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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15

Mrs Caulklngton's critical eyes were
already boring holes In the drawing
room furniture. and the luncheon hour
was but three minutes I'm the future
Isabel. I'm her prettiest silk waist.
was arranging the oyster plates upon
the table preliminary 10 ushering their
guest into the dining room.
Suddenly a purling of ginghFm SKIRTS
brushed the silence OF the Mace. and a
soft voice sounded Il. n IsabePs ear.
eff yo' please, miss" said the voice,
"Mlss Gertrude done send me. 1 a:a
de maid to ordah."
Good graciousP' shrieked Isabel m
der her breath. She started back. the
oyster plate In her hand narrowly es-
Gaping calamity.
She said "Good gracious" once more,
and very fervently, when she turned,
for there, not yard from her side.
waiting to be assigned to her duties.
stood the most desirable of colored
mattresses.
She was tall, well poised and, bar
ring her skin, n strikingly handsome
young woman. Her pink Bingham
gown fitted to perfection and closely
resembled one worn by Gertrude for
mornings on the porch. Her dainty
RULED apron was strikingly like one
which Isabel herself wore viii sew
ing. Perched saucily I'm her black, rip
ply hair she wore bit of a cap, which,
when examined at close range. seemed
to be nothing more than tuft of white
lace cleverly pinned.
acquisition and dropped into chair,
laughing weakly.
"Miss Gertrude done send me, MISS
the maid repeated softly. IAN she said
TO yo' to jest 90 set I'm dc parlah an
leage all de servin to me-"
"Oh, Gertrude, Gertruder' gurgled Is
abel. "What nonsense won't that child
attemptT" ft
The luncheon was faultlessly served.
Never was waitress quicker, lighter,
softer, more all seeing. more graceful
Even the critical Mrs. Caulkington
was impressed.
Afterward, when the luncheon party
had adjourned to the drawing room, the
guest deliberately led around 10 the
subject OF domestics.
OO you uuu III us nara 10 get BOOO
girls In the suburbs as we do In the
cityY' she asked. Il imagine not, fol
that young waitress OF yours is perfec
ton ITSELF
well. good girls are very scarce
here" answered Isabel. "and I've nc
doubt we'd have endless trouble II we
had TO change. But, you see, we have
raised Anna ourselves. She knows our
own ways and suits us perfectly. We've
had her for more than ten years
know she'll never leave us-unless, of
course, she marries and has home Of
her own"
"My dear girl, you simply have a
treasure" cried the visitor, with
warmth. eff l were in your place,
would shiver at the very thought OF
losing her. And. do you know. since
I've seen how perfectly your little table
is arranged and served I'm really afraid
OF what Miss Isabel Will think when
she comes TO me In the city. l hope
you win close your eyes to number OF
things in my housekeeping, Miss lisa
bel"
ooh. am not critical, Mrs. Caulking
ton" laughed Isabel "And every ont
knows how hard it is to get maids nk,
Anna nowadays" to Eat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15
LOVE FoRsAKEN.

th<t was biithe erewhfie.
Dreaming tile world lovely lotsrsfsie.
Am oas for whom the sun hath lost Ats snfNs.
Thsfs eas ga,dn place
Whsf<zA. meth0ught. there blossomed every grace
That man might crave to look upon-esr r.csi
And. sh. the golden store
OF heartssase that II brought mel That II DER
Since otherwsrd It's turned forevermore.
I shah 80 down the years.
oroptng through sterile hopes and crowding fears.
To darling solitude too csep Tor tears
Clinton Scotland IN Harper's Bazaar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15
Brother DicLey,s Sayings.

Ef dis wOrr is howlin Wilderness
it's man dat do de howlin.
Job wuz pashunt man, but lie never
had ter wait fer railroad train.
Solomon wuz mighty much mar
ried man, en- yit dey calls him de wis
est mani
Ananias wuz kilt fer lyiE. In desc
days men git prize fer h-AtiAnta
Constitution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15
NICE PROPERTY FOR SALE.

A house of 8 rooms. good outbuild-
ings, fine spring of good water, aud 10
acres OF land attached, for sale. Price
$1,000. This property is about one mile
from town. Call at the NEWS office.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15
Neglected Dryden.

