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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

An extraordinary plea for clemency
was that put forward by a thief re-
Gently arraigned in New York court,
who asked the judge to suspend SEN
tence because he, the thief. meant
to reform, and was about to marry
IAN estimable young lady" The
wise man on the bench promptly sent
the fellow to the penitentiary for
six. months, expressing the wish that
during that time the young woman
should investigate his record and
break her engagement. Foolish
girls who marry rascals to reform
them, are pitiably numerous.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

The treasury department has re-
Gently issued an order that blooded
cats may be admitted to the United
States free of duty under the rule
which applies to blooded stock of
other kinds. But duty of 20 per
cent. ad valorem must be paid on all
common backyard cats, perhaps on
the theory that the domestic variety
needs protection from competition
with the pauper cats of Europe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

The new history of Texas, which
President Roosevelt will write when
he retires from the presidency, is to
be confined to the story of the Texan
revolution. 1t is said that the presi-
dent may spend some time at Temple,
Tex, as the guest of DR.. Alexander
Dienst, who has the largest and most
complete collection of papers and
data bearing upon the early history
of Texas, particularly the revolu-
tionary period, in existence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

One of the sultans in the Sulu re.
gion of the Philippines writes to the
American commanding officer: "Cease
writing letters. What we want is
war" A desire so ardently expressed
will have to be accommodated. 1t
will be interesting to watch what this
sultan of Bacolod will have to say
when he sends in a postscript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

The. most of the Filipino people
do not wear shoes, and the conse-
quence is their feet have soles on
them that protect them from injury
1t is not an unusual thing to find
natives with the skin on the bottom
of their feet one-eighth of an inch
thick. Nature makes provision in
cases of that kind, and they can
walk all day long and they are never
troubled with corns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

coal trust-through the back doors
and the secret committees of congress.
These trusts don't make an fuss and
cause needless discussion, when they
want their duties or extra duties On
their products. They simply go quietly
to Washington and see the managers
those who know where the funds came
from in 1896 and 1900 that saved the
country.
Although the hundreds of products
of the Standard Oil company had been
dutiable as manufactured articles, yet
petroleum appears to have been I'M
mentioned in tariff acts until 1897. In
the original Dingley bill both crude
and refined petroleum were put on the
free list, but with the following pro-
viso:
provided, That if there be imported
into the United States crude petroleum, or
the products of crude petroleum produced
in any country which imposes duty on
petroleum or its products exported from the
United States, there shall be levied, PAID,
and collected upon said crude petroleum or
it's products so imported 10 per centum ad
valorena''
This practically made, all of the
Standard Oil products dutiab1e at 40
per cent. for all countries which eX-
port these products, impose an import
duty on them. But it was not enough.
The friends of this trust in the senate
(and they are not scarce) changed the
duty from 40 per cent. to duty equal
to the duty imposed by such foreign
country The duty levied by Russia,
the principal foreign exporting coun-
try, probably averages more than 40
per cent. as the oil trust we'll knew.
DIT II, hi
charge probab bly, lies in the retaliation
club. which it gives our trust in its
fight with the Russian combine.
Heretofore there has been no-aI-
lance offensive or defensive, between
the Standard Oil trust and the Russian
trust. They divided up the world and
each agreed to keep off the others
territory. The Standard Oil company
has lately been getting aggressive and
intruding on the Russian trusts terri
tory, even into Russia itself. so it is
said Foreseeing trouble and a big
fight ahead our trust wished to be
forearmed with reciprocity retalia-
ton protection club. Now, If the Rus
slams raise their duty to keep the
Standard Oil company out. they Will.
automatically raise our duties to keep
RUSSIAN oil out or THIS country.
Besides. should the christian gen
tlemen'' in our oil trust be sufficiently
trusted by the Almighty so that He
would give them absolute control of
the petroleum mines here, they might
sometime wish to charge US 90 cents
per gallon for oil. where they now
charge only eight or ten cents. It is
| always well for the trust to have lit
tie surplus protection in store for
possible emergency.
The friends of the tariff feel that
they have perfect right to insist
upon it being left severely alone. But,
then, the friends of the tariff never
were the least bit backward in assum-
ing positions of that sort.-Vashing-
ton Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Most of the japanese houses are
of one general shape and two stories
high. They are put together by a
curious method of mortising, at
which these people are adopts, not
one nail being used in the construc-
ton of the whole building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Twenty-six miles a day would be
but snaiPs pace for an ocean
steamer; but the 20 miles of Pa
cific cable now manufactured each
day are reeling off the distance be-
tween the United States and the
Philippine island which this same ca
BILE will practically reduce from s.
600 miles to Is minutes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Gov. Odell, of New York, has signed
bill which provides that married
woman may work for and receive
wages in that state. About year
ago q woman sued street railway
company on account of injuries re-
ceived. The courts decided that she
could not recover in such a case, be-
cause, according to an old law still
on the statute books, a woman was
the servant of her husband and was
not entitled to her own wages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

