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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
FOR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

The campaign for the location of the
national conventions of the two big po-
litical parties for next year has already
been started. Chicago. Kansas City, st.
Louis and Seattle having announced their
intention to present their claims to one
or both of the national committees, which
will meet in December to select the places
and fix the dates. This will leave seven
months in which these and other cities
may secure the desired publicity by urg-
ing their claims for the location of the
conventions. Incidentally 1t will furnish
opportunity for political promoters to
keep themselves in the spotlight during
the dull months of an off year.
According to present indications, the
selection of the meeting places for next
years national conventions will not be
decided by elements that have often in
huenced the choice in former years. With
party lines closely drawn and the numer-
ical strength of parties about even, the
selection of a place for holding a ma
tional convention has frequently been a
matter of shrewd political policy. This
condition does not now exist, and the
committees in selecting places for holding
the conventions will have only the COM
fort of the delegates, accessibility of the
cities chosen and the convention hall and
hotel facilities to consider. This leaves
Seattle out of the reckoning at once. De-
sirable as the selection of that city might
be from other standpoints, the transport
tation problem-since the free pass law
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
HUSBAND AND WIFE

In describing my own experience think
1 am telling what a very great many
other people have gone through. The in
cidents vary, but the result is the same.
Yesterday you were happy, there was no
cloud in your sky. Today the most you
can say is that you are contented. Yes
terday you had a companionship with
your husband. Today you talk with him,
when you talk at all, about the trivial
things of life-just as those other women
do to their husbands toward whom you
felt so patronizing only little while ago.
The mysterious door which leads to per-
feet sympathy, is shut. Yesterday life
meant your husband to you. You thought
only in terms of him. Today much of
your happiness and his lies in interests
apart from each other; you have both
withdrawn more and more of yourselves
think that this is true In the lives of
the large majority of women. The way
in which women act toward this altered
state of things has as many shades as
there are women. And as women try to
make the best of things, which is another
way of saying that women seldom admit
the truth even to themselves, there are
many who will want the peaceful friend
ship--whether they themselves happen to
share such thing with their husbands or
not-Harper's Bazaar.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
NEW WOOD THAT WON'T BURN

The constantly increasing annual hre
loss of the country, amounting to sew
eral hundred millions in 1906, has led
many of the engineers interested in fire
prevention to seek with renewed zeal
for all practical methods of diminishing
the danger of ignition and spread of
convection or flame spread, has for a
long time seemed to me the most inn
portant as well as the most helpful line
of research and invention, and 1t is in
connection with this that there has been
developed a new fire retarding material,
to which / have given the name as
bestos wood'-"asbestos" because 1t Is
made very largely of that material sub
stance, and wood because 1t has many
of the physical characteristics of wood
and can be used in much the manner in
which wood is used in modern buildings
This new fire retarding material ap-
proximates, at least in the mind of the
optimistic inventor, sufficiently closely
to permit of its use as a substitute for
wood in many places. 1t is harder than
wood, even oak or maple, and IL takes
higher polish than either 1t Is two
weighs about rs per cent more than
maple or oak. Asbestos wood has also
much less pronounced tendency to
warp than has either hard or soft wood.
1t is sufficiently porous to take paint
and Yarnish readily. The wood has
nothing whatever which can burn. 1t
has been shown to be a good non-con-
ductor of heat, and to improve in this
respect on exposures to fire, and numer-
GUS brief comparative tests convince me
that 1t is certainly much more fire.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
WITH THE POETS
THE sToRK AND THE BEAR

