davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1905-04-20

Ye rugged mountains. mourn and sigh in vain,
White-draped by Times immortal garments rare,
Your domes doth often kiss the gold-edge clouds,
While guarding natures gems with fondest care.
Your rocky breast adorned by emerald chain,
Gour swaying pine and lofty birchen trees,
Like minions of "A mighty people born,
Chant dirges to the morn. and evening breeze.
Twelve thousand feet above level of sea,
Reigning as king, DER outstretched plains below,
Within thy inner bosom is concealed
Untold millions, meath your eternal snow.
Thy foothills yield sweet incense in their breath,
Where Craze your hocks, in charge of mountaineer.
Rare pastoral pictures long thy living streams,
Bedecked the plains with broncho, sheep and steer.
Wyoming, thy statehood though lately born,
Farest rival in sturdy manhood's zone,
All along great Sierra Nadres range,
Repose thick jewels to deck thy throne.
In secreting His gifts from frail mankind,
In the days before creations third had passed,
He mingled golden lava with the stone;
In silurian rock, His copper cast.
Nesting amid the tall and swaying trees
That deck old Vulcans rock grid top and side;
There the Dreamland King, golden glances cast
AT victorious charms, Wyoming's pride.
Here nature yields its gold and copper ore.
Great gently treasures at the will of God;
In the. breast of old Vulcan buried there,
Is found hived wisdom meath its virgin sod.
BY c. HI. Mckinley, Detroit, Mich.
, 1905-04-20

a copy of the land laws, as compiled
by j. F. Crawford, the United States
commissioners. 1t contains much
valuable infprmation concerning the
entry and final proof requirements of
Uncle Sam, and only costs 10 cents. f
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
- TURE, FOREST SERVICE,
Washington, d. c., March %, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids, directed 10 the Forester, Forest
Service, will be received by James B.
Adams, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest
Service, Washington, d.. c., up TO
and including the 4th day of May.
1908, for the purchase of all the dead
timber on the areas hereinafter des-
cribed. whether standing or down,
sound enough and suitable for rail
road ties, and sufficient matured green
timber, II inches and over in diam
eter, breast high, to make, with the
dead, 100000 standard railroad ties
Approximately 100000 feet, B. NJ
those portions of trees cut not found
suitable for railroad ties to be utilized
for mining timbers: all TO he cut from
the swi Sec. 3, 81 Sec. !, WI nw and
swi Sec. ., :! ne and sci Sec. 6, nj
mel and nwt Sec. ., NJ nwi Sec.
8, all of Sec. ., and nwi See. 10, L. IL
N, r. 10 W., 9Th 2. Mer., and the sw
Sec. %, el Sec. 81 and "! Sec. 81,
I. II N, r. 70 W., 9th p. Mer., in
the Medicine Bow Forest Reserve,
Wyoming. No bid for less than
81 LOO per NJ feet b. NJ, will be
considered and IA deposit Of S3,334.W
must accompany each bid. Payment
of timber purchased must be made to
the Special Fiscal Agent in full, with
in 30 days from date of notice of
award thereof, or may, if the bidder
so elect at time Of making bids, be
made in three equal installments, in
30, GO and 80 days, respectively, from
such date. The cutting will be on
Quoted in strict compliance with the
rules and regulations governing forest
reserves and uuder the direction of
the Supervisor in charge of the Re-
serve, who will fully explain the re-
q%uirements in the case upon applica.
ton. Special attention is called to
the requirement for stumps as low as
practicable, in no case to exceed Is
inches; for the utilization of the shaft
and tops of trees cut TO Il diameter of
at least 6 inches, smaller if practical
BILE; for the construction of logging
and skid roads only where reasonably
necessary; for the agreement of, the
purchaser to send all available men
in his employ, in east of fire in the
locality OF the cutting areas, to assist
the forest officers in extinguishing
the same and for the careful collec.
ton and piIing, ready for burning, of
all brush and rubbish resulting from
the cuttings. Agreement and bond
for compliance with the rules will be
required. Purchasers failing to
remove timber awarded, within IL
year from date of final award thereof.
forfeit purchase money and the right
to timber unremoved, unless an extern
sion of time is granted. Timber on
valid mining and other claims is ex-
empted from sale. Timber unsold
may be purchased, on application
therefore within one year, without
further advertisement. The right to
reject any or all bids is reserved.
OvERToN w. Pace,
3S-6t Acting Forester.
, 1905-04-20
What Every One Needs,

