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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
To Destroy bermuda Sod.

While no other crop can be grown
on the land which will afford greater
net profit than Bermuda, some may de-
sire to destroy 1t. and hence the means
OF destroying it is given. Much Of the
sod may be destroyed by exposing it to
freezing weather in winter. Cut up
the sod with a disk or cutaway har-
row, crossing 10 chop the sod into
small blocks. Tear up these blocks
with some pillow or harrow that will
bring them to the surface Repeat this
several times during the winter ex-
posing new surfaces to the frost as
that first exposed is killed. BY spring
most OF 1t will be dead. Keep the sod
stirred TO prevent growth until corn
planting season. Plant corn and Cul-
tvate with bull tongue plows or tooth
cultivators to keep the grass from
growing. Do not use any plOw or
other implement which will cover the
sod. When the corn is knee high SOW
two bushels of peas per acre and pillow
them in with bull tongue pillow. If
these directions are faithfully carried
out the Bermuda will be completely de-
strOyed in one summer wherever a full
stand OF peas is secured.-J. 8. New
man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17

a report comes from Graham that
detectives Of the Norfolk & Western
have been at work in that town secur-
ing evidence against and arresting peo-
pie who have been stealing coal from
the passing freight trains 1t was stated
here that about fifteen had been arrest.
ed, several Of whom were tried in the
Mayors court, and that the names of
others will be put before the grand
jury here next week and an attempt
made to have them indicted. The re.
port goes that the bulk of coal used in
Graham is bought from people who
make business Of taking IT. from
freight trains. This kind ~ business
is said 70 be in operation in nearly
every railroad town on the Clinch Val
ley. and it is hoped that the officials 81
the Norfolk & Western will succeed in
breaking 1t up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
WardeII Briefs.
Wardell, Va. Feb. |

Wardell, Va, Feb. II.
George Ward, of the Cove, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
his brother, Sam Ward,o this place.
MISS Maggie Lester closed her
school on Grays Branch last week
Miss Maggie is an excellent lady and
conducted a fine school.
Last night Was the coolest night
we have had this winter. The mer.
curry fell TO II below zero.
DR. w. f. Baylor and r.. X. Giles
pie spent day with Mr.. s. b. Ward
the first of the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
STILL IN BUSINESS.
Editor G. V. News:

Editor G. V. News:
You made an error last week in say
ing that / had closed out my mercan
tile business To w. Il. Hufford. only
sold him my real estate and store
house, warehouse and residence.
have rented the store and warehouse
from w. T. Hufford, and will continue
business this year and hope to do as
much if not more business than ever
did. l will thank you TO make this
correction. Your friend,
Il. r. Smoot.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17

yesterday from a visit TO Graham.
Mrs. VIM. Ed. Peery spent last Sat
urday aud Sunday in Bluefeld.
Miss Bette Crockett, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Ed Peefy,
has returned TO her home at Grshsm.
Thos. w. witten is reported a. being
much worse at his home near Five Oaks
It WIS thought lat he was dying last
night.
The body of James Cline W - brought
To Wittens Mills on Yesterday, ana in IT,
TERED in the old family cemetery. Mr..
Cline's death occurred at Davy, w. Va.
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Pugh and Mr.. Ruwls. two
splendid Virginia ladies, have just join
ell their husbands, the former at Autler
aud the latter at Williamson. W. Va.
where their husbands hold important
positions These ladies will prove yal-
liable additions To the society of their
communities.
Miss Carrie Deyerle, OF Elliston, Va,
is here visiting her brother. b. X.
Deyerle, of The Tazewell Steam I4aun-
dry.
Mrs. J. II. Stuart has been i'll at her
home for the past week.
J Albert Hagy. the well known
blacksmith, is confined to his home
near A. b. Whites by illness.
Miss Claudia Hagy, of Wytheville,
now teaching at Tip Top, and her
brother, Mr. Eugene Hagy, on his way
to Kansas City TO engage i'm business.
spent several days at the Inn this
week, the guests OF their friend. Mr..
r. NJ. Turner, the efficient night clerk
of the Pocahontas Inn.
Mr.. Henry Kinzer informs us that
his firm, Kinzer and Vcrmillion, stone
masons, have been awarded a contract
10y the town for large amount Of rock
wall TO be built on the street fronting
the property Of b. w. Stras and Jas
+. Hurt on the car line.
L. NJ. Cubine has almost completed
the Lutheran church The build
ing is supplied with modern heating
facilities, thereby enabling him to work
during the cold weather. The church.
although small, will be one OF the incest
and most comfortable houses OF wor-
ship in town.
Mr.. W. +. White, OF Belfast Mills.
was visitor 10 Tazewell the past
week. While in town he called at this
office, and informed us that he has
been a reader Of this paper for fifteen
years. We hope that he well be a
reader Of the News fifteen years hence.
Miss Edith Patton, daughter Of C.
L. Patton, invited number Of her
friends TO her home on Tazewell Aven-
ne last Saturday night, the occasion
bein6 her 2lst birthday. The young
people present enjoyed themselves
playing various games ami other
amusements.
a small sized fire occurred in the
Office OF Treasurer Britain i'm the
Court House last Monday afternoon.
For sometime it was difficult TO learn
the origin of the fire, but after the re-
moval of several planlks from the floor
the fire was found near the fiue. hav.
ing been confined TO the end of a sill
which had been occupying place in
the ilue supposed to be occupied by
bricks. The fire was soon extinguish
ed with little damage except to the
floor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
Poison IN Food.