Notwithstanding Lowell's high praise
OF Dryden's prose works and the accu-
sation he brings against literary plum
derers of this magnate OF letters 200
years ago, few people except scholars
now ever open Dryden's essays, though
they are well worth careful perusal
and study, in spite Of Swift's malicious
and witty lines:
Read all the prefaces OF Dryden.
For these critics much confde IN,
Though merely writ at first for flling
To raise the volumes price shilling.
There is truth as well as wit in this
characterization, for Dryden was in
some respects but n literary hack, al
though a man OF genius. But, being a
genius, 1t was impossible for him to
write anything, however carelessly and
slipshod, without something finding its
way in that will arrest the readers at
tention even yet, after the lapse OF two
centuries. Unlike the other and small
er literary hacks of his time, whatever
Dryden wrote he wrote freely, and
there is an absence Of crnmped formu-
las and of pedantic utterances, as a
rule, which is interesting. Even in his
shilling prefaces to which Swift al
ludes the reader VIII have no difficulty
in discovering a man of genius, one OF
many lovable traits and great charac-
teristics. and at least Dryden's own
likings and judgments are set forth
pleasantly and frequently In a convinc-
Ing manner. He Is one of the old writ
ers that weary moderns given up to
novel reading could profitably turn
back to and peruse tc their own great
Exchange
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-03-15
FARMS

5 adjoining farms on N. & w
Ry, 20 miles east of Roanoke,
level AMI smooth with fine
improvements, good orchards. This
land is fine for grain and espe
ciallv adopted to fruit growing and
belong to an estate that must be set
tied up. Can be sold on long time,
10 years If desired, at from $500 to
$1,000 per acre, in any size tract de-
sired.
90 acre farm, 3 miles from Bedford
City, good improvements, fine water and
fruit, bargain at $4,000 on easy pay
ments
275 acre blue grass farm, 20 acres
river bottom, 10 acres timber, balance
in blue grass; fruit of all kinds; good
improvements; on N. & w. railroad,
a great bargain at $4,000. Long pay
mente.
Blue grass farm of 215 acres; good
Improvement, water and fruits, ad-
joining thriving young city on N. &
w. railroad; $15 per acre.
20 acre fruit farm 4 400 bearing trees,
five miles from Roanoke. brick DWELL
ing, SO, 1850.
Bargain in pippin apple farm; 140
acres rich land all adapted to pippin
apples, Four-room house aud barn. 12
miles from Roanoke with 900 ten-year-
old full bearing pippin apple trees, $1,000
$50 acres truck farm in sight of city,
land in high state of cultivation, far
improvements, $40 per acre. Water
forced into a $4,000 gallon tank, supply
ing the house aud barn lot with pipes
laid for irrigating truck gardens.
140 acres, first class land, half bottom;
1900 full bearing fruit trees good inn
provements; convenient to city. $50
per acre; including 05 acres of wheat
with grass. Nothing better can be had.
45 acres good land, near city; fine
orchard; fair Improvements; two fine
orses, wagon and harness, COW and
hogs; all crops and farming implements
50 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
II

Charlotte Observer: Our distinguished
former fellow-citizen, Rev. Tommy
lDixon. of whom too little has beer
heard Of late. has gone into literature.
HE has written a novel: THE Leopard's
spots; A Romance of the White Mans
Burdens" which Doubleday. Page &
Co, of New York. will publish in Feb
Iruary-
II is a fruitful subject for dem
locTats. The retention of the Phil
IipUines is a violation of the laws
of Right; a trammeIing under the
mailed foot" of Individual and party
Igreed of the mos sacred of all things
lAmerican-the Constitution of the Unit
led States; it is a crime against nature
land humanity, and as such we, the
American people and the democratic
party. should arous ourselves to the
great duty that looms before us, extend
the hand of brotherhood to a people
struggling for freedom under more bet
ter circumstances han did our ances-
tors and assure them Of the prosperity
and peace which we have found in lib
erty.-CharlOtte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
Verdict of the SchIey Court.