What every n needs, especially
those taking up government land, is
a copy of the land laws, as compiled
by }. F. Crawford, the United States
commissioner. 1t contains mach
valuable infprmation concerning the
entry and final proof requirements of
Uncle Sam, and only costs 10 cents. f
, 1905-04-20
Adjourned Meeting Of Town Council
April 10, 1908, 9 a. m

Roll called: Mayor +. w. Devine,
Councilmen q. ID. Buchanan, j. Fl.
Albro and l.. f. Tichenor, present.
w. E Walker appeared before the
council and asked permission to fill
manure id slough in front of his lots.
Permission granted, provided he
cover it well with dirt.
Permission also granted to fill
slough on lots q, % and n, block
%, j. H. Albro agreeing to cover it
we'll with dirt.
Council proceeded to act as a board
of equalization on assessment of
taxes.
April II and II, all but Charles
Kienzle present.
Bills presented and allowed.
Bill Telephone Co............S so
Platt Human 200
w. III. Greene. 1900
The following named persons were
appointed to act as Judges and clerks
OF "a municipal election, May 8, 1905:
A. G. Huntington, A. w. Eager and
f. G. Ashley, AS judges; f. NJ. Ba-
ker and j. B. Delaney, as clerks.
Meeting adjourned to April 10, 'O5.
April ID, 1905.
Meeting called to order at .. a. m,
by Mayor Devine.
! Roll called; Mayor f. ". Devine,
, 1905-04-20

IL you want a small farm or u
big cattle ranch see me, it won't
cost you anything.
ID. ). Crawford.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Home Mission Matter.
Mns. GID. PEERY, Editor.

The Woman's Board of Home Mis-.
sions will convene In Montgomery,
Alabama, April l4th to 20th, at Court
Street church. The names of all who
expect 10 attend must be sent To Mrs.
VIM. IL. Thomas, 52G South Peery
street.
We would urge our women to visit
more systematically the inmates of
prisons, hospitals, settlements, homes
and schools and distribute helpful
leaflets, papers and magazines Much
valuable literature is destroyed or
actually wasted IN many christian
homes which, if properly used might
be the means Of winning souls.
Twenty-three city mission Boards
are identified with the Womon's
Home Mission Society. Twenty-Five
trained workers, thirty-eight salaned
workers and one hundred and eighty
six volunteers are engaged IN this
work. Seven Settlement Homes, two
Deaconess Homes, and one Door of
Hope and one home forgirls between
the ages of ten and eighteen ropre-
sent our institutional features.
1t is said that when Dr. Guthrie
looked down on one of the most
squal d, abandoned, and wicked
quarters of the city OF Edinburgh, he
exclaimed: A beautiful field Our
great cities have many beautiful
fields for demonstrating the power of
the Gospel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Onion Sets at Boyer's.
Dropped Dead in Burke's Garden.
w. II. Runner.
Near Lexington, Va,
March 10, 1905.

Mr.. w. K. Heldreth, about 55 Years
old, well known citizens of Burke,s
Earden' died very suddenly at his
home last Friday afternoon. He ha d
been to the mill in the forenoon, and
was in his usual good health. His
family were visiting IN the afternoon,
and when they returned they found
him dead in the house. The physi-
clans diclded that he had heart dis
ease. A wife and Several child, en-
suryiye him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
THE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
AN APPEAL.

AN APPEAL.
To the People of Virginia.
am an old man, have weak ewes
goaty Fingers, no amansuensis. and see
nobody who is well informed about
educational matters, but Judging nv
the little i have seen and heard 1
must regard the operations of the
Cooperative Education Commi ssion
OF Virginia as highly patriotic and
beneficial.
The fact that il is purely volun-
tary organization, without authority
and without public money, should
commend it all the more to the friends
OF education, and perhaps especially to
school officers, who are required by
law to do exactly the sort of work the
Commission is aiming to do. 1t will
be great thing to break the apathy
OF the public and the official mind. if
nothing more is done
Every illiberal thought shorld be
laid aside i'm view OF theN objects an
nounced for the May campaign, and in
view OF the character OF the persons
conducting it. The objects are the
best possible. The actors belong to
the educated and educating Elite OF
the State; they work with and for the
Public School system; they work
without pay; they must love the peo-
pie; they certainly love Virginia; and
they know the power OF education
7pch persons, male and female. deserve
public confidence, and should have the
sympathy and help OF the friends of
education.
The first field work, am glad 10
observe, is for the benefit OF the conn.
try schools; because the country schools
have the greatest difficulties, ana be-
cause the strong country children are
to determine the destiny of the State
and the destiny of every country
family.
when these apostles OF education
enter upon their May work let them
be attended with open eyes and ears.
They have good things to say, and
there are many good things they
can do. Who will bring out the peo-
pie9 Who ought to bring them out?
The answer is easy.
w. II. RufTner
Near Lexington, Va,
March 10 1905.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
interesting News from Burke's Garden
Burke's Garden. Va March l

