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The broad ax., 1901-08-10
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she vas 4 girl Of wisdom. Hs said
20 her: do you love to wander in
the moonllghtg" Eyes" she answered
@WhygP Because II saves the gas.
Their he did some mental arithmetic.
thought It over. and said: .'win you
be mine?"
The new minister Of q small town in
InVeness-shire was walking home
from morning service recently when
he CHANGED to overtaEe one OF his par
ishfoners, an old shoemaker. Good
morning. Mr.. Balm" said the minis
ter. How is It your good wife Is not
out today?" shes no but poorly.
was the reply. ITS nae wink Of sleep
she's had for the last three NIGHTS. -
The minister was sorry to hear such
a poor account Of Mrs. Bain's health
and expressed a wish Tor a speedy i'm
proVement. I'm thinking II she could
get a guild Sleep" said the shoemaker.
shed soon be on the mend. Maybe
II ye're passing the hoose tomorrow
yen noe object to ca in an just give
her frae lastly 70 the end OF your dis
coorss this morning. I'm no sayin' II
wadna be very helpful"
He was a dudish little man, but be
had q loud voice. and evidently want
ed every one to know what he said.
He and a companion, who, be It to his
credit, seemed ashamed OF the com
pany he was In, stood in the hotel
rotunda last Saturday night The little
fellow was talking about Ireland. and
he said many hard things about the
country and the people. A big man
stood near by listening to the little
fellows vaporings. He merely smiled
until the little fellow said. in a very
low tone: SHOW me an Irishman and
IIl show you a coward" Then the
big fellow stepped up and. touching
the little fellow on the shoulder, said
in a heavy bass voice: What's that
you saidg' Il said show me an Irish
man and I'll show you a coward" said
the little fellow, whose knees were
shaking Under him. well, I'm an
Irishman," said the big fellow. you
are an Irishman? Well" and a smile
of Joy iitted over the little fellows
countenance as be saw hole through
which he could, crawl, I'm a coward"
The cities which have passed anti
expectoration ordinances are the
scenes Of numerous humorous incl
dents connected with the enforcement
OF the new laws. A weIl-dressed, evil
IDENTIFY prosperous old man, whose high
color told elOquently Of govt and other
results Of high living. broke the Law
while In a street car recently. A quiet
but determined young man, whose
manner was courtesy itself and whose
speech was. that Of an educated and
refined person. called the offenders at
tention to the pronibitory sign. Then
began a Wordy wrangling in which the
latter became gradually angrieF and
angrier, while the public-spirited &C
cuser preserved his GOODNESS and. his
courtesy. The old man closed the /
controversy with: Il know all about
that law. It was never intended for
gentlemen, but for loafers." II Is
doubtful II he quite understood the
reason for the shout Of laughter that |
shook the car windows.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

A faint star in the Great Bear,
known e. 1880 Groombridge," q IA
nous among astronomers on account
Of its rapid motion. Recently a new
computation Of i6 velocity has been
made BY Professor CamFbsll Of tie
Lick Observatory. he estimates Its
spsed across the line Of sight from ne
earth e $50 miles per second. AZ ne
same time It is drawing nearer the
eaTtk ct the rate Of IS OF 60 miles Per
second. But its distance 70 % great
that light. moving 1Ss.s0o miles per
second. requires more than - years 20
pass from the start 70 the earth. The
spectrum Of 'isa0 Groombridgs" boarB
much resemblance 70 that Of ths sun.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

II yOur nsarsst druGssst dos not
have tie oFiHnsl olsuissl oz-MarrOu
he can st It fSr yOu iron any whole
sale sruCCast IA ths city. Il straight
ems kinky hair. Wsnantss harmless.
only 5, e,ziI . bottlA Ths o.onis,s
oz-lazSv O.. e Waba.A Ava O.
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The broad ax., 1901-08-10

The Broad Ak desires to engage the
services Of one or two popular young
WOmsn as collectors. Subscription and
advertising solicitors. Coed salary
paid t. aStivs workers. Can o. address
JULIUS +. TAYLOR, 500 Armour
sTsnuS
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Rsaa ana Duluzibo ior Ths Esuaa A.
tie snly nss-puPsr d oiaso VA
SEN . ths Ia
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

There ls 81 tha heart Of most women
uEh deep ven o. love that tie win-
isr 81 old ase cannot froers it-chI-
esro News
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Killed With a Shotgun.

