Rich
Valley, and Miss Lille St.
John, Of Chilhowie, were mar
ried last week at Marion.
Floyd, Patrick and Carroll
counties voted against railroad
bonds. Those counties are
not in the railroad building
business.
Robert Mathews of Thomp-
son Valley, and Miss Carrie
Allen were married last We'd
nesday. Both are from Taze-
well county.
A Philadelphia electric COM
pany is prospecting around
Snowville, Pulaski county, with
a view Of locating a plant on
both side of Little river.
Mrs. Pratt, whose husband,
John Pratt, was sent to the
penitentiary from Pulaski last
January. for stealing cattle, is
securing signatures to a petit
ton asking for his pardon.
On the Clayton property
now being worked by the
Bertha mining company, one
day last week five large rattle
snakes were killed-one OF
which had sixteen rattles. They
were all as large as common
sapplings, and since ''the find
it is almost impossible to Sc
cure hands to work on the
property.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

Gratitude is a debt that the
average man is least likely to
pay, but when there is a
grudge to be settled he chafes
while waiting for the first OPP
portunity.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
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A Bargain
in Literature.

Read the unprecedented Oh
Yer made in the following:
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Election Returns in the Southwest.

The following is the official vote of
Wythe county, giving the total vote of
each candidate, and the maiorlties.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Don't be a Clam

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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

A lamb, a goose, a frog and
a skunk wanted to go to a cir
Gus to which the admission was
ST.. The lamb could get in all
right for he had four quarters;
also the goose for he had a
bill; the frog also for he had a
greenback, but the poor skunk
had only a scent and it was a
bad one. They were all going
away because the skunk could
not get in, when they met a
sardine, and he said, "come
with me, boys, | have a box
Farm Journal ( years ano
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
So T0S |
You Pay 81 for a County
Paper when you can
Get Just as Good
FOR S 100

Gives you the County News,
including the court proceed
ings and trasactions of the
Board of Supervisors, South
west Virginia News, State
News, and General News.
It is the only true expo
nent of Democracy published
in the county; is bold, fearless
and just.
Why pay $1.75 to So for
that which you can get for ST?
Every citizen in the West
End of the county should be
a reader Of THE TINES. 1t
fights for your interests and
you should stand by it.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02

Farm Journal S years and
the TINES year for only IS.
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portunlty
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-31
MISS COULD'S REFUSALS.

Receives So Many Offers That stereo-
typed Answer Is Necessary.
Helen Gould suggests in no way the
owner Of millions. She goes about her
sitting room. which is the second
story front Of the old house in larry
town, dressed in the sort of gown
which a maid or a country seamstress
might have made. her hair brushed
soberly away from her face, and some
times wen an old-fashioned white
apron to protect her dress. There are
thousands Of girls in New York whose
fathers wonder where the money to
buy their clothes and matinee tickets
is to come from who lead a more ele-
CANT existence than this simple young
omar Miss Gould has all the old
fashioned habits of thought as we'll
as the old-fashioned virtues. Four
years ago She gave a confidence to an
intimate friend, says the New York
World. There are she said, three
things that l want to do. l want to
bring up Frank to be a fine man, as
good a man as my father was, for l
believe he was the best man who ever
lived. l want to make the world I'M
derstand how fine and tender a man
my father was; and l want to make
the name of Gould as loved in New
York as that of Burdett-Coutts in
London" Frank Gould has just at
tanned his majority, and he bids fair
to carry out his sisters plans for him.
He is clear-headed, ~good-looking,
grave and tender toward his sister,
and he gives her the worship for her
devotion which she deserves. The final
idea Of Helen Gould to be a second
Baroness Burdett-Coutts has been dis
covered by persons who live by their
wits. AS a consequence she is be-
sieged on every hand by people with
schemes, philanthropic and personal,
as we'll as by frank beggars. Then
there are the schemes. They range
from daily newspapers and theatrical
ventures to boarding schools for young
ladies and patent incubators. On an
average Of two a week come ideas for
everything from a flying machine to
a thumb thimble that would triple the
Gould millions if there was only money
enough to patent and exploit it. AS
for the offers of marriage, they are
legion. These letters are by no means
from illiterate or ignorant persons in
all cases. The names signed to some
of them would surprise the world were
they published. Miss Gould has had
a card engraved as daintily as an in
vitation, which she sends in reply to
all these offer. 1t reads: Miss Gould
does not feel that she can respond to
your request. Not, she hopes you will
believe, from any lack Of sympathy OF
interest in the matter you present
but because numerous and exacting de,
mands, together with the countless ap,
plications she has received, make it ir
this instance impossible"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-31
WHY THE MAN WAS MAD.
6et Gents Damages Awarded Him With
out Cost.

