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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10
LIME

Mr.. Campbell has hundreds of
bushels of lime on the yard at his
kiln at North Tazewell, which can
be bought for one dollar a load. He
sold the past season "a car loads of
this lime TO the fertilizer factories
winch VIII be manipulated little
and shipped blackstone of il per-
haps 10 TaZewelI, and sold at any,
where from ten To fifteen dollars per
ton. There are veFyfew acres of land i'm
this section which does not need this
lime. 1t releases and puts in avail
able from plant food, sweetens the
soil, and heplsin many ways as moth
ing else can. just why the farmers
OF thls section don't avail themselves
OF the opportunity TO improve their
soil when il can be done so cheapIv
Is a mystery. No, it's no mystery at
all, the farmers are either ignorant
OF the needs of their soils, or are in
different. Every reading man knows
the baneful influence of acids in the
soil, but there are so many of orr
farmers who don't read-they don 4
know, and won't believe what
otheI-people say. Try few loads of
lime this spring. Mr. Campbell is a
big hearted, progressive man - he'll
give youa load of lime as attest if Won
are not able or willing TO buy il, Try
him. and see if he don't.
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Notice of Contest

~ NiAoiii
Notice is hereby given that the un-
designed fifteen qualified voters of
the Town of Pocahontas, in Tazewell
County, Virginia, have siond and
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
CircuitCourt of said Tazewell county,
their complaint in writing contest
ing the returns and certicfiate of Il.
T.. Davis, j. Nj. Newton and w. w.
Brenemen, the Judges, and of III. NJ.
Umberger and G.. III. Lawrence, the
ClrekS of the Local Option Election
held in the said Town of Pocahontas
on the 18th day of December, 1907.
pursuant TO an order of Hon. w. ].
Henson, Judge OF the said Circuit
Court, made ON the 10th day of Sep
TENDER, 1907, directing said election.
which said complaint is verified as
required by law. Said election con-
test will be heard and determined
by the Circuit Court of said Tazewell
county ut the February term, 1905,
and the following grounds OF contest,
which are fully set out in said COM
plant, will be presented on the hear
ing of said complaint:
CD That said Court had no power
or Jurisdiction TO order and direct
the said election.
CD That the said election was not
ordered and directed by said Court in
accordance with Sec. 5Sl of the Code
of Virginia.
CD That the said election was held
in violation of the provisions of Sec.
$50 of said Code.
(4) That the ballot used and cast
ut said election were illegal and void
and did not conform TO the require
ments of Sec. 5S2 of said Code.
(5) That the certificate of the
Judges and Clerks of said election
did not conform To Sec. 5S2 of said
Code.
60 That said Judges OF election
improperly and illegally allowed the
fifteen presons, named in said COM
plant, TO vote at the said election.
each and all of whom were not quail
fled voters and voted against the
licensing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
90 That said Judges improperly
and illegally refused TO allow the
seven perosns, named in said COM
plant, who were then and there
qualified voters, TO vote at the said
election and who appeared and re-
quested To be allowed TO vote at the
said election, each and all of said
persons, whose votes were so rejected,
would have voted in favor of licens-
ing the sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS.
Notice is also hereby given that on
Wednesday, 22nd day of January,
1908, between the hours of a. IN.
and p. m, at the law office of Sex
ton q Roberts, in the said town of
Pocahontas, dispositions of witnesses
will be taken by the persons making
and filing the complaint to sustain
the allegations thereof; and il said
dispositions be not then and there
completed they will be continued
from day TO day, or time TO time,
between the same hours, mt the same
place, or from place to place, until
they are completed.
This the 9th day of December,
1907.
w. l.. Mustard, Max Davis,
}. L.. Baber, j. Bach,
r. Bloch, l.. J. Stump,
K. j. Elicit, w. T. Barbour,
Nj. L Smith, 5. j. Hyman,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10

When oou want the best, get De-
Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel Saiye. 1t
Is good for little or big cuts, boils or
bruises, and is especially recommend
ed for piles. Sold by Jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10

Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion
is the result OF a scientific combinatj n
OF natural digestahts with vegetable
acids and contains the same Juices
found in "a healthy stomach. 1t is the
best remedy known 10 day for dyspep-
STA. indigestion and all troubles arising
from disordered stomach. Take
KodoI today. 1t is pleasant, prompt
and thorough. Sold by Jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10