Said the tall, slim stork to the little Teddy
Bear"
As they met in the nurseree,
You never have to work-you never have to
care,
Of you had to slave like mel,
And visit the woods and lakes and swamp,
And go hikin' round nights, in the cold and
damp,
In summer and winter, you'd see
Another guessed thing than being cuddled up
In an automobile with blue-eyed pup,
A-sailing round the countree.
Said the little Teddy Bear to the tall slim,
stork:
''You needn't get Kitty-cat fit
Cause the girls all hug and the children lug
Me around, and I've made a hit
And ride in an auto. and the railroad train,
From the Golden Gate to the state of Maine
I'd never be slim Stork (nit),
And go wadin' rcund in the ebbing tide
A-bothering bout race suicide
don't have to, cause I'm it z"
well, perhaps you are" said the tall, slim
Stork
And his beak went "Click, click, click"
Il can fly as fast as a railroad train,
And never have no kick
A-comin'. I never have to beg;
kin stand all day on just one leg,
And do 1t clean and slick
AS most folks can on four no doubt
So don't git gay-you better look out
For Teddy's great Big Stick
Philadelphia Press
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
WITH THE FUNNY MEN

Guest (to lonesome looking man in the cor
ner)-Awfully stupid affair, don't you think9
mo doubt of 1t.
mo man would ever dream of giving a
mixed-up thing of this Sort
That's what 1 told my Wife"
Have met your wife?''
Very likely. She's the woman that's giving
the party. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
carpet?
Mrs Bocker-No; he just ran lawn mower
over it.-Harper's Bazaar.
He-So Smythe has been run over by an
automobile. Ell? How did it happen?
she-The poor fellow STOPPING over to
pick up a horseshoe for luck.-Smart Set.
Jones is the most prominent member OF our
golf club
why. he can't play golf"
No, but he always pays his dues. sleeve
land Leader
Il hope he'll reform when you are married"
Il don't"
why, he spends every cent he earnsi'
Il know 1t, but he spends It on me. '-Hous-
ton Post
The Mana learned scientist advances the
the ory that severed head IS capable of think
ing. although II is unable to speak.
The Woman-That's queer. II is much
easier to talk than 1t is to think. Sagc
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
MUCH Law. POOR CASE

Among lawyers there is a saying that
in the trial of case an attorney, If
light on facts, must be heavy on law.
The other day an attorney was prepar-
ing to leave his office in one of the big
office buildings to go to the court house
to try case. From the shelves of his
library he had taken many large law
books containing decisions and opinions
of higher courts. At intervals boy
went in and out of the door, and each
time he bore in his arms a stack of the
books which he carried to an express
wagon that stood in the street below.
The attorney was to use the books in
the court room. Another lawyer, who
is of southern birth and VINO always adj
dresses his friends with some army
title, watched the boy as he went in
and out carrying the law books. Then
he dug his hands deep into his trousers
pockets and said to the lawyer:
Wall, Ah'll sweah, kunnel, you must
have no case at all."-Kansas City
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
A SERIOUS LOVE SPELL

A young lady sits in our choir,
Whose hair is the color Of foir
But her charm is unique,
She has such a fair Clique,
1t is really a joy to be oair
Whenever she looks down the aisle
She gives me beautiful smaisIe;
And of all Of her beaux,
am certain she sheaux
That she likes me the best of the whaisle.
Last Sunday she wore a new sacque,
Low cut at the front and bacque;
And lovely bouquet,
Worn In such cute wuet
As only few girls have the knacque
Some day, ere she grows too antique,
In marriage her hand 1 shall sique,
II she's not a coouette-
Which I'd greatly regruette-
She shall share my two sovereigns wique
Answers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
Trade Draws the Whites

Many physicians, as well as business
men, argue that never before has the in
terest of people in the temperate zones
oeen so deep in the tropics as it is at pres
mt thing which in itself is favorable to
arInging about healthful habitation where
he suns rays are hottest.
Trade between the inhabitants of the
temperate and torrid zones has under
one wonderful increase in the last few
ears, and it has been necessary to send
ANY white men to take charge of the
lsiness affairs of their respective houses
result, the interest in improving the
1pics Is more than temporary.
Today, in South ! frica, South Amer
and other countries which are
Dssed by the equator, where previously
many cases only crude towns existed.
re are we'll governed and well drained
es, where the latest designs in auto
biles whirl over finely paved streets
either side.
10 de Janeiro and other cities which
d little known and less visited by
Fi,-Saxons few years ago, now con-
las many improvements as any city
thlls country.
Exclamation of the land from disease
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
WILLIE's SUIT

