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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

When you answer the telephone call and
you are accosted with the inquiry. who
is this?" just ask them who they want and
keep it up until they tell you who or what
they want.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

FOR SALE
1868 n. Wichita. rooms. so feet. 81 500.
63l Wabash, 5 rooms. 45 feet, $3.50.
AIS Moser. s rooms. lots $500.
323-325 5. Washington. rooms each, $500
Bis s. Washington. 5 rooms. 10 feet. $3.50.
346 y. Mosley, rooms, so feet, $3.50.
134. 40, IA Ida, each, $3.50.
136 Ida, rooms: rent, 81: s75.
IA lots, I'd blk s. Washington. each, sos.
lots Hillside and Kellogg. $225.
Desirable sites, Topeka and Lawrence.
Write or call for list. Let us know
what you want. We can supply you.
7S-sun-tf DEAN GORDON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
FOR TRADE.

FOR TRADE-One Jersey COW and two
yearling hsifers, for vacant lot. Mrs.
Laird, 1895 y. Washington. i3j-ltx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Seven-ro room
house. east front. 80 feet, barn and other
outbuildings. Inquire sos Sycamore
street lli-thu-su-tf
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Bank of CIinch Valley.

The Bank OF Clinch Valley people
hope 10 be ina their new building, 10
Gently purchased from Mr.. .. f.
Hopkins, between this date and the
close of the year. The building will hc
entirely overhauled and thoroughly re-
fitted in an up-to-date manner. Every
facility, for doing large firstclass
banking business, will be embodied in
the new building. This change Is made
necessary by reason of their large and
increasing business. This bank enjoys
the distinction of having the largest
capital OF any bank In Southwest Vir-
ginia, and among its Stockholders are
found many of the wealthiest and most
influential citizens OF this section. Mr..
Henry Preston, the efficient Cashier Is
devoting his best energies and powers
10 the upbuilding of this institution,
and its success Is largely due 20 his
wise management The plans, etc, are
now being prepand by the Architect,
and 80 soon as submitted and accepted,
work will begin.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
"Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.

The secrect Is out and Tazewell can
go ON living just as il the riddle had
never been asked.
No it can't either. Tazewcll is not
going To be what il was before. Its
houses are going TO be brighter; it's
people little moro prosperous they
are going To have some OF their money
lef; TO buy other things with.
The answer to the riddle Is this; you
can paint building with fewer gallons
OF Devoe Lead and Zinc paint than
with mixed paints, and it will wear
several times as long AZ n building
painted with lead and oil mixed 10y
hand.
There's proof abundant Of it pll over
the United States. There will soon be
proof abundant OF it in Tazewen
What will people do with the rest o
their money John +. Jackson sell'
this paint.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
FInney's Siding, Va.

Howard & Banner have opened up a
lovely line OF fall and winter goods.
Miss Myrtle Wilson. of Swords Creek
accompanied by Mr.. John Helton, for.
merly of this place, but now OF Bristol
visited Misses Lizzie Howard and Myr.
tie Hurt last Thursday.
Miss Minnie Steele, OF Swords Creek k
visited friends near here this week.
Mrs. j. E. Kieth, and little son visit
ed out OF town one day last week.
Mrs. J. r. Lockhart, OF Richlands,
was the guest OF j. Taze Howard's
family last week.
s. w, Banner and W. A. Howard are
sporting around in a new turnout.
Miss Kate Fletcher, who has been
at home on vacation for sometime, re-
turned this week to Welch, w. Va,
where she holds a splendid position.
II. W. Howard, wife and lite daugh-
ter, Lucy, left this week to visit rcla-
tives in Washington county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
ATTRACTIONS
FOR EVERY DAY
The Farmers Of the County
Urged to make Exhibits.

