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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-06

The Arlington Fire Insurance Company
will issue its new stock certificates in a
few days. The company has reduced its
capital stock from 5000 600 in stocks of
a par value OF 500, to S1O0. 600 in stocks
of par of SO II has applied 500 600 to
its surplus fund. TIE Arlington is one
of the local insurance companies whose
actual book value considerably exceeds
the current price Of its stock according to
experts. The bid price of the old issue
Of stock has been 1876 this week. which
would make the company worth SEQ, GOO
only II is thought that the new stock
issue may sell as high as $50 a share at
least in a short time. representing val
Ne of $500 900. The office building Of the
Arlington in Pennsylvania Avenue next
to the Riggs bank. is a most valuable
asset. 1t has never been carried on it's
books at nearly its actual value
Following the circular letter of Samuel
Ross the President Of the proposed
Washington Telephone Company, mention
of which was made in this column last
week, Jere Wilson Of the Potomac Com
pany has published a long statement Civ
ing the POtomac's answer TO Mr. Ross re-
marks. 1t is a peculiarly interesting pa
per, written in Mr.. Wilson's most tren-
chant and pointed style. There has been
fair demand for telephone stock on the
local exchange and the recent advance in
its price does not seem TO Indicate much
apprehension as to the passage of the
Washington company bill.
The mystery surrounding the recent
sharp advance of Washington Gas stock
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-06

ELDERLY GENTLEMAN, saOO.ooa, beautiful
home, but lonely, will make home happiest
place on earth to kind wife ''BoNAFIDE," III
North Park Ave, Chicago, III. II
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Census figures and Facts.

Here are few ceDsus fgures and
facts which may be &c interest to
most Of our readers. The figures
show the present population and the
gain or loss since the last census was
taken-1S90.
The population of the county is
1884, a gain of 3,4S5.
Clear Ferk, which includes Graham
and Pocahontas is the largest dis.
trict in the county, having a popu-
lstion OF 1856, a gain of 1878
Jacksonville district is next, hav-
in 6,995, a gain OF 1882. This in
cludes, of course, Tazewell and North
Tazewell.
Maiden Spring district, including
Richards, Cedar Bluff and Pounding
Mill, has 6,699, gain OF 900.
Pocahontas is credited with only
2,7S9, showing loss since last cen us
of 164. Graham has 1854, gam OF
SOB Tszewell is credited with I,O96,
gain Of 492. Richlands has AIS
aid North Tazewell 800.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Excavations to the pan-Amertcan.

All over the country the people are
planning TO make excursions next sum-
mer to the Pan-American Exposition.
Clubs are being organized whose men,
Ders are saving money for the trip In
this way. Pan-American study clubs
are also being organized. Some large
business firms are planning to give ex-
cursions to their employees, and In
many manufactures the employees are
organizing to go ia a body to the Ex-
position. In the large shoe manufac-
turing concern of Hanan & Sons of
Brooklyn the employees, who have or
gained themselves into an association
called the Mutual Aid society. bav.
decided on five days excursion to
the Pan-American and Niagara FANS
and have engaged special vestibuled
train for the purpose. The trip VIII
be made during Independence week.
ana 1t Is expected that at least 1000
persons will participate in the Jour.
ney.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01

bile are among the well known new
and useful applications Of electricity
unknown at the time of the Columbian
Exposition. Electricity is to be ex-
tensively used In making attractive
displays at night For this purpose q
steel tower $40 feet high has been
planned which will face the Court OF
the Fountains. Upon this great tower
and In this broad and beautiful court
there will be seen at night fantastic
and beautiful displays In electrical
illumination. More than 100000 cleo
trio lamps are to be used for this pur-
pose, 1t being the intention OF eIec-
ricians to have all the large buildings
surrounding this court outlined with
q fringe of brilliant electric lamps.
These wonderful electrical displays are
made possible by the nearness of Mia
CARA Falls, from which nearly all the
power used for the Exposition will be
drawn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Lawyers in the Convention.