The country generally has had time
Ito e and digest the verdict of the
court of inquiry in the Schley case, and
$50 far as we can gather from reading
the papers, the almOS universal feeling
Iof the American people is against the
findings Of the court. The people, with
a degree of unanimity rarely witnessed
lin this country, are with Dewey in his
minority report and against the finding
Iof Benham n Ramsey. From the
livery beginning Of the inquiry there has
been a feeling throughout the union
the court was organized to
convict and that the government would
be satisfied with nothing else. That the
condemnation of Admiral Schley was
necessary to clear the skirts of high Of
fcials at Washington has been a fore
gone conclusion all along, and anything
ishort of this would have been resented
Iby those who were responsible for the
Icharges against him, n who can
hardly b. regarded in any other light
than as prosecutors of the real hero OF
Santiago.
1t is admitted on all hands that the
admiral did not to the letter carry out
the orders and suggestions of the navy
department, but what does that prove!
lSimply that Schley, on the ground as II
were, knew better what should or
lshould not be done than it was possible
for any one at Washington to know.
admit that the program of the depart
ment was not strictly complied with,
land still no censure should be attached
Ito Schley. If President Davis, at Rich
mond. had attempted to mark out an
exact course for General Lee to pur-
sue. and had sent orders to him intend
led govern all his movements does
ANY sane person believe that Lee could
have conducted the war in the mastery
manner that he did? Yet this was q
Iwar on land; the president was in con-
,stant and almost hourly communication
with Lee in the field, but the president
WAS wise enough to know that Lee on
the ground was the better judge or the
movements necessary to insure success.
and all the details of the work We're
left to his Judgment and military Skill
and Observation-Disclosures Adver-
lriSar
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27

Admirals Benham and Ramsay may
have unwittingly done greater service
to the American people by their palpa-
bly, partisan majority finding in the
SchIey inquiry than either they or their
Icronies in the naval bureau clique in
tended.
Like Samson's destruction Of the tenn
pie. these two martinets Of the naval
court have by their grossly partisan use
Iof temporary delegated power set in
motion an overwhelming wave of popu-
liar d~ispleasure that will not ebb until
THE last remnant Of naval bureaucracy
is ingulfed and swept into oblivion.
Breadth of view n ordinary fair
ness by the majority of the naval o
might have forestalled a congressional
Investigation. AS matters are now
Ishaping such an INVESTIGATION by the
people's Representatives seems inevita-
BILE. The insistence of the dmand in
spite of official discountenance is the
logical fruit OF bigotry and p~artisanshiI
manifested in every line of the naval
courts majority hnding.-Chicago
lChronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
Legislation for Muskrats.

The Maryland Legislature will be
called upon at its forthcoming session
to Jaws for tie preservation C.
the muskrat. 1t has ~"ecently BEEN dis
covered that this rodent. previously held
az of little or no account Is net only
edible. but nutritious. Expert cooks
have learned how to prepare him f, j
the table with his peculiar odor re-
moved. In some paris OF the state he
figures on the menus as marsh rabbit
in others as 'possum and racCoou. While
~ still others he is held in much es
teem as plain muskrat. The ingenuity
81 Maryland cooks Ii substitution is
we'll know. Chefs who have no diff
Guilty in passing off sparrow for reed
birds, mallardS for '.anVasbacks. and
"SilderS" for diamondback teErapin can
easily manage to pass off the muskrat
for anything about its size. or even
larger when made into a ragout.
Now that the edible quality of the
lnLskrat has been established it is y
most needless to say, that the entire
hunting population Of the Tidcwater
districts is after him, and nat unless
some law is passed TO restrain them
there will Don he and end OF him. As
he possesses other than food value, the
Baltimore papers are calling upon tbs
legislature to protect MIN as far as pos
sible against that nearly universe
characteristic Of Americans 10 hun any
wild animals found to be of special use
tulneSS either for food or wear un.i
:hey are extinct. 1t is only another il
abstraction Of the useless and expensive
waste in all things for which American:
Gle MISUNDERSTANDING Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
Wanted Money. Not Morals.