Perhaps you don't realize that many
pain poisons originate in your food, but
some day you may feel twinge of
dyspepsia that will convince you. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed to
cure all sickness due to .poision Of undi-
gested fOod-Or money back. 25c at j. K.
Jackson's drug store. Try them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17

For limited time will make-o-orler ladies dress
rkrs at csc.
To obtain this little price for the making. the goods
be chosen from lot of blues blacks and mixed cevos
90 to 56 inches wide ranging price from Coo $l39 We
show twelve styles of cloth in the collection during the
time offer reduction IN price of cloths SOC to csc yard
instead of price above quoted. Every pattern Will
make pretty and fashionable spring suit.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
When Soup
is Falling

it is only a question of
having your saucer turned
right side Up to catch it.
But many a business
saucer is sadly aslant-and
Will stay so unless it al
lows some friendly hand to
level it.
These good times are
promising for business gem
orally, but their will be
failures and heartaches
just the same with bust
ness men who go wrong.
The man who goes wrong
is the man who goes with
out fire insurance. If you
are in this condition let us
help you to get right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
GEORGE TOWN CREWS
WHICH MEET NAVY
Two Fights Preparing for
Races Oh Severn.
Improvement of Oarsmen Has Been
Gradual-Little Difference Be
tween Shells in Races.

But three more weeks remain before
the Georgetown first and second crews
go TO Annapolis for their annual races
with the Naval Academy on the Severn.
Since taking to the water there has
been a gradual improvement in the
work of the Blne and Gray oarsmen,
and shifts have been made in the two
Fights until at present the personnel of
the crews is very near to what 1t Will be
when they go to the mark on April 10.
Daily Races.
Each days practice consists of a row
vi, the river in short stretches, in which
especial attention is paid TO the form
OF the different men. Coach Dempsey
is alongside the shells in his single, and
instructs both crews.
From the mile and q half mark the
two crews race all the way to the boat
house. Thus far there has been very
little difference in the speed of the two
boats, although the first crew usually
has a slight lead at the finish line
The two crews at present line up:
First-Stroke, BarDei; No. Z, Captain
Graham; No. 6, Hayden; No. ), Bren-
non; No. 4, Stanley; No. g., Neil; No. .
Backes; bow, Lusk, and coxswain
Schriver.
Second-Stroke. Stuart; No. Z, Foy; No
g. Woods; No. s. SeitZ; No. 4, Van Linds-
ley; No 3. Grogan; No. 2, Edmonston
bow, Edmonston. and coxswain, Crum
my.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
JUNIOR PREPS WILL
HAVE STRONG TEAM
Good Schedule Arranged for Future
Georgetown Varsity Setars-SeveraI
Experienced Players Available.