Burkes Garden. Va March 10.
We are having some very pleasant
weather now FOR March.
People are very busy here now:
some making sugar and others work
ing at farm work.
Miss Lucreiia Mahood came home
yesterday from Steelsburg where she
has been teaching the past session.
Mr.. w. J. Hoge spent Sunday with
his parents and returned to Walkers
Greek Monday accompanied by his
father.
Mrs. Elizabeth Boiling is visiting her
son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Boiling, and other relatives on Clear
Fork.
Mrs. Margaret Peery has been quite
sick for several days, but is Thought TO
be little better.
Mrs. Cynthia Wynn had n severe
attack of Grip this winter, and has not
entirely recovered from It.
Mr.. LELAND Heninher had the mis-.
fortune 10 fall from wagon one day
last week ana broke his left arm.
The entire community here wer,
shocked on last Friday by the news o.
the sudden death OF Mr.. William
Heldreth of this place. His death was
caused by heart failure. He leaves a
wife, three sons and three daughters
all OF whom were present at his burial
except one son and one daughter who
live In Iowa.
The family have the sincere sympa.
thy OF their friends. The funera,
services were conducted by Rev. II
NJ. Fugate, March ii, 1905.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
THE HORSE SHOW
AND SALE
Monthly Meeting of Horse and
Mule Market Launched
here Tuesday.

Tazewell first horse sale, which took
place on Tuesday, was as much or
more OF a success than it's most SAN
gulne friends expected. Their were
something like 900 head OF horses and
mules here, Of all grades and SHE'S. and
every body seemed TO enjoy the day.
The sales were as large AZ was expec-
ted, considering that this was the Arst
meeting. There We're about thirty
sales, all made privately. Messrs
Smith, Staunton, Ross. OF Nortbaro.
lima, Sutherland, CT Wythovllle, Com-
man, Bluefleld. Lewis, OF Welch.
Beck, Wilson and Hurt were among
the prominent buyers here, number
Of whom made purchases.
The crowd hero reminded one OF the
onld County Court. The streets were
filled with people from all parts Of the
county,many OF them having no special
business but came from force OF babit.
and shook hands with their friends.
and had good time generally.
The STREET PARADE.
Shortly before noon there was n
parade on main street, OF all the horses
and mules here. The saddle and
driving horses first. followed by the
draft horses and mules.
The exhibit WAS good, but Il was
noticeable. however, that the exhibitors
generally did not have their horses
pcparcd as well as they should have
been for show purposes, and il Is hoped
more attention will be paid TO this
feature In the feature.
The show Of Stallions was specially
creditablc. In the exhibit, was Prince
Hal, Park Oberlin, Woodiord's Cripple,
the French Coach horse, shown by
Campbell " Co., OF Illinois, Young
Prince Hal, known as Snow Prince.
HalcYon, Litz Lee and the stylish
black horse owned by j. b. l.. Giles
pie, and also the spotted ARABIAN
horse, from Pocahontas. The owners
names or thesc horses are omitted, for
the reason that they are generally
well known in this section.
Mr. ii. S. Bowen, President and DR..
Copenhaver, secretary. OF the Taze-
well Horse and Mule Market, are very
much gratilled at this first meeting.
and If they can have the support Of the
people who are, or ought to be interes-
ted future meetings will be still
more satisfactory and profitable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
water here in Greer county.

I v.
The finest, prettiest and levelest
meadow in Virginia d,,es not surpns.
tue land We saw to-day. Much 81 thi,
land is in virgin sod. The land ",
want to see lies 10 miles Southeast ol
Mangum and miles West Of LeSer 8
station on the Frisco Railroad Pric.
Of this land is S15 per acre. I cash and
balance in one and two years with Il
per cent interest.
Greer county is the extreme South.
west county. The old native cattIe
Iaisers allow 10 acres TO keep a three
year old steer the year round. Three
acres Is allowed 10 summer a steer sav
eight or nine months, il you raise some
kind OF feed for the balance OF the veo,
but II you allow 10 acres TO the steer
you do not feed at all. If alfalfa grass
proves success as it seems cert.;r
now that it will, this will go a lono
ways toward booming this county The
railroad has been here only three
years. The country is raw and tbinlv
Settled comparatively. Lands that
nave been in cultivation two or three
years near railroads are bringing S25
to $50 per acre.
L have taken the following from the
published statisticts: "AIanoum has
SIX hotels, four churches, u. S. Land
Onlce' an opera house, bottling plant.
TWO newspapers, ten wagon yards. rail
road terminals, a population OF $500
well equipped hospital, seven hundred
school children, electric light and DOW
er plant. high school and two ward
schools, ice factory, Touring mill grain
elevator, three cotton gins, local tele-
phone exchange with about 200 sub
scribers, l25 business houses of various
Kinds. three banks with a total canital
or 100000, surplus of $4,000. total
deposits Of $35O.OCO, wholesale gro
Gerry, five lumber yards doing a total
business Of S25O,OOO a year. three lone
distance telephones, eight general
stores that carry from $4,000 20 SEQ
OcO stock and do a business OF from
S'5.OOO to 100000 each per year.
"ieer county has a total area OF
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17