The late Eugene Stanislas Koszka de
W1tklewcz used to tell a stor.y of the
cynicism of Ii Hung Chang, says the
New York Times. Mitkelwicz, a pro-
f~esslonal promoter spent some of the
best years of his life in an unsuccessful
attempt to engineer the establishment
of a great Chinese-American bank. Mil
lions were involved, and it was neces-
sary to secure the favor of Ear Lii
W~itkewicZ obtained an interview with
him, and explained his scheme. The
Ch1naman listened gravely.
1T is a philanthropic plan, is it not?'
he said at length. You desire by
means of this bank to bring about NOR.
al and social reforms in my country, ]
suppose. You wish to civilize us. to
save our souls"
I'VE wish to do nothing Of the kind
answered the adventurer. "This is SIM
ply and solely a commercial enterprise
We don't care a rap for your morals
and I may say for myself, personally
that it is a matter Of supreme indiffer.
ence to me whether any Of your soul:
are saved or not"
Lis almond eyes twinkled.
All" he said, you are not like Other
Europeans who come to China. They
are all interested in our moral we'll be
ing. You say you want merely to make
money. It is strange. I have heard o
such men before, and till now 1 have
never met a European who a not tn
spiritual good China at heart.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
STATE PRESS.

| Tne administration has shown its
inand' which was forced by the dissent
ing opinion OF Admiral Dewey; 1t has
with the ring n il is impossible
10 foretel the fa~r-reaching conse-
lquences Of its act. 1t is not at all i'm
probable that it will prove the undoine
lof the republican party, which recently
mas seemed to be riding for a fall, with
us cross-eyed tariffs and arrogant as
sumption Of imperial powers-Fayet,e-
willie Observer.
So far as is generally known there
was no very convincing reason why a
North Carolina negro had to have the
Irecordership Of deeds to which Dancy
appointed. His appointment there
fore means hat President Roosevelt
mas an eye on North Carolina particu-
or North Carolina negro politi-
Clans are Of a better class than those
OF other states.-Greensboro Telegram.
The Tobacco trust is now studying
the German language. 1t is after the
rocks' and It doesn't make any differ
|ence whether they are called dollars,
pounds, francs, or what not, SO they get
EN- and all hat are to be had from the
tobacco business.-Winston Sentinel.
Now if George White had not re-
moved his citizenship from North Car
Dina ne might have a show at the job
N"u vacant ny Ddncy 5 pFomotlOn. "A
man should not be in a hurry to jump
until he picks out 4 landing place
Durham Herald.
Mr.. Charles Collier Holden. son of ex-
Governor Holden, and brother of Mrs.
". r. Henry. OF this CITY. has been
Elected professor of a languages,
IN the University of West Virginia. This
Institution has S97 stUients and IL coll
leges, and 60 eminent scholars consti-
ute its faculty. Mr.. Holden, a North
Carolinian by birth, was educated at
The University of Virginia, Yale and
Observation-Disclosures Observer
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
Rams Horn Blasts.

The gifts of heaven are the gra"es af
earth.
A fierce foe is better than a Gals"
mend.
Trusting Others makes them TRAIT
worthy.
The quick-witted man will be slow ia
anger.
Reputation is the name. character tho
nature.
Orthodoxy is nothing more than my
new of the truth
Men generally enjoy least the reproci
hey need most.
To close the door on the world il ~
Cuen the on heaven
That which is uppermost in the hon'
will be outermost on the lips.
Culture without Christ IS thinner
thai 4 veneer; it is mere varnlsh
The ascending prayer lays the track
for the descending blessing.
Men are better known by their pos
terity than by their ancestry
Your own character is M most DO
tent to influence hat of others
The sovereignty of the citizen depends
~ the sincerity OF his service
The man who makes a good profess
sion must make his profession good.
1t is better to give rise to slander
thar to scandal.
Spiritual food alone will make the
spiritual man..
There is no heavenly music in ouJ
e&rthly murmurs-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
wa.hinsson Capital chat.
washington Post-)

