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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

Don't say widow" for wife"
 Example: He left a widow and three children" should be He left wife and three children"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

Don't say widow woman" for widow"
 Example: "A widow woman lives in that house." should be "A widow lives in that house."
 Note-It would be as correct to say a "widower man" as to say a widow woman" In each case the former im- piles the latter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

10 Stamps with bags A & P Salt |. .1oc 10 Stamps with ID. Peanut Butter ..15c 10 Stamps pkgs. Cocoanut. .......Ioc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

Don't say was" for were"
 Example: was there any prison ers?' should be Were there any pris- oners?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

Zu-Zu Ginger Snaps 3 for .........Ioc French Gregan Prunes ID ........7c Roast or Corned Beef, ID. can ....Ioc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

10 Stamps with cakes Tar Soap. .1oc 10 Stamps with pkgs Gelatine. ....1oc 10 Stamps with can Lunch Cocoa. .1oc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

Don't say 'was' for have been."
 Example: T was never in Alaska" should be q never have been In Alas
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
PAYROLL LAW
AND SOME FACTS

There was some adverse comment
yesterday upon the fact that County
Treasurer Trent had stopped asking
the men who came up to get their
warrants cashed whethe, they were
paid more than they had been in the
habit of getting, but, as a matter of
fact, Treasurer Trent is not an in
vestigating officer. He discovered
what seemed to him wrong. al
though il may be explained amply, and
called the attention of the Supervisors
to it. He could not avoid doing that.
under the law. In fact, he would have
been negligent himself if he had not
done it.
And, as TO the facts, he did question
many of the men, and although he
mentions the name of but one man in
his letter to the Supervisors. that one
being his concrete instance" he men
tons the fact that thirty-three men
altogether noticed the discrepancy.
The Territorial law under which the
payroll warrant of any department
may be given to the head of the de
partment for disbursement among la
borers is Section 1923, Revised Laws
of Hawaii and is as follows:
Warrants for payrolls of mechanics
and lahorers. or others temporarily
employed. may be drawn in advance
and before the wages as shown by said
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08

payrolls shall have been receipted for
by said mechanics. laborers and
others, but in every such case such
payrolls shall have endorsed thereon
the approval of the officer in whose de
pJartment the liability or expense has
been incurred, and also the appropria
ton to which it is chargeable, and it
shall also be specially certified TO nv
the officer directly mourning the ex-
pense, that the services charged for
have been faithfully performed; and.
further the auditor shall take re-
ceipt from the disbursing officer in
whose favor such warrant for said nav
rolls has been drawn, and shall re
tain said receipt until said payrolls
shall have been properly receipted and
returned to him, and under no cir
cumstances shall the auditor hold more
than one such receipt from the same
dlsbursing officer for payrolls under
the same item of appropriation
Now, While all the officials unite in
disbelief of the statement of the la
borer who said that the men had sign
ed the payrols before they were
filled out, the fact remains that it
would be entirely possible for men
ignorant, crowded, pushed through on
pay day in great hurry, to sign for
amounts that they had not received
In other words, the man would be ant
to take his money, and not scrutiniza
the payroll very thoroughly, merely
putting his name where he was told
to put it. And. as the payrolls of rec
ord show no discrepancies, the only
testimony as to whether this practice
was INDUCED in would be the testi-
mony of the men. They would know
how much they had been paid If their
knowledge tailed with the payrolls.
then the suspicion of graft would fall
to the ground.
Still another difficulty that will con
front the investigator is in the point
as to whether, in working shifts of
men, some of the men worked more
than half month, and some of the
men worked less AS Acting Governor
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart-beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her menstrual period she is
exceedingly respondent Nothing
pleases her. Her doctor says: Cheer
up: you have dyspepsia; you will be
all right soon.'
But she doesn't get all right" and
hope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia E. Pinkham's Veee-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 18th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late GEN
eral Roger Hanson, C.SA. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
{" cannot tell You with pen and ink what
Lydia h. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me. suffered with female
troubles, extreme laSsitude, the blues. ,
nervousness and that all-gone feeling. Twas
advised TO try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it not only cured INV female
arrangement, but it has restored me to perfect
health and strength The buovancy of my
younger days has returned and do not suf-
fer any longer with dependency as did be-
! fore. | consider Lydia E Pinkham's Vege-
! table Compound boon to sick and suffering
women
Ii you have some arrangement of
the female organism write Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
DEPUTY kUD|IUR
MEYERS At W0BK