Do you have bacl1ache occasionally
or stitches" in the side, and some
times do you feel all tired out. with
out ambition and without energy? If
so, your kidneys are out Of order Take
DeWitls Kidney and Bladder Pills.
They promptly relieve backache, weak
back, Inflammation OF tho
weak Kidneys. s'-td by JdS<
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10

AT No. 253 ForcN street, Watson
Vile, Santa Cruz county, California,
on Dec. %, 1907, assembled the Smith
family. This has been tbe family
home for the past twenty years. The
gathering WAS prompted by the pre-
sence Of the oldest sister, Mrs. <. A.
Peery, her son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Ed Peery. of Tazewell. Vir-
ginia.
The family circle was broken only
by the youngest brother. Robert J.
Smith, OF Los Angles, Cal. who was
unable to be present. The remaining
six of the seven members Of the
family were at the festive board.
Those present were: Ms. n. l..
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Gretter Miss Edmonie Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. J. |. King, Walter Thomp-
son and wife and their two children,
Mrs. Fannie Andrews, Miss Nancy
Green and Geo. X. Gretter, all of
jacksonville - Judge Samuel G. Smith,
of Aiamedee, Calf. w. G. Gretter
and wife and daughter, Jennie Belle,
of Pacific Grove, Calf. Harvey King
and wife, Gait, Calf. Oscar CorrelI
and wife, OF Lockford, Calf. Mrs.
5. A. Peery, J. Ed Peery and wife
and three children and James Ward.
OF Tazewell, Va.
The dinner was served on table
cloth spun on the old spinning
wheel and woven on the old hand
loom by Mrs. :. ID. Smith, the
mother of the family i'm the year 1898
when she was a girl of fourteen,
then living ut the old Cecil home
stead where o. f.. Hopkins now re-
sides. will not go into details as
To the menu. but suffice it TO say,
it was regular old Virginia dinner,
for ii could not be otherwise when il
was prepared by old Virginians.
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PeeryvilIe, WA, Jan. 4, 19bs.

1t depends upon the pill yonl take.
DeWitis Little Early Risers areS the
best pills known for conetipation Add
sick headache. Sold by Jackson. y
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Death of Mr.. Geo. Rhudy.

Burke's Garden, Va, Jan 4
niaii 6iG nGaSpg. people have
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10

Il. l.. Shufflebarger, l.. E. Hunter
and Mrs. b. NJ. Bonham,
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

Sure enough, Johnny presently made
his appearance, and they looked over
the drawings together.
That's greatr cried Tommy; "and
there won't be any trouble at all in
arranging the speaking tube under the
floor The auditorium at the high
school is on the first floor, so the hose
can run along the floor beams in the
cellar and come up behind the scenes .
"All rightw said Uncle Dick. 81
coaxed your mother to give you one of
those old dining room chairs; so you
can run up to the house and get it,
Tommy's tool chest didn't contain a
bit long enough to bore a hole through
the chair leg, but Johnny Bright solved
the problem. The leg was sawed
through lengthwise, exactly in the CEN
ter, and a half circle gouged out of
each piece from the bottom to where
the leg Joined the chair seat. A sec
ton of half inch gas pipe was then
fitted in the bottom so it protruded
slightly. The halves were now glued
together and replaced in the chair.
You'll have to practice every day,
Tommy. so you can walk out on the
stage, carrying the chair, careless like
and setting it down so the gas pipe fits
in the hole in the floor" Tommy
thought he could do that after q
while, and they took up the question
of mannikins. Johnny Bright was q
very good mimic. He could sing a coon
song and talk Chinese dialect like a
professional. So they decided to make
a Chinese and a coon. You will
notice. said Uncle Dick, that I didn't
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