| a western enator whose name II
withheld at his request. went up TO tns
Nhite house a day or two ago to speah
. good word for one OF his consdtu.
ents who wants an office. The president
listened to his eulogy for q few mo-
nents and then interrupted him.
Senator" he said. was not this man
IN Jail five ear ago.
No" replied the senator. not five
years ago. II was twelve years ago
Rut." he added. he was the victim OF
miSrepresented circumstances He
ought never to have been sent To jail
II was a very unjust decision
The president look t~hougntenl.y for
a moment Well" he said. when !
have finished appointing ali the FOOD
men to office who AVE kept ont OF jail
I viii take UP you friend Case.
The did not press ire matter
lie wired 10 his friend TO give Up hopes
Senator K~ittredge. of South Dakota.
IL zoo pounds OF joilit~. He laughs I'm
the heartiest fashion. looks on life as q
p thway or merrimeat. bubbles over
v:!th good nature. and likes \ joke.
Yesterday morning as Mr.. kittredga
"as riding in an F-street car TO tho
senate a newspaper boy came along.
All the mornin' pape'zs" he said. -four
,shing a bunch In the senator's face.
Give me a congressional record"
said Mr.. Kittredge-
The boy regarded the senator with n
took OF corn. You don have 20 buy
them he replied. You gets them At
he capitol for nothin'."
Senator Hanna has received n fine
picture OF the late President Mckinley
Everybody knows the photograph OF
President Mckinley and Vice President
Hobart sitting side by side on the lawn
at Hollywood, which was MI. Hobart's
home. The photographer was fortunate
enough TO get the president IN an easy.
natural pose. with an expression Of con-
tent upon his countenance. A crayon
artist who has only n hand. and that
his left one, has taken the photograph
and reproduced Mr.. WcKinley's figure.
Improving the expression. until Senator
Hanna regards IL as the most accurate
likeness or Mckinley yet produced. lie
Will probably send il To Mrs. Mckinley
at Canton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
s1OO Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
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one dreaded disease that science mas
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Iunon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
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the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In DO
ling its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for I'M
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address. F. J. CENEY & CO.
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
/ Halls Family Pills are the best.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
The Naval Clfaue.

Adrnirals Benham and Ramsey may
have unw~ittingly done create service
10 the American people by their palpa-
bl partisan majority finding In the
SChley inquiry that either they or their
cICnies in the naval bureau clique in
tended.
Like SIMPSONS destruction of the
temple, these two maTtinels OF the
naval court have by their grossly par
tIsan use of the TEMPORARILY delegated
power set in motion an overwhelming
wave of popular displeasure that VIII
rot b until the last remnant OF naval
bureaucracy is ingulfed ana swept into
oblivion.
Breadth Of view and ordinary fair
ness by the majorit" Of the naval
court might nave forestalled a con-
Eressional investigation. As matters
are now shaping such an Investigation
by the peoples representatives seems
inevitable. The insistence III the de-
mandi in spite of official discountenance
s. the logical fruit of bigotry and par
tisanship manifested in every line OF
tie naval courts majority finding
Chicago Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
Decision Of'the Commission on the
shipment of Lumber.

Washington. December 24-The inter.
state commerce commission today, in an
opinion by chairman Knapp. rendered
it's decision in he case of the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association
versus the Norfolk and Wesern railway
company and others. The following i'm
p%ortant facts apnear in the decision:
Lumber in carloads is shipped from
points in West Virginia and southwest
ern Virginia to New York city over the
Norfol kand Western railway to Ha-
gerstOWn. and thence via the Pennsyi-
vania railroad to destination and over
the Norfolk to Shenandoah Junction
and thence via Baltimore and Ohio rail
road under rates made by adding those
of the Norfolk and Western to Hagers-
town and Shenandoah Junction. a spe-
cifiC or arbitrary of thirteen cents per
100 pounds charged by the Pennsylvania
and baltimore and Ohio respectively
therefrOm. This specific rate was adj
vanced from u to Is cents in 1893 and
the Norfolk and Western charges were
generally increased in 1899 and 1900
about IL cents per 100 pounds. Much
lower rates on competing lumber have
been and are maintained from neigh
boring points in the same shipping sec
ton to New York by the Baltimore and
Ohio and by the Chesapeake and Ahio
railway connecting with the Baltimore
and Ohio at Staunton and the PennSYl-
vania railroad at Washington. The
Norfolk and Western line is consider
abIy longer than the Chesapeake and
Ohio line. but present rates by the Nor
folk and Western yield higher rates per
ton per mile than those OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio line. The rates from
Norfolk and Western points to Philadel-
phia. Pa, are six cents lower than those
for the ninety miles greater distance tn
New York. while on the Chesapeake and
Ohio the difference in favor of Philadel-
phia against New York is only 2 cents,
Upon all the facts and circumstances
he commission holds that the through
rates complained of are unreasonable
and unlawful. and that there should be
an aggregate reduction in the through
rates of 21s cents per 100 pounds.