Deputy Auditor Meyers had his desk
filled with old payrolls yesterday, and
, was going over them for possible dis
| crepancies, and showing them to who
ever had interest enough to call on him
during the day to make inquiry. And,
as has been stated already. he report
ed to the Acting Governor during the
afternoon that he had found nothing
wrong. He was showing them to
Clarence White and Supervisor Moore
head of the Garbage Committee, when
an Advertiser man entered his office,
and there was a discussion going on
among the gentlemen as to what was
the proper payroll system to follow.
The payrolls in the past were all made
out upon the 80 or 81 day system.
and there was nothing on the face of
any of them to indicate that any
wrong had been worked in the past.
But it is not the best system" Mr..
Meyers said to Mr.. White. THE men in
the department should be paid by the
day and not by the month, and should
be paid for each day that they work"
Well said Mr.. White, cit is up to
the Supervisors to say what system
they choose to follow
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08

ence would have been the other way.
1t was case of the calendar favor
ing the laborer. Mr.. Whites letter
in its full text, follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
SUPERVISOR MOORE
BEGINS INVESTIGATION

Il do not wish to say anything about
the matter until 1 have made a
thorough investigation of it, said Su-
pervisor Moore yesterday. Il am in
vestigating it now. When will 1 be
ready. to make a report? oh, before
Wednesday,"
The Board of Supervisors, by the
way, meets on Wednesday night
Il am just beginning my investiga-
tion,' Mr.. Moore went on mo; it is
not true, SO far as 1 know, that Sam
Johnson was instructed by the board
not to discharge any of his men. And
he did not discharge any of them. He
was given certain amount of money
with which to run his department, and
that amount was expended
This was because, among other ex-
plantations offered yesterday. it being a
kind of all around explaining day, it
was said that Sam Johnson might have
been made political victim the Su-
pervisors, in the interest of the popu-
lar1ty of county government, not wish
ing that any laborers should be dis
charged, and so forcing Sam to keep
his full force, dividing it into shifts.
The facts, however, seem to be that
Sam did not want to deprive any men
of their living, however meager it
might be, and that is to his credit. In
fact, every official seen yesterday was
commendatory in his comment upon
Sam Johnson, and if there is shown to
In IN, fIn
utmost confidence is expressed that no
faint of it will be found to attach to
Sam Johnson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
Continued from Page IL

Continued from Page L.
ence would have been the other way.
1t was a case of the calendar favor
| ing the laborer. Mr. White letter
| in its full text, follows:
| Department of Public Works
| Office of superintendent.
| Honolulu, T. H., August :, 1905.
Editor of the Advertiser, Honolulu
| T. H.
| Sir: In the absence of Mr.. Samuel
Johnson on the Coast, and as 1 have,
by direction of the Supervisors, as
sumed charge of his office, during his
| absence, / desire to submit an expla-
nation of the garbage payrolls, which
are at present the subject of consider
able newspaper controversy.
1t is true Mr.. Johnson has left, but
! he is not, as stated in the Advertiser,
the only person who is capable of ex-
planning the apparent discrepancies in
| the payrolls.
First: l desire to deny, on behalf of
Mr.. Johnson, that any payroll in the
Garbage Department or any other bu-
reau under his control, has been signed
in blank if it is meant by this that the
time worked and the amount earned
by each man has not been distinctly
stated before such signature was made.
For the most part, the laborers have
signed on receiving their money, but
in very few instances the payrolls
have been made out and signed before
being sent up to the Auditor. If there
has been any ''unearned difference it
has been paid to the working man.
The payroll presented to the county
is on the same lines as those hereto
fore passed up to, and approved by, the
Auditor. The .'unearned difference
comes from the system of computing
time. 1t has been the custom of the
Department of Public Works where
men are hired by the month"; unless
otherwise specified, to consider the
month by the number of Its calendar
days. Hence a man who put in the
full number of working days in the
month of, say, 81 days, received pay
for Sundays and ALL If the full month
were worked it would make no differ
ence how many Sundays were in the
month
The garbage men have received
salary OF S40 per OIL 81 udyS, VI
80 days, according to the number of
days in the calendar month"; and for
every day, Sundays and all, the laborer
received 1-31st of the month. Whether
this is a proper system in dealing with
labor. I will not undertake to say, but
it is the system that has been in vogue
in the Department of Public Works for
years. and as I said before. this county
which have always been discharged by
the Auditors warrants.
Herewith l submit statement show |
ing the payroll submitted to the county !
by a system of 81 days to |
the month and also a system of &c |
days to the month. This shows |
a difference of practically $55 in favor |
of the latter method 1t is for the |
to determine which plan !
they wish followed, but there is no oc-
casion for any suspicion of graft by the !
head of the Garbage Department or any |
Of his clerks. When the men have !
been paid off, the payrolls have been |
signed by the men, for the most part, |
who has called off the amount to Mr.. |
Johnson, he himself paying over the |
The surprise expressed by certain !
men in this matter is totally unwar-
ranted, as the system of computation
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08

were done. although a wrong was being
perpetrated.
Altogether, Supervisor Moore, the
only Democrat on the board, has now
become the man of the hour. It is up
to him. The public will watch with a
great deal of interest for the result Of
his inveH igation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08

