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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
Falls Mills.
Falls Mills May 10.

ans AliiS May 10
The pTotracted meeting, which was
held i'm the Methodist church in this
place for over a week, by Revs. Boyle
and Simpson, closed last Tuesday
night with a good croSdbeenCt much
of reyiEal.s-s-s'
Mr.. Cha1fes Greeroi, nom Graham.
who spent several days with her daugh-
ter pa the Village last week returned
home on Sunday a. m.
Mrs. Carrie Fields was up from
North Fork visiting home folks Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mr.. Lewis Alibcrty and wife from
Spice, spent some time with his sister
Miss Sarah, returning TO Gary on Sun
day.
Mr. Charlie Kiester was home from
Vivian to see his family Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Greevcr and daughter, Mrs.
w. J. Fink, spent Friday with J. c..
Fink.
Nh. Geo. V. Jones has returned
again 10 this neighborhood, after spend
ing several months at his home in
Chatham, Va. His many friends are
glad to see him in their midst again.
Mr.. Baily, has moved into the house
vacated by Mr.. J. c. King.
Mr.. !. q. Fink went to Bluefield
Monday.
The hail, rain and wind storm, which
passed over this section Of the county
about noon Friday, done lots of dam
age TO crops, timber and other things.
Mrs. Daugherty is visiting in Blue
field this week.
Mr. Robert Gillespie and daughter
Miss Ella, are expected here this week
from Kentucky on visit.
Mr.. Shelby Dudley and sister, Kate
from Williamson w. Va, are visiting
their father, Mr.. w. E. Dudley.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
A SURE THING.

1t IS said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but That is not aIt,,grth
er true. DIR Kings New Discovery tor
consumption Is sure cure for ali lung
and throat troubles. Thousands can
testify TO that. Mrs e.. Il. VanMetre of
SpepherdtOwn, w. Va. says II had a
severe case of bronchitis and for wear
Tried every thins ! heard uI, but gOi mo-
rellei. one bottle OF Dr. Kings New
discovery then cured me absolutely ."
Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Consume
hoh; Try 1t. It's guarar teed by jack
son Druggist. Trial bottles free. Kcg
s.z,s 900, sl.O0.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
HE KEPT UP IN THE RACE.

James $. Barron, President Manches-
ter Cotton Mill, Rock Hill, S. g.. WRITES:
In 1888 l painted my residence with
l.. ~ Nj. 1t looks better than great
many houses painted three years ago.
Don't pay . 80 a gallo" 70, liDseed oil
which you 40 in ready-fOr-use pal ut.
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at 60
cents per gallon, and mix it with Long
man q Martinez l.. & NJ. Paint.
1t makes paint cost about 1.2O per
gallon.
Wears and covers Xix gold.
Each Church given liberal qunnty
when bought from Moss X Greevrr.
Tazewell; Block Co., Pocahontas; W. z.
Bogges, Richlands.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

The opinion expressed in these
columns last week OF Nan Patterson
and her crowd is fully justified by later
Developments. Judge Davis, who
presided at the first two trials, says
that Nan lied deliberately and persis-
tently all the way through. After her
discharge she, and a lot OF her pals
made the rounds of the barrooms OF
New York in drunken carousal, cele-
brating her victory" For decency' :
sake let the papers drop Nan and her
gang.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
A STARTLING TEST.

To save life, DR.. Il. G.. Merritt, of
No. MehOOpany. Pa, made startli ne
test resulting in a wonderful cure. ii e
writes, "a patient was attacked with
violent hemOrrhages, caused by uIcera-
ton OF the stomach. l had often found
Electric bitters excellent for acute
stomach and liver troubles 50 / prescrib
Ell them; The patient gained from the
hrst, ana has not had an attack in IA
months" Electric Bites are positively
guaranteed for Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Con stlpatiOn and Kidney troubles. Try
them. Only j1c at JaclIson's drug store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
TRUE VIRGINIA PATRIOTISMt?)