A doctor says that persons who
attain their thirtieth year without
suffering from any serious illness are
likely to live till they are at least
20 years of age
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

There are now 900 newspapers in
Japan. Thirty years ago there was
only one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

1t. will be a long march for the
veterans OF the Grand Army of the
Republic from Washington to San
Francisco, but most of them are ac-
customed to long marches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

What the irrigation act means to
the great west may be illustrated by
a single example. On one side of a
fence in Arizona stand orange groves
worth $1,000 an acre. On the other
side is bare, cactus desert. Both
lands have the same soil, the same
exposure; one has water, the other
has none. Accepting Maj. Powell's
authoritative statement that there
are more than 1000, 100000 acres of
arid lands in the United States, one
can foresee the immense profits
which irrigation makes possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Daniel Webster died on October "a,
1852, so years ago. The recollection
of his ''godlike" presence and of his
speech is still vivid to those who saw
and heard him. The late lord chief
justice of England, Lord Russell, of
Killowen, pronounced him perhaps
the greatest forensic figure the
world has ever SEEN" The part
which Webster's great speeches
played in filling the, youth of Amer
ics particularly in the northern
states, of course, with a passionate
devotion to the union, will be felt as
long as the union endures.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

The friends of the tariff feel that
they have perfect right to insist
upon it being left severely alone. But,
then, the friends of the tariff never
were the least bit backward in q ssum-
ton Post
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
sprinevil- Jo.tinrs.

Splingville, Va. March ll.-"Uncle'
ins Hatch, n respectable colored man
of tins ri,'inity, died of pneumonia last
friday aud Was buried Sunday.
Mrs. Lou Williams lne. Cntcr) i
very low with something like c,lsump.
ton.
Rev j. F. Jones' is again able TO be
about again.
Rev, A. G. Maupin filed his regular
appointment last Sunday morning. Rev.
5. w. Austin and q. w. Hairless were
OF the congregation.
Misses Hattie and virgie and their
father j. l.. Tickle. from the Bluestone
community attended divine service here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Wallace and Mr.,
and Mrs. II. f. Ashworth we've the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. Gillespie
Sunday.
Misses Magda and Sallie Wallace re-
turned Sunday from delightful two
weeks visit to friends in Monroe county
w. Va
DIR. Harry, Of Clear Fork, was here
last Saturday in the interest Of the
News
Misses LAME and Blanche Mash. oi
Bluestone and j. Pat Crockett, OF
Clinch, We're the guests OF Miss Alice
Wallace for dinner Subscriber,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Candidate Against Park
Agnew,
VIRGINIA STATE CHAIRMAN
CT the Republican Party-Interest
Centeriue on Rosser for Marshal.
Pocahontas Man Opposition a
Surprise.

