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Turf Notes.

R,HwAY. y. j.. Dec. li.-"K0ss Mccarthy a. he
was known tho horse Jockey. died At the home oi
his father in this city yesterday. aged OIL years.
LTNISGroS. Dec. lI.--NArcuE DAILY has bought
81 B0vcrmAn Br, theirs. for e. 500. the thrce.ycAr
old ally. 10y Clay King, dam Alice L.yhurn. second
dam Mamie, the great brood mare. lie has also pur
chased Of Peter puTica. PAtchen Nikes Farm. the
trOtu NJ mare Matte, by Dictator. dam by IatcE.u
WILKES, aud has made unor 10 Ma Oyerton oi
Nashville OF g. ,OOD Tor tie two.year.uld colt by
HoW Bclls. dan Rosy Morn, Tho oungstor Is = full
last week paid 100 for his sire and dam.
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COLE.
The Seasons Bogie Contests Mt the Rich
mond County Country Club.

Play over the regular green's at tho Rich
mond County Country Club stopped yesterday
for tho winter. The members may compete at
any time. however. over tho first nine holes,
usns the temporary greens. which are In OK
ccllcnt order On Saturday the serins OF boyle
haniicaps for n cup offered by Col. J. II, Branch
came 20 n close A great many cards were re-
turned. the best OF which arc IA follows. tho
handicap and score in each case being for
ty-four holes:
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Spike Sullivan Has Kenny Helpless In Sixth
Round.

HARTFORD. Dec. 11.-Spike Sullivan won
from Young Kenny In the sixth round tonight
at the Capitol CITY A. c. He had Kenny practi-
cally defeated In the first round, the bell saving
the latter.
In the sixth Kenny came up weak and was
punished severely for l minute and some
seconds The blow that did the bust
meas I, WIS u eh on the Jay Jay Kenny Kenny
White stopped the affair TO save needless
slaughter. and helped Kenny TO his corner
the right only two or three times The ten
round preliminary between Tommy Moran OF
brooklyn and Jack Smith Of New York was won
BY Moran.
The other bout scheduled for ten rounds. be-
tween Kid IArpey OF Bridgeport and Jack
Fitzgerald Of New Britain resulted In the
knockout OF Larney In the fourth round
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
Basketball Notes.

The team uf tho Lafayette Kings Sons of Jersey
Cay would like to arrange games with rrVisterea
teams. LaAtch for next saturday evening Is de
sired Address Manager ]. H. Leonard, 2so Pacific
avenue, Jcrsvy city. Nj,
At Glen Cove on Saturday night, the Mount Car
mel LyCeum team of Astoria Defeated the st Pauls
by score of i1toI2. The Lyccum has a few open
dates in January for home games, Address Jos.
tph Mahon, 1873 Trowbridge street. Astoria, I. L
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Princcton's Baseball and Track Men Plan
ming for 1000.

PRINCEToN. Dec. ia largely attended
meeting OF the prospective candidates for the
university baseball and track teams was held
to-day. Az In former years. the baseball men
will he set to work in the cage under the care
OF professional coach. Last season William
Clark. catcher Of the Boston team. had "a. men
under his supervision during the first few
weeks and efforts arc being made TO reangaRe
him. The sprlntcrs will also begin practice In
the cage unlcr the direction OF Coach Christie
during the preliminary season, while tho long
"rNss.conntry rnns The fact that Princeton
viii send u team TO compete in the, games at
the Paris Exposition. brought out large num-
her Of can''iinteS. about scvcnty-tiNe men
handing their names to Cant, Cregnn, Fifty
men signined their Intention ut trying Tor tho
baseball team, which compares favorably with
former seasons,
Prof, n. -. Fire, chairman OF the faculty
athletic committee, warned the candidates
about their scholarship rank. lie said that the
faculty had found much trouble with condl.
toned playera during the last football season,
and that they had decided to give to the candi.
dates for the athletic teams next spring only
one chance for the removal OF deficiencies
After this trial no lenIency will be shown 10
the men. and they will ho debarred for the
year from taking part in either II thu sports
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Yale Track Wen Have Received No Chnl-
l"nGe From England.

