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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Planting By the Noon.

Mr.. Editor-Wil. you kindly tell
me through your valuable paper
whether you think there is anything
in waiting for the increase of the
moon before repairing or building
fences. Il. w. SAUNDERS.
No, MIR. Saunders, we should not
wait; the moon is too far away, and
it is too cold. 1t is true we have
heard Of "Moonshine" being success
cessfully used in repairing political
fences-we also remember story
told by one Buck Jones 10 the effect
that he once built ten rail fance in
the "down sign" and the influence OF
the moon was such tbatit all sunk
down into the ground. Whereupon
he built another ten railience in the
"up sign right on top OF the other.
The moon, taking cogniMnce of the
fact, pulled the first fence right out
of the ground, and, to Bucks aston
shment, he had a good twenty rail
fence. We doubt the story-we
believe that Buck lost control of his
imagination. We place this in the
same category with all the wonder
full stories about the marvellous draw
ing powers of the moon Fence
timber is effected by the condition
of the sap when it is cut and crops
by conditions Of seed, soil and cul
ture, not by ''up signs" and "dowr
signs. Farmers should study prac
tical chemistry and the needs of th,
plant life, rather than astrology anC
witch lore. Physiology and anato
my are far more valuable to stool
raisers than the combined wisdom o
all the old fogies with their rabbi
foot and moon philosophy.-Farm
Fireside and Factory.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
An Egg Within An Egg.

Mr.. Jno. T. Barnes, Of the Cove,
was in town this week, and tells the
following A few days ago hen egg
was found at his home which was
a freak of nature. The egg. which
was a large one. was broken open
and found to contain two distinct
eggs. The strange part of it is tina;
one of the eggs insi lie the large one
had shell we'll matured, and was 9
perfect egg. Mr.. Barnes says this
is no joke or fake, buta true story
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
The Gun Burst.

John White, colored, son of
George White was quite painfully
hurt on Wednesday by his gun bar.
rel bursting hunting. One eye is
badly burned. and his head and
face otherwise cut and bruised. DR.,
Stellar rendered necessary surgical
aid, and boy IS doing well.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
HERE and THERE
Interesting News From Differ
ent Parts of the County.
Local AND PERSONAL.
D0Ak.

There was preaching at Salem
church Saturday and Sunday. There
was large congregation on Sunday,
mostly Candidates.
Rev. Will Yost preached at Lock
harss chapel Sunday at IL a. III.
w. p. Payne is in Mcdowell this
week attending Criminal Court.
Miss Amanda Waldron was visi
ting Miss Amanda and Ennis Payne,
Saturday aud Sunday. returning to
Cedar Bluff Sunday evening
Several boys of this place visited
tho Mild West Show at Bluefisld
Wednesday.
Messrs. III. Baue Harmau, Jno.
w. Gillespie, Jno. w. Crockett aud
Newt Crockett attended tue dance
at w. Z. Payue's Friday.
w. p. Payne has build a new
blacksmith shop on his place.
MIR. aud Mrs. w. p. Payne gave
IA very nice dance at their home on
last Friday. There were several
young folks in attoudance. Those
that were present from different
points Were Miss Matte aud Pearl
Mcneil, Eliza Young, OF Maxwell.
Miss Amanda Wsldron, Of Cedar
Bluff; Messrs w. B. aud Reece
Young, Geo. Mcneil, OF Maxwell.
All report enjoying the affair very
much.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
The I.O.O.F.

Rev. j. $. French preached
ape cal sermon TO the Odl Fellows,
IN The Methodist Church last Sunday
night. Tterc was full attendance
Of the members of the order, and the
spacious Building was crowded with
an attentive audience. The sermon
on the occasion was no, only
appropriate, but one OF great power,
and beauty as well.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
In Memory of Major Rufus Brit
tain.

