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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
COL. ROBERT SMITH.
The Death of a Respected Citi-
zen at Watsonville. Gala.

we puoiish the following clipping
from Watsonville, (Cala.) paper in
regard to the death of Col. Robert
Smith, which viii be of interest to q
number of our readers:
Colonel Robert Smith, respect.
ed resident of this city, died at the
family home on Ford street at an
early hour yesterday morning. He
had been in failing health for the
past five years, and his death was
not unexpected. The close OF his
well spent life was calm aud peace
ful Death relieved him from { he
pain of this life, which he bore with
fortitude, and he passed into the life
eternal sustained by the thought
that sit is not all OF life to live, nor
all of death TO die
Robert Smith was born in Jacks
boro, Tennessee, on March l. 1919.
In his early youth the educational
facilities of his native State were
limited, but the subject of this sketch
was endowed with a sound mind.
coupled with a sound body. and
made the best of his advantage ges. He
was student Of men and books and
graduated from the school of expe-
rience with a ripe judgment and a
clear conception OF right and wrong.
A man OF kindly heart and genial
nature, as husband and father few
men we're moro devoted TO home and
family. He had a high regard for
The institutions of the country, and
from his youth up he took an active
interest in public affairs.
AT the age Of Is years he was with
General Winfield Scott, and assisted
In removing certain tribes OF In
dians from Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee to the territory west
OF the Mississippi river. During
the trying times preceding the out
break ofthe civil war, he was a resi-
dent OF Virginia, and was recog-
nized leader of the Democrats of
that State. He espoused the cause
OF the Confederacy, and served as
lieutenant Colonel of tie Thirteenth
Virginia Infantry Reserves, in a
desperate engagement at Saltville in
October, 1864.
In 1871 Colonel Smith came to
California and settled in San JOAQUIN
county. A year later he moved to
Fresno county, and 10 1874 he came
to the Pajaro Valley, where he re-
sided until the time of his death.
lie was elected Justice of the Peace
in 1890, aud flied the Office with
credit to himself and satisfaction TO
the people until 1894, when failing
health, together with his ADVANCING
age, compelled him to relinquish the
office and retire to private life. In
politics Colonel Smith was staunch
Democrat Of the old school. Dur
ing his residence in Tennessee he
was particularly active in the Presi-
dential campaigns which resulted in
the election of Andrew jackson and
James X. Polk.
In bis domestic relations Colonel
Smith was particular happy. He
was married on April "a, 1889, to
Miss Dorinda Cecil, who passed
away five years ago, and the union
was blessed with family OF two
sons, Judge s. @. Smith, OF Paiaro,
and Robert j. Smith, OF San Diego;
and five daughters, Mesdsmes Sarah
Peery, Narcissa Thompson, g. w.
Gretter, James l. King and Miss
Edmonia Smith,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Voters Are Called to Meet In
Richmond In February.

Richmond in February.
The Prohibition voters of the
State of Virginia are called to meet
in mass convention, in Smithdeal
Hall, Richmond, February 22d, for
the purpose of nominating presiden-
tial electors and electing a State Elk.
ecutive Committee, and trAnsacting
such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
All legal voters who have voted
the Prohibition ticket, or who pro-
pose to act with the party in the
future, are invited to seats in this
convention, and to participation in
all its deliberations. County com
mittees are especially urged to use
their best efforts to secure repre-
sentative attendance from each
county 20 the end that the work OF
the convention may fairly represent
the wishes Of the party throughout
the State.--Richmod Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19

WANTED-Honest man or woman to
travel for large house; salary sos.
monthly and expenses, with increase;
inclose selfaddressed stamped envelope
MANAGER, $50 Caxton bldg, Chicago
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
ON THE WING.
The Editor Makes His Round
Among His Customers.
Hears Sam Jones.