st Gents Damages Awarded Him With
out Cost.
He came aboard at Saith street. His
lips quivered, his eyes blazed, his
breast heaved and it was clear that
there was murder in his heart, says the
New York Mail and Express. Every
body noticed him, but he noticed no
one. He sat down near tho door and
looked out of the friendly window. 1t
was day. Had it been night none could
have seen him under the miserable
lamp lights. The train crawicd into
the 10th street station, While the pas
sengers held their breath in silence.
Silence is golden on the Il" road. The
conductor called out the station in an
unknown language. That caused the
unhappy passenger to look up. His
lips moved. He made a forcib,e remark.
| Then he took from his Inside pocket
a typewriter paper. He tore it into
small pieces. The star in the melo-
drama never slashed a paper as that
one was. He cast the debris on the
floor of the car and 1t looked as if a
snow-storm had brushed through the
door. Then he arose and went out on
the platform. He Quaffed the fresh air
of the morning and his eyes brighten
ed, but only for an instant. The guard
spoke to him, but he beat his hand in
the air and said:
GO away, 60 away. l shall so mad
If you do not
He looked it, too.
ITO think he remarked after a
pause, Ito think that my hopes should
be ruined thus. Lawyers are dogs and
the courts are their kennels. l shall
leave that to my heirs chat they may
take warning. Oh. the brutes!'
Now that it is all over, it is no sur
prise that the man was mad. He had
just been awarded a verdict Of 6 cents
damages without costs, and who would
not be mad under the circumstances?
The indolcnt man is the first to claim
that he never had an opportunity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-31
MADE COMPANIONS By PERIL
villa Beasts Herd Together to Escape
Il Forest Fire.

villa Beasts Herd Together to Escape
Forest Fire.
An incident Of the forest fires in The
hills of the Descanso neighborhood,
in southern California, illustrates this
c~omradeship that common peril brings
about among beasts as well as among
men. After the flames had completed
their work of destruction and spread a
pail over the hills, a rancher went
forth among the charred stumps and
smoking brush heaps to look for a
number of cattle and colts which he
feared had been hemmed in by the
fire. He went across gully and ridge
in his search. until at last he saw his
stock some little distance ahead. He
was more than astonished upon com
ing up to the group to find not only
his cattle and colts, but a deer, three
wildcats, a coyote, and several rab-
bits, all alive and apparently in no
fear Of him. They watched his ap-
proach with Indifference, the timidity
gone from the big-eyed deer, no ven
ON in the Wildcats purr, and honesty
iliilH IL llS Sldy COSOtt , lace. liz
rabbits sat on their launches, as meek
as the pets Of children. But the poor
coyote was in pain, and as the farmer
came close the erstwhile robber of the
roost dragged his helpless hind-quar-
tiers toward the man in mute suppli-
cation. The legs of the animal had
been frightfully burned. The rancher
was in no mood to make friends of
such strange creatures, and at once
drove his stock through the smolder-
ing brush, the deer going along with
the cattle, the rabbits hopping along
at the rancher's heels, the wildcats
slouching along behind, and the coy
ote, unable to follow, whining a pa
thetic appeal for succor. When the
burning field was passed the deer
broke into a run for the distant hills,
the rabbits were away like a flash, and
the old defiance and snarling leer
came back to the wildcats, who
scorned to make a show of haste. They
walked slowly out of sight.-San
Diego Union.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-31
Soldiers and Feathers.

The effort to persuade women to
cease adorning their hats with birds or
their plumage has not been very sue
c~essful, for feminine vanity has de-
manded this slaughter of the inno-
cents. Englishmen have on this occa-
sion proved themselves more humane
than the women of the land. Sir John
Lubbock has secured the abolition of
the use of osprey plnmes in the British
army. He pointed out that these
plumes were stripped from the birds in
their breeding season, involving the
death and the destruction OF their
young by starvation. On learning this
the military authorities decreed that
officers should no longer aid in this
wanton destruction by wearing osprey
plumes in their helmets.