The Georgetown Junior Preps showed
UP well in their first practice game when
they defeated the strong Columbia Stars
team, of washington, 10 O.
Montgomery, whose good work in the
box was feature of last seasons team
Is expected to do most of the twirling.
In Tierney, who has played the outfield
for two years. and Gross, new man.
be has an excellent pair of alternates
Behind the bat f. Sitterding a new
man, has shown up remarkably well,
and this position is expected to be quite
as strong as last year.
OF last years infield, Cohen, third,
and Mohn. short, have returned and are
playing their respective positions Pal
len, who played on the second team two
years ago, is holding down second in
nrst-class style and Frank, a new man,
Is rs DONG well at first. In the outfield
done excellent work both in the field and
at the bat
The schedule, as far as completed, is
as follows:
April T. Eastern High School, at
April 7, st. Johns College, at George
town.
April s. Second Team Central High
School at Georgetown.
April II. Western, at GEORGETOWN
April u. Second Central High School.
at Georgetown.
April IS, Bliss Electrical School.
at Georgetown.
April Is, Marston School at Baltimore.
April y, Business High School, at
Georgetown
May 5. st. Johns College, at George
town.
May y, Eastern High School, at
Georgetown.
May q. County School for Boys, at
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
MANY WASHINGTON
SPORTS EXPECTED
Will Turn Out for COrbett-
Sullivan Fight.
DENVERlTE is B0kSTFUL
Says He Will Win in a Walk-Capital
Man Also Confdent-Their
Measurements.
DENvERlTE IS B0AsTFUL

BALTIMORE, March I--Unless all
indications are wrong tonight's ten
round boxing contest before the Eureka
Athletic Club, at the Fourth Regiment
Armory, West Fayette street near Paca,
between young Corbett," of Denver.
claimant for the featherweight cham
pionship title. and KID Sullivan, of
Washington, should be one of the best
seen here this winter, and in fact, for
several wears.
The men who dope out everything
have been doing their share of work
this week and they fail to pick an adj
vantage, although in the betting Cor
bett will be the favorite on the strength
of his past record.
While Washington usually turns out
in force for all of the local contests, it
viii be more than doubled tonight. With
a bout in which its favorite is princi-
pal and his opponent a man of such
high caliber, they can be depended upon
to come over several hundred strong.
This crowd will be augmented by the
New York and Philadelphia boys, among
whom Corbett is q decidedly popular
boy
Fast Work Promised.
Although tonight's contest is for ten
rounds, the spectators can feel sure that
they will be ten Of the fastest variety
The Sullivan-Hanlon bout was but fol-
ten last year, and it was a corker
Sullivan has improved since then Cor
bett has always been known as fight
ing machine and once the gong sounds
he is off like q streak of lightning and
never lets up until the bout is brought
to a conclusion by going the limit OF
one OF the contestants being knocked
out.
Both boys came in from their respec-
tive training quarters this morning.
Young Corhett came in with Otto Kiefer
from Pmlico, and said: We'll, 1 know
that | will be up against hard little
youngster. He is a clever kid, and ]
am really sorry that he is to be the
first one of the Eastern boys that will
be given his quietus. l am in good
shape. and / will start to show the
Eastern people that l am still there
with a GOOD punch
Sullivan, who has been training at
the Catonsv.lle quarters used by Jack
son, was in no talking humor How
ever he said.
Il will be in ct the finish tonight. NV
talking will be done with the gloves
and Corbett will do some tall listening
/ will easily make the 1872 pounds ring
side called for by tonight's articles
Their Measurements. ~ "-
The measurements of Corbett and Sui.
Ivan are az follows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

A Notable Day at Benning Tomorrow
The Spring Hunters Steeplechase is al
ways a great society event in Washing
ton. Everybody will be there. Five
other good races
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
GEORGETOWN AGAINST
V|LLAN0YA OUTFIT
University Team Will Play Strong Ag-
gregation Tomorrow Afternoon.
Blue and Gray Practice.