Last week the editor made one
of his monthly visits to the coal
fields, calling upon a few of his
customers, and supplying their
wants in the way of nice, CONNER
cial job printing.
PoCAHoNTAs.
There seemed to be lull in bus
iness in this little smoky city, due
to a natural reaction from the
rushing trade of the holidays. The
merchants were hopeful, however,
and few were complaining.
We had the pleasure of attend
ing Wednesday evening service at
the Baptist church, and hearing
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Jones, deliver
an interesting and instructive
lecture. MIR. Jones is host in
nltnseli, and power, and has the
respect of all the people.
Mr.. Lyons, the quiet, but earn
est and jealous secretary of the
Y. nj. Q. A, whose work is telling
on the morals aud religious growth
OF Pocahontas, was at his post,
with his hands full Of work. He
gave us and the NEWS substantial
evidence of his appreciation.
Messrs. Miller & Bauer, large
merchants, are preparing to extend
their business in the coalfield by
opening a branch house in the
city of Keystone.
Drs. Haller, Stump and Tabor,
Messrs. Browning, Newton and
Minter are the leading profession
al men of Pooahontas-well known
all over the county aud Statna
Jno. l.. Baber, the leading gro
Ger, was not IN the city, hence we
missed him.
The New York Racket Store,
which is presided over by Mr.. Jen-
kIns, "chief cook,r is one of the
busiest places in town. They sell
dry goods chiefly, and for cash,
too. Their store is nearly always
crowded.
The Pocahontas Inn, as usual,
presented a lively appearance.
The pages of the register were full,
and Mr.. DELPHI, the sedate and
obliging manager, wore a smiling
face. One OF the finest men one
meets in this comfortable hostlery.
is Mr.. Galloway, the cashier of the
bank. This responsible position
hasn't made him "airy," and he
always has time to talk, however
busy. Mrs. McGhee, the popular
proprietress, is always genial, and
her Irish good nature is ever in
evidence. She is at her ease al
ways. Her long experience in
"handling the public" enables her
to adapt herself to the guest and
the occasion. With one glance
she "sizes ap" her guest, and
adapts her jokes to the subject i'm
hand. A church Bishop finds her
sedate and dignified, and ready to
discuss church history, or the latest
act of Pope Leo, and the merits
and dement's of the latest moves.
If she strikes a "sap. head"
which she frequently does, she has
stock of light jokes and material
ready, and deals them out as her
subject may be able to bear. And
hence, Mrs. McGhee is, Of course,
popular. She has had recent
visit north TO see relatives, after
thirty five years separation, which
of course she greatly enjoyed.
AT another time we must men
tion other good people in Pocahon-
tas, and hurry on, lest this letter
grows too long.
KEYSTONE.
keystone, the wonderful, the ILL
reputed, the bad. as most people
think, or used to think, is not so
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
Real Estate Bargains.

We have several pieces of real es-
tate recently purchased by the Hol-
ston National Building and Loan
Association, which can be bough,
cheap and on easy terms. Gall at
this Office, or on Judge j. III. Stuart
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
NOTICE.

Positively no riding, driving, hunt
ing, or tresspassing Of any. kind
allowed on my lands.
@. II. PEERY,
May26-ly. Kelly, We.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
R. C. CHAP MAN.
MOQ0v Wanted

We are in need of IN oney, and
must ask our debtors to come In at
once aud settle their last years ac
counts. DODD q Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
Read our Ads. for the Fads.
Ladies'
Skirt Sale
at Chapman's-

Today we offer for sale, and
until sold, @sbig line Of the new
styles of Ladies Dress Skirts.
at the lowest prices Tailor
made and Stylish Skirts were
ever sold for here. Now, we
have not a long fiowery ser
mon to preach about these
Skirts, but we know many
dealers would make a great
spread" and say all sorts of
"bargain" and January clear
ance sale" things about such a
line of nice Skirts for the little
prices we ask. 1t is enough
for us to say that these Skirts
are TaiIor-Made Skirts;
That they are the Newest
STYLES; that they are the
Lowest i'm Price ever
sold here of their class. We
want you to see them and judge
for yourself as to the points we
mention-Quality, Style and
Prices.
A brown plaid suitlng, cerise
lining at $4.25. Blue Cloth,
embroidered front, habit back,
S3.S7. Blue and Black Serge,
all wool, embroidered front,
at 1915. Brown Suiting, habit
back, at 1925. ALI Wool Serge.
silk belt, at 1915. Black, fan
cy mercerized, plated back, at
$3.50. Fancy black serge, hab-
it back, at $1.65.' Black striped
worsted, plated back, at $3.50.
Fancy striped suiting, habit
back, at 1925, Fancy Black
Serge, plated back. at $1.50.
Fancy gray suiting, plait back,
at $500. Blue and Black
Serge, plated back, at $3.50.
We will BE pleased to have
you see them, and judge for
yourself as to the points we
mention-Quality, Style and
prices.
R. C. CHAP MAN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-01-19
a sad Death.