New HAYES, Dec. Manager Dana OF the
Yale track team said tonight in regard to the
report that Oxford and Cambridge had sent II
challenge tG Harvard and Yale for Another
II have received mo- chs iIenrn nor have I had
any intimattun that one was To bo sent except
from what have read IN the Papers. There
glad to take the trip again and "a Nom Der or
the team SAID Tonight they would not only
have me chamfS 10 compete Tltn thG nngi,In,
later"
The athletic authorities doubt. however, that
ward are the dc'eated team and naturally tho
ncAt challenge would come from them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12

During the season the club has used bogio
cards with great success. charging a dino for
each and giving to the members the privilege
OF taking them oat as many times a. they
might choose. providing they had eliminates to
score for them Every month the club has Of
fored prize for the last carl returned. tn"
handicNrs then being revised and reissucd for
the rext month. The last OF these monthly
nogic hhndicnps brought out tic between q.
Mrrn. hhnn'SEhp ~ nhu otlS u, MlII,nns'
day and resulted IN favor OF Williams. who.
although , down at the turn. won the match by
making u record score Of 40 coming home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
Half
a Bottle
Cured Me

About thirty years ago l
bought bottle Of Ayers Hair
vigor to stop my hair from
falling out. One-half a bottle
cured nc. A few days ago my
hair began to fall out again. l
vent to the medicine shelf and
found the old bottle Of Hair
Visor Just As good as when l
bought it," -. c. Baxter.
Br,idvood. Ill. Sept. n. 1899.
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Horses, Harness and Carriages.
No better market IL open to you. providing
your goods are reliable, than the readers OF
IuE SUN-Aup,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
A FIzzLs Ar TEE HERCULES.
FIaherty Fails to Appear and Downey
Meets n Poor Substitute.


About four thousand persons were disap-
pointed last night at the Hercules A. c.. Brook
Ign. all because the original card. TWENTY-FIVE
round bout at 1913 pounds between Jack Dow
ney OF Brooklyn and Martin Fiaherty OF Lowell.
was not adhered to. For time IL
looked AZ though there would be trouble ow-
ing to the sudden change OF the programme.
but the sports finally accepted the situation
as best they could. From what could
be learned Flnherty would not face Downey
because tho latter was over weight. when
II was found that truce could not be
effected In time. Charley Harvey. Flahertys
manager. offered 10 pit his other proteRe.
Percy Mcintyre. against Downcy. Joe
Cain was another boxer whose name
was suggested as willing to Ill the
gap. but the management picked out
n. Pusf s snkUSsn End th ss sS quake
hGoesa spd ssTsd sre well
nIoas four lines e ' @s. set
o ss e. snG S Il ,ss
a.; s into S%'o rl s's' Ss, e, Ell Why
Ssssts a aS not not s'Ps ss hut f
the police to aid IN Keeping him out. Match
maker Houck told the spectators that Harveys
tated. lie commended that Flaherty was not
10 town and that In orier to save
his forfeit Harvey had purposely kept Mcln-
Those who had not heard Harvey's side Ct tho
trouble were seem ingly contented with Houck's
statement. few OF the sports. however.
wanted their money back.
Jim Burroughs OF Brooklyn met "Chapp!e"
Reilly OF Greenpoint In the first tilt Tho
weight WIS 155 pounds and the limit ton
rounds. They were on an even basis through.
out and the result was draw. The second
and Percy Mcintyre Neither could agree on
satisfactory conditions and Kid Carter Of
BROOKLYN and Tony Drew colored, OF Bath
fought ten rounds at catchweiRhts. Drew was
merely O punching bag for Carter. who made
his opponent quit In the nth round.
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Next year,s amntenr chnmnlonshin OF Gront

Britain will be- held over thu links Of the st.
Georges Colt Cnb. at San lwlch generally
considered the best Of the English courses,
" MT' 81. andrews R"garding The TORI former the h"
allied clubs arc considering how best TO limit
tho starters to only tn" stronger players.
Quaiitying round. which received no cunsidcra-
ton last spring, vii! hardy be brought up
eiiort will bc made to iight ont the final rounds
nj match play. Both the old and young gulicrs
consider tho match game the only proper form
and that the change would DO an advantage.
Entries for tn threo-day open tournament OF
tho Atlantic cry Country Club Will close to-
morrow evening. There will b" n strong repre-
scntution OF M ropoltan plnyGrS on u" List.
among them James \ TyuI. WnltrrJ, Travis.
j. A. Moore, Jasper Lynch aud ". II. Davis
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Keeps
Thirty Years