Tomorrow afternoon at 4:I5 o'clock the
Villanova team and the varsity nine of
Georgetown will meet on Georgetown
field
Coach Apperious of the Blue and Gray
has been working his men hard the past
few days in preparation for tomorrow's
game and he will line UP his strongest
aggregation against the Pennsylvanians,
and the game promises to be exciting
from start to finish
From the game that ViIlanova will
play. against George Washington Uni
versity this afternoon tie patrons of the
sport in this city will be able to gain
fair knowledge Of the team that will
meet Georgetown tomorrow. ViIIanova
will reserve her best pitcher-Dwyer-
to face the Blue and Gray nine and try
to retrieve last falls gridiron defeat
The Georgetown's lineup tomorrow
viii be as follows: Larkin. first base:
McGettigan, center field; Hanretty. Sec
end base; Hart, catcher: Burns or Mar
tell, right field: Kane, left field; Curry,
shortstop; Smith, third base; White and
Aver, pitchers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
Don't Miss the Splendid Steepleohase

and the five other fir5t-class events at
Benning tomorrow. Take Penna R. R.
special at 2.10 p. m, O. Columbia line
street cars direct TO track.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
.LEH|GIII| BALL TEAM
GETTING INTO FORM
Coach Al Maui Has Likely Looking
Squad of Candidates Trying.
Ballinger Is Pitching.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, March 31-Whi1e
her old rival. Lafayette, is winning one
game of baseball after another on a
Southern trip. Lehigh is being rounded
into form at home by Coach Al Maui in
manner that Is very satisfactory To
the graduate coaches and the student
body who crowd the bleachers at every
afternoon practice.
Lehish's skinned diamond was never
better so early in the season. and the
men are getting in some very splendid
practice work Coach Maui is pleased
with the pitching staff and expects
Barker to spring early surprises with
the 'spi: ball" Wiley already shows
the work OF phenom
Sterner and McMurtrie both catch him
finely Lehigh will at least have two
splendid batteries. The season opens
here on Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
SPORTING COMMENT.

About the time there Is a lull In the
Western turf war the minor leagues
threaten to break away from the
alliance with the majors Let the sport
ing writer's be duly thankful for this
mine Of copy open to them III the sum
mer months. Then when dull winter
time is here there will be plenty doing
il the way of scandal in connection with
the American Bowling Congress, and
more news to help fill the gaping col
umns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
Their Measurements.
Sullivan.

IHeII mtdSuftfncntS.
The measurements of Corbett and Sui
Ivan are as follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

Tom Shevlin, the famous Yale athlete,
has deserted the field and track team,
where he was the -nai.lstay in the ham
mer throw, and viii now try for the
baseball team. 1t uas been six years
since Yale defeated Harvard and Prince
ton on the diamond. and this year every
effort Is being made to strengthen the
bali team, often at the sacrifice of other
branches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

The Philadelphia Athletics have more
college men on their roster than any
team in either of the big leagues, Plank
Is a graduate of Gettysburg College:
Bender OF the Indian School at Carlisle.
which ranks as a college; Henley of
Jasper College; Coakley, and Noonan of
School, and the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania Dental Department; Powers of an
Indiana medical college; Davis of Girard
College, and knight OF the Central High
School of Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

George Thompson. the well known
American jockey. who has been highly
successful with mounts in Europe for
the past two seasons. will not cross the
pond until after the first of May. In the
meantime he is in Washington watching
the ponies run at Benning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

Jim Jeffries' appearance when he was
in Washington on Friday, bore out his
statement that he is in fine shape.
Fake stories came out of the West all
winter to the effect that the champion
was in bad physical condition, but they
seem to have been entirely without
foundation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

The First Holmead Manors have or
ganized and will play uniformed teams
IN the District avera Ging seventeen
years Address j. l.. French, 1925 Thir-
teenth street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

Visitors Piled Up Large Score by Heavy
Batting and Mutes' Misplayys
Matzner's Leg Broken.

Gallaudet went down in defeat before
Villanova yesterday afternoon in the
opening game of the regular baseball
season at Kendall Green. Score, 2 to /.
Up to the third inning the game gave
indications of being well contested, but
in this inning the mutes made many
errors. and these. together with the visi-
tors batting. sent seven runs across
the plate.
In the third session Matzner, the Cal
laudet catcher. broke his leg in sliding
for second base, and from then on the
home team went to pieces.
R.HE
Gallaudet. 0oo0oo1oo-1 8
Viilanova. ~ 8 o o-22 Is !
First base on errors-Villanova, 6. Left
on bases-Gallaudet, I; Villanova, I.
First base on balls-On Sullivan. 4; off
Dillon. I. Struck out-By Sullivan, 4;
by Dillon. 8. Home run-Murray. Two
base hi,s-Crane, Driscoll. and Null
grew. Sacrifice hits-Crane, McGerhan,
and Moore Stolen bases-Savage.
Crane. 2: Driscoil, and McGerhan. Hit
by pitchcr-By Dillon, 2. Passed balls
Seely and Matzuer, 2. Umpire-Mr.
Cooley. Time OF game hours and Is
minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31