From present indications it is fear
ed that there will be too many law
yers in the Constitutional Convention,
and notenough from other professions
and occupations. 1t seems to be
conceded, or taken for granted, that
the legal profession furnishes the
largest percentage of bright brainy
men, which may be true, but this is
no reason why the convention should
be composed Of a large majority of
lawyers as seems likely to be the
case. This convention should be
composed of men from all professions
There are men of sufficient iutelli-
gence, and acquainted with public
affairs and the needs of the State,
among the farmers, physicians,
preachers, editors, and business men
generally who would make valuable
members of this convention. There
is no more objection to lawyers than
to men Of any other profession. The
point is, there should not be a
majority Of any one of the professions
but all callings and professions
should be well represented. The
interests Of all parts of the Common
wealth should be guarded carefully
by a body of truly representative
citizens without a jackleg or a second
grade among them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
About Ratification.

The constitutional convention
Will have the undoubted power tc
say who shall vote on the question
OF ratification or to determine
whether the convention shall be
submitted to the popular vote or to
declare that it shall he 10 force
without submiss ion. It NAV be
presumed that precedpnts will rul.
IN this matter. Gu all previous
occasions the new constitution has
been submitted TO the votes OF
those qualified to vote under the
new instrument. No good reason
has been advanced for departing
from this rule. 1t is a foregone
conclusion that the right of suf>
frage will be restricted IN some
way by the convention, and 1t nav
be taken for granted that every
person DISTINGUISHED would vote
against the constitution. IL PEI
mitted that privilege, and there
would be enough such votes, when
added to those who oppose revi.
sion for other reasons, 10 defeat
the constitution and give the I'M
derwood abOminatIOn another lease
on life, for a failure now would
mean that there would be no re-
formation for ten years and per-
haps longer. Virginia has endured
for thirty years a constitution
unsuited to her condition and un-
satisfactory to the best people of
the State. 1t wonld be idle TO 90
through all the forms of eIecting
delegates and framing a new con-
stltution only to have it repudiated
by submitting it to the arbitrament
ofignorance and veniality.-Lynch,
burg News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
WEST VIRGINIA ALERT.

Governor VIII Urge Appropriation
to Have state Represented
Governor Atkinson of West Virginia
announces that he will embody In his
next message to the legislature a rec
ommendation for an appropriation to
pay the expenses of the state commits
sion having In charge the state ex-
hibit for the Pan-American Exposition.
West Virginia is one Of the many
states that are inviting capital and
labor to come In and help develop their
natural resources. With her $4,000
square miles OF coal lands, her thou
sands of acres of hard wood forests
her wonderful stores Of petroleum. her
Iron ore deposits and her great acre
age of lands suitable for farming.
stock raising and wool growing. she
mas much to offer in the way of ex-
hibits and much to gain by bringing
her resources properly before the
world. 1t is expected that an exhibit
Will be made showing by maps and
specimens, statistics and information
OF general character what O new
conner TO the state may be able to do
In the way OF advancing the fortunes
OF himself and those who depend upon
him The millions OF visitors to Buff
falo next year Will be interested In
Knowing what the possibilities are in
all parts of the western hemisphere.
The West Virginia commission is com
posed OF Stuart w. Walker of Martins
burg, president; J. Q. Morrison or
Charleston. secretary; r. B. Battelle
OF Wheeling, treasurer; James M. Por-
ter. Jr.. Of New Cumberland and e. e.
Smith of Parkersburg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
IT Never FANS But 1t PourS

We take the following from the
Wise correspondent to the Rich
mond Dispatch:
"Wise county is to be blessed
with newspapers. For years one
Democratic paper, *he Big Stone
Gap Post, has been the sole county
paper. Now there are four new
ones seeking favor OF the people.
"'In His Steps, a four column,
four page religious monthly, will
make its first appearance on March
LIST, at this place. Mr.. s r. Jessie
the assistant postmaster, is the
editorsin.chief, The various Bap-
tist, ministers in 2 Southwestern
Virginia will.contribute to it's col!
umns. - SO
1.-THE Unnsmea. a monthly paper
published at Tacoma, by II. @.
Miller, has reached itsisecend issue.
aNext week the News, Demo-
cratic weekly = win make it's ap-
pesrance at Wise. Mr.. E. A. FILLER,
ofTazewell, Vs., is to be the editor.
"Still another is to come OF Wise
during March--a Republican week.
~, with L. H.. vanover, as editor. .
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
No Right to Bind.