Two Montgomery county color
ed men, named James Hopkins
and Irwin Jones, went to Radford,
Friday night and loaded Up on
whlskey, and on their return, fell
out near Wears, in Montgomery
county, when Hopkins secured a
shotgun and fred on Jones at short
range, the whole load penetrating
his bowels.
Jones on Saturday was alive, but
In critical condition and not ex-
Pected to live. Hopkins was ar
rested and lodged in Jail at Chris
tiansburg to await the action of the
grand jury.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Seriously Hurt.

Conductor T. NJ. Reynolds was seri-
ousiy hurt yesterday at Longpole. He
was on train SO east bound and was
struck by piece OF lumber on car
on the siding and knocked from his
tram sustaining severe bruises and a
broken arm. The extent of bis inju-
ries is not definitely known His wife
and brother, c. E. Reynolds, aud Geo.
Hickman went down last night on No.
3 and hope to bring him home this
morning on No. A.
Later reports says that he was not
knocked from the train, and that it is
feared amputatiOn of the arm will be
necessary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

Court Gossip Electric Rail.
way Personal Notes, Etc.


way Personal Notes, Etc.
Princeton, Jan. 25.-The biggest
negro who has ever entered Princeton
jail iu q long while is Philip Brown.
~ no murdered VIM Ferguson at Coon
ems sunday. lie stands SIX feet four
ana weighs nearly three hundred
pounds.
abe Hartman, charged with the att
tempted assassination of Jerry Day.
was acquitted. Alex Sutton. The iollv
assistant prosecutor, says they nave
failed 30 convict anybody SO FAR. but
they ''intcnd 10 give Crcmeans HI"
Ine business OF the Criminal Court.
which began the first Monday in Jan
uary, cannot be finished by the second
tuesday In February 1.-THE date fixed
Tor the february term OF the Circuit
Court ana rs there is but one room i'm
""!ch % hoiQ court. there is some
speculation Us 60 what Judge Sanders
VIII do ~ judge Woods declines To ad.
JutIn las court as it is said he VIII Go.
" men would laye Che superior righiy
II. W. oIrdlcy. Jr.. Is lu correspond
cnce with New Ork parties who
make specially OF building electric
railroads. and if be becomes convinced
that line caa De cOnStruc led be-
tween Princeton aud Iugleside aU "a
pr+ce THAT would make it a paving in-
FcStment hc is ready 60 invest. Your
correspondent would Oirer the sugges
,ion that liue TO Graham via Blue
.leid would be a better investment.
Inc cost would be considerably more
and the line considerably longer, but
The increased travel and traffic would
more than compensate for the differ
cncc IN Cost. IN the farmers along
the route would give the right OF way
ana I timber Tor ties, as they uo
Doubt would. it could bee constructed
Tor "a Few hundred dollars per mile.
and DO would turn the entire Brush
Creek valley into truck gardens with
q ready market aud quick aud easy
transportation ID DO. The Graham and
citF travel would at least pay the in-
ierest on the entire investment. In
Ne~tieatc the matter.
capt. John \. Douglass, who has
been indispOSed for few days, is
better.
Rev. j.. G.. Clark closed successful
series OF meetings at the Presbyterian
clurca yesJcrl1y.
JcA Allen, OF Bland, has been buy
lhg cattle IN this neishborAo0d this
week
a. II. Barbor, who has been visiting
ing NlS parents ami friends, returned
10 rails Church, Va, Thursday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

Is there any place on earth wo-
men viii not quarrclg Itbas leak.
ed out that it-was qaarrel be-
tween Mrs. Conger, vile Of the Min
lister, and Mrs. Squiers, wife of the
First Secretary of the American
legation, during the siege at Pc
kin, that led to Captain Hall, Of
the marines, an officer with a splen-
did record, being charged with
cowardice, and that it was because
Of official fear of the scandal that
would be caused by uncovering The
quarrel that Capt. Hall was denied
the court of inquiry he promptly
asked for.
a committee from St. Louis is
IN Washington to represent to
Congress documentary proof that
the city has raised the promised
IS, 600, 600 for its exposition. and 10
push along the exposition bill.
If Hon. d. b Hill and Hon. w
J Bryan both address the Texas
Legislature, as they have been inv
ted to DO, two rafting good speeches
will be heard.
The testimonyin the West Point
investigation shows that good care
was exercised by the older cadets
in choosing 'Iresbies" to fight who
could easily be licked. Perhaps
that accounts for some army OH
GERS being always on the lookout
for something 'easy."
Why did Gen. Wood make Mr..
a. L. Frye, who has resigned the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the public
schools of Cuba because he could
not without loss of selfrespect sub
NIT TO certain eXactions. promise
not to talk for publication about
his resignation Is Gen. Wood
afraid of the effect of the truth on
Congress?
All the robbing in Washington
is not being done byCongress2t the
town IS passing through an 6Di-
demic of burglary
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
The Poor