l'oOO'OO0 acres, greater part OF which
Is tillable and very productive. The
principle products are live stock, cot
ton and wheat. Average yield for wheat
for 1908 was 22 bushels per acre. Cot
ton is king in Greer county. The county
produced $4,000 bales OF cotton i'm 1908
valued at s2,5OO.OOO. The greater par
OF which was marketed in Mangum, and
the average yield of cotton i'm 1903 was
three-fourths bale to the acre"
j. n. HARMAN.
p s. Goal costs $500 per ton here
and there is no wood within 100 miles
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
News From WardeII.
Wardell. Va. MI

Wardell, Va. March 10.
Rev. Mr.. Addington preached an in
teresting sermon 20 an attentive
audience at Midway, Sunday evening.
Mr.. S. B. Ward spent several days
In the Cove the first OF the week.
Miss Myrtle Clark Is visiting friends
and relatives at Swords Creek this
week.
Mr.. Henry Ascue and his son Clint
are away this week gathering up calves
They will bring in something like a
hundred this trip.
MIR. q. II. Roberts OF the Price
Hardwood Lumber Co., OF Baltimore
was visiting friends and acquantencea
at this place and at Belfast Mills the
first OF the week most especially did he
visit Belfast. Mr.. Roberts is popular
young man and has made many friends
in this section.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Fifteen Days Under FIrs.

There Is much to be said also for
the panic st ricben condition OF the
troops They We're largely composed
OF undisciplined men and wagon driv-
ers were mingled with soldiers. who
for 10 days were under constant fire.
crowded together i'm mass from
whence egress was impossible. IL Is
one of the odd facts of warfare that
the morale OF the beaten Russian
army has been largely restored while
the Japanese. though the victors. an
parently are 50 broken and have in
CURED such heavy losses that they are
unable to press the advantage. 9th
erwise IL is mexplicable Why the Jap
anese have not followed up their Wig
orous pursuit with an attack on Tie
Pass when they might have taken the
position almost without a struggle. II
is now too late for any easy success.
The struggle for the possession OF
Mukden cost both sides close upon
100000 men. The Russian loss OF of
ficers includes n large proportion of
the regimental commanders and field
officers
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
LETTER FROM
OKLAHOMA
Senator n. Harman Tells of
His Trip West in an
Interesting Way.
Mangum. Okla, March 10.

Mangum. Okla, March 10.
Mr.. Editor:
For the information Of your readers
who are thinking of coming 10 the
great Southwest To seek homes, 1 will
give few facts that L have learned
from the people here, and some which
j have cleaned from my own observa-
ton. will not at this time give my
opinion or conclusion upon the facts. an
L have not been here long enough to
justify me in expressing an opinion.
In company with Litz Peery, son of
NIL Peery, Car Bowling, son OF NJ.
Harve Bowling, both OF North Taze-
well, Virginia, and G. w. BowIinI of
Pounding Mill, Virginia, i left the
limited States" on the 9th inst, 10
make a tour OF inspection OF Oklahoma
and Indian Territories. We passed
through Indian Territory rapidly, only
stopping over night in South McAlster.
From there we continued westw
stopping at Oklahoma City, the only
up-to-date city we have seen in either
territory. Thence 10 FL Reno and
Chickasah, reaching this place last
night. We are now 1882 miles from
Tazewell. Have passed the timber
line many miles behind. Have driven
10 miles to-day out into the country to
look at about 1900 acres OF land i'm one
body. The soil is five or six feet deem
and as level as a floor. The owner
drove us out and told us all about the
country. He guarantees the richness
OF the soil but says he will not guaran-
tee the rainfall Cotton is the money
crop; wheat is not sure and corn does
not grow as well as with us. Other
crops which we do not know do well
here. A man from Southwest Virginia
feels lawfully" far from wood and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Unaka.
Uaaka Va. March /