Ayers Hair Vigor is Ger.
t,inly the most economical prep
,r,tion Of its kind on the market.
A little Of it goes long way.
And then. what you don't need
now you can use some other
time Just as we'll.
Ii doesn't take much Of it to
stop falling Of the hair. restore
color to gray hair. cure d,ndruf.
and keep the hair soft and glossy.
There's great deal Of good and
an immense amount Of satisf,c-
ton in every bottle Of IT.
si.ee Q bottle. All druggists.
Write the Doctor
II you do not obtain all the bensfits you
desire from the use OF the vigor, write
the Doctor about IL. Address,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Hon. r. T. /rWne.

Hon. II. Tate Irvine vent to Bris
tol on last Friday, where, on Fri
day night he delivered an address
for the Virginia campaign lust
closed. Mr.. Irvine is one of the
ablest political speakers in South.
west Virginia, and is given a royal
reception wherever he speaks.
The Democrats of the Ninth Con-
grcssiOnsl District will make no
mistake if they nominate him for
Congress next time. He is very
popular throughout the entire
Southwest, and if it was left to
the people OF this section there
would be no doubt about him be-
Ing our next Congressman. We
are all proud of Tate.-Big Stone
Gap Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

'IF the Republican party is not
esponsible for the present pros
perity of the country, who isg'
Eek.
Why nobody, of course. The
present prosperity, which every
body welcomes, is due to the very
large crops, and these crops were
made by the rain and the sunshine
and labor, and the high prices
which these crops brought in the
markets of the world were due TO
great demands produced by fam
inc and suffering abroad. If the
Republican party was not instru.
mental IN all this, who wasa Why.
nobody, not even providence. If
the war with Spain created de.
mand for mules, horses and the mn.
nitions of war, and food and CLOTH
ing for soldiers, and coal for ships
necessil ating large manufacturing
etc., and the Republican party is
not responsible for these who isY
Why, nobody. The sun shines.
the rain falls, the water runs, the
crops grow, the birds sing, the
earth smiles, the cannons roa the
soldiers fall, and the millennium
dawns. All in response 10 the
commands Of the Admlnistra ion!
"Great is Diana of the Ephe.
sians."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Our Electric Liqhts.

"The longer we have the lights
the better we like them," is the
universal expression OF our people.
And truly they are q luxury. The
town has taken no step forward in
its history probably, which has
been of greater acceptance to our
people. We could not now get on
without them. Thoy are the best
lncandescent lights in the country.
And now, the next step, we must
have these lights in our houses
We are all tired Of the old ordori.
ferrous, dim Kerosene lamp. We
must have these lights. When YOU
Come to count the cost there is very
little difference. We predict that
within years time many of our
houses will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
HoW1Looxs.

Elections were held in twelve
States last week, and the results are
decidedly gratifying 10 Democrats.
The interest conferred in Ohio. Ne
braska, Kentuck, aud Maryland. In
Ohio the is. ues were me- rrowed
down to qnes ton OF the endorse
ment of Mckinney for domination in
1900 The result, shows the wenk-
ness OF the Administration in what
was considered it's strong old. To
carry the state for Ma II the Rerub-
licans had access to unlimited funds
from the N iiouul Committee. and
the old plan Of political assessments
upon Office holders all over the COM.
try was revived in positive violation
of the Civil Service laws.
The State WAS filled with for weeks
ny Federal Office holders from Wash
ington, working with arguments
and money for Nash. And yet in
spite OF all this the State showed a
heavy Republican loss. 1t is true.
Nash was elected, BY fifty thousand
plurality, but majority of the votes
cast were against him. And 80 Air.
Hanna, and his protege, tho Presi..
dent, received Il hearty set ba, k in
their own state.
Nebraska. normally a Republican
state, responded nobly, aud gave
MIR. Bryan hearty 81 dorseinent for
nomination i'll 1909. The Rcpubli-
cans, notwithsta. ding heroic efforts,
lost over 1900 votes, as compared
with 1897 The endorsement given
MIR Bryan in his own home state puts
hun clearly in the front for 1900.
In Maryland, the Democrats made
practically, clean sweep. In Ken
t"cky they have lost nothing should
it finally develop that the Republi
cans carried tho state, for they had
ii before. But even then there were
large Democratic gains.
Taken all i'll all the Democrat.
find reason for encouragement from
every quarter. The results seem
clearly to indicate that the Presi-
dent has no strength before the peo
pie ms "war candidate"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
The Best Christmas Gift of An