Pocahontas, Va, March l3.-Repub-
licans in Virginia are all agog over the
candidacy OF Col. James S. Browning
for the Office of internal revenue col
lector in the First district OF Virginia.
now held by Park Agnew. Colonel
Browning has all along been regarded
as IA candidate for the marshalship. now
held 10y Brown Allen but General Ros-
ser is concedeu 10 be the most favored
opponent Of the present incumbent.
Colonel Browning appeared at the
Roanoke convention AS staunch ad-
hercht of the organization and his de-
fection has never ceased 10 be a source
of surprise His appearance AZ the
opponent OF the State chairman is n
now phase of his opposition to the
powers that be. and the contest is ex-
pected 10 be n very lively one.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Fell AS He Left The
Platform
SUFFERED PARRLYTIC STROKE
Vigorous Pro-Boer Speeoh-Qufck-
ly ltemoved to Hotel, but Physi-
clans Were Powerless TO Arrest
Fleeing Spark ectured on
Heart Disease.

Joliet, Ill, March 12-Ex-Governor
John r. Altgeld died here at o'clock
this mornign from paralytic stroke,
which struck him at the close of a
vigorous speech favoring the South
African republic at the Boer meet
ing last night.
The end came at the Monroe Hotel,
where he was taken after the collapse
at the Joliet Theater last night. He
finished his speech with difficulty and
il seemed several times that he would
collapse, but he continued TO talk. he
made perpration in loud tones. AS
he turned te leave the stage he STUN
bled and Just ~ he got behind the
scenes he fell. He was quickly remov-
ed 10 hotel and physicians were
summoned In his address he declar-
ed friends for humanity owed debt
of gratitude to Governor Yates for Is
suing IA proclamation soliciting as
slstance for Boer women and children
and the concentration OF camps, which
the British were maintaining I'm South
Africa He said America raised large
sums OF money which Pauncefote pre-
vented from being sent.
A peculiar coincident connected with
the physicians being summoned wa'
that had just finished a lecture or hear
disease.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
My Not Strike.

General Manager Brass, of the Vir-
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
whose operations are the most seriously
threatened by the impending strike in
the Toms Creek field, says that with
the presence OF armed men he does not
anticipate an outbreak, for the reason
that there are not more than 100 men
who are dissatisfied and endeavoring
to dictate 10 the operators. A large
majority of the miners. Mr.. Brass says.
are entirely satisfied with the present
scale OF wages.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Benbow Items.

Benbow, Va. March PA. B. Buch-
anan was in Tazewell Monday on busi-
ness.
w. J. Brooks, of the High School,
spent Sunday with homefolks in Poor
Valley.
Messrs. VIM. and Harvey Mathews,
two prominent photographers Of the
Welch Art Gallery, are in this commu-
nifty this week. They are doing some
excellent work.
Farmers are very busy ploughing
and preparing TO SOW oats.
Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Buchanan were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b,
Thompson Sunday.
Roads in this section are almost i'm
passable. -Four horses can scarcely
pull two horse load.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Prince Won Preussen.
WHITE HOUSE,


washington, March III, 1902.
Henry, Prince of Prussia, Steamer
Deutschland, Hamburg Dock. Ho-
bokcn, N. j.
Not OILY have. enjoyed your visit
personally, but on behalf of my coun-
trymen, | wish to express to you the
plclsure it has been to see you and the
+ good | think your visit has done in
promoting n feeling of friendship be-
tween Germany and the United States.
1t is my earnest wish that this Telling
may strengthen steadily. Mrs. Roose-
Welt sends her warm regards, and so
would Miss Roosevelt IL she were not
absent Pray present my heartfelt
greeting to His Majesty the German
Emperor Again thank you for your
visit and wish you all good luck wher-
ever YOU may be.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Happenings at Graham.

w. c. Fitzpatrick is building a bar
ber shop and drug store on Winston
street.
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z.
Yost on Wednesday evening last, Miss
Maggie Yost and Mr.. NJ. NJ Mathews
were united In holy bonds OF matri-
money. We wish them much JOY and
a long and happy life.
At an election held here last Satur-
day to decide whether we should have
water works or not, the vote was unan.
imously in favor of the proposition
It's water we want and water we must
have. Y.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Iu the Front Rink.