The arrangements for the coming
Fair in October are progressing very
satisfactorily. The officers of the Fair,
and all the committees. are hard at
work getting eye}y;hing in shape, as
the time draws nigh for the opening,
October the et1- just eighteen days
from this date.@
A round OF sports, contests, races,
etc, have been arranged for each day
of the Fair, which should not only be
highly entertaining, but should attra I
all classes Of people from all directions.
We are informed by DR.. Gillespie, the
Secretary, that there will be every day,
among other attractions, Trap Shoot
ing, Lawn Tennis and Base ball games.
The best players OF the country,in these
lines, will take part In these contests.
The ball games Will be played by Taze-
well and Bramwell teams.
Prizes are offered i'm all the different
departments, for fat cattle. milk cows,
sheep, horses, hogs, mules, poultry, etc.
A number OF valuable prizes are Offer
ed for best riders, saddle horses, etc.
-Four races are scheduled for each day.
There will leo races between horses OF
lut county every uttl, DtSlOtb lIlcSc
from outside the county, one OF the en-
| joyable features OF the old-time Fair.
The farmers of the county are urged to
take an interest In the Fclr, and do
their part to make II a success.
There will be no arrangements made
for the exhibit OF fruits, vegetables,
grain, ETC., but every farmer who has
good stock should see TO it that he
makes an exhibit. II you have not
already a catalogue write at once to the
Secretary, DR.. II. Il. Gillespie, Taze-
well and inform yourself.
Not the least attraction, 10y any
means, Of the coming Fair, will be the
people themselves. II Is hoped and
expected, to make the social feature
prominent. 1t will be an occasion OF
reunion OF old friends, and n meeting
place OF relatives and others who have
not seen each other for years. Large
and well filled lunch baskets will be
brought, and their contents spread on
the ground and on improvised tables
and wen eat, talk and enjoy ourselves
with our wives, children and neighbors
and have u brief return OF the gooC
old times OF years ago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18

Get the habit-Go TO Chapman's.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Burks Garden.

John Davidson, from North Tazewell,
was In the Garden yesterday setting up
some drills he had recently sold.
Burke's Garden Academy opened up
yesterday with an enrolment OF fifty,
This promises TO be one of the best
years for the school since its establish.
ment
Mrs. Rosenba um is reported as do
ing nicely now.
John Crockett, OF Bluefield, was ir
the Garden yesterday.
Miss Margaret E. Greever left the
Garden today for Elizabeth College
where she will teach the present ses-
sion. Mrs. w. III. Grcever accompan.
led her apart Of the way.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Our 1904 Calendars.

We have secured line of the finest
Calendars we have ever seen. The
pictures are real works Of art. Most
of them would be appreciated. II franz
ed, in any parlor. They are all shapes,
sizes and designs, representing all
subjects.
We give merchants and others a
cordial invitation to call and see them.
The samples are too heavy to carry
around. Call and see them, or drop us
n card, and we will arrange TO bring
you few samples.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18

Get the habit-Go to Chapman's.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Pounding Mill News.

A pretty wedding took place here
Wednesday, the 9th. The contracting
parties were, Mr.. s. Il. Sparks, son OF
r. nj. Sparks, and Miss Lula C. Pruett,
daughter j. Pruett, Rev. j, r. Sparks,
officiating, assisted by Rev. Wylie Yost.
Miss Harriet Sparks was maid OF hon.
or and Mr.. l.. w. Ringstaff was best
man. The floral decorations, under
the supervision OF Mrs. w. b. Steele,
and the music by Miss Lou Murphy,
added greatly TO the briliancy and en-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Local News.
John Whit has a very sick child

John Whit has n very siclx child.
Miss Rosa Baker was quite Ill last
Monday night. She was at her post OF
duty, however, next morning.
Almost cold enough for frost last
night.
Buford Tyncs leaves today for
Blacksburg.
DIR. Jno. Il. Jackson will leave the
FIRST OF next week for visit To his old
homo la New York.
II. j. Heldreh, the contractor, has
just returned from Norton, where h,
closed contract for nice residence foI
Mr.. W. n. Surface. "Tom" will bc
offered n great deal OF work there
when the Norton people know him ~
well as we do here.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18

The Tazewell Orchestra will give
their first Concert OF this soason mt the
Chapel OF the High School on Tuesday
Sept. 22nd. A programme of a very
high order has been carefully prepared,
and we anticipate musicnl treat.
Tickets for Reserved Seats go on sale
at Jnckson' Drug Store on Friday,
Sept. IL, at y u. IN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18

We hope our friends down the ClInch
Valley, and all over our territory, will
not buy calendars until they SEQ ours.
Il. Lane Whitley, who has boon with
the Pocahontas Wholesale Grocery
Co, has accepted a position with
Horny G. Werner Shoe Co, Columbus.
Ohio. He leaves today for his new ter
, ritory.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
ioyment Of the occasion.