The Petersburg Index-Appeal says
in regard to the constitutional Con-
vention. That is a strange delusion
which impels certain contemporaries
to imagine that the Norfolk conven-
ton either pledged or had the power
to pledge the convention TO any
line of action CONCERNING the new
constitution. The Norfolk conven-
tion was merely a partisan organiza-
ton, and was supreme In matters
relating to the Democratic party.
But it had no legal existence what
eyer, and its resolutions were bind
ing only so far as the people yielded
them voluntary acquiescence. OBJ
viously it was in recognition of this
fact that the Norfolk convention de-
clared 1T the sense of that body that
certain things should be done, and
the author of the resolutions saws
that they were written in that man
ner purposely to avoid the appear
ance of assuming the right to die
tate to the constitutional conven ion.
In the nature of the case there is no
power in the State that can pledge
the constitutional co vention to
anything, or that can dictate to it on
any point.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Uniform Text Books.

The General Assembly of NORTH
Carolina has recently overhauled
the Public School laws of that
State. Among other needed chang
es a uniform text book law has
been enacted, that is, providing
the same book for every part OF
the State. The NEWS has had a
good deal to say, from time to time
about the inconvenience and ex-
pensiveness of our present system.
We need a change in Virginia.
There are too many changes and
books are too expensive. Up to
this present date we are the victim
of the large publishing houses. 1t
is to be hoped that under the new
constitution we will also get some
much needed legislation along this
line.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Mrs. Nation with a Circus.

Mrs Carrie Nation has accepted
a position with circus and will
travel this summer, says the Roanoke
Times. What picture the thought
coniures up of Mrs. Nation descend.
ing from tue back Of her galloping
horse, 'eaving the sawdust ring and
the clown and delivering a temper
ance lecture to The sound Of the
lemonade mans refrain. Or will she
be in the side show with the snake
lady, the fat lady, the living skele-
ton and the Australian frog man?
And the grand pageant Behold the
great and only Madamselle Carol
lynne Nationne in paint and feathers
with the Ratchet she had in her hand
when captured, after a desperate
struggle on the wild plains of Kan
sas where she was terrorizing the
natives and smashing things up right
and left.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
OOMMTssIoNRR,s NorI0R
Complainant.

T. j. Hale, admir-, etc, Connlainan+
vs.. In Chancery,
j. B. Greever, ct ais Dafaraan+s
ana other causes heard Herewith
NOTICE IS hereby given TO Bank OF TazeweIl
a corporation, Geo. e, Mahood. c. w Greever'
~ ~, ). Hale; admr. of c. A. Hale, J. p Gose
trustee, Wartburg Seminary, a corporation A
Fhiipl, a. Stellar, II. e. Bailey. Thomas Peery'
81 SsoSkett, Ed collins, b. Moore. c. w Keister
nh1J -. GreeVer 1.-THE last nine named persons as
lndivlduals and as trustees), j. b. Greever. ID
,. STeeVer, N. Hickman, G. J. Brown admr OF
~ S;, ID. brown, decd, G.. NJ. Hanson II A. Can
HlIl s ana j. w. chapman, Receiver and all the
crculuors OF j. b. Greever, well as all other
PcIsols IN any way interested in the above
~ yleu SUIT and the other chancery causes heard
1IheIewiJh, now pending in the Circuit Court of
I nIafLeWSi Wen county, Virginia, That upon March
lI In IsOl ar my Office at Tazewell, Virginia /
VIII proceed 10 take the accounts directed IN a
uSISpee entered in the above styled cause and
term, 1900, of said Court
c,,d rom any cause, SAID accounts be not CON
SIuueu on that day 1t will be continued from
Jay 10 day, or time 10 time until completed
olVen under my hand, this February LIST. 1901
a. y. HIGGINBOTHAM
Commissioner.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Proprietress
w eetern Rates Reduoed

Greatly reduced one-way rates
will be i'll effect from Chicago via the
Wisconsin Central Railway to points
in Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho.
Montanna, Oregon, Washington and
Bitlsh Columbia each Tuesday, com
mencing February 18th, and continu.
ing until April Both.
For detailed information inquire
OF nearest ticket Office or address
Q. e. Johnson, Dist. Passenger
Agent, w. @. Ry.. 621 Park Building
Pittsburg, Pa, or JAS. @ Pond, Geri
Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
April l.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
GUARDING AGAINST FIRE.
Every Precaution to He Taken mt the
Pan-Americnn Exposition.