In choosing Christmas gift for a
friend what Can afford more present
or lasting pleasure than subscrip-
ton to The Youths Companion?
The delight with which it Is vel
coined on Christmas morning is re
newed every week in The year. Tho
charm Of it is disclosed little by lit
tile as the months run their course.
There is no household in which il
Will not prove an inspiration.
Those who wish to present years
subscription to IIiend may also
have the beautiful new Companion
Calendar for 1900 sent with it. This
Calendar Is reproduction in twelve
color printings of three exquisite de
signs by il celebrated American ar.
tist, member of the American
Water Color Societ,. In addition
TO this all the issues of The Com.
panion for the remainin weeks of
1899 are sent free from the time
subscription is received for the new
volume
Illustrated announcement Num
Der contain ing full pr spectus of
the volume for 1900 cent free to any
address
The Yourn's COMPANION.
FOB Columbus Avenue,
Rost' II, Mass.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
PUBLIC SALE
OF Land on the Headwaters of
Dry Fork, in Tazewell County.


Dry Fork, in Tazewell County.
BY virtue of decree of the circuit
court of Tazewell county, entered at the
August term, 1899, in the chancery
cause of A. j. Lovely ct ais, against
Thorn III. Dillon ct ais. the under
signed who was appointed commits
sloner for the purpose, WILL on the first
day of the November term 1899, of the
county court of Tazewell county, at the
front door Of Tazewell courthouse, sell
to the highest bidder at public auction,
on credit of one and Two years, ex-
cept costs of suit and sale, which will
be required in cash, the following land
a tract or parcel of land, conveyed
by Joseph E. Harrison to j. V. Lovely,
by deed of record in the clerk s office of
the county court of Tazewell county,
containing about 100 acres
Also tract of land nd Joining the same
conveyed by John E. Linkous and 9th
ers to the said John V. Lovely of record
i'll the clerk s office of Tazewell county
containing about 100 acres. The said
two tracts of land will first be offered
for sale separately, and then offered as
whole, and the sale producing the best
result will be reported to ithe court for
confirmation.
Bonds for the deferred payments,
bearing interest from date, and with
good personal security, will be required
OF the purchaser or purchasers.
Oct. 3, 1899. II. G. ANDERSON,
Commissioner.
Virginia: Tazewell county, wit:
In the circuit court clerk 8 office.
l. II. Bane Hartman, clerk of the cir
court court of Tazewell county do here
by certify, tn H. G. Anderson, com
mission in the above styled cause. has
executed bond rs required by decree in
IN said cause. Given under my hand
this the 3rd of October. 1899.
ii, BANE HARMAN.
'cto 4o Clerk
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
A kindergarten.

Among other things we would
like to see established in our town,
liz first class Kindergarten for
our little children. The greatest
school of all is well conducted
Kindergarten. there are ~ mum
Der of little chi ldren IN to~n too
young to attend the public schools,
who would he greatly benefited
and advanced in their future
struggl Il Tor an education, 10y such
u school. What say the Professors
Of our schuOlsY
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
farewell College.

The recent change in the manage
ment OF Tazewell College calls t.
mind the fact, that this institution
has had frequent changes during il
short and somewhat chequere d
career While the College is pri-
vate property, and not public en-.
terprlse, and its welfare, therefore
may not be matter of public con.
cern' we take the liberty, nevertheless
OF making few remarks as TO il.
management, etc, believing that the
public, as well as ourselves, would
Ike to see the institution flourish
ana become greater power in tbi,
country Our suggestion, plain and
SIMPLE liz, that the college should be
made UNCONVENTIONAL institution
The Impression prevails, and has
prevailed, ton greater or less extent.
ever since the college was started
that the school was denominatio,sl
which was true only in the so se
that the owners have been members
Of the Christian church. This IRE
vailing Impression has been of doubt
ful benefit t" the College. The de-
nomination. has given the school no
practical support not even the mem
bers OF that denomination in tbi.
community, and in some instance
we believe, the ockholders patron
lied other institutions, which. nj
course, they had the right to do
Now. the denomination should tske
hold of the College. and make il
their school in Virginia. The Chris.
tan church, we believe, has no
schooi In the ate, anil here is one
ready built-well located and al.
ready in the hands of its own people
The brethren should Sc ze this on.
portunity, it SCENE to us. and give
this school the money necessary to
put it on solid ground, and in work.
ing trim.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
Judge Morrisson.