A ruling elder. and clerk of the
Session of the Tazewell Preebyter-
ian church for nearly iifly years who
departed this life April lIth, 1899.
The following action was taken by
the session of the church April 10th,
viz;
Resolved l. That III the death of
our dearly beloved brother. and
companion in Christian labours. our
church and the church at large, has
sustained great loss His life has
been so exemplary, so pure aud
peacable, and humble and faithful
that it has commanded universal
esteem and admiration, cxerting and
continuing to exert, an influence for
good immeasurably great.
2. That as a pains taking clerk of
the Session, and a faithful Office
bearer in the church, his services
have ever been exceedingly valuable,
his counsels wise and wholesome.
3. That for such a life of piety
and devotion to Christ,we are devot-
edly thankful to the Grtat Head OF
the church, and humbly pray for
grace to initiate its virtues.
A. That to the grief stricken fam.
lily we give assurance of our heart
felt sympathy, rejoicing in their
comfort, and commencing them to
God, and to the word of his grace,
which is able to build them up, and
to give them an inheritance
among all them which aresauct,6ed.
8. That the above resolutions DO
published in the Tazew.ll papers,
and also in the Central Prcsby terrain
and Christian Observer, and copy
of the same be placed in the hands
of the family of the deceased.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Democratic Convention of 1900.

More than two years have elapsed
since the Democratic National Com.
mittee had its meeting at Washing
ton to arrange the form Of the call
for the National Conve nton of July,
1896, at Chicago. y y
1t appears, therefore that the
Democrats faithful to the Chicago
platform are now moro completely
I'D control OF the party organization
than they wero in 1896. Since then
they have become Predominant in
the Democratic party in Wisconsin,
Minnesota and South Dakota, three
States which voted against them in
1896. Moreover, the New England
States, which presented a pretty
solid front against the Chicago plat
form in the convention OF 1896, are
now in nearly every case under the
control of the friends of Bryan. More
especially is this true of Massschu-
setts, Maine and New Hampshire,
which cast at the Chicago conven-
tion 45 votes against the platform
and only 5 for it.
Meantime the opponents of the
Chicago platform in the Democrat
ic party are gaining noviere, and
the most they venture to strive for
at party conventions is almost in
variably nothing beyond mere eva
sion of the currency issue 1t is not
probable that they will be able to
muster at the National convention
of next year more than half of the
voting strength they exhibited at
Chicago in 1896, and even as many
as l50 delegates would be a very
liberal estimate.-The NY Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Death of Mrs. HensleY.

Mrs. NJ. ID. Hensley died We
nesday morning at the home al her
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Brown, in the
63 year of her age, She had been
in poor health for n long time, The
funeral service was conducted on
yesterday by Rev. Mr.. Wayts, pastor
o. the Baptist Church, of which Mrs.
Hensley was n communicant.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
A skillful Operation.

DR.. Il. B. Gillespie performed difficult
and what promises to be a successful
operation for appendicitis, last Sunday,
on Mr.. James Hambrick, son OF A. d..
Hambrick, near Springville. The young
man was in a very critical condition and
apparently could not have lived. Since
the operation the patient is doing fiurIy,
and will certainly recover, unless some
unexpected complications arise. DR..
Gillespie had the assistance of Drs. ST.
Clair, Pyott and Reynolds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
SHAKE RAG SHAKEN UP.

Row at Church Festival
Hugh Paxton at the Bat-"Ple
Eater" on Deck.
Last Saturday night, during the
course of festival at the Colored
Baptist Church in what is known as
Shake Rag there was quite row,
arising out of dispute over nickel
Hugh Paxton was patronizing the
pie counter, and tried to pay for a
10c pie with a &c piece. Hugh Ell
forced his rights by using gun
which he generally has handy. The
ball caught Frank Dempsy in the
region of the solar plexus-fired 81
random, not at Frank "Pie Eater
pulled his gun on Harriet White
who got out of the way, quick
Razors, ever present on sucI
occasions were held in readiness but
fortunately were not needed. War
rants are out for Paxton and "PiC
Eater" who played the parts in this
pistol practice against the peace OF
the party, and they have departt
fo- distant parts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28