rms severe snow storm now upon
Us promises to continue for some tirne
Our people should not forget the poor
and destitute. There are, doutbtiess.
women and childrcn-doscryinr ones.
TO, in the town. probably some of
them sick and unable To work. who
must suffer BOW unless they receive
help- II may be, as is often the case.
That some OF those needy ones are too
proud TO ask aid. They should he
sought out and their necessities re-
lieyed by those more fortunate. Du-
ring this severe weather, remember
the poor
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Graham.

Graham, Jan. 25-Nav0r Greever
says Elmer Harman was Der = room
adjoining case Ot smlllDnE soma Is
days ago. lie has been yaccinated
anna is ai home, and no one need O.
tnere or be much alarmed.
Ie c'-olcu hdptistS set q q Ie diu-
Ncf tuorF, 10 raise la res for church
purposes, and Judging from the crowd
they wall realize handsome sum.
Let the school 60 right on. II is
not right 90 sop III because the free
term IS ont. AT least-thres months
should Toe made up md paid up. and
The school continued
Graham, Va, Jan. 26.-The storm
ms brought IN most of che carpenter,
from The coal field.
Dudley Lambert, Of Bland. visited
Graham This week, and reported The
death On JtS, Iavman, half brother 10
oar ,o"nsmm "Crit"lIarman.
WIN. L Spracher has solda narrow
SUPP oi land taking The top OF Stonev
HioSe, the length of his farm. Work
on IL Will begin soon, and EVERYDAY
Is asking what good thing can come
out OF Stor Ridge?
Dick Shell, Esq, has purchased the
house aud lOt now occupied bv Howl
w afren, aud VIII fit il UP for the
Fancy grocery business.
The new survey Of the CORPORATION
has been completed. with man. and
appropriate papers and sent 81 the
Legislature. The subject is to let w
graham out, and lessen the corporate
limits.
Graham, Va. Jan. 29.-Rev. c. w.
eaa@e.l preached an interesting ser
mon Sunday az the Seminary.
L. g. Cole has returned to his store.
Mr-Apriakie and family having gone
back 10 their home In smyth county.
q was showing and blowing here
Sunday at fearful rate. which De-
voc says viii continue TO the end of
Tue month"; We are sorry. but il is
true, that there are yet several bare
footed children ia town.
Inc SUNDAY schools OF the town are
wen ATTENDED, and are doing q noble
WORK, out there are some on the OFT
s'ue That should be Induced. in some
way. 20 attend Who VIII. Moody
Ike, bring them in?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
. MORRIS CREMEANS Will
HAVE FIVE YEARS
In Which to Reflect Over His Past
Life-Pearis Burgess
on Trial.

The fourth week of the crimi
nal court began Monday and
there is almost enough business
yet on hand to occupy the court
for four weeks more.
Sutton's promise in regard to
Cremeans was kept. They have
given him h-allelujah. He was
found guilty on both counts-at
tempted robbery and attempted
murder-and sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years. Gre
means might have stood chance
for acquittal if he had had diff
ferent face, but his countenance
would convict him before any
jury. He served two years in
the Virginia penitentiary from
Tazewell county.
The trial of Pearls Burgess for
stabbing VIM. A. Peck is now in
progress. It is likely to con
sumo considerable time as some
forty or fifty witnesses have been
Summoned The stabbing oc
CURED in a fracas between the
Two men at a Republican barba-
cue at Spanishburg last fall.
there is some partisan feeling in |
The case and if it should reach |
the jury it will probably result in
! mistrial. 1t is q very unfortu-
late occurrence Both the young
nen are of good family and have
'lenty Of friends.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Kcvstonc.