Judge H.S.K.Morrissou, who died
al us home at Gate City in Scott
county, was well known all over
the state. He was Common
wealth's Attorney of Scot county
Tor four years. In 1885 he was
elected Circnit Judge of the Seven.
teenlh Judicial Circuit, and re.
signed in 1894, a d made TIL. ace.
for Congress against Jas. A. WI
ker. Since that time he has been
engaged in the practice of law.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
PUBLIC SALE.
OF VALUABLE LAND IN TAzEwELL CoUN.
TY, VIRGINIA.

OF VALUABLE LAND IN TAZEwELL CoUN-
TY, VIRGINIA.
BY virtue of decree entered in the
chancery cause of w. L. Moore, admin
istrator vs.. E. L. Whitley, at the April
term, 1890, of the Circuit Court of
Tazewell county, appointing the und-
ersigned n special commissioner of said
court for the purpose. 1 will sell at
public auc ion, at the front door of the
Court House. of Tazewell county to the
highest bidder,
NOVEMBER 2lst, 1899.
That being the first day of the Novem-
Der term of said county court, 100 acres
of land the property of E. l.. Whitley
situated in the Horsepen Cove. Taze-
well county, Virginia. the same being
in four tracts; in accordance with said
decree, three tracts containing 100 acres
will be first offered, then the other tract
containing 60 acres; the whole -four
tracts will then be offered, and the
highest and best bid reported to
Court.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash sufficient to
pay costs of suit and expenses of sale,
balance upon credit of 6, 12 and 1S
months, purchaser to execute bonds,
bearing interest from date of sale, with
approved security for deferred payments
GEO. w. ST. CLAIR,
Special Commissioner
Bond executed as required by decree
Mny 16, 1899.
III. BANE HARTMAN Clerk.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
COMMERCIAL CoNTRAcr-PER MONTH.
Candle power light

Meter service ) cents100O Watt hours
equivalent to Y cent. per lamp perhour)
4 minimum meter rate of S1.0O Der
month will be charged OH meter service.
Thirty-two candle power lights rate
as two 1G candle power light.
Bills will be payable mt the office on
the first day of each month. II not paid
the light service will be discontinued to
the property OF delinquent.
TAZEwELL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Aug. %. 1899.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

Another striking proof of the
love Of the Republican I,ariy for
the "dear working people" has
just been given 10y the admins
tration. The War Department
has issn d All order disseminating
the making Of uniforms in this
country, for the soldiers in the
Philippines, thus depriving many
deserving persons of needed work.
And before they were warned to
keep mum officers of the Quarter.
master Generals office have told
why-simply because the uniforms
can be made cheaper in Hong
Kong, where Chinese cheap labor
can be had, than in the United
States. But Republican stump
speakers will go right along talk
ing about saving their hearers
from the competition of foreign
"pauper labOr."-Carrolton News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

AGUINALDO and his followers,
and the Beers, in Africa, have each
been pronounced extremely ignor.
ant and unciviliZed. IF this is
true how must we account for the
manner in which Generals Otis
and White have been "bam. boo
zled" Of late7
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

THE manner in which Mr.. McKip-
ley's Naval clique have prosecuted
Schley, and attempted to minimize
his work before Santiago, was sting
ingly rebuked in the recent election
in Maryland The tremendous in.
fuence' of fine New York Sun was
felt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

An exchange tells us that ii Q
proper method to keep apples il
winter if to wrap them in old news
papers, so ns to exclude the mir The
newspaper, however. must be one Oh
which the subscription ha, been paid
otherwise The dampn-ss resulting
from what 10 dew may cause the
frnit to spoil.-Senlinel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17

A monument will be built to the
memory of jefferson Davis-an
honor too long delayed. The
Daughters of tue Confederacy at
their recent meeting in Richmond,
decided to undertake this great
work.