Atkinson suggests, It is always posi-
bic for man to have worked over
time. Ard the only thing to take for
that is the payroll
And one more point. Were men car
ried on the payroll for political pur-
poses who did not work at all? The
payroll would still be straight, if that
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
TREASURER TRENT
REFUSES TO TALK

81 have nothing further to say said
County Treasurer Trent yesterday "The
matter is in the hands of the Super
visors, where it belongs, so far as I
am concerned. 1t is not a part of my
duty to conduct Investigations
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the 10y of
Life Regained

When cheerful, brave, ight-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, it is
sad picture. 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling out of sorts"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-08
OFFICIALS BEGIN
AN INVESTIGATION

and payment is the same as has al.
ways prevailed.
Respectfully.
c. NJ. WHITE,
Chief Clerk, Dept. Public Works.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
THAT OKLAHOMA TRIP!
Mr.. Editor

Mr.. Editor
The local in the Clinch Valley
News of last week concerning nv
contem plated trip to Oklahoma, was
inserted without my knowledge or
consent by the enter prlsing Editor.
| have been asked by number of
my friends to make this trip TO spy
out the land and bring them infor-
nation thereof have no idea now
Of leaving Tazewell for home else
where.
have number of would he
farmer friends who realize that they
cannot hope to obtain good lands in
Tazewell at a price within their
reach, who have determined to try
to better their condition. If can
aid them to make wise selection Of
good locality in which they can
better their condition, shall be glad
to do so.
Now Mr.. Editor, if you will ask
me to write You a weekly letter from
the State of Oklahoma while am
there. 1 may do so. / have not for
COTTON how you abused me for my
bad hand writing when used to
write from Richmond. Therefore |
will not write unless you ask me to.
| will promise to write a better hand
though if that is any inducement to
you to ask me to wIite.
| expect to leave for the new State
of Oklahoma March 9Th.
Yours very truly,
j. N. HARMAN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17

HE WAS COOLLY WALKING OUT AGAIN WHEN
STOPPED BY THE PRECEDENT.
out OF the pen" within three months,
and the chaplain sent an official COM
platnt 10 the governor that the police
We're trying 10 discredit his labors
The chaplain was Il man fOrty-fve
years old. while No. $40 was only thir-
ty. The chaplain was four inches the
taller, had stoop shoulders and sham
bled as he walked. He also had pc
culiar intonation. The slick convict
gave up his original idea OF digging for
liberty to study the chaplain. At the
end OF five months he was one OF the
teachers in the evening school. At the
end of seven he asked and got liberty
to hold a Bible class on Sundays He
wrote and the chaplain delivered a ser
mon on christianity In Prison" which
was commented Oh by hundreds OF pa
pers. Up 10 this time he had been
working in the tailor shop. lie was
now given charge OF the prison library,
and his plans were as good as carried
out
If was the habit OF the chaplain to
visit the prison every afternoon from
3 to .. A part Of the time was spent
with prisoners in their cells-men who
were undergoing light punishment
and part in the library. and he al
ways left pretty promptly at 3. In go
ing out lie passed three guards at lock-
ed gates and went through the ward
ems office and out OF the main door
No. $40 had held the position OF libra
rian for three months. and IL was mid
winter. One afternoon the chaplain
had been visiting i'm the prison and re-
turned TO the library at Il quarter OF 3.
AS he entered the room he received a
blow that knocked him senseless, and
when he recovered his wits half an
hour had passed and he was tied hand
and foot and gagged. II was G o'clock
before he was released.
In the course OF that hour No. $40
had done some wonderful things. Aft
er knocking down the chaplain he had
stripped off the latter's outer garments
and clothed himself In them; then he
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
TabOrvilIe Dots.
A. j. Il.
TabordviIle, Va, Feb. IA.

IdDOruNille, va, feD. 4.
The grounding has certainly got up
his rep this year.
There has not been anything at all
done in the way af plowing, cleaning
up, etc for the the spring crop on ac-
count of the exstreme bad weather.
Mr.. Andrew BeIcher of Littlesburg.
W. Va, passed through Taborville
one day last week.
Robert Vernon, who has had SER
vier case OF Pneumonia, we are glad
TO say is improving fast.
s. II. Belcher went to Pocahontas
last week.
Jos. French has sold his farm TO
Frank Bill, Of Cooper, w. Va.
I. H. Harry has had nine cases OF
grip in his family All are better at this
whiting.
We are glad to report our postmas-
ter, A, W. Taber, able for his post OF
duty after a severe attack Of grip.
II. s. Perdue has been confined 70
his room for several days with grip
but is better now.
ID. j. Tabor is getting in lumber to
build an addition to his house.
Mr.. kanse Dudley, of Bluefield
spent several days with home folks al
this place last week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
Dance al Shraders
Shraders. Va. Eel