A few Of the Republican newspaper
Of the State continue to howl and growl
and snarl and snap at the election law
which demands 81. SO for the right to
to vote, thus "closing the door of hope
etc, to a number of ''Virginia patriots
and good citizens. " What kind Of
patriotism is il that will not pay the
small amount of $3.50 for the privilege
OF voting? Such patriotism as this
is Of no benefit to the State, 70 the
"patriot" himself or to his family, for
this 81 80 is not spent for salaries,
luxuries or any state officer, but goes
to the education of the patriots"
children. The loyal ~ Virginian who
will be knocked out 10y $50, particul-
arly when this $50 is returned to him
in the elevation and civilization Of his
neglected children, ought not to vote
ought not to have any children TO neg
lect, and IN fact has no place in civil
cation like ours and such as the best
people are trying to build up. And
the men or newspapers which howl
about this, and talk about "closed
DOORS" and fraudulent legislation etc
well, they are no good to the State.
They may not know it, but nevertheless
they are retarding the progress OF the
State. The new Constitution deprives
no one Of vote who ought to vote.
The old soldiers are allowed to vote,
as a special privilege, without paying
this poll tax. This is a concession 20
them-not a privilege which they had
a right TO demand. In serving their
country in war they were only doing
their duty, and some ofthem did this
poorly and inefliciently, and have no
more right to the privilege than
many others who were not in the war
because Of age or other CONTINGENCIES
or accidents over which they had no
control. Still, they are allowed TO
vote, and no body objects. Many of
them-we dare say very large ma
jority of them would, land no doubt dol
gladly pay their poll taxes TO the State
No, the only trouble with the new law
is that it is not as restrictive as it
should be. 1t should have been so
framed, if possible, as 10 have excluded
all such fellows as are willing to have
some one else pay this tax for them
we mean every MCPHERSON Of them
who signed the small due bills for
lbs, if any of them did. These are
the men who slipped through the
meshes of the net which was made
close enough to hold all the fish sup
posed to be in the water, but we found
out that there were a number of very
small MINERS in the lake, and they
have slipped through. No, the new
law DISTINGUISHES no man who deserves
to vote. The 81 so crowd are not worth
much anyway except TO count, and use
as cats-paws to drag burning chest
nuts out Of the hot ashes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
Letter to Buston Go Sons,
TazeWen, Va.

Dear Sirs: You sell a good mlny
things by the gallon. Being decent
men, you give full measure.
You know what we mean: you know
that short weight and short measure
are common among well, we hope
there are no short weights in your
town.
There are, though. Ribbons and
laces and trimmings, sold by the
dozen measure nine or ten yards
There is no complaint, because "they
all do it." You have the same plague
in your goods nearly everything, can
ned or bottled, cheats in the quantity.
Almost nobody gives full weight in a
factory package
We are one of the almost nobodies.
We sell paint, by the gallon, to paint
your house; and our gallon is just the
same size as yours that you measure
vinegar with-23l cubic inches.
Good paint too-Devoe lead and
zinc-takes fewer gallons than mixed
paint and wears twice as long as lead
and-oil.
You own house. That's why we
are writing to you.
Yours truly
w. DEvOE & Co.
16
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

The universal verdict is that Mr.
Willard made one Of the plainest and
most practical business talks ever
heard here. He also made votes, and
a number Of Swanson men are con the
fence
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

Col. William C.. Pendleion has been
i'll Washington for several days work
ing in his own interest for the position
Of post master here fof which lie has
applied.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
MADE YOUNG AGAIN

lone of DIR. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me in
my teens again" writes ID. H. Turner
OF DempseytOwn, Pa. They're the best in
the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels.
Purely vegetable. Never grippe. Only
25c at JacksOn's drug store
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

Our chief reason for listening to
Wagner music is that it makes us APP
preciate all the more the music always
played as an encore.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
Small Blue Grass Farm
90 AcrS.