w rend out number OF Sample
Copies 81 This issue OF the News
We hope you will s~ud W. your
subscription. Drop us card and
tell us to continue the paper to you.
Quite a number OF Tazewell boys
attended Buffalo Bills Show in Blue
field. on Wednesday-not so many 40
attended the big circus there, how
ever. We noticed one of these
excursionists returned to Tazewell
with one eye in sling, and his head
bandaged. Fortunately the casual
ties Of this kind were few.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28

one congressman protests against
the divine rights Of New York's ma
jority Of 3S Congressman.
Our forefathers sent ITO form q
more perfect union" compromised
their differences by establishing in
our government system of checks
and balances. But How Checki was
the vital question. Senators, though
they represented the States, could
not be elected by the very power
they were to check, nor could the
period of their service be commen.
surate with the power over which
they were to draw the rein.
Society is oft blown and tossed
about with every gentle zephyr;
Cougressmen represent these con-
slant changes of social opinion.
The Senate stands immovable un-
til the sober, serious judgement of
the American people have settled
upon a dehnite policy. Sepators,
must then. represent the States, and
so representing must be elected by
the delegated aud not by the dele
eating power. States dominate in
the House of Representatives, &C
cording to numbers; and States as
such governmental entities dominate
in the Senate, because co-equai,
regardless OF numbers.
Numbers and States must concur
before any law can pass.
I'm society under the forms of
which stronger faction can
readily unite and oppress
the weaker, anarchy may be as truly
said to reign as in state OF nature,
where the weaker individual is not
secured against the violence of the
stronger er'-Madison Al No. FEEDER
alist.
Why, then, by this move under
take to DESTROY our governmental
theory, and after the adoption of
our constitution, iLaugurate the
evil that gave our forefathers Sd
much concernf
If Senators, too, are to represent
society, why ot properly in proper
tiou to numbers aud if in prop
tion to numbers, what becomes of
your checks and balances? What
becomes of the minority?-of the
indestructible States and we might
add, of the Southern States of this
Union?
What prevented the passage of
the force bill, to hang about the
poles of our Southland, sounding
the death knell of liberty? 1t is
urged by it's friends that it will pre-
vent frauds. How? BY increasing
the purchasing area; or conversely
stated, that frauds must necessarily
diminish as the area over which they
are to be permitted increases. That
sounds more like fiction than fact.
Again it is erged that dead locks
will be prevented, and the non action
of State Legislatures be a thing of
the past.
Better have no action than unjust
action.
DOUGLAS II. SMIIH.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Church Festival Tonight

The ladies of the Methodist
Church will give church social and
festival tonight, in the old Moss &
Greever building on Main Street
Ice Cream and Cake will be served
with good music thrown in. OF
course the entertainment will be
literally patronized. Admission free
Ice Cream and Cake. 15,cts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Mr.. Chas. Gilpin.

Continues quite i'll at his home
east of town. Last Monday. his
physician, DR.. Crockett called Drs.
st. Clair, and Williams of Burke's
Garden, in consultation. His con
dition is critical in the extreme.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Tazewell, Va, April Goth. 1890
Take Notice.

We will close our gallery at this
place May /, 1899. All parties
wanting pictures made, copying
and enlarging done, come in al
once and get the benefit of oul
special prices. We make every
thing from stamp size up. Re.
member 20 come in this month, o.
you will be too late.
Respectfully,
Hunts Art Gallery,
Pounding Mill, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Resignation of Mr. Gardner

Many people will regret to learn
that Mr. G. j. Gardner, for q long
iiH. agent OF the N. x w. Rwy.
h-re has resigned his position. Mr..
Gardner is oil lis farm near Lewis.
burg. Wv. Wears sure We are
tight when we say that the n. & w.
has not had among it's army OF
officers. more effic:eut or popular
mnn thsn G. j. Gardner, and we
part from him with regret.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
NOTICE.

PARTIES who have old prescription
filed by the Tazewell Drug Company,
and wish them refilled, can do SO by
sending the number of the same to the
POCAHoNTAS DRUG CO.,
Pocahontas, Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Good Little Farms.