One of the ssddest and most shocking
deaths occurred in Bramwell about two
weeks ago. Mrs. ST. Clair. the wife Of
w. M. Stellar, aged 80, died suddenly
during the night In the morning her
husband called her, and when she failed
to respond he put his hand on her face
and found her dead. Her baby, fine
boy of about one year old was lying
beside her playing and sooing. The
entire community was deeply moved.
Mrs. st. Clair was sister to Mr.. l.. c.
Wingo Of our town and a lady of ex-
|cellent character.
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Bears the Tbs Kind ya ns,s Always ssxta
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
4 merlean os.rlen Farming.

< Br3aer in Popular Science describes ostrich farming in southern Califor- aia as a growing industry The first 5irds were imported about 15 years zgo. and now there are farms at Nor walk and South Pasadena stocked with hundreds of ostriches born in Califor~ aia. Every few months the male birds are stripped of their white plumes. each bird yielding about sSe worth or feathers annually. The birds are also sold to menag geries, fine pair being worth from S250 to $500. The hatch ing of the eggs requires forty-two oays, the hen covering them in the daytime ard the male bird at night. The pre- vailing color of the hen is gray, and that of the male black, so that thelr choice of the hours for sitting on the eggs corresponds with the time when each is less easily seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
Paper Made from Peat.

An Austrian invention of recent oe- currence is the conversion of bog pear into paper, carpet and even food for pigs. The inventor, Karl Zschoerner, has paid attention to peat for years, and after prolonged experiments has produced not only a variety Of grades of paper, but textures, which for cheapness can scarcely be equaled by any modern products. A handful Of dried peat looks like remnants of to- bacco clippings and would hardly im- press an observer as being of conner cial consequence, but after being put through the inventors process the mass becomes fbrous and can be treated like any other textile material. A large plant is being operated in Aus tria for manufacturing from peat. Samples of these products present the appearance of cloths and carpets of the highest quality.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
sgr JuIIen 1.ann,efota.a 1t.l...

Sir Julian Paaneefote.s ti1Ie in the peerage will be Baron Pauncefote of Preston, in the county Of Gloucester England His father was Robert Pauncefote of Preston Court. The name was originally Pauneefoft. and is stilI 50 spelt by another branch of the family Of whom Sir Eyerard aanee- fort-Duneombe of Great Rrickhill Manor, Blatchley. is the present repre- sentative An ancestor of both fam flies was Sir GriE4bald Pauncefort of Hasfeld An earlier ancestor, Richard Pauneefort, according to Camden.
 built a fair house at this Hasfield called Pauneefort Court, and his an. eestors were possessed of fair lands there In the Conquerors time. The name comes from the French Peases. ferA h Criekhowell Church s a re- eumbent statue of Sir dimwaid Pauneefort and his wife, dated 1908. and a notice that the church was built and the efifgies put up by Lady Sybil Pauneefort, in memory of her husband. Sir Gnnwald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
India A Vast Treasure Hoase.

India is the treasure house of the world For ages Ceylon and Burma supplied the world with the rarest gems. and the eastern potentates kept the finest for their own use. Of all the jewels the most noted belong to the guicowar of Baroda, They are valued at $15,ooo000 His chief diamond necklace contains a stone called the Star of the South, Brazilian stone Of 254 earats, for which $4o0.o00 was paid. the whole necklace being valued at St 00o 0A0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
MAINE'S BIRCH TREES.
Constables Responsible for Their origin
 in That State.