(s7.50).
Cut from most exquisite cloth,
Wonderfully built.
Warranted to never crack,
Crock or fade, or wilt;
Ultra grace of line and fit,
Nobbiness and smack
Note the martial shoulder
And the Louis XIV back!
Terms that puzzle you or me
Willie knows for sure,
Herringbone and overplaid,
Thibet and velour.
Staytape, interlining. pleat
And, to deck his leg,
Willie knows pegtop pant
From semi-peg.
VILLAS suit is not for you,
Nor, fear, for me.
1t is for ''exacting" men
To the ninth degree,
Dressy men who know a false
From a center vent,
And can read advertisements
With a real content.
Snappy fellows, up-to-date,
Past the almanac
Note the martial shoulder
And the Louis XIV back
Brooklyn Times
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
$3.50 White Lown Suits Monday $l2.5o
dyance STYLES on Display for the First. Time

ONE OF THE NOBBI-
EST OF THE NEW
ARRIVALS
~ LACK and navy
blue Sicilienne
cloth Prince Chap
suits; neatly finished
with adjustable white
pique collars and cuffs.
Stunning mod g1% IN
els at ...... ~ = sOU
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

CO OK for Stylish Summer
W 9 - ~ Suits
WORTH IN REGULAR WAY UP TO s225O
ANDSOMB linen and poplin suits: single and double
breasted models; Prince Chap, pony and box coat
styles; also jumper suits; either white or blue
Jacket suits finished with back cuns and turn
down collars in embroidered effects and dainty color
combinations; the jumper being eIaborateIv
garntured with lace and embroidery Actual n ~ N ~
values up $3.50, Monday at ,bl,Y5
Second Floor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

resistant than any of the substitutes for
wood which 1 have had an opportunity
to examine.
Aside from the substitution of wood
the new material serves with great eff
cheney as substitute for slate and mar
BILE and other similar electric insulators.
Insurance Engineering.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

is in force-makes it impossible that Sc
attle's claims will net any reward other
than publicity-Omaha Bee
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

II thought Miss screech promised to sing
Coax Ne "
'She did"
''Well?"
They're coaxing her now."--Lousses "
Ccurier-Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
LADIES:
Don't make the mistake of buying
your suit without seeing ours.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
LADIES:
A New Sargeantl

The Town Council, at its meeting
on Monday night, elected Mr.. John
Hawkins sargeant for the next term.
There were several applications for
the place. Mr.. Hawkins is the Oldest
son of Mr.. L. NJ. Hawkins, Jr., of
this town, and young married man
of good character. He is not without
experience in this line of work, hay-
ing held similar position at Rich
lands, where he was regarded as a
faithful and efficient officer. The
position is responsible one, requir-
ing courage, cool head and discrim-
mating judgment and impartiaIity.
Capt. J. ID. Alexander, the retiring
sergeant, has held the position for
about five years, and had his share
of praise, compliments and-cussin'
which is the Inevitable heritage oI
policemen everywhere.
Capt. Alexander has made a good
officer, and filed patiently an un.
pleasant, and often distasteful posi-.
tion with credit to himself and salts
faction = generally, to the com.
munity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Federal Office Holders Must Quit
Running Things i'm Wythe

The Republicans of Washington
county I'm convention declare I'm no
uncertain sound the interference OF
federal ofiieeholders debating county
affairs. Here Is what they say
1--WE enter our emphatic protest
against federal ofliceholders domi-
mating the politics of Washington
county, and I'm this connection we
call attention TO the fact that the re-
cent so-called republican convention
nj Bristol was called To order by "a
federal ofliceholder; that its tempor-
airy chairman was a federal Office
holder; that its candidate for senate
was put in nomination by federal
oiiiceholder; that its permanent
chairman of the house convention is
federal ofilceholder; that its candi-
date for the house OF deleagtes were
put IN nomination by federal office
holders. In fact, IL was. convention
bossed and controlled by ! deral
oiliceholders, and not by the reTS\
can party OF Washington county,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Falls Mills Items.