Miss IVA Steele, Messrs. Rex Steele,
Geo. Hurt, and Geo. McGraw, OF Pound
ing Mill; Miss Hattie Harman and her
brother Newt, and Stephen Peck, OF
Tazewell, left this week for Virginia
Christian College, LynchbuTg; Misses
Pearl MCGUIRE, Daisy Scott. Lula
Hankins, Cora Laird and Blanch
Brown, for Sullins College. Bristol
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
The National Depository.

The Tazewcll National Bank, of
Tazewcll, has been designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury as United
States Depository. This speaks well
for the record this bank has made with
the government.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18

Farmers are busy cutting corn and
preparing to SOW wheat.
Mrs. VIM. Hoback has very sick
child.
Clarence Rhudy leaves today for
Norton, where he will clerk in store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Catnip in Pocahontas.

The latest is from "The Smoky
City" Here II Is:
"The gardner has called at the
The Methodist parsonage with
CatnIp. 1t is boy"
"The gardner came down on n cloudy
day,
"Catnipsd the baby and named
him Bryan Clay"
Mischief.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Sad Accident at Maxwell.

Abe Asbury, young man lS years
old, son of Matthew Asbury, at Maxwell.
was thrown froma mule on Wednesday,
and killed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-18
Kindt's Big
Extravaganza

"A Busy Day." Farce Comedy Com
pany composed OF If flrst-c per
formers, will bc at TazeweIl one night
only
SEPTEMBER %, 1903.
The above il 3-act Comedy, and n
New York success.
Two and one-half hours OF mirth,
music, song and vaudeville, at Town
Hall, September 20, 1903.
Reserved Seats at Jacksons Drug
Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
The First Pantomime.

Most pantomime characters were
originally borrowed from the Italians.
The first real English pantomime was
produced at theater in Lincoln's Inn
Fields IN 1870. 1t was called 'Harle-
quin Executed" and its subtitle was
"a New Italian Comic Scene Between
a Scaramouche, Harlequin. Coun-
try Farmer. His Wife and Others"
The performance was very successful.
About the middle Of the eighteenth cen
fury the character of pantomime per-
formances was completely altered,
chiefly because of the genius of the ia
nous Grimaldi, who made the clown
the first figure of the pantomime. Gri-
maldi first appeared at Sadler's Wells
theater, where he played the part Of a
monkey. He was actively engaged on
the stage for forty-nine years, and at
the close of his stage career he took a
benefit at Drury Lane theater, which
realized nearly 5000. He also received
f10O from the Drury Lane fund. This
was in June, 1928. He died in 1887 and
was buried in the churchyard in st.
James chapel, Pentonville hill.-Lon-
don Standard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Stanley school, on Tuesday, septem-
Der LIST. Rev. Gravengaard, OF Cedar
Falls, will be present to greet his
many friends and take an active part
in the entertainments.
The school board of Elkhorn began
the erection last Friday of new
school room just north of the old
building, it is expected to be done
by September LIST. This now calls
for three teachers who are elected
which are Magnus Petersen of Har-
Ian; Miss Nettie Andersen Of Freds-
vile, Iowa, and Miss Rose Larsen.
The former and latter teachers have
held these positions before which
have pleased the patrons and is a
good recommend for the continuance
of good school. The second is a
stranger to our school but comes we'll
recommended by proper authority
which insures her efficiency in the
work selected.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

In a romantic and picturesque old
hall in Derbyshire, England, is one Of
those curious relics of bygpne times
which carry the mind back to the hab-
its and customs Of our great-great-
grandfathers. A handcuff looks q
strange thing to be fixed to the screen
of the banquetfItg hall of a baronial
mansion. but one Is there. When the
banquet had advanced toward its re-
NTH, if any gentleman among the
guests refused to drink the fun guam
tity that was Deemed the proper thing
at that time he WIS nferrtly carried to
the oak screen and placed with his arm
upTaised and secured and locised in
that position by the iron ring. His
sleeve, then wide open, offered q tempt
ing receptacle for the wine which he
had refused to drink, and the contents
of the goblet, With as much more as
the roisterers thought fit, were poured
down the unlucky victims arm, and
woe be to him If he did not take the
joke tn the spirit tn which it was Civ
en.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
ORIGIN of the Cat.