 Norway (Maine) Correspondence ot the New York Times: Since the paper makers commenced to build big suI- phite mills in the Maine woods the price of spruce timber lands has doubled, and i'll some cases trebled. Next to spruce, the timber in greatest demand is clean and thrifty white b1reb, which is sawed into bars and sent by the shipload to Scotland to be used for thread spools. Nearly all the factories in the United States, and more than half of those in Great Brit ain, obtain their spool stock from Maine. According to A. A. Burleigh of Houlton. Maine, who has spent the best part of his life in the woods as lumber operator, Maine's birch trees are due to the spiteful conduct of two employees of the Maine land office. Some French Canadians in 1920 squat ted on state land near the Penobscot river and defied all efforts to eject them. Finally, in 1925, two special constables were sent to the place from the land office in Augusta, with in- structions to make clean job of evict- Ing the Frenchmen. The constab1es. after turning the families out, set fire 10 the houses and haystacks. Twelve hours later the French village was smoking mass of ashes, and the big gest forest fire ever known i'll the state was sweeping north, burning off more than fifty townships of old-growth pine and doing more than $10.000 ,000 damage to the state lands. Many square miles of hackmatack timber were also burned over, the fire eating ten feet into the black peat logs that had been accumulating for years and years. 1t Is a tradition that. after crossing Aroestook county, the fire leaped the St. John river and swept over New Brunswick, terminating in the destruction of Miramichi, where t20 persons perished The survivors were forced to flee into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where they stood neck deep in the water for two days and a night, while deer, caribou moose, bears and wolves swam around them, seeming to seek protection from their enemies After the fire had burned itself out and the land had absorbed the alkali of the ashes, about 5,o00,0 900 acres came up to wild cherry and white birch saplings. For more than ten years the two species struggled for control of the territory Then the black knot. which had been imported from Europe, killed off the wild cherry trees, giving the birehes the right of way. About 50,o00, 900 board feet of spool bars are now shipped out Of Maine every year and the supply is still large.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
From EuroIee to America.

The success of wireless telegf aphy between France and England has awakened much speculation as 10 the practicability of using the same sys- tenn between Europe and America. aGr. Marconi is modestly non-committal on the subject, but believes that it may ultimately be practicable. Towers from 1000 to 1,500 feet high, with eer- tain lengths of wire netting to catch the current and make the circuit, would be required, and even then he does not assert that success would be achieved The nesE test of the sys- tenn will be betweea New Haven Eng land, and Dieppe. France. . dis anee of 54 miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
Arkansas Midland Railtoat

 5o,ooo acres of good tl lands for sale. 2,ooo actsl cleared lands for sale, aloagD line of the Arkansas Ml| Railroad. Free sites for faal and mills. For farms or timber lands. dress, G. T, UPDEGRAFF,
 General Freight Agsi
 Helena, Arkl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
 Odd CsiNekdenren.

Winfield (N J.) Special Brooklyn Times Homer F. Candee, the new postmaster at this place. has a remark able family history. To begin with. his father fought in the revolutionary Var ealisting when he was q years old from Connecticut in I723, six m9nths before the war closed. After he war he was granted 2 pension. te had three wives. IIe lived sixteen Fears with his first wife when she died. Sixteen years with the second, when she passed away. and sixteen years with the third when he departed. The third wife married again and lived six teen years with her second husband, when he died and she survived him ex. actly sixteen years. Postmaster Candles was born in 1928.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
Balibut in Alaskan Waters.

Washington special Minneapolis Journal: One of the most remarkable things on the North Pacific coast is the large number of halibut in Alaskan waters. Small steamers catch eargoes
 in a few hours time, and it is no strange thing to see a hundred thou- sand pounds caught in from two to three days. Last month an Ameri- can steamer on her way to Tacoma had 133,0 900 pounds of halibut caught off the Alaskan coast in three and a half days by eighteen men. At three cents per pound this cargo was worth s2.9oG.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
BLIND MAN AT THE RACES.
As Interested and Excited as Those
 Who Can See.


 q was out at the race track one day last winter, said merchant, when [ was aceosted by a man who was holding the hand Of a little boy It was a former friend, whom I had not seen for years and who had become totally blind. He told me that he rec ognized my voice, and while we stood there talking tue bell rang from the track They're going to start! he ex- claimed, exeitedly. Come! Let's get into the grandstand ss quickly as we eann After we secured seats I couldn't help expressing surprise at his eager ness. Oh. that's all right he replied abstractedly. I bet I'll get nearly as much out of it as you do,' and after watching him through the next race became convinced that he was telling the truth. To begin with, he fired volley of short sharp questions at the boy, and in that way obtained a good general idea of the situation. Then he leaned forward like man about to spring l never saw such an attitude of fierce and concentrated attention
  doesn't begin to express it. He seemed to be literally absorbing everything that was going on around him. His chin was lifted, his lips were little apart, red spot came and went on his cheeks, and I could see the big veins in his neck throbbing like aE engine. It was an uncanny spectacle. I Itst+ vSz f <oo l,a1 Ia was exercising so1ne unnatural, super human faculty. After the race was run he dropped back, relaxed, and sat there listless and inert until the next tap of the bell Later. when we were in the street car, tried to learn some thing of his experience. He smiled goed-naturedly, but found difficulty in making me understand. T get a lot of pleasure out Of the races, he said, and can follow some of them almost as well as if had nly@ sight. can't tell ex- aetly how 1t is done. supposeAmy brain has become trained to catch hun daeds of little eues-the shouts of the people on the track, the exclamations of the crowd, the cheers and laughs and greans and curses, the chance re- marks of passers; yes, even the cIatter of feet-eyerything means something to me and although it builds up pie ture in my mind, I feel it somewhere in the air, and get so excited that I for get all about being blind. Oh! no, he said. T wouldn't miss the races for anything. New Orleans Times Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
NeR Use for. Aluminium.