Falls Mills, Va, Sept. 2.
The Sunday School at this pla{
had their picnic Saturday In III
church grove. There was n good tu
out and plenty of nice dinner, and
pleasant day.
II. +. Fink and Raleigh Tab
left to-day for Milligan Colleg
where they will enter school.
Greever Tabor will leave tomorrow
for Roanoke TO attend school.
Misses Ella Webb and her sister
Georgia, Bell Springs, and theil
cousin, Marjorie Perfater, OF Blue.
field, returned to Bluefield Saturday,
after few days stay with relative:
and friends near here.
w. w. Sadler, who was stricken
with paralysis some time ago is re-
ported at this writing TO be mucl
better.
Geo. Buckland and family, o
Roanoke, are visiting his parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Buckland.
John Lyon, OF Norton, and hi
brother, Tom, of Bluefield, wer
calling on their cousin, III. ID. Dud
ley, Sunday afternoon.
j. III. Harry has bought out tn
firm of Belcher and Compton, an
his son John is ready to wait on al
customers at the old stand.
Mrs. ID. w. Dudley and her so
Charlie, of Shraders, returned las
week to their home, after spendin
some time with relatives here an
at Yards.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Ladies Will Sc rye Lunch at Fair

The ladies of the Cemetery I'M
provement Association will serve
lunch at the Fair again this wear
and they now ask the patronage of
everybody.
Every friend of our work is expect
ed to contribute to this luch. Please
do not wait for further soliciting, but
let me know at once what your do
nation Will be. Goods will be collect
eel at SPOTS Bros. store and taken
10 the Fair grounds early every morn
ings Please be prompt and thus help
US 10 make success of our undertak-
ing. The privilege OF serving costs
high this year (last year 1t was given
us } and If we succeed all must help.
II. s. HARRISON,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Look For The Comet

Have you seen the comet? If not.
get out about o'clock any clear
morning and look towards the east.
III the sky is clear there should be
no difficulty in locating this myster-
ious visitor. The moon interferes
somewhat, as it makes the Comet ap-
pear less luminous. This is the first
comet which has been visible to the
naked eye, since about 1881, and
IL may be century before this, or
any other, appears again. Look for
the star with a long tail in the
southern sky, just to the left and a
little below, the Southren Cross, OF
Orion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
High School Opens.

The High School opened last Mon
day morning with the usual atten-
dance on the first day. At this writ
ing, Thursday ~ pupils have been
enrolled i'm the High School De part
ment, and 1855 i'm the fr>e school.
Ihere are number OF new teachers.
The faculty stands as follows:
Principal, w. w. Carson, Miss
Lou Coulling, Miss Grosecolse, Miss
Martin, Misses Clara and Sudie
Chew, Miss Whitman, Mrs. Gulledge,
Principal Music Department. and
Miss Turk. The three last are new
teachers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Killed BY Fall From Apple Tire

On Tuesday OF last week IA 15-ye
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. McGinni
fell from an apple tree on his fathd
farm, and dislocated his neck mt q
base OF the skull. He lived abo
twelve hours. The burial took pla
In the cemetery Mt the church, Re
Richie conducting the services.
The boy was sent, with other men
bers of the family, some distance fro
the house after apples. He was sha
ing apples when the sad and fatal a
cident occurred. The bereaved fami
have the sympathy OF the public.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
PYTHIANS AT
CEDAR BLUFF
Picnic Last Saturday Developed
Orators - The Men Who
Leave Their Wives Nights
Cedar Rlnm. Va Sent