A nice little farcl OF 90 acres
II miles, from Pearisburg,
Giles county, limestone land,
40 acres in fine sod-70 acres
cleared, part in cultivation.
Good water and frIit and tim
Der. No buildings. Price $500.
Easy terms. Address,
}. w. Williams.
Prari~bnIg "a
Mention iii. paper aacn you write Ct
call.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

lfyou told man while he lived
what you put on his tombstone aft er
he dies, it would have helped him
more.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26
Consolidated Coal, Iron and Land
company.

The Annual Meeting of { he Stock hold
crS oi the CONSOLIDATED Coal. IRON AMI
LAND Co, will be held at the
Office oil the Company in the Town ol
Pocahontas. Virginia, L. =. y on We'd
neSdhy The 81 day oil May. 1903, at 4 p
m, Tor the election Ol a Board Oi lJ.rec-
tois Tor the ensuing S'ar. ami for the
transaction OF such O'hcr business ns
may come heiUTe the me,uEg
FiiEDERIGk C. iSOGERS.
s 2 It. secretary.
oc Ihontas PharmacaI 90.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

The real reformer begins with him
self.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

John f. Jackson sells our paint.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-05-26

BY mail postage paid, one year SIC
By mail, postage paid, six months, .
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
A COSTLY BREAKFAST.

When Eggs Were Worth Their
Weight In Gold In San Francisco.
Hens eggs were worth their weight
In gold. writes Thomas E. Parish in
one of his stories of the very early
days in San Francisco. A couple Of
young men who had recently landed
from Tennessee dropped into Aldrich's
for breakfast one morning Not being
aware of the rarity and consequent
prices of eggs In California and having
five dollars still left with which to pay
for breakfast for two, they calmly Or
dered their usual breakfast of eggs and
toast When the bill was presented the
sternation, that the amount was $40.
They had only So What was to be
done?
After consultation together it was
decided that one of them should remain
while the other went out to look for
Colonel Gift, an old time friend whom
they knew to be in the city. The colo
mel was soon found, who, after hearing
the story of his young friend and ask
ing who was with him, inquired what
they had had for breakfast. Eggs"
was the reply.
Eggs! Eggsw exclaimed the colo
mel. did you not know, you blankety
blank fool. that hens lay gold In Cali
forniaY' 81 did not, but l do" said
our young friend WELL" continued
the colonel kindly, handing over a fifty
dollar gold slug, take this and remem-
Der after this that you are not in Ten
nessee, where eggs are given away"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27

In the old whaling days a New Bed
ford captain fell in with lot Of his
'townies'' In the Pacific, says the Chi
cago Record Herald, and after land
Ing for water on the coast of South
America, began a boat race off shore
toward the ships. The old skipper kept
muttering to his crew to take it easy.
The others jeered him as he fell be-
hind, but he took it cheerfully.
THE race I'm after is the race home,
he said. He pointed to a little blight in
the rocks into which the crew could
just see.
Ever see that rock in there beforeT'
he asked. mo, guess not. That's a
COW whale and her calf up there on the
shore. It's her nursery"
When the others were far enough
away to give him a clear field he made
for the shore. He got the COW and the
calf. The others said very little about
the race he did not win. for he was the
first man back to New Bedford.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27

One of the quaintest charitable insti-
tutions in the world is the Royal Alfred
Home For Aged Seamen, which houses
100 English mariners in the outskirts
Of London. 1t Is supported entirely by
voluntary contribution. The main idea
has been to make the place as home
like as possible, and to this end an eff
fort has been made to preserve in large
measure the environment to which the
inmates are accustomed.
The dormitories are cut up into tiny
cabins, as ON shipboard, and In place of
the familiar iron cots these veterans
of the sea turn in at night in hunks and
stow their clothes and other belongings
precisely as they would on board ship.
Day and night the hours and half hours
are struck on ships bell in the main
hall, and even in the mess room the
atmosphere of the sea Is retained as an
aid to appetite. The house governor is
himself an old sea captain of forty
years experience In commanding men,
and his rule is entirely along nautical
lines.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
see your way to accede to 1t. Come"
And she, after a moments bewil-
dered, ecstatic hesitation, went