Pan-Americnn Exposition.
There are two fire houses upon the
grounds or the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo. n. Y. which are fully
equipped with the apparatus and meE
necessary TO fight any outbreak OF fire
upon the grounds.
IN addition to this there are chemical
fire extinguishers In all of the build
lngs. These are of the same type used
at the Worlds fair at Chicago and are
attached TO the wall on the Interior of
the building. A cog on the bearing of
the reel releases a valve which turns
on the water in case of fire. 1t Is only
necessary TO unreel the hose aad thus
turn on a stream which can be di-
rected upon the blaze without q mo-
ments delay. In this way every pre-
caution is to be taken to prevent the
occurrence OF any fire and consequent
destruction of valuable property.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
The Benton (Ky.) Democrat saw

The Benton (Ky.l Democrat says
"Mr. j. NJ. McGregory and his
sons. nine IN number, were in town
Saturday. 1t is certainly an inter
esting family, composed of nine
boys, three daughters, and the
father, the mother having died
several years ago. The family met
together last week for the first time
in life, several of the elder boys
having married and settled them
selves before the youngest child
was born, there being difference
OF thirty years in the age OF the
eldest and youngest child. The
father and nine sons came to town
last Saturday and had the photo
grapher make their pictures in a
group"
Tazewell county can beat this.
Mr. John L. Litz, who died a few
Weeks ago, was the father of ten
boys and four daughters, one of
whom is dead. Most of these bows
boys live in Tazewen county and
are well known and respected clt>
liens. The daughters, with the
exception of Miss Katie are married
and live in different sections of the
country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
PAID FOR THE PICTURES.
Where the Money Came From Tha,
Settled the Bfli.

i
Settled the Bill.
For diplomatic kindness win never
forget one man." remarked a VOL
known sportsman of Pittsburg. "Ho
certainly knew how to do the rIgbt
lining. and although it didn't cost hin,
anything 1t helped a crowd of us ont
OF an embarrassing predicament for
lne ume. A party of young fellows
nyself In the number, were cannino,
years ago on the Beaver river. NOT far
from Rock point None OF us had much
money after getting our outfit and the
FARMERS got about all that was left
IN exchange for milk and butter. One
day three of us decided to go ND to the
picnic grounds, and. just as luck woul6
nave H. we met a crowd Of girls from
our own town. 1t was a happy meet
ing all around until some fool girl
suggested that we all get our pictures
taken. To save our lives, the three or
us boys couldn't have raised a total OF
40 cents, out like true soldiers of for
tune we decided to go ahead and trust
10 luck to meet the obligation.
The artist eyed us rather uueeriv
and our hearts began to fall. After a
whispered consultation was delegated
TO take him aside and negotiate WIN
him. was authorized to stake every.
thing we had. even down to our rood
names l stated the case briefly but
eloquently. and l must have made a
good impression. for. when / had fin
ished. he said 1t would be all right
The strangest part of 1t all to me was
when he handed me dollar bill.
\ know how 1t is myself he said.
You want to put up bluff before
these girls Just hand me the dollar
Tor the pictures when I'm through
THAT was what pleased me, and I
flashed that bin before the girls win
the air OF a magnate. It was inst q
month later that i learned from
brother OF one of the girls that thew
nad noticed our worried looks and had
iorestailed us by paying the pho
tographer the dollar I fiourished "a
proudly."-Pittsburs News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
a Good Cough Medicine for Chil.
dren.

Il have no hesitancy in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" says r.
p. Moran, n we'll known and popular
baker. OF Petersburg, Va. 1--WE have
given to our children when troubled
with bad coughs, also whooping cough,
and it has always given perfect satisfac-
ton. 1t was recommended to me by a
druggist as the best cough medicine for
children as it contained no opium or
other harmful drug Sold by Jno. E..
jackson, druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Remarkable Cures ofRheumatisn
country.

Remarkable Cures ofRheumatism
(From Viadicator, Rutheforiton. Nc
The editor of the Vindicator has had
occasion to test the efficacy OF Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice with the most
remarkable results in each case. First
with rheumatism in the shoulder from
which he suffered excruciating pain for
ten days, which was relieved with two
applications OF Pain Balm, rubbing the
parts afflicted and realizing instant bene-
mt and entire relief in a very short time.
Second, in rheumatism in thigh Joint.
almost prostrating him with severe pain
winch was relieved by two applications,
rubbing with the Iiniment on retiring at
night, and gstting up free from pain.
For sale by John E. jackson. Druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
ELECTRICAL EXHIBITS.
Wonderful Collection and Gr,.a
Display of Electric Lfxhtfa~