keystone, w. Va. Jan. 2o.-Oar
people are blue over a short
pay day. The bad weather and a
small Pox scare kept the people at
home, except those who could not
resist the temptation for bad wills
key. One of those, a Mr.. John
Lowe, got into row with a saloon
keeper, got his head cracked with
a bottle, and his person incarcer-
ated, for trying to make holes in
the body of his antagonist with
cold lead. His bullets flew wild,
however, and came in contact with
those for whom thcy were not in
tended. Will Henry stopped one
of them in his leg, and another
caught c. Milan, 4 policeman, IN
has hip. Neither wound is con-
sidored dangerous. But people
who do not wish to get shot, had
bettersteer clear of localities where
people crazed with whiskey con-
gregate.
l hear also that a negro man was
shot at Roanoke works by a woman
ofhis own color. Such is life in the
coal held In civilized America.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Virginia Development Company.
SECOND DIVIDEND OF CAPITAL.

Notice is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the Virginia Development
Company in General Meeting of the
Company ordered a dividend OF capital
of $4,000 per share upon the preferred
stock, payable on the first day OF April,
1901 at the Office of the Company in the
City of Philadelphia, Pa, to the pre-
ferred shareholders of record on the
18th DAY of March, 1901, on the produc-
ton of the certificates of stock, IN order
that there shall be stamped thereon and
the amount Of said dividend and of
he amount of reduced capital thereby
CHARLES S. THoRNE,
Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

: Williamson january, 25.-Tbe
Daily West hirg 'oian VIII be IS
sued Feb. 7th.
Work viii begin ut once on the
block of new buildings to replace
those recently destroyed by fire.
They VIII be OF substantial char
acter and "a credit 10 the future
city of this beautiful valley.
The trial o. thomas Clark for
the murder of John Demdsey, at
Naugatuck was concluded here
Wednesday night The jury re
turned q verdictOf murder in the
hrst degree, with a recommends
ton of Imprisonment for life in
The penitentiary. This case has
attracted considerable attention.
Edwards, the Thaclxer muir
derer, was also found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
The following persons have
been convicted at this term OF
the Circuit conrt and will 90 to
the penitentjary:
Sherman Hannah and Alex
Looney, not sentenced; Henry
Benson, one year; Walter Scott.
eighteen months: John Loving.
eighteen months; Robt. Vaton,
two years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
a UNIQUE AFFAIR.
The Lumbermen's Banquet and
Characterization.

The Lumbermen's Banquet and
Characterization
The Lumbermen S BANQUET
Characterization Saturday night was
a pleasant as well as a unique al
fair. The cancatenation was held
at the Elks Hall through the court
esq OF the Lodge, for which the
lumbermen return thanks. Vice
gerant E. Stringer Boggess, of
Clarkburg, acted as Shark; M. N.
Ofiut, Of this city, Senior Hoo. Hoo;
Z. (. Buck, of Panther, Jr. Hoo
Hoo; ] A. Wood, Welch, Boium;
M. w. Ferguson, Scrivenator; z.
l.. Bailey, Jabberwocl5; N. L. Nc
Leod, Custocation; J e Lamber.,
ArcanOPer; Murray Pryor, Cur
don.
After the initiation of new mem
bers (they'll never forget it, and
the transaction of important bust
ness, they repaired to the spacious
dining room Of the Inn where |
Mine Host Sloan had laid a spread |
1t for aking-or a lumberman.
An hour or so was spent in the |
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
The Mayor Arrested.

Chenille, w. Va. IAN. co.
Chief OF Police Arnold got irin for
Mayor Golf when he heard the
latter at the head of noisy drum
corps parading the streets, and
when there was a complaint
that the sick were being disturbed
by the unseemly noise he didn't
do thing but run the mayor in
for disorderlyconduct. The MAYOR
was released on his own recoeniz-
ance for trial, and then went after
the chief OF police righc. He
preferred charges against him and
had hum asrested for being an ac
cessory to the disturbances bv
arresting Peaceable men without
cause. The sickness of the re
corder has prevented the hearing
of the cases.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