Uaaha Va March 10.
We are still having fine weather,
and the farmers are busy plowing.
Charles Ruthford left Sunday for
Bluefield where has accepted a posi-
ton.
s.. b. Yost was home Saturday and
Sunday.
q. b. Hager has returned TO his
work at Northfork.
Misses Laura and Mamie RuthfoId
are in town for Il few days.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Conspiracy AZ Seoul

London. March ia correspond
ent at Toxic reports that consplr-
acy has been discovered at Seoul to
induce the emperor of Korea To repu-
date the Japanese convention and
seek refuge In foreign legation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
The Advance of the Japanese
Army Against Tie Pass
Is Very Slow.
NO IMMEDIATE ATTACK EXPECTED
Gen. kuropatkin Is Bringing Order
Out OF Chaos I'm His Remnant
Army With Celebrity.
Grand Duke Nicholas NlchoIalevItch
Has Been chesen To Succeed Gen.
kuropatkin as commander.ln-
Chief In Manchurla.

Paris, March 15.-The correspondent
at st. Petersburg of the Petit Parisien
says that Gen. Kuropatkins resigna-
ton has been accepted and that Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaicvitch has con-
sented 10 take chief command in Man.
churia.
Tie Pass March 15-As after tho
battle. of Iiao Yang. the advance OF
the Japanese army against the new DO
sitions OF the Russians at Tie Pass is
very SLOW. The leading columns are
eight or ten miles southward and in
touch with the Russian van posts. but
the operations Mt present are not se-
rious. Field Marshal Oyama shows
slight intentions of pressing his ad-
vantage In an Immediate attack on
Tie Pass. II is possible. however, that
wide turning movement, of which
reports are current, is I'm progress. In
such operations the Japanese have the
immense advantages OF several bases
and lines of supply to which is now
added the Snmintin road. while the
Russian army necessarily is depend
ent on one base and one line OF com
munication aud therefore may easily
be outfiankcd.
In the grand army order is being
brought out OF chaos with remarkable
celebrity. The plain I'm front of Tie
Pass. which on March IL scethed like
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Russla's New Army.

London. March 15.-The correspond
ent at St Petersburg OF the Daily Tel
egraph predicts that the Russian nu-
thorities will have to battle with an
angry sea of troubles i'm connection
with the mobilization of a new army.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17

worthy retreats and especially the
rear guards of all the armies who per
formed their difheuh task steadily and
resolutelY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17
Regiments Reoraanized.


The regiments reorganized, strag-
glers sent to their respective com
mands, organizations taken their as
signed positions, and now the same
soldiers who on March 10 became n
terror-stric surging, disorganized
mass of gray at n few shots from n
little detachment of Japanese, or who
even fled in panic, firing indiscrimi-
nately I'm all directions as they ran at
the mere baseless cry OF Japanese
cavalry" are now gathered singing
about the camp fires with new cour-
age, ready TO oppose with stubborn
resistance an attack on Tie Pass. It
is unfair to accuse the entire army
Of this panic. Gen. Linevitch entered
Tie Pass with his regiments in perfect
order, with music playing and men
singing. and scarcely a straggler was
lost in the long. difficult march. 9th
er organizations made equally praise
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17

nest OF ants with the dense and
confused mass of transport artillery
and troops, corps. divisions and regi-
ments being scattered and parties in
eXtricably mingled, has been cleared.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-17

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Best Garden Seeds at Boycr's.
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SmtHsnamrtmten.

Nsu Yorf: v6aaig OIab" bon 2opens
baqen; .Norb.M merifa" bon @es
rua; yNedar" BON Bremen; Ser
mania" nod Marieiles; .Grieb.
rid Der @roBe" nod Bremen;
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nan" nod San Diego. @an
5raneisco unb Ssattle.
2iperpoos: Bennington" BON Wont'
real iiber 6alifar; siberian"
nod Bottom.
Sapre: .8Orbsaur" nod Stem BORT.
gouloene: Pretoria" BON 0amburQ
unb Uooer nod Ner Sort.
Wobile: .goleoonia" bon Glasgow
mad Neu Dort.
Queenstown: vWerion" bon pbila'
beIpbia nod 2ipe<pool; ~Oeeanie"
boz, Rem Dorf mad 2iberpool.
$rief: .@iulia" bon Tetu BORT mad
Neapel.
glasgon: .gumibian" bon RontreaI.