In spite of much agitation upon the
subject at various times, lovers of ami
mails have never succeeded in estab-
fishing In this country a cemetery as
elaborate as those in several European
capitals
The largest and most beautiful ami
NAL cemetery is La Necropole Zoolo-
gique, in Paris, or, rather, in the suburb
of Asnieres. Here a large plot of
ground is laid out for the interment of
dogs and other animals, and here are
erected monuments In every way as
handsome as those over the graves of
human beings In other cities of the
dead
Some famous dogs have sculptures to
mark their memories, and dog kennels
in marble are favorite vaults For
$3.50 a grave is leased for three years,
and this fee includes the services of a
dog undertaken, uniformed and mount
ed ON tricycle.. For 500 grave may
be leased In perpetuity, and between
these extremes may be found prices to
suit all purposes. The cemetery occupies
an entire island in the Seine, and,
apart from the rental Of graves, the
company owning the property makes
a handsome profit out of the sale of
admission tickets to visitors
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27

1t was a narrow alley, running be-
tween the back yards. 1t was intend
ed for the convenience of the butchers
boy and the grocer's boy and the ash
man. Distinctively 1t was not intend
ed for men of Pasquale Venetti's stamp.
Indeed, sign at either end announced
this in no uncertain terms.
'Beggars, Peddlers and Street Musi-
clans Keep Out" it read.
But to Pasquale Venetti warning
signs In English had no terrors from
the simple fact that written English
was beyond his Ken. Therefore as he
came trundling the ancient hurdy gurdy
up the street he looked into the alley,
saw its possibilities-the ease with
which coins could be tossed from the
back windows-and, forsaking the as
phalt pavements. where. to use his
own expression, he could mo gotta Gle
biz" he turned into the alley and, I'M
limbering his musical battery, sent up
the quavering strains of "Lindy, Lin
dy, Yo' Is Ma Ladylove"
1t is a hard. cold world. Pasquale
ground away patiently, and whenever
face appeared at any of the win
dows he smiled expansively, removed
his battered hat and bowed profoundly
and even essayed joyful shuffling of
his feet while he turned the crank
But. despite all these Establishments, to
say nothing Of the appeal made by
choice assortment of selections, rang
Ing from the classic to ragtime, no
coins wrapped in white paper came
jingling to his feet. To be sure, one
fat cook came out to the back gate and
after he had played half through the
hurdy gurdy's assortment gave him
penny, and an old gentleman had
raised an upper window and, with a
Numbered Get out of thisp' had flung
him a dime. But IL cents from such
promising alley! Pasquale resented his
Ill treatment and moved farther up the
alley.
No better success attended him here.
He whistled, he danced, he sang. He
smiled his best and bowed his lowest.
He tried the intermezzo and ma FL
lipino Man" with an equal lack of sue
cess. He had his labor for his pains
He moved to the far end of the alley,
with a view to quitting It. He made
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
COWARD ADAM.
The PrOneness of Man to Lay the
Blame Upon Woman.

The PrOneness of Man to Lay the
Blame Upon Woman.
Never kiss and telp' Is, l believe,
an "unwritten law of chivalry." This
law, so l understand, Coward Adam
does sometimes manage to obey, albeit
reluctantly Because he would like to
tell-he would very much like to tell
if-if the story of the kiss did not in
volve himself in the telling! But at
this juncture 1.-The unwritten laws of
chivalry" step in, and he Is saved And
chivalry is the tree up which he climbs,
chatterlng to himself the usual formu-
la, 1.-THE woman whom thou gavest to
be with me- etc. Alas, poor woman!
She has heard him saying this ever
since she In an unselfish desire to share
her food with him gave him the for
hidden apple. No doubt she offered
him its rosiest and ripest side! She al
ways dOes-at first. Not afterward
AS soon as he turns traitor and runs
up tree she takes to pelting him,
metaphorically speaking, with cocoa
nuts. This Is quite natural on her part.
She had thought him man-and when
he suddenly changes into a monkey she
doesn't understand 1t. To this cause
may possibly be attributed some of the
ructlons which occasionally jar the
harmonious estate of matrimony.-
From Marie Corelli's Free Opinions"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27