One of the largest delegations of box
ing enthusiasts that ever attended q
fight in Baltimore will make the trip
over to the Monumental City tonight
to see Kid Sullivan, Of this city, go
up against Young CoTbett before the
Eureka Athletic Club.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03

One device which holds the people
to the Mormon church is the curious
doctrine of baptism for the dead. 1t is
believed that the living may By being
baptized save their relatives who have
gone before. A man goes to the ten.
pie and is solemnly immersed for his
grandfather, who died out of the faith.
The grandfather's name is duly entered
In the book of records, the grandson
contributes a fee and comes the next
day to be baptized for his grandmoth-
er and so on. AS the result of this
faith the Mormons have delved more
deeply into their genealogy perhaps
than any other class Of Americans. |
know of several cases in which Nor
mons have gone TO England on purpose
to trace out their genealogical tree,
bringing back long lists Of their ances-
tors, in some cases going back to the
time of William the ConIueror. On
their return to Utah they begin the
process of baptism--a dip for eacl.
ancestor.-Ray St;nnard Baker in Cen
tury.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03
Our Coast Guards,

There are 5000 burning lights anc
signals stretched along the American
coasts, forming a perfect link, so that
the navigator never need be beyond
sight of one of the beacons. One thou
sand of these are located on the At.
lantic coast, 1,500 are scattered along
the rivers and inland waterways, 500
on the great lakes and 200 on the Pa
cific coast. OF the grand total, includ-
ing lighthouses of different classes,
buoys, beacons and danger signals,
5000 are lighted, giving forth their
warnings at nighttime. OF these q
score or more throw a beam Of 100000
candle power. To maintain the light
house service a corps Of over 1905
men is constantly employed and a feet
of more than fifty vessels. No service
in the world exceeds our own in com
pleteness and efficiency.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03
In No Hurry FOR the Doctor.

"Almost always when my patients
send for me-" said the physician, they
instruct the messenger to tell me to
come at once. In fact, this custom of
trying to hurry the doctor to the bed
side of the patient is general and all
physicians expect it, and it is such an
old story to Office attendants that they
do not as a rule bother to remember
it. But the other night had a sur
prise.
sit was about Z o'clock, and a gentle
man had called an hour before to re-
quest me to see his wife. What was
remarkable was the fact that he had
told my Office boy to inform me not
to call until the next morning if did
not find it convenient to visit his wife
that night before o'clock, which he
said was the usual hour at which they
retired.
"'Tell the DOCTOR he said, 1T is moth
ing very important. My wife has only
something the matter with her mouth
that prevents her from talking. 1t will
be all right if he cannot find time to
call before the morning. New York
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03

"1n Zanzibar and Pemba slaves are
very slow to take advantage of the reg
ulations that give them the right to
claim their freedom" says traveller
"They realize that so long as they are
well used their position is superior to
that of the man whose freedom is his
sole asset. ! have found the same at
titude in north Africa. From Morocco
to Tripoli one sees most of the slaves
we'll content and flourishing. The fam
inc, the locusts, the drought and the
tax collector have no terror for them.
Work keeps them healthy. they have
enough TO eat and drink, and the future
has no meaning at all. There is pro-
motion. there are confidential missions
to governors and friends that elevate a
slave. if only in the eyes of his fellows,
and there is always a chance of manu-
mission when the owner dies and
wishes to have some good deeds record
ed in the books of Islams recording
angels. The sorry truth of the matter
is that slaves under Mohammedan rule
are much better off than they ever
were under the rule of white men in
America and elsewhere"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03
0POt WalIODerH.o

In certain districts of England for,
merly when an owner parted almost
entirely with other rights to a house
he would reserve the right of boiling
his pot on the fire. This secured to him
the right of voting and, what was Of
more Importance, the position OF being
a freebooter. At Taunton, for example,
the voters were called pot WALLPAPERS"
because they had the rights to wal
lop," or boil, their pots at the fire in
their freehold houses. Sometimes when
perScn parted with long lease, but
expressly stipulated that he should
keep the right e. boil his pot on the
fire,