make any drawing of the costumes.
That is better left 10 your mamma.
The coIored gent ought TO have
claw hammer coat and you copy John
the laundryman's Sunday clothes for
the Chink.
The heads you will have to make
yourselves. Light pine is the best ma
terial simply because it cuts easily.
You can get some odds and ends OF
planks from sawmill for nothing.
and glue the pieces together to make 3
block about seven inches square. Then,
with a chisel and gouge, block out your
head, gradually getting it into shape.
Scoop out the lower inside to allow the
lower jaw to wag freely by pressing on
it with your. forefnger. Finish up with
sandpaper and paint the complexion
to suit. You don't have to be overpar-
tieular with them. AS a matter OF
fact. the more grotesque you make
them the better. The body is a simple
affair. A hollow backbone, 70 carry
the voice UP and inside the jaw open
ing. is the main point. This can be
wound with excelsior or rags, to give
it shape The arms and legs can be
tied on instead of the way I have
drawn them. You can carve the
wooden shoes on the legs to Mt the diff
ferent characters or put real shoes on
them. Be careful to have the coat
tails of your dummy long enough 10
drape naturally over the rubber hose
that connects the hollow backbone
with the chair leg.
Now, we will assume that the event
ful night of the show has arrived and
the stage manager has given you your
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
81
French peasant women washing clothes

\ LTHOUGH the summer is generally
N conceded to be the proper season
for travelling. and many people think
that every place is at it's best in May.
the junior who is fortuante enough to
take a journey in the autumn will not
agree with them. At no other time
does nature show so we'll her infinite
variety; wearing, both at home and
abroad, her varicolored garments with
utmost ease and grace.
If you are an imaginative junior,
you might take a little trip today
through France, that country which has
contributed so much to the worlds
history and the worlds heroism.
Perhaps you have just come from
England, where natures autumn garb
is sober hued of dull drabs and grays.
with a carpet of dun brown covering
the rolling downs. and fog enveloped,
as is San Francisco bay some of these
mornings.
Then, as you sit in a splendidly
equipped dining car before a luncheon
of the choicest foods that France can
produce, the pellucid quality of the at
mosphere breaks upon your understand
ing. Not cloud anywhere-not q
shadow, but everywhere the shining
clearness-everywhere the sunshine of
France,
"Oh, the sunshiner you exclaim. II
have never seen such sunshine in all
~
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

cue TO go out OF course, you will be
scared half to death. but you must
assume a nonchalant air. Carrying
the mannixin in your left hand. pick
up the chair with your right and walk
out on the stage. " htie making your
bow to the audience you locate the
hole in the floor and place the hollow
leg of the chair as near as possible
70 IL Then with a slight shove you
make the connection As i remarked
before, this requires practice. When
you are seated with the mannikin on
your lap. you can make the connection
with the chair leg under cover of ar
ranging the coat tails. All this time
you must be drawing the attention OF
the audience away from what you are
doing BY a monOlogue which you have
carefully rehearsed- When everything
is shipshape you give prearranged
signal to your partner behind the par
tition and the fun begins. Your sue
cess will depend entirely upon how
faithfully you rehearSe the act to-
gether. BY knowing just what the
rnannikin is going to say you can
work his lower jaw in a natural man
ner IL were you. after the audience
Is sufficiently mystifed. I would show
how il was done and bring Johnny
from behind the curtain for his share
OF the applause"
Tommy and Johnny are rehearsing
every minute they can spare from their
lessons. The woodshed is closed to all
the other boys. and IL hard work viii
do the trick they viii make the biggest
hit OF the minstrels.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
A Story of the Civil War
By Eleanor Brainerd

III AW de Lawd's sake, little
missy, won't you get me a
drink OF watah? Use dat
IL l. IL
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

my life. not even at home, in dear old
California"
Remember. this is Sunny France 3"
says your neighbor across the table.
"and do not try to take their sunshine
away from them. Let them have it,"
The train speeds along on it's mag
nifcent roadbed; so smoothly that il is
almost like flying literally; so swift
ly that objects are almost indistinguish-
able; past little villages and towns
and quaint, low, stone farmhouses. out
lined like monuments against nature 8
background of ever changing green
And veritable monuments they are,
Monuments to the greatness of France,
for to the thrift and industry of her
peasant class France owes her pros
perity and her power.
When you reach Paris it is evening.
and as the ponderous engines pull in
at the Care du Nord a purple twilight
is settling down over the city. and
the rumble of the boulevards breaks
upon your ears. You find yourself
standing, dazed, upon the platform, and
then mechanically follow the porter
who grabs your bag and hustles you
toward a waiting CAB. You are tired
you may be hungry. but you are
10th to let go of that lullaby reverie,
and you would gladly do it all over
again, that glorious railway journey
through rural Francei
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
A Boy $ Ambition