In Arabian legends the cat is traced
back as far as Noah and the ark. 1t
Is one of the animals that came off the
ark, but did not go on. When the 9TH
er creatures entered for safety during
the time when 1.-THE doors Of heaven
We're to be opened and the fountains
of the deep turned loose" there was no
cat among them. Puss' origin is &C.
counted for in this way:
During the time the ark was floating
about over the tall mountains mice and
rats became an intolerable nuisance to
the people on the great vessel and they
complained to Noah that everything
was being literally devoured by the
peslly ver1ntn. That august parsonage
forthwith called the male lion to his
side and began to stroke his back,
whereupon the great beast sneezed
and 10, a full sized cat was blown
from his nostrils!
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Too PIebefan u Dish.

The pains of being a dignitary in an
ancient country with a tradition of
splendor is illustrated by this anecdote
from India. 1t is related that the vice
roy's eye lighted one day upon dish
at which he gsfzed for moment with
incredulity. What is this?' he de-
manded at last. A trembling retainer
gasped that it was rice pudding. No
less parsonage than the viceroys con-
sort had ordered the humble pudding
which eminent statesmen may be seen
eating at their clubs with undfsguised
enjoyment any day of the parliament
tary session. But the viceroy frowned.
''Take it away" he said. Never Let
me see such thing again" This is
how the orient differs from the occi-
dent. Rice pudding might have ruined
the dignity Of the vice regal table in
native opinion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Is a Whale a Fish?

Sharon has been the center Of dis
cussion which will interest others be-
sides those directly connected with
the question. The neighborhood, as
we understand the start of the argu-
ment, was faced by one individual
who thoroughly believed that whale
was not fish. We copy from the
Encyclopedia Britannia the follow
ing which bears directly on the ques-
ton:
There was once, and may be still in many
places, a common idea that whale is a fish.
To realize the fallacy of this notion we have
only to consider what fish really is, what un-
der all the diversities of form, size, and colour
known among fishes there is common to them
all, and we see that IN everything which char
acterizes a true. fish and separates it from other
classes as reptiles. birds and mammals the
whale resembles the last-named and differs from
the fish. 1t is as essentially mammal as a
COW or h orse, and simply resembles fish ex-
ternally because it is adapted to lnhabit the
same element, but it is no more on that account
fish than is a bat, because adapted to pass a
great part of its existance on the wing in the
air, nearly related to bird.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Animals and potsons.

Certain substances which are deadly
in their effects upon men can be taken
by the brute creation with impunity.
Horses can take large doses of anti
mony, dogs of mercury, goats of tobac-
co, mice of hemlock and rabbits Of
belladonna without injury. On the
other hand dogs and cats are much
more susceptible to the influence Of
chloroform than man and are much
sooner killed by it. If this invaluable
anRsthetic had been first tried upon
animals, we should probably have new
or enjoyed its blessings, as it would
have been found to be so fatal that it's
discoverer would have been afraid to
test its effects upon human beings. It
is evident, then, that an experiment
upon an animal can never be the
means of any certain deductions so far
as man is concerned.-Family Doctor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Moon Worship Among Many Peoples.
Figures of the moon as religious en-
blems can be traced to very high an
tiquity. The ancient Egyptians had
two moon gods-Ihons or Khonsu and
Tel or Thoth. The latter wore the
moon on his head, either as full
moon or as a crescent. The divine
honors paid to the cat on the banks of
the Nile were probably due to its sup
posed connection with the moon, as
shown by the chanseable pupil of the
feline eyes. In Greece both Ph9bus
and Phoebe were moon gods, and by
Isis the Greeks understood the same
planet. The Romans had many gods.
With them Luna was the moon, the
daughter of Hyperion and sister of the
sun. According to Livy, the temple of
Luna stood on the Avertine.
The ancient Goths, Germans and
Films We're all moon worshipers, and
In ancient Britain the moon occupied
high position in the celestial HER
archy of the Druids. who were always
represented as bearing crescents in
their hands. 1t is possible, too, that
Andraste the goddess to whom Boadi-
cea appealed with outstretched hands,
was the moon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Sleeping on a Kong.