The Pocahontas Wholesale Grocery
Co. has secured the services of Mr..
Chas. w. Collins, formerly of Thos.
Roberts & Co, Philadelphia, whose
knowledge Of the business is beyond
question-like his captain, Mr.. w. j..
Hepford, also OF Thos. Roberts q Co,
who Is considered good authority on
the canned goods situation. The force
of statesmen this young enterprising
concern have travelling for them is hard
to match in knowledge as well as gen
tlemanly manners. Mr.. r. L. Osborne,
formerly Of the Flat Top Grocery Co,
has also connected himself with this
house as well as Mr.. G.. A. Swape, also
of the Flat Top Grocery Co. G. +.
Blount is still in line with his many
friends i'm the interest OF the Pocahon-
tas Wholesale Grocery Co. Mr. j. NJ.
Tanner represents the firm from Taze-
well East 10 Radford
This house is really headquarters for
green and roasted coffee, having direct
New York connection.
With six travelling men Pocahontas
is certainly well represented.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14

win Be Succs edrd by Representa-
tive Moody of Massachuetts.

tiNe AOONS VI maSshcnuotCS
Washington, March 10-The third
change in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt occurred today when Secre-
tary Long submitted his resignation in "A
graceful letter. it being accepted in
one equally felicitous by the President.
The change was made complete 10y the
selection OF Representative William
Henry Moody, OF the Sixth Congression-
al District OF Massachusetts, as Mr..
Longs successor in the Navy Depart
ment- Mr.. Moody will assume charge of
the Navy Department May !.
This change has been expectee for a
long time Mr.. Long had intended 10
retire at the beginning OF the late Pres
ident McKinley's second term, but he
consented to remain until certain lines
of policy in which he was involved were
more satisfactorily arranged. Then
when President Roosevelt succeeded.
though anxious to return TO private
life-for Secretary Long will never
again enter public llfe-a strong feeling
OF loyalty towards Mr.. Roosevelt In
duced the Secretary TO defer his re-
tirement until IL was convenient for the
President 10 make change Mr.. Long
will pe-enter the practice OF law.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Pooahonras Gl.aninps

Pocahontas, Va, March LIP. J..
Tormay, an expert coke man OF the
II. c. Frick Coke Co, OF Connellsyille.
Pa, is making an investigation of the
methods OF coke making in this field.
Mrs. II. S. Crockett was called TO her
home at Max Meadows, this week. on
account OF the critical condition of her
father, Mr.. John Cox, of that place.
Ell. Ware, storeIeeper of the Poca-
hontas Galleries Co.. has just returned
from New York, Philadelphia and Bal
timore, where he has purchased n
handsome line for the company's store.
Misses Sadie and Ray Baach are in
Roanoke attending the post graduation
of their sister, Miss Mable, ut Virginia
College. Miss Mable has finished in
music at this institution with fiying
honors.
Mrs. A. J. King and Mrs. L. ]. Ware
were shopping in BIuefi I'D this week.
A Greek club has been formed with
Miss Austin as president
Miss Shipman, who spent the winter
with Mrs. Frank Landon, returned &c
her home at Salem, on Friday last.
V, l.. Sexton has been in Richmond
for the past week in the interest Of the
amendment Of the charter of the tow
of Pocahontas.
Col. j. S. Browning is in Washington
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Fought Battle With Outlaws.

Roancke, Va, March 10. burnett
Linkous and Clous Reynolds, white,
wantcd or raising checks in MCntgom-
cry unity, were surrounded by "a
sher.irs I Iosse in tie moLn aims OF Giles
county K day Both men, who have
been. .defying the law for :, veral months
made a simultaneous resistance, and
Reynolds fired on the o-GceIs- The
latter returned the cfire, killing Rcyn Ids
capturing Lnkous.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
OUR CONSUL is FIRM
French Flag Not Raised Over
DISPUTED Property.