Cedar Bluff, Va, Sept. 4.
Our town was agreeably and pleas
antly enlivened on last Saturday by
the presence in our midst of about
eighty or one hundred visitors from
Iazewell and other points on the
Clinch, and when the lunch baskets
were emptied of their contents and
spread upon the green sward on
snowy white linen, as only the fair
ladies know how 10 do such things.
there was enough TO have fed twice
the number.
The day was an ideal one, the
point selected overlooking the G. V.
Railway and Clinch River afforded n
fine view and beneath the shade of
the cedars the pic nicers ate and con-
versed until they were summoned To
seats around the stand where Prof.
Brahe, of North Tazewell, delivered
a brief address closing with glow
ing tribute TO the Order of X. of P's.
and introducing Mr.. Felix Lake as
orator of the day. Mr.. Lakes ad-
dress vas well received and his refer
ence TO the Revolutionary Heroes and
the Confederate Veterans was loudly
applauded. He also closed with a
beautiful tribute TO his order, and an
amusing anecdote.
Mr.. II. III. Ireson then amused the
audience for brief time i'm relating
the experiences of the married men
who left their wives at home at night
to attend the Lodge meetings.
The crowd then left the grounds
and repaired 10 the town proper,
where upon beautiful and favorable
spot on Indian Creek just east of
town the enjoyments and pleasures of
the day were closed with hotly con-
tested Ball game.
Cedar Bluffs portals stand invit-
ingly open TO welcome the Order OF
knights OF Pythis at their annual
gatherings, and we hope TO have
many renewals of their presence
with us.
CEDAR BLUFF.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
You Can Telegraph Now.

The service of The Western Union
Telegraph Co., which has been sus-
pended here since the strike of the
teiegraphers, was resumed yesterday.
Ihe INST telergams that have been
received here for nearly thirty days
came over the wires yesterday. The
wholesalers. cattle dealers and Others
nave been subjected To considerable
financial loss and annoyance by the
strike. The strike is by no means
over, rs far rs il pertains to the tel
ergaphers, but business is being han
died at this point as usual.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06

carefully graded list of premiums
and by giving to the public care
full, fair, and honest grading of pro-
ducts. (Prearranged awards, or
awards made on any other basis than
Individual merit stamp the stigma
OF disgrace ON the institution that al
lows ii and defeats the very object
for which it exists. Now in the
poultry exhibit we purpose to give
every exhibitor "square deal" and
we solicit exhibitors on this basis.
Ii you have nice chickhens or turk
eys or ducks bring them TO the Fair
and we will give you welcome and
courteous attention. Look up the
rules and dicretions. given in the
catalogue and let us hear from. ,yaI, at
once. we should like TO know at
least several days before the Fair
who are going TO exhibit so that we
can prepare space and accommoda-
lions. Don't neglect TO look up the
regulations in the catalogue.
Write TO either of the names sign
ed below. Tell who you are and Just
what and how many you wish TO ex-
hibit. We will make entries now
or any. time before the first day of
the Fair. Don't expect to win every
thing. Bring your stuff along any
way and helpto make the poultry
exhibit success.
A. S. GreeVer,
Supt. Poultry Department.
Geo. II, Moss,
Assistant Supt.
Burke's Garden Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Beware of Ointments For Ca
tarrh that contain mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucuous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
EXCEPT on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J.
Cheney Il Co., of Toledo, O. +, contains
no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucuous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
temally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by +. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free. Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle. Take Halls family pills for
constipation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-09-06
Boy Killed By Street Car.

A young son Of Mrs. Stephen Bourne
was killed I'm Blueffeid last Monday
afternoon by street car, and brought
to his former home on Clear Fork
Tor burial. He tried to pass i'm front OF
street car and fell. The ear pass cd
over him and cut Off an arm and leg,
from which he died.