With a pencil of aluminium inde1ible characters can be written or drawn on glass or porcelain, and when treated with hydroehlorie acid, the surface covered by the characters becomes etched. When the characters are not etched, but simply furnished, they ex- actly resemble inlaid silver. This property of aluminium was recently discovered by Mir Charles Margot of Geneva, Switzerland It is indispensa- bic first to remove every trace of grease from the surface to be orna= mented by polishing with chalk, else the aluminium will not take hold. Since the effect is only produced on substances containing silicic acid. it has been suggested that an aluminium pencil would be an unerring detector of false diamonds. Magnesium, cad- mium and zine act in similar man.
 aeT but their traces readily oxidfze.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
Iron M fountain

Arkansas Republican sta.o
 mittee, Little Rock. Ark dse Fsh Ceah above occasion the St. IT M.
 will sell tickets from Pine n D,
 Rock. returning, at one. nqt
 19. VI certiRatj
 Mardi Gras Festivities Ma.
 Feb. 26-27. For this occasion tb fblapht & s. ky, will sell tickets for oas ,ae St round trip-S5.06. Tickets an oao ~, Ian and 21, limited for return to i Mat. Msale fa
 Meeting Grand Lodge of Arla.
 of Honor, at Little Rock, Feh essnasssf sn Fro this occasion the Iron Monrtaa1Q a1Q tickets at one fare for { e ronna cts on sale Feb. 19, 20 and 2i lI Fiasll M return Feb. 24, 1900. iinsl
 National Shoot. Arkansas enn < Springs. Ark, Feb. to24 FortaLV Vt the St. l.. I. M, x s. Ky. will z. seIi I,aise x one and GU 3-third fare on the eer..a e,a llds for the round trin. Tickets on sala .laes| F inclusive, Limit of certiticatsess ssT N '
 Annual Meeting Southern R.,s| . A..nxiilary Convention, Hot sprnps'7] qp7] May 10 | +, 1900, For the above nss casion the st l. 1 M & S Ky will sa4] a]] from Pine Bluff to Hot sprii gs ss9 sr91 for one fare for the round trip. %aal sale May to Il inclusive Limite3ss 15 days from date of sale. 4e
 Mardi Gras Festivities, Mobla K 27, 1900. For the above named oeaa As et L, NJ < $ Ky will Sc tfekets N Bluff to Mobile. Ala. at one fass round trip--S17. .l0 Tickets on saja iss aud 20. with final limit for return 7 15, 1900.
 Mardi Gras Festivities, New 0flea 2, 1900. For the above named qfes St L. il & : ky will sell tickets fss Bluff to New Orleans at one fare round trip S13 9. Tickets on saIa and 20. With limit for return Of AIarrI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15
 WomanIess Town.

New York Tribune: Utah claims a town of $50 inhabitants, not one of whom is woman. Not only are wom- en not allowed as residents, but they are forbidden to enter the town limits This unique village is named Sunny side. and Is situated in Whitmore Can4 yon. near Price. It is coal mining camp and is not, as might be supposed. the property of professed woman ha ters, hut of sordid business men. The company which owns the coal mines has not yet secured a perfect title to the lands which form it's property Until the title is secure any one es- tahlishing home on the land might claim property right and force the company to buy him out. and 1t was to prevent any such contingency aris- ing that the company issued the edict against the miners wives living in or eveH visiting the place.