wonderful Collection and Gr,.a
Display of Electric LiEhtfae.
IL is the plan OF the management TO
RAE the Pan-American Exposition n,
i,u. no next year the greatest electric
az Exposition ever held. In view OF
tie wonderful advance I'm the electrical
stlehcc since the Worlds fair there win
pro"ably not be single duplication OF
an exhibit seen at Chicago in 1898.
Nearly everything In the electrical line
then exhibited has been superseded In
me market by new machinery and ap-
pliances constructed upon better
understanding OF the wonderful force.
The discovery Of the Roentgen rays
the invention of wireless telegraphy
ana the development of the electromo-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
CENSUS OF VIRGINIA.
Average Number of Persons TO
Square Mne rs 462

/
The Census Office has issued q
bulletin giving the population of Vir.
ginia by counties and minor civil
divisions.
The populatiOn.of the State in 1900
is 1854, 1S4, as against 1854 $50 in
1880. representing an increase since
1890 of 19S,2O4, or II per cent This
rate OF increase is greater than that
LOT the decade Immediately proceed,
ing' when it was 90 per cent .houub
not so large as that for the ten wears
from 1870 to 1880, when it was % (
per cent, the highest rate of increase
shown at any census. The original
state of Virginia from which the
states of Virginia and West Virginia
were subsequently formed had non.
ulation of 747,6lO in 1890. and this
was Increased by 132,59O, or III
per cent, during the ensuing ten
years AT no subsequent census
save that of 1880, has this rate been
equaled, while that of 1910 showed
a gain of only 2.3 per cent over the
population of 1880. DURING the
decade from $50 to 1870 the State
OF West Virginia was organized
winch caused a decrease to appear in
the population of Virginia for THAI
decade of 81, 1876, or 1913 per cent
but the loss in population from this
cause was largely rega'ned during the
nxet ten years.
Inc total land surface OF Virginia
Is, approximately, 40,125 square
miles, the average number of persons
TO the square mile at the censuses of
1880 and 1900 being as follows :
1890, Alb; 1900, 462
Of the 100 counties in the State s6
have increased in population during
the decade, those showing the largest
percentage of increase beng Wise
lIo.S per cent; Aleghaney, Is 8 per
cent; Buchanan, IS 2 per cent. North.
ampton, 3S.5 per cent; Dickinson
900 per cent. and Smyth, 2S.2 per
cent
The counties that have decreased
In population during the decade num-
Der "a, those showing the largest de.
crease being Henrico, 700 per cent.
Alexandria, 65.4 per cent. Roanoke
47'4 per cent; Campbell, 43.4 per
cent Spottsylvania, 35.1 per cent
James City, 1916 per cent; Norfolk.
54.l per cent Chesterfield. 283 per
cent; Warwick, 26.5 per cent: and
FredrIck, rs per cent. In all except
Two OF these cases. however, the de
crease is due wholly to the fact that |
tue cities OF the State are now indie |
pendent of the Counties IN which thew
are situated geographically, whereas
In 1890 he population of these cities
with the exception of Petersburg, was
included as part of the population
the several counties.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
An Honest Medicine for La Grin,

George w. Watt. of South Gardiner
Me-, says: 81 have had the worst cold.
cough, chills and grip and have taken
lots OF trash Of 10 account but profit 70
the vendor. Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy is the only thing that has done me
any good. have used one bottle of IL
and the chills, cold and grip have left me.
congratulate the manufacturers of nm
honest medicine" For sale by John E.
Jackson, Druggist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
Fopment Company.

DEND OF CAPITAL
h given, That the stock
4 Virginia Development
eneral Meeting OF the
ID a dividend OF capital
IRE upon the. preferred
ia the first day Of April.
70 of the Company in the
Iphia, Pa. to the pre-
'lders of record on the
oh, 1901, on the produc-
Ificates of stock. IN order
be stamped thereon and
f said dividend and TT
reduced capital thereby
CHARLES s. THoRNE,
Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-01
For Sale or nxchanra.

A nice 7-room house and good lot
on Tazewell avenue--out buildings
good location. Will sell or exchange
for property in Graham. For price
and terms apply to Miss Amy Null
Inns Graham, Va, or TO w. e. Rat
iifie, Tazewell, Va. 125-3m-