N nee upon time, in the long ago
~ Of many Christmastides, a merry
company OF grownups and not grown
ups filed the spacious parlors of a
great country house.
In the center of the drawing room
stood the Christmas tree, gayly lighted
and decorated and laden with gifts for
the happy little men and women. who,
with one exception frolicked about in
eager anticipation. The exception was
a sturdy round faced boy who stood
apart his wide, questioning eyes fixed
upon the very top of the tree, where,
its polished steel rejecting the lights,
reposed a boys gun. And such gun.
In all his 10 years our hero had never
seen such a gun, except in the riotous
fancy Of his imagination.
For whom could it be intended? who
was the lucky small mortal destined
to receive this priceless favor of the
gods?
Unable to join in the merry making
of his companions, or to sympathize
with their expressions of delight as
the various gifts were handed down,
and taking but perfunctory interest
in his own, our hero stood transfxed
as the slow minutes dragged along.
Would the end never come? Would the
top never be reached? Would this
priceless weapon lie forever in its
silent splendor at the top of the tree?
Not for a moment did he fancy that
the wonderful gun might be intended
for him. 1t was too far outside the
radius of his widest dreams; but to
whom would it belong? That was the
question, and until that point was set
tied he could take no interest in any
thing else.
Suddenly, after an almost intermin-
able period of waiting, the gun was
reached, and then in clarion tones
came the words, Robert Stone" The
effect was electrical. His heart almost
ceased to beat, the blood surged madly
through his veins; an instant more and
the precious gun was in his hands, and
he was receiving the congratulations
of his friends.
That night a new standard. of values
was set in our hero's mind. The un-
believable had happened the unattain-
able had been attained, and the effect
was to go on and on with him through
life, so that, as one by one he filled
great positions of trust and response
bility, winning honor and renown, he
thought always of that experience of
his childhood, in the long ago Christ
mas time, when the wonderful gun of
his childish fancy had lain in all its
polished splendor, first at the top of
the Christmas tree, ana then In his
hands.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

-HE call of the stage, the fas-
cination of the footlights, that
sooner or later gets a hold on
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

died Sleep well, Honest Abe noble
hero and patriot, Green be the grass
above thy narrow home, Heaven has
given US few such menl
The colored man, Frank Johnson.
stayed with us a few days, during
which arrangements were made for
sending for his wife and little gal"
and their taking UP their permanent
residence in Chicago, where they still
live.
Time, in whose touch is healing and
reconciliation, has long since smoothed
away the last trace of bitterness be-
tween the north and the south. The
stars and stripes have waved these
many years over a united, prosperous
people. The heroic deeds of hundred
battlefelds live only in the pages of
history. But no soldier, as he faced
death at the cannon's mouth, was ever
more thoroughly "skeered" than I was
when, in the old log house 1 saw look
ing down at me the haggard face of
my "nigger."
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

-HE call of the stage, the fas-
cination of the footlights, that
sooner or later gets a hold on
most boys, had taken possession
of Tommyl The high school was to
give a minstrel show, and Uncle Dick
had promised his assistance. So you
can well imagine how warm was the
welcome the old gentleman received
when he showed up at the woodshed
bright and early on Saturday morning!
Il thought you would be here ahead
Of me-" remarked Uncle Dick with a
smile. "Well l talked the matter over
with Mr.. Smith the other night and we
concluded that certain old scheme of
his would just about fill the bill. 1t
made a big hit when BIZ Smith and
Louie Boggs first sprang it in the old
red schoolhouse. But that's another
story. as Mark Twain said when he
built another addition to his house.
How would you like to give ven
triloquial act, Tommy
"That would be splendid" said
Tommy. "only l am not ventrilo-
quist.''
'sThat doesn't matter" replied Uncle
Dick You're going to be the greatest
ventriloquist- that ever wasi And here
are the plans and specifications show
ing you just how to do it. By the way,
where is that chum of yours who is
such a good mimic, the one who sings
the coon songs?"
why, that's Johnny Bright. He will
be here pretty soon now.'
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
Landmarks in Modern Literature

Abraham Lincoln. though it would not
be proper to speak of him as a man Of
letters.
1t viii be seen that practically all of
our great American literature appeared
between the war of 1912 and the civil
war.
SUMMARY
To summarize the whole field, English
and American, we may say that the
literature that we call standard began
with Shakespeare, 800 years ago. The
first work in that period was Sponsors
'Faerie Queen" the second Shakes
peare's plays. Chaucer, who wrote
200 years earlier. we may look on as
the forerunner. who prepared the way
for the epoch which opened so brill
iantly with Spenser and Shakespeare.
Passing over the names of Bacon and
Milton, who belong 20 the seventeenth
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
SCARLET LETTER-1s51