China is tand without mattresses
or counterpanes. A bed, or kong, is
merely broad wall of brick built
across the side of the room On first
acquaintance it seems absolutely I'M
possible for an Anglo-SaXon, but man
In the interior of China must either
sleep on kong or not sleep at all.
determined that if the bricks would
not yield to me l must yield to them,
and. as means of yielding gracefully,
I studied the sleeping methods of my
Chinese companions. l found that
their practice was to climb inside of
quilted sacks, called pookas, which
they tied and folded around themselves
until row of men on a kong looked
not unlike sealed envelopes. Whenever
they rolled or turned over in their sleep
their pookas rolled with them. In
whatever position they happened to lie
on the brick pile they could not escape
the amelioratlng effect of their pookas.
Obviously l, too, must have pooka.
From dealer in leather in a town
through which we passed bought two
goatskins. l had them sewed together.
with the hair side in. devised sys-
tenn Of strings by which could tie my
self In my appliance, and in this way
succeeded in sleeping in China.-Out-
ing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Rantd Work For Fingers.

The deaf and dumb, as every one
knows, speak by means of their fin
gers. How many words, then, can a
good hand speaker form in minute
The average number Of letters per
word in the English language Is five.
Now. a ready hand speaker can make
the English alphabet ten times tn a
nrfnute-that rs to say, EGO letters. 1t
is usual for him to .par.se for the space
OF one letter after each Word to show
that the word is complete. II, there
FORE we subtract from the total Just
given about one-sfYth for these stop
pages, the total Will be reduced to 215
letters.
Let this be divided by five, the aver
age number of letters per word, and
we shall find that fairly expert deaf
and dumb person will speak forty-three
words per minute. A person In pos
session of speech Will probably speak
$50 words in the same space of time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
A Pleasant Surprise.

Rev. c. L. Anker and family, of the
Oakfield Baptist church, were exceed
ingly surprised Saturday evening
by the presentation Of an organ by
his congregation. All the family
had gone to bed and the Reverend
was peacefully dreaming of the Past,
Present and Future when low MUIR
muring sound out side aroused his
curiosity and caused him to investi-
gate the cause. When he made his
appearance be saw four or five young
men lifting on a bulky load which
was covered to keep him from disclos-
ing its reality. The young men
pushed their way past him and were
followed by many young folks, each
wearing a grin as large as his own.
After all was conveniently placed Miss
Sarah Nelson broke the silence by
playing lively march. Then all was
quiet again which caused the kever-
end to become very anxious for an
explanation and finding no consola-
ton in his intruders he yelled "ma"
loud enough that she soon came to
render all the aid she could to her be-
wildered husband. Then Superin-
tendent Nelson made a few appropri-
ate remarks which explained the
whole cause and effect, this was fol-
lowed by singing and refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anker had mentioned
the fact that day to their daughter,
Myrtle, who is quite fond of music,
that an organ could not easily be pro-
cured for some time but much comes
to the patient waiter who works, so
now they have an organ and the af-
fections of their congregation while
the latter keeps the efforts and guild
ance of their pastor. AT a late hour
the happy guests returned home
thinking ooh who would inhabit
this bleak world alone?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Substitutes For Tobacco.

Dried holly leaves, the bark of the
willow and leaves of the stays horn
sumac are among the substitutes for
tobacco used by the American Indians.
In Switzerland weed called mountain
tobacco is smoked In great quantities.
1t is powdered before using and causes
the smoker to become a mental and
physical wreck. The natives of South
Africa are peculiarly affected by smok-
ing the dried leaves of the camphor
plant The smoker trembles with
fright at nothing, weeps bitterly and
uses all sorts of words which do not in
the least express his meaning. The
plant, poisons slowly any one using it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
An Artists prtvations.

Tough, an English sculptor. had an
imaginative enthusiasm SO vivid that
he once said timidly to a friend, Us if
fearing ridicule. Il fancy myself tn the
Acropolis sometimes and hear q roar
ing noise hike the tide"
The sculptor's early prtyattons were
terrible. Says writer, During
Lough's first year in London, when en-
gagged on his Milo he went without
meat for three months, had only one
bushel and half Of coal during the
whole winter tore up his shirts to
make rags tn which to keep his clay
figure moist and slept beside it-when
the cold would allow him to sleep-on
the ground"