Tientsin, March 9.-The mission
property here, which is in dispute be-
tween the French and American con-
suls, is less than two acres in extent.
II borders the American mission prop
erty, ane was previously occupied by
undesirable Chniamen. The Frenc \
consul stopped building operations on
the dispute property and placed a
policeman there The French flag has
not been raised over the property
The American consul here, James
w. Ragsdole, is maintaining "A firm
attitude, and does not delieve serious
development TO be likely. Tie affair
is in the hands of the French and
American ministers at Fekin.
The English Methodist mission. of
London, the American board of COM
missioners for foreign mission. and the
American Methorist mission all have
property with the extra concession
claimed by the French in June, 1900.
Since that time tse Amerisan mission
have purchased the adjoining piece
of property. The French now claim
this letter property, and have been
collecting rents and levying take there
on. Mr., Ragsdale protested against
such action. and caused American firo
to be hoisted over the property is ques-
ton.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
Mass Meetine of oilizena-

By the direction of a meeting Of cit
liens of Tazewell county, held in the
court house on the 18th day of March,
1902, hereby call a mass meeting Of
citizens Of the county to assemble in
the court honse on Tuesday the 18th
day of March, 1902, at j p. m, to con-
slider the question Of improvement of
the county roads.
A. ST. CLAIR, Chairman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
DOWN THE
CLINCH VALLEY
Short News Letters, But
Lots of Meat in Them.
MUCH REAL ESTATE NEAR

B Aii.y Changes Hands - Sammy
Hob ~ook Improving All the
N-ws Worth T. ling in the Clinch
VaIls y is Told in These Columns.
Bailey, Va, March l3.-It is report
cd that r. G. Wells of Bluestone. Chas.
Moore, OF Abbs Valley, Uncle John
Hambri k and James H. Gillespie. of
Springville, have sold their farms. The
two last named gentlemen sold to C.,
j. Hale, of Falls Mills. 1t begins to
look "a little like the East Tazewell peo-
pie are all going to sell out
Last Monday the fourth operation
was performed on Little Sammy Hol-
brook. Like the other three il was a
successful one, and the physicians now
are more hopeful OF his recovery.
John I. Nash, of Bluestone, has been
confined to his room and a part of the
time TO his bed for about fourteen days
with very stubborn attack OF grip.
but we are glad to report him little
improved at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Carter, OF Blue
stone, are both suffering with grip ,r
very deep-seated colds. They are
poorly as is also their daughter, Mrs
Lou Williams. MIS-. Williams is at her
fathers. ONE SIDE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
WIFI Dropped Dead.

Mrs. G. .. Counts, wife of attorney
Counts, died suddenly, ON Monday, at
her home at Wise, Va. When her
husband came in TO his dinner he found
her lying on the kitchen floor, dead
There was no one IN the house at the
time. She was ~ years old, the picture
OF health, and had not complained Of
being sick. She leaves, besides "a
husband, two children--onc a baby, six
months old.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14

Throw a Few Bouquets at Each
Other

Other
Washington, March 11.-The follow
ing exchanges took place today be-
twsen Prince Henry OF Prussia. who
sailed for Europe on the Deutschland
and President Roosevelt:
- Hoboken. N. j., Mardh IL, 1902.
The President of the United States;
On this day OF my departure beg to
thank you personally, as well as the
nation whose guest have been, for all
the Kindness, consideration and good
feeling / have met during my visit TO
You interesting country 1 hope that
my visit may have increased the feel
ings cf friendship between the country
1 represent and the United States. Bid
ding YOU farewell, let me wish you every
possible success, and, pray, remember
me Il Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Roose-
vel., wh) 80 charmingly and with So
mu "A liuck accomplished her task
whca launching His Maiesty's yacht
'Mete n Once more. hearty thanks.
May we meet again.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-03-14
License or nc License. whiohq

License or nc License, Which?
The vets and drys Of Blueiield aIe
between the devil and the deep sea as
regards their position on the liquor
question If the Telegraph's report Of
the antics of the court Is to be believ, d.
AS an illustration we clip the following
from yesterdays Telegraph:
il the people were
surprised at the result OF the courts
deliberations on Tuesday, they were
dumfounded yesterday.
When the applications were presented
President Lilly (who on Tuesday stated
that he was irrcvocably "dry'') arose
and announced that he had changed his
mind. Mr. Bailey (who, ever since he
has been "a member OF the court, has
been consistent "wet" mani then
arose and announced that he, too, had
changed his mind, and that he would
, oppose license until he changed again