The one great American novelist is
Hawthorne, whose Scarlet Letter ap-
peared in 1851, his first great novel, and
whose best work was all completed
prior to 1851. the year of his return
from his consulship at Liverpool.
Many of our political leaders have
been great writer's. too. The first was
Benjamin Franklin, whose Poor Rich
ard Almanac" and autobiography must
certainly be included among the great
works OF American letters. Then Dan
iel Webster. who stands among the
first of great orators in the English
language, was the author, between 1880
and 1860, of a series of speeches, many
of which have been accepted as an i'm
portant part of our literature. And
among short masterpieces there is none
greater than the Gettysburg speech of
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

low many juniors have ever
thought how the delicious under
ground mushrooms known as truf-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
The Wind

The wind has a language, I would I
could learn;
Somtimes it is soothing, and some
times 'tis stern;
Sometimes it comes like a low, sweet
song,
And all things grow calm, as the
sound floats along;
And the forest is lulled by the dreamy
strain;
And slumber sinks down on the wan
dering main;
And its crystal arms are folded in rest,
And the tall ship sleeps on it's heaving
breast.
-Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
, 1908-08-15
CAUGHT THE FAIR cuLeRlT.
How the Naval Officer Recovered His
Lost Buttons.

It happened on one Of the United
States cruisers now at Hampton roads,
says the Washington Herald. A lieu
tenant, having me two very charming
ladies while ashore, invited them on
board for luncheon. They came and
were shown over the ship. They lin
gered long in the ~lieutenant's room,
which was daintily furnished and
they admired his photographs of home.
When he was summoned on deck he
left them there. Returning. he took
them to luncheon and, having to go on
duty in the afternoon, he excused HIM
self 70 as to get into uniform. Alasi
he found that every button on his best
coat had been cut on and then he 70
membered that one of his fair guests
has been rather importunate ON the
souvenir question. He got her alone
after luncheon and accused her Of the
theft and after some prevarication: she
confessed that the buttons were in her
corsage. With some 6rmness. thssllsrk
tenant led the culprit to his cabin,
pointed silently to the denudsd coat
ON the bunk, produced needle and
thread and, going out, locked the door
on the outside. In half an hour he
returned. unlocked the door. found
that his coat was once more In excel
lent order and then. with great gal
lantry, bowed the lady over the side.
She has not been invited to luncheon
"a the Same ship since. IN,
, 1908-08-15
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Bellamy & Son. the engineers.

Bellamy & Son. the engineers.
The bank barometer today marked
1929.
One drunk was fined SIS and costs In
the police court this morning.
The town is full Of soldiers this af-
ternoon and no pistols are in evidence.
Preaching services at the Presby-
terian church tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock.
George w. Holmes today filed loca-
ton notice for the Golden Eagle and
Media Ethel mining claims.
Today Is Father Cummiskey's birth
day He has spent the greater part OF
his life as a resident OF this city.
Dean Bode will hold services at the
cathedral at 1880 tomorrow morning
and return to Centennial, where ser
vices will be held in the afternoon.
Rev. A. c. Hogbin came in from
Centennial last night and will conduct
services at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning at II. In the after
noon he will oficiate at the funeral
Of Mr.. Vance.
, 1908-08-15
slrds shot With water.

Shooting = hummingbird with tAs
smallest birdshot made 10 out OF he
question. for the tinisst seeds Of LEAD
would destroy his coat. The only way
h which the bird can b captured for
commercial purposes IL to shoot him
with . drop Of water from Z bloweun.
o. . nns Jet from I small syringe.
6kfllfully directed, the water stuns
him He falls into . silken net and
before he rscovers Consciousness u
suspended owe . cyanide jar. This
must be done quickly, for II he comes
70 his lenses before the cyanide whiR
snufs out his life he IL sure to ruin
his plumage In his struggles to escape.
Hummingbirds vary In size from speed
msns perhaps half ~ largo a. . spar
row to those scarcely bigger than. :
-. The quickest eye cannot fualuw
thsm in full flight II II only VIXEN.
though sill Tying futlousiy, they M
practically motionle6s over Aowsrs
that the best mayhsznsn an biins
them to earth.