Knives, RevoIvers and Other So.
ciety Weapons w-re Free.y,
Used-Guests 80 Armed.
Madison, Boone county. Nv. Va.
Jan. ga wedding occurred at
the home of Presley Wagner. two
miles from here last Saturday
night, and dinner and dance fol
lowed, as IS the custom in dis
region. The bail had progressed
but a short time until trouble
arose among some of the guests
and knives We're drawn. Howard
Wiley stopped the music and
Selling a chair attempted to'ouell
the disturbance by knocking Ere
land Wilson and Frank Cromer
down. Cromer's brother Dnl1al
revolver and opened 6re on LVjlag
shooting him twice, probably f.,
tally. John Wiley. the oroor,
succeeded in getting bIs bride AMI
other ladies' safely from the han
room and then secured "a revolver
and returned 70 the scene of trou-
Bile. lie shot three times at one
OF the comoatants, bee his bullefs
went wide He was later knocked (
down with an iron poker. end is in /
a critical condition. The BALLROOM (
floor was covered wi,hhIood wben
the hight ceased. Warrants have
been issued and arrests are being
made.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
Consolidated Coal Iron andLqnd
Company.
SECOND DIVIDEND OF CAPITAL.

Notice is hereby given, That the
stockholders of the Consolidated Coal,
Iron and Land Company, in General
meeting of the Company ordered a div
ldend OF capital of $50 o. per share upon
the preferred stock, payable on the 1st
day OF April, 1901, at the Office of the
Company, in the City of Philadelphia,
Pa. 20 the preferred shareholders of
record on the 18th day of March. 1901.
on the production of the certific ties
of stock in order that there shall be
stamped I'll ereon the amount of said
dividend and of the amount OF reduced
capital thereby.
CHARLES S. THoRNE,
Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
ame here about two weeks ago.

cane here about two weeks ago.
TIC contest between. the "Wet and
~ Council was set for Jan. 18th.
out was postponed until Feb. sen.
Dr. +. j. hcEllrath has lust re-
turned from business trip 10 Kanaw-
na county where he Will probably
operate coal mines.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

ira session Will be called If his
subsidy job does not go through.
True it will be called ostensibly
for another purpose but its real
work will be to pass the shipping
steal
Lynching is just as bad as it
ever was but comment and re-
buke has dropped off good deal
nowadays, since it became
northern as we'll as a southern
industry.
Victoria will go down in history
as the Good. That is better than
being called the Great, although
posterity may award that title to
her also. "Not once nor twice, in
her fair islands story, The path
to duty was the path to glory"
Europe may copy our investi-
CATIONS but by the time she gets
her limitations on the market, we
will have improved on them over
here.
How many people understand
the real meaning of the
wonderful export figures of
the United States? How many
realize that the high prices charg-
ed by the trusts in the United
States have enabled them TO send
their surplus goods abroad and
sell them at a minimum of profit
there? How does it benefit this
county for our manufacturers to
sell the Europeans at half the
price they exact from us at home?
The Senate tax reduction bill
is wonderful document. Ifany
one can make head or tail Of a |
comparison between it and the
House bill, he is wiser than we
are. Anything to obscure the
facts and fool the people is the
motto of the Republicans in
both Houses.
The senate puts the tax back
ON bank checks that it may re-
duce duties ON beer and tobacco.
mn
The q. o. p. is certainly the
party of great moral ideas!
There is one consolation to be
had from Quay's re-election-two
of them, in fact One is that
Quay is opposed to Mark Hanna
on general principle and the
other Is that it would have been
easy for Pennsylvania to find a
worse man-decent Republican
politicians are awfully scarce in
that state.
The committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures sent an
invitation to Mr.. Bryan to APP
pear before it and give his ideas
on pending bill and then, with
out waiting for an answer, report
ed the bin. This is the sort oil
thing that the Republicans term
fair and courteous.
What has happened in connect
ION with the Asphalt troubles to |
cause the sudden bout face of |
the administration. A week aool
1t seemed that nothing would bel
left OF Venezuela except a grease
spot, and now grim visaged war
has soothed his wrinkled front
and roars him, gently as any suck
ling dove. What has happened
We want to know.
Another Post Office embezzla,
has been caught in Cuba The |
government can't have appointed
all the criminals to control Office
can it?
1t is now announced that I'll
hung Chang scomplaint is Bright's
aisease. The old chap has shown
himself bright, but we doubt the
Senator Bacon was right yba,
he said that giving the Pres;dent
a a. 10 regulate the size oil
imperialism. 'iu
AS long as the House is run IN
ger ITS present rules il will be con.
trolied by one man, whether ,ts
membership is 386 or 1000 I'll
has not been legislative BODY. ex.
cept In name, since the Reed ruIee