Probably no other of the West Indian
islands has had such a checkered ca
reer as Santa Cruz. In turn 1t has be-
longed to Spain, which abandoned it;
to England and Holland jointly; to
England alone; to Spain again. which
fell upon the colonists and destroyed
or deported them all; to France, which
took it from Spain; to the Knights of
Malta, who received it as a gift from
France; to private company of ad-
venturers. Then it was resumed pos
session of by France, but abandoned,
so that in 1920 1t was uninhabited.
Then 1t became a no mans land until
1927, when France took it again, and
presently sold 1t to a Danish company,
which sold it In turn to the king Of
Denmark. In 1901 England took 1t
once more, gave it back to Denmark,
repented and took it away again in a
few months, held 1t for eight years.
and then retu, ned it to Denmark, which
holds 1t still
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
ENGLISH ROYAL VETO.
1t Is Practically Extinct, Not Hnvin
Been Used Since 1908.

1t Is Practically Extinct, Not Having
Been Used Since 17OS.
The earliest mention of the exercise
of the royal veto was when King Hen
ry ", shortly after the victory of
Agincourt, said lie roy s'avisera"
(the king will consider it, to petition
of parliament against the transferring
of suits at common law into chancery.
Many instances are mentioned dur
ing succeeding reigns until that of
Queen Anne, who is responsible for the
latest exercise of this very interesting
power in refusing the sovereign's as
sent to the bill for settling the militia
of Scotland, passed by the lords and
the commons on March II, 1708. This
is recorded in the journals of the house
of lords.
Since 1708 the veto has never been
used, though there was a threatened
exercise of royal power Of rejection
toward the close of the reign of George
III. and also by Queen Victoria in 1858.
Mr.. Bagehot considered that this pow
er is extinct and added that Queen
Victoria must sign her own death war
rant If both houses present it for her
signature "-London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27

OF General Oglethorpe, the founder
of the state Of Georgia, Boswell, DR..
Johnson's blographer, relates this sto-
ry: when very young man, only if
teen, serving under Prince Eugene of
Savoy, he was sitting at table in com
pany with a prince of the house of
Wurttemberg, who took up a glass Of
wine and by a FLIP made some Of 1t
fly into Oglethorpe's face. The young
soldier was In a dilemma. He burst
not challenge so distinguished a per-
sonage, yet he must notice the affront.
Therefore. keeping his eye fixed on his
highness and smiling at the time, as If
he took what had been done In jest,
Oglethorpe exclaimed, That's a good
joke, but we do 1t much better in Eng
land Whereupon he. flung a whole
glassful Of wine In the princes face.
The affair ended in good humor"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
THE GAME OF GOLF.
A Pastime of Kings, With a Recor
of Over Eour Hundrad vaors

A Pastime of Kings, With a Record
of Over Four Hundred Years.
A game with history of more than
400 years must necessarily have some
interesting records. Golf has been
greatly liked by kings. In the time of
james l. 1t was generally practfced by
all classes. The unfortunate Charles /.
was devoted to golf. While on visit
in Scotland in 1641, as he was deeply
engaged in a game news was brought
him of the breaking out of a rebellion
in Ireland, and the royal golfer threw
down his club and retired in great agi-
tation to Holyrood House When he
was imprisoned at Newcastle his
keeper kindly permitted him to take
recreation on the golfing links with
his train. 1t is said that Mary, queen
of Scots, was seen playing golf in the
field beside Seaton a few days after
the murder of her husband. In 1887
a magnificent gold medal was present
ed to st. Andrews by William ", to
be played for annually. One of the
earlier kings forbade the importation
of golf balls from Holland because it
took away ma small quantitie of gold
end silver out Of the kingdome of
Scotland" and at one time "goife and
futeball and other improbable games"
were forbidden in England because
archery, so necessary In the defense
of the nation. was being neglected in
their favor.-Pearson's Weekly.