Shraders Va. Feb. 1a.
Your correspondent in the cove has
Just returned from visit TO the North
Pole"
Our school at this place closed last
Thursday.
Mr.. Harve Pruitt, who was crippled
IN the mines, still continues very low.
IL Is feared he will not recover.
Miss Venie Gillespie is going to school
at the sayersvile Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. d w. sayers have re-
turned from Abbs Valley. They attend
ed the burial OF Will Harrison.
A dance was given at the home of ].
+. Gillesple's on Dry Fork last Satur,
day night. Those present were: Mar
garitta Mcclure, Byrdie Schrader, Venie
Gillespie, Brucy Gillespie, Ada Gillespie,
j. Is. Johnson. B. f. johnson, q. w.
johnson, j. V. Johnson, II. Brew
ster, Joseph Riley, Newton Hunt,
Henry Hunt and Albert Hays. They all
report enjoying themselves to the
fullest extent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
The Chaplain's
CleverneSS
BY c. p. LesOES-
Copyright. 1851. 10y c. n. Lewis
BY c. D. LesOis
Copyright, 1854, by c. II. Lewis

one day at the Third National bank.
In the city of CornopOlis. stranger
walked through tEe presidents room
and past The bOoSkccpcr's and took
from the pile O: money stacked nj the
paying tell"r's right hapd four pack
ages Of $loUCO each. lie was coolly
walking out again when stopped 10y the
president ana a gum.
Tho man was known to the police ms
Slick Charlie" and TO tell of all his
adventures would fiji Il book. 1t was
for his attempted theft of the $4,000
that he was sent TO the Woonson penl-
tentiary for five years. The officer who
delivered him behind the doors of that
institution said TO the warden:
Here is man YOU want TO keep an
eye ON. Don't lose sight of him day
or night. lie Is bold ana nervy on the
one hand ana slick and sly on the
other. Don't trust him for an hour.
or he'll beat the game"
The warden was new man nt the
prison; but. having been sheriff OF n
county, he thought he knew about all
sorts Of criminals and replied that
No. $40, as "Slick Charlie" was re-
corded. would have To- get mp early In
the morning TO beat him.
II n prison chaplain were TO be ques-
toned about religion in prison he
would answer that scores OF prisoners
lived up To IL and were earnest and de.
vOut. If an experienced warden were
TO be questioned. he would answer that
just when prisoner began TO get
good" he should be watched the closest
The chaplain at Woouson was good
man and one who had faith I'm him
self. He thought his advice and ap-
peals 10 burglars and murderers pro-
duced the desired effect. Among the
prisoners ne was known as an easy
mark
The new warden was wary OF antag-
onizing the captain and n man not
well posted on the tricks Of criminals
so No. $40 found things easy for him
when lie entered prison. When lac had
had full opportunity to size up the
chaplain he BEGAN 10 get good" He
was as earnest about this as he had
been I'm arproprating other peoples
goods. He became contritc and hum
BILE. and he wanted 10 he turned from
paths OF wickcdneSs. OF course the
chaplain did h.s best When the DO
lice officials heard that 'Slick Charlie"
had been converted they notified the
warden I'm writing that he would be
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
Death of James
Monroe Kits

James Monroe kits, one Of the best
known and most popular men in Taze-
well, died at his home on Mechanics
Avenue at this place last Monday
morning about 3 o'clock. His death
was a surprise 60 large number OF
people OF the town and community.
who were not aware OF his serious i'll
ness. The cause OF his death was pleu-
Iisy. He had only been confined TO his
bed about week. The deceased had
not entirely recovered from an attack
of pneumonia, which he had last
spring. The deceased is survived 10y
his wife and five children. His children
are Frank d. Kits, OF The +. ID. Kits
Insurance Agency, Mrs Il. p. s;troman,
BeclIley, w. Va, Miss Jennie Kits, OF
Blueheld and Messrs Fred Kits. a
student Of Roanoke College and Walter
Kits, OF Richlands, all OF whom were
present at the funeral except Mrs.
Stroman.
The deceased was twice married. his
first wife being daughter OF the late
Francis Jones, OF Botetout county,
whose death occurred in this town
several years ago, and sister TO w. ID.
Jones, Esq, OF Grafton. Mr.. Kits was
n nadve Of Wythe county, aud moved
to Tazewell about 3G years ago.
Funeral services were held at the
home at one o'clock Tuesday, conduct
ed by Rev. T. j. Eskridge, pastor Of
the Methodist church, and interment
was made in the old cemetery. The
extreme cold weather prevented a
large attendance at the interment. A
beautiful floral wreath was received
from the Bluefleld Coal and Coke Co.
which attested the high esteem In
which he was held by the company with
whom his daughter held a position.
Another tribute OF esteem was received
from frater nifty OF Roanoke College,
of which his son, Fred, was a member.