56 acres, miles from Tazewell
good orchards house &c. Cheap a
$4,000
-75 acres 8 miles from town. good
house-whoat crop on place. Cheap
at 1900.
SO acres, 4 miles from town, two
og houses, well timbered and
watered. Cheap at $500
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Oapt. and Mrs. Tynes Return.

Capt. and Mrs. Tynes returned
from Nebraska last week. Mrs.
Tynes' health is good, but Capt.
Tynes' is still suffering from the
effects of recent severe attack OF
the grip. Tazewell is glad to have
these popular members of society
home again.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Unique.
Editor News:

EullOr NEWS:
Sec. IL, of the Army Reorgani.
zation bill, passed by the late Con-
gress and submitted to Attorney
General Griggs for Interpretation,
is as follows:
"That no officer or private SOL
dier shall be detailed to sell intox-
icating drinks, as bartender or
otherwise, iu any post exchange or
canteen, nor shall any other person
be required or allowed to sell such
liquors in any encampment, or fort,
or on any premises used for military
purposes by the United States; and
the Secretary of War is hereby Iii
rected to issue such general order
as may be necessary to carry the
provisions of this section into full
force and effect
The Attorney General, for the
purposes of his argument and con
struction, divides this section,
which is single sentence, into
three clauses-putting a period af
ter the word 'canteen.'-clause No.
1. Another period after "United
States, ,"-clause No. 2. The re
mainder of the section constitutes
clause 3rd. In his opinion Of clause
1st, he says, "a declaration that
soldiers shall not be detailed to
sell Intoxicating drinks in post ex-
changes, necessarily implies that
such sale is not unlawful when con-
Quoted by others than soldiers
Officers in command of encamp-
mcnts, forts, reservations aud 9th
er premises have usually exercised
the authority to allow persons to
come upon the premises and sell
Intoxicating drinks to soldiers.
The second clause wonld seem to
relate particularly to the class of
persons and to the custom. Given
its full effect, it forbids any such
license or permission to be granted
hereafter to any military officer.
| do not think that the Ord clause
of the section is intended to modi-
fly or effect the sale of intoxicating
drinks in the post exchanges or
cauteens.n
Querry-Are post exchanges or
canteens on any premises used for
military purposes by the United
States
The substance of the whole opin-
ion is expressed in this language:
''The act having forbidden the
employment of soldiers as bartend-
ers or salesmen of intoxicating &
drinks, is would be lawful and ap-
propriate for the manager of post
exchanges to employ civilians for
that purpose. OF course employ"
ment is matter of contract, and
not of requirement or permis-
sion."
If you contract with a civilian
to do certain thing, say sell in.
toxicating drinks, can he substitute
buttermilk? If he is employed tc
sell, may he give it away. Il
to sell TO soldiers, may he sell to
others, and refuse to sell to sol
diersg If to sell in post exchange
may her refuse to sell there and
sell at some other placel
Then, If the manager of a pos
exchange employ a civilian to sci
Intoxicating drinks, and requir'
him to sell to soldiers, and to sci
in the post exchange or canteen
will the manager of such post ex-
change "allow" it to be sold to sol.
diers, and in the post exchanged
We often hear it said that thos,
in favor of prohibiting the sale o
intoxicants as a beverage. ar
i, cranks and impracticables; tha
prohibitive measures are impossi
bic of enforcement. We have no
far to look for the reason.
QUIP.
/. Tazewell, Va, April Goth, 1899
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Mrs. John w. Crockatt.

The many friends Of Mrs. Crock
EFT will be delighted to hear that she
is nt home. ard ,'oing fairly well
She arrived on yesterday ac.
coInpanied 10y her husband.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Do You Want It?

A nice little farm OF Go acres--good
house-2 orchards, good land and all
complete for $1,000. Write US for par
ticulars.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
Cattle to Craze.

can pasture so nr 75 head of
year old cattle ON gool ! uegrass
mountain land at reasonable rates.
WitteDs Mills, Va. w. w. Brown.
4-1-4i
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVF

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and la
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfact-
ton or. money refunded. Price 20
sold by Jno.E. Jackson, druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28
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Cows put to pasture.

On Wednesday the large pastures
Of w. G.. Harrison was opened, and
the cows turned into pasture. This
is later than usual by some ten days
or two weeks.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-28

Old fashioned Cutshort corn field
beans, and Early Amber and Earl,
Orange Cane Seed, at Spotts Bros.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-12
pv4ma lion and GaIatSa.

The farewell performance of Janet
Waldorf and company was given at the
Opera house last evening. The play
was ''Pygmalion and Galatea,' repeat
ed by request. There was a fairly good
and appreciative audience. Miss Wal
DORIS Galatea, as has been said be-
fore, was just as sweet as it could be.
Mr. McVay's Crysios was as funny
as ever, and Miss Boyer's reading of
the part of Pygmalion's wife was per
feet
Although this was the farewell night
of the Waldorf company at the Opera
house they give one more perform
ance of ''As You Like tt in the open
air with the grounds at Punahou as an
ideal forest of Arden. The perform
ance is for the benefit of the COM
btned charities of the city. There
should be large patronage for this raa-
son. But, besides, how many have
seen an open air performance of CAS-
You Like It?" The play is doubly
realistic with natural tropical sur
roundinss. 7. H. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-12
Trial OF Rioters.

The case of the Kahuku japanese
was the center of attraction at the
Government building yesterday. There
was a crowd Of people coming and go
ing and the corridors had more life
than they have had for some time.
The same Chinaman who was put on
at the opening of the case, began the
mornings testimony. He gave evidence
in regard to the numerous cuts he had
received during the melee and identi-
fed one Of the defendants.
The next witness was Manager
Weight, of Kahuku plantation. He
gave an account of the riot as he had
seen it. As soon as he learned that the
fight was in progress he mounted his
horse and rode TO the scene. He de-
tailed his efforts in subduing the
trouble. His testimony occupied the
greater portion Of the afternoon.
The night session was taken up with
evidence along the same line.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-12
HELD BY ENEMY
Lieut. Gilmore and Party Prison
ers Of The Insurgents.
WORD FROM THE OFFICE
CaptiveS Well Treated-Provision
Sent to Them-A Report Made
BY General Otis.

MANILA, May 2, 2:55 p. m.-The
first authentic information regarding
Lieut.. J. c. Gilmore and his party of
fourteen men Of the gunboat York
town, who We're captured by the Fill
pinos on April 18th, was received to-
day at the hands of Maj Arguelles of
the staff of Gen. Antonio Luna.
1t is in the form of list of the
missing men and is signed by Lieut..
Gilmore. The lieutenant reports that
he and his party have been brought
across the mountains from Baler.
where they were captured.
This information was brought in re
sponse to a note which Mai. Gen. Mac
Arthur sent to Luna by Maj. Shields
and Lieut.. Hayne, and which those Of
ficers, bearing flag of truce, carried
across Gen. Luna's lines yesterday
evening. The note, after asking for
prisoners in Gen. Luna's hads, con-
cluded with the message that he (Gen.
MacArthur) would be pleased to meet
Gen. Luna.
Maj. Shields and Lieut. Hayne found
span of the railroad bridge, mile
from st. Thomas, broken.
The officers sent the provisions for
the prisoners on a hand car at the
end of the bridge, placing the CO y,
the keeping OF the Fillpinos, whose
conduct throughout the various nego-
tions has been all that could be ex-
pected of a civilized nation.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The fol-
lowing cablegram was received at the
War Department at midnight:
'MANILA, May 3.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Washington: List of prisoners
in the hands of insurgents just re-
ceived shows Lieut.. Gilmore and sew
eral enlisted men in the navy lost from
the Yorktown, and six enlisted men
from the army. Three of the six were
wrongfully arrested in January before
hostilities commenced; all reported to
be doing we'll. Besides the above, two
men in the hands of the insurgents,
South and Capt Rockefeller, still un-
accounted for. OTIS"